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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Sent. 29.1959
A Female Fan Explains: "This, Friend, Is Football!"
Bv Sara Pfeiffer
Feeling rather insurec on the all-important subject of football, two of my feminine friends and I got together, compared notes, and came up with what we feel is a reasonably accurate version of the gridiron game as it is played today.
These observations may help the inexperienced spectator understand the game.
The game itself takes place on a long, grassy field, carefully decorated with cute little white stripes. These stripes assist the players in starting when the "Go" signal is given, and in running across the field in a straight line.
Two teams, consisting of 11 members each, are involved in the game. The players dress in brightly colored uniforms with padding in strategic places. This stuffing is particularly important as it fools the enemy line into thinking the opposition are giants.
One member of the team, the third-back, is given the special job of calling a series of code numbers before the play begins. This too, is simply a diversion to confuse and rattle the opponents.
At this point, we disagree slightly, but finally decided that the object of the game is to be in possession of the prize, a small oblong ball resembling a foot, hence the name "football."
Actually, the game is similar to Button, Button, Who's Got the Button. Everyone tries to pretend that he has the ball, and at the same time scrambles around trying to find who really does have it.
When one team makes an excellent play, it is rewarded by one of the umpires who drops a small red flag. It is appropriate to cheer at this time if your team has been duly honored.
The scoring of the game is a simple matter. When the crowd starts yelling "Hold that line," the player with the ball runs to the end of the field and touches the goalpost. For this his team is given six points. Sometimes the team is given seven or eight points, but we weren't quite sure exactly why. We think it has something to do with how well the umpire likes the team.
We all agreed that the real climax and the most important part of the game is the halftime period. It really doesn't matter if one misses the other parts of the game, as this merits the most attention. The band plays, alums and students sing, and pretty girls are paraded around the field.
This is worth sitting through the rest of the game. So get out your raccoon coat, goatskin flask, and hum a few bars of "Hail to Thee." You'll be ready to go.
... On the Hill . . .
Jolliffe Hall
Jolliffe Hall recently entertained three women's scholarship halls. An exchange picnic was held Sept. 18 with Sellards, an hour dance last Tuesday with Miller, and an hour dance Thursday with Watkins.
GSP
Gertrude Sellards Pearson upperclass held a mixer from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday. There was dancing in the dining room and refreshments were served. Chaperones were Betty Huntington, Mrs. Merle Nichols, and Nancy Smith.
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Delta Chi
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Delta Chi fraternity has elected two new officers for the coming year. They are: Edward Epps, Villanova Pa., junior, vice president, and Gary Wanamaker, Stockton junior, sergeant at arms.
Delta Chi pledges were honored at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, at a yell-in at the chapter house. A party at the Dine-a-Mite followed the yell-in.
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James Leonard, Humboldt junior, has been elected president of the Delta Chi pledge class. Other officers are Douglas Walcher, Wichita freshman, vice president; Carson Black, North Kansas City, Mo. freshman, secretary-treasurer; Jerry Andre, Honolulu, Hawaii sophomore social chairman; and George Tiller Wichita freshman, sergeant-at-arms
Alpha Phi Alpha
Officers of the Sphinx Club, Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, have been elected for the 1959-60 year. They are; George Vetreese, Topea sophomore, president; Fred McCann, Oklahoma City, Okla. sophomore, vice president; George Buford, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, treasurer; Ernest Turner, Kansas City, Kan. freshman, corresponding secretary; Charles Matthews, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, recording secretary; and Elmer C. Jackson, Kansas City, Kan. sophomore, reporter.
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Foster Hall
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity announces the election of two new officers. They are: Jerry Seyb, Iola senior, pledge trainer, and Michael Morrow, Kansas City, Mo., senior, secretary.
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Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity held a yell-in at 7 p.m. Sept.18 to honor its new pledges.
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Foster Hall officers for the fall semester are Edward Faunce, Lamoni, Ia. senior, president; Carl Sutherland, Prescott sophomore, vice president; Robert Divelbiss, Kansas City, Kan. junior, secretary; Charles Anderson, Osage City sophomore, treasurer; Larry Moore, Topeka sophomore, social chairman; Larry Sunderland, Fairview sophomore, scholarship chairman; Theodore Childers, Wamego sophomore, political chairman; Larry Milne, Hawatha sophomore, and Dale Collison, Humboldt sophomore, Interdormitory representatives; David Pharis, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore, intramurals chairman; Kelman Miller, Horton sophomore, historian.
Richard Green, Pratt, is the new president of the Phi Gamma Delta pledge class. Other officers are Nick Mills, Kansas City, Kan., secretary; John Johnson, St. Joseph, Mo, treasurer; Jack Fischer, Eureka, sergeant-at-arms; and Macon Dudley, St. Joseph, Mo., social chairman. All are freshmen.
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Janet Douthett
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Douthett of Augusta announce the engagement of their daughter, Janet, to Arthur Powell, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Powell of Coffeeville.
Janet Douthett to Marry Mr. Powell
Both are seniors at the University of Kansas.
Dickson to Head Pharmacy Class
Robert Dickson, Riverdale, Ill. has been elected president of the senior pharmacy class.
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Other officers are Larry Herrelson, Galena, vice president; Kenneth Hush, Emporia, secretary; and Thomas Purcell, Wichita, treasurer.
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Feminine Fancies Are Fulfilled; Fraternity Men Give Up Pins
Sigma Kappa sorority has announced the pinning of Sally Nixon. Wichita sophomore, to Gary Winfrey, Pratt junior, Winfrey is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Roberts-Thompson
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority has announced the pinning of Charlotte Roberts, Independence sophomore, to Gary Thompson, Wellington senior, Thompson is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Oliver-Boettcher
Sigma Kappa sorority has announced the pinning of Gail Oliver, Wymore, Neb., sophomore, to Bob Boettcher, a student at the University of Nebraska, and a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Wall-Mansfield
Phi Kappa Sigma announces the pinning of Jerry L. Wall, Roeland Park sophomore, to Ann Mansfield, 6502 Craig Road, Merriam. Miss Mansfield is a student nurse at St Luke's Hospital in Kansas City.
Bradley-Harvey
Alpha Phi announces the pinning Wednesday night of Carolyn Bradley, Chula, Mo. senior, to John Harvey, Salina senior. Harvey is a member of Delta Chi fraternity. A party at the Dine-a-Mite followed the pinning.
Trendel-Kirk
Sigma Kappa has announced the pinning of Janice Trendel, Topeka, to John Van Kirk, Louisburg. She is a junior in elementary education. He is a senior in music education and a member of Phi Mu Alpha Symphonia.
Donna Evans, Overland Park sophomore, and Norma Smith, Topeka junior, assisted with the pinning.
Keeler-Handly
Miller Hall announces the pinning of Carol Keeler, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, to John Handly, Wyckoff, N. J., senior.
Handly is affiliated with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
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Rita Peters Will Head Nurses Club
Rita Peters, Smith Center sophomore, was recently elected president of the University of Kansas Nurses Club.
Other officers for the coming year are Judith Beymer, Lakin, vice president; Virginia Gramzow, Almena, program chairman; Karen Stolte, McLouth, secretary; Sharon Harrington, Topeka, treasurer; Janie Jensen, Kansas City Mo., social chairman, and Carolyn Vath, Cimarron, publicity chairman. All are sophomores.
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