UNIVERSITY COURIER.
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Miss Lizzie Wilder, '82, has accepted a position as assistant in the Wyandotte public schools.
L. L. Dyche, ye scientific editor, took the first premium of forty dollars at the Topeka fair, last week upon his entomological collection. The good fruits of the COURIER are already being seen. Next.
The following we clip from the Chase County Leader of August 1st, but do not believe it can possibly be true: "C.C.Dart is visiting at Dr.Pugh's.
Much dissatisfaction is experienced by the boys, at not being able to secure lock boxes at the post office. We learn this "long felt want" will be supplied as early as practicable.
Surely the value of a live paper in K. S. U. is felt by business men as well as by students. "Famous" has taken a full page ad. for one year, and the Business College has just been supplied for a like space and time. Bring 'em on and we will satisfy you, if we have to enlarge to fifty pages.
Our "personal" editor, Clara Gillam, is in Wanda, Ill., but will return in the course of a week or two.
W. W. Douglas is again among his classmates.
Scott Hopkins made his periodical visit to the boys last Saturday.
The residence of Prof. Gleed was burglarized between the hours of eight and ten last Friday evening, but little booty was secured. It was probably the work of show straglers.
The Nation says: "In America but one man in a thousand changes his shirt more than once a week." Bless you, that's nothing. From the fragrance in chapel each morning we are willing to vouch that some students don't change their hosiery more than once in six months.
J. D. Riggs, a student of '80 and now foreman of the Southwest Barb Wire factory, has invented a new barb which promises to yield valuable returns. Probably he got his idea from the "barbs" of K. S. U.
A problem with which many of the boys are now troubled is, "why don't a man get as hungry on Sundays as any other day?' In other words, "why do the boarding house mistresses get but two meals on the Sabbath, when they are paid for three?"
As usual with our University athletes they came off victorious in the game of base-ball with the railroad clerks. The tally only stood 22 to 6 for our fellows. They hadn't had much practice, you know, or the clerks wouldn't have made any tallies.
A. S. Riffle went home last week on a sick furlough The Senior Class party was postponed from Friday to Saturday night, on account of the circus. (We give the class away for the "cake" joke it played on the Sophs last year.)
Miss Ella Keist, who was prevented by sickness from entering at the beginning, will return next week.
Miss Eddie Ross, formerly of the '83 Class, is down from Leavenworth, visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Leis.
Contrary to the "time honored custom" none of the Regents spoke in chapel, nor was one word said about "climbing the hill of science."
The Deltas were the first of the fraternities to capture prizes this fall. These consist of J. L. Mead, of Wichita, Richard Horton, of Lawrence, and Harry E. Smith, of Atchison. The formor is a Sophomore and the latter two Freshmen, having graduated at their respective high schools.
Phi Kappa Psi added another name to its list last Saturday, that of Jas. V. Humphrey, of Junction City. He belongs to the class of '85.
The Courier is backed by one hundred students in the University.
Miss Evaline Gano, who attended in '80 and '81, has returned from Frankfort to finish her course.
E. C. Little and C. C. Dart will graduate this year in both Normal and Collegiate.
Last year's "Hungry Club" has revised its constitution, taken in a new set of members, enlarged its regular bills of fare and reorganized under the euphonious title of the "Collegiate Dining Association."
With sorrow and pleasure our students will learn of the change about to be made in the Greek Department; sorrow at loosing Prof. Stephens, who has not only been a favorite as a teacher, but has gained many friends by standing aloof from factions which have arisen in the University; pleasure at regaining Prof. Gleed, whose long personal and professional intercourse with the pupils made him liked by all. Prof. Stephens resigns for one year, in order to take a much needed rest. The Greek course, as every classic scholar well knows, proves a most laborious task for the teacher. Our lady professor by her close attention and study has greatly impaired her health. A year's respite will doubtless prove an effective restorative.
Several of the boys listened to Abbott while at Topeka.
Miss Julia Watson continues this year as assistant in Bethany College.
The elementary class in German is the largest known in the history of our institution.
Six Juniors take Constitutional History as an optional study.
A number of the boys engaged boats and gave their fair ones a fine view of the regatta.
The present number of students taking music lessons is the largest ever known in the history of this institution. There are now between thirty and forty pupils taking this study, making it almost impossible for Prof. Lehman to attend to them all.
Dr. Ridpath, when here last June, donated to the library a fine copy of his latest work, "The Life of Garfield." This volume may be found in the biographical alcove.
J. P. Jacke has been running "sub rosa" during the past three years.
One of our business managers took thirty-four subscriptions in one morning, including five members of the faculty. How is that for the "new departure?"
Prof. Spring left last Monday for Quincy, Ill., to attend a general assembly of the church. Dr. Marvin took charge of his classes during the week.