UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
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VOLUME XXXII
NUMBER 75
WSGA Makes Statement
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LAWRENCE KANSAS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1935
on the SHIN
BY JOE HOLLOWAY, c'35
We Go to Class Wednesday . .
Prof. Gist Crab Wise . . . at Convocations? . . . This and That . . .
The college office offers that a publication of the information that classes will be held next Wednesday might not be amiss. At one time the administration was nice to us poor drudges and let us leaf the day behind us, because we are no more and now in a world full of depression, heart-achen, Hauptmann trials, and Saar controversies we must go to the mines clean up until the quizzes start.
It seems that now they've made us believe that the Soph. Hop was the last party of the semester, there will be a Varsity Saturday night which will give the varsity-goers their first chance to win tickets to Dick Gessett in southpaw action. Furthermore, there is to be no mid-week dance, which screws up the schedule even more. Why can't dance managers ever make up their minds?
All college professors have to have their little pet jokes to relate to each new class but Prof. Gist of the sociology department came through the other day with a couple of sput-of-the-momenters. Not only did he state emphatically that although some people come up here for a Bachelor of Arts, some come to master the art of being a bachelor, but also when, amidst a discussion of crowd behavior, Dick Sklar asked him how many made a crowd, the Prof. offered that the number was three. How true, how true!
Whilst attending conventation at Bricks today, which incidentally offers great things in the way of convocations, we chance to perceive that all and sundry who enter pause to congratulate Stew Chambers and Eleanor Nolan. What fur we did not know, so a little sleuthing follows with the nasty thought in mind that perhaps a pin has been uncovered. Alas and alack, we find that Chambers was elected prez of DHIelt and Nolan of PIi which reveals no pins whatever Speaking of prezes we wonder who is as present head of the Houseman's Assoc. "String" Dixon or Joue Suttles?
Wonder if the legislators know how much they help us poor intellectuals to get our silly lessons done when they come up to inspect the buildings. Don't mind specially when they take over the Union building etc., for a few minutes, but when they have to descend upon the library why do they pick a time like this to do it? Speaking of the library—they always seem to choose the week or two just before finals to over-stoke their furnaces and make the library and all the other buildings hot like for goodness sake.
... Wiley, director of the K. U. bau and his 1st assistant were gone so the 2nd assistant director was to do his stuff. The boys wanted the boys enrolled from the horns . . . the boys wanted to see if he could retain his sang froid.
This and That: Wonder why they called Clark Howerton, heavy weight of the Journalism队, Winifred Howerton in a Journal-World story yesterday? Must be some complex or other. We hear that one unofficial delegate to the NEFA, convention in Boston got his nose slightly dampened one night and made dates with six different bodies for breakfast the next morning
Six cases of German measles are now being taken care of in the Watkins Memorial hospital, according to Dr. R. I. Canutones, director of student health service, Dr. Canutones said that the six cases are the largest number of contagious disease cases ever handled at one time at the hospital.
SIX CASES GERMAN MEASLES REPORTED BY DR. CANUTESON
The State Board of Health reported 100 cases of measles in the state last week. Dr. Cautenus said that although there was no cause for alarm, the reports showed a rather serious sequence of measles throughout the state.
Criminology Class To Topeka
Miss Mabel A. Elliott, assistant professor of sociology, took her criminology class over to Topeka this afternoon to visit the boys industrial school.
WOMEN'S GROUP CLAIMS KANSAN ATTACK UNFAIR
Placing of Addresses on Ballots to Prevent Coalitions Is Legal Says Professor Guild
ADMIT COMBINE EVILS
Council Is Working With Professor Maddox on New Election Plan
By W.S.G.A. Executive Council
January 15, 1935
We, the executive council of the Women's Self. Governing Association, justice to our organization are glad to have the opportunity to make the following statements in reply to the suggestions, criticisms, and attacks which have been made upon the W.S.G.A. in recent editions of the Kansan, we the W.S.G.A. needs no defense, it is evident that there is a lack of authentic information concerning the activities of this organization.
We shall take up the points in the order in which criticism were made. We admit the evils of combines and there are no objections to airing them. For some time the council has been working on a plan in conjunction with Professor W. R. Maddox, of the political science department, whereby the outcome of the elections can not be predicted by any possible combination. This, we hope, will work for the fairest representation possible of all women on the campus. The plan which has been in operation during the past has been
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Those accomplishments to which the W.S.G.A. executive council today points with pride (to the extent of six pages of copy) were duly recognized in the first story that appeared concerning the question of what's the matter with the W.S.G.A.
CAGERS FACE HARD GAME
STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS STILL NEEDED
Kansas Team Weakened by Injuries Received in Missouri Contest
Will Give Linguistic Tests Soon
Prof. C. K. Hyder has announced
that all graduate students in English
will have opportunity to take linguistic
examinations early next semester. Anyone
who does not plan to be in the
University next semester and who
wishes to eliminate the requirement
should see Professor Hyder before leaving.
Considering the question of student government in general at Kansas, it seems that unity should strengthen both of the present bodies. Why can not the students be organized under a constitution designed to eliminate the factors that kept such a plan from being successful 20 years ago? The present system, at best, cannot be called a success so far as government is concerned.
Musical comedies, the book exchange, and vocational guidance weeks are undeniably services to the students of the University, but cannot be placed under the head of student government. What little activity there is in that field must be credited to the M.S.C. Neither the men's council nor the W. S. G. A. is vigorous enough, for example, to accomplish such a task as getting the students decent seats for football games.
Probable Starting Lineup
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Will Give Linguistic Tests Soon
Co. H. 137th Int., one of the local units of the Kansas National Guard is planning a fifteenth anniversary celebration to be held in May. This unit, the oldest in the state, was organized in 1884 as the Usher guards. Since that time, this organization has served Kansas and the United States as a postal militia and a war unit.
Fiftieth Birthday for Co. H
The University of Kansas Jayhawkers will meet their toughest assignment of the current basketball season tonight when they meet the undefeated Oklahoma Sooners on the Auditorium court. Both teams are undefended, with the Oklahomaans with four victories to three for Kansas.
Co. H has seen action in the Philippine Insurrection, on the Mexican border and in the World War and has been distinguished for its service in all of these Co. H carried the colors for the regiment during the last war.
Rated as a tail-end team before the start of the season, the Sooners have developed into title contenders. They have defeated Kansas State and Mist
Officials; Referee, E. C. Quigley; umpire, Parke Carroll.
Gallen Gorrell, A.B.20, is the present company commander. Since its organization 50 years ago, much of the personnel of Co. H has been composed of University of Kansas men, today nearly one-half of the men are University students. Co. H has been named the outstanding company of the regiment the last three years at camp. This organization drills each Tuesday evening at 8 clock in the army Eighth and Newamphire.
The Kansas team will not be at ful, strength tonight owing to injuries received in the Missouri series and illness. Wilmer Shaffer is convalescing from an attack of bronchitis and will not be in uniform tonight. Wells has not recovered completely from a broken right kidney. The Noble will be back in uniform only partially recovered from a sprained nkle.
Local Unit of National Guard has Served Country Fifty Years
souri in two starts against each team. The Oklahoma offense is concentrated around Browning, guard and one of the most dangerous men in the conference. Teamed with Browning at the guard position will be Tyler Gunning will be at center and Commanding Warren will be at the forward posts.
The Kansas lineup will have Ebling at one forward. The other forward position lies between Allen and Noble. Well will start at center, Webhausen may start at center, however, Kappelman and Gray will be the guard selections.
Senior Engineers'
New Green Insignia Makes
Under-Cover Debut
The senior engineers have selected as their insignia, after trying many schemes, "a green sweater built along the lines of a sweat shirt and with the notation of the school printed in bold letters upon the back."
Today the new mode stepped out for the first time, but unfortunately for display purposes, since today's weather吊 under them topcots and jackets.
The Kansas Engineer, quarterly publication of the school, will comment in a few days: "This is another attempt to please" "This is another emblem for gentlemen."
Bernard "Paco" Frater, 29, who has been working the past few years with Laudre Taft, famous Chicago sculpturer, will arrive in Lawrence with his wife and brother from tomorrow, according to Dr. H. J. Lange, head of the department of zoology.
Green is used because green symbolizes Saint Pat, immortal patron saint of the engineers.
Frazier Here Tomorrow
Former Kansas Track Star to Make Series of Diaramas
Frazer will begin work on a series of diaramas which will show graphically the pre-historic development of vertebrates. Money for the work was provided in a $15.00 gift from an anonymous friend of the University. Diaramas are a combination of sculpture and painting about two and a half feet in depth with the background painted in such a way as to portray a great expanse. Mrs. Frazer will do the painting.
The $1,500 gift will pay for six to ten diaramas out of a list of about 25 scenes that Dr. Lane would like to have made.
Sigma Chi and Chi Omega To Court on Tax Question
Find Greatest Joy By Being Natural, Asserts Architect
Wright Says Followers of Taliesin Believe in Culture and Not in Education
"Organic architecture, our new culture, may be represented as a life, a work, and his in harmony with his environment and his opportunity," declared Frank Lloyd Wright in his description of Talisin, the new cultural experiment, speaking at the University convocation today. "We will find our greatest joy in being ourselves, in creating a new integrity of thinking and action. We of the Talisin experiment believe in culture and not in education."
"American architecture, sculpture, music are all dry and uninspired, based on suggestions from abroad. Nothing comes out from the nature of America, nothing from the inner nature of man. There is no sense of freedom, no sense of being in all. Everything is architecture, music, and most of all, education. I don't believe that the product of a canned education can really express life."
Culture Needed Now
What we want now is culture, not education; the present educational system is the tool of capitalism, which does not require of men individual, but subservience, the speaker pointed out. In explaining the distinction between education and culture, the speaker cited the exam results as evidence needed for until the delphinium evolved. The delphinium was not the product of education, but of culture—giving it what the nature of the larkspur demanded to become the "queen larkspur," the delphinium. "Decentralization is what we need. We have concentrated until life is all tension, and for what end? More security and more power for the man who has the power and wants in keep it.
Is Experimenting in Culture
"Truths that I know because I've told them. I'm trying to get young people interested, and that's the experiment in culture."
Dean Agnes Husband led the Women's Glee Club in a special number, "The Moon Drops Low," to open the convocation. George M. Beal, associate professor or architecture, introduced the speaker.
Professor Nelson Ill
Prof. J. H. Nelson, assistant dean of the College, who has been ill since last Friday with influenza, is much in charge, usually be back on the Hill by tomorrow.
Do Students Read, Loaf, or Study At the Union?
Do University students go to the Memorial Union Building to sleep, play bridge, read magazines or just relax in general? At what hours of the day are the facilities more in use? These and many other questions, Inside Wake Forest, are waiting to answer. Please contact the Memorial Union Operating Committee.
Although the findings of the Memorial Union survey have not been tabulated as yet, the results promise to be very interesting according to a statement of William W. Cochrane, manager of the Union.
Waxe, a CSEP worker, has been making the survey concerning student use of the men's, women's and general lounges both as to number of students in the lounges at various hours of the day and their activities. We have not questioned the students about desired activities not at present available.
"The survey will probably show w dueed request on the part of the students for greater comfort and increased facilities," said Cochrane. "The students are co-operating splendily in the efforts of the Union management to get their reactions on possible improvements that might be made.
The preliminary survey is now completed and a more specific report is being compiled and will be published soon.
Later in the year a survey will be made concerning the student use of the Memorial Union fountain.
Fraternity and Sorority File Application for Injunction Against Douglas County to Prevent Collection of Taxes Alleged to Be Based on Excessive Valuation
Sigma Chi, fraternity, and Chi Omega, sorority, last night filed an application for an injunction in the office of the clerk of the district court against Douglas county and S. S. Leonard, treasurer of Douglas county, to prevent collection of taxes which they alleged are based upon an excessive valuation.
The two organizations are basing their injunctions on the claim that Douglas County either reduced the tax assessments of other similar organizations on the campus or taxed them a reasonable assessment in the first place.
Mid-Winter Symphony Concert to Be Thursday
Tau Sigma to Assist in Thirty-third Annual Program
The land owned by the Sigma Chi fartherity was originally assessed for $2,520 in 1934 and the building was assessed at $65,835.
The thirty-second mid-winter concert of the University symphony orchestra will be given Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the University auditorium. Karl Kuersteiner, conductor of the orchestra, believes this will be the most colorful and interesting concert ever given here. Miss Elizabeth Dunkel, assistant professor of physical education, has created and directed six dance numbers which will be interpreted by members of Tau Sigma, honorary dance sorority.
Another interesting feature of the program and one which according to Mr. Kueerstein has never been attempted before in the history of the University is the direction of Handel's suite from "The Water Music" by students. Each student will direct a part of the suite. The "allegro" will be conducted by Robert Sedore, the "Andante Expressive" by John Kinzer, and the "Allegro Deciso" by Nicholas Gerren Handel composed this music for George I of England in order to regain his favor. It was first performed at the Thames fete and it for this reason only that it has been called "Water Music."
in the symphonic suite "Scheherazade" (Rimskay Korsakow), the composer suggested the following program; the sultan convinced of the infidelity of women had sworn to put to death all of his wives. But when the turn of Scheherazade came she saved her life by gaining his interest in stories which she related each night. Victimized by his curiosity the sultan delayed the execution of Scheherazade for a thousand and one days. Finally he gave up his vengeful plan altogether of the four movements, Largo mastoseo of the troppo, Andantino, allegro molto, vivice Scherzando; Andantino quasi allegretto; Andalto molto, Vivo, Alleg no troppe e mastoseo have been generally accepted as The Sea and Siribads Ship, The Tale of the Calendar Prince, The Young Prince and Princess, and The Festival at Bagdad.
The "Carnival of Animals" (Saint Saun) will be interpreted by the various dances created by Miss Dunkel. The overture, "The Bartered Bride" (Smetana) is a thoroughly nationalistic Bohemian opera. It is a combination of rippling fugal narrative and vigorous folk songs.
Harvey to Address Lawyers
Justice W. W. Harvey of the Supreme Court of Kaunas will speak at the second School of Law convocation on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10:30 a.m. in the Little Theater. Judge Harvey's subject will be the "Lawyer's Field of Endeavor." Anyone interested is invited to attend.
College Freshmen and Sopho-
All college freshmen and sophomores who must be excused from afternoon classes because of necessary outside work should obtain work cards at the College office, have them signed by their employers, and bring them to this office for approval. See their advisors for planning their next semester's enrollment.
Students should attend to this during the week of Jan. 14-18.
John H. Nelson
Associate Dean
The land owned by the Sigma thus making the total assessment $62,058. The organization claimed that the actual value of the house did not exceed $25,000, and that the land was not valued at more than $25,250, thus making the total value of the property $30,250.
The Sigma Chi's appealed to the County Board of Equalization of Douglas County, Kansas. The Board reduced the assessment of the building to $42-625. This was not a satisfactory reduction so the organization then appealed to the State Board of Equalization of the State of Kansas. The State Board reduced the assessment, which had been decided upon by the County Board, to $39,200. This reduction was not satisfactory to the Sigma Chi's, and they maintain that the final assessed valuation was arbitrarily fixed at 57 per cent more than the actual value in money.
When the payment was due the organization offered $1,144.66, but this amount was refused by S. S. Learned, county treasurer.
The Chi Omega sorority was originally assessed for their land $1300. The building was assessed at $45,270, making the total assessment $46,570. The Chi Omega's claimed that the actual value of the building was not in excess of $23,000 and that the land was not valued at more than $1300. Thus making the total value of the property $24,-300.
The organization appealed to the County Board of Equalization of Douglass County, who reduced the total assessments to $31,235. They appealed from this decision and went to the Kansas State Board of Equalization of the State of Kansas. The State Board refused to make further reduction. The organization now maintains that the final assessment valuation is arbitrarily fixed at 36 per cent more than the actual value of the building.
The Chi Omega's offered $82.35 at the time the tax was due and were refused by S. S. Learned, treasurer of Douglas county.
Douglas County Tested Validity of Excption—Valuations Then Raised
FRAT TAX FIGHT LONG ONE
Approximately five years, ago the Board of County Commissioners ordered that all dormitories at K. U. and at Baker University should pay taxes on their land and buildings. This order was to test the law which had provided that "dormitories" 'at a college or university should be exempt from taxation on building and one-half acre of land. The various organizations immediately formed to resist the new order. It took three years before the decision was reached in the supreme court that they should be taxed.
During this three year period, none of the organizations had paid any of the taxes. Taxes and penalties which had been piled up and which, in 1933, mounted to about $300,000 were canned by the State legislature.
In 1934 a revision of all property valuations was made. In many cases the fraternity assessments were greatly increased and as a result, many appeals were made to the Douglas County Board of Equalization and later to the Douglas County Trustees $100,000 of the assessed valuations were taken off Douglas county fraternity property by order of the state board. Even these reductions did not completely satisfy the two organizations, hence the application for an injunctions
Fire at Alpha Gam House
A small fire broke out in one of the bedrooms of the Alpha Gamma Delta house last evening about 9 o'clock. It was discovered by a pledge and checked before much damage was done. The cause is suspected to have been a lighted cigarette thrown in a waste-basket.