The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-18

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 entire university course; but this only
 added to the intensity of their zeal
 The institution, though still young-i
 celebrated it's twenty fifth anniversary
 less than ten years ago-has already
 many notable names on it's list of grad
 uates.
 But it is about another whose name
 does not appear in the list of gradu,
 ates of the Kansas university, that the
 editor of the Review of Reviews
 urges me to say few words in this is-
 sue. I well recall his coming to the un-
 iversity. His father had been for many
 years a member of the state legislature and a speaker of the house: and was
 either then, or soon after became a
 member of congress from my own dis trict. He was "of the strictest sect" a
 republican, and high-tariff man. Ia
 so happened that just at that time
 was known as "the entire free-trade
 wing of the republican party in Kan sas"-a distinction and a credit which
 was undeserved, both from my own
 standpoint and the standpoint of the
 party. The press of the state had been rather noisy about this matter for some
 time; and much amusement and inter-
 est were manifested by my colleagues
 when 1t was known that the son of his
 father was to enter the university in the 1 fall
 i I remember young Funston distinctly | that September day. He was below the average height, and flight in frame the very antipodes of his father, who is Ia perfect giant He had light-brown hair-not "red hair" as it has been 60 often described in the press of late; q keen eye, which generally looked out between half-cosed lids; an erect stat ure, with slight swing in his walk which at first gave the impression of a swagger than which, however, nothing was more foreign to the man. He was entirely dependent upon his own re- sources-there was some difference of understanding as to whether this was of his own choice or whether his father had thought it best to refuse him aid q think the commonly received notion was that his father had told him that If he thought higher education worth getting he could go and get iD-and one of the memoranda entered by two Tor three of us was to look him up "a job." He became one of the university guldes-those who went with visitors through the different museums and oth- CT show places" of the university-and I think remained guide during his en- tire stay. He was with us two years, and won the confidence and esteem of all. Never noisy, never self-assertive, not particularly brilliant or studious, little restless and uneasy-as thougn the life of the great future was stirring vaguely within him-sufficiently faith full, mature withoutlosing any boyish- ness. exceedingly self-rrliant, frank and honest. helpful in his relations with others. and very companionable fel- low, he made ah,impression not soon to be effaced.
 During the two years of his stay Funston did very creditable work in mathematics, botany, chemistry, Greek and Roman history, Shakespeare, Ger man, American history and economies The last two subjects he carried in my department. and under my personal in- struction. well recall him in the classroom attentive, alert. always T6duy lO tdkt tfdTt III u uISGuSslOl, DuL not over-talkative; with keen sense of humor and with ma li..le wit: appa rent1y mastering with ease fundamen- [ tai principles, though not always cAre | full as to details in application: with | rare good sense, holding tenaciously to | his own opinion-and I always thought | because he had formed 1t carefully-but ' always anenahle to reason. It was en- f tirely evident at first that he regarded my instruction with considerable die trust, and was exceedingly slow and wary in making admissions which might lead to conclusions which he was not ready to accept. However, his in tense interest in both subjects, and the ease and infOrmalty of the lecture room (the freest discussions were all ways permitted and welcomeO, soon us into closer and more friend y reations: and while I may add for myself that my confidence in him and n his ultimate success has never wa ,ered, and my interest in him has been continuous from that day to this. American history was new theme in he west-in fact, 1t was then a new heme in all Institutions of higher earning Tn economics we used Fran is A. Walkers admirable text, and it vas our constant endeavor to give a practical turn to every proposition and liscussion
 Funston was an omnivorous reader: e soon seemed to have mastered the esources that our comparatively small brary furnished, and he had this mat CT at his fingers ends. I remember i, hat one day when he came to the lec- , ure- room with an armful of authori- ies, which he placed on the table be- , ore him: and at the proper time, with , erfectly respectful manner but with 8 note in his voice, presented I brief, backed by his texts, which inn . lediately confessed set aside a state- . 1ent and proposition which had |, lade on the previous day. It was pe- 7 uliarly gratifying to myself to know nat already a youngster had come up l my classes who could master his in- tructor even on a comparatively minor ! nd technical point. As an illustration ;, { his humor may be quoted his reply to . question which l put one day, in the ' rotoricaI sense rather than expecting / n answer. Speaking of the tremen- i, ous advance in land values which had r 1me in all parts of Kansas during the boom' I said: What service have le owners of these lands rendered to ' le community for which they can ex-