The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-13

class that we are all Disguised over the
manner in which the baseball team has
been treated-and practically ruined.
Tell us something to do and We will
do it.
Cyrus Monroe, president of the soph-
omore class-The faculty first tried to
kill the ball team by soaring the stud
ents into a $50 raise. The students came
through with the money and fearing
the coming of the team they made it
SIS. Again the students dug into their
pockets and they made it 500. And
when $3.50 had been reached it was too
late to put the harpoon in any further
and they stopped-and the students
raised the money. Now they have tried
other methodS-and 1t looks as though
they had succeeded.
Merrill Templeton, president of the
Junior class-It does look as though
this action of the faculty had ruined
the chances for a good team this
spring. Washburn has met and defeat
ed everything but faculty objections in
an effort to make baseball a paying
proposition.
Clarence Aten. president of the sem
ior class-I can't understand why the
faculty should make such radical
step when there are cases in college
today where men have been played
whose eligibility could not be com
pared with that of young Willard. 1t
looks like a piece of favoritism-or I'M
favoritism-and I am sure that the
senior class hates the idea of losing
one Of its strongest classmen-John
Robb.
The baseball team did not report for
practice last night as is customary.
The loss of their captain completely
stunned the men and they did not snow nov
any signs of renewed energy. The
baseball team has not only lost It's
captain but it looks as Though the
college will lose graduate John RoDp
stated last night that he was hurt DS
the unfair treatment from the faculty
and he did not care for the possession
of a diploma. He is a senior in the
college this year-also taking his first
year in the medical school. He has al
ways been a good student and is UNI
doubtedly the most popular man IN
Washburn today. Robb is known to
on his senior thesis in the college. He
will hereafter devote all of his time TO
the medical college.
In speaking of the matter to state
Journal reporter last night Mr.. Robb
talked very coolly and did not seem to
be one-half as 'riled" as his fellow
students. He said:
II am not inclined to feel stubborn
and grouchy over this action of the
faculty because 1 know that it IS
foolish and will do no good But
will admit that the discharge has taken
with my college work and I feel as
though 1 have lost all interest in it. 1
don't mean to insinuate that baseball is
the root of college enthusiasm put
when a fellow is dishonorably dis
charged from his own team he can't
help but feel a little discouraged. 1
still feel that I was in the right by
playing Willard and I will always think
so. I suppose the faculty think they
are in the right also-and that's the
way it stands"
The college students are especlaily
indignant today because they realize
that they were promised baseball
and did not receive it. They sub
scribed for the fund at the first of the
year and the faculty took the money to
nav last years debts. This is the ac-
ton that will make a student rage if
you put the matter to him: One of the
students said today: Ever since L
have been in school we have been pay
ing last years debts. This happens
year after year"