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Kansas University Weekly.
Athletic Notes.
The candidates for positions on the team should be out on the field every day for practice. The prospects for a strong team are very favorable.
should be out on the field every day for practice. The prospects for a strong team are very favorable.
The following is the schedule of games for the base ball team. Several extended trips having been arranged:
Haskell vs. K. U. April 10-17
Ottawa vs. K. U. April 23, at Ottawa.
Ft. Leavenworth vs. K. U. April 24, at Lawrence.
St. Mary's vs. K. U. May 1, at St. Mary's.
Ottawa vs. K. U. May 4, at Lawrence.
Columbia, Mo., vs. K. U. May 6, at Columbia, Mo.
Westminster College vs. K. U. May 7, at Columbia, Mo.
Wm. Jewell College vs. K. U. May 8, at Liberty.
Washburn vs. K. U. May 14, at Topeka.
Manhattan vs. K. U. May 15, at Lawrence.
Fr. Leavenworth vs. K. U. May 21 and 22, at Leavenworth.
Atchison vs. K. U. May 28, at Atchison.
Nebraska State University vs. K. U. May 29, at Lincoln.
Manhattan vs. K. U. May 31, at Manhattan.
Ft. Leavenworth vs. K. U. June 4, at Lawrence.
The idea of organizing an inter-frat. league is a good one. Representatives from each fraternity should meet to fix the dates and arrange for the purchasing of a suitable trophy for the winner. These games will help to awaken enthusiasm for base ball in the University.
The following is the schedule of games for the base ball team. Several extended trips having been arranged:
Haskell vs. K. U.April 10-17
Ottawa vs. K. U.April 23, at Ottawa.
Ft. Leavenworth vs. K.U.April 24, at Lawrence.
St. Mary's vs. K. U. May 1, at St. Mary's.
Ottawa vs. K. U. May 4, at Lawrence.
Columbia, Mo., vs. K. U. May 6, at Columbia, Mo.
Westminster College vs. K.U.May 7, at Columbia, Mo.
Wm. Jewell College vs. K.U.May 8, at Liberty. Washburn vs. K.U.May 14, at Topeka.
Manhattan vs. K. U.May 15, at Lawrence.
Fr. Leavenworth vs. K. U.May 21 and 22, at Leavenworth.
Atchison vs. K. U. May 28, at Atchison.
Nebraska State University vs. K. U.May 29, at Lincoln.
Manhattan vs. K.U.May 31, at Manhattan.
Ft. Leavenworth vs. K.U.June 4, at Lawrence.
The idea of organizing an inter-frat. league is a good one. Representatives from each fraternity should meet to fix the dates and arrange for the purchasing of a suitable trophy for the winner. These games will help to awaken enthusiasm for base ball in the University.
Alumni Notes.
J. C. Kelsey '95, is now with the Fort Wayne company doing electrical work and has charge of a large electric plant.
W. H. H. Piatt, Arts '94, Law'96, was one of those who successfully passed the bar examination held in Kansas City, this week.
Walter Scott Hayden, '91, is still at Pittstown, N. Y. where he is pastor of the church of Disciples. With the exception of a year spent in the Harvard Divinity and Graduate schools, Mr. Hayden has been at Pittstown since graduation.
It may soon be Judge R. C. Manley.
Alban Stewart 196, has a paper on the restoration of Oreodon Culbertsonii Leidy in the current number of the University Quarterly.
Among the few others of our alumni who have located in the South is William H. Reynolds '90, who is at Port Chalmette, La.
Frank Prentiss '84, who was in business at Salida, Colorado for some years, is now located at Canon City in that state, where he is a ruggist.
L. A. Parke, who graduated from the Law School in 194, has quit the legal profession for the time being and is now principal of the Lyndon High School, this state.
William H. Brown, '88, was expected to arrive in New York City last month. Mr. Brown reached Italy from Africa in December of last year and intended to spend some time in Europe before taking passage for this country. It is reported that he has lately been successful in a suit involving much money against the Boer Government.
News from Prof. Franklin.
Prof. Franklin arrived safely at Limon, the chief eastern port of Costa Rica, February 17, and writes thus of his journey and of the country:
PORT LIMON, C. R., Feb. 17.
My ship arrived off this port at 7:30 this morning, but for the reason that all the wharf room was already occupied by other steamers taking on cargo, it was necessary for our steamer to anchor out in the harbor and wait her turn. After an hour or more the health officer came on board and gave us permission to leave the ship. I am glad to get my feet on terra firma again, after five wretched seasick days.
I am convinced that I am in a tropical country. The sun shines straight down and hot Negroes, swarthy skinned natives and turkeybuzzards abound. Cocoanut palms and tropical vegetation, such as we used to see pictured in our primary geographies shut off all the near and middle view, inland. In the distant back-