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VOL I.
Locals & Personals.
Faculty meeting last night
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 7.1890.
Miss Sid Dailey will enter soon.
Prof. Bailey has been sick this week.
Prof. Bailey has been reported sick.
Thos. Hunt has returned for work this term.
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Prof. Snow conducts the chapel this week.
W. J. Hill, of Eudora, visited the hill Saturday.
Miss Emma White was a visitor yesterday.
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The Review is out. This issue is a good one.
Mrs. Carruth is all the talk with the students.
J. H. Nowlin has entered school for the second term.
Miss Watson is one of the Universitics abstol officials.
J. C. Manning was at the University Wednesday.
Mrs. Carruth taught the German classes Wednesday.
A. L. Moyls has returned for work during the second term.
Miss Anna Sackett has entered school for the second term.
Miss Walker, of the city, visited the University Wednesday.
Mary Walker of the city, was visiting in the halls Wednesday.
Miss Ella Gibson, of Kansas City, has entered the University.
Excelsior club celebrated their anniversary Saturday evening.
The Seminary will meet in Snow Hall to-night at 7 o'clock sharp.
Prof. Templin is making logic a very interesting and pleasant study.
Miss Watson, as librarian, is one of the University's most able officials.
Mr. Merriam went to Leavenworth county Saturday on official business.
Miss Joe Berry distinguished herself before the foot-light Tuesday night.
Mr. Noyes, a last year's member of the class of Electrical Engineers, is back.
Prof. A. G. Cannell delighted the audience in the 'Garrorters' Tuesday night
C. S. McFarland has returned from the South, where he went last September.
The Fortnightly Review has been placed in the reading room by the Excelsior Club.
Fred. McKinnon will go to Arkansas City soon and will not be in school this term.
The opera Tuesday night received more compliments than any of the season.
Prof. Carruth was so hoarse Wednesday morning he could not talk to his classes.
Prof. Bailey was unable to conduct his classes on account of sickness Wednesday.
The American Economy association offers a prize for the best essay on "local taxation."
Misses Minnie Kellogg,M. F. Furgeson and Maggie Hall, of Idana, Kas., were visitors Tuesday.
Mr. Otis H. Holmes a Phi Delta and a student of two years ago has returned to the University.
Prof. Dyche lectured in the Congregational church last evening on the subject of his recent trip.
The Faculty have granted the petition presented by the new literary society, with certain limitations.
Prof. Dunlap made several additions to the Anglo-Saxon department of the library the past week.
The show Tuesday night is all the talk among the students, especially the parts taken by the ladies.
The Kappa Alpha Thetas initiated Misses Emery and Barrett Friday evening, at the home of Miss Howell
A. H. Plumb, a student here three years ago, visited his Phi Delta Theta brothers this week.
Mr. Brayton has resigned his position as surveyor of McPherson county, and returned to the University.
The Freshman class met in room 14 at 3 o'clock Thursday for the purpose of organizing the elocation class.
The Sigma Chi's have withdrawn from the Kersan. Mr. Hadley takes the place of Mr. Riddle as business manager.
The Junior class in Anglo Saxon find difficult to fix upon an hour for recitation which will suit all the members.
Gov. Himphrey visited Lawrence Tuesday, and expressed himself as much pleased with the workings of the University.
Somebody showed his wit by putting a bill of sale with a pair of overshoes at tached, on the bulletin board Tuesday morning.
The farce rendered at the opera house Tuesday night, in which a number of K. S. U. people took part, attracted quite a number of students.
The Sophomore French class are now reading Corneille's "Le Cid." The Freshmen continue "Le Roman de la Momie" by Gantier.
Ada E. Briggs will teach trigonometry this term for the accommodation of students who may not be able to take that study at the regular hour.
Sid Hare, of Kansas City, brought some rare specimens with him Saturday which were too frail to be trusted to the care of the express company.
A petition asking that work in literary societies be substituted for work in the English department, such as themes, elocution etc., was circulated Tuesday.
The American Economic Association offers a prize of $250 for the best essay on 'Local Taxation. Some of our political Science students ought to try for it'
Prof J. H. Canfield has divided his class in International Law into two divisions. The greater number of the students taking the study this term are from the law school.
The first meeting of the University literary society will be held in Orophilian hall to night. Constitution and by laws will be adopted and permanent officers will be elected.
Prof. Canfield is dictating to his Junior History Class on the Constitution of the United States. He gives an outline each day, and comments upon that given the preceding day.
A. L. Wilmoth went to his home Wednesday, where he will remain for several days or a week to recuperate. He has been quite sick with the grip for a couple of weeks, and his friends all wish him a rapid recovery.
The red cards on which failures are recorded have been named the Joker by some facetious student. This will be an instance where there can be two Jokers in the pack without a "cold deck" being run in.
New books are coming into the library all the time, and just such books as we need. They are all works of permanent value. Our library, for its size, is unexcelled in its facilities for work and investigation.
Mr. R. T. Simons, editor of the Caldwell News, visited his son Percy, of the Senior Law class Sunday.
The University library has received a great number of valuable books this year. The books are just such as were needed and it is gratifying to know that interest is being taken in this line.
Judge Humphrey will address the Political seminary next Friday evening in Snow Hall on the subject; "Character and object of state control of railways." All are invited to attend.
Excelsior Club celebrated its anniversary last Saturday evening. This club is one of the numerous minor organizations which have been formed by University students for literary work.
Billy White, of the El Dorado Republican, says that Butler county contributes annually about 10,000 bushels of corn to the state university and yet has no representative in that institution. There are several localities in Kansas in which Greek and football have never been popularized.—Kansas City Star.
At an election held for the purpose of making class appointments for commencement from the pharmacy department the following were elected: Salutary—L. S. Hackett. Valedictory—B. F. Fleigenbaum. Pill Speeh—H. A. Adams. Class History—Carl Phillips. School of Pharmacy—A. W. Thomas.
Unfortunately Nye and Riley, of the University lecture course, will be unable to be here. This is due to no fault of the managers of the course, as the contract had been regularly made, and it was expected the engagement would be regularly filled. J.A Mushrush, one of the managers of the course, has written to the ticket holders for their choice of a substitute.
A Browning club is being formed at the University. At the meeting each of the members will wear a look of intelligent appreciation and then go home and wonder if all the others were putting on too.—Journal.
Is the Browning craze being awakened here. The Philological club also discussed this part at their last meeting, Friday evening.
The *Tribune* or Wednesday says:
The Rounder enjoyed a pleasant chat with Gov. Humphrey last evening, who was on his way from Independence to Topeka. Among numerous other things the University was mentioned, to which the Governor said: "I think the progress of that institution has been wonderful. Each year some new department has been added, which has in every case strengthened the school, until now, under the management of Mr. Spangler and Prof. Snow, it stands as one of the foremost institutions of learning in the land.
The Tribune correspondent from the University is not very accurate if we judge from his items Wednesday evening. In one item it is announced that the new literary society had circulated a petition excluding girls from membership. No such petition has ever been circulated by its members. The petition which was drawn up, was one requesting the faculty to credit literary work in the societies. Another item states that "A class in elocation has been organized this term, a move in the right direction." As elocution classes are organized the second term of each University year, and as these classes are simply regular, required classes in the University it was rather peculiar to speak of them as "a move in the right direction," as though they were some sudden and spontaneous result of agitation on the oratorical question.
Adelphia will meet to night in Athenaeum hall on third floor.
Those who failed in examination are being reminded of the fact.
S. J. Hunter will lead the Y. M. C. A.
to-night. All are invited to attend.
O. H. Holmes from Edgar Nebraska, a student of two years ago, has entered school.
No. 20.
A meeting of the stockholders and subscribers of the Kansan at one o'clock to-day, for the purpose of electing officers and editors for the ensuing year.
By action of the faculty all written essays, debates and etc., delivered before the literary societies of the University will be given credit in the English department for themes, foresensics etc.
The class in elocution has begun work. Prof. Dunlap will give each member of the class several rehearsals. There ought ta be a Professor of Elocution in the University. The elocution classes make greater demands on the time of the English Department than is right.
Adelphic will present the following program to night:
Declaration, F. E. Soderstrom; Count Tolstoi, a sketch, H. B. Hall; Social and religious views as set forth in "My religion," W. W. Brown; selected extracts: C. S. Grillins; "Anna Karannina," a review, E. C. Hickey; selections from Anna Karannina, C. Corbusier; questions and discussion by the members; declaration, C. McMurey; Debate, "Is Secretary Windom's silver scheme a practicable one," affirmative, M. E. Rice and E. C. Conn, negative W. O. Zaugg and I. W. Park.
The New Literary Society.
For some time past a number of the old members of Orophilian and Atheneum Literary Societies, realizing the fact that it would be impossible to unite the two semi-defunct societies, through the process of one being absorbed in the other, resolved to set about organizing a new society on a somewhat different basis.
The organization of Adelphie society some time ago, which admitted non fraternity students only, drew numbers of this class of the student body from the societies of Oronophilian and Athenum and there were not enough fraternity students connected with them to keep them going, although desperate efforts to this end were made. The contest held between the two societies mentioned on December 19, just before the holidays, was thought would help improve matters, but on returning in January the situation was found no better. Athenum society has not to our recollection held more than one or two meetings since September.
Orophilian did better than that until Adelphic was organized, and then, it too ceased to have meetings except at irregular intervals. Programs remained in the bulletin boards of the two societies, but were meaningless, since nobody remained but a faithful few to carry them out.
Finally a few earnest students after many consultations with each other and with members of the faculty, decided to start a new society. Various plans had been talked of, the faculty members who hah been spoken to were enthusiastic over the literary society idea, and heartily encouraged the students to go ahead and do something.
Accordingly those particularly interested in the project resolved to ignore the existence of the theoretical literary societies of Athenaeum and Orophilian; they invited all the most active and energetic members in both societies, and many who had hitherto taken no part
in either, to lend a hand and build up a solid, substantial society in which good work should be done, and into which none should be admitted except those who proposed to do god work.
So early last week, President Whitman of the Orophillian to whose uniting zeal in the cause of the literary societies and to whose constant energy, the origin and upbuilding of this new society is largely due, went among the students, and obtained signatures of those who would become active working members of the new society. In a short time the names of about twenty good energetic men were secured. The idea all the time held in mind in organizing the new society has been that it should be of a high standard; that college politics should be severely excluded from its workings; that the whole energies of the members should be devoted to self improvement in speaking and composition with especial reference to the debate and to partillementary drill. With a view to reach the high standard desired, it was thought best to petition the faculty to have literary society work recognized in the University, and permission given to substitute it for themes and other work in the department of English.
The organization meeting of the society was held in the Orophilian hall last Friday evening January 31st, and this hall will be the future place of meeting. Being neatly furnished and containing a piano and pictures it makes altogether a very desirable location.
At this organization meeting Harold Barnes was elected chairman and Mr. J. E. Baker secretary pro tem. The ordinary work of organization was transaction, Two general committees were appointed, one composed of Messrs. C. H. Sears, J. H. Morse R. D. Brown, R. R. Whitman, and H. F. Roberts we.e appointed on plan of work, name, colors and motto. Another composed of H. S. Hadley, R. R. Whitman and three others were appointed on constitution and by-laws. A number of instructions to the committee on constitution were made by vote of the society, to be embodied in the constitution or by laws. Among these were a provision that meetings of the society etc. held with closed doors, and another declaring all members of the Faculty and graduates of the collegiate department honorary members of the society. It was also voted to request the old societies of Orophilian and Atheneum to formally dissolve, and vote all their property into the hands of the new society, pledging the new society to assume all their debts and obligations in return. This in reality is more a legal formality than anything else because almost all the members left in Orophilian or Atheneum were present and became members of the new society, consequently all they will need to do, will be to meet in two different bodies in the respective halls of the old societies, and formally dissolve them.
The committee on plan of work was also instructed to draw up a petition to the faculty requesting credit in literary society work, as before mentioned. This petition was drawn up last Saturday and on Monday morning was signed at the University, and handed into the Faculty for their action in faculty meeting Wednesday evening.
We have devoted so much space to this subject because we believe the question of literary societies an important one. The faculty have heartily encouraged the present scheme, and the students who are organizing the new society are taking hold with such vigor and earnestness, that we believe the project is bound to succeed, and if properly conducted, will be a credit to the University.