UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 164
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933
Strong Addresses Law Convocation to Open Gala Day
Professor Lauds 'Uncle Jimmy' as Students Start Annual Celebration
Professor Frank Strong, of the School of Law faculty, addressed the members of the School of Law at their convoction this morning. Professor Strong pointed out that the history of the School of Law for approximately 41 years has involved aroun one figure, James W. Green.
According to Professor Strong, Judge Stevens was instrumental in establishing a department of law at the University later a School of Law, 55 years ago.
Professor Strong said that "Uncle Jimmy" Green was the first teacher and first dean of the school and had seen one more for it than any other man.
The address was given in front of Green hall. After the address, the students and faculty assembled in the Little theater in Green hall where they witnessed two mock plays given by students in the school.
Hold Mock Facility Session.
The first was a mock faculty meeting. The cast was: Dean Davis, portrayed by Evert Everhart; Professor Atkinson, by Jack Turner; Professor Jacob by Chaunds Pruym; Professor Leffler, by Bill Noel; Dr. Strong, by Fred Conner; and Professor Moreau, by "Sunny" Clafin.
Hold Baseball Tourney
The second was a mock "bear" trial The defendant, Marcus Cancreti, was charged with possession of intoxicating liquor, namely 3.2 beer, which he asserted he found in the Dean's office. His attorney was Charles Menghini; the prosecutor, Fayette Roe; the judge, Dick Garbeau; and the sheriff, Myles Stevens. The case was dismissed because of lack of evidence, as the sheriff had destroyed or consumed all but six bottles of the evidence.
This afternoon a baseball tournament was held on the field south of Robinson gymnasium with four teams entered.
The faculty had a team with Professor Francis Jacob as captain which played the senior law team. The captains of the senior team were Jack Turner and Dwight Wallace; second year team, Wallace Sullivan and Chad Morrisini; and first year team, Michael Davison and John Darrah. The winning team will be awarded a trophy to be presented at the banquet tonight.
The twenty-sixth annual banquet of the School of Law will be held tonight with Governor Alfred M. Landon, 197, being the main speaker. Prominent guests who are expected to attend the banquet include Judge Richard J. Hopkins of the United States district court of Kansas, Attorney-General Roland Boynton, and Justices W. W. Harvey, William Easton Hutchinson, John S. Dawson, William A. Smith and Walter Thiele of the Kansas Supreme court. Local alumni who will attend are Judge Hugh Means, County Attorney Richard B. Stevens and General Wilder S. Metcalf.
Class Officers to Speak
Clement Hall, '133, will be spokesman for the senior class, Harold Harding, '134, for the second year law students and Charles Hoover, '1uncel, for the first year class. Professor Thomas E. Atkinson will be toastmaster. The School of Law quartet, composed of Thomas Poppellw, '134, Eugene Nirdlinger, '134, Maurice Wildgren, '133, and John Lehman, '1uncel, will furnish special music. Dudley Brown, '133, will be their accompanist.
Dwight Wallace, F33, is chairman of the banquet committee and Eugene Nirdlinger, F33, is manager of Law day.
Cee Warfare to Be Discussed
Gas Wearman Colonel Gibson of Flattenham will give a lecture on gas warfare at the meeting of the Chemistry club Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in room 305 Chemistry building. The lecture will be illustrated with slides, motion pictures, and charts. It will deal especially with the toxicity and manufacture of gases used in war. The public may attend.
MERCHANTS Bureau Hold Election
Mercants Bureau Howell Marion T. Coolidge, former student of the University, was selected chairman, and J. G. J. Eiffels, vice-chairman, in an election of officers of the Merchants bureau last evening. Harold Allen, "31, of the Seewir printing company, was admitted as a new member.
Delta Sigma Rho to Initiate
Delta Sigma Rho to Intrude
Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debating society, will hold its spring initiation services tomorrow night in Green hall
Emporia Editor Voted 'A White Guy' by Neophyte News-Hawks From K. U
To ten University of Kansas journalism students went the thrill of meeting one of the nation's foremost journalists and the opportunity of working on his newspaper when they journeyed to Emporia last Friday, met William Allen White, and reported and edited for the Gazette.
The neophyte news-hawks were given the run of the town, told where the stories were likely to be, and the rest was up to them. Maleb Jones, c'44, James Patterson, c'34, Paul V. Miner, c'33, Maurice Rice, c'34, and Chiles Coleman, c'34, who took over Mr. White's editorial column were extended every freedom in expressing their opinions. However, the editor of the Gazette said that if for any reason he disagreed with their opinions, he would say so, "and if necessary, spank them and set them down on it."
Loberta Brabant, c'34, and Jane Dale, c'34, worked with the society editor of the Gazette, Margaret Gregg, c'34, attended the farmer's community market, and handled a story on a Play Day. Larry Sperring, c'34, worked with Gene Kemper, sports editor, on a track meet held at the Emporia State Teacher's college. Dean Landis, c'34, and Stanley Harman set up a series of homeouts heats. Landes contributing a story about Captain Lewis A Yancey and his autogyro, and Horstman one on a farm terracing plan.
Murdock Will Be Speaker at Convocation Thursday
New Members to Musical Fraternity Will Be Announced
The tenth annual School of Fine Arts day convoction, Thursday, May 11, 10 a. m., which is one of the Music Week activities, will have Mr. Victor Murray music director, the Wichita Eagle speaker. He will run "A Glance into the Music Scale."
The opening selection will be playe by the University band with J. C. McCanes directing, Dean D. M. Swarthowill will lead the singing accompanied by the band and G. Criss Simpson at the organ.
Special music will be given by Maria and Ela Higler, of New York City, who will play "Passacaglia for violin and cello," (Handel-Halvorsen).
Six students, chosen from the highest twenty-five per cent of the senior class in music, who have been elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, national honorary musical fraternity, will be announced by Chancellor E. H. Lindley.
Prepares Entomology Paper
The convocation will close with the song "I'm a Jayhawk" by the University Men's and Women's Glee clubs, led by J. T. Craig, student director of Men's Glee club, followed by the "Rock Chalk."
P. W. Oman, '30, Wrote Monograph o Sciatricite Groupings of Leaf Hoppers
P. W. Oman, 30, has just finished a monograph on leaf hopperes according to the department of entomology, which is responsible for experiments were 4,000 specimens in the collection.
R. H. Beamer, of the department of entomology, said that the group contained 57 specimens which were new to the University collection and 33 of the insects were entirely new to science. The hoppers were gathered from the United States; most of them came from Professor Beamer's own collection.
A monograph, according to Professor Beamer, is an article which contains the description of all the insects in any of the scientific groupings, such as genera or families, as well as detailed descriptions of all the variations and freak specimens.
The last meeting of the French Club will be held tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. in room 304 Fraser. This meeting should be of special interest, and all members are urged to attend as it is one of the wo big meetings of the year.
FRENCH CLUB WILL MEET
FOR LAST TIME TOMORROW
Arrangements have been made to present a short play for entertainment by the title of "Les Boulinard." Members of the cast are as follows: William Bracke, Jean Wall, Mary Lou Bagby, Tom Ryan, William M. Inge, and Catherine Johnson. Rrefreshments will also be served.
KFKU will this week observe Music Week in its broadcasts, in five different programs. Thursday at 2:45 the program will be presented by Mrs. Alice Moncrieff, assistant professor of voice, and Waldemar Geltch, violinist.
KFKU PLANS TO CELEBRATE MUSIC WEEK IN BROADCAST
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 a two-piano program will be broadcast by Mary Louise Beltz, fa36, and Dale Louis Miles. Professor of Music assistant of Miss Meriab Morah, assistant professor of voice, and Howard C. Taylor, professor of piano.
Robert Smith, c'34, interviewed an old Negro woman, and turned in a yarn about her reminiscences of Civil War days and early pioneer life in Kansas. Harold Stewart, c'unel, worked the story of the annual Kaw area Boy Scout rally, attended by approximately 750 Scouts. Miner sat on the desk, edited copy, and passed out assignments. Mabel Jones, who once worked on the Gazette, took over her old job for the day.
It had been a wonderful trip for everyone. The hospitality had rivaled that of the old South, and the students voted Mr. White, "a white guy," the Gazeze staff, "a peach," and Emporia "a swell town."
Two faculty members, Professor W A. Dill, and Professor Helen O. Mahin accompanied the group.
The students arrived in Emporia Friday evening. Mr. White had given Frank Clough, city editor, a blank check to cover expenses, and the group went out to dinner. After that, they were told that they could have passes to almost anything in town. Work on the paper next day occupied their attention until press time, 1 o'clock, then a luncheon of hamburgers, hot dogs, coffee, cake, pie, and ice cream was served. Students were required to attend in panic, a column rule serving as a knife for the pie. Some members of the group stayed over for the Scout rally, and every one was back in Lawrence late Saturday night.
Chubb Attends Teachers' Parley in Washington
International Law and Allied Subjects Discussed by Eminent Men
H. B. Chubb, associate professor of political science, returned last week from Washington, where he attended the fifth conference of Teachers of International Law and Allied Subjects, sponsored by the Carnegie endowment.
This conference was held in connection with the American Society of International Law, which held its meetings after the conference.
According to Mr. Chubb, such important questions as these were discussed by eminent men in this field: the use of embargos; the use of the boycott as a sanction of intervention; the rights of neutrals; modern tendencies in arbitration; and present machinery for the preservation of peace.
In his address, Secretary of State Hull stressed the need of the coming International Economic conference, and the importance of the world co-op-operate, in order to avoid the Lowell and Hull's addresses were broadcast over the N.B.C. hookup.
Numerous solicitors have been on the campus in the last two days stopping students and visiting faculty members in their offices. As a safeguard to students, the University has hired a special officer, not fitted on the campus. Any solicitor should be either disregarded or reported to the campus traffic officer.
"These conferences of teachers of international law and allied subjects are of great value to professors because they take up the question of presentation of these subjects to college students, and what the different universities have done to solve the problem that arise in this controversial field." Professor Chubb said.
Both of the conferences were closed with a banquet at the Willard hotel, at which time the principal speakers were: Secretary of State, Hull; President Lowell of Harvard; Senator Pitman of Nevada, and chairman of senate committee on foreign relations; and Represe-
ntent of the state house committee on foreign relations.
"It is an interesting time to be in Washington," concluded Mr. Chubb. "Things are happening; many vital issues are being discussed and discussed with interest and vigor."
Solicitors Not Permitted
Jayhawkers Ready for Bindery
Jayhawkers Ready for Bindery
The 1933 Jayhawk has been printed and the cover is by James the writer part of this week. The book will be ready for distribution by or before May 25, according to John Berkebile, editor.
Chairman Readio Names Committees for Commencement
Seventy-eight Faculty Members and Students to Serve on Twelve Groups
The following list of names of those comprising the commencement committees was announced yesterday by Professor Richard B. Harriman of the commencement program.
Groups
General committee: Professor Readio chairman; Professor R. Q. Brewster; Professor A. W. Davidson; Professor Florence Black; Professor A. W. Dill Professor J. J. Wheeler; Fred Ellsworth secretary of the Alumni association Gordon W. Sloan, gr.; Clarence R. Sifers, c'35; Kurt Riesen, c'33, I; Raymond Nichols, secretary to the Chancellor; Wealthy Babeco, fa'unel.
Alumni registration: Wealthy Babcock, chairman; Mrs. Raymond Beamer, Mrs. Ben Brown, Miss Mattie Crumrine, Corlett Cotton, Professor Kathleen Doering, Mrs. L. H. Emmett, Mrs. Walter Filkin, Professor Domenico Gagliardio, Mrs. Charles Louk, Professor Rose Morgan, Mrs. R. D. O'Leary, Edwin Price, Professor M. E. Rice, Amiss Maita Simon, E. D. Tyer, Miss Agnes Thompson, Mrs. J. J. Wheeler, Wayne McCoy, Mrs. J. Wyecher, Mrs. Angela McCoy, Mrs. Wye Carter, Mrs. A. T. Walker, Mrs. Robert Warner, Professor Lalia Walling, Professor Helen Rhoda Hoopes, Thelma Hunter, c33, and Dolph Simons.
Davidson Leads Dinner Committee
Senior-Alumni dinner committee;
Professor Davidson, chairman; Mrs.
Ethel Evans, Professor Beulah Morrison,
Professor D. H. Spencer; Professor
Gerald Stratton, Professor Selma Gottlieb
Decorations committee; Professor Florence Black, chairman; Professor William Pilcher, Professor George Beal. Music committee; Dean D. M. Swarthout, chairman; Professor J. C. McCanles, Professor Pilcher.
Marshals: Professor J. J. Wheeler,
chairman; Professor Brewster, H. G.
ingham, direction of the extension
division; Professor Guy W. Smith,
Professor Robert Taft, Professor F. L.
Brown, Professor E. L. Treege, Guy V.
Keeler, secretary of the bureau of
extension classes; Professor J. H. Nelson,
Professor E. D. Hay, Professor E. H.
Taylor, Professor J. O. Jones, Professor
C. B. Althaus, Professor E. R. Elbel,
and Professor H. F. Holtzclaw.
Seven in Exhibits Group
Exhibits committee:- Professor W. 11.
Schoewe, chairman, Professor Raymond
Eastwood, C. D. Bunker, assistant curator of the museum of mammals; Professor Rosemary Ketcham, Professor Mary A. Grant, Professor E. A. White, and Professor Hav.
Printing committee: Professor Dill chairman; Professor J. H. Nelson, and Professor F. N. Raymond.
Distribution of tickets to alumni Professor M. W. Sterling, W. K. Cornell
Reception committee: Professor H. B Chubb, Mrs. H. B Chubb, Gordon S Chubnacher, c'33; Lois Lawson, c'34. Caps and gowns committee: Phil McKnight, chairman; John Sinning, b'33; John Darrah, funel.
Broadcasting: Professor Robert Warner, chairman; assistants will be chosen
Doolittle to Present Diplomas
Dudley Doolittle, c'03, of Strong City,
Kan, will present the diplomas to the
graduates at the commencement exercises
this year. Each year a member of the Board of Regents is appointed by the chairman and a member of the Mita committee was appointed to the Board of Regents by ex-Governor Woedring shortly before the new administration went into effect.
Doolittle to Present Diplomas
Svenen professors in the chemistry department have organized a communistic plan of gardening on an acre of ground just west of the University campus. Each professor contributed his share toward buying tools and seed and was given his selections to collect and sell. They believe truck farming is a more productive pastime than following a ball around a golf course.
SEVEN PROFESSORS CHOOSE TRUCK FARMING AS PASTIME
The professors engaging in the project the Henry Werner, George W Stratton, R. Q. Brewster, H. C. Allen E. D. Kinney, Robert Taft, and E. A White.
Y.W.C.A. to Entertain at Tea
The Y.W.C.A. will entertain the Lawrence Memorial and Oread High School
Teacher in a Ballroom. The tea is to be from 3 to 6 at Henley house
Young Democrats to Meet
Convention in Kansas City in June Will Feature National Partymen
The Young Democrats clubs will hold their first national convention in Kansas City, June 15, 16, and 17, according to a report by Don Eldin, c'33, chairman of the K. U. Democrats club. "Several of the greatest figures in the national Democratic party," said Elkin, "among whom are James A. Farley, Governor Paul McNutt of Indiana, Governor Park of Missouri, Cordell Hull and Raymond Moley, will speak at this convention.
"The national committee of the Democratic party, by formal action, has commissioned the young Democrats Clubs of America to perform the all-important task of mobilizing democracy's younger element."
According to Elkin this organization started less than a year ago, but since that time 1,500,000 members—men and women have become actively affiliated. At this convention, plans for extension will be presented.
The headquarters for all University students will be at the Hotel Phillips.
Regents Vote Salary Cut for State School Heads Slash of 15 to 25 Per Cent Effective for Next
Year
The state board of regents announces Saturday night that salaries at the state schools would be cut, the reductions ranging from 15 to 25 per cent. The larger percentages apply to the heads of the schools, while the smaller reductions apply to professors receiving a small salary, Chancellor Lindley, and President Farrell, of Kansas State College, will suffer a 30 per cent cut, it was announced by Charles M. Harger chairman of the committee.
Matriculation and incidental fees were reduced 25 per cent in accordance with a law recently passed by the legislature.
Heads of the teachers colleges at Hayes, Emporia, and Pittsburg, will be reduced in salary from $7,000 to $5,000 a year for the biennium.
Commencement fees at all of the state schools were reduced from $10.00 to $7.50 for the current year.
Are Intelligent'
Psychology Head Flouts Biologists Instinct Theories
Speaking on "Instinct and Intelligence" at a meeting of the Entomology club yesterday afternoon, Professor R. H.Wheeler of the psychology department presented a somewhat different view from that accepted by biologists. The generally accepted notion has been that there is no positive proof of consciousness or intelligence in insects, but rather a high degree of nervous coordination in the tropisms (tendencies to react external stimuli), he said.
The co-ordination between impression and responses when fixed and inherited is what has been accepted as instinct, and in fact, is still the belief of many scientists, he continued. It has been insisted that insects have specialized in instinct, that is, that they do by instinct what we do by reason, but the insects with a degree, sometimes rather high, of intelligence, he said.
Dr. Wheeler suggests that science has taken an inductive rather than a reductive method of explaining things, and as soon as proper methods are many of the mysteries which now confront scientists will be solved.
Simpson to Give Organ Recitals
Simpson to Give Organ Recitals G. Criss Simpson, instructor in organ and piano, went to Atchison today where he will play an organ recital this evening at the First Baptist church. He will play at the Methodist church where he will play an organ recital at the Methodist church under the auspices of the Falls City music club.
Tau Beta Pi to Elect Officers
Tau Beta Pi to Elect Officers
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering society, will elect officers at a meeting tonight at 7:30 in Marvin hall.
3,000-Foot Fall— Broken Rib Only Injury to Airplane Pilot
Eldorado, Kan, May 9—(UF)-Frank Powell, Eldoradio, eldera cut. 3,000 feet in an airplane and has only a broken hand a slight cut on a leg to show 'or it.'
Powell's plane went into a flat spin at an altitude of more than half a mile and fell to the ground. The pilot's survival was explained by the fact that a plane in a flat spin falls slowly. Flat spins are extremely rare, as air conditions must be nearly perfect for a plane to go into and remain in one.
Music Week Plans Include Orchestra and Band Recitals
Work of Professor Skilton Will Be Commemorated in Program Tomorrow
The program is as follows:
A concert, given as a celebration commemorating the 30 years of service at the University of Kansas by Charles Sanford Skilton, head of organ and theory department, will be given by the School of Fine Arts tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the University Auditorium.
"Symphony No. 5 in C Minor" (Beethoven), combined K. U. Symphony and the K. U. Little Symphony, Karl Kuersteer, conductor; "American Indian Fantasy" (Skilton), Philipp Abbs, cellist, K. U. Symphony orchestra, and D. M. Swarthout, director; Premium performance in America of "Ticcone-land," University Ms. Gill club, William Pilcher, tenor, W. B. Downing, harpite, and the University Symphony orchestra, D. M. Swarthout, director.
CONCERT IN OPEN TONIGHT
Band Will Play Program in Front of Administration Building
The first open-air band concert this season will be held in front of the Administration building this evening at 7 o'clock. The program is as follows:
March: Ride 'em Cowboy (McCanles)
Overture "Vienna Festival" (Suppe)
Song: Dream Girl (McCanles), Reverie, Golden Sunset (Finder), Overture: Gladiolus (Eisenberg), Mexican Selection: Morita, Selection: Three Twins (Hoschron), Overture (Skaggs), March: Stars and Stripes (Sousa).
Crimson and the Blue. The band is under the direction of J. C. McCanles.
Repairing of Dyche Begun Preliminary Work to Be Carried On in Bad Weather Only
Preliminary work in connection with the repair of Dyche museum was started yesterday morning. Workmen from the building and grounds departed to the site of the floor of the building and shafts were started down at these three points.
These shafts are being put down to determine the depth it will be necessary to set the foundation for the inside of the building. It is understood that the favored plan in connection with the work is for the floors to be supported on a foundation separate from the walls of the building. In this way the present walls of the structure will not be disturbed.
Workmen said that they expected to dig each of these shafts to a depth of 20 feet or more. Work on the building during the preliminary stages will be carried on only in rainy weather, when the crew cannot work outside.
Former Student Gets Position
Joe Berkholder, former University student and son-in-law of R. K. Moody of Lawrence, has accepted the position of building the water main from Hoover Dam to Los Angeles. The job will cost over $200-000,000. More than 24 miles of tunnelling will be built for the water main. While living in Lawrence, Berkholder built the Moody apartments.
The men's Pan-Hellenic council elected George Brown, c3, Phi Gamma Delta, as president of the organization at a meeting held Sunday morning in the Memorial Union. Other officers elected were: Bob Fegan, c1, uncle Pkappa Pai, vice president; Ned Embry, Sigma Chi, c3, secretary; and Eugene Hibbs, Delta Tau Delta, c35, treasurer.
R.O.T.C. Battalion to Parade
The Engineering Battalion of the R.O. T. C. will parade tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 p.m. under the command of Major C. E. Hurbig, e^35. The parade will include parade and retreat formations, the giving of honors and salors, flag lowering and gun firing, public is cordially invited to attend.
Professors to Give Recital
Mrs. Alice Moncrieff and Roy Underwood, both of the School of Fine Arts faculty, went to Topeka this afternoon where they will give a Music Week recital of voice and piano numbers. This recital is under the auspices of the Topeka Teachers Music Association.