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Kansas University Weekly.
Prof. Carruth preached a sermon Sunday morning at the Unitarian church in Topeka.
Dr. S. W. Williston's course of extension lectures in Lawrence will be concluded next week.
The Sophmores held a meeting Wednesday in order to make definite arrangements concerning their "spread."
The grounds about Spooner Library are being leveled and seeded, and will be very attractive by commencement time.
The Board of Regents adjourned Friday night for two weeks when they will return to finish certain details of business.
Several old faces once familiar in our halls, but now for some time absent from them, Monday returned once more with book and pencil in hand to their accustomed places on Mt. Oread.
The Baptist male quartette and the Friends male quartette, both composed of University people rendered music last Saturday at the Douglas county Christian Endeavor convention.
Prof. L. I. Blake last week invited several close friends to enjoy with him an "electric lunch." The lunch which was a creditable specimen of the Professor's culinary skill was cooked by electricity.
Mr. Roger Boss, a Washburn student who preached last Sunday at the north side Congregational church, was greeted by a considerable number of University students who formerly attended Washburn.
Mr. Geo. R. Benedict of Baker University, the young gentleman who led the song services at the Douglas county Y. P. S. C. E. convention last Saturday, visited friends in the University Monday morning.
Mr. Dillon Hamilton '98 experienced a rather serious accident Thursday of last week. While working in the chemical laboratory an explosion took place which quite badly injured one eye. He left for home immediately and at last report was improving.
Prof. L. I. Blake and his assistants have at last succeeded in constructing a tesla coil which can be used in connection with a Crooke's tube for photography by the new method. Prof. Blake, has discovered that by using an alternating current, but one electrode is necessary in this method of photography, thus disproving the theory formerly held regarding the "cathode rays."
The University base-ball games will this year be more numerous and of greater interest than they have ever been before. Besides the Senior and Faculty game, which always arouses great enthusiasm, there will be inter-class games between the Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen, which will awaken the almost dormant class spirit in the University.
The members of the class in practical sociology have begun their work in original investigation. Several of them will spend their vacation at the insane asylum or the penitentiary, inquiring into the condition of those confined there. The boys are obliged to pay their own expenses while away and a great deal of perseverance is necessary to obtain good results.
Prof. and Mrs. Sterling entertained a small company of their student friends, on Friday evening. Easter foot-ball was the principal feature of the evening's entertainment. It afforded great merriment to the spectators, and excitement to the players. A chorus of male voices rendered some excellent music.
The Kansas Academy of Language and Literature will meet in this city on Thursday April 16, for a three days' season. There will be papers and readings by cultured people from all parts of the state.
Prof. Canfield's 12 o'clock class in French II, this week began Lamartine's history of Joan of Arc. This is the third work taken up by this class this term.
Mrs. J. E. Watson of Atchison, the mother of Miss Carrie Watson our librarian, spent Sunday with her daughter.
The Freshman classes completed trigonometry and will begin chemistry after vacation.