The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 19, 1910
VOLUME VI.
JAMES BRYCE WILL SPEAK
STATESMAN COMING TO K U. NEXT WEEK.
Will Deliver a Lecture Thursday Evening and Will Speak at Friday Morning Chapel.
James Bryce, British Ambassador to the United States, and author of "The American Commonwealth," has accepted an invitation to be the guest of the University of Kansas and will make two addresses at the University next week, April 28 and 29. A public lecture will be given Thursday evening on some topic of political interest. On Friday morning Ambassador Bryce will address the students at the regular chapel exercises. During the Ambassador's stay, a banquet will be given in his honor, at which the University Regents and a number of state officials will be present.
Negotiations with Ambassado Bryce have been carried on all winter by Prof. J. E. Boodin, to arrange for a visit to the University. Prof. Jesse Maey of Grinnell College, a close friend of Ambassador Bryce, joined in urging the British statesman and author to come to the West. Ambassador Bryce will stop at Grinnell to deliver an address before coming to the University of Kansas and after concluding his visit to the University will speak before the Knife and Fork club at Kansas City. Professor Maey will be company the Ambassador on his trip to Kansas.
Following is a letter to Professor Boodin, in which the visit to the University is discussed. :
"My Dear Sir: As you naturally wish to know as soon as possible whether I can accept your and your Chancellor's kind invitation to visit the University at Lawrence, I write to say that I find it will be possible to come if I come a little earlier than I had previously determined. Official business makes it necessary for me to be back in Washington by the first, or at the very latest by the second of May, so I am cutting short the rest of my tour in order to visit your University and Grinnell College. My hope and wish will be to reach Lawrence from Grinnell on the 28th of April. I can stay there till the afternoon of the 29th, or perhaps if you so wish, till the morning of the 30th; that is, if the friends in Kansas City, who wish to receive me there, will be satisfied if I reach Kansas City pretty early on the 30th, and if they allow me to start back for Washington by a night train on the 30th.
"May I ask you to be good enough to telegraph to me if these arrangements suit you? I fear they are the only arrangements I can make, as I must be back in Washington by May 2 at the latest.—I am yours very truly,
JAMES BRYCE.
To Elect Captain.
The captain of the freshman track team will be elected tomorrow. The election will be held on McCook, at 3:30.
SIG ALPHS WERE SUED
Landlady Asks $115 for Rent and Damage to House.
NUMBER 81
Suit has been brought against the members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity by their landlady, Mrs. Anna R. Brownlee, for the sum of $115, being for rent and damages to the house, which amount she alleges they refuse to pay.
The trouble arose over a bill for plumbing put in the house at 1345 Vermont street, during the month of February. When the bill was presented to Mrs. Brownlee by the plumber she refused to pay it, saying that the fraternity should pay the bill. The fraternity later paid the plumber, but deducted the amount from the March rent. Mrs. Brownlee, however, refused to accept the rent minus the amount of the bill. She then took the matter up with Chancellor Strong and when he refused to interfere, brought suit in Justice Brook's court.
When asked, this morning, in regard to the matter one of the members of the fraternity said. "When the plumbing became defective we called Mrs. Brownlee up by phone and she told us to get a plumber to put in the necessary repairs and she would pay the bill. We did so and when she received the bill she thought it was too much and refused to pay it. We paid the bill and tendered her the rent minus the plumber's bill, with the receipted plumbing bill attached. This she would not accept.
"We know that we are in the right and have decided to fight it to the end. It is wholly unjust and unreasonable that we pay for permanent repairs put into the house. We pay high rent for the house and repairs became necessary because of the age of the house and reasonable wear and from no fault of ours. Furthermore the rent has been deposited to her account every month in advance and she has at ready accepted the rent for this month."
The landlady, on the other hand, says that the rent has not been paid and that she will push the suit unless settlement is made today. She claims that she has been mistreated and that the house has been given rough use age.
"No exhibit game of new style football will be played upon McCook field until after the final revision of the National Rules Committee," said Captain Pleasant this morning. "From thirty-five to forty men are out in suits and if the game is not taken away from us we will develop two teams that will give a good representation of the revised game."
No Game This Week.
The report will be submitted at the meeting of the Missouri Valley conference, which is being held in Kansas City today and is expected to affect the decision of the meeting to a considerable extent.
Frank Yoeman of Kingman, visited his cousin Don. a senior in the college yesterday.
FOR FOOTBALL IN THE VALLEY
RESOLUTION TO ABOLISH WAS DEFEATED.
Vote by Boards Unanimous—But Two M. U. and Three Kansas Regents Were for Resolution.
Special to Kansan.
Kansas City, April 19.—A resolution to abolish all football in the Missouri Valley after December, 1910, lost by a unanimous vote of boards of the different schools at the conference here today. The vote of individuals however, was not unanimous three of the Kansas representatives and two from Missouri voting for the adoption of the resolution.
The representatives met at the Coates House this morning. All of the schools of the Missouri Valley were represented. The Conference was called to order by Chancellor Frank Strong of Kansas. Those present from the University of Kansas were Regents White, Morgan, Cambern, Foley, Gleed and Hopkins. All of the curators of the University o Missouri were also present. President A. Ross Hill of Missouri, was, however, unable to be here.
WAS A TIE VOTE.
Three Favored American Foot ball—Three Opposed It.
The resolution to abolish the game was discussed in executive session behind closed doors before the vote was taken. There seems, however, to be considerable sentiment among the delegates present against the abolition of football or the adoption of Rugby.
The football situation at the University of Kansas was discussed thoroughly by the members of the Board of Regents at a meeting held in the office of Chancellor Frank Strong last night. After all of the different points which have been raised during the controversy of the past three weeks were discussed a vote of the regents present was taken to determine the attitude of the University at the Conference in Kansas City today. The result of the voting was that three of the regents present stood for the retention of the American game and three for the adoption of Rugby.
No action in the form of a resolution to adopt Rugby had been adopted up until a late hour this afternoon.
Those who favored American football were: Chancellor Strong and Regents Hopkins and Morgan. Those who favored Rugby were: Regents White, Cambern and Foley.
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Wednesday. Showers in east portion; warmer Wednesday.
TO MEET WASHBURN.
Ebright's Men to Play Two Games This Week.
Next Friday Ebright's cohorts will invade the state capital and engage in the first struggle for two years with the rah,rah boys who are seeking the higher education at Washburn. Baseball relations have been broken with the Congregationalists for two years but this year soothing syrup applied in large doses has had its effects and the horse hide chasers from both schools will meet on the Washburn field Friday.
As if to show the amiability exiting between the two teams, the very next day, Saturday, our local devotees of the national ports will play the host to the Washburnites on McCook.
JUNIORS RESPOND SLOWLY
Coach Ebright has not yet announced the line-up of his men for either game, but it is almost certain that the infield will be the same as in former games. In the out-field Haller and Smith are sure of their jobs as garden keepers, but the guardianship of center-field is still in doubt, with the juggle going on between Wilhelm, Harvey, and Larson. The pitching staff is going good and any one of the regular slingers may be used, with the indications pointing towards Farrell or Locke for the first game.
Committee Desires Prompt Payment of Prom Dues.
Work on the Junior Prom is being delayed because of the fact that juniors are slow in paying their dues. The finance committee urgently desires that every person who has not yet paid his dues shall do so within the next two days. Dues may be paid at Mass Graham, chairman; Roy Gillman, Alan Park, Spencer Baird, Robert Fischer, John Parker, Miss Grace Elmore, Miss Anna Williams, and Miss Agnes Husband.
TO BE NO RESTRICTIONS.
Against Fraternities Pledging Freshmen Students.
After receiving the scholarship report of the different fraternities of the University at their meeting last night, the regents refused to take action with regard to pledging regulations for the Greek letter organizations.
Yesterday afternoon representatives from all of the fraternities met the Board of Regents and presented to them the reasons why the fraternity men be lieve there should be no sophomore pledigng rule. Their principle argument was the fact that the scholarship of the fraternity men during the fall term of this year was above that of non-fraternity students.
SENIOR PLAY CAST CHOSEN
FIRST REHEARSAL HELD LAST NIGHT.
Sixteen Members of Graduating Class Will Appear in Drama Written by Class Members.
The final tryout for and first rehearsal of the Senior Play cast was held last night in Miss Gertrude Mossler's studio in the Dick building. At that time the cast of characters for the annual senior production was announced and work upon the play begun.
The title of the play has not yet been announced and for reasons best known to the play committee will not be announced for some time. The plot is also being kept a secret, although it is understood that as usual the play deals with a local setting, but is nevertheless, different from any previous senior play.
The play was written by members of the play committee, including Vale Nanee, J. E. Miller Harold Harlan, Irwin Snattinger Miss Helen Janes, Miss Edith Lawson and Miss Gail Sutton. Work is being pushed rapidly and regular rehearsals will be held until the middle of next month, when the play will be given. The cast follows:
Aunt Deborah Channing—Laurenia Shaw; Elsie Winsett—Pearle Stuckey; Mollie Henderson—Mary Jones; Margaret Channing—Edna Hopkins; Bess—Maude Brown; The Maid—Gileten Rankin; Jack Logan—Vale Nanee; J. Alexander Channing—Ralph Spotts; Nathan Winsett—Lyman Guise; Bert Summers—Carl Eddy; Paul Templeton—Harry Rogers; Herbert Green—Roy Dietrich; Bill Henderson—Earl Miller; Harold Longwell—Herbert Cowan; Jerry—Tom Stephenson; Mike, Richard Adams.
HOW STUDENTS MAY HELP.
Spring Town-Cleaning Now Is Going on in Lawrence.
A movement was started in Lawrence Saturday to clean up the town—that is, to remove from the streets, parkings and private property all rubbish and refuse which defies the beauty of the place. It has been suggested by some of the town people who are interested in the clean-up that students can help in the movement by refraining from throwing scraps of paper and other litter upon the streets.
This, it would seem, is a very modest request to make of the students. It indicates how they may easily help to keep Lawrence a beautiful town the remainder of the school year.
Will Hold Initiation.
Alpha Chi Sigma, the new chemical fraternity, will hold initiation for the following new members tomorrow night. W. E Vawter, Edmund Rhodes, Charles Robinson, P. M. Godfrey, J. F. McKay, Edward Kohman, Fred Faragher, G. A. Bragg, Frank Tillotson. The initiation will be followed by a banquet.