THE KANSAN
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
Published every Wednesday and Saturday night of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906
Professor Carruth paved the way for a revolution of one branch of University enterprise when he advocated a decent share of the projected assessment for the benefit of the band. The wonder is that someone with influence has not done something of the kind long ago. The band is having, and for years has had a harder struggle and less support than any other organization in the institution. They have furnished their own instruments, bought their own music, if they got any, done without uniforms, and in spite of all, kept up their organization in the face of actual discouragement from the faculty attitude. Sometimes they have been admitted to athletic contests, and almost as frequently they have not. Still they have held together and have never failed to do their duty to the institution when they got a chance.
Other schools support their bands and make them as important as any other organization. At the State Agricultural College the State furnishes uniforms, instruments, music and instruction, and they have a band that is a credit to the school. A band is as valuable to a school as a good athletic team is in its way. Let's recognize the worth of it and work for Professor Carruth's suggestion: Give the band a share of our support, and advocate the proposition to get an instructor for them.
The general assessment plan in its present form involves the change of management of debates from the literary societies to a general council elected by all the students. It is practically this plan which the societies refused to accept last fall, when Chancellor Strong offered to assume financial responsibility for the debates. There are two things involved which should make the societies see the need of the change. One is the fact that this year there are several men in the University who are not on the debating teams because of the society restriction. They are good men but do not
feel like keeping up those organizations. The other reason is that the societies do not afford sufficient support for the debates. Nothing but the Baker debate can prevent a deficit of at least a hundred dollars this year. A general council necessitates general liability for the debt which under the present system the societies are bound to meet. Put the debates on a general basis.
The sophomore class is showing decidedly bad spirit by giving their class party on the same date as the In-door Track Meet at Kansas City. It is not fair to either event to allow such conflicts to exist, and if it comes to a question of relative importance to the University, the class should yield. It is not too late to arrange the matter so that neither party will suffer, but the only way is for the sophomores to yield. A University event is of vastly more importance than a class party.
A story is going around to the effect that a member of the football team is holding up a treat which the team is entitled to. The story has it that W.R. Stubbs gave him fifteen dollars last fall with instructions to treat the team with his, Stubbs',compliments. The treat has not been forthcoming and the boys insist that it is bad form to hocdoo them in such a manner. The question is, who has the biggest kick coming, the football team or Mr. Stubbs.
Freshmen are often quite witty, though they sometimes outgrow it—or become sophomores. A two-weeks old freshman was heard to say in speaking of the prevalence of nicknames: "Well I don't care what they call me, just so they do it in time for breakfast."
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UNIVERSITY CALENDAR.
Sunday, March 11:
Professor Joseph Hill will talk at Christian Church.
Tuesday, March 13:
Professor Cady will speak in chapel.
Wednesday, March 14:
Y. W. C. A. Senior meeting.
Thursday, March 15
Regents will meet.
Friday, March 16:
Professor Tozzer will speak in chapel.
Professor Tozzer will lecture.
Kansas-Missouri Indoor Meet.
Quill Cluo Elects Members.
Five new members were elected to the Quill Club at the regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. They are: Misses Taylor, Shane and Marshall, and Messrs, Gift and R.O.Douglas. The publication of the Quill, the annual publication of the club was discussed, and steps taken toward the general collection of the material. It will be fully discussed at the next meeting.
It is interesting to see how many visiting alumni voice this sentiment when they come back to the University:
"Here's to love and unity
Dark corners an 1 opportunity."
Strange how many of them do it isn't it? Here's wondering if the State Board of Education abolished the text they used.
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The Kansan would like to get an expression from the students on the question of a general assessment. The students are the ones who have to adopt or reject it in the end, and we should like to hear from them. If you have anything to suggest, hand it in. That's one thing the Kansan is for.
Elections to membership in Phi Beta Kappa at California last week included eleven seniors, five juniors, one faculty member and one alumnus. This is the first year that Juniors have been chosen to membership.
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