THE KANSAN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 5, 1908
NUMBER 32
"PHOG"ALLEN MAY BE COACH
MANAGEMENT MAY SECURE POPULAR STAR.
With Good Coach, Material Under Captain Woodward Will Make Great Team.
The Athletic Association is at present looking for a coach for the basket-ball team during the coming season. Good coaches for that branch of sport are scarce and it is difficult to find a man capable of coaching the 'Varsity squad.
"Phog" Allen, last year's coach, who is now coaching the Blue Diamonds in Kansas City, may be secured to teach the 'Varsity. The management is endeavoring to have him make several trips to Lawrence each week and be mentor for Captain Woodward's squad, while coaching in Kansas City.
Since the close of the football season Johnson, Randall, and Bond have come out for practice. Johnson has had six years experience at the indoor game and is sure of a place on the squad. With these three football stars and Woodard, Bergen, McCune, Peard, Wohler and several other experienced men the new coach will have material sufficient for another championship team.
No Early Vacation This Year.
Students who have been getting some pleasure from the rumor that a three weeks' vacation would be given at Christmas because of the shortage of coal supply, are doomed to disappointment. Mr. E. E. Brown states that the University has a larger supply than at the time of the Thanksgiving recess and that there is no probability that any unusual action will be necessary to keep the University supplied with coal.
Junior Party Last Night.
The Junior class gave its third party of the year in Fraternal Aid Hall last night. Notwithstanding the fact that the Glee Club gave a concert and the Thespians and Opera people had a rehearsal, about eighty-five couples attended. Newhouse's orchestra furnished the music for the evening.
GLEEMEN SANG
VARIED PROGRAM MAKES HIT WITH AUDIENCE.
Powers the Best of the Singers Snattinger, Conley and Cooper Also Star Soloists.
The Glee club gave the second number of their sixth annual concert in Fraser hall last night before a well filled house.
The program was divided into two parts. The first half was opened with the "Crimson and the Blue," set to new music. The feature of this part was the classical solo by John B. Powers, which was easily the best number on the entire program. Professor Hubach's "Poor Man's Song," was well rendered.
During the intermission Paul McNeeley, the clubs pianist, played a piano solo that drew forth much applause.
The second half of the program was composed of popular music. The solos by Cooper, Snattinger, Conley, Hesser, Harlan, Forde, and Douglas were catchy and made a hit with the audience.
Special Edition on Fifteenth
The Christmas number of the Kansan will be bigger than ever this year. The paper will be regular size and contain about thirty pages. The edition will contain write-ups of all University organizations, but football will be especially featured. The price of the paper will be fifteen cents or two for twenty-five cents. Regular subscribers will receive their regular paper. The special will be on sale commencing Tuesday, December 15th.
A Hawaiian Would Enroll.
The registrar received a letter yesterday from a high school in Hilo, Hawaii, asking if a graduate of that school could enter Kansas University as an accredited student. The young fellow wishes to enter the University next fall.
The total registration of students for the year reached the 2100 mark yesterday.
It's 2100 Now.
Miss Mabel Stone of Emporia is visiting at the Pi Phi house.
PRINCESS IDA NEXT WEEK
ANNUAL FINE ARTS PLAY ON DECEMBER 10 and 11.
A Star Lot of Principals and Chorus of 28—University Orchestra
Will Furnish the Music.
"Princess Ida" will be given by the department of Fine Arts on December 10 and 11. The opera is one of Gilbert and Sullivan's productions. It is a takeoff on the higher education of of women and is built around the experiences of Hilarion and his friends, Cyril and Florian, who come to the school of the Princess, disguised as women. A real sword fight is the climax of the opera.
The University orchestra will play. Rehearsals have been going on for several weeks under the direction of Misses Flinton and Mossler.
The members of the cast are King Hildebrand, Abe Van Meter; Hilarion, Allen Merriam; Cyril, Charles Fisher; Florian, Ira Burmont; King Gama, C. P. Fiske; Arac, H. B. Bozelle; Guron, Delbert Kemp; Scynthius, Ralph Spotts; Princess Ida, Helen Jones; Lady Blanche, Alberta Cresswell; Lady Psyche, Helen Giddings; Melissa, Grace Waugh; Sacharissa, Verna Rowe; Chloe, Edna Warner; and Ada, Nina Pilkenton.
There are 28 members in the chorus. The University Orchestra will furnish the music for the two productions.
John R. Koehne at Vesper.
John R. Koehne, the eminent eastern divine will be the speaker at Vesper tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. His subject will be "The Personality of Jesus." During the coming week he will lecture every evening at the Presbyterian church.
Ristine May Lead Tigers.
Deatherage, quarter, Alexander, half and Ristine, center are the three candidates for captain of the Missouri football team. The result of the election to be held next Tuesday is uncertain but Ristine seems to have the call for the position. As a center he ranks only behind Carlson in the Missouri Valley.
CO-EDS WORRIED
ARE FINDING IT HARD TO STAY HOME.
Faculty Members Help Girls to Break Good Resolutions by Giv- Work Night Parties
University women who belong to the Pan-Hellenic and have been trying to observe the rules which forbid week night callers and the attending of parties on week nights insist that the road of obedience is getting rocky oh so rocky.
First came the big football banquet on a week night, but under the cloak of loyalty the rules could be broken. But now the law scrimpage is coming on a study night the coming week and the girls are again troubled for a good excuse to break some rules. And then there was the Glee club concert on a study night and this week "Princess Ida" comes on a week night. Two of the best known clubs of the University are going to give parties the coming week on nights when all are supposed to be in at 10:30. But after Christmas other impediments are presented to a strict observance of the rules. Mary Mannering and Mrs. Fiske are coming on week nights. In the last two weeks the faculty members have more than two times helped to play havoc with the rules by giving parties on week nights.
"Oh, we are just worried to death over these rules," admitted one blushing co-ed." "It seems as if everyone was trying to throw temptations in our way, and the faculty members are worse than anybody else. Why, I didn't realize that there was so much going on in the society life of K. U. until we made these awful week night rules."
To Analyze K. C. Kans. Water.
Next week a consignment of river, well, cistern and spring water from Kansas City, Kans. will be analysed by the University Bureau of water analysis in order to discover what is causing the prevalence of typhoid fever in that city.
Tom Johnson has pledged Phi Delt.
Last Chance at $2.00 Jayhawkers.
This is the last week. Sale closes the 10th. Get the tickets from August Krehbiel, Amorette Weaver, Lucy Wright, Nellie Everett, Sibyl Betts, Claude Clay, George March, Tinsley Steeper, Carl Dassler, Clay Waters, Chas. Lusk, Tom Gowenlock, Willard Wattles or Frank Tyler.
MAKE YOUR DATES FOR "PRINCESS IDA,"
DECEMBER 10 AND 11