UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914.
There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve ten times in his life. - Montaigne.
FIGHTING WITHOUT MUD
No mud slinging!
The election today is undoubtedly the most exciting contest for votes in the history of the University where no mud slinging "literature" has been distributed. It's a clean hard fight and by the time the Daily Kansan reaches its readers next year's Council officials will have been chosen.
EXTENDED EDUCATION
The winners and the losers can be depended upon to buckle down and make the Council the mouthpiece for the men students of K. U.-no matter what the result may be.
If the State of Kansas can spend money on farmers' short courses and state service work and individual instruction in a dozen different professions and businesses, there seems to be no reason why it cannot furnish the opportunity for Kansas merchants to get together once a year and glean a few helpful ideas from the experience of others.
The success of Merchants' Week shows that the new policy is popular with the tradesmen of Kansas. The innovation will undoubtedly be made a permanent policy at the University and it should be. Such methods of extending the University to the state are directly in line with the modern conception of the business of a state educational institution.
"INITIATING" FRESHMEN
The sophomore-freshman love feast will leave the best possible impression on the minds of the first year classmates. After a harmonious all-evening session with the high and mighty sophomores each member of the class of 1917 will feel that at last he is really and truly initiated into the undergraduate life of the University of Kansas.
The sophomores are to be congratulated on their excellent idea.
THE PINAFORE
The Pinafore to be presented May Day, under the auspices of the W. S. G. A., is a welcomed departure from the conventional May Fete idea which has been in vogue at the University for several years. Although folk-dancing by groups of University girls on wooden platforms erected on the campus, was quite picturesque, and the fraternity interludes, repeated year after year, were rather amusing; the need of a production combining music, dancing, and a well de fined plot, has been noticeable.
His Majesty's Ship "Pinafore," with is pleasing lyrics, its chorus of the gallant Sir Joseph's sisters, cousins, and aunts, and the Jolly Jack Tars, exactly answers this need.
WANTED. A COMMITTEE
Of making committees, like books,
there is no end, but one more would
be of great service.
A committee, empowered by the Athletic Board to enforce the rules governing the tennis courts would make it possible for all tennis players in the University to have access to the courts, instead of the few who by virtue of their proximity to the courts, or forehandedness in arriving there, now derive most of the benefits from tennis playing.
OXFORD CAPTAIN PARISES
PENNESYANIA'S SPIRIT.
When interviewed by newspaper reporters immediately before his departure for England yesterday. A. N. Jackson, whose race at the Relays is being discussed all over the world, said;
"The greatest thing that I have seen anywhere is the spirit shown by Pennsylvania. Out in that rain there were thousands of students, who shouted their heads off, and whenever a runner would pass their station would encourage him to greater efforts with their college cry.
"It was the closest and hardest race I was ever in. At the pace McCary set on the final stretch, I don't know if I could have gone five yards further."
"I am glad that we won and can go home with that feeling; but I am sorry for Captain McCurdy, who ran such a wonderful race, and for Pemmons who treated us so royally during on visit here."—The Pen-sylvanian.
There is no doubt but that Missouri students take less interest in debating than in athletics, but when it comes to going down to defeat in three contests in which the Missouri men were benten fairly, it doesn't. The trouble is that most students don't take enough interest in debate.
WINNING DEBATES.
The men who represented Missouri against Colorado, Texas and Kansas were good men, as good probably as the men who defeated them. The trouble was that they had not been forced by keen competition to get the very best out of themselves. More competition and practice, competition against a larger number of men, would have made those same debaters better win their debate. Perhaps in their battle win their debate. Perhaps in the keener competition some other good man might be developed and he would get a place on the team.
It is a real honor to be on the debating team of a large university, but at Missouri it could be made a greater honor by more men graduate. Let's plan to advantage the defeat next year—University Missouri.
ENDS AND ODDLETS
In the same year that Missouri is proclaimed victorious football team and every prospect for winning baseball and track teams, we lose to three smaller state universities in debate.
THE EMPHASIS IS OURS
Lincoln Steffens says that the I. W. W. has taught society to think. But that isn't saying much; so have professors.
It is said that there are fifty-nine languages in which one may say "I"
speak a language, and we must en exceedingly glad that we understand nothing but English.
"Sitting Tight at Vera Cruz."—Headline. So is Huerta at Mexico City.
Cleo Kidwell is on the staff of the Ottawa Campus. Probably writes the book.
BASEBALL AT STANFORD
"Here is one of the things that distinguishes a university from a prepschool: In one's high school days the teachers are instructors for the institution is to "rattle the pitcher" of the opposing ball team, and to call the attention of the world to the peculiarities and physical shortcomings of the rival players. At Stanford we bleacherites have realized that the finest thing we can do for the name and fame of the university is to cheer our own team and at times to cheer our own team as gentlemen should treat gentlemen. This is the sort of thing that makes the Stanford campus a place where athletes like to play."—From Daily Palo Alto.
BASEBALL AT STANFORD
WITH K. U. POETS
Majestie in thy glory and thy might,
the tempest in thy skies and the fierce
the tempest in thy thunder "mind the fierce
NIAGRA
by William L. Burdick, Professor of Law
The surge of billows beating on the shore, Wild crane of landslide from the mountain
All gilt to thee in power grand, sublime,
Yet with thy grandeur beauty is arrayed.
Through richest tints of heaven, dawns
bright gold.
The sunset's crimson gleams, fair Luna's
OUR DAILY QUIZ
Use honor system and grade yourself
ELECTIONS
**sweet**
The misstyme misty foam and living green
With never-dying rainbows for the crown
Thy voice in ceaseless monotone divine
Chants the paean of vast Infinity.
A. —A whirling vortex of feverish excitement, a catalysis of nature, an upheaval of the foundations of the University.
Q. —What is a student election?
Q. —What is its purpose?
A—To give future statesmen a chance to practice their wiles; to keep things from getting too dull; to make copy for the Daily Kansan; sometimes to elect somebody to something.
Q—How can it be distinguisher from any of these?
A—Like a fire, a riot, a bargain sale, a merger, or some simple affair.
Q. —What is an election like?
A. —To disseminate misinformation about the candidates, and to decorate the campus with unornamental handbills.
A—Chiefly by the presence of insistent persons distributing so-called literature to the innocent bystanders.
Q. —What is the purpose of this literature?
A.—to get his name in the Jay-
bawker.
Q. Why does anybody run for office?
Q. Then where is the profit in be ing in politics?
Q—Doesn't he get anything else out of it?
A hard work and kicks if he's
acclaimed the helper of his loving friends
if he is an.
Q—But if there’s nothing in it, why is it kept up?
A. —Oh, its good practice for future
practices, and sometimes profitable
for them.
Q—You don't mean to say that votes are ever bought?
A. —Certainly not, but there's no law against a candidate's buying Heresyhs for his friends and taking them to the polls in rented cars.
Q. —What is the hottest election of the year?
how year?
A—Officers of the W. S. G. A.
Q—The least exciting?
A—Members of Phi Beta Kappa.
Q—Noisiest?
A—Cheer leader.
Q—Most important?
A—Football captain.
Q—Least important?
A—Depends on what office you were defeated for.
ATHLETES GOOD STUDENTS
Cornell athletes are not inferior in scholarship to the average student, according to statistics prepared by the registrar, D. F. Hoy, and recently used by President Schurman in an address.
The average of men taking part in varsity athletics was found to be 71.5 per cent. All figures were for the first term of 1913-14, except for spring sports, in which last spring's figures were taken.
The varsity crew men make the best showing in the table, with an average of 75.3 per cent. In case of the sports which are lower, it is usually the averages of one or two poor students which bring down the total, rather than a general low average of scholarship.
Sport Ave.
Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.26
Crew, varsity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.30
Crew, freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.68
Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.47
Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.89
Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.10
Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.50
Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.30
Association football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.50
Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.30
The table follows:
In order to determine to what extent athletics interfere with studies at Cornell university in comparison with three other large universities, the number of games played away from home was compared. It was found that Cornell played no more than the usual percentage out of town.-University of Washington Daily.
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