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deared him to them more closely than all his talents or all his prospects of success in his chosen field of work. His death is a deep sorrow to those whose dearest hopes were bound up in him; it is a sad loss to the university, for even among college men simple purity and worth are not too common; it is also, in a true sense, a loss to the world, for the world can ill afford to lose anything of the great sum of good that God has put into it.
Resolutions from Teachers of the Horton City Schools.
In view of the loss we have sustained by the decease of our friend and former associate, Edward O'Bryon, and of the still heavier loss sustained by those who were nearest and dearest to him, be it
Resolved, That it is only a just tribute to the memory of our deceased friend and fellowteacher to say that, in regretting his removal from our midst, we, the teachers of the Horton city schools, mourn for one who was in every way worthy of our respect and regard.
Resolved, That we sincerely condole with the family of the deceased on the dispensation with which it has pleased Divine Providence to afflict them, and commend them for consolation to Him who orders all things for the best, and looks down with pitying eye on all his sorrowing children.
Resolved, That this heartfelt testimony of our sympathy and sorrow be forwarded to the family of our departed friend, and that it be published in the papers of the cities of Horton and Lawrence.
H. FIEGENBAUM,
H. E. KROPF,
JENNIE RORK,
MRS. MATTIE CHAMBERS,
EMMA JOHNSON,
J. O. CHAMBERS,
J. O. CHAMBERS Committee.
The Joint Debate with Nebraska.
A private letter recently received from Prof. Adams, of the University of Nebraska states that the students of that institution, though accepting with a very good grace their defeat of last May, have determined that it shall not be repeated, and are already at work in preparation for the preliminary contests; and this without any other stimulus than the desire of victory. This should suggest to Kansas University students that as we have one victory to encourage us, and therefore a reputation to maintain, we also should be up and doing. Moreover there is a more material inducement to activity in the shape of the two cash prizes offered by our friends in New York City, as announced in the English Bulletin.
The committee to have the debate in charge this year is to be chosen on or before the first Friday in November, and is to consist of three members of the faculty, one representative from each class of the School of Arts, one each from the schools of Law, Engineering, Music and Pharmacy, and one from each debating society.
Any debating society organized in the University before December 1st may enter representatives in the preliminary contests. There is room for more societies besides those already in existence, and the contests should be spirited from the beginning. If the Kent Club wins again this year, it should be after the hottest possible fight.
The value of the work to every participant is much greater than that involved in the ordinary oratorical contest; and the debates themselves are of greater interest to those who listen, and may be made the occasion for the display of as much college spirit as is desired.
These statements are made in order to emphasize the fact that it is necessary to begin
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