University Courier.
RICES.
CO.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. APRIL 10, 1879.
VOL.I.
NO.7.
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—J. F. Kennedy is Clerk of the District Court at Denver, Col.
-Colin Timmons will return to Lawrence about the middle of May.
—Miss Clara Junk has been visiting friends at Council Grove.
John M. Walker is engaged in surveying a railroad in Southern Kansas.
—Miss May Porter is now visiting in Lawrence, with her uncle, Mr. Claypool.
—H. S. Tremper will deliver the Master's oration at the approaching commencement.
—W. C. McCann is selling agricultural implements at his new home in Western Kansas.
—E. Bierer, Jr., 77, expects to return to Lawrence soon when he will be admitted to the bar.
—Miss Ella Hadley has bought the interest of Mr. Newlin in the book-store of Crew & Newlin.
—Miss Tony Williams, having completed her studies at Ann Arbor, has returned to Lawrence.
—John T. Robinson is now engaged in business at Fort Leavenworth, and expects to visit us soon.
—J. W. Brigham, the sage of 79, failing to convert his unregenerate brethren, has entered the lecture field.
—Miss Anna L. Shanklin, a former student of the University, has left Lawrence and gone to Des Moines, Iowa. She will be missed by many friends.
Miss Gertrude A. Bullene, 77, after a protracted visit in Washington and New York, has returned to her home and friends in this city.
—We are reliably informed that Waite Raymond, an exstudent of the University, is expected to visit Lawrence soon, and will in all probability not return alone.
J. A. Allenman, student of 76-7, shook hands with his old acquaintances and friends in the University a short time since. From the look of his phiz we should judge he had been enjoying good health.
—C. S. Finch has returned to Paola from Ann Arbor, and will teach school this spring in Miami county. We learn from the Paola papers that he is soon to give an elocutionary entertainment for the library association. We commend him as one who has rare talents in that line.
LOCAL ITEMS.
—B. Shepherd Hutchins, having finished his school at Thayer, has taken the agency for Harper & Bros.' school books at Independence. If there is any one in that part of the State better qualified to assume the responsibilities of a book-agent than Hutchins, we would like to make his acquaintance.
—“One wide!"
—"My green shirt! "
—Hubbell still survives.
—The University is run with "Kaw" water.
—Why not organize an athletic association?
—No soap for Hope-r unless he joins the Quaker church.
—The "town boys" are anxious to play a University nine.
—Base ball every day, and still the Sophs. are not happy.
The Sophomore Zoology class have commenced their review.
—J. S. West is the able president of the Oread Literary Society.
The bug is now diligently sought for by the ladies and gents of'81.
The students now spend their leisure hours hunting, boating and ball tossing.
—The Senior Exhibition came off last Friday. For further mention, see account in another column.
—We have heard that a society interested in English philology will soon be organized in the University.
-We understand that Prof. P. and Marcus S. M. D. will pay ten cents a head for all cats delivered to them between the hours 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The following prizes have been offered by the faculty for the best declamation: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary and a selection of Ruskin's Works.
—A nine, composed of the best players in the University, has been formed and are now practicing for a match with any club who desire to play them.
The executive committee of the Orophilian Society have been appointed to confer with the Faculty in regard to the Orophilian commencement exercises.
The Freshman class will have finished their rhetorical exercises in a few days. This class has been remarkably prompt in the performance of their duty, and the Sophs. will do well to imitate them.
—Judging from the way in which the ladies of the class of 81 turn out when the class nine plays, we are inclined to think that they are more loyal to their class than any other ladies in the University.
Our friend Mr. E. P. Chester, is giving private parties at Frazer's hall. The invitations are now out, and are marvels of typographical beauty. All our students, terpsichorically inclined, should attend.
—Any one denying the approach of spring, will do well to go to the top of the old University hill. They will find out by the number of couples that occupy the steps in the south side that spring is really here.