UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXV
NUMBER 8
C. M. Harger Addresses Convocation
Chancellor Introduces Speaker Who Stresses Value of Constitution And Its Preservation
Charles M. Harger, chairman of the Kansas board of regents, addressing the 72nd annual opening exercises of the University Friday, directed most of his remarks to the lessons from the Constitution of the United States, in recognition of the sesqui-centennial anniversary.
"The student may think that the Constitution is of importance only to his fathers and mothers; that he is not interested. He is interested. In a few years he will be one of the responsible heads of his community. "No other document in the world ever has given such freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition, the right to vote and the right to work out individual destinies.
Mr. Harger urged all students to adopt a definite design for living, to go through college with a goal in order to get out of college training all that is offered and to be desired. He pointed out that college gives the student only a start and furnishes the cultural background which is one of the most valuable products of college training.
"If you want to preserve these rights, you must preserve the Constitution. It has withstood four years of Civil War, it has withstood assaults and battles, it has survived the transition to the American society today than ever before in the 150 years that have intervened since the fathers of the nation set their hands to what Gladstone called, the greatest document ever penned by the hand of man."
Chancellor E. H. Lindley, who presided at the convocation, made a brief address following Mr. Harger. He urged all students to take advantage of the opportunities offered by a college training.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1937
"institutions of higher learning are organized fortresses against ignorance. The ideal is to level up your ability to your intelligence," Lindley said.
on the SHIN by Virgil Mitchell
Fraternities have been known to go to great expense and a much trouble to pledge a promising lad—or a sure thing, but the latest efforts of the K.U. chapter of Delta Upsilon to pledge a Dummy tops the Sig Alphs initiated a southern mama during the Civil war.
Charlie McCarthy as you know is America's No. 1 rude, snobbish, disrespectful Dummy. His stouge, Eddie Bergner, was a D.U. at Northwestern and just to keep overtime, he is determined to plead the guilty are determined to plead Charlie "Diddle" Asher, the nearest thing to a Charlie McCarthy around K.U., sent a 100 word telegram to Bergen to have him use his influence on Charlie. Then Diddle up and send a Picture. A Cicum Quote: "...We would like to have Charlie McCarthy wear our pledge button at Jubilea stop We will leave it at your hotel if you will inform us where we are staying while here stop Please reply by immediate wire-collecting and get the idea that Diddle is trying to get Charlie to K.U.
Here's hoping that Charlie comes to see the D.U.'s. If he does this column promises an exclusive interview telling the dirt that Charlie
They're here, they're there, they're everywhere! Whatever you call them—"Sknapp Coats," "Vodka Vests," or what have you? Downmarket merchants, the working men's store owners, are getting rapidly. They don't understand the sudden interest in these farm tuxedos. Anyway the start has been made and the Beer Jackets will not be so standoutish when everyone is "vearing a "Wodka Vest." Look inside more publicity, you know—Joe College re-born on Kansas Campus.
--on top of the ice toward Napoleon's forces, which were unable to move out of the way. The force of the impact cut off "sometimes one leg sometimes both of ten or twelve soldiers".
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Large Crowd Attends Student-Faculty Reception
An unusually large crowd was present at the annual student-faculty reception of the University in the Memorial Union building last
Prof. and Mrs. W, C. McNown and Prof. and Mrs. E. E. Bayles were hosts with the assistance of other members of the University faculty including Chancellor and Mrs. E. H. Landley.
The members of the Jay Janes, women's pep organization, served.
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Topica, Sept. 18.—(UP—Harry Colmery, retiring national commander of the American Legion, was mentioned today as a possible Republican candidate for a senatorial nomination.
Shanghai, Sept. 18, (Saturday)—(UP)—Chinese bombing planes in a series of air raids on Japanese positions in the International Settlement today killed a number of civilians and destroyed British and American properties valued at more than $200,000.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 18. —(UP) - President Roosevelt was headed today into another political contest of the first magnitude, a new campaign for the administration's objectives, including those relating to the supreme court. First to Mr. Roosevelt's court move will come on a transcontinental journey which he will begin next Wednesday.
Genève, Switzerland, Sept. 18—(UP) The envoys of two powers, France and Republic Spain, told the League of Nations today that foreign intervention is stopped, it will touch of a European struggle.
Bay City, Mich., Sept. 18—(UP—A new coalition party composed of Republicans and Democrats opposed to President Roosevelt may emerge from the 1940 election, United States Senator A. A. Vandenberg predicted tonight at a rally of Michigan Republics.
Ellsworth Appeals For More Jobs
With 848 students registered at the Student Employment Bureau so far this year, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association and sponsor of the Employment Bureau, again makes an appeal for all persons in Lawrence to phone in any odd-job work that they may have.
Students who have registered with the bureau must give their Lawrence addresses, telephone numbers, and enrollment schedules, so that when they are hired, the bureau can locate a qualified worker in the least possible time.
Mr. Ellsworth reports that the bureau has placed several students in permanent jobs. The bureau at present has a job open for an experienced teacher in multiple locations in several places where students can work in exchange for a room.
Aged Voter
Regrets Following
Pappy's Advice
St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 18—(UP)—Merion F. Bridgman, a hundred years old, came to the court house today to register under the permanent voters' registration law and paused long enough to say he was sorry he voted for Lincoln in 1860. He said it was important that told me to," he said. "Pappy voted for him because he didn't like the other fellow."
Since Tau Sigma trystups are to be held on Sept. 28, Miss Elizabeth Dunkel, director of Tau Sigma, recommends that all women who inward to try out visit the elementary lancing class held at 2:30 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the gymnasium.
Cau Sigma Candidates
Urged To Visit Dancing Classs
All places in the Westminster A Cappella choir have been filled with the exception of two or three places in the high tenor section, according to Dean D. M. Swarthout, director of the choir.
Openings For Solo Tenors
In Westminster A Cappella Choir
Openings For Solo Tenors
Solo tenor voices should make arrangements with Dean Swarthout for a tryout in the next few days. Tryouts in all the other sections far exceeded the number of positions available.
Kuersteiner Chooses New Personnel
University Orchestra
Prepares for Rehearsal:
To Select Little Symphony Soon
Karl C. Kuersteiner announced the personnel selection of the University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra yesterday. Although there are still vacancies, especially in the viola section, practice will begin immediately and will hold its first practice Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
The personnel of the Little Symphony has not yet been announced but will appear in the next issue of the journal, and practice being set for Wednesday.
Carroll Nickels, fa 38 (Concertmaster); Horsge老人, Igle George, Ceddy Fa 39 (Ballet); Marquett Stough, fa 38; Paul Staon, fa 40; Mary Etta Wallace, fa 38; Richard Mize, fa 40; Erunie Lovett, fa 41; Margi Pyle Jumble.
First Violin
The students selected for the Symphony orchestra were:
Lucille Stratton, intl. (Principal)
Morton Green, c'39; Jean Eichenerberger, fa'39; William Hodnett, fa'39
Mildred Hauser, c'39; Bob Shademake
Emma Montgomery, f'39; Gilber
Fisher, f'39; Faisser, f'41
Jean Anne Crawford
Second Violin
Viola
Ria Gusalluna (Principal); Erna
Gillman; Ella Hirschfeld;
Mary. K. Rutherford, for 20;
Robert Beeler, c. 40; Annamy
Margaret Jane Gray; Loree
Brown.
Margaret Draper, fa'39. (Principal)
Richard G. Rice, fa'sp; Louise Greenlee, fa'40
Luthe Cortelyau, c'uncil.
Luthe Cortelyau, c'uncil.
Evincyl Thacker, fa uncl.
Donn Fannell.
A. Copeland, fa 40
Charles Cecil
Bass
Piccolo
Fugene, Dickett, c.38
getts, c Flute
Helen Rice, c'39; Jean Klussman
Eugene Ricketts, c'38.
Oboe
Laverne Lee Hackler, fa'40; Robert Forman; Eleanor L. Gregory fa'40.
English Horn
English Horn Wendell Plank, fa'40. Clarendon
Clarinet
Bob Moses; Eugene Ernest Ribas
'10
Bass Clarinet
Bass Clarinet Russell Chambers.
Bassoon
Ramona Harnar, fa'38; Keith Coad,
c'38; Robert Woolverton.
James Coleman, c'38; Stuart Miller, c'ancl; Joe Van Sickle; Bob Cram, c'40; Gwen Hure Hunt fa'40.
Louis Maser; Bob Boyle, fa'39
Trombone
James Van Dyck, fa'39; George E. Drew, fa'40.
Tympani
Robert Briggs, fa'38. Passession
*prot. Rosemary Ketcham of the department of design is now living in her new home at 1521 Stratford which she moved into on July 13.*
Professor Ketcham in New House
Jack Moore, fa'38. Harn
Charlotte Duston, fa'40.
Miss Ketcham spent the latte part of the summer in Florida.
Hazel Hayes To Be Heard Over Columbia Network
Miss Hazel Hayes, ed 27, will appear on the Capital Theatre Family program this morning at 9:30 over the Columbia Network. She is also scheduled to sing the leading roles in opera broadcasts this fall.
For the past few years Miss Hayes has travelled with the Pacific Opera Co., singing the leading roles in "Il Trovatore," "A l a d a," "Cavallerie Rusticana," "Tamhaucher," and "La Tosca." She has appeared as colist with the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York orchestras and had the lead in the stage production of "A Night at the Opera."
Use Cannonball "Grounders"
After Jacob Walter's first battle in 1800-07 against Prussia, in the Confederacy of the Rhine, he became an important siege of the fortress of Colberg. Regarding this particular incident the soldier tells of Prussianists who, besieged, shot their way out by firing cannombaids
Jayhawker Sale Is High
Diary of Napoleonic Soldier Found and Translated by Springer
The first issue of the Jayhawk is tentatively set as being obtain-able on October 15, while the cover, which will be a dark blue with red and gold lettering, can be secured around November 1.
Experiences of a common soldier who fought for Napoleon in his campaign into Prussia were brought to light recently by Dr. Otto Springer, professor of German, through some valuable German manuscripts which he discovered, with the assistance of F. E. Melvin, associate professor of history, in the possession of Mr. Walter, postmaster at Leptonom.
The new voluntary purchase plan used by the Hawkeywair staff in their sales campaign this year has met with the approval of the student body, as the sales on the magazine have been running as high as last year, according to Bill Seitz, b38 business manager of the magazine.
The Jayhawker staff will be organized sometime this week. Anyone interested in securing positions on the staff must see Editor Bob Pearson at the Jayhawker office on the third floor of the Union building.
Mr. Walter, unable to translate the German dialect, believed the pages to be a chronicle of the affairs of his family, particularly concerning his great grandfather. Dr. Springer discovered dates and names of cities such as "1812" and "Moscow" which proved that the diary was of great historical significance because he was born by Napoleon's army in which Jacob Walter, great grandfather of Mr. Walter, was a soldier.
Student Body Approves Of New Voluntary Purchase Plan
Seitz also said that the cards which are being filled out by students who do not wish to buy the magazine now are not exemption slips, but information cards that will be used for future sales campaigns.
Free copies of the magazine will again be sent to every high school in Kansas.
Applications Due For Parking License
By Raymond Buckley, c'38
The licensing plan allows those that need to drive to school to park near their classes. There are four parking zones in which all cars must be parked. Number 1 is back of the Administration building, number 2 is around the drive in front of Fraser hall, number 3 is in the lot by Watson library and number 4 is back of Marvin hall.
Students who wish to park their cars on the campus during the coming school year should make application for licenses at the office of Henry P. Wrenner, men's studio and room 1. Administration building
Ample time will be given before parking regulations go into effect as the parking committee will have to approve the applications. When the rules go into effect, George, the Campus Policeman, will check each parking zone daily for cars without 1937-38 license plates.
After regulations go into effect absolutely no parking will be allowed on the main thoroughfares of the campus.
Walter engaged in his second battle in 1809 in the war between Napoleon and Austria against the Tirosele insurgents. The author believed this battle the Austrians distinguished themselves by their bravery.
Made Keen Observations
The soldier's observations during his fights were exceptionally keen as he talks of "fighting in view of snow-capped mountains" which imit-
After the final defeat of Austria by Napoleon, Mr. Walter went back to his little town, Ellwangen, in France, and he stayed for two or three years.
The great war with Russia in 1812 was the cinax of Jacob Walter's army life. The soldier speaks in idyllic terms of the advance march through the country "having wonderful quarters and plenty of wine at hand." When the soldiers were happy because they Continued on page 3.
Fee Penalty Effective Friday
Karl Klooz, University bursar issued a warning to all student yesterday that Thursday will be the last day they may pay their fee without incurring a penalty. Beginning Friday morning a penalty of 50 cents a day will be assessed upon all students who have not yet paid their fees. After Wednesday, Sept. 29, the enrollment of all deanlated students will be canceled and they will be withdrawn free classes.
Students are urged to pay their fees at once in order to avoid a rush in the last day which could not be audited by the business office.
The payment of fees this year is running about the same as last year, according to Mr. Klooz.
Self-Supporting
Student Stings
Several Stores
Harrison P. M. Morgan, registering as a special student from Topeka, filled out his registration card as being 100 per cent self-supporting and then set out to show University officials, local banks, and merchants just how he went about making his living. His trail of worthless checks is painfully self-explanatory.
Morgan, whose real name is Harry P. Mann, was found by police to be wanted in Topaka for a similar charge. He has served a term in prison for forgery. More than $50 in worthless checks have been returned to a local bank where Morgan established an account with drafts on a Topaka bank account. He was also well as to some firms in Kansas City. More checks are expected to turn up in the next few days.
Morgan first appeared on the campus at the office of the registrar, where he sought to enroll as a "special student in floriculture. No transcript was needed to enroll as a special student, although Morgan he had graduated from Topaka high school, afterwards attending Washburn.
While at the registrar's office, Morgan became acquainted with Harold E. Roe, c39, and the two agreed to room together. Arrangements were made at the rooming house where Morgan was staying in the house in a few days. Roe accompanied Morgan to the bank when he established his account with a worthless check drawn on a Topeka bank. Other checks were deposited the next day and the account was returned the day afternoon. Investigation was started when the checks were returned from Topeka.
Kansas City police, warned of the "student," broadcast a report.
To Choose Frosh Debaters
Freshman篮球队 tryouts will be held Sept. 30 at 7:29 p.m. in the Little heater in Green hall. The question will be "Resolved: That the several dates should adopt the unicornal system of legislature."
This subject was debated by the varsity squad a few years ago.
The freshman debate program is off to an earlier start this year and James Molly, 138, freshman debate coach, plains a wider program which will probably include several radio broadcasts of debates.
Anyone interested in entering the trouys and who is eligible to do so, may call Prof. E. C. Buehler of the department of speech, or Mr. Molby.
Two Hundred Women Gather at Freshman Picnic
Nearly two hundred freshman women with their advisers attended a picnic sponsored by the Federation of Counsellors at Potter's lake yesterday afternoon. Each counselor and upperclassman of high scholastic standing was asked to attend a class. The counsellors met their guests at the Memorial Union building at 4:30 and proceeded to Potter's lake.
After dividing into groups of fifty each, the counsellors led in get-acquainted games. Following the picnic supper, Alice Russell and Ellen Payne led the group in sing-in.
Iunt to Teach Student Class
Hunl to "teen Student Hall"
Hinton, Hunl, general secretary of the M.A. A. has been elected to lead the University young people's Sunday school class of Plymouth Congregational church, according to announcement made yesterday by the Rev. Joseph F. King, pastor of the church.
Record Enrollment Despite Higher Fees
Total Figures Yesterday Afternoon Show Only
Four Less Than at Same Time Last Year; Several
More Have Expressed Intention of Enrolling Tomorow
Official enrollment figures for the fall semester, which it was feared would drop from those of last year, indicate that the record enrollment of last year will be duplicated this year despite the increase in fees which went into effect this semester, and a reduction of 405 in the number of students provided for by CSEP.
The total enrollment, including the School of Medicine at Kansas City, Kan., was 4,589 at 4 p.m. yesterday, four less than the figure announced at the same time last year. Of the total figure there are 4,352 here on the campus and 237 at Kansas City.
Women Plan Lantern Parade
The annual Y.W.C.A. Lantern Parade has been set for 6 pm. Thursday, Sept. 23.
More than twenty years ago the W.Y.C.W. and W.S.G.W. sponsored the first Lanterm Parade as an opening event for freshman women. The custom then was for the upperclass women to lead the new students around the Campus by the light of candles and tapers. The parade applauded them in years a supper has been added and the event has become one of the outstanding traditions of the University.
Because of the uniqueness and spectacular beauty of the event, the number attending it has increased from year to year. Reservations must be made before Tuesday in May for all students W.C.A. and W.S.G.A. councils and at Henley house. All women of the University are invited to attend.
The supper will be held in the Memorial Union ballroom, after which torches will be lighted and the women will, as in years past, start their serpentine trek about the Campus.
Directory Out In Three Weeks
"The Student Directory should be available in about three weeks," was the prediction made yesterday by a reporter in the manager of the publication. "All the advertising copy has been sold and most of it has been set up, and we can 'to press as soon as we get the lists from the registrar's office.'"
The directory, which is issued annually, is a co-operative service function of the merchants of Lawrence, the Men's Student Council, the Women's Self-Governing Association, and the University.
Last year there were slightly more than 4,600 at the end of
Federal Student Aid To Be Reduced One-Third
Washington, D.C., Sept. 18—(UPE)
- Lowering Congressional appropriations for the National Youth Administration will reduce by one-third the number of students at universities, colleges, and secondary schools in Missouri and Kansas who receive federal financial aid. Of the NYA, announced today that the state quota included for Kansas: college aid, $253,980 for 1,748 students; school aid, $157,500, 2,916 students; drouth at $20,250 for colleges, $252,500 for secondary schools
Vacancies Are Filled In Miller and Watkins Halls
All vacancies in Watkins hall and the recently completed Miller hall, dormitories for self- supporting students in the University, have been filled. The 39 resident students in each house include 22 renewal and 17 new scholarships in Watkins Hall. These students will be served by Miller. New scholarships in Watkins hall have been awarded to Marion Horn, Lawrence; Adden Sexton, Waverley; Rose Etta Carr, Awatomew; and Dorothy Hendrickson, Atchison. Additional scholarships in Millehall have Mina Tillmum, Dorothy
Additional scholarships in Miller hall include Mina Tillmm, Dorothy Curry and Maxine Webb, all of Topeka; Dorothy Houston and Sarah Morgan, Kansas City, Kan; and Viola May Knocka, Paola.
R.O.T.C. UNIFORMS
Colonel Karl F. Baldwin welcomes all students enrolled in the R.O.T.C. to secure their uniforms immediately, in order that the R.O.T.C. be properly uniformed with the least delay.
100 Less From Out of State
*the second week of school, thus setting an all-time record in the history of the University. The registrar's office reported yesterday that several more students had expressed their intention of enrolling tomorrow and they are confident that last year's mark will be equalled in the next week.
The enrollment of the School of Medicine in Kansas City, which is no more than that of last year, includes nurses, and 146 medics and graduates.
Kansas students are more plentiful this year, since the registration figures show 750 out-of-state students, about 100 less than the " foreign" student figure of last year. Every county in Kansas but Kearney is represented in the registration, while 39 states and the District of Columbia are represented by out-of-state students.
Foreign Countries Represented
Missouri leads the list of "other state" represents with 483, a decrease of 80 from last year's figures. They have ranked 33 and New York third with 33.
Foreign Countries represented
Nine students have registered
with the U.S. for foreign
exchange student yet to enroll.
George O. Foster, registrar, commenting on the enrollment yesterday, said, "If the University had received a full quota of CSEP funds this year and there had been no in-fees, we would have had more students than we could handle."
The bumper wheat crop in Kansas this year is responsible for the increase in state students, in the opinion of Mr. Foster, while the decreases in out-of-state students is the result of the decrease in state students were restored to the former level, while out-of-state fees were doubled.
Increase in Two Schools
Distribution of students within the University has not shifted greatly from what it was last year, except that the School of Business has increased more than 50, the School of Education by 50, and the School of Engineering and Architecture by 50. The School of Education is explained by the extension of the physical education program from two to four years, since there are 32 freshmen and sophomores in that department. The new department of petroleum engineering attracted additional students to the School of Engineering.
Shawnee county has the largest representation outside of Douglas, with 296, an increase from last year's 285, and the 1935 registration of 249. Sedgwick has 121, Wyndotte 264, and Johnson 120. Registration counts are to four or five that have but one student each. Rocks county, which had one student in 1935 and two in 1936, has three this year.
Dr. John Ise To Speak At 'Y' Freshman Council
Dr. John Ise, runner-up in the Kanan's professors' popularity poll last year and professor of economics, will answer the question, "What Is Culture?", at the first meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Freshman Council Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock in the "Y" office.
Dr. Ise, whose views regarding culture find frequent expression in his economics lecture, has found time to devote himself extensively to both the violin and piano. He composed several pieces for the former.
Wilbur Leonard, c39, chairman of the Freshman Council, will briefly outline the intent and program of the organization.