UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 61
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
Kansas Defeats Doane 38 to23
Golay and Cotlis Lead
Scoring for Jauhawkers;
Kristufek Is High Mar
For Nebraskans
The Kansas basketball team opened its 1837 non-conference campaign last night with a rather uninteresting victory over the Doane College of Crete, Neb. 38 to 23 on the Hoch auditorium court. Donee led 17 to 1 at the hall, but the Jahyawkers came back to take the lead shortly after the intermission and never were headed.
Golay and Corlis led the scoring for Kansas with seven points each.
LYMAN OLIELIS both teams was typically early season, marked by my wild passes and a inability to hit the basket. Kansas was particularly ragged in the first half, but came back in the first few minutes of the second period to flash a brand of ball more becoming to the position of Big Six title defenders. Is Slow At First
The playing of
not far behind with six points.
Kristefuk was a the big gun in
the second round, gathering a
total of 12 points,
10 of which he made in the first
half.
The game started slowly and a minute had gone by before Golay opened the scoring with a tip-in shot. Kansas went on to take a 7" to lead before he scored from the wing, but hitted from all angles. With Krijtaking make several difficult
shots and being aided with a couple from Belka. Deka to the margin and went out in front 17 to 12. However a while before the half corled Corlus got a field goal and Pralle sank a
GEORGE GOLAY
long one just 10 seconds before the gun ended the period.
In the second half the Jayhawks came back with an accurate, fast passing attack that netted 10 points before Doane was able to break back into the scoring column. In this period the Kansas defense did not allow Doane many shots, and those that were allowed were hurried. As
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HAY by WIRE
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A brief explanation to the why and wherefore of the birth of this column would not be amiss at this point. The title is the result of the unexpected humor of a member of the journalism faculty and what the author has been answering to most of his life. In any transient college of education the members are humo ado to nature, love, and much ado about nothing. It is our hope that some of this may interest you. Your sticks and stones may break my bones—but your names, well, they will make this column. Hugh Wire
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1937
If you happen to see half a dozen boys and girls blossoming out in bright red shirts during the next week, it is not another red-scare, but just some budding "news-busters" movement. Chuck Alexander, Claude Dorsey, and Mr. Ruco are press agents for the new society.
The Military ball last Friday seemed to go over with a bang. That swine we hear so much about is still swaying around here. Mr. Blackburn made those boots and apes take wings. He stopped the alarms that always fresh rendition of Minnie, that high heart-breaker who got high
He: Do you dance?
She: Yes, I love to.
He: Good, that's better than dancing.
The above little quirk of the English language leads us into passing on some rather interesting conclusions of the course, which are based on the University of Washington. The clinic puts the modern co-eed into various classes. First
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Ping-Pong Tournament To Open This Afternoon
Pairings for the University ping-pong tournament which begins this afternoon in the men's recreation room of the Union building, will be announced tqday in the recreation room.
Ed "Skipper" Ash, manager of the recreation room, is in charge of the tournament.
Prominent Alumnus Dies
J. M. Challis, Atchison Attorney, Passes Away After Long Illness
James M. Challis, '94, prominent Atchison attorney and Kansas alumnus, died Monday at the age of 67. After a period of two or three months illness, death came to Mr. Challis at his home in Boise. He was taken to many outstanding hospitals where operations were performed to no avail.
During his career as an attorney, after graduating from the University School of Law in 1894, he practiced law in 80 of the 105 counties of the state. He was a member of the law commissioner, Challis and May, at Aitchison.
Mr. Challis was honored on several occasions throughout his life and participated in many deeds of note. Among his honors are listed: his work as president of the Kansas Bar Association in 1833 and 1934; he was active on the board of trustees of the Endowment Association of the University; in 1834 he was chairman of the Membership Campaigntee for the College of Law of the University and attended many meetings of the Alumni organizations; he was made an honorary member of Phi Alpha Delta, professional legal fraternity of the University; and he took an active part in changing the University colors from corn yellow and sky blue to crimson and blue
He is survived by her wife,Rilla Varhoenson; a student of the University in 1894, and his children Jack, Lucy, and 24. Peggy, 25, and Lucy, 23.
Mrs. Bingham To Show Prints
Means of making photograph Christmas cards will be illustrated tonight by Mrs. Oren C. Bingham wife of the head of the photograph Camera Club to speak to the Camera Club at 7:30 in room 102 Journalism building
Mrs. Bingham will use some of her own work as illustrations, while current Campus anaphora taken by the staff of the club will also be discussed.
Among the snapshots to be discussed will be those of the Kansas-Nebraska football game and the Hobo Day celebrations.
Allays War Fears in England
London, Dec. 6. - (UP) - Foreign Secretary Anthony Edyn, attempting to allay fears th at Great Britain might be drawn into armed conflict with Japan, told the House of Commons today that he is maintaining constant contact with the United States government.
The foreign secretary, facing a barrage of questions about Anglo-Japanese tension that has been aggravated by serious incidents in the Far East during the last 48 hours, said he was "unable to accept the suggestion that British possessions are in danger."
So far as co-operation with the United States is concerned in the Far East, Eden said the British government's policy has been repeated on various occasions and that close ties between them must be maintained both in London and Washington.
He denied in his assurances to Commons that the Japanese consul general at Hong Kong, Britain's fortified crown colony, had said Hong Kong might be drawn into the conflict.
"The government," he added, "can not anticipate what might or might not result from further international consideration of the question."
Graduate Discusses Mexico
NOTICE
Henry D. Thomas, gr., will give an illustrated lecture on the vegetation, climate, wild life, and animal distribution of Mexico at the office of the Chemistry Club in room 201 of the Chemistry building Dec. 0.
There will be no Independent hour dance Thursday night. The next hour dance will be Dec. 14.
Black Redburn's band will play.
Changes Libel Case to Topeka
Transferring his suit for $10,000 and costs, H. Lee Jones, pastor of the Unitarian Church, brought action against Edwin F. Abels and Marie R. Abels, publishers of The Douglas County Republican, in the Shawnee County District Court at Topeka Saturday. Previously a similar suit had been filed in Douglas County District Court.
Jones brought action as a result of an editorial in the Republican on October 7. Summons were served on the Albs while they were attending a convention of the Kansas Young Republicans in Topeka.
Washington, Dec. 6—(UP)—President Roosevelt returned from Florida late today and immediately had X-ray pictures taken to determine the extent of the jaw infection which caused him to cut short his fishing vacation and hasten here for treatment.
Roosevelt's Jaw X-Rayed Is Treated Immediately Upon Return From His Vacation in Florida
The picture was taken under the supervision of Dr. Arthur H. Yande of the Naval dental corps, who on Nov. 18 extracted the abcessed tooth which caused the infection. Yande then examined the tooth and indicated that a course of treatment will depend on the X-ray film recorded.
The President went into the dental chair before going to the family quarters on the second floor of the White house.
Treatment included opening the wound and applying a medicated solution.
We will have the whole thing cleared up by the end of the week." Dr. Ross T. McIntyre, White House physician, said. He said that the chief executive spent a restful night aboard train and that he was in fine physical condition and in very good spirits.
Ted Shawn
Voices Approval
Of 'Big Apple'
Dallas, Texas. Dec. 6—(UP) "The Big Apple" is a God-send to the wallflower and a mighty healthy bit of evidence that America is becoming conscious of the dangers of dance form of it as a form of exercise, Ted Shawn, the ballet composer, asserted here tonight.
"The new dance craze is a genuine art expression and it is a desirable successor to the selfish modern fox trot and waltz," he said. "It is making ballroom dancing once more a sociable affair."
Shawn, a principal exponent of male dancing, believes that the "Big Apple" puts modern ballroom dancing back on a level with classical dances which allowed everyone to dance with the girl friend of every other dancer.
Phi Beta Kappa To Initiate Newly Elected Members
"After all, ballroom dancing isn't a method of expression. The floor is too crowded and everyone dances to a set pattern. It is pure monotony--this showing and pushing one's partner through a crowd.
"The dancers don't dance—they walk. If a舞 floor isn't so crowded that the dancers can hardly see about, the dance is regarded as a flap."
"I am thoroughly opposed to one boy grabbing one girl and holding her on a crowded dance floor all evening." Shawn sniffed. Athena self-expression by the舞衣--it让 a person step out and shine.
Phi Beta Kappa society will meet Thursday afternoon, December 9, in the women's lounge of the Administration building.
The program will consist of the initiation of the newly elected students, report on the recent Triennial Courl by U. G. Mitchell, professor of mathematics; and an address by W. E. Sandelius, professor of political science, on "Reflections on Democracy."
Bv Bill Fey, c'40
Large Crowd Sees Student Production Dramatics Club Play "Elizabeth the Queen,' Makes Hit With First-Nighters
A near-capacity audience first-nighted the Dramatic Club's presentation of Maxwell Anderson's "Elizabeth the Queen" in Fraser theater last night. They seemed to appreciate the fact that the well-written, artistically-written play being more than well presented by an amateur group.
This much can be said of the play itself: Mr. Anderson has here taken a phase of the life of Queen Bess in which she is best shown in her fast and ever-changing moods. He uses the divided camp of the court as his vehicle to portray a woman torn between love of country and love of the rebel Lord Lessep. Paired on one side of the fence Sir Robert Cecel-backed, scheming Sir Robert Cecel and Sir Francis Mud than he cloaks. On the other side of the fence of court intigue is Lord Lessep, the Queen's rebellious lover, and Sir Francis Bacon. Seated neatly on top of the fence is the Queen herself. But her perch is so constructed that she can join either of the opposing parties, which she does, often.
Nobody Loves the Fool
Geometric love affairs are common in this play where Raleigh loves Penelope, the Queen's favorite maid-in-waiting, who loves Lord Essex, who, in turn, loves the Queen. What love-of-man the Queen she watched loved Essex. The court fool also loves Penelope. Nobody loves the foe.
Ranking, quite naturally, on the pinnacle of best character portrayers is Meribeth Schreiber as Elizabeth. Whenever the Queen sails into the scene, she, like the inevitable Marines, "has the situation well in hand." Hampered by a weight costume and the nervousness of a first-performance mannequin, she showed a spark which dominated all else. She alternately steals a tear, a sigh, a rebuke, and a laugh from her audience.
Alpha Perry, as the craftily plotting hunchbuck, Cecl. was so thoroughly influenced by the audience that his finesse was quite evident. He exhibits a smoothness' found seldon in amateur productions.
Lord Essex, as done by Jack Nelson, was a thoroughly satisfactory character. He dominated his own scenes, and, although not the equal of Elizabeth, was a solid character, individualist, restful, and finally martyr.
Cast Deserves Praise
The court fool, done by Jack Laffery, gained the amples and not a little sympathy in the last scene. Joe Myers' Raleigh was as sharp as his armour. Briggsy, Bowne, was well done. Sir Francis Bacon, by Richard Maccan, was every bit his character. Penelope, played by Catherine Holmes, had to convince well to gain any glory for herself to win. To the remorse of the college members of the club, credit they deserve.
*Lose Scene near Perfection*
From a rather weak beginning, helped toward that end by a duo of unconvinced trumpeters, the play evokes a decidedly fast pulse with the entrance of Elizabeth. And include for only an innumerable number of musical interludes, it builds toward a last scene that is near perfection.
"Give me a plank and a passion," says the dramatist--this play certainly has the plank. The settings are more than convincing—they're the real thing. To Prof Allen Crafton and his assistants great goal of orchids for creating a plank that should bring out the last drop of passion in the actor who must appear in front of it. Perhaps the true passion is not always there, but the incentive is.
Englewood, N.J., Dec. 6—(UP) —Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh plan to visit numerous places in the metropolitan area, such as New York, world's fair, during their holiday stay in this country, friends said today.
Lindberghs Plan Extensive Visit in N. Y.
The Lindbergh arrived yesterday on the President Harding from England, where they have made their home for almost two years. Their two sons, Jon and Land, remained abroad.
Pick Eastern All-Stars To Play in Charity Game
Evanston, Ill., Dec. 6.—(UP) Ten midwestern and eastern football players have been chosen to play on the eastern all-star team against an all-western eleven in the annual New Year's charity game in San Francisco, it was announced today. The announcement was made by Dicky Hanley, former Notre Dame and eastern all-star coach, who played the player selection committee. He said there were 12 players yet to be invited. Hanley said the men already chose are: John Kovatch, Northwestern, and Charles Sweeney, Notre Dame, end; Al Babcott, Fordham, tackle; Joe Nee, Harvard, and Ed Frane, Fordham, guard; Alex Wochs, Fordham, guard; Fred Vano, Northwestern, quarterback; Cecil IABEL, Purdue, halfback; Corby Davis, Indiana, and Eddie Lator, College fullbacks.
Hanley's place as coach and Andy Kerr of Colgate of the eastern all-stars has been taken by Bernie Biermann, Minnesota.
White Mice Aid Medics Animals Give Medical Science First Ray of Hope In Disease Cases
Chicago, Dec. 6.—(UP)—A deadly organism found in the blood of one of the tiny victims and injected into the bodies of eight white mice gave medical science tonight its first hope that it may find the source of the disease which has taken the lives of 11 new-born babies.
Dr. Herman Bundeson, president of the Chicago board of health, ordered the injections on the mice and announced:
"We have found a particularly virulent organism which we cannot yet classify. The mice upon which the virus is produced then drain a few hours after the injection."
It was believed the greatest step yet made in the fight to control a mysterious disease which has baffled physicians for more than thirty years and which has been almost invariably fatal to its victims.
Occupy Chinese Mountain
Shanghai, Dec. 7 (Tuesday)—(UP)-Unofficial Japanese reports today said that the Japanese army has occupied the Purple mountain, key to the defenses of China's partly abandoned central capital, Nanking. A spokesman for Lt Gen. Iwane Matsui, Japanese commander in the Yangtze river, told the reporters troops, massed by General Chiang Kai-shek for a "bitter end" defense of Nanking, are fleeing in confusion.
He forecast a breach in Nanking's walls by the Japanese within 48 hours, and hand-to-hand fighting in the city's streets of the Chinese units in the city persist in a last stand.
J. Bunn Chosen Men's Adviser at Stanford U.
John Bunn, 21, Stanford Univer-
sity basketball coach, was made adviser to men at the Palo Alto, Calif school last week.
Bunn earned three Ks here in basketball and baseball. In football, he earned four letters—one for each team. He was majored in mechanical engineering.
Student Greeting Cards Must Be in Mail Friday
Christmas cards should be mailed by this Friday in order that students will receive them before going home for the holidays. Mr. S. P. Moyer, superintendent of mails at the Lawrence post office, urges students, and especially fraternities and sororites, to mail their cards this weekend to avoid the Christmas rush.
"Many students do not receive their cards before going home because they have been mailed too late," said Mr. Moyer. Delivery will be insured and made easier if the cards are mailed early.
wassermann for Food Handlers? Should all "public servants" having direct contact with commodities and food used by students be given a compulsory Wassermann test?
Why Not Use It?
Since the United States has enablae neutrality legislation, should we continue international stumbling without using it?
Read the Editorials . . . page 2
Court Decision Approved by M.S.C
Defendants Are Assessed Damages of $44.30 and Placed on Strict Probation in Judgement Signed by The Chancellor; Sentence Is To Go Into Effect Immediately
3y Harry Hill, c'40
The Student Supreme Court, in a decision approved last night by the Men's Student Council, fined six University students and one former student a total of $44.30 and placed the students on strict probation, as the result of their raid on the Kansas State College campus the night of Nov. 9.
Council Lauds Court
Purchase of Equipment For Wassermann Tests Is Also Endorsed
The judgment, bearing the signature of Chancellor E. H. Lindley, distributed the assessment equally among
After approving by unanimous vote the decision of the Student Supreme Court in the K.S.C. campus-painting case, the Men's Student Council last night passed a resolution to "thank and commend the court for its splendid work in handling the case."
Members of the council commented favorably upon the decision following its reading by Moe Esterton, b33, M.S.C. secretary. There was very clear discussion of the opposition to the court's opinion.
"I think it was a very fine piece, of work on the part of the court," said Don Voorhees, c38, president of the M.S.C.
Approve Resolution
The council dispensed with the reading of the minutes and post-posed most of its routine business in order to hear the decision.
The following resolution was passed by a unanimous vote: "The Men's Student Council heartily endorses the institution of the Wasserman test by the University of Kansas hospital and urges that the students be properly prepared, preparation, give the test the same status as though it were on a compulsory basis."
A bill amending the present contract between the Sour Owl magazine and Sigma Delta Chi, sponsoring journalism fraternity, was approved by the council. Will Meet Next Monday
President Voorehens appointed Clifford Willis, c38, and Marvin Cox, b'29, to confer with a W.S.G.A. representative concerning the appointment of the student directory manager.
Other business was carried over until a meeting next Monday night, and the half-hour session adjourned at 7:30 to permit M.S.C. members to attend the Kansas-Doane College basketball game.
Sour Owl for December To Explain 'Dallying' Trer
In the December issue of the Sour Owl to appear Friday, "Dallying," its trends and development, will be explained by one of the Hill's "dallers."
Contents will include pictures of men's legs, Homecoming, and miscellaneous, each receiving a page display, according to an announcement by staff members of the public publication. Spread the message of "Elizabeth the Queen," will be shown. Informal backstage shots will be played up.
More goatsup will be included in this issue than has been published yet this year, a staff member reported.
Simpson Presents Second Organ Vesper
G. Criss Simpson, instructor in organ and piano, played the second organ vesper of the year in Hoch auditorium Sunday. This was the ninety-eighth vesper he has presented.
The entire program was taken from compositions of the late Charles Marie Widder, folk composer and organist, and was dedicated as a memorial to him. Included in the program were movements from the first, second, fourth, fifth, eighth, and Gothic symphonies.
NOTICE
KARL KLOOZ,
Bursar.
All students who are on the irregular payroll should sign the payroll at the business office before coming for the Christmas holidays.
The six University students named in the decision are: Darl Mayer, c'uncl; Vernon May, c'39; Herman Janzen, e'38; Raymond Marian, e'40; John McEvy, c'41; and Thomas Devlin, e'39. The former student is Jerry Walrafen, of Toneka.
Terms of the four-point probation sentence deny the defendants all social privileges including varity dances and class parties, until March 1, 1938, and render them ineligible to participate in extra-curricular activities during the fall semester. The probation, which is effective immediately, increases by 25 per cent the scholastic awards for the defendants and in the School of En- gineering and the College. A monthly report to the student's adviser is the fourth requirement. Give Unanimous Decision
In its unanimous decision, the court concurred with the recommendations of the Men's Student Council, contained in the complaint led at the trial on Nov. 30. Ruling he defendants "gully as charged in the complaint," and finding "no sufficient cause . . . why judgment should not be pronounced," the court, in its seven-page opinion, held that "a failure to perform this duty woe Id admit the futility of student democracy, and would reflect upon the University."
The text of the student court's decision is contained on page 2.
Discounting the defense contention hat the act of vandalism was a 'justifiable manifestation of school spirit', the court stated the issue n the case was "whether membership in the University of Kansas shall be held to constitute a protecting shield behind which students nay with immunity conduct themselves in a manner that the legislators of this state have condemned as criminal."
Criminal Prosecution Waived
Criminal Prosecution Waited
A section of the Revised Statutes of Kansas, quoted in the decision, provides that any person who willfully destroys or defaces public property shall be guilty of misdeaner, and the person of damage is $20 or more, that person shall be guilty of a felony. Manhattan authorities waived criminal prosecution when he students were turned over to the University for prosecution.
"The University does not, and necessarily can not, condone nor anction lawlessness on the art of those who have seen fit to act against the opposeurs which it offers," was the opinion of the court.
Ruling the alleged assault upon a night watchman a question of law and fact over which it had no jurisdiction, the court "considered this allegation only in so far as it tends to show the general character and purpose of this escapade." *printing Not Justifiable*
The opinion presented a four-point objection of the claim of the defendants that the painting was unfitable as school spirit: (1) That reasonable and sufficient warning was afforded by the publication of the inter-school pact established to abolish pre-game fights between the university students; (2) that the defendants admitted during the trial that the student body could not sanction such conduct; (3) that college students should realize they have no favored position in the eyes of the law; and (4) that "if such defense were recognized in this case, it
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THE WEATHER
Kansas; Unsettied; somewhat warmer in southeast and extreme periptions Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy and colder.