THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 15, 1908.
DEFEATED THE SOLDIER LADS
NUMBER 52
IN AN ERRORLESS GAME KANSAS SCORED ONE.
Jayhawkers Took an Easy Game from Normals—Carlson Is the Best Batter.
Last Saturday the Jayhawker ball players met the soldier team of the Thirteenth Regiment in Leavenworth and defeated them in a fast, close game by the score of 1 to 0. Uncle Sam's boys won the championship of the Philippines while they were in the far east but Coach Kaufman's aggregation was too much for them.
The Kansans played a fast, errorless game. Harlan pitched good ball and had the boys in blue on his staff during most of the contest. The one run of the game was made by Doubleday in the third inning on an error and a hit by Carlson.
Won From Normals.
Five to one, with the Jayhawkers on the long end,
was the score of the Kansas-State Normal baseball game in Emporia last Wednesday. The contest was slow and, except for a home-run by Hoffman,
was featureless. The score:
Kansas -2 0 1 1 1 0=5
Emporia-0 0 0 0 0 1 0=1
Meet Washburn Friday.
Friday the ball team goes to Topeka to meet Washburn. Before the game the K. U. mile relay team will race with a Washburn team. Saturday the Haskell Indians play on McCook.
A Loving Cup to Winners.
A Lawrence jeweler will award a splendid eight inch silver and gold loving cup to the class that wins the inter-class track meet on April 25. This cup is to be permanently known as the Sol Marks Trophy and is to remain in the trophy room in the gymnasium. The class that wins the meet every year will have its year and the year of its victory engraved on the cup. When any class wins first place three years out of the four the cup will remain in the trophy room as the perpetual property of the class.
Batting Averages.
| | A. B. | B.H. | Av. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Harvey | 11 | 1 | .090 |
| Doubleday | 11 | 3 | .264 |
| Young | 13 | 2 | .154 |
| Jennings | 12 | 1 | .083 |
| Carlson | 7 | 3 | .428 |
| Angney | 11 | 2 | .182 |
| Gibbs. | 8 | 3 | .375 |
| Rockerfeller | 11 | 3 | .264 |
| Hoffman | 6 | 2 | .333 |
| Harlan | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Professor W. A. McKeever, of the department of Philosophy at the State Agricultural College, was visiting here this week.
KANSAS LOST
OKLAHOMA WON A VICTORY IN ANNUAL DEBATE.
Affirmative of Income Tax Question Ably Defended, However, by Childress and Merilatt.
In the annual Kansas-Oklahoma clash on the forum, which occurred at Norman, Oklahoma, Friday evening, the Sooners defeated the Jayhawkers by a vote of the judges of two to one. Both sides were well prepared and when the last speaker finished the audience was in doubt as to the outcome. J. M. Childress and C. C. Merillat ably defended the negative of the question: Resolved, that Congress should enact an income tax law. Oklahoma presented a strong team to uphold the affirmative of the question. The judges of the debate were: J. C. Carlyle, Arlington, Texas; A. N. Young, banker, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and C. M. Briles, Superintendent of Instruction of Muskogee.
JOINT CONCERT AT TOPEKA
Washburn and K. U. Boys Sing Together in the Auditorium.
The concert given by the University Glee Club, in conjunction with the Washburn Glee Club was held last Friday evening in the Auditorium at Topeka.
The Washburn Club was strong on classical music, making a contrast with the light comedy singing and the informal air of the University boys. Miss Grace Boles and Miss Nellie Lincoln, of Topeka, assisted with solos and readings.
The special features of the University part of the program were "Floating on a Marcel Wave," by Irwin Snattinger, and "Mr. Indian" sung by R. E. Teall and the club. Mr. Snattinger sang as an encore a burlesque on a Washburn student. The Washburn club was stronger in numbers having seventeen members.
The Spring concert of the Orchestra will be given tonight in the Fraternal Aid Hall at 8:15. A special effort has been made to make the program popular, and favorite numbers from several former concerts have been included, as well as new ones. A piece of particular interest will be a selection from "The Pirates of Penzance," the opera which was given last year. Miss Phipps will play a violin solo, and Miss Russ will sing Gounod's popular "Serenade." Athletic tickets good. Admission 25 cents.
Orchestra Concert Tonight.
A NEW SYSTEM
AT FRIDAY'S MEETING COL- LEGE FACULTY VOTED IT.
Wider Range in Electing Studies under New Plan—Must Choose Major.
In a meeting of the faculty Friday morning the much discussed question of revision of the elective system was finally decided. The plan agreed on completely changes some features of the present system. It is far more flexible than the old and will allow a student a broader field from which to choose his studies. At the same time, it will prevent him from doing practically all his work in one department.
Under the new method, the courses in the College are divided into eight groups, each group containing from two to six departments.
The system requires freshmen and sophomores to choose five hours each from six of the eight groups. Group one is English language from which five hours must be taken. This leaves a student the privilege of selecting five out of seven groups, which means that he can dodge science or any thing else that he does not particularly want. Not more than twenty hours may be taken in one department. Sixty hours work must be completed at the end of the sophomore year.
When a student enrolls as a junior he must decide on one group as a major and register that with the Dean. Before graduation he must complete not less than thirty hours nor more than sixty in this group. Not less than 20 nor more than 40 can be taken in one department of this major group.
The work not chosen in the major course may be taken elsewhere subject to the restriction that not more than thirty hours be elected in one group.
Hurt by an Explosion.
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Dr. F. W. Bushong was painfully injured Saturday afternoon by an oil explosion. He was working with a small quantity of crude oil and nitric acid sealed in a glass tube when the mixture exploded. Mr. Bushong's face and hands were badly cut by flying pieces of glass. The force of the explosion drove particles of glass through electric light bulbs. Prof. Bushong will be unable to resume his work for several days.
H. G. Elledge, a student, was also slightly injured.
Discovered in North Dakota.
In the Kansans story of the K. U. professors whose names appear in "Who's Who," the name of Dr. J. E. Todd of the Geology department should have been mentioned. Dr. Todd's name appeared from North Dakota in the book.
WARM TIMES AT ELECTION
STORMY SESSION HELD YES-TERDAY IN CHAPEL.
Effort to Postpone Meeting Ended in Failure—Brilliant Oratory Displayed.
At a stormy meeting of the athletic nssociation,which lasted for an hour and a half yesterday the Beta-Phi Delt-Phi Psi-Barb combination athletic ticket was elected by majorities ranging from a unaminous vote to 94. The effort of a large number of students to have the election postponed for two weeks in order that an amendment to the athletic association's constitut-providing for the election of the faculty members of the board met an untimely death in the maelstrom of the political battle.
The candidates over whom there was a contest, with the votes they received are: Rouse 387, Miller 281, Worline 250, Pleasant 399, Reed 124, Crowell 156. The other officers of the association were elected unanimously as follows: president, J. W. Green; vice-president, "Bill" Caldwell; football, Baer; baseball, Holthoefer; rowing, Lynch; tennis, Lee; track, Cummins; basket-ball, Miner.
The fight was between the three above named fraternities on the one side supported by a large faction of the non-fraternity vote and the other five fraternities. The usual custom of postponing the election until the next day and voting by Australian system was rejected by the majority, which was aware of the fact that it could elect its ticket without a scrap if the election was forced at that time. The minority resorted to all kinds of tactics to delay the meeting. A dozen different motions were put and each time a division of votes was demanded.
One feature of the meeting was a speech by Professor Van der Vries in which he explained his reason for not posting the notice of the amendment. The reason he assigned was that he was afraid if the members of the association tried to amend their constitution they would have all their powers taken away.
The next Vesper service will not be held next Sunday, as announced in the University Calendar this week, but on April 26.
My Friend from India
Tenth Production of the Masque Club.
Bowersock Opera House Saturday, April 25. Matinee and Night.
Last Senior Party, F. A.A.Hall,Friday, April 17. MUSIC BY SHANTY Make your dates now