THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIX
200 VALLEY ATHLETES
TO BE HERE SATURDAY
NUMBER 159.
Huge Track and Field Contest Brings Cream of Missouri Valley
DOPE IS NOT WORTH MUCH
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1922
kansas and Nebraska Look Best On Paper—To Be Hard Fight
When more than two hundred of the best athletes in the Missouri Valley and the Kansas Conference ensemble in Lawrence to compete in track, tennis and golf the latter part of the week, K. U. will witness one of this year's best performances brought about by the new Stadium field and track, the best in the Valley.
The new Kansas track should be fast Saturday afternoon and some record breaking marks may be established. The new tennis courts have just been finished and the Lawrence Country Club links will furnish good fields for the Missouri Valley tennis matches and the golf tournament.
Most of the entries are in for the track events, with the exception of Ames, which total to date 196. Picked athletes who are the cream of the Kansas Conference and who conform to the Missouri Valley eligibility rules have been invited. Five men from the Kansas State Normal, one from Baker, two from Kansas Wesleyan College, two from Pitting State College, two from Washburn, and two from Central Wesleyan College, Warrentown, Mo., and two from Hastings College, Hastings, Neb., have been entered.
Drake is sending 17 athletes; Grimell, 17; Iowa State, 26; K. S. A. C., 19; Missouri, 20; Nebraska, 31; Washington U., 13; Oklahoma, 15 and Kansas will have 17 men who will battle in the various contests.
Dope is as reliable as ever, which means that it is upset in every other contest and the dace at present places either Kunas or Nebraska winner. Nebraska is strong in the dashes, mile run, relay and the discus. The Jayhawkers base their hope on the field events, shot put, broad jump, pole vault, quarter mile, two mile and the hurdle. Ames shows up well in the distance races and the Kansas Aggies expect to place high in the Kansas dashes, two mile and two mile dashes not running in strong form as was shown in the meet with Missouri recently. Drake is looking forward to the taking to 100 and 220-dash desches, and Grinnell bids fair t take the high jump.
The two mile race will be spectated har with Sara Yekonal, the Angie star, and Rathburn, speedy Ames runner, sees sailing back and forth. Bradley should be high point man again. He is entered in the 100 yard dash, broad jump, high hurdles, discus and shot put. Rogers, if he is going good, should clear the vaulting bar above the rest of the field, but Hope and Dobson may upset this dope. Altogether the does give Kansas a slight edge, but they are by no means over confident.
Organization of the students and faculty of the University, the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and the Chamber of Commerce is being undertaken by Professor Wheeler to provide cars to be at the service of the visitors at any time. All visitors will be given blue buttons with a red "guest" insignia and the cars will be labeled as Service Cars. The west stadium will be reserved for the visiting contestants, coaches and faculty members.
Freshman Honor Roll to be Published Next Fal
The Freshman College Honor Roll for this year will be published next fall, according to Dean Brandt. It has been the custom to publish in the spring, a list of freshman students who have showed the greatest promise in their work. The list was made up of students recommended by at least two instructors, and who had good grades. This list includes the second semester were incomplete. By fall all data will be in better shape and the list published will be more correct and satisfactory than those in the past.
An entirely new custom will be started next fall in the publishing of a similar list for sophomores. This will provide an incentive for the continuance of an interest in scholarship after the first year.
Pay your Stadium pledge
New X-ray Stereoscope At University Hospital
The University Student Hospital has purchased a new X-ray machine stereoscope. The X-ray machine is the portable kind which is known as the "bed-side unit," and may be easily taken to the room of the patient. It takes very clear pictures and will make possible services in the surgical line hitherto impracticable, according to Dr. Smith. The Stereoscope is used for enlarging the image of two identical plates.
The Hospital has also bought a new developing tank and dark room equipment.
OREAD MAGAZINE WILL COME OUT TOMORROW
"Short stories, good ones, lots of them. That is the feature of the May number of the Oread Magazine which comes out tomorrow," said Margaret Larkin, editor-in-chief, this morning "Even when we held the short story contest for the Early Spring Issue, there were not so many good short stories submitted, I think the Hill will like this magazine."
Short Stories Feature May Num ber According to Editor
The leading short story was written by Melba Parker, and is entitled, "Other Men's Shoes." A very funny story follows it, "Salt in the Cream," by Ida Jacohs, "Double Dating," by Grace McGuire, a story of how one young man had two dates at the same time and didn't get away with it, is both amusing and well written, according to Miss Larkin.
Poetry by Hazel Eberhard and Daisy Mariantha Bishop is featured, and there is a page of poetry from Rhadamanthi, the new poetry writing club of the University, Miss Bishop's poem, "The Broken Lily" is accompanied by a beautiful reproduction of Rodin's sculptured piece to which the poem was written. Other posts of the Hill have contributed verse. The frontispiece is a poem by Vola Bechtel entitled "H Tears Were Peems."
PRESENT "DANCE FESTIVAL"
"The essays submitted were also unusually good," the editor said. "I think I never read anything that appealed to my sense of humor" as Hazel Eberhart's "The Happiness of Lunity" does. It is a rare piece of work, and there are others equally line in their way."
The magazines have arrived from the printer's and will be for sale on the campus tomorrow. Posters were placed on the bulletin boards today, by Don Higgins, circulation manager, announcing the magazine.
Is Attended by a Good Crowd Despite Rain
Mrs. Martha Faugh Lewis, assisted by Miss Lorea Mack and Miss Rose McCaffrey, and their students presented "A Dance Festival" at the Bowers theatre last night, for the benefit of the Student Loan Fund.
The first scene showed a little girl buying a doll and all varieties were displayed by the salesman, Miss Adela Bricken, until the customer decided to buy a beautiful French Doll Scene two was number of sol dances probably the best being those of Miss Mack and Agatha Riley and the Caroline Rob Hobson, "At the Ball" was very well given with some difficult group dancing and solo dances by Miss Faugh and Mr. Travis Perol.
Although the rain came just as at the crowd commenced to arrive at the theatre a good house viewed the performance. Miss Katherine Lane sang the entire production was furnished by the Phi Mu Alpha orchestra.
Toppea, Kans., May 20. -Fire starting from unknown origin early today wiped out the business section of Hoyt, a town of four hundred people, on the Rock Island fifteen miles north of Toppea.
Fire Destroys Business Section of Hoyt, Kansas
WEATHER REPORT
Four business houses, including the inoystace were destroyed. Losses estimated at about $75,000 are practically covered by insurance.
Fair tonight and Wednesday, preceded by rain in the eastern east portion. Slightly cooler tonight with warmer weather Wednesday.
EXTEMPORE SPEAKING CONTEST IS PROPOSED
Delta Sigma Rho Discusses Possible Substitution For Debating
NEED NO PREPARATION
Speakers Would Be Given Material and Topics at
Contest
The Delta Sigma Rho, national forensic fraternity, held a meeting yesterday for the purpose of discussing the proposition of having a contest to determine which University students interested in public speaking. The contest is to be called "Extemporaneous Speaking Contest." Two prizes will be offered, one of five dollars for the first, and one of five dollars for the second choice of the judges.
The contest is to be for the true test of ability of the contestant in public speaking, without great preparation that accompanies the debates. The questions will be on subjects the contestant will be necessary, with the exception of reading the current topics in the newspapers and magazines. It is expected that many will enter this contest who do not participate in debates, as they do not prepare for the tests and make the investigations needed in debating.
A call will be issued for the candidates. The contest will require the appearance of some of the contests twice before the audience, once the first day and once the second. The reason for the two trials, is the fact that the judges will eliminate all but five at the end of the first day and the remaining five will play for the second place on the first, and second places on the second day. Each speech will last between four and five minutes.
A plan has been worked out by which the library staff will co-operate in the promotion of this contest. The heads of the schools and departments will be asked to send topics of current interest, namely, language, literature, the Faculty and librarians will select the material on the questions and file all matter pertaining to one subject in an envelope and seal it, placing a number on the outside. The contestants will be given cards which will be filed in the public speaking room for the contest, the participants will go to the office and draw a card and number. The number on the card will indicate the topic he is to have and material in the envelope is his source of information. The speeches will take place and the judges will announce the topic they are going to draw. They will again draw for their topics in the manner as before, with entirely new subjects.
Ira McDonald Was Chemist For Sugar Company
This new type of contest is not an experiment, as it has been worked out successfully in the large number of universities. It was tried at the Kansas-Missouri debate in Kansas City, when at the close of the debate, the audience asked questions; the ability to answer the questions being the real test of the knowledge of the subject. This debate was declared by many, to be the best heard for some time.
GRAD RETURNS FROM CUBA
Ira M. McDonald, A.B.21, returned to Lawrence Monday from Cuba where he has been in the employ of the Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation as a chemist since the beginning of the sugar season in January.
The Cuba Cane Sugar Organization is the largest sugar corporation in the world, having sixteen central mills scattered at different points over Cuba. Mr. McDonald was located at Central Soledad.
The "cafar" or campaign usually lasts five or six months, but the season was shorter than usual this year, due partially to the fail in the price of sugar last year and the late start in the planting of this year's crop. There was not as much cane to feed locally, so it was grazed locally, although some of the mills at other centrales were still grinding when Mr. McDonald left Cuba.
Mr. McDonald says that he likes Cuba very much. "Cuba has a nice climate, although there are many disasters," he said, with faith." He told a reporter this morning.
Dorothy Moody, c'22, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Lenexa.
Michigan Alumni Send Praise For University
Another letter, indicative of the spirit in which former students and alumni of the University are subcribing to the campaign of the Memorial Corporation, has been received by Alfred G. Hill, corporation secretary.
It is from Mr. and Mrs. Lumen Alfred Field, both of whom attended K.U. in the years 1876-81, of Grand Rapids. An extent of the letter follows.
"Both Mrs. Fields and I have loving collections of our days at the University, and especially of professor Miller, Canfield, and Marvin. We owe a great debt of gratitude to them for the ideals instilled in us through the teaching, personal contact, and association with such men.
We are not unmindful of the loyalty of K U' s former students who gave their lives for their ideals and the lives of the world."
JONES RESIGNS FROM ENGINEERING FACULTY
Mr. and Mrs. Field have pledged liberally to the Memorial Fund.
Associate Professor of Hydraulics Will Go to Minne-
The position at Minnesota is a larger one both as to salary and opportunity for increased activity in the field of hydraulics. Geographic and climatic conditions of that part of the country allow development of the work to an extent that is impossible in Kansas.
Prof. J. O. Jones, of the engineering faculty, handed his resignation as associate professor of hydraulics to Dean P. F. Walker yesterday. The resignation is to be effective at the end of next year. He accepted a similar position at the University of Minnesota, where he will begin work in September.
Professor Jones became an instructor in the school of Engineering here in 1912, and has been connected with the University ever since. He is a graduate of K. U. with the class of 1912, and received a master's degree from the university as a recognized authority in his line and Kansas is suffering a loss in his resignation.
"I am very sorry to see Professor Jones go," Dean Walker said today, "as he has been a very effective man in his work, and of decided value to the department. I understand, however, that he is working at Minnesota to do things in the line of which he is a specialist."
LEAVENWORTH BANK FAILS
Statement of Conditions May Be Issued Late This Afternoon
Deposits withdrawn was responsible for closing, authorities said. Liabilities of closed bank were $134 million in stock $100,000, and surplus $100,000.
Levermann, Kau, May 23—The State Savings Bank with deposits of $17,500 was taken over by state bank commissioner, F. H. Poster, here
Fred Montgomery, c25, of Kansas City, Kansas, was chosen as a member of the De Molay degree team which will represent the mother chapter on a trip into several of the New England states where they will put on degree work in many of the large cities.
Robes, scenery, and other equipment necessary for the installation of the De Molay chapters in the east, have been packed and everything is in readiness for the trip. The team will leave Wednesday night in a special car for Newark, N. J., the first ston.
Sherman Medill was president of the bank and Arthur Potter, who was the cashier, dropped dead on the streets about a month ago. Foster said today he might issue a statement late this afternoon, at noon he declared he could not say definitely as to the condition of the institution.
To Accompany De Molay Team in Eastern Cities
STUDENT GETS TRIP EAST
After installation has been completed in Newark, the team will go to New York City, Bridgeport, Comm., Boston and Cincinnati.
Montgomery was a member of the team that went to Washington last year and put on work before President Harding.
REDS MEET BLUES IN A BATTLE WEDNESDAY
University R. O, T. C Will Give Dress Parade In Stadium Before Attack
K. U. GIRLS TO BE NURSES
Forces Will Be Composed of Men From R. O. T. C. and National Guards
The R. O, T. C. of the University will have a dress parade Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 c'clock and will be reviewed by all of the deans of the various schools of the University at the Stadium. Col. C. H. Muehler, of Omaka, Neb., will also be here to view the parade.
Immediately following the parade the "Red" force will stage an attack on the "Blue" force. The "Blues" who will be commanded by Lieutenant Feikham, of the Engineer Corps, will be supported by three machine guns. This force will be stationed on the ridge south of Potter's Lake.
The "Red" force will have a tank, two pieces of artillery, and a platoon of machine guns. Besides these, three companies of infantry will support them. The zero hour of the battle has been set for 5:15 p. m.
Both of the forces will be composed of men from the R.O.T.C. of the Univelty and men from the National Guards. A Red Cross dressing station will be established just south of the stadium, K. U. girls will act as Red Cross nurses for the men that are wounded.
Maleor H. D. Durrick said this morning that the public is invited, the public what a real situation in our term we look at, this will provide an opportunity."
GRADUATING RECITALTONIGHT
Joint Program by Elizabeth O'Brien and Fred Semon
Miss Ruth Tandy, soprano and Miss Ade Hill gave their graduating recital in very creditable and pleasing manner last night in Prison Chapel. Miss Tandy has a very beautiful soprano voice and sang easily and with clear enunciation. Miss Ruth has also sung which combined with her splendid technique makes her a musician who holds her audience.
Mr. Fred Semon, baritone, who is pupil of Dean Butler, and Miss bilkazie B'Orien, pianist, pupil of Professor Proper, will present their joint piano recital at the annual 8:20 hour. Miss Eva Lee will accompany Mr. Semon Lungidal care bene . Sechi ve弥 ballante (Ne Nozze di Figare)
Recitative: Per il
Aria: io morro (Don Carlos) Verdi
Mr. Semon
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor
Bach-Liszt
Miss O'Brien
Der Lindenbaum
Meine Liebe ist grun
Brahms
Avant de quitter sesieux (Faust)
Gounol
Mr. Semon
Three Etudes
Etude, Op. 10, No. 7
Chopin
Prelude
Rachmaninoff
Miss O'Brien
Romance
Mandoline
The Last Hour
Kramer
Ballad of the Bony Fiddler
Hammond
Mr. Semon
Ballade, b minor
Rigoleto
Verdi-Liszt
Miss O'Brien Chickering Piano
Professor Stevens Tells Names of Campus Shrubs
Senior Laws Prepare For State Bar Examinations
The shrubs on the campus have been exciting considerable comment since they are in bloom. Many people have inquired as to the names of the plants, which is Sawneen, Steven professor of botany, has given information concerning them.
The shrubs with the red flowers east of Green Hall are Red Weigela; the small white flowering shrubs in front of Fraser are Dentizigrinia. Japanese Roses are blooming on the west side of Fraser and in front of the library. Rega's Privet is the one just above Mck Orange Library. Mck Orange (Philadelphus Coronarius) and a dwarf species of Mock Orange (Philadelphus Leneoni) are those very sweet smelling white flowers scattered about the campus.
The senior law students are preparing to take the state bar examination June 19 at Topeka. Reviews are being held for the twenty-five seniors in all the courses, except the senior courses. A review in Bills and Notes was given during the first two periods this morning. The reviews are primarily for the seniors, but any student in the School of Law can attend.
ELVEY TAKES GROUP TO OBSERVE PLANETS
at the observatory Friday night, a group of about twenty people under the leadership of C. T. Elvey, instructor in astronomy, viewed the stars through the large telescope there. These demonstrations have been conducted every Friday night for the greater portion of the school year. According to Mr. Elvey, two more evenings will be open to the public if enough sign up to make it worth while.
Two More Trips to be Made If Enough People Sign
Last Friday several of the larger planets and stars were observed. Jupiter, the first viewed, could be seen very clearly. The dark parallel marks called the belts of Jupiter, along with two of its moons were easily distinguishable. Saturn, second in magnitude to Jupiter, which is the largest planet in the solar system, was next brought under the focus of the telescope. The three concentric rings about the planet appeared almost as one large ring. Saturn, according to Mr. Elvess, the highest of all planets. Could it be placed in water, it would not sink.
Many stars were studied. Particular attention was given to the globe cluster of Hercules, appearing as a blur of stars, consisting of thousands of suns about the size of our sun. It is not known how many bodies make up the cluster, but over fifty thousand are in this system. The system is moving in the direction of this cluster at a rate of 11.6 miles per second.
Mr. Elvey gave a short lecture or each of the objects observed. Those desiring to attend the observations must sign up ahead of time, so as to limit the parties to fifteen or twenty persons. This is necessary because of the time required for each person to view the various objects.
NEW HEAD FOR DENVER U.
Boston Man Chosen For Chancellor of School
Dr. Heber R. Harper of Boston University has been chosen as Chancellor of the University of Denver, Colorado, to succeed Chancellor Emeritus Buchtel. The choice was made after two year's search by a committee of the board. All feel that Dr. Harper is the man to complete the work so ably planned and carefully begun by Chancellor Buchtel.
An extensive policy of expansion was announced at the same time that the information regarding Dr. Harper's choice was made public. Present plans are for a $2,500,000 campaign; $1,500,000 of this will go to the endowment fund of the Art Museum and six risk buildings on the present campus. A downtown campus with several buildings is also planned.
Everyone feels that the University of Denver could not continue in the present crowded condition without the adoption of a definite policy of expansion and development, and the trustees feel that Dr. Harper is the man to fill that place. Dr. Harper is at present conducting a four million campaign in behalf of the University of Boston and will not go to Denver until the close of the drive November first.
Inspect School of Medicine
Dean E. P. Lyon, of the School of Medicine of the University of Minnesota, was in Lawrence this morning in conference with the Chancellor. He is here as a member of the survey which is being conducted by the Board of Administration, inspecting the School of Medicine. The survey is under the auspices of the United States Bureau of Education with Dr. Zook at the head Dean Lyon left this afternoon for Rosedale, where he will continue his inspection. He expects to remain here only a few days.
STRANGE EXPLOSION INJURES H. S. BOYS
Velma Matthews, c22, spent the week-end in Kansas City.
Mysterious Shot at School Band Rehearsal Last Night Wounds Two
POLICE INVESTIGATING
Theory is that One of Lads Was Carrying Dynamite Caps
Carl Ericksen was severely injured in the side and Oville Chandler suffered the loss of a finger in an unknown explosion or shot at the Lawrence High School Building lost last year to the Lawrence School Band rehearsal.
The Lawrence School Band was in the midst of the last band rehearsal of the school year and the director, Harvey Marvey Dop, had declared the usual intermission during the rehearsal. During the intermission a brass quarrel took place and the band was held whole set of the band boys were resting in various places in the High School building. After about a ten minute intermission the director called the boys for the continuation of the rehearsal. The band practices are held in the assembly room of the High School on the second floor, and when the call was isis held by the band members spending their intermission on the third floor and prepared to descend the stairs to the second floor when the shot occurred. Both boys who were injured were able to work to the second floor but Carl Ericksen became weak due to the enormous loss of blood and injury to his left arm into the house south of the High School by the director and several of the boys.
A doctor was immediately summoned and the boys were quickly removed to the Memorial Hospital. At the same time the police department was called in to investigate the policemen appeared to make investigation and to keep the gathering crowd from entering the building. As soon as the boys were removed to the hospital, they returned to Chandler and Ericksen families wereailed and taken to the hospital.
Upon investigation in the High School building, blood was found in enormous quantities on the flight of stairs from the third floor and a path of blood was discovered on the second floor through the assembly room and down the fire escape on the south side of the building, which was the course taken when the boys were carried away from the building. Upon further investigation, they found the finger shot from the hand of Oville Chandler was found. Also an evidence of buckshot was found in the site of the wall by the stains, but according to the juntors of the building, these imprints of buckshot in the wall had been there for some time and the marks were not new.
The operations revealed a presence of fine pieces of metal in the wounds but no buckshot was taken from the wounds. It is now generally assumed that one of the boys was carrying dynamite caps because the metal removed from the wounds resembled the metal coverings of dynamite caps. Orville Chandler was the only one in condition to talk and he states that he had nothing of the nature of dynamite in his possession and does not remember much about the accident. He remembers much about what it. All I know is that when the shot was fired I knew I was shot and ran down stairs." Carl Erickson has not recovered sufficiently enough to be questioned.
Both of the boys were in the hospital this morning but it is expected that Orville Chandler will be taken to his home today. Carl Ericksen still remains in a very critical condition due to the serious loss of blood. He has only a fair chance for recovery, according to the physicians in charge
Chancellor Lindley Returns
Chancellor F. Hinde records
Chancellor E. H. Lindley returns
Wichita, where he was on the program Friday
morning of the convention of the Kansas State Bankers' Association. The subject of his address was the American Standard. Friday evening he delivered the commencement address at Independence High School on the subject of the pioneer spirit.
MacDowell Holds Annual Picnic
MacDowell Holds Annual Picnic
MacDowell Fraternity held its annual picnic Saturday afternoon at the Potter's Leaf. The attiredness was not as large as was expected owing to other activities at the same time. MacDowell will not meet again this semester, since examinations are so near.