The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-27

team. The purple colors of the stud
ents We're soon on the street cars, in
the stores and at every street corner.
For the time being Topeka put on the
airs of real college town and the Ag
gies were the most conspicuous figures
in the demonstration.
Two trains Of the Rock Island rail-
road brought the enthusiastic visitors
to Topeka The first section arrived
shortly after 8 o'clock and it was near
~ half an hour before the second came
In the meantime those on the first
section had tired of waiting and started
out to see the city. When the second
train came the remnant of those on the
first and most of those on the second
section formed in columns Of tours and
vita the neatly uniformed student band
of So pieces at the head marched up
Kansas avenue with banners waving
and ribbons flying. During the luIls in
the music the strong voices of the stud
ents kept the air vibrating with their
college yells. The heroes of the occa-
SION members OF the football team
stalWart, handsome young men with
the strength and determination to do
their best written in every line of their
faces, marched just behind the band
Hanked by numerous admirers. The
students did not halt until the State
Journal Office was reached. Then the
line stopped while the band played in
compliment to this newspaper. an honor
which Is much appreciated Then the
repertoire Of yells was given and the
students cOuntern,arched to the ThrOOD
hotel where they have their headquar-
fers-
There were girls. 300 of them hut
though they did not march with the
other students they took no less inter-
est i'm the proceedings and many q
bright eye flashed a signal of encour-
agement to the young men who were
hcuting Tor the glory of the K. S. A
Topeka has never seen a football ex-
cuIsion like this and if the young PEG
pie VIII come again they will fnd as
they have today that Topeka appre-
ciatee their presence.
Whether the Manhattan team heats
Washburn or not it will not be the
fault of the student body as they are
the most highly enthused aggreeat iou
Of college students which has an
peared in Topeka for some time. They
occupied the entire east bfeacharS 80
their yelling at the game this after
noon completely put the Washburn
crowd out of the bushes. as far as
the roofing was concerned. Thev
brought nearly as many students to
Iopka this morning as there are in all
the departments of WashburD coIfaoe
The "Aggies'' certainly are to he
comm ended for their enterprisine-
student body. There is nothing 11n1eT
tbs sun that will lend a team more an,
courageInent than large delegation
of their own students roofing their
lungs out in the hopes that victory
may crown the efforts of the Aggie
football team. The State I0uTnaf
commends the enthusiastic bunch
which attends school at K. S. A. q.
Captain Carl Mallon. when seen
during the noon hour seemed to feel
in good spirits as to the outcome OF
this afternoon game. In speaking Of
the chances for his team he said IT
do not like to appear boastfuI ais to the
result of the game but I conhdentlv
believe that we viii win. / realize that
Washburn has always had good
laam ana I think that we have as good
team if rot little better. At all events
st VIII be a close game and which