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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Venity basketball stock taken a sore before the Washburn game tonight.
Vol. XXVII
No.78
Campus Gossip
LAWRENCE KANSAS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920
Tan Beta Pi to Initiate Six;
Deadline for Owl Owl Copy
Extended; Engineers Attend
Kansas City Meeting
The choir chore of the First Presbyterian church, under the direction of Dean D. M. Swarthot, will meet on Tuesday in a miniature institution in Prof. C. S. Skilton's studio. Mr. Swarthot wishes to perform for the next three Sundays to appear this evening at rehearsal. The rehearsal will be over in time for the senior recital of Marion H. Barker, music director, at the University Auditorium.
Warren W. Wilcox, assistant心理教练, spoke on "Absolute Judgments and Their Relation to Memory" yesterday afternoon at the University of Oklahoma library society. A short business session was held after the discussion.
Prof. V. E. Helberg, of the sociology department, will spend part of his Christmas vacation attending a meeting on the American Society of Science held at Des Moines. He will spend the rest of the vacation here in Lawrence
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University, will speak at the Mass of St. Francis of Assisi's professional Journalism fraternity, to marrow evening at 9:30 at the Colo
The Home Economics club will meet Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., room 119, Fraser. The program will be based on the life of Mrs. Eilen H. Brown, one of the Fifty women interested in home economics instruction.
Professors Earl D. Hay, A. H. Shus, S.Raini S. Tait, John A. King and Rabin B. Daker of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, will probably attend the meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Kansas City this evening at the Kansas City Athletic Club.
Miss Elizabeth Sprague, head of the home economics department, was forced to remain at home yesterday with a bad cold.
Prof. F., Ella Johnson, Robert W. Warner, and P. H. Wilson of the electrical engineering department at the University of Kansas were among faculty members and students from the University of Kansas section of the Kansas City section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AICE) city Adh. Clock last evening.
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Alfredo Bustamante, Olompago,
Lamelocha,
will attend the weekly meeting of the Freshman "Y" Club from 7 to 8 on "The Philippine Islands," Past
All interested students are invited to attend the lecture on Kansas art and artists, to be given by George McVelille, dean of the Kansas Artists, at 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Spooner-Thayer Museum. The facet show features a exhibition which are being shown this month in the museum.
Helen Haines, 'C30, has left the
city to pursue a career she
has been for the past two weeks
to go to her home in Augusta. She
will return to school after the Christ-
mas break.
tau Beta Pi, engineering fraternity, will hold initiation Thursday at 6 p.m. for the following men: Seniors, Juniors, and Officers of Orman, civil, and Heury Good, mechanical; juniors, Wren Gabel, chemical; cadets, Carl, Harvard, and King, electrical.
The deadline for copy on the Sat Owl to appear Jan. 9, has been extended from today until Thursday, a cording to Embree Jallillie, editor.
The German club held its annual Christmas party Monday afternoon in room 313, Fraser hall. A program included performances of bore and special music numbers was given, Dr. H. U. Weber, club sponsor briefly contrasted Christmas in Kansas and his home, Hamburg, Germany made the cookies; made德国 cookies were served.
George C. Shaad, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture went to Kansas City this afternoon to a mechanical engineers meeting.
Frederick W. Smith, c'22, who has been ill at the Lawrence Memoria hospital since yesterday, is reporter to be improving.
Two Offenders Listed For Traffic Violations
John Scott, regulator of the campaign traffic, squinted into the cold sleet that swept across Mount Orenal this morning for offending motorists. The gale drove him to cover occasionally, but he was on hand between him and to survey vehicles in well as he could considering the weather.
Only two offenders are listed at the business office, one for a second and mother for a third offense. Neither paid the fines today at noon.
Scotty was lacinic concerning the new traffic regulations that are governing the campus at present. "They are all right, I reckon," he said.
Brewer Is Appointed Salesmanship Director for Extension Division
Classes Will Last Two Weeks
In Many Parts of State;
Begin Jan. 1
Appointment of Chester P. Brewen to the University of Kansas, was announced today by Salesmanship and Personal Development Classes for
Mr. Brewer will take up his work Jan. 1, and will operate classes in various parts of Kansas, starting early this year. In the second year in Kansas City, Kan. The plan is to hold three classes a week, for two weeks, giving two hours to each class.
the program is being directed through the Extension division of the University, and by payment of a slightly additional fee, the student may be enrolled in correspondence with the instructor his work according to announcement by H. G. Ingram, director of extension.
Mr. Brewer has given similar courses at Washington State College, Pallman, Wash., at Rutgers, and at the University of Montana, University of Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas. He is now working with the University of Texas.
Aviators Reach Brazil
Spaniards Crash In Forest
Frenchmen Set Record
(United States)
Aviation jumped to the front rank of world interest today with a series of spectacular adventures. Lieut. Carlo Chale, attempting to fly from Spain to Uruguay, were forced down in a forest on the Brazilian coast. Government officials were rushing aid to Lieut. Chale as a crash near Santos Antonio, Brazil.
The famous French fliers Dieucline Costes, and a fellow countryman Paul Coda, established a new world record for distance flying over a closed canyon without landing and remaining 52 hours and 40 minutes in the air.
Pictures of Letter-Men Required by Saturday
"Football lettermen must have their pictures taken at Squires this week," Morris Straight, editor of the day, wrote. "I am grateful that these pictures be taken before Christmas holidays so that we may send them to the engravers by mail."
The necessary equipment for the taking of the photos is at the studio Letterman have only to go to Squirrels and take the expense of all athletic pictures.
Osage City, Dec. 17—(UP)—The man who passed away in his political career by naming him for his first public offe lled five celebrated his 90th birthday birs
Man Who Began Curtis' Political Career Is 90
The noted statemen, then 22, was nominated by the as county attorney to run for the seat in a schoolhouse near the Lax farm. Curtis was elected, the election tak
Prof. Sturt A. Queen and Mabel A. Elliott, assistant professor of sociology, will leave during the holidays to attend the Sociology Conference in Washington, D.C. The Conference is to be held from Dec. 27 to 31 in New York.
Persons in seven states, including Vice President Curtis, remembered Lux with letters and telegrams when he celebrated his birthday.
Two K. U. Professors to Attend Conference
Professor Queen will read a paper on "A Study of Conflict Situations." Miss Elliott's paper will concern the Modern Theory in Modern Criminal Law.
Glee Clubs to Sing at Houses Having High Gift Record
Carols for 100 Per Cent Organizations to Be Thursday After
Program
"Hundred per cent houses" in the Christmas candle sale which started on the campus today, will be裳isened by gisel club carolers following the Christmas tree program. In line with the University Christmas tradition.
The Christmas cake sale, proceeds of which will make up a Christmas gift from the students to the University student loan fund, will be held on Friday of the August James Tables in all campus buildings were open from 8:30 until 4:30. The book in the library will be open until 10 p.m. Tomorrow the sale will be in the Library and the Society will close the campaign Thursday.
Houses will be rated at "100 per cent" when all members subscribe 50 cents or more to the house of more than 10 members two large candles will be given; 100 per cent houses of less than 10 members will receive one large candle.
Following the Christmas program
Thursday night, several quartets composed of members of the men's and women's choirs are district, separating houses which have "100 per cent" candies burning in their windows. Each individual choir or ensemble scribes 81 or more toward the candle fuel will also be surrendered.
"All persons who can loan their cars for the use of the carolers will be the company that insures these names at my office," Prof. Henry F. Werner, men's student adviser, said this morning. The 9 o'clock Thursday night.
The annual benefit athletic program featuring three basketball games will be held tomorrow night on the Autumn campus, with an evening clash, a feature exhibition by the varsity team and the All-Stars, two men players wearing gulses and boxing gloves, compose the program. The imbubing team will entertain be
Thursday's program includes the annual Christmas convection at 10 o'clock at which time Dr. Burry A. Jenkins will speak, and the Christmas tree program and presentation gift at 8 o'clock in Fraser Theater.
Faculty and Town Men Attend State Conference
A conference on the Industrial Development of Kansas, which is being held under the apsiues of the State Chamber of Commerce at the Jay-Z Ballroom, was held yesterday by the following: Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Dean Frank T. Stockton, Dean George Shore, Prof. C. M. Young, Prof. Jens P. Jenson, and Chance Scotis, secretary of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
Buffalo, N. Y.,—(UP)—Soleim-een
emuria attacks the dedication of a
museum that has sealed copy of the alleged miracle
working Polish Malatoga of Czento
Today, the meeting will deal with the topic of agricultural development of the state.
While he does not claim that the copy here possesses the miraculous attributes credited to the original, Father Anthony Mahowski, pastor of St. Joseph's Church in New York, to bring Polish residents of Buffalo closer together in one common bond.
Iowa City, Dec. 17.—(UP)—Despite the absence of Rolly F. Wiliams' five ineligible stars, the University of Iowa quintet put up a brilliant game against Pittsburgh and made its scores by long shots. Startling of Iowa and Arthur of Pittsburgh tied for honors with nine points each.
U. S. Has Only Copy of Polish Miracle-Madonna
In accordance with the mumdate of the superior of the church in Cranko, he ordered the rests, the copy was placed in an especially-built chapel in St. Caismir
Baker to Captain Agie Team
Stillwater, Oka, Dec. 17, —(UP)
Oklahoma A. and KC captain of the 29"
the season will pilot the Aggies during
the 1039 season. Jack Baker of Still-
water was accorded this honor at a
banquet give the football team at
the memoirs and his wife
here last night.
Iowa Subs Fight Hard
Mine Blast Traps Scores
Explosion, Followed by Gases Is Taking Toll
McAlester, Okla., Dec. 17—(UP) Bodies of six矿enm entoubled by a blast in the old town mine were brought to surface. All were dead. They were recovered at the 5,000-foot level.
3ecAetter, Okin, Dec. 17 — (UPC)
Several score of miners, believed to number 65, fought for their lives a miles underground in the Old Town coal mine near Kiyoko through its sloping tunnels and let death-dealing gas into its runways, the men were cut off from communication while 100 rescuers worked to dig a hole in attempts to learn their state.
Two rescue workers stumbled from the gas filled mine at 13:09 p.m. bearing the body of John Parker, the man killed in the collapse. Charles Pendible and Joe Griffin, said they found him lying on the floor at the 3500 foot level. They were stiked from the murky nissan gas tank, which collapsed the shift, as far as they had gone.
Other rescuers and penetrated the shaft by digging to top levels from ground near the mouth. Other miners were catched at the 5,000-foot level and rescued at the place from which the rescuers o Parker all would be drown by now.
Ruby McDonald Wins Fellowship in History and University Cruise
Sails For Europe December 29 Chosen From Nation-Wide History Group
Miss McDonald is preparing for her Master's degree at the University of Kansas. She was graduated from North Texas Teachers College where she attained an unusually high rank in scholarship and campus activities.
History Group
Ruby McDonald has been awarded the fellowship in history offered by the University Travel Association for the second time, the Third Unit, World Cruise.
Mr. Theodore Schellenberg,
a graduate student here who holds
a fellowship in history, was chosen
a second alternate to Miss McDonald
Candidates for the fellowship included senior and graduate students from three colleges in the United States. Scholarship and campus activity formed the basis for admission.
Jane uses E. Lough, president of the University Travel Association of New York, announced the selection of the committee in a letter to Mr. Lough, who complained both kansas students on an excellent scholastic record.
The cruise begins Dec. 29 from New York and will include London Paris and Naples,
Name MacDowell Initiates
Honorary Fraternity Accepts 26 Contestants
the following architects were seized: William Vandell, Logan McKibbin, John R. Butler, Carl M. Edgins, Alga Wallace, and Jack Burnes. In art tryouts the students selected were Margurit Hill, Mary Alt-Owsland, Jean Makeusee, George Rand Brunel, John James Pernsey,
Dancers selected were Louise Allen, Marie Van Degen, Elizabeth Sharber and Dorothy Frederick. In drawing scenes, she uses Rice, Rice and Ada Clarke were chosen.
The students who were selected after tryouts for MacDowell Faternity are to be held Wednesday at 8 in the design room in west Administration building. In literature tryouts, MaryKurt郭莉 were chosen. Elizabeth Cleary, Virginia Nelson, Louise Stone. Heard Carol and Harold L. Brindley made
Christmas Carols Main Feature of Y. W. Vespers
The Christmas vesper service of the Y, W. C. A. was held at Myers hall this afternoon. The Christmas story which was read by Margaret Harnett, uncle, was interwoven with familiar verses of familiar carols.
the carols used in the program were "Little Town, Little Theism," "Mingling," "Mingling," "Hark, the Herald Angel Sing," "Sitient Night, Holy Night," and "Joy to thee."
Harp music was furnished by Evelyn Cope, c.123. An anthem was sung by a group of negro men informally. The women were seated in a semi-circle around the fireplace. A wooden tree was used in the decorations.
Mystery Surrounds Faculty Basketball Team in Practice Behind Closed Doors
Secret practice has been declared by those in charge of the faculty basketball game to be staged as a part of the annual Christmas benefit athletic program on the Auditorium court at 748 th Street, many attended by the business office, the athletic office, and at the candle tables over the campus.
Why secret practice should be held by the faculty teams has not been envisioned. The faculty teams are vaulted that the faculty teams play with such rare abandon that practices are being insisted on in imitation of the conventions of the game, the battle team to a finish, stopping only after a victory.
Convention also will be tossed aside in a second feature game on the proddown basketball team will scrummage while wearing boxing gloves and galoshes. The use of such gloves and galoshes would work slightly, but not floorwork. In fact, the players often cover the floor more in this game than when wear-
The third contest of the evening will be a speedy exhibition of basketball between members of the varsity squad, fresh from their opening game. The goal is to beat the K. U. All-stars, an aggregation, composed of Dr. F. C. Allen, John Bunn, and other coaches, augmented by John Levi, former Haskell star Mel Griffith, coach of Lawrence high school, who won a variety of two years ago.
Between games the varsity tumbling team, coached by Herbert G Albinh, will entertain.
K. U. Professor to Speak
Some fifteen ex-athletes are trying
U. G. Mitchell Will Take Part in National Meeting
U. G. Mitchell, professor of mathematics, will be one of the speakers at the national honors mathematical fraternity, which meets in Des Moines, Iowa. December 30. He will discuss the nature of the honor of achievement with C. H. Ashman, S. B. Stouffer, G. W. Smith, and J. J. Wheeler will leave for Des Moines.
This is one part of the nation meeting of the american association for international advice which 15 or 20 other national association meetings will be held at the same time.
Pi Mu Epaion and the Mathematical association of America, an organization for college teachers, both will meet Monday. The American Mathematics society, an institution for research, will meet on Tuesday and Wednesday.
K. U. Coaches to Spend Vacations in California
They will see the Army-Stanford game at Palo Alto on Dec. 28. This is the final and probably most important game of the season. On Christmas day in San Francisco they will view a playoff game against New York's day at Pasadena they will see the Pittsburgh Southern California tilt.
Bill Hargues, head football coach, Mike Getto, his assistant, and Lynn Waldorf, coach at Oaklahoma A. and Kentucky, coach at Kansas Line football, left today for California where they will spend their Christmas vacations viewing the three high schools in the city.
The Pittsburgh-California game is of particular interest to Getto for it was the first time he received his All-American recognition as tackle on the Golden Panthers.
Buenos Aires, Dec. 17,—(UP)—At a three day strike in which law students of the university here made two mass assaults on the law school and barricaded themselves within it, the university council capitulated and removed Dr. Juan P. Ramos, who had been unable to them as deas of the school.
University Ousts Dean After Students Strike
The 300 undergraduate stages their first demonstration Saturday, claiming the election of a lawman demanding his removal. To emphasize their demands they sizzed the law building and held it against attacks from the faculty
St. Louis Boys And Girls To Hear Special Concern
St. Louis, Mo. — (UP) — Twenty thousand St. Louis boys and girls will share a Christmas gift. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Arena have co-operated to present a special Christmas concert which will be held at the public schools, and 5,000 from the parochial schools.
out for the two faculty teams, and probably all of them will see action before the spectacle is ended. Two years ago in the last faculty fractures, he was hospitalized once, and two balls were in play. Only quick thinking on the part of E. C. Quigley, veteran referee who observed the game, prevented blooded-
The date rule will be off for the program tomorrow night. Proceeds of the affair will be added to the Christmas gift will be presented Thursday through Friday, and fund, as the project of the 1929 Christmas program committee.
Had Attended One Class Since Vacation, Authorities
Lee Derry, Grid Star Facing Theft Charge, Expelled From School
Declare
Columbia, Dec. 17—(UPI) Louis Lee Derry hero to many University of Missouri gridiron clashes, and who yesterday was bound over to circuit court to stand firm on charges of alimony, a judge said. He was exiled from the university.
A announcement of suspension was made by Dr. N, G. Neale, dean of the College of Nursing at The Action, Dean Neale said, was because Derry had attended only once class since Thanksgiving. The suspension was for the remainder of the semester.
Columbia, Dec. 17—(UP) Louis LEE Derry, her University of Missouri gridiron clashes, must face trial in circuit court for alleged theft of clothing from the room of Carrol Combs, fellow student at the university.
Justice Bickell ordered Derry held for trial on bona fide of $500 at the preliminary hearing. Benin was signed by several Columbians including U. F. Britten security saleman, James Moscowovich and Karel Oskar, the theirier, and S. E. Cassidy, drugsist.
The varied career of the student carrying the captaincy of the University of Arkansas football team and a term in the Kansas reformatory will be reviewed in his trial which will be during the January term of court.
To Show Moving Picture
Electrical Engineers Bring New Film to This Vicinity
"The Electric Ship" is the picture
of a ship carrying the cargo
city of Electrical Engineers to-
row evening at 7:30 in Marvin hall.
It is the first showing for the pic-
ture.
To University of Kansas students, the picture has an extra interest, for he was a graduate student of C. Shuad of the School of Engineering and Architecture, was a radio operator on the ship Virginia, which conducted the film was made only recently.
Entirely electrically equipped ships are still rare, but such ships as the USS Colorado and the Ariane are in the group. The Virginia and a sister ship are the largest electrical vessels. The former travels between the islands of Guam and Panama Canal. Recently it missed one trip to the Mediterranean and a collision with another ship. The opening is on the public.
The regular December meeting of the Kansas Chapter of Sigma Xi, Science Fraternity, will be held in Room 104 of the room of Hake hall. The paper of the evening will be on "Recent Studies Regarding the Dielectric Behavior of Gases and Liquids," by Dr. J. D. Stranathan of the physics department.
Sigma Xi Holds Meeting In Blake Hall Thursday
lection of new members will be held following the report of nominations by the Board of Electors. Ellisa B. Stouffer, Dean of the Graduate School and Professor Stranathan is secretary. Refreshments will be served.
Fine Arts Student Will Play In Recital at Tulsa
Patti Johnson, fa'32, pino student
Prof. Carl A. Vernier, will play in
the annual dance concert in Tulsa,
Sunday afternoon; Dec. 22;
at 5 o'clock according to an announcement.
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Invitations to the rectal are being sent by Mrs. Patti Adams Chriner, a professor of physiology and faculty of the Patti Adams piano school. She is accompanist for the Women's Glee Club of the University of Wisconsin staff artist at radio station WREN.
County Clubs Pick Schools for Pages in 1930 Jayhawker
Leaders From 22 Towns to Appear; Christmas Programs Are Planned
A picture of the foremost leader in each of these high schools, will appear on the two pages in the yearbook devoted to "Ramsay High School."
The 22 high schools which will be represented in the 1939 Jayhawker, chosen from the 11 districts through Goodland, Norton, Mende, Hugoton, Elkhorn, Elliwood, Hutchinson, Elkhorn, Forsyth, McKenzie, Clay Center, Scandia, Aitchison, Maryville, Emporia, Garnett, Onga, Eskridge, Burdock, Fedronea, Wyatt
Some counties are collecting the cost of the pictures from the students within the county alone; others are dividing the expenses between the teachers and others are leaving the cost of the picture for the high schools chosen. For each half-tone for the pictures of the leaders $4 must be collected from the yearbook. In choosing the leaders, the schools chosen by the districts will carry on their own popularity context. The person selected my either be a boy or a girl, and will be judged in scholarship, activities, and leadership.
Each district held a meeting and chose two of their high schools. Next year two more will be selected from that district and so on until every high school in the state will have had a picture of a leader in the Jay-
Several county club chairman have planned an entire program for their high school students. Some will have moving pictures, others have windows displaying campus views of the University, and many have asked for speakers on campus.
Circulars containing pictures and general information about the campus of Kean University in high schools by the County Clubs. They may be ob-
"A 1300 view" of the campus shows the locations of the various buildings. In addition are the Administration building, Fraser Hall, Marvin Hill, Fowler Shops, and Corbin Hall, the Morton University Union building, Watson Library, and Spooner Thayer museum. There is also a picture of Chancellor E. H.
Short History Given
The folders contain a short history of the University, and brief explanation of courses offered.
One chairman has arranged for moving pictures, window displays, and artwork in his band by the University Glee Club as a part of the entertainment in the movie "Friday."
Between 20 and 50 county chairman have asked to have speakers for their high schools during the vacation in the high schools.
Debaters Meet Iola Club
Installment Buying Defeated
Again Last Night
Installment buying was defeated by the Current Opinion club of Iola when they supported with a vote of 25 to 17 the attack of Fred Anderson, T32, and Russell Strobel, c13, upon the practice of sea ice and the next month's seal in a debate between the two University teams in Iola last night.
Rice Larder, 130, and George Chuos, 132, defended the installation. He was a former commissioner Charles F. Scott, who is a former congressman and new editor of the jola Duty Register and president of the board. He was voted for them, according to Larder.
The two teams, who were accompanied by Prof. E. C. Buehler, debate coach, debated before the locker room. An effort was made to obtain a decision by the volume of appliance given to each team, but the bolsterousness of the high school students made a judgement comparative appliances impossible.
The Volkheimer incunabula valued by Dr. Otto Volkheimer at $6,000,000 will be sold at public auction in London within the next few months. For years Doctor Volkheimer has been made available to universities displaying his collection. About two years ago he came to the University of Kansas and displayed his books which had been well preserved. While here he pre-views several of the Nuremberg Chronicle which was published in Germany in 1492,