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University Daily Kansan from Lawrence, Kansas • 4

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Van Lauds Students As "Best On Earth" AN INTRADURAL B. B. SCHEDULE ARRANGED FIRST STADIUM UNITS NEARING FINAL STAGE is progressing rapidly. This surface consists of three parts of screened cinders and one part of screened loam compact with a 5-ton roller. The in wrecking concrete forms, cleaning the lumber; and shipping out 'onr struction machinery.

Lumber which was used in the construction of the Stadium has all been cleaned and is being sold in job lots to the public. Many farmers are taking advantage of this. straight-away will be surfaced with this same material. Van is back at his animal house after a long absence, suffering Committee of Three Has Drawn UpKules for Contractors Are Removing Concrete Forms and Clearing Grounds with broken leg and he came over to the Kansan offlce to tell the world Hard to Believe But True what he thinks of the U. boys and girls." Workmen have been placing the board running tracks under the east end of the Stadium.

The 50-yard track was finished Saturday. The running track for the pole vault and jumps is being placed now. An oval plank track will be laid on the prac TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. 24 ORGANIZATIONS ENTER "They're the best on the earth," FOR RENT A front room with or without kitchenette, also garage. Call 2133 White.

68-2-210 Work on the Stadium grounds is still in progress and a score of men are putting the finishing touches to the track, wrecking concrete forms, and cleaning up. Grading of the 440- said Van, "and you just tell all these knockers that. All the time I was gone they came to see me, not just by Final Games to be Played Division Winners on Feb. 21 and 23 tice field east of the Stadium. This track will be the same size as the one LOST Missouri inter-scholastic medal of 1920.

Finder please call E. C. Norton, 321. 68-5-211 yard straight-away is completed. The laying of the tiling and placing of the subgrade of the track started today.

Surfacing of the quarter-mile track at Convention Hall in ansas City. Work on the grounds will continue for several weeks. About twenty men are still working for the Unit Construction Co. They ar engaged ine schedule and rules for the Intra-mural basketball tournament to be played by teams representing LOST In Physics building one duplex polyphase slide rule. Finder call 412.

68-5-208 national and local fraternities, board ing club, and the R. O. T. C. was an one or two, but bunches of them.

One day fifteen came, and with flowers and fruit for just old Van, the animal man." Van was bitterly disappointed not to have witnessed the Missouri Thanksgiving game. "The "boys" bought him a ticket and offered a car for transportation, but he was afraid to take the risk. "I would have broken my leg all over again," he said. "I would have jumped up and down just like the girls do." Van's leg was fractured in an automobile accident November 12. Spooner Present Collection nounced thll morning by Ad Lindsay.

Every Suit and Obercoat at greatly reduced prices Society Brands included Twenty.four organizations have en tered teams and will contest for The University Women's Association, which has recently changed its name to the University Women's Club, will have its monthly tea at Myers Hall Thursday, Jan. 5. Of Books Is Outgrowth From Embryonic Library In Eraser cup to be presented by the Athletic Association. The teams have been divided into three sections of eight teams each and the finals will be played by the winners of these di vislona. Wouldn't K.

U. students back in the eighties have opened their eyes to hear of a $250,000 appropriation being granted for a library? EXPERTS PICK FIRST building. In 1880, William B. Spooner, a Boston merchant and the uncle of ex-('hancellnr F. H.

Snow, difd, leaving a legacy of $91,000 to the University for the founding of a library, and the building of a residence for the Chancellor. The fruits of this gift were The committee, consisting of Ad Lindsay of the Athletic Association, TEN TENNIS PLAYERS In the early days, the few books the University possessed, consisting Room Service of government documents and various to 'First Ten" Corresponds "All-American" Football, But is Official $30 Clothes now $17 $40 Clothes now $23 $50 Clothes now $29 $60 Clothes now $39 The Dining Service Supreme realized in 1894 when Spooner Library was built. Misg Carrie M. Watson was elected librarian of the new building and continued to act in this capacity until the present year. At her withdrawal, Earl N.

Manchester became director of libraries. With a yearly appropriation of $18,000, the number of volumes in the library has increased until now Spooner boasts over 140,000 book3. It had come to be a matter of more room or no more books, when the Paul O'Leary from the Inter-Fraternity Conference, and George Munch from the boarding clubs has formulated the following rules for the conduct of the tournament: 1. No member of the varsity basketball squad or man in basketball may play in the tournament. 2.

Each organization must put up a $5.00 deposit to guarantee the appearance of their team at the time scheduled. 3. No graduate student may play. Games shall consist of two fifteen minute halves. 5.

Each boarding club participating must submit list of members to Ad Lindsay by Friday, Jan. 6. 6. No man may play on more than one team during the season. personal books belonging to professors, were kept in the southwest ooni on the second floor of Fraser Hall.

In 1872, this embryonic library was moved to Room 4, but only seniors were permitted to use the books. In 1877 the library, which has been increased each year by new books, was transferred to Room 14 in Fraser Hall. Here for the first time, the University library was thrown open to all the students. Alcoves were built for the books, and chairs and tables were supplied for the readers. At this time, the library consisted cf 2,519 volumes.

The number of books increased rapidly, and when it exceeded 8,000 volumes, the library was moved to the north end of the New York, Jan. 3. Tennis in America last summer reached the peak of popularity and interest. Because of the great growth of the court pastime, the number of players engaged in actual competition and the unusual intrest shown by the public, the ranking of players by the United States Lawn Tennis Association will be watched with more than the ordinary interest. The "First Ten" selected by the governing body of the game corresponds to the ''All American" teams TEA DANCES and Sat.

4:00 p. m. legislature last year made the $250,000 appropriation for a new library, the proposed site for which is back of Snow Hall. HEM'S ORCHESTRA of football, only it is official and According to the committee there means far more to the players. The committee of the association delegated to select the ten best American players and rank the other hundreds of competitors naturally i STARTING TODAY Overcoats cannot make a choice that will suit every one in every section but the criticism of the selection last year was particularly bitter when the austere body ranked the great boy wonder, Vincent Richards as No.

12. What the committee wi)l do about Big fleecy plaid back coats in lull and half belt models regular young mens coats, values that are selling at most sales around $35.00 Our Cash Price Richards this year is causing considerable speculation. Most of the followers of the court game are unanimous that the committee can place The Big The Big the Fordham collegian no lower than 00 are still places open for two more organizations. The drawing for the tournament is as follows: FIRST DIVISION Jan. 9.

Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Tau Omega. Jan. 11. Phi Gamma Delta, Alle-mania. Jan.

12. Delta Upsilon, Phi Kappa Psi. Jan. No. 1, R.

0. T. C. The semi-finals of the upper bracket of the first division will be played February 1, and that of the lower bracket on February 8. The date' of the division final will be selected by the contesting teams.

SECOND DIVISION Jan. 9. Blank No. 2, Phi Delta Theta. Jan.

17. Ochino, Delta Tau Delta. Jan. 18. Phi Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Jan. 12. Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Phi Sigma. The semi-finals of the second division will be played: upper bracket, February lower bracket, Feb. the winners picking the date for the finals.

THIRD DIVISION Jan. 11. Sigma Nu, Acomas. Ton 17 Sicma Chi. Pi Upsilon.

$25. third, behind William T. Tilden and William M. Johnston, the stars of the American Davis Cup team. Fred Hawthorne, one if the best tennis writers and critic? in New York recently anounced the ten players that in his judgment were entit we have taken all our fancy Suits and Overcoats and placed them under 3 Different Prices You'll be surprised at the real Values every garment carries our guarantee of satifaction Here they are- We are offering some splendid values in all wool coats in the popular models for led to selection.

He rated them in the following order: Tilden, Johnston, 50 Richards, R. N. Willams, Wallace $17. Johnson, Watson Washburn, Ighiya Kumagae, Willis Davis, Robert Kin-sey and Lawrence Rice. Interest also i3 attached to the "In ternational First Ten" which has been named by B.

H. Liddell Hart in Compare values and you will buy your overcoats here. 65 'The National Review" (London). 17- $25 $30 Fancy Suits and Overcoats Every Garment a real Value Nothing Reserved His nominations are: No. 1, Wil Jan.

19. Kappa Sigma, Nemo Club. liam T. Tilden; 2, William M. Johnston; 3, Manuel Alonzo, Spain; 4, Jan.

19. Acacia, Daniels UuD. Vincent Richards; 5, A. R. F.

Kings-cote, England; 6, B. I. C. Norton, The upper bracket semi-finals of the ir-A division will be played eoruary South Africa; 7, R. N.

Williams, Am 7 and that of the lower bracket Feb- 2475 $35 $40 Fancy Suits and Overcoats Every Garment a real Value Nothing Reserved erica; 8, N. E. Brookes, Australia; 9, Zenzo Shimidzu, Japan; 10, J. O. Anderson, Australia.

rary 14, the winners choosing the date tho division finals. Two of the division winners will Other Americans included in his Fh. 21 and the winner will I id I- I ranking list are: Watson Washburn, play the other finalist for the cup 11; Roland Roberts, 12; Wallace February 23. Johnson, 13; Willi. Davis, 18; Frank T.

Hunter, 21; Sam Voshell, 24; N. $45 $50 Fancy Suits and Overcoats Every Garment a real Value Nothing Reserved W. Niles, 28; H. A. Throckmorton, 29; L.

B. Rice, 34. 1 J. C. MOORE TO WASHINGTON Will Submit Manuscript to U.

S. Selection of the United States As New Year sociation perhaps will bear an inter-rational flavor since so many of the Department of Geology foreign players were seen in action Moore of the department .75 here during the Davi3 Cup prelimi IlVi of geology is spending this week Biibmittine his manu- $35.00 Worsted Gabardines 11 ttomufevv" script to the United States Depart- 4. rwlncrv: Professor Moore made a trip to southern Utah last summer at which time he mapped and naries and the other big tournaments. Grad to New Position. Miss Jessie Lee Wyatt, '20, who has been with the Capper publications has accepted a new position in New Orleans.

She will work for the J. Walter Thompson Advertising of Chicago, in the division of market investigation. At the beginning of a new year we take this opportunity to thank the students and faculty of the University for their friendship during the year just ended. correlated the geological iormauui.a Specials This work of Professor Moore will probably be published in one of the All Gloves, Mufflers fiO? Discount V)0 Odd Dress Shirts, values QC up to $2.50 coming United siaies uovei 50c Pullover Sweaters values up to $12.50 Stocking Caps, values up to $2. $4.95 $6.15 Professor Moore is nominally State Geologist.

At the present time the department is being kept up through the generosity of the Chancellor in supply funds. In the past there has been in the state a department of $2.00 Winter Pajamas $1.35 Two bugs were crawling over a Post Toasties box. One was moving leisurly across the middle of the box and the other' was scampering along near the top. "Why the hurry, friend?" asked the easy going bug. Don't you see where I am?" replied the other, "It says 'tear along this "Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow.

$10 Fur Caps Geological Survey dui aa the last legislature. Prac Glad to Show you We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE 803 Mass. K. U. BRANCH 12th and Ind.

il other states have this cle ucniiv partment and it is being kept up here in the hope that it will again go through the state legislature at its next session. niii to Sneak at Topeka. "Believe me, she'd make a good chorus girl." "Howzat?" "Well she's got the three qualifications." "What are they?" "Well a good voice is one of them." Lord Jek. Spring Caps now On Display Spring Hats now On Display t. cm, to Rneak Thursday be- SGOOD CLOTHES fore the Women's Club of Topeka at an open educational meeting on the subject "New iNoies.

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