The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 12, 1909
VOLUME VI.
JAMES BRYCE MAYSPEAK HERE
BRITISH AMBASSADOR INVITED TO VISIT UNIVERSITY.
Negotiations Are Now Under Way Arranging for a Western Tour Some Time During Year.
James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States and author of "The American Commonwealth," has been invited to visit the University of Kansas during the present school year, in the course of a tour through the Middle West. Professor Jesse Macy of Iowa College is conducting the negotiations for the visit, and while Ambassador Bryce has not yet accepted the invitation, Professor Macy feels highly confident that he will accept it. Professor Macy and the British ambassador are close friends, as each has attained distinction as a writer on the governmental institutions of the other's country.
If Ambassador Bryce makes the western trip, he will visit Iowa College at Grinnell, the University of Kansas, and will probably speak before the Knife and Fork club at Kansas City. The University authorities here are cooperating with Grinnell and the officers of the Knife and Fork club in making arrangements to defray the expenses of his visit.
OTHER NOTED SPEAKERS
A number of noted men from abroad will address University audiences this year. The first will be Professor Charles Foster Kent, professor of Biblical Literature of Yale University, who will speak at the University each day during the week beginning November 8. Professor Kent's subjects for the week's lectures will be "The Aims and Methods of Israel's Teachers." He will also speak in chapel Friday morning on "The Place of Religion in Modern Life," and will speak at the Vesper services Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Paul Shorey, head of the Greek department of the University of Chicago, will speak at the University the week beginning February 14. His subject will be "The World Conquest of the Greeks in Literature." Dr. Shorey has a wide reputation as a brilliant interpreter of classical literature. He gave the Phi Beta Kappa address here three years ago.
During the week beginning March 7, the annual Bible Institute of the University will be held. Washington Gladden will be the principal speaker that week. His subject will be, "Where are we—in Industry, in Democracy, in Education, in Religion?" President F. K. Sanders of Washburn will deliver a series of lectures that week on "The Growth of Old Testament Literature, or the External History of the Bible."
Albert Bacher, a sophomore in the College, will go to his home in Clay Center Thursday for a visit.
News from the Front
NUMBER 12
Manhattan, October 11.—Last Saturday Manhattan was defeated by Missouri at Columbia by the score of 3 to 0. The Kansas Aggies held their own in all stages of the contest and, except for the fact that Spear, their speedy half, was barred from the game, would have probably won the game. The Aggie team will be stronger next Saturday than in the Missouri game and Kansas is sure to have a hard game. The students here, while not at all confident of victory, feel that their team has a fair chance to take the game. It is pointed out that the Aggie team always plays best on its own field.
St. Louis, October 11.-The students at Washington University are well satisfied with the work of Coach Cayou's men in the game with Shurtleff last Saturday. The score of 12 to 6 hardly tells how much superior Washington was to her opponents. The Washington back field is fast and tricky this year and competent critics of the game here in St. Louis say that Washington has the best team that has appeared on a St. Louis gridiron this season. This includes the Haskell Indians and Drury College. Saturday's game was the first of the season for Washington and the team is expected to show a steady improvement.
Topeka, October 11.—The fact that Washburn defeated the Emporia Normals Saturday on a muddy field by the decisive score of 24 to 6 has caused Washburn stock here to go up several notches, Coach Weed began the season with a squad made up mostly of new men but he is perfecting a machine that may cause much surprise in Kansas this year. The local team is out for the championship of Kansas and hopes to defeat the University team when the two ancient rivals meet.
Lincoln, October 11.—The 6 to 6 tie game with South Dakota that disappointed the rooters here so much last Saturday has been partially forgotten and forgiven. The reason for this is the sterling line of football that Nebraska put up against Knox last Saturday when the Cornhuskers won by the overwhelming score of 34 to 0. The Cornhuskers played real football in the good old Nebraska way. The back field showed up well and the punting of Nebraska was a feature of the contest. The Cornhusker line is still weak in spots but "King" Cole is remedying that as fast as possible.
Ames, October 11.—The dopesters here are figuring from the result of last Saturday's game that Ames has a stronger team this year than Iowa. Saturday Minnesota defeated Ames only 18 to 0, the week before the same team humbled Iowa 41 to 0. The Ames rooters are planning to win the Conference championship this year, and in spite of the fact that last year's most glittering stars are gone, the Aggies will have a team that will rustle all opponents.
THE KANSANS NEED SPEED
KENNEDY SAYS MANHATTAN WILL BE DEFEATED
Aggies Are in Good Condition Missouri had narrow Escape Saturday.
"Kansas can win from Manhattan but it will take football playing to do it," said coach Kennedy in speaking of next Saturday's game at Manhattan "We ought to play this game under the Missouri conference rules as did Missouri last Saturday."
Unless the Jayhawkers make a decided improvement in speed this week they will meet with difficulty in sustaining their hither-to not scored on record, so say football critics. The Kansas line is slow in starting and moves in a lumbering fashion when it once gets started.
In the Missouri-Mannattan game last Saturday the Aggies had the best of the Tigers throughout the game. Only twice during the game did the Tigers make first down. They made a place kick only after the Aggies had fumbled the ball.
Saturdays Kansan will contain a detailed report of the game at Manhattan.
MOSQUITO5 IN PROFUSION.
Chi Omegas Forced to Make War on the Pests.
H. P. Cady, of the chemistry department advised the Chi Omegas Saturday to spray the basement of their house on Kentucky street with kerosene to kill mosquitos. To prevent the spread of malaria he advised that the basement be sprinkled with chloride of lime. The advice was given when he learned that several feet of water had been standing under the floor for several weeks until it had become stagnant and that swarms of mosquitoes had made it a breeding place. One of the occupants of the house has already been confined in bed with what is thought to be an attack of malaria. The owner of the property has not provided any drainage for the basement.
The house is a new one. It is owned by Dr. S. C. Emley. He is at present out of the city lecturing over the state on sanitation and the elimination of disease in Kansas communities.
ECHOES FROM CASCADE.
Y. M. C. A. Summer Conference Will Be Discussed.
WORK TO BEGIN SOON.
The regular mid-week meeting of the Y. M. C. A. will be addressed by Wm. Caldwell, Donald Martindell and others who attended the Summer Conference held at Cascade Colorado last June. Different phases of the work done there will be discussed. Leo Bozell, who has charge of the music, is making plans to use some of the songs and music that were used at the Conference.
Engineers Will Mark Out Site of Administration Building.
Ground will be broken within thirty days for the foundation of the first wing of the new administration building, which is to stand north of the new mining building. State Architect Chas. H. Chandler was down from Topeka Saturday going over the preliminary plans for the new building with the University building committee. The engineering department in a few days will begin the survey which will locate exactly the foundation walls of the new structure.
The preliminary plans for the new administration building were worked up largely by Professor W. A. Griffith, head of the department of drawing and painting. The state architect's offices has been busy on them for the past week.
While Architect Chandler was here Saturday, he and Purchasing Agent E. E. Brown made a final inspection of the new mining and geology building.
GOT WARM RECEPTION.
Coleman Was Treated Unkindly by Tiger Rooters.
Shouts of "Get a rope!" "Kill the Jayhawker!" and "Take him to the river!" mingled with shrill yells from hundreds of Missouri rooters, greeted Coach W. J. Coleman at Columbia Saturday when the crowd learned that the Kansas man was present at the game between K. S. A. C. and the University of Missouri. The Missourians were afraid the coach would bring home with him some secret of Missouri football science which would enable the Jayhawkers to twist the Tiger's tail again this year, and they are getting tired of this tail-twisting business anyhow.
A committee was appointed by the Tiger rooters to "wait on" Coleman to urge him to hit the high places between Columbia and some healthier climate. The coach admits that he was a little nervous, but he showed the spokesman his little book in which were jotted down some notes of the Kansas Aggies' plays, and by talking his best convinced his friends, the enemy, that he had not come to spy on the plays of the Tigers. The committee decided to let him stay on to the end of the game.
Junior Athletic Committee.
In accordance with the request of Coach Hamilton that the class presidents appoint an athletic committee to act in conjunction with him and encourage class track athletics, Louis Breyfogle, president of the Junior class has appointed the following committee: Harry Hamilton and M. D. Baer of the College and George Magatagan and John Parker of the Engineering school.
Coach Coleman says that both the University of Missouri and the Kansas Agricultural College have splendid teams this year.
ORDERED NOT TO WEAR CAPS
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LAWS MUST NOT OBEY THE COUNCIL ORDERS.
Still Contending for Representation in Council Offices.—Election will Be Held Soon.
The junior law class has been ordered by the middle, and the senior law classes not to wear the caps as ordered by the student council. The purpose of this order is not to show any malice towards the other schools of the University but to show the student council that until the agreement which was made last spring, is fulfilled, the Law school will stay out of the student government organization.
It has been rumored that election of officers which was scheduled for this fall is not to be held. Members of the council state, though, that the election will be held soon, but they also say that the council does not propose to knuckle down to the Laws. The council proposes to do as the agreement designates but refuses to take any special measures which will appear as a concession to one school.
In speaking of the mass meeting of the Laws which was field yesterday H. Starbuck, presiding officer, said to a Kansan reporter this morning, "The action of the Laws in regard to the wearing of freshman caps has been misinterpreted. The Law school does not want to antagonize the student council. It is waiting to be received on a basis of representation in the offices of the council.
"Lest a general recognition by the junior laws of the rules of the council should be construed as a waiver of the contention for representation, the law school asked the juniors not to wear caps. The sentiment in the Law school is, I think, overwhelmingly in favor of a student council."
WILL GIVE PIANO RECITAL.
Harold Henry Mill Play at Second Fall Concert.
Harold Henry, a favorite with Lawrence musical audiences, will give a piano recital in the chapel Thursday evening. This will be the second recital of the fall course.
Mr. Henry was graduated from the school of Fine Arts of the university in 1901. He then went to Europe to study. In Berlin where he spent two years he studied with Jaedlesky, and later he spent a year in Paris with Moszkowski. Returning to Lawrence in 1905, Mr. Henry gave the opening concert of his career at Fraternal Aid Hall.
Since 1905 Mr. Henry has lived in Chicago. He is now a teacher in the Cosmopolitan School of music there, and besides having a private studio does a great deal of concert work.