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Kansas University Weekly.
LOVE FOR their institution is always a characteristic of the students of a progressive, successful university.
THE POPULAR instructors in the University are those who are interested in the welfare of their students.
OUR KANSAS exchanges all speak in very flattering terms of the manner in which our bass soloist, Mr. Frank House, acquitted himself at the state Oratorical contest.
THE OFFICERS of the Kansas University Oratorical Association held a meeting Monday and decided that as long as they were officers, not to withdraw from the state association. Lawrence Journal.
It is to be regretted that none of the Seniors will speak on commencement day. The day of graduation is essentially and primarily the day of the Seniors and not a day on which to listen to some experienced lecturer who may be heard any day in the year.
AN EXCELLENT life motto is "I serve." In connection with it, might be remembered this verse:
"And when the courts of folly fall You'll find my body by the wall."
The true mission in the world then is to help others and leave the world better than we found it.
THE UNIVERSITY of Kansas, exclusive of buildings and furniture, ranks third among the state universities of the United States in valuation of equipment. Here is a list of the first nine:
Cornell University of New York...$790,000
University of Michigan,...367,000
University of Kansas...314,000
University of Chicago, not a state university...313,000
University of California...278,000
University of Minnesota...144,000
University of Illinois...137,000
University of Nebraska...107,000
University of Iowa...96,000
THIS WEEK we publish a few more editorials written by members of the Advanced English class.
GREAT INTEREST is being manifested in the coming Kansas-Nebraska debate. This is the second year of the intercollegiate debating association and the interest shown in its operations presages for it a brilliant future. The victory of Kansas University over the champions of Nebraska last year has resulted in increased interest this year. The art of debating before the public should be cultivated by every student in the University. Those who are to be participants in the coming debate are engaged in a worthy cause and should receive the hearty support of the whole school.
A. M.
UNDER A democratic form of government, training in the art of public speaking and in parliamentary practice should be made an important part of an education. The man who can stand before a public gathering and express himself in a clear and forcible manner, or wield the gavel with grace and dignity in a public conference, has powerful influence in the shaping of public affairs. The students of the University should petition for the establishment of a chair of oratory and should organize, at once, one or more "Robert's Rules of Order" clubs.
J. E. S.
THE LUNCH hour for University students should be changed so as to begin at twelve o'clock instead of one. As classes are now arranged, most of the students have to eat one hour later then the general business public does, and for that reason are often compelled to eat a cold and unwholesome dinner. This also causes inconvenience to those who keep student boarders and others also, because they still have to keep meals ready from twelve o'clock till one. As most of the instructors have afternoon classes it would not cause any serious inconvenience to change the classes that now meet at twelve to some hour in the afternoon. Such a change would be possible and would be of great advantage to the students and to the people of the town.
C. A. R.