UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
DEBATING WAS LIVE ISSUE ON MT. OREAD
Several Years Ago an Argument With Baker Ended in a Big Fist Fight
Interest in debating has not always been as lukewarm as it is now. After the last debate with Baker, several years ago, enthusiasm was so high that a row and street fight were required to quiet the nerves of the enthusiastic supporters of the two teams.
Men are still living who remember the time they slept on top of the ancient chapel piano in Fraser Hall, after one of the debates, rather than to go home in the drenching rain which lasted till morning.
Public debating at the University, had its birth in the old time literary societies which met weekly, and whose membership consisted of both men and women. Orations, declamations, debates and "papers" comprised the programs. The societies which existed after 1888 and in the early 90's were the "Orophilian," the "Oread," and the "Athenaeum," the "Palladium," the "Adelphic," and the "Snow." The Snow" was used for a whirl in the court house and led to Old Fellows Hall, and the "Latter part of its existence, met in the old Methodist church, later known as Music Hall, which was torn down a few years ago to make room for the Masonic Temple. The rest of the societies always met in University buildings.
The "Burke" and the "X Y Z" were the first societies exclusively for debating, and only men belonged to them.
For quite a number of years after the death of the "Burke" and the "X Y Z" there were no debating societies, except in the School of Law, until 1912. In the spring of this year the "K. U. Debating Society" was organized, with Milton Minor as its first president. The following year, 1913, the "Oread Debating Society" was organized through the efforts of Wayne Edwards and E. L. Bennett. Bennett was the first man to be chosen as its president. The name of this society was changed last semester to "The University Debating Society."
Recent debating records at this University have varied. In the last four contests with Oklahoma, Kansas teams have won at home and lost there. In 1908 the team to which Ralph Spots belonged won from Colorado, and shoved that mountainer each year, until Olney, Mattono, and Shinn reclaimed the title about two weeks ago.
In 1911 Conner and Porter lost to Missouri by a narrow margin. But the next year Allen Wilbur and Milton Minor returned the honors to K. U., and in 1913 Kansas again won over Missouri, with Wilbur and Ayrid Frank.
Interscholastic debaters here receive special training from the Debating Council. The University Debating Council is composed of four faculty members, three of whom are chosen by the University Senate, and two additional faculty members who debalearning society. The head of the public speaking is ex-officio member and secretary of the council. This body also makes arrangements for all interscholastic debates and selects the teams. At present the faculty members on the Debating Council are: Professor R. D. O'Leary of literary department, R. D. O'Leary of the English department, D. C. Croissant of the extension department, and H. T. Hill of the public speaking department.
HANDBALL TOURNAMENT
DELAYED BY FESTIVITIES
The progress of the handball tournament which was started some time ago has been disturbed so much by promis, plays, and such things that the contests have been discontinued for the time being.
But, according to Dr. James A. Naismith, as soon as the room can be cleaned up, the tournament will begin. The winning夺球 games of the schedule played.
Phi Delts to Play Betas
Kappa Sigma will entertain with their annual formal party on May 8 at A. A. Hall. This is their regular address in Lincoln county which was postponed.
The Betas and Phi Delts will play a scheduled baseball game on freshman field tomorrow evening. The batteries will be: Phi Delts, Lyman and Blair; Betas, Chase and Strothers.
MAY TO BE BIG MONTH FOR OREAD GOLF CLUB
Two Tournaments on Local Course--Kansas to Defend State Title
Because of a conflict with the Trans-Mississippi Golf Association tournament to be held on the Evanston golf course in Kansas City, the date of the state golf meet, to be held at Salina, has been changed from the third week in June to June 1 to 6. Lawrence Kinnear, a senior, will defend his title as state champion at this meet.
The state golf meet is the biggest golf event of the year in Kansas and more than one hundred are expected to enter it. Bennett is a member of other members of the Oread Golf club will attend the meet.
A meeting of the Oread club will be held soon to consider accepting the invitation of the Trans-Mississippi Association to join that organization. Many members of the local club hope that they can enter to offer the tournament of the larger organization to be held in Kansas City, June 8 to 13.
The 2 ball foursome tournament held Saturday was won by C. O. Anderson and O. E. Graebner, both students. Seven teams of two men each round up the match. The winner had a low net score of 70 for the two rounds.
Next week the biggest golf event of the year will take place—the 5th annual handicap tournament. The winner will hold for one year the silver loving cup offered by A. D. Carroll. The qualifying rounds for this tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9.
This week the kicker's tournament will be played. Each contestant picks his own handicap, writing his scoreboard before starting the play.
Theta Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, will have a mixer at the Sigma Nu house tonight at eight o'clock.
Theta Tau's to Mix
NEBRASKA MEET WILL OPEN OUTDOOR TRACK
Contest With CornhuskersFri day Will Be First Open- Air Cinder Event
The Cornhusker track men will come from Lincoln to meet the Jayhawkers on the McCook cinders Friday afternoon after the season and Moss's runners probably will be in good shape to meet the Cornhuskers.
The strength of the Nebraska squad is not known although the entries include several old men who have been on the cinder path when they meet on the cinder path.
The inter-class meet, Saturday, gave a line on the Kansas strength. Haze歼军 (Haze歼军) will put forth a fast squad against the Nebraskans.
The second Kansas-Aggie game will be played on McCook this afternoon. The game is called at 3:30 and the field is in fair play. The battery will be the battery for Kansas with the regular line-up in the field.
Smee Pitches Today
Si Burton, junior engineer, has come out for athletic member of the Athletic Board.
K. U. Calendar
Tuesday
7:30 Glee Club practice, (Fra.)
7:30 Y.M.C.A. Prof., A. Schweg
7:30
8:00 M. U.-K. U. debate, (Fra.)
Wednesday.
4:30 Cerule Francais, (306 Fra.)
4:30 Mining Journal, (201 Ha.)
4:30 Practice Teachers' Meeting
(Myers Hall.)
7:20 Band practice, (Fra).
8:15 Siteside concert, Music Theater, Robinson Gym.)
Thursday
11:00 Entomological Club. (Mu.)
2:30 Third Concert, Music Festival.
St. Paul Symphony Orchestra. (Robinson Gymnasium.)
4:00 Economics Lecture, Mr. Samuel T. Howe, Chairman State Tax Commission, "The State Tax Commission and Tax Re- (2009)
7:00 Amer. Soc. Mech. Eng. (1301 Ohio).
7:30 Civil Engineering Society, (Marvin )
8:15 Fourth Concert, Music Festival. St. Paul Symphony Orchestra. (Robinson Gym.)
Friday.
1:30 K. U.-N. U. dual track meet (Mcook).
3:00 Seventh interscholastic tennis tournament. (McCook).
7:30 Interscholastic H. S. Debating League.
Saturday.
Seventh interscholastic tennis tournament, (McCook).
Eleventh annual interscholas-
track meet. (Meadwood)
S:15 Facuccio, Y. M. C. A.
(Myers Hall.)
May 6-7—Baseball, Missouri at Law-
Athletics
May 8—K. S, A. C., K. U. dual track
track at Manhattan
May 14-15-Baseball, Missouri at Columbia.
May 16—M. U.-K. U. dual meet at Columbia
May 23—Annual invitation H. S.
meet at Lawrence
May 21-22-Baseball, Ames at Ames,
lowa.
May 27-28-Baseball, K. S. A. C. at Moehannb.
May 29—Baseball, St. Marys at St.
Marys
May 30—Missouri Valley track meet at St. Louis.
June 6—Western Conference track meet at Chicago.
Future Events May 5-7—Merchants' Week
HIGH SCHOOL MEET TO HAVE 131 CONTESTANTS
May 5-7 - Merchants' Week.
May 11-14 - Kansas Newspaper Week
State and National Newspaper Conference.
Eleventh Interscholastic Track Will Be Represented by Thirty Teams
One hundred and thirty-one high school track man have entered in the eleventh annual inter-scholastic meet on McCook field, Saturday. These runners represent thirty Kansas high schools.
Many of the contestants will arrive in Lawrence, Friday to see the Kansas-Nebraska meet in the afternoon. The big meet will start at 1:30 o'clock. Manager Hamilton today received a dozenoven cups to sauces for the contestants, hundred and fifty-six gold, silver and bronze medals are on exhibition in the trophy room. These medals will be given to the individual winners of the various events. Every contestant will wear a small button which will admit him to the Kansas-Nebraska meet and the inter-scholastic meet.
The following are the schools and the number of men entered in the meet
Waterville; 2; Catholic high school (Kansas City), 8; Neodesha, 5; Chase County, 8; Axtell, 1; Carbondale, 3; Attica, 3; St. John, 1; Lawrence, 11; Peabody, 3; Maple Hill, 4; Baldwin, 2; Bonner Springs, 6; Tangonike, 9; Pratt County, 4; Marisa, 1; Meridan, 3; Wichita, 1; Burlingame, 3; Perry, 7; LaHarp, 1; Oksaakoa, 2; Cimarron, 2; Paola, 1; Winchester, 1; Kansas City, Kansas, 12; Alta Vista, 14 and Eskridge, 2.
Notes of the Game
Notes of the Game
Sommer and Sproull knocked the ball on the right field fence for two base blows. Both hits cleared the bleachers.
Briney, the Aggie third baseman, accepted six chances without an error.
DeLongy was kept busy on second. He accepted nine chances without a mistake. In the seventh, Knaus sent his team to win, but in the second baseman juggled the ball be-
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Bishop knocked the ball to the right fence in the fourth. The entire Aggie outfield lined up to relay the ball in. McClyman, the Farmers's right fielder, didn't see the throw in and the ball hit him in the ear. Bishop went home without opposition.
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