A CHANGE MADE
SAID TO BE A GOOD ONE FOR THE UNIVERSITY.
Minneapolis Symphony Instead of Royal Dresden Orchestra for May Music Festival.
The directors of the May Music Festival have announced that instead of the engagement of the Royal Dresden Orchestra a contract has been signed with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra for concerts in the gymnasium the afternoon and evening of Friday, May 7th.
The Minneapolis orchestra is a much stronger organization, ranking with the Thomas of New York and the Boston Symphony, the leading orchestras of this country. It is even better than the Chicago Symphony orchestra which gave such splendid satisfaction here last season.
The festival will open on Thursday night, May 6th with a violin recital by Arthur Hartman, the most noted traveling violinist of America. Calzin will accompany him. The orchestra, in its concerts on the following day and evening, will be assisted by talented singers among whom are Arthur Middleton, whose bass voice won many admirers here last year when he appeared as a soloist in Faust.
A GLEE CLUB CONTEST.
K. U. and Washburn to do Rival Singing in Topeka.
The managers of both the University and Washburn Glee Clubs are communicating for the arranging of a contest between these organizations to be held in Topeka next month, and from the present outlook the plan in all probability will be carried out.
The Washburn club has had the most successful year in its history and has traveled extensively over the state, singing in several towns where the University club has appeared. Although in every instance the University club has made a much better impression than its opponents a contest between these clubs will be anything but a dull one.
The University Glee Club will go to Manhattan next Monday for a concert there and will probably close the season with a trip to Leavenworth and Hiawatha where they will sing at the high schools of both towns. The manager for next year will be elected soon after the close of the season.
Tardy Juniors Must Hurry.
The Junior invitation committee has named April eight as the final time limit when dates for the prom will be received. They are urging all seniors to hand in their dates by that time also. On that date the invitations will be adressed from the list as it then stands and set out immediately after the spring vacation.
The committee is arranging to make the prom a success in every way and to be able to do so it is necessary that all dates should be in at once.
Prof. R. K. Duncan has been asked to deliver an address to the" National Educational Association of the United States" which meets in Denver July 5. His talk is to follow the address of the president of the association. This meeting is one of the greatest among educators and probably ten thousand of tho foremost of the country will be present.
Professors E. H. S. Bailey and L. E. Sayre were in Topeka Wednesday attending the quarterly meeting of the State Board of health.
H. C. White of the Physics Department recently con structed some instruments for flushing out cavities in the body during operations. Two of them wsre sent to Dr. Sutton of New York. The results of their use were entirely satisfactory.
WOULD PRESERVE TOMMY.
This edition of The Kansan publishes more WANT ADS than any former edition. . . Page 5.
Prof. Dyche Asked to Mount Cat or "Quit Business."
The fine arts students of the University and many singers from the city, together, will render Gaul's oratorio, "The Holy City," next Sunday evening at the Congregational church. This is one of the newest oratorios and has the distinction of being a masterpiece. Professor Hubach will direct the chorus and sing the tenor solos. Dean Skilton will play the organ. Wesley Hubach, a popular Kansas City soloist, will sing the baritone solos and the sopranos, Gertrude Russ, Cora Reynolds, Helen Giddins and May Davis, all of this city, will each have solo parts. The Misses May, Kate and Lucy Riggs will sing all the trios for ladies' voices. The bass solos will be sung by John Power.
WILL GIVE "THE HOLY CITY."
Gaul's Oratorio on Sunday Evening at Congregational Church.
It was a large bundle and the outside wrapper gave every evidence of having done service as a butter container from the grease spots which covered the surface. Large pieces of heavy cord, tightly knotted together, heid the paper in place and in a hardly legible hand with many ink blotnings, the address read:
L. L. Dyche,
Lawrence, Ks.
The package was received by Prof. Dyche of the Museum a short time ago and its crude appearance and the apparent illiteracy of the sender aroused in him a keen interest as to its contents.
Sup. of Taxidermist,
After cutting away many strings and unwrapping numberless yards of paper, all of which gave evidence of having done service before, he came to the object of his search- He opened the package and there lay exposed to his view a large antiquate tom cat, which probably had been doing valuable service in some country grocery store for the past decade. It was carefully packed in a bed of excelsior and a tag attached to its neck announced that his name in life had been "Mic" and that upon his death some of the people of the town had contributed twenty-five cents each to have him mounted.
In the package Professor Dyche found a letter which read:
A few days later another letter was received as follows:
"Please taxidermist this package and return C. O. D. and I will pay all charges."
"Deer sir you say you cannot taxidermist the cat you had
"K" MEN TO BE REWARDED.
better quit the business if you can't do the work send it back and I will send to another company."
Will Be Either Watch Fobs or Gold Buttons.
The permanent passes to be issued to "K"men for all athletic events are not only to be useful to the possessors of them while they are in school, but they are valuable for all time
By this arrangement the value of the "K" will be greatly enhanced and even a more coveted prize than heretofore. The shape of this reward will be in the form of a watch fob, gold button or some such insignia. A committee is considering this question now and have not yet made a report to the athletic board.
It has been the desire of the board for some time to bestow a suitable reward upon those whose efforts won them first honors in athletic contests and the matter was brought to the attention of the board by Manager Lansdon last fall but no decisive action could be taken at that time. The present plan, however, is to make the awards at the close of this season, so that those who are fortunate enough to get 1909 "K's" can use their passes to all games, contests, etc., next year.
and its mbembers are already beginning to carry out a number of its plans for the future.
A NEW ORGANIZATION
Canoe Club is Working Out Many Promising Plans.
One of the new and promising organizations of the University just now is the Canoe club which was formed a month ago. Since then it has enjoyed an encouraging growth
The club came as a result of the successful regatta of river sports held here last year and has as its object not only canoeing for pleasure but also the encouraging of all kinds of water sports. Eligibility for election requires only that the candidate be the owner of a canoe. The weekly meetings which are held are carried on in true maritime style. A character letter has been adopted and an ensign will be chosen soon. The officers of the club are named in nautical vernacular. Merle Groene holds the honorary title of rear-admiral, John Power is commodore and the acting commanding officer, and Ridley Pearson is first mate.
The other members are Geo. Russell, Will Kenny, Ed James, Logan Abernathy, Rochester Pearson, Charles Gossard, Fred Mervine and Dick Kemp.
The club already has its own boat house at the foot of Ohio street and contemplates building a club hose in the near future at Cameron's bluff where the members may take their friends for outings.
'There is an affinity that shapes our ends, roughhew them how we will."
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