EXCHANGES DEVOTIONAL It is not at the close of their daily dvolutions, But at close of the "session" a gay follies and That society madness of thirty and ten Look up sadly, and sighing, then whisper “啊, men!” — Jrunionan Chapel is held at 12:30 and is compulsory. at the University of Chicago. Ohio State University got 41th place in the cratorial contest of that state. The late Ex-President Hayes received the first degree of L. L. D. from Johns Hopkins. The University Star, of the University of Om lo, is the latest addition to our exchanging. Wm. Astor has promised $100,000 to found a negro University in Oklahoma. —Exchange. The last number of 'Buchtelite' contains a well written article criticizing the present method of ranking in oratorical contests A movement is on foot to organize a platoon of cavalry at Iowa State University. Uniforms and equipage will be furnished by the state. The oldest college graduate in America is James Kitchen, of Philadelphia, who was in the class of 1819, at the U. of P. University Chronicle. The faculty of Wisconsin University have decided to give credit to the editors of the college papers. Quite a number of the stanlard universities do this now. The Kansas Wesleyan Advance publishes the oration delivered in the local contest by Earl Brown, a former K. U. student. Brown won second place in the local contest there. Instead of writing a short essay each week, the sophomore class in English at Wesleyan will hereafter be required to write a short novel, to be handed in at the mid year examination. - Daily Cardinal. It has been left to a resident of North Carolina to discover the most novel way to endow a college. His proposition is to insure the lives of fifty men, between the ages of forty and fifty, for $10,000 each, and then as the policies are collected convert them into a fund for the college in question. That would mean a clear $500,000—University Chronicle. Princeton and Yale held a joint debate on the 15th of this month, on the subject. Resolved that the "Peaceful annexation of Canada would be an advantage to the United States." Every American college that sends a certain number of students to the Worlds Fair will be furnished with headquarters for its representatives in a special building now being erected for the purpose.—Exchange. The Kansas Pharmaceutical Association has appointed a committee to visit the pharmacy department of the University and report at its next meeting the condition and progress of the school. The members of the committee are W. C. Amos, of Ottawa, and M. L. Stone, of Wamgo. They will probably be here next week. Last Sunday afternoon a party of students who believe in the extension of coeducation took a long walk in the direction of the Lake. An elegant lunch of pop-corn and cake was served from one end of a culvert, after which the party returned to the city, having walked nearly ten miles over rough country roads Prof. Williston will be in Manhattan Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the Manhattan Agricultural College Alumni Association, of which he is president. He was also the first president of the Association nineteen years ago. Dr. W. A. Spencer delivered a lecture at the Methodist church last Monday night on the subject "Around the World." Dr. Spencer is secretary of the Methodist church extension society, Prof. Canfield will lecture at Peabody tomorrow night. LOCALS. Plans for the new Physics and Engineering building have been submitted. The last meeting of the Science club was one of the most interesting of the year. The State University will have nine buildings as soon as the new ones are erected. H. C. Riggs left for Chicago Sunday, Kimpton and Bert. Hoge will probably leave Saturday Poor Baker! No more base-ball, no more tennis—nothing encouraged but chapel attendance. Tucker has been making a series of photographic prints of strychinne crystals for Prof. Bailey. John Kemble and Willard Carment, of Chicago University, were the guests of Southwick last week. Herbert Levy has been sick for several days. He will probably go home Saturday, and may not return. The University Republican club will be represented at the meeting of the National Republican league. The large educational map of Kansas which Prof. Murphy has been working on for some time is completed. The class in Applied Mechanies will finish the study of the electro-magnet and will take up the subject of the steam engine next week. The Christian Endeavor Society of the First Presbyterian church gives a social Friday evening at the residence of Prof Miller. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Base ball practice is being vigorously carried on at the rink. Candidates for positions on the 'Varsity nine are to inform Manager Adams before Saturday of the place for which they are practicicing. Hercetofore all University buildings have been built under the direction of the Board of Regents. The crection of the Physics building will be under the direct supervision of the State Board of Public Works. One of the greatest Quaker revivalists in the United States, Esther Frame, is holding a series of meetings at the Quaker church. She will be here till next Sunday. All students are especially invited to attend. Every student in the University appreciates the work of Samuel A. Riings, Senator S. O. Thacher, Representatives Simmons and Bishoff, and the others who labored in season and out to secure our splendid appropriations. While extending our thanks to the friends of the University who aided in securing for it a larger appropriation, we should not forget the efforts of Mr. W. H. Sears. He was in position to gain the ear of the Populist legislators and did valuable work for his alma mater. A Raymond Whitcomb excursion of nine cars and over a hundred passengers passed through the city at 10 Tuesday morning on the Santa Fe, en route to California. ATENTS. Higdon & Higdon, solicitor of patents, counselors in patent causes, 314 and 315 Hall building, Northwest corner of 8th and 9th floors, 72nd floor, 80th floor, phone 1023-Alo-Washington, D.C. We keep first class dattemen in office; all work approved by inventors beore it leaves for the patent or money refunded. Call us for book inructions free of charge; mention this paper. Watkins National Bank. Soldimgs Commercial College OBJECT, LARGEST, BEST. TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR. East Wing N. Y. Life Libr. No. S41, S16, S18 Oakland St. Book-Koeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Visiting Libraries, Expositions Vacations, Visit College or send for Free Catalogue. J. F. SPALPING, A.M., President. 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