UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 96
Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXIII
--on the SHIN
By BUD EVANS, "36
Susie Fleming and Her Fond Followers . . . Elbel's Wrong Again . . . A Game for Cold Nights or Knights . . . Basketball a la Coty.
Sunday night, a young lady by the name of Susanne Fleming called up some 20 or 23 of the Hills leading male doctors to attend the Lean Year Varsity. each one to the Lean Year Varsity.
Susanne Fleming was, in reality, a small group of female tricksters, who determined to test the gibbity and egde of the male contengent on the Hill. And, for your benefit (C), ladies and girls, here's a list of the chumps who
John Tyler, Bill Asher.
Bill Brown, George Gurencey,
Frances Kupfelman, Jack DeMotte,
Franklin Murphy, George Lemon,
Don Putney, Bruce Gleaser,
Harry Lane, Jerry Griswold,
Jason Hood, Jason Hood,
David Riess and Bill Drows.
Note Plez: Dave Roberts, in fact, was so overwhelmed at the thought of getting such an invitation that he made a date with Susanne at 3:30, yesterday afternoon in front of the post-office!
Franklin Murphy suddenly declared, his Saturday night were taken up (touching fidelity), but offered to get a date. Mr. Murphy came out of the Beta freshman class.
Frank Allen eagerly volunteered his address, phone number, etc., and Bill Downs suddenly stunned Stassina, and agreed to meet her at 11:30 a.m. morning to "Let her know," evidently after an hour of waiting afar, and then give her his decision.
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Evidently the girls didn't have enough training in high school for their adolescent anties, were not completely successful. Griswold and Downs happened to smell a railty oatie and traced the call to an Ohio street annex.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936
Since when have the Jay James turned Boy Scouts? At the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game the other night, the announcement, Ed Ebel, now you all know who it is that continuity the Jay James would pass contribution can through the audience for the Dr. Naismith Olympic fund, instead, a local troop of Boy Scuds did the passing, thereby showing that either the Jay James are neglecting their duties, or else Dan can't tell the difference between the two, going to forgive Ed 'cause we realize one's mind is apt to wander.
At last some good has been found for the frost that forms on the car windbills. The other day Sally Joey and I went to her ever faithful admirer, were seen playing a snappy game of Tit, Tat. Ten on the windshield of Barc's car. From what we hear, Sally Jo didnt win a game, but she did for one up the D. U. prey.
Hear that Mitt Allen, cracked (forced) onward in the championship-bound Hajawaker basketball team, started a new vogue for cage men when he recently appeared for a rough and tough practice session wearing finger-nail polish Mittweir think you've got something there—why don't you clean it up? That is what we do, which is plausible, but we've decided to give you a break, and take your word for it (And, this is something the fellow ball players wouldn't do.) Such a business!
BUSINESS SCHOOL SENIORS
MUST ATTEND CONFERENCE
It is essential that all seniors in the School of Business, except those who already have positions, attend a conference on business placement to be held at 7:15 p.m. today in room 201. Students from other divisions who are qualified to apply for business positions also are invited to attend.
Dean Stockton will be in charge of the meeting and will pass out papers on Wednesday for interviewing all seniors in the School of Business in the next two weeks.
Debate Team Meets Drake
The University debate team met one from Drake University yesterday on a question relating to the Supreme Court before the civics, history and government classes of the Lawrence Memorial High School. No decision was given.
New Deal Upheld In TVA Decision With Vote of 8-1
Decision Based on Right of Congress To Better Navigation — Not Humanity
Washington, D.C., Feb. 17. —The United States Supreme Court now in a sweeping 8-to-1 decision, held constitutional the main principles of TVA upon which President Roosevelt has based his program of providing cheaper electricity to the common man and to industry.
The decision rested on the right of congress to improve navigation in the interests of commerce and national defense, and not on the more far-reaching, humanitarian objectives repeatedly associated with TVA by Mr. Roosevelt. The sharply challenged right of the nation to power developed at Wilson Dam on the Tennessee river and acting incidental to other TVA activities, was upheld.
It was a smashing victory for the New Deal at the hands of the nation's highest tribunal, which formerly dealt the administration such staggering blows by invalidating the Triple A and NRA. The ruling said, in effect, that if Mr. Roosevelt's power program is developed along these lines, it will well within constitutional limitations.
Chairman Frank R. McNinch, member of the Federal Power Commission, tonight held that the decision was so satisfactory that questions of the constitutionality of other government projects such as Grand Culee and Bonnerville
Victory for the New Deal
"Furthermore," McNinch added, "the opinion implies that the government is empowered to authorize private companies to build dams for the improvement of navigation and to regulate the disposition of power created thereby."
Hughes Reads Decision
The silver-plumed, white-bearded Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, whoided with the conservatives in killing the Triple A, read the majority vote against him, and the largest crowds that ever had thronged the court's tiny chamber.
The lone disencontrer was Justice James McReynolds, the stoutest conservative on the bench who shouted, "The Conspiracy Is Hiding," and upheld the New Deal Gold Act.
Hughes' words sent utility stock tumbling on the market stock market. In rapid fire order came these momentous rulings:
The Rulings in Detail
1. Stockholders of the Alabama Power Company who brought the test of TVA were legally invited to do so.
2. The government had full authority to build the Wilson dam—the keystone of TVA.
3. Congress has undisputed power to order disposal of electricity developed at the dam.
4. The government acted legally in building or obtaining through purchase from private companies, certainransporting power to a wider market.
5. Arguments by TVA foes that validation of the act would throw the government deeper into competition with industry, were brushed aside irrelevant.
8. There is nothing in the Constitution that says the government can sell only part of the electrical energy developed by the dam and must throw the rear away.
6. The Alabama Power Company had no constitutional right to demand that it be the sole purchaser of the Wilson Dam power.
7. The government has the same right to dispose of surplus power as it would have to dispose of copper, gold, and minerals on public land.
The court made it clear that it was not passing, at this time, on the sale of electricity at other dams constructed or owned by New D. which questions, other than those decided today, may be involved. But julian New D 'L tenures gleightly hailed the rulr, as an unequivocal "gee-er" statement in the yard's "sardar power" program.
Dean Shaad Accepts Appointment
Prof. G. C. Shaad, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, has accepted an appointment as representative of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on the delegative committee for Professional Development for the region which includes the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas, at the Pecos river.
Dean Shaad Accepts Appointment
Vienna Choir Boys To Sin
Much interest is being shown in the appearance of the famed Vienna Choir Boys tomorrow evening in the University Auditorium at 8:20 p.m., as the fourth regular attraction on the University Concert Course.
Young Choral Group Making Fourth American Tour
The Vienna Choir Boys (die Wiener Saengerkunde), under the management of S. Hurock, are making their fourth American tour this season. They present small operas, national songs, church songs, and folk songs with the instrumentation of the edition which began in 1498 when Emperor Maximilian founded the choir.
The press throughout the nation hauclaid this boy-chair. The New York Times said, "Their voices are flute-like and lovely." The Boston Hearst stated "a concert by the Vienna Choir Bears is one of the most unusual and certainly the most captivating of occasions to be seen and heard in America." The Chicago Daily News asserted that criticators in the most ancient and horrific of musical circles melodies are voiced with pungent delicatiousness.
Activity tickets will admit.
Smallest CSEP Payroll Is Turned in at Topeka
Examinations Take Toll As Students Work Less Hours
The smallest CSEP payroll of this school year, covering the period from Jan. 13 to Feb. 12, was sent to the state offices at Topaek yesterday morning, according to Miss Mary C. Oleen, executive secretary. The total pay for school, including the College and Graduate divisions, amounted to $6,233.35.
Final examinations in January constituted the principal reason for this decrease, a large number of students reducing their hours of CSEP work in order to devote more time to reviewing. Further reduction was caused by employed students who dropped out of school at the end of the first semester, a fact that prompted them from the payroll of those students whose grades for the first semester disqualified them for further work in the department.
New Students To Be Added
A number of new students will be put on the payroll in the near future, Miss Olsen said. The reduction in this month's payroll, coupled with a somatic month because of the Christmas vacation, has resulted in the accumulation of an unused balance which will be used to pay much additional employment as possible.
The new students who are added to the payroll will be recruited largely from those who applied last fall and were placed on the waiting list. These comprise, for the most part, the student who had sufficient funds for the first semester, but not enough to complete the school year. Others applied last fall after selections had been made, while still others, formerly on the denial list because of grades, have now raised
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Kansas Orators Back From Coast After Debate Trip
Gay Comedy and Sparkling Lines Were Highlights of 'Olympia's' Opening Night
Phillips, Zupanec, and Field Have Great Success in Seven Schools
John Milton Phillips, William Zanapanze and Lymn Field, three of Kansas' most outstanding speakers, returned Saturday evening from a two day trip.
Betty Ruth Smith, appearing for the first time with the Kansas Players, was peraps a bit naive, but her charm and attractiveness won the audience. Allen Crafton as Captain Kewacs was highly enjoyed by the audience. Norbert Anschueh, Charles Pipkin and Don Dixon carried their parts well.
Since all of the debates were held free style, there were no decisions, but Professor B. C. E. Buckley, while, Prof. E. C. Buckley, varsity debate coach replied emphatically to them.
featuring gay comedy, brilliant lines,
a n d entertaining interpretations,
"Olympic" opened a four-night run in
Salt Lake City, with a responsive audience of 400 persons.
Phillips, a junior in the College, was a winner of the national high school oratorical contest, and was winner of the regional champion oniphonor oratorical last spring.
The play deals with the attempt of a young officer, Captain Kovacs, to break down the false impression of greatness held by the nobility of Austria. Olympia, first lady in waiting to the princess, falls in love with the captain but is forced by her mother to give him up because of the adverse treatment she has received in an affair. The captain, however, is not so easily put aside, and by starting a report that he is a criminal, places Olympia and her mother in a rather
A witty satire on Austrian nobility, the play was elevated into its imaginative atmosphere by the excellent acting of its small cast. Jessica Carraft carried well the part of Princess Eugene in a scene where she articulated humor of the play appeared in her dialogues with Mary Myers Elliot, as Countess Lina.
Visited
Team Takes Various Stands
Kansas uphold the affirmative action in medical medicine" which was argued at the University of Oklahoma and at the University of Arizona; "The New Deal," discussed at the University of California, and "Curbing the Power of the Supreme Court" to subject the subject at the remaining schools.
Accompanied by Professor and Mrs. Buehler, the debaters left Jan. 29 to make this trip, marking the first time they have gone gone as far west as the Pacific Coast.
Zupanina Hass Gobei Recover
a senior in the School of
Engineering at University of
the local junior-senior artorial
contact. He is president of the local chaperone of Delta Sigma Rho, national debate fraternity, and a member of Phi Rho Pi and Sigma Phi Alpha, national honorary debate fraternities.
Each of the three debarts was well qualified to make the trip. Fields, a senior in the College, is president of the Men's Student Council. He has won several honors in the oratorical field among them first in place both in the ex-commissioned speaking and the oratory divisions of the Missouri Valley tournament in 1934.
California proved to be the most interesting state to the debaters. In Los Angeles, they appeared at the largest university in the country, the University of Southern California. The debate with the University of California at Berkeley was broadcast. Also, while at Berkeley, they were honor guests at the annual Harvard reunion and the University of California.
The schools at which they debate were the University of Oklahoma Southern Methodist University, University of Florida and the lands,lands,lands. University of Southern California, Leland Stanford University, and the University of California at Berkeley. The debate with the University of New York at Columbia because of road and car trouble.
embarrassing situation. The climax of this situation and the play came as a distinct surprise to the audience.
Team Takes Various Stands
Zupanic Has Good Record
Phi Chi Delta To Meet Tonight
Phi Chi Delta will meet at Westminster hall today at 5:30 p.m. Mary Robb, c37, will lead the discussion on social work
9hi Chi Delta To Meet Tonight
After a rather slow start, the play swings in action near the end of the first act, and makes an entertaining climax when the young captain calmly takes Olympia in his arms and carries her from the stage. Once the audition is then led into the mood of the play, they followed the action with high interest.
Setting for the production was made by Robert Gard and Allen Crafton, of the department of speech, and was designed with the idea of expressing something of the atmosphere of the play.
Ferenc Molnar, author of the play, brings to his work the point of view of a journalist, acquired through service as a member of the leading Budapest papers. During the war, his daily column was so accurate and popular that it was reprinted by two of the leading enemy papers, the Times and the London Morning Post.
Molnar had written a number of plays and humorous novels before the war, but his greatest success was achieved with the production of "Lilah," the *Swain* which brought him the French Cross of the Legion of Honor.
Magazine To Be Out Soor
Mid-Winter Issue of Jayhawker Wil Appear in One Week
John Chandler, editor of the Jayhawk,
John Chandler, has announced that the midwinter issue of the Jayhawk will be published on one week.
Chandler and Elizabeth Shearer, secretary of the Jayhawk, have gone to Wichita and completed arrangements
This issue will be distinguishive, rico,
the previous ones by the cover. It follows
the current focus of the color scheme is particularly attractive.
The most interesting part of this
number is the sophomore beauty queens
who were judged by Benny Goodman,
popular band leader. There will be
three articles concerning the past issues and a special art
concerning the Board of Regents
written by C. M. Harger, Abilene, who is chairman of the Board of Regents. Of
these articles the snapshot section and Hill personalities.
The magazine will be distributed in the usual way. Subscribers may object and those who buy each one separately may get them from the Jay James.
Vespers Attract Crowd In Third Performance
University Men's Glee Club Feature of Program at Auditorium
The third all-musical vespers of the year attracted a good sized audience to the University auditorium Sunday afternoon.
G. Criss Simpson opened the program with a performance of Roger's Concert Overture in B Minor. The University String Quartet, consisting of Waldermear Gellch, first violin; Conrad McGrew, second violin; Karl Kurter, third violin; Evelyn Coles, cello; gave a reading of the first movement of Haydn's Quarter in B Minor.
This was followed by a duet by Pro. and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins, "I Weep Because They Have Taken My Lord Away," by Mendelsohn. The University Trio, consisting of Karl Kuersteer, violin; Raymond Hustell, cello; and Ruth Orcult, piano, in their first performance, with the carefully studied performance of a movement from the Schubert Trio i E Flat.
An interesting ensemble number in the form of two Intradas by Melchion Franck from the early eighteenth century was played by Conrad McGrew first violin; Robert Sedore, second violin; Homer Dodge Caine, third violin; Karl Kuenterstein, first violi; Peggy Reidman, second violi; and Luther Cortelyou, contrabass. Prof. Waldemar Gelch directed the group.
Closing the program, the University Men's Glee Club sang two old English numbers by Pursell and Morley, and an excerpt from Romberg's "The Desert Sensation." The students, Ogren, bass; Claude Dorsey, baritone; and Professor Wilkins, tenor. Professor Wilkins, regular director of the club, conducted the first two numbers, and Professor Wilkins, senior director of the Romberg number. Clarence Bridens-stein acted as accompanist for the club.
Freshmen Y.M.C.A. Elects
Angevine, Taylor, and Bounds Are New Officers Named
"Freshman and sophomore representation in the M. S. C." is the slogan of the freshman Y.M.C.A. council for this semester.
After electing David Angevie as president of the council, Louis Taylor is vice-president, and Jim Bounds as secretary. At night, the council proceeded with plans for persuading the Men's Student Council to recognize the wisdom of giving the freshman and sophomore students voting power on the Student Council.
As an opening shot for their attack the council is planning to invite a member of the P.S.G.L. and Pachacamac political parties to present their party's opinion on the subject of representation at the meeting of the Y.M.C.A. council next Monday night. A council was appointed to make plans for a forum which would enable both students and faculty speakers to express their opinions concerning humanism and apohorn representation.
Professor Sterling Confined
Prof. M. W. Sterling of the Greek department has been confined to his home at 1129 Louisiana since last Wednesday with a cold. Professor Sterling was able to meet his classes yesterday at his home.
COLD WEATHER BRINGS FROZEN WATER MAINS
WEATHER FORECAST
WEATHER FORECAST
In Kansas: Fair Tuesday, not so cole in the air; warm Wednesday, increasing cloudiness, with rising temperatures Thursday.
The temperature on the campus at midnight last night was seven degrees below zero. Yesterday's maximum was 85 degrees, and the minimum as five degrees above zero.
Cold Wave Lingers on After Passing New Mark
Hope for Weather Break Seen in Historical Statistics
When the break comes, it will be none too soon for scores of communities suffering from an acute fuel shortage and for hundreds of families blockaded by snow drifts. The heavy snow made it impossible to town to buy medicine, food and fuel.
Topeka, Feb 17—(UP) Kansas today based their hopes for an early break in the current, history-making cold on the sayin that "history repeats itself."
Break Will Be Welcome
S. D. Flora, federal meteorologist here, pointed out that in the three Februarys of the past 50 years which produced colder weather than the present one, the period of worst suffering was marked by a peak in temperatures to the years 1859, 1889 and 1905.
Brown county was among the worst sufferers. Two deaths were blamed on doctors who were unaware of illness were prolonged because doctors could not break through the drills.
WPA 'Storage Developes'
WPA workers at Hiwatara, Horton
and Robinson chipped wood with
which to supply needs of suffering farm
families.
Lack of fuel also was reported from Topeka, Borton, Lawrence and many smaller communities. Union nine employees in the Pittsburg area were ordered to work six days a week instead of the customary five to relieve the *soil famine*. Meanwhile hundreds of a locked water because of frozen zones.
Ice-coated highways made motor, train and automobile travel hazardous and caused numerous injuries and at least one death. Telephone and telegraph lines weighted by frozen mists interact with the state, interrupting communication.
Ice on streams and lakes formed from 15 to 30 inches in depth and created a fresh flood mound in southeastern Kansas. Water that had already been soaked before the sub-zero weather came in, and a sudden that ice-digged gorges on ramps.
Theta's Have Positive Tests
Sorority Pledges Go Home for Scarle Fever Observation
Elizabeth Carruth, c39, Mary Jane Shlockey, c39, and Joan James, c39, pledges of Kappa Alpha Theta, have gone to their respective homes for the summer, after showing positive results in the Dick test, given for scarlet哭.
The girls, along with several others,
had been with members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity just before that
anniversary. They provided a provisional ban for scarlet fever.
The men quantitated at the ATO fraternity for scarlet fever were given the Dick test again last night by Ralph L. Canuteus, of the Watkima Memorial hospital. Fifteen students from the ATO house showed positive results in the test was given a week ago, which indicated they were susceptible to scarlet fever.
The quarantine probably will be lifted from any individual who showed negative results last night.
No more cases of scarlet fever have developed at the ATO house since E. D. Bolin, Jr., c'38, was taken to the University hospital last Tuesday.
Ketcham Lecture Postponed
Kettonman Lecture rostophen
On textiles, "it have been given to the Ketton museum in Spooner-Thayer museum tonight, has been postponed indefinitely because of bad weather. The date for this lecture will be announced later."
Miss Elliott To Speak in Topeka
Miss Mabel Elliott will speak before
the Women's club of Topela Thursday
as part of the Primitive Culture in
Modern Society.
SUB-ZERO BLAST SERIOUSLY CUTS WATER SUPPLY
Many Homes Here Without Water As Calls Submerge Department Employees For Repairmen
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
Estimate Between 300 and 400 Houses Have Frozen Water Systems
Many houses in Lawrence were without water yesterday because of frozen pipes, it was disclosed by officials of the water department. Several houses in town have been out of water for some time, due to the weather and the lack of repairmen with the necessary equipment to thaw pipes.
More than 100 distress calls were received by the water department yesterday, and more than 750 have been already during this cold spell. Yesterday, more calls were received on any other day.
Mr. W. P. Corcoran, clerk at the water department office, estimated that between 300 and 400 houses in town are without water at the present time.
The main trouble lies in the service lines running from the main to the houses. It is these lines than freeze—not the main line itself. Mr. Frank E. Willey, superintendent of the water plant, said that no water main proper was frozen. Many meters, it was said, were frozen.
Repairmasters are working as fast as possible on service calls to repair the frozen lines. Two electrical thawers are at work constantly. In many instances the thawing is not as hard as digging into the concrete or driving drillers are used for the breaking of the ground. Frost line here now is 50 inches.
The department suggested that all who have water now should leave a small stream flowing throughout the night to keep the pipes open.
Lawrence Residents Forced To Decrease Coal Consumption
COAL SHORTAGE INCREASES
With the cold weather showing no signs of abatement, the coal shortage in Lawrence continues to become more severe. Dealers report that they are still able to obtain small shipments of coal, but the supply is far short of the demands.
Several Lawrence coal dealers say that the mines from which they usually buy their entire supply are unable to handle the few small cars at irregular intervals.
Many of the residents of Lawrence are being forced to decrease their consumption of coal, which must be purchased in small amounts. Several of them have been discontinued or united their services, save heating more than one building.
The coal dealers have adopted vary- polies on the distribution of the coal, which are usually only their established customers, others refusing all except those who come in stock.
A survey of the coal supply of the organized houses on the Hill showed the following results: Kappa Sigma's were able to get one ton yesterday. Phi Gamma Delta's are getting enough to have enough to last them for a few days. Sigma Alpha Epsilon has a week's supply. Sigma Alpha Mu was out last night but has arranged to get some this morning. Sigma Nu's have enough for a week. Sigma Phi Epsilon's have about 300 pounds. Triangle's have about one-half a ton. Delta's have about one-half a ton. Delta Zeta's have enough to last until Monday. Sigma Kapappa's have enough to last until noon today.
TOPEKA INVESTIGATE HOARDING
Topeka, Feb 17 — A city coal administrator may be appointed here if inquiries that reports of "hoarding" are correct.
Mayor H. G. Barrett made the foregoing decision after being informed that people in need of coal were having difficulty getting orders filled, probably with ample fuel supplies are complicating the situation with orders.