UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
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Sigma Chi Marks 50th Anniversary At K.U. Tomorrow
More Than 200 Alumni and Active Members of Local Chapter Expected to Attend
More than 200 alumni and activemembers of the Alpha Xi chapter of Sigma Chi, national social fraternity, are to join in a two day celebration to be held here tomorrow and Sunday in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the chapter at the University. Among the alumni who are expected to attend are three charter members, J. W. Shultz, '85; G. R. Shultz, '88; and G. W. Metcalf, '94. As one of the features of the celebration, a large bronze plaque containing the names of 425 donors and subscribers to the new chapter house at 1439 Tennessee street will be dedicated. The dedication address will be delivered by Chester W. Cleveland, of Chicago, grand historian of the fraternity and editor-in-chief of the magazine of Sigma Chi, the fraternity's official publication.
Judge Price in Charge
The celebration will be in the charge of Robert T. Price, 27, probate judge and county judge of Osage county, Lyndon, and John A. Kroh, 27, of Kansas City, Mo. Large delegations are expected from Topeka, Wichita, Southeastern Kansas, and Kansas City, as well as from Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, and Illinois. There are 49 active members in the local chapter.
The golden anniversary banquet is to be held Saturday evening in the main dining-room of the Hotel Eldridge, with Chester W. Cleveland, grand editor and grand historian of the fraternity as the principal speaker. Other speakers on the program will include Chancellor E. H. Lindley and Justin D. Bowersock of Kansas City, Mo., who will preside as the toastmaster. Prominent officers of the fraternity from national headquarters who will be guests of honor will include Clifford E. Harrison of Chicago, general manager of J.F. F. St. Louis, Mo., grand praetor of the Missouri valley province; and Edwin F. Parker, '30, of Boston, Mass., grand praetor of the New England-Nova Scotia province and a former graduate of the University.
The Alpha Xi chapter of Sigma Chi was founded here May 23, 1884, and was the fifth national fraternity to be established on Mount Oread. Until three years ago, when the new chapter house was erected, the fraternity occupied the old Bowersock residence, located on the site where the present house now stands. Prior to 1910, when the chapter moved into the Bowersock residence, meetings were held in the rooms of office buildings.
Films to Be Shown
Following the banquet, moving pictures will be shown at a local theater of the seventy-fifth anniversary celebration of the national fraternity held in 1830 at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, the birthplace of Sigma Chi and Delta Pi. The campus Pi. An informal dinner will be held Sunday at the chapter house.
SIGMA XI TO HOLD INITiation AND ANNUAL SPRING BANQUET
Sigma Xi, honorary scientific organization held an initiation last night at the University club. The annual banquet followed the initiation services.
Those initiated into full membership were Dr. Earl C. Padgett, former assistant professor of surgery; Vernon S. Gentry, graduate of zoology; Lee H. Ingle, graduate of biology; Ingle, graduate in chemistry; Mervin J. Rumold, graduate in surgery.
The following were initiated into associate membership of Sigma Xi: William A. Edison, senior English; Robert E. Ganoung, senior English; Melvin E. Griffith, senior entomology; B. Frederick Wheeler, senior English; B. Frederick Wheeler, senior English; Election of officers preceded the initiation and banquet.
FINE ARTS SCHOOL PRESENTS
ADVANCED STUDENTS' RECITA
The first of two recitals given each semester by the advanced students in applied music will be given Monday through the Administration building auditorium.
Recitals in the following groups will be given: Voice, violin, piano, and cello for the students of Prof. H. C. Taylor, Prof. Walden Marcal. Prof. Roy Underwood, Prof. Agnes Husband, Dean Moore, Prof. Merle McGuire, Prof. Moore, Prof. Allie Merle Conger, Prof. Ineen Peabody, Prof. Carl A. Preyer, and Prof. Karl Kuersteiner.
LARGE AUDIENCE IS PLEASED
WITH LAWRENSON'S RECITAL
A large audience was present last night in central Administration auditorium to hear the senior recital of Roy Lawenson, pianist, a student of Prof. Carl Preyer.
The program began with the Bach setting of a Marcelo "Concerto" followed by the "Waldstein Sonata" from Beebethen. In the Chopin group however, Mr. Lawrencon did his finest work.
The final group opened with two interesting and very modern numbers, "The Train," (Bruce Fairehid) and a "Meditation," (Kodaly). Closing the program was the Dohaniy paraphrase of Delibes "Naila" Waltzes.
The next events on the Fine Arts musical calendar are the two advanced student programs to be held Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week, the first one in the Administration auditorium and the second in the University auditorium. Both programs will begin at 7:30 o'clock.
Last Local Fraternity Merges With Delta Chi
ii Delta Sigma Chapter to Join National Organization
Delta Chi, national social fraternity announces the merger of Delta Chitl Sigma, a local fraternity, with the Kansas chapter of Delta Chi. Delta Chitl Sigma was the last local fraternity at the University.
Chi Delta Sigma was founded at the University of Kansas in 1900 as the Alemania club. It did not become a Greek letter organization until 1925, when 19 members, meeting in secret from Alemania to Chi Delta Sigma.
The Kansas chapter of Delta Chi was formerly the Sigma Chi Sigma, local social farterity, and was granted a charter by the Delta Chi fraternity in the year 1923. Delta Chi was originally a legal fraternty founded at Cornell University in 1890. The fraternity became strictly social admitting members from all departments in the college after 1912. Sigma Chi Sigma, which is now the Kearns University at the University of Kansas in 1912. Delta Chi, at the present time, numbers 38 active chapters on its chapter roll.
Members in faculty of Chi Delta Sigma are Dr. R. H. Wheeler, head of the department of psychology, Prof. F. T. Perkins, and E. C. Thorman, also of the psychology department. Faculty members in the Delta Chi fraternity are Prof. Byron Sarvis of the department of psychology, Prof. J. V. Masters of the School of Law, and W. H. Hargiss, track coach at the University.
Delta Chi will hold initiation services for the 15 members of Chi Delta Sigma June 7. Alumni members of Chi Delta Sigma will be eligible for initiation at this time or any future time. It is expected that a large number of the alumni of the fraternity will be initiated at the time of the active initiation All pledges of Chi Delta Sigma will become pledges of Chi Delta Chi. The members of Chi Delta Sigma will move into the house at the close of this semester
LAWRENCE. KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1934
Initiation services, which will be held an June 7 will be for the following active members of Chi Delta Sigma: W. E. Baxter, c'35; Ned Rusgril, gr; E. C. Thorman, gr; E. F. Niswanger, bus*34; Lawrence m, Spalbury, s'35; benJin M. GmcUre, c'36; Frank R. Holtzlter, c'37; Paul F. Pelletier, walter S. Wagner, c'43; K. W. McCarroll, c'37; Robert Reynolds, e'34; William E. pincel, c'34; K. J. Silberberg, c'36; Lyle O. Amber, c'36 and A. J. Sentropi,
The following pledges of Chi Delta Sigma will become pledges of Delta Chi: Norman Prebble, c'35; Alva E. Rexford, c'37; John T. Sauerbier, c'37; Oliver Skelsohn, c'36; Paul Smith, c'36; and Homer McGuire, c'37.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES Friday, May 18
--which at that time had but three professors, I offered in room 110 Fraser a highly experimental course under that name. The idea of such a course at that time was exceedingly novel, but Prof Blackmar thought that it might attract attention and grow into something more useful. Three students enrolled in the course.
Alpha Tau Omega, steak fry, State Lake 5.8
Sigma Kappa, house 12,
Sigma Nu, house 6-12.
R.O.T.C. Union building, 1.
Delta Tau, house 12,
Delta Tau, house 12,
Alpha Gamma Delta, house, 12.
Pi Beta Phi, Union building, 12.
Corinb Hall, house, 12.
Cosmopolitan Club, Holcomb's Grove, 2:30-9
Sunday, May 20 Triangle, picnic, State Lake, 2:30-9
Sunday, May 20
Agnes Husband, Dean of Women, for the Joint committee on Student Affairs. * * * * * * * * *
Military Awards To Be Presented Next Wednesday
Battery "B" Wins Chance lor's Cup for Proficient Drill; Honor Hitt and Spahr
At a review to be held next Wednesday day by the department of military science and tactics, the awards won by organizations and individuals throughout the year will be presented.
The Chancellor's cup, awarded to the company in each battalion having the highest general excellence in military training as determined from proficiency in drill, will be awarded to Battery "B." Coast Artillery unit, Cadet Captain K. J. Hodson, commanding, and to Company "E." Engineer unit, Cadet Captain E. J. Leep commanding.
The Lawrence Reserve Officers Association marksmanship medal for the individual having the highest excellence and sportsmanship in marksmanship for the year, will go to J. R. Neale.
Honor Graduates to Get Cups
J. K. Hitt, Coast Artillery unit, and E. C. Spahr, Engineer unit, will receive Kansas Reserve Officers Association "Honor Graduate" for the school year.
The five members having the highest R.O.T.C. Rife Team average score for the year will receive the sweater and shield of the R.O.T.C. Rife Team. They are J. R. Neale, H. G. Graves, J. A. Harvey, H. L. Williams, and R. D. Leith.
The medal for the best drilled members of each platoon armed with the rifle will be awarded to E. E. Baker H. A. Tracy, A. P. Edson, R. E. Banner, C. M. Young, L. Cong, G. W. Cadets in each battalion are R. E. Richardson, Coast Artillery Battalion, and R. D. McKim, Engineer unit.
The Mortar and Ball medals to be awarded to outstanding students on the basis of scholarship, drill, appearance and attitude will go to the following: H. A. Tracy, a gold medal for first place; M. E. Fossler, the silver medal for second place; F. M. Kennedy, the bronze medal for third place.
Women to Receive Rifle Awards
The following women will receive the Women's Rifle Team sweater and shield: Patricia Arnold, Mary Beltz, Kathleen Boucher, Martha Dodge, Margaret Hays, Thelma Humphrey, Kalita Kirkendall, Rowena Longshore, Winfred Koenig, Erma Lou Wallace, and Lena Wyatt. Miss Wyatt will also receive the trophy of the Kansas State Chapter of the Founders and Patriots of America for having the highest individual score. The Women's Rifle Team cup for the highest average score for the season is to be awarded to Miss Wyatt.
Members of the Women's Rifle队 who made a score of over 93 per cent in the weekly matches will receive the team pin. They are: Towanda Gabbart, Louise Jarbose, Ruth Miller, Ruth Pyle and Peggy Sherwood.
Among the persons who will present the awards are Chancellor E. H. Lindley and Agnes Husband, dean of women.
Proff. Allen Crafton will be in charge of the tryouts for announcer for Station KFKU. Besides members from the department of speech Mrs. Alice Moncreiff will be one of the judges. The tryouts will be held Monday afternoon at 10 a.m. and so on until most students who expect to be on the campus next year.
KFKU TO CONDUCT TRYOUTS
FOR ANNOUNCER MONDAY
The candidates will be judged on whether they speak with animation and clarity, as well as the correctness of utterance; whether their personality is pleasing; a familiarity with musical terms and their pronunciation; and an ability to read, with a fair degree of accuracy a written paragraph after perusing it once. The candidates will be asked to read prepared paragraphs, and write their own announcements, which will also be read as a part of the tryouts.
Mary Lou Bagby Will Receive R.O.T.C. Honor
Mary Lou Bagby, c'35, will take the cape of honorary colonel of the R.O.T.C. from Rowena Longshore, c'34, retiring colonel, at the annual Military Ball in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building tonight. Miss Bagby, who is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, was chosen as honorary captain for the annual sophomores and juniors of the department of military science and tacities.
Cape of Honorary Colonel to Be Presented at Military Ball
The receiving line will be as follows:
Miss Longshore, Chancellor and Mrs.
E. H. Lindley, Mr. and Mrs. F. T.
Stockton, Major and Mrs. W. C. Keeenig,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Werner, Dean
Agnes Husband, Cadet Major James
K. Hitt, and Cadet Major John M.
Herrdon.
Invitations have been sent, and guests from all parts of the Missouri Valley are expected to attend the ball. Officers and cadets, resplendent in full uniform, and civilians in tuxedo will be present. There will be most brilliant occasions of the year.
Beneath an arch of drawn sabers held by cadet officers, Miss Bagby will march to the rostrum to receive the cape of honorary colonel from Miss Longshore. Following this will be the introduction of pledges of Scabbard and Blade, T. N. T., and Mortar and Ball, military organizations, to the new and retiring colonels and to the graduating officers.
Army officers from posts throughout the Missouri Valley and reserve officers are to attend the ball. Honorary colonels of past years also will be present. The ball will last from 9 o'clock until 1. Loutis Kuhn and his orchestra will furnish the music.
NUMBER 153
"in the fall of 1844," said Prof. Hopkins, "at the suggestion of Dr. F. W. Blackmar, who was then head of the sociology department, we undertook to teach the students that might be called journalism. As a member of the department of English,
DIVISION TOURNAMENT TIES
TO BE PLAYED OFF TOMORROW
FIRST COURSE IN JOURNALISM STARTED HERE 40 YEARS AGO
The portrait of Dr. Hopkins is the work of Albert Houghton Clark, and was done from a photograph. Mr. Clark is known through the mid-west as a portrait painter; his work here includes portraits of the Cancellors of the University, and a portrait of Charles A. Hopkins in the nationalism department. Recently he was commissioned to paint the portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Watkins.
If the Daily Kansan ran a 40-year ago column, it would tell about the first attempts in 1894 to organize a course in journalism. And it would explain why a portrait in oil of Dr. E. M. Hopkins hangs on the east wall of the present room. It was Dr. Hopkins's first journal article and the first journalism course back in 1894, and who first taught journalism in the University.
Tes for two playground ball division championships will be played off this afternoon and tomorrow. Beta Theta Psi a finalist in the elimination tournaments, will meet Phi Kappa Ppi at 4:30 this afternoon in a game to break the tie in Division 3. Alpha Tau Omega, the other finalist in the elimination tournament, will meet Delta Ppi at 10:30 Saturday morning for the championship of the first division.
Portrait of First Teacher, Dr. E. M. Hopkins, Now Hangs in the Kansan News Room
Finally in the fall of 1963, Dr. Hopkins, as head of the department of rhetoric and English language, offered a course in the general theory of newspaper writing, in which 12 students registered.
"in the fall of 1904," said Dr. Hopkins, "a volunteer section of freshman rhetoric was organized into a group of reporters, and the newspaper class proper into a corps of editors; beats were assigned, and edited matter was sent to the local papers including the University Kansan, then published by the student body as stockholders in the Kansas University publishing associat-
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LATEST BULLETINS FROM
BIG SIX MEET
Lincoln, May 18—(Special)—Eldyn Davis, Kansas shot put champion broke the Big Six record in his event here this afternoon on the first trial of the preliminaries in the event. His heave at the center of the field for 47 feet rebounded at Hugh Rhea, Nebraska at 59.14 ft. in 1932.
Ed. Hall, in the 100-yard dash, and Fred Harris, in the 120-yard high hurdles, also qualified in the early events this afternoon.
BULLETIN
Lincoln, May 18. —(UP) Big Six schools will dictate their own policy regarding radio broadcasts of athletic events under a ruling adopted by conference officials today.
BULLETIN
Lincoln, May 18. —(Special)— Butler, Kansas State College, eliminated Kell, Kansas, in the first round of the Big Six tennis tournament here today, 2-6, 1-1.
Allen, Reynolds, Kissell Get Dramatic Club Prizes
Annual Awards for Three Phases of Acting Are Announced
Three dramatic students received awards at the banquet held last night in the Union building cafeteria. they honored are Laurel Allen, c'34, Glimmer Reynolds, e'34, and Helen Kissel, fa'34. The organization makes the three awards annually. The first award is for the finest single piece of acting by a graduate to Maliwa Illman for her role of "Mary Rose" in the play by that name. Glimmer Reynolds and Farrell Strawn, e'35, were given honorable mention.
The second award went to the individual who has contributed most to the theater this season. This was accorded to Gilmer Reynolds for his many roles. Millard Laing, fa'sp., was given honorable mention on this award.
The third award, for the greatest individual gain in acting during the year went to Helen Kissel. The prizes in the awards were all books.
Election of officers for next fall also was held at the meeting. Those elected are: president, Robert Cunningham, c'unct; vice president, Margaret Geis, c'unct; secretary, Florence Lobrecht, c'unct; and treasurer, Farrell Strawn, c'35.
Robert Calderwood, professor of speech and dramatic art, acted as toast-master for the banquet. Bob Cunningham gave a short talk.
McGuire to Head Oreads
Inner Circle Eclects Polkinghorn Campaign Manager Next Year
Meeting in secret session last night the Inner Circle of the Oread party elected Benjamin McGuire, c'35, and James Polkinghorn, c'36, as president and campaign manager respectively for next year. The other officers elected were vice president, James Jarvis, c'uncl; secretary, Phil Renick, c'66; treasurer, Sam Greenstein, c'77; and assistant secretary, Clarence Bridestine, c'uncl. Officers will be installed and new members initiated at the annual spring banquet to be held in the near future.
In a statement today, McGuire, who is a Chi Delta Sigma, said, "The merger of Chi Delta Sigma with Delta Chi will in no way effect the affiliation of either fraternity with the Oread party. In fact in my opinion it will strengthen the party and for closer organization than was apparent this year."
When asked to comment this morning on the results of the election, Quentin Brown, c35, president of the Kayhawk club said, "I am well pleased with the officers selected by the Oread party. They are men who are sympathetic to the non-fraternity interests and will co-operate well with us next year."
Kansan Board to Hold Banquet
Kansas Board to Host Banquet
The annual Kansas Board banquet will be held in Memorial Union cafeteria tonight at 5:45 p.m. All students in the journalism department are eligible to attend.
To Plav in Finals
The Betas and Theta Taus, next-door neighbors, will play in the finals of the interorganization horseshoe tournament this afternoon. In yesterday's semifinal matches, the Betas defeated Sigma Nai and Theta Tau disposed of Delta Chi.
Jim Brazil, Darold Eagle, Wilt Trible and Howard Immel, University students, form a polo team which will meet the Topea Polo association team, Sunday on the Old Ironsides field.
Conference Meet Draws Trackmen To Lincoln Today
More Than 150 Athletes Entered in Annual Big Six Event; Kansas Is Favored
Preliminaries in all 18 events, with the exception of the mile and 2-mile runs, the high jump, and the pole vault, were scheduled to open the sixth annual Bix Six outdoor track and field meet at Lincoln this afternoon.
Nebraska's Memorial stadium track, which has beer baking in the sun all week, was heavily soaked with water this morning, according to a report from Lincoln and was expected to be dried enough to make the running swift by this afternoon.
Approximately 150 athletes have been entered in the two-day carnival, the final events of which will be run-off tomorrow afternoon.
Dope Favors Kansas
Dope stories from all of the Big Six entries but Kansas, pick the 20-man Jayhawk team to put an end to the two-year reign of Nebraska on the open cinder-path. Oklahoma and Nebraska are considered possible dark horses. Kansas athletic officials, however, continue to insist that the five-point scoring system will wreck their title chances, and pick the Oklahoma thin-clads to trot off with their first Big Six outdoor championship, leaving the Jayhawkers and the Cornhuskers to fight it out for the runner-up position.
Cunningham, Coffman, White, Hall, Dees, and company, should win eight or nine firsts among them, but whether their fellow athletes can garner a sufficient number of the lower places to out-total the all-around performances of the Oklahomans and the Nebraskans remains a question.
Has Reserve Strength
Coach Bill Hargis' 1934 team, however, appears to have more reserve strength than his 1933 edition. Last year Jayhawk entrants swept through for 10 first places, yet finished second, with a total score 60 1-6 points, nearly 11 points behind Coach Schulte's strong Nebraska team. The Jayhawks got better than 80 per cent of their total score through their first places.
It appears highly probable that in the meet today and tomorrow, the Jayhawk entrants will pick up more than 11 points through seconds, thirds, etc. Clyde Coffman and Eddie Hall alone, granting them first in both dashes and the pault vault, should pick up 10 or 11 additional points between them in the broad jump, high jump, discus, and javelin. Gordon Gray, Pitts, Schroeder, Graves, and others are lively to win points for the Kansas team.
OFFICIALS MEETING TODAY
Big Six Representatives Discuss Schedule and Broadcast Problems
Big Six school officials and athletic directors are due to be nearly as busy as their track representatives during the Big Six track meet at Lincoln today and tomorrow.
At a meeting scheduled for 9 o'clock faculty representatives were to discuss 1935 basketball and football schedules, and proposals for the restoration of team championship trophies. Other important matters due for consideration at this meeting were the expansion of basketball games to 10 to 20 conference games per team, and the question of radio broadcasting at football games.
Following the track preliminaries this afternoon, officials of the six institutions will banquet the Lincoln County Rugby Club for other meetings planned for this opening.
Dr. Forrest C. Allen, director of athletics, and Dean G. C. Shaad, faculty representative, will represent the University at these meetings.
ALPHA PHI OMEGA MAKES
PLANS FOR CTIZENSHP DAY
Alpha Phi Omega, National Boy Scout fraternity, held its regular meeting last Tuesday in the Administration building at which time an open discussion was held on religion. This discussion was led by Edwin P. Price, in connection with a lecture of reflection. A test on advertising was conducted by Herbert Weatherby, gr.
There will be one more meeting of the fraternity this year at which time plans will be made for reorganization the next school period. The group is also making plans for a Citizenship Day on Saturday, April 12, all the Seats of this vicinity will be invited to attend the KU-Manhattan football game.
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