UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912.
POOR RICHARD SAYS
A fat kitchen makes a lean will.
AN ACID TEST
The construction work that a graduate engineer of the University may produce, will be tested again by his former instructor in the engineering laboratory. Professors Hoad and Sherwood, of the Civil Engineering department, are conducting tests of the efficiency of a new municipal filtration plant at Cherryvale this afternoon. Worley and Black, a firm composed of two University graduates, were in charge of the construction of the filtration plant, so that Professors Hoad and Sherwood will add to their work in the interest of the municipality an "acid test" of the actual benefit that the University affords the state graduating engineers who are competent and capable of undertaking the construction work of our municipalities.
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The present status of the basketball situation in the Missouri Valley would lead one to believe that neither technically nor by inference will the championship of the Conference for 1912 be decided.
A final series of three games should be played between Nebraska and Kansas to decide with whom the laurels of the season rest, but owing to an assumption of dictatorial power on the part of the Nebraska management and the lateness of the date in the basket-ball season, the prospects of scheduling the games appear blighted.
Difficulty has been experienced in selecting a referee who is satisfactory to the players of both teams and the elements of time and place have entered in to make the solution harder. The games cannot be played this week in Omaha, not because we simply refuse to meet the proposals of Nebraska, but because the requirements of financial support, time for transportation and selection of the referee make it impossible to play the games on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week.
These considerations combined with Nebraska's attitude toward the contests practically mean that a series of games to decide the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference will not be played this spring.
If no championship games are played, can either of the universities claim an inferred championship? Nebraska has won four games from Kansas, the last two by overwhelming scores. However, there is a sentiment expressed by entirely disinterested persons to the effect that Kansas has as strong a claim to the honors of the valley on the strength of their excellent playing under the rules laid down at the conference of the coaches and officials held before the season opened. It is unquestioned that Nebraska has not played according to this interpretation of the rules. They have been coached in the Eastern style of play where few offenses are rated fouls.
Hence, owing to the difference in
opinion regarding the real strength of the two teams, and the actual contracted agreement made at the opening of the season, Kansas is justified in insisting upon a decision of the championship by the series of three games provided by the conference. Moreover, Kansas has all ready created a precedent for a situation similar to the one present. In 1909, Kansas defeated the Cornhuskers four times in succession, and at the close of the regular season, Nebraska asked for the three post season games to decide the championship of the conference. The games were played with the result that Kansas won three more games from Nebraska that year.
WILL SHOW THE EAST
"Big business" is beginning to realize that the products of western universities are worth while after all, that technical students need not necessarily obtain their early training in the East and that mayhap the life of genius and constructive work may be found here. The United States Realty and Construction company, of New York, has selected a graduate of the University of Kansas, W. S. Kimnear, to fill a position of trust and responsibility. Mr. Kimnear will go East among the first western-trained men to aid in dispelling that atmosphere of self-centered, self-satisfied smugness that exists among the educational institutions there.
NEWS NOT YET PRINTED:
The old board sidewalk north of the Museum has been demolished and a new cinder path has been laid in its place.
The bells no longer ring during chapel.
Anyway, the Library clock has been put in running order.
Classes in the Administration building are now being dismissed or time.
WHO KNOWS?
Isn't it a shame that the Crimson get the Blues both when they defeat them and when they are defeated?
COSMOPOLITANISM
The chief benefit which the student derives from a general college course is often lost by a narrow-minded view of what is desirable therein. By this we mean that many do not adopt that attitude of observation and cosmopolitanism which should be one of the greatest influences and instructive agencies in the university.
Too many college men merely know one small number of men with whom they associate and with whom they enjoy their time here more, probably, than if they had a much larger acquaintance. But there is where the fallacy lies. They say, that as they would not enjoy themselves so much otherwise, there is no reason why they should change. They should remember, that if the do not wish to form new acquaintances from the standpoint of pleasure, they should from that of duty A man owes it to himself to get acquainted with as many different kinds of human beings and of human nature as possible. There is no better chance than here, where every type of man is gathered from the four corners of the world. The value of such training should be apparent to all—The Daily Iowan.
in a daring act of theft and had been condemned to be executed for it. He expressed his desire she would and to speak with her before he was sentenced, and of course this was granted. When his Mother came to him he said: "I want to whisper to you," and when she could not hear him, he nearly hit it off, all by herself were horrified, and asked him what he could mean by such brutal and inhuman conduct. "It is to punish her," he said, and the mother with stealing little things, and brought them home to Mother. Instead of re-bruking and punishing me, she laughed and said: 'it will not be noticed.' It occurred of her that I am here today."
AN EDITORIAL BY MR. AESOP
"He is right, woman," said the President when he said: "Praise him for a child he was born to."
...up a child in the way he shoule
...and child is hid there.
not depart therefrom."
A YOUNG man had been caught in a daring act of theft and
STUDENT OPINION
The editor is not responsible for the clauses expressed here. Communication must be signed as an evidence of the agreement.
As questions of the following nature are coming up in our public life at the present time, we would like to know your opinion on the following questions. 1. Are you in favor of the Recall of the Uniforms in Baseball Canada?
HE WANTS TO KNOW
To the Daily Kansan;
2. Are you in favor of Referring the decisions of the Umpires in baseball games to the final determination of the spectators?
3. Do you think that these rule should apply to the decisions in fave of the visiting team as well as to th home team?
A PROGRESSIVE FAN.
WANT ALL WOMEN TO JOIN
The recent editorial in the Oread Magazine entitled "Versus Knock Kneed" seems to require a statement setting forth the correct purpose and plan of the Women's Athletic Association. The general impression among those not intimately associated with the Women's Athletic Association seems to be that the Association is attempting to develop a few stars, to break records, and to become masculine in general. We are sorry that such an idea has been circulated, and hope to make clear our position.
To the Daily Kansan:
Fresh- What is a 'student press correspondent'?
1. The control of affairs is limited to too few hands, and
2. The sports attempted are not suitable for women.
A Student.
The two main charges are;
A mass meeting of those interested in athletics was called by Miss Martindale at the repeated request of those who felt the need of an association. Announcements of this meeting were published in the Daily Kansan, made in chapel, and posted on the bulletin boards in several buildings. Forty-four girls braved the snow and came to the gymnasium to organize the association. Plans and suggestions were freely discussed, a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, a captain for the "Crimisons" and a captain for the "Blues," and a general manager of sports were elected.
A committee was appointed to draw up a constitution, Dr. Johnson and Dr. Naismith were consulted and offered suggestions, and the constitution thus became unanimous with a unanimous vote at the second meeting when over seventy-five girls were present.
This provides for an Executive Committee composed of the officers of the association, and the captains of the Blues and Crimson sides; and an advisory committee composed of four members of the association, one from each class, and four members of the faculty elected by the association.
Senior—My son, he's a man who views college affairs through a hole in his pocket.
—Jack-'o-Lantern.
As set forth in the constitution the purpose of the association is to further all athletic interests of the women of the University. The membership is not limited to those enrolled in the Freshman and Sophomore gymnastium classes, but all women, student and faculty, are eligible to membership. Those interested in the various sports have organized and elected captains for basket ball, volleyball, baseball, track, tennis, and swimming teams. These sports, and also soccer have been recommended by Dr. Naismith and Coach Hamilton, but as yet the soccer teams have not been organized. Inssport basketball is played as a reduced sport, basketball with a soft ball and junior bats, and the track aspirants are limited to a maximum distance of an eighth of a mile, we find that basket球 is our most strenuous sport. Dr. Johnson is at every practice and watches carefully to see that no girl over-exerts herself.
It is hoped every girl in the University will join the association and take part in as many sports as possible.
THE BILL POSTER AGAIN To the Daily Kansan:
We are again plagued by a gain of bill posters, but this time they invaded the very buildings of the University. Some one has taken the liberty to tack up the bills of the Oread Magazine upon the woodwolf of the Administration building.
President
If this is permitted, some one else will drive tacks in the woodwork and what will it look like in a year o two? The bill poster should no forget that the law in Kansa against the defacing of public property applies even to the buildings o the University.
If we don't want the woodwork in the Administration building ruined, the driving of tacks into it ought to be stopped immediately.
FRIENDSHIP OF BOOKS
Books never pall on me. . . . They discourse with us, they take counsel with us, and are united to us by a certain living chatty familiarity. And not only does each book inspire the sense that it belongs to its readers, but it also suggests the name of others and one begets the desire of the other.
THE CRIB AND COLLEGE ETHICS
FRANCESCO PETRARCA.
It is a shock to learn that with all the wonderful transformations which our colleges have undergone, the "crib," or illicit translation, still gives trouble. We are told by Stuart of Princeton tells all about it in the Educational Review for March.
In schools, he says, "the foe is to be a considerable extent kept in check." But the college freshman soon succeeds to temptation. Lessons are long, amusements engross his time, text college books have no vocabulary and a dictionary is a nuisance; everyone tells him that it is one of the "good old custom" of college to use a "pony," alias "trot," for classes as professors or classes some professors even, recommend their classes to use metrical translations, his inference being that what is good for a senior must be permissible for a freshman.
LET CLASSES VOTE ON CRIBS.
Such a state of affairs is of course demoralizing. Prof. Stuart proposes to remedy it by giving each class an opinion between long lessons, with “cribs” if they like, and shorter lessons with the understanding that all are to play fair and not use short cuts. If all voted against “treets,” it is to be hoped that a sense of honor would hold them to the contract.
Yet you it not be simpler to make credits in language study depend not on the work done in a prescribed way but on the ability gained? If the test were an examination from time to time in writing, grammar, and the degree of intimacy, you would find for study it would matter little how the necessary study had been done.
NO UNFAIR ADVANTAGES EXIST.
There is in reality no such thing as an "unfair" advantage in learning anything worth while, nor does it matter what system is employed if the results are substantial and permanent. Some have great patience at thumbing a dictionary, others need to work daily with a tutor, some free lance has a knack of getting from a translation just the help they need. The real challenge is often effort involved but the results achieve the goal might be well to conduct an investment among alumni to see whether there any perceptible difference in the permanence of lessons learned with and without the use of forbidden lists.
In every class, of course, there are idlers who study just enough to pass, and use a "pony" to help them over the boggy places at a comfortable gallop: Quadrupedate patrem sonitu quantit ing*
Easy come, easy go; when examination is past all is dropped from the mind with relief.
PERHAPS THE SYSTEM IS WRONG
But when the use of cribs, though forbidden, is so general, it must be that some students of a better sort use them What have they to say for themselves? Ethically, of course, they are wrong. Are they wholly wrong pedagogically? Or is it possible that the old disciplinary theories of language study need revision? In part, the use of cribs is probably due to a feeling that the prescribed methods are stupid and labor wasting, and the wild difference of practice on the part of different editors as to what helps should be given in the notes must encourage this feeling. If the use of translations is of real aid and not a delusive short cut, the fact ought to be made known, and examinations on actual accomplishments, instead of on the processes that look toward accomplishment, would quickly make an end of the evil of secretly used “cribs.” In language study the only important question is whether or not the language has been learned, whether or not the system used pragmatically “works.”
DON'T MENTION HOME
RULE
The Irish students in the University are planning a big celebration for St. Patrick's day. A banquet will be given in Shevlin Hall.-Minnesota Weekly.
OLD FRIENDS IN VERSE
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord.
Is the immediate jureal of their soul?
Wisdom, its treasures, its trash.
What is something nothine?
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he, that filches from me my good
good
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
—SIAKESPEARE.
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Nobody ever stops to look at a clay bank until some artist puts it into a picture with a gift frame and a tag that says $750. Lawrence grew up beside a clay bank, but nobody ever noticed it except the boys who had to go around it on their way to the pasture after the cows. Finally somebody began to bake old-fashioned soft brick out of this clay. Somebody else improved the process. Today Lawrence is paved with its own vitrified brick, and many other cities in Kansas and elsewhere are paved with it. An enormous plant runs night and day to supply the demand.
And there are other opportunities for profitably industry in Lawrence waiting for the man with the insight and ability to develop them.
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