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UNIVERSITY TIMES.
Published every Friday morning by the TIMES COMPANY.
E. M. MUMFORD, JUS. D. BOWSERCK, JR.
President. Secretary.
Editorial Staff.
F. E. REED, Editor-in-Chief.
Associate Editors.
W. D. Ross,
F. C. Schreeder,
C. S. Hall,
W. S. Swank,
Gertrude Crotty,
Anna McKinnon,
D. H. Spencer,
F. Webb,
A. Fullerton,
Fred Funston,
Emma Bartell,
W. P. Harrington,
Business Managers.
F. W. BUTLER, WM. HILL.
Entered at the Post Office of Lawrence, Kansas, an second-class matter.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
BETA THETA Pi, meets on fourth floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Psi, meets on third floor of Opera House block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA, meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THETA, meets on second floor of Opera House block.
SIGMA CHI, meets on the fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
SIGMA NU, meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PI BETHA Phi, meets every Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA, meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA, meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. Manager, Prof. A. M. Wilcox; Capt. of the Nine, Charles Voorhis.
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall.
PHILOLOGICAL 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, every other Friday at 8 p.m.
POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB, every other Friday at 8 p.m.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY, every Friday at 8 p.m.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY, meets every Friday at 8 p.m. W. D. Ross; President; Fred McKinnon; Secretary.
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas. Wright, Secretary; Schields and Wixon, Captains.
Y. M. C. A. meets every Friday evening at7:30, Room 11. President, L. T. Smith; Secretary, R. D Brown.
Y. W. C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, third floor of U. President, Flors Newlin; Secretary, Anna McKinnon.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION of the Students of K. S. U. L. T. Smith, President C. P. Chapman, Secretary.
Executive Committee—E. M. Mumtord.
Chas. Voorhis, Fred Liddeke.
Review Election.
The annual election of the officers and staff of of the Review took place Monday. Nothing occurred to mar the serenity of the occasion, unless we might peahaps mention a few gentle objections by Mr. Harrington. Harrington was on hand with his compiled laws of Kansas," but the ready decision of the chair cut all unnecessary debate. The "No Vote" echo was rather weak, and H. F. M. Bear was elected editor-in-chief by a good majority. The staff and other officers elected were: Associate Editors: A. L. Burney, Ed. Esterly, H. Montgomery, Helen Sutliff, Maud Springer, Emma Bartell; Board of Directors: H. E. Ellison, D. Potter, F. W. Butler, W. D. Ross; Business Managers: W. E. Swank, N. C. Brooks.
With the above named editor and his able corps of assistants we believe the Review will continue to maintain the high rank which the past has given it, as a literary publication. Success to the new administration.
Helianthus Annus.
The long looked for, much wished for, and "heap much" talked about "Great Sunflower" has at last made its appearance. And, with its rich yellow odor, how it permeates our vein of humor and causes a big grin of satisfaction and delight to spread over the features. If there are any who were foolish enough to doubt the success of such an undertaking let them peruse the Annual and convince themselves of their mistake.
The Annual is full of good common sense, wry humor, and contains some palpable hits. There are not very many poetical effusions, but those that do appear are of nature's talent and to the point. As the efficient editor himself, says of the poetry, "There is not much of it. but it is home-made and will wear on both sides." The Annual contains much matter akin to that which is to be found in the catalogue of the University. This, however, is no detriment, but makes it more valuable as a keepsake. Within its pages are to be found cuts of the University, Snow Hall, Chemistry Building, and also cuts of the interior of the Natural History Department and of the Classical Museum. These cuts add much to the value of the Annual. The different fraternities with all their charter, alumni and other members are given, and the date and order of their establishment at K. S. U. To those fraternities which were factors in boosting the Annual, designs emblematic of the fraternity preface each. A delicate egg-shaped, cross boned cut, with a Hobo inscription over its anterior surface, stands sentinel to the "Fraternies of the University." Then there is a sombre representative of a plug hat with a "petition" in its hand, walking off with a Senior; a fairy method of the knowing Junior for studying the little twinklets of the starlets; a vivid conception of a Sophomore, breathing out defiance "neath a mustang hair lip, and whose mental capacities are depicted as Hope, Mule, Selfishness, Self-esteem, and (?) especially (?); and lastly a pathetic picture of a Freshman trying to walk off with the earth over a field of 3's. But the poor prep, whose fondest anticipations were blasted this year by the faculty, he is sighing, "Good-bye, vain world," as he gradually fades away in the calm ether of forgetfulness. We will not mention that pharmaceutical picture where a hungry looking student is mixing up some composition, whose sudden expansion distributed the poor fellow over sixteen counties Nor will we say anything about the Law students, whose cute remarks capture our attention. It would, indeed, be the height of impoliteness to even think here of mentioning the quant pranks of our "sisters'" pan hellenic. Why, we had better play leap-frog with our imagination—'twould make us stand in our heads with indignation to think of an exposition; but the gentlemen's "lenic"—how gorgeous, how beautiful, how decolette! That question marked cider barrel will long be remembered. There are numerous other "phynny" acts, "Pooh bah" being perhaps the most conspicuous one. There is one act, however, which we will not mention now, but the sight of which in after years will bring un vividly before our minds the eventful year of '89. "All's Well That Ends Well," an original drama in three acts, concludes the Helianthus. It is quite Shakespearean in its style and reflects much credit on its author.
In taking a short view of the contents of the Annual, we must necessarily skip over much which we would otherwise dwell upon. It is gotten up in excellent shape and there is much about it to be commended. No one's feelings have been hurt by anything which appears in it. Those who deemed it best to "pull out" from the Annual have been but slightly reprimanded. The articles are well written and the "funny" squibs will bring a smile to our countenances in after years. When postity shall glance over the pages of the Helianthus they will wonder how that man, James H. Canfield, could be so numerous; they will marvel at the blood thirsty disposition of "Dyche the Ripper;" they will twist their imagination in order to conceive how Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey ever gathered up all that name; and they will smother in laughter as they think of the sad experience of Julius Oscius Worden.
Yes, the "Great Sunflower" is a success. Much credit is due the editors for their efficient work. But especially is credit due the Editor-in-chief, whose genius in the literary line is quite manifest. Helianthus Annus, we bid you welcome.
Examinations
Many of our professors have adopted the new system of examination this year. We are glad to see this change so generally adopted and hope soon to see the old system a thing on the past in our University. In all the departments in which it has been tried it has given entire satisfaction, and the students have done more thorough work. It is a great incentive to a student to know when he takes up a study, that if his class grade is satisfactory, he will be saved the worry and mental excitement attendant on the examination farce. If this system was adopted by our faculty, examination week would no longer be looked forward to with a shudder, but would be welcomed by the students who have done honest work, as a reward of merit, as a time for recreation in which they might refresh themselves before taking up the work of the next term. It is useless to attempt to defend the old system on the ground that if a student does all the work required of him during the term, the examinations will cause him no unnecessary work. There are students, however thorough they may have done their class work, but are forced to "cram" on all the work passed over during the term, in order to pass a creditable examination.
The old examination system besides causing unnecessary work and worry, fosters dishonesty and forces the student to all manner of sneaking devices in order that he may make as good a showing as possible for the work done during the term. This practice will continue just as long as the test examination system continues, for it is one of the attendant evils of that system. By written recitations and daily class grading, a more thorough knowledge is obtained of the work done by the student. It is, on the whole more just, andwould
save much valuable time both to the student and to the professor. We see no reason why the old system with its attendant evils should be longer continued and believe the faculty would take a wise step if they abolished the examination system entirely.
Chancellor Lippincott's Reception.
Notwithstanding the moist condition of the atmosphere on the evening of May 23rd, the parlors of Chancellor Lippincott were filled with guests who well knew the reputation of the Chancellor as an entertainer. The guests consisted of the Faculty, the Senior class and a few of the Juniors. The rooms were handsomely decorated with flowers and the cozy and comfortable condition of things inside presented a brilliant contrast to the lowering stormy weather outside. About ten o'clock the entertained were introduced to a pleasing repast, to which they did ample justice. Mrs. Lippincott is well known for her royal qualities as hostess as those who have enjoyed her hospitality are ready to affirm. The evening was most pleasantly spent by all. The modest Junior set aside his innate bashfulness; the dignified Senior deigned for the time to forget his diploma and to shake hands with the Junior; while the salutary influence of the surroundings caused the grave Faculty to put on their best smiles, and to join in the quips and pranks of the other members present. When the time for adjournment came it was with a feeling of regret that they left, all bearing in mind that this was the last reception to be tendered by the Chancellor and Mrs. Lippincott.
The Review for May came out last Friday. It was a model one of its kind. Its contents were, "A Hammock Scene" in poetry, by H. B. "Hammock Scenes" are naturally quite suggestive, and some one remarked that there was nothing the matter with this one except the finale. "The Philosophy of Inequality," the winning oration delivered by Ed. H. Hughes at the Inter State Contest, has been previously printed in the Times, and we are all familiar with its excellences. It is the custom of the Review to publish the winning oration so as to "give it place for future reference and comparison." "Our journey" in poetry, is up to the standard and needs no commendation other than to say it was written by Prof. A. G. Canfield.
"The Arabs and Civilization" is a well written article by E. E. Slosson, and shows the author thoroughly conversant with his subject. "The Fisher Maiden," a translation in poetry from the German of Henie, by Mr. Anonymous, is well rendered. "National Unity," the sixth article was the subject of J. A. Wilkerson's oration. Mr. Wilkerson, it will be remembered, was awarded third place in the Inter State Contest. The oration will bear close scrutiny and we are not admitting too much when we say it compares favorably with Mr. Hugh's oration. The editorials for this number were well gotten up, and were a credit to the editor. We like to read such articles.
The Month which has been prospering under the able management of W. A. White, has lost none of its freshness and vigor in the May number of the Review. It is highly characteristic of Mr White, that whatever he undertakes in the newspaper line he leads to success. The "Month" is a unique and successful method of chronicleing the local happenings which go to make up the history of K. S. U. We believe it should live on, and we think with "Billy" that the "Month" stands on its own bottom.
Prof. Sayre's Reception.
Last Friday evening the beautiful residence of Prof. Sayre on south Ohio street, was the scene of one of the most joyful gatherings of the year; it being the Prof.'s reception to the Senior pharmacy class. One notable feature of the evening was the presence of the entire pharmacy faculty accompanied by their wives. Social amusement was the order of the early part of the evening, followed by refrehments. Prof. and Mrs. Sayre have long been known as the most charming of entertainers, but on this occasion they eclipsed all former efforts. Those present were: Prof. and Mrs. Sayre, Mrs. Lippincott, Prof. and Mrs. Bailey, Prof. and Mrs. Robinson, Prof. and Mrs. Snow, Prof. and Mrs. Dyche, Prof. and Mrs. Franklin, Prof. Wilcox, Miss Rudolph, E. C. Franklin, Geo. Weide, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Woodard, Dr. R. J. Brown, of Leavenworth, Miss Baby Sneep, Misses Grabe, Alice Mason, Town, Innis, Briggs; Mrs. Sneep, Canfield, Soules, and Miss Drake, of Beloit, Kan.; Messrs. Parker, Hogeboom, Scott, Webb, Kaiser, Hill. Kennedy, Shane, Morris, Snepp, and Pollock.
Philological Club
The members of the Philological Club and its invited guests celebrated the completion of its year's work by a banquet on Friday afternoon, May 24th. The banquets assembled in the Greek room and were ushered thence by Dr. Wilcox, garter classical museum where the tables audited and welding to herald's scepter, inward laid. Prof. Marsh, president of the club, presided over the feasting. As might have been expected of philological society, the viads were polyglot. After a first course of preserves borrowed from Greece and partaken of in veritable Greek style, Staves brought in festival wreathes for therows of those who had particularly distinguished themselves during the year. Then followed courses of most various nationality—Italian, French, Roman, Greek, and German. The gods and heroes looked down from the wall in wide eye wonder at the barbarian face, and at the entrance of the German course were even thought to smile in satisfaction over their noseless condition. They must have felt almost at home again, though, at sight of Hibe (Miss旧铝) and gangmede (Dr. Wilcox) bearing about the nectar of Ganymedi's own brewing. This was the bulk of rare Preserves (Greece), Figs and Ramsus (Bread) and terre trites and Olives (Italy). Poinnes de terre trites et Sardines (France). Mungithera (Greece). Brickstein Kaese, Wurst and, Schwartzord (Germany). Dates and棉绸 (Persia). Coфе is a Turque (Turkey). After the coffee Prot. Marsh proceeded to put into practise what he was the Cluo muto, to use every man after his desert." Toasts were drunken to K.S.U. and its various cities and interests. Prot. Robinson responded in behalf of the Philological Club, Mr. Esterly for the Science Club, its elder sister; Mr. Buckingham for the Political Science Club, Prot. Sayre for the Pharmacists, Mr. Ennis for the Law, Mr. Manning for Music. "The ladies spoke for themselves," for Miss Edith Manley. The "Time that true men's souls" was denied by Mr. Wilkerson, and Mr. Keilogg responded for the
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