University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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!S Jay hawker Koc Chalk, Jay Hawk, K. U. NEW YORK ALUMNI ROCK CHALK ACROSS THE CONTINENT A Reunion 3,600 Miles Wide The New York alumni, through the courtesy of the Bell Telphone Company, entertained the Lawrence and San Francisco alumni at its reunion April 8th. The entertainment of the evening was the conversation over the telphone between New York, Lawrence and San Francisco. A telephone receiver was connected at each place at the tables so that the conversations could be heard by everyone. The transmitter was placed at the toastmaster ' s chair. When connection was established at Law- rence, Chancellor Frank Strong gave a five-minute address on the growth of the University. It was thrilling to hear his voice come over the wire. Then followed a tenor solo from New York, Life at Old K. U. ( Carruth), sung by Mr. Benjamin J. Brune. Prof. W. H. Carruth then spoke from San Francisco. It seemed like old times to hear his speech and characteristic humor — ending his speech with: Well, why don ' t you applaud? The K. U. Glee Club at Lawrence sang a medley. This was followed from San Francisco by Harry Lauder on the phonograph, I Love a Lassie. As realistic as if one were on the spot was the roar of the waves of the Pacific Ocean from a transmitter placed on the porch of the Cliff House, accompanied by motion pictures of the surf. The Crimson and the Blue was sung, one stanza by the alumni of each city. The enter- tainment closed with a phonograph record, The Star Spangled Banner in San Francisco, and the good night roll call of cities by the representatives of the telephone company. Thus for the first time in the history of the University, Rock Chalk, Jay Hawk, K. U. echoed from coast to coast. — Graduate Magazine. SAN FRANCISCO ALUMNI :»i9i7C —19—

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I!! ' I ' ayhawker Rock Chalk, Jaw Hawk. K. U. Rock Chalk in the Mountains of Colorado Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE, ESTES PARK : .3 1917 c —20—