THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 1926
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Foster Welcomed With Enthusiasm at Many Schools
Secretary Will Begin Week of Religious Activities With Convocation Tuesday
A speaker of widespread讲权, Dr. Allyn K. Foster, student secretary of the Baptist board of education of the Northern Baptist convention, has been obtained for the religious week prior to the celebration, Glen, chaperone announcements.
Doctor Foster will open the week's activities with a convoction address Tuesday morning. That afternoon he will speak at the W, Y, C, A. vceps. He will talk to students from W.P., C.A., Forum in Myers hall. His campus stay Wednesday and Thursday will be given over mainly to personal conferences and addresses before the Holy religious groups. He will conclude the religious week program with an address Thursday night, the last day which has not yet been announced.
Foster Works in Colleges
Foster Works in Colleges
Foster Foster has had a great deal of experience with college religious groups. For the past seven years he has traveled from college to college speaking before various religious organizations. He visited France as a speaker to students, and so successful was his work that he was retained for some time after the signing of the armistice for work at Cohs.
In a letter to the Rev. Charles W.
Thomas, student pastor, Doctor Foster lists his college degrees as A. M.
Ph.D., Yale; D.B., Brown University;
Th. M., Louisville Theological Seminary.
Secretary Is Well Received
At all of the colleges where he has spoken, enthusiastic commenters Washington and Lee University says of him: "He is doing a genuinely constructive service for college students in showing how the findings of mateship can be applied to underline faith in the teachings of Christ. His rich experience and knowledge of the problems which confront thinking students enable him to present religious truths in an effect that will resonate."
Prof. Alfred E. Alton of Colgate University says: "No speaker has captured the attention of our students more quickly and won their confidence more completely than did Doctor Foster."
Philadelphia Alumni Meet
Thirty-two Former Jayhawk Gather at Dinner
University of Kansas alumni in Philadelphia held their first meeting this year on Friday evening, Oct. 8 at the Strathmore Inn, Strathmore, PA. A group of 32 Kansas alumni was present at the dinner.
Harold Burges, 92, president of the Philadelphia alumni association, was tastmaster, and toasts were given by Mrs. Dennis McGowan Reeley, 92, the Rev. William W. Curry, 38, Dr. Clunging, 36, and Dr. Werner Weser, 36.
Mr. Wrenner had charge of the musical part of the program and the song, "Dear Oar K, S. U," written by Harriet Barnes of their association
The program was largely reminiscent of the "good old days at K, U, and brought to light many memories. The Philadelphia association will meet again early in December, the meeting to be in charge of the program will be held at the members who left the University between 1980 and 1912 inclusive with Emerson Iray, '12, as chairman of the program committee.
Synthetic Gasoline May Save American Supply
Pittsburgh, Penn., Oct. 28-A syn- thetic gasoline made from soft coal may yet save America from the threatened oil famine.
That this country may in the near future utilize coal as the source for liquid fuel to affect the diminishing supply of natural petroleum is indicated in the announcement of plans for an international conference on bittumous coal to be held at the Geological Society of Technology here Nov. 19, 18.
Several European scientists have already succeeded in producing liquid fuel from coal and gas, and in commercial economical quantities, will attend the meeting.
Louisentour-Commander John Philip Souson, former exponent of military muscle in the world, has promised to launch for the University of Minnesota.
Tableaus Will Be Given at Christmas Vespers
Preparations are now being made in the School of Fine Arts for the presentation of tableaung which will be given as a part of the Christmas vowels.
"Last year was the first time that anything like this had ever been tried, and it was very successful considering the inadequate stage facilities we had to work with," said Prof. Albert Bloch, bldg of the painting and drawing department of the School of Fine Arts.
The tableaux are patterned from the Christmas stories which are displayed in paintings. Professor Blanch planned the designs last year, and is now doing them.
The first paintings are now being worked out. They will be in colors.
Lyceums Furnished Many Kansas Towns by Extension Division
University Faculty Members Often Go Out as Talent for Courses
one work of the burrow of lectures
and lecture courses of the extension
division has been greatly expanded,
and this year more than two hundred
towns are being supplied complete
lounge courses, according to Guy V.
Lampert, and many others. These towns represent almost every county in Kansas.
Professional lycum talent, selected in accordance with the high standards maintained by the barrens, is sent on the regular lycum courses, most of which include the various numbers. The course are based the season before the talent is delivered and the routing of all of the attractions is worked out before anyAttendance.
A wide variety of talent is used, including well-known art artist attractions, play companies, opera companies, concert and entertainment companies, musical duos and trios, and single attractions, such as amputation monitors, readers, magazines, science entertainers, musicians, and students who attend our faculty members who are interested in this type of work. Waldene Gallowey, violinist, and Engene Christy, tenor, are giving a concert on the course at Minneapolis this week, and also on the course at Mountmary College, Salina. Prof. B. P. C.aily and Harvey Moyer, of the department of chemistry, give a number of demonstration lectures each year. N. E. Graduates of the School for the Arts and other members of the faculty are sent out for lecture engagements from time to time during the year.
Preparations for the 1927-28 season are being made now and Mr. Keeler believes the burtons will grow a greater number of towns next year than ever before. The burtons is operated entirely on a service boat, and attractions are added to the Kamaas town at a minimum cost.
Sunday Concert Planned
No Admisison to Be Charged for Entertainment
A concert by Harold Laird, assisted by Miss Elise Arborthe, contrato, will be given at the Variety Hall on Wednesday. Mr. Laird is a student of the interpretation of Indian music and his charge of the music at Haskell this week. Miss Arborthe is one of the leading voice students in the School of Music.
The concert is complimentary, being put on by the Redy Organ Company and the management of the Vara company. No admission will be charged.
School of Engineering Was Part of College Before Organization
Spencer Gillum, A. B., c26, is an instructor in the political science department of Tuskegee Institute.
High Scholarship Is Maintained; New Additions Are Being
Considered
The School of Engineering was organized, with departments of civil and electrical engineering and provisor for technical courses in mechanical and chemical engineering was made Prof. F. O. Marvin was elected the principal school, and serve until 1912, when he was succeeded by Prof. P. F. Walker.
The School of Engineering was not officially organized until 1891, the year which witnessed a number of radical changes resulting in the complete reorganization. A fact that time engineering at the University of Kansas was a part of the academic branch of the University although a movement toward separate organization was made in the form of the engineering society in Nov 1892.
The year 1895/08 brought about some important developments in this school, Mechanical and chemical engineering were organized as separate courses of study. Blake bull was built for physics and electrical engineering and Fowler shops were built to provide both shops and mechanical laboratories. Mining engineering be placed in the school in 1900 and all of the branches of the school were strengthened. The completion of the Chemistry building in this year gave the School of Engineering further space for expansion
The main building of the School of Engineering, Marvin Hall, was completed in 1967, providing offices, library, class rooms and civil engineering institution. Haworth hall was completed in 1980 as a department of mining engineering. The department of electrical engineering was reorganized in 1999, and a mo-
chanical engineering laboratory build
In the same year in which Dean Walker took up his duties, 1913, architectural engineering was established as a part of the school. Industrial engineering was not established until 1917 and 1919, respectively. Still further developments and additions are being considered. The School of Engineering is already one of the strong schools of the University of Kentucky with proportions and higher alma and standards. A high standard of scholarship is maintained by the School. The enrollment in the School of Engineering for this year is 512 students. This total, when compared to 157 in 1900, shows the growth
Dutch Chemist to Speak to Students Wednesday
Dr. Ermit Cohen, internationally known chemist of Utrecht, Holland will give an address Wednesday at 4:20 in room 305 Chemistry building Doctor Cohen is being brought here under the auspices of the Kansas City section of the American Chemical society.
Dogtor Cohen has made several trips to the United States and this year is giving a series of lectures at Cornell University. He has studied animal health and the Hoff laboratories in Holland and succeeded Van Hoff when the latter died.
Harold G. Ingham, director of the extension division, is in Hot Springs Ark., this week attending a tri-state conference of extension division directors. Representatives from the units attended the meeting. Kansas will attend the meeting.
The subject of Doctor Cohen's address will be "Metastasis of Matter and the So-called Constancy of Our Souls." The name of this address and everyone is welcome.
A Neat Haircut
Nothing is more harmful to your personal appearance than ill-kept hair.
Ingham Attends Meeting
A visit to a Master Barber once a week will keep your hair as it should be.
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Spanish Teachers Meet
Program of State Association Includes Round Tables
All Spanish students interested in the teaching of Spanish are invited to attend the Spanish round table of the Kansas State Teachers Association at Topeka. The meeting will be at 2 p.m., Nov. 5, at the First Baptist Church.
The program will be as follows.
Music by Spanish pupils, Topkeni High School; "Spanish in Junior College"
Miss Mary Kjerkjens, Ft. Scott Junior College; "Reading Tecas for First and Second Years," John Ehrlich, "What We Are Doing for Scholarship."
Miss Mary Harrison, Kansas State Teachers College; "Our Spanish Club," Miss Cloetia Carretta, Kentucky City, Kan.
High School; "Eugenic D'Orr," Senior Jose M. Omm, University of Kansas.
A funnel会 for all Spanish teachers will be held at the Hotel Kaunan at noon Friday, Nov. 5. They may be made through May. May Gardner, at the Spanish office in east Administration building.
The brown leather jackets chosen by the senior engineers must be ordered by 0 p. m., Oct. 29. A man from Carlsbad was at Mavin hall this morning and measured 45 senior forensics students at 11:40 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. It is desired that all seniors who have not yet ordered their jackets do so at that time.
RETURN WATCH taken from Robinson gymnasium Thursday and reward will be paid with no questions. Call Casswell, 910-346-7288, phone 1428.
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