SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
Vol. XIX
No. 5.
Delegates to Conference Return from Estes Park
LAWRENCE. KANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931
Nineteen Attend Annual Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. Convention
Nineteen students and faculty members from the University have returned from the Annual Student Conference of Y.M.C.A. and W.Y.C.A. organizations held at Estes Park, Colo
Prof. John Ice, of the economics department of the University, delivered several addresses before the conference. Robert S. Wilson, instructor of sociology, had charge of the recreation. Sam R. Carter, Y.M.C.A. secretary, and Miss Ethel Joy Williams, former Y.W.C.A. secretary, also attended. Fifteen students from the University were there making the delegation number 19.
Among the speakers were Prof. Goodyn B. Watson of the Columbia Teacher's college, who spoke on "Family Relationships and Sex Education," and Miss Margaret Quayle, a psychiatrist from Ohio, who spoke on "Personality Adjustments and Problems." Kirby Page and "Shorty" Collins spoke on international problems; Penrose Hurst of Leland Stanford, and Dr. W. O. Mendenhall, president of Friend's University, spoke on religious questions; and Miss Marian Cuthbert spoke on international problems. Dr. Ise spoke on economics.
Felix Marley, a delegate from the University, was appointed one of the two chairmen who presided at all the meetings. Among the delegates were those from the Philippine Islands, China, Japan, Armenia, Greece, Holland, Haiti, Corea, Russia, and Canada.
The delegates from Kansas University were: Prof. J. Ike, Mr. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Miss Williams, Felix Manley, Edward Benson, Hero L'Ecuyer, Wood Cropp, Miguel Ageuylar, Arthur Billings, Carol Courter, Ethel Hornbuckle, Ethel Benson, Wanda Edmonds, Margaret Bolton, Lucile Bluford, Anna Mae Hamlett, Rachel Gard.
SWARTHOUT NAMED MEMBER OF AUDITION CONTEST BOARD
Dean D. M. Swarthout, of the School of Fine Arts, has been made a member of the committee which will promote participation by young singers of Kansas in the fifth Atwater Kent radio audition contest next winter. Prof. Frank A. Beach, Emporia State Teachers' College, is chairman of the committees. Other members are: Prof. Oscar Lofgren, Lindsborg; Mrs. Richard M. Gray, Wichita; Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, Kinsley and Senator Arthur Capper, Topeka.
Karl Bratton, senior in the School of Fine Arts, won the state audition last winter, and placed second in the district contest at Dallas, Tex.
CHANCELLOR LEAVES SUNDAY
FOR TEN DAY FISHING TRIP
Chancellor E. H. Lindley left Kansas City last Sunday evening for a ten days fishing trip at Arkansas Pass, Tex. He was accompanied by Dr. L. Sutton of the medical faculty of the University, and President W. A. Jessup, head of the University of Iowa. L. D. Coffman, president of the University of Minnesota will arrive there a short time later, and may make the trip by plane.
Last summer this same group spent about two weeks fishing in Canadian lakes.
A bit of impromptu shifting was made in the University movie, shown Wednesday evening at the Auditorium. Due to late return of the films by some theatre, the picture which was to have been shown did not reach here, but a substitute "The Devil's Pit" was shown. Future dates for the Hill picture shows are July 1, July 8, and July 15.
UNION COMMITTEE TO PLAN
POSSIBLE UNIVERSITY PARTY
There is a possibility of an all-University party to be given sometime next week, according to Prof. G.W. Smith, chairman of the Union Operating committee.
A sufficient amount of fees have been paid so that it will be possible to sponsor such a party, it was announced by Fred Ellsworth. Further plans have not been made.
Griggs Talks on Character
Speaker Says Parents' and Teachers' Influence is Important
"The Influence of Parents and Teachers in Character Training" was the subject of the lecture given by Dr. Edward Howard Griggs, a nationally and internationally known lecturer, Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., in Fraser Theater.
Dr. Griggs said in part that education must center on character training. Everything else in education is tools and equipment. Character training, as he understands it, is not a matter of teaching morals and manners thirty minutes a day, for three days a week. A warmer, wiser comradrship is the secret of the influence of parents and teachers on the character development of children.
Dr. Griggs came here from Kansas City where he is giving a series of lectures before the summer students of the Teachers College of Kansas City, Mo. From Kansas City he will go to Greeley, Colo, where he will deliver a series of lectures before the Colorado State Teachers College. Dr. Griggs has delivered lectures there for the last twelve summers.
Vesper Services Planned Rev. A. D. Grey of Lawrence to Be the Speaker
Vesper services will be held in the University auditorium at seven o'clock Sunday evening, June 28, under the aupides of the School of Fine Arts, with the Rev. A. D. Grey of the Plymouth Congregational church, Lawrence, as the speaker. His subject will be "The Future of Christianity."
The musical program of the School of Fine Arts will include an organ prelude "Fantasia in F Minor" (Mozart) by Prof. Charles Skilton; a vocal solo, "Death and the Maiden" (Schubert), by Miss Irene Peabody, accompanied by the University string quartet; the "Concerto for Four Violins" (Maurer) by a quartet of university stringed instruments, with Dean D. M. Swarthout accompanying; a vocal trio "Come Weary Souls" (Mourlan) sung by Miss Meribah Moore, Miss Peabody and W. B. Downing, with an organ accompaniment by G. Criss Simpson; and ensemble numbers with five stringed instruments including "Petite suite" (George Saint-George), and "Prelude," Sarabandh?, "Menuetto," "Bourée," "Giga." Professor Skilton for the organ postlude, will play "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" (Foulks).
PHI DELTA KAPPA ELECTS
SUMMER TERM OFFICERS
The Kappa chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, men's professional educational fraternity elected the following officers for the summer term: Lloyd F. Miller, Tribune, vice-president and T. R. Palmquist, Wellsville, secretary-treasurer.
Plans for two initiations were formulated and several men were elected into the fraternity after R. U. Phinney, of Larned, chairman of the membership committee had presented the credentials of the men nominated. The initiations will be held July 2 and 9 in the court room in Green hall.
ONE HUNDRED MEN ATTEND PICNIC IN MARVIN GROVE
An estimated crowd of one hundred men attended The All School men's picnic in Marvin Grove Thursday afternoon.
The picnic was planned for the men students in the University who are teachers or who plan to teach, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in the School of Education this summer. The purpose of the picnic was to afford an opportunity for the men to become better acquainted.
Fountain to Be Installed
Bids for New Feature in Memorial Union Received
A soda fountain is to be installed in the sub-basement of the Union Memorial building and will be ready for use by the fall session. Bids were received yesterday and a committee was considering them last night.
The fountain will be stricty modern and will have private booths. It will be open most of the day and will be managed by student help.
A student or graduate student manager will be selected to supervise student activities in the Union Memorial building next year. He will be under the direction of the Union Memorial operating committee of which Prof. G.W. Smith is the chairman.
Professors Attend Meeting
Bayles and Dent Leave Today for Los Angeles
Prof. E. E. Bayles and Prof. Ellsworth C. Dent of the department of education will leave today for a meeting of the National Education Association at Los Angeles, California in which they are both to take part.
Professor Bayles has been requested to read a paper on "Major Problems in the Teaching of Natural Science" before the department of Scientific Instruction, on Monday afternoon, June 29. Some nationally known figures who will be on the program are: Prof. G. M. Ruch of Leland Stanford University, G. W. Hunter, author of texts in biology and co-author of a general science text and M. E. Herriott, director of research in the Los Angeles school system.
Professor Dent, secretary of the National Academy of Visual Education and also from the education department here will deliver a paper before the Visual Instruction Section on the "Relation of Publicity to the Visual Instruction Program." His main purpose in the trip is to attend meetings regarding the proposed merger of the Visual Section of the N.E.A. with the National Academy of Visual Instruction. If accomplished, he believes this would create the strongest Visual institution organization in the world.
Through the courtesy of the Fox studio, the Visual Institute group will be conducted through the Fox Plant to watch production.
THOMPSON STUDIES PROBLEM OF SWEDISH LIQUOR CONTROL
Henry Walter Thompson, g'13, who is a professor of political science at Leland Stanford University, is at present in Stockholm, Sweden, studying Swedish control of liquor distribution.
During autumn and early winter he will lecture at the University of Sweden and the University of Norway, as Cornegie American visiting professor.
Thirteen Have Not Paid Fees
Thirteen students had not paid their fees by Wednesday evening Mr. Karl Klooz, bursar, announced today. These students will be called to the office and if the fees are not paid immediately, their enrollment will be cancelled.
Leonard O'Bryon Chosen for Vollbehr Fellowship
Graduate of '28 Will Be Exchange Scholar to Germany
Leonard O'Bryon of Lawrence was announced by Chancellor E. H. Lindley as the Vellbehr exchange fellow from the University to Germany for 1931-32. He will study political economy and banking at the University of Marburg.
O'Bryan received his A.B. degree from the University of Kansas in 1928, majoring in economics. He attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1928-'29, and spent 1929-'30 in foreign travel and study at the University of Berlin.
The Vollbehr exchange fellowship was given to the University by Dr. Otto H. F. Vollbehr, noted book collector of Berlin, during his visit here at commencement, and provided funds for an exchange of students between the University of Kansas and the Universities of Kiel, Marburg or Charlottenburg. The German student to study at the University of Kansas has not been announced.
O'Bryan was previously announced through error of the New York office of the Institute of International Education as winner of a German exchange fellowship at large. Following announcement of the Vollbehr gift he applied for assignment from the University of Kansas.
Two exchanges between Germany and the University will be in effect next year. Through the first exchange, made possible by an anonymous donor, Edwin Newman of Topeka will study in Germany and Hans Gierlichs will come here.
GRADUATE ACCEPTS POSITION AS INSTRUCTOR IN RUSSIA
Mrs. Ruth Rodney Freese, A.B.25, of Schenectady, N.Y., has been appointed to the post of teacher of English in the schools of Moscow, Russia.
Mrs. Freese has been a teacher in the Americanization schools of Schenectady, but is sailing after a short visit with her parents at Blue Rapids, for Moscow where she will join her husband, Clyde Freese, B.S., in engineering, "25. Mrs. Freese was a visitor at the university the early part of this week. She is a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority.
GRADUATE OF UNIVERSITY DIES AT HOME IN HIAWATHA
Corwin E. Waterson, ed'27, M.A.'29, died June 9 at Hiawatha, Kansas. He was ill only a short time.
After receiving his degree in 1927 he was principal of McFarland high school for three years. He then returned to the University for his master's degree, and was assistant director of research work in the bureau of school of service. In September 1929 he was elected principal of the Hiawata high school and was re-elected the next year. He was to have been married soon.
INSTRUCTOR FOR GEOLOGY
DEPARTMENT IS APPOINTED
W. Farrin Hoover, who has been taking graduate work at the University of Cincinnati, has been appointed part time assistant instructor in the department of geology, it was announced at the Chancellor's office Wednesday.
Mr. Hoover will also take graduate work along with his teaching duties which begin this fall.
Former Council President Dies
Paul T. Rieniets, c'26, former. Men's Student Council president and member of the Acacia fraternity died June 6 at Newark, N.J.
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