THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME III.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 27,1907.
NEW OFFICERS
KANSAN ELECTS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.
Carl Young Is Editor and Roy Roberts Managing Editor. Allen Dodge, Business Manager.
The annual election of editor, managing editor and business manager of the Kansan was held in the Kansan office Monday morning and the following officers were chosen: Carl Young, editor-in-chief; Roy Roberts, managing editor; Allen W. Dodge, business manager. The resignation of Emery Trekell was accepted, and
CARL H. YOUNG
Ray Loofbourrow was elected to fill the vacancy. After the election the board adjourned to Billy's and enjoyed a spread at the expense of the new officers.
The newly elected officers are all juniors, and with their election the provisions of the constitution adopted by the subscribers as stockholders two years ago, was put into effect completely. The new editor is a junior in the College, has been prominent in track work, was a member of the athletic board last year, and has been managing editor of the Kansan for the past three months. He is from Sumner county, and is a graduate of the Sumner county high school.
Roy Roberts, managing editor-elect, is a graduate of the Lawrence high school and is a junior in the College. He is perhaps the most practical newspaper man in the University, having had several years of experience on the staff of the local papers, and as University correspondent for the Kansas City Star.
Allen Dodge, the new business manager, is a junior engineer and has been connected with the Kansan throughout the present year as assistant business manager.
Iced Coca Cola takes away that tired feeling. Billy's.
TRACK MEN WILL TRY OUT.
Coach Hagerman Will Pick His Indoor Team Next Week.
"The sole ambition of our track team this spring is to defeat Missouri," said coach Hagerman when asked concerning the team. To this end everything possible has been done. Manager Lansdon has recognized the ability of the team by ordering running and jumping spikes for the men. A special train will carry the Kansas rooters to the Convention Hall meet on the afternoon of March 15.
The team of fifteen men will be picked from forty men who are trying out now. There will be four final tryouts for each man so that there will be no complaint of not getting a square deal. These tryouts will be begun Saturday and will be finished next week. Speaking of the men "Haig" said, "This is the first official entry list given out of the men who have a fighting chance to make good in the finals. They are the hope of Kansas."
The men for the different events are:
Fifty yard dash-Lobaugh, Babb, Finch, Newbold, Dennis, Driscoll, Porter.
Low hurdles—Campbell, McCoy, Driscoll, Lapham, Allendorf.
High hurdles—Lapham, Butter, Ise, Wenger.
Pole vault—Russel, Wall, Busch, Wenger, Butler, Coventry.
Shot put—Putnam, Campbell, Wood, Drake.
Quarter mile—Loper, Blackmar, Pringle, Caldwell, Young, Babb, Dennis, Gift, Haddock, Driscoll.
Mile—Cooley, Barnhard, Cummings, Priest, Loper, Worden. High jump—Parker, Young, Coventry, Ruggles.
Half mile—Busch, Newbold,
"Milt" Miller, Priest, Worden,
Coulter.
Relay—Driscoll, Dennis, "Billy" Miller, Babb, Young, Lobaugh.
Two mile—Cooley, Worden,
Barnard, Cummings.
TRIP CUT SHORT.
Mandolin Club Cuts Off One Week of Tour.
The Mandolin Club has cancelled the dates for the first half of their trip which was to have begun March 1. The tour will begin March 8, and will include most of the Missouri dates. The trip was reduced on account of objections of the University authorities.
The Sophomores will play the Varsity basket ball team next Saturday evening in the gymnasium. The game will be for the championship of the University as the Sophs have defeated all the other class teams.
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THE SOPHOMORE
SECOND YEAR MEN WILL ENTERTAIN SENIORS.
The Sophomore class will give a Prom this spring. That much was decided upon at a meeting of the class held in the chapel at noon yesterday. The date and place of holding the Prom have not yet been decided upon but it will probably be given in Fraternal Aid Hall.
All Schools of University to Participate.—Dates Have Not Been Selected.
It is not the intention of the class to make the affair a rival of the Junior Prom and it will be made as much different from that affair as possible.
The expenses of giving the party will probably be defrayed by a general assessment of the class members. The class expects to have nearly $100 in the treasury when the time comes and the assessment will be kept as low as possible. The sophomore class has given three parties this year and has three more to give, one of which had been scheduled for May 3.
The committees have not yet been named but will be announced this week. The social committee composed of Veatch, Rowlands, Walker, Duberry, Hausman, Johnson, Clay and Waters will have charge of the financial and invitation part of the Prom.
All the seniors in all the schools of the University will be included in the invitations, and the second year students in the Law, Pharmacy and Medical schools will be asked to participate as sophomores.
Farmer's Ball.
The junior party committee is having a hard time answering questions about the Farmer's Ball Friday evening. The idea that costumes are essential, and that they are not expected to be ragged and disreputable seem to require a great deal of explanation. The cow-boy and dairymaid style is expected in costumes and a gentleman's and a lady's prize will be given for the best costumes. The affair promises to be the most successful party the class has ever given. The music has been specially selected and will surely make a hit. Postively no spectators will be admitted, and tickets must be had of the committee or at the check stand before Friday evening. The grand march will start promptly at 8:30.
Mandolin Club at Ottawa.
The University Mandolin Club will give a concert at Ottawa Friday evening. The Jayhawker Quartette will go with the Club, and will sing on the program.
THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
First Annual Contests Held Last Saturday.
The Olympic Games held in Snow Hall Saturday evening proved a source of much amusement to a considerable crowd of men who cheered and jeered the participants profusely. The program was a varied one, tumbling of all kinds, Marathon races between the "short fats" and the "long leans," work on the horizontal bar, indian club swinging, juggling, fencing and boxing. The performance on the horizontal bar by Schotz from the City Y. M. C. A., the juggling by Root and the club swinging by Ockerblad, physical director at the City Association, were especially appreciated. The last was feat done with torch clubs and the room darkened and was a pleasing sight.
But the most exciting and amusing event of the evening was the three round bout between the East and West, between the never-defeated 215 pound lightweight champion of the West and the invincible Slugger from Missouri, between Dr. Naismith and Secretary Hagerman. All the appurtenances for a bloody prize fight were at hand and the boxing, rather the pretense at boxing, was exciting even if the seconds did do most of it.
Before the fight while the pugilists were preparing for their encounter, Prof. Hopkins made a short address explaining the reasons for the meeting. "The University Y. M. C. A. is at a crisis," he said, "and we desire to know the attitude of the students toward it. It has reached a point where to continue it must expand and this can be done only by the aid and countenance of the students. The faculty and townspeople will do their part but unless the students in general approve of the Associatiation and its work it cannot increase." He asked that each man name upon a card the amount he could contribute to the Y. M. C. A. R. L. Douglas and "Stub" Rowlands spoke to the same effect. The men seemed to respond generously to the invitation to aid the Y. M. C. A.
Bill Not Passed Today.
Up until two o'clock today the University appropriation bill had not come up for consideration in the lower house of the Legislature, as was expected. It is the opinion that the bill will be reported by the ways and means committee tomorrow.
E. N. Noyes, senior engineer, and Dean Marvin have been making some road tests for the Santa Fe in connection with a damage suit against that company.