====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Courier Page 0583_2 from reel: L 722 (1878-10-10 to 1887-06-10) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/132432 Title: Now That the Bugs, Gnats, Flies and Ants Have Arrived in Force, Why Don't Some One Start a Picnic? Summary: Article discussing local insect activity and suggesting a community picnic as a response to the bug problem. Category: local news Subjects: community events; student life; local culture Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Contestants for the French Essay Prize Are H. E. Riggs, Harry Radcliff, Julia Flinn, S. W. Shattuck, and J. B. Burkh... Summary: Listing of contestants for French and German essay competitions at the university. Category: local news Subjects: academic competitions; student achievements; language contests Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Acceptance of Gov. Robinson's Offer of a Gift of the Land North of the Campus Provided the City Would Open Up Oread... Summary: Report on city council discussion regarding Governor Robinson's land gift to the university contingent on opening Oread Avenue. Category: local news Subjects: university development; local government; campus expansion Confidence: 0.8 Title: Though No Definite Action Was Taken, the Feeling of the Councilmen Was Favorable to the Acceptance. The Avenue Would Run... Summary: Continuation of the city council discussion about the proposed Oread Avenue, noting councilmen's favorable attitude and the planned route. Category: local news Subjects: university development; local government; campus expansion Confidence: 0.8 Title: Gov. Robinson Will Have It Set Down With Trees on Both Sides and One Row Down the Middle, Making the Avenue the Pleasant... Summary: Further details about Governor Robinson's plans for the proposed Oread Avenue, including landscaping features. Category: local news Subjects: university development; local government; campus expansion Confidence: 0.8 Title: It Is Said That Williams College, for the Season of 1883, Will Put Into the Field the Best Base Ball Nine the College Ha... Summary: Report on Williams College's baseball team preparing for the 1883 season, claiming to have their best team ever. Category: local news Subjects: sports; college athletics; baseball Confidence: 0.8 Title: S. B. Anderson, M. D. Professor Samuels Is Now at the Eldridge House, Where He Can Be Found for Consultation at Any Time... Summary: Notice about Professor Samuels' availability for consultation at the Eldridge House. Category: local news Subjects: local professionals; medical services; university faculty Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Aggregate at the Colleges This Year Is Reported to Be Less Than It Has Been for Five Years. Summary: Report on decreased attendance at college social events compared to previous years. Category: local news Subjects: student life; campus activities; social events Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Kansas Music Emporium; W. E. YEAGER; HARRIS; Spalding's Commercial College; MOAK BROS.; DR. J. E. GEROULD; C. L. Edwards; A. A. RUSS; Field & Co.'s University Bookstore; F. Bogdansky; S. HOENE Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.7 Title: The Ithica and Chicago Correspondence Universities Have Been Consolidated. Summary: Brief news item about the consolidation of Ithica and Chicago correspondence universities. Category: local news Subjects: education; university affairs; academic governance Confidence: 0.8 Title: Columbia Has Graduated 8,500 Students Since Its Foundation. Summary: Statistical note about Columbia University's graduation numbers since its founding. Category: local news Subjects: education; academic achievements; university milestones Confidence: 0.8 Title: Lute Lewis Has Been Testing His Powers With a Lung Tester. Summary: Brief report on a student testing lung capacity with a lung tester. Category: local news Subjects: student activities; scientific experiments; health Confidence: 0.8 Title: Nicest Place for Oysters—Pershall's. Summary: Recommendation of Pershall's as the best place for oysters in the city. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; restaurants; dining Confidence: 0.8 Title: Everyone Who Can, Should Go to Washburn to-Morrow. Summary: Urgent recommendation for readers to visit Washburn the following day. Category: local news Subjects: community events; local attractions; entertainment Confidence: 0.8 Title: The First Class Place in the City for Oysters Is Pershall's. Summary: Reiteration of Pershall's being the best place for oysters in the city. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; restaurants; dining Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Chapel Was Filled Last Night and the Galleries Had to Be Opened. Summary: Report on high attendance at a chapel service requiring the opening of galleries. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; religious services; student life Confidence: 0.8 Title: Take Your Girl to Pershall's for Oysters, He Only First Class Place in the City. Summary: Social recommendation to take dates to Pershall's for oysters. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; restaurants; dining Confidence: 0.8 Title: G. Graber's Boats Are the Best in the West. Summary: Endorsement of G. Graber's boats as the best in the western region. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; recreation; water activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Get One of G. Graber's Boats and Take Your Girl Boat Riding. Summary: Social recommendation to acquire G. Graber's boats for boat rides with dates. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; recreation; water activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: A. C. Hand, Recently of Chicago, Professional Tuner and Repairer of Pianos and Organs, Will Attend Promptly to Orders Th... Summary: Notice about A.C. Hand's piano and organ tuning and repair services, including contact information. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; music services; piano repair Confidence: 0.8 Title: An Hour's Boat Ride for Happiness. Summary: Promotional statement about boat rides providing happiness, likely related to G. Graber's boats. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; recreation; water activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: G. Graber. Summary: Brief mention of G. Graber, likely continuing the boat-related content. Category: local news Subjects: local businesses; recreation; water activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Much to the Sorrow of the Students Prof. Canfield Skipped His Fourth Hour Class to-Day. Summary: Report on Professor Canfield skipping his fourth-hour class, noting students' disappointment. Category: local news Subjects: campus news; faculty; student reactions Confidence: 0.8 Title: We Wish to Say a Few Words Concerning a Home Institution of National Reputation. Summary: Introductory statement about discussing a nationally recognized educational institution. Category: local news Subjects: education; university affairs; academic reputation Confidence: 0.8 Title: Few Students in the University Have Any Conception of This College, Which, While It Has an Entirely Different Scope From... Summary: Discussion about a college with a different focus than the university but similar importance in business education. Category: local news Subjects: education; business education; university comparison Confidence: 0.8 Title: This Institution, Which Was Established in Lawrence Sixteen Years Ago, Has Constantly Increased in Reputation Until to-D... Summary: Description of a business education institution in Lawrence, highlighting its long history and regional reputation. Category: local news Subjects: education; business education; institutional reputation Confidence: 0.8 Title: Its Last Year's Enrollment Reached Over 400 Students, From Seventeen Different States and Territories, While It Was Summary: Statistical information about the institution's student enrollment from various states and territories. Category: local news Subjects: education; student enrollment; institutional growth Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kansas Cocachunkunk. Summary: Feature on a Kansas-related student tradition or song, presented in multiple stanzas. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student life; campus culture; local traditions Confidence: 0.8 Title: Which Will Be the Biggest Circus, the Ringling Circus or John Robinson's. Summary: Comparison between Ringling circus and John Robinson's circus as local entertainment options. Category: local news Subjects: entertainment; circus; local attractions Confidence: 0.8 Title: And Which Will Draw the Biggest Crowd. Summary: Continuation of the circus comparison, focusing on expected attendance. Category: local news Subjects: entertainment; circus; local attractions Confidence: 0.8 Title: If It Would Not Be a Good Plan to Establish a Chair of Demagogy in K. S. U. Summary: Suggestion or discussion about creating a chair of demagogy at Kansas State University. Category: local news Subjects: education; university governance; academic positions Confidence: 0.8 Title: And How the Idea Would Be Received by the State Papers. Summary: Consideration of how state newspapers might react to the proposed chair of demagogy. Category: local news Subjects: education; university governance; academic positions Confidence: 0.8 Title: How Many Profs. Will Attend the Circus. Summary: Question about faculty attendance at the upcoming circus. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; faculty activities; entertainment Confidence: 0.8 Title: And if All of Them Will Take Their Children. Summary: Follow-up question about faculty bringing their children to the circus. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; faculty activities; family Confidence: 0.8 Title: How the Appointments for Commencement Day Are Made. Summary: Inquiry about the process for making appointments related to commencement day. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; graduation; university ceremonies Confidence: 0.8 Title: Why All the Seniors Don't Petition the Faculty. Summary: Question about why senior students don't petition the faculty on certain matters. Category: local news Subjects: campus news; student governance; academic petitions Confidence: 0.8 Title: Who Has the Itch. Summary: Brief mention or question about someone having an itch, likely in a humorous or curious context. Category: local news Subjects: health; student life; campus concerns Confidence: 0.8 Title: And Where He Got It. Summary: Follow-up question about the source of the itch mentioned previously. Category: local news Subjects: health; student life; campus concerns Confidence: 0.8 Title: If the Lecture Committee Ought Not to Be Congratulated on the Success of Its Course. Summary: Reflection on whether the lecture committee should be congratulated for their course's success. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; lecture series; academic achievements Confidence: 0.8 Title: And Continued Another Year. Summary: Note about the lecture committee's course continuing for another year. Category: local news Subjects: campus events; lecture series; academic achievements Confidence: 0.8 Title: Tell Me Not in Mournful Numbers, That You Never Have Been West; For All the Places I Have Seen, Surely Kansas Is the Bes... Summary: Poem expressing pride in Kansas as the best place the author has visited. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: Chorus: Cocachunkunk, Chelunk, Chelunk, Etc. Summary: Chorus section of the Kansas Cocachunkunk feature, showing the repetitive nature of the song. Category: local news Subjects: student life; campus culture; local traditions Confidence: 0.8 Title: 'Tis the State of Prohibition, Where the Water Is So Sweet; God Did Make It—we Will Drink It, and We'll Turn Our Corn To... Summary: Additional stanza of the Kansas-themed poem, highlighting Kansas's qualities. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kansas First in Education, With the Gospel Close Behind, Gives Her People Legislation of the Highest Modern Kind. Summary: Further stanza of the Kansas-themed poem, emphasizing Kansas's educational leadership and progressive legislation. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; education; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: If the White Man Do His Duty, He Is Treated Like a Man; He Will Weigh No More in Law, Sir, Than His Neighbor African. Summary: Stanza of the Kansas-themed poem addressing social equality and treatment under the law. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; regional identity; social commentary Confidence: 0.8 Title: Minnesota Raises Wheat Enough to Last Four Years in One; But if Kansas Doesn't Beat Her, She Will Have to Break and Run. Summary: Stanza comparing Kansas's agricultural capabilities with Minnesota's, asserting Kansas's superiority. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; agriculture; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: Here's the State for Honest Boomers; Who Want Cheap Productive Land; And the Oklahoma Prairies Are a Treeless Waste of L... Summary: Stanza contrasting Kansas's value for honest settlers with Oklahoma's less desirable land. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; agriculture; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: VII. Those Who Plow the Corn Through Once Here, Think They Farm It Pretty Well; When They Start Upon a Row, Sir, Always... Summary: Seventh stanza of the Kansas-themed poem, likely continuing the agricultural theme. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; agriculture; regional identity Confidence: 0.8 Title: No Other County in Our State Can Match the Dunlap Building Stone; And the Kansas Freedman's Academy Is the Joy of Every... Summary: Final stanza of the Kansas-themed poem, highlighting specific Kansas landmarks and institutions. Category: local news Subjects: local pride; Kansas; regional identity; education Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Students of the K. S. U. Have an Excellent Opportunity to Look After This in These Few Weeks Before Commencement. Wo... Summary: Notice to KU students about academic support opportunities with Professor Pratt before commencement. Category: local news Subjects: campus news; student activities; academic support Confidence: 0.8 Title: Dancing. A Great Many of the Boys Are Now Taking Dancing Lessons of Prof. Pratt. If a Young Lady or Gentleman Expects To... Summary: Article emphasizing the importance of dancing as a social skill for students, mentioning Professor Pratt's dance lessons. Category: local news Subjects: campus news; student life; social activities Confidence: 0.8 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.