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Kansas University Weekly.
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The Washburn Reporter advertises literal translations.
The Govenor of Utah has vetoed a bill authorizing private institutions of learning to confer degrees.
The Southwestern Collegian is to be edited alternately by representatives of the rival literary societies.
The Debating Club of the University of Colorado is arranging for a systematic study of the theory of debate.
Bryn Mawr, as well as Wellesley, is to have an athletic field. It will contain grounds for golf, tennis, basket-ball and a bicycle track; and will be arranged so that in cold weather it can be flooded for skating.-Ex. You heard what Mrs. Clark said about our field.
The time will soon be here when the sweet girl graduate raises her lilly white arms and in accents bold and with seraphic grace proclaims: "All along the untrodden paths of the future we see the hidden footprints of an unseen hand."
—Abilene Reflector.—Not with us.
The University of Michigan has a presentation of Julius Caesar by men who have attained success in oratory; a victory over Chicago in the joint debate on a graduated property tax; a plan to require the degree A. B. before students commence the study of Medicine; and an especially fine April 1 edition of the daily by the women students.
One of the principle topics of interest at M. S. U. is the joint debate to be held between Missouri and Arkansas on the Free Coinage question. In fact joint debates are occupying much attention at this season among colleges all over the country. Harvard has been generally recognized as the leader in this field, and her reputation, sustained by the recent victory over Princeton, is no small item in the claim to first place among American Universities. Moral:Push along the Kansas Nebraska debate.
This spring weather must soon lead to pleasures piscatoral, so we think it well to publish a few suggestions from the scholarly and scientific article, Fishin', in College Life: When you see a fish in the water don't jump in after it. Students should never take a spoon-hook along when having a fishing party. If your line gets tangled have patience; if caught in a tree cut the tree down; if your hook gets snagged in a log under the water dip out the water.
In the March number of the paper from one of the newer denominational colleges of the state, there is what seems to us like a serious error. It is made in boasting of their English Department as compared with similar departments of other institutions, the judgment being based on the publication of an extensive curriculum.
Among our new exchanges the Southwestern University Monthly of Georgetown, Texas, has one of the few articles on X-rays in which there is any really creditable scientific discussion of the subject. But the same paper condescends to publish a scathing denunciation of that Ohio firm that advertises the ready made orations.
Among the things most commented on by our exchanges are: Oxford and Cambridge still refuse to grant degress to women; and the University of Paris has consented to admit foreigners on favorable terms.
Our Baker friends have been holding a good "conference" and devoting more space to Methodism etc, than to University work. They are to be congratulated on the financial aid received at the conference.
At the Missouri Oratorical Contest held in Kansas City last Saturday C. C. Selecman of Central College took first place with Mr. Burnett of M. S. U. second.
The M. S. U. Independant has an article from some one who seems to be actually trying to establish a good name for "Poor Old Missouri."