The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 27, 1909
VOLUME V.
NUMBER 95
WILL TRY NEW PLAN
TRACK MEET WITH HASKELL AN EXPERIMENT.
Coach Hopes to Win the Conference Meet at Des Moines-Election of Captain after Meet.
"The track meet with Haskell Institute on McCook Field next Saturday afternoon will be used simply as a sort of work out for the men before the Conference meet at DesMoines on the 4th and 5th of next month," said Coach Hagerman this week.
Despite this fact the Coach is confident that Kansas will win the meet easily, although by the plan of each man contesting only in his one particular event the score will not be as large as it otherwise would be.
A week from today the sixteen star track athletes will leave for DesMoines with Coach Hagerman and Manager Lansdon to compete in the Conference meet there Friday. The Coach, the Manager and the team are all confident that Kansas will make good in this big meet. Hagerman is as optimistic as usual and believes that Kansas has a good chance to win. Manager Lansdon said this morning that he believed that a conservative estimate would give Kansas thirty-seven points and that that number should win the meet without a doubt. He expects to take first place in the hundred yard dash, the two twenty, the broad jump and the pole vault, and second place in the half, the shot put, the low hurdles and the broad jump and enough other points to make the number he estimates.
"Of course," he said, "there are some schools in this meet that we are not well acquainted with in the track line and they might surprise us in some of the events, but from what we can find out I believe I am safe in saying that we will take the meet."
Concerning the Nebraska meet of last Saturday Manager Lansdon said, "I have not heard from Manager Eager up to this time saying that the meet had been awarded to us as he agreed to do when the rule concerning the controversy was pro-
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INVITATIONS OUT
SENIORS SENDING OUT COMMENCEMENT NOTICES.
Consists of Invitation and Information Booklet-Over 3000 Have Been Disposed of.
The invitations for the thirty-ninth annual commencement exercises of the University have arrived. In addition to the invitation, there is a thirty-two page booklet, with the University seal on the front cover in gold, red and blue, and also "University of Kansas, 1909" in gold. The senior class officers are given, the chairmen of the senior committees and the officers of the schools of medicine, law, and pharmacy. Then a list is given of all those who will receive degrees this year from the various schools.
H. H. McCully has had charge of the work of compiling the material for the invitations. On account of incomplete records in the registrar's office concerning the fine arts graduates, the information booklet did not give the degree which is to be conferred on the seniors. To do away with any possibility of a misunderstanding concerning this point Mr. McCully has ordered two hundred and fifty additional copies to be used by the fine arts people.
CHEMICAL FRAT. TO BE INSTALLED HERE
A local chapter of the National chemical fraternity, Alpha Chi Sigma, will be installed at the University of Kansas next Saturday. Dr. J. H. Mathews, physical chemist in the University of Wisconsin, and L. S. Palmer, a member of the chapter at the University of Missouri and one of the national officers of the fraternity, will be here to conduct the installation ceremonies. The fraternity is professional in its character and has chapters at most of the western universities and at a few in the East.
The charter members of the organization which has been organized in Kansas are fourteen in number: Paul Faragher, Fred Bruckmiller, Fred Padgett, Edward Weidlein, Alfred Budd, Bert Frichot, Henry Kohlman, Charles Hoffman, Archie Wieth, George Wieth, Frank Brock, Paul Parmallee, Howard Calderwood and Maurice Bredenthal.
PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE
SENIORS ARE NOW READY FOR CLASS DAY.
The Annual Farce Will Be Given in the Evening-Morning Program Same as Usual.
The big feature of class day this year will be the senior farce, a one act operetta. entitled "Trial by Jury", by Arthur Sullivan. Up to last year, the farces have been farces in the true sense of the word. But this year, everybody is enthusiastic over the prospects of the little comedy, which is being directed by Miss Augusta Flintom. Archie Naramore is assistant musical director.
The stage will be placed west of Fraser Hall, facing Snow Hall. The senior electrical engineers will have charge of the electric wiring work. The farce will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock on June 8, instead of 7:45 as stated in the commencement program.
The members of the cast are Guy Mosher, Dan Nevinger, Roy Douglas, Merle Prunty, Abraham Van Meter; Fred Hesser, Tom Gowenlock, Paul Faragher, Roy Simpson, August Krehbiel, Harry Herman, and Archie Naramore, who is the leading man, Nola Ayres, Sibyl Betts, Ruby Hosford, Grace Warner, Maude Katherman, Bertha Kilworth, Lola Smart, Grace Hornaday and Gertrude Copley, who is leading lady.
The day part of the class day program is along the same line as that usually given. The representatives of the various schools, both faculty and senior and the special features of the program follow:
Address to Buildings and Farewell Song, Campus, 8:30 a. m.
For the College Dean Templin
to Fraser Paul Faragher
For the Law School Dean Green
to Green A. V. Roberts
For the Pharm. School Dean Sayre
to Chemistry Building
Arthur Stevenson
For the Fine Arts School
Dean Skilton
to Snow Miss Margaret Cone
For the Medical School Dean Sudler
to Medic Building R. D. Irland
For the Engineers Dean Marvin
to Blake Geo. March
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LAST GAMES
WILL BE PLAYED WITH CORNHUSKERS.
Jayhawkers Still Have a Chance for Baseball Championship- Play Friday and Saturday.
This afternoon the Kansas baseball team left for its last trip of the season. A two game series will be played with Nebraska University tomorrow and Saturday. If Kansas can win the championship game she will be entitled to the championship of the southern section of the Missouri Valley Conference and may possibly be a contender for the honors of the whole valley.
Judging from the caliber of baseball that the Cornhuskers were putting up when they were here the Jayhawkers should find no trouble in taking both games of the series. Before leaving the championship game had not been decided upon by the Kansans.
Coach Ebright thinks that his team has come out of the stalenness which was so evident on the southern trip. He also thinks that the Nebraska team is not in a class with Missourians.
The men who made the trip besides the manager and coach are: Rockefeller, Walker, Gibbs, Huff, Palmer, Wood, Carlson, Heizer, Farrell, Harlan and Burdick. Harlan will pitch the championship game and Heizer will hold down left field when he is not pitching.
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Notice to Students.
A popular subscription is being collected with which to purchase a loving cup for Coach Hagerman. Fifteen cents is the amount ordinarily paid. If you want to help leave your money at the Kansan office tomorrow or see one of the following: Melvin, Nevinger, Harvey, Seddon, Spear, or Markham. The amount collected will be used, but twenty-five dollars is necessary. All money must be in by Saturday night.
Notice to Seniors.
All Seniors in the College are to wear caps and gowns on the hill Friday and to sit in the front section at chapel.
COMMITTEE.
Track Meet Saturday, May 29th,
McCook Field. The Last Event of the Athletic Season Kansas vs.Haskell
Turn out and show appreciation for a winning Track Team. Meet begins at 3 o'clock.