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VOL. IX.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
The Thetas had a meeting at the University Monday.
Mrs. J. Gordon Gibb, of Larned, is visiting in the city.
Miss Hattie Patrick visited Miss Barrett last Saturday.
Kappa Alpha Theta entertains Friday evening June 5.
G. W. Harrington visited his Sigma Nu brethren Friday.
The invitations are out to the Pi Peta Phi party for the 15th of the month.
The Seniors have accepted the Sophomore challenge for a tennis match soon.
There was a certain young man in the city last week who cut quite a "gash" in society. So the girls all say.
Will Snow, who has been quite sick for the last week is slowly improving, and will be able to be about soon.
Kappa Kappa Gamma will entertain their friends Friday evening; the 22nd of this month.
The chinch bug station is doing an immense business. From forty to fifty letters are received daily asking for infected bugs, and sending healthy ones in return.
J. Frank Craig, who went down to Wichita last Tuesday to attend a party given by the Wichita Light Infantry, returned Wednesday, and reports a pleasant time.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY, 8 1891.
The Santa Fe has established a city ticket office in the Leis Drug Store. Charley Elwell is in charge, and that is sufficient assurance that the students will receive every accommodation in the way of information, rates, etc.
A very pleasant musicale was given by Miss Voorhis at her home on Tennessee street last Saturday evening. Refreshments were served during the evening and a delightful time was had by all. Those present were Misses Morris, Barrett, Johnson, Moore, Blaker, Russell, Smeltzer, Churchill, Scott, Van Hoesen, Henshaw, Miss Gertie Becker and Miss Wright. Messrs. Speer, Sherman, Peabody, Newell, Owen, Armstrong, Nichols, Challis, Hogg and Allen. Also Miss Bessie Hand and Mr. Sohn Cook.
The calico ball which was given in Frazer Hall last Friday evening, by the ladies of the Episcopal church, was in every way a success. The weather was cool which made dancing pleasant, and delightful refreshments were served during the entire evening. A large crowd was in attendance, and everybody enjoyed themselves to the utmost.
Kansas City has a Ladies' Violin Club.
J. E. Dyche enjoyed a visit from his father Monday.
Miss Myrtel Moore returned to her home in White Cloud Wednesday.
Levy, the cornet player, has formed a military band and will tour the country.
Miss Genieve Lichtenwalter will leave next week for her home in Iowa.
Prof Bailey is making an analysis of the meteorite found near Tonganoxie last winter.
The Soldiers' Home orchestra has been engaged to furnish music on Commencement day.
The female performer upon the Zither is to be called a Zitheriste, according to the Boston Daily Record.
The Phi Psi boys have challenged any other fraternity in school to do anything in the line of athletics this probably includes billiards and poker.
Prof. Blake has just received a fine lot of coast charts from Washington giving soundings and sailing directions for the particular part of the Atlantic coast where the Professor expects to experiment this summer.
The class in Toxicology is being furnished with a series of photographs prepared by Prof. Bailey, which will be used to illustrate the more important chrystals and the apparatus used in making chemical analysis.
The class in domestic chemistry lately visited the Leis Chemical Works, Pierson's Mill and Haskell Institute for the purpose of making examinations. Upon each visit made by the party some member of the class makes a careful report and submits it to the class.
The Sigma Xi, the honorary scientific society, held a meeting last week and elected to membership Prof. S.W. Williston and H.B. Newson of the faculty, and M.A. Barber and W.A. Snow of the Senior class. One fifth of the scientific gauduates only can be chosen according to the constitution of the society, and this accounts for the small number selected this year.
Miss Neally Stevens' concert on Tuesday night wasfollowed by a reception given to her by the students in the Eldridge house parlors. The charm of the evening lay in the delightful talk she gave them of the time she spent in Europe completing her musical studies.
She will Proudly Represent our State at the Great Exposition.
K. S. U. AT CHICAGO.
If the people of Kansas decide that our state shall be represented at the Columbian exposition in '92 we have no hesitancy in saying that the most attractive feature of the display will be the University as she is there to be represented. You may wonder what the University has to show. If you should take a oep into Mr. Dyche's skeleton and mounting rooms you would see.
It was hinted to us that the professor was quietly preparing to make a display at the world's fair so we approachad him on the subject. We found that our information had been correct, and the professor kindly divulged to us some of the plans for the display which he expected to make. No department of the University is better suited for such a display than Professor Dyche's and with his skill and taste, we need have no misgivings as to the success of the undertaking.
It is said that if one had stopped five minutes at each exhibit at the centennial in 76 it would have required 160 years to go through the exposition. Of course the Columbian exposition is to be vastly greater than the centennial was, but Prof. Dyche is bound to make the people stow and wonder, and to our University shall be the glory.
The young ladies who sang in the Neally Stevens concert are to be congratulated on the manner in which they rendered their selections, and especially so when the shortness of time which they had for preparation is taken into consideration. In fact the music arrived but one or two days previous to the concert. They acquitted themselves with much credit to our University.
The display is to be entirely of mammals with nothing smaller than a wolf. The professor has now three men helping him, and expects to have mounted by October 92, 70 or 75 animals. These are to be placed in about fifteen groups in the most natural and attractive way. He has so far decided upon the following groups: Buffalalo, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, Goats, Moose, Elk, Muledeer, Virginian Dner, Black-tail deer, two of Rocky Mountain Lions—one of old males quarrelling over deer, and another of old female with young, Foxes, Timber wolves, Coyotes, two of Lynxes and two of Bear. We can not go into detail on the arrangement of the groups, but those which are already in the museum will give some idea of what they are to be.
We certainly should feel proud that we have such a man in our University.
May Day Exercises.
The class of '92 has been trying to make a reputation for itself for the last two years, and so determined to plant a May pole this year. So at midnight of April 30 a number of the Juniors climbed the hill with a pole forty feet long and planted it in front of the main building. The pole was wrapped with the class colors and surmounted with a large banner bearing the figures '92.
The hole was dug, the pole planted and the banner flung to the breeze about two o'clock in the morning, then, leaving two men to guard it the Juniors went home with the expectation of some lively times during the day.
There was some excitement about nine o'clock but the flag still floated proudly and the Juniors dispersed to their classes leaving two or three men on guard. But scarcely were the classes called when the Juniors on guard gave the prearranged signal that something was wrong and the whole class of '92 rushed from the recitation rooms in time to see the pole and flag come to the ground under a few well directed strokes of an axe in the hands of a sophomore.
The Juniors were not expecting this sophomoric attack, hence were unprepared to meet it. But this was only the beginning of the day's struggle. Immediately the Juniors and Freshmen combined and set to work to retrieve the loss of the May pole. A long and fierce struggle was had over the pole, Sophomores and Seniors trying to destroy it and the Juniors and Freshmen trying to save it; finally it was cut in pieces and burned.
Then the Juniors and Freshmen secured two flags and fastened them to the dome of the University. The Sophomores attempted to take them down, and finally succeeded, but the two men who took down the flags were imprisoned on top of the dome by the Freshmen. Thus matters stood at 6 o'clock in the evening. The battle had raged all day with slight intermission, and now the Sophomores made a last charge to release their comrades from the dome. Doctors were torn from their hinges, and finally by some venturesome leaps of the two imprisoned Sophomores they reached terra firma, and the struggle was over. The story of the finish is well told by the Lounger elsewhere in this issue. "Twas a glorious victory" for somebody.
A meeting was held monday and a second base ball nine organized. Prof.A.G.Canfield was elected manager, and Fesler was chosen captain. The object of this club is to afford practice and also develop new players for the first and regular University nine.
No. 33.
Faculty vs. Seniors
FACULTY
The Senior class did not seem to be in it as it became necessary for the faculty to issue the reguler spring challenge for a game of base ball between the faculty and the Seniors. The Seniors could not very well get out of it, so the game was set for yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Following are the players and their potitions.
A. G. Canfield, V. L. Kellogg, pitcher.
W. Sterling . . . . . . . . . . . c
V. L. Kellogg . . . . . . . . . p
A. G. Canfield . . . . . . . ss
L. I. Blake . . . . . . . . 1st base
Mr. Ward . . . . . . . 2nd base
F. O. Marvin . . . . . . 3rd base
W. H. Carnath . . . . . r field
N. Newton . . . . . . . c field
E. M. Hopkins . . . . . l field
Fred Kellogg, pitcher.
Bowersock . . . . . . . . c
Blake . . . . . . . . 1st base
Hayden . . . . . . . 2nd base
Chapman . . . . . . . 3rd base
Morse . . . . . . . s. s.
Barber . . . . . . r. f.
Snow . . . . . . c. f.
Rice . . . . . . r. f.
Substitutes: faculty, Boyce and Mayer;
Senior, all the rest of the class. The game was very interesting and attracted a large crowd.
"Trial by Jury."
Next Thursday and Friday nights the students and people of Lawrence will have an opportunity to see one of the funniest plays that has ever been given in this city. The University Glee Club has been drilled on the music of this burlesque by Prof. Penny for three months, and Miss Brown is directing the acting part. The most comical interpretations have been put upon the play and it will be a continual laugh from the beginning to the end. The University Mandolin and Guitar club is to play the accompaniment. But this is less than half the program. A side-splitting minstrel part is going to be given by the best talent the city can afford. Minstrel songs, original jokes, contortions are to be some of the features. If you want to forget your trouble and laugh till your sides ache, go to hear the "Trial by Jury" and Minstrel show.
The Pi Plu Alumnae Entertain.
The Pi Phi Alumnae Entertain.
The many young ladies of the active chapter of Pi Beta Phi were the fortunate guests of their alumnae sisters Saturday afternoon at the home of Dr. Wilcox. The early part of the afternoon was spent in renewing old acquaintances and forming new ones. After the 6 o'clock luncheon followed a pleasant program of toasts responded to by representative members of each chapter. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted to some amusements peculiar to the fraternity.
The Pi Phis are to be congratulated on possessing so large and influential an alumnae chapter.
New Styles and New Goods for the Spring of