THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
13
There was a meeting of the Faculty of the Engineering school Monday.
Miss Galloo's beginning French class is now reading in Super's French Reader
Wm. H. H. Piatt is out making dates for the Glee club trip during the Holidays.
On Saturday the Thetas had an open meeting at which Mr. Carruth read a paper.
Todd was sent as a representative of the Political Economy class, to the Irrigation Convention at Hutchinson.
Some of the entomology students have become so familiar with the various bugs that they call them by their given names.
If you see a student carrying a sack from which mournful "yowls" proceed,you may be sure that he is a member of the anatomy class.
Chancellor Snow, Professor Williston and Professor Haworth all left for Hutchinson Friday morning to attend the irrigation convention.
Five students of the Kansas Medical College were arrested Friday morning charged with grave robbing. One of the robbers is reported to be a Lawrence man.
The Chrystalography class has among its members, two who are over fifty years of age. One who entered last week was heard to remark that he had not been to school since the year 1860.
It is reported that some of the students of Haskell Institute who visited the University a few days ago, wore the Theta colors. What does this mean? Has a chapter been established at the Institute?
In a letter written to one of his friends Jim May gives a very vivid account of the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton foot-ball game. He seems not to have lost interest in athletics since leaving K. U.
Last Friday evening Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Wilcox were at home to the social committees of the Y.M. and Y.W.C.A.A very pleasant evening was spent in a social way. Plans were considered for the social work among the associations
The Senior committee on class-day exercises met last Thursday, but owing to the absence of some members' nothing was done further than to arrange for a regular weekly meeting of the committee every Thursday at twelve o'clock in room 11.
Kasana is at Leland Stanford this year. He is trying them all.
The investigations of the U.-S. consuls in Africa in regard to the kola nut, which the natives use to prepare themselves for severe and prolonged physical exertion, are being followed with much interest by the football management.
Some have wondered why the Kansas City Times was so unfair toward K. U. in its account of the Kansas-Michigan foot-ball game. Perhaps it was because our coach refused to give away the plays of our team to the Times reporter, who then tried to vent his splen by an unfair report.
The first inter-class "rush" occurred last Friday, when a burly Sophomore, whose name we withhold by request, attempted to ornament one of his pedal extremities with the Freshman colors. Several Freshries forcibly objected and the presumptuous Soph now wears a sore head instead of the colors.
At a meeting of the University Faculty last week it was decided that after the present school year students would be allowed to take their studies in any department so long as there were no more than four studies taken under one professor. In other words that that the present system of majors should be abolished.
In a letter received too late for publication in full, J. V. May says: "May the Missouri 'Tigers' meet the fate of their eastern brethren, whose name and colors they have adopted." He also gives a yell that was used in the Pennsylvania-Princeton game: "Oh me! Oh my! How we'll black the Tiger's eye!" and adds: "It was very effective. Try it on M. S. U."
Adelphic.
The Adelphic will meet as usual next Friday evening. The literary program to be rendered is as follows: Recitation, Mr. Lowder; essay, Mr. Sears; selection, Mr. Emley; essay, Mr. Cheadle: speech,Mr. Gates; and optional production,Mr. Engle.
The question: Should the United States Army be increased? will be affirmed by Messrs. Howard and Cann and denied by Messrs. Gladfelter and Madden.
The society meets in Adelphic hall and begins promptly at 7:30 o'clock. All interested in literary work are cordially invited