THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. I. No. 41
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MARCH 4, 1905.
$ 560,750.
Legislature Outdoes Itself In Generosity.
Maintenance for two years $433,800
Auditorium and Gymnasium $100,000
Furnishing and equipping Law Building $ 15,000
Purchase of Land $ 11,950
Total $560,750
At 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon the House of Representatives passed the appropriation bill giving $560,700 for the support of the University for the next two years, divided as follows:
Maintenance $433,800. for a gymnasium $100,000. to finish the law building $15,000. and $11,950 to buy more land for the University grounds.
The Senate had passed the bill the day before so it goes at once to Govenor Hoch for signature, who will undoubtedly sign it. This is substantially the amount asked for by Chancellor Strong, except $125,000 for a new engineering building, which was cut out in the committee of ways and means. The most extraordinary thing about the passage of the bill was the fact that only two members of the house voted against it.
Chancellor Strong is well pleased with the result and wishes to extend his thanks to the men who have helped the University in their fight. The men who have been foremost in working for a liberal appropriation to the University this year are: Judge Benson, Representative Brady, Senator Dolly, Senator Griffin and Speaker W.R. Stubbs.
When asked about the action of the leg-slature in making appropriations for the University, the Chancellor said:
"I am very much gratified at the action of the legislature in dealing with the University on practically all matters that have come before it. The feeling on the part of the members toward the University was excellent and I was treated with great courtesy and consideration. The management of the University presented the claims of the institution to the committees and the legislature without fear or favor, in a fair manner and in a straight business like way without exaggerating in any respect the amounts necessary for the actual needs of the institution. The committees responded to that method of doing business and I hope it settles for all time the policy of the University in regard to the method of dealing with such matters. The result was that not a dollar was taken off of any of the items except in the case of buildings, where of course it was impossible to speak with the absolute definiteness that is
possible in the case of current expenses."
BILL UP FOR PASSAGE.
No special excitement was expected, and none occurred, when the bill came up for final passage in the house. All the lobbying for and against it had been done in the ways and means committee. Moreover, the day was almost the last of the session, and every effort was being made to finish the work of the session. The house was filled, however, most of the members being at their desks, and the extra space was filled with visitors. Owing to the moving about, the burrying to and fro of the pages, it was almost impossible for any one to hear.
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Walter Roscoe Stubbs, speaker of the House of Representatives, was present, though not in the chair. His picturesque figure was the center of a group of busy statesmen. J. L. Brady and Judge Benson were in their seats Senator Griffin came in for a few moments. Clyde Alphin's mighty voice received the contents of the bill and called the roll for votes. Among the visitors seen were, Mr. J. W. Gleed and President Wilkinson of the State Normal. Chancellor Strong was not in the chamber.
When the roll was ended and the result announced it was found that 95 votes had been cast, 93 for, and 2 against the bill. The dissenting votes came from Representatives Tannehill of Phillipps county and Col."Bill' Hackney of Cowley county. Previous to the reading of this bill Col. Haekney had been enjoying his afternoon nap with his lower extremities stretched along the desk in front of him. When his name was called he arose to explain his vote by saying, that he "considered this to be the grentest case of grand larceny ever perpetrated on the state of Kansas." Having done his duty he sank back in his chair to revel again in dreamland.
Mr. Tannehill explained his vote in a voice that could not be heard across the room. With these exceptions the members of the legislature were friends of the University.
SIG ALPH PARTY.
The Sig Alphs gave a dance at the I.O. O.F. hall last Saturday evening in honor of Miss Marie Lawrence who has been visiting Alice Sinclair of the University for several days. Only the members of the fraternity and their lady friends were present.
SQUAD CHOSEN.
Debating Prospects Good.
The last of the series of preliminary debates was held Wednesday afternoon and the squad of twelve men was chosen by the faculty committee of the debating council. The members of the squad are: R.O. Douglas, J.W.Lapham,J.W.Bender,and Frank Tyler,of X.Y.Z.Society; C.A.Ramsey,Roy Stockwell,B.A.Earhart,R.L.Douglas,and T.D.Rineley,of Snow Society; R.H.Thompson,W.T.Clarkson and J.W.Parker of the law school clubs.
This squad has been divided and each division will hold practice debates twice a week for the next two weeks. About March 18th the final debate will be held in the chapel and the Iowa and Missouri teams will be selected The debate will be open to the public and a small admission will probably be charged to meet the expenses of the Iowa debate which will be held here.
The prospects are excellent for a good strong team this year. Bender, Tyler and Earlart are the only ones who have tried the debates before this year, but some of the new men have showed excellent ability in the preliminaries, and will compare favorably with the older men.
NATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Effort to Bring Contest to Kansas University.
A number of prominent students are working on a proposition to bring the second annual contest of the National Oratorical Association to Lawrence. A guarantee of one hundred and fifty dollars besides the expenses of the contestants is required. This amounts to about four hundred dollars, and unless the University is willing to support the contest liberally it will not be possible to have it here.
J. W, Hoel and J. A. Johnson, who are among the leading oratorical candidates stated the case in chapel exercises Friday and appealed to the loyalty of the students to aid the project. They deplored the lack of interest in oratory and debate which is shown in the University and contrasted it with the support at other Universities and at colleges in our own state.
The National Oratorical Association was organized last year and the first contest was held at St. Louis in May. Six state Universities were represented and J.W. Hoel won second place for Kansas. It would mean much for this University if the contest could be held here next May, for our candidate would have a better chance to win honors, and besides the bringing of students from all over the United States to the University would be a good advertisement for the institution.
THE COMING PLAY.
The Dramatic club of the University will present "All the Comforts of Home" Tuesday, March 7th, at Bowersock's Opera house. "All the Comforts of Home" is a thoroughly American play in four acts by Wm. Gillette. It is a society play written in the early 90's.
The plays given by the Dramatic club have all been great successes. This play "All the Comforts of Home" promises to be more successful than any of the plays previously presented. One of the members of the club who took a leading character in the play last year, said last night, "I believe that "All the Comforts of Home" will be the most successful play ever given by the club, and I have seen them all."
The play will be presented by the following cast:
CAST.
Alfred Hastings, Pettibone's nephew...Jay H. Richardson
Tom McDow, a protege of Alfred's...Fred O. Wulfekuhler
Theodore Bender, retired produce dealer...Wallis D. Wilson
Josephine Bender, his wife...
...Clara Carr
Evangeline Bender, their daughter...Louise Barker
Mr. Egbert Pettibone, a peculiarly jealous man..Solon W. Smith
Rosabelle Pettibone, his second wife...Bonnie Bell
Emily Pettibone, Pettibone's daughter...Nina Fell
Christopher Dabbey, a broken down music teacher..Wilbur Parker
Judson Longhorne, a young man of Leisure...Harry Hart
Fifi Oritanski, from the Opera Comique...Alys Campbell
Augustus McLouth, a friend of Pettibone's youth...Fred Brett
Victor Smythe, in love with Emily Pettibone...R. L. Douglas
Thompson, a shoe dealer...Henry Bischoff
Katy, maid at Pettibone's...Mabel Marsh
Gretchen, Fifi's maid...Bernice Fluke
Bailliff, merely a bailiff...Jack Coffman
ARE RECOVERING.
Herbert Green, whose arm was broken in the coasting accident on Adams street, has resumed his work in the University. The others who were hurt at the same time are recovering as rapidly as possible.
Coston will be able to walk with the aid of crutches in a few days. His knee eap was badly shattered but it is knitting together nicely and he will probably suffer no permanent inconvenience from the injury.
Laura Marvin, whose arm was broken, has been at home in Fort Scott since a few days after the accident. Her arm is quite strong again, but the elbow joint is stiff and her physician fears that there has been a fracture of the elbow. Miss Marvin has decided not to return to the University until next year.
The athletic schedule with Haskell will be made today.