THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
NUMBER 90
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1911
ATHLETICS PLANNED FOR STUDENTS' DAY
ENGINEERS AND LAWS WILL PLAY BALL.
Speeches Will be Delivered in Morning—Half Holiday Grant- ed by the Chancellor.
The custom among the students of the University that was started three years ago when a half holiday was declared and the time given over to the activities of the students, will be re-established this year when the day will be given over to the activities of the men and women from the various departments of the University. In chapel Friday morning May 19, the speakers of the morning will be representatives of the six schools and in the afternoon the athletic events between the departments and the schools will be pulled-off on MeCook field.
The men of the University who are doing newspaper work challenged the medies this morning to a clinic to be held on McCook field in which both parties would perform an operation upon the American game of baseball and the loser it is agreed, shall stand the expense of the anestheties used by the spectators. The men of the School of Law will probably issue a challenge to the Engineers for a dual track meet to be held the same day on McCook field.
The line up for the baseball game between the Engineers and Laws has not yet been made out but that the game will be interesting from start to finish is assured by the amount of varsity material in the two schools.
NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS
Girls Elect Two From Each Class.
Meetings of girls representing the various classes were held at noon today to elect two representatives from each class to the Woman's Student Council. The freshmen girls elected: Mabel Thornton and Edith Van Eman. The sophomores elected: Frank Banker and Lina Coxedge. The junior girls elected Glendale Griffiths and Nelle Martindale.
Y. W. C. A. Meeting.
The next regular meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held in North Hollow, Wednesday, May 17. At that time the senior girls will be entertained. Part of the time will be given to speeches by several of the seniors and the remainder to social affairs.
Creola Ford Recital.
The second graduating piano recital will be given in Fraser hall this evening by Creola Ford. She will be assisted by Gertrude Cooper, contralto, and Josephine McCammon, accompanist.
Countryman Injured.
Wm. Countryman senior in School of Pharmacy, is suffering from an injured hand, the tendons in the back of the hand being severely cut by a broken bottle during a chemical experiment.
Nees is Captain
At a meeting of the tennis squad today Paul Nees was elected captain and Howard Richardson manager for 1912.
TAG YOU'RE IT.
Theates to Hold Mothers Day.
The Thetas will give their annual Mothers day Friday May 19.
Seventeen Hundred Tags Sold by Noon Today.
Tag, you're it. Produce your quarter and don the yellow cardboard. Girls with tags for sale are everywhere today—on the campus, in the library, in the class rooms—and every fellow is popular. But who can resist such smiling pleas?
The tags went on. Ile early this morning, and by chapel time the majority of the male students had one. Of course some put up the plea of "broke" but most of them did their duty. And the girls—well the girls didn't "have any money with them," but they will all get their tags latter. Two thousand of the tags have been printed this year and all must be sold in order to pay the expenses connected with the May Fete. The tag itself is a triangular bit of yellow cardboard with a jester head printed in red. Under the jester is this couplet:
*If you'll play tag with me today.*
I'll play with you on the 12th of May."
One of the amusing events connected with the tag sale was the "march of the women on the Law building." They marched into the junior class while it was still in session and successfully tagged each man. Urged on by this victory the army advanced on the senior class room. But the graduating class saw them coming and escaped through the window. The girls gave chase and a regulation game of tag followed which spread to all parts of the campus. By noon today seventeen hundred tags had been sold.
ELECTRIC'S BANQUET
Forty Engineers Listen to Toasts in Myers Hall.
The third annual banquet of the Kansas University branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers was held at Myers hall last evening at eight o'clock. Forty electrical engineers were present and many toasts were given. Floyd P. Ogden, a senior, acted as toastmaster, and toasts were given by: Prof. C. A. Johnson, The A. I. E. E.; Henry A. Hoffman, The Senior's Outlook; W. F. Siegmund, The Entering of the College Man into the Practical World; H. E. Hoadley The coming Seniors; Prof. George C. Shaad, The Department; Frank Lynch, General Experiences.
Prof. W. L. Burdick of the School of Law will give the commencement addresses at Horton, Omaga, Attica, Douglas, Ellinwood, and Minneapolis. He has already spoken to the graduating classes of Kansas City and Michigan Valley.
Those on the banquet committee were Clifford W. Nystrom, William Fishman, Martin K. Thomen. Plates were a dollar and a half.
Burdick to Deliver Addresses
The University weather records show an average wind velocity of forty miles yesterday. The maximum speed of sixty miles an hour was reached at 8 o'clock last night.
The Day of the Big Wind
There will be a meeting of the Red Domino club in Fraser hall, room 110 at 7 o'clock this evening. All members are asked to be present.
Red Domino to Meet.
"DON'T LOSE HOPE," SAYS HAMILTON
K. U. COACH BELIEVES KANSAS WILL WIN
Twenty One Athletes Entered in Meet—New Combination For Relay Race.
The last varsity track meet on McCook field this spring will be held when the crack Tiger squad of Coach Brewer trots out on the field next Saturday and the annual out-door clash between the Jayhawkers and the men from Missouri begins. The dope on some of the events of the meet is certain to be unset.
Since the defeat of the Drake University team by the Tigers and the defeat of the local squad at the hands of the Cornhuskers last week the Kansas camp has been pessimistic in regard to Saturday's results.
However Coach Hamilton said yesterday afternoon, "I have some surprises to spring Saturday that I am keeping quiet and although I have entered twenty-one men in the meet, it is by no means decided what men will start in the events. H. Woodbury who was disabled in the Nebraska meet is rounding into shape and even if he cannot start in the high hurdles we will not be at a great disadvantage since Clem Parker is going over the high sticks in form that looks like a good second. Parker has been going the full eleven feet on the pole vault regularly this week and I expect the men to take the first and second places in that event. Wilson has jumped in his form of last year all this week and I expect him to make a good showing in his event. French has been 'taking off' during the past week in the same form that he did last year when he made the record and I think that he can go the full height to beat Nicholson."
"TOD" WOODBURY.
Heredetofore the relay has been almost conceded to Missouri and Bermond but for this last chance to beat the Tiger machine, Coach Hamilton has a new combination worked out that he promises will break the tape first.
The men who have been entered in the meet are Hamilton, Roberts, D. Davis, E. Davis, Schwab, Black, Gribble, Fairchild, G. Smith, Patterson, Kraus, McMillan, Watson, Osborne, Murray, Fisher, H. Woodbury, C Woodbury, Parker, French, Wilson and Ammons.
MACHINERY DELAYED.
Potter's Lake May Not be Filled This Spring.
The machinery for the pumping station for Potter lake, which has been ordered for a couple of months should have arrived at the University some time ago, but has not appeared and according to present indications will not appear until after the school year.
E. F. Crocker said today. "The outfit for the new pumping station should have been here some time ago and I do not know when it will arrive. We may fill the lake anyway, and we may not."
The superintendent of grounds and buildings can see no advantage in having the water in the lake unless the pump is there to force the water to the University buildings. The purpose of the lake is to afford an adequate water supply in case a fire should break out on the hill.
A number of student "ducks" however are anxious for the depression in the golf links to be filled with the 4 million gallons of cool and refreshing water oil which it has the capacity. The lake is said to cover an area of two acres and when it is filled with water should make an ideal place to hold all kinds of water sports. None of the swimmers have spoken to Mr. Crocker yet and it is not likely that he will turn the city water in until the plan is suggested to him. A regatta is being planned at present by Dr. Naismith, to be held during commencement week on the lake.
TUESDAY'S RECITALS
Misses Chloe Cory and Hazel Browning, seniors in the School of Fine Arts gave their graduating recital on Tuesday evening before a large audience of city and college people. There was not a weak place in the program, since every number pleased the audience. Miss Cory in "The Legend Beautiful" was at her best with Miss Weidemann as accompanist. Her last piece was the rendering of a monologue entitled "The Last Ride Together," in which she gave a portrayal of a very talkative young wo man.
Chloe Cory and Hazel Browning Gave Good Performance.
Miss Browning showed a wonderful mastery of the better writers. Her recital of Rudyard Kipling's "Recessional," Shakespeares "Hamlet" scene, and Dunbar's "Watchin' the Sparkin'" indicated her adaptability for such work. The interest of the audience was kept at its height during the whole recital.
Miss Cora Reynolds, was as
compared by Miss Maude Cookie
Loveland Will Speak Friday
Frank L. Loveland of Topeca will give the chapel address Friday morning. Mr. Loveland is an orator of wide ability and is well worth hearing. He is the pastor of the First Methodist church of Topeca.
A junior girls party will be held in Robinson gymnasium next Saturday May 13. Admission 25c. The junior girls will give a vaudeville performance. Refreshments will be served.
Junior Girls Party.
The Alpha Chi Sigma honorary chemical fraternity has rented the Gregg house in the 1100 block on Mississippi and will use the whole house as a chapter house next year.
To Have Chapter House
THE ORIENTALS PLAYING TODAY
SIXTEEN JAPS MAKE TOUR ACROSS UNITED STATES
Play 40 Games With Colleges in This Country—Japan is Baseball Crazy.
If Kansas wins from Keio University this afternoon the best baseball team in Japan will have been defeated. According to D. S. Knight manager of the sixteen Orientals who are making the trip, Japan is baseball crazy and the sending of the team from Keio University for a tour across the United States is an expression of the great favor in which our national game is held in the east, Keio University has three thousand students and from this number J. Shaefer, formerly of the New York Giants, and G. T. Thompson, now with Baltimore have succeeded in picking a team that are classy in everything pertaining to baseball. The fact that these two exponents of the national game have been called from this country to spend an entire winter in coaching the Keio University team, testifies to the way the game has swept the country.
The sixteen Japs—and by the way only two of them speak English—landed in San Francisco from Japan on May 5 and since that time have played the University of California, the University of Denver, Salida, Colorado, Springfield Utah, and St. Marys, the latter game being the only game they have lost. Their itinerary calls for forty games in the United States most of them with college teams. The Universities of Wisconsin Michigan, Georgetown, West Virginia will be played. At Washington, D.C. the Japanese embassy has planned for a series of entertainments. On the trip home which will start about August 1 a series of ten games will be played in Honolulu. The average age of the players is 19 years. They are versatile players and they show no discrimination in the position they play. Kanki is captain and plays everywhere. Sugasi is their best pitcher. Last week he let Denver down with two hits. Koimama is their heavy hitter. He is a pitcher and has participated in all of the games played and at present has a batting average of .600. Sasaki, their shortstop is considered the most brilliant player in Japan, but was injured yesterday in the game with St. Marys and will not be able to play today.
D. S. Knight took up the management of the team when it reached this country May 5. He was captain of the University of Wisconsin team that made a world tour in 1909. Sugasi the Jap pitcher, held them to a 2 to 1 score in 19 innings. He reports the Japs as amiable players, who are fast, heady, clever and trickey; they are good losers in this country but in Japan a lost game means a fight.
Y. M. C. A. Camp Fire.
A camp fire in Marion Grove north of Green Hall at 6:45 this evening will take the place of the regular Y. M. C. A. meeting, Secretary Whitechair of Topeka will discuss the summer camp at Stes Park.
Phi Psis Will Hold Mothers' Day
Saturday the Phi Psis will hold their annual Mothers' Day. At this time the mothers of the members of the fraternity are entertained at the chapter house.