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VOL. IV.
LOCAL.
Straw hats are in style.
Two more snakes were caught this week.
Seersaucker coats have begun to bloom.
The Sigma Chis were thick in the jails last Friday.
A fish collection is being made by one of the zoologists.
Miss Thacher's second hour German class had an exam. Monday.
Seniors have been scarce in the halls since their final examinations.
The Courier was the first paper to get out a full account of the contest.
The base ball club has been practicing every evening during the week.
About 250 copies of the COURIER will be sent out in the interest of the University.
Every student who has any love for the University ought to join the base ball association.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
Eight Phi Gams and their lady friends had a moonlight boating party Saturday night.
The zoology class are going to strike if the birds furnished for analyzing are not fresher.
All our visitors uttered imprecations against the hill, as we were wont to do in the early days of college life.
Three snakes escaped Tuesday night, and now there are five snakes roaming through the building. None of them are poisonous.
The catalogue should have had a better cut of the University. It should have also a cut of the chemistry building and of Snow Hall.
The Phi Gams, notwithstanding their defeat of last Saturday, still believe they have the best frat nine and will challenge the winning nine of yesterday's game.
The two lectures which promised to be the most interisting of the course have been given up. We refer to the one by Eugene Ware and the one by J. D. Miles.
The last lecture of the course was delivered last Tuesday evening, by Prof. Sayre. A small audience was present. The lecture treated of "Medicine and Medicine Makers." and was interesting throughout. The magic lantern was used to illustrate the discourse.
According the catalogue the enrollment the past year has been 419, of which 258 are males and 161 are females. Fourteen states and two territories have representatives among the students. There are 44 students not living in Kansas. The sub-freshman class comprises 161 members. There are 24 members of the faculty.
The catalogue attempts to show how a student can live on $185 a year Nonsense, there is not one boy in fifty who can get through on that sum. The catalogue says that day board varies in the clubs from $1.50 to $2.25. It is doubtful if there is a club in town where the board does not average more than $2.25 per week. No club lives for less than that.
The engineering department turns out but one graduate this year.
The members of the Soph. German class are translating "Twice told Tales" into German.
In the class in Political Economy, of the fourteen young women taking final examinations seven received first grades; of the ten young men, six received first grades. The lowest grades and the failures were equally divided between the sexes.
The Phi Delta Thetasgave a very pleasant and enjoyable party last Friday evening in honor of the Kappa and Phi visitors to the University. The evening was spent in dancing and card playing. The ladies of K. K.G. who were here from abroad were Misses Russell and Roberts. The Phi's were Messrs, Anderson, Shaw, Gerwig and Stockbarger.
An inter-fraternity base ball league has been formed between the Phi Gams, the Phi Delts, the Phi Psis and the Betas. The first game played two weeks ago between the Phi Psis and the Betas resulted in a score of 19 to 11 in favor of the Betas. Last Saturday the Phi Gams tackled the Betas and were done up to the tune of 10 to 8. The Phi Delts will cross bats yesterday with the Betas. The contest is becoming interesting.
We received the following encouraging words from a prominent alumnus: "I am not acquainted with any of the members of the Courier staff, but I desire to congratulate each and all of you for the way in which you publish the best college paper in the United States. It is a newspaper, and when you know that I keep posted by it as to events in Lawrence and on Mt. Oread, you may also know that I am one of the many outside subscribers who will sustain my views."
That our ball club was fairly beaten last Friday cannot be denied. But that they were beaten by a score of 19 to 12 is owing mainly to the rascality of the umpire. It is the University's fault that it was beaten. It has been impossible any time during the Spring to call the club together or have any practice of any kind. The club of last Friday had never played together before. It is to be hoped that the boys now realize the fact that they cannot expect to win if they wont practice.
We can hardly believe that the umpiring last Friday was under the guidance of the Washburn club. It seems hardly probable that they should wish to play in that manner. But when the return game is played we will show that K. S. U. can forgive and forget. Our umpire will not stoop to benefit his own club. We are above such things.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 14, 1886.
Upton-Woodcock.
The University has about ten snakes at present. They are used in the zoology class.
Chas. G, Upton, '81, and Miss Nellie Woodcock,'82, were married at the residence of the bride's parents in Lawrence, Wednesday, April 28th. The happy couple left Friday for their future home. The COURER wishes them success in their new home.
Twelve members of the Senior class of the Topeka High school came down to attend the contest.
The Juniors held a meeting Wednesday, the 5, to elect a member of their class to receive the hat presented by the Seniors on their class day. After several ballots each 11 to 11 Mr. E. G. Blair was elected by a majority of one, the vote being 12 to 11.
Miss Ebright and Miss Adams, of the Topeka High School, staid over to witness the ball game between Washburn and K. S. U.
The Inter-State Association held its adjourned meeting last Friday morning. An amendment to the constitution was made, requiring each successful orator of the State contest to send a copy of his oration to every college represented in the Inter-State Association. Bloomington, Ill. was selected as the next place of holding the contest. The following officers were elected, after which the convention adjourned: President, B. D. Smith, Cornell College, Iowa; Vice-President, Dennison of Illinois; Secretary and Treasurer, H. H. Russell of Oberlin College, Ohio.
Resolutions of Thanks.
Resolved, That the Inter-State oratorical Association tender its thanks to the people of Lawrence and vicinity for their manifest enthusiasm and interest in the contest, and to the citizens of Lawrence for their kind and generous hospitality.
The Inter-State Oratorical Society through its committee, passed the following resolutions Friday morning
That, we express our appreciation for the friendly greeting received from the students of the Kansas State University and from the officers who tendered the use of the University building.
That the magnanimous and wholesouled liberality so well manifested by the Kansas Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association is worthy of our highest appreciation. [Signed.]
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The sound of the hammer has been heard in the basement of the chemical building for some time. Carpenters have been at work fitting up the new pharmaceutical laboratory. It is designed to make accommodation for sixty students, each having a table of his own for work. The room is as high as an ordinary room, and well lighted on the south and east. There will be three tables running from east to west, each supplied with gas and water. A store room is conveniently located on the west, and Prof. Sayre has a neat little office which will be supplied with all the conveniences. The University is particularly fortunate in being able to fit up such a convenient work room for the pharmacy department. Prof. Sayre expects, from present indications, a large class to enter next year, and with our excellent facilities there is no doubt but that he will have all he can accommodate.
Nellie Dow of Olathe was up to the contest.
PERSONAL.
F. S. Foster and wife took in the contest.
A. E. Curdy of Topeka took in the contest.
Mame Darrah visited Wednesday.
No. 36.
F. P. McLennan was in the city Monday.
John Haskell visited the K. S. U. Monday.
Nettie Hubbard of Olathe, took in the contest.
H. J. Humphrey came down to hear the contest.
H. A. Smith is with the Atchison gas company.
Chancellor Lippincott went to Wichita Saturday.
T. D. Doran received a visit from his father last week.
Miss Clara Ebright of Topeka came down for the contest.
Maud Mansfield returned from her Mexico trip Tuesday.
Emma White went to Emporia on Monday for a short visit.
Alice Penfield left for home Monday after a short visit here.
Kate Adams was one of the Topeka maidens who took in the contest.
M. J. Keys, of the Solomon Valley Democrat, was up to the contest.
Ella Williams, a former student looked over old scenes last Friday.
H. F. Smith is in the engineering department of the Santa Fe railroad.
Annie Adams of Topeka was down to the contest and the Theta reception.
W. L. Kerr, former president of the Courier Co., took in the contest.
J. H. Clark of Greencastle, Ind., visited his Phi Gam brothers last week.
F. A. Stocks,'84, was in the city visiting his Phi Psi brothers last week.
Miss May Roberts of Lincoln,Neb., was in the city last week visiting with her Kappa sisters.
Miss Ida Moore of Emporia, left for home Thursday, after a week visit with Kate Wilder.
Alice Ropes took charge of Prof. MacDonald's music classes during his absence the first of the week.
F. T. Oakley left Saturday for his home in Topeka, having finished his work in school. He wilt be back for commencement.
T. H. Rockwell, a former student, passed through Lawrence, Monday, from Columbia College, New York, where he has been studying medicine.
The following from the North Missourian, of Gallatin, Mo., will explain itself: "Webster Davis of Garden City, Kansas, has been invited to deliver an address here on Decoration Day. We have not heard from him whether he can come or not."
C. E. Parker visited Thursday.
Spangler now looks like a working man.
F. L. Davis has left school for the west.
John Weightman spent Sunday in Topeka.
Prof. Canfield goes to Topeka this evening.
Thad Case, of Topeka, attended the contest.
Franc Hunt will be over for commencement.
O. C. LeSeur was in town Sunday on a visit.
Miss Ella Ropes is now assistant city librarian.
A. F. Yohe is studying medicine at Leavenworth.
L. A. Sharrard will be in Lawrence commencement.
J. E. Curry has been in Topeka the past week.
Ned Adams, of Topeka, came down for the contest.
Arthur Capper reported the contest for the Topeka Capital.
Prof. MacDonald went to Kansas City Monday afternoon.
E. G. Blair is thinking of visiting in Emporia this summer.
Miss Ida Moore of Emporia, visited the U. of K. Tuesday.
N. M. Cross, of Minneapolis, represented Minnesota in the contest.
W. H. Vincent, of '87, is a promising lawyer at Hartland, Kas.
Frank Crowell is enjoying a visit from his cousin, Mr. Pillsbury.
Miss Anna Murphy will instruct in the Miami county institute in July.
G. H. Welch, formerly of '88, is running a store at Burlington, Kas.
Chas. Bayless, of Highland, a cousin of Ed Fox, was a visitor last week.
Nettie Littell, once of K. S. U., now has charge of the telephone board in the city.
Franklin, '81, is in the engineering department of the B. & M. R. R. at Blue Hill, Neb.
J. D. McLaren has left for his home in Minneapolis to remain till commencement.
H H. Russell, of Oberlin, Ohio, is secretary of the Inter-State Oratorical Association.
Dwight Harrison, of Hanover, Ind., was the delegate from Indiana to the Oratorical Association.
Henry C. Burnett, of the old Courier staff, is engaged as a clerk in the pententier of New Mexico. He is also writing a history of some of the noted prisoners confined there. We may expect a rich and racy dime novel.
R. E. Twitchell, the first editor-in-chief of the COURER, is now trying an important suit at Santa Fe, New Mexico, as attorney for A., T. & S. F. Railway. The Santa Fe papers speak of Mr. Twitchell as the rising attorney of the Santa Fe. His many friends will note his marked success with pleasure.