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societies, and through them the interest in general oratory and debate. That it has failed in this needs no statement. The literary societies this year were active until after they had selected representatives to enter the final trial contest; then animation seems to have been partly or wholly suspended.
Nebraska's system of choosing men is very different from ours; and resembles more that followed by our Oratorical Association. As the latter seems to hold its own fairly well in the face of discouragements, perhaps the adoption of a similar system for carrying on the debates would be advisable. It would probably remove the financial difficulty. Whether it would result in greater interest in the matter may be questioned. Theoretically it would not, because it would limit participation; practically it would, because any interest at all would be more than we now have.
The writer hopes that the subject will be freely discussed, and eventually decided by a general mass meeting. Something must be done and without too great delay, in order that Nebraska may know whether or not we shall be in the field next year; and it is to bring the matter up for general discussion that this article is written, for the committee. E.M.HOPKINS.
The United States government has just published its official report of Prof. Blake's telephone system off Sandy Hook. The report has been translated into French, German, Spanish and Italian, by the corresponding governments. The system will be tried the coming summer by the "Allgemeine Electricitats-gesellschaft" of Berlin, for the German government. The system has been in successful operation off Sandy Hook for six months.
Hilliard Johnson was in Kansas City last Saturday.
Clyde Miller spent two days at his home in Osage City last week.
The serenader was abroad last week with instruments varying from a mandolin to a hand organ.
Mrs. Col Miles told the Y. W. C. A. something about her work in India at their meeting last Thursday.
The crowd on McCook field last Saturday afternoon was the largest that a base ball game has attracted for years.
A large number of students obtained admission to the congressional convention by wearing badges of the candidates.
The Juniors will hold a picnic at Cameron's bluff next Saturday afternoon and evening, the weather and the Sophomores permitting
The skiagraph made by Prof. Blake of the leg of a young man who had been thrown from a horse, was taken to Dr. Griffith of Kansas City, who determined from it the nature of the fracture, and the leg had to be amputated.
Mrs. Clark's elocution class met again last Monday after a recess of several weeks. During this time the individual members of the class have received private training from the instructor. Meetings will be held regularly on Monday at two P.M.hereafter to listen to the declamations of those who have been trained.
Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
SCHMELZER ARMS CO.
PECK & SNYDER ICE SKATES.
GENERAL ATHLECTIC AND SPORTING GOODS.
CATALOGUE FREE.
541 AND 543 MAIN ST., KANSAS CITY, MO.