THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY
COURIER.
SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
VOL. VI.
Personal.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 6, 1888.
M. J. Keys was in the City to-day. Miss May Webster is visiting in Aethison.
Prot. Blake visited in Chicago Christmas.
O. H. Campbell spent his vacation at Lyndon.
Shellabarger hung up his stocking in Topeka.
Miss Lillie McMillan passed the vacation in K. C.
John C. Hogan returned from Belleville Monday.
Caldwell whiled away the two weeks at Concordia.
W. A. White spent his vacation doing "nothing."
J. Holsinger spent his vacation at his home in Rosedale.
Dr. Wilcox spent the holidays at his home in Baltimore
Henri Nickel remained in Lawrence during holidays to read.
Cyrus Crane spent the first part of the week in Kansas City.
Charlie Spencer and Earle Sweppe were in Leavenworth last week.
C. M. Watson visited his brother at Wandyotte during the vacation.
Postlethwaite returned from the precincts of Chanute on Monday.
Mr. Frank Hutchings visited old scenes at the University Tuesday.
W. W. Davis visited in Junction City and Salina during his vacation.
Miss Gussie Price will be back to attend the Kappa party this evening.
Frank Olney received a beautiful fraternity pin as a Christmas present.
F. D. Hutchings, an old K. S. U. student, was in town the first of the week.
Charles Chanute returned from Kansas City last Friday to look up his studies(?)
Miss May Reasoner, an old students visited her sister Miss Florence, the first of the week.
Miss Julia Benedict attended a number of parties in Kansas City during the holidays.
Burt Smith will not re-enter school but will attend an art school at Kansas City. Burt is a genius.
C. L. Smith of the class of '87 was seen in Kansas City during the vacation by several of his friends.
Taylor and Brown returned from making the people of Leavenworth happy, the first of the week.
H. E. Finney holds a position as bookkeeper in Armour's packing house in Kansas City, and will not return this time.
O. H. Holmes says that he skated twenty miles and back one afternoon during the vacation. "It sounds to me."
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Miss Julia Benedict's name appeared several times in the society notes of the Kansas City Journal during the vacation.
Chancellor Lippincott was in Topeka.
Local.
The University Review came out to-day.
The Senior class has but one week vacation.
A number of the profs. spent their vacation in the east.
Seniors and Juniors hand in those lists of your studies.
The university was thoroughly cleaned during vacation.
The chemical laboratory presents a neat appearance since the holidays.
J. W. Roberts visited his home in Butler County during the holidays.
Prof. Snow delivered an address before the State Teachers' Association.
Brewster is undoubtedly correct in his rendition of "The Prisoner of Children."
The days lengtheneth, and soon the student will begin to shorten his study hours.
The class in Constitutional and Political History are soon to have their pictures taken.
Only two more issues will burden he present editorial staff. Great rejoicing will follow.
Harry E. Riggs has accepted a position on the Chicago extension of the A.T. & S.F.
Examination only two weeks off. Great consternation and much studying among the students.
Several of our professors attended and took part in the State Teachers' association last week.
Several new students have already arrived. The opening of the new term will doubtless bring many more.
The Entre Nous reception at the Eldridge House last Friday evening was the affair of the Lawrence holidays.
It is rumored that another of fair K. S. U. maids is engaged, and will soon be greeted with the title of Mrs. ___.
L. D. Decamp attended the leap year ball at Emporia Wednesday evening and returned to the University Thursday.
A new barrel of alcohol has lately arrived, billed K. S. U., Lawrence, Kansas. Prohibition papers please don't copy.
Last Sunday's Kansas City Times paid a high compliment to our professor of Political Science, James H. Canfield.
The ball given by the First Regiment Band Monday evening was well attended and an enjoyable time is reported.
Several nicely bound volumes of the catalogues, circulars, etc., of '87 were received at the office from Topeka this week.
Did you have a good time?
The Sophomore Greek class is reviewing Thucydides.
The next vacation will probably be Washington's birthday.
Again everything is moving along smoothly after the war on Turkey.
The Kappas give the first party of the new year at K. of P. hall to-night.
How many sly little flirtations did you have on your trip to and from home?
German beginners next term must be rubbing up on their English grammar now.
One hundred and fifty visitors registered at the University during the holidays.
Profs. Snow and Dyche claim that the buffalo is the best specimen in the country.
The second term begins Monday, January 30. Two weeks more of this term.
About fifteen of that same Sophomore class have failed to hand in their third theme.
A number of the Courier "walkers" were late in returning from holiday dissipation.
We would like to see the college paper that is edited and published entirely by students.
There has been some change in rooms and board since vacation among the dissatisfied.
Nearly all of the students got back Monday. Giving us one day to get back in works well.
A number of K. S. U.'s adherents attended the elegant reception given by the Entre Nous on the 30th alt.
Preps have been eating candy and cracking nuts in the classes all week, as the result of a happy Christmas.
A large number of professors and students attended the State Teachers association at Topeka during the holidays.
Prof. Canfield has rearranged his tables during the vacation. They present the appearance of an old Roman dining table.
That sweet little semi-annual blessing which is showered upon us all, will soon be upon us again—the paying of our contingent fee.
Prof. Canfield has ordered the students to present their examination books to him. The students present them with fear and trembling.
The Washburn Argo appears with some more insulting insinuations against K. S. U. The articles of an idiot are of no force whatever
The spring vacations are shorter than the fall or winter vacations just when they ought to be longer, for the students are naturally in need of rest.
Henry Putnam and Miss Lillie Sherman, old University students, are to be married to-day at Quincy, Ill. The Courier presents congratulations.
Four orations have been handed to the committee of the Oratorical association. All orations are due by twelve o'clock to-night or are debarred.
One week from to-night K. S. U. selects the man who will represent the State of Kansas in the next Inter-State oratorical contest. Paste this in your hat.
About forty volumes arrived this week at the library, of the magazine of electrical engineering, for the department of Physics. This is a valuable addition.
Prof. Canfield has presented the class in Constitutional and Political history with card analysis of the work pursued by his students in the various presidents' administrations.
The proof sheet of the local page of the last issue of the COURIER was read by a blind Chinaman. So excuse the few typographical errors that escaped his notice.
Young ladies of K. S. U! It is now leap year. 1888 is divisible by four. Yes! Again we say it is leap year. It is leap year, and do not forget it.
F. E. Reed contemplates writing a book called "Homeward bound." A buggy ride, three days in a snow drift, and a railroad wreck will be the chief features of the thrilling story.
Many of the teachers came down from the State Teachers' Association at Topeka during the holidays and were shown over the city and University. They were entertained in royal style.
We rise to remark that our deptament of Physics is somewhat on the "boom." There will soon be about eight large rooms well furnished and equipped for the students in this department, and it is not a very good year for Physics either.
The juniors are petitioning the faculty to give them a special course in Political Science in their senior year, as under the present arrangement their studies will so conflict that they cannot successfully follow their course.
The President of Highland University gave denominational institutions away at Topeka. We admire the President for his courage in stating the truth however odious it is to denominational institutions. Washburn please consider his sentiments.
The lessons were very poor on Tuesday, but the professors seemed to have expected it and were unusually good natured. Perhaps they were so glad to see the students back. It must be very hard for them to get along without them for two whole weeks.
A. L. Burney made a mash in Olathe in the early part of the vacation. It is not known whether he spent all his time there or not.
The Science club holds its first meeting of the new year to-night. The following program has been posted: A new antiseptic, A. E. Slosson; Coral Reefs, L. L. Dyche; Modern Ordnance, F.C. Keys; Notes on Kansas Kaolin, V. L. Kellogg; Scientific Review, C. E. Springer; discussion.
"The work in the University will be resumed this morning. The usual vacation of two weeks is over, and the students will doubtless begin work with new interest and vigor." —Journal, Jan. 3. "Oh were you e'er a school boy!" It is hardly likely or you would have known that a two weeks' vacation takes all the "new interest and vigor" out of a person. The first few days after a vacation are always just a little dull.
The following is the program of the exercises at Athenaeum this afternoon. There should be a good attendance. Keep up the literary spirit of our University. Reading, Clara Merrifield; declamation, C. S. Hall; essay, E. S. Meach; oration, F. S. Draper; reading T. J. Gilbert; declamation, Gertrude Hunnicutt; essay, J. A. Mushrush; discussion of essay; debate, "Resolved, That the government should own and control a telegraph system. Affirmative, C. P. Chapman and N. M. Merrifield; negative, H. G. Withington, and G. Holsinger.
The local oratorical contest will come off in one week. Every student should make it a point to attend the contest, as the prices are within the reach of all, and it is the only time during the year except commencement week, that they can have a chance to listen to the best orators in the University. Every student should publish the date of the contest among his friends in town, and urge them to attend, as the contest is not only instructive, but it is also interesting and exciting. The contest is one of the events of the year among the students, and also among a great many people in the city. A large crowd encourages the contestants to more brilliant efforts to come out.
Law
Schumman is in from Marion.
All Winter Goods at Cost at Abe Levy's.
McClintock is back after two weeks at Leavenworth.
Hobbs returned Monday from booming Butler.
Peairs, King, Jacobs, Edwards, Rice and Hall spent their holidays in the city.
Prof. Green completed his work this week, with the exception of some extreme work on the Statutes.
Professors Green and Summerfield attended the State Bar Association at Topeka, Tuesday and Wednesday.