THE KANSAN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
400 ATTEND BIG BANQUET
TOOK 15 SPEAKERS AND TWO HOURS TO TALK FOOTBALL.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 3.1908
The first University banquet ever given a varsity football team was held in Robinson gymnasium last night. Four hundred were in attendance, and the occasion was one of the most enjoyable events ever held at the University.
Mosse Made Hit as After Dinner Speaker and Indicated Intention of Going Back to Farm.
The menu was an excellent one, the caterer surpassing the usual standard of such affairs. After the guests had done justice to the viands they listened for two hours while fifteen speakers discussed the great game of football, in every possible bearing and from every possible angle. From the first game ever played by a varsity squad to the blowing of the whistle closing the last game of the ever victorious season just past, not an incident in the football history of the University was allowed to go unrecorded.
Chancellor Strong, as toastmaster, introduced the first speaker, Governor-elect Stubbs who responded to the toast, "Kansas Men." He traced the origin of the indomitable spirit of our football men back to the pioneers who suffered and wrought in the early days.
Prof. E.M.Hopkins, the first football coach of the University gave some ancient history, describing the first game with Baker and the first with Missouri.
Dr.James Naismith described some of the sacrifices which a student had to make for the privilege of playing on the team.
Ralph Spotts, this year's cheer leader, described the spirit of the University, which will lead the student body to support a team in defeat as well as in victory.
Dean Green commended this year's team for its team work and saw hope for the future in the waning of the spirit that urges the player to seek glory for himself regardless of the welfare of the team.
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GOOD
THE STUDENTS HERE LIBERAL IN ATHLETIC SUPPORT.
NUMBER 31
Fifteen hundred Athletic Tickets Sold Here as Against 522 at Nebraska and 844 at Iowa.
In his talk at the banquet last night Manager Lansdon said that student enterprises are better supported in this University than in any other in the Middle West. Nebraska and Iowa have the system of season tickets for student affairs that is in force here, but larger use is made of the season tickets here than in either of the other schools.
In the University of Kansas 1500 students, or 85 per cent of the total enrollment, have purchased season tickets this year. In Nebraska, where there are nearly twice as many students, 522 were sold. In Iowa, where the enrollment is 2500, 844 season tickets were sold.
Mr. Lansdon quoted these figures in making the point that there is no lack of college spirit of the most helpful sort in the University of Kansas.
University Vesper Service.
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There will be a University Vesper service next Sunday afternoon at 4:30 in the chapel. Dr. Koehne, of New York City, will give an address on the Personality of Jesus. Dr. Koehne is a well known preacher and lecturer. Professor Preyer will play a piano prelude, Nocturne, from Grieg; and Professor Preyer and Miss Cook will play a piano and organ postlude from Rubenstein. The anthem will be, "The Woods and Every Sweet Smelling Tree," by West. The usual beautiful choral service will be given.
Kennedy Will Don the Togs.
The Washburn football team will close its season next Saturday by playing a game against an "all star" team captained by Coach Weede and composed of all the best material of other days that can be collected. Coach Kennedy will probably play quarter for the "old spavs". It is expected that the old stars will go through the Washburn line like an express train through the morning fog.
Frank Paul, of the University of Illinois, is visiting at the Alpha Tau house.
GLEE CLUB WILL SING
FIRST FALL CONCERT IN FRASER HALL TONIGHT.
Hubach, Conley, Forde, and Snattinger For Special Numbers. — Piano Solo by McNeeley.
The University Glee club will give its first concert of the year in Fraser hall tonight. The same program will be repeated tomorrow night. The singers have been practicing for several weeks and a program of classical and popular music has been arranged.
Prof. C.E.Hubach, of the Fine Arts department, is director and Paul McNeely is pianist. The members of the club are: Sharpe, Hollingsworth and Hesser, first tenors; Snattinger and Conley, second tenors; Perkins, Douglass and Cooper, first bass; and Ford, Powers and Harlan, second bass.
The program tonight will be divided into two parts. During the first part full dress will be evident and typical college style will be the dress feature of the second part. Prof. Hubach will sing a special solo during the first part, and McNeely will play a piano solo during the intermission. Conley and Snatinger will sing a duet. Solos will be sung by Cooper, Conley, Forde and Snattinger.
The club will give its first out-of-town concerts on December 11 and 12, at Holton and Leavenworth.
Chase County Organized.
The students from Chase county met last Tuesday night and elected the following officers of their county club: President, Ralph Johnson; Vice-president, Albin Houghton; Secretary, Louis La Coss; and Treasurer, Ralph Harmon.
Prof. E. Haworth is in Pittsburg, Pa. this week to attend the sessions of the American Mining School Association of which he is president. The meeting is in conjunction with the session of the American Mining Congress.
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Raymond G. Taylor '07 of the Hiawatha High School visited during the Thanksgiving recess with his sister Miss Clara Taylor, a freshman in the college.
AWARDED
COVETED LETTER IS GIVEN TO 15 PLAYERS.
Other Warriors Who Did Not Earn Letter Given "K. U."—21 Men Rewarded in All.
Yesterday afternoon the Athletic board met and awarded "K's" to the fifteen members of the football squad. The regular line men, Rice, Caldwell, Reed, Carlson, Harley Wood, Captain Crowell, and Pleasant all had earned their letter, and Hennessey, who did such good service at end both in the Nebraska and Missouri games, received his "K" as first substitute line man. In the back field, Myers, Johnson, Bond, Dahlene, Fiske, Stephenson and Steele, all practically regulars, made the emblem.
The regular "K" is to be eight inches long. The members of the squad who did not earn their regular letter but who practiced all season and got into a game or more, were awarded a sweater with the letters "K.U." four inches in length on the front. The men to receive these sweaters are: Randall, Vaughn Wood, Houghton, Speer, Waring and Ford.
Those Who Contributed.
The following Lawrence business men contributed to the fund to purchase the gold football fobs for the All Victorious team of 1908:
W. R. Stubbs, J. D. Bowersock,
D. L. Rowlands, Hugh Blair, A. D.
Weaver, Arthur Henley, C. C. Carl,
Mrs. Clair Patee, R. E. Protsch, Lee
Bryant, J. R. Greenlees, W. A. Dunmire, J. A. Eriksen, Robt. Wagstaff,
E. B. Piierson, M. Robinson, Will
Hutson, Geo. Esterly, Bert Ober,
John Newman, O. F. Stockely
Kansas City, Mo., Innes, Bullene
& Hackman, Ben Williams, Vic
Johnson, J. L. Brady, Broer Gustafson, Wm. Wiedemann, Con
Squires.
Prof. E. H. S. Bailey is in Salina, Topeka, and McPherson this week in the interest of the chemistry department of the University.
Miss Mabel Kent '06 who is teaching at Paola visited at her home in the city during Thanksgiving vacation.
Prof. L. E. Sayre is in Topeka today for the regular quarterly session of the State Board of Health.
MAKE YOUR DATES FOR "PRINCESS IDA," DECEMBER 10 AND 11
JUNIOR PARTY Friday, Dec.4 Fraternal Aid Hall.Shanty's Orchestra,6 Pieces, Admission 75c