STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI
STUDENT COUNCIL TO START GYM PARTIES
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 6, 1913.
First All-University Dance Next Friday—Admission Fifty Cents
NUMBER 16
FIRST OF WEEKLY SERIES
If Successful Affair Will Be Made in Custom—No Students at Down Town Dance
A University dance, open to all students of the University, will be held every day evening under the direction and supervision of the Men's Student Council. The program begins almost a year, finally has taken definite shape, and every week, if it proves successful, a dance will be given by the Student Coun-
When basket-ball and other athletic dates conflict the dances will be taken down town. Occasionally the dancers will be invited to a class dance. Good music will be provided, and admission will be fifty cents a couple. Dancing will be permitted until one o'clock on weekdays, and until midnight on Saturday.
Needless to say, the dances will be properly chaperoned, and the tango and several of its contemporaries will be strictly tabooed.
Subscription dances are not to be attended by students, according to the University's Council. Private dances are allowed, when permission from the students' interim committee has been obtained. Council has been obtained. "No responsible organization will I have any difficulty in gaining permissions for such events," the university, chairman of the committee today.
MR. ONGAWA IN FRASEF
"No students attended a subscription dance given down town Friday evening, the advertised," Mr. Murray says. "Students are evincing a desire to abide by University rulings, and have been fitted." Mr. Murray, chairman of the committee called all fraternity and sorority houses Friday night, and requested their members not to attend. He was pleased with the result.
ese Sketch
Fine Arts Fall Concerts Begin Thursday With Japanese Sketch
The first number of the Fine Arts Concert Course will be held in Franschhoek and Mrs. Michiato Ungawa will present a Japanese musical sketch entitled, "Along the Road to Tokio," with Mabel Reiterman as accompanist.
The play is the an original sketch written by Kurt, and it is both cational and entertaining in its musical and dramatic makeup. The costuming is rich, thoroughly decorated with detail, the dances sones are sung in Japanese.
Student enterprise tickets will be
okayed for the opening attraction.
ENROLLMENT IS STILL BOOING SAYS REGISTRAR
One hundred and twenty-four more students are enrolled in the University today than on the corresponding day of last year, according to figures announced by Registrar George Barker. The number is 2185, last year it was 2061, and new students are constantly coming.
The enrollment for the year will unquestionably pass the 2600 mark, set at the beginning of school by Registrar Foster. Including summer school, the total is now close to the number required, duplications, probably about a hundred, leaving the bona fide enrollment at nearly 2600.
BLOOD POISON MAKES
HOYTTS FINGER USELESS
Homer Hoyt, who won a scholarship here last year, has taken up his work in the fire department specializing in political economy. In the attack upon him by negroes on the day when he was shot at by an officer of his fingers was badly chewed, and blood poisoning has sent in the. finger will not have to be amputated until he is fit. Hoyt today, but he will lose the full use of the finger.
Girls Discuss Economy
Tomorrow at 4:30 the regular Y.
W. C. A. meeting will be held at
the college campus on the
session is "Economy of Time." Each girl is requested to bring something
she will take part in the
meeting. Hereafter
he will be held on Tuesday afternoon.
All girls' gymnasium classes meet for regular work next week beginning with freshmen. Thursday. Students should bring swimming suits.
KANSAN VOTE STILL
FAVORS K. C. GAME
Count At Noon Today Stands 568 "For" And 10 "Arrested"
'Against
COMMITTEE LOST VOTES
Ballots In Student Council Poll Des troyed—Gov. Hodges and "Dad" Elliott Gives Preferences
The vote being conducted by the Daily Kansan to get the expression of students in Kansas Game proposition continues. Show the students overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed change. At no time do the stands for removal, at least, 10.
The girls of the University are not voting in any large numbers. Thirty-four have expressed their desire to vote, but six are opposed. Many of the votes contain notations such as "emphatically," "all the time" and "you bet." The few opposing opposing votes contain extra emphases in several cases.
One student brought in a petition from the university to support pon Fridley which contained 64 signers; in fact a fairly large perimeter of 120 votes seems to have been solicited.
The vote, as it appears in the Daily Kansan, contains only those questions which are in the coupon which is in the paper each day. A committee from the Student Council took a sample of the front Friday and it announces that more than one thousand voted for the Kansas City game and 17 were appalled by the names on the cards, however, and they have since been destroyed. And they have counted out for that reason. All students express their opinion that the Kansas Coupon if they have not already done so.
Two statements have been made at the University in the past three months by the president, at the Y. M. C. A. banquet Saturday Governor Govan Hodges advocated the change and at the Y. M. C. A. banquet yesterday "Dad" Elliott opposed the plan. Both speakers were roundly applauded when they made their statements.
SENIORS AVOID OFFICE
No Candidates Yet In Field Tomorrow Last
Day
Tomorrow is the last day that can be allowed to get on the official ballot, according to Leslie Dodd, president of Men's Student Council this morning.
Two junior tickets, two sophomore tickets, and one freshman ticket have been announced. No senior candidates have appeared but caucasians did. They were briefly mentioned on the hill this morning, "not for publication."
Petitions containing at least twenty-five signers and accompanied by a twenty fee, be in the midnight fee, by six o'clock tomorrow night.
HAROLD BROWNLEE GETS
POSITION IN CANADA
It was reported that the Jay-hawker captain had drawn a Fort Peck claim and would start farming with his family's better prospects for the future and a large advance in salary were the reasons given by Mr. Brownlee for leaving the University, where he has been an assistant instructor in chemistry.
Harold Brownlee, captain of the Kansas State football team, received a position as laboratory assistant in the University of Kentucky, and has taken up his work there.
This morning's Topека Capital contains a denial signed by Genevieve Herrick, Pi Beta Phi president, that the sorority had formed a tango club with another sorority and two fraternities at the University. The statement continues "we know nothing whatever about any such
There will be a meeting of the College officers during early earmor at next week officially. cide upon. College yell. Not enough yells have been submitted to College, the college desires that all yells be turned him personally in the near future.
Pi Phis Deny "Tango" Story
More Yells Wanted
Homer Conley, of Tulsa, Okla., a
victim in the Beta Thunder FI house.
victim in the Beta Thunder FI house.
"Bill" Loomis, Agneta football captain was here, Saturday watching the game and all game and incidentally taking pointers on the Varsity line of play.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
RAIN FAILED TO STOP
PINK PAJAMA SHOW
Six Hundred In Parade—Ca Ride Ended In Walk
Walk
The sale of student enterprise tickets is a major event, the William Jewell game, and today the records show that 822 guest tickets have been sold, exclusive of 824 guest tickets.
They Parted With a "V"
In spite of threatening weather and streets covered with pools of water, the annual night shirt partie was held Saturday evening following an opening game of the half season, in which six hundred students participated.
Professor Wileon in Chapel
Wilcox department, will speak in Greek
department, will speak on Christmas
tuesday morning on "Some Things I
Do Not Like." On Friday, Carl
Brown of Kansas City, a civil
thought on civil and educational
matters, will talk.
The parade started from Robinson gymnasium after the Y. M. C. A.
The men went down town and after doing a dance around a huge bonfire by Wilson's drug store the crowd made a smile when she dragged the picture shows, and "patronized" the merchants; soda dounfests and restaurants finding special favor. The noticeable feature was the good spirit, and the lack of any regrettable incidents. Late in the evening a band of students boarded a street car and rode out to Haskey. On the return trip she played in the theater. Employees played the hone on the crow, but the boys backed up to the men, took away the hose, and proceeded to return the favor. The student control lever to the car, cigars, candy, and even money if he would take them on to town, but he seemed to scorn their offers.
Professor Wilcox in Chapel
TWO HUNDRED GIRLS ATTEND FIRST DANCE
Students Enthusiastic Over First Matinee Hop; Plead For Another One
Over two hundred girls attended the dance between two o'clock and 11 a.m. They played the football game but at all times there were a good crowd on the floor and the occasion lacked but one feature — the "Varsity Hop." man the men.
The first W. S. G. A. girls' dance
morning Saturday was a decided
success.
DO WE WANT THE GAME IN KANSAS CITY?
Refreshments were served by members of the board and the guests departed begging the president to have another dance as soon as possible. The event was attended by Maude Lowry, Helen Keith, Ruth Buchanan, Estell Strahm, Strahm Vea Spots and Emily Berger, Punch was given to Emily Berger, Miss Hague and Ruth Buchanan.
FRESHMEN WEARING CAPS
Although the "request" of the freshman class to wear freshman caps has not been officially acted upon by either the University Council or the Men's Student Council, the class will be granted the request and held responsible for carrying out the rule.
At the game Saturday and on the campus today a large number of the "postage stamps" were in evidence and several of the down town stores were stocked with them. The diminutive headgear. It is probable that all freshmen who appear on the campus will be wearing caps by the last of the week.
Campus Swarming With Brilliant Buttons This Morning
Rotany Club Will Meet
DROP IN ANY UNIVERSITY MAIL BOX THE KANSAS CITY GAME
To The University Daily Kansan:
I (or we) the undersigned, students at the University of Kansas, vote as follows on taking the Missouri-Kansas football game back to Kansas City this fall:
(Scratch one out)
YES
...
NO
DROP IN ANY UNIVERSITY MAIL BOX
MORE THAN 500 AT Y. M. C. A. BANQUET
Rain Didn't Keep Tag Owners From Hearing Oratory
GOV. HODGES FOR K. C. GAME
Says Administration is Behind School in Every Reasonable Endeavor—"Dad" Elliott Spoke
Despite a rain which started early in the evening, and increased into a downpour by seven o'clock, over 500 men turned out to the Y. M. C. A. banquet in the Robinson gymnasium Saturday evening.
A splendid dinner was tendered the students and the faculty by the committee in charge of the banquet. The menu was: olives, veal loaf with potato soup, sauce, mashed potatoes, creamed peas, ice cream, cake and coffee.
After the dinner was finished Doctor Burdick, the toastmaster introduced Uwe Peep." Dean Green pointed out effectively to the students how the insertion of a little "pep" would turn defeat for everyone. Manager Hamilton followed Dean Green on the program, and gave a talk on "The Team." He stated that everyone in the club was staffed by members, was behind the elemen-
Governor George H. Hodges followed Manager Hamilton. The governor spoke on "The Rooster" and asked the present administration was behind the University in every possible measure; showed that the last budget the school received was larger than any that had been before, and showed that Kansas was above many of the larger states in the per cent of students attending its various schools, taxed at more than a million. Tax was sure to come in this state, the tax which would make it possible for the University to enlarge itself in a thousand ways, and vie for even over with the more efficient schools which have long been its rivals.
"And as for the rooter himself," continued the Governor, "I am one of them, loyal to Kansas, interested in the future of the land, hawkers contest in, and always anxious to see the Crimson and Blue eleven in every game that I canpossess. We are a team, I will see them again this year. I will see them in Kansas City, Mo., November 22, their annual conference in Mississippi Tigers." The cheers were deafening.
Chancellor Strong changed the subject that had been given him, by giving the Chancellor an intensely interesting talk on the Y. M. C. A. its motives and endeavors. The Chancellor characterized the Chancellor here as "all wool and a yard wide."
"Dad" Elliott closed the festivities of the evening with an inspiring talk on the subject, "The Man." "Dad" told the students that a real man should be, not a "society top," not an individual who doesn't matter how strong they might be, but a person who in his relation to the church, and to God, did his best and gave each of them the best of everything in him.
REGISTRAR FOSTER HAS
MOVED--WORK INCREASES
The office of Registrar George O. Foster is now located in the rooms formerly occupied by the a position recently abolished by the Board of Administration. The Latin department for four faculties of the registrar for a recitation room.
The duties of Mr. Foster and his assistants are numerous under the new system. They handle registration, the post office, information, issue grades, food, and staff supervision; keep the pay roll, and perform other duties that formerly were in the hands of the secretary and purchasing agent.
Accident In The Pool.
"Jack" Mayer, a freshman in the College, while swimming in the gymnasium pool late in the afternoon on wet floor and struck his head against the porcelain tilling at the edge of the pool as he swam over the inches long, was cut on his forehead. Doctor Jas. Naismith sewed up the gash and dressed the wound. Mayer is doing nicely and has been forced to miss any classes.
The following Sigma Nus from William Jewell visited the local chapter over the week-end: Chass Hammond, Claud Foster, Arthur Taylor, Bland Gross, Glenn Carbaugh, and Harry Lone.
The gymnasium pool will be open to girls at the regular class hours beginning next Wednesday. Upper-classmen are requested to sign up for their time at the gym. The hour for advanced swimmers is 4:30 p. m.
Walter Boehn, '13, of Hutchinson
walter at the Sigma Nu house over
the
KANSAS TAKES FIRST GAME IN SLUSH, 7-0
McCook Looked More Like A Duck Pond Than A Gridiron
SCORED IN FINAL QUARTER
Greenlees Carried The Ball Over And Weidlein Added a Point With His Boot
In a game that was played under the worst conditions suffered by a Kansas team on home ground, the Oklahoma State team two years ago the Jayhawks defeated William Jewell Saturday afternoon on McCook field by the score of 14-8.
Saturday's game was held on a field soogy from an all-morning rain, before the adjudication began of the game, the last two quarters being played in a continual drizzle. The ball became so covered with mud that it was impaled. It stopped in water, it it with any degree of certainty and the ground underfoot was so slippery that a man upon being tackled would hide several feet before he helped.
A large crowd was assembled in the stand at 3:30 when the William Jewell team trotted onto the field. The Jayhawks appeared ten minutes later and received a few applause from the aides in practice by both teams, Captain King, referee of the game, called time, and the teams lined up for the opening kick-off.
First Quarter
Strothers of Kansas kicked off to Martin on William Jewell's 15-yard line. Holmes punted 30 yards for Greenlee; Quarterback for William. Greenlee went around right end for 20 yards. Detwiler made 5 through left tackle. Kansas lost a down on the failure of an intercept from William. Detwiler wiser Stuewe. Kansas ball on Jewell's 20-yard line. Detwiler shot through right tackle for 5 yards. Kansas penalized 5 yards for offside. Stuewe returned the kick from the 15-yard line. Holmes punted 30 yards, Wilson returning 5. Kansas penalized 15 yards for rough work. Stuewe returned the kick from the 15-yard line. A forward pass, Detwiler to Stuewe, failed to gain. Wilson punted 25 yards to Seward who recovered the ball on his own 20-yard line. Holmes punted 35 yards to Stuewe. Kansas lost 15 yards on a poor pass from center. Wilson punted 35 yards to Seward. Holmes hit center for no gain. Kane replaced Stuewe. Holmes punted to Wilson. Stuewe hit right guard for 5 yards. Kansas penalized five yards for offside play. Greenlee hit line for 3-yard line. Quarterback put on hold. Williams possession on her own 30-yard line. Score, Kansas 0, William Jewel 0.
Second Quarter
Strothers again right end for Kansas. Seward gained two yards through center on two downs. Holmes punted 30 yards to middle of the field. William Jewell penalized 5 yards for holding. Greenlee and Detwiler rammed Jewell's line for a first down. Kushner offside. Greenlee and Stuewe made 7 yards around left end. Weidlein missed a goal from placement on 40-yard line. On a 5-yard gain by Martin and a 5-yard Kansas penalty, William Jewell made first down. Seward ran 20 yards around left line. On a right leg tackle. Holmes punted 25 yards, Greenlee returning ball to middle of field. Wilson and Detwiler on 4 downs made 10 yards around Jewell's line. Downfield down. Greenlee was thrown back for 8 loss fumbling Wilson's pass. Stuewe hit the line for 5 yards. Parker, replacing Detwiler, passed line with the 38-yard line. Half ended in ball in William Jewell's possession on her own 20-yard line. Score, Kansas 0; William Jewell 0.
Third Quarter
Detwiler again playing left half for Kansas. Holmes kicked off to Wilson who returned back to Baltimore and fumbled ball on second down, William Jewell recovering it on Kansas 40-yard line. Holmes lost 8 yards to Wilson and fumbled ball to Wilson, who returned 4. Strothers punted 35 yards to Seward who was downed in his tracks. Mulloy replaced Tudor with 30 yards to Wilson, who made no gain on return. Kansas penalized 15 yards for holding. Holmes punter fell over the field for 25 yards more. Seward recovering the 65-yard kick on his own 25-yard line. Sommers replace Holmes, who fell over the field for 25 yards more. Seward recovering the 65-yard kick on his own 25-yard line. Sommers replace Holmes, who fell over the field for 25 yards more. Seward fell on the ball on Sommers' fumble, William Jewell's ball first down. Holmes punter scored to Sommers. Sommers joined with Kansas (Continued on page 4)