THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 8, 1908.
NUMBER 51
VOLUME IV.
NEBRASKA ON McCOOK
TRACK MEET CHANGED FROM LINCOLN TO LAWRENCE
Inter-Class Track Meet to be Held April 25.—Jayhawkers Meet Tigers on May 16.
At the desire of Nebraska the K. U.-Nebraska track meet, which was to be held at Lincoln this year, will take place on McCook, May 9. Last year Nebraska was defeated by only one point.
The next track meet of the season is the Freshman meet on April 18. The Inter-class meet has been postponed until April 25. The Jayhawker squad will go to Columbia for a tangle with the Tigers on May 16, and the Missouri Valley Conference meet, in which Kansas, Washington, Ames, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Drake will enter teams, at Kansas City, May 23.
If any record breakers are developed this spring they will be sent to Chicago on June 6.
The Inter-class contest will be, in many ways, the best meet in Lawrence this spring. Every member of the student body is eligible for a place in the meet and the fight for first place will be hot between the Seniors, Sophomores and Freshmen. Last year in the interschool meet five records were shattered.
Expected a Holiday Monday.
Miss Pirscher, professor in modern languages in Ottawa University, spoke on "German Supertitions" before the Deutche Verein Monday. The meeting was held at nine o'clock instead of three-thirty because the German department expected that a holiday would be granted after chapel.
Founders' Day and Initiation.
The Chi Omegas gave a Founders' Day Banquet Tuesday evening at their chapter house. Before the banquet initiation was held for Marienne Sapp and Alene Jay.
The out of town guests were Miss Florence Smith of Grainfield and Mrs. Mollison of Smith Center.
Professor Clarence Primm, of the department of Sociology, was in Kansas City, Saturday visiting the charitable institutions.
Last Senior Party
F. A. A. Hall Friday, April 17
Make your dates NOW.
CHOOSE CAPTAIN
EARL WOODWARD ELECTED BASKET BALL CAPTAIN.
Ralph Bergen the Other Candidate—New Captain Was Guard Last Season.
Earl C. Woodward, of Glasco, a sophomore in the college was unanimously elected captain of the Jayhawker basket ball team for the coming year. Ralph Bergen, of Wichita, was the only other candidate and after three ballots, he withdrew in favor of Woodward. Woodward has played guard on the Kansas five for the past two years and is well known for his steady aggressive style of play. His consistent free throwing and goal shooting has won many games for the team this season.
IN WHO'S WHO FOR 1908.
Nineteen University Professors on Honored List.
The 1908-1909 edition of "Who's Who in America," which is just being circulated, contains the names of nineteen University of Kansas professors. Fifteen of these have achieved their fame in educational work. They are: W. C. Abbott, E. H. S. Bailey, F. W. Blackmar, W. H. Carruth, R. K. Duncan, Frank Hodder, E. M. Hopkins, S. J. Hunter, F. O. Marvin, H. B. Newson, L. E. Sayre, F. H. Snow, W. C. Stevens, Chancellor Frank Strong, and S. L. Whitcomb. Erasmus Haworth is famous as a geologist, J. W. Green as a lawyer, Carl A. Preyer as a composer and L. L. Dyche as a zoölogist.
TOPENSIONPROFS
Andrew Carnegie No Longer to Discriminate Against State University Professors.
In the first endowment that Mr. Carnegie set aside he made no provision for state university professors as they were public employees and the gift might not be acceptable to them. But the National Association of State Universities asked him to give them a share in the fund with the result that he added another five millions.
Professors in state universities who are eligible may in the future receive a pension at the hands of Andrew Carnegie. A fund of $5,000,000 has been set aside by Mr.Carnegie to be added to the fund which he already has for the purpose of pensioning college professors. Professors of state universities are to be the exclusive participants in this fund.
A girls' mandolin club has been organized at Missouri University.
HIGH SCHOOL DAY
ACCREDITED SCHOOLS HOLD ATHLETIC MEET MAY 2.
Thirty-nine Prizes and Sixteen Loving Cups to Be Given by the University.
The fifth annual interscholastic track and field meet of the Kansas high schools accredited by the University of Kansas, will be held May 2nd, on McCook Field at Lawrence. These games are open to all accredited high schools in Kansas. To equalize conditions as far as possible, all competing schools will be classified as follows: Schools having an enrollment of less than 150 as class C; Schools with an enrollment of 150 but less than 275 as class B; Schools with an enrollment of more than 275 as class A; and teams representing County Athletic Associations, as class AA. To stimulate interest in the meet, the University will offer as prizes thirteen gold medals for first places, thirteen silver medals for second places, thirteen bronze medals for third places, four silver loving cups for relay races, four silver loving cups for the teams scoring the highest number of points in each of the four classes, and four silver loving cups to the individual competitors scoring the highest number of points in each of the four classes. The meet is open to athletes in good amateur standing under the rules of the American Athletic Union.
Miss Thekla Fisher has returned from a visit to her home in Lyons.
WALK TO PROM
Juniors Are Not Going to Use Cabs or Make Programs in Advance.
At a meeting of the Junior class held in chapel at noon Tuesday it was unanimously decided to do away with the use of cabs on the night of the junior promenade. It was also agreed by a unanimous vote to discontinue the practice of making out programs in advance. It was decided that none of the juniors should make out any part of a program before the grand march on the night of the prom. The class also asks that the seniors observe the same rule. The assessment for the prom was fixed at $3.50, for each junior and a like amount for anyone outside the junior or senior class.
Last Senior Party.
The Class of 1908 will give its last party Friday evening April 17. The senior class has been a most successful one in all lines of school activity.
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY
ONLY ONE TICKET HAS AS YET BEEN ANNOUNCED.
Pleasant, Miller, Rouse, and Worline Nominated by Somebody for the Athletic Board.
With the Athletic Board election coming next Tuesday the politicians of the University are inactive and as yet only one ticket is in the field.
"Uncle Jimmy" Green is again the nominee for president of the board and "Bill" Caldwell, the big sophomore tackle is the candidate for vice-president. Carl Pleasant, junior engineer, captain Carl Rouse, senior engineer, Milton Miller, senior college and first year medic next term, and "Bob" Worline, middle law, are the candidates for the four board memberships. "Andy" Cummins, sophomore engineer, is nominated for chairman of the track committee; Vern Miner, freshman college, of basket ball; "Mike" Lynch, junior engineer, of rowing; Joseph Holthoefer, freshman college, of base ball; Milton Baer, freshman college, of foot-
LOOKING FOR GAMES.
Want Three Games of Base Ball for the Vacation.
Since the announcement of vacation Manager Lansdon has been making attempts to arrange for baseball games on Thursday and Friday of this week. If the weather clears off sufficiently it is probable that the Jayhawkers will play the Emporia Normals at Emporia Thursday, the Warrensburg, Mo., Normals at Warren'sburg Friday, and the Soldiers at Fort Leavenworth on Saturday.
If this trip cannot be arranged the team will likely play with Washburn at Topeka Friday and the Soldiers on Saturday.
Debaters Leave for Oklahoma.
C. C. Merillat and J. M. Childress, the Kansas representatives of the Kansas-Oklahoma debate, leave tonight for Norman, Okla., where they will defend the negative of the income tax law in the annual clash between the Sooners and the Jayhawkers. The men have been working hard and go to Norman tonight, one of the best prepared teams that has ever represented the University. McGregor Douglas, A.B.'94, of Oklahoma City, will join the Kansas team enroute and accompany them to Norman.
K. U. Band Party, Gym, Friday, April 10.
Milton Miller, Albert Heizer and "Billy" Miller attended a dance in Osage City Friday evening.
Get Tickets of Band Boys or at Check Stand. 25c.