UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Cap Donning Ceremony for Frosh To Be Saturday
NUMBER 15
University freshman will don their caps in a special ceremony next Saturday afternoon. The ceremony will be held at the University of Washington-Kansas football game.
A special seating section has been reserved for the freshmen, and from there they will march out onto the playing field to have hands to publicly perform the ceremony.
The following officers were elected by the council: president, Kermit Franks, c'40; vice-president, Bob Brooks, c'40; secretary Richard McCann, c'40; committee on publications and propaganda, bocks, Norton Lawnard, and James Smith.
Don Vowhee, c38, was elected ten-
porary director of the Freshman Y.M.C.
A. cabinet.
The freshmen this year have held several meetings and have taken it upon themselves to keep University customer relations in good standing; the ceremony is the first step to be taken toward that end. The Freshman Council of the Y.M.C.A. met in the Memorial Union building last night and arranged for the Saturday ceremony.
Legal Fraternity Fills Office Vacancies
Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity, holds its first meeting of the year and elected the following new officers. Moyer Steere, T37, exchequer; O. J. Connell T38, clerk. These officers were elected to fill the vacancies of those who graduated last year. Robert Schreeder will continue as magister.
A new method of pledging members was adopted, it being decided to withhold pledging until after the end of the first semester. At that time pledging will be held contingent upon having a grade requirement the fire semester.
As one of the opening festivities of the Law school year, Phi Delta Phi will be host to members of the freshman law class at a smoker to be held in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. All members of the freshman law class are invited.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936
on the SHIN
Fraternity and sorority walkouts have always been known by a few to be jokes, meaning of course that the actives of the various bourses always know where they are coming up to where, but if the Greek orders of this campus don't get their pledges under control soon, we will be forced to start a new column in this news sheet entitled "Walkout Notes," or maybe "Who Fired the Clock While We Are Away?"
By Asher and Heap
Suzanne Engleman, of the Chi O judge, got a big kick down Monday evening, while sitting in the Rezdeviz club in the city. It seems that the actress of the club he was wearing walking out that night, thought surely their pledges would hook up with one group or the other. But such was not the case, an Engleman found out when in walked the pledges without any sign of an escape.
Along the same line, news just reached yeen scoops one's ears concerning Jane Flood, the modern marmor who went missing with her boat. Lake while with pledge sisters of the Theta club on their walkout. It seems she won't exactly prepared for a swim that would have involved to kinds slip around a bend on the bank, thus increasing the number of
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The Pi Phi's, however, rated a dinner and danced at the Country Club at the expense of the Sigma Chi boys. (We wonder how some of these football players can afford such extravagance.) It is reported as a fine party, flowers and everything, but the boys had an awful time carrying our plans. Two of them were locked in their rooms and had to jump two stories to freedom and then proceeded to a county jail facing a trumped-up car theft charge, all of which was cooked up by the actives. And were the piedges boiling!
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Dating is the main cause of the spread of colds on the campus, according to Dr. R. L. Coutouston in his book *The Art of Being at the Icterate place*, he says, carelessness is the ause of a person catching cold and more carelessness results in spreading it.
Probably, the doctor points out, some of the colds are result of the change of weather and a few people who brave the elements and walk around the campuses mines overcrowds and rain. They need an airseal, a sore throat. But that is only where the trouble begins. The unfortunate person who really has caught cold thinks that he really isn't sick and by his own efforts gets into a mid-week varsity, and so everybody with whom he dances is exposed to his cold germ, and in turn, each of them exposes her partners during the rest of the evening. By the time she feels better, the germ has a cold germ or so at work tracing down his or her breath.
In order to avoid having colds this winter, Dr. Cunliffe suggests a few simple rules to follow. Most important, he says, is to get much sleep. Next, keep regular in all living habitats, and stay away from water, and above all, stay home when you have a cold, and don't give it to other people.
Topeka, Sept. 29-(UP)—Gov. Alf M. Landon called in newspaperm tonight for an unscheduled press conference and said he intended to ignore party lines in picking a cabinet if elected.
Pacing back and forth in the living room of the executive mansion, the Republican nominee said:
"One thing is certain, no one could ever be simultaneously a member of my cabinet and a governor in the commission. Governor Landen said he did not consider President Roosevelt's recent civil service order as doing anything more than freezes tax rates."
The first question, after the nominee settled himself in a comfortable chair, as for his comment on the statement made by John D. Hamilton, national Republican chair of the Democratic office of Postmaster-General if it were offered to him.
"You might say," the Governor began, getting up and stirring back and forth under the glistening chandelier, "that that is further indication of the fact that we are a plan to carry out its pledge of a merit system through the Civil Service."
"It is my intention to get the most competent man I can find for that office."
Rulletin
The Governor, hands locked behind his back, paced on across the room, turned around and faced his interviews "No," he said aloud, "it would not
"Would it make any difference," he as asked, "if the most competent man turned out to be a Democrat or a Progressive?"
It is recalled that in his acceptance speech, "Governor Landon indicated a similar attitude towards filling government jobs. He said then that he would call on the man he believed fitted for the job of his political affiliations.
Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer Wednesday. Thursday milder.
WEATHER
Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, will hold an important meeting at 7:30 Thursday in Room 10 of the Memorial Union building. It is imperative that all members attend as a new company roster must be made.
Funeral Services Held For Professor Dunlap
Walker Josselyn.
First Sergeant.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in the Trinity Episcopal church for Charles Graham Dunlip, retired professor of English literature.
A host of the professor's friends, including Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Dr W. L. Burdick, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, faculty were present at the church.
Pall bearers were Dr. A. P. Hulz, B. Wagstaff, C. C. Sewir, Prof. C. Siklon, R. C. Rankin and Prof. E. M Hookins.
Freshman Pachacamac
Council To Meet Tonight
Rev. Carter Harrison read the services. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery
Tonight at 9 o'clock the Freshmah council of the Pachacamac party will meet at the Sigma Chi house. An invitation to attend is extended to all freshmen men students that are interested in the coming freshman election. They will be invited together, and its purpose is to start party organization for the election.
Armory, Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 29-(UP)-President Roosevelt tonight mechs of communism leveled at his administration with a counter attack in which he repudiated his support of communism or any other "alienism" which would, by fair means or foul, charge "upr American democracy."
On Record Is Proof
Citing his own record in public office as proof of his Americanism, the President attacked the Republican party's focus on the face of economic chase "which was creating a fertile field for Communism" and said that only the democratic New Deal has been "intelligent enough" to defuse communists by forward-looking legislation.
"In the spring of 1932 we faced a crisis which was the ugly fruit of 12 years of neglect of the cause of economic and social unrest," the President told the state convention of Democrats overflowing the huge drain shed. "It was a war order to order for all those who would overthrow our form of government . . .
"Why did the crisis of 1929 and 1932 pass without disaster?"
"The answer is in the record of what we did. Early in the campaign of 1932 said to meet by reaction that danger of radicalism is to invite disaster. Reaction is no barrier to the radical, it is a challenge, a provocation."
"The big three" who are responsible for The Daily Kanan. From left to right they are William R. Dowe, managing editor; William Gill, editor; and Michael L. Fowler.
"We met the emergency with emergency action, but far more important than that, we went to the roots of the problem and corrected the evil at its source. We were against revolution, because we knew those conditions which make revolution.
The party wants this danger is it offer a workable program of reconstruction and the party to offer it is the party with clean hands.
"In America in 1833 the people did not attempt to right wrongs by overthrowing their institutions. They preferred to get justice by legal and peaceful means. We proved that democracy can work."
Offer Workable Program
Kansan Heads
Crash Victims Are Improving Hospital Reports
Eight student victims of the Eaten Park Reunion picnic accident still remain in Watkins Memorial hospital, but all are definitely out of danger.
All Are Definitely Out of Danger and Two Have Been Released; Gregg Has Fracture
Sadie Cromnett, c37, of ElDorado,
who was suffering from bad abrasions
and an ankle bruise, was released
yesterday morning.
Hardgree Legg, c 37, has a fracture of the lateral process, an injury similar to that of Miss Idella Campbell. This was discovered after an X-ray picture of the left femur; there were inexcavations on the cheek, and a possible fracture of the cheek bone.
The condition of Miss Carolina Witt, driver of the sedan which crashed with the truck carrying the students, has improved sufficiently for a possible removal to the city hospital today. Besides the pelvic injury, she is suffering severe internal injuries and has four broken rits.
Watkins Memorial hospital has been much overcrowded since the accident Friday evening. There are now 32 new cases, twice the normal number,
Guy Omer, assistant instructor in physics, who was one of the pionic party in to be released from the hospital, was also among the specialists of the fingers in the accident.
Enrollment is still open in all classes of ROTC. It was announced last night by Lt. Col. K. F. Baldwin, professor of military science and tactics. He suggests that any one interested see him in the next day or so.
Enrollment Still Open In All R.O.T.C. Classes
It was further announced that the ROTC manuals and insignia had arrived, and all men who have not checked out their uniforms are requested to report immediately to get them.
Within the next few days the list of assignments and appointments of cadet commissioned and non-commissioned officers, and of privates will be completed and announced, the colonel stated.
He reports the enrollment in RO.T.C this semester as being the largest in the history of the University.
W.S.G.A. Is Hostess At Tea This Afternoon
Dale L. Lindsay, gr., was elected president of the Entomology club at the first meeting Monday afternoon. Louis J. Lipovsky, c37, was elected vice-president, and Imogene Beaer, in 38, secretary-treasurer.
Lindsay is Elected Entomology Club Head
Plans for the meetings to be held during the year were discussed, and standing committees appointed. "We have formed a biomedical technology department or from one of the biological science departments talk at each meeting," said Mr. Lindsay. "Also, Book reviews and general discussion will be included in our programs."
Inter-racial commission will hold an open meeting this evening at 7 cclock at Henley House. This meeting will involve any person interested in any person.
The council of W.S.G.A. will be hostesses at a tea given this afternoon in New York City, building from 5 to 6 o'clock. Miss Else NeuenSchwender, professor of French; Miss Beulah Morrison, professor of psychology; and Miss Elizabeth Megna, advice to women, will assist. The committee is composed of a special committee, is in charge of the council. The council wishes to emphasize that all University women are members of W.S.G.A. and that these teas are given in order that the women may become
More than fifteen students attended the first meeting, and more are expected to attend be next which will be held on Tuesday. Snow hall, next Monday at 4:30 pm.
Inter-racial Group To Hold Open Meeting
Evelyn Brubaker and Dorothy Hodge are co-chairmen of the meeting. The tentative program for the year includes a seminar on racial contributions an appreciation of racial contributions.
Lamentations Fill Air As Students Get Photos
Condemnation was the keynote a comment as students received their identification cards in the basement of the Administration building Saturday and Monday. The most exciting photos of the meet of the receptions such as:
"I hope no one can identify me by this!"
"Well, you weren't paying $15 a do en for them."
"Damn that photographer."
"It actually flatters you," and many other apropos quips and jibes.
Indeed the general appearance of the pictures is more that of a rogue's gallery than of a movie press sheet. With the various tags and labels, the pictures used in penitentiaries, and the long hours of standing in line and cross-examination previous to the posting had instilled in the subject very much the same brown-belt air of subdued spirit reflected in the pictures of our hardened criminals.
But, all in all, the quality of the work is very good and the photos will answer the utilitarian purpose for which they were taken, notwithstanding the shock to the collective vanity of the student body.
About, half of the identification cards had been claimed at noon Monday. They will be distributed from the basement of the Administration building all day Tuesday. Students not claiming their cards by Tuesday evening will be able to procure them at the business office after that time.
Freshmen Meet With Fachacamacs This Evening
The initial meeting for all freshmen interested in the Pachaeacmae society will be tonight at 9 o'clock at the Sigma Chi house. The purpose of the meet-up will be to foster interest with the general set-up of hill politics and to form a party council.
The president of the Men's Student Council, John Phillips, will give a short talk on "Opportunities for Women" in the Chandler, former editor of the Jayhawer Magazine, will address the freshmen on "The General Survey of Politics on the Campus." William Gough, who is president of the Pachaeacmae party will attend.
Dr. H. L. Caswell To Conduct Meetings
Dr. H. L. Caswell, curriculum expert from George Peabody College, will conduct an open meeting and series of staff conferences for those interested in curriculium revision on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The conferences on the State Program for Improvements of Instructions will be held in room 415, Watson Library, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The open meeting will be held in Fraser Theater at 3:30 m.
Miss Dale Zeiler, curriculum director of the State Education department, and Mr. W. T. Markham, state superintendent, both of Topeka, will attend.
New Loafing Spot Located by Students Is Proving Popular
The new Loafers' Headquarters were completed just in time. Where would the additional 200 students this year have found lounging facilities had not this new convenience been added this summer?
What is the Loafers' Headquarters? The new steps to Watson library, of course.
In former years, the seating capacity on the steps was very limited and only the brave dared to sit on the narrow railings. With the new steps, due consideration has been taken of the weary students and not being too far apart from each other which will accommodate twice as many students as the old steps.
In addition, the new railings are wide enough that one may balance on them with a fair degree of safety. Some students feel that this railway would have been better if it had been flat on the ground so that it could get rather hard after a couple of hours.
W.S.G.A. Considers Book Price Reduction; Show $6,077 Surplus
CALENDAR
Wednesday, Sept. 30
W. S.G.A. Tea, Central Ad. lounge,
Inter-racial Commission, Henley house 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Saturday, Oct. 3
World Affairs Commission, Henley house, 4:30 p.m.
Football. Kansas vs. Washburn, 2 p.m.
Varsity dance, 9-12 p.m.
Limited date.
Law School Lists Honor Group For Past Season
Class of 1936
The Scholarship Honor Roll for this semester in the School of Law, constituted by those with the highest scholastic rank in the semester just passed, is as follows.
Class of 1936
Paul R. Koeber and Jack P. Pfeiffer
Class of 1927
Class of 1938
Albert L. Harmon, Robert J. Lewis William F. Hazen, Robert A. Schroeder Roy H. Johnson, Lawrence R. Smith Charles B. Joseph, and J. I. Poole.
Glenn W. Dickinson JR, Samuel Meltingen, Donald L. Miller Jr, William E. Sullivan, Lara Sumner G., Mylkland Richard O, Jones, Eugene Rothschild, Charles R. Lyon and Abraham Wein-
The number of students on the honor roll for a given class may not exceed ten.
Religious Speakers To Visit Mt. Oread
Mort Sen of India and John Alexander of Australia will come to Mount Oread Oct. 13 and 14 under the auspices of the World Student Christian Federation for a series of discussions. It was designed by the staff of the commission in Henley house.
Sen, 22, and Alexander, 24, will speak first at an open forum Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Central Administration auditorium. That evening at Westminster hall the two will discuss the purpose and program of the World Student Christian College for Students today* to the topic at a noon luncheon forum Wednesday, Oct. 14. That same evening the two will discuss "Christian Youth Facing the Problems of the Pacific" at Henley house. Sen and Alexander attended the W.S.C. F.pal conference Aug. 13 to Sept. 2, at Mills College, Calif. Miss Ellen Payne, general secretary of the McCracken, institution in the department of philosophy, were members of the American delegation at the conference.
Dorothy Hodge, c.37, and Paul Moritia,
c.29, were elected co-chairmen at the
Estees conference of the Student Christian
Movement June 5-13, of the World
Student Christian Federation commission
of the Rocky Mountain region.
Social Service Group To Help Underprivileged
The Social Service commission, a their dinner meeting at Henley House Tuesday night, discussed the possibility of working with the underprivileged girls of Lawrence Memorial High School and the Lawrence Junior High School. Several tentative plans were formulated.
Last year this work was carried on under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Kell at her home. This year's effort is for the furthering of this work with the aid
The next meeting of the group will be Friday, Oct. 2. All girls interested are urged to attend and to help plan for a picnic for the underprivileged in the city who will be in the form of a hike. Edith Kennedy, g., is chairman of this group.
A Psychological make-up examination will be given Saturday morning, Oct. 15, at 9 o'clock, room 15, Fraser hall.
Prof. A. H. Turane will give the examination and he urges that all new students who have failed the test, be there promptly.
Tentative Date Chosen for Annual Lantern Parade
Annual Inter - Sorority Sing Is Abandoned; Tea Dates for Regular Wednesday Gatherings Set
At a meeting of the W.S.G.A. Council last night it was disclosed that the Book Exchange fund has a surplus to date of $6,077 made in the past four years over and above its operating expenses. Plans were discussed to cut down the margin of profit, as the exchange is supposedly a non-profit organization.
The final balance of the exchange books at the close of last year totaled $4,433, while the present balance to date is $6,077, revealing a profit of $644 with one month of the school year gone. It is the plan that the financial staff of putting this surplus fund to use. According to Elizabeth Shearer, treasurer for the group, the money is lying idle in the bank. One suggestion was made to wait until the exchange has accumulated more capital and then organize a students' scholarship, she said. The other would handle both new and used books on a non-profit basis.
Another suggestion concerned turning the money into a student loan fund for the benefit of needy students.
It has been decided that the inter-sorority sigh will be discontinued. Barbara Perdleton, vice-president, reported on the action taken by the House President's Association at their meeting yesterday. The committee reported that "The House President's Association discussed the issue and the general feeling was that the inter-sorority sigh, in its present form, is not worthwhile but left the final decision to the Council. After consideration the committee decided that inter-sorority sigh. Suggestions were received for some alternative activity but no definite plans were made.
The W.S.G.A.-Y.M.C.A. Lantern Parade for all University women will be held Thursday, Oct. 15 or Saturday, Oct. 20. A performance at their meeting last night. The definite date will be announced later. The Lantern Parade previously scheduled to be held last Saturday night was postponed due the Etesis Park Resun tragedy.
The W.S.G.A. Council is sponsoring a tea to be held this afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Women's Lounge in the Administration building. All University women are invited to attend. Following is a schedule for the Wed-
Oct. 21 - Kappa Alpha Theta.
Oct. 28 - Phi Beta Phi.
Nov. 4 - Alpha Chi Omega.
Nov. 18 - Sigma Kappa Coronpi.
Nov. 18 - Sigma Kappa
Dec. 2 - Watkins Hall.
Dec. 9 - Chi Omega.
Dec. 10 - Corinthian.
Jan. 6 - Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Jan. 13 - Alambda Delta Pi.
Feb. 6 - Gamma Phi Beta.
March 24 - Kappa Phi Beta.
March 17 - Jay Jane.
Capacity Audience Hears Joseph Wilkins
Despite the drizzling rain Monday evening a capacity audience turned out to hear the Joseph Wilkins' recital. With one exception the program was "The Tragedy of King Lear" from four of the great composers, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf. One of the high spots of the evening was Mr. Wilkins' rendition of the "Praise Song from Wagner's opera "Die Weiße Frau" accompanied at the piano by his wife.
At the close of the program the audience demanded two encores and Mr-Wilkins wrote "Ich Liebe Dich" by Grieg and "Seliketit" by Schubert.
The second faculty recital will take place next Monday, again in the auditorium of the Administration building. The pianist, pianista, will present the program.
Law Fraternity Elects
Pit Alpha Delta, professional legal fraternity, elected the following officers Friday night: Henry L. Butler, 37J, justice; Conrad W. Foster, 13T, justice; Vester Davidson, clerk; and Max Grant, Punch, treasurer.