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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. III.
No. 4.
LOCAL.
Election.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 3, 1884.
No Schemes.
No wire pulling.
No electioneering.
Almost no candidates.
And yet this is Oread!
Read our constitution.
It is time for class electi
It is time for class elections.
Vote the straight ticket in Oread. Friday.
The law department opens next Wednesday.
Miss Hunsicker wants a Butler pin. Not a Bent one.
Not a Bent one. We will not declare our politics till later from Ohio.
we hear from Ohuo. The Oratorical Association should we to the front
Another boarding club is in operation. Don't be bored.
Barnes certainly floored the doctor in Mental Science, Tuesday.
Read the Courier constitution and see if it is not just about right. The Comparative Anatomy student
is again at large in the pursuit of cats.
The harmony in Oread is touching in the extreme. How long will it last?
The Sophomores are the orators who will fill the chapel with their fiery eloquence.
The lion roareth, the whangdooodle mourneth, but the Courier goeth on forever.
Election bets are not numerous. Students know better. This is between us.
There is a special Freshman German class, first hour, under Prof. Arthur Canfield.
As usual Oread leads—in claims. A member gets the morning Chicago papers that day.
A "cookey shine" is the correct term to apply to an I. C. quondam "grub supper."
They never speak as they pass by.
The regents were in session Wednesday and transacted the regular routine business.
The student who thinks this University without gymnastic apparatus, forgets the big hill.
Clark Mahan came down from Topeka to squeeze the hands of—well the boys, of course.
Modest (?) Soph to latest mash:
"What do I require to make me perfect?"
"L. M.: "Brains."
Lindsay says that he is going to be elected an honorary member of the Lawrence Boat Club.
The son of the noble red man now walks the streets of Lawrence, and rivals the new student in his verdancy.
Horrible!—The old student tries to pass himself off as a new one when his old wash woman sends in her bill.
Prof. Deems says that kissing is an American institution. Put us down for protection to home industry every time.
Rob. Curdy and Sharrard are practicing duets on the violin. Room rent is going down in that part of town.
A chemical student sat down on a chair, on which sulphuric acid had been spilled. He now stands up to recite.
At one of the boarding clubs the custom of saying grace has been introduced. It is short but sweet: "Pass the biscuits."
To numerous inquirers, we would reply that the faculty reception will come off as soon as the students get thoroughly acquainted.
The deep grief with which the Seniors receive the request of the doctor to excuse him to attend to some business, is very pathetic.
We would suggest that the Oreads add a prophet to their list of officers. His duty would be to forecast the next political movement—if he could.
The rain destroyed the plans of the base ballists for last Saturday. Tomorrow all those interested in the sport are invited to the grounds.
PERSONAL.
The Business College opened its evening school last Wednesday, with an attendance of fifty, which is increasing every night. We notice a great many of our students among them. This certainly is a golden opportunity for all desiring instruction in penmanship, or wishing to study short-hand, the system of which could be learned in four to six months, a couple hours work evenings. Not provided for in the University, all desiring instruction in book-keeping, penmanship, plain or ornamental, practical or commercial arithmetic, spelling, U. S. history, physical or intermediate geography, letter-writing, telegraphy or short-hand writing, could not ask for a more excellent opportunity. Professors Boor and McIravy will be found most courteous gentlemen.
M. J. Field has returned.
F. H. Smiley is now in Ottawa.
S. M. Smith, 79, is in Emporia.
Prof. Brownell was quite ill Tuesday.
Lizzie McCoy, city, has entered K. S.U.
E. M. Marshall will not return this year.
Luther Lewis visited K. S. U.yesterday.
Hattie Cook has enrolled in the big book.
Miss Mina Marvin visited old scenes yesterday.
M. E. Pierson has returned to his old place.
Fred Morris climbs the hill again this year.
C. J. Smith is teaching in Brooks county.
Katie Merrill is in the musical department.
Carl Wyler has entered the Freshman class
Ina N. Hopkins has enrolled in the J.P.class,
S. W. Forsha has been on the sick list this week.
Frank Hutchings is at home in Osage Mission.
Jos. B. Harrls is once more a student of K. S. U.
Miss Frankie Hunt is a new member of the S. P. class.
J. F. Faust and A. P. Harris have returned to Iola.
W. L. Kerr came back Tuesday from a visit home.
W. H. Koons is in the Southern Kansas R. R. office.
Joseph Thoburn is a bright new student from Peabody.
Frank Penniman has gone over to the Business College.
Miss Agnes Emery came up the hill Monday for a visit.
H. J. Humphrey has a large law practice in Junction City.
S. T. Seaton, of '84, is in the real estate business in Olathe.
Miss Lillie McMillan visited her University friends Monday.
create business in Ontario. Stuart Henry is in Lawrence visiting his many old friends.
W. J. Marshall comes back from Garnett for another year.
E. A. Brown stopped over a train, Tuesday, on his way home.
Miss Jennie Walker was among her University friends this week.
A. J. Smith is the latest comer of that distinguished name.
Miss Maggie Sands returned last week from a trip to Colorado.
George Miller is attending the Business College, afternoons.
Prof. Patrick returned from his Colorado cattle ranch Tuesday.
Thos. T. Dunlerg of El Dorado has entered the Freshman class.
Mrs. Justin Valentine visited her son Harry during the past week.
Carrie Hastings, formerly of '87 visited the University Friday last.
Chas. S. Gleed, of Topeka, was in the city a short time last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Al. Lewis have returned from their eastern bridal trip.
Miss Lillian Bell, after a year's absence with a course of music, is again in K. S. U.
W. C. Spangler, "Henry," spent the first few days of this week at his home in Girard.
F. H. Clark is still general secree
Regents Otis, Humphrey and White, were in attendance at the regents meeting.
Laura Gentry has left the K. S. U., and will teach this year. She will return next year.
C. S. Metcalfe is expected back next week to graduate in the Collegiate Normal course.
1. H. Clark is still general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Kansas City.
Rumor has it that E. T. Shaffer, of Atchison, will be here in a few days. Good for Atchison.
Miss Nettie Brown returned from her Iowa visit Sunday and resumes work with '86.
John Walker has moved into his fine new house on the site of the one that burned last Spring.
John Seaton, an old Phi Psi, will be married soon to one of Kansas City's fairest daughters.
Miss Louise Julien has been called to her home in Wyandotte by the severe illness of her mother.
Dan Crew was one of the "professors" who opened up a roller skating rink in Carbondale last week.
Frank C. Thompson, '84, stopped off on his way to Kansas City, and shook hands with his friends Saturday.
Frank Prentiss, '84, now teaching in the Central school building at Ottawa, visited his Lawrence home Saturday.
Invitations are out for the marriage of Mr. Harry Rankin and Miss Ora Good, on the 8th instant. Miss Good was formerly a member of '85.
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Oratorical Association of last year.
To-morrow our foot ball eleven will meet the Washburns. The latter have a strong team and are in excellent practice, having beaten the santa Fe R. R eleven at Topeka last
ence five weeks longer than usual, and have a consequent shortening of we required Moral Science.
'76, H. S. Tremper, is a leading lawyer and city attorney of Law-
'82, C. J. Simmons is now attending Bellevue medical college, New York.
Leonard Jackson, a student of '80-'81, is in the coal business at Wichita.
Walter Pearson southern part of B Miss Sadie Day a severe attack of Mr. Robt. W. visited the Unive Miss Mabel
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