The Weekly University Courier. gs. RCHASE oks CES. ANN, w the best and Refresh nexcelled. ARLOR the city. monades, Canada cestie Fruits are always ST SS. book Store. ERN > Students KAS. d to loan a istrable re security Call and s arrangemen UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. nk buildin KINS, Sec. SUBSCRIPTION FIFTY CENTS PER YEAR. othing. SG, of Lawrenz s' Bank en Streets. on Streets. composits, wit ness a gener- N. Cashier SSARY the best pla sites is at WARD'S Store." however, and your present Brush at a You all will t you? PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. VOL. IV. LOCAL. LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 16, 1885. Meeting. Military Department. Revenge is sweet. Twenty-one to ten. Poor old Washburn. Foot out Washburn. K. S. F. to the front. We will try Baker next. Good program in both societies today. The electric bells are slightly out of whack. Cold weather increased the demand for coal stoves. The class in Economics begin their studies Monday. The Usher Guards give a dance at their hall to-night. A colored man from Missouri has joined the law class. The Kappa Kappa Gammas will give a party next week. Somebody says that the I. C.'s have a sub *sub* member. Suyler and Riggs are tellers in the M. and M. science class. The drawing rooms have been furnished with four new tables. The chancellor entertained quite a number of students Tuesday morning. The Mozart club met last week Monday evening with Miss Franc Eddy. Hotel de Grubandelaw claims that it feeds the finest looking men in school. We are sorry, but we are compelled to place Charley Smith among the jubes. November 10 and December 15 are the dates fixed for concerts in University hall. Five fine new thermometers have been received for the use of the physics department. The I. C.'s are making preparations for a grand time when their convention meets. There has been a very noticeable falling off in chapel attendance since the Sophia have been on deck. 86 has certainly lost her go ahead spirit. Plugs, canes, class parties, everything seems to have been forgotten. The faculty have decreed that chapel rhetorical shall count as a first term study. Speak the speech or get a zero grade. A young business man of this town will shortly wedge one of the former belles of the U. of K. He surely thinks his lucky *Starr* in the ascend-ant. If we work hard we shall have a United States officer detailed here in six months. Let everybody work for the military department. A base ball association was organized last Monday week. A. F. Yohe was elected captain and given power to pick his own men. Jep Davis was elected manager. A second nine was also organized, with E. F. Neal as captain. "The merit of this book is that it presents in a convenient form a sufficient outline of the events of the stirring years of our early history."—Noble Prentiss in the Champion on Prof. Spring's book. See advertisement of J. L. Berkey. Mustaches to the front again. Prof. Canfield has received a new set of maps. Some of them are very fine. What is the matter with the Amphon Quartette? We have not heard of them lately. Mr. Stebbins' View on fraternities in our last issue has bee n very highly complimented. Gilmore says he is willing to wait until he is thirty. Perhaps he will have to wait longer. Father Baker grows crabbed as he grows old. Prof. Spring is the latest object of his hatred. Hayslett is said to be authority on corporations. He certainly downed the Review company. The law department opened Tuesday. There is a largely increased attendance: three professors: full time. The Kappa Kappa Gammas gave a small party when Miss Freeman was initiated. Of course the boys were there to help celebrate the victory. Oread and Orophilian are to have a contest debate. Horton, Little and Crane will represent Oread, and Read, Doran, and Harris, Orophilian. Our Oratorical Association should wake up, sell stock, organize and get things in running order. At the present rate our local contest will be held about next June. Suppose we make the "applause" in chapel mean something. If a student does well, show appreciation in the usual way. If the work is slighted or is weak, keep still! While W. C. Spangler was clerk of our University, W. W. Spangler was clerk of the State University of Indiana. Both were married during the last vacation. A singular coincidence! Prof. Canfield has just completed a list of nearly three hundred references in Constitution and Political History—all in the University. To verify this list, and to add somewhat to its details, will be the "laboratory work" of the Seniors now taking the above named option. —France will soon be added. All are imported, and are by Kiepert, the celebrated German. The charts have attracted much attention during the week. The department of history has three new maps which are as near perfect as wall charts can well be—Europe, Germany and British Isles. A fourth The students in special economies begin their "laboratory work" on Monday. The topics chosen for special theses are: The American Tariff System, H: A. Smith; The past and present relations of labor and capital, S. T. Gilmore; American Socialism and Communism, Hattie B. Haskell; Distribution of Wealth, Universal Suffrage, Laura Lyons; Punishment and Reform of Criminals, Clara Greenamyer. At last we can see our way to the military department. A meeting of all students interested was held last Friday evening. A. L. Adams was elected president of the association, and A. C. Cunkle secretary. Committees were appointed to draw up a constitution, secure a place of meeting and to lay the subject before the faculty and regents. W. A. Jackson was elected military director. Over forty have signified their intention of joining. Wake up, everybody, and success is assured. PERSONAL. Bella Love climbed the hill Friday, G, C. Union was in town Friday W. L. Lyman is the new Sigma Chi. Geo. Lewis took in Topeka Saturday. See advertisement of J. L. Berkey. Prof. Aldrich leads the Unitarian choir. G. C. Upton was in town Friday. W. J. Leroux was in town Friday. Barlow Lippincott is the baby o the Retas. Walter Britton entertained the boys Saturday. Yearsley White is the latest Phi Kappa Psi. Hattie Cook is the latest Kappa Alpha Theta. J. A Stavely is teaching school in Osage county. Maud Mansfield visited her I. C. sisters Friday. F. P. McLeman has retired from the Emporia News. A. C. Cunkle took in the base ball game at Washburn. H. J. Rushmer visited the University a few days ago. Miss Birdie Starr visited the University last Monday. Prof. Wilcox made a flying trip to Topeka last Friday. J. H, Albach will not enter the law class till November 1. V. L. Kellogg is the new knight of the shield and dagger. Joe Grover and Obe Taylor went home to see Ma last Friday. Prof. Dyche gets up as five now every morning to shoot birds. Smith, Blarn and Cowan, were along to cheer the boys Saturday. Prof. Carruth is taking vocal music lessons. Haven't you heard him? Mrs. D, W. Dunn is visiting her daughters Emma and Mamie this week. Ed Franklin has joined the church. We hope he wont steal any more apples. Ed Cruise has gone out with a surveying party. His headquarters are at Garnett. J. F. Shuck, disguised in a full beard, paid his respects to K. S. U. Friday. Will Higgins' smiling face is again seen in our classic halls, after a few week's absence on account of illness. Miss Det Mead is still loyal to K. S.U., even to wishing for the success of its base ball club. C. E. Parker was among his old haunts last Monday. He will again attend the University of Michigan this winter. Hon. Geo, R. Peck, the Orophilian regent, is an acknowledged Shakespearean critic. Prof. Snow suggests that the basement of the natural history building be made one foot deeper and used as exhibition rooms. Mr. Highbargin has just returned from a visit to the east, and will now keep watch of the boys at the Highbargin House. Geo. Highbargin, who has been visiting his brother Claude this summer, left Monday to teach school at Garnett. Carl Wylie, one of our solid pharmacists, gladdened our hearts by adding fifty cents to our wallet last week for one year's subscription to the great religious weekly. See advertisement of J. L. Berkey. James Harris is sick. W. W. Davis is an Orophilian. Blair will eat dinner at home Sunday. Mamie Lyons has entirely recovered. F. C. Clark was in the halls last week. Dick Horton has not entirely recovered. Frank Crowell will spend Sunday at home. Crowell received a visit from Papa Saturday. Wm. Thacher has entered the law department. George Ropes will spend Sunday in Lawrence. Kate Wilder is president of the class of 87. M. M. Bowman, of Lebo, enters the Junior law. Paul Goldard takes Wemple's place as guide. Miss M. L. Simpson is an adept in China decoration. Ross Wemple is the night clerk at the Santa Fe depot. F. A. Marshall spent the Sabbath in Tiblow with his girl. John Sexton assists Dr. Sayre in the laboratory this year. J. W. Deford, of Ottawa, visited his son Harry this week. A. C. Cunkle drilled in the military company last Wednesday. A. C. Markley ran down to Ottawa yesterday for a short visit. A. L. Swipe states that Chas. Aching swindled him also. Prof. Bailey is still at work on the Leavenworth poisoning case. Judge Benson lectured before the law class yesterday morning. We are happy to say that Dan Crew is again enrolled at K. S, U. Ellie Kenton, a former student, lives a few miles from Edwardsville. Kellogg, of Emporia, now wears the Kellogg and dagger of the Phi Delts. Jennie Peebles has been prevente from attending her classes by illness Frank Houston, a graduate of Manhattan, will take a classical course here. Josie and Nydia Gilmore will spend Saturday and Sunday with Myrtle Hogg. Victor Linley is busy reading "Kent's Commentaries on American Law." No. 6. Frank Marshall returned last Monday evening from a short visit to Ed wardsville. R. A. Phelps, instructor in Greek at Washburn, visited his Beta brothers last week. Angie Logeer, of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., will enter the music department in a few days. Alice Ropes was prevented by illness from climbing the hill the latter part of last week. Dick Birbeck is the short man in the K. S. U. guards. Grover is the tallest, and scrapes the sky. W, C. Albach came in from his school at Bloomington last Saturday. He reports twenty-six pupils. T. H. Rockwell writes from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, "The Courier is a welcome guest." Prof. Sayre has taken up his residence in the old Russ mansion, on the corner of Rhode Island and Lee streets. See advertisement of J. L. Berkey. Ed Fox has changed his lodging place. He now shares his room with Deford. Mrs. S. Pettie, of Osage City, visited her daughters Lizzie and Alice last week. Rob Rankin returned last Friday from a short trip to the southern part of the State. Anna Bell acted as pianist for Prof. Morris' Equine-Canine Paradox at the opera house. Cora Henshaw, '87, was elected president of the city schools literary society last Friday. Frank Kennedy, a brother of Dan, arrived Saturday from Hot Springs, Ark. He will make Lawrence his home during the winter. B. P. Blair, '87, defended the good old English language in his chapel speech Monday morning. Will Spencer met with quite an accident up in the engineering room last week. While playing with Springer he received a severe cut in the arm. Prof. Canfield lectures soon at Holton, and delivers the annual address before the Northwestern Teachers' Association at Concordia at Thanksgiving. Fred Bowersock, '87, the new Courier editor, is the son of ex-Mayor Bowersock, and is well known to our business men. He accepts the position to help the good old Courier. Chapel rhetoricals: Monday, W. E. Higgins, C. B. Highbargain; Tuesday, Ketner, Park; Wednesday, W. T. Reed, Ralston; Thursday, T. J. Sawyer, A. J. Smith; Friday, T. J. Schall, E. A. Wheeler. Orophilian program to-day; Music; readings, W. N. Brown, C. E. Adams; essays, Missess Dudley and Hair; declamations, Misses Newlin and Godell; orations, A. A. Topping, W. E. Borah and Tomlin. Debate, Hickney, Smith, Curry, Reason, Hoan. Mr. C. K. Ober, college secretary of the International Committee of Young Men's Christian Associations, will be in the city next Wednesday, and will hold a conference with the members of the University branch of the Y. M. C. A. at the rooms of the association. Oread program for to-day: Reading, Helen Sullift; declamation, Ella Ropes; essay, Sadie Emery; oration. T. J. Schall; reading, Josie Cook; declamation, May Webster; essay, Lester Sharrard; oration, H. E. Riggs; Debate, affirmative, T. S. Fritz, R. E. Hayslett; negative, L. A. Gilbert, W. H. Park. The class of 'N7 held a large and enthusiastic meeting last Friday. The following officers were elected: President, Kate Wilder; vice president, Dent Dunn; treasurer, Crane; secretary, Ed Blair; historian, Jenks; poet, Miss Moore; arbitrator, W. S. Franklin; master of sports, Jep Davis. The subject of a University hop was postponed until next meeting. Prof. MaeDonald last year gave a course of nine lectures before the students of the department of music, which were well attended. This year a much more extensive course has been arranged, covering a large variety of topics. The following is the list, with dates, as far as completed; Oct. 21, The development of the German Lyric, Prof. Carmuth; Oct. 28, Methods of vocal training, Prof. Aldrich. See advertisement of J. L. 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