THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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Music Hall Echoes.
In connection with the Art Department it is interesting to learn that Prof. Clark is having great success in introducing his system of drawing. The public schools of the city have been placed at his disposal for the introduction of his system. The teachers have had thorough instruction in the method and it is found that it makes the study of drawing much more interesting to the pupils. One of the chief points in the favor of Prof. Clark's system is that it is more methodical and systematic than anything yet used This puts Prof. Clark's work on a broader basis than might have first been supposed, as this system is the result of individual research and personal experience
Y. M. C. A Notes.
Rev. Mr. Rogers' Bible class will meet on Saturday evenings instead of Thursdays as heretofore.
Several delightful receptions have been held during the past fortnight.
Rev. Geo. D Rogers will speak at Music Hall, Sunday at 3 o'clock. All college men are cordially invited
The Day of Prayer for Colleges will be observed, Thursday, Jan. 31st by the college association. All students are cordially invited to attend the various services. It is planned to have an early morning service and in the evening an address by Dr. Vassar of Kansas City.
The popular course of lectures on the Bible will be opened next Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock by a lecture on the "Texts. Manuscripts and Translations" by Dr. A. M. Wilcox.
Language Conference.
At the meeting of the Conference last Friday Miss Helen Sutliff gave an interesting account of the nature and contents of some of the books recently added to the University library; among them, the number recently acquired by the gift of Charles Francis Adams. Of this number are several bearing on their fly leaf the book plate of John Quincy Adams. E.E.Rush followed with a thoughtful paper on the excusability of Othello which aroused some little discussion. Professor Wilcox read an amusing little poem taken from the Nation and
Professor Carruth read a selection from the first reader now in use in the Chicago schools, with the remarks of an irate parent concerning it. It begins; "How dot a the little crocodile improve his shining tail" Professor Carruth spoke of the selection as a parody upon "Mary's Lamb." The reporter mentioned this amusing mistake to a member of the audience, who laughed and answered; "I thought it sounded more like little drops of water, little grains of sand."
At its next meeting the Conference expects to present accounts of the life and works of the prominent writers that died in '94.
The Editors' Visit.
On Wednesday morning about one hundred and twenty-five of the members of the Kansas Editorial Association came to Lawrence from their meeting at Topeka. While here the editors were entertained by the Commercial Club and by the University
A large part of the time of most of the visitors was spent in making themselves acquainted with the buildings on Mount Oread and with th work done there. Every possible courtesy was shown the visitors, and all parts of the University were opened for their inspection. If every one of the visitors has not now a fair knowledge of the University, it is probably his own fault Entertainments were provided by the musical department and by Mrs. Clark's Sophomore physical culture class
At four o'clock the visitors, with the members of the faculty and a number of Lawrence people, sat down to a simple banquet in Spooner Library Hall. Only a short time was spent around the tables, but during that time excellent short speeches were delivered by Hon. J. K. Hudson of the Capital, Rev. J. D. Botkin of the Industrial Advocate, Eldorado. W. G. Brown of the Kingman Journal, Professor Cowgan of Topeka, and S. G. Mead of the McPherson Republican. John MacDonald, of the Western School Journal, was called upon, but time prevented him from speaking.
The visitors seemed well pleased with the University. and proud of it, as all Kansans should be. As this paper prophesied last week, the visit of the editors was an excellent thing for the University.