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The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 4.1909
NUMBER 33
AOLUME V
V
IT SCORED A BIG HIT
"FATHER AND THE FRAT WELL RECEIVED.
Thespians Make New Epoch in Dramatics at University Play Full of Comedy.
By the presentation of "Father and the Frat" last night, the Thespians made a new epoch in dramatics at the University. Staging a college play, filled with real college ilfe, and short enough not to grow tiresome, they established a precedent which will be difficult for amateurs to equal in the future.
The play itself, is so local in its character, that an able presentation of it was made possible. There was but one setting, the den of a fraternity house, and the elaborateness of it added much to the effect of the play. No one member of the cast was a star and everyone seemed to be peculiarly adapted to his part. There was not a single cue missed or a noticeable error made through out the entire performance.
"Tommy" Johnson, as "Buck" Wilkins, the football star, out of the game with a sprained ankle, played his part extremely well. Hazel Kelley, as the "swellest girl in town," was charming in her finished acting. Jeanette Latz portrayed "the little peace-maker" artistically, and won the heart of her audience with her grace and tact. Solon Emery carried well the part of the freshman in trouble, and Dan Nevinger, as his irate father, was especially good. Alan Park and Clare Jaedicke, as "Bunny" Cole and Gertrude Fielding, the trouble-makrs," played their parts with ease. Art Seddon, as "Bud" Holloway, successfully dodged the bill collector.
The real hit of the evening was scored by Amarette Weaver, as Marian Vance, "who could sing because her voice teacher told her so."
Miss Muriel Culp, author of the play, was the happiest girl in Lawrence last night. This was her first attempt at writing a play for grown-up people and she was uncertain as to he reception that would be given it by Lawrence people.
In speaking of the play, Miss Culp said: "Most of the success is due to the able work of Georgia Brown and the untiring willingness of the members of the cast to get their parts right. My be
ing present at the rehearsals, o course gave me an opportunity to pick out the weak parts of the play and build them up. Yes, i am writing another play now. I don't know whether I will have it staged here or not."
The play will be given again to night.
WENT TO LANSING.
Mining Engineers Saw Workings of State Mine.
Prof. C.M. Young and fifteen mining engineers, most of them seniors,visited the state coal mine at Lansing yesterday. The morning was spent underground inspecting the workings of the mine. The afternoon was devoted to a trip through the penitentiary, of which the mine forms a part.
"The mine is very well run," said Professor Young this morning, "but I can see no great change since I last visited it three yaers ago. They have put in an electric lighting system and used a little more whitewash, but thatseems to have been about the only result of the recent investigation.
"The convicts who work the mine are required to get out nine tons of coal apiece each week. Free miners do from two to three times this much work, so the convict's task is not so hard.
"There are at present 231 men being worked in the mine, making the production rather over 2,000 tons a week. About a quarter of this is used at the peniten tiary itself."
This trip to Lansing will probably be made an annual affair Professor Young is also planning a more extended trip, which will probably be made later. It is to cover about four days, and include Iola, Pittsburg and Joplin.
ELECT CAPTAIN TUESDAY.
Football Men Will Choose 1910 Leader.
At the dinner, given at the Eldridge hotel by Manager Lansdon for the football team, the football squad will elect a captain to guide next year's team. Thirty men will be eligible to vote in the election. No candidates have publicly announced ehemselves as yet.
The Philosophical society of the University held a reception last Sunday evening for Dr. van Eeden, he sociologist and dramatist, who has been in Lawrence overseeing the production of his drama, "Ysbrand."
THE GLEE CLUB FALL CONCERT
ANNUAL AFFAIR IN CHAPEL TUESDAY NIGHT.
Membership Inreased to Sixteen —Solos and Quartet the Feature—Go to K. C.
The fifteenth annual fall concert of the University of Kansas Glee club will be held next Tuesday evening in the chapel. Contrary to previous custom, the concert will be given only one night this year.
Manager Ford says that the club has a much better class of voices than last year and that he thinks the club is is the best in the history of the organization. The number has been increased from twelve to sixteen members.
Solos and quartet numbers will be a feature of this year's program. Special attention has been given to this work by Director Hubach. Chancellor Strong has heard some of these and speaks highly complimentary of the mer who have been chosen for the different parts.
The members of the club are:
First tenors—N. B. Heywood, R.
A. Campbell, F. A. Buxton and
P. S. Nabadown; second tenors—
C. A. Dodge, H. J. Conley, A. M.
MeAdams and N. R. Stephens;
first bases—J. T. Marshall, C. M.
Brigham, R. M. Perkins and D.
L. Wheelock; and second bases
—J. B. Power, E. M. Forde, E. O
Rhodes and Paul Campbell.
and Power form the quartet. On Friday, December 10, the club will give a concert in Kansas City, Kan.
Heywood, Conley, Marshall and Power form the quartet.
BASKET BALL MEETING
Rules Were Discussed and Interpreted This Afternoon.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon a meeting of the athletic directors of the neighboring schools and of ethers directly concerned in basket-ball in this vicinity, was held in Dr. Naismith's office in the gymnasium.
Those present were Sampson of the State Normal, Quigley of St. Marys, Lund of Lindsborg Yoxall of Baker, Prummage of William Jewell, Touton of Kansas City Central High school Fisher of Washburn, Sanborn of the Lawrence Y. M. C. A., "Phog" Allen Kirksville School of Osteopathy, Lansdon, Root,
Hamilton, Naismith, and Johnson of the University.
The meeting was called to discuss the basket-ball rules under which the teams represented by the men present will play this season in order that the officials and coaches of this district will reach a uniform understanding
IS AGAINST COMPROMISE.
Myron Waterman Makes Vigorous Speech Against Saloons
"The greatest evil in America is the saloon system. Any compromise in the fight against it is preposterous and outrageous," said Myron S. Waterman of Kansas City, Kan., in his speech in chapel Friday morning on "Civic Righteousness."
"Not only does the saloon create a moral depravity and thus wholly unfit its victims for good citizenship, but by its corrupting influence in the control of politics it places a government by grapters upon many of our large cities." Mr. Waterman cited Chicago as an evidence of the polluting power of the saloon in municipal administration. He gloried in the position Kansas holds in the national battle for civic righteousness.
Mr. Waterman claims to be a thorough optimist along with his characteristics as a knocker. He believes that conservation has been a hindrance to progress from the dawn of time and that no one is too radical if he is right.
Constructively, Mr. Waterman believes in equal suffrage as one aid in getting the best citizens into public office. He says that civic and municipal government leagues should be established in every city to keep people educated as to the issues and secure the best class of men for public officials.
Banquet Postponed.
At a meeting of the engineers yesterday it was decided to postpone the date of the engineers' banquet until after the holidays The date of he banquet was to have been December 10, but the action taken last Thursday is due to the anti-holiday stress.
Allen County Club Meets.
Fifteen students were present at a meeting of the Allen County club last night, at 1244 Ohio street. The following officers were elected: President, Roscoe Ponsler; vice president, Florence Bedell; secretary and treasurer, Valma Shelley.
ENGINEERS WILL MEET
ALL
DAY GATHERING ON DECEMBER 9.
University Branch of Mechanical Engineering Society to Inaugurate Annual Meeting.
The University of Kansas branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will hold its first annual meeting next Thursday, December 9. The program covers morning and afternoon and will include a 6 o'clock dinner.
Paul M. Chamberlain, consulting engineer, of Chicago, and a member of the A. S. M. E. will deliver the afternoon address. The program is not quite complete as yet, but in general will follow the arrangement below:
Opening meeting, 11:15 a. m.
Foreward, Dean F O Marvin. Paper, "Steam Boiler Problems," S. M.Manley, Kansas City, Kan.
Afternoon Meeting, 2:30 p.m.
Paper, "South American Machinery Market," J. D. Garver.
Meeting, 8:30 p.m.
Paper,"Economical Power
Equipment,"Louis Bendit, Kansas
City, Mo.
Address, Paul M. Chamberlain Chicago, Ill.
Dinner, 6 p.m.
At the dinner, J. L. Harrington, Louis Bendit, John Purcell, and a senior and junior in the School of Engineering will respond to toasts.
It is believed that the new plan of holding an annual meeting at which prominent engineers from all over the country will be present will greatly strengthen the University branch of the society.
AFTER ANOTHER ONE.
Professor Duncan to Take a Trip to Jamaica.
A telegram was received Thursday from Professor Robert Kennedy Duncan stating that he will start soon for Jamaica, on business. By a recent discovery there it is thought that there are good possibilities for developing a Jamaican camphor industry. It is for consultation with a company of Jamaican promoters of this industry that Prof. Duncan will make the trip.
Professor Duncan's health has been so improved by his Maine visit that he had been expecting to start home next week. He will now probably be gone for the remainder of the year..
FATHER and the FRAT
Annual Concert GLEE CLUB
Tonight 8:15 O'clock
Tuesday Evening, 8:15 Fraser Hall. Athletic Tickets Good
Opera House December 9 and 10 The Mikado
Seats at Woodward's Wednesday