====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== Kansas University Weekly Page 0210_1 from reel: L 683 (1895-06-03 to 1898-06-07) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/136888 Title: The Contest at Topeka Last Friday Evening Showed Clearly That the University Is Not Distinguishing Itself in Oratory Summary: Article discusses University of Kansas performance in state oratorical contest, suggesting withdrawal from state oratorical association and considering joining an oratorical league with other state universities. Category: campus news Subjects: university oratory; student competitions; academic achievements Named Entities: University of Kansas; Topeka Confidence: 0.85 Title: The Large Majority of Students in the University Who Are Not Taking a Technical Course Have in View for Themselves in Fu... Summary: Article examines student career aspirations, noting declining interest in business careers compared to law and journalism, questioning why business education is neglected at the university. Category: campus news Subjects: student career choices; professional education; university curriculum Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Habit of Some University Girls of Wearing Their Hats in Class Is Very Discourteous to the Other Members of the Class Summary: Brief notice criticizing female students for wearing hats in class, suggesting it shows disrespect to other class members and indicates recitation is only worthy of minimal attention. Category: campus news Subjects: student behavior; classroom etiquette; university culture Confidence: 0.75 Title: That the University Has Sufficient Talent to Write Editorials for a Dozen College Papers Is Shown by the Following Sampl... Summary: Feature showcasing samples of editorials written by Advanced English Composition class members in five minutes, demonstrating the university's writing talent. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student writing abilities; english composition; journalism education Confidence: 0.8 Title: It Is With Pardonable Pride That Our University Notices the Loyalty of Her Graduate Students Summary: Article about New York firm offering prize for best essay by university student on literary topic, noting graduate student loyalty and plans to make prize annual. Category: campus news Subjects: alumni relations; student loyalty; academic prizes Named Entities: Barteau, Burnett and Thacher Confidence: 0.8 Title: The STATE Oratorical Contest for 1896 Is Now a Thing of the Past, So Far as the State University Is Concerned Summary: Article discussing the university's performance in state oratorical contest, noting repeated defeats to smaller schools and arguing against withdrawal from oratorical association. Category: campus news Subjects: oratorical contests; university competitions; academic pride Confidence: 0.85 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.