Kansas University Weekly.
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Law Notes.
M. V. B. Stevens M. D., went to hear the Nashville Students at Bowersocks opera house Monday night.
Mr. Wells was adjudged insane by the probate court of the Kent Club last Saturday. Dr. Williston gave expert testimony.
Fred Stanley will represent the Kansas University Republican Club at the National Republican League meeting in Chicago, April 3.
W. Sinclair Pope has formed a partnership with a Kansas City lawyer and will fling his shingle to the breeze in June.
The Juniors will plant a tree Arbor day. The location has not yet been decided upon, but the refreshments have been ordered delivered at North College.
The K. U. Lawyer has discovered a hitherto unknown variety of donkey. The animal is described as follows: The initiates, dressed in white night gowns, were seated on donkeys with their faces to the rear?
The indications are that the law classes will have the winning ball teams in the coming class games.
C. R. Troxel made a business trip to Kansas City Saturday.
1. What man is never sick? (Wellman.)
The following half term examination was taken by the Juniors Wednesday:
2. Who was the greatest English poet? (Kingsley.)
3. Who was the greatest Greek poet? (Homer.)
4. Who is the foundation of a house? (Wall.)
5. Who is like a crossing without a bridge? (Alford.)
6. What is the basis of Henry Georges' theories? (Freeland.)
7. Who is the highest Catholic official? (Pope.)
8. What is smaller than a slice of bread?
(A. Crum.)
9. What will fire do to the little baby? (Burney.)
10. What is a full grown pig? (A. Hogg.)
Library.
Among the new books are: Cock Lane and Common Sense, Andrew Lang. Three Centuries of Scottish Literature, by Hugh Walker, M.A. two volumes.
The Electrical Transmission of Energy, a manual for the design of electrical currents, by Arthur Vaughn Abbott, C. E.
The Popular Works of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, translated from the German by William Smith, L. L. D., with a memoir of the author. Two volumes.
English Prose: Selections with critical introductions by various writers and general introductions to each period, edited by Henry Craik. Four volumes.
Life and Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier by Samuel T. Pickard. Two volumes. Mr. Pickard was chosen by Whittier to be his biographer, and the choice has proved fortunate. The work gives a very satisfactory view of the poet and patriot.
American War Ballads and Lyrics. A collection of the songs and ballads of the colonial wars, the Revolution, the War of 1812-15, the War with Mexico, and the Civil War, edited by George Cary Eggleston. Two volumes.
The Paston Letters, edited by James Gairdner. Three volumes. These are letters written between 1422 and 1509, "by various persons of rank and consequence;" and are valuable both in a literary and historic way. They were first published in part by Sir John Fenn, in 1787. This edition is enlarged by upwards of four hundred letters.
Three works an the novel:
1. A Guide to British and American Novels, by Percy Russell. 2. History of the Novel previous to the 17th Century, by Frederic Morris Warren. 3. The English Novel, being a short sketch of its history from the earliest times to the appearance of Waverley, by Walter A. Raleigh.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
J. Lucas repairs shoes neatly. 900 Warren and Mass. street.