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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
7
A detailed high school notes section describes a junior and senior class program with a talent show and speeches. It lists participants and chaperones, notes a supper and social time, and mentions the City Commission meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning in the city hall.
Morrill has won first place in the University of Kansas child welfare contest for third class cities. Prof. W. A. McKeever notified Morrill officials that the town will receive 250 dollars from the awards pool. Kincaid and Halstead take second and third, each about 125 dollars, to fund local child welfare.
Lawrence reports the death of Earl Pearson Ward at age 20 after an eight month stay at Bethany hospital in Kansas City. He underwent spine surgery to remove an abscess and was left paralyzed below the waist. He was the son of Horace and Anna Pearson and grandson of Enoch Pearson of Hesper.
Committees directing Kansas University commencement fear returning alumni, many of whom are women beyond the military registration age, will be kept away by Registration Day on June 4 which falls amid commencement festivities.
The 1916 17 Kansas athletic year closes with Missouri Valley Conference track and tennis meets and few championships for Kansas. Football beat Oklahoma and Nebraska but lost to Missouri and Ames while basketball slumped to third. Track and baseball suffered from wartime pullouts and Fort Riley transfers, with tennis failing to defend titles.
Faculty representatives meeting in Ames Iowa recommend continuing intercollegiate sports in the Missouri Valley during wartime with low expenses and intramural programs. Boxing and wrestling to be excluded for the war term. postwar sports to be reconsidered. J R Jardine elected president. W G Menley re elected secretary.
In the semi finals John Selig beat Ralph Garland 9-7 9-7 and Red Lupton beat Karl Schultz 2-6 6-4 6-4. Final between Lupton and Selig planned as soon as weather allows with a racket cover to be awarded. Dolson Beery and Ario Putnam were barred from the tournament.
Missouri Valley conference representatives at Ames discussed Coach Olcott's plan to integrate military life training into intercollegiate athletics including compulsory athletic work. The proposal would tie athletics to military drill and likely shape student preparation for service, pending university military committee review.
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Kansas made 1242 points in the Missouri Valley track meet at Ames. Rodkey won the half mile breaking the KR record by a full second. Rice tied for second in high jump. Sproull third in mile and Grutuzmacher second in broad jumps. Missouri won with 57 points. Nebraska 34 42. Ames 34. Grinnell 18. Drake 6. Simpson 1. In tennis at Manhattan Kenneth Chis and Allie Coggill lost to Missouri as Missouri drew byes.
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