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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXVI
NUMBER 6.
Chancellor Bids Frosh Welcome
Tells Large New Student Class That 'Interest' Is the Most Important Thing in Life
Formally welcoming the largest freshman class ever to enter the University, Chancellor E. H. Lindley spoke to more than eight hundred new students at a conocation in Hoch auditorium last evening.
"Youth is full of ambition and aspiration. They come into a romantic world filled with the spirit of adventure," said the Chancellor. Then he apologized for the machine-like process of registration and enrollment that might make one think of the University as a factory that turns out a human product.
"In the race of life, the most important thing is intense interest. If your interest is great enough you will succeed. Scholastic successes are usually successes in life.
Place of Freedom
"The University is a place of freedom, but freedom has discipline the same as regimentation. There is peril in freedom because some can't stand up under it. I hope you will realize what freedom is," declared Professor John Chambers, "good for a student to be on his own and have some responsibilities."
Amazed or Perplexed
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 38
Rules at the University grew from the students' demands for them, he said, and explained that all social events required HILI's self-governing organizations.
He also stressed the fact that the faculty is interested in the student as an individual and is eager to help him find himself.
"Some of you are amazed or perplexed by the strangeness of your new surroundings," observed the speaker. "The savage in us makes us afraid of the new and strange. The civilized in us makes us interested."
"A conflict arises, and the stress is a testing time of the student's ability to adopt himself.
"The habit of success, and it is a habit, is mastering your task every day. Don't postpone. Its like letting your adversary get the jump on you."
Do Your Work Daily
"Be a good problem solver," he urged. "If you can take it and solve your problems cheerfully then you have a right to a college education."
"Don't go out haunted by an unfinished task. Play hard. We want you to play. But never play until you have first completed your task.
"College offers a grand chance to form new habits. But never suffer an exception to occur, for it is like dropping a ball from the ceiling and being wined up. You suddenly undo the result of your efforts," the Chancellor said.
"If you do your task every day for thirty days, are true to your experience you will have no trouble when examination time comes at the end."
He then warned new students against becoming half educated, adding that one should never think of them as having a problem and then trust to luck.
'Is this all there is to it?' should be the eternal question.
"Half educated people always excuse themselves, 90 per cent of the failures are in the man. A ladder never sweeps at the club or the mother."
Poco Is Working On Six Dioramas
"An educated person is a wonderful friend, associate or citizen," he said.
Bernard "Poco" Fraizer, University sculptor, is starting work on six dioramants which will depict animal life prevalent in Kanaas a few million years ago. He has already made eight dioramas of this type.
This year Frazier will work in the basement of the Spooner-Thayer museum of art instead of in Dyche His position as sculptor on the creative art staff for the coming year has been made possible by a grant from the Carnegie foundation which encourages artists.
This series of dioramas is completed, it will be placed in Dyche. Each represents a different period of prehistoric life. The models are placed in natural settings of forests and plains.
Talks to Preps
"... The most important thing is interest interest. If your interest is great enough you will succeed."
Quicksand Hinders Repair Work on City Water Line
Quickskill and seepage hindered progress in repairing the city water intake line. The workers were unable to dig down to the leak yesterday although air pressure tests determined the exact place of the trouble, which is only 12 feet below the ground.
A hole eight feet wide and 18 feet long is being dug and cried as work progresses. However sheet water seeping into the hole has impeded progress to such an extent that it was necessary to plug up the intake line and open up a temporary intake line.
James Brazil Is Geologist For Oil Company in Egypt
James Brazil, a graduate of K. U.
four years ago, and for the past
several months employed by the Kansas
State Board of Health in its work
disposal of oil field wastes, will leave
Oct. 8 for Egypt, where he will
become the senior geologist for
the Standard oil company of California,
to direct the company's petroleum
exploratory work in Egypt. Brazil
lettered in a football player for three
years at the University.
Freshman Women To Picnic Friday
Having met their counselors in a rather formal setting, freshmen will get the opportunity to view their big sisters in a recreational focus of mind Friday at a picnic for all first year women and advisers.
The advising was done in a meeting Saturday morning, attendance at which was required of all new workers will not be a commendary affair.
Freshmen women and advisers are asked to meet at the Memorial Union building at 4 o'clock. Alice Russell, fa'39, general chairman of the counselors, is in charge of arrangements for the outing.
Increase Registration This Fall
Unofficial Figure Sets
4142 Students Signing
Up for Entrance Into
University
University registration for this fall reached a slight increase over last year's record as unofficial reports last night placed the total at slightly more than 4,142. The regular registering period ended yesterday as enrollment got under way.
At noon yesterday, 3,500 student had stood in line in center Frank Strong hall (and points east), passed on to and filled out their registration cards. Last year at the end of the period 4,128 students were registered. When the official count was taken at noon yesterday, the W's, the D's, the N's and the O's had not yet passed through the lines.
Yesterday morning enrollment started. Robinson gymnasium was crowded with students striving to get in from twelve to eighteen hours of work, between 9:30 and 12:30, please. Tomorrow the unfortunate who find themselves down towards the end of the enrollment schedules will be forced into those days to go to a class on Friday afternoons which will interfere with bus and train schedules.
Last year, at the end of the first week of school, 4,589 students had enrolled, including the 237 persons who were taking work in Kansas City. Late registration and enrollment will be carried on during this week, and will be completed Saturday.
The business school enrollment has been relatively heavy. It started yesterday, in West Frank Strong hall, and will end this afternoon. The enrollment schedule for today in the College of Engineering is 10–30, D and H; 10–30, 11–50, S, N; Q; 1:30–3, E; B; 3:40–4, Z; O, G, W.
It is expected that when enrollment has been completed, there will have been an increase in the number of students entering the University over the total last year. However, the expected interest is to be slight.
Three periods for hearings on residence petitions have been arranged by the administrative committee in charge of that work; Henry Werner, his student adviser; Klar Kloo, businessman J. B. Brookelbauer, pro-poser of law.
Committee Will Hear Resident Petitions
The committee will hire 21 applications for state residence at 2 p.m. on Monday morning, with appointments to 9 o'clock morning. All meetings will be held in the Wern-Marin building.
On the surface the University band seems to be a collection of instruments, men and music who seem luckily or coincidentally, to play together in harmony. But there is more than that beneath the surface. There is a spirit that Director Wiley has built up in the music department, which makes the 100 men play as one; that adds fire and depth to the music they read.
You only have to witness one re-
er's office, room 1, Frank Strong hall.
Hundred Men Play As One At First Rebearsal of Band
Strangely enough, no objections to the addition of women to the band have been voiced by the men players. "Anything that will make it better is O.K. by us seems to be the general opinion. The only point over which there seems to be any discussion is whether the girls will wear trousers or skirts. So far the pants seem to have it.
By Ken Pestichwaite
Kansas will have another record-breaking, honor-crowned band this year. More than 100 experienced musicians attended the band's first rehearsal at the Memorial Union building ball room last night and played from the first in a manner and style that few bands achieve even after much practice.
For the first time in the history of the University, women are being used in the concert band. Present last night were: Jeanne Klusman, fa42, Hute; Rachel Parks, fa42, clairnet and Jean Moor, fa42. Women may be added later. The women will not be used in the marching band, however.
But the best director in the world would be a total loss if he had nothing of merit to direct. Professor Wiley is lucky for he has a collection of as fine musicians as can be found any place in America.
"Quiet boys," the director says a he mounts the little rubber covered podium. Instantly a hush falls over the room. He lifts his baton, a hundred instruments flash into playing position. Then the signal to begin, and the rehearsal hall is flooded with the strong, harmonious, impressive strains of a Bach chorale or some other slow, melodic number that pronounces an invocation over the meeting. Then the band proceeds to more spitted and difficult numbers but never is that complete attention to the director and his movements and words lost.
Back with the band this year for his third season, is Richard Gage, c'39, first chair and solo clarinetist. Robert Briggs, fa'38, expert tympan man will be in charge of the percussion section of the band again. Clyde Smith, bus'39, occupies the first chair cornet for another year after the ban. Larry Shorter in the baritone section and Dean Brooks, c'38, is back in the trombone section.
When you listen to and watch this year's University band, remember you are getting the best in the West if not in the whole nation.
nearest of this remarkable organization to understand how it turns out the type and kind of music it does.
License Applications Pour in Werner's Office
Applications for University parking licences are being received in the office of Henry Werner, men's student adviser. All students who park cars on the Campus are required to have one hundred难易-two tags have been issued to members of the faculty and stuff. Eighty student applications have been received. The parking committee of three members of the Men's Student Council has met next week to consider the requests and assign zones to the drivers allotted licences.
Counselors Cram Facts
Prepare To Instruct Freshmen on Campus Facts and Customs
More than 80 junior and senior were doing last minute cramming on University facts and customs general rules of etiquette and various other information today in preparation for tomorrow's opening conference periods between freshmen and their student counselors.
Conference periods are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday and at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Counsellors were assigned their lists of freshmen during vacation months and many have already contacted their wards by letters and pre-arranged meetings. Attendance at the conferences is not required of the fresh.
Chosen last spring to instruct first year men on characteristics of University life as a part of the expanding "Freshman Orientation Week" program, the upperclassmen were given a list of more than ten advises.
Because many students have reg-
istered this week who did not mail in transcripts to Registrar George O. Foster in advance, more than 50 freshmen yesterday remained to b
assigned counselors.
Former Students Present Paper
Alene Fulton, '12, dietitian in the New England Deaconess hospital and Alexander Marble, M.D., presented a paper on "Diabetes Yesterday and Today" in response to the Massachusetts Dietetic Association held in Boston during the last week in May.
Karl Klooz, bursar of the University, was elected president of the Association of University and College Business officers, at its meeting at former science camp of the University of Wyoming at Larkin's last July.
Graduates Receive Appointments
The following members of the graduating class of 1938 have internships in diatetics: Georgia Anna Shaw and Helen Whitecamb at Miami University; Kathryn Hayward at the University hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio; Mary Kiene at Massachusetts General hospital, Boston, and Alice Coolbaugh at Montefiorno hospital, New York City.
Ada Bell Johns, '36, has been appointed assistant dietitian at Stillman Memorial hospital, Cambridge Mass.
John Bondeson, c'38, resigned his position at the library to accept a position with WREN.
Receives Dietetic Post
There will be a meeting of the University Young Republicans Club Thursday afternoon at 4:30 P.M. for a visit to the Memorial Union building.
There will be a required meeting for all CESP students Friday, September 23, at 3:30 p. m. in Fraser hall. 11214 LINNAN
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
All men of the Ku Ku organization please get in touch with Bill Bailey or Bob Wilkins immediately for instructions concerning Fresh
BLAINE GRIMES, President.
Executive Secretary
BILL BAILEY,
President.
Notice
CSEP Students
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
There will be a meeting of the University Young Republicans Club tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 PM in front of the Memorial Union building.
BLAINE GRIMES,
President.
Students Are Union's Guests
Miss Zipple Will Throw Open Facilities of Student Center
University students will take over the Memorial Union building en masse tonight as guests of Miss Hermina Zipple at the annual open house party.
Principal inentive is a contest for a name for the new room on the third floor of the Union, winner of which will receive $2 in trade at the Union fountain, cafeteria, varsity dances or men's recreation room.
At the open house, visiting students will be conducted up to the room, made possible through a gift by the class of 1938, and then the entries will be submitted in a box in the lounge.
All facilities of the Union will be thrown open to the guests. Ping pong and billiards may be enjoyed free in the recreation room. All last week's record releases including all the current popular hits, will be available on the machine in the lounge.
Climax of the program will be a free dance in the Union ballroom, with Clyde's band, an organization built around some of the members of Red Blackburn's orchestra, providing the rhythm.
The open house is an annual affair, presented to acquaint new students with the large variety of services offered by the Union and to remind Hill veterans that they can enjoy their Memorial Union.
Winner of the contest will be announced in the Kansan Sunday. Judges are Dorothy Blue, fa '39; Jeanette January, c'39; Proctor Ritchie, c'39; Bob Jesse, c'39; Betty Barnes, c'39; Ruth Hurd, c'unel; Roberta Mitchell, fa '39; and Wilbur Leonard, c'39.
Bureau Seeks More Positions
Although applications are coming in at about normal rate this fall, more jobs are being sought for University men by Mrs. Frank Parker, secretary of the employment bureau in the alumni office.
Applications yesterday totalled 597 with a steady stream of job seekers visiting the office. Monday morning, Mrs. Parker interviewed 43 applicants and handled more than 35 telephone calls.
Almost any type of job, from a full time to part time value, is desired by the employment service. Requirements for financial assistance by students vary, some needing almost total support through part time employment and others asking only work for board or room.
on the... SHIN
by jimmy robertson
Maybe your mother has been so busy sending you the things you forget that she has neglected to send you the home town paper. So in an effort to prevent homesickness, especially among freshmen, Ye Shinster becomes a country corrector. You will meet with your approval, possibly this type of column will reappear snamplically—author's note.
Yea, my little man, and the first thing you know, not only this type of column will appear spasmodically, but the entire column may appear only at lengthly intervals—editor's rule.
Fifte, editors never know anything about columning anway—author's note.
Lissen, chum, the editor has the last word—editor's note. Do you suppose he really means that?—author's note.
Newsey Notes of Hillville
Newsey Notes of Hillville
Fred Littoy was an office visitor
tomorrow. Drop in again sometime
Fred when you harvest your pumpskin
The "In-to-Win" 4-H Club will hold its next regular meeting at the Sigma Nu house on Thursday evening and installs installations and program will follow.
The flowers in front of Frank Strong hall are very beautiful this
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Czechs Send Answer To Hitler Ultimatum
Wants France and England To Reconsider Their Support of Adolph Hitler's Price of Peace; Hope For Some Eleventh Hour Miracle To Save Their Sudeten Border Area
Prague, Sept. 21 (Wednesday)—(UP)—Czecho-Slovakia tonight answered Germany's ultimatum for outright surrender of the Sudeten border area with a "demand" that Great Britain and France reconsider their support of Adolph Hitler's price of peace, the government controlled Czech news agency announced.
Sudeten Corps To Frontier
preparing to attack with artillery. A German announcement said that a "few attacks" in this little bullet-packed town straddling the frontiers was anticipated, perhaps before dawn, and that "the consequences of such an attack will be incalcuable."
England and France, it was announced, must "reconsider
Men's and Women's Glee Clubs Will Sing at Induction
Seidenburg, German-Czech, front
Wed, Sept. 21—(UP) -Green-shirt
soldiers from the Sudeten "Greco
Corps" were rushed into battle lines
along the frontier today when it was
announced that Czech troops were
Seidenberg, 10 miles south of Goorliez with Czecho-Slovakia on one side and Germany on the other, was the scene of an open battle early Tuesday, fought with machine guns after an elleged raid on German soil by a Czech military force.
Seventeen men were in hospitals today, two of them so seriously wounded that they are expected to die as a result of today's fighting.
Mineral Industries Group To Meet Saturday Morning
Singing at the New Student Induction service tomorrow night, will be led by the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs. All old members of these organizations are required to attend the service and the preliminaries at 6:30 p.m. that was announced by Jack Laffer, president of the Men's Club, and Lucie McVey, President of the Women's Club last night.
The Mineral Industries Advisory council will hold a called meeting at Haworth hall, Saturday forenoon, to hear a report from the executive committee, scheduled to hold a session the preceding evening. John Allison of McPherson is chairman of the Council, which was formed last summer to advise with the Kansas Geological survey.
Snyder Will Speak
Dr. H. L. Snyder of Winfield, mem
der of the Kansas Board of Regents
will be the speaker at the openin
all-University conventation at th
University Friday morning at 10 o'c
clock.
BLOSSOM TIME CAST
Regina Gottlieb, 27, diettian at St. Louis, presided at the morning session of the annual convention of the Association held at St. Louis, May 13.
Presides at Convention
The entire cast of "Blossom Time" is asked to meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in Room 306, Frank Strunk hall.
JOSEPH F. WILKINS,
M.S.C. MEETING
There will be a meeting of the Men's Student Council tonight at 7:00 in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union building.
President.
BULLETIN
President
There will be a required meeting of all Jay James in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union building at 433 tomor-
D. J. WILCUTTS,
...
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR ADMINISTRATOR OF WOMEN
- All girls who wish to attend the Jubilea in Kansas City Friday, Sept. 23, or Saturday, Sept. 24, must register in this office and file a note of permission from their parents.
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announced, must "reconsider their proposal" indorsing dismemberment of the borderland as an alternative to a German invasion.
From well informed sources it was learned that the Prague government, hoping for some eleventh hour miracle, had asked Britain and France to carry Hitler's ultimatum before the Hague court or some other neutral body of arbitration.
Germany Plans Sudeten Invasion
Paris, Sept. 21 (Wednesday)—(UP)
—Great Britian and France early today notified Czechoslovakia that its answer to Adolph Hitler's ultimatum is unsatisfactory and that Prague will be subject within 24 hours or bear the consequences of invasion, it was learned authoritatively.
It was established that the Prague government instead of bowing to Franco-British pressure for surremembering the Sudeten border areas, pleased for more time and an opportunity for further negotiations.
Britain and France, after deciphering the coded notes relayed by their ministers in Prague were said to have warned that Hirsch "issued marching orders" across the Czech frontier, to be effective late Thursday unless Czechoslovakia surrenders to his demand.
May Denounce Czech 'Allies'
Geneva, (Wednesday), Sept. 21.—(U.P.).—Soviet foreign minister Maxim Litvinov will denounce British and France for their "sell-out" of Czecho-Slovakia in a "sensual address" to the assembly of the League of Nations today, a person close to the Russian delegation told the United Press.
The informant said that Litvinev, breaking a fortnight of silence on Moscow's attitude toward the European situation, will deliver "some of the hardest blows in his fighting career." This speech will be extrema-ly useful for a man who enjoys a world-wide reputation for his caustic tongue.
Realizing that Adolph Hitter's apparent victory over Czechoslovakia opens the way for further German penetration toward the Soviet Ukraine which Hitler long has wanted, the informant understood that Littvinow will demand a "showdown" between those nations seeking collective security and the totalitarian notewers.
Czecho-Slovaks Prepare Conditional Surrender
Prague, Sept. 20, (UP)—Czechoslovakia early秋天 prepared to surrever conditionally with angry protests against her "betrayal," to the Franco-British plan for dismemberment of this post-war republic.
The government, set adrift by the big powers and abandoned by its military allies at the "federal hour," said a Nazi army is quartered across the border awaiting Hitler's word to unite. The army has denied its decision within a few hours.
Acceptance in principle of Hiller's ultimatum for surrender of the Sudeten areas—an ultimatum that stilted Britain and France—was the result, even a remnant of the country under the name of Czechoslovakia.
New Home Economics Head
- Miss Elizabeth C. Sprague, head of the department of home economics, is on leave of absence this year.
* Miss Viola Anderson is acting head of the department during Miss Sprague's absence.