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PROTSCH
The Leading K. U.
WISE COUNSEL.
CHANCELLOR SNOW AND MR. GLEED
ADDRESSES * STUDENTS ON THEIR
DUTY IN THE WAR
ONLY SEMIORS SHOULD ENLIST.
Monster Mess Meeting Tuesday - A Company Being Organized.
On Tuesday morning Chancellor Snow addressed the University students on the war. It was announced in the papers of the previous evening and when the Chancellor arose to conduct the chapel services on Tuesday morning every one of the nine hundred seats of the chapel parquet was filled and many people were standing. After the reading of the lesson Chancellor Snow spoke in part as follows.
"We are today confronted with war yesterday a formal declaration of war passed the houses of congress. We all know the cause of this war. It is sometimes said and that by those conversant with such matters that there is but little precedent for this conflict. Granting this, the war is by no means to be condemned by this fact. Let us look for a moment at the history of wars. The early wars were wars for conquest. They were struggles for the existence, first of the family, then of the tribe, later of the nation."
After showing how in the history of the world's wars, individual strife had gradually merged into the strife of nations, and now the national idea was now secondary, the chancellor then turned his attention to the wars of our own nation.
"Our first war was with Great Britain. It was a struggle for independence, for freedom, and for the life of the natives. Our next great war was waged for the integrity of the union. But under it all there was another motive, and that a deeper one than the motive of the revolution. This was a struggle for freedom from slavery, and as such it contained the nobler element of a struggle for others, not present in the Revolution, and the victory was not the victory of a section over section but of freedom over slavery.
A JUST WAR.
"Now another war arises, declared, this time not for the preservation of national or individual life, nor in behalf of the freedom of slaves, but to enable our struggling neighbors to throw off the yoke of Spain Such a war is a national war carried on, on the highest principles, waged not for the annexation of Cuda, but to assist Cuba to elect her own officers and to establish and maintain her own government. It is true our own gallant battle ship went down through the reachery of that nation of traitors, the cruel, faithless Spaniards, (ch eers),but still back and behind it all is the freedom of Cuba.
"The call has been made for volunteers to carry the stars and stripes into Spanish territory to secure for Cuba ascendancy of republican conceptions
To the students of the university of Kansas: The University council affirms its belief in the patriotism of all members of the university body—officers.faculty, and students. It recognizes the call of the president of the United States for volunteers as a demand on the patriotism of every citizen of this republic, which it behoves each one of us within the age limits of the call to consider seriously and thoughtfully. In view of the limited call for men, each should ask himself the following questions, viz:
Can I serve my country best as a soldier or a citizen?
"In this crisis and under this call, what is our duty?"
FACULTY ADDRESS TO STUDENTS.
The Chancellor then read the following
address to the University council.
Ought I to sacrifice my personal interests for the nation's good?
Can I enlist as a volunteer with a moral conviction of the rightfulness of the act, and a clear judgment free from all taint of temporary excitement or selfish motive?
The Chancellor then read the following declaration by the University council:
Can or should I leave home and imperil its happiness?
Ought I to endanger the completion of my University course?
years who thoughtfully decides these questions affirmatively and responds to the call of his country by enlisting, the University can but say "Go. And God bless you."
Can I maintain a steady enthusiasm,born of this moral purpose, in spite of trial, suffering and chance of death?
Ought I, in view of all the circumstances, to offer my service and my life to my country?
To any student of the legal age of 21
Chancellor Snow then continued: "I don't know that I need to say a word in addition.
This address speaks for itself. It affirms its belief in patriotism. And what is patriotism?
It is a man's willingness to serve his country in that capacity in which he can be of the most service. Some can be of most value by going to the front; others undoubtedly by remaining at home.
It is true that for some the highest patriotism calls for them to stay at home
For the younger men, the University feels a special responsibility towards their parents and strongly advises against their enlistment without the sanction of parents or guardians.
This is serious business and not an outing or a holiday excursion. The nation wants men, but only those who take its call seriously, who have weighed well the cost, so far as they are able, and who are ready to make the sacrifice, to fight or die for humanity's sake and the upholding of the national honor.
ONLY SENIORS OUGHT TO GO.
The call is so small and the volunteer so many that I believe only those in the Senior year should offer their services.
You are here preparing for your life's work. Those below the Senior year can best serve their country by remaining and completing their preparation for life and for citizenship. The seniors have practically completed their work. They can go without its interruption. The others can best serve their country by waiting for the second call and when the second call comes, we will have another senior class."
The chancellor then recounted in brief but touching words the horrors of the last war and continued "Nore should go without serious consideration. It is a serious matter." He concluded with the prediction that the "University would manifest its patriotism by furnishing a body of picked men whose services in the war would be invaluable.
Upon the completion of his remarks Chancellor Snow called upon Hon. J, Willis Gleed, of Topeka, who had just come from home on the "plug" to begin a course of lectures in the law school.
VOL. VI. NO. 11.
MR.GLEED'S REMARKS
MR GLEED'S REMARKS
Mr. Gleed said in part:
"It itwould be impossible for me to add anything to the remarks of the Chancellor, and to the address of the faculty. It does occur to me, however, to tell you something I have learned within the past few days from Colonel Fred Funston about the people and government of Cuba.
He tells me that the people of Cuba are capable of self-government. He tells me that the president of the Cuban republic is a graduate of Yale college, a business man of large experience, a man of affairs. He tells me that the vice-president was formerly professor in law in the University of Havana, and that the cabinet are all men of education, of intellectual power, andof business ability. He tells me that the people are fully intelligent and conscious of the struggle in which they are engaged, of its objects and its effects.
"Further more only one half of one percent of the taxes raised by the Spaniards in Cuba are spent on that island—only one half of one per cent. Why we thought we had just cause for war when England put a tax on tea in the colonial days. The tax was small but a principal was involved. Here is a community taxed to death and yet I have learned that the immediate cause of the present outburts was the refusal of Spain to allow those already over burdened Cubans to tax themselves above the assessed rate to supply the island with roads.
"I learned last night in Topeka that from 27,000 to 30,000 in this state had already offered their service. That means that one man in ten will be taken.
Under these circumstances it would seem that no man whose family was in any way dependant on him ought to think of enlisting. And so too it seems that no college student below the Senior year ought to go.
"I have talked with many old soldiers. Nearly all anticipate a long conflict. If this be so, then other calls must be made. Let the underclassmen hold themselves in reserve till this later time. And indeed it
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NEBRASKA'S BALL TOSSERS
WILL PLAY THE VARSITY BALL
TEAM THE FIRST GREAT GAME
OF THE SEASON.
ON M'C00K FIELD TUESDAY.
Game Will be Called at 3 O'clock-Personnel of the Two Teams.
The game of games in the whole baseball schedule will be played on McCook field next Tuesday. The University of Nebraska ball team which is making a tour of Kansas and Missouri will on that day cross bats with our own representatives of the national game.
It can be confidently predicted that from the time the umpire first calls "Play ball" till the last out is made, no one present will be allowed to forget that a ball game is in progress. The game will be for blood. Every game whether football or base ball so far played between these two Universities has been for blood. We have so far had rather the best of it in football, winning four games to Nebraska's two. But in base ball Nebraska has so far made a clean sweep of it. Last year two games were played between the two Universities at Lincoln and Nebraska won both.
The ball team came home thirsting for revenge and they are going to do their best to get it next Tuesday.
Then besides Kansas University students have not yet forgotten the shameful treatment our football team received at Lincoln last fall. This remembrance will lend fire and intensity to the contest both for players and spectators. There is to be any bitter feeling. There is no intention to give the Nebraskans a dose of their own infection. They will be treated as gentlemen and as guests but the thought of last fall still rankles and cannot but lend interest and intensity to the game.
From all reports the Nebraska team is a strong aggregation. Their only de'cat so far was from the strong Omaha - Western League
Our own team has now settled down to work. The last game showed great improvement in every department of the game. At Ottawa the whole team played gilited ball, the team work was greatly improved, the feeling first class. Hitherto the team has been weak in batting but this year we seem to have a team of sluggers and a team that can make twenty hits off Augusta may be expected to give a good account of themselves in front of any pitcher.
team, but in that game they showed their batting strengthened by batting the ball hard and often.
Ellis who pitched great ball at Ottawa Monday will be in the box against the Nebraska. The rest of the team is also picked with the exception of third and right field. There are three candidates for these two positions and the men showing up best in practice and in today's game with Olathe will get the places. The team will play as follows:
Kansas Position Nebraska Ellis... Pitcher...(Capt.) Gordon or Millord Curry (Capt)... Catcher... Moore Swett... First Base... Rhodes Housh... Second Base... Reeder Edmondson. Third Base... Caugill
Poorman...Short Stop...Wells
Sample...Right Field...Rhea
or Edmondson
Carroll...Center Field...Ewart
Griggs...Left Field...Johnson
The game will be called at 3 o'clock.
Admission twenty-five and thirty-five cents.
The Rev. Dr Henry Hopkins, of Kansas City, Missouri, will deliver the annual sermon before the Young Women's Christian association, next Sunday evening. May 1 at 8 o'clock in the University chapel.
Dr. Hopkins to Sprak Sunday.
Dr. Hopkins is one of the most prominent Congregational clergymen in the west and one of the most scholarly in the denomination. He is the son of Mark Hopkins, formerly president of Williams college, and in many respects America's greatest college president and educator.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
DIRECTORY
Chemical seminary meets at 4 p.m.every Thursday.
Civil Engineering society meets every Thursday at 3 p.m.
Electrical seminary meets at 9 a.m.every Friday.
Pharmacinal seminary meets first and third Tuesdays of the month at 3 p.m.
Kent club meets at 10 a.m.every Saturday.
Deutsche Verein meets at 5 p.m.every Thursday.
The Snow Literary meets at 7:30 p.m. every Friday.
The Adelphic meets at 7:30 p.m.every Saturday.
Economic Seminary, Every Tuesday at 1.
Historical Seminary, Every Other Friday at 4.
The University Biological club meets
The University Biological club meets every Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Sigma Chis 22; Phi Pseis 11.
The Stigma Chis won the second of the inter-fraternity ball games, defeating the Phil Psis on Wednesday by a score of 22 to 11. The game was characterized by the sharpest of fielding on the part of both teams. The feature of the game was the all-round work of Harris for the Phil Psis. At the bat, in the field and on the bases he was easily the star of the game.
His subsassist, a throw home from the center garden intercepted and resent on its wavy by McPherson in time to catch Stanley at the home plate, was the cleanest and most exciting of the many hair-splitting plays of the day.
In the first inning the spectators were somewhat bewildered by the movements of the Phi Psi outfielders. The three men who had charge of the left, center and right Pingree patches were noticed walking around.
The audience was about evenly divided as to whether these manoeuvres were the result of scientific fielding resulting from an experienced knowledge of the batting ability of each individual batter, or merely an attempt to keep up the circulation of the blood. The opening of the second inning proved both surmises wrong, for it found all three fielders comfortably reclining upon the ground. The peripatetic movements of the first inning had been for the purpose of exploration and the softest spots in each field having been found, its guardian proceeded to make use of it as a resting place between long and arduous chases of base hits. Space does not permit us to mention
The score by innings:
Space does not permit us to mention the many brilliant plays of the day.
1 2 3 4 5 R.
Sigma Chi 3 3 11 2 3 22
Phi Psi 4 0 1 6 0 11
Lawrence Journal route for sale. Best paper route in the city.—Frank L. Pitman, Manley & Means' Law office.
Inter-Sorority Meeting.
Another inter-sorior meeting was held Thursday noon; It was presided over by Miss Bessie Stone of the Thetas. The report of the pennant committee was heard, and after some discussion it was decided to award a red satin flag with the words "Inter-Fraternity Base Ball Championship" embroidered on it in blue and gold, the whole to be finished in gold fringe. It was decided to give a Pan-Hellenic party early-next month, and a committee will be appointed to make the necessary arrangements.
The freshman electrical engineers are practicing hard for their base ball team which they claim can beat any similar team in the University. Almost, every evening they get out and practice for an hour or two.
Students as well as others wanting coal, will find A.J. Griffin's the most convenient and best place to trade. His prices are the lowest, coal the best, and delivery is prompt and satisfactory.
Everybody in the city knows, or should know, that the best place to buy any kind of good coal and to secure prompt delivery is from J. Standing, Tel. 186.
Lawrence Journal route for sale. Best paper route in the city. Frank L. Piitman Manley & Means' law office.
Harwood guitar and mandolins at Straffon's Drug Store.