University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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X r Spirit and tradition went hand in hand as the cheerleaders motivated the crowd with cheers and chants that dated back to the late l800s. The Rock Chalk Chant was adopted in 1886 and was widely recognized and used by the University of Kansas' students. fplioto by Leo Chan! The Rock Chalk Chant Dill Chalk Ghant Rock...Cha1k...Iayhawk...KU Rock. . .Chalk. . Jayhawk. . .KU Rock Chalk Iayhawk KU Rock Chalk Iayhawk KU Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU! ROCK CHafliCHant 1 3

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12 RpcKCHafKChant by Gina Thornburg Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU... Historically known as the greatest college chant that Teddy Roosevelt ever heard. The University of Kansas' Science Club adopted the chant in 1886. The chant started as E.H.S. Bailey, chemistry professor, and other associates were returning from a conference by train and decided the University needed a rousing yell. The rhythm of the train wheels on the tracks gave the chant its rhythm and started as Rah, Rah, Iayhawk, KU. An English professor later requested the Rahs be replaced with Rock Chalk, in honor of the chalk rock found on Mt. Oread. The chant was used by Kansas troops in World War Il, and at the 1920 Olympic games when the King of Belgium asked the American team for a typical American college yell. As a more common tradition, the Chant could be heard at almost any sporting event and was known by almost every student. Al- though, getting the hand motions right was the tricky part.

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14 Crimson amf6fue by Adri Iones 1996 marks the 130th anniversary of the University of Kansas' symbol. The seal was chosen by the University's first chancellor, Reverand R.W. Oliver, in 1886 to represent the first university on the Great Plains. The seal pictures Moses kneeling before a bush that is on fire but not burnt. According to the Bible, fire symbol- izes knowledge and Moses is thought to represent the humble attitude of the scholar who recognizes the unquenchable nature of the pursuit of truth and knowledge. Exodus says, I will see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt, fExodus Ill, 33. When the seal first appeared as a part of the University, Moses was shown as a bald-headed man. This changed in 1955 when Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy asked Assistant Design Professor Elden Tefft and Associate Design Professor Carlyle H. Smith to recopy the seal. Tefft realized Moses was bald when he enlarged the seal to retrace it. The modifications, including hair on Moses' head, were done to give students the present seal. v 1 ' 1 N, 1 all 1 ,yt l 'gd' ' ' fhfrill tw C o oy' F57