THE KANSAN. The official paper of the University of Kansas.
Publicized every Thursday morning and Saturday night of the school year, by the Kansas University Weekly Publishing Association.
Office in Fraser Hall, room 16a.
Down Town office, 693 Massachusetts St.
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Entered as second class mail matter September 30, 1904, Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress March 3, 1879.
All of us live in glass houses but only a few know enough to pull down the curtains.—Gaston.
Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some wear vari-colored hatbands.
Missouri seems to have as little interest in debating as we for only twenty-five people attended the preliminary for the Illinois debate so the Independent says.
-M. S. U. Independent.
We are about even with Kansas for this year. The baseball season will certainly put us in the lead. Next year,—well just wait and see how we come out.
We are indebted to Dave Horton for the photo of the Funston party in last Sunday's issue. The last time Dave took Funston's picture was on the wharf at Manilla after the capture of Aguinaldo.
President Northrop of Minnesota University has decreed that there shall be no more smoking on the campus of that institution. We don't want to pose as a reformer but a little less promiscuous smoking would work no harm to everyone concerned, in this institution.
--hundred schools in Northeastern Kansas the children are hearing this week of the Kansas State University and its greatness probably for the first time.
While we are worried over the typhoid situation it might be well to give thanks that we have not the troubles they have at William Jewel College. There are forty cases of small-pox among the students of that institution and the gymnasium has been turned into a temporary hospital for the accommodation of the patients.
The bringing of the teachers to our midst last week was right in line with the policy of advertisement pursued by the present officials of the University. We will get an inestimable amount of good from the visit of those eight hundred teachers. In four
If the rumors are correct, which we hear, next year will see a number of our present teaching force in other Universities Most of them are lured away by larger salaries elsewhere. Someday we will have a large enough maintenance fund that when we secure a man of genius we can keep him.
Two men with teams began work Monday morning way out on the northwest campus of Greater K. U. The purpose as outlined in the plans for the new Campus is to transform all the underbrush and trees that fringe the semi-circle running from the Museum west into one beautiful park, which all the buildings of the future will look out upon.
FASTING GOOD FOR AN ATHLETE.
This examination showed that while his endurance powers were a little less, yet his nerves were quicker in action. This would tend to show that for the men behind the line in a football game, a certain amount of fasting is a good thing, while for those who are needed for the weight that they put into the game, should not indulge in it much. Of course, this test was
Dr. Naismith has made an interesting test of the results of fasting upon the physical condition of an athlete. W.B. Phil lips consented to be experimented upon. He was weighed, measured and given the regular University tests as to strength, alertness and so forth. He fasted for three days, a record being kept of his exercises and school duties. He lived an ordinary life except that he did not eat. His studies were kept up regularly, and at the end of that time he was again examined.
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on one man only. Fasting might affect another man in a different way, and the only way to get at the exact value of this dieting would be to take a large number of men and average the results. This has been done in the past to some extent and it is from this past experience that physical directors require the men under them to eat very lightly or not at all just before entering a contest.
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KANSAS CITY GRAND OPERA FESTIVAL IN ENGLISH.
Henry W. Savage's famous all American company of 150 voices and orchestra of fifty will be heard in elaborate productions of "Lohengrin," "Tannhauser." "Otello," "Il Trovatore," "Tosca," "Carmen," and "La Boheme" during the week of April 10, at the Willis Wood Theater.
Mr. Savage has just captured Kansas City with his widely-famed production of "Parsifal," described by the critics as excelling in many respects the Metropolitan production, and his well known lavish manner of presenting the grand operas promises a further rare musical treat in the coming week of opera. The arrangement and dates of the performances will be as follows.
Monday evening, April 10— Wagner's "Lohengrin," the most popular opera in the world.
Tuesday evening, April 11— Verdi's "Il Trovatore," most popular of all Italian operas.
Wednesday matinee—Wagner's "Tannhauser," the most stirring and melodious of his works.
Wednesday evening, April 12- Verdi's "Otello," the Italian composer's masterpiece, for the first time in Kansas City.
Thursday evening, April 13—Bizet's brilliant "Carmen," with the sensational contralto, Marion Ivell in the title role; a part in which she is said to excel all others in this country.
Saturday matinee-A repetition of "Lohengtin."
Friday evening, April 14- Puccini's beautiful "La Boheme," the only production in English.
Saturday evening, April 15- Puccini's thrilling tragic gem of "Tosca," also to be heard the first time in the west.
Shanty's Vacation Dance Friday April 1st. Pythian Hall.
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Frank Barlow, '06, returned to school Monday. For the past two weeks he has been sick with Typhoid fever at his home in Wellington.
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