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Vol. IV
LOCAL.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 9, 1885.
Kansas
A month too early.
Almost time for a lecture.
Oraad has gone back on her record
The oratorical association is sleeping.
His foot was only fourteen inches long.
The mock trial was a success.
Organize a club and get your books cheap.
Clapel speeches by the Sophs Monday.
The ticket elected in Oread is a good one.
The Science Club had a good program last Friday.
Our graduates are doing nobly caldwell is the latest.
"Washburn or bust" is now the cry of the base bulllet.
More than one hundred and fifty students board in clubs.
The Phi Psis gave a "progressive encre" last Friday evening,
The Hotel de Grabandchaw is about to change its place of business.
We intend to keep up our "howl" for better music in the societies.
Here is the promised enlargement. The Courier never goes backward.
They have a new system of keeping track of the books in the library now.
The old COURIER motto, “Non Nobis Solum”—not for ourselves done.
The Shield for October came out last week. It is hardly up to its usual standard.
The drives around the Chemistry building have been put in good condition.
The student politicians are discussing the Ohio election with the vim and eloquence of old war horses.
Dr. Lippincott has taken hold of the flower bed scheme. Look out for a fine campus now.
"Not a mash, not a crush, not even a nibble." From a conversation by one of our last year's belles.
An assessment of fifty cents a member was levied in Oread last Friday to meet the debt on the piano.
In the Illinois state Oratorical Contest held at Blackburn University, Chicago won first and Monmouth second honor.
All are cordially invited to attend the Christian Church services at 11 A. M. Sunday school at 10 A. M. Wm. Irean, pastor.
Twenty new specimens of birds have been added to the museum this year by Prof. Dyche. One is a very rare yellow rail.
It is said that a regular club has been organized for the purpose of painting the town red. The first victim was our poor old observatory.
How would it do to have fraternity flower beds on our campus. This is done at some colleges and there is great rivalry among the frats concerning them.
New students will find Judge Howard just the notary public they need. The old students know his ability in the Steinberg sign case.
Now that we have our base ball club organized, a foot ball club should be founded. Wake up Davis, Lippincott, Curry, Gilmore and a few other of our famous kickers.
See advertisement of J. L. Berkey*
Base ball to the front.
THE STUDENTS' PAPER.
COURTER, fifty cents a year.
Eureka is to have an academy.
"Of the students, for the students, by the students."
Freshman elocution is progressing finely, judging from the noise the boys make while practicing.
An elegant case of minerals has been received from Philadelphia for the mineralogical class to blow-pipe.
The engineering department, under the supervision of Prof. Marvin, has more students than ever before.
Our exchanges will oblige us by putting Box 434 on our address. Otherwise your mail may not reach us.
The City Library is now open from 2 to 9 p.m. every week day except Saturday, when it is open from 10 to 12, 2 to 5, 7 to 9.
If the street cars would leave the foot of the hill five minutes later, they would accommodate quite a number of students and increase their daily earnings.
We have received the latest number of the Golden Key. It is a neat, well printed, well edited magazine, and well worthy the support of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
A COURIER pointer to the Regents. The boys who smoke cigarettes are now utterly useless for anything. If the much needed greenhouse were built, their smoke could be utilized for fumigating purposes. Economy is our watchword.
For the new students who may be maequainted with the origin and aims of the COURIER, we restate our principles:
1. Representation to all parties.
2. One-half the shares non-fraternity, one-half fraternity.
3. One-half the editorial staff fraternity, one-half non-fraternity.
4. The students first and last.
The Courier has ever been the patron of oratory, 'and still unchanged, it again offers the following prizes for superior excellence in chapel rhetoricals;
To the Freshman obtaining the highest grade, "Prof. Spring's New History of Kansas."
To the Freshman obtaining the next highest grade, "Speeches of Wendell Phillips,"
To the Sophomore obtaining the highest grade, "Speeches of Daniel Webster."
To the Sophonore obtaining the next highest grade, Emerson's "The Conduct of Life."
The regular meeting of the Oread last Friday was well attended. The following program was rendered: Readings, Josie Gilmore and R. S. Horton; Essays, Henri Nichol and G. W. Harrington; Declamation, Agnes Wright; Oration, W. S. Jenks. After recess the question: *Resolved*, "That clergym should not take any active part in political campaigns," was debated on the affirmative by Gilmore and Dunn and on the negative by Prof. Carruth and Cyrus Crane. The decision of the judges was for the negative. The following program was elected for the December Contest: Orator, W. S. Jenks; Debater, W. H. Brown; Essayist, L. A. Stebbins; Declainer, May Webster. A committee consisting of Harry Smith, Harrington and Wemple were appointed to select a June orator.
See advertisement of J. L. Berkey
Jennie Oliver visited Orend Friday.
Father Baker is evidently as excited.
PERSONAL.
Harry Deford went to Ottawa Friday.
Jep Davis took in the fair at Ottawa.
'80, Hattie Baker, is visiting Addie Sutliff, '83.
Father Baker is evidently excited.
Berry Hatch was seen in the balls last Monday.
Clara Hunsicker was seen in Topeka last week.
Dr. Geo. Leis was at the Science Club Friday.
Sol Miller gave us another dig in his paper last week.
L. T. Smith has donned the pin of Beta Theta Pi.
Agnes Wright received a visit from her brother last Friday.
A. L. Yohe made a flying trip to Leavenworth last week.
Kerr looked after his newspaper interests in Ottawa Friday.
Archie Watson visited old friends and old scenes Saturday.
Annetta Jones, formerly of '81, is visiting friends in Lawrence.
Frank Marshall goes to Tiblow tomorrow to spend Sunday.
Frank Foster is publishing a democratic weekly at Ellsworth.
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Ed Cruise visited his Phi Gamm brothers Saturday and Sunday.
Morgan is 1st lieutenant of the Sons of Veterans at Cottonwood Falls.
Orrel Highburg has entered the music and drawing department.
Palmer Ketner took the bobby favor or at the Psi PSi party last Friday.
Dr. J, W. Carruth, Kansas State Botanist, was at the University Monday.
J. B. Chamberlin's grocery at Humboldt was burned on a few days ago,
May Webster was detained from her classes the first of the week by illness.
Mamie and Edith Manley are well and happy at Ft. Magnins, Montana.
Victor Linley writes that he is home sick and that there is no place like K. S, U.
Riggs, Adams, Oakley, Valentine, Hogeboome, Keyes, Rankin and Bullene represented K. S. U. at the reunion.
Franklin and Cone needed medical assistance on Monday morning. So the faculty decided.
Rob Rankin returned last Saturday from Topeka, where he had been attending the Soldier's Reunion.
B. K. Bruce, our first business manager, visited here Saturday. He reports everything lovely at Leavenworth.
Frank Tabbott writes that he will not be able to return this year. He will be on hand next year.
T. A. Neil, better known as Tommy O'Neil, was with old friends Saturday. He is express agent at Humboldt now.
Josie Cooke won both the royal and the booby favors at the Phi Psi progressive euchre party last Friday evening.
The Misses Petty and the Misses Bartell were initiated into the mysteries of Kappa Alpha Theta last Saturday afternoon.
See advertisement of J. L. Berkey
F. C. Keyes has returned from Topekn.
Dr. Lippincott went to Topeka Tuesday.
Hayslett was sold badly last Monday night.
A. C. Markley made a flying visit home last week.
Prof. Brownell is using Oread as a recitation room.
Dr. C. E. Esterly visited the University Monday.
E, F. Neal is the official unipile of the K, S, T, nune.
Etta Hadley visited her Kappa sisters last Tuesday.
Ellsworth Ingalls will be down from Washburn to-morrow.
L. A. Stebbins gives the fraternities a dig in this issue.
Kate Merrill is expected to return to school in a few weeks.
Miss Kate Fields of Leavenworth visited K. S. U. Tuesday.
R. E. Hayslett writes the Lawrence items in the K. C. Times.
Mrs. Dr. Lippincott was a visitor at the University Tuesday.
Charley Linley was kept from his classes last week by illness.
Agnes Emery intends taking special Greek under Prof. Wilcox.
Crowell was too anxious to read his essay in elocution class.
Lillie Freeman was kept out of her classes Monday by sickness.
W. C. Albach has charge of the Bloomington school this year.
Eva Hewa returned last Saturday from a few days visit in Topska.
Prof Nichols says that the last picture of K, S, U. is the best of all.
Fred Morris is in his classes again after a week's absence in Topeka.
Y. M. White has returned to his studies after a week of soldier life.
E. L. Trayler is employed in a bank in Lebo, Kansas.
Rob Rankin went down to Queneo, I. T., for a short visit, Thursday last.
Dr. J, D. Brown came from Leavenworth Friday to attend the Science Club.
John Lindsey, the Garnett dude, is thinking of making a visit to Lawrence.
In the absence of Will Little, Thompson takes first rank as story teller.
A. E. Griffith, of Eureka, has entered '88. He attended Washburn last year.
Leena Beard was initiated into the mysteries of the I. C. Sorosis last Tuesday evening.
S. l. Roberts, M. D., of Hutchinson, has enrolled with the Senior Pharmacists.
Dr. J. H. Oyster, the Paola botamst, looked over Prof. Snow's herbarium Monday.
Miss Granes, of the Boston Conservatory of Music, was a welcome visitor at Oread last Friday.
Jep Davis has a bad eye. We don't care much for his eye, but we would like to have him catch for the boys to-marrow.
Dr. Sayre read an interesting paper on "Glycerides" last Friday at the Science Club. He showed the advantage of dissolving many drugs in glycerine, and described some of his discoveries.
See advertisement of J. L. Berkey.
A. F. Yole is captain of the base ball nine.
Mrs. Prof. Nichols visited U., of K.
Tuesday last.
Clara Poehler came up to see her I. C. sisters this week.
Bertha Starr will—but we mustn't tell you till next week.
Miss France Eddy entertained the Mozart Club Monday evening.
J. E. Curry went to Nortonville today to attend his brother's wedding.
'85, E. F. Caldwell, will be married Oct. 23 to Miss Olive McFarland.
Mamie Tisclade attends the High school and takes music at the University.
Will Smith, of Atchison, will spend Saturday and Sunday with his brother Harry.
Carla Cockins left last Friday for Cincinnati where she will pursue her studies.
'87, C. D. Hickok, writes from Argonia. "The COURIER is bread and meat to me."
A. W. Postlietwaite returned to Lawrence Tuesday night, and so reinforces '88.
Sharrard has received a new picture from Atchison, but "don't let the girls know it."
'86, E. E. Ritchie, writes from Council Grove, "The COURRIER is as good as ever."
'81, Bion S. Hutchins is publishing the Daily Kingman Leader. Success to you Bion S.
Alice Cummings went to Nortonville to attend the wedding of J. E. Curry's brother.
H. P. Applebaugh can't get along without the Course as a part of his Pharmacy course.
Mrs. Dr. Lippincott entertained the younger members of the faculty Wednesday evening,
'86, R. W. Chestnut, visited Lawrence friends Tuesday, and then went on his way to Illinois. He will take in the St. Louis Fair.
88. Flora Reasoner, left Saturday for her school at Topeka. She subscribed for the COURIER "to get a glimpse of K. S. U. each week."
B. C. Preston has very mysteriously disappeared. We hoped to have him with us for the year, but now he has gone, and no one knows whither.
Prof. Miller has received two new dictionary for the library. The professor claims that they were obtained especially for the COURRIER editors
Lou Rankin, one of the former students of K. S. U., was married last Tuesday to Dr. J. T. Moore. The best wishes of the Courier and a host of friends go with them.
Miss Emma White entertained the I. C.'s last Thursday evening. The immediate cause of the "grub" was the initiation of Lena Beard. The I. C.'s have been very successful this year and deserve the congratulations they are receiving.
E. W. Walter, the efficient chemist and assayer of the firm of Timmons & Co., started this morning for San Francisco, where he will take a position as chemist of a life insurance company. He is a young man of bright promise and his many friends will wish him every success.—Aspera College Daily News. Here is another of our Kansas University boys on the road to fame. Long, Morris, Haworth, Walter—next! The Courier congratulates you, Walter, and the chemistry boys send their love.
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