9 PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY-KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1924 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS EDITOR-IN-CHEF ... WILLIAM BLIZZARD Wesley McCalla Loren Mille MANAGING EDITOR ___ LENA WYATT 6918 Composers Editor Max Meyers Ballet Editors Ballet Theater Bianca Editor Alberto Menzer Benny Editor Margaret Rowan Berny Editor Margaret Rowan Berny Editor Margaret Rowan Hartleigh Editor Dr. Gloss Dr. Gloss Leon Wyatt William Becker Loren Weiss Wedge McCalla Carl Harper Melton Oxley Molly Morgan Ruthenberg George Lunger George Lunger Julia Markham Terminates Business Office K.U. 60 News Room K.U. 25 Night Connection, Business Office 200KK Night connection, news room 200KK Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Webb Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and on Sunday, Saturday and Monday. Articles will be documented in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kansas, from the Press, the University of Kentucky, or from the Press. Subscription price, per year. $3.00 cash in advance. $2.50 on payments. Single copies, be paid by the date. nwitness, cash on payment, college student, Entered an second class master, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kane square. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1934 HAS HOBO DAY PASSED OUT OF THE PICTURE? The freshmen today donned their theribboned caps for the first time. There are those who say that the caps and ribbons, one of the few remaining Kansas traditions, are foolish, make the freshmen who wear them look silly, and are generally unnecessary. Once upon a time there was a the university a good old custom called Hobo Day. Every one dressed in the best rags and tatters he could find and had a good time, although cases suffered generally. Hobo Day has been done away with and now the University's traditions are a frightfully minus quantity. Many students would like to see Hobo Day reinstated on our campus and would like to establish some new customers that some day would be traditions to those who will follow us. If nothing can be done on this plan now, at least let us enjoy the freshmen caps that most of us at one time or another have enjoyed. المجلس الثاني AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY "Weren't you impressed?" "I'm awfully glad I went," were typical of comments expressed by students as they left the stadium after the new student induction last night. Many who complained in advance over compulsory attendance will remember the service as one of the most impressive attended on the campus. The Induction ceremony is one of the few beautiful traditions remaining which truly belong to the University. It is a link which joins the incoming class to the long line of students who have made up the colorful history of the institution which has grown from small North College to a great University. In it is exemplified the spirit of pride in a common heritage which binds a student body together. There was no weak sentimentality about the services last night. Strength and dignity surrounded the story of the unceasing efforts of Kansas pioneers to establish a great center of education. The Athenian Oath, unnumbered centuries old lent an added depth to a University education. It is a welcome change to get away from "hey hey" college for awhile and recall memories and traditions which make up the real University. A stadium crowded each year with not only new but old students at the time of the induction would make the tradition more worth remembering. PSYCHOLOGY AND CURVES Football is on its way; soon it will be taking the headlines away from the summer sports. But for a day or two longer, the pigskin must stand in line, a poor second, to a baseball race that is intensifying daily as the end of the penultimate season nears. The mid west and the far east are in one of the closest National League races in years, a race that now assumes the prospect of holding fire until the final day of the season. Psychology is playing a great part in the tenseness of the last few days for the players. Off to a good start, the New York team shaken by a steady loss of ground, has lost faith in everybody, including themselves. According to press reports, even the team's manager in superstitious manner has declared that he won't change his neck tie, regardless of the suit he wears, until the race is over. And the players are falling in, superstitious, fearful, critical. The team has lost ground in the race steadily, until now it is but a few percentage points—a half game—abroad of a driving, fighting bunch of baseball maniacs from St. Louis who have come up apparently from nowhere to challenge the lead. Either team may win out, but it is vagely possible that if the Giants hadn't lost faith in their own ability and lost their faith in the playing tactics of other clubs that they would have clinched their flag over a week ago as the baseball critics then had reason to prophesy. Between the senior laws and their new canes and the freshmen and their new caps, the campus observer has much to amuse him. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SCORES AGAIN A sudden flash across the country last week and every newspaper carried headlines that a gain in brought to light one of the most sensational crime stories of the past decade—the Lindbergh kidnapping. A horrible crime, one that roused the country when it happened—and yet, until the disclosures of last week, a short-memorized public begin to forget the unsolved mystery. To the public there is no glamor to the long tedious tracking down of seemingly hopeless clues. How many people even realized during these three years that the federal police were steadily on at the unanimous business of bringing the criminal to justice? Perhaps a large share of the public surprise at the apprehension of the kidnaper is due to the general lack of realization of the power of the federal government in such cases. A few years ago the Lindbergh case might have been allowed to join the famous list of unsolved crimes—must have been, in fact, for it is only recently that we have turned the resources of our powerful federal government to the ends of justice. Many do not realize the far-reaching effects of such measures as the Patterson act against kidnapers. Since its passage in July, 1932, the government has been successful in solving 23 kidnapings cases out of 24, and convicting 53 persons to sentences totaling 784 years. One cannot help regretting that such painful memories must be stirred up for the Lindberghs. But the success of the federal government in handling the case is welcome reassurance of protection for all of us. Current Screen Chaos, terror, and gripping events in the recent history of England and Russia form the locus for the dramatic story of a young Russian girl Kay Frineau returns to a role which she has played with varying success before, that of a Russian of noble birth. In British Agent she is torn between a reluctant love interest and a pessent in the Russian revolution. AT THE GRANADA "British Agent" Stephen Locko Leslie Howard Elena Kay Francis Medill William Gargen LeFarge Phillip Reed Kay Francis turns in a good performance—and the word, good, is not used here in its relation with the superiors of a producer's press sheet—in her role as an ambassador. As a spy, as a lover, as a fervent revolutionist, as an impassioned patriot, she carries her part well. Howells fails the role assigned to him successfully, di- OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN The tryouts for cheerheadsters will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 4 o'clock. Please file your application at once. Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 11. a.m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11 a.m. m. Saturday for Sunday issues, CHEERLEADER TRYOUTS Friday, Sept. 28, 1934 College students who expect to complete requirements for the A.B. degree at the end of the fall semester should fill out Application for Degree cards in the Registrar's office immediately. GEORGE O. POSTER, Registrar. J. KEAN TILFORD, Secretary, Men's Student Council. COLLEGE SENIORS. FRESHMAN COMMISSION: An freshman women are invited to attend the first meeting of Freshman Commission at Henley house Monday, Oct. 1 at 4:30. Miss Beulah Morrison of the psychology department will speak on "A Balanced Outlook on College Life." JO LEE, Chairman. JAY JANES: All members report at south end of the stadium for program Saturday, May 15th. Attend a member and number of guests Janne section at the Athletic office. MAIEL SPIELD, President. Men not affiliated with an organization are requested to register for intra- national athletics at room 105, Robinson gymnasium. E. R. ELBEL. QUACK CLUB: Quack club business meeting will be held Saturday morning at 9:30. Al members please be present MARY V. SMITH, President. QUACK CLUB TRYOUTS: Quack club tryouts will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. All women interested are asked to try out including those who did not complete their requirements last year. MARY V. SMITH. President. There will be a short meeting of Rhadamanthi in the Green Room Sunday at 4:30. All members please be present. RHADAMANTHI: NORMAN JACOBSHAGEN, President. Y, W, C. A-W, S. G. A. LANTERN PARADE. yiding his time, between Kay France oratory, poker, and doding, unimpatient and corpulent individuals at empathy functions. The annual YWCA-WS.GA. Lantern Parade for all University women will be held on Saturday evening from 6 to 8:30. Reservations must be made at Henley house before Friday noon. Tickets for the supper are obtained there. BETTY ANN STAFFER JEREY GANT Social Chairman Although climbing close to world events for its background, and having not a few political speeches, an interesting plot evolution, one involving dip and trump, has been discussed which is intertwined the threat of romance. Russian dance fanfare and singing, and American barefaced humor of William Gargen give relief to an otherwise serious play. Every scene in the play drives toward one final, fiery, tense climax, in which for a moment it seems that the perennial sweet ending will give way to one of beautiful, supreme tragedy. But the spectator is dropped from tenacity to a meal, muffy atmosphere, and while he regains his com- A COMPLETE LINE OF PARKER PENS COE'S DRUG STORES 1345 Mask — Phones — 411 W. 14th Believe It or Not! by Ripley Wn R A:ELKAIN LOST A $25,000 CONTRACT Because his Person is Life Insurance Agent, Worcesler, Mass. Because his Pen ran dry. ive purchaser at tempted to sign the $25,000 insurance contract with Mr. Elwains old pen it failed to write. The prospect then said, I think it over and changed his mind. Less than Actual Size THE PARKER VACUMATIC (which MICHAEL now carries) would have saved the deal because its visible ink supply would have shown whether the pen needed refilling before he presented the contract for his client's signature. 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"The Scarlet Empress," manages to convey a barrier of emotions that carries the observer with it in the spirit of the times depicted. No story concerns a German princess, Sophia Fredericka, who is requested by Catherine the First to come to Russia to donate a male heir to the Danish queen. She comes to a Russian prince with whom she falls in love. On arriving she finds that she will have to marry a man that is insane, and also have a new name given to her, that of Catherine. The play shows how she suffers through her innocence of Russian court affairs and of life, and how finally she takes care of her husband, the death of Catherine the First, and the woman of many wiles and much determination using these factors mainly in driving herself to kill her mad husband, the Grand Duke Peter, and gain the Russian throne for herself. The story is incidental in relation to the impressions that the picture gives. A few scenes at the first of the picture vividly portray the brutality of Peter the first and the horrors he perpared, giving barbaric strength to the characters. The scene ends with the license of the Russian court. The action of this film is superbly sucheled by the scenery, masses of people, the galloping of Russian Cossacks, the ringing of bells, and the magnificence of settings. Even the actors themselves are nearly blotted out as the scenes of costuming under which they are buried. Grotequeens and spectacles are the keynote of this show. Best line: Don't be old fashioned; this is the Eighteenth century. Dietrich is to be commended on the way she carries the dual role of immanent princess and worldly queen. Sam Jaffee carries the prize of best interpretation in his part as the mad Duke Elizabeth, who lives with her tertoroyal of Empress Elizabeth. Alexei is done a little more than well by John Lodge. 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