Alex E. Protsch, Fashionable Merchant Tailor. 917 Mass. St., first door north of McIntire's, Lawrence, Kan.
UNIVERSITY KANSAN
Published every Friday morning by the UNIVE
FIFTY KANSAN Company
R D. BROWN, Prest.  W. A. SNOW, Secy.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
J. FRANK CRAGI, Editor-in-Chief.
LOCAL EDITOR.
H F. Roberts.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Albert Fullerton.  Emmus Bartell,
W J. Bouwer.  In Tazgart,
Elle J. Scafi.  For Keilung,
Herbert Hadley.  Carrie Sackett.
BUSINESS MANAGER4:
Harold Barnes.  W H. Riddlo.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
BETA THETA Pt meets every Saturday evening on fourth floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA PSI meets every Saturday evening on third floor of Opera House block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA meets every Saturday evening in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THEta meets every Saturday evening on the second floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA CUI meets every Saturday evening on the fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
SIGMA Nu meets every Saturday evening in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
P1 BETA PIIH 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.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. Manager, Abe Levy; Captain of Nine, John Davis.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB meets in room No. 30 every other Friday at 8 p. m.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION — President, F. E Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A Snow.
SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. P. A. Williamson, President; Rob't. Rutledge, Secretary.
OROPHILIAN LITTERARY SOCIETY meets Friday at 8 p. m.
SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, every other Friday at 8 p. m.
Foot BALL Association meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas, Wright, Secretary; Shields and Wixon, Captains.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month.
E. H. S. Bailey, President, E. E. Slosson,
Secretary.
Y. M. C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, room 11. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary, C. P. Chapman.
Y. W. C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, third floor University President, Emma Dunn; Secretary, Laura Lockwood.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION of the students of K. S. U., L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary; Executive Committee: E. M. Munford, Chas. Voorhis, Fred Lidcke.
We are greatly indebted to Jus D. Bowersock for taking charge of the KANSAN this week
We received a communication this week signed "Discipulus," but as no name accompanied it we can not publish it. All contributions must be accompanied by the name of the sender or they will not be published.
We learn from an exchange that the over-exertion caused by climbing the hill is thought to encourage that terrible affliction, consumption. All the causes that may lead to this disease are unknown to us, but better authority than the editor of a college paper would be needed to convince us that the walk
up the hill was not so far from beinjurious as to be decidedly beneficial. Walking is one of the most healthful exercises, and we have no doubt that the hill, especially in the almost total absence of other exercise, is one of the best preventives of disease possible in connection with University life. Exercise in general, and that of the lungs in particular, is recommended in the case of consumption, and until authority is produced we shall believe in the healthful and beneficial situation of our University.
A GENTLEMAN from the East was heard to remark not long ago, that he had noticed in the West a great lack of culture among the students. We were inclined to speak for "our West" until a student came up and said, "Have the chapel exercises began yet." Of course, after this, all arguments were useless and we were forced to accede partly to the gentleman's claim. This set the wheels of thought in motion, and listening we found that such mistakes were of not at all uncommon occurrence. You may say that it is carelessness, and not ignorance, and we will certainly agree with you. But that is no excuse. Be it carelessness or ignorance the result is unchanged, and will, as a general rule, be attributed to the latter. It makes little difference how wisely you may talk on a subject, if your English is not pure, you will find it next to impossible to make any impression on your hearers. You may wait until experience has taught you this, when it may be too late to profit thereby, or you may learn by what you have seen and heard, and rectify it at the proper time, while at school. We are certain that in most cases it is carelessness, and needs only a little attention and care to be removed.
ACCORDING to the Hesperian, the Frats and Barbs at Nebraska University have been having a little fight over their college paper. Up to this time they have been working in unison, but now the Frats have withdrawn their support and left the Barbs in control. These latter seem exultant over what they are pleased to term their victory, saying that the former gave but little support before, which can easily be replaced. They also threaten to make some exposures, most unpleasant to the Frats. We have not heerd from the other side as yet, and shall watch developments with interest. Without judging of the merits in this case, we would say that it is unfortunate that college life should be marred with these fights. The Hesperian would probably call our attention to the state of things at K. S. U., and the point would be well made. Our University is no freerer than other colleges of these misunderstandings, and it is not to our credit. One other thought presents itself. If the money and time expended on these fights were devoted to—well, the same old subject, just now alive again in the students' minds, college athletics, there would be such a boom in the sporting field of K. S. U. as has not been experienced since the old gymnasium was in full blast.
"'Tis true, 'tis pity, and pity 'tis, 'tis true."
THE NATIONAL FLOWER.
Mrs. Frank Leslie, in a communication to the Kansas City Journal, discusses at some length the question of national floral emblems. Toward the end Mrs. Leslie says: "Now, as regards the United States, it is certainly strange that while England has its rose, Ireland its shamrock, Scotland its thistle, France its lily and Sweden its yellow roses and corn flowers, we have not adopted before this some of our very beautiful flowering trees or plants as our national emblem." So far it seems that national spirit has displayed itself only in regard to the flag of the United States. We have in piring songs of our flag, but we can not yet sing of our country as the Irish do of theirs:
"'Tis the land where the shamrock grows'
Of late some enthusiasm has been shown on the matter of a national flower, but the land seems too large or sectional feeling too intense for a suitable one to be selected. Mrs. Leslie's opinion will find an echo in the heart of every Kansas, for she supports the claims of the sun-flower for the honor. These claims are stated by her as follows: "Surely no more distinctive, no more representative an emblem could well be found anywhere than this flower of the great grassy plains and rolling uplands. The dwarf sun-flower recalls the soil wherein it grew; its very habitat characterizes the country we live in, where we were born, and where we hope to be laid at rest."
AN EDITOR'S REVERIE.
JUST now, when the chilly blasts from the North driveth the verdant base-ballists to shelter, when the beardless Freshie seeketh for luere with which to redeem his moth-eaten chinchilla, and even the worthy compositor of the KANSAN raiseth his voice for "copy" as he smiteth his shoulders with his frost-bitten hands, an idea, a poor unclothed idea, a near relation to the well-roasted chestnut, knocketh loud at the weary brain of the KANSAN scribe. Right gladly was it admitted, and behold, it stood forth as a shining light.
"Who art thou?" asked the editor, "for theu art indeed a stranger to me."
"I am the spirit of inter-fraternity friendship," responded the voice of the idea. "For years have I remained a stranger on the summit of you Mount Oread, driven away by the petty bickerings and jealousies of those who are pleased to term themselves brothers. I have returned; and I find now nine orders, instead of three. I find each man true to his fraternity, but striving against his fellow-student. I have returned; and I
find the same scenes of harmony in the fraternity halls, but the same plots, deep-laid or simple, against some other order. I have returned; and I find the same exultant flush of pleasure and victory on the faces of some, as bits of colored ribbon appear upon the breast of a newcomer, but I see again the scowl of ill-will and the frown of disappointment upon the features of others. I have returned; and I see the same strife for excellence in some, but now that the number of your orders have multiplied, how much greater is the evidence of neglect of classes, waste of opportunities and inattention to duties during what you call your 'rashing season.' I have returned; and I find that while in my day the fraternity waited for the man to display true worthiness, today he is initiated without even an introduction to all of those who are to become his brothers.
"Brothers, did I say? Bah: What mockery, what sham, what insincerity, there is in the very name, to-day. I doubt not thou art a fraternity man. Nay, I see the badge upon thy breast. Thy ritual says that thou shalt love, cherish and protect thy brother. But it does not says that it is indispensible that thy brothers alone shall receive all college honors. It does not say that in the legitimate strife for supremacy thou shalt gain the ennity of thy fellow-student in order to place thy brother in power. Thy fraternity, and the others, have yet to learn meekness; that real honors come not through forcing; that no man will look upon a fraternity as best because of the number of its members, but because of the nobility of their characters and purity of their lives. If thy fraternity say to you, "Be true to thy brother, and means not 'be true to thy fellow-student,' then thy fraternity is unworthy of its name. I am gone. Remember what I have said. When I hear no more of discordant wrangling, when I see fraternity standing with fraternity as member with member when in thy organizations I see honor bestowed where honor is due, I will return again."
And the spirit departed; but the light still shone upon the editor's mind, and he thought that it might be well to have the spirit of interfraternity friendship with us again. Don't you?
Students, when your sole grows thin and your heel runs down, Pat Graham is the man you want to see.
NEWEST STYLES
LADIES!!
Soft and Stiff Hats at BROMELSICK'S.
The Greatest Attraction of this Week is the Millinery Opening at Mrs. Gardner's on Friday and Saturday, Oct.25 and 25,
To which the Ladies are invited to come and see the new styles.
GOTO GROSS & BARKER For a First-Class Shave. 344 Massachusetts Street.
The Students Tailor,
DAVIES.
Will make you a Suit cheap and Guarantee Satisfaction. 923 Mass, Street. Over Straffon & Zimmermann.
ELDRIDGE HOUSE BARBER SHOP. GREGG & JOHNSON
Special attention paid to Students.
Hot and Cold Baths at all Times.
Proprietors.
AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE 821 - Massachusetts - Street LAWRENCE, KANSAS. Power & Skofstad.
Bread! B.ead!
Why do those students look so happy and contented?
Because they eat that superior quality of Bread made by
R. J. SPIETZ MASSACHUSETTS STREET.
AT
Mettner's Portrait Studio 719 Massachusetts St.
Students are invited to have their work done, which he guarantees to be only A No.1, but please do not expect
CUT PRICES.
SPEAKING of MEAT
If you want nice,clean,fresh Meat go to
CHAS. HESS.
937 Mass. Street He makes best prices and treats you fairly.
Drop in at Hume's 829 Mass. Street for your Fine Shoes and Slippers.
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