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VOL 1.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 27. 1889.
Subscribe for the Kansan.
Miss Laura O'Brion is sick.
Miss May Walker, is home again.
W. L. Carson has entered K. S. U.
Miss Mertz has joined the art class.
Prof. Sayre's wife returned Tuesday
Hudson's arm is "better thank you."
Snow is studying household • economy
Frank Edson, goes to Topeka to-day
The Freshman class had a quiz Thursday.
Bert Spencer was on the sick list last week.
L. B. Henshaw will enter the University soon.
New books are constantly arriving for the library.
Miss Rushmer was seen in the halls Wednesday.
Mrs. Prof Stevens, visited the University Tuesday.
Harry Dick is taking a special course in chemistry.
The Sigma Nus had a party last Saturday evening.
Overton returned from Kansas City Kas., Monday.
Seminary of Historical and Political Science to-night.
John Noble is a member of the Kaw Valley Gun Club.
Gertrude Hunicutt is doing post graduate work this year;
Prof. Weida has adopted a cane to keep him company.
Prof. Miller has charge of the chapel exercises this week.
Miss Simpson has organized an outdoor class in painting.
Prof. Snow, has taken charge of the class in Meteorology.
Mr. W.J. L. Crauk, of Hill City, has joined the Junior laws.
Miss Hattie Williams of '85 is teaching in the Iola High school.
Several of the fraternities seem to be sawing wood this year.
The classes in Pharmacy are reported unusually small this year.
E. S. Dalby is wearing the royal purple of Phi Gamma Delta.
A surprise party was given Miss May
Webster Monday evening.
Mrs. Fred Bowersock returned Monday from a visit to Olathe.
The class in Angle-Saxon find that study interesting, but tough.
Mrs. Carruth and Constance, were "seen on the hill." Tuesday.
Miss Eleanor Blaker enjoyed a visit from her mother last week.
Miss Lizzie Wilder spent a day with Lawrence friends this week.
Prof. Blackmar's class in political economy numbers thirteen.
Preston King of Holton Kansas, has entered the Junior Law class.
Prof. A. G. Canfield and Prof. Sayre spent Saturday in Kansas City.
E. S. Dolby has seceded from Palla-dium and become a Phi Gam.
Go to the Seminary of Political Science to-night. Extra good program.
The Optional class is beginning French will take up La France next week.
The Junior class is dwindling in numbers but its records still loom up.
J. A. R. Foss, of Minneapolis, Minn.
was at the University Wednesday.
J. W. Mertz, J. G. G. Littick and T,
R. R. Hodges are new Junior laws.
The members of the Estes Park party are planning to have a reunion soon.
The class in mineralogy numbers thirteen, the largest for several years.
Jim Challis, and Pochier succeeded in killing fifteen squirrels last Saturday.
The Freshman English class is now reciding in the auditorium of Snow Hall.
Earl Brown and Jos. Baker enjoyed at visit from Salina Friends last Saturday.
S. T. Glimore '86 was in town Saturday. He is in a law firm at Kansas City,
History and Political Science is a drawing card in the University this year
Will Overton enjoyed a visit to his home in Kansas City, Kas., last Sunday.
Mrs. Frances Eddy Johnston is "at home" on Kentucky street after October 1st.
The department of Electrical Engineering has twice as many sturden as last year.
The Optional German class find Prof. Carruth's study a very cosy recitation room.
James Owen, of Pueblo, Colorado entered the sub-Freshman class this week.
St. John has been canvassing the city for a rubber goods firm. He reports success.
A. L. Wilmoth left Thursday for Pawnee City, Neb., to attend his brother's wedding.
H. E. Riggs will soon leave town to accept a position with an engineering company.
The chemical department has received a new lot of books, both American and foreign.
No. 3.
F. P. Edson was unable to attend his classes the first of the week on account of sickness.
Miss Mame Tisdale, is the fortunate possessor of a new style Pi Beta Phi pin. It is a beauty.
The present Senior law class is the largest Senior class in the history of the law department.
Local and personal items are scarce this week. Scare us up some for Monday, won't you?
Miss Eleanor Humphrey leaves fo Junction City to-day to spend Sunday with her parents.
Ed. Royster is back in the University. Previous statements to the contrary are hereby repealed.
Duke de Greentree Bassett's portly form and smiling face are seeth among the new students.
The K. S. U. correspondent of the Lawrence Tribune seems to feel bad about the KANSAN.
Miss Nellie Griffith returns to-day from Arizona where she has been visiting during the summer.
Miss Bertha Mellen of Garnett, who attended the University last year is visiting friends in Lawrence.
Geo. Beebe, who is now reporter on the K. C. Globe, visited Lawrence friends last Sunday.
Miss Mamie Dunn, of Minneapolis, arrived Sunday, preparatory to taking up her work in the University.
J. M. Shellabarger writes from Prince-
ton that he has successfully entered the
Sophomore class. Success to Joe.
Will Albach, graduate of the Pharmary Department, in the class of 88, visited the University Tuesday.
It is getting chilly, and the average K. S. U. student is engaged in negotiating loans from his friends, to buy fuel with.
The College Y. M. C. A. met in room 11 last Friday night. There was a good meeting and a large attendance.
Paul Hudson, of Topeka, E. P. Allen, of Wichita and J. E. McPherson, of Blue Rapids are the new Phi Pais.
The bill for the English Literature books has come. The books are eagerly awaited by the students in English.
The invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Julia Benedict and Walter Howe at the residence of the bride's father.
It is said that one of our new students has learned from personal investigation that a Methodist social is not a dance.
Why don't the Freshmen organize? Probably because they have not got over the effects of being sub-Freshmen as yet.
F. D. Verriam, of Topeka, has entered the Senior laws. He has been in the law office of the Gleed Brothers for some time.
We learn from those in a position to know that the Miss Barkers have arrived safely and are much pleased with Amherst.
"O what is so rare as a day in June," says the poet. Let him rustle for news items in September and he will be apt to ind out.
The old visitor's room which the late Worden was wont to make his habitat, is now a very handsomely decorated art room.
The names of Miss Ella Smith Mabe Carniif and E. E. Starkweather, appear on the list of visitors at the University Monday.
Several students are taking special work in sugar analysis preparatory to an engagement on sugar plantations in Louisiana.
We want somebody to represent the Pharmaceutical society for us and put us on to the doing of the Pharmics in general. Who volunteers?
The Business College offers special rates to University students who wish to take business branches in connection with their regular work.
The class in Angle Saxon, has at last decided upon an hour which suits the majority. The class numbers eight and meets from three to four p. m.
Go and hear Orophilian to-to-night, also Athenaeum, likewise the Kent Club and Palladium and don't come away saying that societies are dying out at K. S. U.
The Freshman English class has about ninety members. This is entirely too large a number to burden one teacher with, and a division ought to be made if possible.
J. C. Fox has returned from Atchison where he accompanied Charles Johnson, who is still quite sick. Everybody hopes he will soon be well and back in college again.
Prof. Canfield's Junior history class has been amusing itself this week preparing colored maps showing the distribution of the Indian tribes at the time of settlement.
Ventilating flues have been placed in the east end of the chemical building. They are for the purpose of carrying off the injurious vapors from the Pharmacy laboratory.
Miss Laura Lockwood, took quite a prominent part in the entertainment given by the Epworth League at Mrs. Sparr's on Tennessee street, Saturday evening.
The Senior class in American History are busily engaged in investigating, of the Civil Service, and Race problems, with especial reference to present political conditions.
The editors of the University Kansan held a meeting in room No. 11 last Monday at 1 o'clock in which the following were assigned to local work: Misses Bartell, Sackett and Taggart, and Messrs Fullerton, Hadley and Royster. All local and personal items are to be handed in to the local editor during the first of each week.
J. A. Mushrush was a delegate and Cyrus Crane an alternate to the Republican County Convention of Douglas county. This is the way the K. S. U. politician works his way up.
The Juniors in American History are just beginning to comprehend the aim and scope of the work in Prof. Canfield's department. It takes some time to get hold of the professor's peculiar methods of work.
The pictures taken by the K. S. U. boys who spent the summer in Estes Park, are said to be an exceptionally fine lot of photographs. The one of White in the Garden of Eden is said to be remarkably good.
Those who have matter to contribute to the Kansan should remember that no copy will be received at the office from other than the Editor-in-chief or the Local Editor. Attention paid to this will save confusion.
One of our locals last week was like Mark Twain's description of the dictionary," the "narrative was a little disconnected." It was due to a combination of the "intelligent compositor" and the careless proof-reader.
In "Science" for September 20, appears a paper by Prof. Snow, presented before the Kansas Academy of Science at its meeting held in November of last year. The paper treated of the species of fossil leaves in the Kansas-Dakota rocks.
The number of new students is double that of any previous year. The entire enrollment is creeping upwards 500, and it is stated by those who are in a position to know that it will be considerably over 500 before next spring. Hurrah for K. S, U.
We see by a local in one of the city papers that the old gymnasium at the University is now being fitted up as a carpenter shop. It will doubtless be pleasant to find that we once boasted of a "gym." even though we cannot do so now.
John Sullivan, the "Irrepressible" was in town Saturday. Sullivan is a graduate of '87 from the Law Department, and was a lively politician at K. S. U. He is engaged in the newspaper, law, and loan business in Kansas City. John is one of the "get there" kind.
Prof. Snow has added some new books to the library as follows: Bentham and Hokers" "Genera Plantarum," which is a rare and expensive work. Sach's work "On the Physiology of Plants," by John Smith, and "Outlines of Classification and Special Morphology" by Coebel.
The old Political Science Club has reorganized under the name "The Seminary of Historical and Political Science," with Prof. J. H. Canfield as director and Prof. F. W. Blackmar as vice-director. The club has on its list, fifteen active and twenty-eight associate members.
Harvey White, who is known to most of the old students, read an essay before Athenaeum last Friday night on "Barbs and Frats" in K. S. U. While it contained considerable that was true, his reference to fraternity men as "dainty dons" might have borne questioning; especially in some cars.
Visions of the coming forcenses are beginning to haunt the mind of the Junior. He is undecided whether to take the topic in the English list on "The true relation of Egoism and Altruism as Moral Principles" or the terse and lucid one on "Show the bearing of the modern conception of Hyperspace on the doctrine of the a priori character of geometric knowledge." Any one can scribble off a 2,000 word essay on such elementary subjects as these.
The University lawns have bee mowed this week. It will not be long before the lawn mower with its festive click will be retired from active service for the season.
Those wishing to take tickets in the course of lectures now projected for the coming winter are requested to see those having the matter in charge immediately. This is necessary in order to make it a success, as the speakers cannot be engaged until a sufficient number of tickets have been sold to insure against possible loss.
Miss May Webster was completely and most pleasantly surprised Monday evening by a number of west Lawrence friends. A thoroughly good time was enjoyed by all. Among those present were Misses Hadley, Tisdale, Nelson, Mamie and Annie Monroe, Dalle, McMillan, Bean, Lyons. Messrs McCague, Horton, Challiss, Bullene, Lewis Fox, Melluish, Charter and John Spencer
The preliminary contests in lawn tennis will be played to-morrow, the gentlemen's singles beginning at 10 a.m., the gentlemen's doubles at 2 p. m., the ladies' singles Saturday morning and the ladies and gentleman's doubles Saturday afternoon. After the preliminaries Saturday afternoon will be played the finals for the prize offered as given in our last issue. The entries give evidence of a very close and interesting contest.
Prof. Blake proposes to develop a machine shop at the engine house this year. He expects to put in about $3,000 worth of heavy machinery, such as drills, lathes and other machine tools. The idea is to make it a shop for general machine work. This promises to become a valuable addition to the University and is something greatly needed. A regular machinist is to be employed, and will probably be engaged next week.
Orophilian.
Orophilian held a very interesting meeting last Friday evening. The program opened with music, after which an address on the subject, "Our University," by E. L. Ackley. The speaker gave an interesting sketch of the growth of K. S. U., and predicted the brightest future for the institution. This was followed by an address by H. F. M. Bear on "Old Orophilian" in which he well sustained his reputation as an orator. G. O. Virtue next spoke on the topic College Habits. His ideas on the subject were to the point and common sense, and were expressed in a very forecible manner. After recess followed an interesting debate on the subject: Resolved. That a collegiate education enhances the chances for financial success.
The attendances at the meeting was remarkably good, due probably to the energy of the members in issuing notices to all the students and thereby calling their attention to the society more strongly than the posted bulletin could do.
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