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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official Student Paper of The University of Kansas
No. 191
Vol. XXVI
SIX PAGES
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1920
AROUND MT. OREAD
Melvin Geist, fa'29, sang at the Rotary club today.
K.U. PREPARES FOR 57th COMMENCEMENT 38 Kansas Boys Seek Edison's Prize Class of'29 Holds Stage This Week;
Five hundred fifty tickets for the Will Rogers lecture had been turned in for refrain at oak Saturday, June 15. Mr. Rogers was secretary to Dean John D. Ryer.
Wilma Aketon, A. B. '27, of Lawrence Park high school, Topenka, left teaching to accept a position in the circulation department of Topenka.
Dr. Arthur Braden, of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived in Lawrence on business Tuesday morning. Dr. Braden, of the School of Religion, Doctor Braden, who is president of California Christian College, arrived from School of Religion from 1914 to 1921.
Mrs. G. E. Tucker, house mother of the Alba Kappa Psi fraternity who entered Trinity Lutheran Hospital at Kansan City, Mo, 12 days ago, was not able to have the operation when planned and remains in the hospital in definitely. She is under the care o Dr. John Outland.
Mrs. S. M, Law, housemother of Phi Mu Alpha fraternity, is to spend the summer touring Europe as hostess to a part of the party. Mrs. Law is one of several under the management of Law's Law, son, Marcellus Law, A.B,20 now in Boston, Mass. Mrs. Law, will Friday to join the party in Boston.
Prof. W. Bayard Taylor and Charles H. Sandage, both of the department of economics, will leave Lawrence township to go to Chicago to fill a position with the Haley-Stuart Investment Company there. Mr. Sandage will spend the summer at the university of Iowa working on his degree.
Spencer-Thayer museum has recently placed on exhibit two different things. A case of Paraguayan race horses, and a g13, who has been in South America for several years, is now on exhibit. Also there has been placed on exhibit a chair upholstered with Louis XVI hand embroidered Damask.
Arthur Clough, B.S. 23, is here auditing the book of the alumni association for the year ending May 31. The report is given to the alumni meeting for the year ending May 31. The report is to be given at the alumni meeting during Conference Week. Mr. Clough is with the faculty in Washington and "Company of Kansas City, Mo."
Watson library goes on holiday
hours beginning at 6 p.m. M, Thursday,
and continuing until 10 a.m. on the
13th at the opening of
Summer Session. Hours between
session weeks will be limited to
4 daily exactly except
day and Sunday. On Sunday,
9 June, the library will be open for
inspection of Commencement visitors from
Nick Nielson, jr. Fayel M. Robertson, and K. Dale Harris, members of the team of Oftrairateurs from the Fire Department Ala., where they will call June 12 on the S. S. Antinina for London. They are going to leave in storage until their return. They will visit in England, France, and Germany, and return home.
W. H. Schowe, professor in the department of geology, will be a student at Harvard next year. He has a one-year leave of absence from the university and will leave in September for a nine-month's term in Harvard. Mr. Schowe will do some experimental work in physical geology, while his two years will study arti- fices. They plan to be back for the 1931-32 school term.
Major T. J. Striickel, B.S.96, who is general manager of the Kansas City Gas Company, has been a key leader of enterprises for the advancement of enterprises for the advancement of Kansas City and is a leader in civic activities. He has been elected general chairman of the annual Charities Fund campaign and he has appeared recently on the cover of the Kansas City Citian, published by the Chamber of Commerce of Kansas
Caps and gowns will be
checked out from 2 to 5 p. m.
thursday, and all day Friday
and Saturday at gymnasium
203.
Armin Hillmer, chairman.
Committee Names List of Applicants to Meet for Test
Son of Dr. Naismith Among Those Seeking Award Noted Inventor Offers
Thirty-eight Kansas high school boys will compete here June 11 for the state's nomination for the Edison scholarship, check of the applications
Invitations to those who successfully survived the preliminary examination of their qualifications by the local commission on the officer's office last night.
Of particular interest on the Hill is the name of James Nationhill, jr., a professor of physical education, department of physical education, as well as the candidate representing Nana.
More than forty applications to take the examination were received by the committee before the deadline Saturday, but the number declined and the eliminations where more than one student had beenominated by the same high school
Inquiry to Be Searching
**objectives**
In the local community,
indicate the credentials of all applicants and selected the most promising to represent the school.
A searching inquiry into the capitals will the candidates will be mind plucked from the campus examination June 11 will be only no liminary to a final examination of the position. The full applicant will be selected, Dea George Shad, chairman of 11 chairs.
No definite arrangements as to th hour and place of the examinations have been made as yet, but announcement of them will be made later.
The complete list of those who have been accepted to take the preliminary examination here June 11 is:
Candidates Are Listed
Alma, Jeen E. Forinash; Altona, Charles W. Wine; B light, B Blueound, F John; Priest; Bonner Springs, Lawrence Smirr; Brookville, Lawrence Mian; Marlboro, Juan Morgan; Delphos, S. E. Woods; Douglas, W. C. Elder; Eiffingham, William L.; Kemper, Martin Entrprise; Alvin E. Malaux; Gessel, Harold H. Lowen; Halstent, Russell Willits; Herrington, Donald Cosley; Lawrie, Lower Erwin (Immacarela) Lorenza F. Meezera; Lebo, Harlan Jennings; Llew Loak Mountville High); Lawrence, McBrewers; McPherson, William Grant; Midian, Kaymond Miveau; Minneapolis Bull; Oitura, Norman R. Howard; Overbrook, Joel P. Keser; Pittsburg, Maynard Jenkins; Republic, Clifford Charles; Charles Winner; Topena, Howard Oliphant; Udall, Harold Bosch; Washington, Charles W. Evans; John Robert Charles Winner; Winter Robert Wilson Kelley
Monday Was the Coldest June Day in Ten Year
The oldest June day ever recorded at the University of Kansas station was in 1870, when the Mercury dropped to 44. That same June, 1870, also had one low minimum, at 45.5 and four low minimums, when the mercury went to 102, June, 1912, and June, 1913, also had low minimums, at 45.5 and 45 degrees.
Temperatures dropping to 48 degrees Monday morning made that coldest June 2 recorded at the University. On July 1, June 9, the minimum was 47.
Telescope on Exhibition at Commencement Season
"Architecture" Becomes
"Agriculture" in Papeu
nansas University's new telescope which is nearly completed will be on exhibition at the astronomy laboratory. The large mirror is already completed, but the telescope will not be ready for observational work until it is fully tested, such work, some accessories will be necessary which will be obtained when Mr. Alter returns from Europe in the fall. Then the telescope will once be completely completed.
What? Another honorary office? J. M. Kellogg, acting head of the Department of architecture in the Department of Education, had reason to be mortified when he found his name mentioned on the door of a Monday morning. "Joe" was pronounced a "teacher" in the "department of agriculture" at the University.
19 Oread Seniors Honored Monday in Commencement
Wallace Lane Gets Meda for Best Representing Ideals of His Childhood
The Grad medal was presented last night to Wallace Lane at the seventh annual commencement presentation held in the Auditorium of central Administration building at 8 p.m. Wallace is the son of Prof. P. M. Wallace. He has served as the medal host the senior student best representing the ideals of Orond in respect to character and excellence. The gold medal is awarded each year to a senior student chosen by the faculty and students. The identity of the donor is
School
Clifford Reush was presented with a $10 gold piece for doing the best work in American history and civics. Fern Schulz took second prize, a $5 gold piece for writing by Mrs. H. H. Asher, regent of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, who presented the awards for that organization. These prizes the D. A. R. has started.
Scholarship honor students were named, including all the Oread student getting 75 per cent of their work above a "IP grade." A senior assistant dean of the College, gave the commencement address. The 19 seniors on the senior class roll are: Heien F. Brown, Jone E. Bushong.
Helen F. Brown, Ione E. Bushong,
Mary Gladys Cowles, Francis H. Dill
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Form letters from Chancellor E. H. Lindley announcing the Summerfield scholarship and blanks for the nomination of students being sent to all high schools, it was announced Monday by Prof. Ohn Templin, chairman of the scholarship.
The committee, comprising Professor Templein, Dean E. B. Stroffer, Professor John B. Lawson, Irving Hill ofLawrence and Frank G. Crowell ofCleveland City, Mo., is also working with the university to develop this new scholarship fund. Blanks have been drawn up which will be furnished by all students, filled out for nomination of students.
Solan Summerfield, donor of the Summerfield scholarships that are to be given to from five to ten tax presidents in 1908 and spent a quiet boyhood in Lawrence. He received his doctorate in 1909, from the University of Kansas, his Father, Kaiser Murray, his Mother, Summerfield, was a professor in the School of Law and also practiced law.
Mr. Summerfield's passage through the high school and University was not only to prove he never prominent in either the athletic or scholastic facet. As *Prof. W.H. Eldridge* told me, "I went to school and University, expressed it, 'he never bothered his teachers nor caused him any trouble.'"
After being graduated in law he was hired for Denver and practiced there as a lawyer. He engaged in a theatrical venture that led him to be plotted he traveled to New York City
While in New York he was offered a ribbon plant, reputed to be earning twenty-five or thirty thousand dollars a year, for the amazingly low cost of the equipment interested and, borrowing the money from a reluctant uncle, made the purchase. The ribbon plant "want it it was cracked up to be." He found the machinery nearly failing to pieces and the whole organization nearing failure.
Provides For Educational Work
In 1902, David Shields, formerly of saline and now living in Topena, assembled a library of materials to the president of the board of directors of the recently organized Kansas Bible College.
Committee Starts Search for Summerfield Scholars
Meyers Hall, First State University Building for Religious Education. Has Housed Variety of Activities
It was a hard problem, but he was
Authorized Parties Thursday, June 6
The site was purchased in the spring of 1909, by a committee of which Mr. Foster was an active member. The house was built with a grand old landmark of Mount Orcad, having been erected in 1880. It was then known as the Rush home. The main part of the funds for the building were provided by Mrs. Carl C. A. Beurgan of Moline, in 1901. The funds for remodeling and enlarging the house were given as a memorial to her husband, J. Lewis Wyers, by Mrs. Mary Myers of Phila
Got "Stung." But . . .
That Myer hall was the first building in the United States to be erected for religious education in connection with a state university, and that it has housed a wide variety of active volunteers who are on the hill.
Alpha Phi Alpha, Robinson gymnasium, 1 a. m.
Although its primary purpose was
The establishment of such a religious center was made possible by the support of F. Oster, registrar of the University, and the assistance of the first deam of the School of Religion together with P. G. Pole, director of biblical work at the University Michigan.
Thursday, June 6
Pan-Hellenic party, Memorial Union, 2 a. m.
Friday, June 7
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Memorial Union, 1 a. m.
His Boyhood Quiet
educational, the building was also used for general religious work and contained the offices of the Y.M.C.A. and the ministry of the Council of Religious Workers, the Student Volunteer Mission Band, The Baptist, Christian Science, Lutheran and Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints organ-
Doctor Payne personally solicited and secured donations for further illumination. A. Hyle and Mr. I. S. Gill, of Wichita, in 1912 the doctor was formally devised to work with
The Oread training school leased several rooms in the Hall from 1913 to 1915. Rooms B, C, D, and G, on the first floor were used as class rooms. The second room was a laboratory, while chapel exercises were held in the auditorium.
During the World War, the University opened a cafeteria in this auditorium, and dr. Arthur Braden, who had taken charge of the School of Religion in 1914, opened the residence on the hill to the official Hostess house for the Hill.
Cafeteria Opened During War
After the war, the cafeteria was moved to the old commons building and the auditorium has since been rebuilt. The Y.W.C.A. moved to Henley house when it was donated by Mrs. A. Henley, of Lawrence, in 1922, and the Y. M. C.A. moved to its present location in New York, for the overall of the organizations disbanded, while others moved to their own headquarters, and the only organizations now there are the Wesley Foundation, and Kappa Beta, Christian church sorority.
forced to meet it. Working day and night, he attempted to get the company in some kind of running condition, but he refused to be refunded to give him any more money for office help and he was forced to handle all of his correspondence are
About this time (1909) silk stockings were enjoying a wave of popularity. Summerfield thought that it would be wise for him to get in "on the ground floor" and he purchased one from a store or a connection with his ribbon plant.
The auditorium and several other rooms are always open to students for meetings at a nominal sum at all times. The only student who succeeded his brother in 1922.
A Slogan Wins
The first years were slow and burdenome. He was forced to shut down six months of the year to dispose of his stock, but during the other six months, What he needed was some scheme whereby he could sell his product more quickly and for less problem, he originated the slogan, "no run goes below the Gold Stripe". Since the stock is with the alkali stockings its tendency to develop "runs" the slogan and the product jumped into the public eye, which helped buy the popular product, shutdown.
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"Don't Worry" Advice Unheeded; Library Busy
"Now I don't want you to study for this examination. Just go to a picture show the evening before and then go home and get plenty of sleep.
"Well of course the final will be pretty messy," he says, outside readings and class room lectures; but you won't need to worry as you have been over all of it.
"Now then is there anything more you want to ask before we " *","*," and so on.
Because many took teacher at her word and went out to play on Memorial day and didn't work on their finals the library is still standing, although it is said that the sides bled at the peak of the work business.
Three hundred fifty-three book were checked out at the reserve desk between 9 o'clock in the morning and 10 p.m. (Monday to Friday) 220 were issued at the education desk
This was a big day's business under ordinary conditions but Thursday the girls had to work every day. The entire rush of extra work was handled by the regular force, although it was less busy. I feel like I had been in training to be a jacket-rabbit. It is a good thing some instructors tell their classes not to worry about fin-
Offer of Fire Truck Is Spurned by Coeds
About 300 University students, voluntarily answering a request at the Carnegie Library at Fourteenth and Tennessee streets to watch firemen extinguish a rather dangerous fire. They were accompanied by a coupe. The car was driven by Virginia, accompanied by another young woman.
The fire started from gasoline splattering on the exhaust outlet. It was quelled immediately by the young R quelled immediately by the fireman who parked it on the street until an expert mechanic had fixed the gas leak. A fireman offered his large red auto to the women for returning to leave. The firemen offered much to the announcement of the large crowd of onlookers.
Only Two Days Given for Enrolling Classes for Summer Session
Recitations Start Thursday Jun 13; Full Program Made for Entertainments
Registration in the University summer session will take place June 11 and 12, and enrollment will be one day, June 12, according to H. E. Chandler, assistant director of the institutions start at 7:30 a.m. M. Thursday.
During the six week period school will be held on two tuesday, June 22 and July 6. A third Saturday will be used for invitations for the first term, July 20.
There will be no delay for enrollment in the second four weeks term, but the fourth week will continue without intermission between terms. Enrollment for the four weeks term is completed by the first term. No holidays will come during the second period, and final grades will not be assessed on the first term.
A varied program of education and entertainment features are included in the program. Mr. Chandler said, 'Musical programs in the form of recitals and vesper services will be abundant. Faculty recitals are planned for the evenings of June 20 and 27, and July 16, and 20, and July 14, be held June 16, and 30.'
Visual education week, June 17 to December 24 and scientific application demonstration event. Students will be a pronounced educational feature. Educational论坛 also will be held
rault C, Packer of the University of Iowa, will address the summer students at Swarthmore College's Fleming of Swarthmore University will offer a magic demonstration
A program of athletic events also is being worked out for the benefit of the Summer students.
Student Night Life During Finals
Class of '29 Holds Stage This Week; 950 Get Degrees
Alumni and Parents Proud Spectators — But Only Spectators for All That
With about 560 members of the class of 29, probably the largest ever graduated here, playing the leading role, the 87th annual commencement of the University of Kansas will get under way on the evening of Friday, February 14. The event is centric of the School of Fine Arts is presented in the auditorium.
Saturday morning the "old grad" will begin to flow into town and reunions, meetings and receptions will be in order. Registration for the new Graduation Program at the Memorial Union building. In the evening comes the chancellor's reception for both seniors and alumni. After that the days are seniors', and the alumni and parents become spectacles and spectators, to be sure, but only that.
Sunday, June 9, will begin with commencement of a new course followed by group and class reunions and concerts. The baccalaureate seminar will be delivered in April at the Milkland California Institute of Technology at the auditorium at 8 a.m., with the graduation at 10 a.m.
The class of 1922 breakfast at 7:15 and the University dinner at the Memorial Union are the main feature of the week. Exercises at 7:30 p.m. as a climax of commencement week at which about 1050 degrees and certificates will be granted. Addresses, reunions and also have been planned for Monday.
Special exhibits at the museums Administration building, and Marvin hall will be on display during company meetings. The chemistry and School of Pharmacy will be at home from 2 to 4 o'clock on Friday. Special exhibits will be open at that time with exhibits.
ELEVEN IN FINAL RECITAL
Commencement Activities Will Open With Concert Friday
The annual commencement recital, which marks the opening of commencement week activities, will be given at the University andrium, located on the campus in front by students in the School of Fine Arts. The program, composed of 11 selections of piano, organ, voice, and violin, and featuring 11 different art pieces, is held on Saturday.
Piano; Waltz from the Ballet
*Naila* "Dohnanay"—Louise McCurdy,
Voice; Sogna al mio Canto
*Salma* - Selena Ang
Voice: Aria, Now Jean Ardently,
("La Mort de Jeanne d'Arc"), Bemer-
m-Marjorie Housel.
Piano: Valse Arabesque, Guion—
Darie Lillard-White.
Marie Linhardt-Willey
Voice: Arah, Ah! Mon Fils ("Le
"ronhette")—Leila Hemphill.
*Prophete*”)-Leila Hemphill.
*Philome*”)-Hejre Kati (Hungarian
Dance)  Hubay-Kathleen Carlos.
Voice: Arin, With Verdure Clad,
("The Creation"), Haydn-Marcene MacLaren.
Voice: O Del Mio Amato Ben, Don
andy—Margaret Dreennon.
Piano: Rhapsody in C Major, Dohanxi—Ena Hepler,
Voice: Salut! Demeure (cavatina from "Faust"), Gounod — Melvin Gouin
Organ: Second Organ Symphony,
Pastorale, Widor, Finale—Meta Murphy.
Ann Suderman, Goes to Hospital in Honolulu
Ann Suderman, who receives her Master's degree in bacteriology this spring, has been recruited to staff the bacteria hospital of Queen's hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii. Miss Suderman will take the place of Linda Emanuel, who returns to the States about the first August. Miss Suderman plans to sail from Los Angeles on June 29 for
Wilma Miller, A.B.24, will accompany Miss Suderman. Miss Miller plans to spend the summer on a pleasure trip through Hawaii.
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the final issue of the University Daily Kansas canon for First Summer Session Kansas will be distributed Friday morning, June 14, and the Daily Kansas canon for the opening of the fall semester early in September. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *