The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 29, 1909
VOLUME V
THE BOARD WILL STUDY
NOPAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED QUIZ WEEK.
Next Years Plans are About Completed—First Issue Before Registration Begins.
Today's issue of the Kansan is the last one of this school year. The board decided not to publish the paper quiz week on account of the fact that every member of the staff wishes to be eligible to serve on the paper next year, for plans are on foot to make The Kansan next year the best newspaper that has ever been published at the University.
Next year The Kansan will be published tri-weekly as it has been this year but its size will be increased from a four page, four column, sixteen inch paper to a four page, five column, eighteen inch paper. This will give over one hundred inches of additional space each issue for the handling of the news about the hill. The classes in Journalism will be given one-fourth of the paper. They will handle department news and feature stories. On account of lack of space this year The Kansan has been compelled to slight this side of a college newspaper's work.
The departments which the management of The Kansan expect to have well handled next year are: University Notices, Otead News Notes, From Other Colleges, Afterthoughts, Society and feature stories. Mr. Flint, who has charge of the classes in Journalism expects to have his classes take charge of the work about the first of October.
The circulation department of the paper has about completed arrangements so that the paper will be delivered in all parts of the city next year. All the high schools of the state will be supplied again and the out of town subscription list will be increased to about five hundred. Notwithstanding this additional expense the regular subscription price will be the same, one dollar and fifty cents in advance.
The initial appearance of The Kansan next year will be on the Saturday before registration begins. The idea of publishing the paper so early is to give next year's freshmen an information bureau concerning the University, the town and the business men of the town.
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The Kansan office next year will be in the room south of the east entrance of the basement of Fraser Hall. The office will be equipped with desks and tables and also a private telephone to McCook field.
A BIG EVENT
CONFERENCE MEET AT DES MOINES NEXT SATURDAY.
Eleven Schools entered—Kansas sends fifteen men—Coach elected next Tuesday.
One of the biggest track and field meets ever held in the Missouri Valley will be pulled off at Des Moines, Iowa next Friday and Saturday. In all eleven schools are entered. Many athletes are entered unattached.
The first day the preliminary races will be run. In order to qualify for the finals a runner must win his heat of the preliminaries and place in the semi-finals. There is a disadvantage of the best men being pitted against each other in the early races thus eliminating some of the best men from the finals.
The Kansas team composed of fifteen athletes leaves next Thursday for Des Moines. The men who make the trip are: Haddock, Newbold, Jonhson, Smith, Wood, Martindell, Cooley, Clark, Thompson, Meyers, Winters, Hamilton, Bergen, Wenger, and Badger. Each man will be required to do but one event in order to guard against accidents.
Should Kansas win this meet it will give her a clear title to the Missouri Valley Conference championship. Missouri and Nebraska have both been defeated but Ames, who won the meet last year, has a great team and no comparisons can be made.
Coach Hagerman thinks that Kansas has a good chance to win the meet provided the luck breaks even.
The commencement invitations which the seniors are sending out require four cents postage when sent first class. About 300 invitations were sent out yesterday bearing two cents postage. The recipients will be asked to pay two cents each "postage due" before they learn that they are invited to the commencement festivities.
At a meeting of the Athletic board next Tuesday it is expected that Coach W. O. Hamilton of Central high school, Kansas City, Missouri, will be elected to fill the vacancy caused by Hagerman's retirement.
They Didn't Ask.
At a meeting of the Thespian dramatic club held Thursday evening, the following officers were elected for next year: Ralph Spotts, president; George Richardson, vice-president; Fern Cramer, secretary and Thomas Lee, business manager.
Thespian Election.
APPRECIATION FOR HIS WORK
COACH HAGERMAN HAS ENDED HIS CAREER HERE.
Leaves with a Good Wish for Kansas.—Given Tokens of Remembrance.
The track meet with Haskell today closed J. P. Hagerman's work at the University as track coach. For three years he has tutored the K. U. track men, and as a climax to his work his athletes gave Missouri her first track defeat since the two schools have tangled in track work. Further, his track team has defeated Baker, K. S. A.C. and Nebraska. Unless dope is unusually deceiving his men will carry away high honors at the conference meet next Saturday. As a mark of appreciation for Hagerman's work as coach, the track team will present him with a sweater with a small sized track "K" on it.
The student body, through The Kansan, presented Coach Hagerman this afternoon after the Haskell-K. U. track meet with a $50 silver loving cup. Dan Nevinger, president of the Student Council, presented the cup. Gustafson made a special trip to Kansas City for the cup yesterday.
Hagerman has been general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. for three years. During that time he has put new life into the association work. At the meeting Thursday evening, the Y.M.C.A.cabinet presented him with a gold seal on a leather fob. The sentiment shown by the large attendance and the spirit of the meeting was proof that Hagerman has won a place in the hearts of the University men by his conscientious work.
"To faculty and students, I wish to say but farewell, for 'tis my purpose to return to Mt. Oread to pursue a course of study and feel the thrill that can only come to one who is on the inside of this University life," was "Haig's" comment on the Udiversity. "I believe Kansas University is the foremost Christian institution in the State of Kansas. I count it a rare privilege to have been permitted to spend three of the most formative years of my life in this center of spirituality, culture and genuine college spirit."
Mr. and Mrs. Hagerman will leave for Los Angeles on June 6, where Mr. Hagerman will continue his association work.
The Thetas are wearing colors for Miss Lena Morrow, of Washington, Kansas.
LOST FIRST ONE
JAYHAWKERS WERE SHUT OUT YESTERDAY.
Cornhuskers Take Fast Game.- Championship Game Was Played Today.
Yesterday afternoon the Jayhawker baseball team lost the first game of a two game series to the Cornhuskers, on the latter's diamond at Lincoln. It was not only a defeat, but also a shut-out, the final score being 3 to 0. The game did not count on the championship series.
Burdick pitched for Kansas and held the Nebraskans down to six hits, but errors at critical times lost the game. Heizer and Burdick were responsible for the costly errors. Olmstead was the Cornhusker pitcher. He allowed the Jayhawkers but three hits and these were scattered. Twice the Jayhawkers were able to get a man on third base but each time the fast fielding of the Cornhuskers put an end to the Kansans' chances.
This afternoon the same teams are playing again, and the game counts on the championship. If Kansas loses, she loses the southern division honor, but still she will lead both Missouri and Washington. If victory comes to the Jayhawk camp another championship title will be placed along side of the ones in football, basketball and out-door track won this year.
The score by innings:
R H E
Nebraska —2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x-3 6 2
Kansas —0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 3 4
Large Membership from Here.
A membership list of the Kansas City Section of the American Chemical Society which has just been published, shows that of the eighty nine members, twenty-eight reside in Lawrence, and forty-seven, or more than fifty per cent, are at present in the University, or have been associated with this institution. This association is similar in purpose to the student sections of the other scientific or engineering societies now in the University. It was founded in I900 by about twenty chemists in the vacinity of Kansas City and Lawrence. For the past two years monthly meetings have been held alternately in Kansas City and at the University. This arrangement enables the chemistry student here and the technical and manufacturing chemists of Kansas City to meet each other for mutual benefit.
Miss Jennie Fones, of Lyons is visiting Miss Keene Fones.
The Thetas have pledged Miss Martha Stough of Lawrence.
MASS MEETING WEDNESDAY
CALL FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Plan to let Pharmics and Laws be Eligible for offices on Student's council—Election next fall.
Next Wednesday noon, a mass meeting of the men of the University will be held to consider the advisability of changing the constitution of the student council. The students of the pharmacy and law schools seriously objected to that clause which stated that all candidates for offices of the council must have been in school five semesters. They held that this was unjust and unfair because it would exclude them from any office on the council.
After hearing the arguments of the two schools, the council deemed it advisable to call a meeting to consider an amendment which will eliminate the present difficulty. As far as can be ascertained, the general sentiment of the student body is in favor of such an amendment.
If the change is made, it will necessitate the suspension of the rules so that an election can be held next fall as soon as school opens. This will give the two schools an opportunity to have candidates out for the council offices.
At the Last Chapel.
A large crowd gathered for the last chapel exercises of the school year yesterday morning. Many of the seniors in cap and gown occupied the front seats which had been reserved for them. The University orchestra played two pleasing selections. The speaker was S. N. Simpson of Kansas City, Kas., who was one of the pioneer residents of Lawrence. In connection with his outline of the reasons for the erection of an Old Settlers Memorial Building to be placed on the campus, he told several interesting experiences of the early days in Lawrence. He gave the history of the naming of the city and mentioned several incidents in which Dr. Charles Robinson and other pioneers figured in protecting Lawrence from the pro-slavery men. Mr. Simpson was well pleased with the prospects for a memorial building for which he has received the promise of $5000 from Mrs. Governor Robinson. Others have promised $1000 each and he expects also to receive contributions in the east.
Dean Sayre to Entertain.
Dean L. E. Sayre will entertain the junior pharmacist class at his home, Monday evening.