Miss Carrie Watson ries. Of Kansas State University. THE STUDENTS JOURNAL on. TOCK nery. ies D. aro. coats asure $20, ick THE LIFE OF THE BIG BOSS arnisher. and make-ower than TS TAD. thier. cription. asks, Body all, The Court Use, The patterns. HIA. STAEET. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. LAWRENCE, KANSAS. JANUARY 19. 1894. LOCAL NOTES. Griffin, tue coal man! Blackman and Olinger are the agents for Jackson's laundry. A fine front room for rent cheap. Just the place for a student, 725 Mass. St. Give your laundry to Blackman & Oiinger. Take your humburt to R.L. Woodward 1027 Massachusetts street. See Newhouse & Waffle for fine music for balls, parties and receptions. Nic Kuhn, 802 Massachusetts street, over Tudium Bros. meat market. Nie Kuhn, fashionable tailor, full line of samples of fall and winter goods. Suits 29 up, pants 85 up. Go to R, L. Woodward & Co. for next clean handwriting. Don't send your laundry to Kansas City when you can get it done here as well. See R. L. Woodward, 1027 Massachusetts street. If you are going to purchase a bicycle and want to get the best in the city at the most reasonable price call on Howell. Newhouse & Wallee furnish the best music for balls, parties and receptions. Try us once and you will try us always. Get a copy of the Holiday Supplement of the STUDENTS JOURNAL at Smith's news stand. Price 15 cents Send a copy of the Holiday Supplement of the STUDENTS JOURNAL to your friends. It makes a nice present and is a splendid advertisement for the University. The new students will find all the daily papers, magazines and periodicals, as well as the finest line of cigars, tobacco, pipes, bass ball and athletic goods at Smith's News Depot, Eldridge House block. The Christmas number of the JOURNAL has been highly spoken of for its neat appearance, and the company's enterprise in bringing it out is meeting hearty praise. Orators. The following are the creators chosen, with their subjects, *Our Industrial Salvation*"—Eli Cann. "The Mission of the Drama"—L. B. Sears. "A Day of Rest"—Charles S. Griffin. "Our Citizen and his Treat"—J. A. Orr. "John of Barneveldt and Liberty""-.M. Thomas. "The Prophet in this Latter Age"—Ed. J, O'Brien. The following have been chosen as judges: Delivery—Ed C. Little, Abilong G. D. Rogers, Lawrenec Dr. Swennson, Lindsborg. Thought and composition—B. W. Woodward, Lawrence; T. E. Dewey; Abilene Mr. Wilder Hiawatha. The acceptances from all of them have not yet been received. From cold weather, inquire of local agent Santa Fe relative to cheap rates for a winter tour to Texas. New Mexico or Old Mexico. To follow the sunshine may prove cheaper than buying hard coal. It don't cost much to try. Before Running Away Found! A fur boa was left at F. A. A. hall last Friday night, the night of the Glee Club reception. Owner may recover same by identifying property. Business Managers STUDE NTs JOURNAL. - Cuttering, a law student, is again in school. Christopher has a rival. Mr. Charles. Lease went to Topeka last Saturday. Allen Gondt's brother visited him last Saturday. Mr. Louis Voetzel is having trouble with his eyes. Permes served in all styles at the Rick nook club Miss Eva Scholer entered the University last week. See Newhouse & Waffle for music at reasonable rates. A night watchman is employed at the library building. Mr. Maxwell, a junior pharmacic, is a pledged Sigma Nu. The Barbs will dance this evading in the F. A. A. hath. Miss Carrie Priestly, '92, is on the bill working on a thesis. L. C. Spooner, of Kansas City, was on the hill last Monday. The class in "Nathan Der Weise" finish the book this week. H. F. Martindale will attend the "Kansas day club" at Topka. Coleman has lately become authority on questions in physics. Charles Pettifollen spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Olathe. The entomology department has lately received a new collection case. Professor Adams showed his father through the University last Tuesday. J. L. Newhouse, 1023 Mass. St, will give lessons on mandolin and guitar. Prof. Williston has been giving his geology class oral quizzes this week. A. G. Hager addressed the Kent Club at the court house last Saturday evening. Prof. Miller lectured Wednesday evening before the Unity Club on "College Settlements." F. D. Boyce, a graduate of the law school, '93, is at present in a law office in Minneapolis, S. Kas. Mr. Dwight E. Potter, '92, of Peabody, was in Lawrence last week to attend the Y. M. C. A. conference. E. J. Hornshelf, president of the Campbell Normal University, was in the city last Wednesday. Prof. Newson's class in Conle Sections are penetrating parts unknown to any former class in analysis. Should the weather continue for the next week as mild as the past one, base ball will be the inevitable result. Prof. W, H. Carruth lectured before the Unity Club at Topeka last Friday evening on Kansas Poetry. A certain Sophiomore pawned his watch last week for money with which to visit his girl in Topka. According to the Lawrence Gaette, Chancellor Snow has supplied 7,500 farmers with diseased chinch bugs. The annual election of officers of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held next Thursday afternoon. The Historical Seminary will meet to day in the lecture room of Snow ball Prof. F. H. Hodder will give an illustrated address on "Caricature in American History. Chancellor Snow lectured at Valley Falls Friday night. He will lecture tonight at Neodesha, Wilson county. E. C. Robison, of Osborne, whose daughter is attending the University, was a visitor on the hill Wednesday. Miss Nellie Franklin, a former K. U. student, is expected here to-day to make her brother and the University a short visit. Arrangements are being made at the High school for the World's Kansas Day. The contest will be held early in February. Dean Foster writes that he is having success with his school near Freeport, Kas., and will be in the University next year. Alvin Vanceh, a law student of last year, is practicing law in Ujth. He writes that he has been very successful thus far. Mr. E. S. Tucker to Ottawa on his wheel Sunday and spent the day there with relatives, returning Monday morning. Prof. Canfield's class in optional beginning French finished "Madame de la Siegler" Tuesday, and commenced "La Jolie fait Peur." Judge D. M. Valentine, of the State Supreme bench, has begun a series of twenty lectures to the Senior Laws, upon the subject of wills. Engineer Wagner examined the tunnel which is being dug from the boiler house to the new library building. The work met with his approval. Mr. Gronlund was on the hill last Monday. He attended Prof. Blackmar's political economy class and favored the class with a few remarks. The local historical context will be held Friday, Jan. 26 in chapel hall instead of Feb. 2 as announced in the last weeks issue of the journal. The Epworth'League of the Methodis church will hold a social at the residence of Prof. Witcex this evening. All friends of the League are invited. Prof. Blake will commence a series of lectures in Lawrence next Tuesday evening. The class is the largest that has yet been organized in our extension class. Particular fraternity people should be very careful about attending University banquets where their finer sensibilities are liable to be offended by the presence of Barbs. Vol. 11. No. 18. The Young Women's Christian Association held an interesting song service last evening, conducted by Miss Winifred Churchill, assisted by a ladies quartette. Prof. Williston gave an illustrated lecture last night Snow hall on "Extinct Monsters." The lecture was given under the auspices of the Science Club. J. L. Coons, who was hired to oversee the erection of the physics building, has returned to its home until the contract is let. The work will commence about the first of March. Mr. E, L. Ozias, editor of the *M.Pherson Opnion*, visited the University last Friday. Like many editors, Mr. Ozias has decided to change his occupation. He will farm. The State Agricultural College is recognizing the demand for theory as well as practice in agriculture, by offering a course of lectures to farmers. The lectures will begin Feb. 6th. The cadets of Ottawa University have recently received a donation of eighty Springfield rifles from the State Military Board. Brigadier General Sears has been appointed supervisor of the company. Mr. O, P. Davis was called home last Saturday on account of the sudden illness of his father. We are glad to say, however, that his father is much better and that Mr. Davis has resumed his work. Prof. Sayre has received a specimen of native grown Colocynth or bitter apple. Northup and Voezel will take this subject for their thesis and determine the medicinal value of this Colocynth, as compared with that of other countries. Judge W. W. Nevison will deliver an address at the court house to morrow night, to the law students in which he will tell some of the humorous, the ridiculous, and the pathetic things which the lawyer meets in practicing his profession. The lecture will be open to all. The Adelphine program for this evening, Jan. 10, is as follows: Essay, Mr. Wells; Talk, Mr. Madden; Declaimation, Mr. Llechtr; Reading, Mr. McCroskey; Recitation, Mr. Riggs; Debate; question Resolved that the government should own and operate railroads, affirmative, Messrs Cann, Parker and Myers, negative, Messrs F. H. Moore, Logan and Watson. Chancellor F. H. Snow, of the University of Kansas, will begin a course of lectures on "Evolution," February 1st at the High school in Kansas City, under the auspices of the Kansas City University Extension Society. Over 200 teachers have signified their intention of taking the course, which promises to be the banner course of the winter season in Kansas City.-Lawrence Journal. The faculty of the Chicago University were highly indignant the other morning when they found that the dark gray granite walk of the recently dedicated Kent laboratory bore in bright green letters the name of a Sophomore secret society. The paint can be removed only with great difficulty. On the doors of Kelby hall, the dormitory of the female students, were hung sigus brought from the midway plaisance—"The carnival dance done here." "This way for the genuine muscle dance," and others of like nature. Sergeant N. P. Hanson, of Fort Riley, who has been taking a special course in English at the University for several months, has received orders from his captain to report at Fort Riley on the 15th of this month. Mr. Hanson thinks it very probable that his whole regiment, the 7th cavalry, will soon be ordered to Fort Bliss, on the Mexican border, for field duty, replacing the regiment now on duty there. His many friends at K. U. will regret Mr. Hanson's departure. The society event of the season, in the nature of a University ball, occurred last Friday night at F. A. A. hall; being a reception to the Glee Club. The Glee Club Reception. The hall was gaily decorated with crimson, giving it a very like-like apearance. About sixty couples danced until a late hour to the music of Prof. Saunders orchestra. A few of the fraternity people present seemed to object to the presence of "barbs and all sorts of people" but since the "Barbs" paid for the ball, their presence was reluctantly tolerated. Oratorical Contest at Emporia College. The local ecotourist contest was held Saturday night. The five contestants, Shier, Carle, Everett, Pratt, and Anderson, were ranked by the judges in the order above given. Of Mr. E. P. Shier, who will represent Emporia College at the State contest, *College Life* says: "He was self possessed and carried his audience with him in his thought. His gestures were graceful and his delivery had few faults. The subject of Mr. Shier's oration is: 'Is a Democratic Paternalism Possible'." Prof. Blake's University Extension Lectures on Electricity and Magnetism. The following is a general outline of the course of the University Extension lectures to be given in Lawrence by Prof. L. I. Blake: The electric current, its production, its strength pressure and obstruction; electro magnets; magnetic properties of iron and steel; theory of magnetism; action of currents upon each other; induction; different kinds of currents; telephone and microphone; electric generators and motors; the transmission of power; electro plating; electric disinfection; heating effects; electric forging and welding; are and incandescent lamps; static electricity; telephoning without wires between trains; electric sparks; atmospheric electricity; lightning; earth's magnetism; auroraborealis; radiant matter; the manufacture of light; Nichola Tesla's experiments; the light of the future; electrical radiations; electromagnetic theory of light; vortex theory of matter. Prof. Blake has not yet divided the subjects into lectures. The lectures will be designed for the general public and will be of course popular in their character. They will embrace information with which every well informed person should be familiar. The lectures will be adapted for young people. In Leavenworth, Kansas City and Wichita, where similar lectures have been given in former years, as many ladies were present as uen. The power for the experiments, which will be given in connection with the lectures, will be furnished by the City Electric Co. A MILITARY SCHOOL The Government Department of Army Instruction to be Brought to the Kan- A resolution was introduced at the last meeting of the State Military Board by Brigadier General Sears, which if acted upon favorably will result in an acquisition to the State University of the greatest importance. General Sears has been in communication for several months past with Captain Edwin B. Bolton of the 23rd infantry, U. S.A., and professor of military science and tactics at the State Agricultural College, at Manhattan in regard to the military department of that college. Owing to the discouraging outlook for the continuance of the government military school at that institution, the military board has taken under advisement the proposition to transfer the school to the State University. The president and board of regents of the Agricultural College are more than willing to have the military department removed and it only remains for the State University authorities to take the necessary steps to have the transfer made by an order from the department or by congressional action. Mrs. Scammon's Lecture The ladies' literary clubs of Lawrence extend a cordial invitation to the young women of the University to hear a lecture on "The Christ in Art" to be given by Mrs. Laura Scammon of Kansas City, in music hall Saturday at 2:30 p. m. These clubs intend to make use of this occasion on which they will be met together to raise a contribution for the Woman's Club of Chicago, which is attempting to furnish work for the destitute unemployed women of whom there are so many thousands in that great city. For this purpose an admission fee of ten dollars is added to others than University girls. If they wish to hear Mrs. Scanmon's lecture and at the same time help in this charitable enterprise. sells all kinds of the best groceries to be had. Students, Dolly Graber will be found at his usual place of business with his boats in the fjre shore and ready to accom- The picture and biography of Geo. O. Foster, the University stenographer, occupy the first page of the State Christian Endeavor Some Will White. It must be almighty dull in Lawrence for a West Lawrence girl is visiting at Baldwin. coming to the front The Interstate Field Day contest is still a thing of uncertainty. It is probable, however, that a contest will the time honored Senior-Faculty base ball game. called after nearly dered. The comic exceedingly well failed to bring doo Farrell, the fau- admirers from