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The University Courier.
LOGALS.
Have you been through the tunnel?
Miss Marcella Howland was on the hill Friday.
Miss Edith Snow spent Monday afternoon on the hill.
Mr. Ira Motter, of Baldwin, was in Lawrence Friday.
The new members of Phi Beta Kappas are wearing the key.
The new catalogues are expected to be out by another week.
Prof. Dunlap lectured at Atchison Friday night of last week.
Jay Withington's father spent Sunday and Monday with him.
Miss Gillham began work in the library the first of the month.
Harry Fox spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Atchison.
R. M. Mitchell spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Atchison.
Last Friday evening Miss Emma Barber entertained a few friends at whist.
Rev. Hector Cowan began his work in the University Tuesday of this week.
H. B. Thomas, a brother of Gomer Thomas, spent Sunday in Lawrence.
Prof. Blake was in Topeka Thursday morning and could not meet his classes.
Chancellor Snow delivered his regular Monday night lecture in Kansas City.
Prof. Marvin was out Saturday morning with his surveying class doing field practice.
Prof. Olin Templin began his series of lectures on "Hypnotism" at Leavenworth this week.
Prof. Dunlap lectured on "Hamlet" at the Methodist church Thursday night of last week.
Prof. Carruth lectured at Cottonwood Falls Monday evening. His subject was "William Tell."
Because of the inability of the Senior class in the C. E. course a calculator has been purchased.
The Freshman class in chemistry was denied the pleasure of their usual laboratory work this week.
Judge Valentine closed his course of lectures before the Kansas University law school last Friday.
The Whist club met at Miss Grace Coldwell Saturday night. A pleasant time was reported as usual.
Miss Wyman, of Kansas City, who is visiting Mrs. Waterman Stone, went through the University Tuesday morning.
Miss Kate Stevens, formerly connected with the Greek department of the University, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. Green.
At the request of Prof. Penny, Remenyi has promised to play a great concerto for violin at Music hall Friday evening.
For lessons in how to make "irridescent screams" see Troxell. You may be able to use them at the next base-ball game.
The Barbs gave a hop in the Journal hall last Friday night. There were about fifteen couple and a pleasant time was reported.
A great number of students were at the depot last week to get a glimpse of ex-President Harrison as he was on his way west.
From all appearances Music hall will not be able to hold the great number of people who want to hear Remenyi Friday evening.
Quite a number of the electrical students are doing some practical work by putting in the electric lights in the new library building.
L. M. Markham, of the Baker Beacon, was elected as president of the College Press association, of Kansas, at the annual meeting held at Topeka last Saturday a week ago.
While some of the base-ball enthusiasts were playing catch on the campus and using the chemistry building as a back-stop the ball went through a window, causing the boys to go down in their pockets for damages.
Mr. Hall, the city Y. M. C. A. secretary, leads the chapel excises this week.
The music students expect to attend "Judith" in a body next Saturday night.
Bishop Vincent, of Topeka, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon this commencement.
Chancellor Snow speaks at Smith Center to-morrow at the organization of a farmers' institute.
The work on the library building began in earnest Tuesday morning. According to contract it must be completed by June.
L. T. Mahew, of the law class of '92, was married last week to Miss Isabel Atkins at Beatrice, Neb. He is now practicing law in St. Joe.
A meeting of the faculty last Friday chose the following as class orators for the class of '94: Miss Riggs, Miss Morgan, L. A. Louther, A. Hogg, and Chas. S. Griffin.
The account titled "The System of Western Oratorical Contests," published in last Sunday's Topeka Capital, is a good and sensible discourse upon the subject of plagiarism.
A large audience listened to one of the most interesting of Prof. Blake's lectures last Tuesday evening at Music hall. The subject was "Electricity," relating to a telephone.
appointed last Wednesday as they did not understand where Prof. Wilcox's lecture was to be delivered, and consequently missed hearing it altogether.
Correspondence has been carried on during the last week relative to the establishment of a series of joint debates between the representatives of Kansas and Nebraska State Universities.
There is a certain fraternity man in this University who so seldom "dresses up" that when he is compelled to he finds himself entirely unable to do so without the assistance of his room-mate.
Prof. S. W. Williston will present and deliver his illustrated lecture on "Extinct Monsters" before the teacher's association of Brown and Sabetha counties to be held at Sabetha, March 13.
It seems to be the public sentiment among the students that Kansas University ought to pull out from the Kansas State Oratorical association. Steps in this direction ought to be taken at once.
It has been decided by the faculty to have all classes reciting Wednesday afternoon to be recited Saturday morning instead. This gives a half holiday in the midst of the week in which the physical culture classes can be better attended, and by this arrangement there will be two afternoons a week in which to give to athletics.
Prof. Adams completed his course of lectures Friday afternoon at the Historical Seminary on "The Province of Our Legislative Department." The lecturer showed very clearly wherein the house of representatives fails to fulfill the purpose its organization and the various remedies therefor. The lecture was attended by a goodly number of enthusiastic students.
W. H. H. Piatt returned last week from southern Kansas where he has been making engagements for the Glee and Banjo club while on their spring tour. He has already arranged dates with Emporia, Newton, Wichita, Arkansas City, Winfield, Independence, Chanute, Garnett, Ottawa, and Guthrie, Oklahoma. It was found at their last meeting that there were several of their old members who would not be able to take the spring trip on account of the interference with school work, but substitutes will be obtained to fill vacancies and they will begin practice at once.
In order that there may be no conflicts in the studies of the freshmen and sophomores with the physical culture class, the following classes have been changed with respect to their hours of recitation: the two divisions of the trigonometry and caluculus are changed from 9 to 10 to 8-8:50 and chapel exercises now last from 8:50 to 9:10, and zoology will now be recited from 2 until 4. This arrangement gives at least one of the three hours, 9 to 10, 11 to 22, or 4 to 5, vacant to freshmen and sophomores in which they may take physical culture exercises. The class meets three times every week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.