THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
NUMBER 28
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19.1910
NOT A BRAINSTORM; IT'S THE DIRECTORY
DATA FROM THE UNIVER
SITY "WHO'S WHO?"
Statistician of The Kansan, Who Made Compilation, May Be Found at University Hospital.
Industry is represented by eighteen Millers, nine Taylors, six Cooks, four Bakers, four Weavers, three Coopers, three Carpenters, three Porters, two Gardners, one Banker, one Brewer, and one Butcher.
Did you know that there are but two Seniors in the University and both of them are in the College? This is only one of the many bits of interesting information contained in the University directory which will be ready for distribution Monday morning. A Kansan reporter who has gone over the names contained in the booklet has found that the University has a Case, two Haits, three Moons, but no Hammock.
For a Zoo we have three Foxes,
two Lions, two Bears, one Badger,
one Lamb, one Wolf, and one
bird.
In the color line, twenty-five are Brown, four Black, two Gray, and two Green.
For three Kings, one Lord, and one Noble there is but one Castle. Their Home has six Halls and one Hightower. On the Land there is a Park with a Gate. For two Bushes there is but one Root, and one Budd, for three Roses. There also is a Woods, a Grove a Marsh, five Hills, three Dales, two Brooks, two Fords, a Weede and a Maple, with Sapp, and Moss.
Three students are Cross, two Jolly and three Lovejoy.
In the School of Engineering not all the following are enrolled Bellows, Belt, Emery, Steel, and Power.
There is a Callender with only the month of May and two Days. Two are Minors and only one Mann, two Hunts, two Chases and only four Hunters.
Three students are Sharp, one Wise, and one Smart. Two are Long, one Short, one Stout, one Small, and one is Little.
Misses Golden and Rule are not roommates.
One Early, one Ready, one Fast and one Rush, are offset by one DeLay.
Robert E. Lee Gunning, Cannon, Spear, three Marshalls, the two Marches are presumably good material for the National Guard company.
There is Work but no Jobs, a Husband but no Wife, two Spotts but no Leopard, two Riddles but no Answers, five are Young but none is Old, two Pecks but no Bushel, two Stocks, one Share, a Price, but no Purchaser, a Bray but no Mule, also a Lodge with only one Mason.
The Smiths lead with thirty-five representatives at the University. The Browns come second with twenty-five.
Nebraska Awards "Ns."
Fourteen "Ns" have been awarded to the Nebraska football men by the athletic board of the Nebraska University. The following are the 1910 "N" men; Temple, captain, tackle; Chanuer, end; Hornberger, guard; Harmon, guard; Elliot, guard; Collins, center; Shonka, tackle; Lofgren, end; Warner, quarter; O, Frank, halfback; E, Frank, halfback; Minor, halfback; Rathbone, fullback; Sturmner, guard. All of these men with the exception of Elliott and E. Frank played against Kansas two weeks ago.
'REDS" WON THE RACE.
First Cross Country Run Took Place Yesterday Afternoon.
In the first cross country run of the year yesterday the Reds, captained by "Cub" Watson, won the race with a total of 446 points as opposed to 375, made by the Blues, who were captained by "bob" Fisher. Watson finished first, Patterson second, Osborne third and Fisher fourth.
Each man was scored as he finished, the first man in being given a score of 40, the number of men in the team, and in like rotation to the last man who counted one. The best time made on the mile and three quarter course was eight minutes, and fifty-five seconds.
The winning team will get an oyster supper, and the first four men will be given medals.
In a well played game the freshmen defeated the sophomores this morning on MeCook field 21 to 0. In the first two quarters most of the playing was done in sophomore territory, but the sophs held the fast first year men in the last two quarters, and they were able to score only three points on a drop kick. The playing of Tudor, Rambo and Burnham for the sophomores, and Trickett and Bramwell for the freshmen were the features of the game. The final game between the seniors and the freshmen for the class championship will be played Tuesday.
FIRST YEAR MEN WON.
Great enthusiasm over the coming contest on Thanksgiving day made the College "sing" in the chapel last night one of the most successful ever held. Four new songs and all the yells were practiced. These songs and yells will be printed and distributed among the students.
Best Sophomores at Class Football 21 to 0.
Ralph Spotts announced that he had been unable to secure the thousand megaphones which had been ordered, and it will be necessary for every man to furnish his own at the game.
College "Sing" Was Devoted to Preparation for Missouri.
PRACTICED NEW SONGS
Sigma Xi Initiation.
At a meeting of the Sigma Xi honorary fraternity, held at the Unitarian church Thursday evening four new members. W.H Judy, Roy Porterfield, V. Long, and Earnest Tibbetts were initiated into the society. Each of the four read a paper on some scientific subject. The paper of the evening was read by Prof. W.C. Stevens of the botanical department. His subject was "The Geographical Distribution of Plants."
The senior and freshman football teams will play a game next Tuesday at afreroom at 2:45 on MeCook field.
A meeting of freshmen girls will be held in the chapel next Monday at 12:15 to elect representatives for the Women's Student Council. All are requested to attend.
The memorial scholarship of the class of 1900 has been awarded for the year 1910-11 to Wyman Green, a senior in the college. The fund a small one, was started six years ago. The class expects to establish more scholarships which will be awarded annually.
Another Class Game
Awarded Scholarship.
Freshmen Girls Will Elect.
JAYHAWKER SQUAD IN LEAVENWORTH
WILL MAKE HEADQUARTERS
AT NATIONAL HOTEL.
Students Held Great Demonstra tion Yesterday Morning in Preparing for Missouri.
The Jayhawker football squad of twentytwo men, accompanied by three coaches, left for Leavenworth this morning where the National hotel will be the headquarters of the team until the morning of Thanksgiving day.
The smouldering enthusiasm preceding the Missouri game broke out yesterday morning in a great demonstration, just after chapel time in front of Fraser hall. All the morning students worked collecting a great pyramid of boxes in front of the main entrance. The students of the School of Law had spent the night before constructing a stuffed tiger. The yellow and black beast was placed at the apex of the pile and the bonfire was started at the close of the chapel session. Chancellor Strong had declared a holiday to prepare for the Missouri game.
That Leavenworth and not Ottawa would be the place where the men would spend the last days of preparation was known in Lawrence yesterday afternoon Manager Lansdon 'phone up from Ottawa after making investigations there that the ground on which the team would have to practice was as hard as the pavement on Massachusetts street, and that the hotel accommodations were not entirely satisfactory.
On account of the sudden change in the destination of the team, there was but a small number of students at the Union Pacific station this morning to bid the team farewell.
After the quart or so of powder in the tiger's insides had exploded, a snake dance was performed around the blazing store boxes and continued till they were reduced to embers. Then the crowd sang songs, yelled and cheered, and listened to short talks by "Bill" Caldwell, Coach W. O. Hamilton, and George O. Foster.
LECTURED ON BRIDGES.
Professor Jacoby of Cornell on an Inspection Trip.
An informal technical lecture of much information and interest was that given before the roofs and bridges class in the Engineering School Wednesday afternoon by Professor Henry S. Jacoby, professor of Bridge engineering at Cornell University. He told of his usual custom of every seven years taking six months off from his regular work and traveling over the country inspecting all the bridges constructed since his trip. His talk was mainly on the faults and improvements of the various large structures he has personally visited on his present trip over the country.
The American Chemical society met in the chemistry building this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in regular meeting. Edward R. Weidelm spoke on the whaling industry in Newfoundland. A supper was served at 6 o'clock. At 7:30 tonight Dr. Frankfort, who is head of the chemistry department in the University of Minnesota, will speak on the value of food products.
Professor Jacoby is one of the joint authors of the textbook on Roofs and Bridges used in the School of Engineering.
Chemical Society Met.
A WOMAN IN DEBATE.
Preliminary Tryouts Were Held Last Night.
One woman student, Miss Theodosia Stewart, was given a place on the preliminary debating squad for which the tryout was held last night. The fifteen successful men contestants out of the twenty-one who entered the tryout are: Elbert Overman, William M.Hughes, Milton C. Minor, Arthur H. Fast, G. W. Porter, Roscoe Redmond, Asher J. Hobson, A. Owen Andrew, Harold D. Evans, Clarence L. Connor, Chas, C. Curtis, Walter T. Griffin, Louis Lacoss, Harry Fisher, Eliot Porter.
The winners in the tryout last night will meet Monday at 4:30 in room 501, Fraser hall, to decide on the method of practice until December 3, when six men will be eliminated. The judges in the tryout last night were Prof. H. C. Hill, Prof. C. A. Dykstra, Prof. L. E. Sisson, and Prof. G. A. Gesel.
K. U. 2; BAKER 0
Kansas Kicked Two Goals in First Soccer Football Game on McCook Field.
The University soccer team won the game against Baker on McCook field this afternoon by a score of 2 to 0. The Kansas team kept the ball in the Baker territory the greater part of the game. The attendance was small.
The score was 0 to 0 at the end of the first half, but Kansas came back strong in the second half and kicked two goals in the first fifteen minutes. The two teams were evenly matched in teamwork and science, but the Baker team was much lighter than the Kansas team, which told in the long run.
Beta "Turkey Pull."
There will be no vesper service at the University tomorrow. The next vesper service will be held December 4.
The thirty-sixth annual Beta Turkey Pull was held last night at the fraternity chapter house, 1537 Tennessee street. Plates were laid for 134 guests. Forty-two out-of-town guests were present.
A large pipe- cutting machine, capable of cutting pipe up to eight inches in diameter, has been installed in the repair shop.
Prof. and Mrs. F. E. Kester held a reception Wednesday evening for Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Young. Professor Young, who came here from the University of Illinois this year, is at the head of the department of mathematics.
Dr. Eiden, of the well-known "Upper Room" of Emporia, will address the young people of the Epworth League at the First M. E. church of Lawrence at 6.45 Sunday evening. Dr. Eiden is professor of physics in the State Normal school.
The Good Government club met Thursday night at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. The Kansas primary law was discussed by Burton Sears and Everett Brummage.
The Chi Omega sorority held an informal reception yesterday afternoon for members of the faculty, their wives, and some ladies of the town. Refreshments were served. The reception was one of a series that will be given every month.
MACOMBER NOT TO ENTER M. U. GAME
'M. U. NEVER CONSIDERED
IT,' SAYS PRES. HILL.
The Report That the Rolla Player Would Be Drafted Was Only Town Gossip.
A telegram received today by Prof. C. E. McClung from President A. Ross Hill of the University of Missouri says that Missouri has had no intention of playing Maceomber, the Rolla star, in the Thanksgiving day game with Kansas. The reports to that effect, President Hill said, were mere town gossip, which had never been seriously considered by the University athletic authorities.
A report from Columbia early this week stated that the athletic board was about evenly divided over the question and that it had been left for President Hill to decide. Professor McClung telegraphed President Hill regarding his stand on the matter and elicited the reply received this morning.
Y. W. C. A. CONFERENCE.
College Cabinets Held Meeting at Topeka.
About sixty young women representing the Y. W. C. A. cabinets of the colleges of the eastern part of Kansas, held a conference in Topeka last Saturday and Sunday. Baker, Campbell College, Emporia State Normal, Kansas State Agricultural College, Emporia College, Ottawa, Washburn and the University of Kansas, all sent delegates. Among those who attended from the University were Nadia Thomas, the general secretary; Mabel Evans, Beulah Murphy, Isabel Thomes, Lucy March, Helen Burdick, Carrie Calhoun, Maud Zoellner and Florence Payne.
Addresses were given by Doctor Esterly, Mrs. Manley, both of Topeka, Mrs. McLane of Denver, Mrs. F, O. Marvin of Lawrence talked on "The Work of the Advisory Board."
Saturday noon a banquet was held at the National hotel and was followed by a reception at the home of President Sanders, of Washburn College.
THIRD FALL CONCERT.
Dutch Violoncellist to Play Tuesday Evening.
Paulo Gruppe, the leading violoncellist of Holland, will give a concert in the chapel Tuesday evening at 8:30. Mr. Gruppe has been playing with such noted orchestras as the Thomas orchestra and the St. Louis orchestra. The following is the program:
Sonata ... Boccherini
Rhapsody ... Emanuel Moor
Kol Nidrei (old Hebrew melody) ... Max Bruch
Waltz Suite ... Popper
Serenade ... Herbert
Nocturne ... Klengel
Scherzo ... Klengel
This is the third number of the fall concert course of the department of music.
New Y. M. C. A. Advisors
At a meeting of the faculty advisory board of the Y. M. C. A., held Wednesday afternoon, the report of a committee appointed last spring to nominate new members was accepted, and the professors elected to the board as follows: S. J. Hunter, A. S. Olin, and G. C. Shaad.
"THE DICTATOR," Presented by the Masque Club November 30 and December
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