UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXIII
Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
NUMBER 104
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936
on the SHIN
By BUD EVANS, 36
Letters At Last . . . Romeo and Juliet . . . Pee Eagle in the News Becker Makes Good . . . Sleuth Nichols . . . Miss Hoover Performs . . . Twas a Close Battle.
Old "Snoop" really got some mail this morning, and he feels a bit inclined to sorta take the afternoon off, and celebrate. But, on second thought, maybe we'd better stick around, and run a few of these epistles.
"The first one has to do with Jim Clarkson, Pelt Delti, and Bernice Burris, charming Kappa freshman, who seem to be putting on their version of Romeo and Juliet each night at closing hours here of late. Understand that, I think, the play is interesting, and then this "good-night" stuff starts all over again! The said that the drama of the whole affair is much like that of an apprentice, but the sincerity of it all runs true to form when there are two elephants in love. Alm, no matter a business!"
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As bad as we hate to mention the name of Eileen, we suppose we'll have to—one more. Recently in his Community Recreation class, which is comprised entirely of people with disabilities, plus a few others, Ed suddenly (he's been doing it for years, people, so it wasn't just out of a clear sky) began calling the roll by the mid-80s. In response, he joined Durand Pearl E. Eagle's embarrassment when his name was—skipped!
Understand that Jack Becker, the boy who sang in the Amateur program at last night's mid-week variety, really did a swell job. Nice going,Jack! If they all do that well—the thing ought to be a success.
Someone writes as that Clyde Nichols, Beta sleuth, was seen safe-housing it up to the Kappa house the other night in the brisk February breces (in and on his shirt sleeve), too. Followed by a joke about her role. Yes she — jeasouoya is a terrible thing, and it always crops out in such juvenile tendencies as these that little Nick displayed: The item was signed and had a magic ring, having magni- tion, even in a Beta).
Wonder how many of you saw the girl in the little green coat, and the gent in the gray suit ascend Fourth Street. It was positional, thrilling folks—arm around her neck, and her arm around his, and what not, all the way up. And the weather will do to people! Walking up that hill is struggling even as it is.
Yesterday afternoon, the new diving board in the Robinson gymnasium pool broke—very unexpectedly, of course. Seems it all came to pass when Miss Heover was standing on it preparing to demonstrate a "back spring." Must have been funny. Better go easy on the potatoes and for potatoes on a while!
Has anyone seen Bill Gill? Paging Mr. Gill! Paging Mr. Gill! We sure want to get in touch with this Phi Gam who handed us a story last night before the heralded Bicket-Field bounty told of poor Lyman's defense. There was only one thing wrong with his little item - Bicket didn't win. Hereafter Bill you got a chance to play your quality before they are fully materialized or something! Anyway, it was a mighty fine scrap, and both boys deserve a lot of credit.
Sour Owl Magazine It Not Essentially Issue For Lady Students
This morning students will encounter numerous hawkers who will endeavor to sell them the latest, and report them in order to our Owl cappus humor publication.
Though the magazine capitalizes in this issue on the leap year situation it is not essentially a ladies' number Joe Pryor, editor, emphasizes. Rus Chechenko, author of Beautiful Women garlanded around a "mere man."
The publication carries articles on the leap year situation and troubles, jokes and also a discourse satirically rendered upon the contemporary international situation called "Yea Peacel! Yea War."
Phillips Flays PSGL's; Resigns His Position
Action Said To Result from Desire To Have Harmony in Group; Pachacamacs Charge Arbitrary Violation of Constitution and Unfairness in Election of Ross Robertson
Counter-charges in the Owl society controversy yesterday were hurled at PSGL members by John Phillips, Pacha-jo, and a position as president of the organization as co-president of the group.
Declaring that the PSGLS had violated an agreement in fixing blame for the difficulty upon the Pachacamacs, Phillips issued a statement to the Kansan in which he declared that PSGLS had attempted arbitrarily to violate precedent, constitution, and fairness in electing Robertson president with his endorsement. The black-hall" three new members unless he were allowed to retain his position. According to Phillips, he resigned to restore harmony to the society.
Robertson was elected president of the group Feb. 11, receiving six votes as against two for Phillips and two for Bill Township. At a subsequent meeting, Pachacamac declared that Robertson lacked the constitutional two-
thirds majority, and a new election was ordered. With neither faction holding power, there were three new members waiting outside to be initiated, there developed a deadlock which resulted in the election of two presidental candidates, Pachaemae, and PSG1.
It is said that members of the society greed to maintain secrecy on the entire matter, in order to conceal news of the attack. Mrs. Manning used a statement Wednesday in which she accUSED the Pacchiesmen of allowing petty politics to interfere with the owl purposes of the Owl society, and accused the minister is in retaliation of his accusation.
It has been pointed out that politics did not enter into the selection of the three new initiates. One had been active in PSGL politics and the others were connected with the Pacchionic party only through fraternal connect-
Club Endorses Gov. Landon
U. Young Republicans Discuss Membership Campaign Plans
A resolution endorsing Gov. Alf M. Landon as its choice for the next President was presented by Lawrence Smith, 137, and unanimously adopted by the K. U. Young Republican Club in the first meeting of the spring semester last night. Approximately 60 students were present. Plans also were adopted to work in co-operation with the Landon-President club in its spring activities.
Discussions centered around a proposed nation-wide student organization of Landon clubs in all American colleges.
A vigorous membership campaign was outlined by Quentin Brown, president of the club. Bill Downs was appointed chairman of this movement. Harry O-Riley, c'29, gave a report of the state convention held in "bewaakest月" last week.
Following is the resolution adopted: "Resolved that the K. U. Young Re-asserts its choice for the next President of the United States, and that it pledges its full support and co-operation to bring the election and election in the coming campaign."
Granada Has Leading Films
According to a recent announcement the Granada theater last year showed 10 of the 12 pictures chosen by the National Screen Council as being the best films of 1935. The Granada also showed seven of the ten best films selected by the Nation's picture critics and the National Association of Four Star clubs, the Junior Review group of the National Board of Review.
Majority of Outstanding Pictures in 1935 Shown at Local Theater
These selections included "David Copperfield," "The Informer," "Top Hat," "Naughty Marietta," "Alice Abbett," "Bibbita," and "Muliny on his Bounty."
S. E. Schwain, manager of the Granada predicts that these same groups will select the ten best pitchers it hits coming soon to the Granada "Follow the Fleet." "The Story of Louis Pasteur." "Collegen," "The Great Ziegart," "The Rangers" and "Might of Scotland." "Midammer" "Night of a Dream," "and Great Features."
JOHN PHILLIPS' STATEMENT
"Sunday evening, after the new famous 'Owl Compromise' had been reached, the total membership of the society agreed that in order to heal the rift which had opened between the members and to promote peace, parties would forget the issue and proceed as a unified whole without further argument. Yesterday to attain some political advantage, the PSGL party broke that agreement and attempted publicly to blame us for the entire affair. We now feel it was time to admit the action of the opposition.
"In the first place, Owl Society elections have always observed the constitutional provision requiring a two-thirds majority for the election. The other half will vouch for that fact. In our present society, the original officers were elected by a vote of 10.7 is it that this lacks one-third of one vote from being a complete two-thirds majority. But members of the older generation would allow the dropping of any fraction of a vote under one-half, and add one vote for any fraction of a vote over one-half. This practice seemed eminently fair, and we followed it. These officers were required to vote on the two-thirds majority with the full knowledge of the PSLM board.
FRANCO-SOVIET PACT MADE
"In the pseudo-election which PSGL recently conducted, the candidate was declared elected with a majority. It was not the way could such a declaration be justified. The ballot did not constitute two-thirds of the membership as required by the constitution. Thus, only 30% of the members present. It did not even represent a plain majority vote of the society for there were 18 members. On no basis of interpretation did that election have been legal.
"Naturally some members presented an attempt by such a small minority to arbitrarily violate precedent, constitution, and fairness, but they were not under the society constitution. We could not have intended to railroad any one man into office because with the dropping out of two members at mid-year neither group now had the required strength to elect. Any candidate, therefore, would preclude the removal of partisan lines. The PSGL leader, confronted with a motion for reelection, bluntly stated that if an election were held, and he were not elected, that three men waited outside to be initiated would be blackened and would lack the guardess of the fact that these men had been unanimously agreed upon by all of them. It was an openly coerce statement. The selection of an officer seemed to us to be the purely internal affair of the Owl Committee. We felt that the election of new members into an honor society was not merely our personal affair but that it represented a responsibility to the entire junior class. We refused to allow those three men to be sacrificed to the PSGL. We accepted the PSGL terms of compromise. The men were initiated.
"I deploy the whole situation with its ensuing complications. I regress the PSGL attitude, violating a whole-hearted attempt to rectify it, which makes this statement necessary but contradicts that they do not intend to let the issue be laid. I am resigning the co-presidency as the only step now open to restore harmony to the society. I do so, not because I have any doubt as to the rightness of our government or to meet the PSGLs on their own petty basis would be disgiring and futile"—John Phillips.
"Perhaps Pachacamac members can be criticized for trying to enforce our constitution. Perhaps we can be criticized for refusing to allow six men out of eighteen to elect a president. But we did not allow our personal feelings or petty politics to influence the decisions we were subverting the purposes of th society by refusing to allow the entrance of deserving men.
Paris, Feb. 27 — (UP) The Franco-Soviet mutual assistance pact, the strongest link in the military chain being fledged around Nazi Germany was ratified $33 to approve the Chamber of Deputies' touch.
The treaty provides for immediate mutual military assistance in case of an unprovoked attack upon European territory of either power, granting the right to determine whether the attack was unprovoked.
WAR IN TOKIO
Rebels and Loyal Forces Fight in Streets
Communications Are Closed
Shanghai, Friday, Feb. 18, 11:58 a.m.—(UIP)—Japanese reports from Tokyo at mid-day said rebellious soldiers had refused to evacuate government buildings they have been occupying since the war began; that “tire-faced has been interrupted.”
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The New York Telephone Co. also refused calls to Tokyo after 3.53 p.m. Thursday, eastern standard time (7:35 a.m. Friday, Tokio time). Orders were that no call could be accepted except on government business, the overseas department of the telephone company said.
New York, Feb. 28—(UP) - Reporte were circulated throughout the Fair East at mid-day Friday (10 p.m. Central Standard Time) that fighting had started in the streets of Toko between rebelled soldiers and forces loyal to the government.
The reports were based on private commercial telegrams and the fact that the Tokio broadcast stations, which held most of all alliance all over the Orient were silent.
Singapore, Friday, Feb. 28—(UP) Rumors were circulated in the region usely community here today that fighting has started in Tokio between rebellious troops and forces loyal to the government.
Second Scarlet Fever Case
Dudley Richards Is Confined Hospital With Malady
The second case of scarlet fever among the students of the University has been reported by Dr. Ralph L. Camenote, director of Watkins Memorial Hospital. Dudley Richards, curem, of 1328 Ohio, is now in the hospital wint the disease. A temporary quarantine room and the roaming house in which he lives.
The Dick test, given for scarlet fever,
was administered to the occupants of
the house yesterday. Today the test
will be read and those persons show-
ing symptoms of it will be quarantined
for one week; the others will be released today.
Howard F. Tayler, died Wednesday night at Research hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Tayler, who was graduated with a degree in civil engineering, was the secretary and purchasing agent for the annual Railway. He was 61 years old.
K.U. Alumnus Dies
With incredible precision they moved on to what to them was a sacred crucade and before anyone in Japan had gained their end. They had gained their end.
There will be days of deliberation
JAYHAWKS ON TO LINCOLN HOPING TO CINCH TITLE
That is hara-kiri — suicide by disembowling in the traditional Japanese manner — stipulated by the code of the Samurai.
Precision and Daring Mark Japanese Cabinet Killings
State High School Debating League Holds Finals Today
Two Groups in Each Class To Have Three Rounds To Determine Winners
Led by four army captains — who commanded 900 troops — the fanciest swords, pistols, and machine guns. It is expected that some time today the officers will submit to arrest and trial or take the gentleman's way out.
Tokyo. Feb. 27-(UP) - it is 7:03
Friday morning and for the first time I am able to tell how 300 Japanese soldiers repelled and killed two cabinet officers and three high officials of the court and army.
Clyde high school -- affirmative, Stella Simoneau and Daisy Kuih, Negative, Daward Regnier and Dorothy Slip- Hill, alternate and alternate and Honer Tempin, coach.
Concordia high school -Cecil Myers,
Bill Gunter, Carl Pettyjohn, and Jack
Mahan. Miss Gwendolyn Fletcher is
twelve.
The following schools have sent in the names of their debaters:
Garfield high school--Affirmative,
Virgil Hays and Harold Bird. Negative.
Meric Dean Basson and George
Lunfer. Ward G. Fordman. coach.
(By radio telephone from Tokio to New York)
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An elimination tournament with dual, or triangular meets, in case of a tie will be held Saturday morning with finals in each class Saturday afternoon.
Grinnell high school—Elizabeth Barclay, Dorothy Smart, Fred Korte, and Wilfred Ostmeyer. Lois E. Ferguson, coach.
By Ray G. Marshall
Lebanon high school—Charles Hall, Robert Hendrickson, Robert Finch, Richard Fisher, Alfred Stackhouse. Frank W. Cunningham, coach.
Little River high school—Bonnade Everett, Cloe Wernet, Dorycker Gucker, Charles Hodgson, Irvin Hodgson, Miss Zeila Rose, coach
Mullinville high school—Beth Brown
Doris Brown, Garnett Fellers, Alma
Rowens, Eena Wollon, coach.
Thursday evening an incomplete list of entries was as follows: Clide high school, Grimlin high school, Grimlin high school, Lebanon high school, Little River high school, Mullinville high school, Pratt high school, Wichita high school, High school
Finals in the Kansas High School Debating League will begin this afternoon with all schools entered in Class A and 12 in Class B. Each class will compete in one team, and numbered teams competing in one group and the odd numbered teams in the other group. Preliminaries will consist of three rounds in each, the ranking team and rank-up of each team to be announced at 11 p.m. Friday.
Pratt high school--Affirmative, B Martin, and Walter Martin; negative Sidney Martin, and Marion Sellers Coach, Miss Grace Dressler.
Wichita East high school--Affirmative, Robert McKay, and Leo Rhodes negative, Robert Baird, and Margaree Craig; alternates, Herman Quinius, and Robert Hedges, Coach, Warren T Kinsubury.
Wyndate high school, Kansas City, Kan- Sylvia Walnow, Lourie. Whitehurry, John Oakau, Brewer Powers, Warlton Warblow, Coach, Leagard Jensen.
before the complexion of the new government will be determined.
There will be no change in the form of Jaanan's government.
ernment will be d
This is certain:
But there will unquestionably be a change in its policies in recognition of the demands of the men who killed Mahasibu, Kalashi, Sato, Szukaj, and Watanabe.
Not a single name of the enlisted men who participated in the killing has been revealed.
Not until martial law was proclaimed and troops began assembling on the streets was Tokio aware of the gruesome killing.
For 24 hours after the assassinations and while the assassins and their followers were barricaded in police headquarters, the officials did nothing about them.
Investigation showed that the four army captains involved acted alone.
Apparently, all the assassinations occurred simultaneously. There is doubt as to what happened to Count
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Cornhuskers Must Win Tonight's Game in Order To Have a Chance at Big Six Basketball Pennant
The University of Kansas basketball squad left Lawrence about 8 o'clock this morning on its way to a hoped-for sixteenth straight victory and a cinched Big Six conference title. The Cornhuskers will be awaiting with open arms their chance to ruin Jayhawker chances for an undefeated season.
"I look for an attendance of 8000," said D
Student Supreme Court Bill Read Last Night
Coach F. C. Allen took his team in cars, leaving this morning in order to arrive at Lincoln in sufficient time to allow his men to rest. he had formerly planned on using the train for the trip, but decided against it because of the fine weather.
Committee on Amendments Will Prepare Form for Council
The bill providing for the establishment of a Student Supreme Court was read last night at a special meeting of the Men's Student Council, and submitted to a committee for amendments. Members of the committee for writing the amendments are: Philip Raup, c38; Thomas Wittgenstein, c39; Eunice c'encl; and Vee Tucker, b37.
The bill for the court, before it was given to the amendment committee, provided for two associate justices to
be chosen from each political party which polled 300 or more votes in the preceding spring election, and the chief justice was to be chosen by the association.
court, as stated in the original form of the bill, were: (1) To handle all controversies and cases which are now being handled by the Men's Student Council; (2) To handle all controversies of any nature among students or other persons who shall agree to be submitted to the jurisdiction of the court; (3) To handle all cases, controversies or disputes arising under the laws of the Men's Student Council.
Vacancy Petitions Presented
Vacancy Petitions Presented
Petitions for a vacancy, created by the resignation of Kenneth Born, c36, were presented by both parties and filed with the secretary. The vacancy will be filled in two or more months after the date of publication of the vacancy, as required by the Council's constitution.
The date of the intramural carnival has been changed from April 2 to Wednesday, April 1. The reason for the change is that Wednesday is believed not to break up the week's activities as much as having it on a Thursday night. The joint committee on student affairs has granted 12:30 closing hours for the dance with the students that the scheduled dance shall not last more than an hour and a half, and that hereafter such activities shall be held on weekends.
Joint Banquet Tuesday
The joint banquet of the M.S.C. and the W.S.G.A. will be held next Tuesday in New York to celebrate a Bill pertaining to the council's fiscal year was read and tailed until the next meeting. The purpose of the bill was to make the fiscal year begin and end on July 1, instead of in the spring as be-coordinate better with council and campus activities.
Powell to Address Laws
The Law School will have its second convocation this morning at 10:30 in the Little Theatre at Green. The speaker will be Judge Elmer N. Powell of Kansas City, Mo., a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, subject will be the "Unflogination Lawyer." All law students and pre-law students are invited to attend.
Fireside Forum, Congregational church, 12.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES Friday, Feb. 28
Christian Church Young People's Society, Myers hall, 12. Sigma Nu. Eldridge, 12.
Saturday, Feb. 29
Saturday, Feb. 29
Leap Year Varsity, Memorial
Jnion. 12
(Limited Date)
For the Joint Committee
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR,
Adviser of Women.
on Student Affairs.
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Palle Will Start Game
Dr. Allen. "It will be Nebraska's last game of the season, and Coach Brown's men will be going the limit. The crowd will be thrilled when they see the crowd will, urging on the competitive spirit. Widman, Wahlquist and Whitaker will be playing their last games.
"I am hoping that the Kauas players will catch the spirit of the occasion. Pearl, I venture, will forget his sprained ankle, and be in the game. One thing I are afraid of is that the string of 17 victories may become too prominent in minds, and they will be playing to defeat, rather than playing to win."
This prolonged 17-game winning streak which the Kansas team is enjoying is the longest since Kansas teams entered basketball competition. During the 1929-30 season, the combination of Bishop *O* Leary-Bauch-Cox-Page ran the victories up to 13 before suffering a setback. That winning streak continued until the Nets regregation and was ended by the same school. An unforested season for Kansas this year would push the victory-string up to the 20 mark.
Cornhuskers Are Primed
Corkshires are Prime.
Judge Titus Judson, which the *Orchhikas* landed in the middle of the heoners' back, are they fully primed or their meeting with Kansas. Neraska knocked the Sooners out of any possible chance to even tie for the conference lead, and the Lincoln cagers must win its next two encounters to maintain the top. A Kansas victory will assure the conference championship while a Kansas loss forces the Jayhawkers to win their last two conference games to stick on top of the heap.
Roy Bellinghouser's conference lead in scoring will help Kansas win the Wahquist, of Nebraska, and Frank Groves, of Kansas State. However, to Ebling's advantage, these other two alarms for the lead have only one more game apiece in which to overtake Ebling. The game tonight will be Wahquist's 13-point average point average up above Eblins's present 13-point average, while Eblin will enjoy a two-game chance after the Nebraska game. Groves has considerable scoring to do in his final game if he is to win the game by boosting his own 12-point average.
Kansas Squad in Shane
The Jayhawkers have no hindrance to their chances by injuries or sickness. In a short scrimmage yesterday, the first squad was laying the ball in from all angles including the impossible ones. The team might like to see on the bench with a sprained ankle, was using that member with his old adoress as he went swinging in for his usual floating setup. They hadn't seen anyone tonight should be a battle from start to finish as both teams feel the urge to win this game at any cost.
The starting lineups:
Ebling f
Holliday f
Noble c
Kappelman g
Wilson g
Former Kansas - Nebraska scores since Big Six formation:
1929 29 30
1930 37 29
1930 37 29
1931 36 33
1931 36 33
1931 34 29
1932 34 19
1932 34 19
1933 31 29
1933 32 29
1934 34 20
1934 34 24
1935 25 24
1935 32 21
1936 32 24
1936 45 23
Total points 2,002 1,635
Games won 11 4
All time won 42 26