THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official student paper of the University of Kansas
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the post, office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March, 3, 1879.
Published in the afternoon five times a week by students in the Department of Journalism at the University Press on the press of the Department of Journalism.
Address all communication to THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Lawrence, Kansas Phones: K.-U. 25 and 66
The Daily Kansan assists to pique students' interest in the University of Kansas; to go forurge by standing for the ideas she offers; to be canine; to be cheerful to orites; to be clean; to be cheerful to our own serious problems; to whiten her own serious problems; to the best of her ability the
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1921.
IT MIGHT WORK
Chicago has had an idea about her crime wave. An idea, rather, about how not to have a crime wave. Chicago in considering the plan to have every resident and transient register with the police. This is an European system and very successful, it is said, in preventing crime. Under this system every resident and transient must register with the police, telling their name, what they do, where they live, and such other information as will determine whether they are desirable or crooks. A citizen would have to inform the police every time he changed residence or left the city. Under this system it would be possible for one to know whether his neighbor was a reliable man or a porch climber, and there would be small chance of jumping the rent, since the landlord could quickly trace the missing renter.
THE MATTER OF FOOD
Chicago wishes to pass this system on to other cities, but the cities are disposed to let Chicago try it first.
"In spite of the steady decline in the price of the principal food commodities which has now reached point where boarding houses can buy items of food for prices which are much less than those ruling in the summer, and on an average are actually ten to fifteen per cent less than those of last fall when board was approximately a dollar a week lower, a large share of the boarding house proprietors remain obdurate," says the Michigan Daily.
Evidently the University of Michigan students are having as much trouble as we ourselves are.
Now that the excuse of "on account of the war," is impossible, it is necessary to have some sort of a one to explain the delay of revision. And so the old reliable standby is brought to light and brushed up, and it is proving to be an ever-ready alibi of marvelous elasticity. "The increased cost of overhead, you know," is the ever available remedy used to soothe incredulous patrons, when they seem to doubt the necessity for paying more for an article which costs less.
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 slow in putting the prices up in response to increased cost of staple products.
It would be a very unusual and improbable condition, if overhead expenses should increase with such regularity as to warrant the rise in prices in spite of the decreasing prices of food. It is really remarkable that grocers, whose overhead is determined by the same general factors as that of restaurant proprietors, should find that their overhead does not automatically increase to absorb each decrease in food prices.
THE LAST TOLLGATE
Toll roads sound like a revival of the past, reminiscent of revolutionary days and unbroken Kansas prairies. But the toll road has persisted until just recently when the state of Maryland bought the last one from the original owners. The early prosperity of Maryland owed much to the turnip roads, and this last of the tollgates was as successful as the earlier ones, collecting more than $20,000 a year for its owners. The road was only a mile in length but was needed to connect the state roads. Motorists found the tollgate a strain on morals as well as pocketbooks, and are glad to see an end to the old system which exploited the public highways or private gain.
Dickens thought that the original pessimist was a tollgate keeper but, when their receipts get into the $20,000 a year class, modernity certainly suits them as blights on American's sense of fair play. We wonder at the mental makeup of these tollgate keepers, in the face of state wide disaprobation could maintain so selfish a system; we rejoice that the last of their race is gone.
Nothing is left to us now, save the profiteer.
FINE. MEXICO!
Although the policy of "watchful waiting" has been sneered at and made fun of for some time, it seems that at last it is to be proven that the policy was a wise one to pursue, and that it is working out to the best possible advantage.
Since the inauguration of Gen. Alvaro Obregon as president, conditions in Mexico have been improving rapidly. General Obregon indicates that there will not only be better conditions in the Republic of Mexico itself, but also that the relations of the United States and Mexico will be upon a more friendly basis. It is generally believed that Mexicans will now allow themselves to become interested in a reign of law and order instead of the one of violence and bloodshed that has held away there for generations.
The new president has as yet undergone no test of his power, but indications of his fairness are apparent in his new program, which promises good foreign relations and future progress in social justice and reform. If stable conditions in Mexico are really brought about, it will be a real favor to this hemisphere, and will lessen the number of trying situations, and will be less of a strain on our policy of non-interference. It has been with the greatest patience, and under the severest criticism, that the United States has maintained this policy of good will toward Mexico. It would truly be a fine thing, if we could all learn a valuable lesson from Mexico. The beginning of the new order in Mexico should be in harmonious accord with a new order of justice, liberty, and peaceful cooperation throughout the entire
Men at the University quickly followed the leadership of the women in the organization of student government. The Men's Student Council was organized one month after the W. S. G. A., in May, 1909.
Unlike the Executive Council of the W. S. G. A, the Men's Student Council had exclusive control and legislative power. The only power that men of the school as a whole had was in casting their votes for the candidates they thought would best carry out their ideas.
MORE DEMOCRACY
Last year, however, the Council realized that the organization should be more democratic. Consequently, an entirely new constitution was drawn up and passed by the men of the University.
This new constitution names the men's self-governing body "The Associated Men of the University of Kansas." Every man upon registration becomes a member. The purpose of the Association is: " (a) to promote the highest interests of the University of Kansas and to cultivate loyalty to the University among its students; (b) to conserve the ideals and traditions of the University; (c) to co-operate with the governing bod-
less of the University in all matters within the jurisdiction of this Association; (d) to promote and regulate the activities, and to be the responsible governing body for the men students of the University, under the powers granted by the Chancellor, the University Senate, and the State Board of Administration."
All legislation is originated in the Council and, submitted to the Advisory Assembly for vote. The Advisory Assembly is composed of delegates from every group on the campus and should give the concense of campus opinion among the men.
PRODIGIES
Probably everyone has at some time wished that he was a prodigy in order to properly startle or humiliate someone. The special class of prodigy has varied from a chess expert to a mathematical genius who could take a handicap and beat the adding machine. Indeed some individuals even aspire to be the laziest man.
All our wishes to the contrary,
however, it is a good thing for the
University that we all are, not all
prodigies. A nation of these examples
of preocice would not be able
to maintain large schools, because of
the fact that the college age for prodigies is twelve.
Imagine the University with a Freshman class of knee-trousered boys and little girls with their hair down their backs. Our minds refuse to picture this, for surely even prodigies are not so intemal that at twelve they would willingly forego the childhood privilege of having their ears washed and their frocks buttoned by an adoring mother. And imagine Susie giving Bill's pln back because he pulled Annabel's curls. No, it could not be done, so let us be thinkful for the ignorance that makes children so backward that they are often eight before they enter college.
Campus Opinions
Editor, The Daily Kansan
Students and alumni, as well as members of the faculty, seem to be pondering how we can improve the quality of our academic work. This may be, then, an opportune time to bring forward—tentatively and merely as a text for discussion—a plan which, as regards some of its features, I have had in mind for several years in departments. It applies primarily to the college, but could be adapted too the needs of any school.
At the end of the sophomore year, when the major is chosen, I would permit students who have an average grade of B or higher as students in their major subjects. We shall say to these candidates: "We believe you are to be trusted with integrity. We shall therefore excuse you from some of the hours required for the degree (perhaps five or six out of on hundred and twenty), and expect you to employ the free time thus gained in independent reading or research." For such reading each department may assign a guide or assistant, with oversight, may occur on the senior year should be held the honor examination, covering both courses pursued and the independent reading. Names of successful candidates should be printed on the commencement program, and should if possible be announced at a spring convolution. Further, as a stimulus to underclassmen, these names should by all means be announced at the commencement of the conditions for gaining such honors—at a convocation in the early fall. We should make an event of this announcement; it should become our custom to cheer our honor scholars as enthusiastically as we do our athletes.
A few words about questions that will inevitably arise. The subtraction of hours requisite for the degree requires the student to shorten the required work term of residence. It is fatuous to let a student's winning high grades defraud him of a college education. The candidate for honors should continue in residence four semesters; but he must earn another set of semesters, but he should be given the privilege for which our most thoughtful students sigh: the opportunity to read more deeply and exploringly han the more keeping up with class assignments, especially if examination should be neither a doctor's examination nor an assembleb of catch-questions. It should be an exhibition of skill for which one could train as definitely and as hopefully as for a track meet. It should test a student's ability to power to do constructive thinking in his chosen field; even—with the undergraduate's measure—his power to sift and criticize the premises upon base their reasoning.
Finally, let us guard against adding to the strain and complexity of university life. A candidate for scholastic distinction cannot set out to be president of half the organizations "on the hill" and treasurer of the other half. Let him take one person's share of public office and no one else's. Then he will have the many canabile students whom chance has never brought into prominence. And let us all recognize that scholarship itself is high public service; service to the fair name of the university and to the social weal.
Josephine M. Burnham
Half the Harvard University student body of 6,000 is working its way through college in whole or in part. A survey of student employment just completed at the Graduate School, supported by the university's employment office, shows that those obtaining regular and casual employment ranging from professional house-hunting to instruction in languages to an innmate of an insane house earned more than $787,000 toward the education of the academic year 1919-20.
Yours very truly.
The University of the Philippines, Manila, is to have its own printing press and equipment, according to information secured by the Varsity News, the university's semi-weekly newspaper.
Issuance of the 1921 student directory of the University of Oklahoma was made this week. Only 1,000 copies were printed. When Oklahoma City advertisers failed to support the directory at the beginning of the school year, the student council appointed a representative to raise more money to pay for its publication funds were provided by ocular subscription.
Columbia University library service is unsatisfactory and inefficient, according to the Columbia Daily Speeater, student publication. The average time required to secure a volume from the library is 24.59 minutes. Many studious campuses prefer to undergo a subway trip to the New York Public Library at 42nd street as a means of salvation. Here the average time required toosecure a volume is 10.73 minutes.
The Varsity Oarment of Columbia University soon will resume practice. There are about a hundred candidates out for crew at the present time.
Vocational students of the University of Missouri have been granted an additional $10 a month increase in pay, making a total of $100 a month. The first $10 increase was granted a few months ago, but after an investigation of living conditions in Columbia by the Federal Board of Vocational Education, the additional increase was granted and is retroactive to July 1
After a lapse of nine years, Marti Sprague, of the university of Ohio, who was refused the Bachelor of Arts degree by the College in June 1911, graduated from a sectional institution of the faculty, this month. When Sprague was in school nine years ago he refused each year to take military drill. At the time of the World War Sprague joined the sergeant major program at Army work in France. For this reason the faculty of the university now consider its military credit honorably earned.
HEALTH CHAT
From the "Varsity News," University of the Philippines.
The fundamental value of recreation is the development of men and women who are able to take their places in society and fulfill the requirements which society demands of them. It gives increasing physical strength, stronger moral character, a larger variety of interests and accomplishments and greater industrial efficiency. Games teach the subordinate individual to be good and develop the spirit of cooperation. Learning to keep the rules of the game trains the citizens in obeying laws.
Recreation fits men and women to become more useful and loyal citizens by developing a more all-round individual. More important than this is the fact that recreation fits people for a larger degree of democracy. We used to talk about doing things for others, but the present idea is doing things for oneself in order to increase the significance of the value of recreation is that it teaches people to play together and thus to live together harmoniously and effectively.
The most striking characteristic of the present time is that people are doing more things together. We are moving forward with more missions, national 'purposes', labor unions and in associations of employees and employers. Recreation is an agency which has the qualities to prepare those people who are not yet ready for it, to take their part in the great unity which is already developing in the country. Farmers who have always glorified in their independence can be made to understand the value of cooperation and organized effort, through recreation. Foreign-born citizens can benefit from recreation that they belong to a community by taking some par in a community recreation program.
Democracy will be assured when we have successful recreation systems in our communities for when people talk together, sing together, and play together, the ideals of brotherhood are being realized.
ALUMNI NOTES
Byron Ashby Beery '20 has resigned his position with the Lawrence National Bank and is now connected with the branch bank of the Lassen Industrial Bank in Fall River Mills, California.
H. C. Coffman, c15, has been acting as County Work Secretary of the State Association of Y. M. C. A.'s of Michigan since getting out of the army. He is married and his two year old son is named Jack.
E. S. Stelater, c17, secretary treasurer of the Mellon Institute at Pittsburg, Penn., has written the alumunium academic program to a active alumni association in that city.
Vernon A. Moore, A.B. '16, is now on a business trip to Mexico for the Studebaker people. He holds the position of assistant export manager for Studebaker automobiles with offices in South Bend, Ind.
Mabel Duncan, '19, is teaching Spanish in the high school at Nogales, Arizona.
Miss Eleanor Atkinson, '19 who dured the war at a clerk in Washington in a stone rapher for the Citizen State Bank of Lawrence.
Margarete Husson, 17, who taught last year in Winfield, is an instructor this year in Kansas City and lives at 849 Oval Street on the Kansas side.
Rickeyt wooden grandstands and bleachers will soon become things of the past among our Universities, if they are still at stadiums keeps up at the present rate.
From Leland Stanford comes the report that a $750,000 stadium, with a seating capacity of 60,000 is being planned. The University of Michigan contemplates a stadium at a cost of $400,000 and capitation of seats 44-1,000 people. At Illinois, a stadium is being planned at a cost of $750,000, and with a seating capacity of $80,000, it has been funded and from reports of their campaign, the results achieved have been short of marvelous. And, of course there is Kansas, who not only will have a stadium, but a Union as well.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DALE PRINT SHOP, 1027 Mass. S
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DR. FLORENCE J. B. JARRONS—Osteopathic Physician. Office_hours 8:30-12:40, 11:30-5:30, Phone 2237, 969 Mass Street.
DR. H. REDING—F. A. U. Building.
DR. eye, nose, ear and throat. Special attention to fitting glasses and tonsil work. Phone 513.
DR. ALBIGHTH - Chiropractor - Radio-
Therapy - Massage - Results guar-
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Residence Phone 1761.
DR, G. W, JONES, A. M, M. D, D. Dise-
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"All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy"—Go to a Show
CHRIOPRACTORS
DR. J. R. BECFIEL. Rooms 3 and 4
from McOculcach's Drug Store. Office
Phone 342. Res. Phone 1343.
MAE P. CHAIG, charp stenographer,
notary public, Lawrence National
Bldg. Phone No. 6. Depositions
Taken. 76
CHRIOPRACTORS
DRS, WELCH AND WELCH—PALMER
GRADUATES. Officies 927 Murray, St.
Phones. Office 115. Residence 115K
Mildred Harris Chaplin
VARSITY
in
TODAY
TUESDAY
'Polly of the Storm Country'
Also
Burton
Holmes
Travels
Bowersock Tomorrow
Alice Brady in 'The Dark Lantern' also Mutt and Jeff comedy "Tailor Shop"
BOWERSOCK THEATRE
Thursday Night, January 13
LASSES WHITE
ALL STAR MINSTRELS
A GORGEOUS SPECTACULAR FIRST PART
SPAETH & CO. PRESENT
THE ISLE OF FLOWERS
A MIRROR OF NOVEL FEATURES
SYNCOPATED JAZZ DANCE WIZARDS
IN THE LAND OF OLD BLACK JOE-
OR MOONLIGHT AMONG THE MOSS.
WITH LASSES WHITE JOKEY DOOtTLE
SOLO BAND AND ORCHESTRA
THE BLACKVILLE HANDICAP
LOVE LAND AND CREATION
DAILY NOONDAY STREET PARADE
Seat Sale Opens Tuesday at. Round Corner Drug Store.
Prices $1.50, $1.00 and 50c Plus Tax.
If You are Old in Spirit DO NOT SEE Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle IN "The Round Up"
"The Round Up"
To be Shown at Both
Varsity—Bowersock—Wednesday
Also Thursday at Varsity