UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TRACKMEN WORK BEFORE HOLIDAYS
Relay Squad Practicing on Indoor Track—Good Material Out
TEAM'S PROSPECTS GOOD
Many Contestants for Every Event This Year—Kansas Strong in Distances
Work on the indoor relay team has been under way for the past week although the greater part of the indoor practice will not start until after the Christmas holidays. Rodkey, Dillen and Cohen appear to be the most likely candidates on the squad at the present. Practically every year the indoor meet between Missouri and Kansas is decided by the relay and according to Rodkey, this event will probably decide the meet again this year.
"All men expecting to do indoor track work should get used to the short indoor track in Robinson gymnasium as soon as possible. Possible ways to use it always takes a certain length of time to get used to the indoor track and it will mean an early start for any man to get some work he leaves for his holidays."
The sprints will be further strengthened by O'Leary, who ran in some of the shorter dashes last spring. The team's best run was vault but this will again be one of Kansas' strongest points if Pattinson returns to school. Pattinson broke the vault record last year at the meet with a leap of 11 (fect $8\frac{1}{4}$ inches.
All indications point to a strong team this year with the addition of several star freshmen to the Varsity squad, and the loss of only one weight lifter. Fiske, a middle distance man; Elliott, Campbell, all middle distance men. Elliott is not in school this year but Winn, Seward, Casey, and Cress are good men to run the hurdles. Woodson, Small, and Small are handy with the weights.
The middle and long distances will be the best part of the team the coming season with Rookey, Stateler, Groene, O'Leary, and Howland, all veterans back this year, and Dillon, Couchman, Murphy, and Rinker of the new men trying to place. The team will be one of K.U.'s strongest events. Trewecke, Freewake, Grutzmacher, and Dillon will handle the jumps. Dillon will make a fine team mate of Grutzmacher in the broad jump.
WOULD A WOMAN GO TO
LIBRARY FOR A DATE?
No, George, it ain't right.
Two women with eyes alert entered the library last night. After seating themselves at a central table where they could obtain a full view of the large reading room, they cast their eyes about in search of some person missing. Occasionally one of them would ask, "Have you seen him?"
Possibly the girls came to the library to study. They carried several books, but the books were to be second choice. They were resorted to only after a careful scrutiny of the room had failed to discover "him."
The books apparently lacked interest, excitement, or something. Soon the eyes of the most interested girl were roving again. She saw him. Either wireless or her "come hither" expression brought him scurrying to her, with a question, "Are you ready to go?"
Who goes to the library for dates-
the men or women?
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These Ideas Are Practical
Following are a few Christmas suggestions compiled by Charles Sweet, c16, present city editor of the Iola Register. They are a continuation of the suggestions turned in by the Spug Club, a society for the prevention of buying of useless Christmas gifts—A machine gun, a U-boat, a skibber, a fresh egg, an aseptic, three shares of preserved stock in a potato, an oil of Wilson's notes to Kaiser Bill, a cancelled promissory note, a "tank" a certificate of deposit for three grains of corn and two lima beans.
Water
Order Acrivated Distilled Water from McNish. Phones 198. tf
Lawrence Pantatorium Tailors, Cleaners, and Dyers of Ladies' and Gents' Fine Clothing. Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Both Phones 506 12 W.9th St.
Kennedy Plumbing Co.
All kinds of electrical shades
Student Lamps,
National Math Lamps,
Cord, Plugs, Sockets, Etc.
Phones 658 937 Mass
JAPANESE STUDIES CHEMISTRY
OF FOOD in K.U. LABORATORIES
Shin-ichi Takaki, of Tokyo, Japan, has written to Prof. E. H. S. Bailey asking advice about coming to the University next semester to study food chemistry, food analysis and inspection, and calorific value of food.
Takaki is a graduate of Bussy Institute, and has studied at Wesleyan University. He read Professor Bailey's "Source Chemistry, and Use of Food Products," which so impressed him that, having in his own leisure time, he wished to spend them, if practical, in studying at the University. Professor Bailey has advised him to come.
WILL SANTA VISIT ALL?
Woe Be Unto The Santa Atheists
This Year
In an O. Henry sense of the word, we grown-ups are all atheists at Christmas time. For O. Henry says of a man: "He's an atheist. He don't believe in Santy Claus." However, he doesn't believe any body but certainly are not iconoclasts. None of us endeavor to disillusion those who yet believe firmly in that fat, merry, generous old divinity. Indeed, is it not because we remember what extra food we eat? And that we try to keep all little believers still illusioned?
Nearly every organization on the Hill now is doing something in the interests of Santa Claus. Many are co-operating with the social service committee of the W. Y. C. A. to give the North Lawrence youngsters at the Friendship Club a real Christmas party with a real Christmas tree and quantities of Santa Clauses toys. Besides this, old clothing is sold to children and members to be sold in a rummage sale at Social Service Hall just before Christmas. The proceeds are to help equip a Free Hospital in North Lawrence.
For the story-telling hours at Friendship Hall, the story-telling girls are polishing up exciting tales to prove further what a wonderful
spirit Santa Claus is. Sororites have answered the pleas of the Salvation Army or are packing Christmas baskets for homes full of Santa enthusiasts. And surely the Chief Good Fellow this year is an old guarry that "no child in confinement shall waken Christmas morning confronted with an empty stocking."
So engrossed does one get pretending, with the youngsters, that Santa Claus is actually coming, that he begins to lose his atheistic doctrines and to wonder if, after all, she's wrong and he wrong. Maybe Santa won't come down the chimneys of older people, but surely he'll call some way — in spirit at least.
Praises Western Papers
"The Chicago papers in my estimation hold their place with the New York or any eastern papers," said Charles Dillon, managing editor of the Capper farm publications, in address Professor Evans's Company Compass magazine yesterday. Mr. Dillon also spoke highly of the Kansas City Star and Times.
Use Straffon's toilet cream for rough hands and after hair removal.----4-2
Smoke Little Egypt—mild 5 cent cigar—Adv.
Citizens State Bank Deposits Guaranteed
The University Bank Why Not Carry Your Account Here?
The Gift Shop
Don't you think a gift from a Lawrence shop would be mightily appreciated at home?
In our store you will find presents for the
Whole Family
and at reasonable prices.
A. Marks & Son Jewelers 733 Mass. St.
OLIVER MOROSCO
PRESENTS
THE MOST TALKED OF PLAY OF THE CENTURY
THE
BIRD OF PARADISE
BY RICHARD WALTON TULLY
STORY OF A WOMAN'S SOUL
Bowersock, Tuesday Eve., Dec. 19
THE STORY OF A WOMAN'S SOUL DRAMATIC NOVELTY OF THE DECADE
The Original and Only Company on Tour—Playing to Capacity Audiences Everywhere.
Hear the Hawaiian Singers and Players MAIL ORDERS RECEIVED NOW—Owing to the Demand for Seats for This Attraction, Early Reservations Requested.
SEAT SALE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 PRICES—Orchestra, $1.50; Balcony, $1.00; Gallery, 50c
Botany Profs to Big Convention
Botany Profts to Big Convention
Prof. C. A. Shull and Prof. A. J. Mimko
will leave December 24 for New York City
to attend the convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The meeting will extend from December 26 to 30. There are more than 1,500 professors, Professors Shull and Mix will talk before the Botany Society of America at the convention.
It has developed that during the past week, a number of camera men have been busy gathering pictures for the 1917 Jayhawker. And now they are saying at the Delta Tau Delta house that Richard Gelvin and Arnold Nordstrom have been receiving more phone calls during the last couple of days than any other two men on the Hill.
Trosper Jitney Station 730 Mass. Phones 970. Calls Answered Day and Night. Joy Riding and Country Driving.
GOOD TAXICAB SERVICE
Call 932 Bell Varsity Cafe
Let Us Be Your Santa Claus
Telephone the address of those whom you wish to remember and a day or so before Christmas, they will receive a Holiday Package of Wiedemann's Quality Chocolates, with your card of best wishes enclosed. It will be fresh when they receive it because Wiedemann's Chocolates are Made and Packed Fresh Every Day. Place your order today. Either telephone, 182.
Wiedemann's
JUST A REMINDER
The Chimes of Normandy
January 15, 1917 BOWERSOCK THEATRE
TAILORGRAM
Message No.6 from Schulz
The tailoring of smart clothes with a "natty" appearance, and at a price that is a constant revelation of their genuine value. That is the business of SCHULZ and his staff of skilled workmen.
We can show you some remarkable values if you will stop in and see us. Do that, whether you have any intentions of ordering or not.
Phone 914.
W M. . S C H U L Z 917 Massachusetts St.
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Our Wish to All
The Merriest Christmas The Happiest New Year
You students have made it possible for The Oread Cafe to have another great year.
We are going to enjoy a vacation with you. See you all Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, 1917.
The Oread Cafe
E. C. Bricken, Prop.
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