THE KANSAN.
VOLUME II.
A GREAT TRIP
BASKET BALL BOYS TO SWING AROUND THE CIRCLE.
First Game to Be Here Monday Night with the Chilocco Indians.
Manager W. C. Lansdon has just completed the most extensive basket ball schedule in the history of that sport at K. U. The southern trip was successful in a way. The State Normal School and the Chilocco Indians were defeated by a large margin, although the Newton and Baker games were lost by three baskets.
The first game will be played Monday night in the gymnasium against the Chilooco Indians. The Indians were defeated on their own grounds 43 to 17 but have developed better team work. A game with Washburn has been arranged to be played here Jan. 22. Return games with Baker and the Teachers will also be played late in January. The eastern trip will include the following games: Des Moines Y. M. C. A., at Des Moines, Feb. 12; Highland Park, at Des Moines, Feb. 13; Iowa University, Iowa City, Feb. 14; Armour Institute, Chicago, Feb. 15; Evans Y. M. C. A. Feb. 16, and Central Y. M. C. A., Chicago, Feb. 17.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 13, 1906.
A western trip will include Washburn, K. S. A. C., and Nebraska University at Lincoln. A game with K. C. A. C. may be arranged to fill in the schedule if the team fulfills expectations. The lineup for Monday evening will probably be: Forwards, Smith and Barlow; guards, Capt. M. B. Miller and Winnagle; center, Siler.
Among the men who may be given a tryout are: Allen, Johnson, Bergen, Collins, and Russell.
Dr. Burdick on the Platform.
Dr. W. L. Burdick gave several lectures during the holidays to Kansas and Oklahoma town audiences. At Garden City, Kansas, he spoke the evening of Dec. 26th on the subject, "Winning His Spurs," and at Stafford, Kansas, Dec. 27th. He addressed the Annual Teachers' Association of South McAllister, I. T., on the "Elements of True Greatness," Dec. 29th. Large and appreciative audiences greeted him at each place.
Another Death in Student Body.
Hugh Stewart, a freshman, died Thursday evening at his home in Council Grove, Kansas, with diptheria. Young Stewart was a pledge of the Phi Delt fraternity and was well liked among his classmates.' He was nineteen years old.
The date of the Sigma Chi party as given in the last Kansan is Feb. 21, instead of Feb. 23.
THE FIRST PARTY.
The Betas Give Spring Party in Fraternal Aid Hall.
NUMBER 30
The Alpha Nu of the Beta Theta Pi entertained two hundred of their friends at the Fraternal Aid Hall last night. Soon after eight o'clock the guests began to meet Harry Hart, Clara Carr, Karl Humphrey, Helen Alder, Will West and Hedwig Berger, the receiving line, and by nine o'clock the hall and corridors were filled with groups of merry co-eds and jolly college men. Harry Hart, '06, and Miss Dana Gatlin, 05, from Paola, Kans., led the grand march. The programs, conventional affairs with the Beta shield in color on the front and a roll of the active chapter in the back, were given out by Howard Finch, Miss Ruby Phillips, Forest Mead and Lillian Truesdale. Jimmerson's orchestra of Kansas City furnished the music for twenty-two dances and yet when the strains of "Home Sweet Home" came the dancers were reluctant to leave. Refreshments consisting of sandwiches and olives, coffee, ice cream and cake, were served in the dining room of the hall at 12 o'clock. Lon Silvers, of Morgansville, Winnifred Everingham and Josephine Keizer of Topeka, Joe Pulliam and Margaret Garvey of Lyons, Ray Adams and I. U. Smith of Kansas City, Dana Gatlin of Paola, Clyde W. Miller and wife, Chas. W. Barnes and wife and Florence Miller from Osage City, were some of the out of town guests.
Subjects for Iowa and Missouri Debates under Consideration.
QUESTIONS SUBMITTED.
The question for the Iowa debate has been submitted by the debating authorities of that institution. It is, "Resolved, that the United States should establish a fiscal protectorate over any West Indian, Central, or South American Republic whenever it shall manifest a chronic failure to meet its foreign financial obligations." Granted: That neither these republics nor any other foreign nation would object.
Kansas has the choice of sides and the committee of the council will report as soon as possible.
In the Missouri debate which will be held here, Missouri has choice of sides. The question has been submitted by the University council some time ago. It is, "That Congress should grant power to a commission to fix and enforce railway rates. Granted: That no action of Congress after the submission of this question shall enter into this debate.
DONE IN A YEAR
EXCAVATION OF NEW GYM BEGUN WEST OF SHOPS.
To Have Three Floors--Swimming Pool on Basement Floor.
"It will be done by next Christmas," said Dr. Naismith today while speaking to a Kansas reporter about the new gym. Teams and men are already at work excavating for the foundation. The plans for this, the eleventh edifice to crown the crest of Mount Oread as prepared by the State architect, John Stanton, and Dr. Naismith, are as follows:
The building will face the northeast. The exterior dimensions are 178 feet by 70 feet. At either end the building is 90 feet wide, extending 25 feet this width a "T" is formed by a 10 foot jog for the remaining length. The north and main entrances will be similar to that of Fraser Hall. Exactly opposite the main entrance a room 60 feet long by 24 feet wide will extend from the south wall to be used for the swimming pool.
The main part of the basement floor will be divided into two big locker rooms 58x70, the east one for the girls and the west for the boys. Along the north side of these rooms will be two bowling alleys. At the east "T" shaped end will be two additional rooms for the girls while on the west will be four rooms, athletic manager's office, football, track and base ball lockers.
The first floor will be the main apparatus and gymnasium room and will contain two large 58x70 rooms with a folding door partition, the east for girls and west for boys. At the east end will be two rooms for the young women's physical director and a separate apparatus room while on the west Dr. Naismith will have an office and examination room and a large trophy room.
The second story will be the auditorium floor 70x116 ft., seating 2,000 people. A large platform will extend across the west end. This floor will also be used to give indoor track meets in since the seats will be only temporary. Above this will be a gallery extending entirely around the room. It can and will be used for the long distance runners there being sixteen laps to the mile.
Native stone will be used $ ^{a} $ in the construction of the building and when completed it will have cost the State $100,000.
John Bennett, who has been doing field work for the State Geological Survey will be here for about a month doing map work under Prof. Haworth's direction. The maps are for the report on oil and gas.
PUBLIC CONTROL OF INDUSTRY.
Senator Taylor Not Afraid of "Paternallsm".
Hon. Edwin Taylor, of Edwardsville, state senator from Wyandotte county, in the course of his speech in chapel yesterday morning suggested public control of industry as a probable and satisfactory way out of present industrial conditions. He indicated the extent of state action in the control of educational affairs and suggested that public control of industries would be analagous to the school system as a means of securing the greatest possible opportunities to the greatest number.
He said in part: "There are in the three state institutions over five thousand students and those schools are maintained at an annual cost of a half million dollars. The public schools of the state cost seven millions annually and one-fourth million boys and girls profit by them. The state is spending this amount cheerfully to "capitalize" the citizenship of coming years. And it will pay good dividends. This is a good principle whether you call it paternalism or simply individualism under conditions of greatest opportunity.
If public interference works so well in educational affairs, why not in industry? As Mr. Stubbs said early in the year from this platform: 'The greatest good to the most people, must be the standard of government action. There is no risk in saying that the greater number are waking up to the opportunity of political equality. Disparity of wealth will be the storm-center of our coming political contentions. You students are democracy's wards and she looks to you for guidance and help."
Senator Taylor expressed his gratification with the elimination of class scraps in the University. "They are out of date" said he. "They belong to the days of clans and vendetta. The only pull now is 'pull together', and I am glad you have realized it."
University Doing It.
E. F. Crocker, superintendent of buildings and grounds, said today that the excavating that is being done for the new gymnasium was in the hands of the University and not contract work. The architect has not finished his plans and bids cannot be made until the plans are finished, so this manner of hurrying the construction of the big "gym" was chosen. The excavation is somewhat difficult on account of the stratum of limestone encountered at a depth of six feet below the surface.
The laboratory of the Chemistry II class was crowded with engineers this morning. They work on an average of three hours a day in the laboratory and prepare for a recitation a week besides.