An Editorial
This Burning Question Too Hot To Handle
The Men's Student Council demonstrated clearly Monday night that it simply is afraid to take a stand on the smoking bill.
With some nebulous figment of party prestige at stake, the politicians ducked the issue. Two weeks had given them ample time to investigate and to sound out student opinion.
But the spineless legislators, standing between the administration on one hand and reported student opposition on the other, lacked the courage and backbone to say either "yes" or "no."
This failure to act is most surprising, for C. H. Mullen cast the vote that tabled the no-smoking bill. By that decision, Mullen climaxed the series of inconsistencies that has marked his conduct throughout the whole controversy.
First Mullen introduced the measure. It was supposed that he would support the bill since he wrote and proposed it. But his political bosses in P.S.G.L. wavered. Mullen, likewise, jumped on the fence. He didn't know how he stood. Then he made a decision. On Oct. 14 he said, "Personally I am in favor of the bill and the objectives it seeks to achieve."
From these enlightenments developments, Hill politicians emerge in their true nature. They lack regard both for their responsibilities as student representatives and for their own self-respect. In their hypocritical fashion they choose to disregard an important student issue. These so-called legislators think only of the party. Every action taken by the M.S.C. has been a picture of buck-passing, and wily consideration of the possible influence of the bill on a future election.
Pachacamac, lining solidly in opposition, attempted to prevent the tabling. But this one dab of water does not wash the Pachacamac face clean. Their "poll" of men students, masked in fancy phrases and apparently idealistic motives, was clearly a political move.
Last Saturday, mullen and vema wilson announced that compromise amendments would be proposed to both Councils. Such a shift in front from the formerly "one-sided" issue merely foreshadowed the action Monday night when Mullen added his vote to the solid P.S.G.L. front and tabled the bill. By his own vote, Mullen prevented his own bill from coming to a vote. He also made it impossible for his own amendment to be considered.
The weak-kneed solons slipped in stalling on the anti-smoking bill. They thought by taking no action they could retain the confidence and support of the students. But they can't. Such a policy of vacillation and procrastination fails to impress. Regardless of how a student stands on indoor smoking, he wants some action taken on the issue. He wants the Council to make a decision. He may oppose the bill, but he wants to know where the Council stands.
In that desire the Kansan concurs. We, too, want to know where the Council stands. If further investigation and polling on the smoking bill were obviously necessary, why wasn't such action taken during the past two weeks? Is the M.S.C. president supporting or opposing his own bill?
Mr. Mullen, Mr. Gray, Mr. Marietta: Can you tell us?
By Marjorie Gaines, c'41
Dramatic Season Opens With Double Feature
Tickets to the first dramatic performance of the season will go on sale tomorrow morning at the ticket office in the basement or Green hall. The first production will bring the Kansas Players to the stage of Fraser Theater with two one-act plays, "The Emperor Jones," and "My Heart's in the Highlands." Students may obtain seat seats by presenting their activity book stubs at the ticket office.
The Kansas Players, composed of students and faculty members, will
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be in performance Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week.
Student Suffers Internal Injuries; Condition Critical
"The Emperor Jones" by Eugene O'Neill is in seven scenes and will have 20 negroes in his 32-member cast. Lorenzo Fuller, c'38, plays the lead role of "Emperor Jones." The setting of the play is a West Indian island where American justice has established himself as emperor and uses the natives to his own advantage. Finding that he is to be overthrown,
Daniel B. Brune, e'42, who was admitted to Walkina Memorial Hospital early Monday morning suffering from internal injuries, was said to have had a broken neck and not yet out of danger by the attending physician yesterday afternoon.
The physician said it would be several days before Brune would be out of danger.
Brune underwent an emergency operation for an internal hemorrhage at the hospital about 3 o'clock Monday morning, having been injured while playing with a tennis ball two miles north of Lawrence, Sunday afternoon.
Brune was said to have sustained a crushed kidney and a ruptured abdominal blood vessel. His condition was described as extremely serious
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The student's home is severa miles north of Lawrence.
Chief Thinks Fire
A Phoney; Phi Delt's
Think Differently
A fire at the Phi Delta Theta house last night caused only slight damages before the Lawrence fire department arrived. The blaze was started in a third floor closet used for storage space.
When the call was turned in Chief Paul Ingles suspected a joke and said, "We're too busy." However, he was quickly convinced that better not be too busy, and send out all the trucks you have.
Most of the men at the house did not know there was a fire until three trucks clanged up in front of the house.
The display in the lounge of the Memorial Union building this week was made by the geology department. It includes minerals and rocke calcite galene, and halite are some of the minerals which are shown.
Geological Display in Union
OFFICIAL STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVII
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930
W.S.G.A. Passes Amended Bill To Ban Smoking in Fire Traps
Cellos: Sarai Mohler, f4; 20ack Stephenson, f4; 22ack Rymph, f4; 24ack Rudley, gr; Dorothy May, M4; 24 margaret Gray, M4; Vernon Green, Edine Marjorie Henry, fa 43; ed Nadine Tibbs, fa 43
Kuersteiner Chooses 100 For Orchestra
★ Annual Fall Concert To Be Given by Symphony Group Nov. 16; Conductor Is Optimistic
Personnel of the 100-piece University Symphony orchestra, which will open its concert series with a Brahms' program at the annual Fall Concert in Hoch auditorium Nov. 16 was announced last night by Kari Kuersteiner, conductor and associate professor of violin and orchestra.
Violas: Lola Higley, ed 40, carinel; Vincent Bleeker, fa 40, Euge Crabshaw, fa 40, Richard Rice, fa 41; Alta May Adams, fa 42; Haze Hymes, fa 40, Grete Gibson, fa 40, Faure Guillem, fa 40, Faure Laverne, fa 42, and Faure Lavine, fa 43.
Eugene Crubb, fa'40, is assistant conductor of the orchestra. Other officers include Eugene Ninger, fa'41, president; Robert Forman, fa'40 vice-president; and Martha Briggs, 'a'41, secretary-treasurer.
First violins. Paul Stoner, f40
concert guitar. Paul Stoner, f40.
Ben Wallace, f40. Eddy Jr.
dry, Middled Klaunman
cello. Middled Klaunman
cello. c'41; Betty Hasey, f42; Rustie
Jovette, b41; Jannita Brown, e40;
Rustie Jovette, b41; Paddy Myers,
Second violin; Eugene Nininger, fa 41; principal; Jane Kinnamon, ca 42; Herta Eienertshmener, c 42;rev. Eienertshmener, c 43;fuaml; Jane Geiger, fa 41; Leora Adams, fa 41; Colleen Boorman, c 43; Calvert P肩, b 41; Lydia Smithmeyer, fa 49; Marany Duncan, fa 43; Jeffrey Meyers, fa 43; and Jane Entertnie, fa 43.
"This is the largest, and I believe the best orchestra we have ever had," Professor Kuersteiner said. The members were selected following tryouts, and the orchestra is composed of experienced musicians.
String basses: Eugene O'Brien, b4 Dorothy Gorgeth, fa 41; Charles Hopkins, fa 40; Kenneth Nelson, b4 Joseph Lantworth, fa 40; Louis Whitworth, fa 42; Gladys Huber, r; A01 Carlsen, fa 40; and Curtis John, fa 40.
The orchestra includes the following;
Piccolo: *The Kidder*, gr.
Obsoys: *Robert Forman*, fa'40; and
Wills: *The Kidder*.
Students who have had sufficient preparatory training in any of the languages offered may register for the exam either at the College office in Frank Strong hall or with the department of language concerned.
English horn: Robert Forman, fa 40.
Flutes: Louis A. Kidder, gr.; Jean Bartz, c'43; Marjorie Rader, ed'43; and Martha Briggs, fa'41.
Registration will end today at 8 p.m. for the foreign language proficiency examination to be given on Saturday.
Clarinetists; Bert Tippon, fa 41;
Bruce Thomas, b 40;
Richard Drew, b 40; Alfred Fancuolo, fa 41; Guise Helming, fa 41; Bassoon; Jeanne Moyer, fa 42; and
Johnny Rowe, fa 41.
Cornetes: Leo Horacek, fa'41; Howard
Harms, fa'40; Ada Croll, fa'42;
and Clayton Krebbla, fa'40.
french hornes Joe Van Sickle, f41; Edward Allaup, f43; Garry Graham, fa 43; Lester Ford, fa 43; Robert Hewitt, cran, m4; and Robert Hewitt, b40.
Trombones: Leslie Sperling, fa'40 Dean Brooks, c'40; Eugene Kenaga gr.; Daniel LsSheille, c'41; and Keith Allen, fa'43.
James Berkson, m42.
Bass clarinet: Glenn Ruff, gr.
Harp: Elizabeth Griffith, fa'42; and Rachel Calvin.
Language Exam
Will Be Saturday
To qualify for the examination, students must register before the deadline at 5 pm. today. The test will take about an hour and will last for one hour.
Brian M. Robert Jenkins, fa'43
Percussion: Jack Moore, fa'40, Bill
Ward, fa'40; and Jean Aszman,
fa'43
Piano: Marshall Butter, fa'42; and Loren Withers, fa'41.
Librarian: Keith Allen, fa'43.
Tuba: Arthur Harris, fa'40.
Librarian: Keith Allen, fa'43.
Basement Floor In Frank Strong Okay for Women
By Jean Hinshaw, c'41
The W.S.G.A. last night banned indoor smoking for women in all non-fire-proof buildings and on the first and second floors of Frank Strong hall.
The bill permits smoking in the basement of Frank Strong hall and in all buildings which the superintendent of buildings and grounds deems safe.
The Council also voted unanimously to invalidate dance passes now held by ex-Council members. In Force Fridav
Miss Robertson's answer to members of the Council who took definite stand against the act was: "I think it's just habit smoking in center Ad. It will not be any more trouble to walk to the basement when we have become used to it.
The amendment of the original smoking bill was proposed by Jean Robertson, c'40, immediately following the reading of the bill.
The funeral will be held at the Rumsey funeral home at 2:30 Friday afternoon and he will be buried at Oakhill cemetery.
Walter Branson Dies Suddenly
Walter Branson, janitor of the Spooner-Thayer museum and employee of the University for 15 years died of a heart attack at his home 1212 Pennsylvania; yesterday afternoon at about 1:30.
- Spooner-Thayer Janitor
Suffers Heart Attack
Tuesday Afternoon
Mr. Branson started to work for the University, Aug. 1, 1924, and has been the junior and guardian of the museum since its collection was moved into the present building in 1926.
Miss Minnie S. Moodie, curator of the museum, said, "Mr. Branson was well fitted for the position of guardian and junior of the Museum. He was a cultured man and an interested, careful worker who was pleasant in his attitude towards visitors to the museum."
Mr. Branson is survived by his wife; a son, Erwin; and his mother of Indianapolis, Ind.
The Engineering Mixer a get-to-together of students and faculty members of the School of Engineering and Architecture, will be held this evening from 7 till 10 at Marvin hall.
Engineers Hold Mixer Tonight
Approximately 150 are expected to attend this party, which is sponsored annually by the faculty of the School of Engineering. The mixer is planned primarily as a means of allowing freshmen and new students to become acquainted with the faculty and other students.
The program includes group singing led by Prof. F. L. Brown and accompanied by Jane Waring, e40, a short talk by Deam Ivan S. Crawford; a stunt by faculty members, led by Prof. J. E. Russell; and games, led by Prof. D. D. Haines. Prof. A. M. Ocklerbain will present a torch whirling act.
Harry Brown, m43, has been elected president of the freshman class of the School of Medicine. Other officers are: James Hopinger; m43, vice-president and Neil, m43, secretary-treasurer.
Brown is a member of Phi Beta Pi, professional medical fraternity, and Hoopinggarer and Neis are professional medical fraternity.
Freshman Medics Elect Harry Brown President
El Atenco Steak Fry Tonight
Members of El Atenco, organization for students of Spanish, will hold a steak fry at the home of Misa de Aranda, a woman of romance languages, this evening.
The smoking bill, applying to women only, will go into effect Friday. No definite penalty has been decided for offenses against the bill. A disciplinary committee, composed of Council members will make final decisions on all cases. Names of individuals who have been tried and convicted The Daily Kansan, and more drastic measures will be taken for habitual offense.
"We are confident that University women will cooperate," said Velmo Wilson, c40, president of W.S.G.A. agreement will be a minor problem.
The bill will invalidate dance passes of all ex-Council members who were elected after March 9, 1939.
Bridge Tourney Opens Third Day
The contract bridge tournament entered into its third day with four teams definitely advanced, and 47 teams now entered.
Places for about a dozen teams still exist in the second bracket, Winford Forry, e40, director of the tournament announced late last night. Entries must be in by noon today.
The four teams advanced by play Monday and yesterday were: Leo Brenneisen, '14, and John D. Stewart, '14; Hunter Munford, gr, and Malcolm Black, c'uncl; Carter Butler, c'40, and Roderick Burton, c'40; Zeko Cole, c'40, and Floyd Kelly, '14.
Deep Sea Diver--engineering, education, psychology and several others will take part in the exhibition," Mr. Smith said.
William Beebe, noted lecturer and deep sea diver, who will speak here Oct. 31.
Education School Degrees to 16
- Faculty Awards 28 Teachers' Diplomas; Approve Equitation Courses
Ruth Margaret Montzingo was awarded a bachelor of science degree in education.
Students awarded the bachelor of science degree in education and the University teachers' Diploma were: Victor J. Anneberg, Jr., Eldora H. Ashrafter, Josephine Amanda Cook, Ovrill Lyla Dawson, Esther Erikson, Helon Mildred Jennings, Avishot Monsur Worsall, Den尼Emile McGhawk, Katie Lea McGhawk, Pearl Willis Otto, Mattie Hansel Roan, Mary Fields Smith, Gertrude M. Taylor, Milked M. Thomann, and Joseph B. Trimeloni.
Patrick Heads Camera Club
Those receiving only the University teachers' diploma were: Victor Earl Amend, Zenith Mae Fowler, Edna Mae Holcis, Julia Hudson, Carl Knox, Harriet Idalette Kruger, Donna Dorothy Lundesley, Evelyn Longerney, Margaret Elizabeth Nammina, Marjorie Hale, Elsie Hillier, Pifleley Smith, Mary Emily Sturhall, Dorothy May Thompson, and Dorcile Wyrick.
Slides at Husking Contest To Depict Campus Life
Sixteen degrees and 28 teachers diplomas were awarded yesterday by the faculty of the School of Education to students who completed requirements for graduation during the summer session.
Three new courses in equitation were approved, and the graduate courses in Tests and Measurements of Physical Education was made available to juniors and seniors. Two senior courses, Content and Methods of Physical Education, and Adolescence, were opened to juniors.
Fred Patrick, c'unel, was elected president of the KU. Camera Club in a meeting in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building.
University of Kansas will show
colors at the National Cornus-
nskus contest Nov. 1, 2, and 3,
when she displays 70 slide pictures
of life on Mt. Oread.
The departments of entomology, zoology, bacteriology, pharmacy, electrical engineering, mechanical
A model of the display can be seen in the office of V. M. Smith, associate professor of architecture and faculty representative for the project. The center of attraction is shows different views of the Campus, the automatic slide projection which documentary activities, and student life.
Students will be present to tell visitors about the activities on the Campus and to explain the pictures. Anyone interested in acting as a representative of the University at the exhibition should see Emmet Park, c41, M.S.C. representatives or have them shown by one of the W.S.G.A. There will be no compensation, but those selected will bel escused from calfse
The University's display will be open throughout the contest, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 3.
Irate Farmer
'Turns on Heat'
For Weiner Roasters
A complaint charging six University students with using J. L. Killworth's farm at the site of a weiner roast was filed in the Dougstown sheriff's office by B Lee Baker, tenor of the music group by Sheri C E. Hanningen.
The six students arrested last night should be either released outright or tried in court, the sheriff said when a judge ordered that they file the complaint if $300 were paid.
The sheriff warned students again hold steak fries on private property. The result of such trespassin may be prosecution, he said.
William Beebe To Describe Ocean Depths
\* Illustrated Talk Tuesday
Night in Hoch Auditorium
Opens Community Lecture
Series
Dr. William Beebe, the only man in the world who has ventured to descend more than a half a mile below the surface of the ocean, will describe his undersea adventures and discoveries when he presents the first offering of the Community Lecture Course in Hoch auditorium Tuesday evening.
Doctor Beebe made his greatest decients sealed in a huge steel diving bell, or hitherly sphere, strong enough to withstand the nine-ton pressure. 3,063 feet below the surface of the sea. The sphere was attached to a barge by cable so that it could be raised and lowered. Through the fused quartz window, stronger and clearer than glass, Dr. Beebe studied the marine life and dictated his impressions by telephone to a stenographer on the deck of the barge above.
Brings Illustrations
He will bring still and moving pictures to illustrate his lecture. He has written the story of his submarine adventures, "Five Hundred Fathoms Down," numerous magazine articles, and is considered one of the finest works.
Five national and international figures will speak on the community lecture course this year. Alexander Woolott, well known American newspaper man, will come to the University Jan. 10. H. R. Knickerbocker, noted foreign correspondent will discuss the present world conflict on Feb. 21. Major George Fielding Eliot, American military authority, will present the problems of national defense on Feb. 29. Wilfrid L. Husband, political interpreter of Sweden, will describe the situation there in the last presentation, scheduled for March 7.
Knickerbocker Detained
H. R. Knickerbocker was unable to fill his Oct. 5 engagement here because he was held in Europe to report on the war. His appearance was postponed to Feb. 21, according to his lecture tour manager.
Student activity books will admit University men and women to all lectures. Season tickets for the lecture course may be purchased by interested persons outside the University. Single admission tickets will be on sale in room 1, Frank Strong hall.
Medallion Awards Go To Schuerman And Bill Waugh
The Medallion award, the highest honor the School of Business presents to its honor students of the junior class, was given to Keith Farris on February 16. Waugh, b40, at a smoker last night at the Memorial Union building.
F. T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business, introduced the new faculty members. They were: Lesley Waters, Alfred Seeley, Clark Myers, Lawrence Vance, John Listner, Wilbur Mansfield, Ed Kurger, John Mellen, and H. Harbensen. Bob McKay, b'40, president of the School of Business, introduced Mr. Charles Holmes, '15, who spoke of the Securities Exchange Commission.
One hundred fifty persons attended the smoker.
The Weather
The Weather Today mostly cloudy, local showers in southeast and extreme east, much cooler.