THE STUDENTS JOURNAL.
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gave an interesting summary of an article in a recent number of the Fortnightly Review upon a co-operative community established a few years ago near Sidney, New South Wales. This attempt at creating a co-operative commonwealth has not been very successful and the community will doubtless go to pieces soon unless radical changes are made. This report was followed by reports from S. S. Brown, R. W. Cone and Professor Blackmar, and by general discussion.
Next Monday evening the Seminary will listen to reports from Messrs. Troxel and Breese. A prompt and full attendance of the members is desired.
On last Saturday evening the beautiful home of the Betas, on Tennessee street, was thrown open for the reception of their friends. Over six hundred guests, many of whom were from out of the city, were delightfully entertained during the evening. The University people in attendance consisted of members of the faculty and of students from all the classes. Every one spent a very pleasant evening and the Betas' "house-warming" was a heart-warming as well.
Beta Reception.
ENGINEERING NOTES.
Mr. Ludlow is working on a map of Lawrence.
Armour's sister from St. Joseph.Mo., visited him this week.
Presston, B. Plumb, jr., who was here two years ago, has returned to continue his course in electrical engineering.
A new generator at the shops is now ready for use. The switch-board was put in last week.
The electrical seminary met Monday afternoon and listened to a paper on fly-wheel accidents by J. L. Harrinton. A general discussion of the subject followed.
Some of the engineering students are preparing to make an experiment to determine the effect of constant jarring upon the structure of iron. The truth of the once admitted statement that iron becomes chrystallized after long use is now doubted and it is expected that this experime it will throw some light upon the subject.
Adelphic
On last Friday evening the Adelphic held the most interesting session it has had this year. The number in attendance was larger than ever before, and the improvement in the literary part of the program was especially marked. The Adelphic male quartette made its first appearance and acquitted itself in a manner presaging success for the future.
On account of the antiquity of the subject discussed, the debate was somewhat wearisome but the eloquence of the speakers, and especially of those on the negative, tended to make the debate quite interesting. The critic's report was exceptionally good and elicited well merited applause.
The program for the next evening, as announced is as follows: Recitation, Mr. Logan; essay, Miss Henricks, Our Bad Land Expedition, Mr. E.S.Riggs; essay, Miss Morgan; selection, Mr. Rohrer, impromptu speech, Eli Cann; music, Adelphic quartette.
The question for debate is: Resolved, that a board of arbitration should be established to settle disputes between labor and capit 1, and that its decision be final. Affirmative speakers Messrs. Charles and Fair; negative speakers Messrs. Simpson and Hall. General discussion always follows the speeches of the principal debaters, in which all present are allowed to participate.
The Adelphic welcomes to membership all who are interested in the work.
@COLLEGE WORLD.
Her smile was most bewitching, as beside him down she sat.
And she made a great impression, but she made it on his hat.—Ex.
Missouri State University has 450 students enrolled.
Since the death of Holmes there are only four surviving members of the class of 1829 of Harvard, one of whom is Rev Samuel F. Smith, author of "America."
Harvard and Princeton will not try conclusions with each other on the foot-ball field this year. Neither will there be a game between Yale and U. of P.-Ex.
Probably the oldest university professor in active work in Germany is Frank Neumann. He is ninety-six years old, and has been lecturing continuously for the past sixty- ix years.