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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.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Upton Sinclair in his talk before the Scoop club yesterday on "Academic Freedom" voiced some ideas that have been in the minds of a good many who have viewed the trend of events in educational affairs in this country. The freedom of investigation is not so pronounced here as in England. Of course it cannot be expected that privately endowed schools will tolerate freedom of thought, but it is sometimes difficult to find it even in a State institution. But the University has one advantage. It has a fighting chance. If Sinclair is to be consistent in his ideas of government he will have to admit that state universities have a better chance to establish freedom of thought than have the private institutions. The greatest impediment to freedom of speech in a state university is the opinions of the people upon whom the school depends for its support. To certain extents the opinions of the professor must accord with the popular opinions of the people, especially on political ideas and religion. The people for whom the state university professor works are almost as tyrannical and have not the saving grace of intelligence usually found in the donor of a great institution.
From the manner in which the freshmen conducted the voting in their class election Tuesday it would seem that there are more possibilities in a university course for our new freshman than for any other class that ever climbed the hill. It required the depositions of credible eye-witnesses to make the public believe that any class above the eighth grade would elect its officers by a standing vote on straight tickets. Verily, the freshmen got to the University not a minute to soon.
The plan of commencing the football games earlier in the day than was done last year has resulted in great convenience to the public and if it is carried
out to the end of the season it probably will be unnecessary for the rooters to carry lanterns to enable them to see the plays in the last half.
Professor Blackmar a Delegate.
Prof. F. W. Blackmar returned Sunday evening from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he has been attending the Irrigation Congress. Prof. Blackmar was appointed by Governor Hoch as a delegate from Kansas.
This is a national congress, though it is becoming international. The Albuquerque meeting was the sixteenth annual congress. The object of the irrigation congress is the development and promotion of irrigation in the arid lands. The chief subjects for discussion were the state and government control of waters for irrigation, inland water-ways and forests, the work of the reclamation service and geological survey and forestry bureau.
Faculty to Play Golf.
A faculty golf club was organized Tuesday afternoon at a meeting called in Fraser Hall for that purpose. Professor F. W.Blackmar was made chairman and Professor C.C. Crawford, secretary-treasurer. A committee was appointed to get the grounds of the north campus in shape for playing.
Geo. M. March of the Phi Psis is president of the Pan Hellenic.
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DRAMATIC CLUBS AT WORK.
Masque and Thespians Will Give Plays This Winter.
An early start is being made in the dramatic work at the University. Both the dramatic clubs are now making arrangements for tryouts. The plays to be given this year have not been selected.
The Masque club is a reorganization of the old University Dramatic club which was started in 1901. The present name was adopted in 1905. The membership of the club is limited to twenty-five persons. New members are elected after they have performed satisfactorily in one, or more productions of the club. The officers for this year are: Roy Dietrich, president; Isabel Barton, secretary and Vale Nance, business manager.
The Thespian dramatic club was organized last year, presenting J. M. Barrie's "The Little Minister." Membership is limited to thirty. New members and members of the cast are chosen by a public tryout. Miss Georgia Brown, who will have charge of the dramatic work of the club this year, will conduct the first tryout Oct. 14. 12 places are to be filled. The officers of the club are: E. E. Harvey, president; Geo. R. Hiatt, vice-president; Hazel Allison, secretary and Maurice Allendorfer, business manager.
Debating Council Elects.
The Debating Council met in Professor W. E. Higgin's office in the Law Building Tuesday and elected officers. Mr. Higgins and R. H. Spotts were chosen temporary chairman and secretary. The permanent officers are: C. C. Merillat president; J. H. Simminger, vice-president; R. H. Spotts, recording secretary; Prof. W.E. Higgins, corresponding secretary; O. C. Hull, treasurer. Members of the auditing committee are: Professor D. L. Thomas, R. H. Worline and A. F. Livers. A committee of three members was appointed to secure questions for debate.
Kansas will debate this year with Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
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