College Echoes from Lecompton, Kansas • Page 1

Vol. III. LECOMPTON, KANSAS, FEBRUARY, 1800. No 0. Chapel services have assumed Thirteen or fourteen of tho boys had their measures taken and have another feature which contributes ordered uniforms.

largel' to their attraction. Prof. Mershon has chosen and is assisted in music by the following persons: Fitton and Franklin, Ellat; Staufi-er, Hat; Day, tuba; bass; Tke young people hare held Ecarly every evening since the beginning of the revival. Learner, alto; and Jacoby, tenor. Vance informs us that the location for tho world's air has been selected.

It is in McGinty'a back yard. We understand tke News has this personal 'set' all tke time: C. Bartlett and L. W. Hampshire were at Lawrence over Sunday." Rev.

T. D. Halbert came th last of the month for a brief repose. His labors at New Lancaster resulted In seventy conversions. A large number of persons have not yet payed their subscription to the EcnoE for this year.

Please remit to the Publisher. P. B. Leo. A.

C. Rosier is helping to raaa the college crew at Avalon sinco holidays; He expects to complete the scientific course there this year. J. N. Ranks explains, that days grow long in summer from expansion of heat, and consequently short-in winter trcm contraction by cold.

addresses and occupation of Several of the leading singers among the young people have cx pressed their willingness to assist in a choir for church services, should it be organized. We see no reason why a move should not be elected, to this end. It would be desirable to have a choir assist in singing but not to do all of it nor any iu which the congregation docs not participate. The revival season has been moving on but not without its unavoidable embarrassments. Bad health has prevailed with pastor aud people, indeed to the degree that a suspension of services for a few GBNHRftL.

A. 11. Lanurtflr4s matrk J. The Hopo of our school is John. Foehler is tho greatest talker la school.

Huffman is authority on calisthenics. Tho first year's Latin class number nineteen. Vocal scholars ar drilled tkreo nights per week. Miss Hattie Conncll has entered the junior scientific. Price got a divorce the other day from his mustache.

A. L. Fisher was back shaking and being shaken. Fifty-nine girls each -claim to be the best looking in school. Prof.

Rankin, alone of the facul ty, has not had the grippe. The Latins in Caesar, numbering fifteen, are reading the fourth book. "I crpect te ea lecturer in the sweet hence. Yours simultaneonsi', E. R.

Myers." Divisoc of the senior Historical, are working like beavers on their orations. We have met the grippe and we aro L. U. Faculty. Groves was forced to go home on account of Ms illnefcs.

Mrs. Adair, wife of Rev. Adair, Miss Addio Haue, now attending the Lawrenco Business College; came up on the 1st. and renewed acquaintance among old students. Messrs.

Acklcy, Chapman and 'Krovn, of tho State University, conducted tho meetings of our Y. M. C. A. on Jan.

17th. An informal meeting was also held la tho evening to discuss and interchange Ideas for the promotion of Y. M. C. A.

work. Oakes and Louderback of our association go to Washburn Collego on the 8th. The members of our Y. M. C.

A. have begun to receive communications from the colleges throughout tho world to whose associations letters havo been It is purposed that this correspondence acquaint the colleges of Kansas with the condition and plans of many colleges over the country, those even in foreign climes. 4 nights became expedient. At this time the car of Zton is again In the following named persons are progress, and, as the people are uni ted and the students zealoue. the indications point certainly to a most desired J.

E. Smith, George Washington Greene, J. C. Wimmcr, Stella Chltty. Port L.

Is a Lake. Certainly. Then his brother being much smal precious 'wave of salvation over our community. Up to date a score or more have been brought to acknowl edge their allegiance to the great ler inust be a pond. Should the latter Prosper, however, he will be a King.

It is, as we know, the univeisal Like sometime. Nellie Brooke bid adieu a fortnight since and turned her face homeward to Illinois. Most likely she returns to prepare for some great custom of colic classes to dosig-nate themselves by the last two figures of the year In which they are to be graduated, as, lor iuciancc, theclasi or the class of This being so, what are tho boys to do, who, in the course of time, will be graduated in 11)00? To be consistent the' will have to say that they belong to the class of 00 which is not only absurd but unpronounceable. Let the college debating societies tackle this momentous question. Come to think of it, too, won't it sound a little queer to speak of the class of 01 and the class of 02 New York Tribune.

event the fourth of-July perhaps. Th.3 parents and sister of A. V. Louderback migrated recently from Indiana, and now-are comfortably situated in their Lecompton quarters. Kero's greeting to our IIoo-sicr friends.

Tire College Ensign, of San Joaquin alley College, having lately come to light after hibernating several both evaugellsts, has enrolled v. the 'collegiate department. "1 don't understand the 'of eradicating that unknown Prep in algebra. It is feared that Miss Packer will lose her mind. John is learning to play the cornet, you know.

George Gunnclls, brother to II. has moved to town and is trying t'he realities of college life. C. C. Waters has to the dignity of chairmanship in his society at Otterbein University.

Trn i 30th was observed in L. by Appropriate devotional exercises, as the of prayer for colleges. There was an intermission of study and recitations for the day, and at 10 o'clock a large assembly, chiefly of students, was addressed by President Weller, ex-President Bart-lctt, Revs. Huffman and Snyder Recollecting tho divine regard extended to us, and the prosperity and blessings which have graciously attended outcollege and rewarded the efforts of its votaries, wo surely have abundant cause to ha grateful. More than this, wc can look toward the future hopefully.

Thejoutlook is of a nature to inspire aud give encouragement. Our dreams of the coming years arc assuming more and more the aspect of reality. God has, we believe, set the seal of sacred approval on this school. This b3ing fcrm, if tht patrons remain constant ao.l years, cot tains in its first issue an able article ot small colleges written by Biihop Hott. What per cent cK Lane students mis.

it euur lias aecepiuu a pusi-j attend Sunday school? About What of the others? They of coarse are at their room. Do they find There were numerous sleighing parties among the students through out the brief period of snow. Prominent among them was an invasion of Mr. and Mrs. Winters' premises four mileri south of town by eighteen or twenty students.

The guests came away, delighted leaving the good hosts amid their chaos of orange peels, peanut hulls and popcorn. One of the returning crews was without harm fault with the Sunday School? No tlon in the corps of instructors fur the Douglas county normal. iVof E. Helms, college secretary of the state, was here on the 2t'lh, and conducted a Bible training class for the boys. Such classes will likely be provided for in the near future.

They aie undoubtedly a factor christian woik. Perhaps they already hac a sulJi- cient knowledge of the -f'ook? Hardly. Well, then, why are tlii 'faithful, the possibilities in I for us are indeed great. absent? -Very plain, sb-cry. plain They are csleepu.