====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== Kansan Page 0217_2 from reel: L 646 (1904-09-17 to 1909-05-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/1720 Title: It Is Brutal President Elliott of Harvard Denounces Football Summary: Harvard President Charles W. Elliott denounces football as brutal and unfit for colleges, stating it has reached a point impossible to reform according to his annual report to the university board. Category: national news Subjects: college sports; football; university administration; athletic reform Named Entities: Elliott, Charles W. [Harvard president]; Elliot, Charles W. [Harvard president] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Chi Omega Party Summary: Chi Omega sorority hosted an enjoyable spring party at Fraternal Aid hall with music from the town orchestra, featuring twenty-two dances and refreshments for ninety couples including out-of-town guests. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; social events; fraternities/sororities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Will Sing in Chapel Summary: The Missouri Glee Club with twenty-one members will perform in Fraser Hall and chapel, presenting a program including various songs and choruses. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; music; performing arts Confidence: 0.8 Title: He Writes Verse Summary: Harry Hibberd Kemp, a student from New York, has poems published in the New York Independent Magazine, including 'The Man Behind the Plow' which demonstrates his literary talent. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student achievements; literature; poetry Named Entities: Kemp, Harry Hibberd [student poet] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Adopt Changes in Rules Summary: Chicago and Northwestern Universities have adopted changes to football rules, and Kansas is expected to follow suit, potentially abolishing the game for two years. Category: campus news Subjects: college sports; athletic governance; rule changes Confidence: 0.7 Title: Hon. T. M. Potter Speaks Summary: Hon. T. M. Potter, Vice President of the Board of Regents, spoke on the present status of religion at the university, addressing recent statements about religious education. Category: campus news Subjects: university governance; religion; academic freedom Named Entities: Potter, T. M. [Vice President of Board of Regents] Confidence: 0.7 Title: Contract Let Summary: The Board of Regents awarded a contract for excavating the new clinical department in Rosedale to Turner Bros. for $3,400, with plans to transfer the Kansas City branch of the K.U. Medical school to Rosedale by next fall. Category: announcement Subjects: university construction; medical school; facilities development Confidence: 0.8 Title: Engineering Lecture Summary: H. W. Jacobs of Topeka will lecture before the mechanical engineering society on Monday, February 5, in Snow Hall, discussing recent improvements in machine manufacturing methods. Category: campus news Subjects: academic lectures; engineering; professional development Named Entities: Jacobs, H. W. [lecturer] Confidence: 0.8 Title: College World Summary: News roundup including: no more sororities at Drake; University of Iowa arrangements for students working on the Iowan; California's graduate coaching system; and Harvard students planning an 'ideal farm' in Virginia. Category: campus news Subjects: higher education; university news; academic affairs Confidence: 0.7 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.