THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
7
Prof. Farril is wearing the Phi Psi colors Bob Stewart is reported to be the best jockey on the hill.
Prof. Bailey has a class in domestic Chemistry which meets three times a week.
Prof. Haworth attended an irrigation convention at Stockton last Friday.
Prof. Sayre made a trip to Topeka Wednesday afternoon returning Thursday morning.
Lewis C. Elson, the famous lecturer of New England conservatory will lecture here in March
Prof. Dyche has just received an unusually large specimen of wild cat from Reading, Kansas,
Miss Bertha Phoelar, who is studying voice with Prof. Penny, will spend next week in Kansas City.
Prof. Franklin gave a very interesting talk on the supposed new element "Orgon" Wednesday evening.
Misses Frout, Kennard, Madden and Whitaker of music school will spend Friday and Saturday of this week in Topeka.
The Assay class, this term, consists of five members, whose ages aggregate above 40 years. Prof. Franklin is instructor.
Mr. Cady is doing some original research work in chemistry this term. New discoveries are likely to be made at any time.
The Seniors at Music school are preparing their graduating recitals. It is expected that there will be six graduates in piano course
There will be a recital at Music hall Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 4 o'clock. These recitals occur every two weeks and are very instructive.
W. A. Snow has been appointed consulting dipterologist of the Illinois state laboratory of natural history, and of the state entomologist's office.
At the last rehearsal of the Oratorio society the following rules were adopted.
2 Any one absent three consecutive rehearsals shall be dropped.
1. The doors will be locked at five minutes past eight
3. The one hundred best voices of this chorus will go to enter the chorus contest.
The meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society was postponed this week on account of Friday being a legal holiday. A very interesting program is prepared for next week.
Mr. Sheffer has a paper containing the results of some original investigation on the habitat of the hickory-twig girdler, in the next issue of Insect Life, the government entomological organ.
About seventy five students showed their appreciation of Prof. Penny's effort to practice college songs by attending the first rehearsal It is hoped and expected that this number will increase rapidly.
The reports of Prof. Haworth's work on the stratographical survey, and Dr. Williston's report on the building stone of the state, which have been delayed on account of lack of funds, will now go to press at once.
Mr. Templin has been analysing some drinking water collected from some of the wells. In one instance 30 parts, solid matter, in 100,000 parts of water, was found present which is almost twice the normal amount. Silica and Chlorim were both present.
The banquet of the Alpha Omega society at Baker university the other night was so swell that a man who would cut the baked white fish and potatoes with a steel knife would have been forcibly ejected from the room. Baker can put on as much "lug" as Lawrence when she tries, if her young men do pin back their Prince Alberts for "swallow tails" now and then—K C. Star.
The following program was given at Music Hall Wednesday:
1. Mendelssohn - Caprice, op. 16, Miss Leverton.
2. Neidlinger - Minuet Antique, Miss Leonard
3. Mendelssohn—Vocal Solo, Miss Starr.
4 Kroeger - Declaration, Miss Marion Innes.
5. Krooger—Rivulet; Miss Noyes.
6. Beethoven-Saint Saens-Danse of the Dervishes, Miss Greissinger.
7. Schubert—Impromptu, op. 90, No. 4, Miss Soxman.
8. Sherwood - Grand Minuet, (A Flat Major) Miss Bundy.