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Vol. III.
LOCAL.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
We're alone.
Merry Xmas.
With happy vacation.
Enjoyable reunion with the folks at home.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 26, 1884.
Miss Laura Lyons remains in the city.
Clara Coffin will visit in Topeka next week.
Ask Morgan what he brought those tweezers for.
Bring your ice skates with you when you return.
The chemical laboratory is having new steam pipes put in.
Prof. Miller is having the library locked during the holidays.
Boarding house matrons are drawing a long sigh of relief this week.
Read the Courier to father and mother and tell them of its prosperity.
Among those who remain here this week discussion of the contest is still rife.
Carl Hoffman, of Leavenworth, furnished a Grand Square piano for the concert.
We hope to see you with us again— Jan. 4th. Write us if you cannot come.
The halls and class rooms are undergoing a thorough renovating this week.
The Oreads are happy over not having their entertainment instead of the contest.
New Years calling promises to be more general than common here next week.
Rob Hayslett whiles away the two weeks among numerous friends about the city.
The Orophilians have hired a janator to attend to their hall. This will be a severe blow to their ambitious office seekers.
The greater part of the faculty will next week attend the State Teacher's meeting at Topeka.
The orations to compete for the oratorical contest must be handed in by the 5th of January.
During such slippery weather as we had the last week of school, some arrangement should be made to clean the sidewalk up the hill.
It seems to us that the University of Kansas might afford at least one good clock. There are three clocks in the building, two of which do not run at all, and the third one when it does run, is very unreliable.
Mrs. A. D. Weaver will New Years day, at her residence on New Hampshire street, assisted by Misses Carrie Watson, Mary Diedrick, Julia Watson and Mesdames J. H, Hill and F. L. Webster, keep "open house" to her friends.
Saturday found Lawrence practically deserted of students. The outgoing trains of Friday afternoon and night carried nearly all to their homes, where two weeks of unalloyed bliss will be spent. "No place like home."
Grover mourns because a man can't belong to two fraternities at once.
There is talk of organizing a roller skating polo club after the holidays.
Prof. Dyche and Brown contemplate a hunting trip in the Indian Ty.
The Senior law class finished the subject of "corporations" this week.
The change made recently in the mathematical course has long been needed.
The following will be of interest to those attending the State Teacher's Association next week:
Ask the Kappa Kappa Gammas about their costume party, "at which they received their gentlemen friends" last week.
A rink has been cleared on the river, just above the dam, and is affording pleasure parties much out doors amusement.
It is estimated that the South is spelling twice as much to-day for education as it did five years ago, and four times as much as it spent in 1870.
Neither cord-wood or chickens are taken on subscriptions for the Courier, but if any of our friends have any taffy for the editorial staff please pass it up.
According to the new arrangement, surveying comes in the spring instead of in the dead of winter. Those who have carried a chain through snowdrifts, and stood on top of fence posts holding a hat on the end of a stick when it was so cold that the alcohol in the spirit levels of the instruments was frozen, (?) will appreciate the importance of the change.
1. Special hotel rates to holders of membership tickets are as follows: Windsor, $2.00 per day, $1.50 two in room; New Gordon, $2.00 per day, $1.50 two in room; Fifth Avenue, $1.50 per day, $1.25 two in room; Dutton, $1.50 per day, $1.00 two in room. 2. Headquarters of executive committee. A representative may be found at reasonable hours in parlor A, Windsor Hotel, where members may be enrolled and obtain certificates of membership. 3. Special drawing and Kindergarten exhibit, by any schools or institutions offering, will be cared for by Emilie Kuhlman, of Emporia. 4. Special meetings of the State Board of Education will be held as may be advisable in the course of the session. Announcements will be made through the president of the Association.
A scene in the corridors. Two young ladies talking of different gentlemen. First young lady: "I think Mr. ___ is splendid, don't you?"
Second young lady: "No, he makes me weary."
"How's that?"
"Well, you see as we were going home the other night from the——
he actually put his arm around me and tried to kiss me!!!"
"Why, you see I told him I want ad him to behave himself."
ed him to behave himself.
"Of course he didn't."
"Well, what of it?"
"No, he did!!!
W. L. Kerr is in Ottawa.
PERSONAL.
Frank Hutchings is in Osage Mission.
L. M. Spray, of '82, is in town.
L. M. Spray, of 82, is in town Prof. Williams is in New Orleans
Miss Ella Newby is with friends here.
W. E. Higgins is in Rich Hill, Mo.
Alice Bartell will visit in New Orleans.
Kate Merrill is at her home in Topeka.
Glen L. Miller is in Wichita for Xmns.
S. M. Cook eats turkey at Breckenridge, Mo.
E. C. Little was here Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Wakefield went to Wichita yesterday.
Miss Alice Litchfield is visiting in Wyandotte.
J. C. Shinn is making himself solid in Chanute.
H. A. McLean is clerking for the week at Crew's.
Percy Russell is in from the west for the holidays.
Ed Muth is "making up back studies" in Ottawa.
J. A. Ward is rusticating at Larkin, Jackson Co.
W. S. Franklin is at home in Severance, Kansas.
erance, Kansas.
McMillan gets his Christmas Courier in Topeka.
RIER in Topeka.
Minnie Raught is in Leavenworth for the holidays.
for the ho Mary Sabine is visiting home folks in Council Grove.
Clara Greenamyer will visit in Topeka next week.
Miss Etta Hadley is visiting in Olathe this week.
Miss Etta Hadley is the new Kappa Kappa Gamma.
A. C. Cunkle has been "taking in' Newton this week.
E. G. Crandall spends his vacation in North Lawrence.
Cora Henshaw is clerking at Field's during the holidays.
R. L. McAlpine is at home in Wyandotte this Christmas.
Miss Florence Reasoner remains in the city over holidays.
Miss Inez Taggart has her Courier sent to Walton, Kas.
W. H. Parks spends his vacation home in Atchuson.
G. E. Rose, '83, is visiting friends and relatives in this city.
Jim Hutcheson eats turkey with his other girl in Olathe.
Gault contemplates leaving school at the end of this term.
Miss Ida Hodson is with the 'folks at home' in Lyons, Kan.
J. C. Tenney is "helping" at home near Fountana, Miami Co.
H. F. Albert visits Jake Musser, in Belle Springs, this week.
Ed Cruise is trying his luck with cupid's dart in Wyandotte.
W. T. Reed is looking after his interests in Newton this week.
Chas. Linley is making himself at home in Atchison this week.
A. J. Smith is "gaining strength" at Summit, 11-worthy County.
Kate Burns is visiting her many friends in Edgerton, Kansas.
P. A. Williamson is rusticating at Edwardsville, Wyandotte Co.
Miss Daisy Hemphill is visiting Miss Carrie Fisher in Wichita.
W. L. Bales visits his friends in Scranton while he recuperates.
Franc Hunt entertains her friends in Leavenworth for a few days.
H. W. Henry, of Wabash College,
thinks of coming to the S. K. U.
Miss Nettie Hubbard is spending vacation at her home in Olathe.
Miss Carrie Reeves is reported as not being much better this week.
Kate Ridenour returned to her home in Kansas City last Friday.
L. H. Leach is teaching school in Rooks County. Began Monday.
Jep Davis will "hang the wishbone over the door" in Ottawa to-day.
No,16.
Chas. Linley sends the Courier to a number of his friends this week.
T. W. Huston of Garnett, once of '85, took in the contest last week.
Miss Ada Pugh is spending vacation at home in Cottonwood Falls.
W. T. Lutz participates of the Christmas luxuries at Beloit, Kan.
Mr. Burkholder is "whiling away the time" at Marion Center, Kansas.
B. J. Dalton will get this issue of the Courier at Independence, Kans.
Chas. Elwell will entertain his friends who call at Vinland, Kan.
Miss Mary Powell accompanied her brother to the New Orleans exposition.
Mulvane came down from Topeka to see his friends and attend the contest.
L. A. Gilbert is counted in the population of Newton, Kansas, this week.
Miss Alice Cummings will receive visitors New Years at Nortonville, Kans.
Lucy Diffenbacher is enjoying her vacation with the home folks at Great Bend.
Grover will organize a great antisecret "frat" in 11worth before his return.
Olive Thompson is making Waterville Kansas "the sunnier" during vacation.
W. J. Marshall is enjoying his relief from study at his home in Garnett, Kan.
G. E. Winders will henceforth receive the "student's paper" at Wichita, Kansas.
A. L. Burney is the guest of his other girl in Harrisonville, Mo., this Christmas.
Mamie Hudson returned to her home in Topeka last Friday, after a short visit with her Theta sisters here.
Miss Clara Hunsicker will receive her gentlemen friends at Osage City New Years.
George Ropes returned home last week and will be ready for work after the holidays.
A. J. Graham hopes to capture a few prairie chickens, etc., near Winfield this week.
Robt. Rutledge carries the influence of the Y. M. C. A. home with him to Keene, Kan.
B. F. Cowles is gaining strength for the coming "exams" on the paternal farm near Sibley.
84. The last seen of Fred Stocks was on the train for Independence—A love(of)land, that was all.
'78, Mrs. Annie Boddington, nee Mozley, of Armstrong, is visiting friends in North Lawrence.
Emma White leaves for Leavenworth next Friday, to spend the remainder of the holidays.
Riggs grows sentimental over the thought that his blood and his girl's mingle in the same mosquito.
G. W. Harrington is receiving the congratulations of his Democratic brethren at Baker, Brown Co.
J. D. McLaren has been shaking the hands of his fair acquaintances at Summerville, Kan., this week.
F. G. Kelly and Fred Bowersock visit R. L. McAlpine, their brother "Sig," in Wyndotte, this week.
Call is yet making Chicago, Springfield and St. Louis "howl," while Sullivan pines for companionship.
'88, J. C. Shinn, will not return till March, and in the meantime will take in the New Orleans exposition.
'87. Misses Kate Wilder and Luella Moore will receive calls at Emporia Newyears, with Mrs. Cross.
Morgan, our happy business manager, writes from Cottonwood Falls that he is having a "glorious time." You deserve it, "Morgy."
'84, Ida Barnes, is at her home in Valley Falls, and expects to return here next spring and graduate with her class.
C. D. Dean, of '84, now the happy and popular city editor of the Herald-Tribune, contemplates a trip to New Orleans.
Bruce is enjoying himself in Leavenworth, Atchison and Brunswick, Mo. He will probably visit New Orleans before returning.
"Willie" Little is bemoaning the fate of "the man who has a thesis to write during vacation." He seems to be standing it well, however.
Miss Mamie Hutchison, a belle of earlier days in K. S. U., is here for the holidays, and will "receive" New Years day with Miss Edith Webber.
Clarence Himow has quit school, and will travel in the interest of the Himoe patent medicine company. He begins his first trip through Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, the first of the year.
Sullivan "bosses" the Courier, keeps eastern journals posted on Kansas affairs, makes short visits in Kansas City, Topeka and "at home;" will make his New Year's calls in Lawrence.