UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 136
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXII
--in State
on the SHIN
Bv JOE HOLLOWAY. c'35
We thought that we'd surely have to say something about the Kappa convention held in Lawrence and Judy Jenck's car last week-end but why should we if someone else has said it for us? We found the following epilogue posted for our special benefit:
Dear Joelus:
The Kappa's Convene and Lady Julia Plays Cupid . . . The Morning Mail . . . Jennings Entertains. . . . the Pi Phi's Have Guests.
You being the "Dorothy Dix" and "Chaperon" of the Daily Kansan, I think I ought to tell you this. It so happens that there is a sorority on the Hill called the "Kappa s." (no doubt you've heard of them) and they had a convention or something of the sort last week-end to which many delegates came from variegated colleges. Everyone knows that a convention is a complete failure without men, especially a sorority convention, so Judy Jencks, match-maker for the newcomers, rounded up a herd of trusting souls (so damntediction) to act as escorts. Well, everything so far is quite fine, and all that stuff; you sort of expect a spook when you accept a blind date, but the least "Cupid" Jencks could do was to notify the recipient of a 200-pound baby blimp just exactly what she would prepare himself with a block and tackle or another sucker. A Sufferer.
And there ladies and gents, you have the Kappa convention in a nutshell—or something.
We've been wondering later if you have ever sat and listened to the lawyer fresh argue this and that weight question while having a coke in the Union—
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935
We really hate to try anything even remotely connected with an expose on the Kansas City Star but we fear that some of our student body might have failed to read last Friday's star so we feel it our duty to quote the Star as follows—sorry we can't run the picture too. "Miss desicciss Gabbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gabbert, C092 Spruce avenue, has returned to the University of Kansas after spending three years with hardcore artists." Once we wish to repeat that we're not trying to expose anything — but wouldn't you like to know it, too, if we were supposed to have a spring vacation and missed it?
Wonder why fellows wearing new white shoes look at their feet continually while they're walking? Must be counting the new spots of dirtlone at a time.
We'd like to nominate Prof. Jennings for the ideal Monday morning instructor (and we have no classes from him). His lectures are well sprinkled with wise cracks of varying thickness and his delivery on the topic of Fuller Brush men in general is nothing short of damned good.
Although you've probably heard it already we promised to report results to you as soon as we heard them—and the Phi Dels ate dimmer at the Pi Phi house Sunday. We understand that there were almost as many Phil Dels as there were Pi Phi's, and that's saying a good deal, and the meal was conducted in the best Pi Phi-Phi Delt manner—so what? We hear that the girls intend to return the favor sometime, or was it a favor, and we hope they'll just go over without bothering about a specific invitation and make things a little more uncomfortable for everyone concerned. Or again, perhaps they could just run over two or three at the same time like they like it and maybe they could eat several free meals like in "Why no, I wasn't here last week—that must have been little Anne Rooney Hubbard you're thinking about. It's my turn to day." And naturally the ladies couldn't be gents if they called the ladies liars, could they?
THREE ENGINEERS INITIATED INTO HONORARY FRATERNITY
Scarab, honorary architectural engineering fraternity, initiated Robert Bittman, e37; Russell Field, e1um; and Eric Burke, e1um; engineer-inspiring building Sunday afternoon.
Following the initiation, the new members were welcomed into the organization at a dinner given at the Manor. Chevley Skarn, Scarab secretary, made the welcoming speech. Talks were given by Bob Dunham and John Play. Herbert Cowell, president of the organization, was toastmaster.
Doctor Urges Vaccination
Forty-Five Cases of Small Pox Reported
Dr. R. I. Canuteen, director of the student health service, yesterday took note of the fact that the Lawrence School health service was advising pupils in a small group against smallpox, since a case of that disease had developed in Douglas county. Dr. Canuteen said reports of the State Board of Health showed 45 such cases in the state, particularly in the western part of the state, and he advised that any students expecting to spend the coming vacation in an area where they might come in contact with the smallpox, be vaccinated at the student hospital before leaving.
The inoculation requires but a moment or two, and while present case are mostly mild ones, there is a possibility of very serious previous ones may develop at any time.
Junior Beauty Queens Announced in Javhawker
Heffner and Martin Lead Candidates Chosen by Waring
Pictures of the 15 junior beauty queens appeared in the spring issue of the Jayhawk magazine. Fred Waring, popular band leader, was asked to judge the five most beautiful. They are as follows: Jane Heffernan, Sally Jane Garner, Caroline Wagner, Helen Louise Brooks. The other beauties were contesting: Carrie Clarebull, Katherine Cassidy, Olive Adelle Krebhel, Brath Magerkurth, and Catherine Penner.
"This spring issue of the Jayhawker," said Paul Wilbert, business manager of the publication. "is the best issue out of all the issues of the annual."
The Jahayhawker contains an article entitled "Life in Tropical Jungles" by Alfred C. Ames, which tells of K.U.'s exploring professor, E. H. Taylor, who had some hair-raising experiences in the jungles of the Philippine Islands and Borneo. Other features included area pictures, books, museum exhibits, the School of Medicine in Kansas City, pictures of the entire personnel of the R.O.T.C.
The Jayhawker office will be open today and tomorrow from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 1 to 5 on clock in the afternoon.
Paul Wilbert, business manager, announced that all senior pictures are to be in by May 3.
Choir to Sing in Topeka
Will Give Performance at Easter Convocation of Toncka High School
The Westminster a Cappella Choir will journey to Topeka tomorrow to sing a concert of sacred music at the Eastern convention of the Topeka High School.
the choir, under the direction of Desa,
D. M. Swarthot, will sing a program of
eleven unaccompanied numbers from
Noble, Schultze, Krieg, Christian斯,
Kalilinkoff, Rachmanntouf, Grichan-
nkoff, Nikolakov, Nolden, Cain, and Burleigh
An audience of 2,000 or more is expected to attend the concert. The trip will be made by church furnished by men on the First Presbyterian church.
Miss O'Donnell attended school at the University last semester but was forced to withdraw because of illness. Last year she was point system manager of the W.G.S.A. She was a member of the Delta Pt sixty and the Jay James.
Friends of Patricia O'Donnell, c38,
have received word of her death
following a long illness at her home in
Ellsworth, Kan.
WELL-KNOWN STUDENT DIES FOLLOWING ILLNESS AT HOME
Mary Ada O'Donnell, c'unel, a cousin of Patricia, and several friends will go to Elkworth for the funeral.
WELL-KNOWN STUDENT DIES
LARGEST FIELD OF DECATHLON MEN ENTERED
Late Listings of All-Round Athletes for Kansas Relays Special Event This Week-end Reaches 16
NEW SCORING IN USE
System Devised in Finland to Be Utilized Here First Time in America
Seven decathlon entries received late yesterday afternoon has increased the number to 16, the largest field ever held in the Kansas Relay Decathlon competition.
The entries that came to the athletic office yesterday are: George W Grammer, Junction City, unattached Lorenzo McClain, Wichita University Richard Moore, Wichita University; Harold Offenbacher, Tarkirk College; Leo M. Haun, McPherson College and William B. Dillman of Kansas State College of Manhattan, Kansas will not have an entrant this year. Clyde Hoffman who represented the Jayhawkers last year, winning third will be entered unattached.
The other entries in the deutchah beside those that were received yesterday are: Eugene Teegarden and William Duggs, of Central Michigan Teachers of Warriors; Ray Patterson, Iowa Wesleyan; Lee Casida, Ottawa Victor Pahl, St. Ambrose College of Davenport, Illinois; Elmo Hewes and Loyette Burk, both of the University of Oklahoma, and David Shrader, Enterprise, unattached. McClain, Coffman, and Patton competed last year.
New Scoring System
A new scoring system coming from Finland and recently approved by the International American Athletic Federation will be used in the United States for the first time at the Kansas Relay. Instead of using the Olympic marks of 1912 as the mark and making uniform deductions for each unit by which the competition falls short of in time or distance, the new system, still using 1000 as the perfect score in each of the ten events, features a graduated scale intended to equalize the rewards for defenders of other players on an extra addition to a 290-foot velcro throw adds more points than an inch added to a 190-foot throw. The new system base a perfection, 10,000 points, on new marks reached by averaging a number of excellent marks in each of then events.
Effort To Be Recognized
The time in the track events have been lowered and the fields event have been lengthened thereby making the chances for attaining decathlon perfection, 10,000 points, more difficult.
The new system is expected to equalize the scoring for the various events, so that equal points will be earned in each of the events for equally meritorious effort.
Following are the times and distances from the 1912 Olympics, formerly used for scoring the base 100 points in the decathlon; the new times and distances and the times and distances actually made by Bausch when
Notable among the increased distances in the new system is in the javelin throw. The new mark is 69.98 as compared with the old mark of masters. The new scale is about 11 percent more difficult than the old wrist.
The New Scale
Jim Bausch who holds the Kansas Relay Decathlon championship with a score of 8022.4025 have scored 945 points under the new system.
Invitation Orders Due May
Orders for senior commencement invitations must be placed in the business office by May 1, George Fry, president of the senior class, announced yesterday. The invitations are being printed in three styles; leather bound announcements, which will sell for 45 cents; card board invitations that will sell for 25 cents; and a folder invitation costing 10 cents apiece.
Three Separate Styles Are Offered for Commencement Announcements
The leather bound and cardboard invitations contain a sketch of Watson library and a picture of the Administration building, with a complete list of commencement activities and the names of the graduates. The others contain the sketch of Watson library, with just the invitation announcement.
Fry has ordered all seniors to order their invitations early, so they may be engraved and returned at an early date.
Noted Artists to Furnish 1935-36 Concert Series
Fritz Kreisler to Present Violin Recital Next October 30
As a headlineer for the University Concert series next season, Dean D M. Swartborth announced the engagement of Fritz Kreisler, the world's greatest violinist, who will open with a vocal on Wednesday Oct. 20.
Roland Hayes, outstanding negro tenor has also been secured for the series. He will sing here in connection with the 1936 Music Week and Second National Band Festival, and his recital is scheduled for May 6. Neither of the above has ever before appeared on the University Concert series.
The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra will be brought back again for an evening's concert, probably about the middle of March.
Mr. Swarthout intends to offer the University and townpeople the most ambitious series of artist attractions in the history of the course next season.
Allphin Offers New Course
All-University Life-Saving Class Will
Open April 30
An all-University life-saving class will be offered to men beginning Tuesday, April 30, at 7:30. Instruction in the senior life-saving test of the American Red Cross is taught by staff members of 18 different parts. The candidates must be able to disobserve in water and swim 100 yards, surface dive and bring up a 10-pound weight in eight or ten feet of water, do three approaches, four carries, four breaks, be able to float, tread water, and be able to apply the prone pressure method of artificial resu-
Herbert G. Alphin, instructor in physical education, will be assisted in this work by the students who qualified as Red Cross examiners at the examiner's school held under the direction of A. T. McCue, April 4, 5, and 6.
Mr. Alphin said last night that he would take about three evenings to complete the work. Also, that any man that has a life-saving job or a prospect of such a job in sight for next year, would find these instructions highly beneficial.
All men who are interested in this work will please register with Mr. Allin phton in Robinson gymnasium. Further information will be given after vacation
Mathémica's Society throws plaque
Pi Mu Epsilon, honourymathematician f.
F. R. F. O'Neill, who died last night at the Manor. Those
initiated were Helen M. Welch, c35; Richard L. Dolecek, gr; marvin E. Rolfs, gr
and James Lawson, c35.
Mathematics Society Holds Banquet
Misa Sara Laird, associate professor of English, will speak tonight at 7:30 in Spooner-Thayer on the glass collection of the museum.
Prof. Laird Will Speak Tonight
M.S.C.WOULD CHANGE VARSITY DANCE PLAN
To Give Spring Concert Tonight
Scholarship Abroad
The University of Kansas band, conducted by Russell L. Wiley, will present its twenty-eighth annual Singing Concert in the University Auditorium tonight at 8:30 p.m. Members of the band start preparations for the concert. The event is free and open to all.
Prof. Karl Kuehrerstein of the School of Fine Arts received notification yesterday of his election to a scholarship in the famous Salzburg Festival in Austria.
Prof. Kruersteuer will commence his work July 5, and will continue for two months. Mr. Kruersteuer will have the advantage of work under such world-renowned conductors as Bruno Walter and Felix Weingartner, as well as have the opportunity to attend the Salzburg Festival of Music.
Salzburg, a quaint old-world city, is located in the Austrian Tyrol.
Large Group Hears Combined Glee Clubs In Sunday Recital
A large audience gathered to hear the combined Glee Clubs in recital Sunday afternoon in the University auditorium. Excellent interperience, delicate shading and unvarying adherence to which the women's Glee clubs were true to the Women's Glee club appeared.
Alicia Denton, fa 35, and Clarice Sloan, fa 35, gave solo numbers, and Prof. Waldemar Geltch of the School of Fine Arts rendered a violin solo entitled "Dance."
The splendid singing of the young women under the direction of Miss Agnes Husband carried with it an element of sadness many in the audience as marked what is probably the final appearance of Miss Husband as director. With her approaching marriage, she will ever her connection with the University.
The Men's Glee club under Prof. Howard Taitron won favor with the audience in two groups of well-chosen and interesting selections. They gave evidence at all times of being under excellent control and song with alertness and enthusiasm.
Incidental solo parts were rendered by Leon King and Henry Miller.
In closing the program the two clubs united in a stirring performance of "Tm a Joahkaw" and the "Alma Mater" united in a stirring performance of "St. John's student director of the Men's Club."
KANSAS SPANISH TEACHERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING HERE
With more than 130 attending from all parts of the state the Kansas chapter of the Association of Spanish Teachers held discussion meetings climaxed with the banquet which annually celebrates the birthday of Cervantes at the University of Kansas on Saturday. Miss Olive Collins of the Topeka high school was chairman of the afternoon meetings.
At the banquet held in the Memorial Union building in the evening dances, songs, and plays were presented by Spanish students of various schools, and the main speech was given by Professor Osma of the University department of Spanish taking the form of a cULogy on the life and work of Professor A. L. Owen, formerly head of the department here, who died last spring.
Miss Barbara Lautz, assistant regional secretary of the Y.W.C.A., led an informal discussion at a joint meeting of the Freeman commission and Advanced Standing commission yesterday afternoon. Miss Lautz's work has taken her to 48 college campuses this year. She will be on hand for a meeting per meeting of the cabinet this evening at 5:30. The meeting will be held at Henley House.
Prof. Engel Talks to German Club E. F. Engel, professor of German, spoke to the German Club yesterday on the contributions which the German element of our population has made to America. He then told of the country itself and related its history to these contributions.
Bill Proposes New Selection System For Student Job
Profits From Dances to Be Added to Memorial Union Building Fund
A plan was introduced in the meeting of the Men's Student Council and W.S.G.A. last night, which is intended to provide students with variety dances on a non-profit basis.
The new plan will separate the operation of the dances from political influence, will provide for the manner of election of the dance manager and regulate his duties, and will place in the hands of the Memorial Union manager the power of contracting for dance orchestras. Any profit which should accrue by the end of the year will go into the Memorial Union building fund. The provisions of the new plan include a method of舞 management which the Music Student Council and W.S.G.A. offers a slate of five candidates to a special committee composed of the chairman of the Union Operating committee, the Memorial Union manager and the retiring舞 manager.
Lloyd Metzler, the present varsity Dance Manager, stated that in his opinion, "the bill has a two-fold purpose: It is designed to secure a greater degree of impartiality in selecting a dance instructor in the hands of a non-partisan committee. But the most important part of this plan is the provision for giving the Union Manager greater power in contracting for orchestras. Furthermore, a continuity of office such as the union manager possesses will secure a decidedly greater efficiency in hiring bands and should result in a considerable saving by Mykki body. The M.S.C., made the following statement after the meeting: "I feel that the transfer of the varsity舞 manager to the control of the union manager will not only relieve much political strife, but it will effect both economy and efficiency in future varsity dances."
Another amendment given its first reading was bill 23, the activity bill. It proposed to give the dance manager $1 million in advance of the price to be charged for vinyard duties.
GIVES FAREWELL ADDRESS
Dean Husband Outlines Future Plans at W.S.G.A. Council Meeting
Dean Agnes Husband gave her farewell address to the W.S.G.A. Council at their weekly meeting last night. Miss Husband outlined the program and plans for next year's council which she described as "most interesting and vital."
Two amendments were presented by the Men's Student Council to the W.S.G. A., one concerning variety dance manoeuvres and another concerned the general activity ticket bill.
In the morning the two teams shot a shoulder-to-shoulder match, which the visitors won. At noon the regular the visitors won. At noon the regular were guests of the team at a local Union building. A tour of the campus on diversity buildings was followed by a show down town.
REGULAR ARMY TEAM VISITS LOCAL R.O.T.C. RIFLE SQUAD
The Men's rifle team and the military staff were hosts Saturday to Major Macon, Lieutenant Moore, officer in charge of small bore shooting for the Seventh infantry, and the rife team representing the Seventh Infantry regular army regiment stationed at Ft. Leavenworth.
MISPLACED RELAY ENTRANTS
FOUND IN TIME FOR MEET
Two or three entries for the Hip$^1$ School track meet of Friday got into $^2$ wrong mailbox at the athletic o$^3$ ar were discovered yesterday just time to get into the official program, and to swell to 117 the total list of entries. Of the schools that almost lost was that of Arkansas City, last year's winner in Class A. Other added entries are Arma, Topeka Catholic, and Highland Park of Topeka, all in Class A, and Onaaga and Washburn High of Topeka in Class B.