THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 1, 1908.
NUMBER 49
A MEETING APRIL 23
THE STUDENTS TO MEET IN MASS TO ORGANIZE.
At Meeting Monday Night a Committee of Ten Was Appointed —Enthusiastic Speeches.
The meeting of students held Monday night was not held to air the personal grievance of any student or students in the University. It was a meeting that was representative of all the student body, called for the purpose of deciding upon some plan of giving the undergraduate student body the power of initiative in University affairs that vitally affect the student body. The meeting was not factional or personal.
Representatives from the different schools, from clubs, fraternities, musical and debating organizations, University publications, athletic organizations and other student enterprises met in the parlors of the Eldridge hotel Monday night and launched a movement looking to the establishment of a central student body in the University to control undergraduate affairs. A mass meeting of all the students of the University was called for April 23, and a committee of ten representative students was appointed to investigate such systems at other schools and make a report to the mass meeting.
The meeting was presided over by Secretary of the Y. M. C.A.Hagerman,and talks were made by Coach Kennedy and many of the students present.
Coach Kennedy told of the marked success of student government at Pennsylvania. The coach said: "There is a very sick man at the University of Kansas and that man is the undergraduate body. The students do not consider seriously enough the problems that they should help solve. The time has come for the undergraduates of the University to assert themselves. If our student activities and undergraduate interests are to reach the greatest success, every student should consider himself duty bound to aid in working out the student problems. The final authority on all student questions should rest with the faculty, but the student body should pass on many of the details that so intimately affect their welfare."
The proposition was discussed at length by a dozen representative students and the sentiment seemed to be unanimous that the time was
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SEASON OPENS
PLAY EMPORIA AND OTTAWA
THIS WEEK.
Freshmen Active in Athletics Track Tryout Saturday Win from Leavenworth.
Next Friday afternoon when the first man for the Emporia Normals steps to the home plate the base ball season of 1908 will begin. The Teachers have no championship aggregation and Captain Young's husky band ought to romp away from the first clash with a game in the "won" column.
The Ottawa University nine will be on McCook Saturday afternoon. The Baptists have a fair team this year and the contest ought to be interesting.
The first of May game will probably be played in Ottawa. Manager Lansdon has not been able to induce Baker to meet the Jayhawkers in Baldwin on that day and Ottawa, being easily accessible to the K. U. rooters, is second choice.
Men For Friday and Saturday.
The batteries for the games Friday and Saturday will be Hoffman and Rockerfeller, and Harlan and Rockerfeller. The batting order is Harvey, l. f.; Doubleday, c. f.; Young, 1b; Jennings, s. s.; Carlson, r. f.; Angney, 3b; Gibbs, 2b; Rockerfeller, c; Harlan, Hoffman, or Stephenson, p.
Freshmen Track Tryout.
Saturday afternoon before the Ottawa-K. U. base ball game the Freshmen of the University will hold a track meet on McCook to pick representatives for the inter-class meet on April 18. The Freshmen have some good material and Coach Hagerman expects them to come close to the winners in the class meet.
Chancellor to Make Addresses.
Chancellor Strong will be kept busy this spring making commencement and various other addresses. Friday of this week he is to lecture before the North-east Kansas Teachers Association at Leavenworth. He will go to Lincoln on the 23rd to make an address in the Convocation of the University of Nebraska and also to lecture to the teachers in the public schools there. In May, he delivers the commencement address at the University of New Mexico, and in June he makes the commencement address at Friends University in Wichita.
Sophomores Debate Tryout.
The sophomore class will hold a tryout Monday evening in Fraser Hall to pick a team for the Freshmen-Sophomore debate on May day. Sophomores wishing to tryout will hand their names to Rollin Perkins, Paul Harvey, Edwin Cooley, Lester Disney, or O'Connor Smith.
ART EXHIBIT
HAS BEEN VISITED BY 2805
PEOPLE.
In Spite of the Large Number Who Saw Pictures, Exhibit Will Barely Pay Out.
The art exhibit at the University of Kansas closed Saturday night after being open since March 4th. During the twenty-one days the exhibit was open the pictures were seen by 2805 people. About $550 was taken in which will just about pay all expenses. Six of the best paintings were sold while they were at Lincoln, the University of Nebraska securing the "Canal at Brughes" by Eaton. None of them were sold here. The pictures have been cased and sent away, the majority being sent to New York in a special car.
There has been a start made for the collection next year, several paintings have been secured at Philadelphia.
"The exhibit was a success" said Professor Griffith, "it was a good collection and was well appreciated I think by all who saw the paintings."
Prof. J. D Newton Married.
Prof. J. D. Newton, of the Engineering department was married Saturday, March 28th to Miss Minnie Madaris of Kansas City, Missouri. The marriage ceremony was performed by W.J.Dalton, rector of the Church of the Annunciation. Mr. and Mrs.Newton will be at home after May1st at 713 Rhode Island street. Professor Newton has been for the past two years Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering in the University of Kansas.
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Calvin Thomas Coming.
Dr. Calvin Thomas of Columbia University, New York, the greatest living authority on "Faust" will be at the University on the 16th and 17th of April. While here Dr. Thomas will give two lectures on "Faust" will speak in chapel on the 17th, and will deliver a lecture in German before the students of the German department.
Sigma Nus Win First Game.
In the first game of the interfraternity base ball schedule played yesterday afternoon the Sigma Nu team won from the Sigma Chis by the score of 12 to 7. Gossard and Russell were on slab duty for the Sigma Chis with James on the receiving end. Stephenson and Cowell were the batteries for the Sigma Nus. The second game of the series will be played at the driving park in south Lawrence this afternoon between the Phi Psis and the Phi Delts.
WILL HAVE POST OFFICE
SUB-STATION TO BE INSTALLED AT THE UNIVERSITY.
Will Open April 16—Work on Fixtures Begins at Once— No Mail Delivery.
The U. S. Postal Department has issued orders for the establishment of a postoffice at the University of Kansas which will begin operation April 16. It will be known as sub-station number one of the Lawrence postoffice and will be under the supervision of E. B. Cronemeyer, University accountant. G.R. Duer and N.S. Coventry will have charge of the local business.
Stamps, money orders, registered letters, newspaper wrappers and postal cards can be obtained from the new station. It will contain all the features of a regular office with the exception that no mail will be delivered from it. The University authorities tried to get the mail delivery privilege, but the Government refused the request. The work on the necessary equipment will begin at once. The station will be in the Registrar's office, and will be open during school hours.
FRESHMEN WIN LOVING CUP.
Class Basket Ball Tournament Ended in Favor of Freshmen.
In the final game of the class basket ball tournament the freshmen swamped the juniors by a score of 37 to 14. The first half was close, but a spurt by the freshies near the close, gave them the long end, the score standing 19 to 10. The juniors were only able to score four points to their opponent's eighteen in the second half. Long and Moffet were the stars for the freshmen. This game entitles the freshmen to the loving cup and to having their picture placed in the trophy room.
All Stars Win Game.
With the Miller brothers out of the game, the All Stars won from the Varsity at basket ball Saturday night by a score of 45 to 35. Johnson and Allen were the main scorers for the All Stars, while Captain McCune and Bergen made 28 of the Varsity's points, the former caging nine pretty field goals.
Violinist in Chapel Friday.
Wort Morse, a concert violinist from St. Louis, will play in chapel Friday morning. One of his selections will be the Concerto Paganini. Professor Carl Preyer will play his accompaniment. Mr. Morse is a personal friend of Professor C. E Hubach.
Senior Party, Saturday, April 4, F.A.A. Hall. Open to all. Admission 75 cents.