University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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10 STUDENTS RETURN TO OREAD BY TRAIN AND BUS do, they decide to walk out on it all (just for one evening, of course). The Kappas and Sig Alphs, and the Chi Omegas and the Phi Gams got rid of their freshmen on the night of Sep- tember 23 (it ' s a shame the girls had to be in at 10:30, be- cause so many more exciting things can happen after 10:30, especially on a walk-out). While the women ' s rush week had a tendency to be slow and uninteresting in comparison with past years, the men got in the old spirit of things like days of old, when rushees were pledged on water towers and chased to remote country roads to see the light. For many of the frats rush week was over at four o ' clock Saturday and the prizes were rushed off to Kansas City and Topeka for safe keeping while a few of the other lodges who still had Saturday night and Sunday set aside for rushing found themselves entertaining boys left be- hind without a chance to keep second or third dates with frats who were full to overflowing. Then of course there were the Hill top boys, who persisted in trying to talk to rushees that many frats didn ' t want to account for because of their short leaves of absence under latter lodge ' s supervision and wouldn ' t account for even after such stories as the man just passing through who had to deliver a trench coat or the deep voice over the phone swearing he was the rushee ' s dad. The view of the rushee while all this was going on was very baffling and he probably thought the whole thing was being over done in his specific case as his mind was already made up anyway. Of course the Phi Delts, who came out on top really had the ad- vantage over the rest of the boys in that they could tell the lad it was better to be one of them than a barb because they could live at one of the many barb houses on Tennessee any- way its a cinch they couldn ' t live in the house. The Kappa Sigs, another leader in number, gave its rushees a big college view by packing the Jayhawk and singing their songs and act- ing very superior to the few scattered men who had gotten away from it all (very sheepishly) with feminine companion- ship. The Sigma Chis used the same old gag of big cars and big talk to influence their twenty-six. The Betas and Phi Psis took all those who gave a worried, look at those paddles and barrel staves and preferred a slap on the wrist or a stand in corner instead. The Sig Alfs and Delta Taus tried everything without much success with anything, while the Sigma Nus and A. T. O.s used the home town system, with Chaunte as the old stand-by town. The D. U.s and Sig Eps trying for every man spiked or not painting beautiful pictures of college life and as a last resort offer to press pants and talk it over with their treasurer about easy payments. This is all rush week for the men and makes something down in the man rush hard not merely to pledge a certain boy but to get the fun from the battle and in many cases they didn ' t know when to stop and after counting up they found a few of the boys should have signed up with another boarding club or tried Haskell with Henry Wichita. 3rd Reporter: Say, not to change the subject, but I was just wondering when registration and enrollment started ? After the hectic life of rush week, the entire student body was ready to settle down to the more simple things in life. What more could one ask for than a quiet day spent up in the Administration building registering, followed by another peaceful day of enrolling? After two days of rest such as this, surely everyone is ready to start school to the familiar strains of This year, I ' m going to start studying right at the beginning of the semester. ' The peculiar aspect of this state of mind is that it doesn ' t last for more than a week or two, unless, of course, the case is abnormal. To get down to facts, registration started Saturday, September 14, and continued through Tuesday. Enrolling started the next day, and once again the advisors were kept busy trying to start the freshmen ' on the right track, ' and answering questions concerning ' pipe ' courses, professors, and how many hours does it take to graduate. A special enrollment was held Saturday, September 21, for those poor unfortunates who felt too industrious at the time of enrolling, and had weakened. September 19 brings us to the first day of classes. This is always a bad day, even for the aged juniors and seniors. It brings everyone face to face with the reality of what is to LOOKS LIKE A GOOD YEAR FOR BAGS

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OCTOBER, 1935 THE JAYHAWKER Busy days by MARGARET RYAN SCENE: News room of the Journalism building at the University of Kansas. TIME: Any time. CHARACTERS: Four reporters and a harrassed editor. 1st Reporter: Well, it looks like we ' re all back to work bright and early again this year, September 7. Women ' s rush week started a week earlier this year due to the new quota system, which allowed five days for the sororities to work on their prospective members. By September 6, all the actives were back, giving their tongues an extra coating of oil in preparation for the ordeal. All rushees were required to live in Corbin Hall during rush week; this new rule relieved the actives, inasmuch as they at least knew where the rushee was after 11 o ' clock p. m. Two days of open house started rush week off with a bang. In those two days, the rushee was required to go to six different houses. Some of them took all six in one day, while others decided to conserve their energy by going to three houses each day. One unusual feature of this rush week was the absence of the male of the species (as far as we know). Most of the men didn ' t arrive until the women ' s rushing season was well on its way, and by then, the sororities had managed to persuade (?) their rushees that their particular group was the one and only. The sororities ended up by pledging 131 girls, Chi Omega ranking highest in the number pledged with twenty-one new girls to their credit. The Kappas and Alpha Chis ran a close second, with seventeen pledges. The men did not have such stringent rules to contend with; nevertheless, the president of the Men ' s Pan-Hellenic Council can always be heard saying, The rules must be observed closely this year. ' In spite of this reminder, there are always some fraternities that so hate to see a boy leave their house that they resort to many unusual means of keeping him there, but that can happen in the best of families. As a means of ending this particular contribution, a few statis- tics might be in order. The men pledged 306 rushees, with the Kappa Sigs, Phi Delts, and Sigma Chis coming out even in the race for quantity (as well as quality), with twenty-six pledges. Monday night, Sept. 30, was a memorable night for fresh- men. The Pi Phis and Gamma Phis collaborated and walked out with the Phi Delts. They spent the evening down at the Colonial dancing to the music of Red Blackburn. The Phi Delts decided to make an evening of it (as though an evening with the Pi Phis and Gamma Phis wouldn ' t be enough in itself), and didn ' t get home until the wee small hours. One freshman who didn ' t get in until about 6:00 a. m., was caught by the candid cameraman with his head on a study desk sound asleep! The Theta and Sigma Chi freshmen got together and went down to the Eldridge hotel for a bit of dining and dancing with Louis Kuhn and his orchestra. The boys later taking in the sights of Kansas City after the coeds were fast asleep, and not pulling into the hotel till four a. m., were received by a welcoming committee, who complimented them highly on a successful walkout. 2nd Reporter: Yeah, but what ' s going on in the way of social life this year, I wonder? The first varsity of the year took place Monday night, September 16, with none other than Red Blackburn and his boys at the microphone. Need I say that the boys were all fresh from a summer in the mountains, Estes Park, to be exact. The weatherman was certainly not in sym- pathy with the freshmen, who were trying to make an im- pression in their new fall outfits, but the heat didn ' t seem to interfere with the crowd and everyone had a good time. The old boys and the new boys were looking the feminine new- comers over with an eye such as we imagine Earl Carroll might use in selecting girls for his new show. As usual, new acquaint- ances were made, old ones renewed, while some were leftovers from last year, the year before that, and even the year before that. Wayne Wright (the Phi Gam from Missouri) and his orchestra took charge of the All-University Mixer Wednes- day night, September 18. The party just lasted until 11 o ' clock, but the crowd did a good job of conforming to the idea of the party and mixed! Last, but not least, of the social calendar for the first week of school, we have the Chancellor ' s Recep- tion, which was given Saturday night, September 21, in the Memorial Union building. All the members of the faculty were there and ready to meet and mingle with the students that were present. Louie Kuhn ' s orchestra furnished music for those who were in the mood for dancing. Open houses, what fun! (So they say) . You know, they ' re the things where actives get their freshmen to stand in line while they give the guests that come in that ' see what we got, now see what you can do ' look. The Thetas, A. D. Pis, and Alpha Chis decided to air their houses Friday night, September 21. The boys were kept quite busy running from one house to the other. The Pi Phis took a chance and opened their house to anyone who was interested on Saturday night, September 28, competing with a varsity. It doesn ' t take long for the freshmen to catch on to how they stand in their house. As soon as they

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OCTOBER, 1935 U come, especially after a vacation which made the idea of study- ing seem even more distant than usual. The freshmen are in a complete state of bewilderment, and it is no novelty when sitting in a classroom the first day, to have someone jump up suddenly, mumbling to himself, ' I thought this was a Shake- speare course instead of Analytics. ' Perhaps freshmen shouldn ' t be blamed for all mistakes of this nature, though! Editor: Why don ' t you reporters stop hashing over all this stale news and get to work on some of the more recent events? The 70th annual opening convocation was held on Friday morning, September 20. The principal address was deliv- ered by Baile P. Waggener, a member of the Board of Regents from Atchison. His remarks concerning the teaching of social- ism gave rise to the first issue of the Dove for the school year, as well as drawing numerous comments from newspapers in Lawrence and nearby cities. The K. U. band made its first appearance of the season at this convocation, and all 91 mem- bers seemed to be playing the same piece. Chancellor Lindley made an address of welcome to the new students, stressing function of the college in preparing individuals for life in a modern and fast moving age. The induction ceremony for new students was held in the stadium on the evening of Tuesday, October 20. The new freshmen met at 7:00 on North College hill where a fire was kindled near Corbin Hall. After a talk on the history of the tradition the freshmen were directed to the bowl of the stadium by the Sachems, Ku Kus and members of Mortar Board, who were in charge of the service. A torch was lighted from the fire on the hill and carried to the Rock Chalk caim on the campus. After all the initiates and specta- tors were seated the torch was borne to the stadium by George Tallyho Guernsey, president of Sachem. The service at the stadium was conducted by the Chancellor, assisted by repre- sentatives of the classes and Miss Hannah Oliver, professor emeritus of Latin and Greek. The ceremonies were concluded by the repetition of the Athenian oath, and the class of ' 39 were full-fledged members of the University. After the ceremony the men of the freshman class were required to don their freshman bonnets, which they will wear until after the Home-coming football game with Missouri on Thanksgiving Day. Last year there was an organized movement on the campus to abolish the freshman cap tradition, but it was defeated by a narrow margin at a student referendum. The freshmen these days are lucky, though. Up until a few years ago they had to drag out the caps again the first of April, and wear them until the end of the school year. There is nothing like pleasing everyone, so for those who feel that they are especially gifted in the fine arts of music, athletics, dramatics, debate or what have you, there are such organizations as Tau Sigma, Quack Club, Glee Club, and a host of others of equal importance. Each year these groups get the idea that it might be a good thing to take in a few new members, and as a consequence, the last few weeks have been rather crowded with tryouts for one thing and another. All ambitious freshmen, or those whose lodges were anxious that they do something besides attend classes and do freshman duties, have been trying out for everything the Hill has to offer except Phi Beta Kappa. Tryouts for the Glee Club, Orchestra, and Dramatic Club were held Tuesday and Wednes- day, September 24 and 25. Radamanthi, the University ' s organ- ization for budding poets, held its tryout September 30. Whether or not any new genius was received into the fold had not been disclosed when this article went to press. Speaking of athletics (or were we?) the football team received a grand send-off from the student body before they left for South Bend to tangle with the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, and though the score was wrong, that rally at the Santa Fe station will be remembered for a long time to come. The game September 28 was the first of the season, and though the Ramblers proved a little too tough for the local boys, K. U. looked like a fast, tricky aggregation, and showed more than plenty of fight. The team is composed in great part of inexpe- rienced material and should show marked improvement as the season progresses. The Fall intramural programs for both men and women are getting under way, and there will be some real competition for the trophies among the organized houses before the season is over. Fall sports in intramurals include football, horseshoes, tennis for the men, and hockey, basketball, and horseshoes for the women. 4th Reporter (Speaking to Editor) : That about brings everything up to date now, doesn ' t it? How about letting us go home and get some much needed rest? CSEP STUDENTS BEAUTIFY OB UBRABY LAWN AFTEB THE FIRST CONVOCATION