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-D. F. Bigelow has the finest line of toilet articles, in the city.
---The fine weather brought out the base ballists, and nearly every afternoon the boys spend in getting toughened up for the Spring work.
—Miss Franc Baker, of Abilene, is the latest I. C. She was initiated on the evening of March 24, at the house of Miss Addie Sutliff. Miss Baker will enter the University next fall. We congratulate the I.C.s on their victory.
-It is almost time for those people who have a terrible grudge against some one to go out serenading and warble under their victim's window. But there is a last resort, the dog, and sometimes the singers circulate doggoned quick.
The Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity has taken possession of its suit of rooms in the Eldridge House block and is fitting them up in handsome style. The ladies show their usual enterprise, and the gentlemen's fraternities will have to look close or be left in the shade in the matter of a hall. The Thetas are to be congratulated on their new quarters.
Monday and Tuesday evenings, March 31st and April 1st, the St. Quinten Opera Company is announced for Lawrence. The company has been recently organized under the management of Corydon F. Craig, manager.of the Gillis opera house, Kansas City, and is one of the best comic operas in the west. Miss St. Quinten is well known to our people, and universally popular wherever she appears. Mr. Craig has secured from New York an entire new company of artists to support Miss St. Quinten, and the engagement promises two evenings of pleasure to the music-loving people of Lawrence. On Monday night Pinafore will be given, to be followed Tuesday evening by Iolanthe. Seats will be on sale at Field's after Saturday morning, March 26.
— OREAD. — The newly elected officers were installed last Friday and are as follows: President, W. S. Jenks; secretary, Miss Carrie Morris; vice president, Milton Farley; critic, Miss Mamie Manley. The following literary program was rendered; Declamations, Edith Manley, Milton Farley and Mr. Johnson; essay, Ross Wemple; debate, "Resolved that Jeff Davis should have been hung;" affirmative Miller and Searle, negative Smiley and Postlewait. The political storm has subsided, the society is in good running order, the literary exercises promise excellence and visitors will be welcome any Friday afternoon.
The long-needed Athletic Association has at last been organized. Last Monday an enthusiastic meeting of the students interested in manly sports decided on a fixed line of action, adopted a constitution and rules of government. The work of the association will be at first in three directions, boating, base-ball and foot-ball. Other sports will be added as there comes a demand for them. A shell will be bought and a crew put in training. First and second nines will be organized, and the silver ball will again be brought out. Foot-ball elevens will go to work as soon as spring opens. Besides, an organized effort will be made to get the legislature to appropriate money for suitable grounds, buildings and apparatus; not a basement room filled with sawdust and a few dumb bells. The earnest, hearty co-operation of every student is desired. Athletics have long been a lost art in our college. Now is the time to take the matter in hand and push it to a successful conclusion. Active, go-ahead business men are at the head, and will "push things."