THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXV
No. 111
Council Measure Proposes to End Pledge Hell Week
Class Parties to Be Heto at Weekly Variations; Cheerleader Bill Presented
Bills concerning Heil Week and selection of cheerleaders were presented at the regular meeting of the league last night. They will come before the next regular meeting for second round games and miss the missal. The bill for the combination of class parties with the regular Varsity dance was passed ammunition to the committee.
The Pan-Hollenburg resolutions recommending that the Men's Student Council abolish Hall week and allow each fraternity a "three day pre-majeure session" which all might actively be conducted as a prospective premise was discussed. A bill embodying these recommendations was introduced. Under the proposed bill violators will be deprived of one or more authorized navies during the month; this will be given a second reading and final vote at the next regular meeting.
Cheerleader Bill Ready
Duncan Kimple presents a new bill for selection of cheerleaders. The plan is to introduce a newly composed of one delegate from the following organizations: The Men's Student Council, W. S. G. A., Sachem, Ku Ku, Jay Jones, "K" Club and several coefacients faculty members, members of the first three weeks during the first three weeks of the fall semester to select several assistant and alternate cheerleaders from each class. A process of elimination was used to determine the assistant and one alternate cheerleader will be dropped from each class each year leaving one man the senior year who will be known as head cheerleader. Under this plan the Senior Work in shifts at the football games.
Closely associated with this were plans for the organization of a cheering section for football games. For the next meeting, it will be presented at the next meeting.
Combination Till Passes
The bill combining class parties and Varsity dances will be presented in final form on Monday. The combined list will be on Friday night. The varsity for the Saturday night following will be eliminated.
Addresses on Boys' Problems to Be Given Friday
The auditor's report shows that there has been a profit of $188,878 made already this year from Variety and another source, the profit for the whole of last year. This money goes into the treasury of the Men's Musical Hall is used for the furthering of student enterprises. The profit from the combination class parties will also be split on a fifty-fifty basis between the two companies and the classes.
R. K. Atkinson to Speak
Two addresses on boys' problems will be given Friday by R. K. Attenuation, educational secretary of the National organization of boys' club work with offices in New York City. He is being brought here by the department of education.
He will speak on "The Boy in Social Relations," in 201 west Administration building at 10:30 Friday morning. All faculty member students in Dr. A. Queen, according to Dr. A. Queen, head of the department of sociology.
Charles B. Hahan, manager of the Boys hotel, Kanns city, will宴请 Mr. Alkinson on his visit to the University.
partment or academy.
At a noon lunch arranged by Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary sociology university, and the sociology Mr. Akklson will speak on "Why Boys Behave Like Human Bees."
Kansas Citian Addresses Business School Smoke
"The Problems in the Structural Steel Business," was the topic of discussion last evening after a lecture by the Kansas Structural Steel company addressed the students of the School of Business at their headquarters held at the Garma Pi House.
Other business of the evening included the election of Joseph E. Shuits, b'284, to the university's surest office, a business organization that was left vacant by the resignation of Paul Malone. The final reunion at the University end of the first semester.
Chancellor E. R. Lindley spent to day in Kansas City attending to per sonal business interests.
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Former Kansas Student Victim of "Beating Up"
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1928
Charles Embre, A. B, 27, was the victimesterday of a good old fashioned "bearing" up from pupils in the school. He was seated in the Sodan, where he has been teaching since the first of December. Embre kept such good order at the school because his parents were kept home. However, the truant officer saw that they returned. At mornerexceed yesterday the pupils were playing games. At the same time, games. Unsurpassingly, Embre turned at the wrong time and two of the Meredith boys hit him over the head.
Emblare was secretary of the Mee's Student Council here first year, chairing the committee and co-committee, prominent in Y. M. C. A., and a member of the Acacia social fraternity.
Gerald and Raymond Moreland are held on a $1,000 bond to appear in juvenile court Monday morning. Reasonable cause will return to school Monday morning.
K. U. Speakers Meet William Jewell Men in Practice Debate
No Decision Given on Question of Armed Protection for U. S. Capital
"Resolved: That the United States should cease to protect by armed force American countries except by a formal agreement, and that there should be debated between the University of Kansas and William Jewell College in the little theater in Green Hall last night. The debate was not a regular conference one but many months long and consequently there was no decision given."
The debate was opened by Rice Larcher of the affirmative team for Kansas and a brief history of the issue. More recently, Mircea deosean was shown in the intervention of government marines in South America several times in the interest of the children in which she was threatened by political instability in those countries. The affirmative case was built on the grounds that the interests of the protection of the lives of American citizens or for political reasons. Other speakers for the affirmative were Paul Porter and James Anderson.
The negative team for William Jewell, composed of Junior Williams, William Johnson, and Con Wilhans, United States had always been justified in their intervention in foreign lands where American capital was invested because the United States had never been in such countries as such increases in exports, better conditions provided for the citizens and the protection of the countries against foreign intervention as well as revolution within the country itself. Instances were that a capital intervention in the interest of capital had protected that country from foreign intervention in the past and the Monroe doctrine had thus been enacted.
Following the debate a critical analysis was given to it by Prof. S. A. Johnson of the University of Kansas where were pointed out to both sides. Some of the mistakes of the affirmative, however, had to be considered in a more careful fashion. Finally the K. U. debaters had had only 24 hours to prepare on the question. The question was quite a bit different from the one which Kansas is to de-
Business Students Hear Address by Steel Man
A meeting of the students and faculty of the School of Business that met on October 14, 2004 Louisiana was addressed by Neil G. Lilley, vice president of the Kau Group (Co Structural Management) who wrote the Problems of the Steel Industry." The meeting was in the form of a smoker and free cigars as they attended the meeting than fifty persons who were present.
James Albert Dew was elected treasurer of the School of Business at the meeting last month and is in charge of the graduation of the former treasurer, Paul Malone.
Final selection for the chorus and cast of the W. S. G. A. musical comedy, tryout will be announced until eligibility of candidates has been checked and a complete list is available as indicated today by those in charge.
Mr. Lilley gave a general survey of the steel industry and its importance to the steel industry, stressed the importance of cost accounting, not only to the steel industry, but to all industries.
$70,000 in Bonds Traced to Du Pont in Senate Hearing
Republican Note Settled by Proceeds of Sale; Harry Sinclair Involved
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16.—Three thousand dollars of the Continental Trading company's bonds were definitely traced today by the secure Pet FoD committee to Secretary John W. O'Connor, who is supposed to have acted for the Republican national committee in connection with the liquidation of Pet FoD, F. M. McAbbon, assistant counsel of Pet FoD, New York brokerage firm, testified that he sold 75 $1,000, 3½ per cent liberty bonds for the Empire Trust company in 1923, the proceeds which were deposited in Don's account.
Du Pont was a director in the Emu Trot Trust company when the Republic national committee was formed. He then lent the lease note with proceeds from the sale of bonds. Sherman Nye has said that he is grateful to Dr. Simichair, oil man, who licensed the Tea Pot Dome from former Secretary of State Robert F. Kennedy $233,000 for the Continental bonds.
McMadison had a record of only this once DuPont transaction of Nov. 26, 1984, when he and to see whether any other Continental bonds were handled by his brother.
Junior Prom Announced
Plans Now Virtually Complete for Annual Party
The annual junior prom will be held Friday night, March 2, in F A. U. C. at the Coca-Cola Pavilion, completed for the party, according to "FliXe," c25, and Paul Parker.
While the orchestra has not been definitely chosen, it will be a dance band popular among the students and the performers as part of the country, according to Elise.
Three schemes for decorating the ball have been offered but none have been selected. It is probable that they are inspired by flowers, with a motif of flowers and garlands.
An extensive advertising campaign will be carried on over the Hill within the next week. "Beeo" Pruner, from the advertising company which will be used in concious places. Dick Hardness, c28, has been appointed as publicity manager for the party. Wayne Ashleigh, c20, has written to write the aid for the Kanzan.
Following the ruling made this year, the Junior Prem will be combined with the regular varsities, and the Prem will be held on Friday night instead of Saturday. Contrary to the rules of the regular varisties, the number of stages in univer-
Business Society Elects
Beta Gamma' Sigma Takes in Three New Members
Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is confined to those business students enrolled at the university. Of the three new members, one has a grade point average of 3.87.
The dean of women at the University of Arizona said that no recognition groups this year. The dean says it is important to serve and protect those which are already present rather than to weaken them by the addition of many new organizations. Some of the sororities have been present and to add new ones would be disastrous, the dean declared.
Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary business fraternity, in its junior election yesterday selected Robert L. Clark, President of Fruit Victual, Alamatta, for membership. Election of juniors is held each spring, at which time one-fifteenth of the junior class may be elected. In the fall of the junior class may be elected.
Last year, according to the registrar's records, Beta Gamma Sigma ranked second among honor societies in the professional schools of the University of Illinois. It was recognized by societies in the University. It was established in 1913 at the University of Illinois, and now has 28 chapters in leading schools of commerce and business throughout the country. It is also recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business. Initiation ceremonies will be held.
Initiation ceremonies will be held for the new members in about two weeks.
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Wire Flashes
Newark, N. J., Feb. 16—The Rev. M. S. Soulou, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of New Jersey, was convicted of issuing false statements to newspapers in his hearing here today. Judge Flanigan ingrudients at $200 and ordered incarceration in the county jail until the fine is paid.
New York, Fob, 16—Ten workmen were believed to be buried under tones of debris in the H street subway when collapsed four-floor brick building collapsed.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The house flood control committee today reported favorably by a vote of 11 to 6 a comprehensive Mississippi valley flood control bill, carrying an appropriation of $873,000,000.
Kansas City, Feb. 16—Eddie Foy, a veteran soccer player for four years at the University of Washington, on the American stage, died of heart disease at 845 days in his hotel
New Members to Be Initiated at Next Regular Meeting, February 29
Election of Women's Sports Managers Held Wednesday Afternoon
The election of Freda Koller as business manager left the position of trunk manager open. Those women have been accused of sexual assault by Arah Welidman, c'30, Rainer Louise Parker, c'29, Hila Church, c'29, Dorsey Shaud, c'29, and Florence Kite Parker.
The Women's Athletic Association elected the following women Wednesday afternoon to fill vacancies left by retiring players: Keller, ph29, business manager; Charlotte Harper, ed29, basketball manager; and Thelma Malawe, c30
A letter was read from the United States Field Hockey Association for Women asking all women who are not interested in hockey to be interested in hockey to send in their future addresses. This plan with the support of the United States club in different parts of the country and to notify anyone who is interested if a hockey club could be involved.
Initiation of new members will be bled at the next regular meeting of the Board on, en, ed29; and Arab Weidman, e30; are appointed to take charge of the
A. S. M. E. Elects Early
John Clifton, e'29, President of Student Branch
Announcements
Officers of the student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an organization that just night of that society in the Engineering building. The meeting was called much earlier when officers offered an opportunity to become better acquainted with their executive duties and work with those who were still there.
The officers who were elected were John Cliffon, president; e29; Marianne Bump, vice-president; e29; William Bump, e29; secretary; and William George, e29, as representative to the Kansas Engineer. Preceding by H. Barker, e29, on high term pernature insulation. His talk was as accompanied with many interesting I
Open house for Baptist students will be held Friday evening at the Baptist student center, 1124 Miss.—Charles Thomas, pastor.
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Baptist men's University class will be addressed by Chancellor Lindley Sunday at 9:45—Charles Thomas, student pastor.
Delta Sigma Lambda, Chapter house 12 n.m.
Jay James, F. A. U., 1 n. m.
Baptist Young People and
Friends, Open House, 1124
Miss. Ileigh n. m.
Alpha Kappa Psi, Holloway Hall, 12 p. m.
mssy, 11:30 p. m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
Delta Zeta, Chapter house, 12 p. m.
Friday, Feb. 17.
darsity, F. A. U. 12 p. m.
Elizabeth Meguiar, acting
Denn of Women
Session of Water Works Delegates Ends Here Today
Election of Officers an Study of Lawrence Plant Finished Meeting
"This has been the most outstanding convention, from standpoint of attendance, interest, and enthusiasm that we have ever conducted," said Ruth J. Sweeney, president of sunny engineering, in commenting today upon the third day session of the Kansas Water Works Association which came to a close late this afternoon.
Chancellor E. H. Lindley spoke at the annual dinner and business meeting evening. Dr. Erale G. Brown secretary of the Kansas State Board of Education.
Following the program these officers were elected: D. A. M.Gimmis, John, president; A.Tasker, Herington vice president; D. Juntzier, City vice president; Charles Fulton, Covilley, vice president, and F. E.Wiley, Marion, vice president, of the department of geology spine at one of the institutions of the convention on the geological history of Kansas, pointing out that it has passed through all the cities from arctic cold to tropical heat. He also indicated for the delegates the bearing of the geology of the state water supply of the cities of the state.
Maude Rovden Will Talk
English Preacher Is Coming to Kansas City, Feb. 28
Mary students at the University are expected to make a trip to Kan-
sas, where she will meet her Mum Madee Royley England's most distinguished woman preacher. Miss Royley is to speak at Ararat camp in Kansas City on Saturday.
Miss Rayden is a graduate of an Oxford college and is the fund of the Miss Rayden Foundation, one of the most distinguished centres of religious thought and social effort.
On Feb. 28 Miss Royden will speak on the topic, "The Race Question and Responses," which she will speak on "Psychology and Religion," and March 1 she will talk on "Old Phrases and Old Truths." The entire series of talks is under the superintendent's supervision.
(1) The United States
Miss Marie Rusa said that she was anxious to see many students make the trip to Kansas City to hear about her experience in treated ing for one or all of the tails should phone Hunley house in Kansas City, where she made mode to charter a bus to take the students down before the lecture and bring them back that same even-
Havana, Feb. 16—A busy conference today was scheduled for the Pan-American conference delegates with interest centering on whether Honorez will be able to provide a genuine delegation, would attend the committee meeting program. The first meeting scheduled was for the committee on the Pan-American Union and Puyresyre has already said he will host a future session if this group program.
Interest in Pueyrredon
Pan-American Delegates Await Action of Argentinian
A projected resolution for the continuance of the Pan-American Union in the mountains, prior to ratification of the peace agreement, will be Peyrureyndon action from the committee meeting program. The absence of the Argentine leader from the plebiscite and the subsequent day caused considerable comment from which arouse the rumor that he would resign as president of the delegation as an ambassador to the United States.
Pureyreed has insisted that he would not sign a proposal to organizers of the conference unless a tariff bill was inserted in the preamble to it. This has blocked an agreement.
Reports by the United Press from Buenos Aires said that the foreign department of Argentine had heard nothing of these rumors and that this Pugnuelron action of the conference was keeping with the Argentine policy.
Sixty-two members of the Oklahoma A. and M. College varsity band will leave Stillwater Feb. 27, on the annual concert tour of the state, rehearsing in New Orleans before make the tour in buses and will cover approximately four hundred miles.
Pen and Scroll Tryouts Will Be Closed March 5
Spring trysts for Pen and Scroll freshman-sophomore literary society, will close March 6. Each contestant should submit one or more pieces of work for publication in an informal essay type of writing, according to announcement from the department of English. The complete manuscript should not total more than 250 words. If a submission should be typewritten if possible. An assumed name should be signed and the real name included in a sealed envelope envelope also the pseudonym of the author. The pieces placed in the Pen and Scroll box which is located near the Y. M. C. A. office on the first floor of Fermail hall, are submitted to the society have several literary honors, chief of which came recently with the selection of the annual musical comedy, "You Tell Tm, Sam," written by the society president of Pen and Scroll. The members have also been regular contributors to the Sunday magazine *o
Women's Intramural Swimming Records Threatened in Meet
Several women's swimming records are expected to fall in the intramural meet to be held in Robinson gymnasium, where she finished k12, c39, who broke three intramural records last year, is entered again. She was scheduled to be set by her the year before.
Hill Organizations Will Compet in Speed, Form, Plunging and Diving
The Alpha Xi Delta, rey队 which won last year and set a new record has only one change in its personnel this year and should be among the winners of the championship. Eleanor Northeast, c'29, have plunged the length of the pool in practices, according to Miss Ruth Hoover, instructor in swimming. A clench the length of the pool in the most would be the University won't plunge record.
The officials for the race will be H. G. Alpin, reference; Miss Margaret Barto; J. P. Mays and J. G. Royal, judge; Miss Elizabeth Bishop; H. J. Murray, judge; Ruth Hower, clerk of course; Guy Lookabaugh, starter; Aaron Wadman, starter; Harold O. Steele, announcer.
A small admission price will be charged to cover the expense of the men and the women of the winning organization. It is now on display in the women's physical education office.
Sixty-two women, more than have entered any women's swimming events heretofore, have already signed up. The Kappa Kappa Gamma has their largest number entering in the second year with 12. Other organization entries are as follows: Gamma Pbi Beta; T, N, T, N; D, Delta Zeta; 7 Alpha Xi Delta; and Pi Beta Pbi. 6. Each organization is allowed to enter four women in each event. Each member may enter an image as three events.
The order of events for the meet is Relay, diving, two lengths free style race, breast stroke for form, two lengths back stroke race, plunge for distance, breast stroke for breast stroke for form, and three lengths free style race.
Dr. George Sutton, pastor of the Marboreth Purchaserian Church of Kansas City, Mo., will speak tonight at the student dinner for Presbyterians, which will be given at the Thimble Tea Room. Doctor Sutton's subject will be of interest, since he is an ordained worker, said the Lawrence pastor.
K. C. Pastor to Speak at Presbyterian Dinner
The student dinner is an annual occasion, usually held in the fall to get the Presbyterian students to eat. The morning was pasted up the spring semester.
After the program, election of officers will be held. Present officers are: Louise Rigway, f'd 28; Richard McGuire, c'30, vice-president.
"Students have been very punctual in paying their matriculation fee this month, but we know that there are only 40 who have failed to pay," according to Kari Kloss, of the business office. A few errors have caused a rash of complaints, which narrow the percentage to a smaller margin. "On the whole, Mr. McGregor believes it is a pretty good record."
Students More Punctual in Payment, Says Kloos
At the University of Washington
498 students or 6.1-2 per cent of
the entire student body "flunked out" in
the fall term.
Youthful Bandits Abduct, Bind, Rob Faculty Member
Prof. F. N. Raymond Taken to Grain Valley, Mo., and Abandoned
Kidnapped in His Own Car
Victim Is Left Tied to Chair in School House by Thugs
Professor Raymond went to the pastories lost night about 10 p. m. to mail a letter, and when he came out two men with revolvers who forced him to get into his car and drive toward Kansas City on highway 40 to stop them and stopped him and robbed him for $1.50 and took him on through Kansas City.
F. N. Raymond, professor of English, was kidnapped last night and carried in his own Buick touring car by two young men to a school house about two miles this side of Grain Valley, Me., on highway 40, where he was taken to a jail and left by the hands who drove off in his car.
Tied and Deserted
After tying Professor Raymond to a chair, the two young bandits left the school house and drove off in his ear.
They then took him to a little country school house about two miles this side of Grain Valley on highway 40, where he watched the window and pushed him through it.
His wife became worried when he did not return home, she, however, insisted. She said, a general man hurt her with a knife and hastened from 1 a.m. until 4 a.m.
Breaks Bonds Himself
Professor Raymond said that he easily freed himself from the bond with which he was tied to the chair in the country school house and walked to Grain Valley. There he his wife on a telephone in a cafe.
He took a had and got to Lawrence this morning at about 9. He had no classes today, he said.
Traffic Change Is Denied
Student Council to Continue
to Handle Violators
The statement made in last night's Kansas that the Men's Student Council was considering the transfer of all students to the Parkland tradition of the parking committee of the Student Council to the Lawrence police department, is without foundation. It also represents president of the Student Council, "There is no basis for the rumor, and the Lawrence police have nothing to prove traffic violations on the HILL," he said.
"Neither the parking committee, Dawn Dawson, nor myself made any statement concerning campus traffic enforcement, nor did Lawrence police department. As that has never at any time been considered we were all very much surprised to read of such a change having been made in the Kansan last night." Nicholls
A new traffic officer is now on the Hill force and as soon as he gets accounted to his duttes he will be in full cooperation which includes handling speeding as well as parking charges, according to Nichols.
Dr. Burnham Lectures at Graduate Club Dinner
"The English Language as it might be" is the title of Dr. Joseph Burchard, discharged by Dr. Joseph Burchard, a dinner meeting of the graduate club for students of English, at the Thorne School.
A committee to choose a name for the club, formed just a little more than a month ago, was appointed by the college president, consisting of Richard Roahen, Mrs Blanche Clark, and Miss Lella Krebiel. It was decided to take senior students of English into the organization and graduate work in the department.
A card party is planned for the next meeting. March 7, at the Thimble Tea room to study various games played a played in an English literature.
The regular bi-weekly meeting of the family club was held yesterday in New York. The business was carried out, after which Ion Bonney, gree, gave a talk on his career.
Delta Chi fraternity announces the pledging of Herbert Ziegler, c'31, of Junction City, and Gordon E. Lagerquist, c'31, Lawrence.