The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME VI.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 21, 1910
PLEASED TWO AUDIENCES
"GRAFT," THE SENIOR PLAY, WAS A SUCCESS.
Differs From Most Senior Plays in Being a Serious Problem Play-Cast Did Good Work.
The second performance of "Graft," the senier play, was given before a crowded house last night. The performance was smoother even than was given Thursday night, and as pleasing to the audience as the first performance had been. The members of the junior class were the guests of the seniors last night.
Those who were looking for the ordinary kind of senior play full of local hits were disappointed—that is, until they became absorbed in the unraveling of the plot of "Graft," for the play was remarkably successful in holding the interest of all who saw it. The play was especially appreciated by the townspeople because it could be easily understood by everyone, not requiring a knowledge of University conditions to make all points clear as a local play would have done.
The plot of "Graft" is concerned with the uncovering of a "crooked deal" in railroad construction on the R. M. & W. railroad, by substituting poor steel in building a bridge for the high grade metal which the contract called for. Roy Dietrich as Green the assistant engineer, Harry Rogers as Templeton, the agent of the Union Steel Co., and J. E. Miller as Henderson the boss of the construction work, play the parts of the men who have entered an agreement to rob the railroad company. They plan to throw the blame on Winsett the division engineer, played by L. C. Guise. Ralph Spotts as Channing, the general manager, visits the bridge, discovers the fraud practiced, and demands Winsett's resignation, when Vale Nance as Jack Logan, a K. U. engineer of the class of 1910 appears on the scene as a new employee of the R. M. & W. He and Bert Summers, a Kansas law graduate, played by Carl Eddy, together discover the real culprits and prevent Winsett's discharge.
KANSAS WON TRACK MEET FROM MISSOURI: 551 TO 531
The first and third scenes of the play are laid in the office of Winsett, and there is enacted an interesting courtship scene between Harold Longwell, the clerk, and Bess, the stenographer, the parts being taken by Herbert Cowan and Maude Brown. Homer Conley won applause in these acts as an impertinent messenger boy. The second act is laid at the construction camp. The stage setting for this act was especially good, showing the tents of the workmen, the cook-shack and the transits and the other equipments of the engineers. Mary Alice Jones appeared in this act as Molly Henderson, the boss's daughter, and by her clever acting added much to the
In a Garrison finish the Jayhawkers won the track meet from Missouri at Columbia this afternoon. Kansas won the meet by taking the relay. This makes the second track meet that Kansas has taken from Missouri, the first one being last year's out-door meet at Lawrence.
There were many surprises in the meet. Kansas took first and second in the 100-yard dash, the 220-yard dash, the 220-yard hurdles. Hamilton won the 220-yard hurdles in 26 flat, thereby breaking the University record of 26.2.
--realism of the scene and won much favorable comment. Logan, the K. U. engineer, has a talk with Molly, and discovering that she wishes to get away from camp life and go to school, he tells her about life at the University of Kansas. In this way, a number of references to the University are worked into the play. Dick Adams, as Mike, the foreman, and Tom Stephenson as Jerry, the Swedish cook, furnish the humor for the camp scene.
The final score was $55\frac{1}{2}$ to $53\frac{1}{2}$ —almost identically the score by which the Cornhuskers won from Kansas last Saturday at Lawrence
The record of events is as follows: 100-yard dash, Haddock first, Roberts second. Kansas 8, Missouri 0. 220-yard dash, Haddock first, Roberts second; Kansas 8, Missouri 0. 400-yard run, Bermond of Missouri first; Missouri 8, Kansas 0; mile run, Steele of Missouri first, Watson of Kansas second. Kansas 3, Missouri 5. 2-mile run, Steele of Missou fiiest. Fisher second; relay, Kansas first
Missouri second; 220 yard hurdles, Hamilton first, Davis second; Kansas 8, Missouri 0. 120 yard hurdles, Herzog of Missouri first; Missouri 8, Kansas 0. Winter won, but was disqualified. Discus, Missouri first; Ammons of Kansas, second. Kansas 3, Missouri 5. Shot put, Anderson of Missouri first; Ammons of Kansas second; Kansas 3, Missouri 5. High jump, French of Kansas first, Smith tied for second; Kansas $6 \frac{1}{2}$, Missouri $1 \frac{1}{2}$. Pole vault, Missouri first, Thompson of Kansas second; Kansas 3, Missouri 5. Broad jump—Wilson of Kansas first, Missouri second. Kansas 5, Missouri 3.
ARE TENNIS CHAMPIONS.
U. Team Won Singles and Doubles From Missouri Today.
Columbia, Mo., May 21.-The University of Kansas tennis team, Watson, Wood, Bigelow and Seddon, won the Missouri Valley championship in the tournament with Missouri here today, carrying off the honors in both singles and doubles.
Following are the members of the committee which produced the senior play: Vale Nance, chairman; J. E. Miller, Gail Sutton, Erwin Snattinger, Edith Lawson, Hal Harlan, Helen Jones. Milton Cain was manager of the play.
Miss Gertrude Mossler, who trained the cast for the play, expressed her appreciation of the good work the amateur actors had done. "The members of the cast learned their parts in a remarkably short time," said Miss Mossler. "The play could have been put on Monday night if it had been necessary."
The scene in the fourth act is the home of Winsett, at a party which his daughter is giving, ignorant of the trouble her father is in. Pearl Stuckey as the daughter of Winsett, and Edna Hopkins as the daughter of Channing, were alumni of K. U. who were interested in Bert Summers and Jack Logan respectively. Laurenia Shaw as Miss Channing's emotional aunt Deborah, supplied much of the comedy interest of the play. Gretchen Rankin made one appearance as maid, in the fourth act. "Graft" is essentially a "man's play." The emphasis is on the men's parts, but the clever acting of the feminine roles made those parts of great interest.
JUNIOR FINANCES.
Class Treasurer Makes Report for the Year.
Matt Graham, chairman of the finance committee of the junior class, today made the following report of junior finances for the current year:
Junior Prom:
Receipts ... $931.00
Expenditures:
Programs ... $ 80.50
Music ... 116.00
Decorations ... 80.25
Refreshments ... 21285
Invitations ... 19.75
Faree ... 87.58
Incidentals A ... 144.91
Total... $842.84
Junior Parties.
Receipts... $229.50
Expenditures:
Won From Baker.
K. U. won from Baker in baseball t oday by a score of 5-3. In the ninth inning, with three men on bases and two men down, Vander Vries stabbed a hot one with one hand and stopped the scoring.
Breyfogle a Sigma Nu.
Breyfogle a Sigma Nu.
Louis W. Breyfogle, president of this year's junior class, was pledged to the Sigma Nu fraternity this morning.
Music ... 77.50
F. A. A. hall ... 80.00
Printing ... 24.75
Kansan ... 23.28
Door ... 6.75
Cheek Room ... 8.00
LAST VEREIN MEETING.
Total...$220.28
A balance of $1.89 from last year makes the total balance $97.38,
but a sophomore debt of $26.50 reduces the amount of cash on hand to $72.77.
Professor Engel to Deliver Farewell Speech Monday.
THE WEATHER.
Students who are interested in German will have an opportunity to hear parts of a German grammar, which has been prepared for correspondence work, recited by a phonograph next Monday. Der Deutsche Verein will hold its last meeting of this school year at 4:30 in room 313 Fraser hall, on that day. Professor Engel will deliver a farewell speech.
Rain tonight and Sunday; cooler tonight.
NUMBER 95
SOPHOMORE PROM REPORT
Receipts:
Class Received Only a Small Amount More Than Expenses.
The report of the receipts and expenditures of the Sophomore prom was made public this morning by Manager Clark Wallace. It shows that the class received $387.50, while the expenditures were $385.82. Following is the itemized account:
Cash received ... $387.50
Disharriver's
Disbursements:
Decoration Committee...$ 19.86
Invitation committee... 9.50
Refreshment committee...134.94
Program committee... 53.00
Music committee...110.00
F. F. A. hall...35.00
Dressing room ... 7.00
Seating arrangements ... 3.00
Clerks ... 3.50
Printing ... 6.00
Advertising ... 4.02
MISSOURI WON.
Total...$385.82
Balance on hand, $1.68.
Gained M. V. Championship in Baseball Yesterday.
Missouri won the Missouri Valley championship in baseball this year yesterday by defeating Kansas at Columbia. Rain prevented the playing of the first game, on Thursday afternoon. The score was 5 to 2. Following is the score by innings:
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K. U..1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7 4
M. U..0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 x-5 9 3
Entertained Pharmacists.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs L. D. Havenhill entertained the Pharmaceutical society at their home at 1539 Vermont street. Dean Sayre, who has just returned from Washington, D.C., was the guest of honor and explained to the society the details of the convention held at Washington, which was preliminary to the appointment of the new revision committee of the United States Pharmacopoeia.
ORGANIZED NEW DRAMATIC CLUB
'THE RED DOMINO' THE NAME GIVEN SOCIETY.
All Students Eligible to Member ship—Purpose Is to Give Big Annual Original Play.
A dramatic club, similar to those which are maintained at the University of Michigan and Chicago, has been organized at the University. The purpose of the organization will be the writing and producing of original plays. The name, Red Domino club, has been given to the society.
For some time a number of the students of the school who are most interested in dramatics, have been considering the organization of such a club. They had in mind a society which would produce one elaborate original play each year. That plan is carried out at a number of the different schools throughout the country and has proven very successful'.
Finally, ten students completed the organization this week. The ten will be charter members and will hold regular meetings this spring to plan for next year's work. The charter members are Moe Friedman, president; George Powles, vice president; Miss Tess Critchfield, secretary; Donald McKay, business manager; and Miss Margaret Stone, Miss Nina Pilkenton, Miss Cornelia Hardeastle, Miss Ruth Van Doren, L. B. Roberts and Matt Graham.
The club will be governed by the rules and regulations of the faculty committee on organizations other than athletic. The members will meet soon to plan for the first play, which will be given about the middle part of next year. An opportunity will also be given those who write original songs and plays, to submit conv to the club for criticism.
Any bona fide student in the University will be eligible to membership. There is no restriction even though the candidate be a member of some other dramatic organization. The Red Domino intends to make its club University wide, and it is only necessary for a student to do creditable work in one of the productions or to have written songs or plays which merit his election to become a member. The membership of the club will be limited to about twenty-five.
ANOTHER QUAKE.
Felt by University Seismograph Yesterday.
The Seismograph at the University recorded earthquake shocks yesterday morning, beginning at 6:10 and lasting for about forty minutes.
The shocks were so feeble that Prof. H. P. Cady could not tell the exact location. The quake was also recorded by the seismograph at Georgetown University, D.C.From there it is reported that the shock was between 4,000 and 5,000 miles distant.