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THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
Engineering Notes.
Chas. Baldridge does not expect to be in school next term.
Captain Johnson has been succeeded in command of the cavalry by Fred Clark.
C. W. Fredrick, class of '92, has recently gone to Arkansas.
F. P. Daniels expects to be in school next year. He is at present working in Topeka
The class in Mechanics will continue the study of that subject under the head of Strength of Materials.
In place of Field Engineering, the Juniors will take up Practical Astronomy
The Sophomors, after completing Analytical Geometry, will begin to fathom the depths of Calculus.
The beauty of the new Physics building has been greatly marred by the oxydation of iron contained in the stone.
The Science club will give its annual entertainment, the "It," on February 2.
The following officers were elected by the Civil Engineering Society for the next term: President Brooks, Vice President Burkholder, Secretary Taylor. Executive Committee Myers and Lahmer.
The shops were crowded on Wednesday with the editorial visitors.
All the instruments of the Civil Engineering department were on exhibition for the benefit of the visitors Wednesday.
Miss Harwi of Atchison came down yesterday to visit Miss Hosier.
Miss Nerva Duff has a position as assistant enrolling clerk in the senate.
The 'Barbs' will give a little dance in Merchants Bank Hall to night.
The athletic and the senatorial complications were both settled on the same day. The world can now whirl around on its axis as heretofore
The advance sales for the lectures of Mrs. Jenness Miller this afternoon and evening are very good, thanks to the efforts of the patronesses and the young lady students. It is seldom that a Lawrence audience has an opportunity to hear a woman of such prominence.
The Joint Debate Number
Students read the Capital.
of the Egis for 895, besides a verbatim report of the debate on the question: "Is our present national banking system and independent treasury preferable to a consolidated national bank with branches in the principal commercial centers of the country, which bank shall be the fiscal agent of the government, and shall have the sole power to issue bank notes-adequate security for all notes issued, general supervision of the bank and the power of taxation by the government being conceded?" will contain an introduction by Professor David Kinley, of the University of Illinois, a complete Bibliography of the subject, and full-page half-tone portraits of Prof. Richard T. Ely, director of the School of Economics, Political Science and History, and Prof. David B. Frankenburger, head of the Department of Elocution and Oratory in the University of Wisconsin. The number will contain approximately forty 8x10 inch pages. and will be sent postpaid to any address for 25 cents. Address The Egis, lock box 425, Madison, Wis.
As Miss Watson vigorously rang the telephone in her office the other day, a Freshman in the reading-room lifted his eyes from his book and said, "Where is that coffee-mill?"
The Newton Republican calls attention to the fact that a great number of the clocks in that town have stopped. In another column it prints an interview with Manager Piatt of the University Glee Club.—Kansas City Star.
The janitor put a new wick in the large lamp which heats Professor Larrell's studio one day this week, but did not fix it so it could be turned down. Consequently when the professor found that the lamp smoked and tried to turn it down, he could not do so. With the assistance of Professor Preyer, whom he called in, he tried to blow it out, but couldn't. It is said, though, that it was very funny to see them try. The lamp was finally smothered out.
The Constitution of Kansas in a neat pocket volume. I will present every student with a copy of the above with every 25 cents trade until the supply is exhausted.
J. S. BOUGHTON 1027 Mass. St.