University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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The campus, silent in the radiant morn- ing . Then the whistle; doors swing open; sounds of scurrying feet and laughter fill the air. Silence soon reigns again, with only the sun running in playful patches over deserted walks. Another class has begun.

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WAITING FOR THE AGGIES Left: THE MARTYR Soon the opposing parties came to a clash. One dark night the Aggies gave Uncle Jimmy Green ' s statue a baptism of purple paint. Loyal Jayhawks were cleaning off the decorations early next morning, and that night the Aggie campus was daubed with crimson and blue. A report was received about eleven o ' clock one evening that several carloads of Aggies were cnroute to Lawrence, bent on mischief. A militia of about one hundred fifty men was hurriedly gathered by Paul Parker, cheerleader, and Charles Haines. In the small hours of the morning a suspicious look- ing automobile whizzed down the campus road, on either side of which the vigilantes lay in hiding. Promptlv swarms of the faithful blocked its progress. The driver was well equipped with nerve, however. A moments ' hesitation, a clash of gears, and the car shot backwards in full speed, through the onslaught of flying paddles. He escaped, but not before his car was severely damaged by the indignant Jayhawkcrs. Less than an hour later, Frosty Braden, one of the invaders, was captured and returned to the Hill. A barber was dragged from his bed, and the prisoner sacrificed his curly locks for his cow-college alma mater Right: UNCLE JIMMY NEEDS A BATH Page 14

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HARGISS AND LINDLEY TALK IT OVER Spirit ran high and good Jayhawker blood was boiling bv the time the team left for Aggievillc. Crowds descended upon the railroad station to en- courage the gridiron warriers to do or die as thev boarded thi tram for Manhattan. Events proved that their determination was not in vain. Bill Hargiss ' team returned with a glorious 7-0 victory. A whole trainload of sing- ing cheering rooters accompanied the team to the enemy territory. Manv students, besides thr K. U Band, Ku Ku ' s, and Jay Janes, made the trip. The game was a genuine thriller All indications pointed to a scoreless tie until the nnal closing moments when a long pass from Lawrence to Hauser netted the winning touchdown. Right: THE ROOFERS LEAVE FOR AGGIEVILLF Page 16