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managing editor and later as local editor, and has contributed much of his time and ability to its welfare. His resignation was accepted by the board and Carl L. Cooper elected his successor.
Base Ball.
Much interest is being taken by the students just now in base ball. Nearly every afternoon finds a number of candidates for places on the first nine practicing on McCook field. Mr. H. M. Blackshire has been appointed captain of the nine and is superintending the practice Manager Fletcher has arranged an extensive schedule of games which was published in the last WEEKLY. Efforts are being made to form an inter-fraternity league and play for a suitable trophy. The Phi Gams have already elected Frank Curry captain of their team. The members of the different boarding clubs are also arranging games.
Chapel Notes.
Rev. Dr. Howland, pastor of the Unitarian church, has led this week.
The subject Monday morning was the value of a complete education which included the moral as well as the intellectual side of our nature; Tuesday morning, the power we have of making the world around us an Eden or its opposite; Wednesday morning, the eternal character and power of the highest impulse of the heart, love.
Prof. Olin will lead next week.
A Novel Party.
Prof. and Mrs. Green entertained the faculty and others at a "poverty" party last Thursday night. The invitations which were quite unique, were in the form of a subpoena summoning the recipient to appear in old clothes at the home of J.W. Green as a witness in a case wherein Poverty was the plaintiff and Low Salary the defendant. Those present report a merry time, the costumes being very amusing.
On Thursday evening April 8th. the final debate preliminary to the Kansas-Nebaaska debate will take place. There will be six contestants, three of whom are to be chosen to represent the University in the debate. The program will be entertainining and the speakers should be greeted by a full house. They should be made to feel that they have the enthusiastic support of the student body in this debate and the chances of winning will be greatly increased thereby. Let every loyal student attend.
The Final Debate
Notice.
Two more lectures in the course given by the two Christian Associations have taken place. Room 14 was scarcely large enough to accommodate the number of students and town people who gathered each time to hear Prof. Dunlap explain the structure and the beauties of the book of Job.
The next lecture will be "Hebrew Institutions" by Prof. Blackmar, Wednesday, April 7th. Everybody is invited.
Prof. Blackmar lectures next Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock on Hebrew Institutions.
Religious Census.
A late religious census of the students of the University reveals the interesting fact that a very large majority of them are either church members or adherents of churches. In fact a considerable number over 800 state that they are members or adherents of the various religious denominations represented here at the University. The Methodist church alone is represented by 125 members and 96 adherents, the Congregational by 90 members and 62 adherents, the Presbyterian by 90 members and 54 adherents, the Episcopal by 44 members and 23 adherents, the Baptist by 31 members and 18 adherents, the Christian by 37 members and 11 adherents, the Unitarian by 8 members and 30 adherents, the Catholic by 18 members and 5 adherents. Other denominations to the number of 18 are represented, making a total of 27 denominations with a following, including members and adherents, of 830.
In the School of Arts seven of the leading denominations are distributed as follows: Meth-