UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 39.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 14, 1912.
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LIST OF CASUALTIES GROWS
A LOW "DEATH RATE" AT THE UNIVERSITY
Men of Green Driven Inside The Fortress—Many Women and Children Witness the Fight
Out Only Twenty-six Failures Out
BULLETIN:
Latest news from the Front by Daily Kansan's Special War Correspondent.
INJURED
Chancellor Strong is expected to issue a manifesto this afternoon, ordering hostilities to cease until after the visiting high school students are safely home.
James W. Green, feelings hurt.
J. Earl Miller, hurt about head.
Robert E. Fisher, record broken.
Herbert Rhodes, external injuries
William Hamner, little finger
broken.
of a Possible Two Thousand
Quickly forming a fighting wedge and inspired by the cry of "Jayhawk, Jayhawk, Jayhawk, We," the lines of the enemy were tested and within a few minutes the men of the draughting table and the forge were forced to retreat. Led by one "Burly" Miller, with his lieutenants Tow Woodbury and Bill Hanner, the Law cohorts stormed the intrenched engineers and sent them scurrying over the brow of the hill with a hundred volleys of snow balls peppering them at every jump.
Chanting a war cry of "Hyperbolic Parabaloid," three hundred engineers marshalled their forces in front of the Law ramparts this morning and with taunt and derision dared the barristers to come forth from their abode and meet them in a snow battle.
Herbert Sommers, sore arm.
W. D. Weidlein, scalp wound.
Willie Price, internal injuries
(late to lunch).
"Uncle Jimmy" had not yet dismissed his 11:15 class, when the invitation from the engineers was heard and in a few minutes the steps of Green hall were swarming with a hundred lawyers who were thriving for the gore of the brethren to inhabit the west end of the campus.
However, a cleverly executed flank movement by a reserve force of the engineers, in a few moments turned the tide of battle and in short time the laws were pocketted and one by one they withdrew with the best possible grace from the conflict. It was only a small group of Spartans that were left to stop the turmish of the determined engineers
President King in Chapel
And thus it was that the first rea snow fight between law and engineers resulted in a victory for the men of Dean Marvin. A complete list of the casualties cannot be ascertained but the University Red Cross is busy caring for the injured
GREEKS SHOWED UP WELL
President King, President Henry Burchell King president of Oberlin College will speak on "Religion and Culture," at chapel services tomorrow.
hancellor Strong Says New Syste Checks up Work Every Week— Not Much Chance to Flunk
The Junior girls held a meeting yesterday in chapel to discuss the question of flowers and cabs for the prom.
A report from Registrar Foster to Chancellor Strong today, shows a remarkable record of scholarship for University of Kansas students in 1911-1912. Only twenty-six students out of possible 2000 this year's work.
Of the twenty-six failures, six of these were fraternity men, while twelve were not members of Greek letter societies. Not a sorority lost a member during the year by poor scholarship.
The records show little difference in scholarship between fraternity and non-fraternity students. The young women in clubs excelled the nonsoriority women, while the non-fraternity men have a trifle the advantage of their Greek classmates, a fraction of one per cent.
VEILED DEMAND IS MADE FOR CABS AND FLOWERS
"Miss Chairman," moved a pretty brown-haired lassie, "in 'nots of universities they make the Prom just as democratic as possible. Let us show that we are as far removed from the spirit of snobbery and vulgar display. Let us consider those among us whose escorts would be bankrupt by such unnecessary luxuries as cab-hire and flowers. I move that we dispense with cabs and flowers altogether."
A survey of the "vital statistics" of twenty other universities shows that the average per cent of failures is four times that at Kansas last year.
"The excellent showing," says Chancellor强, "is due mainly to the fact that the new system worked out by the deans checks up the student's work week by week instead of leaving him to take his medicine at the end of the semester when the final examinations come."
A new crop of college graduates has the same effect on incomes of working graduates as low grade immigrants from Southern Europe produce on the wages of native workmen, to Prof. Karapetoff of Cornell University, in a recent talk at the annual banquet of Cornell alumni in eastern New York.
And the reformer sat down with a vast sense of duty well done.
SHOULD COLLEGE GRADUATES
COMBINE TO RAISE WAGES!
He recommended the organization of college graduate unions similar to trade unions. He urged the students to organize, prescribe employment and salary, and enforce their demands by hard work. He was the only way to prevent wages of college men going down to the level of those of common workers.
PHI DELTA THETA WILL
CELEBRATE FOUNDER'S DAY
The annual founder's day banquet of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity will be held at the chapter house tomorrow night. It will celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary of the fraternity. Alumni from Lawrence and throughout the state are expected to attend. After the banquet the ritualistic exercises will be gone through, followed by short talk: from Prof. W. E. Higgins, Dean C. H. Johnson, Dr. E. G. Caldwell, and Russell H. Clark. Gilbert will act a tao master.
There will be no issue of the Daily Kansan tomorrow. A special high school edition will be printed Saturday morning.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Eight Pages Satarday
"Girls," she began, "I don't think we have any right to decide this question. The boys always look after these things for us, and whatever they do we must remember that we are accepting their needs and so can have no cause to complain."
But a wise old veteran of the P. S. B. who had slipped into the convention to see what was going on, arose and spoke in this wise:
A a few enthusiastic sisters applauded until their hands were pink.
"I move that the matter be left entirely in the hands of the young men and that they be permitted to do as they wish."
And, it was so ordered through a previous motion was before the house.
TO OUR PREDECESSORS
The Students of Yesterday, the Alumni of Today
One year ago, or five or ten or twenty, you were where we are today—in the midst of the hurry and fun and grind and grief and glory of University life. You haven't forgotten it. You never will.
There are more of us today; our classes are larger; we make a bigger noise down on McCook, our paper is a daily with a big circulation—but after all, we have some things that you did, and in about the same way.
Wouldn't it be worth something to you to be taken back to the old familiar haunts just for a few minutes every day? If you could go by Mt. Oread occasionally wouldn't you enjoy looking across the camping ground at the golf course or enter an interest in its efforts to branch out into state work? Surely you are—and always will be.
The Daily Kansas offers to give you just such a look-in on the affairs of your University—the doings of your successors in the old hard-bottomed chairs grouped around the Oracle. The news columns of the Daily Kansan—well, read them and see. Every day or two some student writes a human interest story that will show you how the old order changeth not only because your older will still have communication that will put you into close touch with the thoughts and aspirations of those who have followed you.
The Daily Kansan has been running two months. Its circulation is 2,500. It couldn't stop if it wanted to. The students wouldn't let it. But it needs and will appreciate the support of the alumni. Are you with us?
If we are right as to the value that the Daily Kansan would have for you fill out the blank enclosed in this sample copy and let us put you on the list.
MAKE YOUR DATES FOR THE MUSIC FESTIVAL
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN.
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Will Appear on April 18-19
CHORUS OF UNIVERSITY GIRLS
"A Carolina Legend," a Symphoni Poem by Dean Skilton, Will be Played For First Time.
Arrangements for the ninth annual spring Musical Festival, which will be held in Robinson gymnasium on April 18 and 19, are practically completed. A concert will be given Thursday evening, April 18, and a matinee and concert on Friday, April 19.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra will again be the main attraction. Coming with the orchestra are the following artists: Mrs. Lucile Stephenson, soprano; Mrs. Genewiev wheat, alto; Joseph Schnke, tenor; Horatio Connell, bass, and Mr. Czerwonky, violinist. All of these have appeared here before, and need no introduction to Lawrence people.
"THE LOTTERY MAN BY THE MASQUE CLUB
The local soloists who will appear at the festival are: Prof. C. E Hubach, who will sing with the orchestra, and Prof. C. A Preyner, of the department of piano who will play a concerto. A chorus of sixteen young ladies, under the direction of Dean Skilton, will sing two numbers with the orchestra. A feature of Friday's program will be a symphonic poem entitled, "A Carolina Legend," which was written by Dean Skilton.
In addition to these, Madame Namara-Toye, soprano, assisted by Mr. Willie Lamping, cellist, will sing. Madame Namara-Toye is from New York and has never sang in Lawrence, but she has a wide reputation as an artist in the East.
Professor Stevenson and Miss Charles of the department of Botany gave an informal reception at the Unitarian church last night in honor of Dr. John M. Coulter of Chicago
John W. Hamilton of Columbus, a freshmen in the College, has pledged to the Sasnaks.
Comes From New York and and Is Said to Be a Dandy
HAROLD WILSON IS MANAGER
Manuscript Arrives Next Week And Play Will Be Staged About The Middle of April.
At a called meeting of the Masque Club yesterday Harold W. Wilson, a junior in the School of Law was elected manager to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles Younggreen, the former manager.
Mr. Wilson has already completed arrangements with the Sanger and Jordan Dramatic publishing company of New York, for the rights to produce "The Lottery Man," a three-act comedy by Rida Johnson Young. A definite date has not been set for production as yet, but it is intended to give the play about the middle of April.
"The Lottery Man," said Mr. Wilson, "is a side-spitting comedy, of ludicrous situations and clever lines. In the original production of the play, Cyril Scott played the part of the 'Lottery Man' who raffled himself for a dollar a chance to any woman with matrimonial aspirations.
"The play has just been released for stock productions," continued Mr. Wilson, "and the royalty alone will cost us fifty dollars for each performance."
TABOO ON FLOWERS AND CABS AT PROM
Managers Say that These Extras Will Inconvenience Their Arrangements
Professor Dykstra in Junction City. Prof. C. A. Dykstra, associate professor of history, will speak before a mass meeting of the citizens of Junction City on the subject. "Commission Form of Government" Thursday night. Junction City will vote on the commission form of government next Tuesday.
The manuscript will probably arrive the latter part of this week, and rehearsals will be started Monday. The parts will be assigned as soon as the script arrives and the cast will be announced next week.
FARCE STARTS AT SIX O'CLOCK
Miss Gertrude Mossilor, head of the School of Expression will choose the cast and have charge of directing the play.
No Trouble to Find Your Partner This Year, 'Cause Girls Will Be Arranged Alphabetically.
In a signed communication to the Daily Kansan, Elmer L. Whitney and Bruce Hurd, managers of the Junior Prom, request, inasmuch as the Junior girls have refused to pass a resolution to the effect, that cabs and flowers be tabooed this year. Arrangements have been made with the street railway company to run a large number of cars after the Prom for convenience of those attending.
In regard to the flowers, the managers realize that they can enforce no restriction, but in order to make this one social function of the school year entirely democratic, they request that no flowers be used.
A new arrangement has been made for the convenience of the men in finding their partners for the next dance. Sections have been marked off alphabetically around the hall, in which the dancers will correspond letter will always sit, it is hoped in this way to avoid much confusion in the finding of partners.
Since it is requested by the University council that the Prom must close at 2:30 o'clock, it will be necessary to start the Fare promptly at six, and the doors will be locked at that time to insure no interruption.
UNIVERSITY MINERS TO HELP AT LANSING?
Professor Haworth Will Present Plans to Regents for Cooperation
Professor Erasmus Haworth is about as busy as any man on the "hill," but according to some plans which he has now under way, he expects to increase the scope of the present work of his department and to show again that he is making sure that the University is taking in making state institutions more efficient.
HIGH SCHOOL PROFS WILL BE HERE ALSO
Professor Haworth says that the next meeting of the Board of Regents, a plan will be presented whereby the School of Mining now maintained at the University will be brought into close co-operation with the state mine at Lansing. He believes that there is a great chance to save the state a large amount of money and at the same time to give the students in the department of mining some practical experience.
"We teach things at the University that are practical," said the professor.
"The state mine at Lansing offers an excellent opportunity to test the principles that are taught in the class room, and at the same time the operation of the state mines can be made more efficient than at the present time."
No definite plans have been made but by the time the Regents are in session. Professor Haworth will be on hand with his suggestion.
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NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Begins With Friday Chapel Address
by President King of Oberlin— Ends Saturday Evening.
Chapel, Fraser Hall, Friday morning, 10 to 12.
The Ninth Annual Conference of High Schools and Academies accredited by the University will be held here Friday and Saturday, March 15, and 16. The meetings will be addressed by the most authoritative men obtainable both from this state and elsewhere. The following is the program for the Friday session:
Chapel address, by Henry Churchill King, LL.D., President of Oberlin College, subject, "Religion and Culture." First Conference program, 11 a. m.
Greeting to member of Conference, by Chancellor Strong.
Address by State Superintendent E. T. Fairchild, subject, "The Weak Link in our Educational System."
Address by Dr. S. J. Crumbine,
Secretary of State B Board of Health and Dean of School of Medicine of the Public Health and Public Education."
Friday afternoon session, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in M雪松 Hall. Chairman, Mr. Gosling.
"Analysis of Types of Teachers
Were Fall," Supt. L. A. Lowther,
Washington.
"The Professional Relation of the School Supervisor to his Corps of Teachers." Supt. L. W. Mayberry, ioa.
"Checking up School Conditions through Co-operation with Teachers." (Illustrated.) Supt. F. L. Pinet, Parsons.
"Records of Individual Differences."
(Illustrated.) Prin A.J. Stout, Topeka.
"High School Psychology." Prin.
Albert E. Avail, Scaline.
"The Practicability of the Night School in Varying Localities" I. B. Morgan, Director of Night School and High School of High School, Kansas City, Kansas.
"Mental and Physical Diagnosis of High School Students," (Illustrated). Associate Professor A. W. Trettien, of the University School of Education.
Address by President Henry Churche
King, L. L. D., Subject, "The Will
Washington."
Friday Evening Session, at 8 p. m.
In Snow Hall, Chairman, Dean Charles
Thomas
Address by Professor Calvin Olin Ph.D., Ph. D., of the University of Michigan, at present expert on Board of the New Era for the American High School."
Address by Ella Bond Johnston, President of the Art Association of Richmond, Ind. Subject, "A Democratic Art Movement."
PROF. DYKSTRA TO SPEAK
IN JUNCTION CITY TONIGHT
Prof. C. A. Dykstra left this morning for Junction City where he will give an address on "Commission Government." The meeting will wind up an enthusiastic campaign in that city for the new form of government.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
EXTINCTION THREATENS THE AUTOGRAPH FIEND
Get in the game! Sharpen your pencils— Refill your pens! Then step boldly up and inscribe your name on some of the state property about the University. According to several custodians and teachers, this practice is becoming quite general. Especially in the Museum is the "Visitor" Gallery" the most popular, where so many "Hands Off" notices are freely and conspicuously placed.
There is a notice:- "Visitors are requested not to touch or mark any of the specimens in the museum."
"This notice is a joke," said a pro fessor in the Museum yesterday, pointing to one of the neat white cards.
"Please do no think that we mean anything by it, or by any of the hundreds of similar notices posted throughout the building. We are proud to see the facial signs, the trivial signs, and scrawl their imposing signatures upon the clean white surface of our specimens and exhibits.
"Only one thing is lacking. If the next visitor to the Museum feels it incumbent upon himself to leave his name on some specimen, he would confer a great favor upon the State and upon me by leaving his address also. Generally one good example will end this sort of thing."