Tonight, 8:00. Auditorium. Will twirl. With Hoover in South America.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The next issue of the Kansas is Tuesday, Feb. 6, when regina publication begins.
Vol. XXVI
Annual Oratorical Contest to Occur Early in February
Winner to Represent K. U in Missouri Valley Contest Held in St. Louis
The annual oratorical and estempe-
ranean Speaking Contest has been
announced tentatively as occurring
sometime during the second week of
the summer. The winner will be
Buehler of the department of speech
and dramatic art. The winner of this
contest will then be sent to St. Louis
where he will appear before the KI
schools in competition with schools
in the Missouri Valley Oratorical
Contest.
The contest at the University of Kansas will be held in the auditorium of central Administration building for a two-hour length. One hour before the exten- pornaneous speeches are to be given, the competitors will be given subjects pertaining to University education, and the winners will be limited to five minutes.
The board of Governors of the Missouri Valley Oratorical Association should ensure that the oratione poronaneous speeches and the orations should be combined. According to this arrangement, each competitor will have a share in the committee and the extemporaneous speech.
In judging the speeches the decisions will be given on a basis of 70 per cent credit to the orations and 30 per cent to the extemporemous presentation and delivery will all be taken into consideration by the judges.
The winner of the contest given at the University will receive $15. The person giving second best oration and third best oration will be awarded a price of $10.
The winner will then have the opportunity to compete with the other schools in the Missouri valley as a promoter of the University of Kansas.
Kansas Program on Air
KFKU Broadcasts Tonight From 9 to 11:30 O'clock.
The Kansas Day program to be given tonight from 9 to 11 p.m. on station KFPU, although of special interest is the interest to the students of the University because of the number of students and professors included or
"A six-minute talk on "Great Moments in Kansas History," by Margaret Lynn, professor in the department of English, will cause a smile." The university's very loyal Kansan will hear it. Other talks will be given by Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Prof. R. C. Moore, Prof. W. C. Stevens, Prof. R. B. Lawson, Prof. A. P. Berman, and galls. Helen Rhoda Hoopes will read some of the Carruth prize poems.
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The University Quartet, Men's Glee Club, and several members of the School of Fine Arts will give special numbers. Tommy Johnston's K. U. Serenade. Johnston's K. U. songs arranged by Johnston, and other numbers.
The program will be concluded by the singing of the "Crimson and the Blues" and the giving of the famous Clark and its singing it Fred Elsheim, will never die.
East to Use Kansas Song University of New York Gle Club Requests Music
That the K, U. Men's Glee Club has one of the best school songs of America is evidenced by the fact that the director of the glee club at the University of Chicago, Drew Ingle, Engle Christy for several copies of "I'm a Jayhawk."
Prof. Thomas Larrumeur, former director of the glee club here and the man who led the men when they won the trip to New York, wrote the arrangements for the club songs. At a university he is teaching at the University at New York.
The letter in which the request for several copies of "I'm A Dayhawk" was made was written by Prof. E. J. Wickman, who lived in York. In it he highly praised the song, telling how great an impressio made it when the K. U. Merriam wrote it 16 years ago, and that the men in the New York club want to work on it.
Work has been started on a $1,000 000 university library at Cincinnati.
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Girls in costumes of 1868 will die debate on two other girls in modern dress on the subject, "Have Our Murderers Died?" at the University of Cincinnati.
European Waterfronts Are Shown in Paintings
Scenes of life in Belgium, Holland, Denmark, and England, as depicted by the brush of Margaret Huntington Boehner, are one of the between-seemer attractions at the University. The paintings are on display in the painting rooms, exhibition rooms, third floor of west Manitou building.
Are Shown in Paintings
Picturereuse portrayal characterizes the brush drawings of typical life in Denmark. The paintings, Denmark, scenes of historical Belgium and flower studies centered around
Landscape paintings of our own New England are also among the varied features of the showing.
The paintings which have been on display since Jan. 15, will be available until Feb. 15. The rooms are ready for 3 week days and from 2 to 5 Sundays.
Irwin to Be Guest of Honor at Dinner Tonight at Eldridge
Writer, Editor, and Lecture
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929
in Auditorium
Will Irwin, former classmate of Herbert Hower one of the members of the Hoover party on the trip to South America, will speak at 8:30 in University auditorium on his experience and observations on while the tour.
The speaker was secured to fill the notebook at the Andres who was unable to move on. The Tickets on the leisure course for the Andres number are to be used for
Dan Dyer is anxious that the students avail themselves of the use of a laptop. "We have not reserved seats, Tickets with reservations will admit student to seats in the back of the auditorium," he says. He mentions foremost journalists, a noted war correspondent, writer, lecturer and editorialist. A field contributing to the leading periodicals as well as the press can travel anywhere on his tour daily for newspapers.
The speaker will arrive at 5:20 p.m. from Sioux City, IA, and will be there for the night at the Eldridge. Members of the administration of the *U* university, the faculty of the department of Journalism, and the *C* city newspaper will attend.
The lecture begins at eight p. m. and will not last more than an hour before the examination week, the lecture will interfere somewhat in the study of mathematics, but I know of the speaker, with his abilities and experiences, the students can't understand it.
Architects Win Awards
First Mentions Are Given for Moorish Arcade Designs
Awards have been made to students in the department of architecture who have completed problems in design. The subject of the senior architectural problem was a Moorish arcade and the highest grades were two first mentions to Edward Meisner and Wilson Kimsey and three more mentions commemorated by Giles Mitchell. Another senior problem was a public library with two mentions commended to Eric Allen and Earl Hortor.
The junior problem was a 24-hour sketch, of a memorial to Lindbergh with two mention commended to Charlie Haines and Kerneth Dunne and three mentions to Harrick. Mae George Hughes, and Gilbert Moeh.
The subject of the sophomore problem was a mounted. Two first men charged the challenge, Eugene Starr, and three mentors commented to Wilde Wardl, Paul Wat
Men and Women Vamp for Grades, Says Dean
**Columbia, Ohio** — *America's Special*
Men are just as clever as women in wiping
grades, Dean Earsh A. Gaw, of Ohio
State University believes. "It all depends on the individual professor," she says in reply to an accusator
Washington University in Rose of George
article in Plain Talk.
Dean Rose has been making specia
study of intelligence scores and grad
ing and she says that the two will
not correlate. Ohio State University
was used as a good illustration,
and was used as a reason for the comeback
be Dean Gaw.
Facts are facts; Dean Rose but her article on statistics. The profesors at Ohio State are being vamped
Nurses Home
Bell Hospital (University of Kansas) Expands Its Plant
Dean D. M., Swarthout will go to Newton Friday to judge the glee club contest to be held there. Schools enroll in the contest at Bettei, Bethel, Washburn, Sterling and the Pittsburgh, Hayes, and Emporia counties will be eligible to sing in the Missouri Valley context Saturday, the Shrine Temple in Kansas City.
Rechearal of the choral union was held night instead of tonight he had been recalled. Rechearal was held in the university auditorium and the organ was used as the background for the chorus he had been recalled, but next week's rechearal, which was 'o' be Feb. 5, would be postponed until at 7:30 in the high school auditorium.
A new ward building which will in-
clude the capacity of Belle Memorial
hospital accepted from the contractors by
the University of Kansas and the Boarai
The ward building is five storm high, and adjoins the main hospital and administration building on the south. The building cost $200,000.
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Margaret Hill, fa'30, has just been awarded third prize in a motion-walled contest to write a word just received by Miss Rosemary Ketcham, of the department of design. Nella Selver, a student at Boston College, was awarded fourth prizes in the same contest. The contest was conducted by Strongman Cork Limelaine Company.
Around Mt. Oread
Oread Training high school's baseball team is in the top 10 of the NCAA West. "Aac" team on the Lawrence big gymnastics court this evening starting at 7:30. No concussion.
Administration Building and Hospital
Winston I. Anderson, c' 50, better known as "Shorty", a candidate for the wrestling team, is sick with the flu.
Rev, and Mrs. C, W. Thomas will have been seen at their home at 1124 N. Third Street evening, Jan. 31, from 8 to 11 e.c杯 student and their friends
B. E. Shulz, secretary of the Y.M.C.A., who recently left for New York to study during the country training courses in religion at Union Theological Seminary and of Columbia University; Mr. Shulz will be gone until Sept. 1.
Plans are now being made for the engineering exhibit which is held at Engineering Society of England. The Architecture Exhibit will probably be held about the middle of April, and at the same time other exhibits will be given and their activities will be given.
Two fire alarms from University buildings and four from fraternity and senior homes were answered by the police on January 19, 1928, the annual report of William Quinnick, city fire chief, shows. The alarm was sent to the city commission Moddy.
Students may sell their books to the W. S. G. A. Book Exchange on the second floor of Walkins Library Mon & Fri, 10am-4pm; exchange will purchase any book which will be in use next semester Those wishing to buy books at the exchange may do so at any time on Monday, February 6, and Saturday, February 9.
Herbert R. Hangerford, head of he department of entomology, spoke before the Lawrence Rotary Club when he received his recent trips in Europe. One incident related by him told how he was taken to Sweden because of a clerical error in his passports. Professor Dirk Swarns, president of the local Rotary club.
and the legislature is being asked to appropriate $90,000 at this session for equipment. Request also be made making $200,000, or in order to provide dining room, storage space, hospital laundry, classroom classes for the medical students.
The nurses' home, to the north of the hospital, was completed in Octo-
ked to her, and three floors; are now being occupied.
New Ward Building (Inset: Dean H. R. Wahl)
A picture of the University Symphony Orchestra of 1967 is in the possession of Prof. Charles S. Skillton, of the School of Fine Arts.
"No, Dick wasn't a musician," remarked Professor Skilton in answer to the question of whether the son of Prof. W. C. Stevens who was in the picture was the one who is in a justice of the peace in Lawrence.
Several members of the present K. U. faculty are among the muni- sion staff, including the School of Engineering, played a flute; F. E. Jones, professor of engineer- ing drawing, is pictured with a Fraser horn; and Prof. John Lee, professor of computer graphics, is a violinist. There are two daughters of Prof. M. W. Sterling of the department of Greek, one of whom is now in the alumni office in the pre-
Phillip Stevens now plays the piano and the violin at the Hotel President and the Mushulbach Hotel in Kansas where his work is often broadcast from there.
John Ise, George Hood and F. E. Jones in Picture of 1907 K. U. Orchestra
There are 39 orchestra members in
These three buildings complete about one-third of the hospital plant projected for the University School of Medicine when the first building was created on the 10-acre tract at Hudson road, Kansas City, Kan.
Irwin Lecture Tickets
The Roy Chapman Andrews
tickets on the lecture course
will admit to the Will Irwin
lecture tonight.
John Dyer, chairman.
John Pyer, Chairman
Authorized Parties Thursday, Jan. 21
Phi Kappa, chapter house, 12 p. m.
Lutheran Student Association.
Lutheran Church. 11:30.
All freehmens or upperclassmen who have not had physical examinations may make an appointment by calling the student health and dispensary. Examinations will be given Feb. 5, 4 and 6.
Dean of Women.
Armes  Hirschand
Dr. Leonard Harington of Kansas City will give a lecture on "Mental Hygiene of a Child" at the auditorium at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 13.
Dr. Ralph L. Canuteson
Morning 9 to 12
Afternoons 1 to 4
Saturday 9 to 12 a.m. only.
The library will not be open
Dr. Ralph L. Caruteson.
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Library Hours Feb. 1
A picture entitled "The Dune," painted by Prof. Raymond Eastwood has been accepted to be bung in the museum of the Academy of Fine Arts at Philadelphia, according to word received by the department of painting. This picture was painted by Mr. Westwood during his vacation at CapSev.
Virginia Arnold, BM.28, will play compositions of Prof. C. A. Preyen and Prof. C. S. Skilton at the annual C. S. A. cahman dinner in Philadelphia on March 17, 2015. Also arriving are Arnold will be the guest of Prof. Mrs. T. A. Laramore.
Work on the new Snow full has been slow in the last six weeks because of the cold weather. However, the floor is light and second floor, and the stone is up to the third floor. In about two weeks the concrete will be paired on the third floor.
When Professor Skillon came to the University in 1992 he was the first person who started and started the annual mid-winter and started concertes that have been popular.
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the picture—all looking very serious minced. The men were close fitting, notched lapels on their coats; and the women had light shirt waists with no sleeves and necks and leg 'on-four' shaves and sleeves that are tightly belted (and corded!) waists.
"That year we played Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Yoemen of the Guard,' he recalled, "and for the four years, succeeding it we also played the operas — 'Pirate of Penhence,' 'Patienne,' 'The Princess Anne,' and the 'Mikado.'"
This picture is the earliest one in
this series. It doesn't matter,
although he says there might have
been some earlier ones taken.
He directed the University Orchestra for
The present University Symphony Orchestra has a personnel of about 69 persons.
27 Winter Days So Far
January Chilly, but May Not Be Unusually Cold
Uniformly low temperatures have marked January weather, but whether the month will average unusually cold cannot be determined until the months figures are totalled in one year. J. Posey, the University meteorologist.
Thus far this month, 27 of the 29 days have been "winter days," that is, a畏寒 freezing or below for the day. This is 10 more winter days than is normal for this part of Kana- nee University's University of 62 years.
Only three times in the 62 years have there been more than 27 winter days in January. In 1885 there were 39, in 1874 and 1888 there were 26 catch.
Although there have been so many winter days, only one of them has had a temperature of less than zero and the early part of January last year.
A white flag fluttering over the armory at the University of Oklahoma does not mean surrender, it is a symbol to the Royals to signify the Flight on Campus with its square of red on a field of white announces to the world that the commandant realizes there will be "no drill today."
Music Faculty Will Go to Meeting at Topeka
The music faculty of the School of Fine Arts will attend the convention of the Kansas State Music Teachers Association in Topeka Thursday and Friday.
Prof. Wakdemar Gelch is head of a program committee. Four faculty members play violin and cello. C. Taylor, Alice Murcey and Karl K. Kristenberg will present paper on the history of string music, and the university string quartet will present a group of num-
Ernest R. Kroeger, the noted composer, of St. Louis, will give a lecture rectal Thursday. Bernard Perron, barrions, also of Louis, in his office at 526 West 41st last year at K. U., in Professor Skilton's "The Guardian Angel."
K. U-Aggie Debate to Discuss Sophomore Pledging February 26
ingsbury and Jack R. Morris
to Uphold Affirmative
for Jayhawkers
The Jayhawkers and Aggies will consider the question of sophomore pledging in a convention to be held at Mannanton, Tuesday, Feb. 26, Burton Kingsbury, (210), and Jack R. Moriarty, side of this question as representatives of the University of Kansas Speakers at the Agricultural College will maintain that the present system pledging the first year should be retained.
The subject of sophomore pledging has been considered by the two schools for some time. The debate team at Manhattan reports the use of a rush system similar to that at the University. Kansas has many apparent defects.
Burton Kingsbury is a veteran doctor, having competed last year in the US national title in Morris won the campus problems speaking contest on this same subject.
Due to the fact that the debate is being given at a regular convention, the first positive speeches. The first affirmative and the first negative speakers will be given 10 minutes, the second speech 20 minutes, and the final one to complete the constructive argument. Rebuttal will given by the first affirmative speaker and is to be limited to
Prof. E, C. Bucher, debate coach, is considering the possibility of having a discussion with students about a same subject and will welcome any suggestions from the student body on how to proceed.
The members of the debate team will likewise be glad to receive any aid in preparation for the debate with Kansas State Agricultural College.
Courts to Decide Value of Singing Dog's Voice
Burlapad, Jan. 29. — (U1P) The Hongkong supreme court will soon have to decide whether the case which will be brought up concerns, however, not the voice of an ordinary dog, but that of a vicious "dog" and vaudeville star Stambe.
Sambo was shot by Count Esterhazy while strolling with his master in the Tata park. The count, to whom he gave his gun, bid of hunting game, took up his rifle and shot him. Sambo's master now aids before Hungarian courts for the murder of the smaller sum would compensate him for the loss of his companion.
Theta Sigma Phi, journalistic sorority, has issued some 400 invitations to their annual Matrix table banquet to outstanding women students, faculty members, and women writers at the University of Indiana.
Prospective Jaybawker From China Finds Difficulties Beset His Path
Chinese students, eager for an education in the United States, very often find more than one difficulty confronting them.
The first obstacle to be overcome is the immigration law, which allows for only a definite number of Chinese students to enroll in an immigration law, however, makes provision admitting students to this country over and above the immigrant quota set by the United States. That he is, or will be, enrolled in an educational institution. The student from China may then stay only so long as he remains in student status.
After the immigrant qualifications have been met the second difficulty is usually financial.
He ends his letter with this statement, "it is my anxiety to come to your University upon the termination of the current academic year. I hope you continue as long as three or four years, through the deacons if possible."
E. I. Pan, a prospective student from China, who seeks enrollment in the University of Kansas, has met and is endeavoring to overcome dif-
ficilities of this kind. In a letter written recently to the university, he insisted that the university catalog and I am very much interest in the institution. I shall be willing and glad to do any kind of work to assist you in doing so to do most of the things that it is ordinarily possibly for one of average students to do, absolutely no financial assurance of any sort for the proposed trip to the university upon some form of scholarship, or, if possible, fellowship, and work on the side to pay for the necessary living expenses.
Second Semester Enrollment Starts Tuesday Morning
Frosh and Soph Schedules Arranged in Conference With Advisers
Seniors Already Enrolled
Students' Semi-Annual Struggle Should Be Much Simpler, Says Lawson
Enrollment for the coming semester should be much simpler for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences than it has been heretofore to a statement made by Assistant B. Lawson this morning.
The matter of pre-enrollment conferences for freshmen and sophomores has been taken up in greater detail the past week. For the past two weeks students have been asked to see their advises and be assigned a counselor for next semester, so that they can attend their house will have only to check these pre-arranged schedules for course selection. The nature of the adviser and complete the usually tedious process of enrolling in a few minutes. For those who enrolled in a previous semester they are advised to invite out a schedule of second preference to avoid confusion. An original schedule because of shared class
Seniors Earoll Early
Tuesday, February 5
A greater part of the senator are enrolled, their enrollment having a discrete absence of this large group will further release the congregation on the end.
Enrollment takes place according to the following schedule:
Tuesday, February 5
8:30-10:00 B, Y
10:15-11:50 G, O, T, W, H
1:30-2:30 H, I
3:20-4:50 Q, P, Z, S
Wednesday, February 6
8:30 10:30 M, D, X
10:30 11:50 D, N, R, U
1:30 2:00 K, K, I
3:20 A, C
The second floor of Robinson gymnastics is the scene of the brilliant dance.
Fine Arts Enroll Same Time
Enrollment for the School of Fine Arts will take place at the same time in Spring 2015, Fb. 5 and 8, on the first floor of School of Fine Arts; Students enrolling in that school will enter the gymnasium by the east end of the building; students pleasing for majors in applied music, voice, piano, video, or organ, will be placed in the auditorium and 9. Further announcement about these examinations will be posted on the School of Pharmacy website. The School of Pharmacy will enroll
The School of Pharmacy will enroll Feb. 4, 5 and 6.
To Give Physical Exams
Service to Upperclassman
Available Feb. 5-6
Dr. Ralph I. Camsettown announced the day schedule for physical examinations for the second semester Physical examinations will be given to women on Tuesday, Feb. 5, beginning at noon to meet all day Wednesday, Feb. 6.
All new freshmen will be given appointments for their physical examinations when they take the psychology exam. Students who entered the University the first semester who for any reason failed to take the test must make appointment at the student hospital and dispensary, telephone for an appointment, or beginning of the second semester.
Upperclassmen or women who want physical examinations during college may receive an objective examination certificates for teaching or civil service positions at the end of the year must make applications for the examinations at this time.
Because of the large number of daily dispensary calls it is impossible to give physical examinations to such patients in session, Session Doctor Camton said.
Thirty Men Need Work,
Y. M. C. A. Bureau Says
The demand for positions and odd jobs for students during the second semester is greater than the supply, according to Sam K. Cutter, assistant secretary of education at the state department of positive students for the second semester, are not yet supplied with them.
It is requested that those who know of work available to students will be offered employment as soon as possible. Small cash jobs are especially valuable.