Kansas UniversityWeekly
Editor-in-Chief ... GEORGE BARCUS
Associates ... C. J. GARDNER
C. J. HINDMAN
Literary Editor .. E. W. MURRAY
Society Editor .. RACHEL PUGH
Athletic Editor .. GUY HARSHBERRER
Local Editor .. WALTER J. MEEE
Associates :
B. F. MOORE, FLOYD L.TLIPFOR, J. H.FELGAR
B. P. FONES, J. H.LANGWORTHY, O.D COLEPY
JNO. A. DEVILN, ED. MICHEM, ANSA WARWIELD
E. H.MCATMIL, - - - MAGING Editor
Entered at the Lawrence postoffice as second-class mail matter.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEB 9 1901.
Just now we are in the midst of the social whirl. All the big spring parties are being pulled off in rapid succession. These are exciting weeks for the society man. He is being taxed for heavy assessments, enormous cab bills and extravagant flower, oyster and confectionery bills. He lies awake nights wondering how he shall meet them. He employs one hackman a few times, then changes sad lently to another hoping to stand the latter off until the first of June or until summer. He worries and fusses, he goes to dancing school on Saturday evenings, walks passes by Wiedeman's gazing anxiously at the other side of the street, goes home and plans to meet his next assessment. The little things do not worry him. It is the bi: parties. He begins to lay plans for economy. He cuts down laundry bills and affirms that it is not good taste to go to theaters. Of course the girls have their troubles too. The anxious papas have been asked for the maximum allowance and this is not enough. Dear old aunties and sweet married sisters are occasionally induced by a gentle hint to contribute a new evening gown, old gowns are made over and so it goes. It is an anxious, thrilling life, full of expectancy, joy, humiliation and anguish. Of course there are dear friend at home making sacrifices that the boy and girls may get an education, and certainly spring parties are in the curriculum
Are they?
Caps and gowns are a good thing in their place, but they should be worn during commencement week. They add dignity and solemnity to the graduating exercises; they make commencement day mean one bing, but they are not an ap propriate dress for every day. People get tired looking at them before the end of the year. It is all right for the senior girls to sit in the bald-headed row at chapel occasionally, regaled in cap and gown, but why do they wear the thing every day. Occasionally one girl appears all alone in cap and gown; she looks and sets like a sheep without a shepherd. She is looked at with awe and amazement by the freshmen who think that Venus or Minerva has fallen from the etheral heights. Why not keep the things nice and clean until commencement day? The WEEKLY will be tempted to roast the next girl who runs loose in cap and gown.
The Kansas basketball team is playing this season under the greatest possible disadvantage. The boys have no place of their own to play, no money and no encouragement. The men who play pay their own expenses, pay for the gymnasium down town and in return get only a happy look from the faculty and the students. The fellows are playing because the love of the sport. They win some games and lose more, but they are playing a mighty fine game consider, ing their handicap. Come out to the games and help the sport along, put your big, brawny shoulder to the wheel and push, just as you do in base ball or foot ball. Basket球 is in the same category with the other college sports. Spend a nickel occasionally and go to the games.
You can scarely censure a man for swearing now a days as he is walking peacefully along when suddenly his feet point toward the etheral stars and the cruel, hateful sidewalk flies up and hits him.
All institutions have their eccentricities, idiosyncracies and other things. Here is one thing that has been a stone on the neck of existence of the University of Kansas. Heretofore it has never been exactly an honor, of course not a dishonor, to enter a debate or oratorial contest. These contests have usually been engaged in by freshmen and sophomores and junior laws. The speakers have had little drill in English and less drill in the building of a presentable speech. As a consequence the University has ambled along, taking third place in oratorial contests with insignificant colleges and just about breaking even in debates with other state universities. It is not because there are not good men in the University who could make a good showing, but because they do not care to enter the contest. Juniors and seniors usually cast side-long glances at the contexts and stay out. The results have not been what they should have been. Our English department, perhaps the strongest in the Mississippi valley, has not gained luster nor has the department of oratory been given justice by outside persons merely because the students who have had the drill of these departments have refused to take part in the contests. Such shabby work not only detracts from the English and the oratory departments but it shows the University in a dim light. Of course, we have always excused ourselves by saying that the students here are spec alizing and are not interested in oratory. This is true, and is a legitimate excuse. This year, however, the University has broken slightly from this antique precedent and we see men in the contests who have had more than a coriffield drill But are there enough of them to win the approaching contests? The WEEKLY staff will give a bob sled party when three men from the upper classes enter a debate contest, or when an upper classman enters the oratorical preliminary.
Kansas is a magnificent state. John Ingalls once said: "Kansas is the navel of the nation. Kansas is the nucleus of our political system, around which its forces assemble; to which its energies converge; and from which its energies radiate to the remotest circumference. Kansas is the focus of freedom, where the rays of light and heat concentrated into a flame that melted the manacles of the slave, and caterized the heresies of state sovereignty and disunion. Kansas is the core and kernel of the country, containing the gerns of its growth, and the quickening ideas essential to its prosperity." The University of Kansas is not behind the state. It contains the most pluck, ability and backbone of any institution in the west. Its students are the coming men of Kansas. If Mr. Ingalls were right and if the WEEKLY is right, Kansas University men are to be the men of the nation.
All the students are watching the movements of Mrs. Nation with much interest. Kansas is a funny state. It will be remembered that populism and many other things have grown up in Kansas.
The Baker Orange carries a Boston garter advertisement on the first page. My! but that must jar the modesty of the pious little Methodist girls.
The seniors are having their photos taken now for the Annual. The photographers have cut the price in two parts when they should have doubled it up to pay for the plates the girls will break.
Our Beta friends are always in the lead. They never allow anything to pass by without taking a hand—not even such things as the small pox.
The WEEKLY is obligated to Miss Forest for temperance news, and to Mr. Perry O. Hansen for chapel notes.
The man with a stove in his hat is not so much out of style now a-days as you might think.
By the way, what has become of the College Press association. Does anybody know?
It would be hateful for the WEEKLY to criticize the other college papers of the state, but they err just as the WEEKLY does sometimes. About ten-elevenths of them persist in running news articles in their editorial columns, when it has always been insisted upon that these columns should be devoted to comment upon news and things, and not to giving news.
There is little doubt but that the immaculate spirit of John Marshall was thrilled with joy and satisfaction when the herald angel announced the enthusiastic Kansas Marshall meeting and related all the nice things that were said of Mr. Marshall, the chief justice.
About all the people on the hill, except the WEEKLY staff, know exactly how a college paper should be run, but they are always too busy or do not care to do anything. Of course there is consolation in the statement that theory and practice are things differing in color.
The WEEKLY staff was pleased to have so many compliments passed on its first issue. There were few unwinked cuts. One eternal howler said on the side that it was good, but the editors were coarse. That howler is spotted.
It is a question whether the Y. M, is absorbing the Sigma Chi or the Sigma Chi the Y. M. It is a powerful combine, a real red octopus with horns and things.
SOCIETY.
Miss Maud Rush is wearing Pi Phi colors.
The Kappas are wearing colors for Miss Lulu Renn.
Beta Theta Pi held initiation Saturday night for Charles Lovelace.
The Century club had a merry time Monday evening with a bobsled ride.
The Sigma Nus have engaged the New Eldridge hall for May 3d for their annual party.
The Pi Phis gave a fudge party Saturday afternoon at the home of Loren Leslie for their new pledglings Mildred Chadsey and Miss Morrison of Kansas City.
Wednesday night Misses May Sexton, Moore, and Graham; Messrs. Jones, Floyd Telford and Tom Kingsley, composed a jolly coasting party on Adams street bill.
Every one knew it was the German club out Wednesday evening by their yell: "Llutwuest, wienwerurst sis boom ba pumpernickle, sauerkraut, ya, ya, ya.
Adams street Tuesday night was the scene of many coasting parties. The Chi Delts and Sigma Chis both had bob dleds. The hill was a little rough but it did not in the least diminish the fun.
Another sleighing party Tuesday evening consisted of Misses Giles, Scammon, Greisa, White, Kelley, Barrett, Miller, Maloney, Mentzer, Herrington; Messrs. Hindman, Russell, Fones, Ward, Ben Ward, Meek, Walling, Nickles and Kennedy.
Monday evening the pleasures of the hillside were enjoyed by Misses T. Miller, Johnson, McLaughlin, Aten, McCryory, Armbsy; Messrs. Flint, Newman, Ware, Plumb, Karr. After they became tired of coating the remainder of the evening was spent with a fudge party at Miss McCryo's.
A pleasant occasion was provided for the faculty and seniors to meet in a social way at the reception given by the Christian association last Friday evening. The beautiful and commodious home of Prof. Hodder was well filled with the large number of guests who attended. The whole affair was thoroughly delightful. Mr. and Mrs. Hodder were assisted in receiving by Misses Barth, Mereidh Renn, and Messrs. Tangman, Hanson and Mayberry. Chocolate and wafers were served in the dining room under the direction of Misses. Hoddong and
Drake Conversation without classroom restrictions was the order of the evening.
The Sigma Chi's have changed the time of their annual party to April 18. They have had a little trouble in keeping a date. They first engaged Pythian hall for the first Friday after Lent, but finding it conflicted with the Pi Phis gave it up to them, then they secured April 19th, or thought they had, when it was discovered that the Juniors had engaged this date for their "prom." Now the Sigma Chi's have kindly given up again and will have their party a night earlier. We trust they will have no further ill luck.
Tuesday night a sleighing party was given in honor of Miss Georgia Crawford. The party rode out to Mrs. Cora McCollium-Smith's, where they spent the remainder of the evening. After refreshments were served Mrs. Smith and Miss Becker read, Miss Flinton and Mr. Copley sang. Those present were Miss Risee, Flintom, Rankin, Stone of Leavenworth, Crawford of giard; Messrs. Campbell, Baldwin, Shaler, Cross, Copley, Stope and L. Johnson.
Saturday evening the club at Mrs. Bingler's took the first bobsled ride of the season. After the ride the party adjourned to the dance in Pythian Hall, where it had been invited to come by Mr. Russell. A merry time was had by the participants, who were Misses Hafer, Campbell, Mocre, Graham, Warfield, Miller, Riddle, Pugh; Messrs. Russell, Carey, Garrison, Plumb Thompson, Kingsley, Sutton, Edwards and Vernon of Topeka.
The members of the new German club had a merry sleighing party Monday evening, after which they returned to the club house, 1837 Vermont street, and had an oyster supper. They were Misses Barth, Leach, Hodgeon, Haynes, Nickles, Plate, Manley, Carruth, Williams, Pletshans; Messrs. Reynolds, Meyers, Withington, J. Hall, W. Hall, Hood, Feitchens, Daiguan, Blanchard, Cassidy and Carlson.
One of the jolliest crowds Tuesday evening enjoying the fine sleighing and the splendor of the moon, was the one of girls that was out in a big bob sled. They were Misses Bangs, Wilson, Koogler, Quarterman. Haynes, La Duc, Warren, Leslie, Williams, Gundry, Boughton, Williston, Rush, Chadsey, Hart and Dinsmoor.
Mrs. Carter opens her home every Friday evening to the German club. Last Friday evening an old-fashioned spelling match was the main feature of entertainment. The missspelling of a number of simple words caused much hilarity. The latter part of the evening was given to the singing of German songs.
Pythian hall was looking its best Friday afternoon when the Kappas gave their reception. The room was very artistically decorated with ropes of evergreen and dropped tennis nets, the meshes of which were filled with pink poppies. On the side of the balcony, which was curtained with lace curtains were the nets with the words Koppa Kappa Gamma worked out in the poppies. Around the room were manny mirrors. Steinberg's orchestra, concealed by a screen of palms, played throughout the after noon. The guests were received by Mrs. Irving Hall, Misses Ethel Luther, Vergie McCroy, Stella Aten, Lulu Renn. In the balcony light refreshments were served under the direction of Misses Henry and Spaulding. In the evening the hall remained the same, but Prof. and Mrs. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Author Williamus, Misses Mabel Henry, Carolyn Armsby, Jessie Gaddis, Messrs. Gene Sallee, Leon Felgrane, George Brown served as reception committee. The programs were dainty, being a white folder with the key on the front. There were a number of out-of-town guests, among whom were Misses Sarah Wilder, Marie Morris of Hiawatha; Miss Julia Mitchell, Mr. Webb Steele and Mr. Clark Hull of St. Joseph'Mis
Jessie Goss, Carl Warkentine, of Newton; Mr. McLean and Miss Stowe of Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Abbie Uare and Mr. Robert Garver of Topeka; Miss Bessie Cain and Miss Miller of Olathe; Mr. Low Watkins, Council Grove; Bess Campbell, Horton; Mr. E. C. Fletcher; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morris of Kansas City, M.; Mr. Leon Felgar, Omaha. Beta Theta Pi has issued invitations to their annual party, Feb. 15th.
Misses Maym Scammon and Myrtle Collins entertained gentlemen friends Wednesday evening.
ATHLETIC NOTES
The treasurer of Yale athletic association reports a net gain of $5,000 for the year.
Coach Yost will in all probability be at Michigan next year. No definite arrangements, however, have yet been made.
Woodruff has been engaged by the U. of P. for the foot ball season of 1901. He is to be assisted by not more than six graduate coaches.
The K. U. basket ball' team went to Topeka Friday afternoon to play the local Y. M. C. A. team at that place. The Lawrence Y. M. C. A. team went to Ottawa.
The basket ball league between K. U., Lawrence Y. M. C. A., Ottawa University, Topeka Y. M. C. A., and Haskell, has finally been arranged, and a schedule for the championship of the teams mentioned is being made.
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