THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
"MECHANICAL MAN DELIGHTS AUDIENCE
Senior Play at Bowersock Last Night Proved Clever Comedy-Drama
WM. BREHM e'23, AUTHOR
His Drama of Modern America Life Cloosely Woven with Love and Comedy
Rounds of sincere and well-mertes, applause paid tribute to the work of Mr. Brehm, whose effort this year surpassed even that of last year, in the opinion of many who saw the plays. That K. U. last other or perhaps other abilities and will compare favorably with other semi-formalists, was also the thought opined by many who saw last night's performance.
How a complicated maze of strentuous modern business crises, promiscuously scrambled love affairs, and a plenteous sprinkling of wit, humor, and ridiculous situations, can be welded into an extremely interesting and plausible comedy-drama of American life, and all under the suggestive caption "The Mechanical Man," was demonstrated last night at the Bowersock Theatre with $50 prize play written by William Brehm, jun- bewed, was presented before a large and well-plessed house by members of the class of 1921.
To Henry McCurdy, as Mr. Henry Quinland Sheffield, wealthy automobile manufacturer and stanch supporter of the solid principle of "quality first and always" in business ventures, goes the credit of ably upholding the title of "The Mechanical Man." And though Henry as a "machine" at times slowed down his attempt to be almost matching point, it was a sensible adaptability to both scene and conditions that he portrayed the character of the man who lived business from morning to night and then from night to morning again
Unusually consistent and strong in quality was the acting of the more subordinate characters. Bernard Wirth, for example, as the savve Dr. Meyers, though only on the stage five minutes, performed his part with professional sophistication. Mrs. Meyers, the nurse, acted by a Blackburn, was forever playing a titter with her curious side "to every comedy throughout the play she added that humorously relieving part of the always necessary but always obnovous female servant who never saw the right thing at the right time.
Deane Malott, as the testy and ex hilariously foolish old coder, Mr Bryant, added the last touch of ridiculousness and roaring fun to the action. Bem Smith, as Bob Nelson, the bashful, sensitive inventor, and autor to the hand of the outrageously flippant Miss. Patricia Bryant, drew many laughs as he finally overcame his terror of Mr. Bryant, and drew more to Marguerite Adams, who impersonated the wilful and deliciously nerve-ful Miss Bryant, played faultlessly a brilliantly amusing part.
Richard Jones, the bitterly dispo-
nitioned secretary to the wealthy car-
king, was well portrayed by Heinii
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1921
GIVE BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Soloists Are Marguerite Fischer and G. H. Roberts
... A centria U0f6 h D ...CB k
The following program will be given:
The University Band will give it Spring concert tonight in Fresnell Hall at 8:15 o'clock. Soloshi will be Marcellus Roberts, and G. H. Roberts, xylophone.
given:
March "Storm and Sunshine"...Heed
Overture "The Last Day of Terror" ... Lititof
Simplicity ... Lee
Basket of Roses ... d'Arts
Axia for Suarano "Vissi d'arte"
from opera "La Tosca"...Puccin
Marguerite Fisher
Folks from the Metropolitan
Opera...Tobin
An Original Caprice "Solitude"...
Mercadante Xylophene Solo, "Poet and Peas-
ant"...Suppe
G H. Roberts
Melody, "Scott Melodies"...Baettens At the close the audience will be invited to join with the Band in singing "The Crimson and the Blue."
Severin Z. Herb, director of the Band, will conduct the concert, assisted by Clarence Adams. Admission price is seventy-five cents.
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American College in Brazil
American College
Rio de Janeiro, (By Mail to United Press).—The "Bennett College for Girls" conducted by the Methodist Episcopal Church, has just opened here. When completed it will have a capacity of 100 pupils. The present housing cost $125,000 and is located on the fashionable Rua Marques de Abranes. Additional buildings soon will be constructed. The school will cater to daughters of American families.
Praises County Paper Over Large City Daily
That service is the greatest function of a newspaper was the statement made by Drew McLaughlin, editor and owner of the Miami Republican, Paula, Kan., in speaking to a newspaper class this morning.
"I would rather have a country newspaper making four or five thousands and dollars a year than be on a metro politian daily where I would draw draw twice the amount, because of the service I am able to render while working on the small paper," said Mr. McNaughlin.
Mr. McLaughlin cited the advantages of the country over the city newspaper. "The worker on the country paper is more his own boss. There is no city editor to tell him what to do or what not to do. He has more chance to express his own ideas."
REPARATION OFFER MADE BY GERMANY
French Plan Marching Into Their Old Enemies Territory in Two Weeks
Berlin, April 26. — Germany's offer of repatriation to the israel is two hundred billion gold marks in annuity, it was stated officially today. This sum is equal to about $47,500,000. The offer was regarded as the equal of fifty billion marks with interest over the long period of payment.
The military plan, devised by Marshall Foch, with the approval of Premier Brion, was scrutinized last night by members of the cabinet.
Paris, April 26—Two weeks from the travelled road of the Rauh will be chocked with horizon blue rivers to plow the fields in preparation to plow of the French war office.
Cabinet minister believe that Germany is in a reputation for being unaffairly. Premier Briand, it was announced, will leave Friday for another conference with Lloyd George. He believed this session might last five or six weeks.
W. A. A. CIRCUS TO PARADE
Wild Animals Will be Feature o Thursday's Procession
A parade consisting of elephants, monkeys, trained bears, lions, a fat woman, snake charmers, and perhaps a callope, leaving the gym at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning will be one of the features of the annual W. A. A. circus. The circus proper Thursday evening will be the crowning events of the day and will be a complete three ring spectacle.
The parade will start from the Gymnasium, precede east past the "Chem" building and Green Hall, then south past Fraser Hall around Blake Hall and back across the campus to the Gym.
Amnette Fugate, A. B.'20, visited with her mother in Lawrence over the week end. Miss Fugate is teaching in the Pleasant high school.
Tickets may be obtained Thursday night at the main entrance to the big top and the admission will be 50 cents, or a W. A. A ticket.
The animals will all be in charge of Mine, Hippocas and her daughter Aesculus. They warn Freshman and the public that the animals are quite well cared for and they will be responsible for persons who disrespectly tease them or get too near the cages. It has not been definitely decided as yet whether the snake charmers will bring their children with them in the museum, recently at the Museum, but in either event the Phi Betas have graciously agreed to issue prescriptions. The animals will arrive in Lawrence Wednesday night but any who wish them unloaded may sign waltzes and Gymmiasm early Thursday morning.
Phi Kapa will entertain with their annual spring party Friday, April 29
Loren Cubbison, e'23, spent the week end at his home in Gardner.
SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
WON BY STOUT HOUSE
Twenty-five Dolla Award From W. S. G. A. for Highest Grades
COMPETITION AMONG
Mu Phi Epsilon Wins Secon Prize of Fifteen
Dollars
the winners of the W. S. G. A scholarship contest were announced today, the women living at the Stout Academy will receive first place, and Mphi Epsilon winning second place. Only four women live at the Stout house. They are Manue Skillman, c21; Nani Case, c23; Case, c21; and Zima Smith, c21.
Last October the Executive Council of the W. S. G. A. announced that it would award a prize to twenty-five dollars to the organized house of
The houses were rated as to the per cent of A's and B's made in each house according to the Registrar's report.
women making the highest per cent of scholarship for the first five percent of fifteen dollars to the organized house ranking second in scholarship. Twenty-nine houses entered, among which were cooperative homes then established.
Following is the list of those houses that entered the contest and the per cent rating for each;
Stout house, 86; Mu Phi Epsilon,
84; Brush house, 83; Westminster
Hall, 79; Hazen house, 78; Wita Win
tenn; 77; Lesh house, 74; Alemania
"23; Alphn Xi Delta, 70; Bowman house, 68; Lakota, 68; Burnett, 65; Eastman house, 65; Patterson house, 58; Theta, 58; Chi Omega, 56; T. Miller house, 51; Plee house, 50; Ketchum house, 49; Alpha Delta Phi, 41; Pi Bethe Phi, 47; Fox house, 42; Waling house, 46; Milliken house, 41
Sigma Kappa, 44; Neely house, 41;
Moody house, 39; Eluta, 34; Simpson house, 31.
STUDENTS TO STUDY LABOR
Organization to Be Formed for Industrial Research
A local chapter of the Collegiate Industrial Research movement will be formed at a meeting in Myers Hall at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Every interested in the study of economics seems has been invited to be present.
This organization has for its purpose the intensive study of industrial problems by the laboratory methods according to Warren Biodgett, Y M. C. a. secretary and one of the promoters of the local chapter.
Before school is out this year it it planne do prepare outlines which will serve as a sort of a laboratory manual for those who will work in Kansas City and other centers this summer.
During the summer months the members will work in factories with workers and their conditions sometimes become worse, so during the school year will meet perhaps twice a month to discuss the problems which they find. Prominent speakers representing all phases of the university will be brought to the University.
Last Friday about twenty of the men who signed up for summer industrial work, met with Whiting William to discuss plans for their work, and the call for the team. It is expected that the new organization will conserve and make permanent the method (study that they expect to follow).
Washington, April 26—Germany's new reprintation offer bids a fair response by the United States, it was understood here today.
German Reparation Offer May Indicate Settlement
While officials of the State department refrained from formal comment, it was indicated that the German proposal contained the germ of a final settlement of the reparation tangle. Secretary of State Hughes took with him to the cabin meeting today, the complete text of the German note.
Pi Ip Alupson announces the pledging of "Bob" Gilbert, e23, of Lawrence, and George Glaskin, e24, of Kansas City, Mo.
Josephine Lee, e23, spent the week end at her home in Bonner Springs.
Vera Browne, c'22, visited Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City.
Prof. Browne Gives Talk In Washburn Art Exhib
Professor Browne, Professor Ketchan, Ms. Humble and about twelve students of the art department went to Topeka, Friday; to the exhibition of American paintings exhibited in Boswell Hall of Washburn College by the American Federation of Arts under the auspices of the department of Fine Arts of Washburn College and the Arts Guild of Topeka.
Professor Browne gave a talk before the two organizations and visitors explaining the paintings as to color and composition. A Chinese exhibition of bronzes and embroideries was also shown by Miss Mabel Huggins, who is a missionary to China now at home in a furling.
SENATE TO TAKE UP GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Action is Prelude to Harding Policy of Establishing World Peace
Washington, April 29.—The senate today took up the task of making peace with Germany and Austria. The action in which the house must confer, is to be the proper exercise in establishing world peace upon a permanent foundation.
The resolution as reported by the foreign relations committee, binds the United States to nothing. It is simply a formality. ...
pass out to do with the pretext for the present, at least, is to substitute a technical state of peace for the technical state of war, which has existed since the armistice ended actual hostilities more than two years ago.
Lodge hoped to pass the resolution in a day or two. He will be satisfied to pass it this week. The house, have a week longer of its own, may take a week longer.
Senator Lodge, in calling ubi today, the Knox resolution repelling the seclaration of war upon Germany and Austria, authorized by Congress in 1917, that program in motion. All success has to do with the program
COMPANY M HELD REUNION
Veterans of War Gathered for Annual Session
Company M, 187th Infantry,
composed of Compamys M of the 2nd Kansas
of Salina and The University Com-
pany. Req. Master's in Medicine or
qualified reenlistment at Salina, Monday.
Owing to the time necessary in travel, few members of the old company who are back in the University were able to attend. At the present time there are 10 other students on the University College of all older men of the University Company attended.
More than one hundred of the men who went through the war in the 35th Division with this company were present. The speakers at the closing banquet were: Colonie Fitzpatrick, Major Jellius, Captain Jones, Major Perkins, Lieutenant Shipe and Doctor Cokey. The reunion last year was held in Lawrence. The time and place for the next one has not been fully decided.
Washington, April 26—Secretary of State Hughes has assured Baron Shidehara, the Japanese ambassador, that the State department soon will reopen negotiation of the California land law.
Hughes has not yet taken up the California question because of other matters. He also wants to acquaint himself thoroughly with allied phrases of the issue before reopening the parley.
Will Reopen Negotiation On California Land Law
Everybody's Behind "Potsy."
Many Outstanding Kansans Speak to Students on Stadium Holiday
CELEBRATION PLANS IN STEADY PROGRESS!
PREPARING FOR BARBECUE
"Phog" Allen, "Sandy" Winson and Clara Nigg Are to Handle Jollification
Dr. Forrest C. "Pho" Allen was announced today as chairman of the committee in charge of the arrangement between the School of Engineering, is to have charge of the general plans committee, and Prof.C. C. Williams, of the School of Engineering, will have charge of the arrangements of rating the old wooden stands.
Outstanding men from many districts of Kansas will be included in the list of speakers at the Stadium holiday celebration Tuesday, May 11.
Carl "Sandy" Winsor, cheerleader for next year, is to be in charge of the barbecue committee, which proposes to maccarese eight eveches for the luscious occasion. Clara Nigg, of the W. S. G. A., will have charge of the other lunch arrangements, of which the sufficient amount is planned.
Five thousand people will take part in the big celebration, which is a bribbation over the attainment of the first half million dollars of the Million, assured for in the Kansas Stadium-Union campaign.
Old clothes, of the most rageful variety will be the accepted and most stylish costume of the day. The day after dinner, the downing of the bleachers will continue until noon. The barbecue will then occupy the hunny attention of the man and women students. The chef will be in the preparations for the noon meal.
Motion pictures will be taken of the activities of the jubilation by a Pathé News operator during the day, and they will be shown all over the country.
After tearing down the old红ickery stand, temporary stands will be erected for baseball and for that part of the building, which cannot be finished by next fall.
The work will be continued all afternoon.
DISARMAMENT STEPS NEARER
Washington, April 26 - Disarmament steps have been under consideration by President Harding and advisers, it was learned today. The authorities' statements were made however, that the administration sees no other way to move at this time.
President and Cabinet in Accord on Calling Conference
Not only President Harding, but the members of his cabinet, are understood to be sympathetic for suggestion for calling a disarmament conference, but as it would dispose things which would not be good at this time, have postponed it. The debate on the naval bill in the house, at which members expressed the belief that a disarmament conference is not far away brought the question in connection with today's cabinet meeting.
Rudolph Urlbahn Resigns Position
Rudolph Urlbahn has resigned his position in the State Geological Survey and left Sunday for Wichita where he will enter the employ of the National Bureau of Statistics, to be expected to be engaged in field work for the Company, in southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
Prof. E. A. Abels A.B.174, announces the birth of a daughter, April 26, Professor Abels is superintendent of the public schools at DeSoto, and while in school was business manager of the University Daily Kansan.
Girl Born to Former Student
Bernice Ackerman Will Give Dancing Recital
Miss Bernice Ackerman, dancing instructor and student in the School of Fine Arts, will present her pupils in a Ballet Dancing recital next Monday evening. May 2, at the Bowserock theatre. She has many talented pupils, several of whom will appear in solo funces.
Miss Ackerman herself was a pupil of the Paveley-O'Outrainsky Ballet School, and has appeared here in recitals before.
Among the numbers on the program are a song and instrumental piece composed by Professor Gustaf Söderland of the School of Fine Arts, Mr. Söderland will play both his compositions as well as two other instrumental works.
Mrs. Thayer last year bought a home at Provincetown, Mass., where the Hawthorne Summer School for artists is located. It is to send art students to this school that the money is being raised by the art sorority.
The recital is given as a benefit for the professional art sorority, Delta Phi Delta, and the proceed will go toward a scholarship fund for art stu-
Miss Ackerman is a member of Delta Phi Delta.
Actual Work on Stadium Depends on Amount Paid in First Installment
DRIVE CONTRIBUTION
PAYMENT DUE MAY 1
"POTSY" CLARK
Considerably over one-eight of the entire sum will be paid in by June 1, and the financing of the building o the Stadium will begin in reality. Some trouble has been caused by student pays at the Registrar's office and students are asked to wait until when all arrangements are finished.
trans are now being completed for the collection of the subscriptions, control of the building of the Stadium, and other activities in regard to the Stadium-Union drive. The final plan will probabily ybe given out by the Chancellor in the next few days and the actual collection of the first payments on the notes come due on May at the University and on June 1 at Kansas City. The Kansas City Alumni Association is taking charge of the distribution of their subscription as a number of the subscriptions were made in cash a large amount of their total will be paid or June 1.
The speed with which the notes are paid will depend upon the willingness of the students, and Professor Baugartner is very anxious that all students look ahead and save enough to meet their first payments as soon a possible.
Some student employment will be used in the collection but until the final plans are completed the number and duties of the students cannot be decided upon. The Executive Committee which has had control over the charge during the recent drive at Kansas City four members were given to the Alumni Association there and those will take part in the rest of the work
Y.W. TO FURNISH COUNSELORS
Will Supervise High School Conference at Estes Park
At the High School Girls' Y, W, C. A conference which will be held at Estes Park, June 21 to July 15, and which will be attended by girls from Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Missouri for smaller groups of the high school girls. Each college from these states has the privilege of presenting two girls who may act as counselors if they so desire. They will have their own transportation them into their entertainment there will be furnished.
I. J. Pettit, of Neodesha, is visiting his daughter, Geraldine Pettit, c'23.
Normoyle O'Brien c23, spent the weekend in Kansas City.
Counselors for the entire conference will be chosen the latter part of this week and it is asked that those wish to attend attend. Y. W. C. A. Secretary, immediately,
Giles H. Lamb, Jr., e2'2, is visiting his sister in Chanute this week-end.
"POTSY" CLARK
CHOSEN COACH
Will Come on Long Term Contract; Was Unanimous Selection of Student- Faculty Athletic Board
SCHLADEMAN ASSISTS
Cark Played as Regular With "Scrubby" Laslett and Adrian Lindsay on Championship A. E. F.
George "Patay" Clark, of Illinois and K. U., will lead the Varsity football squad of the University of Kansas next year. Karl Schideman, present track coach, will be assistant coach of varsity football, and head coach of track.
Announcement of these elections by the student-faculty athletic board of the University was made this week in the office of Chancellor E. H. Lindley.
Clark, who will come to the University on a long-term contract, was the unanimous choice of the board, it was stated. He has accepted the position, "Potsy" came to Kansas in 1916 as freshman coach under "Beau" Olcott, leaving after a year's popular work to enlist in the army.
At Camp Funston, Lieutenant Clark showed his all-around proficiency in athletics by coaching baseball and basketball, and playing at halfback on the famous Eighty-ninth Great Lakes eleven as well as other eleven. He went to France with his division, and after the signing of the armistice, performed with "Scrubby" Laslett and Adrian Lindsey, as a regular on the Eighty-ninth Division when won the championship of the A. E. F.
Returning from the army in the summer of 1919, Clark, after visits to K. U. and Illinois, his alma mater, accepted a position in the Indiana athletic management. He stayed one year, and last September went to the Michigan Agricultural College at a greatly increased salary. His football team, recruited from students "took on" Notre Dame, Nebraska, Michigan and several others of the strongest teams in the country.
George Clark, B. S, 1915, from the University of Illinois, is 29 years of age. He is energetic and of dynamic personality, according to students and faculty. He was born in 1916-17. His home is in Carthage, Illinois. He is unmarried.
The other member of the football coaching staff, Karl Schlademan, was re-employed as head coach of track, in which sport he has developed a remarkable spirit and ability to win track meets. His football-teaching ability is know to the Kansas sport authorities and fans by his teaching of the game. His coaching will act as line coach, Clark already having signed his approval of Schlademan as assistant.
"Betsy" visited here last month, conferring with the University authorities and visiting friends on the campus. Miss Minnie Moody, secretary to the Chancellor, declared: "If Mr. Clark is as good a coach as he is good-looking, he's the man for Kansas." So the women are expected to come, when they were ready solely behind the proposed employment of Clark.
Schademan, a graduate of DauPaw University, performed there in both track and football. He has coached at Missouri Wesleyan, in an Arizona college, and from 1916 to 1919 at Baker University. In the summer of 1925 he joined the university of Kansas, and is now composing his second successful year.
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The employment of Clark and Schlademan to head the football destinies of K, U. is a definite change from the athletics policies of last year, members of the national team, to Allen took over the coaching of football late summer, in order to give the authorities more time in looking over the field for a permanent and competent coach. There was not enough time to completely cover the field, and that would have been through as successful football season as both head coach of football and manager of athletics.
Myrtle Fridell, c22, attended the Shrine ball Monday night in St. Joseph, Mo.
Fred Davis, 123, spent the week end at his home in Kansas City.