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Kansas University Weekly.
The Young Men's Christian Association met Thursday evening in the Watkins block at 7 P. M. Ex-Chancellor Marvin conducted the meeting and a most profitable hour was spent.
The People's Voice of Wellington devotes considerable space to the election of Ed.T. Hackney to the legislature. Mr.Hackney was elected to the legislature from the 70th legislative district by a clear majority of 214.Mr. Hackney will be remembered as the editor of the Student's Journal and also as one of the most prominent members of the class of '95 Few graduates of the University acquire such political distinction so soon after leaving their alma mater. His many friends in the University will be glad to learn of his political success.
The committee on the Kansas and Nebraska debate has for some time past been engaged in making plans for the successful management of the debate this year. After long deliberation the following questions were selected and transmitted to the committee at Nebraska.
1. Should it be the policy of the United States to extend her dominions?
2. Is a co-operative system of industry superior to a system based on competition?
3. The novel is the strongest of all moral influences today.
4. Does criticism of courts of justice tend to the public good?
5. Resolved that the standing army of the United States should be increased.
The committee has endeavored to devise means by which a greater interest in debate among the students may be aroused, and it found that if this subject is to engage the interest of the students to a greater extent, a better opportunity of entering debate must be given. A clause in the constitution governing the selection of debaters reads thus: A University debating society shall be defined as either of the existing organizations. The Adelphic, the Kent Club or any other debating society that shall be organized in the University before December 1st.
In order that the members of the School of Arts may have a larger representation in the contests, and that they may have an opportunity of organizing into a debating society either as classes or as a school, the committee has changed the constitution to read Jan. 1st. instead of Dec. 1st.
It is hoped that the classes will take advantage of this change and that through their cooperation it will accomplish the result desired.
Chapel Notes.
Prof. Miller has led this week. Tuesday's talk was on the correspondence of the Bible with nature and humanity. The subject Wednesday was the progress of the world toward the goal proclaimed in the Bible.
Prof. Hopkins led the music Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
Prof. Adams will lead next week.
Science Notes.
Prof. Dyche will give his first lecture on Alaska at Argentine next Friday evening.
The lantern slides of the views of Alaska are finished with the exception of the coloring which is being done by Miss Crew.
The London Entomological Society has just published Dr. Williston's investigations of the Diptera of the island of St. Vincent.
The sneak thieves of the University have branched out into a new line of business, as a consequence the Botanical department is minus two valuable lenses.
Mr. J. W. Beede of Topeka, who was on the Geological Survey this summer, was up the first of the week to prepare a map which will illustrate a geological puzzle upon which is working.
The Paleontological department has discovered a new species of Cirripede belonging to the Crustacea. It was found in the chalk formation and is the first of its kind that has been found in Kansas.
The Entomological department has received from Mr. Andrews of Kinsley several specimens of the Coccidae which are attacking his plum orchard. If this insect is not soon destroyedit