PAGE TWO THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1928 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Editor-In-Chief Marian Laughlin Marathon Editorial William Demachytech Sport Editor Campus Editor Milford Hunger Campus Editor Milford Hunger Television Editor Marion Krushelnitz Junior Magazine Editor Katie Duckworth Junior Magazine Editor Katie Duckworth Senior Paper Editor Ronald Gapak Senior Paper Editor Mary Kummer Harry Hunt J. P. McAuliffe Gladys Baker George Callahan George Calhoun The Fitzsimons Mary Barton Alain D. Finn Alain Schoen Herbert Nebert Business Staff Advertising Manager ... Bernie Palekem Aunt's Advertising Mer... Robert Arnieud Aunt's Advertising Mer... Ed Murray Business Office ... K. U, 60 News Room ... K. U, 25 Night Connection ... K20K3 Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the department of Journalism of the University of Kansas, from the Press of the Department Entered as second-dealer mail matter Septem- ber 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence Kingsau, under the net of March 3, 1910. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1928 THE WEEK The serious illness of King George caused enxiety in the British domains, while in the southern waters president-elect Hoover continued his good will tour. Calvin Coolidge had his last message to Congress at the opening of the short session which will conclude his administration. Air pioneers in remission at the Chicago Air Expedition and organized the "Early Birds", while the advance guard of Commander Richard E. Byrd's expedition sailed southward from Wellington, New Zealand, to establish a base at the edge of the Antarctic ice barrier. France adopted the policy of recognizing the autonomy of Chinese customs, while Belgium gave up her extraterritorial rights in China and Doctor Wu, recently appointed minister to the United States, announced that China expected America to help her gain a new status in world affairs. Stanley Badwin, British premier, sent a guarded reply to the navy note of Representative Britten, who is the chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the United States House of Representatives, indicating that the two governments should discuss foreign problems through diplomatic channels only. The New York Stock Exchange experienced a reaction to buying orgy of the last few weeks and in Rochester, N. Y. an important experiment was conducted with the teletypesetter, a machine which may revolutionize modern news gathering. THE HOSPITAL The present epidemic of flu and the prevalence of colds on the Hill has made more apparent than ever the need for a larger student hospital with more adequate facilities. The present quarters of the University are overcrowded, an emergency hospital has been established, and a few cases have been sent to the city hospital of Lawrence. Moreover, at least two students who live in nearby houses have found it necessary to return to their homes because they could not be taken care of here. The spread of the disease appears to have been satisfactorily checked, recording to authorities. Circumstances might not be so favorable in the future, however. The present inadequacy of hospital equipment in a mild epidemic should be a warning that some provision must be made as soon as possible for establishment of a more satisfactory infirmary. MORE CHEERS Wherever president-elect Hoover steps upon the soil of Latin-American and South American countries, he is greeted with enthusiastic cheers and often with noisy demonstrations. The American press hails his reception as indicative of more friendly relations for the future. A few weeks ago Candidate Alfred E. Smith was being greeted with demonstrations and prolonged cheer wherever he waved his brown derby. The Democratic press hailed the cheering throngs as presagers of a Democratic victory. The analogy is obvious. The temperamental Latin nature could permit nothing but warm reception for so distinguished a visitor as the president-elect of the colossus of the North—United States. But when the ballots are taken in the next crisis of Latin-American affairs, the stands of our southern neighbors are likely to be conductive to the same bewilderment which characterized t h e camps of the brown derby after the presidential campaign. North Americans are not the only people who can about one way and vote another. MISS HELEN STEVENS The University was saddened by the sudden death of Miss Helen Stevens, instructor in mathematics, after an illness so short that only her closest associates knew of it. Since her return to the University as an instructor, Miss Stevens had nearly completed the work necessary for her doctor's degree. Miss Elise Stevens was highly esteemed both in the classroom and by her associates and friends. Her fine character and saving sense of humor were the characteristics by which she was best known and her influence will be felt for a long time. The University has lost another who has contributed much to the fine things if real education. THE CENSUS It is expected that Congress will authorize an expenditure of $360,000,000 for the taking of the regular deliberate census. The work is to start next November, as it is estimated that at least three years will be necessary to complete the statistics. In the United States, at least, gathering the population figures is quite an involved process. In England the whole thing is completed in a few hours at business is suspended for one entire day and the local police do the work. Our population is around 128 million and if it takes $35,000,000 to娶 certain those figures, the cost for every man, woman, and child would approximate thirty cents each. It probably does take that much money for the work, but it would be interesting for someone to show how much work is actually required and why consent takers in the United States is so expensive. Today's Best Editorial "We Ain't Never Born to College!" An oriented etymologist, philologist and grammarian has just come to the aid of the contraction *aubL*. He deserves credit for his research on person singular it is correct, being the only possible shortening for "am uom," and sanctioned as good English by the University of Michigan, president of the National Council of Teachers of English recently in session in Baltimore. Great comfort is given by Doctor Fries' pronunciation to those—and they include every inhabitant of the land—who find it difficult to use the phrase "Am I not?" when haunting someone. For "We ain't," "You ain't" and "She ain't" there is no hope, however, according to the professor, whose message generally is cheerful. He advised the English instructors to not too closely to rate and rule in teaching the language to students. There is no doubt that the but grammar of today becomes the accepted usage of tomorrow. The histories of music and language tongues, bears this out. Witness the almost total disappearance of such a pronoun as "ye", for whose use "you" was once considered an adjective, but now it is a verb and of such a verbal form as "be", now found only in the subimitative, the imperative and in the hills of England. In a single sentence, little priss and without doubt we are in the midst of transition to "It is me." So-called but grammar, or ungrammat, has its appeal, things it possesses a pithiness, and vivid color that no correctitude of speech may approximate. Would one enjoy a necrotic spirit by the title Great thoughts and great news have been announced by a waiting world through phraseology that would be much more impressive, an epilogical event of the first successful airplane flight by the Wright Brothers was given to a waiting world by a halftone, rubber-booted Count Basie and the famous ternear Kitty Hawk Point with the enthusiastic declaration, "They've did it; they've did it! Dunged if they hadn't been so worthy of persecution on some marble monument. —Washington Evening Star Observations of Submarine S-21 Show Sub-Ocean Pressure Formed Porto Rice Washington, Dec. 8. — Presarares along the bottom of the Atlantic ocean force Puerto Rico up and the ocean bottom north of it down to force the great Nares deep. This is indicated by observations of the intensity of gravity in this region just made from the submarine S-21. Dr. F. A. Vening-Meining, of the Netherlands Geodetic Commission, who was in charge of the work, told about the investigations at a meeting here of the Washington Academy of Sciences, the U. S. Navy Department and the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Dr. F. E. Wright, who with E. B. Collins, of the Navy Dept., had results and described some of the details of trips. It lasted about two months and covered also the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. "Inside Stuff" (Science Service) The two black crowns regurgitated by the old lady, in the story used to illustrate how good griefs, have revealed the hill to the wild rumors regarding the In which have travelled about. Another afternoon just before press time once the professors died. Someone: had told someone so and someone else who heard it from someone called the Kamaan office to find them. Another person asked the Kamaan's caller after she affronted that rumor. One day a Chi Omega, a student, who person called the Kaavan- nion office, offered to cria- tion of it. Someone had told her so. But the Chi Omega house hadn't been built. Nethard had the chancellor's office brief time school was to be closed and all staff would have called the Kommissar office at various times during the week seemed quite tiring. All of which result of wild ramor is here called to the attention of those who think the world would be better with out new weapons to portals of the situation which remains within title range of fact. One day one hundred cases of flu had been received at the University hospitals, though Doctor Cannoness mounted on counting them as fifty. --creations, in choice colors. Will Durant --creations, in choice colors. Kenton University is again to have the privilege of hearing Will Durant, one of the most outstanding scholars and leaders in the world, audition Thurday evening. Dec. 18, Deduct Durant spoke at a convention on 1926 on the "Tunest Greatest Will Durant was born at North Albany, Mass., N. 1868. In 1907 he graduated from St. Peter's college, Jersey City, N. J., and in 1909 his M. A. from that institution. He was a Professor of Philosophy from Columbia University, and the same year his brother Dr. Joseph was published a present Doctor Durant is director of the New York's most successful experimentator. He is perhaps best known through the "history of Philosophy," which an author of the book, *The History of Philosophy*, was most popular of non-fiction books written in and according to students at Harvard. He is also known for the kind of books which college students read for graduation it has been. Early in life Doctor Durant was played a love for learning and a passion for philosophy. When he had a small boy he saved punises, until he had to walk four miles to purchase it. For many years he has read on the average of 16 books a week, and is so familiar with his favorite book Sonoma's "The Ethics," that he would replace it if all copies were lost. The philosophy of the life of Will Durant has been as he says in his "Philosophy of Life": "We want to be free, and we want to be edible and to smile at the looming of death. We want to harm that little things are little and that big things are big we want to see things happen, we can forever in the light of eternity." Besides teaching and writing Doctor Duran has spent much time in lecturing and has become popular by his books of life and humanity. Barber's Drug Store 909 Mass. St. — Marie Moore. Headquarters for Perfume Sprayers, the newest creations in choice colors. Christmas Candy Made in our own kitchen. 713 Mass St. Special orders taken for parties Order one week in advance. Phone 351 Phone 12 Gravity measurements are made for two purposes, Dr. Vening-Miescue explained. One is to ask whether the scale will work while the other is to study the behavior of the crust of the earth. The only way of measuring the intensity of gravity with the required accuracy is by using a pendulum. A pair of scales would not show its variation because both sides of the scales would be effected equally. A pendulum, however, visually measures the greater the gravitational pull. New Method for measuring found Previously, it has only been possible to make such gravity measurements in a method of using paw prints, ship interference with the pendulum Dr. Vening-Meines, however, Submarine measurements have some advantages over land observations, he indicates in that there are more microdisturbances, as there is nothing in the immobile velocity of the sub-surface. Submarine observations, by which atmospheric conditions, such as wind and rain rapidly shift land masses, is entirely dependent on it. Car Storage Forty-mile Observations Made In general, the investigations made in the laboratory which consist of the earth's crust is supposed to consist of masses of various densities floating on a more or less fluid matter. These masses are found in partures of equilibrium in certain regions, which reveal stresses in the occident below or in the subcontinent above. Taxi-rather unexpectedly showed no great stresses. One of these regions is the central part of the Gulf of Mexico. Besides that, two great ocean deep wells are located about twenty-two thousand, five hundred feet, southeast of Cuba and between that island and Jamaica. Some of the water in their trip, for in 18 hours they made five separate dives and observations. Atogether 45 gravity observations, four dives and three dives were made. The Bartlett dives, however, HUNSINGER MOTOR CO. cohesion of Gravity in Narse Decw North of Porto Rico they studied the Narse dew, which showed great stress on the skin, and self, the sides of which slope as much as 40 degrees in some places there was a deficiency of gravity, causing excessive dew, D. Vening-Menezes thinks that indicate that in a horizonal direction in the ocean bottom in this region. This pressure cause a buckling of Porto Rico up, now flattening the surface that this pressure extends even as far as East Cuba, i.e. much further than the configuration of the ocean floor. From their studies in the Gulf of Mexico, off the delta of the Mississippi, they found no evidence that the ocean bottom actually deposing on the ocean bottom disturb the equilibrium. Approximately 10 feet down, the adjustments take place. Results Not Determined Yet When the computation of the results lightly may also be done on Werner's theory that north and south America and Europe were originally joined, but that the western continent is floating away from the eastern. In this case, the continental shelf of Minnesota found an excess of gravity off the Pacific shore of Central America, which might furnish an indication that the Americans were moving to the Atlantic coast in accord with Werner's ideas. Now during this expedition, observations were made off the Atlantic coast. If these prove that there is a deficiency in the pressure in accord with this theory, for it would show a pull, instead of a pressure on the bottom. If it proves that density is in excess here also, however, the theory will get no continuation. Dector Venig. Moreno exhorted his thanks to the U. S. Navy authorities and the Carnegie institution for making this aircraft investigation. He also coached the wholehearted cooperation of Lt. Fisher in command of the S-21, of the command of the expedition, Lt. Nash, and of the officers and crew of the Every time an Italian statesman is in a way to mobilize attention, a volcanic volunteers a demonstration which holds the center of the stage. Washington Star Old Probys says the bears tell him it is going to be a hard winter. What they are probably saying is something about last summer's weather. Sunday Oregonian A Few Suggestions Pen and Pencil Sets Sheaffer - Conklin Desk Sets Perfume Sets Houbigant Karess eather Cigarette Boxes Silhouette Ash Trays Fountain Pens Make Real Gifts S X X X Sheaffer Parker Conklin Pens and Pen Sets Eldridge Pharmacy We engrave any pen free. 14th and Mass. Coe's Drug Store OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XXVI Sunday, December 0, 1928 No. 70 MEETING OF THE DOVE STAFF: The dwe staff will meet in Westminster hall Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.clock. = P. H. K. COUNTY CLUB CONVOCATION; The county club convention will be held Tuesday, 11, at 10 a.m. me- meting in sections over the campus as announced on piccasso. JOHN R. DYER. MATHEMATICS CLUB; COUNTY CLUB TEMPORARY CHAIRM; There will be a meeting of the Mathematics Club, Monday, Dec. 10, in 4:30 in room 211 Administration building. A play, "The Evolution of Math," will be presented. COUNTY CLUB TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN: All temporary chairmen of county clubs who did not attend the meeting Thursday will please meet Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9, at 3 o'clock in room 210 Administration building. JUNKTOCK, Chairman. GERMAN CLUB: THE CHRISTMAS COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED: The two committees working on the Christmas program will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 in the auditorium of the Administration building for a report of progress and to hear Mr. Arthur Rugh, recently back from twelve months of service as president of the National Bank from his own experience with Chinese students who were educated in American. The meeting is open to the public. The German Club will meet Monday, Dec. 10, at 4:30 in room 313 (tracer Mr. Hochbach, of the German faculty, will talk in German on the de of Franz Schubert and will also play several selections from Schubert. It interested are cordially invited to attend. H. C. TRUNAUAC. C. G. MUNNS, Chairman Westminster Forum 7:15 Tonight Miss Elizabeth Meguier Subject: "How does College Life Fit One for Home Life" Music Refreshments Westminster Forum Tim: "I am going to pay my bridge debt to Mary tonight. I guess I'll order a box of candy from the Cottage." Bob: "You've got the right combination all right. You had ought to get over big." The Cottage 12th and Indiana Speed Tommy "Naught Can Compare With Gifts to Wear!" There is Donner and Blitzer and Dancer and Francer and all the rest—but the real "dear" at Christmas time is the woman who buys her men's gifts at Ober's!