Kansas University Weekly.
203
Rolla Mitchell, who attended the university last year, is manager of the Atchison base ball team.
An interesting meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa was held at the home of Prof. Hodder Thursday night.
The University Comedy club will play at Ottawa next Wednesday night. They also expect to visit Fort Leavenworth soon.
A large number of students witnessed the presentation of Othello by the Louis James company at the opera house Thursday night.
The Y. W. C. A. will have a special Easter service next Tuesday at 5 o'clock. There will appropriate music and Mrs. Preaszner will give an Easter talk.
The Women's League will be at home to all young women of the University on Saturday, April 24, at the home of Mrs. Bowersock on Tennessee street.
There will be an elocutionary recital next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Music Hall. A delightful program is promised. Everybody is invited to attend.
The election of a captain for the base ball nine which was to have been held Friday has been postponed to next week. Stanley, Blackshere, and Curry are candidates for the position.
The annual field day meet will take place May 5th under the direction of Manager E. E. Voights. There is every indication of a very successful contest. Arrangements have nearly been completed for a meet with William Jewell college at Liberty, Mo.
Chancellor Snow lectured at Lowell Thursday night upon the subject "A Common Sense View of Higher Education," and at Baxter Springs Friday night upon the subject "Switzerland and Paris." Both lectures were illustrated with a stereopticon.
Mr. E. C. Case, a former student of the University, who received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago last year, visited old friends upon the hill last Thursday. Dr. Case will hold a position in Milwaukee next year as professor in Paleontology and Geology.
The entertainment given by Miss Eleanor G. Stephens and the University orchestra was well attended. Miss Stephens as an elocutionist was fair, but the work of the University orchestra was better appreciated by the audience. The selections played showed much care and practice and reflected great credit upon the director, Prof. J. A. Farrell.
Fraternity Base Ball.
At a meeting of the managers of the different fraternity base ball nines Tuesday morning it was decided to have a series of games for a suitable trophy. The Betas will play the Sigma Nus, the Phi Gams the Phi Delts, and the Sigma Chis the Phi Psis. These games are to be played within the next three weeks. A small admission fee will be charged to pay expenses. The games in every case are to consist of seven innings.
Young Ladies' Mass Meeting.
Pursuant to a notice posted on the bulletin board Thursday a large number of young lady students assembled in the chapel at noon to take action concerning the proposed field day for young women. After several speeches, resolutions were passed in which the proper authorities were petitioned to permit the meet to take place. The university council has referred the matter to a committee consisting of the Misses Galloo, Scott, Watson and Oliver.
Freshmen Meet.
The members of the Freshman class held a very enthusiastic meeting in room 14 last Monday. They elected Walter Lapham manager of their class base ball team and Frank Swett captain. A class party and a class picnic were decided upon for the near future. After much discussion the following was adopted as the class yell:
We know it all
We can't be taught!
Rock Chalk! Jay Hawk!
Class of Naughty-naught!
Cock a doodle do! Crimson and blue! Century, Century! K. S. U.