The Mankato free press., 1922-02-03
THREE BIG EVENTS
AT MINNESOTA u
They Will Be. Held During
February Month
ANNUAL IN" BANQUET
Junior Ball, Growing Event
Will Take Place at ST.
Paul Hotel
IAssociated Press Dispatch. !

Minneapolis, January 3G-Dates and
places have been announced and ar
rangements are now under way for
three of the biggest events on the
University of Minnesota calendar, all
of which will be held during the
month of February.
The three functions are: The an
nual IN" banquet, which will be held
in the Minnesota Union ballroom,
February 3. The Gridiron Banquet
to be held in Shevlin Hail, February
Is. The Junior Ball, Il the crowning
event of the social season, which will
be held in the St.. Paul hotel, Febru-
airy "a.
While all three everts are " the
subject of much anticipation on the
part of the students, the Junior Ball,
as intended by college tradition, at
tracts the largest and brightest spot
light. Elaborate arrangements are
being made to keep the affair up to
established standard, but still there
appears a softening of the formal re-
quirements and a desire to reduce
the expenses.
Tuxedos Will Be Acceptable
Tuxedos, instead of the full dress,
will be acceptable attire, according
to Donald McCampbell, chairman Of
the general arrangements committee.
This announcement has been receiv-
ed with enthusiasm by most of the
University men, but there still are a
few who, while not opposed to the
IL hof fhn fnp1nnny &c
wrong and that the prestige of the
Junior Ball on the campus will in
time be lost If more concessions are
granted.
Aside from this, however, the ball
is to be everything it has been in the
past The flowers, taxis and dinner
were voted into their usual place in
the affair when the ballots of the class
returned John E. Holt as president
of the Junior Ball association. Holt
is carrying out his campaign pledge
the ball a success. but he has an
nounced that an effort will be made
to keep the price of tickets down to
The men of the university, while
not lacking enthusiasm for the Jun
ior Ball, appear much more interest
ed these days in the approaching
Gridiron Banquet, whsre everyone
present will not only be permitted,
mind, either In condemnation or
praise, on any phase of the campus
life.
The doors are to be tightly sealed
and every banqueter pledged to re-
peat outside nothing which is heard
about the table of frankness." With
the athletic situation the bone OF so
much contention and with a variety
of other subjects repeatedly cropping
to the surface. it is very probable
that the university will get the great
est going over" in its history when
the artillery is turned loose in Shev-
lin Hall on February 1S.
Annual an" Banquet.
The occasion will also serve as an
opportunity, it is said. for Fred Lueh-
ring, new athletic director, to learn
the inside of the campus mind on
matters athletic: w: H. Spaulding,
the new football coach. may also be
present.
One big feature now remains for
the annual IN" banquet on February
8. 1t is the election of next years
football captain, the highest athletic
honor on the campus. oliver Aas,
center, and Earl Mar'ineau, star half
back, are the two men said to have
the best chance or being the choice or
their teammates, to succeed Captain
Laurence Teberg. A track captain
will also be elected to succeed ]. M.
Sweitzer. track captain.
The honor "M" for football and
cross country will be awarded to the
teams of the past fall. A dance will
follow the dinner and presentation of
the coveted IN" S.
"Boles" Rosenthal. former IN" man
and Walter Camps An American
center for 1916. will act as toastmas-
ter. Rosenthal has been assistant
football coach. in chargeNof the line,
at the University of California. Among
the speakers will he Fred B.. Snyder,
nresident of the Board of Regents,
President Coffman, DR.. H. L. Will
liams, John F. McGovern, Dr. L. J.
Cooke and Leonard Frank, track