May 5, 1916 ~ BILLY AND MA GET "ROCK CHALK" YELL.

May 5, 1916
BILLY AND MA GET "ROCK CHALK" YELL.


Evangelist in Lawrence Says It's "Some Yell" That K. U. Has.

LAWRENCE, KAS., May 4 -- "Billy" Sunday and his party breezed into this staid college town this morning, spoke for a few minutes to 2,000 students and Kansas editors who packed Robinson gymnasium to its utmost capacity, won their admiration and then were whisked in a motor car back to Kansas City, in order to be at the scene of the revival work in time for Billy to preach his afternoon sermon.

"Billy" and "Ma" and the remainder of the party, consisting of Homer Rodcheaver and George A. Brewster, pleased the students and the students pleased "Billy who, upon his appearance upon the platform, was greeted with the Kansas yell, "Rock Chalk, Jay Hawk, K. U." And Billy remarked aside to Ma Sunday, "That is some Jayhawker yell." When he finished his talk he asked the K. U. students to give the Jayhawk yell again, which they did with as much pep and enthusiasm as the Rock Chalk has ever been given on the grid iron with fourth down and one yard to go.