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Kansas University Weekly.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL AND AUTHORIZED WEEKLY PUBLICATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
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Vol. VIII. No. 30.
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Spring Goods
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, MAY 5.1900
BRIGHT,
NEW and
NOBBY.
SEE THEM DAVIES,
The Students Tailor.
ZUTTEMEISTER Ice Cream and Confectionery.
Ice Cream and Confectionery.
Tel 188. 723 Mass, St
Watches, Jewelry and Diamonds Wm. Rowe, 838 Mass. St
HOME STORE.
Home Made Bread, Cake, Cookies, Doughnuts and Cheese.
UNIVERSITY CREAMCANDY
Send in your picnic orders.
MRS. PRENTICE.
219-5
1105 Mass, St.
Have Your Picture Took
F. F. Mettner's PHOTO STUDIO.
917 Mass. St.
Only first class work with prompt delivery.
Careful Handling of Linen
Is the rule in all the departments of our laundry, and our customers have the gratification of knowing that their Shirts, Collars and Cuffs are laundered in an exceptional manner and with consummate skill and that they will not be returned torn or frayed on the edges. We excel in fine laundry work. New students give us a trial. WILDER BROS.
Wm. WIEDEMANN,
ICE CREAM PARLOR.
Student,Trade Solicited.
And manufacturer of Fine Confectionery
A. E. PROTSCH,
FINE UNION WORK.
PRICES REASONABLE.
Corner Warren and Mass. Sts.
Over Meriahboroff & Wilder's.
ARTISTIC TAILOR.
MAY POLE SCRAP
FRESHMEN, WITH Difficulty, RE-
TAIN THEIR FLAG.
A GOOD NATURED CONTEST.
Both Sides Put Up a Good Fight and Wers About Evenly Matched.
The annual Freshmen-Sophomore May pole "scrap" came off this year as sched uled, and it was a battle royal. It was several fast ball games all in one or "three colossal shows under one immense canvass," as the circus bills would have put it. Such a genuine class contest has not been seen at K U for many years. It was all done good naturally however, and though some of the participants will not soon forget some s light token of the fray, no ill feelings were engendered.
During the night the freshmen put up it he pole on the campus in front of Frasier hall. Instead of putting the pole in the ground as usual, it was firmly fastened with strong iron bands to a large fire plug. As the sun peeped over the eastern horizon Tuesday morning a large body of loyal Freshmen could be seen huddled around their pole which was covered with tar and from the top of it floated 'o3. They had their war paint on and when any member of another tribe appeared on the reservation he was called upon to take off his hat. Most persons good-natured complied but some were fortunate enough to disregard the request. The next time they will know better. One colored boy imagined for a minute—just one minute—that he was a fast racer, and when he was called upon to take off his hat, he tock to his heels. It looked like a black streak going around the building, but some of the freshmen from the short grass country, where the favorite passime is running down Jack rabbits, soon brought back the unruly individual. There were some other similar instances.
The sophomores were gathering at the foot of the bill while these events were going on on the campus. At 8:15 they came up the hill in a body and they had on their fighting clothes. The freshmen set up a cheer, but the sophomores came on silently. They marched up the road, passed the role, and after sizeing up their adversaries for a minute the charge was made. At first it looked like the freshman lines had been broken, but not so. They rallied and forced the sophomores back. The two forces' seemed about evenly matched, and for half an hour they surged back and forth. Clothes were torn faces as well as beautiful beads of hair were smeared with tar and soon many of the participants were unrecognizable.
Several amusing things happened quicker than it takes to tell it. One lantern-jawed Sophomore, so it is said, burrowed his way through the mass of Freshmen and bit in two one of the wires that helped fasten the pole to the fire plug. He was smeared with tar and when dragged out off the surging mass it was impossible for the Weekly man to recognize him. Finally the sophomores began to catch the freshmen and tie them up. One by one they were bound hand and foot, a shoe removed and then they were laid in a long row. In one instance it took six sophomores to handle one little freshman. The freshman girls were loyal to their class and several of the captives were liberated by the freshman lasses.
The rope circled around and around his head and then whirled through the air. It fell over the pole and as the noose tightened, a mighty rear went up from the phomores. They pulled at the rope and slowly the pole began to bend. The freshmen saw their pole coming down and knew that something must be done at once.
It was about this time that some cowboy from the short grass country who had been brought up on the plains with a lasso in his hands, got in his good work for the sochomores.
A large boulder inscribed "Eng. 'o1."
The Sophomores would no doubt have had the pole down in a short time, if the banner had not been removed.
Beaman, the big engineer, climbed the pole and took down the banner, which was presented to Chancellor Snow on the steps of Frazer hall a few minutes later.
was placed on the campus during the night. It was about $x_4$ feet in dimensions and was said to weigh 5,000 pounds. The next morning the laws wanted to see what was underneath it and tried to turn it over, which they at last succeeded in doing. The engineers of course put it back in place. Wednesday morning the chanceler unthoughtedly hid a charge of dynamite under the stone, and it was in some unaccountable manner discharged. It is certainly to be regretted, as the stone was very much admired by almost all the students.
BURK LITERARY SOCIETY.
Last Friday night Mr. Graves gave his second lecture on "Hypnotism." After re viewing his former lecture he discussed dual mind, the objective and the subjective and the functions of each.
Mr. Wilson discussed the good and evils of college scraps, both intercollegiate and class. He believes they are a good thing and should not be discouraged.
The question for debate was: "Resolved, That the United States Should Prohibit Immigration." Affirmative: Messrs Flint and Van Fleet; negative: Messrs Adams and Meyers.
The decision of the judges was in favor of the affirmative. A large number were present including several visitors.
Interest in the society is increasing al- tough spring has come and the other societies are making arrangements to ad-journ sine die.
"Fighting Joe" Wheeler Recommends "Good."
Senator Blackburn was standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, during the recent snowstorm, says the May 'Success," when he offered his umbrella to a timid little gray-haired man who was also awaiting the arrival of a street car. The offer was accepted with thanks. Just then a sand car came along scattering sand on the railway tracks.
"That's what we need in life," said the Kentuckian, "*pleenty of sand*!"
The little man, without looking up,
said:—
"Why, who are you?" asked the puzzled senator. He had not observed his companion very closely in the darkness.
The little man turned his face, and the Kentuckian recognized him instantly.
It was "Fighting Joe" Wheeler, just returned from the Philippines.
SNOW LITERARY SOCIETY.
gram was rendered:
Music, Miss Lyons.
Magazine Review, H S McKeever.
Impromptu, Mr Cross.
Current Events, M J Gervon.
Optional, Mr Lemmon.
Talk, Mr Brunton.
Oration, Mrs Poor.
Essay, Miss Edwards.
Farce by seven members of the Society.
A good crowd was present and an ex-
cellent program rendered.
Last Saturday night the following program was rendered:
"Sapho," Alphones Daudet's master piece, which is the raging sensation of the day and about which hundreds of thousands of people are daily talking, is 'to be one of the theatrical offerings to be seen here in the near future. The dramatization of this great master piece of art is thoroughly in accord with the book of the same name. It will be seen here Monday, May 7
AMUSEMENTS
The annual reception of the chancellor to the Senior classes of the various schools of the University, will be held in library hall next Friday evening, May 11. All members of the faculty, the graduate school and the graduating classes are cordially invited to be present.
Senior Reception,
Howell E. Davies, AB 197, who has been holding a fellowship in bacteriology in the university of Chicago recently received the degree of Ph. D. from that institution and has been offered the position of assistant professor of bacteriology in the medical school of Northwestern university.
A new number of the Quarterly will be out soon and will be followed soon by a second number.
IS WINNING GAMES AND MAKING KANSAS A GOOD REPUTATION IN ATHELITICS.
THE VARSITY NINE
FAVORABLE COMMENT IS GIVEN
The Kansans All Along the Line. News
pages Climbing
The famous 'Varsity nine began its big trip on Thursday. On Thursday afternoon occurred the first game with Washburn college at Topeka. Those who saw the game say it was the fastest that the 'Varsity nine ever played and was perhaps the best game played on the Washburn grounds for some years.
It is impossible to tell exactly how the 'Varsity lost the game, but it seems that the umpire and hard luck had a lot to do with it. A questionable home run when the bases were full and another rank decision lost the game to the 'Varsity.
There is no doubt but that our boys put up the best game, as this was admitted by the Washburn nine. No Congregationalist ever admits anything unless it is so. The defeat was not a bad one, as the game ended with a score of 7 to 6 for Washburn.
Of course the game of which all the genuine base ball fans are proud, is the St. Marys game. The Varsity played a wonderful game there, defeating that aggregation of invincible, burley Irish sluggers on their home ground by a score of 6 to 2. For twelve long weary years have those inhabitants of the little school at St Marys met upon the diamond every form of base ball nines the country has produced, and only three times have they lowered their strong right arms. But the Varsity is lowering lots of strong right arms and trailing lots of old college colors in the hard pan dust.
Friday afternoon after the St. Marys game, the 'Varsity nine took its traps over to Manhattan and began to play the farmers at the Agricultural College. The aggregation played along just as nice as anybody for a short time, but at the close of the third innings, being disheartened and being sore at the decision of the umpire Macre, this aforementioned aggregation took its doll rangs and hoes and rakes plows and things and sneaked off the field giving the 'Varsity the game by forfeiture.
The game in which the most interest was shown by local fans was the Nebraska game at Lincoln which was to have been played on Saturday but was prevented by rain.
Of course the 'Varsity nine was tired and sleepy when it went up against the Iowa University nine, as was shown by the score of 10 to 9, for the Iowas.
But the boys were feeling better when they played Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa. They had also recovered their rabbits foot which they had lost at Washburn, and which was also misplaced by the hotel clerk when they played Iowa University. Highland Park had a man by the name of Thompson, who twirled and there were a full dozen of the Kansans who could not find the ball, but they won any way. There were also a half dozen of the local team that could not connect with Hall's curves. The 'Varsity played a brilliant fielding game and a fair hitting game. There were no errors at critical stages of the game. The Des Moines Daily Leader speaks of the Varsity in the highest praise. The Kansas City Journal contained the following on the Highland Park game:
"Des Moines, Ia., April 30—(Special) KU defeated Higland Park at Des Moines today. The Kansans played a star game in the field. Hall pitched well, while Parent made up for the loss of Moore behind the bat, who re-enters the game tomorrow against Iowa University.
Kansas is a strong aggregator, and is doing honor to her school. Score:
Kansas... 3 4 1
Highland... x 6
RHE
Moore who was hurt at St Marys is nursing his thumb and doing theumping. He will be in form for the Missouri game and perhaps played in the game with the University of Chicago yesterday. Parent is making a good record behind the bat as is also Frebert at the front. Tucker is playing a good game at third. There are no other changes in the team.
COMING EVENTS.
May 5, Senior Faculty, McCook.
9 K U - Lawrence Athletics, McCook.
11 Spring oratorical contest, Frazer Hall
11 Junior Laws-Pharmics, McCook.
11 Field meet, McCook.
11. K, U. WEEKLY election.
12. K, U - Washburn.
12. Freshmen-Juniors, McCook.
13. K U - Haskell meet, Haskell.
19. Winners of games of May 11 and 12.
19. K U-K S A C, McCook.
19. K U-S. D U meet, Sioux City.
22, K. U.-N U, McCook.
22, K, O,-U, M, MCOOK
Steeplephase suburbs
25. Pantathlon, McCook
21. Steeplebase, suburbs.
26. K U-M U meet, Columbia.
29. Senior play, Opera House.
Jun 2, K U-K C A C, McCook
5. K U-Alumni, McCook.
Mr. E F Schepflin, Ph G., '95, who is at present manager of the St. Joseph Drug company, was a University visitor last Tuesday. He was on his way to California to spend six weeks and just stopped here to look up old friends.
The current number of "Success," the issue of May, again demonstrates that it not only has a motive for living—a mission—but that it knows how to take full advantage of it in a literary and artistic way. It is broadening its lines of helpfulness, indicating new opportunities in life, pointing out new highways leading to ambition's goal, and carrying its scenery of brightness and beauty with it.
Senator Foraker, of Ohio, discusses in vigorous fashion the proposition that eligible young men should be trained for a public career, while opposed to him is Representative Littlefied, of Maine, the able successor of the late Nelson Dingley in congress. The points wherein this marvelous century has failed are sharply pointed out by Mrs Elizabeth Grannik, the champion of her sex; James W. Osborne, the noted criminal lawyer, who prosecuted Roland Burnham Molineaux; John C Eames who shows that business honor has not improved for its own sake at least during the century; William Dean Howe ls. who writes of the literary side, and Dr. Felix Adler who discussed the ethical defects of the same period. Some exquisite fiction is supplied by Hezekiah Butterworth and a corps of younger writers. There are contributions from General Joe Wheeler and Major Watrous, of the army, a literary confession from Hall Caine regarding his first book, a composite character sketch of J. Fireperch Mergen, furnished by ten of his contemporaries, a story of Charles T. Schoen, the cooper bov who became a millionaire manufacturer within a few years, and a score of entertaining stories about diplomats and public men at the national capital. "Success" always gives more than it promises.
According to the new catalogue there are 125 high schools in the state which prepare for admission to K. U. without examination. There are twenty-five others which fall short by not more than two terms' work.
Prof, Sayre left last Friday to attend the decennial convention of pharmacists which is now in session at Washington for the purpose of revising the U. S. Pharmacopoea. He will return next week.
The meet between K. U. and Haskell will be on May 13, a week from Monday- A feature of the event will be a steeple chase over a four mile course.
The athletic board met Monday to discuss Morgan's case. It was decided to send Nichols word not to let him play anymore.
M U. has invited our track team to go to Columbia May 26 to take part in the field meet there.
To Have and to Hold
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