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VOLUME IX.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, 1912.
STUDENTS GRADUATE
EARLY ENOUGH NOW
Chancellor Strong Says Proposed Change at Chicago May Be in Name Only
SHORTEN ELEMENTARY WORK
Comments on a Recent Statement by president Judson That Men Should Get in Business Earlier
President Harry Pratt Juston of the University of Chicago announced this week plans for the reorganization of that institution so as to place men in business earlier than at present. He recommends that a college education be offered to students at the age of eighteen by cutting two years from the elementary school, one year from the high school course and inserting a junior college course of three years.
I received yesterday a copy of the report of the President of the University of Chicago but have not had time to look it over. I therefore know nothing about it except what appeared in the public press yesterday evening.
Chancellor Strong was asked this morning for his opinion of the proposed change and below will be found a statement from him.
From what I can learn, it is incorrect to suppose that two years would be cut from college work for the bachelor's degree. The cutting comes, under this plan, in the elementary and high school courses—two years from the elementary school and one from the high school. Of the three courses from the high school course one is added to the college course, making a junior college course of three years instead of two as is substantially the case in all universities at the present time.
NOT A REAL CHANGE.
The cutting of two years from the whole course from the beginning of the primary grade would bring graduation and the bachelor's degree at about twenty years of age instead of about twenty-two as at present. The whole course of study from the beginning would stand about as follows: six years elementary school, three years high school, three years junior college, two years senior college or university.
Above the college would still be an undergraduate course of two years corresponding to our junior and senior years, making the reorganization in that respect one in name rather than in substance, for in all American universities, practically, the real university work begins with the junior year. The student must therefore be granted, under the Chicago plan, at the end of the two year university course, or as we have it, at the end of the senior year.
EARLY GRADUATION NOW.
If the student began at six years of age he would finish his course at twenty. If he entered the medical school without taking graduate work he might get his medical degree at twenty-four, or he could take one year of extra hospital work and finish at twenty-five. If he entered the law school he would receive his law degree at twenty-three. If he entered the engineering school he would receive his engineering degree at twenty-four.
But it should be noticed that this is all based on the supposition that before entering the technical school the student takes his full college course and gets his college degree. As a matter of fact but few technical schools in the country require graduation from a college for entrance Therefore a student now may finish the eight years of the grammar grades, and four years of high school (making him eighteen years of age) then enter the Engineering School of the University of Kansas or Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University and get his engineering degree at twenty-two, three years younger than the Chicago plan contemplates.
He may enter the medical school at twenty (two years of college work is necessary for entrance) and receive his medical degree at twenty-four or including a year of hospital work, at twenty-five. He may enter the law school at eighteen and receive his law degree at twenty-one or as will be the case in 1919 when
one year of college work is required for entrance, at twenty-two.
A QUESTION OF EFFICIENCY
In general I have long believed from my experience as superintendent of schools that it is entirely feasible to reduce the time of the elementary school by one year. Whether it can be reduced by two years is a serious question. I think it is worth consideration whether time may not be saved in the high school course. I believe it to be an evil also to have the time of entering a profession put off much beyond twenty-five years, but to introduce men into a great profession like medicine, upon which the health and life of a community depend, at an immature age would be fully as great an evil as putting off the professional age.
REDUCE ELEMENTARY TRAINING
Again, a reorganization that contemplates the cutting down of the elementary or high school courses is fundamentally a question of efficiency. It is entirely impossible without increasing the efficiency of the public school system. This cannot be done without an increase in the efficiency of the teaching force and this in turn makes necessary the absolute exclusion of politics and personal considerations from the conduct of our school systems, makes necessary security in tenure of office and a salary high enough to give in dependence of living and assurance of competence in old age. It makes necessary still further, and perhaps most important, a large increase in the number of teachers in proportion to the number of students so that much greater individual attention may be given to students. This means an increase in the expenditures. Education is the most important consideration with which the public expenditure of money has to do, and a larger expenditure would be the most fundamental economy and an expenditure that makes necessary low efficiency is an enormous waste.
NOTED GEM EXPERT WILL SPEAK FRIDAY
Dr. George F. Kunz of Tiffiany's Will Give an Illustrated Lecture
"For the first time in twenty years," stated P. Erasmus Haworth this morning, "the students of the University will have the opportunity of hearing a lecture by one of the greatest recognized gem experts George F. Kunz, gem expert of Tiffany and Co., of New York."
Dr. Kunz will lecture in Fraser hall Friday evening at eight o'clock Dr. Kunz is returning from an expedition to southern California where he has been investigating some newly discovered gem deposits He has been lecturing at Leland Stanford, California, and several other universities in the west. He illustrates his lecture with seventy-five lantern slide$, illustrating the best jewelry and precious stones.
When the industrial chemists received their new grinding machine they believed that their troubles were ended, at least, along the grinding line. The capacity of the machine was amply sufficient for the needs of the department and happiness was the only thing that could result. The hopes and aspirations were soon blighted for yesterday the mill absolutely refused to accept any pebbles, as it had a pain in its side which later resulted in a rupture. It is on the hospital list now waiting until the official trouble man from Fowler shops comes to its rescue.
Prof. Haworth is much pleased to have obtained such a highly recognized authority on precious stones, and he is especially desirous that as many students as possible will take advantage of the opportunity to hear his lecture.
Miss Nellie Taylor, of Kansas City,
is visiting at the Kappa Alpha Theta
house.
Industrial Chemists Machine on Hos pital List and Can't Grind Pebbles
GRINDER HAD HEART FAILURE
KANSAS ORATORS WILL NOT GO TO DES MOINES
Student Interest in Rostrun Not Enoug to Warrant Our Membership
NUMBER 33.
The University of Kansas will not join the Missouri Valley Debate and Oratorical League this year according to the decision reached by the University debating council at its meeting yesterday afternoon. The members of the Council expressed as their belief that participation is such a contest would detract from the interest in the inter-state debates. Kansas has three debates scheduled this spring and it is the object of the council to foster the interest in these events as much as possible.
The council also discussed the question of forming a pentagonal Deiating League consisting of Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas, but the attitude that the University should take toward this league was not decided. Texas is anxious that the league should be formed and Missouri and Colorado have expressed willingness to enter
It was thought that the student here have not betrayed enough interest even in the inter-state debator to warrant the acceptance of the invitation to join the Missouri Valley association.
THE SPALDING RECITAL
Leading American Violinist Captivated His Audience
Last night at Fraser hall one of the finest recitals ever heard in Lawrence was given by Albert Spalding, violinist, and his accompanist Andre Benoist.
Mr. Spalding lifted up to his reputation as one of the greatest players of the world, showing a marvelous command of the most difficult of instruments, with a wonderful variety of tone and shading. He played the curious sonata which Tartini is said to have composed in 'a dream', the melancholy 'Concerto' on several smaller pieces of varied character among which some of the most pleasing were "The Bee" and the Hungarian Dances.
Mr. Spalding had just played at the University of Nebraska, and is to appear in Ottawa tonight, his on! concert in this vicinity.
THEY SEND FOR SAMPLES OF MISBRANDED GOODS
Prof. Frank Agelius, formerly of the University but at present of the State Normal School, has written to the department of chemistry asking for some samples of typically misbranded goods with which he will illustrate a chapel lecture which he will deliver on the subject, "The State Board of Health."
Ray Adams '04, of Kansas City,
is in Lawrence on legal business.
Mr. Adams is staying at the Beta
house.
Charles A. Hill, a junior in the College was elected to membership on the Men's Student Council at the meeting of that body held in Fraser hall last night. Mr. Hill will fill the place vacated by the resignation of Sandy Hamilton.
CHARLES HILL WAS ELECTED TO COUNCIL
The third-year men of the University of California wear plug hats when the weather permits.
Mr. "Spec" Brummage left for Topeka at noon today to attend the spring party of the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Washburn.
Ward Hatcher a junior law and vice president of the freshman class, has been pledged to the Sphinx, the freshman society.
Topeka Banker Addresses Y. M.
Topeka Banker Addresses Y. M.
W. W. Bowman, of Topeka, who is secretary of the Kansas Bankers' Association, will address the members of the Y. M. C. A. Thursday evening at Myers hall at 6:45. Mr. Bowman will speak on the Banker's Opportunity."
A. PERKWATER NEW ARRIVAL ON CAMPUS
Only a Character in a Story Between the Covers of Fat Oread Mag.
Others ramble through the magazine's pages—"Bud" and his pals, the "Dirty Duddings" who struggle with an acre of onions which fail to ripen in time for the spring market, and only to lose to stolid little bare footed John. John contrives to gather several shekels from a crop which produced only woe for the other youthful business men. Margaret Darrah tells how John does it in "Transactions In Onions," a tale of real boyhood life which will cause even chemistry professors to dream of the "Ole swimmin' hole."
If there are such things as professional boneheads, Anthony Perkwater Brohammer, who makes his appearance in this month's Oread Magazine, Friday, belongs to that class. Robert Sellers creates "A. P," in a football story called "The Assistant Cheer Leader" which is based on occurrences that took place at the University last fall. Brohammer's quota of gumption always was small, and as he parades before the readers of the Oread, he is at his worst. He is surrounded by mighty football players who toil mightily for Bingo University, but The Assistant Cheer Leader manages to set at naught their most ardent labors.
The village band, too, unblushingly sits down before the readers and clasps its collection of battered and bruised "toobys" and "swinets" to its collective bosom, after which the air is rent with many and divers sounds But the band and the "Dirty Duddings" and Anthony Perkwater Brohammer, professional bonehead, are only a few of the actorines and actors who help to make the March Oread interesting. The editors call this number "frivolous" because there are so few sobs within its cover. Even the editorial pages catch the spirit of joviality which radiates from the rotund person of Blububberson, who urges strained "comps" from the "tooby", and topics of University interest receive a chuckle-producing treatment which is guaranteed to produce no pain.
A stack of the new Oread will appear at the check stand at chapel time on Friday.
SIX FORMER CHANCELORS
IN OUR HALL OF FAME
Hanging just inside of the east door of Fraser hall, are six large portraits of the former Chancellors of the University. Probably few of the students have ever stopped long enough to notice who those men are or what they did.
When the University was located in old North College, R. W. Oliver was made the first Chancellor. That was in 1865, and since then five other men have acted in that capacity. John Fraser succeeded him in 1867, and in his honor Fraser hall was named, James Marvin, J. A. Lippincott, F. H. Snow, for whom Snow hall was named, and W. C. Spangler are the chancellors who acted in turn up to 1902, when Frank A. Strong was elected
"Ivy's Chance" is the title of a story in the current issue of "Smart Set" by Patience Bevier Cole. Before becoming Mrs. Cole, C patience Bevier took her freshmearyearwork here and returned here in 1906 for graduate work. She is now living in New York city and has only recently began contributing to magazines. Last summer she had an article in "McClure's."
Has Story in Smart Set.
The Home Economics class has been industriously studying the four carbohydrates for the past month. It has already studied starch, sugar, dextrin, and this week they have cellulose. In connection with this, the class is busy cooking beets and applies in various tempting ways.
Norman F. Strachan, a sophomore in the School of Engineering, has withdrawn from his classes on account of the illness of his father.
There Are Four Carbohydrates.
Miss Margaret McFadden of Kansas City, Kansas is visiting at the Kappa house.
Miss Ina. Pratt has been pledged to the Chi Omega sorority...
--your own.
Whopee ti yi, git along little dogies;
For you know Wyoming will be
your new home."
All men both Freshmen and Varsity intending to participate in track athletics this year meet at Robinson gymnasium at four thirty o'clock to settle questions of eligibility.
W. O. HAMILTON, Coach.
--your own.
Whopee ti yi, git along little dogies;
For you know Wyoming will be
your new home."
FRESHMAN GIRLS ELECT
Ineligibility Vacancy on W. S. G. A Filled by Election Yesterday.
Margaret S. Kanaga was elected freshman representative on the Council of the Women's Student Government Association at a meeting of the freshman girl in Fraser hall yesterday.
Miss Kanaga takes the place left vacant because of the ineligibility of one of the freshman representatives and will serve on the Council with Miss Sophie Smithmeyer. The meeting was in charge of Miss Heler Hornaday, secretary of the freshman class.
ENGINEERS PREPARING TO CAST IRON IN SHOPS
The FreshmanEngineers who prepare to cast iron, have made the molds and will begin metal work in a week or two. There is a gallery from which visitors may watch the work. High school classes frequently visit the shops.
Kappa Entertains Again
Kappa Kappa Gamma will give two dances this week from 7 till 8.
Sigma Nu will be entertained Wednesday and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity Thursday.
Kappas Entertains Again
Didn't Go Home Until Morning The Junior Prom at the University of New York, last week continued until daylight broke up the assembly on the following day.
ENTER: A GALAXY OF
GALAX LEAF-WEARERS
Y.W.C.A. Committee Finds The Emblem Of Membership Popular
The galax leaf was the most popular decoration among University girls today. All the loyal old members of the Young Women's Christian Association wore this badge of membership, and a gratifying number of new members received the decoration.
Florence Black, Naomi Light, Helen Pendleton and Isabel Thames, members of the finance committee, were stationed at the old check stand in Fraser hall this morning to receive the dues and distribute the membership badges.
At the rally meeting in Myers hath at 4:30 this afternoon, Chancellor Strong spoke on "The University and the Association." Special music was furnished by Ruth E. Corle, Blanche Hess and Edith Bideau.
CHICAGO SCIENTIST
TO LECTURE ON BOTAN
At the informal reception which followed, the members of the finance committee and the membership committee, with Miss Lucie March, president of the Association, received the new members and welcomed them to the organization. Tea was served at five o'clock.
Prof. John M. Coulter Will Give a Two-Wheel Series of Lectures on "Evolution of Higher Plants."
Prof. John M. Coulter, of the University of Chicago, has been secured for a series of lectures on "The Evolution of Higher Plants," that will last for two weeks. Beginning Monday, March 11, Professor Coulter will discuss various phases of his subject every afternoon in the lecture room of Snow hall at 4:30.
Professor Coulter is at the head of the Botany department at the University of Chicago and is considered the greatest of American botanists and one of the most noted in the world. He has written many books and articles on the subject of botany that tell of the research work that he has done. Most of the books that he has written have been used as text books by classes in botany in American colleges.
HE IS A COLLECTOR OF COW-BOY FOLK LORE
Professor Lomax, of Texas Will Tell of American Ballads in Chapel
LECTURES IN THE AFTERNOON
Acceptable.
He Says Kansas is a Rich Field For Ballad-Gatherer—Contributions
Professor John A. Lomax, of the University of Texas, will speak on "Cowboy Songs and Other American Ballads" in chapel at 4:30 next Friday afternoon, March 8. He will also speak in chapel in the morning Professor Lomax has made a remarkable collection of previously un-recorded American ballads in his book "Cowboy Songs and Other-Frontier Ballads." It includes songs of many types, cowboy songs, negro folk songs, songs of lumber jacks, of mountaineers, songs of the sea and songs of the pioneer settlers.
Kansas A Rich Field.
Interest has been aroused generally throughout various parts of the country in his collection, so that he has obtained material from the various representative sections, but particularly from the middle west and the southwest. He thinks that Kansas is a particularly rich field. There are many songs unpublished, which are sung on the plains while the watchers ride round. Many of these are still handed down from the generation to another by word or mouth but deserve, because of their true merit, to be collected, even though they are uncouth and unpolished. These songs have every type of meter, many thoroughly original, many as rugged as the sentiment itself.
Songs Found in Unique Places.
Professor Lomax says, "As for the songs, I have violated the ethics of ballad-gatherers in a few instances, by selecting and putting together what seemed to be the best lines from different versions, all telling the same story.
"Frankly, the volume is meant to be popular. The songs have been arranged in some such hap-hazard way as they were collected—dotted down on a table in the rear of saloons, scrawled on an envelope while squatting about a camp-fire, caught behind the scenes of a brocho-busting outfit."
The freedom of the life of the cowboy is suggested by such a cowboy song as:
"Whoopee tiyi,git along, little dogies;
It's my misfortune and none of your own.
your new home.
Such a railroad song as "Jerry,
Go Ile That Car" has a rude plain-
tiveness:
"Come all ye railroad section men an' listen to my song.
It is of Larry O'Sullivan who now is dead and gone.
Oh, it's just ahead and cinter back. And Jerry, go ile that car.
Professor Lomax asks for such contributions and anyone having any such may hand them to Warren W. Reed.
ROF. JOHNSTON MAKES ADDRESS IN ST. LOUIS
Prof. Charles H. Johnston, Dean of the School of Education, has just returned from St. Louis where he attended the annual meeting of the administrative and professional section of the National Educational Association. This association is composed of the professors in colleges, universities and normal schools and superintendents and principals of city and high schools.
He gave an address before the association on the "Relation of Normal" Schools to Departments and Schools of Education in Universities."
SHOWER BATH TOO MUCH
FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEER
While taking a shower bath in the gymnasium yesterday, Carman G. Payne, a freshman in the School of Engineering, fell on the slippery floor on his face and was rendered unconscious. He soon recovered and no serious results followed except a deep gash over one eye.