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Continued warm with possible showers this week-end.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas plays basketball tomorrow night with the Aggies at Manhattan.
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOL. XXVIII
Measures Asking for Organization Taxation Common
Bills to Take Fraternite
From Exempt Property
Introduced Often
VOTES SELDOM TAKEN
The bill introduced in the house of representatives of the Kansas legislature yesterday by Representative Hieks of Mitchell county, to put college fraternity houses on the tax roll is not an entirely new movement. Such a bill would be inserted in the power room at almost every regular session of that body since 1921.
Would Establish Status
Taking into consideration the faa that fraternity buildings have not be placed on the tax roll since 1915, an also that court action is being taken to allow the sticker to be struck from the county roll, it he been said lately that such an actic would be taken by legislature to definitely establish the tax status of or
Questioned on Constitutionality
If Hicks's bill is passed by the town house and again voted in favor of the senate, the Kansas state which had been the primary one-half are in extent and the buildings thereon situated, and used exclusively by a college or university society as a literary hall or as a dormitory for students, profit and all halls, furniture, apparatus and instruments belonging to such society, will be exempt from taxation' would be striken from the Kansas state measure would be invested in its place.
questioned on Constitution(a)
Hicks bill can be amended to constitutionally, and the rights of legislature to arbitrarily declare certain property taxation when it becomes necessary to coerce to the section in the state constitution which deals with property tax exemption, such a bill as is now before the legislature by the supreme court.
Kell and Gibson Defeat St. Louis Team on Prohibition Question
University Debaters Win
In no wu, if the bill was passed, could the organized houses be forced to do so by the court. It is only brought out in an effort to protect a law that action to the courts in the future.
A University debate team composer of Hilden R. Gibson of McPherson and Raymond Kell of Toppea is reported to have won a prize in the nighttime race. The Kansas debaters upset the negative of a proposition calling for repeal of the eighteenth amendment and leaving the question of prohibition to the several
Last night the same debate met Washington University of St. Louis in a no-decision arena and the outcome of a resolution that the Hoover administration is deserving of a vote of censure. Tonight they meet at the University of Missouri at Columbia.
TWO-HOUR COURSE WILL BE ADDED IN GREEK DEPARTMENT
For the first time the Latin and Greek department are offering a two-hour course in "Greek Heritage" this coming semester.
It will be a general elective course for freshmen and sophomores, and I do not have an office of English or Greek. Winnie D. Lowrance insists that you take a new course.
The course will consist of a survey in Greek civilization with special focus on Greece to modern civilization. The course will meet on 10:20 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Jeffrey 'Talks on 'Russia'
Newman Jeffrey, 33, spoke before the editorial I class this morning concerning the conditions in Russia as he experienced them on his trip there last summer.
Postnone Chem. Club Meeting
Postpone Chem. Club Meeting
at the Chemistry club meeting noted for
your use, was postponed on account of the meeting of the faculty,
and will not be held until next
Train Kills Mail Carrier
Wellsville--Thomas Brown, mail carrier at Egerton, was killed recently by a train as he crossed the track to pick up a sack of mail.
K. U. AND AGGIES TO DEBATE OVER WDAF ON PROHIBITION
Two members of the University debate team, Joseph H. McDowell and Fred Anderson, will debate over WADP, the Kansas State Star, with debaters of the Kansas State Agricultural College at 2 p.m. m Sunday, on the question, "Resolved that the oak tree in the campus is under the control of the liquor traffic be returned to the several states." The K. U. debaters will uphold the prohibition against the affirmative side of the question.
The two members of the Aggie team are Robert Wilson of Manhattan and Ernest H. Reed of Norton, Kan.
Union Leaders to Install Facilities for Recreation
Basement Room Will Be Fitted with Game Equipment
at Once
A game room will be fitted in the west end of the basement of the Union building for the use of its members, access to the offices, operation of the Union, operating committees.
A billiard table and a pocket billiard table will be purchased today and will be set up in the game room as soon as
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 16. 1931
possible. The ping pong table on the first floor of the Union building will be in charge of equipment will be in charge of student attendants during certain hours of the day. A nominal charge will be set for the student help and the uncleen.
Across the hall from the game room will be a card room for women. Later when the committee has sufficient funds a soda fountain will be installed. It will be permissible for the women to this room for parties and tournament.
Due to a request of the W. S. G. A.
and the Men's Student Council, a room
to be used as an office was given to the
men, so this office will be opened next
seminar.
It is the hope of the operating committee that these changes will meet the needs of the community and that more use be made of the Union building, according to Guy W. Summitt.
Guerrant Talks at Why Club
'University Students Do Not Fear Truth but Need It'
"The university student is not afraid of the truth but needs it put before him in a clearer manner," stated the professor, who was behind his in address before the Why club in the Union building last evening. The subject of the address was "What Is It?"
No.89
Reverend Guerrant declared that the church is not self-sufficient in facing many of its problems, what it needs is more dynamic leaders. The failure of Christianity is due to its failure to develop and grow with the needs of the
He also stated that the church stands or falls on its power to develop a man's faith. He said Christianity fit its lives instead of making their lives fit Christianity because it is more about who they are than too many join the church for business or social reasons rather than for faith.
This was the last meeting of the club this semester; another program will be presented for the spring term.
Kappa Beta to Meet Here
Local Sorority Chapter to Be Hostes of National Conclave
The national conclave of Kappa Baetta Christian church sorority, will be held in April. The local chapter will be established as an organization 10 has been set as a tentative date. The national officers of the organization and representatives of each chapter will convene on Tuesday.
Plans were discussed at the meeting last night by Miss Helen Shaw, an alumna of the chapter here, and a former national officer.
Hatcher to speak here Monday. Earl Hatcher, attorney for the State Public Service commission, will speak to Prof. David Teivoldt's trumporporate Monday afternoon, on "The Legal Aspects of the Public Service Commission."
Independence-Phillip Coates, 73, a Montgomery county resident for 6 years, died here recently. He came to Kansas in 1867.
The program at the meeting last night was in charge of Laverne Haskill. Hein Tomlinson and Mabel Jensen also took part
Early Settler Dies
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Faculty Discusses Recently Compiled Grades in Meeting
Report Shows Fine Art Awards More A Grades Than Other Schools
Discussion of a recently completed study of class grades as assigned by University of Kansas faculty members and compiled by Registrar George O. Koch will be presented at time an assembly of the University enacting force yesterday afternoon.
LINDLEY IN CHARGE
Chancellor Lindley presided, and after disposal of the report grades' report, dissolved the institution, especially as those trends applied to formal organization of curricula, and the formal examinations. "Achievement was being worked out, and the Chancellor suggested that ultimately universities should prevail in all branches of instruction.
The study of grades was based upon class reports of all members of the faculty for the year 1929-30, and in particular those publications were made of the percentage of A's, B's, C's, D's, F's, and F's by instructor, and these were combined to give percentages for departmentals, and for the University as whole.
Percentage of A's Is 16.7
Of the 35,000 student grades examined for the whole University, the following percentages were obtained: B%, 29.9 per cent; C%, 12.8 per cent; D%, 15.4 per cent; E%, 1.5 per cent.
The report showed that School of Fine Arts awarded A grades for 28. per cent of its grades; while the School of Medicine (at Lawrence) awarded A grades for 17.3 per cent of schools aired between 17.3 per cent and 1 per cent. At the other end of the scale, but 1 per cent of the grades in the School of Education were F, while the School of Medicine was 12.4 per cent were for the falling grade.
One Professor Gives All AS
One Professor Gives All AS
the bureat of school service and research, pointed out that statistical reports must of necessity be interpreted in terms of an individual report showing attention to an individual report showing an instructor giving 100 per cent A grades, and explained that it was in the normal section with only the one student.
Professor OBrien called attention to the fact that the study showed comparatively few instructors who gave no feedback and but more knew who gave no "F".
For individual instructors and for departments, the report is subdivided, showing the distribution of grades for the junior-senior group, and those for the junior-senior group. In 17 of 27 departments, the per centage of A's higher and F's lower in the junior-senior section, where the percentage of A's lower ten percent the reverse is true.
Deaths Mount in Oaxaca
City Is Wrecked by an Earthquake Wednesday Night; Tremors Continue
Mexico City, Jan. 16 — (UF) The earthquake wrecked city of Oaxaca by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake and cast of the capital continued today to report a mounting toll of dead and injured from the tremor which shook Mexico in early January, though unconfirmed advises reported hit 48 or 50 persons were dead only on Tuesday, the mayor of Oaxaca and eight from near by villages.
Returning from Independence last night for meetings of the Ghanaiia Phi Beta society, he embankment just north of Ottawa. No one was injured and no serious damage were Ruth Lindsey, c31; Margaret Smith, c21; Lucille Landis, c31; and
They were on their way home from independence where they attended the funeral of Mr. Fred Sellars, father of Anna Sellas. c32
The last meeting this semester of the Pre-Law association was held in Green hall Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Science building a talk by Prof H. B. Chubb of the political science department on 'Advantages of the Social Sciences as a Pre-Law Association.'
Given First Choice
CHUBB ADDRESSES PRE-LAWS
AT GREEN HALL LAST NIGHT
CAR RUNS INTO BANK NEAR
Members of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce are to have the first reservations for tickets for the banquet and dinner. They may get tickets for their families and for their employees. They may make reservations until next week.
OTTAWA; NO ONE INJURED
Advertisers Hear Bowles
Was Student Here in 1913 and Later Composed "I'm a Jayhawk"
George H. Bowley, f13, accuse executive for the Ferry-Hanley Advertising Co., Kansas City, Ms. spoke before classes in advertising this morning.
Conferences to Be Held With Advisers Jan. 19-22
Mr. Bowley emphasized the importance of originating and developing his own music, including stock and trade of the advertiser. But his ideas have not been confined to his business—it was one of Mr. Bowley's most important songs in *Ungerberg*'s University song "T'm a Jawhawk."
One of his hobbies is the production of popular songs, and another is design of logos for various companies. Mr. Bowley has for several years coached boys from 10 to 14 years of age, and last year he took 50 boys through college and helped major sports without a single injury.
freshmen and Sophomores Urged to Make Schedule Before Enrollment
"All college students are expected to attend to their conferences and participate in events this day, this is the only time students can have an opportunity for such a conference with
Jan 19 to 22 inclusive is the time set for all college students to see their advisors and to discuss problems regarding course selection. To help with the sophomores' advisers' office hours are listed on the bulletin board at 121 Administration building. It is most advisers' office hours, so it is important that this board and make arrangements for a conference. Major advisers' office hours have been listed on departmental websites. The emphasis should watch for such notices.
"Too many students wait until enrollment time to think seriously about the coming semester's work," said Dean William Eckert. "We spend a few minutes for consultation with their adviser. Many mistakes in enrollment have been made just for this reason, and some of them need to have more organization of schedules before enrollment than ever before."
Second semester seniors will be enrolled during this period from Monday to Thursday next week. Appointments may be made at once at the college office.
Class schedules for freshmen and sophomores are now available at the UWF library. Upperclassman schedules can be had, upperclassman a sufficient number by the first of the two
Sacred Concert Is Sunday
Vested Chorus Choir of Presbyterian
The choir will offer a program of anthems in its repertoire, including such numbers as Gounod's "By Babylon's Wave," "Beautiful Savior," by eight parts unaccompanied and six other anthems of unusual strength.
The vested chorus chair, composed of 55 voices of the First Presbyterian church, under the direction of Dean D. M. Swartwhatch of the School of Fine Arts in the University, will present the choir on Wednesday the season Sunday evening at 7:45
Assisting in the concert will be Alice Monrieff, contralto, and Otto Garcione, cellist in solo numbers; also a member of the Midwife Babaduck, members of the choir.
Ruth Cushman, c'33, was reported to be improving as well as could be expected at the student hospital this morning. Dr. R. I. Cunanelson said that it would be several days before the moment of the injuries would be known.
Westminster Student foundation, 1221 Oread, 11 p.m.
Washington, Jan. 16—(UP)—Members of Hoover's law enforcement commission met today for 15 minutes, then adjourned until tomorrow. It was learned that the prohibition report not yet has been placed in Hoover's hands, but it was intimated that it would go to Hoover House late today or tomorrow.
Her mother arrived from Concordia last night and will be with her until she is able to leave the hospital.
RUTH CUSHING IS REPORTED IMPROVING AT K. U. HOSPITAL
Hoover's Commission Meets
tion, 1221 Gread, 11 p.m.
Wesley Foundation, Methodist
Episcopal church, 10 p.m.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Folder, Jan 16
--p.m.
Agnes Husband, dean of women
Painting and Design department,
Commons, 1 p.m.
Men's Pan-Hellenic, Union
building, 19 p.
Saturday, Jan. 17
Pi Kappa Alpha, Eldridge, 12
n.m.
Agnes Husband, dean of women
Many Scholarships Offered for Work in Various Schools
Graduate Assistants' Jobs Paying Up to $1,000 Available
K. U. OFFERS SEVERAL
Students interested in obtaining scholarships and fellowships for grad school, have received a helpful material on the graduate school bulletin board in east Administration building, where leaflets announcing those who are in the different universities are posted.
K. U. is offering a number of graduates scholarships in the different subunits offered, $500 on a competitive basis. Those applying for the $500 scholarships must have had one year of graduate work and must have completed two years of such work. Students interested in the K. U. program may apply to the Dean Stouffer before March 1.
There are also a number of graduate assistants available at the University, which pay from $250 to, $1000 per week. You can perform a certain amount of instructional work, and devote the rest of their time to grad study. Application for these assistants must be made by the head of the individual department.
Most of the larger educational institutions in the country also offer scholarships, especially varying from tuition to larger sums. Leaflets on the bulletin board include those from Washington University, St. Louis College, Rutgers University, Radcliffe Smith; Smith, Eryn Mawr; Massachusetts Tech; Brown, and Pembroke the women's college at Brown, Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and the universities of California, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Florida. For those interested in foreign study the Institute of International education has published a pamphlet describing the study of foreign languages, but the program is designed to American students. Many of these are intended for students interested in the study of foreign languages, but the program does not provide fellowships of $1000 for one year work in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
The American Association of University Women has several fellowships in its gift, and chooses women to study at Oxford.
for those with the Ph.D. degree or its equivalent, the National Research council offers fellowships in the biological sciences, applications for which are considered twice a year; and the Social Sciences Council offers similar fellowships in the social sciences.
Information about all of these fellowships may be obtained at the graduate office.
Thief Active at 1121 Ohio
Intruder Enters Through Basement;
Escapes With About $36
A third entered the house at 1120 Ohio and about with foot wooting to about $8 and to be found, according to police. The burglar entered the house through the door.
Roger Brown, c34, missed a bill-fold containing $20, Harold Foxa, a pocket book containing $8 and a watch, and Don Stalling's pocket book was taken from the floor of the room to the foot of the steps. Brown's bill-fold was found on the north side of the house this morning, near the window where the thief made his escape.
The women of the Gamma Peta Beta house heard a disturbance on the fire site where the couple was videotaped but the prowlers had evicted them and the marauders had escaped called but the marauders had escaped
RAIN WITH MILD WEATHER PREDICTED FOR WEEK-ENI
Kansas City, Jan. 16—(UP) The unseasonable mild weather is due to continue over the week-end, with partly-dryday skies and a remote chance for light showers probable, as A. M. Hammick, government forecaster.
Today's temperatures averaged about 20 degrees above normal for this part of January. It was 36 degrees above average, but it will reach the lower 40's this afternoon.
Negro Pleads Gulley of Attack
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 15, 2019 - UP
and the LSU Tigers were guilty by
Rudolph Gibson, 25, Negro to an attack
on a young white girl was set at
night in circuit court here. Attorneys
court had to drop charges as the
arrival. Trial will be set for a later date.
Striebert Interviews Students
Theodore C. Striebert, assistant dean of the Harvard Law school, interviewed and wrote a letter of apology. A lambon he was given in his honor by the faculty of the department of economics.
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Veteran Curator
H. T. MARTIN
Handel T. Martin, assistant curator of paleontology, who has been at the University since 1995, died at the Lawrence hospital last night after a long illness.
State Science Meeting to Be Here April 23-24
local Committee. Headed by W J. Baumgartner, Starts Program Plans
The committee met yesterday to make preliminary plans for the meeting and to outline a tentative program. It also appointed sub-committees.
The Kansas Academy of Science is to meet at the University April 23 and 24, according to an announcement made by the university's president, chairman of the local committee.
Members of the local committee are Professor Baungartner, Prof. Robert Tal, of the chemistry department, who heads the committee, Professor Dean George C. Shaad, Dean B.P. Lawson, Prof. W. C. Stevens, Prof. R. H. Wheeler, Prof. O. G. Slokland
Doctor Baumgartner, Doctor Wheeler, and Professor Stevens are on the entertainment committee. Dean Shaul Lawson heads the committee on invitations, which will be sent to scienceteachers and high schools. Professor Stirling is working on the local program, and Dean Hawhill on the local member-
The general program will be held
on Wednesday morning, April 24. Friday evening,
will be a dinner at which Chancellor
Lindley and an outside speaker yct to
meet.
Officers of the Kansas Academy are president, Helen Brann, BACH. A.08, A.M. (1927) and vice-president at Wichita university; vice-president at George T. Johnson; K.S.A.C.
Protests Press Censorship
Walter Williams Resents Policy of Interference in Cuba
New York, Dec. 16—(UF)–Walter Williams, president of the University of Missouri, today telegraphed a protest to President Gerald Madochio of Cuba, and Secretary of State Henry L. Roberts, in favor of censorship of Havana newsmen.
The protests were sent on behalf of members of the Press Congress of the press in New York City. Machado and Stilson that "no matter what the objective may be, the consequence is unwarranted and constitutes an ineffective method of fighting a real war."
Bow Withdrawn From Play
Decision
Deboc Trial Is Reason of Officials
Hollywood, Jan. 18—(UP)-Clara Bow today was withdrawn from the motion picture "City Streets" in which she was to have co-starred with Garry Carr.
Officials of Paramount indicated the reason for the move hinged on the present Delta Deo hotel trial. Sylvia Slidin and his wife, Elisabeth, like Mike Bow's part in "City Street."
In Congress Today
Senate resumes consideration of battleship modernization. Banking and currency committee held hearings on bills dealing with joint stock land bank, the U.S. Military affairs bank on loans made by federal land banks. Military affairs committee met for special business. Irrigation and development committees on the Umatilla Oregon project. House took up justice, postoffice, commerce, and labor department applications. The military委员会 committee held hearings on pending general banking measures. Public lands committee heart Ralph S. McKinney land office, on oil shore leases. Veterans committee considers Michigan hospitalization plans. Committee reserves retirement bill.
Handel T. Martin, Museum Curator, Dead at Age 68
Self-Educated Youth Becomes Authority on Kansas Fossils
OVER 35 YEARS AT K. U.
Without the advantage of a college education he won his way to recognition among paleontologists everywhere.
Mr. Martin was a notable figure in the scientific development of the military Medicine and industry and rare biology. He explored pre-historic Western Kansas. Some of the best specimens of extinct animals now in the history in New York and in their museums elsewhere came from Western Kansas. Each year Mr. Martin conducted exploration in the University Museum, bringing to the University rare species.
- Many of us who knew him well
mourn the loss of a devoted co-
worker and a valued friend.
E. H. Lindley
Mr. Martin had been in ill health for the past several years. He has been confirmed at the hospital since Jan. 14, and he will be home for his condition. His condition become very critical earlier this week and for the past two days no hope had been held for his recovery. He was taken to the hospital were at his bedside when death came. Besides the widow, survivors are a son, Olka, and a daughter, Mrs. Housa Lencroft, Olka, and two grandchildren.
Handel T. Martin, 68, who since 1377 has been assistant curator of paleontology at the University, died late in 2014 after a Memorial hospital, after a long illness.
Funeral services for Mr. Martin will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Ramsay Brothers funeral home The Rev. F. Bruce B. Stenger, sector of the Memorial church, will be in charge. Burial will be in Memorial park cemetery.
Mr. Martin was self-educated. He had not attended school since he was 15 and was only a licensed authority in his field. He had the dissertation of being the only K. U. management student at the university, fraternity, who was not a graduate of a university, and one of the few in the country.
Fossil Collection Is Hohls
Collection of Kansas fossils for more than 40 years was the b怀童 of Handel T. Martin, assistant curator of the University Museum, who spent many years before was connected with University searches for fossils. As early as 1854 he accompanied University scientists on their summer field trips to Kansas where made an assistant in paleontology.
Early in his career with the University he discovered, near Hill City, Kanada on the Solomon river, a fossil bird with an antibody-like coat that was what later he discovered a fossil skeleton of a bison, with an Indian arrowhead so placed under the shoulder of the bison, that convinced that men lived in America (and Kansas) in the Plaincote age, probably some 30,000 years ago. This invertebrate was found at the Museum at the University of Kansas.
Three years ago, Mr. Martin was called to Arkansas City and identified as the African elephant phant. Mr. Martin had been working on the bones, which included a complete skull and several heir bones which were collected for the African elephant of today. Work on assembling the skeleton and mountings has not been completed.
Born in England
Mr Martin was a collector of fossils from his boyhood in England. He was born in Nottingham in 1852 and graduated from Oxford, began to make his way at the age of 13. He lived for a time in Devonshire, where he became acquainted with an Oxford graduate, who interested in fossils. Some of these he sent back to his father, who had given the youth his first interest in fossils. Later, Mr Martin lived in Wales, where he collected many important grades of Aberwertshire college.
Mr. Martin came to the United States in 1886, and soon settled on a homewood in Logan county, Kansas. He was born in the fictional tacetic period. On his farm he found, in 1887, a fine skull complete of a Sui-Kao statuette, which is now in the Yale Museum.
In the spring of 1888 he began to make fossil collections for Prof. O. C. Marsh of Yale Museum. In connection with some of his early efforts, Mr. Marsh published a work on Marsh, in which Marsh suggested that experience had been in potato
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