The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
SOME HARD BLOWS!
FOR ~ FRESHMEN
DIR. COOKE OF THE 'tGYM'' URGES
LUNG TESTS.
But the Newcomers at the Varsity Are
Gradually Dropping the Habit-Re-
publican Club Is Reorganizing to
Take More Active Part in Political
Campaigns.

Freshmen at the University of Min
nesota no longer NEEDLE with the once
popular lung tester in the office of DR..
T.. j. Cooke, director of the gymnasium.
At least not after they have once tried
it. The rest of the strengthening
attho there are no "hands off, signs
to be seen. E..tH = -
For the first three or four days of the
college year every newcomer who came
in to register for gymnasium work took
a try at the spirometer.
Side bets were put up by groups of
freshmen to see who could blow the
most. This was interesting for the
freshmen, but hard on the machine, and
finally resulted in DR.. Cooke, aided by
Oscar Munson, the janitor, taking
measures to stop it.
Now the fresh student who casts a
longing eye towards the spirometer is
meat for the director of the university
-" Lungs sort of weak7'' says the
| doctor.
/. Whereupon the victim denies it, say
ing in fact they are quite the contrary
and stating as his own private opinion
| that if given the chance he could blow
over in the corner.
" Don't believe it," replies DR..
Cooke. "In fact, you can't bulge it.
Try it.
And when the freshman has mopped
the water off his face second later he
finds that he has let loose his sixteen
pound lung pressure into rubber tube
filled with water, one end Of which is
applied to his lips and the other END
aimed, thru an invisible hole, at his
eye. The real machine is locked up.
Republican Club. -.
Officers Of the Republican club al
the University of Minnesota will b.
elected Wednesday, when the organi
zation will be renewed and plans fo
the fall campaign taken up. Altho thu
office of president is plum usually
much sought after, the only candidate
SO far is John P. De Vaney, a gradu
ate of the academic department and {
in university affairs. He was an inter
collegiate debater and last year was
managing editor of, the Minnesota
Daily.
The club was in existence two year.
| ago but never took an active part il
the campaign. Its members intent
to push it this year. f.5l
With most of the old and many new
members back, the business manage
AiO!Ao AoW LII Cuc uduuS VI Cuo SCuuEuCS
and good feeling restored between the
band members and their director, il
now seems probable that the row which
last spring threatened to leave the uni
versity without any such musical or
ganization this. year, is thing of the
past. Last spring the entire band went
on a strike and petitioned to the boarc
of regents for new leader in place Of
B. A. Rose. The regents replied by
| T,ror,,,,t11r Ispo 1o~
and instructing Mr.. Rose to form new
organization. On account of the lacl
Of material this was impracticable
and after much parleying the old band
was taken into the fold again
| It is understood that the band will b'
given, a chance to earn money on tn,
side by playing at political meeting
and other outside functions this year
providing the university authoritie
consent. Failure Of Mr.. Rose to ar
range such dates last year was the frs
7 cause of the bands revolt.