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THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. I. No. 34.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FEBRUARY 9, 1905.
FOR CITY UNIVERSITIES.
Professor J. H. Canfield of Columbia Says They Exert More Influence on Modern Life.
Urban Universities were declared to wield more influence in modern life than those situated in small towns by Prof. James H. Canfield, librarian of Columbia University, in an address Wednesday night to the Illinois Alumni Association of Columbia at the University Club.
"This is peculiarly an urban century," said Prof. Canfield. "The urban University, therefore is a manifestation peculiar to the times. It is a natural growth springing up side by side with the crowded mart. The inspiration of education today must be an industrial inspiration and the urban college is best situated to receive it."
The new system of "skyscraper" dormitories recently added to Columbia University was explained at length. The plan, he said, had proved successful.
A Pan-Hellenic Whist League is now being organized at Iowa University. Last year the League conducted a very successful tournament and even a better one is anticipated this year. Games will be played Thursday evening of each week. A handsome trophy cup will be given the winners.
In spite of the large deficiency expected in the coming treasurer's report, it is understood that President Eliot has definitely said that the Harvard tuition fee will not be raised. With the constant increase of income due to recent unincumbered gifts and the added income due to term bills now being paid in advance, it is believed that annual deficits will soon be things of the past.
Large mirrors have been placed in the Harvard crew training tank for the purpose of teaching the candidates, by their own observation, the faults in their rowing form.
A new club has been formed at Illinois for the study of Shakespeare. It will be known as the "Forest of Arden Club," and will hold regular meetings twice a month. There are six charter members.
Couch Warner has organized the Cornell football squad into a gymnasium class and is put them through a stiff course.
A member of the faculty of the University of Michigan has been appointed by the board of regents as the auditor and comptroller of the funds of all student organizations. This measure is to guard against any suspicion of irregularity in the financial management of the clubs. Professor George W.Patterson of the department of electrical engineering was appointed to the position.
The libraries of Yale show an increase of 20,000 volumes over last year, bringing the total to about 390,000 books.
LAWRENGE SUED.
The State School Fund Commission has ordered the Attorney General to bring suit against the city of Lawrence for $100,000, the amount pledged by that city when the University was located there. It seems that some years ago a bill was lobbied through the legislature ordering that when Lawrence had paid interest equal to the principal the principal should not be held against it. So when the interest, which had not been paid amounted to $100,000 Lawrence ceased paying any money whatsoever. This suit is instituted to settle the matter definitely.
K. U. READING CLUB.
Several of the young ladies of University, who are interested in the work of elocution have organized a club to be called the "K. U. Reading Club." They have appointed a committee to draft the Constitution and Bylaws. They intend to invite other young ladies to join later, and will give public entertainments and "Readings, recitations, and farces."
PRAYER SERVICE.
The following officers have been elected;—Pres., Miss Anna Ingleman; Vice Pres., Miss Edith Pinney; Sec., Miss Minnie Owens; Treas., Miss Corbet; Director of the Club, Mr. E. G. Frazier.
There will be a special prayer service at the Y. W. C.A. house Sunday morning, nine to ten. This will be the only public observance of the Day of Prayer for students by the Y. W. C.A. All University women are invited.
For nearly ten years the second Sunday of February, has been observed in this way by all the national and international Christian student movements of the world. These movements now embrace over 1,700 separate Christian student societies with a total membership of 100.000 students and professors.
The nominating committee of Y. W. C. A., submitted the following names to the Association for election February 8.
Y. W. G. A. OFFICERS.
The nomination by this committee virtually amounts to an election of these officers.
Pres., May Pickell; Vice Pres., Ola Bingler; Sec., Inez Kilgore; Treas., Ellen Boyle.
William B. Loughborough, 07 has gone to San Francisco with his parents where he will remain while his father is in the Phillipines.
SENATE ORGANIZED.
The new debating society known as The Athenian Senate met in Blake Hall Saturday morning to perfect its organization.
The constitution adopted provides for compulsory attendance and limits the membership to forty-five. Twenty-two charter members were enrolled.
M. Michaelson was chosen president; Carl Ackerman, vicepresident; N. Sherwood, corresponding secretary; C. O. Pingrey, recording secretary; C. Ise treasurer; J. G. Johnson, critic; and J. Sheedy, assistant critic The first regular program will be given next Saturday morning in Blake Hall.
The object of this new debating society is to give practice in debating and after dinner speaking. The social functions wil consist of several banquets during each year.
PIANO RECITAL.
Dr. Henry G. Hanchett, of New York City, gave the third of a series of four piano recitals in the chapel of Fraser hall Tuesday evening. The program was a musical interpretation of Shakespeare's seven ages of man and consisted of selections from Schumann, Beethoven, Wagner, Chapin and Litz.
The sixth age, "the bean and slippered pantaloon, with his big, manly voice turning again to a childish treble," was rendered by Chopin's "Second Ballad," and Gottschalk's incomparable "Last Hope." The finale, Life's evening, the age of second childhood was beautifully portrayed in Litz's] "Second Rhapsodie."
The recital was one of the most successful of fine arts concerts given this year.
Mr. F. A. Wade, manager of the Opera Company that sings at the Opera House, Feb. 9-10 is an old K. U. boy, and back in the 80ties was one of the leaders in the Athletic sports. Mr. Wade's home can be distinctly seen two miles north of the campus where he was born forty years ago.
The Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Y. W. C. A., which have been held in the chapel for so many years will in the future be in the West German Rooms. The change is necessary by the requirements of the pipe organ students of the Fine Arts school.
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In our last issue we stated that Miss Trilla Reed had gone to her home in Kansas City, not to return until next year. She had decided to do this but reconsidered it and will remain throughout the year.
Twenty-six days only until the Dramatic Clubs fourth annual play "All the Comforts of Home." The time will not see nearly so long as it seems.
DR. CANFIELD'S VISIT.
Dr. James H. Canfield, librarian of Columbia University, New York City, formerly a member of the faculty here, visited the University on Monday morning, and spoke for a few minutes in chapel. In beginning his remarks he said "I am not going to give this morning that mark of senility, a group of reminiscences."
His theme was the "Spirit of a University." He said, "I have a friend at Oxford University who wrote me not long ago, 'that Oxford is in many ways dull; the Dons are stupid, and the whole system is out of date, but oh! the spirit that is behind it all.' That spirit, which is in essence the University, the students of Kansas and the people of Kansas possess in a remarkable degree.
Dr. Canfield was for fourteen years a member of the faculty of the University of Kansas. When asked what subjects he taught he replied "Everything from economies to elocution."
"He resigned his position here in '91, to accept the Chancellorship of the University of Nebraska. He left that position in '95 to become Chancellor of Ohio University, where he remained until '99, when he took the position he now holds. His present salary is $1000 dollars a year, with the proviso that after fifteen years of service he can be retired on a pension of $5,000.
On his present trip Dr. Canfield is addressing the various Alumni associations of Columbia. He stopped here while on his way from Denver to Kansas City. From the latter place he goes to St. Louis, Louisville, and Cleveland.
SIXTX-FIVE FAILED IN TWO SUBJECTS.
The total number of students who failed to make the necessary grades in the recent examinations to continue their studies at the University of Kansas was sixty-five. This is less than the average number, in-as-much as the total registration at the University now is 1,483. If a student is not examined at the regular examination periods, it counts against him the same as a failure. When these students are deducted from the total number of "double failures," the number who really "failed" is very small.
The gymnasium was so crowded Tuesday that the track team was unable to obtain good results. The pole vaulters, the hurdlers, the men putting the shot, the squad trying for the high jump, the sprinters and the men running on the mile course were at work at the same time in the middle of the room while four of the faculty were playing hand-ball in a corner.