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HISTORICAL SEMINARY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 16. Prof. F. W. Blackmar, director.
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Vol. II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 1, 1896.
No. 13.
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Owing to the absence of the Editor-in-Chief this week the Associate Editor is responsible for the editorials and all "infernal machines" are to be addressed to him.
THE SPRING Oratorical Contest showed clearly that there is no lack of oratorical talent in the University, and moreover that those who possess this talent are willing and anxious to develop it. Now the only question is, will the students and faculty do what they can to aid them in their efforts to win for the University a good name in this field. If able orators and debaters are a discredit to an institution of learning then by all means let an end be put to any misdirected efforts in this direction. But if not, it seems as though it were the duty of those connected with the University to attend the contest and in other ways to support the oratorical association.
KANSAS WILL SOON have another college to be proud of. It is to be supported by the Methodist denomination and will be situated in Kansas City, Kans. This school will be made to approach as nearly as possible the rank of a university and will receive students from any of the western states. It is to be co-educational and fine dormitories will be built on the grounds.
"IN THE spring the young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" and we might add that the young student's fancy turns particularly to thoughts of lawn parties. Especially in this city of beautiful lawns do the warm spring evenings remind one of pleasures once enjoyed, and make one wish that somebody with a lawn would take the hint.
THE QUESTION of changing the athletic colors is being agitated and should not be allowed to rest until the change has been made. There are really no objections to adopting the new colors, crimson and blue, while there are many reasons for not retaining the Harvard crimson.
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THE FISHERMAN drops his net in the eddies and the fish that come there to escape the rush of the waters outside are caught. Likewise the man who seeks life's eddies of inactivity is in the greatest danger of the snares of evil.
A good many people in Kansas complain about the extravagant salaries that are paid the members of the Faculty at the State University; and yet Vernon L. Kellogg, who resigned two years ago to go to Leland Stanford University, is now getting just three times the salary that was paid him at the Kansas University, and he is given all the time he wants to pursue his own studies. The facts of the case are that the average of the salaries paid at the Kansas State University is below the average paid at any other institution of similar standing in the United States. Iola Register.
It is natural for the student to look at things in an interrogatory spirit. This has been exemplified many times within the last few days in connection with the work of macadamizing Adams street in front of the library. As to the propriety of quarrying out many yards of hard native rock in order to fill the hole with macadam we would not attempt to judge. We do not however, regard it as a presumptuous attempt to improve on nature, but are content to await further developments which may enlighten us.
BICYCLES SEEM to be more popular this year than ever, at least among the students and faculty of the University, a large number of whom have bought new wheels this spring. There will probably be a correspondingly louder demand for good roads and streets, and much might be accomplished in this direction by a united effort on the part of those who ride bicycles. But in order for the wheelmen to command public sympathy and support in their efforts to obtain better roads they must observe carefully the laws of the road. Reckless riding especially after dark should always be avoided, and great care should be taken to avoid collisions or accidents of any kind.
WE HAVE always been disposed to look upon boarding clubs as a great blessing, since they provide good food at reasonable rates, and besides bring many young people into friendly relations. But there has grown up in the clubs one practice which for various reasons can not but be deplored. This is the practice of betting; not money, nor even pocket knives—for that would exclude the young women—but pie. Not any certain number of pies, but pies by the week and even month. Now in the first place this practice is evil, because of the danger in which it places the health, perhaps the life, of the winner, especially in those clubs where pie is abundant. And this argument is not answered by the statement that the loser's health is in the same degree benefited for experience proves that sudden abstinence is almost as disastrous as over indulgence. And furthermore this practice stimulates the latent but omnipresent desire in man to get something for nothing, which feeling we have always been taught strenuously to oppose.
FAULT is sometimes found with the library, because it does not contain a greater number of modern books. But there is no possible remedy for this unless those who are dissatisfied will make a liberal contribution to the library funds. The classical works and books of reference necessary to carrying on the work of the University must be purchased first, and then it will be possible to pay more attention to modern literature. It may be feared that before that time shall arrive our modern books will also have become classical, but we look to the legislature for relief.
THE UNIVERSITY of Chicago was expected to be modern in every respect and entirely free from the retarding spirit of conservatism permeating the very walls and atmosphere of those institutions of a like nature which have been old these many years and perhaps centuries. And if the presence in the faculty of Chicago University of professors who are not afraid to express the most radical views on all pressing questions may be taken as an indication of the general tone of the university then the expectations of the founders have certainly been fulfilled.
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LITERARY.
THE SHORT STORY.
Its Genesis, History, Scope and Possibilities.
Read by Miss Adelia Alice Humphrey '95, before the Kansas Academy of Language and Literature.
The suddenness with which the short story has forced itself upon our attention of late might lead one to regard it as a sort of mushroom growth. Such is not the case, for if its genealogy be carefully traced it will be found that the short story is the oldest form of literary production and that it has been subject to fewer changes than any other branch of written or oral literature. Christ himself taught in parables, which are nothing more or less than one of the varied types of the short story. But even long before the Christian era stories were not unknown in the oriental countries and it is from Arabia and Persia that legends first came to the Western Continent.
Such savants as Beufey, Godeke, Kohler, Nöldeke and Liebrecht maintain that our popular tales are but secondary versions of the original oriental legends, and for fifty years this interesting subject has occupied their attention. England's scholars contend that they are the common heritage of the Aryan race, survivals of primitive myths and legends, and came to Europe when the Aryan race migrated west and north.
The interesting fact that legends and tales of a more or less supernatural cast are identical with slight allowances for local color, in countries so widely different as Norway and Italy and among people so unlike as the Norwegians and Italians, may be taken as significant of the fact that they are of common origin. It is highly probable that they are reflections or survivals of ancient Aryan traditions, which still continue current among Asiatic nations. Sometimes, indeed, it is possible to trace the actual passage of the story from Asiatic to European tradition.
Many scholars have suggested the probablity of the transmission having taken place during the Crusades. Although exchange of ideas in many lines may be attributed to those expeditions, traces can be found of a literary emigration at a much earlier period. In 1080 a Greek translation was made of the fables of Bidpai from an Arabic version. The Arabic was a translation from the Persian and the Persian in turn from the Sanskrit original. From the twelfth century was found a small collection of tales written by a Spanish Jew named Peter Alfonsus. These tales were partly derived from the Hebrew Talmud and partly from the Arabian fables. We find therefore that before the time of the Crusades we had at least two works of Asiatic origin not imported by oral tradition.
From that time until the present the story has had its places in all literatures though it is difficult to trace its history on account of the lack of distinction made in the use of the terms romance, novel and story. Writers of the Renaissance in Southern Europe did not consider fiction worthy the attention of educated men so they paid no notice to the difference existing between these forms. The novel and the short story must not be confused. The latter is not a condensation of the the former but the expansion of a single motive.
Recently the short story has had a revival of popularity and has been meta-morphosed from the country cousin in literature to the polished and cosmopolitan relation. Not many years ago writers of some repute considered it rather beneath their dignity to write anything less important than a novel, but recently not a few writers have gained literary fame as authors of short stories only. Thomas Nelson Page, Amelie Rives, Constance Fenimore Woolson and Mary E. Wilkins are a few of the names that might be mentioned in that connection. Rudyard Kipling was one of the leaders in the movement and it is, perhaps, his great success which has stimulated others to a trial of their skill. Kipling stood alone as a representative of England in the Short Story field until the appearance of Conan Doyle. But with these two exceptions and also excluding the works of Daudet, Coppée and Maupassant and perhaps a few others, the signal successes have all been achieved by Americans.
Perhaps that is because the field for the short story writer is practically unlimited in America, the widely various character of its population, the natures and customs of the peoples of different localities all opening up to the student of human nature a vast field for research. In England the changes have been rung on ghosts and detectives until they can no longer arouse popular interest. The boldness of conception and utter scorn of conventionality shown by writers of the short story are most important reasons for its success as is also the analogy
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existing between the concentrated and lively quality of the short story and the peculiar temperament of the American people. The stories are mirrors which reflect the multitudinous phases of our natural life. The hopeless dullness of the stranded New England farmer and the wild reckless nature of the cowboy of the Southwest; the narrowness of provincialisms and the complexity of city life—all are held up to our view in the mirror of the short story.
Page gives us stately, full length portraits of plantation life in old Virgina, Joel Chandler Harris, Miss Rives, Maurice Thompson, Octave Thanet and Opie Reed have immortalized the cracker planter and negro lying between Arkansas and Florida. Bret Harte has written two hundred sketches depicting Western life all drawn from observations made during a short sojourn in the West in his early manhood. Miss Woolson also has made pioneer life the theme of many of her sketches.
The Yankee in city and country, in the interior and on the coast has been truthfully pictured by such well known writers as Sarah Orne Jewett, Rose Terry Cooke, Louise Chandler Moulton, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Mary E. Wilkins and Sophie Swett.
Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stimpson, Richard Harding Davis and Brander Matthews have given us glimpses of city life, and provincial life in the middle States has been treated by Frank Stockton.
The foreign element in our population furnished a great field for the writer of character studies. Boyesen has written of the Swedish American and Sidney Luska has given us some admirable word portraits of the American Jew. In character depicting Mary Hallock Foote, Margaret Deland, H.C.Bunner, John Kendrick Bangs and Owen Wister are all clever workers, and there is much thoughtful study of human nature shown in their work. The name of Mary Hartwell Catherwood belongs near the head of the list of successful American short story writers. Her touch is delicate and firm and her charm unfailing. The Illinois and St. Lawrence countries are her favorite backgrounds for tales.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich owes no small part of his literary fame to his skill as a short story writer. His style is one peculiarly his own for no one has ever been able to reproduce the delicate and subtle charm of his dainty sketches.
The Water Ghost, the Ghost Club, A Psyhcical Prank and the Spectre Cook of Bangletop
are the names of some weirdly funny stories by John Kendrick Bangs. Instead of using the ghost as a means of terrorizing his readers Mr. Bangs makes it the vehicle for fun of a kind which readers of Mr.Toppleton's Client will remember with great pleasure.
In reading a book review not long ago I was much amused to find a paragraph concerning some stories about Kansas City, which were published in the Fortnightly Review and written by the editor of that magazine. The stories evidently did not throw the best light imaginiable upon Kansas City society so the reviewer criticizes the author thus: "As transcripts of American life even in Kansas and other remote localities they are grotesquely inadequate." How very grateful we should feel toward the learned gentleman for his able and generous defense.
Translations of stories by the great Russian writer, Sienkiewicz, have been made by Jeremiah Curtain. Two of the sketches are of American life-one of Polish and the other of Spanish life. The author's powers of description of things American are not in touch with our national feeling and his abilities are shown at their best only in his Polish tales.
Mr. Opdycke has rendered into English a French translation of tales from the Aegean, written by a Greek—Demetrios Bikelas. They are interesting stories of simple motive and pure sentiment.
A most delightful fad in the last few years has been the popularity of collections of college stories, Waldron Kintzning Post stands at the head of the disciples of this movement as the author of Harvard stories. After reading his thoroughly charming and amusing sketches one feels so well acquainted with the characters in them that he misses their companionship for days after finishing the book. Yale Varns and Princeton Stories are not so eminently pleasing, though they by no means lack merit.
Chimmie Fadden stories by Edward W. Townsend furnished amusement for many people last summer. They are truthful pictures of Bowery life and give evidence of great keenness of perception on the part of the author.
Roswell Martin Field's collection of sunflower stories must be mentioned here for it is distinctly a Kansas book. Several of the stories are unique in plot and well worked up but others are rather tedious. On the whole however it is a bright book and one well worth owning.
Hamlin Garland's Main Traveled Roads is a
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book of tales of the kind which is instrumental in making the position of the Short Story in literature what it is at present. Mr. Garland's style is so forcible that when one reads the Kinney family dispute in Up the Branch Road one actually feels that he has been an unwilling witness of a real domestic quarrel. The book contains six stories and it is a deservedly popular.
A curiosity in literature which has just appeared is a small blue volume entitled Short Stories by Mira Bradwell Helmer. The authoress is the daughter of a prominent literary woman of Chicago and has reached the advanced age of six years. In her preface she states her object in writing her stories to be the earning of money for the poor children. The stories are excellent for a child of her years and give evidence of wonderful precocity in the writer.
Dialect sketches have enjoyed a great popularity since the renaissance of the short story and are the outcome of that careful observance of habits of speech as well as of living that writers have of late years begun to indulge in. For many years the literary reproduction of the dialect of a people was a crude affair. The essential object in its use being to enable the reader to distinguish broadly between different nationalities. The fact that dialect forms so characteristic a part of provincial life is the reason short story writers show so great a fondness for it. Without dialect much of the local color would be missing.
Up to this time there has been no school established for instruction in the art of literary forms and methods. The study of the literary art in colleges is more for the gratification of the aesthetic tastes than to teach rules for becoming a successful author. The only stimulus given litterateur has been public approval. The reason for this apparent neglect of a promising field is a belief that literature is too elusive and that the secret qualities which insure success in an author cannot be imparted. Some one evidently deploring the lack of adequate instructions for young writers has published an anonymous pamphlet professing to be a course of instruction after the French method of Maupassant. Short Stories are therein classified into five species, namely: the tale, the fable, the study, the dramatic artifice and the complete drama.
with a direct moral and the stories of Hawthorne are instances of this species. The study is the form employed by Mary E.Wilkins and the dramatic artifice is used by Richard Harding Davis. The complete drama combines all elements found in the other kind of stories into one single effective story.
The tale deals with adventure and incident, and Robert Louis Stevenson's stories are cited as illustrative examples. The Fable is a tale
This type of perfection is used by Maupassant in his Odd Number. The thirteen tales contained in the Odd Number are used to illustrate the directions which the author gives in a very sensible, plausible way. The advice offered is really good and there is no hint of a Meisterschaft system about. He avers that a writer must be thoroughly conversant with the life he illustrates, and a thorough knowledge of psychology is necessary—for one cannot create a soul unless one knows something of the motives of life. He advances the theory that every writer should formulate for himself a philosophy of life in which definite ideas of God, love and the meaning of life should hold prominent places.
After making a careful study of rules and regulations for writing—the rules must be relegated to the sub-conscious for they should not be felt in the story. An unexpected ending is by no means a necessity. Indeed the difference between art and artifice is that in the former the end is foreshadowed from the beginning.
These rules would necessarily be much changed if made to apply to Hawthorne, Poe and other masters of the short story. But they are nevertheless useful to a young writer and a careful persual of this hand book to the art of fiction might be of surpassing benefit to some struggling and ambitious person.
The fact of a story's magazine popularity does not necessarily insure its success when it appears with others of a kind in a volume-so say the publishers. We can hardly put full credence in that statement, however, since the weekly output of collections of short stories is so great-and since we know publishers to be as fond of gain as any other class of people.
This is the day for the short story undoubtedly. Perhaps particularly because condensation in sermons, editorials, dramas and in fact everything is just now in accord with the spirit of the times. The scope and possibilities of this popular form of literary production are infinite—being limited in reality only by the confines of our globe—and being augmented by the innumerable differences existing in race, tribe and nationalities.
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The short story is fast taking precedence over the serial story in our best magazines—and who can say that it will not some day supersede the novel.
ALONE IN EUROPE.
There have been so many kindly inquiries from the friends of Miss Effie Scott as to the experiences she was meeting with in her trip abroad that we feel justified in printing a few extracts from some of the hastily written letters received from her since her arrival in Germany. Even those who are not so personally acquainted with the writer may be interested in reading some account of the way in which the American girl manages to take care of herself on a long journey in a far country. The first letter was begun in Antwerp and mailed from Cologne, and the other is from Berlin:
Yesterday afternoon after a dreary, sleety morning in the ugly North sea,—which looks very much the color and consistency of bean soup,—we reached Flushing, Holland, the entrance to the Scheldt river, leading up to Antwerp. Going up the river the tide was against us and we were obliged to cast anchor at 5:45 and remained half way between Flushing and Antwerp until after nine this morning. At Flushing I had my first glimpse at Holland, the Holland of my imagination,—all windmills (like the old one at Lawrence,) red-tiled roofs and flat country. The journey this morning up the broad shallow Scheldt gave the best imaginable view of rural Holland. What a delight after blizzardy New York to see a country as green as Kansas in May, greener, I think. I like the thrifty Dutch landscape, every inch of ground cultivated, neat houses always red—roofed, just peeping over the dykes, long straight prim rows of poplar trees. There were interesting boats too in the river, some as handsome as violin cases with elaborately carved beaks. Others, which I took to be house boats, their cabins painted a vivid light green.
But the Dutch landscape lost its interest when in the blue distance the airy spire of the great Antwerp cathedral, and then the lesser
towers and pinnacles of the splendid city, came into view. How much more satisfactory to approach a city by a river than by a railroad! If I had first seen a city in this way I think my childish ideal would have been satisfied. When we were almost to the dock a self-important little steam tug attached itself to us to bring us in. The Kensington is really too big for this river. It is the largest boat that comes to Antwerp, and it required a special dredging of the channel to let her in.
Tuesday evening.
Early yesterday morning I left my Boston friends in their beds, got an early breakfast, and started out to "do" Antwerp with my Baedeker (guide book) as escort. I stopped to look at the exterior of the cathedeal once more, then went on to the Hotel de Ville, the old Flemish town hall, built in the 16th century, a marvel of architectural beauty and elegance, and filled now with some great historical paintings. Afterwards I spent an hour wandering through the quaint narrow, winding streets, watchings the dogs tugging at their heavy loads; strolled through the old market place where the Flemish women with their heads bare and their skirts to their knees, sell vegetables, got caught, much to my delight, in a funeral procession which was headed by a long procession of priests in black and white vestments. The hearse was gorgeous with gilt and black mouldings, and the horses were draped in heavy black covers. Every man on the streets uncovered his head for a moment as the hearse passed. * * * A little after ten I went to the Stein, a mediaeval castle, once the seat of the Spanish Inquisition, now converted into a most remarkable museum of antiquities. I couldn't begin to tell you of the things in it,—ancient furniture, armor, lace, paintings, coins, china, musical instruments,—a joy forever it must be to the antiquarian. To me the most interesting things of all were the dungeons underneath, where the prisoners used to be kept, and where there are still remains of the old instruments of torture. They gave me a candle and showed me the stairway leading down, telling me to
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look for myself. I confess it was a bit gruesome, poking around all by myself with this dim light in these damp, pitch dark dungeons, looking for instruments of torture, and imagining the stories these massive walls might tell of broken bodies and broken hearts. So I only went into three or four rooms, and discovered only a post with a rusty chain, and a hook in the ceiling, probably used for hanging purposes. But I am glad I went, for after this I shall always have a vivid idea of the torture of mediaeval dungeon life.
Leaving the castle, after a light lunch, I went to the Cathedral to see the great Rubens pictures. To my surprise I was not disappointed in them, at least not in the "Descent from the Cross." It requires no profound knowledge of art to feel that this is a wonderful picture. * * Leaving Antwerp in the afternoon for Cologne, I rode as far as Aix-la-Chapelle with two pleasant German women and was delighted to find, on getting into conversation with them, that my Kansas University Germán is all right. I understand everything and am understood. * *
A little after eleven I addressed a question to a nice looking old lady. She didn't understand German and I discovered her to be an English woman. Her husband came up soon, and they invited me with them to visit the Gurzenich, a very ancient amusement hall. The old gentleman turned out to be the most interesting of Englishmen,—Cambridge bred, travelled, fond of Germans and Americans, positively abusive toward England and Englishmen. Can you imagine a Britisher of this description? They kept me with them two or three hours and treated me beautifully. But I enjoyed the man himself more than his kindness, for after all I like people better than things. * * * You must never be worried about me for I never have the least bit of trouble in getting about where I want to go and seeing what I want to. I do not get lost or rattled or afraid.
Berlin, April 3.
From Cologne to Berlin I had my first experience of night travel in Germany. I took
second class sleeping car and found it really more comfortable and private than first class at home. Each compartment of the car contains an upper and a lower birth and all the toilet conveniences so that you have really a complete bed-room for two, and there is none of the wretched rushing early to the dressing room as in the American cars. I was fortunate enough to have a compartment to myself. * * Oh, but I am charmed with Berlin! It is modern, to be sure, but full of interest and clean and well kept and easy to get around in. I have of course had to be alone in my search all over the city for a suitable boarding house, in looking after my baggage, and in getting my mail, but with my Baedeker map and my questions it is all perfectly simple. * * I spent yesterday afternoon wandering about the Leipziger street, where some of the best shops are. They were making most elaborate preparations for Easter. Whenever I saw a group of people at a window I joined them and listened to their talk. I even attached myself to a crowd around a street pedlar and listened to his speech. And when I couldn't hear the people talk, I read the street signs, for it all counts as part of the education in the language that I came here to get. * * * The University term begins April 15, and I shall be busy enough until then, seeing the city and getting myself settled sufficiently to go to work. —Iola Register.
Study the watery process:The farmer waters his milk,the merchant waters his sugar, the banker waters his stock,the politician waters his words,the professional man waters his deeds,while the background,distorting his face with hideous grimace—stands his Sotonia Majesty deliberately watering them all.
J. W. HULLINGER.
The Midland has published during March and April a fine "write up" of Ingalls. In a good editorial on preparation for literary excellence the same paper says that the five short stories in the last Munsey's were selected from five thousand offered in competition.
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EXCHANGES.
Yale and Princeton each have about twenty men out for spring foot-ball practice.
This exchange page has been written hurridly at a late day this week with but a small portion of our exchanges at hand.
It is very noticable that the poorest papers from the smallest schools publish the greater number of long articles of the essay kind.
A High School student who has been studying botany is now trying to cross the milk weed with the strawberry, to raise berries and cream. High School Times.
Our esteemed fellow laborer of the exchange department of the Baker Orange gave three phunnygraphs one week and devoted the remainder of the column to the study of the Bible.
After five years consideration the governing body of the University of Kentucky has just voted to admit fraternities. Upon this the Enroll comments: "This will of course greatly benefit the University."
The Columbia Call publishes a picture and biography of Maurice Alden. He is one of the speakers of the public debate being held at Columbia College on the admission of Cuba. The Call says the debaters will give our congressmen some pointers.
Recently a young lady in Columbia, who had just been introduced to a young man, claimed to him that she was a student of the University, and upon being asked what course she was taking, remaked; "I am in the epidemic department."
--Ed Howe: If you want to post yourself in a certain line, why not slip quietly into a library and study the best authorities on the subject? Why listen to a dull "paper" written by a man who knows as little about the subject in hand as you do? There is an immense amount of nonense about the "clubs" people belong to for "improvement." This is one side of the question at least.
The M. S. U. Independent, in commenting on the fact that for three succesive years Central College has carried off the honors of the State Oratorical Association, says: "I believe her literary societies to be the most potent factor in fitting these young men for oratorical contests. The college authorities take great interest in the literary societies of the school and when the new college building was erected they provided the two literary societies each with a maganificent hall." And the writer goes on to give reasons why this line of work should not be allowed to fall behind, just because the University is becoming a great one. Does not this contain a moral for Kansas University?
The students appropriately observed Arbor Day—the night before—by planting a goodly number of trees on the quadrangle, but the janitors, less patriotic than the students, removed them the next morning. -M.S.U. Independent.
Cincinnati University is making rules to determine who shall wear the "C" on his sweater. It would be a good thing to have similar action here. Such a knowledge when properly limited, to be accounted a great honor.
Wisconsin won the Minnesota-Wisconsin debate Friday night at Minneapolis. It was on the regulation of trusts or pools.
"In the Spring a..."
Dey's sugah in the win' when the sassafras bloom,
When de little co'n fluttah in de row,
When the robin in de tree, like er young gal in de loom,
Sing sweet, sing sof', sing low.
Oh, de sassafras blossom hab de keen smell o' de root,
An it hab sich a tender yaller green!
De co'n it kinder,twinkle when it first begin ter shoot,
While de bumble-bee hit humble in between.
Oh, de sassafras tassel, and de young shoot of de co'n,
An de young gal er-singin' in de loom,
Dey's somefin luscious in em f'om de day 'at they was bo'n,
An dis darky's sort o' took er likin' to'm.
Hit's kind o' sort o' glor'us when yo' feels so quare an cur'us,
An' yo' don' know what it is yo' wants ter do;
But I takes de chances on it 'at hit jest can't be injur'ous
When de whole endurin' nature tells yo' to!
Den wake up, niggah, see de sassafras in bloom!
Lis'n how de sleepy wedder blow!
An' de robin in de han-bush an' de young gal in de loom
Is er singin' so sof'an' low. —MAURICE THOMPSON.
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LOGALS.
John Northup,'98, visited at Ottawa over Sunday.
Fred Northup, '98, spent Sunday at home in Kansas City.
Mr. B. B. Breese spent last Saturday in Kansas City.
Miss Cutter, who dropped her work in the University a few weeks since has returned on a visit.
Miss Flora Rosenquist last Wednesday read a paper "Early Roman Satires' before the Latin Proseminary.
Chancellor Snow has been at Topeka a few days attending the meeting of the State Board of Education and inspecting several schools.
Mr. Fred Penfield will have a position with W.T.Osborn & Co., Electrical Engineers Kansas City, in charge of their electrical construction.
Prof. Farrell has taken charge of Prof. Penny's class in Vocal Culture.The class meets now at Music Hall on Tuesday afternoons instead of Thursdays.
A very interesting event took place last Friday evening at Haskell Institute. It was an Indian oratorical contest, the first that has taken place west of the Mississippi.
The armature of one of the electric dynamoes was burned out by lightning last week and was repaired by Mr. Fred. Penfield. This is the second time this has been burned lately.
At the Pi Club Tuesday the following was the program: The Bernoulli Family, A. Emch; Taylor and his Theorem, John Lee; McClaurin and his Theorem, Walter Douglas.
Two members of the class of 96, are engaged for work in Kansas Normal Instiutes. J.W. Hullinger will be at the head of a corps of five instructors in the Lincoln county Normal in June, and W.N. Logan will instruct in a two months Normal and summer school in Cheyenne County.
Mr. C.E. Rench, local editor of the Weekly, has withdrawn from the University, temporarily it is hoped, to accept a highly numerative position in the railroad postal service, his present run being between Kansas City and Parsons. Mr. Rench, besides being an exemplary student, was a most conscientious, painstaking and scholarly member of the Weekly staff. Mr. F. L. Glick has been chosen to succeed Mr. Rench.
The committee on schedule lately appointed by the Faculty has been arranging the recitation hours for next year with a view to placing the the dinner hour at twelve o'clock instead of one. The Physical Culture classes will probably meet in the afternoon, while Language classes and Sophomore and Freshman recitations will be held in the morning.
The fire at Chickering Hall at Leavenworth did not injure in any way Prof. L. I. Blake's physical apparatus for experimenting there, as was reported by the newspapers. Some of the packing boxes were exposed to the smoke and water but no loss was sustained by Prof. Blake.
The Greek class, engaged in a critical study of The Greek Testament under the direction of Dr. Wilcox, has completed the gospel of Mark and is now making a comparative study of parallel passages in the other three gospels.
Messrs. Wing, Pope, Walker and Fletcher have been suspended for six months by the L. A. W. for participating in the unsanctioned races held by the Jockey Club on Arbor Day.
Mr. George Grimes, son of Captain Grimes of Fort Riley, was the guest of Miss Martha White the first of the week.
Judge James Humphrey, lecturer in the Law School, has been admitted to the Kansas City bar, and will probably move there.
Mr. J. B. Cheadle, Arts'98, spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
Miss Mary H. Wellman, A.M., '92, left Tuesday for California.
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Spring Oratorical Contest.
The annual spring contest in oratory, which took place April 28th in Music Hall was a decided success in point of orations and orators, but scarcely so if one considers the attendance and the financial success depending thereon. The attendance was much less even than in the winter contest, and that was small, comparatively. Of the nine orations submitted, six only, according to the constitution, were permitted to pass. The orations were interspersed with music by the University orchestra, and Miss White sang a solo. Miss Spiers spoke on "The Mission of the Jew." Beginning with the entertaining legend of the Wandering Jew, she traced the history of the Jewish race symbolized thereby, and clearly deduced excellent arguments why it should have been kept distinct as a conservative and enobling element in human society. Her voice was clear, her enunciation excellent, and her action very graceful. It may be said of the delivery of nearly all, that they evinced good training, and their voices especially were in fine condition. None was more sympathetic than that of Mr. Wing who had a subject that will come close to the hearts of any audience—"Wanted: a Practical Christianity." It was well written and well rendered and many thought that it should have taken a winning place. Many also were disappointed that the next orator, Mr. Ralston, was not mentioned among the winners. His oration on "Wendell Phillips" was indeed excellent and the faculty committee had given him three ones on thought and composition among the nine papers handed in. Mr. Ralston's style of delivery was not as pleasing as Mr. Wing's, nor as forcible as that of Mr. Osborn, the following and winning speaker. Mr. Osborne had a very good oration on "Anglo-Saxon Supremacy," which won for him first place. Mr. Lewis also had a well written oration on "William Pitt," and Mr. Pope did excellently in his thoughtful discourse on the social question "Tendency to Federalization in our Government." His excellent delivery won for him second place. On the whole the contest was
very meritorious and deserved a better appreciation than Lawrence and the University accorded it.
The judges for the contest were as follows: Delivery, Mrs. Dinsmoor, L. H. Perkins Rev. McQuiston; thought and composition Rev. Rogers, W.W. Nevison, Col.H.M Greene.
The rankings of the judges were as follows:
Total Points Against.
Delivery thought and Composition.
Col. H. M. Greene
Rev. Rogers . . .
Rev. M. Quiston...
Judge Nevison...
Mrs. Dinsmoor...
W. C. Ralston...
R. T. Osborne...
J M. Lewis...
H. G. P. pe.
Kate Spiers... 4 3 2 5 4 2
Herbert Wing. 6 4 4 4 5 3
W. C. Raiston. 3 5 3 2 3 6
R. T. Osborne. 2 1 1 1 1 7
J M. Lews. 5 6 5 6 6 5
H. G. P. pe. 1 2 3 6 2 3
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School of Fine Arts.
A greeting from Prof. Penny just as he was about to land in England April 15, has been received. A concert at which he assisted in a piano and organ solo was performed on board the "St. Paul."
Miss Drake visited Columbus this week and assisted at the high scool commencement with some vocal solos.
In addition to the graduating recitals of the school, Miss Orton will give a post graduate recital June 2.
Misses Maie and Birdeau Motter of Baldwin were at the University Friday.
Mr. Galen Nichols visited Lawrence last week and attended the Pi Phi party.
This year the University lawn mower is drawn by a couple of men. Perhaps the old white horse which was so conspicuous on the campus last year has since changed his politics.
Several large boxes filled with copies of Prof. Haworth's Report of the Geological Survey arrived at the University from Topeka Monday morning. The new catalogues came Tuesday.
Rev. Don S. Colt, the eloquent young orator, of Wichita, has accepted the invitation of the Christian Associations of the University to deliver their annual sermon in University Hall.
In a letter to B. B. McCall, one of the Nebraska speakers says that interest in the coming debate is increasing at Lincoln. The Nebraskans are confident that Kansas will not be able to win again. Some trouble has been experienced in obtaining judges but everything will be arranged by the time our debaters arrive.
Mr. W. N. Logan is doing field work in geology for the University. Mr. C. E. Rench as elsewhere noted has entered the government employ. Mr. J. H. Henderson's University duties have accumulated until he has felt compelled to resign his position as exchange editor of the WEEKLY. To fill the vacancies thus occurring for the remainder of the term the names of H. W. Menke, C. L. Fay and O. T. Hester have been recommended.
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Pi Beta Phi Party.
The annual spring party of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity took place last Friday evening at the Knights of Pythian Hall. A large number of guests were present and all were unanimous in declaring the party one of the most pleasant and successful of the season.
Particular attention had been given to the decoration. The hall was artistically adorned with palms and banks of lilies. The gallery was uniquely decorated with the different pins and colors of the several young men fraternities, while in the center of the room was hung the arrow, the symbol of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity. Coffee and ices were served throughout the evening. Zimmerschied's orchestra of Kansas City furnished the music.
Among the out of town guests were: Misses Hodkinson, Salem, Mass.; Grace Bliss, Constance Ingalls and Grace Griffin, Atchison; Misses Moon and Florence Moon, Topeka; Hughes and McEwen, Kansas City; Messrs. Hessen, Salina; Buchan, Learnard and Smith, Kansas City; Nichols, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Dobson, Ottawa.
The young ladies are indebted to Mrs. Paul R. Brooks for the beautiful display of flowers and palms.
Miss Gertrude Boughton entertained a number of her friends at her home last Saturday evening.
Miss Edith Davis will spend Friday and Saturday at her home in Topeka.
Rev. W. G. Banker's Bible class, which was discontinued while the meetings at the rink were in progress, will meet as usual next Saturday night. All members are requested to be present.
Up to the time of writing, circumstances seem to indicate that the Freshmen will depart from the time honored custom of the University this year, and make no attempt on Mayday to erect a May-pole for the Sophomores to tear down. They decided in a class meeting to dispense with the "May-day Scrap."
Among the new books are the following:
Library.
The Diary and Letters of Governeur Morris, edited by Anne Cary Morris, his granddaughter. Two volumes.
Patrick Henry, Life, Correspondence and Speeches, by William Wert Henry. Three volumes. This is a valuable and authoritative work, coming as it does from the pen of a grandson of the patriot.
An Inglorious Columbus; or evidence that Hwai Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the fifth century, A. D. The author of this curious and interesting work is Edward P. Vining.
The Story of the Civil War, by John Codman Ropes. We quote from the preface: "The task attempted in the following work is in certain respects a novel one. It is to write of the subjects treated from the standpoint of the contending parties." Two more volumes are to follow this one.
Two books to add to the Lincoln bibliography: 1. Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, by distinguished men of his time, collected and edited by Allen Thorndike Rice. 2. Personal Reminiscences, 1840-1890, including some not hitherto published of Lincoln and the War, by L.E. Chittenden.
A Record of the Commemoration, November Fifth to Eighth, 1886, on the Two Hundred and Fifteenth Anniversary of the Founding of Harvard College, edited by Mr. Justin Winsor, Librarian of the University. This is an exceedingly interesting volume, including, among speeches and addresses by many other distinguished men, a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, a sermon by Phillips Brooks, an orator by James Russell Lowell, and speeches by George William Curtis, Senator Hoar, and President Cleveland. It is a valuable addition to our increasing collection of books about the great colleges.
The Phi Psi's with their lady friends were entertained at the Arcade bowling alleys Saturday by Mr. Ted Poehler.
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Snow Hall.
A Purple Gallinole, Ionoris Martinica was shot at Horse Shoe Lake Saturday. This is the first known instance of the species occuring in Kansas.
Mr. B. B. Brown, of the New York Museum Paleontological Expedition, writes that that party is at work in the Wasatch Mountains of New Mexico.
The Histology class is "cutting its teeth." But infantile development is not implied by the statement, as the members of the class are merely cutting sections of teeth for microscopic slides.
The class in Introductory Botany made their second expedition Saturday. This trip extended through the groves two or three miles east of Lawrence.
A student while looking at some museum specimens was heard to remark that the group of mounted prairie dogs should be accompanied by owls and rattlesnakes as these animals lived together occupying the same burrow. For the enlightenment of this student and any others who may still entertain the once popular belief that the above mentioned animals associate in domestic harmony, it may be stated that the belief is an erroneous one. The Burrowing Owl utilizes for nesting purposes, only those burrows which have been deserted by the prairie dogs. The rattlesnake rarely enters the burrow of either the dog or the owl and then only to secure a temporary retreat or to devour the young of the occupants.
Prof. Bailey's class in Toxicology is to be provided with a set of Photographs illustrating tests for poisons by microscopic methods.
Miss Ada Faxon is at present suffering seriously from her eyes and will for that reason it is feared be compelled to discontinue her work in the University.
Mr. R. J. Smith of KansasCity, Engineer '99, who injured his leg a short time since while playing tennis, is expected to return to school the latter part of this week.
When a Freshman or Sophomore Beta meets an upper class brother on the street he salutes.
In a surgical observation at Leavenworth with the Roentgen rays, two needles were found in the hands of two different ladies. One of the needles had been in the lady's hand for twenty years. Also a bullet was found in a man's knee, in a place quite different from that in which he supposed it to be located.
Law Notes.
Judge Humphrey returned from Junction City Monday.
The Seniors have returned to work in "Evidence" with Prof. Green.
As a penalty for interfering with Senior class meetings, three Juniors have had the tops of their heads shaved.
The Seniors have begun practice in the district court of the Law School.
The Juniors finish "Commercial Paper and Bailments.
Adna Clarke and A. S. Pope will occupy the "points" for the Senior game Friday.
Adna Clarke, the Senior twirler, is a whirlwind. The Juniors will ask how it was done.
Messrs. Sherman and Harley will be the Junior battery Friday.
University Chess Club.
The following is the standing of the members of the University Chess Club at the close of April: O. A. Bayless, games won 18, lost, 6; J. H. Fletcher, $ 8 \frac{1}{2} - 2 $ ; A. Dillon, $ 8 \frac{1}{2} - 5 $ L. B. Olsen, 7-5; A. S. O'Connor, $ 6\frac{1}{2}-6 $ ; W. C. Wood, $ 10\frac{1}{2}-10 $ ; C. J. Moore, $ 12\frac{1}{2}-12 $ ; A. Wing, 2-1; J. W. Ijams, 12-13; J. M. Drysdale and E. W. Norton hold tenth and eleventh places.
The tournament with the city club begins this evening. Six players from each club will participate. The players from our club will be the first four mentioned above and two selected from the next four. The names of the city players and an account of tonight's games will be given next week. The games will commence at 7 o'clock.
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MISS JERRY.
The final number of the Lecture Course, Miss Jerry, on Wednesday evening, was given to the satisfaction of a large audience. Miss Jerry is a novel combination of magic lantern and dramatic reading, a "picture play," as the inventor and author, Alexander Black, of the Brooklyn Times, styles it. It is certainly a happy invention. While the pictures thrown upon the screen in rapid succession, showing each new grouping of the characters of the little drama and no little play of feature and expression, can not be said to take the place of real live actors, they have some great advantages over them. The actors have no moments of weakness, the caste is always adequate, and especially the play is free from dependence upon the well known and well worn scenery of the local theatre. Indeed this may be said to be the great advantage the picture play enjoys, that it may follow with perfect freedom the movement of its characters from place to place. Not even the "carload of special scenery" of the traveling spectacular melodrama can begin to vie with the effects that the scene shifter of Miss Jerry produces by a mere change of the slides. The succession of pictures, bound together and animated by the recurring figures of personages of the story, came to have something of the same suggestion of reality that belongs to the scenery of the stage, and it was hard now and then to realize that this semblance of life, was not even skin deep, and that behind the screen all the time was the emptiness of the chapel platform.
The play was well adapted to the novel means used in presenting it, but is not a conspicuously brilliant performance. It is interesting especially as an experiment, and will undoubtedly lead to a fuller development of the idea. The reader, Miss Carrie Louise Ray, did her part with intelligence and vivacity, but the play would have been the gainer from a greater power indentifying her voice with the various characters. Her efforts in this direction can hardly be called happy. A. G. C.
Prof. Wilcox last Thursday afternoon in in the Physics Building delivered to the students of the Greek Department a lecture on the Olympic games of ancient Greece. The lecture was illustrated with lantern slides and was made very interesting to those who attended. It was one of the peripatetic lectures given on alternate Thursdays by the instructors in Greek.
The Department of Physics has just received some optical apparatus from the Brashear Works, for some original experiments to be conducted by Mr. Rice. The only duplicate set of this apparatus is at the University of Chicago.
Prof. Hector Cowan's family, with Mrs. Cowan's mother and sister, Alice Smith, who was in school last year, left Lawrence Wednesday to return to their home at Jamestown New York.
Last Saturday night was an ideal night for boating on the Kaw and many University men with their ladies took advantage of the fact to make a pleasant trip up the river.
Each student of the Psychology class, last Monday, was required to hand in a report of some original psychological discovery which he had made during the previous week.
The date of the Chancellor's reception to the Seniors of the various schools has been changed from May 6, as announced in our last issue, to May 14.
How's this?—Twenty-six pages for a weekly college publication is a record-breaker! And there is not a single line of sorid, acrimonious criticism in it either.
Prof. Bailey on Wednesday of last week took his class in Sanitary Chemistry to the ice factory to study the processes there employed.
Mr. Burton, Sophomore Arts, was at home a few days last week to attend the funeral of a relative.
The students in "Wilhelm Tell" were treated to a thorough quiz Friday of last week.
Prof. E. Haworth has returned from his visit to Missouri.
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MISGELLANEOUS.
Living Fossils.
The following extraordinary facts, respecting what may be termed Living Fossils, appear to be well authenticated says an English magazine. During the construction of the Erie Canal, while the workmen were cutting through a ridge of gravel, they found several hundred of live molluscous animals. They were chiefly of the mya cariosa and mya purpurea. 'I have before me,' says Professor Eaton, 'several of the shells from which the workmen took the animals, fried and ate them. I have received satisfactory assurance, that the animals were taken alive, from the depth of forty-two feet. In addition to this discovery in diluvial deposits, mention is made of a similar one in a much older formation. In laying the foundation of a house at Whitesborough, England, the workmen had occasion to split a large stone from the millstone grit. It was perfectly close-grained and compact. On opening it, they discovered a black or dark brown spherical mass, about three inches in diameter, in a cavity which it filled. On examining it particularly, they found it to be a toad, much larger than the common species, and of a darker color. It was perfectly torpid. It was laid upon a stone, and soon began to give signs of life. In a few hours it would hop moderately on being disturbed. They saw it in the yard, moving about slowly for several days; but it was not watched by them any longer, and no one observed its farther movements. They laid one-half of the stone in the wall, so that the cavity may still be seen. The millstone grit,' continues the author above mentioned, 'in which this toad was found, is the oldest of the secondary rocks. It must have been formed many centuries ago. Was this toad more than 4000 years old? or was it from an egg introduced, through a minute and undiscovered cleavage, into this cavity or geode, made precisely to fit the size and form of a toad? I was particular in my inquiry, and learned that the whole stone was perfectly compact, without any open cleavage which would admit an egg. Besides, it is well known that the millstone grit is neither porous nor geodiferous. If this rock stratum was deposited upon the toad, it must have been in agueous, not in igneous solution, and the toad must have been full grown at the time. Toads are often found in compact, hard, gravelly, diluvial deposits, in situations which demonstrate, that they must have lived for ages. I think I am warranted in saying this without citing authorities, as it is a common occurrence.
THE DISCOVERY of that important article of food, the beef-steak is attributed to Lucius Plaucus, a Roman senator, who lived during the middle ages. He was compelled by the Emperor Trajan, for some slight offence, to act as one of the menial attendants at a sacrifice to Jupiter, when fragments of the offering were laid upon the fire, the unfortunate senator was obliged to turn them. In this process of roasting, one of the slices fell from the fire and was caught by Plaucus. It burned his fingers and he inadvertantly thrust them into his mouth. At that moment he made the grand discovery that the meat thus prepared was better than that cooked by the Roman women. He ate every slice upon the alter, the beef-steak was thus discovered and a gigantic stride in human advancement was made.
THE SUN and moon have conspired this year to make the little Japanese Island of Yeso the place of pilgrimage of those devoted scientists who wish to observe a total eclipse. It is probable, however, that before long these expeditions will be unnecessary as a method has lately been discovered in Germany by which the corona of the sun can be photographed any clear day as well as during the few, heretofore precious, moments of total obscurity at the time of an eclipse.
A PURE life is a mirror in which the average person sees his faults clearly reflected.
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The University of Michigan ball team has made a trip through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, playing six games.
What do the Seniors do, papa,
The K. U. Seniors do?
They are students brave, my good little
Dave,
They are students tried and true!
But what do these Seniors do, papa,
These K. U. Seniors do?
Oh, they make love and scheme, and
sometimes dream,
They hold up the Universe too!
But what do these Seniors do, papa,
The K. U. Seniors do?
Oh, they are merry, and go to the Sem-
inary,
They are lovers tried and true!
But what do the Seniors do, papa,
These K. U. Seniors do?
Well some orate for the good (?) of the
State,
They are speakers great and true?
But what do these Seniors do, papa?
These wonderful Seniors do?
Oh, their speeches are sound and very
profound,
They are proclamers, wise and Gee Who!
But what, oh what, do they do, papa?
Now what do they do I pray?
Oh, they love and play, from day to day,
And get their diplomas in the custo-
mary way! SILAS.
Kentucky University Enroll.
ONE of the most potent factors in the development of loftiness in character is beautiful scenery—scenery which calls forth with one mighty, welling impulse, all that is noble in a man—scenery that for the time causes the spectator to lose himself in, and become a part of the sublime divine harmony of the universe which he often instinctively, perceives to exist but seldom realizes in an emotional state of consciousness. The landscape stretching northward, eastward or southward from the main bullding of the University, if half appreciated is worth more than a day's study in the University. If the student cannot appreciate this scenery, he should view it every day until an appreciation does arise. A part of the student's collegiate education is neglected if he does not admire the country surrounding the University.
Mr. De Has of Kansas City was brought to Lawrence last Monday with a fractured leg, by Dr. E. R. Lewis of Kansas City, of the United States Railroad Surgeon Association. The leg was skiagraphed by Prof. Blake to show the state of the fracture to the National Association of Railroad Surgeons which meets in St. Louis this week. This Association represents Canada, the United States and Mexico. Dr. Lewis took with him a number of skiagraphs of various patients, which have been made at the University.
Harper's Round Table reports that three French boys were studying a volume of Shakespeare in their own tongue, their task being to render it into English. They came to Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be," and here are the three renderings:
JUST
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The Sophomores accepted the challenge of the Freshmen to a game of mass foot-ball which was played on McCook Field this morning. The game was a tame affair; neither side scored.
At the annual election of the University Young Men's Christian Association yesterday the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. H. Engle; VicePresident, J. G. Hamiaker; Treasurer, W. C. Clock; Recording Secretary, W. H. Clark; Corresponding Secretary, C. L. Fay.
Sigma Chi.
The Sigma Chi fraternity gave their spring party at Pythian Hall last night. The music was furnished by Bell's Orchestra, the decorations were tasteful and elobrate and the attendance was large; a number of out of town guests being present.
PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEALED Will do well to call at Doctor Robinson's Bath House. 906 Mass. St., Down Stairs.
He heals with his HANDS while Rubbing. Open every day of the week. Prices; Boys under 12, 10 cents; under 14, 15cents; Adults 35 cents.
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For Prices as low as New York and Philadelphia call on
Geo. H. Hollingbery & Son, Practical Merchant Tailors.
841 Mass. St. Lawrence Kans.
Patronize
M. J. SKOFSTAD,
The American Clothier,
LAWRENCE, KANS.
Boating is so popular in Lawrence because she has the
FINEST
Rowing Course in Kansas.
Call on EDWARD KEENEY at the
LAWRENCE BOAT HOUSE.
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PECK & SNYDER ICE SKATES.
GENERAL ATHLECTIC AND SPORTING GOODS.
CATALOGUE FREE.
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Kansas University Weekly. ATHLETICS.
SENIORS 6. JUNIORS 3.
The third of the class games of base ball inaugurated by Prof. Adams was played Saturday last on McCook field.
The game was an interesting struggle of five innings of forty minutes duration, between the Junior and Senior classes. A good crowd assembled to witness the contest, and class spirit ran high.
It had been rumored that the Juniors had something "up their sleeves," and that unless things came their way, sensational developments might be looked for. In each man's face was a "do or die" expression. It was in the second inning when things began to look dark for them owing to an inability to connect with Hill's curues, that Captain Hester called Jerry Glathart and his chorus to the side lines. Such demonstation of genuine "roasting" was never before heard on McCook field, but it was all in vain. Do what they could to even up matters in the recent promenade escapade, the lamented Juniors were forced to "bite the dust." The game was well played throughout, and will do much toward keeping up the interest in the class games. The battery work of both teams was strong. The features were Hill's pitching and the rain storm which called the game at the end of the fifth inning.
SCORE.
SCORE.
Seniors. A. B. R. B. H. P. O. A. E.
Squires, c 3 1 2 7 0 1
Hill p 3 0 1 2 9 0
Griffiths, 1st b 3 0 1 4 0 2
Wagoner, 2nd b 2 1 1 2 0 0
McMurray, 3rd b 3 1 1 0 0 0
Ludlum, s. s 3 1 1 0 1 0
Crew, lf 2 1 1 0 0 0
Daniels, c. f 2 0 0 0 0 0
Patten, r. f 2 1 1 0 0 1
Total 23 6 8 15 10 4
Juniors. A. B. R. B·H. P. O. A. E.
Hester, c 1 1 0 7 0 1
Menke, p 2 0 0 0 7 0 0
McMurray, 1st. b 2 0 0 4 0 0
Todd, 2nd b 2 0 0 1 2 0
Walker, 3rd. b 2 1 0 0 0 0
Falloon, s. s 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sampson, r. f 3 0 1 0 1 2
Thomas, c. f 2 0 0 3 0 0
Smith, l. f 3 1 0 1 0 0
Total 19 3 1 15 11 3
Score by innings: 1 2 3 4 5
Seniors 2 0 1 1 2-6
Juniors 1 0 1 1 3-3
Summary: Earned runs, Seniors 3, Juniors 9: Two base hits, Wagner; Three base hits, McMurray: Struck out, by Hill 8, by Menke, 1, by Todd, 1; Umpire Hogg, Scorer, Miller.
The 'Varsity Team Beaten.
Wagner pitched a strong game striking out eleven of the Fort team. In the seventh inning Wagener let down a little as did the support back of him, and the Fort boys were allowed to win.
The University base ball team met defeat last Saturday at the hands of the Fort team at Ft. Leavenworth. The game is reported to have been an interesting one, which should have been won by the home team.
Outland caught another star game, and bat-
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ted out two home run hits, but one of which was scored.
The team batted well, making twelve hits. The fielding was at some points weak, although Griggs made two pretty catches in left field.
The following is the score.
Score by innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Leavenworth ... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3-10
University ... 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-8
Kansas University vs. Ottawa.
The Jayhawkers will cross bats with Ottawa College base ball team on Saturday next on McCook field. This will be the first game of the season between college nines, and should be well received.
There will be some changes in the 'Varsity team. Sherman will cover short in place of Burdick, while Cochran, a new student from Beloit who is said to be quite a pitcher, will go
into center field. Nate Foster will relieve Snyder in right field. With these changes the team should do better work.
FIELD DAY, MAY 16.
The Annual Field Day Meet which will occur at Driving Park, May 16, bids fair to be an interesting occasion. Among the events offered will be the following: 100-yard dash, 220-yard 440-yard; mile runs, standing and running high jumps, hurdle race, pole vault, hammer throw, shot put and bicycle races. Prizes will be given for first and second places. But the probability of securing places on a track team to go to Kansas City should be regarded even a greater inducement than the prizes. Training should begin at once. Let class captains be chosen. To them is due, in large measure, the phenomenal success of the Indoor Meet.
CLASS PINS. CLASS MEDALS.
LAPEL BUTTONS.
Engraved Visiting Cards, Monogram Papers, Wedding Invitations.
Jaccard's Kansas City
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Tend for Samples and prices.
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"O tell me where is fancy bred?" She asked; and getting bolder. She placed her little darling head And chignon, on my shoulder; And I, with no more poetry in My soul than in a Shaker's Replied with idiotic grin.
"You'll find it at the baker's."
La Mode at 841 Mass is offering splendid inducements which should appeal to the ladies of the University. New invoice just received. Styles the latest, quality the best, prices suited to the times, and treatment the most courteous.
Why is a hog paradoxical?
Because they first kill and cure him.
Special prices to clubs, on tennis goods at the University Book Store.—Formerly Field & Gibb.
"You are as full of airs as a music box," is what a young man said to a young girl who refused to let him see her home. "That may be," was the reply, "but I don't go with a crank."—The Voice.
A. Weber, the tailor, has moved his establishment to 733 Mass. St.up stairs.
K. S. U. Bouquet triple extract, is the most lasting, delicate and refreshing perfume on the market. For sale only at Barber Bros. Drug Store.
Old Saws Re-filed.
A revolving mineral accumulates no cryptogamic plants.
Do not enumerate your feathered bipeds previous to the incubation. -The Wrinkle.
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Princeton Tigerettes.
"My daughter," and his voice was stern. You must set this matter right What time did the sophomore leave Who sent up his card last night?"
Special prices to clubs, on tennis goods at the University Book Store. Formerly Field & Gibb.
2.
"His work was pressing, father dear. And his love for it was great; He took his leave and went away Before a quarter of eight."
We keep constantly on hand a full line of all the leading toilet preparations for ladies' use. Barber Bros., Druggists.
3.
Then a twinkle came to her bright blue eyes. And her dimples deeper grew; 'Tis surely no harm to tell him that, For a quarter of eight is two.
K. U. students ride the Remington and go to the front. Wheels to rent by Enslow & Seimears, 1025 Mass.
He don't like it, but he sticks to it—the fly on the fly-paper.
Having recently established our bnsiness in Lawrence, we desire to call the attention of all students and members of the University faculty to our quality of goods and our low prices. Suits $15 upward. Morton & Wahlstrom. Tailors 831 Mass.up stairs.
Griffin the coal man sells ice.
A counterfeiter—the store carpenter.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Paper by the pound and cut to any size at C Boughton's 1027 Mass. St.
A miss is as good as a mile;
A kiss is twice as good as a smile.
Not to miss any kiss,
But to kiss every miss,
Will turn miles into smiles,
And smiles into kisses from misses.
-Walt Whitman.
To the Sons and Daughters
at the University—the daughters in particular. We have now in stock the prettiest and sheerest fabrics for graduating and evening gowns, together with gloves, hose, skirt frocks, etc., for every day. The stock for excellence of the city. Your trade solicited by
GEORGE INNES.
Waiting.
Sweet was her breath as richly new-mown hay.
Her auburn tresses dangled o'er her brow.
She waited longingly aside the oft-trod way.
And when I oped the bars, home went the cow.
—U. of P. Courtier
Buy your stationery supplies at J. S. Boughton's 3rd. door North of Watkins Bank.
The finest line of tailor's samples in the City can be seen at Weber's. Suits, $16.00 and upwards. The best of work guaranteed.
Some men were born for great things.
And some were born for small;
Of some it isn't recorded
Why they were born at all.
Students buy their canes at Smith's News Depot.
For shoes go to The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
She took my hand in sheltered nooks She took my flowers, candy, books Gloves, anything I cared to send; She took my rival in the end.
"Honest John" corn planters at Faxon's.
Why is it a crow? Caws. — Ex.
Finest quality tennis shoes at Faxon's.
White Kid Slippers—$1.00 a pair at Eaxon's.
Geo. Beattie, house painter and paper hanger. 938 Mass. Street.
Some way or another, Griffin has an immense coal trade among the students.
It is the function of faculties to act as suspenders for college breaches (J.)-Ex.
Griffin's telephone is No. 88. Talk to him about your coal supply.
"To was or not to am."
"To were or is to not."
"To should or not to will."
—Youth's Companion.
Griffin, the ice man sells coal.
For base-ball and athletic goods go to Smith's News Depot.
Go to the Old Reliable
STUDENTS' SHOEMAKER,
JAS. E. EDMONDSON, 915 Mass. St.
HOTEL THROOP,
TOPEKA, KANSAS. Owned and Operated by the Throop Hotel Company.
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Electric Cars from all Railroad Stations pass the Hotel. Rates $2.00 to $3.50 per day.
J. M. JONES, MEATS AND GROCERIES,
706 MASS. ST.
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A beautiful, thoroughly made and finely finished Bicycle Lamp, jolt and cyclone proof.
Sent to any part of the country (express prepaid) on receipt of price, $4.50. (Maybe you can buy it of your local dealer for a little less; ask him.)
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'OLIN BELL,
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Russell Pianos,
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Mandolins
Other First Class Pianos.
Schwarzer
and
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Easy Payments if desired.
Guitars.
Special Prices to K. U. Students.
OLIN BELL, LAWRENCE, Ks.
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SUITS, $12.00; TROUSERS, $4.00 and UPWARDS.
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Some nice sweet Butter to lubricate that dry bread, will put you in good humor with
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Vol. II.
No.14.
May 8,1896.
The Kansas University WEEKLY.
The only official and authorized weekly publication at the University of Kansas.
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Office and residence 717 Vermont St. Telephone 124.
DR. W. S. BUNN, M. D.
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Office, over Woodward's Drug Store.
J. W. O'BRYON, D.D.S., DENTIST.
Nitrous Oxide Gas Over Bell's Music Store.
Administered when desired. 845 Mass, Street,
Lawrence, Kansas.
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Telephone 16. LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
HOTEL THROOP,
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TOPEKA, KANSAS. Owned and Operated by the Throop Hotel Company. LOCATED IN BUSINESS CENTER. Electric Cars from all Railroad Stations pass the Hotel. Rates $2.00 to $3.50 per day.
Copeland Hotel,
TOPEKA, KAN.
J. C. GORDON, Owner and Proprietor.
HOME BAKERY,
J. H. JOHNSON, Prop.
West Warren St. Lawrence, Kansas
Short Order Meals a Specialty.
Fresh Confectionery and Cigars on hand.
CHAS. HESS,
MEAT MARKET.
Choice Fresh and Salt Meats 941 MASS. ST.
Always on hand... Telephone 14...
F. D. CULVER,
Successor to ROBERTS & CULVER,
Dealers in
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Special Attention to Club Trade. 639 Mass. St.
ROBERT LINDSAY MANUFACTURER OF
BOOTS & SHOES
FINE REPAIRING A SPECIALTY.
914 MASS. ST., LAWRENCE, KAS.
DONNELLY BROTHERS. LIVERY, FEED & HACK STABLES
Corner New Hampshire & Winthrop Sts.
Telephone No.100.
GEO Davies
The Students
Tailor.
Has the finest line of Spring and Summer Suitings to be found in the city. Prices to suit the times.
Suits to Order $15 Up.
Pants to Order $4 Up.
2500 STYLES.
ARTISTIC WORKMANSHIP, ORIGINAL DESIGNS.
NICOLL, THE TAILOR. 9th and Main Kansas City, Mo.
Wm. Wiedemann
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Rules for self measurement and samples sent on application.
All measures registered for future reference.
OUR STEAM LAUNDRY is fully equipped with the best machinery, and our work cannot be surpassed in the west. Agents wanted in every town.
University
Students desiring to get instruction in Book-keeping Shorthand, Typewriting and Penmanship can be accommodated at the Lawrence Business College with out interfering with University work. Charges reasonable.
A. G. CONRAD, Principal.
Boating is so popular in Lawrence because she has the FINEST Rowing Course in Kansas. Call on EDWARD KEENEY at the LAWRENCE BOAT HOUSE.
PANTS $3.50.
SUITS 15.00.
2. AWRENGE TAILORING COMPANY,
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B. H. WOERMAN, Manager.
Every Garment Strictly Lawrence Made. Cleaning and Repairing Done.
Over Thudium Bros., Meat Market.
Students
Will find a good place to trade for BOOTS and SHOES
At Mason's.
ZUTTERMEISTER'S ICE CREAM PARLOR.
Fine Coufectionery, Fresh Home-made Candies . . . and Soda Water.
709 Mass. St.
Don't wear Ready-made Clothing when you can get a
TAILOR-MADE SUIT AT
McConnell's Temple of Fashion .. from ... $18.00 TO $60.00.
NIC KUHN.
FASHIONABLE TAILOR. Prices as Cheap as any Place.
836 MASS. ST, LAWRENCE, KS.
WILLIS.
WILLIS. PHOTO STUDIO.
PHOTO STUDIO.
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933 MASS. ST.
HE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
Gives better results than any other American Company.
J. R. GRIGGS, Agent,
Lawrence, - - - - - - Kansas.
Notary Public.
L. S. STEELE, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Abstracter of Titles REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKER LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
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Prompt Service and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Tel. 88. A.J.GRIFFIN, Manager.
For Prices as low as New York and Philadelphia call on Geo. H. Hollingbery & Son, Practical Merchant Tailors.
841 Mass. St. Lawrence Kans.
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F.B.ROBINSON'S MADE TO MEASURE PANTS ARE THE B
If the rest of the sign were written it would say "are the best for the money made anywhere." Our Special $5 made to order Pants and $20 and $25 Dress Business Suits are as finely tailored, stylish perfectly fitting Garments as can be found anywhere at any price.
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University Directory.
CHEMICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Thursday at 4 in the Chemistry Building. Prof. E.H.S.Bailey, director.
CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY: Meets every Thursday at 4 o'clock in Room 35. A.M.Meyers, president; Cecil Haggart, secretary.
ECONOMIC SEMINARY: Meets every Monday at 10 in Room 15. J.F.Hall, presidsnt; Miss Martha Snow secretary.
ELECTRICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Friday at 12 in the Physics Building. W.J.Squires, president; H.F. Cox, secretary.
GREEK SYMPOSIUM: Meets alternate Thursdays at 3 o'clock, in Room 20. Dr. A. M. Wilcox, director.
HISTORICAL SEMINARY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 16. Prof. F. W.Blackmar, director.
LATIN PROSEMINARY: Meets every Monday and Wednesday in Latin Room at 4. Dr. D. H. Holmes, director; Mondays, lectures on the Roman satirical writers by the director; Wednesdays, interpretations by the members of the proseminary.
LANGUAGE CONFERENCE: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 20. Prof. Wilson Sterling, president; R. R. Price, secretary.
MEDICAL SOCIETY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in the Pharmacy lecture room. F.A.Bowker, president; Miss Blanche Thoburn, secretary.
Pi CLUB: Meets alternate Tuesdays at 4 in Room 24. Prof.E.Miller, president; G.R.Albers secretary.
PHARMACEUTICAL Society: Meets alternate Fridays at 2:30. Jno. Dryden, president.
SCIENCE CLUB: Meets once a month in the Physics Building. L. Page, president; H. P. Cady, secretary.
Y. M. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Physics Building. Rudolph Caughey, president.
Y. W. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 in Adelphic Hall. Miss Martha Snow, president.
Go to the Old Reliable STUDENTS' SHOEMAKER JAS. E. EDMONDSON, 915 Mass. St.
PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEALED Will do well to call at Doctor Robinson's Bath House. 906 Mass. St., Down Stairs.
He heals with his HANDS while Rubbing. Open every day of the week. Prices: Boys under 12, 10 cents; under 14, 15cents; Adults 35 cents.
The Kansas University Weekly.
VOL. II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 8, 1896.
No. 14.
Editor-in-Chief
W. W. RENO
Associate:
L. N. FLINT.
Literary Editor DON BOWERSOCK.
J. H. PATTEN. GRACE BREWSTER. PROF. E. M. HOPKINS.
Local Editor:
F. L. GLICK.
Associates:
H. W. MENKE, - - - - - Snow Hall.
O. T. HESTER, - - - Exchanges
GERTRUDE McCHEYNE, - School of Fine Arts.
W. H. H. PIATT, - Law.
A. A. EWART, Athletics.
C. L. FAY, Arts.
E. C. ALDER, Social.
Managing Editor. J.H. ENGLE.
Associates:
W. M. FREELAND. - - H. E. STEELE.
Shares in the Weekly one dollar each. Every student and instructor may purchase one share upon application to the Treasurer, J.E.Smith, or the secretary,C.J.Moore. Subscription 50 cents per annum in advance. Address all business communications to J.H. Engle, Lawrence, Kansas.
Entered at the Lawrence postoffice as second class matter.
THE EDITORIALS written by the associate editorial writer last week were of such excellence that the editor could well retire in favor of his associate.
THE CONGRESSIONAL convention in Lawrence this week attracted many students politically inclined, from their studies.
BEGINNING WITH next week a serial editorial will be published in the WEEKLY outlining the four prominent types of students in our University.
A BASE-BALL game with a Leavenworth team will be played on McCook field to-morrow afternoon. A special train will come from Leavenworth.
SOME OF the boating crews that are practicing faithfully every day are beginning to row a mile in a scientific manner and in a creditable time. If they continue to improve until the annual boat races occur as they have done the past month some, close and exciting races will result.
ALTHOUGH ARTHUR McMurray took last place in the Kansas-Nebraska debate through devoting too much time to a rebuttal of Mr. Weaver's argument, his speech was the most popular one of the evening. Mr. Guyer deserves great credit for tieing Mr. Weaver for third place.
THE GAME of base-ball which occured last Saturday on McCook field between the University nine and one from Ottawa was more like a chance game between the Freshmen and Sophomores. Errors were abundant. In fact it seemed as if each team was trying to excel the other in making the greatest number of errors. If our nine expects to play base-ball with first class teams this year and win occasionally, it must play far better ball than it did last Saturday.
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THE HIGH place taken by Mr. B. B. McCall in the Kansas-Nebraska debate last Friday evening shows that Kansas University is still to maintain her proud name in the battle of ideas. Mr. McCall, by earnest application, breadth of ideas and skill in debating has won first place from Nebraska for himself and for Kansas. We predict that this will not be Mr. McCall's last great success in debating.
He who seeks one thing in life, and but one, may hope to achieve it before this life is done; but he who seeks all things wherever he goes only reaps from the hopes which around him he sows, a harvest of barren regrets—Owen Meredith. And like-wise he who has a divine aim while pursuing his University course will far out-distance in the race of life the student who passes his entire time at college without an aim, without a purpose.
A GIRL in the University remarked to a member of the staff the other day that last year she was obliged to withdraw from the University because, as her recitations were from eight until one o'clock, the strain was too great for her. The committee on arrangement of recitations will do well to consider seriously the idea of abolishing classes from twelve to one o'clock. Not a single student, so far as we have been able to learn, favors them. The members of the Faculty also, to a great extent, are opposed to them.
AT THE third semi-annual election of editors for this paper which occurs next Friday, one editor-in-chief and ten members of the editorial board will be elected. We hope that every stock holder in the company owning this paper will exercise his right of franchise and elect editors who are capable in every way to make the paper a literary and financial success as well as a clear reflector of University life. The present staff have labored hard for the WEEKLY and think they can cosncientiously say that they have done their duty. The nominations for editors close to-day, Friday.
THE LOTUS for May the first contains no "comment." Mr. Hilliard Johnson has ceased the editorial supervision of the magazine, owing to the fact that he expects to leave within a month for his former home in California. In other respects the Lotus maintains its usual high standard. The stories by Mr. Everett and Mr. Whitzel are exceptionally good. John Kendrick Bangs contributes an amusing poem. Mr. Clark's Indian cover design is remarkably effective.
THE PROPOSED Kansas University daily has vanished into the distance and gloom. The time has not yet come for a daily paper in the University of Kansas unless four or five energetic fellows will give their entire time and attention to its publication. Not until the University becomes so strong that each separate school can furnish a number of capable men inclined towards journalism, will a daily paper here be desirable and practicable. It would be obliged to use "patent insides" and as days frequently pass without anything of especial interest occuring within the precincts of the University, these would often be needed. It would be obliged to be apologizing continually for its existence.
Another Munchausen Tale.
THE DISCOVERY is reported, on what seems to be good authority, of a living horse encased in the solid granite of Southern Kansas. When found he was very thin, as though he had been encased in the rocks for some time, and very thirsty, after having passed through the metamorphism to which the rocks had been subjected. It is hoped to obtain this living fossil for preservation in the museum of University curiosities.
I dont vouch for the foregoing; I only give it as another contribution to the Munchausen tales that have been published in some of the late numbers of the WEEKLY. Perhaps the editor can certify to its correctness.
S.W. WILLISTON.
FOR THE above contribution to our Munchausen department we thank Dr. Williston. We hope that other instructors in the University will contribute stories as good as this one.
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LITERARY.
All at a House Party.
Sleighs full of merry, laughing, young people follow each other up the broad driveway to a beautiful large house in the suburbs of one of our cities. The door is open and there stand the smiling host and hostess waiting to welcome their guests. A fine, spacious hall and broad stairway, handsomely furnished and holly everywhere, about the pictures, on chandelier and mantel with bits of mistletoe here and there announce that it is Christmas and that all sorts of gay times are anticipated.
All troop off merrily to their apartments to prepare for dinner, after which they are to make a business of getting acquainted so that no stifness need interfere with their plans for the next day.
It is Tuesday; Christmas is on Thursday and it is the tradition that a play be given by the guests each New Year's eve, to which all the neighborhood is invited. So they begin making their plans and all during their visit the mornings are spent in rehearsing and preparing costumes; and a very jolly time they have.
When the play was selected, Miss Dorothy Carter was chosen as leading lady and Mr. Walter Holland as leading man. None of these young people had done much in this line but these two seemed best fitted for these roles.
It took two mornings of silence and intense study to learn their parts and then the genuine rehearsing commenced. At first Mr. Holland and Miss Carter were rather disappointing to the others and the casts would have been changed except for fear of offending some one. But they improved and it was decided that the awkwardness had been caused by their never having known each other before and by Dorothy's shyness which made it hard for her to enter fully into the touching scenes in her part.
Christmas day came and a large ball was given; all had a jolly time and Miss Carter was very beautiful, the "belle" of the evening.
On the next day work on the play began
harder than ever and all were amazed to see how much Dorothy and Walter had improved. They seemed inspired, awakened to the possibilities within their grasp and infused a new spirit into the others. Mrs. Wentworth, their hostess, was delighted. The afternoon was spent in skating and all came in rosy and merry to dress for dinner.
The next day when rehearsing commenced everything went wrong; Dorothy and Walter were listless and uninterested, they drawled out their parts and were especially bad in their tête à têtes and everyone was in despair. The passages demanding scorn and contempt regarding one another were acted with a vehemence and reality which was astonishing. But the more peaceful scenes were absolute failures.
The next day things were not improved in the least. On every side they were reproved, now separately, now together and their answers were strange and unsatisfactory.
"Oh Dorothy, why are you so stiff and poky? You were perfect Friday, why can't you be so always?"
"My dear Grace," was the cold and somewhat inconsistent answer, "you never were observing. I assure you I do exactly the same now as I did, exactly. I can only think that perhaps you are no longer in sympathy with this scene as you were then, so you must not blame me."
"Well, Mr. Holland, what is the matter with you? You surely don't claim that you are doing as well as before; what have you to say for yourself?"
"I can only endorse Miss Carter's remarks," responded the young fellow.
"Well then," spoke up Harry Sedgewick, "do you think that Miss Carter did as well today as before?" Dorothy drew back a little, Walter looked straight into her face with a queer smile and said, "No, I don't."
Miss Carter colored slightly and turned away without speaking.
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"Well, I hope you will try and do better tomorrow," said Mr. Sedgewick, turning to Dorothy.
That evening was stormy and the party indulged in all sorts of child's games as, "spin the plate" and "going to Jerusalem." Miss Carter was unusually gay and animated and some of the young men who been had at first slightly repelled by her reserved manner began to find her very attractive. They danced afterward and she was in constant demand. Walter Holland sat in a a corner looking very gloomy and didn't dance at all, while Dorothy seemed to be having the best kind of a time.
Early the next morning some of the girls were together working on their costumes and the conversation turned to Dorothy and Walter and many were the surmises as to the cause of this indifference.
"Why, you remember how delighted Dorothy was to be asked to be Rosamond? Well, what do you think! she asked Mrs. Wentworth if she wouldn't ask some one else to take her place, she didn't care to keep it."
"Really!" "Honestly!" "Is it a fact!" were the answers in a chorus full of surprise. "How awfully queer! I wonder if she is well, she is as pale as a sheet this morning."
"I guess she must have taken a strong dislike to Walter Holland—and of course if she hated a man no girl could endure all that "lovering," while if she—"
The rest of her speech was drowned in a peal of laughter as the girls hurried off to the rehearsal appointed for two o'clock.
Dorothy was late and when she did come, she was pale and had a queer smile in her eyes. Things went a little better and in the middle, after a scene in which she did not appear, she was not to be found and they had to finish as best they could without her.
It was now Wednesday; that night was the time set for the great event. Mrs. Wentworth was worried and uneasy, for hitherto it had been her pride that her entertainments were unusually good; but this year it was to be a dismal failure. She even thought of inventing
an excuse, withdrawing her invitations and giving up the whole affair. But the young people begged hard and went to Walter and Dorothy and pleaded with them to make an extra effort.
"You can do so well if only you will! we would leave you alone if we didn't know that you could do so much better, and everything depends on you two."
Mrs. Wentworth joined them and urged that they two spend the afternoon practicing their special parts by themselves. She seemed so very anxious that sensitive Dorothy thought she was hurting her hostess' feelings and wearing out her welcome, so, though very unwillingly she promised to try to induce Walter Holland to spend the afternoon as requested.
After dinner she found him and said: "Mr. Holland, Mrs. Wentworth has made me feel that it is a personal slight to her for us not to do better. I can see that she has great pride in her reputation and I am willing to try to please her. She insists that we rehearse together this afternoon. She is so very anxious that I promised to 'try to induce you.' Of course you can endure it if I can so lets begin quickly."
During this speech Walter several times opened his to speak but each time changed his mind and said nothing. When she had finished he said simply, "All right," and they started for the ball room where the play was to be presented. Dorothy walked ahead rather haughtily and Walter followed looking miserable and somewhat puzzled. He opened the door for her, she passed in and walked silently to the stage, while he slipped the latch quietly, then drawing himself up, he walked briskly towards her, took both her hands in his and held them closely.
"Now Dorothy, look here, its foolish for us to act so; if you will tell me what the matter is and let me explain, then we can rehearse this business and can do it well. No, don't speak yet, I am not through—you know I love you, I told you so the other day—you said you loved me—now what is the use of going back on your
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word?" His voice changed and lost its masterful tone, as Dorothy shrank back and tried to draw her hands away from his. "What's the use of making a fellow miserable, wretched, ready to die? If you don't care for me say so—but I did so want to write to the Mater and tell her about you—you are so glorious, so splendid—she would be delighted. But I can't while you treat me so, of course. We had such a good old talk Thursday night and I was in seventh heaven."
"I was the luckiest dog on earth, you have no idea how all the world seemed changed after—after we had been in the conservatory. I couldn't sleep Thursday night I was so happy and Friday I couldn't because I was so miserable. Do tell me what it is, dear!"
During this speech the girl's face was a study first cold, icy cold, then relaxed into a very small, shy smile then cold again, but finally only sad.
"You see, Walter," she said, "its this way. I had known you only two days and three evenings; when you spoke that night, I was so happy that I didn't know or realize what a fool I might be making of myself. How do I know what you are? Anybody could be splendid for two days and three evenings. Of course appearances are against it, but you might be bad and horrid you know, and think of my humiliation if I should find you so after I leave here and know you better."
"But your mother knows me and knows all about my family. Can't you trust what she has said?"
"Yes, but most families, pardon me, have a black sheep and she hasn't known you since you were a child. Think, Walter, of the humiliation for me if I should be disappointed in you. Then another thing—That might——I——you——you looked so awfully proud and triumphant that I could just imagine that you were saying to yourself. 'Silly goose, she is easily won; whom shall I try next?'"
By this time Walter was almost laughing from relief. Things looked bright, if only he can manage skillfully, all will be well again.
"I was proud and triumphant, you sweet, silly goose, because you had made me so—who wouldn't be?"
And so it went on. In a very, very short time they discovered that it was time to get ready for dinner and they hadn't rehearsed a bit. But as Walter said:
"Now that I shan't be frozen up everytime I speak to you our parts will go allright."
Mrs. Wentworth was somewhat reassured by their protestatim of improvement when she met them after dinner and every one hurried away to prepare for the evening. The room was filled with eager spectators, the curtain rose—the play began—the evening sped away. Loud applause was often heard, Dorothy and Walter received many flowers and were greeted with enthusiasm and praise on every side.
"Splendid," "Perfect," "Didn't she look beautifui," "They seemed to live it all," "you could almost imagine that they meant all they said," and many such remarks were made as the people left. Dorothy and Walter looked radiantly happy—because people were so pleased, of course—and Mrs. Wentworth beamed upon everyone and devoted herself to her hero and heroine to make up for any slight they might have felt before. The next day was spent in festivities and on Friday all went home declaring the visit the most delightful ever enjoyed by any of them.
HELEN PERRY.
The Forest Queen.
The wind has hushed its murmurs Here in the mountain wild. The forest droops its branches; Beneath them sits the child.
She sits in thyme embowered. She sits in fragrance rare. The blue fly drowsily humming Flits glittering thro' the air.
A stillness broods the woodland. She looks so wisely gay; About her azel tresses The rippling sun-beams play.
The cuckoo laughs from a distance.
It comes to me now, I ween;
Her radiant eyes so lovely
Are those of the forest queen.
—From the German of Theodore Storm by G. L. Spaulding.
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LOGALS.
Dean Foster visited in Topeka last week. Professor Blackmar conducts chapel exercises this week.
Miss Clara Lynn visited her home at Kansas City Sunday.
C. W. Armour spent Saturday and Sunday in Atchison.
A. V. Schroeder was at home in Topeka last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. D. White of Kansas City visited his cousin J.B.Cheadle last Saturday.
Prof. Canfield's class in beginning French completed the reading of Jeanne d'Arc Monday.
Joseph Garrett of Leavenworth, a student of last year, visited his Sigma Chi brethern last week.
L. B. Perry, J. H. Patten, Herbert Wing, and Frank Bates go to Topeka on their wheels tomorrow.
H. P. Butcher and A.A.Ewart were sent to Kansas City last week to investigate the saloon question in the interest of the Sociology class.
Mr. W. H. Greider, who was principal of the White Coud schools the past year, entered the University Monday to take special work in the School of Arts.
Mr. D. W. Fisher of Kansas City, who was a Freshman Engineer last year, visited friends at the University last week and the early part of this. week
Mr. Oscar Twinkle, Junior Law, left school Tuesday for the rest of the year, going to his home at La Cygne. He expects to return at the opening of school in the fall.
Prof. Blake will lecture on the Xray at sometime in the near future. The proceeds will go to the Y.M.C.A. and will be used in sending delegates to the summer conference at Lake Geneva.
The class in Freshman Chemistry completed their experiments with hydrogen last week.
The special catalogues of the schools of Pharmacy and Fine Arts were received at the University this week.
Styles Wherry who has been in Chicago during the past year studying dentistry will practice in Eudora.
Among the Kansas University students who will have County Normal work during the summer, is Mr. H. P. Butcher who will instruct in Cloud County in June and in Harper County during July and August.
At the May-day foot-ball game last Friday, there was a considerable crowd of students and professors who had gone out to see the game. After the game there was some little scuffling between '98 and '99, and several Sophomores hoisted the colors of the class of '98 on a pole on the south fence of McCookfield. But it was nine o'clock, the time set for cessation of hostilities, and before the Freshman could attack the devoted Sophomores, the Chancellor took charge of the flag, and the crowd began its return to Mt. Oread. On the whole this game is much to be prefered to the barbarous May-day fight, and will probably be a permanent feature of May-day.
The Sophomore Spread.
The spread given by the Sophomore class took place on the evening of May 2, in Journal Hall. The evening chosen for the party was a most beautiful one and the attendance of the Sophomore class was quite large. The hall was prettily decorated with flowers and with the colors of the class of '98. The members of the class began to arrive at eight o'clock, and the early part of the evening was spent at cards. Refreshments were served by a committee of young ladies, and dancing was in order for those so inclined. The party broke up promptly as the clock struck twelve.
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The invitations for the Sigma Nu spring party are out.
Prof. Bailey will take his class in Sanitary Chemistry to Kansas City next Saturday.
The Phi Psis held an initiation Saturday night, and had a game of "stage coach."
Mr. Cady spoke before the Chemical Seminary last Thursday. His subject was "Water Crystallization."
M. E. Gilmore went to Topeka Thursday morning. He will attend the inter-state contest and remain in Topeka until Monday.
Last Saturday evening Doctor Holmes served as one of the judges in a joint debate between the Athenean and Biblical literary societies of Baker.
Rev. Don S. Colt who was to preach the annual sermon before the Christian Association of the University has been compelled to cancel his engagement on account of a conflict of appointments.
At the Electrical Seminary last Friday Prof. Blake spoke on "The Future of the Electrical Engineer." Edward Teppun told something about a "K. U. Rotary Pump;" and W. J. Squire discussed "Magnetism."
The Senior Pharmics, with Professor Sayre as chaperone, visited Kansas City last Friday. About thirty-five students formed the party. After seeing the sights, they were entertained at dinner by Park, Davis & Co., who have a branch wholesale chemical house in Kansas City.
Kansas has two representatives in the faculty of the "Colorado Summer School of Science, Philosophy and Language, which will hold its fifth annual session from July 13th to August 7th,'96th. Dr. D.H. Holmes will have charge of the Latin Department while Prof.M.A. Barley of K.S.N. will teach Mathematics. Dr. Holmes will give a general course in Cae sar, Cicero and Virgil, as well as two series of lectures一一one upon "The Origin and Growth of Roman Satire," the other upon "The Origin and Growth of Language."
Miss Sue Giles of Topeka, visited the University Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Professor Clark entertained the Betas at a May-day breakfast Friday morning.
Mrs. Lucy Kirkkride of Johnson county, a former University student, visited Professor Miller this week.
The spring party of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity will be held at their chapter-house Friday evening, May 22.
The Juniors, in their meeting Wednesday afternoon, made the final arrangements for their picnic which will take place next Saturday. Plenty of insect powder has been procured in order to ward off the mosquitoes and gnats, and the class anticipates a very pleasant time.
The Practical Astronomy class and some of their friends spent Friday evening very pleasantly in observing several of the more important objects of our spring sky. Professor Miller directed the work and pointed out many features revealed by the telescope, as well as the configurations which the stars presented to the naked eye. The University equatorial was set up in the early twilight and turned on Mercury which was reduced to a beautiful crescent. As soon as Mercury had dropped below the western horizon, the instrument was directed towards Jupiter, then near the meridian. It presented its polar contraction and belts to great advantage, and was accompanied by two moons. At intervals through the evening Jupiter was again brought into the field of the telescope and the progress of the other two of the principal moons was watched with great interest as they emerged, one from eclipse and the other from transit. Later Saturn rose high enough to be observed well, and presented a magnificent appearance, as its rings are now in excellent position for observation and two of the brighter satellites could be easily seen. The evening's work was closed by turning upon Uranus, which was following Saturn about $ 5^{\circ} $ distant, and several double stars.
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Miss Maude Knapp left school this week on account of ill health.
The Price Club plays ball with the Koofer Club tomorrow morning.
Prof. L. I. Blake will lecture at Ottawa this evening on the Roentgen rays.
Mr. Ralph Ballanger has had his address for the WEERLY changed to Atchison, Kansas.
Duff G. Phillips '98, is quoted as intending to engage in dentistry after commencement.
Mrs. Topham has discontinued her work in the University. She will teach a school of young children.
Mr. John Lofty '99, went to Lyndon yesterday to give an address before the High School graduating class of'96.
Mr. Frank Hupp of Newton is visiting some of his University friends. He thinks of entering the Arts School next year.
Mr. R. J. Smith returned to the University this week. His ankle is much improved but he is still compelled to use crutches.
Mr. E. F. Engel has been requested by several to repeat his chapel talk on "Right Living," and he will probably do so in the near future.
Mr. E. F. Engel's class in Wallenstein has nearly completed the reading of the play, and will now make a critical review of Schiller's great drama.
Prof. A. G. Canfield gave a very interesting paper at Unity Church last Saturday evening on "Trilby." There were, besides a solo by Frank House, "Ben Bolt" by Miss Shafer, a violin solo, and a selection by the Lorelei Quartette. The proceeds of the entertainment went to the treasury of the Unity Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry of Englewood, were on the hill Monday.
The new Phi Beta Kappas have just received their pins and wear them with pardonable pride.
Mr. C. I. Spellman, Junior law, delivered an address before the Buchan delegation Wednesday evening.
The Sophomores going to the party Saturday evening were unmolested by Freshmen, Juniors or by anyone else. Scarcelya Freshman was seen on the street.
Mr. Chester Atterbury, a well-known former student of the University, is visiting in the city. He will probably remain here until after commencement. He has been studying in a dental school during the past year.
Class Annual '96.
The Senior class is laboring hard these hot days on a hundred-page class book. It is to be a queer book and will contain, besides many other very interesting features, a half tone cut and a biography of every senior. The Faculty will have due representation and the other classes will not be forgotten. Their peculiarities and achievements will be related as only Seniors can relate them.
The Arts department is in the hands of Sydney Prentice who has been at work all year picturing the many characteristics which are noticeable and many which are unnoticeable concerning the University and the student body. The pictures are now being engraved at Teachenor & Bartberger's, Kansas City. The production is to be commended because it will not be a catalogue or an almanac citing the opening and the closing of the University. It will certainly be worthy of good patronage by the students and the public.
CLASS PINS. CLASS MEDALS. LAPEL BUTTONS. Engraved Visiting Cards, Monogram Papers, Wedding Invitations.
Jaccard's Kansas City
NOVELTIES IN SILVER AND GOLD. Tend for Samples and prices.
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Snow Hall.
Mr. F. E. Macy visited Wellsville last week concerning chinch bug investigations.
The class in Introductory Botany visited Blue Mound and the neighboring bluffs Saturday. Much interesting botanical material was secured.
Chinch bugs are reported abundant in all parts of Kansas. Thus far they do not appear to be causing serious damage to crops except in one or two instances.
Twenty to twenty-five letters are received daily requesting chinch bug infection. Although the majority are from Kansas localties, many are from Texas and Oklahoma Territory.
Prof. V. L. Kellogg, writing from the Entomology Department of Leland Stanford University, says that the department has twenty-five students with but ten microscopes for their use; and concludes with the remark, "such a situation makes my hair curl!"
Numerous complaints are being received by the Entomology Department, of the ravages of insects. The Tent Caterpillar, Clisiocampa disstria,is at work in the vicinity of Lawrence and the southern part of the state; and the Canker Worm, Paleacrita Vernata, is injuring orchards in various parts of the state.
Volume 1. of the Kansas, Geological Reports was received from the publishing house last week. This volume is the first result of the organization of the University Geological Survey which was provided for by the Legislature of 1889 and declared fully organized in 1895 by the Board of Regents of the University. At the organization of the Survey, Chancellor F. H. Snow was made its director, ex officio. Prof. S.W. Williston was placed in charge of the department of Paleontology, Prof. Erasmus Haworth of the department of Physical Geology and Mineralogy, and Prof. E.H.S. Bailey of the Department of Chemistry. The object of the survey is to make a full and complete survey of Kansas, including physiographical, stratigraphical, and economic features.
Report 1. is an octavo volume containing 320 pages of text with numerous diagrams and 31 plates including, besides the full page engraving, a number of large, carefully executed charts; and it is eminently satisfactory to the Survey in mechanical respects with the exception of the paper, the publishing authorities insisting on using a poorer quality than is used in other state reports.
It has been prepared by the department of Physical Geology and Mineralogy under the immediate supervision and by the active labors of Prof. Haworth.
The matter treated is the Carboniferous of Kansas, and allied subjects. The major portion of the report consists of chapters, by Prof. Haworth, on the Stratigraphy and Correlation of the Carboniferous Physographic features, and surface gravels of the Carboniferous, also preliminary chapters on the coal fields, Coal measure soils and oil and gas in Kansas. In addition, the scheme has been followed, of dedescribing in detail certain defined geologic sections throughout eastern Kansas. In this Prof. Haworth has been assisted by M. Z. Kirk, Geo.I. Adams, John Bennett, A.B. Kneer and John G. Hall. The report concludes with a preliminary catalogue of the invertebrate paleontology of the Carboniferous.
It is hoped to have volumes 11. and 111 ready in time for the consideration of the next legislature. Volume 11. will relate to the western part of the State and will be to western Kansas what Volume 1. is to eastern Kansas. Volume 111. will be devoted to economic subjects entirely, such as investigations of oil and gas, zinc, lead, coal salt, water supply, etc.
Volume 1. is for free distribution. Parties wishing to obtain a copy may do so by address in the Chancellor of the University and sending 22 cts. for the necessary postage.
At the Y. M. C. A.yesterday the president occupied the hour with a report of the work during the past year. One and possibly two delegates from the association will be sent to Lake Geneva next summer.
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KANSAS--NEBRASKA DEBATE.
Nebraska Wins but Kansas Easily Carries off First Place Again.
The long looked for debate between the Universities of Kansas and Nebraska took place last Friday evening in the Funk Opera House, Lincoln, Nebraska, before a crowded house of from twelve to fifteen hundred Nebraskans. The debates this year have been more closely contested in both Universities than the debate of last year, as about thirty of the best debaters of each school took part in the preliminary contests. While Kansas did not win the debate this year, she has every reason to be proud of her representatives Messrs. B. B. McCall, Arthur McMurray and U. S. Guyer. They had the weakest side of the question in debate, were debating in a city friendly to their opponents, were handicapped by having one of their number out of school during the preparation for the debate and were chosen only three weeks before the final debate, while the Nebraska debaters were chosen five months before this event.
The meeting was presided over by ex-congressman W. J. Bryan. Throughout the entire debate the audience gave the best of attention and each speaker was greeted with round after round of applause-the student body cheering mostly for Nebraska, while the towns people many of whom believed in the Initiative and Referendum, greeted our boys with deafening applause.
While the audience were awaiting the decision, the Nebraskans rent the air with their college yell, and yet above the dinn and occasional "Rock Chalk! Jay Hawk! K! U!" was heard. When Congressman Bryan stepped upon the platform to announce the decision, the usual death-like stillness prevailed until he annouced Nebraska as the winner of the debate. The applause was then so great that it seemed as if pandemonium again reigned supreme.
First place in the debate and for Kansas was won by Mr. B. B. McCall; and second place for Kansas was won by Mr. U. S. Guyer. This result awards a prize of $15 to Mr. McCall, and $10 to Mr. Guyer. First place for Nebraska but second in the debate was won
by H. W. Quaintance, and second place for Nebraska by A. J. Weaver.
After the announcement of the result, the crowd thronged upon the stage and tossed again and again with hearty good will both the Kansas and the Nebraska debaters. Our boys, as they were unaccustomed to this tossing process of the Nebraskans afforded much amusement to the spectators. Some of the girls said they guessed the Kansas boys had never been tossed before as they looked like rags flying through the air.
Although the debate was won by Nebraska by a slight margin, Kansas can congratulate herself upon the fact that her Irish oratory won first place for her again as B. B. McCall scored an easy victory over the indomitable Weaver and "Grandpa" Quaintance.
As the percentage markings could not be obtained the points scored against each debater are given instead:
Points Against.
B. B. McCall... 6
H. W. Quaintance... 8
U. S.' Guyer... 9
A. J. Weaver... 9
H. E. Newbranch...12
Arthur McMurray...17
NOTES.
The debate was in every way a brilliant success.
Some of the Nebraska professors said that Kansas won the debate.
If McMurray had devoted more time to his argument and less time to Weaver his rank would have been considerably higher.
A number of Nebraska instructors congratulated Mr. McCall upon his success while only one Kansas instructor did so. That instructor was Prof. Hopkins who has all along been interested in the debate.
The net proceeds of the debate were about six hundred dollars, while at the final trial debate here, taking into consideration the fact that the use of the chapel was given to the debaters, the net proceeds were seventy-five cents.
Our boys received many compliments from the Nebraska press and the Nebraska people.
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The Joint Debate.
The result of our second annual joint debate with the University of Nebraska has been satisfactory in every way but one. To have our representatives take two of the three highest places is victory enough; and though the formal decision was in favor of Nebraska, it was through an accident in the marking much like that which gave the decision to Kansas last year, so that we have no reason to complain. Our men were most highly commended for their easy address and their excellent rhetoric, wherein they surpassed their opponents, while in logic the jbdges' report tells that our University was never more creditably represented.
All this is well for us, and the committee desires to express its satisfaction and its appreciation of the efforts made by all interested in the debate to see it through. Nebraska has not even our single source of discontent. Popular interest in the debate was aroused by a reference to the initiative and referendum in a political platform; an opera house filled to the doors assured inspiration to each speaker, and a full treasury to the debating association. College and city papers alike gave to the debate as much space as is ordinarily accorded to a foot-ball game, and speak of it in the highest terms of commendation. From these reports, the writer wishes to quote two paragraphs before proceeding to the central point of this article.
From the Nebraskan: "Little interest seemingly has been taken in debate among the great mass of students in Kansas University. Here just the opposite conditions exist. Our preliminary debates attracted much deserved attention."
From the Nebraska State Journal: "It seems settled that these contests are to have more popularity in the University of Nebraska than the old oratorical meetings. The credit for inaugurating this series belongs to Prof. J. W. Adams, of the English Department."
It is true that last year Nebraska had great difficulty in carrying through its part in the debate, and was barely able to pay its expenses.
It is also true that the struggle of our own debate committee this year was out of all comparison more difficult than that of Nebraska last year. Great interest was taken in the preliminary debates; but this died out almost entirely before the final trial, when the debaters spoke to a house almost empty, and as a result the committee has had to beg for money to send our representatives to Lincoln, and has not yet secured enough to pay its way out, though the University has twice been canvassed, once with tickets, and once with subscription papers.
It is also true that the University in general and the Department of English in particular is being criticised for not "doing more" to foster oratory and debate. This criticism may be correct in substance, but its aim seems to the writer after two years of effort to make debating go, to be a little one-sided. Individuals can do nothing unless general University spirit is befind them. And the point is that not even what has been done this year can be done again, so far as debating is concerned, unless new interest is taken or matters are reestablished upon a different basis.
Two letters have been received from friends of the University, each strongly urging that the debate be not given up. One states that the University of Iowa is anxious to have us do so that she may take our place. Each letter contains a suggestion; one that the debate be made a part of the lecture bureau course, which would be impracticable, another that we adopt Nebraska's method of organization, or something similar.
Neuraska now has some money ahead, and expects us to meet her again next May. The joint debate will be held here next year if held at all, but even that will not guarantee expenses. We had the joint debate last year, but came out with a deficiency which the committee carried over, and is practically carrying still. After this unpleasant experience, no member of the present committee is likely to care to serve on it again in any capacity whatever.
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societies, and through them the interest in general oratory and debate. That it has failed in this needs no statement. The literary societies this year were active until after they had selected representatives to enter the final trial contest; then animation seems to have been partly or wholly suspended.
Nebraska's system of choosing men is very different from ours; and resembles more that followed by our Oratorical Association. As the latter seems to hold its own fairly well in the face of discouragements, perhaps the adoption of a similar system for carrying on the debates would be advisable. It would probably remove the financial difficulty. Whether it would result in greater interest in the matter may be questioned. Theoretically it would not, because it would limit participation; practically it would, because any interest at all would be more than we now have.
The writer hopes that the subject will be freely discussed, and eventually decided by a general mass meeting. Something must be done and without too great delay, in order that Nebraska may know whether or not we shall be in the field next year; and it is to bring the matter up for general discussion that this article is written, for the committee. E.M.HOPKINS.
The United States government has just published its official report of Prof. Blake's telephone system off Sandy Hook. The report has been translated into French, German, Spanish and Italian, by the corresponding governments. The system will be tried the coming summer by the "Allgemeine Electricitats-gesellschaft" of Berlin, for the German government. The system has been in successful operation off Sandy Hook for six months.
Hilliard Johnson was in Kansas City last Saturday.
Clyde Miller spent two days at his home in Osage City last week.
The serenader was abroad last week with instruments varying from a mandolin to a hand organ.
Mrs. Col Miles told the Y. W. C. A. something about her work in India at their meeting last Thursday.
The crowd on McCook field last Saturday afternoon was the largest that a base ball game has attracted for years.
A large number of students obtained admission to the congressional convention by wearing badges of the candidates.
The Juniors will hold a picnic at Cameron's bluff next Saturday afternoon and evening, the weather and the Sophomores permitting
The skiagraph made by Prof. Blake of the leg of a young man who had been thrown from a horse, was taken to Dr. Griffith of Kansas City, who determined from it the nature of the fracture, and the leg had to be amputated.
Mrs. Clark's elocution class met again last Monday after a recess of several weeks. During this time the individual members of the class have received private training from the instructor. Meetings will be held regularly on Monday at two P.M.hereafter to listen to the declamations of those who have been trained.
Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
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EXGHANGES.
In beating the Southwest College at the recent field meet, the Wichita High School athletes ran the 120 yard hurdle race in 16 seconds and the 880 yard race in $ 2 : 0 1_{\frac{1}{5}}. $
The University Courier published last week a magnificent four-page sheet giving pictures of the track teams of Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania and Columbia, and individual pictures of thirteen men.
The U. of M. has had in the past week a fine lecture by Commissioner Rosevelt, eleven games scheduled for the Freshman ball team, and a new book on American Glaciers issued by Prof. Russell.
Some mean thief played the old hair-y at the "Cottage" yesterday. Stole all the curling irons. That pleasant home of femininity for the once looks as though it had been struck by a Paderewski craze. -Ottawa Campus.
The Collegian in an able article urging college young men to take part in politics, says the college youth can well afford to lay aside his Patrick Henry, Webster and Clay and take up Garfield, Sumner and Wendell Phillips. College orators, take note.
Cornell has made the entrance requirements for the Law School the same as for the School of Arts, and extended the course to three years. It is in line with the action of the good schools all over the country to put the entrance bars for schools up to a respectable height.
Some of our exchanges are in the belated stage of telling that Yale has a class in modern novels. Some tell that the class has 250 members, some that the class has been discontinued, and some give the list of very poor novels preferred by the members, but the Stylus has an original editorial on novels and it is a genuine pleasure to read such an article. The editor says the novel-i.e.the story,is the earliest, most enjoyable, and perhaps the best form of literature.
The latest product of the Park College Press is an eighty-three page Trigonometry by Prof. Mattoon. - Stylus.
The Campus gives a very flattering account of Prof. Dyche's talk in chapel the morning after his lecture in Ottawa.
The Senior class of the State Normal has elected a class poetess, and decided to erect the World's Fair fountain that has been stored away since its return from Chicago.
One of the Missouri colleges attributes to M. S. U. the two old rules which students are modestly requested to observe, viz: Do not kill any of the professors; do not tear up the sidewalks.
The The Mask and Wig of Pennsylvania has presented No Gentleman of France in Boston and in New Haven and has been well received by the Hasty Pudding Club of Harvard and the undergraduates of Yale.
The last issue of the Penn Chronicle contains one of the finest illustrated articles to be found in any of the college papers. It is by our own M. Z. Kirk, and is entitled, "The Salt Region of Kansas." It gives a general sketch of the history of salt and salt manufacture in this country, the early development of the salt business in Kansas and a very clear exposition of the present manufacture. Also a statement of the geological conditions in which salt is found is New York and Michigan and an explanation of the formation and development of the geological conditions of the Kansas salt regions. The article contains three 5x7 inch cuts. Mr. Kirk has done a vast amount of original investigation in the salt regions, one of the most interesting results of which is the set of photographs taken 1000 feet down in the mines. He is doing the work under the direction of the University State Geological Survey of which Prof. E. Haworth is the head. Mr. Kirk is working for the degree of Ph. D. from the University.
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Mr. Fred C. Penfield, who has been a student at the Ufiversity for several years, left May 1, to accept a position with the W.T. Osborn Electric Co., of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Penfield for the last year has had sole charge of the new physics building, and in that capacity has been of material assistance to Prof. Blake in his research and experimental work. He is of a genial and happy disposition, and has gained many friends among his associates who extend to him their congratulations and best wishes for success in this the beginning of his business career.
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ATHLETICS.
FIELD AND TRACK EVENTS.
The Annual Meet Next Week. and the Kansas City Meet May 23.
The annual field and track events of the University which will be held next week at the Driving Park, promises to be the most successful field meet the University has ever had. Aside from the usual rivalry of the individual men, there are other inducements for this year's team. The Cowan medal for the best all round athletie of the University will find its owner in the local meet, the records of the men for the Indoor and Field Day meets determining who shall wear that distinction. Then the track team of twelve men that will go to Kansas City to contest with the Y. M. C. A. team there will be selected from the winners of the local events. A fine selection of prizes has been secured, and first and second prizes will be given in each of the fourteen events.
The program for the annual meet consists of the following events:
100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, 1 mile run, 120 hurdle, 220 hurdle hammer throw, shot put, running broad jump, running high jump, standing broad jump, pole vault. One-half mile bicycle (open), 1 mile bicycle (handicap), 1 mile relay (class race).
A splendid entry list is being made, and there is going to be a general smashing of the University records, so Prof. Cowan thinks. The
race for the Cowan medal will be interesting. Sanderson, Sherman and Foster are now in the lead as a result of the Indoor events, and each of these men will go into two or three of the field events.
The relay race will be a novelty, as it is the first one to be run anywhere in the west. The relay races are all the rage in the east. The regulation race is a mile run between four men with a relay at each quarter. As it was impossible to work the relay race into the regular program, it has been decided to make this race a class one between the six schools and classes in the University, and a class prize will be given the winner. There will be four men from each class, one at each quarter mile, making twenty-four men in the race.
The Field Day with the Y. M. C. A. team at Kansas City, May 23 is arousing a good deal of enthusiasm at Kansas City. It will be the first visit of a college track team to that city. There are to be twelve events contested for, and points counting 5, 3,and 1,for first second and third places. Each team will be composed of twelve men and no more than three men will be allowed in any one event.
The events are as follows:
100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, 1 mile run, running high jump, running broad jump, pole vault, hammer throw, shot put, 120 yard hurdle, 1 mile bicycle (open), 2 mile bicycle (handicap).
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The Junior Laws Win.
The fourth of the class games was played last Friday between the Junior and Senior Law classes. The game was close and exciting at all times, the score up to the fifth inning standing 2 and 2.
The battery work of both teams was excellent, and the large crowd present voted that the Laws had put up the best game of the season.
The following is the score:
Juniors... 0 0 0 2 1 3 0-6
Seniors... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-2
Hits, Juniors 7, Seniors 4. Errors, Juniors 9, Seniors 7. Bases on balls, Blackshire 3, Clark 2. Struck out, Blackshire 8, Clark 4. Scorer, Walker.
University 20, Ottawa 10.
The Ottawa University base ball team went away from McCook field last Saturday evening a sadder and perhaps not a wiser band of young men. They had met ignominious defeat at the hands of the University base ball team, and yet there was scarcely anything in the playing of the Jayhawkers that could have greatly inspired or instructed them in the national game.
Both teams fielded loosely, the Ottawa boys making half as many errors as put outs. The features of the game were the batting and base running of the home team. Mr. Trushein of last summer's Independence team was batted all over the field, every man in the team making at least one hit off his delivery. Nine stolen bases is an excellent record for one game, and it is encouraging to note the skill the boys are acquiring in this essential element to successful playing. Captain Wagoner is teaching the team to play more for each other and less for themselves. It is runs and not base hits that win the games. A sacrifice hit is often of more worth than a hard smash for a big hit, and shows much more skill in batting.
Cochran, who is a new student from Beloit, played his first game with the team. Despite a sore finger he pitched a very effective game, striking out eight of the Ottawa batters. He has good speed and a cool head, and will make an excellent assistant to Wagoner. Outland caught another good game. Foster played right field, and did it well. He made a pretty
catch of the only ball that came his way, and got three hits at the bat. Burdict took a big brace in his batting, leading the team with four hits. Sherman, Wagoner, Mitchell and Foster came next with three each.
For the Ottawa team, Davis and Mitchell played the best game. Tracy made a couple of nice stops of hard hit balls. Eby's three base hit was the star play of the day for the Ottawa boys.
Archie Hogg umpired and gave perfect satisfaction to both teams.
The following is the score:
KANSAS.
KANSAS.
Sherman, c. f... 6 5 3 2 2 0 0
Wagoner, 2nd b... 5 1 3 0 1 2 1
Mitchell, 1st b... 5 4 3 2 5 1 1
Outland, c... 6 2 1 1 9 0 0
Blackshire, 3rd b... 6 2 1 2 3 2 1
Foster, r. f... 6 2 3 0 1 0 0
Griggs, l. f... 5 1 1 0 0 0 1
Burdick, s. s... 6 1 4 1 2 3 1
Cochran, p... 5 2 1 1 1 8 2
Total... 50 20 20 9 24 16 7
OTTAWA.
Sheldon, c. f... 4 2 2 1 2 0 1
Dubach, l. f... 4 0 1 0 2 0 0
Davis, c... 5 1 3 1 4 2 1
Barnett, 2nd b... 5 0 1 0 4 3 2
Trushein, p... 5 1 2 0 0 3 0
Mitchell, 1st b... 5 0 0 0 8 2 2
Armstrong, 3rd b... 4 0 0 0 0 4 2
Eby, r. f... 4 3 1 0 1 0 2
Tracy, s. s... 4 3 2 0 2 4 3
Chapman, 3rd b... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Total... 41 10 12 2 24 19 13
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Kansas University... 4 1 7 0 1 2 1 4-20
Ottawa University... 2 0 0 3 2 3 0 0-10
SUMMARY:- Earned runs, Kansas 6; Ottawa 2. Two base hits, Cochran. Three base hits, Mitchell, Eby. Sacrifice hits, Sherman, Outland (2), Griggs, Burdict, Dubach, Barnett. Bases on balls, off Cochran 4, Trushein 2. Struck out, by Cochran 8, by Trushein 2, by Wagoner 1. Hit by hitched ball, Mitchell, Tracy. Based balls, Davis 1, Outland 1. Umpire Archie Hogg.
A BICYCLE club has not yet been formed by University wheelmen. A club of this kind would greatly benefit its members, provide means of amusement and by making trips in a body to Topeka and neighboring towns advertise the University.
Boating is attracting a great many students to the river. Mr. Keeny will quote you low prices.
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Rev. Mr. Jameson of Des Moines, Iowa led chapel Thursday.
Miss Carrie Watson spent Sunday at her home in Atchison.
Mr. B. B. McCall, our winning debater at Lincoln, returned Tuesday after a short stay at Kansas City.
The Rev. M. Preston, an old student of the University and a graduate of Cornell, led chapel Wednesday and Friday.
Prof. L. I. Blake will deliver a lecture on Xrays at the Opera House May 11, for the benefit of the Y.W.C.A. Admission 25 cts.
Mr. Geo. B. Watson '84, a leading lawyer of Kansas City Kansas, and one of the attorneys for Mr. Buchan, in the congressional contest down town, this week, was a visitor at the University.
Senior Play.
The seniors have staged their play and the caste has been rehearsing for several weeks. The characters are well selected and the play promises to make it enteresting for both instructors and students. It is to be presented at the Opera House the last of May. The receipts will go to the students' loan fund.
School of Fine Arts.
There will be the usual students recital at the hall next Wednesday.
What are the physical culture people doing this spring? Shall we not have an exhibition?
Miss Reeder will give her graduating recital next Tuesday evening, May 12th, at Music Hall.
Mrs. Clarke and her pupils will give an elocution entertainment at Music Hall about the latter part of next week. In addition to the usual program there will be two or three orations.
Miss Noyes'95, recently gave a recital in Steinway Hall, Chicago. It is a significant fact and one that speaks well for our school, that she was chosen out of sixty-one students as being the only one sufficiently advanced to give a public performance.
Take your lady down to Keeny's wharf and launch a boat upon the placid Kaw.
Mr. A. McMurray has been elected principal of a school in Nebraska, a position which he practically secured on his trip to the inter-state debate.
J. W. Hullinger is entertaining Rev. W. C. Wheeler of Chapman, Clerk of the State Association of Congregational Ministers and Churches which is in session here.
In order to raise sufficient funds to send our debaters to Lincoln to meet Nebraska University it was necessary to make a canvas of the students and professors. Several students provided themselves with subscription papers and in this way almost forty dollars was raised, nearly enough to pay all expenses.
The Chess Tournament.
The tournament between the University and City chess clubs began last Friday evening at the Y. M. C. A. rooms and will continue throughout this month. Six players represented each club. Our men were: O. A. Bayless, J. H. Fletcher, A. Dillon, L. B. Olsen, A. S. O'Connor, and C. J. Moore. J. D. Gehring is referee for the tournament.
The games resulted in a score of, University 3, City 4, draws 3. In the games J. H. Fletcher defeated R. A. Hazen, L. B. Olson defeated W. R. Carter, and C. J. Moore defeated A. K. Hoge; while of the City players S. Phillips defeated O. A. Bayless and C. J. Moore, D. W. Hazen defeated L. B. Olsen, and W. R. Carter defeated A. Dillon. The games between A. S. O'Connor and J. H. Magaw, O. A. Bayless and A. Hoge, and A. Dillon and D. W. Hazen, were draws.
The playing was, in the main, close, but was in no case brilliant. With but a few exceptions none of our players did their best. Bayless, Moore, and Olsen each made some almost inexcusable blunders, which in the first case resulted in a draw-game, and with the two others resulted in victories for the City players. The second series of games will be played to-night.
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Geo. Beattie, house painter and paper hanger. 938 Mass. Street.
A. Weber, the tailor, has moved his establishment to 733 Mass. St.up stairs.
Finest quality tennis shoes at Faxon's.
For shoes go to The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Students buy their canes at Smith's News Depot.
K. S. U. Bouquet triple extract, is the most lasting, delicate and refreshing perfume on the market. For sale only at Barber Bros. Drug Store.
La Mode at 841 Mass is offering splendid inducements which should appeal to the ladies of the University. New invoice just received. Styles the latest, quality the best, prices suited to the times, andtreatment the most courteous.
Special prices to clubs, on tennis goods at the University Book Store.—Formerly Field & Gibb.
Griffin the coal man sells ice.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Paper by the pound and cut to any size at J. S. Boughton's 1027 Mass. St.
Having recently established our business in Lawrence, we desire to call the attention of all students and members of the University faculty to our quality of goods and our low prices. Suits $15 upward. Morton & Wahlstrom. Tailors 831 Mass.up stairs.
K. U. students ride the Remington and go to the front. Wheels to rent by Enslow & Seimears, 1025 Mass.
Special prices to clubs, on tennis goods at the University Book Store. Formerly Field & Gibb.
Buy your stationery supplies at J. S. Boughton's 3rd door North of Watkins Bank.
The finest line of tailor's samples in the City can be seen at Weber's. Suits, $16.00 and upwards. The best of work guaranteed.
"Honest John" corn planters at Faxon's.
Griffin's telephone is No.88. Talk to him about your coal supply.
For base-ball and athletic goods go to Smith's News Depot.
Some way or another, Griffin has an immense coal trade among the students.
We keep constantly on hand a full line of all the leading toilet preperations for ladies' use. Barber Bros., Druggists.
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CHEMICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Thursday at 4 in the Chemistry Building. Prof. E. H. S. Bailey, director.
CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY: Meets every Thursday at 4 o'clock in Room 35. A. M. Meyers, president; Cecil Haggart, secretary.
ELECTRICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Friday at 12 in the Physics Building. W.J.Squires, president; H.F. Cox, secretary.
ECONOMIC SEMINARY: Meets every Monday at 10 in Room 15. J.F.Hall, presidsnt; Miss Martha Snow secretary.
GREEK SYMPOSIUM: Meets alternate Thursdays at 3 o'clock, in Room 20. Dr.A.M.Wilcox, director.
HISTORICAL SEMINARY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 16. Prof.F.W.Blackmar, director.
LATIN PROSEMINARY: Meets every Monday and Wednesday in Latin Room at 4. Dr.D.H.Holmes, director; Mondays, lectures on the Roman satirical writers by the director; Wednesdays, interpretations by the members of the proseminary.
LANGUAGE CONFERENCE: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 20. Prof. Wilson Sterling, president; R. R. Price, secretary.
MEDICAL SOCIETY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in the Pharmacy lecture room. F. A. Bowker, president; Miss Blanche Thoburn, secretary.
Pi CLUB: Meets alternate Tuesdays at 4 in Room 24. Prof. E. Miller, president; G. R. Albers, secretary.
PHARMACEUTICAL Society: Meets alternate Fridays at 2:30. Jno. Dryden, president.
SCIENCE CLUB: Meets once a month in the Physics Building. L. Page, president; H. P. Cady, secretary.
Y. M. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Physics Building. Rudolph Caughey, president.
Y. W. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 in Adelphic Hall. Miss Martha Snow, president.
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VOL. II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 15, 1896.
Editor-in-Chief
W. W. RENO
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Literary Editor
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THE WEEKLY would like to have several Spring poems submitted for examination and perhaps for publication.
THE MAN who is active has a qualification which will assist him greatly in his life work.
IN LAST week's WEEKLY more attention was given to oratory and debate than to athletics-
ADNA CLARK will be Charles Tucker's assistant if the latter is chosen Clerk of the District Court for Douglas County.
THE UNIVERSITY boys who do not live in Lawrence are beginning to devise excuses to tell their girls when they go home.
It has been definitely decided by the committee on the arrangement of the schedule of studies for next year that there will be no 12 o'clock classes. This action will be greatly appreciated by almost the entire body of students in the University.
UPON a monument erected in honor of those valiant Spartans who died so nobly while defending the pass of Thermopylae is an inscription something like this:
Go stranger go and to the Lacedaemons tell. That here, obeying their behests, we fell.
A contemplation of the thought expressed by this inspiring couplet is sublime. It develops the soul. ___
TEN THOUSAND dollars for apparatus and four additional instructors, is all that would be necessary at present, to establish a firstclass school of medicine in the University of Kansas. A medical school is by far the greatest need of the University. A medical school can be secured easily and with slight cost. A medical school is a necessary part of a great University, and yet we have no medical school!
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THE FIELD and track athletic events which occur in the Driving Park south of town tomorrow are arousing more than usual interest. A number of the best athletes in the Univesity will participate in the races of the day. The bicycle races will be under the sanction of the League of American Wheelmen. The relay bicycle race will be something novel and entertaining. A large crowd will probably be in attendance at these races.
THE ARTICLE by Prof. E. M. Hopkins concerning the Kansas-Nebraska debate in the WEEKLY last week attracted much attention among those interested in our inter-state debates. As he says, if we wish to continue these debates something must be done at once to insure their financial success. The suggestion that the final debate, when it occurs here on alternate years, should be placed among the lecture course attractions, seems to be a very satisfactory solution of the difficulty. We cannot afford to abandon the Kansas-Nebraska debates.
IN THE base ball game between the Fort Leavenworth soldiers and the University nine, some excellent playing was done by Mitchell, Blackshire and Wagner. They are developing into good base ball men. Outland played a good game as usual, while Foster in left field caught several difficult "sky scrapers" when the sun was shining clearly in his face. Team work was more noticeable than at any previous game. Our boys however need more practice in batting than in any thing else. In fact there is not a single man in the team upon whom we can rely to make a good safe hit when the occasion greatly demands it. If our boys give great attention to practice in batting, we shall soon have a nine second to none in the state.
Four Student Composites.
be considered. If you fuse a certain large, distinct but artifical class of boys in the University together you will obtain such a composite as this: He wears almost invariably during the winter months an immaculate white shirt, an expensive suit of clothes a high collar and tooth-pick shoes.
Of the four prominent types of students in the University, two are found among the boys and two among the girls. The boys will first
In the Spring-time his apparel is louder and more breezy. He is proud, excessively proud, and thinks that if the world does not revolve around him it ought to do so. Upon what basis he rests this arrogant self-esteem, he never troubles himself to ascertain yet he knows that he is a being superior to those around him. He is a fairly good student although scholarship is not his strong point. He is moderately well liked by those about him who realize that he will out-grow this foolish egotism which chance has thrust upon him. He will in no doubt develop into a good man as many others of his type have done before.
The other boy composite is taken from a far greater class of students yet it is just as clear cut and distinct. He does not dress so well as composite number one, probably because he is not financially able to do so. Nor is he afflicted with an undue amount of self esteem, yet both students are of the same flesh and blood. He is more earnest, sincere and candid in his actions. He lacks perhaps a little of the social refinement his contemporary may possess. He has coarser grey matter in his brain than his contemporary yet there is a larger quantity in a more healthful condition. He is a thorough student, does not glitter, nor does he lack that steadfastness of purpose which insures success. He is building a firm foundation upon which to res this future career and in later years composite number one will be one of his clerks.
These composites are not over-drawn but after a little observation and reflection can be made any day by any one familiar with University life. They can not, of course, be applied to separate individuals as they apply to classes and in these classes many exceptions will be found. Next week the two girl composites will be given.
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LITERARY.
Telegram 1013.
"Well, good night fellows," said Stuart Bronson, as he buttoned up his overcoat, lighted his cigar and opened the hall door to leave. "I'm not going to quit yet, by any means, though I am a good deal behind. My luck is bound to change and whenever you fellows have a night with nothing to do, you will find me ready." Then as his friends called after him, "good night," he closed the door, went down the steps of an old colonial mansion in New Haven and walked briskly up the street.
Stuart Bronson was a junior at Yale, the son of a wealthy New York stock broker. His father, who had made his money during the war and just after its close, had set his heart upon making a lawyer out of Stuart and had sent him to Yale with that end in view. Stuart's elder brother, Harry, was a steady business-like young man and their father, seeing that he could depend upon Harry in the management of his business, had determined that his younger son should turn his attention to the study of law.
Stuart, himself, was a brilliant but reckless fellow, handsome, fascinating, magnetic. His record at college had been a series of brilliant, scholastic achievements, interspersed with periods of careless attention to his work. It had been said of him that he could not fail in a study; that no professor had the heart to refuse to pass him; he was so fascinating in his manner, and always so clever in extricating himself from critical situations in the class room. He could do the work required with less effort than any other student at New Haven, and whenever he chose to take a little extra pains he become the idol of his instructors.
There were many predictions as to his future. His friends laughed at his carelessness and recklessness and at all his idiosyncracies, declaring them merely the eccentricities of a clever sociable fellow, and scoffed at the idea of Stuart's failing in anything in which he was in earnest. There were others, though, who shook their heads more seriously at each of this gay young student's escapades, and predicted that his very brilliancy and good nature would help to ruin him. Said Endicott, of Meriden: "Give him half his father's fortune now, and in a few years he will not have a cent left. He will spend it all on himself and friends, mostly the latter I'm bound to say.
Then the reaction will come. He will buckle down to work and startle everyone with a few brilliant strokes, get a little ahead in this world's goods, lose it all in some frolic, and begin over again. After a few repititions of this sort of thing he will grow despondent, and one more name will be added to the long list of complete failures who might have been successful." But then, everybody knew that Endicott was a regular Puritan, to whom anything more exciting than a game of authors was an abomination and a snare, and besides, what did he know about New York, or Bronson either for that matter. He didn't belong to Bronson's set and couldn't be expected to understand his way of life.
Stuart on the night when our story opens, had been having a "quiet little game" with two of his college friends at the home of one of them whose people were in Europe. As his words indicated, he had lost, and quite heavily too, but that didn't trouble him in the least. "Father can afford it," he mused as he opened the door of his landlady's house and went upstairs to his rooms. "He had such a hard time to get along when he was my age and brother has always been such a deacon that I've got to make up for the three of us. I wonder what father would say if he knew how I was wasting my time and substance, though, I suspect he wouldn't be in a hurry to give me that raise in allowance I asked for. Of course, I don't suppose I do pay enough attention to work, but bah—the benefit of a college education is largely general in its character anyway and a fellow who enjoys himself along with it, gets as much good out of it in the end as the dig, and is a lot more sociable. Well, whether he likes it or not, I guess he'll have to stand it."
As he opened the door and lit the gas, he noticed a yellow Western Union envelope lying on the table. "Well, what's this?" he muttered as he picked it up. "I told Braxton to telegraph for funds if he need any, but I didn't expect he'd have to do it." He tore off one end carelessly, pulled out the dispatch, unfolded it and read:
"Practically ruined. Father sick with worry. Stay but curtail. HARRY."
For a moment Stuart Bronson was stunned. He looked at the telegram and read its words without seeming to comprehend them. Soon their full import burst upon him and the care-
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less cynicism of a few moments before was replaced by a series of conflicting thoughts of past, present and future. "Father ruined, father ruined," he muttered, "sick with worry, curtail, curtail. Yes of course he would curtail. More than that, he would be self-supporting. Not a cent would he cost his father from that day. What he would do, he didn't know. But others supported themselves and he could, he knew it; he had confidence in himself.
"What a fool I've been." he thought, as he sank back in his chair, the very comfort and elegance of which galled him, "what an ingrate. Father ruined and I on the road to ruin myself. And to think, only an hour ago—I wonder when this came, 'arrived at 8:15,' just after I left the house—for four hours, then, while my father has been worrying over losses of millions, I have been adding my little quota to his trouble by losing a hundred at poker." And I laughed and said, "the old man can stand it! For the last year at college I've been absolutely worthless, I've been neither a student nor a son, I've done my work with just as little effort as possible and devoted the rest of my time and energy to the very laudable task of trying to spend more money than any other fellow here.
"My father sent me here for study, to distinguish myself, if possible. He has hoped that as the result of my work here, I might be prepared with his influence behind me, to take a position in the New York bar that would in time place the name of Bronson beside that of Evarts and Choate. An unattainable position for a man of my superficial character and reckless habits, I admit, but such was the air-castle my father built and the plans and outlines of which he has often depicted to me in his conversation and letters. Dear old father, he has never dened me a request. And I—like a leech, have bled him for every cent I could throw away. A few moments ago I was excusing my way of life, laughing at my extravagancies, and with senseless sophistry convincing myself that this, after all, was as good a way as any to spend my time and money—my money did I say? No, not mine, my father's earned by his untiring energy and thrown away by me as by a prince of royal blood.
"But heavens, as though I had not enough to worry about with this contemplation of my ruined father and my worthless self, I have the further consolation that my bills here in town, in excess of this month's allowance, run
up into the hundreds, and not only is it impossible to call upon my father at such time, but to tell him how many of them were contracted would break his heart. As soon as the news is known, and it will probably be in the morning papers, I can rely upon it that tradesmen's bills and probably the tradesmen themselves will come rushing in upon me, fighting for precedence in line. And not only tradesmen but so-called friends will take occasion to inform me in a quiet and gentlemanly way that they are in no hurry but if I could settle as soon as possible they would be much obliged.
But how am I to support myself? What a hopeless hope! Who cares to aid me? Who will place reliance in me? I have no real friends, only mocking imitators of friendship, who will drop me when my money is gone. I might as well give up my struggle as to continue it longer." And so the optimistic triumphant self-confidence in his power to extricate himself and assist his father, which first followed the reading of the telegram, had been changed by degrees to a remorseful self-hatred and then to pessimistic despondency.
And Stuart Bronson got up from his chair and paced his apartments, loathing their very elegance and comfort, and then threw himself on the bed, thinking, thinking all the time, thinking cf himself and of his ruined father, and thinking too of his dead mother whose sweet, lovable, gentle face came back to him more than once and drew tears from his eyes. "Thank God, she knows nothing of this," he said aloud, and then hated himself for saying it, for it seemed to thank God for her death.
Stuart Bronson arose the next morning, haggard and pale. His first act after leaving his rooms was to see his landlady and tell her he should leave when his week was up. She, kind, motherly soul, guessed from the arrival of the telegram and from Stuart's pale, worn face that something was the matter and wanted to console him, but he could not bear her sympathy and broke off the conversation. Next he went to the newspaper office and inserted an advertisement for the private sale of his goods on the following afternoon. After this he hunted up an acquaintance who had supported himself at least partly for the last two years and held a long conversation with him. As a result he made several applications for positions, each requiring only a part of a day. Finally he dragged himself back to his
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lodgings to write to his father. He had tried to do so before leaving them in the morning and had failed; but now he felt that he had really made a start in his new role and thought he might have better success.
As he went to his desk to write, he noticed an envelope on the top of it, addressed to him in his father's handwriting. He seized it, tore it open. A check fell out. What did it mean? He unfolded the letter and read:
"My dear son: I send you your allowance for this month. As you will see by the amount,
I have given you the increase you asked for I am very busy. I trust you are succeeding in your work, but keep in mind along with it that the first thing is to lay the foundation for a broad and manly character. Your loving
FATHER."
If Bronson had been bewildered when the check fell out of the envelope he was thunderstruck now. He opened the desk, took out the telegram and read it again. And there staring him in the face, was the date, April first. F. H. Wood.
A. Latin Scholarship.
The census of "University Wants," as published some weeks ago by the WEEKLY, brought forth many crying needs; but the Professor who said "More facilities for building up our graduate department," had remembered one of the weak spots in our school. We are pleased to announce this week that one department has taken steps to supply this want and has announced the first graduate scholarship for Kansas University. Dr. Holmes has secured the cooperation of ten Lawrence citizens in the establishment of a Graduate Scholarship in Latin, amounting to one hundred dollars ($100) a year. His scholarship will be supported for five years by the following gentlemen: J. D. Bowersock, Geo. Banks, J. G. Gibb, G. Grovenor, A. Henley, G. Innes, O.E. Learnard, F.D.Morse,A.D.Weaver and B.W. Woodward. At the end of five years, it is hoped that a scholarship fund will have been established sufficient to make the scholarship self supporting.
The following are the regulations governing the appointments:
1. The appointment to the graduate scholarship in Latin is made on the nomination of the head of the Latin Department and the approval of the Chancellor and Regents of the University.
2. Candidates must make application in writing to the chancellor of the University before the first of June preceding the academic year for which they desire the appointment.
3. This scholarship will be open to those who have taken their baccalaurate degree from
the Kansas State University or from any other institution of recognized standing, and who are looking forward to the degree of master of arts.
The scholarship will be paid to the successful candidate in four parts of $25 each on the first days of October, December, February and April. In connection with his application to the Chancellor, the candidate should submit his diploma or other certificates of proficiency from those qualified to speak concerning his attainments. He should also submit in writing such evidence of his past success in Latin study and of his plans for the future, together with such examples of his Latin work, as will enable a judgment to be reached as to his fitness for the post. The appointment will thus be made somewhat on competetive grounds, but not by an examination consisting of formal questions submitted to the candidates.
This scholarship will be supported by the above named gentlemen for a period of five years (beginning with 1896-97), by which time it is hoped that a scholarship can be established sufficient to place it on a permanent basis. Accordingly, in order to start this fund at once, Dr. Holmes will deliver his lecture on "Some theories as to the Origin of Language" on Monday evening, May 18, in Music Hall, at 8 o'clock. The admission fee will be 25 cents, any the entire proceeds will be devoted to this purpose. It would be exceedingly gratifying to the Latin department of the University, if the citizens of Lawrence and the members of the University should see fit to show their sympathy with the establishment of such a fund by giving a generous patronage.
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LOGALS.
Prof. Joseph Farrell spent Sunday in Leavenworth.
Miss Hannah Carpenter '95, was at the University last week.
Mr. Harris, the congressional nominee has a son in the University.
Mr. H. W. Menke was in Kansas City for a few days last week.
Palmer Felt '99, went to Topeka Thursday to attend the inter-state contest.
J. T. Colvil withdrew from school Wednesday. He will return next year.
Herbert Royce of Baker, formerly of DePauw. visited at the Beta house Saturday.
Mr. C. L. Burdict last week attended the inter- state oratorical contest at Topeka
Mr. James Patten was in Kansas City last Saturday in the interest of the Senior Annual.
Mr. Percy Parrott '97, made a trip Thursday to Tonganoxie in the interest of the Entomology Department.
Mr. C. L. Burdict, '99, was in Topeka Thursday of last week in attendance at the inter-state contest.
Professor Haworth has a dozen assistants at work collecting data for the second volume of his geological report.
At the Greek Symposium last week, Prof Sterling occupied the hour with a paper on "Demosthenes and Philip of Macedon."
Mr. J. Lucas, accused of stealing books from the law library of the University has been found guilty in the district court.
Chaplain McCleary of the U. S. Army at Ft. Leavenworth visited his son last Saturday and witnessed the ball game on McCook Field.
The commencement number of the WEEKLY will contain, as a special feature of the literary department, the story which took first rank in the advanced English composition class, written by Mr. Harold W. Smith.
"Jack" Morgan was in Town Friday.
Mr. J. Lindas visited his son Saturday and Sunday.
V. O. Boone will spend Friday and Satuaday in Topeka.
Prof. Carruth and wife spent a part of last week in Topeka.
Thornton Cooke of Herrington visited his sisters last week.
John Sanderson was sick and out of school in the early part of the week.
Howard Spellman of Kansas City visited his brother Clarence last Sunday.
Theodore Poehler entertained the Sigma Chis and their lady friends at bowling last Friday.
Mrs. Dr. Reeder was in town Tuesday to attend her daughter's graduating recital at Music hall.
The Minnesota representative in the interstate oratorical contest visited at the Phi Psi house last Saturday.
Dwight Potter who was in the University several years ago and has since been at Princeton, stopped over in the city last Saturday on his way to Great Bend where he will have charge of a church.
At Y. M. C. A. last Thursday afternoon, the hour was consumed in listening to the annual report of the president. After a brief historical review of the organization, Mr. Caughey presented the results of his year's experience as leader. The duty of increasing the number in the students' Bible classes was put before the association and it was recommended that the class led by Rev. Mr. Banker be continued next year. The plan of having two weekly prayer meetings instead of one was suggested. A more vigorous "Fall campaign" was given as one of the special objects to be looked after next year. Mr. Caughey closed by recommending that two delegates be sent to the national assembly at Lake Geneva.
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Miss Anna Parsons visited friends in Kansas City last week.
Ted Bedell of Baker visited here Saturday. Mr. Bedell was a member of the Baker-Ottawa foot-ball team of two years ago and will probably compete for a position on the team here next year.
At Greek Symposium last week, Prof. Sterling read another of his series of papers upon Greek history, entitled "Philip of Macedon and Demosthenes." The Symposium will meet twice more before vacation.
Within the last six months Prof. Newson has published two papers in the Kansas University Quarterly in which he has begun the development of his new theory of continuous groups of projective transformations. This theory is strictly original with him and his papers have begun to attract the attention of mathematicians of this country and of Europe. In the April number of the bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Prof. Taber of Clark University has an article largely devoted to a discussion of his Kansas friend's discoveries. Prof. Newson believes that his discoveries when published in full will profoundly modify theories that have become classic in French and German Universities.
Inter-State Oratorical Contest.
At the oratorical contest at Topeka last week, the representative from Iowa won first place, Illinois second and Ferry L. Platt of Washburn College carried third honors for Kansas. Music was furnished by the Washburn Glee Club and by the Ohio Wesleyan Glee Club. The latter did excellently the orations were good and the contest was very interesting, but the audience was small for an inter-state contest. The judges were: On thought and composition, President J. B. Angell of the University of Michigan, R. H. Conwell of Philadelphia, John T. Graves of Georgia. On delivery, Rev. M. W. Reed of Denver, Lafayette Young, of Iowa, and Major Warner of Kansas City.
Mr. H. B. McCorkle was in Topeka last Saturday.
Mr. J. W. Hullinger was in Kansas City on business Saturday.
Warren Edwards, a former student, spent several days in the city last week.
Chancellor Snow was in Topeka in attendance at the State Board of Education last week.
The dynamo of the Senior Engineers is gradually nearing completion and will soon be ready for testing.
The Senior Civil Engineers have dropped bridge work while preparing their theses for graduation.
A number of University students will take part in the lady minstrel show to be given next week under the direction of Miss Georgia Brown.
T. H. Scheffer '95, spent a few days in the city this week. Mr. Scheffer has been principal of the Delphos High-School the past year and return soon to accept a position as instructor in the Ottawa County Normal.
Miss Radford's Sunday School class at the M. E. Church, with a number of young ladies went on a picnic at Deichman's Crossing last Saturday. Games were played and a very fine time is reported by those who went.
George O. Foster, the former well known stenographer in the office of Treasurer Moody, represented the Lawrence High School in the inter-high school oratorical contest at Kansas City, Kans., last Friday evening, and won the second prize, a fine gold medal.
A meteorite that fell in Franklin county in April was examined in the chemical laboratory this week. It weighs thirty-two ounces and is very valuable, and on that account may not be kept long in Kansas, as eastern dealers are already bargaining for it. The gentleman who brought the meteorite here was only two-hundred feet away when it fell. It was found the next morning buried nine inches in the ground and covered with a black crust due to the fusion of the surface in its rapid passage through the atmosphere.
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Field Day has been changed to Tuesday, May 19.
Prof. E. Haworth went to Topeka Monday and remained during the week.
Prof. A. G. Canfield was quite ill Tuesday morning but met his classes as usual.
Read the program on another page which takes place Tuesday, May 19, at 2:30 p. m.
Dr. Bunn delivered a very interesting lecture before the Medical Society last Tuesday afternoon.
Hon. Chas. F. Scott, was the guest of L. H. Perkins, during the congressional convention, last week.
"Jack" Morgan, the former well known jockey and funny man of the University, visited his "alma mater" last week.
Mr. M. Z. Kirk has been appointed business manager of Penn College Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mr. Kirk graduated from the Penn College in '93. He will go to Oskaloosa the last of this week.
Judging from reports, the Senior Annual of 96, will far excell any of its predecessors. It will contain half-tone cuts of all the members of the class and a numbhr of novelties will be introduced which promise to be very interesting and amusing. The annual will be sold for 25 cts.
Prof. Bailey received this week a letter in regard to the Metric System Bill. The true status of the bill at present appears in the following extract: Metric Bill, after it had been passed by a small majority, was reconsidered and ultimately was referred back to the committee; it is now in the hands of the committee, and is likely to be brought up for consideration of the house sometime next fall; we hope for a favorable report in the fall. It is desirable, therefore, that between this time and when Congress assembles in the autum considerable work should be done in influencing the people, and through them the Congressmen, in favor of the Metric Bill.
Every one should hear the lecture "Some Theories as to the origin of Language," by Dr. D.H. Holmes, at Music Hall, next Monday evening. The lecture will be given for the benefit of the Latin Scholarship Fund and promises to be one of the most instructive and enjoyable entertainments of the season. Admission 25 cts.
At the Faculty meeting Monday evening,12 o'clock was set as the dinner hour for next year, thus cuttiing the day into two parts of four hours each: one from eight to twelve o'clock, and the other from one to five. The Physical Culture classes will meet in the afternoon, Sophomores at three and Freshmen at four. On days when the Physical Culture classes do not meet, the classes in Elocution and Hygiene will recite at four o'clock. The language hours will be at nine and eleven in the morning while English and Mathematics classes will recite at eight and ten. The optional courses will be divided between the forenoon and the afternoon. There was held also an election of members of the University Council from the School of Arts. Profs. Wilcox, Hodder, Templin, Canfield, and Williston were chosen.
Law Notes.
Clyde Miller is the owner of a fast horse. He challenges the horsemen of the school to a race.
C. A. Burney attended the Harris celebration at Ottawa last Friday.
The Law School attended the congressional convention last week.
C. R. Troxel will work for a law firm in Kansas City.
The Junior laws play the preparatory medics Friday, and will win hands down.
The Seniors complete "Real Property" this k.
Arrangements for the annual law alumni banquet are being completed.
The Law School would like to play the School of Arts a game of ball.
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Prof. E. Haworth was at Fort Scott on business connected with the state geological survey.
Miss Margaret Northup of Kansas City, Kans. ,visited this week with her brother, Fred Northup.
Kansas-Nebraska Debate.
A question that should be of great interest to the student body and to the faculty of the University at the present time, is that of the Kansas-Nebraska debate. Nebraska has thoroughly demonstrated that she is able to make her part in the debate a success, both from a financial standpoint and from general interest of all concerned.
As we expect to hold the debate here next year, some decisive action should be taken immediately to insure interest on our part and to provide the financial support necessary to carry on the debate.
We can conceive of no more efficient plan than to place the final debate, when held here on alternate years, in the University lecture course. That would give the course a diversity of entertainment and would be quite an attraction to certain classes of students in the sale of course tickets. Surely no one could be so little interested in a contest of this nature as to refuse to purchase a course ticket because the debate was placed under the management of the Lecture Bureau.
From fifty to seventy-ffve dollars will pay all necessary expenses of the debate and if we secure half the interest that Nebraska has shown, which we no doubt could do with such a plan, there would be a considerable sum to the credit of the Bureau.
Some may say that this plan is impracticable, that the debate and the lecture course occupy totally different fields, and have no interests in common. To that we say, both are supposed to be in the interest of the entire University body and if the two can be blended, if we can combine both so as not to impair the success of either, we see no valid reason why such action should not be taken.
B. B. McCALL.
WELLSVILLE, KANSAS, May 11, 1896. UNIVERSITY WEEKLY,
Lawrence, Kansas.
"The present staff have labored hard for the WEEKLY." (I quote from an editorial on page 296, Vol. II, of the WEEKLY). So they have. And they have sent out a paper that, as a former student, I have enjoyed reading from the "Ad Astra Per Aspera" to the statement about that "nice sweet butter to lubricate that dry bread, at 1300 Massachusetts street." I don't believe in post-mortem eulogies.
Yours truly,
CLARA BOSWORTH.
The Chess Tournament.
The second series of games in the chess tournament was played in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last Friday evening. J.D.Gehring acted as referee as on the first evening.The games resulted in a decided victory for the University teams. Although the city team was one game ahead from the first evening the score at the close of the playing showed our team three ahead.
The University team won games as follows: A. S. O'Connor defeated U. S. Plank and D. W. Hazen, J. H. Fletcher defeated D. W. Hazen, L. B. Olsen defeated S. Phillips and A. K. Hoge, C. J. Moore defeated W. R. Castes, A. Dillon defeated R. A. Hazen, and O. A. Bayless defeated J. H. Magaw.
The city team won the following: A. K. Hoge defeated A. Dillon, S. Phillips defeated J. H. Fletcher, C. A. Hazen defeated C. J. Moore, W. R. Castes defeated J. H. Fletcher.
The score for the evening was University 8, City 4. Total score, University 11, City 8, draws 3. The best score by individual players are: Olsen 3, O'Connor $2\frac{1}{2}$, Fletcher 2, Moore 2, Bayless $1\frac{1}{2}$. Among the city players the best scores are: Phillips 3, Castes 2. The games Friday evening were much better than the week before, nevertheless C. J. Moore sacrificed a game by an inexcusable blunder in the opening. The third series will be played to-night.
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Lost-In the gentlemen's dressing room at the gymnasium a gold scarf pin in the shape of a sword, with five pearls upon the hilt. Finder will please leave it with the local editor and receive reward.
School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Clarke's Elocution entertainment will take place next Saturday evening at Music Hall. An interesting program is expected.
Miss Drake will give her vocal recital next Tuesday evening.
Prof. Farrell went down to Baldwin Tuesday where he assisted Prof. Hair of Baker University in a musical concert. Miss Cunningham of Baker and Mr. Hunt of Leavenworth also participated in the program which was of unusual merit and which was listened to by a large and appreciative audience.
Miss Reeder gave a brilliant program last Tuesday evening which approached a very high standard in every respect. There was a large and appreciative audience, the numbers were well rendered, particularly those requiring delicate and staccato effects. The concert closed with Weber's sparkling Polacca in E maj. arranged for two pianos.
Miss Jessie Brown visited her sister in order to be present at Miss Reeder's recital.
Miss Leverton's father attended the convention of the Knights Templars in Lawrence.
Miss Madge Schaum is taking vocal instruction from Prof. Farrell.
Snow Hall.
Prof. L. L. Dyche will lecture at Hiawatha Saturday. This will be the last lecture given by him this season.
Now that the fire-fly or lightning-bug is to be observed sparkling about during the early evenings and nights, a note in relation to the light produced by this insect may be made. Experiments by Prof. S. P. Langley, present secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, show that this peculiar energy gives more than 99 per cent of light and less than 1 per cent heat.
Conditions almost inverse exist in ordinary light as the incandescent lamp gives but 2 per cent light and 98 per cent heat. This comparison indicates, from an economical standpoint, the desirability of generating light with a smaller amount of heat. When a method approximating that of the fire-fly is discovered an immense stride in illuminating economy will have been made. Nature has accomplished the feat, and it is not improbable that man will ultimately be able to do so. In fact recent experiments in that direction have been reasonably successful although the light produced was very inefficient.
A fossil bird, Hesperornis, in the University museum is the best specimen of a toothed bird in any museum of the world. The skeleton is nearly complete and the fossil, besides having impressions of feathers, is the only known specimen in which traces of the skin are preserved. Hesperornis when alive stood about four feet high. Although a wading bird it was very similar to an ostrich in appearance. The wings were rudimentary and functionless. The impressions of feathers do not seem to indicate that the bird possessed true feathers but that the whole body covering, excluding the doubtful wings and tail, was like the down of a young chicken, or of the New Zealand Apteryx. The bones, contrary to the characteristic cellular conditions of the bones of most modern birds, were solid throughout, having no narrow cavities and resembling in this respect the modern penguin. The teeth, of which several are preserved with the museum specimen are pointed and conical like those of a snake. The teeth were placed in sockets in the long strong jaws. The lower jaw had twenty teeth and the upper jaw a less number. Hesperornis is very difficult to secure and at best but fragmentary specimens are found. The museum possesses two other excellent ones and the most complete skull in existence. The museum specimens was taken from the Kansas cretaceous of the Smoky Hill river. Dr. S. W. Williston is now preparing a paper on this species for publication.
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R. J. Hopkins,' 98, was a visitor at Kansas City Saturday.
Rev. Dr. Boynton of Boston led chapel Monday morning.
Miss Eleanor Gephart '98, visited at her home in Valley Falls, Sunday.
Mr. R. G. McKee, who not long since left school to take a position in a Kansas City bank, visited in Lawrence Sunday.
A couple of Sophomore rowers had a narrow escape from "shooting" the dam Saturday. The owner of the boat saved his property and incidentally the students.
A party of thirteen Seniors from the Leavenworth High School visited the University Wednesday morning. They were in charge of Miss Rose Morgan '94, who is now teaching in the Leavenworth High School.
The lecture given by Prof. L. I. Blake Monday evening in the interest of the Y. W. C. A. was very successful, quite a sum of money being netted. A shadowgraph was made of a man's foot in which a bullet lay imbeded. It was only partially successful, but another skiagraph was made and the bullet was located. Drs. Bunn and Anderson who were much interestedin the experiments, operated upon the foot Wednesday and extracted the ball free of charge.
Phi Beta Kappa Address.
The annual Phi Beta Kappa address will be given this year by Prof. F. H. Hodder as a part of the regular commencement exercises, on Monday evening of commencement week. Such an address is a regular occurrence among eastern colleges where Phi Beta Kappa chapters are main tained.
Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
BROWNING KING & CO.
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If you put yourself in the way of stylish goods.
You can put yourself in the way of such goods by coming our way.
More stylish garments were never displayed than we are now showing for spring and early summer wear.
We have all the advance styles and novelties of the season in
Suits, Hats and Furnishings. We carry a full line of Dress Suits, Coats and Vests for graduation and other society occasions. Prices very moderate.
BROWNING KING & CO.,
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ATHLETICS.
ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
A Good Program of Events and a Big Entry List.
A good program of events, and a big list of entries insures a successful day for the Annual Meet of field and track sports.
The meet will be held at the Driving Park, Tuesday, May 19, and operations will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Twenty-eight handsome prizes have been kindly donated by the Lawrence merchants, which will give one each to winners of first and second places in each of the fourteen events.
From the records made in the various events will be chosen a team of twelve men, who will go to Kansas City, May 23, to compete with the Y. M. C. A. track team there.
Two items of much interest are the Cowan medal award and the class relay race. The medal offered by Coach Cowan is to go to the man scoring the greatest number of points in the Indoor and Field Meets, the winner to be termed the all-round athlete of the University. As a result of the Indoor Meet, Sanderson, Sherman and Foster lead for the medal. Each of them is entered in several of the field events and will make a close contest. Besides these men, who now have a big advantage, are seval others who are by no means out of this race.
quarter, twenty-four men in all taking part. This race is under the direction of the class captains and a cup will be given to the winning class.
The events and entries at Wednesday noon are:
The relay race will be the first one run in the West, and will no doubt prove an interesting feature to the day's sport. The race will be for a mile and will be strictly a class event. The four classes of the art school, the laws, and medics and pharmacies will enter. This will make six men on the start, with a relay at every
100 yd. dash—Hill, McMurray, Sherman, Voigts, Beeler.
220 yd. dash—Sherman, Hill, Ransom, Squires.
440 yd. dash—Davis, Hamill, Rench, Baldridge.
Mile run—Clark, Holliday, Henderson, Alexander, Hamaker.
Pole vault—Sanderson, Clark, Davis.
Shot Put—Foster, Outland.
120 yd. hurdle—Rench, Sherman, McMurry.
220 yd. hurdle—Rench, Sherman.
Running high jump—Sherman, Sanderson, Griggs, Alexander.
Running broad jumpVoigts, Cowley, Sanderson.
Hammer throw—Foster, Outland.
Standing broad jump—Rench, Martindale Anderson, Cowley, Outland, Sherman.
$ \frac{1}{2} $ mile bicycle, (open) race--Clarke, Maxwell, Morrison.
1 mile bicycle(handicap) race—Keely, Maxwell, Morrison, Clark.
Varsity Wins a Good Game.
The visiting Hawkins base ball team from Fort Leavenworth were handily beaten last Saturday by the 'Varsity team in the prettiest game of the season. The fort boys brought their brass band and one hundred "rooters" in a special car. This caused the most spirited
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enthusiasm and friendly rivalry that has ever attended a University base ball game.
The game was cleverly played throughout, the fielding of both teams being sharp and rapid. Captain Wagoner proved to be a veritable Gatling gun to the soldiers. Ten times did the hard-hitting Hawkins boys fan the Kansas atmosphere in a vain endeavor to connect with his curves. Only five scattered hits, resulting in one run, were secured from Wagoner's delivery. Outland backed him up nicely. Sherman played short stop and put up the prettiest play of the day. Blackshire did good work at third base, and Cochran made several clever catches of fly balls. Mitchell had an off day at first, but got his "good eye" on the ball for a couple of hits. Manager Todd at second, Ludlum, who took Griggs' place in the field, and Foster, were given little to do.
The greater part of the work for the visiting team fell to the battery. Morrow and Keavey fielded their positions well. Brennen spoiled some good work with four bad errors. The outfielding didn't get a thing.
The game opened brilliantly for the Jayhawkers. Sherman led off with a single, which Wagoner followed with a beautiful hit for a home run. Young then settled down and only two more runs were scored until the ninth inning, when hits by Mitchell and Foster, aided by Brennen's costly errors, netted three runs.
Wagoner began his slaughter without ceremony, striking out the first two batters who faced him. In the fifth inning, with two men on bases, three men were retired in order on strike outs. The fort boys scored their first and only run in the fifth inning on hits by Young and Brennen.
The following is the score:
KANSAS UNIVERSITY.
KANSAS UNIVERSITY
A. B. R. B. H. S. B. P. O. A. E.
Sherman, s. s... 5 3 1 2 3 3 1
Wagoner, p. 5 3 0 0 13 0
Mitchell, 1st b... 5 1 2 1 5 0 3
Outland, c... 5 0 1 0 12 1 1
Cochran, l. f... 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
Blackshire, 3rd b... 4 0 0 0 2 2 0
Ludlum, c. f... 4 0 0 0 1 1 0
Todd, 2nd b... 4 0 1 0 1 1 1
Foster, r. f... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total... 39 7 9 3 27 21 7
HAWKINS.
White, 3rd b...4 0 1 0 1 0 0
Harker, l. f...4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morrow, 1st b...4 0 0 1 16 0 0
Young, p...4 1 2 0 0 9 0
Brennen, s. s...4 0 1 0 0 7 4
Fulkrod, r. f...4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Smith, c. f...4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keavey, 2nd b...4 0 0 0 3 4 1
Miles, c...3 0 0 0 7 2 0
Total ...35 1 5 1 27 21 5
HAWKINS.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Kansas University 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3-7
Hawkins... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
SUMMARY:—Earned runs, Hawkins 0, University 3. Two base hits, Mitchell, Todd, Fulkrod. Home run, Wagoner. Sacrifice hits, White. Struck out, by Wagoner, 10; Young. 6. Bases on balls, off Wagoner, Young. Umpire, Hogg.
Students who desire to make their expenses this summer for next year, would better see W. W.Reno.
See those beautiful glass-panel photographs, which are the coming fad, at Hoadley and Hackman's under City Library. Exclusive agents for E. S. Tucker.
"Down to the Spring wego" for cool refreshing drinks. "Cherry Ripe" and "Mead" at Raymond's you will like. Come in.
Extract of Crab Apple blossom for the handkerchief—Woodwoord's—only 5octs per oz., at Woodward's.
Buy your stationery supplies at J. S. Boughton's 3rd. door North of Watkins Bank.
The finest line of tailor's samples in the City can be seen at Weber's. Suits, $16.00 and upwards. The best of work guaranteed.
Boating is attracting a great many students to the river. Mr. Keeny will quote you low prices.
Having recently established our business in Lawrence, we desire to call the attention of all students and members of the University faculty to our quality of goods and our low prices. Suits $15 upward. Morton & Wahlstrom. Tailors 831 Mass.up stairs.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass.street.
BUY THEM NOW WHILE THEY ARE CHEAP.
DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE WILL SELL TAN SHOES AND OXFORDS-MEN, S AND WOMEN'S-AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. ALL THE NEWEST SHAPES.
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Elocution Recital Saturday Evening, May 16 Music Hall.
PROGRAM.
1. Our Country's Call to Youth...Original.
MR. GEORGE O. FOSTER
2. A Curse of the Nineteenth Century...Original.
Miss Agnes Rangely
3. The Ringer's Vengeance...Henry Abbey.
Wife Aunt, Barronson.
4. The Young Man Waited...Anon.
MISS GERTRUDE BOUGHOTON
5. Mother and Poet...Mrs. Browning
...Mrs. Munger's Browning
6. Romeo and Juliet—Act—Scene—...Shakspere
    Miss FLESE-SCHARTER
7. Loris Ipanoff's Story...Victoren Sardou.
    Mr. F. H. Wood.
8. Zoroaster...F. M. Crawford
MISS CHRISTINE JAEDICKE.
The Lawrence Memorial Album contains 70 pages of illustrations from photographs by E. S. Tucker, with historical and descriptive notes Examine one at Student's Supply Store, Main Building, or any book store in the City. Price 25 cts.
Profs. Dinsmore and Ellis of Washburn College were interested visitors at the University this week.
Dr. F. B. Tiffany of Kansas City Mo. visited Prof. Sayre and the University this week.
Supt. Allen of Forest, Park Ottawa, last Tuesday visited the University with Prof Sayre.
Adna Clark has been appointed University guide for next year.
Chancellor Snow is announced to deliver a lecture "entitled Injurious Insects.,before a farmers' convention at Abilene May 23.
A base-ball contest Saturday morning on McCook field between the Becker and Price clubs resulted in a victory for the latter.
Lots of people try the 10 ct. bottles of perfumery at Raymond's, then if they like an oder they get a larger amount--a very good scheme. Try it.
Griffin the coal man sells ice.
An interesting account of the Junior picnic at Cameron's bluff is unavoidably crowded out this week.
If you want to make money this summer see W. W. Reno.
La Mode at 841 Mass is offering splendid inducements which should appeal to the ladies of the University. New invoice just received. Styles the latest, quality the best, prices suited to the times, and treatment the most courteous.
Paper by the pound and cut to any size at J. S. Boughton's 1027 Mass. St.
White Kid Slippers—$1.00 a pair at Faxon's.
Geo. Beattie, house painter and paper hanger. 938 Mass. Street.
A. Weber, the tailor, has moved his establishment to 733 Mass. St. up stairs.
Finest quality tennis shoes at Faxon's.
For shoes go to The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Students buy their canes at Smith's News Depot.
Griffin's telephone is No. 88. Talk to him about your coal supply.
For base-ball and athletic goods go to Smith's News Depot.
Some way or another, Griffin has an immense coal trade among the students.
We keep constantly on hand a full line of all the leading toilet preperations for ladies' use. Barber Bros., Druggists.
Griffin, the ice man sells coal.
STUDENTS.
WHO HAVE ANYTHING TO DISPOSE OF OR WHO DESIRE TO MAKE ANY PURCHASE BEFORE LEAVING THE CITY WILL DO WELL TO CALL ON
C. J. ERIKSEN.
CLASS PINS. CLASS MEDALS. LAPEL BUTTONS.
Engraved Visiting Cards,
Monogram Papers,
Wedding Invitations.
Jaccard's Kansas City
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ADDITIONAL LITERARY.
The Malleability of Jack Walker.
He was a nervous, fastidious little man, this Jack Walker, with a smooth shaven face, firm rather than handsome. His clear cut features and deep brown eyes made every one think him a clever fellow. He dressed well, sang a little, was an entertaining talker and altogether an interesting fellow to meet. In his own opinion his good qualities were not few. He was thoroughly conscious of his own superior ity, giving unasked, his opinions in an abrupt and decided manner. He prided himself upon his ability to read character from the face. Some people were always being taken in, but not he; he knew very well when anyone was trying to impose upon him.
Morever he liked nothing better than playing the part of a peacemaker; to fix up disagreements between his friends was his special delight. So when he heard that Dorothy Holmes was at the Fair he at once made up his mind to smooth over the quarrel she and Ned Allan, an old school friend who was rooming with him, had had during Ned's last year in college. It was a silly affair anyway, he thought, a misunderstanding about a dance, and it was all owing to Ned's pride or stubbornness surely, for Dorothy was a charming girl.
Dorothy was a charming girl indeed. She was small and slender, with brown hair, clear gray eyes, straight brows and laughing mouth, which helped to make her face attractive. She was never called pretty but always "very interesting." She had a way of making every man she talked to think he was the only one she cared for. There were always half a dozen University fellows vieing with each other to do her favors. She had been particularly kind to Ned Allan; she had invited him to call, had taught him to dance and had literally "brought him out."
The first opportunity he had, Jack broached, rather fearfully, to Ned, the subject of the disagreement. They had just gotten off the car together and were walking slowly toward their hotel. Jack looked down critically at his patent leather shoes, stopped to wipe off on the grass a speck of mud from the toe and said carelessly: "By the way Ned, I saw Dorothy Holmes today at the Fair—She's a mighty fine girl; I wish you'd make up that silly quarrel."
"Call it a silly quarrel, if you want to," growled Ned. "I've told you a dozen times Jack Walker, that it is all her fault. I haven't done anything, if she wants to be mad, why let her, I don't care."
"But Ned," remonstrated Jack, "think of what good friends you've been and what she has done for you."
"I could hardly forget that," sneered Ned. "From my Freshman year until that miserable party three months before my commencement I was meekly paying my obligations and elbowing other fellows who were waiting for chances to pay their's. She is smooth, no doubt, but she is insincere and I am tired of being one of those who wiggle-waggle to her caprices."
Then Jack straightened himself up and said stiffly, "I do not believe Dorothy Holmes is that kind of a girl."
They had reached the hotel now and as they entered Ned laughingly said, "Well maybe I am mistaken old fellow; try her yourself and see."
They said no more about Dorothy. But Jack, in thinking the matter over came to the conclusion that it was her place to make the first advances since Ned so persistently declared the fault was not his. So he decided to be as kind to her as possible and incidently find out how she felt towards Ned.
Jack met Dorothy several times at the Fair. And when one morning she expressed a desire to go to the matinee, he said he would be delighted to take her. As they were boarding some distance apart, she suggested meeting him that afternoon at two o'clock, at Forty-seventh Street, where they both changed cars. He
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begged to call for her, but she insisted, so he promised to do as she wished. Jack was at his station by half past one—but no Dorothy. He waited until three, then fearing she might be ill, took a car for her boarding house. When he arrived there the landlady told him that Miss Holmes had gone to the Fair about one o'clock with two young men. Jack left a curt little note and went home disgusted. But when Ned laughed at him that night and suggested that she probably thought she would have a better time with the other fellows, Jack declared stoutly that she had no doubt misunderstood.
The next time Jack met Dorothy she was alone, and showed plainly how delighted she was to see him. They spent the afternoon together in the Art Galleries, and he never liked her better, for she listened, interested in everything he had to say about the pictures. Before he had been with her anytime he began in some strange manner to feel that he was to blame in the whole affair of the matinee, that he really had no reason to expect her. When he left her he had received permission to call on her the next evening.
Accordingly, when the next evening came, Jack began after dinner to dress preparatory to going out. Ned sat with his feet on the table, peering occasionally at him over his paper.
"Where are you going Jack," he said finally.
"Out to make a call on Dorothy Holmes," said Jack with his eyes riveted on his image in the glass, while he struggled with his tie.
Ned emitted a low chuckle, as he said with a laugh in his eyes but with a sober face, "Dorothy Holmes is all right, but don't let her take you in, Jack."
"Take me in," said Jack turning suddenly to Ned. "Why do you always insinuate that about Dorothy? I am sure she is above that. But don't you worry, I never saw a girl yet who could work me."
About an hour and a half later, after a long ride across the city, Jack was at the door of Dorothy's boarding house with a dainty box of
Huyler's under his arm.
As he stood waiting for the answer to his ring,he felt to see if his tie was straight, brushed his shoes with his handkerchief then straightened himself as the door opened. A slender little maid stood in the frame of light. Jack, well groomed, hat in hand, inquired for Miss Holmes as he gave her his card.
"She has gone to the theatre, I think," said the maid, "at least she went away about an hour ago."
"Gone to the theatre," repeated Jack as if unable to believe his own ears.
He stood staring at her until the maid fearing something was the matter with him banged the door in his face. He turned in a dazed way and stumbled down the steps, hardly realizing where he was until he reached the corner. Just as he stepped on the car, he suddenly looked down and saw the box of candy in his hand. Then muttering an expressive something under his breath, with great intensity, he gave the unfortunate package a vigorous throw at a neighboring lamp post, the contents rolled out dejectedly on the pavement and the car rushed on.
A well written little note from Dorothy next day assured him how sorry she was not to have been at home the night before, but she did not expect him that evening, she must have misunderstood him. She blamed herself for her stupidity and craved his forgiveness.
Thereupon Jack at once felt himself horribly in the wrong and began casting about in his mind for some way to repay her for his in- last night.
Then the hop to which he had been invited for Friday night occurred to him—he would ask Dorothy to go with him-not that he cared particularly about having her himself, but it would be such a good opportunity to bring her and Ned together.
The next morning he met her by chance at the Fair; she was all smiles and looked extraordinarily pretty. She accepted with pleasure his invitation to the hop and he left her very
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much pleased with himself. He felt a sort of righteous joy at the thought of his self-sacrifice in bringing about the prospective end of the quarrel.
Friday afternoon a big box of flowers went to Dorothy with Jack Walker's card.
That night as he rolled along in his carriage to the other side of the city he began to plan just how he would have Ned and Dorothy make up. He would get her to promise him to dance with Ned, then he would get Ned to invite her to dance—and once under her spell—Ned couldn't resist her, for Ned was "easy."
When the maid answered the bell Jack noticed a strange expression on her face. Before he could say anything she blurted out, "Miss Holmes has retired with the headache and wishes to be excused."
"Very well," said Jack.
He felt all sorts of inutterable things as he went down the steps. Hurrying back to the carriage as if afraid some one would see him, he gruffly directed the cabby to the hotel and to get there as soon as possible.
Several days after this Ned was sitting one afternoon in the hotel office, with his feet in a comfortably high position, his hat pulled down over his eyes and cigar between his fingers. He was started from his reveries by a brisk step and a slap on the shoulder. He looked up to see Jack standing before him, looking stiff and starched in his immaculate attire.
"Hello, Ned," he said, "I've been hunting for you the last three hours."
"That so?" said Ned glancing up unconcernedly-Jack was always wanting to see him.
"What's up now?" he said lazily.
"Why Dorothy has gone home. I have been down to the station to see her off," answered Jack.
“Have, eh? She was as charming as ever, I suppose?” said Ned.
"Of course she was," began Ned. "She---- Wait a minute, there's a fellow I want to see."
He hastened across the floor and bolted out of the office door, just as a florid faced German boy turned the corner.
Ned gazed curiously after his friend, wondering, "what now?" He saw him stop the boy, talk to him a moment, then turn slowly and come back into the office.
He walked toward Ned with his hands in his pockets, whistling softly. Then sitting down on the arm of a chair he picked up his cane, which he had dropped in his hurry, and said: "That confounded boy wants a dollar a piece for American Beauties."
"American Beauties! You don't tell me you sent flowers, do you?"
"Certainly," replied Jack. "You don't suppose I'd see a girl off without flowers do you?"
"Why no, of course not," said Ned dryly, then added: "Funny! Dorothy Holmes can usually manage fellows more gracefully than any girl I ever knew. She could twist me around her finger for instance, but she couldn't work you Jack."
"No," said Jack decidedly, "I showed her from the first she couldn't work me."
And Ned laughed.
FRANCES MOON.
Among the items of interest mentioned by the M. S. U. Independent are a Shakespeare contest, a joint trip by debaters from the literary societies and the 'Varsity ball team to Westminster, a presentation of "The Princess" by students of the department of elocution, and earnest preparation for their first field-day. The Independent is one of the most original and interesting of our exchanges. The following is from the column written by "Old Sport:"
"The fraternity man is a nice fellow who is introduced to a nice girl that dances nicely. He gives her nice candies and exquisite flowers and calls on her by rules of etiquette to have a nice time, just to have a nice little bill to pay. That's awfully nice. * * I feel sorry for a fraternity man because he almost without exception is unconsciouslr clannish and narrower than the same man before he was made a 'frat.'"
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EXCHANGES.
The last issue of the Drury Mirror is decidedly political in tone.
The Havemyer family have given Columbia $ 5,000,000 for the finest chemistry building in America.
College Life says the Normal and Emporia College are to have a field-day akin to the Olympian Games.
The Russian Prince, Wolkeneski, who has been at Chicago, is giving a series of lectures on Russian History and Literature, at Cornell.
Silver and Gold tells of very interesting and valuable work which is being done in the Department of Pedagogy at Colorado University.
I hear that the cathode is being used very extensively by the Englishmen. By means of its rays they are now able to see through a joke. - Ex.
The Interstate Normal League Oratorical Contest at Warrensburgh, Mo., last Saturday night, was won by Wisconsin, Mr. Bradford of Kansas Normal being a close second.
The Washburn lecture course association has been put upon a share-holding basis and the number of shares increased to 100. They have elected directors for next year. It is to be presumed that they will have a first class lecture course.
During the past year the University of Wisconsin has given fifty-seven courses of university extension lectures, in sixteen different departments of study. In the announcement of the ninth annual summer school special attention is called to the course on Library Science.
The Midland shows strong indications of work done by members of the faculty, as do many of our exchanges. No doubt this help is appreciated by the editors of the papers, but if there is to be the life and interest characteristic of student work, the students must not only do the work but control it. Better an occasional error than a dead level of propriety. The greatest factor of Yale's athletic success is supreme student management.
The University of Colorado and the State School of Mines dissaproving of "the growing practice of making Memorial Day the occasion for all sorts of games, wheelmen's races and the like, and believing that this day, which has been set apart as a day for sacred memories of the gallant dead who gave their lives that the nation might live, should cease to be desecrated in any such way" have given up the ball game arranged for that day, although they had expected to receive from it the money of the season.
The Aesculapian of the University Medical College at Kansas City, which is usually so full of scientific, technical matter, has in the last issue a most enjoyable commencement address by Gov. W. J. Stone. Gov. Stone completely captivated the football boys by his charming "interstate" speech after the game last Thanksgiving, and the present address is in an equally happy vein. The University Medical College graduated fifty-two doctors and the New Woman Medical College graduated one. The latter now has young ladies in attendance from all over the United States. The University maintains a glee club called the "Sing-Sing" Club.
Last week's Student's Herald, of Kansas State Agricultural College, devotes more than half its space to the splendid annual open session of the ladies' literary society. Some years ago a few of the girls of the Agricultural College started an organization for a most commendable object and one most popular in the school—we refer to the somewhat famous "Company 2." To the surprise of the students this was promptly vetoed by the faculty on the ground that it was a rather exclusive clique of the would-be upper ten style and the spirit of such a thing was not to be tolerated in the institution. Well, they had to take measures to prevent the overcrowding of the above mentioned meeting, and the institution, with about half our enrollment has four of the best literary societies in the west.
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No.16.
May 22,1896.
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CHEMICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Thursday at 4 in the Chemistry Building. Prof. E. H. S. Bailey, director.
CIVIL ENGINEERING SOCIETY : Meets every Thursday at 4 o'clock in Room 35. A.M.Meyers, president; Cecil Haggart, secretary.
ECONOMIC SEMINARY: Meets every Monday at 10 in Room 15. J.F.Hall, presidesnt; Miss Martha Snow secretary.
ELECTRICAL SEMINARY: Meets every Friday at 12 in the Physics Building. W. J. Squires, president; H. F. Cox, secretary.
GREEK SYMPOSIUM: Meets alternate Thursdays at 3 o'clock, in Room 20. Dr.A.M.Wilcox, director.
HISTORICAL SEMINARY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 16. Prof. F. W. Blackmar, director.
LATIN PROSEMINARY: Meets every Monday and Wednesday in Latin Room at 4. Dr.D.H. Holmes, director; Mondays, lectures on the Roman satirical writers by the director; Wednesdays, interpretations by the members of the proseminary.
LANGUAGE CONFERENCE: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in Room 20. Prof. Wilson Sterling, president; R. R. Price, secretary.
MEDICAL SOCIETY: Meets alternate Fridays at 4 in the Pharmacy lecture room. F. A. Bowker, president; Miss Blanche Thoburn, secretary.
PI CLUB: Meets alternate Tuesdays at 4 in Room 24. Prof. E. Miller, president; G. R. Albers, secretary.
PHARMACEUTICAL Society: Meets alternate Fridays at 2:30. Jno. Dryden, president.
SCIENCE CLUB: Meets once a month in the Physics Building. L. Page, president; H. P. Cady, secretary.
Y. M. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Physics Building. Rudolph Caughey, president.
Y. W. C. A: Meets every Thursday at 5 in Adelphic Hall. Miss Martha Snow, president.
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The Kansas University Weekly.
VOL. II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 22, 1896.
No.16.
Editor-in-Chief
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Literary Editor DON BOWERSOCK.
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A. A. EWART, - - Athletics.
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EVEN THE University student is not indifferent to the attractions of bright buttons and feathers. All the world loves a soldier though he may be but a toy soldier.
"The end of man is an action and not a thought," but it is better to think without acting than to act without thinking.
A NUMBER of students find no little entertainment during these dull times, in watching the dip-net fishermen ply their trade in the murky waters of the Kaw.
It was a real pleasure to hear a recent speaker in chapel deny the oft-heard statement that the University graduate soon forgets all that he learned while in school. What possible good can there be in making such a statement as this, especially to University students? It can not be expected to increase their interest in the studies which they are persuing, most of them with the expectation of gaining at least an appreciable amount of permanent knowledge. And even if the statement were true it would better as a matter of policy be less often repeated.
THE KANSAS CITY WORLD tells how Prof. Dyche will be able to know when he has reached the North pole, and how he is going to bring back absolute proof that he did reach it:
"I will take a bullet and suspend it from a string," says Professor Dyche. "This bullet will cast a shadow. In our latitude that bullet would in a day's time describe an ellipse. At the North pole the shadow would make a perfect circle. I will photograph the shadow throughout the day. Of course, it will be necessary to bring back only an are or part of a circle. As a day at the pole is six months long, it would be practically impossible to get a picture of the perfect circle. Any part of it, however, would be enough to convince a scientist that I had reached the North pole."
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WHILE PEREGRINATING about the University the other day the writer wandered into the Art Department where he found the students busily engaged in their work. Pictures in water colors, charcoal and oil were scattered about in artistic profusion. The pictures in water colors are the favorite ones with the students. The pictures of the late ex-Governor Robinson and of Dr. Cordley especially attracted his attention, as they bore evidence of superior skill. The cast of Psyche, the Winged Dancer and the Fawn just received by this department are very beautiful. If the interest of the students in their work is an index of what is being done in art in the University, the Art Department is in a very flourishing condition.
THE COURSES of study in the school of Arts should be thoroughly reclassified and rearranged. They are in many cases not only incongruous in arrangement but limit unjustly the work of certain students. Remotely related branches are included in a single department. This is particularly true of those departments which do not offer work until the Junior and Senior years. Thus a student is deprived in two ways of the opportunity of doing thorough work in some branches, for he must distribute his four optional terms between two branches which may be of equal importance to the line of study he is pursuing, and must include all introductory work in the four terms, as none is given previous to the Junior year.
Four Student Composites.
From a well defined class of about two hundred girls in the University the following composite is made. She is quiet and reserved, but has opinions of her own upon all subjects of importance, and although she has not that broad culture of composite number two, she is his equal or superior in scholarship. She is polite, kind, congenial and ever ready to assist those who need assistance if the means is within her power. She has the purity of Puritan Pricilla and greater tact and independence. She is altogether a typical Kansas girl of whom
the State and perhaps some day the nation will be proud.
The composite is made from a very small number of girls and we are thankful that the number is small. This composite girl has almost no redeeming feature unless it be that she is a fairly good student. As an energetic practical person she is a failure. She is pretty but her pretty face makes her vain and this otherwise pleasing feature is her greatest detriment. It causes her to lose sight of her real aim in life and she passes present, precious moments basking in the sunshine, while those about her are making serious preparation for their life work. Her dainty appearance precludes the thought that she will ever do any work, if she can help it, and the thought of practical every day life gives her cold shivers. She is alas! a butter-fly of fashion. The Golden Rule "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is mere words in her ears. As an illustration—if she meets a girl acquaintance upon the street who is not of her social set, she looks blankly at her or does not notice her at all. Oh Tempora! Oh Mores!
This girl composite is disliked by the majority of the people who know her, envied or tolerated by those of her own social clique and admired perhaps by passing strangers and a few "cholly" boys who let their hearts rule them body and soul.
A pertinent vital question to this girl is, "what will your future be? Practical fellows who rise high in this world do not wish to cultivate her acquaintance, and impractical fellows usually have enough to do to provide for themselves. Perhaps with the reign of the new woman a place will be carved out for her. She could however make a noble woman if she would regenerate herself now, before the bands of habit which are stronger than bands of steel, fasten to her these forbidding features which make her in later years a woman unhonored and unloved.
Again we call attention to exceptions which exist in this class as well as in the other three classes.
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LITERARY.
The Tendency to Federalization in Our Government.
The dawn of the second century of this Republic is at hand. The prophetic vision of our forefathers that a century would see the American Government extending from ocean to ocean has been fulfilled. The mighty picture of progress, symbolized in our Federative Union, has never before been witnessed in the grand diorama of history!
Among the dangers that threaten the peace and prosperity of our country there is none that gives us a graver sense of responsibility than the unmistakable tendency to concentrate in the Federal Government powers and privileges belonging to the states far beyond anything contemplated in the early days of our Republic. The vital principle of our mixed political system is a balancing of the governments—national and state—in such a manner as to hold them forever in equipoise. The highest mission of American statesmanship is to preserve this political structure in all its simplicity. Yet how far has this nation wandered from the high ideal of an association of co-equal and sovereign states with a common authority—a government which derives its entire life from the good will, the mutual interests and the unconstrained devotion of the states which at once "originated and composed it."
The Civil war decided forever that no state has a right to leave the Union. Nevertheless, this did not involve the sovereignty of the states in the Union, for we are still "an indissoluble Union of indestructible states."
For thirty years the strong tide that has been setting towards centralization in our government was due to the surges of the civil war. The inventions of steam and electricity have augmented this result by bringing the people closer together. The schemes of monopolists, the demands of spoilsmen, the pressure of partisans have dazzled the unthinking, tempted the poor and av-
aricious and overcome our sacred duty of eternal vigilance.
The mad race after patronage has made us tend to paternalism. The manufacturer asks the government to protect his product; the merchant asks that the arteries of trade be regulated; the rich invoke the aid of armies, the unfortunate ask for help; one for schools, the other for subsidy. The result is a dwarfing of the states and the magnification of the national government--the central authority made stronger and more splendid to govern a people who can best govern themselves.
If the large number of laws by which Congress has assumed jurisdiction over local concerns had been thoroughly debated on their merits they never could have been enacted. The growth of Federal power has been followed by a loss of local responsibility. Congress has overshadowed and taken away the jurisdiction of state legislatures in dealing with those subjects which are purely of social and domestic importance.
More than this Congress has assumed powers never within the contemplation of the founders of this government. Herein lies the true cause of the existing Congressional paralysis. No wonder the people cry: Why doesn't Congress do something? It is the accumulation of private claims, land grants, public buildings and internal improvements that prevents the transaction of business which concerns the whole country. General interests are neglected, sectionialsm encouraged. Class legislation, extravagence and corruption deplete the public treasury. These are the evidences that mark the insidious growth or paternalism.
The extension of the Federal power has been attained at an enormous expense. This means that money has not only been thrown away on objects not originally within the Federal jurisdiction, but that looseness of construction has led to looseness of expenditure.
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In 1867, in flagrant defiance of the constitution and over the President's veto, Congress placed ten southern states under military rule, reduced them to subject provinces, opened the way to misgovernment therein, and then, with an irony worthy of the politics of those shameful days, declared that before these disfranchised states should be entitled to representation in Congress they must adopt new constitutions subject to the approval of that body, and elect legislatures to ratify the fourteenth amendment. That is to say, these states should be treated as states and not as states at the same time; as states good enough to vote for the amendment, but not good enough to vote in Congress. If the central government may do this what may it not do? Carried to its logical results it means the virtual absorption of the chief functions of sovereignty in the national government and the reduction of the states to insignificance
The greatest blow that has been aimed at the constitutional rights of the people in recent years—a blow designed to destroy home rule by concentrating still more power in the Federal government, to magnify the Union by dwarfing the states, was the notorious Force Bill. It was proposed through this revolutionary measure that the Federal government should have control of the "supervision, counting and certification of the election of members of Congress," and that the people of the several states should no longer be trusted to perform these functions which had been exercised by them unquestioned since the foundation of the government. The bill proposed to place at each of the sixty thousand voting places at least three supervisors of election, who should derive their authority from the Circuit judges. The argument that as these judges held their offices for life they would be thereby removed from partizan influence was a delusion and a snare. The American people can never forget the action of the Supreme Court judges associated in the Electoral Commission of 1876, and so long as they remember the now admitted theft of the Presidency they cannot be made to
believe that these Federal judges would be impartial. Such an idea as putting the judiciary in control of the elections is repugnant to the Constitution. The very division of the governmental departments into executive, judicial and legislative meant that their functions should be separate, the "legislative to make, the judicial to construe and the executive to enforce the laws." To permit the judicial department to control the election of members of the legislative branch in the least degree destroys the intent and undermines the Constitution of our country. The scope and purpose of the entire bill was inimical to our rights and destructive to our liberties. The whole scheme was devised by a partisan majority in Congress for partisan purposes. If the courts had sustained the system it would have revolutionized the government by fear, force and fraud.
Concurrent with this "political drift" is the amazing class legislation in favor of consolidated capital. Of all centralization which threatens our liberties and menaces our peace this is the most dangerous. No man, who has observed the signs of the times, can note the encroachment of the money power on the rights of individuals without feeling that the time is coming when there will be a conflict between "plutocracy and the people." The voice of history must be heeded. The trusts of this country in all their greed or daring have no more moral right to capture and control the articles of "prime necessity" and force tribute from the people than the highwayman who halts a traveller at the point of a pistol and demands his money or his life. Take one instance: A wealthy Chicago man secured control of all the wheat in this country and advanced flour three dollars a barrel. After collecting four millions of dollars in "forced tribute from the people" he opened his corner, released the wheat, and the world, forgetting his theft from hundreds of starving and despairing families, praised him as the Napoleon of finance and trade. This deal will bear analyzing. Not one cent of this added profit went to the farmers
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who raised the wheat. Not one cent to the mills that ground it. Instead, the already "toppling fortune" of this notorious schemer, who never sowed, nor reaped, nor fed it to the mill wheels, gained every dollar. Why, the very reason our forefathers declared war against England was that England levied a tax of two cents a pound on our tea. Yet when a private citizen with "no right save his might" places a tax ten times as great upon the very bread of life we submit without a murmur.
There is not a single article we eat, drink or wear that is not thus placed in the hands of concentrated capital to be controlled absolutely at its caprice. It is a shame that the people are made the "prey and sport of plunderers" who thus lock competition in the "grasp of monopoly." The irresponsibility and insolence of this sudden and enormous wealth knows no bounds. "The public be damned, say the plutocrats, speaking through the voice of the Vanderbilt millions." In cornering the crops and stopping the wheels of industry the oppressive and domineering trusts of this country have done what the Czar of Russia would not dare to do. The syndicate, the trust, the corporation—these are the mercenaries of this Republic, which are growing richer while the people are growing poorer.
It is essential that those who would "centralize the government" must closely ally themselves with this "consolidated money power." The establishment of the money power calls for a correspondingly strong government. Thus they walk hand in hand—the centralist and the capitalist—the federalist and the monopolist—each supporting and perpetuating the other—diminishing the rights of the many, strengthening the hands of the few—abolishing local government, and at last confronting the people with the infamous challenge: "What are you going to do about it."
Who shall protest against this tendency? The issue is squarely made. On the one side are the people and the threatened states; on the other centralized government and the money power.
The roar and din of the great conflict already we hear from afar. What shall be the remedy against these tendencies in our government that menace our peace and threaten our liberties? To defend the principle of local self-government by exalting the hearthstone, fortifying the home, building up the individual; not to deprecate the Federal government but to strengthen it; to send to the heart of this Republic rich blood from "healthy members." This is true patriotism. If this nation would preserve its temple of liberty it must exalt the citizen, for as the state is the "unit of government" so is the citizen the "the unit of the state."
Let every man be taught that "his home is his castle" and himself its sovereign. Let him be independent and self-reliant; not leaning on the state for what "his own arm can do," nor on the government for anything that his state can perform.
When we think of the countless hosts of mercenaries and the tremendous tendencies working against the peace and prosperity of this country it makes our hearts sink within us. But we shall not be conquered. The dangers of political centralization shall be met by the principle of local self-government. The great middle class must be built up to counteract the evils of riches and the embitterment of poverty. This Republic shall be redeemed, liberty saved, centralism checked, and equality restored. The patriotism, virtue and intelligence of the people shall triumph. Under "one language, one liberty, one God," the spectacle shall present itself to the nations of this earth, in all its resplendent glory, of a "compact, united and indissoluble Union."
HORACE G. POPE.
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LOGALS.
Dr. Holmes led chapel this week.
Mr. Davidson of St. Paul was the guest of Mr. W. H. H. Piatt Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Mary Goode's sister visited her Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. M. A. Clock visited her son Wilkie the early part of this week.
Miss Agnes Dunlap of Kansas City, came down to attend the Beta party.
The Astronomy class takes advantage of each clear night to make observations.
Chaplain J. B. McCleary of Ft. McIntosh Texas visited at the University Monday.
Miss Lewelling's sister stopped for a few days while on her way to Chicago last Saturday.
Hilliard Johnson'98, has resigned the editorship of the Lotus and Clarence Southwick '95 has taken his place.
Prof. Sayre and six or seven of the senior pharmacy students will attend the Pharmceutical convention at Ft. Scott Tuesday.
The elocutionary entertainment at Music Hall last Saturday was well attended. The speakers gave evidence of careful training as well as of natural ability.
As delegates to the Lake Geneva assembly this summer the Y. W. C. A. have elected Miss Martha Snow and Miss Emma Barber; as alternates, Miss Pauline Lewelling and Miss Agnes Radford.
The seventh anniversary of the Epworth League which was celebrated with appropriate services at the first M. E. Church last Sunday evening was largely attended by students of the University.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather last Monday evening, a fair-sized audience heard Dr. Holme's lecture given at Music Hall on "Some Theories as to the Origin of Language." The Profesor is a pleasing speaker. Below is au abstract of the lecture.
The Senior Pharmics have had their pictures taken.
Mrs. Clark's Elocution class met for the last time this week.
Ed. Martindale was out of town the latter part of last week.
Mark Gilmore has decided to spend his summer on the Pacific Coast.
Miss Florence Johnstone, a former well-known University student, visited friends here this week.
Copies of our issue of April 10. are greatly needed at the WEKKLY office. They will be paid for.
Mr. Hilliard Johnson' 98, left Wednesday for Walnut Creek Cal., where he will remain at least for the summer.
Some devotee of "horse play" has perpetrated this: The regular semi-annual University horse fair will be held June 1--5.
Invitations are out for Dr. Holmes's first annual address at University Hall, May the 25th. at 5, o'clock His Subject is "Juvenal."
The Paderewskis and other geniuses of the University are reminded that the down town tonsorial artists are doing all kinds of fancy de-hairing for a nickel.
Latest reports from Dillon Hamilton, who injured his eye in the chemical laboratory some time ago, state that he has almost recovered. He will probably visit the University before commencement.
A. R. Bell is resting comfortably since the 15th.of the month. He says he has always noticed that when he lived over the middle of May he was sure to live another year.
Mr. H. G. Pope has been chosen editor-in-chief of the Kansas University Lawyer. The patrons of the Lawyer chose wisely; while Mr. Pope remains in control they need have no fear of any foolish "breaks."
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James Patten made another flying visit to Kansas City Saturday.
Miss Jessie Lewelling visited with her sister for a few days last week.
Miss Peggy Foster of Freeport, this week visited her brother Dean.
The Betas gave a very informal hop at their chapter house Saturday evening.
Miss Hattie Ayres entertained a few of her intimate friends at her home last Friday evening.
Miss Florence Parrott '95, and her mother, left for England Wednesday, to be gone for the summer.
Miss Frances Moon's gallant little brother was her guest and a University visitor Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Wilder of Kansas City made a short visit to the University Tuesday morning.
If the present threatening weather continues, the Betas will have a rather cold night for their lawn party Friday.
The members of the class in "International Law" have finished their text book and are now reading cases.
Mr. Raymond, manager of Parke, Davis Co.'s chemical house in Kansas City, was the guest of Prof. Sayre last Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Leverett has been compelled to leave school on account of the sickness of her mother. She expects to return next fall.
Miss Allie Shepherd, of Burlingame, a former student of the University, is expected in the city this week. She will probably remain for the commencement exercises.
The annual party of the Sigma Nu fraternity was given last Friday night in Pythian Hall. The hall was draped profusely with the fraternity colors, and the other decorations, especially the flowers, were tastefully arranged. The music was furnished by Buch's full orchestra. About forty-five couple were present, among them a number of out of town guests.
No more moonlight boat rides for a while.
S. S. Myers of Easton, a former University student, visited Sunday with John Hall '97.
R. E. Squier and Miss Eversole of Topeka this week visited S. W. Squier, Junior Pharmic.
Miss Gertrude Chapman was quite ill the latter part of last week. She was able to leave her room for the first time Monday.
The WEEKLY has had an unexpected call for copies of the issue of April 10. Those having copies bearing this date will oblige the management by leaving them with the managing editor and receiving compensation. This is important!
The Chess Tournament Concluded.
The University chess club defeated the Lawrence club in the last series of games at the Y. M.C.A. roomslast Friday evening. This concludes the tournament and the score stands: University club 19, Lawrence club 12, draws 4. The six players with best scores, O. A. Bayless, S. Phillips, L.B.Olsen, C.J.Moore, W.R. Carter and A.S.O'Connor will begin to-night to play a series of games for the championship.
In Friday night's games the University won as follows: O. A. Bayless defeated D. W. Hazen, W. R. Carter, and R. A. Hazen. C. J. Moore defeated J. H. Magaw and D. W. Hazen. A. Dillon defeated J. H. Magaw; J. H. Fletcher defeated A. K. Hoge; and L. B. Olsen defeated J. H. Magaw.
The city team won as follows: S. Phillips defeated A. Dillon; R. A. Hazen defeated L. B. Olsen; W. R. Carter defeated A. S. O'Connor. A game between S. Phillips and A. S. O'Connor.
Every man except J. H. Fletcher and J. H. Magaw has played six games. Our men's scores are as follows: O. A. Bayless $ 4\frac{1}{2} $ , L. B. Olsen 4, C, J. Moore 4, J. Fletcher 3, A. S. O'Connor 3, A. Dillon $ 2\frac{1}{2} $ . In the tournament Bayless and Phillips tied for first place, Olsen, Moore, and probably Fletcher tied for third, and O'Connor and Carter tied for sixth place.
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Chancellor F. H. Snow gave an address before the Rosedale graduating class Wednesday, and another before the class at Sterling Thursday evening.
Mr. John Hall '97,went to Topeka Wednesday to attend the conclave of Knights of Pythias there, and incidentally to be present at the grand ball Wednesday evening.
As a result of the general war on the price of hair-cutting among Lawrence barbers, some strange things have happened in the University. Monday morning the vision of a young man with hair shaven close to his head startled the good people in the halls. After a moment of closer examination, the smiling face of Sidney Prentice was recognized without its usual accompaniment of brown curly locks. Sid. says that he could not allow the chance pass to get six hair cuts for a quarter, but the barber thinks he lost money on the job.
Women's League.
The Women's League and all young women of the University will hold a meeting in Library Hall on Tuesday afternoon, May 26, at 5 o'clock.
Interesting letters will be read which have been received from other co-educational institutions included in a Correspondence League which has been formed among eleven colleges and universities including those of Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, also Northwestern University, Vassar, Wellesly and Oberlin colleges.
Incited by the appeal of the editor-in-chief for spring poetry one of the subscribers of the Weekly has modestly offered his mite to help along the good cause.
In the spring time 'mid the blossoms,
And the leaving of the oak,
And the leaving of the oak,
When the twilight slowly darkens,
And the frogs begin to croak.
You can see the student going
With his overcoat to soak,
And can hear him faintly murmur
"Oh, I'm broke. dead broke."
'Tis a sorry sight, my schoolmates,
Which a student ne'er forgets,
When he sees a comrade struggling
With his load of heavy debts.
'Tis a lesson he'll remember,
'Till his hairs are all turned grey,
And he'll firmly then determine
That he'll pay, pay, pay.
X RAY.
The Chancellor's Reception.
The Chancellor's reception to the members of the Senior classes of the University, which has come to be an annual event, was held at the residence of the Chancellor last Thursday evening, and many Seniors availed themselves of the opportunity of spending a very pleasant evening in conversation with their class-mates and the Faculty. There was a noticeable lack of the stiffness and formality which so often accompany similar occasions and the evening was most enjoyable to all. The guests were warmly welcomed by Chancellor and Mrs. Snow and made to feel at home immediately. Young ladies of the Junior class served refreshments in the dining room. An occasion like this can not fail to make the members of a class better acquainted with each other and with the Faculty and increase the feeling of good fellowship.
Editorial.
THE FOLLOWING questions were presented by a member of the Department of Music. They are well worth consideration as they voice the sentiment of a large number of the students in that Department. More will be said about this subject next week. The questions are:
1. Why is it necessary for a piano student to study Elocution?
2. Why is it necessary for a piano student to take Free Hand Drawing?
3. Why is not the course in harmony two years instead of four, except for students wishing to make harmony a specialty? And why does not the state pay the instructor in harmony a sufficient sum so that the student may have instruction free?
4. Why does not the state provide for instruction in the Languages?
5. Why is there not a Music Hall or studio among the other University buildings on Mt. Oread?
6. Why are not all instructors in the Music School paid by the state, so that a musical education would cost no more than a scientific one does?
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Snow Hall.
Prof. E. Haworth is in the southern part of the State securing data for volume 11. of the geological reports.
Dr. S. W. Williston's work on the West Indian Diptera has just been published in London and will be here in a few days.
Mr. E. S. Tucker captured a seventeen-year locust Saturday. Later Mr. R. C. Gowell reports that they are abundant in the vicinity of Tonganoxie. As is well known, the seventeen-year locust Cicada Septendesim requires seventeen years in which to attain adult condition. That is to say, the eggs from which this year's brood originated were deposited in 1879, and the young, which hatched the same year, have been living in the ground feeding on juices of roots during the intervening years. This brood will deposit their eggs and the adults will have died in a few weeks. The eggs will hatch and the larvae burrow in the ground, not to reappear until 1913. The time for development required by this species is the longest known of any insect; and this Cicada has other anomalies than its longevity. The male needs only a short time in which to accomplish its life function, hence lives but a few days. It takes no food and shows scarcely a trace of a digestive canal. Longer life and food are essential to the female for the development of her eggs. The female differs further in having no musical apparatus,—the shrill humming so characteristic of the Cicada, or locust as it is incorrectly termed, being produced by the male.
Twenty-two separate broods of the periodical cicada are definitely mapped out in the United States. Two of these extend into Kansas. These are the brood of this year and another which occured in 1885.
There is also a 13-year cicada (Tredecim) differing from the 17-year variety only in requiring a less number of years for development. It also has more southern geographical range than the other,—its northern boundry being latitude $ 38^{\circ}。 $
DR. WHARTON in one of his lectures at the rink, spoke,in illustration of a certain point,of a boy whose mother lived upon bread and rice and took in washing in order to send him away to college. When this young man returned as a graduate from college his mother in eager expectancy and with looks of admiration stood waiting to receive him. When he saw how care-worn she looked,how ill-dressed she was,the result of long toil and deprivation for him, he thrust her from him and left her in disgust. This illustration could hardly be considered a type. This sort of ingratitude especially under such circumstances, is inhuman and we might say impossible. There are few colleges where a character of this sort would not have been discovered long before its possessor completed his college course, and would have lost him the respect of all his associates. It is hardly conceivable that such a man should have been able to graduate from any college. If there is one place in the world where such a character would not be tolerated it is a student community. W.W.R.
"A UNIVERSITY that is set on a hill cannot be hid" said President Low a few days ago in his address at the dedication of the new site of Columbia University. Let us congratulate Columbia on taking this step upward into the higher and purer and more invigorating atmosphere which Kansas University has been thriving on these many years.
STUDENTS ARE often mistaken when they depart from the University believing themselves to be educated. In numerous instances they are merely learned. One who has completed four years, and has not elevated his standard of life, cultivated other capabilities than those of a dilettante, and has not broadened his mind to fit the knowledge acquired instead of merely stretching it to contain this knowledge is not educated. He may point with unwarranted pride to his diploma, but unless he reflects its true intent in his manners, habits and actions, he is only learned, and has missed the purpose of a University course.
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Since it has not seemed to fall within the province of our athletic editor to tell of the feats of the college men at Athens, we submit the following:
Amerikos en Athenais. A POEAN OF THE 776TH OLYMPIAD,
Hail to ye, conquerors mighty, from games Olympian re turning.
Crowned with olive and palm from the trees by Hercules planted;
Ye, who the purple seas wide furrowed from far Atlantis. Well-greaved Greeks to strive with, in contests Panathenaic,
Where is the glory of Gouskos? the pride of Paraskevopoulos? Fleet of foot and strong, and famed for throwing the discus?
Vanquished and trailed in defeat by men from the tribes of Manhattos,
Out of the isles of sunset fallen. Tenella, tenella!
Full four years to come they will tell it in Peleponesus, How the barbarian victors painted red the Acropolis.
Waving their banners bright-dyed. blowing blasts on the conch shell,
Wasting Athenian wealth through fabulous winning of wagers.
So, from your prowess and pluck. O returning Olympian athletes,
They will have learned we can do some things as well as some others,
Here in the land of dollars, dudes, reformers, and bicycles Home of slugging and football, and six-day-go-as-you-pleases.
Henry Tyrrell.
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KANSAS HAS great reason to be proud of her educational system. She has a Normal School which would be a creditable institution to any state. Her Agricultural College is well worthy the support of this commonwealth, and her University ranks high among the leading educational institutions in America. But our University, although it does rank high, is still lacking one of the most important departments which belong to a University.
It is estimated that from one hundred and fifty to two hundred students annually go from our state to attend a medical institution, thus taking from the state every year about seventy-five-thousand dollars. There are many young men and women, who would choose medicine as a profession, but on account of their limited means are not able to attend a standard medical college, and never rise above very ordinary positions. Might it not be well for the state to provide some means by which these idle and often wasted talents could be developed?
The University is very much in need of more room for the Chemistry Department. Let the State appropriate one hundred thousand dollars for a building which shall be used for Chemistry and Medicine. J.G.H.
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Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
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Dr. Holmes's Lecture.
Notwithstanding the threatening weather last Monday evening, a fair-sized audience heard Dr. Holme's lecture given at Music Hall on "Some Theories as to the Origin of Language." The Profesor is a pleasing speaker. Below is an abstract of the lecture:
Language, an invention of man and like any other art, handed down from generation to generation. Close analogy between Science of Language and Geology. The investigator must start with man without knowledge of language but in possession of his intellectual and bodily powers. Changes occur before our very eyes, hence language a product of time and must have had some beginning. The further back languages are traced, the greater their resemblance. Every individual speaks his own dialect. Some alphabets exhibit sounds wanting in others. Greatest differences seen in the combination of consonants possible with different peoples. Simplest formation of syllables in Chinese. Greatest heaping-up of consonants in Polnish. Italian, the most euphonious.
Origin of sound lies in the reflex-sounds or expressions which correspond to the innertemper or the impressions. What these reflex sounds or root words were, determines the correctness of one of the following theories as to the origin of language:—(1) Onomatopoetic theory, which holds that the first names of objects and actions were imitations of natural sounds; this theory has been called the "bowwow" theory. (2) Interjectional theory, which claims that language arises from involuntary sounds uttered as a result of emotion; this has been called the "pooh pooh" theory. (3.) Max Mueller's theory (borrowed from Heyse of Berlin) that words arise from the
characteristic ring given out by objects in nature when struck; this has been dubbed the "ding-dong" theory. Onomatopoia, the principal factor in the creation of language, but should be broadened to be correct. Mental condition and voiced sound stand in interchangeable relation to each other. Language originally expressed the feelings in voiced sounds. Three elements in the formation of language: (a) content or perception; (b) mental condition, the inner language-form which is the creating-power in language; (c) articulated sound or outer language-form. Two activities of the inner language-form: (a) Primary activity of creating root-sounds; (b) secondary activity of creating new word-forms out of what had been already created. Change takes place along the line of the least resistance. The first words designated animals and their qualities. Compare Biblical account. Nouns probably first born, followed by verbs or adjectives.
Four classes of languages: (1) Those having a word for every idea—Chinese. (2) Agglutinate languages—composition being the principal characteristic—Semitic languages. (3) Those characterized by internal change and increment, but assisted by auxiliaries—English, German, etc. (4) Those having different relations fused together with the word—Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit. Sanskrit, the most perfect in that it possesses the greatest wealth of forms. Relation of subject and predicate first distinguished by accentuation, later by change in root-sound. Next step in development—voice, then mood and tense.
The hand of God none the less distinctly seen in regarding man as having invented language as a result of his impulses and capacities, than in supposing it of maracalous origin. Evolution the God-given principle in nature.
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Our athletic reporter has evidently gone on a duck hunt or suthin' or other.
Should the Senior annual prove a financial success the fame of the class of 196, is assured and their names will be inscribed in the annals of the University's history as its most efficient benefactors.
School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Clark's Elocution Recital last Saturday evening was well attended. The program was interesting and quite well rendered by the various students.
Prof. Farrell had news from Prof. Penny who was at the date of writing in Florence, enjoying a feast of good things in the musical line.
Miss Drake's recital was a very enjoyable one. She was assisted by Miss Orton in two piano solos. The next recital will be that of Miss Christine Jaedicke in Elocution, May 26, at Music Hall.
Next Thursday, May 28 the closing student's recital will be held at Music Hall in the evening instead of on Wednesday afternoon as usual. A fine program is being prepared.
Some way or another, Griffin has an immense coal trade among the students.
Students who desire to make their expenses this summer for next year, would better see W. W. Reno.
See those beautiful glass-panel photographs, which are the coming fad, at Hoadley and Hackman's under City Library. Exclusive agents for E.S.Tucker.
Buy your stationery supplies at J. S. Boughton's 3rd. door North of Watkins Bank.
Boating is attracting a great many students to the river. Mr. Keeny will quote you low prices.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Secretary O. E. Moody will address the Y.M.C.A.meeting which will be the last meeting of the college year.
Griffin's telephone is No.88. Talk to him about your coal supply.
School of Engineering.
E. H. Agnew is going home to take care of ten acres of corn this summer, having been offered the position by his paternal ancestor.
C. C. Crew is still hunting a job.
According to a member in good standing, the engineering class of '96, is about the finest class that has left the University for years and will stand so on the books for all time to come.
The engineering class in Descriptive Geometry has finished the work in the text book and will take a short review.
Fred Penfield is doing finely in Kansas City. He has been made foreman of the repair shops of the Osborn company. We predict a brilliant future for Mr. Penfield
J. M. Lee, '98, will visit at home in Kansas City Saturday and Sunday.
The Seniors will have their dynomo ready for testing soon. They have finished winding the armature and have done a very creditable piece of workmanship.
Mr. George Albers is making the final tests upon his transformer, which is his own design.
The Sophomore Electrical Engineers have finished electrical measurements and each student is required to construct some instrument of his own design.
H. W. Wagner '96, will go to Mexico to accept a position on the Mexican Central R. R. Engineering Corps.
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Library Notes.
The following are some of the books most recently received:
Essays and Studies, by John Churlton Collins.
The Life of Jonathan Swift, by Henry Craik. Two volumes.
A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895), by George Saintsbury.
The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, edited by Augustus J. C. Hase. Two volumes.
The Literature of the Georgian Era, by William Minto, edited with a biographical introduction by William Knight.
Select Essays of Sainte-Beuve, chiefly bearing on English literature, translated by A. J. Butler. This is a very prettey book in its silk binding.
Specimens of English Prose Style, from Malory to Macaulay, selected and annotated, with an introductory essay, by George Saintsbury. The binding is in immitation of vellum.
The Renascence of the English Drama, essays, lectures, and fragments relating to the modern English stage, written and delivered in the years 1883-94, by Henry Arthur Jones.
Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century, with facsimiles, notes, and an introduction by John Ashton. Chap-books were little books carried by chapmen, or pedlars, and distributed through the country and villages.
A number of very interesting and well written little biographies in the "Twelve English Statesmen series." Among these are: Walpole, by John Morley; Cardinal Wolsey, by Mandell Creighton; Peel, by J. R. Thursfield; William The Conqueror, by Edward A. Freeman; Oliver Cromwell, by Frederic Harrison; Queen Elizabeth, by E. S. Beesley; Henry The Second, by Mrs. J. R. Green; William The Third, by H. D. Trail; Henry The Seventh, by James Gairdner.
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Class Annual.
The senior class annual committee was in Kansas City last Saturday and made arrangements with Lawton and Burnap, one of the best printing houses in the west, to publish the class annual. The cover is to be an original drawing by Sydney Prentice, and will be run off in three colors, yellow, black and red, upon white enamel calendar paper. The committee sent down part of the copy Tuesday. The remainder of the drawings and senior photographs will be taken down Friday to Teachnor & Bartberger, the firm who engraved Prof. Dyche's large half-tone cut, which is a splendid piece of art. The book will be well illustrated and will contain four full pages of original drawings run off in two colors and many half-page and quarter-page zinc etchings true to University life. The literary and nonliterary matter that is in the hands of the editorial board is to be culled and promises to make the book enjoyable from cover to cover. It will be published the night of the senior play, which will be May 28 or June 4.
The Lawrence Memorial Album contains 70 pages of illustrations from photographs by E. S. Tucker, with historical and descriptive notes. Examine one at Student's Supply Store, Main Building, or any book store in the City. Price 25 cts.
La Mode at 841 Mass is offering splendid inducements which should appeal to the ladies of the University. New invoice just received. Styles the latest, quality the best, prices suited to the times, andtreatment the most courteous.
Paper by the pound and cut to any size at J. S. Boughton's 1027 Mass. St.
White Kid Slippers—$1.00 a pair at Faxon's.
Geo. Beattie, house painter and paper hanger. 938 Mass. Street.
A. Weber, the tailor, has moved his establishment to 733 Mass. St. up stairs.
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Secretary,
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The Kansas University Weekly.
Vol. II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 29, 1896. No. 17.
Editor-in-Chief
W. W. RENO.
Associate:
L. N. FLINT.
Literary Editor
DON BOWERSOCK.
Associates:
J. H. PATTEN. GRACE BREWSTER.
PROF. E. M. HOPKINS.
Local Editor:
F. L. GLICK.
Associates:
H. W. MENKE, - - - - Snow Hall.
O. T. HESTER, - - - Exchanges
GERTRUDE McCHEYNE, - School of Fine Arts.
W. H. H. PIATT, - Law.
A. A. EWART, - Athletics.
C. L. FAY, Arts.
E. C. ALDER, Social.
Managing Editor.
J. H. ENGLE.
Associates:
W. M. FREELAND. - - - H. E. STEELE.
Shares in the Weekly one dollar each. Every student and instructor may purchase one share upon application to the Treasurer, J. E. Smith, or the secretary,C.J.Moore. Subscription 50 cents per annum in advance. Address all business communications to J.H Engle, Lawrence, Kansas.
Entered at the Lawrence postoffice as second class matter.
As a result of the general feeling that Crimson is not a satisfactory athletic color for the University the Athletic Board has adopted the new colors proposed, crimson and dark blue. The combination is a striking one, and so far as we know not used by any other University.
If THE University regents do not consider seriously the establishment of a school of medicine in the University at their meeting in June another golden opportunity will have passed by unheeded. It is well known, of course, that the regents have no funds available to found a school of medicine, yet if they would make an urgent request to the state legislature for a small appropriation for this noble purpose, the appropriation would doubtless be forth-coming.
COLLEGE POLITICS is frequently considered unimportant by the majority of University students or ignored altogether. This is unfortunate, as college politics bears the same relation to the student that general politics does to a citizen of our republic. The chances are that the student who is not interested in University politics will not be an active agent in moulding the destiny of his city, county, state or nation. A University student does not obtain a well rounded collegiate training unless he participates to a greater or less extent in college politics.
EVERYONE WHO gives physical training for the girls just the slightest attention will realize that two hours' exercise per week is not of great practical value. With such infrequent exercise the muscles of the body become relaxed before being stimulated again. If the girls cannot have an athletic field of their own, where they can prance about to their heart's content and thereby gain in a pleasant way, physical strength to accompany their mental development, they should at least have gymnasium practice every day in the week. This is an important question and merits consideration now in order that the necessary arrangements could be made in due time for next year.
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It is a significant fact that the general tendency among the more important law schools of the United States is toward higher requirements for entrance and more rigid tests for admission to the bar. This tendency is founded the upon two principles that the legal profession is so public in its nature that higher requirements are necessary for the protection of the public and that the legal profession, a successful practice of which demands much general information, a close insight into human nature, and a sympathy with the thoughts, feelings and tendencies of mankind, should be prepared for by a deliberate, thorough and general study of history, philosophy, literature and the natural sciences.
The requirements for entrance into the law department of the University of Kansas are English, and American and English History. These requirements are very low as compared with those of Eastern law schools or even with those of Michigan University. Other departments of our University have made efforts to keep abreast the rapid progress of the times and it is to be regretted that the same spirit has not been manifested in connection with this very important department. It is the moral duty of the management of the law school, to the people of the State of Kansas, to the University and to the legal profession, to make all possible efforts to increase the requirements for entrance into the law school and thus place this department upon a parity with the other schools in the University of Kansas. J.E.S.
The Granting of State Teachers' Certificates.
IN THE granting of teachers' certificates in Kansas the State Board of Education seems to evince a disposition to favor certain institutions at the expense of others. This, however, is not to be ascribed to prejudice on the part of members of the board but to the existence of laws on the subject, which state to whom certificates may be granted.
At the University of Kansas, graduates of the four years' course in the School of Arts can obtain state certificates only on condition of
taking an examination in the professional branches. This necessitates taking a year and a half's work in Pedagogy, which works a hardship to students who have certain special lines of work laid out for their University course. On the other hand at the State Normal school the conditions are much simpler. A student there has to complete a three year's course only in many respects in no way superior to the ordinary high school course, to obtain the state certificate.
A comparison between the curricula offered by the State University and the State Normal will be interesting and instructive. To enter the University a student must have completed a high school course, including three years of Latin. After his entrance he is given a thorough training in languages, ancient and modern, and in the sciences. After four years of this kind of work he is graduated, equipped and ready to teach almost any branches required in both the common and high schools. But he is still required to take an examination in Pedagogy. The student at the State Normal, even after he graduates, is not prepared to teach above the common schools. There are almost no requirements for admission and the course afterwards is deplorably deficient in language work, particularly in Latin. The only advantage the student there has over the University student is the required course in Pedagogy. In three years he graduates, authorized to teach in any schools in the state, while his less fortunate but bettter equipped brother from the University, after four years' study, still has to take an examination to obtain the desired certificate.
It is cheering to notice how much success University graduates are having all over the state in spite of this handicap. They are obtaining foot holds in high schools where their language training comes into play, while the Normal graduates are content with the lower schools. Cases have been reported where a University graduate without a certificate has been given the preference over a graduate of the Normal. All this is encouragement for the hope that in the future the awarding of state certificates may be made on a more equable basis. R.R.P.
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LITERARY.
Elizabeth Thurston, A Latter-day Myth.
Iam the only son of a fond mother who is very susceptible to the smiles of agents in general and book agents in particular. Could she however, have foreseen the tragedy which was to result from her tenderness for beardless venders of red morocco quartos, and angular Vendresses of inexpensive but invaluable monthly magazines, she would have steeled her heart to the loquacious agent of the "Ladies Household adviser." Not having the gift of prescience, she entertained him for an hour, then subscribed for his instructive paper.
From my youth up, even since the days when ladies were wont to say to my mother "What a sweet little girl you have." I have been ingloriously indentified with the female sex. By the time Iwas twentyone, long acquaintance with the dishpan and carpet-sweeper had quite crushed my natural spirit, and father had given me up as a hopeless "Miss Nancy."
As you may suspect, I hailed the advent of the "Ladies household Adviser." I read with interest long articles on pickle making and the extermination of moths, and gained stores of information about the washing of woolens.
My interest was chiefly aroused, however, by the last leaf of the magazine where Miss Eilizabeth Thurston held her monthly "Chats with Girls." These chats I read with attention; at first from a sense of duty,—for I read a magazine as I rake the yard, thoroughly from front to back. Afterward I read with a totally unexplainable eagerness, which deepened from month to month. It mattered little to me whether a girl of fifteen should or should not receive gentleman callers nor was I vitally concerned in the details of a "trousseau appropriate for a June wedding," yet I pored over these and kindred topics with an earstness I had never bestowed upon my catechism.
I cannot define the feeling which awoke within me. It was a response to the sudden revelation of woman to man. The only women I had kown were the rude, rough-haired, redhanded damsels of our village, women whose grammar was quite as barbaric as their taste in dress. But here was one who knew the world and society, was experienced in those things of which I, her unknown admirer, was profoundly ignorant, and who was, nevertheless, essentially feminine. I admire women of the Amelia
Sedley type. If I were permitted to amend the liturgy I would insert. "From all manner of new women, sharp of eye and witty of tongue, good lord deliver us!"
I sought to picture to myself the woman who wrote on polite topics as one having authority, and bore the prime, puritan name, Elizabeth Thurston, Fancy painted a sweet girlish face, with serious eyes and a tender mouth.
I had a curious feeling that my divinity was conscious of my adoration; that some of her sentiments were offered for my approval. I ordered my every action in accordance with her supposed code of ethics and etiquette. There is a certain advantage in being in love with a figment of your own brain, for you never experience the shock of finding your sweetheart in an ill-fitting gown, or a pouting mood.
What deeds I did in my lady's name! I astounded my good mother by my courtly manner in carrying coal for her, and the fantastic devotion with which I attended her to and from prayer-meeting. The village girls, who hadknown me all my life, and who had not had my opportunities in regard to the "Household Adviser" were said to make merry over my newly acquired chivalry.
One night as I was finishing one of the long effusions I was in the habit of writing to Miss Thurston—with which, by the way, I always lighted the kitchen fire next morning, I had a brilliant idea: why should I pine for a word from her, when Minnie, Jennie, or Kittie could have twenty lines for the asking?
I purchased some note paper, as elaborate as our town could boast; I searched the back numbers of the "Adviser" for hints upon correspondence: finally I composed a question for Miss Elizabeht which ran somewhat as follows:
"Can you tell me what will remove freckles; also, what I can combine with my navy blue silk to make a stylish gown? signed"A. A." which is being interpreted, "Ardent Admirer."
I waited anxiously for the next number of the "Adviser." When it came, I scanned the last page for my answer. "A. A." was advised to use Buttermilk for freckles, and to trim the blue silk in red, green, or some such color, I dont remember exactly what. I felt a twinge of pain over the indifference of the answer. I resolved to try once more. This time I wrote a personal letter every line of which breathed
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admiration and devotion, and closed by asking for Elizabeth Thurston's picture.
I even went so far as to promise my own photograph in return, an offer which was discreetly suppressed in the fourth and last copy of my letter.
While waiting for my answer I lived the life of a hermit. What had a man of my experience and hopes in common with frequenters of church socials and 'taffy-pulls?' I had long talks with my mother upon the advisability of a man's marrying early in life; and had my photograph taken in various poses, for use is case Elizabeth Thurston should desire to know what manner of man I was.
The dainty, violet-scented letter I looked for did not come, but in the next number of the "Ladies Household Adviser" I found, if no comfort, at least an explanation.—" Elizabeth Thurston thanks A. A.of Jonesville, New York, for a very encouraging letter and regrets that she vowed several years ago never to have another photograph taken."
For some weeks I meditated upon my next step, then boldly wrote to Miss Thurston, enclosing a stamp for reply, and requesting the pleasure of a personal correspondence with her. I pathetically pictured my position, forced to dwell in the midst of a proasic and unappreciative community which cared nothing for my tastes and aspirations.
In due time I received a reply which somewhat startled me. It was written in a rather sprawling hand and the language was scacely to be reconciled with the proper and elegant style of the "Adviser," yet the writer expressed such warm interest in me and my longings that I soon forgot my first impression.
Our correspondence waxed vigorous, and by degrees I grew accustomed to florid expressions and occasional lapses of English, for I was a lover, and to a lover contemplating the thought of his mistress, " whatever is, is right." At last, almost before I could realize my good fortune, I found myself the fiance of Miss Elizabeth Thurston of New York City.
I confided my bliss to no one, for I was not wholly blind to the absurdity of possessng a bride whom I had never seen.
As was natural, I wished to make good my deficency so I made elaborate preparations for a visit to New York. I planed to surprise Elizabeth.
It was with an assurance which I by no means felt that I presented myself at the office of the "Ladies Household Adviser." "Miss Elizabeth
Thurston,? Oh, yes you want the editor of the 'Chats with Girls' column.—Fourth floor, Room 12.—Take the elevator," and the head clerk turned to greet another caller.
I found my way to the fourth floor and opened the door of "room 12." A cloud of tobacco smoke partly enveloped the robust person of a man who removed his heels from a radiator as I entered, and turned upon me a questioning stare.
I presented my card,—provided, by the way for this occasion as we have little use for cards in Jonesville.—“Can I see Miss Thurston?” I inquired. The man continued to stare at me in evident perplexity. "Can I see Miss Elizabeth Thurston?" I repeated somewhat impatiently, "I am a friend of hers from Jonesville." The office-boy, who had been emptying the waste-paper basket, and eyeing me with interest, gave utterance, at this point in my remarks, to an impish shriek of delight, and plunged into the hall. ,, Confound that Tom" ejaculated the man, "what's he been up to now!" —Elizabeth Thurston, did you say? well, young fellow, I never heard of you before, but I mnst be the one you want. You see I'm the sporting editor of the Stockman's Journal on the third floor, and I write that Chat column in the "Adviser" just to keep busy.
"Elizabeth Thurston is a sort of latter-day myth."
Our Liberty.
[Delivered in Chapel May 13, by Prof. Arthur Graves Canfield.]
There is nothing of which we are more ready to use the word glorious than liberty. With no effort do we feel a quicker sympathy than with the struggle to be free. Only let us think that a cause is the cause of freedom and we are its eager partisans. We burn to espouse it and, if need be, to help fight for it—especially if it be far from home, in Cuba or South America. And we do right. Liberty is glorious. Nothing is more glorious. Only let us be sure that we are not here, as so often, the dupe of a of a word. Let us be sure that our enthusiasm is for a real substance and not for a shadow, for the kernel and not for the husk, for Christ led forth to crucifixion, and not for Barabbas, the robber loosed from prison. The thought that kindled Saint Paul's imagination when he beheld a liberty that was glorious had little to
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do with principalities and powers, with political or social forms, with monarchies or republics, with any merely outward and forcible restraints. And when Jesus told his disciples that the truth should make them free, he had little thought of telling them how to throw off from Palestine the strong hand of the Roman State. But I am not going to preach a sermon on liberty. I do not want to entangle the word with any theological of even religious confusion. I want to take it for granted that you bring to mind, what you certainly know, that there are two liberties, one of form and one of reality. This is by no means, and you know this too, a conception of religion and religionists only; the English poet, singing in his prison, knew that "stone walls do not a prison make," and that he might laugh at bolts and bars and fetters if he only "in his soul is free." Taking for granted that you have this in mind, I want to bring it home to our college life and ask you how much of it is shadow and how much substance, how much mere lack of restraint and rule, how much is real independance of character, self-direction, fearless integrity, and whatever else makes up the reality of freedom for a man or woman. Perhaps some of you may remember that last fall I said here that in my opinion the most characteristic and striking thing about our college life, for those who are new-comers to it, is its freedom, its lack of restriction, of the anxious watching, constant guidance and loving reproof of home; the sense that comes to most here for the first time that you can at last do just as you please. Now what you feel in this way is of course only outward and formal freedom; and while I tried then to point out some of the conspicuous dangers that lurk in it for your characters, still mainly in the gristle period, but fast hardening into bone, I do not mean at all to lament it or decry it. For merely outward and formal though it be, it is still precious as the condition under which real and subtantial freedom is developed. I am going to point out some signs that to me seem to mean that this real and substantial liberty is being missed in certain
directions and by some students This real and substantial freedom means intelligent independence and wise self-direction, self-control, not the independence of the mule, not the self-direction of the savage. It means the control of one's developed and perfected powers, their emancipation from prejudice or appetite or passion. Now there is no worse tyranny over our powers than that of indolence. That is why Dr. Boynton the other morning urged you to study the things that you find particularly hard. In proportion to your effort will be the development of your powers and faculties. The signs that this fact is not borne in mind as much as one might wish are, the exceeding popularity of extra holidays, the extent of the practice of skipping classes, the eager search by some for easy studies—snaps, as you call them—, and the greater desire to get a credit than to do work. I ask you to consider whether, if you yield to these things, you do not do so at the sacrifice of that real freedom which it is one of the highest aims of your college course to give you?
ASSOCIATIONDuring the storm last Wednesday, I was in a class which met in a room on the third floor. We had an opportunity to feel as frightened as we pleased. One of the students told me afterwards how she felt during the hour. She lives in the city and is never agitated during a storm, and she accounted for her fright Wednesday in this way: Eight years ago, while visiting in southern Kansas, she lived in a two-story stone house. The house was on a hill where no protection was afforded. A storm as violent as the one Wednesday, passed over the hill, damaging the house and frightening the occupants. She had not experienced the feelings she had during that storm until last week and she attributed it entirely to the fact that this was the first time in the eight years that, during a storm, she had been in a situation which recalled so vividly the occurrences in the stone house on the hill-top. M. J. O.
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LOGALS.
Miss Dora White '96, spent Sunday at her home at Topeka.
The English Department returned the last themes and forensics of the year Friday.
Prof. John Schurr, principal of the Howard High School, last week visited the University.
Prof. Olin delivered the last of a series of lectures on Pedagogy at Haskell Institute last Thursday afternoon.
George R. Kingsley Jr., Law '97, and Lorin Price, Pharmacy '97, were the guests of W. M. Lyons at Topeka Sunday.
Mr. Geo. A. Graves spent a few days at his home in Topeka, where he was called to attend the funeral of his grandmother.
Prof B. F. Merten, superintendent of the city schools of Clay Center, last week visited Lawrence schools and the University.
Prof. E. D. Adams last Monday evening delivered a lecture before the Twentieth Century Club of Lawrence on "The Renaissance in History."
Miss Pauline Chandler of Independence, a well known student in the School of Fine Arts last year, has been the guest of Miss Edith Hayes this week.
Miss Beth Lingard, Music '95, of Ottawa, was the guest of Mrs. J. B. Shearer last Sunday. She is on her way to the Hutchinson musical carnival where she will be one of the contestants.
Prof. Hopkins delivered the last of a series of lectures on English Literature at Haskell Institute last Friday. At the conclusion of the lecture the Senior class presented him with their class picture.
Prof. Templin being absent to deliver an address at Fort Scott last Friday, Mr. B. B. Breese conducted the recitation of the Sophomore class in Psychology, and A. R. Bell conducted the class in History of Philosophy.
Miss Dora White '96, spent Sunday at her home at Topeka.
The English Department returned the last themes and forensics of the year Friday.
Prof. John Schurr, principal of the Howard High School, last week visited the University.
Prof. Olin delivered the last of a series of lectures on Pedagogy at Haskell Institute last Thursday afternoon.
George R. Kingsley Jr., Law '97, and Lorin Price, Pharmacy '97, were the guests of W. M. Lyons at Topeka Sunday.
Mr. Geo. A. Graves spent a few days at his home in Topeka, where he was called to attend the funeral of his grandmother.
Prof B. F. Merten, superintendent of the city schools of Clay Center, last week visited Lawrence schools and the University.
Prof. E. D. Adams last Monday evening delivered a lecture before the Twentieth Century Club of Lawrence on "The Renaissance in History."
Miss Pauline Chandler of Independence, a well known student in the School of Fine Arts last year, has been the guest of Miss Edith Hayes this week.
Miss Beth Lingard, Music '95, of Ottawa was the guest of Mrs. J. B. Shearer last Sunday. She is on her way to the Hutchinson musical carnival where she will be one of the contestants.
R. J. Hopkins was out of town this week.
Victor Boone visited at Baldwin Saturday.
James Patten was out of town the latter part of last weeek.
C. A. Wagner, '98, enjoyed a visit from a sister last week.
The class in New Testament Greek is now studying Galatians.
L. B. Olsen, '98, visited at home in Tonganoxie early last week.
Mr. C. D. Perry of Englewood visited his son and daughter last Sunday.
The Y. W. C. A. holds its last weekly devotional meeting Thursday.
Mr. John B. Cheadle '98, was in Kansas City last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Cain and Miss Brewster of White Cloud visited the University Monday.
Mr. Albert Horton, a former University student is sick at his home in Topeka.
One of the Betas holds the record on chivalry; last Friday night he took four young ladies to the party.
George Rush, a well-known student of last year, now a resident of Denver Colorado, was back on a visit Monday.
David Lakin, who was compelled to leave school early in the year on account of sickness, was back last week visiting his many friends.
A joint committee of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are at work upon the "Students' Hand Book" which will be published in improved form this year.
The residence of Regent J. P. Sams was damaged by the recent cyclone at Seneca. Mr. Sams' father was slightly injured. The home of the Sherman brothers is reported to have been destroyed. Three cousins of C. A. Wagner, '98, are reported among the dead in Nemaha county.
Prof. Hopkins delivered the last of a series of lectures on English Literature at Haskell Institute last Friday. At the conclusion of the lecture the Senior class presented him with their class picture.
Prof. Templin being absent to deliver an address at Fort Scott last Friday, Mr. B. B. Breese conducted the recitation of the Sophomore class in Psychology, and A. R. Bell conducted the class in History of Philosophy.
R. J. Hopkins was out of town this week. Victor Boone visited at Baldwin Saturday.
James Patten was out of town the latter part of last weeek.
C. A. Wagner, '98, enjoyed a visit from a sister last week.
The class in New Testament Greek is now studying Galatians.
L. B. Olsen, '98, visited at home in Tonganoxie early last week.
Mr. C. D. Perry of Englewood visited his son and daughter last Sunday.
The Y. W. C. A. holds its last weekly devotional meeting Thursday.
Mr. John B. Cheadle '98, was in Kansas City last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Cain and Miss Brewster of White Cloud visited the University Monday.
Mr. Albert Horton, a former University student is sick at his home in Topeka.
One of the Betas holds the record on chivalry; last Friday night he took four young ladies to the party.
George Rush, a well-known student of last year, now a resident of Denver Colorado, was back on a visit Monday.
David Lakin, who was compelled to leave school early in the year on account of sickness, was back last week visiting his many friends.
A joint committee of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are at work upon the "Students' Hand Book" which will be published in improved form this year.
The residence of Regent J. P. Sams was damaged by the recent cyclone at Seneca. Mr. Sams' father was slightly injured. The home of the Sherman brothers is reported to have been destroyed. Three cousins of C.A.Wagner, '98, are reported among the dead in Nemaha county.
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Mr. S. C. Bronson, Law '93, visited Lawrence a short time ago.
Mr. C. S. Hambleton, of Garden City, a former University student, visited in Lawrence this week.
Miss Carina Cooke has been elected to a position as teacher in the city schools of Herrington, her home.
Mr. S. W. Squier, Junior Pharmic, went to Lamar, Col., Wednesday, to accept an excellent position in a drug store there.
Mr. E. F. Engel this morning repeated his chapel talk on "Plain Living and High Training." Mr. Engel's talks are very pleasing.
Mr. S. M. Simmons, '92, who has been teaching in the high school at Argentine, this week took the state teachers' examination on the hill.
Mr. Arthur L. Corbin, '94, came in from Augusta where he has taught a successful school, and is shaking hands with his friends who seem to be legion.
Prof. Blake lectured last evening at Topeka on the x-rays. Many calls are made upon the Professor for examination with the Roentgen rays.
Prof. Olin attended the state society for child study at Newton last week. The next annual meeting of the society will be held in Lawrence.
Prof. Bailey last Monday took his Freshman class in Chemistry to make a visit and study the processes at the Lawrence gas works and ammonia plant.
Mr. E. E. Keyes, a former student, visited at the University this week while on his way north from Arkansas, giving entertainments in impersonation on the route.
Mrs. J. F. Messenger, nee Olds, ex-'98, returned last week from Hutchinson where Mr. Messenger has been teaching the past year. Mr. Messenger followed on his wheel, and was on the hill Tuesday. He has had a very successful year of school. They will spend the summer in Lawrence.
Mr. S. C. Bronson, Law '93, visited Lawrence a short time ago.
Mr. C. S. Hambleton, of Garden City, a former University student, visited in Lawrence this week.
Miss Carina Cooke has been elected to a position as teacher in the city schools of Herrington, her home.
Mr. S. W. Squier, Junior Pharmic, went to Lamar, Col., Wednesday, to accept an excellent position in a drug store there.
Mr. E. F. Engel this morning repeated his chapel talk on "Plain Living and High Training." Mr. Engel's talks are very pleasing.
Mr. S. M. Simmons, '92, who has been teaching in the high school at Argentine, this week took the state teachers' examination on the hill.
Mr. Arthur L. Corbin, '94, came in from Augusta where he has taught a successful school, and is shaking hands with his friends who seem to be legion.
Prof. Blake lectured last evening at Topeka on the x-rays. Many calls are made upon the Professor for examination with the Roentgen rays.
Prof. Olin attended the state society for child study at Newton last week.The next annual meeting of the society will be held in Lawrence.
Prof. Bailey last Monday took his Freshman class in Chemistry to make a visit and study the processes at the Lawrence gas works and ammonia plant.
Mr. E. E. Keyes, a former student, visited at the University this week while on his way north from Arkansas, giving entertainments in impersonation on the route.
Mrs. J. F. Messenger, nee Olds, ex-'98, returned last week from Hutchinson where Mr. Messenger has been teaching the past year. Mr. Messenger followed on his wheel, and was on the hill Tuesday. He has had a very successful year of school. They will spend the summer in Lawrence.
About one hundred books have been placed in the library reading room by order of Prof. Bailey for the use of the Freshmen in writing their themes in Chemistry.
Mr. E. F. Engel is preparing the annual Alumni letter. This circular contains accounts of all changes in the University, and besides other things, the commencement program.
The proofs of the circular of the Latin Department have been received from the publishers. The circular sets forth the work of the Latin Department and the requirements for admission.
W. C. Coleman, principal of the Blue Rapids schools and a former student of the State Normal, visited friends at the University last week. Mr. Coleman won first place at the State Oratorical contest in '93.
Mr. A. St. C. Dunstan, who was some time ago offered a position in Chicago University, has finally decided to remain here another year. The offer of this position was a great compliment to Mr. Dunstan. While the financial inducements at Chicago were greater than here still the excellent opportunity for original research in our new physical laboratory, was the reason for his determination to continue here at present.
A member of the Weekly staff noted the following incident which occurred on a Kansas City street car. A young lady got on the already crowded car and stood near a seat occupied by a flashy dressed young man and a ragged drunken person. The latter with awkward politeness gave his seat to the young lady. Soon another lady entered the car and stood near the same seat. The flashy dressed young man did not offer her his seat. On observing this the drunken man gazed at him for a few seconds and then made a remark which raised a shout of laughter and caused the young man to drop off and catch another car. "Hiic—hic, I'm drunk and—hic,—I know it. But you're—hic—a hog,—hic—and don't know it!"
About one hundred books have been placed in the library reading room by order of Prof. Bailey for the use of the Freshmen in writing their themes in Chemistry.
Mr. E. F. Engel is preparing the annual Alumni letter. This circular contains accounts of all changes in the University, and besides other things, the commencement program.
The proofs of the circular of the Latin Department have been received from the publishers. The circular sets forth the work of the Latin Department and the requirements for admission.
W. C. Coleman, principal of the Blue Rapids schools and a former student of the State Normal, visited friends at the University last week Mr. Coleman won first place at the State Oratorical contest in '93.
Mr. A. St. C. Dunstan, who was some time ago offered a position in Chicago University, has finally decided to remain here another year. The offer of this position was a great compliment to Mr. Dunstan. While the financial inducements at Chicago were greater than here still the excellent opportunity for original research in our new physical laboratory, was the reason for his determination to continue here at present.
A member of the WEEKLY staff noted the following incident which occurred on a Kansas City street car. A young lady got on the already crowded car and stood near a seat occupied by a flashy dressed young man and a ragged drunken person. The latter with awkward politeness gave his seat to the youug lady. Soon another lady entered the car and stood near the same seat. The flashy dressed young man did not offer her his seat. On observing this the drunken man gazed at him for a few seconds and then made a remark which raised a shout of laughter and caused the young man to drop off and catch another car. "Hic hic, I'm drunk and—hic,—I know it. But you're—hic—a hog,—hic—and don't know it!"
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Dr. Holmes's Annual Address.
An audience far smaller than the occasion justified, assembled in Chapel Hall Monday at 5, to hear the first annual address of the Department of Latin. Dr. Holmes, the head of the department, chose as his theme "Juvenal" whose satires were analyzed in a manner highly acceptable to the audience. A brief outline of the lecture is given below:
Juvenal's best work marked by phrase-making, illustrating the familiar saying that "the poets of the silver age read best in quotations." This is eminently applicable to his later satires. The disparity in merit between the early and late satires not sufficient to counter-balance the subtle indications of Juvenal's genius evident to the careful reader throughout his entire works. This persuades to the authenticity of his later satires together with other confirmatory points of resemblance, such as, his allusiveness; the character of his humor; his interest in animals, etc.
The highest merit of Juvenal's satires not in their wit, which was seldom pleasant, not in his righteous indignation, which was overdone; not in his maxim-coining, which makes him next to Horace, the most quotable of Latin poets, but in his graphic power of word painting. His greatest skill in the use of words, rather than in ideas. This power, however, frequently overdone producing lack of proportion in which respect he failed to catch the spirit of his Greek models.
Chief among Juvenal's characteristics is his invective. This was directed against Graecomania, the nobility and the women; chiefly the latter. His strictures on the ladies not trustworthy owing to his unauthentic sources.
Juvenal's foremost fault is his bad logic—a fault common to reformers whose tools are rhetoric and declamation. The living voice often necessary in rendering Juvenal lucid. "The tones of the reciter can make or mar him."
Juvenal not always a credible witness against Roman society. Modern life could be equally condemned. We learn indirectly from Juvenal
that an age is not to be judged by the worst facts in its society history. Juvenal's life, partly a failure, accounting also partly for his satirical attitude; but often generous and always sympathetic with virtue. He believed he was painting a reliable picture of Rome, but its incompleteness and lack of perspective make it misleading.
Chess.
The five members of the University and Lawrence chess clubs who held the best records made in the tournament just concluded, began last Friday night at the Y.M.C.A. rooms a series of games for the championship.
Mr. Olsen being unable to play, Mr. Phillips could not obtain a game. C. J. Moore defeated A. S. O'Connor two games. O. A. Bayless and W. R. Carter drew one game and a second was won by the former. This evening Phillips will play Moore, and Carter will again play Bayless. The winners of these two series for to-night will play next Friday evening.
Law Notes.
Mr. Lookahangle will practice in Atchison.
Mr. Troxel has a good story. Ask him about it.
The Seniors took the examination in "Real Property" Monday.
The Seniors have been trying for two days to have a class meeting.
On June roth, forty-two new lawyers will be turned loose on the state.
The Junior Laws attended the Senior Arts- Prep Medic game in a body.
Tom Harley, the manager of the Lawyer is soliciting subscriptions for next year.
A. B. Bates has been elected to respond to "The Juniors", at the law banquet, June 9.
The Senior's will go to Topeka on the 11th. of June to be admitted to the Supreme Court of the state. They have had their applications for admission drawn by Mr. Mason.
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Snow Hall.
Prof. E. Haworth was in Topeka Tuesday attending a meeting of the State Irrigation Board.
Mr. B. B. Brown, writing from the fossil fields of New Mexico, says that if he owned Hades and New Mexico he would live in the former place and rent the latter!
At the recent games of base-ball between the Medical and the Law students Dr. Williston signally surpassed Prof. Greene in cheering and yelling. So say ear-witnesses.
The first brood of chinch bugs is coming out now. It is reported from Shawnee county that the adult bugs are dying rapidly. From the abundance of Sporotrichium among them, the dying is no doubt due to that disease.
A feature of Mr. W. N. Logan's geological work in western Kansas was the discovery of a Stegasaur! The specimen was found in the Lincoln marble of the Fort Benton deposits, and this species has never before been found in that geological horizon. Remains of Plesiosaurs were found in the same deposits.
A brief general review of the material in the Department of Entomology may convey an idea as to the quantity possessed, and the facilities offered by the department to the specialist. The order Coleoptera, or beetles, is represented by over 9000 species. Of these the North American species number 6,300 and are valued at $10,000. The whole number of Coleoptera, including duplicates, amounts to over 50,000 specimens. Of the Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths, there are nearly 2,000 North American species, about 1,000 from foreign countries, and a great many unnamed specimens. The Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, etc. are represented by 600 named species, a large number of unnamed species and duplicates amounting in all to 10,000. Of Diptera, the collection contains 2,200 named 1,200 unnamed species, and over 17,500 duplicates; of Orthoptera, 100 named, 700 unnamed, and nearly 4,000 duplicates; of the Neuroptera, including Odonata, Trichoptera,
Isoptera, Thysema, etc. there are ninety named species, many unnamed and about 2,000 specimens in all. The Hermiptera are represented by 300 named species and 6,000 specimens of which a little less than half are unnamed. In addition to the above, the collection contains 4,000 specimens, representing all orders, from Yucatan collected by Geo. F. Gaumer, fifty vials of named spiders and a collection of scale insects, Coccidae from California. Aside from the main collection is another of Economic and Biologic Entomology, containing insects injurious to vegetation illustrating their habits and life histories. Also, placed in the general museum is a display collection of the chief injurious insects of Kansas. Accompanying these specimens are large water-color drawings of the insects, examples of their injuries to plants, their natural enemies; and full printed description of the insects, their habits, and remedies. The total number of entomological specimens in the department is considerably over 100,000. At least 10,000 of these these are for the immediate use of entomological students; and the specialist may have access to all for original investigation and reference. Nearly every state in the Union, and most of the foreign counties are represented by insects in the collection. Many are from South America, Europe, Mexico, ect.
Who says advertising does no good? Since the editorial request for spring poetry was made two weeks ago, we've received, "perhaps for publication," enough of it to stock a dozen weeklies for a month. Here's a sample or two of it:—
In spring upon the glinting, gliding river;
What tho' its breezes make me shiver,
At eve to float
With maid and boat,
While on oar-dipped ripples the moon beams flash.
Fills me with joy that can't be bought for cash.
Jack Zita.
Hear the Katydid with her did
In the willow branches hid;
Along creek bank
In tall weeds rank
The little snakelet runs his bluff;
The dornicks are on the hatch,
And roosters in the garden scratch;
Spring time is with us sure enough
Jack Zita.
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The first two volumes of Dr. Rein's "Peda-gisches Handbuch" have been received for the library.
Prof. Bailey went to Fort Scott Monday to attend the meeting of the Pharmaceutical Association.
The students of the advanced English class have been busy for several days in writing arguments and briefs. These papers are handed to other members of the class for corrections and suggestons. Some of the comments are at least decidedly interesting. The following were noted under the subject "McKinley is the man for president."
Conclusion inevitable.
Be careful that you do not become impassioned Owing fo Mr.McKinley's great unpopularity I would suggest that you make your argument conciliatory.
You take too much for granted.
Who is this McKinley?
As far this man McKinley we wot not who he is.
Be careful not to take acquaintance with unknown persons for granted.
Are you sure the subject is adequate?
Your proof is superfluous; the proposition is self-evident.
You should have concealed your attitude until the close of your argument.
EDITOR K. U. WEEKLY:-show any rational-or sentimental-relation between the color and the University. The old colors—which, I believe are still the official colors, and are very dear to the older students had some significance. They were typical of two prominent features of the Kansan autumn landscape—the blue sky, and the ripe, yellow, corn-fields.
I have noticed with interest the movement toward a change of the Univetsity color and wish to add my voice in favor of a change. So far as I could ever learn, the only reason for the adoption of the crimson and the abandonment of the time-honored blue and yellow was, that the former would be more showy on the athletic field. This fact is undeniable, but it is not the only one that should be considercd. The colors of a college ought to be, if possible, in some way emblematic of the school. This characteristic the crimson has not. Even such ingenious and energetic advocates of its adoption as John Rush, failed to
There are objections, however, to the yellow and blue as well as to the crimson. The former are the colors of Michigan; the latter, of Harvard. Now there is nothing we Kansans are so fearful of as of being accused of imitation. "Originality at any cost" seems to be our motto. It appears to have been overlooked that this motto would preclude the adoption of the colors recently proposed in your columns. Blue and crimson is a combination as inharmonious as the relations between the Universities (Yale and Harvard.) whose colors they are; and it is, futhermore, the combination already in use by the University of Pennsylvania If Kansas University is to imitate any other, let it imitate the best, by keeping the crimson. Any one who has seen the crimson and the blue and red together on the foot-ball field must admit that the former is by far the most pleasing.
But the desire for a change from the crimson is well founded. The reasons indicated, as well as the wish of certain influential and staunch friends of the University, should be regarded. Of the colors I have mentioned the old blue and yellow seem the least objectionable. But cannot others, not used elsewhere, and yet as appropriate, be found? Why not the brown and yellow of the sunflower? Care should of course be taken to select pleasing and harmonious shades of these often ugly colors. Although black and yellow are used at least by two American Universities, so far as I know, brown and yellow are not in use—not at least by any college of such importance that Kansas University could be accused of imitation. Why not the brown and yellow.?
Very truly yours,
Cambridge, Mass. RALPH W. CONE.
May 16, 1896.
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The Joint Debate; Financial Statement.
Expenses of debaters to Lincoln and return...$49 47
Telegraph and telephone messages...4 28
Deficit on expenses of final trial debate...2 00
$55 75
Cash subscriptions...$30 02
Pledged subscriptions...15 00
To collect after debate deficiency...10 73
Seven subscription papers were issued and the amounts remaining uncollected on each of these after the debate were as follows:
Paper No. 1... $ 70
.. " 2... 4 50
.. " 3... 8 25
.. " 4... 65
.. " 5... 00
.. " 6... 25
.. " 7... 75
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The deficiency of $10.73 was being made up by members of the Faculty and the matter seemed adjusted at last, when three of the subscription papers are reported lost by those who had charge of collecting the amounts due on them. In little more than a week the University will close, and a committee elected by the University to do certain work, and promised by the University the money to carry on that work, will be left with a debt of fifteen or twenty dollars, unless those who have promised aid, and other friends, come to the rescue immediately. Particularly is it asked that those who have signed subscription papers and have not yet paid see the collectors at once, that the account may be closed.
For the committee, E. M. HOPKINS.
Committee: A. G. Canfield, Mrs. M. P. Clark, Guy Sherman, W. N. Logan, C. E. Rose, Wm. Wood, E. H. Cullison, F. D. Northrop, U. S. Guyer, P. S. Burkholder L. N. Flint and C. A. Carter.
Lecture Bureau.
The following is the financial statement of the University Lecture Bureau for the academic year 1895-6:
RECEIPTS.
From former treasurer...$ 84 66
Sale of course tickets...552 00
Sale of course tickets for three entertainments...26 25
Single admissions to six entertainments...109 20
Music course tickets for four entertainments...65 75
EXPENDITURES.
Musin concert... $100 00
Williams' dramatic reading... 60 75
Watterson's lecture... 125 00
Tennesseans' concert... 75 00
Mozart Symphony concert... 100 00
"Miss Jerry"... 100 00
Express on advertising matter and posting bills... 9 60
Printing of tickets, locals, etc... 27 72
Telegrams, telephone and other incidentals... 3 94
Chart of University Hall... 8 70
Rent of grand piano... 26 00
635 71
Cash balance on hand... 202 15
A bill for the use of the University Hall amounting to $42.00 still remains unsettled.
Respectfully submitted,
WILSON STERLING, Treasurer.
K. U. Weekly Election.
At the regular semi-annual election of members of the editorial staff of the K. U. Weekly last Friday, the result was as follows:
For editor-in-chief: L. N. Flint 94, for secretary: Percy Parrot 92, for treasurer: L. B. Perry 88, for editorial board: C. I. Spellman 140, C. A. Rohrer 131, H. W. Menke 121, Wilkie Clock 117, R. R. Price 107, Lucinda Smith 106, Will McMurray 100, L. P. Heil 82, Jos. E. Smith 70, Gertrude McCheyne 66, Wm. Wood 65, W. M. Freeland 61, Adna Clark 60, Chas. Baldridge 56, Pauline Lewelling 51, Ethel Hickey 19, J. O. Majors 2.
Senior Play.
The Seniors have been rehearsing their play for several months under the direction of Miss Georgia Brown. It will be presented next Wednesday, June 3, at Bowersock's Opera House. Seats reserved Monday at Leis' Drug Store. The scene of the comedy is Lawrence and the principal character is Charles, a student who is thrown into all sorts of embarassing real University predicaments. There are several minor love complications and interesting scenes true to Lawrence life.
The 64 page annual which the class is preparing will probably be on sale that evening at a nominal price. The play is full of local hits. The net proceeds will go to the Students' Loan Fund.
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From the Psychology Class.
Prof. Templin has for some time required a weekly written contribution from each member of the Sophomore psychology class, containing some original psychological observation. Below are given some specimens of their work:
AN ILLUSION-About a week ago I experienced an interesting illusion. The water in the river was very muddy and was flowing over the dam, as it appeared, in a great black mass. I stood at the east side of the bridge, commanding a good view of the dam. I looked steadily at the water, just where it flowed over the dam, and the bridge and dam seemed to be moving steadily west, instead of the water flowing east. The illusion was so complete that I could not, by trying, make it appear that the bridge and the dam were stationary. The dam seemed to be moving toward the west, and to be just slipping from under the water.
D. R.
TIME—I tried some very unsatisfactory experiments trying persons' knowledge of the passage of time, asking them to tell me, from some signals that I gave them, when they thought a minute had passed. With one exception they guessed less than a minute, but I found that several things influenced the decision. If I asked a person to close his eyes and kept him sitting with them closed while a number of persons looked at him, the time was very short. One boy opened his eyes in 12 seconds. However, if they kept their eyes open and kept up a conversation they came much nearer the correct time, from 52 to 57 seconds. One person upon whom I experimented was warned that he would open them too soon so he kept them shut one minute and 12 seconds, but confessed that he thought it over a minute. W. H.
THE SUB-CONSCIOUS—A few mornings ago I wished for a particular reason to rise at four o'clock. I had never risen so early in my life, I think, and there was no alarm clock in the house. I went to bed, however, with the thought firmly fixed in my mind that I must wake at four. I slept soundly but toward morning I had a dream of being at home and of my mother calling me, saying "It is four o'clock. Get up!" I woke with a start and, on looking at the clock, found that the time was exactly four o'clock. I suppose that the thought of getting up at that hour was so firmly
impressed upon my mind that I retained a sort of consciousness of it, even in my sleep, and perhaps the sound of a clock's striking four. although it did not figure in my dream, may have helped to wake me just at that time.
E. G.
HABIT-Going back to Shattuck Military school a year after I had been graduated I had the following experience: About twenty or thirty of the Alumni formed into a company under the command of the oldest "old boy" present. He marched us up the main street at Faribault and when we were opposite a mud puddle gave us a flank command that put us into this mud. The old habit of obeying the command had such a hold on us that we walked right into that mud. R.M.
MEASURING TIME—Last Wednesday, on account of the heavy storm which came up a short time after noon, most of the classes were dismissed about half past twelve. The students, unable to go home at once, were forced to wait in the hall. An unusual anxiety to go home could be noticed. It was their custom to wait until one o'clock to go but it was now very difficult to spend the time in mere waiting—an illustration of the fact that time spent in idleness is measured as being of much greater duration than that spent in active employment.
N. C.
THE MAN IN THE MOON—From a child I have been told about the old man in the moon and I have watched his face until it seems almost human. This week a friend said the face was a woman's, not a man's. I was shown the outlines of her face, her hair and her neck, until the entire head was very distinct and real. After gazing at it for some time I thought of the "old man in the moon" but by no attempts could I again see his face. The woman's face was so decided that I could not bring his back. On the following evening, at my will, I could see the one and then the other. It seems to me that the reason for my not being able to recall the man's face on the first evening was because I had my attention so fixed upon the other and it was so newly impressed upon my mind. I think the sensations were equally strong but on the first evening the notion of the woman's face was formed much clearer than that of the man's, so it was the predominant sensation. M. McG.
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Mark Bishop visited the University Wednesday.
C. C. Brown was in Beloit on business Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Charlotte Cutter, ex-'99, visited University friends this week.
One of the best puns gotten off at the SeniorFaculty game was the following: "Can Newson hit the ball?"—"Co-se-cant!"
The young lady students of the School of Fine Arts were entertained by Mrs. Clark and Miss Lichtenwalter at Mrs. Clark's residence Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Ringer, Civil Engineer,'93, has moved from Parsons to St. Louis, where he has a position in the office of the chief engineer of the M.K. & T. railway.
Morris' photograph gallery is maintaining its well earned reputation for first-class work and is surprising the public with low prices. Call to see him at Mass. street.
G. G. Boardman, class of '93, of the Agricultural College, visited the University Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Boardman is manager of the Student's Herald of the college.
Almost any evening you may see that little man Hauling 'er about Lawrence in his buggy, with his hands closed tightly over the ribbons of his spirited steed and his classic features beaming with joy celestial.
Did you notice those gaudy posters on the bulletin board at the south end of the hall? They have attracted admiration from all sides as works of art. Syd. Prentice, the University artist, did the work.
The department of Chemistry will have control of a volume of the report of the state geological survey. It will contain matter on the mineral waters, gypsum, alkalies, and clays of the state. A good deal of this work has already been done from time to time, and the results will all be included in this one volume.
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Herbert Wing was in Topeka Monday.
Mr. Dillon Hamilton of Eldorado visited his brother Monday.
John McCleery was taken into the Beta fraternity last Monday evening.
Mr. Davis, of the Law school, attended the K. of P. conclave at Topeka last week.
Quite a number of of the students have been taking the State examination this week.
Mr. Clyde Nichols, of Olathe, visited his sister for a few days the first of the week.
Mr. W. L. Hall, of Morse, Johnson Co., visited his brother J. O. Hall at the University this week.
Miss Allie Shephard, a former student of the Uhiversity and a member of the Kappa fraternity, is visiting friends in the City.
Miss Florence Gebhart, of Salina, visited the University Monday. She will probably remain here unil after Commencement.
Mr. R. B. Campbell of the Junior Law class, left Thursday for St. Louis, where he has accepted a position as traveling-salesman for the Aluminum Bicycle Company.
The Junior Engineers are making tests on the Edison motor which has recently been set up in the Physics Building. Some machinery made by the students has been brought up from the shops to be run by it.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Alford gave a musicale last Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Allie Shepherd of Burlingame. A large number of the professors and students of the University were present and the entertainment proved an excellent one.
Miss Myrtle Lawrence and Miss Mamie Inge, of Garden City, visited at the Uuiversity Monday with Miss Sadie Baker,'99. Miss Lawrence is a sister of Nettie Lawrence ex-'96, who has been teaching this year at Garden City. Miss Nettie expects to return next year.
The Board was called together at one o'clock Tuesday for the election of department heads. Mr.Jos.Smith was elected Local Editor,R.R. Price, Literary Editor,and J.H.Engle, Managing Editor.The rule in force during last term was passed again.Any member neglecting to perform his duties two weeks in sucession without sufficient excuse will be dropped from the Board.The assignment of the subordinate members to duty will be made later.
The lecture room was filled yesterday at twelve to hear the illustrated lecture by Prof. W.H.Carruth on "The Land of Tell."
Chas. S. Hamilton, a former student, who has been teaching at Desoto, visited the University this week while on his way to Olathe, where he will have Institute work.
Beta Theta Pi.
The annual spring party of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity took place last Friday evening at their chapter-house on South Tennessee street. An unusually large number of guests were present and all declared the party one of the most pleasant of the year. Refreshments were, served upon the lawn. Buch's orchestra and Whitlow's Mandolin club furnished the music for the evening.
The following out-of-town guests were present: Misses Katherine Dunn, Alice Dean, Ida Matthews, Agnes Dunlap and Martha Brent of Kansas City Mo.; Clara Miller, Mina Lane and Miss Bigger of Kansas City, Kan.; Miss Margaret Bear of Topeka and Misses Brewer and Cain of White Cloud; Messrs. Wyatt, Lucas, Fletcher and Merrill of Kansas, City Mo., Barnes, Howell and Clements of Topeka and Earnest Blaker of Kansas City, Kans.
The Beta fraternity is indebted to Mr. and Mrs.J.D.Bowersock for the use of their pavillion last Friday evening.
School of Engineering
Laboratory work in Physics will close after May 29.
Prof. Blake and his assistants are making preparations for commencement.
Electrical Seminary will close next Friday after a very successful year.
The Junior Electrical Engineers are spending their spare time testing motors.
Any corporations in need of forms of specifications will do well to make known their wants to Senior Engineers as they are competent for such work.
Earnest Blaker a graduate from the Engineering Department was in the halls this week.
W. O. Galboreath of the class of '96, is rusticating at his home near Utica Mo.
Thursday afternoon occured the last meeting of the Civil Engineering Society. Officers will be elected for next year.
Harry C. Jobes, Engineer 99. left school yesterday and returned to his home at Attica, where he will play base-ball during the summer.
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The School of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Clark and Miss Lechtenwalter entertained the students of the school after recital Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 8. The lawn and house was free to all and a most enjoyable time was spent. Mrs. Clark had a surprise in the shape of a very fine impersonator, who gave a selection from Nicholas Nickleby and responded to a vigorous encore by some humorous pieces.
Miss Christine Jaedicke gave a very fine recital in elocution at Music Hall, last Tuesday. She was assisted by Mr. Eaton.
Miss Orton will give a post graduating recital next Tuesday at the Hall.
We keep constantly on hand a full line of all the leading toilet preperations for ladies' use. Barber Bros., Druggists.
Everett & Hults have opened a fresh stock of staple and fancy groceries at the corner of Mass. and Adams Streets. They invite students and others to note their prices and quality of goods. They sell as cheap as the same class of goods can be found in any other store in the city.
Students buy their canes at Smith's News Depot.
The Lawrence Memorial Album contains 70 pages of illustrations from photographs by E. S. Tucker, with historical and descriptive notes. Examine one at Student's Supply Store, Main Building, or any book store in the City. Price 25 cts.
For base-ball and athletic goods go to Smith's News Depot.
La Mode at 841 Mass is offering splendid inducements which should appeal to the ladies of the University. New invoice just received. Styles the latest, quality the best, prices suited to the times, andtreatment the most courteous.
White Kid Slippers—$1.00 a pair at Faxon's.
Paper by the pound and cut to any size at J. S. Boughton's 1027 Mass. St.
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Mr. George Adams, M. A.'94. who has just received his Sc.D. from Princeton University, visited on the hill Tuesday. Mr. Adams will spend the summer in a geological survey of the northern part of the state and in the fall leaves for Munich, Germany, where he will continue his studies.
Dr. James Marvin had charge of the state examination held in the University this week by the state board of education. The number enrolled for each examination is as follows: History of Education 18, School Law 17, Methods of Instruction 13, School Management 16, Philosophy of Education 19,
The eleven candidates for the editorial board receiving the highest number of votes, together with the five members who hold over, Miss Don Bowersock, Prof. Hopkins, F. L. Glick J. H. Engle and E. C. Alder, will compose the editorial staff for next year. Sixty-five votes were sufficient to elect. The election was very satisfactory, a good board has been elected, and there may be expected for the fall term a good, clean, representative University paper.
Geo. Beattie, house painter and paper hanger. 938 Mass. Street.
Gold Box Chewing Gum at Raymond's.
A. Weber, the tailor, has moved his establishment to 733 Mass. St.up stairs.
Finest quality tennis shoes at Faxon's.
For shoes go to The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Griffin, the ice man sells coal.
The finest line of tailor's samples in the City can be seen at Weber's. Suits, $16.00 and upwards. The best of work guaranteed.
Some way or another, Griffin has an immense coal trade among the students.
"Headache stop" at Raymond's, 1oc.
See those beautiful glass-panel photographs which are the coming fad, at Hoadley and Hackman's under City Library. Exclusive agents for E. S. Tucker.
Tetlows "Gossamer" for the complexion, at Raymonds.
Boating is attracting a great many students to the river. Mr. Keeny will quote you low prices.
The best place to buy shoes is at The Cash Shoe Store. 823 Mass. street.
Have you sampled Raymond's new odors? Coronaria Amaryllis or Persian Boquet? Come in and try them.
Buy your stationery supplies at J. S. Boughton's 3rd. door North of Watkins Bank.
GLASS ANNUAL. 96.
Not a catalogue, but a unique, spicy, well illustrated book of a hundred pages. Ready for distribution the last of May. Send 50 cents and be placed on the list of subscribers.
James H. Patten, Lawrence, Kas.
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ATHLETICS.
THE ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
J. C. Sanderson Wins the Cowan Medal.
After two postponements on account of inclement weather, the annual field and track events took place Thursday last at the Driving Park. Considering the threatening weather, a fair sized crowd was present. It was a good natured audience, who evidently sympathized with the Athletic Association management in its endeavors to pull off the annual field day show.
The program, allowing for the considerations alleged above, was a good one. There were no world's records broken in the dashes or runs, but the time was fair in each, and the events themselves close and interesting. The jumps were excellent, Sanderson breaking the 'Varsity record on the running broads, and also making his indoor running high jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Rench made a 'Varsity record in the standing broad, 10 feet, 4 inches. The poorest showing was made in the heavy events. Foster winning the shot put in 32 feet, 11 inches, and Outland the hammer throw on 83 feet.
What should have been one of the most interesting events, proved to be the disappointment of the day. Clark and Keeley were the only men of the half dozen entered in the bicycle races to put in an appearance. There was every inducement to the bicycle riders of the University to go into these races, despite the fact that the weather for the ten days previous was against any training, and we would suggest that these delinquents be given six months in company with the L.A.W. sanction transgressors.
The race between Sherman and Sanderson for the Cowan medal, together with the distinction of being the all round Athlete of the University, was a spirited one for the first half of the program. Sherman's best events came in the first half, and Sanderson's in the second, but the dashes proved to be too much for Sherman and whatever chance he had in the jumps he lost by being unable to take part. Sanderson's work was both clean and brilliant. He took three first prizes, two second, and a third, scoring twenty-two points, which with the indoor work made thirty-seven points against twenty-seven for Sherman and sixteen to Nate Foster.
The class relay race was a winner. It created more enthusiasm than was shown at any time during the day. Four classes were represented, the Junior, Sophomore and Freshmen Arts and the Junior Laws. The Laws lost out in the first quarter, but pluckily kept in the race. Of the other classes the honors were easy until the third quarter, when Agnew took a good lead and won the day for the Sophomore class.
The first event of the day was the 100-yd. dash in which Sherman, Hill, Voigts, Squires and Buckler ran. The dash was a pretty one, Sherman and Hill running close for first and second places, Voigts, third. Time 11 seconds.
Rench, won the standing broad jump handily over Sanderson, Sherman, and Cowley. 10 feet,4 inches.
The shot put went to Nat Foster on a throw of 32 feet, 11 inches. Outland second, McDaniel, third.
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The 120 yd. hurdle was run by Sherman, Sanderson and McMurray. The event promised to be one of the most interesting of the day.
Sherman was first over the sixth hurdle. McMurray had scarcely reached the ground when Sanderson tripped and was thrown forcibly to the ground. Sherman beat McMurray out. Time, $ 1 8^{\frac{3}{5}} $ seconds.
Clark did not exert himself very hard to win the half mile bicycle race over Keeley. It was Keeley's first race, and Clark won a pair of Vim tires for riding half a mile in 1:41.
The 16-lb. hammer was thrown by Foster, Outland, and Squires, Outland making the leading throw, 83 feet, 4 inches.
The 220 yd. dash was an exciting one, Sherman winning cleverly in $ 24^{\frac{3}{6}} $ seconds. Hill second, Voigts third, Squires last.
Sanderson's pole vaulting was one of the prettiest features of the day. He vaulted nine feet with such ease and grace that he was warmly applauded. Johney Outland got a second prize on this event, perhaps because there were no other competitors, but Outland was tired.
Clark's handicap of 100 yards by Keeley in the mile bicycle race, was not enough to make an interesting event, and he won the Mogan & Wright tires in 2:48.
Sanderson cleared the 5 foot 6 inch running high jump record he established at the indoor meet. Alexander took second on a 4 foot 9 inch jump.
In the mile run there were four entries, Baldridge, Henderson, Hamaker and Holiday, finishing in the order named. The men were well bunched until the home stretch, when Baldridge took a good lead, while Henderson
passed Hamaker on the spurt not ten feet from the wire. Time, 5:34.
McMurray, Sanderson and Rench made a neat event of the 220 hurdle, McMurray winning in 30 seconds, with Sanderson second.
The 440 yard dash was run by Hamaker, Baldridge, Rench and Henderson. Hamaker took the lead in the start, and held it, winning the event in 1 minute flat. Baldridge second, Rench third.
The running broad jump was one of the star numbers. Sanderson making 20 feet 2 inches, and breaking the University record. Voigts made 18 feet $5 \frac{1}{2}$ inches for second place. Cowley third.
The officers were: Hogg and Piatt, judges; Blair and Usher, timekeepers; Hector Cowan, Starter, Will Walker, scorer, Manley, referee.
Kansas University vs. Kansas City.
The track team of the University will go to Kansas City Decoration Day to compete with the track team of the Y. M. C. A. of that city. Twelve events will be contested for by the teams of ten men. The 'Varsity will be represented by the following men: Sanderson, Sherman, Hill, Voigts, Foster, McMurray, Hamaker, Outland, Rench and Baldridge. The events will be 100, 220, and 440 yard dashes, 120 and 220, hurdles, hammer throw, shot put, pole vault, running high jump, running broad jump, standing broad jump, mile run. As this is the first visit of a college track team to that city, a good deal of interest is shown in the coming meet. There will be a special rate to Kansas City, and a large number of students will attend.
Ottawa Here Saturday.
Manager Todd has arranged a ball game for Decoration Day. The Ottawa team, strengthened and improved will visit us Saturday and cross bats with the Jayhawkers on McCook field. The game should be an interesting one.
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