late historical history ,and Music, sic, Music, Music, Music, ock, Prices. books students. REET. S! elected is this inciouse, you. City. ITS lor, rlor ialty of Fruits RIES. Quality. ST. store. UNIVERSITY COURIER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. LOCALS. The first number of Seminary Notes will soon appear. The freshmen and sophomores cross bats tomorrow morning. The freshies experienced their first quiz last Monday morning. Politics have been quite interesting on the hill during the past two weeks. The class in entomology is the largest in the history of the institution. Several members of the faculty and their families picniced at the lake Saturday. Prof. Penny organized his classes in vocal culture at music hall Saturday morning. Prof. Wilkinson, of the State Normal school, was a University visitor last Friday. Prof. Robinson delivered the address at the Y. M. C. A. meeting last Sunday afternoon. His subject was History of Sacrifice. Mr. Ames, an experienced taxidermist has returned and will help Prof. Dyche get his exhibition ready for the world's fair. Since the University opened at Lawrence every southerly wind comes to us laden with the accents of the Greek letter societies.—Leavenworth Times. Troxlel was hurt quite severely last Friday evening in the practice game of foot ball. However, with the aid of a cane, he is able to get about. During the base ball game last Saturday morning between some University boys and the high school nine, one of the high school boys was hit in the eye by a foul ball. Eli Cann ought to turn his attention to mora philosophy. People are willing to recognize that there is a place in this world for the can in morals as well as the Kant. When a University boy and girl walk down to the Lawrence bridge three or four times "handrunning" it affords strong circumstantial proof of an engagement.—Kansas City Star. The students of the State University are so industrious this year that they go to church in the torenoon on Sundays, in order to have their evenings for study.—Leavenworth Times. This promises to be a successful year in the colleges of Kansas, the University football team practices daily, and Washburn has organized a base ball club that promises to be a winner.—Emporia Gazette. A number of west Lawrence young people enjoyed a boat ride and picnic up the river last Saturday night. The boys say that if the water had not been so low and the sand bars so numerous they would have been home much earlier. The glee club met Tuesday night and the banjo club Wednesday night. The Chancellor will give a reception to all students in Snow hall tonight. All students new and old, are invited to attend the chancellor's reception tonight. The recitation room in the back part of music hall has been greatly improved by repairing and kalso-mining. On account of the Chancellor's reception tonight the Science club have postponed their meeting till one week from tonight. Five Betas and an equal number of young ladies enjoyed the drill of the Cyclones from the windows of the Beta hall Monday night. Most of the scientific professors are busy with papers for the Atchison meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science, which meets Oct. 12. Prof. Boyce is at present busily engaged in getting apparatus in order for the junior pharmacy class. As he has no assistant, it requires all his extra time. Quite a number of the University graduates find their way to Louisiana. McClung will soon depart for a plantation in that state to make chemical tests of the sugar produced. A new drill press has been received at the engineering shops. The castings for a shaper will be finished by the engineering boys. A new lathe has been purchased. Thus the school of engineering grows. The high school nine and a nine from the University played a game of ball at the Massachusetts street grounds Saturday morning. The score was 10 to 4 in favor of the University nine. Gear pitched for the University. The Kansas City society of university extension has issued an annual report and plans for the coming year's work. The courses of lectures by Profs. Dunlap, Blackmar, Carruth and Blake are spoken in terms of highest commendation. Last Friday evening the young people of the Baptist church gave a reception to students in the parlors of the church. Several hundred students and their friends were present who report a most pleasant time. Mr. Rodgers, the new pastor of the church is very popular with the young people, and it was largely due to his efforts that the reception proved such a success. Light refreshments were served throughout the evening. Some University young people will picnic tomorrow. The tennis tournament promises to be quite interesting. Don't forget the date of Mrs. Savage's opening, Oct. 4. New books, cheaper than anybody at 915 Massachusetts street. Mr. Chas. G. Bennett has returned to enter the senior pharmacy class. Whitman and Bowersock will be the crack team in the tennis tournament. Smith keeps a full line of newspapers and periodicals at his news stand in the Eldridge house block. The cats had better not stay out late or some preparatory medical student will take them into custody. Eugene Caldwell, of the class of '92, is in Baltimore, Md., constructing an electric railway for a New York company. Prof. Blake will commence his University extension course on electricity at Wichita next Friday night. Robert Combs and A. J. Eicholtz went to Louisiana this week to take charge of the chemical work on sugar plantations. The grand display of new millinery goods at Mrs. Savage's takes place next Tuesday, Oct. 4, afternoon and evening. Mrs. Cheverton and Miss Howell have all the latest styles in pattern hats and bonnets which will be displayed at their opening next Tuesday. Mr. Edgar Allen, who has spent the last year in New York city, stopped off on his way home to Wichita to see his old University friends. A. J. Eicholtz, a member of the pharmacy class of '92, visited his University friends Sunday. He is on his way to a sugar plantation in Louisiana. The grand millinery opening of Mrs. Cheverton and Miss Howell takes place next Tuesday afternoon and evening. All are invited to inspect their immense stock of new goods. Prof. Shepherd, the new assistant in physics, is raising the standard of work in the physical laboratory. He has been offered a position in Lehigh University but prefers to continue his work here. There seems to be quite a large attendance at the sub-chapel exercises held each morning at the south side of the chemistry building. This was started by the pharmacy students, but is quite well attended at present by a number of well known collegiates. Chancellor's Reception. The Chancellor will give a reception to the faculty and the students in all departments of the University at Snow Hall Friday evening from 8 o'clock until 11. This is one of the most pleasing social events of the school year. Every one should come and get acquainted and spend an hour with their fellow students. Senior Class Meeting. The seniors held their annual meeting for the election of officers last Thursday at 1 o'clock. The meeting was harmonious in every respect. The following officers were elected: President, S. J. Hunter; vice-president, Miss Maggie Rush; secretary, Miss Edna Jones; treasurer, D. H. Spencer; executive committee, Albert Fullerton, Thorton Cooke and W. L. Brayton. Miss Corbin was elected to fill the vacancy in the board of editors of the University Annual caused by the absence of Miss Hand. Freshman Class Meeting. The class of '96 held its first meeting last Thursday afternoon. From the moment the notice was posted till the hour designated arrived, the freshie were ardently manipulating their schemes. The following was the outcome. President, Ellis; vice president, Levy; secretary, Miss Allen; treasurer, Chamberlain, foot ball manager, Kinzie; base ball manager, Gillispie; editors on annual, Evans, and Miss Maggie Smith. The lecture course tickets will be put on sale soon. They will be made out in better form this year. There will be a detachable coupon for each lecture which will be transferable. These coupons can be cashed in any time that an engagement is not filled and a rebate proportional to the number of entertainments will be paid to the holder. Every student should be prepared to purchase a ticket before they are placed on sale to the public. Do not fail to see the very latest novelties in Mephisto bowls and wings at Misses L., E. and I Engle. Grand opening next Tuesday afternoon and evening. Remember the millinery opening of Mrs. Cheverton and Miss Howell next Tuesday Oct. 4. All kinds of fancy feathers, tips, ribbons and other novelties will be shown. Our Glove department is one of the most comprehensive in the United States. Bullene, Moore, Emery & Co., Kansas City. Twenty bath tickets for $2 at Andy Reed's, 712 Massachusetts street. New Chiffons, New Kid Gloves, New Fancy Hosiery, New Handkerchiefs, everything new at Weaver's.