UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 123
Thirty-Three Per Cent Of Freshmen Disregard Freshman Cap Ruling
Law Students Are Showing Most Enthusiasm in Enforcement of Rule
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 8, 1918.
Student Council Will Act
Fully thirty-three per cent of the freshmen are disregarding the freshmen cap ruling, a cap census this week shows. "If something is not done to enforce the ruling there will be few freshmen obeying the ruling in a short time," said one of the freshmen this morning. Half of the freshmen who have shown a disposition to obey the ruling have not appeared every day with their caps.
Freshman Believe Rule Should Be Enforced or Done Away
The students in the School of Law seemingly have shown more enthusiasm than any other school on the Hill in enforcing the cap rule. Wednesday they caught one of the offenders and forced him to wear a feminine attire on the campus and through the library.
"If you want to enforce the ruling send the offenders by the law steps and we will see that he is disciplined. The freshman who passes the School of Law without a cap will be dealt with in a manner that will remind him of his obligation the next time he appears on the campus," said one of the Laws.
The Men's Student Council has not made plans to enforce the ruling, but is working out one they will pass on at their next meeting. The Black Helmets and the Owls are two other organizations that intend to see that the ruling is regarded.
The freshmen have little to say on the matter. Some of them think the ruling should be done away with while others think it should be done away with or strictly enforced as it is unfair to some of the freshmen as it now stands. The fraternities have taken the matter up with their freshmen and required them to appear on the hill with their caps.
There are many advantages in having the first year men wear caps. They will find it much easier to get acquainted," said one of the women of the junior class.
Sousa's Band Played To Crowd of 4,500 At South Park Sunday
Two Companies of Home Guards Marched with Band In Parade
Sousa's navy band minus John Philip Sousa played to an audience of more than 4,500 people in South Park yesterday afternoon. It is eight blocks around South Park, but every inch of curbing was taken by automobiles carrying people to the concert. The huge outdoor audience which stood patiently to hear ten selections was larger than the crowd which greeted the same band in Topeka yesterday morning and again at 1 o'clock in the afternoon in the state house.
Sousa picked out a good drummer. The crowd noticed his fierce beating of his big drum for blocks away. All went well until the band reached the court house, here one side of the drum broke. The drummer played through the concert using the other side of the drum. The trombone player also made a hit in his trombone solo activities.
The train carrying the band of fifty pieces arrived on the Santa Fe at 3:50 o'clock. Two companies of the home guards marched like veterans and led the way for the band up Seventh and Massachusetts Streets to the park stand.
The March number of the "Metropolitan Magazine," has been barred from the mails by the Poastmaster of the City of New York. Two articles, one by William Hard in which he tries to show the uncertainty of the President's war policy, and another by Mr. Whigham, editor-in-chief of the magazine, attempts to place the blame for the war blunders on the President, either of which might have led to the exclusion of the magazine from the mails.
Botany Club Will Label Campus Trees and Shrubs
The Botany Club is preparing neat wooden labels to be placed on all the trees and in all the beds of shrubs on the campus.
The labels are painted white. Beatrice Palmer, c18 is printing the names on the labels in large black letters. The labels will be placed in about two weeks. These labels are for the benefit of strangers and also for students who are now wondering at the names of the tiny unknown blossoms.
The War Here and Over There
WAR THOUGHT FOR FORTY
Prophecies that the war will last three years will be the hope that time all German propaganda will have been eliminated from American text books. — Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The way Russia is now situated she does not need a minister of foreign affairs. All she needs is a German interpreter. — Rochester Post-Express.
The committee on agriculture of the house favored a bill to appropriat $10,000,000 to be used to purchase seeds for farmers.
The State War Savings Poster contest closes April 19. A. T. Reid, a Topeka artist, is one of the judges of the contest.
Heavy rains have hindered the operations for the last few days, but he fighting has been resumed by the Huns in spite of this condition. The enemy made some progress against the British in the direction of Hamel and Bois De Vaire.
The American forces are now occupying a sector on the Meuse heights south of Verdun. The German city of Metz is east of the new position held by the Americans. This sector is 100 miles from the southern edge of the big battle of Picardy.
Every miser helps the kaiser; buy a bond. This is a popular motto this week.
All officers of the general recruiting service have been authorized to accept for the Fifty-Seventh Engineers, (Inland Water Waters) at Laurel, Maryland, qualified and eligible applicants. The following classes of men are needed: master ship carpenter, ship carpenters, marine gasoline engineers, steersmen, hoisting engineers, blacksmiths, riggers, sailmakers, saddlers, teamsters, and bargemen.
Out of more than 800,000 factory workers in Japan, more than two-thirds are women.
The wives of navy men were recently warned by Secretary Daniels against social conversation concerning ship movements and other information that might be of value to the enemy.
It is reported from Rome that Italian women are giving up jewelry and household silver in order to make the fifth Italian war loan a success.
Number of Surgical Dressings Increases
The class in surgical dressings has, at the end of the eight weeks in which it has been in progress turned out 7,000 compresses and wipes. From twenty to thirty women of the University meet five days a week, and under the direction of two instructors, make these dressings.
The eight by four compresses were first made, but the classes are now working on two by four and four by four wipes. These are more difficult to make and can not be turned out as rapidly as the first ones.
During the first week 200 dressing were made, but this number has rapidly increased. The largest number turned out in any one week was 1,632 which represents the work of sixth week. Last week the class made 1005 dressings.
The compresses and wipes are tied onto bundles of twenty-five and after being carefully inspected by the two instructors are sent to the Red Cross headquarters where they are again inspected before being shipped to St. Louis.
professor in Department of Economics Has Article in "A. E. Review"
Control of Wheat by Government Is Theme Of Prof. Duffus' Work
Much Hoarding Discovered
Support of Administration'
Program Comes With
Understanding
Prof William M. Duffus of the department of economics had a timely article in the American Economic Review for March on "Government Control of the Wheat Trade in the United States," in which he outlined the provisions of the United Food and Fuel Control act of 1917.
In the beginning Mr. Duffus said, "The act appears, on the surface at least, to run counter to some of the most firmly entrenched doctrines in economic theory. However, for better or for worse,' it is now the law of the land; and as such it merits an impartial and detailed analysis, regardless of academic prepossessions for or against it."
Mr. Duffus gave as some of the economic and political conditions affecting the wheat trade which prevailed at the time of the passage of the act the following: The United States had a short wheat crop in 1913 and evidently would have in 1917; Europe demanded more wheat than ever before; prices were commanding higher than normal, as spreading agri-exports of the "midtime" farmers doubted the wisdom of increasing their wheat yield, because of the scarcity and cost of labor, implements, and supplies, and because of their fear of a sharp drop in the wheat prices.
Regarding this, Mr. Duffus said, "The campaign for an increased production of wheat in the United States as a war measure started too late to have much influence on the size of the 1917 crop. Growers of wheat, however, were even then looking forward to the 1918 harvest (wheat is often grown in a crop rotation planned several years in advance when land is not kept continuously under wheat, and were actively discussing the advisability of increased production. The farmer looked with suspicion upon any efforts to stimulate him to greater production as a scheme to increase the yields and reduce the prices."
Speaking of the provision in the bill restricting the hoarding of food stuffs Mr. Duffus said, "The hysteria which swept the country when the prices got above $3 is rapidly subsiding, and there is decidedly less adverse criticism heard. Several large firms with wide connections throughout the West and Northwest have made careful investigation of the amount of hoarding of food stuffs on the part of the general public. The results are startling. In some instances families have been found that had sufficient flour on hand to last them for over a year. Mills reported that their sales in April in some cases were 500 per cent above normal."
At the next meeting of the Men's Student Council, a week from the coming Wednesday, the election officers for the different polls will be appointed and further details of the election decided upon.
Men's Student Council Sets Election April 30
April 30 was the date set for the annual spring election for the Men's Student Council in their meeting Wednesday. All candidates must have their petitions in not later than 6 o'clock April 25.
Final Plans To Be Announced A Week From Wednesday
Besides the above-listed officers, three athletic and two non-athletic men are to be elected to the Athletic and $c$ Cheer Leader are to be elected.
Student Council—Seven representatives from the College, four from the Engineering School, two from the Law School, and one each from the Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine and the Graduate School. Three officers, President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer are to be elected.
The following are to be elected:
Installation of New Officers of Y. W.C.A. At Meeting Tuesday
Hugo Wedell to Talk on "Sup pose There Were no Y. W, C. A. at K. U."
Much Social Service Work
Old Committees Have Much Work to Their Credit, President Says
Installation of the newly elected officers of the Y. W. C. A. will be hold tomorrow at the regular weekly meeting in Meyers Hall, at 3 o'clock. Those who will be installed are: President, Evelyn Rorabaugh; vice-president, Miriam Merritt; treasurer, Imogene Gillipie; secretary, Margaret Walker; and representative from Manhattan, Emporia, and K. U. to the West Central Field Conference, Esther Moore.
The new Cabinet members who will be installed at the same time are: Religious meetings, Nadine Blair; finance, Anne Benson; promotion, Winfried Ward; Haskell, Dorothy Sandberg; Bible and Missions, Margaret Mitchell; social service, Eda Burchel; Conference, Nancy Rumsis; hopeBroker; membership, Viola Engle; social, Faye Doddierde freshman group, Louise Nixon; big sister, Mary Burnett; and publicity Helen Jackson.
The out-going officers are: president, Mary Brownlee; vice-president, Margaretta Stevenson; treasurer, Imogene Gillippe; secretary, Lena Rogers. The out-going Cabinet members are: Religious meetings, Mary Nicholson; finance, Helen McKimny; promotion, Ulissa Hawkins; Haskell, Dorothy Sandberg; Bible and Mission, Miriam Merritt; social service, Ruth Guild; conference, Esther Moore; hostess, Mary Burnett; membership, Margaret Walker; social, Evelyn Rorabaugh; freshman group, Esther Roop; big sister, Anne Benson; publicity, Alice Bowlby.
According to Mary Brownlee, president of the Association, the Cabinet and the committee members have done good work this year. The social service committee has been conducting Bible classes in North Lawrence churches and at the Friendship Club in East Lawrence.
After the installation of the officers,
Hugo T. Wedell will give a talk:
"Suppose there were no Y. W. C. A.
at K. U."
The freshman group committee was organized as a formal committee for the first time this year, although work with freshman women was begun last year. Twenty-five women are selected from the freshman class, who have leaders in their high schools. They meet every week to discuss and study the problems and methods of the Y. W. C. A.
The Bible and missions committee has led in organizing the sorority Bible study groups this year. Every sorority has organized such a class.
The membership of the Association has been increased to 580, this year, as compared to 452 last year.
Laws Send Freshmen To Pick Dandelions
They all dutifully wore caps, but the caps marked them for responsibility that the ingenious Laws created for all freshmen within reach between morning classes. They had to pick dandelions. Fifty blossoms apiece they surrendered after the harvest to the deputed floral collector at the port of law. Just like bees, or grasshoppers, or doodlebugs, or whatever might go搡ing from dandelion blossoms in April, little troops of freshmen scampered over the top of the hill wherever the diminutive yellow specks grew thickest. And John Shea didn't mind, didn't mind at all, because he has not mastered yet.
The Laws said they intended to make dandelion rheumatism remedy out of their total collection which to weighs about six pounds and a half.
The freshmen said they were glad to help the decrepit old Laws.
Dvaehnau Dean, Chester McCormick, Edwin Wilkerson and Arch Walters of Topeka and Tom Malloy of Kansas City attended the house dance at the Kappa Sigma house Saturday.
Liberty Loan Workers Open Women's Office
The Women's National Liberty Loan Committee opened headquarters downtown Saturday at 5 Long Street with Mrs. J. P. Bechtel in charge. The headquarters will be open every afternoon at 2 o'clock. Members of the committee have been making Liberty Loan speeches and Friday night Mrs. T. H. Chalkley and Prof. A. Cerrill, gave a short talk at a pie social at No. 6 schoolhouse. Sunday night Mrs. H. L. Butler, one of the 4-minute speakers, addressed a large audience in the Methodist Church.
Plain Tales From The Hill
Remarks overheard at the Sousa's Band Concert:
"That leader looks just like Me-Canies."
"Our home town band can play that too."
"I have counted one hundred Fords and baby carriages."
ounted one Fords and baby carriages."
"That slide trombone player would make a good assistant for Gabriel."
"I wish he would look this way."
"Sundaes are always so refreshing after a band concert."
Many amusing stories have been told on Prof. William H. Carruth, formerly of the University. The last one comes from a geology professor. "Mr. Carruth," so says the professor, "was very fond of telling of the time when President Lincoln visited his father's house. He always said that he remembered the incident very well. One day, when Mr. Carruth had the story to a child and had him, his father will help him aside and ask if he recalled the date of his own birth. It was later figured up that the visit of Lincoln occurred eighteen months before Mr. Carruth was born.
Unlike the Huns
I should like a kiss,
But I refrain from that bliss.
But I retrain from that bins.
For fear of marring a work of art."
(The writer of this bit of verse evidently has the military spirit and easily recognizes the art of camouflage.)
he called on the girl his brother
said, when the time came to part,
"I should like a kiss.
Professor Dykstra, in his class in American Government as he handed back some quiz papers, "I have some back number of periodicals here which I thought you might care to send to the soldiers. Just put a 2-cent stamp in the upper left hand corner and drop in the box."
Cub-reporter calling up the University Hospital:
"Hello, is Dr. Son-in-law there?
No! Then is Miss Hagg there?"
Instructor in Geology—What economic importance are volcanoes to man. Student—Well, they have destroyed an a good many times.
Coach Bon., in a baseball discussion in the dressing room on Hamilton field: "I tell you there used to be a fellow down here at Manhattan who would throw seven straight curves and if that wasn't enough, he would throw seven more."
Several players in the room immediately took exception to the Jayhawker coach's statement that the Aggie pitcher threw seven straight curves, but Coach Bond said he saw him do it.
Nevertheless, Dutch Lenberg and Johnny Bunn and a few other are still unconvinced.
More Plays to Be Given Soon at Little Theater
The three-act comedy, "Eliza Comes To Stay" which was given for the benefit of the County Club Union was repeated Saturday night in Green Hall Little Theater under the auspices of the Dramatic Club. The same cast presented the play, but a complete set of natural wood stage setting was made.
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This was the first three-act play that has ever been given in the Little Theater. The dramatic Club has been endeavoring to obtain the best one-act plays available and has been presenting them in the "Popular Plays" series. Two plays, "America Passes By," tragi-comedy, and "The Stepmother" a burlesque on women novelties, were given Thursday night. Two more, "The Twelve Pound Look" and "The Conspirators" will be given this week.
Stand for Men Who Are For Things You Hold Says Star's Big Chief
Editor Trigg Tells K. U. Students That Everlasting Assignments Do Most
It's "Things" That Count—
Newspapers Want Men Who Can Write, Not Merely Good Reporters
The real permanent structure of the Kansas City Star Col. Nelson built, the vital force that makes it live on after him is centered in the consistency of the paper to stand by the everlasting "things" laid down and still being laid down as public good demands them. This is the substance of the fundamental principle given the Problems and Policies class in journalism this morning by Fred L. Trigg, editor and grand old man of the Kansas City Star's veteran staff.
Mr. Trigg took up campaigns for the good of Kansas and of Kansas City that are set assignments for perpetual development by the Star. For Kansas he said that the Alumni of old K. U. were going to be stirred and stirred until they did for the institution what it deserved at Topeka, and that Kansas was going to be informed and stirred until it took the right kind of pride in the state's own best possession. For Kansas City he gave the many things which the Star has stood for, some of them scratched off the slate now as accomplished, many still in the hammering stage. "It's the things that count," said Mr. Trigg," the things and the men who stand for them, but mostly the things, for even if men you are supporting are licked on election day, the thing carries in every other day of the 365. Campaigns are beaten for a day—on the first attempt to get folks to vote for real salaries to real teachers, for bonded built real schools and school systems, for commission-governed municipalities, —but that is victory. The people were convinced of the right in the matter and were only afraid to vote in a new thing. Next election they come through with a tenth the persuasion, space, and cost.
"The value of a newspaper," said Mr. Trigg to the class in *Newspaper II*. "Is to serve the community. It's very easy to let the paper become a scandal sheet. Scandal is the only kind of news that hunts the reporter up. But the stories that the newspaper should print and the kind that helps the community are those that have to be "nosed" out like a hunting dog trails game. And to carry the simile further the good reporter has to know how to tell a lion from a skunk."
"You just forget the pay envelope if you want a success at the end and stand for those 'things'," said Mr. Trigg, "and accomplish something for the paper and the people for whom it stands and fights—get something done with your work, with your life."
"If I were the owner of a newspaper," he said. "My first step as a pioneer would be to kick out the society page. There are too many ways for a paper to serve the community than to merely give a re-hash of other people's pleasures.
Mr. Trigg has spoken to the classes in journalism several times in the past. He spoke to classes in Newspaper and in Editorial Problems and Policies this morning and to the class in Interpretation of the News this afternoon.
Senior Cast to Give "Fifty-Fifty," April 24
Work on rehearsals of "Fifty-Fifty," the senior play to be presented in the Bowersock Theater, April 24, is being pushed rapidly under the direction of Prof. Arthur MacMurray.
The play is a 3-act comedy of K. U. life written by Harold Lytle, a graduate student in the college. It won the prize of $50 offered by the K. U. Dramatic Club for the best play written by a student. This is the third year such a prize has been awarded. Alton Gumbiner was the winner in 1916 and 1917 with "Copping the Grapes" and "If I Were Dean."
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