THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
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Number 6.
VOL. VIII.
AUDIENCE OF 2500 GREETS PRESIDENT
Mr. Taft Gave Chapel Talk on Y. M. C. A.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1911.
Digresses to Resent Scandal Making and Muckraking Against Colleges.
"I resent the scandal making and muckraking of schools," he said. "I know what Yale was in my day and I might add something to Mr. Crane's investigations. I do kno what the school is better and that it has been made so by the public opinion in the college. They are molding men of high models and higher ideals every year."
President Taft visited the University last Sunday morning and spoke to over 2500 people who had assembled to hear his address. Acting upon the advice of Chancellor Strong at the suggestion of Governor Stubbs, the president gave a few impressions o f the Y. M. C. A. that he has gained in his travels around the world. Digressing from his subject he took occasion to resent the charges against colleges made by Millionaire Crane of Chicago.
The president was met at the depot by Governor Stubbs and Chancellor Strong and others and after the presidential party had been placed in automobiles, the party went directly to Robinson Gymnasium where the regular chapel services of the University were carried out. Acting upon instructions of the Chancellor there were no other signs of enthusiasm except a hearty hand clapping and rising of the audience when the President appeared. The President spoke for twenty-five minutes after which he left for a short visit to Haskell.
Immediately after this visit his special train took him to Baldwin for the inauguration of president Wilbur Mason, of Baker University.
Chancellor Strong accompanied the presidential party to Baldwin and will remain with the President during his stay in Kansas as the personal representative of the state.
CHANGE RUSHING RULES?
Errantes Will Consider It in Pan-Hellenic Council.
The members of the sororities of the University are having no little trouble over the alleged infringement of rushing rules by one of the sororites. A meeting of the Pan-Hellenic council was held last week and the matter was discussed but nothing can be found out about the meeting as the girls will not tell.
It has been rumored that the council held a meeting last night for the purpose of talking over rules for next year's rushing but Miss Bertha Dack president of the council states that there was no meeting.
"We did not have a meeting last night and we are not going to have one tonight," said Ailsa Dack. "There will be a meeting next week to talk over rushing rules for next year."
PLANS FOR CHEERING.
It is rumored among the members of the sororities that the old rushing rules, which cause so much unfavorable comment in the past, will be brought back into use unless the trouble started this year is settled. There is little doubt that a decisive change will be made in the laws governing rushing in order to prevent possible violation of the present rules.
New Leader Working Out Ideas For the Season.
"Chuck" Dolde, the new cheer leader, is making plans for the cheering at the football games this fall. Kansas plays all its games except the Washburn and Missouri games on MeCook Field and the rooters will have plenty of exercise. Coach Ralph Sherwin said at the first mass meet ing that the success of the team this year will depend upon the support given the squad by the student body in the bleachers.
The "Fighting 500" organized by "Parson" Spotts last year will be one of the features of the yelling this year. Cheer Leader Dolde also has started the slogan "On to Columbia," and he expects to take 500 rooters to the Thanksgiving game to yell for Kansas.
Dolde has talked with Sherwin about the yelling. The coach gave him a number of new ideas on the "way they do it" at Dartmouth, where they have the greatest spirit of any school in this country. The new cheer leader is working on some stunts suggested by Sherwin and will spring them at the mass meetinging to be held in the chapel Friday night before the Baker game, October 7. Dolde says that he will handle the yelling alone for the first part of the season. Both "Parson" Spotts and Coach Sherwin advise that the yelling is more unified with one leader
The annual night shirt parade, according to the custom of the past years, will be held after the first game of the season with Baker.
WILL DIVIDE CLASS
Contracts a Popular Subject This Fall.
Owing to the large size of the class in Contracts, Dean Green has decided to divide the class into two sections, the first to meet at 9 o'clock and the other at 1:30. The change is to take effect on Wednesday of this week.
"There are now 122 members in the class," said the dean, "and there really should be three or four divisions, but two will have to do at this time."
THREE TICKETS IN THE FIELD
Class Politics Beginning to Simmer.
Seniors First to Announce Candidates. Juniors Out. Sophomores and Freshmen Under
Following the time honored custom first inaugurated when there were only enough students to make two tickets of candidates for class offices, politics has taken the center of the University stage. At various times during the past week, caucuses were held at quiet spots and tickets have sprung into being. The Seniors are the first to announce their tickets for the year, the Juniors announce one ticket, while the first and second year students are still engaged in keeping things dark
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The first ticket announced to the Kansan under the name of the First Senior ticket, runs as follows: President., Ellis David-Bragg; secretary, Bertha Mix; tor of he annual, Carl Cannon; treasurer, Harold Brownlee; edi-Brag; secretary., Bertha Mix; manager of the annual, Clark Wallace; manager of the senior play, Everett Brummage. Petitions for the above candidates were being circulated this morning.
The second senior ticket is composed of the following candidates: President, Earl Ammons; vice president, Gilbert Bragg; secretary, Nell Martin-dale; treasurer, Harold Brownlee; editor of the annual, Robert Lee; manager of the annual Jesse Gephart; manager of the senior play, Everett Brunnage. The following Junior ticket was announced by a member of one faction this morning: President, Will Price; vice president, Asher Hobson; secretary, Bess Bozell; treasurer, Charles Dous; man; managers of the Prom, Elmer Whitney and Bruck Hard.
There will be a meeting of the Sachems at the Phi Psi house Thursday evening at 9 o'clock.
Sachem Meeting.
GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT TAFT.
This morning the University Kansan received a communication from President Taft relative to his recent visit to this University. It follows:
To the Faculty and the Students of the University of Kansas:
The President directs me to extend to you through the medium of your enterprising University paper, an expression of his appreciation for the welcome you extended to him Sunday morning, and for the earnest attention you gave to his brief and informal address on the Young Men's Christian Association. He was deeply impressed with the facilities of the University for the development of a sturdy citizenship.
Very sincerely yours,
CHAS. D. HILLIS,
Sec'y. to the President
A STUDENT BUILDING ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION
400 ENJOY FROLIC.
Many Freshmen Girls Get Acquainted Saturday.
The girls frolic given last Saturday evening by the upper class girls for the freshmen girls, was the best entertainment of its kind, for many years. A crowd of 400 girls enjoyed the "stunts" provided by the committee.
The feature of the frolie was the lantern parade and the "snake" dance on the campus in front of Fraser Tall. The girls marched over the campus from the gymnasium to Fraser Hall and along the iliac hedge.
The farce "Young Lochinvar" was very good. This year a new plan of getting partners was tried. Each freshman girl was matched with a senior or upper class girl and during the evening it was the duty of the older girl to see that her partner had a good time. The evening's entertainment was closed with the serving of refreshments.
DOCTORS WILL FIGHT DISEASE
One-half of the $100,000 needed to erect this Student Building at the University of Indiana was contributed by students and friends of the University. On October 6 the women of this University will start a campaign which is to culminate in the erection of a Woman's Building by similar means.
Drs. Chambers and Johnson Appointed.
Will Investigate Hygienic Conditions In Boarding Houses. Inoculation for Prevention of Typhoid.
Dr. Mervin T. Sudler, dean of the Scientific department of the Medical school, gave his annual address on hygiene to the students of the University in chapel this morning.
The work of looking after the health conditions of the University students will be divided between Doctors Johnson and H. L. Chambers. Dr. Johnson will have charge of the girls, and Dr. Chambers will keep informed as to the boys. The regular work of examining the different boarding and rooming houses will be carried on under their direction, and it is expected that the attendants of the State University will have ample opportunity to avail themselves of the comforts of good health.
Dr. Sudler spoke at length upon the necessity of regular sleep and fresh a g that these are absolute essentials for satisfactory school work, of both mental and physical nature. If the period in ones life from the time they are ten years old until twenty, is marked by care in the common requisites of health, there will be no unnecessary trouble for that person to throw off disease germs. However if the little things pertaining to good health receive but scant attention, there is a greater possibility for the person to contract disease.
Medical examination among the students now has a permanent place in school life and its results are becoming more noticeable.
The means to be employed to effect a prevention is what is called the protective injection. The injection, which usually would cost five dollars will be administered absolutely free of all cost to the students.
The injections will be made in the pathological laboratory in Snow Hall, and will begin at 3:30 p. m. on Thursday, Sept. 28. The south room, No. 203, will be used for men and will be in charge of Dr. S. J. Crumbine, Dean of the medical School, and Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health. The north room, No. 204, will be used for the women, will be in charge of Dr. Margaret Lee Johnson of the Department of Physical Education.
The course, commencing Thursday, will comprise four injections, one each Thursday, till the series is completed. These injections are to be given in several places at these intervals of one week each, so as to minimize the reaction and cause as little discomfort as possible. In fact in 90 per cent, of the cases of those infected, the injection is not noticeable. The others are never made sick enough to keep them from their regular work and the whole time of the disturbance lasts only seven to nine hours.
This protective injection is compulsory in the United States army and navy and has been so in the armies of several of the countries of Europe for some time.
Glee Club Try-out.
A final tr-out for the Glee Club will be held tonight at 7 o'clock in chapel. Everyone coming is requested to bring music.