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VOL. VI.
Miss Fannie Blair, of Atchison, is visiting May Webster.
E. A. Brown, of 83, attended the Theta party Friday evening.
Miss Laura O'Brien spent commencement week in the city.
Miss Penfield and Miss Miller were at the University Monday.
Miss Ida Moore, of Emporia, is the guest of the Misses Wilder.
Denton Dunn spent Saturday and Sunday with his Phi Psi brothers.
Miss Knox, of Independence, Mo. is visiting Miss Benedict this week.
J. A. Mushrush left last Saturday for Topeka, where he has accepted a position.
L. A. Gilbert was in Lawrence the first of the week to attend the Phi Gam party.
Miss Luella Moore, of '87, is spending commencement week with her many friends.
Prof. Phelps, the tennis and base ball player from Washburn, was shaking hands with the Beta's Saturday.
Prof. Arthur Canfield's students and friends will be glad to learn that he will keep house next year in the present dwelling of Prof. Aldrich, where he will be able to meet them on a more social and intimate footing than heretofore.
Coolest and neatest summer suits on earth at Crains & Urbansky's. Crains & Urbansky are the popular student clothiers. Why? Because they are obliging, gentlemanly, and sell the most goods for the least money.
Last Wednesday night University Hall was crowded to hear the commencement concert of the Department of Music. The concert was one of the most entertaining and successful ever given here. Miss Minnie Innes in two numbers showed herself a pleasing and correct player. Miss March's singing was up to her usual standard and her selections well made. The playing of Miss Nellie Franklin was excellent. She rendered Chopin's charming waltz op 18 with special beauty and expression. Mr.J.C. Manning appeared to good advantage in his three num
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JUNE 7, 1888.
Annual Commencement Concert.
bers. Mr. Manning graduates next year and his great ability is thoroughly recognized in Lawrence. Miss Lallie Buckingham is a young player much promise.
The department was assisted by Mr. J. H. Bell, who favored the audience with two cornet solos. The Department of Music closes a most successful year's work with this concert. The growth of the department is gratifying to all friends of the University and of music. Lawrence owes what she has of musical culture to this department, and with the present efficient instructors and the ones who must be added in the near future it will become one of the most widely known of University institutions.
Athenaeum Anniversary.
Last Friday night the Athenaeum Literary society held its first anniversary in University Hall. The following was the program:
Essay, Emperor William, by Miss Laura Gregg. The essay, though somewhat long, was very interesting and the delivery was good.
Oration, "The Future of Our Nation," by Miss Gertrude Hunnicutt. Miss Hunnicutt is well known as one of the best lady speakers in the University. Her oration was up to her usual high standard.
Declamation, "The Diver" by Miss McMurry. This selection was very well rendered, though the delivery was perhaps a little too dramatic.
Oration, "The Necessity and Use of Political Parties," by J. A. Mushrush. Mr. Mushrush is becoming conspicuous as an orator and his oration was a credit to him in every respect. His was one of the best efforts of the evening.
Mr. Geo. Holsinger acquitted himself admirably as president of the evening. Excellent music was furnished by J. C. Manning, Miss Jenie Weller and Dan Crew. The exercises were well appreciated by the large audience, and were certainly a credit to Athenaeum.
The fact that the edition of the "Sun Flowers" is already nearly exhausted, testifies plainly to their popularity.
Debate, "Resolved, that the interest and success of prohibition demands the formation of a third party." Affirmative, R. D. Brown. Negative, J. B. Stout. Both sides of the question were ably sustained. Mr. Brown was logical and forceable, and Mr. Stout has a goo dvoice and with training will become a fine speaker.
Local.
It is very gratifying to see the good feeling which at present exists between K. S. U. students and those of Washburn.
Our base ball manager, Prof. Carruth, should be congratulated for his efficient management of the base ball team. The team has made all of its own expenses.
It is to be regretted that the students have been too busy to get up a field day program. There are doubtless some students present who could break previous records.
The tennis games between the Washburn and University teams were very close. Both the single and double games were won by the K. S. U. team, game being 6 to 4 in both.
The Lawrence Business College and Academy has no vacation. Students can enter at any time and pursue their studies as rapidly as their ability will permit. During the summer months is a good time to pursue a Business, Short Hand or Teachers' Course of study. The summer Normal Institute begins June 12th and continues eight weeks. The tuition for this term is $8.00.
We are under obligations to Harry Buckingham for the sketch of the Senior class and for much able assistance in other directions; and to Mr. S. T. Gilmore for the reports of Class day and Commencement day exercises. We regret that lack of space compel us to curtail our accounts of other exercises, and in some cases to crowd them out altogether.
THE NEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of the Lawrence Business College and Academy of English and Classics, for 188B, is written with so much charm of style as to impart to it a delightful interest in the reading, besides it contains several specimens of pen work and engravings showing some of the departments of the college, etc., the whole combining to make a desirable compendium of Information concerning Business, Short Hand, Normal and Academic education. Any one may secure a copy free by addressing
E. L. McILRAVY, Supt. Lawrence, Kansas.
No. 38.
Nobby fitting summer suits for very little money at Crains & Urbansky's.
Summer suits, neat and nobby at Crains & Urbansky's.
Base ball goods at Smith's.
See those French flannel coats and vests at Crains & Urbansky's.
Flannel coats and vests, neat and cool; just the thing you want before you go home. Get them at Crains & Urbansky's.
Commencement day was expected to be the great day of the week. Accordingly a great crowd was present more than could possibly get inside of the doors of the chapel—and their expectations were fully realized.
Coats' House Orchestra furnished the music. Of it, it is sufficient to say that it was characterized by the artistic rendition of choice and difficult selections. It was as it has been all week—well worth going up to hear aside from the regular literary program.
The first speaker on the program was T. F. Doran. His subject was "Po'itical Mummies." His oration showed the great negligence of our better classes in political affairs and its effect upon our government. If we want good government, every citizen must participate in every caucus, in every primary, in every election, then politics and government become more pure and more honest.
W. S. Allen followed with an oration on "Roman Society as Depicted by Tacitus." In the days of Tacitus Rome was under the Emperors—brutal, cruel, merciless and avaricious rulers. The throne was generally gained by blood and in turn lost by blood. As the rulers were, so were the people. Still their stage of civilization was high.
"But we are compelled to say that its civilization, with all its brilliancy, lacked the vital spark; it was soulless, faithless, and hence really unprogressive. We would not, if we could, exchange our religious principles for their demoralizing materialism. We would not give up our political activity and freedom for their selfish indifference to responsibility, nor would we exchange our busy competitive industry for the wasteful indolence of the Roman."
"The Theory and Place of the State University," an oration by A. May Churchill, came next. It was a marshaling of the reasons for and the benefits of a university supported by the state. The University is a constant inspiration to all who are in attendance upon the public system of schools. It is in the culture gained that the best results of university training lie. The student does but freely receive, that freely he may give hereafter.
W. E. Higgins was the next speaker. His subject was "Skepticism and the Colleges."
There is a false skepticism and a true skepticism. The false doubts for fear of being thought bigots, fools, or slaves. But the true doubts that it may investigate. This age says, not our creed is the truth, but our aim is the truth. To overcome the false doubt with the true is the work of the college.
"The Economic Justification of the Organization of Labor," by John A. Presscott, was the closing oration for the class.
After laying down the principles by which economic institutions are judged, and stating the generally accepted ideal of the just rate of wages, he showed that, if the forces of perfect competition were not hampered, the actual rate of wages would correspond with the ideal rate. He then showed how the free action of competitive forces is obstructed and the dangerous effects of this obstruction upon the working-men. They must be the defenders of
their own rights, and the labor union, though often defective in its operation, seem at present to be the workingmen's best instrument.
The Masters Oration by Miss Mina E. Marvin on a study in French Literature for the length of the production was a very good review of French Literature from the time of Louis XIII.
The class of '88 may well feel proud of their Commencement exercises.
The members of the Senior Pharmacy class have located as follows: Frank L. Abbey, city drug store, Newton, Kas.; W. C. Albach has several places in view, but has not decided where he will locate; W. P. Brown can be found at his home in Leavenworth; Herbert M. Herold can also be found in Leavenworth. Ernest Himoe will connect himself with S. O. Himoe & Co., of this city; George McClaren says he will be found in K. C.; R. J. McClure will start a drug store for himself, but is not certain where; E. R. Rankin has accepted a place in the City drug store, Lawrence; Miss M. A. Rice, the only lady member, is uncertain where she will reside in the future; John W. Root may be found in Wyandotte, Kas.; C. B. Spencer has secured a place in Leiss', this city; Geo. F. Weida says his address will be 922 Tennessee street, Lawrence; A. E. Topping will take the best place and the most money.
A good audience assembled in University Hall Tuesday morning to hear the exercises of the Senior Law class. After the invocation by the Rev. R. A. George, John W. Roberts, of Wichita, delivered a strong oration, having as his subject "Why A Lawyer." Mr. Roberts' delivery is earnest and effective. His subject matter was excellent, the oration being one of the best of the day. "Our Profession" was the thesis subject of C. E. Harbaugh, of Erie, Kansas. The speaker has an enviable command of English which will serve him well in his chosen profession. The discussion on the question "Shall the Jury System be Abolished," by H. A. Peairs, of Hasper, and E. S. Rice, of Smith Centre, was interesting. Both gentlemen are good speakers, the delivery of Mr. Rice being especially good.
S. T. Gilmore, of Eudora, delivered one of the best orations of the day. His subject, "The Sphere of the Law," gave him ample scope to introduce many beautiful suggestions. His effort was one of the best of the day, although he labored under great disadvantage, owing to the fact that he was scarcely able to appear at all on account of illness.
S. P. King, of Augusta, has rather odd delivery, but his oration was an able one.
The music by the Coats House orchestra pleasantly punctuated the program. All in all it was one of the best days of the week.
Read Abe Levy's Display "Ad." in this issue of the Courier.