THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 7, 1908.
VOLUME IV.
NUMBER 62
SUBPOENAS FOR NINETY
STUDENTS, WISE AND OTHERWISE, TO GO ON STAND.
The Journalism School, Scoop Club and Fifty Others Drew a White Slip of Paper.
The sheriff, loaded down with subpoenas, was on the "hill" today delivering his official invitations to about ninety students who are on his list of invited guests to appear in the cases brought against the jointists who were recently arrested as a result of the exposure story in the students' edition of the Lawrence Journal.
In addition to the members of the staff that edited the Journal about fifty other students are on the invited list. The sheriff and his deputies have been collecting names ever since the "story" appeared in the Journal. A large number of those who received subpoenas, however, know nothing about the case but the sheriff says the only way he has of telling which ones make good witnesses is to have them go on the stand and tell what they may know. Most of the men who have been subpoenaed are well known students in the University.
In regard to the subpoenaing of students, County Attorney Harley said: "It is the only way we have of securing evidence against these people. No student who goes on the stand need have any fear so long as he tells the truth, for I intend to do everything in my power to protect the students from anything that would be disagreeable. We are of course depending on those we have called to tell what they know and thereby avert what might be serious trouble."
Sheriff Woodward said: "I don't see any cause for this apparent scare among the students who have been subpoenaed. It is only a case of come up and tell what you know. I am personally interested in seeing that the law is enforced and hope the students will stand back of it. If they do not I am at a loss to know who we can find to stand back of the law."
It is thought by the county officials that all the jointists will enter a plea of guilty when they are confronted with a crowd of the witnesses, many of whom they will recognize. In this case none of the witnesses will be called.
Notice.
Members of the Quill Club who wish Quill pins are requested to see Miss Sibyl Betts.
Miss Bessie Hill of Baker has returned from a short visit here with Miss Lena Terrill.
NEBRASKA
NEWBOLD ELIGIBLE AND ENTIRE TEAM IN SHAPE.
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The Jayhawker Track Squad Meets Cornhuskers on McCook Saturday.
Next Saturday afternoon the Nebraska track squad will meet the Jayhawkers in the only inter-Collegiate meet on McCook this season. The Cornhuskers are coming bent upon retrieving their defeat of last year. In the dual meet last spring the Jayhawkers were victors by the score of $52\frac{1}{2}$ to $50\frac{1}{2}$. The contest was not decided until the last event was over and Nebraska would have gone home with the big end of the score had not their two-miler stepped out of the track. As it was the Nebraska management referred the case to the A. A. U. but Kansas was sustained and was given the meet.
Newbold removed his condition Monday and will be in the meet next Saturday.
Coach Hagerman is expecting first place in the quarter, half, mile, two mile, high jump, discus, hammer and relay. Seconds are expected in the hundred, two-twenty, quarter, low hurdles, broad jump, shot, discus, pole vault, and high jump. Kansas has an excellent chance to get 64 of the 117 points and walk away with the contest.
Martin Delaney of the K. C. A. C. will referee. Sixteen out of the following eighteen men will represent Kansas: Captain Priest, Young, Parker, Drake, Cooley, Cummins, Pringle, Guthrie, Wenger, Coventry, Newbold, Eddy, Cohn, Martindell, Winters, McCoy, Bergen and Allendorfer.
Saw Kipling and Mark Twain.
Professor D. L. Thomas talked on "Rudyard Kipling" before the Quill Club Tuesday afternoon. He read some selections from Kipling's writings and commented on their character. Professor Thomas was at Oxford last summer when degrees from that University were conferred upon Kipling and Mark Twain. He had the pleasure of meeting the humorist after the meeting.
The Debating Council met Wednesday evening and voted to order medals for the boys who have represented the University in the inter-collegiate debates of the year. They will be in the watch fob style and will be adorned with miniature gavels.
Give Debate Medals.
The Chancellor left today for the University of New Mexico where he will deliver the commencement address.
HAVE A WRANGLE
LANSDON SEVERS RELATIONS WITH ST. LOUIS SCHOOL.
Christian Brothers College Insisted on Playing Ineligible Man— Kansas Loses Game 6 to 1.
As a result of the Kansas-C. B.C. game in St. Louis Tuesday Manager Lansdon has severed all athletic relations with the St. Louisans. The Missouri school insisted that Murphy should play at second in spite of the fact that he had not been on the certified list sent to Manager Lansdon, and after a half hour of squabbling Kansas allowed the protested man to play letting it be understood however that no more games would be played with Christian Brothers College.
In the game the tables were turned on the Jayhawkers and they were drubbed 6 to 1. The players waded mud ankle deep. The city lads were very successful with their bunting game. The Kansans could gather in only four hits while the St. Louisans mastered Stephenson's delivery in the seventh and drove him from the mound. Hoffman, who the day before had allowed the same team but one hit, went in to pitch but could do nothing with the opposing batters.
The series between the two schools ended with each team credited with one game, Kansas having won Monday 4 to 0.
The score:
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Kansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-1-4
C. B.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 x-6-9
Ezra Meeker Here This Week.
Ezra Meeker, the eccentric old man who is trying to get Congress to erect markers for the Oregon Trail, arrived in Lawrence Wednesday. He travels overland with an ox team and prairie schooner. He is making the Journal office his headquarters. He will speak on the streets on his favorite theme,"The Oregon Trail."
Miss Becker's Death.
Miss Cora Becker died at her home, 1042 Kentucky street, Saturday evening, May 2. Miss Becker was for a number of years assistant in Dr. F. H. Snow's entomology office and librarian in the zoology department.
Scoop Club Meeting.
The Scoop Club will meet tonight at the Phi Delt house. Dodd Gaston of the Topeka Capital is expected to be the guest of the evening.
Sophomore Class Party
Farewell for the year
May 15,1908
F. A.A.Hall
THE WEDGE OF DISCORD
COMMITTEE DISAGREES ON WOMAN'S RIGHTS QUESTION.
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Are Girls to be Represented on Council? "No," Say Some; "Yes," Others. — Brunner Withdraws.
After three hours of heated wrangling last night over the form of organization for the student council the "Committee of Ten" which was appointed at the meeting of students some time ago finally split on the jagged rock of woman's rights and as a result a majority and minority report will be presented to the mass meeting of students which is to be held in chapel next Wednesday evening.
The split was all over whether the girls should be entitled to representatives in the student council. Five of the members of the committee led by the chairman, Walter Brown, were in favor of denying the girls representation on the council. The other members, Archie Naramore, R.O.Douglas, Ernest Skofstad and Clay Waters were in favor of giving the girls a voice in the management of student affairs. The fight waxed warm. "It would be a failure with the girls dabbling in it," said the leader of the majority.
"The girls are students in this school and as students are entitled to representation in the student council," replied the defenders of woman's rights.
Neither side would give in, but held firm to their ideas of the inalienable rights of coeds. Emile Brunner has withdrawn from the committee. Two plans for a student council have been drawn up and both factions will be prepared to defend their contentions before the mass meeting Wednesday.
"We must keep the girls and freshmen off this student council if it is to succeed, for both of them control politics and always run it in the ground," said Chairman Brown.
"The girls are as much interested in student affairs as anyone and by all that's good and sweet the girls must have a square deal," said Mr. Naramore.
Duncan Brothers in Magazine.
In the May number of Harper's Monthly Magazine, Professor R. K. Duncan has an article on "The Whither-ward of Matter." In the same number of the magazine there is also a story by his brother, Mr. Norman Duncan.
The Sigma Nus entertained with a party last night in Fraternal Aid Hall.