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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Official student paper of the University of Kansas
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1819, 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 of the University of New York at Bloomberg Group of one Department of Journalism.
Address all communications to THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANBAN LAWRENCE, Kansas.
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The Daily Kananani to picture the undergraduate life of the students; to emphasize their than merely printing the news by standing for the ideals the University holds; to play no favorites; to encourage students to charitable; to be courageous; to leave more serious problems to wiser heads; in all, to serve to the university; to educate the students of the University.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920
DON'T SLACKEN
A great chance presents itself for missionary work this summer in the interest of the University. There is not a single student in the University that would not like to see this school grow to 5,000 during one generation of students.
If every student would go home and talk Kansas and tell of the great opportunities offered here to prepare for a life-work there is no doubt but that each student would bring at least one more student to school next fall.
One of the greatest crimes committed against the good name of the University is the conduct of students during the summer vacation. No student is ever in his right mind when he goes home and instead of trying to get the young folks of the town to see the benefit of a college education clearly demonstrates what college has made a "out" of him.
Be sure and let them snow that you have a good time at school but all things don't let them know that you are a man who can't control a natural amount of levy. Show them that you can be serious minded once in a while.
MUSIC FOR EVERYONE
Each year the musical organizations of the University have been hampered in their work by the lack of sufficient funds with which to buy music, take trips in the interest of the University, and to provide for countless other things needed by a musical organization. This year the lack of money has been more than ever, and for a time it was doubtful whether the Glee Club would be able to make their annual trip in the interest of the school. The concerts given at the University in order to raise funds for this work have been poorly attended. The students have not given the proper support to their musical clubs. It has been the same with the other organizations, the band and the orchestra.
What is the reason? Is it because these organizations are of inferior quality? We think not. On its recent trip over the state, give concert in several Kansas cities, the Men's Glee Club performed before large appreciative audiences. In each instance the work was well received and met with hearty applauds. Both the Band and the Orchestra have appeared in many University activities this year, and their work has been up to the standard.
No better boost for the University can be found than these organizations They are the means of drawing many students to the University each year. But in order for them to carry on the
work they must have funds with which defray expenses.
This will be the last chance this year to show your loyalty to your University, and your willingness to co-operate in Putting K. U. First. Show that loyalty by coming out Thursday evening.
BIRTHDAY SHOES
"You can't hear me walk!" we叫 Young Idea of the family, "I've go on my birthday shoes." She piuetexted on tender bare feet across the lush green lawn, and she stubbed her toe upon an inconsiderate stone. She laughed to keep from crying and join limping and jumping away to join a group of other happy barefeets. No matter what the world may give in the land of grown-ups, there is no luxury or joy like the first great drought of freedom to the child who has worn man-made foot-gear all the winter long ami who is finally permitted to know that spring has really come. He may talk about getting close to nature's heart later on. Now he is only concerned with nature's epidemic understanding.
But how significant is this great event. All the world loves the barefoot boy and the barefoot girl is no less insistent upon her rights. The children know, without pausing to pize upon it, that this direct contact with the earth makes them like the failed Anteus. And there have been barefoot fads among adults in which the devotees realized a wonderful increase in health and beauty. Such movements have never endured long, so great is the thrill of human invention, so strong is the force of the crowded town. Children are wise in their very inconsequences. The season of the birthday shoe is an immense economic factor. There is no leather hoe or pluratekor jobber who can put the birthday鞋 beyond the reach of any active little human being. And the springtime brings a tremendous relief to the tolling thousands who have strained every nerve through the cold hard winter to keep the family decretly shod. The adolescent female wearer of her Free gift may dream of silk stockings and magic slippers and the Fairy Prince. But the boy at this period has nothing to do with any elegances of romance. He may easily become a very great soldier or statesman and attend brilliant reception or sit at council tables. But just now the thought of any confinement of his precious bare feet is simple ummitated torture. His tread is that of a savage and a king. The good owl summer-ime has has come this releactive May day, and he is free!
SUNNY WEATHER FRIENDS
One of the catchy popular songs last season was called "Sunny Weather Friends." The writer goes on to say that all he has are "Sunny Weather Friends." There is a great deal of truth in this, more than there beats, for it is a common fault with people that they are only Sunny Weather Friends. When the storm comes they hike themselves to a more pleasant climate.
Shakespeare's "Fool in King Lear" says "We'll set the tree to school to an ant, to teach the there's no labouring 'I the winter." When one therefore is down and out, when his fortunes are against him, the Fool says that it is better to seek out those in pleasure than those in the winter of adversity.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Too many University students are like that. Only when a man is in power will the majority of students flock around, and endeavor to secure some of the crumbs he may drop. Next fall is the best time to prove this Sunny Weather Friend philosophy, for when the Freshmen come here next fall, lonesome and alone, then is the time for University men to show the stuff they are made of and
prove to those Freshmen that the University is still a democratic school. Show them around, help get them enrolled, do little things for them, and it will go further towards making a unity of the student body than any other plan. Prove to them that you of the University men and women, are friends in need as well as friends at any other time.
ORIGIN OF THE UKULELE
From the Christian Science Magazine
Honolulu—The ukulele, known as the Hawaiian national instrument, was evolved by a Portuguese from the five-stringed taro patch fiddle which was brought to the islands by the Dutch. It is also known likewise, was introduced at the same time from the same source, says the Hawaii Educational Review. The use of a steel bar instead of the fingers on the keyboard was first used by a Hawaiian boy, Joseph Kekulutu, it being his own singing, according to present standards of music, no such thing existed two generations ago.
The only Hawaiian music in the early '60s and prior to that was the oil also called the mule or chant, with a limited scale of four notes. The mule was delivered in a monotonous droning tone with many inflections, each sentence ending in a long, wavering note, finishing almost in a whisper, and not exceeding ten seconds. Comment on the wisdom, acts and appearance of the person referred to, in flowery language, together with references to the legends, proverbs and traditions of the race. This recitative was a solo, interrupted at intervals by a choral refrain containing the name of the person honored. This type of male was called the io-a—a name. The chanting was usually an adjunct to the singing, and it was not a dance but a performance, sitting down, accompanied by the swaying of the body and the waving hands, arms and shoulders.
PRIMITIVE MUSIC
When a chief or other royal personage desired to make a tour about the country, the bands of chanters, composed of both men and women, would lead them in the way the way the chanters would compose the melle according to the acts of this principal favorite, and also with reference to the condition of the weather, the temperature, the rival at a village the chanters who had composed the melle would give an open air performance of chanting and dancing. If the inhabitants of the village received word of the coming of the melle would compose a melle of greeting.
CHURCH TUNES BROADEN REPORTURE
To the melle the missionaries added to the church tunes which were common to the Congregational service. The first efforts to teach Hawaiians to sing seemed hopeless, because they seemed to hold on to their limited scale of four notes, singing louder, but not higher. The only singing other than melled was a tense educational exercise, and then the sound was an ear-jarring jargon. Yet upon this foundation was created a musical development little short of marvelous.
"SIMPLE SPELLING" FAD
And when the historian reaches the year 1920 and the month of March, and the last day of that month he began to realize that declares the Modern Language Association of America has definitely dropped the fad of simplified spelling "because of lack of enthusiasm for the new method, because it was difficult to learn," and because it offended some of the members of the association." For eleven years the association and other groups of savants endeavored in every way possible to popularize deserts and mountain ranges, and a number of newspapers labored.
The first Hawaiian song was a sentimental ballad called "Poi Auanuani." Later several songs were produced by members of the Kalakaunia family, "Olao Oe," by Queen Liliokalauani, or "Olana Oe," best known of all Hawaiian songs. Another favorite is "Sweet Leil Leah," written by the Princess Likelike.
He who writes the curtural history of America in the days that are to come, will doubtless pause in his labors and smile when he reaches that curious episode of the "simplified spelling" era. He will try to arrogange his own experience of envisioning of that grotesque orthographic hysteria which prompted a group of otherwise staid and dependable scholars to reconstruct the spelling of a language that itself was the development from many tongues through a long period of allow transference of these words to a body considered it a lingual misdemeanor to spell words according to ancient and accepted usage even though it did involve an additional letter here and there. But he will not wonder why the great mass of his readers would refuse to accept the innovation.
assiduously to spread the gospel and at stated intervals lists of new words in the simplified code were issued. They believed nobody paid any attention to the progananda. Those who are ever ready to accept innovations whether rational or not were early in the moment. But there the thing stopped.
Words of a language are the subject of constant change. Even the monumental Latin, the most perfect form of thought expression ever devised, is slowly, but surely reacting to the influence of progress. Anglo-American evolution of mixed bloods, migrations, commerce and subjugations of peoples. Since most of these influences continue and will always continue in a restless world, language will also change. Added to this, the invention of automobiles and inventions. The automobile, for instance, has added half a dozen words to the English language. These words are still a little strange, but in a few years they will have become a fixed part of the tongue. And with these changes, the meaning of there come also changes in their spelling, their pronunciation and their meaning. All these changes are natural, slow and logical. Here and there arbitrary changes may be made, which are standard as applied to governmental activities, but it is manifestly impossible for even the most learned to decide in solemn conclave to change the spelling of a hundred or more words and receive any marked support. Human nature is slow to adapt, because the "impulsive" spellers" were forced to the failure. -K. C. Journal.
Mental Lapses
"Your business college for young ladies seems to be all right."
"It is all right."
“Do you give the girls a good, practical business training?”
“In reply to that question I can only say that 60 per cent of our graduates marry their employers the first year.” —London Telegraph.
The Irish night watchman at the observatory was new. He paused to watch a man peering through a large telescope. Just then a star fell, and she glanced in amazement, "You're sure a faine shot.""American Legion Weekly.
Angelaina: I don't believe you were sincere when you said you'd die for me.
Edwin: Indeed. I was, dearest.
Angelina: Then why don't you let me drive the car when you take me out motoring? - Houston Post.
Don't let 'em fail you, frosh. These June exams are not going to be any more of a couch of violets than the ones just before Christmas. Better stay at home nights and quit burying at the moon—Daily Texan.
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WANT ADS
Frank, Gee, Phone 1951 White.
158.2.364
LOST—Navy blue, silk tiket belt,
on campus Wednesday. Finder
please leave at Kansan office.
158-3-362
FOR RENT -Pleasant south. rooms
for summer school near college and
clubes 1340 Tenn. Mrs. W. C. Hunter.
Telephone 2498 White 158-3-383
Rooms-for summer session students.
Call 1549 or 1011 Ind. 156-5-356.
LOST—32 revolver at May Fete. Return to Cubbison at Phi Gam house. 155-3-359.
LOST—Silver bar pin between W. Ad and 10th and Tenn. Call 2062. 156.3-360.
WANTED—By experienced, capable
woman, position as House Mother
of the Child, in her own home,
en furnished. Addres. Topeka,
Kansas, Lock Box 263. 156-358-8
EARN $175.00—any student, man or woman or student organization that sells my home 781 Louisiana Street and pays me the amount. Inquire for particulars, Mrs. J. K. Rankin, 921 Illinois St. Phone 1187 Blace. k 155-34-46
W. JONES, A. M., M. D. Diseases of the stomach, surgery, and gynecol. Suit 1. F. A. U. B. Hugh, Residence Hall, 1510 Eble Road. Both, wb $3.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LAWRENCE OPTICAL COMPANY (Ex-
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IN MEMORIAM—Will the party who purloined a one pint glass flask from prairie schooner at May Fete kindly return same to owner at her home? The question is not valuable but does have associations. 156-3-37.
For sale or trade—E fat Barticone
saxophone in fine condition.
Phone 2115 or 1406 Tenn. Bargain
if taken soon. 157-3-361
J. R. BECHITEL, M. D. Room 3 and 4
over McCULLEN, D. N. Dennett, D. Paul
ph. e 165 309 Perkins Hildg.
JOH PHUNGING - H. D. Date, 1227 Mass.
DR. H. I. L. CAMBERS, Suite 2, Jackson Building. General practice Special attention to nose, throat and ear. Telephone 217.
DRHL. REDING, F. A. U. Bidg, Eye,
ear, nose, and throat. Special
attention to fitting glasses and tonal
work. Phone 512.
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Phone, Office 115, Residence, 115K2
DR. C. H. ALRIGHT—chirurgical adjustments and massage. Office Stubba Bldg. 1701 Mass. St. Phone 1531. Residence Phone 1761.
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