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Kansas University Weekly.
Prof. Wilcox will Lecture.
Professor Wilcox has upon the invitation of the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. consented to give an illustrated lecture on the "The Manuscripts of the Bible" Wednesday afternoon, March 3rd, at 5 o'clock, in Snow Hall lecture room. This is a subject in which all University students should be interested and at the same time one in which they are, generally speaking, but poorly informed. Let every student make a special effort to attend this lecture and thus show his appreciation of his opportunities. If the address is well attended, it is expected that it will be followed by lectures from different professors on subjects related to the Bible and Biblical history.
Chapel Notes.
Monday being a holiday, there were no Chapel exercises.
Tuesday morning Mr. McMurray, the University representative in the State Oratorical Contest, delivered his oration.
Rev. J. E. Curry, of the class of '86, now pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Crawberry, N. J., officiated Wednesday morning, and spoke of his life in the University, and drew some lessons from his later life applicable to students here.
Rev. G. D. Rogers officiated Thursday morning, and made a plea for increased attendance at Chapel on the part of both faculty and students.
Prof. Bailey will lead next week.
Library Notes.
The Library is indebted to Mr. Stuart Henry, of the class of 1881, for a copy of his Hours with Famous Parisians, recently published by Messrs. Way and Williams, of Chicago. The name of this firm on the title page is sufficient assurance that the book is very tasteful and dainty in its make up, and the contents show an inviting list of names of modern French celebrities: Madame Adam, M. Daudet, M. Coppée, M. Anatole France, Madame Bernhardt, Yvette Guilbert, M. Bouguereau, and a number of others.
Of Mr. Henry's skill in delineating these characters the Publishers' Weekly says,
"Mr. Henry has lived so long in Paris that he has become as much a Frenchman as the Parisians. He is a part of the life he describes; he is saturated with its atmosphere. And this familiarity is evident in his sketches of contemporary writers, actors, and painters. Some of them are done broadly in charcoal, others worked out with more careful elaboration; but the peculiarities of each personality are suggested with delightful abandon. There is a dashing picturesqueness in the book, which shows something of the alertness of the American journalist with a graceful delicacy that is essentially French."
We are pleased to add this book to our "Kansas Collection," where it takes its place by the same author's Paris Days and Evenings, which he donated last year.
School of Fine Arts.
Miss Mary Reeder, a piano graduate of 1896 is now in Topeka. She was very favorably received at a recital where she recently played.
Miss Pauline Chandler, formerly of Kansas University, is spending three weeks in Lawrence. She is singing in the Baptist choir while here.
Miss Virgie McCrory has begun violin study with Mr. Farrell.
Miss Lichtenwalter entertained the music club Tuesday evening. Prof. Penny delighted the club by talking on Grieg, Sgambati and Gounod. Misses Noyes and Wiedeman were taken in to fill two vacancies.
Mr. Elvis Marshall and Mr. Peairs sang at the High School contest and Miss Agnes Lapham gave a piano solo. Both numbers were highly appreciated.
Miss Mabel Fisher was on the sick list last week.
Mr. Preyer and family had a scare Tuesday morning when their roof caught on fire. The fire was extinguished without calling the fire department, by the prompt action of Mr. Preyer.
Miss Daisy Starr attended the contest in Topeka.