THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVIII
PART OF THE FACULTY FOR FINAL EXEMPTION
A Number of the Profs Would Excuse Seniors From Last Quizzes
MUST HAVE A'S AND B'S
Opinion is Divided, and Some Would Make Seniors "Stick It Out"
That at least a part of the members of the faculty favor the exemption of seniors with A and B standings from the final examinations of their last semester in school is indicated in a symposium collected by the Daily Kansan in order to ascertain the status in the minds of faculty members, of the recent agitation for excusing the seniors from the finals.
It is generally presumed that the custom was abolished because of its supposed tendency to lower the standard of scholarship of the University. On this point, the professors are not of the same mind.
Future issues of the Kansan win contain more opinions, in addition to the following:
Prof. Blaine F. Moore, political science: "I am of the opinion that a senior who has done seven-eighths of his work satisfactorily does not need to take finals. A student who has A's or B's has already established with his professor a reputation which a final, be it good or bad, will not alter to any extent his opinion of the student's abilities. The faculty of his college is too full of other things to have to cram for finals. I do not see how it will lower the standard of the University's scholarship."
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Prof. A. C. MacMurray, public speaking: "I think it would certainly be all right to exempt seniors who have A or B standing from the final examinations. First, because they have made good through the four-year University course; second, because their minds are naturally with other students; third, because the seniors themselves have made the request, and out of deference to them, I think it should be granted."
Prof. W. W. Davis, history: "I at heartily in favor of examinations with seniors with a standing of B or better from final examinations. It is my belief that a student who has worked steadily should receive the consideration of exemption from final examinations."
Prof. Olin Templin, philosophy, former dean of the College: "I try to make my examinations a means of grace instead of a means of torture. I will say that this question really depends on the nature of the examination. If the student knows what torture, why should the senior alone be exempt? I don't believe in cramming. I urge my students to go walking in their preparation for an examination, and I try to make the examination such that the student will get something of real cultural value of it. Some examinations are taken beforehand, and when they are, the senior ought not to be deprived of them."
Prof. R, C. Moore, geology: "I believe in examinations. Therefore, I believe in examining seniors. I've learned some very interesting things about seniors in final quizzes. It is not easy to get to the student, but that I must have some means of grading them. It is very difficult to determine whether a student deserves an A or a B in some courses without some kind of an examination. Seniors are not so much bumbling as they should be excused from final."
Prof. H. C. Allen, chemistry; “Of course I'd give quizzes to seniors, regardless of their grades. Seniors aren't much busier than anyone else, and they will slack their work if they know there won't be any reckoning at the end of the term. I know I would. I was a graduate student myself once, and took examinations. Therefore, I see no need of a rule being made to students, so I excuse A students sometimes, but that is owing to circumstances, and they aren't informed of the fact several months previously.”
Prof. D. L. Patterson, history, and associate dean of the College: "I see no reason why seniors should be exempt from the finals, especially at the end of the first semester but would benefit from the hurry and trouble of turning in grades just before commencement. Otherwise I cannot set the theory be-
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"Mert" Akers a Star in Dramatic Club's Play
The Red Lamp, a face in two acts was given last night in the Little Theatre by a Dramatic Club cast for the students of the University. About seventy five persons attended. This evening there will be a night for the Merchants Short Course.
The cast, coached by Arthur MacMurray, did very credible work. Especially commendable was the character portraitay by Merton Akers, who became a member of the cast just a little more than six months were: Ruth Miller, Fressa Baker Margaret Larkin, Walter Heren, and Kenneth Constant.
PRICES JOY-RIDING ON SLICK TOBOGGAN
Average Decline in January Was 61-3 Percent, Says Labor Department
Washington, Feb. 17. —The level of wholesale prices declined an average of six and one third percent dur- dance of the labor department accounts announced today.
This makes a total decline of thirty five percent since the park of high prices last May.
Thest averages were based on the prices of 327 commodities.
House furnishings led all other groups of commodities in the decline. They dropped eighteen percent. Building materials slumped 10 percent. Slumps in other commodities are general.
Farm products and clothing dropped five and one half percent each. Fuel, lighting material, and metals dropped three percent each. Miscellaneous commodities, including articles like lubricating oil, rubber, newsprint, soap and rubber starch fell seven and one third percent.
Commodities taken individually show decreases for 188 and increases for only 51.
HASH-HOUSE LEAGUE FORMEI
Tournament to be Arranged Following Pan-Hellenic Schedule
A hash-house basket ball tournament is to be arranged by Ad Lindsay, manager, immediately following the completion of the schedule in the Pan-Hellenic League. This is in furtherance of the plan of the athletic team to encourage sports among all of the members of the student body.
As the Pan-Hellenic schedule nears completion, interest among the contenders has become very keen. The Delta Taus lead in their division and the dope indicates that the Sigma Chis and the Sig Alphas will be the two teams to oppose them in the final round. The Sigma Chis, respectively divisions the Sigma Chis must defeat the Pi K A's and the Sig Alphas must down the Delta U's.
Two postponed games must be play-
d also, in order to terminate the program but they will not effect the
standing of the leaders. Manager Lin-
cester Jones will be on March 1 in order that the hash-house league can begin play at that time.
EMPORIA DEAN TO BE HERE
Mrs. Kerr of Normal to Talk to Seniors
Dea Mary Nicholl Kerr, Dean of Women of the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia, will talk to the senior women Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Myers Hall. She will arrive Friday morning to be here Friederick Schoenberg, a professor of women with women of the University. During that time Dean Kerr will speak at the meal hour to any organized group of girls. She will be at the Kappa Alpha Theta house Saturday evening. Dean Kerr was professor of History and Social Science at Emporia for six years and in 1917 taught during one term of the summer session at the University of Kansas. Dean Kerr has been a student one year at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
During the war both Dean Kerr and xher husband, Mr. W. H. Kerr, did active army work both in America and Germany. He was associated with the American Library Association whose headquarters were in France.
Acacia hold initiation last Sunday for Fred Allen Marysville; Howard Laslett, Lawrence; and Ward Cullum, Chanute.
Lack of Information Holds Up the Work of Memorial Drive Committee
SEEKS THE NAMES OF KANSAS CITY ALUMNI
$150,000 IS THE STARTEk
Work Will Be Begun When Kan sas City Subscribes That Amount
An All-University Convocation is called for Friday, February 18, at 10 o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium. Classes will be shortened to 30 minutes per session and the scheduled schedule will be as follows:
1st hour      8:30 to 9:05
2nd hour      8:15 to 9:50
3rd hour      10:45 to 11:00
4th hour      11:00 to 11:35
4th hour      11:45 to 14
Chancellor
Students will be given another opportunity to aid in the Sedium-Union drive Friday morning at convocation when they will be given blanks to fill out, the filling out of which will furnish information concerning alumni and former students who reside in Kansas City.
The General Memorial Committee's work is being temporarily held up because of insufficient information concerning former students. It is the present plan to start actual work on the stadium as soon as $150,000 has been subscribed in the Kansas City City area. We are on a list of all former students living in Kansas City, both on the Missouri and Kansas sides.
It was stated today that if every student in school will furnish right now the name and address of every former student in Kansas City that he knows of, the Committee will be saved $00 and two weeks work in making the
Plans are being perfected for the collection of the blanks tomorrow morning, and they will be turned over next week. The following blank will be used;
Mai lor bring to the Alumni Office 112 Fraser Hall.
DEBATE TEAM IN PRACTICE
Intercollegiate Trio Lose Decision in Practice Contest
The intercollegiate team which meets Missouri in the triangular debates this spring, got the small end of the judge's decision in a practice debate held in Green Hall Hearst Harvey Farry, Gilbert O. Swenson and LeRoy Copeland, representing the debating II class, guard favor with six of the judges, and the intercollegiate team represented by Harry Gott, George Gould and Raymond Martin secured the votes of the remaining
Members of the debating class took the affirmative which is Missouri's sift of the proposition, resolved: That labor should have a share in the management of industry through representatives of its own choosing. The opposition to the opinion that the debate Wednesday evening was very good, and the tann which is pitted against Missouri is getting some good practice.
Mild Missed Inkep, Secretary of State Schools for the Y. W. C. A. in the West Central Field, arrives today at noon from New York where she has been attending the student staff of the National Y. W. C. A. Board.
Miss Inskeep, Y. W. Field Secretary, Here for Week
Miss Inkeep will be here throughout the coming campaign for conferences with any girls. She will meet with the cabinets to discuss the cost of the program and worked on a program the Y. W. C. A. is working out for this spring.
In coming to Kansas Mr. Eddy will bring to the students of the University a challenge to face these problems of the future, and to seek the best possible solution. The campaign is not a revival. It does not attempt to get students to "hit the sawdust trail." It is not an emotional appeal and does not involve emotional action. It is an attempt to get the students of Kansas to think and to see the social and economic tasks of life which every man and women must face.
The world today is facing enormous problems that must be solved, Our nation must meet conditions and tasks in the near future which no nation has ever met before. It is in an effort to bring such realization to the students of the University of Kansas that the Sherwood Eddy Campaign has been planned.
A CHALLENGE TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Plain Tales From the Hill
The challenger has come.
The students of the University will answer this challenge by their attendance at the Eddy meetings during the next three days. Other student bodies have answered the challenge, and have heard the message which this American scholar has to give. Kansaa students cannot fail to meet the obligation which other schools have met, and cannot fail to take advantage of an opportunity for personal gain and individual betterment.
Bricken does not approve of the saying that the Lord helps those that help themselves.
One woman on the Hill suggests that if she can't be rushed by anyone else she can by Dad.
Waiting!
No wonder K. U. has some hard sly, cold, sour, stinging and intelligent professors when she has Stone
You can not beat it—
Our desire.
We are waiting, hesitating,
Hearts are wildly palpitating
For those first and syncopating
Aggravating
If you do.
Prof. in Economics: "Don't you think that every man seeks the business that will give him the best social position?"
Interested Student: "Why, I don't believe most men care much for society."
Fox, Ise, Lemon, Nettles, and Smart,
K. U. even has Kings and Queens,
and a Butler to serve the said eats of
Rice with Nutts.
Two masculine members of the senior class were discussing the possible age of one of the sweet young things whom they both have known four years. "It beats me," said Dean. "Now I have been through these four years. They are still the ones she enrolled in the 2015 class she wore her skirts long, in fact, down to her ankles, and her hair done up on top of her head. She tried to look at least twenty. Now look at her! She's a senior and wears her skirts short and has her hair bobbled. You never can tell."
A clipping found in Professor Dillon's 9:30 News 2 class: "The teacher, an ex-service man, is survived by a wife, four months and two childrens."
Some people are born bores, others acquire turgidity, still others tell 'Ord stories.
Fire at 1324 Ohio
LIRE autumn leaves
My buttons fall away
My shirts and socks
All hate to swift decay.
Oatmeal and toast.
Each morn I try to eat
Until some day I hope
They settle at my feet.
A fire discovered at 12:28 oclock this afternoon in a room-house at 1324 Ohio street caused a loss of $200 to the property and $100 to goods, most likely from the fire. The house was owned by Mrs. A, R. AdR and nine students have rooms there. The fire started in the roof by sparks from the fire.
Causes a $300 Loss
Like autumn leaves
Shimnie, Toddle, Knee-Length
Skirts and Cigarettes Must
Be Forgotten
VASSAR WOMEN ON STRIKE
Ten of America's Largest Universities Favor Reforms in Their Publications
"Going, going, gone" will soon be the sad tale told of the "shimmy," the "toddle," and other "fancy wiggle variations of the Terpischoran are used by the college youth of America. From all over the country come the news that the naughty steps must be forgotten, and, more than that some schools are protesting vigorous skirt styles, while others skirt, the thin silk stockings for fright days, and even the "ville weed" in cigarette.
At Vassar, the girls have gone on a strike against present fashionies. They have taken to wearing long skirts, and they are exposing once more to view the ears hidden so many years from the curious glances of mere man. They also wear their hair slicked back in tight knots.
From the University of Oregon "Emerald" comes the clarion-cry-"On with the Dance, but let it be Exceedingly proper." This article in forms the student that henceforth the *wild*-will be strictly forbid den.
Drury College students have rules that the shoulder of the man when dancing shall be six inches distant from his partner's, and that orthodox Vernon Castle dancing procedure be followed. The same conditions are carried out, faculty chapellers were appointed to strictly censor all dances.
At California, extravagances of the formal dance are under fire, an example being quoted in the "Daily Californian" that the expenses of "Junior Day," celebrated recently, totaled more than eighteen dollars for the man who attended the face in the afternoon and the prom in the evening.
Student dances at the University of Michigan have been called off entirely by the undergraduate senate. Charges of cigarette smoking, whisky drinking, and "general cadiisiness" in those were advanced to justify hilarity.
Toddling has been forbidden at the University of Wisconsin. A student plan to reform the entire campus social life has been conceived, with the women students especially lined up strongly behind it.
Check to check dancing at Manhattan has been prohibited. No longer will the Cow college gallants be permitted to whisper fond words in the ears of their partners as they glide across the floor.
Chicago University gives the more darn fat a more scientific indemnity calling it "a wave of selfishness which occasionally be referred to the war."
At Missouri University the reform has been extended from improper manners of dancing to the short skirt, while at Brown University the dress is appropriate in a statement this "tips time for the men to act, since the girls and mothers won't. We don't prophy any reform, but we do intend to remind the women and the men what decent people think of their dress *ap*
An at K. U. there are the official proclamations by the men's and women's governing bodies against the "shimmy," "toddle," "close dancing" and smoking at entrances to buildings.
American S. M. E. Meets Today
A regular session of the University branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was conducted by Professor Charles C. Blank, consisted of two papers prepared by students of the department. Homer Rupard read a paper on "Flour Manufacture," and John Robertson presented his paper on "Cement Manufacture." The two men who predeceased him had actual experience in the industries which they discussed.
The Quill Club will meet Thursday night at 7 o'clock in Fraser Rest Room. The pledges who will render the eprogram are: Joe Boyle, George Struble, Gilbert Swenson and Eulala Lougheed. Milwaukee Shannon will write this will be only a short meeting and precede the cert.
Quill Club Meets Tonight
Chemistry Club Holds First of Lecture Series
The first meeting of the Chemistry Club was held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the Chemistry Building. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss new features, chiefly concerning historical development of chemistry
The first lecture was given by Daurin Dains on the life work of Klimt roth, one of the first chemists to do in the field of analytical chemistry.
Meetings will be held every Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in Room 201, Chemistry Building.
WOMEN DISCUSS THE DANCE REGULATIONS
Demonstrators for the Prope Form in Dances Were Hard Find
Candidates for demonstration on the "proper form" for decent dancing were hard to find at the joint meeting of the House Presidents' Council and the W. S. G. A. yesterday, acceding to members of the organization.
Dr. Albert Corbin, dean of women discussed with the women the enforcement of the new dancing regulations, and called for volunteers to show the method of dancing. None were forthcoming, but Dean meeting she hoped to secure two girls who would stage the demonstration.
The Sherwon Eddy movement was the principal cause of discussion however, and every house president was urged to co-operate in getting out as many of the University women to the meeting as was possible.
The attention of the women was called by Dean Corbin to the fact that many of the "house" rules of the organized women are become rather lax in execution, especially the $'o'clock closing hour, after which no dates are permitted and study is especially emphasized on week nights. Several other matters pertaining to organizations were also discussed.
FOREIGN SCHOLARSHIPS HERE
Graduate Fellowships Offered by American Universities
Donn Blackmar has received notices for the following foreign scholarships: Research studentship at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, 200 pounds renunciation attached; Imperial College of science fellowship at South Kensington, England; three Belt fellowships for scientific research paying 175 pounds each; and twenty traveling fellowships for graduate studies in Scandinavian countries, awarded by the American Scandinavian Academy.
American association collegiate alumnae offer five fellowships for 1021-22 paying $700 to $1,000 each. International students of the United States and european graduates.
Graduate Fellowships from the following American Universities are offered, in addition to the fourteen fellowships offered by the University of Kansas; University of Pennsylvania; University of Yale University Graduate school.
These fellowships are open to any one having a Bachelor's degree. Practically every study in the curriculum is included in the list of studies. For information on any of these or for application blanks apply at the graduate office in the East Administration building.
IGNAZ FRIEDMAN IN RECITAL
Noted Polish Pianist and Composer Will Appear Tonight
Ignas Friedman, Polish pianist and composer of note, who has been touring Europe, South Antrica and the eastern United States will give a recital tonight in Robinson Gymnasium. His debut in the United States was made in Aeolian Hall, New York City, before a group of critical musicians. Each recital given by him adds to his long list of followers.
EDDY OR SECRETARY WILL SPEAK TONIGHT
Entertain New Law Students
Phi Alpha Delta, professional law fraternity, entertained the new students of the School of Law at the chapter house Tuesday evening at a smoker. There were approximately 100 students per session Music, "snapp" talks, and interpretation of a "Lala Bola" dance by Sandy Winson, furnished entertainment for the guests.
prominent Men Coming From All Over State to Eddy Meetings
LINDLEY CANNOT BE HERE
Impossible to Realize Great Importance of Campaign— Blodgett
The advance guard of the Sherwood Eddy campaign will be met tonight at Myers Hall at 10 o'clock, either by Mr. Eddy himself or by David R. Porter work in the M. Y. C. A., if it is possible for 'Mr. Eddy to be present.
The meeting will be to definitely shape and mobilize forces so as to obtain the best results from the ensuing campaign. The purpose is to create a high degree of bigness of the thing that is before the University, Mr. Bldgott says.
"It is impossible for us to realize the enormity of the campaign before us, it is for Mr. Eddy himself to show us and make us feel its importance and the vitality of his splendid message."
The entirebody of workers, which includes the leaders of the organized groups and the subworkers, the church workers, including the ministers and church representatives, all the announcers of the organized groups and personal workers, whether they are in organized or work-athletic organizations. It is decided three tonight; in short, all those who have been working for the campaign and who are responsible for putting the thing across.
That these meetings are intensely worth while and worthy of serious consideration and faithful attendance is evidenced by the fact that prominent men are coming from all over the state to attend the meetings and have made themselves available for student consultation. E. A. Blackburn, a retired Christian Church there, more commonly known as "The Fighting Parson," will be here, and has said that he is greatly interested. Karl Russell and Harry Harden, both k. U. M. and both employed in Y. work in Kansas City high schools, will attend. Several state secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. are planning to hear Mr. Eddy, Grover Little, A. A. Remington, and M. H. McKeen are definitely sure of being here. There are other men of interest in the church and business world who are not sure of coming and whose names as a result Mr. Blodgett hesitates to give out.
The University people who will also be available for conferences with students include the following:
Mrs. Alter, Prof. Alter, Dr. Braden,
Dean Kelly, George . Foster, Dr. Ed-
wards, Revd Jennings, Professor
F. E. Johnson, Mrs. Frank Heron
Smith, Frank Heron Smith, Dean
Heron Smith, Richard Wilkins,
Edwin Price, Murdock milkset,
Secretary, Thursday, Lois Golf,
Saturday.
Chancellor Lindley left yesterday noon for Minnesota on important business. Before leaving he expressed sincerityrejected at his inability to attend the Eddy meetings, but as the call was an "S. O. S." he felt he could not disregard it even for the Eddy meetings. He said:
"You can count me heart an soul for the meetings even if am not present, and I regret it very much that I cannot attend as I have been looking forward to them with great pleasure. I must have supported my stamach support of the student body that my presence will not be appreciably missed."
Walker Plants State Cement Plant Dean P. F. Walker of the School of Engineering to want to Topeka yesterday to present the plans for the state cement plant, which he has been designing. There has been talk some time ago about a new location at Lanning, and the plants that Dun Walker is submitting have been worked out in accordance with the wishes of the state officials.
Sigma Tau discusses Petition
A short business session of Sigma
Tau, professional engineering fraternity,
was conducted in the Triangle Room,
Marvin Hall at 7:30 o'clock.
Wednesday evening. A appointment
at Sigma Tau of Sigma Tau at Georgette Washington University,
Washington, D. C., was read and discharged. A number of minor business matters were settled.
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