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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Early Field Meets For K.U. Athletes List Odd Events
Dash Backwards, Hitch and Kick, and Slow Bicycle Race, Included on Programs
"Hitch and kick, Shellenberger Matteson, 8 feet, 7-3-4 inches.
"Fifty yards dash backwards, G M. Walker, 8-1-2 seconds.
"Three jumps standing, Jenks, 30 feet, 6 inches.
"Running broad jump, Shellenberger, 17 feet, 8 inches."
"Five hundred yards, guess — Brown, 500 feet, 3 inches.
These are some of the strange events and relatively low scores set in early day field and track meets at the University of Kansas. The story centers on the lattices at the University is told in a booklet published nearly thirty years ago and now in the possession of Prof. M. W. Sterling, who decades ago was delegated to buy the first gymnasium equipment for the students here. (It might be explained here that it was high kick, following a short skirt.)
First Baseball Team in 1874
The history tells of the organization o f baseball team as early as 1874, but the booklet remarks this team seems to have done nothing but have its picture taken for the annual. However, beginning in 1880, the University baseball team played a number of games, including a running comparatively high. The first game listed shows Kansas lost to Washburn 23 to 29, April 18, 1880.
Field events early attracted interest of the student body, and a successful meet was held in 1880. The events included throwing the baseball, three-legged race, stand broad jump, running step, step, three jumps, sack race, and the present day skates, and weight events.
Had Slow P'cycle Race
In later meets, wrestling, kicking the football, standing high jump, backward jump, hand spring, high kick and slow bicycle race found places in a competition event E. Caldwell, in 1890, consumed 5 minutes in going a mile.
The booklet "ats the best" Kansas records, as they stood in 1894. They range from Firestone's 9.4 for the 100-yard dash, made in 1898 (to present-day records) to Shellenburg's 17 feet 8 inches for the pole vault, made in 1898 (to present-day records) 25 feet of the present; and Shellenburg's 9 feet 9 inches in the pole vault, compared with Norton's 12 feet.
President Scott Advises Colleges for Backward
Universities for students of low grade intelligences are needed in the present system of education, according to the belief of President Walter Dill Scott, of Northwestern University, Evanson, Ill.
"We must devise some scheme which will separate poor students from good." Doctor Scott says. "Each student should be allowed to develop untrained by the other. We make special efforts for the excused and the rest of the fectives also?" New colleges to be established expressly for backward students would solve the problem, is the opinion of President Scott.
Advertising Field Claims K. U. Vocational Director
After being counselor to men who have been receiving vocational training under the direction of the United States Veterans' Bureau at this institution for more than two years, H. S. Jacks, field representative of the Bureau at the Kansas City office, has become an advertising manager of the Adcut Engraving Company, 915-2 Wyndotte street.
High School Papers Will Enter Second Kansas Competition
the new counselor will be W. H. Dunlop (a graduate of the Missouri School of Mines, Rolm, Missouri) He spent the day here yesterday with Mr Jacks, becoming acquainted with the work.
Announcement of the second annual High School Newspaper Awards by the department of Journalism in the University of Kansas was made by L. N. Flint, chairman of that department last week.
The awards will be based on four points: the best example of a reporter's work printed in a Kansas high school newspaper; the editorial printed; the best record of service to a high school by the newspaper of that school; the best report on methods of securing and handling advertisings for a high school news-
Publications Will be Judged or Four Separate Scores by K. U. Professors
Awards will be made by the faculty of the department of journalism and will be made public as soon as possible in order to satisfy the contest, which is April 1, 1923.
The announcements of this contest was sent to eighty-eight high school papers. Last year a large number of entries were made, and as a result of the publicity given the contest at that time, a larger number of entrants are expected this year by the department of journalism.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The D. A. V. will hereafter hold their meetings in the American Lions club rooms, over the People's State Bank. There will be no meeting of the D. A. V. tonight as was intended. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening, February 7, at 8:00 o'clock.
Education seventy-nine, class on the Principles of Moral Education, will meet for the first time Thursday evening, February 1, at 7:30 in room 104 Green hall. The class was scheduled to meet for the first time Monday evening, February 5, but a meeting to commemorate the members of the class.
R A. Schwegler,
Professor of Education.
Fine Arts Need Phones
Owing to the large number of pho-
nies with a fine arts school,
of Fine Arts this semester, the
school is unable to furnish practice
rooms for all its students. Those
who have planes which they are
willing to rent to Fine Arts students
are asked to give their names, street
addresses and phone numbers to
Miss Emma Merrill in Dan Bucker's
office. Cell K. U. 45.
Fine Arts Need Pianos
"Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, K.U!" Is Selected by World Athletes as Representative College Yell
The senior class of Lawrence high gave a party Saturday night.
Adolph Rupp, c23, is spending the day with his parents at Halstead.
To Prof. E. H. S. Bailey, for forty years with the department of chemistry of the University of Kansas, has lent the credit of originating one of the best known college yellas, the K. U. Rock Chalk.
Gradually the staccato "Rah!
its origin dates back to the late eighties. Professor Bailey, along with a number of other professors and advanced students of the University, were members of the K. U. Science Club. This club had meetings each week, which gradually became more and more complex, suggested that they have a Science Club yell. At the next meeting, among the yells suggested, was one by Professor Bailey which ran as follows:
"Rah! Rah! Jayhawk K. U.
Rah! Rah! Jayhawk K. U!
Rah! Rah! Jayhawk K. U.I.
Rah! Rah! Jayhawk K. U.I.
The "Rahs" were given in a staccato tone of voice. It was immediately adopted as the official yell of the club, and so quickly fame and favor that it is rapidly taken名 after it has taken up by the entire student body.
"Rock Chakl' Jayhawk! K. U.' This yell, besides being a spur of the flagging athletes at home and abroad, has been a cloud by day and a pillar by night. Bour Rebellion, in the Cuban Insurrection, on the mission fields, in the far-away islands of the Philippines, in the frozen lands of Alaska, in the diamond fields of South Africa, on the battlefields of the Middle East, Kansas have gons forth to do their part in the world's work.
Raah!' gave place to stacitate "Rock Chalks!" the origin of which is unknown. It wasn't until several years later claped that those stacitate "Rock Chalks" gave way to the rolled
During the last Olympics in Antwerp, it is said that the nobility assembled there asked that a typical college yell be given for their benefit. It was decided by this group of wittees gathered the day before to ask that the honor should go to the University of Kannas with its "Roek Chai," Jayhawk, K. U."
Can it by any chance happen that, when the springtime comes for good and the new styles in dresses, hose, and slippers, coily and becomingly displayed, wind their way past the majestic portals of Green Hall, that, instead of their wearers being as allured as they might be, all observed they needs must waste their symmetry and sweetness on the desert air?
Law Exodus Is Lead By 'On To Washburn
There seems to be grave danger of that very calamity, since the advent of the reign of terror under the present regime. Account to the latest ukase issued from the Dean's Deen of Horrors, any embryonic Daniel Webster who makes over six hours of D or three hours in the court must, departing, leave behind him his box seat on Green Hall steps.
According to a caucus taken on the steps yesterday morning one hundred and twelve of the one hundred and twenty men enrolled will be forced to pursue the precedent elsewhere.
"Bob" Lemon, the Law School Moses, is planning to lead the chosen out of the Land of Oread into the country of the Ichabods vi the Topeka-Lawrence Bus Lane every morning and is preparing to help their respective fraternities and dwelling places. One of the married men, who is morally satisfied he will be among those exiled is planning to erect a lunch-stand on the corner of the campus of Solanum University U. U. Solanus can learn a little mama during classes.
To show the seriousness with which the project is being undertaken, the boys of the Middle Court held a short, snappy Washburn yell rehearsal a few moments before court convened yesterday.
The slogan of this little band is "On to Washburn, the school that is flowing with A's and B's—without study and without effort!"
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Paradise Alley is nologed. It is the half-forgotten treasure of a great institution and the greater part of it does not even know its existence.
Paradise Alley Is Neglected In Spite of Annual Expense Of $175,000 to Clean It Up
Paradise Alley, a hoard that would have been as coveted by the men of generations ago as would the wealth of many kings, is unused and in all probability will remain in its present state for some years to come. Why? Very few persons really know, but there is a vague contention that the state printer is some five years behind in his work. This corner of the Library of the University, which has no name, is the storehouse for magazines waiting to be bound. The state printer of Kansas, who has been allowed nearly 175,000 dollars for expenditures for one year of his tremendous task, is so far behind in his work that it is probable he will never approach this problem of only one of the libraries of the many state schools. The Universities of Nebraska and Missouri have their own binding volumes made each year by the state legislatures and at the Universities of Okla-
The Universities of Nebraska and Missouri have their own binding plants, for which appropriations are made each year by the state legislatures and at the Universities of Oklahoma and Michigan the problem has
been solved in a similar manner. The University of Minnesota will own a binding plant as soon as the new journalism building is completed. Even without state funds the University of Minnesota will be able to some of its own binding each year.
When the law which provides for a state printer was first made it was in answer to a call for uniformity in textbooks in the primary grades. These books are for quick use and are usually discarded after a short time; therefore the plan seemed to work out to advantage and there has never been an amendment to the law requiring that all students need for college textbooks presents a different problem due to the long use of books.
It has been rumored that a new bill in regard to textbooks for the state is to come up before this legislature. If it should be made a law, it would require libraries to load of printing and binding every book used in the schools of the counties of the state. On his present allowance the situation would be little short of impossible and would of course require the future use of Paradise Alley.
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New Fabrics Pay Due Respects to Printed Silks
The vogue for printed silks has waxed greater and greater since the Deauville races saws its present reign begin. With this Spring have come in exceptionally attractive designs and colorings, all adhering to Oriental inspiration. Many new crepe weavers include flat crepes. Taffetta is buoyantly stylish. Sport silks in both plain and printed are gaining in favor every day.
PRINTED SILKS
For blouses, Bandanas, combination and dresses.
$2.50 to $3.25 a yard
RADIUM SILKS
For underwear and linings of all kinds
CREPE DE CHINES
PRINTED SILKS
A yard $2.25
SPORT SILKS
Both plain and Oriental prints.
Growing in favor every day in every way
A yard $4.00 and $4.50
CREPE DE CHINES For underwear, blouses, dresses and combinations
$1.59 to $2.75 a yard
CANTON CREPES
CANTON CREPES
For capes, dresses, and combinations. Both plain and Satin finish
A yard $3.00 to $4.50
SILK TAFETAS
In both plain and changeable
Several new shades
$7.00 ea. $8.50
A yard $2.00 to $3.50
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