THE KANSAN.
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
Published every Thursday morning and Saturday night of the school year, by the Kansas University Weekly Publishing Association.
Office in University Library building.
Down Town office, MA Massachusetts St.
Wirt G. McCarty, - Managing Editor
N. P. Sherwood, - Circulation Mgr.
Earl Campbell, - Business * Manager
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Address all communications to The Kansas, 639 Mass. St., Lawrence, Kansas.
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Nebraska has contracted with Walter C. Booth for another year.
The largest University in the world is in Tokio, Japan, having 48,000 enrolled.
We would like to publish all of the nice things said about the special edition of the Kansan in other papers but we are afraid to.
More trouble-The KAFSAN will have to fill nearly half the paper with news of a general nature before it will be admitted to the mails as second class mail matter.
Every one seems more inclined to work than before the holidays. There is nothing in the broad world that does a person se much good as a little vacation whether Russell Sage says so or not.
Henry Shott, an old K. U. man and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity has recently been made city editor of the Kansas City Star. The Star is classed as one of the five best newspapers in the United States and Mr.Shott's position is a particularly excellent one.
The KANSAN's special edition met with more favor than was expected and there was a market for several hundred more papers. Until this edition the editor has been on a pleasure and pencil pushing trip where pleasure and profitable work combined in the proper parts and netted more than three thousand miles, a water melon dinner with radishes and lettuce and tomatoes right out of the garden. Bannana and lemon trees added to the warm sun and water that made bathing a delight all furnished much material to a Jayhawker and the fresh oysters of Galveston and Corpus Christi furnished material for considerable pleasant pastimes.
The editor still believes there is no place like Kansas and that the University of Kansas is best of
The editor was not at all dissatisfied but of the eight states visited there was not a college nor university that we would trade the Rock Chalk institution for.
ON RETURNInG.
Once more we come to old K, U.
From city, field and farm;
From midst the gay festivities
That is our day.
Or from the toil of out door life,
In which, participate
By free will or necessity,
Some few—the future great.
The routine has once more begun. The whistle sighs and groans With seeming fated prophecy Of near-by tests, and moans. From sad-faced students who have flunked. This life is real once more And all must study with a vim Because vacation's o're. H.W.Paris
-H. W. Paris,
The crowd that enjoyed the tobogganing down Adams street Thursday and Friday are doubtless thankful that the University is on a hill.
The Topeka Capital has taken a stand for the University. In several of the late issues there have been long editorials urging the legislature to make the appropriation for the new buildings for which Chancellor Frank Strong has asked. The KANSAN has always contended that the Capital is a much better and more worthy paper than a few who are unfriendly to Washburn contend it is.
The Bethany Messenger, in an article on "The Football Situation," says: "In most cases Bethany has shown great superiority over both Kansas and Washburn in comparative scores. However, and for this reason we feel justified in ranking Kansas teams thus: Haskell, Bethany, Washburn, Kansas, Faimount, Emporia Normal, St. Mary's, Kansas State Agricultural College, Ottawa."
The Bethany Messenger reminds us of the little dog that barked so much and was the first to run.
CHANCELLOR ANDREWS ON FRATERNITIES.
In his annual report to the governor of Nebraska, Chancellor Andrews sets forth the following views regarding Greek letter societies:
"Student social affairs have a close bearing on the university's welfare. Greek letter societies have become part of the university system, yet considerable abuses, which it is most difficult to reach, occur in connection with them. Membership in these organizations often adds painfully to student expenses. Parents should remember that such membership is in no sense necessary or required, students' scholarship, reputation, standing and influence being quite independent of the question whether they join these bodies or not."
The old literary societies, the Palladian, the Union and the Dellan still do noble work, socially as well as mentally; so that membership in them is most desirable.
It would seem that not a few students enter the University simply to join fraternities or sororities. Having thus secured, as they think, social standing, many discontinue their studies, at the same time remaining in residence at their society houses as sources of demoralizing influence for students wishing to work. The conviction is spreading that fraternity initiations should be supervised and that pledging should be postponed until the student in name has demonstrated his purpose to be a student in fact. The majority of Greek letter society people appear to wish such reforms, aware that, without them, the reputation of the societies for character and scholarship suffers. The regents stand ready to enact remedial regulations, but for the present, await request therefor from the organizatons interested."
Some regulation is needed among fraternity and sorority circles, especially with regard to rushing and the Greeks themselves recognize this better than any others. In the past reform measures have been attempted but with little success. Failure was due, largely, to lack of unanimity in agreement among the Greeks. Restrictions, and voluntary ones are at smaller institutions where there is less opportunity to avoid living up to them, and, of course, these restrictions are beneficial. So far at larger institutions, these self-imposed regulations have not been successful. The excuse given that rushing must be done early at Nebraska, for self defense, if for no other reason, must be given consideration. It is a problem which those in Greek letter circles ought to be able to solve for themselves, one which ought to have been solved ere this. Just what remedial regulations these organizations can request from the regents, however, it is rather difficult to see. Such a request would be a tacit admission, on the part of the members of Greek letter societies, of inability to regulate themselves, an omission which they would be loathe to make.
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