The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
MAY FORM A CLUB
intercollegiate Banquet Gives
Birth to Topeka Idea.
University Organization for
College Grads Here.

AS result of the intercollegiate
banquet, held last night in Masonic
temple in connection with the celebra-
ton of Washburn's semi-centennial
comm encement, university club for
Topeka may be organized. The more
| than six hundred persons gathered
there discovered they were having
such good time that when r. NJ
Yates, police judge, suggested the or
ganization of a permanent university
club, the idea took and as a result
meeting at which all alumni of col
legeS and universities are invited to be
present will be held at the Commercial
club rooms Saturday afternoon.
Few speeches and many stunts made
the occasion lively. The fun began as
soon as the diners were seated. A
wireless apparatus began to Sputter
and spit fire and the reading of mes
sages kept all in an uproar. Between
the jokes and stunts there was orches-
ira music and college songs and yells.
Northwestern Stunt.
Among the leading stunts was a five
act skit by the '.Eata Bita Pie fra
ternity. Initiation ceremonies were
staged and the frat question in the
Topeka high school elucidated. Mem
alumni club in Topeka presented this
skit.
The persons who took part in this
clever stunt We're: DR.. A. B. Jeffrey,
T. /,
Dean William r. Arthur, S. ]. Rice,
G. P. Adams, Rev. J. E. Scheer, Rev.
w. T. Ward, Rev. A. P. Jones, John L.
Hunt, DR.. c. w. Schwartz, DR.. U. U.
Shoaf and Rev. E. w. Spencer.
Newspaper Men in Skit.
Topeka newspaper men presented a
session of the state board of admin
istration. Ed Hackney, E. w. Hoch
and Cora g. Lewis We're grilled. Pro-
feSsor Skilton was fired from the
head of the fine arts department of
Kansas university because Mrs. Lewis
objected to his wearing short hair and
refusing to speak to her. H. J Wa
tiers of the Kansas State Agricultural
college was dismissed for conducting
a correspondence course in farming
and for having no other agricultural
experience than the raising of paw
paws in Missouri. Jess Willard was
named to succeed Waters and a fight
resulted between Willard and Gov
ernor Arthur Capper.
The editor of the Sour Owl at Kan
Sas university was called before the
board and turned over to the mercies
of a German censor. The sketch was
presented by Charles Sessions Harold
T. Chase, Earl Akers. Paul Adams, T.
A. McNea1, Robert Tasker, Hampton
Steele, Cecil HoweS and S. NJ. Hawkes.
Entrance examinations for Kansas
university were the subject of another
stunt. Knowledge was discounted in
favor of Drawn for male applicants
and a pretty coed who knew all the
latest dances, and little more, was Civ
en- high standing.
DIR. p. p. Womer, the president-elect
of Washburn college, made his first
public appearance in Topeka. He de-
liyered a short address. A. A. GODDARD
of the board of trustees of Washburn
college announced that the degree of
bachelor of laws had been conferred
upon D. L. McEachron as an express
sion of appreciation of his work for
the college. The banqueters applaud
ed for several minutes following this
announcement.
Much credit is due Paul Lovewell
for the success of the affair.