MEDICS ENTERTAIN.
A Pleasant Evening With Faculty Thursday at Sigma Chi House.
The Sophomore Medics gave a smoker at the Sigma Chi house Thursday evening for the Rosedale and local faculty and for the freshmen Medical Class. About sixty people, including Dr. Hoxie, Dean at Rosedale, and Drs. Binnie, McAllister and Schauffler of the Rosedale faculty, were present.
Arthur Gray a Sophomore made a short address of welcome, on the needed appropriation for the Rosedale school.
Light refreshments were served, music and songs helped to make the smoker a success.
Phi Psi Initiation.
The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity will hold initiation for eight men this evening at the chapter house. The new men are: George Bowles, Lester Hopper and Maurice Blackmar of Kansas City, Mo.; George Hill, of Paola; George Stuckey, of Formosa, Kan.; Lewis Doyle, Kingman; Howard Blackmar and Ledru Carter of Lawrence. Some of the old men who will be back for the initiation are, Joseph Dyer and Marvin Creager, of Kansas City; Frank J. Merrill of Paola, and Fred Harris of Ottawa. A banquet will be given for the new members after initiation.
OREAD NEWS NOTES.
Roy Bowser went to his home in Rosedale Friday to visit over Sunday.
Rex Singleton, of Allemania, is visiting at his home in Benedict.
Miss Helen Rohrer of Topeka is visiting Miss Delpha Johnson of Allemania.
Frank McCoy, '05, captain of the track team that year, is here today to see the Oklahoma game. He is visiting at the Phi Delt house. "Mac" is the man who did things in athletics. He played football, baseball and still holds the record for the quarter mile run. At present he is county attorney of Stevens county nnd is in the race for re-election. McCoy is editor of the Hugoton Hermes.
Several Phi Delts are out of town today. Harry Taylor and Curtis McCoy are in Hiawatha, visiting at McCoy's home. Ike Lambert and Edwin Peters are in Emporia. Earle Grant is in Kansas City. Charles Robinson and Murdock Pemberton are visiting in Topeka.
The total number of the Hospital association is 733.
The Hospital committee meets Saturday morning in the Medical building to discuss plans for the future.
Irwin Snattinger of the Law school is visiting at his home in Topeka over Saturday and Sunday.
Home made pies at the Hiawatha.
Sigma Xi Chooses Members.
The following men were elected to Sigma Xi at the last meeting of the society: Professor Chas. M. Sterling, Professor P. A. Glenn, Edmund Barthalow, W. J. Kackley, Chas. W. Lusk, H. C. McClure and Paul V. Faragher. This chapter has a membership of nearly three hundred of which fifty-one are active members. Dean Marvin of the Engineering school, the present counsellor of the local chapter, is president of the national chapter.
Lack Heat for Engineers.
The new engineering building will be completed by the last of November. Men will be employed during the winter placing the fixtures. The building will not be used this winter owing to the lack of heat, as the present heating plant is taxed to its utmost. An appropriation will be asked for at the coming meeting of the legislature for the erection of a new and larger heating plant. In speaking of the affair, Dean F. O. Marvin said, "The new engineering building cannot be used this year unless the weather warms up sufficiently to require no heat during the spring months."
Machinery for Power Plant.
Machinery for the new power plant is arriving in carload lots. The building will be completed by the last of next month, after which the machinery will be placed in position. If sufficient men can be secured for the placing of the machinery, the plant will be in operation by the Christmas holidays. Reservoirs for the storage of water, and foundations for the engines are being built.
Foster Has Returned.
George O. Foster, registrar of the University, returned yesterday from New Orleans where he has been attending a convention of the Christian church. Mr. Foster says that the people down south are entirely too slow for a Kansan.
Kemp Holds Head Erect.
Harry Kemp, the poet, has a novel way of reminding himself that he should hold his head erect when he walks. He says that he never wears a collar button in the back of his shirt and is thus forced to look over the heads of other people.
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He: my but your new party dress looks nice and it is made like the one I like so much. You really look charming tonight. She: What are you trying to do? Make fun of me? This is the same old suit you like so well but it has been French dry cleaned and pressed at the Lawrence Pantatorium, 12 West Warren street. Both phones 506.
Sedgwick County Club.
The Sedgwick county students in the University met yesterday and organized a county club. Carl Davis was elected president; Z. Wetmore, vice president; Neva Foster, secretary; and Kimble, treasurer. The club will co-operate with the Wichita K. U. club and entertain the Wichita high school seniors at Christmas time.
Emporia Student Insane.
Herbert Broughton, a student of the Emporia State Normal, whose home is near McPherson, became violently insane on Monday and was taken to a local hospital. The doctors say that with rest and quiet he will recover. His trouble is supposed to be caused by overwork. As in addition to his school work he was practicing with the football squad and working for his board.
Pharmic Society Elects.
The Pharmaceutical society held election of officers yesterday. Chas. W. Clarke was elected president; Val Adams, vice-president; Mrs. Dunning treasurer; and Florence Hoops, secretary. The society meets each week. University professors and out of town men give lectures before the society.
Nate Is Flower Man.
"Old Nate," the first and oldest janitor of the University is busy this week digging up flowers and putting them away for the winter. "Nate's" name is Nathan Miller. He was a slave before the war and was a soldier in Lawrence during the Quantrell raid.
Delicate, durable, and very fragrant perfumes at Dick Bros.
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Literature Versus Newspapers.
A Kansas newspaper tells this story on Mr. Harger's School of Journalism: "A student at Kansas University who is taking the course in Journalism was severely criticised by one of the teachers in that department for making too many paragraphs in the theme, or story, or whatever it was he handed in. "But," the student protested, "Mr. Harger says we should make our paragraphs short." With lofty disdain the teacher replied: "Mr. Harger teaches newspaper work; in this department we teach literature.
Oysters at the Hiawatha.
The latest powder puffs at Dick Bros.
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