The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 6, 1909
NUMBER 74
OUTCOME IN DOUBT
TODAY'S CITY ELECTION IS A CLOSE ONE.
A Large Number of Voters out Today—Dr. Carruth's Friends Are Busy.
Reports from the different wards of the city of Lawrence show the election of today to be a close one. Politicians who are in favor of Professor W.H. Carruth for the next mayor say that he will win by a small majority.The same claim is being made by Bishop's friends The outcome will not be known until late tonight because the dopsters are too close on their figures.
Men who have been interested in city politics for a number of years say that the turn out of voters today is the largest they have ever seen. Students and professors are helping Dr. Carruth's down town support in today's canvass.
THE BEN GREET PLAYERS.
May Have Them Here During Commencement Week.
A large number of Lawrence people enjoyed the performance of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in Topeka, Friday afternoon, by the Ben Greet players and the Russian Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Greet likes to play to an audience of young people and would like to play before the students of the University of Kansas the first week of June.
Many of the universities have made his outdoor performances of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "The Tempest," "As You Like It," etc., a part of their Commencement program. It is his custom to divide receipts with the students, and at several of the universities enough money has been made to leave a memorial.
Prof. Glenn Has Returned.
Professor Glenn, of the Entomology department, returned Saturday from an inspection trip to Larned, Dodge City, Hutchinson and Great Bend so as to be able to work more systematically against the infection of San Jose scales.
KANSAS WON
VOTE OF THE JUDGES WAS UNANIMOUS.
Colorado Debaters Were Eloquent but the Facts of the Kansans Overwhelmed Them.
The Kansas-Colorado debate, which was held in the chapel Saturday night, resulted in a unanimous decision for Kansas. The question was, Resolved: that the United States should encourage a merchant marine by bounties and subsidies. Colorado took the affirmative, Kansas the negative.
The debate was opened by Thomas H. Morrow, for Colorado, who outlined the argument for the affirmative. The next speaker, Paul C. Carson, did the same for the negative. Herman Weinberger was the second speaker for Colorado. R. G. Hemenway, who continued for Kansas, was followed by Phillip S. Van Cise, the last speaker on the affirmative. J. W. Harbeson closed the argument for Kansas. Rebuttals were given by Herman Weinberger for the affirmative and R. G. Hemenway for the negative.
The judges were R. H. Ritchie, of Emporia; Henry M. Beardsley, of Kansas City, and Professor Cowling, of Baker University. Dr.W.C.Payne presided.
LOST SECOND GAME.
Redskins Did the Scalping Saturday. — Score 6-2.
On the Haskell diamond Saturday the Indians defeated the Jayhawker baseball team by a score of 6 to 2. Lock and Farrel did the twirling for the Kansans. Huff did the backstop work and Palmer played shortstop. The remainder of the Jayhawker line-up was the same as Friday's game.
Thursday the baseball team leaves for its first trip. The Topeka White Sox will be played on that date. Friday and Saturday the team will play the Aggies and next Monday a game with Bethany College will complete the trip.
Miss Helen Haynes, of Emporia, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Violet Haynes.
DAY OF DREAMS WILL BE PAST
ALL STUDENTS CAN RIDE TO SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.
Franchise for Street Car Line Granted Last Night—Ohio Capitalists to Build Line.
By the time school opens at the University next fall Lawrence will have a completed street car system. This is the announcement made by the representative of the Dayton, Ohio capitalists who are to build the line this summer.
At a meeting of the city council last night a street car ordinance was passed. Dayton, Ohio capitalists were given a franchise to build the line. Work will be begun about June first and the company expects to have cars running in three months.
From the Mass. street line, a line to the University will be built in the following way West on Quincy to Tennessee, then south to Ontario, west on Ontario to connect with a line northwest to the University.
SOPHOMORE PROM PLANS.
Event To Be Elaborate—Dates Wanted Soon.
The Sophomore party committee held a meeting last night to make preliminary arrangements for their "prom," which will be given in Fraternal Aid Hall May 14. It was decided to make the party informal but to spare nothing in making it one of the best that has ever been given.
In order to be able to complete arrangements as soon as possible the members of the invitation committee are asking all seniors and sophomores to hand in their dates before April 10 and if the list grows rapidly this will probably be the time limit for handing in dates.
The invitation committee, to one of whom the dates should be handed, includes Milton Baer, Homer Berger, John Pratt, Lawrence Brown, Stella Cornell, Delpha Johnson and Anna Williams.
John Loomis, of Omaha, is visiting his brother, Alexander, at the Sigma Chi house.
ON DUTCH POETS
DR. VAN EEDEN LECTURED AGAIN YESTERDAY.
Told of Holland's Literature—Foet of Life—Tommorrow on Psychotherapy.
Dr. F. van Eeden introduced his lecture on "Dutch Literature" on Monday afternoon by briefly discussing the vigor and age of the Dutch language. Of Teutonic origin it is more like the English of Chaucer than is the medieval like modern English.
Commencing with the poets who wrote in the golden age of Holland's history, he sketched the works, character and influence of the different authors through the years of his nation's decline down to the present period. Commenting upon the efforts of authors who had sought to right evils, Dr. van Eeden spoke of the ill treatment received by one genius who had written a novel laying bare the grievous slavery practiced in the Dutch East Indies.
In speaking of the present day literature as presented by himself and associates, Dr. van Eeden paid a high tribute to the English poets, Shelley and Keats, to whom they had looked up. When his fellow poets came under the influence of the French writers, a literary quarrel ensued as Dr. van Eeden continued to stand up for ethical beauty in his art.
Dr. van Eeden said that he is trying to be a poet in life as well as in literature. He stands up for his fellow men. He closed his address by reading a few verses of his own from an ode to the great poets of Europe.
On Wednesday afternoon Dr. van Eeden will continue the presentation begun this afternoon on the treating of diseases by mental suggestion.
John Ise, who graduated from the School of Fine Arts last year, has enrolled in the Law School.
Boys! Wilder Bros. student laundry route is for sale this spring. Those interested will call and see Spear and Hanson, at 1312 Vermont Street. Phone Bell 1195.
Waltz Party in Fraternal Aid Hall, Thursday, April 8 Admission 75 Cents
Waltz Party JUNIORS,
Please attend to this at once. It is time to pay your Prom dues
$3.50
to one of the following committee : Isabel Barton, Fern Cramer, Martha Stough, Edgar Markham, Ralph Harman Carl Pohlman, Ed Baumgartner, Ralph Spotts and Ed Banker. A receipt will be given you which must be later exchanged for a TICKET.