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The University Courier.
About eight of our professors attended the Kansas Academy of Science at Emporia last week, and the program contained sixteen titles by University men. Professor Sayre was elected President for the ensuing year. The Academy meets next year at Manhattan.
Last Thursday evening Professor Blackmar lectured before the Lawrence University Extension class on "Land and Rent." The class will be given a "quiz" tonight. The Extension class enjoys a "quiz" just about as much as the classes do here in the University.
The following papers were read before the Electrical Seminary last Monday afternoon: "Reflection of Electrical Wires," Prof. Blake; "Long Distance Distribution of Power," Cunningham; "Direct Current of very High Potential," Geo. Rush; "Brush Discharge in Gases," Landis.
Very flattering reports are received from Mr. E.C.Hickey,'93, in regard to his school in Chapman, Kansas. He has organized a foot team in the school which is defeating everything in that section of the country. It will not be many years before the Academies and High Schools of Kansas will be sending trained athletes to K.U.just as Exeter does to Harvard, and Andover does to Yale.
Walter Dyer of Wichita stopped over in Lawrence last Friday, on his way home from the World's Exposition, to visit his Alma Mater and renew old acquaintances. Walt was left half back on the first foot-ball team K.U. ever had, and while here was the fastest sprinter in school. He is a member of Phi Kappa Psi,and is at present occupying a prominent position in one of the leading banks of Wichita.
The sidewalk on the south side of North College grounds is simple abominable. When put down it was intended for a cinder walk, but the rains have washed most of the cinders away, leaving it in a wretched condition. The use of the walk is consequently made very dangerous, and sprained ankles, and hard falls, are very common to those using it. Something should be done to obviate this evil before some one is seriously injured.
Charles Spencer is home from Leadville for a few days.
The fare to Kansas City Saturday will be one fare for the round trip. Let everybody go to cheer our team to victory.
There will be an excursion to Baldwin next Tuesday, when we play baker. The rate will be one fare for the round trip.
The course which the lecture bureau will offer to the public this year has as yet not been determined upon. Two of the numbers of the course which was decided upon some time ago they have been disappointed in, and it will be necessary to arrange a whole new course with one or two exceptlons.
The State Convention of Young Womens' Christian Associations will hold its first meeting Friday morning at 10 o'clock. In the evening the Convention address will be delivered by Pres. Gates of Iowa College, pronounced by many to be one of the brightest men in the west. It will undoubtedly be an address which no student can afford to miss. Friday evening at the Congregational Church.
At the meeting of the building committee of the Board of Regents last Saturday morning it was decided to tunnel through the hill from the engine room to the library building and chancellor's residence, to lay steam pipes for the heating of those buildings. The tunnel will run west through Snow Hall to Mississippi street, and then from Mississippi street through the hill to the library building. The total cost of this work will be about $2500.
The Music Club, an organization composed of University professors and students, and town people, met a week from last Tuesday in Mrs. Dunlap's music room and formed a permanent organization. After electing officers, a splendid musical program was rendered. Perhaps the best received numbers during the evening were the three violin solos by Miss Hazel Groen, an accomplished young lady from Ft. Scott, who is visiting her cousin, Miss Madge Schaum. Miss Groen is the favorite pupil of Macielinski of Kansas City, and has remarkable talent.