The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-19
CALL HIM UNCLE
Students at Law School Fairly
Worship Dean Green.
''Nephews'' Greet Him When He
Goes to Kansas City.
HE KNOWS STUDENTS
"Uncle Jimmy" Green Alone Can
Rule X. U. Students.
Glad to Recall Strenuous Days
of Old.

Kansas City, July 19-The LOBBY OIL
the Baltimore hotel had strong at
traction for a number of young Kan
sas CITY attorneys and for soma others
who are not so young. In a chair near
the north elevators there sat stout
comfortable looking gray halreo man I1l
who carefully DurSed the IRE IN Ile
stump of a fat brown Cigar Wnch Just
protruded beyond the edges OF Z hF1stiy
white mustache. Frequently ms IuuIs
face would light up with grin and The
cigar would be shifted to one slde 81
his mouth as he arose to grip the nand
Of some young fellow who had dared
across the tiles in his direction
How are you Uncle Jimmy was the
inVariable greeting.
I'm tickled to death to see you' my
bow" was the invariable reply
sIJncle Jimmy Green, dean OF the
,aw department of the University OF
Kansas. Uncle" to half the lawyers I'D
Kansas CITY and "stepuncle" 10
thonsand other Kansas City men, had
come TO town. And when Uncle JIM
nv, comes to town. all of his adopten
nephews who can get away from Dusl-
ness. go over to the Baltimore 10 see
him.
union ana "JJncle Jimmy's" face glows,
his ewes sparkled under the puSny
brows, and he wakes enthusiastic IN
] talking over the times that were Wneh
the regents permitted Maypole IlgntS
and rushes on the campus ana nothlhS
was said when Lawrence streets we're
filled with a bowling, good natured mon
of students in pitched but bloodless
battle with the invaders from Baker
or Washburn.
"Ah. those were days said he when
an '.old grad brought up the SUBJECT
Those days were -
e.rr college SDlrlL
then" said the "old grad 1T isn't col
lege spirit in these reform days me
dean of the law school f1dgete1 IN ms
chair He appeared to want to say
something but didn't.
do they still chase the smokers on
the steps?" another former student
asked.
It's the worry of my life said Uncle
Jimmy" shaking his head sadly : gu
know a law student will smoke and the
disciplinary committee lays upon my
poor old shoulders the burden of chas-
ing the contraband pipes and
cigarettes. But I'm afraid that can't
do much with the boys suggestion
has been made that a smoking room be
set aside for the law students. II the
faculty and regents viii consent. 1t will
take a big burden off me. And if the
boys can't smoke on the campus. why,
guess I'll have to give it up, too. It
wouldn't be fair for ne to enjoy
cigar when the law boys can't Again
he shook his head sadly.
Uncle Jimmy's'' cigar is a Kansas
university institution and sacred.
How long have you been teaching at
Kansas" asked one of the boys who
has little gray in his own hair
"Since '7S,'' was the reply, "and I'm
giving a course in the summer school
now. Have been ever since the summer
school was started seven or eight years
ago Some Of these young fellows who
are teaching seem to need three months
rest. But 1 don't. I'm still as fresh as
they make them"
He looked it and the deans years are
so many that nobody wants to count
them up.
who is Uncle Jimmy. anyway?''
asked a rank outsider who had some
how gotten into the reunion.
Hes the strongest moral force in
the University of Kansas said the
graduate who had gray in his hair.
He can do more with university stud
ents than the student council. faculty
disciplinary committee and board Of
regents acting in joint session. He is
the best football and baseball rootai in
| the school. an apostle of the strenuous
/ life as applied to athletics, class con-
tests and the course of study. He's q
whole police force in himself and the
guide, counselor and friend of every
body who ever trailed up that long hill
at Lawrence"