The official paper of the University of Kansas
THE KANSAN
Kansas.
Published every Wednesday and Saturday night of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Office in Basement of Fraser Hall. Phone, Bell, K U 25.
Roy Roberts, Editor.
Members of the Board:
Roy Roberts, Editor.
Wallace F. Hovey, Managing Editor.
Robert H. Worline, Business Manager.
Clinton Kanaga, Ass't. Bus, Mgr.
Allen W. Dodge, Circulation Manager.
Carl H. Young,
Ward V. Coble.
May W. Wallace,
H. C. Waters.
Paul Harvey.
Claud A. Clay,
Judith Connelly
Ray Lootbourrow
Lester Disney
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Entered as second class mail matter September 30, 1904, at the Lawrence, Kansas, Postoffice under the act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 1908.
ABOUT UNFAIR ROOTING
The conduct of a certain few spectators at the basket ball game Wednesday evening not only brought disgrace to the University but might have cost the basket ball squad the victory. Four times was Referee Ashley compelled to call touls on the crowd for unfair and contemptible rooting and he would have been entirely justified in adding to or three more penalties. Then the reports got out, as they are sure to, that the students at the University were not good sportsman, all because of the thoughtless rooting of a few spectators who were either ignorant of what they were doing or else were entirely lacking in some of the essentials of gentlemanliness.
But not only is such conduct unbecoming of a university audience and does it work incalculable harm to the good name of the school before the general public but it makes the team work under a heavy handicap. Three points were added to the Tigers score through this thoughtlessness of a few spectators in the crowd. One basket ball man said after the game he would have turned in his suit if the game had been lost through the work of the crowd and he would have had just cause to do so.
This matter of unfair and contemptible rooting, which has been in evidence all fall, is becoming a serious matter and if the reputation of the University is to be protected, the students must unite in stamping it out completely.
The action of the athletic manager in charging the holders of student tickets admission to the Missouri Kansas game Thursday night is meeting with much adverse criticism among the students. Much of this criticism the Kansan believes is just. The manager took the position that eight games had been played here already and that if more contests were brought here an admission would have to be charged. Now the Kansan does not want to be unfair to the manager. It
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recognizes his position, that it is his duty to make athletics pay and ward off a deficit yet at the same time it believes that he is entirely in the wrong in charging admission to the basket ball games. The whole idea and spirit of the student assessment plan is that no admission shall be charged to the various events included under the tax. If the managements cannot afford to give all the contests scheduled for the two dollars, then raise the price of the ticket but do not charge extra admissions throughout the year.
Mr. Fritschy the Swiss artist, who is the official mandolin and guitar instructor of K. U., assisted Mr. Samuel Siegle, the world's greatest mandolinist, both in teaching and concert playing for six years in New York and Chicago. All students wishing to play these instruments artistically are requested to enroll at once. See Dean Skilton for further information.
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Tel. 5321 Red. 733 Mass. St.
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Both Phones 389.
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PACE & MORGAN Beauty Parlors 817 Massachusetts Street Upstairs
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Student rates. HOLMES & COOLEY, K. U.Agts, 908 Mass, St. Both phones 383.
Schulz The Tailor 911 Massachusetts St.
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