THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVII
PIG IRON PRICES HALT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
three or Four Millions are Never theless Being Spent in Kansas Towns
NUMBER 91.
Many Towns Lighting Un
raving, Sewer and Power Exten sions are Among Those Be ing Pushed Forward
"Electric light and power plants are attracting the most attention in our cities just now. Alden has voted $10,000 for the improvement of its light plant and Wetmore's equal amount for the same purpose. Five cities have called elections or are considering the call of elections to vote on bond issues of $2,400 to $30,000 for their lighting systems to upgrade to install new plants. Poola is considering the purchase of its private plant, and Haven is considering the erection of a transmission line to obtain a 24-hour current.
Eight cities have voted bonds of $8,000 to $40,000 for the construction of new light and power plants. They are Barnard, Geneseo, Hunter, Lake Meridian, Mt. Hope, Oswego and Trumbull. The cities are planning to make important extensions to the lighting systems in those cities. In the case of Hutchinson, the extensions include the erection of two large transmission lines through towns at the cost of about $200,000.
*Waterworks plant extensions are being considered in Arma and El Dorado. The cities of Girard, Manhattan, Oakley and Ottawa are putting in extensive improvements at their municipal water plants. Kingman and Preston have called elections on bonds for installing new water systems. The city of White Cloud is considering the construction of a new plant on the island of Parsons this month on a $235,000 bond issue to pay for the purchase and extension of the present privately owned water plant.
SANITATION WORK ACTIVE
SANITATION WORK ACTIVE
*Nine sewer systems installed at Aston at $2,700 and at Wymore at a cost of $6,500. Coldwater and Cottonwood Falls are also putting in modern sewer systems. Girard is considering the extent of its sewer system. Emperor will add a septic tank and sewage disposal plant to his property. Ashleigh will spend $50,000 on the construction of a monaster storm sewer.
"Several Kansas cities are planning, to build memorial halles to serve as civic centers, and a number of cities have issued bonds for that purpose and are already constructing the buildings. Street lighting systems are also being agitated in a number of cities and be constructed in others
GETTING OUT OF THE MUD
“Street paving is going forward rapidly in Kansas cities. Two of the most important streets will be paved in Ahlgen, Belmont, John and Washington have all made arrangements to put in about a dozen blocks of street paving. Manhattan and Lyons are planning to improve their streets immediately. Hutchinson will put in five miles of paving in the early spring. Arma and Dodge City have provided for extensive sidewalk improvements. The following cities will improve their streets: Anthony, $6,310; Atchison, $7,450; Frankfort, $21,500; Humboldt, $100,000; Norton, $24,300; Stafford $125,000.”
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 17, 1920
Oread High Graduation, June 2.
Graduating exercises for the seri-
ous of Oread High School have bee-
n announced for Wednesday, June
4th. The list of graduates
and the program will be announce later.
Owls meet at the Pi K. A. house, to
night at 8 o'clock.
Bill Wells, Pres.
Send the Daily Kananah tree.
Sunny Weather Hikes Boost Lotion Sales
Chiropodist's lotions and corn cures will soon be in much larger quantities if the number of hikers during the last week increased. The vacation Thursday, and the pleasing weather Saturday caused many students to feel the call of the solemn loam and trickling trot to the terrestrial turf. Many parties have walked to Blue Mountain, where there are a few more near here, and a few of the more adventurous have even essayed trips to Topeka and Baldwin.
The influence of the army in the hikers is especially noticeable. Khakki clothes are in evidence more than any other form of attire, even the women wearing this type of clothing. Middies also adorn the more deadly species. Boots and shoes are of the more serviceable variety but appear slightly older than the models to people on the roads; as Kanaw mud is still abundant from the winter's snows.
But, like all exertions, there is an aftermath not extremely pleasant, and many are the sore feet and tired muscles which result from these hikes. Thus the prediction of a heavy sale in the commodities.
MEN MAY SEE GAMES
Women's Inter-Class Tournament Games are Open to Public for First Time
The general public of the University will be allowed to attend the woman's inter-class basketball games Thursday night for the first time. Before this year only those men who had received invitation were admitted; women in their 25 or 25 cents or a W. A. A. ticket. The first game will begin at 7 o'clock.
"The games will be played on the big court", said Miss Pratt, "although this is an unusually large court for women's basketball. There is danger however that the games cannot be played this week on account of the foun ban.
"These inter-class games are the nearest to inter-schoolal contests that the women have. I believe the interest that the women will take in Varsity basketball will be in proportion to the interest that the University takes in these games. The knowledge of basketball that the women get from their playing is that much of an incentive to interest in the game itself, and in seeing the game play by the members of the Institution." There will be twelve games in the series. Each team will play every other team in the contests twice. The games have been scheduled for six nights.
INVITE HIGH SCHOOLS
Three Championships to be Settled at Annual Meet
Literature is going out to the various high schools of the state inviting them to send a team to the State High School meet to be held here on March 19 and 20. This is the thirteenth annual meet of this kind and a total of more than sixty teams are expected to enter.
There will be three championships settled at the meet. The boy's and girl's championship and a new feature in the championship will be settled also. The State High School Athletic Association is an organization of district associations and the eight winners of the national championship in Robinson Gymnasium.
Oread High Handicapped By Small Gymnasiusi
Both the girl's and the boy's basketball team of the Oread High School were defeated at Eudora, Monday evening the girl's by a score of 63 to 14 in a double. The small court made it impossible for the boys to carry on the open style of teamwork that had been practiced, and although the Oread team fought hard until the first whistle blew, the lead throughout the entire game.
The Endora girls exhibited excellent team work and connected from all angles. Although there was no noticeable fault in the work of the Oread girls, they were greatly handled by the court. Rose Miller and Madolin Neuberau were both out of the game for several minutes.
Dayton F. Glenn andd Pe, te Comp ton spent Sunday visiting friends.
LAW COURSE CHANGED TO MEET CONDITIONS
Many New Courses Offered an Case Method of Study Adopted
The curriculum of the School of Law has been entirely revised and among the new courses offered are additional courses in Torts, Criminal Law, Equity and Personal Property, while entirely new courses are being offered in Public Utilities, Personal difference. Where the degree is in conflict with the observed and the weight of authority considered."
The method of instruction will hereafter be the case method, and students in law will be required to memorize the cases. The following is quoted concerning this new method: "I will make clear the reasons for the change."
"In accord with the practice of nearly all the best American law schools, the method of teaching is based upon the study of reported cases, including the decisions of both the Federal and the various state courts. In this way, the student studies the authorities at first hand, becoming familiar with the methods of law, which are necessary beginning of his course enters upon the plan of study that the practicing lawyers must peruse throughout his professional life. This method involves the facts of the reported case, the questions of law raised upon such facts, and the decision thereon including the reasons or the principles that underlie the decision. The attention of the student is directed to the necessity of distinguishing decision from different types of property and Provisional and Extraordinary Remedies.
The order in which the subjects appear in the catalog has been greatly changed as is also the shifting of courses as to year. Some subjects which were beginning courses have初中- senior courses and vice versa.
The new schedule is now in effect. The change of entrance requirements will not take effect until the beginning of next year, however.
NEW FOUNTAIN TRIED
Two Drinking Fountains Designed by Professor Haskins Have Been Installed
The type of bubble drinking fountains in use at the University spreads disease according to Charles A. Haskins, Professor of Sanitary Engineering. Two improved models of fountains have been constructed by A. Bensen, university plumber, from the University of Alabama, installed in Snow Hall and the Engineering Building, to test their durability.
"Ninty per cent of the people who use a drinking fountain touch their lips to the cup. In the present type of bubble fountains, droppings from the mouth fall back into the bowl and are thrown up into the mouth each time the fountain is turned on," continued Professor Haikins.
"no money," said John M. Shea on today when asked when the ground in front of the Administration Building would be cleared. "Whenever the roof is opened to the building, which is as yet only half finished, we will no doubt give some money which will make it possible for us to plan our plans of landscape gardening.
Lack of Money is Cause of Ad's Littered Yar
The fountains were turned off has week because of the influenza epidemic, by order of the University Health Board. John Shea, superintendent, said that the type of fountain designed by Professor Haskins is not substantial. Two models are on trial to see if Shea's statement is true. If the fountains are successful, the University Health Board, of which Professor Haskin is a member, will recommend re-modeling of the re-modeling has not been estimated, Professor Haskin's plan. The cost of re-modeling has not bee estimate
The water jet is horizontal to the new fountain, which is construed so that the drinkers lips cannot possibly touch the metal parts of the fountain.
"There is no definite plan for the work at that end of the campus, but when we get more money, work will begin immediately. More money and bigger appropriations are all that is needed."
Raise In Cokes Jolts Student Pocketbool
This part of the Great American desert that is occupied by Mount Oread and Lawrence will suffer another blow below the belt. This time it is in the form of a general aviation in prices for the "coke" dispenser, announced by soft drink dispensers. The price "for the strongest drink in Lawrence, the "coke", will be ten pennies, dispensers declare almost in a chorus that might shock the Sherman government with the word "wax," but at that it is 66 2-3 per cent raise for the poor students.
Other drinks and fountain concoctions will keep pace with their more popular associate, say dispensers. The malted milk fiends will now have to part with one-fifth of a "buck" which when translated for thor are who poor in calculus is twenty c. its. No preference was shown f'r the "queens and non-queens." The palets so devoid of flavor were coarsest. Milk chocolate will bring a dime and ice cream it fifteen and twenty cents*
"Of course this tion of the prices", said one d er, "will be a great saving for on the Hill.
It will decrease the number of trips between classes to the popular drinking places thus causing a material savings in show rather than other places, and in taking these trips can be spent in attending classes or getting lessons."
H. C. HOOVER MAY COME
Attempt is Being Made to Brin
Former Food Administrator
For Convocation
Herbert C. Hoover, who, as president-elect of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, will pay official visit to the St. Louis and Tulsa Sections of the Institute, has been invited by the department of mining and Chancellor Frank Strong to the University for a convocation.
Secretary Bradley Stoughton, who will accompany Mr. Hoover has already accepted an invitation to visit the department of mining.
If Mr. Hoover can arrange to come he will be here probably the first or second week in March.
LEGION WANTS BONUS
Committee Will ask for $50 for Each Month of
Service
This conference will tend to cause a great deal of interest among the men student body of K. U., because of the large number of ex-service men and their security. Such a bonus would be a great financial aid to many of the men.
An American Legion committee under the direction of Frank D'Ollier, national commander of the Legion at Washington, to hold a series of lectures on the subjects of compulsory military training, and a $50 bonus for ex-service man, for each month of service performed during the war. Such a bonus, it was estimated will cost the department approximately $1,900,000.
New York Bank Offers Foreign Service Position
"I will not give out the names of students of the department of economics nominated for the Foreign Service Scholarships of the National City Bank of New York," said Prof. Willem de la Farge of the department this morning.
The plan for selecting the class this year involves nominations to be made by the departments of economics at Carnegie Mellon University from these nominations by representatives of the bank. Arrangements will be made so that the bank representatives can interview each nominee some point convenient to his college.
The National City Bank a few years ago inaugurated summer classes for University students who plan to take up foreign banking. From these classes, the members of which receive salaries graded according to their year at the university, the foreign representatives of the bank are chosen.
Professor Boynton has been in communication with the National City Bank for some time, and received the appointment to bring the appointments this morning.
Byron E. Collins spent last week in Topeka, attending to business.
EARL POTTER TO BE PROF. IN JOURNALISM
Telegraph Editor From Kansas City Star Will Succeed Prof. S. O. Rice
Earl Potter, A. B. 13, has been appointed Instructor in Journalism and Director of Publicity for the University to succeed Prof. S. O. Rice according to an announcement from the Chancellor's office this morning. The Board of Administration is expected to appoint the appointment within a few days.
The appointment was made on the recommendation of Prof. L. N. Flint and Dean Olin Templin.
Mr. Potter has been active in newspaper work since his graduation. He comes here from the Kansas City Star and has worked at the office and exchange editio. He has been a member of the editorial staff of the Star for the last three years, except for a period during the war. He is now working with the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Marvin Creager, Sunday editor of the Star recommends Mr. Potter as a good all-around newspaper man.
During the war Mr. Potter served with Company D, 354 Infantry, and after the armistice was in the army of Germany, he was discharged last June.
Professor Rice expects to leave as soon as Mr. Potter arrives. He will become managing editor of the Capper's Farmer at Topeka, one of the publications Professor Rice's family will remain in Lawrence until June.
FLU IS ON THE WANE
Although Epidemic is Subsidizing Crumbine Urges That Precaution be Continued
"Although the number of flu patients reported Monday was small and there are signs of the epidemic subsiding, do not be the less careful about all precautions" said Dr. S. J. Crumbine, Secretary of the State Board of Health, "Although the flu cases have been feared that a general relaxation of precaution will result in a recurrence of the disease."
According to Dr. A. W. Clark, Health Officer, the sunshine and cold weather are helping to stop the progeny of newborn babies because the epidemic is rapidly letting up.
At the University Hospital, three patients were received and the same number discharged Monday. Of the three patients now none are in a serious condition.
According to Dean Harold L. Butler, the Thibaud conference February 25 will be given as far as known now. The final date is unknown and will probably be lifted by next week.
Y GIVES SCHOLARSHIPS
Will Offer Ex-Service Men Help in Securing Business Training
The Y. M. C. A. Educational Service offers free scholarships, helps in choosing occupations and securing employment, practical talks and citizenship courses to ex-service men. There are more than 250 courses available covering almost every profession and trade. Any ex-service man who desires to improve his education by means of a "Y" scholarship will submit his application to the local Educational Service Committee, which is composed of five representative citizens of the community one of whom may be a former service man. This committee will make awards to the limit of the fund available in that locality. Any of the ex-service men of the University who are interested should see "Con" Hoffman for particulars.
Scientific Fellowship Open to K. U. Students
Notice has been received at the university of the seventh election of Belt Fellowship for Scientific Research, to take place June 15, 1920. Not more than three fellowships will be awarded at that time.
Applications must be received on or before the nineteenth of April. Forms of applications and all information may be obtained, by letter only, addressed to the Dean, Imperial College, South Kensington, London, S.W. 7.
Oo-la-la! Flu Ban Off At Naughty Emporia
Oo-la-la, what naughty schools—Emperor for example. Imagine the scandal when the dean of women, in making her nightly round of the cells discovered that — "good heavenly aroma of fried onions"—twenty-six of the dear, dimly, daries had been exposed to fried onions, violating the quarantine rules, had taken a wild trip to the normal to attend a show.
The absentees were given to the house council, a dormitory organization which is supposed to handle such cases as designated rather than undertake the case.
Plain Tales From The Hill
One student muttered, "Well, what's the difference?"
The class in short story writing was discussing the early short stories in comparison with those of today. The instructor said, "In early short stories, marriage was not the end as it is of the past but rather the end of a battle witt."
A fraternity man on the HII was surprised to find one day last week that his trunk had been sent by his friend, but he never heard where he spends much of his time.
A student in Oread defining a society item after a week of newspaper work said, "A society story is one which tells the harrowing and nerve-racking details of a tea, fight, dance or a leap year party and relates with considerable gloating the ghastly truth about the young groom being successfully drawn to the altar."
Bulletin board in Kansan office:
"No reporters reported for duty Wednesday morning. Their names have
too many to list. They ought to make quite a list."
Some freshmen on the Hill were down town on Lincoln's Birthday wearing their new pledge buttons with much pride. When asked what the buttons were one replied, "Oh, that's our excuse from school."
"Ellas Howe invented the sewing machine," said the sociology prof. Then he added with a chuckle, "The question is, how did he do it?" "How so?" supplemented the student on the last row.
"Wear 'em Out," is Advice Of Price Commissione
"Wear your old clothes as long as you can. It will save you money and help out the clothing manufacturer also." Yes, you say, it will save us money all right, but you're all wrong about the clothing manufacturer. They want us to buy new ones all the time.
That is true in most cases, but just at present it isn't. The clothing manufacturers want to catch up with the demand, and one way in which they do that is for us to wear our old coats a little lighter, or patch up those 'holy' trousers.
"More than 26 per cent of all the clothes made in the United States are made on the overtime of the workers," says Ed. T. Hackey, state fair price commissioner. The workers receive double pay for overtime, and of all the manufacturers must raise the price of his product in order to pay for it.
That is one reason for the present high cost of clothing. Let's give the manufacturers a chance to catch up with demand, and see if the prices go down.
Legion Post Establishes Clubrooms Down Town
Ex-service men of the University who are not members of the American Legion are urged by the officers of the Eli F. Dorey Post of Lawrence to join here. The third floor of the Merchants National Bank Building houses the clubrooms, and after this week the rooms will be open every afternoon and evening. The proceeds of the show "Cest la Guerre" have been used to buy furniture and fittings for the clubsroom. The rooms are considered suitable places when the teen battles of Doniphan, Funston, "vin blané" and "vin rouge." A man who pays his state and national dues, which are a dollar and a half a year here, becomes a member of the state police and transfers his membership to the post in his home town when he leaves school.
BELGRADE WILL BACK
WILSON FLUME STAND
Wilson's Message to High Council was Only Ten Lines Says Report
Disregards Last two Months
Italian Concessions Neglected by President, Says French Official
"President Wilson sent his note as if nothing had happened during the last two months," one French official said.
The president's Adriatic note had noticeably improved the *Jugol-Slav* morale. "In view of this recent development no government in Beirgeau could survive if it backed down now" *Jugol-Slav* official here asserted.
Paris, Feb. 17—Jugo-Slav reports here today called the Belgrade government will stand firm in its position of refusing any settlement of the Adriatic dispute except that advocated by President Wilson.
"He apparently disregarded that on September 13 the Ralians had made many concessions to the Jugo-Slavas.
"The moment solution of the problem seems here, this official asserted, the president who decided against American representation at the interallied discussion arose from his bed in warrant to resume work where he left it destroying all that has been done in his absence."
However he continued "the allied are always glad to listen to suggestions from the United States but they
beg that the President get reacquainted with the situation with which he has been out of touch.
The press generally commented rather bitterly on his note.
The Allies, the French official concluded, will welcome an American representative to sit in their discussion of this problem.
U. S. TO SUPPORT JUGO-SLAVS
Washington Will Not Withdraw From Adriatic Conference
Washington, Feb. 17—The United States will continue to support the rights of the Juge-Slaves in the dispute over Flume, it was announced today at the White House. This government will not withdraw from the Adriatic controversy it was stated. President Wilson's communication to the supreme council in regard to the Flume dispute on Flume he set forth, which be objects, was only ten lines in length and was in no sense an ultimatum. White House officials said, but it was a recreation of President Wilson's original position on Flume. These statements followed a conference between President Wilson and Secretary Tumulty. Tumulty also has conferred with acting secretary of State Polk and it is probable that Mr. Polk will explain the stand of the United States will be issued by the State Department.
It was disclosed that after the President has gone on his western trip last September he received numerous messages from the State Department appraising him that the supreme council was making changes in his government, as drawn when he was in Paris and that he at that time adopted the uncompromising attitude that is shown in the latest memorandum.
THINK ALLIES' PLAN UNJUST
Ambassador Wallace Not Allowed at Prime Ministers' Conference
Washington, Feb. 17—President Wilson protested the allie's plan for settlement of the Adriatic problem. Had Jugo-Slavia been forced to accept the United States would have been bound to uphold attacks that the United States did not approve, it was said at the state department today.
Disposition of the congested Adriatic territory including Flume comes under the Hungarian treaty to which these will be a party, it was explained.
If the league covenant is ratified by the senate the United States will be bound to uphold whatever disposition is reached on the Adriatic territory. This government cannot uphold settlement proposed by the allies it is opposed to the plan, considering it忍要 to juge-Shlavin. Ambassador to Turkey and to participate in the conference of prime ministers leading to the January settlement plan. After the January plan had been formulated the all' representative brought it to Wallace f. the approval of the United States.