UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
NUMBER 45
Memorial Service for Dean Brandt Will Be Tuesday
Students and Faculty Wil Take Part in Exercises in Fraser Theater
The University memorial exercise, in honor of the late Dean J. G. Brandt, will be held at the 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Fraser theater. Classes will be held as on convolution days.
The program for the memorial exercises is:
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Genius Loci (In Highest Stout) ... Clert Theur
University Shrimp Queen
Waldemar Gelich, 1st violin; Conrad McGrew, 2nd violin; Karl Kuersteiner, viola; D. M. Swarthout, cello.
For the Chancellor's Cabinet
...Dean E. B. Stoufer
For the University Senate and College
Faculty  Professor W. S. Johnson
Solo, Lead Kick-Up Legs  Rachmannioff
With Violin Obligato Miss Meribah Moore
Violin obligato, Waldear Geltch
Piano accompanist, D. M. Swarthwout
For the Students ... Maurice Rice
For the University ...
Chancellor E. H. Lindley
Joseph Granger Brandt, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Science died late Saturday night, Oct. 8, at Bell Memorial hospital in Kansas City, Kan. Death was due to edema of the brain. Funeral services for Dean Brandt were held Oct. 31, at the Plymouth Congregational church.
Dean Brandt was born at Allen Grove, Wis., Dec. 30, 1898. He received his early education in the public schools, and attended Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis., receiving a bachelor of philosophy degree in 1896. He taught Latin and German in Manitouhee high school for two years. In 1905 he received a scholarship from the University of Wisconsin, where he spent three years doing graduate work. After graduation Dean Brandt spent a few years teaching in the Wisconsin high schools.
Dean Brandt came to the University of Kansas in 1915 as a professor of Greek. He was made acting Dean of the College in 1920, and a year later the appointment was made permanent. He held the office until the time of his death.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1833
Tournament Starts Tuesday
Elbel Sets Date for Touch-Football Play-offs
E R. Elibel of the intramural office announced this morning that tournament play for the touch-football championship would begin next Tuesday. The two leading teams each of the three divisions will be eligible to compete for the championship.
The Phi Chis, Delta Trans, Phi Delta and the Sigma Chis will probably edge out their opponents in the last tilts of the schedule. Only a few games are left to be played.
Delta Tou and Ina Chl played to a scorless tie in a touch football game last night. Both teams made desperate attempts to score, but both attacks fell short.
The Sigma Chi's furthered their chances to compete in the tournament for leading teams in each division by a 10-0 win over the A. T. O.'s. Embry and Quillan were responsible for the Sigma Chi scores. The A.T.O.'s were handicapped by a lack of players, only 10 appearing for the game.
Fifteen Bands to Manhattan
High Schools Will Contribute Music at Kansas State-Oklahoma Game
Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 15—The little boy who likes bands will find his paradise in Manhattan Saturday. Fifteen bands will play for the Kansas State-Oklahoma game here, which decides the winner of second place in the Big Six football conference.
Fourteen of the 15 are high school bands from over the state, and the fifteenth the hundred-piece Kansas State College band.
Among those who will hear the bands play are 400-odd Kansas editors, who will be guests of the college athletic department at its annual football party.
Saturday noon the assembled bands will parade from downtown Manhattan up through Aggleville and into the stadium, arriving there about 1:15 o'clock. A special section has been reserved there. High schools sending their organizations to Concordia, El Dorado, Glaseo, Topela, Minnesota, McPherson, Wyatothet of Kansas City, Manhattan, Clay Center, Salina, Norton, and Wamogo.
Legion Carnival to Begin
"Slippery Galch" Affair Will Portray
Gold Rush Dads
Some of the advantages of the days of '49 will be shown at the "Slippery Gulch" carnival of the local division of the American Legion beginning tonight at 7 o'clock at the Armory. Eighth and ninth nights. The carnival will last three nights.
The proceeds will be used for payments on uniforms of the drum and bugle corps and for charitable work on behalf of the charity to the men in charge of the affair.
Special carnival money will be used for admission and for expenses at concessions. Ten cents in cash can be exchanged for the thousand dollars" in carnival money.
Post members met last night to build the business section of the carnival town. Numerous attractions are offered by the committee in charge of the concessions. There will be ice cream, pop corn, and candy, for the children. Free prizes will be given away every night.
Embryo Editors to Hold Meeting Here Tomorrow
High School Journalists to Hear W. A. White and W. A. Bailey
The annual conference of Kansas high school editors will be held at the University tomorrow and Saturday under the supervision of the department of journalism here. High schools throughout the state have been invited to testteaches to the conference and our instructor from the journalism department.
The program promises to be of practical value to the editors. At 9 am there will be a registration of all delegates in the news room of the Journalism building. Some of the lectures and discussions to be held at 10 a.m. are "Good Business Methods" by A. J. Graves instructor of journalism in Praser theater; "Editorial Writing" by Dr. Helen O. Mabin, in the Journalism building; and Professor Dill on "Getting the News for the High School Paper" in the Journalism building. At 2 o'clock there will be a general session of the delegates in Fraser theater. All the guests will be given by Professor Flint chairman of the department of journalism at the University of Kansas. W. A. Bailey, editor of the Kansas City Kanasan will speak on "Newspapers and Radio"; and William Allen White will discuss the "Press in Europe."
At 1:30 p.m. a series of roundtable conferences will begin the Journalism building, "Appearance of the News-paper" will be discussed in the News room, while "Problems of the High School Annual" will be considered in room 107. Dr. Mahin will give a short talk on "The Editorial Page."
At 2:30 there will be a conference of all delegates, affording them a chance to discuss individual problems with the department in any quantity in the department of journalism.
The annual dinner for all delegates will be held at 5:30 in the Memorial Union building. The dinner will be in commemoration of the thirty-first year of journalism instruction at the University of Kansas.
Through the courtesy of Professor N. M. Wherry, principal of Liberty Memorial high school, the visiting delegates are to be admitted to the Lawrence-Manhattan football game at Haskell stadium.
"The Trial of John Peter Zenger" a play given by students of the journalism department, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in Fraser theater. After the presentation, students will bridge-Kamas debate for a small fraction of the regular admission charge.
K. B. McEachron, research engineer of high voltage practice of the General Electric company, will give the principal talk at a meeting at 7:45 tonight in Marvin auditorium of the annual combined session of the following student branches: American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and the Kappa Chapter of City sections of these respective organizations. These meetings are always held at the University of Kansas, usually in November.
Engineers to Hear McEachron
Inter-Racial Group to Meet
The Inter-Racial commission will meet tonight at 7 o'clock at Henley house. Professor Allen Crafton will speak. Wanda Edmonds, fa.33, chairman of the commission requests that all members be on time for the meeting.
Inter-Racial Group To Meet
Commission Gives Waffle Supper
The advanced standing commission of YX
night at Henley on Thames, c34
was in charge of arrangements.
Spiritual Singers Will Appear Here for Second Time
Hall Johnson Will Direct
Famous Negro Choir
in Concert on
Nov. 23
Hall Johnson and his celebrated Negro choir will appear at the University auditorium Thursday evening, Nov. 23. This choir opened the concert series at the University for the season of 1823-33 and Dean Swarthout contracted it in the summer. The many requests which he has received since their first appearance.
After playing in several orchestras in New York City, he began the drilling of a male quartet which sang Negro spirituals in "Runnin' Wild." They were received night after night by large audiences that often included such artists as Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane; he received the Harmon award for distinguished contributions to music.
Hall Johnson stands with Rollant Hayes, and Paul Robison as one of the great musical artists of the Negro race. He studied music at the University of Pennsylvania, where he took courses in composition and violin.
The program to be given here on Thursday evening will be entirely different from the one offered last year. Such well-known spirituals as "I've Got a Dream," "Couldn't Hear Nobody Prow," "Little David, Play on Yo' Harp," "Po' Moaner Got a Home at Las," and "Deep River" will be presented.
W. T. Levitt Makes Distilling Flask Before Chemical Engineers
Demonstrate Glass Blowing
A demonstration of glass blowing was given last night by W. T. Levitt, technologist for Corning Glass Works of Corning, N. Y., before an audience of 200 persons at the meeting of the Kansas City section of American Society of Chemical Engineers in the Chemistry building.
Mr. Levitt, a skilled glass blower, is on a tour of universities and colleges He spoke last night on the subject "Construction of Laboratory Glassware." In addition to the demonstration his talk covered some of the history of glass and was augmented by slides.
Mr. Levitt is connected with the Pyrex division and the demonstration was the "working" or making of Pyrex in which he made a three-necked distilling flask worth $35 that will be left with the chemistry department. The flask then made by the use of a blast lamp and required an hour for the process.
Y.M.C.A. Cabinet To Meet
The cabinet of the Y.M.C.A. will hob its regular weekly meeting this afternoon at 4:30 in room 10 of the Memorial Union. All members are expected to be present.
Lindeborg, Kan., Nov. 17—(UP)—The music department of Bethany college here has been given new equipment valued at $2,500 by the Carnegie foundation of New York. The school's department is one of the most famous in the Middle West.
Bethany College Receives Gift
The meeting was preceded by a dinner at the University club. Dr. H. P. Cudy, professor of chemistry, is chair of the Kansas City section of the society.
Bridge Tournament Opens
In an announcement made early today, Dick Scott, e34, manager of the bridge tournament at the Memorial Union building, requested that all team managers arrange their own matches. The baseball team's bulletin board at the Union building.
Seven contract teams and 8 auction teams are entered. Each team is to play every other one, this will necessitate playing the matches fairly close together. It is suggested that two matches be scheduled at one time, so that, when a team is assembled, it can play off two matches instead of one.
Championship to he Determined by Round Robin Schedule
Two matches are scheduled for tonight. The Aces-Up will play Delta II in contract. There will also be auction match between Alpha Tau Omega and the Aces-Up. For tomorrow night only the Sigma Nu and Delta Sigma Lambda.
Teams are requested to notify the hostess at the Memorial Union of the time scheduled for their matches.
Kansas' Share Is $12,002
Kansas' share of the gate at the Nebraska game last week at Lincoln was $12,022. John K. Selleck, Nebraska business manager, in mailing the check, said that this was the largest share going to any school in the Big Six this year.
Athletic Department Gets Largest Big Six Check of Season
Effect of greatly reduced football prices this year is shown by comparative figures given out today by Dr. F. C. Allen. Three years ago, when Nebraska was at Lawrence, the attendance was 21,000, and Nebraska's share of receptions was 12, more than twice the amount received this year from an attendance of 31,000.
"The Nebraska gate shows that Kaman continues to draw the largest crowds in the state."
Forum Luncheon Club to Hear Religious Talks
Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant Beliefs Will Be Discussed
Father Rosa of Virginia University Rabbi Lazaron of Maryland, and Rev Everett Clinchy of New York City, will speak from the view-point of their respective religions at the Forum Luncheon club meeting at 12:45 Friday noon at the University cafeteria. The subject under discussion is "Jews, Catholics, and Protestants," Intolerance."
Tom Page, c34, chairman of the Forum committee, announced that all students and faculty members are invited to attend both meetings.
Another meeting will be held at 4.30 in central Administration auditorium to further discuss the subject.
Everett Clinch, who is director of the National Conference of Jews and Christians, visited the University last November and spoke before the Forum Luncheon club, the Why club and Open Forum.
For many years Father Ross served as pastor of the Catholic students at the University of Iowa. He has been active in church relations between religious groups.
The three speakers will go to Kansas City Friday night where they will address other groups interested in religious toleration.
Alumni to Meet Celebrities
Fairchild Invited on Party With Movie Stars at California Ranch
According to word received by Mrs. B. H. Gragg, 32 Arkansas, her daughter, Mrs. Harold Fairchild, '27, and her husband, of the class of '30, have received an invitation to a Thanksgiving barbecue to be held at the Rocket ranch in Carlsbad, Calif. Besides Alley and Ray Rocket of the Fox Film company, Clara Bow, Rex Bell, Lella Hyams, and about thirty other actors and actresses from the Fox Film company will be present.
The invitation came as a result of a friendship which sprang up between the Fairchildls and the Rockets when Mr. Ricketton offered to let Mrs. Fairchild keep a horse belonging to her on his ranch. The horse was given to Mrs. Mrs. Ingram of the Ingram Watch company, who helped horse to victory in the Gymkana race which was held in order to raise funds 'or the community chest.
Mr. Fairchild, is an eminent skin specialist and plastic surgeon in Carlsbad.
students Desiring to Tippee Will Have Hard Going
Liquor is going to be harder to obtain on some midwest campuses after repeal than it was before according to the Minnesota Daily. With the eighteenth amendment repealed, many dusty campus regulations regarding liquor are in the process of renovation and state restrictions, promise to make it harder indeed for the college boys and girls who care to tipple.
Liquor Laws Renovated
At the University of Iowa, pre-prohibition laws forbade the sale of liquor within three miles of the campus. At the University of Wisconsin permits are given out for the sale of beer in the state, and in its famour old Butkeller
Illinois regulations do not forbid drinking among students, but provide penalties for "disorderly conduct."
Morrison Holds State Position
Voris Morrison, former instructor in the business school, is now the chief accountant and statistician for the Kansas Emergency commission. Morrison has been with the commission since its organization and is in charge of
the financial records.
PLAN TORCHLIGHT PARADE
3. F. Copley Named in Suit
University Student Is Defendant in $10,000 Damage Case
Benjamin F. Copley, Jr., e37, of Wichita, is one of the defendants in a $1000 damage suit filed in Douglas District court today by William N. St. Clair of Kansas City, Kan. Other defendants in the action are Mrs. Julia Berry of Cushing, Okla., and her daughter, Dorothy, who was registered in a classified student in the College. She recently returned to her home.
St. Clair's claim for damages and additional expenses is based on results of an automobile collision near Victory Junction last May 20.
Copley was driving Mrs. Berry's car, bringing Mrs. Berry and her daughter back from Kansas City. St. Clair and five others were east-bound, and the cars collided on a sharp curve. St. Clair alleges his sight was impaired and he was permanently disfigured by the accident.
Miss Berry was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Copley is a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Ex-K.U. Football Stars to Play Freshman Team
Former Jayhawk Luminaries Will Be Seen Again Friday, Nov. 25
Announcement has been made of a football game featuring a team composed of ex-KU. football stars to be with the KU. U. freshman team, 25 with the K. U. freshman team.
According to "Frosty" Cox, K. U. freshman coach, an attempt will be made to put as many of the 1930 Big Six champions on the field as possible, though luminaries of other years will also again be seen in action.
Included among the alumni grid-sters expected to be suited up for the game are: "Speed" Atkerson, Peti Bausch, Alian Smoot, Tom McCall, Arch Stuck, Earl Foy, "Swede" Hanson, Lee Page, Otto Ost, Jim Burcham, Art Lawrence, "Cooky" Padden, Art Lawrence, "Bummy" Black, Ed Ash, Jim Brazil, Joe Zvolanck, Floyd Ramsey, and Maurice Kite.
This unusual game will take the place of a previously planned return engagement between the freshmen and the varsity reserves, which had been scheduled to fill an open date for the varsity.
"Speed" Atkerson, who is now coaching the freshman linemen, will coach and captain the alumni team, and is attempting to get all of the "exs" together by the Friday night preceding the day of the game in order to polish, or rather re-polish the recently idle abilities and specialties of his men.
Law Court in Session Now
Public Invited to Hear Cases Tried by Freshman Lawyers
The freshman law court, now in session in the basement of Green Hall today, heard as its third case the action of Doesberger vs. Roeberger Loan company. The bench for the case was composed of Clark Fleming, '134; Paul Smith, '134; and John Lehman, '135. Charles Hackler, '136, and Charles Marshall, '136, acted as attorneys for the plaintiff. Thomas Mustard, '137, and George Hulten, '136, were attorneys for the defense.
Monday afternoon at 2:30 the case of Sam L. Huston vs. Orner Busy will come before the court. F J. Moreau, professor of law; Herbert Hyland, 'T34; and Freeland Penney, 'T34, will serve on the bench. William Norton, 'T36, and Rex Parm, 'T36, will argue the case for the plaintiff. Raymond Carr, 'T36, and Joseph Sutton, 'T36 will represent the
These trials are open to the public. All students are invited to attend, with the understanding that they abide by the regulations of the court.
MILITARY EXEMPTION GIVEN
TO ALL METHODIST STUDENTS
Methodist students at the University of Nebraska will no longer be required to include military service in their university course, says E. A. Burnett, University of Nebraska chancellor, in the Daily Nebraskan.
The joining of Methodist students with previously excused Quaker and Mennonite undergraduates, came about as a result of a strong resolution denouncing war, which was passed by the church council last year. This is another fight that has been waging on the Nebraska campus for some time.
All Organizations Will Be Included in Special Event
H. Merle Smith to Assist in Direction of Home- Coming Week Activities
One item settled is that the general committee will provide the torches, but the signs that each organization is to carry are to originate with the organization. Besides the name of the group, the committee's sentiment appropriate to the occasion.
Every organization on the Hill that has a president and secretary is asked to participate in a torchlight parade that is to be a Wednesday evening feature of the annual Homecoming. Guy Keeler, president of the organization appointed Bill Avery as chairman of the torchlight event, and he is working out details.
Want All Clubs In Parade
"When we say every organization, we mean every one," said Mr. Keeler. Club, and the botanists, as well as the Greek letter organizations are wanted.
"We want a line of torches from the Kaw river bridge to the Memorial Union. Our idea is borrowed from the old-time political parade, and we want this Homecoming totorchlight parade to emphasize enthusiasm of those political events."
Publicity Man to Help
To begin plans on publicity for the Kansas-Missouri Homecoming game, Thanksgiving, H. Merle Smith, former student of the University, who is the head of the public relations division for J. C. Nichols company in Kansas City, is in Lawrence today conferring with Dr. "Phog" Allen.
Mr. Smith, who is said to be one of the most skilled publicity men in the Middlewest, has offered his services to the Homecoming committee to help publicize the Homecoming game, and head a committee to "fill the stadium" for the game. He helped the Tulsa University athletic department to write publication for the Kansas-Tulsa game, Mr. Smith is well known on the campus; Mr. Smith was at the Freshman tradition meeting this fall.
Plans Rapidly Shaping
Other plans of the Homecoming Committee are fast crystallizing and shaping into a well organized program. Gunnar Mykland has been appointed as head of the committee for co-ordination of individual and departmental activities, at time of Homecoming.
Among these will be a meeting of the representatives of the class of 1909, to appoint a chairman and make arrangements for their reunion on their twenty-fifth anniversary which will be held next spring during Commencement week. This committee on Homecoming will give a report that it will be glad to work with any organization wishing to have a meeting during Homecoming.
Marjorie Nelson, b'35, has been appointed by Lila Lawson, president of W.S.G.A. to be in charge of the registration of alumni during Homecoming. This registration will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m., with an alumni game, and will be systematically organized in order that alumni may be found by their friends during their stay here.
Journalists Go to Topeka
Twenty University Students Work on Daily Capital
A group of journalism students under the direction of Professor W. A. Dill, Professor Helen O. Mahn, and Professor L. N. Flint, all of the journalism department, went to Topeka yesterday to work in the Topeka Daily Capital.
Those students who made the trip were: Dean Landis, Merle Heryford, Julia Markham, Virginia Post, Arnold Kretzmann, David Hamlin, Carolyn Harper, Theno Graves, Elliott Penner, William Blowers, Lucy Trees, Parner Lindsay, Margaret May Mellot, Catherine Johnson, Bob Smith, Loreen Miller, Charles Coleman, J. K. Tarkins, Iris Olson, and Marenet Gregoe.
A number of the students acted as reporters, while some of them wrote editorials for the paper.
Y.W.C.A. Cabinet Meets
The Y.W.C.A. cabinet met this afternoon at Henley house, at 4:39. Reports of work were given by the different cabinet members. Frances Ballad, c'34, is chairman of the cabinet.