Kansas University Weekly.
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K. U. Defeats Nebraska!
The third annual debate between the Universities of Kansas and Nebraska was won by the former at the University chapel last Friday night. The debaters from Nebraska were able men but no match for the Kansans. There was scarcely a person in the hall who did not concede the victory to Kansas. Although the audience was large there was not the attendance that the occasion merited. The last six rows of the lower floor were not filled and the gallery doors were not opened. The students in the audience amused themselves by giving their different class yells until Chancellor Snow appeared and announced the first speaker at about half past eight. Each Speaker was allowed fifteen minutes in the following order: G.W.Green, C.W.Sharpe, J.D.Dennison, F.H.Wood,R.S.Baker,W.C.Coleman. Messrs. Coleman and Baker were each allowed ten minute speeches in rebuttal. The speeches of all were logical and and in nearly every case well delivered. The judges were President L. W.McAfee, of Park College, Mo., President D.R.Boyd, of Oklahoma University and Hon.F.Dexter, of Kansas City. Their decision was in favor of Kansas,the vote standing 2 to 1. Great applause followed the decision and the friends of contestants hurried to the platform to congratulate them. This victory gives Kansas University two of the three annual debates held with Nebraska and compensates in part for the defeat suffered in the state oratorical contest.
Chancellor MacLean Speaks.
The Annual Sermon before the Y. W. and Y.M.C.A's.of the University was delivered in the chapel last Sunday evening by Chancellor George E. MacLean of the University of Nebraska. Many of the churches of the city had accepted an invitation to unite with the Associations in the service and an audience of 1300 students and towns-people greeted the speaker.
Chancellor Snow presided and in the preliminary service was assisted by ministers of
the city. The choir under the direction of Prof. Penny rendered a beautiful selection from Gaul's "Passion."
Chancellor MacLean appeared in the conventional doctor's gown and further added to the impressiveness of the service by his earnest forceful delivery, speaking without notes. Responding in a very happy little speech to Chancellor Snow's introduction Chancellor MacLean mentioned the cordial relations existing between the two Universities and attributed not a little of this to the visits of our Chancellor to the University of Nebraska.
The theme of the discourse was "Christianity; the Gospel of Manhood." None of the ancient religions produced our ideal of manhood, neither can their modernized forms; nor has the grand though not completed truths of science done so: we find our ideal in the teachings of the Man of Galilee.
Chancellor MacLean may ever expect a cordial welcome at the University of Kansas.
Chapel Notes.
Mr. W. J. Parker, of the University of Minnesota, officiated in chapel last Friday morning and spoke of the influence of the Y. M. C. A. in broadening our religious sympathies.
Miss Wilder, '82 and Miss Harriman, teachers in the Kansas City, Mo., High School, attended chapel last Friday.
Chancellor McLean, of the University of Nebraska led Monday morning and spoke of the need of culture in the highest and best sense of the word.
Prof. Cowan led Tuesday and spoke of the development of the character of the apostle Peter.
Prof. Wilcox led Wednesday morning, reading the book of Jonah and calling attention to its principal lessons, especially the breadth of sympathy of its author and his large Christian view of the Providence of God.
Prof. Bailey led Thursday morning.
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