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VOL I.
Locals & Personals.
Faculty meeting last night
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 7.1890.
Miss Sid Dailey will enter soon.
Prof. Bailey has been sick this week.
Prof. Bailey has been reported sick.
Thos. Hunt has returned for work this term.
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Prof. Snow conducts the chapel this week.
W. J. Hill, of Eudora, visited the hill Saturday.
Miss Emma White was a visitor yesterday.
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The Review is out. This issue is a good one.
Mrs. Carruth is all the talk with the students.
J. H. Nowlin has entered school for the second term.
Miss Watson is one of the Universitics abstol officials.
J. C. Manning was at the University Wednesday.
Mrs. Carruth taught the German classes Wednesday.
A. L. Moyls has returned for work during the second term.
Miss Anna Sackett has entered school for the second term.
Miss Walker, of the city, visited the University Wednesday.
Mary Walker of the city, was visiting in the halls Wednesday.
Miss Ella Gibson, of Kansas City, has entered the University.
Excelsior club celebrated their anniversary Saturday evening.
The Seminary will meet in Snow Hall to-night at 7 o'clock sharp.
Prof. Templin is making logic a very interesting and pleasant study.
Miss Watson, as librarian, is one of the University's most able officials.
Mr. Merriam went to Leavenworth county Saturday on official business.
Miss Joe Berry distinguished herself before the foot-light Tuesday night.
Mr. Noyes, a last year's member of the class of Electrical Engineers, is back.
Prof. A. G. Cannell delighted the audience in the 'Garrorters' Tuesday night
C. S. McFarland has returned from the South, where he went last September.
The Fortnightly Review has been placed in the reading room by the Excelsior Club.
Fred. McKinnon will go to Arkansas City soon and will not be in school this term.
The opera Tuesday night received more compliments than any of the season.
Prof. Carruth was so hoarse Wednesday morning he could not talk to his classes.
Prof. Bailey was unable to conduct his classes on account of sickness Wednesday.
The American Economy association offers a prize for the best essay on "local taxation."
Misses Minnie Kellogg,M. F. Furgeson and Maggie Hall, of Idana, Kas., were visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Otis H. Holmes a Phi Delta and a student of two years ago has returned to the University.
Prof. Dyche lectured in the Congregational church last evening on the subject of his recent trip.
The Faculty have granted the petition presented by the new literary society, with certain limitations.
Prof. Dunlap made several additions to the Anglo-Saxon department of the library the past week.
The show Tuesday night is all the talk among the students, especially the parts taken by the ladies.
The Kappa Alpha Thetas initiated Misses Emery and Barrett Friday evening, at the home of Miss Howell
A. H. Plumb, a student here three years ago, visited his Phi Delta Theta brothers this week.
Mr. Brayton has resigned his position as surveyor of McPherson county, and returned to the University.
The Freshman class met in room 14 at 3 o'clock Thursday for the purpose of organizing the elocation class.
The Sigma Chi's have withdrawn from the Kersan. Mr. Hadley takes the place of Mr. Riddle as business manager.
The Junior class in Anglo Saxon find difficult to fix upon an hour for recitation which will suit all the members.
Gov. Himphrey visited Lawrence Tuesday, and expressed himself as much pleased with the workings of the University.
Somebody showed his wit by putting a bill of sale with a pair of overshoes at tached, on the bulletin board Tuesday morning.
The farce rendered at the opera house Tuesday night, in which a number of K. S. U. people took part, attracted quite a number of students.
The Sophomore French class are now reading Corneille's "Le Cid." The Freshmen continue "Le Roman de la Momie" by Gantier.
Ada E. Briggs will teach trigonometry this term for the accommodation of students who may not be able to take that study at the regular hour.
Sid Hare, of Kansas City, brought some rare specimens with him Saturday which were too frail to be trusted to the care of the express company.
A petition asking that work in literary societies be substituted for work in the English department, such as themes, elocution etc., was circulated Tuesday.
The American Economic Association offers a prize of $250 for the best essay on 'Local Taxation. Some of our political Science students ought to try for it'
Prof J. H. Canfield has divided his class in International Law into two divisions. The greater number of the students taking the study this term are from the law school.
The first meeting of the University literary society will be held in Orophilian hall to night. Constitution and by laws will be adopted and permanent officers will be elected.
Prof. Canfield is dictating to his Junior History Class on the Constitution of the United States. He gives an outline each day, and comments upon that given the preceding day.
A. L. Wilmoth went to his home Wednesday, where he will remain for several days or a week to recuperate. He has been quite sick with the grip for a couple of weeks, and his friends all wish him a rapid recovery.
The red cards on which failures are recorded have been named the Joker by some facetious student. This will be an instance where there can be two Jokers in the pack without a "cold deck" being run in.
New books are coming into the library all the time, and just such books as we need. They are all works of permanent value. Our library, for its size, is unexcelled in its facilities for work and investigation.
Mr. R. T. Simons, editor of the Caldwell News, visited his son Percy, of the Senior Law class Sunday.
The University library has received a great number of valuable books this year. The books are just such as were needed and it is gratifying to know that interest is being taken in this line.
Judge Humphrey will address the Political seminary next Friday evening in Snow Hall on the subject; "Character and object of state control of railways." All are invited to attend.
Excelsior Club celebrated its anniversary last Saturday evening. This club is one of the numerous minor organizations which have been formed by University students for literary work.
Billy White, of the El Dorado Republican, says that Butler county contributes annually about 10,000 bushels of corn to the state university and yet has no representative in that institution. There are several localities in Kansas in which Greek and football have never been popularized.—Kansas City Star.
At an election held for the purpose of making class appointments for commencement from the pharmacy department the following were elected: Salutary—L. S. Hackett. Valedictory—B. F. Fleigenbaum. Pill Speeh—H. A. Adams. Class History—Carl Phillips. School of Pharmacy—A. W. Thomas.
Unfortunately Nye and Riley, of the University lecture course, will be unable to be here. This is due to no fault of the managers of the course, as the contract had been regularly made, and it was expected the engagement would be regularly filled. J.A Mushrush, one of the managers of the course, has written to the ticket holders for their choice of a substitute.
A Browning club is being formed at the University. At the meeting each of the members will wear a look of intelligent appreciation and then go home and wonder if all the others were putting on too.—Journal.
Is the Browning craze being awakened here. The Philological club also discussed this part at their last meeting, Friday evening.
The *Tribune* or Wednesday says:
The Rounder enjoyed a pleasant chat with Gov. Humphrey last evening, who was on his way from Independence to Topeka. Among numerous other things the University was mentioned, to which the Governor said: "I think the progress of that institution has been wonderful. Each year some new department has been added, which has in every case strengthened the school, until now, under the management of Mr. Spangler and Prof. Snow, it stands as one of the foremost institutions of learning in the land.
The Tribune correspondent from the University is not very accurate if we judge from his items Wednesday evening. In one item it is announced that the new literary society had circulated a petition excluding girls from membership. No such petition has ever been circulated by its members. The petition which was drawn up, was one requesting the faculty to credit literary work in the societies. Another item states that "A class in elocation has been organized this term, a move in the right direction." As elocution classes are organized the second term of each University year, and as these classes are simply regular, required classes in the University it was rather peculiar to speak of them as "a move in the right direction," as though they were some sudden and spontaneous result of agitation on the oratorical question.
Adelphia will meet to night in Athenaeum hall on third floor.
Those who failed in examination are being reminded of the fact.
S. J. Hunter will lead the Y. M. C. A.
to-night. All are invited to attend.
O. H. Holmes from Edgar Nebraska, a student of two years ago, has entered school.
No. 20.
A meeting of the stockholders and subscribers of the Kansan at one o'clock to-day, for the purpose of electing officers and editors for the ensuing year.
By action of the faculty all written essays, debates and etc., delivered before the literary societies of the University will be given credit in the English department for themes, foresensics etc.
The class in elocution has begun work. Prof. Dunlap will give each member of the class several rehearsals. There ought ta be a Professor of Elocution in the University. The elocution classes make greater demands on the time of the English Department than is right.
Adelphic will present the following program to night:
Declaration, F. E. Soderstrom; Count Tolstoi, a sketch, H. B. Hall; Social and religious views as set forth in "My religion," W. W. Brown; selected extracts: C. S. Grillins; "Anna Karannina," a review, E. C. Hickey; selections from Anna Karannina, C. Corbusier; questions and discussion by the members; declaration, C. McMurey; Debate, "Is Secretary Windom's silver scheme a practicable one," affirmative, M. E. Rice and E. C. Conn, negative W. O. Zaugg and I. W. Park.
The New Literary Society.
For some time past a number of the old members of Orophilian and Atheneum Literary Societies, realizing the fact that it would be impossible to unite the two semi-defunct societies, through the process of one being absorbed in the other, resolved to set about organizing a new society on a somewhat different basis.
The organization of Adelphie society some time ago, which admitted non fraternity students only, drew numbers of this class of the student body from the societies of Oronophilian and Athenum and there were not enough fraternity students connected with them to keep them going, although desperate efforts to this end were made. The contest held between the two societies mentioned on December 19, just before the holidays, was thought would help improve matters, but on returning in January the situation was found no better. Athenum society has not to our recollection held more than one or two meetings since September.
Orophilian did better than that until Adelphic was organized, and then, it too ceased to have meetings except at irregular intervals. Programs remained in the bulletin boards of the two societies, but were meaningless, since nobody remained but a faithful few to carry them out.
Finally a few earnest students after many consultations with each other and with members of the faculty, decided to start a new society. Various plans had been talked of, the faculty members who hah been spoken to were enthusiastic over the literary society idea, and heartily encouraged the students to go ahead and do something.
Accordingly those particularly interested in the project resolved to ignore the existence of the theoretical literary societies of Athenaeum and Orophilian; they invited all the most active and energetic members in both societies, and many who had hitherto taken no part
in either, to lend a hand and build up a solid, substantial society in which good work should be done, and into which none should be admitted except those who proposed to do god work.
So early last week, President Whitman of the Orophillian to whose uniting zeal in the cause of the literary societies and to whose constant energy, the origin and upbuilding of this new society is largely due, went among the students, and obtained signatures of those who would become active working members of the new society. In a short time the names of about twenty good energetic men were secured. The idea all the time held in mind in organizing the new society has been that it should be of a high standard; that college politics should be severely excluded from its workings; that the whole energies of the members should be devoted to self improvement in speaking and composition with especial reference to the debate and to partillementary drill. With a view to reach the high standard desired, it was thought best to petition the faculty to have literary society work recognized in the University, and permission given to substitute it for themes and other work in the department of English.
The organization meeting of the society was held in the Orophilian hall last Friday evening January 31st, and this hall will be the future place of meeting. Being neatly furnished and containing a piano and pictures it makes altogether a very desirable location.
At this organization meeting Harold Barnes was elected chairman and Mr. J. E. Baker secretary pro tem. The ordinary work of organization was transaction, Two general committees were appointed, one composed of Messrs. C. H. Sears, J. H. Morse R. D. Brown, R. R. Whitman, and H. F. Roberts we.e appointed on plan of work, name, colors and motto. Another composed of H. S. Hadley, R. R. Whitman and three others were appointed on constitution and by-laws. A number of instructions to the committee on constitution were made by vote of the society, to be embodied in the constitution or by laws. Among these were a provision that meetings of the society etc. held with closed doors, and another declaring all members of the Faculty and graduates of the collegiate department honorary members of the society. It was also voted to request the old societies of Orophilian and Atheneum to formally dissolve, and vote all their property into the hands of the new society, pledging the new society to assume all their debts and obligations in return. This in reality is more a legal formality than anything else because almost all the members left in Orophilian or Atheneum were present and became members of the new society, consequently all they will need to do, will be to meet in two different bodies in the respective halls of the old societies, and formally dissolve them.
The committee on plan of work was also instructed to draw up a petition to the faculty requesting credit in literary society work, as before mentioned. This petition was drawn up last Saturday and on Monday morning was signed at the University, and handed into the Faculty for their action in faculty meeting Wednesday evening.
We have devoted so much space to this subject because we believe the question of literary societies an important one. The faculty have heartily encouraged the present scheme, and the students who are organizing the new society are taking hold with such vigor and earnestness, that we believe the project is bound to succeed, and if properly conducted, will be a credit to the University.
WOODWARD'S PICCADURA IS THE STUDENTS "BOSS CIGAR."
UNIVERSITY KANSAN
Entered at Post Office, Lawrence, Kansas, as second-class matter.
Published every Friday morning by the UNIVER
ITY KANSAN Company
R. D. Brown, Prest.    W. A. Snow, See'y.
EDITORIAL STAKE:
J. FRANK CRAIG, Editor in-Chief.
LOCAL EDITOR.
H. F. Roberts.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Albert Fallerton,     Emma Bartell,
Goverter,          Ina S Tangart,
Koffin,           K. Frogg, Logg,
Herbert Hadley,     Carrie Sackett.
BUSY E. S MANAGERS:
Harold Barnes,      W. H. Riddle.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.
BETA THETA Pi meets every Saturday evening on fourth floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA Psi meets every Saturday evening on third floor of Opera House block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA meets every Saturday evening in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THETA meets every Saturday evening on the second floor of Opera House block.
Sigma Chi meets every Saturday evening on the fourth floor east of the Opera House block.
Sigma Nu meets every Saturday evening in the Eldrioge House block, third floor.
Pl BETA PHI meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. Manager, Abe Levy; Captain of: Nine, John Davis.
UNIVERSITY ATHELEIC ASSOCIATION-
President, W. H. Carruth; Secretary, F.
H. Kellogg; Treasure, Chas. B. Voorhish.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB meets in room No.
30 every other Friday at 8 p. m.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION - President, F. E.
Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer,
W.A. Snow.
SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. P. A. Williamson, President; Rob't. Rutledge, Secretary.
OROPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY meets Friday at 8 p. m.
*SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL, AND POLITI-
CAL SCIENCE*, every other Friday 18 p. m.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY meets every Friday at 8 p. m. D. H. Spencer President; Miss Corbin, Secretary.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month. E. H. S. Bailey, President, E. E. Slosson, Secretary.
FOOT BALL ASSOCIATION meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas. Wright, Secretary; Snields and Wixon Captains.
Y. M. C. A. meets every Friday even ing at 7:30, room 11. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary, C. P. Chapman.
Y. W C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, third floor University President, Emma Dunn; Secretary, Laura Lockwood.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION of the stu-
dents of K. S. U. L. T. Smith, Presi-
dent; C. P. Chapman, Secretary; Exe-
cive Committee; E. M. Munford, Chas.
Vooris, Fred Lideke.
THE Illineis Oratorical Association has purchased a silver cup, costing $75 to be awarded annually to the college of the State making the best record in athletics. Kansas might do well to profit by the example.
The spring like weather this week has brought with it the thoughts of outdoor sports and ball and tennis are being talked of. This is right. The enthusiasm that has been raised during the winter should be maintained and as soon as the weather will permit practice should begin for the spring games. The replies from the other colleges of the State exhibit much enthusiasm on the subject of athletics and a number of games can without doubt be arranged for.
We Make Our Adieu.
We Make Our Adieu.
With this issue of the KANSAN the official connection of the present staff ceases.
When the next issue reaches our readers, new names will he at the head of our columns. The election for the management for the current term will be held to day, so as to the personel of the staff it is impossible to say, but our readers may be assured the KANSAN will be put in competent hands, and having the experience of the outgoing officers to profit by, will be able to avoid whatever weakness the paper has had during the past term.
The work of the past term has been involved in many difficulties necessarily attendant upon the starting of a new paper, and that there have been many directions in which the paper might have been improved is recognized by no one more than it is by the staff, but the limited time and opportunity has prevented the realization of these improvements, which the incoming staff will endeavor to accomplish.
To our friends who have given us their encouragement and support we extend our thanks and commend our successor to them.
It is gratifying to the friends of athletics to know that the fate of the Athletic Association does not hang on such persons as those members of the Oratorical Association who refused to vote the proceeds of the contest to athletics. It was hardly believed possible that there is a student in the University who would be unwilling to donate what to each one will be so small a pittance to so worthy a cause. It is encouraging to know, however, that this number was a very small minority and had the friends of athletics in the Oratorical Association been inclined to take arbitrary action, they could have carried the motion. The liberal subscriptions that have been made by most of the students of the University should make those who refused to vote this money to the Athletic Association feel all the more ashamed of their unworthy action. They will have their reward when the athletic grounds are completed and it is to be hoped, they can take advantage of them and enjoy them without any reproachings of their conscience, for it is to be hoped that their action was justified by their own souls and if they are really so poverty stricken that they cannot afford to make the donation of fifty cents, which is about the amount they will receive when the division is made of the contest, after the funds for athletics are obtained it would be a Christian act of Charity to pass around the subscription paper for their
Hon. T. B. REED, speaker of the National House was graduated from Bowdoin with the class of '60.
Black Socks at Abe Levy's.
TO THE STUDENTS OF KANSAS COLLEGE
And Their Various Oratorical Associations.
Delegations arriving at Lawrence shall be received by the committee on reception.
Headquarters for visiting will be at the Eldridge House.
All Fraternity Halls will be open to our guests.
Students desiring admission to Oratorical ball must make application at room 21 Eldridge House.
Ball to be held at Armory Hall. Contest at Opera House.
Guests desiring accommodation will find committee on entertainment or reception at their disposal.
Persons desiring information address President K. S. U. Oratorical Association, Lawrence, Kans.
By order of Committee. College papers please copy.
The largest list of appointments ever made at Yale is that of the present year—125 out of a class of 190.
A Few Pertinent Remarks.
No student who comes to the University for the purpose of study will ever complain of any reasonable amount of work that is required of him, but some of the incidents of last week's farce are very questionable to say the least.
The improvement that has been made in every department of the University the last two or three years has been received with favor on all sides and the increase in the amount of work done in the classes has met with a hearty reception by all students who are here for work, but there is a limit, past which, human endurance will not go. The students here if placed in similar circumstances, are capable of about as much as any to be found in any institution of learning, but when a class is given the same questions for examination that Prof. gave his class at Howard last year in the same subject, it is not at all out of the way to inquire if the same instruction and the same facility is given as is given at Harvard.
Another professor announced to his class after the examinations that he was very much disappointed in the character of the papers given in by the class. The class was also happy to learn that the fault lay entirely with it. This assertion may be correct. If it is, the instructor in charge should be considerate enough to modify his plan of teaching a little, so it would conform with the ability of the class. It may he a hardship to a professor to have to conform his work to the ability of his class, but unless he can raise the standard of that ability it is to be feared he will be compelled to do this, or suffer another disappointment.
Another of the beauties of the examinations is the uniformity of the system which is in vogue. One professor gives his class a very hard and rigid examination, while another gives a very easy examination and grades in a loose kind of a manner and gives a grade of "one" while the first mentioned professor would hesitate between a "three" or a "flunk." In the manner of grading on examinations, one professor will depend entirely on the examination while another who is willing to trust to his knowledge of the student's preparation from his class room work, goes through the examinations as a mere form and never looks at the papers.
The week wasted in the examinations is no inconsiderable portion of the objections to the present examination system. Half the time of examination week, the majority of students have nothing to do and coming so soon after the Christmas vacation, the time is not wanted and is a drag to most students.
It certainly seems that a professor should be better able to judge of a student's preparation in a study by the character of his recitations than by a three hour examination. An examination is unjust to a student who does conscientious term work. When examination week comes, he is content to take his examination on what he has done without any craming, while the student whose recitations have been "flunks" will cram hard the night before his examination and receive as good or better grade than the one who has done conscientious work, and did not cram.
If our faculty wants to make a change for the better, which will be received with applause, it should either abolish the examinations altogether, or radically change the system as it now exists.
An Acquisition.
Prof. Snow has just secured a very valuable specimen for the Natural History Department. It is a specimen of Sigillaria from Greenwood county. A gentleman discovered it there ten years ago on the open prairie, partly imbedded in the ground. He was the only person having knowledge of its existence, and he informed Mr. S. T. Hare, who, with this gentleman, and two others went on a hunt for it. It took them a whole day to find the specimen, and after finding it, it took two days more to get it to town. In order to get it out of the ground, they had to dig a trench down to it, back the wagon into the trench, so that the wagon bed was on a level with the base of the stump, and thus load it on the wagon. The specimen was taken to the Kansas City Exposition where it was exhibited. Washington University, of St. Louis was negotiating for the specimen at the time Prof. Snow secured it, but not having closed the contract, Prof. Snow immediately bought it for the University museum. It is a large specimen, being a stump of one of the Sigillaria, a species of fossil
tree. It is now in the museum and will soon be set up. It is a very valuable acquisition, since it comes from Kansas, and we were exceedingly fortunate in obtaining it.
Together with this specimen Prof. Snow has purchased from the same person; Mr. Hare, a slab containing crinoids, which was found in digging the foundations for Bullene, Moore & Emery's new building in Kansas City last year. The peculiarity of this specimen lies in the number of perfect specimens of crinoids imbedded in it. There are two species of crinoids in the slab, both of which are new. It is undoubtedly the finest specimen in that line that has ever been taken from the upper carboniferous rocks.
Looking along through the museum, Prof. Snow called the reporters' attention to some other new specimens. Prof. Dyche while on his trip, when stopping at a town in Wyoming, stepped into a museum and picked up a couple of the best and most perfect specimens of fossil fishes we have ever seen. They are imbedded in rock, but every bone and fin is perfect, and one of the fishes is remarkably large. The museum has also lately received a number of specimens of Coraline marble. There are about fifty specimens in all, containing two different species of corals, and were obtained by Prof. Dyche at Iowa City, Iowa. Eight of these specimens are polished, and are very beautiful.
The visitor to the museum now, will also see mounted in a glass case the saurian called the Mososaur of which we spoke at the time Judge West brought it to the University from western Kansas, where he discovered it. The reptile is perfect, or almost so, and stands out as clearly as though the animal had just died and its bones been set up in the museum. With its long frame, twenty feet in length, enormous jaw armed with black teeth, it presents altogether quite a formidable object. It is a magnificent specimen, being so perfect and well preserved, and Prof. Snow is about as proud of it as Prof. Dyche is of the buffalo. It is enough to turn a scientist green with envy, and we doubt not Prof. Marsh of Yale, who went over the same ground upon which this specimen was discovered, would give a good deal to see the big reptile in his museum in Yale University. The work of getting the specimen out of the rock in which it was inbedded involved great care and skill, but Judge West is an expert in this line, and he surely has done a masterly piece of work here. We could go on and write columns upon the numerous new acquisitions at the museum. In fact the large museum rooms are becoming so filled that soon the third story will have to be occupied also. So much for a very profitable afternoon in the museum with Prof. Snow to explain things.
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THE REASON.
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My lover never smiles on me.
Nor ardent words of love I hear,
He never comes a wooing me—
My lover loves me not, I fear.
And though he coolly passes me
Without a word, I do not mind;
Fact is dictor mirabile,
I have my lover yet to find. — Dartmouth
AN OLD SONG REVISED.
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YOU?
A very tall young man,
A nose-in-the young man,
With very long hair
And very large air,
An k-know-it all young man,
A most unobtrusive young man,
A pardon-my-living young man,
With a woe-begone look
And a hamble crook.
At-the-joints-of his-knees young man.
Few?
A quite good-looking young man,
I think-so-ye self young man.
Without very much brains
or cardine pains;
A very good-looking young man.
AFTER MR. RILEY.
[K.C.News.]
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Philological Club.
Browning was the subject chosen for discussion by the club last Friday evening, and was an interesting occasion.
"The paper of the evening on Browning's life was read by Miss Anna McKinnon. Born in 1842, he attended University College, London, and early began writing verses, Byron being his first model. His first published poem "Panlers," appeared when he was only twenty. He then spent some three years in Italy and Russia, exploring old libraries and studying the people. It 1846 he married Miss Elizabeth Barrett without the consent of her father, with her then spent fifteen years in Italy, until her death. From that time he lived mainly in London, though sometimes in Italy. Though he was continually publishing, the years 1870-80 were the most prolific. He died in Venice. He was a strong, simple, genuine character, vivacious, a fine conversationalist, fond of society, full of sympathy for all men. His briskness and vehemence of talk and manner made him seem more like an American than an Englishman.
Robert Browning died in Italy, where he had lived for many years. Italy acted as an inspiration to him. Although he lived in Italy so long, he yet remained English to the core. Browning was a metaphysical poet. He wrote much of the human soul, and of its hidden workings. Human nature was his appropriate subject.
One of his leading characteristics is his perfect sameness and wholesomeness. He sees what is, and is never depressed, but always hopeful for the future. He is confident that the issue of the struggle will be good."
"It is granted by students of Browning that he is obscure—nay even that there are passages which are seemingly inexplicable. But the poet's fame does not rest upon his obscurities. He has left
The paper on Browning'a notes was read by Prof. Dunlap.
enough that is lucid, simple and grand to give him eminent rank as a poet. Poetry whose significance cannot be gained by earnest effort; poetry which continually baffles, may please for anwhile as a puzzle pleasures, but ultimately it will go to the wall. Time will deal as inexorably with Browning's poetry as it has dealt with other poetry. The lucid and the great will survive, the rest will be forgotten and unread. One should make his first acquaintance with Browning's poetry through his lyrics and briefer poems. After learning something of his methods—something of his mode of thought, he may pass to the greater poems. In order to know Browning well we must give him our best mental efforts, we must dwell much upon his thought, and after awhile what we apprehend merely from the intellectual point of view, will reveal hidden beauties to us."
The Science Club 'It."
The University Science Club composed of faculty members and students interested in the physical sciences is a most learned and serious body, and the meetings of the club are characterized by an exhibition of deep thought and unswerving attention to serious matters that is truly commendable. But such fearful brain work must be compensated for, and to do away with danger of "brain fag" on the part of the members an annual performance is held about February 1, which fully makes up in its extreme hilarity and devotion to subjects other than serious ones for the preceding half-years work.
Friday evening the members and a new guests chosen for their choice wiis, in session assembled, did their best to make the Megatherium come down from his perch, and the dry bones of the museum skeletons rest in appreciation of the rare old time indulged in. Such wonderful yoomerists are scientists when they stimulate their humorous brain-centers! The honorary members, Dr. B. W. Woodward and Mr. Jos. Savage were out, and added their mite which was larger than the widow's to the general darnfoolishness. Mr. Woodward's story of the "man and the elephant" would make a horse laugh or a bacterium wriggle. Such a conglomeration of puns and deformed facts can be excelled neither by a Nye letter, nor a Kansas City Time's resubmission correspondent. As a walking delegate of an Ananias club, Prof. Dyche is unsurpassed. His lies scare the consumption out of a man in thirteen minutes; take no other and notice the label. Dr. Moore, one of the choice witted guests, read a rattling rhyme of riddles. Prof. Sayre, Mr. Slosson, Mr. Franklin, Mr. Eames, Mr. Short, and others shied their respective castors into the ring and contributed largely to the general melee. The whole affair went off like a paper bag spanked on the bottom, and the casualties were unusually light. The program, as exhibited on a towel roller was a perfect hurricane of wit, "and i is regretted it cannot be reproduced."
Prof. Snow has accepted the invitation of Unity Club to talk next Monday night on "The Distribution of Animals on the Earth." This paper, or talk rather, was given before the Old and New Club recently, and was greatly enjoyed by those present. In giving it before Unity Club, the professor gives an opportunity to all interested to hear for themselves. A cordial invitation is extended to students to be present.
Unity Club.
The gentlemen of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity gave a very pleasant reception to their lady friends in their parlor in the Eldridge House block Friday evening. The evening was delightfully spent in dancing to the strains of the Riverside Mandolin Club. Those present were: Misses Tisdale, Beard, Monroe, Roberts, Webber, Bennett, Pennobaker, Harrison, Laura and Mamie Lyons; Messrs. Bennet, Butterworth, Fox, Lewis, Carson, Harper, Hackett, Horton, Flannelly and McCague.
The Gamma Delta.
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Fresh Lime Fruit Tablets to clear the throat and voice at Raymond & Dick's.
New Kid Gloves, Perrius and Dents the best made at Abe Levy's.
Gregg & Johnson are popular with the students. When you want a shave or hair cut, call on them.
You will always find the latest thing in Soft and Stiff Hats at Bromelsick's.
The shooting gallery at 908 Mass-
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A METRICAL MEDLEY.
Winter Is Coming.
I know that. Winter's coming fast,
The shortening day, the early night,
The zephyr chasing a polder bush,
The woods adorned with colors bright.
The squirrel chattering 'mongst the boughs,
The empty bird's nest in the tree,
The need of fires in the house.
Are signs of Winter sure to me.
Another sign that never fails,
And one a wise man always notes,
Is that which now your nose assails—
The smell of camphor on overcats.
-Lawrence American.
Rest.
Uprises, height on height.
Before me foresta spread, somberly glooming,
But touched with sunset light;
Behind the mountain's umbrage grandly loom-
ing
Thoughts
Downward sweet cadences the pines are send ing.
And all their murmurous klm;
Family floating up comes softly blending
The laughter of the lin.
The far off water placially lies dreaming
Beneath its vail of mist;
And mighty cliff and massive colign are seeming
Tinted with amethyst.
Red burns the sumach; by the brookside bloom- ing
The purple balls nods not.
**A** Glove, grab, uncoaning,
Flames out the golden red.
Peace—peace and rest, in sunshine and in shadow;
! Sweet sounds the jay's shrill cry;
and drowning on mountain and in meadow
Design as evening's dewy benediction
Uno to the sun-smit plain.
Softly beguing as a dream's sweet fiction
Upon the couch of pain.
This healing balm, and gracious christ suffusing
Tired brain and aching breast;
And life, its weariness and madness losing,
With the rest of us on our feet.
Father, we thank thee, not for labor ended,
But cheered with kind surcease;
Grant us at last thy rest and service blended
In person; with great esteem.
— Rev. Trouman S. Perry, in Advance
The Modern Photograph
The impression is quite general
That people are to-day
More highly intellectual
Than in ages passed away;
But the notion is erroneous
And I think a retrogression
Has been recently evinced.
Now, we have some strange conceptions
As to ways of dress and walk,
And the strangeness is extending
Even to ideas and talk;
Things have turned to topsy-turvy,
And are changing so of late
That old-timers lose their bearings
And can hardly navigate.
There are many funny fancies—
Some are fit to make one laugh—
But the oldest is the fashion
Of the latest photograph:
Formerly known for your picture
Front face, eyes upon a crack,
Nowadays the proper caper
Is to photograph your back.
—Frank B. Welch, In Time.
The Bonnet the Beauty.
The glory of a beauty's bonnet,
Which win at sight our hearty prais?
Is so sweet that your eyes do not
It needs not daturfoe nor dalsice.
"Tis not the velvet, silk nor satin,
Poised gravely upon her head,
"Tis not the trimming "that or in,"
Nor blended blossoms white and red.
That rich, attractive bonnet shining,
"A thing of beauty" in the street
Or church, is valued for its lining:
A face that's radiant and sweet.
**The admiration of a lover,**
**Unkindled by the richest lace**
**Or splendid plumes that wave above her,**
**Is lit by her fair, winsome face.**
The heart beats quicker in the bosom
Of one whose cheeks now红, now white
Who's thinking of the orange blossom,
A form of grace and eyes of light.
He thinks of a bright arch of roses,
Where plighted lovers will stand;
And when the ceremony closes
No happier pair will grace the land.
The glory of a beauty's bonnet
Which wins at sight our hearty praises,
Is seen within it, not upon it,
It needs not daffodils nor daisies.
George W. Bungay, in Ridley's fashion Magazine.
THE catalogue of Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois, contains an enrollment of 1,800 students for the present year. Of this number, 571 are enrolled in the four special departments located at Chicago.
Andy Reed is the most accomo dating barber in town. Give him a call.
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WE ARE GOING TO THE I.C.G. STORE.
We heard that they wanted money. We wanted goods, and seeing that peculiar twinkle in Bayless' eye, we knew that something was going to turn up. Now here are the facts: We find by his own words and the size of their stock that they have too much for the inner man, and judging by the effect their goods have on themselves we had better while cheap, get on the outside of some ourselves.
Can't remember that we ever bought goods so low! In fact, while others are advertising to close out, we find that the I. C. G. by their prices might always be considered as closing out. It is "an old chestnut" in Lawrence, when you hear merchants say they are closing out, unless they give the proof by making prices. You remember when we were on the car of overhearing one person whisper in the ear of a friend that they always went to the I.C.G. Store to get prices even if they did buy of some one on credit, for then they knew they would not have to pay them too much on any goods in their line. So, thinking the matter all over and knowing how hard my poor husband had to work to keep up the table and clothe himself and family, I made a new resolve on January 1, 1890, that instead of his always having that troubled look on his face we would meet him with a smile when he returned home after a day's work and show him how much ready cash we had saved by trading at the
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UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
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VOL I.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 14. 1890.
Locals & Personals.
E. D. BROWN...LOCAL EDITOR
Bill Nye. Monday the 17th.
Where, shall we have our bonfire
Where shall we have our bonfire?
Phi Psi hall to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock.
Percy Porter of Kansas City will enter soon.
Lute Lewis and Nate McCague are Phi Gams.
H L. Call of Topeka was in the city Sunday.
Prof. MaeDonald led chapel exercises this week.
No. 21.
Robert Pollock has entered the Zoology class.
The chart for Bill Nye opened this morning.
Misses Beard and Harrison were visitors Monday.
Prof. Green did not meet his classes Tuesday.
Sam McRoberts of Baker was in Lawrence Monday.
The Sigma Nus gave a party Friday evening.
J. C. Manning visited the University Thursday.
George Mull was among Thurs day's visitors.
Prof. W, S. Franklin visited Kansas City Saturday.
It is reported that Dolby is no longer a Phi Gam.
Duncan Collins visited the University yesterday.
Billy Bromelsick was among Tuesday's visitors.
R. McCurdy of Minneapolis, Min. was a visitor Tuesday
Prof. Wilcox has charge of the Herodotus class this year.
II. F. M. Bear spent last Saturday in Kansas City.
Prof. Sterling failed to meet his classes Monday morning.
Miss Parg's mother and sister were on the hill Monday.
Excelsior Club met last Saturday evening with C. S. Hall.
The Phi Psis will celebrate their 14th anniversary.ry Feb. 17.
What if Bear ——. There is no
if about it. Bear is to win
Regent Moody was at the University the latter part of last week.
The new K. K. G's are Misses Orton, Chapman and Harriot.
Miss Webter and Miss Monroe visited the University Tuesday.
H, B. Hoyt of Pamona, Kansas was at the University Wednesday.
Luselt, secretary of the city Y. M, C. A., was on the hill Thursday.
Whit Churchill a student of three years ago was in the halls Monday.
Prof. Bailey was able to resume his work at the University Monday,
Baker expects to send three hundred students up to the contest.
There was a Faculty meeting at the end of the fourth hour Friday.
Adelphic Literary society met last Friday evening in Athenaeum hall.
Tooth brushes by the thousand, very low at Woodward's.
Bion S. Hutchins of the Clay Center Dispatch was a visitor Friday.
The REVIEW will be on sale tonight containing the winning oration.
The Kansas University Literary Club was organized last Friday evening.
C. A. Peabody and James Owle are Phi Psis since last Saturday night.
E. L. Ackley led the meeting of the city Y.M.C.A.Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Hopkins is said to be quite a musician as well as an English scholar.
Miss Ella Gibson spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Kansas City.
This year's Freshman class in Chemistry is an unusually large one
Miss Nellie Hawkins received a pleasant visit from her sister Thursday.
Miss Margaret Bodkin of Omaha, Nebraska is visiting with her cousin Gussie Price.
J. W. Nourse spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents in Kansas City.
Miss Annie Monroe expects to leave soon for California on account of her health.
The Phi Psis celebrated Saturday night's initiation with a banquet at Wiedemann's.
Miss Hattie McCague was able to return to her classes, Tuesday, after a brief illness.
The gentlemen of Phi Delta Theta entertained their lady friends Friday evening
M, I. Sterling a brother of Prof Sterling was in Lawrence the first part of the week.
The rush Tuesday afternoon for tickets to the Oratorical Contest was remarkable.
The training class of the Y. M. C.A.will meet with Chapman tomorrow evenihg.
Del Valentine the new regem made his first official visit to the University Friday.
The Old and New club met last Saturday evening at the residence of Prof. L. E. Sayre.
McPherson and Overton succeeded in getting their names in the High school "Mercury."
Prof. Wilcox lectured before the young ladies of Pi Beta Phi last Saturday afternoon.
We announced last week that the contest to-night would be held at Bowersock's Opera House. This was a mistake. The contest will take place in University Hall.
Stuart O. Henry and wife both old University students have just returned from Europe.
The KANSAN Company held a very harmonious meeting at the end of the 4th hour Friday.
There were only fourteen double failures this term; a marked decrease from last term.
Mayblosscm is the new Perfume Woodward has it.
Mrs. Chas, Grovenor and Miss Crane were on the hill Thursday.
E. D. Eames now walks by the aid of a crutch, the result of a little accident.
Riggs and Gettys talked resubmission to the people of Sibley Friday night.
Miss Birdie Atwood of Manhattan will visit with her Kappa sisters today and to morow.
M. W. Wixon returned Monday from Kansas City where he has been for the past week.
Mr. J. A B. Bear of Paola, the father of orator Bear, will probably attend the contest to-night.
It is not true as reported that adies will not be admitted to membership in the new Literary Club.
Jay S ars drilled with the Business College Military Company last week. Birds of a feather gather no moss.
Nye with other support in the place of Riley will fill the Nye and Riley engagement. He will be here on Feb. 17.
Orator Hill of Baldwin was among Monday's visitors, as was also Mr. Markham one of Baker's delegates.
W. T. Reed and Bruno Hobbs attorneys of Kansas city, Kansas, expect to attend the contest this evening.
V. L. Kellogg had another interesting article in Sunday's Journal concerning the winter birds of Kansas.
Fred Lidldeke lectured to the people of Cedar Junction, last Friday night on the subject of "Subsidies."
The ladies of the M. E. Church will provide a supper to-night for the benefit of visiting students and others.
With the students from Baldwin the question is this. "Is it better to attend the Oratorical ball or Baker University?"
R. M. Cook of the Nortonville News will take in the contest tonight and will write up the University for his paper.
Dr. Marvin, Rev. Mr. Gardner, of Storm Lake, la., and Dr. H. S. Gardner and Mr. Hume we, e among vesterdays visitors.
Misses Dailey and McMillan and Mrs. R. K. Tabor went down to Kansas City Wednesday to hear Jefferson in The Rivals.
It is currently reported that some of the colleges composing the Oratorical Association are likely to with draw from the association.
Mrs. Stewart O, Henry, formerly Miss Thatcher, has consented to come on from Denver to take the part of Lady Larridale.
Last Monday evening Prof Snow lectured before the Unity Club on the "Geographical Distribution of Plants and Animals."
Fred McKinnon will leave soon for Arkansas City where he will assist his father in the hardware business. He will return to school next fall.
Tom Curry of Nortonville, a brother of W. M. Curry will attend the contest-to-night. Misses Wright and Lemon of Nortonville will also be here.
Corlett, President of the local Oratorical Association at Baker, was up Tuesday after tickets for the Baldwin people.
The class in Sophomore Elocution met Wednesday afternoon for the first time. The class is under the charge of Prof. Dunlap.
Prof. Scott, instructor in Eloction in the Kansas Wesleyan, is here to witness the first effort of his school in an inter-collegiate contest.
Miss May Russell has again returned to school. She has been kept at home for some time on account of the illness of her mother.
Last Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webster entertained a number of city and University people in honor of Miss Stacy of Topeka.
H. B. Pearls, a brother of Howard A. Pears has resigned his position as a teacher at Haskell and returned to his old home at Vinnland.
Original of the Romances, of the Round Table — Helen Sutiff.
Notes and News. The Many.
The Shakspere class have finished the required introductory work in Dowden's Shakspere Primer, and are now at work on the play of King Lear.
All interested are invited to attend.
The Atlanta Constitution speaks of John Sullivan of Kansas City, an old University student as "one of the energetic pushing men of the great west."
Prof, Robinson has a special class in Plantus for the beneat of those students who cannot take it with the regular class on account of conflicting studies.
Prof. F. O. Marvin lectured before the young ladies of Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity last Saturday afternoon. His subject was "Etching and Etchings."
Prescott the orator from Salina arrived yesterday morning. He is the first on the ground. In this cas heover it will not be the early bird that gets the worm.
On account of the contest to-night the Philological club will meet at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The following program will be presented; Sources of As You Like It.—A, G. Carfield.
L. T. Smith, a graduate of last year and at present teacher of sciences in the Emporia High School expects to assist in giving the University yell to-night.
Students of the University should be willing to put themselves to some inconvenience if it is necessary, in order to afford pleasant entertainment for their guests this afternoon and to-night
Prof. and Mrs. Carrnuth entertained Tuesday night, those students and professors who assisted in the performance of the "Garroters" last week. A few other students were also present.
An athletic as well as an oratorical convention will be held here to morrow. All the colleges comprised in the Oratorical Association will send delegates to the Athletic Convention and an Inter-collegiate Athletic Association will probably be formed.
Prof. Blake, Ed. Simpson, Fred Simpson, J.F.Noble,J.M.Noble and J.E.Wright attended the meeting of the National Electric Association at Kansas City Tuesday.
Mr. R. R. Whitman is "sporting editor" of the KANSAN and its readers will be indebted to him chiefly, for the notes on college athletics, which will be a regular feature of our local page.
Fourteen of the most able literary young ladies of the University have expressed their intention of becoming members of the University Literary club. We predict that this number will be trebled in a short time.
Athanaeum held a meeting last Friday afternoon and appointed a committee to dispose of its furniture. It is understood that part of the furniture will be turned over to the Literary club and the remainder sold to liquidate the debts of the society.
The following is the order in which the orators from the different colleges will speak to night: Prescott of Kansas Wesleyan; Naylor of Washburn; Bear of the University; Parker of Ottawa; Marshall of Emporia College; Hill of Baker; Ruggles of the St. te Normal.
In concluding his recent lecture at the Plymouth church Prof. Dyche said that at present the Kansas Universities collection of North American animals is excelled only by the collection in the National Museum at Washington and if specimens continue to be added as they have been during the last few years it will be but a short time until our museum will be unrivalled by any in the country.
Athletic Notes.
The organization of a boat crew is being talked of.
The Universities of Emporia, Ottawa and Salina have recently organized local Athletic Associations similar to the one here.
An Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association" will probably be organized Saturday. as all the colleges have sent delegates, instructed to form some such organization.
The prospects for a strong University ball team were never more flattering. The ball committee of the Athletic Association, Hickey, Voorhes and Esterly, is an energetic one, and will see that only the best of material goes into the nine.
The Athletic Association has been offered the use of the Chelsea Park Ball ground, in Kansas City for any Athletic contests with Missouri Associations. One half of the proceeds from any contest is also offered.
The secretary of the local Athletic Association has received letters from the Universities of Nebraska and Dakota, with respect to our sending our ball and tennis teams to Lincoln at the time of the Inter-State Oratorical contest. A number of other colleges will probably send representatives and an interesting contest is anticipated.
You will always find the newest things in collars and cuffs at Bromelsick's.
ALL SECOND TERM BOOKS WILL BE FOUND AT FIELD & HARGIS.
WOODWARD'S PICCADURA IS THE STUDENTS "BOSS CIGAR."
UNIVERSITY KANSAN
Eaten at Post office, Lawrence, Kanas, as second class matter.
Published every Friday morning by the UNIVERSITY KANAN MANSION.
M. McKANNON, President.
E. W. CALDWELL, Vice President,
    W. A. *NOW*, Secretary,
    H S. HADREY, Treasurer,
EDITORIAL STAFF.
H. F. KOREURS, Editor-in-Chief.
LOCAL EDIT 8.
R D. BROWN.
ASSOCIATE
R. E. Whitney R. E. Fobbsen
Maude S. eringer Fila J. scott
Dwainy P. Potter Heen Simpson
D. E. Babbitt W. S. Smith
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
C. A. Peabady, Frd Pockering.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
SOCIETIES.
SENIOR CHAIR Moats in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8, m. president, P. A. Williamson; Secretary, Robert Rutledge; Treasurer, W. S. Franklin
SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. Medic in Room 14, University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Director, Prof J. H. Caufield; Vice Director, Prof. F. W. Blackmar.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB. Meets in Room No. 20 University building, every other Friday at 8 p.m. President, Miss Amos McKauon; Secretary, Dr. Wilcox; Treasurer, Jus D. Bovescux.
DER DEUTSCHE VERENE. Meets at the residence of Prf. Carruth every other Thursday at 8 p.m. President, Miss. Gertrud Crotty; Secretary, Miss Ann McKnison; Treasurer, Miss Elie Scull.
KENT CLUB. Meets in Room 4 University building. President, James L Wallace; Vice President, Porter Edminson; Secretary, Wm. A Foster; Treasurer Samuel Felder; Sergent-at-Arms, A L Getts; Executive Committee, James Nichols, Albert Gaughey. Admits Law students only.
PHARMACISTRYAL SOCIETY. Meets every other Friday at 5 p.m., President, V. T. Baz; Vice President, W. S. Amos; Secretary, Miss Luura Grab; Librarian, J. Simons; Treasurer, E. Youngberg; Executive Committee, J. W. Kennerly; P. Muller; Corresponding Secretary, J. G Peckham; Local Correspondent, H. A. Adams. Admits Pharmacy students on vv.
THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB Organized January 31, 1890 Meets in the University building, north wing 32 floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Admits all students in the collegiate department.
ADALPHEN LITERARY SOCIETY. Organized Nov. 1, 1889 Meets in Adelphio H4.1, University building, south wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at S ockell President C. P. Chapman Vice President, C. S. Griffin; Secretary, E. P. Fisher; Treasurer, H R. Linville Critic, G. O. Virtue. Admits all non-fraternity students in the collegiate department.
FRATERNITIES.
BETA THETA P1. Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House Block.
PHI KAPPA PS1 Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House Block.
PHI DELTA THETA  Meets every Satur-
day evening in A. O. U. W, Hail.
PHI GAMMA DELTA Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eidridge House Block.
SIGMA CHI Meets every Saturday evening on the 4th floor east, of Opera House Block.
SIGMA NU. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block.
PET BETA PHI. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPE ALPHA THETA Meets every Sat-
afternoon at the homes of memb-
rgs.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STUDENTS OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY President, Jus D. Bowersock; Vice President, Wus D. Brown; Secretary, W.D Ross; treasurer, W.E Rowers; ex-commander, M.E E. Meyer; H.Sears, W.E.Curry; Committee on non fraternity shares. C.S.Hall, E.C.Hickey, D.R.Krebbel.
UNIVERSITY ATLETHIC ASSOCIATION—President, W. H. Carruth; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Snow. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball Association and Foot Ball Association.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month. President. E. H. S. Bailey; Secretary, E. E. Slosson.
TELEGRAPH CLUB. President, Prof.
L U Blake; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
S Franklin.
Y. M. C. A. Meets in University building, R om 11 every Friday at 7:30,
p. m. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary,
C. P. Chapman.
Y. W. C. A. Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30, p. m. President, Miss Emma Dunn; Secretary, Miss Laura Lockwood.
UNIVERSITY JOURNALS.
THE UNIVERSITY REVIEW. Editor-in-Chief, H F M. Beer. Published monthly by THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
UNIVERSITY KANSAN. Editor in Chief H F. Roberts. Published every Friday morning by the UNIVERSITY KANSAN COMPANY
THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY COURIER
Editor-in-Chief, J. C. Fox Published
every Friday morning by THE COURIER
COMPANY.
LET no University student be seen without the colors to-day.
All together now;—Yell ROCK CHALK, JAY HAWK, K. U. u-u-u.
STAND shoulder to shoulder tonight boys, for the glory of old K. S. U. and her splendid orator.
To might will witness a battle of collegiate giants. We welcome the other colleges of the State with open arms to their Waterloo.
YELL with all your Chest capacity, students of K. S. U. for the man who is to represent the State of Kansas to the Interstate Oratorical Contest.
STUDENTS of the K. S. U. remember that we are the hosts. Let us entertain so that every visiting student will go away with a good word for the hospitality of the State University students.
The contest. The contest. All else has been forgotten during the past week. Studies have suffered, and every thing has had to yield to the great and growing excitement and enthusiasm, over the approaching event.
We have lost from our file the issues of the KANSAN for Oct. 11, Oct. 18 and Dec. 19, and the issues of the Courier for Nov. 1, and Dec. 19. Can any one supply them? We would like to suggest here that every student will find it a good thing to keep a file of the college journals.
ALL contributions and communications intended for the editorial pages of the KANSAN, must be handed to the Editor-in-Chief not later than Tuesday of each week, in order to appear in the paper. All locals and personals will be handed to the Local Editor, Mr. R. D. Brown.
NOTE our new college directory. We have made some new arrangements in the order, and have made a number of corrections and insertions. If any one notices a mistake in the directory we request that it be mentioned to us. A directory of college organizations in order to be worth anything, must be accurate and complete to date. We shall endeavor to keep this one so.
Those interested in the University Athletic Association are endeavoring to organize a State Athletic Association. Requests have been sent out to the principal colleges in the State, requesting them to send delegates to Lawrence for this purpose, at the time of the Oratorical Contest next Friday. We hope this move will meet with success.
We propose to publish at times in one of our columnsshort sketches of articles appearing in the current literature in the reading room pertaining to colleges and universities and their work. Our idea in this will be to bring to the attention of these students who are not in the habit of running through the periodicals regularly a sort of an index to current topics of interest.
THE Washburn College faculty have refused to permit the young ladies of that institution to attend the Oratorical Contest. While this is a matter of no material moment personally to K. S. U. students, yet it seems rather peculiar, and would seem to be a rather unpleasant reflection on the town of Lawrence and the University students, who are to be the entertainers. It is rather strange if a college like Washburn is afraid to permit its young ladies to attend an Oratorical Contest at the University of the State of Kansas.
We wish to prepare and present to our read rs as soon as practicable a sketch of the history of the literary societies which have sprung up in the University. Part of the necessary information can be compiled from old files of the University papers, but much of it must come from individuals. Besides the regular literary societies now in the University, there are, or have been a number of smaller clubs organized for literary purposes by the students. We would like some information in regard to them. We th.nk we can, by bringing up the past in this way, indicate to the literary societies now existing, wherein their predecessors have failed. We would therefore solicit all available information from either students or alumni in regard to the early history of the societies. Among other things we would like the date of the founding of Orophilian. It was organized some time in 1870, but we have been unable to find the exact date. Send us in any other items of interest on the subject that you may know.
THE athletic fame of American universities has attracted notice from the French Government. They have sent Pierre de Coubertin to study athletic systems at Yale, Harvard and other colleges for the benefit of the French university.
Black handkerchiefs, black hosiery black four-in hands and ties, black shirt jewelry. Headquarters for black goods at Bromelsick's.
Go to Taylor's for carriages.
It is not necessary to give you a salutatory, readers of the KANSAN on entering upon the work of the paper this term. The old staff has done its work well, has made its bow and has stepped out. The labor of maintaining a weekly paper which shall be a credit to this University remains now with us.
What We Have To Say.
Now what can you do. You can subscribe for one thing. If forty issues of the KANSAN are not worth fifty cents to you, you are no loyal student of the University. Besides your subscription we want your interest. The columns of the KANSAN are always open for expressions of opinion from any student, and if you have anything you would like to see printed, that bears on matters of interest to students we will publish it for you.
We do not propose to enter upon a wordy and grandiloquent discourse on the manifold and lofty duties which belong to an editor of a college paper. Some college papers like to talk about this. We do not. We have seen too much of college newspaper work to be affected in that way. The poetry is all gone out of it. What we want to say to you, patrons and readers of the KANSAN is just this. You owe something to your college papers. They are managed gratuitously in the interest of the University and its students. The work and expense involved in their maintenance is considerable. There is little honor and less pleasure connected with their management. We don't get any credit for it in grades, and precious little in any other way.
We wish to have the students feel free to contribute. An editorial page, or local page that has every line contained in it, written by a single individual will be tiresome, because there is apt to be no variation of style. If you, students of the University, will do these thi gs, we will give you in return, a fair and impartial journal, which will be a representative of your interests and of those of the University.
The Question of the Weekly Papers.
Prof. A. G. Camfield has scored the K. S. U. weeklies some pretty hard hits. We recognize how eminently just they are, and we heartily agree also with the sentiments of our contemporary the Courier in regard to the matter. We have observed that the weekly papers here have been to a large extant crude and raw, and have had no particular standard of literary excellence.
We can trace this fact we think to three causes. 1st, Lack of time. 2nd, Lack of money. 3rd, Lack of interest by the students. As to the first, the work on the college weeklies must necessarily be hastily gotten up and put together because our numerous other University duties give us little time to give any attention to the proper preparation of matter for the college press.
As long as this is the case, and as long as the faculty allow no relaxation of University duties for newspaper work, how can you expect a paper thoroughly representative of the best culture and thought and life of the University—and surely there is much of this, and it deserves to be well represented. Then as to the second point, it takes money to run a college paper, and no small amount of money either. The papers here, with their advertising and what they manage to eke out in the way of subscriptions usually just about pay expense. Sometimes they do better than this, oftentimes worse. With the income available we cannot issue papers which are elegant and attractive from a typographical point of view. We have to issue them on newspaper and with news type. There can be no doubt that when an editor knows his article will appear on a neat, handsome, artistic sheet, gotten up in good style, he will naturally take more pains with it than otherwise. Here is then another reason why greater pains are not taken in the preparation of articles for our weekly papers.
Lastly the students as a whole have very little interest in the success or failure of the papers. They rarely contribute, and are more inclined to carp at the editor than to lend a hand. In a word, there are always more students who know just exactly how a college paper ought to be run, than there are students who can be induced to undertake the work of its management. We are not complaining of our fellow students. They have much to do; much to occupy their time and attention. But we can truly say there is no University interest in the weekly papers except in so far as they fill a local page with plenty of news and "spicy" locals.
We are frank to say we would like to see a change,and we will do the best we can,but professor,we cannot promise you a sweeping alteration in our Univer ity weekly journals under existing conditions.
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Go to Donnelly Bros., for hacks.
Special attention paid to students.
Fresh meat at Chas. Hess, 937 Mass. street.
Go to Field & Hargis for bargains in all kinds of books.
Students should give Andy Reed a trial. He is the most accomodating barber in town. Try him and be convinced.
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Town Topics.
Societies in General, and the New Society in Particular.
The new literary society is now fairly under way. Every one wishes it success. It has been written about and commented upon almost enough of late, but we would like to add a few remarks, even at the risk of being told it is none of our business. In the first place, boys, you have chosen a good name. The Kansas University Literary Club. That sounds well. It is dignified and broad. It indicates what you are, and what you are going to do, and it doesn't savor of the country lyceum. It has been our observation that the smaller and the more insignificant the college, the bigger the names of its literary societies. You have done well in choosing an English name. The English language is good enough without going into the dust of Greek and Roman antiquity to find a title. You might have called the society y the Hyperborean the Metagathean, Callithumpian Deuteronomy or Onomatopoeian These are high sounding names, and we have seen worse in our exchanges. You might have done this but in doing it you would have buried the society on the spot.
In our opinion, a society which finds it necessary to express its literary longings in a fourteen syllable name, has very little strong material back of it, as a general thing. It is like a pasture with a high tight-board fence all round it, but no grass inside.
Now if there is any thing we would like to suggest to the literary societies in general in the Univer ity it is to "get out of the woods." All around you lie the fallen and decaying trunks of dead societies. Get out from among them. Get out of the underbrush of "lyceums" and "literaries" (if there is anything abominable it is a "literary.") Get out into the open air where you can see your way. Don't stay in the dark and in the swamps, and let the moss grow ov r you. Do good work, and you will encourage others to join you who never thought of entering a literary society. Put your work on a high plane and keep it there. Another good scheme is to get out of the rut of the iron clad program. The literary societies here in the past, would have about fifteen pieces of various kinds on their program. They could do this safely because they could generally depend on it that from a third to a half of the
members assigned would not perform. To the new society we would suggest not to do this. Have fewer subjects, but have those good and well carried out. It would be a good thing also if you made your programs tolerably flexible, so that it would be possible to vary your work somewhat.
If again we may be permitted to suggest something to the new literary society (which we have no business to do of course) we would say, have a reasonably simple organization. The evidence here in the University goes to show that the societies and clubs which have the simplest organization, and the least of the drum major-militia-general-fuss-and-feathers posmosity about them which so often comes in the rear of that dire fatalistic incubus known under the name of "Constitution and By Laws," have done the best work, and have been the most successful. The shores of collegiate life are just strenn all over with the corpses of literary societies, over whose remains might be erected a headstone with an epitaph something like this:
DIED—Gradually, from the over effects of a Constitution and By Laws of 25 articles and 139 sections with a Preamble and Bill of Rights attached; complicated by a chronic attack of eighteen officers and a cast iron program of seventeen subjects.
And to carry it further the account of the funeral would tell us something like this. "All that remained of the dear deceased society was carried to the cemetery in a match box, but the Records, Archives, Minutes, Reports, Rules, Regulations, Laws, By-Laws, Constitutions, Amendments, Reports of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Comptroller, Register General, Auditor, Attorney General, Critic, Reporter and Sergeant at Arms, together with the unfinished business and new business were gently piled away to repose in undisturbed security and dirt on six big shelves in the library, where they will be pored over by future generations in a horn."
WE clip the following article which we think is well worth the while of students to read. It is often said that Americans go to school to graduate. It should be remembered that the graduation, and the name of "college man" implies very little to most men unless there is stuff back of it:
"When you get out of college young man, get clear out. You can get back for half a day or so at any time—at a boat race, a foot ball match, at Commencement—whenever there is a reasonable excuse; but in your daily walk and conversation be something more than a college man—be a citizen. Be even an alderman, if you can. Take the world to be yours, as Bacon took all learning to be his, and don't forever limit your view of it by what was once visible from some point in New Haven or in Cambridge. Go and be a man somewhere. Don't be satisfied to
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be a mere "graduate" for all time. Of course you owe your alma mater a debt that you are always ready to pay, and a loyalty that should have no breaks in it. When you have grown to the size of Daniel Webster, and your Dartmouth asks you to defend her in court, you are going to be proud when you do it. That is all right. You can't do too much for her, or do it too well. If you accumulate any reputation that is worth having, feel honored indeed when she offers to share it with you, but don't be too persistently anxious to strut in her plumes to the disarrangement, it may be, of worthy men who have no claim to any similar privilege" — "The Point of View," in February Scribner.
Smith has the best cigars.
Barn Opposite Lawrence House.
Andy Reed is popular with the students. Give him a call,
Calla Lily toilet Preparations at Raymond & Dick's.
Full dress shirt and underwear at Bromelick's.
Get your stationary, newspapers and writing tablets at Smith's.
Field & Hargis for papers and magazines.
Go to Andy Reed's for a first class hair cut.
J. L. Taylor has the best hacks in the city.
Students will find first-class men always on hand at Chas, Hess, 937 Mass street.
The Eidridge House barber shop is the popular shop. Gregg & Johnson proprietors.
Call at the Star Meat Market for anything in our line and we will please you.
Hot and cold baths at Gregg & Johnson's.
Little Lord Fauntleroy next Saturday afternoon by the U and I club Students will be politely treated and promptly served at Taylor's lavery Barn opposite Lawrence House.
Go to the Star Meat Market for fresh meats.
Hair cutting and shaving, neatly
done at Gregg & Johnson's.
A fine line of pocket cutlery at Smith's.
Go to Andy Reed for a good shave or hair cut.
Fresh Lime Fruit Tablets to clear
ones throat at Raymond & Dick's
At the Opera House next Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Little Lord Fauntleroy will be presented.
Call at the Star Meat Market and get our rates to clubs. Lowest in the city.
GEO. R. SHANE. Photographer.
All work warranted as good as the best.
Call and see us.
Studio at 615. Mass. Street
Baths cheap at Gregg & Johnsons
Silk Vest in fancy patterns, the very latest styles at Abe Levy's.
Shaving and hair cutting neatly done at Andy Reed's.
Peanut Wafers are the latest at Raymond & Dick's.
Gregg & Johnson are popular with the students. When you want a shave or a hair cut give them a call.
The people of Lawrence will be treated to Little Lord Fauntleroy next Friday evening and Saturday matinee.
Students buy the "Monarch" shirt. It is the most perfect fitting the most durable and most economical to buy. Wm. Bromelsick sole agent.
Next Friday evening and Saturday matinee the U and I club will present Little Lord Fauntleroy at Bowersock's Opera House.
Field & Hargis is the popular book store. We have a large stock of everything in our line, and sell at the lowest prices.
BOWERSOCK OPERA. HOUSE
FRED. H. BOVERSOCK, ... LESSEE AND MANAGER
Monday. eb. 17th
An Evening of Music and Humor in the
University * Lecture * Course.
BILL NYE.
The Prince of Humorists,
SUPPORTED BY
Three Musical Stars.
The Brilliant Violinist.
MISS OLLIE THRBETT.
The Noted Swedish Tenor.
MR. GUSTAVE TALBERT.
And the Accomplished Pianist,
MR. FRANK DOWNEY.
Seats on sale at Crew's, Friday.
Prices—35c, 50c, 75c and $1.00.
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Beots and Shoes FOR STUDENTS LOW FOR CASH.
Winter Goods to be Closed Out Very Cheap.
Family Shoe Store. MASON'S.
CHAS. HESS MEAT MARKET.
Call and get our rates to Clubs.
Satisfactory prices and firstclass meat at 937 Mass St.
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Two pink grade cards are as good as a railroad ticket.
The invitations are out for a Beta party to be held on the evening of Feb. 28
Piceadura Cigars still on top. Woodward's.
For Young Writers and Speakers -
"A DECADE OF ORATORY."
UNIVERSITY PRESS Co. Evanston, Ill.
A beautiful and substantial little book containing eleven orations which have been awarded the annual $100.00 Kirk prize at Northwestern University—the highest honor in the gift of the institution. Worth many times its price to young writers and speakers. Shows what styles of oratory are successful before mature judges. A study of these orations may bring you prizes or honor in your own school. Address
WILLIS
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.N. H. GOSLINE Fancy and Staple Groceries 803 Massachusetts Street.
Lawrence. Kan.
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F. H. KLOCK'S,
Restaurant and Confectionery,
Oysters, Choice Candies, Cigars, Tobacco
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Regular Meals, 25c; Regular Board, $3;
Meal Tickets $3.50.
820 MASSACHUSETTS STREET.
DONNELLY BROS
Livery, Feed and Hack Stables.
Corner New Hampshire and Winthrop Streets.
Special Rates to Students.
TELEPHONE No. 100.
STUDENTS!
Buy your Bread and Cakes of W. L. ANDERSON. He will give you the best quality at lowest prices.
A. P. FELLOWS, D. D S.
921 Mass. St.
Dental Office
OVER WHITCOMB'S.
Office Hours 8 to 12, and 1 to 6.
STUDENTS
Will find all Second Term TEXT BOOKS AT FIELD & HARGIS'.
Bread! Bread!
Why do those students look so happy and contented?
Because they eat that superior quality of Bread made by
R. J. SPIETZ
MASSACHUSETTS STREET.
DAVIES,
The Students Tailor,
Will make you a Suit cheap
and Guarantee Satisfaction.
923 Mass, Street.
Over Straffon & Zimmermann.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Bank with the Town Clock.
And Finest Hall in the City for Parties.
STUDENTS INVITED TO CALL.
R. G. JAMISON Casler.
WM. WIEDEMANN,
Manufacturer and dealer in
CONFECTIONERY
FRUITS AND NUTS.
And manufacturer of
Pure Ice Cream and Fruit Ices
A specialty.
Parties supplied on short notice.
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WE ARE GOING TO THE I.C.G. STORE.
We heard that they wanted money. We wanted goods, and seeing that peculiar twinkle in Bayless' eye, we knew that something was going to turn up. Now here are the facts: We find by his own words and the size of their stock that they have too much for the inner man, and judging by the effect their goods have on themselves we had better while cheap, get on the outside of some ourselves.
Can't remember that we ever bought goods so low! In fact, while others are advertising to close out, we find that the I. C. G. by their prices might always be considered as closing out. It is "an old chestnut" in Lawrence, when you hear merchants say they are closing out, unless they give the proof by making prices. You remember when we were on the car of overhearing one person whisper in the ear of a friend that they always went to the I. C. G. Store to get prices even if they did buy of some one on credit, for then they knew they would not have to pay them too much on any goods in their line. So, thinking the matter all over and knowing how hard my poor husband had to work to keep up the table and clothe himself and family, I made a new resolve on January 1, 1890, that instead of his always having that troubled look on his face we would meet him with a smile when he returned home after a day's work and show him how much ready cash we had saved by trading at the
INDIANA CASH GROCERY.
O'Hern & Woodruff. Groceries
Call and get our rates to Clubs. I owest in the City.
WILDER BROTHERS, SHIRT :: MAKERS,
T.F. HALLORAN'S
RESTAURANT and CONFECTIONERY.
(Falley's old Stand, 905 Mass, St.)
In connection with the Restaurant is a
LUNCH COUNTER
LUNCH COUNTER at the University. where students can obtain lunch at all times of the day. Everything provided first-class.
And Gents' Furnishers,
Lawrence,
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Students and everybody will do well by calling on us and be fitted out in Shirts and Underwear that have been made o order for parties and not taken. You can buy the Finest Goods for one-third the regular price.
Patronize our Custom Steam Laundry for nice work and low prices.
Work called for and delivered. Telephone 67.
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UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
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VOL I.
Locals & Personals.
R. D. BROWN...LOCAL EDITOR.
as.
No. 22.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 21, 1890
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Congratulations, Washburn and Baker.
L. D. DeCamp camped here Friday night.
P. L. Soper of Topeka took in the contest. .
Hogeboom of Topeka attended the contest.
G. L. Dick visited the University Wednesday.
J. W. Nourse spent Sunday in Kansas City.
Chas, Finch of Kansas City attended the contest.
The Chemistry class was treated to a quiz Monday.
E L. Ackley went to Manhattan Monday on business.
The Phi Delts took a stag buggy ride Sunda, afternoon.
T. F. Doran of Topeka was on the hill Friday evening.
Will Wier reported the contest for the Emporia Republican.
The Plantus class enjoyed a quiz on Roman history Friday.
E. T Hamer a student of las
year w.s in town this week.
Miss Gerson of Newton, visited with Miss Steinberg this week.
Mrs. Bennett entertained the Sigma Nus Wednesday night.
Prof. Templin has seated his Logic class in alphabetical order.
Marshall had hard work to catch the tail end of the cratorical train
R. D. O'Leary returned to hi home, Wednesday, for a short visit
Earl V. W, Brown has severer his connection with the University.
L. T. Smith of Emporia renewed acquaintances at the University Friday.
E. Wilson Nye was among the visitors registered at the University Tuesday.
J. A. B. Bear of Paola visited his son Harvey the latter part of last week.
Carl Faulks, of Topeka, was the guest of Paul Hudson Friday and Saturday.
Miss Winnie Ament of Topeka was visiting with Miss Helen Weber last Monday.
The Phi Psis gave a brilliant box party at the Nye performance Monday evening.
Prof. and Mrs. Chas, Parmenter of Baldwin, were at the University Friday evening.
President McVicar of Washburn came down to rejoice with the Washburn people.
Miss Hattie Robinson entertained a number of her young friends Saturday afternoon.
Herb Armstrong of Topeka came down Friday and staid over for Bill Nye and the Phi Psi party Monday night.
And when the Baldwin girls invited us to "join their dance" we smiled. Ah! Yes, we smiled a sad regretful smile.
Delegate Burch, of Salina, was the guest of Bryce Crawford while here.
Prof. Miller will give a talk before the Unity club next Monday evening.
Chess Johnson of Atchison, spent the first of the week among his Phi Gam brethren.
The KANSAN this week publishes the oration which won in the contest Friday evening.
Eva Pullin and Harriet Mallory of Baker University visited the University Monday.
Misses Turner and Street of Bethany College visited Gussie Price the first of the week.
R. E. Kroh of Kansas City visited the Sigma Chis and attended the contest Friday evening.
W. A. Deford has severed his connection with the University at the solicitation of the faculty.
W. H. Finfrock, a lawyer of last year, visited friends in Lawrence the first of the week.
The Courier company held a meeting of stock holders Tuesday night in the Sigma Nu hall.
W. A. White of the Eldorado Republican was smiling on his Lawrence friends Saturday.
Miss Mamie Barrett had the misfortune to severely sprain her ankle at the ball Friday evening.
Miss Ella Gibson was detained from her classes the first of the week on account of sickness.
Miss Julia McMillan returned from Kansas City Wednesday where she had been on a short visit.
Bruno Hobbs of last year's law class is working up a good practice in Kansas City, Kansas.
A. L. Wilmouth has returned to school after a two weeks illness occasioned by a relapse of La Grippe.
Kirk an old University student who is at present at Wa-bhura was here with the delegation Friday.
Sloan of last year's class was introducing himself to his former friends here the first of the week.
E. L. Glasgow, one of the business managers of the Review will probably not attend school this term.
Among Monday's visitors were Mrs. E. Kingman and Misses Fanny Rastall and Della Ludington of Popeka.
John Prescott of Topeka attended the Phi Psi anniversary Monday night and visited the University Tuesday.
Fred Lutz of Kansas City, visited his brother F. A. Lutz Friday afternoon and took in the contest Friday evening.
College Secretary Helms and F. C. Trigg of Baker conducted the Y. M. C. A. meeting Friday afternoon.
Prof. C, W Mikrantz principal of the Paola High school attended the contest Friday and made the acquaintance of his Beta brethren here.
P. P. Campbell, a former orator from Baker was among the thousand visitors at the University Friday.
Bion S Hutchins of Clay Center attended the contest Friday evening.
Oakley, a Phi Gam of years ago, and at present located on the Pacific slope was back looking over old scenes Friday.
Between three and four thousand University catalogues have already been distributed over the State through the mails.
John Davis' brother from Ottawa made John a pleasant visit Saturday and looked over his future stamping ground.
Fred McKinnon left Tuesday night for Arkansas City where he will assist his father in business until next September.
Mamie Monroe left Wednesday for California,where she has gone on account of her health, to spend the rest of the winter.
S. W. Naylor, the winner in the contest Friday evening, is one of the Wasbburn students who expect to go as missionaries to Africa.
Chas, A. Campbell of Manhattan visited Herbert Roberts during the contest. Mr. Campbell expects to attend the University next year.
Information has been obtained from a reliable authority that the Board of Regents will probably elect a Chancellor at their next meeting.
One of the peculiar things about the recent oratorical contest was the marking of the judges. The grades of at least one contestant showed the utmost possible range, one to seven, and several others showed a range almost as great. We give the markings in another column.
The South Western Kansas University had four delegates here to ask for the admission of that school into the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association. The colleges located at Lindsborg and Highland were also petitioners for admission to the association.
The Baldwin correspondent for the Journal says "Our delegation felt pretty sore over Hill's defeat, but have one consolation that K. S. U, thought we ought to have had it." And this is just where the Baldwin correspondent is mistaken. What surprised us was that a man with such a voice as Hill's and who kept his hands in motion like the fans of a wind-mill could get a better grade than a man who had a strong graceful delivery like Ruggles of the State Normal.
The convention of delegates from the different colleges to the Inter Collegiate Oratorical Association, met at the Eldridge Hous - Saturday morning. The chief business transacted was the election of officers for the coming year. The officers elected were as follows:
Convention of Delegates
President, Vernon L. Parrington,
of Emporia College.
Secretary and Treasurer, O. E.
Hopkins of the Kansas Wesleyan.
First delegate, E. Y. Hill, of Baker.
Vice President, W. E. Curry, of the State University.
Second delegate, R. M. Ruggles, of the State Normal.
Third delegate, H. E. Tucker, of Washburn.
It may be seen from the contest markings in another column that if Bear had had a delivery equal to that of Mr. M. T. Cicero he could not have won first place. Had he been marked one hundred per cent, by every judge on delivery, and Naylor received second where he got first, his ranking would still have been higher than Bear's. It may also be noted that Bear's percentage on delivery was the same as Naylor's, while his total percentage was higher than Hill's.
Below are the State Oratorical Contest, held last Friday night in the University Hall.
THE MARKINGS
ORATORS.
THOUGHT AND COMPOSITION.
RAV.
JOBSEN
Benson
DELIVERY.
WARE.
BOWEWS.
HOAG
RANK.
AV.
Rk
AV
Rk
AV
Rk
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Rk
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Total.
H. L. Prescott... 86
2 89.5
6 95
1 95.
4 88.
3 90
6
22-3
S. W. Navier... 84.5
3 94
1 86
4 100
1 100
1 33
3 15-1
H. F. M. Bear... 75
4 90
5 84.
5 88
3 99
2 96
3 22-3
R. L. Parker... 22.5
5 91.5
3 88
7 96
6 88
7
30-5
E. G. Marshall... 67.5
6 91
3 88
6 93
5 93
7 94
4
31-0
E. Y. Hill... 65
7 90.5
4 89
2 99
397.5
4 100
1
20-2
R. M. Rugdus... 87
1 91.
3 82
7 91
6 97
5 89
2
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Phi Kappa Psi.
Last Monday evening the Kansas Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity celebrated its fourteenth anniversary. When the Kansas A boys look back over the splendid record which their chapter has sustained since its foundation, they may well be proud to call themselves Phi Psis, and to join at an anniversary banquet in reminiscences of their past. Socially, the event was one of the most brilliant and highly successful of the season. But above the mere social success, stands out the fact that for nearly a decade and a half, this chapter has been firmly established in the University of Kansas, uniting in friendship a band of honorable young men, and elevating them through the influence of their fraternity associations.
The first on the program for last Monday evening was a box party at Bowersock's Opera House, where the chapter with their lady friends and fratres in facultate listened to Bill Nye and the Ollie Torbett concert company. This was the fourth in the series of entertainments given in the University lecture
course, which is being managed by the fraternity.
After the entertainment the party required to the elegant chapter halls where a splendid banquet had been spread by Mr. Weidmann. It was an inspiring sight to see the long rows of the "beauty and the chivalry" of the University, mingled with here and there, some older heads belonging to grave professors who were glad to relax their labors for a time to mingle with the youth of the University. Words cannot express the elegance of the banquet Suffice to say that the Phi Psis and their friends did it justice, and finally toast master S. C. Brewster rose and announced the toasts. John A. Mushrush gave the address of welcome in behalf of the chapter, which was responded to in earnest, eloquent words by Vice Chancellor W. C. Spangler. To the toast "Phi Kappa Psi," Prof. M. W. Sterling responded, giving a brief summary of the work and standing of the fraternity. The sentiment "Kansas Alpha" was very happily toasted by John A. Prescott, who despite his statement that he had "lost his speech," recounted the glories of Kansas A. in glowing terms. Prof. James II. Canfield then in his usual felicitus way spoke on the sentiment. "The Ladies" and in it found place to express his strong belief in the principle of co education.
"Our Profs," was the toast to which Prof. F. W. Blackmar responded, as only Prof. Blackmar can, for he is an excellent after-dinner speaker. Prof. Marvin gave then an interesting summary of the alumni of the chapter in the toast "Phi Psis In Active Life," and Mr. C. A. Peabody, the latest victim of the chapter goat spoke wittily and feelingly of the peculiarities of "Our Goat," tracing its discovery back to the time of the Greeks, when Zeonophon, "who was a barb," looked over the transom of the temple of Zeus during an initiation, and gave the whole thing away.
The programs containing the toasts were exquisite, consisting of three pages, enclosed within enamelled sheets fastened with pink and lavender ribbon, and bearing a representation of the fraternity pin, and the words in gold letters "Fourteenth anniversary Banquet of Kansas Alpha Chapter, February 17th, 1890." On the first page was the Program of the entertainment at the Opera House; on the second, the Menu; and on the third the Toasts.
The toasts over, the company gathered at the Knights of Pythias Hall, to close the evening in dancing, and at a very late hour, dispersed with pleasant memories long to be retained of the 14th anniversary of Kansas Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi.
Joe Jefferson seems to have been the chief feature of the convention of electricians held at Kansas City last week, if we may judge from the report of the students who attended.
W. H. Johnson of '85, principal of the Fmporia High School will read a paper before the convention of High School principals of the State to be held in Lawrence March 8th.
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SCHOLER CLUB. Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p.m. President, P. A. Williamson; Secretary, Robert Rutledge; Treasurer, W. S. Franklin.
SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. Meets in Room 14. University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Director, Prof J. H Canfield; Vice Director, Prof. F. W. Blackmar.
PHILOLOGICAL CLUB. Meets in Room No. 20 University building, every other Tuesday at 8 p.m. President, Miss Anna Tidy at 10 a.m. President, Wilcox; Treasurer, Just J. D. Bowersock.
DER DEUTSCHE VEREIN. Meets at the residence of Prof. Carcach in every other Thursday at p.m. Pres. Scott at his office. Sr. Assistant Miss Anna McKinnon; Treasurer, Miss Elle Scott.
KENT CLUB. Meets in Room 4 University building. President, James L Wallace; Vice President, Porter Administrator; Secretary, Wm. A Foster; Pressurer Samuel Feller; Sergent-at-Arms, A L Getty; Executive Committee, James Nichols, Albert Caughey. Admits Law students only.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY Meets every other Friday at 5 p.m. President, V. T. Boaz; Vice President, W. S. Amos; Secretary, Miss Laura Grabe; Librarian, J. Simmons; Treasurer, E.L. Youngberg; Executive Committee, J. W. Keenlery, P. Muller; Corresponding Secretary, J. G Peckham; Local Correspondent, H. A. Adams. Admits Pharmacy students only.
FRATERNITIES.
ADAPLICHI LITERARY SOCIETY. Organized Nov. 1-1, 1889 Meets in Adelphi H4.1, University building, souta wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at S o'clock. President, C. P. Chapman; Vice President, C. S. Griffin; Secretary, E. P. Fisher; Treasurer, H. R. Linville; Critic, G. O. Virtue. Admits all non-fraternity students in the collegiate department.
THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB. Organized January 31, 1890. Meets in the University building, north wing 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Admits all students in the collegiate department.
BETA THETA P1. Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House Block.
PHI KAPPA PSI Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House Block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block.
PHI DELTA THETA Meets every Saturday evening in A. O. U. W. Hall.
Stoma Chi Meets every Saturday evening on the 4th floor east, of Opera House Block.
SIGMA NU. Meets every Saturday evening
on 30th floor of Edible Ridge House Black
PI BETA PHI Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA Meets every Sat urday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPA KAPPA GAMMA. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
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ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STUDENTS OF KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY President, W. Jus D. Bowersock; Vice President, W. Jus B. Owney; Secretary, W. D Ross; Treasurer, W. E Roes rr.; Executive Director, W. E Roes rr.; Sears, W. E Curry; Committee on non-fragrant shares, C. S. Hall, E. C. Hickey, D. R. Krebblich.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION—President, W. H. Carruth; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Snow. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball Association and Foot Ball Association.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month Presid-nt. E. H. S. Bailey; Secretary, E E Slosson.
TELEGRAPH CLUB. President, Prof.
L. I. Blake; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
S. Franklin.
Y. M. C. A. Meets in University building, Room 11 every Friday at 7:30,
p. m. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary, C. P. Chapman.
Y. W C A. Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30, p. m., President, Miss Emma Dunn; Secretary, Miss Laura Lockwood.
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COMPANY.
WE publish this week the winning oration of the State Oratorical Contest, delivered by S. W. Naylor of Washburn.
WELL it is all over. The University has regained its normal condition. The other colleges have welcomed their representatives returning with the coveted spoils. We hope our friends from abroad will long retain pleasant recollections of the State University and its students. As to the decision of the judges we need say nothing, save that in the minds of the majority of those who heard the contest, it was decidedly "rank." Washburn has our congratulations, but we weep for the way Kansas will get left in the Inter-state Contest.
The University owes much to those who are willing to strain all their eane gies in these contests to uphold the glory of K. S. U. The work and worry involved in these oratorical affairs is great. The honor is reciprocal. The University honors a man by sending him to the contest, and the representative in turn honors his institution in doing credit to himself. The University honored Mr. Bear by sending him as its representative and well did he return the honor. Every University student owes him a vote of thanks. That he was not awarded the rank he deserved was not his fault. Decisions are not always rendered according to the merits of the case.
CAMBRIDGE does not believe in the color line. It is well known that the Harvard class of 1890 has chosen a colored man as its class-day orator; and a few days ago a colored woman, who has long taught in the public schools, was promoted to the principalship of one of its best schools, which bears the name of "Agussiz." Let the college towns of the South hear the message which the oldest college town of the Nation would send."
We can show a parallel to this right here. The class orator of the class of '89 from K. S. U. was a colored man, Sherman A. Harvey, and he did himself great credit. In our opinion he made a far better speech than any of those who had commencement app-ointments. Harvey was a classical, and a bright, intelligent man, and was well liked by all the students who knew him.
The Oratorical Contest
[Journal.]
A college audience differs in some small, and yet rather important respects from other gatherings of hearers. For example, the ordinary church congregation does not find much use for able-bodied, full length tin horns. Nor does the average lecture course assemblage indulge in well-intentioned but unmistakably disturbing and distracting cat calls and whistles. And yet the writer remembers a certain Republican state convention in Topeka which did not differ so very greatly from the rare old time had last night by the college youth of Kansas.
Dr. Hoss, getting a little venderable, to be sure, but with a heart swelling with the passing years with a feeling of good fellowship for college boys, utters a brief invocation. Brief, hence unanimously considered excellent. * * * Did you ever hear college boys sing? If not, do it. They may not sing remarkably well, but their singing counts just the same because it suggests to every harer the time when he belonged to the "Paulomathean quartette" or the "Jollybobs" (C) & Club. The University boys who sang last night sang well. They were applauded.
Self-possessed Pres. Hyden, a newspaper man by the way, being connected with the Kansas City Globe, introduces a pleasant looking young man in a cutaway coat as H. Lee Prescott of Kansas Wesleyan College, located at Salina. What a tale of villainy that mild mannered young man, well trained by his master in elocation, unfolded. This cloacutionary trainer who took such excellent care of his protege is Prof. Scott of the Wesleyan. Mr. Prescott finished and a queer little cry rose several times repeated from the center of the Hall. Salina, mind you, had but thirty students to tell Prescott is a college "journalist" being editor of the Wesleyan Lance, a bright college paper.
"S. W. Naylor of Washburn College," said Pres. Hayden, and a rather old college boy, good mustache, full forehead, Prince Albert coat, and evident confidence in himself, cams forward and told us how the Puritan and the Cavaliere are combined in the modern American. I had read that oration and found it striking—it is a powerful one—but Washburn's favorite did not make it any more striking by his delivery of it. He talked well—when he spoke about Daniel Webster he was really eloquent—but he lacked magnetism whatever that is. He was, indeed, in terrupted by applause, but the Washburn yell was too apparent. But when he stopped, the first real applause of the evening was sprung on the unsuspecting town people who were fortunate enough to have seats in the Hall. Those deep bass tin horns were handled in professional style, and Naylor smiled as the pulsating air beat against his flushed checks. Those Washburn "rebels"—they are just out of the throes of a regular South American picnic, you knew—are good fellows, and after all patriotic enough when it comes to supporting a student representative. Naylor, they say, is to be a missionary. He looks it. He is already a veteran on the rostrum, having won two oratorical contests and been in two others."
"Mr. H.F.M.Bear"—what a fearful din that was—said smiling President Hyden, and after a few minutes in which the pride of the University tried to srow his friends into silence, his wonderful, thrilling voice uttered "Government is a necessity of society." Harvey Bear, editor-in-chief of the University Review, loved and admired by a student world, slight of build, narrow, drawn, classic face—enrust, so earnest—no wonder the roof and walls of the old Hall trembled in their response to the hasty cries of the University crowd. The "Rock-Chalk-Jay-Hawk" was too much for the "Wau-Wau Washburn" which had just preceded it.
"Shall The Illiterate Vote?" Yes, said H. L. Parker, of Ottawa University. What a big fellow Parker is. Where we
newspaper fellows sat how could we help noticing his large feet? But he was right firm on them. Mr. Parker was earnest, and evidently meant just what he said. But if good intentions were all that was necessary in these affairs, more of us could win tin horn and catcull applause. Mr. Parker was ponderous, but his oldish head, quite innocent of capitfy attachments in a well defined region made the ponderousness seem natural enough. Mr. Parker omitted one paragraph of his oration—at least another paragraph appeared in the prin ted paga before me.
Those Baker girls, women perhaps, with their sweet and well trained voices, after inviting us to "come and join the dance" were in their turn invited to "come again." They came, and that real hoary but always acceptable ditty relating the troubles of one, "Simple Simon" amused the great audience. The Misses Hunt, Nicholson Buckner and Mrs. Pershaw will be remembered.
Mr. Marshall, who represented the College of Emporia, dear in the memory of the writer, is said to have taken several courses of oratorical training in the Kansas City school of oratory. I doubt that it helped him much. His gestures should never be taught by an "oratorical school," but nevertheless Marshall paid a glowing tribute to "The Huguenots." The admirers of each man were surely entitled to applaud him whenever they saw fit, but the signal to the Colquers should be not so public as to excite derision. How that Emporia crowd whooped when Marshall had well disposed of his "Heroes!" All the tinners, shops in the "Queen of the Neosho" must have been raissacked to furnish material for that band of soprano, tenor, alto, and bass trumpets.
Yates Hill, of Baker University, is a small man but a mighty philosopher. What a glorious, noble sight it is to see an ardent thinking young man teach a multitude. And add to good honest thought, an honest, natural expression and one understands why Hill carried his audience with him. Slight of build like Bear, black hair, expressive eyebrows, and a talking face and so evidently genuine, Hill deserved every bit of applause he got And 250 Baker men were fully able to hold their own when such a common-place thing as applause had come to be, was to be indulged in. This young Baker student intends to perfect his education at Harvard, and enter upon the practice of law.
The State Normal School has an admirable teacher of eleucynation art in the person of Miss Martha Spencer. The representative of the Normal is always thoroughly acquainted with declaratory art, and Robert M. Ruggles, worthy son of an illustrious sire, was no exception to the rule. But 19 years old, this tall, fine-looking, well trained lad told the wonderful tale of Robert Emmet's glorious life. A beginner on the rostrum—he is to be a lawyer and is learning now to argue—yet he has a self-possession creditable in a more experience orator. He says "ed-yu-cator," too, not "ed-chew-cator," which is commonly accepted as a sign of "cult-yure." The Normal students tooted horns, yelled and waved landkerchiefs; at least the girl Normalites did, and the writer was looking at them just as Ruggles finished.
The awaiting of the judges decision seems to be, by tacit consent, given over to all the darnfoallishness that a college student can devise by impromptu efforts. I took occasion to look over the sea of bright, young faces all with eyes front. What a lot of real pretty girls, and honest, earnest-faced boys—Smash! bang! that infernal din, Emperor, Baker, Salina, Topaka and what feats of felling, and growings in the face of gesticolls, until smiling Hyden for stands as calmly as if he never held the doom of many a hope and the granting of many a desire in his hands, Naylor, of Washburn, first; Hill, of Baker, second; and in a very pandemonium closes the seventh annual state oration contest.
K.
Did You Ever Think of This Before?
[Atchison Champion.]
It is, we know, the universal custom of college classes to designate themselves by the last two figures of the year in which they are to be graduated, as, for instance the class of '90, or the class of '99. This being so, what are the boys to do, who in the course of time will be graduated in 1900? To be consistent they will have to say that they belong to the class of '00, which is not only absurd but unpronounceable. Let the college debating societies tackle this momentous question.
It is not our custom to edit the paper with a pair of scissors, but the account of the State Contest as written for the Journal is so much better than anything we could give, that we publish it entire. Those of our readers who did not hear the contest will find it very interesting.
BILL Nye with the Ollie Torbett concert company figured as the fourth entertainment in the University course. The house was packed and a pleasant evening was spent listening to the violinist and the "interruptions" of Bill Nye. The last on the course will be a lecture by George Kennan.
ONE of the noticeable things connected with the event of Friday was the orderly behavior of all the students. It is generally thought that when eight hundred or more students get together in one town, that town stands in danger of being painted a lurid hue. But the students who come to Lawrence last week came as ladies and gentlemen and not a single act of rowdyism did we see or hear of. The enthusiasm was immense and the contest was exciting but everything passed off as smoothly and quietly as though nothing out of the ordinary way was going on. When the University next wlcomes her guests from other colleges, may the occasion be as pleasant as the last.
DIDN'T we University students raise the grand old 'Varsity yell though, when we crowded into the centre of the hall after the contest. Didn't the walls ring and echo with the shout that can throw Baker and Washburn and all the rest into the shade. Some people cannot see the use or sense in a college yell, but the man who has been a college boy once, knows what a tremendous amount of enthusiasm can be developed in whooping a few meaningless syllables till throats are hoarse and lungs are exhausted. We flatter ourselves that K. S. U. has about as far reaching and ear piercing as yell as could be devised, and when we see grave professors, students, alumni and all, joining in the general uproar and each trying to outdo the other, the coolest outsider must be made to feel that there is a great unifying force in a University yell.
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Winning Oration in the State Oratorical Contest, by E. W. Nayior of Washburn College.
The Puritan and the Cavalier colliding formed modern England; uniting established our republic. The cavalier sprang from chivalry, the flower of feudalism, a chivalry fostered by caste and maintained by princes. He defended the king against usurpation of power by party or sect; he upheld the royal prerogative. The Puritan was born of freedom of thought and action. His awakened conscience revolted against the power of caste in church or state; he combined religious independence with civil liberty. Law incarnate in royalty was the embodiment of cavalierism; law and liberty, the basis of puritanism.
While the cavalier was reinstating the monarchy overthrown by Cromwell, the Puritan was founding our republic Subsequently, however, the cavaler imprinted his vigor and statesmanship upon our constitution and declaration of rights. His lofty principles of liberty were accompanied by irrepressible bony-ancy and to live gaudily gallanty. "He knew how to gracefully, fight stoutly and die honorably" With austere face and uncharitable mien, the Puritan of New England stands upon the canvas of history a somber, ungraceful figure, void of the delicate colorings of gentleness and forms of politeness. His character was an example of simple, rugged, but genuine manhood. His doctrine read: "Faith in God, faith in man, faith in works"—a creed ample for this life and that which is to come. Threatened by a common enemy, the chivalrous cavalier of Virginia stood side by side with' the stalwart Puritan of New England; Washington, Jefferson, Lee and Patrick Henry; Hancock, Green, Putnam and Adams. Such were the characters—refined by the R·man, the French and the Norman; tempered by the Angle, the Saxon and the Briton—that established our republic.
Pointing to the revolutionary soldier, the world exclaimed, "An American!" But no, the American was not yet. The Puritan and the cavalier by the issue of the revolution were not amalgamated. Adhering to hereditary traits and inclinations they effected distinctive developments. The cavaler founded his civilization upon caste. With him property was for the few, education for the few, labor for the negro. Slavery dulled the conscience, impoverished the masses and made a feudal despot of every planter. The Puritan, attracted to a climate congenial to his sterling energies, founded his civilization upon the cottage home. Follow him through the sturdy commonwealth permeated by his spirit of progress; see the foundations, factories, churches, colleges and common schools—the monuments of material development and intellectual freedom. The south, Virginia branded with the mark of offsetrossi on, the north Massachusetts stamped with the elements of progress. Caste, sovereignty and bonded labor produced Hayne and Calhoun; the excessive animus of slavery brought forth Quantrell's band, the Younger brothers and John Wilkes Booth. Free labor and free thought developed Garrison, Phillips and—will you deny it?—John Brown, who, his great soul bursting with sympathy for the bondmen, dared a nation, and fell-trator or patriot—a martyr to his convictions.
Politically the Puritan and Cavalier were intensely partisan, opposed the one to the other. It was well; opposition and antagonism underlie progress; we recognize greatness by comparison. Superiority is worthy of pride in the degree that rivals are mutually worthy of respect. It matters very little which party dominates, but which achieves the greatest good. The inherent tendencies of the north and south produced from the beginning different interpretations of the constitution. Individuality developed; interest widened; thought diverged; opinion ripened into argument, which culminated in that matchless debate of 1830. With all the elegance of rhetoric and an ardor worthy of a more righteous cause, Robert Hayne then set forth the precepts of southern chivalry, state rights and caste sovereignty—the mutterings of the great rebellion. The reply comes like a thunderbolt. Daniel Webster, with bolder genius, more convincing logic and a holic cause, addresses the senate while a nation listens. The occasion grows upon him. His great arm rises and falls with the deep cadence of his voice. His ponderos sentences well up from the full fountain of federal unity. He strips from iniquity the splendid garb of chivalry and shatters the fallacies of state rights. Then clank the skacks of four million slaves; then treedom's shout rings round the world; then the solemn vow of the great north goes thundering $u_p$ to heaven. "This union shall be preserved."
Partisanship had now become sectionalism; under the former a republic is capable of the highest development under the latter there remains but a step of disunion. In the light of history the question is not, "Why should there have been war?" but "How was war so long averted?" The north and the south fortified alike by logic and eloquence would make no concessions, accept no compromise. War was the only arbiter. It confirmed the principles of the Paritian revolutionized the civilization of the cavalier and vindicated, once for all, our free institutions. And, more, it broke down partition walls; it facilitated communication between the north and the south; it unified commercial interests. It smoothed the way for northern industry and individuality to permeate the south, and for the genial temperament and warm-hearted hospitality of the south to enter northern society. It softened prejudices; it quickened the pulse of civilization; it enlightened the pulse. It was good. The civil war was the consecration of our republic. For it, cut the nerves of sectionalism and bound the north and south together with the cords of peace. It made possible the ultimate fusion of Puritan and Cavalier tendencies. These the full-rounded American character must be imbody. For a national character must be the resultant of those energies within the nation which are dominant and representative. The American character has not yet come to the citizen masses, but the type has appeared. It is found in him—cavalier by birth, a Puritan by education—at whose sudden taking off strong men wept like children and the national pulse stood. Yes. "From the union of the Puritan and cavalier, show perfecting through a century, from the straightening of their purposes and the crossing of their blood, came one who stands as the first typical American, who first comprehended within himself all the strength and gentleness, all the majesty and grace of this republic—Abraham Lincoln. He was greater than Puritan, greater than cavalier. For, in his ardent nature were fused the virtues of both, and in the depths of his great soul the faults of both were lost." In this type, the ideal, we may conceive the real.
The prestige which the espoused principles of a nation have in the world's progress is of vital significance in the estimation of national life. To a political religious and social world ruled by caste and sect, the declaration that all men were cacated equal was a glittering absurdity. The discovery of the paradox therein contained has revolutionized the world and shaped the progress of the nineteenth century. The spirit of western liberty breathes upon France and the French revolution prepares the way for the republic. The cry of "Liberty and Equality" nerves the sinewy frame of the slave of San Domingo; he springs into the full stature of a man and gives the commonwealth an impetus toward the Haytian republic. Democracy rise in Mexico, in South America, in Africa, and in the islands of the sea. Greece throws off the yoke of Ottoman despotism and limits the imperial power. The wonder of to-day is Brazil, transformed in a night. Portugal waves between caste
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power and equal rights. The masses of Europe, throbbing with the pulsations of liberty and with "muscles and sinews hardening and knotting for the struggle."
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The world voices the once experimental assertion, now practically demonstrated truth, all men are created equal—not in natural abilities, but in the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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What of the republic? The energies and virtues of the Puritan and the cavalier are not dead. Dead! They are but straightened and strengthened by years of exertion in antagonism. They are wove and knit into the fabric of our commonwealth. They permeate all the
Superior to the revolutionary is the formative element in civilization. Frenzy and fanaticism may rebel and overthrow as Robespierre in the French revolution; but sagacity and statesmanship create and reform as the Puritan and the cavalier, immortalizing their formative forces in the development of the United States. To this development the energies of both have contributed. The Puritan has been the tower of strength; the cavalier element when antagonistic, like friction in an electrical machine, has resisted and seemingly hindered, but all the while power was being accumulated. The influence of the cavaler may be less prominent on the formation of our republic, but because two parts of hydrogen unite with one of oxygen to form water, is oxygen, therefore, unnecessary? Our institutions are so deeply rooted in the perpetual that two centuries of unrestricted immigration have not preceptibly changed them. They appeal to the noblest qualities in all nationalities; immigrants assimilate with the type most congenial. Aided, therefore, from whatever sources, the energies of both Puritan and cavaliar will continue to be the vital forces in our national life. With such inherent energies stimulating its very fiber, public sentiment is not content merely to preserve, but seeks reformation and perfection in continued development. One by one the elements discordant with perfect national unity are being eliminated. Significant is the sorrow at the untimmied death of Georgia's son. The head lines read, "Henry W. Grady Dead," but back of the candid, loyalhearted brother, the north sees the new south. That new south, pansing over the grave of her brilliant, devoted son, beholds her resources, her possibilities, her privileges and duties—hers-if, as an important factor of our nation. The new south is wiser than the old. She is discriminating as regards her highest good. The inspiration of northern industry courses through her veins. The hum of factories and whirr of machinery rise like a New England hymn. "There was a south of slavery and secession; that south is dead. There is a south of union and freedom; that south is living, breathing, growing every hour." North and south, universal education as elevating the masses; the dignity of labor is becoming more prevalent, loyalty and patriotism, which hold neither section in suspicion and estrangement, are supplanting intolerance. The result is inevitable.
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secret bonds of society; throb in every pulse of our national life, charging it with the tremendous meaning of an ideal republic. We, as a people, standing on the vantage ground of incomparable achievements, can not but recognize that man in society, conscience in religion, strength and dignity in government, and the eternal permanence of individuality, emanated from the Puritan and the cavalier; and that public opinion, conserving the wisdom and heeding the experience of the past, now moves forward in the path of reform, conscious that our national life must be perfected by interior development and progress.
Literary Societies.
The following programs will be presented by the different societies to-night:
SEMINARY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Farmer's O'organizations. ... A. L. Burney
The Emergency Rate. ... Prof. Blackmar
Trades Unions and Wages. ...
SEMINARY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE.
SCIENCE CLUB.
Second Paper on Book Illustration Prof. Marvin
Election of Officers.
Reports of Committees.
PHARMACUTICAL.
Sol of Phosphates...Hackett
Border Line of Science...Miss Priestly
(Pijunvy Poem...Kennedy
Report of Pharmacological Literature-Chap.
ADELPHIC.
Declaration...A. H. Couch
Dration...D. R. Krehbelt
Reading...Guy Sackett
Essay...C. M. Sherer
Declaration...W J. Coleman
Dration...L. R Traver
Reading...Wm. Musters
Access...
DEBATE—Resolved, That Count Tolstoi's doctrine of non-resistance is a feasible solution of the difficulties of Society.
Affirmative Negative.
H. C. Riggs. W. W. Brown.
G. O. Virtue H. R. Linville
UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB.
UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB. The Literary Club will hold a meeting devoted exclusively to organization and other business.
Rev E C Smith late, of Oxford University is expected to address the young men at the Y. M. C. A Sunday. We would invite the students to this service. Mr Smith is a forcible speaker and highly entertaining. Service commence at 4 and closes at 5 p. m.
Bargains in Gloves at Abe Levy's.
Fresh meat at Chas. Hess, 937 Mass. street.
You will always find the newest things in Collars and Cuffs at Bromelsick's.
Call at the Star Meat Market for anything in our line and we will please you.
New Collars and Ties at Ab Levy's.
Abe Levy has just received his new spring Hats.
Little Lord Fauntleroy Friday and Saturday evening at Bowersock's Opera House.
Call at the Star Meat Market and get our rates to clubs. Lowest in the city.
Nelie Bly Caps,the very latest for ladies just received at Ab Levy's.
Black Handkerchiefs, Black Hosiery, Black Four in-Hands and Ties, Black Jewelry for Shirts at BROMELSICK S.
New Windsor Caps for spring;
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At Bowersock's Opera House Friday and Saturday evening Little Lord Fauntleroy will be presented by the U and Club.
Go to the Star Meat Market for fresh meats,
Mrs. Stewart O. Henry formerly Miss Thatcher, a graduate of K S. U. will take the part of Lady Lorredale in Little Lord Fauntleroy Friday and Saturday at the Opera House.
Students will be politely treated and promptly served at Taylor's Livery Barn opposite Lawrence House.
Hot and cold baths at Gregg & Johnson's.
Monday evening's Record devoted half a column to the publication of an interview on the rate question with "W. T. Caywood of Vining, Kansas, one of the most extensive grain dealers of the northwest." He is supposed to be identical with our Billy Caywood of last year.
Mr. W. W. Hutto of the state agricultural college attended the State Athletic Association Friday. This is the first indication that college has shown towards uniting with other colleges in students organizations, and yet it is an institution owned and maintained by the State like the University. Has a long been loose somewhere? We are glad to welcome the students of our sister (in-law) institution on their entering into the State Athletic Association.
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We heard that they wanted money. We wanted goods, and seeing that peculiar twinkle in Bayless eye, we knew that something was going to turn up. Now here are the facts: We find by his own words and the size of their stock that they have too much for the inner man, and judging by the effect their goods have on themselves we had better while cheap, get on the outside of some ourselves.
Can't remember that we ever bought goods so low! In fact, while others are advertising to close out, we find that the I. C. G. by their prices might always be considered as closing out. It is "an old chestnut" in Lawrence, when you hear merchants say they are closing out, unless they give the proof by making prices. You remember when we were on the car of overhearing one person whisper in the ear of a friend that they always went to the I. C. G. Store to get prices even if they did buy of some one on credit, for then they knew they would not have to pay them too much on any goods in their line. So, thinking the matter all over and knowing how hard my poor husband had to work to keep up the table and clothe himself and family, I made a new resolve on January 1, 1890, that instead of his always having that troubled look on his face we would meet him with a smile when he returned home after a day's work and show him how much ready cash we had saved by trading at the
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The Betas entertain to-night.
The Shakspere class had a quiz Monday.
will do be fittedear thatr partiesbuy thethe reg-
Monday.
Harry Deford, of Ottawa was in town Sunday.
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A. L. Sloan was in the halls again Monday.
Miss Gussie Prise was seen in the
Monday
Miss Margaret Bodkin of Omaha was a visitor Monday.
Chas. Spencer was on the hill Thursday.
W. T. Little of Abilene was at the University Monday.
The Psychologies which the class ordered have arrived.
Miss Blakeley of Junction City was a visitor Monday.
The Logic class will finish the work allotted, next week.
Hon. E, B. Allen was visiting his son E. P. Allen Tuesday.
Prof. L. A. Sayre is leading chapel exercises this week.
D. E. Babbitt will recreate in Kansas City to morrow.
Bryce Crawford will spend to morrow in Kansas City.
Eames had Prof. Dyche's animals out carrying them Monday.
H, S. Hadley will spend to-morrow at the mouth of the Kaw.
A number of University people took part in "Little Lord Fauntleroy."
The KANSAN directory is revised again this week and is correct to date.
Quite a number of students eat their dinners at the University these days.
C. II. Obear was registered among the visitors at the University Friday.
Miss Margaret Botkin returned Tuesday to her home at Omaha, Nebraska.
A few more days of pleasant weather will bring out the ball and tennis men.
Prof. Templein's little daughter was quite sick last week,but is nearly well again.
C. A. Peabody will go to Kansas City this afternoon and stay until Monday.
The Freshman Chemistry class are becoming familiar with the usual blow ups.
The Plantus class has a quiz on Roman history every other Friday. One is due to-day.
Paul Merrill has taken Fred Pickering's place as business manager on the KANSAN.
Joe Jacobs of last year's class in engineering is in an engineers office in Monterey Mexico.
S. T. Gilmore came up from Kansas City to take part in "The Little American Lord."
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A contracting firm from Topeka were examining the foundations of the main building Monday.
The program fot the first regular meeting of the University Literary Club is posted.
Paul Hudson will go to Topeka this afternoon and will attend the Unity Club ball this evening.
Mr H. Spencer Hadley will deliver a lecture at Cedar Junction to-night.
E. L. Ackley returned Monday from Ma hattan, where he has been for a few days past.
The dramatic portion of Adelphic played a scene from Hamlet before the society Friday evening
W. S. Amas was called to his home at Baldwin, the first of the week, by the illness of his mother.
Prof. Miller lectured before the Unity Club Monday evening on "Savanarola" the Italian reformer.
G. A. Hanry has returned to school after a short absence occasion by the illness of his father.
The Freshman French class has finished reading Gautier's La Monie The class will now read Racine's Attila.
Prof. Carruth will deliver a lecture at Paola next Wednesdays evening on, "A Poor Man in Europe.
P. B. Gillette, an old K. S. U. student, now a rising lawyer at Kingman, Kansas, visited old scenes last week.
Prof. Dyche is nosily engaged in mounting his Rocky Mountain goats and will soon place them in the museum.
The Y. M. and Y. W. C. A's of the University will hold a union meeting to-night in Room 11. The subject will be Missions.
There are two or three students, that we know of, in the University, who could be "sat on" with great profit to their classes.
J. G. Miller who graduated from the Law school a few years ago, looked over the Law school and the University again Monday.
Prof. L. I. Bloke will talk to the Unity Club Monday evening about Electricity. Those who can attend may be sure of pleasant and instructive entertainment.
The Delta Gammas who were here last Friday denied that they had any other object in making the visit than the indefinite one of "looking over the ground."
W. H. Brown '87, now employed by the United States government in natural history work is on his way to Cape Colony and will not return to Washington till some time in May.
Eva F. Smith, a student of K. S. U. in the "seventies" is now an art student in the Cooper Union classes, New York City, and writes some pleasant letters to her home paper at Oskaloba.
A University to be called the Methodist Protestant University of the West," is to be established in Kansas City, Kansas. Land to the amount of $100,000 has been donated by the citizens.
The students who expect to take Psychology during the next half term have sent directly to the publishers for their text books, thereby getting them at a greatly reduced price.
The Science Club elected officers last Friday evening. The officers elected were as follows: President, E. E. Slossan; Vice President, E. Case; Secretary, Marshall A. Barber; Treasurer Fred Liddeke; Librarian, Prof. Marvin; Reporter, W. S. Smith.
Hunt C. Gardner, a former student has accepted the position of assistant buyer with the Ridenour & Baker Wholesale Grocery House of Kansas City. O. L. Morgan also has a position with the same firm.
The University Literary Club held a meeting last Friday evening at which its organization was completed and officers elected. The following are the officers chosen: President, Howard A. Pears; Vice President, C.S. Sears, Secretary, J.E. Baker, Treasurer, H.F. Roberts; Executive Committee, H.P. Roberts, R.R. Whitman and R.D. Brown.
Rev. A H Stote will deliver a lecture at the Methodist church on Saturday evening March 1, subject, "The History and Polity of the Baptist church. This is the fifth in the course of lectures given by the ministers of the city before the young people of the Epworth League. Students are cordially invited to attend and spend a pleasant evening.
Miss Gussie Prise very pleasantly entertained a company of friends Friday evening with a progressive high-five party, given in honor of Miss Margaret Bodkin of Omaha. The two first prizes were very handsome hand painted card cases with cards, and were won by Miss Orton and Mr. Hadley. The two second prizes, silver paper knives, were won by Miss Daughade and Mr. Davis. Miss Prise is a pleasant entertainer and a most enjoyable time was had by all.
Music Club.
On February 7th the regular students of the Music Department met for the purpose of organizing a music club Its object being to gain a higher musical culture, some knowledge of the lives of great composers, and a better acquaintance with each other,—in fact a combination of pleasure and profit for the members.
28, 1890.
The Dean of the department gave his hearty encouragement and sympathy to the idea, and the Music Club is an established fact. The Faculty granted the use (if Room 30 for its use on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoons in each month. The new club starts out with good prospects of success with Miss Ida Burr as President, Miss Margie Brown Vice President, and Mr. Adolph Krehbiel as Secretary and Treasurer.
The germs of decay so often lodged in ponderous titles were carefully guarded against, the modest name of "Music Club" being deemed sufficient for all purposes of identification. Each member has the privilege of inviting two guests to the meetings of the club. A program will be rendered at each meeting by the members of vocal and instrumental music, with short sketches of composers, and other interesting musical features.
The Constitutional Method.
The question of the grades in the oratorical contest was again called up last week by the College Life, published at Emporia College. It seems that in making out the grades the exact method of marking provided for by the constitution was accidentally overlooked. The mistake and its result are thus commented on by the Life:
No contest ever passes without causing some dissatisfaction among the friends of the defeated orators. In the late contest there can be no question, in any view of the case, regarding the first place. Mr Naylor led his competitors too far for that. We maintain, however, that he did not commit to being too loose in the past, and propose in this article to show what effect a rigid adherence to them would produce.
Acr V., Sec. 6, of the Kansas Inter-
Collegiate Association constitution says:
* * The grades of each judge shall be ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. * * If no orator be ranked first by four or more judges, the orator the sum of whose ranks is the least shall be awarded first prize. * * The first prize having been awarded, the average of the remaining orators shall be again ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., and the second prize determined in the same manner as the first.
Applying this rule we find that Naylor, with a total of 15 (in ranks) has first place. Omitting entirely his grades we erkrank the other six orators as follows:
Prescott's ranks  3, 6, 1, 2, 5, 5, total 19 rank!
Parker's  4, 1, 2, 5, 5
Parker's  4, 1, 2, 5, 5
Marshall's  5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4  "21",
      5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4  "21",
Ruggles  1, 2, 3, 4, 2  "20",
This gives Hill second place.
Prescott's ranks . 2, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2, 4 total 16 rank 'Boris' 's      3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 10 'K        4, 1, 4, 1, 1, 10 'Mackenzie' 's      3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 10 'Michael Ish' 's      3, 4, 3, 1, 1, 10 'Ruggerie' 's      1, 2, 5, 3, 1, 10 '16' '16'
Next, omitting Hill's grades, we have the following result:
Thus giving Bear the third place and Prescott the fourth.
Ranking by this method it will be seen that had Bear been ranked one higher by any one of the six judges he would have tied with Hill on ranks, for second place and would have won second place by his percentages. But he wasn't ranked one higher.
Science Club.
The Science Club held its regular meeting last Friday evening in Snow Hall. The principal feature of the evening was a paper on "Book Illustration" by Prof. Marvin. This was his second paper before the club on this subject, and treaten more especially the methods of the present day. He described the various processes now in use and the mechanical work required to produce a good engraving or etching. The payer was illvstrated by many fine engravings. Six different methods of engraving were considered some of them requiring great skill and care. The paper was valuable both from an artistic and a scientific standpoint, and came from Prof. Marvin with the weight of authority.
The Club will meet again a week from to night.
The reason why the Freshman class here has never organized is suggested by an episode which took place at Cornell last week. The Sophomores kidnapped the president of the Freshman class and the Freshies could not resume work until they had rescued their official,
Athletic Column.
EDITOR, R. R. WHITMAN.
Our next issue will contain a short article on "Lawn Tennis as a college game."
Salina Wesleyan has a fine tennis player in the person of Prof. Scott.
Considering the ever increasing interest which is being taken in Athletic sports by the students of all American Universities, and the consequently important factor which athletic training is coming to be in a collegiate education, it seems strange that here tofore so little space in our university papers has been devoted to this subject.
The KANSAN recognizes the benefits to be derived from a systemized discussion and presentation of athletic questions and news, and intends to give some space in each issue to these subjects. It will be our aim to avoid as much as possible publishing mere athletic gossip and trash as is customary in so many newspapers, but we shall try to present only that which is of interest and importance.
The University is just now trying to organize its athletics on some systemastic and permanent basis, and we shall pay particular attention to the methods used by other colleges in supporting and conducting their various athletic interests.
We shall attempt to analyze somewhat the adapt ability and value of the various athletic interests, for introduction into University life. For the development of athletics in our colleges is not an end but a meaus, and the desirability or undesirability of work in this line, should be regarded from the standpoint of the scholar rather than that of the spirit. We shall also present briefly any new points in the playing of the various games.
All local athletic events will receive careful attention, and we request it as a favor, that students hand to us all items or articles which they think are of especial interest. A careful account of all contests held under the auspices of the newly formed athletic association will be presented. These are some of the things to which our athletic column will give attention, and it is hoped that the true athletic spirit may be increased in the University, by placing before the students a more exact knowledge of what college athletics really are.
The delegates from the various colleges interested in the new intercollegiate athletic association, the temporary organization of which at this place Saturday, February 15th, will meet in Topeka early in March to perfect the organization. The delegates report that great interest is being manifested in their respective colleges concerning the association, and the outlook for its success is good. The one thing more than any other that has tended to keep the interest in athletics here at the University down, has been the lack of contests with other colleges. Give us the requisite number of contest college athletics of Kansas, and the University will show what can be done in maintaining good college teams.
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UNIVERSITY KANSAN
Entered at Post Office, Lawrence, Kauai, as second-class matter.
Published every Friday morning by the UNIVERSITY KANSAN MANAGEMENT.
M. McKINNON, Press cnt.
E. W. CALDWELL, Vice President.
    W. A. ~NOW, Secretary,
    H. S. HADLEY Treasurer,
    EDITORIAL STAFF.
H. F. ROBERTS, Editor-in-Chief.
    LOCAL EDITOR.
R. D. BROWS.
ASSOCIATZ EDITORS
R. K. Whitman,
Maude S. ringer,
Dwight E. Porter,
D. E. Babbitt.
E. F. Robbins or
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Heiden Simpson,
W. S. Smith,
C. A. Peabody, Paul Merrill.
UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY
Societies
SCHOLEN CLUB Meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, E E Slosson; Vice President, E C Secretary, M A. B. Barber; Treasurer, Rapp Liddekek; Librarian, Prof. Marvin; Reporter, W S. Smith.
SEMINARY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. Meets in Room 14, University building, every other Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Director, Prof J. H Canfield; Vice Director, Prof. F. W. Blackmar.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB. Meets in Room No. 29 University building, every other Friday at 8 p. m. President, Miss Anna McKinnon; Secretary, Dr. Wilcox; Treasurer, Jus D. Bowersock.
DER DEUTSCHE VERENE. Meets at the residence of Pref. Carpathy every other Christmas; s. p. m. on weekdays. Great Secretary. Miss Anna McKimpson; Treasurer. Miss Elsie Scott.
KENT CLUB. Meets in Room 4 University building, building. President, James L. Wallace; Vice President, Porter Administrator; Secretary, Wm. A Foster; Pressurer, Samuel Feller; Sergent-at-Arms, A L Getty;s; Executive Committee, James Nichols, Albert Caughey. Admits Law students only.
MUSIC CLUB. Meets on second and fourth Wednesdays of each month in Room 30, (Music Room). University building, at 3 o'clock p.m., m. President, Margaret Brown; Secretary and Treasurer, Adolph Krebblet.
PILARMACAUTICAL SOCIETY, Meets every other Friday at 8 p.m. President, V. T. Baaz; Vice President, W. S. Amos Secretary, Miss Laura Grabe; Librarian, J. Simm us; Treasurer, E.l. Youngberg; Executive Committee, J. W. Keenlery; P. Muller; Corresponding Secretary, J. G Peckham; Local Correspondant, H. A. Adams. Admits Pharmacy students only.
ADEPHELIC LITERARY SOCIETY. Organized Nov. 1, 1889 Meets in Adelphic Ha1. University building, south wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at S o'clock President C. P Chapman Vice President, C. S Griffin; Secretary, E. P Fisher; Treasurer, H. R. Linville Citistic, G. O. Virtue Admits all non-fraternity students in the collegiate department.
THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY LITERARY CLUB. Organized January 31, 1890. Meets in University Club Hall University building, north wing 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. President, Howard A. Pearls; Vice President, I. H. Morse; Secretary, J. E. Baker; Assistant antit secretary, C. H. Sears; Treasurer, H. F. Roberts; Executive Committee; H. F. Robers, R R Whitman and R D. Brown. Admits all students in the collegiate department.
Fraternities.
BETA THETA P1. Meets every Saturday evening on 4th floor of Opera House Block.
PHI KAPPA PS1. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Opera House Block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd floor of Eldridge House Block.
PHI DELTA THETA Meets every Saturday
evening in A. O. U. W. Hail.
SIGMA CIGH Meets the 4th floor east of Opera
Brave Block.
SIGMA NU. Meets every Saturday evening on 3rd door of Eldridge House Block.
PI BETA PHI. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPA KAPPA GAMMA. Meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE STUDENTS OF KANASA STATE UNIVERSITY President, Jus D. Bowersock; Vice Pres
sident, W. W. Brown; Secretary, W. D. Ross; Treasurer, W. E. Rowe; Executive Committee, M. E. Hickey, C. H. Sears, W. E. Curry; Committee on non-fraternity shares, C. S. Hall, E. C. Hickey, D. R. Krebbiel.
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION — President, W H. Carruth; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W A. Snow. Includes Tennis Association, Base Ball Association and Foot Ball Association. Carmen Curran meets once per month.
CAMERA CLUB meets once per month
P. Kendall, H. S. Bailey; Secretary, E.
E. Nilsson.
TELEGRAPH CLUB. President, Prof.
L. I. Blake; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
S. Franklin.
Y. M. C. A. Meets in University building, R o m 11 every Friday at 7:30,
p. m. President, E. L. Ackley; Secretary, C. P. Chapman.
Y. W. C. A. Meets in University building, north wing, 3rd floor, every Friday evening at 7:30, p. m. President, Miss Emma Dunn; Secretary, Miss Laura Lockwood.
University Journals.
THE UNIVERSITY REVIEW. Editor-in-Chief, H F M. Beer. Published monthly by THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING COMPANY.
UNIVERSITY KANSAN. Editor in-Chief
H F. Roberts. Published every Friday
morning by the UNIVERSITY KANSAN
COMPANY
THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY COURIER
Editor-in-Chief, Walter J Sears. Published every Friday morning by THE COURIER COMPANY.
We have now at the librarian's desk in the library, a new card scheme which is a great saving of time and labor. It consists of a series of cards of different colors arranged in compartments in a drawer, by which three questions concerning books drawn from the library are answered at a glance:
1st. Who has the book?
1st. Who has the book?
2nd. What book is it?
3rd. When is the book due?
The scheme is simple and yet ingenious, and is the invention of Prof. Blake. We cannot under take to describe it in detail but we believe it will involve far less labor on the part of the librarian than the old method.
By the constitution of the State Oratorical Association, after the choice of first orator has been made by the judges, the remaining contestants are re-rated, the one receiving the rank next highest to the winner, is given first place and so on, throwing the winning orator out altogether. According to this Bear's position is third instead of foorth, and if he had received a high enough ranking to tie Hill he would have beaten him on the averages. These "ifs" don't amount to much now but it is interesting to think of what might have been—or rather of what ought to have been.
We have received much advice from many sources as to the way the KANSAN "ought to be run." We are humbly grateful for suggestions of course, but we do not propose to lay down any "policy" in the management of the paper, as has been hinted. This is all we have to say, and all we need to promise; this this paper while in our hands shall be managed first, last and all the time in the best interests of Kansas State University. We promise to do this, and to keep the KANSAN impartial, independent and conservative, and loyal to the whole body of K. S. U. students. If we succeed in carrying out this idea, what better "policy" do you want
A number of our exchanges come addressed "University Times." The Times is a defunct paper, the KANSAN having taken its place. We would request those of our exchanges who have been addressing the Times to change the address to the KANSAN.
ARE we going to have a college annual this year? We fear not. Nobody seems to have time enough to devote to the matter. After all we think it would be better to let the college annual go for a ye r if necessary, and devote our surplus energy towards getting the athletic scheme well started. Plenty of genuine work is needed in that direction.
The State Oratorical Contest was in our opinion one of the best advertisements for the University that could have been asked. Not that old K. S. U. needs advertising in the ordinary sense of the word, but to show students from all over the state the superior educational advantages of the State University is a matter of pride to every student. One remark we heard made by a visiting student was, "Well, the University students have good reason to be proud of their institution." Indeed we have. There is not another college in the State or in the neighboring States which can compare with K. S. U. in the amount and character of the work done. We say this, not from a narrow provincial standpoint, but from the standpoint of acknowledged fact. The "size of it" is just this; the state of Kansas is more abundantly able to offer broad and higher educational advantages in State University, than any denominational or private institutions in Kansas can begin to do. We are proud of K. S. U. and we have abundant reason for it. It is not merely local pride,—pride in the institution alone, with its thirty-three able and enthusiastic professors, and its 530 earnest and loyal students. More than this, every K. S. U. student feels doubly proud of the state which has founded the University with a view to the broadest and best culture of its citizens. In every way the influence of the University is making itself felt and is growing with the State and in unison with the intrest of the State. The high standing which Kansas University maintains abroad is due to the constant energy with which the government of the University has labored to bring its work up to the highest possible standard. The effects of this are now being seen. We expect next year to see a large influx to the State University from other colleges in the State if we may judge by the statements we heard. We heard many a student leave Lawrence with the expression on his lips, "Well I'm coming to K. S. U. next year."
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AFTER this issue we will have positively nothing more about the contest, but before we leave the subject we wish to show you the markings from a rather novel point of view, to show how the human judgment varies. First as to the markings on Thought and Composition:
Analysis of Contest Grades.
First place was given by
Ray to Ruggles,
Johnson to Naylor,
Benson to Prescott.
Second place was given by
Ray to Prescott,
Johnson to Parker (!)
Benson to Hill.
Third place was given by
Ray to Naylor,
Johnson to Marshall and Ruggles,
Benson to Parker.
(Note this curious link of Naylor with Marshall and Parker; Judge Johnson ties Marshall and Ruggles.
(Note this curious link of Naylor with Marshall and Parker; Judge Johnson ties Marshall and Ruggles.)
Fourth place was given by Ray to Bear, Johnson to Hill, Benson to Naylor.
(Note this also. The three best orators given the same rank in thought and composition.)
Fifth place was given by
Ray to Parker,
Benson to Bear.
(Curious linking of names here too.)
Sixth place was given by
Ray to Marshall,
Ray to Marshall,
Johnson to Prescott Benson to Marshall
(Prescott and Marshall stay together here you see.)
Seventh place was given by Ray to Hill. Benson to Ruggles. (Johnson having given both Marshall and Ruggles 3rd, has no 7th place. His lowest marking is 6th to Prescott.)
In Delivery the variations a
equally interesting.
First place was given by
Ware to Naylor,
Bowers to Naylor,
Ho g to Hill.
Second place was given by
Ware to Hill,
Bowers to Bear,
Hoag to Ruggles.
Third place was given by
Ware to Bear,
Bowers to Prescott,
Hoag to Bear.
Fourth place was given by
Ware to Prescott,
Bowers to Hill,
Hoag to Marshall.
(Here we have another difference of opinion. Marshall, Hill and Prescott are strung on the same string.)
Fifth place was given by
Ware to Marshall,
Bowers to Ruggles,
Hoag to Naylor.
(Naylor and Marshall keep company here for 5th, you see.)
Sixth place was given by
Ware to Ruggles,
Bowers to Parker,
Hoag to Prescott.
(Note this equitable (?) marking.)
Seventh place was given by
Ware to Parker,
Bowers to Marshall
Hoag to Parker.
(Parker and Marshall always rustle each other hard when it gets down towards the bottom. This time you see they have it all to themselves.)
The study of the markings in this way is interesting. We find that in Thought and Composition, Ruggles varies from 1st to 7th. Hill from
2nd to 7th; Prescott from 1st to 6th;
Naylor from 1st to 4th; Parker
from 2nd to 5th; Marshall from 3rd
to 6th.
In Delivery, Prescott varies from 3rd to 6 h; Naylor from 1st to 5th; Bear is even again, varying only from 2nd to 3rd; Parker strikes the key-note twice on 7th and once on 6th; Marshall hovers between 4th and 7th, with an intermediate 5th; Hill has from 1st to 4th; and Rugles from 2nd to 6th.
Now if the study of these things won't awaken a sense of awe, at the different degrees of excellence in which different orators are regarded by different judges we give it up.
THE Courier came out last week with a new staff of editors. From the editorial sentiments expressed by the new management we may expect that our rival contemporary will be conducted in an impartial and creditable manner. Hitherto the columns of both papers have been entirely free from adverse references to each other. This is the only wise and sensible plan, and we pledge for the KANSAN the continuance of the same principle in the future. It is unfortunate for both of us that we are here. But the fact stands. We are here, and what are we going to do about it. Combine? Not just yet. But as long as the KANSAN and Courier run as two rival weekly papers in Kansas University, let both be managed with a view simply to promoting the interests of our institution. Let us join in the effort to make these two weeklies as long as they continue, really representative papers. This is the way we look at it, and we are confidant; the same view is held by the Courier's management.
The perennial topics of graduation appointments, class day exercises, and college annuals are already beginning to crop out in college papers. The tendency of students' opinion seems to be against the elaborate programs and exercises which are launched forth every June on the usual weary multitudes, packed like sardines into the usual chapels which were originally made to hold about a third of their number. The painful weeks of preparation, the excitement, the hurry, the anxiety,—all to get ready for the supreme moment of glory, the climax of American college life, when, amid breathless silence, a row of young men and women fall in line before the president, who with becoming gravity bestows on each,—a small roll of paper tied up with a pink ribbon! We have often wondered what it is that keeps an audience from bursting out laughing at this ceremony. No doubt there are those who think this unconventional way of looking at college commencements a little improper, but as a matter of fact, we believe something would be gained by doing away with a part of the turmoil and useless ceremony that renders Commencement Day in the average American college, a regular "Dies irae."
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS,
"My daughter," and his voice was stern;
"You must sit this ma ter eight;
What time did that sophomore leave the house,
Who sent in h a card last night?"
"His work was pressing, father dear,
And his love for it is great.
He took his leave and went his way,
Before a quarter of eight."
Then a twinkle came in h r bright blue eye.
And her dimple deper grew.
"Tis surely no sin to tell him that,
For a quarter of eight is two."
We have not seen any credit given to the following but it is too appropriate to existing local circumstances to allow it to be lost;
A THEORY OF EVOLUTION
Way back in those archaic days when time for man got ripe,
A tails lees ape sat on a tree and smoked a penny pipe.
And as he smoked, lo, thought began. He knew that he enjoyed.
(be not surp issed at this, You s'e, that apo was anthropoid.)
Thus thought began, and thought is all that makes a man a man
so be it known that thus in smoke the human race began.
But mark how in a circle move all sutlumary things.
Events like smoke, resolve themselves into expanding rises;
And as the mouse's pencil made thought, and
thought created man.
thought created man,
This man will take him back to just where he began.
We think the same.
The Drury Mirror is down on the grading system. It saves:
"A student thinks that when he has gone to school long enough and studied hard enough to enter college, then he is supposed to know what he ought to do. We believe in putting a premium on faithful attendance and hard study."
The Monmouth College Amex is one of the best of our exchanges. The editorials and contributions are solid and well written. We notice one item in the exchange notes that is rather apt:
"We feel like echoing the expression of another on this subject who styled the average college weekly a five cent thought dressed in a twenty-five dollar overcoat."
The "Annex" by the way, is a semi-monthly.
The Illinois Oratorical Association has purchased a silver cup to be awarded annually to the college of the State making the best record in athletics. Kansas might do well to profit by the example.—University KANSAN. Sueb is fame. The silver cup monitored is not purchased by the Illinois Oratorical Association, but by students of Knox College and presented to the Illinolater Collegiate Athletic Association. —Coup d'Etat.
Good for the students of Knox. We are glad to see the credit go where it belongs.
"The Christomathian Society will vary the regular order of debate next Saturday by holding a parliamentary contest. The society will be divided into unequal divisions and leaders chosen on each side. The larger division will offer a resolution and attempt to carry it without amendment, the negative trying to defeat this by all parliamentary means available. It is the intention to air all kinds of parliamentary tactics without degenerate into pure filibuster." —The Pulse.
This is an excellent scheme. We suggest that our literary societies give it a trial.
Twenty five cents buys a good pocket knife, but from two to three dollars a better one at Smith's. News Depot.
"Next to the cultivation of a taste toward Bible study, the cultivation of more interest in athletics is the thing to be desired at Donne."
There seems to be a big gap to be filled at Doane. We are in something of the same fix here.
The Doane Owl says:
There seems to be a growing tendency amon, colleges throughout the land to select the editors of the college journal by a competitive examination. In many respects this is an excellent plan and one which of necessity, must excite the attention of all interested in college journalism. Not only does this method arose a deep interest in the college paper, but it gives an opportunity and encourages the students to aid their paper through their entire course. By contributions during the first three years of the college course, a student is enabled not only to better himself, but also to raise the standard of his own college paper and thereby to greatly benefit college journalism in general. Woever this method is adopted it has proven satisfactory, and it bids fair to meet with popular approval.
We quote this from the Coup d'Etat which, by the way is one of the most "quotable" and interesting of our exchanges. The sentiment here expressed voices our sentiment exactly. We frankly say, that under the present system of newspaper work in K S. U., the weeklies do not really represent the greatness of the University. We hope in time to see a consolidation of the papers here into a journal which shall be run on a different plan. At present it is not particularly an honor to be an editor on one of the college papers. To insure a good first-class, thoroughly representative journal, editorial positions should be honors conferred for conspicuous merit.
We should think it would utterly exhaust the mental capacities of an editor to get up a sheet like "College Life," of Emporia college, a little 2x4 paper about the size of our Opera House folders, and headed with a tremendous Latin motto. A college that can get no better paper than this to represent it, had better be without any representation. The High School Mercury, published here in Lawrence by the pupils of the High School is a greater credit to its managers than such a feeble sheet as "College Life."
It is said that the Board of Regents will make a definite choice of a Chancellor at their April meeting. This is good news. Whoever is chosen we feel confident that he will b the best man for the place who can be obtained under present conditions. It would border on importance for the KANSAN to advocate any one. We don't believe in that sort of thing. We have entire confidence in the wisdom and capability of the Regents, and it is extremely bad taste for a college paper to "boom" any particular candidate. Hurrah for the future Chancellor, whoever he is, and may the University go on as well under his guidance as it has under its past management.
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Successor to
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Students go to Andy Reed's. He is the most accommodating barber in town.
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New Neckwear at Bromelsick's.
Look out for Kennan here March 27th.
The College Mercury of Feb. 17, comes to our desk with a long article on that time-worn subject, "Secret Fraternities in American Colleges." The usual arguments, partly true, and partly false, are adduced. We should think students would get tired of tirading against a system that has long since been considered one of the permanent and inevitable features of almost all colleges and universities of ary standing.
The lecture delivered by Mr. George Kennan, the great Siberian traveler and writer, under the auspices of the Adelphi Society, deserves more than a passing notice for several reasons, one of which we deem worthy editorial mention. Especially are these remarks commended to the attention of those colleges with which Knox comes in contact as a competitor for oratorical honors. How sincerely we wish every college man, not only in Illinois, but in other States, might have the privilege, as no doubt many indeed have had, of hearing George Kennan.
George Kennan.
There certainly was very little in his delivery in common with the great mass of college "oratory." Yet who of the large audience that filled the Opera House to its capacity could but feel that the calm, commanding dignity of the speaker, the quiet simplicity of the narration, the absence of almost all gesticulation, and above all, the character of the man who had tasted such sensations and experiences for the sake of humanity, who, we say, could but feel that these things constitute the very essence of the highest eloquence? There was no superfluous verbiage, no rhetorical trickery designed to evoke flattering admiration from the audience, no offert whatever made to create effect. And yet how intensely effective and affective, how thrilling and intense, that simple, unvarnished, plain spoken tale of human wee and suffering, and how spell-bound the audience during its narration! It is safe to say that you ocrator, no matter how great the interests at stake, ever so carried an audience with him during his most brilliant flights of "eloquence" as does George Kennan in telling his experience in Siberian exile prisons. The difference can easily be accounted for. Mr. Kennan feels he has to say and his whole nature is so stirred with the sympathy he feels for those prisoners of despair, the creatures of Russian tyranny, that relate his story as simply as he may, it is yet so real and horrible that it cannot help but move his audience,—the mat is sincere. College orator, as a rule, is intensely shallow, for the audience cannot but feel that the man before it is speaking, not from a soul burning with intense sincerity, but is speaking for a prize—Comp d'Eut.
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Prof. Blacke's lecture next Monday before Unity Club on "The Nature of Electricity" will be one of the most interesting of the popular lectures of the season. The lecture will be illustrated by models and experiments of a highly interesting character. The meeting will be held in the large room of the Unitarian church to accommodate the audience and to afford a better space for the experiments. A cordial invitation is extended to all students.
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Bargains in Gloves at Abe Levy's.
Boys take your cups to Gregg & Johnson.
The best 5 and 10c cigars in the city at Smith's News Depot.
Gregg & Johnson are the popular Barbers.
Fresh meat at Chas. Hess, 937 Mass. street.
Boys try Gregg & Johnson for a shave or hair cut.
Call at the Star Meat Market for anything in our line and we will please you.
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SELECT SLIPS OF VERSE.
Contentment.
They say that I am wearing my life away
Out here in the country so far from town,
That genteel ways will never be mine,
Nor fashion's approval, nor wide renown,
So long as I work and my hands are brown.
And with homely work fill the book of "Time."
But they do not know how happy I am
In filling the place of mother and wife,
That the waving grain and the blissful heart call
And better, far better than fashion's srife,
And better, far better than fashion's srife,
Yes, better than riches and farm and milk,
-Bertha Packard Engle, in Good Housekeep-
A Maxim for Young Wives.
Not love you as I did before.
We married? (This little stork, my dear,
Is it like they do you more,
(Your biceps did not bake, I four.)
When you have passed away from earth¹
O, do not speak of that, I beg²
Will praise and love your modest worth³
(Why can't I sometimes have an egg?)
You can not cook as mother old?
I know it sweet, and wish you could.
But talents, very oft, are hid—
(This coffee has a taste of wood.)
**You try to please me all you can?**
I’m very sure you do, my sweet.
I am a reasonable man.
(Pray was this omelet made to eat)
My love will last until I die,
(My, this oatmeal!)
No matter, Leah,
But then I wish that you would try
To have it boiled a little, dear.
Think more of eating than of you?
Now that, indeed, you can not prove.
But this instead is strictly true.
A man must eat to survive, or死.
C. H. Thayer, in *Life*
By and By.
Down the stream where the tide is clearer,
Further on where the shores are fair,
Are the gracious forms we would fain be nearer,
The names we speak in the voice of prayer.
Be the voyage long they will be the dearer
When after white shores they shall there,
Further on where the tide is clearer,
Down the stream where the shores are fair.
By and by when the sun is shining,
After while when the skies are clear,
When the cloud unfolds its silver lining
And shores of the peaceful isles draw near,
We shall free our tongues from their dull replay
And lift hearts with the words of cheer—
After while when the sun is shining.
By and by when the skies are clear.
—Chicago Herald.
Diamonds in Demand.
Once I wore a maden suit and wit,
Whose haunted, dismayed my every care;
She led me on and sore my patience tasked,
Until one, ever her heart and hand I sailed.
She heard my plea, and in a frigid way
Accepted me, but would not name the day;
Elated and o'joyed I slyly thought:
"I'll fix the day now that my lady's caught it."
**And** flashed them back again in myriad streams.
I plied her with a circlet, gemmed and rare, and she no longer the borer of her golden hair—
That caught on my neck.
The formal air she wore at once gave way
To keen delight, and in a manner gay
She kissed the pledge and brightly beamed or
he,
Then freely vowed the truest constancy.
We're married now; whatever's mine is hers!
Of that I'm told whenever chance occurs.
The ring I gave her on that happy day
Has lost its charm and other things have
way.
For instance—Now, ain't my lady dear
Demands a diamond for each tiny ear.
Ah me! at this rate I can plainly see
I soon shall be more surely,
— Frank B. Welch, in The Jeweler.
Sure Rout
A moment and come in his way,
And rather than silence choosing,
The coal-dealer's office-boy sat one day
A book with attention perusing.
then asked his employer: What is the book?
That you take such an interest in, sony!
The boy at the title gave a look
And answered: "The Way to Make Money."
Of plans to make money there isn't a one
Beats mine I am confident, sony.
Gets married and married back to the ton
And you'll find that the weight to make money.
—Roston Courier.
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923 Mass. Street.
Over Straffon & Zimmermann.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK The Bank with the Town Clock.
And Finest Hall in the City for Parties.
STUDENTS INVITED TO CALL.
R. G. JAMISON Cashier.
CONFECTIONERY
Manufacturer and dealer in
FRUITS AND NUTS.
And manufacturer of
WM. WIEDEMANN,
Pure Ice Cream and Fruit Ices
A specialty.
Parties supplied on short notice.
They possess the essential qualities of Durability, Evennessof Point& Workmanship.
SPENCERIAN STEEL PENS Are the Best BECAUSE
They are unsurpassed for correspondents and schools. Samples sent to teachers on application. Mention this paper.
Ivison, Blakeman & Co. 753&755 Broadway, New York.
C. X. DEPOT AND FAIR GROUNDS C.
If you want to take a ride, JUMP ON!
WE ARE GOING TO THE I.C.G.STORE.
We heard that they wanted money We wanted goods, and seeing that peculiar twinkle in Bayless' eye, we knew that something was going to turn up. Now here are the facts: We find by his own words and the size of their stock that they have too much for the inner man, and judging by the effect their goods have on themselves we had better while cheap, get on the outside of some ourselves.
Can't remember that we ever bought goods so low! In fact, while others are advertising to close out, we find that the I. C. G. by their prices might always be considered as closing out. It is "an old chestnut" in Lawrence, when you hear merchants say they are closing out, unless they give the proof by making prices. You remember when we were on the car of overhearing one person whisper in the ear of a friend that they always went to the I. C. G. Store to get prices even if they did buy of some one on credit, for then they knew they would not have to pay them too much on any goods in their line. So, thinking the matter all over and knowing how hard my poor husband had to work to keep up the table and clothe himself and family, I made a new resolve on January 1, 1890, that instead of his always having that troubled look on his face we would meet him with a smile when he returned home after a day's work and show him how much ready cash we had saved by trading at the
INDIANA CASH GROCERY.
F. H.KLOCK'S,
Restaurant and Confectionery,
Oysters, Choice Candies, Cigars, Tobacco
etc.
Regular Meals, 25c; Regular Board, $3;
Meal Tickets $3.50.
820 MASSACHUSETTS STREET.
O'Hern & Woodruff. Groceries.
Call and get our rates to Clubs. Lowest in the City.
WILDER BROTHERS, SHIRT :: MAKERS, And Gents' Furnishers,
Lawrence,
WALDER BROS.
SMITH FACTORY
Kansas.
Students and everybody will do well by calling on us and be fitted out in Shirts and Underwear that have been made to order for parties and not taken. You can buy the Finest Goods for one-third the regular price.
Patronize our Custom Steam Laundry for nice work and low prices.
Work called for and delivered. Telephone 67.
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