Kansas University Weekly.
291
The invitations for the Sigma Nu spring party are out.
Prof. Bailey will take his class in Sanitary Chemistry to Kansas City next Saturday.
The Phi Psis held an initiation Saturday night, and had a game of "stage coach."
Mr. Cady spoke before the Chemical Seminary last Thursday. His subject was "Water Crystallization."
M. E. Gilmore went to Topeka Thursday morning. He will attend the inter-state contest and remain in Topeka until Monday.
Last Saturday evening Doctor Holmes served as one of the judges in a joint debate between the Athenean and Biblical literary societies of Baker.
Rev. Don S. Colt who was to preach the annual sermon before the Christian Association of the University has been compelled to cancel his engagement on account of a conflict of appointments.
At the Electrical Seminary last Friday Prof. Blake spoke on "The Future of the Electrical Engineer." Edward Teppun told something about a "K. U. Rotary Pump;" and W. J. Squire discussed "Magnetism."
The Senior Pharmics, with Professor Sayre as chaperone, visited Kansas City last Friday. About thirty-five students formed the party. After seeing the sights, they were entertained at dinner by Park, Davis & Co., who have a branch wholesale chemical house in Kansas City.
Kansas has two representatives in the faculty of the "Colorado Summer School of Science, Philosophy and Language, which will hold its fifth annual session from July 13th to August 7th,'96th. Dr. D.H. Holmes will have charge of the Latin Department while Prof.M.A. Barley of K.S.N. will teach Mathematics. Dr. Holmes will give a general course in Cae sar, Cicero and Virgil, as well as two series of lectures一一one upon "The Origin and Growth of Roman Satire," the other upon "The Origin and Growth of Language."
Miss Sue Giles of Topeka, visited the University Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Professor Clark entertained the Betas at a May-day breakfast Friday morning.
Mrs. Lucy Kirkkride of Johnson county, a former University student, visited Professor Miller this week.
The spring party of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will be held at their chapter-house Friday evening, May 22.
The Juniors, in their meeting Wednesday afternoon, made the final arrangements for their picnic which will take place next Saturday. Plenty of insect powder has been procured in order to ward off the mosquitoes and gnats, and the class anticipates a very pleasant time.
The Practical Astronomy class and some of their friends spent Friday evening very pleasantly in observing several of the more important objects of our spring sky. Professor Miller directed the work and pointed out many features revealed by the telescope, as well as the configurations which the stars presented to the naked eye. The University equatorial was set up in the early twilight and turned on Mercury which was reduced to a beautiful crescent. As soon as Mercury had dropped below the western horizon, the instrument was directed towards Jupiter, then near the meridian. It presented its polar contraction and belts to great advantage, and was accompanied by two moons. At intervals through the evening Jupiter was again brought into the field of the telescope and the progress of the other two of the principal moons was watched with great interest as they emerged, one from eclipse and the other from transit. Later Saturn rose high enough to be observed well, and presented a magnificent appearance, as its rings are now in excellent position for observation and two of the brighter satellites could be easily seen. The evening's work was closed by turning upon Uranus, which was following Saturn about $ 5^{\circ} $ distant, and several double stars.