The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-17
ARE 500 THERE.
Enrolment at WaShburn
Breaks All Records.
First Receptions Are Held Last
Night.
OPENING TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
annual Event for Students and
Their Friends.
Prospect for Athletics Is Not
Encouraging.

This years enrolment of students at
Washburn college will exceed 600, ac-
cording to the predictions of the MEM
bers of the faculty who are watching
the new students come in. By Friday
reliable statement of the total enroll
ment can be made. but new pupils VIII
stragsle in until the last of next week
About 100 new entrances fer the first
year academy and collegiate depart
ment classes have already been made
Social functions on College hill began
last night with receptions by the Y. M
c. A and Y. w. c. A for the young
men and women of the school. These
were held in the respective quarters of
the two organizations. On Friday af-
ternoon occurs the dedication of the
new observatory building, at which
Prof. Charles L. Doolittle, of Pennsyl-
vania. will make the address. Prof
DOolittle is particularly able as pop
ular lecturer on astronomy. On Fri
day evening will occur the annual re-
cepticn for the students and friends of
the college. This will take place in the
reception rooms at Library hall. Presf-
dent and Mrs. Plass will head the re-
ceiVing line. With them will stand the
heads of the various DEPARTMENTS. In
previous years the entire college faculty
has helped receive; now the faculty is
too big
Prof w. G. Todd has returned from a
years leave of absence in Germany
and resumes his chair in modern lang
uage. Prof. Wilbur Greer. formerly of
Miami university, oxford. o.. has sue
ceeded Prof. H. L. MCNEIL. who has
left the college Miss Lumina c. Rid
die has taken the classes in natural
sciences in the place of Prof. G. P.
Grimsley, who will have charge of the
mineral exhibits at the st. Louis ex-
position. 1t is the plan, although yet
unannounced, to open the new Observ-
atory building one night each month
during the winter for the use of the
public On one other night in each
month the students will have the use
of the instrument.
The death of Manager Clovis E. Dale
of the football team is being keenly felt
by the Washburn Athletic association.
Dale was alone in the management and
many of his plans were unknown TO
other members of the association. He
was in correspondence with prospective
football players of whom no one else
knew anything. Some of these will be
lost Arthur GriggS and Sam F'lelsh-
man. who were expected to come 10
the college have changed their minds
and gone to the State university. There
are however many new football men
| in school and Captain Dadisman VIII
be able to pull together good team
under the instruction of Coach Ken
nedy.
The Kansas university has made IN
roads upon Washburn's precincts dur
ing the past summer Among the pos
sible football men who have this year
gone to the university from Topeka are
Will Coulson. who frequently acted as
referee in games on the Washburn field,
a man of considerable football knowI-
edge and ability, and J. B. Hughes, who
formerly played on the Washburn team.
K L. is said also to have made an ef-
fort to enter George Clark. the heavy
weight player who served on the Wash
burn team several years ago
The Athletic aSsOcia ton. which ex-
perienced many financial difficulties last
spring. finds itself still nearly $500 in
debt at the opening of school and 1t IS
anticipated that the faculty will be firm
in its requirement that the indebtedness
be materially reduced before more obi
cations are incurred. At the end OF last
season the association was in debt $500.
one hundred was subscribed by the
faculty toward paying this The spring
play raised another 800 while $265,
which has not been collected, was sub
scribed by students. An effort will be
made to raise more money by subscrip-
ton before the season has progressed
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