UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 145
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1834
Student Activity Ticket Exemption Is Declared Illegal
Attorney-General Rules No Institution Has Right to Allow Non-Payment of Fees
Exemptions from the student activity ticket will not be possible in the future as the result of a ruling handed down by Attorney-general Roland Boyton, last Saturday. Definite word of the ruling was received at the Chancellor's office this morning.
In the various hearings which have come up since the students voted for the activity ticket measure last year, Chancellor Lindley has constantly expressed the belief that exemptions should not be given except in the most extreme cases. As a result a minimum number of exemptions have been made possible at the University.
Henry Werner, men's student adviser said today that no word of any definite immediate action by the central committee on the student activity ticket which rules on exemptions and violations of the ticket, had been planned. A meeting would probably be held in the near future, perhaps next week, to decide how the University would handle the problems brought about by the attorney-general's ruling, Professor Werner said.
The attorney-general, in so ruling, said that neither the board of regents nor the authorities of any of the state schools had the authority to exempt a student from an activity fee, even on payday. The board would work a hardship upon the student.
An attempt to repeal the law authorizing collection of the fee failed in the November session of the legislature.
The law, upon which Boynton ruled applies to all University fees, and an exemption from the activity fee would be the same as an exemption from any laboratory fee, and as such would represent a discrimination against some students, the ruling indicated.
The recent action followed continued agitation by schools throughout the state, among them the University. Continued efforts on the part of self-supporting students and others who felt they were unable to bear the additional burden of the activity here, have met with partial success this year.
Prever's Music Featured
Five Compositions Presented for First Time at Concert
A concert featuring the works of Carl A. Preyer, professor of piano at the University of Kansas for the past 41 years, was presented this afternoon at 3:30 in the administration auditorium. Five works by Professor Preyer were presented for the first time at the concert.
The program was "follows:
Piano solo with Variations
George Trollio
Songs: Autumn Even Song
The Water Lily Lady
Alice Moncrief, contrato
Violin and piano: Sonata for Violin an
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Allegro vivace
Andante expressivo
Golli vitae
Waldemar Geltch
Carl A. Preyer
Songs by Margaret Anderson. (Poem by The Wind (Poeh by Esther Clark Hill).
Meredith Moore, soprano
Two pianists: Five Miniatures from a Fairy Legend (arranged for two pianos).
Fairy Queen
Grief of Punch
Imps of Darkness
Magic Wand
Hobby Horse
Howard C. Turner
Roy Underwood
Piano solo: Waltz "Thousand and One Nights" by Strauss (concert transcription)
Ruth Derrott
Ruth Orcutt
PROF. L. N. FLINT ATTENDS
EXHIBIT OF ADVERTISING
Professor Flint was in Kansas City to see the Direct Mail exposition, fostered by the Ad club. A luncheon preceded the exposition, and was attended by approximately 600 guests, one of the largest gatherings of its kind. Mr. Koerper is now president of the Kansas City Ad club.
Prof. L. N. Flint, chairman of the department of journalism, yesterday was the guest of Karl Koerper, '22, at a meeting of the Kansas City Ad club.
Y.W.C.A. Commission to Meet
IWCC. Commission to meet
Advance standing commission will hold its last meeting of the year today at 4:30 in Henley House. Helen Kuchis will review the book, "Anthony Adverse."
Wins Cornell Award
KEITH JOHNSON
Theme of Y.W.-Y.M. Estes Conference Is Announced
"Can Life Be Planned?" to Be Topic of Meeting June 8 to 18
"Can Life Be Planned?" is to be the theme of the Estes Student Conference which will be held this year June 8 to 18, at Estes Park, Colo., under the auspices of the Rocky Mountain Regional Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A.
Ben M. Cherrington, director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Social Sciences, Denver University; Margaret Quayle, professor of psychology at Columbia University; and A. D. H. Kaplan, member of the American defense office with World War II experience in London, 1933, are to be the principal speakers.
Other leaders of the conference will be the Rev. Harold Case, of the First Methodist church, Topeka; Harry L Kingman, secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at the University of California; and Arthur E. Holt, from the Chicago Theological Seminary.
More than 50 delegates to the University Y. M.C.A, and Y. W.C.A, are planning to attend the conference. Eleanor Frowe, c³;35, and Harold Dyer, c³;35, are in charge of arrangements for the conference. The conference may be secured by calling Ms. Charlotte Walker, executive secretary of the Y.W.C.A, at Henley house.
Survey Shows Northern University Leads in Helping Needy
Wisconsin Students Aided
From a survey of various funds which are being used to aid needy students, it was revealed that the University of Wisconsin is doing more to aid its needy students than any other institution of higher education in the country.
Wisconsin is receiving $11,500 monthly for part time CWA jobs for students and this will continue until the end of the first semester. The state legislature has also appropriated $150,000 most which has gone to the aid of University students, and in addition, the State Board of Education officials to borrow several thousand dollars, using University trust funds as security.
F. Quentin Brown, c35, editor of the Jayhawk, was unanimously elected president of the Kayhawk Club for the 2014 election, which might in the Memorial Union building
A picture of the front view of Watkins Memorial hospital adorns the front cover of the current issue of the Modern Hospital, a magazine published in Chicago.
This financial aid together with the regular student loan which comes to about $100,000 constitutes a total help to students in excess of that offered by any other University in the country.
Other officers elected were Waldc Shaw, c35, vice president; Wayne Parke, c37, secretary; Alfred Ames, c36 treasurer; Leslie Olson, c37, social chairman; Robert Braden, c35, intramural chairman; Chevy White, c35, intramural chairman; Paul Braden, c26 membership chairman; Earl Dearborn, c37, historian.
Brown was preceded by Jay Wannaker, c'34, as president of the non-
KAYHAWK CLUB PRESIDENT
F. QUENTIN BROWN ELECTED
FORMER PROFESSOR GIVEN
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AWARI
A former professor in the University, George Elllet Coghill, has been recommended for the Gold Medal and the Honorarium of 1930, and award which is made each year by the National Academy of Science for the best work published in zoology or paleontology. Mr. Coghill, who is now a member of the University's archaeology Biology, was a professor of anatomy here from 1913 to 1926.
The award to Mr. Coghill is one of two recently presented by the Academy, from the Daniel Giraud Elliot Fund. The second, for the year 1951, will be made posthumously to Dr. Davidson Black of Canada.
Honor Student Receives Scholarship at Cornel
Keith Johnson Wins Susan Linn Sage Award in Philosophy
Keith W. Johnson, of Eureka, has just been awarded the Susan Linn Sage scholarship in philosophy at Cornell University, according to an announcement by Professor Olin Templin, secretary of the Endowment association scholarship committee at the University and chairman of the Summerfield scholarship committee at the University of Kansas. Mr. Johnson is a senior at the University.
Mr. Johnson is a member of Quill club, the Mathematics club, German club and the International Relations club. While a student at the University of Kansas, Johnson was a member president of that organization for one
His name appeared on the Dean's Honor Roll his sophomore and junior years, and he was announced a member of the Hall. Roll at the annual Honors convocation.
He was one of the five from K. U. who were nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship, and is one $c$ the group of Summerfield scholars at the University. Last year he won first prize in the essay contest in applied Christianity.
As a senior in high school, Johnson received the first award in the High School All-Star Program.
K-CLUB WILL ARRANGE PLANS FOR SALE OF 'FROSH' CAPS
The K Club will hold a meeting in Robinson gymnasium tonight at 8 o'clock to make definite arrangements for the sale and sale of freshman cars next year.
According to Ernest Vanek, ed34 president of the club, they hope to make final selections of the merchants who will handle freshman caps next year. Provision for the sale of the caps by merchants, the profit to go to the K Club, was made by special account of the club, and was approved by the Men's Student Council at a meeting last Wednesday.
The club will also make plans for the initiation of new members to be held soon, and consider a proposal for an annual party club that falls this annual affair.
K. C. Star Hires TD O'Leary
Theodore "Tod" O'Leary, A.B.32,
former basketball star here, has recently been employed by The Kappa as an acub reporter. Wash at the University, Ted distinguished himself as a basketball player of national repute. He is the son of Prof. R. D. O'Leary, and is a member of O'Phe Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic society.
Thomas E. Moore And Ray Miller Tie For Poetry Award
K. C. Star Hires Ted O'Leary
Catherine Marsh Is Third in Herbert Carruth Memorial Prize Contest
The William Herbert Carruth Memorial poetry prize awards for 1934 were announced this afternoon by Prof W. S. Johnson, ex-officio chairman of the committee.
Tied for first and second places were the poems by Thomas E. Moore, gr., "Midwestern Elegy," and Ray Miller, c'34, "Spring 1934." Each will receive $50.
Honorable mention was made of three other poems, and books were awarded as prizes. Honorable mention goes to Kenneh Born, c'35, "A Fragment"; to Harriette Sherwood, c'34, "Micromosc;" and Keith W. Johnson, c'34, "Destiny."
The Carruth prize in poetry was established in 1926 by a group of New York alumni of the University who wished to honor the memory of Prof. William Herbert Carruth who for 33 years was a member of the University faculty as head of the department of Germanic languages, and as vice-chancellor.
Under the terms of the award, the chairman of the department of English of the University shall be chairman of the committee of judges, and he is to be assisted by an alumnus, and one man of letters not connected with the University.
Other members of the awarding, committee, which gave careful attention to the 25 poems submitted, were Archibald MacLeish, of New York City, author of "Conquistador;" and Ferdinand Gottlieb, '22, on the editorial staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Clubs Offered New Rooms
Plan to Accommodate Ten Organiza tions in Union Building
C. Ozwin Rutledge, student manager of the Memorial Union, has asked all presidents of organizations to see him for a modeling session, modeling of square rooms for their uses.
Fairy Legend Has Been Made Theme of Musical Number by Carl A. Preyer
In telling of his plan Mr. Rutledge said, "It is necessary for several organizations to go on in this proposition and donate say $25 or $50 towards fixing up possibly three rooms above the dance floor, for meeting rooms with the privilege of one exclusive night for their meeting night in order that this plan may be worked satisfactorily. In this room they could keep their flies, or in another room they might fit more flies. If two rooms were fixed, it would accommodate 10 organizations or more. Of course all this depends upon their meeting night.
At present the Kayhays and the Scabbard and Blade organizations use the same room, alternating on Monday nights.
A Fairy Legend in music will be one of the most interesting features of the recital consisting entirely of the original compositions of Carl A. Preyer, professor of piano, to be given at the midterm on Saturday the ninth at 3:30 o'clock. The "Fairy Legend" is a complete story told in five miniatures and arranged for two pianos.
Fornier Winfield Editor Dies
Milton A. Banges, 50, for seven years at the University of Carrier, died at Winfield Sunday night following a stroke. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Greer Bangs; a son, Thomas of Ponce City, Ocala; and a daughter, Charlotte, a member of the University of Kansas graduating class this spring.
Former Winfield Editor Dies
Although the composition as originally written contained eight numbers, the tale of two dolls, Punch and Columbine, is colorfully described in the five units to be presented. This is a fanciful story of two living dolls fashioned by a wonderful old doll maker. Punch and Columbine loved one another, but one day the King and Queen saw them and so admired Columbine's beauty that they took her to their castle. Punch was broken hearted and that night ran away from the doll maker's shop, and wandered to an enchanted spot in the forest where he sat down and began to cry. The Fairy Queen appeared and when she learned Punch's misfortune, gave him
His magic horse had somany peculiar gaits that Punch found riding quite difficult, but he finally reached the castle, and rescued Columbine. They then returned to the doll maker's house and, of course, lived happily ever after.
her magic wand. He waved it and the Hobby Hooker appeared as his steel foot on the floor.
The various numbers in the composition are named for the incidents in the legend. They are "The Grief of Punch," "Fairy Queen," "Magic Wand," "Hobby Horse," and "Imps of Darkness."
Professor Preyer composed this and most of the other numbers to be played last summer during his vacation. He executed this work in his cabin studio in the mountains near Green Mountain Falls, Colo. Professor Preyer has been a member of the faculty of the University for 42 years.
Professors Howard C. Taylor and Roy Underwood will play the composition at what will be its first public presentation.
Pleases With Recital
Josef Hofmann, famous pianist, whose program at the University Auditorium last night concluded the Fine Arts concert course for this year.
Hilger Sisters Will Give Concert Here Tomorrow
A concert featuring the Hilger Sisters of New York City and Ruth Orrentz pianist from the Fine Arts faculty, accompanied by the University Symphony orchestra, will be presented in the University auditorium tomorrow evening at 8 p.m.
Ruth Orcutt and Symphony Orchestra to Appear on Program
The Hilger Sisters are being brought back to the University for the second consecutive year after their splendid success here last year. Since that time they have played as solosists with the Philadelphia Symphony orchestra, at Radio City with the Roxy Symphony orchestra, and in recital in many other cities over the country. They were given the prestigious prize, Einstein, at his Princeton home where they had also the privilege of playing chamber music with him. Einstein is himself a violinist of excellent talent. Last year when in Lawrence they played a private performance for Dean Swarthout of the seldom-heard Triple Concerto for violin, cello, and piano, of Beethoven. Mr. Swarthout was so impressed with the work and their artistic playing of the number that he at once engaged them to play it here with the orchestra accompaniment.
The work is seldom given because of its difficulty and the need of three highly trained soloists working it out together. Dean Swarthout will lear
The work is seldom given because of its difficulty and the need of three highly trained soloists working it out together. Dean Swarthownt will lead the orchestra and soloists on this number.
Ruth Creutt is to play the Prayer "Concertstucke" with orchestra with Prof. Karl Kueistersteuer directing. This is one of the most protentious compositions of Professor Preyer, who is head of the School of Fine Arts piano faculty. In addition to these numbers with orchestra, Elsa Hilger, cellist, hailed by many as the greatest woman cellist of the 20th century, will play a group of cellos solos, and the three young women will play two movements of the Mana-Zuca Trio for piano, violin, and cello. The concert is open to the public without charge.
PROLETIARIAN AUTHOR SPEAKS
AT NOON LUNCHEN FORUM
Jack Conny, proletarian novelist and author of "The Disinherited," spoke at the noon luncheon forum yesterday on "Novelists See Red."
"Proletarian novels are securing notice from the critics," said Mr. Conroy, "but they are not selling like 'Anthony Adverse' and the other romantic novels."
In comparing the more popular novels to the harshly realistic proletarian novels, Mr. Conroy said that the reason for the popularity of the romantic novels is the fact that most people do not want to read about the realities of life among the lower classes.
UNIVERSITY MEN'S GLEE CLUB
TO HOLD BANQUET WEDNESDAY
JOSEF HOFMANN WINS PLAUDITS OF HUGE CROWD
The University men's glee club will hold its first annual banquet Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock at the Eldridge hotel. The banquet is being held in commemoration of the recent glee club tour, characterized as the most successful in recent years, and to stimulate for next year's glee club activities.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley will be the guest of honor. Following the banquet officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
Four Curtain Calls Answered by Noted Pianist as Audience Signifies Its Approval
ENDS CONCERT SERIES
By Elliott Penner
Impressive Range of Selections Represented on Program
This recital by the world famous pianist has attracted wide attention in musical circles. And considering the musicians and music lovers who came from other towns were more than satisfied.
Hampered by slimming of doors and an especially ill-timed salvo of applause in the early part of the Chopin Sonata, Josef Hofmann brilliantly played his last concert of the season to end this year's University concert course last night.
Seldom is an audience privileged to hear such a program. It was marvellous in selection. There was food in it for the long browed mental giants to digest, and there were beautiful musical moments universal in appeal. There was the "Tannhauer Overture" with its infinite variety of powerful themes, perhaps unexcelled in imaginative qualities in all of musical literature. It might be possible to believe that the tremendous wallops packed by Wagner could be expressed only by the symphony orchestra, but only before one has heard Hofmann ulay the Llzst version of this famous overture.
Chopin Group Most Popular
Contrasted with the deeper works, the Beethoven, "Sonata Appassionata, Op. 57," the "Bach Prelude and Fugue in D Major," the Chopin "Sonata in B minor," the Mozart "might" termed musical poems—in varying moods and tones. Each is a gem in ordinary hands. In those of Hoffman, the "Clair de Lune" (Debussey), the "Music Box" (Ladow), and the encores, "Turkish March" (from Ruins of Athens, Beethoven), "Spinning Song" (Mendelssohn), "Barcarolle," and "Butterfly Etude" (Chopin) became new and unforgettable experiences.
The Chopin group was perhaps the most popular. The "Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1", is easier to understand than the "heavy" musical subjects, yet because of its neat figures, it has been hard for musicians on the part of the artist. Even jazz musicians would stop breathing for an instant at the marvellous resolutions.
Funeral March Holds Audience
The Sonata with its famous third movement, the funeral march, which has what is probably one of the most famous themes in music, remained in the mind as a picture, more complete than it could ever have been before being touched by the hand of this magic musician. And the "Waltz in A flat major, Op. 42" was universally popular. It was too bad that the Sonata had to be marred by a brilliantly conceived but abruptly halted sting of applause after the first climax.
The Beethoven Sonata composed what Henri Verbruggen once called a similar portion of a symphony concert here, the "roast beef". Trained musicians could follow that of the first movement; then they were lost in the waves. Before it was finished, it was like riding in a rowboat on a great lake where water crashing and boating and rolling overhead, under the boat, and everywhere. It was all the more powerful to him because he was so lost.
Has Flawless Technique
Has Flawless Technique
Following the "roast beef" analogy, the "Mendelssohn Scherzo in E minor" might be termed the sauce of the first portion of the program. The opening number, the "Prelude and Fugue in D major" (Bach-d'Albert) was a brilliant cocktail, beginning with a *demure* blending of scale passages and ending with thunder.
Hofmann's tone was perfect, round and whole. His technique is flawless and the most powerful passages were always distinct. To see him sit so quietly on his high sloping chair playing a quiet, rippling chord between numbers, it was hard to believe him capable of such dynamic force as he displayed in the thunderous passages. His arm flashed and beat like pistons.
Hilger Sisters Here Tomorrow Backstage after the recital, the artist was besieged by a horde of autograph seekers. For fully 15 minutes, with
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