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Kansas University Weekly.
Chancellor F. H. Snow gave an address before the Rosedale graduating class Wednesday, and another before the class at Sterling Thursday evening.
Mr. John Hall '97,went to Topeka Wednesday to attend the conclave of Knights of Pythias there, and incidentally to be present at the grand ball Wednesday evening.
As a result of the general war on the price of hair-cutting among Lawrence barbers, some strange things have happened in the University. Monday morning the vision of a young man with hair shaven close to his head startled the good people in the halls. After a moment of closer examination, the smiling face of Sidney Prentice was recognized without its usual accompaniment of brown curly locks. Sid. says that he could not allow the chance pass to get six hair cuts for a quarter, but the barber thinks he lost money on the job.
Women's League.
The Women's League and all young women of the University will hold a meeting in Library Hall on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, at 5 o'clock.
Interesting letters will be read which have been received from other co-educational institutions included in a Correspondence League which has been formed among eleven colleges and universities including those of Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, also Northwestern University, Vassar, Wellesly and Oberlin colleges.
Incited by the appeal of the editor-in-chief for spring poetry one of the subscribers of the Weekly has modestly offered his mite to help along the good cause.
In the spring time 'mid the blossoms,
And the leaving of the oak,
And the leaving of the oak,
When the twilight slowly darkens,
And the frogs begin to croak.
You can see the student going
With his overcoat to soak,
And can hear him faintly murmur
"Oh, I'm broke. dead broke."
'Tis a sorry sight, my schoolmates,
Which a student ne'er forgets,
When he sees a comrade struggling
With his load of heavy debts.
'Tis a lesson he'll remember,
'Till his hairs are all turned grey,
And he'll firmly then determine
That he'll pay, pay, pay.
X RAY.
The Chancellor's Reception.
The Chancellor's reception to the members of the Senior classes of the University, which has come to be an annual event, was held at the residence of the Chancellor last Thursday evening, and many Seniors availed themselves of the opportunity of spending a very pleasant evening in conversation with their class-mates and the Faculty. There was a noticeable lack of the stiffness and formality which so often accompany similar occasions and the evening was most enjoyable to all. The guests were warmly welcomed by Chancellor and Mrs. Snow and made to feel at home immediately. Young ladies of the Junior class served refreshments in the dining room. An occasion like this can not fail to make the members of a class better acquainted with each other and with the Faculty and increase the feeling of good fellowship.
Editorial.
THE FOLLOWING questions were presented by a member of the Department of Music. They are well worth consideration as they voice the sentiment of a large number of the students in that Department. More will be said about this subject next week. The questions are:
1. Why is it necessary for a piano student to study Elocution?
2. Why is it necessary for a piano student to take Free Hand Drawing?
3. Why is not the course in harmony two years instead of four, except for students wishing to make harmony a specialty? And why does not the state pay the instructor in harmony a sufficient sum so that the student may have instruction free?
4. Why does not the state provide for instruction in the Languages?
5. Why is there not a Music Hall or studio among the other University buildings on Mt. Oread?
6. Why are not all instructors in the Music School paid by the state, so that a musical education would cost no more than a scientific one does?