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Kansas University Weekly.
Locals.
Herbert Wing goes to Kansas City to-day. This space is paid for by Hillard Johnson.
Leverett Adams was pledged by the Betas last Friday.
Last night the Phi Psis gave their annual Spring party.
The Becker Club had an informal party last Friday evening.
W. W. Reno was down from Topeka Saturday and Sunday.
Andrew Baird, state secretary of the Y. M. C.A. visited in Lawrence Saturday.
Prof. Carruth read a paper on Ekkehard before the Stedman Club of Topeka last Monday evening.
F. A. Wilbur, from Des Moines, Iowa, visited with Porter Fones a few hours Tuesday morning.
Prof. Hopkins told his class in Advanced English Composition that they were not to be facetious.
There are seventeen clubs in town, five of which are mixed, one ladies' and the remainder gentlemen's.
Clerk Ben. C. Rich of the famous "Dunsmore house, and Ed. Lupfer and wife visited the University Wednesday.
Gov. Leedy appointed William Rogers of Washington, as regent of the University to succeed Chas. S. Gleed.
The dignified looking stranger passing through the University halls after close inspection turns out to be our friend A. G. Grant.
Raleigh Lawrence Netherton left school last week and went to Harper, Kans., where he will teach school the remainder of the year.
Dr. Holmes has been unable to meet his classes on the hill the past week owing to an attack of the grip. The Latin Seminary met at his home for its sessions held on Wednesday and Friday.
A. G. Grant who graduated from the Arts last year has re-entered school. He has been teaching school near his home, Osage City.
Prof. Blackmar assigned the subjects for practical investigation to the students in his Practical Sociology class last Wednesday.
The bad smell which so constantly pervaded the south wing of the main building the past week is not due to the dead languages as some suppose.
Anderson Ewart has not yet recovered from his attack of typhoid fever. The typhoid fever has left him, but since that time he has suffered three distinct relapses. His many friends here anxiously await the announcement of his complete recovery.
The prospects for the base ball team this spring are in excellent condition. Over twenty-five candidates have presented themselves. There is an abundance of pitchers but so far there have been few candidates for the position behind the bat.
Miss Daisy Orton has been visiting friends in Lawrence the past week. Miss Orton graduated from the Music achool last year and will be remembered as having given a most finished graduating recital. A party was given in her honor Saturday evening at Mrs. Becker's.
The hearts of the University employees were made glad last Saturday at the arrival from Topeka of the December '96 salaries. The cause for the delay is due to the fact that the office force in Topeka was changed last month and consequently more time was required to do the work.
The Junior class held a meeting last Friday and decided to depart from the usual custom and dispense with the Junior "Prom." There was not a very large attendance and many expressions of dissatisfaction were heard by those who did not attend. Moral—Don't cut class meetings.