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Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
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Vol. XXVI
No.73
Few People Hear Debate on Smith's Prohibition Plank
Audience Strongly for K. U Team, Which Argued Against Plan for Modification
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Before a small audience the Kansas and Washington forensic teams last night debated on the merits and decrees of Governor Smith's plan for modification of the Indiana Oakland county inmate shelter. Because of the flu epidemic and increment weather conditions the large crowd which was anticipated did not appear and many vacant seats were left in central Administration audition.
The audience as shown by decision following the debate was strongly for the negative side of the question. Ten members of the audience were influenced to believe more strongly in the negative side; to only throw who were influenced toward the affirmative side and to change their opinion on change their opinion in any way. Twenty-three of the people present thought the most effective debating technique was
The speeches were fifteen minute long and were followed by a six minute rebuttal. Rice Lardner as chairman of the debate introduced the speaker.
Lardner Is Chairman
Raymond Halzone, first speaker on the Washington team, based his argument on the plan. "The strong agitation and wide controversy prevalent in every quarter proponent that something is wrong" he said. "A change of some sort is needed. People cannot be lead to action they want, want junior们 will obtain it. Boot-lickers are not only the probable results of strict prohibition but are the reason."
Evils of Lunar Discussed
"Bootleggers are now anking large profits that goes to increase crime The center of American crime is boot legging."
LATES of Plainfield
detected Gerry Barney, pointed out the eveils of tumor especially as resulted in the preprolibition days. These, as be pointed out, were both physical and emotional, and clarified, "will reduce ability to react to a stimulus seven per cent, physiology say.公众情绪在 United States had always been a factor in the decision of eighteenth amendment was passed?
"Prohibition has failed because public opinion is not behind it," Dr. Lizzie McGuire wrote for the affirmative declared, "Govor error Smith would allow the states to be exempt from prosecution under a certain maximum set by congress. This plan would restore to the states the right to legislate in taxation and to impose taxes on Smith's plan instead of increasing in taxation would encourage temper with its regulators and bad lilops."
Savings Are Increased
Copeland Bowers, the second speaker for the negative, held that insurers should be prohibited, have resulted since the eighteenth amendment was passed.
"The increase in savings accounts and American prosperity may be traced to the effect of prohibition," he said, and number of almshouses and asylums is a more direct result of prohibition.
All the old arguments on prohibition and a few interesting new ones were brought up in the rebuttals, audience was given a chance to ask Immediately following the debate the debaters of each other.
The decision of the audience was announced by Rice Lardiner, chairman of the debate.
Prof. Griffiths Speaks at Y. M. Fireside Forum
John F. Griffiths, assistant professor of Spanish, was the speaker at a bridegroom sponsored by the Y.M.A. opening "How Individualistic Shall Be" was the tone on which Professor Griffiths spoke. He traced the progress of individualism from several parties back up until the present time.
"Many people think that they are individuals when they are merely extent individual should be applied to the清楚的 was one of the
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. LAWRENCE, KANSAS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 1928
Sophomores at Northwestern University have established a new university ensemble. The class minerals and an alloy appear on the two lower pockets of the rock.
Library Holiday Schedule Announced by Director
Charles M. Baker director of Libraries, announced this morning the schedule for the libraries during the Christmas vacation. The general library will be open today until 4 p.m. After today the library will be open on week days from 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, and on Saturday, when the schedule will be from 9 a.m. to midnoon only, and on Christmas day and New Year's day when the library will be closed.
The law library will be operated on
The law library will be operated on the same schedule but the engineering library will be open from 9 a.m. only during the entire vacation.
County Clubs Carry
Out Programs During
Vacation As Planned
Faculty Members Are Invite to Assist High School County Clubs
County Clubs
Although the county club work has been closed, the school, most of the club will carry out their plans to have programs during the vacation, according to John
More requests than ever before have been received for faculty members to visit the various counties and assist the students and alumni in giving back to the state throughout the state. In many cases alumni will speak to high schools where a faculty member from the University cannot be secured. In several cities the civic clubs will organize efforts with shoes of the students.
Several counties planned to give programs between semesters, rather than in a year. It is expected that many counties will postuate their programs until that year.
The collection of money for Jayhawkers to be sent to high schools will be discontinued. A tentative date for sending the collection has been set for January 11, by John Tucker, c28, chairman of the committee. Prof. W., A. Illi of the department of art, will help organize a collection of information, picture folders, song cards and song books for use in high school programs. Window displays and paying the express charges.
Counties planning to have programs and speakers either during Christmas vacation or between conferences are Ellis, Anderson, Allen Brown, Doniphan, Barton, Fainey, Gord, Faulkner, Kingman, Mortgomery Programs were also planned for Wichita, Hutchinson and Newton.
Freshman Debate Tonight
Meet With Kansas Aggies There Will Not Be Postponed
The freshman debate with K. S. A. c scheduled for the evening; Week 10 will be postponed, but hatten will not be postponed because of the recent flu developments at the
The debate is to be broadcast from the S. A. C. at 10:30 tue. The sub-committee is to report on the English parliamentary form of government is preferable to the presidium form.
Leslie Fisher, Arthur Hagen and Raymond Kell are the three members of the Knights of Columbus in Manhattan. Burton Kingsbury, freshman debate coach, will accompany them.
Wesley Foundation Social Program to Open Jan.
If possible, all those who have been selling tickets are requested to check in at Room "F", Myers Hall before going home. Money will be refunded to those who have already purchased the ticket. A presentation of the tickets to Mr. Price.
The eighth annual Christmas banquet of the Wesley Foundation which had been planned for Friday, Dec. 14, must not be held since school closes today.
The regular social program of the Wesley Foundation will be opened Friday night, Jan. 4, with a party a 'the Methodist Church.
Stillwater, Okla., Dec. 12, —(Special)—Night football games will be played on the Oklahoma A. and M. teams, sponsored by K.C. Gallagher, director of athletics. It is planned to spend $4,000 equipping the field for night play and practice, someone on the ground, will be a University officials at Des Moines.
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Night Football To Be Played
Ten cents is being charged for the Students' Directory at McGill University at Montreal, Canada.
Basketball Games Are Not Affected by Flu Epidemic
Washburn Tilt Opens Cage
Season Dec. 18; Mizzou
and Notre Dame
Dec. 22, 28, 29
All basketball games will be play as scheduled unless some unforeseen difficulty arises, according to a state made by "Phog" Allen the nominee.
Doctor Allen had a conference with Chancellor E. H. Lindley and the decision as to what do we was left to the department of athletics. The athletic staff will co-operate with the hospital in controlling the "fin" epidemic and will send all players who show any symptoms of the disease to the hospital.
Although the University of Missouri has been closed, the game it played at that time was played at that time. Coach Edward of Missouri has kept his team train
At present the squad is in fine condition. Roy Class is the only one who is ill. The game with Washburn Dec. 18 will be played as scheduled.
After the game with Missouri the team will be allowed to go home to spend their Christmas vacation. They will play at Notre Dame on schedule with Notre Dame at Convention hall Dec. 28 and 29. Players will then journey to California to play a three game series with the University of California Jan. 3, 4.
There will probably be a cut if the sound because of expenses.
The admission prices at the Washburn game will admit students to the game, and the amount which will be held afterward. Student activity tickets will admit to either of the games with Natre Scales or a teammate. If the ticket is not used, a small refund will be made which will amount to only a small part of the value of the ticket.
Games with Notre Dame are considered the feature of the early season, and they have two western all-conference basketball men on its team, will meet some of the strongest teams in the country, including the schedule of any team in the country.
John Bunn, freshman, basketball coach, has cancelled freshman basket-ball practice until the resumption of classes after the holidays.
The squad worked out last night in acclimation, with special emphasis on our role as the movement of the forward office. Men were beginning to show up in spiltheid gear.
The number of the squad was slightly depleted from the epidemic but as a whole the men were developed and their skills increased. Coach Bunn, in realizing that the men will play at home during the holidays, suggests that they keep up the drills of practice and that keep them informed for the practice after the holidays.
Plans had been made to cut the quad before vacation but now the change will have to be made during the first week of practice afterward.
Acting Dean's Father Dies
Reside Dean Mechem of University of Kansas, he is survived by his widow and a son, John Mechem of Chicago.
Professor Floyd Mechem Passes Away at Home
Dean Mechem left for Chicago yesterday afternoon.
Florida R. Mechem, professor of law at the University of Chicago and father of Philip Mechem, acting dean of the School of Law at his home in Chicago early Tuesday. The circumstances of his death are not known other than that he had been at the University of Chicago for 70 years old. He had been at the University of Chicago for the pass 15 years and taught at the University of Michigan before being held the office of Reporter on Agency for the American Law Institute and was well known throughout the enclave because all books he had written on local subjects.
A new ruling of the faculty at the University of Tulsa has made it necessary for all juniors to pass a special course in English before they can graduate.
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Because of the unexpected vacation tonight's Kansas will be the last before Christmas.
Regular publication will be regumed with the first day of school after Christmas, Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Last Kansan Tonight
To All House Mothers, Land-
lads and House Presidents;
Our medical staff is so unequal to the task of house-to-house counseling that they must help materially in hardening influenza epidemia by notifying the student hospital of any cases of infection not now receiving medical care.
Dismissal May Delay Jayhawker in Spring. According to Editor
K. I. Camtison, M. D.
Director of Health Service
Yours, very truly,
E. L. Cameron, M.D.
Advance Deadline for Jur and Senior Glosses to January 10
The sudden dismissal of school to day may mean a delay in the publication of the 1929 Jayhawk in the New York Times, made today by Mac Gale, editor.
A large number of appointments for group pictures at Squirrel's Studio will necessarily be cancelled and this section of the year book will be thrown several weeks behind schedule. Also the senior and junior pictures, as well as those in in in the Jayhawk office before the Christmas holidays, will be late.
Another serious problem caused by the closing of school is in the matter of delay in the delivery in group and individual glosses. In other pictures means the loss of a large discount from the engraving company for copy sent to them before
"It has been may desire to close the book at the printers several weeks before the publication of the past. The conditions arising from the dismissal of school will have an effect upon this matter, before the latter part of March, which will delay distribution on the campus."
The final deadline for junior and senior gloves has been advanced from October to December to have their pictures taken and turned in after the Christmas holidays.
Concert Date Unchanged
Early Recess Will Not Affect Orchestra Schedule
I the middle of May," Cahal
Orchestra members are asked to see the chancelor's bulletin in this issue of the Kanaan for announcement of coming practice schedules.
Early cherrying of school will have no effect on the plans for the aid and winter conserv of the University. Mr. Koehler was invited for Jan. 5, Prof. Karl O. Koehler, director, and this morning. This will be the first time in year that a new student with a gift give a concert without charge for admission, Professor Kuistaren said. "The orchestra this year proclaims that students ever assembled" he added.
To hear some students talk, they have put one over on the University administration. The large number of sick students induced the closing of classes, and it was no fault of the doctors - they didn't find enough students.
One fraternity sent all its pledges to bed immediately after dinner, and they were full of aces and paints before breakfast. Another house a student was said to have held both potato in his mouth and thermometer, and another had a plaster.
Hot Thermometers Not So Hot, Students Find
But the cold fact was that 75 reports of illness, unaccompanied by any showing of abnormal tempera- ture, not counted in the list of "b cases.
One sozerity is reported to have made its pledes drink great quantities of hot water and go to bed under blankets. The physicians found comfortable girls, but only four with any trace of abnormal temperature.
"You can't deceive the thermometer," said one authority, and mother added, "Iujamas do not feed be doctor."
Sour Owl Staff Prepares Magazine in Record Time
The Sour Owl staff spent an all-night session in preparing the "Last Chance" edition for sale today in Nashville. The early Christmas赡 due to the influenza epidemic nearly ruined the Sour Owl sale, but diligent stalking of the new product came with an all night running of the Journal-World press, saved the day, and helped secure the staff members of the Owl board of the holiday, and only a last minute rush allowed them to have the stock ready for sale Wednesday morning.
Party Plans Are Indefinite
Organized Houses Warned to Cancel Arrangements
Most of the organizations, which are typically to postpone their party scheduled for a vote, not as yet formulated any definite plans as to when these parties will be elected.
All organized houses were warned by telephone Monday afternoon in order to enable them to make such arrangements, and take other such measures as will be necessary, which will be affected by this measure as are follows: Friday night; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Delta Saturdays night; Sigma Chi, Alpha Pi, Sigma Sigma, Laudbia, Alpha Omicron P, Theta Tau, Anacus, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Tau, Deltas,
Aeronautic Experts of Fifty-four Nations Meet At Washington
Representatives From Various Lands Will Discuss Air Questions
Washington, Dec. 12—(UP) —Representatives of more than 50 nations will gather here tomorrow for the opening of the three-day International Civil Aeronautical conference—the meeting of aviation experts in history.
Questions
The conference was first aggreated by the 20th anniversary of man-machine compacted of the air. Congress authorized the conference by joint results.
Fifty-four nations were invited to attend.
Subjects for consideration are air transportation, airway development, meteorology, communications, trade in aircraft and engines, airport, private aircraft, nanotechnical research, aeronautical proganda and aerial photography—in fact every aeratomical topic is scheduled for discussion with the exception of the use of aircraft in war as defense is purely a commercial enterprise.
Don't try to travel if you have any symptoms of a cold—it's dangerous to YOU.
On Dec. 17 the delegates have been asked to make a pilgrimage to the site of the ancient city C, where Oville and Wilbur Wright first ventured aloft in their craftrill effort.
Flu Makes No Changes in Books Checked Out
Books are being used in the Reservoir of Watson Library just as much for research and reference coordination to Miss Fay Mays, reference librarian. Fridays and Saturday are reserved for special events; books, but no particular decrease in circulation can be noted for the days
Consult the student hospital, or your own physician, if you are in doubt.
Statistics have recently been completed as to the circulation of the various departments of the library for the fiscal year beginning June 30, 2016. The number of books a total of 134,048 books were used in the reserve room, 87,449 in the Education room, and 55,328 from the main desk on second floor. Of the latter, approximately 27,000 were used in the library while some 25,000 were checked out.
Thirty-eight members of the faculty of the University of Nebraska have their names in the new "Who's Who" in America.
All cases of fou then far found are mild; there is no immediate danger, and only the inconvenience of five or six day's special care. There is, however, always the possibility of the exceptional, critical case—precautions should be taken.
Avoid crowds; keep the mouth and throat clear.
CHANCELLOR DISMISSES CLASSES AFTER SURVEY OF FLU SITUATION BY STAFF OF DOCTORS LAST NIGHT
Careful Check Shows Sharp Rise in Number of Cases;
Total Now in Excess of 500; but Cases Are
Mild; University Closes—Reconvene
on Morning of January 2
A final check-up on the cases of influenza in the organized houses and dormitories over the Hill yesterday and last night, revealing approximately 500 cases of the epidemic and the inadequacy of facilities for handling the growing number of victims, has led the University Health Committee to announce last night that University would close Wednesday noon until after the holidays.
What's Happened
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Classes will convene on the morning of Jan. 2 instead of the regularly scheduled time, Monday, January 7.
Operations of the Christmas tree
edition committee amended
Senior committee meetings cancelled.
Classes end with the 11:30 class today, and resume at 8:30 Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The Cosmetopolitan Club's Fast-West Revue will be given sometime early in January.
The Y, W, C. A. buzaar is discon tinued.
All out of town basketball games will be played as planned.
cellled.
The varsity basketball team will
win.
Freshman basketball practice cancelled.
Operations of the Christmas tree tradition committees cancelled.
Cread high school closes for same
All fine arts programs cancelled except orchestra mid-winter concert Jan. 9.
Soph Hop and completion varsity
indefinitely postponed.
period as university.
KFKU to broaden as usual, but programs will be changed.
The Will Durant lecture has been cancelled, but may be secured later. The Wesley Foundation banquet has been cancelled.
"The Whole Town's Talking" postponed until January, probably between the 7th and 10th.
Faculty Members to N. Y
The University's resuming activities on Jan. 2, instead of Jan. 7, had been previously planned, affects six professors and one assistant instructor, who will attend the meetings of the Association of Advancements in Science, in New York City Thursday, Dec. 27, until Wednesday Jan. 2.
7 Must Cut Either Classes of Association, Meetings
The association needs in branch sections; therefore, some of the meetings affecting the K. U. instructors will be held before the entire association convenes.
Those who will attend the meetings are as follows: W. H. Sipchow, as assistant professor of entomology; Lawson, professor of entomology; Raym-nd Beamer, assistant professor of entomology; A. J. Mix, professor of entomology; J. R. Smith, senior advisor of astronomy; Raymond H. Wheeler, professor of psychology; and assistant instructor in psychology.
Mathematicians See Play
Students Give "The Evolution of Numbers" for Club
"The Evolution of Numbers," a historical drama in two acts, by E. B Shaught, of the University of Chicago was presented at a meeting of the Mathematics club. The play was directed by Alberta Coorley and Alain Hibok.
The cast of characters were: The Herald, Paul Elchert; the Barbarian (representing negative numbers), the Cardinal (representing whole numbers, the original aristocrat); Gale LaCroix; the General, Marion Hunt; the Cardinal (representing second interloper); Pearl Millard; the Hoi Poli, (representing common fractions). Ruth Smith; Professor Gauss; Walt Schaffer; Professor Gauss, (representing the complex plan). Diamond Millard; the irational, (the third interloper). Kathryn Harford; the last interloper). Lennon Cummings.
The Y.M.C.A. will not be materially affected by the closing of school except in the case of the fireweed foreclosure and the fire weed week and two after the first of the year, but now this is impossible and it is not known whether they will all be affected. Student employment will be carried on as well as possible during the first weeks of the vacation. Hours from the office have not been changed as yet.
- All University classes were dismissed after the 11:30 classes today, on recommendation of the University health committee.
A survey was made of the du situation late yesterday by the University health committees, including Dr. R. S. Peregrine, dept. of health, Dr. N. F. S. Sherwood, chieftain health committee, and Dr. R. H. Waltdean of the School of Medicine, assisted by a dozen internee from Bell High School. All of the cases were found to be severe, but 290 people examined were found to have temperatures those normal. The survey was made as a precautionary character of those cases.
In connection with notice of dismissal classes, Doctors Camisson and Shewrood caution all students at all schools where medical care has been consulted a physician. Danger of pneumonia or other complications was given as the reason for not tracing students.
By the dismissal of charges, the greater part of Cordon hall will be vacated, so temporary internary may be established there. A concentration of doctors will be made difficult in getting doctors and nurses. Plenty of homes and equipment have been offered, but will not be accepted as 290 cases can be taken on a case-by-case basis or only a week or ten days before all hospitals can be practically cleared.
The notice read:
Official announcement of the closing of school cases in the form of a numinegraphed audio sent, by the school to be read in classes this morning.
"After a careful survey of the influenza situation it appears that within the last three days there has been only one case, and this cases. The total now in excess of 509. While these cases are mild in impossible to secure sufficient numbers they proper care and especially so since the peak has not yet been reached. Therefore it seems best to dismiss all classes at the University of Chicago."
"Because of the danger of pneumonia and other complications after surgery, all patients are urged not to return home until examined by a physician. Adjunct hospital facilities will be provided in Corbin hall for all who should be unaccompanied."
"The University will resume on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 8:30 a.m."
E. H. Lindley,
Chancellor.
Topedia, Dec. 12—(UP) - With the epidemic of influenza becoming more acute in Kansas, extra precautions taken by health and school authorities.
Two additional deaths were reported today, bringing the list to five which have been reported to state health officers.
The total number of cases in Kansas is near the 14,000 mark, according to reports to the state board of health.
Washington, Dec. 12- (UP) - A total of 40,869 cases of influenza in the week ending Dec. 12 have been reported to the United States public health system.
Health officials, and the figures probably represented but a fifth of the total cases that have developed during the work. The report indicated that most cases had rapidly eastward and may soon be centered on the eastern board.
Cancelled Program=
All fine arts programs have been definitely cancelled because of the early Christmas holiday. The Mu Phil concert to be held Dec. 13 has also been postponed, and the University band concert on Dec. 13, have also been postponed.
KFU will continue with its broadcast at the allotted times, but will substitute programs for the Mu Phi and the K. U. buafa 'performance'
The annual mid-winter concert of he K. U, symphony orchestra, Jan. will be held, however, as school will have been started again by that time.
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