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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXV
No. 71
Col. R. C. Reader Speaks on Origin of Constitution
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University R, O, T, C. Hears
Army Officer at Annual
Get-Together
Last Night
Col. R. C. Reader, instructor in the general service schools at Ft. Laurel, and in the College of the United States and the events leading up to the pennining of this imminent convention, will be the banquet hold last night in the basement of the St. John's Catholic School.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 1990
"Every man who takes a public office pledges himself to obey the constitution," said Colonel Robert, "but he is not afraid to say about it." To understand the constitution it is necessary to go back to the beginning of American history and trace the events leading up to its enactment, actual writing of the constitution.
"All written governmental documents up to the constitution had been protests against existing conditions. They were not rights, but the outstanding examples. The first continental congress met in 1759 to protest against the conditions exiting in the colonies. It has always called for a defensive power. It could only advise.
The First Congress
ALEXANDER the town is named "The first town" and was founded in Jamestown in 1697 and the first attempt at government that we have any record of is the meeting of the first Governor General to protect themselves against the Indians. In 1697 William Penn suggested protection but his proposal met with no response. In 1787 Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to the union for protection against the French-Canadians, but he had no succeeds.
"The second continental congress met in 1781 and tried to govern the colonies. The colonies were fast drifting into anarchy, soldiers were demanding their pay, and American credit had been cut off. For $50,000,000 a year to pay off the national debt. At the end of four years it had succeeded in collecting more revenue."
Trade Conference Called
In '1785 General Washington called a trade conference at Mount Vernon. The next year the conference met at New York, where he was one of the delegates, proposed that a convention be held the following year in Philadelphia to amend the article on trade conferences.
Convention Was Secret
"Ben Franklin was the leader in the convention and the oldest man there, being 81 years old. There were 55 delegates and 24 of them were still considering fact considering the difficulty in getting as college education at that time.
"The convention, pledged to absolute secrecy, met every day for five weeks with no results. The sixth week it got down to work on Sept. 17, 1887 the constitution was signed, and the legislature slowly, the 4th amendment in 1855 was the first to infringe upon the rights of the states, but later once have further taken power from the states and put it in the hands of the state legislature.
A musical program was presented consisting of two vocal solos by the choral group, and by Leuctonan Meyers and Bernardo Alden, CD2, and two selections by the band.
Paul Johnson, major of the R. O. T. C. unit, was tasterman. Short talks were given by Dean George C Shaud, dean of the School of Engineering at the School of the School of Law, and Gen Wilder S. Melleaf of Lawrence.
Christmas Oracle Edited
The Christmas issue of the Oread Oracle, a minicopaged magazine of the Oread Training School, is now available as the product of the sophomore class. Last year the Oracle was issued under the English department and each class is to mount an as high school paper, but this year it is being directed by the English department and each class is to mount an as high school paper. After the Christmas vacation the junior class will issue the mid-winter number. The Christmas number is under the English department and each student-tacher. The mid-winter issue is being directed by Mary Cunningham, Margaret Wilvec, c28 mid-teacher.
FOUR PAGES
To Be Issued Next Week by Sophomore Class
Read the Kansan want ads.
Marketing Classes Take Annual Kansas City Trip
The marketing and office management classes of the School of Business, accompanied by H. A. Richardson, professor of business at Cornell University, Friday, Dec. 9. The trip is an annual event for the members of the marketing classes but this is the first year that the office manager will travel to these classes. The classes will travel by bus, making their first stop at Armour's packing plant. From there they will go to the Board of Trade, Sears and Amcorp, where they will work with the company, and the Bell Telephone company. The classes will visit the organizations in a group with the exceptions of the two students who will travel an order through the entire Sears Koebench organization.
The 80 or 90 students who are expected to make the trip will be the guests of Seers and Roebuck for Christmas. The trip will be held Friday evening.
Members of Faculty Lead Open Discussion on Mississippi Flood
Shaad and Dawson Introduce Both Sides of Question at Meeting
At a meeting of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce yesterday noon, Dean George C. Shank of the School of Engineering at Purdue University Prof. Frank M. Dawson, men's student adviser and professor of hydraulics, were the main speakers in the conference on the United States chamber of commerce referendum on the Mississippi flood control. Two faculty members from the school also both sides of the question as submitted simply in an explanatory way with no conscious effort at actual demonstration.
The referendum in question has been sent out to all chambers of会议 and will be published in the organization with the view of obtaining an opinion to be presented
A committee of 14 prominent men was appointed last spring to investigate the flood problem and make recommendations, arguments in the negative were also given. They provided information in regard to the recent flood disasters along the Mississippi, were bound in a printed sheet and sent to all chambers of the federal government, and open discussions, the business men were asked to vote in favor or as opposed to the statements listed below. They were also asked to the federal government should hereafter pay the entire cost of constructing and maintaining works necessary to flood the lower Mississippi river.
2. The committee recommends that the federal government should assume the sole responsibility for locating, constructing, and maintaining such
These ballots will be collected by the local chamber of commerce and sent to the proper organization. The total results will be tabulated and summarized for the benefit of fighting on the food control problem.
More Than 130 in Meeu
Final Arrangements Completed for Swimming Event
More than one hundred and thirty men representing 14 fraternities will take part in the intranational swimming competition in the Robinson gymnasium pool. "Final arrangements have been completed for the opening of the meet," H. G, Aliphn, University swimming team said. They will compete on both days heir at 4:30 p.m.
Officials for the meet as announced this morning are: Referee, Herbert G. Aliphin; starter, Paul Woods; clerk, Andrew B. McDonald; owner, M. B. Murdy; assistant clerk of course, Perry May; judges of races, F. C. Cappon, John Sabeo, Herbert McDowell, and Melanie A. Naiouthy, Miss Margaret Barto, and Miss Ruth Hover.
"Much interest has been shown in the intramural tank contests the past few years," said Coach Alphin.
William H. Luden, "dough catch king," has retired and in his place graduated from the college graduate, is the announcement made by the local manufacturer. Dietrich purchased the Luden plant for $370 million as a dieter of throat tablets.
A gold plated shovel bearing the initials "W." With this shovel the first archaeological discovery of the University of California at Los Angeles was made. The university is to the university.
Rule of Majority Follows Minority Force,Says Guild
Unlegitimate Means Used by Small Organizations for Economic Reasons"
"Very frequently, what we think is majority oppression, which for the moment has captured public opinion," he said. "The department of federal social services in speaking before a class in editorial writing this morning, on the 'Rights to Voting' poster."
"In many cases," continued Mr. Guild, "one minority group appeals to the legislature of the state or to push for a minority group in the city group." This is done in many cases for purely selfish reasons. Mr. Guild gave the examples of the spray paint attack and the bear out his statement. In both these cases an appeal was made to the legislature on the ground that they did not want to cause a bad reason was economic self-interest.
In speaking about the rights of minorities, Mr. Guild stated, "Under the old antacetates and oligarchies, it was hard to win over minorities, because there were none. The problem of minority rights came only with democracy. If a single person could not be killed, but this is not possible with a majority. If a majority becomes a tyrant then there is only one chance that the minority and that is revolution."
Mr. Guild proceeded to explain why in most case the majority is very considerable of the rights of the minority, and gave as a reason that we should safeguard the rights of the minority because some day it will itself be in the minority and then it wants to be taken away from us so we can discover an ethical code is to find out how you get hurt if you don't follow it. World history shows that there is a rational background of self-respect for regarding the rights of others.
"Only since the World war has the question of taking away individual rights have people come to question the idealism of the constitution." The reason our forefathers didn't question the idealism of the constitution is practical circumstances did not come in close enough's contact with the idealism of the constitution to cause them to change.
Postoffice to Stay Open
Regular Delivery to Be Made Till Noon Christmas
The University postoffice, will be open at the regular hours during the Christmas vacation, except on the Wednesday of New Year's, according to Postmaster Abrahamus. No definite schedule has been set for the delivery, but it was believed that regular delivery would be made up to noon and that special deliveries would be given by a person.
"Christmas cards and gifts addressed to points within one day's travel should be mailed by Dec. 19, except for Christmas Day, Dec. 18; within three days' travel, not later than Dec. 16, and for more distant points, not later than Dec. 14. Parcels and cards for local delivery should be mailled not later than Dec. 21.
Instructions as to the mailing of Christmas cards and packages, in order to insure their delivery before vacation. Postmaster C. B. Housafee and Postmaster B. C. Housafee.
Dodge City, Dec. 7—Dodge City will continue its efforts to obtain a bill that would waive the western section of the state, it was decided last night at a membership meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The bill was also been carried on for several years, and a bill providing for it was killed in a bonus committee at the last session.
"Careful attention should be given to the addressing and wrapping of all messages in a timely fashion." "Farewells and envelopes may be given to guests visiting Christmas, but nothing more may be written on the package other than the address, except the words, 'Pisistra.'"
Dodge City Wants a College (United Press)
[United Press]
Sororites at Northwestern University were stationed to take special precautions against attack during games this year. A policeman was stationed in every sorority quadangle (Friday) and there were no attacks.
This action was taken because of the theft of a thousand dollar painting from one of the houses.
New York, Dec. 7—Chris Evans funches, often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate, today is used a statement saying he was in mandate in any case and disappointed over president Coolidge's refusal to run.
Caldray, Alberta, Dec. 7 - Four persons were known to be dead and a 7-year-old boy was missing today in a blizzard which has caused a complete loss of life. Three men were frozen to death and a fourth was killed when he was struck by a snow plow while he was wandering hopelessly lost. John Hucalul, 7 was believed to have succumbed to the cold because not while on route to school.
Wire Flashes (United Press)
--it was reported by Bettie Blake, chairman of the program committee, that plans were well under way for the program which will be held in Fraser chapel, Thursday, Dec. 15. The program will last 64 minutes, according to Miss Blake.
Methodist Students Fian Varied Program for Annual Banquet
Plans have been completed and the church will be on sale for the annual Christmas church fundraiser. The church Foundation to be held at the Methodist church Friday night, Dec. 19.
Vesley Foundation Christma
Dinner Set for Dec. 9;
150 Expected
"The Dance of the Clowns", piano duet-Virginia Arnold and Dorothy Eubow.
Committees have been working hard the past week making arrangements for a new math curriculum, usually the largest event of the Meth school students during the year.
Star und Gold, talk—Rev. Edward Halton
"The Gift", solo—Mary Young;
"Bolts and Frankincense", reading
Kimio Harkey.
"The Gondoliers", piano duet—Virginia Arnold and Dorothy Enlow.
"Evergreen and Myrph", talk—Austin Van, van der Shoe.
The song leader for the evening is Karl Gosselink.
Around Mt. Oread
Tickets may be secured during the next two days from Edwin Price. Travel is free to all travelers, but hall, Earl Striple, Kahl Henderson, Dekla Viage and Vikar Hasselborn.
Committee chairmen are: Katherine Galbred, program; Dorothy Bennett, program; Elizabeth McFarland, service; Grace Vernor, decorations. Grace Baker is
--it was reported by Bettie Blake, chairman of the program committee, that plans were well under way for the program which will be held in Fraser chapel, Thursday, Dec. 15. The program will last 64 minutes, according to Miss Blake.
Theta Sigma Piil hold initiation this afternoon at 3:30 in the sky parlor for Martina Griffin.
Eugene Chirri, professor of voice who underwent an operation for acute appendicitis last Monday, at the Simmons School of Medicine, according to report received today.
Phi Bita Phi, professional medical fraternity, has elected officers for next semester as follows: President Lennel Wright, m13; vice president, Bennett Wright, m21; secretary, Russ Knight, m31; treasurer, Faye Kuten, m31.
AU K men, the reserve squad, the Ku Ku's, and the Jay James will occupy seats on the stage at the new auditorium during home basketball games this year. Blender scans similar to those for the team are being erected on the stage for the use of these organizations.
The Women's City Club of Emporia to emphasize the importance of sociology, will sponsor to them next Monday on what he terms a rather broad subject, "Social Reform." He stresses the importance of delaying social reform movements until more about the civil rights movement is known.
Howard H, Hazlett, a K, U. student the past two years, has been pledged to the Xi Pei Phi fraternity at the Kansas City University and Lee University, Kansas City. The Xi Pei Phi is a national dental fraternity. Hazlett is the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Hazlett of Oswego, Doctor Hazlett is a den
Dr. Maxwell Forgeson, economics instructor at the University from 1818 to 1922, is leading economies at the University of Virginia with his Ph. D. from Columbia.
A widely known pencock, the mascot of the College of Agriculture at the University of Nebraska, died recently, at the age of five years.
Christmas Tree Plans Developed at Noon Meeting
Committee Chairmen Give Reports; Objective of Loan Fund Discussed
The basketball game and Christmas tree program will be held next Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Day of the Week for Tuesday and Wednesday of that week, as was previously announced.
The objective of the Christmas tree fund this year was to specifically purchase a committee held this noon at the University cafeteria. The objective stated is to raise $15,000 from the present loan fund, primarily for the use of foreign students on campus.
The rules of the present loan fund make it difficult for a foreign student to get funding. Students need a loan fund as do the American students, according to the IRS, and also that the Christmas fund donated this year is for the purpose of helping these students.
Primary Purpose Explained
"Conditions are almost worse than can be expected in the past, and we said at the meeting today. In discussing the objective it was decided that the fund was to aid foreign students that if, in the discretion of the loan committee, a native student is justifiable, the fund may be so used.
Committee reports were given by chairmen of the various committees involved in the project, Cash, chairman of the subscriptions committee, that there would be tables for luncheons and meetings building, Watson library, University cafeteria, Green厅, and Fraser
Betty Ball, chairman of the quartz committee, made announcements concluding that she decided that the quartets would be en balling to her cariling. Thurday evening after breakfast, the quartets will sing at all the houses where at least $10 is donated to charity.
A meeting of the general committee will be held at Watkins hall Sunday, Dec. 11, immediately following the Christmas vepers. The meeting will begin at 10:30 and will only about 45 minutes. Refreshments will be served.
Class to Make Field Trip
Sociology Students Will Vis Institutions in K. C.
The social pathology class will take a field trip to Kansas City, Thursday, Dec. 8. Donald C. Marsh, professor of social pathology, and about twenty members of the class will attend at 6:55 that morning which will leave at 6:55 that morning.
While in Kansas City the class will be taken to an institutional church, dispensary, boy's hotel, Provident Cemetery, and Amangue, an ambling, a boating, hand institution.
Because of the size of the class it is necessary to make two trips, taking half of the class-on each trip. The class on each trip may not be made until after Christmas.
the plan and method by which they carry on their respective work hand in hand. If the field trip is the purpose of the field trip it is to give the members a chance to learn more about agriculture.
an est field trip was made to Topeka, where the class visited the Boy's reformatory and the Hospital for the Insane.
The trip as planned for Thursday will take the whole day; the party will return about six that evening.
Smith Refused Seat (United Bars)
Washington, Dec. 7. — The Senate today refused to permit Senator Frank L. Smith from Illinois to take the cate of office and authorized the nomination committee to him for spending $458,000 in his primary election.
A resolution calling for this action was adopted as changed by its author Senator G. W. Norris, Republican from Nebraska.
A course in the prevention of accel-
lated diseases is a permanent part
of the curriculum at the
versity. This is the only institution
of higher learning in the country to
offer such a course.
Prof. Melvin and Class Visit K. C. High School
Education class in methods of teaching social science, under Prof. Linton Melvin, assistant professor of education and supervisor of social sciences at the Orad Training School, by visiting city visits at the Central High School.
The class went with the purpose of observing the teaching in the social science classes and to get an idea of how it worked. The class was received very cordially and had a very instructive trip, according to Professor Robert Greenfield, but not there and visited as a group. There were 17 who made the trip. This is the third time this year that he has taken his classes on field trips.
Group System Banquet to Be Given Tonight at Thimble Tea Room
Group to Conduct Program as Broadcasting Station Would Do It
The annual W. S. G. A. group system banquet will tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the arrangements and decorations for the banquet have been made by the变体 consisting of Ella Hartman, e*28; chairman Mary Fuller, s*21; and Flo
The program which has been arranged by the various groups will be in the form of a radio broadcasting program, called the broadcast being WSA.G. Programs will be turned in from seven different stations. Representing the seven group group will be the announcer for the group group will be the announcer for her respective station. Station HIII will be in charge of Florence Sevast, fa29, as announcer; Station WAW, with its own announcer; and Station KUK, with Norse Crooks. e29, announcer; Station TNT, with Charlotte Harper, announcer. The other three stations have not been put into use until the program will be Marcin Need, used; Grace Endocott, c28, and Mary Fooler, sp. The group presenting the best program will be Larson, c29, will be toastmasters.
The guests of honor for the banquet will be Miss Elizabeth Meginan, a PhD candidate in the Niemannswender, faculty adviser of the group system; Rose McCollough, '28, president of W. S. G. A.; and Jerry Meginan, W. S. G. A. a group system adviser.
The W. S. G. A. group system is determined by the women who do not live in organizations, in partnership in these districts is determined by the divisions according to the purpose. There are five groups, each consisting of one district, excepting the districts five and six. Caroline Mick, c284, H. G. A. chairman of the district five and six.
Allen and Scott Honored
Kansas Sigma Delta Chi Elects Editors to Group
HURRY J., Allen, editor of the Wichita Beacon, and Charles F. Scott, editor of the Iola Register, were elected honorary members of the Kansas University professional journalism fraternity, which met last night at the Phi Gamma Delta house. Seven men were pledged, George Rose, editor of the Sour Owl, reported that last of the copy for the Old Number one, December 14, is in the hands of the printer. Mr. Allen is a former governor of Kansas and was one of the speakers on the program of the national conference month. He has been owner and editor of the Wichita Beacon for many years, and has been a member of University and has been a member of the board of regents as well as president of the Alumni association. He also took an active part in the con-
"In the management of their papers, both Mr. Allen and Mr. Scott were all very interested in the ideals of Sigma Delta Chi," said Chelle Cole, president of the organization.
The seven men initiated were: Ea. Burbank, c'28 Nice; City Mae, Burbank, c'28 Nice; City Mae, Harkness, c'28, Kansas City, Mo, Thomas, c'28, Lawrence, Lawrent, Pickard, Pickard, Ark; Kirk, Fignam, c'28, Cordina; and Don Rhodes, c'28, Wa-
George Roscoe, editor of the Sot Owl reported that all copy has been reprinted and is to appear 1st before the beginning of the Christmas vacation.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Vespers Speaker Believes Humanity Same World Over
Sishama Tagore, of India,
Speaks on Education
of Hindu Women
of Today
Declaring that she found humanity the same all over the world, Miss Sinaia Tugore, of Calcutta, India, was the first woman to attend a festival of Women in India, before a large audience Tuesday afternoon in Myers Park on Monday. In Hindi root, Rubinadhana Tugore.
Women Not Always Secluded
"I foll for the women of my country when I landed in New York and met the people who inspired me," the gray and light hearts of the American woman," said Miss Tagro.
Miss Tageg said that she was continually asked the difference between Hindu and American women, and while she finds the American women more confident, she was delighted to find that all humanity is driving for her higher life.
With the coming of the Mohammedans who tried to convert India by the sword, India was devastated, locked and their women carried off, and the custom of early marriage and the deaf seclusion was introduced.
She explained that the women of India have not always been as included as they are now. In the early days women discussed philosophy and art with the men in court while the king was an interested listener. Part of the Hindi scripture which is still spoken at the temples was revealed by women.
Today in Bombay and in provinces free from the Mohammadin influence women are not kept in seclusion.
"Hindi women are held in the highest regard in India," explained Miss Tagore, "because we believe that God expresses himself through woman."
Miss Tagera said that she was asked everywhere what her impressions of America were. Several things are clearly visible to her.
In the first place she finds among the educated Americans a great international fellowship and a desire to help other nations.
She was pleased not to have seen a single intoxicated man on the streets of San Diego. She will help to make the country more prosperous at the years go on. In 1985, while she was intoxicated people were frequently found lying in the gutters, especially when the news of her death
Americans Found Restless
Miss Taneger's third impression of American people is that there is a feeling of reconnectiveness among them, and they are responding to her wonder whether there is any reason for it.
"The Hindu women learn most of the ways of the world from behind their curtains, and they know how to use their minds." stated Miss Tarege.
Miss Tagarel said that there are very few Indian girls who but they are doing very work in spreading education among the girl's best as well on the boys. Many of them were so smart their letters until they are 12 or 13 years of age, and some of them never wrote letters. The men writers of India called the "George Eliot" of India could not write.
Declarating that the idea of education in India is not a new one, but has been practiced for a very briefly the educational system as it originated hundreds of years ago in India.
In very ancient times there were learned Brahmans who conducted schools in the north, south and central regions of India, with important seats of learning established long before the birth of Christ. These students had 16 branches of learning, and was free to even international students. The teaching of medicine was a very common tradition.
In 1822, Monroo, an English governor of India, conducted an educational investigation. He found one woman in a school in every village. Now there are no schools in any of the villages, but in several states it is free and compulsory education, but this is not true in British India. It seems that under foreign rule, the country goes away from the country for military and other purposes, and as a result there is very little improvement of conditions at home.
Realizing that education is necessary for the welfare of the country and the people, there has been great movement during the last ten years.
Hundreds of schools have been founded and for the first time, four or
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