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Kansas University Weekly.
Missouri Withdraws.
At the meeting of the representatives of the colleges forming the Western Inter-collegiate Football association held Saturday December 21st, at Iowa City, Missouri university withdrew from the association, because the protest of the game with Nebraska was not allowed. This did not disrupt the league and a schedule of games between Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa was arranged just the same. The Nebraska-Kansas game will be played in Lawrence. The usual Thanksgiving game between Kansas and Missouri will occur in Kansas City.
Mr. R. K. Moody was elected president of the association, and Mr. Fred Cornell of Lincoln, Neb., general manager. Kansas was awarded the pennant for the season just closed ond a $200 silver cup for winning it.
FRANCIS GRAVES MENET.
Born August 22nd 1870 Died December 22nd, 1895.
Although feared and anticipated by a few for some time, the news of the death of Frank Menet will be a shock to his many friends. He passed away peacefully in his mother's house on Sunday, December 22nd, at 1 o'clock. Friends had been concerned about him since last summer, but no one realized how soon he would succumb to the attack of disease. About the 1st of November he was obliged to resign his work at the University—as he hoped temporarily—and it has since been generously carried by his fellow instructors. But his decline was not to be checked by the best medical aid and the tenderest care.
Frank Menet was born in Lawrence, spent his boyhood here and graduated from the high school at sixteen. A few years later he was in the Santa Fe offiees in Topeka, but resigned this work to pursue the long cherished hope of
attending the University. Here his excellence in the use of English procured for him employment in the English department even before his graduation, and last summer he was appointed assistant in English. Though he had done more than enough for the first degree, this had not yet been conferred upon him, he would have received the bachelor's with the master's degree at the next commencement. He was a member of the Unitarian church.
Mr. Menet was a young man of whom those who knew him best expected an unusual future. He had exceptional talent both as an artist and as a writer, and with his profound earnestness and keen mind would have made valuable use of these talents. He was a rarely refined and gentle character, and though less widely popular because of his shyness, was deeply loved by a circle of young people of similar tastes whose wholesome life, generous ambitions and mutual helpfulness have been a source of comfort and pride to their fellows and instructors at the University. The loss of one such clean and earnest man means to those left behind a sense of added responsibility,
"Tis he is fortunate. His course is run. For him no terrene future; fate will spin No tangles more for him, his finished life Lies spread before us luminous and clear. And on the fabric not a single stain. No evil laden hour waits at his door. Wishes and fears alike he has outlived Is ruled no longer by the fickle stars."
-W. H.C
The Women's League. will be at home to the young women of the University on Saturday afternoon, January 18, at three o'clock at the Chancellor's house.
State Historical society meets in Topeka January 21. Addresses will be delivered by Gov. Morrill and Hon. Eugene Ware.
Georgie Brown will have a class in dancing. It will begin January 20.
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