THE KANSAN
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. I. No. 3.
P.30F. ABBORT TALKS.
Prof. Abbott addressed a very large and enthusiastic audience Friday in Chapel.
Before the faculty appeared students were giving their class yells and the freshmen proved to the upper classmen that their lungs were the strongest.
In his introductory remarks, Prof. Abbott spoke of the fine harvest of freshmen. He traced the work of John Harvard from his home in Stratford-on-Avon to the founding of Harvard. Six years is not too long a time for one to spend in preparing for life, for life is not a 100 yard dash but a mile run, he said.
Prof. Abbot said, "Great competition will cause more careful preparation. That America is leader in new education is shown by the fact that other countries send their best men here for educational work."
THE LAW BUILDING.
Work on the new $50,000 law building is progressing rapidly and a daily stride toward completion is noticeable. Work was begun in July and the building will probably be dedicated next common element The dimensions of the new building are one hundred and twenty by sixty feet and three stories high. The home work is already started.
Miss Florence Shields has been elected recording secretary of the Y. W. C.A. in the place of Miss Florence Wilson.
The building will co-aint Dean Green's offices and offices for each law instructor. There will be a large library with small rooms ajoining on one side where students can go to discuss questions.
There will also be recitation rooms and a court room where moot court will be held.
The Y. W. C.A. devotional meeting held on Wednesday in the Chapel was an exceptionally large and interesting one. Miss Lynn gave a very helpful and entertaining talk to the girls, the Misses Riggs sang and the Misses Lindsy rendered a piano and violin duet.
Beginning with Monday Sept. 26th, a Y.W.C.A. noon song services will be held at 12:15 in room 16 A. All girls are invited to attend.
The basement will have all modern conveniences and the entire building will be one of the most complete and modern school buildings in the state, i not the best. It will be made of a sort of gray brick.
Miss Lydia Lindsey returned Thursday to enter school.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 24,1904.
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Much Good Material—Hot Weather Kees Score Down.
The football season opened at the University today on McCook field when Kansas defeated the College of Emporia by a score of 6 to 0. The game was well earned and was not the easy victory that was expected. The students and people of the university are not disappointed in the showing made and considering the circumstances the season has started well. The weather, which was fearful, the lack of training table diet, the
Captain Hells
unpleasantness of the training table strike, the feeling of friendship between the University and Emporia college all had a tendency to lessen the score and the result and prospects for a successful season are just as bright as they were at noon Saturday and are even brighter.
That Kansas has some remarkably good material cannot be denied. The men today showed that they have ability to make a winning team this year through and through, an
SOPHS WIN.
Freshmen Outclassed-Tied Hand and Foot-They Loose Every Point-Soph in Freshie Meeting and First Victory in Twelve Years Results.
Thursday night - Freshmen capture Sophs, egg shampoo them, pour flour on clothes. 16:00 Sophs retaliate - Fifteen freshies captured on Tennessee and Mums; Phi Delt house raided for freshmen: Freshmen get egg shampoos with dirt and flour. 14:30 - Freshmen (60) strong on mauranding exodus. Pillage Beta house searching for Sophs, More class meetings.
School opens, Freshman class meeting; Sophomores class meeting A few skirmishes; Some little house scraps.
Friday night. Sophis in ambush get freshies; 35 taken 3 miles south of town in drays. On McCook, Sophis attack fastfighting; 27 freshies over the fence and run; pole and banner in the plunder; Freshies are tied hand and foot; Subject of ridicule; SOPHIS VICTORIOUS; the Battle'oer; all is quiet on the Kaw.
LAST NIGHT occurred the annual fall fight between Freshies and Sophomores. Although the Sophomores were
outn unbered 123 to 78, they were victorious.
The fight was to determine whether the Sophs' numerals or the Freshie's numerals should remain upon the grand stand during the year. The freshies erected a pole on the south-west corner of McCook field and put the class numerals upon it. The scrap began to show signs of rapid progress about Tuesday, when the Sophs and Freshies were calling meetings each day for organizations.
But the real scenes of hostility began on Friday evening when the sophomores began capturing the Loshnin as they were
going to their respective meeting places.
Agreement was made between the Sophs and Freshmen that the fight should be over at the blowing of the whistle. By eight o'clock the Sophs had tied up 32 freshies, 27 of which had been hauled 3 miles into the country in dray wagons. The Freshmen seem to have been very indiscrete in selecting four different meeting places as the sophomores succeeded in finding out where they were. From the first the fight was a hot contest and it seemed as though the freshies were going to be victorious, but they were disheartened by the early raids of the Sophs and from the facts that they had about twenty "pikers" when the rush was made upon them by the sophs. A fierce struggle continued for almost an hour, after which the Freshmen were to be seen with their feet locked together and their hands tied behind them.
The night's attack was entirely a surprise to the Freshmen and they were greatly confused when the Sophs made their advance. Also the fact that the Freshman were new to each other and that it was almost dark was a great dis advantage to them. But taking it as a whole it was a a very fair fight and the upper classmen kept their proper places, both sides serving to see a fair contest. It was purely strategy and tactics of war that made it possible for the Sophs to win because they were greatly outnumbered. As soon as the whistle blew the Sophs released the benumbed Freshmen and all went peaceably home together.
Two Freshmen were injured in the fight. Hess, of Fredonia, received a blow over the heart and was unconscious for about fifteen minutes. Dr. Mason was called and Hess was taken to his home. Hugh Vale's back was sprained and he was taken to a hospital. Vale is from B. Leville.
THE NEW LAW BUILDING.