UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 127
Doctor Scherer Will Lecture on Need of Labor In Shipyards
Sent by National Council of Defense and Shipping Board
Opportunities for Students
Mass Meeting of Men to be Held in Fraser, Saturday At 10 o'Clock
"Ships and Winning of the War"
will be the subject of the illustrated
lecture which Dr. James A. B. Scher-
ter will give to men students of the
University Saturday, April 13 at 10
o'clock n' Fraser chapel. Dr. Scher-
son, president of Throop College of Tech-
nology at Pasedean Campus is field fa-
lord of the National Council of Defe-
tion and official representative of
the United States Shipping Board. He
is lecturing in western Universities on
the work of shipyards.
The object of the lecture, Doctor Scherer said in a letter to the Chancellor, is not to take students away from universities before they finish their courses, but to lay before them the great need of student labor in the shipyards and in the shipbuilding as a career. The slides used in the lecture are officially furnished by the Shipping Board.
A mass meeting of the men students of the University is announced for Saturday morning, April 13, at 10 o'clock, in Fraser Chapel, Dr. James A. B. Scherer, president of Throop College of Technology, and official representative of the United States Shipping Council will provide an audition lecture on the shipyards the shipyards. All men students are urged to attend this meeting.
FRANK STRONG. Chancellor.
Journalists Will Hear William Allen Whitte
Other Noted Writers to Speak At Theta Sigma Phi Convention
The principal speakers at the national convention of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, to be held in Lawrence April 25, 25, and 27, will be William Allen White, Miss Helen Bennett of the College Bureau of Occupations of Chicago, C. M. Harger of Dillon of the Reflector and Dillon of the Farm Publications. Miss Remenbett and Mr. White will speak at a University convocation as well as at the sessions of the convention.
Eight of the fourteen chapters of the fraternity have promised already that they will send delegates. They are Alpha chapter of Washington, Beta of Wisconsin, Delta of Indiana, Zeta of Oklahoma, Mu of K. S. A. C. Lambda of Nebraska, Nu of Minnesota, and Eta of Ohio State.
The graduating recital of Claire L. Dietrich on the piano, will be given Tuesday, April 16, at 8:15 p. m., in Fraser Hall chapel. The program will
Graduating Recital to be Given in Fraser Tuesday
For two pianos
Fantasia in C Minor... Mozart-Grieg
Claire L. Dietrich
Prof Carl A. Prever
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1918.
Sonata, Op. 7...Grieg
Allegro moderato
Andante molto
Monuetto
Molto allegro
Mazurka, Op. 6, No. 1 ... Chopin
Etude (Black Key), Op. 10, No. 5 ...
... Chopin
Etude (Revolutionary), Op. 10, No.
12 ... Chopin
Reverie ... Strauss
Etude Japonaise ... Pololdi
Barcarolle in F Minor ... Rubenstein
Bourree Bretonne (Wooden-shoe
Dance) ... Moret
Tarantelle ... Nicode
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Glee Club Entertains
Camp Funston Soldiers
The Men's Glee Club went to Camp Funston today for a three days' stay to give a series of concerts. The first concert will be given tonight at 7 o'clock at Fort Riley. This concert will be a short informal one and is followed by a program at 8 o'clock in the big hillside amphitheatre. If the night is too cold the concert will be given inside.
Saturday night at 8 o'clock, another formal program will be given at Camp Funston in the main auditorium. Sunday night at 7 o'clock a formal program will be given for 2,500 men and women of the three noons of Saturday and Sunday the club will sing informally at the various hospital wards and centers.
The War Here and Over There
HUNS REFULSED BY BRITISH The German greatest attack being driven against the British lines between Arras and Ypres has penetrated to a depth of six miles at a point south of Ypres. Vital points on the line including the great stronghold of Messines ridge are being held against terrific fighting by the Huns.
Counter attacks by the English forces have regained positions taken by the German forces. An attack on Hollebeke by the Germanic hordes failed. French armies also have stopped the enemy along the line in the Noyon sector.
American marines have landed at Vladivostok as well as British and Japanese forces. The Americans are in control of the docks while the Japanese are guarding the railway and ammunition depots. The Bolshevki has been defeated.
Leading Atlantic and Gulf steamship line will be unified Saturday under the control of the railroad administration.
The third Liberty Bond campaign in Kansas City is revealing many evidences of pro-German propaganda. Many have accused the cannasses of receiving 10 per cent on all their loan sales and have been accused of such persons are handed to the secret service department on yellow cards.
Cheyenne County, Kansas over-subscribed its bond quota in twenty minutes after the campaign opened.
TRIBUTE
He who would touch our thoughts to nobleness
Need crave no artistry of words. In stead.
Voicing a glory flung too high for praise,
Let him say, "France" and all is said.
—Laura F. Beall.
In "The Outlook."
In "The Outlook."
How much do 3000 miles weigh?
The U. S. Food Administration
Bulletin answers the question as follows:
The Senate is still discussing the airplane program. The War Department seems to feel that that the controversy must reach a conclusion soon if the efficiency of the personnel now in charge is not to be impaired by the constant agitation.
WEIGHING MILES
"The fact is 3000 miles weigh 5000吨, 10,000 soldiers, or a few hundred graves in France. If ships are somewhere in the South Atlantic bringing wheat to us, they cannot be in the northern sea lanes taking soldiers to Europe. Moreover, for every ship on the long haul to Argentina two are taken out from the shorter haul to France. Every ton of wheat added to our store by transport from South America means double its life-giving value lost to the allies in Europe. Of course we must all have our bread, but before we cut that extra and unnecessary slice we should be careful to figure out its cost."
AS SHE IS SPOKE
Yankee Trooper: Parley voo English, mademoiselle?
French Maid: Yes, a vairy leetle.
Y. T.: Good work! Say, could you put me wise where I could line up against some good eats in this burg?
—Ex.
University Jumps In Strong For Big Drive Of Third Liberty Loan
Drive Professors Subscribe $3,
200 to Start Things Going
Right
K. U. Minimum Quota $15000
Leaders and Committees Blanks In Hand Have Systematic Canvas Under Way
The Third Liberty Bond drive in the University started this morning with subscriptions amounting to $3,200 from five University professors. The minimum quota at K. U. has been placed at $15,000 by J. D. Bowersock, chairman of the drive in Douglas. The quota in the county is $438,000.
TIME LIMIT SET
Prof. U. G. Mitchell of the department of mathematics is chairman of the committee to sell the bonds among University employees and faculty. Mrs. T. T. Smith of the department teaches students of the committee which will sell the bonds to the women employees and women faculty members.
Blanks were received yesterday by the committee and immediately a committee was appointed by Professor Mitchell to take charge of the work. The committee is hoping to have subscriptions to the full amount and more by the end of next week. Subscriptions will be received until May 4 but the committee plans to end the campaign by April 19.
Nevin As Music Officer Has 40,000 U.S. Soldiers Singing Victory Songs
The men's committee has been divided and designated to have charge of subscriptions in certain buildings. The following University men have been appointed to the following buildings; Administrition — Stouffer, Boynton, Mitchell; Chemistry—Allen, Dains, Bruckmiller; Geology and Gymnasium—Terrill, R. C. Moor; Engineering—Garver, Wheeler, Welker; Schooloy; Fraser—Engle, F. R. Hamilton, Carter; Blake and Fine Arts—Kester; Snow and Museum—Hungerford; Journalism—S. O. Rice; Law—Ashton; Shops—L. A. Hartley. The women on the committee are
Stirring Martial Notes Make Lighter Arduous Tasks Of Army
BULLETIN
Massed Bands Are Utilized
Chicago Audiences Thrilled by Melody of Songs Military And Religious
The entire subscription is not required to be paid down. Five per cent must be paid upon signing the application, 20 per cent is due May 28, 1918, 35 per cent payable July 18, 1918, and the remaining 40 per cent is payable August 15. The bonds bear $4 \frac{1}{4}$ per interest.
As the Kansan goes to press the Liberty Loan Committee reports $1350 subscribed in two hours this afternoon. This makes the present total $4,550. It was stated that people who had loaded up so heavily last loan that they hadn't yet quite paid up, were coming forward for more, and not one is willing to let the renewed obligation pass.
Miss Laird, Miss Walling, Miss Brown, Mrs. Gilham, Miss Learnard, Miss Burger, Miss Woodruff, Miss Shanklin and Miss Clarke. Mrs. Smith is chairman. On the women's publicity committee are Mrs. A. C. Terrill, Mary Smith of the Kansan, Blanche Simons of the Journal-World, and Jane Sheets of the Gazette. This committee will meet Monday afternoon to plan a three-day campaign.
Four More Students Go to Flying Camps
Four more University students have received calls to report for training in aviation. Claire Dietrich, c'20, Linden Anderson, c'18, and Everett Klefer, c'20, have been ordered to report at Kelley field, Austin, Texas, while Ogden Jones, c'18, was sent to the aviation school of the University of California at Berkley, California. Everett Kleifer left last night for an aviation camp at San Antonio, Texas.
General Barry, the commanding officer at Camp Grant made the Nevin idea part of the camp's program almost as soon as it was proposed to him, and generals at other big camps have been impressing men like Professor Nevin into the military musical services for their own men. A part of the Nevin program at Camp Grant indicates the amount of time given to it. Regularly on Tuesdays and Thursdays Professor Nevin was leader of the assembled regimental bands. At 3 p. m. Tuesdays he gave the 2,500 officers special instruction to be leaders in singing when the men go into action "over there."
FIFTY DOLLAR BONUS POPULAR
The bonds are for various amounts, fifty dollars being the lowest and $100,000 the highest. The first three sizes, which are expected to be best suited to the buying power of the University men and women, are for fifty dollars, $100 and $600. If paid in full the bonds probably will be delivered May 9.
Then the men got their chance.
Every day at I 'o'clock Music Office
The man who is getting the boys of 1918 to sing the war songs of 1918, the kind of songs that both North and South had in 1861 for the same sort of music, is in Lawrence today. He is Arthur Nevin, formerly professor of Community Music at the University of Kansas, and as such he organized chorus all over the university. This special duties at the University. Just now he is on sick leave and the guest of Dean D. L. Patterson.
Professor Nevin is the originator of chorus singing as a military order of the day, night and all the time, as a reinforcement to duty, and the more arduous the duty the stronger the spirit of martial music. He has come from Camp Grand Army with massed bands of half a thousand pieces have been singing under his direction.
SONG IDEA USED ELSEWHERE
Four Men Are Called In Draft From K. U.
A DAILY LETTER HOME—The Daily Kansan.
Nevin taught to play all accompani
6 'o clock 4,000 more. By the end of
a week he got around the camp, but
in after-hours without him large
groups carried his lessons and his
inspiration in a visual,imental bands Professor
Nevin taught to play all accompani
ments.
BEAUTY OF MELODY THRILLS CROWN
Saturdays and Sundays Professor
Nevin went to Chicago to oversee
community choral work there and to
care for his opera "A Daughter of
the Forest" which was produced this
winter and was one of the season's
successes. In Chicago he led the
community's musical observance of
Ulysside around the $1,200 municipal
Christmas tree. At this he had 500
children singing "Holy Night," a
chorus of 500 persons singing "Come,
All Ye Faithful," but as a climax
thrilled the city with the volume of
"Onward Christian Soldiers" from
20,000 of his soldier singers. It
was so cold that band instruments
froze up and the soldiers sang unaccompanied.
At a Thanksgiving football game on Stag Field, Chicago. Professor Nevin had a chorus of 6,000 soldiers singing with a band of 175. It was said that there wasn't a dry eye in the stands when "A Long, Long Trail" was carrying distinctly with full beauty of words and melody all over the great field. Another famous occasion was the singing of 38,000 men at Camp Grant upon the visit of Governor Linden and Senator Lewis of Illinois.
The University is represented in the list of men who have passed the physical examination for Douglas County's quota in the first increment of the second draft, by four men. Winthrop P. Haynes, assistant professor of mineralogy, already in the service of college last year; Herbert R. Laslett, c'18; Glen G. Coons, c-ed'18, are the K. U. men in the quota.
The county's quota is twenty-nine. The men are qualified for service unless the examination board exempts them for other reasons than physical disability.
Plain Tales From The Hill
Two University students are alarmed over Dean L. E. Sayre's plan to use coffee grounds as wheat substitute in cookies. One comes from a home where little coffee is used, and he fears the cookie jar will always be empty for lack of materials to make its contents. The other comes from a home where coffee grounds will never fears the 25 per cent of grounds will be increased at his house in order to use up the excessive substitute, and his cookies will become all grounds.
"I'm doing a lot of drawing," sighed a certain fine arts student, as he mounted the steps of Watkins Bank.
The Government is promptly responsive to K. U. needs. Freshmen have to wear their caps the rest of the school year. Some do not, however, and need corrective treatment. The Government heard of this, and, for the benefit of the University, upperclassmen abolished meatless days this month.
Professor Dykstra recently found some trouble in an American Government class in getting a satisfactory definition from the class for internal revenue. Finally he asked, "If a fellow swallowed a coin, would that be internal revenue?"
Francis Fuhr has realized more than once that his name is one that may be easily interpreted as Miss Frances Fuhr. Every time that women's styles change he is besieged with catalogs and advertisements for the latest designs for party dresses, picture hats and Hoffman suits. The latest jolt came this week when he received a letter from a Presbyterian sorority asking the honor of pledging him.
We are not sure whether the statement that Joe R. Mahan, e19, has large feet, is true—but the following story may give a little light on the subject. Mahan was returning to Lawrence by "pullman" recently, and before retiring for the evening left his shoes beside his suit case so that the porter would shine them during the night. On the following morning, it to his surprise worked up, and his surprise found that the porter had shined one shoe and his suit case. porter had shined one shoe and his suit case.
He met two girls from Smith College during a visit in Central Kansas during Easter vacation. They were to go through Lawrence on the Union Pacific one afternoon recently and then went down to the train for one last word.
As he crossed the bridge he heard the train whistle. At the same time a rumbling farm wagon clattered along in his direction, driven by a oarwhal man. Rather than be red snubbies from running he hopped aboard.
The train pulled in. He approached in the grandeur of the wagon. The two damsels appeared on the steps of the Pullman. The wagon went over a bump, and he fell head first into a clothesbasket in the bottom with all the ease and grace of a cow on crutches.
With a start, she stepped back as she opened the door of Fraser after orchestra practice last night.
"The storm door," she excalled.
Yes, spring is really here and all the buildings have been so heavy to open, have been removed from the different buildings.
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Summer Session Catalogues
Summer Session catalogues for the
1918 school have been received at the
University and are ready for distribution
at Room 119, Fraser Hall. The
catalogues were late this year.
K. U.'s War Historian Asks For Pictures and Data For His Records
Beginning Already Made With Photographs of Activities On the Campus
Full Story to Be Written
Stories of Friend and Camp; And Lectures and Women's Classes to be Told
An appeal to University of Kansas students and instructors to save and turn in photographs of K. U.'s war activities was made today by Poof. M. W. Sterling, official war historian for the University. Two copies of each photograph are asked, one for the University's record and one to be sent to the War Department, in accordance with its request.
The photographs sent to the War Department are to become a part of the photographic history of the world war, or at least the best ones are. But Professor Sterling wants the photographs, snapshots, large pictures or small ones, of any sort of war activity being done by b University of Kansas men to become a part of the University's part in the war in pictures.
A history of the University's relation to the war is to be written by Presentation Sterling, but he is planning to make it largely a photographic story.
JAYHAWKER OFFERS PLATES
Pictures of classes in conservation of food, in food laboratories, of the drill units at the University, of K. U. men in camp and in cantonment, of women's surgical dressing classes, and of the cows-grazing-on-the-campus plan of last year, have already been obtained, but many others of a similar sort are needed. The Jayhawker this year has consented to allow the plates of any war activity at the University to be printed in the history of the University in the War when it comes out.
A photograph of the K. U. regiment at war practice with the dummies on the University campus has been suggested as an example of the sort of war pictures that are wanted. Snapshotss of K. U. men in camp or at drill in Oklahoma or any other camp are other sorts that are needed. The reading matter of the proposed book is to tell of the men in the service, of the part the students took in contributing to war funds and company funds of the national guard units before they left for southern training camps. The war lecturers who have come to K. U. are also to have a part in the book. The action of the University in allowing men full credit when they enlisted in the military service is also to be described.
Prof. S. O. Rice, of the University public bureau, is to help Professor Sterling in obtaining knowledge of Kansers in world-war. Professors in war courses at the University have been asked to send in facts concerning their course and what has been accomplished in them.
Students' Annual Cavil Almost Goes by Board
Professor Sterling is a member of the department of ancient languages, and was selected by the chancellor as historian probably because of his quarter-centennial history of K. U., written in 1891.
PUBLICITY BUREAU TO AID
At almost the last, too-late minute, it was ascertained at the Chancellor's office today that the students of the University of Kansas have this year put off their one grand chance at unrestricted public free speech.
No petition has been filed either with the Chancellor or with Dean D. L. Patterson for the customary annual student convocation in which representatives of all the schools-, college, law, engineering, medicine, fine arts, and graduate-, make speeches voicing the opinions of their constituent members of the local council. The faculty always has followed a rule of strictly hands off, though not ears off, at this occasion of unbridled privilege.
The officials in Fraser Hall are counting the minutes until the very last chance for undergraduate backfiring in 1918 has been passed.
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