The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-24
FRIENDS UNIVERSITY NOTES

Professor Dyche gave an interesting
talk in chapel Thursday morning. He
dwelt on the necessity of a good educa-
ton, but said that development of mind
would not suffice. The greatest need of
kansas, Of the United States, of the
world, is better men and women.
Baseball Is attracting the attention Of
The boys on these warm days. We ought
10 have a good team next term as we
Ehave plenty of material
The furnace in South Hall which has
poeen giving considerable trouble, is being
repaired during the vacation.
School closed Friday for a vacation of
pen days. 1t will reopen January ?.
Mr.. Calhoun Jones has moved from lew
Aen county to this city that his daughter
may attend school at the university
Messrs. Newman. Scriven. Jones. Price
Wilmore and Brown are spending the hol-
idays in the Student Vacation Work IN
der the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A. Mr.
Newman IS the leader Of the band which
goes to Excelsior Kansas. These hands
are composed of young men from tho
various colleges over the state: their worl,
is 10 go to the smaller towns where they
mold religious meetings and do personal
work among the young men.
MI. Baird, state secretary of the Y. NJ
L A. was at the university Friday.
ID. l. Davis auditor of the board Of di-
rectors accompanied by his wife loft
"Wednesday for California. where +bav
VIII spend the winter
Last Tuesday evening the debate he
tween the two literary societies took place
The question. Resolved. That the disar-
mament OF nations is impracticable." was
argued very closely by Mitchell Jones
and Parker of the BriChtonian. on tho
affirmative and Redding. Goodwin and
Martndale Of the Davis. on the NEGATIVE
The affirmative discussed the question
from political view. declaring that the
Olsoandment Of the armies of EuroDe
would be destructive to their government.
that an army is necessary for the foster
Ing OF national pride; that a large navy
Is needed to protect a nations commerce.
and that a force Of armed men is reguira5
TO preserve internal peace
The speakers on the NEGATIVE s-,,,o5
Tor arbitration as more Just way-of SET
'Ang the affairs of civilized nations that
the disarmament or armies would mn,
prove destructive TO order and cited as
an example the army of the civil war.
they also said that war is inhumsn and
directly in opposition to the teachings NJ
Christ.
The decision Of the judges based mo,
The merits OF delivery. number of nojnts
and weight OF argument. was finally rem
uered in favor Of the negative.
Music was rendered BY Professor T7r,,,
cisco = by a mixed quartette comD,ssa
OF the Misses Longs,reth, Messrs. Hovar7
and Jones
Professor Harold Of the Friends acsd-
envy at Haviland. Kansas. is spending
part Of the vacation with the Miss
Francisco
The faculty ana a large number of rho
students attended Professor Dycbe.s leo
fuTe last Thursday evening. All w.
mighty pleased with the instructive and
entertaining way with which the SPEAKER
dealt with his subject.
professor Williams viii spend The bo,i-
nays at his home in Burlington: Proress,.
Foii3rd VIII 20 70 Sterling. Tbs o-1,-
members % the faculty. viii ~.-,,f., =
The city. The larger part Of the stu5s,-s
have returned home for the week of ,ar,.
lion. '',''-
Eoen Pyle and sisters of X L. havs re-
Turned home TO spend the HOLIDAYS VII
Their parents ',-'