THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXVI
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No. 65
Union's Demands May Keep Shows From Eraser Hall
Stage Employees Seek Ful Complement of Hands At Performances on Campus
A meeting between officials of the University and representatives of the international union of stage hands and scene shifters was held Wednesday, Nov. 28, to decide whether or not they should be allowed to perform the newly completed Fraser theater.
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A traveling representative of the union, who was accompanied by members of the local union, left a notice requesting that the university employs faculty for each performance the number of union stage employees stipulated by the organization there would be no road shows. The ultimate authority officials made a counter proposal.
The union demand was that three stage hands and an electrician be employed for each performance. The union demanded that three stage hands be employed but that the department of electrical work be made of the electrical work in the absence. The representative refused the proposal but said that it may be considered appropriate. University was shown that given in the theater are non-commercial and that departure from union rules would be made for an educational institution.
Plans thus far made for Fraser the theatre have contemplated a low rate of admission, which the University officials say would not suffice to cover the costs. The theatre conformity to union regulations. The officials of the University have announced no intentions of reshaping plans for the theater and at the present it seems there will be either road maps on their terms or no shows at all.
Another angle of the controversy is that road shows are forced to satisfy union demands. One company which appeared at the University last year modified its contract, then was checked up later by the union and forced to pay from its share of the university's an art amount demanded by the union.
The difficulty that has arisen over Fraser theater parallels the difficulties experienced in down playwaters in recent years. As a result of a refusal to employ what the owner conceived as the most stage bands, it is prescribed by the Board, Lawrence has been practically without road shows for several seasons.
John Thomas to Leave After Two-Year Contract
Haskell Coach Resigns
Desire for a change of health was required. The Haskell coach expressed his desire to be nearer his home in California or his wife's home in North Carolina.
John Thomas, head coach of football at Haskell Indian Institute, tendered his resignation to George E. Brown on Wednesday, Saturday, Dec. 1. The resignation will become effective Jan. 1 which is in accordance with the contract of Thomas' two year contract.
Thomas is now negotiating with two schools in the west for a possible coaching position, although he declined to name the institutions.
Thomas came here a year ago last August from Danville, IA, where he had been athletic coach of the high school football team. He was unified from Chicago University in 1923 where he was regarded as one of the country's greatest fullbacks. He was chosen by Walter Camp on all-American eleven in his senior year.
Steps will be taken at once to secure a successor to Thomas, according to Frank W. McDonald, director of athletics.
Hoover Heads for Peru on Second Leg of Tour
enroute to U. S. S. Maryland, enroute to Callao, Peru. 3. dip. (U.P.)—The warm welcome given President-Elect Herbert Hoyer on the first South American call of his good will tour was in the minds of all on board today as the Maryland headed along to Callao, Peru. American coast toward Callao Pella.
The Maryland is due at Callah
Wednesday morning, and the Hoover
party will be in the capital of Peau, for Hoover's
second South American guest will visit
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 3. Twelve people were killed when a passenger fell into the bay. All aboard lost their lives.
Candidates of Phi Beta Kappa to Be Initiated
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1928
Initiation of the seven candidates recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa will take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21. The event is a Administration building. Following the initiation and the social hour will be an address, "New England Indians in Business," by Ms. Amael Ahl New Zealand." by Mrs. Anabel New Zealand." The meeting will be concluded by a brief business session. All members of the Phi Beta Kappa are invited.
The candidates to be initiated are Richard Gwarkford, Doreby, Gregg Holden Jenkins, Alfred Kurner, Billy Shaad, Shaad and Dorothy Maxine Winkle.
Christmas Seal Sale for Tuberculosis Fund Being Planned for Hill
Barbara Erhsam Is Chairman of Campus Committee
in Charge
Definite plans are being made for the annual Christmas sale sale which will start next week. Barbara Erhra, c'30, has been elected chairman
of the drive, and will announce her commitment later.
The sale is conducted nationally with the aid of local branches and the activities of the national and local anti-tuberculosis organizations are financed
from the annual sale of seals. The Association holds clinics in a County Tuberculosis Association holds clinics for persons with tuberculosis, and furnishes milk for *child*
University students who attend the elites are treated in their home towns by follow-up conducted by the elites at Lawrence.
The seals will be sold at prominent places on the campus, and the sale will be managed much the same as the Red Cross campaign.
Marion Cowles was chairman las year and a total of 8583 was raised.
Knox Paintings on Exhibit in West Ad. This Month
An interesting collection of oil paintings is on exhibition in room 310 west Administration building, according to the department's office at the department of design. The exhibit will be on display until Dec. 20. There will be a reception and Sunday from 3 a.m. to m. 9 p.m.
The group consists of 18 studies by Miss Susan Ricker Krown, the majority of which are portraits. The work of Miss Krown is widely known in art circles and museums for her portraits of children. She is a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, National Arts Club, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the university and other groups of leading artists.
The general public are especially invited to acquaint themselves with this colorful American artist.
Women Debaters May Be Scheduled for Contests
Prof. E. C. Buchler, instructor in speech and director of forensics, has arranged that all women in the University should take part like to take part in intercollegiate debate should see him sometime before Wednesday noon, Dec. 6. Professor Buchler will teach from the women of the University as to their interest in debate and their preference in the question to be discussed in further arrangements for trouts.
Orchestra Formed for Wesley League Meetings
At present the department of speech is considering scheduling several workshops on speech, communication in Missouri and Nebraska Universities. Later the schedule may be expanded if sufficient interest is shown in debate among the women of the Uri-
Through the efforts of Dorothy失而 far, fa30, music chairman, an orchestra composed of University students has been formed for the West Side. Some of these special features have been planned for a Christmas musical program.
The personnel in: Viola, Dornely Messenger, v30, Helen Baker, doruch, Chris Bates, Jill Ward, Carly c13; cello Margaret, Roberta, c32 clarinets, Ekelhorn Huebuckle, c33 Shultz, c34; flute, Frances Smith, Goselink, c42; trombone, Dany Rubston, fa31, T. L. Borter, c34; piano, John Bower, c35; piano, Christine Fink, fa32.
Foster Announces Incorporation of New Bible College
Trustees Are Named fo School to Be Opened to Students Next Fall
Incorporation of the Kansas Bible College, which will replace the present Kansas School of Religion, was announced during vacation by George O. Parker, director of the University, and secretary of trustees of trustees for the new Bible College.
The trustees are: David H. Shields
Topeka; George O. Foster; Lawrence;
H. J. Perry, Kansas City; Mrs. N. E.
Copeland, Topeka; Mrs. Rachel Qua-
man; Mrs. John B. Land; Land
Lawrence; E. C. Wizer, Troy; and
J. D. Zimmerman, Topeka.
of the $50,000 raised from the Kansas Crusade, in October, $100,000 was designated to provide a nucleus of students for Bible College. The result is that the Kansas Bible College is making plans for the next school year. Sept. 14, 1929.
To Add New Courses
As soon as the teaching staff has been selected, other courses will be added to those now being offered in the University. The courses will be correlated with the courses offered by the University so that students of the Bible College will be assumed as course instructors. The program of religious education at the University of Kansas began in 1901 under the direction of the Christian Association, which instituted the Kansas Bible Chair, with its main purpose to make religious instruction available to the university.
About fifteen years ago steps were taken toward the conversion of the Kansas Bible Chair into a regular chair for graduate students cared out by the state conventions of the Christian Church in 1915 and 1916. These plans were postponed by the government, but the Chair became a member of the Kansas School of Religion, a co-operative enterprise at the University to offer courses in theology and kindled some of the University's
Plans Postponed by War
Bulletins have been sent to three hundred ministers and ministerial students throughout the state giving of the work and progress of he school.
Dean and Mrs. John R. Dyer dren their Thanksgiving vacation with Mrs. Dyer's parents in Minneapolis, Minn.
Kansas—Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; possibly snow, Not much change in temperature.
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Seattle, Wash., Dec. 3. — Erz-Meeker, one of the great pioneers, is dead. The man known to the world as the personification of the type of Oregon trail breached his head at 4:06 a.m. today.
Washington, Dec. 3—A motion by the state of Kansas to dismiss Colubra's suit to settle title to the disbanded organization was denied without prejudice by the United States supreme court today, saying it was denied once owned by the court on its merits.
New York, Dec. 3. .-Baseless rumors that the King of England was dead were circulated in several cities in the United States and Canada today.
Dallas, Texas, Dec. 3. There is greater justice today in the distribution of wealth than ever before in the history of the world. William Allen White, of Emporia, Kansas, declared at the Dallas Open Forum here Sunday.
Five New Members Chosen for Debate Squad; Total Now 13
Eastern Trip Schedule Being Completed; Some Dates Indefinite
Five new members of the variety debate squad were selected in the final tryouts held Tuesday evening. The team, which will compete for this year, which now consists of thirteenth members, E. C. Bucher, professor of forensics, considers the squad this year to be one of high quality and, therefore, favorably with former debate squads.
The five men selected at the tryouts Tuesday are: Silney Edwards I931, Jack Morris C1, Crawd Strobe Davis C2, David C1, C21. The members of the squad selected at previous tryouts are: Frederick Anderson C2, Caw Pau Alken C2, Joseph McDowell I931 Burton Kingabury C2, John Robert Bury Kingabury, Gilmore C2, Garryey bowers, med C31, and Copeland Bowers, med C31.
The schedule for the eastern trip to be made by members selected from the varsity squad in March is being completed, and a number of schools will have their team visit. Among the schools with which the team will debate are: Washington University, St. Louis University, Michigan State College, Marquette University, Loyola University and Pittsburgh University.
The first debate will be the triangular debate between Kansas. Miss Johnson will argue that she was in the question, Revaled, that a submittor for trial by jury should be
Concluding Session of 70th Congress Is Opened Quietly
Government Appropriation to Come Before House; Dam Bill Up to Senate
The Boulder dam bill was the official question before the Senate but no one mentioned it, and discussion will not begin for several days when the usual opening formalities are out of the way. The house had no offer to get the bill engaged with the government appropriations bill within a day or two.
Prayers were offered, the roll was called, a few new members were sworn, resolutions were adopted giving housework to them, and house were in session, and then adjournment was taken up until noon and legislative business will be brought up.
Senate
The roll call showed 774 out of 432 house members present and 81 of 96 senators, the absentee being ill or on away important business.
Washington, Dec. 3. —(UP)—The opened quietly here today, the studio holding a 15-minute session and the house sitting for an hour going
Engineers Hold Meeting
"TO BE. OR NOT TO BE"
Mechanical Man Proves Power of Electric Control
Two big features were on the program of the meeting of the Kansas City section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers at the Kansas City Athletic Club Friday evening, Nov. 29. The faculty of the department of electrical engineering and administration of the students attended from the University.
The first feature was an address by Mr. Powell C. Groner, president of the Kansas City Public Service Company on the street railway situation in the city. In his talk he presented figures to show that the cost of the increase in railway traffic since 1914 whereas the increase in fares had been only 140 per cent.
Mr. Grunner explained the loss of fares as due to the growing use of the automobile and to the radio especially in the evening fares as peo-ple paying at home and listening to the radio rather than going out to a show.
In the second feature of the program, J. L. McCay of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, who is the electrical man." The electrically operated mechanical man was put through some exercises demonstrating the potentialities of an electric contactor operated by microponic directions.
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Physical Directors of Big Six Conference to Meet
Physical directors of the Big Sis conference will meet in Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 7 and 8, to discuss the football, baseball and track schedules for coming year, according to Dr. Robert C. Allen, director of athletics here.
Although the schedules of the conference with respect to the three major aspects of sport, were virtual, complete and accessible to students in conference to discuss the efficiency of the schedules for future conferences, the final authorized at this meeting.
American Mathematics Society Holds Formal Sessions at University
Reading of Article by Colorado Professor Is Feature of Last Meeting
The feature of the formal meeting of the members of the American Mathematics Society Saturday, Dec. 25, was a building, was the reading of an article by Prof. Audrey J. Kampner, University of Colorado, entitled "The Mathematical Problem Solving of numbers in the present century." Twelve other papers were also read during the day, which concerned various aspects of mathematics, members of the University of Kansas who presented papers included Prof. U. H. Babcock, Babcock, Prof. E. R. Stuffer.
A lunchme was given to the visitors at the Colonial Tea Room at noon by the local department of mathematics. A reception was held Friday in the home of Prof. C. H. Ashton, which will first gather of the meeting here.
Friday evening members of the society had been entertained at a reaction given in their honor at the one of Prof. C. H. Ashton,
The next meeting of the society will be at Des Moines, Iowa, sometime in December of 1997 in connection with the new edition of the instruction for the Advancement of Science Universities represented at the twenty-first meeting of the society were Missouri University of St. Louis, Thomas J. Kauffman, Iowa, and Washington University of St. Louis.
Two Students Arrested Charges of Bootlegging and Theft Are Made
Two K. U, students were arrested during vacation and taken to the Lawrence police court. Both were released after unmaking bond.
Oren H. Bartell, e23, charged with stealing Glenn Charlson's Stutz school bus from the county jail Friday after posting $500 bill. The case was turned over to the county and the date for the preliminary hearing was set
Bartell confessed to the theft when caught at the bus loss soon after Charlton had reported his loss to the police. He was shot down on the ditch on West Twenty-third street.
Charles Edwards Beach, c29, who was arrested last Wednesday after the police lingered for hours, will come before the police judge Wednesday morning at 8. He was released from jail just after he appeared in police court Monday morning. When the case came up he was postponed until Wednesday.
Water Supply Endangered by Floods Now Restoree
"Water supplies, which were endangered and put out of commission by the recent floods in Kansas, have been restored to operation and are now being ports J. L. Barron, assistant engineer of the Water and Sewage division of the State Board of Health, who has usually in the inundated districts.
Al. Ossswatotelie and Otterstein, the plants were out of commission six days. Contagions from the flood conditions have been brought under control so that homes are being handled pretty well and conditions are returning to normality.
Washburn Debate Team Meets Missouri Colleges
Topeka, Dec. 3—(U-P) “The men’s debate team of Washburn College will open their 1928 activities meeting the team of the University of Missouri at St. Louis and the squad will then tour Missouri, meeting five teams before returning to Topeka. The schedule includes: Central Wesleyan, Dec. 4; Central College, Dec. 6; Rockhurst, Dec. 8; Park, Dec. 9; Cameron Junior College, Dec 10.
Plans for County Clubs Being Made; Appoint Chairmen
Purpose of Organizations to Give High Schools Some Idea of the Work of K. U.
County Clubs are soon to be organized and a committee appointed by Chancellor E. H. Lindley to have of the plans met at 1:30 p.m. to have
"The County Club plan is the only organized personal effort to create interest in the University among the students. The members says Fred Elworthy, secretary of the Alumni Association, "K. U. students who are interested and willing to help in the advancement of their University may take an active part in the work."
The chancellor appoints a general County Club committee which meets weekly and sets rules for the various counties from the lists of students. This temporary chairmen comprise representatives from that county, effects an organization, and a program of activism.
The County Clubs are an organized effort to give to the high schools of the state an idea of the work of the county presiding court, some present will be as counsel for each cach县. Club activities will consist chiefly of programs given by K. U. students at the high schools and students by alumni and students of K. U.
The general County Club committee is as follows:
John Tacker, c20, chairman; Lois Straight, c29, W. W. G. A.; Alma Jennings, c31, subtitle; Ellen Grace Richard, c30, CwL Society; Richard Gallford, c29, Owl Society; Steward Lyman, c20, Owl Society; Richard Gulhouse, c20, Owl Society; Fred Duston, c30, to help; John Faculty; Fred Illows, secretary,
The work of the county clubs in the past has entailed programs in the high schools, and general K. U. publishes various academic native campaes to each town or high school in the home county. In 1926-27 a Jayhawkwer was purchased and sent home while in 1925-26, a Jayhawkwar was presented. There were 390 of three figures sent out, then out of the 105 Kansas counties. Before this, back to 1921, Jayhawkers for the county camps were given by the county clubs.
Thirty Speakers Available to Give Addresses
Fireside Forum to Begin
The Fireioe Forum, inaugurated two years ago by the University Y. M. C. A., is to be launched this week for the enaing year. In a list compiled by the organization's student committee, approximately 30 department heads, instructors, and pastors, are five subjects, addressed on as many as five subjects.
Eight fraternities and one boarding club have turned in requests for some of the speakers. Others are expected few days to the V, M, C, A. office.
A wide range of topics for discussion by the leaders of respective departments on the University curriculum are discussed, organized hosts requesting speakers with definite addresses will give one right a week to the carrying out of their duties; and the Christmas holidays and for the early part of the second semester. The speakers will average from twenty to thirty minutes on each sub-
The student committee in charge
includes: Richard Thompson, c'30;
chairman; Richard H. Leo, Jr., c'28;
Pete Springer, c'29; John Dagen,
etc.
So far the following houses have sent in requests for speakers: Kpappa Pb, Abla Kappa Lambda, Delta Upsilon, Debta Tau Delta,igma Chi, Delta Theta, Sigona Chi, Alba Tau Omega, and Olio Club.
Death Toll From Chilean Earthquake Totals 226
Santiago, Chile, Dec. 3.—With the death toll resulting from the earthquake at 228, extensive relief measures by the chilean government today. The official claim of the dead has issued by the government was greatly increased today when the governor of La Paz declared that persons killed in that city. Meanwhile the newspaper La Nacion, on the basis of official reports and those of its own officials, announced that the newspaper places the total number injured in the earth around 600.