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VOL. I.
LOCALS.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 12, 1889
Who's there?
Wixson get your gun!
The Virgil class finishes the third book this week.
Cats are in demand at Snow Hall, at 25 ct. per head.
The optional French begin their new novel this week.
Jesse Oscar Hobo is the latest addition to the noble order.
Prof. Wilcox conducts the chapel exercises this week.
The Senior Laws say they will also get silk hats. Next.
The Junior class held a meeting last Friday at two o'clock:
The Excelsior Club will meet with Wine next Saturday night.
The Psychology class had their first quiz on Monday of this week.
Quite a number of our students went out to Blue Mound, Sunday.
The Caesar class finished Latin composition for this term Monday.
The Philological Club held an interest session last Friday night.
Another piano was taken to Prof. Mc Donald's room on Saturday.
Culver and Hill have moved, They may now be found at 1301 Ohio.
The score of the base ball game played Friday was 11 to 8 in favor of Voorhis' nine.
The Junior electrical engineers recently examined the city electric light system and plant.
Owing to the near vacation the program of the Political Science Club has not been posted.
Miss Nellie Franklin furnished music for Atheneum Literary Society at the last meeting.
There will be no meetings on the bill Friday night of this week, of any of the societies.
"Where are we going boys?" Echo answers in guttural tones,—"Remember thy oath."
The lawn tennis enthusiasts were out exercising themselves in the park last Friday afternoon.
The High school gave a dramatic entertainment last week. Visitors report it very amusing.
It is rumored that Worden was caught in a chicken coop, of West Lawrence, last Saturday night.
"No telling, I may be the next."—Wo-
den, April 3d.
"Too true! Too true!"—Rigg's, April 7th.
The ice house on this side of the river seemed to be an objective point to many strollers on last Sunday.
And our steamboat is no more, so that if we will go boating we must furnish our own motive power.
Orophilian voted in several new members at the last meeting. Among them Rush and Roberts.
It may be lots of fun to butt one's head against a solid plank wall, but *vee* never could see it quite that way.
The geometry class will finish plain geometry this week, which is as far as they are required to go this term.
It is said that the Seniors were out Saturday night returning hats that they had taken from the young ladies.
The foot race will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the base ball ground. The contestants are both amateurs, although Firestone has had some experience
Some of the "Preps" now carry canes in imitation of the Seniors. Look out, boys, it is dangerous.
Nearly all of the members of the Geology class do their laboratory work from 8 to 10 in the morning.
Judge West has just made a new find in geology. The discovery is a fossil leaf with two petioles.
It is reported that the recent riddance of the barbs almost counterbalances the loss sustained a week ago.
The Sub-freshmen list of students occupied the bulletin board yesterday. There are about 175 on the list.
The class in organic chemistry have their final examination this week. They will then take up Toxicology.
"That inscription on my hand is the name of the noble order in Greek characters. My pin will be here in a few days."
The zoology class began work in the laboratory, Monday. Their first work was the classification of specimens of birds.
Why doesn't the Freshman class have a party or picnic. The class spirit can be cultivated in no better may than this.
Palladium Literary Society has placed a frame for holding programs in the hall. It is very neat and a credit to the society.
The Zoos are analyzing birds in earnest. The collector's name has not been reported. All songsters should now keep low
Prof. Canfield's Juniors are excused from recitations and turned loose to graze in the library until summoned by a formal call.
The joint meeting of Orophilian and the Kent Club has been postponed for one week, and will occur if nothing prevents on the 19th.
The Senior girls say they haven't been able to sleep for almost a week. Poor girl! Troubled conscience and fire (?) bells—the cause.
The time for Freshman themes has been extended by Prof. Marsh till Tuesday, April 16. The Freshmen are congratulating themselves.
A number of University boys went out boating last Saturday, the river was in fine fix and the weather just cool enough to make it pleasant.
Orophilian has a quartette. It is composed of Messis. Curry, Krehbiel, Nowlin and Sawtell. You ought to hear them sing, they are immense.
"The Mysteries of Initiation or two hours in a Hen House" is the title of the latest work we have heard of; for particulars inquire of any of the boys.
The third term German class did not know their lesson Monday, and consequently brought down on themselves an unlimited amount of condemnation.
The Excelsior Club met last Saturday night with C. P. Chapman. The evening was spent in the cause of science, and all went home with new ideas in their heads.
The ball game last Friday afternoon was very good and drew a large number of spectators. The boys with practice expect to be able to "do up" any other college club in Kansas.
The catalogue lists of the Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen were posted the latter part of last week ; and now we hear the remark, "who cares for classification, anyhow."
The Botany class are longing for the time to come when they will know enough to begin the work of making a collection, and thus get outdoor work for exercise.
The Science Club got on a tare last Friday night. The boys (and profs.) actually made so much noise that students rooming in the vicinity thought either the Pharmasists or Laws had broken loose.
The fourth hour geometry class had a written recitation yesterday, also one today, the two will count as one quiz.
The members of the Sketch Club are drawing a life size portrait of Mrs. A. R Marsh, to be kept as a souvenir of her presence and work with the club.
We suppose this weeks issue of our contempt will contain the usual obituary and condolence expressed to the barbs. They are both needed.
There was a large crowd at the Unity club lecture last Monday night. Prof. Franklin held his audience very much interested throughout the entire time.
The Song Association held another of those meetings for which it is celebrated last Friday night. A large crowd was present, and Miss Nellie Franklin presided at the piano in her usual admirable manner.
It is reported that every Junior is manufacturing some excuse to leave the city during vacation, to avoid the class picnic. We tender our sympathy to those who remain.
The Natural History Department received recently a valuable addition, in a handsomely bound copy of Edwin Chapin's Zoology of New England. The book was presented by Mr. Geo E. Little of this city.
Orophilian hold a regular meeting last Friday night; only a few were present, but a very interesting time was reported. The special features were a song by W.E. Higgs and one by Orophilian male quartette.
The latest is a bill of damages sent in by a citizen of West Lawrence. He alleges that a band of forty or fifty hoodlums broke his fence down, made a raid on his incubator and robbed him—of about two hours sleep.
The commencement appointments of the Lawrence High School have been made. The Senior class this year numbers about forty, and as the High School fits for the University, the majority will be in next year's Freshman class.
The inter-fraternity base ball association was perfected last Friday. Now we shall expect to see some good playing; but we believe that there can be a nine organized outside the fraternities that will crowd them pretty close for honors.
Last Saturday afternoon there was an amateur boat race. Hadley and Edson manned one boat, and Deverell and Armstrong were in the second boat. The first crew won, but Deverell says that he did not have his specks on all the time.
Athenaeum hall was filled last Friday night with spectators, who had come to hear the program. The program consisted of orations, declamations, readings and a debate; and was first class in every respect. Music was furnished by Miss Nellie Franklin.
Palladium Literary Society has had no quorum for the last two meetings, and it is time for the members to awaken to the fact, that if they expect to have a society they must be there and be prepared to work. for it is something more than fun to start any kind of a society.
Last Saturday at three o'clock the active and alumne members of Pi Beta Phi met at the home of Miss Sue Miles, to listen to a lecture by Mrs. Prof. Carruth on "Glimpses of Italian History." In spite of the April weather the attendance was good. Mrs. Carruth illustrated her very interesting lecture by photographs of historical characters, paintings and places. Several selections, poetical and prose, alluded to in the lecture, were, at the suggestion of Mrs. Carruth read by the young ladies. All the girls feel that their pleasure in being allowed to hear this interesting lecture is only exceeded by their gratitude to Mrs. Carruth.
PERSONALS.
Parkirk went to Kansas City Friday. Potter will spend vacation at home.
Austin goes to Cottonwood Falls to-day. Miss Hadley is in Olathe visiting friends.
Austin goes to Cottonwood Falls to-day
Worden says it is hard to get "Hobo" off.
Gleason leaves for home to-morrow morning.
Lemon will vacate at his home in Armourdale.
Perry enjoyed a visit from his father, Sunday.
Ross leaves for his home at McLouth this evening.
Royster will spend vacation at his home in Chamute.
Smelzer left for his home in Emporia, last Thursday.
Wade, of the Law Department, went home last Friday.
Fossidk and McMurtry will spend vacation in Kansas City.
Misses Innes, Town and Mason visited the University to-day.
Montgomery leaves this afternoon for his home in Oregon, Mo.
Chapman will spend vacation at his home in White Cloud.
Miss Laura Lockwood has been enjoying visit from her brother.
Miss Josie Berry leaves for home to-day to spend her vacation.
Fred Kellogg is down from Topeka to attend the Phil Delt hop.
H. J. Martin will spend the vacation at his home in Burlingame.
Culver, Manning and Hill are boarding at the Phi Delt Club now.
S. E. Curry leaves this evening for his home at Winchester Kans.
Miss Mamie Jacobs, of Emporia, visited the University Tuesday.
Brown and McKinnon got wet Sunday,
returning from Blue Mound.
Arthur Callaham *visited his Phi Si brothers, Tuesday morning.*
Miss Grabe leaves this afternoon, for her home, to enjoy the vacation.
John Davis will spend the moonlight nights of vacation with his Ottawa girl.
Miss Nellie Morris leaves Thursday for a short visit with friends in Humboldt.
Fred Pickering will spend the coming days of vacation at his home in Olathe.
Miss Josie Cook of Kansas City, visited her aunt, Miss Lippincott, last Sunday.
Ed Morris began his vacation last Sat urday at which time he left for Emporia
J. G. Smith '84, of Kansas City, attended the Entre Nous hop last Friday evening.
W. S. Smith will spend vacation a home. He will probably not return this term.
Will Priestly was up from Baldwin Monday. He reports oratorical matters quiet at the Bakery.
Rev. F. W. Fleigenbaum, the pastor of the German Methodist Church of this city, was a caller Tuesday.
Mr. W. C. Stevens, the newly appointed assistant in Natural History, visited the University last week.
No.27.
Miss Mamie Monroe very pleasantly entertained a number of West Lawrence people last Thursday evening.
Miss Tella Chapman, who has been very ill for some time past, left last Monday for Syracuse in the western part of Kansas.
A Catalogue list of the Preparatory de
partment was posted this morning. It is
by far the largest list that has been posted.
Strange to say, Earnest Blaker will not avail himself of the opportunity to go home, but will do special work (? ) at the University.
Miss House of Omaha, Neb., who has,
for the past few days, been visiting Miss
Price, leaves Thursday for Topeka, to visit
friends in that city.
Sherman will investigate and see whether the lady officials of Rossville are administering the affairs of that burg satisfactorily, during vacation.
Barlow Lippincott spent Sunday in the city visiting relatives and friends. Barlow has an exceptionally fine position in the engineering field and since leaving the University in '87 has made rapid advancement in his chosen profession.
Harry Barnes was very pleasantly surprised by a number of the boys last evening. It was the occasion of Harry's twenty-first birthday, and it is said that he was so surprised he forgot his sprained ankle and was several times caught dancing around, receiving the many congratulations.
Mr. Frank Oakley, a former student of both Washburn and K. S. U., is now connected with the engineering department of the O. & W. R. R at Walla Walla, Washington. Mr. Oakley has been for the past year in the employment of the Topka engineer, but being offered a better position accepted it. In making this change Frank joins one of his old classmates, Mr. Arthur Adams. —Washburn Reporter.
Barb: "But you had on shoes. How about that?"
The gentlemen of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity entertained their lady friends with an informal hop, at the Merchants Bank Hall, last evening. Those present were Misses Jacobs, of Emporia; Sulliff, Henshaw, Hair, Crotty, Bartell, Franklin, Manley, Lula Hadley, Mason, McCague, Scott, Johnson, Taggart and Mrs. Franklin; Messrs. F. H. Kellogg, Armstrong, E. C. Franklin, Burney, Henshaw, White, Brooks, Funston, Schall. McFarland, Wilkinson, Craig, Fiegenbaum, V. L. Kellogg and W. S. Franklin.
Sunday morning dialogue. J. O. H—(to a prominent barb) “Well, you see I got played with last night. To be sure I was itching to join a "frat" and so "bit," but it will never do to let it be known that I was "duped" ,"so for the sake of our dear barb friends, to whom I must now be loyal, I want you to circulate the report that I was "onto" this affair all the time—see "P?"
Barb: "That's so, we must get out of this somewhere, and that is the only alternative—so here goes—I'll spread that report at once."
J. O. H—o: "Yes, and I'll swear that I had a pistol in each boot, etc."
J. O. H.: "Oh! that wont make any difference, we can make the bars believe anything and the frats are already "onto it, for I was so scared I couldn't keep from shaking all over. Now remember, we must carry this through."
Law Department
Judge Summerfield is taking a lay-off this week, so the Junior 8-30 recitation has been discontinued. They have only one daily recitation now from 10 to 13.
Hobbs is council in a land case, soon to be tried at Leon.
The Juniors are not satisfied with the defeat that the Seniors gave them on the diamond, and another game will be played as soon as the weather will permit.
Kent Club will not meet Friday night, on account of vacation.
A week from Friday night comes the joint debate with Orophilian. The subject for discussion is *Resolved*. That the present system of municipal government is a failure. The Kent Club will be represented by Crane and Mitchell; Orophillian, by Street and Copper.
Abe Levy sells the best Hats in the city.