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COMMUNICATIONS.
ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS.
While the boys of K. S. U. and other universities, in addition to their class work are winning laurels in athletics, what in the name of common sense are the young ladies doing? Since Darwin first impressed the world with the evolution hypothesis, his followers in this particular have increased until nearly every enlightened Caucasian—theologian scientist or merely professor—proclaims his adherence to it. The question that we now are trying to solve by our establishments of learning, not only by the education they afford in literature, science and tie arts, but also in athletics, is how to accelerate the process of evolution by intelligent co-operation.
We have our ideal. We are striving for it with all the zeal of Americans of the nineteenth century. But pause a moment. Have we not overlooked something? What is the rising generation of young women doing? The best development of the human race can never come through education of the mind alone. The people of the future are the descendants of the people of today. If we educate the man mentally and physically and the woman mentally, the child will naturally have inherited together with the common strong mind of his parents, at least some and perhaps all of his mother's physical weakness.
I believe that every thinking person of today realizes that physical education is a moral necessity. We apply it every where to our boys, why not to our girls? Why doesn't the girl as well as the boy run, jump, row, swim, fence, play tennis, yes, even base ball? For base ball even for girls is certainly better than weak backs, headaches, sallow complexions and ruined constitutions. A club of young lady base ball players travelled through the country last season, and no one who saw them could question that the healthful exercise in the sunshine and open air had had a very beneficial effect upon their physiques. Must the intelligent and learned University girl wait for her commoner sister to inaugurate the revolution? And if the fashionable mode of dress is in the way, shall she be a nineteenth nay a fifteenth century folly, and a shallow code of false modesty prevent the advancement of womankind? H.
K S. U. GLEE CLUB,
To criticize where there are no grounds for criticism is imprudent. But when a manifest injustice exists it is better for all parties that it should be exposed.
Last year, as is well known, the Glee and Banjo Club made a tour through the state, visiting a number of the principal towns. In nearly every place where a program was rendered, the members of the club received an ovation partly because of the merits of the program, but largely because they were students of the State University.
We understand another trip more extensive than that of last year is contemplated. The desire has been expressed in print and elsewhere, that only the best singers in the University should be admitted into the Glee Club, and only the best players into the Barjo Club. An effort will be made to render music of a higher grade and to render it with greater proficiency than was done last year.
This is a commendable aspiration. There are some able singers in the University this year, but how many of them have places in the Glee Club? With a few exceptions the places are all held by persons with very mediocre voices, and as students are known in the University merely as "pass men."
Perhaps the arrangements made at the beginning of the year will help to explain this condition of things. At a meeting where but few of the members of either club were present, a constitution was adopted which gives the business manager 10 per cent of the net proceeds of the trip, and unites the offices of business manager and treasurer. After the deduction of some other salaries, the remainder of the funds is to be divided among the members of the two clubs. It was made obligatory upon all who wished to enter either the Glee or Banjo club to purchase a full dress suit.
These conditions were distasteful to many, and left the places open to be filled by parties whose greatest recommendations were that they bore certain desired relations to certain other students. It requires good voices and musical ability to make a successful Glee club. This point should be looked to. Unless the Glee club be organized on this basis its prospective tour will result in no great honor to the University OBSERVER.
CRIMSON CONQUERS.
The Standard "Never Defeated" Still Waves.
The Illinois Foot Ball Team Fell Easy Victims to the K. S. U. Team.
The eleven Suckers who have been gliding so victoriously through opposing lines were swooped down upon Thursday by the "invincible" Jayhawks and devoured alive before over 800 people. It was the first game played upon the new athlete field, and although considered an out of the way place, the attendance plainly shows that the people will go there.
It was a fine day, just suited for such a game. It was indeed a struggle between giants. The game was fiercely and stubbornly contested from beginning to finish and blood flowed freely. Nearly every player received some injury. Hall, of Illinois had his wrist broken. Slugging was indulged in to some extent, but not so much as in previous games of this season.
The visitors played a strong rush line but could neither break nor oppose that of K. U., although the Illinois men were much heavier. Slater and Sweeny did fine work for their team, and Hall did good playing.
K. U. won by its team work. Their blocking and tackling, especially, deserve praise. Champin, Williamson and Springer did good work behind the line. The run across the field by Springer was accomplished by the excellent blocking of Piatt and Shepard. To the Kansas boys it seemed as though the championship of the Mississippi valley was at stake, and they played as they never played before.
At 2:30 the Illinois team marched inside the ropes, and the wearers of crimson began to feel a little bit shaky when they saw the fellow fellows line up against our small boys. The Illinois team looked like winners, but there was a facial expression and agility in the movement of the K. U. eleven which has proved them victors on many a hard fought field.
The game was called at 2:32. Arms and Hogg umpired and refereed alter nately each balt.
K. U. starts ball from center by "gridiron" play, and gains 10 yards. By repeatedly bucking the center they advance the ball steadily to the Illinois goal. Champiin goes through center and makes first touch down in eight minutes from the time the game was called. Piatt kicks goal. Score 6 to 0.
Illinois now has ball at center gains 11 vards by a V before broken by K. U. Slater goes round right end for 12 vards. Then they lose the ball on 4 downs.
K. U. quickly pushing through to Illinois' goal. Champlin goes through center and makes a touch down, but it is not allowed by Umpire Arms. So ball is started at 25 yard line. In a few minutes K. U. gets ball on 4 downs and makes a touch down. Piatt kicks goal. Score, 12 to 0 in favor of K. U.
The Illinois team now revives some-
what and secures a touch down, but Hall fails to kick a goal. Score, 12 to 4. First half done.
Illinois starts ball again at center.
Slater fumbles; Shepard gets it. K. U.
soon loses it on a foul. Hall runs about
left end for 20 yards before downed by
Shepard. They do not get required gain
and K. U. takes ball Springer runs around right end and aided by effective blocking, goes entirely across the field, making a touch down. Piatt fails to kick goal. Score. 16 to 4.
Illinois takes the ball and tries to break the rush line but finally loses the ball on 4 downs.
Illinois soon loses ball and K U makes good gains, but fumbles.
By several good rushes Chaupin scores another touch down. Piatt falls on goal kick. Score, 20 to 4.
Illinois starts ball at center but loses it on 4 downs. Champlin and Springer break center, and by quarter-back play, Williamson makes a touch down*. Piatt kicks a goal. Score, 26 to 4 in favor of K. U. Time is called.
The Union Pacific Excursion to Kansas City leaves Lawrence Saturday morning at 8:30. The tram will return in the evening. Tickets may be procured at the city ticket office or from R. A. Moody.
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