UNIVERSITY TIMES
Published every Friday morning by th TIMES COMPANY.
E. M. MUMPORD, JUS. D. BOWERSOCK, Jr.
President. Secretary.
Editorial Staff.
F. E. REED, Editor-in-Chief.
Associate Editors.
W. D. Ross,
F. C. Schraeder,
C. S. Hall,
W. L. Taylor,
Gertrude Crotty,
Anna McKimmon,
M. W. Wixon,
F. Webb,
A. Fulerton,
Fred Funston,
Emma Bartell,
W. P. Harrington.
Business Managers.
F. W. BUTLER, WM. HILL.
Entered at the Post Office of Lawrence, Kansas, as second-case matter.
BETA THETA Pt, meets on fourth floor of Opera House block.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
PII 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 CIRT, meets on the fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
SOMA Nu, meets in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
Pt BETA Pri, 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 Sat
urday afternoon at the homes of members.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION, Manager, PFDL,
A. M. Wilcox; Capt, of the Nine, Charles
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall.
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, 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.
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas. Wright, Secretary; Schields and Wixon, Captains.
W. Y. C. A. meets every Friday evening
W. W. C. A. meets every Friday evening, Flora
Newlin; Secretary, Anna Molda
Y. M. C. A. meets every Friday evening
on the first floor, incidental L. T. Smith
Secretary, K. D. Brown
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 Lidcke.
Washburn has a spring vacation of one week beginning next Monday.
The sighing of the March wind (of a week or more ago) aroused our spring poet.
Even Chief Miller finds the TIMES interesting reading. He turns the lights on some "strange societies in Universities."
Washburn seems to have transferred her interest from base ball to tennis this year. Somebody must have told them about Shilling and Davis, and they are already acquainted with Mr. Voorhis.
Still another rare treat is in store for theatre goers. We may all yet have a chance to see Booth; and not only Booth but Barrett and Mojeska, all upon the same stage. What an array of grandeur, grace and beauty. Who would not go many miles to see them? Such a strong combination of theatrical talent seldom greets the public.
Although Lawrence may not be favored yet, they promise to appear at K. C. during the coming season.
Verily the Annual boometh. The boys are sparing no pains to make it a credit to the students and the University. The arrangements are all made for its publication. The financial backing is assured, and we understand that elaborate cuts of various prominent University "birds"—of the Jay species especially—have already arrived from the factory at K. C. Some of them are very appropriate and quite emblematic of several species which have been accustomed—until their pin feathers were plucked—to flap their wings semi-occasionally in our halls. All that is now necessary is to attach the pedigree and these disfigured combatants will again be recognizable by their friends.
Home talent has also been employed. Mr. French has been busy photographing the interior of our museums. A cut of that part of Snow Hall known as the buffalo room will appear with Prof. Dyche looming up in the center. Another of the geological museum with the familiar face of Judge West. Yes, and the Greek museum will not be slighted either. Two views of it have been taken and these promise to be special features. And the Seniors. Who would begrudge the whole price of the Annual for a fine composite photo-engraving of the renowned class of '89. To be sure the Juniors may be a trifle jealous, but will take a copy on the sly just for a model of perfection, that they must try and equal in days to come. You are right when you conclude that all these cuts and engravings cost money. The boys are expecting to make an outlay of at least $100 or such as the above, aside from the numerous comic cuts which will appear promiscuously. It is estimated that at least $600 will be required to let the boys out. Although a part is guaranteed the boys are relying on the University spirit being uppermost in the heart of every loyal K. S. U. student and ready with dollars to support and reward them for their efforts. Come on, boys, we are ready with our dollar.
Probably one of the most enterprising, wide-awake men who ever received training in our halls is John Sullivan, at present located in Kansas City. While John was with us he was known by all as a shrewd manager, both in the political and newspaper field.
Many an old timer will recall the day when he stood at the helm and issued his famous decree,—“Fraternity rule must be broken.” John always had an eye to business; never was found idle. Although those unacquainted with his tactics may sometimes have thought that he was hibernating, yet he always kept both ears and at least one eye open, and at the first break of the cloud he was found in the thickest of the flight. We find him to-day as yesterday,—at first Secretary of the Democratic Club of Kansas City. he resigns that position to accept the Presidency—thus all the while taking a most prominent part in politics he follows in the course portrayed by his work in college. Then you will say we must surely find him connected with some newspaper. Yes, and you are not mistaken; we are in receipt of the Rosedate Record, The Westport Record and The Blue
Valley Record, all at this time under the management of our old friend. Besides all this he has carried on a paying business during the real estate boom in Kansas City. John is a rustler. The Times prophesies a rich harvest for him.
All who attended the contest at Emporia, can bear witness to the fact that Washburn has one of the finest, possibly the finest, glee club in the state. This club in conjunction with Washburn's Cherub Quartette, has lately given a concert in Topeka, which was a complete success and the club won many laurels for Washburn college. We believe the boys attribute their success, as an organization, largely to the management of Prof. Phelps. Such a club should be, and is, the pride of Washburn. Why cannot some man be found in K. S. U. who, like Prof. Phelps, will sacrifice a little time to effect such an organization here? We have plenty of talent. No one who keeps his ears open these glorious evenings and drinks in the warbells of the merry serenader can doubt that. Let some one speak up and volunteer leadership.
Professor J. H. Canfield says that he was asked recently to sign a petition to President Harrison asking for the appointment of a gentleman to a consulship. The petition was preceded by the application of the candidate from which the following is taken: "If appointed it is the applicant's intention to make a study of the dental school systems and of the method of the education of dentists in Europe, and especially of Hungary. To study the condition of the human teeth of the people of Hungary. To examine and tabulate the condition of the teeth of pre-historic races, especially the Huns, of whom relics and skulls are accessible. Dentists instantly recognize the scientific value of this work." The professor is quite curious to see whether this "dentist" secures the coveted position. The most remarkable thing was that the petition had the name of at least one highly intelligent and reputable gentleman.
The March number of the Review is before us. It is a bright, interesting, and well edited issue. The purely literary department is filled with selections, both poetry and prose, from the pens of our best known University writers, which for general interest and attractiveness are seldom equalled. The editorials as a whole are newsy, well written and to the point. Then comes the Month; the cream of thirty days of busy bustling University life. The editor of this department is no respecter of persons, is anything but hypocritical, and is, we think we can safely say, not given to flattery. Let come what may he has his way. One or more of the principal acts of each day is chronicled in his diary. Our society people; our political intriguer (who always comes out dans le bouillon); and the truly good, all share the same fate. One thing we are rather sorry for is, that our friend Billy has so far overcome his large bump of sympathy as to paste such a healthy plaster over the hole, into which our politicus magnus (?) had hoped to make
good his retreat, that he has deprived him of the last consolation of even peering into the vacant oratorical "pot" from which he (politicus) has been gaining comfort by almost convincing himself that what might have been almost is. What a delicious "roar!"
A universal query—"Are we going to have a spring vacation?" All are expecting it about the time of Arbor day, notwithstanding the fact that it was hinted by the powers that be, that we could only have Washington's birthday this spring.
The boys want to have sometime to practice for Field Day; the girls want to go out with rake and spade and clear their tennis court; and in fact quite a number think the professors are overworking them (selves.) What do you say?
For some reason our regular literary societies have not been as flourishing during the last three years as formerly. This decline has been attributed to a falling off in the literary spirit of the students, and again to the rise of the societies for special research in the different departments, such as the Political Science Club, Science Club, Kent Club, Philological Club and others.
As to the first reason, it is evidently not true; and the special societies speak for themselves. University society work has been, to some extent, turned into new channels, but the spirit which sustained the old literaries is as full as ever.
It is plain that the tendency in our College is to special work. Students come here to take a course in Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Modern Languages, Political Economy, English, etc.; and they naturally wish to and should work in a society organized for research in their special line. Formerly students studied in one or two courses and their energies were all directed toward the regular literary society, which might be called the offspring of the classical course. Work now is more definite and not so general. To this tendency to special study and its natural result—the society of special research—is due then, to some extent, the non-flourishing condition of our general literary societies. But is there reason to believe that the latter have no place in our College work? Is the present condition due entirely to the cause above stated? We think not.
The present condition is due largely to a number of unfortunate circumstances. First, when the faculty passed the rule requiring afternoon work and refused to open the University evenings, it took away the ablest and best workers from the literary societies, and was nearly a death blow. During the time they were so crippled, various societies and clubs were formed down town, such as Garfield Club, Excelsior and Webster Debating Club, which afterward formed the nucleus for Athenaeum, which was composed entirely of sub-freshmen and a few freshmen members, they not having work in the afternoon.
When the University was opened evenings, last fall, a great many of the students were out of the habit of attending a University society, the old members joined one of the special societies. Take Orophilian, for example, the members who used to be depended on, came but once in a while and took no interest; the younger members who had been in the habit of depending on them, still looked for them to move, so things drifted along. But the new members are now awake and see that they must work out their own salvation. Thus we see a combination of causes for the present condition of the societies, and cannot attribute it to the special societies.
Now what is the field for the general literary society? All students study in the same courses for the first two years, before they begin their optional studies. They are getting the fundamentals in their college education. Now it seems to us that to insure the best results in the special society, the student should not, in most cases, enter until his Junior year; with the beginning of the special study begins the special work. Let the first two years be spent in the general literary society; the last and more mature, in the special. Then the student will have learned to speak easily and to the point; he will have been used to writing essays and presenting them. This is precisely the training needed before good work can be done in the special. The work of a lot of new students in political economy or science would have little value. In this way the literary society is an important step to the special society, and each has an ample field.
Let every freshman or sophomore join either Orophilian or Athenaeum, and we fell assured that no matter what special line their work may be in. they will fall that they have been incalculably benefited by so doing. The testimony of the ablest and best men who have ever graduated is to that effect. If a student intends to make the best use of his education he should be able to tell what he knows of any subject, simply and to the point, as well as write it. This will come from work in the literary society. Above all, every student should belong to some University society. If there be one who does not, let him join immediately. Do not make the excuse that you have not enough time, if you do not waste any more than you waste in literary work, you will live, "to be an angel by and by. R. R.
Law Department
A good joke is going the rounds on Bishop. Last week he went over into Jefferson County to try a case before Chief Justice Cherry, a local J. P., who has the reputation of being decidedly pig-headed and unreasonable. Some point arose in the case and Sam proceeded to lay down the law as decided by the Supreme Court; but the old man stopped him and said "See here, young man, I can stand it to have an old lawyer talk to me, but when it comes to a young one I never know whether he is telling me the truth or not, so we'll just go on with the case".
The first ball game of the season was played between the Senior and Junior Laws last Saturday and resulted in a score of 6 to 3 in favor of the Seniors, it being agreed before hand that the first twenty scores were not to be counted. The special features of the game were Hobb's home run, Gray's successful attempts to fan the wind, and Finfrock's vain efforts to catch a ball.
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