Kansas University Weekly.
327
Prof. A. G. Canfield entertained the Thetas at tea on Saturday evening.
The St. Louis Republic of a late date contained a very flattering notice of Miss Mame Berry who is singing in one of the large churches of that city.
In the Globe-Democrat yesterday was a long write-up of western poets, and Prof. W. H. Carruth and W.A. White are two well known Lawrence men who were prominently mentioned.
Contrary to German and Austrian precedents, the University of Budapest has opened its doors to Hungarian women and will confer upon them its degrees. Women will enter only the departments of Philosophy, Medicine and Pharmacy.
The following item was handed the Journal Monday morning. There has been another fraternity started, sub rosa among the girls of the University. Its name is Alpha Pi Chi, and it is understood it has quite a large number of initiates.—Lawrence Journal.
Last week through Inexcusable negligence the proof of the literary article "The Dream Prince and the Mystic Tongue" escaped correction. There were numerous typographical errors which destroyed much of its brightness and clever treatment.
Tuesday, in response to the earnest wishes of the University council as voiced by Dean Green in a little talk to the class, the Senior Law class voted to instruct its committee to withdraw from before the council its request that R. G. Ingersoll be invited to deliver an address before the class at commencement, and the class will present to the Dean a petition circulated some time ago asking him to invite Chauncey M. Depew to make the address.
Tuesday the new Editorial Board organizd and elected J. H. Engel Managing Editor, Miss H. M. Bowersock was chosen Literary Editor, Mr.C.E.Rench will be Local Editor. It was the unanimous opinion of all that in the future any one on the Editorial Board not doing actual work would be removed.
The old Unity Club has been reorganized by the young people and will be made interesting for University students. The club meets Sunday evenings at 7:30 in the parlor of Unitarian church. Last Sunday Prof. Wagner gave a review of Max Nordau's book, Degeneration, which has lately aroused so much interest. Beginning next Sunday, the club will make a study of the great religious leaders from the time of the reformation to the present.
A text book for work in university classes has been prepared by Professor E. L. Nichols and W. S. Franklin, both well known as Kansas university men. It is entitled "The Elements of Physics," and is in three volumes. The first is devoted to "mechanics and heat," the second to "electricity and magnetism," the third to "sound and light." Professor Franklin is a Kansas man and is getting at the head of the physics science in the United States.
The Woman's league of the University gave a reception at the home of Chancellor and Mrs. F. H. Snow on Saturday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the young ladies of the University and the feature of the afternoon was the question box in which the girls asked all sorts of questions about social matters, which were answered by a committee composed of Mrs. Hodder, Mrs. Adams and Miss Galloo. There were refreshments served and the afternoon proved a very pleasant one for those who were out.
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