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THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY COURIER.
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PHI GAMMA DELTA-Meets Saturday nights,
No. 715, Mass. 8, 3d floor.
PHI KAPPA PS1-Meets Saturday nights, at rooms of the members.
PHI DELTA THETA—Meets Saturday nights, 2d
door room, west side.
SIGMA CHI-Meets Saturday nights, 3d floor Opera House block, east side.
BETA THIEF P1-Meets Saturday nights, at H. S. Tremper's law office.
SIGMA NU- Meets Saturday nights, I. O. O, F.
block.
KAPPA ALMA THRETA - Meets Saturday after-
noon, No. 757 Mass., 8th floor.
I. C.—Meets Saturday afternoons at homes of members.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA—Meets Saturday after-
nations at homes of members.
OROPHIHAN LITERARY SOCIETY -Meets Friday afternoons in its hall, University building, north wing, 3d floor. Pres . J. M. Halligan; see , Rosa McMurry.
SCIENCE CLUB-Meets Friday afternoons, in
Snow Hall, President, W. H. Brown;
Honorary Chair, Mrs. W. E. Brown.
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY -Meets Thursdays at 3 p.m in Prof. Sayre's lecture room. J, H De Ford, president; Miss Howard, see'y
KENT CLUB, of Law Students—Meets Friday nights in Court House. Pres., J. W. Roberts; sec'y, A. Overton.
PHILOLOGY—Meets second Friday of the month in Greek lecture room, University building, Pres., Prof. Williams; see'y, Prof. Carruth.
ATHENEUM LITERARY SOCIETY—Meets Friday afternoons in its hall in the University building, south wing, third door. President, C.L. Smith; acey, C.O. Nutting.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION—Pres., E. G. Blait;
sec'y. A. L. Wilmoth; Board of Directors,
Frank (towell, Denton Dunn, V. G. Kellogg
COLLEGE BRANCH Y. M C.A.-Pres, F. J.
Gardner; sec'y, L. T. Smith; meet every
Friday night in rooms of city association.
COLLAGE BRANCH Y, W, C, A., meets Sunday afternoons at homes of members.
DICKSON DEBATING CLUB-Meets Friday nights, at Court House, Smith Curry, pres. H. White, sec'y
LIME KILN DEATING CLUB - W. R.
Cone, pres.; H. Hunt, secy.
COURSECompany—Pres., Denton Dunn; sec'y,
R. J. Curdy.
REVIEW Company—Pres, S. W, Sha tuck.
BASE Ball Association—Scecy, S. T, Glimore.
All our students will be agreeably surprised to learn that the "Letters"
All our students will be agreeable, surprised to learn that the "Letters minent Persons," by Arthur Richmond, which have been read by all with so much pleasure in the North American Review, are from the pen of no other person than our Arthur Richmond Marsh, of the University.
The Old University Building.
A few weeks ago the old University building, sometimes known as North College, which has been in use for several years as an imbecile asylum, was vacated by its inmates and its management and control has reverted back to the regents of the University. What is the best use to which the building could be put, has been an open question for some time. We propose that it be fitted up for the use of a dormitory for the young ladies attending the University. Of course its care and control as a dormitory would not necessarily have to be placed in the hands of the University authorities. It could be rented to some good reliable person or persons, or to some of the church organizations of Lawrence, and placed under a good, kind, motherly preceptress, such as would be loved and respected by every young lady placed in her charge. Perhaps their preceptress could be one of the University's choosing.
The location of this building for use as a dormitory could not be improved upon. Situated as it is on the north end of the hill, slightly below the level of the University, it affords an easy approach not only too and from the business portion of Lawrence, but also to and from the University. The approach along the ridge of the hill would do away with the hardship of climbing the long, tedious Adams street hill, hardships which are in some cases almost more than can be endured.
It is a most convenient distance, neither to long nor too short. And when the long expected Oread Avenue is completed, lined with substantial sidewalks and planted with beautiful shade trees, the way to and from the dormitory would be a most inviting one indeed, both in winter and summer.
The building is situated on the most beautiful portion of the hill, commanding a view, equaling, if not surpassing that of the main building. It is placed in the center of a large well sodded and well wooded campus, a plot of ground adequate in size not only for walks, gardens, etc., but also for croquet and tennis grounds, and the other harmless, yet pleasing sports by which the young ladies occupying the dormitory might not only amuse themselves but also take the exercise which every student so greatly nee is, but which is so neglected in our University.
The building itself, a three story stone, is ample enough to furnish both a large number of airy, well lighted, and well ventilated sleeping and study rooms and also parlors, reception rooms, dining rooms, wash rooms, gymnasiums, bath rooms and all apartments necessary.
We all feel that we would like to see the enrollment more evenly divided between the sexes. The summoning of more young ladies to our school can only be accomplished by the establishing of good dormitories for the special use of the lady students. Simply the appointing of a preceptress can do very little good, if any. It is dormitories which we must have.
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Twenty-five years of married life—moving along happily, with children growing up an honor to their parents and friends—is what is not accorded to every one in this whirling changeable world. Yet that has been the experience of Judge and Mrs. A. G. Otis. Twenty-five years ago yesterday they were united in marriage in the city of Philadelphia, and soon thereafter came to Atchison, where they have since resided, and their career has been one of uninterrupted prosperity. As a lawyer, as a judge, as a banker, Sudge Otis is known and respected, not only throughout the State, but the west, and his high reputation has been the work of his own hands. He has been honored with official positions by the people, and has filled them faithfully. He has had the perfect confidence of all because he has shown himself worthy of it. Mrs. Otis has grown up with the society of Atchison, and has recognized, in the fullest sense, her obligations to it. As a friend, a neighbor, a true Christian lady, she has won the love and regard of a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. It must indeed have been a source of pleasure to the two whose lives had been passed together so happily, to see around them not only the children who had so faithfully obeyed the command, "Honor thy father and thy mother," but hundreds of friends with whom the best years of their life had been passed.
The occasion was not made one of ostentatious display; no presents were expected; it was a sincere tribute to Judge and Mrs. Otis by friends who had known them long and well. To say that the spacious rooms of the family mansion were crowded would be feebly express the idea. And yet all received that kindly, cordial welcome and kind attention that ever distinguishes genuine hospitality, and the hours passed most happily with social conversation and pleasant reminiscences of the old times in Atchison. It was a real union of friends and neighbors who had lived together for a quarter of a century. Among those present was ex-Gov. Glick (Judge Otis' former law partner), and his estimable lady.
In bidding good night to the host and hostess, and the children who had been born and raised under their roof, each guest expressed the wish that Judge and Mrs. Otis might live to celebrate a golden wedding as happily, and that no shadow might fall across their household in the intervening years. Atchison Champion,
Every time we look over the new discoveries made in the different branches of science, which come to our notice through the different periodicals, we are compelled to believe with the Comp d'état that Science is carrying things most too far. The discovery made by a German chemist of a process of making first class brandy out of saw dust, says the Comp d'état, cannot help but prove a serious obstacle to the temperance movement, we think so too, as all the aparatus necessary to aid a person in getting on a glorious "toot" is a buck saw and a fence rail, articles within the reach of everyone.
Mr. Samuel Moore has been appointed by the law faculty to represent his class at Commencement. This appointment is a good one and gives universal satisfaction. Mr. Moore was graduated with honors from the Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1884, and made the hat speech for the Juniors last year,and is recognized as a pleasing and forcible speaker and will give the laws a representation of which they may well feel proud.
The Cottonwood Valley Times is on our table for the first time. Our old friend M. O. Billings assisted by J. H. Wheeland, late of the Commonwealth, are editors and publishers thereof. The sheet is neat and newsy and is far ahead of the general run of country exchanges. In his "bow" to the public. Billings says nothing about "having come to stay nor "filling a long-felt want' and consequently coupling this fact with our knowledge of the ability of Mr. Billings and his partner, we predict that the Times will be a success Here's to you," Deacon."
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The Inter-State Oratorical Contest is to take place May 5, at Bloomington, Ill. The judges chosen are Gov. Foraker, of Ohio; Senator Hawley, of Connecticut; Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston; Hon. G. Pitman Smith, of St. Louis; Hon. Geo. R. Wendling, of Bloomington, and Johnson Brigham, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, editor of the Republican. The constitution requires that three of these shall be judges on delivery. It is an excellent plan, and one well adapted to the securing of a satisfactory result. When men as prominent as those named above are to judge of an oratorical contest, there ought to be no complaint against the result.—Ec.
We see by numbers of our exchanges that free discussions of religious and political subjects by Kansas University students is strictly forbidden in the chapel rhetorical work of that institution. We sincerely trust that this report is untrue as we hardly believe that the faculty of any State institution, much less of such an institution as Kansas University, would be guilty of such high handed measures. If, however, it is true, would it not be well for the people of that State to quit talking about free speech and free country until such a great wrong is righted. We thought the days of mental slavery were over, but it seems to remain to an alarming state, even in the progressive State of Kansas. Exchange.
We should like to know what benefit it is to be deprived from the new arrangement in chapel. That of sitting down a while and then bobbing up and again sitting down. It seems to us there is lots of red tape about this and if there is any good in it I should like to know. The faculty ought to publish a schedule showing just when to sit down and when to stand so that a green hand can go to chapel without being embarrassed through ignorance of the combination.
Natural History Notes. Baker has a large collection of fossils, some of which are as natural as life.
At the Emporia College the Natural History Department consists of a garter snake enclosed in a cracker box, and a cat minus one leg,mounted on broom wire. The catalogue,however,says that new specimens are being added as fast as the occasion demands:
The Natural History Department has added to its already extensive collection, the frame work of a huge megatherium. One of the Courier mimmons in search of a local happened in the west room of Snow Hall and took occasion to examine the beast. At first sight it has the appearance of an electric light tower struck with a club but as the eye gets accustomed to the pile, it assumes more definite proportions. The specimen seems to have been on the range, for some time and lacks symmetry. Its ribs are too prominent and its features seem rather too clear cut. There is a vacant far-away look along the stomach of the animal which reminds one strangely of the Lawrence boom. It is, or was before its demise, about seventeen feet long and ten feet high. Its front feet are perched upon a cast iron tree and when we tried to climb up and look at its teeth to see how old it was, Brown threw fossils and things at us and made us come down and said something in Latin about our being a damp hool, which we could not understand. Brown also said to our surprise that the specimen had been dead a long while, and when we asked him how he killed it, he looked tired and went off mumbling something about the fool killer. We felt hurt and went up stairs and asked Prof. Snow, who told us that the megatherium was a prehistoric beast and that this was not a real sure enough megatherium, but only a plaster paris one. He said it cost $300 and was the only one in this part of the country. We also learned that Mr. Brown and Judge West had done some fine work in putting the beast together and had saved the University about $300 in the operation. We would advise all who are interested in this matter and who would like to be able to tell a megatherium from an advanced case of pluro-pneumonia, to call in and examine it. Brown says for us to say that it is no trouble to show goods.
It is very amusing to read an account of the misfortunes of a trio of University girls in Junction City last week as is described in the Junction City paper. It seems that it was necessary for a small party of our girls who were on their way home to spend vacation, to change cars at Junction, but before Junction was reached, being weary from travel, they fell into sweet slumbers, from which they did not awake until Junction was passed when they made known their troubles to the conductor, who let them off a mile or so from town, just in time to see their train pulling out on the other road. All attempts at flagging it with handkerchiefs, parasols, hats and other feminine apparel proving fruitless, they were compelled to remain in Junction until the next day, a sadder but wiser lot of girls.
Young Lady Students, We are just in receipt of a Choice Line of Swiss Flouncings
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