220 Kansas University Weekly. To the Freshman. Blessing on the little manβ€” Verdant boy with cheeks of tan ! With thy patched up pantaloons Worn for many, many moons; With thy greenness and thy gall, With thy crudeness plain to all; Thou art but a Freshman now And to Senior thou must bow; But despite thy lowly name Thou wilt get there just the same. Poor Plautus. The senior class in Latin Was reading Plautine plays, That passed as very funny In ancient Roman days. And as they read those classic jokes That used to make Rome howl And hold its sides, each senior looked As solemn as an owl I thought how good old Plautus Must grind his teeth and groan, And something more than sulphur Must float round Pluto's throne. She had asked me Would I help her With her Latin, 'Twas so hard! Would I help her Conjugate that Mean irregular Old word Disco? She just Kept forgetting The subjunctive All the while!β€” Pretty lips so near, So tempting, Tended strongly To beguile; Thought I'd teach her By example. Didicissem? I should smile? β€” Ex. Why Is It. Some girls look neat in a gingham gown. Some appear trim in silk,β€” Others, in costliest garments found Look like a crazy-quilt. Armor says he will be able to dance the two-step Saturday night. Falloon, '97, is one of the hardest working students in school. Hiawatha still keeps up her reputation of furnishing brilliant lights for K. U. Mr. Rockefeller is to give Chicago University $1,000,000 in two months, and $2,000,000 in 1900 if the trustees can raise a similar sum by that time. It is needless to say the sum will be raised. Rather than see the University lose so good an offer, Mr. Rockefeller will contribute the amount himself. - Kansas City Journal. At Boston University the faculty voted to permit work on the college paper to count as hours work in the course. - Ex. Eleven of the twenty-three men who received honors at Harvard last year, were prominent athletes. - Ex. Yale has graduated ninety-two college presidents. ARTISTIC DRAPING. Hall, Stages or Parlors draped for parties, balls, etc. . . Prompt and Satisfactory Service. 741 Mass. St. OTTO LANCHANKE. This Space Paid for by Geo. Davies, the Students' Tailor. HEADQUARTERS FOR : : : : UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' SUPPLIES. 803 Mass. St. UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE.