THE COURIER.
United States losa
Europe."
the markets of BOARDING HOUSE CHAT.
The Kansas populist3 who have do
cided that the teachere in the univer
sity consist only or popuIitU, are re
verting to the principles of those who
believed in the union of church and
state. The qualifications of a teacher
are his ability to impart knowledge and
to inspite pupils with u love and rever
ence for it as well as a compnrat vely
thorough understanding of the par.icu
Jnrsubjcit he is paid to lecture upon.
If his religion or po'itics are t3 bo taken
into consideration also it is conceded
that the intellectual requirements will
sink intolhe background, for the reason
thnt political anJ religious differences
divide uien by a gulf that reason can not
bridge. The Kansas university faculty
has contained scholars or rare ability
who have been driven away by legis
lators whose views did not coincide
with theirs. Doubt'ess the univers'ty
will not bo destroyed but its growth will
be checked and its standing with other
schools bo degraded.
In the populist demand that the
special privi'egC6 to the few bo abolished
there is the justice and right that con
quers by its own momentum and
weight. But destructive methods will
not win eqahty before the law as peraia
ncntly as that constructive legislation
which increases tho powe s of the peo
ples' institutions.
The modern Greeks appear to lis just
as good fighters as the three hundred at
Thermopylae. With the repeating riilo
or the short sword and spear of classical
Greece, it is jut the same. Tho Gre?ks
kiil in the porportian of live to one. The
Turks arc good lighters too, all fatalists
are, but the Turk's intelligence is small,
lie has retrograded s'nee the days of
Saladin. The6mall cunning which the
Turkish system of espionage and assaB
ination aevelops, has not produced great
soldieis tit tc cope with the Greek. The
Euglith, French, Italian and American
sympathy is with the Greeks. The allies
of the unspeakable Turk arc "the two
young despots of Europe, the Tsar or
Russia and Emperor William of Ger
many," both of them half mad part of tho
time and wholly mad some of the time.
(To such a pass does a few gencraf'ons
of absolute rule bring a dynasty.) Greece
has taken up the cause of the perse
cuted Armenians. She has done for
her neighbor Crete what America has
not dared do for neighbor Cuba. If the
sympathy of tho two most powerful
nations who believe in the righteous
ness of the Grecian cause is as strong as
the desire for new territory in Germany
and Russia, England and France will
take a hand in the tight. Otherwise the
geographies will b9 revised to read Ger
many in Asia, Russia in Asia Minor.
Tho tsar and the emperor own as large
a share of the world as civilization can
stand. With the balance of power leaning
their way tho sympathies o! England,
France and Italy aro strengthened for
Greece and the Armenians. Two- or
thre6 Turkish victories assisted openly by
Russia and Germany would do more to
bring about a battle between the civi
lized nations of England, France and
Italy against the baroarous nations of
Russia and Turkey nsssisted by the
despotically governed soldiers of the
German William than any other cause.
Young man. I want you to under
stand your marriage with my daughter
is off.
Office Boy I guess wo won't have
any funny jokes in the paper tomorrow.
Why?
I ain't heard the humyrist laugh.
The scientific student usually ate his
mcolsin filc-nce, having, indeed, the ap
pearance of one weighted down with a
burden of anxious thought. But today
he had news to ti II. "The professor of
entomology is going to ArgentineRepub
lic on a cpec'al mission at the request of
tbat government," ho announced with
air of one giing portentous tidiugs.
"And you have just found that out?"
ashed the Sophomore pitjingly. "We
heard all about tbat three weeks ago."
The Scientibt relaps:d into his dinner,
but tho Worldly Junior, a9 was usual
when occasion offe cd, felt calied upon
to comment.
"It isinteie3ting," he said, "to trace
the causes of men's action. I find this
as profitable, perhaps, and far more
amusing than our biological friend finds
tho study of worms and era fish. Take
for example this proposed mission o! tho
professor of bugology. Whit is tho in
ducement which leads him tj sojourn in
a far land, and, away from friends and
politics?! Manifestly tbo desire of the
Argentines is inadequa e ta explain tho
especially of the university appropria
rion, I could not help observing one
rather amusing circumstance. It illus
trate'sthe different points of view of
culturists and agriculturists if we may
so designate onr 'statesmen.' The two
itemsin theappropriat'onaslel forbytho
university which were especially relied
upon to float the whole with the legis
lature were tho ones that body proceed
ed to pounce upon and cut out. I mean
the chinch bug ana farmer's institute
requests. Both were remorslessly
kille J. The remainder of the appropri
ation swam right throught without
difficulty. Shows one thing thnt tho
farmers of the stite evidently think they
know more about their own business
than do university professors."
"I wondrr if they dj," mused the in
nocent "Ono thing I'm sirry for," continued
the Senior, "and that is that we didn't
ask for more that we rr a ly needed and
necJed bad. 1 he legislature was well
enough inclined toward us as a whole.
There were a few chron'c kickers there to
bo sura and of course a DouglaB delega
tion, but they were ic a minority. We
De Wolf Hopper.
Hewitt Don't you want to join our
club?
Jewitt What for? I am not married.
anomaly. But just recall the recent
action of the legislature in regard, or
rather in disregard to chinch bugs, put
two and two together and all is clear."
Tno junior paused in order to con
centrate attention upon his important
self.
I hadn't heard about that What
was it?" asked the Freshman.
"Tho legislature,' sa:d the Junior,
"incontinently declined to appropriate a
cent for either he culture or extermina
tion of this interesting insect which, jou
know, is a sort of bobby of the entomo
logists. Tho professor wanted to wipe
the insect or at least 81,300 worth of
them out of existence. Tho agricultural
legislators refused to appropriate. Now
the bugologist goes to Argentina. Do
you see tho conn ct'on?"
"I'm afraid the junior jumps to con
nection as well conclusions," said the
second lieutenant. "In the present case
he is trying to make a bear out of a very
small bug.
"Speaking of the legislature," re
marked the Cynical Senior ignoring the
lieutenant's effort to wit, "and more
should have asked for more.
"More," echoed the junior.
"More," 6aid the sophomore.
"More," the freshman.
Tho Worldly Junior had certain
means of learning everything about
everybody that were Dast finding out.
His waE eminently a journalistic instinct.
He knew all that was going if it was
possible to know it. Even the echoes
of the faculty council chamber managed
to reach his ears. The sages-that-sit-in
secret could not conceal thtir proceed
ings so closely but that the junior's in
stinct served to catch their significance.
Today the junior meditatively etirreJ
his coffee until his unusual silence be
gan to be observed.
"Well, they're squashed flat,' he said
at last.
"What?"
"What is it?"
"Even in the bloom of their youth, in
the morning of their days they
perished," said the junior.
"The junior's dramatic instinct," be
gan the senior with his irritably sar
castic tone.
"The faculty sat la6t evening," he
said, "and so did the chancellor, but on
the faculty or at least 6omo member of
it."
"Well it certainly didn't squash any
of them in tho 'bloom of their jouth,'"
interrupted tho senior. "Unless indeed
the pudgy little infant of the body."
"Who said the faculty was squashed?
J said they were sat upon. What was
demolished was of more vital interest to
he students than a few faculty mem
bers 1 should hope."'
'Tell us what you're talking about,"
demanded the lieutenant.
The faculty as wo know adopted
a number of new courses re
cent'y to go into effect next year.
Naturally they were framed to meet tho
needs of the students as shown by past
experience. In the meeting last night
the chancellor announced that it would
1)3 impo.-sible for them to appear in tho
catalogue. So we're not to have the
benefit of them yet awhile."
"Why, tho new catalogus isn't printed
yet?"
"No, to bo sure."
"Then why can't they appear?"
"Oh, jou'ro a hopeles? innocent! Red
tape my boy, red tape. It's alwajs in
tho hands of executive officials."
"But what's the object in it?"
"How do I know?" asked the junior
mysteriously. "It might be that some
body doesn't approve of something a
course or two, for example. How do I
know?"
"Oh I haven't any idea tbat you do."
"But isn't this a lather unprecedented
proceeding," asked the law student, who
was for onco interested.
"Absolutely," answered tho junior,
"but what of it?"
"There's this 'of it,' " said tho cjnical
senior dryly, "if tho chancellor were to
ask me for advico I'd suggest that ho
shed fewer tears over the 'modern an
tiquities' of tho university, and put more
study on it's political history. Ho
might find it interesting."
The Gity Improvement Association
The city improvement association is
ono of the movements throughout tho
land that promises much for an advanc
ed civilization. Our own city has
caught the enthusiasm and ladies from
all circles arc uniting in this common
interest. This organization does not
propose to antagonize the city govern
ment but to supplement it by creating
public sentiment that shall insist on in
creasing the good health and beauty of
the city. Co-operation is the word.
Every man, woman and child is invited
to aid by paying tho membership fee of
23 cents, attendance at meetings, sug
gestions and especially by looking after
theiaown premises. There has been no
flourish of trumpets but already much
work has been accomplished and plans
fer future work make. Mrs. Langworthy
Taylor is president, Mrs. Coffroth secre
tary. Mrs. Tate chairman of committee
on streets and allots is arranging for
receptacles for loose paper, banana peel
ings and all the things that make a city
lookunkept. Mr?. Nellie Richardson was
sent as a visitor to Denver and reports
that the most aristocratic ladies aro
seen to pick up these unsightly things
and place them in the receptacle. In
fact she could learn about the society
from almost any one, so well known is it.
Denver people were glad to learn and
adopt some Lincoln methods. Mrs.
Highland Wheeler, chairman for im
provement of Capitol school grounds
has inspired patrons, teachers and
children. Trees are being planted
grass seed sown and flower beds ar
ranged for.
Mrs. Bnshnell is doing the same work
with equal success at the Prescott
school. Tho Vine street Elliott and
Everett are falling into line.
