THE STATE IRRIGATION MEETING
AN INTERRESTING PROGRAMME.
K. U. WELL REPRESENTED AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL.
Many Well Known Men Both in the State and Abroad Will Give Their Views and Opinions Upon Various-Question Referring to Irrigation.
The Fifth annual meeting of the Kansas State Irrigation association promises to be one of the most interesting sessions ever held. The program has been very carefully prepared by Prof. Haworth and contains such well known names as those of Hon. H.W. Campbell of Sioux City, Iowa, Gen. Clark E. Carr of Galesburg, Illinois, Hon. Case Broderick, Hon. Chester I. Long, Hon. E.C. Little, Hon. H.R. Hilton and Hon.J.E. Frost besides Governor Leedy, and one of our own professors.
The meeting will extend over two days, and there will be five programmes presented besides a short business meeting on the morning of Nov. 18. The programmes are about equally divided with regard to their relative value, and each man is guaranteed to be a good speaker.
Hon. H, W. Campbell of Sioux City, Iowa, is a man who has risen to sudden prominence among agriculturists. A few years, ago Mr. Campbell conceived an idea of so preparing the soil of the arid regions of the west that a rainfall could be procured sufficient for the needs of western farmers. More than this Mr. Campbell has invented a plow which the agriculturists are very enthusiastic over. Mr. Campbell is described as a man of interesting personality and as a very good speaker.
Gen. Clark E. Carr of Galesburg, Illinois, won his title during the civil war and was a great personal friend of Grant's. During Harrison's administration Gen. Carr was minister to Denmark, and during the last campaign he was a prominent candidate for United States senator against Mason, who spoke at the Douglas county county fair this fall. Gen. Carr is of course an elderly man, but none the less an interesting speaker.
Chancellor Snow's address promises to be one of the best he has ever been called upon to deliver, and the addresses of Professors Templin, Blackmar, and Murphy will be of interest to all students as well as to those in these professors' respective departments.
At the meeting held on Monday evening, the council decided to notify each instructor to dismiss any of his students who were interested in the whole meeting or any part of it. It is to be hoped that there will be a large attendance from the student body, as many of the questions discussed are of great importance to students as well us to agriculturists.
In connection with the meeting, there will be an agricultural show consisting of irrigated products from the west.
Professor Haworth has received two very pretty designs for badges to be given away, and one, bearing the colors of the crimson and the blue, will probably be adopted.
A  CHICKEN FANCIER IN THE
      FACULTY.
Prot Templin is the Farmer Member of the Faculty, but prot Haworth is an Authority Upon the Art of Poultry Raising
Prof. Haworth has become an authority upon the subject of chickens. He knows all about the different breeds, every pedigree for generations back, and all sorts of things. Besides attending to his duties on the hill, he finds time to read three or four poultry periodicals regularly and to put into practice that which he reads.
A Revision Proposed
A proposition to revise the requirements for entrance and for the freshman and sophomore years was made by the council. The principal feature of the revision is to be the introduction of biological sciences. This proposition will be considered by the faculty of the school of arts at their next meeting.
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It can be easily seen that with such blans as Professor Marvin suggests for the walks and driveways alone, leaving future buildings entirely out of consideration, that the Kansas university campus would be remarkably improved. The beauty of it is that every inch of the ground is utilized to so best advantage both from practical and from artistic standpoints.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY.
Continued from First Page.
Talk About Steamboats and Wind Pressure.
At the regular meeting of the Civil Engineering society this week, Mr. Reilly drew the attention of the society to several new inventions that have been made and which, if successful, would materially revolutionize steamboat locomotion.
Three new types were referred to, first, where the boat was hung on large pneumatic discs, thereby keeping the body of the boat above the surface of the water; second, where the boat was cylindrical in shape and was designed to roll bodily over the surface of the water, the interior of the boat being arranged so as to remain horizontal; the third was also a cylindrical boat which revolved on the surface of the water, but which had spiral paddles attached to the curved surface of the boat thus giving a screw motion to the boat. Each of the above has however proven a complete failure.
Mr. Reilly was followed by Mr. Macomb who gave a digest of Mr. Bauer's paper on wind pressures.
Several points of interest were presented; first that our knowledge of wind pressure was at the present time not only limited but exceedingly vague; second, that an ordinary Robinson anemometer such as we have on top of Fraser hall does not record the actual velocities of the wind but that its record only averages for short periods of time. Such an instrument then does not give the minimum and maximum velocity of the wind. But the principal feature of Mr. Baier's paper is his discussion of the effect of the wind on roofs and framed structures. It is customary in designing such structures to provide for a downward pressure of the wind, but according to Mr. Baier's theory and experiments there is also an upward force, due to the formation of a partial vacuum. So not only must the downward pressure of the wind on the one side of the roof be taken into account but also the upward pressure on the opposite side of the roof. The importance of this upward pressure becomes very apparent if the effects of the recent St. Louis tornado be studied. Mr. Baier says that roofs which were designed to take care of this upward force stood the storm, while other roofs, not so designed, were completely wrecked.
Another significant feature of Baier's experiments is that there is no downward pressure, but actually a lifting force. on a roof or any plane surfacewhich is inclined six degrees or less to the direction of the wind.
Everybody has noticed this same lifting force, when holding an umbrella vertically in the wind. This force being even strong enough at times to turn the umbrella inside out.
May not this buoyant force also suggest a good explanation of the ease with which large birds float through the air?
Honors for Mr. Shucc
During the last year; and after much original investigation. Mr. C. E. Shutt, of the clast of '98, has written a psychological paper, which has been read before the Academy of Science and is soon to be published. His subject was the "Perception of Disturbance by Hearing." This term Mr. Shutt is investigating the subject of the "Diversity of Character Due to Rural and City Life."
Mr. L. D. Ikenberry, '97, also had a paper before the Academy, his subject being the "Perception of Direction Due to Hearing." Mr. Ikenberry's paper will be published shortly:
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About a year ago the announcement was made in the papers that the old Kansas Emigration Society of Massachusetts had turned over all the property which they owned in and around Lawrence to the University. However, upon this property there was a $20,000 debt, and it has been the desire of the University officials to get Congress to remove this debt. About two or three weeks ago, Hon M. S. Peters of Kansas City Kan, came to Lawrence of his own free will to investigate the matter. He is doing all in his power for us, and we sincerely hope that he will succeed.
A FRIEND OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Judge M. S. Peters Interests Himself, in Our Baffle.
The German Club.
"Der Deutsche Verein" held its first regular meeting for this year last Thursday. The following officers were elected: President, C. E. Shuff; vice president, Graham; secretary, Mrs. Franklin; committee on program, Mr. Clark, Miss Henry, and Mr. Cheadle. The work of the Verein will differ slightly from last year. It has been planned to hold each alternate Thursday a special class for conversation which will be attended only by advanced students and those especially interested in German work. The number of this class will be quite limited and if necessary it will be divided into two sections. Prof. Carruth taking charge of one and Mrs. Franklin the other. On alternate Thursdays the Verein will be open to all who wish to attend and a general program will be rendered. The first open meeting will be held Nov. 18th and Dr. Summerfield will give a lecture.
Sigma Xi and Absent Mindedness.
On Tuesday evening the members of the Sigma Xi society met at the home of Prof. Newson in south Lawrence, to discuss the alleged mathematical discovery that Euclid is wrong in the axiom that only one line can be drawn parallel to another through a given point. If this be true, many geometrical problems will be changed.
The sequel of this serious discussion follows when it is learned that Prof. Newton became so engrossed in the subject that he allowed his guests to depart without ever mentioning the refreshments to be served in the dining room. The next morning, however, each member of the society was informed by note that the refreshments were still waiting.
A Valuable Acquisition.
The University library has recently had the good fortune to secure a complete set of the publications of the Shelley society, containing fac-simile reprints of the original editions of most of Shelley's poems. These books are very rare as they were published only by subscription and in a small edition of 500 copies. At present the only way of securing them is when some subscriber dies and his set is put on sale. Many libraries much larger than ours are unable to obtain copies of these books so that their possession by the University of Kansas library is something to be proud of.
The Medics Win a Game
A good suited delegation of K. U. students went to Kansas City Saturday to see the football game between the Medics and the Nebraska Wesleyans. The game had been advertised to be between the Medics and Nebraska university but the management of the latter team backed out at the last moment so the Wesleyan were substituted. The Methodists put up a strong game in the first half but soon weakened and the Medics won—easily by a score of 22 to 4. Both teams were strong in defensive but weak in offensive work. Heller did the star playing for the Medics.
The Junior class held a meeting Tuesday to make arrangements for a class party. It was decided to entertain the second Friday evening after the Thanksgiving recess and committees were appointed to attend to the necessary preparations.
The Juniors Meet.
F. L. Jewett was elected a member of the committee on the inter-collegiate debate. The Juniors also considered the presentation of a private theatrical performance to be given some time after the holidays, to which members of the Junior and Senior classes and the faculty are to be invited.
The Glee Club Thankful.
At a meeting of the Glee club held Tuesday evening, the propositions of the council with regard to the holiday trip were accepted. The club unanimously decided to tender a vote of thanks to the council and to those members of the faculty who were instrumental in their benafit, and also pledged themselves to always remain upon their good behavior. With this assurance, we can hope for one of the best Glee clubs that ever went out from the University of Kansas, and one that will advertise the University to best advantage.
The people of Lawrence will have an op portunity to hear General Gordon's great lecture on "The Last Days of the Confederacy." He will appear under the auspices of the University Lecture Bureau.
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