THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. I. NO.20.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, NOVEMBER 24, 1904.
MISSOURI MUST FALL.
5 Cents per copy
Team, Band and 1,000 Supporters Leave Lawrence Today for Kansas City Where Missouri Must Fall Before the Amateur Champions of the Missouri Valley-A Record Breaking Crowd is Going.
On the eve of the great Thanksgiving day battle with Missouri, football enthusiasm at the University of Kansas rose to fever heat. Missouri's protest of Captain Hicks and Pooler, combined with her confident boasts that the red and blue will be trailed in the dust of defeat at Sportsman's Park today, has
Captain Hicks, 100, right end. caused a sudden revival of the old Jayhawker fighting spirit, and the football warriors of Kansas are prepared to play the game of their lives.
The last serin image has been taken, the last signal practice gone through, and the men are now resting for the final struggle. The regulars will be in the
game to a man. Bruner's knee is practically well and he will go in at guard, Captain Hicks and Bert Pooler, acquitted of all charges of professionalism, will be in the game, and it will be the same formidable football machine that dashed the hopes of Washburn to the ground, and lowered the colors of Notre Dame and Washington.
However, Kansas has faith in the ability of Captain Hicks and his Jayhawkers to give the Tigers a drubbing. The spirit of overconfidence among the men has largely disappeared and they realize that it is true that they must play good, hard, football to win.
The "Tigers" will all be in the game, from Captain Haggard to the mighty Ackerson, the fullback who is heralded as a star of the first magnitude. Missouri supporters claim that he has never met his equal and that he will make Kansas' famous stone wall defence appear as though a battering ram had been used on it. The close game of last year has greatly encouraged Missouri and undoubtedly the Tigers will play a terrible game.
Kansas expects every man on the team to play his hardest. There must be no loating, no let up in the play for a moment. And if loyal cheering will help to win, the Jayhawkers will win, for every student in the University who can possibly attend will be there and will do his or her part. The band will be taken down on the Union Pacific special and the usual street parade will be given. The headquarters of the Kansas crowd will be at the Coates House, as in past years, and the parade will form there.
Donald. 202, Tackle.
ne up will be:
the line up
KANSAS,
Hicks, (Capt.)
Ackarman
Brunner
Michaelson
Royer
Donald
Rouse
Pooler
Green, McCoy
Myers
Ise, Russell
If be:
MISSOUFI.
Salisbury
Haggard, (Capt.)
Anderson
Moorehouse
Forster
Tillman
Hall
Hedrich
Green
Bryant
Ackerson
NEBRASKA CUTS OUT KANSAS.
After Existing Debating Relations for Years Which Have Been Most Friendly, Nebraska Without Assigning Cause Severes Relations.
A letter was received Friday from the Debating Council of Nebraska stating that their Council deemed it inadvisable to continue any longer debating relations with the University of Kansas. No good reasons were given for the action and the Council of Kansas is totally at sea as to the cause of the action.
Although the Athletic relations of the two schools were ever anything but harmonious the exact opposite has been true in regard to debating.
Last year the contest held in Lincoln was one of the closest and one of the most fiercely contested debates in years. Nothing but good will was expressed both before and after the debate by all represented, and the Kansas debaters came back with naught but praise for the way they had been treated.
The only way in which the action can be explained here is that it was done in retaliation for the severing of Athletic relations last year.
FRESHMAN PARTY.
Another Big Social Success to the Freshmans' Credit.
The second Freshman party of the season was given last Thursday night in the Fraternal Aid hall. About 100 couples were present. The party was one of the pleasant social functions of the University year, and all who were present hope it will be repeated. The new hall, decorated with flags and bunting, and with its fine floor, made the place as pleasant as one could hope for. Punch was served during the evening.
Nebrasks evidently intends to look farther East for her opponents in debate for two years ago she cut off Missouri, last year Iowa, and Kansas this year.
DR. BURDICK HONORED.
Spanish Writer asks K. U. Professor to Write Important Work.
Jose Plana, Dean of the faculty of the University of Barcelona, Spain, has written Doctor W. L. Burdick asking the Kansas instructor to co-operate with him in a law book that he is now writing on Roman Law and accordingly write upon "The Extent of the Influence of Roman Law in the Western Part of the United States."
This is quite an honor not only tor Dr. Burdick but for the University insamuch as there are other institutions in the Western part of the United States that are supposed to rank ahead of Kansas University. It is demonstrative of what the reputation of the University of Kansas and its faculty is abroad.
K.U. TO THE FRONT
Your last opportunity to support your College team, the best in the Missouri Valley, is slipping by. Everyone get in a bunch with the team and band and let's go to Kansas City and make the best showing K.U.ever made. Rock Chalk, K.U! McLean says in the morning papers "We ought to win," Show him, show Missouri, and show the world.
COUNTY CLUBS TO THE FRONT.
Club Organized With Prooner Spirit and Members Determined to get the High School People to K. U.
MONTGOMERY.
The Montgomery County Club held a meeting last Friday for the purpose of re-organizing and electing new officers. Arrangements were also made for a banquet to be held in Independence some time during the Christmas vacation. Several plans were discussed, but no definite arrangements have been made. The guests at the banquet will be K.U. students, K.U. alumni, the Senior Class of the Montgomery County High School and a few of the county people especially interested. The students from this county are making unusual efforts to arouse more University spirit in their homes. They have decided that too many students from their High School are going to other colleges and universities. They have accordingly resolved to make a change and to see that K.U. gets at least three-fourths of the graduates of the Montgomery County High School. Besides the banquet, several other plans are on foot to arouse interest in the State University.
The Neosho County Club met last Monday in Fraser Hall. The officers of last year were reelected for 1904, and a football team was organized with Frank Dove as captain. They are trying to schedule a game for next Saturday morning with the Neosho City High School.
The new officers elected at the meeting were: President, McVey; Vice-President De Gear; Secretary, Miss Ahlborne; Treasurer, Everett Cheney. There will be another meeting in the near future for the perfection of the present plans.
ALPHA TAU PARTY.
Alpha Tau Omega very pleasantly entertained with its annual fall party last Saturday night in Pythian Hall. About fifty couples were present and Newhouse's orchestra furnished the music.
NEOSHO.
Miss Maher, Kansas City; Miss Russell, Kansas City; C.G. Jones, Paola; C.F.Brooke Blue Mound; J. B. Brooke and L.W.Sherer, Kansas City; C.E Jacoby, Iola; and C.B.Hosford, Paola, were present from out of town.
The K. U. Pharmies will give a party in Pythian Hall Monday, December 12th. An orchestra of five pieces has been engaged and the affair promises to be one of the best of the season. They are preparing to give the most successful entertainment on their record.