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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. III.
LOCAL.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 5.1884
Grind
Again.
Two weeks
Till Xmas.
Poor old turkey.
Contest December 18th.
The average grade this year is very high.
Miss Brown is making a good president in Oread.
Christmas vacation begins Friday.
December 20th.
The Oreads have made arrangements for a moot court.
The contestants are rehearsing for the day—or night—of fate.
The December contestants are already beginning to feel unsec.
The second term in the department of music began November 24th.
Now that election is over, the literary societies should be better attended.
The Senior class in economies are reading their theses on social problems.
The Orophilians are indeed very enterprising with their special program.
The Seniors do not set a good example by coming to time with their chapel orations.
Prof. Canfield has been indulging the Freshman history class with written quizzes this week.
The tail can never wag the dog, as the vice president-elect has found out to his sorrow.
There will be no reports of the literary societies this week because they did not meet last week.
The contest will be held Thursday evening instead of Friday, as many wished to go home Friday.
The attendance in chapel is becoming lighter than it ought. Students should take more interest in this religious exercise.
The museum has received a very handsome present from, Mr. John A. Alder, in the shape of an Indian pipe, tobacco pouch and war club.
There must be about one hundred and fifty classes in the University, as every student who went home last week reported himself the best in his class.
The local oratorical contest will come off February 6th. Those desiring to compete must hand in their orations by January 5th, to the committee, who will select six to be spoken. The committee consists of Profs. Arthur Canfield, Spring and Miller.
The business managers are still selling Courier stock. Walk right up with your little two-and-a-half and get a front seat in the great semi-religious weekly.
There is some talk of having the contest at the opera house, and charging twenty-five cents admission. Let some one express his sentiments through the "Views."
The Oratorical Association met yesterday and elected W. Y. Morgan member of the executive committee of the State Oratorical Association.
Mr. Posthlewaite's pocketbook was returned to him all safe and sound, with the exception of twenty dollars, which the finder retained as a reward.
The street car company continues to lose student patronage by starting the car from the foot of the hill precisely at twelve and one, instead of waiting a few minutes, till the students get down.
The expression "I met a gentleman the other day who knew of you in Lawrence," spoken by your father, does not contain a great deal in itself; but the look which accompanies it is full of meaning.
The subject of Prof. Canfield's "talk" next Tuesday evening is "What shall I do with my neighbor's wheelbarrow?" Mr. Hamilton entertains the hope that the professor will conclude to return it.
It does beat all how money will double in Kansas! Why, last year the assistant Latin and Greek professor started with nine pounds Sterling, and the principal this year has increased to eighteen pounds.
The committees appointed by Oread and Orophilian to make arrangements for the contest have come to a dead lock over the choice of judges. The Oread committee propose that each committee choose one judge and then they jointly choose the third. The Orophilians want all three to be chosen by the joint committee.
There was a Democratic ratification at Highbargin's the other night. The singing society was in session in the parlor, when some kid introduced a bundle of firecrackers. A certain member was trying to reach high "C," and at the explosion of the first cracker she saw "C" and went it two better. Those crackers caused almost as much confusion as the average mouse would have caused.
A prize of forty dollars for the best, and twenty dollars for the second best oration in the state contest has been offered. Of this amount the Oratorical Association contributes thirty-five dollars and Emporia twenty-five. This will come very handy to the successful contestant, as it will just about cover his expenses.
A. W. Postlethwaite had the misfortune to lose his pocket book, while returning from home to Lawrence last Monday. Mr. P. changed cars at Ottawa, and it was not until the conductor on the Lawrence train called for tickets that he discovered his loss. The conductor telegraphed to the train upon which Mr. P. had come to Ottawa, but no trace of the wealth was gotten. The book contained twenty dollars in money, the Freshman constitution and some valuable papers.
PERSONAL.
Jim Hutcheson is in search of a girl.
A. J. Dixon, a student of last year, is in town.
Chas, L. Smith is at Ogden, Utah Territory.
B. C. Preston ate turkey witt friends in Topeka.
O. H. Poehler, of '87, took in Kansa City last week.
H. L. Call left Tuesday for a week's visit in Chicago.
S. R. Whorton is now traveling for the Kansas City Journal.
B. K. Bruce ate Turkey with his solid girl, in Leavenworth.
Emory Brannon may go into the cattle business before long.
Miss Jean Oliver returned from Iowa City last week Tuesday.
Miss Sadie Wirt has been visiting the University for a few days.
J. B. Harris went hunting with Charley Elwell during holidays.
Miss Fannie Pratt spent Thanksgiving with friends in Emporia.
L. A. Gilbert returned in safety from his Thanksgiving at Newton.
O. M. Jackson, of Olathe, has deserted K. S. U. and returned home.
Erasmus Haworth, of '81, spent Thanksgiving vacation in Lawrence.
Prof. L. L. Dyche visited his father, in Auburn, during vacation.
W. Y. Morgan returned from home, singing "The girl I left behind me."
J. W. Kinnear, of '84, is "boating and growing" at his home in Ottawa.
Miss Lillie McMillan is now residing at 40 North Hayne Avenue, Chicago.
Dr. Lippincott has been visiting the high schools over the state this week.
S. M. Cook and M. L. Field took dinner with M. E. Pierson Thanksgiving.
F. G. Kelley was a guest Thanksgiving, of his brother "Sig," C. S. Metcalfe.
Alfred Yohe was at the paternal mansion, in Leavenworth, Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Maggie Abernathy, better known as Maggie Sands, will reside in Emporia.
P. C. Young, of '81, has returned from a months business trip in Western Kansas.
Chas. Miller, Geo, Lewis and G. E. Winders, took in Chicago Thanksgiving week.
Miss Kate Brass spent a day at the K. S. U. this week, looking up old acquaintances.
J. Barlow Lippnott, our last year's scientific editor, is visiting in Kansas City.
B. C. Preston helped to paint Leavenworth and Kansas City red Friday and Saturday.
Our worthy editor, Victor Linley is the University correspondent of the Daily Gazette.
L. H. Leach, of '84, has a position as assistant proof reader on the Kansas City Times.
C. S. Metcalfe, '84, was up to the University this week, taking a look at familiar faces.
Frank Exline, '84, spent Thanksgiving week with relatives in this city. He is now comfortably located at Attica, Kansas.
Olin Templin spent Thanksgiving with L. M. Powell, in St. Marys, returning Sunday.
W. H. Sears, well known to all old university students, is attending the Business College.
John Swinney, a Junior of '80, was married on the 24th alt. to Miss Nibland, of Highland.
Mrs. Anna Boddington,nee Mozley, of Armstrong, is visiting friends in North Lawrence.
Scott Hopkins did splendid work in the late campaign, and thinks of locating in New York.
Miss Carrie Breese, once of '87,
visited the University Monday on her
way home from an Ohio visit.
No.13.
Fred Stocks, of '84, worked hard for the Republican ticket, on the stump, in Northern Kansas.
Powell and Templin are going to New Orleans during Christmas vacation, to attend the big exposition.
Bob McAlpine celebrated Thanksgiving by going on a big hunt instead of going home, as he had intended.
Ed Hamilton, a former student, who was visiting friends here last week, returned to Chanute last Monday.
Miss Kate Marsh, of Kansas City, and Miss Maggie Eidemiller paid the University a visit Wednesday morning.
Ask Jep Davis how he enjoyed his visit to see the grass widow eight miles from Ottawa, on Thanksgiving evening.
Miss Jennie Sutliff is not ill, but has been compelled to drop her University work because of her mother's sickness.
T. F. Doran has returned, and reports a big Republican victory in his county—presumably on account of his speech.
A. J. Graham helped to represent the K. S. U. branch of the Y. M. C.
A. at the state convention at Leavenworth, Thanksgiving.
Carrie Fisher was called home Monday by a telegram announcing the serious illness of her mother. She will probably not return.
Burney, Fritz, Marshal, Cox and LeSuer, were the delegates to the state convention of the Y. M. C. A., held at Leavenworth last week.
Misses Lizzie Wolecott and Nellie Hovey, of Wyandotte, returned home Friday, after a very pleasant week's sojourn with friends in this city.
H. C. Donnell, of Poncea Springs Colorado, a delegate to the cattlemen's convention in St. Louis, stopped off last week to see his nephew, H. A. McLean.
John Sullivan's card now reads:
"Correspondent Chicago Times, St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Cincinnati
Enquirer, Chicago Inter-Ocean, St.
Louis Post Dispatch.
Miss Mabel Gore visited the University yesterday, and was warmly greeted by her friends, after her long illness. She will rejoin her class next session.
F. C. Platt, of Topeka, spent Sunday with his cousin and brothers. His cousin, Prof. J. H. Canfield, kindly introduced him to his Sigma Chi brothers, who went with him to—prayer meeting.
Everybody will read with regret of Miss Carrie Reeves' illness of last week taking the form of a severe material infection. She has been unable to leave her room for the past week. She has the hopes of all for early recovery.
Blaine says his Thanksgiving dinner was not much to crow over.
People are beginning to see that Cleveland's back bone is not at all out of paioposition to his neck.
We think the time well spent that is employed in listening to Prof. Canfield's Tuesday evening "talks."
He said : "How can I quench the fountain of love which gushes forth ever at thy sight?"
Why is Mr. ___'s, withdrawal from the University like the glass covering over the family of wood-chucks in the museum? Because it's a ground hog case.
She was young and sweet and poetic, and he was young and mischievous. They were sitting out on the veranda in the moonlight, and she grew ethereal. "O, how I love to sit out here in the moonlight," she cooed, "to be fanned by the languorous perfume of the roses, and be kissed by the soft airs from the south!" Then he kissed her, and she grew indignant. "How dare you?" she almost sobbed "Why, I'm a soft heir from the south," he replied contritely. She didn't say anything when he kissed her again-
She said: "O, dam it!"
One of the best events of the season in the dramatic line will be the debut of Mrs. Addie Lyon, at the opera house, Wednesday evening, December 10th, assisted by Prof. Fulton, of Kansas City, in scenes from Macbeth and Ingomar. Mrs. Lyon's talent is of the highest order, and her numerous friends in Lawrence will no doubt turn out to hear her in her first trial of the stage. So many of our readers are well acquainted with Mrs. Lyon to require us to say little upon the subject, but to those who do not know her we can only make the assurance that an evening spent listening to her will be extremely pleasant and profitable. Prof. Fulton, who will assist her, is also well known, and needs no introduction to students who have heard him. All in all the entertainment will undoubtedly be of a high order.