THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOL. VIII.
NUMBER 3
NO SCRIMMAGE YET ON MC'COOK
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 1911
TWO OLD LINE MEN WILL RETURN.
Ahrens And Baird Should Strengthen the Line—New Methods of Coaching.
Such is the aspect of McCook field on any afternoon the student may visit the camp of Coach Ralph W. Sherwin. Men are not allowed to rest blissfully stretched at full length on the hard sod but must assume a restful attitude on the feet. Candidates at not given the opportunity to rest in any position. Lines of tryouts are stretched on their faces, hands beneath them with the backs of their palms to the earth, and, at the signal from the coach quicken into activity, spring to their feet and charge forward as if into the line of the opponent.
Small squads numbering from twelve to fifteen men are working on McCook in different part of the field. One group of athletes directly under Coach She win works on "line charging," stopping plunges, and opening up holes, while the other two squads are drawn up in a fashion largely resembling the array of the foot ball machine on the defensive, protecting the punter.
Off in the corner is a heavy sled fitted out with a broad pad to form a "bucking board" and men start from the line as track athletes on the cinder path, charge against the leaded sled and push it back with the strength of their fore-arms.
Forty-five men have been reporting daily to Coach Sherwin for the three hour work-out that he has planned for them. It became known yesterday evening that the coach was dissatisfied with the number of candidates for the team that have been coming out to practice, and measures will be taken to draw more desir able material of the school to MeCook field.
Today thirteen of the "K" men will don the uniform, and enter the class in foot ball. "Hank" Ahrens who it was rumored was to be married, and Spencer Baird, last year's guard, will appear for the first time on the field, and will make the prospect of the invincible line of the Jayhawker team complete.
Director A. C. MeCanles and the band will go to Kansas City next month to take part in the Priests of Pallas parade. Regular practice on the numbers which will be furnished at that time will start tomorrow night.
The University band will hold a try-out in the chapel tonight. The K.U. band should be a strong organization this year as thirty of last year's musicians will return. It is hoped to make it a forty piece band. New khaki uniforms have been ordered.
Friends of Ed. Markham, a former student and newspaper man at the University, will be interested to know that he is now touring Europe. With another newspaper man he has been writing Syndicate articles for London and New York papers and from all accounts he has been very successful
Markham in Europe.
C. L. Wood, who played guard on the ever victorious team of 1908 appeared on the field Friday in uniform. Woods comes here from work in a mining camp of the west and he tips the scales at 207 pounds of hard muscle.
Pete Heil, Wilson, and Delaney are practicing the kicking steadily every afternoon, and improvements in the spirals they are sending down the field, has all ready made itself manifest under the tutorship of Coach Sherwin.
Band Try-out Tonight.
DONOR OF M'COOK FIELD DIES IN NEW JERSEY
Colonel McCook visited the University in 1890. At that time he was Attorney General for the Santa Fe railroad. In company with Regent C. S. Gleed he attended a Baker-K. U. football game which was played on a vacant lot in the 1400 block on Massachusetts street.
Colonel John James McCook, donor of McCook athletic field, died yesterday of pneumonia, at his home in Seabright, N. J. He was 67 years old.
The site of the present athletic field was selected by the Regent, as a suitable place. Governor Robinson, the owner of the land, reduced his price from $2,500 to $1,500 in consideration of a sale to the University and the purchase was made. The field was named for the donor of the purchase price.
Impressed with need of a place for athletic contests, Colonel McCook offered to give $1,500
Colonel McCook served as an officer in the Civil war and was offered the secretaryship of the war, navy or interior departments, by President McKinley, all of which he declined.
for the purchase of a University field.
PRESIDENT TAFT TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY
HAD ONE ANYWAY.
University Was Represented at George's Coronation.
P. M. Smith, a sophomore, in the College, has the distinction of being the only student in the University who attended the recent coronation of George V. Smith, whose home is in Havana, Cuba, spent the past summer visiting relatives in Spain, and in touring Italy, and incidentally dropped into London for the purpose of viewing the coronation ceremonies.
Mr. Smith will be remembered as the only undergraduate student of the University of Kansas, who can read, write and converse in seven different languages.
DENIES CHARGE AGAINST STUDENTS
"Safer Here Than at Home,' He Says-Nor Are Our Men Sissies.
THE CHANCELLOR IS CER-
TAIN ABOUT KANSAS.
According to a report of an investigation, made public by R. T. Crane, millionaire iron manufacturer, ninety per cent of Harvard's freshmen drink, ninety-five per cent of the seniors, while fifteen per cent of the student body go irretrievably to the bad. "And the conditions at Princeton, Cornell and Yale," declares Mr. Crane, "breathe forth a story of drunkenness, immorality, brawling and the reckless spending of money."
Mr. Crane has spent a great deal of time and money in this investigation, and bulwarked behind a mass of statistics he reaches the conclusion that colleges do more harm than good. The report has brought forth vigorous denials from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Cornell. Chancellor Strong when shown a copy of the wholesale charges against the colleges said:
"Mr. Crane's statement reminds one of the extravagant statements of a political agitator and is just as reliable.
"An experience covering something like twenty years as a college student, teacher and administrator both in one of the great universities of the East and in state universities, has given me some opportunity to know the condition that obtains in representative institutions. For the eastern institution that I know the most about, Yale, I do not be believe that Mr. Crane can substantiate his charge for a moment.
"I am confident that no such condition exists in any American college or university, especially in state universities. I know that it does not in the University of Kansas. There the condition is far better than in almost any community that one might name. This was not brought about by rigid disciplinary rules, for formal rules at the University of Kansas are extremely few. It is brought about by the general sentiment of the state and the overwhelming sentiment of the student body itself.
"Nor does this condition
Chief Executive of the United States Will Visit Campus and Deliver Address in Robinson Gymnasium Sunday Morning.
William Howard Taft, president of the United States, will speak to the students of the University of Kansas at Robinson gymnasium Sunday at 9:20 a.m. A telegram to this effect from the president to Chancellor Strong was received this morning. The exercises will be held under the auspices of the University Y. M. C. A.
Students and members of the faculty will be given tickets of admission by applying at the registrar's window Friday. Seats will be reserved for these tickets until 9:15, at which time the doors will be thrown open to the public.
"I believe very fully that a boy is much safer at the University of Kansas or any other college than he is to be sent out into life in any city or town community of which I have any knowledge.
"In regard to colleges in general my own belief is that the sentiment against drinking is much stronger than it was when I was a student, more than twenty-five years ago, and that it is growing steadily more powerful as the years go on."
Kansas arise from any effeminacy or lack of spirit as any one may see who glances at the stalwart, husky body of young fellows that come to the University. It is an ingrained moral sentiment that is increasing rather than decreasing and corresponds to a like growth of sentiment in the country at large in regard to the use of intoxicating liquors.
Opening of Dancing School.
October 4 at Ecke's hall. Private lessons by appointment. Bell phone 1719. Home phone 4972.
LEFORA STRAILH.
Council Meeting.
The Student Council will hold a meeting in Room 110 Fraser hall tonight.
Small-Tripp.
Mr. Newell Tripp and Miss Louellen Small were married Aug. 30th at Lyons, Kansas. Miss Small is from Ford, Kansas, Mr. Tripp is a graduate of the University of Kansas and is now employed by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp are at home at $1110 \frac{1}{2}$ Vermont street.
Fred Foulk of Wichita, a member of the Kansan Board last year, will spend Friday here on his way to school at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dunlap-Houghton.
On the 21st of last June Mr. Howard Houghton, '09, and Miss Dorothy Dunlap of Rose Hill, Kansas were married. Mr. Houghton is employed in the engineering department of the Santa Fe with headquarters at Newton, Kansas.
Freshmen. Follow the older men and secure your gym suits from us. Spalding's Athletic Store. Smith's News Depot.
Chancellor Strong will preside. On the platform will be representatives of the churches, the regents, federal, state and city governments, alumni, Unive- organization, Lawrence commercial organizations, heads of state institutions, vice-chancellor and deans of the University, and other friends of the University.
The exercises will follow the order of the regular chapel exercise.
President Taft will be met at the station and escorted to the campus by Chancellor Strong, Governor Stubbs, vice president Hopkins of the board of regents, Mayor Bishop, Former Congressman Bowersock, Secretary Hernn, and party. At the edge of the campus the University company of the Kansas National Guard will form an escort of honor for the distinguished guest.
SMOKER FOR PROF. THORPE
Newspaper Men Will Entertain at Phi Gam House.
The Sigma Delta Chi frater nity, the Scoop Club, and the Kansan Board will give a smoker tomorrow night at the Phi Gam house. The purpose is to give the newspaper men of the University a chance to get acquainted with Professor Merle Thorpe, the new head of the School of Journalism. Professor Thorpe is a member of Sigma Delta Chi.
All students of whatever class who care to tryout for a place on the staff of the University Kansan, should call at the office in the basement of Fraser hall at 10:15 any morning.
Notice of Tryout.
Miss Constance McCammon, a last year's graduate, has been appointed to the position of assistant instructor in the department of expression of the school of Fine Arts at the University.
Glee Club Try-Out.
The first meeting of the Glee Club will be held Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock in the chapel. All male students are invited to attend and try out.
STUDENT ENTERPRISE TICKET
Student Enterprise Coupon Books, good for all Athletic Contests, and for the public entertainments of the other Student Enterprises will go on sale at the University Business Office, on Monday, September 18. All Students and members of the Faculty are urged to buy these books.
Fifteen Dollars' Worth of Coupons for Three Dollars