THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VIII.
NUMBER 11.
THE KANSAN MAY BECOME A DAILY
DEPENDS UPON SUPPORT OF STUDENTS.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 7, 1911.
Prof. Merle Thorpe Will Ask For Money Sufficient to Equip Plant—Changes in Faculty
Prof. Merle Thorpe of the department of Journalism appeared before the board and requested that sufficient equipment be allowed his department for the carrying out of his plans for laboratory work in journalism. Chancellor Strong, regents White and Elward and Professor Thorpe were appointed a committee of investigation and a report on cost of the plant will be returned some time within the month. If the plans of Professor Thorpe are carried out the University Kansan may become a daily publication if sufficient assurance of support is promised by the student body.
The board of regents met in regular session yesterday with members Foley, Elward, Kimball, and Hopkins present.
A teacher's diploma was granted to Miss Eula Doty; the degree of Bachelor of Science in education was conferred on Mr. Bruce Merwin.
All appointments of professors and instructors made during the summer were confirmed.
The resignations of Associate Professor Bassett of the department of Romance language, Assistant Professor Glenn, of the department of entomology, and Assistant Professor Scammon, of the department of anatomy, were accented.
The constitution of the Men's Student Council was adopted by the regents.
W. O. Hamilton was appointed general manager of athletics in place of Mr. Lansdon, who resigned to take charge of the Salina Union.
Miss Augusta Flintom was appointed instructor in voice; William Dalton was appointed in structur in violoncello, and Con stance McCammon was appointe assistant instructor in expression
Horace Gunthrope was ap pointed instructor in zoology.
Wilson is Favorite in Southern University.
AND IN OKLAHOMA
Norman, Okla., Oct. 7.—The students of the University of Oklahoma have taken it upon themselves to suggest to the National Democratic Party the candidate who should be nominated for president of the United States next year. At a meeting yesterday of the Democratic Club which is composed of the democratic students of the university it was decided to hold a caucus in the near future at which a chief executive might be selected according to the belief of the undergraduates.
Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson are the favorites with odds slightly in favor of the New Jersey governor. Supporters of Wilson are even discussing the possibility of a nation wide student organization to boom his candidacy.
Board of Advisors Discuss Men For The Place.
There was a meeting of the Board of Advisors of the Young Men's Christian Association last night to discuss a successor for "Dad" Herman, who has resigned as secretary of the University Y. M. C. A.
CAN'T FIND SUCCESSOR
A. J. Elliott, international student secretary, from Chicago and C. W. Whitehair, state student secretary, were present.
CELEBRATE IN GYM.
Several men were discussed for the place but nothing was definitely decided upon.
3000 Members of F. A.A. to Meet Thursday.
Next Thursday afternoon three thousand members of the Fraternal Aid Association will assemble in Robinson gymnasium to celebrate their twenty-first anniversary. Dr. W. L. Burdick of the School of Law will deliver an address, in which he will trace the development and history of the association for the past twenty-one years. The purpose in holding the meeting in the gymnasium, is to allow the guests who come from various parts of the United tSates a chance to see the University.
700 ROOTERS RALLY BEFORE FIRST GAME
SPIRITED MEETING AND
PARADE HELD
Band Assisted in Making Noise —Annual Night-Shirt Parade Tonight After Victory.
The good old Kansas spirit returned to the University yesterday afternoon when 700 rooters assembled around the K. U. band in front of Frasr hall. After a few yells and "Booola" by the band Cheer Leader Dolde led a parade through the student district and on to McCook field. It was the first organized support the student body has given the 1911 Jayhawker squad and Coach Sherwin was pleased.
The enthusiasm was as great as if Nebraska or Missouri instead of Baker was to be played the following day. The men marched twice around the field, and then took the places occupied by the "Fighting 500" last year. Much of the credit for the enthusiastic mass meeting is due to the band which filled MeCook field with "Booola," the "Crimson and the Blue," and other football songs. That the team felt the effect of the support given it by the men in the bleachers, was shown by the "pep" displayed in the short signal practice.
The coach, Manager Hamilton and members of the team will be pulled out to tell how the team is going to "Beat Nebraska" and "Twist the Tiger's Tail."
The annual "nightshirt parade" always the biggest rally of the entire year, will be held tonight after the Baker game. The crowd will gather as usual at South Park at 7:15 o'clock, and with two or three cornets and the big bass drum at the head will string out in single file to march through the student district. Chancellor Strong and 'Uncle Jimmie' realize that they have an "engagement" at home.
"We're going to keep the spirit it going until we 'get the Tiger,'" Dolde said today. "Tonight we are going to march around until every student is in line. Then for the "snake dance" down Massachusetts, through the nickels and back home."
Propose to Facilitate Transferring of Certificates.
Chancellor Strong, Prof. C. H. Johnston, and other members of the faculty will go to Topeka on the evening of the nineteenth to attend a meeting of state superintendents. The purpose of the meeting is to establish standards for the issuing of certificates to secondary teachers so as to facilitate the transferring of a certificate from one state to another. P. P. Claxon, U. S. commissioner of education, will be one of the principal speakers. Prof. Johnston is trying to get the superintendents to spend a day visiting here at the University. At Topeka they will be the guests of the Topeka Capital club.
EDUCATORS TO TOPEKA.
BAKER HELD K $ ^{n} $ U. TO SCORELESS GAME
the Topeka Commercial club.
PREACERS DISPLAYED UN-
EXPECTED STRENGTH.
In Fast Scrappy Contest Sherwin's Men Met Their Equal—Forward Pass Used.
Men from Baker showed unexpected strength today, and by an accurate manipulation of the forward pass, held Sherwin's men to a 0 to 0 score. Kansas tried the forward pass repeatedly but failed to gain, but Baker possessed unerring accuracy, and made at least 75 yards by this play. The game was fast from start to finish and was characterized by the individual playing of Dalton and Zabler for Baker.
The Kansas line was untrustworthy, and time and again the Preachers went through and stopped the play. It was in the forward pass that Baker excelled the Jayhawkers. The Kansas team worked well, but fumbles at critical moments were costly.
The ball during the first half was mostly in Kansas territory. Toward the latter part Sherwin's men took a brace and carried the ball deep into Baker's territory. The game by plays follows:
Ahrens, center, Welch r. g.; MacMillin, l. g.; Baird, r. t.; Amons, l. t.; Brownlee, r. e.; Delaney, l. e.; Heil, q.; Coolidge, r. h.; Woodbury, l. h.; Stuewe, f. b.
The line-up was as follows:
The line-up for Baker was: Moore, center; Teston, r. g.; Brand, l. g.; Taylor, r. t.; Braden, t.; Capps, r. e.; Beatty, l. e.; Hanfel, q.; Daldon, r. h.; E. B. Moore, l. h.; Zable, f. b.
First quarter—Baker kicked off to K. U. Stueve received the ball on the ten yard line, returned five yards. Coolidge failed to gain. Delaney attempted a punt but was blocked. Baker recovered the ball. Dalton failed to gain. Daldon failed again. Baker tried field goal from 20 yard line, but failed. Heil got ball. Coolidge made ten yards. Delaney punited 50 yards. Brownlee recovered. Coolidge made eight yards and Woodbury 13. Coolidge went again for 5 and Heil for 7. K. U. was penalized 5 yards for holding. An attempted forward pass went over 20 yards. Baker's ball. E. Moore went 20 yards. Daldon 1. Zable failed to gain. Baker punted 40 yards. Taylor recovered the ball. Braden was hurt, but stayed in the game. Delaney kicked out 25 yards. Baker through the line for 5 yards. Kansas took the ball and Coolidge and Woodbury went around the end for 8. Dalden lugged the ball 25 yards when the ball went to Baker and then punted 25. Heil returned 15. Baker again took the ball and made 25 yards on a forward pass. The ball is now on the 35 yard line. Coolidge is playing a great game for Kansas.
Second Quarter—Burnham went infor Welch. Dalton kicked off 40 yards for Baker. Heil returned 15. Baker was penalized 20 yards for holding. K. U. tried a forward pass without gain. T. Woodbury made six yards. Delaany kicked 20. Dalton returned the ball 40 yards for Baker. Dalton is playing a strong game for the Methodists. Heil returned the ball 15 yards, and Woodbury added 6 yards on an end run. Woodbury made 5 more. Baker was penalized 5 yards. Woodbury made 5 yards, and added 3 more. K. U. failed at the forward pass. Baker recovered. Dalton kicked 30 yards and Heil returned it 20. Woodbury made 5 yards. K. U. again tried the forward pass but it was recovered by Baker. Davis went in for T. Woodbury. Dalton kicked 30 yards. Stueve bored through the line 2 yards. De
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TICKET SALE INCREASES
1078 Books Had Been Sold at
Noon Today.
That football is more popular here this year than ever before is indicated by the increased sales of the Student Enterprise commutation books.
1078 of these tickets were sold at noon today, and 250 of these were sold this morning. Of the total number sold, 238 are guest tickets. At the first game last year, about 1050 books had been disposed of, and at the registrar's office it was stated that the number sold this year would be about one hundred in excess of last year's sales.
KAPPAS MAKE STEP FOR SCHOLARSHIP
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority have taken a new step in sorority circles in order to raise the standard of scholarship among their freshman girls. The date of initiation has been prolonged for eight weeks until a satisfactory report in all school work has come in. In case such a report cannot be made at this time the pledges will not be initiated until the end of the term, at which time the girls must have passed in twelve out of fifteen hours work.
Registrar Foster said in regard to the undertaking this morning. "The administrative officers of the University are very much pleased at the action the Kappas have taken and will do all in their power to co-operate with them. It means a great deal to both the sorority girls and the University."
WILL LAY INITATION EIGHT WEEKS UNTIL GRADES ARE SATISFACTORY
Novel Program of Dinners at Michigan University.
THIS UNION PROSPERS
With membership numbers soaring far above those of any previous year, the Michigan Union has entered the new season with everything indicating the most successful year in its history. Already new men are taking very favorably to the idea of making the clubhouse their headquarters.
The important improvements made during vacation were centered about the dining room which has been enlarged to accommodate one hundred. Accordingly a novel feature in the form of class dinners has been planned. These will consist of a series of five or six dinners for each class in every department.
The usual Sunday afternoon smokers will be continued this year; and, as in the past, they will constitute an important feature in the social program of the Union.
Encouraged by the great success of last year's membership dance, three similar affairs have been arranged for the coming year, the first of which will take place on the Saturday evening of the Pennsylvania game.
A reception to which all university men are invited will be held at the club house Frida, evening.—Michigan Daily
An earthquake was reported on the University seismograph yesterday commenced at 4:17 o'clock and the maximum disturbances took place ten minutes later. When asked as to the probable location of the quake, Prof. H.P. Cady said, "the instrument indicates that it occurred about twenty-one hundred miles distant, probably the worst of the shock being in the ocean between Costa Rica and Haiti.
Earthquake Recorded.
$2500 RAISED FOR NEW DORMITORIES
PLAN FOR $75,000 BY JUNE
1, 1912.
Girls' Visitors Were Shown a Good Time—Many Private Donations Made.
Eight hundred girls representing thirty-five different counties assembled in the gymnasium yesterday and showed to their two hundred visitors that they are in earnest in their crusade for a dormitory. At 10:15 o'clock the girls assembled in front of Fraser hall and led by the University band marched to the gymnasium under their county banners.
The gymnasium was decorated in pennants and flowers and all the guests were seated on the platform. Mrs. Scott Hopkins or Topeka was chairman of the meeting and in her opening marks outlined what the girls are trying to do.
Beulah Murphy representing the girls, stated the need that there is for a building such as the girls are working for. She deplored the lack of a common meeting ground for all the girls and grew enthusiastic in what she expects the dormitory to do toward creating a common interest among all the girls.
Miss Alberta Corbin speaking for the committee that had the day's exercises in charge, stated that the girls were asking for $75,000 and that this money will be collected by June 1, 1912. In conclusion she reported that $1,000 had been donated to the girls unsolicited. Nell Martindale of the senior class announced that the seniors will give $50. Glendale Griffiths then announced that the Women's Student Government Association will give all they can raise over the $400 needed by them for the maintenance of their scholarship.
Mrs. Frank Strong representing the ladies of the faculty outlined the growth of the organization of the girls since it was first started 19 years ago.
The principal address of today was given by Mrs. Gertrude Boughton Blackwelder, of Chicago. "The state has refused to build this building," she said, "yet I predict that in the end the state will do it. The legislature is not the state however, representative it is supposed to be; and when the men and women of Kansas, especially the fathers learn that the girls at the University need to be better housed more safely guarded from temptations to fritter away time and opportunity you will find them ready perhaps to sacrifice the price of the latest model in automobiles to give contributions. The men still hold the pocket books and bank accounts and the fathers have a peculiar tenderness for their girls believing that the best is none too good for them. Thus present your case to the fathers of the state and I shall lose my faith in the liberal'ity of the breadth of vision on the men of the Sunflower state if they do not heartily and generously respond."
Mrs W. D. Atkinson of Parsons, president of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, an nounced that a committee from the Federation was at work at the last session of the legislature and though unsuccessful wout carry their work on to the next session.
A letter from Mrs. Sarah Rob inson was read by Mrs. Carolin Spangler.
After this letter was read the girls arose and sang the son prepared for the occasion. Immediately after this the verse about "the house the girls want" was recited concluding with the slogan, "We want a dormitory."
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