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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 72
VOLUME XXXIV
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Dr. Bert Nash Urges The Use Of Merit Plan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY. JANUARY 8. 1937
The System at Present
Inadequate For Use
In Institutions
Of State
Adoption of the merit system for management of state institutions, especially the correctional institutions, has been the responsibility of the Kansas Mental Hygiene Society, and professor of education at the University, in a radio address last night. The lecture was one in a series "Personal and Family Problems."
"What kind of personnel would you want to direct the activities and the thinking of your boy for a year or two, assuming that he had gotten into difficulty and the state had demanded his isolation?" asked Dr. Nash. "We have a merit system law in Kansas, passed under the administration of Governor Capper, which allows an officer be we, the people, have not been interested," said Dr. Nash. "The merit system as it has been set up, in any state, is not a self-starting and self-running system."
Practice for years has been to make changes at least in the heads, and often far down the staff list; these changes coming not only with the change in party in power in the statehouse, but sometimes with the change of administration within a state government. The state has often been appointed to important positions, but by the time they have become reasonably well acquainted with the problems of their institution, another election rolls around.
Doctor Nash pointed out that the various state institutions are huge enterprises, involving not only a great amount of business detail, but also large featureless features required persons especially trained for that type of work.
on the SHIN by "Flash" Morris
As a result of attending the mid-week dance, Bob Farmer, Sigma Chi, seems to have a better wardrobe. When he appeared at the check-stand for his coat, he was presented with a different coat which was not only better, but had a pair of gloves and a scarf in the pockets. He was wearing the articles of clothing that his grandfather had his good fortune. We bad no idea that a Sigma Chi would do a thing of this nature!
The students in the reserve room of the library yesterday afternoon were victorious in keeping a window shut, although it was a hard fought battle. The woman at the reserve desk set jim Happort, a librarian, to open the window which students to object and the window was closed. Next, the woman from the desk appeared on the scene and re-opened the window, much to the consternation of students who, in response to her act, biased, clapped on tables, caused them to squeak—but the window remained open. After students went to the desk and closed the window and at this point the students applauded, whereupon she immediately reopened it. This was too much, and a group of students went to the desk to plead their case, but the woman would not give them any consideration. Some of the students evidently upstairs and spoke of the sit-down incident soon the woman again appeared on the scene and very viciously slammed the window and more aplause followed.
It has been heard that while other KU. students were 'going the rounds' in Kansas City New Year's eve, a certain University lady and Ed Phelps, former football star, were content to attend the Gillis Theater and witness some good clean (?) entertainment.
Dave Partridge, Kansan news editor, is getting tired of persons asking him if he is the same Partridge who wrote the story in the Jan. 9 issue of Collier's. He has even received letters of inquiry from
SOPHOMORE HOP WILL OPEN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR 1927
The new year's social activities at the University will open tonight with the Sophomore Hop, presented through the courtesy of the class of 39. Music and dancers will go around and around to the tunes of the famous Joe Venuti and his 18-piece band. The university's versatility directly from a tremendously successful appearance at Kansas City's Hotel Muehlechah.
Big Six Athletes Need Board and Room
Dr. A. B. Adams, O.U.
Recommends Plan
For Players
The suggestion was made to the administrative council of the University of Oklahoma, that it put the provision for a brief, the idea provides that each Big Six school provide a dormitory where board and room would be furnished to those competing for the positions appointed by the athletic department.
Board and room for athletics is the suggestion of Dr. A. B. Adams, deare of the business administration at the University of Oklahoma.
This is much the same idea as proposed by the University Daily Kansan on Dec. 5, when it suggested "Three cards in a New Deal." Two of the "cards" have already been issued to students of the Board of Regents and the Athletic Boards doing away with an athletic director, establishing a School of Physical Education, and in increasing the size of the football coaching staff. The other card has been lost in the shuffle, at least temporarily, to a big Six against the training table and the central association against such. The disavowal of the North Central association, according to a high authority, could easily, and may probably be lifted. If this is done, and if Doctor Adams is successful in getting the approval of the schools of the con- tinent, the final card of the University Daily Kansan will be "dead."
Marion Mundis, Managing Editor Mary Rutter, Editor-in-Chief
O'Brien New Publisher
At a meeting of the Kansan Board hold yesterday afternoon Dole O'Brien, c.37, was elected publisher of the Kanman for the coming semester to succeed John Malone, c.37. O'Brien has been chairman of the Kanman Editors. Make-up Editor, and has edited—in chef-of-the烹
Marion Mundus, c37, was elected Monday as Managing Editor of the Kansas for the encing nine weeks that has been sports editor of the paper.
Mary Rutter, c37, was chosen as editor-in-chief for the next period Kaman has served the Kanan in the program as Feature and Associate Editor
FOR DUPONT INTERVIEW
Harold Leevie, graduate in chemical engineering, left Tuesday for Wilmington, Delta, where he has been invited for a second interview with the amateur at the DuPont Company. Mr. Hirschman's samuel adviser for the DuPont company, was here Dec. 7 and interviewed Charles Bedingley, a graduate in chemical engineering, Nelson Ehlers, senior engineer, and Harold Levence. He invited them to Wilmington for a second interview, but Bedingfield and Ehlers have already accepted positions with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass company of Arbor Town, Ohio.
LEVENE GOES TO DELAWARE
friends in Colorado, New Mexico, and numerous towns, as well as setting his home town's a "twitter." He did not write the story, but says that when he saw someone named signed to such a story because he got an idea of how fine it could look, but knew darn well it never would if he were writing.
Flash: We have finally ascertained how Isabel Bash, Gamma Phi and Saur Owl-Sophomore beauty queen, maintains a complexion abounding with a palette of bright and dazzling beauty, which so resembles that color and touch which the famous Petty adds to women in his paintings. Instead of applying the usual quantity of hackneyed clothing, he uses 'Hollywood Face Cream', thus creating a magnificent unequalled glow on her face. (adv.)
Forum Postponed
Co-Op Book Store Debate Set For Feb. 9
On account of adverse weather conditions the discussion of the question "Shall the University of Kansas have its own Student Book Store?" was tentatively postponed until Fey, 9.
Door Beeves, c37, is to take the affirmative side of the question and Doort Muzelier, c38, the negative Phil Raup, c38, and John Milton Phillips, c37, are to submit plans for a student book store.
broke out, Jan. 7—(UP) —Violence broke out, tonight in the spreading General Motors strike, as mediators led by Gov. Frank Murphy sought a
Loyal employee of the Chevrolet plant at Trent, Mich., fought with strikers who had set up a loud speaker unit. Police said three men were injured, none seriously, and that two were arrested. It was the first violence in the series of strikes and shut-downs that gradually is paralyzing the vast production system of General Motors.
General Motors, badly pinched for materials, closed the Chevrolet foundation at Sag Harbor, Mich., at 4 p.m. today, throwing 5,500 men out of work "until further notice." Tomorrow it will close its Chevrolet plant in Trentbury history in Bay City, Mich., putting 1,530 more men away from their jobs.
Violence Breaks Out As Car Strikes Spread
By midnight tomorrow General Motors officials said their will be a total of 72,429 of their employees out of work.
Arizona Debate Team Meets Kansas Tonight
Kansas will take the negative side of the question: "Resolved: That Congress should be empowered to fix minimum wages and maximum hours." This question is timely in view of the present General Motors strike.
Justin Hunn, 137, and Dan Voorhees, c38 members of the University debate team, will meet the debate team of the University of Arizona at 8 o'clock tonight in the Little theater of Green hall.
This question is the debate question of Pfi Kappa Delta, national debate fraternity. About 300 college students will debate on the same question.
William Zopacen, c37, will preside as chairman of this no-decision decision. There will be no admission charge to the deadline and the public is invited.
Vespers To Be Presented
Lawson to Talk to Boy Scouts
Pa. B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, will speak on "You and Your Boy" at the annual council meeting of Kaw Area, Boy Scouts of America, at the University Jan. 21. The annual dinner is held in the Memorial Union building conferences by Scouters of the 11th Grade Women who attend the meeting will be entertained at tea at Spooner-Thayer Museum in the afternoon.
Ninety-fourth Recital to be Given Next Sunday
The 94th Vesper Organ recital will be given Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the University auditorium by Prof. Guy Criss Simpson, instructor in organ and piano. His program will consist of six numbers: Bach, Widor, Heinbergher, Bardur's third symphony, Widor's entire second symphony consisting of four movements. There will be no charge for the program.
Mrs. Ruth Johnson, who has seen visiting the campus for the past two days, left last night for her home in Kansas City. While here Mrs. Johnson spoke to W.Y.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. groups on race problems on the campus. Mrs. Johnson was at Henkel house during her stay here She is a traveling secretary of the Nationa Board of the W.Y.C.A.
Notice
To all students who have not bought their basketball tickets yet, the Jay Jones will continue up until the last four games.
Mrs. Johnson Leaves
Regents Refuse To Keep Frank At Wisconsin U.
Youthful President Voices
Sharp Denial of All
Charges Hurled
At Him
Madison, Wis., Jan. 7. (UP)—University of Wisconsin for night refused to rehire Glenn Frank, president of the university.
BULLETIN
Their decision, reached after weeks of bitter debate in which liberals were lied against librarians, meant the end of Frank's 11 years at the University of Wisconsin.
Madison, WI., Jan. 7—(UP)—Dr. Glen Frank, banked by charts and a group of belligerent students, tonight completed defenses of his 11-year tenure as president of the University of Wisconsin, and vicious a sharp denial of "management" charges brought lv the board of reports.
The 15 regents, who will judge whether to renew the university head's contract, following completion of a two-day hearing in the cramped Frank's office, were expected to make their decision without delay.
The faction seeking to outstreet have insisted that neither politics nor academic freedom was involved, but Mr. Gleave, the university's chief defendant, charged the issue is solely one of operating the university by remote control. He cited evidence of apparent attacks at control emanating from the office of Gov. Philip Trump.
"I have been made the victim of anti-American and anti-educational procedure," Frank declared.
The charges against Frank were filed by Harold M. Wilkic, regent president, and Charles Gates, both LaFollette appointees on the board.
Early tonight about 100 students, angered by apparent attempts to cut short Frank's defense, smashed open a locked door and window and jammed into the regents' meeting room where they were allowed to stay upon promise to refrain from undue show of enthusiasm.
Packed so closely they could not remove heavy inwaters in the studio, they cheered Frank when he returned to the accounting of his administration.
ONE PAIR OF FROZEN EARS ONLY CASUALTY OF STOR
Alpha Pa's vs. L.M.I.S. Alumni
The basketball team of Kappa Alpha Pi will meet the Liberty Memorial High School alumni team in a game at the high school gymnasium tomorrow night.
In spite of the storm there were no accidents reported to the University hospital last night, although there were 30 cases of colds and one case of scarlet fever. One student had the misfortune of freezing his cars.
Doctor Cainteau warns all University students to be careful of the ices on the steps to the buildings on the campus.
Alpha Psi's vs. L.M.H.S. Alumni
There are some skeptics and dissenters of the typical up-but-not-
Authorized Parties
And to make the phenomenon more complete, alert observers also saw the lightning that precedes all regulation thunder. Not to let any precedent go unbroken or to let the lightning and thunder be an "off brand," the powers that control the doings in the skies sent us the usual thunder shower that follows the conventional thunder and lightning. This shower was in all ways typical of the old-line thunder shower, with the possible exception that it fell into an ocean of other lightning instead of trickling off in little riverlets, it accumulated in a more-orless static condition on the sidewalk, an if the earth had been copiously showered with some nationally-advertised soap beads, and it oozed into students' shoes top.
Friday, Jan. 8 (Closed Date)
Sophomore Hop, Memorial Union. I ppt.
"Thunder in the winter time" has long been a favorite ejaculation for the old-timers in expressing something unusual, and some have said that "there just isn't no such animal"; but Lawrence, yesterday experienced thunder in the winter time.
Lawrence Experiences Phenomenon Of Thunder and Lightning in Winte
Saturday, Jan. 9
Sigma Kappa, House 12, p.m.
Diamond Oncoronis Pt. House 12, p.m.
Kappa Gamma, Gamma, Memorial
Union, 12, p.m.
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR,
For the Joint Committee
on Student Affairs.
Illinois U. Launches Athletic Aid Drive
Plan Will Not Violate Existing Big Ten Regulations
"We are convinced it is possible to attract desirable athletic material of superior quality without violating the standards," said the youthful athletic director.
Chicago, Jan. 7.—(UP)—The University of Illinois dropped its sit-down policy and announced a drive for athletes in strict accordance with Big Ten regulations.
"Prof. F. E. Richert, Illinois faculty representative, has assured us the program is honest, sincere, and in-depth," she said, with views on this tender subject." he said.
The appointment of Mrs. Dorothy D. Tyer, widower of the late John R. Dyer, dean of men and assistant to the Chancellor at the University during the years of 1921-29, as dean of women at the University of Cornell, Lincoln University, Pa., was announced by Armand C. Piazza, president of Bucknell, yesterday.
Wilson warned alumni everywhere to avoid recruiting measures prohibited by conference law.
WIDOW OF FORMER DEAN HAS POSITION AT BUCKNELL
Wilson said the improvement plan would be put into effect at the colleges of pharmacy, dentistry and beauty well as on the campus at Champaign.
Establishment of a central employment bureau on the campus and better student housing facilities were urged. More scholarships based upon competition and merit will be sought. Alumni will co-operate with the school in obtaining more gifts and endowments.
Declaring the plan definitely was not a front for subsidization, Athletic Director Wendell S. Wilson outlined to alumni a nine-point program that does not "in any sense abandon" his plans. "The athletes always have been ruined."
A major point in the plan was an intensive campaign to advertise the school to prospective students through an alumni network over the university.
Mr. Dyer left the University to become executive dean of the University of Idaho's southern branch in Pocatello. Following her husband's death in 1983, Mrs. Dyer was a graduate assistant in the psychology department at the University of Idaho and is assistant to the junior dean in the College of Arts ad Sciences at Ohio State college.
awake student class who didn't observe the phenomenon (with the exception of the rain storm which they unimaginatively called sleet), and to look for other animals like lions observers. Those Thomas们 are too canonical to let this old earth indulge in a good, full-fledged phenomenon, smuggly attributed the flash and the rumble, if any to the blasting for water lines in West Africa.
But if they want to live in a practical, unimaginative world of sewers lines, dynamite, and dirt, let them discover that it was "blower in the winter time."
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Friday. Jan. 8
2:30-3:00 p.m. Music of the Masters.
Prof. Charles S. Skilton.
6:00 p.m. Athletic Scrapbook
178th edition
6:15 p.m. Concert by Men's Glee Club, Joseph Wilkins, director.
Saturday, Jan. 6
8:00 p.m. Chamber Music Ensemble.
TWO PACHACAMACS INELIGIBLE:
P.S.G.L. HAS MAJORITY IN COUNCIL
Fred Pralle and Tom Brown Ruled Out by Eligibility Committee; Rising Sun Party Loses Balance of Power Won In Freshman Election
Forecast
Two Pachacamac members of the Men's Student Council were declared ineligible for membership in that body by the mid-semester report of the eligibility committee, throwing the controlling majority in the council iain to P.S.G.L. Fred Pralle, c'38, and Tom Brown, ph'37, were uled out of the body on the basis of mid-semester standings. a town's exclusion is final, as his disqualification came because he is carrying insufficient hours, but Pralle's removal is only temporary, pending his standing at the end of the semester.
Raging Icy Blizzard Slashes Middle West
(By The United Press)
The sheet storm was the result o a clash of opposing air currents aloft. Warmer moisture laden air was pushed upward by the force of a cold front from the northwest. The moisture was dropped high above the earth at the journey of air levels as it fell through the cold strata.
Snow, not so cold in east portions Friday; Saturday fair and cold.
A hissing sleet storm marched in the van of a severe cold wave in the midwestern states Thursday night and peppered half a dozen states with fine ice.
Three inches or more of the treacherous pellets piled up in western Missouri and forced automobile traffic to a walk. Thunder showers accompanied the unusual downpour from a house, a house was struck by lightning.
The front of the storm presented a scythe-like curve on the weather map, with its points at Ecabana, Northern Oklahoma, handle resting in Northern Oklahoma.
Kansas Editors Meet In Topeka Next Week
All day Thursday the sleet slanted down upon the broad fields of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. My nightfall the syleh had moved eastward until it was about to cut across Chicago at its center. The handle end was approaching Indianaapolis.
With a University of Kansas graduate as president, and a former student of the University as one of its principal speakers, the Kansas Press association will hold its annual meeting at Joyhawk in Topeka Jan. 13-14.
The loss of the two men is an unexpected setback to Pachaca.
Ralph Hemeway, 10', president of the association, is also the publisher of the Minnesota Messenger. Raymond Clapper is the former student who will address the association in newspapers, and is now in Washington, D.C. Before attending the convention Mr. Clapper will address the journalism classes at the University. John Casey of Oklahoma, who spoke before the Editors' Roundtables held on Wednesday, will be another speaker at the convention.
Details of the meetings will be issued at intervals throughout the convention by Prof. W. A. Dill of the department of journalism, with the assistance of several students in the department. Mr. Ralph Baker, field secretary of the Kansas Press Association, will be in charge of the convention.
Phi Alpha Delta Holds Pledging Green chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, law fraternity, held its first pledging ceremony of the year yesterday afternoon in Green hall which was followed by dinner at the Colonial Tea House 630. Professor Tupy of the School of Law faculty was the sneaker
With Nees starring with nine field goals, the Sig Eps defeated Acacia last night, 32-18. In the other basketball game played before Kansan press time, the Buckeyes beat the Galloping Ghosts, 28-12.
Intramural Results
A.T.O. give Triangle a 45.-W, 5-
nedy day night. Sigma Alpha Mu for
feited to Pi K.A. Rock Chalk I defeat
Westminster 14-11, and 1290
Tennessee defeated the Hexagons,
20-18.
*mac. as it destroyed the one-man majority gained by that party in placing Jacob Young as the first freshman member of the council in the fall election. The two vacancies will be filled by a vote of the Council, and with the loss of these two party regulars Pachamaeacan have to leave the party than giving that party a subsequent three-man majority in the body.
The shift in majority will not make the material change in Council policy this year that it might have made in past years. With the exception of more-or-less petty crimes, many other councils Council control, the legislators have remarkably well united on Council objectives this year. Such accomplishments as the revision of the Forums, the projected co-operative book store, and the investigation of student working conditions, have been harmoniously party issues, have been harmoniously executed by a united Council.
The only unknown quantity on the horizon at present is the proposed representation amendment, which last year was opposed by P.G.S.L., and which Pachacama had planned to put into execution, if necessary, by virtue of the one-man majority.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 7 — (UP) A new message transmitted through a newspaper classified advertisement, revealed tonight that negotiation officials had reached an agreement of 10-year Charles Matthews held for $28,000 ransom since Dec. 27.
Negotiation Under Way To Release Mattson Boy
The message indicated the kid-aper was exerting extreme caution to avoid arrest after he collects the ran-om and returns the boy.
Following the absence, the following classified ad appeared in the columns of a Seattle newspaper:
"Mabel: I am giving the note, police are not intercepting them; I accept your message of identification. All requests have been carried out. I will do as instructed without anyone knowing."
Publication of the ad was the only development after press and radio forces withdrew pickets from near the house at Mattson's request and left the way clear for further communications.
Otto Miessner, professor of public school music, demonstrated yesterday morning to the freshman engineering lecture class his method of teaching elements of music. He used screen pictures and victoria music for his explanation. Professor Miessner also showed how he teaches music to the use of a row of tubes and a piano keyboard.
MIESSNER DEMONSTRATES
MUSIC TEACHING METHODS
Osma Presents Paper
J. M. Osma, professor of romance languages, spent almost his entire Christmas vacation in Virginia and North Carolina attending meetings the Modern Languages Association of America at Richmond, and the American Annotation of Teachers of Spanish at Durham and Chapel Hill, N.C. Professor Osma, the only representative from this University, presented a paper at the Chapel Hill convention.
Banker to Discuss Book
Gerald Banker, c40, will discuss the book, "On the Rirn of the Abyss," by James T. Shotwell, at the meeting of the K.U. Peace-Action Committee next Monday at 4:30 in the Pine room, Memorial Union building. The meeting is open to all who are interested.