THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME II.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 28, 1906.
LAWYERS WIN
D.J. SHEEDY, CLYDE BALDWIN AND J. F. BENDER ELECTED.
The Voting Was on School Lines The K. C. Medics Voted Straight.
Dennis J. Sheedy, Clyde Baldwin and John F. Bender were chosen by the balloting this morning to represent the students on the program University day, May 11. The voting was entirely on school lines, and the campaign was on the whole one of the unique events of University politics. The Law school nominated Sheedy in a meeting last Friday, just after the announcement of the contest for places on the program. By the promise to support the Medics and the Pharmics in their future political battles, the Laws secured the promise of their solid support for Sheedy. Then they petitioned the committee to allow all three votes to be cast for one man, and by this means cinched the election of their candidate by a large margin.
To make assurance doubly sure, Sheedy's "manager," J. W. Blood, went to Kansas City and secured the vote of the upper class Medics for his candidate. Fifty-five votes were secured in this way, and if they had understood the voting of three votes for one man, Sheedy's total would have been 1011. As it was he secured 901 votes to 562 for Baldwin, and 536 for Bender.
All the men chosen are seniors, Sheedy in the Law School, Baldwin in the Engineering School, and Bender in the College. The active interest taken in the choice of speakers promises a very flattering support for the program May 11, when the successful candidates will speak.
NUMBER 51
Display Cases for Geology.
Prof. E. Haworth has just had a magnificent show case built for the geological museum, which is located on the third floor of Snow Hall. The case was designed by Prof. Haworth and is built on entirely original plans. The case contains four specimen decks, capable of holding many hundreds of specimens each. It is of quartersawed oak, 16x8x4. Eight oak pillars support the structure, and it is really a work of art.
Mr. Haworth said, "I had the case constructed according to my own ideas at a cost of $315." The geological museum has been growing rapidly in value during the last few years owing to Mr. Haworth's activity and Mr. Kay is transforming the room from an unorganized aggregation to an orderly collection of specimens.
ELEVEN GAMES SCHEDULED.
No Tiresome Long Trips for the Football Men.
The Kansas football schedule for next year includes eleven games, five of them with state universities. Six of them are at Lawrence and the longest trip away is the St. Louis trip Nov. 3, for the game with St. Louis university. The schedule is:
Sept. 29—Kansas State Normal at Lawrence.
Oct. 3-College of Emporia at Lawrence.
Oct.18-University of Arkansas at Lawrence.
Oct. 27- University of Colorado at Lawrence.
Oct. 20—University of Oklahoma at Lawrence.
Nov. 3-University of St. Louis at St. Louis.
Nov. 10—Washburn at Topeka.
Nov. 17—University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Nov.17—University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Nov.24—Agricultural College at Manhattan.
Nov.29-Missouri at Kansas City.
The important changes from from schedules are the dropping of Haskell, the addition of St. Mary's, the substitution of St. Louis for Washington university and the resumption with Nebraska. A very gratifying feature of the schedule is the absence of long tiresome trips which invariably put the team in such bad condition that they cannot play a game that would do them justice. With the present prospects for a team next year, Kansas should come out at the end of the season with a large share of these games to her credit.
Glee Club Started Yesterday.
The Glee Club left Monday for their spring trip over the northern part of the state, to be gone for a week, giving concerts every night. They will spend Sunday in Minneapolis, Kas.
The University has had printed for them the programs that will be used. They are neat eight page booklets, filled with views of the University buildings and grounds with the middle pages devoted to the program of the Club and the roll of Club members. This is the first time that the Club has been recognized in an official way. Professor and Mrs. Hubach accompanied the Club, the former as director and the latter as accompaniist.
J. W. Kayser Goes to K. C. Star.
J. W. Kayser, editor of the Kansan during the past year goes to Kansas City this week to accept a position on the Star. He has finished his work in the College and will get his degree in June. He is the second University student who has gone to the Star this year.
HOWLAND SCHOLARSHIP.
Applications for It Must be Filed by April 15.
The Marcella Howland memorial scholarship which yields about sixty dollars is open to the young ladies of the Junior and Senior classes of the College and is awarded each year by a committee of the faculty of which Professor Galloo is chairman. Applications for the scholarship should be made by April 15 and handed either to the chairman of the committee or to the Chancellor's secretary. Miss Howland was graduated from the University in 1890. A young woman of high ideals, she gave promise of a splendid career. After graduation she attended an eastern college and returned to enter upon her work when death called her away. To perpetuate her memory a fund of one thousand dollars was invested, the income of which was to be given as aid to worthy young women of the University to enable them to complete their course.
Had to Work on Streets.
The active interest taken by the University students in the primaries last week recalls a time when a lot of students were caught for their poll tax and had to work on the city streets. It had been customary for the officials to overlook the fact that a number of students claimed citizenship in the city in order to vote. On this occasion the students were on the losing side, and the heartless officials warned them to work their tax in the time honored manner. As it happened, they shirked so successfully that they were discharged at the end of the first half of the day.
Northwestern to Quit Football.
The Board of Overseers of Northwestern University has adopted a resolution abolishing football for five years. The debt of $12,000 incurred by the department during the football season has been assumed by the University. Hereafter a regular member of the faculty will have charge of all athletics there.
Will Be Three Hundred Guests.
The Junior "Prom" to be given on the 19th of April will be the best ever given by any Junior class if the expectations of the class officers materialize. This year at least, all seniors of the four year schools of the University are eligible to be guests of the '07 people provided they paid the "Prom" assessment last year. All members of either class should hasten to make "dates" and relieve the invitation committee. More than three hundred invitations will be issued.
OKLAHOMA WON
SOONERS TAKE BOTH GAMES FROM BASE BALL TEAM.
Lack of Practice Telling on the Boys-Left Saturday for Austin.
The base ball team has been only moderately successful on their southern trip; although they were able to annex the first two games easily, the Sooners took both games with apparent ease. However, the supporters of the team should not feel discouraged at such a showing, as Oklahoma has been practising for the last two months and no doubt was in good condition.
In the contest on Saturday at Norman the final score was 8 to 4 in favor of Oklahoma and it is to be surmised that the Sooners were getting even for the walloping they received in football last November. Kirmeyer was in the box for the Jayhawkers and kept the hits scattered but was not well supported in the field. The boys have been very reticent about sending any definite news and the ones who deserve praise for good playing will probably escape notice.
The team left on Sunday for Austin, where they played the Texans yesterday and today. Nothing has been heard from Manager Lansdon, and all that can be done is to hope that the boys put up a creditable game. Texas had a strong team last year and beat the champion Missouri team.
"Innes-Festival."
Placards bearing this inscription are to be seen all over the hill, and many supposed them to be advertising for a great sale of some sort at Mr. Innes' down town. But they are not. They are to announce the famous Innes Band of sixty musicians, which will be here for the annual music festival.
The band is one of the very best and is a valuable addition to the festival. Musicians joining the Innes band after having played with other organizations have been amazed at the character of the programmes arranged by the great band leader. They have been confronted by musical compositions the like of which are never attempted by even the best of the concert bands now touring this country and Europe. Innes has blended his band in such a manner as to secure the effects of a symphony orchestra rather than that of an organization which depends more upon the loud tones for its effects. Innes is inclined towards the compositions which were written for symphony orchestras, but gives a fair share of popular music at each of his programmes.