The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME VI.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FEBRUARY 5, 1910
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IS AWAITING THE ANSWERS
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Only Two-Thirds of Men Have Replied to Letter.—Speculation as to the Party.
Official and final action against the members of Theta Nu Epsilon is now pending the receipt of all of the answers to the letters which were sent out by Chancellor or Strong last Wednesday. Until late this afternoon only about two-thirds of the fraternity men who received the communication had answered the questions which were put to them. All of the letters sent to the fraternity presidents asking them to answer questions regarding the conduct of their chapter with reference to T N. E. since the agreement made with the governing body of the University on April 10 1907, have been answered.
OFFICIAL AND FINAL ACT TION NEXT WEEK.
Chancellor Strong hopes to have all the answers from the men in individually by Monday. If they are not received by that time he will issue a second and final call before action is taken by the Board of Regents.
As soon as the information which has been requested, is received and has been included in the Cancellor's report, a meeting of the Regents will be called. It is expected that the call for this meeting will be issued for the latter part of next week. What action the Regents may take is yet a matter of speculation, but it is generally understood that T N. E. or any organization arisen therefrom, will be dissolved for ever.
If all the other events of commencement week fail miserably there will be one feature that will redeem the whole affair The senior farce this year promises to be the best that has ever been presented at the University. Miss Edna Hapkins is the chairman of the committee and she is working day and night to make the last stunt of the class of 1910 the best of the many it has so successfully undertaken.
Considerable speculation has resulted during the past week, because no official announcement calling off the party, to be given on February 11th, has been made. Since it is understood that a number of fraternity men who are not members of Theta Nu Epsilon, as well as several members of the faculty have been invited to attend the party as guests,the question has been raised as to what action may be taken against those men providing the party if given and they attend.
Senior Farce This Year to Be Something New.
Nothing definite has been given en out about the plot nor is it probably that anything will. It is said however, to be a departure from the beaten paths. Every thing will be entirely original. The costuming will be the most extravagant ever seen on a local stage.
WORK ALMOST DONE.
GIVE UP CHECK STAND.
Hook Rent Does not Pay Since Engineers Left.
The boys who have had charge of the cheek stand during the fall term have voluntarily given up their control of it and beginning next Monday the hat and coat hooks will be open to the general public. Very few students have paid for the use of the hooks this term, and as the financial possibilitiles outside of this are quite limited, it does not pay the boys to stay around the cheek stand.
The removal of the engineering students to their own building is given as an explanation of the few hooks rented this year. When they had their draughting work in Fraser hall they spent considerable time in the building and thus it was convenient for them to leave overcarts and hats where they were sure to find them when needed. Students in the College evidently think that people are becoming too honest to interfere with headgear.
EPIDEMIC ON WANE
CASES OF LA GRIP AND COLD DISAPPEARING.
The epidemic of colds and coughs which has been running rampant among the students of the University for the past two or three weeks, now seems to have about finished its course. No less than one half of all the students, according to Dr. H. L Chambers, University physician have had either a cold, tonsilitis or the la grip during the month of January. Tonsilitis, however does not seem to have been so popular as the other two. A great many of the students have caught colds and la grip have followed.
More Than Half of Students Have Been on the Sick List During Past Month.
Dr. Chambers also stated that during the past week there have been but very few cases, which have come under his care. He believes that the quizzes have served to drive all thoughts of bad colds from the minds of the students, unless the case was so severe that medical attention was necessary.
Mark Brawley of Frankfort, a former University student, is visiting at the Alpha Tau house.
"The epidemic is not nearly so prevalent now as it was a week ago," said Dr. Chambers this morning, and it begins to look as if it would practically disappear within a few more days. During the past month it has been one of the most popular things on the hill. More than 77 cases have been treated by the University department and many more students have sought a cure through other sources. Many have paid but little attention to their ailments and have allowed nature to act as a cure. However, in some instances the disease has been so severe that the students were compelled to miss a number of classes."
A FIRE DANGER IS DISCOVERED
MEN'S LUCH ROOM USED FOR SMOKER.
Inadequate Fire Escapes on Fraser Hall—Registrar's Office Is Endangered.
"This room was opened for your use as a lunch and study room. It is not a smoking room Please don't persist in using it a such and causing its closing. If you must smoke, try the campu
It has been discovered that there is imminent danger of a destructive fire in Fraser hall. The University authorities have been notified and action to prevent such a calamity has already been taken.
Last fall a room in the basement of Fraser hull directly under the registrar's office was opened to the students as a men's lunch and study room. It was not long until the place grew to be popular with the students and a short time ago one felt the call to cigarettes and proceeded to light one. The fascination of obeying a rule of the school war probably an impetus for the other students in the room to do like wise and within a few minutes so much smoke had accumulated that the white clouds were finding an outlet through the cracks in the floor of the Registrar's office. Of course discovery of the smoking was the result. An investigation was started at once and numerous heads of matches were found on the floor. This added to the danger of fire, since it is feared that the mice, which infest the room to eat the crumbs dropped on the floor by students eating lunch there, would carry the matches to their nests where if ignited by the pests would set fire to the building.
It seemed that some of the frequenters persisted in doing everything possible to disobey the spirit of the rules. The word "NO" on the latter signs was cut away and all of the words which aided in conveying the idea that the room was not a "smoker," in the other notices were scratched out and the sentences made to read that smoking was desired by all who entered the sanctum for study and lunching. Still an other wayward student proceeded to light a match and setting fire to one of the notices, burned away about half of it.
In addition a number of cards bearing the inscription, "NO SMOKING," were posted in the room.
-ventilation is good there."
Accordingly Secretary Edward E. Brown posted notices in the room which he hoped would have the desired effect. The notice read:
The disregard shown toward the rules against smoking is a much more serious proposition than is anticipated by many of the students. In the first place the room will be closed and its privileges denied the men unless the rule is obeyed. But much more serious is the danger of fire to the building. Fraser is inadequately
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PAN-HELLENIC SMOKER.
Frat Men Meet Tonight in Dick Hall.
The second annual Pan-Hellenie smoker will be held tonight in the hall over Dick Brothers' drug store. It is expected that about 250 fraternity men will be present and all the fraternity members of the faculty are invited. A luncheon will be served and sweet eider will be used for drinking purposes. Several stunts of musical and vaudeville nature will be put on by the various fraternities. The committee in charge of the specialties this morning. The Betas will put nounced the following sketches on a comedy. A juggling stunt will be pulled off between Coach Hamilton and Raymond Watson The Sigma Chi Mandolin club will furnish music and the University Glee club as well.
MEDICAL SOCIETY COMING TO LAWRENCE.
One of the leading features of the evening will be two wrestling bount, the first between "Tommy" Johnson and James Abernathy, the second between two freshmen, Perey Collins and Herbert Sommers. Several alumn are expected to attend.
Members of University Faculty Will Take Part in the Program of the Meeting.
DOCTORS MEET NEXT WEEK
The program for the meeting of the Northeast Kansas Medical society, which will be held at the University next Thursday has been completed, and printed folders have been sent out to the physicians of the district by Dr. H L. Chambers, the secretary of the association. Two sessions will be held, one at 2 o'clock in Snow hall, and a 6 o'clock dinner and evening session at the Eldridge house.
Chancellor Strong will deliver the address of welcome to the visiting physicians. Members of the University faculty will have a prominent part on the program Following are the titles of the papers which they will read :
"Embryological Beginnings of Teratomato," Prof. C. E. Me Clung.
"A Biography of the Chemist Louis Pasteur," Prof. M. T Sudler.
“On the Action of Ethyl Alcoo hol.” Prof. James Naismith.
"Laboratory Methods Accessible to the Clinician," Prof. E. H Schorer.
"Location of State Sanitarium for Tuberculosis," Prof. M. A. Barber of the clinical department at Rosedale.
Mr. J. E. Heidenrich, the representative of the West Publishing company, of Minneapolis, and Theodore Alford, of the Kansas City Journal, will spend today and Sunday at the Sig Alph house.
Maud Grenough, a student at the University two years ago, is visiting friends here this week.
DEDICATION FEBRUARY 25
ENGINEERING PLANT TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED.
Many Western Engineers, Educators, and Alumni to Be Present—Famous Speakers.
On February 25, the date set for the dedication of the new engineering buildings, the University will entertain many noted engineers from all over the West. Some weeks ago letters were sent to all of the important engineering schools and state universities in the United States, inviting them to send delegates to visit the University and enjoy the dedicatory services,whob the engineering faculty intends to make a very pleasurable affair.
The $250,000 engineering equipment which the University has lately added to its plant has attracted attention and comment all over the West, and the dedicatory services offer an excellent opportunity to men of the engineering profession, to examine the place where the state of Kansas makes engineers.
Three buildings are to be dedicated. They are the $50,000 G-ology and Mining Building, which is to be christened "Haworth hall," in honor of Prof. Erasmus Haworth, the big engineering building, which, with the mechanical laboratory cost $150,000, to be called "Marvin hall," after Dean Marvin of the School of Engineering, and the $50,000 "saw-tooth" power plant, which the Chancellor says is "ugly but very useful."
The services of the dedication will be held on the afternoon of February 25, in either the chapel or the gymnasium, it has not The engineering students will meet at 2:00 in the engineering building and attend the meting in a body. At 2:30 Dean F. O Marvin will open the program with a a few words of welcome to the visitors. The remainder of the afternon will be given over to the two main speakers of the day, Richard C. Maclaurin, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and E.R. Buckley president of the American Mining Congress, two of the best known engineers of the United States, as their high positions among professional men indicates.
After the service the visitors will be shown through the new buildings; but, as the closing event of the day, the University guests will be banqueted in the gymnasium.
"Friday February 25, will be a great day for us who have struggled so long for these fine buildings," was Dean Marvin's comment on the coming event. "We expect quite a number of visitors, including University alumni, and we're going to make it pleasant for everybody."
As a side event, the newly organized Kansas Engineering society has chosen this date and place for a meeting of its members. This society will meet in the engineering building at 11 a. m.