Historical Society
THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MAY 4, 1905.
VOL. I. No. 55.
READY FOR COLORADO.
The track team has been working harn all week for the meet with Colorado at Boulder Saturday. All the men are in good condition except Morrow, whose leg is still sore from the injury received in the inter-school track meet two weeks ago. Unless the lighter atmosphere at Boulder affects the Kansas men seriously they ought to be able to win the meet. James R. Alexander of New Orleans, a former K, U. student and a high jumper on the Yale team several years ago, visited friends at the University yesterday and showed the boys a few points about high jumping.
The men who will represent Kansas in this meet are McCoy, Finch, Driscoll, Miller, Bailey, Hovey, Butler, Morrow, Parker and Ackerman. The team leaves tomorrow evening for Boulder and will return Sunday. Manager Plank will accompany the team.
Mr, J. A. Waddell of the firm of Waddell & Hedrick, bridge engineers of Kancas City, lectured to the civil engineers in Blake hall Tuesday. His address was on the subject of "Engineering Contracts." He explained to the students the necessity of making a valid contract in order to avoid difficulties.
LECTURE TO ENGINEERS.
Mr. Waddell also spoke in chapel Wednesday. In his short speech he paid a tribute to Prof. Marvin and the K.U. engineering school. He said that the firm of Waddell & Hedrick employed more engineers from Kansas University than from any other four schools together.
The Kansas City Times of Wednesday had an article stating that the University was out of money and would. for the next few months stamp warrants not paid for want of funds.
PLENTY OF MONEY.
Mr. Brown of the Secretary's office informed a reporter of the KANSAN that this article was without foundation in fact, and that the University had over $30,000 remaining from its last appropriation.
The General Maintenance fund has been exhausted but there remains some $11,00 from fees and $20,000 from interest and other sources.
All Seniors entitled to tickets for the Junior Prom, who have not received theirs may get them from the following members of the committee. Myrtle Fox, Carlotta Clark, Ruth Barnett, Harry Hart, Lawrence Brett, Wilbur Maddox. Juniors who have not paid their assessment and who wish to go will please see the committee before Friday. Reception line will be ready to receive guests at 7:30 and will break up at 9:15 when the farce will commence.
DEAD.
'08 Inters the Spirit of '07 With Impressive Ceremonies.
5 Cents per copy.
The death angel has stolen into our midst and taken from us the liveliest of our companions, a noble youth so gentle in peace, so valorous in war. His short existence was like a meteror's flight, so brilliant, so dazzling in splendor, but the glory of his death and the pageant of his funeral was transcendent.
At 12 o'clock, midnight, April 30, the spirit left the body of '07. '07 was robust and of an iron constitution, but a few weeks ago his companions noticed that the dread disease of creeping parlysis was upon him. It affected first the lower extremities, then gradually crept upward until it touched the vital spot and the spirit fluttered for a moment against the bars, quivered and disappeared.
The remains lay in state upon the campus which in life he loved so well, from midnight until 10 o'clock the following day. Promptly at that hour the march to the last resting place began. With muffled drum and uniforms of mourning the band led the procession. It was withal a sad and tremendously impressive cortege, the widows in veils of black, the orphans with woebegone faces, the bier with pall, and wreaths of flowers, the guards with arms reversed and
colors trailing, and finally column after column of mourners.
column after column of mourners. The fueneral train drawn up in military order, was led up Massachusetts street by the band, escorted by the first company of mourners under Allen Dodge. The pall bearers under Carl Young followed with the bier, and was accompanied by the military guard under D. F. Survey, two other companies of mourners under A. R. Clark and John Schwinn followed the remains. M. A. McCreaay was marshal of the day and directed the movements of the companies as the cortege approached the burial place.
The solemn cortege halted at the New Eldridge for a few moments, and then proceeded back to Mount Oread where the remains were laid to rest with the ceremonies fitting such an occasion. Paul J. Wall and Ansel R. Clark delivered eloquent eulogies of the departed at the grave side. R. L. Douglas performed the last sad rites, and with a few impressive words, commended the remains to eternal peace in their last rest upon Mount Oread.
The guard under Capt. Servey, fired three volleys over the grave and the mourners left the spot to the care of the patron gods of the departed spirit.
ENGINEER'S CHOSEN.
Prof. Lucien l. Blake of the Electrical Engineering department of th University has chosen the three members of this years class of Electrical Engineers gho are togo to Schenectady, N. Y., to work for the General Electus company at that place. The three luck Engineers are: Giles Maxwell, Antonio Tomassini, and Howard Pigg.
The General Electric company, which is the largest company of the kind in the world, selects 200 men each year from the colleges of America for positions in their works. Kansas now has twelve men working for the company and all have been doing extremely satisfactory work.
Prof. L.I. Blake of the Electrical Engineering department of the University, wrote a paper on "The Electro-Static Treatment of Ores" for the meeting of the American Electro-chemical Society at Boston, April 25. Prof. Blake is a member of this society but was unable to be present at its meeting on account of his work at the University here.
SIGMA CHIS BEAT PHI DELTS.
In the best fraternity baseball game seen on McCook field this season, the Sigma Chis beat the Phi Delts by a score of 5 to 3 The fielding of all the men was above criticism and the work of the pitchers steady and accurate.
In the first and second innings the Phi Delts scored two runs, and in the third the Sigs evened it up. In the sixth the Sigma Chis scored two tallies, virtually winning the game. However the Phi Delts made one run in the seventh and the Sigma Chis one in the eighth, making the final score 5 to s.
The work of Arthur Ralihan and Wilson was especially commendable, as both made some sensational stops. Russell and Heiniche both did good work in their positions.
The batteries were, Sigma Chis, Fry and Ward; Phi Delts, Frank Relihan and Pussell.
R. B. Lee, a Sophomore Engineer, broke a bone in his left fore-arm while in a friendly wrestling match Monday morn ing.
KANSAS DEFEATS COLORADO.
Kansas University won the first of the two games with Colorado University on McCook field yesterday afternoon, by a score of 9 to 1. It was a narrow escape from a shutout for Colorado, an error by Johnson and a two bagger by Garst giving them their only run in the ninth inning.
Bailey, who started to pitch the game for Colorado, was knocked out of the box in the fourth inning, a base on balls, singles by Royer, Young and Wilson, and two passed balls by Caley giving the Jayhawkers four runs. Underwood then went into the box for Colorado but he was hit as freely as Bailey. In the fifth an error, a base on balls and a single by Hoffman netted Kansas another run. The Jayhawkers made their last scores in the seventh: Hoffman got a single, Gillette walked and Johnson got a three bagger scoring both Hoffmann and Gillett; Royer then got to first bp being hit with a pitched ball and Young singled scoring Royer and Johnson. Hoffmann besides pitching a steady game and holding Colorado down to three hits, also his batting eye with him getting three singles out of four times at the bat.
Sexton made the spectacular play of the game. a difficult onehanded catch in the first inning. A strong wind managed to keep the dust stirred up pretty well throughout the entire game much to the discomfort of the spectators. The same teams play again this afternoon. Brookins will be in the box for Kansas and a much better contest is expected as Colorado men will be used to the grounds.
The score:
K. U. 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 x 9|9|3
C. U. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1|4|8
Batteries, K. U.: Hoffman and Royer; C. U. Bailey, Underwood and Caley. Struck out by Bailey 6,
Underwood 2, by Hoffman 10.
Three base hits, Caley and Johnson;
two base hits, Caley and Garst.
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PROF. WILLIAM FRANKLIN CLASS OF '87 INVENTS TOY CANNON.
Prof. William Franklin, head of the department of physics at Lehigh university, has invented a harmless toy cannon. It was inspired by the annual slaughter caused by the kind that are now used to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Tho explosive power is a combination of gas and air, which cannot burst the cannon and which emits a flash of so low a temperature that it does not scorch tissue paper.
It is estimated that 5,000 shots can be fired at a cost of five cents.