The Weekly University Courier. CHASE YOU lies LIBRARY OF G. W. HARRINGTON, No. CO' MARENG OCER my Line. Kan. night and Hi rice than co TRUST Lawrence p when in Look out THE WEEKLY UNIVERSITY COURIER. YLESS. nts ! on from the b e of our Goo mass of CLOT Fall Trade, des introduct a superior ch es must be su our Goods : St. G SALE er Holiday Goods, November 1st, their clock of Bones & Organ COST PRICE. $ \mathrm {G} _ {9} $ so no delay, but co e to D & CO. State Pierson's Mill. BOOKS THERE te Pierson's Mill. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. Vol. IV. LOCAL. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 30, 1885. Hallowee'n. Halloween. Boys are organized. There is fun in the air. Lock your gates and nail down your walks. The I. C.s had a cookey shine Tuesday night. The first musical concert will be given November 10. All who attended the Senior picnic report a grand time. Look out for the secret-anti-secret society in Orophilian. The books in the library are being numbered in a new manner. The I. C.convention has been postponed until November 25. The Phi Gamms had a very pleasant hop last Friday evening. Washburn has given up base ball and organized a foot ball team. Oread has sold out her entire stock of political trickery to Orophilian. The first number of the Wasiburn monthly will be out in November. SUBSCRIPTION FIFTY CENTS PER YEAR. The I. C.'s say that they have two sub roster members; but don't give it away. The Freshmen are talking of a ball. Go in boys, don't be behind the times. Some of the Thetas will entertain their friends at Kate Wilder's tomorrow evening. The musicie given by Miss Hattie Haskell last Friday evening was a grand success. The Science Club will have an excursion to-morrow to Ottawa to visit the sugar refinery there. Hallowe'en parties are in order now. Hattie Dunn will entertain her friends to-morrow evening. The Phi Psi euchre party last Friday night was a grand success. Misses Oliver and Wright carried off the prizes. In Oread last Friday Charley Smith was elected as contest debater in place of E. C. Little, resigned. A better selection could not have been made. Everything is booming for a grand time to morrow night. All persons interested in raising the old man will meet at Templin's room at seven o'clock. The K. S. U. Guards drill in Frazer hall. Regular meetings are held Saturday morning and Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Jackson is getting the men well in hand. Program of the Science Club today: Influence of the Earth's Rotation on Moving Bodies, Prof. Marvin; Scientific Review, Prof. Snow; Kansas Cement, Rob McAlpine; Excavation of Flood Rock, Paul Goddard, Oread program for to-day: Declamation, Josic Cook; reading, Agnes Wright; essay, P. A. Huber; oration, F. D. Hutchings; reading, G. W. Harrington; declamation, Evelyn Smith; essay, Ross Wemple; oration, Henri Nichol; debate, affirmative, C. S. Crane, Palmer Ketner; negative, Dent Dunn. Faculty attendance at chapel for week ending Oct. 23: Chancellor, 3; Snow, 3; Robinson, 5; Miller, 5; Canfield, J. H., 4; Williams, 1; Spring, 0; Carruth, 2; Marvin, 2; Bailey, 4; Nichols, 1; MacDonald, 4; Canfield, A. G., Sterling, 5; Dyche, 4; Brownnell, 2; Sayre, 4; Willecox, 4; Rudolph, 5; Simpson, 2; Aldrich, 2. Bully for the barbs and Marshall. The Junior law class numbers sixteen. Orophilian is now the fighting so ciety. The barbs are coming rapidly to the front. The Unitarians had a social at Toothaker's Friday night. The Usher Guards will give a dance to-night. The Betas had a "dorg" last Friday evening. Who is the "Frat tar-bucket"? Will Orophilian please answer? Among the base ballists in the faculty are Prof. Marvin, Prof. Canfield and Prof. Aldrich. At Harvard the work on the college papers is accepted as a substitute for the regular literary work. The Seniors have challenged the faculty to a game of base ball. Look out for: a scientific game. The latest name for a ladies afternoon tea party is a "snare drum." B. P. Blair can tell how it originated. The Seniors had hard luck. Their picnic was postponed on account of the weather and the boys pocketbooks. Chapel rhetorienals for next week; Monday, W. S. Allen, E. L. Ackley; Tuesday, A. L. Burney, H. Buckingham; Wednesday, M. T. Cummings, W. T. Caywood; Thursday, A. C. Cunkle, W. W. Davis; Friday, G. L. Dick, W. L. Dick. For the benefit of his disappointed friends we will state that Chas. Linley was dangerously ill Thursday and Friday, and could not fulfill his engagements with those girls. He could not even attend classes. It seems to be a growing habit of the pharmacists to congregate in the room back of Little's office and then make the walls of the building shudder with their song of the dude. Doc Hoadley and Cord Linley are the lead(ers)ing dudes. The Sophs had a class meeting Monday and elected the following officers: President, Jack Schall; vice president, E. L. Ackley; secretary, Maud Thrasher; treasurer, John Prescott; historian, Frank Crowell; poet, May Webster; reporter, Agnes Lowe; circus manager, P. J. Fritz; master of athletic sports, Paul Goddard; prophet, W. E. Higgins. The Emporia local oratorical contest will be held December 21st. R. L. Pack was elected president and Ewing Herbert secretary for the ensuing year. If our executive committee will move we will yet be able to hold ours before Christmas. Last Sabbath was harvest day at the Unitarian church, and the display of pumpkins, corn, and fruits, would rival that of Bismarck fair. Dr. Howland's address was excellent and well suited to the occasion. After which short recitations by the little folks closed the exercises. Last Friday afternoon Orophilian elected her representatives for the annual contest. As usual the coveted position was that of orator. After a spirited contest F. A. Marshall was chosen to fill that position Then quickly followed the election of the other members of the program: W. T. Reed, debater; Flora Newlin, declaimer; Clara Greenamyer, essayist; C. B. Highbargin, president of the evening. PERSONAL. 1. F. Oakley went up to see her Sunday. Scott Hopkins was in town Sunday. A. L. Adams spent Sunday at home in Topeka. Will Russ spent Saturday and Sunday in town. Crowell passed Sunday with the folks at home. Harry Valentine went home to spend Sunday. Frank Marshall spent Sunday a few miles north of town. Frank P. McLennan, '75, visited old scots last Friday. Kate Stephens has returned from a short visit to St. Louis. Harry Deford made a flying trip to Kansas City Saturday. W. R. Cone says our managing editor is a sub rosa barb. Lillian Dudley loyally subscribes for the students' paper. Dent Hogeboom went to Topea Sunday to see "Babe." Jo Grover says the Senior girls should wear half plugs. B. F. Talbott returns from Atchison to take Senior law. Prof. Spring preached last Sunday at the Plymouth church. S. T. Gilmore thinks the tail Senator plug will just $_{i}$ set him off. W. E. Higgins has returned to the Cash Dining Association. Carl Wylier is the new Sigma Nu. He is a pharmacy student. Dick Birbeck sees many strange things on his midnight tours. Alice and Ella Ropes enjoyed a visit from their father last week. Carrie Marks will give a party tonight at her home in West Lawrence, Adams, Oakley and Harry Smith go to Topeka to-day to attend a party. Paul Goddard fixed his shapel Turkey up in good style the other day. May Webster and Angie Logee visited the Orophilian society last Friday. Chancellor Lippincott announces that the second half term will begin Thursday, Nov. 10. Mrs. Turpin caters to the fifty-five boys in the Hillside club. She knows just how to cook for the students. Prof. Snow has now a splendid collection of microscopic objects, to which he is adding daily. O. M. Jackson says that there are two girls in Freshman algebra between which it is difficult to decide which is the prettiest. Ditto Wheeler, Prof. Nichols has received the $300 chronograph which Gottschad, of Paris, made especially for Kansas University. O. C. LeSeur says the Science Club excursion round trip ticket to Ottawa to-morrow will be $1.05—half fare. B. L. Bennett is studying physical geography. This class meets in Dr. Williams' room at eight o'clock on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Jep Davis and Miss Lillie Turner gave a progressive cuchre party at the residence of the latter on last Tuesday evening. It is needless to say that those who were so fortunate as to be there had a huge time. Yoke, the champion base ball player of the west, will visit the home folks at 11worth Saturday and Sunday. L. A. Gilbert will accompany him. W. T. Reed is the Beta barb. Frank Troup is a Phillips county boy, H. E. Lucas is a military man. Miss Mary Stewart visited U. of K last week. L. A. Stebbins is a coal dealer now. A. J. Wilmoth still believes in mesmerism. Mrs. Parke is taking painting lessons at K, S, U. Frank Marshall returned from 11worth Monday. Devall is all broke up. His girl has gone back on him. W. C. Stephens, of Beloit, has returned to take Senior law. Asher Bell, brother of Lillian Bell, has just returned from Chicago. Mabel V. Skoffstad takes the Courier as a part of her musical course. Chancellor Lippincott returned Friday from a short visit to Winfield. Alice Bartell is expected to-day to take part in the Kat Hallowe'en mysteries. Miss Lizzie Wickard, of Ottawa, an old student, visited the University Wednesday. Miss Ida Bay, of Fort Scott, formerly a student of '86, is visiting Mrs. S. T. Field. Frank March tells us that Cooldoc will be here this fall and play his far famed Willow Copse. Lillian McMillan is now in Park Institute, 103 Ashland Av. Chicago. She remits for the COURIER. James A. Hutcheson, law of '85, writes from Olathe : "The Courier is an old faithful friend." James Merys says he can see the proposed greenhouse very plainly through the new telescope. Ed, Stimpson visited a pumpkin patch Monday. Does that mean Moore pumpkin pie or —? Mrs. Jo (Brown) Sanford comes Tuesday from Pontiac, Mich., to visit her University friends. Florence Reasoner's friends will find her at 198 Lau St., Topeka. Her school is very successful. E. D. Eames still hears the chickens crow on the moon whenever he looks through the new telescope. D. W. C. Bower visited old friends at the University this week. He was returning home from a trip east. Geo. McLaren writes from Minneapolis: "I knew the University ball club could beat any other nine in the State." No.8. "Reed brothers, as usual, promise to be a power in Orophilian this year." That was only one short week ago. Barlow Lippincott went on a melon hunt the other day. You never saw a Wilder looking man than he was when he found it was a squash. W. C. Albach has left the pedaogic business and accepted a position in a drug store at ElDorado, Kan. He subscribes for the Courier. J. T. Marvin, superintendent of the Iowa Reform School and regent of their State University, visited K. S.U.last week. Chancellor Lippincott was in Dickinson college faculty when Mr. Marvin graduated from that institution. Sue Miles visited her I. C. sisters last week. Rev. Mr. Cordley climbed Mt. Oread last week. Frank Marshall spent Sunday a few miles north of town. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler were seen in the halls last week. Josie Cooke returned Friday from a short visit to Kansas City. H. A. Crandall, of the class '80, is visiting friends in Lawrence. T. H. Wood and Carl Wyler took in Baldwin City Saturday. Ross Wemple swings the gong again as in days of yore. Prof. MaeDonald's chorus class meets in chapel every afternoon. W. Y. Morgan left Sunday night for his home in Cottonwood Falls. Miss Thompson and Miss Latimer, of Sparta, 1B1., visited the University. Prof. Jas, H. Canfield went to Halstead last Friday to deliver a lecture. Fred Wheeler left last week on a flying trip to the western part of the State. Jennie Walker, formerly of 85, now climbs the hill to take painting lessons. Doc Hoadley has at last made a mash. Cord Linley will be the next victim. Ettie Hadley leaves next month for Lansing, Mich., where she will spend the winter. "Julius Liepman is the handsomest man in the Freshman class."—Young lady of '88. E. E. Squires has been absent from his classes for some time, on account of sickness. Lizzie Black is enjoying a visit from her father Mr. George Black, of Mason City, Ill. Miss Zurie Starr visited K. S, U. Monday. She begins teaching the Bellevue school next week. Dr. C. E. Esterly left for Cincinnati, Ohio, last week, where he expects to remain until spring. Harry A. Smith, our local editor, is one of the most congenial, bright and handsome young men in the University. Grace Campbell, of Topeka, visited Mamie Henshaw, Saturday and Sunday week. She returned Monday, after making K. S. U. a short visit. David Vermelion, of University of Upsala, Sweden, enters our University. Thus the reputation of our University is extending across the waters. Will Bolton and wife were in the city yesterday on their way to Council Grove, to visit Mr. B.'s parents. Mr. Bolton is a graduate of the Normal and is now county superintendent of Edwards county. He is also editor of the Greensburgh Rustler, and a married man, having on the 14th inst. been united in the "holy bonds of wedlock" to Miss Anna J. Gibson, of Belle Plaine, Summer county. Mrs. Bolton was also a Normal pupil. The friends of the wedded couple in this city wish them a long, prosperous and happy life. Emporia Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here, receiving the congratulations of their host of friends in this vicinity. The Cosmos wishes them a long life of happiness, health and prosperity. Counsel Grove Cosmos. The Corner's best wishes to the happy pair. e Dollar y Friday a Senior I y is visiting ns is a pat making will chang are being igs. le is ticket depot. nn teaches 1 Lawrence. Albaugh, '85 'riday. e a politi rday night is back in nior law gler '85 is es in this c 'cFarland, siting in th arns goes visit to Wi w, of Kau ith his par reached un rch Sund that he ) "plugs" son, of T ed K S and Bert , Friday a gives th converss Pratt Saturday T. Field us elected by E. C. by E. G e. cured onrs before class, Tue uld has ictures t ta of mu writes f bright s jon. reg Canfield ond hour rt in N has en He wa al acade trying r. McLa at you r pincott d ton las d away right mother. The childre hols ha Dubosco mp and queen of C. S. 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