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THE CORRIDORS.
STUDENT'S SORROWS.
A TRAGEDY IN FIVE ACTS. From the Original.
ACT I.
Scene, H——'s room. Deep dark scheme of B——'s unearthed. Money required! Long consultation; finally the needful produced.Uproarious applause. Exit big four, no More. Tableau; white light; music, lively: "We'll All Be There."
ACT II.
Scene, John W—llr-f's garden. Enter conspirators to slow music: "We've Reached the Land of Corn and Beer." Argument with four glasses. L—— takes his straight; others ditto; not too straight, just straight enough. Trees begin to get dizzy, according to B—— General consternation. The discovery. All reassured by "one more." Tableau, "Everybody Rag." Music: "Landlord, Fill up the Flowing Bowl."
ACT III.
Scene, Streets of Lawrence. H——e proclaims himself the "Wakarusa Cowboy." General discussion; some cussen. Terrible wager of the four. Who can yell the longest? Harbaugh thinks the Sigma Chis are out, and rushes to the rescue. Announcement of his rank by the son of the state commissioner." Cop still firm, Tableau, "Lhe Majesty of the Taw;" red light; music, "Put Me in My Little Cell."
ACT IV.
Scene, Police court. Imposing entry of the prisoners. Touching appeal of the accused. Touching speech of the court. (Ten dollar's worth of touch.) Confession of the ring leaders. "O give me back my $7.50." Vengeance sworn on the Cop. Four souls with but a single thought ($10). Saved! Bail at last. H——y and H——e
embrace. "Don't give it away." Musie, "Ten Dollars All Around;” blue light.
ACT V.
Return of the conspirators and convicts. Welcome by the faculty. "Will never do it again." "What, never?" Well, very seldom. Injured innocents. The truth will out. All join the Good Templars Grand finale; pink and lavender lights.
The Senior Normals had a group picture of their class taken, with Prof. Williams as a center figure. The class is a good looking one, and looms.
We wish to inform you that those Wostenholm razors at Bigelow's are fine edged tools. They will remove without pain the thick and wiry beard of a Senior, and act as an anasthetic while mowing the down from the face of the Freshman.
We are glad to note an old schoolmate's success in the following from the Kansas Educationlist: "The growth of the Solomon schools is unprecedented; enumeration 287; enrollment 315. The schools were graded last Fall by J. D. McLaren and under his management the five teachers are doing good work. By means of a school exhibition during the holidays sufficient funds were procured to purchase an Estey chapel organ. The proceeds of the spelling school on March 4, paid for a life membership in the State Temperance Union. The avails of a drama on March 14, purchased an Encyclopedia. The attendance and final examination standing of each pupil will be recorded in a large Work Register, made expressly for these schools, by Hamilton, Woodruff & Co., of Topeka. On Arbor day 274 trees were planted. Twenty-six pupils will graduate from common school course at commencement exercises, May 23, in Solomon opera house."