THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSA
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official student paper of the University
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Editor-in-Chief    Herbert Little
Associate Editor    Joe Bowie
News Editor        Carol Hickey
Telegraph Editor    Ray Cleveland
Telegraph Editor    Lay Runnion
Sport Editor       Paul White
Exchange Editor    Pauline Gage
Exchange Editor     George Gage
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LaRie Reyes...Circulation Mgr
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Bart Armstrongc Alfred J. Graves
Bart E. Cochran J John Kliater
E. Plagg Geneva Hunter
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Entered an second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1819.
Published in the afternoon five times a week by students in the Department of Journalism at the University of Alabama to press the news of Season 2 of the Department of Journalism.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lawrence, Kansas
Phones, K. U. 25 and 66
The Daily Kangan aims, to please the students of the University of Kannan, to go for further study by standing for the ideals the students to be; to clean to be cheerful to serve to leave more serious spaces to serve to the best of its ability to serve to the servant of its ability.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 13. 1921
Where is the old-fashioned girl who wore silk hose?
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Lack of interest in the workings of the Men's Student Council on the part of the officers and members of that body was brought out with the announcement Wednesday that one member had been removed because of failure to attend the meetings, and that another would be removed if he missed another meeting.
There is something the matter, with the student self-government system now in practice. One of the things that this condition may be ascribed to is the fact that no one is extremely interested in what they are doing. The students do not know what is coming up, nor what is under discussion, until it is settled, and so are headless of the issues that are brought up and discussed by that body.
This carelessness spreads even to the members, it appears. (Perhaps it is because they cannot grasp the importance of the things they gather to discuss, and so are better out of the organization, but the fact remains that they were elected as representatives of certain schools, to represent those schools.
Some people are born great; others have greatness thrust upon them; and a few others are Student Council or W. S. G. A. members.
How can they know the feeling of their follow-students, if the student body does not know the things under discussion by their lawmakers?
THE HOME PAPER
In the front ranks of the boosters are always the publicists.
In the present Kansas manifestation of spirit and boosting for greater things for the University, one factor has aided materially in bringing the institution before the eyes of homefolks, in its true and favorable light.
More than a score of students have made it their business to write letters to their home papers, explaining the situation, needs, and spirit of the New K. U. In their letters, too, are newisy little notes about the doings of the K. U. people from that particular community.
These columns, headed "K. U.
Notes," and the like, are valuable,
that, in the greater spirit of cordiality
already being expressed everywhere over the state, their endurews together with those of speakers county clubs, and other "K. U. First"
activities are bearing fruit.
Final examinations will be held next week, and the Ural mountains are very pretty in August. Both these items are of interest to the economics student, who doesn't see much chance of seeing either successfully.
MEN OF THE HOUR
Come advises from Washington that President-elect Harding is hard put in the selection of ten cabinet members who will prove satisfactory to at least fifty per cent of his party. Harding, with Coolidge and the ten holders of portfolios, will be the twelve numerals on the clock of American progress. The minute hand of constructive action and the slower hour hand of deep deliberation, will move forward to tell the people of these United States the time for better social, economic, and financial conditions.
But, to continue, the clock should be wound, and not be allowed to run down. Favorable comment toward the administration will constitute the winding of the clock, and care must be taken that blind prejudice does not prove injurious to the main spring of public sentiment.
Truly, the twelve will be men of the hour. The future of the nation is wrapped about their policies in this time of crisis. If they are strong men, the country will be strong; if they are weak, then the nation will be astiride a greased tobogan. In the selection of his cabin, Senator Harding must take care not to let politics control his choice in the case of any man, for a "weakest link" too often destroys the efficacy of a chain.
It is unofficially reported that a man, whose name could not be learned up to press time, bought a student directory this week.
A PARABLE
There was, once upon a time, a little girl who went to college to earn an A. B. and to become "polished." Her mother told her, before she departed from the parental roof, that it would be to her advantage to absorb all the manorsians and cultured characteristics of those who were "hither up."
The little girl was determined not o dispaint her parents, and when he arrived at school set about her asks dutifully but always with a consciousness of all that was going m about her.
She developed a great power of ob servation—and incidentally, the power of imitation. She began to neglect her own work a little in an effort to follow more closely the actions of others. She grew to know a good many people because she was the kind of young woman who followed rather than led—who had a great deal of confidence and faith in others but none in herself.
Although the little girl had a great many acquaintances, she had no real friends. This was because she was so busy learning of their exterior qualities of superficiality that she had not time left in which to know their inner life. Moreover, she neglected her own individuality. All her mannerisms, actions,—even her thoughts, came to be nothing more than combinations of those of her acquaintances.
She was very polished—she always knew just what to do in any group or on any occasion; she thought she could go out into the broad world and take a place of dignity and comparative repose therein.
"Bright Lights Sent Eight to Court." There, there, little boy, don't cry. The only bright lights in Lawrence are the undimmed reflectors of the automobiles.
When she was handed the square bit of sheepskin she stopped for a moment to take an inventory of herself. With a start, she awoke. She found that her training had supplied her with nothing more than an agreeable cloak which covered a mind unfurrowed by any lines of knowledge or originality.
THE CUBAN SITUATION
Another very difficult barrier in the way of perfect understanding be-
THE relations between Cuba and the United States at present are more strained than they have been for years. Indeed, it is entirely possible that we are headed for an international scrape through our handling of the situation by sending a commission to investigate conditions there and to recommend what action should be taken in the matter. Another very difficult barrier in
between Cuba and the United States in this crisis is the close bond between the finances of the two countries. The Cubans fear "dollar diplomacy" in the interest of the United States, instead of thinking that we are moved by sympathetic interest in their predicament.
The two factions in Cuba seem not to know their own minds, and it is inconceivable that conditions will be bettered to any degree in the island until both parties heed some central authority and thus settle their differences. The Liberals at present do not
trust$^4$ President Monenal and his party. No friendship seems to exist in the ranks of the friends of the administration for the Liberals. This situation was aggravated by the people of Cuba awakening from their period of greatest prosperity to find themselves tootling on the edge of a financial crash. Their speculative "sugar" bubble burst and left them with only inflated sugar paper on their hands to show for their flown wealth. They now fear that the Wall street interests desire to obtain this paper security and reap the millions lost in the Cuban crash.
The action of President Wilson in sending General Crowder to Cuba to attempt to save the situation seems to have been performed without anterior underlying motive. We hope that the United States values the future prosperity and friendship of her island neighbor above the opportunity to grasp their millions when they are powerless to prevent it, and that the action of our chief executive is sincere.
THAT "FOOD" BUSINESS Editor, the Daily Kansan:
In your issue of January 10 appears an editorial, "The Matter of Food." The writer says, "The failure of boarding clubs to revise their rates now that prices are beginning to decline is especially noticeable since in the past they have never been able in putting the prices up in response to increased cost of staple products." To our personal knowledge, the above is absolutely untrue, and contrary to the facts. The prime boarding club in September 1919, charged $7.00 per week, not "on account of the war," but because of the high cost of all commodities.
This price of $7.00 per week was maintained during the whole school year, notwithstanding that there was a gradual increase in the prices of nearly all products. During the last of the school year the average cost of food in lost money, sugar 30 to 35 cents, potatoes $4.00 to $4.50, and so forth. The clubs would have been justified in raising the price, at least 50 cents per week merely to cover the increased cost of these two articles. But that meant to close the school without any raise, giving their usual efficient service.
The writer of "The Matter of Food" seems obsessed with the idea that the responsible clubs of the town are on the defensive, are making excuses for it and are "On account of the war," and the "increased cost of overhead, you know," he seeks to convey the impression that there was no good reason for a raise in rates; that the clubs ought to have maintained their prices advanced. He makes a great play upon the word "excuse."
There has never been an advance in rates but that it has been done reluctantly and from necessity. In September, 1920, the clubs advanced rates fifty cents to $7.50 per week. They were certainly justified in making this advance. There are other increases, in rates, and food, as many other commodities, over September, 1919. The advance was justified on these groups alone.
But in consideration of this question, let us not ignore stubborn facts. Rents, labor, and fuel, are approximately twenty-five per cent higher than in 1919. Bread, milk, sugar, all fresh fruits, butter, the best other dairy products, the other commodities are still at wartime prices. We are reliably informed that a prominent fraternity, with several hundred dollars in its treasury.
In short, the rates, once established, have not been changed to meet advances, but have remained the same for the year, regardless of advances. The writer says "Prices are beginning to decline. The boarding clubs have not revised their rates." The boarding clubs will be only too happy to revise the rates, just wizard just as soon as they are justi- tard just as soon as they are. We are keeping "tab" on expenses and prices and are very hopeful that by the beginning of next semester, we will be able to reduce prices somewhat.
urate at the, opening of the present,
year, opened at a $7.00 rate, but later
advanced to $7.50. Again we were
told that the University Club opened
at $7.00, but is now charging $7.50.
In these two organizations the rates
are supposed to cover expenses only,
—no profit.
If responsible people are desirable and necessary in the boarding club business, the University authorities and the student body, as well, must recognize the justice of our contention, that the rates must be sufficient not only to cover actual expenses, but to insure a reasonable profit.
Experienced.
A loan fund for sons and daughters of Master Masons wishing to attend the University of Texas is being raised by lodges and shrines of the Ancient and Acepted Scottish Rite of Free-masonry.
On Other Hills
The Scottish Rite class of Dallas raised $22,000 for this fund, and the Ben Hur Temple of Austin $1,000 for two scholarships. Marly luges and shrires of the state have contributed. The money is to be reimbret into the fund out of the first earning of the student after acquiring his education.
Stanford University sorority women who have lived in the school dormitory one quarter are now allowed to go to their sorority houses without further residence. Although this is contrary to the established policy of the university which attempts to insure a wider field of acquaintance among the women students by requiring one year of residence at the dormitory before living in houses, crowded conditions have made an exception necessary.
Brigham Young University of Utah despatched Princeton University in debate this week.
Twenty-six of the six hundred women of Boston University College have pledged themselves to give up candy, high heels, short skirts, eating between meals, late dinners, and theatre parties for the sake of wearing a chievous dress. They are not madies. Incidentally, there is a hysteric and nalural end in view.
Baker University has established a separate chair of economics, beginning next year.
The University of Oregon has adopted drastic cut regulations. Unexcused absences to the extent of more than one week's work in any course means immediate dismissal from the course with a grade of F. Excuse will not be issued by the instructors, but must come from the dean of the school.
The University of North Carolina is asking a $2,300,000 appropriation from the state with which to build a new dormitory and a student dining hall.
Names of twenty-six members of the faculty of the University of Texas appear in the latest edition of "Who's Who in America."
Long distance wirelea is being developed at the University of Minnesota by research students in the School of Engineering. Their new transmitting set will send messages more than, 700 miles, and the station has received messages from Bordeaux, France, and from several stations in Germany. The students work evenings and sent their reports at noon.
Columbia University's hockey team is holding regular practice at a New York Ice Palace in preparation for games with other eastern schools this month.
The University of Texas co-operative supply store employs twenty three student clerks. The entire sale force is made up of students, and the managers are always desirable, since they are awarded somewhat as scholarship.
The prizes of $3 and $2, offered by the 133 Insurance Agency for the best ads written by members of the classes in Advertising of the University, were won by Clifford Tester, a senior, whose home is in Dodge City, Kansas, and Karl Koepfer, a senior, whose home is in Honolulu. Honorable mention is given to the ads turned in by Armena Rumberger, William Barrett, and William E. Bonar.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Membership in the University Cooperative Society, which maintains the store, is open to any student upon payment of the one dollar membership fee. This membership then entitles the student to receive the rebate made in the spring of each year. This year there are 1304 members.
Quill Club will have photo ghou
taken Friday, January 14 12:30 o'clock
at Squires. An extra picture of Oread
staff will be taken. All should be
present and on time. Island M. Shout
Leland M. Shout.
Orchestra rehearsal Friday at 7:15 c'clock, Room 106 Green Hall, instead of Thursday night.
Picture of Advisory Assembly Thursday at 12:30 at Squires Studio.
The "K" club picture will be taken at 10:20 o'clock tomorrow, Thursday morning, in front of the gym. All swaters. All awners. *Pete* Jones, President.
Pressing Judge W. L. Huggins will speak on the Industrial Court at an Open Forum at the Uttarian University, Sunday, January 16 at 7:30 o'clock.
Sphinx will meet Thursday night January 15, at the Kappa Sig house at 8:30 o'clock. Important meeting. Every member is urged to be present.
A get-acquainted mixer for the students of the University will be given by the members of the Congregational Church at the Parish House, St. Joseph's Church, 14th at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extended to all students.
Black Helmet meeting at the Phi Kappa House Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock, concerning dance Friday night. Important that all members be present.-Nie Huddleston, President.
El Ateneo will hold its regular
meeting Thursday afternoon at 4:30.
All members are urged to be present.
The Wilson County Club will meet in Room 208, Fraser Hall, Friday evening, January 19, at 9 o'clock p. m. in Room 209, Fraser Hall, Friday evening, the two will vide the proffes—L. E. Raton, Eres.
The University Women's Association will give a ten Thursday, January 13, from 3 to 5 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Mervin T. Suller, 745 Alabama. No individual notices will be given.
Students making partial substitution for exercise report at once at Room 105 Robinson gymnasium to have exemption blanks certified. Blanks must be returned before January 24.
WANT ADS
ROOMS for boys for rent. 1001 Me.
Phone 1599 Black. 75-5-264
WILL PARTY who has my scrap book of original magazine verse and press clippings please return same copy or call 212-568-0344 Molla Parker. 75-3-283
BOARD and ROOM for women at 1231 Oread.Call 1811.-75-3-262
PIANO TUNING—For high class piano tuning, player work and repair. Call A. Wheeler, practical musician at St. Louis, Kansas, Phone 644-68-t3ff
FOR RENT - Room for men. Call 1534 Blue. 1329 Ohio. 74-5-257
BOARD and ROOM for girls midway between University and business section of town. House strictly on water heat. water heat 125 Ky. Kphe-743-258 Red.
FOR SALE- Life scholarship, bookkeeping course, Lawrence Business College. Worth $85,000.
dorothy M. Burke L. Hollis, Fredonia, Kansas. H3-78-252
Term themes and papers typed.
Call 2502 Blue 73-5-253
STUDENTS wishing to practice on
piano in private home call at 1110
Vermont or Phone 2226 Red. 76-3-265
LOST- Parker Fountain Pen Friday
afternoon at Snow Hall. Call 1625,
Reward. Myrtle Fridell. 76-2-266
FOR RENT- Good rooms for boys in
quiet house . $8.00 per boy, 1403
Tenn. St. 76-2-267
FOR BENT- Room for girls. Also
garage. 308 West 16th. Phone 2381
Blue. 75-5-261
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DALE PRINT SHOP, 1027 Mass. St.
Phone 228.
LAWRENCE OPTICAL COMPANY (Exclusive Optometrist) Eyes examined; glasses made. Office 1025 Mass.
DR. H. L. CHAMBERS. Suite 2 Jackson Building. enalergation Special attention to nose, throat and ear Tolenhole 217.
D. FILOREANCE J. B. ARROWS—Os-
sieptable, Physician. Office
8:30:12:30, 11:30:5:30, Phone 2337, 909
Mass. Street.
DR. H. BEDING—F. A. U.-Building.
Ear, ear, nose and throat. Special
attention to fitting glasses and tonik
phone. Phone 513.
VANITY SHOP—Marcelling, manicuring,
shampooing…Mrs. Anna Johnson.
Phone 1372, Stubba Bldg.
C. T. ORELUP, M. D.—Specialist. Eyes,
ear, nose, and throat. Glass work
guaranteed.—Dick Bros. Blldg.
DR. G. W. JONES, A. M. M. D. Diseases of atomach, surgery and gynaecology. Suite I. F. A. U. K. Hospital 174. Residence. 38K. Hospital 174.
CHIROPRACTORS
DRS. WELCH AND WELCH—PALMER
GRADUATES. 927 Mass. St.
Phone. 1015, Residence 115K.
DR. J. R. BECHTEL. Rooms 3 and 4
over McCulloch's Drug Store. Office
Phone 341. Res. Phone 1343.
It will be worth going a few blocks farther to see—
Friday and Saturday Regular Prices
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Norma Talmadge in "YES OR NO" and Bringing Up Father Comedy
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