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UNIVERSITY COURIER.
Several of the boys have been at the Capital since the opening of the Legislature.
B. K. Bruce, one of our business managers, made a circuit of the western cities during the holidays, visiting Chicago, St. Louis, Jefferson City. Independence and Kansas City.
Nobby Hats and stylish Cravats at Bromelsick's Shirt Depot.
W. C. Hayes, a student during 1880, is principal of the Williamsburg schools and also one of the Franklin county examiners. He will return here next year and complete his course.
"Haverly's Opera Troupe will give Johanna Strauss opera, "The Merry War" next Tuesday evening. Haverly's troupes, as is well known everywhere, are among the strongest traveling. The waltz airs of this opera are said to be unusually attractive. The daily papers report crowded houses wherever they appear.
Anything in the line of gent's furnishing goods can be had at Bromelsick's.
We hear that students at Lawrence can indulge in drinkiug that makes one "reel as a—man" and receive no other discipline than'a gentle reproof. Too bad. Baldwin Index. Yes, so we've heard; but they were not students of the University of Kansas.
The Deltas lose one of their best members this week in the person of Samuel T. Seaton, who leaves the University to take a position in an office at Olathe.
All kinds of Note Books at Bates & Field's.
The Y. M. S. C (take notice that we do not mean the Y.M.C.A.) have sent out beautiful invitations for their masqe ball next Thursday.
B. W. Woodward lectured before the aesthetic class last week.
Bates & Field constantly receive invoices of all the new articles for decoration used by our artists.
Fred. Bowersock is publishing a neat amateur paper called "The Kansas Zephyr." It has obtained a good circulation and is read with much interest.
We are sorry that we accidentally tramped on the toes of our Baldwin neighbors. We heard the facts regarding those wayward youths on their Lawrence trip and wrote our squib as a matter of news, giving it little thought thereafter. Our University has long since outgrown any need of jealousy toward sister institutions this side of the Mississippi; and we hope we may never be caught casting slurs at unoffending brethren. We shall continue, however, to give the news from home and abroad, irrespective of persons.
If the cap fits, they must wear it.
If the shoe hurts they must bear it.
If you like fun, don't fail to attend "Strictly Business" to be played at the Opera House by C. B. Bishop, February 1st. Asia commedian, Mr. Bishop stands in the first rank. He is supported by a good company and is gaining success wherever he goes.
W. W. Douglas was elected President, Frank Thompson, Vice-President, Miss Kate Ridenour, Secretary,and Frank Hutchins, Critic, at the last regular election of the Oread society.
The best thing of the season occurred in one of the arithmetic classes the other day. Dr. Williams in the course of his questioning gave the following: "Why is it that when you wish to find the sum of a geometrical progression, you multiply the first term by the ratio, minus one?" "Now I'll give anyone five dollars who will prove it." Up stepped Mr. Bell manfully, and mid examining and cross-examining, answered the question to the satisfaction of all. The Doctor was somewhat taken back, but pulled out a five-dollar greenback and gave it to the boy.
A new and fine line of Letter Tablets at Bates & Field's.
Miss Ella Casebier, one of our University fair ones, was married on December 29th, to W. S. Reed, proprietor of the Memorial Art Works, this city. As Mr. Reed has been one of the COURIER's most liberal advertisers and Miss Casebier one of our finest girls, we hasten to extend our hearty congratulations.
J. D. McLauren spent Saturday in Baldwin.
Last Tuesday the joint committee to select the June orator, addressed a communication to the Faculty reciting their action from time of appointment by the societies, and asking if Col. Ingersoll would be refused the use of the chapel in June. The Faculty on Thursday transmitted to the chairman of the committees and secretaries of the societies a resolution stating in substance that they refused the use of the chapel to no one; but that they desired no discussions among the students. On Friday the communication was read and laid on the table by both Orophilian and Oread societies. In the Oread society this resolution was offered by one of the members: "Resolved, That we disprove of the action of the committee in inviting Col. Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver the June oration." The society by laying the motion at once on the table, refused to consider the resolution. Several carefully prepared speeches and an unlimited amount of wrangling was thus lost to the societies. The committees have written Col. Ingersoll asking him if his engagements were now such that he could accept the invitation.
Bates & Field have received a new and quite artistic line of Note Books, suitable for taking lecture memorandas.
The selection of Col. Ingersoll to deliver the June oration here, is receiving considerable notice from the press. The Baldwin Index, the Boston Congregationalist, E. A. Munsell in the Council Grove Republican, and the Salina Journal disapprove of the choice. Henry King in the Topeka Daily Capital, the Kansas City Daily Journal, the Kansas City Daily Times, the Lawrence Daily Journal, the Atchison Daily Globe and several weekly papers have editorials in approval.
J. T. Harlow is winning quite a reputation at Wyandotte as a lawyer. The other day he won a case when nearly the whole bar of the county was against him.
The bill allowing graduates of our Law Department to practice law without examinations by courts,was warmly discussed in the Legislature last Friday.
One of our lady students who hid her room-mate's front hair calls it "bang up fun."
Professor Canfield's condition continues to improve.