THE UNIVERSITY TIMES
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
BETA TREFT Pt. Meets on fourth floor of the Owen House block.
BETA THETA II. Meets on fourth floor of the 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.
SIGNA II. Meets on fourth floor cast of the Opera House block.
SGINA IV. Meets in the Eldridge House blc ch third floor.
PHI BETA PHI Mee's every Saturday afternoon in homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA THETA, Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
BASE BALLE ASSOCIATION, Manager, Prof A. M. Wilcox, Captain of the Nine, Charles Voorhill
UNIVERSITY SCIENCE CLUB, Meets in Snow Hall.
PHILIPHOLIC CLUB, Meets in room No. 20, every other Friday at 8 p.m.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION, President, F. E. Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Smith.
SOCIENCE CLUB, Every other Friday at 8 p.m.
MATHELICAL SCIENCE CLUB, Every other week at 9 p.m.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY, Every other Wednesday LITERARY SOCIETY, meets every Friday at 8 p.m.
C. P. Chapman,
C. S. Mende,
Secretary.
Y. M. C. Mee's every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Room No. H., President, L. I. Smith; Secretary, R. D. Brown.
Y. W. C. A. Mee's every Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. Third floor of U. President, Florent M. Secretary, Anna Maximus.
GRATRIBUTAL ASSOCIATION of the students of K. S. U.
L. T. Smith,
C. P. Chapman,
President,
Executive Committee—E. M. Mumford, Chas. Voorhil s. Fred Liddecke.
If there are any men who will be restless in their grave. Mr Poe will surely be among them. He has been jostled by pum, editorial and poe(m) by all from the New York Ledger to the Nation.
Ir now remains to be seen whether those holding the famous Secretary's Books will accept the handsome offer from the British Museum or show their loyalty to Kansas institutions by presenting it to Prof. Snow.
In an ther column will be found an account of the state contest by Noble Prentis of the State Journal. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Prentis' school days are long since past, yet his lively imagination can depict the splendors of such an array of students as assembled at Emporia with unequalled brilliance.
Frigida erit dies quum sinistra sumus.
— Courier, Feb. 28.
EMPOREA, Kans., Feb. 9th, 11 a.m.—Thermometer registers 50 below zero and still going down. By those who know we are informed that this cold wave was felt soon after by a fee in this vicinity. Indications for the future—unprecedented frigidity
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OWING to an unusually large amount of copy for our last issue the report so carefully compiled by our arbitration committee was necessarily omitted. It was our intention to at least show our appreciation of the pains and trouble taken by our professors in assuming such a task, by publishing the report in this issue, but as the old association with which that dealt, is no more, we hope to be excused from disturbing the remains of an old, time-honored friend. We have taken the last look, bid him a long and affectionate farewell—let the weary bones rest in peace.
A KANSAS JOKER.
To the Editor of the Nation:
Sim—Your editorial regarding the anti-British resolution introduced into the Kansas Legislature by Mr. Poe, does that body and possibly Mr. Poe a great injustice. The resolution was introduced, but not adopted, much less "unanimously adopted." On the contrary it has been the occasion for much merriment with the members; and some of them begin to think that Mr. Poe, who is represented to be a sane person in most respects, has been making game of them and laughing in his sleeve at their discussions.
However, Mr. Poe may be in earnest. Not many years ago a member of the House objected to an appropriation for increasing the library of the University. "What do they want of more books?" said he. "I don't believe there is a man in the institution who has read all the books they now have." Another man objected to the increase of the faculty, declaring that they had in his county a man and his wife who could teach "the whole lot" of the students. But these are merely amusing phenomena—not representative of the Kansas Legislature, any more than Henry James' specimens are representative of American womanhood. If any one wishes to get a fairer notion of the practical quality of that body let him consider at Lawrence the noble beginning it has made for a great University. In addition to the splendid material "plant" characteristic of the West, there are 250 legitimate college students. a faculty of thirty, containing men from Berlin, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale, Williams and Dartmouth, and from which within five years, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell and Williams have drawn professors; and collections of great value—these in certain lines of Natural History unexcelled in America.
Senator Moody has introduced a bill which has been favorably reported, providing for a government of the University more like that of Ann Arbor, and which will remove the institution from danger of attack by Anglophobists or others above mentioned.
Very respectfully.
W. H. CARRUTH.
Cambridge, Mass.
We are glad that our professor is keeping things straight at the other end of he line. He never lets an opportunity ass for putting in a good word for the University.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The Corrier in its new organization has not only put some barbs' on its staff, but what is more to the purpose evidently, gives them a place in its columns. This we judge from some things therein that are hardly in the old stereotyped vein of its ordinary matter.
This is decidedly an improvement whether determined upon from questions of expediency or by the more liberal spirit of thinking others quite as good and wise as themselves. It is all right enough to have a little exclusive world for the use and benefit of the few who, like the Chinese can coax themselves with the idea that they are vastly superior to the outside barbarians and barbs' too, but it is apt to grow monotonous, especially to American youths whose ancestors have not been trained that way for long generations.
Besides it is much more creditable to represent the feelings and wishes of the many rather than of a select few, and the Courier has done wisely in departing from its former vain and exclusive policy of giving a hearing only to frats.
"Yss, dear Reporter, you were right; Washburn had a good representative in Brewster. Now he is no longer exclusively yours, but partly ours, and speaks for Kansas orators. Here's for his success in the Inner-State—Shake.
P. R. B.
Bromolsick has just the thing you want for a party tie. See them.
Buy a windon cap at Abe Levy's.
48c ties, four-in-hand and scarfs at Abe Levy's.
SENATOR EVARTS ACCEPTS
New York's Senior Senator Accepts the Invitation to Deliver our Commencement Oration Before the Literary Societies.
Early last term our Board of Regents took action whereby the Chancellor, instead of a joint committee from the literary societies, as heretoche, was to take all steps necessary to secure the best talent of the country to deliver the address before our literary societies. By this arrangement the societies are believed from all financial burdens. As a result of Chancellor Lippincott's efforts he last Saturday received a dispatch from John J. Ingalls to the effect that New York's Senator, William M. Evarts had accepted the invitation to deliver the University oration and address, before the literary societies during Commencement week, next June.
The Baccalaureate sermon will be preached by Rev, Dr. A. H. Tuttle, pastor of Mt. Vernon Methodist church of Baltimore, Md.
SATIS EST.
It is with some reluctance that we again open our columns to remark on the much mooted oratorical question, which must, to say the least, have long since become somewhat tiresome to all except those most directly interested. This time it is only to correct the impression, which seems prevalent in the minds of some, that the course pursued by a few in the recent rivalry for precedence in the State Oratorical Convention was pursued in the spirit of condemnation of the decision of the faculty committee in the local association. Such was not the intent of any parties that were interested in contesting Mr. Horton's seat in that convention. Such a contest arose simply from the fact, as was generally admitted, that Mr. Horton was elected as delegate by twelve of the twenty-five stockholders and therefore could not maintain his position as a legal representative of the association
According to precedent in the absence of any legal election, the executive committee appointed Mr. Bear as second delegate.
With these facts fairly presented, three-fourths of the legal delegate. As to the further action of the convention in throwing out the old association and recognizing the new, we believe we voice the sentiments of more than three-fourths of our students when we say it was an act the every tendency of which will be to "Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty" to the great student body of K. S. U. Then so be it. The great majority are satisfied and with justice and fairness at the hands of those now in control we believe all will soon fall into line. Then here is our hand for PEACE.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
men, the better will be the society of Kansas. The better the society, the less of crime, of poverty and want. How many of the young men and women who have graduated at the State University, would have had a college education, if they had been compelled to go to Cornell or Harvard, to have obtained it? Not one in ten. When Senators talk of burning the University they are sowing seeds of anarchy. When they talk of allowing Harvard, to get all the best qualified educators, they are appealing to the lower station of society or the lower and coarser elements of the make up of each individual of higher civilization. When they talk about it being better to send children from Kansas to Cornell or Harvard, than to a first-class college at home, they are simply talking nonsense. Help the University and let us educate the children of Kansas at home—Clay Center Dispatch.
There seems to be a disposition on the part of a great many members of the legislature, to "sit down" on appropriations to the educational institutions of the State. The State Normal got a black eye last week at the hands of the house. We hope and trust that this spirit of reform or economy, as they delight to call it, will have vanished before the appropriation for the State University comes up for hearing. While we do not believe that this is the year to make large appropriations for buildings, curiosities, or in anything of that kind, we do believe that a good liberal appropriation should be made the University, to supply it with the things necessary to help it on toward what every true Kansan would like to see it become—one of the best colleges in the United States. The better the college the more students that will be in attendance. The more siu dents in attendance the more educated men and women we will have in the State. The more educated men and wo-
As long as such sentiments are abroad in our State the legislature cannot fail to respond to the modest call of our honorable Board of Regents.
HOPE AND JOY
Hope and joy on a summers day
Went gliding o'er the feathery spray;
Hope was bright and joy was gay,
And happy were they that summerdays
"Down the river they pailed their way;
Down the river without delay,
And smiling ripples chaffed their spray
To keep them cool that summers day;
And the birds in plumes of bright array
Sung sweeter songs that summerdays,
And that the air of balmy May
With Nature sweetened their sway
And the waters soumed to lend their sway
And formed a canopy they say
To hide the sun's bright piercing ray
And keep them cool that summerdays
A gentle zophee blew that day,
Cool and moist with feathery spray,
sweetly perfumed on the way
With beautious flowers, with colors gay
That chad the banks along the way
In nook and crook and each relay,
And everywhere in heaps they lay
For nature laid prepared the way
For hope and joy that summers day
THE LEGISLATURE.
To one unacustomed to the habits and peculiarities of a legislative body, there is much of interest in our Kansas Solons.
They may be found almost any evening, in great throngs, in the waiting rooms of the Windsor or Copeland hotels, wreathed in dense clouds of tobacco smoke, and always supplied with a sufficient amount of "Climax Plug" to keep them sociable and make them spit fluently. With such genial surroundings there is a feast of wit and flow of soul. Everybody is everybody else's friend. It's "hail fellow, well met," and a genuine Democracy prevails, to which the haughty and clever yield alike, and all rejoice together. Thus they chat; some telling "stale jokes" and laughing at them themselves; some discussing great governmental questions (for the benefit of the ignorant "crowds"—and to show their learning); while others are shrewdly, silently, but earnestly and persistently "working" for some pet "bill" which they expect to get "passed," and thus gain the approbation of their dear constituents and be "returned" in two years to do the same thing over again.
bines, schools, colleges, Universities economy, hard times, crops and the weather.
Upon entering this jovial crowd one quickly loses the awe with which he had been filled in contemplation of a legislative body. He finds himself among a crowd of ordinary mortals—the best natured fellows in the world—people whom everybody likes in spite of their faults and shortcomings. But if the observer stays long among them he will find that in the smoke and tobacco some of the brightest minds of Kansas are at work formulating ideas, from which, comes the laws of our State. For indeed from scenes like this come the advanced ideas which make our beloved Kansas take a front rank in every movement of reform and progress; or at least, through this the idea, of our people must pass before they become laws. Here they take definite form, are put together and are afterwards adopted at the session in the State House. Here are discussed all that is of importance to our people. Interest laws, mortgage laws, trusts, com-
Here we are confronted by the question, all important to us: "What will this body do in the way of appropriations to our University?"
We should naturally be anxious about this matter, but there are two points of view. The one is that which we, who have been connected with the University, hold. We want for our institution everything that will advance it to perfection—first class everything. On the other hand there are sections of the State which have suffered greatly from failure of crops. The people there cry out against the most necessary taxation and would shut off almost all appropriation if possible. Under such circumstances a compromise can be the only result.
But the legislature has always treated the University kindly and we need not be alarmed now. It considers the University as a part of our great and growing State and will advance it as fast as the material progress of the State will permit. The legislature also recognizes the University as the crowning feature of our great common school system and every legislator and loyal Kansas has a pride in believing that in the University, Kansas will ultimately possess the Harvard of the west. With such a feeling our legislature will not cripple it by unduly short appropriations.
In many respects it is extremely fortunate that the University is located at Lawrence, but it is to be regretted that all the State institutions of learning were not gathered together around the State Capital, that our legislators might become more thoroughly acquainted with the growth and needs and that the youth of our State might gather enthusiasm, patriotism and wisdom from mingling with the law givers of their time.
it is said that several Washburn and Baker students, upon beholding the tac of some of our representatives in the State Convention, expressed their intention of taking a course in the Political Science department of the University.
FUNNIEST SHOW ON THE ROAD.
The "Postage Stamp" Comedy Company Makes a Big Hit in Williamsport.
The funniest show on the road is the "Postage stamp" comedy company. At least such is the unanimous verdict of Williamsport play-goers and newspaper critics. The Academy was packed from orchestra to gall-rhy last Tuesday night and scores of persons were content to stand and hold their aching slides through the three unproarious acts. Indeed, this company had the best house of the season and made a big hit here. This is remarkable, too, from the fact that election night has always been considered a bad night for a show in Williamsport. In the first place it is a farce-comedy, chock full of sweet melodies, pure wit and humor, ludicrous situations, and attractive features. In the next place it is so constructed and presented as to catch and win favor at once. It is a very strong and evenly balanced company and can't fail to please any audience that enjoys fun. The scenes at Duckfoot's farm, the village store and the church fair are very amusing and well staged. The costumes are new and handsome. The cornet playing of Edward E. Nickerson, and the xylophone selections of John B. Willett stamp them as artists in their lines. The Black Hussar Military band, accompanying this show, is one of the best that has ever appeared here and hard to beat anywhere. D. J. Sprague, who for five years was with the "Alvin Joslin" company, in managing "A Postage Stamp" and thoroughly understands his business in every detail — Williamsport (Pa.) Sunday Breakfast Table.
At the opera house Monday night. Seats now on sale.
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