Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
Lannigan Not to Quit.

Pop Lannigan, the veteran athletic
trainer of the university, has brought joy
to the heart of the student body by COM
Ing out with an emphatic denial of a
rumor to the effect that he would quit
the university at the termination of his
present five-year contract. next May, I'M
less his salary was considerably in
creased.
Pop" makes no secret of the fact that
he has asked for a raise, but has no idea
OF leaving IL the general athletic associa-
ton fails to meet his demands.
Three branches of the military service
of the United States now are represented
in the law department of the university
Churchill Humphrey, who entered last
season. is a graduate of the Naval Acad-
envy and served for two years as an of.
ficer in the navy. Mr.. Humphrey is now
prominently identified with various in
terests of the college and is particularly
enthusiastic over athletics.
Kent Spiller, who recently registered
here, was formerly captain In the 18th
Infantry. and saw considerable service in
the Philippines. Before entering Vir-
Sinia he pursued courses at the Uni
sersity of New York as well as Columbia
University.
Capt Thomas Lyon was for number
OF years captain in the Marine Corps.
Capt. Lyon recently was elected by the
members of the first year law class as
president of the moot court.
President Alderman, Dean Page and
Dean Dabney returned early last week
from Chicago. where they attended the
annual meeting of the Association of
American Colleges. President Alderman
presided at the session, which lasted over
two days. Prof. Dabney was one of the
principal speakers.
Golf Links Popular.
The golf links are more popular than
ever this season, and should the MEM
bership continue to increase at the pres
ent rate the authorities soon will be in
a position to make improvements to the
course. At the present time the links
are In anything but good condition. but
the players have managed to make the
best OF conditions. The situation is ideal
and the lay OF the land generally favor
able, but improvements, especially grad
Ing OF the green's, Is absolutely neces-
sary.
Heretofore at each session only about
ten students have become interested in
golf or Joined the club AT present there
are thirty-two bona tide members In good
standing.
Increased interest is berg manifested
In the organization OF the Woodrow Will
son Club, and the prime movers have
expressed themselves as confident that
the club will make itself felt when the
Wilson forces start the campaign. From
present Indications the membership will
exceed in number, as well as personnel,
the fondest expectations of the promoters.
Already q sufficient number have rallied
TO the cause to assure a compact organi-
Zation.
Although no definite steps have been
taken the University Glee Club Is now
practically sure OF visit to Washing
ton some time during the winter or
spring. President A. +. Triplett returned
| from the capital early last week and re-
ported steady progress in the plans.
| From present indications the concert will
be held in the ballroom of the New Will
/ lard Hotel some time in April.
1t is barely possible that the trip will
be made in February. but the majority of
| the members of the club are in favor of
| a later date. Washington and Alexandria
branches of the University OF Virginia
| Alumni Association have pledged their
! support i'm the event that Washington is
included In the itinerary.
The glee club will take its first trip
| the latter part OF this month, taking in
Harrisonburg. Staunton and Lynchburg
| in the order named The proposed trip
to the far south during the Christmas
recess is still hanging fire.
Cross-Country Running.
The recent interciass field and track
games virtually wound up the fall track
athletics season. and now cross country
running holds the boards. There is no
regular system of training, but number
of the men are working out i'm order TO
vary the monotony of the daily cross
country hike
A vast amount of interest is being