THE KANSAN.
VOLUME II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 21, 1906.
HOME TONIGHT
BASKET BALL BOYS EXPECTED FROM 10 DAYS TRIP.
Miller Out of Game---Sprained His Ankle at Chicago---Team Handicapped.
The basket ball team arrived home today after a ten days' trip through Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois. While the team lost several games toward the latter part of the week, they can be consoled in the fact that Nebraska went down to defeat at their hands. Although Nebraska has a champion team she was no match for the Jayhawker. During the last games in Chicago the team was handicapped by the loss of Captain Miller. He sprained his ankle in the Central game and was missed badly at guard. The long trip began to tell on the boys and their work wss not up to its usual standard toward the last.
LANSDON MISTAKEN.
Rheinhardt Denies Playing on Kansas Team.
Manager Lansdon seems to have started "something" when he told the Yost story at Nebraska. The Michigan Daily tears its hair and calls Mr. Lansdon a few fancy names every day. We suppose the manager did blame it on the wrong man for Mr. Rheinhardt comes out with a very plausible alibi. He has witnesses to prove that he never was in Kansas or Nebraska and at the time he was accused of playing at Kansas was working for an engineering firm in New Jersey.
Prominent Medical Visitor.
Dr. Waite, of the Western Reserve Medical School of Cincinnati, visited the Medical School here yesterday gathering information for a paper to be read before the American Association of Medical Colleges on "The Relation of the College to the Medical School." The Western Reserve Medical School is one of the six or seven of the best medical schools in the United States. Dr. Waite is associated in his work with Professor Blackman, who formerly was a member of the University faculty here.
NUMBER 41
More Than You Pay For.
All work furnished by the Morris Studio to seniors under student rates is highly satisfactory. It is not the "cheap kind," it is made for an advertisement and not profit. Since rates were made students have not been slow to accept the best when it is just as cheap. 829 Mass. St.
Arthur Hohn, of Marysville, visited Mr.Davis of the Law School today.
Phi Psi Party.
One of the most enjoyable parties of the season was given Monday night in F. A. A. hall by the Phi Kappa Psis. The party was in celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the installation of this chapter and the fifty-fourth anniversary of the fraternity. It was especially well attended by alumni of this chapter. The grand march was led by Professor and Mrs. Hodder. The programs, folders with the Greek letters phi, kappa, psi, and 1906 embossed in gold on the front cover, were given out by Miss Josephine Gay and Mr. Bernard L. Sheridan, and by Miss Mary Johnstone and Mr. Eugene L. Carter. A new system of intermission was introduced. The new arrangement made three intermissions, each the length of two dances and one-third of the guests being entertained at lunch at a time. The luncheon consisted of chicken salad, ham and nut sandwiches, pickles, coffee, cakes, and ice cream in lavender and pink, the fraternity's colors.
The inimitable Imperial Trio of Kansas City furnished the amusement between dances. "Shanty" Newhouse's orchestra of eight pieces furnished the music for the dancing.
Among the guests from out of town were Margaret Hammond, Alice Duncan, Josephine Gay, Ethel Walker, Lee Fox, Marvin Creager, Joe Dyer, Will Dyer and Wesley Loomis, Kansas City; Sydney Linscott, Holton, Kansas; and Eddie Edson, Chicago.
Will Have Holiday.
The students of the University of Kansas will be given a holiday tomorrow on the birthday of the father of our country. The matter of a holiday was brought up yesterday before the University council and the vote stood 9 to 9. Professor Carruth cast the deciding vote and gave the students a holiday. The report that the University council had decided to have no holiday and that Chancellor Strong had 'phoned up that a holiday should be given is entirely unfounded. Dr. Strong is not yet able to pay any attention to University business.
Alexander R. Young who graduated from the civil engineering department last year spent Sunday with University friends. He has been in the employ of the Santa Fe since early last summer, and now has his headquarters at Topeka.
Jerry Driscoll is busy now training a relay team to compete in Convention Hall at Kansas City, March 2, for the tri-state championship of Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. The team will be picked from the following list: Meyers, Commons, Wallace, Young, Finch, McCoy, and Driscoll.
QUESTION SUBMITTED.
Freshmen and Sophomores to Debate Missouri Question.
The debate committee of the sophomore class submitted the inter-class debate question to the freshmen Monday. It is: "Resolved, that Congress should grant to a bureau the power to fix and enforce freight rates; provided, that no legislation enacted after January 1, 1906, shall be discussed." The freshmen have choice of sides.
Each class chooses its representatives in any way it sees fit, and they will represent their classes in the debate, which will be on or about April 30. The judges will be selected by the joint debating board of the two classes from a list of twelve names to be selected by the Chancellor.
It is the plan of the classes to use the proceeds of the debate in the purchase of a banner to go to the winners. A banquet will be given to the debaters and other members of the two classes after the contest.
Vesper Service.
The next Vesper service will be held next Sunday afternoon, February 25, at 4 o'clock, in the University chapel. An unusually fine musical program will be given. The anthem, "I Will Mention Thy Lovingkindness," by Sullivan is one of the grandest in the whole range of religious music. Another anthem, "The Glory of God in Nature," by Beethoven is one of the most beautiful of sacred songs. Those who have not associated Beethoven with song music should hear this. In addition to the usual chants and responses there will be an organ prelude from Mailly and a postlude for violin and organ from Händel. Dean Skilton will preside at the organ and Miss Phipps will play the violin. Professor Carruth will give a brief address on the idea of God. This may be the last opportunity to hear Professor Carruth in public before he goes abroad.
It is very important for the success of the Vesper service that as many as possible join in the singing of the chants and responses as well as the hymns. Professor Hubach therefore invites the students to come to the rehearsal in the chapel Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, when they will have an opportunity to go over the chants with the chorus.
John Dadisman, traveling secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of the state spent Saturday and Sunday at the University Y. M. C.A. house.
Wallace F. Hovey of the Kansan staff went to his home in Hiawatha, Monday. He will return in a few days.
A STORY IN EVERYTHING.
C. L. Edson Tells How He Got the News.
C. L. Edson, '04, of the University, now editor of the funny stories known as "Tidings of the Times" in the last column of the editorial page of the Kansas City Times spoke to the newspaper class at 11:15 Tuesday.
"There is a news story in everything," said Mr. Edson, "if the eye of the reporter can but see it." From this assumption, the speaker gave several examples of where the discerning eye could gather news that the ordinary reporter would fail to see. The recent "Coal Dealers Picnic" in the Kansas City Star was entirely imaginary but news that met the demands of the public. He told of a reporter going to the recruiting station where he was told there was "nothing doing." Upon close questioning he found that an old man, the first man to enter Santiago, had just reenlisted into the service. This was news of the best quality.
Mr. Edson showed how one could often see the humurous as well as the serious side of a story and that that side of a story appeal to the public often equally to accurate story.
"Out of your own mind you get the story and the object only suggests," he said, "and if you obtain something that is of interest to the public it must come from your own thoughts."
Base Ball Practice Next Week.
The warm days are bringing out the base ball men, and although no regular practice has been held on McCook yet the spring tryout will commence next week if the weather continues good.
This year's team will have the advantage of having more experienced material than usual. Besides Johnson, Hoffman, Young, Bailey, Wilson, and Brookens of last year's team, several new men will no doubt make good. With the graduation of Sexton, Woodford and Gillette, the outfield must be filled with new men.
Several games in Texas are contemplated during the spring vacation and this will be one of the best trips ever taken by a K. U. team.
The workshop in the Paleontology museum has a motor installed now and is in good shape for work. The large fossil buffalo will be the first and one of the most difficult subjects to be mounted. This fossil stands about a third higher than the modern living buffalo.
The zoology department is mounting a group of white mountain sheep in the large laboratory room on the first floor of Snow Hall.