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The University Courier.
Prof. Adams failed to meet his classes Thursday.
Prof. A. G. Canfield lectured in Sibley Friday night on "The Present Crisis in France."
The Glee Club sang Tuesday night at the State Council of the Fraternal Aid Association.
The Glee club will sing at the State oratorical contest Friday night. Two lower boxes have been reserved for the club.
Last week's illustrated and enlarged issue of the COURIER met a highly favorable reception. One thousand copies were printed.
Seminary Notes is out. The February number contains an article on the Indian problem by Mr. C. S. Meserve, Superintendent of Haskell Institute, and some "Anti-Slavery Reminiscences" by Mr. B. W. Woodward. The pamphlet is larger than usual, containing thirty-two pages. Every student should have Seminary Notes whether he belongs to that department or not.
A full house greeted the well known historian, Prof. John Fiske, at the opera house Monday night, in his lecture on the events leading to the discovery of America. Prof. Fiske is a thorough and searching student and displays great familiarity with every datail of the world's history, but his ability as a speaker was not calculated to inspire any great interest with the audience. The habits of careful analysis and investigation lead him to weigh every word; his mannerisms are noticeable, but his lecture may be considered one of the most instructive of the season.
He explained in an acurate and scholarly manner the wet and dry theories of the ancients, but to most of the audience the whole thing was rather a dry theory. The lecture contained many facts and showed great learning, and for the student who came there, as he would go to a recitation, to get information only, it was a very profitable lecture. But for the great number who wished to be entertained as well as instructed, it was unsatisfactory and many went away expressing dissatisfaction with the lectures so far presented in the course.
The Winfield boys are practicing baseball. Verbum sap.
Tom Bennett was in Kansas City Friday evening, where he delivered his contest oration before the East Side Literary club.
The first lecture in the new University extension course in Lawrence was delivered Thursday night by Prof. C. G. Dunlap. The class numbers over one hundred.
The baseball crank is still with us; the baseball guide for '93, the probabilities of our success in the league, and the respective merits of the baseball candidates, are all themes which afford the crank an opportunity to expound his baseball knowledge.
The Science Club's new song is:—
O come to the Science Club It.
You'll never be sorry a bit.
The great baboon by the light of the moon
Will surely appear at the "It."
O the monkey he got drunk
And stepped on the elephant's trunk:
The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
And what will become of the monkey—monk.
(Repeat.)
Frazier hall never looked prettier nor was it ever filled with a gayer or more brilliant company than filled it last Friday night. The occasion was the annual party given by the ladies of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity, and those who were so fortunate as to share their hospitality were among the fairest and best of the society of the University and city. In decorations the ladies made a special feature of the gallery, which was filled with a profusion of rugs, easy chairs, beautifully shaded lamps, etc., and formed a most attractive and cozy retreat. At an appropriate hour a dainty supper was served on the stage by Wiedemann, the popular caterer. The stage had a very pretty setting and the tables were nicely decorated. Buch's orchestra furnished the music which gave such an added charm to the whole affair.
The Kappas, always charming, appeared last Friday night at their best, and every guest felt the evening to have been thoroughly enjoyed, and went away voting the Kappas excellent entertainers.