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UNIVERSITY KANSAN
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UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY.5
BETA THETA PI meets every Saturday evening on fourth floor of Opera House block.
PHI KAPPA PS1 meets every Saturday evening on third floor of Opera House block.
PHI GAMMA DELTA meets every Saturday evening in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
PHI DELTA THEETA meets every Saturday evening on the second floor of Opera House block.
Sigma Chi meets every Saturday even ing on the fourth floor east of the Operr House block.
Sigma Nu meets every Saturday evening in the Eldridge House block, third floor.
P1 BETA PHI meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA c KAPPA GAMMA meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA meets every Saturday afternoon at the homes of members.
PHILIOLOGICAL CLUB meets in room No.
30 every other Friday at 8 p. m.
BASE BALL ASSOCIATION. Manager, Prof. A. M. Wilcox; Captain of Nine, Charles Voorish.
TENNIS ASSOCIATION.—President, F. E. Reed; Secretary, F. H. Kellogg; Treasurer, W. A. Snow.
SCIENCE CLUB, meets in Snow Hall every other Friday at 8 p.m. Ed Esterly, President; E. E. Slosson, Secretary.
SEMINERY OF HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, every other Friday at [p].m. OROPHILIAN LTERARY SOCIETY meets Friday at 8 p. m.
ATHEN.EUM LITERARY SOCIETY meets every Friday at 8 p. m. W. D. Ross, President; Fred McKinnon, Secretary.
Foot Ball Association meets every Saturday for practice. C. S. Hall, President; Chas, Wright, Secretary; Shields and Wixon, Captains.
Y. M. C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, room 11. President, E. L. Akley; Secretary, R. D. Brown.
Y. W, C. A. meets every Friday evening at 7:30, third floor University President, Emma Dunn: Secretary. Laura Lockwood.
ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION of the students of K. S. U., L. T. Smith, President; C. P. Chapman, Secretary; Executive Committee: E. M. Munford, Chas Voorhis, Fred Lidek.
Boom the University Ball.
THE Beacon is the name of a new college paper published at Baker.
If you are interested in K. S. U's success in Athletics buy a ticket for the University Ball whether you want to go or not.
An eastern girls Fraternity is endeavoring to establish a chapter here and is corresponding with several non-fraternity young ladies for that purpose.
The State Oratorical contest of Illinois is held at Galesburg tonight. This again forcibly reminds us how late our own contest is held and how little time is given our representative in which to prepare himself.
That Man Platt.
If ever a man was pitied it was a man named Platt, introduced to the party of K. S. U. students in Estes Park last summer. Mr. Platt was a roodman, so our informant told us, on the B. & M. road in Nebraska. He was a remarkable man in more ways than one. He was endowed with as many lives as a cat and was more unfortunate in his ability to get into scrapes than Georgie Hackett or Peck's Bad Boy's Pa. In fact it was his ability to get into scrapes and to get killed that first brought Mr. Platt to our notice.
The first time we met Mr. Platt, or rather were made aware of his existence, for we never knew him in person, was one evening as we were seated around our camp fire telling stories. Things had gone from bad to worse for some time when R. E. H., who prided himself on being something or a liar himself, could stand it no longer, fearing his reputation might suffer if he did not do something to redeem himself, and for this purpose he created Platt, and from that time on the poor fellow was made to do duty on all occasions.
The first adventure Platt had was with a "grizzley." He was out hunting one day and while going through a woods he met a large specimen of the above mentioned animal and not knowing how tenacious of life a grizzly is, he concluded to show fight, took aim and fired. The bear on being fired at, turned and made for for Platt. Before the bear could reach him, Platt was able to fire twice more and then was compelled to use a knife. After a hard struggle the bear was killed but not until Platt himself was mortally wounded, he living only long enough to get back to camp and relate his experience. Of course we all felt a great deal of sympathy for Platt, especially as he was so warm a friend of H., and we all experienced a feeling of sadness the remainder of the evening.
We heard no more of Platt until two weeks later when a paper was received giving an account of several railroad employees being killed by a trestle falling with them. Platt was brought back to life again and made to do duty for another story. This time Platt was superintending the building of a trestle when he became involved in a quarrel with one of his men and coming to blows he was knocked off and his body crushed on the rocks below. While we all expressed our sympathy it was not quite as heartfelt as when Platt was killed before for we now had hopes that Platt might be endowed with a third life and would again be restored to us. And we were not mistaken, for only a few days afterward several of the boys had an exciting time in a thunder storm, while upon the Range and this again brought Platt to notice. This time, as will probably be anticipated, Platt met his death by being struck by lightning. Of course the account of the killing was told with all the embellishments that H.'s smooth flow of language
permitted of and was much more interesting than the bare recital of events, but so much was told that it is impossible to remember more than the incident itself. Platt met his death after that by drowning, in a cyclone, from a pistol shot during a strike and in a number of ways that have escaped my memory, but if any one wants a detailed account of all of them he can get it by applying to "Gric" who can relate them in a manner almost a interesting as H. himself.
SINCE the honorable title of sporting editor of the "Great Religious Weekly" was conferred upon me I have been compelled to hold my peace, which is one of the characteristics of a sporting editor, because of the lack of material about which to write. The proposed prize fight has been declared off; there are no foot races; the—ponies—are still under training, and hanging-parties are not of such frequent occurrence as they were last year. At last, however, there is something and this something it seems to me, should be of general interest.
The recent tennis tournament, a success in every way has awakened a new interest in that most pleasant of out-door sports. The base-ball club has just selected a manager and captain and is now ready for actual work. The above state of affairs has brought to my mind a scheme which I now present, as I think, at the most fitting time. The two tennis associations need courts which will be exclusively for their use; the ball club needs a diamond for its use; we all need a fitting place in which to hold our field day exercises. There is a spot which is available for its purpose and which combines all the desirable qualities for the several uses to which it may be put; this is the sort of natural ampitheatre just north of the University buildings. This is part of the campus, and as such could be put to no better use; is within a very short walk from the University; is in a sheltered locality, and by means of drainage, for which are presented admirable facilities, could be made and kept dry during the greater part of the season. The only thing lacking—the money to be expended in putting the ground—the proper shape, and for this purpose that I offer the following suggestion to the tennis-players, the base ball players, the athletes and to all having an interest is the advancement of K. S. U. in any direction. Let us have a University Ball and with the proceeds establish our out-door gymnasium. By this means we can have a gathering of the University; fraternity men and non-fraternity men, fraternity ladies are non-fraternity ladies. It would be a gathering such as we only have upon some such occasion as an oratorical contest, and even in that case we are usually lacking in one very essential feature, the ladies. Some of us will go to have a good time, some to help with our mites the athletic association of K.
S. U., and more, to do both these things. It seems to me that now is the time for something of this kind, and I believe the project once started would meet with general favor.
F. H. KELLOGG.
Since the above was written a committee has met for the purpose of the carrying out of this scheme. Members of the committee have been around among the students for expressions of opinion, and have found such general and wide spread interest manifested that the committee will take immediate steps and in a short time will make a full announcement giving date, place and price, and those selling tickets, etc. It is hoped by the committee that all students of K. S. U. will go, or if prevented from going by any reason will purchase a ticket anyway or make a donation or subscription of the price for the benefit of athletics in K. S. U.
PROF. A. G. CANFIELD,
CHAS. VOORHIS,
F. H. KELLOGG,
K. R. WHITMAN.
ATHANEUM.
Athanewane Literary Society held its regular meeting last Friday evening. As it was the night for the election of officers, the regular literary exercises were dispensed with. The following officers were elected: President, D. H. Spencer; Vice President. C. H. Sears; Secretary, Miss Corbin; Treasurer, R. D. Brown; Musical Director, E. E. Ellison; Critic; Hervey White; Reporter, Paul Marrill; Executive Committee, Harry Parnes, E. B. McPherson and H. C. Riggs. A good program will be rendered this evening.
Y. M. & Y. W. C. A. RECEPTION The Y. M. & Y. W. C. Association of the University will give a reception to old and new students to-morrow evening at the rooms of the City Association A short but excellent program has been arranged including an address by Prof. Snow, music by the University Mandolin Club and others. All students and their friends are invited. The exercises will begin at 9 o'clock.
"Biographical Dictionary of the living local and national Poets of America, with interesting sketches, remeniscences and choice selections from each poet. The only complete biographical dictionary of all the local and national poets of America, containing numerous selections and names of poets that have never before appealed in priat, edited and compiled under the supervision of Thos. W. Herringshaw."
The above was taken from a circular which is being widely distributed through all parts of the United States. It will take more than $5,000 to carry out the design; but the editor of the same having received encouragement through the association of local authors in the United States will proceed to the completion of the design. What a chance to immortalize ones self! The poetical highs ef K. S. U. rises up and distinguish yourselves. The volume will contain a short biography of every poet with cuts of the many. When posterity in the shape of a Kansan shall glance the pages of this wonderful book, how proud she shall feel when she shall see the name of Canfield, Carruth, White and others of诗ological whose names shall emblazen and embellish its pages.
They Do Say
That the tennis crank is abroad in the land.
That the students are more than pleased with the new members of the faculty
That Cap Franklin is building up his frame on a diet of beef suet and dumb bells.
That Miss Watson imparts an air of dignity to the American history class.
That a member of the faculty was seen in chapel recently.
Look at our line of tooth brushes 5 to 50 cents. Good values for the momey. RAYMOND & DICK.
That a number of our best students ate peanuts in "coon heaven" during the performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
That the only thing wrong with the "Seminary of Historical and Political Science" is its bombastic name.
That the author of these lines can be found in the woods for about a week.
That Burney is looking for a victim among the unsuspecting maidens from Squasbville and Turniptown.
It is a great saving to our literary and scholarly men to comb their hair with their fingers, but if you wear it pompadore you must have a brush and comb and Raymond & Diek will furnish you at lowest cash prices.
That Swope is taking his major in Christian Evidences and free elective in keg beer.
Drop in at Hume's, 829 Mass. St., for your fine Shoes and Slippers.
That the usual number of students of the cigarette variety will accept lucrative positions at the end of the first term.
Boots and shoes neatly repaired by Pat Graham.
That a certain student in the political economy class has a mouth of unwonted fluency much to the disgust of his co-workers.
Go to Andy Reed's for a shave and hair cut.
Everybody knows Andy Reed,
the popular barber. Give him a call.
Mrs. Orme & Engle have just received an elegant line of millinery goods. See their ad.
Do you want a hair cut or shave? Then go to Andy Reeds'.
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Boys you can buy your rubber shoes, first quality, for 50c. a pair by walking around the corner to the Star Shoe Store.
Andy Reed is located just south of the Journal office. He is the boss barber.