UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME IX.
NUMBER 34.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 7, 1912.
HAS THREE-TOED HORSE UNIVERSITY REGENTS OF PREHISTORIC AGE APPEAR BEFORE COURT
Museum Specimen Lived in America Two Million Years Ago
ONLY THREE FEET IN HEIGHT
W. J. Baumgartner Found The Skeleton Inbedded in Rock While Camping in Oregon in 1907.
the skeleton of a three-toed horse, one of the rarest fossils known to paleontologists, is probably the most valuable specimen in the museum. This fossil is the connecting link in the evolution of the horse from the five-toed animal to the present single-toed or single-heofed form. The skeleton is only three feet in height and has the form of a modern Shetland pony with the exception of the two small hoofs on each side and a little to the rear of the large hoof.
The two extra toes of the pre-historic horse grew from the rear of the cannon bone, and in the modern horse the splint bones remain to show the relationship with the three-toed horse. These toes took much of a jar off the main hoof. The lameness in the splint bones of the modern horse after a long drive show that the pre-historic horse had the edge over his descendant.
This specimen was found in the Hay Stack Valley on the John Day river in Oregon in the summer of 1908. W. Prof. J. Baumgartner discovered the fossil accidentally, while camping in that region. The skeleton of the horse was petrified in the rock. H. T. Martin, of the department of paleontology, was in the camp, and he recognized the horse as a valuable specimen and with the other members of the party placed the entire "find" in boxes and shipped them to Lawrence.
After several months of careful work the different parts of the fossil were separated from the rock and cemented together to form the complete skeleton. Mr. Martin says that the horse lived in this country about two million years ago.
Student Mag. Contains Six Stories and Five Poems.
When asked of the surroundings of the prehistoric horse he said: "It lived in the same region as the rhinoceros, sab-toothed tiger, and other ferrocious animals. Grass evidently grew higher in Oregon than it does now for the horse has quite a short neck. The teeth show that the little horse ate grass as its descendants do now.
OREAD OUT TOMORROW
"The explanation of the greater size of the horse of today is found in the increased growth of herbage The horse shows the process of evolution better than any other animal. I have no doubt but that complete skeletons of five-toed horses will be found."
The second number of the Oread Magazine this winter will appear on the campus tomorrow morning. The magazines will be placed on sale at the old check stand in Fraser hall and in the Engineering building.
A Story... A Cheer...
Robert Sollers
Aftermath, A Poem... Gale Gosset
Beauty and The Beast, A
Story... Elliot Porter
The Winds, A Poem... J. H. Montgomery
Bass Drum Grief, Sketch...
Bolivar B. Kegg
Editorial...
The Parting, A Story...
Ruth Van Doren
Some Day, A Poem...
Miriam Smyth
In The Shadows, A Story...
Allen S. Wilber
Ye Freschie's Stunt, A Poem...
William Ferguson
Transaction In Onions, A Tale...
Margaret Darrah
Gold, A Poem... Miriam Smyth
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Are Defendants in a Suit Brought by John M. Young of Weir
PLAINTIFF DID NOT FILE BILL
Case Involves The Establishing of State School of Mines and Metallurgy at Weir.
As defendants in a suit brought by John M. Young, a citizen of Weir, the University Board of Regents through their attorney Dean J. W. Green, appeared before the State Supreme Court this morning to show why a mandamus should not be issued against them to compel them to carry out the provisions of a statute passed by the last legislature.
A year ago it was enacted that $25,000 should be used to establish a state school of Mines and Metalurgy at Weir, Cherokee county. The University Board of Regents have failed to make any provision for the establishing of this school. The action is brought by a private citizen of Weir, presumably backed by citizens of the town, and the plaintiff seeks to have a writ of mandaum issued against the defendants to compel them to establish the school.
This morning Dean Green appeared before the Supreme Court prepared to argue the case, but the plaintiff had failed to file his bill and the Court gave him ten days in which to prepare it. Dean Green moved to waive this part of the proceedings and to argue the case on its merits, but the Court refused to grant this. Thus noticing can be done until the plaintiff's bill is filed "We simply desire to get some light on the statutes" said Dean Green this morning before leaving for Topeka. "At the present time the University Board of Regents is unable to determine the true intent and meaning of the law passed by the legislature, and the actor brought by Mr. Young will enable them to ascertain what was meant. In my brief I have pointed out wherein there is an error in allowing a private citizen to bring action against the Regents. Such an action can be brought only by a state official. But the whole thing will be threshed out in court."
Last year the citizens of Weir attempted to have Attorney General Dawson compel the Regents to establish the school, but he refused to take any action until the "joints" were cleaned out of the city. He said it was not a fit place for a state school. The people immediately got busy and after a "clean-up" returned to the Attorney General, but he still hesitated at issuing the desired writ. It was then that the action by the private citizen was brought.
PROFESSORS WILL SPEAK
TO EXTENSION CENTERS
University Specialists Are Being Sent to Different Parts of the State This Week.
The University Extension Department is sending several men to their different extension centers to lecture this week. Prof. Wm. E. Burdick will lecture in Atchison on the subject, "From Dassacus to Jerusalem." Prof. J. E. Todd will talk in McPherson on "The Glacial Period in Kansas," Miss Eugenie Galloo will discuss "Victor Hugo," before the Salina Center, Friday evening and Dean C. H. Johnston will lecture before the Topeka Center Saturday afternoon.
Prof. G. A. Gesell will address the Leavenworth Teachers' Association at Tonganoxie on "The School as a Social Center," and Prof. R. R Price will lecture on the same subject before the Stafford County Teachers' Association Saturday afternoon.
The Business Manager will give 5c a copy for numbers 25,15,and 14 of the Daily Kansan.
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BACK IN POLITICS AGAIN:
"CUB"JOINS SUFFRAGISTS
"Cub" Baer, the man who is responsible for the safe delivery of 2,600 Kansans, member of the "P. S. B.", is now a member of the Women's Equal Suffrage League. This will come as a surprise to many of "Cub's" friends who have long admired his enthusiastic and eloquent treads against what he has characterized as the "trouvers for women" movement. It came about in this way: Cauley got a bet with a young lady acquaintance, concerning which we not of, but if he lost he was to "pay her dues", or if he lost he, Cub, was to join the ranks of our denatured suffragettes.
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS TO PLANS COMPLETE HEAR NATIONAL WORKER FOR 1912 ANNUAL
Mrs. Maude W. Park Wil Talk to Men in Chapel March 19.
The College Equal Suffrage League of the University has made arrangements to have Mrs. Maude Wood Park, national speaker for the College Equal Suffrage League, speak at the University, Tuesday March 19.
For the past two years, Mrs. Park has been traveling in the Far East studying the conditions surrounding the lives of Oriental women and children and has been able to gain access to many parts of the Oriental home not usually seen by travelers. Mrs. Park declares that everywhere the condition of women is changing in the direction of greater freedom and further opportunities, both social and personal.
Cub lost.
Mrs. Park will be remembered as one of the founders of the National CollegeEqual Suffrage League which is considered one of the strongest factors in the struggle for votes for women. Her interest in equal suffrage goes back to her own college days, when Mrs.Inez Haynes Gilmore, she founded the first order at Radcliffe College. This organization now embraces all the leading colleges of the States and has a national secretary with offices on Fifth Avenue, New York and a membership numbering thousands, among whom are prominent college women all over the country.
Mrs. Park will speak in chapel Tuesday morning and before the College League at Myers hall, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.
It is said the Suffrage league will pay his expenses home next fall at election.
A Sub for The Leading Lady.
The leading part in the Red Domino which was to have been played by Miss Madeline Nachtman has been given to Miss Ruth Walker of the Fine Arts department.
He may now be seen any day on the steps of the Green hall passing out suffragist literature and campaign buttons, and every now and then crying in a roar, rolling rods and re-echoes across the campus, "Votes for Woman! Votes for Women!"
THE FIRE-EATERS WILL
WRANGLE SOME MORE
The blow was terrible. Cub had counted on a sure thing or he wouldn't have so carelessly risked his freedom of opinion. Briebs were offered. But the young lady was a True Sufraqtah. The badly wounded Cub joined, and was duly initiated.
The members of the K. U. Debating Society meet Friday night at 7:45, to debate the questions of the inheritance tax and a system of direct employment on municipal public works. The first debate reads: "Resolved that a graduate inheritance tax is a desirable source of revenue for the state." W. T. Griffin, Ross, and Hemphill will uphold the measure, and Fairchilds Bennett, and Steinsmeyer will oppose it.
K. U. Debating Society Will Debate Inheritance Tax and Municipal Direct Inheritance Employment
The second date is: "Resolved that a system of direct employment should supplant the contract system in municipal public works." The affirmative speakers are Aadir, Gorsuch, and Miller; and the negative speakers are Edwards, Guilfoyle, and Morton. Prof. R. D. O'Leary, of the department of English, will act as critic for the evening.
Daubers Have Bohemian Spread
The girls of the department of drawing and painting will give a "spread" next Wednesday noon in the studios, on the third floor of the Administration building.
Honor System Not For Wisconsin The students of the University of Wisconsin have voted that the honor system is impracticable.
Drawings and Half Tones a Feature-Magazine Style in
First Part
Plans for a 1912 Jayhawk, full or many new features and more complete departments are now practically complete, according to Carl Cannon, editor of the book. In other pictures, more pages and more jobs are all promised by the editorial board.
Particular attention is being given this year to drawings and pictures. Three artists and four photographers are now busy preparing material for the book. There will be more than twenty full page drawings. The headings of the departments will be half-tone cuts of Czech statuary, while the sud-headings will be zinc etchings. Sixteen pages of cartoons of campus scenes are a feature. Four pages in a new cartoon will be devoted to those developments on the hill commonly called "cases." A duotone section containing tinted photographs of buildings and Lawrence views will be
Magazine style is to be followed in the first part of the book. Events of importance during the school year will be written and illustrated with snap-shots like an ordinary magazine article.
The section given to the faculty will contain photographs of the deans, together with revised information.
Stories are being written about alumni who have "made good" and will be printed with pictures taken while at the University.
More space will be devoted to athletics this year than has been customary in the past. Will French captain of the track team, is athletic editor and is planning some original "stunts" for his department. There will be 100 more pages this year than ever before.
TRY-OUT FOR MASQUE
PLAY IN FRASER TONIGHT
Try-outs for the cast of the Masque club play will be held in Fraser hall Thursday evening at 7:30. Attempts have been made by the management of the play this year to secure the "Fortune Hunter," a successful eastern comedy that never has been played by amateurs before. The Masque club play is a sequel, securing the rights to this play and they will hold the try-outs for the twenty parts of the cast necessary for its production.
AMMONIA NOW ON TAP
Twenty Members May be Selected for "The Fortune Hunter," Which the Management is Trying to Secure.
Drum of Potent Spirit Received by Chemistry Department.
Prof. H. P. Cady, of the chemistry department, received a drum of liquid ammonia yesterday, which will be used for work and investigations by C. A. Nash and Howard Calderwood.
Mr. Nash will work on the freezing point of solutions of liquid ammonia, while Mr. Calderwood's in investigation will be on a new method for analysis of organic compounds containing chlorine, bromine, and iodine. The method now being worked out promises to be quite an improvement over the old one.
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ENGINEERS CHALLENGE SEEK NEW SYSTEM OF LAWS TO SNOW BATTLE FINANCE FOR ANNUAL
Suggest Green West of Snow Hall as Scene of Action
WARN COLLEGE MEN AWAY
Wearers of Flannel Shirts And Top Boots Wish to Get Even at Chapel Tomorrow.
Wearers of Flannel Shirts And Top-
Whereas, the students in the School of Law are continually peppering us individually, but not collectively, with snow balls as we pass their hall of learning, we the undersigned challenge the School of Law to a snow ball fight, to take place on the arena at 19:00 o'clock in the arena enclosed by Powder Shops, Snow ball, the Gymnasium and the Chemistry building. (Signed "The Engineers,")
The foregoing challenge was posted on the bulletin board in the Engineering building early this morning, and evidently the wearers of the high top boots and flannel shirts intend to make up for sunny offences, either imaginary or otherwise, to themselves by be resorting to a good snow-ball fight.
The green west of Snow hall between the shops and the chemistry building has been suggested by the engineers a good place for the action to take place.
Some of the engineering students aver that if the laws do not show up, they will claim a victory by default and they must forever after, keep their peace.
The engineers, however, give warning to the students in the College that if the latter value their hats, heads or lives they must keep out of range of the firing line in front of the chemistry building.
LAW SCHOOL SNAPS GIVEN THE "GO-BY"
Special Examinations in Case of Failures Will Be Eliminated
At a meeting of the law school faculty yesterday afternoon a resolution was passed that will tend to do away with the old idea that the School of Law is a place where snaps are handed out by the basket full. The resolution passed made a rule that, in the future, any student in any subway or institutional examination to make up the work, but he must repeat the subject the following term in class.
In former years it has been the practice in the School of Law that whenever a student failed in his work he was allowed to take a special examination, and if he passed he was given full credit in the course. With this rule in effect the tendency was, according to one of the professors, for the students to let their daily lessons slide, thinking that if they failed in a subject they could "bug up" for a special examination and make a grade in the course with practically no studying during the term. The rule passed yesterday will do away with this manner of procedure.
Next September the rule that $i$ student in the University must first have a year in the College before he can enter the School of Law will go into effect.
Floyd B. Danskin, a senior in the College, from Auline, has pledged 01 the Sasnaks.
Music while you eat at Soxman and company, Saturday night.
Music at Soxman and company 1031 Massachusetts Street while toy ea by the Lawrence Concert company, Saturday night.
Senior Class Meeting Will Be Held to Discuss a Proposed Change.
HOPE TO SET A PRECEDENT
Sachems And Class Presidents Talked it Over Last Night And Urged an Investigation
Earl Ammons, president, announced today that a meeting of the senior class would be held within a few days to discuss several proposed changes in the management of the Jayhawker. This announcement came as the culmination of a meeting of the ciass presidents at the Phi Delta Phi house last night and the action of the Sachems in appointing a committee that shall formulate some definite financial system upon which the senior book shall be placed.
Ever since it has become the custom for the seniors to issue an annual there has been a lack of a definite check upon the finances of the book and the two meetings last night were for the purpose of suggesting some plans which may be used in the future whereby the class through its officers may exercise a supervisorial power over the expenditures and reimbursements of the book.
A committee of the Sachems composed of Burton Sears, Harold Brownlee and Ira Snyder is at work at present and at the time of the senior class meeting will make a report which they hope will be accepted by the class.
"Don't think for a moment that we are in any way imputing dishonesty to the present management of the Jayhawker," said Burton Sears this morning. "We feel, however, that the class does not have sufficient control over the finances that are rightfully in its jurisdiction. We merely hope to hit upon some sound definite financial system which we think other classes in the future will follow."
Clark Wallace, manager of the Jayhawk, met with the class presidents last night and explained the working of the present system to them. "Under the plan now in use" he said today, "every contract that I have made is open to the inspection of the class and I welcome an investigation of my books. But I do feel that I should be compelled to give a heavy bond to the printers and engravers, and then be forced to pay all my expenditures, however small, through a finance committee appointed by the class."
Five Senior Miners Investigated State C煤矿 Lines Monday.
LANSING WELCOMED THEM
Professor C. M. Young and five mining engineer colleges, Philo Halleck, George Brown, Daniel Cadmus, Albert Mangsdelsorf and Oliver Andrews, went to Lansing last month to investigate the cause of ventilation in the state coal mine.
The mine is ventilated by means of an eighteen foot fan and the object of the investigation was to determine the efficiency of the fan.
The men were entertained at dinner in the doffeers dining hall. ProfessorYoung reports that several of the fellows enjoyed themselves extremely renewing old acquaintances among the prisoners.
Alumnus Married in Baltimore.
Alumnus Married in Baltimore.
Albert V. Draper, '05 and Miss Marian Hoffman of Baltimore, Md., were married at the home of the bride in Baltimore, Wednesday evening, February 28 at 5 o'clock. After the wedding they went to Norfolk and Richmond, Va. for a wedding trip. They will reside in Baltimore where Mr. Draper is employed with the Manufacturers' Record, a weekly newspaper devoted to the industrial, financial, railroad and general business interests of the South and Southwest.
E. G. Soxman has secured the Lawrence concert company to give one of their concerts from nine till twelve Saturday night March 9. Don't forget the date and place, 101 Massachusetts Street.