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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XX.
NUMBER 145
Foreign Situation Improves Rapidly, Says Albert R. Hil
Former President of M. U Tells of European Conditions at Convocation This Morning
"When one reads about the low rates of exchange in Europe it is liable to be thought that every one over there is on the verge of starvation," and Dr. Albert Ross Hill, former president of the University of Missouri, in a talk about the conditions in Europe at the conference this morning. I found that the money gets on in their same way for they always charge a certain per cent for profit no matter what the money value is."
Two years ago Dr. Hill left to do Red Cross work in Europe and has been officially in all countries west of Russia and east of Spain. In India he was also an expert spent in raising the ideal about child life and in establishing health stations. After that he was called to the Near East by the uprisings there. In the Middle East he used dollar travelers check and received eighty thousand kronen in return.
Workmen Have Shorter Hours
"I wanted to find out if they had adjusted prices to meet the rate of exchange," said Dr. Hill, "so after paying all bills at my hotel and tip, I had spent twenty-five cents in United States coin. The workmen in central Europe have adjusted themselves to conditions and have obtained shorter hours by the well known method of striking. The short hours make it easier for the number of men to find employment."
Some wage and salary scales have not increased to any great degree. However, A retired professor in Vienna who had a pension which enabled him to live very comfortably on his own income has succeeded to an equivalent of seven dollars in our money and soon after that it was again decreased to seventy cents. The highest salary in the University of Vienna in 1921 would have amounted to about $350 over here. Those people were more fortunate than those who must depend upon the passing job for a living.
Many Under Arms
"There are more men under arms in Europe today than there were before the war," said Dr. Hill, but it is not clear how many of the people of the history have not subsided. The spirit of nationalism is still strong and the jeonbies and suspicions of one country for another are growing. The nationalism is needed in the forming and quieting of the smaller states but as soon as they are established there are new treaties and other diplomatic engagements being established and rivalries back out again."
Typewriting Contest Here
The trouble between Greece and Turkey is not a war between Mohammad and Christian according to Dr. Hill but is caused by the differ- ences in race and habits. The Greeks are very successful and it will be quite a while until there is anything like real peace between them.
High Schools From Northeas Meet Saturday
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923
A high school typewriting contest for the Northeast district of, Kansas will be held in Lawrence Saturday morning, May 6. About a hour before school, following the following schools: Argentine, Rosedale, Kansas City, Kansas, Lawrence, Denton, Stitwell Rural High School, Lewiston, Burington, Burlington, and Baldwin.
Rewards for speed will be made in the form of medals. Mr. B. E. Birch, supervisor of commercial work in the department, will present three prizes of medals for accuracy.
The contest will be held in the Chamber of Commerce room at 11 a.m. Saturday. The test will be if the applicants will furnish their own machines. International rules will be used in grading the papers submitted. The contest is open to all adults who are state authorities and is independent of typewriter companies.
Do You Own Stadium-Union Stock?
Annual May Party Will be Semi-formal Affair
"The party will be in the nature of a spring affair and the decorations will carry out that idea. Mrs. S. L. Clark, director of play which will be given that night for the first time. The Dramatic Club has worked hard to put it on and those who seen the rehearsals had gone making production," said Dean Blitz.
Professor W. Geltch Lectures Over WDAF On Violin Masters
Compares Programs of Presen With the Past Generations
of Violinists
"A comparison of programs between the present day masters of the violin and those of the past generators," said Leif Walmart Geltch, professor of violin in the School of Fine Arts, in a talk broadcast by the Kansas City Star, last night.
"The practice of transcribing or rewriting compositions written originally for voice, cello, piano, or even other instruments can more attractive harmonic and modern dress, musically speaking, has added more to the present day contributions of practical material than those of the present day composers. I may say that all of the successful arrangers for the violin are great violinists—men who are consumate masters of the instrument and so possess some sense of fitness highly developed."
"The great masters before this generation did not eat to what we like to call "public taste." They played chiefly the heaviest literature and thought it unbecoming a great artist to play the shorter, less complicated numbers which now make up a large number of great violinists. This concession to the public taste or giving liberally to the public what it enjoys, I believe to be chiefly responsible for the tremendous interest and growth it the concert field as far as the violin is concerned; and incidentally this concession is responsible for the great prosperity of the well known violinists.
Professor Geltch played four violins solos at the conclusion of his talk. The numbers were transcriptions by Keckler and Burmester, and were given to the students for brief talk. Accompaniments were played by Mrs. Waldemar Geltch.
To Aid With Bonus Blanks
Special aid to ex-service men who desire to fill out bonus blanks will be given by a number of veterans tonight and tomorrow night in the state convention. The state bonus board prefers that all blanks be filled in with a typwriter, a corps of typists are offering their services. Miss Mille Mann, secretary for the convention, will also assist in filling out blanks both afterwards and evenings.
The persons making the affiliids must sweat that they knew the veteran at least one year prior to enlistment. Then, when the blank is returned to the applicant he will present it to the Douglas County board with his discharge. The county board will forward the application and discharge to the state attorney general. The county will help fill out the blanks will be at the Kansas office at 7 p. m. both tonight and tomorrow night.
Typists and Advisers Will Help Men Fill in Forms
Those University men who enlisted in other counties but now live in Lawrence will receive blanks from the university upon presentation of an honorable discharge. After the man has filled out his blank in full, he will have to send it to someone in his home county, where he will be housed. Those areas are placed on it.
The date rule will be off for the athletic carnival on the hill tonight.
Emily Tenney, pres. W. S. G. A
Anglo-French Ship Owners May Defy U.S. Court Action
Decision That Volstead Ac
Bans Liquor on Foreign
Vessels Regarded
as "Outrage"
(United Press)
London, May 1—British steamship officials immediately moved for collective action against the decision of the United States Supreme Court to impose a three-mile limit within the American three-mile limit. The various officials held hasty conferences today, endowing to arrange a meeting to adopt a definite order that the companies probably be held in Liverpool within a few days. While there was no indication that the companies would defy the ruling, the meeting is expected to plain a common policy for遵守 the rights of the British empire.
May Bring Serious Reprisals Paris, May 1—Decisions of the United States court that the Volstead act bans 'liquor from foreign vessels within the three-mile limit is likely to result in serious reprisals against American ships in French ports.
The decision is looked upon as an "outrage of justice" by officials of French steamship lines who have not been involved in the combat the restriction. The government "could hold American ships for long, yrs in port on technicalities which may arise from the ruting," said Mr. Nassau, in being discussed, it is learned.
U. S. Ships Not Likely To Be Hew Washington, May 1—Although the court theoretically opened the way to make the Atlantic ocean a great place for American shipowners confronting American shipowners make it extremely unlikely that any great number of American vessels will be wilt when they get beyond the ocean.
Two reasons were advanced to support this view (1) "too much trouble" in maintaining the suggested floating warhouses on the fringe of the three-mile limit, and (2) the almost certain action of Congress to allow the warhouses to the Volstead law which permitted the Supreme Court to make its ruling.
Actors Give "Ever Young'
Love Only Will Keep One Young Conclusion of Play
"Ever Young," a play by Alice Gurmstein, was presented by students of the dramatic art class ystursday afternoon. The characters are made up as middle age, each representing a distinct type, and were well portrayed.
Cady to Address Society of American Chemist
Gladys Kaufman, c³⁴, played the part of the flirt and vampire; Emma Mills, c³⁴, that of the woman who had always remained faithful to the man she had not seen the man for years; Phyllis Reynolds, c³⁴, that of the society dogwher who clings passionately to her youth, beauty, and power; and Amalie Priggle, c³⁵, that of the woman with a grace as possible.
Dr. H. P. Cady will leave Friday for an intersections meeting of the American Chemistry Society which will be held at the University of Illinois, at Urbana, the end of the week. President E. C. Franklin of the American Chemical Society is to be present. The meeting will be very interesting. Doctor Cady will read a paper on "Polarization" at the meeting.
The play takes place in a hotel lounge at Palm Beach, and centers about a discussion of the ladies as to the best methods of keeping young.
The vampire tells of her various love affairs, and of her present fiancee Blanchard. The ladies concoct a story of his faithfulness, and her age seems to drop from her. The final chapter shows how she will keep one "Ever Young."
The Faculty Club held their annual spring reception Saturday evening from 8 to 11 at the Club house. About 150 guests were present.
Weather—Unsettled and cooler tonight with probable thunderhawks in east portion. Frost in west portion. Warmer in northeast portion.
WIRE FLASHES
London, May 1—Workers observed May day at a huge mass meeting in Hyde Park at which the following themes were presented: pathy for German workers in the Ruhr; (2) denunciation of the Versailles treaty; (3) demand for recognition of Soviet Russia; (4) demand for recognition of Russian forces from the Russian island of Saghalin.
Topkick, May 1—Prizes for when threshing in Kansas will be discussed at the annual convention of the Kan-州机工师所 which will open here tonight.
Topkaka, May 1 - Illegal liquor traffic has decreased 50 per cent in the last eighteen months federally. The Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Control A. Wark, announced here today.
Topake, May 1 - The Kansas State Text Book Commission met here to day to adopt new school text books and transmit other routine business
Harding and Senator Lodge Discuss Court Behind Closed Doors
President Will Not Peed Demand for Further Reservations; Both are Firm
Washington, May 1 — Senator Lodge and President Harding have reached a complete understanding on the world court question. At a secret White House conference Lodge and the President threshed out the question and each knows exactly where the other stands.
Lodge knows that Mr. Harding has no intention of backing down on the court proposal. The President knows that Lodge is opposed to it in its present form, or even with the reservation proposed by "Secretary" Hughes.
He knows that Lodge will lead in efforts in the Senate Foreign Relations committee to have additional powers to make it more militarily defeat the President's hope for American membership either by causing the Senate to reject the protocol, or by causing foreign nations to join a military attack on United States on the Senate terms.
Harding and Lodge met late at night in the President's study. Lodge careful thou his visit so that no one else might witness it, out again without being interviewed.
New Building Ready Soon
Work on Administration Will be Finished by July 15
The Administration building will be ready for occupancy about July 11 if the present rate of construction is kept up according to John Shea superintendent of buildings and grounds. The offices now in France are moved to their new location before the beginning of the next school term.
On the right side will be housed the offices of Chancellor Lindley and Dean Kelly, the Dean of the College, and the chief clerk. On the same floor at the left will be the offices of the Registrar and the Dean of Women. The alumni secretary and the chancellor will occupy rooms in the basement of the building on the left side, and the Dean of men on the right.
Bio-chemistry has been added to the six weeks' term of summer school, starting June 11 and ending July 20, according to Dean R. A. Kent, dean of the summer session. This course of six weeks will be given six hours' credit, and will complete the course for all except pre-medic students. Pre-medic students will be required to do two additional hours of laboratory credit during the four weeks' session, from July 23 to August 17.
The rooms to be vacated in Fraser hall have not been definitely disposed of, but according to Superintendent Shea the home economics department will probably occupy the entire south side of the Registrar's office, and the Dean of the School of Education will move into the Chancellor's quarters.
Summer Term Adds Bio-chemistry
Dr. C. F. Nelson will teach the course.
'Corbin Hall' Name Of K.U.Dormitory, Board's Decision
K. U. Woman is Honored for Work as Leader in Move for Better Rooms for College Women
Dean Blitz received this morning a letter from the Board of Administration containing the following information: "In view of the outstanding status of our division, 1921 session of the Legislature in behalf of the dormitory movement in Kansas, we think that a very appropriate expression of appreciation for her services will be the naming of the dormitory building at the University of Kansas, Corbin hall.
"The Board of Administration has so named it, and directs you to refer to it as Corinball for women in all pamphlets and literature relating to said dormitory." In commenting on this communication, "Miss Blitz said, in response to a request for gratification not only to the alumne of the University, but to the Kansas Council of Women and also to the Club Women who worked so hard with Miss Corinball in the years preceding and during the 1921 session of the Legislature to secure adequate pay for the women students of the state.
Appreciate Miss Luton.
"We've been lucky that we have known Miss Corbin's long and tireless efforts in this direction, are very happy that this recognition comes to us."
Miss Corbin has been interested in the movement for residence halls for women at state schools ever since its beginning. The campaign for a resolution to keep the university grown out of a committee of alumni, of which Miss Corbin was a member, which was organized to try to raise funds for a women's building at the University. An attempt to raise funds privately was made but failed.
Women's Council Started Move
The late Mrs. Scott Hopkins, the wife of a former regent of the University, then suggested that the Kansa-
men should govern the presidents and past presidents of state wide organizations of women,
begin a campaign for halls of residence for women at the University.
In 1920, while Miss Corbin was adi-
vator of women here, a meeting of
the Kansa men held at Pittsburgh. It was decided to ask the schools to unite in a campa-
gn for dormitories at all the schools.
Approval was given by the different schools for this campa-
gn and the deans and the Kansas Coun-
partment organized the campa-
gion over the state and put it before the legislature.
The legislature of 1921 voted a bond issue for dormitories at K. S.
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Oil Demand on Increase
Professor Knappen Tells Miners of Petroleum Supply
"The oil industry is one of those controlled by supply and demand," said Prof. R. S. Krappen speaking before the mining seminar yesterday.
The demand is rapidly increasing according to Professor Knappen. The tremendous increase of motor use will create a need for fuel, and for tractors are the reasons he gave for the demand curve climbing steeply. Supply is also increasing and has even exceeded demand in the past two months. A major factor in this growth was wells'. Professor Knappen said, "Importation is not an important factor since the decline of Mexican oil importation, which was at one time a
GEOLOGISTS have estimated that we have about twenty years supply of petroleum left in the ground and more careful drilling in the future may make for improved product, he said. There is a possibility of shale oil production, when it will be necessary to mine oil just as coal is mined now. For the engineer, this is a way to Professionals to devise a way of making better use of our resources now and of obtaining oil which is now impossible to get.
Y. W. C. A. Committees Will Hold Joint Meeting
A Student Union Building Next!
Cards for the memorial campaign in Kansas City are being distributed this week.
The new committees of W. Y, W. C. A will hold a pan-committee meeting this evening at 5:30. The purpose of the joint meeting is to have the women of the different committees better acquainted with each other so as to afford the best co-operation possible in their work.
Ruth Terry, president of W. Y. C. A., will have charge of the meeting. Mrs. F. B. Dins, president of the Advisory Board, will plant the plenation of the Advisory Board to the new members. Juliet Buell, fa25, will give a talk on "What It Means to be a Committee Member." Dimarion Harey will plant Dorothy Schollenberger in charge.
Engineers Contribute To Nation's Greatness, Says I. Nelson Hollis
Students Hear Noted Man Talk At Special Convocation In Marvin Hall
"The Engineer and His Part in Democracy" was the general subject discussed by I, Nelson Hollis, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in speaking at the speaker's convention this morning.
"The development of an enclosing and enlightening national conscience is the distinguishing point which can be used to explain how from the ancient nations built on a democratic basis, and the lack of this true consideration combined with the adoption of false creeds caused the downfall of many great natives, his histories. Mr. Hallus
rapid communication is considered by Mr. Hollis as one of the most vital important factors in preventing this nation from being torn apart like ancient Rome, the only difference being that the Vandals would have been a threat to our modern democracy differs from the older conception in that it allows the individual to develop to the maximum of his own possibilities in the sive of mankind." This, Mr. Hollis pointed to as another tribute to the work of the engineer in helping to establish conditions which make it possible.
"The element of fair play is the power which makes America the leading nation of the world today. In this is a challenge to the individual to make his contribution to the welfare of mankind, and the reason for it is that today is in a large measure a tribute to the work of the engineer," said Mr. Hollis. In explaining this he pointed out the rapid means of transportation and communication which furnish the nervous system by which the forty-eight states of America are bonded together in one unit.
Mr. Hollis was formerly president of the A. S. M. E. and for two years was director of the Engineering Council which is made up from the engineering great group engineering societies. He has also studied marine engineering.
The Athletic Carnival begins at 8 o'clock sharp instead of 8:30 as was formerly announced. "Everything is set and ready to go," said G. B. Patrick this morning. The main features of the evening will include the wrestling match between Bob Rosty and Daniel Pena, and pyramids by the gym classes.
Champion Wrestler Will Referee Matches Tonigh
Ed "Strungrler" Lewis will refer the wrestling match. Lewis, whose real name is Robert Frederick, is a former professional wrestler of University of Kentucky. He is now in training preparatory to his match with John Pesek of Nebraska. The athletic department of the University and the Hotel Committee from the University of Oklahoma will review "Review of Reviews" of athletics in the gymnasium this evening.
C. B. Campbell, *f22*, who is working for the Bell Telephone Company in St. Louis, has written to the secretary of the alumni association that the team will entertain the members of the baselad team from Kansas, Friday night.
Zoology Club meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30 in room 304 Snow hall. Three papers will be read and election of officers for the new year will begin on Tuesday, last requisition meeting of the year and all members are urged to be present.
W. T. Pommerenke, Pres.
Anne Dudley Blitz Places Resignation As Dean of Women
Will Take Similar Position at Minnesota University— Was Here Two Years
Anne Dudley Blitz has presented her resignation as dean of women to Chancellor E. H. Lindley. It will take effect at the end of the first summer session. Dean Blitz has accepted a position as dean of women at the university, and will take up her new work at the beginning of the fall term.
Dean Blitz came to the University Two years ago from Columbia University, where she was in the department of institutional education. She then went on to Smith College, Smith College Geneva, New York. Dean Blitz has recently been asked to return to Columbia as associate professor of household arts, but as the University of Minnesota is her alma mater, she will Will Be Connected with Alma Mater
"I hate to leave the University," said Dean Blitz this morning, "as I have enjoyed the people and the work here very much. I have considered thoroughly the move I have taken, but I consider the call to my Alma Mater and to be in the work that I am really interested a chance that I come very often. It is a personal as well as a professional call."
Dean Blitz believes that the Uni-
versity of Minnesota is a place where some very constructive work can be
incompiled as dean of women.
Mrs. Frank Warren, who was graduated in the same class with Miss Blitz has recently been appointed recent of the University of Minnesota.
Miss Blitz considered this fact very important for her future role, for Mrs. Warren's ideas of management are similar to hers, and they will be able to co-operate.
Has Accomplished Many Things
"I regret very much the departure of Dean Blitz," said Chancellor Lindley. "She is recognized as one of the most capable women in the work she is in. She has accomplished many things in the organization of her department at the University. She holds in the University of Minnesota and will also be in her Alma Mater. This constituted an appeal which Kansas could not well equal."
Miss Blitz will teach the first six weeks of the summer school, having charge of a course to advisors of women, which was considered a great success last summer. Following this she will go to Columbia University, where she will teach for twelve weeks before going to the University of Minnesota.
2an-Hellenic Council Elects
Claudel Head of Professional Fraternities
At a meeting of the Men's Professional Pan-hellenic Council held Sunday morning at 11, offers for the men were: president, Nicolette nominated; men elected as president, Leo F. Claudel, 124; secretary, Cranston G. Vincent, 135; treasurer, Ross C. Taylor, phi24. The office of vice-president will be until the first semester of next year.
The Council is composed of representatives from thirteenth professional fraternities. At present it is super-major in inter-fraternity baseball tournament.
Petitions submitted by professional organizations desiring to be admitted to the Council will be considered at the next meeting which is to be held in two weeks. Plans for a smoker in the fall are being made now in order to insure success at the beginning of next year.
Summer Session Courses Show Signs of Popularity
Inquiries are received daily at the Summer Session office regarding the sending of information about the opening of summer school. Letters are received from many different states, Oklahoma, and Kansas leading.
Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kana, will probably send a number of teachers. This year's summer session will probably have the largest number of students in the school, according to Dean Kent, director of summer school session.