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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XX.
NUMBER 129
Arthur Middleton To Sing Tonight; Is Native of Iowa
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1923
Rated as One of Greatest o Oratorio Singers; Is on Second Visit Here
Arthur Middleton, bass-baritone,
who will appear in concert at the
K Robinson auditorium tonight at 8:20,
is a native of one Kansas 'sister'
states. He was born at Lomar in
Simpson College, at Indiana, Iowa. Later
he became assistant instructor in
voice in the college. After touring
the middle west in concert and oratorio,
he played at Des Moines College, 1905-09.
Since that time he has taught voice in Chicago and has joined the Metropolitan Opera Company, of New York City. In his first season with this company, Mr. Middleton appeared thirty-five times in concert.
Classed with McCormack
Belongs to Metropolitan
In addition to his Metropolitan appearance Mr. Middleton has sung with the best opera companies of the world, including "Carmen," "Fausst," and "Parisifal."
This season makes the ninth season that Mr. Middleton has sung with the Metropolitan company. The singer is one of the most famous men as, "A man's man and an artist's man." They further say of him, "an artist with an excellent voice which he knows how to use to bring audible expressions of elight from his singing."
Classed with *mccormack*
Mr. Middleton has been called the McCormack among the musicians. One of his baritone songs which he is singing, "The Song of the Golden Calf." His appearance in the role of *Mephistopheles* in New York a few years ago secured for him undying fame as a dramatic singer.
This "greatest oratorio singer in America" is especially well liked for his "clear enunciation" in his singing and the "remarkable range and control" of his voice. Tonight is Ms. Martinez's concert at the University in two years.
On Mr. Middleton's program for tonight are two of his most spirited and dramatic numbers. "From the Range of the Tempest," Handel, and "I Am a Ramer Bold," Mendelssohn often gives as an encore number is the rollicking Figure song from the "Barber of Seville."
Sophomore Hop a Success
Profit From Friday's Party Will be Used Next Year
More than 200 couples attended the party, according to Lionel Semon, manager of the Hop. Don Allen's orchestra from Emporia furnished the dresses and costumes, economizing, no dinner was served. The dance was a one-o-clock party. The decorations were under the management of Weaver's decorators. Lattice work interwoven with flowers and patted plants bordered the pavement.
The Sophomore Hop, annual party of the sophomore class given in Robinson Gymnasium Friday, April 6, made a profit of nearly $100. This is the first time any real profit has been realized on the party, and the money will be used for the dance next year.
Mrs. Gates, Mrs. Hagen and Mrs. Miller were the chaperones. The guests were Danne Anne DuBley Biltz, Joan Kelley, John Colander and Mrs. E, B. Lindley.
Chi Omegas Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary
The local chapter of the Chi Omega fraternity celebrated its twentieth anniversary, Friday, April 6, which is a week after the afternoon a reception was held for the faculty. At 8:15 the active shaper, together with a great many alumnus who were present, and Mrs. Mary Gouldson, who is a bannetier at the chapter house.
During the evening plans for the erection of a new chapter house were discussed and Saturday morning the team visited the Omega lot on University Heights.
Marion Bruer, gr, has been appointed assistant instructor in the department of entomology in Cornell University for next year.
Unitarian Pastor Resigns For Harvard Scholarship
The Rev, Mark Mohler, who resigned his position as pastor of the Unitarian Church Friday night at the annual church meeting, will leave tomorrow night for Boston with his wife, and daughter Margaret. The members of the church gave a 'resignation' on Friday night in honor of Mr. Mohler.
The Reverend Mr. Mohier has applied and been accepted for enrollment in the Harvard Theological School on a scholarship for next year. He will do research work in "The History of Religious Institutions."
"Must Finish Stadium As Soon as Possible", Says Forrest C. Allen
Present Seating Capacity And Dressing Room Facilities Are Inadequate
"There are two big and important reasons why the Stadium should be completed as soon as possible," said "Phot" Allen today. "First, because it has never as yet provided the dressing rooms and training room facilities as planned and which are badly needed now."
Stadia everywhere are being taxed to their capacity, he said. Interest in athletics has been increased as a result of the World War. In addition, many students have grown in numbers, our loyal alumni have rediscovered their University and through the opening of the fort-to-fort highway we have come automatically into easy and direct intercourse with Kung Fu practitioners and their respective trade territories.
The inauguration of the Kansas Relays, which promises to be the classic sport of the West, will bring the great school of the United States to Lawrence. Among these this year will be teams representing the University of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Texas, as well as the schools from our own Missouri Valley Conference. We shall be proud of our external facilities such as our track and our Stadium, but some of our varsity teams will be dressed for a warm from the track as our university shed inadequate.
Additional training quarters unmet be improvised to meet this emergency, but the temporary quarters will be without either heat or other conditions. Our big urgent need at present is proper dressing rooms in the Stadium.
"We entertain hundreds of Kansas high school youths at our interscholastic annually, and equally as many'Missouri Valley conference guests in our major varsity sports this year. As soon as it is expedient, we want them to enjoy all its aspects and beauty, the finished thing—our Stadium, the Oread Memorial," said Coch Allen.
K's for Basketball Men
Chancellor Lindley Will Present Sweaters in Convocation
The Basketball Victory Convocation will be held Tuesday at Robinson gymnasium at 10 a.m. Chancellor Linder will present the trophies of K sweaters and K-certificates signed by the Chancellor and Dr. Forrest Allen to be presented tomorrow, but will be presented when they arrive.
San Francisco, April 9—Mrs. E.C.
Little, wife of Representative Little,
Kansas, came to the defense of
Washington society today. She
declared she had been in Washington
for six years and never saw any of
the things Mrs. Elizabeth Poindexter,
wife of former Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, of Washington, told about in
newspaper articles.
Dr. John Outland of Kansas City will speak at the convocation. Dr. Outland has the distinction of being the only person in the history of football who has been given a place on the All-American team two consecutive years, playing two different positions. He is especially interested in the Kansas Relays to be held here April 21, according to Dean Kent.
The University band will be on hand open and close the program.
Washington, April 9—The winter wheat production this year will total 572,317,000 bushels, the department of agriculture forecasted today upon the basis of the condition of the crop of April 1.
World Relations Need Adjustment Says Gen.Pershing
U. S. Moral Force Necessary to Establish Friendship of Recent Warring Nations
(United Press)
(tenure from 1923).
"The moral reason our country are needed as much today as our armed forces were in 1917," said Pershing in an interview view today.
"After reaching a commanding position during the war, America cannot now look complacently upon its future. It will be no stability nor prosperity until friendly relations shall be established among the nations lately at war, and until the tendency toward an organized society shall be overcome."
"The sixth anniversary of our entry into the greatest of all wars vividly recalls our pathetic lack of trained officers and men, and our otherwise deplorable condition of unreadiness.
"Yet, nothing daunted, our people promptly resolved to act, as the moment was critical and modern civilization itself hung in the balance.
Acted Despite Unpreparedness
“Amid great confusion and enormous increase in cost, but with the nation solidly behind us, our armies were hastily organized and in time as far as time would permit and heroically acct to European battlefields.
"Impired by the lottest terror, vicious and decisive action eventually saved the allies from defeat.
Problems Remain Unsolved
Problems remain Unweltered.
They are not in the world, and the world is still disturbed. Vita problems growing out of the war in which we participated remain unmanaged.
Moreover, in the face of these conditions and our own experiences, and although the hope of universal peace lies in every heart, it must be said that the world is often enough to see the day when our armies may not again be needed.
Two Year Leave to Alter
James C. McKinney, ph24, and Mary Frances Evans, e24, were married Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. McKinsey is at present tench-hae Harford high school but she will join Mr. McKinney here this summer.
Astronomy Professor to Study at California Tech.
All freshmen who are interested in tennis are requested to report at the varsity courts Thursday at 3 p. m., according to Muir Rogers, freshman captain. The purpose of this meeting is to form the entries for the freshman tournament. The tournaments consist of four games and any four men going to the semifinals will be placed on the freshman squad.
Dinsmore Alter, associate professor of astronomy, has been granted a leave of absence for next year to go to Passdema, Calif., where he will study at the California Institute of Technology. He hopes to be there in 2015. Mr. Alter took his D. in 1945 at the University of California.
Next year the work in astronomy will be conducted by one instructor unless spherical and practical astronomy are given, in which case a student should have been employed, said Mr. Alter. Definite plans for the work during Mr. Aler's leave of absence have not yet been made. Recently Mr. Aler was made a visiting fellow at the Astronomical Society of England, an organization of professional astronomers.
The California Institute with less than five hundred students, according to Mr. Alter, has probably the second best physics laboratory in the world with physics laboratories surpassing even those of Cambridge University. He will study under Millikan, director of the Department of Physics at Epstein, and Ehrenfest—a research staff of physicists which Mr. Alter said can be duplicated only at Cambridge. The atomic theory and related subjects is the work that Mr. Alter will be concerned with at the institute. He is taking the work to meet his academic goals in physics, which he is publishing at different times in bulletin form.
WIRE FLASHES
Indianapolis, April 9—The nonrigid dirigible TOI-1, largest in the United States army, landed at Fort Benjamin Harrison near here today ending the first leg of its flight from Akron, Ohio, to Belleville, Illinois.
Dusseldorf, April 9—A mine was exploded at the junction of the Rhine Herne and Dortmund canals in an effort to blow up the locks today. The explosion occurred as a French patrol was passing, but none of the children were hurt. Little damage was done to the canal, only one branch being choked.
Kansas City, April 9. - Twenty-five persons were killed and more than 200 injured in week-end automobile accidents, according to reports from all parts of the country. Birmingham leads the fatality list with four. Two were killed in Chicago, Cleveland, and in Seratonum.
Professor C.S. Skilton Appears on Program With Little Symphony
Three Local Instructor's Compositions Presented in Concert
Charles S. Skilton, professor of organ and theory of the University, together with N. D. Rubertis and Carl Busch of Kansas City led the Little Symphony in his big concert in Ivanhoe temple auditorium Sunday afternoon. The program was attended by a large delegation from Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City and leading musicians of the city.
Mr. Skitton's part on the program consisted of three numbers of his own composition. They were, Preclude to "Electra," Lathaby, Lathaby to "Electra," Indian Hunting Dance." The first two of these numbers, "Electra" and "The Sandman," which have been played by the Milwaukee Symphony orchestra will be played by the Boston Orchestra in Boston April 23.
Other compositions of Professor Skilton's which the Boston Symphony will play are "Flute Serenade" and "Moccasin Game" from the album "Serenade." The will be song this afternoon in Lawrence by Mrs. Cowden in a children's program. The "Flute Serenade" and "Moccasin Game" were played last week at Philharmonic, the St. Louis and Minnesota Symphony orchestra.
The last number on Professor Skilton's program given in Kansas City yesterday is an arrangement of a sonatina for the violin written by Mr. Skilton for his daughter Vivlan. Miss Skilton is a pupil of the Professor Skilton, who instructs her in the School of Fine Arts. The theme for this sonatina was furnished by Mrs. H, E. D Carlos, of Lawrence.
Athletic Office Robbed
--st hour        8:30 to 9:05
nd hour        9:15 to 9:50
rd hour        10:10 to 10:55
rd hour        11:00 to 11:50
th hour        11:45 to 12:30
Charles Montgomery, Doctor Alen's secretary, discovered the robbery this morning when he came up and started to open the door into the room that contains the equipment. It fell over when he started to unlock it.
Thieves Take Equipment Worth Two Hundred Dollars
The Athletic office was robbed of about $200 worth of equipment between Saturday evening and this morning. The robbers entered the door that opens into Doctor Allen's office and then climbed in the room that contains the equipment. They took the phone from the athletic office off its hinges.
An All-University Convocation is hereby called for 10 days, beginning in October, 10th, in Robinson Gymnasium. Chasses will be shortened to thirty-five minute periods and the moving schedule will be changed.
Some of the articles that the robbers secured was a new pair of ooing plumes, a new basketball, several balls and a pair of pants. The robbers did not bother the safe.
Side Shows, Acts, Bands and Horns Features Karnival
Pi Beta Phi Awarded Souvenir Wall Skin For Best Booth, Alpha Chi's are First in Stunts
Aidn amide and confusion everywhere from jazz bands and tin horns, an immense crowd thralled to see the K. U. Karnival in Robinson gymnasium Saturday night. For three hours the visitors distributed their coupon money among the twenty different groups before reviewing the series of vaudeville acts presented on the second floor.
Pi Beta Pi was awarded the prize, a souvenir wall skin, for the best booth. They presented a family "Fotograft Academy." Honorable mention was given to Chi Omega for their "Vunity Fair Shop" and to Phi Gamma Delta for their collection of relics from the tomb of Kut Tut-ahmen.
Alpha Chis First in Stunts
"Overhead Expense," a short musical comedy skit, presented in the vaudeville by Alpha Chi Omega won the first award in this series. The judges were Mise Veta Lean, Prof. D. Davis, and Prof. H. B. Hungerford.
Confetti and sepentine ribbons mixed well through the slowly moving crowds with the blare of the horns and the barkers' admissions to attend the side shows. A "Lost and Found Department" silently dramatised the sorrow that students at Villanova, Wilmington, and Village tea房, and an Eskimo hut demonstrate the variety of entertainment at the disposal of the crowd.
Chemical Phenomena Capitalizal.
Chemical experiments under the direction of Alpha Chi Sigma were presented outside of the main room where they conducted their work. The Beta Theta Pi conducted a fairground "Slut-the-shuts" for women.
Stray disturbers of the peace were hailed before the court judge for trial and placed in the city jail until their fines could be paid.
At the vaudeville a group of a dozen acts were presented to a well filled auditionum. Dancing and singing acts interspersed with playlets were given for the approval of the audience.
Joe Dunkel Jr., Wins Favor
Joey Dunkel Jr. danced into the
soul of his career to take a solo part in the "Overhead Expense"
presented by the Alpha Chl's. The Tau Sigma dancing act dramatizes in its unanimous and cleverness.
The evolution of the bandana hand-kerchief since the Egyptian ages was depicted by the Alpha Zi Delta soirée in a singing and dancing act Phi Omega FI demonstrated the trend of hand-kerchief dancing from that same early date.
The popular melo-drama of a few years ago was given by Pikha Kappa Psi which involved the story of the hero, heroine and "booted and mutated" villian who had brought the father to a financial disgrace.
No statement regarding the financial outcome of the Karnival can be made until the several organizations which took part in the affair finish checking up their supplies and proceeds to the managers.
Score in National Meet
K. U. Placed Fourth Last Year in Engineer Rifle Shoot
The Engineer Unit rifle team of the local R. O. T. C., made a score of 3225 in the national meet which is being held over the country now, Roth, captain of the team, was high point man with 356 points.
The ten members of the team and their scores are:
Roth, 356; Immer, 351; Hinton, 345; Savage, 329; Martin, 242; Shane, 318; Hughey, 307; Breakey, 301; Lines, 301; May, 295.
The results of the National meet will not be known for some time. The University of Iowa team won the trophy last year and it is in their possession now. The University of Kansas team placed fourth in the meet last year. The War Department is sponsoring a tech and tech Engineers are offering a trophy to the winning team to be held for one year and to become the permanent property of the Unit winning it three times.
Seniors May Order Cards And Invitations All Week
Seniors may order invitations at Fraser check stand any day this week. The stand will be open from 8:30 in the morning until 3:30 in the nineton for the orders which must be turned in before the end of the week. For the orders which must be: for the leather covers 45 c's; for the paper covers, 25 cents; and for the small engraved ones without the insert, 12 cents. Seniors may also order personal cards at a special rate. For the orders which must be before the middle of May, say Reliey, chairman of the senior invitations committee, this morning.
Engineers' Exposition Plans Now Complete For Annual Program
Conferences, Exhibits, Banquet Athletic Events, and Dance Are Arranged
A conference on "Power and Power Transmission" for the afternoon of April 20 is one of the recently determined features of the Englenders' Exposition. The purpose of this conference is to bring out for discussion all of the factors influencing the generation and transmission of power, which is to be led by Dean P. F. Walker, will be general and open to all.
Friday morning two general addresses, open to the public, will be given in the lecture room of Marvin hall. A. H. Lichy, vice-president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, will talk on some phase of "Personal Relations in Industry." Prof. F. M. Dawson of the department will discuss recent cement Investigations on the Constitution of Portland Cement." Classes will be dismissed for these lectures at the option of the faculty.
The engineers' banquet will be held Friday, April 20, at 6 o'clock on Wednesday's grill room. Several interesting stunts will be given. Tickets are being sold this week by members of the various departments. The number on sale is limited to 225, and the banquet includes a banquet, urgles all who wish to attend to buy their tickets at once. The Exposition proper, which will be free to all, will be opened Saturday morning, April 21, at 8:30. The industrial engineers are preparing diagrams to show visitors the locations of the exhibits in the different buildings. There will be from thirty to fifty exhibits. Visitors to the relay games will find the exposition attraction as there will be nothing to engage them Saturday morning.
Athletic events will be held Thursday afternoon, April 19, beginning at 4:30, according to Carl Meng, e23, manager of athletics. They will consist of the finals in t e 50, 100, and 150 m races; a relay; a mile relay; and the quarter mile walk. Other events will be the shot put, broad jump, high jump, and tag of war. The preiminaries in the dashes will be run off Wednesday afternoon, April 18. Trophies will be awarded to winners of first place in the short relay, also trophies for the best departmental and individual exhibits.
The Exposition will be brought to a climax in the form of the traditional Hobnail Hop, Saturday evening, which promises to be the best yet, according to Joe Radotsky manager. This event is open only to students in the School of Engineering and their guests. The theater, decorations, and some original stalls during the intermission. Light refreshments will be served. Tickets are now on sale.
Junior College Movement Assists University Work
"The junior college movement has had a tremendously important bearing upon university work," said Prof. E. F. Engel, secretary of the committee on advanced standing and accredited high schools." "Junior colleges relieve the congestion in the freshman and sophomore classes.
The junior college movement as an educational problem is making rapid headway all over the country. This movement is being recognized by the Junior college. It recognizes in these colleges one of the significant forms of organization today, and welcomes the movement to be far as these formal agreements as to standards.
President Harding Is Back to Work After Trip South
Large Number of Important Problems Have Piled up During His Absence
(United Press)
Before 10 a. m. the President was in conference with Secretary of State Hughes. Later he had appointments with Secretary Hoover and Senators Capper and Curtis. It is understood that the appointment of the "dirt former" representative on the Federal Reserve Board.
Washington, April 9-2 Back in the White House after five weeks of complete rest in the south, President Harding was at his desk early this morning to tackle the large number of important problems that have piled up during his absence from Washington.
Sugar Problem to Come First Indications are that sugar prices will probably be the first thing to force itself upon the attention of the executive. Progressives in Congress are ready to carry to Mr. Harding their demand that all alleged sugar gavings, responsible for the recent jump in prices, be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and to inform him that his tariff commission investigations are insufficient to force down prices.
Conference With Lord Cecil
Conference With Lord Cecil
The President must next decide what course his party shall take in replying to the sudden wave of activity in behalf of the League of Nations. He is expected to have a conference next week with Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain, who will probably place before Mr. Harding his plan for a modified League of Nations, which might be acceptable to public opinion in the United States.
Other problems awaiting attention, include: the future policy regarding the American merchant marine; what steps the United States shall take to modernize its fleet in view of Great Britain's denial that she is making her old dreadnaughts more powerful.
A large number of vacant offices, including the "dirt farmer's" representation on the Federal Reserve will necessitate re appointment.
Police on Trail of Thief
Student Returns Beads Which Negro Tried to Sell
The return of a string of beads for which Mrs. Williams, the owner, living in Henley house, had offered a reward of $25, has caused the police to believe a student of the University and a negro porter of the University, whose names are being withheld pending arrest this afternoon, are guilty of several of the hill robberies committed this year.
A negro, reported to be a porter in the University, had tried to sell Abe Wolfson, pawn broker, the beads and a ladies' wrist watch. Mr. Wolffson would not buy them and notified the police of the case.
No more was heard of the beads until yesterday, after Mrs. Williams had raised the reward from $5 to $10, then to $15 and then to $20, and so on. When asked, she asked, the beads were returned to her by a white student of the University.
K. U. Professor Speaks on Dyes Over WDAF
Ray Q. Brewster, professor in the department of chemistry, in an address broadcasted by the Kansas City Star, WAFD, Thursday night, discussed the value of dyes to the bacteriologist. Professor Brewster told of the various ways in which the bacteriologist uses dyes. They are a very important tool in testing and detecting bad water and milk, and with the use of dyes stains can be made so that bacteria can be counted with accuracy. Professor Brewster said that the development of dyes to the extent to which we have them today has been accomplished within sixteen years. Up to that time the art of dyeing and the number of dyes used had changed only slightly since the time of the Greeks and Romans or even earlier.
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