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, 899 Massachusetts St
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This is a strenuous week for the University. Final quizzes on and the appropriation bill slated to come up in the legislature! What a relief when both are over.
The Kansas City Star prints the following: Columbia has an eccentric character who collects hair pins, gum and powder rags by snatching the pocket books of Missouri University girls." Here's hoping that that character will not come to Lawrence. [Signed by the girls.]
Why not get some new bunting for the chapel balcony railing? It is a good enough idea to have it up there but some more presentable cloth should be used and some attention should be given to the way it is hung. At present the cloth is not only old and ragged, but hangs in a very slovenly manner. It is an eyesore to the chapel visitors.
It is to be hoped that the legislature will realize the necessity of the appropriations asked for by the Chancellor. The University of Kansas is almost alone in the fact that it has to beg and plead for state appropriations, and the only cause of this is the ignorance of the Kansas citizens as to the magnitude and importance of this institution. For this reason let every student and Kansas University supporter establish himself as a sort of information bureau and tell his friends when he writes home what we really have and need down here. Most important of all, however, if you have a friend or acquaintance who is sitting in the legislature, be sure and not let him do the voting in blissful ignorance of what it all means to us. Now is your last chance.
Prominent educators are of the opinion that within the next decade, somewhere in the middle west, will grow a pre-eminently great University, and each of a half dozen states is now making the most strenuous efforts to become the seat of this great school. Chancellor Strong voiced the sentiment of every loyal Kansan when he said: "This institution must be Kansas University; it CAN'T be any other." It should be Kansas, by all means. There is no better location, there are no more favorable surroundings. But whether or not this University becomes the Harvard or the
Yale of the west, depends largely upon the attitude of the state legislature for the next few years. This year Missouri University is asking for nearly nine hundred thousand dollars for the next biennum, while Kansas has asked only about three hundred thousand dollars for the same time. This is a fair illustration of the efforts in this direction in other states. Unless buildings and equipments are provided as fast as needed, students will go elsewhere than to Kansas, and our chance for relative greatness will be gone.
DR. SNOW ON THE BIBLE.
Ex-Chancellor F. H. Snow lectured to the young men of the University Sunday afternoon on "The Unity of Truth."
He said that formerly there was the opinion that scientific truth conflicted with Biblical truths, but now all these truths are known to have the same meaning. When speaking of the age of the earth and the time consumed in bringing it to its present state, he said, "God made the earth in his own way, and not in man's way." Dr. Snow does not believe that Biblical stories are to be taken literally.
NEW GYM PLANS.
Dr. Naismith has had the plans for the new gymnasium drawn and they are now ready for presentation to the legislature.
Oysters fresh from Baltimore at Vic's.
DYCHE'S LECTURE.
Prof. L. L. Dyche in his lecture to the Zoology class in Snow Hall, Friday, on "Migration of Animals" related some interesting incidents in regard to his Arctic expeditions. Among other things that he experienced was that he never saw so many birds in his life as he saw in northern Greenland.
AN OLD K. U. STAR.
"Pete" Allen, who attended the University last year and who was a star athlete is playing a very fast game of basket ball with the Kansas City Athletic club. This team is the star team of the West and "Pete" is probably the star on the team.
In the game against the Haskell Indians "Pete" threw more free goals than any three players on either team. He has an underhanded throw that is hard to block and he also has a left handed throw which generally puts the ball in the basket.
The University Glee club will have "big doin's" in Praternal Aid Hall, Friday evening. February 24. The nature of the entertainment has not yet been disclosed, but it will be something not yet attempted in Lawrence by way of amusement and entertainment; so say those who know.
GLEE CLUB TO ENTERTAIN.
SENIORS have your picture made NOW. Squires is making rates; also the one for the Annual free. For that hungry feeling a lunch at Vic's.
COMPARES FRAZIER TO A PRISON.
Prot. F. W. Blackmar lectured in Blake Hall Monday.
University Professor Scores University Architecture
His subject was "Civic Art,' which is that in parks, public buildings, and in the artistic plan of cities as a whole.
He spoke of the location and grouping of our buildings. In regard to the beauty of design of the different buildings he spoke of Frazier hall as prison like, the Library stunted, Snow Hall lacks a good location, Fowler shops, he spoke of as really artistic, also the Museum from a distance, the new Court House would be more artistic if its yard were larger. The Carnegie Library has a good plan, if carried out in a larger building.
He closed his address by giving a picture of Festival Hall at the World's Fair, as the ideal of using Nature to advantage.
SNOW ELECTS OFFICERS.
Snow literary elected the following officers for the spring term, last Saturday evening; R. L. Douglas, President; Guy Duer, vice-president; Miss Gant, secretary; Chester Ramsey, treasurer; W. D. Kenny, sergeant-at-arms; Harry Heinzman, assist-sergeant-at-arms. Miss Miles and F. H. Hartman, the retiring president, were elected to serve on the program committee with the secretary, Miss Gant, who is an ex-officio member.
The new officers will serve until April, when under the new constitution, officers will be elected who will continue their duties until next November.
The regular meeting next Saturday night will be omitted on account of the stress of quiz week.
DO IT NOW. Squires for the new Picture.
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