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VOL VII.
Local.
Verdant.
(Continued from former issue.)
Not sat-fied yet? Want to see the young ladies'?
And to hear a recital whose tone and whose grade is
Of kindlier spirit, a more delicate vein
Not marred by the strife and the haughty
di-dain
Which characterizes the other refrain?
We'll must say, Young Verdant, you're certainly curious.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
But yet I confess it's a treat to allure us.
So now Madameoselles, if you'll please concend
To grant us the favor and so far unbend
As to satisfy the desire of our friend
And the grace of your person and intel,
lect lend
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 25, 1889.
To—you will? then here-Verdant, attend! *
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Now really we're not at all giddy,
You think so?  Dear me, what a pity!
Of course we all do things.
And tl——look askance.
But we're otherwise awfully stiddy
And our "shlimes", and our "g'ubs" I surmise.
Would be like to open your eyes.
We quat on the floor
And all castons ignore,
Blithe the sun down and bathe.
While the victaals we just paralyze!
Why yeas, of course. Were you there? Hod an elegant time. Mandolin Club and floor waxed till you could hardly stand. Danced everytime and the nine extra!
Oh dear I do wish they would build a cable car or a dummy line up that horrible hill. I just know its ruining my health a d wrote momma so, to climb that hateful old thing every morning.
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Both me gay and the plain and demure; So I ecn' really tell
We endeavor all kinds to secure
Our distinctions as well
As I might if we only were fewer;
For we've the "precisely prim young creature"
And tae-girl "who makes music a feature"
And a quiet kind of "nun"
Who considers it fun
A lver so many other kinds, cause they're so many of us. We've every imaginable class from Sally Dossenback from Way back to Miss Vere de Vere from Topk and we are the coming Frat of the school, cause they're so many of us. And we naturally beat them all "rusbing" this fall, cause they're so many of us. And then they're so many of us—
To sit at a Henry Ward Beecher.
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We were what you might designate "too many."
When we were young and quite numerous
In a style that mod- rividy humorous.
B but you correct us dissonant is tealting,
The idea of vein vs eye long concealing;
B but you can cut your whose stack
What in this way we look
Is made up by our attracting feelings,
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We were on our muscle.
dress to eat a ten cent meal, and have the privilege of airing ones aristocratic tendencies and ___
We've just jothed the Ancient Order of Huskiness, the *be a nice crowd* who can tell us what sort of times, and how they have canned, and depressed the masses with a jugging doar
Now what do I think? well, just about this.
Appears to have formed, by some process or other.
That every particular fraternity miss
And held the same view as her Fraternity brother.
And are rather more generally given to "gushing."
With perhaps this exception—they indulge in more "rushing"
O'er their own many virtues and likewise bewailing
Their 'sisters' short-comings and various failing.
Rock-Chalk-Jay-Hawk, K. U!
Now for Emporia.
The library has received a number of new books.
Exams are ended and the time of parting has come.
A number of new students have entered the University.
Andy Reed is advertising another raffle for the students.
Monday night was plainly ladies night at the opera house.
The class in zoology commenced yesterday in Snow Hall.
Both the Phi Gams and Sigs will give parties next week.
A number of the students have fathers in the legislature.
The Phi Psis gave an informal hop last Wednesday night.
There is some talk of having a May party with Horzoobren as queen.
A number of Washburn students attended the oratorial contest.
A large number of fraternity parties are billed for the near future.
The election of officers on both the Courier and Times will be held soon.
Prof. Snow is busily engaged in classifying the large collection of fossil leaves.
What are the barb editors of the Times up to? Another has disappeared.
Every one is going to the state contest at Emporia to hurrah for Reed and K. S. U.
The main floor of t's chapel was filled at the contest Tuesday night. The "sure enough" stock holders are happy.
The University investigating committee, appointed by the senate, will be down next week.
It is probable that the Santa Fe will give reduced rates to all students attending the coming contest.
The Pi Beta Psi's will hold a grab at the residence of Miss Miles Saturday evening. It is said that several young ladies will be initiated into the Sorosis.
The Review is out to-day.
The corridors presented a very desolate appearance this week. Everybody was enduring exams.
Finney was visiting his Phi Delt brothers to-day.
Ask Roberts about small-pox.
The Minnonite college at McPherson is nearly completed.
Two stories of "Bethel" college, at Newton, are completed.
The average of the present attendance at chapel is about thirty.
The students have well patronized the "pathfinders" this week.
The average age among thh senior Laws is twenty-three and five-sevenths years.
The children in the street cry, so say Virtue and White: "I'm a barb no longer, I'm a Sigma Chi."
The weather turned warm this week, much to the disgust of the lovers of skating.
There was an excellent article on "Liberal Education" by W. B. Strouble, in the January Salina Normal Register.
Final evidence was given in the oratorical trial last Saturday morning. The decision of the judges will soon be announced.
The Betas will entertain their lady friends in their "elegant hall" next Friday evening.
Our genial clerk, Will Curry has been kept busy this week recording and announcing examination grades to the students.
The student who buys his own coal is not kicking against the warm weather which we have had so far this winter.
M. O. Billings, of Marion, will soon start a monthly magazine called the Rural Konson. It will be a farmers paper and the only magazine published in the state.
The young lady students are said to be all broke up over our bandroom clerk and that shy and diffident young man is now almost afraid to go out alone on account of their persecutions.
E·D. Eames is busily engaged in cleaning and dressing the buffalo hides preparatory to immersing them in brine. A few choice ones will be mounted, while the rest will be used for exchange with less fortunate institutions
It is greatly desired by a class of students that the professor in English place among the theme subjects the "Necessity of a Gymnasium." A startling amount of eluquence and argument has already been expended on this all important subject.
The following books have just been received for the University library; Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, by Harrison and Baskerville; Civilization of the United States, by Matthew Arnold; Letters of Lady Montagne, edited by W. May Thomas; Literary History of England, by Mrs. Ouplhan.
Personal.
Miss Alice Penfield will visit Miss Lyons soon.
Miss Clark enters school this term.
C. M. Randolph re-enters school this term.
Knowlton is now rooming with Edson, on the hill.
A. E. Curdy leaves for Europe the first of next month.
Wehe and Stanley now room on Ohio street.
Miss Mame Lyons enters the University this term.
Mrs. Dudley Haskell was among Monday's visitors.
Otis received a visit from his father this week.
Miss McMillan has returned from her tour through the East.
Miss Bessie Shepherd, of the Busi-
Miss Webster surprised her friends by visiting the University Monday.
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Miss Bessie Shepherd, of the Business College, has entered the University.
Earlart is now rooming with Butterworth and Flannelly on Kentucky street.
Tip McIntire enters the University this term. He is a fine baseball player, as all the boys know.
Suppose you have noticed the ribbon Flannelly and Butterworth are wearing.
Miss Lulu Kenyon and Miss Eva Howe are new additions to the drawing and painting classes in the Art Department.
Kaiser was suddenly called home Saturday to attend the funeral of a friend. He returned in time for exa- ninations.
"Bee" Butler will go to the inauguration of Harrison with the First Regiment Band.
Hamblin will not return to the University this year, but will attend the Ottawa University.
Ernest Robinson and Herb Had ley are having a duck "boat" built preparatory to duck hunting next spring.
Miss Florence Beck, one of the Greencastle, Ind., Thet's, will visit Miss Webster and Miss Benedict next week.
Prof. Marsh's resignation has aracted much comment in the press of the State.
Miss Webter attended the German given by the Imperial club at Topeka Wednesday evening.
Miss Benn, Mrs Shaw and Miss Darrah were shown through the University last Monday.
Fox attended the golden wedding of his grand-parents last Mon ay. If he look weak and worried, don't be astonished. He hasn't recovered from his role on the Carbondale railroad.
Hackett lost his bet on the contest.
Gilmore was in Leavenworth Friday.
E. S. Meade was on this week's sick list.
Prof. Green went to Topeka Wednesday.
Miss Emma Dunn, a former student, has entered the Junior class.
Miss Penfield is visiting Miss Mame Lyons.
Nissen, of this city, has entered the University for the remainder of the year.
M. O. Billings visited his Phi Psi brethren Tuesday and visited old friends.
The class in Freshman French took up Raceine's Athalie yesterday morning.
Olson and Dolman of Washburn were interested auditors at the contest Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Goldstandt of Westcliffe, Colo., were shown about the University Tuesday.
C. S. Gleed of Topeka, M. P. Simpson, of McPherson, and C. R. Mitchell of Geuda, were in town to attend the Regent's meeting Tuesday.
Edson, Armstrong and Shellabarger will go to Topeka to-night to spend Sunday and recuperate after the excessive strain of the examinations.
Tucker, first baseman of Washburn base ball nine was among the number of students who came down from the college up the river to take in the contest.
T. F. Doran, a last year's graduate and one of the contestants in theatrical exercises last year came down from Topeka Tuesday and smiled at the efforts of some of the boys who were trying to distinguish themselves and win immortal fame.
Harry Smith, an old Phi Gam boy now attending West Point, spent his holidays in New York with his brethren Blair and Crowell.
W. A. Jackson, of last year's law class, besides having built up a fair practice at Atchison, Ks., represents Dun's Mercantile Agency in that city and is doing well generally.
H. E. Riggs writes from Temple, F.x., and says he is very well pleased with his position. He has about five hundred miles of railroad to look after and is kept pretty busy. He expects to make a trip through all the large cities in Texas before the winter is over.
What makes the boys all gather in groups on the street Tuesday and Friday afternoons and look about as if expecting to see some one? Why to see the little maidens tripping with dainty footsteps with dumbbells and Indian clubs in hand to attend the gymnasium meeting.
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