THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 29, 1908.
NUMBER 18
DAY OF REST FOR VARSITY
COACHES WILL VISIT MANY HOSTILE CAMPS SATURDAY.
Squad To Watch Washburn Play Drake, Indians and Freshmen Play First Team.
Saturday the Jayhawkers will get the first rest they nave had since the football season opened. While no game is scheduled for the day every man connected with the team will be busy at some effective work. Coaches Kennedy and Mosse will be at Lincoln attending the Nebraska-Iowa game. Kansas plays both these teams and the coaches will get a line on the form of both aggregations on the one trip.
Coach Rouse will be sent to Columbia to see the plays the Tigers use against the mighty Ames Team. Nearly the entire football team will go down to Topeka where Washburn plays Drake Saturday. Each Jayhawker can pick out the man fated to be his adversary a week later and watch his particular style.
Coach Kennedy is not letting his proteges loaf this week just because Saturday is an off day. Yesterday evening the Varsity lined up against the Haskell Indians. The Red-men were given the ball on the K. U. 40 yd. line and kept the ball continuously irrespective of the gains made. The practice gave the Jayhawkers excellent experience in breaking up forward pass formations.' The Indians made numerous gains with their pass. Kennedy's men grew more successful in blocking the play as the game progressed.
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Tuesday evening the Freshmen scrimmaged with the regulars. Rouse has a husky, well drilled bunch of first year men and they played the Varsity to a standstill. The Freshhes used the Washburn plays and formations and made some headway against the stars. On the whole, however, the Jayhawkers solved the Washburn formations.
Officials for Washburn Game.
The officials for the Washburn game have been agreed on by the two schools. Masker, of K. C.A.C., will be referee, Bonnifield, of Kansas City Central, umpire; and Wade, of Topeka, head lineman.
Professor E. Miller, head of the mathematics department, talked in chapel Tuesday morning on the neglected art of conversation. He urged the students to cultivate the art of sensible conversation.
Prof. Miller Talks.
Neil Coventry Eng '08 of Ft. Scott stopped over here today on his way to Idaho. He was the poll vaulter on last spring's track team.
IS 30 YEARS OLD
LAW SCHOOL CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT.
Justice Benson of the Supreme Bench Will Speak.—R. O. Douglas Will Be Toastmaster.
Tonight at the Eldridge house will occur the fourth annual banquet of the School of Law, commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the school. Among the prominent speakers will be Hon. W. A. Benson, of the Kansas supreme bench, who was an instructor in the school shortly after its inception.
R. O. Douglas will preside as toastmaster. For the senior class Harley Wood will reply to the question, "Why are we here?" Fred G. Apt, of the middle class, will speak for those who are "Betwixt and Between;" and I. N. Williams will voice the slogan of the juniors, "Three years and an LL. B. to gain." Remarks will be made by Chancellor Strong, Dean Green and Prof. H. W. Humble of the Law school, and Sam Bishop of the Lawrence bar.
The law banquet was inaugurated four years ago when the law building was dedicated. All students and alumni of the school are invited, and it is expected that a number of out of town alumni will attend. The Law school will be given a holiday tomorrow and it is probable that little will be done in the school until after election.
The Law department was organized in October, 1878, by Dean J. W. Green. Thirteen men entered the first class, and by the end of the year all had dropped the course. The next year Dean Green was assisted by J. Patterson. They received a fee of $15 from each student as a salary. The first class of 8 members graduated in 1880, among whom was L. H. Perkins of Lawrence.
"Uncle Jimmy" allowed the students to use a part of his law library. The Board of Regents finally donated $500 for books, and the nucleus of the present school was started.
Roval Dresden Orchestra.
A feature of the May music festival next spring will be the Royal Dresden Orchestra, which is considered one of the finest in Europe. Three concerts will be given by the orchestra. Isabelle Bouton, soprano, and Edward Lockhart, basso, will be the other attractions during the festival week. This orchestra will make its first American tour next spring.
Fine Arts Have a Spread.
The students of the drawing and painting department of the Fine Arts school gave a spread in Snow hall Wednesday afternoon. Thirty-five pupils were present at the feast. Mrs. Fisher and Misses Rowlands and Edie managed the affair.
FOR BASKETBALL
SCHEDULE INCLUDES TRIPS NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST.
Large Number of Candidates for Places.—Allen May Coach Team Again.
Manager Lansdon has arranged a long schedule for the basketball team this year including three trips. During the holidays the team will play at Emporia, Manhattan, Salina, Lindsborg, Newton, Wichita and Winfield. A later trip will be made to St. Louis and Columbia. On this tour the boys will play Washington University, Warrensburg Normal and Iowa University. Nebraska and the K. C. A. C. team will be included in the schedule.
A large number of candidates will be out for practice which begins November 1. Bergen, Randall and Heizer will try out for center. D. McCune, G. McCune, Bond, Peard, Long and Wohler will try for forward. Captain Woodward will play one guard and Martindell, Johnson and Fisk will contest for the other place. The athletic board has not decided on a coach yet but probably Phog Allen will take the team again this year.
ATHLETIC BOARD ELECTION.
Parker and McCune Are Running for the Place.
The election of a member to the Athletic Board to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Milton Miller, will be held in the chapel tomorrow at 12:15.
Two candidates are running for the place, Frank Parker and George McCune.
Parker is a Sigma Chi and was cheer leader last year. He holds the record for the high jump of the University. McCune was captain of last year's basket-ball team and will play again this year.
TO GIVE "THE CLIMBERS."
Thespians Will Appear on Stage in Latter Part of January.
"The Climbers" is the name of the play to be given by the Thespian Dramatic Club during the latter part of January.
The play committee, composed of Hazel Allison, Eva Detwiler, Sybil Betts, Roy Simpson, and Maurice Allendorfer, met yesterday afternoon and selected this play from a list submitted by Miss Georgia Brown.
Kemp Talks to Quill.
Harry Kemp occupied the hour at the Quill club meeting Tuesday afternoon with a discussion of John Keats, the English poet. He gave an interesting sketch of the poet's life and character interspersed with the reading of some of his poems and comments upon them.
ANNOUNCE PROM COMMITTEES
PRESIDENT FAIRCHILD GIVES OUT APPOINTMENTS.
Plum Tree of Junior Class Picked— Kauffman and Woodward Prom Managers.
Fred Fairchild, president of the junior class, announced this morning the appointments of the various class committees for the year.
A special meeting of the class will be called in a short time to decide upon the date for the junior prom, and the advisability of admitting the "middle laws" to the prom. The class will give a series of six parties this year besides the prom. Two will be given before the holidays, on November 6 and December 4.
The appointments are: managers of the prom, Earl Woodward, Dick Kauffman.
Invitation and program committee: Herbert Cowan, chairman; Rey Baum, Frank Nutter, Cyrus Leland, Val Adams, Carl Sherman, Letha Hurst, Margaret Fort, Esther Evans, Anna McCov and Blanche Zurcher.
Finance committee: Edward Banker, chairman; O. E. Markham, Ralph Spotts, Edward Baumgartner, Ralph Harmon, Karl Pohlman.
Music committee: Elmer Padfield, chairman; Clifford Cole, Carl Eddy, Pearl Emley, and Edith Meyers.
Decoration committee: Roland Perkins, chairman; Mattison Leslie, Elmore Roberts, Edward Shauffler, Fred Smithmeyer, Pearl Stuckey, Helen Graham, Lola Lindsey, and Gail Sutton.
Refreshment committee: John Garver, chairman; Arthur Seddon, Morris Breidenthal, Helen Nolder, Bessie Henrichs, Keene Fones.
Farce committee: John Powers, chairman; Paul Harvey, W. H. Ollis, Hazel Allison, Iris Calderhead, Alberta Cresswell.
"THE ROYAL KNAVE."
The Masque Club Decides on Play for This Year.
"The Royal Knave" will be presented by the Masque Club of the University November 19 and 20. There are twenty-five speaking parts in the play. All parts have been assigned and practice is being held every night under the direction of Miss Gertrude Mossler.
The play is said to be of a higher class than any yet given by the Club. The scene is laid in France at the time of Louis XI. The action centers around the deeds of Louis in disguise. The Burgundians are besieging Paris and a mob scene forms the exciting part of the closing scene.
Mildred Poindexter returned from Topeka yesterday.
Freshman Class Party, Friday Night, Oct. 30 Gymnasium, Music at 8:30 Admission 75 cents