The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME VI.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 15, 1910
TWO JUNIORS COMPOSE SONGS
JUNIOR FARCE TO BE A MUSICAL COMEDY.
Graham and Gillman Have Written the Musical Numbers—Tryout for Parts Next Tuesday.
The farce, "The Student Count," which accompanies the annual junior prom this spring is to be an original musical comedy according to the announcement made this afternoon. And more than that not only all of the lines have been written by students of the third year class, but the musical hits as well have been composed by two juniors. They are Matt Graham and Ray Gillman. These students have composed, it is said, a number of bright, catchy songs which will be sung for the first time this year.
The book of the farce itself has been written by members of the farce committee. The story is one of modern times and the scene is one that will be instantly recognized. The question of international marriage is the theme of the piece and the amusing and ridiculous situations arising from this question when applied to student life form the main feature of the farce.
The play this year will include a chorus of twenty people, besides the ten principals who are scheduled to carry off the leading honors of the evening. Special scenery will be provided and various other novel features will be anounced later.
The farce committee, together with Miss Gertrude Mossler, the director, will hold a tryout for parts a week from tonight, March 22, at 7:00 o'clock in Fraser hall. At that time all who attend the try out will be expected to be prepared to show some elocutionary or vocal talent.
ALUMNI IN WASHINGTON.
University alumni and former students now residing at the national capital or in cities nearby met at the Cochran hotel of Washington, D. C., last Saturday evening for the annual dinner of the Kansas University club of Washington. Representative Charles F. Scott, '81, was toasmaster. Speeches were made by Representative, W. A. Calderhead, and Prof. W. R. Manning of George Washington University, who received a master's degree here in 1902.
Congressman Scott Toastmaste at Banquet.
Among those present to enjo; reminiscences of Kansas were I. J. Adams, '06, and wife; G. M Bettis, '98, and wife; Frederick Keplinger, '00, and wife; J. C Swayze, '99, and wife; Burtor McCullom, '03, and wife; Prof. E. F. Stimpson, '90, and wife; H. S. Bailey, '02, T. B. Ford, '04, F. C. Shrader, '19, R. W. Wells, '97, and E. R. Gentry, '05. A feature of the function was the menu cards, the work of Mrs. Fred Keplinger.
STUDENTS ARRESTED.
Hopping Street Cars Gets Them in Trouble.
Two well known University students were arrested last night by a street car conductor and taken to the county jail where they were lodged in the public cell.
The students, both of whom should have known better from recent experiences, persisted in jumping on and off a Massachusetts street car. The conductor ejected both of the men three times before they were arrested Each time they were forced of the car it was done because they refused to pay fare.
Because of early classes this morning the students were released late last night and in al probability there will be no prosecution.
MANY ENTRIES IN INVITATION MEET
University Will Be Represented in Relay—Many Athletes Entered Unattached.
Although the relay race with Missouri will be the only event i Missouri will be the only event inicially entered in the K. C. A. C invitation meet at Kansas Cit, Saturday night, the school will be well represented. Many of the best track men of the University have entered unattached and wit try for honors.
All the races will be handica events except the 50-yard desi which will be a straight-away.
The following entries have beer filled with Coach Hamilton :
1 mile relay—Haddock, Roberts, Rice, Martindell, Hamilton Davis, Smith.
NUMBER 67
50-yard handicap — Haddock!
Roberts, Gribble, McKinnon.
50- yard invitation—Haddoel Roberts.
440 yard handicap—Rice, Davis Stryker, McKimmon, McMillon jr.
1 mile—Badger, Kraus, Clark
E. W. Davis.
1 mile—Patterson, Fisher, H Kemp.
Pole vault—Johnston, Wenger Thompson, Strain, C. Woodbury H. Woodbury.
Hurdles—Winters, Hamilton Stryker, C. Woodbury, H. Woodbury.
Saturday afternoon from 5:30 to 7, the Kappa Kappa Gamma soority will give a "Dutch Market" at their chapter house, 1400 Tennessee street, the proceeds of which are to go to the Y. W. C A. The market is to be a copy of the markets in Holland. Eery man and woman in the University i cordially invited to come.
High jump—Wilson, Smith French, Johnson.
To Give Dutch Market.
Shot put—Ammons.
Have You One?
Four copies of last Thursday's Kansan, No. 65, are wanted by the business manager. He will pay 5 cents each for the first four offered him.
Henry Huffman spent the week end at his home in Ellsworth.
FIRST MEETING CALLED TONIGHT
GEORGE NEAL, CLASS PRES IDENT. INTERFERES.
Rumors of Trouble Over Senior Play Bring About a Committee Meeting.
Following a conference between George Neal, president of the senior class, and Vale Nance, chairman of the senior play committee, a meeting of the committee has been called for tonight. It will be a meeting of the entire committee and will be the first that every member of the committee has had an opportunity to attend this year.
Reports hinting trouble be between the manager of the senior play and the chairman of the play committee, which have circulate during the past week, led President Neal to seek a conference with Mr. Nanee.
"I spoke to Mr. Nance of the need of harmony on his committee," said Mr. Neal this morning. "Mr. Nance, it seems, claims that the girls of the committee, or two of them at least, agreed to let him write the play and present it them to assign parts. Of the three girls on the committee, Miss Sutton and Miss Lawson, say that nothing was said to them about this. A synopsis of the play will be read at the meeting this evening.
"Some of the reports may have been exaggerated, but however that may be, the senior class is going to stand for its rights t have a good play."
THIRD MATINEE SUCCESS.
Imitation Comic Opera Staged a Chi Omega House.
The third sorority matinee for the benefit of the Y. W. C. A. was given Saturday afternoon at the Chi Omega house. A very eleven imitation comic opera was staged The program was:
Overture, "Boola."
Chorus, "Hello People." Monologue—Grace Waugh. "Venetian Song"—Nancy Fish er.
Chorus, "The Proper Way to Woo; reading—Sue Burgess.
Dust Twins Dance—Jennie Purdy and Ruth Hodgson and the "College Girls' Chorus."
No Coach Elected.
Dainty refreshments were serve to about ninety people.
The athletic board held a meeting today,but took no action wit regard to hiring a football coach for next season.
Harry S. Coleman, '08, of Topeka, spent Sunday visiting friends in Lawrence.
The K Club will meet tonight a 7 o'clock at the Sig Alph house All K men are requested to at tend.
J. A. Russell of Memphis, Tenn.
has been pledged Phi Gamma Delta.
Mr. Russell was formerly a
student of Princeton.
THE WEATHER.
Fair and warm tonight and Wednesday.
R. L. DOUGLAS WINS PRIZE
For Best Essay on the Commission Plan.
Word was received yesterday by Dean J. W. Green of the School of Law, that the prize of fered in the year 1909 by the Edward Thompson Book company for the best paper, written by a senior in the School of Law, has been won by R. L. Douglas.
The work was sent out to be graded last spring and has just been returned. The topic o which Mr. Douglas wrote was "Should cities of the first and second class in Kansas adopt the commission form of government?"
The prize is a set of American and English Encyclopedia of Law valued at $250.
TO DEVELOP THE HEAVY HITTERS
The warm breezes slipping over McCook had the desired effect on Ebright's base ball try-outs and the way the twenty-five boy frisked around the bases, cavorted about the fields and pounded the ball, sent little thrills of joy into the heart of the coach.
Twenty-Five Men Try Out for Positions on Ball Team. —Much Enthusiasm.
The men who are trying out are vastly in excess of the number of places and the competition is strong. It is hoped that the result will be to develop a team hitters and men to be chosen for this talent rather than for fielding ability.
"The trouble with our team last year," said Coach Ebright we that the men could not hit whips meant runs. This year we will devote the most of our time to remedying this defect and if the men continue to show the form they are now exhibiting, they will be second to none in the valley."
SPOKE IN CHAPEL
Patterson Spoke o
"Error."
Professor
Prof. L. D. Patterson spoke this morning in chapel on the subject of "Error."
Professor Patterson held the view that error was humorous. He read a list of examination answers which he had received and told that the only joy in grading papers was to run across some such things.
He closed his talk by telling the good to be derived to student from error discovered and corrected.
George Knappenberger, a junior in the School of Medicine at Rosedale, spent Monday in Lawrence visiting friends in the University.
The final vesper service will take place Sunday afternoon at 4:30. The program will be entirely musical.
ATHLETIC BOARD ELECTIONAPRIL4
WILL CHOOSE OFFICERS AND STUDENT MEMBERS.
Election May Be Held According to the Australian Ballot System.
The annual election of the officers and student members of the athletic board will be held in the chapel at 12:15, Monday, April 4 according to an announcement made by the athletic board yesterday.
The officers to be chosen are a president and vice president. Four student members of the board will be elected at the same time, and chairmen of the athletic committees of the University also.
Secretary E. W. Murray of the athletic board said yesterday that the election might be held according to the Australian ballot system. In that event the election will be held at a different place and the voting places will be kept
The present student members open all day.
of the board are Carl Pleasant Ralph Spotts, and "Tommy" Johnson.
ANNOUNCE RECITALS.
Elaborate Fine Arts Course Next Year.
Dean C. S. Skilton of the School of Fine Arts has made final arrangements for the 1910-1911 recital course and will announce the dates for the concerts at a later date. Among those who will appear are Harold Henry, Alfred Calzin and Agnes Lapham, pianists.
Calzin has been heard in for mer recitals and Miss Lapham and Harold Henry are two accom plished graduates of the Fine Arts school of the University of Kansas.
Those who will sing are Little Ormond, soprana; Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, contralto, and Fred Martin, bass. Mrs. Wilson is a Lawrence favorite and Mr. Martin has been heard at recitals here before. The other artists will be Karl Klein, violinist, and a well known composer, and Paola Gruppe, who is making his first tour of this country.
George A. Neal, president of the senior class, spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Hutton or Wichita returned home Saturday after spending the week with her daughter, Vera, a freshman in the College.
Miss Bonnie Beasley of Pittsburgh, a freshman in the College last year is visiting Miss Ethel Douglas.
Mrs. Young, of Kansas City, Mo., is visiting her sister Florence Deley, a junior in the College.
Miss Alicia McNaughton of Tonganoxie visited friends at the University last week.