UNIVERSITY KANSAN Entered at Post Office, Lawrence, Kansas, as second-class matter. Published every Friday morning by the UNIVER SITY KANSAN Company M. McKINNON, President. E. W. CALDWELL, Vice President. W. A. SNOW, Secretary, H. S. HADLEY Treasurer, EDITORIAL STAFF. H. F. ROBERTS, Editor-in-Chief. LOCAL EDITOR. D. B. DROWN. ASSOCIATE EDITORS: R. R. Whitman, E. F. Robins OL. Maude S. ringer, Kevin Scott, Dwight R. Putter, Helen Simpson, D. E. Sabbitt, W. S. Smith, BURESF'S MANAGERS: C. A. Peabody, Paul Merrill. UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY Societies SCIENCE CLUB Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, E. E. Slosson; Vice President E. C. Case; Secretary, A. A. Barber; Treasurer, Rud Liddekke; Librarian, Prof Marvin; Reporter, W. S. Smith. SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. Meets in Room 14, University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6 p. m. Director, Prof. J. H. Canfield; Vice Director, Prof. F. W. Blackmar. PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB. Meets in Room No. 20 University building, every other Friday at 8 p.m. President, Miss Anna McKinnon; Secretary, Dr.Wilcox; Treasurer, Jus D. Bowersock. DER DEUTSCHE VEREN. Meets at the residence of Prof. Carruth every other Thursday at 8 p. m. President, Miss. Gertrude Crotty; Secretary, Miss Anna McKinnon; Treasurer, Miss Effie Scott. KENT CLUB. Meets in Room 4 University building, President, James L. Wallace; Vice President, Porter Administer: Secretary, Wm. A. Foster; Treasurer, Samuel Feller; Sergent-at-Arms, A. L. Getty;s; Executive Committee, James Nichols, Albert Caughey. Admits Law students only. MUSIC CLUB. Meets on second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in Room 30, (Music Room), University building, at o'clock p., President, Bureau of Presidency, Miss Margie Brown; Secretary and Treasurer, Adolph Krehbiel. PHARMACUEUTICAL SOCIETY. Meets every other Friday at 8 p.m. President, V. T. Boa; Vice President, W. S. Amos; Secretary, Miss Laura Grabe; Librarian, J. Simmons; Treasurer, Ed. Youngbery; Executive Committee, J. W. Kennerly; P. Muller; Corresponding Secretary, J. G. Peckham; Correspondent, H. A. Adams Admits Pharmacy students only. THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB Organized January 31, 1890. Meets in University Club Hall University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock President, Howard A. Peats; Vice President, I. H. Morse; Secretary, J. E. Baker, Assistant Secretary, C. H. Sears; Treasurer, H. F. Roberts; Executive Committee; H. F. Roberts, R. R. Whitman and R. D. Brown. Admits all students in the collegiate department. ADAPLHEC LITERARY SOCIETY Organized Nov. 1, 1889. Meets in Adelphine Hall, University building, south wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. President, C. P. Chapman; Vice President, C. S. Griffin; Secretary, E. P. Fisher; Treasurer, H. R. Linville; Critic, G. O. Virtue. Admits all non-fragrency students in the collegiate department. Fraternities. BETA THETAP. Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House Block. PHI KAPPA Psl. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House Block. PHI GAMMA DELTA. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block. PHI DELTA THETA. Meets every Satur day evening in A. O. U. W. Hall. SIGMA CHI Meets every Saturday evening on the 4th floor east. of Opera House Block. SIGMA NU. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block. Pt BETA PHI. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members. KAPPA ALPHA THETA Meets every Sat urday afternoon at the homes of members. KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members. Miscellaneous. ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STUDENTS OF KANSA'S STATE UNIVERSITY. President, Jus D. Bowersock; Vice President, W. W. Brown; Secretary, W. D. Ross; Treasurer, W. E. Rowter; Executive Committee, M. E. Hickey, C. H. Sears, W. E. Curry; Committee on nonfraternity shares, C. S. Hall, E. C. Hickey, D. R. Krebblich. UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—President, W. H. Carruth; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, S. Snow; Invitational Association, Ball Association and Foot Ball Association. CAMERA CLUB meets once per month. President, E. H. S. Bailey; Secretary, E. E. Slosson. TELEGRAPH CLUB. President, Prof. L. I. Blake; Secretary and Treasurer, W. S. Franklin. Y. M. C. A. Meets in University building, Room 11 every Friday at 7:30, p. m. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary, C. P. Chapman. Y. W C. A. Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30, p.m. President, Miss Emma Dunn; Secretary, Miss Laura Lockwood. University Journals. THE UNIVERSITY REVIEW. Editor in Chief, H.F.M. Bent. Published monthly by THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY. UNIVERSITY KANSAN. Editor-in-Chief H F. Roberts. Published every Friday morning by the UNIVERSITY KANSAN COMPANY. THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY COURIER. Editor-in-Chief, Walter J. Sears. Published every Friday morning by THE COURIER COMPANY. THE Washburn Argo comes out this week and boils over with wrath at our editorial on Naylor's oration. The shoe seems to fit, Mr. Argo. The University Review for this month is a splendid number, and does great credit to its enterprising and able editor. Two of the orations presented at the local contest are given. Glen Miller has an interesting chat about Germany and German ways. The "Month" department is excelent. Mr. Bear is making a good record this year on the Review. PROF. SNOW has secured several specimens of meteorites from Kiowa county lately. He obtained first a specimen weighing 101 pounds, and has now found two others weighing 60 and 70 pounds. Washburn college secured by far the largest and is to be congratulated. The meteorites are composed of malleable iron and nickel, and have rough hard surface. Imagine chunks of iron weighing hundreds of pounds flying red hot through the air, and then be thankful that these big meteors landed out in Kiowa county where there are fewer people to hit than there would be if they should chance to fall in Douglas. Speaking of a natural history topic reminds us of the work Prof. Dyche is doing over in the museum. He is busily engaged in building his artificial crags on which he is going to perch his eight mountain goats. The structure is a large one located in the upper museum, and is going to be another trumph of Prof. Dyche's fertile genius. "It is an experiment, he says, but I am going to make it work." It is in truth rapidly assuming the appearance of a ledge of natural rock, and we believe the work will be a very admirable one when finished, and will add much to the attractions of the museum. It is a good deal for a University to have men who are willing to work for it, and it is a good deal more for a University to have men who know how to work. Prof. Dyche is both. Mr. B. W. Woodward read a very interesting paper before the Seminary last Friday afternoon on "The Genesis of the Republican Party." He traced the growth of the sentiments and the operation of causes that brought about the dissolution of the old parties in the North and the amalgamation of the unionist and anti slavery elements into the Republican party. His sketch was able, exhaustive, and was enlivened by personal reminiscences. The subject was treated from the historical standpoint, and was in no wise a party speech. Yet when we see represented to, us just the causes and conditions surrounding the party's early growth, it makes the average young man (in Kansas) feel as though there was a higher and more noble purpose permeating the early councils and movements of the great Republican party than any other living party organization can boast of. Mr. Woodward held a large audience interested to the end, and he deserves the thanks of the University people for his valuable paper. We notice in many of our weekly exchanges a curious commingling of literary and news matter. In our opinion when there is more than one paper in a college, one should be devoted to literary productions, and the others to the presentation of college news. The effect of mixing up short stories, contributions, editorials and local matter all within the limits of a weekly sheet is not commendable. It makes the paper go halting as it were, not having enough literary material to raise the standard sf the paper, and not containing enough news to make it interesting. In our opinion the average college weekly should confine itself to the publication of current events in its own and other institutions, with editorial comments on topics of current interest among students, not attempting any literary pretensions whatever. By this we do not mean that material found in a college weekly should not possess literary merit. This is necessary of course to maintain the paper at a high standard. What we protest against is the vain attempt of some college weeklies to combine the qualities of a literary monthly with those of a college newspaper. A PETITION was circulated Wed- desday among the students for signatures, requesting that the taculty change the date of holding the spring vacation from April 10th to April 3rd. The custom is each spring to give a vacation beginning Arbor Day and lasting until the following Tuesday. There is no particular idea in giving a vacation on Arbor Day to college students, as the students do not go home to plant trees anyway. But we do need a short inter-mission during the long term, and at the close of the first half term is a very convenient point for such an intermission. If the petition is accepted by the faculty, the vacation will be placed immediately after the half term. There will thus not be such an interruption of studies as would exist if the intermission is delayed until April 10. Another argument brought forward in the petition is that those students who wish to spend Easter at home can do so. We do not regard this as a valid argument, as a state institution is not expected to observe a strictly church holiday. The petition however is a good one and we hope it will be adopted. READING ROOM AND LIBRARY. If you want to get a good clear idea of the contents and value of the best books as they come out, we would advise you to read the Literary News. It is interesting and gives good criticisms. An article in the March on "Idle Reading" is good. After somewhat the same style is The Publishers Weekly, which is particularly valuable to those who are buying books. Many interesting points can also be found in the reading matter contained. The Writer is a little magazine found in our reading room, which we do not believe is very much read by students. It contains many exceedingly interesting articles. The Writer is contributed to the library by Prof. Carruth. The Andover Review, despite its dismal blue cover, contains much that will interest students. In the March numder is a good article in sociology on the "Problem of Pauperism." "The Political Rights of Negroes" is discussed in the editorial department. In the book reviews also will be found much interesting matter. The New Review, contributed to the reading room by Prof. Dunlap, is a magazine which mingles articles on literature politics and sociology, together with an occasional novel, within the limits of its pages. It is a handsome magazine, well printed, and has met with decided success, although only in its second volume. The January number contains many interesting articles, among which is "Trades Unionism for Women" by Lady Dilke, which some of our students of political economy may find it worth while to read. The Political Science Quarterly for March contains an article on "Alexander Hamilton," which comes in very well for the Junior class in American History, which is just now studying that part of United States History in which Hamilton played such an important part. In the same issue is found a very interesting article on "Citizenship of United States." If you want thorough and interesting criticisms and reviews of recent works on topics in Political Science and History, the department of Reviews in the Political Science Quarterly will be found to be the best. LITTLE GIANT. SAFETY BICYCLE The best and cheapest Bicycle made in this country. Examinations of machines invited. Bicycle changed for ladies in 10 or 15 seconds. Price $35. RAYMOND'S DRUG STORE. SPRING! YES—Spring is here—with all its many joys, and not least of these may be counted the privilage of sending a greeting to friends in the shape of an Easter card or Booklet. We have them—all kinds, all prices, from the 5c kind to the most expensive. Come, soon and get choice. LAWN TENNIS GOODS. Wright & Ditson's; new stock April 5th. Several new styles of Racquets. We are sole agents in this city. FIELD & HARGIS Buy the Best. THE "MONARCH" SHIRT. W. BROMELSICK Sole Agent. Bread! Bread! Why do those students look so happy and contented? Because they eat that superior quality of Bread made by R. J. SPIEI Z. MASSACHUSETTS STREET. EAC0135 18hrs & TOOH 46hrs 8D 36 hours 56 min.