UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 95
Degrees Granted To 15 Graduates By Faculty Group
Reinstatement Committee Reports on University Failures; Swarthout Asks Changes
The granting of 15 degrees to students who have recently completed their work, and receipt and discussion of the report of the reinstalment committee were the principal items of business before the faculty meeting of the College of Liberal Arts yesterday afternoon.
The A.B. degrees voted were as follows:
Lucille Albright, Hutchinson; Bertram Caruthers, 310 Evertess, Kansas City, Kan.; Carolyn Comb, Kansas City, Kan.; Raymond Flock, Stockton, Calif.; Mary Alen Fulton, Kansas City, Kan.; Marvin E. Jordan, Glaceo; James Reinbent, Lawrence; Donald Moore, Benjionce Sterling, Rochester, N. Y.; J. Alden Trovillo, Lawrence; Frank Ventura, Kansas City, Kan.; Wendell Gerald Vincent, Hutchinson, Helen Jeannette Gerald Vincent, Helen Jeannette; In medicine, Very J. Elson, Almena.
The report of the reinstatement committee showed that nearly one-third of the students who were in scholastic difficulties at the end of the last spring semester, and more than half of those of the fall semester had continued in the University.
Following is the committee report:
Spring 13
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Failing in 40 per cent of work 74 74 111
Asking reinstatement . . . . .
The number having scholastic difficulties the past semester—164 is an unusually small proportion of the students in the college. It is to be noted that the foregoing figures are for the College of Liberal Arts, which represents about two-thirds of the total University enrollment.
The faculty, on recommendation of the administrative committee, permitted the department of speech and dramatic art to change Debate 1 and 2 from a sophomore to a junior-senior classification, and a provision was made that high school debating may no longer be accepted as a prerequisite to the course in principles of speech.
A request from the department of bio-chemistry for changes in regulations under which courses in its department might be classified, was referred to the administrative committee for report, as was also a request from Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Nursing, himself an institute for which the College now gives professional credit be changed to the miscellaneous group.
A committee consisting of the chief advisers of the students of the several classes was appointed to consider recommendations for improvement of enrollment procedure. The committee consists of Prof. G. W. Smith, for the senior advisers; Prof. H. C. Thorneau, junior; Prof. Elise NeuenSchwander, sophomores; and Prof. C. J. Posey and Prof. Florence Black, freshmen.
BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENTS
HOLD ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The students of the School of Business held a meeting last Monday morning in room 210 Administration building for the purpose of electing officers. There were three vacancies to be filled by this election. John Lumpkin, secretary, who did not return to school this semester, Carl Whiting, and Carl Fowler, president and vice president, respectively, who were graduated at the end of last semester.
Ronald Roberts, b'34, treasurer and the only former officer, presided over the meeting. There were but single nominations for the three offices to be filled so they were unanimous. He was named President Turner, b'34, president; Homer Jennings, b'34, vice president; and William Borth, c'35, secretary.
Phi Sigma To Meet Tomorrow
The regular meeting of the Kappa chapter of Phi Sigma, will be held tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, in room 501, Snow hall. The program will consist of reports by active members, the subjects to be announced later. The speakers of the evening will be Mr. Donald Fletcher of the psychology department; Mr. Claude Hibbard of the zoology department; and Mr. Harold Peters of the entomology department.
Students to Give Recital
Nine Will Participate in Regular Thursday Afternoon Program
The regular student Thursday afternoon nocturnal will be given tomorrow in the Administration auditorium at 3:30. Students will be given the program which is as follows:
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934
Piano: "Garion Music, No. 3" (Niemann) Maude Hough, fau'; uclo; Voice: "Out of My Soul's Great Sadness" (Franz) Leonna Daniels, fa'36; Piano: "Ballet Music from 'Rosmund'" (Schubert-Godowsky) Ruth Stockwell, fa'35; Voice: "The White Swan" (Hulten) Mary Frances Butler, cuf'; two; Two pianos: "Sonata in D Major, Op. 6" (Beethoven) Mary Elizabeth Pinkston, fak'; piano, Lute 147; "Plays Goyotte" (Glick-Brahms) "Capriccio" (Scarlatti) Garlic Dolgen沃, fa'36; Violin and Piano: Sonata for Violin and Piano, First Movement (Lazarr) Nicholas Cerren, violin, George Trovillo, fa'35, piano.
Third Jayhawker Issue From Press Tomorrow
Magazine-Annual Features Sophomore Class and Beauties
The third issue of the Jayhawkwerk magazine will be on sale in the W.S.G.A. Book Exchange in the Memorial Union building and in central Administration building, tomorrow at 1 p.m. This number is featuring the sophomore class section and the sophomore beauty queens, chosen by Morton Downey, popular lyric tenor who judged the contest on the closing night of his Review at the Mainstreet in Kansas City.
The pictures and articles on professional organizations are also a feature of this issue. The lead-off article is one entitled "Forgive Us Our Sins," by James Patterson, c³4. This is followed by a feature, "Guess Who," which consists of a group of cartoons saturating each sorority on the Hill, without actuarial accounting or name of the organization, for therein is the "guese who."
"Ping" Senate, c34, has written an article, "I'm Fine, how's Your Folks" which includes in it many prominent campus names, and "Punk" Rice, c34, has expressed his ideas concerning the modern trend in college women in a story called "The Popular College Woman." Howard Turtle, c34, who is a new Jayhawk writer, has introduced "K. U. on Parade." Harriet Sherwood, c34, has attempted a new type of writing in her article, "Fairy Story." Contributors to the poetry section are, Norman Jacobhagen, c35; Beatrice Westmoreland, gr; Bob Gard, c34; Catherine Marsh, fa 36.
Other contributors to this issue are Jack Penfold, c36; Loberta Brabant, c34; Stanley Marietta, c37; Vernon French, c36; Alfred Ames, c36; Charles Zesky, c34; Julia Markham, c35; Robert Braden, c35; Raymond Flick, c34; Fred Epperson, c36; John Lake, c18; Iris Olson, c35; Dorothy Taylor, c34; and George Calahan, former student.
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS
PLAN KANSAS CITY MEETING
The Kansas Interscholastic Association of journalism students will hold its annual fall meeting this year in Kansas City, Mo., in conjunction with the National Association, L. N. Flint, head of the University department of journalism which sponsors the group announced today. It was necessary to make a special effort to obtain the National convention in this section of the country and the department decided to consolidate the two meetings.
The association is composed of high school journalism students throughout the country and the fall conclave is expected to bring many representatives from membership schools. The Kansas University department of journalism is the sponsor for the state journalism department. Previous meetings have all been held at the University.
Alpha Pii Omega, an organization of former Boy Scouts of America, held a meeting last night for the election of new officers. The results of the election were as follows: grand master, Robert Dill, c"34; deputy grand master, Walter Everly, und bus; scribe, Gene Lloyd, ed; u.t. treasurer, Frank W. Naylor, c"36. Bob Dill, co-captain of the swimming team, gave a talk on swimming.
Alpha Phi Omega Elects
Kurt Riesen, president of M.S.C., has announced that a meeting of the recommendation committee will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in room 5, of the Memorial Union building. Students who have suggestions or complaints on student affairs are asked to attend this meeting.
Council Asks Suggestions
Tau Sigma, and students enrolled in various dancing classes on the Hill, constructed the drum which played the title role in the play "Distant Drums" last week. The project was carried out under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Dunkel, assistant professor of the department of physical education, who has been working on the uses of percussion instruments which give a wide range of quality and tone for adapting movements to various rhythm patterns.
Tau Sigma, Aided by Dancing Classes, Constructed Drum for Recent Play
The first idea of making the drum out of a hollow log, which would have given a full, deep tone, had to be given up due to the lack of adequate machinery. Mr. A. H. Slusz, at Fowler shops, then made a cylinder 22 inches long and 18 inches in diameter of Filipino hard wood, which has excellent resonance. The inch and a half pieces of Filipino wood were glued together to make the cylinder. Cowlide for the drum head was obtained at a meat market. Roy Brown, of Haskell Institute, dehydrated the green hide. While still wet the hides were stretched over the drum head and laced with a thong. The result is the deep, full-toned drum, which stands on a rack approximately a foot and a half high, made especially for it. The drum is beat from either or both sides.
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In the matter of rhythm, pauses, syn-
connotations, and speed, the possibilities
University Gardener Recalls Strange Meeting With Belgium's King
A. VanHorebeck, University gardener, yesterday recalled an event of the past. Years ago, when he was a younger man, and when automobiles were comparatively rare, a motor car had a flat tire near his home in Belgium. He went to the scene, and found a man, slightly older than he, clad in a "cover-all" garment, making the necessary change.
"Do you need some help?" inquired Mr. VanHorebeck.
"That's what I am looking for," wa the relyv.
After the job was done, the traveler hander Mr. VanHorebeck a five franc note, and his card.
He was the King of the Belgians. The incident was recalled by the tragic death of King Albert last Saturday.
NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
AT BOTTANY CLUB MEETING
The Rev. Joe Weyers, of Kansas City, Mo., will speak at the next meeting which is to be held in Myers hall. The meeting is open to all who are interested.
During the course of the regular meeting, arrangements were made for a spring flower contest, held in the spring each year. The persons submitting the greatest number and variety of flowers, both wild and cultivated, giving their family, class, and species, is to be awarded a prize for their endeavor. The contest is open to all students.
Four new members were initiated and a new constitution adopted at a meeting of the Botany club last night at the home of Dr. A. J. Mix, professor of botany, 1134 Louisiana street. Those initiated were: Billowen Macourabie, c'37; Andres Alcid, c'uncl; Elizabeth Black, c'66; and Miriam Reamer, c'34.
More than 40 faculty members, townpeople, and students have organized a local of the Socialist Party of America in Lawrence.
LOCAL BRANCH OF SOCIALIST PARTY IS ORGANIZED HERE
Anyone who desires further information concerning the local may call Henry Baker, c'35, or Crichton Miller, c'35.
Plans to start a permanent organization of K. U. alumni at Independence will be discussed at an All-College-Night meeting at Independence, according to a letter received from Mrs. Roy E. Axten, '17, at alumni headquarters.
Mrs. Mary Meyers Elliott of Manhattan will speak and a quartet from Baker University will be included on the program. There are from 75 to more in Independence who are former students or graduates of the University.
CMNAT INDEPENDENCE TO FORM PERMANENT GROUP
ALUMNI AT INDEPENDENCE
A.S.M.E. To Show Movie
A moving picture, "The Story of Gasoline," will be shown at the meeting of the A.M.E. tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. The meeting will be in the large lecture room on the top floor of the Geology building.
of the drum are unlimited. An unusual use of the drum is made by the natives of Congo Africa. At the approach of a motorist drums are the signal for a group of natives, under the chieftainship of Kassal, to drench them with water. They then receive handside tips for helping the motorist out of the mud.
Some of the other instruments which the members of Tau Sigma have made for use in interpreting tone and rhythm are a drum made from a nail keg, and a kettledrum, a drum which has the top but not the bottom closed, made from a wooden salad mixing bowl. Each produces varied effects through its own distinct vibrations. Small drums produce high type of tone, and large drums a low, full tone. Tau Sigma is now contemplating the construction of temple blocks.
Tau Sigma has put its energy on work of this type because this year it will give no recital, and also because it is bringing to the campus this year Ruth Glover's troop of dancers who excel in this type of art. Miss Glover, one of the leading teachers in Kansas, teaches at New York university Martha Graham and Dorothy Humphrey, and she does work representative of their work. She is the only person in this part of the country doing modern productions.
Ten o'Clock Closing Hour For Library May Return
CSEP Makes Funds Avail able for Help During Extra Hour
The possibility that the University library may dispense with the 9 o'clock closing hour and return to the 10 o'clock schedule, was announced today by Charles M. Baker, librarian.
The return to the present schedule was made at the beginning of this semester when it was found that funds were adequate to keep the library open until 11.
Under the new CSEP plan, money is now available for the additional help that is necessary for the extra hour. Eleven students under this project have been assigned to the library.
Although Mr. Baker is anxious to change the schedule as soon as possible, it may be at least three weeks before the proposed change can be made. Only one of the students has had previous library experience and some time will be needed to initiate the others into the library system.
Kansas Relays Plans Made
Committees to Supervise Meet Preparations Are Named
At the regular meeting of the twelfth annual Kansas relays student committee yesterday, William Howard, c34, senior manager, appointed the following subcommittees: publicity, Harry Johnson, c34; chairman, Charles L. Brown, c36; John Park, c37, and Truman Williamson, c36; program, Fred Bachelor, c35; chairman, Stanley Chiesa, c38;Bridge, Charles Chiesa, Lueck, c36; program, Joseph Payne, c36; chairman, Dana Durand, c36; William Townsley, c37, and Arnold Gilbert, c37.
The discussion of the meeting concerned principally the methods of advertising the relays. The means decided upon were pamphlets, billboards, posters and peelers.
The days for the regular meetings were Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week. These meetings will be held until April 21, the date of the relays.
At the meeting of the Entomologist club Monday afternoon Letha Potter, c'34, reported on several articles in "Nature Study Review." Dr. Philip A. Reado, associate professor of entomology, reported that a meeting of the Kansas Entomological society might be held in conjunction with the Kansas Academy of Science in Wichita, April 27-28. Discussion was held concerning this possibility.
Entomology Club Meets
Forensic Series Planned
A new series of talks will be presented over KFKU by the students in the classes of Prof. E. C. Buehler, director of forensics, on Tuesdays at 2:45 p.m. during March and April. This series will take the place of the present program, "Kansas Prose Writers" presented by Miss Myra Hull, instructor in English.
The University of California has on its track squad, Jimmy Abbott, a dash man weighing 200 pounds. Last year Abbott had the 100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds consistently, and he is out for the squad again this year.
HIGHLIGHTS OF NORMAN THOMAS' SPEECH
"How shall we abolish poverty in the great machine age?"
"Liberty can exist only if it is planted economically in fair play.
"The test of the coming generation is whether it can initiate leadership rather than dictatorship.
"Dictatorship of the world present no guarantee of relief from economic evils.
"The U.S.S.P. is the only deputy devoted to socialistic motives; others are the instruments of a backward trend in government.
"There is no prosperity for us unless we increase purchasing power, and the NRA has not done that.
"Vultures who manufacture planes and arms are the ones who make war for their own gain under the name of nationalism.
"A University education teaches persons how to live and how to make a living, but it also teaches how to face problems in a crisis."
"The present U. S. government is the first which has cared enough to provide food and shelter for the poverty stricken, but the CWA must not be allowed to slump. This emergency is not short lived."
Annual Contest Announced
Prizes of $100 and $50 are Offered for Best Bridge Designs
The American Institute of Steel Construction announces the sixth annual bridge design competition for engineering and architectural students.
The contest is open to any student of structural engineering and architecture in any recognized school of the United States. This annual contest was instituted in 1986 to program to encourage improvement in the aesthetics of steel bridge construction.
The person winning first place will receive a prize of $100, second a prize of $50, and third, fourth, and fifth places will be given a certificate signed by the Jury of Award and officers of the Institute. Preliminary drawings must be received at the executive offices of the institute, New York City, not later than March 14. Final drawings must be received not later than April 28.
LECTURE ON INDIAN LIFE
HEARD BY PHI CHI DELT.
Mrs. L. Curtis Guise of the American College, Madura, southern India, addressed Phi Chi Delta, Presbyterian sorority, on "The Personality of the Women of India," last evening. She gave a little background of the life of the Indian woman and then mentioned one or two specific instances where women have stood out for their personality, both Hindu and Christians. Mrs. Guise says that the conditions of the Indian woman's life are steadily improving.
ARCHITECTURAL LITHOGRAPHS
ON DISPLAY IN MARVIN HALL
The American College is affiliated with the University of Madura. Mr. Guise was in charge of the history and political affairs at the university. Mr. Guise was librarian in the college.
Examples of Mediaeval and Renaissance architecture of England and of six other European countries, which in most instances are still in existence, are being displayed this week in the rooms of the architectural department located in Marvin hall. They will be removed February 24. The lithographs depict the conditions and appearances of buildings constructed during the Middle Ages with modern architecture of these English Architectural lithographs proves interesting as well as educational.
The more important architectural monuments in the lithographs have been identified through research work of Florence Berriman.
Y. M.C.A. Cabinet Meeting Called Committee reports and further discussions of plans for the second semester will be given at the meeting of the Y. M. C.A. cabinet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in room 10 of the Memorial Union. Ols Brubaker, c33, president of the "Y" asks that each cabinet member make an effort to attend this important meeting.
Former Student Dies
Miss Katherine M. Bower, who received her master's degree at the University in 1924, and who was an instructor in English at Kansas State College, died yesterday from complications resulting from an injury suffered when she fell down the steps of Kedzie hall.
STUDENTS HEAR SOCIALIST TELL OF WORLD NEED
Norman Thomas Says Poverty in Midst of Plenty Is Result of Capitalistic Economic Policies
To Speak at Topeka
Speaker Condemns Agricultural Act as a Satire on Civilization
CHALLENGE TO YOUTH
Norman Thomas has two engagements to speak in Topeka this evening. He will speak first at 6 p.m. at a dinner meeting to be held in Benton Hall of Washburn College and later in the Topeka High School auditorium at 8 p.m.
The outstanding problem of the American people today, as explained by Norman Thomas to a packed auditorium at the all-University convoction this morning, is that of abolishing poverty in the great machine age where overproduction is already scattering destruction, and of adjusting the economic and social systems to install it. This has been achieved which says no guarantee of relief.
Throughout his address, Mr. Thomas outlined problems which are facing the present generation rather than attempt to solve any of them.
"When I was at the University of Kansas eight years ago, the whole aim of the college student was to get ahead; a college education was the key to success. All this has not disappeared," said the speaker, "but the main purpose in obtaining a college education is to help us to live better, to find our way out of the chaotic wilderness which has been wrought by capitalism.
Enumerates Social Problems
"The problem facing us today," said he, "is how shall we conquer the machine, how shall we do away with the poverty in our land, how shall we defend ourselves against the imminent peril of future war which threatens us? "These problems are to all, social. They underlie all discussions. There is no answer to the enigma of starvation in the midst of plenty. We cannot distribute that which we produce.
"The Agricultural Adjustment Administration is one of the satires of civilization. It curtails production in a starving world. The landlord gets the reward and the tenants gets nothing. The children in the cotton section of Arkansas are clad in rags, and the answer is that there is too much cotton. These problems are the chief concern of your generation.
More Buying Power Needed "There is no prosperity for us unless we can increase our purchasing power," said Mr. Thomas, "and the NRA has not done this. It has increased employment, and from June until now wages have increased in money about 3 per cent, but the cost of living for the worker has increased 5 per cent. There is neither peace nor security for us, and no justification of what we are trying to do, unless we recover from the servitude that has been imposed upon us."
Mr. Thomas intimated that there are two questions we must answer before we can conquer. The first is, "how to manage collective society?" The second is, "is it possible to preserve the ideas we now have, improve them, and go ahead, is it possible to solve the question of food and clothing and to keep the respect for the individual at the same time?"
Sets Forth Basis for Liberty
"Liberty can only exist if it is paired in a bed of equality, and tolerance, yet what hopes do we have of both liberty and decency? We went into the World War hoping to make the world safe for democracy, not to find a peace that would end peace."
What happened in Austria was a plan of extreme nationalism which went so far as to cause the government to make war on the Socialist party there, when it wanted to oppose it and sist Dollfuss, if he did not put down the party, Mr. Thomas said.
"Can we not see what has happened in Germany, then Austria; conditions in America are different, but not basically so from those of other countries." In order to better these conditions the German culture, and harmony must be worked out in machinery," asserted Mr. Thomas.
"These questions are inescapable, the speaker added. "Europe has been kept from war because every govern-
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