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Kansas University Weekly.
The weather being very pleasant this week, Prof. Cowan permitted the boys of the physical culture classes to play foot ball instead of the regular gymnasium work.
One of the attractions of the Y.W.C.A.concert will be Miss Ina Few, of Kansas City. Miss Few possesses a remarkably fine mezzo-soprano voice of peculiar quality which she uses with good taste and judgment. She expects to go abroad next year to complete her musical education in Italy and will then go on the concert stage, where a promising future awaits her.
JOSEPH FARRELL.
Final Debate.
The final trial debate preliminary to the Kansas-Nebraska debate will take place on Friday evening, April 2nd. In accordance with the decision of the judges the following speakers will take part: W. A. Leighton, Thos Jackson, Adelphic Literary Society; C. M. Sharpe, F. H. Wood, Inter-Class Debating Society; W. C. Coleman, A. Gates, Kent Club.
Kent Club Debate.
The Kent club, which is composed of the law students, held the final preliminary debate Tuesday evening in music hall, to select two representatives to meet a like number from the other debating societies of the university, from whom three will be chosen to represent the University in the inter-collegiate debate with Nebraska, in May.
The question for debate was "Resolved that a system of industry, based on competition, is preferable to one based on co-operation," and was discussed by Messrs. Bolinger, Olston, and Burdick on the affirmative, and by Coleman, Gates, and Collins on the negative.
The judges were Rev. Cordley, Superintendent Smith, and Mr. Finch, who gave first place to Mr. Coleman and second to Mr. Gates. Mr. Coleman is from Labette county and is a graduate of the State Normal at Emporia, and represented that institution in '93, in the state oratorical contest. Mr. Gates is from Clay Center and was county superintendent of public instruction of Clay county.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation.
The members of the Phi Beta Kappa society at Kansas university, who were elected a few weeks ago on account of their scholarship, were formally admitted to the society last Thursday evening at a banquet held in Library hall. The occasion was one of the most eventful in the history of the society, and there were a number of out of town members of the society present for the event. There were some speeches, and all this year's initiates were on the program to respond to toasts.
The members elected from the class of '97 were as follows: Eugene Alder, F. H. Wood, C. M. Sharpe, May Cooke, J. E. Smith, Helen Metcalf, Anna Shire, C.A.Rohrer, C.A.Katherman, Percy Parrott, Leon Flint, R.R.Price.
The new members responded to the following toasts: "The Populist," Leon Flint; "The Student's Day," C. A. Katherman; "Honesty in Examinations," Helen Metcalf; "Secondary Education in England," Percy J. Parrott; "The Lecture Bureau," R. R. Price; "Ugliness Indispensable in College Buildings," Anna Shire; "College Oratory," C. A. Rohrer; "The College Debater," F. H. Wood; "The Relation of the University to Kansas Colleges," C. M. Sharpe; "The Undergraduate at Home," J. E. Smith; "College English as She is Spoke," Eugene Alder.
The out of town members who were present at the banquet were J. A. Prescott and W. E. Higgins of Kansas City. Mo., Dr. L. M. Powell and Dr. D. E. Esterly of Topeka and W. S. Jenks of Ottawa. These gentlemen responded to informal toasts.
Following the banquet and toasts a short business session was held and a committee appointed to select a speaker to deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address during commencement week.
Already Known Outside of University Circles.
It may be of interest to the University to know that the little weekly publication of the Latin Department, Latin Notes, has already made its impression on the American philologi-