THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 23, 1907.
VOLUME IV.
BIG EXCURSION
SPECIAL TRAIN IS TO CARRY ROOTERS TO ST. JOSEPH.
Leaves at Seven-Thirty Thanksgiving Morning—Returns at 11:30 that Evening.
A special train will leave the Union Pacific depot at seventhirty o'clock Thanksgiving morning to carry the band of loyal rooters to St. Joseph for the annual Kansas-Missouri Tiger Tail twisting performance. The regular rate of $3.50 will be charged, the tickets good for two days after date of sale. The excursion will go by way of Leavenworth and it will take about two hours to make the trip. It will leave St. Joseph on the return trip at eleven-thirty o'clock sharp.
It is thought that four or five hundred rooters will make the trip. The band will be taken along at the expense of the athletic association as will the entire second team. The Union Pacific will have accomodations for four hundred on their train and many more will go by the way of Kansas City. Several of the fraternities will give their annual banquet in Kansas City with the Missouri chapters, the evening before the game, the same as in past years.
At St. Joseph everything is in readiness for the great battle. The park has been thoroughly overhauled and extra seating capacity arranged. According to the present arrangements seats can be provided for a crowd of six thousand while a thousand more can find standing room.
NOTES FROM THE GRIDIRON.
On account of the muddy grounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, Coach Kennedy had his Jayhawker squad working out in track suits in the gym.
The backfield, with Porter and Miller at the halves, Stephenson at full and Angney at quarter, is working better than it has any time this season.
The second team, captained by Ben Hennessey, end on Shorty Hammill's famous tyrosquad, is playing the Manhattan second team on the Aggies grounds this afternoon.
To a man, the football boys are pulling for a victory by Nebraska over St. Louis Thanksgiving day.
Rouse is entirely recovered from the injury he received at St. Louis. He will play part of the game at least at St. Joseph.
The game scheduled with the Nebraska second team on Thanksgiving day has been
called off. All the Jayhawker scrubs wanted to see the Tigertail twisting at St. Joseph and no team could be secured to make the trip.
Three Notable Men to Address Students in Chapel.
LYMAN ABBOTT TO LECTURE.
The University has secured several famous Eastern educators to lecture in Lawrence during the coming winter. Dr. George Burbon Adams, head of European history at Yale, will begin the course and during the week of January 16 will give a series of lectures on the English Constitution and kindred subjects. From April 15 to 17, Professor Calvin Thomas head of the German department of Columbia University will lecture on "Goethe's Faust." Then during the week preceding March 15, Lyman Abbott, successor to Henry Ward Beecher, editor of the Outlook and the greatest American religious leader will lecture on ethical and religious subjects. Dr. Abbott is on his last tour of the west and was secured for the University by Professor J. E. Boodin.
FAIRCHILD AS A "ROOTER."
"Kansas Must Beat Missouri" His Theme.
"Kansas must beat Missouri Thanksgiving," was the theme of Hon. E. T. Fairchild's address in chapel Friday. "Every man, woman and child in Kansas who has a drop of good red blood is anxiously awaiting the outcome of the battle royal between the Jayhawkers and the Tigers."
Mr. Fairchild is State Superintendent of Public Instruction and besides sounding the Jayhawker battle cry, he made an eloquent appeal for the consolidation of the district schools of Kansas.
The pre-Thanksgiving tea given by the ladies of the faculty to the University girls yesterday was one of the most pleasant of the year. The large number of girls who attend these teas is sufficient proof of how welcome they are to the co-eds. It is a most pleasant and agreeable way for the girls and the ladies to meet each other informally.
Thanksgiving Tea a Success.
Band Concert and Party.
The University band will give its first concert in Robinson gymnasium Saturday evening, December 7 at 8 o'clock and the concert will be followed by a dance. Admission to the concert will be 25 cents and the dance given afterwards will cost the gentlemen 25 cents additional.
APPOINTS BOARD
NUMBER 20
CARL YOUNG SELECTS THE JAYHAWKER STAFF.
Carl H. Young, editor of this year's annual has announced the appointment of eleven of the members of the staff. There are three members yet to appoint, but this will probably not be done until after the Thanksgiving vacation. The members of the staff appointed are: associate editor, Barney Sheridan; athletic editor, Roy Roberts; law editor, Emile Brunner; engineering editor,Samuel Forter; Wallace Hovey, R. L. Douglas, Lyman Rutledge, Rebecca Moody, Kate Reynolds, May Wallace, Evadne Laptad. Two of those yet to appoint are one each for the Medic and Pharmic schools.
Barney Sheridan the Associate Editor—Three Appointments Yet to Be Made.
The first meeting of the annual board will be held immediately after Thanksgiving when the remainder of the assignments will be made. Mr. Young and some of the board members have been making a collection of the annuals from the leading schools of the west and from these they will get suggestions in an effort to put out one of the best Jayhawkers yet issued at the university.
Beta Turkey Pull.
Last night at their house the Betas entertained at their 33rd annual Turkey Pull. At 8 o'clock a nine course dinner was served. The dining room was decorated with Beta collors and a Beta pin and turkey in electric lights. After the dinner a number of toasts were given after which the rest of the evening was spent in dancing. Music was furnished by Harry Kelly. The out of town guests were Misses Ada Burke, Eva Hirst, Addah La Hines, Brucie Porter, Messrs. S. A. Dew, Roy Pearce, Bert Beach, and C. W. Lovelace of Kansas City, Misses Bess Parkman, Glayds Riggs, and Mr. R. W. Thomas, of Emporia, Miss Gladys Scott, and Mr. Wilbur J. Greer, of Topeka, Miss Margaret Morgan, of Clay Center, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller, of Osage City, Miss Addie F. Lander of Newton, Mr. Rob. L. Morris, jr., of Nashville, Tenn., Mr. Karl Humphrey of El Reno, Okla., and Mr. Leonard Pulliam of Lyons, Kansas.
"Cy" Leland, Law '97, visited in Lawrence yesterday. Mr. Leland is just another proof of how good a lawyer and politician an ex-football manager makes.
A. G. Green, editor of the Northwestern, is visiting at the Phi Psi house.
ORCHESTRA MONDAY.
Rendition of Famous Selections a Feature.
Next Monday evening the University Orchestra will give its sixth annual fall concert in Fraser Hall at 8:15. This year there are thirty players in the orchestra and Dean Skilton believes he has the best material that has ever been collected together at the University. A very high class program has been attempted this year and one that orchestras of previous years could not have rendered. The feature of the program will be "Unfinished Symphony" by Schubert, Miss Phipps, violin; Miss Reynolds, contralto; and Mr. Dalton, violincello; will be the soloists of the evening. There are ten numbers on the program and the athletic ticket is good for admission.
The program: Overture, "Mason and Locksmith," Auber; Song to the Evening Star from "Tannhauser," Wagner,—Trombone Solo, Mr. Baird,—Cornet Solo, Mr. Hillabrant; Violin Conceto. Romance and Finale, Wieniawski—Miss Phipps; Waltz for Stringed Orchestra, Czibulka; Passepied, Gillet—Violincello Solo, Mr. Dalton; Song Without Words, Tschaikowski; Aragonoise, Massenet; Unfinished Symphony. Schubert; Contralto Solo from "St. Paul," Mendelssohn—Miss Reynolds; Hungarian March from "Faust," Berlioz.
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE.
Baker and Ottawa Scheduled County Clubs Working Out.
The basket ball squad has been working out on the fine court in the Robinson gymnasium for two weeks. No new men have been brought out but last year's squad led by Captain George McCune has been working faithfully.
Games with Baker and Ottawa have been scheduled for December 7 and 13, but the big games have not yet been located.
The county clubs of Douglas, Greenwood, Cherokee and Sedgewick have organized teams for Thanksgivings games.
Dr. Naismith is coaching the teams and will arrange a tournament for them. The winning team will be allowed to hang its photo in the trophy room.
HOT WATER NEXT WEEK.
University to Repair Heating Plant of "Gym."
The gymnasium is to havehot water next week. The contractor has disconnected the connections with the steam plant and his responsibility in the matter is ended. The University has held up $1.500 from the contractor and will use this money to fix up the steam plant in the gym as it should be. The work will be under the direct supervision of the University and will doubtless be done right at last.
Only Party before Christmas Holidays. Juniors, December 6th.