Kansas University Weekly
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EVERYBODY LIKES THE WEEKLY IN ITS NEW FORM
Kindly Criticism from Professors, Students and Others—It Was a Sensation to Some, a Surprise to All.
Vol V. No. 3.
More students read the WEEKLY last week than ever before. They read it and they liked it.
When the usual student crowd received their Sunday's mail, the letters from the folks at home, wafered missives from fond sweethearts, magazines and everything thing else in the newspaper line was thrown aside in order that they might look the WEEKLY over.
As soon as its contents became known little groups of students could be seen gathered here and there commenting upon it. To some it was a decided sensation, in fact, it made men pale who had designs which they did not wish disclosed Said one to a WEBLY man, "You have a vivid imagination"; said another staggering under a load of ambitions, "Do you really intend to publish everything?" And yet another with difficulty restraining his passions, "I won't be interviewed. Just put me down as one who loves his fellow men."
But to others the WEEKLY was a welcome surprise.
"I LIKE YOUR IDEA."
said Chancellor Snow. "You have adopted the form of the dailies at the big universities and can publish the news better and up to date. Of course, if it were intended for a literary effort, the old form would be better. Be sure to published everything that will be of interest to the University. May be some day," he continued, thinking of the future of the University of Kansas, as he always is, "Maybe, when we get two thousand students, we too can have a daily like Michigan and Leland Stanford and others."
PROF HOPKINS IS PLEASED.
"Yes, I am well pleased with the change in the form of the WEEKLY," said Prof. Hopkins when asked how he liked the edition of last week. "The old form was neither newspaper nor a literary magazine, but a sort of combination which does not give satisfaction as the only college paper. Your new form is like the Daily Princetonian and dailies published at other Universities. You have a distinct advantage in publishing a folio in that you can publish all the news up to date in a newsway.
A FORMER EDITOR
"You are improving the WEEKLY" said Mr. Leon Flint, "and I like it. Your enterprise is to be commended and you ought to be well supported by the students, which is important. You may be sure, however, if you make as interesting a sheet each week as you did last week that you will have readers."
KIND WORDS FROM PROF, NFWSON.
"Your last issue of the WEEKLY was the best ever published at the University of Kansas" said Prof. Newson chancing to meet one of the reporters in the hall one day this week," you used good English, the proof was well read and the change from the almanac form to that of the regulation weekly newspaper is a very commendable feature. It was not dry and tedious but was bright and interesting from beginning to end. Keep it up the remainder of the term. Don't abuse anyone and be careful about the interests of the University but this does not necessarily mean that you are to be dry, prosy and stale. 15
"It itens to me, however, if I may offer a criticism that the present form is rather larger than necessary unless you have a large active force to do the work. You will find that the present size of the paper will make you work to get the necessary copy to fill it. And if your paper were not so large you might issue an extra edition occasionally when there was anything of importance as a football game or other news in which the students are interested especially. I did not like at first your idea of publishing all the news, as you said editorially you intended to do, but after some reflection I concluded that probably you said more than you meant, as of course it would not do to publish anything which would give an erroneous impression to the public concerning the University. We have enough of that in journalism as it is, without adding anything to it. Taken as a whole, I think the WEEKLY board is to be congratulated on its enterprise and should be encouraged in its attempt to give us an improvement in the journalism of the University."
A FORMER EDITOR'S OPINION.
you do as well every week as you did last you will reflect credit on the University. We have long needed such a paper here."
A CONTEMPORARY
The Lawrence World comments as follows: 'The University WEEKLY this year has made a new departure in college journalism. It has adopted scare heads and elaborate reports of happenings just like newspapers do. The experiment is working well, as the publishers find that the students like it better than the old stale, essay way of writing.
GENERAL ATHLETIC NOTES.
Sanderson put on a suit and came out to practice for the first time Wednesday evening. Sanderson played good ball last year and should show an improved form this season.
The first and second teams lined up against each other for the first time Wednesday afternoon. Only ten minutes of play was indulged in by the teams, but this period will be increased as the season advances and the men become better trained.
There are eight men at the training table at the present time and great attention is being paid to the physical welfare of the men. All bruises and bumps are promptly attended to and an effort is made to prevent any "early in the season," accidents which are so likely to take a man out of the game during the greater part of the season.
At a meeting of the Adams Street Tennis club Tuesday morning Pref. Sayre was elected president of the club and a committee appointed to select a suitable location for new courts for the club.
Voights, Mosse and Foster of last year's team are in college and were out for the first time Monday evening.
Kennedy has been troubled by a lame ankle in the preliminary practice, but expects to be in condition for the first game against Washburn on Wednesday.
Ellis, who is a prominent candidate for full back, is complaining of a sore leg.
The candidates for the team lined up for the first time on McCook field Monday afternoon. About thirty-five men were out in suits and the outlook is decidedly encouraging for a good team. All of the old and several of the new men show up well in the practice.
The men were divided into two squads and put through a snappy signal practice. The new formations were novel and all of the boys were pleased with the work. The practice becomes more interesting from day to day and is witnessed by large crowds of students.
The first game is with Washburn on the 20th, during the Topeka carnival. The team will be accompanied on the trip by a large delegation of students who will make the air dense with their Rock Chalk talk.
INTER-FRAT FOOTBALL.
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Arrangements
Last year for the first time in the history of base ball at K. U. the gate receipts paid the expenses of the game. Great enthusiasm was shown and all the games were liberally patronized.
This was due in part to the interest excited among the students by the games of the inter-frat league. These games were of a high order of merit—but little beneath that of the varsity team itself—and no doubt in the future will be a regular and pleasant feature of the spring season.
The gentlemanly rivalry of the various fraternities will stimulate and increase the attention bestowed upon the sport by the students, and may also be a means of developing good material for the 'Varsity team
In this connection we wish to suggest that the season is ripe for the formation of an inter-frat football league.
In order to complete arrangements or these games a meeting will be held in the WEEKLY office Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. Each fraternity send at least one representative to this meeting.
Students desiring to make up back Latin should see Mr. Katherman. A class has been organized and class work will begin at once. Every day at 4 in Latin room.
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THE BARBS WIN.
RALPH G. MKINNIE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS.
The Contest Close and Exciting-Four
Votes would Have Changed the
Result But Evryone Is
Happy Now-The Re-
sult in Other
Classes.
Ralph G. McKinnie, the caucus nominee of the Barbs, was elected president of the senior class Wednesday, defeating Webster Wilder, the fusion candidate of the Betas and the Y. M. C. A. The vote stood 43 to 47.
But while these people were doing all in their power to elect the fusion nominee there were staunch supporters arrayed against them led by Mr. Hall, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Walker, Mr. Jackson and others. There were working sisters on this side also prominent among them being Miss Crisis, Miss Gephart, Miss Crawford and others. Then there were the Sigma Chis and the Phi Psis who are not admirers of the Betas.
The election of Mr. McKinnie is the culmination of a contest which has waged in intermittent fever fits since the opening day of school. The first move was made on Tuesday when at the Barb caucus Mr. McKinnie received 29 votes, Mr. Shutt 4 votes, Mr. Loomis 4 votes and Miss Hickey 4 votes. The nomination was made unanimously practically pledging the solid Barb vote to the nominee. Mr. W. W. Douglas was chairman. There must always be some, however, who are sore, and those who lost out at the caucus immediately went to work for Mr. Wilder. Prominent among these were Mr. Clark, Mr. Cheadle and Mr. Smith, who had their happiest moments just before the election when things looked darkest for the Barbs. Then there were Mr. Crisman, Mr. Sears and Miss Radford, who worked with might and main.
Mr. Cheadle representing the element that is for purity in politics went to the managers on both sides with fifteen votes which he controlled and which he offered to place for that candidate whose supporters would support his candidate for the Annual He finally supported the fusion ticket.
The big meeting was called to order by Mr. J. O. Hall president of the class last year. Without preliminaries the class proceeded at once to nominations.
There was for some moments a painful silence, each side wishing to nominate last. Finally Mr, Snyder rose and placed in nomination the name of Mr. McKinnie. In the course of his nominating remarks he made it clear how Mr. McKinnie came to be a candidate.
Then a peculiar thing occurred. Away back in the corner of the room Mr. Crisman arose. He said in part: "Mr. President, I rise to nominate one who does not represent a fraternity, one who does not represent the Barbs, one who does not represent any clique or gang"—(a voice) "does he represent any body?"—"but one who will represent everyone. I nominate Mr. Wilder." The vote was then taken and stood 43 for Mr. McKinnie to 37 for Mr. Wilder.
Mr. Wilson was elected vice president, Miss Crawford secretary, and Mr. Wilkie Clock treasurer.
Mr. Cheadle, tried to secure the election of a manager of the annual at once. But his plans failed. The class adjourned with the best of feeling prevailing, old enemies going down the hall arm in arm.
JUNIOR ELECTION.
The Juniors had their election of officers Friday and the result was a victory for the Barba in the election of Miss Bertha Bowen for class president.
Prior to the election great interest had been taken in the selection of candidates. The Barbs in caucus nominated Miss Bowen on the first ballot. The majority of the element in the Barb caucus who had supported Mr. Jewett, the Y. M. C. A candidate, bolted the nominee of the caucus and joined forces with the Phi Delts in support of John Fletcher. Fraternity people who could not support Mr. Fletcher decided to vote for Miss Stone.
The meeting for election was called to order by Mr. Fratt, the president of the class last year, who briefly stated the object of the meeting and called for nominations for president, Miss Stone arose and instead of making a nomination-briefly stated her opposition to factional lights in the junior class. "Our class" she said, "should not be so divided that the Y. M. C. A. are in one corner of the room, the Y. W. C. A. in another, the non-fraternity people in the third, the fraternity people in the fourth, the chaperones in the center and all playing "pussy wants a corner." Miss Stone's words were echoed in a speech by Miss Whitman. Both voiced the sentiments of the class as shown by hearty applause.
The name of John Fletcher was presented by L. L. Cowley. Miss Stone was nominated by Miss Johnson, and Miss Bowen by Mr. Lofty. On the first ballot Miss Bowen received 39 votes, Mr. Fletcher 22, Miss Stone 9 and Miss Whitman, 1. The election of Miss Bowen was made unanimous.
Mr. Fletcher was elected vice president unanimously, Miss Stone and Miss Riggs were named for secretary, Miss Stone was elected. Mr. Alexander and Mr. Sutton were the nominees for treasurer. Mr. Alexander was elected. Mr. Rose was unanimously elected sergeant-at arms.
At the close of the election, Mr. Pratt thanked the class in a few select words for the honors conferred on him, and then introduced Miss Bowen, who was received with a storm of applause. Miss Bowen thanked the class for the honor of the election and added: "we as Juniors have duties confronting us which we did not have when we were Freshmen or Sophomores, and I heartily endorse the sentiment uttered by others of the class, and promise that as president I will do all in my power to discourage factional strife, and try to build up a friendly unity in all our class actions." Dave McFarland was unanimously elected president of the sophomore class on Friday.
Δ PLEA FOR HARMONY
Miss Elizabeth Stone Addresses Stiring
Words to the Junior Class Members
A strong plea for harmony of class action was made at the meeting of the Juniors yesterday morning. This was the annual meeting of the class and was called for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year.
The address was made by one of the young ladies—Miss Elizabeth Stone. After the president had called the class to order she gained recognition and addressed some telling remarks to her fellow members.
"Now we are not manifesting the spirit which should animate us," she continued. "We must stand shoulder to shoulder, remembering first of all that we are Juniors, and members of these other organizations afterward. We want to make this a big year with spreads and plays and parties. But to conduct these properly there must be a unity of purpose and harmony of action. I appeal to you my classmates to stand together."
"It is with sorrow that I see my class rent with facialist fores" began Miss Stone. "On one side are the Y. M. C. As. and on another the Y. W. C. As. Over there are the barbs and scattered between are the different frats.
Nor was the appeal unheeded. The effect of this address was electrical. In the result which it produced it reminded one greatly of the memorable address of W J. Bryan at the last national democratic convention, just previous to his nomination for the presidency.
When the time came to elect a secretary of the junior class, Miss Stone's name was suggested, and on the first ballot she reexposed an overwhelming majority.
When the newly elected president, Miss Bowen, made her inaugural address, she took occasion to commend the remarks of Miss Stone. Two of the principal officers having thus placed themselves on record as lovers of peace, it is safe to infer that the policy of the new Junior administration will be to promote harmony and encourage unity of action upon the part of the members.
Avoid the Rush.
Students who are expecting to attend athletic events on McCook field this year should save money by purchasing membership tickets in the athletic association. Single admission to all games this year will be 50 cents. Membership tickets costs $2. These tickets admit to all athletic contests given on McCook field whether in base ball, football or track athletics. Everybody is going to the games and everybody wants to get a ticket. Buy early and avoid the rush.
J. V. Pierson a member of the freshman class returned Wednesday to his home in Frankfort.