THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INDIAN GIRL ATTENDS CONFERENCE IN CHINA
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World's Christian Federation Conference to Meet in Pekin, China
LEADERSHIP CHIEF NEED
Nations Do Better With Indiana
Than Alien Workers Says
Miss Muskrat
Ruth Muskrat, an Indian girl, a Cherokee from Oklahoma, who has been working her way through the business of representing to the world's Christian Federation Conference which meets at Pekin, China, April 4 to
to get the students of the world into vital touch with each other and to strengthen international viewpoints as regards problems peculiar to stau
Miss Muskrat has been making her way thus since she was seventeen years of age. She is just a more girl yet, but she has the interests of her family and students as the students of the United States in general. For the past few years, she has labored strenuously, organizing drives, religious and educational, among her people, interpreting the world for Y. W. C. A. work in New Mexico.
"Indian women are more capable in most respects than the men. They know how to barter; they are shrewder. On the other hand, the men go in for more social activities If I have a party, I can always count on the mom attending. But if I want a financial drive, I appeal to the woman."
"The primary need of my people," says Miss Mukrat, "is trained native leadership—Indians themselves, who understand the peculiarities of the tribe and who can work with them. For, an Indian properly educated can do much more with them than can an outsider.
There will be fifty-seven different nations represented at the Federation Conference, twenty more than were present at the last conference at St Bestehen, Switzerland. The World's Christian Federation was organized in 1895 at Lake Vetter, Saskatchewan, near the town of Vadamata. At present it has a membership of over 200,000 students.
Among the delegates there will be a representative of the negro race, as well as the national W. Y. and Y. M. C. A. secretaries. The University of California, as well as Mount Holyoke and Ohio State College, has contributed to the personnel of the party.
Following the conference the delegates will be divided into twos and will visit the principal universities and colleges of both China and Japan. They will sail from Shanghai for home about May 30. Miss Muskrat has a complete schedule for the summer when she returns to Australia, where she will lecture previous to the fall school term in the principal cities.
"I can't realize you," says Miss Muskrat, "that I am going to China for so great a work. It seems more like a dream than anything else."
Lizzard is Pickled So He Wont Take Col
Two live reptiles, a lizard, and a diamond back rattlesnake, and the prepared skins of three ducks were received at Dyche Museum yesterday from Victor Householder, a former student, who is with a large oil and irrigation company at Gila Bend, Arizona.
The lizard which is much smaller than the Gila monster was nearly dead from cold. It is light brown with a collar of black. The reptile also is found in Texas and Oklahoma where it is called the "boomer."
Both the lizard and the snake have been "picked" and will be put with the other preserved reptiles in the cases.
The duck skins are the first ever received here from that particular section of the United States.
A large number of new French and Italian books, about ninety volumes, have come in at the Library, but have not yet been listed and cataloged. The shipment includes novels and books on science, science and scientific subjects.
Katherine Myers, of Springfield Mo., was the guest of Patty Miller c'24, the first part of the week
Contracts Made For Power Plant Equipment
The Link Belt Co., of Chicago, has contracted to furnish the power plant with a coal blower and conveyer for $14.444. This equipment includes rock crushers, motors, and weighing machinery. James A. Kimball, business manager for the Board of Advisory, will work with the understanding that the price named should include the installation of the machinery.
A contract was also let to the Weber, Chimney Co. of Chicago for the erection of a 250-foot concrete smoke
stack for $9 075. The state will furnish the crushed rock and will do the evacuation. The buffer equipment, the Wallace Wagner Co. of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is being sent now and other work on the plant in progress.
BLITZ AND DYER BACK FROM DEANS' SESSION
Dean Blitz Chosen Secretary o Association of Dean of Women
Women
Dean Anne Dudley Blitz attended the ninth annual session of Deans of Women, which was held in connection with the National Educational Association, at the blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, Feb. 23-25. At the election of officers for next year Dean Blitz was made secretary, and Miss Thyra Amos, a former Kansas woman, was chosen as chairman.
One of the most significant addresses, as considered by Dean Blitz and Dean Dyer, was also in attendance, was made by Prof. R. W.
Husband of Dartmouth and was full of suggestions for the personnel work with college students. Miss Blitz and Dean Dyer thought it so extremely valuable that they had a long discussion afterwards with Dr. Husband on the possible application of that work in Kansas.
Helen Bennett, who is to be here at the University in March to hold a Vocational Conference for junior and senior girls, was the primed meeting during which the placing of women graduates was discussed.
The session Friday morning was of special interest to Dean Blits as it was the occasion for dermotrices. Miss Blits was interested in seeing that the dermotric
when one the speaker tried ad examples of unusually fine buildings were those of which she had the floor above it. And when all is familiar in working out the plans for the dormitories in Kansas, Miss Bixx read a paper, prepared by Miss Alberta Corbin, telling how Kansas secured the money from the state legislature for the dormitories at the five state institutions.
REV. BLACKMAN AT Y. W.
Says Movies Are Ideal Way of Teaching
Rev. E. A. Blackman insists that Jesus is having more influence on the lives of men and women today than ever before. What better examples need be given to the present motto than "He profits most who serves best."
Rev. Blackman from Chanute, Kan., and national chaplain of the American Legion. In his address to the V. W. C. A. in Myers Hall Tuesday, he explained the teachings of Christ.
Jeans was considered the ideal teacher, and His methods varied according to the occasion. He used Socrates' answer, the rhetorical question with the inevitable answer, and the metaphorical example. There was a time for didactic teaching, and always by using the practicality of His words.
The Quill Club will hold a meeting in Fraser rest room tonight, at 7:30 o'clock. Those on the program are: Lottie Lee, Mary W. Hess, Charlotte Alken, Adolph Bruech, Molba Parker.
One of His chief ways of making a lesson clear was by the picture method, the use of the parable. Reverend Blackman would not then criticize the book for its lack of focus on the church, "I believe," he said, "that if Jesus were living today, He would not only use the moving picture machine, but He would act in pictures Himself. What better way could He train his students to speak the vast territories of this earth?"
Tau Sigma held a meeting last night to conduct try-outs for membership in the security. The following candidates were elected to membership Marion Reed, Lucinda Griffith, and Larry Kemper.
Cluster Wasser, of Kansas City, a former student in the University, is visiting at the Sigma Chi house this week.
NEED STATE CONTROL FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN
Home Economics Professo Helps To Draft Children's Bills For Legislature
The drafting committee for dependent children met here Wednesday evening with Dr. Florence Brown Sherbon, of the department of home economics, who is secretary of the Kansas Children's Code Commission. Proposed bills to be submitted to the state legislature were discussed.
The drafting committee is working on a number of bills to place the adoption of children under state supervision and to provide for better care for abandoned and neglected infants under two years of age. Children under five are to be to the State Orphanage at Atchison, but Dr. Sherbons says that the state makes no provision for the care of children under that age.
"It is true," she said, "that certain private homes and institutions are licensed for this purpose, but there is nevertheless a very definite need for state control. Because of this lack of supervision and centralization," added Dr. Sherbon. "It is a morous fact that many infants are given away without record of their disposition or later care."
The committee members who met with Dr. Sherbon Wednesday evening are: D. F. Shirk, chairman of the Kansas Children's Home Society, at Topoka and Mrs. Mary Mefariane, State Superintendent of Home Demonstration Agents of K. S. A. C. at Manhattan.
Doctor Work Nominated For Postmaster-Genera
Washington, March 2.—D. Hubert Work, at present First Assistant Postmaster General, was nominated today by President Harding to be Postmaster General, the White House officially announced.
Doctor Work succeeds Will Hays, whose resignation to become director general of the movies becomes effective Saturday.
Formal announcement of Work's selection was made following a conference he had with President Harding today.
Fred Prebble, 122, is attending classes again after an attack of influenza.
Aggie Journalist Head Spoke Here Yesterday
Nelson Antrim Crawford, head of the department of journalism at the Kansas State Agricultural College, spent yesterday in Lawrence gathering material for a series of articles regarding agriculture, for the Kansas City Post. Mr. Crawford spoke in the afternoon to Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism internship, on Tuesday. An interesting feature of his talk was that of the problem of the young journalist.
Mr. Crawford is well known, being national president of the Quill Club, an organization which is active on the K. U. campus. He is also president of the Kansas Authors' Club, and a noted poet.
A New Dramatic Star Created By Necessity
During the recent tour of the cast for "The Big Idea" presented by the Dramatic Arts Club, one of the members became ill and the manager was at loss for a substitute. Apparently the only person available was Mrs. Arthur Mac Murray, wife of Professor McAurlium, Dramatic Arts Club admiral, who had previous experience in this line and was quite timid about taking the part.
W.A. A. WILL PRESENT SILVER TROPBY CUPS
The cast spent the afternoon rehearsing and coaching her in the part of the maid and by evening were all set for the test. Mrs. Mac Murray came on, and though she vowed her knees were shaking and she was figuratively "searched to death," the performance went off with unprecedented editions and Mrs. Mac Murray was voted the success of the evening.
Cups to be Given Both Intra-
Mural and Inter-Class
Winners
The Women's Athletic Association is donating to the winners of th inter-classt tournament, a large silver cup, on which the name of the winner will be displayed.
Besides this grit, the W. A. A. is awarding a large cup to the winning organization in the intra-mural tournament. This cup will not belong permanently to any group, but will be awarded every year, with the name of the organization holding it each year engraved upon it. Arranging these cups will be given to the winners of each group. These cups will then be in the permanent possession of the teams winning them.
The custom of giving cups to the winners has not been carried out in the past two years. The class of '23 has held the championship.
has held the championship.
"There should be a cup for every sport," said Misa Barto. "We are planning for cups for the winners in baseball and tennis this spring."
These gifts were decided upon at a meeting of the W. A. A. Board last night, according to Charlotte Pearson, president of the association.
The committee appointed to direct the daywalt program made reports and a final arrangement of the membership campaign was completed.
"Membership cards will be on sale in the gymnasium today and tomorrow. This is the last opportunity for
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Samuel G. Clarke 1033 Massachusetts St.
"Cause he was her ma-a-a-a-n,
But he done her wron-n-n-g."
That's the sad old story of Frankie and Albert, the sweethearts who had such a dreadful time.
Carl Sandburg sings it in his mournful, inimitable way, with the throbbing, haunting rhythm of his battered old guitar. Rooseveit's Rough Riders sang the story of Frankie and Albert around campfires beneath Cuban palms in '98. Under the big dark watertanks in a thousand little towns in the Middle West the hoboes gather and harmonize to its strains on moonlit summer nights.
"Now Frankie was a good girl,
As everybody knows.
Went down to the store and bought Albert
A hundred dollar suit of clothes----------
'Cause he was her ma-a-n-n,
But he done her wron-n-g."
For the story of Frankie and Albert is old—and it's purely American! It's just one of the quaint, heart-touching melodies that Sandburg brings to his audiences—one of the folk-songs of America.
Sandburg—the Chicago Poet Fraser Chapel March 7
women to obtain them," said Selman Gottlieb, director of the campaign "and any woman entering the intramural tournament or the spring sports must be a member of the W. A. A."
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pen and Scroll will meet tonight In Fraser Rest Room.
Company "C" will meet in front of the Gymnasium tomorrow at 4:30 to
Student Open House will be held at the Christian Church Sunday evening at 5:30. A program has been prepared and lunch will be served.
have picture taken for its section in the Jayhawker. Every man must be there in uniform.
R. HERRON,
Capt. Co. "C"
Very important meeting of the Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering frater-room 111, at 7:30.
Dick Dungan, president
There will be a program for all Legion men at the Legion hall next Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. All Legion men should attend as a very good student and participate in newly organized Lawrence School Band will be a feature of the Program.
"BACKWARDS"
Is the password for entrance to the Baptist frolic at Witcraft's. 1134 Miss. St., next
FRIDAY NIGHT8 O'CLOCK
All Baptists and their friends are hereby given a genuine invitation. You can't be bored at this party. Come!
VARSITY Theatre Only
Your Last chance to See
Jackie Coogan
in
“My Boy”
This Little Chap Who is Famous
outs and a Christie Comedy
Children 10 cents
Adults 33 cents
VARSITY Friday and Saturday
BEBE DANIELS in "A GAME CHICKEN"
BOWERSOCK Thursday and Friday
BETTY COMPSON .
Pathe News
in "THE LAW AND THE WOMAN"
A Good Comdey
H. R.H. The Prince of Wales sponsors the "Bat wing" Tie
AND nowadays the "Bat wing" is not only the rage in England, but is being worn by smart young men everywhere.
Cheney Cravats-"Bat wing" bowls and scarves are made in beautiful soft silks, in a variety of original designs and unusual colourings.
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