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THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL. I. No. 45.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MARCH 18, 1905.
TO CHOOSE TEAM.
The final debate to select the debating team for the inter-state debates will be held in the chapel Monday evening. An admission of fifteen cents will be charged.
Debating Squad Final Monday.
The squad has been working in sections the past two weeks and as the men are familiar with the subject, the debates will be very interesting and well worth attending. The discussion will be on the Missouri question,
"Resolved; That the best interests of the country demand the maintenance of the open shop."
Professors Templin; Burdick and Abbott are the judges who have the selection of the six men.
Some special music will be given in connection with the contest,
NEW CREDIT UNIT IN THE COLLEGE.
Next year a system of hour credits in the college will supersede the present method or term credits. The present term units of five hours class work per week will be divided into two parts, one a three hour credit and the other a two hour credit. Thus the work of one course of ninety hours of class work will be extended over two terms instead of one as at present.
The effect of the new system is to give the student a greater variety of courses with less instructive work in any one. Under the new conditions a student who is carrying the normal amount of ninety hours of work a term will carry six courses at the same time, devoting three hours a week to each of three and two hours a week to each of the others.
It is expected that making the work in any single course cover more time, the student will assimilate his information to a better advantage than if he crowds all the work of a course into one term.
The regular mid-week meeting of the Y.W. C.A. Wednesday afternoon was rather unusual and interesting. The meeting was entirely in charge of freshmen girls. Miss Ola Bingler was leader, Miss Rebecca Moody, pianist, and the music was given by a quartette composed of Alberta Cresswell, Pansy Anderson, Helen Eveland, and Genevine Clark. The subject, "Christian Service," was divided into the heads, reasons, methods, time, results, each one of which was discussed by a freshmen girl.
The Registrar and his assistants are working hard on the catalogues for the year '04-'05. The proof on the law school catalogue has been corrected and much more material is ready for the press.
Ralph Crawford, fellow in Chemistry, is sick at his room on Louisiana St. with typhoid fever.
MISSOURI VICTORIOUS.
Superior Training Advantages Win—Bailey, Butler, McGoy and Parker Take Firsts.
Missouri added the fifth victory at the annual indoor meet at Convention hall last night, by a score of $ 57 \frac{1}{2} $ to $ 27 \frac{1}{2} $ . McCoy won first in the 50 yard dash, Parker the high jump, Bailey the two mile run and Butler the pole-vault. All other events went to the Tigers,
The first surprise came when Salisbury and Six won the high hurdles. Butler and Morrow did not have a chance to train for this event on account of the size of our gym, and although Butler made the prettiest showing by leaving all of his fences untouched, yet the speed of Salisbury won for M. S. U. in 73.5 sec. Morrow tripped on the last hurdle and bruised himself severely. He was in a position to win a place when the accident occurred.
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Anderson, of the tigers. put the shot 42 ft, $ \frac{1}{2} $ inch, and Ackerman made 38 ft., $ 6 \frac{1}{2} $ in. McCoy won the 50 yard dash in the most sensational sprint of the evening; time 5 3-5 sec. Wilson of M. U. won second place. In the half mile, Driscoll was the only entry for K. U., and the tigers pocketed him at the start. As the track was narrow, Driscoll wore himself out trying to get the lead, so Ellis and Wayman won easily by taking turns at the pole. 2 min., 8 2-5 sec was the time for this event. As Morrow was in poor condition on account of his fall from the high hurdles, Six and Salisbury won the low hurdles in 6:45.
The high jump contest was one of the most surprising events in the meet. The bar was at five feet and no one had failed. When 5 ft. 3 in. was reached, Bigger of M. U. lost in three trials and went to the bench. At 5 ft. 5 in., Anderson and Young cleared the bar on second trial. At 5 ft. 7 in. Anderson of Missouri lost his confidence, failed thrice, and Young of K. U. lost on his third trial. Parker passed over the bar easily and gracefully and won first place,
Missouri won the 440 yd. sprint by the foulest, dirtiest trickery ever witnessed on an amateur track. Miller of K. U. drew first place and in sprinting for the lead, ran neck and neck with Wilson. Wilson managed to get his elbow in front of Miller and proceeded to slug the little sprinter unmercifully, Miller was forced off the track, but soon regained it and started to run away from the other three men. As he passed by Wilson, Wilson reached out and took him by the shoulder and threw him from the track. Wilson was then declared out of the race but he had done his work and Miller was so winded that he could
not finish. Ellis of Missouri won first place in 59 seconds and Finch second for Kansas.
On the two mile course, Bailey and Barnard of Kansas obtained the lead in the start and Jackson of M. U. ran more than a mile in a pocket. Barnard was running outside of Bailey and at the end of a mile and a quarter, dropped behind Bailey and soon fell exhausted. Jackson sprinted to the lead and the Kansas rooters were speechless. Was Bailey to lose as all other K. U. distance men had? Bailey kept close behind Jackson, but it looked bad for the little Kansan. Two more laps and Jackson in the lead. Dr. Naismith and Coach McLean held up two fingers to warn the men that they were on the last quarter. At that signal Bailey turned past Jackson and left that speedy gentleman about two hundred feet in the rear making the two miles in 11 minutes
Nancrede and Dewey of M. U. won the mile from Driscoll and McReynolds in 5:01-4-5 and finished a rod ahead of the Kansans. This was surprise number three and M. U. had won the meet,
Butler won the pole vault from Missouri with the bar at the 9 ft, and 11 in. mark. The middle distance was 9 ft, 9 in.
Justice of K. U. wrenched the muscles of his leg by falling upon the edge of a mat and was carried into the dressing room.
As M. U. had the fastest middle distance men the relay race added five more to their score. Kansas won every event that could be practiced with the present gym, accommodations excepting the shot-put. The Tigers won because they had the advantage of indoor training in the hurdles and sprints.
In scoring, first place counts five and second counts three points.
The Y. M. C. A. won their part of the meet from the K, C. A. C. and Central high school won from Manual. About three thousand people braved the storm to see the meet.
Whipple and Moulton, former K. U. track stars were officials in the arena. They were very well leased with the work of the men who represented Kansas in the pole-vault and 100 yd. sprint respectively, where they nold the K. U. record.
DIDN'T TAKE TRIP.
The senior electricals did not take their proposed trip today as was stated in the last issue of the Kansan. The Leavenworth and Kansas Electric Railway Co. is not ready for the tests and the trip will have to be taken some time later.
INNES SPEAKS IN CHAPEL.
Mr. George Innes of Lawrence, adres sed the students Friday morning on the important stand Kansas has taken in relation to the Standard Oil Trust, and other similar matters. "We have made history pretty fast in Kansas the past few months," said Mr. Innes, "but Kansas always is at the head of any such movement." Mr. Innes is a loyal friend of the University and never fails to respond when asked to speak to the students and neither do they lack in their appreciation of his friendship.
ALUMNUS WRITES BOOK.
In a communication to the Kansas City Star recently, Arthur B. Barteaux reviews a volume of essays entitled "American Thumb Prints." Miss Kate Stevens, the author, was formerly professor of Greek language and literature in the University. One of the essays in the collection, "The University of Hesperus," is of interest to the students and especially to the alumni of the University. In this essay are found many pleasing reminiscences of the author's connection with the institution. The book is dedicated to the author's father, Nelson Timothy Stevens, who was the suggestive founder of the law school of the University. Judge Green is the son-in-law of Judge Stephens.
THE FARMER'S FRIEND.
For several years Dr. Snow and his assistant Mr.E.F. Tucker have made a special study of the habits of the injurious insects of Kansas with a view of aiding the farmers in destroying them.
In 1902 Mr. Tucker seeing that the farmers and fruit growers of this state needed advice as to the best manner in which to destroy the insects that blighted their fruit trees and growing crops, undertook to write articles for one of the leading agricultural papers of the west, the "Kansas Farmer." These articles have been continued from that date up to now, with an ever growing assistance and interest of those troubled by these pests. Nearly every day a letter or two comes to Mr. Tucker or Dr. Snow asking for advice as to the best way to rid a farm or orchard of some kind of injurious insect.
The following extract from a letter received by Mr. Tucker written by the editor of the Kansas Farmer speaks for itself. "Your articles will do the readers of the Kansas Farmer good and the fact that it comes from the University will add to the knowledge which the people of the State have of the institution.
Mr. Tucker is still writing these articles and says he shall continue to do so as long as inquiries come that he is able to answer.