THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Outdoor Season
Opens Saturday
WithK.U.-O.U.Meet
Jayhawkers Meet Sooner on Stadium Field For Record-breaking Contest
The University of Kansas team will open the 1923 outdoor trail season Saturday, April 14, when they will host a game on Stadium field at 2:30 p.m.
The meet promises to be a fast one and several valley records are expected to fail if the weather is faded. The team defeated the home team is an unknown quantity here, except that last Saturday they defeated the Alma Normal to the tune of 90 to 25. They should have team to pile up such a core as that.
0. U. Has Edge in Weight Events
In regard to the Kansas squad they are in perfect condition, according to Coach Karl Schademan. The only challenge is the Jayhawker队 which is the hurdles and the mile run. In the pole vault, high jump, and broad jump the Jayhawkers should take the first three steps. The mile-miles Firebaugh and Griffin will make someone step lifeively if he expects to place in that event.
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They have a big dig for the 440-yard dash. He place third in the quarter at the all-Miis Valley meet held here last year. They also have a man that is dope to put the shot over 40 feet and throw the discuss over 140 feet. If that is done, they will clean up in the weight events.
Kansas Should Win Two-mile Run
If Oklaahoma runs a good hurdle or a miler they may annex a first or a second in these two events as Kansas is not very strong in those two Jimmy Wilson should garner a first in the two-mile run.
Coach Schlademann has announce the following entries for Kansas Fisher, Rowland, Montgomery, and Woestemeyer in the 100-yard dash Fisher, Woestemeyer, Montgomery and Woestemeyer, 220-dash dash Meng, Meng,
Red Cross Captain Will Give Demonstrations
Lifesaving Lectures Begin
Life saving demonstrations and lectures dealing with the theory of the methods used are being given today and tomorrow at the Red Cross Law, captain in the southwestern division of the Red Cross Life Saving department. Tomorrow he will continue the program and teach the basics at 3:30 p. m. Following each demonstration, students will try out for life-saving certificates. Mr. Law will also visit the grade schools to teach the value of swimming and life saving.
He has been traveling through seven states which are in his division conducting the same work. They include Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma. Five life saving corps have been established in schools he has visited recently. Among them are K. S. A. C., Washburn, Battery Colony, Tampa, St. Johns Military college, and a Wichita, Muskegan, municipal education.
"Interest in the work of life-saving has increased rapidly within the last few years," said Mr. Law. "The purpose of our work is to prevent the loss of life through coral to correlate and disseminate knowledge of live safe methods." In the summer months he is actively engaged in life saving work on beaches.
The Book Exchange will be open tomorrow morning, from 11:30 until 12:30. Tomorrow is the last time books will be returned or money paid. Anything not called for at this time will be confiscated by W. S. G. A, according to Pearl Pugh, exchange manager.
Kappas and Gamma Phis Win Tournament Games
Kappa Kappa Gamma defeated Alpha Omicron Ip last night in the second game of the inter-sorcery basketball tournament by a score of 14 to 4, and Gamma Phi Beta won from Phi Omega Ip by a score of 14 to 7. Gamma Phi Beta have each won two games, now having an equal chance at the championship. The final game will be played Monday night.
Many Signing up for Horse-Shoe Contest; Entries Close April 18
Tournament to be Governed by National Pitching Rules," Say Officials
The horseshoe tournament being put on by the department of physical education has aroused more interest than was at first expected. Signatures filled the first card up and put on the board, which has been placed on the playing field, with which contestants are signing, this card also will soon be filled.
Twenty-two couples have signed to enter the doubles, and forty-two men have signed to compete in tournament. Contestants should brush up on national horseshoe pitching rules as the tournament will be governed by rules that entries will close Wednesday. April 18.
The slogan adopted for the handball tournament, "Let's get in and show the need and desire for new courts," is arousing interest, as twenty-three entries have signed. This year's tournament in the history of the University. Last year thirty entered the tournament.
Handball is popular at many of the eastern universities, and in a recent tournament at Kansas State Agricultural University, Mr. B. Patrick, G. B. Patrick, or the department of physical education, believes it to be a good form of exercise. "If courts were available, I would suggest that we used in gyrmesium," said Mr. Patrick.
Missouri Teams To Clash
Military School Handicapped by Lack of Men
Booneville, Mo., April 12—The heavy track schedule of the Kemper Military School team will begin today when the Warrenensburg Normal team comes here for a dual meet with the cadets. The Kemper team is led by Alen Tillotson of Omaha, who was a member of the half-mile relay team of 1922 which lowered the Missouri record at Manhattan. The state record at Manhattan. Tillotson run the 100 and 220 dashes, and both the high and low hurdles
Coach Forner expects to build another team which will give an excellent account of itself, despite the fact that he has but three letter men of his class. He is in Miami, Tex., a letter man of last year, is showing excellent form in the shot and javelin. He is also counted on to win points for Kemper in the 120 high hurdles. B. C. Sparks of Ardmore, Okla., letter man of 1922, runs the 440-yard dash. He is also a good 100- and 220-yard dash man.
The schedule for the year: Warensburg Normal, at Boonville, April 12; Kansas U. Relays, at Lawrence, April 21; Central College, at Boonville, April 25; Missouri Interscholastic, at Columbia, May 5; open date, May 12; Missouri State Conference, at Lexington, May 19.
Former Student Trying to Check Sugar Scourge
Prof. Herbert Hungerford received a letter Wednesday from F. H. Williams, A. B. 13, who is now in Ecuador, South America, spending several months in the emply of the Sugar Plantation in Honduras experimental station is located in Honolulu, but Mr. Williams was sent to South America by the planters to search for the sugar cane "wire" worm. The worm was imported into Honolulu from South America and it took time to grow to check it to its native haunts.
No Athletic Office Arrests Made
No arrests have been made as yet in connection with the robbing of the athletic office during the last week of the year, some grounded suspicions as to the identity of the thieves.
Since he graduated from the University, Mr. Williams has traveled extensively. He has made three trips to the Philippine Islands.
Alfred G. Hill, secretary of the alumni association, will attend the National Meeting of Alumni Secretaries, in Cleveland this week.
Botany Instructor Says Campus Flowers Are Being Destroyed
Dr. Charles Urges Preservation Of Plants to Assist in Beautifying Hill
"I hesitate to tell the haunts of the wild flowers on the campus, because they are so rapidly being exterminated," said Dr. Bruce M. Charles, assistant professor in the department of botany. "Every year fewer appear," she continued. "Many have been destroyed in the recent clearing of Marvin Grove. Dog-tooth violets, purple blossom, and violets are about all that remain on the campus where there formerly were many."
"The students should realize how much the preservation of our wilderness has been lost by picking the campus, and refrain from picking them. I shudder to think what will happen when they learn the truth," she said on the hill."I said Doctor Charles.
That the preservation and cultivation of wild flowers are possible has been shown by the work of the Wildflower Conservation Society, a nonisth now which has a public tract of 20,000 acres near Chicago in which grow many wild flowers. The society has even caused haws to be enacted to protect the wildflowers. "A branch of this society or one of the Friends of Our Native Landscape should be established on the campus if any of our wild flowers are preserved," concluded Doctor Charles.
A. I. E. E. in Kansas City to Hold Special Meeting
Friday evening, April 13, the Kansas City section of the A. I. E. I will hold a special meeting in the new Telephone building at Eleventh and Oak streets, Kansas City, M. Upper school or technical engineering are especially invited.
Main features of the evening will include lectures and slides on the "Automatic Telephone Offices in Kansas City," and a trip through the automatic office. Several students are planning to attend this meeting, Prof. G. S. Shad, professor of electrical engineering, said this morning.
Intra-Mural Gamma Start
Women's intra-mural basketball games will start this evening at 8:30 in the gymnasium when the four teams compete in championship. The teams entered are Kappa Kappa Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Omega Pi, and Alpha Omicron Pi. Miss Ruth Hoover, instructor in physical education, will referee. The intra-mural tournaments each year under the auspices of W. A. Kappa of a silver cup to the winner. For the past two years this cup has been held by Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Kansas League of 215 Cities
The interest which the cities of Kansas and the league of the League of Kansas Municipalities and the services it renders to the city officials, is shown by the announcement of a total membership of 215 cities. All but one of these cities have paid their dues in advance and are in good standing, according to an announcement by the League of Kansas, John G. Stutz, Lawrence, in the April issue of the League of Kansas Municipalities magazine.
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, hold a short business session in Marvin Hall last night. April 10.
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Many Chemists Attend Meeting in New Haver
H. M. Elsoy, associate professor of chemistry, returned Monday morning from New Haven, Conn, where he attended the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society. Proceeded to a conference of the meetings of the society.
Prominent chemists from all over the United States and from many other countries attended the meeting. The president of the American Chemical Society at the present time is Edward Curtis Franklin, M. S. '92, a former professor of chemistry here.
Library Association To Hold Conference At Hot Springs, Ark.
Spooner Library Director and Extension Secretary Will Attend
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Earl Manchester, director of the University library, and Helen Wagstaff, secretary of general information in the extension division, will host a Hot Spring Conference of the American Library Association April 23-28.
Miss Wagstaff will speak at one of the round tables Tuesday afternoon, April 24, on the subject "Conducting a Library Extension Service on a Limited Appropriation," and Mr. Wagstaff will present an contribution in University and College Library Planning—Can it be Standardized?"
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The purpose of the conference is to give valuable information to those who are interested in extending library work and to encourage reading and study. It will work for the greater development of extension libraries as a means of popular education for adults as well as children.
The American Library Association is an organization of nearly 6,000 librarians and others interested in promoting education through libraries. Many people know of the library as an organization which supplied books and magazines to the men in the service during the World War.
Commander Alvin Owlesy of the American Legion and Commissioner of Education, John T. Tigert, are to speak at the conference as well as lead a study on how to use the Library, Chicago, president of the American Library Association.
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Women's Swimming Meet May 8
Entries for the women's individual swimming meet to be held May 8 may be made until April 28, according to Ruth Hoover, assistant instructor in the department of physical education. The meet will be open to all women of the University. W. A. A. Williams will be given five high and participants as follows: First, 10 points; second, 50 points; third twenty-five points. The following hours are open for practicing: Wednesday at 3:30 and 4:30, and Tuesday at 7:30.
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