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The University Courier.
The Sigma Nu's gave a hop Friday night in their hall. About fifteen couples were present, and all had a most enjoyable time.
The Senior Electrical Engineers are constructing some apparatus to be used in experiments on the electric plant at the power house.
Professor Dunlap will go to Leavenworth next Monday to lecture before the Ladies' Art League on Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
Lark Smith has re-entered the University. He is a splendid athlete, and when here three years ago won a number of events on "Field Day."
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science will be held at Emporia on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 25th, 26th and 27th.
The meetings of the Y.W.C.A. have been changed from Wednesday to Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The place of meeting is the Adelphic hall, on third floor of main building.
Miss Elenore Baker, of Kansas City, Kansas, came up to the Theta initiation Saturday night. She remained in the city over Sunday and visited her friends on the hill Monday morning.
Professor Williston Tuesday morning received some new apparatus for his department. It consists of a microtome and a dissecting microscope. They are of German make, and are very fine.
The Political Economy class finished the text book by Ely Mouday and were treated to a "quiz." The rest of the term will be devoted lectures and reports by the students upon topics assigned to them.
Herbert Hadley, '92, is spending a few day in the city visiting his uncle, Professor Robinson. From here he will go to Denver, Colorado, where he will open up an office as an attorney at law with John A. Rush.
Frank McDonald, of the Kansas City Times, was in the city last week to get points on athletics in the University and to write up our foot ball team. He was very much pleased with the material we have and predicts for K.U.avery successful season.
The Spooner Opera company have played to crowded houses all this week. Cecil has grown some since her last appearance here, but is still small, and what is better, unaffected in her unbounded success everywhere.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Amy Sparr and Mr. E. D. Tucker. Mr. Tucker was formerly a Washburn student and Miss Sparr was one of the most popular young ladies in the University two years ago.
Miss Nannie Pugh, of the class of '91, is in Europe studying the modern languages. During the past summer she has been in Italy studying the language of that country, but during the coming winter she will be located at Paris for the study of French.
Fred W. Brewster, who spent a few days last week visiting his parents and University friends, returned Monday to Montrose, Mo., where he is editor of the Signal. "Bruce" says he may return later in the year to resume his studies. If he should so decide he will graduate with the Senior class next spring.
After feeding the goat of Phi Kappa Psi upon tin cans and gun powder for the last month, its keeper announced that it was at last in condition to give a reception to the six candidates with its old time vigor. So Tuesday evening, October 10, W. H. H. Piatt, Albert Bates, John Hesson, Lee Delano, Carl Foulks, and J. O. Shiras were initiated.
Frank Menet has been compelled to resign his position as editor-in-chief of the University Review. We are very sorry to lose Mr. Menet but his other duties, of necessity, make it necessary for him to leave the honored position. Mr. Menet will be succeeded by Mr. Griffin, who is well known in University circles as a newspaper and literary man.
Chancellor F. H. Snow complains that about only one-third of those receiving infected chinch bugs to whom circulars were sent, have returned them with proper answers to the questions asked. If a full report from all parties is not sent in, Professor Snow has no way of telling the result of his season's work, and cannot continue the experiments intelligently.