THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 4, 1908.
NUMBER 50
KANSAS WON FIRST GAME
DEFEATED OTTAWA BAPTISTS BY SCORE OF 5 TO 1.
Rockerfeller's Home Run and a Brilliant Stop by Jennings the only Features of Contest.
In spite of poor baseball weather, the Jayhawkers celebrated the opening of the season of 1908 this afternoon when they defeated the Baptists from Ottawa by the score of 5 to 1. The high wind made the day anything but ideal for baseball but nevertheless Captain Young and his stalwarts put up a creditable brand of the national game.
The feature of the contest was a home run by Rockerfeller and a great one-handed stop of a hot liner by Jennings.
Rockerfeller's long swat came in the eighth inning and two men gamboled across the plate in front of him. Hoffman, the local slabist, was in great form and several times with men on bases, he settled down and blanked the men from Ottawa.
The new men on the Jayhawker squad played like veterans.
K. U.:—Harvey, 1f.; Doubleday, cf.; Young, 1b., Jennings, ss.; Carlson, rf.; Angney, 3b.; Gibbs, 2b.; Rockerfeller,c.; Hoffman, p.
Ottawa: Henderson, 3b.; Edwards, ss. McDonald, 1f.; Martin, rf.; Rishel, 2b.; Deitrick, cf.; George, 1b.; Price, c.; Rubick, p.
Howell, umpire.
Ottawa—0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0—1.
Kansas—0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 *—5.
The second game of the double header this afternoon was called off on account of rain after Pat Harvey had made one score.
Forde Glee Club Manager.
The glee club met Tuesday evening and elected Ed Forde of Emporia manager for next year. The club decided to do away with the position of assistant manager and entrust all cares to Mr. Forde. No librarian will be selected until next fall. Bozell, Teall and Professor Hubach were appointed as a committee to confer with the authorities of the University in regard to giving some emblem to the members of the club in recognition of their services. Another committee composed of Cooper, Snattinger and Thomas was appointed to draft a new constitution for the club.
For the edification of the people who thought they were running to a fire when the Fowler Shops whistle blew today, it may be stated that the signal which has been agreed upon as a fire alarm is a succession of five short blasts.
A SON IS BORN
HEIR TO CHANCELLOR CAME THIS AFTERNOON.
Fowler Shops Whistle Heralds Birth of Newest Student at the University.
An heir to the Chancellorship has been born. If the young chancellor had come to any less distinguished parents than he did, the announcement would have read something like this:
A report came into the Kansan office today noon that the Chancellor had a baby at his home. A Kansan reporter called the Chancellor over the telephone.
"Chancellor and Mrs. Frank Strong are the proud parents of a baby boy, born shortly after noon today. Both baby and mother are getting along nicely."
"Hello, how much does the baby weigh"asked the reporter.
"We don't know yet, we haven't weighed him, but he sure is a Buster," replied the Chancellor with a hearty laugh that lasted for almost a minute.
"What is the baby's name" inquired the reporter out of curiosity.
"Haven't found a name yet. In fact we haven't had much time yet to think about it," said the Chancellor seriously enough, but with an inward chuckle of delight.
At 3:30 o'clock when the report became current on the hill that the Chancellor's heir had arrived the whistle in Fowler Shops was blown to herald the birth of the infant. McCook field was nearly deserted and five hundred people started for the hill, janitors with fire extinguishers came from every direction, but when they found out the occasion of the excitement their worried looks changed to expressions of delight.
DECIDE BASE BALL SCHEDULE
Play Fifteen Games.—May Day Game at Ottawa.
Wednesday afternoon the schedule committee met the athletic management and approved the following base ball schedule for this spring:— April 16, Washburn at Topeka. April 17, St. Mary's at St. Marys. April 18, Normals at Emporia. April 20, Baker at Baldwin. April 25, Baker at Lawrence. May 1, Ottawa at Ottawa. May 2, Washburn at Lawrence. May 4-5, C.B.C.at St.Louis. May 6-7, Washington at St.Louis. May 8-9, Missouri at Columbia. May 15-16, Missouri at Lawrence. May 22, Washburn at Topeka. May 25-26, Washington at Lawrence.
May 29, K.S. A.C. at Lawrence.
June 5-6, K.S.A.C. at Manhattan.
WORK STARTS
COMMITTEE OE TEN IS MAKING INQUIRIES ELSEWHERE.
Faculty Committee Refuses to Allow a Vote on Amendment to Constitution.
The committee of ten which was appointed at the meeting of students held last Monday night has begun its work, by sending out a large number of letters to different institutions for the purpose of securing information that may assist in the establishment of some kind of initiative in the University of Kansas. The letters will be sent to the student heads of various organizations in the different schools. A large number will be sent to the editors of University papers.
It is the intention of the committee to gather as much information as is possible from other schools and then talk with faculty members here and try to decide upon some system of student government that will suit conditions as they exist here at the present time. The plan is finding favor with most of the faculty members although there is a general sentiment among faculty members against giving into the students' hands those things which concern the relation of the school to other schools and those things which involve the expenditure of money.
The agitation started a few days ago to make the faculty members of the athletic board elective by the student body appears to have met with defeat, because the faculty refuses to have the matter voted upon.
A member of the committee who was selected to draft an amendment to the constitution said today: "We are up against it I guess. The constitution provides that it may be amended by a vote of the members of the athletic association. All the students are members, but the committee refuses to allow the amendment to be put up for a vote and of course that muzzles us completely."
Sig Alphs Gave House Party.
The Sig Alphs gave an informal dancing party at their chapter house last evening. The music consisting of mandolin and guitar was furnished by Shanty Newhouse. The guests from out of town were: Mrs. Blanche G. Apt and Miss Elizabeth Apt, of Iola; Misses Edith and Minnie Stewart, of Wellington; Misses Margaret Hamilton, Minnie Loewer, Bolina Burchett, of Kansas City, Mo.; W. S. McCoy, of Independence, Mo.; and A. N. Brady, of St. Joseph, Mo.
PUTNAM GOES TO OXFORD
FAMOUS KANSAS ATHLETE WINS SCHOLARSHIP.
George Putnam Was a "Gun" in His Studies and on the Gridiron While Here.
George Putnam, '07, now a graduate student at Yale, was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship from Kansas this week. This scholarship pays fifteen hundred dollars a year and gives the fortunate candidate an opportunity to travel extensively in Europe besides carrying on his work at Oxford.
Putnam was a noted athlete at the University of Kansas. He was one of the best football guards in the Missouri Valley and played on the Kansas team last year, and at the present time holds the University record for the hammer throw. He is also a shot putter and discus thrower of ability.
Besides being an athlete Putnam is a student. He won the Yale scholarship last year for his work in philosophy.
E. W. Murray, now assistant professor of Latin in the University won the first Rhodes scholarship given from Kansas.
Sigma Xi Initiation.
The Sigma Xi society held an initiation Thursday evening for the members elected at the March meeting. The new members are as follows: Everett Copley, Harold Bozell, H. P. Broderson, E. A. White, Chester Heuser, Archie Weith, and Ebb Crumb. Professor R. K. Duncan read a paper on "The Trend of Chemical Inventions." The information for this paper was gained by a study of the patents granted to chemists in the last few years. The investigation showed that the leading chemists are now taking out patents to cover their discoveries.
Phi Gams Take Second Game.
The third game of the interfraternity baseball schedule was pulled off Thursday afternoon between the Phi Gams and Alpha Taus. With "Sprouty" Porter in the box and "Red" Coulter behind the bat the Phi Gams won by the close score of 6 to 5. Burdick did the twirling for the Alpha Taus with Tyler as backstop. The second game of the series between the Phi Delts and Phi Psis was postponed on account of cold weather.
Blackmar Delegate to Virginia.
Gov. Hoch has appointed Prof. F. W. Blackmar as delegate to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections to be held in Richmond, Va., during the first part of May.
K. U. Band Concert and Party, Gym, Friday, April 10. Get Tickets of Band Boys or at Check Stand. 25c.