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VOL I.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH
Locals & Personals.
No. 25-
R. D. BROWN...LOCAL EDITOR
Miss Eva Howe is very sick.
Will White is writing poems again.
J. W. Johnson was a visitor Monday.
Babbitt spent Saturday in Kansas City.
The Regents met Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Kate Powell was on the hill Wednesday.
Florence Finch Kelley's new book is out.
John Sullivan was in the city Sunday as usual.
J. A. Hyden of Baker was on the street Tuesday.
Dent Hogeboom of Topeka was in town Sunday.
The class in Psychology began work Monday.
Dr Marvin was on the hill Wed
nesday morning.
The Phi Delts were rushing Bowersock Monday.
The Chemistry class enjoyed an oral quiz Monday.
V. L. Kellogg has returned from his southern trip.
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Prof. J. H. Canfield was in Topeka last Friday.
Nourse spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
Miss Gleason visited the University Monday morning.
B. C. Wilkie of Kansas City was a visitor Saturday.
Weaver visited his home at Leavenworth Sunday.
Miss Kate Blair has returned from a short visit home.
E. L. McCoy of Kansas City was on the hill Saturday.
John Sullivan visited the University Wednesday morning.
There was a good attendance at chapel Wednesday morning.
Prof.-Bailey had charge of the chapel exercises this week.
The Plautus class enjoyed a quiz on Roman History Friday.
An informal hop was given in the Phi Psi hall Saturday evening.
Miss Joe Bassett visited the University Monday morning.
E. L. Ackley returned Monday morning from a short visit home.
Miss Jean.te Wheeler was a visitor at the University Monday,
The Logic class had their final examination last Saturday morning.
T. O. Wheeler of Chicago looked the University over last Saturday.
Harper spent Saturday and Sunday under the paternal roof in Kansas. City.
A. A. Soderstrom of Olivet, Kansas visited friends at the University Monday.
T. E. Chamberlain of Burlington, Vermont vi-ited the University Monday,
S. H. Young of Long Beach, California, was among Monday's visitors.
The Literary Club held a very interesting meeting last Friday evening.
The Franch class finished Petite Histoire du Peuple Francais this week.
J. W. Norse 193, is one of our promising tennis players.
Prof. Robinson read a paper before the Old and New club last Saturday night.
Prof. J. H. Canfield led the meeting of the city Y.M.C.A. last Sunday afternoon.
A. Z. Blacadiege and Robert Young of New York were at the University Saturday.
Mind, a review of Psychology and Philosophy has recently been placed in the library.
Fred Boweroook returned Monday from Chicago where he had been on fraternity business.
Sam McRoberts, the genial and energetic rustler for the Baker Index was on the street Monday.
Prof. Preyer of Baker University assisted in the musicale given by Mrs. Hayne Saturday evening.
J. H. Bell hs composed and placed in the library in manuscript, a cornet soly, Arpeggio Etude.
H. B. Pears, brother of Howard A. Peors has been appointed principle teacher at Haskell institute.
Miss Buckingham very pleasantly entertained a number of her friends last Friday and Saturday evenings
J. A. Hyden, ex-president of the State Oratorical Association passed through Lawrence Monday on his way to Topeka.
Chapman is making a canvass of the students, to obtain statistics as to their church relations for the Y. M.C.A.
Andrew Atchisom a University student of long ago, has resigned as principle teaccer at Haskell Institute.
The Tribune is in want of a University correspondent. An opportunity for some one to distinguish himself.
The charter of the Sigma Chi fraternity will probably not be called in as was reported the first of the week
John Davis came back to school Monday. He went to his home in Ottawa the first of last week on account of sickness.
Prof. J. N. Wilkinson of Emporia college, president of the State Teacher's Association visited the University Tuesday.
Mrs. L. H. Perkins, an old University student had an interesting article in Sunday's Journal on the British museum.
A number of University students are preparing to take part in the Chimes of Normandy entertainment which will be presented at Bowersock's soon for the benefit of the city hospital.
The cards are out announcing the marriage of J. B. Lippincott and Miss Joe Cook, both of whom will be remembered as popular students at the University a few years ago. Mr. Lippincott holds a high position on the United States geological survey, and is destined to go higher, while Mrs. Lippincott is a woman of unusual talent and rare accomplishments. The KANSAN extends congratulations
The friends of Mr. Chas, F. Humphrey will be glad to hear that he intends to return to the University next year.
Rev. J. T. Duryea of Omaha, Nebraska has been selected to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon next Commencement.
The March number of the Review which will be out early next week will contain an interesting article on Germany by Glen Miller.
If Dr Twing is as well impressed with the Kansas University as the students seem to be with him, he will doubtless be the Chancellor.
The faculty held a meeting last Saturday afternoon to consider the propriety of reinstating W. A. Deford, and decided not to do it.
Dr. Wilcox read a very interesting paper on Greek Mythology last Saturday afternoon before the young ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity.
Octavius, a novel written by Rev. E. T. Ennis of this city, has just been placed in the library. It is an interesting and well told tale of the first century.
Mr. W, E. Hazen will address the Young Men at the Y. M. C. A.
Sunday at 4 p.m. Subject, Atonement. A cordial welcome is extended to all K. S. U. students.
T. F. Doran, deputy United States internal revenue collector, has established his office with the United States district attorney in the government building. - Topeka Capital.
The readers of the KANSAN will notice in our columns this week the business announcements of several Kansas City firms who appreciate student trade. They should have a share of your patronage.
Prof. A. G. Canfield of the Kansas State University attended the meeting of the trustees of the Episcopal diocese at Topeka. So long as the worthy professor does not take his wife with him on these occasions he seems to get along all right. —Kansas City Globe.
Some Parallels between home and the Bible was the subject of Dr. Wilcox's lecture before the Unity Club Monday night. Like all of his talks it was interesting as well as instructive. Dr. Wilcox said that the comparative method of study has long been applied to mythology, philology, and the physical sciences. It is now being applied to literature. In this line came his subject and he pointed out many parallels and similarities, and showed the influence of the Bible upon the home and the home on the Bible.
Prof. and Mrs. Blackmar have recently presented to the University a very valuable botanical collection. The collection consists of a thousand specimens collected in California. Erie county, Penn., Chataqua, N. Y., and in India. A great number of the specimens have already been mounted by Mrs. Blackmar. The collection contains many rare plants and is a valuable addition to the department.
Gregg & Johnson are the popular Barbers.
ATHLETIC COLUMN
EDITOR, R. R. WHITMAN.
Owing to the lack of any regular university tennis courts this spring, the Athletic Association will probably make arrangements with the "West Lawrence Tennis Club," whereby our University matches may be played on their courts. These courts, two in number, are situated on the corner of Warren and Alabama streets, and are equal to any in the State. A number of our players also belong to this club, among them are Professors Canfield, Carruth and Winkler, and Potter, Bowersosx, Swank, Babbitt, Hill, Whitman, Peabody and Esterly. The membership of this club is limited but there are a few more vacancies we understand, and it would be well for all students who wish to play this spring to join this club. This lack of courts will undoubtedly be a very great hindrance in arousing a general interest in the game here, and is to be deplored. We must not however, loose the championship of the State, which we now hold, on that account. Let us all hope, and not only hope but work for the completion of permanent grounds on the campus.
The Courier has devoted some space lately in urging the organization of a fraternity base ball league this spring. While some argument might be produced in favor of the plan, yet on the whole it would be detrimental to the Athletic interests of the University to have such a league formed. The main objections, that it would seriously conflict with the college nine and a second nine which will be formed to furnish practice for the first nine. The reasons are evident. It is safe to say a majority of the players on both teams will be fraternity men, and they would naturally practice and play with their respective fraternity nines; this would divide the time and interest, and would undoubtedly weaken the college team. But there is a more serious objection. The college team will have games with other clubs, or practice games with the second nine on almost every Friday and Saturday after the season opens, especially if all the colleges enter teams for the pennant to be offered by the State Athletic Association. An interfraternity league would have to play at least two games a week to finish a schedule by June.
It will thus be seen that there would be conflict all along the line. Our college team must win the championship again this spring. Let us not sacrifice its interests, but unite our efforts in supporting one strong winning team instead of half dozen poor ones.
It might be well to note that the primary reason for a class or fraternity league is to develop material for the college nine. Whether it really does this is being seriously questioned at Harvard, Williams and other eastern colleges. But eastern colleges play their class or fraternity games in the fall, not in the spring. At that time the college nine has no regular dates and consequently there is little conflict between the two interests. That
is the time, if any to develop material for the college team the following spring.
The Washburn Argo urges with true patriotism that Kansas send a car load of students to Lincoln in May, and thinks that the Washburn orator and the K. S. U. ball nine will just about represent the best of their kind in the State. Some correspondence has been carried on with parties at Lincoln as to our sending our nine and tennis team, but to bring definite so far has been arrived at. It is probable, however that arrangements will be made to go.
Howard's Athletics last year amounted to about $25 for each student.
NOTES.
The local Athletic Board met this week. Important business was transacted.
The Alpha Delta Phi fraternity won the pennant in the series of fraternity games played at Cornell last fall.
A dramatic club has been formed it Cornell the object of which is to furnish money to and the athletic interests of the college.
The frat ball team will probably not play much this spring, but arrangements will be made for an active campaign in the fall.
Smith, '93, will probably do the twirling for the University nine this spring. Smith is not a new player and those who have seen his work in the box pronounce it first-class. Smith and Hickey are practicing regularly each day.
The Athletic Association will take steps to place our boating interest on some permanent basis at its next meeting. We have a number of oarsmen who with regular practice will be able to do fine work. The Winfield college boat team would like to arrange a race with the K.S.U.team.
The subscription papers circulated among the students for the "Athletic Field Fund," have been handed in to the committee.
The Science Club presented a very interesting program last Friday evening.
The first paper was a discussion of Elementary Electricity by W. S. Franklin. He gave the simple fundamental principles of electric currents and forces and their methods of measurement. He explained the common electrical terms, and why they are so called without going into technicalities. The paper was very interesting especially to those studying electricity.
SCIENCE CLUB.
The second paper was pesseted by E. E. Slosson and treated of the periodic laws of elements. His paper was the result of long and careful work, and showed a systematic study of the analogies between the known elements.
P. A. Williamson gave a review of the recent advance in science. Among other things he described the new Chicago tunnel and spoke of the present state of the Panama canal.
Beside these papers miscellaneous notes were presented by members.