Physical Culture in Kansas Universities.
Of late years there has been a distinct interest taken in physical culture in Kansas University in indoor as well as field athletics. The good results testify as to the worth of this movement.
Particularly can it be said of the department of physical culture in our own University. With the arrival of Mr. Cowan, arrived also a system of physical culture; not confined alone to the man, but also to the woman. Classes were organized, and it became compulsory with the freshmen and sophomores, and optional with the junior and senior classes, to spend an hour a day, three days of the week in the gymnasium. The young ladies under the care of Mrs. Clark and the young men with Mr. Cowan.
At first the industrious student complained of hack of time, but he soon found that this hour spent in the gymnasium could not have been better spent, and that from this hour's rest and recreation he was in a better condition to study the remainder of the day.
We are going to have the same system this year—and let the student body take an active interest in this work—why not have an athletic entertainment now and then, but to do this we must have some well trained athletes.
Other Kansas universities are also taking an active interest in physical culture. We find in the University of Baldwin a small, though, well equipped gymnasium, and a growing interest in the same. In this institution is also found a military department.
This is distinctly a feature of physical culture, and a good one because it straightens the cadet, and gives him much freedom in the use of his lungs.
In the Ottawa University physical culture has, heretofore, been confined entirely to outdoor exercise, but this year a new and well equipped gymnasium will be built; and every student, either male or female, will be required to take either the gymnasium or the military drill. The military drill was introduced in this university last year and from the start was a success.
This university has already done much in this direction, but more time and money spent in this will be well spent.
By the organization of an Inter High School Athletic association the interest in physical culture has entered the preparatory schools in this state, thus giving us good athletes to enter our universities, so by all means let the universities give the above movement every possible encouragement.
The Pullman Matter.
Through the influence of Prof. Blackmar it is a possibility that a co-operative car manufactory may locate in Lawrence. The professor says that while in Pullman investigating the sociological aspects of the late strike, he visited Kensington where the relief committee had their headquarters and fed the strikers. On asking what they intended doing with the number of men out of work be learned that it was the intention to start a cooperative manufactory to be located in Kansas. Prof. Blackmar invited them to come to Lawrence and examine into the many conditions favorable to this city as a location. The committee arrived here Tuesday and are being given all the inductions that can be offered to locate here.
The reason for choosing Kansas as the state in which to establish the factory are, the low rents, the comparatively cheap living, the educational advantage and the desire to get away from the contaminating influences of large cities.
If Lawrence succeeds in securing the company's locating here it will be of great benefit to the town and it wil. owe a large part of the good fortune to the efforts of Prof. Blackmar.
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Will our foot ball eleven regain its former reputation as a winning team:— We are inclined to answer this query in the affirmative, at least the prospects for having a winning team this fall are most flattering.
In the first place Mr. Cowan will return and be ready to place the team into hard, regular and the right kind of training by the opening of school. Mr. Cowan has been in the east during the entire summer; studying the foot ball situation, new rules and new plays, and he is now ready to train an eleven which will be a winning one.
In our coach the university has a man which cannot be excelled—and we may congratulate ourselves on having secured such a good man.
On looking over the names of the men who will go in training this fall we can feel that Mr. Cowan is going to have the material to work with—in both quantity and quality. There has been about a dozen balls out this summer; the men having these balls, working for the punting contest to take place this fall. In these men will be found some good punters, and our team will not be found wanting in this respect. The above idea is an admirable one, and should be repeated each year.
It is expected that there will be about forty men on the field at the opening of the school. "Mighty Champ." will again be with us; thus one of the "halfs" will be well filled. As to Shellenberger, or better known as "Shelly," it is still a question as to his return. Should he return we would have two halfs of whom we could well be proud. Piatt will return to take law, he will probably be found playing tackie. Piatt has a brother who will return with him, and in this man will be found a promising candidate for a position on the team. Armour and Steinberger will both return to make a hard fight for their former positions. Coleman will not return this fall. In Coleman the team loses a good man. We will also lose Johnson, the full back of "93." Hamil and Shepard will not be with us. Gail will be back and in good condition to play. Last but by far not least, Williamson will be found in his old position of "quarter," a place which he has filled for three years. As captain of the team of '94. "Willie is going to be a valuable man
Among the new men is found the name of Beaman, the athlete from Cooper memorial. This man will make a make a hard fight for center, and if he fills that place we will have no hole at "Center." Stone; Hamill, and the Fletchers will be among the men trying for places.
We have a splendid schedule this year and a number of the games will be played in Lawrence.
Now, let the team have the hearty support of the student body and the University will have a team which will be an honor to the University and to the state.
FOOT BALL SCHEDULE.
The schedule for the season of '94, as arranged to date, is as follows;
October 13th, at Lawrence, Kansas
vs Douane college.
October 3d, at Iowa City, Kansas University vs University of Iowa.
November 10th, at Kansas City, Kansas. University vs. University of Michigan.
November 17th, at Lawrence, Kansas University is University of Nebraska
Topeka sends us this year: Al. Horton, Al. Frost, Geo. Penfield, W. MacyLayon, Lymn Will Reed, Roach Hogeboom, Geo Hale, Larry Chamberlain, Clarence Carter, Bert Schroder, Chas. Heil and Morton Snow: Misses Jessie Edison, Daisy Starr, Mac Maxwell, Low Nash and Pauline Lewelling.
November 22d, at Kansas City, Kansas City vs University of Missouri.
In addition to three games, two games have been arranged with Baker.
The Political Seminary meets Friday at 4 o'clock. Prof. Blackman will talk on "The Economic Phases of the Poikiam Strike.
D, F. Janzten will teach school near Newton this winter.
R D. Wrenn won the tennis championship of America.
ATHLETIC NOTES.
Alden, of base ball fame, will return to graduate.
Heller, Baker's star half-back, will return to Bakor this year.
Mitchell, last year's base ball man, will return to K. U. this year.
Harvey of last year's team and a "94" man, will farm this winter.
O. K. Williamson spent the summer at his home in Edwardsville,
Chamberlain has been playing ball with a local team at Topeka.
Hogg, the hero of the senior-faculty game, will return to take law.
Johnson will keep his position as physical director of an Iowa University.
The first annual history of the Athletic association was issued this summer.
Kelsey will return this fall. Jimmie played with the Winfield team during vacation.
Ottawa University will have a strong eleven this year. This team should furnish practice for our second eleven.
Pettijohn, star first baseman of the "frat" base ball league will attend the Marmaduke Military Academy the coming YEAR.
Foot-ball by the new rules will be a much more interesting game this year for the spectators. The new rules abolish all 'mass' plays, thus making the game more open.
Rothrock, of last year's foot-ball and wrestling fame, will not return this year, having secured a position as chemist on a sugar plantation.
In the Oxford-Yale games Yale won the jumping, hammer throwing and shot putting contests, while Oxford won the running and high kicking contests Oxford received more points than Yale.
After a hard fight, the students of Baker have defeated the faculty and Baker will have a foot ball team this year. We have two games with Baker this year, both to be played at Lawrence.
R. D. Whitman, the tennis champion,
has been distinguishing himself this
summer. He defeated "all comers" at the
Hyde Park tournament in Kansas City,
also doing splendid work at the western
tournament at Omaha. K. U. may well
be proud of her tennis players.
Much trouble has been taken to organize an Inter High School Foot Ball league. The prospects now point for a strong association with probably seven or eight cities represented, namely Kansas City, Kansas, Atchison, Leavenworth, Topeka, Lawrence, Baldwin, Ottawa and Emporia.
The opening address was delivered Friday morning by Hon. Eugene F. Ware, of Fort Scott. His subject was "Success," which he defined as "doing something for humanity." The leading thought of his production was that hearts and not brains win.
Richard Bates, alas Dick, has contributed five cents to be used in the building of the Mt. Zion African church. This was at the investigation of ladies connected with that institution.
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