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Roman law on Monday under Prof. Burdick.
The Senate will consider the "Philippine bill" on Friday, and a general debate is expected.
W. F. Mowry is a newly pledged Phi Delta Phi.
Peyton Carter visited at Chapman, Kan., after the foot ball game.
D. H. Pierson visited with A.M.Seddon in Kansas City during the vacation.
Roll call.
KENT CLUB.
Declaration—Burns.
Extempore—Gray.
Debate—Resolved, "That mob law is sometimes justifiable." Aff., Mowry, Matson; neg., Dickinson, Billings.
Do not worry, heart of mine,
There is rain as well as shine
In this strange old world of ours.
There are tears, as well as smiles,
But the sunny afterwhiles
Shali be sweeter for the showers.
There are crosses and are bars,
But the nights are crowned with stars
And the days are gemmed with flowers.
Atchison Coal Vein.
The discovery of coal at Atchison has been causing considerable interest, and as usual K. U. men figure prominently in the affair. Incidentally, the people who are always saying that a college education is
not practicable may take a few pointers.
For several years A. E. Langworthy has been spending odd hours studying the geological structure of the country around Atchison. He looked over the field and thumbed geological reports until he decided there was coal under Atchison. In the Atchison Globe for July 1, 1899, Langworthy stated that the same strata of stone and the same coal beds underlaid Atchison as Leavenworth, only at the former place they were deeper. In October, 1899, Prof. Haworth visited the field. He thought coal ought to be found at a depth of eight or nine hundred feet.
Langworthy began to push the matter and after some delay a company was formed for drilling. The work began late in this last summer, but by September 25,1900,a depth of 1,102 feet had been reached which was all the contract called for. Drillers and experts said it was useless to go farther and rather scoffed at the idea of there being any coal there at all. Lanyworthy was persistent, however. He was secretary of the company, and he got out and did some lively work. He succeeded in reviving interest and induced the drillers to continue for another hundred feet.
Atchison people have had a little experience in hunting coal. Several holes have been drilled before, which were rather mysteriously plugged, either by rival companies or by malicious persons. To avoid this Langworthy stayed at the drill every night
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