Kansas University Weekly.
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School of Fine Arts.
The orchestra is doing good work.
There will be a recital next Wednesday.
Profs. Preyer, Farrell and Penny have had the grippe.
There is a rumour just started about one of the seniors.
Miss Daisy Orton has returned to her home in White Cloud.
This term's registration cards are not all handed in.
The Euterpe club will hereafter hold its meetings at the homes of the members on Friday afternoons.
The advanced composition class are still working on their Sonatas, though they have taken up the subject of instrumentation.
There was a hearty applause at seminary when some senior said, "One of the St. Louis papers announces Prof. Preyer to be the greatest pianist in America."
Mr. Edward Farrell, instead of Tarrell, is the banjo soloist who has recently come to Lawrence and will give lessons on the banjo. He is highly recommended as soloist and teacher.
Some notes from seminary: "Every art consists of a technical mechanical part and an aesthetical part. A singer who cannot overcome the difficulties of the first part can never attain perfection in the second—not even a genius."
In speaking of the American instructors, "I think the music students will agree with me that the vocal teachers in our own university thoroughly understand the art of bringing out and cultivating the human race."
The Euterpe club elected new officers last Monday. It is the plan of the club to elect officers from the Juniors at this time of year so that they can get initiated into the offices and hold them over into the next school year. There are but five Juniors so each holds an office: President, Miss Fisher; vice president, Miss McShea;secretary, Miss Winnek; treasurer, Miss Pampell; marshal, Miss Ireton.
A letter was received recently from Miss Bundy who was one of the piano favorites of Lawrence, and whose graduating recital was one of the best ever given here. She is studying piano, counterpoint and German in Stoltz Dresden. She speaks in highest terms of her instructors and advantages.
The voice seminary last Wednesday proved to be very interesting as well as instructive, notwithstanding the mud kept the Freshmen at home. One of the most interesting current events given was, that there is a hospital being built in Dresden where music in its various kinds will be the only remedy used. The papers were good. Differences in Voice Schools, Miss Boyles; Differences in Methods, Mr. Gilbert; Great Masters of To-day, Miss Fisher; Our Singers, Miss McCheyne; What Marchesi Thinks of American Singers, Miss Starr; Registers of the Voice, Prof. Penny.
Law Notes.
The Seniors were treated to a quiz this last week, that in pleadings Tuesday.
Mr. Clyde W. Miller went to his home in Osage City last week to head off an approaching attack of grip. He returned Tuesday.
There are three law students in the caste for "The Rivals."
Last Monday was free dispensary day and each suffering Senior was given another Moot-Court case.
Bobbie Wells turned up shy this week. He is reported as looking for Swayze.
Oscar Schmitz has been out of town several days upon matters of State.
The law students were much in evidence at the recent book auction down town. They always get in everything.
The Senior laws waiting for their quiz Tuesday sang "John Brown's Body"with appropriate words.
Standard Literature at auction. All new and guaranteed to be first-class. Sales at 2:30 and 7:10 p.m. 841 Mass. St.