THE KANSAN
The official paper of the University of
Kansas.
Published every Wednesday and Saturday night of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Office in Basement of Fraser Hall,
Phone, Bell, K U 25.
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Claud A. Clay, Managing Editor,
Clinton Kanaga, Business Manager,
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Ralph G. Cole, Circulation Manager.
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Entered as second class mail matter September 30, 1904, at the Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1908.
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR.
Wednesday, April 15:
University Orchestra concert, F.
A. A. Hall.
Thursday, April 16:
4:30 Lecture by Prof. Calvin Thomas on "Goethe's Faust," University Hall.
8 Lecture by Prof. Thomas, "The Tragedy of Fanaticism," University Hall.
Friday, April 17:
Professor Thomas will speak in chapel.
Saturday, April 18:
Track Meet—Freshman tryout.
Sunday, April 19:
Vesper service.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
When Professor Vander Vries in his phillipic delivered yesterday asserted in terms, more frank than they were sugar-coated, that so long as petty politics played a hand in the selection of the student members of the athletic board that the students would not exert any influence in the management of University athletics he was treading dangerously near the truth. He stated in substance that the student members of the athletic board were as a rule a bunch of "numskulls," fossils, clams who haven't spoken a word in meeting for months. Perhaps this characterization of the student members is somewhat calculated to make some of the ex-members of the athletic board feel wretched and unhappy, but there are few students, who are acquainted with University politics, who will dispute the statement. At the caucuses held to choose the candidates it is always the vote getters that are picked and not the men who are best qualified for the place. The selection of these men is nearly always confined to a half dozen of the last football stars. It would be absurd to think that in this small bunch of students could always be found good representative men for the athletic board. But these men are all known to the students and they can poll the freshman vote and the vote of the faction that happens to get their name on its ticket first. In selecting the members the men on the ticket are never
discussed; the name of the ticket is the only thing considered. It would be supposed that University students would exercise more judgment in voting than they do. Tammany politics is a pure and intelligent thing compared to the politics of the University of Kansas.
Chancellor Strong in his speech at the Alumni banquet at Kansas City Friday night opened the discussion resulting from the Governor's call for a meeting of the heads of the state educational institutions with a view to the unification of those institutions. The State Constitution provides that a department of agriculture be maintained at the University, but the politicans of the early days farmed the departments out to various towns for patronage, and as a result separate schools have grown up, in rivalry instead of in cooperation as provided for in the constitution. To bring back to the University the departments which belong to it will place the institution at the head of state uni-
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Marcella Howland Scholarship.
The Marcella Howland Memorial Scholarship was founded by Mrs. Marcia B. Howland in 1899 in memory of her daughter, Marcella Howland, a graduate of the University of Kansas. Mrs. Howland's purpose was to assist other young women of high scholarship to complete their college course. This scholarship is open to young women of the junior and senior classes, and will be awarded for the coming year in June. Applications should in on or before the eighth of may at the Chancellor's office or to one of the committee, which consists of Professors Galloo, Hyde, and Oliver.
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A temporary line of electric lights is now being installed along the walks leading from the library to the gymnaisum. This system of lighting will be used for the May Festival and Commencement. Early in the summer a permanent lighting system will be installed on the campus. An appropriation of $400 was set aside for this purpose by the legislature.
Getting Ready for Play.
The Masque Club is holding daily rehearsals on "My Friend From India," which will be given April 25. The pictures of the cast will be on exhibition soon.
Professor J. E. Boodin has an article in the Monist for this month.
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