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Local.
Ah! that Annual!!!
The faculty met yesterday.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
The Entre Nous gives a party tonight.
The Kappa Alpha Theta's have a new piano in their hall.
The third forensics of the Juniors and Seniors are due the sixth.
Catalogues have been sent to the senior classes of the high schools.
The Seniors are waiting appointments with fear and trembling.
the reporter for Atheneum failed to put in an appearance this week.
Sophomore German class commence "Nathan the Wise" this week.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 2, 1888.
The work at the new experimental station at Manhattan, is well under way.
Several University students attended Clara Morris at Kansas City last week.
The question with the Seniors is, "Who are going to get appointments?"
A large number of students went to see Rhea, Monday. All were very much pleased.
The new Armington, Sims engine, for the Physics department, is daily expected to arrive.
The I. C.'s entertain their Alumni friends Saturday evening at the home of Miss McFarlane.
The materials are ready to put in another pier in the laboratories of the physics department.
NO.24.
The new telegraph instruments for the University line came a week or so ago. The line is now all up and in full operation.
The recent article on the University published by the Commonwealth, is provoking considerable discussion throughout the state.
It is understood that a movement is on foot to form a corporation for the purpose of building and running a ladies' boarding house upon the summit of Mt. Oread.
It is rumored that the Seniors are making combinations for class day. Oh, boys, you should go on merit, and not on fraternity or barb combinations.
The Tennis Club met Wednesday and completed its organization. The membership is limited to twenty and is already full. We can have a good tennis club if we can't succeed at base ball.
The University telegraph line is now completed. It extends from the University to the Superintendent's residence. About seventeen instruments are running at present and others will be connected soon.
The line will be run to a repeater in the Western Union office so as to get standard time from St. Louis every morning at 10 o'clock.
It is said that the average standing of the present Senior class is very high.
The Political Science Reading Club meets Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
The cadets at the Agricultural College are organized into four companies. About a week ago they had a sham battle.
The professors have had lots of fun over the Commonwealth's statement that most of them have not begun to shave yet.
The Kansas City and Leavenworth high schools are soon to visit the University. Perhaps the Seniors will have another picnic.
Prof. Canfield has lately ordered several valuable additions to his department of the library. They are expected to arrive at an early date.
Wat Tomlin, who is remembered by many of the students, is taking up a claim in Colorado. He promises to visit Lawrence during commencement.
T. J. Kellam, of Topeka, gave the Library two volumes by Kansas writers. "Rhymes of Ironquill," by Eugene Ware, and "Patrick O'Monighan," by Grace Kirkland.
The examinations at the Agricultural College seems to be following the example of K. S. U. in becoming harder. Quite a number of students have recently been compelled to go home on account of failure to keep up in their classes.
The library has just received a copy of "Esther, the Gentile," from Mrs. J. K. Hudson, the author. The volume is neatly bound and presents a tidy appearance in every respect. It is a valuable addition to the list of Kansas books by Kansas authors, in the library.
Prof. Canfield has formally announced that all members of the Constitutional and Political History class who are late at, or stay out of recitations to concoct political schemes with reference to "The Annual" or anything else, shall be shot at sunset of the day of their offence.
At the last meeting of the Science Club a very abstruse paper on mathematics was read. From the ideas gained by him from the paper, Prof. Dyche formulated the following definition: "Mathematics, then, may be defined as a vague generalization of an apparent hallucination, whereby something or nothing may, or may not, continuously increase or diminish in size."
Some krank or kranks who probably envy the boys wearing "Dunlaps" have a very obnoxious habit of playing football and like games with the hats hung in the halls and, while this may cause them some amusement, it soon grows monotinous to the sufferers.
Bro. Webb bobs up serenely, after a short visit home.
Pharmacy.
Mr. Root received a visit from his mother, this past week.
Mr. Ed Franklin conducted the recitation in Organic Chemistry, on Tuesday.
Mr. Britton returned Monday night from his home where he has been recruiting, after a short illness.
Mr. Barns will be unable to resume his studies again this year. His sickness partakes of the nature of typhoid fever.
Arthur Elsworth Topping, fills his new position of Assistant Professor in Chemistry, with dignity and marked ability.
No recitation in either class on Tuesday.
McClinton visited his parents in Leavenworth the latter part of this week.
Law.
Jacobs went to Topeka, on Tuesday, to report the Hillman case for the prosecution.
Prof. Summerfield has returned from his pleasure trip in the South, and is now doing double work.
Prof. Green is in Topeka, trying to help the U. S. Court determine whether Hilman was Hilman or the other fellow.
The Juniors had a very interesting mock trial at Kent Club, Thursday evening, in which Leiger was prosecuted for criminal libel.
Fidler had a very interesting case before Judge Edgar this week, in which Fidler's client had sued defendant for communicating to him certain "obnoxious varmints." Following is Fidler's closing plea to the court: "May it please your Honor. It is as clear to me as mud, that from the multifariousness of the evidence in this case that the defendant is guilty of fraudulently and maliciously inoculating this plaintiff and this plaintiff's domicile with epizoic parasites of the genera ano-plura and mallo-plaga, of the order hemiptera and species of pediculus as numerous as Moses sent them upon Pharoh in Egypt, and as a result this plaintiff is afflicted with phihirexis at the hands of this lice-entious man. Squire Edgar nervously adjusted his glasses and said that he had no doubt but that all the gentleman had said was true, but that it didn't quite apply in this case.
Dr. M. L. Chase, of Irving, Kansas, has just made the Library a present of forty volumes. He is certainly a generous friend to the Library as he has given it one hundred and twenty volumes. The Courier would like to see the State Legislature as generous in proportion as Dr. Chase.
Orophilian.
Quite a large audience assembled in Orophilian hall on last Friday afternoon and were well entertained by a program such as only Orophilians can present, even though this was only the second session of this year. The officers for the ensuing term, as appointed and installed were: Chorister, W. E. Higgins; Reporter, F. E. Reed; Seargeant-at-Arms, W. R. Cone; Critic, M. Halligan.
The society then listened attentively to the program as rendered essays by H. Buckingham and M Halligan; declamations by Anna Beardsley and Chas. Prentis; extemporaneous, F. E. Reed, W. E. Higgins and Joe Ralston. The debate on the question of the Blair educational bill was then discussed in an able and eloquent manner by T. F. Doran and Geo. Dick on affirmative, and C. E. Street and A. L. Wilmoth on the negative. This important question was once and forever settled in favor of the negative.
In every respect the session was a complete success and Orophilian is bound to retrieve it4 former prestige.
Will Spencer has gone to Strong City.
Mrs. Snow is quite sick.
J. W. Root is enjoying a visit from his mother.
W. A. Jackson has been unwell during the week.
Mrs. Prof. Marsh is recovering from her recent illness.
Miss Lillian Dudley was not able to climb Mt. Oread Friday.
Claude Highbargain was seen in the halls yesterday morning.
Joe Weaver, of Leavenworth, visited O. B. Taylor last week.
M. O. Billings cane up from Marion to attend the Phi Psi Anniversary.
Gertie Meller has gone to Kansas City, where she will remain a month.
Prof. Blake went to Wichita, last week in the interest of his department.
Miss Mary Holsinger visited her University friends Monday last.
The Senior girls celebrated Washington's birthday by having their pictures taken.
Miss Clara Hunsicker, an old K.S. U. student, has been visiting Miss Jennie Oliver.
Clarence Himoe came up from Kansas City, Wednesday evening, for a short visit.
Mamie Munley and Helen Simpson very pleasantly entertained a few friends Tuesday evening of last week
Dr. O'Leary is going to deliver a short course of lectures at the Opera House, commencing Saturday Evening, March 3. The opening lecture will be free. He treats on Physiology, Hygiene and the laws of Life, Health, etc.
Personal.
Mrs. Prof. Aldrich is very sick.
Mrs. Prof. Aldrich is very sick.
Prof. J. W. Green is out of town.
Prof. Bailey went to Winfield this week.
Miss Emma White is visiting in Olathe.
Chas. Voorbis was on the sick list last week.
Prof. Marsh went to Topeka last Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Sutliff visited school Wednesday.
Peabody is one of the new Pharmacy students.
Miss Nellie Dow, of Olathe. is expected Saturday.
Ed. Slosson's mother is paying him a short visit.
Alice Penfield has returned to her home in Fairmount.
W. T. Reed has returned from Wichita and Newton.
Miss Babcock was detained from her classes last Friday.
Babcock is the new pharmacy student from Slater, N. M.
Miss Daisy Cockins was seen in the halls last Friday.
J. W. O'Brien has returned from his trip to Depew, Colorado.
Mr. Brown, of Topeka, has been visiting W.E.Curry, this week.
M. E. Otis returned Sunday from a visit to his home in Atchison.
A. L. Sloan, after a severe illness is again able to attend classes.
Mattie Snow has been detained from classes the past week by illness.
Hiram Montgomery spent last Saturday and Sunday at his home in Oregon, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Graham, of '86 now living at Abilene, Kansas, are the happy parents of a little daughter.
A. L. Burney, another of the Kentucky street club, has been sick for the last week.
Prof. Bailey showed the Freshman Chemistry class through the gas works Tuesday.
Miss Josie Cook passed through town on Friday on her way to Hutchinson to visit friends.
Barlow Lippincott and Fred Morris have returned from a visit to Russell Houk, at Hutchinson.
Miss Kittie Bistline returned Monday from a visit with Kansas City friends.
Miss Lillie Freeman has returned to her home in Topeka, poor health preventing her continuing her work at K. S. U.
The U and I club have secured the noted Peak Sisters to give a concert at Plymouth church, Tuesday evening, March 6. Admission 25c. Everyone come.
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In the plenitude of its tender mercies the Topeka Commonwealth occasionally diverts a little of its valuable brain-power from the subjects of supplying the country newspaper with patent bowels and looking after its favorite child, prohibition, to instructing various state boards how to manage their affairs. Among them the Regents of the University have been especially favored. The step-motherly interest of the Commonwealth has been manifested at various times, indicated according to popular belief by an almanac in the editorial rooms on which, at about the time of the full moon, stands a memorandum "Here touch up the State University."
Sometimes the Commonwealth's head is level and sometimes, like that of Thersites, it runs up to a point. When, for instance, it took up the cause of a disappointed boarding-house keeper against the students, it was wandering from its firm, petrous base; when, again, it suggested bridling the professor of political science, or turning him out to pasture, even though the Commonwealth is a profound student of international forestry, it builted its adobe on the sand; but sometimes, and this month is one of 'em, it has struck us in a vulnerable spot.
"There are several members of the faculty who have scarcely begun to shave."
And yet there is some palliation for this offense. The Commonwealth, having a short and bristly beard itself, evidently does not know that the only way to secure a soft and silky beard is to abstain from shaving. But such is the fact, which the Commonwealth might have inferred from the analogies of forestry. We confess to a preference for a smooth face. Most of the boys have. But then Miller, Marvin, Williams, Sayre, the Chancellor and Robinson are very good men, and we are not so bigoted as to insist on their going just because their taste differs from ours. The Commonwealth admits that
Prof. Robinson is a credit to the University, and yet he has "scarcely begun to shave." Indeed a daily inspection from the auditorium warrants us in saying that he has not begun at all. The Commonwealth did not foresee this predicament, a fault quite common to its management. But we will help it out. What's to be done?
The Commonwealth, we know means well by the University, and it has great influence in (the patent insides of) the state press. Let the Commonwealth call for the establishment of a barber's chair in the State University. To be sure this would be an innovation. But the Sunflower State's motto is ad astra. Let the Commonwealth direct the legislature, furthermore, to require that every instructor in the University shall submit himself to the tonsorial professor twice a week, or say three times, and not simply "begin to shave," but shave clean. There would be this drawback. It would make the professors look younger, and the Commonwealth objects to youth; but that will be cured by time.
Another beauty of the scheme is, that a barber might be secured who should replace the professor of political economy, and thus the Commonwealth would kill two birds with one stone. There would be no difficulty in getting a barber who would undertake the subject—or any other—and the soothing effects of a shampoor taken under a talk on the increase of population must be left to the Commonwealth's imagination. Or, a barber might be secured like Nello, of Florence, who should be professor of things in general and make a faculty of thirty members a useless extravagance. The contingent fees would be enough to secure to each student two shaves and a half a week, and the consequent saving to the State would be great.
But stop! Hold! A new difficulty presents itself. How about the ladies? Surely the Commonwealth is too gallant to require the ladies to shave. We are confident that the ladies of the faculty have never even contemplated such a thing, and while they might be replaced by ladies who would benefit by shaving, we can not bear to think of parting with them. We are in distress. Is our barber's chair to vanish into thin air? We appeal to the Commonwealth for help.
As the season for base ball and tennis draws near an active interest in these matters is manifest in the University. We have a strong tennis club, whose affairs are in good condition. The membership, limited to twenty, is complete, comprising three or four members of the faculty. The club have good grounds, sufficiently large for two courts, which will be in excellent condition for the opening of the spring games. The material composing the club is such as to warrant good playing and to give us a fair chance in competition with outside teams.
It is reported that the notices and bills for the exercises of Washington's birthday were not posted until Tuesday night. Why this strange delay? Doubtless many more of the people of the city than were present,
would have attended had they known that the entertainment was to take place. A large and enthusiastic audience greatly encourages a speaker; while to be confronted by rows upon rows of empty seats is decidedly disheartening. When the University has a program to present, would it not be a good plan to advertise it widely enough and long enough before the appointed date for all to know of it, so that the speakers may have the encouragement of a good, large audience?
The Daily Nebraska State Journal, of Feb. 16, speaks of Dr. Lippincott's "Charter Day" address at Nebraska State University, as "Elaborate and scholarly," and says that "The address was perhaps the best defense of the State University that has ever been heard in the city. It was elaborate throughout, clearly and tersely expressed, and the chain of reasoning was perfect. The audience listened with the closest attention for two hours, and at the close gave expression to unqualified approval in loud and prolonged applause." The Journal gives an extended synopsis of the address, and speaks of it in other very complimentary terms.
As to base ball, the Association, with Prof. Carruth at its head, may be trusted to take care of its interests. We have material in school for a strong team, with the possible exception of a pitcher. Still, considerable latent talent in this line was shown in the Inter-Fraternity League games last year, and we may be able to develop it sufficiently to fairly fill our box. The matter of suitable grounds is also a question yet to be decided. We understand there is some talk of getting up a University Ball for the benefit of the Association. We believe this is a good scheme and one entirely feasible. The COURIER will lend its assistance to make a success of a University Ball for such an end.
STUDENTS, take care of your health. Be careful of what you drink. The water in Lawrence may be as good as that of the average Kansas town, but in any city without a sewerage system, constant care must be used in order that good health may be maintained. The sickness among the members of the Kentucky street club can undoubtedly be ascribed to the drinking of impure water. This is the time of the year when disease germs are more easily spread, when colds are taken on account of sudden changes in the weather. Let all then be careful.
WEDNESDAY afternoon, at 3 o'clock, occurred another one of the series of lectures and recitals now being given by the Department of Music. This series consists of lectures on eminent composers by Prof. McDonald and ricitals by himself and students. The Department of Music seems to be in a most prosperous condition. The character of the work
done, as shown by the performance of the students in the Wednesday recital, is of a high standard. We overheard this remark once: "One can hear good music in Lawrence, anyway." A statement complimentary both to the town and to our Department of Music, for it is to the Music Department of the University that Lawrence owes what she has of musical culture. And a town in which one may hear good music, and where good music attracts an audience, shows a taste which commends it as a desirable place for residence. The University has been very successful in the obtaining of instructors in this department, and is justified in recognizing it as one of the most important of its special departments.
REPRESENTATIVES from the several fraternities held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon of last week to consider the feasibility of issuing an annual this spring. Much interest was shown, and a determination to push the matter was manifested. In accordance with a motion passed by the meeting, that each society should have equal representation on the editorial staff, the following have been chosen: Pi Beta Phi, Gertrude Crotty; Kappa Alpha Theta, Emma Bartell; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Annie McKinnon; Beta Theta Pi, W. T. Reed; Phi Kappa Psi, W. Davis; Phi Gamma Delta, F. G. Crowell; Phi Delta Theta, A. L. Burney; Sigma Chi, J. L. Roberts; Sigma Nu, C. W. Harrington. The staff met last Tuesday and elected Mr. Reed editor-in-chief, and Messrs. W. W. Davis and W. A. White business managers.
This annual, while issued by the fraternities, will be a University publication in every sense of the word; and as such it will be a splendid advertisement. But to make it a success, and a credit to the institution will require time, ability and money. The time we can spare by dividing up the work, the ability we have, and the money we must get from the advertising patronage and the support of the fraternities. It will also require the hearty and harmonious support of all the students, prejudices being laid aside. Four years have elapsed since the CICALA appeared, and in that time a great abundance of annual material ought to have accumulated. The annual is an established feature in many of our colleges, marvels of wit and beauty being issued by some.
In a recent issue of the Topeka Daily Capital appears the following editorial: "The Kansas State University, at Lawrence, is so
crowded that it has been found necessary to turn away many new applicants for admission. The University is gaining in influence and popularity every year, and is rapidly becoming one of the leading institutions of learning in the country."
It is undoubtedly true that the University is gaining rapidly in popularity and that the day is not far distant when it shall occupy a prominent place among the great universities of America.
The great improvements which have been made within the last few years, the numerous and valuable additions to the faculty, the increase in library facilities and in the varieties and amounts of illustrative apparatus, and last and by no means least, the growing sentiment throughout the state in favor of the University, all point to the truth which is expressed in the sentence of the paragraph quoted. But we are very sorry to learn that so false an impression as that expressed in the first sentence, exists anywhere in the state.
It is very easy, however, to see how the idea got into circulation. A few weeks ago it was stated that certain parties would be compelled to go home because they were unable to obtain "suitable boarding places," etc. It is true that the best class of boarding accommodations are not over abundant in Lawrence, but there are plenty of good, comfortable, though plain, rooms to be had, and there are numerous places where good wholesome food can be obtained at reasonable prices. But even if it were true that students could not find suitable lodgings and table board, that would not warrant the assertion that the University "is so crowded that it has been found necessary to turn away many new applicants for admission."
The University, as such, has nothing to do with the boarding and lodging of its students. It is not a boarding school, nor does it have charge of dormitories, as the popular impression seems to be.
The University aims to furnish the advantages of higher education to all who can bring themselves within its reach. The class rooms, the laboratories and the library are large enough to accommodate all the qualified students the state will send. If applicants for admission are turned away, it is not because the University has not room for them, but because they fail to pass entrance examinations or are in some other way unqualified. The statement that the University is overcrowded may furnish an easy cover for a failure, but it has no foundation in fact.
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Four weeks ago, "Your Uncle Boaz" attempted to answer an article of the week before on examinations; but, after venturing some of his customary sarcasm, after ringing the charges upon "the average student," and, "it seem," after eulogizing the Profs., he subsided into windy dreariness, and sent up his feeble petition that "exams" still be held.
That some of the faculty have given catch questions is a fact.
That final examinations are of no practical benefit, and that the time taken up in holding them is wasted, can not be controverted with truth.
That the "exam" is of more relative importance than the class record is also a fact.
But let us see if some of this mist cannot be cleared away from "Y. U. B.'s" eyes.
Some of the objects of every recitation should be:
First, to find out what the student knows of the lesson, and impress it upon his mind.
Second, to find out what the student does not know, make him understand how he may find it out, and impress upon his mind the necessity of knowing it.
Hence, if the student is in the class, reciting each day in the week, the Prof. finds out what he knows and what he does not know, and is surely able to judge what the rank of that student should be. If he can judge what the rank of the student should be from the class recitations and exercises, what is the need of a future test? Why waste the time on an examination?
"Y. U. B.," however, complacently remarks that "they," the faculty, "wish those who pass not only to know something, but also to be able
to tell what they know, therefore, the questions."
Does "Y. U.B." intend to say that the questions are given in order that "they," the students, "may be able to tell what they know?" And does he, in his wisdom, intend to say that the questions are given so that the student may be able to know something?
We had heard, somewhere, that examinations were held for the purpose of finding out whether or not the student was fitted to go on with his work. But we see now that we were all wrong. It is for the purpose of giving the student a chance "to know something" and "to be able to tell what he knows!"
Supposing that the Prof. has failed to form an estimate of the abilities and qualifications of a student during four and one-half months daily recitations, is it probable that he will be able to determine it any more correctly and justly by three hours work?
Professors have told their classes time and again that the object of an education was not to remember the text of the book, but to develop the mental powers. But "Y. U. B." insists that memory must be cultivated more than any other faculty in order that he may indulge in his favorite "exams."
from his daily recitations than from his three hours work? Most assuredly he can.
However, granting that a definite idea of a person's knowledge may be gained from an examination, can not that same knowledge be gained during the class recitation? And does not the student have many times the opportunity in class "to tell" and to acquire the ability "to tell what he knows," that he can ever have in "exams?" And, furthermore, can not the Prof. form a more nearly correct judgment as to whether or not the student "knows something" and is "able to tell what he knows,"
Then, if all that is sought for in "exams" can be accomplished in the recitation, why the foolishness of wasting an entire week? Why keep an institution running for six days at the expense of the state, doing the same work that can and should be done in the class room, when those six days can be utilized in a much more advantageous manner in teaching and in learning something? This is the question. And it merits more than mere passing notice. Its further consideration is left to the reader. M.
Who talks about lack of college spirit in K. S. U.? Who says that in these late days, these days of afternoon work and examinations, these days of themes and forensics, that all life is crushed out of us? Look at our glorious Baldwin trip! Two conflagrations, two towns stormed in one night! And now we are to have a University Ball and a University Annual. Even Orophilian is to be revived; and, ye Gods, what if old Oread's ghost should come stalking through our classic halls, and put on once more an earthly form, an earthly flesh! In all these things does the Student evince his returning college spirit, and now if the Faculty would but give an old fashioned Faculty Reception, where the members, dressed in their Sunday clothes, would be braced up against the chapel rostrum, shaking hands with the never-ending string of new students (never-ending because continually re-making the circuit), the cup of enthusiasm would run over. Rock-Chalk-Jay-Hawk.
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DALEE'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
South Tennessee Street,
First Class W
First-Class Work Done.
Special Rates to Students. WM.WEIDEMANN,
THE
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His Pure Candies are unexcelled.
*Cream*, Ices, Nodas, Lemonades, Candies, Nuts, Foreign and Domestic Fruits to be found on the market are always on hand.
LAURENCE DAVIDSON
Richmond Straight Cut No.1 CIGARETTES.
Cigarette Smoker - who are willing to pay a little more than the price charged by others, are the brand superior to all others. The Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes are highly popular, most delicately flavored, and highest cost GOLD LEAF grown in Virginia. This is the old and hard-to-get cigarette, and was brought out by us in the year 1875.
Beware of imitations, and observe that the firm name as below is on every package.
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Richmond, Virginia.
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Choice candies, te'accos, & cigars.
Meals, 25c; Board, $3; Meal Tickets, $3.50.
820 Mass. St.
CHRIS EPLEY,
798 Mass St.
IS EPLEY,
726 Mass St..
Lunch Counter
Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Cigars, Etc. Students' Trade Solicited.
BARBER SHOP !
NEW SHOP, NEW CHAIRS,
Everything neat.
ALBERT GREGG, Proprietor.
843 Massachusetts Street.
For Boots and Gloves go to Chennai.
2147
Spring Stock-Boots and shoes. Prices Low. Mason's.
FIELD & HARGIS
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
Are now ready with their SPRING SPECIALTIES—Wall Paper and Ceiling Decorations, Window Shades, Baby Carriages, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis, Base Ball Goods and Croquet, etc. Write us or Call for Prices on above Goods.
University Directory.
BETA THETA PI- Meets Saturday night, fourth
door opera house.
FIT BETA PHI- L. C.—Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI KAPPA PS1 -Meets Saturday night, third floor opera house.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA—Meets Saturday afternoon, 7th Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PHI GAMMA DELTA-Meets Saturday nights,
No. 17 Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PHI DELTA THREA — Meets Saturday night,
second floor opera house.
PAPKA KAPPA GAMMA-Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
SIGMA CHI—Meets Saturday nights, third floor Opera House block, east side.
SIGMA NU-Meets Saturday night at 713 Massachusetts street, third floor.
GROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium. H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague, Sec'y.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing. University building; Gertrude Huntcott, Press; N. W. Merrifield, see'y.
SCIENCE CLUB—Meets Friday afternoon, In Snow Hall. W. H. Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, Sec'y.
POLITICAL SCIENCE READING CLUB—Meets every other Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, in Prof. Canfield's lecture Room.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. Chas. Spencer, Pres.; Fred. Kelser, Sec'y.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Prof. A. R Marsh, Pres.; Prof. Λ. M. Wilcox, See'y.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 3, in Oread hall. H. E. Finney, Pres.: Helen Stultife, See'y.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M.C. A.-F.H. Olney,
Pres.; A.L. Sloan, See'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Ja Prescott, Pres;
W. H. Brown, Sec'y; Board of Directors,
W. H. Brown, Sec'y.
COURRIE Company-O. B. Taylor, Pres.; Denton Hogeboom, Seyc.
REVIEW COMPANY - I. P. BOLTON, FRES.
BASE Ball Association - W. H. Carnuth, Mangr
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at Congregational church, 3 p. M President, Miss Lillian Dudley. Cr.sec.. Miss Flora Newlin.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Ask for the "Manhattan" Shirt at Abe Levy's.
Coughs, Colds, Consumption.—Dr. Himoe's Pulmonic Elixir never fails to give relief. Every bottle i warranted. Price 50c. Sold by all druggists.
Flannel Shirts, at Abe Levy's.
Spalding's Manual of Club Swing-
Spalding's Manual of Club Swinging and Boxing, just received at Smith's News Depot.
"Salvo Petrolia T," for the hands, at Raymond & Co.'s.
at Raymond & Co.s.
Good straight Quinine for Malaria,
at Raymond & Co's.
Take your best girl to the Opera March 9 The last Leaf
House March 9. The "Last Loat.
Buy your Collars and Cuffs of Abe
Levy.
Leyt. Palmer's "May Bloom," at the "Blue Mortar."
Fainier's "May Bloom," at the "Blue Mortar." Toilet Soaps, at Raymond & Co.'s. Abe Levy sells good Gum Coats. If you want healthy exercise go to Smith's and buy a pair of Indian Clubs.
Silk Umbrellas with Bamboo, gold and silver handles, at Abe Levy's.
The Daughters of Rebecca give a home entertainment at the Opera House, Friday Evening, March 9. Reserved seats only 35c.
Ladies
We have just placed on sale a full line of Spring Styles, of Cousin's New York Shoes and Slippers, which we will be pleased to show you, our prices on them are the lowest.
WM. RECKTENWALD,
Leave your laundry at Abe Levy's.
Parke's old stand, 821 Mass. st.
Leave your laundry at Abe Levy's.
If you want to spend a pleasant evening, attend the home entertainment at the Opera House next Friday. Reserved seats only 35c.
Don't Forget
To look through our line of Men's Fine Shoes, we can show the best line in the city and at the lowest prices. WM. RECKTENWALD,
821 Mass. st., Parke's old stand.
821 Mass. st., Parke's old stand.
Buy one of Abe Levy's New Stiff Hats.
The "Last Loaf," at the Opera House, Friday, March 9. Reserved seats only 35c.
Fine French Brier Pipes at Smith's.
Help the Daughters of Rebecca with their play at the Opera House, Friday, March 9. Reserved seats only 35 cents.
The "Last Loaf."
Tobacco pouches, at Smith's.
We are all "Tetotalers."
Bowersock Opera House, Friday. March 9.
Stetson New Spring and Summer styles of Soft Hats, just received at Abe Levy's.
Go to the Opera House, Friday,
March 9.
The best stock of Men's Fine Shoes can be found at Recktenwald's, 821 Mass. st., Parke's old stand.
Some of Lawrence's best talent at the Opera House, Friday 9.
Ask your best girl to go to the Opera House, Friday, March 9.
Home entertainments should be well patronized. Go to the Opera House, Friday, March 9. Reserved seats only 35c.
Go to Reckentwald's, 821 Mass.
st., for Fine Shoes, at low prices.
If you want to spend a pleasant evening, go to the Opera House, Friday, March 9.
Don't forget to get your tickets for Friday, March 9. One night only. Reserved seats only 35c.
Some of the best talent in Lawrence, at the Opera House, Friday March 9.
Go to the Opera House Friday,
March 9. Reserved seats only 35c.
Base ball goods on hand and ready at any time. Bats, Balls, Masks, etc., at Smith's.
OPERA HOUSE!
M. B. Curtis in "Sam'l O'Posen," Wednesday Evening, March 7, 1888.
Mr. Curtis is one of the funniest comedians on the road, and those who enjoy this sort of a play will do well to hear him.
"Sam'l O'Posen'. is one of those comedies that never grows old. Go and enjoy yourself. Seats on sale Tuesday morning at Field & Hargis' Book Store.
Marion Abbott, in "Only a Farmer's Daughter," is the attraction booked for the Opera House Monday, the 5th. The play is too well known to require comments from us.
We clip the following from the Home Journal: "It is an exceedingly difficult role, but Miss Marion Abbott's presentation of it is characterized by deep dramatic power, a charming 'naviete' and pleasant joviality, in their turns as demanded by the exigencies of the part. Miss Abbott is, moreover, an exceedingly handsome woman of commanding figure, yet lithe, graceful and easy."
John T. Beatty will be married next Wednesday, to Miss Mary C. Cuisey, of Fort Lupton, Colo. Mr. Beatty is an old student, having left the University just before the holidays.
Has a large selection of Spring Samples.
Suits made to order, $23. All Work Guaranteed.
O. P. Leonard
733 Mass. St, Up Stairs, Lawrence, Kan.
TOM JOHNSON.
Harpset Razors and Best Barbers in town 712 Mass. St.
BARBER SHOP
Merchant Tailors
RODGERS & STRANAHAN,
Office Block, 116 Fifth St. East
Topeka Kansas.
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For all the best grades of Coal call on A. J. Griffin.
Office south of M. E, church Mass. St. Branch
National Bank Wilmthrop street, Telephone
88.
CARMEAN & HARBAUGH Have the Popular Livery Stable of Lawrence. EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.
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The Finest Hacks and Call Carriages in the City. Special attention Paid to Students.
Telephone No. 139, 818 and 820, Vermont Street, Opposite Lawrence House
N. H. GOSLINE,
Having just opened Fresh Stock of
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
Is now ready to sell as cheap as anybody.
NEW BILLIARD PARLOR.
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in the City.
Choicest Brands of Imported and Domestic Cigars.
A First-class resort in every respect.
HENRY MARTIN,
744 Massachusetts Street.
Shirtmakers and Gents Furnishers,
WILDER BROS.,
Lawrence, Kansas.
WILDER RING SHIRT FACTORY
We have on hand shirts and underwear that have been made to order for parties and not taken, these garments are made from first-class goods and we are selling them for about $\frac{1}{3}$ the regular price, if in need of any you will do well to call and see if we do dot have something to fit you.
Our Steam Laundry.—We have a steam Laundry in connection with our Factory. Send us your Laundry work—we know you will be pleased. Work called for and delivered.
MoCONNELL.
Telephone 67.
The Tailor,
Has the largest and most complete stock of Suitings, Pant Goods, etc., to be found in the city. A liberal discount to students.
THE LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER.
GO TO METTNER,
719 Massachusetts Street.
LAWRENCE, -- -- KANSAS.
Billiard Room, 710 Massachusetts street.
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COURIER.
THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY
Tis said, Orophilian reminds one of olden times at present.
Last Tuesday the Chemistry class studied the process of making ice in a red hot crucible.
We said oh! that annual last week. we meant it as a prophecy. The annual is a thing of the past at least by the fraternities this year.
It promises to be very entertaining, and all should attend. Meetings have been changed from evening to afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Philological club will meet this afternoon at four o'clock in the Greek room. Papers will be read by Profs. Carruth, Robinson and Rudolph.
A meeting of the base ball captains of last years fraternity league, was held Monday, at the end of the fourth hour, in room No. 11. It was advised that each fraternity should give two dollars towards making the pennant awarded to the Phi Psi fraternity.
The meetings of the college Y.M.C.A. which have been held on Sunday afternoon, will be held to-night, and hereafter, on Friday evening, in the rooms of the city association. All those interested in this work are earnestly requested to be present this evening. Meetings begin at 7:30.
Last Saturday evening the I.C.'s gave a "cooky-shine" in honor of their Alumnae, at the home of Miss Hattie McFarland, on New Hampshire St. After one of those dainty spreads, for which the I.C.'s are noted, Miss Mamie Manley proposed a number of toasts, which were responded to as follows:
Welcome to the Alumnae, Miss Anna Cockins; Response, Miss Mina Marvin; History of Founding, Miss Sarah Richardson; Impromptu, Miss Jo March and Miss Hannah Oliver; Founding Song, by Sorosis.
Those present were: Mrs. Naude Gibbs, Mrs. Clara Schmidtmeyer, Misses Jo March, Sarah Richardson, Hannah Oliver, Mary Griffith, Lyda Griffith, Bella Love, Marcia Wood, Mina Marvin, Namie Woodward, Hattie McFarland, Jennie Sutliff, Addie Sutliff, Cora Parker, Anna Cockins, Margie Brown, Namie Tisdale, Effie Scott, Namie Love, Anna Barker, Flora Newlin, Gertrude Crotty, Helen Sutliff, Namie Manley, Nellie Griffith, Mattie Snow, Lallie Buckingham, Eva Harrison, Lena Beard, Alice Horton, Ida King, Rose Horner, Milia Crotty, Edith Manley, Edna Jones.
Prof. Wilcox lectures to-night at the Congregational church in Atchison. The lecture is to be, nominally, before the Atchison Latin school.
Athenaeum.
The program of last Friday was very interesting. The six months of steady work has had a telling effect on the members. The ease and ability with which the members of Athenaeum prepare and deliver now, could have been justly envied by them six months ago. This is very noticeable in the extemporaneous speaking on the essays of current events. The society can congratulate itself on the success in this line more than any other. The regular election was held and the following officers was elected: Pres., Stout; Vice Pres. Hollsinger; Secretary, Miss Laura Gregg; Sergeant-at-arms, H. Barnes; Critic, Merryfield. A good program will be rendered this afternoon and every student who wishes to be entertained and instructed should attend. Reporter.
Orophilian.
On Friday afternoon, at the usual hour, Orophilian society was called to order by the President. After the election of Anna Beardsley to fill the position of Secretary left vacant by the resignation of Inez Taggart, the program of the day, consisting of Reading by W.E.Higgs; Essay, Ella Funk; Declama-tions, W.A.Kinzie and E.E.Squires; Extemporaneous, Geo.L.Dick and W.T.Caywood.
Immediately following the interval allowed for recess, after a motion to defer the debate till the last order, the society was thrown into one of the most interesting parliamentary discussions ever witnessed in Orophilian hall.
Finally after much discussion it was decided to leave the point in question to a committee composed of the Secretary and Treasurer.
A night during commencement week having been granted the society by the faculty, it was decided to hold the election, to select the representatives of the society for that evening, in two weeks.
The "parliamentary battle" was prolonged till it was too late to have the regular debate, but there is no question but that the individual members gained as much if not more benefit from the discussion which took its place. Let every one interested in such work turn out and lend encouragement, by presence, at least.
R.
Pharmacy.
W.L. Peabody entered the department last week.
J.W. Root was home on business for a few days last week.
Mr. Brown has discovered a new process for the preparation of mucine.
The Seniors have not as yet, discovered anything very funny in their organic Chemistry.
While there is to be no election in the near future, in the Pharmacy, yet the attendance and interest shown has never been better.
Mr. Kaiser has presented the Pharmacy society with the Brooklyn Medical Journal for the ensuing year. This, together with the number subscribed for by the society, and those donated by Prof. Sayre, makes in all some fifteen journals coming to our library.
Law.
More work and less play boys.
An addition of thirteen volumes was made to the law library this week.
Prof. Green is still at Topeka as attorney for the defendants in the Hilmon case.
Pense, of the Juniors, is beginning to win fame and fortune in the justices court.
The students in the law have been disturbed during the last few weeks by the noise in the main library.
The constitutionality of kissing the Blarney stone by proxy was sprung on Dr. Summerfield by Stebkins, the other day.
The land case which has been postponed so often, was last week decided in moot court by Judge Green, in favor of the plaintiff. King and Jackson attorneys.
On account of the Prohibition debate at the court house, Monday evening, the Juniors were obliged to postpone moot court till Tuesday night.
Senior Palmer, in his zeal for his client, the other day made some insinuations as to the veracity of the plaintiff, the plaintiff excepted, and but for the persuasiveness of Pease her council, Parmer would probably have come out of the contest with a bald head.
The Kent club will hold a senatorial session on Thursday evening, for the purpose of drill in extemporaneous debate.
Beaty, of the Juniors, has deserted Blackstone and is now enjoying hymnical felicity in Colorado.
This is the second case for the law department this year, and it is rumored that another one is soon to follow suit.
Pense can tell you all about it.
The tennis club has its full membership now, so no further application can be considered. The club will be composed of teams who have regular times of playing on the grounds. The following teams are organized: Prof. Carruth and Paul Goddard, Prof. A.G. Canfield and V.L.Kellogg, Russell Whitman and T.H.Kellogg; W.H.Brown and Chas.Johnson, O.H.Campbell and W.A.Snow, W.E.Higgins and I.V.Morse, W.T.Sudard and F.E.Sudard.
The "Peak Sisters" were simply immense.
We would like to call the students' attention to the advertisement of Geo.W. Woodburn & Co., of Kansas City, which appears on our fourth page. If you are in Kansas City, call in and see them. They will treat you well. If you aren't going down, but want anything in their line, write them and you will find them just as fair as if you were there in person.
"The Peak Sisters" at the Congregational church, last Tuesday, was something very witty and very entertaining. It was something far in advance of anything that has appeared in Lawrence in its line. Miss Nellie Thacher Peak gave a very interesting history of the family. We desire to give special notice to Miss Josie Hutchings Peak, Miss Georgie Brown Peak, Miss Belle Dix Peak, and Miss B.A. Ambler Peak. The costumes were neat and "Peaky." The whole affair was a success in every respect.
"While in college, one should not exclude from his thought the causes which agitate society and the questions which perplex economists and statesmen. It is the student's duty to thoughtfully consider the sectional and national problems which will eventually interest him, whatever may be his path in life. So much he owes to himself, so much to the republic. Fully as important to him is a knowledge of the conflicting vices and the diverse interests which result in the clash and classes of the present, as of the principles which once compelled despotic Charles to mount the scaffold, or which, later caused the American Revolution. As he studies the formation of the country's constitution, let him not overlook all current legislation. These years of phenomenal growth and progress are fraught with peculiar danger and demand the citizen's soundest judgment. He must intelligently weigh the men and measures which concern the nation's policy. He must abandon himself to neither political ignorance nor indifference. The ancient and the modern work, history and the magazine should lie upon the same table and be read with equal care. Such should be the preparation of the college for the world: classical but practical, technical but comprehensive.—College Rambler.
The Douglas County National Bank, which is so desirable of securing local stockholders, that it may be a Douglas County institution, has entered upon its career by ordering all its books from a Kansas City house. Consistency thou art a jewel.
Hoadley & Smith at the Eldridge House Pharmacy, have the finest line of Toilet Soaps, Perfumery, Cigarettes, etc., in Lawrence.
The Science Club will render the following program this afternoon: "Experience on a district telegraph," by F.B. Miller; "The Argo Smelter in Denver," by Harry Buckingham; "Note on the Constitution of Matter," by Prof. Bailey: "Review of the Club Members of the Scientific Journals," by V.L. Kellogg.
In the March Harper's the editor of the easy chair summons before him his whole class of college students and gives them a lecture on the evils of hazing. He is very severe in his characterization of hazing and hazers, but not too much so. The University is almost unacquainted with that hazing which has seemed to form such an important feature of eastern college life.
Hazing is undoubtedly one of the most contemptible and cowardly practices which disgraces student life, but it is rapidly dying out. Where now we hear of but few cases of hazing, formerly the papers were full of brutal, sometimes criminal outrages, often resulting in the death of the victim.
"We quote from the Easy Chair: "The meanest and most cowardly fellows in college may shine most in Hawaii. The generous and manly despise it." **** To overwhelm with terror a comrade of sensitive temperament until his mind reels—imps of Satan might delight in such a revel, but young gentlemen, never!
Elocution.
To the Editor of The Courier:
Who can say we have no provision made for the "Young America," who will in the future "scatter pearls before swine" in his eloquent address to crowded court-rooms or Senate chambers? If this person, who is eternally harping upon the subject "lack of elocutionary drill," had been present at the late assemblage of orators in the Freshman elocation class, he could easily have imagined he was in that portion of Dante's (?) Hades where, according to the maxim "Let the punishment fit the crime;" the elocutionists who have so long persecuted the people on this earth, were in their turn persecuted, being required to listen to their personality by a crowd of the impus. Our learned professor, presiding over this assembly, seemed truly to take friendish glee in inventing sounds never before heard (except, possibly, coming from the mouth of the "heathen" in Rider Hagggard's "She,") and requiring each trembling victim to strain his mouth to its fullest extent, sufficient to cause a loss of voice forever; but this relief may never come, as the punishment is eternal. Let the "growler" once enter thishalled preictand he will never open his mouth again, for he will then comprehend what an infernal din he is making.
The Weekly University Courier.
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From the Press of P. T. FOLEY.
Entered at the post-once at Lawrence, Kansas,
as second-class matter.
Mr. BULLENE has offered to donate the lots on the west side of Louisiana street, just north of Adams, fsr the proposed boarding house for young ladies, provided the amount necessary to erect and furnish the house can be raised. This is truly a generous offer and it is earnestly to be hoped that advantage may be taken of it. The fact that the University is situated upon so steep a hill, so far from comfortable and suitable accommodations for them, has always deterred many young ladies from coming here to school. The long, steep hill with its slippery sidewalk, which must be climbed every day once, at least, and perhaps twice, has discouraged and wearied many who have come, and has sent them back to their homes again. Thus far no attempt has been made to provide them with more convenient lodgings. But now a scheme is on foot to satisfy this long felt want and give the girls an equal chance with the boys.
The project is to build a large boarding house or hotel upon the brow of the hill which shall be open to young lady boarders only. The house, according to the present plan, would contain fifty or sixty good sized, comfortable rooms, is to be well furnished and heated with steam and supplied with water and all modern conveniences. In connection with it a good dining room is to be run, so that the roomers will not have to go out of the house for their meals.
It is proposed that the concern shall be owned by a stock company or corporation, and the stock shall be taken by the citizens of Lawrence who desire a safe investment with moderate returns.
No more pleasant or healthful site for such a building could be chosen than the one which is so generously offered. It is above the smoke and mists which settle over the city at night, in the pure invigorating air of the summit of Mt. Oread. The view from it is splendid, and its nearness to the University answers
all the requirements of convenience. It is hoped that the Faculty and students will lend all possible aid and encouragement to the offorts which some of the best citizens of Lawrence are putting forth to carry this commendable project into effect. If the boarding house proposed can be built and put in operation, it will be a great benefit to the University and to the students. It will bring more girls to our institution and will provide for them far better than is at present possible.
THE first meeting of the Political Science Club, though attended by some of the friction which always marks the opening exercises of a new organization, was remarkably successful. The reports on current events had been carefully prepared, elicited much comment and inquiry, and were certainly very helpful. Of the special topics, but three were presented: One by Mr. Gamble, on Municipal Government; one by Miss Hunnicutt, on Prohibition in the light of new issues, and some of the mistakes of Prohibition; and one by Mr. Higgins on the InterState Commerce Law and its workings. The earnest comment, suggestion and inquiry which accompanied each of these was sufficient proof of the interest excited.
Some changes in method were suggested by the work of this session. Hereafter the club will convene promptly at nine o'clock (morning) and close at half past eleven. The instructor will remain half an hour longer, for personal conference with any member upon the work of the week. Reports must not exceed two thousand words, and must be so thoroughly in hand as to be given without hesitation or delay. The numbers on each program will be limited to seven, thus giving more time for discussion. Current events will include only those most interesting and most likely to become historical. Special topics will be chosen as far as possible from the questions of the day. Book-chat will be carefully indexed for the benefit of members of the club.
Of the benefits of this association, there can be no doubt. The average student has little or no time for current literature. This scheme gives him at least three hours a week for this purpose. Ordinarily he will read in a haphazzard way. Now he works with a given end in view. Alone, he can cover but part of the ground. By combination he is given a fair knowledge of a much broader field.
We predict for the club both popularity and success.
Professor Marsh, who occupies the chair of English Literature at the Kansas State University, has introduced in his classes in advanced composition, an exercise which consists of the writing of short editorials on current topics. These are submitted to the professor, who criticises them, and points out to the writer such imperfections in the way of construction and style as he may discover. The plan has awakened much interest among the students, and has resulted in a very material advancement of the standard of literary efforts in the University. Professor Marsh is a graduate of Harvard. He is a young man, and brings to his work a generous measure of that enthusiasm and singleness of purpose which contributes so largely to success in any line of endeavor. His employment by the regents adds to the faculty an element of strength which has made itself felt in many ways since his connection with the school.- Topeka Daily Capital.
AN ADVANCE IN LITERARY COMPO-ITION
Every day brings us fresh proof of the rapidly widening influence and the growing popularity of the University and the Faculty. The rapid improvements in the various departments, the efforts that have been made to add to our efficient corps of professors and instructors the best talent that can be obtained from the greater eastern colleges and universities, are fast making themselves felt throughout the State and even in adjoining states.
We ought to have a successful Field Day this year. While our last two Field Days have been fairly good, yet they can be improved on. The trouble heretofore has been a lack of preparation consequent upon a hasty arrangement of the exercises. This year we should begin getting ready in ample time. The different events should be decided on long before the Field Day, and thus time given for suitable practice. Athletics in K.S. U. are not the feature that they should be. We have a base ball association and a tennis club, but the practice for a place in the base ball nine or the tennis team is indulged in by but few. A good big Field Day, with a long and varied list of events would call out all of our athletes, and if decided upon and announced soon, would do much good by encouraging continuous athletic exercise from now until the time set for it. We think it would be better to have some day other than one in commencement week for our Field Day. The Faculty might give us a Wednesday in the first week of May.
THERE seems to be some misunderstanding among our contributors in regard to the time at which copy must be handed in in order to come out in the next issue.
For the information of such we again announce that all contributions must, to insure insertion, be handed to one of the editors before Tuesday noon of the week in which it is desired that they be published. All communications, whether written over a non de plume or not, must be accompanied by the name of the writer.
The next representative from Douglas County, must be a man who is interested particularly in the welfare of the Law Department of K. S. U., and will manifest that interest by making himself heard upon the subject when he gets to Topeka.
Views.
To the Editor of The Courier:
The writer does not wish to rake up old sores, but to state simply a few plain facts that have a direct bearing on the literary societies in this institution.
It is often wondered why so little literary spirit is shown among the students. Other colleges have flourishing literaries, why not we? Surely it is not on account of the lack of good material, for it would be hard to find a more intelligent body of students than ours. Nor is it on account of specialization of study and the consequent special clubs as some have supposed, for but a small part of the students are special. Neither can the cause be traced to the mere existence of fraternities, for fraternities have existed for many years when our literary societies were in a most flourishing condition.
Oread and Orophilian were once the glory of our college. Their members were enthusiastic workers and their programs were appreciated by crowded audiences. To nearly every student the literary session was the event of the week, and was hailed with lively interest. Now it is far otherwise. Oread is dead, Orophilian can be kept on its feet only by the strenuous efforts of a few loyal members, and has been very near dissolution. It is true a new society has, in part, taken the place of these, but, on the whole, little interest is shown in literary work compared with former times. Why this change?
The cause is not far to seek. The blame has not, without reason, been imputed to the influence of the secret societies. Whether or not college fraternities are in themselves baneful to colleges is not pertinent to the question. They may have a proper place in college life, and no doubt do meet a certain social want, but as secret societies they have no business, whatever, in a general literary society.
Let us examine their influence and its effect on general literaries Oread and Orophilian were organized by a general body of students for general literary work. As long as the purposes of the members were purely literary, and were directed to the best interests of the societies they were a grand success and exercised a powerful influence on college life. Soon, however, the fraternity members of the societies showed a selfish hankering for petty honors and tried to extend an usurping control. They must always ride the high horse. The officials of the societies must be elected as often as possible from their own secret circles. Their own members must, as often as possible have the honor of representing the societies on the contest programs. Thus each fraternity, of any consequence in the society, vied with the others in getting so-called honors. To gain strength they prevailed on certain worthless members to join. To carry out their purposes they worked great schemes, and formed combinations, and bargained with each other for the honors. Such
proceedings naturally produced antagonism, and the societies were divided into contending factions whose main object became to down each other and lord it over the societies. As a consequence the literaries became the basis of most narrow minded operations, which absorbed nearly all literary interest. During the elections scenes were enacted that could not but reflect discredit upon them. Wire-pulling, bribing, scheming and combinations may afford excellent practice for those politically inclined, but these literary societies were organized for no political purposes; and when their real object was kept in the background, they declined; for when one faction was repeatedly downed it at length withdrew from active work, willing that the society should go down rather than that the other faction should continue to rule.
The societies were thus weakened, and the victorious faction also became lax. The intense activity before and during elections was always followed by a certain lethargy. The barb element which formed the connecting link was pretty much ignored and discouraged. The societies decayed, and political contention was the cause. The result could not have been otherwise.
Athenaeum is a rising society, but even there these pernicious influences are beginning to assert themselves. Let it take a timely warning from the fate of the other societies. No society can be divided against itself, and carry out the purposes of its organization. Orophilian may yet revive if sufficient interest is awakened among its surviving members and harmony restored, but as sure as fraternity rule asserts itself it will sink. Contention has sunk it; it cannot revive it. Cliqueing fraternities, as such, have no business whatever in a general literary society. * *
As we announced in our salutatory, the Courier holds its columns open to views and communications from any of the professors and students, and all who wish to contribute are not only invited but are earnestly solicited to do so.
It is not, however, intended that the COURIER shall become partisan in its policy, defending the interests of one faction and attacking those of another. We purpose, under ordinary circumstances, to devote our columns to the discussion of only such topics and questions as are of interest to all the students. It is not our desire to encourage the discussion of those subjects which form the grounds of difference between the various cliques and parties in University society. In a state of comparative peace and quiet such as the present, debates upon such themes can result in no good to either party, and may only tend to widen the breach which is already too broad and to stir up feelings which it ill becomes us to be instrumental in exciting. Thus, while we invite a reasonable and dignified exchange of views upon all subjects of general interest to the University or the students, we do not wish to become the medium of attack, either direct or indirect, of one party of students upon another.
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The Pennsylvania contains, among many other interesting articles, one by Dr. White, on "Surgical Emergencies," also a series of letters by Prof. Fishe, entitled "The Story of the Revolution." We congratulate the students of the U. of P. on their opportunities for hearing such lectures.
The Washburn Reporter devotes more space to the affairs of K. S. U. than it does to those of Washburn. That suits us very well, only we are sorry they cannot have a larger cir culation here than they do.
The Pacific Pharos contains a very interesting story entitled "Among the Sierras," to be continued through several numbers. It also contains a considerable quantity of poetry, mostly clipped.
We learn through the Pharos that their annual is published by the Senior class, which fact we think it would be well for K. S. U. students to notice.
The literary department of Student Life is among the best, but the local man tries so hard to be funny that it gets rather monotonous.
The Messachorean has come again to our table staggering under its outlandish name, and filled with religious and political chestnuts, gotten up by the faculty. It tried to get off a "weakly" pun on the Courier, and further showed their lack of appreciation of a good paper by indulging in a childish tirade against our neighbor, the Hesperian, which paper, in point of originality and common sense, is unquestionably superior to the Messachorean.
The University Voice is a large six column four page paper published at Wooster, Ohio. Its local
news and personals are generally good, but it contains scarcely any editorial matter at all. The second and third pages are mostly made up of plate matter. Talmage's sermon for the week usually occupies a large portion of the second page.
Did the Hesperian ever see anything worthy of praise in any college paper but the great Hesperian itself? The exchanges of that paper sounds as if the editor was "sore afflicted with a grievous disease." We clip tha following: "One of the most noticeable features of college journalism is the egotism and irrepressible conceit which is everywhere apparent," and after reading the exchange columns through we willingly assent.—The Vidette.
The above sizes the Hesperian up in its true light.
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THE LAWRENCE HOUSE!
The Best Table Board in the City.
Vermont Street near the Court House
THE MOST POPULAR RESTAURANT
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The favorite place for students for the best table board. Falley will be found at Mull's old stand.
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Office over Field & Hargis' Bookstore
Lawrence, Kansas.
Office Hours, from 8 to 12 m.; and
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Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas.
E. WRIGHT,
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OPEN TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY.
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Special Rates to Students.
C. E. ESTERLY, D. D. S., Dental Rooms,
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Creama, Ices, Sodas, Lemonades, Candies, Nuts, Foreign and Domestic Fruits to be found on the market are always on hand.
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Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Cigars, Etc. Students' Trade Solicited.
BARBER SHOP !
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Everything neat.
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University Directory.
BETA TREETA Pt- Meets/saturday night, fourth floor opera house.
Pt BETA Pii- L. C.- Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI KAPFA PSI—Meets Saturday night, third floor opera house.
KAPFA ALPHA THREA-Meets Saturday after-
noon, 7lb Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PHI GAMMA DELTA - Meets Saturday nights,
No. 11 Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PHI DELTA THREA — Meets Saturday night,
second floor opera house.
SIGMA Chicago—Meets Saturday nights, third floor
Opera House block, east side.
SIGMA Nu-Meets Saturday night at 713 Massachusetts street, third floor.
GROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, at 7:30 'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium. H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague, Sec'y.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing, University building; Gertrude Hunnell, Pres.; N. W. Merrifield, see'y.
SCIENCE CLUB—Meets Friday afternoon, in Snow Hall. W. II, Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, Sec'y.
POLITICAL SCIENCE READING CLUB—Meets every other Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, in Prof. Canfield's lecture Room.
PHARMACEOUTICAL SOCIETY —Meets Friday evening, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. Chas. Spencer, Pres.; Fred. Kelsen, Sec'y.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Prof. A. R. Marsh, Pres.; Prof. A. M. Wilcox, See'y.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 3, in Oread hall. H. E. Finney.
Pres. : Helen Sulliffe, Sec'y.
OMATERIAL ASSOCIATION--In Prescott, Press W. H., Brown, Sec'y; Board of Directors, J. R. Brown, Sec'y.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M. C. A.-F. H. Oney,
Pres.; A.L. Sloan, Sec'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at Congregational church, 3 p.m.
President, Miss Lilian Dudley. Cr. see., Miss Flora Newlin.
COURER Company—O. B. Taylor, Pres.; Denon Hogeboom, Seyc.
REVIEW COMPANY
Bask Ball Association—W. H. Carruth, Mangri
REVIEW Company—T. F. Doran, Pres.
Ask for the "Manhattan" Shirt at Abe Levy's.
Coughs, Colds, Consumption—Dr. Himoe's Pulmonic Elixir never fails to give relief. Every bottle i warranted. Price 50c. Sold by all druggists.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Spalding's Manual of Club Swinging and Boxing, just received at Smith's News Depot.
Flannel Shirts, at Abe Levy's.
Buy your Collars and Cuffs of Abe Levy.
Crains & Urbansky have a fine line of Cheviots.
Abe Levy sells good Gum Coats. Fluke's new goods are locked up in the strike. Wait for them.
If you want healthy exercise go to Smith's and buy a pair of Indian Clubs.
The C., B. & Q. strike holds a fine lot of guitars, mandolins and musical novelties—but they're coming, to Fluke's.
We are now showing an immense New Stock of Dry Goods and Carpets, Prices the lowest. L. O. McINTIRE.
Something new—Student's Prince Alberts, in plain and fancy goods at Crains & Urbansky's.
Silk Umbrellas with Bamboo, gold and silver handles, at Abe Levy's.
Leave your laundry at Abe Levy's.
Spring Over Coats and Spring Suits, at the Boston Square Dealing Clothing House.
Tobacco pouches, at Smith's.
Stetson New Spring and Summer styles of Soft Hats, just received at Abe Levy's.
Base ball goods on hand and ready at any time. Bats, Balls, Masks, etc., at Smith's.
Visit L. O. McIntire's store for bargains in all kinds of Dry Goods and Carpets.
Crains & Urbansky have a fine line of Spring suits.
L. O. McINTIRE.
I am now making very low prices on all kinds of Dry Goods.
Nobby Spring Suits for school wear, at Crains & Urbansky's.
Buy one of Abe Levy's New Stiff Hats.
The Kate Beusberg, English Opera Company, will present "L'Ombra" at the Opera House, Friday, March 16. This is the first opportunity that Lawrence and the students have had to hear this new popular opera.
Fine French Brier Pipes at Smith's.
FIELD & HARGIS
Miss Kate Beusberg, the prima donna, is everywhere winning the highest commendations from musical critics, some even putting her in the same class with Patti, the queen of songsters. Her support is selected from former singers in the American Opera Company, the Clara Louise Kellogg Concert Company, and the Strakosch Opera Company.
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
The city dads should be called upon by a committee of the citizens requesting that the cross-walks might be cleaned, for they have been almost impassable for a week. If we only had one of the whisk brooms or cloth brushes that Raymond and Co. sell, we would be able to make a presentable appearance.
Are now ready with their SPRING SPECIALTIES—Wall Paper and Ceiling Decorations, Window Shades, Baby Carriages, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis, Base Ball Goods and Croquet, etc. Write us or Call for Prices on above Goods.
Geo. R. Wendling will give his lecture on "Hamlet and his Interpreters," at the Congregational Church, Monday, March 19. Mr. Wendling is too well known in Lawrence to need any recommendation. As a polished speaker his superior has never been heard in Lawrence. Graceful, easy, earnest, eloquent, his lectures are worth hearing when listened to from an oratorical standpoint alone, while his treatment of his subject is scholarly and able.
Special bargains in Hair Brushes, tt Straffon's Pharmacy.
Bromelsick keeps the finest line of neckwear that is to be found in Lawrence.
Baldwin Tooth Paste is elegant. Buy a box, at Straffon's Pharmacy.
Gibson's imported fruit tablets, at Straffon's.
Silk hats, at Bromelsick's.
Soft hats, at Bromelsick's. Bromelsick has in the finest line of agents' underwear in the city.
Not the cheapest in price, but the most economical Shoe. You can get it at Boyd's, Mass, St. He makes them to order and warrants them to fit.
Colgate's Toilet Soaps, at Straffon's.
Straffon's is the only Drug Store in the city where you can have your prescriptions filled all hours of the night.
Try Straffon's Lotion for chapped hands.
If you are determined to please a fastidious maiden, buy your neckwear at Bromelsick's.
Married.
After the Wedding supper the happy couple left for a short visit in the East.
Mr. Max Strauss and Miss Mattie Erb were married in Arkansas City, Kas., Sunday, Feb. 26.
They are now being entertained at the residence of S. Steinburg, of this city.
Miss Erb will be remembered as a graduate of the Music Department in 1884. She is the sister of Mr. M. Summerfield, and is an accomplished lady in every respect. Mr. Strauss is an old Lawrence boy, and was for many years in the employ of our enterprising merchants, Steinberg Bros. Mr. and Mrs. Strauss leave next week for a short visit with friends in Topeka and Wichita, after which they will return to Arkansas City, where they will make their future home. The Courier extends congratulations and best wishes for their happiness.
CARMEAN & HARBAUGH Have the Popular Livery Stable of Lawrence EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.
Silk umbrellas and gold headed canes in tropical confusion at Bromelsick's.
Horse drawn by a driver.
The Finest Hacks and Call Carriages in the City. Special attention Paid to Students.
Telephone No. 139, 818 and 820, Vermont Street, Opposite Lawrence House.
N. H. GOSLINE,
Having just opened Fresh Stock of
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
Is now ready to sell as cheap as anybody.
NEW BILLIARD PARLOR.
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in the City.
Choicest Brands of Imported and Domestic Cigars.
A First-class resort in every respect.
HENRY MARTIN,
744 Massachusetts Street.
MEN'S FINE SHOES.
AT SPECIAL LOW PRICES.
During this Entire Month
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 16, 1888.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,
March 14, 1888.
To the Editor of The Courier:
DEAR SIR:—I have to-day received from Boston a package of newspapers, containing matter in many ways so interesting to members of all college communities, that I cannot forbear to send to the Courier some quotations, with comments of my own.
One of the most striking signs of the time in the East is the development of true universities, institutions given up to culture, and in which culture is the mark of the student as well as of the professor. In these universities, the students are more and more ceasing to feel that the professors alone are responsible for the advancement of the intellectual and spiritual interests which have called them all together; they are more and more growing to feel that on them as well as on the Faculty is the pressure of a duty.
All this is especially true of religious interests. The students of Princeton, Yale, and Harvard, are taking hold of the matter of religion, and are thus showing themselves to be, not boys, but men, with a sense of men's responsibility. These colleges have all, to a greater or less degree, entrusted their religious services to the students, by making them voluntary; and now the students are beginning consciously to assume the burden. Never has religious life in Harvard been so vigorous as since the chapel service was made voluntary two years ago, and this life has found expression in religious meetings of which the following extracts will give some idea
"Association Hall was quite filled with a crowd anxious to learn what an invincible ball tosser might have to say on a topic so foreign to his more familiar business. Physical and spiritual strength have been regarded as, if not incompatible, at least incongruous, and the announcement that the young collegian whose swift curves have puzzled many an experienced professional, was, in company with the captain of one of the best crews that ever floated upon the Charles River, and representatives from two of the pluckiest football teams that ever clinched upon the New York polo grounds, to address a mass-meeting assembled for professedly religious purposes, seemed almost anomalous. As Captain Stagg, of the Yale nine, arose to open the meeting it was strange to see in his hand, instead of the familiar leather covered sphere, an open Bible, and his reading of the fifteenth chapter of John was, because of the very novelty of the situation, perhaps, listened to with the most marked attention. This finished, R. E. Speer, of the Princeton College football team, offered prayer, and E. C. Pfeiffer, captain of the Harvard University crew, read a short address
In this and the remarks that followed was nothing formal nor doctrinal. It was only a simple, earnest confession of faith from which flowers of rhetoric and dogmatic theology were alike absent.
There was an increased concentration of attention as Stagg, the famous pitcher, stepped forward to say a few words. 'If we are going to be consecrated Christian men,' said he, 'we must read our Bible more than we do now. We've got to go to the word of God for directions how to live. We don't have half the snap and vigor about our Christian lives that we ought to have. We don't act so much as if we were in earnest, as we do at football or rowing. We go at these sports with a will because our heart is in there. Why not go at this with a will? We ought to do so. I have found my Christian life to be a happy one, in which I can feel I am accomplishing the end for which I was made. The nearest road to success is to follow the master. I was severely criticised by the newspapers for what I said at Dockstader's Theatre in New York, but I will say it again here. Before playing a game of ball I look to the Father for strength to do my duty. I get strength to pitch ball, for I make a point to do whatever I do with my whole heart and look to the Lord. It is necessary that we look unto our Maker to help us in all that we do. You who are not Christians will be 50 per cent happier by having some one to take hold and guide you. Why don't you answer the feeling that tells you to be a Christian? If you are afraid, then you are unnumpy.'
But not all the Harvard students feel their responsibility; so here is the way in which the Daily Crimson (a paper, like the Courier, meant for all classes of students) talks to such. The Mr. Pfeifer alluded to is the same boating-man who took part in the Boston meeting:
"Those who were present at the dinner of the Junior Class, Wednesday evening, will remember the earnestness and deep sincerity which marked the speech of Mr. Pfeiffer, particularly in that portion which treated the question of voluntary prayers and the attitude of college men toward religious services. Mr. Pfeiffer gave the class of '89 plainly to understand that, while athletics may call for a large share of the attention of the students of Harvard, there is another interest, namely, the religious, that cannot be neglected. The remarks of the speaker made a profound impression upon those who heard them, and it must be regretted that every man in college was not within reach of the speaker's voice. It is the plain truth that a grave responsibility rests upon the students of Harvard; upon every freshman as well as upon every senior. The
Of course, I have not inflicted these quotations upon you, without having a moral in view. In the University of Kansas, the same responsibility rests upon the students as at Harvard. In the hope of freeing every one from any possible sense of oppression, and still more of deepening religious life here, the Faculty has made chapel attendance voluntary. The result, so far as the latter object is concerned, the following figures show. They are statistics of attendance in our chapel during the last two days of January, all of February (lacking four days.) and the first fortnight of March: Largest student attendance
present system of prayers was the result of a movement among the students, and with the students alone rests the question of success or failure. The members of the lower classes may not feel the weight of the responsibility as much as do the members of the higher class; but they must remember that in their hands lies the future of the system. The prayer bell should mean more than a mere notification that it is twenty minutes to nine: it should arouse in every heart a sense of duty to be fulfilled. There is no time for procrastination. We cannot put off attendance at prayers from day to day with any safety. The system is being tested to-day, and upon the success of voluntary prayers at Harvard depends the adoption of the new idea at other colleges. We have demanded and have received liberty; but let us be careful that that liberty shall not be the cause of indifference. We do not intend to lose sight of another aspect of the prayer question, an aspect also touched upon by Mr. Pfeiffer in his speech. We do not believe that the sole motive which should urge us to attendance at prayers should be a desire to shew the world that Harvard never fails in her experiments; but there should be the higher motive coming from an interest in religious matters themselves. By showing our faces within the chapel doors, we prove that we are on the side of good order; that we are filled with earnestness and determination in our daily life. There can be no better criterion of the spirit animating the men of Harvard than the numbers seen at morning prayers. If indifference is to rule, then the present system must fail; if earnestness and determination are to be the future characteristics of the Harvard spirit in athletics and in every other field, we must soon see a marked increase in the interest of the students in the chapel services."
in January... 34
Smallest student attendance in January... 14
No.26.
Average...22 1-3
Largest Faculty attendance in January...6
Smallest Faculty attend-.
ance in January... 1
Average... 3 2-3
Largest student attendance
in February... 38
Smallest student attend-
ance in February... 16
Average... 27 1-16
Largest Faculty attendance
in February... 8
Smallest Faculty attendance
in February... 2
Average... 3 7-16
Largest student attendance
in March... 41
Smallest student attenda-
ce in March... 34
Average... 42 4-5
Largest Faculty attendance
in March... 11
Smallest Faculty attendance
in March... 4
Average... 72-5
Total av. attendance in Jan. 26
" " " " " Feb. 32
" " " " " Mar. 42 4-5
It is to be noticed that the averages given above are not of the largest and smallest figures, but of all the amounts for the given month. There is, of course, great danger in drawing conclusions from these figures. The weather, examinations, etc., have an effect upon attendance. But one thing is pretty clear, i.e. that no great number of persons in the University thinks the religious exercises of great importance. In other words, we have upon us just what the students of the great Eastern Universities have already recognized a necessity that the students should take hold of the matter and acknowledge their responsibility. Unless the students do so, we are likely to have to return to compulsory attendance far more rigidly enforced than ever before.
Yours truly,
A. R. MARSH.
THERE is a bill now pending in congress providing for an amended orthography to be taught in all colored, Indian and public schools in the territories and all military and naval academies in the United States. The substance of the change is in the omission of all silent and superfluous letters, thus avoiding mutes and the use of single instead of double consonants.
This is a move mainly in the direction of simplicity in spelling, and would probably be an advantageous change as regards the Indian schools; but as to the others, it would seem to be unnecessary. Making a few changes in this way without adopting the entire phonetic system will also tend to make our language more intricate and still more difficult for the foreigner to comprehend.
Prof. Franklin accompanied Prof. Wilcox to Atchison.
The Phi Gams had a party last Friday night.
Friday night. Denton Dunn, of Kansas City, visited the University, Monday.
B. S. Hutchings, of '81, was shown through the University Tuesday!
Rob. Curdy came down from Topeka to attend the Phi Gam dance. Julius Liepman, of Fort Scott, was seen at the University on Monday and Tuesday.
Come boys and make up a base ball team this year that we can be proud of.
Prof. Williams delivered a very interesting sermon at the Presbyterian church, Sunday.
E. D. Cruise, of Kansas City, spent Saturday and Sunday with his Phi Gam brethren.
In parliamentary discussion of Orophilian society all parties seem to delight in crying "schemes."
Although Roberts went after a "bad man" he came back O. K. He laughed and the man left the state.
A very fine set of Longfellow's poems, containing eleven volumes, were purchased by the library this week.
Laboratory practice Friday afternoons is to give way to the literary societies. It is to be hoped that the students will take advantage of this move on the part of the faculty.
An account was given in a recent number of the Electorial World of some very delicate experiments which Prof. Nichols, of Cornell, has been performing.
Do not fail to hear Wendling, Monday evening, at the Congregational church. His subject,"Hamlet and his Interpreters," is of interest to every student.
Hereafter, the announcements for the Political Science Reading Club, will appear upon the bulletin board near Prof. J. H. Canfield's lecture room, instead of in the literary as heretotore.
Cunkle is now our local man. All items of local interest, the reports of the literary societies and the special clubs should be handed to him early in the week. All persons should be handed to Johnson before Wednesday noon.
The Sigma Chis held an open meeting last Saturday night and had moot court. The case was State of Kansas vs. R. W Brown, for grand larcency. J. W. Roberts and F. H. Bowersock opposed W. S. Wooley and Cunkle, for defendant. Hobbs was Judge. Defendant found guilty.
The class in English History will recite at twelve o'clock to-day instead of at four in the afternoon, the usual hour. This change has been made in order to allow the members of the class to attend the exercises of the literary societies in the afternoon.
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In a recent issue of the Madisonensis, an interesting article upon the manner of selecting speakers for commencement appeared. The substance of the article is as follows: "Within the last few years a number of colleges have changed their method of selecting speakers for commencement. In nearly every case the number of speakers has been restricted,—a necessary result of the growth of the colleges. Another noticeable change is the increasing importance attached to literary ability. The following table, compiled from facts collected by the faculty of Oberlin College and published in the Oberlin Review, shows the present method of selection in several colleges:
COLLEGES.      Schul- atives.     Speakers
METHOD OF CHOICE.
Amherst.       80      8      Scholarship.
Bowdell.        89      10      " and litr ability
Hurrahan.        80      10      "      "
The length of time allowed each speaker is interesting. At Rochester the limit is five minutes. The Iowa State University, Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster, allow eight minutes. At Amherst, Bowdoin, Brown, Syracuse and Wesleyan, the limit is ten minutes, while at Yale from fifteen to twenty minutes are allowed."
Of late the methods of making selections of speakers for commencement day have been a great deal under discussion at American colleges. In most instances this discussion has resulted in an improvement, and has tended to the adoption of rules which aim at a just recognition of scholarship, while preferring speakers who, on account of their literary ability, are capable of making the exercises interestting to the public.
Two of the colleges included in the above list, Ohio Wesleyan and Wooster, still cling to their old practice of permitting all members of the graduating class who wish, to
speak. This custom has only one thing to recommend it; that it insures absolute impartiality and avoids the danger of making anyone feel that his ability has not been duly recognized.
The excercises at these schools must be tedious and tiresome in the extreme, especially at Ohio Wesleyan where they occupy an entire day. Just think of sitting quietly, and all the time maintaining the appearance of close attention and rapt admiration, during sixty-four eight minute speeches, on every subject under the sun from the lofty eulogy on the father of his country, or the profound exposition of the principles and factors of individuality, to the convincing philippic against socialism, anarchism or some other impending public danger. The sensations of relief which the faculty and audience feel when they are all done must be intensely pleasurable.
Four of the colleges named above still continue to make appointments upon the basis of scholarship alone, but they are already beginning to feel the necessity of a change and it will doubtless soon be brought about. Wesleyan on the other hand has gone to the opposite extreme and makes literary ability the only qualification. That this is the best method we cannot bring ourselves to believe. It is doubtless bad policy not to pay some attention to the literary merit of commencement orations, for the program should be made as excellent and as interesting as possible. But on the other hand is it just to totally disregard the claims of the student who for four long years has studied with unabated zeal, and who by conscientious work has won a high place in his class? If his oration should be good in all respects and he should be capable of making a creditable appearance, is it right that his claims should be set aside for the sake of one who has no class standing, but who by neglecting his studies, perhaps for a whole term, has been able to produce a little finer oration? We think not. The very fact that the excellence of the oration is the only test must necessarily lead to much neglect of regular work by those who desire appointments.
Five prominent schools combine elements of scholarship and literary ability in making selections for commencement. This is the method which K. S. U. has chosen. Of course its excellence depends mainly upon the proportions in which the elements enter; but it seems to be the manner of choice at present most in favor. It probably accomplishes its purpose as well as any that can be devised.
Michigan University has met this difficulty in a manner peculiar to herself. Instead of selecting speakers from the graduating class according to some fixed rule and thus pleasing some and dissatisfying others, she invites some prominent speaker or speakers to occupy the time. According to this plan the Seniors take no part in the commencement exercises except to receive their diplomas.
To students who have long looked
forward to their graduation day as the time when they should win glory over their classmates, and at last be permitted to freely display their eloquence to the public, it might be a disappointment to be thus deprived of the opportunity to speak. But nevertheless the plan which Michigan has adopted has many points to recommend it. In the first place it treats all members of the senior class with equal justice before the public. It sends all members of the class forth into the world with an equal recommendation. It substitutes a good lecture which is interesting and instructive to all, for a number of short speeches which are always more or less tiresome both to the people and to the students themselves. Last and by no means least, it relieves the seniors of the nervous strain of a contest, a defeat which is always accompanied by painful feelings of disappointment and chagrin.
ALECTURER on physiology andygiene of considerable note,recently lectured in Lawrence. Comparatively few students attended, not on account of work, for they would have had ample time to hear a literary lecture or a popular play,but because they did not feel, sufficiently interested in the subject. This seems a little singular. Some excused themselves on the ground that the lecturer was a professional crank,since he ridiculed the system of modern education.Making the allowance for the lecturers amusing exaggerations,we must admit that there is a world of truth in what he meant to say concerning modern education. Our system of education is undoubtedly defective in that it pays excessive attention to mental development,to the exclusion of the physical.In practical life we are careful enough to build on substantial foundations,but are inclined to reverse the rule in our so-called culture.
It is self evident that that education is the true one which renders a man most capable of the duties and the enjoyments of life. To be capable, health of body with soundness of mind is essential, and to preserve health, a knowledge of the laws governing the functions of body and mind is a first and indispensable requisite.
The products of true education should be strong and healthy men and women, with vigorous, well-trained intellects. Applying this criterion to our present system of education, what do we find? More pale, haggard faces and stoop-shoulders, enervated bodies come out of the college ordeal than enter it. It would be otherwise were there no defect, for reasonable study is not the cause. We are wont to boast of the efficiency of our courses, and we may well be proud of them when considered from the standpoint of mind culture. There is no end of required studies in language and mathematics, with every opportunity for mental drill. A thorough knowledge of the laws which govern the formation of the syllogism is required as indispensable for every student
who completes a course, yet ignorance of these laws will not seriously affect his thinking, and will entail no evil consequences; but for the study of physiology and hygiene, of the laws of health upon which depend the enjoyments and needfulness of our lives, only optional provisions are made. Professors are horrified at errors in grammar and orthography, which are but trivialties, while the flagrant violations of the laws of health, entailing the fearful consequences of wretchedness and incompetency elicit no horrors. How we reverse the true order of things! It is generally thus with all colleges. Can such a system be too severely criticised. Of course college athletics supplies a certain demand for physical training and is laudable, although its principal object perhaps is to obtain distinction in athletic feats. Athletics, however, are not a part of the curriculum, and does not imply a study of hygiene, though conducive to it; yet much as it is, it is very much a desideratum in our western colleges. But a thorough study of physiology and hygiene should also be required in the curriculum, for men generally do what they know to be best. Mental prodigies supported by physical deformities and wrecks are too common. People educated into invalidity are miserable failures in life.
It is greatly to be regretted that the publication of the Annual has been dropped. Aside from the fact that it would be a source of great pleasure to the students and something to look back to in after years, nothing in the form of a publication would bring the University into greater prominence over the state. An unusually large amount of material has accumulated since the issue of the Cicada. What opportunities would be afforded to the caricaturist! The battle between Prentis and the frats on that memorable December night, 1886; the recent war waged against the fraternity system; the "bomb" affair; the struggle with Phillips on the morning after the Baldwin contest; "Jimmy" Mears and the valiant "tea-kettle" with which he tried to heat the building while the engine-house was in the course of erection; and other subjects too numerous to mention. It is certainly to be deplored that all these stirring events are to be consigned to oblivion because of petty disagreements between the leaders of factions. We notice, however, that in several of the eastern colleges the annuals are issued by the Junior class instead of the fraternities. Would it not be a good idea for the Junior class of K. S. U. to take hold of the matter? A class meeting should be held at once, and the matter considered. By all means let us have an annual.
In the catalogue there is given a list of thirty-nine High Schools in the state which are said to prepare their students to enter the Freshman class in one or more of the four regular courses of the University. We sincerely hope that there are thirtynine High Schools in this state, whose courses are such as to allow their graduates to enter as regular Freshmen here, even with the some what general exception as to part of the language work, but we strongly doubt it, and that from the evidence afforded by the High School graduates themselves.
By authority of the Regents, graduates from these High Schools are, upon their arrival here, immediately classified with the Freshman class, but how many are Sophomores the following year? We believe we are correct in saying that a majority of them remain as Freshmen the second year, and because of lack of preparation.
The standard of the University, as regards students, is being raised every year, but the high school system is not, thus leaving a gap between the common schools and the University, which can only be filled by suitable preparatory schools. Our Sub-Freshman class now fills this gap but it will not be long until this is done away with, and then academies will be absolutely necessary; though perhaps its disappearance will result from the founding of academies, and not be the cause of such founding. Many of the so-called colleges of the state will make fair preparatory schools, but the model school would be an academy with work arranged exactly to the end of preparing its students for the University.
We hope that the next catalogue will be less deceptive with regard to "admission by certificate."
The Science Club does not afford opportunities for forensic and literary exercises, or for parliamentary scuffling. It is of practical use only to those interested in the study of any of the natural sciences, and, indeed, is a necessary supplement to the scientific courses. In its object and practices it is undoubtedly the best society we have. It comprises the best scientific talent in the University, nearly half of the faculty being active members. Last Friday the club-room was filled with an appreciative audience, the program was good and the general discussion of the topics presented was interesting. A new feature was recently introduced into the program, which, if consistently carried out, will add greatly to the effectiveness of the work. At each meeting several papers are read on the lives and scientists who have figured much in progress. The periodicals in mechanical, chemical and biological sciences, are assigned to members specially interested in these studies, and these members are held responsible for presenting to the club all items of value and interest contained in them. In this manner the result of individual reading is presented to the club in a condensed form, the members thus aiding each other in obtaining valuable information concerning the scientific world. Many of the members are studying in special lines, and from time to time present to the club the results of original investigation. The club is doing a good work. All professors and students who are at all interested in science should make it a point to attend and to become working members.
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Why do not our young ladies take into consideration the organization of a tennis club. Notwithstanding the old joke of the Profs.: "Our hill is a gymnasium," the young ladies need exercise as well as the boys. The game of tennis is well adapted to the less violent exercise needed by the young ladies, and they have been known to acquire an expertness in this direction, not exceeded by the stronger sex.
The young ladies would, with little expense of time or money, make this a success and a commendable one in every way. We would advise the ladies to look into this, and if no more than the awakening of their interest in individual courts and games is the result of this, we shall feel well satisfied. FRESH.
To the Editor of The Courier:
In the last number of the COURIER mention was made of the offer by Mr. Bullene to donate lots, near the top of the hill, to the University, conditioned that there should be erected upon them a building to be used as a boarding house for the young ladies attending K. S. U. In the same paper was an urgent appeal to the faculty and students to use all efforts for the permanent establishment of this proposed project, saying it would bring more girls to our institution.
The establishment of the dormitory system in K. S. U. has been discussed to no little extent; more especially by those people of the state interested in our Univeresity, than among the students. Among these people the idea of the dormitory seems to have been received without any investigation as to whether or not it would be to the best interests of the school; but because numerous
colleges have them as adjuncts, the people seem to have cared to make no personal research or investigation of the matter.
I do not think that it will in any way be a benefit to the school, unless as was stated last week, it will bring more girls to the University. That is just the effect it would have. Now we have but few girls here, and want no more; we do have, however, young ladies, old enough and well capable of taking care of themselves, and to such, a dormitory will be no extra inducement.
Again, it is in the college and academies more particularly where this system is a necessity, but rarely in a university.
Also, with the dormitory, necessarily comes a system of espionage and government which would not meet with much favor in a State University. Though the acceptance of Mr. Bullene's offer and the erection of a boarding house does not mean the immediate establishment of the "iron-clad dormitory system," yet it indirectly gives it a good foothold for the future, and should be discouraged. Let the military academies have the dormitories.
The young lady students of the University are especially invited to attend the opening of Miss Carrie L. Howell's new Millinery Store, next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 20, 21 and 22.
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The young ladies of Lawrence and of the University will be glad to learn that we are to have a new Millinery establishment here. You should thank Miss Carrie L. Howell by attending her opening reception next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Orophilian expects a rousing time this afternoon.
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BETA THIEFA PT-Meets Saturday night, fourth
opera house.
P. E BTEN PHI--L. C—Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI KAPFA PSI--Meets Saturday night, thir-
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KAPPA ALPHA TRETA—Meets Saturday afternoon,
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PHI GAMMA DELTA - Meets Saturday nights,
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PHI DELTA THIEF — Meets Saturday night,
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APPA KAPPA GAMMA-Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PAPA RAYA GRAZIA noon at homes of members.
SIGMA CHI-Meets Saturday night, third floor
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SIGMA Nu-Mesite Saturday night at 713 Massachusetts street, third floor.
$\textcircled{6}$OBPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium. H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague, See'y.
ATHENAUM LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing, University building; J. B. Stout, Pres.; Laura Gregg, see'y.
SCIENCE CLUB—Meets Friday afternoon, in Snow Hall. W. H. Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, See'y.
POLITICAL SCIENCE READING CLUB—Meets every other Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, in Prof. Canfield's lecture Room.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. Chas Spencer, Pres.; Fred. Kelser, See'y.
PHILOLOGY-Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Prof. A. R. Marsh, Pres.; Prof. A. M. Wilcox, See'y.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 3, in Oread hall. H. E. Finney,
Pres.: Helen Sutliffe, Sec'y.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Jn Prescott, Pres W. H. Brown, Sec'y; Board of Directors, A. Mushrubn, V. L. Kellogg, and C. E. Street.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M. C. A.-F. H. Olney,
Pres.; A. L. Sloan, Sec'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
COLLAGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at Congregational church, 3 p.m.
President, Miss Lillian Dudley. Cr.sec.. Miss Flora Newlin.
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Don't buy your new hat until you have seen Abe Levy's new stock. Full line of base ball goods at Smith's.
If you want to look neat buy your ties and shirts of Abe Levy.
Prof. and Mrs. Bailey gave a very enjoyable whist party Monday evening. Those present were Misses Adelaide Rudolph, Gertrude Crotty, Nellie Franklin, Maude Springer, and Messrs. W. S. Franklin, E. C. Franklin, V. L. Kellogg and W. H. Brown.
Spaulding base ball goods always on hand at Smith's.
Abe Levy sells ladies and gents leather valises.
Levy sells the best hats in town.
See those students' Prince Alberts, at Crain's & Urbansky's.
The C. B. & Q. strike held a lot of Guitars, Mandolins, &c. of Fluke's, but they have arrived at last. Stop in and look at them. The finest line ever shown here.
Base ball goods of all descriptions at Smith's News Depot.
New four-in-hand ties, at Levy's.
Attend the Grand Opening at 901 Massachusetts, next Tuesday, Wednesday and Tnursday.
New Spring goodt just in at Crain's & Urbansky's.
New goods all in ready to display at Crain's & Urbansky's.
Don't fail to attend the grand opening of the New Millinery Store beginning next Tuesday. Pattern Hats, Bonnets, and the Latest Millinery Novelties.
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Buy your spring hat of Abe Levy. Abe Levy sells flannel shirts.
New ties, at Levy's.
Ladies benefit of a bottle of very fine perfume with every box of Tetlow's Swan Down. Try it, at Raymond & Co.'s Blue Mortar Drug store.
Law.
As I strolled down the street on Tuesday evening, indulging in visions of the near future, when I should stand as a minister in the temple of justice, and overweave the jury and general public with "three piled hyperboles and figurus pedantical," I was awakened from my reverie by being jostled against by one of the Courier moguls, who punched me in the ribs and said: "Have them law locals up by Wednesday morning sharp." I at once felt overwhelmed with a great dearth of knowledge and a famine of originality, and could not think of a single local happening among the peaceful laws this week about which I could have a write-up all to myself. The Dean is out of town and neither the Chancellor or Librarian have entered a protest. Overtown and McIravy have been absent several days and
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Jacobs is still in Topeka, hence more than the usual guilt reigns.
Palmer has ordered a whole suit of clothes, Prince Albert style, Harbaugh has a new silk plug, and Price has taken up the study of Volapuck.
Athanaeum.
Commencement will soon be here and then the Senior will go forth into the world, "a youth to fortune and to fame unknown," to force himself upon an already overburdened public. He will have his diploma framed and hung in the most conspicuous place in his office, and with his intellect as bright as his new sign, and pockets as empty as his book cases, and no acquaintances except his landlord and washerwoman, he will wait for the clients who may never come, and in the meantime he must endure the snubs and sneers of the old men in the profession who, forgetting that they were ever young, think that young men have no business to attempt to become lawyers. They think young men will do very well for physicians or clergymen, but to be lawyers they should come into the profession as old men, able to quote Coke, Chitty and Blackstone, and have all the latin axioms at their tongue's end.
The meeting last Friday of Atha neum was up to the usual high standard of interest which characterizes that society. The current events essay upon the recent tariff bill elicited several very forcible extemporaneous speeches from the various members. In the debate which followed, careful preparation and easy, convincing presentation were the noticeable characteristics. A large number of visitors attested to the fact that Athanæum is growing in popularity with the students. While I am upon the subject I may as well add that the Courier correspondent of last week who intimated that Athanæum is a political battle ground for the frats, is either ignorant of the facts or criminally careless in his use of falsehoods. The truth in the matter is that the only frat men who are blessed with emoluments of office in Athanæum, are the gentleman who keeps door and the REPORTER.
At a recent meeting of Kappa Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, it was decided that hereafter no candidate shall be eligible to membership who has not been a student in regular and continuous attendance at the University of Kansas, for a period of three months, during all of which time she shall have pursued at least two collegiate studies.
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Local.
Prof. Canfield received last week the largest thesis ever prepared in the University. During their senior year, Miss Agnes Wright and Miss Olive Thompson undertook, as their topic in Special Economics, to translate Luvasseur's sketch of John Law's Mississippi scheme. The volume consisted of more than three hundred closely printed pages, and the translation—just completed—fills eight hundred pages of manuscript. It is a monument of patience and industry, and is certainly worthy of any department in any University in the country. Prof. Canfield is highly pleased with the result, characterizing the work as an accurate and excellent translation. It is not known that there is another translation of this work into English. The manuscript will be bound and placed in the University library.
The Kansas City Alumni Chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, was organized in that city Tuesday evening. The first of a series of monthly dinners was given at the Hotel Brunswick, in which nearly thirty Beta's participated. Dinners are to be given the third Tuesday of each month, and invitations are to be sent to all Beta's in the west. At the initial banquet nearly thirty were present, representing the following colleges: Amherst, Michigan, Cornell, Westminster, Washington and Jefferson, Kenyon, Richmond, Cumberland, Dennison, Iowa State, DePauw; Wabash, Dickinson, Columbia, and Kansas State University.
An informal party was given last Friday evening by the Phi Psis, at their halls in the opera house block. The usual pleasant time is reported. Among those present were: Misses Mame Lyons, Lillie McMillan, Kate Merrill, Taylor, of Leavenworth; Lucile Pennebaker, Kate Wilder, Kittie Bistline, Nan Love, Julia Benedict, Belle Roberts; and Messrs. S. T. Gilmore, C. S. Crane, Henry Nickel, W. P. Brown, O. B. Taylor, A. W. Postlethwaite, E. L. Swope, A. L. Bennett, O. H. Campbell, S. J. Bailey.
Edna Blood's Ten of the "U and I" club will have a candy party at Bowersock's to-night.
Prof. Aldrich begins next week, Wednesday, a course of lectures on "The German Song," all of which will be illustrated by programs carefully selected. The first one will trace the history of the song to the time of Beethoven, and the illustrations will include songs dating as far back as 1270. The other lectures to be given April 4, 8, and 25, will be upon "Schubert" and "Schuman,"—the last treating of many living composers, Brahms, Rubenstein, Franz, etc. Those interested in these lectures will be made welcome.
Juniors are on a strike and the Prof. still determined.
The Chemistry class had their pictures taken last Tuesday.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 23, 1888
Pharmacy.
Mr. Albach has succeeded in purifying mercury by re-crystalization.
The class in Organic Chemistry will require at least two weeks of next half term, in which to finish that study.
The Juniors will not have to consult their Waterbury's any longer, since Mr. Woodward has presented the department with a good time keeper.
The happy smiles on the faces of the Juniors, for the last few days, were caused by the knowledge that they will soon be permitted to make mud pies in the Physics Laboratory, in connection with the study of crystallography.
While the Seniors have been aware for some time that glycerine and carbolic acid were alcohols, nevertheless, this knowledge has not had any damaging effect on their morals.
Several members of the graduating class have commenced to "work up" their theses. If good work is to be done, and some original research carried on, the class will find the allotted time none too long.
Athanacum.
How the "preps" do come up. "175 of 'em."
The Peak Sisters is to be repeated next Thursday at half past five. Let all come.
Last Friday the meeting of Athanaeum literary society was called to order a little after the regular time. but the quality of the exercises fully made up for the irregularity of beginning. Among the noticeable features on the program were a declaration by Laura Gregg; a well prepared essay, read by Hacket; an oration by E. S. Mead, and the "Current Events" essay by C. P. Chapman. The debate upon the Blair Educational bill was the most prominent feature of the day. Messrs. Chentner and Sharum advocated the defeat of the bill, while Messrs. Stout and Gilbert spoke for its passage. President Stout says that he will call the society to order on time to-day or break a button.
All that want to see a good walking match should go to Bismarck tomorrow. Butler, Street, Jus Bowersock, Roberts, Ed Morris and Root, will walk for one hour, for a wager. Heel-and-toe rules to be strictly observed. Voorhis and Cunkle referees and judges. General athletic contest after the race. Pools sold at the grand stand.
Let everyone get out next Saturday and show his proficiency in playing ball.
A small boating party went up the river last Saturday and report an excellent time.
REPORTER.
The editorial class have certainly fallen far short of the standard which they had hoped to reach. Only two editorials have been graded one, three or four two and all the rest have fallen below, some of them far below. Prof. Marsh has so far received only one or two decent paragraphs.
The Sigma Chi's are organizing a ball team. Any one wanting a game should see Brown.
The Political Science Reading Club had a very interesting session last Saturday morning.
Prof.—"Mr. M—— change, he is in love, to figurative language." Mr.M.—— "He is struck." *Ex.*
There will be an Easter festival at the U. G. Armory next Wednesday and Thursday, given by the "U and I" club.
Our Pharmacy local is on a strike. We are afraid we will have to hire another man if he does not come back.
Prof. Marsh has announced that the Junior forensics have been corrected and can now be obtained upon application.
It is rumored that Athanaeum has decided to have Gladstone deliver an address before it—Orophilian, send for Bismarck.
The Telegraph club held a meeting last week at which various assessments were levied and Snow Hall admitted to the circuit.
Some one has said "should the Faculty compel attendance at chapel again, the 'chief' would order a 'strike' immediately."
Prof. W. S. Franklin delivered a lecture before the Unity club last Friday evening on "Optics as Applied to Painting." The lecture was very interesting, explaining how the varied effects of painting are produced.
An attempt was made on Tuesday and Wednesday to take a picture of the Chemistry class. It was such a novelty to some of the class that they couldn't control their emotions, and the picture was spoiled by the contortion of their features.
The following is the program that will be rendered in Science Club room at four o'clock this afternoon: "Modern Ordinance," by F. C. Keys; "The Gramophone, by A. L. Noyes; "Recent Chemical News," by T. L. Abbey; "Faraday," E. E. Slosson.
One can scarcely enjoy a meal at any of the restaurants in this town, from the fact that there is always a crowd of boys in them fumigating the whole building with cigarette smoke. We should like to see some place that people could go for oysters or a meal without being disturbed by hoodlums or made sick by cigarette smoke.
Personal.
F. H. Oney is improving.
Miss Franc Eddy is convalescent.
F. H. Olney is improving.
Ask Merrifield about his Abilene friend.
Miss Franc Eddy is convalescent.
And Ms. Michael is ill.
Ahimele
Laura O'Brien was at the University Monday.
Butler is very sick at his home in Spring Hill.
Miss Sutliff visited the University on Wednesday.
Maggie Mushrush is now one of the "Kittens."
Miss Thacher was seen in the halls Wednesday.
G. W. Welbaum visited the University on Monday.
Nellie Franklin's mamma is visiting her this week.
S. W. Barnes is still very sick at his home in Beloit.
Julius Leipman has returned to his home in Fort Scott.
M. E. Otis was on the sick list the first part of the week.
Mrs. D. M. Sprinkle visited the University Wednesday.
Helen Simpson was detained from her recitations Tuesday.
Miss Manie Simpson will sail for America the last of May.
J. W. Robinson resumed his work at the University, Tuesday.
Miss Lucile Pennebaker visited the University last Thursday.
Frank Robinson has recovered sufficiently to resume his studies.
Neil Brooks has returned to resume his work at the University.
Miss Kittie Taylor, of Leavenworth, visited Miss Bistline last week.
No. 27.
A. C. Mackley, of Carbondale, visited his Sigma Nu brethren last week.
W. H. Finfrock was called home Monday by the sudden illness of his mother.
Misses Julia Benedict and Lillie McMillan climbed Mt. Oread last Thursday.
Miss McMillan and Miss Julia Benedict, were seen in the halls on Friday last.
Mrs. Webb, of Nortonville, visited her son and daughter in the University last week.
The Kappa Gammas had a very pleasant social meeting last Saturday evening.
Prof. Dyche, Brown and Kellogg, were hunting last Saturday and shot (?) five ducks.
Miss Alice Dickie, of Winfield, Kansas, was shown through the University on Wednesday.
Miss Lillie Freeman has recovered from her illness, and will return to the University in about a week.
Jep. Davis has recovered.
Gilmore went out home last Saturday.
Will O'Bryon was on the hill last week.
Geo. Dick has joined the Usher Guards.
Julius Leipman visited old scenes last week.
Brown is mounting an antelope skeleton.
Cyrus Crane is thinking of going to Colorado.
Mr. Finny called on his friends last week.
Miss Eve Howe is now at Los Angeles, Cala.
Jacobs joined the Usher Guaras Monday night.
S. W. Shattuck, of '87, is studying law at Wichita.
S. C. Brewster went to Kansas City Saturday.
John C. Hogin went to Kansas City last week.
Maude Thrasher visited her Theta sisters last week.
Miss Fanny Pickering returned to Lawrence this week.
O. B. Taylor visited in Leavenworth last Sunday.
L. F. Gault, of '87 writes from Pueblo that fortune is smiling upon him.
Miss Lemn Beard has been visiting friends in Leavenworth.
Miss Nanny Anderson has been visiting her many friends.
It is rumored that Prof. Templin will leave for Europe in May.
Barlow Lippincott is working on the Chicago extension of the Santa Fe.
Miss Sarepta Greenwood, one of last year's students, is visiting in the city.
C. C. McIntire, of Osceola, Iowa,
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friends last week.
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J. B. Stout and J. A. Mushrush joined the Usher Guards Monday evening.
Mushrush and Shellabarger went to Topeka last Friday. They returned Monday.
F. C. Simpson, of McPherson, was initiated into Beta Theta Pi last Saturday evening.
B. T. Riley has recovered and is teaching at Wellsville. He will return to the U. of K. next year.
W. T. and F. E. Reed and Campbell Watson attended the banquet of the Kansas City Betas, at Hotel Brunswick, last Tuesday evening.
The Southwest College, at Winfield, is to be dedicated March 28. Chancellor Lippincott is to deliver the address on the evening of the 27th. Bishop Bowman is to deliver the dedicatory address on the 28th. A large number of invitations have been sent throughout the state.
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A WRITER in the COURIER of Feb. 24, in contrasting the present students of K. S. U. with those of former days, says: "A new generation has sprung up; but it is not as stalwart and robust as that of the old days." There is no doubt but that a new and younger generation has come on; but that is easily accounted for. Up to the year '83 comparatively few high schools in the state prepared students to enter the Freshman class. Consequently the majority of the students spent at least two, and in earlier times three and four, years in the preparatory department, entering the Freshman class thoroughly equipped at the age of eighteen or twenty. Under these circumstances it would certainly be strange if the students of those days were not more stalwart and robust than those of the present time. Seventeen is probably the average age of the present Freshman class, the majority of whose members were permitted to enter on the strength of a high school diploma.
The writer further says that "certain it is that the work turned out by the kindergarten innovations of the new order, the frills and flutes of 'culchaw' cannot stand the test of comparison with the handwork of the old ways and the old boys. If the quality of the work is to be judged by the grades received, then we'll admit that the present generation is degenerate. For it is simply surprising to look over the old records and see the number of high grades given, especially in the department of English. But then we all know that the system of grading has been changed. It would be a source of great satisfaction to the present students of the University to have Prof. Marsh grade the "extra select" orations on which some of the "old boys" received a grade of 100 from Prof. Spring. If this should be done the "giants of those days" would soon find out that "the old home is not what it used to be." There is certainly no reason for believing that "there is something
wrong somewhere" in the present condition of things. Never has the University been in a more flourishing condition than at the present time. We certainly have no reason to long for the old times, or the old ways, or the old boys,-or even for the old girls.
It is painful to notice the diminished zeal for study that some students display after having been at school for a time. At first their countenances are expressive of energetic resolution. The great purpose of every student seems to be to learn something useful, to fit himself for some high station in life, and perhaps to excel. Every student is more or less vividly alive to such high resolves. For a few weeks or months he is intensely active, concentrating his energies to the attainment of his ideal. But in many cases his energies relax, his vivid ideal fades into vagueness. Somehow he is not so keenly alive to the importance of knowledge, or perhaps he is disappointed in his own capacities. To learn his lessons requires more effort than he expected. Whatever may be the cause he has lost sight of the purpose, and shifts along in a languid, slip-shod manner. His lessons partake of the nature of loathsome tasks. Instead of an aggressive searcher after truth and discipline he becomes a passive receptacle of unwelcome truths which are crammed into him, and retained only until after examinations. He either is discouraged and leaves school, none the better for having lost self confidence, or he is a mere candidate for a diploma, which he tries to obtain with the least possible labor. It is very doubtful whether a diploma is worth four years of "monkeying." Of course a real college ignoramus may acquire a sort of educational finish, but his intended object was not to go through a mere embellishing process. The real object of education is strength of character and competency for the higher duties of life, and to attain to this requires hard and persistent application to study. Nothing so enervates the intellect, and so dulls a person against mental culture as the passive, purposeless manner of study some students are guilty of. It takes away all enthusiasm for knowledge, destroys self-confidence, and tends to render a student totally unfit for anything useful. Earnest enthusiastic students are the successful ones.
PROFESSOR DYCHE will soon have the buffalo cow mounted. The buffalo bull is probably the most perfect mounted specimen in existence. These specimens will be of great value in a few years, when the wild buffalo shall have become entirely extinct. It is a pity that we have not more specimens of this noble animal. Last winter a number of buffaloes were killed in this state, and it is to be regretted that more were not obtained for the University, to be mounted. Whole moose and elk were shipped into Kansas City from the North. No better opportunity could have been offered for
getting skins and skeletons of those rapidly disappearing animals, specimens of which are so much wanted by our natural history department. It seems to us that means should be furnished for this purpose, if necessary by legislative appropriation. A better investment could scarcely be made for the institution, for in the case of the buffalo, we are informed that good specimens will soon be worth a thousand dollars. Surplus specimens might be sold with profit or exchanged for other valuable specimens. The sooner the matter is attended to the better it will be, for the Natural History department must have these specimens if it would make pretensions to an extensive museum. We already have a fine geological cabinet, and the other branches of Natural History are also well represented. Our collection of birds is great. We should also have a complete collection of the mammals of North America.
IN THE BEGINNING.
We of the latter years of the nineteenth century are surely living in the age of great cities. Long years after Hendrick Hudson had ceased sailing in his "Half Moon," New York was but a village. Chicago and Cincinnati were years in growing to respectable towns, Pittsburg was long in attaining any size, tho' Fort DuQuesne stood on the site of the present busy marts of commerce—so with all the other towns of our country. Long years of villagehood, years of struggle and work before the start and years of work after, until at last the city is one of which Americans may be proud.
How different is the building of cities now. Benj. F. Taylor, in his charming little sketch, entitled "The World on Wheels," calls the railway the builder of cities, and with justice. Kansas City owes her unparalleled growth to the railway systems of the northwest and many, aye, most of our new cities were built by the same magician.
Two months ago I sat down to a most villianous supper in a miserable shanty on the prairie with a classmate of mine whose initials are Barlow Lippincott. We both thanked our lucky stars that we were getting out of the country; and in truth the prospect was not entrancing—outside a broad stretch of snow-covered prairies, a couple of houses in the distance and a depot building and one shanty in the prospective city. The shanty bore the characteristic Missouri inscriptions, "Grocery, Drugs, Whisky, Beer and Cigars." That was all. To-night I walked around the same city—walked on good sidewalks, visited the post office—nearly broke my neck by falling over a lumber pile in a place where no lumber pile was at noon—and then finished up by going to the depot to watch the train come in. The conductor showed his head in the door of the car and yelled "Marcilene" in as important a manner as tho' he were saying "New York," and then — six hotels had porters there to grab the luckless stranger
—a dozen boarding house proprietors were there for the same purpose, and a crowd of loafers of no small proportions was there to greet the new comers. Verily Marcelene is a "city." Upwards of two hundred houses have gone up in the last six weeks and more and better ones are being commenced every day.
The houses of these first citizens are most primitive—regular chicken coops, square boxes, unplastered, dark and gloomy. Now however, a better class of buildings is being commenced and soon a town of very respectable proportions will be on the Missouri prairie.
The population of these new towns is decidedly mixed—a good proportion of men who are here to do a legitimate business and who have means, a large number of men who can find no work elsewhere and who are here to make an effort to get a start at something, desperate men some of them, and men who would not care what they turned their hands to if they could get food and shelter. Then, too, there is a large sprinkling of a pretty common class who seem to think that the world owes them a living, and who, if they worked as hard at honest work as they do at trying to deadbeat their way, would make a fortune. I have spent several evenings here with Arthur Glass, who is well known in Lawrence. Poor Arthur! He misses the girls, it is a new experience to him and he cannot get accustomed to it.
One thing is very sure, a young man learns to trust no one and "look out for number one" in a place like this.
R. E. HENRY.
It is hard to predict the future of new towns, but the ten miles of sidetracks, the round-house and railroad offices here give Marceline people great hopes. The possibilities, I dare not say what they may be, but such is the beginning of a city of the nineteenth century. The west has many which started in the same way. The same classes of people go to the new towns. This one is just like one or two others which I have seen and may be taken as a good example of a city in the beginning of its greatness. It is certainly an excellent example of the handiwork of the "builder of cities." The genii of the "Arabian Nights" worked no greater miracles than this modern magician—the American railway.
SCENE IN THE CORRIDORS.
Youth with a pompadour so fair,
And a maid with shingled hair,
Dude and dudine, idle pair,
SCENE IN THE CORRIDORS.
In the hall are flirting.
He is emptiness and brass,
Laughs unmeaningly the lass,
Both unmindful of the class,
Thoughts with gush diverting.
Comes the "Doctor," stern in face,
Terror of the dudish race,
Comes adown the hall apace
With a look so crushing.
Wither dude and dudine fair,
Leave the Doctor standing there.
To their classes quick repair.
Dude and dudine blushing.
Views.
To the Editor of The Courier:
I wish to call the attention of the powers that be to an evil that has come to us with afternoon recitations. Four classes recite to Prof. Canfield every afternoon; all in all about fifty students. The majority of these students are of the sterner sex, and accordingly are compelled to hang their outer garments on hooks in the main corridors, as no room has been assigned for that purpose to them, as to the young ladies. These students generally spend the entire afternoon in the building, most of them staying till six o'clock. Now when these students go to put on their hats and overcoats, they find them covered with the dust raised by the sweeping of the halls during the afternoon. We all know how unpleasant it is to put on a dirty garment; one experiences to a certain extent the same feeling when the hands are covered with chalk; and we all know how disagreeable a feeling that is. The Juniors and Seniors are not the only ones who suffer; the outer garments of all who come up to read in the library, and on Friday afternoons of all who attend the literary societies, undergo the same treatment at the hands of the janitors. Now this ought to be stopped; something must be done; if hat-racks cannot be put up in some convenient room, say the guide's office, for the benefit of afternoon students, let the janitors be instructed to carefully sprinkle the floors before sweeping, or better still let them sweep either early in the morning before the students arrive, or after six o'clock. P. M. B.
To the Editor of The Courier:
By recent act of the Faculty, no more prizes will be offered in the University. This is good policy, yet perhaps one is unable to offer any real reason why prizes for which competition is free, should not be offered. By free competition is meant more especially that in which students are not required to enter. Take for example class scholarship prizes. Here, each member of the class, is, in a sense, a candidate for the prize whether he will or no, and the awarding of the prize is by no means an ascertainment of the best scholars in the class. This one may be handicapped by back work; this one, by outside matters; another by a natural distaste to work for a high grade on the single text book which the class may be using, but who prefers to read and study his subject more comprehensively, rather than to be able to repeat, parrot-like, the assigned lesson from the elementary text book used. Any one of these three students may be more able than the prize winner.
I believe too, on general principles, that prizes are out of place in a University, excepting fellowships and scholarships. These, if they may be called prizes, are the legitimate reward of ability and devotion to work. Let the patrons of the University found such prizes and we shall be deeply indebted to them.
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We are in Favor of doing the most good for the greatest number of people, and can only do this by selling all goods in our line so low that people would rather have them than the money. FARMER, MECHANIC, MERCHANT, LAWYER, or DOCTOR, who have tried us, asks himself whether it pays to trade with us.
We have also a large stock of
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Opposite Wm. Bromelsick's, that cannot be excelled in this part of the country, all to be sold at snch prices that you cannot help but carry away something.
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Law.
Finfrock, of the Juniors, is still in Illinois with a sick brother.
The Seniors are now studying the philosophy of the law of evidence as laid down by Greenleaf.
The Law department of K. S. U. will publish a magazine of its own in the not far distant future.
M. W. Pence, of the Juniors, was the counterpart of Judge Howard in Justice Edgar's court one day this week.
Geiger will return to his home in "poor old Missouri" the latter part of this month, and accept a position in a land office.
There is a rumor to the effect that some of the festive Juniors have been a little noisy again, during the early morning hours this week.
New shelves have been put into the library in the law room to meet the demands of our slowly accumulating library.
Chief Justice Horton, of the Kansas Supreme Bench, showed his recognition of our school by kindly presenting the members of the classes with copies of the proceedings of the State Bar Association, containing all the addresses delivered at the annual meeting in January.
Tuesday night, Hall was discoursing eloquently on "The Blight on the Roof Tree," and just as he was tremblingly approaching the pinnacle of a climax, Pollock, who had fallen asleep, very inadvertently snored long and loud, which so discomfitted Hall that he forgot all about the dignity of the court, courtesy of the bar, Utah and the Mormons, and turning savagely upon Pollock—the latter's nap was suddenly disturbed and the napper notified that if he didn't want to listen to that speech to wake up and go home.
Death of Frank Miller.
Frank U. Miller, a student of the University, died at 6:30 o'clock Sunday night, at the residence of Mrs Bennett, at 1013 Kentucky street. Mr. Miller is one of the students who was taken sick with the typhoid fever while boarding in the club on Vermont street. His father has been with him some time and his mother and sister were present at his death. The deceased was a member of the engineering department of the University and a good student. His departure is mourned by a large number of friends.
His parents returned to Paola Tuesday morning and his remains followed in the afternoon, in charge of G. W. Harrington.
The following resolutions were passed by the Sigma Nu fraternity, of which he was a member:
HALL OF KANSAS CHAPTER,
WHEREAS, By the recent death of our beloved brother, Frank U. Miller, we have lost one of our most efficient members, and as we shall sadly miss his pleasant smile and wise council when we gather around our fraternal altar, be it
Resolved, 1st. That we tender to his parents and sister our profound sympathies in their great bereavement.
SIGMA NU FRATERNITY,
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY,
March 19, 186
March 19, 1888.
2d. That as prescribed we wear the usual emblem of mourning.
3d. That we shall ever feel our obligations to Mrs. Flora Bennett for her care and kindness to our dear brother during his illness.
4th. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to his family; that they be published in the Delta and in the University and in the city papers. S.M. SIMMONS, X.
The Philological club meets in the Greek room at four o'clock this afternoon.
SIDNEY PHILLIPS, G. S.
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If Utah is admitted into the Union under the constitution she has submitted, and afterwards she permits polygamy, contrary to the terms of this constitution, can the U. S. government interfere? This was the question argued by the Juniors in their moot court on Tuesday evening.
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BATH HOUSE
OPEN TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY.
HIRAM HUNTER, Proprietor.
A. P. FELLOW, D. D. S.
Dental Office,
923 Massachusetts street.
Special Rates to Students.
C. E.ESTERLY, D.D.S., Dental Rooms,
OVER WOODWARD'S DRUG STORE.
MOAK BROTHERS,
Billiard, Pool and CONCERT HALL.
The Finest Resort in the City, and Largest Hall in the State.
Best Brands of Cigars.
Willis,
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Creams, Ices, Sodas, Lemonades, Candies, Nuts, Foreign and Domestic Fruits to be found on the market are always on hand.
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Choice candies, tobaccos, & cigars.
Meals, 25c; Board; $3; Meal Tickets; $3.50.
$20 Mass. St.
CHRIS EPLEY,
726 Mass St.,
Lunch Counter.
Oysters, Meats and Game,
Cigars, Soda Water, & Tobacco.
BARBER SHOP !
NEW SHOP, NEW CHAIRS,
Everything neat.
ALBERT GREGG, Proprietor.
843 Massachusetts Street.
our New Embroideries. Handsomest Line in the city at Weaver's.
Spring Stock-Boots and shoes. Prices Low. Mason's.
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Manufacturers of and Dealers in
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University Directorv.
BEFA THEFT PI—Meets Saturday night, fourth floor opera house.
PI BETA PHI--L, C.—Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI KAPFA PS1- Meets Saturday night, third floor opera house.
PHI GAMMA DELTA-Meets Saturday nights. No. 715. Massachusetts Street, third floor.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA - Meets Saturday after-
ternoon, 7lb Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PHI DELTA TRETA — Meets Saturday night, second floor opera house.
1 AFPK KAPPA GAMMA -Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
north stool CHI—Meets Saturday nights, third floor Opera House block, east side.
SIGMA Nu-Meet Saturday night at 713 Massachusets street, third floor.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Frida,
evening, at 7:30 o'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium.
H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague,
Sec'y.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing. University building; J. B. Stout, Pres.; Laura Gregg, sec'y.
SCIENCE CLUB—Meets Friday afternoon, in Snow Hall. W. H, Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, Sec'y.
POLITICAL SCIENCE READING CLUB—Meets every other Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, in Prof. Canfield's lecture Room.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY —Meets Friday evening, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. Chas, Spencer, Pres.; Fred, Kelser, Sec'y.
PHILOLOGY-Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Prof. A. R. Marsh, Pres.; Prof. A. M. Wilcox, Sec'y.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon
from 2 to 3, in Oread hall. H. E. Finney,
Pres.; Helen Sutlife, Sec'y.
Pres., Receiv. ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Jn Prescott, Pres;
W. H. Brown, See'y; Directors, J.
A. Mushruh, V. L. Kellogg, and C. E. Street.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M. C. A.—F. H. Olney,
Pres.; A. L. Sloan, Sec'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
GOLLEGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at Congregational church, 3 p.m.
President, Miss Lillan Dudley. Cr. sec., Miss Flora Newlin.
Flora Newnh.
Kent Club-Meets every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Douglas county court house.
COUNTER Company--O.B. Taylor, Pres.; Denon Hogebuse, Seyc.
REVIEW Company—T. F. Doran, Fres.
Bask Ball Association—W. H. Carruth, Mangr.
Coughs, Colds, Consumption—Dr. Himoe's Pulmonic Elixir never fails to give relief. Every bottle is warranted. Price 50c. Sold by all druggists.
Levy sells the best hats in town.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
A large number of students were out to hear Wendling.
Base ball goods on hand and ready at any time. Bats, Balls, Masks, etc., at Smith's.
The guide has been busy showing visitors over the building this week.
Don't buy your new hat until you have seen Abe Levy's new stock.
W. E. Curry, Roy Hair and R. E. Kroh spent Sunday in Kansas City.
Full line of base ball goods at Smith's.
Burney, Brooks, Chapin and Robinson are again able to attend classes.
If you want to look neat buy your ties and shirts of Abe Levy.
All those nobby spring suits you see the boys wearing were purchased of Crains & Urbansky.
Student's Prince Alberts, the latest and nobbiest thing out at Crains & Urbansky's.
Base ball goods of all descriptions at Smith's News Depot.
New four-in-hand ties, at Levy's. See those new Prince Alberts, at Crains & Urbansky's.
New ties, at Levy's.
New ties, at Levy's.
Light colored Prince Alberts for school wear, neat and nobby. You will find them at Crains & Urbansky's.
Buy your spring hat of Abe Levy.
Spring suits and spring over coats at Crains & Urbansky's.
Abe Levy sells flannel shirts.
If you want to "do the heavy" get one of those Student Prince Alberts of Crains & Urbansky.
Abe Levy sells ladies and gents leather valises.
We are indebted to Mr. V. L. Kellogg for his efficient management of last week's issue.
Spaulding base ball goods always on hand at Smith's.
WEDNESDAY, March 28.
There is no brighter or more captivating little sunbeam on the stage than Patti Rosa. Our people have seen her in "Zip" and "Bob," two of Lotta's best plays. This season she has a new play which serves to bring out all her specialties. Her dancing, singing, banjo playing and bright, vivacious acting, make her a fit successor to Lotta and Minnie Palmer. Opera House, Wednesday, March 28.
We invite your attention to the Immense New Stock of Dress Goods, Kid Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Laces, White Goods, Embroideries, Etc., which we are now showing. Prices guaranteed the lowest.
Not the cheapest in price, but the most economical Shoe. You can get it at Boyd's, Massachusetts street. He makes them and warrants them to fit. 4-t
L. O. McINTIRE.
We are four dandy guys.
Just gaze on our bonny brown eyes;
High standing collars, silk umbrellas,
And dude hats all set on one side-
And all bought at Bromelsick's.
Cigarettes and Cigarette Tobaccoes at Smith's.
We will order any book or article you wish that we don't carry,and guarantee prices. FIELD & HARGIS
FIELD & HARGIS,
Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Nets, Pins, Etc. Handsome and New Styles Stationery. Enormons Stock of "Scratch" Pads. Full Line Note and Lecture Books. Base Ball Goods--Largest Stock and Lowest Prices in the City.
No house in Lawrence can show you more bargains in Dry Good and Carpets, than
I. O. McINTIRE.
We are giving away beautiful Easter goods in our Easter Dyes. Each package contains four colors and will dye 72 eggs. Price per package with cord, 10 cents. They can be used for making inks, coloring ribbons, feathers, etc. Try a package, at Harry L. Raymond & Co.'s "Blue Mortar" Drug Store.
Free! Free!!
Parasols! Parasols!!
My stock of Parasols for 1888 has just arrived, certainly the finest line ever shown here. Parasols of the latest shades. Parasols of the latest patterns. Parasols the latest styles. Parasols to match any costume. Come early before the stock is reduced. See the display in my north window. GEO. INNES.
Canos, at Bromelsick's.
"What purports to be a dispatch from Europe has been going the rounds of all the college papers to the effect that one H. J. Furber, a young man nineteen years of age and a student in Heidelberg, has offered to contribute $1,000,000 to found a University at Chicago similar to that at Heidelberg, and that furthermore he is the son of a wealthy resident of Chicago and a relative of President Cleveland. In reply to this the father of this philanthropic young man says he has not a million dollars nor has he signified his intention to donate any money to a University, nor is he a relative of President Cleveland. Otherwise the dispatch is correct."
The new engine for the Physics department has arrived and will be running in two weeks. It is to be placed in the east lower room at the engine house.
Chancellor Lippincott was in Topeka Wednesday.
The Orophilian Literary Society met last Friday afternoon and selected the following to take part in the exercises during the week of commencement: Orators, A. L. Wilmoth, J. W. Roberts; debaters, C. E. Street, E. E. Squires; essayists, V. L. Kellogg, A. D. Kennedy; declaimers, Misses Annie Beardsley and Florence Reasoner. A. L. Sloan was selected to act as president of the evening.
Look at the line of robby hats displayed in Bromelsick's north window.
Prof. Franklin's younger brother paid him a visit this week.
Buy your Spring Underwear of Bromelsick. He keeps the neatest and best.
Prof. G. E. Curtis, professor of Mathematics at Washburn College, visited the University Wednesday.
MARY C. HOWE
The Finest Hacks and Call Carriages in the City. Special attention Paid to Students.
Telephone No. 139, 818 and 820, Vermont Street, Opposite Lawrence House.
CARMEAN & HARBAUGH Have the Popular Livery Stable of Lawrence. EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.
N. H. GOSLINE,
Having just opened Fresh Stock of
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
Is now ready to sell as cheap as anybody.
NEW BILLIARD PARLOR.
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in the City.
Choicest Brands of Imported and Domestic Cigars.
A First-class resort in every respect.
HENRY MARTIN,
744 Massachusetts Street.
MEN'S FINE SHOES,
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During this Entire Month.
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VOL. VI.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
The half-term examination took place this week.
The library will be open, as usual during vacation.
The Editorial class wrote on prayers Thursday morning.
The meeting of the Political Science Reading Club, which would have been held to-morrow, had there been no vacation, has been postponed one week.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 30, 1888.
Some sportive students evidently had a "tare" Tuesday night, or else the Regents have decided to change the observatory into the long-wished for green house.
The members of the class in Constitutional and Political History enjoyed a rich treat in the form of a lecture on John Quincy Adams by Prof. J. H. Canfield, last Monday.
Pears, King, Gilmore and Harbaugh are the four depressed spirits of the class this week, on account of a little circumstance which happened at last session of Moot Court in which Dr. Summerfield played Wolf and the boys were fleeced.
It is to be sincerely hoped that none of the Freshmen or sub-Freshmen will attempt bathing in the river during the vacation. The water is still quite chilly and some of them might catch their "death o" cold."
The I. C's have sent a communication to the other societies of the K. S. U. proposing an arrangement by which all parties should pledge themselves to abstain from pledging, asking or "rushing" girls until after a specified time.
Judge W. W. Nevison delivered a lucid and ably written opinion in the case argued before him two weeks since, and highly complimented the members participating for the manner in which they had prepared the case, as shown by points presented and numerous authorities cited to sustain them.
The Department of Physics has been the prime mover in the organization of "The University Telegraph Club." And thanks to the active interest shown by the Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company, and by Mr. James H. Hill, Superintendent of the Southern Kansas Telegraph systems, a line has been put into operation connecting the University and Western Union offices with the following subscribers:
The ladies held a meeting, Tuesday and organized a tennis club. The following are the members: Mrs. Hattie McDonald, Misses Effie Scott, Nellie Franklin, Gertie and Nettie Crotty, Emma and Ella Bartell, Springer, Simpson, Sutliff, Mc Kinnon, Buckingham, Bistline, Merrill, Chapman and Edith and Mamie Manley.
Chemical Building; Snow Hall; Physics Department; Prof. L. I. Blake, residence; Prof. E. H. S. Bai-
ly, res.; Prof. L. E. Sayre, res.: Prof. A.G. Canfield, res.; Prof. F. H. Snow, res.; Chancellor J. A. Lippincott, res.; Superintendent E. F. Crocker, res.; W. S. Franklin; E. C. Franklin; Miss Nellie Franklin; E. W. Caldwell, E. F. Simpson; W. H. Reynolds; F. B. Miller.
The object the Physics Department have in view, aside from the convenience of telegraphic communication with the Western Union offices and subscribers, is to have a line of sufficient length to admit of practical tests on Insulation, Conductivity, etc., which are very necessary in a practical course in Electrical Engineering.
Astronomical work will also be facilitated by telegraphic communication with the Western Union system.
The constitution provides for a monthly assessment of fifteen cents, justly relieving the department of the expense of maintenance. It provides also that the property pertaining to the line, except private instruments, shall belong to the department.
The officers at present are: Prof. L. I. Blake, president; W. S. Franklin, secretary and treasurer; L. I. Blake, chairman ex-officio, E. W. Caldwell and F. B. Miller, board of directors; W. H. Reynolds, superintendent.
The number of offices is limited to twenty-five and it requires a recommendation from the board of directors and the consent of two-thirds of the subscribers to admit a new member.
Law.
L. A. Stebbins has placed a copy of the "Compiled Laws of Kansas" in the law library for the use of the students for the remainder of the term. If future classes are as enterprising as the present Junior class, the department will have a library whether they succeed in getting contributions from the State or not.
Geiger, of the Juniors, has been unwell for several days and in consequence thereof he left, Monday, for home and will not return this year. McClinton accompanied him to Topeka.
There will be found upon the calendar of the next Kansas Legislature, a bill appropriating thirty thousand dollars for the erection of a building for the Law Department of the K.S. U.
Frank W. Harrington spent three days at Paola last week and, among other things and places of interest, he visited Ossawatomie, the asylum and John Brown's monument.
The students are all glad to welcome our Dean and see him again at his post of duty. Since his return the Seniors, according to their custom are enjoying the pleasure and profit of recitations from half past nine until twelve.
Two farmers in Nemaha county
pent nine years lawing over a calf; another in Atchison county gained the title to a pig, at a cost of $700. A suit arose in the latter county several years ago, involving the title to a certain piece of property. The suit ran its regular course of motions, dimmurrers, pleas, disagreements, new trials and appeals, until the plaintiff died, when the suit was prosecuted by his heirs, until the defendant died, causing still further delays, when it was taken up by his heirs and dragged along until the attorneys engaged in it began to drop out of practice, one of them now being United States Senator from Kansas, another United States Circuit Judge, another on the Supreme Bench of this State, and the other long since retired from practice is the honored regent of the K. S. U. from Atchison, while the case goes marching on, or rather dragging on, through the Supreme Court and the title to the land remains tied up awaiting the final decision. The Hillman case has been nine years in the courts with a prospect of five more before it is finally determined. The members of the Kent Club propose to inaugurate some system for reforming these "law delays" at their next meeting.
The Kent Club will devote one evening to memorallizing the late Chief Justice.
The members of the classes are unanimously in favor of Thomas H. Cooley, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Chief Justice and have decided to so instruct the President. One wire manipulator hung out for some time for Geo.W. Glick, of Kansas, but finally waived objections, on being promised the support of the class, for postmaster at a cross roads in Brown county.
The commencement appointments have not, as yet, been made but we understand they will be soon, when final arrangements will be made for that anxiously awaited occasion.
The selection of E. C. Little as chairman of the convention this morning was a happy and auspicious beginning. The choice could not have been better. Mr. Little is one of the brightest young republicans in the State. He represents a great district in the State, residing in the center of the western half of Kansas. He has a wide acquaintance, is a good parliamentarian, a representative young Kansan. The choice has our heartiest endorsement.—State Journal.
Notes From the State Republican Convention.
T. F. Doran, of Council Grove, a graduate of the State University, is another young man who is pushing to the front. He made a very creditable address in nominating Mr. Miller for president.-Topeka Capital.
Personal.
Samuel Barnes will not return this year.
A. G. Canfield is conducting chapel now.
Jim Hampson came up to school Tuesday.
R. W. Brown went to Kansas City last Friday.
Prof. Sayre's brother paid him a visit Monday.
Eva Howe is home and reports a glorious time.
Rolston has gone home to spend the vacation.
Voorhis went home Monday to spend the week.
Eugene Sharrum spends the vacation at Yates Center.
H. E. Finney was in the city Sunday visiting old friends.
Miss Burwell, of Denver, visited the University this week.
J. W. Root and Geo. McClaren went to Kansas City Friday.
C. H. Eckgrengram is spending the vacation at his home.
Miss Alice Roberts visited the University Thursday last.
Miss Rose Nelson went home Wednesday to spend vacation.
V. L. Kellogg went home Monday evening on account of illness.
Misses Benedict and McMillan were seen in the halls Monday.
Miss Annie Allison' of Chicago, visited the University last week.
There was a swell box party at the theatre Wednesday evening.
John Geerin, of Cincinnati, O., was among the visitors this week.
F. J, Hallo, of Minneapolis, Minn. visited the University last week.
There are faint hopes that W. H.
Rutter, of Spring Hill, may recover.
Mrs. C. P. Grovenor was among the visitors at the University Monday.
W. E. Pierce and Cates, of Baker University, visited the University on Friday last.
Otis Johnson and Crowell will pass the recess at their homes in Atchison.
Prof. Aldrich gave a lecture on "The Early History of German Song" Wednesday.
Eicholtz is recovering slowly at his home in Wichita and will not return this year.
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Miss Inez Taggart was compelled to go home Monday morning on account of sickness.
Miss Mamie Manley was unable to attend her classes the last few weeks on account of sickness.
Dent Hogeboom and W. H. Jackson are taking a hunt on the Arkansas river during the vacation.
F. J. Key and J. B. Herrington, of Baker University, were shown through the University Friday.
Olney is improving slowly.
Blaker left for home Wedn esday
DeCamp is at his home in Emporia.
Crowell and Otis went home yesterday.
Dr. Lippincott went to Winfield Monday.
Miss Mary Woodward visited school Monday.
J. M. Challis will spend his vacation in Atchison.
A. L. Bennett returned from Emporia Sunday.
Miss Bistline will spend vacation in Lawrence.
E. S. Meade will remain in Lawrence to study.
Prof. Franklin's brother has returned to his home.
O. B. Taylor and W. P. Brown are in Leavenworth.
Sherman is spending his vacation at home in Rossville.
Laura Gregg and Myrtle Hopkins go home for vacation.
Will Taylor will spend the vacation at his home in Seneca.
Miss Maud Springer went home Wednesday for vacation.
Musical Department this term.
John C. Hospin is spending hi
Mrs. Carruth and daughter were at the University Wednesday.
Miss Gussie Price has entered the Musical Department this term.
John C. Hogim is spending in cation at his home in Belleville.
Mamie Manley, after an illnes of several weeks, is again at school.
Misses Emma and Ella Bartell spend vacation in Junction City.
Misses Emma and Lyle Hynes return from California next week.
Misses Fields and Miles, of Leavenworth, will visit friends this week.
Miss Lillie Freeman expects to resume her studies in another week.
Nettie Goodell and Lillian Dudley will spend to-day and to-morrow in Topeka.
Messrs. Miles, Jackson and Hoge-boom will go on a hunt during vacation.
Montgomery and Hill are at Hiawatha spending the vacation at the latter's home.
Misses Pearl and Ocy Phillips went home to Independence to spend vacation, Wednesday.
Henry Nickel, Kate Merrill and the Misses Manley were elected members of the Philological Club.
Prof. Robinson, son and Herb Hadley are preparing for an excursion on the Kaw this week.
Louis P. Hill was introduced to the goat of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity last Saturday evening.
Miss Mary Miller, daughter of Prof. Miller of the State University of Lawrence, was visiting her friend Miss Julia Cooper last week.—Minneapolis Messenger.
New Ties for Easter at ABE LEVY'S.
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Published Every Friday Morning by the COURIER COMPANY For Kansas University Students.
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From the Press of P. T. FOLEY.
The attention of delinquent subscribers is called to the fact that the present volume of the Courier is drawing to an end. All subscriptions should have been paid up before now and it is to be hoped that our delinquents will not make it necessary to ask them personally. The Courier is no object of charity, nor is it a charitable institution. We want to give you the worth of your money and we want you to pay for what you get.
LAST Monday the Chancellor announced that the usual spring vacation would commence on the following Thursday and end on Monday, April 2nd. The announcement was written upon a small piece of paper and placed upon the bulletin board among numerous other notices far more conspicuous; yet there were very few students on the hill that day who failed to see or hear of it. It was not received in the same spirit by all: to those who lived in the neighboring cities and villages it meant several delightful days at home; to those whose homes were in distant parts of the State it meant several days to be pleasantly passed in the city, and a brief rest from the work of the University; to those who were behind in their studies it meant four, and in some cases five, days of hard work; to the department of English it meant several days to be spent in grading half a hundred Freshman themes. We are not told whether the vacation was acceptable to the faculty or not, although the notice stated that it was authorized by that body. But we may presume that there were no serious objections to it.
But the vacation is here, and let us make the most of it. Spend as much of your time as possible out of doors, all studies being laid aside. If the weather is propitious, and the ground in good condition, and if you are satisfied that Spring is here at last and that the backbone of Winter is really fractured, plant a tree.
To be sure Arbor day does not come till April 4th; but then "in view of the present vacation" school will be in session on that day. No matter if it is a little previous, this is to be regarded as Arbor day vacation, and Kansas expects every citizen to plant a tree. If you desire to plant one on the campus it will be necessary to use blasting powder in making the excavation. By special arrangement, however, any regular reader of the Courier who has paid his subscription can, by depositing the necessary funds with Superintendent Crocker, have a tree planted for him. This is certainly a rare opportunity. Now is the time to subscribe.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
The following, taken from a recent Oakland, Cal. paper, is respectfully commended to those gentlemen who fancy that a University "just grows," as Topsy did:
"The University of California is one of the richest in the United States. Indeed, we may say it is the richest, for it has behind it not only an endowment of three million nine hundred thousand dollars in money, but virtually the whole wealth of the State. That is to say, there is a recently enacted law which devotes a tax of one cent on the hundred dollars to the University; and at the rate at which the State is growing this will presently produce an immense annual income. But that which is of more value than the amount of the income is its certainty and especially its independence of politics—usually the bane of State supported Universities. * * * * It is the greatest free school in the country, for all fees have been abolished and the gates of learning are open to all who come."
When the University of Kansas can receive such treatment as the University of California now experiences, we shall not have so many of our hard-working faculty hampered in every direction by the lack of means and equipment; and we shall not have our hearts in our throats every meeting of the State Legislature lest some fellow who knows more about ward politics than about books manages to cut down the library appropriation to five hundred dollars, and thus leave us students out in the cold.
Notwithstanding the fact that several of the editors will spend their vacation at home, they should not fail to be promptly on hand next Tuesday morning with an abundance of copy. Remember that contributions must be in early if the paper appears on time.
Such a circular, if distributed throughout the State, will help greatly to advertise the department and the University and to make the people acquainted with the splendid opportunities which are offered here for study in this line. It is to be hoped that the heads of the other departments may follow Prof. Canfeld's example.
PROF. CANPIELD has recently issued a very neat little circular from his department. It describes, in a few words, the work which is being done there in the study of Political Science, the manner in which it is conducted and the facilities which the University affords for such work. Each subject taken up is briefly outlined and the amount of time which is devoted to it is stated.
production of "narrow-gauge men," The University Quarterly.
The usual spring meeting of the Board of Regents will take place before many weeks. The wants of the University are numerous; so numerous, in fact, that some will have to be laid aside for another year. But several have grown into "must haves." One of these is an appropriation for an assistant in the German department. The Junior and Senior German classes have had to be discontinued, as Prof. Carruth's time is entirely occupied with the sub-Freshman, Freshman and Sophomore classes, the sub-Freshman having over sixty members. Some of the members of the upper classes are reading with the Sophomores, while others are doing special work, not willing to stop midway in the course. Let us have an assistant.
The present tendency in college curriculum is to specialize. The effort seems to be to give a thorough education, and at the same time to furnish something of practical use in life. There is danger in this that the college will forget its true mission. That mission is not to develop specialties, but to produce the symmetrical man. It is not to cater to the particular likings of the student, which would be satisfied even if the college had never been entered; but to quicken to normal development the sluggish and latent powers of his nature. To allow a student to follow his own inclination is not education; it is simply pampering his appetite. The college student cannot be a better judge of what constitutes to him a sound education than men who have spent lives in watching the effects of educational processes. The postgraduate and professional courses are the places for specialties; the college is the place for a systematic, symmetric education. Even if this age of haste hurries into active duties, no one will lose time in the end by taking Professor Stevenson's sound advice: "More can be accomplished in a day by spending an hour in the morning to grind the axe, than to work all day with a dull tool."
The eloquent words of Chauncey M. Depew, at the recent Yale dinner are worthy of repetition: "The student of the present and the future should be left not to his own ideas of what he needs, nor to the narrowing forces of a specialty through the abuse of the optional system, but he should be so broadly cultured, and at the same time so practically informed, that when he comes out and enters the law, which will narrow him; upon the pulpit of his sect, which may make him to some extent a bigot; upon the journalistic career, which will develop the partisan; upon the medical or scientific course, which will absorb his attention and enthusiasm from other pursuits, the healthful and never-ceasing influence of the broad and general realization of his universal education will prevent him from ever becoming completely narrow, or bigoted, or partisan, or blind." Professor Fisher sounded the same note of warning with reference to Yale, thinking that changes enough had been made in the curriculum; and fearing that a further development of the specialization process would result in the
The above is taken from one of the best of our exchanges, and we cannot refrain from recommending it to our readers as presenting thoughts and suggestions worthy of most careful consideration. Our University has recently remodeled its curriculum and now offers splendid opportunities for optional work. We believe that the changes which have been made are good ones, and that on the whole they cannot fail to produce good results. But we have alreally noticeed a tendency among some few students who happen to be taking special work in one direction or another, to neglect their other work in order to give more attention to their specialities. Fortunately the number of such persons is yet small, but, unless they are brought to a proper understanding of the narrowing influences of such a practice, it will, we fear, increase. A tendency of this kind should by all possible means be discouraged.
To the Editor of The Courier:
In your issue of March 9, appeared a short view on the proposed young ladies' boarding house, in reply to an editorial of a previous number. The writer, Mr. F. N. K., seems to be laboring under some misinformation, and has also, I think, drawn conclusions which are, to say the least, not founded upon a careful consideration of the matter in question.
In the very first sentence of his article, Mr. F. N. K. assumes that the proposed donation is to be made to the University. He makes this assumption the premise of his whole argument, if argument it can be called, and from it draws the dormitory idea which he condemns. Now if he will carefully re-examine the article whice he has attempted to answer, he can readily see that his assumption is altogether erroneous as far as the editorial is concerned, and consequently his argument is without any logical foundation.
Let him read the following paragraph:
"It is proposed that the concern shall be owned by a stock company or corporation, and the stock shall be taken by citizens of Lawrence who desire a safe investment with moderate returns." Is there anything in this from which a gift to the University, or University control over the boarding house can be implied? And if the proposed institution is to be owned by a corporation entirely beyond the control of University authority, is Mr. F. N. K. justified in inferring that it is the inauguration of the objectionable dormitory system? I cannot see, simply because it is designed to accommodate a large number of young ladies and to make them as comfortable as possible, that it would in any truer sense be a dormitory subject to a disagreeable system of espionage, than any private boarding house on Tennessee or Kentucky streets where several young ladies chance to room or board together.
In the third paragraph the writer says, "I do not think it will in any
way be a benefit to the school, unless, as was stated last week, it will bring more girls to the University. That is just the effect it would have." Though he here admits, in the first sentence, that it would benefit the institution to have more girls here and says that the proposed boarding house would bring them, he immediately afterwards declares that we want no more, and justifies this inconsistency by a hastily drawn distinction between girls and young ladies. His language indicates that his discrimination is founded upon age; but had he chosen other grounds his point would have been stronger. The legal age which forms the border line between girlhood and young-lady-hood is eighteen. Now if anyone will take the trouble to carefully examine into the facts of the case, I feel confident that fully as large a proportion of the girls under eighteen attend strictly to their studies and conduct themselves becomingly and discreetly, as of the young ladies who have passed that age. It is not the girls as much as the young ladies who "skip" their classes and walk in the corridors. It is not the girls as much as the young ladies who neglect work and give themselves up to society. Why, then, should we prefer the young ladies and wish the girls to stay at home? Which do the University the most good and which are most benefited by being here? If the boarding house, nay even a dormitory, would bring the girls here, I think it is a strong argument in its favor.
Mr. F. N. K's next point is, that to young ladies who are old enough to take care of themselves, a "dormitory" would be no extra inducement. Admitting that a "dormitory" would not, though that is an open question, I beg to differ from him in the case of a "boarding house." Would not any young lady be far more likely to come here, if she was sure of good board and lodgings, a comfortable convenient home, upon the hill near the University, than if she was compelled, as at present, to take a room and board wherever she could get it, and to climb the hill once or twice every day? I feel sure that parents would be far more willing to send their daughters here if accommodations were better than they now are. I cannot see why the proposed institution should necessarily give a foot-hold to the objectionable dormitory system, if, indeed, it is abjectionable. I think it would prove a great benefit to the University and to the young ladies of Kansas, and I sincerely hope that every student will earnestly second the efforts of the citizens to accomplish so good an object.
Yours truly,
S. S. S.
The North-Western presents its usual tidy appearance. It has lately been changed to a weekly magazine, but it it seems to keep up its usual high grade of subject matter and its former literary merit.
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Facts Worth Your Attention.
The use of ice, once regarded as a luxury, has become almost universally an imperative necessity. To make ice the most servicable, a refrigerator is needed, and the qualities sought in a refrigerator are the preservation of perishable foods and an economical use of ice. The economical use of ice depends entirely upon the principle involved in the construction of the refrigerator and in utilizing all the cold air.
The principal causes of decay in meats and fruits are dampness and varying temperature, causing the expansion and contraction of tissues which hasten decay, hence a dry atmosphere and uniform temperature conduce to their preservation. These results can be obtained only by a perfect circulation of the air in the refrigerator and tts condensation in the ice chamber. The Alaska, the world renowned, is constructed upon strictly scientific principles, by which low temperature and dryness of air are naturally and inevitably obtained. There no longer exists in the minds of the public, any doubt that the Alaska Refrigerator does produce dry cold air in its provision chamber. Practical use in various countries and climates has proven this theory to be correct. The scientific construction of the Alaska creates a THOROUGH and CONSTANT CIRCULATION, by which all vapors arising from foods in the provision chamber are condensed in the ice pan, and run off with the melting ice. Most refrigerators are so constructed that vapors from various kinds of food are chilled to bead drops of water in the provision chamber. Such refrigerators are always damp and deleterious to health. In the Alaska, by perfect circulation of the air, the vapors are drawn through the flues into the ice chest, and condensed there. Hence, by removing the vapor, the odor is removed. The provision chamber never coats from condensation, but is always clean and free from foul odor, being entirely free from mould and mildew. The Alaska received the highest award for economy of ice, using only nine-seventeenth as much as one leading competitor, and only twelve-seventeenth as much as its best competitor, receiving the highest certificate of award as being the best refrigerator for butchers' or family use.
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Now the lazy south winds wander
Tiro the barren branches yonder,
Whispering a message fonder
Than the summer swallows sing;
For it tells of coming hours,
Flicked with sunshine, cool with show's
Full of fragrance from the flowers;
Listen to the song of Spring:
Now the bud and blossom cometh,
Now the brown bee softly hummeth,
Now the tramp, unheeded, bumeth,
Where it seemeth to him best.
Soon will apple trees be blooming,
Soon will Winter hear his dooming,
Soon will real estate be booming
In the wild, romantic West.
Now peeps forth the little oaklet,
And is bent by some chance strokelet,
But, alas! the old spring jokelet.
All are in the papers now.
Nothing nee'r can break or how;
That spring poet joke so musty.
That house cleaning joke so rusty,
And those Lenten penns so dusty.
All are in the papers now. [Button up your overcoat and repeat the first verse softly and with feeling.] Hrm Mgr
Pharmacy.
Prentiss, 'S7, visited Prof. Sayre last Munday.
The boys all have long faces. Cause,—examinations.
H. M. Harrold was detained at his home in Leavenworth this week.
Prof. Weida is again able to attend classes after a severe illness.
The Seniors had their pictures taken Wednesday. Mettner is the man who had the patience.
The "strike" has been declared off and the Juniors will resume work next Tuesday.
The society ended last Friday in an old time spelling match and the Juniors held the floor the longest.
J. P. Root, of Kansas City, Kan., was shown over the University last Saturday by his brother, J. W. Root.
Britton has been training Morri for the walking match. "Brit" says he will bet on the "pony."
Athenaeum.
The meeting of Athenaeum Friday was well attended and the usual interesting program was given by the society. A very spirited discussion arose upon the current events essay which questioned the propriety of certain sentiments indulged in by Senator Ingalls in his pension bill speech. Mr. Mushrush upheld Ingalls and Bourbonism while the after speakers were rather inclined to reject the Senator's statements. Ingalls certainly had numbers, if not logic, against him, Friday, but so far as heard from it is not liable to lessen his majority at the next election. To-day's program is the best of the year. Come Everybody.
REPORTER.
The College Courier, from Monmouth College, occasionally comes to our table. It has about fifteen and one-half pages of literary matter and presents some good points; but its editorial columns contain almost nothing except wise sayings which are decidedly antiquated, and complaints from the editors of their inability to find anything to write about.
In the Louisiana Journal of Education, Prof. Fortier, of Tulane University, writing of the late Convention of the Modern Language Association, in Philadelphia, says: "I was astonished to hear from my Northern colleagues that few of them had more than twelve hours of class work per week, while several had eight only. We certainly work more than that in the South." Here is a striking fact, with the advantage all on the side of the Northern colleges. Some of our Southern professors have from fifteen to eighteen hours a week, or even more. Is it it not natural that quality should be inversely as quantity? Overwork is poor economy—most of all in brains. Here,
too, we see why our text books come from the North. Southern scholars may have the ability and the scholarship for such work, but they cannot save the time from the daily exactions of the class-room. This should not be so.-The South Carolina Collegian.
G TO METTNER,
LAWRENCE,
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FRANK MILLARD,
Billiard Room 710 Massachusetts street.
McCONNELL.
The Tailor,
Has the largest and most complete stock of Suitings, Pant Goods, etc., to be found in the city. A liberal discount to students.
Has a large selection of Spring Samples, Suits made to order, $23. All Work Guaranteed.
O. P. Leonard
733 Mass. St, Up Stairs, Lawrence, Kan.
TOM JOHNSON.
BARBER
Sharpest Razors and Best Barbers in town. 712 Mass, St.
RODGERS & STRANAHAN,
Merchant Tailors
Office Block, 116 Fifth St. East, Popeke Kansas.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate,
A preparation of the phosphates that is readily assimilated by the system.
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DRINK WATER WITH SUGAR ONLY
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For sale by all druggists. Pamphlet send postpaid on application. Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R.I.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
THE LAWRENCE HOUSE!
The Best Table Board in the City.
Vermont Street near the Court House
THE MOST POPULAR RESTAURANT
IN TOWN IS
FALLEY'S
The favorite place for students for the best table board. Falley will be found at Mull's old stand.
A.
A. RUSS,
Dentist
Office over Field & Hargis' Bookstore,
Lawrence, Kansas.
Office Hours, from 8 to 12 m.; and
1 to 5 p. m.
Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas.
E. WRIGHT,
Dentist,
Has removed to first door North of the Law
rence House, on Vermont Street.
Teeth extracted without pain, by the use of Nitrous Oxide Gas.
BATH HOUSE
A.
OPEN TUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY.
HIRAM HUNTER, Proprietor.
P. FELLOW, D. D. S.
P. FELLOW, D. D. S.
Dental office
923 Massachusetts street.
Special Rates to Students.
C. E. ESTERLY, D. D. S., Dental Rooms,
OVER WOODWARD'S DRUG STORE.
MOAK BROTHERS.
Billiard, Pool and CONCERT HALL.
The Finest Resort in the City, and Largest Hall in the State.
Best Brands of Cigars.
Willis,
DALEE'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
South Tennessee Street,
First-Class Work Done.
Special Rates to Students WM. WEIDEMANN,
THE
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His Pure Candies are unexcelled.
Creams, Ice, Sosas, Lemonades, Candies, Nuts, Foreign and Domestic Fruits to be found on the market are always on hand.
A. W. C. BURTON
Richmond Straight Cut No.1 CIGARETTES.
Cigarette Smoker* who are willing to pay a little more than normal prices, will find this brand superior to all others. The Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes are the most delicious flavour and highest cost GOLD LEAF grown in Virginia. This is the old and ancient cigarette, and was brought out by us in the year 1875.
Beware of Imitations, and observe that the firm name as below is on every package.
ALLEN and GINTER, MANUFACTURERS,
Richmond, Virginia.
F. H. KLOCK'S
RESTAURANT.
Choice candies, tobaccos, & cigars.
Meals, 25c; Board, $3; Meal Tickets, $3.50.
820 Mass, St.
CHRIS EPLEY,
726 Mass St.,
Lunch Counter.
Oysters, Meats and Game, Cigars, Soda Water, & Tobacco.
BARBER SHOP !
NEW SHOP, NEW CHAIRS,
Everything neat.
ALBERT GREGG, Proprietor.
843 Massachusetts Street.
so Full of Handsome Dress Goods and Trimmings as Weaver's.
211.1
Spring Stock-Boots and shoes. Prices Low. Mason's.
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547 Main St. KANSAS CITY, MO.,
Manufacturers of and Dealers in
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University Directory.
BETA THEATR Pt—Meets Saturday night, fourth
floor opera house.
Pt BETA PHI- L. C.- Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI KAPPA PSI- Meets Saturday night, third floor opera house.
KAPPA ALPHA TRETA-Meets Saturday after noon, 71 Massachusetts street, third floor.
PHI GAMMA DELTA - Meets Saturday nights.
No. 117 Massachusetts Street, third floor.
PAPA KAPPA GAMMA-Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
PHI DELTA THETA — Meets Saturday night,
second floor opera house.
SIGMA Nu-Meets Saturday night at 713 Mas sausctuis street, third floor.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium. H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague, Sec'y.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing. University building; J. B. Stout, Pres.; Laura Gregg, sec'y.
SCIENCE CLUB—Meets Friday afternoon, In Snow Hall. W. H, Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, See'y.
POLITICAL SCIENCE BRADING CLUB—Meets every other Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, in the basement.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY -Meets Friday evening, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. Chas. Spencer, Pres.; Fred. Keler, Sec'y.
PHILOGOLE—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Prof. A. R. Marsh, Pres.; Prof. A. M. Wilcox, Sec'y.
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. in the hall. H. E. Pimley, Holen Sloan Hall, 307-851-6999.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—In Prescott, Pres. is
known, Brown, Secy. of Board at the
Music Building, Music District, E. Street.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday afternoons at Congregational church, 3 p.m. President, Miss Lillan Dudley. Cr.sec., Miss Flora Newlin.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M.C. A.-F. H. Olney,
Pres.; A.L. Sloan, Sec'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
KENT Club—Meets every Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Douglas county court house.
COURRIER Company—O. B. Taylor, Pres.; Den
ton Hogeboom, Seyc.
REVIEW Company—T. F. Doran, Pres.
BASE Ball Association—W. H. Carruth, Mangra,
Coughs, Colds, Consumption—Dr. Himoe's Pulmonic Elixir never fails to give relief. Every bottle is warranted. Price 50c. Sold by all druggists.
Go to Smith and buy a Harmonica.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Fine French Harps at Smith's News Depot.
Prof. W. S. Franklin represented the Chinese giant in Mrs. Jarley's Wax Works.
French briarwood pipes—something nice, at Smith's.
Joe Shellabarger visits his home in Topeka this week.
Fragrant Vanity Fair tobacco at J. D. Smith's.
Herbert Bullene was in town last Thursday.
Not the cheapest in price, but the most economical Shoe. You can get it at Boyd's, Massachusetts street. He makes them and warrants them to fit. 4-t
Yearsley White came down from Topeka last week.
Furnished rooms for rent at 1325,
Kentucky Street.
Fragrant Vanity Fair cigarettes; also something new in cigarettes coming at Smith's.
Key West Sublime 5 cent cigar sold only at Smith's News Depot.
Caldwell is spending his vacation in Lawrence
Brewster's cousin visited him last Thursday.
Something now in cigarettes at Smith's.
Anna Beardsley is spending her vacation with Miss Webb.
Dux! Dux!! Dux!!! Guaranteed to cure neuralgia. Buy it of H. L. Raymond & Co.
New style E. & W. Collars just received at Abe Levy's.
Dux will cure neuralgia. No cure no pay.
H. L. RAYMOND & Co.
Grover Cleveland wears a Youman Silk Hat. Why? Because it is the best hat made. Abe Levy is sole agent for them.
Special prices to students at Crains & Urbansky's, the Boston Square Dealing Clothiers.
Abe Levy has just received his new stock of spring and summer underwear. Call and see them.
Buy the Youman Hat of Abe Levy.
Twenty-five per cent. less than any house in town on hats just received; all the new shapes, sizes and colors. Crains & Urbansky, Boston Square Dealing Clothiers.
Hoadley & Smith will leave another lot of samples of their perfumes next week. Every lady should call and get one free.
The following program will be rendered by the Science Club next Friday afternoon: "Life and Works of Faraday," by E. E. Slosssen; "Recent Chemical News," F. L. Abbey; "Hypnotism" by L. I. Blake; "Amblychila Cylindroformis," by Will. A. Snow; "Ethics," by W. P. Brown.
New ties for Easter at Levy's.
Lawn Tennis, Rackets, Nets, Pins, Etc. Handsome and New Styles Stationery. Enormons Stock of "Scratch" Pads. Full Line Note and Lecture Books. Base Ball Goods--Largest Stock and Lowest Prices in the City.
FIELD & HARGIS,
We will order any book or article you wish that we don't carry, and guarantee prices.
FIELD & HARGIS
Buy a new hat of Abe Levy for Easter.
Students, Attention!
Nobbiest lot of Spring Suits in town, at Crains & Urhansky's Boston Square Dealing Clothing House.
James O'Neil, in Monte Christo, is the attraction billed for the Opera House for Wednesday, April 4th. This will be Mr. O'Neil's first appearance in Lawrence, but he is sure of a crowded house as he has become famous in their role. Those of the students who have heard him in other places will be the first to procure seats for Wednesday night. Those who have never heard him cannot afford to miss hearing him now. The Philadelphia Record but voices the opinion of all who have heard him when it says: "Mr. O'Neil's impersonation of the title role in Monte Christo is one of the most impressive and powerful characterizations to be seen on the American stage."
Orophillan.
A small, but enthusiastic, crowd assembled in Orophilan Hall at the usual hour of meeting Friday afternoon. It being the date for regular election, a lively contest took place which resulted in conferring the honor of President on C. E. Street. Miss Anna Beardsley was re-elected secretary by a unanimous vote of the society. The following program was rendered: Essay, A. D. Kennedy; declamation, Miss Beardsley; extemporaneous, T. F. Doran and A. E. Cunkle; oration, A. L. Wilmoth.
The society adjourned for two weeks, peace and harmony prevailing.
Owing to the absence of some of the debaters the regular debate was set aside and a special one on "Civil Service Reform" substituted. L. A. Stebbins advocated the Geo. Wm. Curtis view and was opposed by Roberts, Doran and Street, each of whom advocated strict party fealty and reform of party rather than a shift to the other party which was supporting a "reformer" for chief magistrate. Stebbins having evidently so much the better of the argument, the lateness of the hour prevented his "mugwump" friends from joining in and completely demolishing the "blind adherents to party."
CARMEAN & HARBAUGH Have the Popular Livery, Stable of Lawrence EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.
PETER L. BROOKS
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The Finest Hacks and Call Carriages in the City. Special attention Paid to Students. Telephone No. 130. 818 and 820, Vermont Street, Opposite Lawrence House.
N. H. GOSLINE.
Having just opened Fresh Stock of
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
Is now ready to sell as cheap as anybody.
NEW BILLIARD PARLOR.
Finest Billiard and Pool Tables in the City.
Choicest Brands of Imported and Domestic Cigars.
A First-class resort in every respect.
HENRY MARTIN,
744 Massachusetts Street.
WILDER BROS.,
Shirtmakers and Gents Furnishers,
Lawrence, Kansas.
WILDER BROS.
SHIRT FACTORY.
We have on hand shirts and underwear that have been made to order for parties and not taken, these garments are made from first-class goods and we are selling them for about the regular price, if in need of any you will do well to call and see if we do dot have something to fit you.
Our Steam Laundry.—We have a steam Laundry in connection with our Factory. Send us your Laundry work—we know you will be pleased. Work called for and delivered.
Telephone 67.
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