THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 13, 1907.
VOLUME III.
THREE STRAIGHT
JAYHAWKERS FIND ST. LOUIS TEAMS EASY.
Washington Never Did Score on Kansas.-Jennings Makes a Record.-Missouri Next..
R. H.F.
Three more games have been added to the list of victories Captain Brookens's aggregation of ball swatters have won on their southern junket. Wednesday the Jayhawkers handed a decisive defeat to the Washington University team at St. Louis by a score of 6 to 0. Then to make the tale sound better, they repeated their performance on Thursday, dealing out a terrific walloping to the St. Louis team by a score of 11 to 0. To cap the climax Captain Brookens's proteges took revenge for their defeat at football last fall, by taking the St. Louis University team into camp yesterday to the tune of 4 to 3. Dick Kaufmann held forth in the box in the contest on Wednesday, holding Washington to three long singles while with men on bases, he was absolutely invincible. The score by innings in this contest was:
K.K.H.E.
Kansas...1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0—6 6 1
Washington.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 3 7
Batteries, K. U.-Kaufmann and
Brookens; Gill and Fishel.
Thursday, Jennings, the star Westport twirler, made his first appearance in a Jayhawker uniform and celebrated the occasion by pitching a no hit game and defeating Washington by a score of 11 to 0. The work of Jennings in the box was more than brilliant and this game will go down in history as the first no hit regular game a Kansas player has ever pitched.
The tale of the slaughter in this game was as follows:
Kansas...4 0 0 0 1 0 3 —11 10 3
Washington.0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 0 8
Batteries—Jennings and Brooks;
Hardaway and Fischel.
After the two days spent in fattening their batting averages at Washington, the Jayhawkers moved over to St. Louis University and took the first game of the series yesterday afternoon by a score of 4 to 3. Today the Varsity lines up against St. Louis again, and Monday they move over to Columbia for the final games of the try with Missouri.
Kansas...0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0—4 8 4
St. Louis...0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0—3 9 6
Batteries—Harlan and Brookens;
Young and Fitzporter.
JUDGE GREEN TO C. E. S.
Makes Interesting Address on "The Expert Witness."
"Uncle Jimmy" Green addressed the Civil Engineering Society Thursday evening on "The Expert Witness." "If any of you young engineers are
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called upon to act as expert witnesses," said Judge Green, "do not let your minds be warped by prejudice. The expert witness has been much criticized and often justly so, because his testimony has not always been trustworthy. The engineer, however, from the very nature of his profession, makes the most reliable expert witness, and you should strive to maintain this reputation by fairness and impartiality.
THE T.N.E. DISBANDS
The Regular Greek Letter Frats Sever Their Connection with the Interfraternity.
At a meeting of the Board of Regents Thursday night where the presidents of all the fraternities were present, it developed that the regular Greek letter organizations had severed their relations with the Theta Nu Epsilon and that the present members cease to be active members of that organization.
In the course of the meeting in talking over matters affecting the good name and best interests of the University, it was found that the fraternity leaders were unanimous against certain dissipations which are always serious problems in the student life of a University. The Board of Regents felt that the general result of the meeting was momentous for the future of the University and especially of the fraternity life of the University of Kansas.
GAVE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.
Walter B. Snow Spoke Before M. E. Society.
Walter B. Snow addressed the Mechanical Engineering Society Thursday afternoon at 4:30 on "The Creation of a Manufacturing Plant." His talk was simply an expository account of the building up of his own company, the Sturdevant Engineering Company at Boston. His lecture was illustrated by a great many lantern slides and was exceedingly instructive as well as entertaining to the engineers.
To Give Union Station Party.
The first social function of the year exclusively for members of the Young Women's Christian Association will be given in the form of a "Union Station" party Saturday evening, April 20, in Snow Hall. All who come are invited to represent, in costume, the unusual individuals who attract attention in a union depot.
The Sigma Chis will give an informal dancing party at their chapter house tonight.
WON FROM BAKER
UNIVERSITY TEAM GIVEN DECISION BY VOTE OF 2 TO1.
Jacobs, Commons and Vigg Made an Admirable Presentation of Their Case.
Kansas, represented by one of the best debating teams ever sent out from the University, won the annual debate with Baker University last evening by a vote of two to one. The affirmative of the question, "Resolved, That the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States should be repealed," was defended by W. D. Green, F. A. Boys and W. W. Switzer of Baker while Woodie Jacobs, Clyde Commons and Sandor J. Vigg succeeded in convincing the judges that the negative and Kansas University should be given the decision.
As a whole the debate was most admirably handled, every man doing credit to himself and his institution. The debate was opened by Mr. Green, who argued that the fifteenth amendment had failed in its intended purpose and that the suffrage franchise should be taken out of national supervision and placed in the hands of the states. This was the general substance of Baker's argument throughout.
Woodie Jacobs opened for the negative and in a masterful and eloquent manner presented a plea for his race that will be long remembered by all who heard it. He was repeatedly applained during his speech.
Clyde Commons came second for Kansas and aside from doing some splendid rebuttal work, made several excellent points.
Sandor J. Vigg closed for the University and made a particularly strong speech for Kansas. His concise, clear cut statement of vital points in issue and his subtle analysis of the points of constitutional law in question forced conviction upon his hearers.
Forty loyal K. U. students were on hand to stand by the boys from Kansas, and a more enthusiastic bunch of men never cheered a debating team to victory. A large audience was present and enthusiasm ran high.
German Department to Give Dante's Play May 17.
TO PRESENT SONTAGS JAGER.
Benedix Dante's "Sontags Jager" is the play to be given by the German department May 17. It will be a one act play, containing thirty scenes, the main character being the "Sunday Hunter."
The cast is as follows: Mr. Hirschtötter, stagkiller - Mr. Paul Farragher; Bährenfeind,
Eb Crumb; Frau Hirschtötter, Miss Hackbush; Nimrod, son of Hirschtötter, Albert Learned; Diana, daughter of Hirschtötter, Gertrude Copley; Mr. Agrelius, in love with Diana, Elmer Forester; Frau Marthe, Miss Whitney; Frudchen, her daughter, Mary Gleed; Heinrich, the hunter, Frudchen's lover, Vernon Foster; Gottfried, a peasant boy; Fredrich and Rosina, two servants of the Hirschtötters Jay Ahlers and Ethel Bennett.
NO CABS TO PROM
The Junior Class Decided in Meeting Yeserday to Walk to the Prom.
In an enthusiastic meeting of the Junior class yesterday noon a motion was made and carried unanimously, deciding that no cabs should be used in going to the Junior Promenade this year. At first there was some opposition to the move by the girls, but the boys were in the majority and seeing that it was fighting against fate the entire class "jumped into the band wagon" and voted for the proposition.
The class also after a short fight reaffirmed the proposition previously acted upon, that all juniors and seniors of four year classes and all second and third year students of three year courses should be eligible to participate in the Prom. It was further decided that young women invited outside of these classes would be admitted providing half the regular assessment be paid.
SOPHOMORE NEXT FRIDAY.
Grand Preparations for the Big Party in Fraternal Aid Hall.
The different committees in charge of the Annual Sophomore have nearly completed their work and the affair next Friday night promises to be a great success. Two hundred invitations have been issued and with the sophomores who will attend it is expected that 350 will be present.
Fraternal Aid Hall will be gaily decorated for the occasion with class and University colors and with alternating colored lights. An orchestra of ten pieces will furnish the music.
In the parlors below it is proposed to have card tables and an effort will be made to afford entertainment for those who do not dance. There will be four intermissions during the evening in which refreshments will be served.
Report of Today's Game at 9:30. The report of today's St. Louis U.-Kansas game will be received at Lee's barber shop at 9:30 tonight.