The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-22
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A reception will be given at the 7.
M c "A on Friday evening for the
men of Washburn college.
Both the gymnasium and edu-
cational classes at the Y. M. c. A.
will open on September g.
Frank Belnap of Kansas City spent
a few days with his brother, A. "
Armstrong, 231 Monroe street.
]. H. Mcbride, formerly principal
of the manual training school. has
left with his family to locate in bust
ness in Seattle.
chapel speech at Washburn, outlined
the gymnasium rules and require
ments for the ensuing season.
Rushing season at Washburn is in
full swing. There is an especially &C
tive war being waged among the
! girls sororities for new recruits.
The wind storm last night between
$50 and o'clock stopped the band con-
cert and made the pedestrians along
kansas avenue duck in the stores for
refuge.
H. c. Brown, director of the To-
peka Industrial institute band, states
that that organization has started out
at the opening of the institute with
twenty-five members.
A. ]. Cosgrave. resident tramp, who
be denied the privilege. Poor Commits
s:oner Hale has furnished him trans
portation to Kansas City.
w. c. Wheeler, a graduate of Yale
university, has been selected as as
sistant to Professor HarShbarger in
washburn. Professor Harshbarger is
at the head of the mathematical de-
partment
As result of the recent visit of
Ludwig Katterfield to the city there
will be a Socialist debate some time
in october. The Socialists have is
sued a challenge and expect to win
their cause.
George Hart has renewed his Eu-
ropean trips in his dreams. Last
night he paid an extended trip to
London and just as he was about to
cross Picadilly a bus hit him and
he woke up.
Traffic or all the roads entering To-
peka is heavy. 1t is the exception rain
seat in any of the coaches. All the
roads are complaining of a shortage OF
passenger equipment.
Commencing the first Sunday in
October the regular O'Clock after
noon vesper services will be held at
Washburn college. These services
have always been popular with the
students and the people of the city
The first edition of the Washburn
Review for the coming school year
has been issued under the editorship
of Philip Whitcomb of the senior
class of the college. The number is
a creditable piece of college journal
ism.
There are two Emancipation day cell
ebrations today, one at the fair grounds
and the other at the Western League
ball park. Tom McNeal and Dan An
thony, rivals for congressional honors,
are the speakers at the rival attrac-
tions.
Topeka girls who attend Washburn
college are congratulating themselves
these days-the out of town girls at the
college who live at the dormitories have
to dismiss their men friends at 9:4O
The girls say that business hardly
starts before 10 o'clock when the Eel
1er'' comes around.
"LaPaloma" and 1.-The Holy City, as
played by Marshall's band at the City
park was the prettiest band music ever
heard in Topeka These selections con-
etitute some of the best parts of melody
dn band music and as played by the
Tpeoka band last. night was done in
an excellent manner.
At the regular Friday evening
lawn entertainment of the R. r. Y. M.
c. A, Frank L. Snow will show so
views illustrative of life in South
Central Africa giving description of
the country. These weekly affairs are
for the general public as well as for
the members of the association
The North Bros Stock company have
a second company rehearsing in Topeka
this week This company will play a
seasons engagement in FL Paso, Tex,
commencing Saturday, October 2. A. S.
Lewis who was with the company
which vas here last season, will be in
charge of the Ell Paso company.
Washburn's new athletic director has
a big pedigree. He has played football,
baseball. Basketball and tennis and is
a good track man. He is a specialist
in gymnastics and calisthenics and has