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Vol. III.
LOCAL.
Base ball.
Moonlight.
Boat rides!
Oread election.
Courier meeting.
Poor old consolidation.
The ball tossers are getting in training.
It is a wise man that knoweth his own umbrella.
The Sight Singing class has twenty-five members.
The literary societies had good programs last Friday.
No.3.
There are three boarding clubs in successful operation.
The law department opens up the second week in October.
Ask Prof. Dyche who put that St.
Ask Prof. Dyche who put that St. John pin on the skeleton.
Read the "View" on a military department and think it over.
Tuition is higher at the academy of science than any where else.
Proof. McDonald has kindly consented to play for the Oreads this afternoon.
A number of hymn books for Chapel service have been sent for.
For fun, good music and refrashments, come to the roller coaster and bring your girl.
Prof. Snow now has his fine geological display on exhibition in the south room, third floor.
A Hereulean Prep. used the air pump in a manner that made Franklin's blood run cold.
The Courier company will have a meeting to-day at the end of fourth hour in Prof. Canfield's room.
The boys assembled on the ball grounds last Saturday afternoon, and played a quiet game of base ball.
The Sigma Chis have a very nice suit of rooms over Apitz's harness store, and are fitting them up in good style.
James A. Wickersham is now professor of modern language in De Pauw University. This a great honor for a worthy son of K. S. U.
We were in error in stating that H. F. Smith was editor of the Mound City Clarion. He sold his paper about three months ago, and is now practicing law at that place.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 126, 1884.
He was a stalwart Junior,
Who everything did know.
Far above the rest Joe Carry towered
In intellect. (He thought so).
To paralyze his classmates,
And literary powers to show,
He talks of that poem, "The One Hoss Shay,
By Harrier Beecher Stowe !"
A dusky Indian maiden has already succumbed to the charms of Al C-rdy. Her name is Girl-who-plays-with-her-big-toe. The name is toe much for Curdy.
When the little red men at Haskell Institute grow weary of peaceful work and sigh for the happy hunting grounds, they should be allowed a visit to an Oread election.
The reckless Prep. saileth joyfully around on the roller coaster, and immediately goeth to his room and writeth to his parents concerning the high price of stationery.
Those talented individuals who thought they could stand up against the great religious weekly, are in a similar position to the man who wanted to see how hard a mule could kick. A very little went a very long way, and he hasn't yet got over wondering what hit him.
New students who intend to join a literary society should not make the mistake of waiting too long through inability to decide which of them is the better. After visiting each society several times you will be as undecided as at first.
The class in special chemistry the past week has been engaged in cutting up and analyzing different kinds of soap. It is presumed they are in the employ of the Democratic State Committee, the soap to be used for campaign purposes.
Wednesday evening the Sigma Chis dedicated their new rooms in the Apitz block, to the cause of the white cross. Fred Bowersock was initiated into "Sig" mysteries, and after two or three hours of "rejoicing," the entire company retired to Pershall's, where an elegant repast was spread.
There are a great many of our students who are taking but two or three studies, and could spare one or two hours a day without interfering with their progress in the least. We know by experience, that one can select from the following, one or two studies, if not more, that is practical in every sense of the word, and indispensible in the business world: Book-keeping by single or double entry, Actual Business, Business Penmanship, Mental, Practical and Commercial Law, Spelling, Reading, U. S. History, Grammar, Composition, Physical and Mental Geography, Algebra, Telegraphy, Short-Hand Writing, Ornamental Penmanship, or any or all of these branches can be studied in the afternoon or evening, on or after Wednesday, Oct. 1st. Evening session from 7 to 9, five nights each week.
The Courier costs but fifty cents a year.
The athletic association is numbered among the "might have beens."
Twenty Seniors expect to get the "honors of the class."
One week from to-day there will be a special program in Oread society, devoting the whole time to a debate on the tariff question. Messrs. Linley, Bennett and Preston, will take the free trade side, and Messrs. Crane, Gillmore and Morgan, will argue for protection. The fate of the country will be settled.
Normal society will be "billed" for the following program this afternoon : Essay, M. T. Cummings; declamation, Florence Reasner; electives, Laura Rose and Eva Breese; oration, S. Casad; debate, Resolved, That the prohibitory amendment in Kansas should be re-submitted—affirmative, M. L. Field; negative, M. E. Pierson; class exercise, Martha Thompson. L. H. Rose, president; Emma Long, secretary.
The class of '85 will graduate twenty strong. This is the roll; F. W. Barnes, E. E. Brown, B. K. Bruce, E. F. Caldwell, S. M. Cook, A. E. Curdy, Hattie Dunn, F. S. Foster, S. E. Himoe, Nettie Hubbard, Hattie Huick, J. V. Humphery, W. H. Johnson, Victor Linley, W. Y. Morgan, L. M. Powell, J. P. Rote, H. F. Smith, W. C. Stevens, Hattie Williams.
The following is the literary program for the Orophilian society: Readings, Orrel Highbargin and F. H. Neal; declamations, B. P. Blair and Carrie Fisher; essays, Jep Davis and Jennie Hulick; orations, W. T. Reed and Mr. Neal; electives, Jas. Harris and Nettie Hubbard; debate on the question, Resolved, That all foreigners should be naturalized before receiving the power of franchise. H. F. Graham, president, and Lou Palmer, secretary.
The Oread society bulletin board promises the following program for to-day: Declamation, Minnie Collins; reading, Gertrude Hunnicutt; essay, Evelyn Smith; oration, A. E. Curdy; reading, Mamie Manley; essay, A. C. Markley. Debate—affirmative, W. H. Brown and E. D. Cruise negative, W. S. Franklin and S. T. Gilmore. Excellent music will be provided, and all who attend will be welcome.. Victor Linley, president; Luella Moore, secretary.
Rumors.
[To be believed or not.] It rained last Tuesday.
The Sigs will "lift" the Delta Taus.
The Delta Taus will 'lift' the Sigs.
P. J. Fr—tz has at last made a mash.
There are no Delta Tau Deltas in school.
C—ldw—ll is the most disgusted man in the U.
An unterrified Junior has matrimonial intentions.
The faculty correction committee will soon get to work.
A certain young lady thinks Duns are nice things to get.
The Delta Tau Deltas have a chapter of eight members.
The old Courier business managers will settle up—some time.
Dr. Lippincott has already had to interview several youths.
Several of the boys are financially embarrassed.
R—ckw—ll is developing a sweet little mustache.
A student is in the University who can't raise fifty cents for the great religious weekly.
The athletic association made some mistake when it elected its officers.
in the University (this is not a joke).
The Junior class is the most bril-
The Senior class is the handsomest in the University (this is not a joke).
The Junior class is the most brilliant in the University (this is a goak).
The Sophomore class is the wisest in the University (so they think).
The Freshman class is the big class of the University (and they feel that way).
The Preparatory class is the best class in the University (because it don't think so).
There is permanent peace in Oread. The hatchet is buried.
But the handle is still sticking out and a red rag is tied to it so it can easily be found.
An industrious young man or woman can learn to successfully write SHORT- HAND
in six months, giving from one to two hours study each day in the afternoon or evening, at the
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
on and after next Wednesday, Oct.
1st.
Evening, or night school, opens next Wednesday evening, Oct. 1st. There are many students who ought to take advantage of these lessons, if only to learn to write a plain, rapid business hand.
Oratorical Association of last year.
Landlady to Prep. in kid gloves, who called Sunday evening to "see about renting rooms," and who is rapping ferociously on front door: "What a racket you made. Oh! excuse me. I thought you was Mr.
Leonard Jackson, a student of '80-'81, is in the coal business at Wichita. '82, C. J. Simmons is now attending Bellevue medical college, New York. '76, H. S. Tremper, is a leading lawyer and city attorney of Law-
ence five weeks longer than usual, and have a consequent shortening of he required Moral Science.
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
'76, H. S. Tremper, is a leading lawyer and city attorney of Law-
Leonard Jackson, a student of 80-81, is in the coal business at Wichita.
'82, C. J. Simmons is now attending Bellevue medical college, New York.
Mr. Robt. W. visited the Univer Miss Babel W the bails of the U
Walter Pearson is southern part of the Miss Sadie Day