UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 165
Annual Assembly of Fine Arts Day Will Hear Editor
LAWRENCE. KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1933
Victor Murdock Will Speak Selections for Pi Kappa Lambda to Be Announced
The annual Fine Arts Day convo-
cation at the University will bring the
well-known Kansas editor, Victor Mur-
dock, as speaker. Mr. Murdock,
for several years was a member of
Congress, is an orator of national renown and also a recognized lover of the fine arts.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley will preside, introduce the speaker, and announce the members elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, national honorary musical organization. Both University glue clubs will be on the stage to lead in the singing of "America" and of "I'm a Jayhawk," which at the close of the program will be led by J. T. Craig, student director of the Men's Glee club.
A special musical offering will be a performance of Handel's "Passacaglia" for violin and cello, played by Maria and Elsa Hilger of New York City.
The University band, under J. C. McCanles, will be seated on the main floor of the auditorium near the stage and will play the opening selection while the students are filing into the Auditorium.
Music Programs on the Air
Participants in Annual Celebration Will Be Heard Over FKKU
Since this week is Music Week several of the KFKU programs will be programs arranged by those who are participating in this Music Week. These programs began with a program Monday, arranged by Miss Meribia Moore and Professor H. C. Taylor. This evening at 10 o'clock a musical program arranged by Miss Allie Merle Conger, assistant professor of piano, will be broadcasted on NBC 24HTC. Mrs. Manfredo Murrell, associate profes- tors of voice, and Waldenar Geltch, professor of violin, will broadcast a program.
SLIDERS DEFEAT SWATTERS
IN PLAYGROUND BALL GAME
Other programs to be broadcast over KFKU will be today at 9:45 pm. Dr. R. H. Wheeler will speak on "Some Points on Discipline." Thursday at 2:30 Professor J. E. Hankins will talk on the "Rhythmic Sense." And at 9:45 pm, there will be a broadcast from the swimming pool in Robinson gymnasium, presenting Herbert Allphn, coach of swimming, and Professor E. R. Elbelt
In a playground ball game played yesterday between two teams composed of faculty members and a few students, the Sliders won from the Swatters with a score of 3 to 2.
Bert Nash, earned Vanek, and Hunter each made a run for the winning team. Other players on their team were Lee Page, Ted O'Leary, Ellin Carter, H. Patterson, E. C. Buehler, J. D. Stranathan, and G. V. Keeler
The players on the Swatters team were Mike Clawson, Ed Hatton, Ellen Bower, and Larry Rudnick. Marcus G. R. Hamilton, Frosty Cox, Marshall Mayberry, A. Anneberg, and Oboe.
The teams play each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
SENATOR BORAII CONTRIBUTES
TO SEND DEBATER ABROAIL
Among the recent contributions to the fund to send Fred Anderson, University of Kansas debater, to England is Senator William Borah, a former KU. debater, and now a member of the United States Senate from Idaho.
In his letter to E. C. Buehler, head of the speech department, Senator Boah said, "I am very glad that you are here." Boah subscribes from the University of Kansas to England"
To date $278.25 of the $350 goal has been received. Of the present amount the alumni have contributed $162 and the faculty and townpeople $116.25.
Pi Mu Epsilon Honors Seven
Seven new members were elected to Pi Mu Epsilon, honorary mathematics fraternity, at a meeting Thursday. Those selected were Carol Hunter; c34; Walter Simmons; c34; Elizabeth Perry; c33; Rose Schoupbach; c33; Marion Lake; c34; Nora Evans, gr.; and Paul Stickler, gr.
Dates to Be Set for Orals
Dates to Be Set for
All graduate students in the School of Education who are expecting to take oral examinations this spring have been asked to see Dr. Twente or Dr. Nach immediately.
PRESENTATION OF TICONDEROGA WILL HONOR SKILTON TONIGHT
When Professor C. S. Skilton of the faculty of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas first read the "Legend of Ticonderoga" in Parkman's book, he thought of writing it into an opera for students at the University to sing.
Later, after reading the poem, "Ti-conderoga," by Robert Louis Stevenson, he decided to write a cantata for male voices, using that poem. And this cantata, as composed by Professor Skilton about two years ago, will be presented for the first time tonight by the Men's
One of Eleven Candidates Will Be Honorary Colonel
R.O.T.C. Will Hold Election Some Time Next Week
Candidates for Honorary Colonel of the R.O.T.C. is Laurel Allen, c34; Patricia Arnold, c35; Jane Dale, c1cnl; Lila Lawson, c34; Rowena Longshore, c34; Laura Lukenes, c3sp; Katherine Marion, c34; Edyte Mulevhyh, c3sp; Nellie Stareck, ef34; Marie Wachter, n3ll; and Dorothea Watson, c1cnl. Election will be held some time next week.
At 4:30 this afternoon a parade is being held by the R.O.T.C. during which time two companies will compete for the Chancellor's cup. The winner determined by this parade will be the one who leaves when the other honors are announced.
The parade will include marching and retreat formations, flag-lowering, and gun-firing.
Last year the "D" company of engineers commanded by Raleigh H. Macklin, e 23, was the winner.
Owl Society Takes New Mep
Twenty-five Sophomore Are Chosen for Outstanding Work and Activities
Robert Hartley, b34, president of the Owl society, announced today the list of men elected to the organization for next year. The Owl society is a junior men's honorary organization to which members are elected for outstanding activities and scholarship at the University.
The 25 sophomores chosen are: Manuel Edquist, Dick Wells, Nathan Hurd, R Dale Vlet, John Rizley, Lloyd Metzler, Gunnary Muller, Lloyd Lane James Smith, Reed Voran, Clark Adams James, Reed Voran, Clark Adams, Gordon Gray, George Fry, Otis Brubaker, Hugh Randall, Charles Rogers, Bob Slater, Arthur Voss, Bill Hazen, Kenneth Kell, Raymond Meyn, James Tilford
Initiation services and a banquet for the society will be held soon.
MARGARET DRENNON CHOSEN
Miss Margaret Drennon, of Lawrence, a graduate in voice from the School of Fine Arts under Alice Moncrieff, now studying in Denver, Colo., was honored last week by being chosen for the title role of the opera "Mignon," given there for the benefit of Catholic charities Miss Drennon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Drennon, formerly of Lawrence.
Student Orators on KFKU
Two in a series of speeches given by freshman and sophomore orators were broadcast yesterday over KFKU. Lyman Field and Phil Bramwell are the two orators who have already given their speeches. Robert Edgar, whose subject will be "A Student's View of Religion," and Narbert Anschutz, whose subject will be "Riehelle," will broadcast next Tuesday over station KFKU.
Student Orators on KFKU
According to an announcement by Miss Hoover, director of the womens intramurals, the third and fourth rounds of the tennis matches must be played off by Monday. The four rounds would be completed by Monday, and the fourth rounds of handball by Wednesday.
Matches Into Late Rounds
Vote to Contribute
Members of Goucher, Maryland, College, faculty have voted to contribute 10 per cent of their salaries to create a reserve fund which will assist in balancing the institution's budget for 1983-34.
Gist Writes Text Book
Noel P. Gist, professor of sociology, has completed a text book on urban sociology which will be off the press in a short time. Thomas Y. Crowell company is the publisher.
Glee club, soloists, and the University orchestra, directed by Dean Swarthout and Professor Kuersteiner, as one of the musics of Music Week at the University.
This presentation is also in recognition of the completion of Professor Skilton's 30 years of service to the University.
The story of the cantata is a true ghost story. In 1746, before any knowledge of such a place, the ghost of a dead man told his brother that he would meet him in battle at Ticonderoga.
The first part of the contata contains ghost music and the battle scene. There was a weird stroke at midnight, played on an organ bell. The next part is one of Scotch military music, played in bagpipe style, with much curious harmony from the Scotch five-tone scale.
Professor Skilton is well known for his compositions using the music of the American Indians and has received comment in newspapers in the United States as well as foreign countries. He
The third part of the cantata is an Indian scene, in which an Indian drum, borrowed from a student at Haskell Institute, is used.
W.S.G.A. Voices Approval of Grade System Change
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Resolution for Adoption Placed Before University Senate
An approval of a change in the University grading system was expressed by the Women's Self Governing association at a meeting last night when a resolution offered by the National Students Federation of America was accepted, to be presented to the University Senate.
According to the resolution, the unsatisfactory grading system has set up a false standard of education encouraging student dishonesty in securing grades. It recommended the abolition of the present grading system of A, B, C, D, and F to be replaced by three marks known as Honor (for the exceptional student only), Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory. The resolution expressed the necessity of establishing among students both an attitude of academic honor which would place stress on education through individual initiative, eliminating cheating in examinations and the use of other means to secure a degree or grade.
Lila Lawa, c33, president of W.S. G. A., said, "Under this system, students would be working not for grades but on those things in which they are really interested. After all, we are here to furnish your knowledge and not for the grades."
An amended bill from the Men's Student Council on the issuing of K. U. car licensees was discussed and accepted. The committee will be invited for three reasons:
1. Physical disability as evidenced by certificate from the Student Health Service.
2. Employment of which the distance from the campus necessitates transport-
Chancellor Lindley attended a session of the three trustees of the William Rockhill Nelson Trust and the University president yesterday in Kansas City.
3. Residence a sufficient distance from the campus to necessitate transportation and to be determined by a substitute at the beginning of each year.
J. C. Nichols, Arthur M. Hyde, and Mr. Jones represented the trust. Dr. Walter Williams of the University of Missouri, Dr. W. B. Bizzell of the University of Alabama, and Chamnelly Lindley compete the board of university presidents.
Margaret MEnow, fa'3S, was appo-
nished to be in charge of the Fresh-
water Reef.
UNIVERSITY HEAD ATTENDS NELSON TRUST CONFERENC
Lindley Speaks at Luncheon
Advocate Fight on Illiteracy
St. Louis, Mo., May 10 — (UF) — a fight on illiteracy in Missouri is advocated by Mrs. Richard Taaffe of Carthage, vice president of the Missouri State Federation of Women's clubs. The last census showed 67,905 illiterates in the state, Mrs. Taaffe told the federation at its meeting here.
Governor Landon Is Main Speaker at Laws' Banquet
Lindley Speaks at Lennon College Chancellor Lindley spoke to a lunch-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at St. Joseph, Mo., today. He addressed the junior college there this afternoon.
Prominent Alumnus Declares Graduates Today Face Great Problems of World
Governor Alfred M Landon, 108,
who was chairman of the School of
Law banquet 25 years ago, was the
principal speaker at the 26th annual
banquet, held last night in the Crystal
room of the Hotel Eldridge.
The Governor, after dwelling on some reminiscences of his law school associations, made a number of observations on the present period of change.
"Our problems are no longer those of production but those of distribution," the Governor said, "because we live in a rural rather than an agricultural age."
"Neverthless," he added, "greats today face a crisis as great at that war; but good books, good music and ennobling character are as important as they ever were. The problem of leisure time is significant. The eight-hour day in the steel industry was adopted only in 1921. The same people who then thought it impractical, now condemn the six-hour day."
Atkinson Is Toastmaster
Professor Thomas E. Atkinson was toastmaster at the dinner. A quartet sang and was introduced by Professor Atkinson as: Thomas Poplewley, '134 first base; Eugene Nindlinger, '133 second base; Maurice Wilden, '133 third base; and John Lehman, '1uncl; shortest. Dudley Brown, '133 was the accompanist. Each of the prominent guests received a special greeting from the quartet. The greeting which Attorney-General Roland Boynton received was "It's up to you, to bring in three-point-two."
Professor Francis Jacob awarded prizes to the freshman team that won the baseball tournament. The team was captured by Joe Balch and John Darrah. The prizes were baseballs with rubber strings, appropriate to wear on watch chains. Dwight "Doc" Wallace presented Professor Jacob, captain of the faculty team, with the ball and a bat in a baseball hat. Wallace handed the hat to Dean Davis as baite to hand over to Professor Jacob at 8:30 a.m. provided that Professor Jacob was out of bed at that hour. The faculty team lost both games it played yesterday afternoon by considerable margins.
Class Representatives Speak
Class Representation. Speak
The speaker for the first year class was Charles Hoover, pretended to be a reporter, speech he had made fifty years ago about one of his trips to Hall. Harold Harding, 134, speaking for the second year class, in a spirit of fun presented charges of the grand jury of the students against the faculty for their shortcomings. In a more serious vein, he expressed the desire of the second year students for continued cooperation between faculty and student body. Clement Hall represented the third year class and at the conclusion expressed appreciation of his experience in the Law School and the regret the seniors have in severing the close associations of three years.
The distinguished guests present included: Justices Dawson, Smith, and Thiele, of the Supreme Court of Kansas; Attorney General Boynton, Chancellor Lindley, and United States District Judge Richard J. Hopkins. Each of these guests was introduced at the close of the banquet. Many prominent Kansas attorneys from among the alumni were present.
Many of the professors and students today remarked that although the idiosyncrasies of the law professors were "debunked", on the whole there was an underlying note of seriousness and a spirit of harmony and good nature between the faculty and the student body.
Walkers Return From Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker returne Tuesday from Americus, where they attended the funeral of Mr. Walker's mother, Mrs. W. H. Walker, Mr. Walker is a senior in the engineering school and Mrs. Walker is secretary to Henry Werner.
Walkers Return From Funeral
On account of the all-University convocation on Thursday,
May 11, at 10 a.m., the following class schedule will be observed:
First period 8:30 to 9:05
Second period 9:15 to 9:50
Convocation 10:00 to 10:50
Third period 11:00 to 11:35
fourth period 11:45 to 12:20
B. H. LINDSEY.
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Clyde Clark's House Is of Straw, But It Defies Wind, Cold, and Rain
Smith Center, Kan., May 10—(UP)—Clyde Clark, a bachelor, lives in a house of straw, and finds it very comfortable and safe; an old fable about such things to the contrary notwithstanding.
The house is built of baled straw and has a rubberboard-covered board roof. It has withstood every assault winter could think up and is comfortable in all kinds of weather. Clark said he built it "to beat the lumber trust." It could be replaced in 24 hours if something should happen to it.
Carruth Poetry Prize Won by Clarice Short
Thomas Moore, Carol Widen
Receive Other Awards
in Contest
First prize as announced today by the Carruth poetry committee of award, went to Clarice Evelyn Short of Taos, N. M., for her poem, "The Watching."
Professor W. S. Johnson of the English department was chairman of the committee of awards for 1933. The other judges were Robert Hillier of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., and Agnes Thompson, '94, of Lawrence.
The rules of the contest specify that the head of the English department be the chairman of the committee of awards and that of the remaining two judges one is to be selected from the alumni and the other must be a man of letters not connected with the University.
Second prize went to Thomas E. Moore, gr, of Wichita, his entry being "The Death of the Traitor."
Third prize was awarded to Carol Widen, c'uncl, of Bonner Springs whose selection was "Need."
Honorable mention goes to "The Once-Worshipped by" katrina Baldwin, gr of, Kansas City; "End and Beginning" by William Brazil Brown, c'unel, of Kansas City. Mo.; "The Last Day at Home" by Ray Miller, c'34, of Latham; "Antidote" by John Selover, gr, Kansas City, Mo., and "Winter Winds: Dakota" by Edgar Wolfe, gr, of Lawrence.
Miss Short received honorable mention in the Carruth contests for 1929 and 1930, second prize in 1931 and third prize in 1932.
Mr. Miller won third prize in 1931 and second prize in 1932.
The Carruth poetry prize was established in 1928.
Faculty Presents Program
School of Fine Arts Honors Anniversary of Johannes Brahms
The faculty of the School of Fine Arts presented a program yesterday afternoon commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of John Adams. Appearing on the program were:
Roy Underwood, piano. Conrad MeGrew, violin, music. Alice Moncrieff, voice. Waldenar Geltch, violin. Howard Taylor, piano. Miss Mirabah Moore, voice. Gordon Kinney, cello, and Ruth Orcutt, piano.
Many of the best-known of Brahm's works were included in the program including G Major Brahm Sonota, Vonata Botschau, Fleeldinskaelt, and Botacht.
J. WANAMAKER WILL HEAD KAYHAWK CLUB NEXT YEAR
Officers for the Kayhawk club elected at a meeting last night in the Memorial Union, according to Garel Grinder, c33; retiring secretary, are as follows: President, J. Wanamaker, c35; vice-president, Carl Peters, c34; treasurer, Keith Johnson, c34; secretary, Joe Yazel, c35; historian, Joe Letts, c35; sergeant at arm's, Joe Letts, c35; committee chairman, Paul Wilbert, c6; political committee chairman, Waldo Shaw, c35; athletic committee chairman, Robert Braden, c15; membership committee chairman, Wilfred McClain, c34.
Inter-Racial Group to Have Picnic
Inter-Racial Group to Have Picnic
The Inter-Racial group will hold a picnic Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at Potterts Lake. Those in the supper and program will Vivian Davis, Tompkins, c '35; Anna Marie Tompkins, c '35, and Violet Moten, c '35, Wanda Edmons, fa 34, and Mildred Mitchel, c '35, are chairmen for the Inter-Racial group. The picnic will meet and leave Henley house by 5 o'clock.
- A good supply of K-books for this
* year is still available. Those wishing
* to obtain them may do so at the Y.M.
C.A. headquarters, room 10 of the Mo-
morial Union.
K-Books Still Available
Councils Suggest Plans to Lessen Dishonest Exams
Governing Bodies Ask Senate to Remove Tempation From Path of Students
The resolution will be referred to the University Senate and if approved there before June 1, will be in effect for the coming final examinations.
Believing that the present method of giving final examinations is undesirable and that it encourages diacrony, the Men's Student Council and the Women's Self Governing Association, at a joint meeting last night in the Memorial Union, passed a resolution that would have been introduced into the system, which will tend to give every student an equal chance in final examinations.
Present System Is Tempting
"One of the main reasons for such a recommendation to the Senate is to promote a uniformity of taking examinations in all department in the University," said one speaker in the discussion in the joint meeting.
The student governing organizations do not think that students are inherently dishonest, but that the present system includes temptations for cheating that would be avoided with a change in the method of giving final marks.
"This recommendation is probably a temporary one, to exist until a more definite program is worked out in the educational system," Harold Denton, c33, president of the Mice Student Association, said in an interview this morning.
Since last November a student-faculty committee has been investigating the whole problem of student academic life, looking for fundamental defects that will make students before students will naturally exercise their own faculty in academic work.
To Investigate Further
Before any final recommendation will be made to the senate regarding a change in the educational system, complete investigations will be made on topics that sub-committees have been working on since last December. TP investigations include the faculty as an student opinions and observations.
Topics under investigation are: the grading system of the University, University curriculum, extra curricular activities, the advisory system, and secondary educational methods and their relation to the University.
The purpose of the entire project is to bring about improvements in the educational system of the University so that education will become a living thing to every student, with honor systems, cheating, and codes used. The resolution passed last night by the university governing organizations is as follows:
Be it resolved by the Associated Men of the University of Kansas and the Women's Self-Governing Association:
1. That we recognize an undestable condition among students, and lend them guard to academic honor.
2. That we feel, after a five-month's investigation in which we have secured both student and faculty opinion, that certain fundamentals are necessary before student co-operation can be expected or asked to eliminate cheating and other forms of classroom dishonesty.
3. That we feel that the following action should be given immediate consideration by all members or the faculty of the University in order to remove as far as possible the temptation in the coming final examination.
Resolution
A. That careful consideration be given by each professor relative to the length of assignments made at the end of the semester.
Ask Varied Questions
B. That the practice of assigning the two topics for term papers year after year should be discontinued; and that the practice of using the same questions for examinations year after year should be strongly discouraged.
C. That the personal attitude of every professor towards his class is that he values it in possible way honesty during examinations, and should not be such as to challenge the students to use their important skills or otherwise "beat the prof."
That under the present system that in justice to those students who that have been treated by quite supervision should be given by the professor in charge of the examin-
a. That the professor should remain in the room at all times during the examination. That he should not act as precautionary, he will be blind to the object of the class.
b. That in small classes, sufficient space should be allowed each student so as to remove any temptation for "borrowing" information.
c. That in large classes, as much space as possible should be allowed
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