UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934
Student Activity Ticket Feud Holds Election Spotlight
Conflicting Statements Are Issued by Hill Parties; Make Selection of Voting Places
By Arnold Kretzman, c'34, Kansan Political Writer
Men students of the University will cast their ballots in the election Thursday at the following places;
School of Law—basement of Green hall.
School of Education, basement of
School of Education—basement of Fraser hall.
School of Pharmacy—basement of
School of Pharmacy-basement of Chemistry building.
College-basement of Central Administration building. School of Public  Education.
School of Fine Arts-first floor of Central Administration build-
Graduate School—second floor of Administration building. School of Business.
School of Business-second floor of Central Administration building.
School of Engineering—basement of Marvin hall.
School of Medicine—hall of the Commons building.
The polls will be open from 8:30 a.m to 5 p. m.
Orcad-Kayhawk announced the following election judges: College Jay Wanamaker, Edwin Sharpe, Leslie Olsen, Clyde Nichols, Benjamin McGuire, and Herbert Sandell; School of Engineering, Wayne Parcel, Hugh Hiatt, Chevey White and Frank Holtzapple School of Business, Woodrow Pennington and Maurice Pyle; School of Law, Curtis Cook and Walter Lyman; Graduate School, Frank Crain and Donovan West.
Pachacamac had not yet selected its judges this afternoon.
Says Truce Terminated
Says True Terminated Oread-Kayahawk and Pachacamac leaders today were busy gathering up the loose ends of their campaigns and preparing the final drive for votes before the election Thursday. The student activity ticket was the chief bone of contention.
Harold Harding, 134, president of the Oread party, released a statement this morning explaining the coalition party's stand on the activity ticket. He said that an agreement to keep the activity ticket out of politics was entered into by the parties before the freshman election last fall.
Made outside the Chancellor's office, the agreement, according to Harding, was subject to two limiting conditions: "first, the so-called activity committee, to be created, would bring about the decision; second, that this truce could disregard upon proper notice by either party to the oppose party."
The statement continues: "The activity committee has utterly failed to bring about the reforms which Oread-Kayhawk in that meeting demanded. This alone is sufficient reason for saying the agreement terminated isofa fact. However, before Oread-Kayhawk made an open or public statement, Gunnar Nyland was notified that we felt that the committee had failed in its objective and our intended position on the ticket was given to him at that time."
Says Tretter is informed
Mykland, president of the Pachacamaca party, said "we feel that the Ororeda hawks have very deeply broken the tie to the ticket." They say that they object to the compulsory aspect of the ticket. Pachacamaca believes that the activity ticket must be compulsory to exist.
"The committee which was to bring about reforms in the ticket has secured all those requested and more. It has arranged for seating on the west side of the stadium and has secured a promise for a more liberalized concert course. The conditions of the ticket have been met."
Members of both parties were having a hard time keeping their fingers clean today. The statements released contained sentences which would definitely come under the head of "mud-slinging."
Sidewalk Project Delayed
The laying of permanent sidewalks in front of Watson library, a federal aid project, will not be completed until some time in August. The work cannot be completed until the road behind the library and Watkins Memorial hospital, and the street in front of Watkins hall are paved.
Botany Club Meets Tonight
Botany club will have a business meeting at the home of Dr. A. J. Mix, 1134 Louisiana tonight. Plans will probably be made for a picnic, according to Rufus Thompson, c34, president of the club.
Survey Shows Enrollment Heavier in German Classes Due to Science
While the number of students in colleges and high schools of Kansas takes a foreign language has remained almost unchanged for the past seven years, there has been a shift to German, with more than twice as many students taking German this school year as did in 1927-28.
Complete enrollment figures of the seven years from 1927-28 to 1933-34 for Latin, French, Spanish and German, and classified according to four year colleges, junior colleges, high schools in first class cities, high schools, in second class cities, and other high schools, has just been completed by Prof. E. F. Engel of the German department of the University of Kansas, and chairman of the research committee of the Kansas modern leanguage teachers association.
Senior Recital Presented
Genevieve Hargiss, Violenceell, and
Ruth Gregory, Violinist, Perform
The senior recital given in the University auditorium last night was of special interest because it was the first concert of violoncelo with a violinist as a violinist.
The students who presented the performance were Genevieve Hargiss, fa '34, daughter of Bill Hargiss, head track coach, who is the first student to complete the course in violoncello with Dean Swarthout, and Ruth Gregory, fa'34, a pupil of Prof. Waldemar Geltch
Miss Hargigs played in her first group, Bach's "Bource," Correll's "Sarabande," Heilman's "Romance," Poper's "Vite and" Concerto in A Major, Yyeys Gours. Miss Hargigs excelled excellent the technic of the instrument.
Miss Gregory's violin soles were "On Wings of Song," by Mendelssohn, "Spanish Dance," by De Falla, and "Russian Carnival" by Wieniawaski. She gave a brilliant performance which was heartily received by the audience.
For the last two numbers each performer was accompanied by the University Orchestra, Professor Gelch conducted the "Erna's Concerto" to lead Mégrey, and Dean Swarthout lead the orchestra in "Boolman Variations Symphoniques" for Miss Hargiss.
Oread High to Graduate 20
Exercises Which Will Be Held June 11.
Are Planned
Twenty seniors, twelve boys and eight girls, are candidates for graduation from Oread Training school June 11. Plans for the exercises, which will be held at the same time as those of the University, are now being considered, and the seniors have already chosen their rings, pins, cards, and invitations. Class officers are: President, Orin Armstrong; vice president, Barbara Koenig; secretary-treasurer, Mildred Paasch; and student council representative, Sterling Polson. Melvin Dodd and Sterling Polson represented the class in the Summerfield scholarship examinations.
Other members of the graduating class are Max Bahmaher, Kathleen Bahmaher, Winston Harwood, Fred Henderson, Bill Hoffine, Paul Johnson, Hope Lane, Dola Newcombe, Frank Owen, Bob Polson, Bob Reeag, Richardson, Chaptman Tracy, Clovis Wettig, and Darius Wettig.
FACULTY ASKED TO ASSIST
STUDENTS WITH ODD JOBS
Faculty members and others who need any help about their yards, gardens, windows or other odd jobs are employed on the campus to employ employment bureau for student help.
There are a number of men who need permanent jobs in order to stay in school in addition to those who need odd jobs to help them along, according to Fred Ellsworth, chairman of the student employment bureau.
At the regular meeting of the Entomology club in Snow hall yesterday afternoon student reports were given by Kenneth Rankin, gr., on "Reprints from the Journal of the Society of Tropical Agriculture," and by Lawrence Penner, c'34, on "Science," the weekly journal and official organ of the American Association for the Advance of Science. "Levit-to-Lyle" Stephenson, a real visitor from Kansas City MO, was a visitor at the meeting and spoke to the group.
'Speed Train' to Be on Display
The Union Pacific railway company's new super-speed train will be opened for inspection at 8 a.m. tomorrow and will remain at the Lawrence Union Pacific station until 10:30. Students, who have been showing interest in the new train, will have opportunity for a quick inspection before hurring to their 8:30 classes.
Entomologists Hear Reports
The greatest change, Professor Engel finds, has been in the college group, where the Latin enrollment has dropped 69 per cent, French about 20 per cent, Spanish 50 per cent, and German has increased 33 per cent. In fact German has increased in all types of schools in the state, due, Professor Engel suggests, to the emphasis put on scientific German for students working for advanced degrees. This belief is supported further by the fact that fully one-half of the students in German are enrolled in the four-year colleges. On the other hand, more than half the students in Latin are in the "other high schools."
Following are totals for the state Latin, 1927-28, 14,720; 1932-33, 13,800 French in 1927-28, 4290; in 1933-34, 3655; Spanish, in 1927-28, 7643; in 1933-34, 6133; German in 1927-28, 1158; in 1933-34, 2431.
French and Spanish were about even seven years ago in the colleges, but Spanish has declined more rapidly than French.
In spite of total declines in three of the languages, there have been increases in some of the groups, enrollment in Latin having increased from 3221 to 3536 in second class cities; French having increased from 312 to 352 in junior colleges and from 701 to 829 in college and Spanish having increased from 161 to 255 in junior colleges and from 1200 to 1495 in first class cities.
Twenty-five Submit Poems
Winners of Carruth Memorial Prize
Contest Will Be Announced May 1
Twenty-five poems were submitted yesterday noon to the Chancellor's office in competition for the Carruth Memorial Poetry prize. Prof. W. S. Johnson, chairman of the committee on judging, announced this afternoon.
The winner of the first award will receive a prize of $0; the second, $40 and the third, a prize of $2. Announcement of the winners will be made May L., and their names will appear on the Commencement program.
The poems will be judged by a committee of three, headed by Prof. W. S Johnson, of the English department, chairman, Archibald MacLeish, nationally known poet, famous especially for his narrative poem, "Conquistador;" and now connected with Fortune magazine, published by him, submitted Perdinand Gottlieb, an alumnus of the University and now connected with the editorial department of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will be the other judge in the contest.
RATERNITIES MAY GET AID FROM REFINANCING MEASURE
The amendment would include in property eligible to receive the benefits "a dwelling for not more than fifty persons owned by any corporation, partnership or association and used exclusively for the housing of students and having a value not exceeding $60,000."
Fraternities and sororites facing loss of their chapter houses because of financial difficulties may be able to "find a way out" if a bill recently introduced in congress becomes a law. If the amendment passes, it will be required to refinance chapter house loans located at the chapter house Loan corporation with subsequent reduction of interest rates to five per cent per year.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley is attending a meeting of the State Planning Commission in Topeka today. This commission has been set up by the governor to plan the development of the state along the lines of education, and industry.
LINDLEY ATTENDS MEETING OF PLANNING COMMISSION
Dean J. Hugh Jackson of the Graduate School of Business, Leland Stanford University, was a guest of the School of Business here yesterday Dean Jackson will confer with all business school students who are interested in graduate work at Stanford Appointments may be made at the School of Business office.
Chancellor Lindley and Raymond Nichols, secretary to the Chancellor, also attended a meeting of the state college presidents there yesterday.
Stanford Professor Coming Here
Engineers may secure their mid-semester grades today and tomorrow. Sophomore, junior and senior grades are available in the fall semester and must see their adviser. No grades will be given out after tomorrow
Banking Troubles Caused by Faulty Control Methods
Taggart Believes Correlation of Governmental Regulative Forces Is Necessary
"In the minds of the public, the bankers as a class are to blame for our present banking difficulties," said J. H. Faggart, associate professor of economies, speaking with reference to the reimbursed charges for banking services.
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"In some states where bank failures have loomed large, many people have not hesitated to characterize bankers as public enemies. It is futil to blame any one class of people for our present difficulties.
"The bankers as a class are not to blame," Mr. Taggart asserted; "even their bitterest critics would probably have acted in the same way bad they been bankers. The real difficulty is found in our decentralized banking system and in the faulty credit control.
"Since the bankers are low in public esteem at the present time," Professor Taggart continued, "it seems a very short-sighted policy to aggravate public opinion against them by setting up a complicated system of charges of va- rious acts on their parties to lead to 'estation unfavorable to the bankers.'
Largely Question of Bookkeeping
Largely question 15.
"Furthermore," he said, "it appears that the bankers themselves will not be greatly benefitted by the changes put in operation by this new code. It is doubtful if it is possible to determine which accounts are profitable and which accounts are not profitable; to a large extent it is a question of the allocation of the costs.
"Of course I realize the bankers point of view," explained Professor Tagart, "they have been faced with declining profits because of the seeming necessity of contracting credit and keeping their assets liquid. The Bankers Act of 1833 forbids the payment of interest on demand deposits. While this represents a great step in improving city sources of income to country banks who ordinarily keep large demand deposits in the city banks.
The immediate effect of this code may slightly increase banking profits. In the long run, however, it will hurt the bankers more than it will help them," declared Mr. Tagart, "because it will restrict their leading activities when business becomes better. By doing away with their present small depositors, whom they could handle with their present equipment, they reduce substantially the basis on which credit expansions are made."
Incentive to Lend Lessened
From the social point of view Professor Taggart's most important objection to the code is that it may interfere with credit control. At the present time, credit expansion is desirable, yet if the banks are permitted to derive a profit from non-lending activities, the incentive to expand credit is lessened.
"While the Federal Reserve has worked for credit expansion, the bank examiners have, through their policies, made it impossible for the banks to expand their loans substantially," observed Mr. Taggart. "In spite of the need for higher prices these examiners have insisted on greater liquidity. It would seem that the government agencies are following the words of the Bidener not yet said, but hard to imagine what your left death." There is a need for the government to correlate its various agencies of control over the banks.
"Sound credit control can be our most effective weapon in preventing future panics and long drawn-out periods of depression. I regret." Professor Taggart said, "to see anything established, which will tend to render the banks less sensitive to control measures."
Finger Print Party Given
Finger Print Party Given
A finger print party is being given by Evanston police and all Northwestern students are invited. No charge is to be made. These impressions will be kept in the civilian file to be used in cases of emergency such as an accident. All who wish may come to the party.
Former Scouts Invited
All freshmen, sophomore, and junior men students at the University who are former scouts and interested in scouting are invited to attend an open meeting of Alpha Phi Omega, national scouting fraternity, this evening in room 103 Ad. at 7:30 o'clock.
ACTIVITY TICKET MADE
VOTING REQUIREMENT
All men who wish to vote in the Hill election Thursday will be required to show either their activity ticket or their Memorial Union card. Students who have lost their activity ticket and card will not be permitted to vote. Special arrangements will be made to allow those who secured exemptions to vote.
Cornelia Otis Skinner To Present Sketches
Students Will See Famous Actress Give Original Dramatizations
Cornellia Ols Skinner, famous for her original character sketches, will be at the University auditorium Thursday, evening at $20 as an added attraction.
Miss Skinner, first began her training at the Baldwin School of Bryn Mawr College, then went to Paris where her professors were Doherty of the Comedie Francieuse and Jean Herve, another societate of the comedie. For modern audiences she writes in Jacques Copeau at the Theater de Vieux Colombier.
In this country she has had stage experience both in New York and on the road. She has appeared in "White Collar," "Blood and Sand," "Will Shakespeare," "Tweedles," "The Wild Westcott," in "The Next Room," and "In His Arms." During these years she has been writing her character sketches presenting them first informally and then professionally. Besides these sketches Miss Skinner has written literary creations for such magazines as Scriner's, the Literary Review, and the Theater Arts Monthly. Her father Oskin Skimmer, produced, and appeared in one of her full length plays.
She is best known for her development of these character sketches, and as the actress - exponent of them. Through these sketches she has evolved what critics have recognized as a new form of drama, and which they have named "solo-dramm." The first of these, "The Wives of Hippe VIII," through a drama based on the lives of wives of the redoubtable Tudor monarch, builds up a complete drama, all parts of which are played by Miss Skinner herself.
Students will be admitted on activity stub number 16.
Y.W.C.A. Elects Advisers
Miss Rosemary Ketchom Will Be New President of Board
The advisory board of the University Y.W.C.A. was elected last night for the ensuing year.
The following officers were elected:
Miss Rosemary Ketcham, president;
Mrs. Charles M. Baker, secretary; Mrs.
R. H. Beamer, treasurer; Miss Mabel
Elliott, program chairman; Mrs. J. H.
Parker, finance chairman; Mrs. Charles
M. Sterling, Henley House chairman;
Mrs. J. S. Daniels, social chairman;
C. F. Walker will return as executive
secretary
The retiring members of the board are Miss Beulah Morrison, Mrs. H. B. Latimer, and Miss Maude Elliott.
FACULTY MEMBERS SUBMIT
PAINTINGS TO ART EXHIBIT
Albert Bloch, professor of drawing and painting, will exhibit five dry points in an art exhibition held at the Lighten Studio in Kansas City on Saturday, April 15. The exhibition is under the direction of Mrs. Vivian Miller, the name of the leading artists of this section of the country will be on display.
Karl Mattern, assistant professor is the department of drawing and painting, is sending six drawings to the exhibition.
Musicians Will Judge Contests
Musicians Will Judge Contests
Two University of Kansas musicians, Weshmar Gelch and Carl A. Preyer, will judge the winners who will pick the winners in the interstate high school music content at Pittsburg State Teachers College, April 25-27. Karl Kruger, conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic orchestra is one of the other judges. He will judge the orchestras and bands.
White to Speak on 'Dry Ice'
An address on the manufacture of solid carbon dioxide, or dry ice, will be presented at a meeting of the Chemistry club Thursday afternoon at 4:30 by Prof. E.A. White, of the Chemistry department. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend.
High School Entry Applications Filed For Annual Relays
More Than 25 Teams Have Already Signed for Interscholastic Contests
The mile run record set by Glenn Cunningham, now a national figure, remains the meet record at 4.314. It was in 1930, as was the Medley Relay record, set by Elkhardt, with Cunningham's assistance. Clyde Coffman's high school pole vault record of 12 feet, 41-8 inches, set in 1929 also still stands. Desk record of 58 ft. 10 in. for the 12 round that still stands.
Twenty-five or thirty high schools have already sent entries and the winners of the last few years are yet to be heard from, giving promise for about the usual number of entries in the thirteenth annual intercollegiate track meet. Kansas University of Kansas Friday, April 29, as a part of the twelfth annual Kansas Relays. Arkansas City which won the Class A in 1922, has entered a team.
The oldest record is that for the 220 low hurdles, set by Loomis of Oregon, III, in 1915 at 24.8. For several years the meet was run in three class, and four others in three classes. Class C im- plemented schools of less than 123 enrollment.
The meet records are:
100-yard dash, 10 seconds, Fisher,
Winfield, 1921; Sawyer, Junction City,
1929; Vickers, Wyandotte, and Strohm,
Little River, 1932.
888-yard run, 1.5:8.8, Congdon, Man-
hattan High School, Kansas City,
1022
220-yard dash, 22.4 seconds, Fisher,
Winfield, 1921.
440-yard run, 39.8 seconds, Paul McCooki, Wichita North, 1923.
182-943 Fidler city, IL.
182-943 Arkansas city, IA.
182-943 3-144 Fidler (Coffold)
220-yard low hurdles, 24.8 seconds,
Loamis, Oregon. Ill. 1916
One mile run, 4.31.4, Cunningham,
Elkhardt, 1930.
Mills, Coleman, Cunningham). 1930.
Half-mile relay, 1:31.5, Wyndotte
(Shifter, Louis, Jenkins, Vickers).
1932.
Discuss throw, 135 feet, $8\frac{1}{2}$ in., Kuck,
Wilson, 1924.
One-mile relay, 3:13.6, Kansas Voc-
tional Light, Clayburn, Collier,
Brownley.
Javelin throw, 194 fect, $9\frac{1}{2}$ in., Rittel, Rock Creek, 1932.
Shet put, (12 pounds), 58 ft. 10 in.,
Dess. Lorraine, 1930
Jack Clark, 1958, 6 feet, 4a, in. Clyde
Coffman, Ford Ranger, 1929,
Running high jump, 6 feet, 1 in.
Maryd Haddison, 1907
Running high jump, 6 feet, 1 in,
Madison, Hutchinson, 1928.
Running broad jump, 22 feet, 814 in,
Erwin Wickens, Wyandotte, 1933.
NEW MAN ENTERS DECATHLON
Patterson of Iowa Westleyan Will Compete with Collinn and Preheim
A third entry for the Relays decathlon was received today, Ray Patterson, of Iowa Wesleyan, at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Previous entries were Coffman of Kansas and Prebheim of Yankton.
College class entries today included Kansas State Teachers of Emporia, Kansas State Teachers of Pittsburg, Westminster College of Fulton, Mo., and Washburn College of Topeka.
In 1932, Pittsburgh teams won all the relays in the college class; they repeated in 1933 in three of the four events. Last year the Pittsburgh team set a last record in the mile at 317.3, Emporia won the two-mile event, at 750.5, setting a new meet record. In the half-mile relay, Pittsburgh has won three years in succession.
Twente Addresses Teachers
"The Financial Situation of Kansas School Districts" was the topic of the talk made by Dr. J. W. Twente of the School of Education at a meeting of the faculty members of the Argentine and Rosedale high schools of Kansas City, Kan. Doctor Twente urged the teachers to co-operate with the parents in promoting an interest in the adult education movement so that all children in Kansas may receive the same educational opportunities.
Ketcham to Speak in Kansas City
Ketcham to Speak in Kansas City
Rosemary Ketcham, director of the department of design at the University,
will speak on "Art Pays," at 11 o'clock
Kushner University Club club,
Kansas City, Mo. Her talk will be
illustrated by an exhibition of the work
of students and graduates of the University.
Mathematics Club Hears Hitt
Kohland Hitt, c'34, spoke at the regular meeting of the Mathematics club yesterday afternoon on "Non Euclidean Equations." An informal social hour followed the meeting.