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Kansas University Weekly.
From a private lettter we are permitted to make the following extracts which will interest the many friends of Prof. W. S. Franklin.
I send to you by mail to day a copy of Vol. II. You may be interested to know that Vol. I. of Nichols and Franklin's "Elements of Physics" is in the second thousand, the larger part of the first thousand having been sold in England where the volume has been favorably noticed in five scientific periodicals. A very dear friend of mine at Harvard, wrote me (no doubt largely in compliment) that he wished he had a class which could handle such a text!
I was talking only a few weeks ago with one of the Cornell instructors who is to use Vol. I. this year in recitation work and he asked me if I thought it was a feasible book! I only know that it and Vol. II. (in advance proofs) have proven feasible with Agricultural College students. My assistant who has charge of the latter part of the work in Vol. I. comes to me once in a while disheartened. "Are you going to stop teaching Physics then?" I ask him—and nothing further needs to be said except in help."
A student, who is an independent in politics, and of a credulous and pessimistic tendency, recently argued in the following manner,— "The supporters of McKinley assert that the election of Bryan and the practical application of his theories, would lead to wide spread ruin and disaster; while the supporters of Bryan maintain that the election of McKinley and the continuance of policies now in operation, and advocated by him, would 'press a crown of thorns upon the brow of labor and crucify mankind upon a cross of gold,' in other words, would be ruinous to the interests of the common people of our country. Consequently, evil is bound to triumph and our country is doomed to ruin and disaster in either case."
Sam Usher's lip dropped and Hugh Blair shed a tear when the final score was received over the wire Monday.
Wesley Matthews and Arthur Case, of Baldwin, were visiting with Andrew Hudson on Monday.
The Adelphic Literary Society met at Music Hall Friday evening. The program was as follows: Oration, Mr. Belcher; essay, Mr. Saunders; music, Mr. Gilbert; speech, Mr. Hausman; extempore, Mr. Ellis; recitation, Mr. Kenyon; recitation, Mr. Spiers. Debate: Resolved, That "Independent action in politics is preferable to party allegiance." Affirmative, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Lewis; negative, Mr. Gates and Mr. Burdick. The program was interesting and instructive. This is one of the two literary societies in the University and should receive the hearty support of the student body.
The city Y. M. C. A. is still on its feet, giving baths as usual. University men are invited to call in and clean up.
A Word about footwear,
Gent's Shoes, very good ones $2,00 $2,50, $3,00, to $5,00.
Ladies Shoes.
$1.00 to $3.50. We show a good one at $1,50 lace and button.
Overgaiters 35 cts. to 75 cts. All kinds, and styles of shoes. Mason's.
May I Send You "To
California
and Back?"
It is the name of a delightful journey and a charming book.
While the book is free, the trip is not. You can, however, reach California over the
Santa Fe Route.
Address: as cheaply as via any other line, with better service and speedier G. T. NICHOLSON. flight.
Gen. Pass.Agt., Our imoroved Pullman tourist Monadnock sleepers meet the wants of those who Bldg., seek economy without sacrificing Chicago. comfort.
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