UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXVII
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939
NUMBER 48
New Constitution Changes Election Set-up for I.S.A.
★ Governing Board, President of Independents No Longer To Be Chosen by Popular Balloting
Election laws for the Independent Student Association's governing body underwent complete change yesterday as the organization's executive board accepted a new constitution for independents.
The constitution, affecting more than 800 students, was approved by the 11-man executive council and is the first such set of by-laws the organization has had since its inception in 1937.
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The executive council, which is the governing body of the Association, was formerly chosen by the membership at large in a general meeting. The cup will open only four of the nine council positions to popular election.
The constitution will divide the Association into four districts. Each district will elect one representative to the executive council. These four will meet and select four more from the membership to serve with them. Independents' president will then be chosen by the eight-man board.
Board to Choose President
ISA. president, who was also chosen at the general meeting will now be selected by the executive board.
Four Purposes
our purposes of the Association are stated in the constitution: 1) to promote social activities among independent students; 2) to organize independent students into an association with a shared responsibility and loyalty to one another; 3) to cooperate with the governing bodies of the University in all matters within the jurisdiction of this association; 4) to regulate activities of independent students in order to ensure that interests of the group as a whole.
To View Moon's Craters Tonight
Amendments to the new constitution will be made when approved by two-thirds vote of the executive council.
Second "sky night" of the department of astronomy, which was to be held last Friday night, will be heeld tonight from 7 until 9 o'clock at the Observatory if weather conditions permit. Second "sky night" of the department of astronomy, announced yesterday
The craters and mountains of the moon may be viewed through the six-inch telescope by all who attend this open house. The sun is at the correct angle to accentuate the topography of the lunar body at this location; the craters are easily seen through the small telescope that it is to be used.
By Reginald Buxton=
On the Shin
No sooner do I get an item on the life of love life of John Oakson, the I.S.A. Passion Flower, than someone sends in a juicier one. The latest bulletin concerning "the man women just can't leave alone" goes like this: In the wee, we hours of last Sunday morn, our Johnny was dunking his head in the showers as he is want to do on Sunday morris
The phone rang. Johnny raced to the phone. Was it she? Yep, it was she. Her timorous voice told our little Passion Flower that after thinking it over she'd decided to meet him at the bus station. Triumphantly Johnny left his little nest and made hauste to the nearest bus station. No dice—I mean no "she." Twas a miserable hoax played on our wilting Passion Flower by some frenzied friends of "she." Wearily our Johnny crept back to his nest but not before trying to find out who in gosh darn player the louisy trick on him.
Rumored—that a freshman has instituted criminal action against four members of a fraternity for kidnapping during Rush Week, the purpose of the kidnapping being to force a plaintiff to pledge against it.
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Big Names and Large Crowd Anticipated For Homecoming
A big crowd and some big names will help plain old John K. Alumunus celebrate the annual Homecoming Saturday, according to Earl Falkenstien, secretary of the athletic association.
Mail orders Saturday and yesterday completed selling out the seats down to the 20-yard line on both sides of the stadium.
Falkenstein estimated Saturday's crowd at 20,000 with a possible rise to 25,000 if fair weather prevails.
The University of Missouri had received 2,500 tickets and ordered
Naismith Rallies After Illness
★ Basketball Inventor Much Improved; Suffers Cerebral Hemorrhage Sunday
Dr. James Nailsmith, 78, inventor of basketball and professor emeritus of physical education, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday night was described as greatly improved by his physician last night.
Dr. Naimith was stricken at his home about 7 o'clock Sunday night during dinner and was taken to the Lawrence Memorial hospital, where his condition was said to have been "very critical."
During the night, however, Dr. Niaismith rallied and continued to improve yesterday. His physician said he had chances for recovery were "good."
Dr. Naismith had not been ill previous to the sudden hemorrhage members of the family said. Dr. Naismith retired from full employment.
Dr. Naismith retired from full time teaching duty in June, 1937.
Graduate Will Discuss Modern Poetry Thursday
Miss Modeline Aaron, c22, of Wichita will discuss contemporary poetry at 4:30 Thursday afternoon in room 205, Fraser hall.
Miss Aaron will read several poems from her own book entitled, "Prairie Galleons," and discuss the growth and trends in modern poetry. The lecture is particularly designed for English majors, but the meeting is open to the general public.
Thursday afternoon Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes, associate professor of English, will read several selections from Miss Aaron's book on her regular broadcast, "Books and Reading" at 247 over WREN.
Miss Aaron will also be guest of honor at the Faculty Women's Club tea Friday afternoon.
Contribute $370
To Charity Drive
The annual Red Cross roll call drive has received $370 to date from faculty members and employees alone. The drive opened Armistice day and will continue through Thanksgiving.
"This return from faculty and em employees during one week is very encouraging," said Prof. E. C. Buchler, chairman of the Red Cross drive for the University. "While we do not have a definite quota assigned we have set for our goal $700 for the students in organized and unorganized houses, faculty members and employees." he said.
Twenty-three persons have contributed $5 or more and 180 persons have donated. Crest memberships. A contribution to membership is necessary for membership.
Dr. A. B. Leonard, associate professor of zoology, will speak to the Zoology Club today at 5:30 p.m. in snow hall. Dr. Leonard's subject is entitled "Eugenics-Betterment or Race." Following the lecture, there will be an open forum discussion, followed by a serving to club members who attend.
Leonard To Speak Today
Winners of the Campus Problems Speaking contest will speak tomorrow at the annual Scottish Rite dinner at the Masonic temple.
Contest Winners Will Speak
The speakers and their subjects are: Richard MacCann, "40, Fifty Families"; Russell Baker, "42, A "Sophomore," Sophomile, "43, A "After School, What?"; And Karl Ruppenthal, "42, 'Living Up to the Label.'"
an additional 500 yesterday morning. All other points where tickets are being sold, including Kansas City, Kan., Topeka, and Kansas City, Mo., have sent in requests for more tickets.
Gov. Payne H. RATNER, Harry Woodring of Neohesa, United States secretary of war, and members of the Board of Regents will be in the Kansas bleachers. Gov. Lloyd Stark of Missouri and Frederick O. Middlebush, president of the University of Missouri, will be unable to attend the game because of other engagements.
Geology Fraternity To Initiate Six Pledges Today
Six pledges of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, professional geology fraternity, will determine whether "that's gold in them that hills" in front of Haworth hall at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The pledges will use regulation miners' pans in the fraternity initiation to pan lead gunshot out of sand. Formal initiation services for the pledges will be held Thursday afternoon.
Pledges include Dale Goodrich, gr; Carl Moritz, c'40; Guy Fiske, c'40; John Deal, c'41; Russell Jeffords gr; and Jones Clark, gr. Dr. Robert M. Dreyer, instructor of geology, and Don Bowers of the Geological Survey staff also will be initiated at the formal pledging services.
Underclassmen To See Advisers
Freshman and sophomores enrolled in the College are required to see their faculty advisers sometime between next Wednesday, Nov. 22, and Nov. 28, J H. Nelson, associate dean of the college said yesterday.
Advisers and their office hours are listed on the bulletin board directly across from the College office in Frank Strong hall. Only by consulting their advisers can students obtain their mid-semester standing. This period also gives the students a chance to become better acquainted with instructors, and prepare for further conferences to discuss, courses, with them.
Junior and senior students in the College will receive their standing through the mail from the College office.
Members of the senior, junior, ann,
sophomore classes of the School of
Engineering and Architecture are to
call for their mid-seminer grades at
Dean Ivan S. Crawford's office
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of
this week from 8:30 to 12 a.m.
from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Freshmen will
be assigned to instructors as well as
vice principals. The list of freshmen advisers for the School of Engineering and Architecture is posted on the office
bulletin board in Marvin hall.
Five Professors Attend Chemical Society Meeting
Mr. Thomas R. Ball of Washington University spoke on "The Use of the Antimony Electrode" at the meeting.
Naismith Improves-and Sciences, 2,190
Included in the group were: Prof. H, P. Cady; Prof. A, W. Davidson; Mirza Elza Hoimes, assistant in the chemistry and assistant professor of chemistry; and Leland White, assistant instructor of chemistry.
Five members of the department of chemistry attended the Kansas City section of the American Chemical Society at the University of Kansas City last Friday evening.
Dr. James Naisimith, 78, who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Sunday night, was said to have been greatly improved last night. Dr. Kramer, inventor of basketball, is professor eminent of physical education.
Women To Vote On Activity Bill
- Measure Would Alter Old Method of Limiting Women's Activities
A bill making general changes in the point system will be submitted at the WS.C.A. meeting tonight by the firm, former member of the point system committee.
The point system, effective in some form since 1919, limits the number of activities in which one woman may participate, and is designed to distribute honors among University women.
In a tentative bill before the council at last week's meeting, changes in the number of points were discussed. The points are established on a proportionate basis with respect to work, responsibility involved, and on a comparative basis with all other activities represented in the system. In addition to the point changes, the bill, if it passes, will require an initial report from each woman's organization on the campus. Monthly reports will also be made to an application system file of the points maintained by each student will be kept in complete form for reference.
Students and Sociology Professor Conduct Survey
Miss Mabel Elliott, associate professor of sociology, and seven students are cooperating in a survey of the operation of the unemployment compensation law in Kansas. This is in connection with a national survey conducted by the National League of Women's Voters.
The students are: Betty Bowman,
c'40; Mrioster Foster, c'41; Normal
Habecker, c'41; John Oakson, c'40;
Evelyn Wilmann, c'41; Wally
Springer, c'40; and Mary Robelene
Scott, c'41.
Practice Teaching Courses Available
The School of Education announced today that students desiring to do practice teaching next semester must apply at the education office before Dec. 1.
The following courses will be available: biological science, commercial subjects, dramatics, drawing and design, economics, English, French, history, home economics, mathematics, music, physical education, physical science, political science, Spanish speech, and social
Serious Aspect To Far East Foreign Policy
Washington, Nov. 20, —UP) "The troubled Far Eastern scene was thrust into the forefront of the foreign picture picture again today when acting secretary of state Sumner Welles indicated the growing seriousness with which this government views continued Japanese interference with Americans in China, especially at Tientsin.
Welles told a press conference that official reports showed that interference by Japanese military authorities with American citizens and American trade in Tientsin was on the increase rather than on the vane, despite numerous protests and representations by U.S. diplomatic officials at the scene and in Tokyo. No Right to Meddie
★ Wellos Says Japanese Interference with American Citizens Is Increasing Despite U. S. Protests
He emphasized that the United States still clings fast to the position that its citizens have every right to pursue their commercial enterprises in China without meddling by the Japanese military. It's this view that diplomatic authorities are consistently expounding in their exchanges with Japanese officials, he said.
Of the immediate problems at Tientain, Welles said that John K. Caldwell, American consul general there, has reported that the coal situation in the foreign concessions is becoming critical because of difficulties of transit at the Japanese port from Taiwan to river from the foreign concession, Caldwell reported, ample supplies of fuel are available.
In the past nine days, they said.
I Caldwell cabled the Department on Nov. 13, stating that while only a few American citizens had been delayed at the barricades, he had received many complaints that American goods were being held up from a few hours to more than a day.
Naval authorities, citing the recent success of the Anglo-French submarine patrols, realized that "pirate mines" rather than U- boat torpedoes might prove the most serious threat Britain's lifeline of communications.
German Mines Kill 125 Persons
New Attendance Record Reached
Coal Situation Critical
★ University Passes 193G
Peak; Men Students
Outnumber Women
On Nov. 1 the University set a new attendance record with 4,610 students enrolled, passing the previous peak of 4,600 enrolled in 1905. Of the 4,637 students who enrolled this fall had dropped out by Nov. 1, the date brought to campus and endured throughout the college computer official figures.
German mines laid in "utter disregard of international law" have been blamed for the sinking of 15 ships. Since Nov. 1, it was pointed out, 22 ships of Allied and neutral flags have been lost and of that number only four has been hardened or shell-fire while 16 have been hunky by mines. The 16 losses included eight neutral, seven British and two French.
Men students outnumber women students two to one this year with 3,099 men enrolled as compared with the women's total of 1,538
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has the largest enrollment of the nine schools of the University with 2,196. The School of Engineering and Architecture is second with an enrollment of 684. Five other schools reported an increased enrollment.
That was in sharp contrast with the previous month when 41 ships were sunk, 24 of them by submarines and only five by mines, while the cause of 12 sinks was not determined.
London, Nov. 20—(UP) - British naval authorities said today that Germany's sowing of "unmanounced" mine fields, after failing to achieve the necessary protection, claimed a toll of 10 ships and possibly 125 lives over the weekend.
Enrollment by schools is as follows: Graduate School, 370; School of Fine Arts, 369; School of Law, 111; School of Pharmacy, 84; School of Education, 172; School of Business, 118; School of Medicine, 493; School of Engineering and Architecture 684; and the College of Liberal Arts.
Six of the 10 vessels were neutral ships which were sunk off the English east coasts. Several others went into port after being damaged.
British naval authorities still insisted that German floating mines were responsible for the 10 weekend
losses despite Nazi assertions that "the ultimate responsibility for the attack on Pearl Harbor was a direct conduct of the British naval authorities in the laying of mines."
The sinking of the Dutch passenger liner Simon Bolivar off the English coast Saturday took a toll of 84 lives, according to a list of survivors announced tonight by the ship's agents. The missing include the captain, 18 crew members and 63 passengers.
The British admiralty—on the eve of the 21st anniversary of the surrender of the German World War I (leet to Britain—accused the Nazis of sowing free mines in the North Atlantic) the delegation of the Hague Convention.
Thirteen Women Are Applicants For Air Training
Thirteen of the 23 new applicants for the Civil Aeronautical training at the University are women, E. D. Bacon is a former engineer announced yesterday.
There were few women students in the first 50 persons enrolled for the course. However interest was aroused last week by the news that Helen Hay, c-40, had flown one of the planes of the Ascrafth Brothers' company back from Cincinnati and arrived to New York to meet Now the office of Professor Hay is literally over-run with women students.
General Electric Offers Jobs to 6
★ Scony Vacuum Interviews:
30; Discuss Foreign and
Domestic Service
Representatives of the General Electric company and the Scoomy Vacuum Oil company interviewed students in the School of Engineering and Architecture and School of Business last week.
Six students in the School of Engineering and Architecture were offered positions at Schenectady, New York, upon their graduation in February. They are: M. K. Thomen, Orange, Texas; C. H. McCabe, Garnet; L. H. Frink, Lawrence; E. A. Fuchs, Kansas City; M. Hugh W. Mgruder, Lawrence; and Gene Cormany, Kansas City, Mo.
The delegation from the General Electric company was composed of M. B. Moring, manager of the personnel office from Scheenstady; R. I. Parker, *12*, district manager of the Chicago apartment, Chicago; and George Fiske, general manager of the Kansas City General Electric company.
P. W. Boyton, personnel manager for the New York office of the Scoony Vacuum Oil company, interviewed 30 students in the School of Business and School of Engineering and Architecture, Friday.
Possibilities of foreign and domestic service with the firm were discussed in the interviews. Results of the conferences will be announced in the next few weeks. Tom Hancock, instructor in economics, was in charge of arranging interviews with Mr. Boynton.
John Ise Speaks To Women's Club
"We are generally following in the path of Germany rather than that of Sweden," declared Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, in address before a district conference of 128 members of Business and Professorial women's clubs at a luncheon Sunday in the Elfdridge ho'el.
Doctor Ise asserted that today greater restrictions are on discussion in colleges and universities than formerly. While exempting the University from severe criticism because of its academic freedom, Doctor Ise commented, "Many kinds of discussion that would have been carried on with entire freedom at one time must have been carried away" or some accusation of community even if it weren't any more radical than the New Deal."
Doctor Ise sounded a warning note to American business men when he said, "Historically it seems to me that democracy arrests with the beginning of capitalism and I am afraid that if we cannot revive our capitalism we will lose our democracy when we lose the capitalistic system. I don't know of any class that should be more interested in preserving the business themselves, because when you get anything in the way of a dictatorship, business men lose more than anyone else."
The economist recognized an opportunity for temporary relief from disturbing conditions when he said, "Of course, if our economic situation improves sufficiently, there won't be any danger, and I haven't entirely
lost hope of substantial business improvement. But if we do not get a very substantial improvement in conditions, there will be some ten million unemployed laborers who will turn more and more to some form of radicalism just as they did in Germany."
Enthusiastic Audience Hears Negro Choir
Bv Willie Bea Harmon. c'40
★ Program Opened With
'Sing All Along the Way';
'Summertime' Outstanding Number
By Willie Bea Harmon, c40.
Presenting drama, humor, supervision and the religious fervor of the race, the Eva Jessey choir brought to the campus last night the second uni-
clic concert presentation of the season.
Because the group sings spontaneously and breaks the formality by moving around the stage attention is always held. They used their bodies, their hands, and their penetrating voices in "O!' Ark's A 'Moverin.' "Plenty Good Room" a plantation shout, as well as "The Strawberry Woman," were outstanding. Catherine A,yers, the character in the latter, injected her personality into the songs.
The program opened with the brilliantly amusing, "Sing All Along the Way," arranged by William Grant Still. The harmonic style and the crawling chromatic motive of the singers proved that there is probably no other group of its kind in the country.
"Summertime," that hunting lullaby from "Porgy and Bess," by Gershwin was by the far the best solo on the program, though Lawrence Whiomans, baritone, was outstanding in his presentation of "Water Boy," arranged by Robinson.
Effective lighting was used especially in the "Campground," number, when the lights caused shadows to be cast on the back of the stage.
Humorous numbers were "Steel Driver's Song." "Simon, the Fisherman," a choral and spoken narrative, "John Henry," who went to work like "enny yuthah man," the second day he was born.
In "Casey Jones," one pianist, Robert Nolan, added color to the song by playing in treble clef, which had the sound of a train whistle. This was one of the three presentations by the maid chorus. Nolan played "A New Hiding Place," as piano solo; "The Revolutionary Eude" by Chipin was his encore.
Approximately 2,500 attended the concert program.
Nomination of G. W. Smith Approved by Athletic Board
The nomination of G. W. Smith, professor of mathematics, to the Athletic Board replacing Prof. J. O. Jones, of the department of civil engineering who recently resigned, was approved by the Board Saturday.
A non-conference game in 1940 was discussed, but no definite announcement will be made until final games and a date have been agreed upon.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott, Geo Nettels of Pittsburgh, Kans., Tom Veach of Kansas City, and Hugo Wedell of Topeka were absent.
Student Christian Federation To Hold Conference Here
A campus religious conference, under the direction of the Student Christian Federation of the University, will be held here Nov. 26, 27, and 28. The conference is intended to create a mutual cooperation among the student church groups and train religious leaders.
The conference, will open next Sunday evening, when the event, Rival Chogiu, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Emporia, will give the guest speaker. The text of his speech will treat the subject of "The Place of Religion on the Modern University Campus."
The conference Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 27 and 28 will be given over to seminar meetings, led by the student major of the student religious groups.
The student Christian Federation sponsoring the conference is composed of 25 members, including two representatives from each group and the minister of the group. The students are: Elijah Cole, c40, general chairman; Jean Dooley, c41, program chairman; Marjorie Tremblay, c41, dinner; Eunice Lovett, b41, seminar; Richard Rupp, c42, room facilities;
and Juanita Austill, c'42, publicity.