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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXIV.
No.76
Plea for Idealism Is Made by White in Christmas Tal
Declares
Cannot Pay Spiritual Debt Out of Bank Account, Emporia Editor Declares
"Rattling our little tin bank as waving our big tin saber will not be able to repay our spiritual debts [Europe]," and William Allen White the Christmas convoction in Robison gymnasium this morning.
"To Europe we owe every democratic impulse which has become the heritage of our Christian civilization and until America realizes that she is still the world's greatest debtor, and until she realizes that she cannot be compelled to give up her count, she will be weighed with an obligation impossible of fulfillment.
"America has some greater value to humanity than merely lending money," said Mr. White in defining his attitude toward the American "Uncle Silklock" standard of measurement of human values.
"Practical Men" Lose Out
"In this era of spiritual stingency following the 'Great Fool War' the United States practiced of men are the so-called practical ones. The famed map-makers, Caesar, Napoleon and Bismarck played on the earth's floor with little irritation but made what is brushed aside by God.
"Santa Claus, a highly impractical person because he gives no wicked but bountifully, is the only one who can save the world from its depressing wars of war, hate, fear, and economic contributions of wealth," said Mr. White.
To the Emporia editor Santa Claus is no myth to be discarded in childhood. To him he is the greatest spiritual force in the world, "He has but one commandment: Give and you will be happy."
As indicative of his unbounding faith in the traditional Christmas spirit, Mr. White prefared his address with the statement that he was the man of God's children in the state of Kansas who believed unfailingly in Santa Claus.
Santa Is Altruism
"As a child you were led to believe that Santa Claus was more than other men and women, but of the scientific balf-tails which makes a little learning a dangerous thing. Only so far as your parents know the spirit of strivism, are they be.
"Santa Claus is the symbol of the world's most desired need. He is the spiritual child of Saul of Tarsus, Hope and the Loot that he embodies."
"There will be more wars, but like every past war, they will be food's wars. Every war in which America has fought brought America to a spiritual standstill."
"When humanity is torn apart by fear, hate and suspicion, it turns back to Santa Claus. Every war is inexorably followed by a spiritual paralysis which leaves the world gasping with the rancor of hate and fear.
War Breeds Fear
"We sought to realize our dreams of freedom and liberty in the War of the Revolution and for 10 years thereafter we reaped the inevitable results. State distrusted state, and individuals were unhappy with whom they had fought side by side.
"The Mexican war precipitated a fear which made the peaceful settlement of the slavery question impossible. The soul of America was never more deeply poisoned with the bitterness of life than following the Civil war.
"Only through the resiliency of the human heart which turns back to the spirit of Santa Claus, we have our salvation from away from these dark ages," he said.
A psychological study of the dark ages of man would show that they have always followed the dark deeds of man, Mr. White believes.
"We are today in one of those dark ages. We dare not move forward because of a fear that comes from our fear that we can't turn to the spirit of Santa Claus."
The convocation at which Mr. White spoke today was the main feature of the observance of Christmas week by the University.
Besides the address the program included the announcements of the Sachen selections and selections by the band and University glee club. Strange of the Strange of the School of Law, let the assemblage in the Lord's prayer.
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Thermometers Record Coldest Mark at 7 a. m
P. Comer's weather predictions were
ulfilled this morning with a tempe-
rature drop of 27 degrees below ye-ursday morning's reading.
The minimum temperature for the tight as recorded by the department of geology's weather bureau was 15 degrees C, and the mercury dropped to 7 degrees.
This low mark is the coldest that has been reached here this winter and gives promise of a white Christmas. A rising temperature is predicted for this afternoon with another noticeable drop during the night.
Economics Students Make Inspection Visit to Kansas City Plants
school of Business Member
Take Trip Through Four
Big Concerns
Students of the School of Business took their annual trip to inspect industries in Kansas City, Mo., last Saturday. The students, accompanied by H. A. Richardson of the department of economics, visited Armour & Company and Trade, Years Rewoold & Company, and the H. D. Lee Mercantile Company. Arrangements had been made previously for the visits.
Armour's was visited first, and here guides were assigned who took students through the entire 50 acre plant, where they worked with researchers in the testing laboratories for grain and flour were demonstrated. These laboratories serve both Kansas and Missouri. Next Mr. Bigelow, secretary of the plants, half of the visitors at a time and lectured to them on the work of the Board. Following this lecture, the business students allowed to go outside and look at the bidding and the work done there.
After the Board of Trade came Sears Roebuck & Company where lunch was served the visitors without charge. Following lunch, the students were divided into 4 groups, each group given a guide, and then each group followed an order through the various departments, from the time material arrived in Kansas City until it had been filled and shipped out.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1926
The last place visited was the H, D,
Lee Mercantile Company, where the
students went through the factories
and warehouses.
Transportation was furnished by three chartered buses. The men returned about supper time Saturday evening.
The trip was highly successful and the marketing students found much of interest, especially in Scours and Roebuck. Richardson, who accompanied the men on the trip, Mr. Richardson said that the spirit of hospitality and interest shown by the officials of the places involved was so responsible for the success of the trip.
Bill White Says
--of Campus
The spirit of Saint Clause causes us to do that utterly unreasonable things out of which come the only real happiness.
Santa Claus is the spiritual child of Saul of Tarsus.
The "internal bounce" of human nature is all that has overcome the spiritual darkness that has followed war.
The dark ages of man follow the dark acts of man. Inexorably spiritual paralysis has followed every one of our wars.
Why rattle our little tin bank and our big tin saber; if we have nothing but gold to give, we are poor indeed.
The great military leaders—the map-makers of the world—are but little children, playing with their blocks on the floor until the great sweeper of God comes along.
America is the world's great debtor nation, and will be until she repays,apitually and by the civilization she has received.
The co-called practical men of this world are but old tin cans on history's dumaphe.
Thank God for the Santa Claus who gives not wisely but beautifully. He is the hero who will remake the world.
Brewster Morgan Is Rhodes Scholar Chosen by Kansas
K. U. Students Have Won Official Appointment in Last Two Elections
The Rhodes scholarship from Kansas goes to Brewer Morgan, A. B, 26, according to the results of the annual election of Rhodes scholars held Saturday in 32 states announced today by President Frank Aydelotte President Aydelotte is the American secretary of the Rhodes trustees.
Morgans with the other 32 students will enter Oxford in October 1927. A stipend amounting to about $2,000 a year for three years is provided for Morgans as an activist, activist interest, character, and scholarship were the points considered.
This makes the second consecutive time that a student from the University of Kansas has received the appointment. Ralph Hower was elected from the University last year. No appointment from Kansas will be made next year since each state is allowed only two appointments each three years.
Morgan is a member of Pi Delta Theta fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi professional journalistic fraternity, and Sigma Delta Chi scholastic fraternity. Last year he took part in the following activities: Christmas tree tree committee, Dad's day committee, president of the Drama Club, library editor of the junior library committee, Night committee, program committee for Homecoming, Pi Delta Theta representative to Pan-Hellenic chairman and director of the senior play, toymaster at the gridiron banquet, Harper's undergraduate literary contest, and played the lead in the "Ticket of Leave Man." The year before he was sport editor of the Jayhawk, and a member of the debate team during his undergraduate activity in dramatic work and debating during his undergraduate days.
The results of the appointments from each of the 32 states were sent to the office of the American Secretary of State. The meeting was held at Lawrence Saturday. The committee from Kansas was composed of Dr. Frank Strong, chairman, Prof. W. E. Sanford, P.F., F. B. Bridges and J. G. Madden.
It is reported that the women students of the University of Iowa seem to be more honest than the men, which was demonstrated by a check-up on the apple boxes in campus buildings. The proceeds from the box purchases are the women's tax revenue covered the amount that they were supposed to hold while the men's money box totaled but few stray coins.
Snarhumber, Pa., Dec. 13--Thirty-two more American college students will enter Oxford University at Oxford, England, in October, 1927, with a $8,000 a year expense money and an abundance to study what they desire.
The American students named beneficiaries of the 1927 Rhodes scholarship were announced by President Frank Ayebotele, American secretary Rhodes trustees. The nominations subject to confirmation by the trinities.
Several counties have requested speakers from the University for the week preceding Christmas. Those to whom speakers are expected to be given are Kingman, Pratt, Hutchinson, Merrill, Lamar, Jordi, Jewell, Ellis, Saline, Seward, Ford, Mead, Leavenworth, Remo, and Seidelgwick counties.
Each speaker will have a series of counties so scheduled that he may give addresses at several meetings and conferences. He will present several tentative dates to speak Tuesday day and Wednesday, Dec. 22 and 23 in several central Kansas counties. Coach Couch is expected to speak certain events in the week preceding Christmas.
University Speakers Will Address County Schools
According to Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the alumnus association, these countries speak speakers should be a common language in alumnus associations as soon as possible.
Geneva, Dec. 13.—Military control of Germany will pass from that country's late enemies and into the hands of the League of Nations on Jan. 1, 1927.
The interalled commission, which long has ranked the hearts of the Germans, will cease to exist on that date, and the League, of which Germany is a member with the other powers of Europe, will determine how Germany will carry out the provisions of the Versailles treaty.
Wire Flashes
Berlin, Dec. 13,—S. Parker Gilbert, general agent of the Dawes plan was in errone to the United States to report on the Dawes plan to report on the Dawes plan.
That agreement, considered a triumph for foreign minister Gustav Stresemann of Germany, was reached last night at a conference of the foreign ministers of England, France and Germany.
Shanghai, Chinn, Dec. 13. It was reported here today that 43 Chinese passengers of the British steamer Lienship were missing after the vessel struck Amherst Rock, enroute for Tienshan.
Hazleton, Penn, Dec. 13.—Thousands of bushels of apples are to go waste near here, because of the heat, making it impossible to gather them.
Rome, Dec. 13. —The state has estimated it can tax 3000 bachelors for the period they remain single.
Fidac Fund to Receive
$250 From Christmas
Candle Sale This Year
Ku Kus and Jay Janes to Run Booths in Main Buildings
A gift of $250 to the Fife school fund was set aside by a unanimous vote of the general committee of the Christmas Tree program at a meeting at Watkins hall Sunday afternoon.
Repports were made at the meeting by the committees, and further plans for the Christmas eau sale were made. The merry morrow. Booths will be placed in the main buildings on the campus. The Ku Ku's and the day Jane's will
"A Candle in Every Home" was the诺亚otto adopted by the committee. With each $5 gift, a house will re-arrange its playground and played in a front window. The goal still remains at $1,00. A tug that will admit the wearer to the all-star basketball game Wednesday night will be placed to each person that contributes $1.
Six New Sachems Named
A telegram from the International Student Service headquarters, stating that $200 advanced for student aid would not obligate the University, was read. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Creamford, two Russian students who entered the University last spring, announced that they were not dependent at all upon help from this campaign and that they were on their own finances.
Members of Honorary Senior Organization Announced
Sachsen announced the election of Homer Dede, Gale Gordon, Lewis Davidson; Joe Anderson; Clifford Campbell, and Stainley Steen at convocation this morning. Sachsen is an honorary senior organization founded at the University in 1910. The qualification leadership, scholarship, standing service, breadth of interest, and self-service.
The regular initiation, was dispensed with this time owing to the weather conditions and lack of time for training. The men belonging to the organization in school now. The officers are: John Kroh, chief sachem; Jack Knold, keeper of the fire; Harold Baker, man; Harold Smith, waimepum man.
The members are chosen by a faculty committee and the sachsens. The men announced this morning were chosen at a meeting held at the office of F. M. Dawson, men's student advisor, last Thursday night.
The procter system, with its additional expense, will be reinstalled a Western Reserve University.
"The Dover Road" Expected to Draw Record Audience
Gymnasium Is Converter Into Theater; Tickets Can Be Bought at Door
In half of the seats for tonight's presentation of the K. U. Dramatic Club play, "The Dover Road," and a third of the tickets for tomorrow night has been reserved by noon today. This is the club's second play this year and has had a greater ticket sale than any vet produced by the group.
The conversion of Robinson gymnasium into a theater has turned out extraordinarily well is the report of Prof. Allen Crafton, of the department of speech and dramatic art, who wrote about Robinson gymnasium the setting up of the stage will begin rather late but satisfactory arrangements have been completed to overcome this difficulty. The whole of one end of the basketball court will be curtained of giving the effect of a theater front and stage, "The Dover Road" is routed to be one of the best plays of A. A. Mille, of New York, for popular in England as well as America. "The Dover Road" is a favorite throughfare for cloaking accounts, according to the story, but the interest of the plot centers on what; befits them at the home of the wealthy Mr.
The cast, as was announced,
time ago, is:
Marion Keck
Laurence Olson
John Kearney
Mr. Lautinen
Jack Myers
Laura Ballou
*Eustasia*
Tickets will be on sale at the door at 7:30 or reservations may be made in the basement of Green Building. Tickets will admit to the performance.
Chorus Meets Tomorrow
Members Attending Irregularly Will Be Dropped
The last meeting of the Lawrence Choral Union preceding the Christmas holiday will at 8:30 p.m. m. tomorrow at the Lawrence Library Memorial High School. Election of officers for the coming year will be held and the chair will call "Numeral of the Musicians" and choruses having to do with
The Choral Union consists of more than five hundred voices, about two hundred and fifty of this number being students from the University
The first meeting of the Choral Union following the holidays will be Jan. 4, at this time the secretary will go over the list and all those who have been irregular in attendance will be dropped from the chorus. "It is absolutely necessary that everyone in the chorus attend every practice in order that he will be prepared for the feature," said Dean D. M. Swarthout, who is director of the Choral Union.
Many Lost Articles Are Held at Business Office
A miscellaneous collection of lost articles is to be found in the business office. Some of them have been there nearly all fall and some have been turned in quite recently, according to Karl Klooz, clerk clerk.
In this collection are two overcoat,
several notebooks, several pairs of
glasses and gloves, numerous com-
 umbrellas, two suitcases, two umbrellas,
and many books.
Lost articles are constantly being turned in at the business office, according to Mr. Klooz, and also at the stenographic bank and the journalists.
Phi Beta Kappa to Initiate
Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholiastic fraternity, will hold a tea and initiation of new members this afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30 in 2021 central Administration building. Miss Margaret Lynn, of the English department, will give an illustrated talk on the country of Hardy. Miss Charlotte Alken, of the department of English, will attend the refresher committee.
Dr. F. W. Blackmar, professor of sociology, will be a guest at the annual dinner of the Washburn Faculty Club tonight.
Daniel Sanry, c.28, was chosen represent the local chapter of Mortar and Ball, national honorary military fractionate, at the national convention at Chicago at a special meeting of the National Honoraryaty at the P丘 Delta Theta house.
James N. Stuyder, c28, was elected alternate representative. The convention will be held Dec. 27 and 28 of the chapters are expected to be represented. The main purpose of the convention is to make the organization more visible. The summer camp at Fort Stil, Okla, is called Charlie Haines, president.
$500 Prize Offered for Essay Discussing "An American Tragedy"
Question of Whether Griffiths Actually Killed Roberta Is Subject
Was Cleyd Griffiths, the central figure of 'An American Tragedy', guilty of Roberta Aldee's death and therefore subject to the penalty of capital punishment for first degree murder. The authors of Theodore Dresner's "An American Tragedy", are offering a price of $600 for the best essay upon this subject, to be submitted before Dec. 31, 1926. The context is open to all. The manuscript company. Manuscripts are to be typed written, double space, and on one side of the sheet only, and are to be addressed to Donald S. Friede, 61
Three fields of activity are represented by the judges who have been chosen. Arthur Garfield Hays, who was in charge of the defense at the Scopes trial in Tennessee last year, will judge the essays from the lawyer's point of view. Bishop William Montgomery Brown, former Bishop of Arkansas whose book "My Heroes" has just been published, will consider the material from the humanitarian point of view. Haywood Fletcher, a former judge in the New York World, will pass on the literary merit of the essays, and appraise them from the journalist's viewpoint.
"An American Tragedy" has created the greatest fureur of any recent work of fiction. It has been praised by the greatest critics in the country, but it has not been Griffiths actually killed Roberta the subject of a never-ceasing fire of comment and discussion, Harry Salpeter, literary critic on the New York World, culminated the discussion in "I Sme to Me" on Seasons 10.
On the legal side of the question Mr. Salpeter says: "Were Clyde Griffiths tried today on the basis of the full testimony I doubt that he could be convicted in the first degree, . . ." Mr. Salpeter adds from the literary viewpoint: "Drieser has made clear that no first-rate novelist can kill a character in whose name he can commit suicide (unjustifiable grounds) without giving pain to readers with whom that character has made friends."
The purpose of this context is to attempt to solve the problem by getting the views of everybody interested in the legal or social aspects of the book. If any of the usernames in the scripts are submitted which justify such a procedure, Boni and Iveright will publish the best of them in book form and pay a royalty of 15 per cent to be divided equally among all the authors whose essays are included therein.
Radhamanti will be entertained with an onuja party Thursday night at the home of Prof. Geo. J. Hood and Dr. M. Deng, to take the place of a regular meeting.
Prof. Hood to Entertain Rhadamanthi With Party
Ballads and poems on Walt Whitman by members of the club will be read and discussed. Anyone with a favorite poem he wants to read or have read, may bring it, according to Frances Wellesley, president.
The proceeds of the apple sale conducted by the Y. M. C. A. last week amounted to $128.32, according to Eugene Maynard, who had charge of the sale. Approximately $40 was made over and above the cost of the apples be used to be used to defray expenses of registration gates who will represent the University at the national student conference at Milwaukee.
Nothing Is Wrong With Pro Tennis States Bill Tilden
Former National Champion
Appaeced in Exhibition
Matches Here
Yesterday
"I have no kick with professional tennis," said Winton T. Tilden II, six times national singles champion and several times a member of the winners' tournament. He was attacked by the Kaman's sport editor, what he thought of the game as handled by C. C. Pyle. "I don't see a thing wrong with professional tennis and can't understand why there was an absence of some of our amateur stars went pro."
"I don't see where there is any stigma attached to playing professional tennis and the only reason I didn't turn pro last fall when Wyclef me an offer, was because I had a poor season. The sporting thing to do after I had an unsuccessful season. Some people would think that I was yellow."
Tilden Looks Like His Pictures
Tichen was putting on his playing clothes while he talked and getting ready for his exhibition matches which he played on the Sig Alph court. The great star looks exactly like his pictures. He is six feet four inches in height and slightly taller. He has thin, black hair, dark blue, intelligent looking eyes and a square, intelligent face, with a rather ruling or sturred accent, not a bawky brogue but one which shows an easterner.
By the time he bead finished talking about professional tennis, he was stressed and ready to play on the court. He had been postponed until after the matches.
Beat Junior Coen
His first match was with his protégé, Junior Coon, national boy's champion, and "Big Hog" won it 6-4. He gave a genuine treat when he took the first game against a left-handed letting lil' rostrator with a single point. In this match, Coon's all-round play was excellent and after the matches were finished, Tilden said he played one of the best games he played in the league, but did not extend himself, but chose to let his protege do most of the work and for the most part merely placed the bad so Coon could return it. However, several times the ex-player got out with a vicious waving and his opponent was helpless to return.
The next match was a doubles in which Tilden and Coen defeated Meyer and Harris 6-4. The same teams played another set and this time the score was 6-4 in favor of Tilden and Coen. Meyer was city champion of Kansas City in 1924 and has been one of the leading players some time. Jack Harkin was Michigan state champion in 1923 and held the Tri-Tate championship of Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio in 1924. He is now connected with the Thomas E. Wilson Sporting Goods company.
Tilden-Coen Beat Rogers-Harris
The next match brought together Tilden and Coen and Rogers and Harriet. Rogers then teamed up with his youthful partner with the score 5.0. Meyer and Rogers then teamed together and were defeated 6.4, 6.4. Rogers is a former Kansas tennis star and a champion dayplayer net team two years ago.
In all the matches, Tilden showed himself to be complete master of every situation. Of course, there were some times when he did not win his point, but for the most part he could do it. He would tell Mr. Harris said after the matches, "Why, Mr. Harris good he can hardly get any competition." For the most part, Tilden played under cover and did not exert himself, but once in a while he would go at top speed for a few seconds and the fans who were there got to see the most perfect piece of tennis ever played. When he came to call Tilden a machine, he certainly had everything in the way of strokes, chips and slices.
Says French Team Is Good
One thing which was very apparent was the manner in which he sensed every play before it actually happened. All during the game he would give advice to Coen, telling him where he had made a mistake and giving him a lesson, giving his best efforts to develop the youngster and says that he looks good. Another thing noted in his play was that he seemed to use only a min-
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