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
FITY KANSAN Company
R D. Brown, Prest.  W. A. Snow, Sec'y.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
J. FRANK CRAIG, Editor-in-Chief.
LOCAL EDITOR.
H.F. Roberts.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Albert Fullerton,  Emma Bartell,
W E. Roster,  Inz z Taggart,
Ellen J. Scott,  Kevin H. Keilogg,
Herbert Bailey,  Carrie Sackett.
BUSINESS MANAGERS:
Harold Barnes,  W. H. Riddle.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
BETA THETA PI 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 Chi 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.
Pi BETA Phi meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA meets every Sat urday afternoon at the homes of members.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. - Manager, Abe Levy; Captain of Nine, John Davis.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION - President, F. E Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Snow.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB meets in room No. 30 every other Friday at 8 p. m.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY meets Friday at 8 p. m.
SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, every other Friday at 8 p. m.
SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 5 p.m. P. A. Williamson, President; Rob't. Rutledge, Secretary.
FOOT BALL ASSOCIATION meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas, Wright, Secretary; Shields and Wixon, Captains.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY meets every Friday at 8 p. m. d. H. Spencer, President; Miss Corbin, Secretary.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month. E.H.S.Bailley, 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 Lock wood.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION of the students of K. S. U. L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary; Executive Committee: E. M. Munford, Chas Voorish, Fred Lideke.
The Hesperian laments the scarcity of girls in the Nebraska State University. This again reminds K. S. U. boys how many blessings they have to be thankful for.
ANYONE noticing a mistake in the University Directory as published in the KANSAN will confer a favor by mentioning it to us as it is desired to make this a correct report of the University associations.
EXCHANGES from all sections of the country report an unusually large attendance this year. Of course this can be attributed to the good crops, but probably the increasing desire for an education has more to do with it as anything else.
THE SCIENCE CLUB RECEPTION.
For some weeks past a member of the Science Club could be recognized by the permanent smile on his face, a smile which broadened to an alarming extent whenever anyone said anything about "going out to Uclee Joe's." This week the smile still remains, but it is one of recollection instead of anticipation. As the boys were too excited on Friday night to hold a regular meeting the program was postponed for two weeks and on Saturday afternoon the club which with a few lady friends numbered over fifty went to the residence Mr. Joseph Savage a mile and a half from town. Mr. Savage was waiting under the trees to shake hands with his old friends and make the acquaintance of the new men. Beside him were long tables loaded with big watermelons, ripe apples and several jugs of cider, one of which was sweet, and in the distance the continuous rumble of the cider mill could be heard. Evidently Mr. Savage knew the Science Club boys.
At 3:30 the president took his seat on a heap of fodder and called upon the members to give their vacation adventures. Prof. Bailey reported on the Toronto meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science. Prof. Marvin gave his experiences in Lawrence cellars. Mr. Caldwell related the adventures of Prof. Blake and Prof. Blake explained how Caldwell spent his vacation. After most of the members had given a satisfactory account of themselves the club were in such good humor that they allowed the amateur photographers of the party to practise on them. Then the club adjourned to the house where Mrs. Savage awaited them with an excellent supper of which the scientists showed their appreciation in the most emphatic way.
MORALS OF K. S. U.
The Nation of a recent date contained an article discussing the influence, moral and otherwise, of American Colleges. The writer seemed to labor under the impression that the influence was bad because students of good character were apt to be thrown in with students of bad character just at the age when most harm can be done.
However true this may be in most colleges it is certainly not the case in the University. No one need be afraid of sending a boy or girl here, because the influence is feared. It is true the University, as every school, has some students whose influence is to be feared, but on the other hand, it has a class of as upright and honorable students as can be found anywhere. The student who is looking for good associates can always have them, and need have no intercourse with those he does not desire.
The students here, may be said to be divided into two divisions, those who come here for work and those who do not. The latter class of course is the one that every student
having any regard for himself should avoid and generally does. Where there are so many students, one can always find associates to his liking, and dooes not have to take any that may be thrust on him. Of course if a student is naturally depraved, he is going to choose persons of a like character for his companions, and often he leaves the University much the worse for its influence. It is this latter class of students that has prejudiced many people of the state against the University and caused them to send their children to inferior colleges. If anyone will consider the matter carefully and look at all of the old students of the University, it will be found that a student who is disposed to proper actions always comes out of the University broadened, and more honorable and manly than when he entered.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB.
At the meeting last Friday night the following officers were elected: President, Miss Anna L. McKinnon; Secretary, Prof. A. M. Wilcox; Treasurer, Mr. J. D. Bower-sock.
Miss Manley spoke of the studies of Bugge in the Norse Mythology of the Eddas, the third and final volume of which has lately appeared. Bugge admits a basis of common Teutonic tradition for the Norse Sagas, but attempts to prove that their present form is due to the influence of Christian or antique conceptions. The third volume deals especially with the Sagas of Odin on the gallows and the World-ashtree. In Odin hanging on the gallows, "in the wild wind, pierced by the spear, Odin sacrificed to Odin, and giving a loud cry," it is not difficult to recognize the crucified Christ. The characteristics of the World-ash too may be paralleled almost trait for trait indescriptions of Christ's cross written in lands free from Germanice influences.
Prof. Wilcox spoke of the Stoa of Eumenes at Athens. Koehler in 1877 maintained that it was behind the theater, and he has been generally followed. But Doerpfeld now shows that it ran from the theater to the Odeam by three arguments; first, the material and structure of the stoa behind the theater prove it to have been erected in the time of Lycurgus; second, the material and structure of the stoa running from the theater to the Odeum prove that it was built not by Herodes Atticus, but in Hellenistic times; third, the description of Vitruvius properly read, without any changes in 'the manuscripts, makes the stoa of Eumenes not behind the theater; but to the west of it.
Prof. Canfield spoke of a new work of Wm. Morris on the House of the Wolfings, wherein there is a combination of verse and prose, suggesting to a reviewer of the books in the Athenaeum whether accent and rhyme are really necessary to poetry.
Prof. Wilcox read two communications from the Archaeological Institute in regard to the excavation of
Delphi by Americans, and the club appointed a committee to draft resolutions of approval and interest in the work, and to receive contributions for the purpose.
MANY inquiries have been made as to the reliability of the statement last week that a new girl's Fraternity is endeavoring to enter the University. The statement is true in every particular. The name of the Fraternity is the Delta Delta Delta, commonly known as the Tri-Delta Fraternity. Believing the Fraternity field in the University to be filled, already, the KANSAN can not endorse any new chapter that may enter, nor can the endorsement of the students as a body be expected, but nevertheless, it is quite probable that before a long time there will be another ladies' Fraternity in the University, as the Tri-Delta is a new Fraternity, and will be satisfied with an opening that would be rejected by a better established Fraternity.
FROM the beginning the KANSAN has been the advocate of the athletic associations of the University and will continue to use its influence to advance their interests in every way possible. The University Ball proposed by the Kansan last week has met with such hearty endorsement that arrangements have been made to give such a ball and the date set for November 25. Fraser's Hall has been procured and everything arranged. The tickets will be sold only to University student and those who have been identified in University affairs.
The Regents have met and adjourned again without the election of a Chancellor. Most people think now that no Chancellor will be elected until next spring, when the Regents will be able to offer more inducements and then get a better man than could be obtained at present. The management by Mr. Spangler was officially endorsed and he was continued as Acting-Chancellor.
THE KANSAN has been sent to many old students because it is thought that they might wish to become subscribers. Those wishing to have it continued should notify the Business Managers at once as there will be no papers sent to persons after November 1st who do not request it sent. The subscription price is only 50 cents a year and it publishes all of the University news.
Too much cannot be said of the benefits to be derived from the drill of a literary society. The new students who have not already done so should connect themselves with one of the literary societies at once. The practice they get on the floor of a good society is invaluable and all who fail to get this drill will seriously regret it after they get out of school.
Atheletic and Base Ball goods a Smith's News Depot.
QUITE a little excitement has been caused in the University the past week,by the application by a party of Baker students to several of the K. S.U. Fraternities for a charter. It is not known what success they met with from the different chapters here, but from the first one to which they applied they received an unfavorable reply.
EVERY student who has not already done so should subscribe for a ticket for the Lecture course at once. Such a chance to hear a number of good lectures for so little does not occur often and no student should miss the opportunity. It will always be a source of regret to any student that misses these lectures.
HON. SETH L. Low has been elected president of Columbia. He is a graduate of the institution, being a member of the class of 1870, and his appointment receives the hearty endorsement of the friends and students of the University.
A RECENT graduate in Naturqu History, W. H. Brown, has been appointed "Naturalist in charge" of the expedition to S. Africa. He goes with the Eclipse Expedition; but has charge of all Natural History collections, etc., He intended to sail on the U. S. war ship Pensecola on the 7th, of this month.
We are very sorry that "Bess" has been unable to write an article in time for publication this week. We received one from her this week but too late for publication.
COLLEGE ENDOWNMENTS.
The American churches and churen members are exceedingly liberal in the support of higher educational institutions. The following table shows the increase of endowments during the past year to American colleges, nearly all of which are denominational: Allegheny College, $10,000; Bates College, $75,000; Boston University, $100,000; Bowdin College, $20,000; Brown University, $187,000; Bucknell University, $25,000; Centennary College $25,000; Colby University, $15,000; Cornell College, $10,000; Cornell University, $265,-000; Georgetown College, Ky., $50,000; Hamilton College, $30,000; Haverford College, $15,000; Heidelberg College, $28,000; Hillsdale College, $17,000; Johns Hopkins University, $100,000; Knox College, $25,000; Lake Forest University, $500,000; Madison University, $100,000; Midlebury College, $50,000; Mount Union College, $10,000; Northwestern University, $25,000; Oberlin College, $45,000; Pennsylvania College, 18,000; Princeton College, $225,000; Rutgers College, $90,000; Smith College, $12,000; St. Lawrence University, $50,000; Syracuse University, $365,000; Swarthmore University, $25,000; Tuft s. $135,000; University of the City of New York, $50,000; Vassar, $222,000; Vermont University, $30,000; Wells College, $30,000; Wellesley College, $36,000; Wesleyan College, $60,000; Western Reserve University, $113,000; Williams College, $152,000; Wofford College, $10,000; Yale, $275,000. Total for the forty-two colleges, $3,675,000. Another table shows that seventy-five institutions have added during the year to their libraries over 100,000 volumes. The total number of volumes in the libraries of 131 institutions is 3,307,000. Harvard holds the lead with 355,000 volumes; Yale comes next with 200,000; Princeton is third with 136,000; Cornell, fourth, with 105,000, and Columbia, fifth, with 92,000. — Christian at Work.
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