Kansas University Weekly.
187
A meeting of the Latin society was held yesterday afternoon.
Samuel Griffin of Medicine Lodge has enrolled in the law school.
W. C. Wolfe, of Garden City, is a new member of the Junior class in law.
The Seniors who will have a part in the play have begun to commit their parts.
Mr. Webb Wilder was the guest of Mr. John Collins at Topeka during the vacation.
The Seniors are busily engaged preparing for commencement. A good time is anticipated Prof. Templin will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address at Kansas University commencement.
A talk on German history was given by Theodore Poehler in German to the members of the German club Thursday afternoon.
The program to be presented at the meeting of the Adelphic tonight is of unusual merit. There will be selections by the members of the Fine Arts school, including Mrs. Clark's pupils.
Prof. Carruth will deliver an address before the Kansas Academy of Science and Literature Thursday evening April 22nd at Manhattan. Prof. Carruth is President of the association.
The copy for the 14th annual catalogue is now in the hands of the state printer and it is expected that the catalogues will be ready for distribution before the twentieth of the month.
Ar hur Williams is manager of the Sigma Chi base ball team and H. M. Blackshere of the Sigma Nu. Arrangements for a series of games between the different fraternities for a pennant are nearly completed.
The M. S. U. Independent will issue the contest number for the Inter-State Oratorical Contest to be held in Columbia, Mo. May 6th. The edition will contain all the Inter-state orations, cuts and sketches of the speakers and a full account of the contest. The number will be sold for 20 cents per copy. Anyone desiring a copy of this issue should send in their orders early to the M. S. U. Independent, Columbia, Mo.
D. I. Davis and J. Mathias were in Kansas City during the vacation.
Prof. Adams lectured on "The Great Powers and Crete" before the Historical seminary Friday afternoon.
A Small Fire.
The wood work in the tunnel through which the pipes pass from Snow Hall to the main building caught fire Monday afternoon about four o'clock. The fire was extinguished by a number of students and employees after about sixty feet of the tunnel had been burned out. The damage amounts to but little.
The Comedy Club.
The recent trip of the University Comedy club to Manhattan, Junction City and Clay Center was in every way the most successful one that has yet been made. They were greeted by full houses and liberally applauded. Receptions were tendered them at each place and at Manhattan they were entertained at the homes of many of the prominent people. A trip to Ottawa will be made in the near future.
Chemistry Notes.
Mr. H. E. Davis, who has nearly completed the Arts and Pharmacy courses is doing special work in order to enter the Graduate school of the University of Chicago. Mr. Davis will register for his Ph. D. degree and his special lines will be Bacteriology and Histology. He will probably leave in a few weeks in order to enter the last half of spring term.
The Freshman classes in Chemistry met in the chapel last Tuesday. There was a large attendance.The classes will meet hereafter in the Chemistry building. There are about 150 students in the two classes.
The Senior Pharmacy class has fully decided neither to prepare an annual nor unite with the Senior Arts in issuing theirs. This is unfortunate for both classes.
The department of Chemistry has received a sample of water from St. Paul, Neosho county taken from a well 700 feet deep. Many important minerals have been found in it.