THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME III.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 8, 1906.
NUMBER 24
A TRACK COACH
--performances here has been the prevalence of speculation in tickets. Many thrifty students have taken advantage of
J. P. HAGERMAN HAS VOLUNTEERED HIS SERVICES.
Y. M. C. A. Advisory Board Is Willing.-Hagerman Will Receive No Compensation.
Recent action of the advisory board of the University Y. M. C.A. has allowed J. P. Hagerman, the secretary of the association, to volunteer his services to coach the track team for the season of 1907. The athletic management has been hoping for this action for some time, for they are not in a position to hire a track coach this year, and Hagerman is the only chance to get a competent coach.
The track team is very fortunate in having such a man as the new secretary to work with them, for he is not only universally popular, but has a track record that speaks well of his ability to put the men through the paces.
Hagerman held the coast championship in the hurdles and in the broad jump while he was an undergraduate at Occidental College, California. He has a record of 16 1-5 seconds in the 120 yard hurdles; 26 1-5 in the 220 yard hurdles; 1:59 1-2 in the half mile; 52 seconds in the quarter. Last summer at Tewksbury, England, he took second place in the broad jump in the world's championship contests with a record of 23 feet 4 1-2 inches. Hagerman was chosen for the Olympic meet at Athens but stayed in order to get his degree last year.
Hagerman is very jealous of his amateur standing, and would coach the track team only as a voluntary trainer, for he has aspirations for some championships next summer. He has already routed out a lot of new material and with characteristic enthusiasm is going in for a championship team.
Sophomore Party Next Saturday.
The sophomore class will give a party in F. A. A. hall Saturday, December 15. The date was changed from the 14th owing to the play given by the Masquers on that night. Newhouse's orchestra will furnish music. Admission, 75 cents.
--performances here has been the prevalence of speculation in tickets. Many thrifty students have taken advantage of
Will the party who exchanged rain coats at the Fraternal Aid Hall last night please call up phone 285?
CROSS COUNTRY WEDNESDAY.
Race for the Silver Trophy Between Class Teams.
The cross-country run for the silver cup will take place Wednesday, December 12th, from the gymnasium. The rules that will govern the contest are those of the Chicago conference:
1. Each team shall consist of five men and all must finish to score for the team they represent.
3. Each man is scored as he finishes, his score being the place he takes.
4. The team having the lowest score is the winner.
By this arrangement if four teams are entered there will be twenty places, and a team may get the first three places and still lose the cup. This system of scoring may give the law school the cup over the freshmen if they do as well as expected. Cooley and Worden will probably win first and second for the freshmen but the other three men are weak. For the Laws, Driscoll will run Cooley and Worden hard as he is getting in good shape. Putnam and Campbell of the seniors, together with Driscoll, will make a formidable team even though the other two men are weak. Should they be able to get Butler and Russell to start, the freshmen might be forced into second place.
The other laws can beat the last three freshmen and should get near the cup. At any rate, the race will be the greatest track event of the season. Many of the football men will enter the contest. The freshmen, laws, sophomores, juniors and seniors will enter teams.
GLEE CLUB MADE A HIT.
Gave a Very Pleasing Entertainment Wednesday.
The University Glee Club made its first appearance of the year before a packed house Wednesday evening, and made a decided hit with its novelty program of classic music and minstrel take-offs.
The club is a decided improvement over past years, and has an unusual number of good voices. The quartette is especially good, and the minstrel quartette, Messrs Bones and Tambos, showed ability not unworthy of professionals.
CAST OF "DAVID GARRICK"
Some of the performances can be improved and will be, and some of the saws have been heard before, but on the whole, the program was very creditable.
CUTS UNDESIRABLE FEATURE.
--performances here has been the prevalence of speculation in tickets. Many thrifty students have taken advantage of
"Masque" Has Plan for Doing Away with Ticket Speculation.
One of the undesirable features connected with dramatic
the demand and by standing in line for several days and nights before the show hour succeeded in getting control of all the best seats in the house, which could be readily sold at an advance of twenty-five percent. This practice has been looked upon so unfavorably by the University authorities that the club has taken measures to discourage it and hopes that its plans will be entirely successful. Accordingly, the following rules will be observed:
1. Tickets will be sold in blocks to line parties, clubs and fraternities only.
2. No person may purchase tickets for more than one line party, club or fraternity.
3. The manager of the club will be at the place of sale and all known ticket speculators will be denied the privilege of purchasing tickets.
4. All tickets known to have been handled by speculators will be refused at the theatre door.
Last night complete rehearsals were held of "David Garrick" and "My Wife's Bonnet," the curtain raiser. Both of the casts are now letter perfect and will devote the few remaining rehearsals to putting on those touches which are so essential to a finished performance." David Garrick" is so full of opportunities for fine acting that a cast not of the standard of the present one would be unable to give a satisfactory performance of it.
By mistake, the announcement was made in chapel Friday that the seat sale would commence Monday. The sale will commence Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at Woodward's Drug store.
ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR.
"The Kilties," and the Minstrel Show Star Attractions.
At seven oclock this evening the second annual county fair will throw open its gates to the thronging multitudes. Many strange and astonishing sights have been collected for the edification and amusement of the visitors. "The Kilties" and the Minstrels are among the leading attractions. The "Pike" on the first floor of Snow Hall is lined with booths of all sorts. Refreshments of all kinds are there; the agricultural exhibit, the pennant display, the doll rack and the village of nations are a few of the things that are free on the "Pike."
Those who fear to lose touch with business affairs can have the benefit of A. D. T. service while partaking of the delicacies that the many vendors of refreshments will have for sale. The fair is by all odds the biggest ten cents worth of fun there is going. Everybody is coming.
DAVID GARRICK
December 13 and 14
Seats $1.00, 75c, 50c, and 25c. Tickets at Woodward's Wednesday, 8 o'clock.