253 Kansas University Weekly. Frank Banks spent his on vacation in Kansas City. The Betas will hold an initiation Saturday night. There are 12 men in the University from the town of Newton. Miss Virgie McCrory entertained at cards last Monday evening. Many University young people attended the K.P.Hop Friday night. The students have been well represented in in the skating afforded this week. Miller, Smith and Spellman, go to Topeka Saturday to hear Sol Smith Russell. Several students went to Topeka to attend the Charity Ball on Friday night. Judge Alden of Kansas City, Kansas addressed the Junior Law class one day this week. The Y. M. C. A. has issued a circular letter calling for increased activity among the men of the school. Mr. Anderson Ewart has returned to school after quite an illness at his home in Kansas City Mo. Miss Marion Innes will shortly enter the University to take up the study of French and German. Joe Smith returned from the national Phi Delt convention, recently held in Philadelphia, Wednesday. A committee of the State Bar Association inspected the law school Wednesday and were quite favorably impressed. Miss Mayme Monroe entertained some friends at whist last week complimentary to Mrs. Jas. Challiss of Atchison. Professor Wilcox lectured before the Greek Symposium Thursday afternoon. His subject was "The Excavations of Tiryns." Tne "deutsche Verein" met as usual last Thursday afternoon from 5 to 6. The meetings are becoming very interesting and the attendance so far has been exceptionally good. It is hoped that every German student will avail himself of this opportunity. Cat season is on! The Becker Club gave a party at the house Friday evening. Every University student should hear the Chancellor lecture tonight. Mrs. Van Fleet of Kingman spent Thanksgiving with her son and daughter. Treasurer Moody reports $920.25 as the net profit from the Missouri and Minnesota games. Miss Elizabeth Stone spent Thanksgiving in Kansas City, a guest of her sister, Mrs. E. D. Ellison. Mrs. S. P. Ruble spent a part of last week in in this city, a guest of her son-in-law Mr. George Stevens. Miss Lou Nash and Miss Coon spent their vacation with friends in Paola. They report a delightful visit. Miss Mable Scott, class '95 passed through Lawrence last Wednesday afternoon on her way to Helena, Montana where she will spend the winter with her sister. Edward P. Lupfer a former student has been visiting his Beta brethren and other friends the past week.Mr. Lupfer has just returned from a long surveying trip in Utah. The English department is again unfortunate. Mr. O'Leary has not returned to school; as his eyes are not yet well Prof. Hopkins and Miss Smith have been teaching his classes. The Ventura club opened its program with a review of Victor Hugo's "Notre Dame" by Miss Alice Rohe. This was followed by a discussion of Victor Hugo's two novels, "Toilers of the sea" and "Notre Dame." The students who went home Thanksgiving could be picked out by the way they didn't show off in the class Tuesday. One boy of the Century class was seen smuggling a small piece of "grand mother's cake" from his coat pocket to his mouth; but he put it back into his pocket again, accompanying the act with a long drawn sigh. And such an impenetrable cloud of gloom settled over his face that the professor was unable to see him, and marked him absent.