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Kansas University Weekly.
Science Notes.
On Wednesday evening a number of professors and advance students in natural history met and formed a society for the purpose of arousing greater interest in Natural History. Mr. Hunter was elected president and Mr. McClung, chairman of program committee. The work will consist chiefly of reports of original investigation and reviews of the leading scientific magazines. The meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings at 5 o'clock in the entomological Laboratory. All those interested in such work are cordially invited to attend and to take part in the discussions.
The Natural History Journal Club met Wednesday. The following program was given. Protective Inoculation against Asiatic Cholera, (Central-blatt fuer Bactereologie and Parasitenkunde.) Prof. Barber; Ascent of Water (Annals of Botany) Prof. Stevens.
Owing to the lack of room in Snow Hall, Mr. Tucker has moved his photographic outfit to the south tower of the main building.
Mr. Frank Marcey is making a number of microscopes for the Botanical Department. With the exception of the triplet lenses the work is entirely his own. Though the price of them is more reasonable than those in general use these are fully as serviceable and satisfactory in every particular.
Throughout the building there is a marked increase in the class attendance over that of last year. The classes in Histology and Zoology are especially crowded.
A number of lemons, attacked by the Aspidiotus and Mytilaspis certricola were received by the Entomological Department. These insects are commonly known as the red seale, and are the most destructive pests of the orange and lemon orchards.
Chemistry and Pharmacy Notes
Lewis S. Bradford, special student in Chemistry last year, is holding a very responsible position at the Western Electric Company, Chicago.
In the last Bulletin of Pharmacy, Prof. Bailey has a very illustrative article on "Food and Medicine vessels." Every student of science would be greatly benefited by reading it.
Last Thursday the Senior Pharmics had a class meeting, and decided to have an Annual of their own, thus declining the invitation of the Senior Arts students. The following motion was passed: "We decline the second place in the University, with thanks."
Prof. Bailey was on the sick list for a few days the later part of last week and early part of this, but we were glad to see him up, attending to his classes by middle of week. Prof. Bailey has had so much to do of late on account of the large increase of students taking chemistry, and has to have so many more divisions, because the room will not accommodate all of the clases, that he is often compelled to over work.
Took Prof. Bailey's Advice.
In the last issue of the WEEKLY it was stated that the Senior Pharmacy students had passed resolutions, to the effect that they would not take Laboratory work in Organic Chemistry. But their wise council with Prof. Bailey has since prevailed, and he has been able to show to them the value of the course, so that last Wednesday afternoon twenty-four of them marched into the south basement of the main building, and entered upon their respective experiments.
The probability is that many of the Art students will wish that the "Pharmics" had never consented, because the odor generated at this room, will soon be spread all over the building—however, the "Pharmics" are not to be blamed, but the "Ways and Means committee" of the legislature, for not giving us a new Chemistry Building.
If we had a new building then we would not be bothered with this offensive effluvia.
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