The University Courier.
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The members of Kappa Alpha Theta gave a hop for their six new girls last Wednesday evening.
Professor Gaumer, '76, will lecture to-night, Thursday, September 21, at the Lutheran church on Yucatan. For the past fifteen years he has been in the employ of the British Museum society as a naturlist in Yucatan. As Professor Gaumer is a fluent speaker his lecture will be both instructive and entertaining.
It seems to be the impression of one or two of our local papers that the enrollment of the University is much below that of last year. This is a mistaken idea which the Courier is very anxious to correct. The enrollment so far is fully as good as it was the same time last year. Up to Monday night 433 students had enrolled, and they have been coming in rapidly ever since.
Prof. Blake has purchased some new apparatus at the World's Fair for the physical laboratory. It is of German make and is to be delivered in November at the close of the Fair. Prof. Blake had first pick from the apparatus on exhibition and consequently was able to get the best of the whole lot. It will be a great addition to the physical laboratory, and the University is to be congratulated upon securing it.
The Glee club met for organization last Saturday morning at eleven o'clock in music hall. About seventeen new candidates were present, and only two members of last year's club club. Prof. Penny outlined the plan of the club for this year, and stated that the University was now ready and willing to take hold of the club and give it financial backing. The University Glee club has really been in existence for only three years. The first year of its existence a tour was planned, but was never taken on account of the uncertainty of financial success. Two years ago the boys, after much hard work, and having much to contend with, prepared themselves for a trip during the Easter vacation lasting ten days. The trip proved to be so much of a success that last year the boys determined to take a longer and more extended tour. With Mr. John Rush as business manager, a trip was mapped out and taken which included all the principal towns of Kansas, Denver, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs, in Colorado, and St. Joe and Kansas City in Mo. Twenty-seven cities were visited and twenty-seven concerts given, being the longest trip in extent of time and the number of concerts given, ever undertaken by any Glee and Banjo club. This trip which occupied nearly a month in time was taken without a cent of financial backing from any outside source and resulted in a great social, musical and financial success, the net proceeds being divided up among the boys. The club made an excellent reputation throughout all the west, and have done more to advertise the University than any other organization. To show its appreciation of their efforts the University now proposes to take the clubs in hand and give them financial backing. The Glee club for this year promises to be a very good one as there are some splendid voices among the new candidates. The Glee club for the past two years has consisted of twelve voices, but this year Prof. Penny proposes to enlarge it to sixteen voices if that number of good voices can be obtained. After the remarkable success of last year the competition for membership should be greater than it is at present. There should be at least forty candidates from which to pick sixteen good voices. The Banjo club has uot yet met, but as there are some splendid guitar, mandolin, and banjo players in the University it should ce better than ever. The net proceeds of the trip will go toward the University pipe organ fund.
All the K. U. boys go to Whitakers when in Kansas City.
New students, Smith's Depot is the place to get your cigars.
Twenty tickets good for bath or shave at Willard's for $2.
All kinds of athletic goods kept at Smith's News Depot. See him before buying.
Tipton, 836 Massachusetts street, is the finest tonsorial artist in town. Patronize him.