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TRACK WORK
LACKS INTEREST
Coach Hamilton Is Disappointed at Slight Competition in the Preliminaries.
FEW MEN CONTESTED IN INTER-SCHOOL MEET.
There is a lack of interest in the indoor track meets. Only fifteen of the sixty-five trying out for the team appeared during the three days the interschool meet was held. Two events were pulled off Monday and the results were: Mile—Osborne, medic, first; Riley, College, second; Shidler, engineer, third. Time, 5:10.
Quarter mile—First heat, Fairchild, College, first; Hess, engineer, second. Second heat, Black, College and McMillan, College, tied for first. Third heat—Davis, College, first; Daniels, law, second.
Wednesday one event was run, namely the half mile, which Fairchild won in 2:15, and Kraus and McMillan tied for second. The meet was discontinued, as not enough men came out and because the College was so far ahead that it was useless to continue the meet.
In commenting on the lack of interest, Coach Hamilton said. "I am disappointed with the result of the meet. I wish the men would enter the meets, as competition is the main thing. The men want to learn to run in a regular race as no idea can be gained of a man's ability in running by himself."
There will be a freshman-varsity meet the week before the Baker meet, which occurs the first part of February, and possibly an inter-class meet after it. Besides these meets there probably will be indoor meets with the Lawrence Y. M. C. A., and between the Lawrence high school and the freshmen.
TAKE CARE OF THE BODY.
College Men Thus Fitted to Build Up Society.
Dr. Scott P. Child of Kansas City spoke at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday night on the relation of the college men to the community. Even though he has been out of college eleven years, he is still a college man, and gave the views of one. He declared that body should be kept in good condition of one expected to do good work.
"Every man should have a dignified purpose in view," aid Dr. Child, "The college man should use his influence for the benefit of mankind and for the uplifting of society."
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TOLD OF OLYMPIC GAMES.
High Jumper Gave Illustrated Lecture and Jumping Exhibition.
"Every man has a yellow streak somewhere in his makeup and only by thorough participation in competitive athletics can that trouble be removed," said Harry F. Porter, world champion high jumper, in speaking before an audience of 300 students in Snow hall Thursday evening. Competitive athletics, as he explained, create a spirit of democracy and instill a desire for cleaner sportsmanship in the men.
"Athletics have a distinct part to play in college life. First, in the physical development of the participants, second, outward manifestation of college spirit which in itself is one of the most vital things in college life, and thirdly, acts as a publicity bureau for the institution," said Mr. Porter.
In connection with the slides representing different views of the Olympic games, he explained many of the unpleasant situations that arose over the awarding of places, and showing the Britishers' attitude toward athletics. The English contestant does not train for games and criticises those who enter the contests for anything but the mere pleasure of showing their endurance. Following his address Mr. Porter gave some exhibition jumps in the gymnasium. He has a style that is all his own, which took him seven years to acquire.
Lectures for Hutchinson.
Lectures for Hutchinson.
The series of lectures at Hutchinson, arranged for by the extension department have just been announced. Prof. H. W. Joselyn of the department of education, will speak there on January 27. Prof. C. G. Dunlap on February 10, and 17; Dean C. H. Johnson of the School of Education on March 17 and 31.
Prof. C.G. Dunlap went to Leavenworth today, to lecture for the department of University Extension.
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If the recommendations of Governor Stubbs are carried out by the state legislature now in session, a branch of the department of mines and mining of the University of Kansas will be established in the Pittsburg coal district. The school will be located at Pittsburg. The teaching force will be chosen by the Regents and will have a resident director who will be under the direct control of a member of the faculty at Lawrence. It is rumored that it is Governor Stubbs' intention to ask that Professor Haworth be placed in charge of the school on account of his close connection with the coal district in his work on the state geological survey.
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In his message to the state legislature Governor Stubbs said: "I recommend that a branch school of the Kansas University department of mines and mining be established in the Pittsburg coal field district. The United States government now has a traveling car which gives instruction on mine work. But this car covers a wild field, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas, and is absent from the coal fields in Kansas a large part of the time. It is the duty of Kansas to use every means in its power to protect the rights, lives and welfare of the men who undertake the hazardous work of mining."
Chancellor Strong said today that if the school is established the work will be directed from the University in order that there will not be any duplication of the work here. The plan has not yet been worked out, however, and little is known here of the proposed branch beyond what is contained in the governor's message
Alpha Tau Party.
The Kansas Gamma Nu chapter of Alpha Tau Omega gave their biennial spring party at Fraternal Aid hall last night.
Prof. and Mrs. H. W. Emerson led the grand march, being followed by one hundred couples of University students and out-of-town guests.
The following are the names of the out-of-town guests:
Miss Elizabeth Laird, Miss Isabel Barton, Mr. Charles Pierson, Wayne Long, Ed. Price Lauren Armsby and Kenneth Baileen of Kansas City; Miss Florence Middaugh and Mr. Clay Hamilton of Topeka; Miss Alice Brown of Atchison, Miss Mary Northrupt and Mr. James De Berry of Iola; Miss Helen Tabor of Holton, Miss Grace Davenport of Ottawa, Miss Elizabeth Van Ness of Mound City, Miss Ciddle Wirt of Garden City, Mr. Donald Tyler of Dewey, Ok., Mr. Dolph Watson of Lexington, Ky., Mr. Rice Gunn of Fort Scott, and Mr. Edward Van der Vries of Perry.
J. S. Barnhill, '10, visited the University today. He is now superintendent of the Paola city schools and came up with the Paola basket ball team which played the Lawrence high school last night. Paola is planning extensive improvements in the high school and Mr. Barnhill, while here talked over with Prof. W. H. Johnston, the high school visitor, the plans for improvement.
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PLAY BALL WITH JAP CHAMPIONS
K. U. SCHEDULES GAMES WITH UNIVERSITY OF KEIO.
In May the Varsity Will Meet the Inter-Collegiate Champions of Japan.
University students may have the opportunity to see the champion Japanese baseball team in action against the Jayhawkers this spring. Word was received by Manager Lansdin from the University of Wisconsin that the University of Keio, Japan, will play a series of games with the Badgers, and in order to defray expenses, other college teams will be played. On account of the good showing of Kansas in recent years, an opportunity was given the Jayhawkers to play the Jap and Manager Lansdon accepted the offer, providing no conflict of dates results. The game will probably be played the latter part of May.
The Keio team has been the inter-collegiate champion of Japan for the last five years, having defeated teams from the Universities of Wisconsin and Chicago when they went over to Japan recently. This trip to the United States is a return engagement.
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