The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-04
LAUGH
AT SOPHOMORES
THEIR GLASS BANNER CLEAR OUT
OF REACH.
Most Successful Feat of Banner Hoist
. ing the "U' Ever Saw-Alumni
Weekly Issues First Complete Alumni
MISREPRESENTATION Season Ap-
proaches- News Of the GU"

By far the most successful feat OF
class banner hosting in the history of
the university has been accomplished
by members of the class of 1908, and
as a result it seems certain the battle-,
flag Of the freshmen will faunt defiance
months. Made of wrought iron, fixed
with rivets and iron bands 100 feet
from the ground near the top of the
chimney of the engineering shops, 1t
would be no easy task to remove 1t un-
der the most favorable conditions, and
with smoke pouring; thru the chimney
night and day for the rest of the win
! ter there seems to be no such posi-
bility
The banner made its appearance yes
terday and last night a body of sopho-
mores accommodated the ground in the
vicinity of the chimney and amid the
iibes of a crowd Of freshmen who had
postpone operations until warmer
| weather.
The hosting of the banner will prob
ably be the signal for the long delayed
class war which is a customary episode
in the school year and for which the
upper classmen have been waiting. all
fall.
1850 Degrees Granted. :
A complete directory of the alumni
of. the University Of Minnesota Is con.
tanned in the last issue of the alumni
weekly. An investigation Of the dlrec-
tory shows that about 1850 degrees
have been granted in the history Of the
university.
This is the first complete directory
of Minnesota alumni ever printed, and
it is the intention of the directors of
the general alumni association to. print
a supplement each year, thus keeping
the directory thoroly up to date.
Basketball Friday. /
The basketball season for 1905 will
be officially opened at the university
on Friday evening, when the team OF
Manchester college will meet the var
ter game the schedule contains games
j with Iowa university on Jan. ID. and
with Nebraska On Jan. 20 and 81. The
, schedule of games for the eastern trip,
which will be taken in February, has
not yet been completed.
On Saturday nigh, at the university
armory. game will be played between
the Central high and university girl
2 teams.
,, Baseball is the issue upon which the
> elections to the athletic board of con
troll at the university may be contested:
Some of the candidates for the board
; are understood to be in favor Of omit
, letic curriculum in the spring, and this
fact has been seized upon by their OPP
ponents who believe that altho the
baseball in the past has been unsuccess.
! full financially and otherwise, 1t should
be continued as an official branch OF
university athletics.
Glass Debaters Chosen.
r Eight members of the freshman class
and a like number of sophomores were
) selected last night to contest for the
honor Of representing their respective
3 classes in the annual sophomore-fresh
! man oraterical contest which will be
. held early in February.
, The contest last night was in the
( nature of semifnal, and next week
q three contestants will be picked from
J.. the eight winners in each class. These
q six will contest for the $50 prize offered
y | the winners in the annual contest. F0l
g the first time in the history OF the UNI
. versity class contests, two girl orator.
/. made their appearance last night ant
g were among the eight sophomores Sc
l, lected.
e The sophomores chosen were c. p
II Gates, Martin Oyer, o. S. Stensvad, U
n j. Lee, l.. A. Frye, Dora II: Mouitol
d, and Anna Campbell, while Edwin Ay
n earn. ]. J. Wilson, H. c. Deering, A
a &. Evans, E. D. Dibble, Milton Fire
W stone and C. NJ. Harter will contest flo
N places on the freshman team.
7 Would Be Gopher Editors.
in Candidates for the 1906 Gopher boar
le at the university are busy electioneel
r! ing among their classmates of the sopt
If onore class, and it is probable tina
N the annual Gopher election will be hel
% next week. A meeting of the class ha
= been called for Friday, and at this tim
arrangements for casting the ballot
will be made.
Among the recent entries in the feel
Of Gopher, politics t+ are Ters k GnIa s7
Id die Preston, S. B. Houck, G. W. Uzzel
81. L. Randall and R. l.. Griggs. VIII
wish to be associate editors OF tn
~ Junior annual.
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