The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-15
Semi Centennial Registration
Day ut Washburn College.
Enrolment This Year win Ex-
coed All Records.
RECEPTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Every Effort to Make New Stu.
dents Feel ut Home.
Fraternities and S0rOrit1es In
Rushing Season.

Today Ia Washburn's fftieth regis
tration day, and all indications are
that the enrolment this year Will De
the largest in history. A freshman
class of nearly 200 is expected from
the letters received at the college OF
Ace.
The library, where the enrolment
In taking place, was crowded this
morning. A larger faculty force than
ever before is assisting Miss Jessie
Dean, registrar, and all OF them were
kept busy. The bulk of the regfstra-
ton is expected tomorrow. as many
Of the old students put of this duty
as long as possible. The attractions
at the State Fair also account for
light registration the first day.
The first general college festivity Is
the get acquainted" reception given
each year by the Young Mems ana
Young Women's Christian associa-
lions. Attractive posters announcing
the reception an. inviting all students
are prominently displayed. One IN
the college ONCE advises students TO
"Cheer up. Pay your bills and come
to the Y. MY. w. reception tomor-
row night
Acquainted with College.
Today members of the two associa-
lions are busy helping new students
get acquainted with Washburn. The
young women are holding open house
in their rooms in the library. and are
dispensing tea and wafers TO all COM
ers.
Practically all Of the faculty men,
beers are here. Several new ones have
been added DR.. Samuel g. Hefel-
bower takes Professor Kleihege's
place at the head of the department
from the graduate school OF Harvard
university. and is regarded as an ex-
ceptionally strong man.
The chemistry department will be
headed by DIR. Frank L. Beukelaer,
who has Just received his doctors de-
gree from Columbia university.
The position Of assistant professor in
physics will be filled by Edison Petit.
a graduate Of the Nebraska Normal
School Of Mechanics.
Holbrook Hall, the girls dormitory.
will be in charge of Mrs. Hattie A.
Smith Of Cottonwood Falls. and Mrs
C. NJ. Helling will have charge of the
dining hall at Hartford.
Campus Is Ready.
With the grass carefully cut, the old
hedge removed, and the pavement on
Euclid avenue being rapidly pushed to
completion, the campus itself Is al
ready for the inroad of students.
Fraternity Rushing.
Rushing in a quiet was is in evil
0enCo at WaSnDufn To-Day. II taxes
the form Of seeing that the new stu
dents meet the right bunch Of older
ones. Since the sororities are limited
to but three parties during the rushing
season, the girls are not SO busy as the
men. At the sorority house no def'nite
plans have been made yet. The fra
ternities, however, are all planning
smokers for the new men this evening,
and already have their list of house
residents made up as far as old men,
beers go.
At the Alpha Delta house are Glen
Logan of Enbury. Neb.. Bernard Askew
Of st. Johns, Homer Cooling of st
Johns, Milton Gugler Of Fairfield, ClIn-
ton Janney of Eureka, George Myers
OF Osborne, Edward Marti of New. Ulm
Wis, Will Stein of Halstead, Herbert
Beals Of Cedar Rapids. Ia, Lester Ar
mold of Eureka and J. T. Boyle Of Well
ington.
The Kappa Sigmas have Ray Enfield
OF Paola, Jay Jensen Of Hiawatha, Med
Brown Of Larned, Edward Tucker Of
Eureka, Albert Ferguson of Bonner
Springs and Thomas Forbes Of Eureka
At the Phi Delta house are Louis
Larrick of Lenora. John Maynard u
Muscotah. Louis Hasty of Belleville
Glen Elbe and Arthur Champeny o.
Lyons, Harwood Benton and Lloy5
Wolf Of Oberlin and Walter Slagle o;
Smith Center.