THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
VOLUME X.
NUMBER
TOPEKA BOOSTS THE STADIUM UNION FUND
Chancellor Rouses Capital City Alumni for the New Memorial
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UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED
Enthusiasts from Lawrence and the Hill Enliven Start of Movement
The K. U. Stadium-Union Memorial fund campaign was formally launched in Topeka last night at the "All K. U." banquet held amid the enthusiasm of a cheering crowd that rocked the dining hall at Pelletier's Chancellor E. H. Lindley, who has been in the East, returned to Kansas to aid in the work of starting the state movement with a vigor that promises to bring victory speedily.
The Chancellor spoke on "The Significance of the Memorial." He said in part: "In the rapid development of state universities, we have outgrown the adequate provisions for the care of our students.
"The personal element in education is coming to the front as of paramount importance. No less is the element of reaching the personal lives of the students. The Union Building will be a great socializer and a great means of unifying the University spirit. The Union also is to be the home of visiting alumni. The Stadium is a concrete demonstration of a deep appreciation of the people to the demand of the Academy of education. Most of the universities of today are requiring two years of outdoor sports. The Stadium is a place for this, and it also affords friends the opportunity to enjoy these sports under favorable conditions.
"These structures, which are to be provided by the alumni and friends of the University, are more than utilitarian; they are a great memorial to the Kansas men and women who gave their lives in the Great War. The University contributed 125 of her best to that war.
"These buildings will be a shrine for all to honor the memory of the soldier dead. The sacrifices made in France no less directly contribute to the richness of the lives of Kansas men and women. In addition the great memorial figure of the late Dean Green, by Daniel Chateer, the author of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, will memorialize in marble the great esteem to be inspired in many generations of students.
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WM. A. DILL TO RETURN
Journalism Instructor Decides That K. U. is Best
A year away from the University of Kansas has been sufficient for Professor W. A. Dill, who became a popular instructor in the department of journalism in the four years that he assisted Professor L. N. Flint in upbuilding the classes until his departure, June, 1920. He has accepted the offer of the University and will return from Chicago in time to begin the college year in September. Official announcement of his acceptance has been made by Chancellor Lindley and Professor Flint.
With the resignation of Professor Petter, who desires to devote his entire time to law studies, the post of publicity agent of the University was vacated. This work is growing to be one of the most vital for the K. U. welfare in general affairs. The steady increases in classes of journalism add to the necessity of employing an experienced leader and the capacity of Professor Dill for this work is too well known to require comment. He proved his ability while here at which time work done for the Associated Press brought him the Chicago opportunity but one year in the city convinced him that Lawrence with plenty of Kansas air, freedom and sociability would mean more to his 'family circle'.
While in Chicago, Professor Dill added to his high standing in the journalistic profession. He has served on the faculty of the newly established Joseph A. Medill School of Journalism opened at Northwestern University and conducted city classes for the younger newspaper men of the metropolis under the supervision of the University.
THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1921.
Visiting Faculty Men to Be Guests at Luncheon
The visiting men on the Summer Session faculty will be guests of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce at the regular weekly luncheon of that civic organization this noon. The lunchmenu are held at the civic center, second floor, Ninth and Massachusetts streets, from 12:30 to 2 o'clock.
With President H. B, Ober and Secretary Harry Sparks, of the Lawrence Chamber, vigorous booster for K. U at all seasons of the year, one of their first thoughts was to make the visiting instructors feel at home. Dr. Forres' C. Allen is vice president of the organization, an added reason for K. U. interest in civil affairs, while Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Registrar G. O, Foster and other University leaders show their regard for the organization by frequent appearances.
Also for today, the vocational students attending the Summer Session have been invited as luncheon guests. Speakers have been selected to give a K. U. city message although the Lawrence business men have already endeared themselves to the University by continuous co-operation in many easy ways.
SEVERAL NEW FACES ON SUMMER FACULTY
Educational Standards Kept High in the Numerous Courses Offered
While all of the instructors from other institutions added to the Summer Session faculty will not be at the University for the first six weeks session of classes, those who are meeting Kansas students are well able to uphold the high educational standards set for the K.U. summer school. In several cases, they are already personally known to many of the students and teachers in attendance so their have been filled. The courses offered by them are particularly their own, these offerings accounting for a number of students choosing Kansas in preference to some other summer school.
Perhaps the foremost on the list of additional instructors is Dudley Buck, of New York City, whose fame in musical lines, has filled his work here so that he had to start in advance of the regular session. His coming is considered a real opportunity for the middle west. The music teaching force is also augmented by students from Hardin College, while Ray Gaffney, director of public school music from Herington, Kansas, and Bessie Miller, who will be the four week's session instructor in public school music from Kansas City, Kansas, have proved their successes.
Teachers who have chosen the Summer Session as a means of improving their qualification for their life work will not be disappointed in the chance to obtain educational psychological subjects for which Dr. Clarence T. Gray, of the University of Texas, is so widely known. Other visiting instructors whose summer work will mean much in aiding teachers along particular lines are Professor Ellis Lore Kirkpatrick, from the New York State College of Agriculture, whose community organization courses are given in both summer sessions, Supt. J. H. Clement, of the Junction City, Kansas, schools, Professor Thomas LeGrand Harris, of Baker University, in history, and Professor Geddes Rutherford, of Grinnell College political economy, who will come for the four weeks' school.
Magazine and editorial writing students will find the classes of Professor Harold H. Herbert, of the University of Oklahoma journalism department, practical training grounds for their chosen work. Likewise those inclined to research work in entomology have the capable supervision of Peter W. Claassen, who is assistant professor of biology at Cornell.
It has been said that the real value of the life and existence of many high schools is determined largely by the awakening of the school spirit. Professor Merle Prunty, of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, high school will give his students the methods that have proved successful. As a course in home economics of vital importance, Dr Florence Brown Sherbon, of the Kansas State Board of Health, comes to teach home hygiene and home nursing, child care and related subjects.
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole, Van, and The Blake Hall Clock, Greet You. Mr. and Miss Summer Student
Never been here before? Well, well—but you'll soon find out all about us. Introductions are in order. You know every school has its "best beloved" prof, its "Sparkin' bench," its freak, its antiquated joke of a building; and those little intimacies of campus lore play a harp part in the student memory. The University of Kansas is no exception—at least but the one that proves this fact—the one that will make these feature story favorites in the Summer Session Kansan, but this is to be in the nature of overheard comment before the formal acknowledgments of introduction.
First, there's Van, the Animal Man, a comical learned old Belgium of sixty years, with baggy trousers, steel-rimmed spectacles and a shaved head (he tells the girls that he has bobbed his, too.) His job it is to rear and care for the animals that are used in the biology and anatomy classes for dissection purposes. Just off the campus is his animal house (it's a farm of treay, lot of cats, mango dogs, and clams of guinea pigs). Van revels in his newspaper notoriety and objects not at all to be quoted in every known and unknown dialect, by the hopeful young cubs at the office.
Then there's the subject of the Blake Hall clock. Noticed our clock? Sure, it runneth—tempus fugit—but it has not quite succeeded in living down its predecessor's bad
FIRST CONVOCATION HEARD DEAN KELLY
Up to Americans to Do More Creative Study for World Progress
The first convocation of the Summer Session held last Friday morning in Fraser chapel was well attended. The principal speaker was Dean F. J. Kelley, of the University Administration, his brief address being centered on the need of Americans studying so as to create something for the progress of the world. He called attention to the fact that international contribution from American students seem to have come mostly from other nations, as seen in the distribution of the Nobel prices, of which Americans have been awarded only two in peace advancement and two in scientific progress in a number of years.
Music for the convocation was pro-
vided by Professor C. S, Skilton on
the organ and vocal selection by Miss
Agnes Husband with group singing
by Dean H. L. Butter of the
School of Fine Arts.
The old fashioned name of chapel would be a more correct term for the convocation which opened with the oxxology and the reading of scripture, which was followed by uniting in the Lord's Prayer and the singing of America. Director William H. Johnson gave a few introductory remarks in which he welcomed the students and explained the change in hour from 10am to 3pm as a new delight of this summer session. He said that he was gratified at the large enrollment of more than 1100 and that every effort would be made to make the session just as helpful as possible to those in attendance.
Dean Kelly in the address of the morning, said in part that he regarded the summer session as one of the big features of the University because it affords an opportunity for service to those who have taken up some line of work, and who come here because they feel a specific need for something that the University has for them. He said that in the few minutes that he had to talk he wished to discuss what he considered the most urgent thought of the educational world. He took as his text a passage from Edwin Slosson's "Creative Chemistry," "The man of science has signed a declaration of independence from the lower world." He cited the case of the Swedish scientist Nobel, who created an entirely new product, dynamite, by mixing nitroglycerine and gun cotton and who later left his fortune of nine million dollars to be used as an interest fund for prizes to those who made the greatest contribution along one of six different lines: physics, chemistry, literature, medicine or world peace.
"Since this fund has been es-
reputation, not to say regulation. The old clock was silent and immovable, except by mysterious spurs, which fact only made it the more fickle and unrealistic. It is gone but not forgotten, and a new clock costing $450, has taken its old place on the tower of the Physics Building.
Again, there's "Honey," colored caretaker of McCook Field and official prognosticator of football games and weather. He and the groundhog disagreed this year, so that proves—
Oh yes, and Potter Lake is another historic watermark of K. U. Should you see any girls or perchance, young men, on the campus in bathing suits and caps, be neither horrified nor mistaken. They are not motion picture actors on location for a Mack Sennett comedy and are not mistaking the road in front of the Engineering Building for the beach. No, no! They are merely on their way for a cool dip and flounder in Potter's. There are vague rumors that the O' Swimmin' Hole is having drainage, cleaning and general sanitation considered for it, but in the meantime, beginning Annette Kellermans are trying to drain the pond by swallowing it in generous and disgusting mouthfuls.
All of these old stand-bys are glad to see you on Mount Orden and join in saying "See you later in the feature story." Can you feature that?
tablished," said Dean Kelly "only four of these prizes have been awarded to Americans; two of those for contributions to world peace. He said that to a very large extent, the world attributes to America, a more selfish reason for education. We are bound physically by our animal instincts, and mentally by habits and habitsness." He ended by saying that not adaptation but creation is the key to the solution of the problem of tomorrow.
The assembly was favored by a solo by Miss Husband. She sang the "Bells of Youth," after which the meeting ended by singing The Crimson and Blue, led by Dean Butler. The Chancellor was unable to attend the meeting because he was on his way to Wilberforce College, at Wilberforce, for graduation. He mentions address, Professor Skilton's selections were "Risoluto" by Horatic Farker, and "March of Church Festival," by William Best.
Elizabeth Heyer, e24, spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in daycare.
Social Regulations;
Date Rule is Dropped
President Brown has issued the following statement of the first meeting, upon request for something official:
"I hope the men of the Summer Ses- (Continued on Page 3.)
Roll of Summer Session Students
Convocation will be at 11:30 o'clock Friday morning. Periods will be shortened five minutes. Chancellor Lindley will be the speaker of the morning, and there will be special music by the School of Fine Arts.
Following will be found a list of men and women who are in attendance at Summer Session. This is but a partial list, the remainder to be published in coming issues of the Summer Session Venus.
Men
W. H. Johnson
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Abbey, Frank Lincoln Jr., 1333 Tenn.
Bromson, Hammy, 1334 La.
Aching, Walter John, 809 Ind.
Albach, Henry John, 618 W. 4th St.
Alford, David Robert, 1215 Oread.
Allen, Devere Frank, 1301 Mith.
Allen, Erroll Warren, 1608 Edge Hill
Road.
According to Mrs. F. E. Bryant, acting Dean of Women, the House Government Rules for the Summer Session are the same as for the winter term with one exception. There is no date rule.
Allen, Luther S., 1633 Vermont.
Allen, Richard.
Allen, Ulmar Hartman, 1333 Tenn.
Allen, Wm. Sherman, 1108 Tenn.
Alstrom, Walter C., 1037 Tenn.
Angle, Fred Ernest, 1333 Tenn.
Archer, Fred Nyle,
Armstrong, David Sylvester, 1301
Tenn. St.
Armstrong, W. Thomas, 1244 La. St.
Ashley, Byron John, 1223 Oread.
Baghy, Lloyd C., 701 Maine st.
Barbee, Frederick H.
Barber, Fred Hayes, 1407 Ky,
Barnby, H. Alexander, 1614 Ky.
Barnes, John R., 1645 R. I. St.
Bartlett, N. Thomas, 1400 La. St.
Baum, E. Eldon, 114 Ky St.
Beal, Burr O.
Immediately several students, who recalled that President Rice served his term last summer, started inquiries as to whether the animated order of K. U. politicians would get busy as they do in the regular session and placard the mount with posters and advertising propoganda for a few new favorites. So far as they may be observed, the poster painters and the master politicians are mostly the respondents but that does not mean the seeking of the office represents representatives of the groups of teachers, lawyers and engineers longing for a change from the study routines.
George, George E. 1731 Ind. St.
Bodell, G. Henry. 901 Maine St.
Beery, Byron Ashby. 600 Ohio.
Lu, L. Lu, 600 Ohio.
Balt. Tallman.
The closing rules are the same. The house shall close not later than 10:30 o'clock Monday to Thursday inclusive, not later than 11:00 o'clock on Friday and Saturday, not later than 10:00 o'clock on Sunday. Women may be out after closing hours, for entertainments of general interest only. The landlady or house-mother must be notified in advance.
MENS' FORUM WILL VOTE FOR OFFICERS
gendit, Louis Carol, 1127 Ohio.
Benzer, Merrill M., 133 Ordeal.
Bennett, Charles Alvin, 919 Ind. St.
Bennett, D. Adrian, 1301 Mich.
Bermeljo, Fernando V., 1446 Ky. St.
Bernard, Clarence R., 1222 Miss St.
Berry, Merlin Smith, 1614 Ky. St.
Question of Summer Session Politics However, Not Very Disturbing
All men attending the Summer Session, who are interested in their common welfare, will be looked for Wednesday evening, June 22, in Little Theater, basement of Green Hall law building, when the Men's Forum will reorganize at 7 o'clock. President Rice E. Brown, who has announced the assemblage, has signed the official notice as the retiring president.
Women
Adams, Agnes Leon, 1122 Ohio.
Albright, Winfried Elmore, 7 Jackson Building.
Alderson, Esther, 1329 Ohio.
Alderson, Margaret Venita, 1329 Ohio
Anderson, Alma Gladys, 1310 N. Y.
Anderson, Clare Newton, 1333 Ohio.
Anderson, Gladys Camilla May, 718
Lake St.
Anderson, Mabel Z., 1825 La.
Andrus, Maude, 1231 Oread.
Andrews, Mildred, 1016 Ohio.
Anthony, Georgia, 1329 Ohio.
Arnett, Ila Maud, 937 Vermont.
Arnett, Wilma, 937 Vermont.
Atchison, Mae Julia, 629 Alabama.
Atkinson, Eleanor, 1246 Miss.
Atwood, Carrie, 1145 La.
Babcock, Julia.
Bacet, Eunice Rosetta, 1725 Tenn.
Baeur, Katharine Elizabeth, 1029 Ky
Banker, Marjorie, 1246 Miss.
Barber, Helen Brown, 1015 Tenn.
Barber, Ruth.
Barhart, Alice Clarissa, 1116 Ind.
Barhart, Emma Nylling
Baum, Theresa Rosa, 1247 Oread.
Beck, Ruth Elizabeth, 1032 Vermont
Peckstrom, Hedvig Marie,
Bell, Ruth Elizabeth, 1245 La.
Belt, Lela Lica, 841 La.
Bemett, Exxia Marie, 1230 Backer.
Bemett, Marian, 1230 Bicker.
Beyler, Lilah Flo, 1122 Ohio.
Bigger, Florence Marie, 1242 Ohio.
Ayer, Estella Lucile, 1245 R. I.
(This list will be continued in Friday
issue.)
OPEN STADIUM BIDS ON JUNE 28---ALLEN
Several of Country's Most Prominent Firms Are Figuring on Structure
FOUR ESTIMATES ASKED
Contractors May Offer Students Plenty of Work at Prevailing Prices
Among the firms whose bids are to be considered, the following are among the most prominent:
Bids on the construction of the K. U. Stadium will be opened June 25, and the contractor chosen for the big task of erecting the structure, announced Dr. F. C. Allen, director of athletics, yesterday. Prominent have been bidders from all over the country in the deal. The choosing of the contract will doubtless mean that work on the Stadium will start soon afterward.
Arthur C. Everham, Kansas City; Mo.; Fogel Construction, Company; Kansas City, Mo.; C. J. McCoy Construction Company, Emporia; Utl Construction Co. St. Louis, Mo.; Tibbett and Pleasant, Okmulgee, OKla.; Llhr Construction Company, St. Joseph, Mo.
The bids have come in four different classes—for four different kinds and amounts of the work. (1) To grade and drain McCook Field; (2) To build three sections on one side; (3) To build three sections on each side; (4) To build the entire stadium. Te three sections under the second proposition will seat 7,500 people, the six sections in the third, 15,000, and the completed structure 35,000. "No matter who the contractors propose to be there will be much student work if it os available" said Dr. Allen. "However, this is not in our hands but in those of our constructors. As yet nothing definite has been decided concerning wages, but prevailing prices will undoubtedly be paid. There should be no reason why a large number of students should not avail themselves of this opportunity."
A plaster paris model of the contemplated structure may be found on the first floor of Fraser Hall. It is modeled after the stadium at Harvard and Princeton and resembles somewhat the Coliseum at Rome. Its structure is horse shoe in shape, with the closed end facing north and extending 300 feet north of the present site of McCook Field.
"This is going to be one of the best stadiums in the United States," Dr. Allen declared, "ranking with that of Harvard and Princeton. It will give K. U. the vantage ground, in midwestern universities, bedding drawings many athletes to K. U. Kansas City will probably be chosen for the Olympic tryouts of all mid western colleges, and it is possible for K. U. to become the center of all athletic activities in this part of the country." Of course we would only be writing," continued the Doctor. "It may never happen. These are only our hopes and have been our hopes ever since the stadium was mentioned. But with eyes toward the future, we can hope that the new stadium will serve better the growing needs of K. U.
"No time could be set for completion since that is entirely in the hands of the contractors. Harvard began their stadium in June, 1004, and completed it in time for football that 'all.'
DUDLEY BUCK TO LECTURE
DUDLEY BUCK TO LECTURE
A Weekly Musical Program is
Planned for Summer
Dudley Buck, who is teaching vocal expression in the Summer Session, will give a lecture on "Voice," the basic principles of singing, and the correct use of the singing voice, on June 23, at 8:15 o'clock in Fraser Chapel.
Mr. Buck is a famous vocal teacher of New York City. He numbers among his former pupils such famous singers as Allen Hinkley, Metropolitan and Chicago Opera Companies, the director of the vocal department of the Kansas City Conservatory and Mme. Enchrietta Onelli, soprano, in Grand Opera at Milan, Italy.
Thursday evening, June 30, Mr. Hiff Garrison, professor of piano, at Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. V., will give a recital in Fraser Chapel.