UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME IX.
ABOUNDS IN HUMOR AND HUMAN INTEREST
Spanish Play to be Given April 27 is High Class Comedy
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 18, 1912.
STUDENT JUMPS HIS BILLS
Zaraguaeta, a Madrid Money Lender Wants His Dinaro and Follows Delinquent to Uncle's Home.
April 27th, is the date of the Spanish play. It will be one of interest for the lovers of a good comedy, as the Spaniards are famous for this art and "Zaragueta" is one of the best of modern productions.
The play was produced for the first time February 14, 1894 in the Teatro Lara in Madrid, and it had a long run at this theater. The authors are men of rare ability and well known among the younger Spanish dramatists. Miguel Ramos Carrion and Vital Aza produced "Zaragueta" together, and besides, several other productions and librettos for light operas. This play has been given in this country several times and has been very successful.
PLOT OF THE PLAY
The scene is laid in the country near Madrid where the uncle of Don Carlos lived. Carlos is a student at the University of Madrid. While in school he gets in debt to a money lender named Zaragueta and to obtain this money Carlos tells his uncle that he has to go to Paris for a very expensive operation. Before setting out to Paris he visits his uncle and gets his cousin Marjua to aid him. While at the home of his uncle he is examined by the family doctor and put on a milk diet and put to bed.
TO EXTRACT THE DIMES
A good sub plot is furnished by Pis a youth of the village who wished to become a priest. His plans are wrecked when he finds his brother Rissa who seeks to marry him to Maruja.
In the meantime, the money lender comes to the home of Carlos demanding his money. Carlos succeeds in getting him locked up in a wood shed where he is given a good bath. At this point Carlos' uncle appears on the scene and demands to know what is the trouble. The money lender explains the situation and the money is given to him and he departs very happy.
Senior Young Women Wil Overrun Campus Selling Tickets to Nickels
Tomorrow will be a great day for the uplift of the drama at the University. The nickel theater will receive its first official recognition from higher education when well nigh a score of good-looking women students appear on the campus to sell tickets—at ten cents apiece—for the dormitory benefit at the Nickel and the Aurora theaters down town next Tuesday.
The committee has perfected its selling organization, and confidently expects that not a man will go down the hill tomorrow without a ticket in his vest pocket. Tickets also will be sold to women students.
WILL SLIGHT NO ONE
The campus has been divided up so that no one will be slighted in the selling. One senior will sell tickets in each room. A teacher will sell tickets who will handle tickets on the bill are.
Law—Geneva Wiley and Leota McFarland.
Engineering--Bertha Mix and Dena Ellis.
Fraser-Beulah Murphy and Nell Martindale.
Campus—Hannah Mitchell, Lucy March, Glendale Griffiths, Florence Wallace, Rachel Baumgartner, Nan Armstrong. Elsie Smith.
A special program of new reels is being prepared for the benefit. None of them has appeared in Lawrence before and they will not be shown again.
Miss Beryl Wells has been visiting for a few days with her sister, Genevieve a sohpomore in the college. She is on her way home from California where she has spent the winter.
LAWS HAVE WARM TIME
AT STUDENTS' DAY ELECTION
Oratuary Was Rife, But The Vote Was Almost a Tie, so Another Election Was Called
It looked like the good old politician days this morning over at the School of Law, for the barkersrist met at chapel time to elect their speaker for Students' Day. Ira Snyder, president of the senior Laws, presided at the meeting, and oratory flew.
W. C. Scott, who hails originally from San Domingo fired the opening gun in his nominating speech for McClelland. His oratorical effort was a dandy. He was interrupted every few seconds by wild outbursts of enthusiasm from the several engineers and pharmacies who had assembled to see the fun. However, after he was nominated, Mr. McClelland refused to allow his name to be voted upon.
Twas the that "LaFollette" Hyames was proposed as being the best available candidate. Henry Fast and Ben Jones were also mentioned but their innate modesty and their lack of a "coterie of politicians" made them both withdraw from the race.
The Ira Synder henchmen obtained the floor after it had been vacated by Mr. Scott, and presented the name of the teacher to the presentative from the School of Law.
It was decided to vote on the men by ballot and the final count showed that Snyder had 98 and Hyamas 97 which was not enough for election.
Whereupon it has been decreed that another election will be held next Tuesday at chapel time.
THEY WILL RISE UP EARLY IN THE MORN
Breakfast a Feature of Class Day—Probably Picnic in Afternoon
Plans are being compiled for the class day exercises on Tuesday of commencement week. Don Davis, who has full charge of the arrangements for the day, says that they intend to have some extra attractions this year. "We are trying to work in a picnic in the afternoon," said Davis, "and we want some suggestions from other members of the class. Usually the only attraction in the afternoon is the ball game between the seniors and the alumni. Of course we will have this also, but we want something else to occupy the time earlier in the afternoon." Another feature of the program for the day which was not bad last year, will be the class breakfast. It is said that this may cause some to get up a little earlier than usual, but the reward will amply repay the discomfiture. Other numbers of the program in the morning, will be the farwell to the buildings, the totem pole exercises, and the alumni address in chapel. At noon a luncheon will be served on the campus just west of Snow hall if the weather permits.
Mrs. Walker of Kansas City is visiting her daughter Ruth at the Kappa house.
"We thought it best to elect the officers of the Botany Club from the student body, thus giving the growing interest in this department all the available room possible for expansion."
The Botany Club met in Snow Hall yesterday at 4:30 and completed their organization by electing a fall staff of officers composed of the following:
In the afternoon the proposed picnic will probably be given in Marvin grove and the Alumni-Senior game be played on McCook.
Will Take Field Trips With Faculty---Elect Student
"The purpose of the club" said Prof. W. C. Stevens, "is to promote an interest in botany. The club will go on field trips, which will be conducted by members of the faculty from the department of biology.
ORGANIZE BOTANY CLUB
Miss Irene McColloch, president;
Mr. P. W. Classen, vice-president; Miss
Frances Black, secretary; Mr. Arthur
Mallory, treasurer.
Officers
DAILY KANSAN WILL BE "MORE DEADLY"
Issue of April 26 to Be "Female of the Species"
NUMBER 63.
"CO-EDS" TO BE THE EDITORS
Also the Reporters, Copy Reader
And Head Writers—To Be
Feature of Kirmess.
The boys will be given a rest on April 26, the day before the Kirmess given under the auspices of the Young Women's Student Government Association and the young women of the University will issue a "co-ed" number of the Daily Kansan.
Inasmuch as the entire day will be turned over to the young women on the following day, men will be pushed into the back-ground, for a time at least. Arrangements have been made for the organization of a "oed-st" staff for the paper, and the issue will come off the press on time Friday afternoon containing many features interesting to the women.
The entire editorial, reportorial, and business staff will walk out to give place to the young women. Only those men who can be of any help in the back office will be retained to do the mechanics of the printing. The complete editorial staff will be announced later.
The Weather.
The meter twins have forgotten all about their quarrel of the past week. Baro and Thermo were both expecting warmer weather today and have been playing in the sunshine. Baro was induced to wear long sleeves, however, the predict unsettled weather in west and central portion tonight and slowly rising temperature for the whole state tomorrow.
THETA TAU CHAPTER IS INSTALLED HERE
E. J. Schrader, National Pres ident, Carried on Initiation of 9 Engineers
A Kansas chapter of the Theta Tau fraternity, a national honorary Engineering fraternity, was installed last night, and nine students in the Engineering School were initiated. The men were initiated by E. J. Schrader, M. W. Spadig, B. B. Walling, and the fraternity, B. B. Walling of Minnesota H. H. Hopkins, Jr. of Chicago H. H. Hopkins, Jr. of Chicago
--the members of Theta Tau are R. I. Parker, Henry Campion, E. A. Van Houten, Dief Kward, Freed Johnson, Oliver Andrews, Charles Phillips, Charles Coats, Prof. H. A. Rice and Herbert L. Wilson.
NOTICE TO SOPHOMORES
"Doc" Schorer Practicing in K. C.
Dr. Edwin H., former professor of biology in the University is now practicing medicine in Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Schorer left the University two years ago to take up work in Harvard University, from which he has now resigned.
The following men will be initiated tonight: William Price, Pat Murphy, John P. Boesche, and Curtis B. Hostetler.
Second tryout for the sophomore force will be held tonight in Fraser Hall, room 117 at 7 o'clock. Every sophomore is urged to appear.
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MASQUE CLUB WILL ENTERTAIN ATHLETES
Men's Student Council Completes Plans for High School Day
CHANCELLOR TO GIVE ADDRESS
University Men Will Attend Dinner
come Acquainted With Visitors
According to the plans completed by the Men's Student Council at its meeting last Tuesday an entertainment is planned for the visitors that will keep them busy for the day. In the morning the visitors will be shown the city in automobiles and street cars. The buildings on the campus will be shown, too. A short staff will be brought to see everyone is entertained while here After the meet a dinner will be given in the gym.
The "Lottery Man" will be presented by the Masque Club for the benefit of the high school students when they visit the University May 4th.
The medals and cups won in the track meet, tennis contest, and debate will be awarded after the dinner. The chancellor will give the address welcome followed by other university speakers. The Glee Club will sing.
The dinner will be given in the apparatus room on the first floor. At 8 o'clock the attendants at the dinner will go to the second floor where the Masque Club, according to the promises of Manager Wilson, will give their third performance of the "Lottery Man."
"The dinner will be opened to all University men," said President MacKinnon this afternoon in speaking of the plans. "We would like to follow the custom in vogue at the University of Chicago. At the dinner given to the athletes who visit Chicago a university man is seated at each side of the room. In the school student becomes better acquainted with the University and its men. The council hopes to see a large attendance of University men."
STORIES AND POEMS EACH WITH A SMILE
Not All Is Levity, However in April Oread-Offers Varied Choice
Without a blush, the April Oread Magazine comes off the press tomorrow, and offers to the University, a varied list of stories and poems, written by University students. The list of contributors contain some surprising names, and the contents are surprisingly good. A story in pictures by Henry Maloy, and a farce by Earl Potter, have plots laid at the University.
The table of contents follows!
All That Glitters, a story Jack Williams
The Unsuited Suitor, a farce
Earl Potter
Lubber-Financier, a sketch
C. G. Farnsworth
But We Didn't Come for Knowledge
Henry Maloy
Rinnie Forgets, a story Gale Gosset
Editorials
By The Editor
Disposin' of Susie, a tale
Helen Rhoda Hoopes
Abel and Cain, a poem Willard Wattles
Weather and Dogies, a tale
Guy Von Shritz
Loaded Spurs, a tale Asher Hobson
GRAD MEETING POSTPONED;
QUORUM NOT PRESENT
The members of the Graduate School hold a meeting this morning to elect their speaker for Students' Day. The election was postponed, however, until Monday morning after chapel, because the attendance this morning was not representative of every department of the Graduate School.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Schedule For April 30 Will be Officially Announced Later—Thomen Elected Students' Day Speaker
ENGINEERS DISCUSS PLANS
FOR THE BIG CELEBRATION
A meeting of the engineers was held this morning at ten o'clock in Marvin hall. The arrangements for Engineers' day, which are now practically complete, were presented to the school. The regents of the University have been invited to attend the celebration and special efforts to be made by the Engineers to entertain guests. The day and at the dance in the evening. Tickets for the day will go on sale about the middle of next week.
The officers of the engineering school will be elected by Australian ballot this year.
It was further decided that there there should be no absolute rule to the effect that the president should be elected from the different departments in turn, but that the department which had not had the presidency for the longest time should be given the preference, in case its nominee was suitable for the position. The election this year will be held on May 10th in Marvin hall. All petitions must be submitted to President Rhodes before noon of Tuesday, May seventh.
Martin K. Thomen, a senior, was elected this morning to represent the engineers as the speaker for students' day.
Dean and Mrs. Marvin were guests of the Alemannia Club at dinner Wednesday night.
SOPHS GET FARCE
TROUBLE SETTLED
Ticket Sale Begins Tomorrow Morning at Chapel Time at Check Stand
With the difficulty over the sophomore farce satisfactorily overcome, the sophomores are ready to begin collecting of tickets for their Hopp with a rush.
They are confident that with a "scream" of a farce, original in every detail, a 22 dance program played by Ray Hall's orchestra, and a number to be announced later, their annual will be remembered as the best ever.
Friday morning at chapel time the sale of tickets will begin. Sophomores' dues are $2.50, who seniors who have never paid their dues will pay $1.50. Dues may be paid and tickets of admission secured from 9:30 until 10:30 tomorrow at the old check stand.
After chapel tomorrow any one of the following committee members will take sophomore dues and dates:
the following committee members will take sophomore dues and dates:
Charles Strickland, Adrienne Atkinson, Roy Stockton, Edward Boddington, Theodore Grove, Ross Beamer, O. C. Graebe, Emily Berger, Howard Marchbank, Fog Soper, G. W. Marks, Laevin Nixon, Ruth Fox, Edna Bigelow. Tickets will be exchanged for general admission tickets any chapel period after Tuesday.
MEN SUFFRAGISTS GET
SPEAKER FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Plans were made at the Men'sEqual Suffrage League yesterday afternoon to have Mrs. A. C. Zehnner, who will be here in the interests of the women, at the afternoon at the Pattee nickon on some subject relating to women suffrage.
Petitions were given to those present at the meeting to secure supporters for women suffrage.
PROFESSORS WILL ATTEND
BANQUET AT MIDLAND
Prof.Nelson and Mr.Krueger formerly belonged to this society.
Dr. Ida H. Hyle, professor of physiology of the University has been elected chairman of the committee for Public Health Education of Douglas County under the auspices of the American Medical Association.
Professors A. L. Nelson and U. G. Mitchell will attend a banquet at Midland College in Atchison tomorrow night. Alfred Krueger, a fellow in Mathematics from Midland, will also go. This banquet is an annual affair of that school, and Prof. Mitchell will be toastmaster.
CAN SENIORS STAGE A PLAY BY MAY 18?
The "Dope" Question Is Troubling Many Members of the Class
COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET YET
But Chairman Brumage and Gertrude Mossler, Director, Sure There Will be Time
Can the senior play committee, write, organize, and present the play that they are to give this year on May 18, in the four short weeks remaining before the presentation? This is the question that is agitating members of the senior class who are interested in the class productions committee, up to last night had not met. The chairman of the committee, Everett Brumage, says that he is writing the play. It is understood that he promised the committee at the first of the year that he would write it, but so far it is not completed.
The tryout is announced for "some time next week," but the play has not yet been submitted to the committee. Indeed most of the members of the committee up to yesterday said they had not even been informed as to the character and style of the play.
Other members have, it seems,
been individually consulted.
SOME PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE
"Not a peep have I heard about
the committee meeting," said J. Earle
Miller, one of the members. "I think
it's about time someone hulled the
whorliebirds if the senior class is
going to start a play this year."
Bob Lee, being asked about the senior play plans, said that he knew all about them and had attended several committee meetings. When pressed however, he admitted that only he and the chairman were present at these meetings. Brownie Angle stated yesterday morning that she knew nothing about any plans for a senior play. "The committee has not met," said Miss Angle, in a later interview, but I have privately discussed the plans. I have have complete confidence in the arrangements as they now stand," she continued, "and I have no doubt that the play will be ready for presentation when the time comes."
MISS MOSSLER IS SANGUINE
Miss Gertrude Mossler, who will train the players, is sure that everything will be all right. "The cast will be announced next week," she asserted yesterday, "and we will have three weeks in which to train for the presentation. I understand that the play selected will be light farce, probably adapted, and that the parts will not be at all difficult. I anticipate no trouble in training the company, and expect to see the senior play prove a great success this year."
The other members of the committee, Ruth Van Doren, Lucile Wilkinson, Vance Day, and Louis Lacoss, all said last night they had not been troubled, and that they knew nothing mattered about the plans of the play.
Everett Brumage, the manager,
gives out the reassuring statement
that the production, "Dope," as it
is called has been carefully planned
and that he will shortly issue a call
for a tryout. However, the question
is being asked in the senior class,
whether three weeks is enough time
in which to select a cast, drill it,
and present a creditable play.
the members of the board of the University Kansan and the reportorial staff will meet in the Kansan office Saturday morning at eight o'clock The following will report Sellers, Mike Willer writer, Robert E. Harton, Meissner, Madden, Clark, Hackney, Houghton, Edwards, Ferguson, Baer and Marsh.
Senator Young in Chapel Tomorrow.
Senator P. C. Y. Young of Fredonia, Kansas, speaks in chapel tomorrow.
Senator Young is an alumnus of the University, having graduated here in 1882. Before becoming a senator, he served as a representative from his district in the Kansas legislature.