THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
NUMBER 82
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1911
FINAL H. S. DEBATE HERE ON MAY 5
ASHLAND AND MONTGOMERY TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP.
kegents' Silver Loving Cup Will be Given to Winners—Prof. Price Has Charge.
The debate to decide the state high school championship for this year will be held in Lawrence, Friday, May 5, between Ashland and Montgomery county high school. This is the first annual debate of the league as it was only established this year. The question is concerning the restriction of immigration. The exact wording is: Resolved that our present immigration laws be amended so as to debar all immigrants over sixteen years of age and unable to read and write; provided, that this amendment shall not debar dependents upon qualified immigrants or residents of the United States.
Thirty three high schools have taken part in the various debates so far on different questions of day. The debating teams were first divided into districts corresponding to the seven congressional districts. Those that won in the districts are: Lansing in the first, Fort Scott in the second, Montgomery county in the third, Burlington in the fourth, Clay county in the fifth, Hill City in the sixth, and Ashland in the seventh congressional district.
Clay county was then eliminated by Lansing which in turn was defeated by Montgomery county who had already won from Fort Scott. Burlington was eliminated by Ashland which had already put Hill City out of the race. This gives the Ashland and Montgomery county high schools the opportunity to contend for the state championship.
Those who will represent Ashland are Fred Hinkle, Cale Carson, and Clarence Bare, or Roy Cassity. Those who will represent Montgomery county are: Jerry Shearer, Ray McQuisten, and Henry Shinn.
Prof. R. R. Price of the department of University Extension is chairman of the committee that has charge of the debates.
A regents' silver loving cup will be given to the winners. The team that wins the cup for two years in succession can keep the prize. Otherwise it can only be kept by the school for one year, or until the winner of the next debate is known.
New Senior Try-Out.
Notwithstanding that the tryout for the Senior play Tuesday evening was a most successful one, another tryout will be held on next Monday evening in Fraser hall at 7:00 o'clock. This newtry-out is being given at the special request of a number of the seniors who were out of town at the time of the last tryout and also on account of the threatening weather.
Agnes Husband, a senior in the School of Fine Arts, will give a recital in Fraser hall at 8:15 o'clock on the evening of May 3. The recital was formerly announced for April 25.
Agnes Husband's Recital.
Prof. J. W. Young, the chapel speaker Tuesday, will talk on "Our Unknown Space."
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Isaac Foster Died Friday Morn ing of Cancer
The funeral of Isaac Foster, who died Friday morning at eight o'clock was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his son, Mr. George O. Foster. Dr. W. C. Fayne officiated. The body was interred in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Foster is survived by his wife and six children, Mrs. Rose Hastie and Mrs. Grace Burline, both of Idaho, Will of Phillipsburg, Milton of Ottawa, Scott of Idaho, Clarence and George of Lawrence. His four sons acted as palebearers this afternoon. The elder Mr. Foster has been ill for a number of months. He is 78 years old, and lived in Lawrence for over thirty years. Last year he and his wife moved to Idaho, where they resided until two months ago when they returned to the home of their son Geo. O. Foster. Mr. Foster's death is attributed to cancer of the stomach. During the last week of his life he was unable to take nourishment.
MEDAL TOURNAMENT TODAY
Scores Will be Used in Handicap May 13.
The Oread Golf club is holding a medal tournament on the University links this afternoon to obtain records of each of the members for use in the handicap tournament which will be held May 13. One eighteen hole match was played off this morning between Crawford and Davis. Crawford won with a medal score of 116. Davis took 120 strokes to make the eighteen holes.
The pairings which have gone out so far are: Patterson vs Gibb, Boynton vs. Broadhead, Johnson vs. H. T. Jones and Newton vs. J. W. Young. The winner of the tournament will be the player who covers the course in the fewest number of strokes.
Lenig-Woodbury
Senior Girl's Party.
Richard Woodbury, who was graduated from the school of Engineering in 1909, and Olive Lenig, a graduate of the College in 1908, were married on Easter day at Huntington, Ind. They will live in Kansas City, where Mr. Woodbury has a position with the Kansas City Southern railroad.
The senior girl's party which was to be given March 25, has been postponed until May 1 on account of the fact that a track meet was held in the gymnasium that night. The party will be attended only by members of the senior class.
Tess Critchfield, Lucille Wilkinson and Murray Conley, all students in the University, went to Wichita Wednesday where they attended the wedding of Milton Bosse and Moneta Butts.
Hunter Martin of Kansas City, a former student, is visiting friends at the University today.
J. W. Robertson, of Topeka, is here today visiting his son, Charles who is junior engineer.
JAYHAWKERS TAKE FIRST TWO GAMES
VARSITY DEFEATS WASH BURN AND AGGIES.
Will Meet K. S. A. C. Again Today—Errors Numerous on Both Sides.
The Jayhawker baseball players succeeded in annexing two more victories to their list in the contests with Washburn Thursday afternoon at Topeka, and with the K. S. A. C. team yesterday afternoon at Manhattan. The score of the game with Washburn was 11 to 7. The battery that worked for Kansas was Locke and Smith.
The result of the game yesterday afternoon threatened to be disastrous for Manager Lansdon's men in the ninth inning. Farrill on the mound for Kansas through the first seven innings held the Farmers to few hits and kept the score low. However, in the eight session the Farmers succeeded in pounding out several hits that scored runs, and when the field had cleared their score had been run up to seven against the nine that the varsity counted. Manager Lansdon substituted McCarty for Farrill in the ninth inning. Hill caught for Kansas and the playing of the infield was good although ragged in places. Errors were numerous throughout the contest.
The summary of the game is:
R H E
K. S. A. C...004 010 021 9 10
Kansas...302 040 000 9 8 5
Batteries--Hall and Billings;
Farrill, McCarty and Hill. Umpire,
Gramley.
The varsity team will play the Aggies again today. McCarty will pitch.
JUDGMENT IS OBTAINED
$3,500 Granted to Mrs. Lydia Hall.
The date of the May Fete has been changed from May 6 to May 12. The reason announced by those in charge of the Fete is that on account of the interest of the student body in the Interscholastic track and field games that are to be held May 6, it would be ill-advised to have the Fete the same day. The Chancellor has granted a half holiday.
That there is danger from exposed wiring at the University was made evident this week, when judgment was obtained against the state for $3,500 by Mrs. Lydia Hall whose husband was killed while working at the University two years ago. A year ago last summer Hall was killed while superintending the construction of the Engineering building and several months ago action was brought against the state for $5,000.
Albert Johntz, a graduate last year from the department of civil engineering, is visiting the University today. He is in the office of the department of sewers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Change in Date.
EXTEND CREDIT SYSTEM
New Commission May Emphasize Practical Subjects.
The Commission on Higher Education, which is composed of the regents of the University, the Agricultural College and the State Normal School, may give the plan to push vocational work in the high schools a big boost. There is a movement on foot among the members of the commission to make work done in manual training, domestic science, and agriculture in high schools count as credits for entrance to the University and other schools. This will be one of the subjects taken up for consideration when the commission meets in Topeka May 4.
Governor Stubbs is chairman of the commission and is using his influence to put the emphasis in education upon the so-called "practical" subjects.
TO HELP PROHIBITION
Professor Blackmar Asked to Take a Hand in Maine Fight.
Prof. F. W. Blackmar of the department of sociology has been invited to deliver an address before the National Conference of Charities and Correction, which will meet in Boston in June, on "Prohibition in Kansas."
The subject on which Professor Blackmar has been asked to speak was specified because of the approaching fight which is to be made upon the Maine prohibition law by the liquor interests. All New England is interested in the Maine contest and it has been thought that an address by Professor Blackmar setting forth the working of the law in Kansas will be a help in keeping the Maine law on the statute books.
Geologist to Weaver.
Prof. W. H. Twenhofel, of the geology department, took the members of all the geology classes to Weaver, Kans., this morning on a geological expedition. They will spend the day in hunting rocks and other elements of the earth and return to Lawrence this evening.
K. U. Poems.
If you meet any of the poets on the street stop him or her and subscribe for "Songs From The Hill," by K. U. poets. 50 ets. on publication. Willard Wattles, John Shea, Harry Kemp, Miss Gossett, Miss Manley, and Miss Pepper.
Professor Blackmar will give the last lecture of his course on City Problems, at Myers hall, Sunday at 2:30. His subject is "The Social Work of the Churches in the City." All men of the University are invited.
The Phi Psis will hold initiation tonight for Charles Strickland, of Junction City, a freshman in the College.
Burns Urich of Atchison, a former student is visiting today at the Phi Gam house.
The Knights of Columbus will give a dancing party in Ecke's hall this evening.
WOULD CONTROL STUDENT CONDUCT
COUNCIL RECOMMENDS ITS POWER BE RECOGNIZED
Divided Authority at Present Leads to Confusion—Cases Now Under Consideration
A recommendation was made to the Chancellor of the University yesterday by a committee from the Men's Student Council, that all matters of discipline concerning the men students of the University be turned over to the Men's Council.
Under the Council's constitution, that body has power at the present time to originate and enforce such rules and regulations governing the intercourse and conduct of the men students as may seem advisable or necessary. The disciplinary committee of the University Council also has the same power and at several times during the present year both bodies have been working upon the same matter. Believing that one body or the other should have the control of the disciplinary matters, the Council made its recommendation to the Chancellor. The matter will be referred to the University Council at its next meeting.
However, the Men's Council acting under the power that it now has under its constitution has been conducting an investigation concerning disorderly and ungentlemanly conduct by several University students. The charges are serious ones, but no action will be taken upon it by the council until the first of next week, when the investigations will be more complete.
UNIVERSITY TO GET $20,000?
Rep. Mitchell Presents Claim Before House.
The University will get twenty thousand dollars from the government if a bill introduced in the House by Representative A. C. Mitchell is passed and not vetoed by the President. The New England emigrant aid society built a hotel in Lawrence on the present site of the Eldridge house, but in 1856 pro-slavery sympatizers destroyed it. The sheriff of Leavenworth county was the leader of the party that destroyed the hotel. Fifteen years ago the emigrant society assigned their claim to the University and at various times a bill has been introduced in the House to allow the claim but has either failed at passing or has been vetoed by the President.
Athletic Board Election
The Athletic Board election will be held next Tuesday from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. at the old check stand in Fraser hall. Five booths will be provided for the voters and all other arrangements will be made for the easy and expeditious handling of the electors. The votes will be counted immediately after the closing of the polls so that the final results will be known before six o'clock.
All orders for Caps and Gown must be in by Tuesday. Orders taken at Check Stand.
H. C. Herman and Donald Martindell, left Saturday morning for Topeka where they will attend a conference of college Y. M. C. A. presidents over Saturday and Sunday.
Last Senior Party Monday, May 1 Music by J. D. Haley, of Kansas City F. A. A. HALL
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