The Kansas University Weekly.
Vol. IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 13, 1897.
Editor-in-Chief.
HAROLD W. SMITH,
Associate:
RICHARD R. PRICE.
Literary Editor
WALTER H. SANFORD.
Associates:
L. HEIL, ETHEL HICKEY,
PAULINE LEWELLING,
Local Editor:
W. C. CLOCK.
No.2.
Associates:
ARCHIE HOGG, - - - - - Alumni.
PERCY PARROTT, - - - - Snow Hall.
WM. H. CLARK, - - - Exchanges.
DAISY STARR, - - School of Fine Arts.
CLARENCE SPELLMAN. - - Law.
WILL McMURRAY, - Athletics.
CARL COOPER,
ALVAH SOUDER,
C. A. ROHRER.
Managing Editor.
C. E. ROSE.
Associate:
THOMAS CHARLES.
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FEBRUARY PROMISES to be an eventful month in the way of society and entertainment. Between now and the advent of Lent, there will take place five fraternity balls, two amateur plays, a class party and a recital, besides numerous informal functions. Our social responsibilities at the University are no less incumbent than those
of study. They are fewer, however. In most cases they who are prone to shun society are the ones who most need its influence. Nothing is so broadening as the practice of doing difficult and disagreeable things; nothing so narrowing as excess. In a western school, there is no excuse for reclusion.
INASMUCH AS the chief end of our university course is knowledge, we should avail ourselves of just so many educational opportunities as we are able to improve. In connection with regular work students can easily take a University Extension course. Such a course usually, consists of a series of popular rather than scientific lectures. Prof. Dunlap is now conducting an Extension class of about one hundred students. He will give twelve lectures on Shakespeare.
THE TREASURER'S report on the Pipe Organ Fair shows a net fund of nine hundred dollars. It was the original intention of the promoter of the organ scheme to have the instrument set up before the expiration of the present school term. We are informed, however, that the purchase of the same cannot be made until the legislature acts definitely upon the University appropriation bill. Chapel hall ought to be renovated and refrescoed in the meantime.
OUR ATHLETIC Association is eleven hundred dollars in debt. Instead of soliciting personal, cash subscriptions, our foremost schemers have hit upon happier and more feasible plans of wiping out this indebtedness. The one in which we are asked to interest ourselves first is the production of a play. The piece chosen for presentation is "The Rivals," by Sheridan, the greatest master of English prose-comedy the world has ever known. Everything is being done to make the production an artistic success;