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VOL. VI.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
University Directory.
BETA THETA Mt-Meets Saturday night, fourth floor opera house.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 16, 1887.
PUBTEA PITT-L. C—Meets Saturday afternoon at homes of members.
NK PAKA Pst-Meets Saturday night, third
opent house.
AFTA ALPHA THETA—Meets Saturday after
afternoon, 710, Maryland streets, third floor.
PHI GAMMA DELTA—Meets Saturday nights,
23rd Street, Third Flr.
PH DELTA THETA - Meets Saturday night, second floor opera house.
APPA KAPPA GAMMA-Meets Saturday afternoon at hobnes of members.
SOMA CRI -Meets Saturday nights, third floor Opera house block, east side.
BIGMA NU=Meets Saturday night, I. O. O.F.
block.
GOPHILIAN LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday evening, at 13:00 o'clock, in Snow Hall auditorium. H. F. M. Bear, Pres.; J. E. Sprague, Secy.
THENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY—Moe's Friday afternoon in their hall on the third floor, south wing. University building; W. C. More, Pres.; Ross McMurray, see'y.
SCIENCE CLUB - Meets Friday afternoon, in Snow Hall. W. H. Brown, Pres.; V. L. Kellogg, Sec'y.
PHARMACETICAL SOCIETY—Meets Thursday at 3 p. m, in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. A. E. Topp, Pres.; M. A. Rice, See'y.
PHILOSOPHY Meets second Friday of the month in Grace room, University building; PHILOSOPHY Meets second Friday of the month in Grace room, University building;
GERMAN SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoon from 2 to 3, in Oread hall. H.E. Finney, Pres; Helen Sculpt, Sec'y.
ORTHOPATHIC ASSOCIATION—In Prescott, Pres.
Garner, Brown, Seey! Board of Directors,
Vice President.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M C. A.-F. H. Oliney.
Pres.; A. L. Sloan, Sec'y; meets every Friday
night in rooms of city association.
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. W. C.A., meets Sunday
afternoons at homes of members.
GOEHRER Company—Chas. Lyons, Pres.; O. B.
Taylor, Seec.
REVIEW Company--T. F. Doran, Pres.
BASE Ball Association—W. H. Carruth, Mangr
Local.
Vacation.
Christmas.
New Years.
Thesis due to-day.
The *Trtbune* wants to play *quits*. The *Review* came out this week. Keep the dogs out of the reading room.
The short days and long nights are row at hand.
The Algebra delinquents enjoyed quis this week.
Water now can be bad in every room in Snow Hall.
Invitations are out for the Kappa party, on January 6th.
Sophomore English class has been discussing kests this week.
The Courier is rapidly gaining a position as a POETICAL paper.
There have been a great many visi- dors at the University this week.
The weather prophets say there is to be an open winter. No sleigh rides.
The seating of the auditorium of show Hall has been completed.
The class in qualitative analysis will begin on the acids after holidays.
NO. 15.
The following books were added to the library this week: "Food adulteration and its detection;" State of prisons and of child-saving
institutions." "The Standard Operas';' the last being the gift of Prof. McDonald.
The catalogue says Monday, January 3d, will be included in the vacation.
It is extremely doubtful whether R. R.rates can be secured for students this year.
School class Friday, Dec. 16, 1887 A.D. at 6 p.m. So says the proclamation.
Juniors and Seniors are requested to hand in a list of their studies for the second term.
Do not laugh in your classes. You know it is not good manners according to the latest.
Social gatherings will have been numerous by the end of the week in University circles.
The Sophomores have to write three themes each time. This work is counted as one study.
Just a little snow fell last Saturday evening. Scarcely enough for leighing purposes.
Dr. Lippincott delivered an interesting lecture this week at Manhattan upon Francis Bacon.
The college Y. M. C. A. now holds its meetings Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Christian church.
The anatomy class find great amusement in inviting faint-hearted visitors into the dissecting room.
One of ye local scribes was compelled to begin his holiday vacation Wednesday on account of sickness.
The note-books of the class in political History are literary gems, and like all gems are very hord to decipher.
The Greek departments have received a number of cases of casts, sculptures, etc., direct from Greece.
The Seniors held a meeting Tuesday and petitioned the faculty to give them their usual five weeks vacation in May.
The "Fault-Finder" of the Kansas City Times,paid the University a visit this week. He is one of the finest writers in the west.
Every student should take a copy of the Courier home to let their parents see what kind of a paper K. S. U. supports.
The catalogue has again been corrected. The Latin Scientifics are required to work three instead of two as per catalogue.
Many of the students were dissapointed by the postponement of Prof. Bradford's lecture at the Opera House Tuesday night.
If you have not read Andrew D. White's article on Fraternities, do so at once. It is copied in the December number of the Review.
The local oratorical contest promises to be an interesting one. Those who intend entering will undoubtedly make the best of vacation.
Prof. Bailey lectured before the Pharmacy Society yesterday afternoon.
The office telephone was a little sick this week, out Dr. Dick restored it to its natural condition. "Talked to death seemed to be the ailment.
Beta Theta Bi celebrates their fifteenth anhiversary of the founding of their chapter, to-night. Many of their alumni are expected to be present.
There is a great question now before the scientific minds of the University,namely: What the composition photograph of our Prep.,class would most resemble.
Mr. Dyche expects to have his buffalo completed to greet the students upon their return from home. This has been a difficult work, but when completed will well repay for itself.
It is no more than just to the readers of the COURIER to say that the brilliant poems that were published last week, were not the productions of the persons whose names were signed to them, but that they came from the pen of our poet, W. A. White.
The Oratorical Association met Thursday afternoon and changed the rules regarding the local contest. The orations will now be limited to two thousand words instead of fifteen hundred as heretofore. This is a move in the right direction.
The Senior class held a meeting Wednesday afternoon and appointed a committee to draw up a petition asking the Faculty for the regular Senior vacation during the balmy days of spring, and other Senior desires. The petition will be presented one day this week.
Mr. Bradford has inaugurated a usage that should be followed by all good lecturers and actors coming here—that of making students rates. The Courier does not advocate this because it thinks the students are a privileged class, but because many ol them have but scanty means and cannot afford to pay the full prices. Thus they are deprived of a potent factor in their education, which they should not be.
Mr. G. W. E. Griffith delivered the last lecture in the course, before the class in banking and finance at Prof. J. H. Canfield's house Tuesday evening. His subject was "Commercial Crisis." This method of instruction is a new departure in the University. Prof. Canfield, recognizing the benefit that was bound to arise from lectures delivered by such able financiers as Mr. Hadley and Mr. Griffith have proved themselves to be, fearlessly departed from the old way. We are pleased to state to state that the Prof's expectations have been fully realized. He hopes that this is a stepping stone to introduce able specialist lectures in in all the different Departments of the University.
We are informed through the kindness of Bron S. Hutchins, Secretary of K. S. U. A. A that the following is a list of the standing committees of the University Alumni Association appointed by the executive committee. Best interests of the University: L. P. McLamon, '75, ch'm'n, Topeka; L. H. Leach, '84, Tocoma, W. T.: A. C. Scott, '77, Iola; Addore Atchison, '77; N. J. Humphrey, 81, Junction City. Toasts and Orator: Miss Mina E. Marvin, '81; Miss Agnes Ewing, '84; Cyrus Crane, '87; Prof. L. L. Dychey, '84; Miss Maggie Eidemiller, '81. Banquet and Invitations: Olen Templeton, '85, Ch'm'n: Mrs. Hattie (Haskell) McDonldr, '86; Miss Nellie G. Thacher, '81, Miss Addie Stilliff, '84; W. C. Spangler, '83.
Hubbard-Boles.
A week ago Wednesday evening Mr. N. A. Boles and Miss Nettie Hubbard were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, at Olathe.
Both are old University students, the bride is a graduate. The Courier unites with their many friends in wishing them a long and happy life.
Those present were Misses Rose Nelson, Mamie Hanshaw, Etta Hadley, Fanny Pickering, Eva Howe, Eva Harrison, Birdie Atwood, May Hair, Donnie Bowersack, Messrs Swank. Voorhies, McAlpine, F. Bowersock, Sharum, J. Bowersock, Smith, Roberts, Morris, Goddard.
Sigma Chi.
A few of the Sigma Chi gentlemen and their lady friends were entertained last Friday evening by the Hon. J. D. Bowersock and wife at their elegant residence on south Tennessee Street. Progressive euchre was indulged in. Refreshments were served at the proper time and the evening passed off very quickly and pleasantly. It is useless to say that everyone enjoyed themselves when entertained by such hospitable hosts as Mr. and Mrs. Bowersock are.
Phi Gamma Delta.
Last night Pi Deuteron chapter of Phi Gamma Delta celebrated their 6th anniversary with a reception in their elegant parlors in the Eldridge House block. After engaging in delightful conversation, recalling pleasant recollections of the past year, and engaging in the festive dance to the sweet strains of the Mandolin Club, a sumptuous banquet was served at Stater's, at which appropriate toasts were presented and responded to.
Among those present were: Misses, May Webster, Martique Babcock, Lucie Pennebaker, Mamie Tisdale, Lillie McMillian, Lyle Hynes, Julia Benedict, Daisy Clendenen, Etta Hadley, Gertrude Miller, Nellie Griffith, Mattie Snow, Mamie Lyons, Alice Penfield, Lena Beard, Alice Horton, Eva Harrison and Misses
Miss Inez Taggart, Miss Grace Nathan, of Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Riggs. Messrs. Jackson, Hogeboom, Miegs, Otis, Johnson, DeCamp, Hackett, Miles, Morgan, Curdy, Valentine, Ackley, DeFord, Riggs, Brown, J. R. Rank, of Atchison, Crowell, Lyons, and V. L. Kellogg.
Dr. McCosh has resigned the Presidency of Princeton college.
The Oxford University has an annual income of one million dollars.
The President of Illinois College is determined to stop gum-chewing in chapel.
Yale has recently received an anonymous gift of $100,000 for the erection of a new recital building.
The great telescope of Dearborn University has become the property of the Northwestern University at Evanston, Ill.
Cambridge University, England, has conferred an honorary degree upon Prof. Asa Gray, the botanist of Harvard College.
Columbia sports eleven Greek letter fraternities, with a total membership of about 300. The first was established in 1836.
Dr. Sargent, of Harvard, has offered a prize to the college man whose form is nearest perfect physical symmetry after two years training.
The students at the University of Pennsylvania are preparing a petition to request the Faculty to annul the law recently passed forbidding smoking on the campus.
There has been considerable trouble at Yale lately in regard to the stealing of the signs of the students. One night recently because of a contemplated raid by the police, 279 signs were turned over to the authorities.
A new rule has been discovered in Analytical Geometry—that the more you take of it, the less you'll know about it and the more you know about it the less you'll take. This is certainly a good rule because it works both ways.
Prof. Bohannan of Ohio State University has commenced the introduction of plans to prevent "ponying" which has been in successful operation in the University of Virginia for fifty years. This is simply requiring each student to sign at the end of his paper a statement that he has neither given nor received assistance.
The college building which Ex-Governor Leland Stanford is erecting in California is 600 feet long and 200 feet wide. It is in the form of a hollow square with a cloister 1,700 feet long. It is one story high and is designed after the old Spanish missions which are among the most beautiful pieces of architecture in America.
Hume Sells Fine Shoes and Slippers.