The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-13
MAY NOT PLAY.
Washburn Boys Won't Hold Societies
without Girls IN Audience.

$1,000
The young men students at Wash
burn college have got around the order
of the faculty enjoining the girls liter
ary organization from consolidating
with them by inviting the girls to their
meeting and announcing their intention
OF renewing the invitation a intervals
OF every four weeks.
The joint meetings of the affiliated
societies were to have been given every
four weeks. The faculty viii not pre-
vent the boys from inviting the girls,
and the boys will accomplish their OBJ
1ect. that of interesting the young wo-
men in the school in their society and
its ambition of dominating the school
politically. The embargo placed upon
their aftihation by the faculty has serv-
ed to draw the two organizations closer
together in sympathy than they We're
before. Friday night the two societies
met on the top floor of Rice hall but
not in joint session as the programme
had announced. Instead the meeting
was thrown open to all the young Ia
dies in the college, but only the young
men took part i'm the programme.
One thing thar the faculty had taken
exceptions to was the dark passage
ways leading to the third floor of Rice,
so 20 or more of the young ladies from
Holbrook took candles and lanterns
like Diogenes, and wendell their way to
the society room in "A body. The pro-
gramme was very highly spiced for the
benefit of one or two faculty members
who came to see that all things We're
conducted in compliance with law and
order.
At a special mid-week meeting of the
young mems society, committee had
been appointed with a view of making
a remonstrance with the faculty in the
matter and of asking them to rescind
nr411fFT5 their action That far11I-
ty viii be moved to alter their opinion
IS a matter of doubt. as they have APP
proved the constitution of the girls So
ciety entire with the only exception that
1t win not permit a joint meeting in
which members of both societies are to
take part in the programme. Now the
w G. l.. s. propose to dodge this in
junction by holding regular open meet
ings every four weeks to which, while
all the young ladies are to be invited
the young men will take special pains
to see that every girl of the affiliated
society is present at their meetings.
While this is not in defiance to the fac
ulty action, the w. c.. L. s. VIII try to
prove TO the faculty that their stand
IS right and they hope in time to cause
the faculty to reverse its decision.
The determination of the boys soci-
ETY. in the matter is evidenced by the
fact that unless their demands of a
merger are complied with. they threat
en- to withdraw their representatives
from both the debating teams that are
soon to oppose the debaters of Park and
Highland Park colleges In such an
event. it is understood that the profess
For of oratory has declared that he will
fll the vacant places with those candi-
dates for oratorical honOrs who We're
unable to land places on the debating
teams. To make the case more compli-
Gated, the society members who are IN
the cast of the play. She Stops TO
Conquer" which is to be presented next
Friday night and Saturday matinee.
threaten also to secede and have Moth
ing more to do with the play.