University of Kansas - The Jayhawker Yearbook

“Charles Burton Root ' A. B.,^ Lawrence, Kas. I Freshman ' I Foot- Ball ^-Team ' 04; ' Varsity Foot- Ball ' 05 ; Assistant Physical Director ' 06- 08 ; Class Lacrosse ' 05-07. Root is the University strong man. He is a living example of a healthy mind in a healthy body. Although Root came from Lincoln, he has learned all kinds of athletic tricks, even swimming, but has lately become engulfed in a strong Eddy and may not survive. As a phy- sical director Root is a success. High-school students get an inspiration the first day they come to " Gym, " and would rather miss their dinner than miss his class. Clara Weston Kas. Y. W. C. A. Carpenter, A.B., Lawrence, Clara is from the Lawrence High School, and, presumably from her experience there, w^e find in her the unusually modest Freshman ambition " to get through the first year without flunking. " That she succeeded in this through all her college years her degree ably testifies, and we rejoice • with her in the satisfaction she must feel at hav- ing successfully lived up to one good resolution. William D. Petit, A.B., Lawrence, Kas. Glee Club ' 04. William D. is a brother of " Julius Caesar. " Generally recognized as the tallest man in the Class — not by any means living up to his name, " Petit, " as translated from the French. A good congenial fellow. John Lee Black, A.B., Lawrence, Kas. Quill Club. A Lawrence boy who scaled the McCook fence with his feet tied together during his Freshman year. He also has acquired fame in other fields, having become a Chemistry " gun " and a literary ”