SPECIAL NEW STUDENT EDITION
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOL. XXVI
No.1.
Kansan Features Improve Service Is Announcement
More Complete Coverage of Campus and World News Assured Readers
"Iimproved coverage of Campus activities; enlarged wire service, which will give the readers more world news; a six page edition four days a week; and other special features, in phases of college life which have been touched only incidentally before; are among the changes to be effected in the Kansas this year, according to a recent announcement."
"These new features will make it more important than ever before that the individual student have his own copy of the Kaman each day." Delbert C. Roberts, c/o KANAN circulation in discussing the plans for the year.
"Better coverage of Campus news should result from arrangements effective this fall for George Church, instructor in journalism, to be in charge of the Kansan's news room throughout the day instead of only half days as was the arrangement formerly.
"Six page papers will be published every day except Monday and Tuesday when four page papers will be issued. This plan will be followed at least during the fall. The enlarged paper will make room for much news which has heretofore been crowded out.
Better Coverage
"Interest in the national political campaign makes through coverage of national and world news especially valuable this fall. The Kansas is offering a greatly enlarged seat from the United States, and the last minute news of the campaign and of the important sport events of the fail.
Campus Specials
"Campus Specials" news from other campuses, will be a new department of the Kansan this year which should prove interesting. This news will be presented in short stories of three or four paragraphs. It is a development of Other One for other years of former years and will be much more complete.
"The editorial, page, said by many to be one of the best liked parts of the Kanau will be continued in its usual style. The "Campa Opuna" column, in which any candidate is asked if he doesn't like those of the Kanau will be found on the editorial page. The 'Official University Ballot,' prepared daily in the Chancellor's office, and containing official announcement boards, etc., are student is engaged will have its regular place on the editorial page.
"Science Service bulletins, a national service describing interesting developments in the field of science will be continued this year." bulletins are written so that the ordinary layman may understand them.
**Play by Play Reports**
"Sport news, giving complete sport events, including, for example, play by play reports of out of town football and basketball games, will be given immediate release. Play by play reports of the week will also be included. Our improved wire service will make this possible."
"The Kanas Sunday morning paper, which covers Saturday sport events and other news of the week end is the only such paper published in Lawrence. Twice a month the Sunday magazine has a tabloid form, which uses the regular paper. The magazine is devoted to fiction and other material of an entertaining nature written by students of the University.
"Alumni news, published under the heading of 'Jayhaws Flown,' giving interesting bits about K. U. graduates and students also to K. U. graduated," Roberts said.
Alumni News
"From the advertising standpoint, the Kanan classified advertisements, the last and found column, rooms for rent, etc., perform an important role for the marketing advertisement containing announcements of leading Lawrence merchants who cater to student business constitute a reliable buying guide for students. This we consider as imperative in our new presentation." Roberts concluded.
Daily publication of the Kanana will be started with morning issues on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928
Two Thousand to Enter,
Says Registrar Foster
"I expect approximately two thousand new students to enter the University this semester," said George O. Foster, registrar, when asked for an estimate of enrollment figures. "On top of a bounty we have a big corn crop, and the prospects for a large enrollment are fine."
The last number checked by Mr. Foster on the freshman cards was 519. This means that with three more weeks for the cards to come, the student would be accorded to the registrar's estimate. Cards are being checked for upper-classmen who enter the University from other schools at about the same rate.
W. S. G. A. to Award Loving Cup to Group Highest in Scholarship
First Party of Organization to Be Held Second Week of School
Activities for the W, S, G A. group system are being carefully formulated by each of the five distinct managers, according to Marion Leigh, C'2W, S, G A. group system manager. A book group is to be organized as well as the usual athletic, dancing, biking, bridge and general social groups.
"The group system, this is for women not only affiliated, for women not only involved in 1925. It has grown steadily and has found a place in Hill activities. The women form their own congenial groups and arrange the program which they desire to follow. This program will have the year all-group parties and dinners are held," Miss Leigh said.
"This year, the W. S. G. A. council has offered a silver loving cup to the group which maintains the highest scholastic standard during the year. We have not been arranged, and will be announced later. It is expected that this will interest some women who have not been interested in the group system before," said Miss Leigh.
A map showing the location of the divided will be printed in the Kansas. Later posters of the map are to be placed about the campus. The first of the group parties given by the managers will be held about the same time as the rest of the manager.
The five district managers and their districts are: district 1, Laura Rile; district 2, Lois Gillis; district 3, Freida Keller; district 4, Martha Benson; combined districts 6 and 8.
Faculty sponsors for the system re: Miss Agnes Husband, dean of comen, Miss Elise NeugonSchwander and Miss Beulah Morrison.
Work on Directory Begun Publication Will Be Off Press About October 1
Preliminary work on the new student directory to be published about the first of October is well under way, according to John Foster, *c29*, who is in charge of making up the directory. Foster is at present working on the classified business directory which is to be included this year.
Wednesday of registration and enrollment week, September 15 to 19, and regular evening publication will be resumed on Wednesday evening, Sept. 19. Thereafter papers are to be published as in past years on every week day except Saturday and on Sunday morning.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley is spending his vacation at Rainy Lake, Ontario, Canada, in company with Dr R. L. Sutton, Kansas City explorer. He is also working in a landscape where the largest fresh water lakes in America are to be found.
The subscription price of the Kan san is the same as in past years, $4.90 for the year.
Chancellor in Canada.
"The directory this year is being published under the auspices of the Men's Student Council, the Women's Student Government Association, the Student Government College and the University Chamber of Commerce, and the University of Kansas," Foster said. "It is the official University directory and will contain the names of the students, faculty and employees in the university." The repository which is a new feature. This will be the only directory printed this year," Foster said.
This special early number of the University Daily Kaman is being published primarily to help welcome you to K. U. and to life "on the Hill." We hope you will enjoy reading it.
May we ask you especially to read the story in the first column on this page telling of the many interesting features you will find every day in the Kansan.
And you might show it to "dad" before you leave home and see if he doesn't agree with us when we tell you that no live student at K. U. ought to try to get along without his school paper. If you send in your money right away you will be sure not to miss an issue. Use the coupon on page 2.
Welcome, New Students
AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE—
AND FOR THIS TABLE, this early number is also being sent to a large number of present and former students as a reminder that it is about time to send in the $4.00 again for another year's subscription.
[wo Full Time Doctors Are to Be in Charge of Hospital This Year
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN.
DELBERT C. ROBERTS,
JAY WELLS,
freshmen Are to Be Examined at Time of Enrollment Under New Plan
Regular appointments of 10 minutes each may be made and attendance will be given immediately at the hours the appointments are made. Doctor Cannonel wishes to appoint an appointment system will make it possible to avoid the customary wait for attention.
Saturday morning the dispensary will be open from 9 a. m. to 12 a. m. and on Sunday from 9:30 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Both doctors will be present all the time during these hours and attendance will be given promptly. Last year some eightth thousand calls were made at the dispensary and in emergency. Emergency calls will be answered at any time during the day or night. A small fee will be charged for emergency calls.
Circulation Managers.
For the first time the University
tudent hospital, will have two physicians on a full-time basis to administer to student wants, according to n announcement from the office of he chancellor.
The nurses are to have a home in the house on the north of the hospital street. This is the first time it has not have necessary for the nurses to
Dr. Ralph Cannuteson, for the past year and a half in the health service of the University of Wisconsin, is to be head of the hospital. Dr. Rachel C Sparrs, of the health service of the University of Minnesota, is head of Doctor Cannuteson, and will be in charge of the women students.
For the past several years, Dr. R, H. Edmiston and Dr. V, M. Auchard, Lawrence physicians, have been in charge of the hospital service on a part time basis, and much of the dispensary service has been done by nurses instead of physicians at or near the hospital; it will be possible to have prompt service in case of emergency.
Dispensary Hours
The hours of the dispensary are to be from 9 a. m, to 12 a. m, and from 2 p. m, to 4 p. m, on school days.
Hospital Open Sept. 17
The hospital will be opened Monday, Saturday, Sunday at Capstone. A new arrangement for taking the physical examinations usually given by the department of physical education and the faculty is instituted. All freshmen men and women are to be given complete physical examinations at the hospital. Appointments for all staff will be scheduled at registration time.
"Only freshmen are to be examined this year, other new students will not come under the rule," said Doctor Canuteon, in speaking of the examinations. "These examinations must be kept and the documents kept as they are scheduled."
live in private homes.
Employment Bureau Has Many Jobs for Student
Approximately one hundred fifty permanent part-time jobs are now available to working students, according to a survey now being completed by Peter Springer, c29, who is soliciting jobs for the University employment bureau located at the Y. M. C. A. office in Fraser hall. Springer also reports that a number of odd jobs are being turned in each day to be filled.
Room Numbers Changed
Duplicates Bothered Students in Finding Cases
The number on all the rooms of the Administration building have been changed to no away with the duplication in finding the students in finding their classes.
On entering central Administration building from the south the rooms are numbered to the left of room 106 and the first room is No. 101.
Sincerely yours,
The third floor of the Administration building follows the same rule as the first and second floors and the rooms on the right. The rooms on the left begin with 362
The second floor of the Administration building is numbered on the same basis as the first floor except that the second floor contains the one on the right with begin 291.
To College Freshmen—
Dean of the College PAUL B. LAWSON.
In welcoming you to the University of Kansas, we wish to call your attention especially when you are very important and very helpful to you in Your College course. Bath of those have to do with opportunities which he before you and of what kind want you to avail yourself.
First, we want you to get acquainted with your faculty adviser and with this offer of advice. We are in any way that we can and are always ready to counsel you concerning your work and your problems. We trust you will feel perfectly free and answer for help.
In the second place we wish to urge you to avail yourself of all the personal help that your instructors are ready to provide. You may be a difficult time in any course, talk things over with your instructor who is the one best suited to help you with that course. You will find him al­
ready to give you videos you have been benetly trying to do the work required of you. Very few students avail themselves of all the help that instructors are ready to give. So we urge you not to be backward in this re­
gress.
Ass't Dean of College.
New Lecture Course
Features Will Rogers
As Opening Speaker
Activity Tickets to Be Bough at Time Enrollment Fees Are Paid
"The new lecture course is to be offered in the general activity ticket which will sell for $2.50 this year", said Dean R.J. Dyer, in speaking of the changes effected this year in his department. For $2 it is to be sold to townpeople.
"The outcourt training lecture will be that of Will Rogers, who is scheduled to speak on Nov. 17. This is the date of the Dad's Igu game program and the Oklahoma football game. Mr. Rogers probably falls here in time for the game."
"Other lectures included in the course are: Will Durari, who will speak on Dec 13; Rabbi Wise, who will be on the campus sometime in January; and either Senator Borah Koch or Senator Jeffrey L. Klein in the year." This means that these lectures above are worth the price of the ticket," said Dean Dyer.
"Other activities included in the ticket will be: two plays by the K. U. Dramatic club; the men and women's Glee Club; the concert at The Academy of Musical Arts; abstores."
These tickets are to be bought at the time enrollment fees are paid. Students do not wish to buy the tickets may obtain exemption alms from the desk in the upper hall of Dean Dyer stated.
K Books Are Being Sent to Entering Students
A new Union fee of $2.50 is to be assessed at the beginning of both semesters. Students who have already pledged and others who do not wish to pay this fee may obtain exemption. The Jayhawk, campus year book, will also be bought at the same time enrollment fees are paid, as was done last year. This eliminates a very expensive campaign and makes the entire procedure much less stressful. A central activity ticket and the Union fee, anyone who wishes an exemption may obtain it at the exemption desk.
Miss Nora Siler, secretary of the University advanced standing committee, has recently resigned her position to accept a teaching position at the Central State Teachers College, Warrenburg, Mo. Miss Siler will be taking part in an extra-curricular left this week for Warensburg to take on her new position.
Dean Dyer wishes it understood that students are not under obligation to buy the activity ticket, the Jayhawk, or to pay the Union fee. Students who do not want to buy them merely present exemptions at the time of payment of general fees at the business office.
Miss Siler Takes Position at Warrensburg College
Ralph Howe, A. B., 25, who represented Kansas as a Rhodesian scholar at Oxford for the past three years, will take the place left vacant by Miss Siler. He will have full charge of the work beginning Monday, Sept. 3.
K Books are being sent from the registrar's office to those new students who have sent in their transcripts. If the transcripts do not arrive until late, the books will be handed out of the psychological examinations.
All freshmen and new students are to be supplied with this handbook of information about the campus, and calendar of events. It is expected that enough information will be given after the course has been supplied to read most of the upperclassman.
The contents are similar to that o
the handbook last year and it is again
bound in red leather, with a blue K
aderning the cover.
Artists of World Note Will Be Brought Here in Series of Concerts
Flonzaley String Quartet, Now on Farewell Tour, Secured for Course
The numbers comprising the University concert series for the coming season are of unusual interest and in one or two instances, fill a long felt want on the part of local music lovers who have repeatedly expressed a desire to hear the particular artists bassoonist Michael McSecretary to Donald M. Swearthson who is manager of the series.
Tito Shipa, the well-known lyric tenor, who opens the course in October is, followed in November by Ossip Gabrilovich, master pianist and conductor. Misha Elman, one of the greatest violinists of the day, is scheduled for an appearance the latter part of February.
the booking of the Flonzalei String Quartet because this year marks the farewell tour of this famous group and the last opportunity to hear them perform in the prominent position in the music world," Mrs. Mason said.
It was originally planned to offer the Minneapolis Orchestra in an evening ticket only, with the season ticket to comprise but five numbers. Recently, however, it has been decided to effect a special arrangement with the management of the orchestra whereby the organization will appear at both matinee and evening performances without any advance in the price of tickets which are scaled up by the usual ticket takent which appears.
Details as to the sale of tickets and reservations for seats will be announced later by Dean Swarthout, who is at present on his vacation in Illinois. Regularly enrolled music students in the School of Fine Arts will be furnished free tickets to the con-
The first extra attraction to be presented by the concert course will be Paul Whitenan and his orchestra sometime in November.
K. U. Exhibit Is Increased
Displays at Kansas Free Fair Are in Band Stand
"The number of pieces exhibited by the University of Kansas at the Kansas Free Fair, Sept. 8 to 15, is somewhat increased this year," said Prof. W. A. Dill of the K. U. news局 in who is charge of the exhibits.
Exhibit: from the following departments and schools have been arranged: department of design; extension division; School of Pharmacy; department of geology; department of paleontology; School of Engineering and Architecture and Medical College; alumni office; and Fowler shops. Several exhibits of campus views and groups are also on display.
"The entire group is placed in a larger space than usual in the band stand at the fair grounds," Mr. Dill said, "All who are interested in the University will want to see this exhibit."
Various Activities of New Students to Occupy Week
Preparations for the opening of the cafeteria Saturday, Sept. 15, are being made by Mrs. Ethel M. Evans, who is scheduled to report according to the regular schedule of last year. On the following Monday the regular servings hours will go into effect, before the regular lunch from 11:30 to 13:00 and breakfast from 11:30 to 13:00 and dinner from 5 to 6:30.
Cafeteria to Open Sept. 15.
Psychological Examinations to Be Held Sept. 15-21; Classes Begin Thursday
First Lecture Sept. 17
Chancellor Lindley Will Speak at Special Union Service Sunday Evening
Registration, which is preceded by the psychological examinations begins on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. in the bowtie of the Administrative Office Building and the clinical examination is scheduled for 2 p. m. in the Auditorium, for all who did not take the one given in the morning. Saturday evening, from 10 a.m. to 4 p., all new students have been planned at Henley House, 1235 Broad avenue.
For the first time in the history of the University the freshmen are to be given an entire week of special attention. Beginning Saturday, Sept. 15, when the first psychological examinations are given in the Auditorium, and beginning on Tuesday on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 22, freshmen and new students will be initiated into the intricacies of University life.
special services
Sunday Sept. 15, special services are to be held during both the school and church services of the Lawrence churches. During the afternoon from 3:30 on the new student will meet at the Union building and go for a bike. The women are to be enrolled in the University. The women W. S. G. A. ten at Walk a ball at the same hour. At 4:30 p.m. m. Chancellor E. H. Lindley will speak at the union meeting for all young people which will be held at the Flymouth Congregational church. The uniu will be held at the church planned by the university.
On Monday morning at 9 a.m. the first freshman convoction at which attendance is required is to be held. The first week of class will preside and the following talks are to be given: "Your Money," George O. Foster, register; "Outside Work," Paul B. Lawson, assistant professor in Health and Doctor, Cautenan Coleen, University hospital; "Activities," John Dyer, dean of men. At 10:30 a.m. another psychological examination for the admission is scheduled to be lead at the Auditorium.
Deans to Meet Students
In the afternoon at 3:30 p. m., attendance of the freshmen is required by schools at the following places; College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Museum of Art, Nursing and Architecture, Marvina hall; School of Pharmacy, lecture room, chemistry building. During this period the freshmen are taught various instructional requirements enrollment. On Monday night, Chancellor Lindley will deliver his welcome speech. This meeting is to be attended by freshmen and freshman attendance is required.
Attention will be directed on Tuesday, Sept. 18, to enrollment in the respective schools. The last psychotherapy session will be given in room 9 east Administration building at 9 a.m. During the afternoon, trips through the library are arranged for every student and staff use. From 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. a m joint Y. W. C. A. and W. S. G. A. tea will be给中宿 Hall in the evening at 7:30 p.m. an address is given by Dr. Buria Kertinke of Kansas City.
Campus Leaders Introduced
**Chapel Leaders introduce**
the day, Wednesday, September 19. A freshman conversation at which attendance is required except for those enrolling at that time is to be held in the Auditorium. Then it will be given by the dean of men and the dean of women. Campus leaders are also to be introduced at this time. At 11 a.m. the program will be repeated for those who could not attend on Thursday. An informal meeting will be held in Fraser chapel.
Chancellor Lindley will give his third address to the freshmen at 7:30 p.m. Attendance is also required at this meeting. All University students will be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Union building.
Thursday, Sept. 29, the University whistle will blow for classes and all classes scheduled for that day will be (Continued on page 4)