THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXIV
Seven Initiated Into Sachem at Ceremony Sunday
Chancellor Lindley Speaks on Tradition; Dedicates Rock Chalk Pile Tablet
Seven new warriors were chose, for Sachem, senior men's honorary society, at the ceremony last night Pike overlooking the stadium field.
The men elected to membership are Charles Hainon, "Jip Hill," "Ball Jeffery, Chifford Anderson, George Henry, Sherick, and Lloyd Livingston.
The twilight ceremony began shortly after 7 o'clock when Chancellor Lindley advanced to the center of the semi-circle of spectators grouped about the Rock Chalk Pile and addressed them with a short speech. His talk consisted of a tribute to trainees from previous years of mankind. He then dedicated the tablet which is on the Pile and which gives the purpose of it.
After tribute had been paid to men of the past and to men of the present by Chancellor Lindley, Chief Sachem John A. Kroh and his tribes of chiefts went forth into the crowd to find the enemy. The second incendient fire was lighter near the Rock Chalk Pile and the warriors filed around the fire. After all the new members were found they were brought into the circle and Chief Sachem Kroh delivered a charge to the enemy. He smoked and smoked the pipe of peace while four Haskell Indians played their drums and chanted.
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The Rock Chalk Pile around which the ceremony was given consists of stones which are of native rock chalk. The foundation has an in嵌埋 stone representing the conception of the idea of the state University of Kansas and another representing the building of old North College. It is the plan of the Sukem society to place stones in the ground outstanding events and personages of the University, on the Rock Chalk Pile.
Railways Start Contes
Prof. E, M. Hopkins and Ella Carla Deloria, an instructor at Husell and grandmother of a "four-father" for his ceremonial as it was given.
Solution for Safety Crossings to Be Essay Theme
Prof. W, S. Johnson, chairman of the department of English, has received a letter from W, W. Burnett, local Santa Fe foe, inviting the University to enter a national essay contest now being conducted by the safety department of the American Railway association. This prize is worth $250 for the best essay by a college student containing a practical suggestion for the prevention of grade crossing accidents.
Students wishing to enter the competition should submit their essays to the English department, room 203. Fraser hall, not later than Friday, May 20. The best essay will be sent to the Railway Association in New York City. Three persons of national reputation will act as final judges.
*rue rules of the contest are as follows:* The subject of the essay is to be: 1. *Cross Crossings Cautiously*. 2. Each essay is to be limited to 250 words. 3. The essays must be humorous, logical, and contemptuous for a greater care in approaching and passing over railroad crossings.
The American Railway association has instituted this contest because of its more concern over the fact that there were 442 more grade crossing accidents in 1926 than in 1925. Faced with this challenge, the school for the best essay by a grammar school student and the best essay by a high school student.
Two captains have been elected for the basketball team of Emporia Teachers' College for next year, due to a tie in the vote cast. The captains are Johnny Hoover of Newton, and Wid Treluska of Emporia.
"Craig's Wife," the Pulitzer prize play for 1926, by George Kelly, will be presented by students at the University of Indiana.
Alumni Directors Plan
Alumni Directors Plan Regular June Meeting
The board of directors of the K U.
Alumni Association met for lunch
Saturday morning to arrange preliminary
registration, regular meeting of all
board in June.
Those present were: Charles F. Scott, John, president of the association; Fred Harris, J. S. Barron, Lawrence, and Fred Edlows, Harvard Association, Mrs. W. T. Beck of Hokonon was unable to be present.
Six Seniors Leave on Architects' Annual Tour of Inspection
Six seniors in the department of architecture will leave at noon Wednesday in charge of Prof. Goldwin, the architect's annual inspection tour.
The first step of the trip will be the Kansas Portland Corlent plant at Bonner Springs. From there the men will go to Kansas City, where they will first study the rolling of steel at the plant of the Shelford corporation, then visit the plant of the Kansas City Structural Steel Company.
Other plants to be visited on the trip include the American Radiotrope Company, the American Bash and Door Company, the Cook Painter and Varnish Company and the Bailey Reynolds Chandler Company.
According to Professor Goldsmith, a study will be made of the Federal Reserve Bank building and other buildings in the business district of Kansas City, and of some residences of architectural interest in the Country Club district and other leading residential sections of the city.
The men will return to the University Sunday, April 30. Those making the trip are James Elledge, e27; Harbert Woodward, e28; John Matea, e28; Marissa Hutchison, e25; and Waltkins, e27; and William Richardson, e27.
Turkish Princess, Is'l 11,
Will Share in Fortune
Mrs. Sail Wirt William Spreckel Saubey纽, E11, Turtak princess has just announced her intention of returning to America this spring to claim her part of the fortune left her by her husband. She was Sail Wirt was first married in 1911, while she was attending the University, to Harry C. Williams, newspaper man of Hutchinson, Kan. A few weeks later she obtained a divorce and left for California. There she met Jack Spreckel, son of the millionaire California. John D Spreckel, as After your Spreckel was granted a divorce first he be married Sail Wirt William was to
In 1920 while the second, Mrs. Jack Spreckles was suing for divorce her husband was killed in a motor car accident. A settlement was made by her husband, who provided for the daughter, Geraldine, who had been born in 1916. Mrs. Sidl Wirt William Spreckles a widow, went back to Paris and met Sand Roy, a royal Turkish princess. About a year ago, John D. Spreckles, died, leaving his vast fortune to the four children of Jack Spreckles; three by his first wife and the fourth, Sidi's daughter. Now the Kansan been princess in lieu of paying the financial affairs of her child.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1927
Girls Friendly Society to Give Benefit Bridge
The University branch of the Girls Friendly Society will give a benefit bridge Saturday, April 30, at the home of Mrs. W. Giant, at 680 West W. Grand,
Tables have been reserved by Mrs.
Gertrude Pearson, Mrs. W, H. Wendleton,
Mrs. F, W. Gount, Mrs. R, C.
Rankin, Mrs. B, H. Bulleene, Mrs. L,
B. Lloyd, Mrs. Fredo Barteldes, Mrs.
Evan Ouko, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Giannis Dyche
Chi Omega, the Vendredi Club and Alba Xi Delta.
Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded to each table.
Newcomb College is to honor its former head, Dr. Brendan Van Blaircom Dixon, by naming its future music hall Dixon Hall.
Glee Clubs Appear in Joint Concert This Evening at 8
Combined Program by Men and Women Is Regular Music Week Feature
The University Men's and Women's Glee Clubs will appear in a combined concert in Robinson gymnasium tonight at 8 o'clock. This is the main feature of the second day of Music week, which began last night with the rendition of the Messiah by the Lawrence Choral Union.
Feature
The glee club concert has become a regular event for Music Week and both clubs have been practicing for the concert, so will be given tonight. The clubs have received many favorable comments on the programs given during recent tours of the state. Some of the most recent concerts will be given by the clubs tonight.
The entire program for tonight follows:
Part I.
a. The Wild Nuns
b. Ghosts
Solr: Midred Meek
Glee's Glee Club
a. Finnish Lulahy Arr, by Palmgren
b. Hendrerde's Stream
Maurer-Laternere
a Old Man Noah, Arr. by Harbloom堡
a Gormen and motet by Laurent
Words and motet by Kate Stephens, *K*
75.
Men's Glee Club
May Day Crayer
Lecythia Nutter
n. Inference
f. For Me the Jasmine Rocks Un-
fold
s. Margo Mama
Men's Glee Club
May Day Carol Deems Taylor
Women's Gloe Club
Content Songs of the K. U. Men's Glue
Forsyth Harris Hahn
N. The Lairn Florie Flower Devorak-Scholm I am a Braveheart Hawkeye Conducted by Mr. Roberts or Mr. Moares Men's Club
a. The Lovely Month of May, Hammond
b. The Perfect Hour, Pollard-Harris
Obligate solo: Loraine Carden
c. Serenade Struna-Harris
Women's Glee Club
1. a. Shepherd, See Thy Horse Foaming Mane
Speaks
Mrs. Barrett at the piano
c. Johnshen Schokner
injecient dict by Mr. Terry and
"Johnshen Schokner" himself. Core
died by M. R. R. Durand
d. Dart
H. Hearns, Mendez and Starr.
x. Honey Bumble. Chickle-ridge-Harris
b. The Last Song Roger-Harris
c. Now is the Month of May Glen Club
h. Laughing Song
i. Subtenant-Harman individual by Mr. Popepy
Mr. Powepy
M. More Glen Club
Junna Maze Woman's Glen Club
M. Women's Glen Club
Wingo Seeks Flood Relief
Democrat Asks Appropriations Safeguarding Valley
The sale of the Delta Chi fraternity house at 1140 Louisiana street to the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity was made at a meeting of the alumni boards in St. Louis on May 23, 2006 in Kansas City, Mo. yesterday. The Phi Alpha Delta, who have been located at 1345 Vermont street, will take possession of their new house
Washington, D. C., April 25...Criticizing the budget bureau for denying funds for flood work, representative Wingo, Democrat, Arkansas, announced here today he will seek at the next session of congress on appropriation that will inform the northern Mississippi valley from floods.
Phi Alpha Delta Chapter Buys Old Delta Chi House
"Now we see the effects of the economic program," he said.
Times made recently by the women crews of Oxford and Cambridge in a half-mile race against time on the upper Thames river compare favorably with that of male oarsmen. During the race, in which Oxford won, the women used heavy shells, with sliding seats.
Wingo pointed out that several members had advocated an appropriation of $100,000,000 which the budget bureau disapproved.
(United Press)
As soon as arrangements can be made and contracts let, ground will be broken for the new Delta Chi fraternity house on West Campus road. Work will begin in June. Work will go on all summer and it is hoped to have the new house completed by Thanksgiving. Final revision of the plans is now being made and they will be accepted in a few days. Tudor-Gothic design will be used on the new house, which is to be constructed of brick, cut stone, rough timbers and stucco.
Wire Flashes United Press
Washington, April 25—Demonize intolerance as the greatest ain of the age, former governor Nellie Tayler Ross, Wyoming, today applauded Democratic women to select a "well qualified Catholic" to the presidency of the United States. She wants a Catholic to show this is a rebellious, not one in name only, she told the National Women's Club.
This is the first time Chateau Island has been flooded since 1803. The strip of land is approximately two miles long and one mile wide.
Memphis, Teun, April 25—Receiving new and alarming reports of flood conditions in the lower Mississippi valley, Secretary of Commerce Hoover today hastened his preparations for a conference with Henry M. Baker, national disaster relief director of the Red Cross. Hoover announced he would leave for Vickiaburgh, Miss., on a government boat. Hoover had originally planned to leave tomorrow so forces forced an earlier departure.
Edwardsville, IL., April 25—Chateau Island, a 2,000 acre tract of land, north of Granite City, was inundated today by two gaps punched in the protecting levee last night. Island farmers had worked day and night in vain efforts but the 25 farms were abandoned last week.
Malcolm "Pete" Welty
Is Chosen Honor Man
of 1926 Senior Class
Character, Scholarship, Service and Leadership Qualities Are Judged
Are Judged
At the University he majored in geology and English. During his senior year he was president of the interfraternity council; member of the Men's Glee Club; a division head of the Y, M, C. A. Dewey College; and most, if not all, author, and editor of the University Daily Kansas; member of Sachem, men's honor society; member of Sigma Delt Chi, honorary journalism fraternity and Sigma Gamma Epilon, honory geology fraternity; member of Sigma Kappa Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity and the Memorial Corporation student drive and of the Christmas program.
Malcolm William "Pete" Welty, A. B. 29, was today declared the "Honor Man" of the class of 1926 in the Annual Honors Convocation at 10 a.m. in Robinson gymnasium, Welly's home is at Bartesville, Okla., where he is now employed by the Phillips Petroleum Company.
The honor award carries a small stipend, the gift of an unnamed friend of the University, and is awarded annually to the senior man of the preceeding year whose influence on the student life of the University is declared most helpful assistance. He then Paul Prenzel, 1923; of Lawrence; Howard Firebaugh, 1924; of St. John; and Wallace James, 1925; of Pratt.
Two Are Hurt in Collision
Miss Woodward was taken to the Simmons hospital where six stitches were taken in her left eye, and about 10 minutes later she suffered bruises. Rankin suffered lacerations, and cuts on the hand. He spent the night at the hospital. Miss Woodward will probably be able to tomorrow, according to the nurse.
Students Are Struck by Car While Riding in Taxi
Amelia Woodward, c'28, and Kenneth Rankin, c'30, were injured in an accident Saturday night, when a cab of the Guffin Taxi company collided with a Nash coach, driven by Edward Spencer, c'28. The car entered the School of Pharmacy. The cab was struck in the pole, throwing it into a telephone pole, Rankin was thrown from the car and Miss Woodward was cut by the flying glass. The driver of the cab, Harley Keeney, was thrown to the other side of the seat, thus making him career to control the car after the collision.
The University of Washington daily published a special sport section April 8 because of the most between the news of California and Washington.
Evacuation Order Issued to Flooded Mississippi Valley
National Guards Will Force Inhabitants to Leave Homes in Zone of Danger
(United Press)
Mompson Town, April 5—Orioles for forcible assaults of the flooded Mississippi valley were issued today by General Curtis Green, commander of the Mississippi National Guard.
A fleet of more than one hundred boats of all sizes was being assembled to carry soldiers, into the flooded areas to bring out residents by force, if necessary.
"We cannot allow these people to die like rats from disease and privacy," said General Green. "If they refuse to leave, we invite them to stay." The organization area, a force of 600 soldiers and 40 officers of the Mississippi National Guard are mobilized at Pittsburgh awaiting orders from Green and Governor Murray.
Main Levee is Rumored Broken
More than a thousand residents of Leland, Shaw, Elizabeth, Pory and Hollandene will be removed on the forcible evacuation order if they leave on their own accord, reen said.
An unverified report that the main Mississippi levee near Yokpanin, Ark, seven miles above Arkansas City, Ark, has broken, reached here today. The Memphis levee board was without word of the levee break.
The determination to stick by property may cause a serious increase in the death toll if the waters surround the city, higher, Red Cross relief workers fear.
Trains and Steamers Assist
A train from the flood district of Arkansas arrived here during the drought. The steamers Ocara Barnett arrived at Pittsburgh. The steamer Arthur Hyder was dispatched from levee work at Shiloh to rescue inhabitants of Loland, Cloud and Aiken, Miss., by scores of them.
All steamers under the jurisdiction of government engineers are now being turned from levee work in this district to resume activities as the water rises in the lower valley. Officers of the department are enginering Missouri river district had a report that all steamers indicated were yet safe.
"Greenapple Jayhawks"
Prove to Be Good Pie
The Men's Glee Club, which appears in joint concert with the Women's Glee Club Monday night, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the gymnasium, was joined by the "Greenapple Jayhawks," by the director, Professor Larrmoreau.
When asked why the nickname was conferred Professor Larmorem stated that at the beginning of the year the club, which included only eight of the men who went to New York with last year's club, reminded him of green apples, new, young. He added: "The professor Professor Larmorem, "green apples make good pie, if properly waked and seasoned."
For a time the new club's flavor was decided doubtful, but with the concert at Kansas City, Kansas, the new organization came into its own and showed its real caller two nights later in St. Louis, when it all but defeated the veteran Missouri organization which, in turn, just misidentified itself as the newspaper comments on the work of the club during the recent spring trip show that it has made an impression throughout the state second to none of the clubs turned up by K. U., according to Professor Larremoe.
"It was more of a feat for the club of 1928-27 to win second place in the valley this year, considering the inexperience of the material available, than for last year's champion club to place first," said Larre more.
The club has been rehearsing es pecially for the joint-concert.
Dean Agnes Husband entertained at dinner Saturday evening Miss Queen Harper, who teaches English in the Kansas State Teachers College, and Miss Grace Wilkie, dean of women in the University of Wichita.
Newcomb College students have pledged $4,000 to Dixon Hall the new music building.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Hill Back From Visit Abroad
Fricall Ing. A, B. '96, and Mrs. Hill, Fa '94, have just arrived home from a visit in Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Hill visited their daughter, Margaret Hill Ravaild, and her husband and daughter. Mrs. Ravaild is in Company in Constantinople, Turkey. Mr. Hill will speak before the luncheon of the Lawyers Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, on his impress-
Dove Will Be Debated
As Campus Problem
Next Thursday Night
Three Editors of Publication Will Uphold Negative Side of Question
Thursday, May 3, has been selected as the date for the campus problem debate on the question: "Resolved, The Dove Should Be Abolished from the Campus." The debate will be held in the unitarium in central Administration building, and will be conducted by a male made for admission, and it is expected that a large audience will be not to hear the debate.
Charles Embro, c27; Charles F. Scott, c27 and Ralph Childs, c28, will represent the affirmative. The three members of the Dove staff who have been selected to uphold the negative are Frank Z. Glick, c28, Paul R. Porter, c29; Louis H. Robert, student in the School of Law.
The purpose of the Dove debate is not to put the Dove on trial, but rather to encourage argument among students who have great interest on the campus. The purpose of the project is to develop an interaction in this type of debate rather than a discussion.
This will be the first campus problems debate that has ever been held at the University of Kansas. There has been a great deal of interest shown in the project, according to Pref. E. C. Buschler, of the department of public speaking, and both campus problems speech team members. The experience will unmistakably become a regular part of the forensic schedule.
"Strong arguments will probably be presented on both sides of the question," Professor Busher said. The decision will be made by the audience, who will vote on the question bog before and after the debate. Courtroom method of procedure will be used throughout the debate.
Newsletter Is Sent Out
High School Seniors of State to Receive Copies
The second University of Kansas Newletter of the year is being mailed to every senior in the high schools of the state. The paper is an advertisement of the University and its purpose is to induce the students to attend their school here. The Newletter is printed twice in a year.
Three years ago, when the paper was first conceived it was sent to only 10,000 seniors. This edition is to be mailed to 15,000 seniors. Originally a special number of the paper did not meet but the number of high school seniors was increasing so rapidly that this plan had to be abandoned.
Much of the material used is taken from the Kansan by the complete NCSU team to complete in that it contains the names, schools, time, individual points and total points scored in the high school relay. The paper also contains a report of the Kansas Relays in detail and a report of the interest to prospective students.
P1 Kluka Alpha Holds Banquet
P1 Kluka Alpha fraternity held its day banquet at Alpha Hall, a day school in Illusia table were decorated with Illusia those present were: Fanny Seeley bun'28; Jennie Dimmock, '30; Jeannie Wade, '34; Dorothy Stone, undec; Harric Gilbert; Barber Bearer, 'C7; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill; Mr. and Mrs. John Blocker; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Crane the out-of-the-box guests were: Mrs. Martha Brown, and Virginia Olen, Kansas City.
William Allen White will deliver the commencement address this year at the Teachers College, Emporia.
Leading Thinkers Are Enumerated by William Durant
Honor Convocation Is Held for Students Ranking High in Their Classes
Over one hundred students of the University were honored this morning by being guests of honor at the fourth annual "Honor Conversation." At the same time tribute was paid to the students ranking highest in their respective classes by their being designated before the assemblage. The University honor student, the University graduate judged to be of helpful influence on the student life of the University, was announced as having been awarded to McKinley Welty, A. B. 26, of Bartlesville, Okla.
In Chancellor Lindley's address, honoring the honor students, 10 per cent of the senior class was listed; this list included members of Pi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Mta, to which membership is based upon superior scholarship. Students of marked attainment in other schools and departments of the University were also mauded on the special program. All students are urged to arrive in accordance with the congratulations of Chancellor Lindley.
The address of the morning was by Dr. William Durant, president of Lahore Temple, New York City, and author of the book "The Story of Jesus," on "The Ten Greatest Thinkers." In introducing his subject he said that he based his chose on the thinkers only, and had limited his list to the names of men who have had an enduring significance, originality and scope of thought, veracity and depth of thinking. He capitulated, regrettely, such names as those of Dante, Shakespeare and Goethe as artists rather than thinkers. Augustine and Luther as being moved by thinking rather than by thought.
Ten Greatest Thinkers Named
According to the list prepared by Doctor Durant, the 10 greatest thinkers of all time are men everyone heads of; the first thinker, Confinca, a moral philosopher and moulder of the courtesy and poise and plaid wisdom of the Chinese. He was placed on the list as the founder of the greatest civilization of all. Because of his life-long zeal for human improvement Plato, a Greek logician, was chosen as the second great man, Aristotle, Greek philosopher and Jogician, was chosen as the third on the list of the great men because of his depth and range of intellect. His writings, "Nothing in excess," is as applicable today as it was then.
One of the least known of the thinkers of the world, Saint Thomas of Aquin, was the fourth named. He was the first Christian to "fing a frail bridge of reason across the chaas between knowledge and belief." His philosophy is the official system of the greatest church in Christendom. Fifth on the list was the first man to discover the modern solar system. His discoveries changed the scope of humanity from the world to the multiverse, and prepared the bases for all physical sciences.
Racon Is Included
Francis Bacon, the sixth manh, mapped out many fields of research Sir Isaac Newton, founder of the field of mechanics and Voltaire, an awakener of mankind, were placed seventh and eighth on Doctor Darnt's list. Two modern thinkers, J.K. Rowling and T.S. Eliot, and tenthe places. Kant, because he was the perfect type of abstract philosopher, Darwin, because he offered to mankind a world picture totally different than what consented the mind of man before.
The idea of an "Honor Convocation" was originated three years ago at the University when a friend of the University offered to make a cash prize to students who had been adjudged the most helpful in the life of the University. The first award, in 1934, went to Paul Endacott, of Lawrence, the second to Howard Firechurch of Boston, and the third to Wallace James of Pratt.
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