UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
SUBSCRIPT PER YEAR, 50 CENTS
FOR AND BY THE STUDENTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER
VOL 1.
Miss Blaker is a Theta.
Miss Winter is a pledged I. C.
Miss Winter is a pledged I, C.
Freshman Themes are due to-day.
Miss Barrett leaves for Ottawa to-day.
J. S. Alexander went home Tuesday.
Junior Moot court was held Tuesday.
Dalby is the author of "A Club Wail."
The December Review comes out to day.
20, 1889.
Miss Daily visited the University Mon day.
W. R. Armstrong goes home this after noon.
Cunkle will not return after the holi- days.
Ellison will not return after the holidays.
Earle Brown has a new thing in opera glasses.
Potter will visit Morse in Emporia Christmas.
E. C. Franklin will spend the holidays in Topeka.
J. C. Munning of Topeka was in town Wednesday.
The Phi Psi "set 'em up" to the policemen, it is said.
One of our prominent Profs was at the show Tuesday night.
Fred Funston goes to South America soon after the holidays
Prof. Carruth had charge of the chapel exercises this week.
Miss Flora Newlin visited the University Tuesday morning.
The Holiday Clubs will hold special meetings to-night.
Carson and De Ford will visit with J. C. Fox during the holidays.
Miss Myra White left for her home in Howard City yesterday.
Hoover and Miller will spend the holidays at their homes in Peabody.
The Phi Psis were prominent in the bald-headed row Tuesday night.
Herb Hadley will spend the holidays thinking up gags on Jay Sears.
"Hutch" rejoices over the prospect of "gettin' nuff to eat" for two weeks.
The new fraternity girls are the happiest beings on earth about now.
Misses Helen and Jennie Sulliff spent Sunday in Topeka, as the guests of Mrs. Addie Wheeler.
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity held their anniversary party Thursday evening.
Lute Thrasher was unable to attend his classes this week, and went home Monday.
Rutter, a member of Sigma Nu, has left school. It is rumored that it is because of fraternity dissensions.
The Sophomore German class is expected to put in its time studying. What's a vacation for, anyway?
Prof. F. H. Snow went to Wichita this week to attend the meeting of the Southwestern Farmers' Association.
"How it happened" is a favorite subject with the girls' Fraternities this week.
No.15.
Billy Taylor has a new coat; Billy Taylor has a new vest; Billy Taylor has a new pair of pants.
Prof. and Mrs. MacDonald have given a series of receptions to the University faculty this week.
"Who Stole the Book?" was heard amid the din and uproar in front of the Eldridge House Tuesday evening.
Prof. Blackmar is becoming one of our most popular professors, and his department is expected to have a large attendance next term.
It costs something to be a society man this year. Every time a party has been given this year it has rained so as to necessitate the service of hacks.
The "prep" will be with us only one more Christmas, and then the K. S. U. students will not hang up their stockings any more.
Prof. J. H. Canfield delivered a lecture to the law students Wednesday on "Money." This is something law students in general need.
Abe Levy has got two of the showiest windows in the city. In the selection of goods in point of artistic arrangement Abe can't be beat. It will make your eyes water to look at 'em.
Miss Judson, of the Burleigh Comedy Company, says the students here are not as nice as those at Ann Arbor. They gave dinner parties in her honor there.
The executive committee of the Oratorical association has decided on the 24th of January as the date for holding the local contest. All intending to enter the contest must hand their oration to the committee by the 10th.
Will some one please tell what the difference is between a person that wears the collar of his flannel shirt turned up because he don't know any better and the person who knows better but does it because he thinks it smart.
Hooray for the 'Varsity; hooray for the students; hooray for everybody! Why? O, just because we feel good. A whole term, almost, has passed without a single factional fight among the students. May the thusness of this continue.
Will White: I thought when I left the University it would be afflicted with n more chumps, but I was mistaken. Jay Sears is a bigger chump than I ever was and when he was christened with the name "Jay" it was with a view to the eternal fitness of things.
To the Students of K, S, U.
For two weeks the student will be at home. He will reform, stop smoking and playing poker, will go to church with his "folks" or his girl, as though he were in the habit of doing such things, and for two weeks—O. happy thought—he will get what he wants to eat!
"Jay" Sears says the only thing he has against Hadley is that he wrote the aforesaid jay's name with that of J. Craig and J. Mushrush. He does sink into insignificance, it is true, when compared with those two persons, and we do not blame him for getting mad.
The marriage of Prof. A. M. Wilcox and Miss Mina Marvin, daughter of Rev. Dr. Marvin, ex-cancellor of the University, took place at the residence of the bride yesterday at 12:30. The bride and groom took the train for the east the same afternoon.
The Executive Board, recently chosen at the college meeting, wishes to present its case of the Atheletic Association to the students and friends of the University, and to make an appeal for the support, both by contributions of money and by personal influence. The work that the directors have determined to push immediately is the preparation of suitable athletic grounds upon the North part of the campus. Considerable work will have to be done on them; students are at present engaged in making a preliminary survey as a basis of an estimate of the probable cost of the work, but it is certain that a considerable sum of money will be needed, probably $1,000 at the least. The directors have great confidence that this sum though it seems large by comparison with sums heretofore raised for athletics, can be raised without much difficulty. Our total enrollment is 500 or more; an average contribution of $2 which is, of course, a very small sum would raise that amount without going outside the University, and it is fair to assume that many contributions will be considerably larger.
If the students reflect that they are his year for the first time relieved of the contingent fee of $10 00 and that probably no one of them would have been unable to come if the fee had been簌ed they will see that it is possible for any one to contribute, at least, part of this amount to and which involves the welfare of the whole University. The alumni and the whole body of former students need only to have the matter brought to their attention to give it their substantial help. The Regents are known to have this matter at heart and the people of the city may also be relied upon to aid liberally such a permanent improvement of the University. But the response of the Alumni and friends outside of the University will be much more prompt and generous if the directors can report that the students themselves have shown sufficient interest to do the utmost in their power before appealing to others. They have resolved, therefore, to make an individual appeal to each student and member of the faculty to bear this matter in mind during the coming vacation; to speak of it to alumni or other old students; and to come back prepared to make a liberal subscription toward an object in which all are alike interested
News was received here Tuesday evening of the death of Mr. E. A. Wheeler in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Wheeler was a former University student, and is well and favorably known in Lawrence. While here he was employed as city editor of the evening Tribune. At the time of his death he was in the employ of the Portland Transportation Company. The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, of which Mr. Wheeler was a member, received the news or his death with much sorrow.
There was a military company in the University once, but it died out because the boys were too lazy to drill. Scott Hopkins was Captain. They made a big splurge for a while, and then quit. When the boys wouldn't come to drill the Captain would send a corporal's guard around and make them come. But after a while there wasn't even enough present to form a corporal's guard, and so the scheme failed. The average University student would rather sit around and talk and smoke than drill.
THE NEW CHANCELLOR.
This may not be an exact likeness of the new Chancellor but it is the way most people think he will look.
Last night the University chapel was well filled with students and citizens who assembled to listen to the contest between the Orophilian-Athenaeum societies.
Drophilian-Athenaeum Contest.
The exercises were opened by a piano selection by Miss Lichtenwalter which was well rendered, followed with the declimation by Miss Webb, "How he saved St. Michael's," in which she acquitted herself in an easy, graceful manner. "The men to make a State" was then rendered by Harold Barnes of Athnacum society, who did well. Mssa Ia Williams and Walter Howe then favored the audience with a duet. They sang in their usual excellent manner. J. A. Mushrush's oration on "Our National Evils" was well written. The oration by H. F. Roberts of Orohillian on "Charles Sumner and the Kansas Struggle" was very well written and well delivered.
The debate then followed. "Resolved: That the Prohibitory Amendment should be Resubmitted to the People of Kansas." Affirmative, H. S. Hadley and R. D. Brown, Athenaeum; negatives, W. W-Brown and E. L. Ackley, Oorophilian. The debate was very carefully presented showing signs of considerable preparation on both sides.
The judges was Messers B. W. Woodward, H. L. Moore and C. F. Meserve. During the intermission Dan Crew and Dunc Collins favored the audience with mandolin and guitar music; being encored, Dan Crew rendered a solo. The performers were frequently and enthusiastically applauded.
The decision of the judges was as follows: First part of program, Atheneum, 87 and Orophilian, 89. Debate, Atheneum, 87 and Orophilian, 90.
Frank Edson, Homer Ellison and Hi. Montgomery will not return after the holidays. The boys are among the most popular here, and we are sorry to see them go.
We hear that the redoubtable Prof. Dyche, after losing himself in the wilds of British America, has found himself again, and is now on his way home. Hurran for Dyche! It isn't every University that has such an indefatigable specimen hunter as Prof. Dyche. When he comes home the students ought to go down to the train in a body and give him a rousing, rousing old welcome.
Mr. Arthur L. Adams, city engineer of Pendleton, Oregon, and Miss May Gemmell, daughter of R. B. Gemmell of Topeka, were married at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at the house of the bride's parent in Topeka. Mr. Adams was a member of the University class of '86, and was one of the most popular students in college. He has been engaged in engineering since leaving college, and has met with marked success. Miss Gemmell was a former resident of Lawrence, and is well known in society circles here.
In Memoriam.
LAWRENCE, KARL. Dec. 18, 1889.
HALL OF KANSAS ALPHA PHI DELTA THETA
WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to take from us our beloved brother,
EDWARD ADOLPHUS WHEELER be it therefore.
Resolved, That in the death of our brother the fraternity has sustained the loss of a loyal and enthusiastic Put, his affectionate family is family an affectionate son and brother;
Resolved. That our heartfelt sympathies be extended to the attached home and friends and allow the copy of these letters to be sent to the family, and published in the University papers.
Committeee
F. H. KELLOGG.
E. L. GLASGW.
L. D. HENSAW.
Last Saturday night the elegant home of Mrs. Sidney Daily, on Ohio street, was thrown open to the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity and their friends. About twenty-five couples were present and enjoyed the royal hospitality for which Miss Daily and her Theta sisters are so famous. The Mandolin Club furnished the music which tempted the guest to the dance, which was in interrupted only while the guests regaled themselves with the delicious refreshments spread. The dancing was then resumed and continued until a late hour. As entertainers the Thetas have few equals and certainly no superiors in University circles, and the occasion last evening was perhaps as good evidence of this fact as could be offered. The fraternity starts out this year in excellent condition are to be congratulated upon the acquisition of Miss Blaker, who donned the black and gold last evening. Those pres ent were: Mrs. Gibbs, Msses Cook, Kansas City; Stores, Topeka; Gilaon, Osage Mission; Josie Hutchings, Stella Hutchings, Blarker, Russell, Barrett, Emery, Pennebaker, Reasoner, Mamie Monroe, Clarke, Howland, Webster, Dailey, Mush rush, Bartell, Walker, Towne, Grabe, Messrs, Crawford, Adams, Hutchings, Horton, Merriam, Hadley, Taylor, Elli son, Cook, Kansas City: Rankin, Watson, Armstrong, Brooks, Mushrhin, Allen, Sherman, Morse, Melvin, Hank, Flannelly, Blaker, Morris, White, Davis, Voorhis.
Things have been going on so pleasantly this year at the University, with no factional fights among the students, that we almost regret the approach of the holidays, because with them closes an extremely pleasant term. Such genuine good feeling between students of all classes, without regard to fraternity divisions or anything else; such enthusiastic University spirit and unity of purpose among the students, has not been seen here for some time.
The Tri Delta, or Delta Gammas,
whichever the new girls' fraternity is,
offer a special inducement to the girls
they wish, the friendship of the Sigma
Nus. This is certainly an inducement.
The University boys went to the "show" Tuesday night to have a good time. In that respect alone the show was a success. We heard it remarked by a newspaper man in town that he thought the doorkeeper was the best "star" in the outfit.
We have heard remarks on the unusual expenses in the social line which have been brought about this term by the very numerous parties. It would seem to most people that the social—or rather the "society"—business is becoming in danger of being overdone this year, to the detriment of the real purpose for which young men and women are supposed to come to the University.