====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Courier Page 0116_1 from reel: L 723 (1887-09-09 to 1893-06-07) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/130980 Title: Students Petition Legislature for Gymnasium Summary: About three hundred students signed petition to legislature requesting funds to establish a gymnasium at the university, with most signatures from male students. Category: campus news Subjects: university facilities; student activism; campus development Named Entities: Chapman, C. B. [president]; Brown, R. D. [vice president]; Hall, C. S. [secretary] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Faculty Meeting Discusses Examination Policies Summary: Faculty meeting at Washburn discusses whether professors should give final examinations to their respective classes, with some favoring the old custom and others preferring a new system. Category: campus news Subjects: academic policy; faculty governance; university administration Confidence: 0.8 Title: Pi Beta Phi Reception Details Summary: Description of Pi Beta Phi Sorosis reception held at residence of Hon. Henry Tisdale, featuring decorations, entertainment, and attendees. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student organizations; social events; campus life Named Entities: Tisdale, Henry [host]; Webster, Babcock, Maxwell, Pickering, Hadley, Fullerton, Johnston, Kate Miller, Tenney, Buckingham, Brown, Helen Webber, Mary Miller, Pugh, Crotty, Manly, Anna Barker, Millia Crotty, Penfield, White, Lou Barker, Snow, McCague, Dow, Tisdale and Sutliff Confidence: 0.75 Title: Oratorical Association Meeting Report Summary: Report on Oratorical Association meeting where officers were elected and program details were discussed. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; campus events; academic competitions Named Entities: Prescott, J. A. [president]; Brown, W. H. [secretary]; Mushrush, J. A. [committee member]; Kellogg, V. L. [committee member]; C. E. Street [committee member] Confidence: 0.7 Title: Literary Societies Update Summary: Update on Orophilian and Athenaeum literary societies, noting their activities and membership. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; academic activities; campus life Confidence: 0.7 Title: Phi Beta Phi Activities Summary: Information about Phi Beta Phi society activities and membership. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; social events; campus life Confidence: 0.65 Title: University Directory Summary: Listing of various university organizations and their meeting times/locations including fraternities, clubs, and associations. Category: informational content Subjects: campus organizations; student groups; university contacts Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.