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Kansas University Weekly.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED WEEKLY PUBLICATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
Vol. VIII. No. 28.
FIFTY CENTS A YEAR.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1900
It's Sure Spring Time
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MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF MINES
Summer Practice Courses in Surveying Practice, in Field Geology and Field Geology Booklet of half tones illustrating the work, read May 31. For books only. F. W. McNAIR, Pres't.
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KANSAS WON.
THE THIRD ANNUAL DEBATE WITH
MISSOURI AT THE OPERA HOUSE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
WAS A GOOD CONTEST
The Speakers Were Enthusiastic, the Audence Was Awake and the Debate Was the Best the 'Varity Ever Had.
Friday evening at the opera house, Kansas won the third annual debate with Missouri. Kansas now has two victories out of three contests with the Missouri University. The debate was a good one.
It is perhaps the first time in the history of University debates, that a collection was not necessary to defray a good sized deficiency. But this year the debate committee has paid all expenses and now has money to burn. The contest was not only a good one in a financial way but it was a gr and victory for both teams in an intellectual way.
The question that the contending trio tore into small shreds was: Resolved, that the Philippine Islands should be retained as a permanent colonial possession by the United States. It is a good question and was ably handled by both teams. Of course Kansas showed the other three that the United States does not want the Philippines as a permanent colonial possession.
Of course there were solos and things as usual, but people went to the show to hear debate, nor were they satisfied until Mr Mercer Arnold of the Tiger trio was introduced to Chancellor Snow, and presented the opening speech for the affirmative. Mr. Arnold said that he and his colleagues would show that the United States should hold the Philippines because such action would be advantageous from a commercial, a political and an ethical point of view. Mr. Arnold discussed the commercial point in a very concise and logical manner. He is a clever speaker and was perhaps the favorite of the Missouri trio. Mr. Arnold had an arm load or two of books and papers and things, and hurled quotation, statistics, figures and things so rapidly at his auditors that they called him a winner when he closed his speech and cheered him loudly.
hearts of his listeners. Tolan was bubbling over with his subject. It was his rebuttal that had a whole lot to do with the turning of the beam in Kansas favor.
Henry S. Conrad was the next man to uphold the Missouri cause. He was the most efficient speaker of the visiting three. He was not so much alive as his predecessor, but his speech was very telling. If he had employed more ginger, or something along that line, he would have been the favorite. He knew his speech and was not so full of figures and things. Mr. Conrad was followed by Clyde Williams, the third man of the Missouri team. Mr. Williams discussed the ethical part of the question and reiterated the leading arguments of the commercial and political phases. He was a pleasing speaker.
Each leader had ten minutes to speak on. Mr. Arnold employed his time well but was troubled with papers, charts and books. Perhaps the funniest thing, however, that ever occurred at the opera house was Mr. Botts' summation. The s peaker returned to his native manner of s peaking and litterly ate fat Tiger arguments by the arm load.
Leroy F. Rice was the second Kansas man who spoke. He affirmed that the adoption of the Missouri policy is contrary to the constitution and to all treaties that the United States has made. Rice was the graceful man of the evening and his argument was telling. Rice was followed by John H. Tolan who affirmed that the retention of the islands was contrary to the Declaration of Independence and the Monroe Decline. Tolan had the unanswer able part of the Kansas argument and he presented it in a way that caught it the
Mr. J. Jay Botts, the fat good natured leader of the Kansasans sat very quietly and listened to the first Missouri man, not saying a word to anybody. He was thinking. When it came time for him to speak his piece, Mr. Botts hopped out from his place and after cutting the plan of the Kansas debate, began to show the Missouri men and everybody else that there is only one side to the question and that is the negative. Mr. Botts confined himself to the rebuttal of the commercial idea advanced by the first Missouri man. Botts put up a mighty good talk,
But Missouri did not do all the talking. Jay Botts, Leroy F. Rice and John H. Tolan, the invincible trio of Kansas were there. The Tigers put up a nice clean argument but they nor no one else could persuade the wily Jayhawkers that the United States cared to fuss with the Philippines as a permanent colonial possession.
The struggle ceased and everybody wondered how the judges would decide the thing. Missouri had failed to analyze the question to the bottom and show what they meant by a permanent colonial possession. They merely discussed the Philippine question. The Jayhawkers hammered mercilessly at this vulnerable point showing that the United States can not, consistently have a colony, that such is contrary to our institutions and our precedents. Kansas did not lag, either, in her rebuttal.
A Notable Event for Kansas
Well of course everybody knew a week ago that Kansas won. They also clapped the old hard bands for joy and cried out "lets have good debates from now on."
The National Conference of Charities will meet at Topeka May 18 to 24 and many of the prominent workers in charitable and penal institutions of America will be present.
Prof. Blackmar will address the conference on 'Social Degeneration in Rural Districts.' He will also write a report for the committee on Politics in Charitable and Penal Institutions. As corresponding secretary of the state Prof. Blackmar will give a description of the progress of all penal and charitable institutions. C. E. Faulkner of Minneapolis, is president of the organization; H. H. Hart of Chicago. is general secretary; J. A. Troutman of Topeka is one of the vice presidents. The conference will visit Lawrence including the University and Haskell.
That Kansas City Game.
The classes of sociology will be dismissed for the week.
K. U. TRACK TEAM
The Karsas City Blues simply made hash out of the University Club yesterday and then ate hash. The Blues must have it in their minds to do something this season. Last year any old club from a country cross roads could shut them out.—Lawrence Journal.
HARD PRACTICE IBS GOING ON DAILY WITH GOOD RESULTS.
The trouble was not that Judge Gear had rather a poor lot of players, but rather that those bale ball players were entirely cut of their place—Kansas City Times.
Prof, Naismith's classes in physical culture are training every evening on McCook field on hurdle racing. pole vaulting, long distance running and jumping.
It was evident, however, judging by the fast plays at times, that the collegians are capable of doing much better, but it was still more evident that they were troubled with a bad case of rattles.—Kansas City Star,
The hitting of the college players was much better than their fielding, and bad they been able to bunch their hits, more runs would have resulted - Kansas City Journal.
Prof. C G Dunlap, of the University of Kansas, visited the high school on March 9, and made the students a very interesting address on "Books,"which all enjoyed. He said the reading habit means the power to concentrate the mind upon the matter to be read to the exclusion of everything else- Anyone who can form this habit can educate himself. He said we have the noblest literature of any language, and it is ours if we only reach out for it. He urged students to begin at once to try to form this reading habit.-Monthly Optic of Osage City high school.
Prof. Dunlap's Address.
The May issue of the Delineator has quite a collegiate flavor. Three stories in the one number are localized at Smith College. Every girl with college ambition will find these clever sketches interesting particularly of the student who "cut her French exam." The point of the story is perfectly concealed until the last sentences. Under 'College News,' the same magazine tells of the quaint and pretty costumes that now cluster around Commement at the leading colleges for women.
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THERE IS PLENTY OF MATERIAL
Local Meet the Middle of May-A Meet May Also Be Arranged With Haskell.
The candidates for positions on the track team are practicing hard and the prospects are very encouraging; as the practice progresses the interest increases. There are more men trying for the team this year than ever before, and there is no lack of good material from which to choose a good strong team. The K. U. outdoor meet will be held about the middle of May and the team will be picked from the winners of the events of this meet. Dr. Nai-smith is in favor or having a meet with Haskell before the team goes against the South Dakota team, and it is hoped that such a meet can be arranged. While the in dians have not been training for such an event, there is time enough yet, and they would be allowed as many men as they wanted to compete with the ten men from K. U, at the local meet and in the K U-Haskell event, it is proposed to introduce a cross country run. This is an innovation in K U athletics but it would certainly prove popular. From any of the buildings on the hill the runners could be watched the entire ten miles of the course. While it is too early to pick the team definitely there are seven men whowill probably be on the team. They are Captain Cates, hurdle and broad jump; Moulton 75, 100, and 220 yard sprints Sawtell 440 yard dash; Wilder 880 yard and one mile race; Simpson, discuss and hammer throw and shot put; De Lans, pole vault, and Toby, high jump and bicycle race. The others who are showing up well are Algie, shot put and pole vault, Merwin high jump, Seyster hurdle, C A Smith high jump and hurdle, Colvin hurdle and short distance run, Bronton high jump and pole vault, Gould, Towers, Gray and Harsbberger, long distance runs, and Colliday, hammer throw.
The meet at Sioux City will be held May 21. While the Jayhawkers have never met the South Dakota team in any kind of contest, it is known that they are good athletes and will give our team a hard contest.
A Letter.
Mr. Harry G. Kyle, of the law class of '99, now practicing law in Kansas City, a member of the firm of Kyle & Hamilton, writes to the manager of the WEEKLY:
Dear Sir: I though it might be of interest to you, as news for the WERKLY, to learn of the success of one of the "99 Law students, who is located here in Kansas City at present.
Mr. John C. Buttomer, who is with the firm of Brumback & Brumback, has been appointed a "representative of his district" by the national democratic committee, a position that carries with it quite an honor for one so young as he. I know that his friends in Lawrence will be glad to hear of Mr. Buttomer's success, and for that reason I let you know.
Yale hall, where Christian work it carried on by students of Yale University for working men of New Haven, has recently added to its activities a Mens Neighborhood club, where public questions of interest are discussed weekly, and a lecture course on Saturday evenings in which members of the faculty lecture on subject such as "Hygiene," "The Single Tax," "Ireland," etc. As a result of these attempts to make the building meet the social as well as the religious needs of the ward, the audiences at the gospel services on Sunday have trebled in size.-Intercollegan.
Visitors registered this week: J. Lincoln Ellis, Lecompton; Alexander Organ, Maquoketo, Iowa; Mrs. Philip Arnold, Joipin; Mercer Arnold, Clyde Williams, H S Conrod, Columbia, Mo.; T L Kerns, Lecompton; Lillian M Dicter, Sedalia, Missouri.
The American History Seminary in the library has been changed to a larger room and provision made to accommodate the Juniors, as well as the Seniors, and the International Law class. Fifty students have access to this room now.
COMING EVENTS.
April 26, May 5, baseball trip to Chicago.
April 20, May 5, baseball trip to Chicago.
27. Junior Prom, New Eldridge.
28. Junior-Senior Laws, McCook.
29. Medicies-Pharmics, McCook.
30. May 1, May pole scrap, Campus.
31. Freshmen-Sophomore, McCook.
32. Senior-Feculty, McCook.
33. Spring oratorical contest, Frazer Hall.
34. Winners of games of April 27 and 28:
35. K. U. WEEKLY election.
36. K. U.-Washburn.
37. Winners of Arts games.
38. Field meet, McCook.
39. K. U-K S A C, McCook.
40. Winners of games of May 11 and 12.
41. K. U-N U, McCook.
42. K. U-O U, McCook.
43. K. U-S D U track meet, Sioux City.
44. Senior play, Opera House.
45. June 2, K. U-K C A C, McCook.
46. K. U-Alumni, McCook.
Boating on the Kaw.
The width of the river and the distance up stream suitable for boating make an admirable course.
Lawrence has without doubt the best boating course in Kansas. There are very few days during the season that the river above the dam is not as smooth as a millpond.
Why K. U has never engaged to any extent in beating when she has such admirable advantages is inexplainable, unless it is because she might have no rivals in this line in the state. If however we might not contest against other schools we certainly have enough in the University to make a boating contest interesting. So far it seems that the reason so few have taken an interest in this line is that there has appeared no one to lead out. Dozens have expressed a desire to engage in boating but complain that there is such poor organization and so little University interest in it. There is supposed to be a K. U. bcat club but it has either done nothing or keeps its acts secret.
Why can we not have a boat club we may be as proud of as our ball clubs, one which is representative of K U?
There are great possibilities for pleasure parties on the river. Almost every evening there are severa' boat loads of K U and town people taking a ride on the water. As the season advances the sport will no doubt become more popular. There have been so far a few fraternity parties and a large number of private excursions. In May there are usually boarding club parties, either for the day, or evening. This line of pleasure certainly might well be encouraged by the University and aquatic sports receive some official recognition from the Athletic association.
Miss Hyde gave a very interesting lecture on the result of some recent experiments she has been making in trying to substantiate a theory of her relating to collateral circulation. Her theory is that the azygus veins are capable of performing the functions of the vaena caeva. In some of the experiments in trying the vaena coea of kittens, the animals have died. The experiment now in progress seems to be a success, as the animal is living, and seems to have its normal health. But before a conclusion can be arrived at, another operation must be performed.
The two candidates for the nomination of county attorney on the Republican ticket in Topeka, are contesting Galen Nichols' nomination. Mr. Nichols has two degrees from this University, B. S., 90, and LL.B., 95.
Dr. L. E. Sayre lectured to the Medical society in Frazer ball Thursday night on "The New Theory of the Action of Medicines."
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