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VOL. IX.
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.
Frank Hutchings was in town Sunday.
State Superintendent Winan's wife is to be the guest of Miss Hinman next week.
Science Club men must haud in their papers for the annual meeting soon, as the program is almost full.
Prof. Stevens method of teaching Botany by beginning at the bottom instead of at the top is proving very successful.
Judge Smith from Stockton, a former regent, was in the city Tuesday and attended the Midsummer Night's Dream.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY, I 1891.
It is rumored that Annie Rohe will be appointed to the chair of dramatic art at the University. Certainly no better choice could be made by the regents.
The invitations of the Senior Pharmacy class for Commencement day are printed, and as usual quite eclipse anything that has been seen of that kind previously.
Prof. Sayre is getting up a fine set of preparations made by the Junior Pharmacy class for exhibition at the State Pharmaceutical Association the last of the month.
Albert Curdy has a very remunerative situation at Sioux City, Ia. He is spending his evenings doing post graduate work in the University course.
F. C. Brockhaus, the Leipsic publisher, from whom the University buys all its German books, has made the library a present of a set of his famous cyclopedia, valued at $50.
A letter from Prof. W.S. Franklin announces his intention of returning to America in the fall. He is now at Paris. Miss Franklin has been ill, but is now getting better. We'll all be glad to meet our captain.
Interest in athletics seems to be booming. The following notice appeared on the University bulletin board Wednesday: A challenge—The Senior girls do hereby challenge the Junior girls to a game of tennis. The game to be played within two weeks.
Miss Edith Mouley is to be a teacher in the Indian School at Belknap, Mon., next year, and her mother is to be matron of the same institution. Miss Edith has lots of push, and is bound to make a success.
Miss Mary Manley has been elected principal of the High School at Buffalo, Wyoming, with a salary of $100 a month. This promotion was given her after but one year's service, and shows that she is being appreciated.
Miss Scott, of Larned is visiting friends in the city.
Miss Lizzie Hood, a graduate of the State Normal, was on the hill this week.
Prof. Blake lectured on Alaska at the Friends church in the city last night.
J. E. Wright, a former K. S. U. student is running an electric light plant in Kansas City, Mo.
The University base ball club has received challenges from "The Capital City Club" and the "West Side Club" of Topeka for games.
Quite a large delegation from the United Presbyterian C. E. convention was shown through the University by W, Curry Thursday.
At the seminary this afternoon Prof. A. N. Grisham, of Kansas City, Kan., reads a paper on "The Afro-American Present and Future."
If a certain young gentleman and two young ladies continue their depredations on the lilac bushes in Judge Usher's yard there will surely be trouble.
Boating is getting to be about the thing. Nearly every evening there are boating parties and every one seems to take advantage of the fine boating that Lawrence is blessed with.
The Phi Delts had a little spread up the river Wednesday evening. The party went up in boats and enjoyed a fine time. Those who participated were: Mr Nichols and Miss Scott, Mr Plater and Miss Haskell, Mr Thrasher and Miss Haskell,Mr and Miss Simpson.
The following is a complete list of the boat crews up to date: Kutz and Kenzie, Ringer and Duffie, Coleman and Lasley, Baldrige and Edwards, Champlain and Huddleson, Robinson and Hallowell, Craig and Nichols, Palmer and Hagmer, O'Brien and Milten, Brown and Peabody, Bloss and Blackman.
A very pleasant time was had by a number of West Lawrence young people last Monday night. The party went up the river where they held a delightful picnic. The girls prepared a dainty lunch while the boys gamboled on the green, and mandolin music added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. The boating was perfect and they enjoyed themselves just as West Lawrence people always do—to a finish. Those in the party were. Will Spencer and Miss Hadley, Will Snow and Miss Buckingham, Mr. Bennett and Miss Monroe, Mr. Brown and Miss Webber, Mr. Johnson and Miss Tisdale, Mr. Neely and Miss Bennett, Mr. Lewis and Miss Webster, Mr. Wever and Miss Harrison.
Carl Phillips was in town Saturday.
Frank Merriam spent Sunday in the city.
George Cook was up from Kansas City Sunday.
Miss Russell and Miss Scott visited the University Monday.
Miss Alta Henderson, a teacher from Olathe was shown through the University Thursday.
During the fine moonlight nights almost every one availed themselves of the excellent boating.
Miss Zella Martin, of Nortonville, the guest of Miss Nina Bowman, visited the University yesterday.
What is the matter with the tennis people? We have not seen any playing although we have had some fine weather.
G. O. Virtue met with a severe accident last week: He accidently fell against a stone when jumping, and broke his arm.
Proff. W. A. Sterling enjoyed a visit from his brothers J. A. and C. M. Sterling, of Boston, the latter part of last week.
Ernest Blaker, who has been at home under treatment for his eyes, was with us the latter part of the week. He expects to return next year.
John A. Rush, of the Kansas City Journal, attended "Midsummer Night's Dream" Saturday night. John says he is going to complete his senior year in the Law Department next year.
This evening there will be a grand symposium of the Science and Philological Clubs in room No. 2 at 8 o'clock. A partial program is as follows:
On the Relation of Science to poetry, E. E. Slosson.
Folk Lore of Animals, Gertrude Crotty.
Greek Architecture, M. A. Barber.
Scientific and Philological Notes. Hoi Polloi and Laboratories. Everybody is invited.
The Athletic Grounds Again.
A formal proposition has been made to the athletic association for the purchase of new grounds. This time it is from Governor Robinson, who has already made so many liberal gifts te the University, and who now offers a very good bargain to the association. The site in question is just north and adjoining what is known as the Ridenour and Baker land, and is almost as accessible from the business part of the city as the Massachusetts street grounds. Situated on Louisiana street, but a short distance from the University, they offer many advantages over any ground yet proposed. The land is almost level and but a comparatively small amount will have to be expended in clearing, grading, etc. Another advantage is the room that will be available for all sports, there being room enough for a foot ball tract, two ball grounds and several tennis courts, besides running courses, etc. This proposition, which is favored by those who are best posted on the subject, will be put before the student body for action before long and every one should be ready to express an opinion upon the matter. The New York Evening Post of a recent date contains the statement that General McCook has lately subscribed one thousand dollars to the athletic association of K. S. U., thus making his gift in all twenty-five hundred dollars. This is a sample of the friends K, S. U. wants and General McCook may rest assured that hic generous present to a worthy cause is fully appreciated by the faculty, students and friends of K. S. U.
The University Museums
[From the Mushroom.]
o the Editor:
To the Editor:
Nor do many students resort frequently to these places. One may—many do—go through the University without having visited them more than a dozen times and then with little benefit. They might, it is true, have a guide any day who would unlock the doors for them and tell them some things that could be depended on and many things that could not.
I have often wondered on what grounds the museums belonging to the University are maintained; whether for the use of students or the delight of visitors. In either case the amount of money expend ed seems wholly out of proportion to the good accomplished. The number of special students in the department of Natural History is very small, and most of those take such work that the museums are of little value to them. The average zoology class is benefitted very little by the collection two stories above them; and the same is true of geology classes. My zoology class went to the museum only two or three times and then only after the five minute bell had rung. My geology class had about that same experience in the museum, and perhaps during the course a hundred specimens were examined by the class. These specimens, by the way, did not belong to the museum except in rare instances.
Here is something wrong and i would suigest a remedy. Of the eight professors and assistants in Snow Hall let details be made for
As for visitors, I would also make a suggestion for their treatment. Let the museums be open on Sunday when busy people of the city are free for a few hours. There are people in Lawrence who are very much interested in what the museums contain, but who are too busy to visit the the University on week days, and if they did it would hardly pay them for their pains, for they are hurried through the collections by poorly informed and poorly paid guides who are in a hurry to get back to their studies. No reflection is intended upon the present guides. They are above the average, and do twice the work they are paid for doing. But the Freshmen are not supposed to have that technical knowledge of geology and biology possessed by the really valuable guide.
What has been said about the Natural History museum applies in most particulars to the classical museum. The professors of the dead languages might infuse some life into them as well as into their students by making more use of the means at hand.
Now classical students ought to know something about this collection as well. It is not enough to say that the professors in charge will answer any question asked. Under present circumstances one doesn't feel like asking questions. If he did, he knows so little about the subject that he doesn't know what to ask. The figures are to him only blocks of marble or plaster; and half the students in the University don't know which.
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certain hours on stated days of the week, whose business it will be to tell all, who are inclined to listen, what is in the museum. Let short lectures be given, not necessarily dry scientific lectures—but on methods of collecting, where this or that was found, what it signifies, the peculiarities of that animal and so on.
Of course these suggestions will not be heeded. Students will continue to go through the University without knowing anything about the museums; visitors will continue to be hurried through them on week days and locked out of them on Sundays; and our magnificent collections will continue to do only a fraction of the good they might do.
More could be done in this way to arouse an interest in natural history than any amount of display goods that have no meaning can ever do.
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The world do move, a course in woman suffrage is to be offered in the University next year. Kansas is still ahead.
All the May magazines on sale at Smith's news depot.