UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1934
Sigma Nu to Hold Great Celebration For Fiftieth Year
More Than 100 Alumni Plan to Attend Chapter's Two - Day Anniversary Event
Sigma Nu, national fraternity, will celebrate the fifthth anniversary of its founding on Mt. Oread tomorrow and Sunday. More than a 100 of the organization's alumni, including three members, are expected here for the occasion.
Dr. Edward H. Hashinger, professor in the School of Medicine at Rosedale, is in general charge of the two-day celebration. He will be assisted by Dick Wulff, c'34, Walter Payne, c'uncl, James Terry, c'34, and Tom Hurst, c'uncl the principal officers of the local chapter.
Informal receptions and smokers will feature the celebration, with a banquet Sunday afternoon at the chapter house closing the reunion. The returning alumni will also be entertained at the homes of Prof. Elmer F. Engel and Prof. J. J. Wheeler, faculty members of the chapter house. Returning fraternity, men will be guests at a tea Sunday afternoon at the chapter house.
Founded in 1884
Prominent officials of the fraternity from the national headquarters will include: Frank L. Yates, regent; John M Roberts, grand treasurer; Malcolm C Sewell, general secretary, and Charles E Thomas, editor of the "Delta," the organization's publication.
Jonathan M. Davis, former governor of Kansas, Judge Richard J. Hopkins, John Lyle Herrington, Merle C. Prunty, and Otis S. Allen are some of the well-known alumni from this chapter who have worked at Markley, Grant W. Herrington and Joel T. Howard are three charter members who will also, be in attendance.
The Nu chapter of Sigma Nu was founded here in 1884, the sixth fraternity to organize on Mt. Oread. In the early days of its founding, the members met in an attic of Fraser hall Later the organization bought a home at 1246 Oread street, the present site of the university. The students years ago, the fraternity purchased from ex-Governor Stubbs its present home on West Hills parkway.
Five Older Houses
Sigma Nu was originally a southern fraternity, and the establishment of the Nu chapter here gave the organization its foothold in the North and in the West.
There are only five fraternities on Mount Oread anteceding the Sigma Nua fraternity in Beta Theta Pi, established here in 1872; Beta Kappa Pi, 1876; Psi Gamma Delta, 1881; Delta Theta, 1882; and Sigma Chi, 1884.
New Accrediting Plan Made
There are only three sororites, however, which were established before Sigma Nu. They are Pi Beta Phi, 1873 Kappa Alpha Theta, 1881; and Kappa Gamma, 1883.
North Central Association Substitute Graph for Mechanical Standards
At the annual meeting of the North Central association of colleges and secondary schools in Chicago last week a wholly new plan of accrediting colleges and universities for admission to the association was adopted. This was recommended by a committee which approved the plan four years and of which E. B. Stouffer, dean of the graduate school, is a member.
This new plan, which is to go into effect next year, discards the mechanical standards, such as size of library, or amount of endowment, and substitutes a pattern map for the institution. A high standing on some points would tend to counteract the low standing in others, so that the work in an institution would give a pattern by which it could strive constantly towards self-improvement.
The scheme of crediting was arrived at by the committee through a detailed study of 57 institutions of which this University was one.
St. Mary's College at Leavenworth and the Mount St. Scholastical College at Atchison were admitted to the association for the first time at the meeting. Wilma University was reacquired with Wishna. No other changes were made.
Professor Gagliardo to Speak Professor Gagliardo of the economies department will discuss trade unions and the NRA in a meeting of the Industrial group of the Y. W. C.A. next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Alter Debunks Misconceptions Regarding Astronomical Phenomena
"Red at night, sailors' delight
"Red at night, sailors' delight
in the morning, sailors take
warning." has at least a grain of truth,
according to D. Drinsmore Alter, University astronomer, who spoke over KFKU Wednesday night. "The red seen at night is caused by the atmosphere of the earth absorbing practically all of the blue and the yellow light, only the red. This is true when we have an unusually large moisture content to the air, Dr. Ali explained. Thus the red measures something which is connected with rain and fog.
Dr. Alter continued his talk discounted accepted beliefs which could not be true according to the laws of astronomy. One of these beliefs is "The moon and weather may change together, but change of one does not
Former Student Chosen Head of Research Group
Schellenberg, '28. Making Rapid Progress in History Field
T. R. Schellenberg, 28', former major in the history department, has recently been appointed executive secretary for the joint committee on materials for research of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council, with headquarters in Cleveland.
Since receiving his Master of Arts degree at the University, Schellenbon has been making rapid progress in the field of history, according to his former professors. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, but with his new duties will move to Western Reserve University.
Under the joint committee, Schellenberg has been conducting a nation-wide survey of local archives in an effort to understand the important historical source documents.
The joint committee has also established a publishing service for the reproduction of materials for research and the reproduction of rare newspapers and other printed matter of historical value.
The department of history at the University took great interest in the recent publication of "The Jeffersonian Origins of the Monroe Doctrine," in the February issue of the Historical Review. The article was written by Schellenberg, and is said to be a scholarly discourse on the subject.
Another article by the same author soon to appear in the Journal of Modern History on "The Secret Treaty of Verona."
Alumna Studies Immunity
Dr. Leona Batuungartner Carries On Research at Yale
Dr. Leona Baumgartner, the daughter of Professor and Mrs. W. J. Baumgartner and a graduate of the University of Kansas, is investigating the relationship of the age of the individual to his ability to withstand certain diseases, according to the "Science News Letter" of recent date. She is seeking advice from her medical team on certain diseases as secret fever and measles are prevalent among children while their elders seldom become victims to them.
Underwood to Accompany Singer
Doctor Baumgartner is in her fourth year of study at Yale School of Medicine and last year obtained her Ph.D. in bacteriology and immunology.
This is her second year of work on the study of changes in immunity and susceptibility to illness as people grow up. She is working under a Phi Beta Pi fellowship, and hopes to compile her work for an M.D. degree in June.
Delta Phi Delta, national art fraternity, will hold its founder's day banquet tomorrow evening at the Manor. Following the banquet, initiation services for Betty Nicholson, fa25, and Mary Perkins, fa34, will be held. Gladys Myers, fa35, will be co-curator with Elizabeth Edmonds, fa43, will be in "The Candelaire"; Katherine Stevens, fa35, "The Flame"; Miss Perris, "The Candle"; and Miss Rosney Ketcham, professor of design, "The Candlestick."
DELTA PHI DELTA FRATERNITY
Roy Underwood, associate professor of piano, went to Emporia last night where he will accompany Kathryn Meisle of New York, a concert contralto, who is appearing at the Kansas State Teachers' College as a part of the school's music course series.
TO HOLD FOUNDER'S BANQUE
change the other." Closely connected to this is the firm conviction which some people have that if the crescent moon is very much tipped there will be an unusual amount of rain the following week. It is said that with the moon in this position the water can run out. There is opposition to this rule, however, for others such as those who live on the horizontal, the moon will be able to hold water. Thus, a large amount of water present will mean a large amount of rainfall.
"The position of the horns of the new moon in the western sky depends upon the time of year," Dr. Alter said. "In the fall when the sun is near the autumnal equinox, the moon's position cast it is much farther to the south, and therefore, we find the horn tippet much more from the horizontal. In the spring the new moon is farther north than the sun, and as a result of this tippet, we find we find the horn in a much more nearly horizontal position." he continued. Thus, the fallacy in the belief lies in the fact that the average person does not note accurately the difference in rainfall from one season to another.
Dr. After conducted this discussion in answer to several questions which he had received dealing with the effect of astronomical phenomena on life and conditions. Next week the discussion will center around questions received from Brookville, Kan.
Speaker Talks on Africa
J. C. Boyd, representative of the Bauer and Black company, spoke before the School of Pharmacy colloquy yesterday on South Africa, where he spent several years as a representative of that company.
J. C. Boyd of Bauer and Black Company Addresses Pharmacy School
Mr. Boyd spoke of the South African country as being one of the most beautiful in the world because of its innumerable flowers and many species of wild animals which are kept in government preserves. He spoke of the beauty of the Victoria falls, the largest in the world. It was at these falls that Henry Stanley, representing the New York Herald, ended his long search for David Livingstone, Scotchman, who lived among the forests of the Falls as "the most wonderful sight that God had ever created for man."
The speaker also discussed the Kimberly diamond mines and the development of them by Cecil Rhodes, founder of the Rhodes' scholarships at Oxford.
KANSAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
HAS DISTRICT MEETING HERE
The northeast district of the Kansas Library association is holding a meeting today in Lawrence. In the morning session, held at the public library, several speeches and discussions followed the registration, which took place from 9 to 9:45 this morning. In the afternoon session, held at the University library, there were discussions held from 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by several speeches.
About 50 out-of-town librarians attended this meeting. C. M. Baker, director of University libraries, was presiding officer.
The Westminster church of the First Presbyterian church will sing the "Hallelujah Chorus," from the "Messiah," at the services Sunday morning. In addition to this feature, the women's quartet from the College of Emporia, will also sing at the Sunday morning services. The quartet will sing an album of Kevyn's "Holy Mary." The director of the quartet, Miss Cora N. Edwards, will serve as accompanist. The four College of Emporia students making up the quartet are Dorothy Dans, Jean Beam, Lucille Sweetland, and Ruby Keller.
CHOIR WILL SING HANDEL'S
CHOR WILL SING HANDEL'S
HALLELUJAH CHORUS SUNDAY
- Sigma Nu Freshmen, State Lake,
* 6:30-10:30.
- Wesley Foundation, Mofett's Farm,
5:30-10:30.
- Compostal Club, Congregation
* church and Elka hall, 6:30-12.
* Kappa Eta Kappa, Colonial, 12.
* Theta Tau, Country Club, 12.
* Acacia, House, 12 p.m.
- Westminster Student Group Picnic,
State Lake, 3 to 9.
Arsenic Haven, Dorset of Worcester.
- AUTHORIZED PARTIES
* Friday, April 27, 1934
* Wesley Foundation, Mattett's
Phi Delta Theta, Union building,12
Saturday, April 23, 1834
Varsity, Union building, 12.
Delta Chi, house, 12.
Agnes Husband, Dean of Women.
for the Joint Committee on Student Affairs.
New Bank System Proves Successful, Says Local Cashier
Large Deposits Increase as Result of Measures Recently Inaugurated Here
The bank service code which went into effect in Lawrence April 1, has proved a decided success, according to George Docking, cashier of the First National bank.
"Our total deposits are appreciably higher, although we have lost several small accounts," Mr. Docking said. "The rise in deposits is accounted for by an increase in the size of the accounts of our regular depositors, who are now less dependent on cash from the extra banking charge as put into effect by the code."
Mr. Docking explained that at least 50 per cent fewer cheeks were being written now, and that most of those for large sums. Nearly everyone is paying his bills with cash, even the bank employees are being paid in such a manner, he said.
"The banking code as worked out by the 'experts' is fulfilling every expectation. Every transaction is being made to pay for itself and produce a profit to the bank, no matter how small or how large it is."
"A local drug store owner has figured that it cost 10 cents to make a sale. On that basis he is losing money on many of his transactions. This merchant explained that he was willing to stand this loss because it brought in larger sales. He made a large enough profit to more than balance the loses on small sales.
The banks do not care for these small so-called "profit losing" accounts, Mr. Docking said. The good will and increase in business offered by the handling of these small accounts is not worth the expense and care necessary to take care of them.
Most of the merchants in Lawrence have been very generous in cashing checks for their customers, he said. In doing this they are standing the burden that once was handled by the banks. They've turned an out of town bank that a merchant cashes cost him 5 cents, plus his clearing house and ledger entry charge.
NUMBER 133
Printer to Leave Kansan
Jack Lough Accepts Position in Brook lnyn After 5 Years Here
J. Merle "Jack" Lough, for five years make-up man for the University Daily Kansan and part time pressman, will leave tonight at 10 o'clock for Brooklyn N. Y., where he will be employed by the Flatbush Observer, a weekly publication with a circulation of more than 7,500.
Lough was graduated from the University in February of this year, and has been taking graduate work since 1983. She is also specialized in back-shop work; but has specialized in back-shop work;
Only this week did Lough decide to leave his present position to take up the work offered him in Brooklyn some time before. He dislikes leaving the University, he says, but finds the prospect to an increase in salary hard to refuse.
Lough has made many friends here, especially in the journalism department who will wish his success in his new venture.
.Ed. Willford, assistant, will take over the place vacated by Lough, and Elton Carter, c'36, will become his assistant.
About twenty-five pharmacy students will go to Indianapolis, next Wednesday evening to visit the Ely Lilly and company pharmaceutical house. They will travel in a special bus, and will return Saturday night.
PHARMACY GROUP WILL TAKE
MONEY TO SUPPORT THEM.
While there the Ely Lilly company will furnish their meals and hotel rooms. The McKesson Drug company of Kansas City, will furnish their meals on the way to Indianapolis, and the McKesson Drug company will furnish their meals on the return trip. The Ely Lilly company will entertain them with a banquet, Friday night.
Prof. H. D. Spencer, L. L. Boughton, and Miss Audrey Chapman, secretary to the dean of the Pharmacy School, will make the trip with them.
Inter-racial Group Meets
Inter-racial Group Speeches
The inter-racial group of Y.W.C.A. met last night at Henley house. A review of Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End" was given by the Rev. Joseph King.
Hofmann Tickets Are Going
Pianist to Present Program Used on European Tour
The recital to be given by Josef Hofmann, world famous pianist, here on Monday, May 7, is causing an early rush for tickets, according to word received from the Fine Arts office this morning. People from as far away as Winfield, and Columbia, Mo., are having tickets for the concert reserved. A block of some 30 seats has been reserved for students at the Horner Institute of Music in Kansas City.
Hofman will present the same program to Lawrence listeners that he used on his European concert tour last winter. Evelyn Swainthorst; daughter of Dean and Mrs. D. M. Swainthorst, heard him in London and she reports that his playing of the Chopin Sonata was some of the finest work she heard during Europe. She intended to reception for him following the London concert.
Water Works Institute Has Large Attendance
J. E. White of Herington Elected Group Head at Session
About 100 state water-works officials attended the three-day session of the tenth annual Water Works School which was held at Marvin hall and which adjourned this evening at 5 o'clock. The school was held in conjunction with the seventh annual meeting of the Kansas Water and Sewage Works association, formerly the Kansas Water Works association. The change in name was made at the meeting last night.
A dinner for the association was held last night in the Memorial Union cafeteria, followed by a regular business meeting. New officers were elected as follows: president, J. E. White, water and light superintendent, Herington; vice presidents, F. W. Heover, water superintendent, Coffeville; H. H. Hoffman, water superintendent, Topeka; Frank E. Willey, water superintendent, Marion; C. A. Sanderson, superintendent of water and light, Lyndon. Under the organization of the association, Earnest Boyce, engineer for state board of health and professor of engineering will continue as secretary.
University speakers during the session were: Chancellor E. H. Lindley, George C. Shaad, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture; E. D Kinney, professor of chemical engineering; Selma Gottliek, chemist, state water laboratory; Paul J. Cerry, assistant engineer, State Board of Health; K Landes, assistant state geologist and professor of geology; Earnest Boyce, professor of geology, the division of assistant State Board of Health and professor of engineering; A. H. Slus, professor of mechanical engineering; Cassandra Ritter, bacteriologist, state water laboratory; and Herbert C. Alphin, swimming coach.
Lectures and roundtable discussion, designed to eliminate problems of the state works officiala, constituted the major portion of the program.
A smoker Wednesday evening at the Eldridge hotel provided opportunity for the state officials to acquaint themselves. A general discussion was held Wednesay for the purpose of giving information about some question of interest an opportunity to present it for informal discussion.
Because many cities are interested in water softening, Selma Gottlieb, chemist in state water laboratory, conducted classes in laboratory instruction throughout the three-day session. The students learn that operators and superintendents might obtain information on practical plant control tests.
The school was conducted under the auspices of the Kansas Water and Sewage Works association, the School of Engineering and Architecture, and the Kansas State Board of Health.
American Consul To Visit Here
American Consul General
Julius C. Holmes, who is in the consular service in Roumania, arrived here yearly to spend the months vacation to be spent in Lawrence and Wichita. He is now visiting J. R. Holmes of Lawrence. Mr. Holmes is a son-in-law of Henry J.' Allen, former United States senator from Kansas.
Art Teachers to Attend Meeting
Art Teachers to Attend Meeting Rosemary Ketcham, Maud Ellsworth and Mary Margaret Parry, of the design department of the University, will attend an annual banquet given by the school building in Topela. The meeting draws art workers from all over the state.
'Boulder Dam One Of Great Modern Engineering Feats'
Completed Project Will Be Supreme Achievement in Its Field, Says Kirkpatrick
"When the Boulder Dam is finished it will constitute the greatest piece of engineering and construction work ever completed by the human family," said R. A. Kirkpatrick, representative of the University of Arizona, in the university auditorium last night.
About 4,440,000 cubic yards of concrete masonry will be used in the dam, power plant, and appurtenant works. To illustrate the immensity of this mass, Mr.Kirkpatrick added that this amount of concrete would build o monument feet by 100 feet and 200 feet to his height in the waterway from Miami, Fla., to Seattle, Wash. with enough left to return halfway to Miami.
He stated that the reservoir would cover 145,000 acres or 227 square miles. The lake formed would be so large that if all the water could be distributed equally, each person in the United States might have 80,000 gallons or hat each person in the world could be supplied with 5,000 gallons. If the city of Los Angeles could use 1,000,000,000 gallons per day it would take 29 years for the city to consume the entire supply.
Survey Took Three Years
"Three years were required to prepare and survey the canyon before the actual construction work could begin, and two more will be necessary to complete the dam, continued Mr. Kirkpatrick. The discouraging difficulties and overwhelming obstacles which the workmen and engineers were forced to overcome in preparing the dam site, have surely entitled them to a Congressional medal. Their stickyfootness, their grim determination to succeed, and their evident courage marks them as worthy of the highest praise bestowed on any American citizen." Mr. Kirkpatrick said that the canyon walls first had to be smoothed and surveyed. To do this it was necessary to string cables across the canyon from river riffle to river caves, cables which were suspended down into the canyon and which might be raised and lowered at will, were attached. The workmen and engineers were strapped into chairs securely fastened in a loop at the ends of these dangling cables. Gradually they worked down into the canyon until they had smoother and surveyed the walls from top to bottom, a distance of 1200 feet. The natural gyrations and swaying of the suspended cables, created by air currents and wind whipping through the canyon, caused the workers to be in constant danger of being battered to death against the walls of the canyon.
"The purpose of the dam is primarily flood control and general river regulation," explained Mr. Kirkpatrick.
Best Location for Dam
"The Colorado river is one of the greatest in the world, and basin drained by this river is so large that all of the eighteen states which comprise the New England states and the Middle or Central states together with Ohio and Indiana might be placed within it. Each year there is a large amount of snowfall in this region drained by the river. For many years it was thought that a great flood would result from the melting of this snowfall. In "1907 the river did break through its ditches doing millions of dollars' worth of damage." He decided to build a dam. Walker Young, an electrical engineer, was sent to the Colorado river country to make a careful study and survey of the best possible location for a damstone. After 12 years of exploring and traveling up and down the Colorado river basin, Young returned with a carefully compiled report and recommendation that the dam be erected in Boulder canyon."
Mr. Kirkpatrick's personal opinion is that this location was probably the best. However, on recommendation of the congressional surveying committee the enabling act was passed, locating the damsite in the Black canyon, 12 miles farther down the river. "It would be a great opportunity for this location," said Mr. Kirkpatrick, "because the canyon is narrower and more easily accessible at this point."
Fortified Canyon Walls
"The dam was originally named the Boulder Canyon Dam," said Mr. Kirkpatrick, "and during President Hoover's administration it was renamed the "Hoover Dam," but after a petitioned request from the people living in the
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