University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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MATHER MOVES IN Charles V. Mather assumed his first coaching position at Brilliant, Ohio, in 1937, where the high school grid squad presented him with a 0-won 7-lost sea- son ' s record. In his next 1 3 years of prep coaching, at three other Ohio schools, Chuck Mather won III, dropped I I , and tied 5. His past 6 years have been spent at Washington high in Massillon, where Mather ' s rec- ord reads 57-won, 3-lost, and six con- secutive state championships. By Betty Lou Watson and Dick Walt

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Contests and mock raids in addition to vari- ous other projects were undertaken last spring to provide publicity for the all-out party this fall. A special Centennial postmark was ap- proved for use. Contests were held to pick a title for the pageant and a Centennial seal. The Crowned Century Centennial was the selected pageant title. On May 1, 1954, a group of KU students galloped through town in a simulation of Quantrill ' s raid. After the students raided the town, they were treated to dinner at the Chuck Wagon. The official opening of the Lawrence Cen- tennial came on September 15, with the town gaily decorated for the event. Sarah Law- rence Slattery, a granddaughter of Amos Law- rence, for whom the town was named, attend- ed the celebration. Store windows were filled with displays of antiques and early American articles. The latest word in clothes (1854 version) was represented in store windows and worn by the local residents. Swing your partner! Round you go! and the sound of fiddlers mixed with modern music at the second big event of the Centen- nial celebration, the Centennial ball, on Sep- tember 22. Trails West, a pageant depicting 100 years of Lawrence and Douglas County his- tory, was presented at Haskell Institute dur- ing the week of the Centennial. It featured a cast of six hundred people and included horses, oxen, carriages, Indians, music and fireworks, all combined to produce a mam- moth spectacle. Polly Peppercorn, KU fresh- man, reigned as queen over the pageant. She was attended by nine girls, including Judy Cotton, sophomore, as the Duchess of Douglas County. The big two-mile Centennial parade on Massachusetts avenue was Saturday, Septem- ber 25. Complete with bands, floats, pioneer groups, carriages, and marching units, the parade was a colorful panorama. Even the untimely drizzle couldn ' t put a damper on the enthusiasm. The end of September brought the Centen- nial celebration to a close, as Lawrence settled down to begin its second century. I told you we should have turned right at the last corner. 21

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Football statistics roll out of the I.B.M. When football coach Charles V. Chuck Mather took over last spring, most people expected a great many changes in KU football. These people have not been disappointed. Although the season has produced no victories so far this year, Coach Mather has initiated many new policies. The Big Red team sported new blue jerseys with yellow helmets to provide for better spotting of pass receivers. The players ' bench was moved to the west side of Me- morial stadium. A television was installed on the sidelines to give an aerial view of the game to the coaching staff. Players on the bench wore Frank Buck sun helmets to combat the heat. The list seems endless. However, the most famous innovation Mather has started is the use of IBM for the grading of with his I.B.M. paraphernalia player efficiency. This system appears very com- plicated, but at a closer look, it is revealed as mere- ly a simple method of figuring statistics. After each game, movies of the game are studied by the coaching staff, and each player is given a grade for every play in which he partici-