MID-SUMMER EDITION.
UNIVERSITY WEEKLY COURIER.
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
Vol. IX.
PERSONAL.
None Have Been Missed -Students and Faculty, Though Scattered from Maine to California the Courier Keeps Track of them.
Miss Lena Beard is visiting in Atchison.
Harold Barnes is handling the Britanica in Topeka.
J. D. Kennerly is employed at Woodward's drug store.
Frank Messenger has remained in Lawrence all summer.
Will Curry is night operator at the telephone exchange.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AUGUST 1, 1891.
Miss Mame Darrah, of St Joe, is visiting on Louisiana street.
W. M. Raymond is working for the Record during the summer.
H. B. Hall is speeding the summer at home in Lawrence. He is studying as hard as ever.
James Owen is collecting for the Singer sewing machine company.
W. A. Snow is displaying his well known russling abilities as city editor of the daily Journal.
Russell Whitman is at home; he now wears the medal of the southwestern tennis association.
Hevy White is still with the New York exploring party in Mexico, but expects to reenter school in the fall.
Fred Funston is in Keeler, Cal., he contributed an article on his explorations to a recent number of St Nicholas.
G. O. Virtue writes from his home in Iowa that crops are good and that he will be here to graduate next year.
Archie Hogg is captain of the Lawrence base ball team, he will be in excellent trim for University games in the fall.
Louis Russell has accepted a position in the Western Union telegraph office at K.C. and will not be in school next year.
C. H. Sears, after attending the birth of a chapter of Sigma Nu at the Ohio State University, is at home in Chillicothe, Ohio.
J. H. Sawtell is here in Lawrence studying. He is taking Indian medicine to reduce his weight, but strange to say it has the opposite effect.
Clerk Moody is to be found in the University office every day. He acts as umpire in some of the ball games now being played in Lawrence.
S. C. Bloss is studying and working on the farm at his home near Clay Center, and expects to return when school opens and be enrolled among the dignified seniors.
W. H. Kutz is employed in the Watkins bank.
Will Coleman is with Chancellor Snow in Colorado.
E. W. Palmer is clerking for his brother in Greeley, Kansas.
J. M. Challiss made a flying trip to Lawrence a few days ago.
E. E. Keys will return in the fall to complete the law course.
J. E. Dyche is spending the summer at hote in West Lawrence.
Paul Merrill will teach school in Dickinson county the coming year.
H. E. Copper will spend the remainder of the summer in Lawrence
J. W. Mertz has a good position with a leading law firm of Garnett, Kan.
Soderstrom is showing visitors through the University during vacation.
Wilkinson and McFarland have done extra work in chemistry this vacation.
A number of University students joined the camping party at Bonner Springs.
Mark Hacket is going home on a visit soon but will be here to welcome the boys in September.
J. F. Carlson is farming and reading French at his home, Clebarne, Kan.
J. G.Wine, Herrington, Kan., will reenter the University this year to graduate with the class of 193.
Mr. G. A. Henry, a former student of K. S. U., was married June 1, to Miss Clara Ruth, of Halstead, Ks.
M. E. Hickey, who now holds a position at the Haskell Institute, will reenter the University the second term next year.
E. C. Hickey is doing field work for the chinch bug experiment station. He has traveled over a large part of Kansas daring the summer.
D. R. Krehbiel has been general rustler on his father's farm near Halstead this summer, but expects to be enrolled among the Seniors next September.
Misses Carrie and Mary Stewart are spending their vacation in Marietta, Ga., but will return in time to enter in September.
Sherman played two games of ball with the Lawrence team on July 3 and 4. He expects to return in the fall prepared to pitch great ball again.
Archie Hogg, our base ball captain, has won an enviable reputation as a ball player by the manner in which he has held down second base on the Lawrence ball team this summer. He will be in fine trim to help us win the pennant again next year.
Mr. T. F. Doran, '88, is a frequent visitor to Lawrence these days.
D. H. Spencer and his sister have been visiting Miss Hedges at Grinnell, Ia.
John A. Rush, '90, of the Kansas City Journal, occasionally visits his parents on the hill.
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Miss Maggie Rush is spending part of her vacation visiting her many friends in Topeka.
Miss Mason and Miss Pierson have done extra work in the Art department this summer.
Miss Helen Wynn has just returned from Ohio where she spent a pleasant vacation visiting relatives.
J. M. Davis, Jr. will not return to school next year, but will manage his father's stock farm in Bourbon county.
R. D. Brown and H. S. Hadley are canvassing Clay, Geary, and Riley counties for the Encyclopedia Britanica. ca.
C. S. Hall is doing the local work on the Lawrence Daily Record. C. S. bids fair to make his mark in Journalism.
Ernest Robinson is doing some newspaper work in Lawrence, he says the Juniors will be a mighty class next year.
Miss Nina Bowman, after vacating at her home in Newton, expects to be numbered among the hosts in September.
Miss Laura O'Bryon who graduated in the art department last year has been teaching several art classes during the summer.
Mr. Ramsey, a former student of K.S.U.. is studying in Lawrence this summer and expects to take his degree at Harvard next year.
Miss May Haskell has been sojourning in Boston this summer. While there she attended the convention of the Theta fraternity to which she was a delegate.
THE FACULTY.
E. F. Crocker, the former superintendent of buildings and grounds, has moved to Seattle, Washington, Mr. Tom Breeze, his successor, entered upon his duties July 1.
D. E. Potter spent part of his vacation in Lawrence and part at his home in Peabody. He is making up some work this summer and expects to graduate next year.
Miss Florence Reasoner, '90, is expected to visit Lawrence friends before resuming her work in the Abilene High School. She has been teaching in the county normal at Olathe this summer.
Miss Irene Webb, after spendina few weeks at her home in Nortonville, is now visiting her brother in Hoisington. Dave McClure of the post office, says that she is expected to return to school in the fall, and he knows.
Prof. Mayer spends the summer in Paris.
Prof. Wilcox managed to keep cool in Lawrence this summer.
Prof. Blackmar and family are spending the vacation in California.
Prof. Bryce vacates in Michigan and will resume his work in September.
Prof. Miller is enjoying the balmy breezes of southern California.
Prof. and Mrs. Carruth are doing special work at Harvard this summer.
The windows and doors of Snow Hall are receiving a new coat of paint.
Miss Watson has found pleasure in the refreshing breezes of Colorado this summer.
Prof. Newson has summered in Lawrence and has been an enthusiastic visitor to all the ball games.
Chancellor Snow and Prof. Bailey and their families are on an outing trip at Maniou Park. Colo.
Miss Parker sailed for Paris the early part of the summer and expects to continue her study in art there for a year or more.
Prof. J. H. Canfield moved to Lincoln, Neb., June 25, where he assumes the chancellorship of the Nebraska State University.
Prof. Sterling is somewhere between the rivers and the ends of the earth. He expects to complete his trip around the world by the time school opens.
Profs. Sayer and A. G. Canfield are summering at Manchester, Vt. They report a pleasant time among the refreshing breezes of the mountains.
Prof. Hodder, Prof. Canfield's successor, is in Europe at the present, will sail for America Aug 1, and is expected in Lawrence the middle of the month.
Prof. Williston who has so successfully conducted the state geological survey in Western Kansas this summer is at home for the present but expects to join his party in a few days.
Prof. Blake is continuing his experiments this summer in sub marine acoustics on the cost of Massachusetts. The government has placed several vessels at his disposal and the success of his experiments is an assured fact.
Prof. Stevens, besides the care of the chinch bugs, has looked after the construction of his cosy little mansion on Mount Oread, collected botanical specimens, superintended several students taking special work in Botany, and found time besides to witness all the ball games.
Prof. Marvin is summering in Lawrence.
Prof. Templin has remained here preparing a course of lectures in Ethics and Esthetics.
Prof. Dunlap is at his former home in Chillicothe, O. He expects to visit Baltimore during August.
E. C. Franklin will sail for America in a short time, and resume his place in the chemistry department when the University opens.
In the general scientific course mathematics is required during the whole Sophomore year. Calculus the first term and Analytics the second.
Judge West has been on the state geological survey in Western Kansas and has secured some very fine specimens for the University collection.
V. L. Kellogg is to be found in the chancellor's office representing the University in the absence of Chancellor Snow. He is kept busy replying to the many inquiries from prospective students.
Mr. E. E. Slosson, '90, who taught Ed Franklin's classes last year, has been elected assistant professor in chemistry in the University of Wyoming. He has already entered upon his duties after assisting Dr. Williston in the state geological survey in western Kansas.
Prof. Penny besides instructing several pupils in music has erected a tennis court, where he and Prof. Hopkins wear away the dull monotomy of the summer months. Prof. Penny contemplates a pleasure trip to Colorado before the summer is over.
At the last meeting of the faculty it was decided to do away with mathematics altogether in the Sophomore year for the classical, latin, scientific and modern literature courses. Hereafter it will not be optional between analytics and zoology for these courses but all will be required to take zoology and analytics hereafter, for these courses will be offered as Junior optional.
Proof. Dyche boasts that his department is the only one in the University in which regular work has been done during the summer. He and us three assistants have been working hard all summer on a group of moose, which, when completed will comprise eight altogether. They are now adjusting the hide on the second and the other six are all ready for receiving their hides. The work he has been doing this summer will comprise a part of his great exhibit at the World's fair.
Once used, always used—Lysdes Incas.
Fall Goods Just Received, all the Latest Styles in Stock, McConnell, the Tailor.