The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-19
University Authorities Say Will
Be 1000 Students.
Student Body Will Be 3 Years
Younger Than Formerly.
ROOM BOARD TRUST.
Find Prices for Living
Higher Than Usual.
Talk of PetitiOning the Attorney
General to Break Combine.

Lawrence. Kan, Sept. 19.-The
University of Kansas has opened its
doors for the reception of students
for the forty-first time. Six hundred
and seventy-ffve students have already
enEolled for the 'O7-'OS session. The
university authorities declare there
will be over 1000 students enrolled
this year. The greatest advance seems
to be in the engineering and medical
schools.
The fine wheat and corn crops of
the past three years have swollen the
enrolment. Three years ago many
students either taught school or work.
ed in some mercantile line before
coming to the university. The per-
centage of students who wholly sup
port themselves has gone slowly
downward, and the prosperous condi-
ton of the state has made it possible
for parents to send their children to
the university the moment that they
graduate from the high school. This
makes the student body about three
years younger than formerly.
Raymond A. Schwegler, formerly
acting president of Ottawa university,
is now an associate professor of edu-
cation in the University of Kansas;
Norman Duncan, author and lecturer,
will lecture in the English depart
ment: Frank G.. Bates has been made
assistant professor of American his
tory; Adolph Zeif1e, professor of phar-
macy, and E w. Murray, the repre-
sentative of K. L. for three years in
Oxford, England. as a Rhodes scholar.
has returned and will be assistant
professor of Latin. Other changes
are: Elliot Boardman, assistant pro-
fessor in French; c. c.. Crawford, in
European history, Afford D. Schoch.
in French. and ]. E. Todd in geology.
The first thing the old students
noticed when they dropped into Law
renee was the advanced prices of
board and rooms. Now the regular
TMth many costing as high as SIS a
month. This is a raise of about 50.
Then, too. the price of board is up.
Two years ago there were dozen
clubs giving board at $3.50 and few
furnishing food at $2.25 to economical
students. Now the price of the cheap
est board is 1925 a week. with all
sorts of hash houses" charging 81
and giving no better board than was
furnished last year for $2.75. The
reason given is the prosperity of the
state and the general boom IN food
products.
In former years there has always
been some enterprising student who
has gone in to bust the trust by
starting cooperative clubs. The little
knot of seniors and juniors who have
returned early to talk over old times
are even talking of petitioning Attor-
HeS 6elcrdl JdChsOii, atleSlIs mat the
action of the clubs is in direct viola
ton of the antitrust law.
About half of those enrolled have
paid the 81 fee for the promotion of
student enterprises, including ath-
ietics. As the first football game is
not pulled off until October 5, there is
no fear but that all will pay in just as
they did last year. The student fee is
voluntary. and admits to all the foot
ball. baseball, basketball games and
track meets. concerts, etc, making an
average cost of 3 cents for each event.