UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
General Wood's Story How Army Makes Men Told Here by Officer
Capt. O. L. Garlinghouse of Medical Corps Stirs Men of University
Calls Funston Soldiers Best
Punctures Fallacy That Camp Begs Smokes and Scores Tobacco Trust
"General Wood faced his army out on the open plain of Kannas and said I want to tell you a story and they listened and it made them men," was the opening shot of the big message Capo O, L. Gunther, of Camp Funston brought to the men of the University of Kansas Tuesday afternoon.
And the sturdy strength, clear utterance, and whole soul of a typical army officer carried the audience of Captain Garlinghouse every minute of the time he took the oath of loyalty to the army of the making of men in the army of the United States.
How General Wood's leadership inspires loyalty and love of man for man and all men for their country and its cause was the captain's theme. How the general inculcates the will to be master of self and master of a foe and how becoming a veteran is made a matter of weeks and not months took form in the captain's succeeding words.
The sympathy of officers for the newly arrived, disprited and lonely drafted man Capt. Garlinghouse said partook of some吧 but more pride for the stuff the men were made of and what it was going to be made into for the big job ahead. "The feel of the uniform and the consciousness of fellowship with the rest in the great responsibility makes every one a soldier, a selected man, a chosen man, a consecrated man," the captain said. "And the men who have come from the homes of this part of the United States are the biggest, the bravest, and the best in all the land."
NOTHING YELLOW THERE
THE COLORADO CUT-UP
The captain saw the weak men, too, as they came in, the "yellow-backs," he called them. But color was never fast. "Eighteen pounds of sinew and fibre, corded muscles, quickened minds, disciplined morals—and it's only a matter of days when the last of jauceiness is out of the blood to stay out," was the key to the captain put it. The swift marches before breakfast, the drill through the forenoon that included live brainwork in the study of military machinery and tactics, more drill in the afternoon—all meant appetites and sound sweet sleep that made men glad in an early rising. The food was the best that could be had—no meatless, wheatless or any other kind of eatless day for the army, the captain declared. The evenings spent in fine association. "You just ought to hear those soldiers sing!" the captain said. "Keep the Home Fires Burning" 'Abide With Me,' and as for the 'Star Spangled Banner'—that gets you at the soul."
The captain told of some men the army had literally made. One was a town bully a local board in Colorado had to assemble deputy sheriffs to help entrain. He came down to run Funston. But he didn't. He was given a toothbrush and told to clean cracks in a floor. Two grimming Kansans stood guard over him with beautiful silver-steel flashing bayonets that didn't have to be used in all the two days before exploring the floor. They grinned, too, and then things changed. His home town called him a gentleman and the right kind of a strong man when he went back on leave.
The captain took a belt at the tobacco trust which he called to account for what amounts to propaganda inasmuch as the men in camp are not on their knees pleading for a puff. "They are not that kind of men," the captain said. "They have pride as well as power and with every day their hearts grow bigger and bigger. General Wood told them how to do it. They were coming through for him!"
NOT WORRIED ABOUT TOBACCO
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 27.1918
No Gym Thursday P. M.
Vacation will begin at 12 o'clock Thursday noon at the Gymnasium. There will be no afternoon classes in that department for either men or women.
Mrs. Tector Will Discuss Flour Shortage Problems
Practical methods of working out kitchen problems arising from the Food Administration's orders restricting the use of flour, will be taken up by Mrs. E, D. Teeter in the regular food conservation lecture for women in Fraser Chapel at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Tector has designed this lecture as an immediately practical one so that girls spending the Easter vacation at home may carry with them a few practical methods and suggestions for helping their mothers solve the puzzling problems in the use of flour substitutes.
The War Here and Over There
London admits the capture of Roye and states that the Germans are in front of and attacking Albert, twenty-five miles to the east. Thus the new German line, at latest reports, extended along this front, between Roye and Albert. The enemy are converging on Amiens, with the purpose of cutting off all the western section, from Amiens to the coast. They have gone just half way to Amiens from their original position, and the cutoff is just half done. They are still moving forward.
THE NEW LINE
"HOLD 'EM/' YANKS' SLOGAN
"HOLD 'EM!" YANKS' SLOGAN Dispatches from General Pershing to Washington say American soldiers under General March are standing shoulder to shoulder with their British brothers-in-arms and are holding strong. Designation of units engaged has not yet come in, but without doubt every available soldier with adequate training is on the front pumping lead and gripping behind bayonets and joining in the battlecry of the Yankees—"Hold 'em, hold 'em, hold 'em to the last man of all!" The Associated Press hopes to get what the "more" at the end of this begun story is within another twenty-four hours.
DON'T BELIEVE BERLIN
DON'T BELIEVE BEHILIN
Newspapers in European neutral countries are not minimizing the seriousness of the German drive, but are adding much salt to Berlin brays. They remind their readers of the reports from German headquarters when Verdan was assailed.
BRITISH WOUNDED IN
FIRST BRIEF WASHINGTON A special train arrived in Paris Tuesday evening, with the first load of Briquet who fell under the German drive. They were distributed among all the hospitals of the city. Numbers are not given, but there were enough to fill a train. Nature and seriousness of wounds had no comment.
East of the Jordan in Palestine the British advance steadily continues. Heavy thunderstorms make operations difficult, but also render resistance less capable. The Turks are unable to withstand the movement that is gradually clearing them from the country.
GERMAN OVERHEAD
They are still trying to pass the War Department Bill extending the Selective Draft Act to youth reaching twenty-one years of age since June 5, 1917. The Senate is debating on the compulsory universal military training amendment, and leaders hope to dispose of the bill in time for its operation in connection with the ext draft.
Spooner Library will be open between the hours of 8 and 6, and will be closed night, it was announced this morning. It will also be closed Saturday afternoon. Department libraries will not be open.
British fliers have found the German troops massed behind the battle front good targets, and fired 100,000 rounds and dropped twenty tons of bombs in a single day. The fighting in the air is growing less intense. The British airplanes continue their bombing by night.
Library Hours Announced
A call for thousands of men for the navy has been issued. All physically fit men between the age of 18 and 35 years are eligible, and registered men may enlist by obtaining releases from their local boards.
Important meeting of the Women's Glee Club on Tuesday, April 2, in Fraser at 7 o'clock.
Class Presidents Believe First- Year Men Will Follow Tradition
Freshman Caps to Make First Official Spring Appearance April 2
Fraternities Support Plan
Student Council and College Of
ficers Ask That Names of Delinquents be Published
NUMBER 118
"Sure, they'll wear their freshman caps this spring. Who thinks they won't?"
That seems to be the pervading sentiment among student leaders on the Hill in regard to the freshman cap question. They look upon the matter as settled, and wonder why anyone should for one moment not be sure the freshmen will all wear their distinctive headscarf without a murmur.
Warren Wattles, president of the senior class, also replied strongly in the affirmative concerning this matter. He said the freshmen as a whole are as much in favor of wearing the ones he prefers, when doing them it, that whatever few objections there may be can be easily, quickly, and surely subdued.
"Dutch" Uhrlaub and "Brick"
Chandler of the Men's Student Council declare themselves and the students whom they represent as unanimously in favor of the freshmen wearing their caps. They are practically sure that fraternity will interfere if any of them do, the big bosses were of the opinion that the respective fraternities and clubs would take care of the matter.
Wearing of freshman caps goes into effect April 1. The button on the engineer's caps is yellow, for the college nurse, or for pharmacists' and aid red.
Herschel Washington, president of the junior class, is of exactly the same opinion. Each felt sure that he was expressing adequately the feeling of the members of his class.
Mr. Wattles requested that the name of any freshman who does not comply with this tradition be published in the Kansan, as was done last
From French Concerts To K. U. Entertainment
He also' more than insinuated that this would be the least of the punishments meted out to all "slackers" in this matter.
The program will consist largely of well known and popular numbers. The price of single admission tickets for this one concert has been reduced to fifty cents. They will be on sale at the door the evening of the concert.
Karl Kirksmith, the principal member of the Kirksmith Trio which will give the fourth and last concert of the University Concert Course, April 3, in Robinson Gymnassium, is one of the best known solo 'cellists' in America. He is a member of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Society, which is one of the most important positions held by any American musician. He appeared last spring at the Kansas City festival, where he had an immense success. Dean Butter heard him at that time and immediately engaged him for this year's concert course.
Miss Brainard is one of the best of the younger American pianists. She has recently returned from France where she gave many recitals the first two years of the war.
Mrs. Anita Taylor, the soprano of the trio, who also appeared at the Kansas City festival, is the best known soprano in Kansas City and a great favorite in the Middle West. Her voice is a magnificent dramatic soprano of great range and of beautiful quality.
English Royalty Comedy Is Set In London In Apartments of Lord Verrall
"Eliza Comes to Stay"
Given by County Clubs
At F.A.U. Hall Tonight
Miss Parker Coaches Play
"Eliza Comes To Stay," the play which is being managed by the County Club Union to raise money for the Permanent Income Amendment, is ready for presentation in Fraternal Aid Union Hall tonight. The curtain will rise at 8 o'clock.
Bert Cochran and Helen Bender Play In Title Roles
The play is an English royalty comedy. The action takes place in the London Apartments of the Honorable Sandy Verrall, an english lord, portrayed by Bert Cochran. The title role of Eliza taken by Helen Bender who scored such a success in the annual Dramatic Club play this winter. Lucille Hovey is another member of this other play who has a part in "Eliza Comes To Stay." Web Wilson, Edna Roberts, Nadine Blair, Carl Brown, and F. C. Stringfellow have the parts in the comedy.
Lieut. Col. W. W. Reno Has Been Lost at Sea
Word has been received that Lieut. Col. W. W. Reno, '93, has been lost at sea while enroute to the United States from France. Mrs. Anna Reno, of Lawrence, mother of the soldier, received a telegram, March 22, informing her that her son disappeared from aboard the United States ship Susquehanna, March 21, and that a careful search failed to discover the body.
What The Rabbits Said
The play is the first bit of coaching work that Miss Geneva Parker, assistant instructor in the department of public speaking, has done since she came to the University recently. The larger the seat sale the greater success the County Club Union at K. U, will have in presenting the exam. In 1984 the Indiana HBI before the voters of the state in the state election next fall.
There has been, up to the present time, nothing done toward forming the league. Coach W. O. Hamilton will not take charge of the work this year, it is believed. There have been no appearances at the different clubs of an inclination for the forming of such a league for this year. Coach Hamilton will in all probability be too busy to take charge of the league, if one is formed.
Chances are against the forming of a Hash House League this year at K. U., according to present indications.
Colonel Reno has been in the medical corps of the United States army for the last fifteen years. After graduating from the University of Kansas in 1893, he was stationed at Fort Riley, but later was sent to the Philippine Islands. He was stationed at Fort Russell, Wyo. Last summer he was sent to the border and did active work in the field hospital at El Paso, Texas.
October 9 last year, he sailed for France; and it is thought he was on his way home when lost. The mother of the missing soldier live in Lawrence.
May Have No Baseball League of Hash Houses
Colonel Reno is 47 years old and leaves a wife and two children who live in Cleveland, Ohio. In the army he was recognized as an authority on sanitation.
Br'er Rabbit flopped one ear up and one ear down. Sis Rabbit just had to listen.
"You'll don't remember do you?" he said.
"No-o," she dutifully replied.
"It was a long, long time ago," he said.
"It must have been," she answered.
"It was," he concluded. She waited. He told it.
"Before folks rigged all new from head to feet."
"When?" she timidly ventured.
"Easter time, you silly bunny."
Council of Defense Will Meet In Lawrence
The regular meeting of the Kansas State Council of Defense will be held in Lawrence Friday of this week. Chancellor Strong of the University and Dr. E. J. Kulp of Topeka are to speak at a meeting called by the State Council of Defense at Beloit, Thursday night. They will also speak at Council Grove, Clay Center, and Minneapolis. Chancellor Strong has already spoken in Herington and Argentine.
Plain Tales From The Hi!'
I had a brass alarm clock;
It rang quite loud and deep.
Macbeth I called the darned old thing,
Because it murdered sleep.
The professors of the Chemistry classes have hit upon a novel idea of reminding their pupils of the change in time after Easter. One professor was giving his pupils a quiz and asked them to copy a question and sign their names to it. The question was —"I know that all clocks will be turned up one hour after Easter." "Now," said the professor, "I have a signed statement from all of you, and you can't come up late Tuesday, with the excuse that you did not know."
It was a fortunate thing for the reputation of the University that April 1 was made a holiday as no professor would have escaped being the butt of April Fool pranks just because the clocks had been turned up an hour the day before.
Every year since Harry Kemp first appeared on Mount Orand with no hat on his head and his long hair waving in the breeze, there has been some student who wished to make it appear that he too was a poet by exposing his beautiful locks to the warm sun light. A slim youth is seen every day this spring carefully assisting a young woman up the sides of the hill, lest she should stumble over a twig as it were, and he has a smart "pomp-y door." He is not a poet even though his conversation with her sounds rather poetic.
The "meanest man" that has been found at K. U. recently was the student who took his shoes from a repair shop last week without paying for them and left his name with a fictitious address. A fellow that cheats a shoemaker out of his hard earned money is not the type of fellow that Uncle Sam wants for the army.
As a result of trying to have her beauty beautified at one of the prominent "Beauty Parlers" in Kansas City last Saturday, one of the Kansas Beauty Contest winners is suffering with a mammoth blister on her left ear, caused by the hair-dresser's curling iron. The "beauty" bears her misfortune in silence and insists that the improvement was worth the pain.
One of the middle law classes under Professor Osborne is quite small but it looked smaller the other morning when he came to class and found the men arranged around the back of the room with their chairs tilted against the wall in a most comfortable position for a good nap. "Well," said Professor Osborne, "I see that you fellows are getting as far away from this subject as you can."
For Twelve Long Hours Tom Ashby Played Fish
Former K. U. Student Writer From England After Escaping From Tuscania
"I played fish in the water for twelve hours before I was picked up," is the way Tom Ashby, a former student at the University—who was on the troop ship Tuscania describes his escape in a letter to the Sigma Nu fraternity.
He was landed on the Irish coast where the people gave him assistance and treated him kindly. After recovering from the effects of his long swim, he was sent to England, where he is still stationed. No indication as to what part of England he was in, was given in the letter.
Mr. Ashby was in the University in 1913 and is a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
His company was badly disorganized and many were lost. They are stationed in England until it can be reorganized and the missing men replaced. They expect to be on their way to the front soon.
K.U. and M.U. Debaters Will Discuss Question Of League For Peace
Harold Hall, Deane Malott and George Blake Will Represent Kansas in Debate
Kansas Takes Affirmative
Taft
Four Provisions of Plan Are Those of ex-President
The four provisions of the league are:
In the debate with Missouri tomorrow night in Fraser Hall, Kansas will uphold the affirmative of the question, "Resolved: That the terms of settlement of the present war should include the establishment of a League of States," which is represented by Harold R. Hall, Deane W. Malott and George Blake.
All other questions arising between the signatories and not settled by negotiation shall be submitted to a councils committee for hearing and recommendation.
All justifiable questions arising between the signatory powers not settled by negotiation shall be subject to the limitations of treaties to be submitted to a judicial tribunal for hearing and judgment both upon the merits and upon any issue as to its jurisdiction of the question.
The signatory powers shall jointly use forthwith both their economic and military forces against any one of their number that goes to war for economic purposes against another of the signatories, before question arising is submitted as provided in the foregoing.
Conferences between the signatory powers shall be held from time to time to formulate and codify rules of international law.
Collegiate Alumnae Association To Give Three One-Act Plays
"Oh for a Wife." Written by Miss Hearty Brown of Department of English
The Collegiate Alumnae Association will give its annual series of plays the last of April at the Unitarian church. This is the third series the Association has given here, and the proceeds are given over for the maintenance of the Collegiate Alumnae Scholarship.
Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes, director of the series, has chosen three fares. One is by Bernard Shaw, "How She Lied To Her Husband." Another is written by Mis Hearty Brown of the department of English, entitled, "Oh For a Wife." "Overtones" is the third.
"We expect to start to work on them immediately," said Miss Hoopes this morning. "Our plays are lively and engaging and I want to give a good representation of them."
The following cast has been selected: Sophia Smithmeyer, Dr. and Mrs. A. J. Mix, Miss Katherine Duffield, Opal Holmes, and Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes. All of the cast has not been selected.
Last year the Association presented two plays, "The Land of Hearts' Desire" and "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife." The year before last they presented "Omelet Oatmella."
Miss Myrtle Greenfield To Red Cross Service
Miss Myrtle Greenfield, bacteriologist in the water and sewage laboratory of the state board of health, will leave the University soon to enter Red Cross service as a bacteriologist. She will be stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas.
Senior Invitations Ir
The last of the copies of the senior invitations were sent in yesterday by the invitation committee, and all inquiries should be here by the first week in April.
Walter G. Millard, a traveling representative of the American Proportion Representative League which is advocating a new method of voting in the United States explained the method to class in American Government at 10 o'clock today.