THE UNIVFRSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Official student paper of the University of Kansas
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Campus Editor ... Michael Oder
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KANSAN BOARD MEMBERS
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Ferdinand Gottlieb Ormond P. Hill
Ralph B. Hooker Langer Hughen Jesy Watt
Charles J. Slawson J. K. Kluster
Deane Malott Alfred Graves
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Published in the afternoon five times a week, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of California at Davis, in the department of Journalism.
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Lawrence, Kansas.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18, 191
The Daily Kaanan aims to picture the undergraduate life of the students in the university than merely printing tea by standing for the ideals the University sets out to be clean; to be cheerful; to be charitable; to be courageous; to be kind; to be wise; to be wiser. In all, to serve to the best of the ability the students of the university.
WEAR 'EM OUT
In all the hurry of getting a running jump on the second semester, some of us have doubtless been missing a few beta. The most evident of these opportunities is attention to a Few of the current economic problems. And the greatest of these—for us of K. U.—is the "wear your old clothes" campaign.
This is not a proposition of making university life one round of "tacky" or "roughneck" gatherings and activities but of not purchasing any additional unnecessary clothes for the spring season. Every student dressing the best he could with what clothes he already has, could make a much more presentable spectacle than even the downtown district of a metropoli tan city.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, but godliness, or even ordinary cleanliness was never connected with the effort to make a human being resemble one of the "pretty boys" of the fashion plates in the popular magazines. A gentleman is easily recognized, even in a suit that is seeing its second season, and no one will sneer at his "polish" if his coat is a trifle shiny.
We students have a great many places where our money could be spent advantageously, and by "passing up" the customary spring aid, (it costs $50 at the very least this spring) some very necessary things can be attended to that would otherwise probably be neglected.
Let's send the suit to the cleaners,
then, and see if it can't be made to
last at least until the Easter season
THREE WASHINGTON PORTRAITS
THREE WASHINGTON PORTRAITS
The last life-portrait of George Washington, was produced in 1797 by C. B. F. de St. Mennon, a copper-plate engraver. He was very skillful in the use of the phytionorace, an instrument so completely a thing of the past that the word does not appear in the dictionary. One portion of the clever little machine passed over the essential lines of the face and head in profile. A pencil at the end of another arm made an accurate line-drawing on pink paper, and shading and high lights were then put in with suitable crayons.
Such a picture is supposed to be an absolute "counter fissure resemblance," allowing, of course, for the inequalities that might creep into crayon work. According to the DeMimin portrayal the Father of his Country actually possessed the ideal qualities which appear in the familiar head done by Gilbert Stuart, the foremost painter of that early period, and one of the best portrait artists of all time.
But suppose the bit of mechanism had revealed our greatest hero in any other light than the spindle soldier, the peeless statesman, the monumental character of America? Supose DeMinin's eye had been less true, his hand less sure, his paper and his crayon in any sense defective? A great wrong would have been done to our national veneration. This fine Frenchman has added much to our inheritance.
When asked which portrait of Washington was the best, Gilbert Sturart very frankly said, "My own and Houden's." Time has endorsed his judgment, eliminating as he did, all but the head of the statue which the famous sculptor had done for the State House at Richmond, Va.
St. Memin's work deserves a place beside the other two portraits in the way of genuine service, though so far beneath them in genuine art. And above all else the Washington's birthday, 1920, it is service that counts.
"THE GOOD OLD DAYS"
The old folks will tell us that it used to be colder in Kansas than it is now. They insist that the weather man had to have a much longer tube of mercury to catch the lowest mark of temperature in those old days when the snow was so deep that sleeps ran wild over the Kansas prairies in ruthless disregard for fences or other hindrances that are visible now in our deepest swows.
But the weather man comes back with the statement that most of the deep snows and long cold winters of yore never happened. The Weather Bureau located on the Hill has complete records for fifty years and a thorough search has failed to reveal any appreciable change in the climatic conditions.
Such is the case with many of the things that our forbears tell us. They say that the world is getting worse. They intimate that the present generation is a group of "low-lived" individuals that has not the high ideals and the lofty ambitions of the young people of their time
No statistics can be obtained for this last premise either to disprove or substantiate the conditions stated. Is it not only fair for the reformer-critics to wait until statistics have shown that their contention is a fair and unprejudiced one?
ADVERTISING THE UNIVERSITY
Cornell's advertising campaign, though not unique in scholastic history, is fairly new on the eastern coast, and indicative of a departure from lofty academic dignity which common folk will welcome. There are two reasons for a university: It can elevate cultural standards and it can turn out specialists in industrial and scientific lines. Both these functions are of national importance, though of late years the graduates of the colleges of arts have found themselves at a disadvantage economically when they enter competition with their classmates of the scientific schools.
And the graduates who are more or less cultured, without possessing expert knowledge that can be made immediately useful, are also at a disadvantage when they face the task of contributing their skills to the development of civilization following the war. The arts are, it must be admitted, something added to life after it has been put on the basis of a going concern. We have not yet found ourselves after the cataclysm that shook us out of our sheltered complacency, and we are too willing to let culture slide for a time. It is unfortunately true that we can get along with each other's greedy behavior in English literature if we have to, and that we can't get along without engineers or scientists.
The universities that can give us back experts in exchange for untaught youth have an especially responsible position at present, and it would be sensible of them all to put their qualifications before us, by means of publicity or advertising, so they will know what courses are open to them. Cornell frankly advertises herself as a "producer of producers," and points with pride to her eight colleges for specialists aside from the college of arts. Each autumn, the statement reads, a thousand boys march into Cornell; each June a thousand doctors and lawyers, engineers and chemists, architects and agricultural marshers march into Cornell. This, too, without the advertisements we should not have known it. Cornell has told us out-spokenly what she can do—New York Globe.
Cap and Bells
By G. B. S. Jones
This discussion group I am proposing is in no sense an organization. It is not even a soviet. But I believe it is probably the most unique idea ever proposed, so far as I know, since the last time it was the likely like of it is *new* in Kansas.
Here is the opportunity of a lifetime for those few of us who are out and out ignoramous, who know acceptance that we don't know a blooming thing, to get together in mutual honesty and try to form the beginning that we know nothing, it will be quite easy for us to discuss any subject under the starry skies. In fact the acknowledgment ought to be of much assistance, since I have always noticed that those who know the least about important matters are not aware of what is being said to me who know nothing at *d.* I should be able to say a great deal.
Of course, if I cannot find in the University as many as ten men who acknowledge with me that we are ignorant, I may extend the search to the University. If I should have even so good luck there, for in my whole life I have never found but two or three men who have felt in any way as I do that in a world of wise men we were fools. And most of these men are lead in France.
(The final essay of this series will be presented Thursday in this space. Mr. Jones will make a final appeal to the "fools" of the University to form a discussion group to "Put K, U. First.")
PUZZLES AMONG THE PROFS
ANSWERS WILL APPEAR IN
THE NEXT ISSUE
answers to yesterday's puzzles.
1. Nutt.
2. Peacock.
3. Sisson.
4. Dollee.
5. Goldsmith.
6. Shaad.
7. Ashton.
8. Burdick.
9. Elsey.
10. Shinn.
Mental Lapses
"I want some good current literature."
"Here are some books on electric lighting."—Baltimore American.
"I can remember when people that the telephone was something impossible."
"Well, ours is."—Washington Star
Some of us never do have any luck.
Now, in our boyhood, for instance,
there never was a scarcity of teachers.
—New York Morning Telegram.
It costs money these days even to read about meat. The original manuscript of Lamb's essay on "Rost Pig" for $12,000—Nashville Tennessee.
A bank cashier bought a dozen eggs the other day. The directors heard of it and the expert accountants are now in his books — New York Evening Mall
Two gobs of the Naval Reserve who had been stationed at an inland training camp for twelve months prepared to leave their seats in a picture show.
"What for?" queried the second sailor.
The Jews have never built or manned a ship since Noah built the ark until this year. They recently launched a vessel at Jaffa called the Hashagl which is manned entirely by Jews. The Hebrew word doubtless has no connection with the familiar boarding-house stew.
"The only thing that we can do is to go around and apologize and ask her to forgive you."
"Wait a minute, Jack." said Gob Number One as a news weekly was flashed on the screen.
"Here's a news weekly; maybe we'll see a battleship."—Argonaut.
during the war was made by a woman. She was the wife of J. B. Garner, the director of research in an important gas company in Pittsburgh, Pa., and her record is a matter of great pride, especially to other women.
The First gas mask based upon the principle utilized by our government
"Then you'd better bring some flowers and candy with you, too."
At last, a surgical operation from the Whitehouse—that Lansing affair.
A New York dealer in rare books has arrived safely on this side bringing a copy of Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis" which he secured for Mr. Henry E. Huntington. The volume was printed in 1599, it is two by three inches in size, and $75,000.00 the price that was paid for it. It is classed as one of the most valuable books in the world.
"But I was in the right."
The co-ed, on the "Fraternity" blank on Ed Hollis annual student record. "Pi Phi preferred."
"Reds Mass Against Poles," says a headline. Not barber poles, surely.
NOTHING LEFT
New fraternity to be started at the Cow College-The Alpha Alpha.
Judge-"Have you anything to offer the Court before sentence is passed on you."
The Aggie school has elected Leonard Wood president of the United States. We are anxiously awaiting the date of the inauguration, to be announced—we take it, in the next issue.
Prisoner—"No, your Honor; my lawyer took my last dollar."—Boston Transcript.
Story of the future, swiped from the Topeka Capital and released two months in advance.
Stude enters soft drink dispensary Buys coke at dime, and pays the cashier therefore. Says:
"Jesse James always had one."
elucidates stude as he moves toward the door.
Wanda buy a horse:
"No. Why?" demands the fair one behind cash register.
Dr. C. E.McClung, who graduated from the school of pharmacy here in 1896, and who was later Professor of Zoology in the university and in the department, now at the head of the National Research Board in Washington, D.C.
William Wertz, 1170 of Wichita and Miss Pauline Pingreg of Neodehaa a form student of the College, where married at Newton February 11. Mr. Wertz was president of the senior law class of 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Wertz will make their future home in Wichita, where he is practicing law.
On Other Hills
A "Hower for President" club has been organized at Stanford University. A petition is being signed by many of the students and will be sent direct to Hoover urging him to become a candidate for the presidency.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
A boxing tournament has been started at Ames under the direction of Coach Biddle.
Cochron John F. Miller, of M. U., issued the first call for baseball practice Monday. Candidates for berths on the Tiger nine will work only four weeks during February, Miller said, but daily practice will start March 1.
For Rent
For Sale
Lost
Found
Help Wanted
situation Wanted
The old auditorium at K. S. A. C. has been remodeled and is now a reception room for out-of-town visitors and a meeting place for students and faculty. A canteen and barber shop are provided in the basement
Classified Advertising Rates
Telephone K. U. 66 Or call at Daily Kan sas Business Officer
Headline form the Slate, official student paper of Philips University at Enid, Oklahoma: "Influenza in East End."
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The Oklahoma Daily admits that Oklahoma broke into the Missouri Valley conference under the wrong moon.
classified card rates g.
upon application.
Twenty-five cents bookkeeping
fee added unless paid in cash.
OST—Schafer fountain pen without cap. Between 1332 La. and 1340 Tenn. Call 1983. 91-2-204
LOST—Waterman fountain pen, Monday on Fourteenth street between Kentucky and Oread. Finder please call 1589. 93-2-510.
WANT ADS
WANTED—Second-begin copies of Commons and Andrew's Principles of Labor Legislation. W. M. Duffy Department of Economics. 92-5-206
Warrensburg and Kansas State Normal will debate this spring Two teams from each school will debate right at Emporia or Warensburg.
Northwestern University will send a glee club of sixteen men on a trip to Panama. The government will pay all expenses.
The Orange and Black, the official newspaper of the Oklahoma and Mechanical College, announces the following news; Thursday, Feb. 19, the public will have the privilege of hearing a man, who has risen to the top position in the college that man is former president William H. Taft, who has held positions aspired to by the students of Oklahoma A. and M.
Several new reporters are to be added to the Daily Texan. The Daily Kansas probably will never be forced to make an announcement of that nature. The Kansas has a staff of over one hundred reporters.
FOR SALE — Woodstock No. 4 Type-
wrapper almost new and guaranteed
to be in splendid condition. Phone
1092, 1232 Oread. 92-5-280
FOR SALE—A student business which cleans $150 per month for 4 weeks work per day. Might trade for a teacher. Address: 2870 W. 6th Ave. of Kansas. 89-5-200.
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LOST—A silver hat pin with head of a bee, on Tennessee St or near central school building. Valued highly on account of associations. Please call 2423 Blue. 69-5-201.
The question for debate among the teams of Cornell, Columbia and Pennsylvania is: "Resolved: That the United States should intervene in Mexico to establish a more stable form of government."
WHITE MAN—age 50, good refer-ences wants work 1:00 to 5:00 P.
M. daily. Flores waxed, cellars clean,
rugs eugenite. Experienced in en-
taining invadele and blind. J. M.
10400 Vermont, St. Mary's College,
Black.
FURNISHED ROOMS> Want two or three furnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping. Address E. P. Care of Daily Kansan. 91-2-205.
TO RENT—Room for young men also a garage. 919 Indiana. Phone 1125. 91-5-207.
FOR RENT—Room 1416 Tenn., for rent for girls. Phone 1378 Blue. 3.2.911
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
LAWRENCE OPTICAL COMPANY (Ex-
clusive Optometrista). Eye exames.
glasses made; office 1025 Mass.
J. W. HUTCHINSON. Dentist. Beh
phone 185, 208 Perkins Bld.
DRHL. REDING, F. A. U. Bldg. Eye, ear, nose, and throat. Special attention to fitting glasses and tonal听力. Phone 512.
DR. H. L. CHAMBERS, Suite 2, Jacke Building. Building General practice, Special attention to nose, throat and ear. Telephone 217.
G. W. JONES, A. M. M. D. Diseases of the stomach, surgery, and gynecology I, F. A. U. Hid, Residence home hospital, 1201 Obi Street. Both phone 35.
JOB PRINTING—B. H. Date, 1027 Mass
DRS. WELCH AND WELCH—Palmer
Graduates. Office 904 Vermont St
Phone, Office 115, Residence, 115K2
J. H. BECKETT, M. D. Rooms 3 and 4
or McCullock's Residence 1121
Tenn. St. Office. Phone 343.
Tenn. St. Office. Phone 1343.
D. G. R. ALBRIGHT—chirpacropic adjustments and massage, Office Stubba Fldg., 1101 Mass. St., Phone 1531. Residence Phone 1761
C. E. ORELUP, M. D., Eye, ear, nose and throat. Glass work guaranteed. Phone 445. Dick Building - Adv.
PROTCH
The College Tailor
Turks to Stay in Europe If Persecutions Cease
London, Feb. 17 — Admiral Gorbeek, British commissioner at Constantinople, has been accepted to notify the Turkish government that the Turks will be allowed to remain in Turkey and that he was learned officially here today.
Allied communication, however,
was that unless they cease persecution
of Armenians the treaty will be
modified.
Edward Pedroja, 120, has gone to his home in Emporia on account of illness.
B. D. B. M.
Eastman Rodakas
L. E. Waterman and Conklin
Fountain Pen
THE REXAL STORE
847 Mass. St.
F. B. McCOLLOCH, Druggist
"Suiting You"
THATS MY BUSINESS
WM SCHULZ
917 Mass. St.
Whose Slogans Are These?
Considering the hundreds of times you have read the ads of these firms in The Daily Kansan. You feel willing to swear that you know their slogans backwards and forwards..
BUT DO YOU KNOW?
"SUITING YOU"
"THE COLLEGE TAILOR"
"FROM LAD TO DAD"
"The BANK WHERE STUDENTS BANK"
"YE SHOP OF FINE QUALITY"
"GOOD CLOTHES"
"THE ECONOMY STORE"
"HEAD TO FOOT OUTFITTERS"
"NO BETTER GUARANTEE THAN OUR NAME"
"QUALITY JEWELRY"
"JUST A STEP FROM THE CAMPUS"