THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kittle "Larremore," Pampered and Intelligent Kitten, Takes Elaborate Summer Vacation
A trip to New York in a Ford is quite an outing for a human, let alone a cat. But Kittle, the feline belonging to Prof. T. A. Larson, of the law, and Mrs. Larsonov, was just able to inventate this last summer.
Kittle, according to the Laramores, is nothing but a plain alay cat, alternating between a thick grey on thoroughbred. He is a pretty blonde grey, has just celebrated his first birthday, and acquired his name Brownie, and he strangelysembles a bollive bird.
On the trip half-way across the continent, Kittle had many experiences and was the object of marsh curiosity. People along the way would ask him any question, any way would take a car traveling unmountable the chance he were an unusually valuable animal. They would ask the professor and his wife if they were caring him to a cat-show. When they answered in the negative, they tried to give him a cat, and you’re curious people,” Iain the answer was “No.” As the last possibility they would hazard “Well, he must be a million-dollar cat and you’re afraid to leave him home.” When the questions were informed the professor cat, “they looked,” and the Lorenzen cat, “they thought we were crazy.”
It took much strategic maneuvering to get Kittie into the hotels where they stopped. After engaging their room, the proprietor auld help them down from the upstairs bed down at the desk behind the evening paper. Mr. Larrmore would then sneak out and bring in Kittle in what appeared to be a lunch-basket. And they say he never "moved once" at the wrong chance. In fact, each chance one takes in life and gets away with," said Mrs. Larrmore.
The first thing that greeted their
Hill Hook-ups
Isabel F. Bechtel, fs'17-18, and G H. Hackmaster, of Independence.
So Kittle made the trip home in a luggage car. Professor Larmorem stayed in the car with him until they cached Pittsburg. Here Kittle seemed to realize they were really in their way home, and settled down on enjoy himself.
At Cleveland the Laramorees planned to take the boat to Buffalo. They engaged their stateroom, loaded their Ford on the boat, and were ready to leave, when they were informed that no cats were allowed, except in the baggage room. Here there were no attendants and three dogs. The chief captain Kittle wouldn't have much of a chance. So the Laramorees re-emarked in their Ford and went by road to Buffalo.
In New York they visited relatives, and life with Kittie went back to normalcy. They decided to make the trip back to Kansas by rail, so Professor Larremore constructed for Kittle a cat-house de luxe with four screened windows and everything designed for comfort.
Margaret Harney, fs'20, and E. J Prouty of Milford, Neb.
After they had smugged him in, the trouble was in keeping him quiet, especially in the wee small hours when he would insist upon arising. They would whip him and shake him. When he said he was conceived that worked like charm. Whenever Kittle would unruily they would dip his feet in a pan of water. Licking them dry would then absorb all his attention. When he finished, he completed he would be so worn out that he would go to sleep.
Roberta Frances Adams,fs'19-20
d W. G. Strong of Erie, Pa.
seems when they entered their room in every hotel was a placard bearing the words, "No Dogs Allowed." Since Mr. Larmoreau is a lawyer, he thought that if it came to a lawsuit Kittle's patience could be justified.
Jane Harris, fs'20-22, and John Schwinn, fs'08, '11.
Inez Heaston, A. B.'23, and William Graber, of Hutchinson.
Virginia Josephine Stowers, *fe'20*
23, and Sidney Frederick Harris
*fe'20.23*.
Pearl Holland, A. B.'22,and Carroll Clark, A.B.'22.
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Helen Cordelia Dillenbeck, fs'21
and Charles Donald Hughes, fs'20.
Louis M. Hull A, B 17, er18
Pearl Hudson, A. B., '15, and William I. Goff, of Riverside, Calif.
and then be shaken, of Phinom,
Marion Johnston, A. B. 12, and
Clayton E. Paris, of Toppenish
Wash.
Mary Elizabeth Lowry, f20-21,
and Seldon Martin Jones, f20-22,
William C. Kinkel, f18, and Jacque
Herron, Archer City, Tex.
Doris Reeves, fs'20-21, and William Kirky, fi'6-20.
Grace Marguerite Olsen, A. B.'21
gr'23, and John Kistler, A. B.'21
gr'23.
I have always watched with in interest the rapid progress of my school—K. U. I received my degree in "85".
Verna E. Lightner, fs'19-21, and John T. Jones, Mound City.
E. Willis, Mark A.
Geneva Mildred Kunkel, A. B. '22 and Lloyd McKinley.
F. Willis Marks, A. B. '22, and Lyrtle D. Nichols, Emporia.
It appeared that Billy was going to neglect to talk on the subject that it was hopeful he had. "Should the editor take an active part in politics?"
wrote the story in the Lawrence Courier of the completion of this building. It was thought to be its completion with a great bonfire. It was thought to be a bell of a building, and I still think it is a bell of a building, only in a different time.
Mabel Olive Watkins, A. B. '11 and Walter Cyrus Mayer, A. B. '11
Laura Robertson, fe'20, and George Kimball Melvin, LL. B.'20.
Helen Metcalf, A. B. '07, gr'16 and Charles Gillilan, El Dorado.
Dorothy Miller, A. B. '12, and War ren A. H. amphiphy, New Orleans.
Arthur Mothbaker, B. S. '23.
Floyd H. Couchman, e19, is now employed as Chief Examiner by the Kansas State Compensation Board. All claims for compensation, filleted or otherwise, are reserved man of Kansas must pass through the hands of Mr. Couchman.
Members of the chemistry department held a tea Thursday afternoon at 4:30. In connection with the tea they auctioned various articles ranging from neckties to fishing nets. The fund is to be used for social entertainments to be given in the future.
Mapacubas, Tea, and Diplomacy Flavor Reminiscences of K. U. as "Billy" Morgan Talks Politics
"Now my friends," said "Billy Morgan (everyone knows 'Billy') as the man whom not enough Kansas voted for in the last postmaterial recount until I have had a drink I will feed in the humor to talk to you."
Lighting his Mapapecua and seating himself on the old stone steps of the Journalism buildings, Billy began: "When they told me today that this old building is soon to be torn down it was unbelievable to me. I can hardly imagine such a thing, for only a few years ago (about forty) I
He meant by a drink, of course, the tea that was served in the Sky Parlor of the Journalism building Friday afternoon. So "Billy" with fifty other notable editors of the state had a cup, of tea.
"Do you think that I should be the 'Be careful,' interrupted Billy, one to make a public statement in regard to that question?" He noted that second and landed on editor's home base—the responsibility of the editor.
Billy compares the world to a glass of jelly in regard to news, when you shake the glass and the whole contents are jarred. If one wants to jar the whole world, it is only necessary, he said, to write what he wants to say and give a carbon copy to the United Press and the Associated Press, as well as accomplish his end. Due to this fact "Billy" believes a very great responsibility is placed upon the editor.
Little Gophers Lift Tons, Says Scientist
(By Science Service)
Berkley, Calif., Oct. 25—When it comes to an example of industry in the brute creation, man should no longer consider the ant, but the gopher, according to Prof. Joseph Grimell of the University of California, who has been making a careful study of these little animals. As a result, he has estimated that in Yosemite National Park, he sees surfaces from their burrows enough dirt to fill 160 freight cars of 50 tons each, and that in so doing they expend 5500 foot tons of energy.
Dr. Grinnell has many kind words to say for the gopher, which is generally considered as a pest by western farmers. He declares that so long as the bumpy little digger stays on wild, uncultivated land he is performing a useful part in the economy of nature. He turns over the soil to a depth of about six inches, helps keep it fertilized, counteracts the impact of large animals grazing land, and by making the soil porous helps to minimize danger from floods. Dr. Grinnell estimates that there are a billion gophers and other burrowing rodents in California alone.
Laws Start League of Loud Legal Lyrics
"I believe there is a 'tinkle' when the editor must get out and take an active part in writing, but if he leaves all the action and organizing to someone else it may be that his writing will accomplish little. After all, the editor in politics is only preaching his thoughts and executing his ideas as well as expressing them in his paper," The Macpacuba had been consumed and a very distinguished man had arrived—a personal friend of Mr. Wong and a former "A. T. Reid, cartoonist of New York City, the greatest money making newspaper man who has gone out from Kansas."
Shades of the Agile jinx; the Nebraska "special," and the facial orb of that might master of March's "Theusaurum," "Sandy" Winnors—all for the sake of demonstration and prostrated at the pillars of Green hall; the assimilated spirit of the Kansas apostles of Gladstone. The "davis" have suffered a change of climate, accorded by some to the recent immigration of the prodigal barristers from more southerly practices, and who have since travelled brethern from behind the stacks of statutes, digests and reports, braced them with the provicial attorney's stick to stand on the hall's front steps, and taught those naughty Ku Klux Klan freshmen who witnesses the 100 per cent freshman
But it can not be only a change of climate that the Winsor associates have undergone, but rather a change of heart and habit. Even so, a change in language is included Norman visitors, having weared of Khan Comics, seem to have induced their fellow creatures to look into their new bag of "tricks" inshelled The *Karakteristes* of the Klan, who would make a new debut to the campus.
Yes, our barristers have foraker the age-old freshman disciplinary doings, sweep the wide steps clean of briac-branc and scrub-woman antics, and with deliriously dusty throat actions announce the opening choir to a performance. Between study periods of torts and contracts the seven-gall-mil-lunge orator gets promiscuously to warble salvation songs and symphonies on why Mary Anne Mac Carthy goes to gather clams, a daring dirge of anonymous origin. Trailing closely, is the vicious canto of the bassoon player, barely perched on the equally答得 ditty credited to the various generations of first year men, entitled "To Hell with the Laws," and embelloned on the stems of the illusorious building. The oratorio recess is fittingly finished in voluminous vocabularies of hymns, choruses, and dance programs "From a Penny on the Drum"
any," for the composition of a show contianta bearing the title of "On the Board. Before the Examination Other programs are still under discussion.
and all adjourn to the weary pages of the onion-leafed law ledgers. For the sake of formality, mumps, the League is considering the offering of a prize of two gold bricks to any clever freshman, if there be any "any" for the composition of a short story.
Editors Tell Tales at Sky Parlor Te
Sumac and other brilliant fall foliage was the feature of the decorations, of which Helen Jaka had charge. Dr. Helen O. Mahin, of the department of journalism, was hostess. Mrs. L. Nilf poured tea for her guests. The freshmen freshmen committee, was assisted by Eva Drumm, Loreine Collins, Helen Smith and Katherine Koons in entertaining the visitors.
A large number of visiting editors, as well as the students of the Department of Journalism, attended the Journalism Tea given in the "Sky Parlor" Friday afternoon from 3 to 5.
Miss Mary Lucas, of the school of Fine Arts, is spending the weekend in Meirden, Kansas, with Miss Rhoda Sharp.
Speaking of Dads
The Dads are with us. Rich dads, or dads, all descriptions of dads, aggrandish to say, its a safe bet that my one of us would match his dad p against any other dad in the atft.
The very mention of the word "dad" brings up the painful memory of the old "woodshed." Can we safely say that the only punishment meted out this week-end will be a few scattered verbal lashings?
"Twas indeed a "touching" scene when son met dad after two months separation. Stenographers are not told folks that know the "touch system."
Dads, if your daughters are a continual source of worry to you, think of Father Neptune, who keeps in good spirits when he has a hundred mermal daughters to pester him. But at that, Father Neptune was never bothered with a millinery bill.
Who knows?  A few more years and we may he having a "Dad" Dads' Day. Before we much more knowledge are, are a descendant who an ancestor.
We've been trying to coin a word to use when speaking of dads collectively. "Princess" ought to be all they want, but don't want to tangle with the Klan.
Webster says that "dad" is a familiar child's term for father—and we thought we reached our majority last summer!
When you take your dad over to pass judgement on your best girl, don't be disappointed if he doesn't register an over-abundance of enthusiasm. He's probably rummaging through the books and blades of the "nineties." Chances are that you will have like ideas in about twenty odd years.
Calendar for the Week
Announcement: for this column should be telephoned to Kanan news room, K. U. 12, calendar editor, or given to Kanan reporters before Friday noon.
4:30 All men who were on Neh braska trip will meet with Dean Dyer, Frascal chapel.
Sunday, Oct. 28
Monday, Oct. 29
3:30 Y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting.
Henley house.
4:30 Summer Session committee meeting, 118 Fraser hall.
4:30 Freshman assembly, Henley house.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
2:30 Regular orchestra practice
3:30 Regular orchestra practice.
4:30 Y. W. C. A. regular meeting
Myers hall.
7:30 Community chorus practice Lawrence Memorial high school
7:15 W. S. G. A. council meeting
Fraser rest room.
8:15 Social Standards use
group meetings. Henley house.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
12:30 Bacteriology Club luncheon
310 Snow ball
Sachem luncheon, University Commons.
Commons.
2.5 Journalism, Tog, Sku Perler
3-5 Journalism Tea, Sky Parlor.
4-5:30 W. S. G. A. tea, Henley
house.
4:30 Faculty of the School of Engineering meeting, offices of the dean, Marvin hall.
4:30 Corcle Francaisie, 305 Fraser hall.
Women's Glee Club practice 110
Women's Glee Club practice, 118 Administration building.
8:00 All freshman who wish to take part in Y. W. C. A. work meet, Myers hall.
Joint meeting, Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. cabinets, Henley house.
7:30 Men's Glee Club practice, 16 Administration building. Band practice, Fraser chapel. Zoology club, snow hall. Bacteriology club meeting, 314 Snow hall.
2. 30 Lecture by Professor Wilcox classical museum. Fraser hall.
Thursday, Nov. 1
12:30 Y. M. C. A. luncheon, University Commons.
classical museum, Fraser hall.
3:00 University Women's Club tea
Myers hall.
4:30 House president's council meeting. Fraser rest room.
3:30 Regular student recital, Fraser chapel.
ing. Fraser rest room.
First lecture of English literature course, on Lafeadio Hearn
205. Fraser.
Mining seminar, 8 Haworth hall,
6:45 Organization meeting of Dr.
6:45 Organization meeting of Dr. Edward's discussion group, "Christianity and Progress." Hobley house.
7:30 Regular orchestra practice, Fraser chapel.
Pen and Scroll meeting, 200
Fraser hall.
Saturday, Nov. 3
2:00 Grid Graph game, K. U. va Oklahoma U. at Norman, Rob inson gymnasium.
9:00 Varsity dance, F. A. U. hall.
Coming Events Cast Shadows Before Then
The quizzes are here. The long looked for and much dreaded period of examinations has arrived. Its approach was heralded by the usual signs which the practiced eye of the old student notices and heeds.
The entire attitude of the students has changed. No longer do the men come out on the steps on the various buildings to smoke and chat. If they are in it is to get a breath of fresh air between them in textbooks, in last desperate effort to prepare themselves for the coming storm.
For the past week, or perhaps a little longer, students have been coming on the hill half an hour before time for classes. Under their arms they carry stacks of books, while on a bench they may see that fagged, cut look which may be covered by no long nocturnal sessions, with books and papers.
Cheery greetings and pleasant smiles are absent. Students go about the campus with abstract looks and pre-occupied glances which see nothing. Friends may pass without evoking the slightest bit of recognition
Few couples saunter across the campus. Instead, if they are in couples, they walk briskly and talk little. More often, however, they fare similarly, firm in the belief that "the fastest travelest who travels alone."
The period of quizzes is decidedly a trying time. Few students will be sorry when it has run its course, and they will have little time to recuperate before the Homecoming day and all its attending activities.
No, we're not superstitious, but it does look as if there might be something to this "Jinx" idea. Shades of Lady Luck and Madam Fortune, the Lord certainly hax his hand on our shoulder.
Penalties and penalties! It is rumored that the referee is to be made an honorary member of the Heart of America Walking Club.
A flipped ball, a rush of hurtling bodies, and two Aggie players lay face down on the field. A startled hush hung over the bleachers, when a crowd came a wee small voice "That's it. Give 'em time to graze awhile."
One youngster had the proper spirit. When the water boy dashed out, he the newfingered tank, bebed him, and looked, at the waterin' trough?"
And don't forget that we won the cross country. It's quite a feat to negotiate plowed fields faster than experienced hands.
Consistent ushers. We're really sorry for the boy who had to run his Spanish prof tack to the stands after he'd jumped the fence.
Even the pigeons couldn't fly away with the Kansas colors.
We don't know how the Mahantatites conducted themselves on their special, but they do say that silage has an awful kick.
One of the visiting dads has a son in each school. He didn't yell much, but he did eat seven cigars.
Students Introduced to Modern Writers
A course of lectures on contemporary literature for freshmen will be given, starting Nov. 1, and continuing during fall and spring semester. 1928-34. These lectures will be held at Fraser every Fraser day at 4:30.
Similar lectures were offered last year for the first time and the success of this course warrants repetition, according to Alice Winston, assistant professor of English. Students attended the lecture course last year.
"The course aims to give students insight into the life and writings of modern authors of English Literature," said Miss Winston.
The program for the first semester is as follows: Lafeodio Headoh, Nov. 1, Margaret Mitchell, William Dean Emmons, George Bernard Shaw, Nov. 23, Alice Winston; Joseph Conrad, Dec. 6, Ellen Wilson; Sir James Barrack, Dec. 20, Cora Dolbeer; Herbert George George Hardy, Jan. 24, Lulu Gardner
Swarthout to Give Radio Talk D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will speak from the Kansas City Star broadcasting station Monday at 6 p. m. on the subject of "Community Singing and the Community Chorus." The possibility of the musical talent in the community will be stressed in the speech.
Fame, Friendship and Facts Are Among Reasons Advanced for Students' Choice of K. U.
Why did you come to K. U.? Are you "just here," or is there some reason why you picked this University as your Alma Mater in preference to some other school?
of the 475 students granted advanced standing during the present year, approximately 350 were asked to participate in a 271 compiled with definite answers.
The advanced standing committee of the University has inserted the following in a questionnaire to be filled out by students from other universities or colleges entering the University of Kansas for the first time: "What are the influences or reasons that bring you to K. U.?"
The high standing of K. U., both in a general way and along special lines, seemed to be the chief power in bringing students to this school, for 119 of the 271 attributed their decision to that cause. Of this number seventy-eight referred to the high standing of particular schools or departments. The School of Engineering, the School of Medicine with fifteen, the department of journalism with eleven, the School of Law with nine, and the School of Fine Arts with seven, followed in order.
Nearness to home was the most important factor with many, thirty-nine giving this as their reason. The course offered more liberal courses offered at the University. Twenty-four wished to complete their work for a degree, begin at an institution of their choice, or from E. F. Engel, secretary of the standing committee of the standing committee.
most of this number were from junior colleges, where it was not possible to complete their work.
Influence of friends and relatives was very important in many instances, nineteen giving this as the reason that she left the nineteen, seven stated that K. U. was the Alma Mater of their parents. The prestige to be gained by attendance at a state school was highly important, according to nineteen.
Some interesting comments were included in the answers. One Chinese student described K. U. as the "best school in America." Another enthusiast characterized it as the "best school in the Missouri valley." A medical student from California stated that the School of Medicine recommended two doctors as one of the best r. edicial schools." A number of the applicants gave the University preference over many of the state and denominational schools in this part of the country.
The variety of athletics at K. U. the friendships fostered here, and the University's attitude on modern problems, were each responsible for the enrollment of one student. One applicant was so frank as to state that he had studied foreign languages attracted him more than anything else.
But once when a coal famine threatened the town in the midst of winter "Afghanistan" tided them over from the huge piles of wood they were digging, a strong strength of several men, he works from sunrise to dust falling trees, trimming them, chopping and sawing the wood and pilling it in neatly corded piles. It is merely the acquirer of a forest, as the wood, although he has enough to last himself more than a lifetime. "Afghanistan" can be seen almost any
Eleven gave the reason for their change in schools as dissatisfaction with either the courses or surroundings at their former schools. Friendship for students here was response to this dislike. The Kansas climate attracted two.
Afghanistan, Pie-Eating and Wood-Chopping Hermit, Serves Townspeople in Coal Famine
"Afghanistan" is twice the size of many men. Lamberding down the street with his feet dragging at an angle of fifteen degrees from the ground, he was taken for a dinosaur, only perhaps dinosaurs were more graceful.
day in the autumn sweed wood and
in a little town in Kansas there are 732 Americans, one American
man who goes out to fish. The Indian makes his living by selling the fish he catches, and when he gets a few dollars shed he buys a quantity of Jamaica Ginger and takes it on stage in his tent for a week.
from time to time raising a coffee pot to his lips to take a cold stimuland from its spout.
Once "Afghanistan" fell from a tree and bruised his hip, which hid him in bed for weeks. Then the Welfare League took it upon themselves to care for him and civilize him to their ways. It was frightful, they said, the man he lived, in a little two room shack almost barren of furniture. He had dozen heavy dishes that he never washed. And he slammed on a dirty fowl mattress with his clothes, on and wouldn't eat nourishing food.
"Won't you let us make you some nice broth?" they asked him.
"Ach, I not eat that," he said, "but吓 you go across the rever, and tell the baker to send me feefe apricot nies?"
They said that the pies would kill him, and the way he ate them, take a whole pie in his hand at once and deverging it... But within a mouth the staceto blosses of the ax he heard from slapped the cotton wood knees into the waist and another wood files began accumulating.
Between Halves
Being tussed in a blanket is not a new sport at the University of Kansas, and those who have had that "abused feeling" should glance at the above. In 1915, when Kansas defended the Washburn ichabods
Being tossed in a blanket is not a score of 41 to 0, the "K" men new sport at the University of Chicago for a distance record be-fore two weeks, twentie times.
The cut shows a Nansas black-slider hitting the high spots when a toss of 25 feet sent him high above the heads of his prosecutors.