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infamy by declaring it the will of the stockholders that the Review should combine with the Coarier. There are laws made by the State of Kansas in reference to corporations, which apply to just such cases as this, and they will be invoked to secure justice to the unrepresented shareholders. The University Review will be published as heretofore.
Science Club.
The first meeting of the Science Club for the present year was held on Friday evening last. The first paper was by L. E. Sayre on his recent visit to Ashville N.C. to attend the meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association. He spoke at length on several papers that were of special interest. He noticed one on the art of collecting and drying medicinal herbs, a paper on Cod-liver oil, one upon the poisonous principles of the ordinary ivy, or Rhus, and one upon the method of testing ordinary "Baking soda".
T. B. Sears, read a very interesting account of the Field work at the Engineers camp last summer. He told of the dividing of the corps into four divisions, each having its officer, of the division of the area to be surveyed into four plats, and the method of systematically carrying out the work in each plat. An excellent beginning was made for a complete survey of Douglas County. The students not only enjoyed the camp life, but were introduced into the practical work of the surveyors.
F. O. Marvin gave an account of his recent trip east to attend the meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, at Brooklyn. A large number of valuable papers were read, one paper especially noted advanced the idea that the mathematical work of the course should be of such a character as to directly assist the Engineer, and should be taught by an Engineer with that object in
view. The visiting members were given an opportunity to see electric welding on one of the street car lines.; they visited the works where torpedos, moving by compressed air, were made, and had many other opportunities to see engineering work.
E. H. S. Bailey gave an account of his visit to the meeting of the American Chemical Society which was held at Brooklyn in August in connection with the meeting of the American Association for the advancement of Science. In addition to the valuable papers read, there were excellent opportunities afforded the Chemists to visit chemical manufactories. Among those visited he mentioned the acetic acid works of Squibb, the soda water establishments of Shhultz, the large oil refineries and fertilizer works in the vicinity of Newark besides various ice plants, breweries and smelting works. The Chemical Society has nearly a thousand members and publishes a monthly Journal of great value.
Historical Seminary
A large audience greeted Professor Hodder at last Friday's meeting of the Historical Seminary. The subject, "Party Machinery and Elections in Kansas" proved interesting and instructive as well, coming as it did so near the state election.
"Political parties," said Professor Hodder, "form the most important agency in the government of the people. They are voluntary political associations organized in order to secure the adoption of principles in support of which all of the members are agreed. Parties promote good government, because government will be better when the party in power is closely watched and sharply criticised by its apponents. But parties are a means to an end and not the end itself, and party loyalty should never usurp the place of patriotism."