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UNIVERSITY TIMES
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FOR AND BY THE STUDENTS OF THE KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
VOL. I.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 11, 1888.
Local.
The students are back.
The students are back!
Did Scars get his overshoes?
Notice Herrington's whiskers.
Who said that the Times' poets were all dead?
Hickey is building up an enviable rep-
tition as an artist.
The Kansas City boys enjoyed a sleigh ride last week.
Canning is now the order of the day— or night.
What was the matter with the recitations Tuesday morning?
The Sigma Chis have been fixing up their hair in grand style.
Go to McCullough Bros. for your shaving and hair cutting.
Wilmoth will lead the Y. M. C. A.
meeting this evening.
Time flies, but there are no flies on the Times. Funny. Laugh.
A number of students changed quarters after Christmas vacation.
Some of the boys visited the spiritua
list meeting Sunday night.
Montgomery looks as if he had enjoy ed his vacation immensely.
The senior class at Rutgers has elected a Japanese Class Day Orater.
The Political Science Club will not meet until after the examinations.
The faculty is offering a reward for the head of the 'Kronik Kicker'.
Eloquence will soon be above par, and pools will be selling on the right man.
Students it will pay you to have your barber work done at McCullough Bros.
The beautiful snow and the slushing mud greeted the student on his return.
Some of the students are wondering what school they will attend next term.
Many students have changed their places of lodging during the past week.
Those who put off the writing of their orations until vacation time came back minus.
To-day is Founder's Day at Cornell and will be celebrated with considerable ceremony.
Many of the electrical engineering students worked in the laboratory during the holidays,
Come and see Orophilian beat Athanacum or Athanacum beat Orophilian. Which?
Amherst is stirred up over a rebellion of the students against compulsory chapel attendance.
The business managers of the college papers now sigh,—"The meloncholy days have come."
Quite a number of the students returned on the 3rd to take advantage of the cut rates.
Prof. Marsh complimented his English class on the good attendance the first day after vacation.
The senior class in Political and Constitutional History has adjourned until examination time.
Prof. Snow has lately been busy labeling and arranging the specimens in the Geological museum.
The TIMES, with this issue, presents its readers with a poem, the production of one of its most energetic students.
There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the University Publishing Co. (Review) this afternoon.
Two more days for review, and then cold weather, at least the firing process will probably commence.
The plan of keeping the library open surpassed all expectations There was a daily attendance of from ten to twenty.
It appears that some of the supposed contestants in the coming oratorical contest will not enter the field.
Brewster at Washburn is one of the
victims, who will have to be down at Emporia, by the successful K. S. U. man
This evening will be just the evening for every student to come up to the University and see a sample of K. S. U. literary work.
The festive Prep has been eating candy and cracking nuts during recitations all week. The remains of the defunct Santa Clause of '88.
All students interested in the workings of the Art Department are invited to take part in clay modelling this evening in the art studio.
The Sophomore English class under the efficient leadership and instructien of Prof. Dumlap is studying Shelley's famous poem, Adonais.
Prof. Snow read a paper upon "The disease of the chinch bug," before the annual meeting of the State Agricultural Society at Topeca, Thursday.
We wonder if the professor who holds his class *responsible* for so much, would not also be a little *responsible* if a number of his class should ful.
The local oratorical contest will take place on the evening of Jan. 23. The place is not yet fixed, but will be an announced next week.
The members of the Electrical Engineering department are making tests upon the different makes of electric light wires and carbons for the electric light company of this city.
Trains on the Santa Fe from the West were delayed three or four hours. Monday afternoon, caused by the wreck of a freight train at Lecompton.
The Natural History Department has received the following additions: A skin of a female Rocky Mountain steep and a fine Buck from Montana; and a Buck, wild cat, and snow shoe rabbit from Colorado.
Attend the joint meeting of the Orophilian and Athenaeum to-night. It promises to be as good a program as ever rendered by either society.
The many friends of Prof. Aldrich will be pleased to learn that he and a friend have the directorship of the Newburyport, Mass., Musical Academy, and that the Professor is leader of a chora society there.
During the vacation Prof. Snow received a very fine assortment of specimens of plants from Idaho and the northwest for his Herbarium. There are among them specimens of over one hundred species new to the collection.
The joint meeting of the Athanaeum and Orophilian societies takes place this evening at the Athenaeum hall. This will be the event of the year of the literary societies and every student who does not attend will miss a rare treat.
The Union depot at Kansas City presented a very scholarly appearance last Monday evening. Prof. Wilcox, Sam Bishop, Smith, Brooks, Montgomery Shaver, Simmons,[Schilling Westcott and Bars, all bound for K. S. U. took everything by storm.
Elsewhere in the paper is a notice of the date of the local oratorial contest. When this notice was written the place of holding the contest had not been decided upon, but it has been finally determined to hold it in University Hall.
James Whitcomb Riley must look to his fences. "A Twelfth Month Idyl," by Will White, in this week's El Dorado Republican is nearly equal to the Hoosie poet's best. -Emporia Republic,-The productions of our own "Billy" White are receiving innumerable press comment from over this great State, of which Will is a fair representative.
The Philological club will hold its next regular meeting this evening in room No. 20. A Synopsium on Recent Hand Books will be discussed by Profs. Wilcox, Marsh, A. G. Canfield, and Murphy. A cordial invitation is extended to all students interested in this club work.
Personal.
Miss Stanford will not return.
G. O. Virtue came back Sunday
Allen is on the sick list.
John Lucas came in Wednesday.
I. V. Hardy returned Monday
No. 14.
Lou Hill's mother died last week.
Miss Watson returned Monday evening.
Frank Smith will not return this year.
Palm and Robinson came back Monday.
E. S. Shields spent vacation at High land.
Kelly speaks highly of the Olathe girls.
Miss Jenie Edwards has again entered school.
Will Taylor spent most of his time in Seneca.
Miss Helen Simpson visited in Topeka last week.
Ed Morris came up from Emporia last Sunday.
Harburger and Wilkinson sojourned in Lawrence.
Bert Bunston came in from Iola last Monday.
Dan and Herbert Spencer remained in Lawrence.
Misses Eddy, Hair and Bartell returned Monday.
"Bert" Stover will not return to school this year.
IIi Adams made quite an impression in Ottawa.
Sawtelle reports fine fun while in Dillon, Kans.
Dobby and Cook spent the holidays in Kansas City.
Miss Lucy Kenyon visited the University Tuesday.
Caywood, Thomas and Mumford came in Wednesday.
H. J. Martin returned from Burlingame Tuesday.
Prof. Blake was in Kansas City several days last week.
Royster and Bailey were in Chanute during vacation.
Administrator of Denver has entered the Junior law class.
Miss May Hair returned from Belleville on Monday.
Blaker missed his train at Kansas City Monday evening.
Miss May Monroe will not return to school this year.
Sherman spent vacation with his parents in Rossville.
Ed Smeltzer returned from Emporia Monday afternoon.
W. E. Jones returned from Lansing Monday morning.
Butler was apprenticed to a jeweler for a whole week.
Humphrey and Hill returned from Bellville, Thursday.
Charley Chapman reports an excellent time in White Cloud.
Simpson returned from McPherson Monday afternoon.
Fred Funston will probably be with us again in a short time.
Miss Kate Merrill spent a part of the holidays in Abilene.
Miss Edna Jones spent vacation at her home in Lansing.
Walt Armstrong came up from Wyandotte Monday evening.
Miss Irene Webb spent part of her vacation in Kansas City.
Montgomery came in from Oregon, Mo. Monday evening.
Miss Clara Munley visited friends in Kansas City, last week.
Alexander comes in from Florence on Tuesday morning train.
Miss Kate Merrill spent last week at work at the University.
Sackett spent New Years evening with Lemon in Armourdale.
C. M. Sherer came back from St.
Louis, Monday evening.
Wascott and Flannely of the Junior Lawe, returned Monday.
Robt. Herdman is recovering from a slight attack of pneumonia.
Firestone stopped over in Wichita on his return trip to Lawrence.
Miss Gussie Price spent a few days with friends in Wyndotte.
Miss Kate and Julia Powell visited the University Wednesday morning.
Allen attended the meeting of the Teachers' Association in Topeka.
Miss Eva Howe was seen in the University halls Wednesday morning.
Miss Amy Hays is back after a follow
o pleasant vacation at her home at Paula.
Clarence Sears visited Will Rudder at his home at Spring Hill during the vacation.
W. S. Allen was married Christmas week to a Miss Smith of Concordia.
Prof. Green and Summerfield attended the State Bar Association at Topeka Tuesday.
Prof. Dyche is traveling through Texas and New Mexico in the interest of his departments.
Dan Mallison spent most of his time between Hiawatha, Kas., and Omaha, Neb.
Miss Jonnie S. Sutliff is back from an enjoyable visit with friends and relations in Colorado.
Miss Sadie Emery has been doing clerical work in the Chancellor's office during vacation.
Bert Stover has accepted a position in the Belleville Bank and will not return to school.
Miss Bertha Peterson will return to her home in Oskaloosa after examinations are over.
Misses Belie, Nancy, Mary and Virginia Spencer, spent Christmas holidays in Pleasanton.
Holsinger spent most of his time during holidays between Kansas City and Rosedala.
Miss Mamie Pugh will not return, as she will teach in the High School at Cottonwood Falls.
Lou Hill was very sick last week with brain fever. Later reports show him to be some better-
E. A. Wheeler of Washington Territory is visiting friends at the University his week.
Misses Pearl and Ocy Phillips gave an elegant party at their home in Independence last week.
Street listened to the orations delivered by the Washburn boys at the local contest last week.
J. C. Manning returned from a two weeks' visit to his old home in Indiana, Tuesday evening.
Prof. Snow weut to Topeka Wednesday to attend a meeting of the State Agricultural Society.
Miss McKinnon was present at the wedding of Scott Allen, of the class of '88, at Concordia.
Prof Wilcox returned Monday from Baltimore and New York City, where he spent his vacation.
Miss Josie Berry returned from Waterville last Wednesday, where she has been spending her vacation.
J. V. Hardy has gathered together his worldly possessions and moved over to the Voorhish mansion.
Prof Green attended the meeting of the Bar at Topeka, Wednesday and so did not meet his class.
Miss May Spencer, one of last years students' now attending Washburn, spent the holidays in Lawrence.
Clarence Sears spent his vacation with friends in Spring Hill and Paola, and reports a very pleasant time.
Mrs. Carruth spent the vacation at Manhattan, visiting with Mrs. Atwood and Miss Birdie Atwood.
E. A. Wheeler, of Portland, Oregon, was in the city from Saturday till Monday. "seeing the boys."
Hogin. Hair and Dawson of Beilville, expressed their intention of visiting the University next commencement.
Miss M. A. Thompson of "The Anatomy Association" attended the State
Miss Rudolph was Secretary of the Academy of Language and Literature held at Topcka during the holidays.
W. S. Jenks an old student now principal of the schools at Ottawa read a paper on Manual Training at the Teachers Association.
Teachers Association at Topeka during vacation.
Prof. Essons Johnson of Emporia, Braham of Abilene, and Cook of Solomon City ex students of K. S. U., attended the Association at Topeka.
T. Jack Schall left Wednesday for Hiawatha, Kansas, where he has accepted a position on the Brown County World. Web Wilder's paper.
George Perry returned to school Monday evening. He has almost entirely recovered from the severe injuries he received in the Carbondale wreck, last Thanksgiving.
Mushrush, Street and Martindale took in the Washburn contest last Friday evening at Topka. It is rumored that the two last named gentlemen were more interested in visiting their best girls than in attending the contest.
The many friends of Fred. Kellogg are very sorry to learn that he will not be in school next term. He goes to Topcka to assist his father in the Attorney-General's office. "Ted" will be missed very much, especially by the girls.
Mr. Paul Sterritt, of Chicago, Ill., spent a few days this week visiting his uncle, Mr. John Sterritt, the genial University carpenter. He is formerly of Lawrence and expressed great surprise at the wonderful progress made by K. S. U. in the last ten years.
E. C. Franklin has returned from Louisiana, and resumed his position as Assistant Professor in Chemistry. While away Ed. raised a fine crop of whiskers, which have so altered his appearance, as to cause many of his friends to mistake him for Pat McCarthy.
Miss Pearl Phillips a last years student and a prominent member of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity, gave a party during the holidays, at her home, Maple Hill, in Independence, Mo. The party was the social event of the holidays, at Independence.
Times Stockholders Attention!
All those who subscribed for Times stock must pay up to the Treasurer, F. E. Reed, on or before Jan. 15th, or their stock will be placed on the market again.
Boys now is the time to lay in a supply of shirts. Prices are at the lowest. Everything has taken a tumble since the Holidays. Remember Brounelsick's is the place.
Prof. J. H. Canfield returned last Friday from a two week's trip throughout the eastern and southern States. His trip was one of business, attended with pleasure, being made almost wholly in behalf of the National Educational Association. He reports the people of Nashville preparing to give to the teachers, a general "Southern welcome." He is greatly impressed with the rapid advancement made in the public school system of the south. The southern educators look with favor upon the Blair Educational bill but prefer to have the money expended without national supervision. While southern colleges are not equal to the older eastern colleges, they are full of energetic, wide-awake, students and promise much for the future of the New South. The Professor returns more than ever satisfied with Kansas and her schools, and he is more thoroughly a Kansan than ever before. In 1890 there will most probably be held an Inter-National Educational meeting at Toronto, which will take the place of the Annual Educational meeting.
Dedrick & Tipton are the boss barbers. They pay special attention to students trade. Give them a call. Remember the number 836 Massachusetts St.
Miss Hattie Cook who has been for some two years a student at Mt. Hollyoke College, South Hadley Mass. has been obliged to give up study on account of serious trouble with her eyes. She will probably return to her home in Kansas City soon. This is a matter of regret to her friends, as she has been doing excellent work at Mt. Hollyoke.
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