THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 19, 1908.
VOLUME IV
A LARGE CLASS
270 STUDENTS WILL BE GRADUATED THIS YEAR.
With 270 students in the graduating class, and a series of original and entertaining "stunts" by the seniors and alumni, the Commencement festivities at the University of Kansas promise to be a gala affair this year. The class is the second largest in the history of the school.
Governor Johnson To Give the Commencement Address—Robinson Gymnasium Dedication.
Edgar Y. Mullins, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will preach the baccalaureate sermon, Sunday, June 7, the beginning of Commencement week. Attorney General Fred S. Jackson will give the alumni address Tuesday, June 9. On this day the big "stunts" by the senior class and alumni are pulled off. The senior farce in Marvin Grove, the big senior parade to McCook field, and the senioralumni baseball game are some of the things the unlucky undergraduates must miss.
Governor John A. Johnson, of Minnesota, will give the Commencement address proper.
One of the features of the week will be the dedication of Robinson Gymnasium. On this occasion old athletes of the school for years back will be present to witness the ceremonies. Chancellor Strong will make the address. Mrs. Governor Robinson will be present, and Professor F. W. Blackmar will respond for her.
C. M. Harger, dean of the Journalism School, spoke to the newspaper classes Monday morning on "Interviewing." He said that interviews may be easily secured from embryo statesmen who gather in Topeka. He mentioned ex-senator Peffer as the type of a man which a reporter delights to interview.
Harger Talks on Interviewing.
Chancellor Speaks in Kansas City.
Chancellor Strong will go to Kansas City tomorrow to address the Western Presbyterian conference which meets there this week. His subject will be "Religion in State Universities."
NUMBER 67
NO MASS MEETING HELD.
Chancellor Absent Part of Time Doesn't Approve of Plan.
The meeting which was called for this morning during chapel time to determine upon a permanent organization for student government was not held. The Chancellor was absent from the University till last evening and the committee failed to make arrangements for holding the meeting.
In speaking of the affair this morning, "Buster" Brown, chairman of the committee said, "I was unable to see the Chancellor till this morning. While he is not strictly in favor of the present movement, I think that he will give us some chapel time during the coming week."
Spoke on Historic Lawrence.
Prof. G. R. Crissman spoke in chapel Tuesday morning on "Historic Lawrence." He urged that the students should study the historical geography of Lawrence and told of the plans of the committee appointed by Chancellor Strong to secure markers for sights of war time interest. He mentioned several of the spots which the committee proposes to have marked.
CAPTAIN BEN YOUNG WHOSE TEAM WON FOUR STRAIGHT GAMES FROM MISSOURI
PLAY IS READY
THE NAWAB OF ZU ZU WILL BE PRESENTED THIS WEEK.
Full of Catchy Take-Offs and Musical Stunts.—Songs Are Original.
Thursday night the class of '08 winds up a four year stretch of unparalleled participation in University affairs by presenting "The Nawab of Zu Zu," an original, catchy musical comedy in three acts. There will be thirteen musical numbers on the program given by different members of the cast assisted by the chorus.
Roy Roberts will play the "Nawab," Miss Rebecca Moody is called on the stage the "Princess Uneeda," Frank Frickleton takes the part of Professor Nabisco. Some of the members of the faculty and a number of the students are impersonated. There is a real live students' council in session in the opening act of the play. The whole scene of the play is around the University and it is said to be filled with take offs on students and faculty members alike.
The songs which are all original were written by different members of the committee. Some of them are: "Pass it Along to Father," "You'll Have To Get Off and Walk," "The Candy Kid," "The Zu Zu Man." Tickets for the Thursday night's performance will be on sale tomorrow morning and tickets for the show Friday night will be placed on sale Thursday morning.
The cast for the play is: Roy Roberts, Rebecca Moody, Frank Frickleton, Cecil Forter, Brock Pemberton, Billy Miller, J. B. Rieman, Roy Cook, Adelbert McCleverty, D. G. Siceloff, Maud Hall, Louise H. Moore, John Paul Jones.
The chorus is composed of: Louis H. Moore, Adelbert McCleverty, Richard Priest, D. G. Siceloff, Cecil Forter, Roy Cook, Brock Pemberton, J. B. Rieman, Irene Cunnick, Maud Hall, Kate Reynolds, Genevieve Clark, Eleanor Blakey, Esther Rauch, Jane Norman, Mayme Garret. John Ise is director of the chorus and Henry Smith is pianist.
Prof. W. E. Higgins talked before the Pharmaceutical Society this afternoon on, "The Legal Side of the Profession."
TRACK MEET WAS CLOSE
Gutherie Won Mile—Lowers University Record.
The work of the Jayhawker track squad at Columbia Saturday was a surprise. After the Nebraskans had defeated Kansas 68 to 49 the Missouri-Kansas meet was conceded to the Tigers by at least twenty points but the Kansans put up a great fight and held the score down to 65 to 52.
Guthrie showed up in great form in the mile and won in a killing finish from Cleland of Missouri in the fast time of 4:38. This is two seconds faster than the K.U. record.
Cummins, in the two mile, set the pace all the way and although he was beaten two yards at the finish he clipped seven seconds off his University record.
The relay team, composed of Priest, Dennis, Martindell and Young, all of whom had been in one or more previous events won the mile relay from Missouri by a margin of one yard in the fast time of 3:32 1-5. This is as fast as any Missouri Valley team is running the distance.
Martindell and Bergen, new men, showed up well in the meet. Martindell took a first and a second and Bergen got a second to Priest's first in the half.
The weight men, always the main reliance of Kansas, fell down and lost the meet. Branham took the discus from Kansas at only 106 feet. Kurtz won the hammer at 122 feet, the distance the average high school athlete can make. Had the weight men done their part, Missouri would have won the meet by a much smaller margin.
INTER-FRATERNITY DEBATE.
Student Control to be Discussed Tomorrow Evening.
The fraternity men of the University will contest in debate for the Ewing Herbert loving cup tomorrow evening in Fraser Hall. The question of student control will be discussed by the Greek letter men. The Ewing Herbert loving cup was given by Mr. Herbert three years ago, and the fraternity winning it in three successive contests keeps it as a permanent trophy.
Senior Play, May 21 and 22.
A Local Musical Comedy of the Highest Class.
THE DRAMATIC EVENT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Tickets Tomorrow Morning at Woodward's Drug Store, $1.00, 75c 50c, 25c.