UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the Universitu of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
Dinner and Games Features of Law School Festivities
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1934
Prominent Kansas Lawyer Have Been Invited as Guests for Day's Celebration
The School of Law will hold its annual celebration tomorrow. The day will be featured by baseball games between the various classes and the faculty of the school. In the evening the twenty-seventh annual banquet will be held in the Crystal Room of the Eldridge hotel at 6:30 o'clock. Dr. William L. Burdick, professor of law, will preside as toastmaster.
In the afternoon the seniors will play the faculty while the freshmen play the mid-year class, and the winners of the two contests will compete for the grand championship of the law school. The seniors will be led by Clark Fleming, the faculty by Dean Robert M. Davis, and the freshman by Conrad Miller. The mid-year class thought it necessary to have two captains and have selected Kurt Riesen and Merle Teagarden.
The faculty team will be handicapped through the probable loss of the former pitcher professional, Dr. Frank Strong, and Dr. Burdick, who usually catches, is reported to be hors de combat. Professor Jacob, who formerly captained the faculty team is another member of the coaching staff. Owing to these unfortunate circumstances the faculty can not be too sure of being the grand championship team.
The principal speaker at the banquet will be Mr. W. F. Lilleston of Wichita, secretary of the Kansas Board of Bar Examiners, and partner of Hon. Earle W. Evans, President of the American Bar Association. The spokesman for the senior class is Chandes Pruyn, for the middle class Gordon Sloan, and for the freshman class Charles Hacker. The singing is in charge of Jack Popwellle, assisted by Lester Hoover, Paul Klewer, and Frank Gray.
Guests invited from out of town include Governor Alfred M. Landon, all members of the Supreme Court of Kansas, Judges George McDermott and Richard Hopkins of the Federal Court; the Honorable James M. Challis, 194, president of the Kansas Bar Association; Senator Fred M. Harris, 198; Dudley Doolittle, 193; Mr. Baille Waggener, 122; Hon. S. H. Alexander, 107; United States Attorney of Kansas; and Attorney General Roland Boyden, 116.
Local alumni of the Law School are also included in the invitation.
Missouri Valley Membership Dropped by Indiana School
Butler Out of Conference
Butler University of Indianapolis will drop out of the recently strengthened Missouri Valley athletic conference it learned from official sources yesterday.
Butler had no football games scheduled with members of the circuit for *next fall and in a meeting of the members held Saturday at Des Moines, refused to draw up any basketball schedule. Definite action toward dropping the league will probably be taken in a conference meeting sometime this month.
Washburn College of Topeka, and Tulsa University of Tulsa, Okla., have recently been admitted to membership in the circuit in a move which is generally thought to have materially strengthened the conference. Rumors to the effect that Butler was dissatisfied with existing athletic relationships, however, have been in the air for some time.
Butler's withdrawal reduces the conference membership to seven. It was not learned whether another school would be invited to membership or not. If another member is added, Wichita University will probably receive consideration for the position.
Requests Registration of Rooms
Mrs. Dora Bryant, assistant to the Dean of Women, requests that all persons who will have houses or apartments to rent for the summer session, please call and let her know as soon as possible. Mrs. Bryant stated today that she is having requests all the time and that any information on houses will not only help her but the renters as well.
Stockton Back From Meeting
Dean Frank T. Stockton of the School of Business returned Sunday from a two-day trip to St. Louis to attend the annual meeting of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. Dean Stockton presented a report to the meeting on "Standardization of Degrees for Schools of Business."
Lacking Mud and Rats, 'Journey's End' Still Depicts Gripping Drama of War
By Elliot Penner, gr.
Some of the campus comedians and play-act juveniles had to come down to earth and do a real job in Fraser the last night, in the Kansas Players' presentation of "Journey's End," famous war play.
The show depends entirely for effectiveness upon the maintaining of dramatic tension throughout, although it is lightened in many places by comedy bits, most of which are of character-building nature. In no place was there a weakness; he was a triumph in stampe, which might easily have been overdone, George Callahan put the man and his suffering across the footlights with convincing reality.
All of the action of this remarkable play takes place in three days and a half in a British dugout. Into the tense days before an enemy attack are laid bare the lives of five officers. It is a man's play, written from a man's view. The value of ordinary life would seem to intrude, but where the life of even the
Josef Hofmann's Recital To End Fine Arts Season
Presentation by Pianist Is Featured on Music Week Program
Josef Hofmann, world famous pianist, who will appear here in the final number of the University Concert Course next Monday night, is one of the most widely travelled artists ever to appear here. In his first appearance at the concert he played the second in the annual Music Week program. On one transcontinental tour he gave 130 recitals in 172 days. His record is 33 appearances in 30 days.
Hofmann first attained prominence in the musical world when he was but 10 years old. He is one of the few instances where a child prodigy has developed into an eminent master in his line. He took a complete rest from the concert stage last season, making only one apperance on stage. A relief of newly musicians, packed Carnegie Hall in New York City with more than three thousand persons.
Details of Hofmann's concert here will be announced later. Orders for tickets for the concert have continued to come in regularly, and students are urged to get their activity ticket coupons reserved early.
One o'clock instead of the regular 12 o'clock deadline will be observed at the annual R.O.T.C. Military Ball, May 18. The joint committee on student affairs met yesterday afternoon to grant a request from the R.O.T.C. department to extend the hour. In the past, the four major class parties have been the only ones to whom the added dancing time has been granted.
Military Ball, May 18. Will Close at 1 O'Clock
In the case of the Military Ball in the spring the circumstances surrounding this event are different from other Hill parties. At this dance it is customary to induet the new honorary colonel, also the present and past honorary colonels who may be present and to introduce visiting guests and delegates from other institutions and neighboring states. This requires time which could otherwise be devoted to dancing.
PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW SCENES IN OTHER UNION BUILDINGS
A group of 30 photographs of scenes from other college unions are on display in the trophy cases on the main floor of the Memorial Union building. The pictures were sent out from the National headquarters of the association of college unions at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
The collection includes views from the student buildings at the University of Wisconsin, Michigan State Normal College, and Vanderbilt University.
Student Undergoes Operation
The pictures are mostly views of the interiors of the buildings, showing the game rooms, lounging rooms, dining rooms, and other parts of the buildings.
Student Undergoes Operation
William C. Norton, 137, president of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, was stricter with acute appendicitis last Friday morning while in class. He was driven to his home in Wichita Friday afternoon by Robert Morton, 136. The operation was performed there Saturday morning. He is recovering nicely and it is expected that he will be able to come back to school after about two weeks.
strongest character is most vitally affected by that outside world.
An ex-service man made the comment that the play didn't show everything; the mud through which they waded, the trench rats as big as half-grown cats, and other diversions of war life. But it showed enough to make the situation entirely real even for those who were but small children in 1918.
Bill Inge had a much different part from any that he has heretofore taken on the Fraser stage. His portrayal of the terrified craven who played sick was an astonishing surprise contrasted with the character that have had his previous attention.
For the reasons that the portrayal of character constitutes the main point of the play and that there are few fancy "fumadiddles" such as enhance other dramatic performances, the people have to be real to make the show go. They are made so.
Gilmer Reynolds and Allen Crafton were quite successful in their parts, particularly so Mr. Crafton. There was an undercurrent of being in his man that didn't show on the easy going surface, but which was brought out in the little sidelights of his talk and actions. Reynolds, as young Raleigh, seemed a little
Robert Calderwood gets the M.N.B. (Medical for Nice Bits) for the moment in which he rises to meet the ignorant enthusiasm of the young officer who is to go on a raid. If the acting of any one person could be said to surpass that of the others, he would be singled out for that consideration. When Osborne doesn't come back from the raid, you sit up straighter and tell yourself that this is only a play after all.
Phi Sigma to Make Awards
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Henor To Be Bestowed At Annua Banquet, May 24
The Phi Sigma award, which is giver each year for the most outstanding work done on a scientific problem submitted to be awarded in two divisions this year.
For the most outstanding research papers in taxonomy, and experimental biology, we have compiled this list.
The awards are open to any student or graduate student who has not worked on his submitted project more than two years. The title and abstract of the problem must be written in 500 words or less. Please send resumes to the department head before May 10, 1934.
The members of the award committee are H. H. Lance, professor of zoology; H B. Hungerford, professor of entomology; A. J. Mix, professor of botany; C. F. Nelson, professor of biochemistry; N. P. Sherwood, professor of bacteriology; O. O. Stoland, professor of physiology; H C. Tracy, professor of anatomy; and R H. Wheeler, professor of psychology. Additional information may be obtained from any member of the awards committee.
Phi Sigma is a national honorary biological society. The awards will be given at the annual banquet of the society, May 24.
Miss Leena Jensen, f4/34, will present her senior piano recital tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the central Administration auditorium. She will appear in three groups of numbers including compositions by Bach, Rimau and Liszt. She will also chalkowsky. She will be assisted in her concerto by Prof. H. C. Taylor.
LEONA JENSON TO PRESENT
SENIOR RECITAL TOMORROV
Miss Jensen's home is in Tulsa, Okla She has been a piano student of Professor Taylor for four years.
W. J. Baumgartner, professor of zoology, was elected second vice-president of the Kansas Academy of Science at the annual meeting of that organization in Wichita, Saturday.
Associate professor of entomology P. A. Readio, retired as president of the Entomological Society, meeting held in conjunction with the sessions of the Academy of Science.
SCIENCE ACADEMY SELECTS
BAUMGARTNER AS OFFICER
Stolen Car Returned
The Chevrolet coach of John Redmond, e34, was stolen last evening from the side of the Kappa Sigma house. It was taken during the fraternity meeting and it was not until later that it was missed. Police returned the car this morning, having found it on a country road.
Rhadamanthi Meets
Rhadamanthi, honorary poetry society, met Sunday. Members of the group posed for pictures which will be put in the Hawkawer,
Triangular Meet To Include Aggies And Cornhuskers
Record Holders From Big Six Schools to Be Featured in Triple Dual Affair
Athletes with regional, American, Olympic, and world's records to their credit will compete in the triangular, triple-dial, track meet at the University of Kansas, Saturday afternoon, when Nebraska and Kansas State come to Lawrence for their sixth meeting. Such triangular meets were first held to 109 students, and then lapped until last year. Nebraska has finished first four times and second once, while Kansas has the reverse one.
Among the entrants Saturday will be Heye Lamburtus of Nebraska, world's hurdles champion, and Glenn Cunningham, who holds several American and world records in the mile or similar distance.
Cunningham and Clyde Coffman of Kansas participated in the 1932 Olympics at Los Angeles, Cunningham was the first American runner to finish in the 1500-meter run, and Coffman placed in the decathlon.
Kansas State is sending Landon, the great two-miler, who has mile records that would have shone in any other year. From Kansas State also will come Knappberger, Nixon, and McNeal, hurdles, who set a new record for the shuttle relay at the Kansas Relays 10 days ago.
Shewes and George Sauer, of Nebraska, who have excellent records in the discus, will be in the meet here.
The meet will be run as a triangular affair, with entries from each school and will be so scored. In addition the comparative performances of athletes paired in the three possible competing teams will be combined, resulting results as for three dual meets.
Originally, a dual meet between Kansas and Kansas State was scheduled for Lawrence this week, but Nebraska desired a home-and-home arrangement, and was therefore invited to come. The Kansas team went to Nebraska last month and came home with the short end of an 80 $\frac{1}{2}$ to 50 $\frac{1}{2}$ score. The day was cold, and exceedingly dusty and windy, making good performance of any of the athletes out of the question.
The meet here Saturday will mark the final home appearance of Glenn Cunningham, who four years ago, running for Elkhart High School, set the Interesolastic mile record that still stands at Kansas. He will go with the Kansas team to Columbia next week for the Missouri dual meet, and will be a member of the Kansas delegation to the Big Six outdoor meet at Lincoln two weeks hence.
Gamma Phi Beta Robbed
Prowlers Take Clothing Belonging to
House Boys
Prowlers entered the basement of the Gamma Phi Beta house last night about 9:45 and stole wearing apparel belonging to the house boys, Donald Reed and Vincent Wallace, who live in the basement.
Wallace and Reed returned just as the thieves were leaving and began chasing them. The thieves turned and fired a shot, striking the ground only a few feet from Reed, and throwing gravel in his face. Wallace does not know whether he would be able to identify the burglar, but he was able to give police a description of their dress.
In fleeing, after the robbery, the men dropped trousers belonging to Reed, but left no trace of their identity. The salice had no suspects today.
Portrait Prints on Display
An exhibit of portrait prints made by the masters of the period between 300 and 1800 is now on display in room 225, East Administration building. The display contains some of the most popular works of this period. It includes Boucher's "Madame Pompaleur", Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", and "Portrait of Himself," and works of other outstanding painters of the time. The exhibit is sponsored by the department of drawing and painting.
Shilton to Judge Music Contest
Skilton to Judge Music Confr. Prof. C. S. Skilton, professor of organ, will leave Wednesday morning for Iowa City, Iowa, where he will act as one of the judges in the Iowa state high school music program. He has three days. Professor Skilton was judge of the Northeast Kansas contest held at Holton recently.
NUMBER 140
Connecticut College
Officials Declare Marriage
Course Big Success
It is the attempt of the college to treat the subject of marriage as comprehensively, yet simply and lucidly, as possible, and a course has been developed to address a study of premature problems as well as adjustments in married life.
Connecticut College administration officials this week declared that a course in marriage, now being offered at the institution, has proved so successful that it has won the approval of parents as well as students.
The course was inaugurated by the president of the college while certain portions of the training are directed by the home economics, psychology, and sociology departments. Dr. Dorothea H. Scoville, resident physician, is in charge of the teaching of physiological and medical aspects of marriage.
Recital of Max Montor To Be Largely in English
Dramatic Artist Will Appear in Fraser Tomorrow Night
Only one number in German, "Erlkeenig," the famous German ballad which has been set to music, will be featured on the program of Max Honor, noted dramatic artist, when he appears tomorrow evening in Fraser at 8:15 under the auspices of the department of German at the University;
The largest part of the program will consist of Shakespearian selections. Shakespeare exercised a very powerful influence on German literature and his works are played as often in that country as in England and America.
Mr. Montor had a wide reputation as a dramatic impersonator in Germany before coming to this country several years ago. The artist grew to love America and took out American citizenship papers. He has presented programs before the leading colleges and universities in the United States.
"The Rialto Speech of Shylock," from the "Merchant of Venice," "The Parable of Three Rings," from Lessing's "Nathan the Wise," which is a plea for rescuers in the midst of a siege in Act II are feature numbers on tomorrow night's program.
His appearance here will be of particular interest to German pupils because he is a native of that country and did his first work there. However, since the greater part of his program will be in English it should be of interest to the general public.
There will be no charge for the performance. The public is invited to attend.
Offer Whitecomb Fellowship
Open to Seniors and Graduate Students In English
The Seiden Lincoln Whitcomb Fellowship in comparative literature will be offered again this year. This fellowship is open to graduate students who desire to do graduate research and to write a thesis in the field of Comparative Literature, and whose preparation is adequate for candidacy for the master's or doctor's degree in the Department of English.
This fellowship amounts to $200.00 for the academic year, and the person that wins the award is not required to give teaching services.
The committee administering the fund under the terms of the bequest consists of the Chancellor, the Dean of the College and the representative from the Department of English.
seniors and graduate students who wish to apply for this fellowship should make application in writing to the Dean of Engineering, by May 15, 1934 at 12 o'clock, noon.
Apply for Practice Teaching
Applications for those students who desire to do some practice teaching are being received in the office of the dean of the School of Education. Forty-one students have made applications to date, with the final date for the filing of applications being Wednesday, May 2. Students who may apply must be of junior, senior, or graduate standing, but need not be enrolled in the School of Education.
Dr. Poynter to Speak Here
Dr. C. W. M. Poynter, dean of the School of Medicine of the University of Nebraska, will be the principal dinner speaker at the annual Douglas county medical society dinner to be given Thursday at the Lawrence Country club. While in Lawrence he will be the guest of Dr. Lyle S. Powell, 1108 West Hills terrace.
Seniors Vote Aid To Student Loan Fund at Meeting
Class of 1934 Memorial to University to Be Made in Form of Contribution
The Memorial of the Class of 1894 to the University will be a contribution to the student loan fund, it was decided this morning at the senior convolution held in Fraser theater. On the motion of Harold Harding, 134, the class voted to assess each member $1 and turn the entire sum over to the loan fund.
It was only, however, after the class in a stormy session, had rejected the recommendation of the Memorial committee, and had listened to heated arguments that the decision was reached. After rejecting by a good majority the offer of the Alumni association to refund $1 per member toward a memorial if the class would join the association for a year as a group, the seniors listened to George Brown, chairman of the Memorial committee, present the committee's three suggestions, that theists in the Memorial Union billroom be purchased, that land adjonacent to the present intramural field be purchased and given to the University, and that the money be given to the student loan fund.
A motion that the committee's first recommendation be accepted and that the lights be purchased as a memorial was lost. Harding then moved that a 50-cent assessment be levied and the committee be approved for an amendment increasing the fee to $1 for each senior was offered and accepted, and the motion was passed.
The class then voted an addition assessment for 25 cents to cover the cost of the Senior breakfast, which will be held at 7.15. Commencement morning. The entire class will be $6.00 fee for cap and gown rental, the entire class does will total $1.75.
Chancellor Lindley addressed the meeting, which was the largest of the year. More than 400 members of the class attended the gathering, the third the class has held. Senior reminders, containing information about graduation and commencement procedure, were distributed at the meeting.
In leaving money to the student loan, fund, the Class of 1934 is following a precedent of several previous classes. The loan fund was established as a memorial of the class of 1894, and since that time other classes were created to left their memorial funds to be used for loans until the class decided on another memorial.
FACULTY MEMBERS TO READ
CHEMICAL RESEARCH PAPERS
Members of the chemistry faculty are planning to attend the meeting of the midwest regional district of the American Chemical society to be held at the Hotel Muehlesbach, Kansas City, Mo., May 3, and 4.
Eighty-two papers concerning various phases of chemical research work will be read at the meeting. Papers will be read by H. P. Cady, A. W. Davidson, and Robert Taft, all professors of chemistry at the University. Papers will also be read by H. Hanley and Robert Taft, all professors of chemistry at the University of Ohio, and Ernest Griswold, former student and professor of chemistry at the University of South Dakota. H. P. Cady, professor of chemistry, is the chairman of the Kansas City section of the American Chemical society.
Class to Give Puppet Show
The puppet show, presented annually by the junior high school methods class of the department of design, will be held next Monday afternoon at 4:30 ockl. The show this year is entitled, "Three Wishes. It was taken from an old folk tale that describes the members of the class prepared the script. The puppets were also made by the class. Admission to the show will be one cent. The proceeds are to go to keep the stage in good repair.
Graduate Speaks to Coloquium
Graduate Speaks to Coquitlam
Albert McCullough, gr., gave a report in the psychology coquilum yesterday afternoon on "Transposition in Amoeba and Paramecium." The report covered the research work that McCullough is doing here and was closely correlated with experiments on animal behavior that are being carried out in the department of psychology.
Ellsworth Attends Reunion
Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association, attended the twenty-fifth annual reunion of the class of 1908 last night at the home of Frank G. Tyler in Kansas City.