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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 15,48
After 54 Years of Campus Feudin', Wearin' o' the Green Unpopular
This is the way "Ucle Jimmy" looked three years ago, when he received his annual outfitting by the engineers.
It was all a big mistake that started the lawyer and engineer rivalry on St. Patrick's day 54 years ago.
The shoulders of the patron saint of Ireland might droop if he knew what the "wearin'" of the green" did for K.U. tradition on March 17, 1892.
On that day, the law students wore their green ribbons to class in honor of Uncle Jimmy Green, dean of the Law school. After a short disagreement over the wearing of the ribbons, a challenge was sent by the North college law students to the South college where the engineers had classes. They invited the South siders to remove the ribbons if they could.
A scuffle in Fraser resulted in black eyes and bloody noses to both the law students and the engineers, but the green ribbons changed hands.
According to statements filed in the alumni office by C. W. Baldridge of Chicago, who was an observer of this first fracas, "one engineer carried home 9 ribbons, two others had 5 each, and few failed to lift one."
The mistake in the fight showed up later when it was discovered that only one or two of the northsiders had known of the challenge in advance. The rest of them thought the idea was originated by the South side and not by the North. So started the rivalry which has been revived every St. Patrick's day.
Eggs and tomatoes have been slung by both sides in past retaliations. The statue of Uncle Jimmy Green in front of Green hall has received its share of punishment. Paint jobs on the $33,000 statue have been removed on numerous March 18's with increasing damage each year to the base of the statue, authorities in the Law office commented.
With spring fashions this year displaying green, eager engineers will not have it said that Uncle Jimmy Green is not up to date. In fact, he's
a couple of jumps ahead of St. Patrick's Day with a red vest, green coat and shoes, white trousers, and with a smile on the fresh colored face, donated last night by—well, you know.
Few University students are aware that Uncle Jimmy Green's statue makes this campus distinctive from all other campuses. The statue is a memorial "To his friendly spirit" and is the only statue on any campus erected in memory of a professor's friendliness. This fact received publicity in the Outlook magazine in a 1926 issue.
With St. Patrick's day due Sunday, a fashion note remains to engineers: Green just isn't being worn this year.
Cat Prefers Tongue To New-Fangled Bath
Wichita. (UP)—Carl D. Gauald looked at his Persian cat and then at the electric washing machine.
At the same time, it looked like a fine way to bathe the cat.
Today Gaulding was in Wesley hospital, recovering from scratches and bites on the right hand. Today also the Kansas Humane society came after the cat.
The society appeared unsatisfied to leave the matter at that point. Perry Elder, superintendent of the society, said he would ask the city attorney to determine whether Gaulding could be prosecuted.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross I. Morrison,
1637 New Hampshire street, announce the birth of a son, Ross I., Jr.
Monday morning.
It's a Boy at the Morrison's
Sailor Awarded 'Safety Pin' Medal
Mr. Morrison is an Education sophomore.
1025 Mass. Phonee 425
Seattle. (UP)—Pharmacist Mate Jerry Bradbury, Clewburn, Texas, was awarded the "safety-pin-with-cluster" by his crewmates today. He got the award aboard a north Pacific tanker on which he yesterday attended the birth of a 7-pound 4-ounce baby girl to a Russian stewardess.
LAWRENCE OPTICAL CO.
The stewardess gave birth to the child several days after she had been rescued from the wreck of the Soviet tanker Donbass which broke in half in a storm.
HUNSINGER MOTOR CO.
Garage and Cab Co.
922 Mass. Phone 12
Bradbury was the closest approach to a doctor aboard the tanker, Puente Hills. But after a worried night of receiving radioed instructions from shore, he delivered the baby successfully.
Postman Was Cupid For Kansas Soldier
For That Coke Date
Remember
ELDRIDGE PHARMACY
Phone 999 701 Mass.
Fitchburg, Mass. (UP)—A couple who met for the first time only five weeks ago after a two-year mail and telephone courtship were married here last week at the West Fitchburg Methodist church.
The bride, the former Miss Eleanor L. Mager, 20, of Fitchburg, received her first letter from the bridegroom Vern H. Tobias of Bunker Hill, Kan., while he was serving in the Hawaiian islands in January, 1944 with her brother David.
Mager said "yes." Following their honeymoon, t couple will live at Great Bend, K
proposal. Last October they became engaged after Tobias "popped the question" by telephone and Miss
There followed an exchange of pictures and letters, $400 worth of long distance telephone calls, and a
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