THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
EDUCATION PROVIDED NEW QUALITY TESTS
Home Economics Department Gives Means of determining Quality
Housewives of the future will not have to depend upon the word of someone else to know whether the goods they are buying will wear or whether they are what they appear to be, according to Miss Orn Webb of the University of Kansas. Education along the line of knowing goods and methods of detecting poor fabrics is now going on in thousands of high schools and educational institutions throughout the country and the homemaker of the country who detects fabric when she steps up to the store counter, says Miss Webb.
"Women students in my classes at the university are taught that price is no longer an indication of value," Miss Webb said in discussing fabric knowledge. "Methods of textile manufacture, increased in use and the housewife must be on her guard when buying fabrics. There is great need today for legislation providing for the proper labeling of textile materials."
"There are some general tests which should always be thought of in choosing materials. First, the weave itself is important. The warp and filling threads should be examined separately for individual fibres. Long, strong fibres and tightly twisted yarn give good wearing qualities. Any peculiar construction in the weave may be a guide to judging the durability and life of a fabric. A relative size of the strength of the material is directly involved in the quality of the material. Any loosely woven fabric is inferior to those which are firmly constructed. Place the thumbs close on the materials and, holding it firm, press down the thread with the palm and hold a seam well or stand the strain of the garment. If the material is held to the light any irregularities in the weave may be observed. Run a needle through a fold of the material on one has beenremoved from the material and been reused. The weave and the material are both inferior in one way or another.
"Fastness of color is also an important quality to be sure of in buying materials," Miass Webb continued. "Fastness of mobility will be decided by washing a sample with ordinary care in good soap solution. To test for fastness to perspiration, dip the sample a number of times in a lukewarm solution of water. Then compare the sample with the original after drying."
Interviewing Rattlers Concerning Sixth Sense
A number of the Texas rattlers which were sent to the Museum a few weeks ago by Mrs. Grace Wiley of Cisco, Texas, are being used for research work by the School of Medicine in an effort to investigate the nervous system of the tail and tongue, and to determine the function of the pit between the eye and nose.
The tongue is thought to serve as a feeder in the air, and the pit which penetrates inward to the skull bone is believed by certain scientists to be the sea star. It is the nature of investigators to determine the nature of this sense.
Only North American rattle-snakes and copperheads are known to have this pit. Old World vipers have neither rattles or pits.
Wallace Lee, of Denver, Colorado,
formerly chief geologist of the First
Army of the A.E.P., visited the State
Geological Survey yesterday. Mr. Lee
is at present engaged in professional
geology in western Kansas.
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BY THE WAY
Ruth Pam, c'24, has returned to her home in Kansas City as a result of a severe attack of tonsillitis.
Marjorie Ferguson, c24, returned Monday evening from her home in Kansas City, Mo.
Herschel Clevenger, Sp. spent Tues day in Kansas City, Mo.
Helen Hough, c22, spent Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.
Irene Saunger, c21, spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City, Mo., with her parents.
Catherine Foley, c'21, went to Kansas City, Mo., to spend Saturday and Sunday.
Veronica Harkin, c23, spent the week-end with her parents in Paola.
John McLean and John Potueck, c24 spent the week-end in Kansas City at the home of Thomas Blake, c24.
Marie McLean, c23, has been ill with the "flu" for the past few days and is unable to attend her classes.
Bessie Louise Seitz, fa'21, will spend Friday in Kansas City.
Katherine O'Brien, 'fa24', will spend Friday and Saturday with friends in Topeka.
Marie Freeman, a student of the Kansas State Agricultural College, spent last Saturday and Sunday in connection as a guest of Noster Moore c'23.
Nestor Moor, e23, spaced Tuesday in Kansas City, where she took the Haskell Girl's basket ball team, of which she played to play Kansas University College Junior.
Word has been received of the engagement of Millard Price Wear, who attended University from 1915 to 1918, and Amelia Wear, who graduated in 1924. Wear is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wear, formerly of Topeka. He took a special course in Journalism while at this University and is now city editor of the Casualty Journal. He is professional journalism fraternity.
Sigma Gamma Epison, professional Geologic fraternity, met Wednesday night. Professor Schoews talked on magnetic geologic surveys in northern Wisconsin. Plans were discussed for attending the Tulsa meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists which will take place March 17-19. It is expected that most of the major students will attend.
Rudolph Urihiah of the State Geological Survey has returned from his trip to Wichita where he acted as reserve Monday night at the Basketball Center and Wednesday night between Wichita and Friends. Next Wednesday he will act in the same capacity at the game between Friends and Fairmount. He will participate in the basketball tournament at Baylor to take place March 11-12.
Fires on English Farms Charged to Senn Feiners
London, March 4—A nepidemis of fire on English fires was charged today to Sinn Feiners. Buildings and hay ricks were saturated with petrol before being fired. Scattered over a wide territory the confagrations included four at Ecclesiastical Upright College in Manchester, and more in the Manchester district. Others occurred in Kinszburg, Midlessex and Kent.
The burning of the Blackstone Junction railroad station in Scotland also was charged to the Sinn Feiners.
Delta Theta Phi held initiation Wednesday evening for Barnley Bucher, Tucker Ryan, Thomas Gavigan, Granville Scanland, and Bert Woods.
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Mr. Harding pointed out the fact that ties of trade bind nations in closeness. "We have not strengthened cure in accordance with our resource base, and we mean of finance and trade we mean to promote expanded activities and seek expanded confidence."
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He emphasized the importance of constitutional freedom such as that as exists in the United States. "When we establish our freedom, we established a freedom like our own, and shall have sanctioned the pursuit of peace as we have practiced it," I believe the last sorrow and final sacrifice of the warfare will have been written." he said.
In speaking of post-war readjustment, Mr. Harding said:
"Our supreme task is the resupply of our onward normal way. Reconstruction, readjustment, restoration—all these must follow. I would like to teach you the truth of the spirit and add to the resolution with which we take up the task, let me repeat for our nation, we shall give no people just cause to make war upon us, we hold no national prejudices, we entertain no spirit of hatred or animosity, we do not covet, we dream of no conquest, nor boast of armed prowess."
Harding Takes
Oath of Office
"One cannot stand in this presence and be unmindful of the tremendous responsibility. The world upheaval has added heavily to our tasks. But
"Perhaps we never shall know the old levels of wage again," the President said, in speaking of the economic situation, "because war invariably adjusts compensation and the necessities of life will show their inapparable relationship, but we must strive for normality to reach stability. All the present government is distrubuted. There is no way of making them so. There is no instant step from disorder to order. We must face a condition of grim reality, charge off our losses and start afresh. It is the oldest lesson of civilization. I would like government to do all it can to mitigate them. In understanding, in mutuality of interest, in concern for the common good our tasks will be solved. Any wild system will only add confusion. Our best assurance lines in efficient administration of our proven system." In concluding his address, the newly unauthorized president said:
with the realization comes the surge of high resolvem and there is reassurance in belief in the God-given deity of our republic. If I felt that there was a need to grow closer to the creative of America of tomorrow, I should shrink from the burden. But there are a hundred millions, with common concern and shared responsibility, answerable to God and country, which will help us to their duty, and I invite co-operation.
"I accept my part with single-mindedness of purpose and humility of spirit, and implore the favor and guidance of God in His Heaven. With these I am unafraid, and confidently face the future."
"I have taken the solemn oath of office on that passage of the Holy Bible wherein it is asked, 'What doth the Lord righteous of thee but to do with thy life?' I humbly with thy God?!" The I plight to God and country."
A. E. Schanze, e'22, is seriously ill at his home in Leavenworth.
Members of classes in hysteria 52 and 53 will meet at the water works promptly at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. March 5. C.-I. C. Reed, Instructor.
All members of the Ku Klu Kan must be present at a special meeting of the Klan which will be held at the Kappa Sigma House at 3:30 Sunday
A NOUNCEMENTS
afternoon, March 6. At the last regular meeting of the Klan it was voted that all members not at the meeting Sunday will automatically forfeit their membership unless valid excuse for absence at Sunday's meeting is given in advance to Assistant Chief Ku Ku Arie Estes. Election and adoption of constitution. By order of Arie Estes, Assistant Chief Ku Ku
Abku will meet Monday afternoon at 4:30 in Green Hall—George Lynn, President.
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The new Wearables for Easter
HE average woman gets every bit as much enjoyment out of selecting new Clothes as she does in wearing them. You will just love to note the new style features; to finger the lovely new fabrics and to examine the qualities of the workmanship the season's smartest apparel presentations offer. That's why you will be anxious to inspect the stunning Wearables in our Spring collections while Easter is still quite a few days away and there is abundant time to make thoughtful selections.
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Kaysers Silk Gloves
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Spring woolens are ready.
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THE MARIONETTES
See Them
TOMORROW
FRASER HALL
Afternoon and Night
FUTURIST
Athletic Underwear For Women
Round or Bodice top.
You have often wished there was an athletic union suit for women like B. V. D. for father or brother.
Here it is Futurist. Also Vests and Knickers.
In white or flesh. Materials are Dimitie,
Nainook and Plain and Checked Voile.
WEAVER'S
Spring Styles in FOOTWEAR for Women
$8 to $12
Pleasing Strap effects for Afternoon and Evening wear
Smart Oxford and Strap Patterns with walking heels.
$8 to $15
All womens Low Shoes carried from last season
Priced $6.50
regardless of former price
Women's pure silk hose with lisle tops and soles, Black, Brown, White.
FISCHERS
Special
Special
Saturday Only
Women's Silk Hose
$1.35
HEAR
HARRY F. WARD
Who spoke at Convocation this morning
TONIGHT 7:30 P.M.
Fraser Hall
OPEN FORUM
Everybody Welcome
Mr. Ward is probably the best authority on all phases of American life, that you will have an opportunity to hear.
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