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Vol. III.
LOCAL.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 6, 1885.
Mud.
Hacks.
Contest.
Oratorical.
Oratorical contest.
Go to the contest to-night.
There will be good music at the
There will be good music at the contest this evening.
contest this evening
Go to the contest to-night and encourage the speakers.
The chapel rhetoricals this week have been very good.
Doran says it is no fun to serve on an oratorical committee.
Bruce, Little, Morgan, Linley Gilmore, Smith—which?
Riggs wears his hand in a sling. Moral: Beware of the dog.
The contest to-night will be the best entertainment of the season.
The contest speakers have been working hard on their orations.
Prof. Sterling's class in anabasis is reviewing the first two books.
Prof. Spring, Dr. Cordley and Hon Ed. Russell will be the judges at the contest.
Linley is anxious to buy a collection of bugs. Highest cash price paid for good fresh bugs.
We hope the profs. will all attend the University hop. They should at least buy tickets.
Have you heard of any dancing classes this session? Well, no; but ask Prof. Robinson.
The Oread election of a June program is fixed by the constitution for the first meeting in March.
The executive committee say that there will be a large audience at the contest this evening.
The Freshmen say that for pure and unadulterated cheek they will award the palm to Harry Smith.
The "Trig" class is the largest in the University. And wonder of wonders it contains only five Smiths.
The coasting was excellent on the hill last week, and the younger students enjoyed themselves hugely.
A fellow never takes the wrong pair of overshoes unless the "wrong" pair is better than the right ones.
Crane says he would much rather pull the sofa up to the fire than go sleigh riding such weather as we had last week.
There were only four Freshmen boys at school last Friday. The others remained at home to wash up for the "dance."
The Kappa Kappa Gammas entertain the Kappa Alpha Thetas at the home of Miss Edna Maxwell to-morrow afternoon.
Prof. Carruth's Sunday school class is becoming very popular with the students. They are now reviewing a history of the Bible.
We would like to see the University hop pushed a little more vigorously. The committee on arrangements should "get a move on it."
The fortune teller on the north side of the Kaw is not doing a very rushing business now. Gilmore expects to call on her in a few days.
Why do Bowersock, Shultz, Barnes and Albert, hold so many caucuses with new students down cellar? We don't believe they can make a Nickle by it.
The changes recommended in the courses of study by the faculty were referred to a committee of the regents, consisting of Messrs. Otis and Fitzpatrick.
Prof. Snow has received a fine, series of fossils from Ohio. There are sixty-three species, represented by three hundred specimens. The addition is a valuable one.
The famous lecturer Robert J. Burdette lectures at Baldwin City one week from to-night. If proper steps were taken no doubt he could be secured here the next evening.
Senator Bayard has formally accepted the invitation to address the literary societies next June. We predict for him the largest house in the history of K. S. U.
Chapel rhetoricals for next week:
Monday, B. F. Talbott, Carl Wyler;
Tuesday, H. F. Albert, B. P. Blair;
Wednesday, Fred Bowersock, Kate
Burns; Thursday, Benjamin Cobb,
W. R. Cone; Friday, Clara Poehler,
Evelyn Smith.
Died, Feb. 1, at 12:30, at her home in this city, Miss Jennie E. Stallcup, of consumption. Miss Stallcup will be kindly remembered by the larger portion of the older students as a former student in the K. S. U. of quite brilliant qualities.
One of our professors recently took out his watch to wind it. After turning the key for several revolutions, he was aroused from his reverie by the fact that there seemed to be no progress made, and discovered he was only turning the hands around in a manner truly surprising to those steady individuals.
being that all the performers were young ladies. Of course there could be none, but favorable criticism. The debate after recess was conducted in the same old way by boys. The financial secretary made a gratifying statement as to the finances of the society. The president announced his appointments to the minor offices.
The regents at their meeting last week memorialized the city council to open up Oread avenue, which runs north from the University. This would result in greater facility in reaching the top of Mount Oread, and would be of advantage not only to students but to town people who wish to attend University entertainments.
Oread hall contained a good audience last Friday afternoon when President Riggs called the society to order. The program was a very interesting one, the special feature
An Ottawa University student was recently arrested on a telephone order from his girl to the sheriff for having stolen a tin box containing all the dear sweet-scented, ornamented love letters she had ever received from him. Later—a little too late—she found the precious documents and was happy. A breach of promise suit is next in order—Ex.
Commencing Wednesday next, Feb. 11, Prof. MacDonald will give once a week for six weeks, a lecture on the "Outlines of Musical Forms." The design is to explain and illustrate the principles underlying the construction of the masterpieces of musical composition; avoiding technical terms as far as possible, and bringing the whole subject within the comprehension of the non-professional love of music. The following are the subjects for the different lectures: 1, Preliminary Definitions, The Minuet Form; 2, The Rondo, Themes and Variations; 3, Suite and Sonata; 4, Sonata, Symphony, Concerto, Overture; 5, Dance Forms; 6, Anthem, Cantata, Oratorio, Opera. The lectures will be given the third hour and are free to all students and their friends. We cannot better show our interest in the subject, or our appreciation of the advantages here offered, than by giving the professor a large audience at each lecture.
One of the departments of which we all feel proud is certainly that under the immediate charge of Prof. Dyche. A year has not elapsed since he began the work on the museum, and now the rooms assigned him are the admiration of all beholders. The work has all been done by the professor, nearly all the valuable specimens being actually the result of his own skill as hunter and taxidermist. Every specimen is placed in the most favorable situation, and the groups of deer which make up a large part of the central designs are so lifelike as to startle one with the sense of vitality. The great grizzly bears, as if in their native forest, look threateningly down on the careless sightseer. All around are ranged specimens of animals of all varieties and sizes, and birds of every description, from a sparrow to the largest eagle! The geological display in the next room is equally fine, and is the admiration of every student of that practical science. If we are granted the desired natural history building, under the energy and ability of Prof. Dyche Kansas University museum will soon become an honor to the institution and to the State. Even as it is now, in its contracted quarters, it is a great credit.
Native ability without an education is like a tree without fruit.
The girl stood on the roller skates But then she could not go. She was afraid to tempt the tapes because she wobbled so,
She called aloud : say ! Chawley, say !
Do come help me along.
But Chawley went the other way
Because his feet went wrong.
Who viewed her hostery.—Ev.
PERSONAL.
There came a crash of thunder sound,
The girl, Oh! where was she.
Will Little was in Leavenworth over Sunday.
'86, Charlie Hall visited old haunts last Friday.
Will Hutcheson visited his brother Jim Wednesday.
Jep Davis is flush now since the visit of his father.
Mr. Geo. Grovenor visited the K. S. U. last Thursday.
B. K. Bruce visited in Valley Falls the first of the week.
Miss Helen Bay, '83, visited the University this week.
Lloyd Miller has entered the regular course once more.
Vance Humphry has been quite ill, but is now recovering.
Will Smith went up to Topeka Sat urday to see his father.
Prof. Canfield made a flying trip to Topeka last Saturday.
'84, Anges Emery was seen in the halls day before yesterday.
Miss Dot Meade is taking in the New Orleans Exposition.
Miss Mamie Woodward is visiting friends in Pennsylvania.
W. L. Kerr returned Friday from home after a weeks sickness.
T. A. Huber has changed his mind and returned to the K, S. U.
Miss Addie Sutliff is delighted with her school at Colorado Springs.
P. C. Young, '82, visited several classes in the K. S. U. Monday.
'87, Lettie Collins will visit her friends in Lawrence next week.
Miss Lena Brown, a sister of E. A., visited the University Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie McCoy has withdrawn from the University for this season.
Mrs. Chancelor Lippencott has been visiting in Kansas City this week.
No. 22.
M. E. Picron has a class in United States Constitution the fourth hour.
L. F. Coffin a popular student of last year, is in business at Kansas City
Rev. O. E. Fuller, of Ypsiilanti, Mich., at the K. S. U. Monday,
Sullivan heard Clara Morris in Kansas City a couple of nights this week.
Mr. Geo, Rockwell, of Junction City, visited his son T. H., Tuesday.
Fred Winterfield has registered as a student in the preparatory department.
W. S. Bales is in Scranton, Kansas, but we hope for his return in a few weeks.
Miss G———r will pay cash for any information regarding Lawrence's parents.
Miss Mae Bassett came over Tuesday to see if the old machine was still in order.
Miss Edith Webber was shaking hands with her old friends Tuesday morning.
Edward Muth left this week to accept a situation in the Insane Asylum at Topeka.
T. W. Houston, an old student, is now attending the law school at Columbia, Mo.
Miss Sallie Loveland and her mother, of Independence, are visiting Mable Wemple.
Minnie Wakefield was detained from her classes the first of the week by a severe cold.
Bay Shultz and Emma White are the latest to adorn themselves with the golden dart of I. C.
Prof. Nichol's infant son who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia, is now improving.
Steinberg escorted several members of the legislature through the University Wednesday.
Mrs. James Humphry, of Junction City, came down to attend her son during his late sickness.
Frane Hunt went home to Leavenworth Monday, where she will graduate in the high school in June.
Will Higgins and B. P. Blair will sing a duet at the contest this evening. We hope they will duet it well.
Miss Belle Smith was detained from her classes the latter part of last and the first part of this week by illness.
'83, Ollie Walker who is studying medicine at Keokuk, Iowa, will finish his course there the last of this month.
Miss Anna Sheppard has withdrawn from the University and expects to spend the Spring visiting relatives in the south.
S. M. Cook is teaching a class in Caesar the fourth hour. Young ladies have announced their intention of taking Caesar that hour.
Hon. A.B.Caldwell, of Reno Co., and Hon. H.Wentworth, of Russell City, members of the legislature, paid their respects to K.S.U. Wednesday.
Misses Pratt, Wright and Thompson met Miss Alice Bartell for a few moments, love-exchanging, at the U. P. depot Tuesday. Miss Bartell is on her way to New Orleans.
Hon. R. M. Crane, wife and son visited the University Saturday. Mr. Crane is chairman of the Committee on Educational Affairs of the Senate, and a great friend of the University.
C. S. Metcalfe this week assumes the what it would seem highly deplorable, yet important, position of "fighting editor" of the Courier, vice Sullivan resigned. All explanations referred to him. Do not trouble S——, he is tired; will give you no satisfaction. Persist only to your sorrow, we warn you.
Edwin C. Meservey, who has been studying law in St. Louis during the last eighteen months, was admitted to the bar on the second of this month, having successfully passed an examination before the Circuit Court of that city. His address is room 13, Turner Building, St. Louis, Missouri, Ed's worst "enemies" could not hope him else but the most unbounded success.