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THE CORRIDORS.
—It is now the Beta's turn to take the cake.
—Prof. Dyche got up a club for photographs.
---Mr. Case, of Eudora, came up to the last Gradatim.
---Will Blair, of Atchison, visited his brother Ed last week.
--B. S. Hutchins, of '81, is Uncle Sam's agent in the Kingman post office.
—It is rumored that a change was made in the faculty at the last meeting of the regents.
—Oread society has had the names of one hundred and twelve members on the roll this year.
—Miss Mae Sullivan, sister of J. L. came in last week, and will study music under Mrs. McEwin.
The last rain storm gave the people something to talk about. It was a regular bluster. But like other things that make much ado, was productive of little good.
The Athletic Association seems to be an assured success. Over two hundred dollars has been subscribed by business men to procure boats. Uniforms and equipments have been sent for for base ball and foot ball clubs.
The first nine of the University has been selected and will probably be as follows: C. S. Metcalfe, captain and pitcher; Cummings, catcher; Foster, first base; Campbell, second base; Albert, third base; Wood, short stop; Corneilson, left field; Muth, centerfield; Yohe, rightfield.
The regents met last week and reelected the officers of last year. A new collegiate course was established, the Normal. It will be four years in length and comprize all studies in the regular literary course, and the regular normal studies. The present Normal department will probably be dropped.
Elm buds, maple blooms and dog-tooth violets, together with the robin's song, are certainly pleasant reminders that spring is here.
Some heartless person has put a fence across the path over the hill to Lee street. This will be hard on the hungry boys who don't walk around with the girls. But they can climb fencesthat is the boys can.
Prof. Carruth left for Boston Monday in response to a telegram announcing the death of his father-in-law. During his absence his department will be run by Prof. Arthur Canfield with such help as he can find.
The boys who have secured positions in normal institutes for next summer are: L. H. Leach in Wyandotte and Douglas, H. A. McLean in Miami, Olin Templin in Jewell, W. S. Jenks and J. D. McLaren in Dickenson and M. J. Keys in Ottawa.
While free trade and protection is engrossing the mind of the people, we would advise the K. S. U. student to study a little more the protection of their pocket by doing their trading with D.F.Bigelow,the druggist; for while he does not advocate free trade, he will come as near giving you your money's worth as any one in Lawrence.
Now approaches the time of year when the verdant Freshman wanders forth over green fields in search of specimens and is lost to sight of his companions through the resemblance in color. The Soph pursues the sportive bug, curses Zoology in his heart and meditates direful deeds. The Senior takes his best girl and rows up the river, casting longing glances in the direction of the stomach invigorator factory. But the blighted Junior wanders alone or seeks solace in the peanut heaven at "Peck's Bad Boy."