Kansas University Weekly.
233
John Collins left for Topeka Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Harry Dockum of Wichita has re-entered his classes.
Miss Pauline Lewelling went home to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Edith Thacher made an overland trip to Topeka last Friday.
Miss Maude Landis will entertain a few of her intimate friends at her home Friday evening.
Unless the Professors are soon "reimbursed" Christmas will have to be postponed a month or two.
Miss Shellebarger has finally ended the suspense by wearing Theta colors.
Monday evening the girls at the Y. W. C. A. house gave an informal taffy pull.
The Ethics class commenced MacKenzie's "Manual of Ethics" Monday.
Gomer Thomas left Wednesday for Emporia in order to be present at the wedding of his brother, Thursday evening.
Mr. James Hogg of Columbus, who was called home by the death of his father, has returned to the University.
Joe Smith is attending the National Convention of Phi Delta Theta now in session at Philadelphia.
The class in History of the Drama completed the study of the English drama last Wednesday. Next Monday Prof. Canfield will begin a series of lectures on the French drama.
The Senior class in its meeting last Friday afternoon choose for its representatives in the University joint debate—Rev. Sharpe, Miss Pauline Lewelling and Mr. Wood.
A mass meeting of the students was held in the chapel Wednesday at 12 m. The meeting was called to consider the advisability of securing a special train for the Thanksgiving game.
The Senior class is at present puzzling its brain over the advisability of publishing an Annual. Perhaps some of the Professors who have had some experience with the former productions may be able to give them a few pointers.
The Science club meets next Friday at 5 p.m. Prof. Franklin speaks.
Geo. D. Hale, a former well known student of the Electrical Engineering department, has been heard from. Mr. Hale is now in the Bell Electrical Company of Chicago and up to this time has had great success in his department.
Several University of Kansas Betas attended the annual dinner of the Kansas City "Dorg" club at the Midland hotel Wednesday. The K. C. Beta alumni number sixty-two. They invited the Missouri and Kansas chapters to eat with them the night before Thanksgiving.
From some of the odors which greeted the olfactory nerves of the members of the Ethics class last Tuesday afternoon, one might reasonably have supposed that an illicit still had been discovered somewhere in the vicinity of the physics laboratory. To one of the members of the class however it suggested Spenser's
"Me seemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers.
That dainty odors from them threw around."
Great minds don't always run in the same direction.
Mr. C. C. Michener, international secretary of the Y. M. C. A., gave the University young men a talk on Sunday afternoon in Music hall. There was a very good attendance. Mr. Sloan sang a solo. Mr. Michener's talk was impressive and to the point. He succeeded in awakening new interest for the work among the men present, and his presence added inspiration to the occasion. A cordial invitation is extended him to visit us again.
Prof. Hopkins delivered a lecture before Mrs. Clark's class in oratory on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 24th. His subject was "How to Write an Oration" and in his treatment of it, he made many practical suggestions to the "would-be' orators. A number of students who are not regular members of the class showed their interest in the subject by their attendance at this lecture. Oratory is neglected in our institution and we hope this may awaken a new interest in the art, which will result in our sending a winning man to the state contest later in the year.