Weather
Partly cloudy and
somewhat threatening
tighten and Thursday.
Delta Chi—receive bolt from the blue.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Vol. XXVII
Campus Gossip
Degrees Given Engineers; Miss Lairdiges English Lecture; Pharmacy Seniors Plan Visi'to Leavenworth
Degrees were granted to three en-
gineering students yesterday at the
University of Pittsburgh in gineering faculty in Dean George C. Shaaf's office, Charles E. Miller re-
ceives his diploma from the gineering,
and Charles W. Suit, an
George W. Stanard received B. S. de
George W. Stanard received B. S. de
"Your Chance to Live" was the subject of a talk given by Frank Lynch, BS.11, at a meeting of the Kansas College of Electrical Engineers at the Kansas Athletic Club last night. Dean Robert B. A. Russell, Prof. F. A. Russell, R. W. Warner, and Harold Anderson attended the meetc of the Kansas City Safety council.
“Present Day London for the Student of Literature” the lecture which was to have been given in Fraser Hall tomorrow morning at the department of English has been postponed until May 1 because of the death of Prof. S. L. Whitcomb yesterday. Professor Whitcomb will be the director in the department for 25 years.
E. B. Black, of the Black & Vestal consulting engineering firm of Kansas City, will deliver a "series of lectures on the subject of "Valuation," to senior engineers at 8:30 a.m., Monday Wednesday from room 206, Marvin hall. Advanced students in the School of Business also are invited to attend.
Mr. J, E. Stuaffer, p97, visited the School of Pharmacy yesterday. Mr. Stuaffer is a drugalist at Hille, Colo. He will be on his board of pharmacy. He is on his way to Pennsylvania to visit his old home. Mr. Stuaffer can Pharmaceutical Association at Baltimore and the United States Pharmacopalconic convention at Washington, D
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930
Florence Longuecker, c30, president of Alpha Omnicon Pi, has received a teaching position for next year in the high school at Mildred, Kansas.
The senior class of the School of Pharmacy is planning to visit the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth next Friday afternoon.
Dr. R. N. Chapman, head of the department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota, has recently been appointed to a research work in Hawaii with a salary of $20,000 a year. Doctor Chapman is head of the department of entomology here.
As the Delta Chi were singing their bond song in the dining room last night, the brotherhood of the quiet hostels charged with the lightning charging through the room where the peaceful evening repast was coming to a close. A loud crash was heard overhead as the chimney came up and the fire crackled inside the house. When the flash was over the lightning had struck, and the storm bad 'passed', but the Delta Chi's well-kept lawn was strewed with broken bits of cement and shattered brick this morning.
The following persons were admitted to the student hospital since yesterday. Winston Rutherford, vinger, ph. 321, Charlotte Manglefson c., 335, Sidney Hudger, ph. 343, and Forr
Because the Rev. W. K. C. Timmons of St. Louis will be unable to attend the lunen bench conference form which was to be announced tomorrow, will not meet next May 8.
Harold Colvin, secretary of the students' division of the study center YMCA of New York, will attend a some business matters, and conferring with Sam Carter.
Prof. W. S. Johnson, of the department of English, will not meet his classes on Thursday and Friday or Monday, will meet them again Monday as usual.
The classes of Prof. S. L. Whit comb will meet tomorrow as usual.
Dean Agnes Husband will be the principal speaker at a Pan-Hellenic dinner at Baldwin Thursday night; the event will be "Pan-Hellenic Problems.
A baby girl was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Tusten Ackerman, at the Lawrence Memorial hospital. Mrs. Ackerman is the daughter of W. O Hamilton, former football coach at the University of Maryland. The university star, is now employed as
basketball star, is now employed a basketball coach at Haskell Institute.
Student Union Not of Recent Origin, but Began More Than 100 Years Ago
It may see you a far cry from the university's debating societies to a bridge argument, ion building of the University of Kansas, but both claim ancestry on the University.
An interesting difference lies in the fact that the three debating societies of California and Texas, both a first union, while the bridge tournament at Kansas is the child of the two.
Contrary to the popular idea, the student union is not of recent origin. More than a hundred years ago, in 1815, to be exact, three debating so-
Outstanding Actor at K. U. to Receive Drama League Prize
Presentation Will Be During High School Tourney This Week
The awarding of a prize to the outstanding actor at K. U. for the past year will be a special feature of the event, and will be held Friday and Saturday of this week in the Frozen theater. The prize must be made available to be held Friday and Saturday of this week in the Frozen theater. Drama league of Lawrence. Last year George Callahan, cunel, was given the award for his outstanding work.
The first school entered, Augusta high school, will arrive Thursday night. eight kids will arrive on Friday morning nine will register in at the dramatic office in the basement in Green Hall and draw students from the original ten three will be selected to go to the finals where they will present their half hour one act performance.
The winning team is to receive a re-election by raising up presents for the K. Durant Academy, the best director will receive a smaller prize, and the judged actor individual from the Kansas Players. The latter has been substituted for the medals originally awarded.
To Award Cups
A banquet will be given at 6:15 in the Memorial Union building Friday morning. The banquet members of the K. U. Dramatic club and of the department of dramatic arts and speech. Saturday afternoon will feature a tour about Lawrence for the visitors.
Arrangements Made With Houses
The teams entered with their coach and place where they will stay while playing. Junior Basketball, Randolph; boys-Sigma Chi house, girls-Kappa House, Oread high school, Mona Muncy; Eureka, Mrs. Susserman; girls-Alpha Chi Omega, Stanford; REvans Evans; boys-Phi Girl, girls-Sigma Kappa, Augusta, Leila Wade, boys-Pi Kappa, Alleghany, girls-1220 - Alpha Tau Omega, girls-Alpha Tu Omega, girls-Alpha Dept Pt, Leavenworth, Minnieva Jones, boys-Pi Delta, girls-Delta Delta, boys-Tau Delta, girls-Alai Omega Pi; Garden City, Nell Murray Norris, boys-Delta Chi, girls-Gamma Phi Beta; and Fort Scott, Ia Sea University, girls-Epsilon Alpha卵泉, Chi Omega
Tickets for the entire series of thirteen plays will be placed on sale in the basement of Green Hall. These tickets are valid Monday through Saturday from Ruth Taylor.
Variety of Music to Be Heard at Weekly Recital
Organ, voice, and piano numbers will be presented by students in the School of Fine Arts at the weekly student recital to be held tomorrow afternoon at the University Auditorium for the first recital in the first recital since Easter vacation.
The program is as follows: "Improvisation Caprice" (Jargen), by Dorothy Ekwaw, organist with Ver. Teresa Gorczanek (Haydro), by Jeann Seellands, soprano; "Menuei" (Mozkowski), by Shirley Greene.琴谱; "Prelude" (Poisson-fifth), by Lode Newcomb, piano; "The Garden of Love," by Daria Dergue, organist; "Spirit Flow" (Campbell-Tipton), and "Stand Still," Jordan (arranged by Rosamond Johnson), by Etta Motta, contralto; and Dorothy Moore, pianist
Entry Blanks for Rifle Tourney Due April 20
Entry blocks for the intramural rifle tournament must be turned in to the intramural office by April 26 according to an announcement made by the NRA.
Seven men will compose a team. Ten rounds of ammunition will be fired at the front line. All testers will be counted for each organization. Two organizations will be selected to compete in the trophy will be given the winning organization, but no intramural point winner.
cities at Cambridge University, England, formed a union for the purpose of encouraging debating activities. The university was in a low, ill-ventilated, ill-lighted building of Red Lion Inn, a place that gave no hint of the pretense building that was later be placed in the captive place of the new organization.
Two years after the union's inception, it appeared that the union would die an inglorious death for debates were no longer allowed at Cambridge. However, after a four year interval, the union was restored to its old importance.
In 1823, Oxford Union was organized. When the two universities met in debate they extended to each other the privileges of their own unions.
with a午军 or two after the Cambridge Union started, students began to make demands upon it other than the need for housing. The room became necessary. If students spent an afternoon there in reading it was a matter of convenience to stay there in the room, but not all rooms were opened. Gradually other additions were made to the Oxford Union. A smoking room was added, a dining room was added, a room was converted into a library.
Comedy Ticket Sale Opens
Both the Cambridge and Oxford Universities have grown until the furnish all of their study resources, including writing, smoking, reading, billiard room, and libraries, besides serving all of them.
'Royalty' to Be Given Three Nights Next Week
Ticket for "Royalty," the annual WS.G.A. musical comedy, will go or return on Friday at Green Hall. The production will be given next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night and all soots will be charged. The ticket will be in charge of the ticket sale.
This is the first year that the comedy has been presented three nights. Carleton Myers is building the scenery and will also be stage manager of the play take place in the chapter room of the Pit Gamma Deli house.
"This years presentation will be the best rounded show I have seen since it first began directing the comedies," said Jonathan, director and author, last night.
Arlie Simmonds and his orchestra rehearsed with the chorus yesterday in Fraser theater and several of her counterparts reheated their musicals.
Murphy Goes to Penn. U. Will Return September
With the close of spring football practice last week, Paul Murphy, assistant football coach, left Sunday for the N.C. State ball will spend this week visiting relatives.
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Couch摩坤 will go to the University of Pennsylvania to resume his job with the Army Medical Corps on Sept. 1 when he will return to LawREN to take up his duties as assistant surgeon.
Mike Getto, assistant football coach,
will remain in Lawrence until the end
of the semester, after which he has
not made definite plans.
Eleven Killed in Campaign for Independence in India
Artillery Drill Finishes
R.O.T.C. Inspection Toda
Calcutta, Ind., April 23—UP) The India civil discourse campaign came under fire when 11 persons were killed in fighting between insurgents and troops in Karnataka. The gunmen targeted the jungle at Hathazi near Chitigurg, the scene of the most serious attack on the city.
When fire broke out in the University of Michigan Pi Kappa fraternity house, one man who no one had a nickel to insert in the pay telephone for a fire department call could be called straight to a telephone, borrowed a nickel and returned to call the fire department.
When the police armories were destroyed last week, four others were killed at Sem when a band of riders stopped the police station to seize arms.
Y.W.C.A. Secretary Ends Series of Discussions
The annual inspection of the R.O.T.C. of the University of Kansas was completed today with the examination of the first year advanced engineers from the university's building parade at 3:30 followed by a close order drill by the coast artillery, and an extended order drill by the engineers in preparation for their information to give out as yet, but to tomorrow the rating of the University will be given. At noon today the staff of the University entertained the visitors by a funneloon at the *Union building*.
Miss Mause Gwim, traveling secretary for the Rocky Mountain region of the Y. W. C. A., completed a series of discussions with the cabinet of the University Y. W. C. A. yesterday afternoon. "The university has always said, 'The association here has a strong cabinet and a very good advisory board,'" said Miss Gwim today, "and a good start on next year's program which may even been made by the new cabinet."
Extra Guards Patrol Fenitentiary in Ohio as Outbreak Surge
Some of the things that the new cabinet will strive to impress upon the women of the University are: An adjustment of personality; proper use of money; advantageous use of time; and encouragement of individuals to work toward success.
Chewed Gum, Pieces of Wood and Paper Found in Cell Locks at Dawn
Columbus, Ohio, April 23- (UP)—New precautions were taken to trouble at the Ohio State penitentiary, where a fire was found. A fire believed to have been started by a bold fire attempt, after cell doors were found to have been tampered with.
Extra guards patrolled tiers a, b, c, and d just at dawn today after paper, cardboard, and plastic were found in the cell locks. There partilers would have prevented the locking of the doors. A general break for the door was made, and we were marched out for breakfast this morning but it failed to materialize. Preparations had been made to quell
Under the leadership of Governor Myers Y. Cooper, state officials resume their investigation of the disaster which left six residents in a roaring inferno, scurried a few minutes after Liston G. Schooley, a trusty smoke从窗子 of the windows that had been damaged, was contradictory, but foremost, however, it was to be learned why cell decrins in cell block C and H remained intact after the fire was discovered. It was this delay that cost the lives most of the men in the prison "sheltered" for months
New York, April 23 — (UP) A check for $500 was sent to prisoner X48128 of Ohio state penitentiary who gave radio interview to the journalist witness story of the fire tragedy Monroe. The check was sent by William Paley of Columbia the Columbia broadcasting system.
Ohio Prisoner Gets $500
Group in Practice House
Four Women and a Chaperone to Stay Three Weeks
The furnishings are not complete as yet built it is hoped they will be by the last part of the week, according to Miss Hoesly.
The first group of four women and an instructor have moved into the new building, which was completed. Prof. Olga Hosely, teacher of home economics, will be the chapel minister; the house for the next three weeks are Ruth Parker, Mildred Young, Rosema Hammons, and Anna Erni. Each woman will work at the house and hostess for a period of time and the other women will be the assistants.
For the last three weeks of the secon­d week, the students, Meyers, Martha Ulrich, and Lucile Talferazo will live in the house and move there.
Teachers Bureau Places Eight More Student
The teachers placement bureau of the University of Kansas announced the following student teaching positions for next September:
Florence Kiseker, physical education at Osawatomie; Maurice Miller taught English at Mulinville; Louise M Hough, rural at Douche; Gertrude Gorttino, rural at Lenticue; Goode, rural at Lancere; Dorothy Cochrum, biology at Eskridge; Werner
Work on Improvement of Golf Course Resumed
Fine Arts Recital to Open Program for Senior Week
Dell Devilss, assistant superintendent of grounds, put a full force of workmen on the golf course today to interrupted by the rodeo and relays.
Improvements are beginning to show in the golf course and many students are coming out for play each week. Dr. F. C. Allen, director of athletics.
Commencement Activities
Will Begin on June 7
With Registration
in Union
The annual Fine Arts recital on June 6 will be the opening event on the commencement week program as announced this morning by Prof. R. Q. Brewster of the department of chemistry of the commencement week committee.
Registration will begin June 7 in registration but before that the ball game balls will be scheduled for the afternoon of this day with the Chancellor's reception to be held that even
To Dedicate Snow Hall
DECEMBER SHOW 2018
In the afternoon show, 8 the alumni will be entertained with an open house in all departments, a band concert, and the dedication of new snow hall. Prof. E C Case, M A 30, will lead the internship lecture at the University of Michigan will deliver the dedicatory address.
Class reunions will follow this feature.
The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. Michael S. Davis, president of the Chicago Theological seminary as the speaker.
The last day of commencement week will be held at 6 p.m. Various class reunions will be held throughout the morning and the annual University dinner will be held at noon with the commencement exerci-
Bizzel to Give Address
The commencement speaker will be President William B. Billiz of the University of Oklahoma. The present program is preliminary at present and a more detailed program will be announced later, according to Mr. Brewsa.
The reunion committees are at work sending letters to members of their organizations in order to arrive at the office of the alumni association signifying the intent of many to return to Lawrence and to be present at the Ellsworth, secretary of the association.
Freddie Agnew Will Play for Free Dance Tonigh
The fourth mid-week dance will be held tonight on the top floor of the Memorial Union building from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and her five- piece orchestra will furnish the music. M. C. A. Coe, hostess of the Union Theater act as hostess for the free variety.
The three previous dances have been well-attended and the enthusiasm of the audience has stimulated of these free variations for the remainder of the year, according †.
Prine of Wales Escapes
Cairo Egypt, April 23 —(UP) “The airplane in which the Prince of Wales recently made his flight from Khartoum to Cairo” gallops. The occupants were killed.
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R.O.T.C. Nominates Nine for Honorary Colonel
Nine women have been nominated as candidates for honorary colonel for the school year 1950-31. They are: Rosamund Burt, Ruth Cook, Virginia Evans, Natalie Hines, Delma Kaji, Ruth Reyolds, Derrick Reyolds, and Betty Wilkinson.
They will be presented at drill next Wednesday, when the corps will vote on them. All but two will be eliminated at this time.
May 7 the two highest will be up for final vote at the formation and drill M14:30 The successful candidate will be the Republican ball, at the Union building May 16.
Cervantes Day to Be
Celebrated Saturday
by Spanish Teachers
Program and Banquet Will Be Given With Osma, Master of Ceremonies
Students in Reporting III Edit Horton Paper Today
"Entrenees de Los Dos Habladores"
written by Cervantes will be presented
by eight graduate students. Those in
the cast are: Celia Epstein, Burl Bean,
Rachel Faye, Diana McLean, Caroline Blades, Candace McLean, Elise Baird, and Charles Newcomer.
The reporting III class left today to help edit the Headlight-Commercial daily newspaper at Horton. Eldo Rynerson, AIP is advertising mana
"Those who need are: Prof. W. A Dill, Margaret Kilbourne, Clarence Rupp, Ada Ruth Hannon, Lela May Margaret, Elisabeth Berry, Lester Scherer, Margaret Brazer, Leah May Kimmel, Wilbur Moore, Katheryn McGrath, and Peter Sullivan. The class drove to Horton in cars.
UTAH USES MANY SCHEMES TO COMPLETE UNION BUILDING
In Five Years 50 Per Cent of the Pledges Are Collected a Record. Compared to Other Colleges
A Cervantes day program and ban on drinking alcohol for Saturday by the department of Spanish memorization of the death of Cervantes, a Spanish author, whose death occurred in 1529.
How did the University of Utah manage to get 50 per cent of the pledges made to the Union building fund paid in five years? In a recent survey Kentucky had only a 10 per cent return and the university of Illinois had no pledges already made, with other Union buildings ranging in between.
Five years ago a committee was formed for the purpose of establishing a fund for the use of a Union building.
At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, the semi-annual meeting of the Kansas chapter will be held at the University of America will be held in room 113 east Administration building. Mina Joyce Brown, president of the Kansas chapter will be present at school at Olathe will have charge of the meeting. The banquet will be held in the Memorial Union building at 6 p.m.
Letters explaining the use and ideas of the building were sent to alumni, and they were asked to contribute any information. The information was subtly suggested. Many of them responded, and then the attention was turned on the students. They were asked how many years of the time they signed the pledge. With fifty dollars for each pledge, the total soon mounted, but that hardly settled all the questions that was needed.
Jose Mide Osma will be master ocertements at the banquet where the Spanish dance "Gramados" (Kreisler), by Miss Frances Robinson; popular songs presented by the school's choreographer; gypsy dance by Misa Vera Mae Wilson and Miss Jane Joyce, of Ottawa University; songs by Marjorie Dumont, Elisa Perez, of Baker University ("Cantar" (Osma), "Clavelite" (Valverde), "Voy a Parra" (Valverde), "Clavel Water" (Valverde).
Two guest speakers will be present
at the University of Miami;
Miss Belinda Alumna of the College
of Emporia, and Lain Aviles, of Topaka
Prof. Calvin Winter of the University
In the winter session of the legislature in 1929, after a long and exhaustive struggle, the appropriation was granted on these grounds. The pledge
Uth alumni, powerful in politics, tried in the state legislature to get a bill appropriating money for the use of the schoolhouse against violent opposition. For three years it was brought up in different bills each session, with the students signing petitions and making speeches and trying to influence officials with the vital need of the building.
after it was started the moose be forcoming. When $35,000 had bee paid on the construction, then the statue be forcoming next $30,000 worl of work to be done.
five struggle, the appropriation was At any rate Utah has succeeded fairly granted on these grounds. The pledges well, it is hoped will solve the fwuch which had been made would have to be ture problems as efficiently as she has used to start the building, and only her past ones.
With the money already collected construction was started in the spring of 1929, and the week following the summer of 1930, two other student contest to raise funds. Most of the underclassmen and many of the upperclassmen basic school students were instituted to make as many $50 pledges as possible and supplement by making the drive include pledges from each student each quarter for as long as he was enrolled in the University. This totaled $9. because there are three quarters at Utah
The building is a skeleton now, just about half finished, and the committee has taken for its slogan "The Union building enclosed by fall" and a spring roof. The cost will be $75,000 for building will cost $75,000 when it is completed, and there is $100,000 paid of the $200,000 pledged, and the state appropriation brings the money spent, collected and pledged to $200,000. Where is the other $125,000 to come
That problem remains to be solved, but the first step has been taken in the form of a bill that would put the palliative under the voluntary, and the committee is expecting $56,000 to $27,500.
English Professor Dies After Sudden Attack Yesterday
S. L. Whitcomb Was Active for Past 25 Years in University Circles
Sedelan Lincoln Whitcomb, bachelor in the department of English for a master's degree at St. Louis at 2:30 at his home at 1701 Missouri street, as the result of a brain transplant.
Connected With Graduate School
Professor Whitcomb had not been feeling well since last Thursday but was not seriously ill. Yesterday he was little better but anorexia in the morning and she became very sick. He made plans for his Wednesday's work on the Hill, but became fatigued and lay down to rest. Shortly after, he went into meningitis, which mused his death.
Professor Whittecum was a writer and poet of note and was editor of Humanistic Studies at the University of Chicago. He received years his direct work in the University has been connected chiefly with the Graduate School, and he was, at the time of his death, chairman of the faculty on fellowship and graduate work.
Professor Whitcott was born in Grinnell, Iowa, July 19, 1866. His parents were Album Whitcott and Mary Whitcott. He graduated from the graduate school of Grinnell, and the Grinnell High School, graduating from the high school in 1882. He attended the Grinnell College Academy for one year, and received an A.B degree from Wake Forest University. He married in 1890 to De Mary Billiburton; who died in 1902.
He received an A.M. degree from Columbia in 1883, and was a fellow at Cornell, from which university he received the honorary degree of LLD. in 1919. He was married the second time, to Harriet C. Washburn, and he has also attended the University of Chicago, University of Colorado, Uni-
iversity of Washington, and Harvard University.
Wide Experience As Teacher
Professor Whitcomb has had wide experience as a teacher. He was professor in the department of languages in the Stockton Academy, Stockton, Kans., from 1887 to 1889. He was professor of English at the Iowa State University, from 1892 to 1893, and professor of English in Grinnell College from 1895 to 1905, since which time he has been connected with the University of Kansas. He has also led the summer sessions at the University of Oregon and the University of Iowa.
He has crossed the Atlantic twice on tourg to Europe, and has been in 38 of the 48 states.
Professor Whitcomb was a member of many societies and clubs for the advancement of literature and poetry, among them the American Poetry Association, the American Theatre Association and the Iowa Press Author Club. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, American Sociological Society, National Economics League (council), American Medical Association, America, American Academy of Political and Social Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Society of Poetry of Amer-
Professor Whitcomb was awarded the Kansas Authors Club poetry prize for 1923 for his "The Path-Makers," which was published in "Poetry" for two years. The best-known works is "The Study of a Novel," written in 1905.
Wrote for Magazines
He was a contributor to magazines in his earlier years produced several critical books and volumes of poetry. Among them are "Chronological Outlines of American Literature," "The Story of a Novel," 1905; "Poems," 1912; "Random Rhymes," 1913; "Autumn Notes in Iowa," 1914; and "Via Crucis (versus)." 1915. Professor Whitcoch was also editor of Homes' Douglas,
He leaves the widow, Edna Osborne Whitcomb, and one sister, Mrs. H. H. Robbins, of Eugene, Ore.
Services Held This Afternoon
Services were held at the Funk mortuary,
the Rev A, D. Grey, of the Congregational church, and Dr. Frank Strong, of the School of Law, were in charge
of the office of the head of the department of English,
will accompany the body to Grimel,
will take place tomorrow morning.
Kaye Don to Try Again
Southampton, Eng., April 23—(UP) —Kaye Don, British racing driver, will return to the United States next December to resume his attempts to set a new world automobile speed record. He arrived here from New York today.
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