THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIX
BIG BASEBALL MAN TO HELP K. U. NINE
Fred Clark, Formerly Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates Offers Services to Team
WILL BE HERE APRIL
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922.
Has Knowledge of All Basebal From Minor to Major League
Fred Clark, of Winfield, Kan,
who was for fifteen years known as
the famous manager of the Pittzburg
Pirates, will be in Lawrence for
about ten days, beginning the first
of April, as a guest of the University
of Kansas and his nephew Charles
“Brick” Brunton, a former all state guard on the Winfield basketball team.
Mr. Clark is widely known throughout the United States as an authority on baseball. He is very much interested in seeing that K. U. again have a pennant to this year, and as a result has offered Coach "Pat" Johnson a scholarship to show the men how it is done in the big leagues.
Mr. Clark knows all the ropes of baseball from minor to major leagues. He started his career with the team at Hastings, Neb., he then went to St. Joe, Savannah, and to Louisville. He played in four games on show. After playing with Louisville, in 1895, he shifted to Pittsburgh in 1900, where he played first base and left field until 1912. While with Pittzburg, manager Clark's team never finished lower than four place. They won the National League in 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, and the world's senior series championship in 1909.
Manager Cark was somewhat of a bitter, making an average of over 300 per cent for eleven consecutive years. His best year he hit over the 400 mark, and the lowest about 294. Hosmer Wagner hit thirteen concussions in his last season to break his record this year. Mr Clark retired in 1915.
Before coming to K. U., Manage Mark plans on a trip to Hot Springs, Ark, with the Pirates for the game of baseball on April 14 of March. During his time here he will be with the K. U. baseball squar preparing them for their first series of games with the Oklahoma colleges which are scheduled for April 14-11 meetings.
"Potts" Clark realizes that such a man will not only benefit his squad by his teachings, but will add prestige to Kanaus. He says, "We are more than glad to take advantage of Fred Clark's offer to aid us in preparing for the coming season, as it will allow him to be the best instruction possible. Mr. Clark's knowledge of baseball is undisputed and he represents the highest type of man. We are fortunate in being able to obtain his services."
DISABLED VETERANS MET
NUMBER 100.
Assured Co-operation by the Veteran's Bureau
Jayhawk Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War meet last night in the office and hold a short business meeting.
H. S. Jacks field representative of the United States Veteran's Bureau, was in Lawrence yesterday and expressed his approval of the Disabled Veterans Act. Hank Robbins, commander of the chapter, Mr. Jacks said that the Disabled Veterans had been officially recognized by the president and the Veterans' Bureau, and declared himself in favor of all movements apologizing for their involvement, they did not interfere with any regulations of the Veterans' Bureau.
A campaign is being organized now to get every wearer of the silver star who lives in Lawrence or is attending the University to become members of Jayhawk Chapter, since it is a national organization—similar to the American Legion—and does not restrict its membership to vocational men alone as is the popular impression.
The next meeting of the organization will be on March 9. ___
Topkapi, Feb. 24—Dr. L. H. Mumm 64, former chief surgeon for the Rock Island Railroad, died here this morning following a short illness.
Topeka, Feb. 24—Gov. Henry J Allen today appointed John McCarter of Syracuse, sheriff of Hamilton County, to succeed O. T. Jones, renamed.
Torch Plays Hostess at George Washington Tea
Members of Torch, senior women's society, were hostesses at the W. S. G. A. George Washington tea held in Fresher Rest Room Thursday afterron from 3:30 until 5 o'clock. About two hundred women came in during the party to help cozy a cup of waffers, candy hatties, and red, white and blue mints.
Next week W. S, G.A. is planning to give a tea for freshmen women only, according to Nadine Cox. "We hope that the freshmen will take advantage of this chance to have a good time, and at the same time to get better acquainted," said Miss Cox this warning.
MEMORIAL WORKERS
RETURN FROM DRIVE
Hill and Church Have Checked Up Work to be Done in 12 Counties
"Scoop" Hill and Basil Church returned last night from a trip through twelve counties in southeastern Kansas in the interest of the Memorial
was to check up on the various districts with regard to their campaigns, "The outlook was very favrable," said Mr. Hill. The counties seemed to have real, live men to look after them. "They were the thing through successfully."
The following is a list of the counties in the order in which they were visited with the name of the chairman and the date of the campaign: Franklin—F. M. Harris—March;Miami—R. G. Allison—March 15 and 16; Bourbon-Hubert Lardner—March 13 and 14; Laberde—Webster Kindall and W. W. Brown—March 1 and 2; McKinnon—March 10, Allen-A. R. Stroup, acting Algernon—March 6. In the following the campaign is now going on: Linn—J. R. Smith; Cherokee-John Hamilton; Montgomery-Chilese Iso, Geo. Guerseey, Jr., and Fred Owler; Wilson-Dennis Sheeled and B. H. Hill. In
Crawford County, Captain W. S. Watson, chairman, and Anderson County, Gail Carvey chairman, the date has not been set.
The entire trip of some 496 miles was made by automobile despite the rain which caused some trouble the last day out. It took four days traveling day and night part of the time to make the trip, and they met about 50 former K. U. people at the different towns where they stopped.
PROFESSOR'S WORK BY RADIO
Skilton's "Indian War Dance" on Star's Program Yesterday
"The Indian War Dance," a composition by Prof. C. S.K. Skilton of the School of Fine Arts, was one of the numbers of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concert transmitted by the wireless apparatus of the Kansas City Star yesterday. "Depuis le jour" from Louise was sung by Mrs. George Cowden, who recently gave a concert here in Fraser Hall.
The concert was heard all over the country. The Star received messages from those who had heard it from Devonian geologists and from all parts of Kansas, J. S. Russell of Lawrence, listened in with his private receiving set which he made a year ago. The atmospheric conditions were exceptional. He said he would have been brief and few interruptions by telegraph code signals, he said.
Mabel Normand is Now Reported Out of Danger
Los Angeles, Feb. 24—"Mabel Normand is greatly improved and is in no danger whatever of death." This bulletin was issued shortly before noon today by John Waldron, manager of the Mack Senn studios' business, Jessica was playing the leading role in "Susanina" at the time of her collapse.
Waldron's statement was made after a report had been circulated by friends of Miss Normand, saying that the famous film *comedieuse* was near death as a result of worry and sickness, following the murder of William Desmond Taylor. According to the report, Miss Normand's condition had reached a crisis today when her trouble, starting from death down a few days later to death, down to serious that she had been removed to a quiet home at Argentina, where she was placed under a corps of nurses. It was reported that Miss Normand had influenza, was partly paralyzed, and was unable to speak to attendants in the sick room.
SCHOOL OF LAW HOLDS ROUSING CONVOCATION
Meeting Held to Generate Pep for Annual Engineer-Law Debate
FACULTY MEMBERS SPEAK
Express Confidence in Winning Ability of School of Law Debaters
Convocation of the School of Law students was held in the Little Theatre at 10:15 o'clock this morning to arouse interest in the Engineer-Law debate which will be held in about two months.
The president of the School of Law, Leon W. Lundb脏, explained that the purpose of the meeting was "to revive the spirit of the fighting Laws in order to beat the Engineers." He then introduced actor-Durick Burdick.
"The history or cause of these debates is unknown, but they have always been popular and well attended." The winners won the first two, but after that the Lawns began to wake up, and they wened the third. We can't afford to be indifferent and to neglect preparation for this debate. We must realize that we need to act at stake and must do everything we can to make a creditable showing."
Dr. Frank Strong went on to explain that the debakes had originated during his term of office, but that they had been interrupted by the war. "We held him in captivity and he held its own in any intellectual strife of this kind. But it is necessary for every man who has the capacity for debating to come to the try-out. We can best the Engineers again just as much as he concluded." "Good back to you."
Some of the important reasons why the students and faculty should get b bind this debate, were given by Prof. R. F. Rice. "This is a stricly participatory activity," he said. "We've got to wait it." I have no fear for the result.
"When you follow looks to a bunch of hard-handed sons of toll," Assistant Professor John E. Hall declared, "it reflects on you as well as the school. We can win if we work and have the peep and enthusiasm."
The man who has done a great deal toward arranging the debate, Eugene Wheeler, was the last speaker. The School of Engineering has a great reputation for fighting against. We've got to win. Keep behind it, men, till we do."
Try-outs for the debate will be held a week from Monday at 2:30 o'clock. The subject for debate is: "Resolved, That the issuance of Free Tax Securities authorized by the state should be abolished."
A rousing Jay-Hawk was given a the close of the meeting.
TO ATTEND CHICAGO MEETING
K. U. Professors Leave Saturday for Educational Organization
Dean Kelly, Dean Kent, Dr. F. P. O'Brien, Prof. Walter R. Smith, and Prof. H. P. Smith will leave Saturday, February 25, for Chicago to attend the meetings of several of the lead educational organizations of America.
Meetings will begin Thursday, February 23, and will continue through Wednesday, March 1. The more implemen- tation the activity will require this period area. The National Society for the Study of Education; the National Vocational Guidance Society the Society of the American College for Women; and the National Council of Educational Research
Various topics on education will be discussed. Among the speakers will be Scott, Helen Woolley, Walter Dll Scott, Fred Allen, Dr. John Brewer, Mrs. Julia Lathrop, William M. Davdson, and Miss Edith Camphill
Topek, Feb. 24.-J. G. Eagen of the attorney-General's office, F. D. S. Smith of Hutchinson, Morelfield Storey of Boston, Massachusetts, former president of the American bar association, and an assistant of Stacey's will appear before the United States Supreme court next week to present his case. Howat cases which have been appealed to the Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the Kansas Industrial court law.
Test for Industrial Court Law
Dean Kelly is the president of the National Society for the Study of Education. This organization has a membership list that includes the names of all the outstanding educators of America.
Service Organizations Secure "Powder River'
The local posts of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars have secured the motion picture, "Powder River" and will show it in Lawrence on the nights of March 6 and 7.
"Powder River" is a picture taken by the army signal corps, and portrays the life of a combat division from the time of its training in the war until it arrived home for mustering it. It shows several outfits in action.
The picture is at present being shown in Kansas City, Kan., under the auspices of the Legion. A report in the Kansas City Star says that crowds are being turned away at the performances, and that a theater Wednesday was sent to the theater Monday to hold the crows in check.
MEN'S COUNCIL PASSES ON JAYHAWKER PLANS
Plans Will be Submitted to W S. G. A. and to Whole Student Body
At a regular meeting last evening, the Mom's Student Council approved the new plans for the publication of the Jayhawker, which appeared in the Daily Kansan of Tuesday, February 21, except for a few minor changes, said Ed White, president of the Council this morning. The plans are to be submitted to the W. S. G. A. for their consideration and will then be published, continued Mr. White. The plans which call for the election of a Jayhawker editor and business manager must come from the same class during their tenure of office, as has been the practice in former years will be put up to the student body for a vote of acceptance about the second week in March.
The Council also discussed and appointed a committee consisting of Joe Bloomer, Frank Goodnow, and John Winkler to formulate and present to the Council, plans for the holding of such an election which would protect and eliminate illegal voting. This plan if perfected in the next session would ensure voting. In the past there has been evidence of false voting which has necessitated such action by the Council, and in order to make the system more complete a more careful watch on each individual voter will be taken. Together with considering amendments to the submitted plans for the Jayhawker, the Council requested the auditing委员会 that in the future the manager of any organization complies with the requisite will shall refuse to turn over a receipt of expenditures and considering that refusal as guilt, the case shall then be reported to and investigated by the Council.
WIRE FLASHES
Waco, Tex., Feb. 24.—K. S. Crosson, real estate man, on trial in district court for criminal assault, was shot and killed in the court room today by Miss Marfee Mathews, 15, the complaining witness.
With a smoking resolver in her hard, the fifteen year old girl stood over the body of her betrayer and expained.
Kansas City Mo., Feb. 24 — Four unmasked batsmen today held up, and robbed Robert Estes of the Estes Merentile Company of $800 in cash and escaped. The bands halted Estes but drove a car, in front of scribbling fans, and forced him to drive a block away where the roster was staged.
Washington, Feb. 24—By a vote of five to three the Republican sub-committee of the House Ways and Means committee today voted against the sales tax as a means of raising money for the soldier bonus.
Veterans Ask Congress To Grant One-Cent Ratio
"I thought I ought to."
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, who hold their twenty-third annual convention at Seattle, Washington 14-21, are petitioning Congress for early consideration of an amendment providing that the one-cent per mile rate be raised from $0.095 to $0.10 and from their national conventions. This amendment to the Transportation Act has been introduced by Senator Wesley Jones of Washington. If it is passed, it will make permanent the special rate granted the American Legion by the railroads last year, to apply to the one convention each year.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS TO HOLD BIG BANQUET
March 16 is the Date Set for Embryo Edison's Annual Blow-Out
WILL NOT BE STAG PARTY
Wireless Concert Will be One of the Features of the Evening
March 16 was the date set for the Electrical Engineers' Banquet by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in their meeting last night. The banquet will be held at the Commons. Work was started by all the committees in charge, and committees were appointed for Engineer's Day the date for which has not been set yet.
The first speaker at the meeting was Prof. F. E. Johnson, who gave a history of the Electricis' Banquet in order to stimulate interest in the affair and inform the new members. Talks were then made by the chairmen of the committee on the work that was to be carried out, the chairmen of the banquet, Henry Albach; Chairman of the stuenta, Henry Appley; Chairman of decorations, Carl Gray; Chairman of the program, Eric Miner.
Th Eclecticals' Banquet is different from other engineering banquets in that lady friends are invited. The cost of the banquet will be less this year than before as an inducement to a larger number to come.
Records were made on a dictaphone last night of the pieces played by the A. I. E. B. e琴廊 and the quartettes. These will be sent to Kansas City and the sound also transmitted by wireless to the banquet hall. They also hope to have a talk by Chancellor transmitted in the same fashion.
One unique feature of the evening is to be a concert given by an orchestra in Kansas City and transmitted to the banquet hall by wireless. An amplifier will be placed in the room which will make the music heard by all present. Arrangements have already been made with the orchestra.
A history of Engineer's day was given by Professor George C. Shaad after the banquet plans were finished, and also short talks by the Committee Chairman who are Wallace James, Chairman of Athletics and Donald Eyer, Chairman of the Floats Committee.
Refreshments were served at the end of the meeting.
PEN AND SCROLL ELECTS
Cooperate With Quill in Publish ing Oread Magazine
Pen and Scroll held a special election last evening for officers for the spring semester. Those elected were: Walker Means, president; Eva Drum, vice-president; Frances Edna Wright, secretary; Helen May Marcy, treasurer; and Harley Ferrin, sergeant-at-arms.
Plans to co-operate with Quill Club in publishing the Oread Magazine wore discussed. It was decided that the rhetoric instructors would be asked to recommend freshman candidates for admission to the club. Each candidate will then be asked to submit a manuscript to be read before and voted upon by the organization. The final selection was based on sea experiences near the Philippines and Walker Means read an original poem.
Poet's Club Criticizes Work of Own Members
Rhadanamthai, University society of doets, met yesterday afternoon in room 213 Fraser, with Professor Iopkins acting as Rhadanamthai at the Hate. Poems by the following were read and criticized: Margaret arklin, Ralph Smith, George Sturble,吱 Bishon and Harv Walker.
A humorous verse by Richard Broadhead entitled, "A New Slant on George" was read. The poem surprises what George Washington would do were he living today. It will be criticized at the next meeting of the lab, which will be held Wednesday, March 8, at 7 o'clock.
Cooplastomil Club Meets Sunday
A meeting of the Cooplastomil
Club will be held at 1400 Rhode Island
Street on Sunday afternoon. The
sub-committee in charge of the International Night will present its report for general discussion. Eight nationalities are going to participate in the forthcoming entertainment, each will give a typical scene from his country.
Kansan Board Elects New Editors to Stafl
Meeting in its regular monthly session yesterday afternoon, the Kansan Board elected the following editors to constitute the Kansan staff for the next month: Elmer Soefert, editor-in-chief; Joe Turner, news editor; Clerg Ferguson, campus editor; Ray Dyer, sport editor; Marion Shipley, telegraph editor; Benn Hilbs, plain author; Larry Lesh, exchange editor; Glick Schutz will continue as sport editor until the basketball season is over when Ray Dyer will assume complete editingorship. The board passed a resolution to meet every two weeks instead of once a month as formerly.
CARL SANDBURG WILL COME HERE MARCH
Famous Chicago Poet to Entertain Merchant's Short Course Visitors
Carl Sandburg the Chicago poet, will give an entertainment here the night of March 7 in Fraser Chapel, it was definitely announced today. The Merchant's Short Course will be in session at that time at time at the University, those in attendance will have their course are going to give their visitors access to hear Sandburg, and the Chicago poet's entertainment will be a feature of the University's hospitality to out-of town merchants.
Since the recent announcement in the Kansas that efforts were being made to secure Sandburg for a lecture-recital, many persons-faculty members especially—have expressed their apprehension of the poet's work and ability to successfully entertain an audience.
One of the chief reasons for Sandburg's popularity is said to be his gift for singing the folk-songs of the American people. The author of "Smoke and Steel" has demonstrated that there are other real folk-songs in states like Idaho. That the early neo-gothic spiritualists or the more modern blues
That he can sing these songs and memorize his hearers is evidenced by the following from the Chicago News: "The boy-eyed bungaloo is rooing of the wheatfields, buck and wing trilets of the tentments. He has come out of long, dusty roads and of sleep little towns along the Burlington, the Wabash and the Big Pour with new tunes in his barrel orchestra. They play Huck Finn singing of Home, Sweet Home, a glaring, slamy Omar of the cornfields. This is one of the best we've got. He's our Chicago hard, minutel of our allure, troubadour of the wheat patches outside our farm." Of our sunsets and our stockyards. A list of people know Sandburg.
ENGINEER RUNS WING TESTS
Howard Naylor, e'22, Demonstrated Strength
Howard M. Naylor, c22, has just completed testing wings of the new Longren Airplane manufactured by the Longren Aircraft Corporation at Topela, Kan. The tests that wings are extremely light, but strong.
These wings are so carefully designed with all surplus weight removed, that they successfully carried over two ton of sand in spite of the fact that the wing structure itself but little more than eighty pounds.
The type of machine from which these wings were taken is designed to carry to passengers and limited baggage nearly 300 miles in three hours. The wings can be folded up at the end of a trip and the whole car completely housed in the garage that usually accommodates a small car.
Mr. Naylor performed these tests for his thesis in engineering and as an employee of the Longren Airplane Corporation.
Phi Delta Phi Initiates Five
Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity, held initiation at the District Court rooms for the following men: Olz Thorpe, 123, Morganville; Benjamin Poster, 124, Creegan; Jim Koehler, 125, Kansas City; Mo.; Harry Blaker, 126, Pleasantan; and John Grosso, 127, Jamestown.
Dean H. L. Butler of the School of Fine Arts, who was to give an address at the Kansas State Music Teachers' Convention at Wichita on the phases of Voice Teaching" was unable to go on account of illness.
FACULTY MAV REVISE K.U. SCHOLASTIC RULE
Certain Per Cent of Failures Should Automatically Suspend Student
COMMITTEE TO ADVISE
Students Not to Cut Friday Afternoon Classes for Vacation
At the faculty meeting yesterday evening, Prof. W. W. Davis read a letter from Dean J. G. Brandt which proposed for faculty consideration the invoking of the present rule concerning failure in courses in the college. The recommendation was that students who are failing in a designated per cent of their work shall be automatically dropped from the University. Instead, the motion was referred to a special committee for examination and a report of their definite information to the faculty.
The faculty voted that this special committee be composed of five members, including the chairman of freshman advisers. The remaining members of the committee are to be appointed by the dean, and he is to be chairman ex officio of the committee.
Prof. W. S. Hunter or the department of psychology proposed to the faculty that steps be taken to increase the amount of work done in the afternoons by all students. The idea back of the way was to check the students from leaving Lawrence Friday afternoons, and of their cutting the class or two they may have in the afternoon in order to leave before the week-end vacation begins. "This greatly interferes with scholarship, are likely to miss classes on both ends," she said. And Prof. W. D. Davis in an interview this morning. "Of course this statement refers to only a very small per cent of the students," he continued. This motion was referred to the committee on administration for a report at the next faculty meeting.
A petition from the department of physical education asking for summer oaching courses in football, basketball, and track, was read and discussed. This also was referred to the office on administration for a course.
Many other petitions for summer session work were considered and assed on by the faculty.
ANSAS EDITOR VISITS K. U.
B. Doze of Wichita Recommends University Highly
"My boy, I've visited an institution today which I want you to attend some time." In this extract from a letter to his eight year old son, J. E. Doze, he writes that Kaitlin Eagle, gives his opinion of the university of Kansas. Stating further in an interview this morning Mr. Doze, who has been visiting the University the past few days, says, "I have visited a number of universities where I cannot see but what the University of Kansas is as good as the best."
In commenting on the University Daily Kansan, Mr. Doze said, "You have as fine a paper as any of its size in the state." Mr. Doze writes in a college education for journalists and says that a great deal of the talk against college journalism is probably due to jealousy.
"A student of journalism gains a practical working foundation which hastes his advance when he leaves school and gets into the larger game. All he lacks then is experience," concluded Mr. Doze.
Eleanor Ridgway Speaks On Experience in Alaska
Eleanor J. Ridgway, one of the few Alaskan missionaries in active work, spoke at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Prof. E. M. Hopkins' residence on "Religious Work Among the Alaskan Indians."
Alone in an outpost many miles from an American settlement of any size, and hundreds of miles from a white person of her sex, Miss Ridgerean man's work. She told of an Indian convert whose religious standards surpass those of many civilized Christians. The rude, untutored Indian told the missionary that he was going to be straight forward in his faith, believing in God himself believe that he was a Christian if he were not one.
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