THE KANSAN
The official paper of the University or Kansas.
Kansas.
Published every Wednesday and Sacruary night of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Office in Basement of Fraser Hall.
J. W. Kayser, Editor.
J. W. Kayser, Editor.
R. L. Douglas, Managing Editor.
Frank H. Blackmar Business Manager.
Members of the Board:
C. L. Van Fleet,
H. W. Davis,
Howard Farnsworth,
Wallace F. Hovey,
W. W. Marshall,
Roy Moore,
Alma Manley,
Minnie Owens,
Emery Prekell,
May V. Wallace,
Carl Young.
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Entered as second class mail matter September 30, 1904, at the Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress; March 3, 1879.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1906
The spring days and nights are here, also the strolling lovers.
Next Wednesday the last number of the Kansan under the management of the present editor will be issued.
Dennis Johnson Sheedy made such a favorable impression upon the democrats at Topeka the other night that the Democratic committee has decided that a K. U. man has a permanent place on the program of the Democratic club.
The Mandolin Club boys say they know one thing about the trip next year—they are all in favor of a trip to Missouri. The Missourians never fail in hospitality, but they seem to have outdone themselves on this occasion.
Manager Lansdon says he did not give out the Yost story in an interview with a reporter in Nebraska as the article stated, but only mentioned the affair in a confidential talk with a professor of that institution. They have some of those reporters in Lincoln who write things out of their heads.
A number of professors have felt a call to serve on the City school board. Four have already announced themselves as candidates while several more are thinking of shying a castor into the ring. Dr. Van der Vries says he is in hard luck for the present candidates have pledged to go in "cahoots" against any candidate who has not at least two children or does not occupy a stick in "Who is Who."
As it is now arranged the "Junior Prom" comes on the night when all our High School visitors will be in the city for the spring inter school track meet. The High School committee has found that the Thursday night preceding is open and as we will have a holiday on the Friday following there should be no objection to putting the "Prom" one night earlier. It would be unwise to
have such a formal social event as the "Junior Prom" on the night we should be entertaining our high school guests.
This seems to be the young men's inning in Kansas politics. University men were well to the fore in the Kansas Day banquet, and at the Democratic Club banquet the young crowd were in the lead. And again University men were "there." They started a gubernatorial boom, which, whatever comes of it, shows the way college men are going to get into things.
Shun Big Words.
Clyde Matson of the Topeka State Journal lectured to the 11:15 newspaper class upon the subject of the "Special Article." "Well begun is half done in a magazine article," said Mr. Matson. "People often cast aside an interesting story just because the first few lines lack in interest. We often read an article because the first paragraph captures us and leads us to want more.
"A newspaper of plain, bare facts fails to attract us. The elements of human interest injected into the story, such as conversation repartee, personal happenings, are what add color to a story and make it of interest.
"We should shun fine writing and big words in journalism. Ideas are what count. Use words that will not force your readers to run to the dictionary to find their meaning. Don't compel your readers to diagram your sentences before they can understand them. Refrain from long complex sentences.
"Do not become discouraged if you do not get your first few articles printed. Lincoln Steffens achieved literary fame by his first story and then was unable to get another article published for three years."
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Article by Professor Abbott.
The current number of the English Historical Review presents an article of thirty-five pages, the beginning of a series of articles on the Long Parliament of Charles II, by Professor W. C. Abbott, of the History department of the University of Kansas. The writer takes an entirely new position on the period of the Restoration. It involves a different estimate of Charles II's character and policy, and shows more clearly the continuity between the revolutions, giving a more adequate basis for explanation of the events of 1688. His point of view if established, will involve a reconstruction of historical opinion upon this important period, and must necessarily provoke wide discussion among students of English history.
The Fox club held an informal dance in the gymnasium Wednesday evening. About eighteen couples were present.
Misses Hazel Fassler and Helen Smith of Topeka visited at the Theta house Friday.
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Eureka Springs, Ark.—Open for the Seasou February 15, 1906.
Here spring is a thoroughly delightful season, with clear blue skies and the crisp air of the mountains tempered by warm sunshine. If you wish to avoid the snow and slush at home this spring, go to Eureka Springs. Booklets describing the hotel and the resort sent free on request.
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