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don't stop, Senator," said the rest of the faculty, "none of our pupils are present. I am only the professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, Physics, Engineering, Chemistry, Botany, Geology, Zoölogy, Entomology, and a few other little things of this sort. Pray, go on, Senator, I enjoy your talk immensely, I assure you." "Why, I thought you a student, surely," said he. "And so I am," replied the rest of the faculty, "and one of the big guns of this institution, too." The senator soon had business down at the hotel, and we never saw him again.
When we came down the stairway, old Ben Wade stood in the North door, looking with thoughtful gaze over the beautiful valley and the far-away hills. As we passed we heard him say, "And this, then, is that beautiful land which we fought so long to save for freedom! Well, it was worth the fight." Soon the excursion passed on west to the buffalo country. Statesmen and buffaloes then were frequently seen upon the plains of Kansas. The species had not yet become extinct. But that was long ago! D. H. R.
Language Conference meets this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Greek room. Prof. Wilcox will read a paper on "Some Biblical Parallels to Homer," and Prof. Carruth on "M. Gouin's Patent Method of Learning Languages."
A few days ago Mr. Fanshawe, of London called on Prof. Blackmar for the purpose of gaining information on the Prohibition laws of Kansas. Mr. Fanshawe is sent out by a member of parliament to gather information with a view to parliamentary legislation. He was introduced by James Bryce, M. P.
The Seminary last Friday took for the subject of discussion, Taxation. A paper prepared by Mr. W. H. Piatt was read by Mr. R. D. O'Leary. The question is one of great interest to all economists and did not fail to bring out an unusual amount of discussion. Inasmuch as the athletic author of the paper was not present, the criticism was rather severe and there was a manifest tendency to question statements made in the paper, which, had Mr. Piatt been present, might possibly have been satisfactorily answered.
ATHLETICS.
Do not fail to attend the indoor meet.
Manager Adams has bulletined a notice to the effect that all base ball men must report to him the positions for which they are trying before Saturday evening, March 18th.
Eastern inter-collegiate athletics are in a pretty state of affairs. Harvard, too, must be mixed up in it and now comes forward and submits a set of rules which clearly outline her position on the subject of foot ball. They are very similar to the rules advanced by other colleges.
Princeton has refused to play base ball with Harvard and University of Pennsylvania except on a strictly undergraduate basis and as neither of the named colleges will consent to this there will be no games with Princeton. Yale and Princeton, however, have decided to play according to undergraduate rules.
As the original grading on the athletic field was done last season the ground has settled in many places and the field is in consequence rather rough. For the past week workmen have been engaged in putting the grounds in proper shape. The base ball diamond has been rolled and will shortly be leveled. Cinders for the running track are being hauled from the University shops and the track will soon be in condition to run on. Our boys may well be proud of the athletic grounds.
At a meeting of the Athletic Association on Monday, March 13th, a proposition was placed before the association as to the advisability of holding an indoor meet. The plan at once met with favor and Profs. Adams and Shepard were given entire management of a coming event which will be the first of its kind ever held in Kansas. The reasons for holding the meet are many but the paramount objects are to arouse an interest and get the men in readiness for the field-day exercises later in the season, as well as to obtain money for the Athletic Association. Once more a new step