Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-03
KANSAS UNIVERSITY NOTES.
Eighty-Sevcn Per Cent. OF Students Have
Religious Parliamentary Number
Are Solf-Supporting.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 2S.-The regis
tration for the thirty-eighth annual
session Of the University OF Kansas
has reached 1870, an increase of 126
over last yssr. The attendance should
reach I,400 by the end Of the year.
In the school of arts 81 more women
than men are registered. The number
Of engineers is 134 greater than last
year. This registration has set at rest
the uncertainty OF the effect of the new
law imposing fees on all students OF
the university. The income to the uni
,ersity from fees has passed the ST.
900 mark which was made the basis Of
calculation by the regents in appro-
rriating funds to the several depart
ments.
Prof. F. H. Snow, Of the University
Of Kansas, has made 20 scientific col
lecting exhibits in the past 2S years
as follows: Eight to Colorado, six to
New Mexico, four to western Kansas
and two to Arizona. The earlier ex-
petitions were fraught with much dan
ger from the Indians. On one expedi-
ton to New Mexico DR.. Snow and his
party were reported massacred by the
Apaches. These expeditions have re-
suited in an chronological collection
of over 100000 specimens, many OF
great value. So worldwide has be-
come the knowledge of the Kansas
university's collection that scientists
from both Europe and America pay an
nual visits to Lawrence to study the
specimens.
Three Kansas counties, not repre-
scented last year, have representatives
in the University of Kansas this year
Clark Cove and Trego. Graham,
Hodgman, Lincoln. Logan, Ness and
Sherman have lost their representa-
tiyes. Wyandotte county leads all the
counties with the exception of Doug
las in point of attendance. with As
students. Then follows Brown. "a;
Montgomery, 30: Allen, %; Shawnee,
"a; Johnson. 90: Sedgwick. 90: JET.
ferson, 49,. Neosho. Leavenworth and
Bourbon each IS; Crawford, Reno and
Sumner each 16; Franklin and Ottawa
each Is; Harvey and Labette each IA;
Cherokee and Usage each 13. Then
follow the other counties with from l
to u students each. Eighty-threc
counties have representatives.
The records in the registrars Office
at the University of Kansas show that
of the students now in attendance 43g
are wholly self-supporting and 102
support themselves in part. Many OF
these earn their expenses while attend
ing the university. The larger portion,
however. earn their money during va
cation. or have saved their expenses
during a series Of years with the pur-
pose of a four years course in the
university. Students earning their
way in the university are willing to
work at anything that will turn an
honest penny. Laundry agents. table
walters, furnace tenders. boarding
club stewards, grocery and clothing
clerks, magazine circulators, wood
choppers, chore boys, day laborers,
daily paper carriers, newspaper cor
respondents and many other methods
are used.
The registrars Office at the univer-
sity has completed census of 1.O47
of the students. OF this number only
126 have no church preference. The
Methodist church leads with 271 STU
dents who prefer that denomination,
139 being members. Then follow in
order Presbyterian. 215, 104 members;
Congregational. 100, 66 members;
Baptist, rs, 46 members; Episcopal,
20. 40 members; Christian, 40, 80 men,
bers; Lutheran, 10, Is members; Cath
Ollie, 20, 16 members; Unitarian. II,
5 members; Friends, Is. s members;
United Presbyterians, 10, 8 members;
United Brethren, 10. members; Re-.
formed. 5, 3 members; Christian
Science, 6. 2 members: Mennonite, |
member; New Jerusalem, Q, ! mem
Der; Universalist, 2, l member;
Seventh Day Adventist, 2, ! member;
Jewish, 2 members; Church of this
World, 1 member. This gives a frac-
ton over 81 per cent. of the students
who have religious preferences. This
coupled with the fact that nearly every
member of the faculty is identified
with some religious organization will
go far toward correcting any misappre-
hension as to the religious atmosphere
at Kansas university. The pastors OF
the Lawrence churches cooperate in
every way possible in promoting the
spiritual life Of the student.
In the university there are scores oil