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10 THE HESPERIAN. i;tt which in many oi these papers which have taken it upon themselves to criticise us, is classed as "literary." Consider this, brother exchange men, nnd vc believe you will soon change your minds in regard to this matter. The University Reporter, from Athens, Georgia, contains a glowing tribute to the memory of Jefferson Davis. While we realize the estimation in which the people of the south hold the memory of Davis, it seems to us that in n college pa per, above all other places, a writer should refrain from unre stricted eulogy of n man who has been the subject of so much adverse newspaper comment in the north as he has. If the writer has any loyalty for his country why docs he not accept the existing condition of things with grace and not publicly proclaim his regret that the lost cause did not succeed. In nil charity wc would advise the Reporter to guard against state ments of that kind in its columns. The result of such state ments is to provoke words of bitterness from hot-headed north ern people and to continue the feeling of hostility which should die out. The University Review says in its desperate efforts to dis prove our statements concerning affairs at Lawrence, that as a liar wc rival Baron Munchausen. Our absence from the city will explain vhy this little compliment has recieved no atten tion in the exchange column. The Reviero man had to go out side our department nnd accuse the editor-in-chief of writing the item in question. It was as follows: The fraternities at Lawrence have ruined the literary societies, split the college into factions, and two or three of them have become disreputable even outside of the university. The writer knows of one Kansas mother who will not send her younger son to Lawrence for fear the same element that has made a "lusher" of her older boy in spite of her Christian in fluences will ruin him And this young man is a member of one of the "way up" fraternities down there. When the fra ternities begin to make a reputation of that kind for their college it is time that the authorities take n hand in sup pressing them. Hesperian. The Review man compares the writer of the above with Baron Munchausen as a liar. Thanks! But wc insist that the above is not a lie. Wc print below an extract from a two column article in the Courier written by "Professor W. H. Scars:" There is a growing sentiment among the friends of the uni versity and many of the alumni that the college feeling once so universal at K, S. U., no longer prevails. In the place of this old lime fellowship has grown up the most intense rival ries and even bitter hostilities of the Greek societies, contend ing with each other and with the barbarians for political and social prestige. It is said, and on good authority, that many young men and women are deterred from entering the Univer sity because of the close-communion cxclusivcncss that char acterizes its social organizations. And this condition of thing lias been attributed to the advent of the Greek fraternities. If this charge be true, is it not time to call a halt? Would it not be well for fraternity men to seriously consider the situa tion, etc." And then the "professor" goes on to propose a remedy for all this. When a gentleman, whom the Courier labels "professor" and who is evidently an instructor at Lawrence and knows what he is talking about, makes the above admis . sions, and then goes on to propose a remedy for the existing state of affairs, is it not a pretty fair indication that our first statement is true an.l not a lie? We could go on and fill a whole page with clippings from K. S. U. papers to prove our statement, but it is of no use. The above is sufficient for any fair minded person. As to the latter part of our statement, the Revietu man "sympathizes with that Kansas mother and her younger son." We suppose that the lady in question, one of the most prominent members of the Presbyterian church of Allen county and a noble Christian woman, would be over joyed if she only knew that she had the sympathy of the sup posed gentleman whose only answer to statements he knows to be true is "liar." Wc made that statement from a personal knowledge of the facts in the case. Wc know of quite a num ber of equally unpleasant things that might be truthfully said about the K. S. U. If the Review man has the good of his in stitution at heart, why docs he not help to right the existing state of affairs and improve the reputation of K. S. U. so that the "many young men and women of the state who are de terred from entering the university because of the close-communion cxclusivcncss that characterizes its sociarorganiza tions" may no longer be compelled to stay away from the great est educational institution in Kansas. At least, Mr. Revieio man, let your discussion of this matter be conducted in a gen tlemanly manner if you have within you the inborn qualities of a gentleman. DIRECT POINTERS, Call on Edddd. Cerf & Coooo. Skinner lets good rigs at low prices. Hats and caps at Ed. Ccrl & Co's. Cadet suits, gloves and caps at Ewing's. Call on Ewing for cadet gloves and caps. Clothing for everybody at Ed. Cerf & Co's. Go to Ed. Cerf & Co. for furnishing goods. 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