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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
VOL. III.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 12, 1884
LOCAL.
LOCAL.
Cold!
Contest—
Concert—
Christmas—
Courier—
Coming all together.
The German society is booming.
How do the Juniors like the lottery scheme?
Chapel orations were exceedingly fine this week.
The contestants have begun to feel very uneasy.
Doctor has returned, and the Seniors are happy (?).
The American politics class took an examination Monday.
The Oreads will hold a moot court session the first Friday after vacation.
The "laws" held the best moor court of the season last Saturday evening.
Rockwell is thinking of changing politics, and going to Washington to see—Cleveland.
The laws now hold moot courts every Monday evening, in Prof. Summerfield's office.
Student: "When you take them on the half shell, they di(e)gest as you eat 'em."
Prof. in Philosophy: "What can you tell about the digestion of food; oysters, for instance?"
Prof Snow's great pun: "To drink artesian well water is not well." And yet physiology is required.
It is said that the president of the Kats uses their new Bible to heighten her position. This is uncharitable.
The "Cash" dining club laid in a store of twenty bushels of apples. No outsiders admitted except by invitation.
If the Sophs do not even up with the Juniors to-night for last year's red pepper they certainly deserved the pepper.
We speak of it now so that no member of the Semer class will graduate and leave town, as one or two students did last year, without paying his society dues.
Prof. Sterling has been very successful with his beginning Greek classes. The present one has made almost as rapid strides as did the "beginners" last year.
The Juniors held their class meeting Tuesday, to discuss their projected party. It was discovered that several of the "dudes" had been previous and asked their girls, and the "Yops" were left. A war of words ensued, far beyond the power of pen to describe. Finally the "dudes" yielded gracefully (?), and the choice of fair ones determined by lot. Each one drew just the girl he wanted, and is happy. If so, why not?
The third hour dancing class opened for its usual session last week, reorganized and proceeded to business. But alas! its life was short, though sweet. Too much Doctor did the class up Brown.
Prof. Canfield's "talk" at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Tuesday evening, was well attended. Subject of next week: "What shall I do with my neighbor's wheelbarrow?"
CHAPEL RHETORICALS.—Monday,
J. O. Ward, May Webster; Tuesday,
S. T. Gilmore, Clara Greenamyer;
Wednesday, G. H. Welch, Ross
Wemple; Thursday, E. A. Wheeler,
Anna L. Williams; Friday, W. L.
Stevens, H. T. Williams.
OREAD. —Declamations, Laura Lyons, Fannie Pratt; readings, Edith Manley, Miss Hunicue; essays, J. B. Shanafelt. E. M. Cox; orations, A. E. Curdy. W. S. Bales. Debate. question: Resolved, That a national pauper fund should be established. Affirmative, S. T. Gilmore, Dick Horton; negative, W. W. Russ, G. W. Harrington.
NORMAL.—Essay, Martha Thompson; declamations, Louise Rose, Flaudy Eddy; elective exercises, Eva Breese; oration, M. E. Pierson; class exercise, Hattie Black. Debate, question. Resolved, That prohibition should become a national issue. Affirmative, L. H. Rose, Ida Wade; negative, Millard Field, Fred Ludke.
OROPHILIAN. Readings, A. L. Burney, Harry Radcliff; declamations, Clara Greenamyer, Harry Cook; extemporaneous speech; elective exercises, A. L. Sloan, W. R. Cone; orations, Webster Dick, J. E. Currey; senatorial session. A "bill" will be introduced by W. T. Reed, the other members supporting or opposing the measures.
OROPHILIAN. —The society was called to order by President Blair. Messrs. D. W. Wooley, H. P. Krehbile, J. D. McLaren and W. J. Marshall, entertained the society before recess with select readings, declarations and orations. Mr. Chas. Elwell, the chorister, favored the audience with several pieces of vocal and instrumental music. After recess Messrs. Bremen, Higgins and Kelley delivered contest enconium orations. The judges decided that Mr. Bremen was the champion. The society refused to enter into partnership with the Oread society, for the purpose of organizing an amusement association.
NORMAL NOTES.—The society was called to order with President Pierson in the chair. The following officers-elect received the oath of office: M. T. Cummings, president; May Sabine, vice president; Flora Eddy, recording secretary; and M. L. Field, sargeant-at-arms. M. E. Pierson, Louise Rose and M. L. Field were appointed as a committee to procure music during the ensuing term. We next listened to a short but interesting program, consisting of: Readings, Mary Sabine and Lena Moulton; declamation, L. H. Rose; elective, M. T. Cummings. After recess the corresponding secretary read the first issue of the Normal Companion, composed mostly of communications from the alumni Normals. This is a
new feature in the Normal work, and is to embrace letters from alumni Normals, upon their success and progress in the teacher's profession, and such other productions pertaining to the work as they may see fit; also, contributions from the present members. It is to be read every six weeks. The society was favored with good music by the quartette, a duet by Messrs. Field and Cummings and instrumental music by Miss Franc Eddy.
It is exceedingly disgusting to see a boy who knows comparatively nothing about oratory or the composition of an oration, stand up, as a certain person did in his class, and attempt to improve, of even hint at the improvement of one of Webster's master pieces. If the earth does not suit this smart gentleman, we will make him out a deed to it, and grant him the privilege of changing whatsoever may not chance to please his critical eye.
Last Friday the Engineering society listened to an excellent discourse on Coal Mining, by Prof. Bailey, who made the subject doubly interesting by giving an account of the incidents attending a descent n a mine. The next paper was on Duplex Telegraphy, by T. F. Oakley, showing the principles of the methods now in use by the Western Union Telegraph Company. Owing to the lateness of the hour, several papers were postponed until the next meeting. An abstract of the current scientific news was then given by H. F. Smith, and the society adjourned.
BILL to be introduced into the Orophilian Senate this afternoon;
No.14.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate of the U. S., the House of Representatives concurring, That Congress shall assume political control of the Territory of Utah, for the purpose of enforcing obedience to such laws as shall there be in force, and especially to that statute prohibiting polygamy.
SEC. II. That a commission of three persons be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate, who shall as a whole represent the authority of Congress in said Territory, and severally assume control of the executive, legislative and judicial departments.
SEC. III. That such military force as the Secretary of War shall deem advisable, shall be placed at the disposal of this commission.
Sec. IV. That on and after June 1, 1885, landing on, or entrance into U. S. Territory, shall be refused to all polygamists who shall not have previously been citizens of the U. S. us polygamists.
Introduced by a West Virginia senator.
Prof. Dyche has added greatly to the appearance of the museum, by placing there a herd of four deer.
PERSONAL.
It is the fashion now for dudes to eat dried apples. They are so "awful swell, you know."
Rockwell's eye was a wonder Monday.
Joel White was at the K. S. U, this week.
Prof. Fulton will be here next week.
W. H. McClure is in business at ElPaso, Texas.
Miss Mattie Bliss is visiting her cousin, Hattie Haskell.
Jim Hutchison has recovered from his recent indisposition.
F. H. Olney will spend his Xmas holidays in Spring Hill.
Kate Barnes and Inex Taggert returned from Edgerton last week.
W. C. Spangler returned yesterday from a two days "toot" in Topeka.
J. T. Reed, formerly of the K. S. U., visited the literary societies last Friday.
Judge West has gone to Allen county to collect specimens for the K. S. U.
L. A. Field, formerly of '87, is practicing short hand at Cherryvale, Kansas.
P. A. Huber enjoyed a short visit from his father, of Meriden, this week.
Mr. Winders expects to attend the New Orleans exposition Christmas week.
Clyde Smith, a former student of 83, viewed the old scenes last Monday.
Last Wednesday Geo. H. Adams, of Beatty, Penn., paid the University a visit.
Rev, J. K. Dunn presented the Kappa Alpha Thetas with a handsome Bible.
Miss Luella Moore and Kate Wilder spent last Saturday in Kansas City.
Lizzie McCormick, of Altoona, Pa., was seen in the halls Wednesday morning.
Sue Miles is back, after a three week's visit to Washington and Carlysle, Penn.
Ella and Anna M. Leamer, of Lecompton, visited the University last Wednesday.
87, R. C. Hutcheson, will graduate in the Kansas City Medical College this year.
Prof. Carruth will attend the State Teacher's Association in Topeka, during the holidays.
Misses Josie Baird and Emma Hills, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are visiting Nellie Griswold.
G. W. Harrington leaves to-day for Baker, and will not return until after the Christmas holidays
George Durkee, of Kansas City, is expected to visit friends among the K. S. U. students next Sunday.
H. C. Cornelison goes home to Reserve to-day, and will return at the completion of the Xmas vacation.
Prof. J. K. Elwell, of Baker University, reports progress both financially and matrimonially, so they say
Rolla Krebbs is attending the State Agricultural College at Manhattan.
Jennie Walker is expected home next week, from Belleville, Ill., where she has been visiting several months.
M. J. Hawley, of Williams College and Clement Cone, of Manchester, Vermont, visited the University on Friday.
The Kappa Kappa Gammas expect a visit next week from their sister, Miss Sallie Loveland, who now resides in Independence.
F. H. Smiley, last year's president of '87, was visiting his Phi Gamm brothers Friday and Saturday, and they rejoiced greatly over the presence of their "solid man."
The society contest will be held in chapel hall next Thursday evening. The joint committees succeeded in coming to an understanding last evening, as to judges,
Miss Florence Finch, of '81, is now located at Lowell, Mass., at which place she is publishing a Sunday paper called the Bell. The Courier extends congratulations.
W. T. Findley reports himself well pleased with his theological studies at Chicago. He desires to be remembered to all his friends. He says in private letter; "I attended a church social the other night. Free oysters and free girls. I took a little of both."
Prof. Trueblood, so favorably known by our students last year, seems to be achieving grand success in his work at Ann Arbor, where he went from the Ohio Wesleyan. We take the following from the Ann Arbor Chronicle: Prof. Trueblood, of the Fulton & Trueblood School of Oratory, Kansas City, is organizing a class among the studentu. He comes with the best of recommendations from other colleges where he has been at work. Yesterday afternoon he gave an instructive lecture upon oratory, to a large audience, in the law lecture room, after which he gave several readings. His selection from Mark Twain brought down the house. Prof. Trueblood will be in Ann Arbor until the last of January. This is a rare opportunity for students wishing to fit themselves for public speaking.
The University has turned out some graduates who have soon made their influence felt in the outside world. But among some of its undergraduates are to be found some of its most influential patrons. Such an one is Mr. Geo, Nicholson, who some of the elder students now attending, remember in his school days. Entering the employ of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa railroad company as a young man, making his own way in the world, he stands to-day the chief clerk of Hon. W. S. White, general passenger agent, and as Mr. White is in Topeka but a small portion of his time, Mr. Nicholson really fills that, one of the most important positions of an immense railroad corporation. His advancement has been truly marvelous.
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