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Alex. E. Protsch, Fashionable
Tailor, 917 Mass.
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A Few Things that He Accidentally Heard and Jotted Down.
Now, I flatter myself that I possess that rare quality, the art of listening, to an extent that is seldom possessed by but few mortals on this mundane sphere. The art of conversation it is true is on a decline in this grand old monumental structure that points to higher realms of knowledge, but the true art of listening, that does not find an impediment by a door or wall being between, is much cultivated in the higher classes of the students who are actuated by their desire for knowledge to sacrifice many little things which are really of no importance.
Of course I, myself, as I said before, am an attentive listener, and so I go prowling about "cum auribus erectis." We heard something. In fact we wanted to know what the Profs, might say about
which they had been hold ing over a certain noble 31, and about which no doubt they were cogitating. We heard Prof. Snow as he carelessly swung his overcoat over his shoulder remark to Prof. Green: "Well Jim did you ever hear of such an iniation as this one before. The boys of K. S. U. only let loose once in a while, you know, but when they do it is daring undertakings that they attempt: no not attempt merely, for they have too much of the western nerve to fail. Professor don't you remember the time the boys decorated the chapel with the animals from the museum? You know they put an owl in Chancellor Marvin's chair, not because he was solemn or because the boys disliked him for he was very popular with the students, but because they must put something in his chair.
Then in Prof. Miller's chair they placed a skeleton and Prof. Robinson was favored by being likened to one of the old plaster casts of the ancient Roman deities. The boys all liked him then as they do now. Prof. Canfield received his share of their regard by having his chair occupied by a great pile of books labelled "REFERENCES" in large letters.
What did they liken me to in this little assembly? Well, you know as well asl, that the Anthropoid that you may see over in Snow Hall, seated upon a limb of a tree reading the Bible was the usurper of my chair. Of course we all pretended to be angry and made a great pretense of trying to search out and punish the wicked students who had dared to do this. But really we had many a
joke about this prank."
Here Prof. Snow concluded and they parted. We were a little anxious to accompany him, but as Prof. Green turned toward Massachusetts St. we concluded that we had better follow him. So we turned our steps after Prof. Green. Presently we came upon him just as he met one of his unions,
AN ISHMAELITE,
hagar, by name, whom we heard accost the Prof. with "How do you do Professor. It is a fine day is it not, for so cloudy a time on the hill? Prof. G.—rammed his hands violently down in his pockets, spat out a small cheek of tobacco and looking at Hagar with a fixed and reproachful stare "Hagar, d——m you., Don't call me Prof. Call me Jim. Give me a chew of tobacco Hagar." Hagar was out and we left the Prof. and Hagar talking over the latest case in court.
We wended our way to our familiar place of refreshment where hash is the main article of diet. Of course what we had heard was too good to keep, so we told it to one of the students who sat opposite us at the table of the Famous Delmonico. My little tale brought to his mind in some unaccountable way
AN EPISODE
that occured a year or so ago. He leaned back in his chair, put his thumbs in the arm-holes of his vest and related, in an amusing droll way the following:—
"You know as well as I do that Prof. Blake is extremely partial to beautiful young ladies and is very gallant. He himself is far from being homely with his clear cut face and dashing black mustache, at least he always receives his due share of admiration from bright feminine eyes. Now, the time that I refer to was one fall. The Bismarck fair was going on. Prof. Blake you know had not been here very long. -He was not generally known as a Prof. One day as he entered the street car on his way to Lawrence, his aesthetical eye was cognizant of the fact that there were two divinely fair and beautiful damsels who were seated opposite to him. They knew beauty in a masculine form, for they gazed at him with undisguised admiration.
Prof. stood it as long as possible then found occasion to lower the window of the car which they were vainly endeavoring to move, and remark "You found the Bismarck fair delightful I suppose?" To which the damsel whom Prof. was likening to Venus and was thinking what a depth of soul those beautiful bright blue eyes betokened, answered, "Yez sur, an ye betcher sweet life, I jist had a splendiferous an scrumptions time. But I did so wish 'et pap wuz along, fur pap hain't never seen no buffalo sence he done gone over the plains in 1849.——Say dontcher know my pap he'z Here Prof. fainted and his dream of love came to naught. They carried him from the car and it was thought for a time that he would never walk the halls of K. S. U. again. But by the careful manipulation of a couple of
dynamics and the copious use of Agna fortis he was resuscitated."
This story we thoroughly enjoyed. We had almost made up our mind to leave the savory viands, when we heard some one at the table behind us mention
THE NEW SOROSIS
in a frightened stage whisper. Well in our duty we were not lacking. We were listening and this is what we heard a Phi Gamma Theta Beta Chi Nu say to a Kappa Gamma Phi; "Say, Miss K. G. P., is there anything certain about that new girl's frat?" "Well we girls have just about decided that it is a blind" responded Miss K. And, oh! my! but we are awful glad of it, for if there is a new Sorosis started it will make us work harder than we have ever done before especially if those girls whom we think are are at the head of it really and truly are in it.
Truly speaking, we girls don't want a new sorosis among us. It did scare us so that we forgot all about our pledge and rushed new girls long before the "combination rush trust," as you boys call it, expired."
Just then these words of Southey occurred to the Listener: "There are three things a wise man will not trust:" the wind, the sunshine of an April day and a woman's plighted faith. He thought how true: and he sighed. With this thought Miss K. for some unaccountable reason stopped talking. But she might as well continued for this Listener is as silent as the grave.
Wilcox-Marvin.
Yesterday at 12:30 Prof. A. M. Wilcox and Miss Mina E. Marvin were united in marriage at the home of the bride on South Vermont street. Bishop W. X. Ninde, of the Methodist church, performed the impressive and interesting ceremony. Immediately after an elegant dinner the happy couple left for the east where they will spend the holidays in pleasant travel. Among other points they will visit Washington and Baltimore,
Dr. A.M.Wilcox, as Professor of Greek, is popularly known to every student of the University. He took his chair in 1885 and his exceptional ability has won him place and importance. He is a graduate of Yale and Johns Hopkins. He has added to this education by extensive travel abroad.
The bride is known to well in Lawrence to need an introduction. She was graduated from the University in 81 and since then has continued her studies at home and abroad. She is one of the most popular women in the church and society circles of Lawrence.
The COURIER unites with their host of friends in wishing them a long life of joy and prosperity.
Board $3.00 per week at the Metropolitan Hotel.
A MEDLEY
THAT HAS A SONG FOR EV:
ERY BODY.
Oh, we are students of K. S. U.,
Oh, we are students of K. S. U.,
We're Barbs, are we, and we're loyal and
true.
We lead all our classes, and never have
spats,
And our motto will ever be, "Down with
the frats."
Oh, we are the gentlemen of K. U,
We love our brothers, you bet we do.
The Barbs don't like us, but then what of
that?
We'll stick to our U, and we'll stick to our frat.
III.
Oh, we're the most spirited class in the U. We think we can run the whole school, we do.
We're handsome and good, and are proud of our canes.
And to speak the truth frankly, were proud of our brains.
We're what they call "suckers" in K. S U.
We don't think its right, we don't, do you?
you.
Fraternity men, we'd all like to be,
But we've not been invited to join, you
see.
We're good, loyal members of Rho Kappa Tau.
Tau,
We're the best set of fellows that ever you saw,
We're brim full of fun, and we'll put a man through,
So look out gentle "sucker," or next we'll
VI.
Now we belong to the Fac-ul-tee,
Who run the institute, you see.
And we think we can do old K. S. U.
As brown is the next set of Profs can do
Those Parties.
The Kappas were guests at the beautiful home of J. D. Bowersock last Saturday afternoon. The principal entertainment was he rendering of a charming musicale. Elegant refreshments were served, and the "new girls" were pinned and a delightful timo was enjoyed.
The guests at the Alpha Theta party last Friday evening never enjoyed themselves better. Miss Sidney Daily proved herself a charming hostess.
The Sigma Nn party was a delightful affair. Happier hours were never spent by a gay throng of metry-makers.
Prof. Snow entertained the Old and New Club last Saturday evening. The evening was pleasanty and profitably spent.
Phi Gamma Delta celebrated the ninth anniversary of the establishment of Pi Deuteron chapter at K. of P. hall last evening, with one of the most successful fraternity receptions ever given Lawrence.
A very pleasant feature was the presence of a number of the old boys who deliht to drop in once or twice a year and shake hands with their brothers and old friends.
Among those present were; Misses Tisdale, Webster, McMillan, Roberts, Dailey, Weber, Southard, Harrison, Hawkins, McCague, Hadley, Berry, Towne, Mame Lyons, Menefee of Ottowa, Laura Lyons, Griffith, Franklin, Ross, Nelson, Maxwell, Beard, Pennabaker, Hutchings; Mesdames Green, Stevens and Riggs and Messrs. Challiss, Fox, Johnson Carson, Harper, DeFord, Butterworth, Hooper, Flannelly, Curry, Bennett, Dalby, McCague, Lewis, Rankin, Voorhis, Franklin, Crane Prof. Blake, Merriam, Horton, Hackett, Harry Riggs, Will Jackson, W. Y. Morgan, Harry DeFord, Prof. Green, Hon. S. A. Riggs, Hogeboom, Valentine and Kaiser.
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