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play. Seats in the boxes were given to the students from Lawrence.
A date has been made with Mrs. Johnson, the renowned oratorio soloist, to be in Lawrence March 31. This will be one of the attractions of the music course tickets.
The class in orchestration was favored last Wednesday with a bassoon solo by Mr. Bell, of Kansas City. Mr. Bell, of Lawrence, talked on "wind instruments." Mr. Atwater made a reputation as a flute player.
The Euterpe club spent a very pleasant and profitable afternoon recently with Miss Lapham. The meetings held at homes, instead of Music Hall, prove to be an improvement. Those taking part on the pleasing program were Misses Pampell, Wiedemann, Miller, Winnek, McShea and Mr. Marshall.
The students under Prof. Preyer feeling he needed a rest before he played for the Symphony club at Kansas City, and wishing him great success, also knowing his time was more than full, decided to make him a gift of a week free from lessons. So the piano students are taking a vacation on their own authority. Prof. Preyer acknowledged this kindness by a very appreciative letter, which was read before the students. Such a gift brings teacher and pupils nearer together.
Tuesday evening at Music Hall, Professor Penny delivered his fifth illustrated lecture to his class studying "History of Music," and a large number of their invited friends. This class is taking up the interesting subject "Fine Arts in Greece and Italy." This lecture on Greece and Italy, based on observations of Prof. Penny while there last summer was indeed very interesting and helpful. The students feel they have a clearer conception of conditions in these countries that have influenced fine arts. He also spoke of Sicily, where he spent some time. It was remarked that he accomplished very much considering his limited stay in these places. The hearty appreciation of the lecture was expressed by the class and audience at the close. Prof. Penny should feel repaid.
Science Notes,
Friday Evening, Dr. Williston gave a lecture in Atchison on the "Brain."
The Natural History Journal Club met Wednesday evening. The following program was given: Die Keimung der Cocosmuss, (Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft) Mr. Sterling, and a review of Dr. Wilson's paper on The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Mr. McClung.
The honorary fraternity of Sigma Xi met last Monday at the residence of Prof. Williston.A short business meeting was held in which Miss Grow was elected to the membership of the society, afterwards Prof. Williston gave a paper on "Man, Past and Present."
Pharmacy Notes.
The Chemistry Department has just received a gas compressor from New Pork. It is to be used more especially for compressing oxygen, for oxyhydrogen blow pipes.
On account of the great amount of smoke and fumes that are generated in the basement of the Chemistry Building the students doing work in gas and air analysis are compelled to shut themselves up in one of the little rooms in the basement of the main building. It is a pity that none of the members of the ways and means committee of the legislature, have sons doing work in the chemistry department at the University of Kansas. If they did have sons here they would soon realize the great need of a new building, not only for the sake of doing better work, but also for the general health of the students.
Last Monday Mr. Davis gave a talk before the Chemical Seminary on the manufacture of "Butterine." He explained the various steps in its manufacture, and also presented some interesting samples. Many members of the class in Applied and Sanitary Chemistry took advantage of this lecture.
The class in Quantitative Chemistry have adopted Talbot's book on Quantitative Analysis. Dr. Talbot is a professor of Chemistry in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,