THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
TOPEKANS HERE SATURDAY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 5, 1908.
NUMBER 21
THEY MAY HAVE A TRUMP UP THEIR SLEEVE.
Coach Kennedy expects his team to capture the Washburn game. "The game is going to be harder and the score closer than most people here realize," said the Kansas coach this morning. "Washburn has something held back that they have not let out yet."
Coach Kennedy Says Two Defeats Do not Necessarily Indicate they are a Bunch of Crripples.
Saturday the Washburn football team, ancient foe of the Jayhawkers, closes the football season on McCook. The Capital city team has suffered two defeats this year, one from St. Mary's and the other from Drake. Dope is never very substantial in football, and this is especially true when Washburn is concerned. The Topeka players always put up their best game against Kansas and Saturday Weeds will have his men trained to turn a few unexpected tricks.
The Kansas players are in first rate shape for the game and with good weather promised the game will be a great one. The Washburn rooters are coming down in great numbers and the biggest crowd of the season will be out Saturday.
Water Polo Contest.
In an exciting water polo contest yesterday the Lawrence team defeated the all-scrub team by the score of 3 goals to 1. The team work and terrific onrushes of the Lawrence swimmers were too much for the scrubs. The team lined up:
LAWRENCE ALL-SCRUBS
Maffet ...L. G...Cain
Kanaga ...F...Loomas
Kreider ...C...Abernathy
Smithmeyer...G...Jones
Fisher...F...Williams
Grignard...R. G...Clark
Rooter's Section Saturday.
The section of the north bleachers directly east of the reserved seat section will be set aside Saturday for the rooters. Washburn is going to bring a great crowd of lusty lungers and in order that the Kansas effort may be effective all men who want to yell will seat themselves together in the rooters section.
Fed Apples to Band Boys.
The University band serenaded W. R. Stubbs at his home, west of Lawrence, last night. He invited the boys into the house and talked briefly on the results of the election. Mr. Stubbs also treated the boys with a tub of apples.
EDUCATORS COMING.
Bishop Griswold and Dean Castle to Speak.
The University will have among its speakers for the coming winter some of the most prominent educators of the country. The entire list of speakers is not ready for publication, as the contracts have not been signed, but two have consented to come. The first speaker will be Bishop Griswold of Salina, who will deliver two lectures, one during chapel, Friday, Nov. 13th, and the remaining one before the vesper service on the Sunday, Nov. 15th. The second speaker will be Assistant Dean Castle of Harvard University, and head of the English department of that school. Mr. Castle will deliver a lecture "On Poe" on Thursday, November 19 and on Friday he will speak in chapel.
Mrs. G. W. Thurston of Parsons, is the guest of her sister Miss Essie Mills.
COSTUMES FOR ROYAL KNAVE
Elaborate Costumes Chosen for Masque Play.
Miss Gertrude Mossler and Vale Nance, as representatives of the Masque club, spent Saturday in Kansas City selecting costumes for the play, "A Royal Knave." They succeeded in procuring the original caste costumes which were used by the Lester Lonergan Company, which produced the same play. The costumes are of an elaborate nature.
The club will hold its first dress rehearsal Nov. 13th.From that date to the dates of the play, Nov.19 and 20, all rehearsals will be in the opera house.
To Give Series of Recitals.
Misses Helen Phipps and Gertrude Mossler will give a series of recitals in the leading cities of this state during the year. The first recital will be given Thanksgiving evening at Leavenworth.
UNIVERSITY DEMANDS CAR SERVICE.
Tomorrow night at the meeting of the Lawrence city council a question of vital importance to the University is to be decided.
The council by its action is to say whether or not the University of Kansas is to have electric car service. There are two companies asking for a franchise in the city and the city council has been dallying with the affair for about three months although it appears that the relative merits of the two companies have not been the subject for the council's delay.
The Laming company, financed by Belgium capital wants a franchise to build a local and an interurban system, but does not want to build its line to the university campus. Another company composed of local parties all responsible and financed by the General Electric company wants a franchise to construct a local and an interurban line. It not only is willing but is anxious to build its line to the University. By agreeing to build its line through North Lawrence and by other methods which are hard to fathom the Laming company has secured the support of five or six members of the city council.
The Kansan is expressing the unanimous sentiment of the University in urging the city council to grant the franchise to the local company. It offers better local service and the same interurban service. It is composed of local men; the Laming company is composed of foreigners. The local company has promised to have its line in operation on the "hill" by next summer. The Laming company refuses ever to come on the "hill."
It is to the interest of the city of Lawrence to insist that any line that enters Lawrence shall come to the University. It is undoubtedly to the interest of Lawrence business men to see that the council grants a franchise to the company that wants to put the University in closer connection with the city.
The University of Kansas has some right to a voice in public affairs when questions of such vital importance to its future are at stake. The University of Kansas has an opportunity to secure car service. It demands that the city council get out of the way.
CHOSE CAST FOR PLAY
THESPIANS TO PRESENT THE CLIMBERS IN JANUARY.
The Climbers is a Play Dealing With New York Society—Georgette Brown to Direct Club
gia Brown to Direct Club.
At noon today the Thespian club chose the cast which is to fill the parts in the play which the club will present sometime during the month of January. The tryout was held last night under the direction of Miss Georgia Brown, of Kansas City. The cast chosen is: Richard Sterling, E. K. Clevenger; Edward Worden, E. E. Haney; Johnny Trotter, Earle Grant; Godesby, Ralph Spotts; Dr. Steinart, Maurice Allendorfer; Ryder, George Hiatt; Frederick Mason, Dan Nevinger; servant of Hermitage, Willard Wattles; Jordan, butler of Sterling, Tom Lee; first footman, Richardson; Learned footman, Mr. Fishman; Mrs. Sterling, Grace Warner; Miss Ruth Hunter, Fern Cramer; Mrs. Hunter, Alma Manley; Jessica Hunter, Rebecca Passon; Clara Hunter, Fern Eddie; Miss Godesby, Gretchen Rankin; Miss Sillerton, Lola Smart; Marie, Clara's maid, Miss Keneaster.
This is a play dealing with New York society, and the efforts of the characters to get into society. At the beginning a mother and her three daughters are left without any money by the death of the husband and father. In order to get wealth the mother forces her daughter to marry a supposedly rich man who proves to be a scoundrel. The play ends with the suicide of this man and the happy marriage of the daughter with her lover.
Secret Practice Now.
Commencing this afternoon the gates of McCook field will be closed during the football practice and no visitor will be allowed on the field. Coach Kennedy is teaching his pupils the new plays he has been framing up and they will be kept strictly away from the eyes of the public until the proper time for springing them.
Music in Chapel Friday.
Miss Sarah Wilder, who sings in the recital tonight, and Miss Nitra Abraham, of Kansas City, will sing in chapel tomorrow.
Scoop Club Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the Scoop club Tuesday November 10, at 7:30, at the Sig Alph house.
The Chi Omegas have pledged Miss Helen Stevens of Parsons.