UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOL. XXXI
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Lawrence Tibbett Will Be Headliner On Concert Course
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1934
NUMBER 160
Baritone Returns After Five Years; Szigeti, Violinist, New Number on Program
Lawrence Tibbett, probably the world's greatest baritone, has been secured as the head-liner for next year's University Concert course, Dean D. M Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts announces "Layl." Tibbett sang at the University about five years ago and created an enthusiasm such as few artists have done.
His work in motionpictures in such films as "The Rogue's Song" and other pictures, has made him unusually well-known.
For the violin soloist of next year's course, Swearthato has secured the great artist Szigeti, who has never before appeared in Lawrence. Professor Gelch, head of the Fame Arts violin department, is loud in his praise of Szigeti, and for several years has recommended that he be brought here.
The sensational English two-piano team, Bartlett and Robertson, has also been secured for an evening that will appeal to all music lovers. The famous Russian pianist Sergei Razumovsky, with a forty splendid male voices, will open the course in November.
Negotiations are also under way to bring the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra to Lawrence for an evening and possibly also an afternoon concert.
Many have already made their reservations at the Fine Arts office for special seats for the next season's course.
Class of '74 Will Reunite
Only Two Women Members Remain Out of Three Who Graduated
The two women members of the class of 1874, will be guests of honor at the sixty-second annual commencement of the University of Kansas. June 10-11
Ia Blood, now Mrs. Hasselman of Indianapolis, arrived today to be the guest of her classmate, Miss Hannah Oliver, and together they will celebrate their sixteenth commencement. The third member of the class of 74. E. B. Noyes, University, D.C., about 10 years ago. The class of 164 will have nearly 1000 members.
Miss Hannah Oliver joined the faculty of the University of Kansas in 1890 as assistant professor of Latin. She became associate professor of Latin in 1901. She remained a reduced schedule, and has continued as associate professor emerita of Latin.
Commencement exercises in 1874, Miss Oliver recalled, were held in Fraser hall. The commencement address was delivered by George T. Anthony of Leavenworth, a brother of Dan Anthony I, and of Susan B. Anthony, noted suffrage leader. Mr. Anthony was elected governor of Kansas in 1876.
At the time of Miss Oliver's graduation, the University had been in operation for seven years, and had graduated one class of four members. At the 1874 Commencement dinner, L. D. L. Tosh responded to the toast, "The Alumi." The Commencement dinner was held in the "Grand Hall" of Fraser after the seatings used for the morning Commencement exercises had been cleared away. Five long tables extending east to west provided seats for 450 persons. The housewives of Lawrence provided the dinner.
FORMER STUDENT TO PRESENT
RECTICAL OF DANCING PUPIL
Dorothy Brendelian, a student here last semester, will present the first public recital of her dance pupils at 8:15 Wednesday night in the studio at Eagles Hall, Ninth and New Hampshire. During the program, which is open to the public, she will dance two solo numbers.
Miss Breidalent is on the faculty of the Kansas division of Horner Institute, teaching classes in tap, toe, plastic and ballroom dancing. She has conducted two sessions in Lawrence this winter; she begins her summer session June 16.
Scabbard and Blade Initiates
Scabbard and Blade Intuits Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, held initiation for honorary members last night. Those initiated were Lieutenant Colonel Lyle S. Powell, Major Sam A. McKeone, Major H. E. Roy, assistant instructor of military science, Captain Wayne Alphin, Captain C. E. Cay, Captain Galen Gorrill, Captain Sam A. Moyer, and Captain R. C. Moore, professor of geology. Initiation of active members will be
Initiation of active members will be held tonight.
By James Patterson, c'34
Approaching Zero Hour Finds Student Plotting Examination for Professors
"How will you have your finals?" "Over easy," is the fervent prayer.
"University tameness will enjoy days respite to teeming tropical浩�istic land, the nation mounces its war dead, and a stricken body body laments the hours it has wasted.
With the zero hour still some time distant, the city of Lawrence and Mt. Oread have already begun to take on the usual appearance of quiz week. The long faces and the wrinkled brows must be similar to the expressions won by the worried inhabitants of Vicksburg when suffering the Union seige.
Altough the final examination period is intended primarily for undergraduates, some students have wondered if it might not be fair to compel professors to determine if they too have learned anything during the course of the year.
Downtown Lawrence at night reflects the student preoccupation with the more serious things of life. Where the moving picture shows have lost, the library has gained. Instead of worrying about a seat down-center in the movie house, the student must now scramble for a chair in the library.
If such an idea should be adopte here are a few questions which might "stump" the professors:
Young Creative Artists Play Own Compositions
Pupils of Professor Anderson and Skilton Present Recital
The younger creative artists of the School of Fine Arts had their inning last night when their original compositional work was presented in a critical in the Administration auditorium.
Various tendencies were displayed in the compositions. Many were conservative in their writing, holding to the conventional and customary musical harmonies and chord progressions; others showed a revolutionary trend, adopting new instruments and offering clever and well-worked-out numbers in the modern vein.
Those presenting numbers last night were from the junior composition class of Prof. Laurel Everette Anderson and from the senior composition classes of Prof. C. S. Skilton.
Tom Ryan offered a Pavanne of String Quartet, a song, "The Lake Isle of Imnesre," a March Tango and Shimmy, and a Sonatina for Piano. The last work was one of the most interesting numbers of the program.
George Trovillo presented a melodious "Theme and Variations" and a song, "The Night Will Never Stay." Mildred Seaman played a modern, bizarre "Prelude Caquerolle," and was also represented on the program by a song "By the Sea." Mildred DeWesley played her own "variations for Plano," melodious and well worked out. Her Vibes were brilliant and Vitalizes and a composition sung by six students of Alice Moncrieff, "The Calico Cat."
Paul Larey played a "Mazurka" which he wrote for piano. Lorene Grant Pepper accompanied her song, "The Cry of the Night." Everett Fetter and Jeannette Cass, both candidates for the Master of Music degree, had numbers for string quartet played by the University String Quartet. Miss Cass offered a "Theme with Variations," and Mr. Fetter, two movements, a delicate "Romance" and an attractive "Scherzo."
Those who assisted in the presentation of the work besides the composers were, in the songs, Shirley Bibson, Virginia La Croix; Mary Louise Beltz, Meribah Moore; two violins, J. Morey Brandstetter and Willia Beck; the chorus, Esther Brockway, Loise Lipsi, Maxine Roche, Chrystabelle Bryan, Elizabeth Lewis, Augusta Mueller; and the University String Quartet.
Orchestra gives novel recital
A novel recital was given Sunday afternoon in the University Auditorium when the University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Professor Karl Kuersteiner played 11 compositions from well-known composers that had been taken by the graduate students in instrumentation in their original form as organ prelude, piano solos, song with piano, etc., which were scored for orchestra.
Orchestra Gives Novel Recital
1. When walking with a young lady who lets fall the remark that she is thirsty, how do you convey the fact to her that you are broke, without doing so in plain words?
2. What are the way or ways in which you can talk your room mate into lenghty talking?
4. Discuss the arguments you would employ in convincing a pumpered young lady that the benefits of walking are much superior to riding in a sport road-
3. How does a young lady inform a mashful young man that she would not be adverse to oscillatory stimulation?
5. Satisfactorily explain a broken engagement using the principles of logic and persuasion.
6. Write a letter of from 200 to 300 words explaining to your parents why your finances have been depleted, and successfully petition for an additional sum.
Curricula Changes Made By School of Business
New Course Added and Two Dropped by Economics Professors
Professors
Several changes in the curricula of the School of Business involving the addition of one new course and the dropping of two others, were voted upon and passed at a recent meeting of the economics staff. They will go into effect next fall. The new arrangements are intended to broaden the course of study and-produce more modern, high-quality universities for contact with basic material economics and business administration.
A two-hour business law course, to be called business units, will be added to the department schedule in the fall, and courses in office management and industrial management will be eliminated after the present term.
Another major change, passed at the meeting, was the division of the present course in personnel and production into two two-hour courses, personnel management and production management. Labor Economics, which will be taught next year by Dean Stockton and Assistant Professor Gagliardo, will be strengthened as the basic labor course in the department curricula and will be a prerequisite to personnel management, the new course. Personnel management will be offered only during the second semester as an elective for business and graduate students who wish further work in the labor field.
Minor changes included the transferral of the Business Organization course from the business administration to the general economics group, with college credit requested for it in the new group. The courses in casualty insurance and property insurance were consolidated into one course, and it was voted to do away with graduate credit in the Business Law I course.
Cochrane to Take Rutledge's Place As Union Manager
New Head Will Begin Work at Once; No Decision on Staying Open for Summer
Bill Cochrane, b34, was appointed as the new manager of the Memorial Union building by the Union Operating committee, Sunday afternoon, to succeed Ozwin Rutledge who lately resigned. The Union Operating Committee consists of 16 members: faculty, students, alumni, and a member of the Board of Regents with Henry Werner, men's student adviser, chairman.
Cochrane started work yesterday and will bring the activities of the Union building to a close this year. He is from Atchison and will receive his B.S. degree in June. As an employee of the Blue Maze for the last four years, Cochrane is known to students. He is a member of the Dolta Delta social fraternity.
Ozwin Rutledge, who Cochrane will succeed, is leaving the post to accept a position in Topeka with the Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from the University in 1931, and has been the head of the Memorial Union since September, 1832. During this time the ballroom has been completed, the lighthouse system has been installed, and whole building has become more modern with the students.
Rutledge stated that it has not yet been decided whether or not the Union building will be open during the summer school session.
NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN BY JOURNALISM FRATERNITY
Three new officers were elected to head Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, for next year at a meeting last night. William Blizzard, gr. editor-in-chief of the Kansan for next term, was chosen president of the organization. Max Moxley, c35, was chosen by George Lerartz, c34, treasurer.
George Lerrigo, Max Moxley, and Raymond Stauffer, e34, were initiated into the fraternity at the meeting. A dinner was given for all members following the initiation services.
SLAUGHTER'S RELIGION CLASS
SHOWN 197-YEAR OLD KORA
Graduates of 1874 Return
Mr. Wilson showed the class a Koran which is 197 years old, and is made of rice paper. Multi-colored ink was used in writing the book. It is unique in that it reads from back to front in the Oriental fashion.
J. Christy Wilson, '14, a missionary to Persia for the past 15 years, spoke to Dr. Seth Slaughter's comparative relication classes this morning.
Mr. Wilson, who had not returned to the University since his graduation, will remain in Lawrence over the weekend.
Sixty years ago, the graduating class of the University numbered two women and one man. Mrs. Hasselman and Miss Oliver will be honored at this commencement, when nearly 1000 young men and women will receive degrees.
NO KANSAN TOMORROW;
ONLY THREE MORE ISSUES
Following an annual custom, the Daily Karsan will not be published tomorrow, Memorial Day, which is observed as a national holiday.
Only three more issues of the Kanman will appear on the Campus, on Thursday and Friday of this week and on Tuesday, June 18.
The abbreviated schedule has been arranged because of final examinations which will begin on Thursday. The complete final schedule may be found elsewhere in this issue.
LIBRARY NOTICE
All library books are due on or before June 7,1934.
C. M. Baker, Director.
Daily Kansan Offices Go To Blizzard and Wyatt
Board Elects 8 New Members; Constitution Amended
Lona Wyatt, c'35, was elected managing editor and William Blizzard, gr, editor-in-chief of the University Daily Kaman at a meeting of the Kansas Board yesterday afternoon. Both new editors will take office next September at the beginning of the 1984-35 school will serve for the regular nine weeks term.
Miss Wyatt, who has previously held the positions of make-up editor and campus editor, is the third woman to become managing editor of the student publication. She will succeed Merle Heryford, c34, present editor. Miss Wyatt is a member of Theta Sigma Phi, national honorary journal sorcerity and of Alpha Delta Pi, social sorcerity. She is a resident of Kansas City, Kan.
Succeeds Gregg
Mr. Blizzard, who completed his regular work for an A.B. degree this year, will return to the University next September to take graduate work. He will be the first graduate student who has ever held the office of editor-in-chief, and will succeed Margaret Gregg, c34, of Topeka. Mr. Blizzard has previously held the position of night editor and associate editor on the Kansan. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalism fraternity and of Sigma Delta Phi, social fraternity. His home is in Rocky Ford, Colo.
Following the election, the Kansas Board nominating committee met to select eight students for membership on next year's Kansas Board. Only two of the present board, Lena Weyn, and d Julia C35, will return to school next year.
Students are elected to membership of the Board, which looks after the policies of the student publication and which nominates and elects editor and managing editors, because of outstanding records of service in the department of four work reporters on the basis of four work participants and editors on the Dally Kanan.
Encourage Office-Holding
The following persons were elected:
Max Mosley, c'35; Cris Olson, c'35;
Rutherford Hayes, c'39; George Lerrigo,
c'35; Wesley MCalla, c'35; William
Decker, c'35; Loreen Miller, c'35;
Carolyn Harper, c'35.
They will replace, Arnold Kretzmann c;34; Chiles Coleman, c;34; Margaret Gregg, c;44; James Patterson, c;34; Merle Heryford, c;44; Robert Smith, c;44; Virgil Drothy Smith, c;44; Dorothy Smith, c;44; Maurice Rice c;34 and Paul Woodmanee, c;34.
The Kanan Board also passed a resolution, amending the present constitution, to make it impossible for the same person to hold both the offices of managing editor and editor-in-chief in successive nine weeks. According to the new ruling, the person seeking the secretary office will be required to wait one term before being eligible. The new motion was made in order to encourage office holding for a greater number of outstanding students in the department.
The pilot of the army plane which plummeted toward the campus in a breath-taking, vertical power dive this morning was not merely amusing himself in this locality as most students think. When questioned over the telephone he said that he was making pie-
ELIZABETH SHERWOOD,
CLOSING HOURS
CLOSEING HOURS
Beginning Tuesday, May 29 closing hours for women students will be 12:30 a.m.
ELIZABETH SHERWOOD.
President W.S.G.A.
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Five Senior Men Become Members Of Honor Society
Sachem Initiates Non-Fraternity Group in Annual Ceremony at Rock Chalk Cairn
Five men were initiated into Sachem honorary senior men's society, Sunday night when the old Sioux Indian ritual was revived at the Rock Chalk Cairn and the unsuspecting students were drug from the small crowd to have the emblematic blanket placed on their shoulders.
Others who were initiated Sunday night were Gunnar Mykland, Lloyd Metzler, George Troville, and Carl Kindswater.
For the first time in the history of the society, none of the members selected were members of fraternities. Most of the allegiance of the group seems to have been to political parties, however, since four of the men are Democrats and three are prominent in Hill elections. Quentin Brown is the lone Iore Kayhawk.
The five men were elected this year represent three departments of the University; three are members of the College, two are math majors student, and the other an engineer.
F. Quentin Brown, Greensburg, has this year been editor of the 1934 Jayhawk, a member of Owl Society, and Oedau-Krayah candidate for presi- dence at the Student Council. He is the newly-elected president of the Jayhawk Club.
Lloyd Metzler, Lawrence, was president of his freshman class, president of Pachacamac during this year and a member of the Owl Society. He was elected treasurer of the Men's Student Association. Varsity dance manager for next year.
Carl E. Kindswater, Hoisington, is a member of Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity, and Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, has been managing editor of the Kansas Engineer this year. He was defeated for the office of Vice-president on the engineering council, recently.
Gumar Mykland, Chapman, is a summerfield Scholar, newly elected president of the Men's Student Council, and was during this year president of 'achacamac and a member of the Owl society.
George C. Trevillo, Augustine, Ill., last year elected treasurer of the arts school, and has for two years eld a studio scholarship from Professor John D. Meyer, Memorial Scholarship. He is an outstanding pianist in that department.
All of these men were chosen for their outstanding scholarship, their leadership in campus activities, and their general high character. In accordance with the custom of initiation, which is an authentic ceremony of the Sioux Indian nation peace pipe ceremonial, those elected to Sachem were, without previous warning, selected from the bystanders watching the performance of the preliminary rites. To the beat of the tom-toms they were initiated.
The first meeting of Sachem with its new members will be held tonight at 7 clock, at which time the Chief Sachem for next year will be chosen.
Former Students Injured
Don Davis and Wayne Grinstead Hurt in Acident Near Topcape
Donald Dwight Davis, A.E.18, and Wayne Grinstead, former University of Kansas student, were injured Sunday when their car ran into a truck on Highway No. 10 near Topeka, Davis is with radio station WHB in Kansas City, Mo., and Mr. Grinstead is the advertising manager for the Phillips Petroleum corporation of Bartlesville, Okla. While a student there, Mr. Davis was hit by a vehicle on March 9, 2018. He died he is the son-in-law of Prof. F. H. Hodder of the history department.
Both men were taken to Stormont hospital in Topeka, where Mr. Davis will remain for about two weeks. Mr. Bradford will be able to leave in a few days.
ALUMNI INVITED TO ATTEND COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
The Alumni Association sent out 2000 invitations this week to Kansas University alumni and former students asking for their input in the events of Commencement week.
Commencement week begins Friday evening, June 8, with the commencement recital to be given by the School of Fine Arts in the University Auditorium. It will end Monday evening, June 11, when William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, delivers the Commencement address.
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