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The University Courier.
Graves left Tuesday for Topeka where he will spend some two weeks mailing the chinch bug reports over the state.
Sam. Rhea Rodgers, a Beta of Cumberland University, stopped off Saturday and made a short visit with the K. U. Betas.
Some very glowing reports follow Reno back to K. U. of his wonderful success in the Minneapolis school. He has been reelected to the position.
The Civil Engineering Society will be addressed by Capt. G. M. Walker on Thursday, May 31. His subject will be, How Engineering Aids in the Advancement of our Country.
Dr. Porter, Dean of the Agricultural Department of the Missouri State University, has been here for the past three days taking special instruction about the chinch-bug infection.
The Y. W. C. A. chose Miss Anna Banks and Miss Mamie Snow as delegates to represent the University Y. W. C. A. at the two-weeks summer school at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, this summer.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION.
The commencement exercises of the school of Elocution will be a new feature of the commencement exercises of the University this year. As a result of this Friday evening June 1st has been set a side for this department and this will be the first commencement of what promises to make a strong and flourishing department in one great and growing University.
The work done during the last year by Mrs. Clark has met a long felt want in the University both in regard to her work in elocution and in physical training, the result of work has been most satisfactory in both lines. Probably no feature of the University work has been more popular or more talked about during the last year than that done in physical culture. This may be accounted for from the fact that it is a new feature in our University work and every one is endeavoring to acquaint themselves with it.
Interest in elocution in the Kansas State University has been waning for several years past. No interest ever in oratorical contests has been shown except as some zealous votary of the pleasing art either by communication in college papers or otherwise plead for its revival. But when the regents finally were awakened to the real condition of things and established the chair of Elocution and oratory a new interest was aroused. Mrs. Clark has kept this interest growing by giving frequent recitals and matinees, and by another year we may expect to see the old time enthusiasm for elocution and oratory. The matinee feature of the work has been very popular and done much to interest the students in this work and to show them what can be done by it. The prominent feature of the commencement exercise will be the Shakespearean Burlesque. The program will be an exceptionally strong one and the burlesque will contain many new and interesting features. The characters are part as follows:
Portia, Miss Ridgeway; Lady Macbeth, Miss Towne; Juliet, Miss Sweeney; Ophelia, Miss Scharff.
MISS RIDGEWAY'S MATINEE.
The matinee given at Music Hall last Saturday afternoon was full up to the standard of high elocutionary work which has been done by Mrs. Clark during the last year and elicited great praise from those who heard it. Every entertainment given by her pupils has been very successful and each program has been bright with new selections. But it is expected that all previous attempts will be out done in next Saturday's matinee. The graduate of the school, Miss Ridgeway will give the recital aided by the other students. This is what is called the commencement matinee and it is safe to say that Miss Ridgway will out do her very enviable reputation in an elocutionist on that day. Among other numbers she will read two scenes from Ingomar, The Barbarian. This is an event much talked of in University circles and with this exceptionally fine program it is safe to say that the attendance will be large. The matinee will begin at 2 o'clock. Afterward an exhibition will be by the members of the physical culture class. A small admission of 25 cents to both attraction will be charged.
ENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
IN THE LECTURE ROOM OF SNOW HALL, THURSDAY,
MAY 24, 1894, 3 P. M.
1. On Para-isobutyl-salicyl-aldehyd, F. B. DAINS and I. R. ROTHROCK
2. Experiments on the Irritability of Plants. ... W. C. STEVENS
3. The Micro-structure of Clays and its Relation to Plasticity.
   E. HAWORTH
4. Analysis of the Water of the New University Well.
   E. L. S. BAILEY and H. P. CADY
5. The Geometric Meaning of the Solution of the Cubic and
   Quartic. ... H. B. NEWSON
6. Thorax in the Lepidoptera. ... V. L. KELLOGG
7. American Colocynth... }
8. Further notes on Tarsaxacum }
9. Some new Bromine Derivatives of Para-isobutyl phenol.
9. Some new Bromine Derivatives of Para-isobutyl phenol. F.B.DAINS
INTERMISSION.
10. New Vertebrate Fossils...S. W. WILLISTON
11. On the Analysis of a New Aluminum Mineral...I. R. ROTHROCK
12. Scales of Lepidoptera...V. L. KELLOGG
13. Standpipe Failures...E. C. MURPHY
14. On the Composition of the Water of Two Tributaries to the Kaw River...E. H. S. BAILEY and J. E.CURRY
15. Photographic Notes...C. E. McCLUNG
16. Influence of Light on Electrical Discharge...A. W. SHEPARD
17. Chlorides in the Wells of the Second Ward, Lawrence, F. N. HOWELL
18. New Colorado Diptera...
19. Descriptions of Trypetidae...} . . . . . W. A. SNOW
NOTE.-The papers represent the original work of the faculty and students for the past year.
ROLL OF MEMBERSHIP.—HONORARY.—B.W. Woodward.
REGULAR.—*J. M. Aldrich, E. H. S. Bailey, L. I. Blake, *W. H. Burghardt, *Ernest Blaker, *S. R. Boyce, *L. H. Bradford, C. C. Brown, E. C. Case, *C. R. Chapin, J. E. Curry, E. W. Caldwell, W. A. Carter, W. R. Crane, Chas. S. Crew, A. S. Couch, Lloyd Duffee, L. L. Dyche, B. M. Dickenson, M. Douglas, O. P. Davis, F. P. Daniels, F. Dains, Warren Edwards, *E. C. Franklin, C. Faulkner, Geo. J. Graves, A. O. Garrett, Wm. O. Galbraith, *J. J. Hamaker, E. Haowrth, J. L. Harrington, J. G. Hall, G. D. Hale, Herbert Johnson, V. L. Kellogg, W. H. Kutz, H. G. Landis, *C. O. Lasley, *F. A. Lutz, A. D. Ludlow, J. A. Lahmer, F. O. Marvin, C. E. McClung, E. Miller, E. C. Murphy, Fred. Miller, H. W. Meake, J. L. Morgan, J. V. May, Alfred Noyes, H. B. Newson, Laurence Page, *R. R. Rogers, M. E. Rice, Irving Rothrock, H. L. Raymond, L. E. Sayre, F. H. Snow, W. A. Snow, L. L. Stanley, W. C. Stevens, A. W. Shepard, N. M. Seiler, A. B. Schroder, Theo. Sheffer, H. A. Sutermeister, *Dana Templin, O. Templin, *E. S. Tucker, H. F. Taylor, A. N. Topping, S. W. Williston, Curtis A. Wherry.
*Out of school
Geo. Hale and Miss Edith Davis left last Friday for their home in Topeka, where they spent Saturday and Sunday.
The music students gave a picnic on the beautiful lawn of Prof. Penny on south Kentucky street, on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Clark of school of fine arts gave a reception at his home Monday night for the purpose of organizing an art society in Lawrence.
The class in specifications and contracts are drawing up specifications for the laying of the new road from Ohio street to the top of Mt. Oread.
Last matinee by Mrs. Clark's pupils will be given at Music Hall next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. They will be assisted by the Music Hall Physical Athletic Club. Admission 25 cents.
The game which was to take place between the barbs and frats last Wednesday was postponed in order to let the 'Varsity team practice.
If you see a nicely dressed young man, who wears his whiskers like an Englishman, in the University Halls, you will find him on close observation to be Dan Spencer of the class of '93. He has been studying medicine at Pennsylvania State University.