Ottawa campus, 1909-1910 Ottawa University, Part 46

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University]
Number of Pages: 598

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THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

ECHOES OF THE NEW YORK TRIP.

Miss May Wynne an'd Chester Rob- erts Reported Before Joint Meet- ing of Christian Associations Sunday-Whitehair Here.

The Christian associations met in joint session in the University chapel last Sunday afternoon to hear the re" ports of the delegates from Ottawa to the student volunteer convention re" cently held in Rochester, New York. Miss May Wynne spoke first, telling of the trip and of the general features of the convent:on. Chester Roberts then outlined the work of the conven- tion and told of some of the more im- pressive meetings. Both spoke of the inspiration they had gained from at- tending the meetings, but shortened their reports considerably to allow Mr. Chas. W. Whitehair, state student secretary of the Y. M. C. A., who was also at the Rochester convention, - to address the student body.

Mr. Whitehair briefly outlined the history of the student volunteer move- ment, the work that it had done in enlisting men and women in the mis- slonary enterprise and bringing the various mission boards in touch with suitable candidates for missionary .work, and the work that it is now do- ing along these lines. He spoke of the Laymen's Missionary mevement, and said that it was a dircet out- growth of the Volunteer movement, since the founder of the Laymen's movement conceived the idea after attending the volunteer convention in Nashville, Tenn., four years ago. The speaker emphasized the claims of the Christian missionary enterprise upon the student of today, as calling for the best that is in him. While all cannot engage n actual service as foreign missionaries, all can aid those in the field by their support and by their prayers thus becoming intercessory foreign missionaries.

After the meeting Mr. Whitehair held short conferences with the Y. M. C. A. cabinet, and with the Volunteer Band.

HAS 24 NEW STUDENTS.

University Enrollment Increases That Much Since January 1.

Twenty-four students have entered Ottawa unversity since January first, of which number seventeen are in the business department, and the remain" der in the college and academy. The new students in the business depart- ment are: Nettie Weaver, Chester

Finch, Dessie Mitchell, Herbert Peep- sel, Sallie Gordon, Oscar Johnson, Marie Burton, Mrs. Ina N. Evans, Claude Simmons and Jacob Johnson, all of Ottawa; Ethel Williams, of Agricola; Fred Evans, Elizabeth

Evans,- of Wellsville; Mattie Rush, Flosse Travis, Ruth Maxey, of Po" mona; Jacob Johnson, LeLoup. The new college students are: Miss Erma Black, of Elgin, and Mrs. Mary J. Rudd, of Ottawa; in the academy LaRue Black, of Elgin; Aleck Yar- row, of Wakefield; Amos Childers, of Emporia; Nina Nelson, of Wichita, and Elsie Pippert, of Kansas City, Mo., have enrolled.

THE CONSERVATORY CONCERT.

Program Announced for Coming Musi- cal Event for Feb. 22.

Prof. J. W. Bixel has announced the program for the Conservatory of Music concert to be given at the First Baptist church on the evening of the 22nd of this month. The program will be as follows:

Overture from the Messiah ... Handel "Te Deum" Shelly

Mixed Quartette.

Messrs. Bachmann and Bixel; Mrs. J. W. Bixel and Miss Frances Allen. "Behold the Lamb of God" ... Chorus Duet, "Graceful Consort" . . . . Haydn Miss Lenna Emerson, Mr Bachman. Quartette, "My Guiding Star" .... Chattaway Messrs. Jennings, Bachman, Martin, Barret.

Female chorus, of sixteen voices,

"Holy Stillness," "Little Boy

Blue."

"Pastoral Symphony," from the

Messiah Chorus

Male chorus, "Moonrise" Parker

Overture, "Elijah" Mendelssohn

"Hallelujah Chorus" :Chorus.

Handel

Miss Lucy K. Forbes will accom- pany the singers on the pipe organ, while Misses Nelle Harris, Ruth Simpson, and Nelle Turner will per- form on the piano. Violin obligatos will be played by Miss Mary Coler Davis, Miss Mable Stannard, and Rob- ert Nash. W. G. Saunders will play the clarinet. · An admission price of 25 cents will be charged.

Necessity the Mother of, Etc.

Dr. Price to student body-"I must urge students to sit in the chapel seats assigned."

Sophomore boy to fair one at his side-"What will you do when you have company,'

"Why, sit on his lap," says she.

THE SENIORS AND THEIR THESES.

Request Goes to Faculty for No Theses or Credit to Be Given . . for Optional Theses.

The seniors have started an agita- tion for the abolishment of the senior thes's from Ottawa University. A committee composed of Heritage, Coe and Miss Woods were appointed by the class to wait upon the faculty and lay the matter before them.

The committee in investigating the matter found that out of twenty-five standard schools, . only four require senior theses as a part of the work for which credit is given. The theses stand taken by the seniors is about as follows: Many schools do not re- quire the theses at all. And since there is no credit given for the work the thesis has to give place to work for which credit s given. The theses come in the busiest time of the stu- dent's life-the last semester of the senior year, and many are forced to turn their theses in before they have been able to work them up to a stage representative of their ability.

The plan that seems to strike the most of the class as the most feaible is an optional theses, that is, let the faculty set a standard; let the stan- dard be very high and if the thesis comes up to the standard let the fac- ulty award credit for it. The seniors think that from one to three hours would be about right.

Prof. Nichols expressed himself as thinking that every student should write a thesis but not necessarily a senior thesis; the thesis should be written as a part of some course, for whioch there should be credit given the same as upon any other work.

At a faculty meeting held Thursday afternoon it was voted not to grant the request to do away wth the thesis this year. No action was taken con- cerning next year.

PROF. ROSSON IMPROVED.

Academy Teacher Was Removed from Kansas City Hospital to His Home

Prof. J. T. Rosson, who underwent an operation in the Baptist hospital at Kansas City last week, was brought home Wednesday. The operation was successful in removing the cause of Itrouble in the bone of the left leg. His recovery has been steady this week. It will probably be

several weeks before he will be able to return to his class room work.

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

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Published Weekly by the Students of Ottawa University.

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THAT MORNINGSIDE ROW. .

Morningside College, in Iowa, has achieved considerable notoriety dur. ing the past two weeks over a stu- d.nt fuss, at the bottom of which is said to have been soc.ety rivalry and envy. Along with this has come addi- tional ill fame to the school because part of last week's edition of the college paper, the Reporter, was kept out of the mails by Morningside's faculty. It is claimed that no unfair- ness was charged against the paper,. but that the authorities simply want- ed to stop the trouble, and took that means. Without questioning the wis dom of the faculty's action, which may be questioned, and admitting all that has been said by the Reporter has been eminently fair to both sides, it is evident that there was a rumpus at Morningside.

Of course rivalry of societies will now be condemned by some people, and the example of the Iowa college held up. This is unfair to true society spirit, which is of two kinds: society loyalty and society selfishness. A large share of the latter seems to have actuated much of the doings at Morningside, if what the Reporter says is truth. To begin with, it is

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poor policy to bring society rivalry into the selection of collegiate debat- ers, as was done in this instance. It is liable to lead to society selfishness It is stated that among the thirty stu- dents who threatened to leave were the presidents of two classes, editor of the annual, captains of two years' football teams, and heads of several clubs in the college. The attitude of the insurgents seems to have been an objection to the policy of letting the other societies have anything. The affair has been terminated, it is to be hopd, by a compromise-if .an agreement to concede every pont to the insurgents may be called such. For a debater resigned in favor of one of the insurrectionists, and the promise of the editorship of the col- lege paper for next year has been given to the dissenting society. Play- ing "whole hog" may now and then win a point, but it will lose out some time. The other societes mght de- mand some things equally as unrea- sonable as these appear to be.

FOOTBALL CRITICISM.

The Campus has been criticised for "taking a stand against collegiate football." The Campus is urging soc- cer footbal by publishing a letter from an English student, who desires Rugby football, according to an arti- cle in the Ottawa Republic. The es- tecmed Ottawa newspaper man is most respectfully petitioned to find out the difference between soccer and Rugby. When that is done, it might be well for the Republic man to read the recent editorial in the Campus, which clearly states that the Campus' stand in the football agita- tion is only that of an investigator.

The publishing of opinions from sides is not only quite proper, the duty of any fair-minded pape this football' agitation. The stand the Campus is alongside that Chancellor Strong of Kansas Uni sity, Coach Stagg and others . want to see the American game tained, if it can be reformed so a eliminate some of the dangerous tures. At heart every American lege student is American in his triotism, and he does not want to Ameri sports if the American sports will . complish the same purpose, that building up the body of the par foreign sports displace pant, and instilling enthusiasm the student body. To say, as the tawa paper has sa'd, that Emp Normal and Friends are playing by is incorrect on the face of it; say that the Campus is urging eit Rugby or soccer is as far from truth.

GETTING A GYMNASIUM.

Do we want a new gymnasiu Well, if the court knows itself, we And just as well as we know that want that new gymnasium, we kı that getting it will mean work. wholly moral support, not simply "Go ahead and do it, I'm with y kind, but workable support. Do : want to be a dynamic, a real factor getting that $25,000 gymnasium? you think the gymnasium is a po bility if you don't help? Make thij hum. Don't drag, but push. If tawa students get that gymnasit they must find out the stuff they made of first and get some W into the enthusiasm of the thing. ] thing is a possibility-if we all wo

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

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Remember

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HEARTS WERE TRUMPS.

Freshmen Entertained at a "Heart" Party Saturday. e freshmen boys were delight- entertained last Saturday eve- at the home of Miss Norma Peck rooms were decorated with red s, green and white bunting and arge new class pennant. Various ; of amusements were enjoyed. hur Ward won first prize in ifying silhouettes, and William won the other. The guests poems about ludicrous valen- made by putting together pieces ctures selected at random. The shot arrows at hearts on which written the names of the boys in this way obtained partners for per. A dainty lap supper was d late in the evening, the guests hing the spoons as souveneirs. we present were: Misses Koch, be, Hockersmith , Stratton Peck, rr, Breiner, Flint, Bush, Brolliar, ron, McCarty, Moleman, Wynne rer, Snoeberger, Stephenson, Sur- Wasser, Pugh, Seavery and An-

Rush, Schupbach, Graper, Yates Smith, Ward, Berkey, CoYet, Lusk, Jones, Hickey, Foote, Elder, Barrett, Blair,Anderson Gates, Ober, Martin, Lundy, Miller and Jenks.

BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

"Shorty" Evans is working out with the college football team. Mr. Evans 's a high jumper ond has a record of five feet six inches.

The Daily Bcacon recently printed University.

a cut of Wichita business college teachers and students and pointed out one man as the hader of the Kansas rapid calculation record. He added 100 big figures in 26 seconds.

Wichita business students desiring to see the typist who wrote 225 words in 60 seconds and ther by won the speed contest for O. U. B. C. may attend the state oratorical contest to be held in the now Auditorium, Wich- ita, Mar. 11, and hear John A. Shields win an cratorical victory for Ottawa

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THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

SPECIAL SALE GARMENTS DEPARTMENT SUITS and WAISTS

Payot Dry Goods CASH DEPARTMENT STORE

SPECIAL SALE LACE AND EMBROIDERIES

WHITE GOODS

JOHN NELSON, House Furnishings. Our Quality Tells-Our Price Sells.

GOSPEL FOR ALL.

Story of Nicodemus the Subject of Dr. Elliott's Sermon.

Had a devout Israelite visited the Baptist church Sunday evening, he would have heard nothing to cause re- sentment; no harsh criticism of his people's history; no unjust accusa- tions; no vindictive polemic hurled at tradition.

The minister spoke on Nicodemus, noted alike for his sturdy integrity and broad culture; Nicodemus, the wise and learned citizen of Jerusa- lem; a member of the ancient and famous Jewish Sanhedrin, whose mys- tification at Christ's teaching was a basis for the sermon.

"I want to draw several deductions from this story," said Mr Elliott.

"In the first place, it is a great mis- take to think that the gospel is for the poor, unlearned and ignorant alone. True they are and have al- ways been more susceptible, but that is due to lack of social restraint.

"The gospel is universal. It is for the unlearned and for the men of broad culture; for the humble and for the influential.

"Furthermore, we are given a full revelation of God in this story. With- out the gospel, we have a distorted God. With the gospel we have a God, not over yonder but around us. "This story brings to light the di- vine imperative thrust between every man and the kingdom of Heaven. It is a spiritual crisis."

After the service 'Dr. Price baptized two candidates.

AT DR, PRICE'S HOME.

The Volunteer Band Was Entertained Delightfully Friday Evening.

Dr, and Mrs. S. E. Price delightfully entertained the members of the Vol- unteer Band and the Ottawa delegates to the Rochester student volunteer convention last Friday. After all had

gathered oyster soup, coffee, dough- nuts and fudge were served in the dining room by Mrs. Price, assisted by Misses Hattie Price and Nannie Arnold. Later the guests adjourned to the parlor, where the time was spent in reviewing the work of the convention, and considering the re'a- tion of Ottawa University to the for- eign missionary enterprise. After a short time spent in singing, mission- ary hymns, the company dispersed, praising the hospitality of Dr. and Mrs. Price.

MR. ADAMS TO LECTURE.

Chicago Advertising Syndicate Man Would Address Journalism Class.

George Matthew Adams, class of '01, has written to President Price, stating his willingness to come to Ot- tawa and address the class in jour- nalism on phases of advertising. Mr. Adams, who visited Ottawa last sum- mer, is located in Chicago. He is at the head of an advertising syndicate which has come into considerable prominence recently by copyrighting the poetry of Walt Mason, of the Emporia Gazette. Mr. Adams has been invited to come here whenever it will be convenient for him.

THE "13" WAS ECLIPSED.

Story of How Sophomores .and Red Paint Covered a Numeral.

This article was contributed: The "noiseless rubber-tired" Freshman almost started something last Monday evening, but not quite-at least it

didn't finish. For probably half an hour-maybe only fifteen minutes, 11 is hard to tell-a large green, sticky. freshly-painted '13 swung on the shield around the lamp above the chapel rostrum. Then a sophomore boy, arriving on the scene early, dis- covered the young green unlucky em blem, and destruction filled his heart He dashed out the door, cottage wards, planning on the run, and never stopped until he hurled open the doors of a parlor where a sophomore com. mittee meeting was in progress.

"You-you two boys-come with me over to chapel-quick!" he gasped breathlessly. With scarcely a ques. tion the two boys called followed their summoner to scene of action. Fresh men were scattered all through the hall by this time but most of them were dreamily absorbed in the politi cal convention and lifted not an eye to watch the three sophomores carry the tallest ladder from the furnace. room to the chapel. Once within, it was a matter of only a few moments to reach the lamp shield from the top of the ladder, and daub its sur face with glowing red paint, utterly obliterating the poor little green '13 The lights gravely winked while the ladder and the boys made their exit through a window, and returned to their several occupations. In less than seven minutes had the change been wrought and the duties of life assumed again. And quiet reigns.

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THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

W E are Pleased to Announce the First Important Display of Early Spring Suits.

Considerable change in the style has developed recently, and we are sure that a visit here now to see these new suits will be interesting to you.

THE DAVENPORT DRY GOODS CO.

THE SENIOR PLAY.

When Knighthood Was in Flower" Be Given Commencement Week. The senior class will stage "When nighthood Was in Flower," for the eatrical commencement week at- action. This was decided by a vote the class last week. A dramatiza- on of the book has been made by of. Nichols and Miss Medders. Mar- n Hume has been elected manager the play. Miss Caroline Medders 11 direct the training. No announce- ent of the selection of characters s been made.

HOW OLD IS SHE?

ant to Know the Cottage Girl's Age? Here It Is.

How old is the Cottage girl, or hat is the average age of the Cot- ge girl? Which would you prefer know?

Perhaps they didn't think about it the time, but the Cottage girls arted a problem even more inter- ting and intricate than the prehis- ric one about the age of Ann.

The Ladies' Missionary society, ad the Young Ladies' Missionary so" ety of the Baptist church, held a enny social at the church Wednes- ay evening, and each person was

asked to bring a penny for every vear of bis age, or her age. as the case might be. To avert suspicion as to their several ages the Cottage girls . placed all their. pennies in a sack, and the sack contained five hundred pennies. Now there are twenty-four girls at the Cottage, be- tides Aunt (Maggie. Dividing five-' hundred by twenty-five we have twenty as the average age. But, with no disrespect to Aunt Maggie, it is reasonable to suppose that the ma- tron is a few years older than the most of the girls. To obtain the cor- rect solution of this problem, then, it is necessary to deduct Aunt. Mag gie's age from five hundred and di- vide the remainder by twenty-four, and still the problem remains un- solved. How old is the average Cot- tage girl? The most satisfactory solution so far propounded is, that at least Charlton Cottage is not an old maids' asylum.

THE Y. M. CONVENTION.

An Ottawa University Delegation Is in the Topeka Gathering.

The sessions of the state Y. M. C. A. convention began in Topeka Thur 3- day evening and will continue till to- morrow night. The program is an unusually strong one, and about four

hundred delegates are expected to be present. Among those attending from Ottawa are Dee Mickey, George Co!" lett, Herbert Christensen. Robert Brannon, Earl Brannon, G. V. Rudd, Marion Hume, Willard Scoville, Da- vid Stallard and Dr. S. E. Price.

MINISTERS ELECT.

The Assocation' Chose Officers for the New Semester.

The ministerial association met last Friday for a devotional and business mceting. After the devotional meet- ing, led by Judson Woods, the re- ports for January were received and officers elected for the new semester as follows: President, Frank Jen- nings; vice president, Judson Woods; secretary-treasurer, Jams Fishr.

PHOTOGRAPH "THE CUT."

Party of Strollers "Took in" the Ex- cellent Views There.

A party of strollers took several kodaks with them and walked out to "The Cut" Sunday afternoon, getting. some fine pictures on the way. The strollers were: Misses Emma Griffith, Ethel Myers, Laura Sudduth, Lulu Metcalf and Ruth Larson; Messrs. Lester Carlander, Earl Van . Cleve, Roe Barrett and Max Alderman.

Spring Clothing Just received a big ship- ment of elegant spring suits

The Famous Kauffman Preshrunks

Main and Third Sts.

DURST'S THE BETTER CLOTHES STORE

Main and Third Sts.

The Better Clothes Store

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

Next Thursday Night

Samuel Parkes Cadman, D.D. 3

LECTURER

Ma 55 Fag 69

"THE PURITAN IN TWO WORLDS" Reserved Seats at Miller's Tuesday Morning.

Season Tickets Now 50 Cents ...

See FRANK JENNINGL or JOE FOOTE. : :: The Remaining Attractions:

THE FLOYD COMPANY, Entertainers

SCHILDKRET HUNGARIAN ORCHESTRA

Young People's Lecture Course

"SLASHIMORA" DISAPPEARS.

The Uncanny Oriental Prophet and Wizard Has Decamped.

Slashimora Red-Ink, the Japanese boy who made the "noise" investiga- tion, has disappared quite suddenly. He was last seen Wednesday night at 12 o'clock going north on Main str. et in company with a white-haired od man, evidently a stranger. The alarm was given by the boys at Mrs. Stockford's boarding house Thursday morning that he failed to appear at breakfast. Investigation disclosed disclosed the fact that he had not oc- cupied his room at all Wednesday night.

"The fat man" and "the bald one" suspect foul play on the part of the whitehaired old man- who is supposed to have been the inventor exposed by "El ashimora" in last week's Campus. This conjecture is supported by most of the students. Several intimate as sociates of the Japanese boy affirm however, that "Slashimora" left school on accountof several flunks in the mid-year "exams." They predict that be will be heard from shortly.

Every effort will be made by the authorities to locate the missing oriental

ELLIS MAY COME.

Crack St. Louis National Leaguer Wants to Coach O. U. Baseball.

Mention has been made at different times regarding a professional coach for baseball. Last week Fred Martin received a letter from "Rube" Ellis, the star left fielder on the St. Louis National League team. In this letter Mr. Ellis stated that he had written to his manager and that as yet he couldn't say for sure whether he could get away.

However, he said if it was possible he would spend two weeks during March with us. Mr. Ellis has volun- teered to come if possible, and doesn't wish any compensation for his ser- vices.

NEW CLASS OFFICERS.

The College and Academy Organiza- tions Perfected Last Week.

With the new semester begun, the classes are organized and have elect- 'd officers. The Senior Class elected at the first of the school year and their officers hold throughout the year They are as follows: President, Ray Heriatge; Vice-President, Emma Mc- Coy; Secretary, Edna Wood; Treasur- er, Leslie Patrick.

The Junior officers are: President, Harry George; vice-president, Will Chappell; secretary, Pearl Jennison, treasurer, Glenn Brown.

The' Sophomore officers are: Presi- dent, Hale Blair ; vice president, Clara Kappa, secratary Mable Stan- nard; treasurer, Chester Roberts.

Senior Academy: president, Sam Marsh; vice-president, Ruby Daily; Earl Brannon, secretary and treasur- er.

Middle Academic: President, Her- bert Gunn; vice-president, Homer Rush; secretary, Jessie Scoville; treasurer, Willard Scoville.

The Junior Acs have not yet elect- ed officers.

In connection with their "love- feast" last Saturday night, the Fresh- men introduced a new system of date- making. Every year there has been some attempt made to arrange this matter but without success. However, last week a committee was appointed to look after it. As fast as the boys made their dates they turned their names into the committee. At an ap- pointed time the committee allotted to the remaining boys the girls who were left over. The plan worked like a charm .. Out of thirty-two men, there were on'y two "pikers," and one boy was turned down.

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Ottawa campus, 1909-1910 Ottawa University, Part 46

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.) Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University] Number of Pages: 598

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University]
Number of Pages: 598