EASTER EDITION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
EASTER EDITION
VOLUME XV.
Paper That Prints News Lays Groundwork For Success In Advertising
Roy Bailey, Manager of Salina Journal, Speaks to Journalism Classes Today
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 26, 1918.
Women Are Good Reporters
Requirements of Reporter Are Loyalty to Paper and Interests of Community
"Print the news," said Roy Bailey, manager of the Salina Evening Journal, in speaking before journalism classes of the University this morning. "In order to get circulation, it is necessary for a newspaper to give its readers timely happenings, and with a large circulation, the advertising necessary for the upkeep of the paper can be secured.
"A steady flux of advertising is important in managing a newspaper
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managing a newspaper. Where an unusual amount of advertising copy comes in on one day, the cost of the extra force needed to set it up is too high proportionately for economy."
Women may make as good reporters as men, according to Mr. Bailey, but no set distinction can be made, as the ability of the reporter depends on the individual. He advised women to work on a small town paper where they are fitted for the work and where the work is fitted for them. Only those women, he said, who specialize on one line of newspaper writing should go into metropolitan journalism. The Salina Journal employs several women in reporting, advertising, and circulation.
"Curiosity is the greatest asset a reporter can have," said Mr. Bailey. "The requirements of a newspaper reporter are absolute accuracy, loyalty to the paper, and a feeling of responsibility to the best interests of the community. Get "scoped" rather than write a story by guess.
"Important editorials are put on the front page of the Salina Journal, where they will be more widely read. I do not believe in the paragraph editorials of a humorous nature as the chief aim of the editorial page, but prefer serious topics. An editor can not only publish these pages, but port one definite political party, he at least supports one candidate, either for his principles, or for the man.
“In reading reporters' copy, care should be taken that the stories are fair to both sides, accurate, and honest. Head writing is an art; the important facts of the story must be told in the headlines in a limited space. Headlines sell the large town newspapers, but in small town papers where there are few or no street sales, the heads should go to make the paper a well-appearing sheet. In many papers, too much space is under these papers would get large enough type for heads if the world should suddenly come to an end. They play up the heads of minor stories and leave no room for showing the importance of vital happenings.”
Mr. Bailey has been in newspaper work all his life, and has gained his knowledge of journalism by experience and practice. He says, however, that schools of journalism give a reporter many advantages when he gets into active editorial writing.
Hahward Persons to Try Again for Hahward Club
The budding Hahvard Club, which was to have flowered last Friday night into a sweet organization of faculty persons who have attended Hahvard, failed to but because none of the Hahvard guys in the faculty showed up. Another effort will be made to assemble them and notices in verse after the style of Browning's "Meeting" will be sent each Hahvard person in the faculty. Common newspaper announcement of the meeting that was to have been held Friday was made, but none of the Hahvard persons saw it, or seeing, did not understand, it being in common newspaper diction and not at all in the manner of Browning. The meeting now is to be Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the University Club.
Send the Daily Kansan Home.
The Sociology Club will meet Wednesday night in Room 4, Green Hall, at 7 o'clock. Roy E. Burt will talk on "Some Faults of Social Workers."
E. D. Teetor to Talk On Kitchen Problems
The new Food Administration orders greatly restoring the use of wheat flour will be taken up in the regular food conservation lecture for women by Mrs. E. E. D. Teetor, at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Fraser Chapel. The lecture will be designed particularly as a message for home, so that women students may carry home with them practical methods of working out the bothersome kitchen problems that confront the patriotic housewife trying to do her bit in helping win the war.
The War Here and Over There
THE DRIVE GOES ON
The Germans report the storming of Baphan's office with official report says nothing concerning the loss of this important town.
Paris is still under fire, but the citizens pay little attention to the bombardment.
It is possible that the Germans may be quitfanked by the French who are co-operating with the British south of St. Quentin.
The British at home are preparing to replace each man and gun lost in the great struggle in France with a new gun and a new man.
The Germans taking part in the great drive are wearing new uniforms. "Got on their best clothes for a visit to Paris," commented one of our generals. Well, maybe.
Real Admiral Robert E. Peary, as chairman of the national aerial coast patrol commission, is endeavoring to awaken the country to the need for adequate coast defense against attacks from German U-boats and airplanes.
General Pershing has cabled the war department that the only American troops in action with the British forces are two regiments of railroad engineers.
Military men in Washington believe that the Germans are losing 100,000 men a day on the western front.
WHAT YOUR LIBERTY BOND WILL DO
A $100 bond will clothe a soldier or
feed a soldier for eight months, or
will purchase five rifles.
A $100 bond and a $50 bond will
clothe and equip an infantry soldier
for service overseas, or feed a soldier
for a year.
Two $100 bonds will buy a horse for the cavalry or the artillery.
Four $100 bonds will buy an X-ray outfit.
Two new decorations have been created by the war department for those who distinguish themselves in the war. The decorations are the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal, abbreviated into D. S. C. and D. S. M. They are awarded for service which does not quite merit the Medal of Honor, which is given only in cases where the deed of heroism is "outside the line of duty."
The aviators of the signal corps of the United States army in training schools are averaging about 1,700 hours if flying a day, which makes a distance of about 102,000 miles flown each day. This is equal to four trips around the earth.
Plans are being made for a service flag with a star for each native Kansa man who has enlisted for the war. The Native Daughters of Kansas are going to put this idea into actuality. The flag is being designed by George M. Stoen, a native son. The design is to be the state seal, and the stars honoring the state's soldier sons will be the stars in the sky above the plowman and his prairie home.
Fabrics for bandages have become so scarce in England and France that architects and engineers have been asked to turn in obsolete drawings mounted on calco and linen for which they had been formerly used the fabric "when washed, cleaned and sterilized are most suitable for surgical work."
THE STATE SERVICE FLAG
Lieut. Roy Wheeler, m'15, stopped in Lawrence yesterday for a short visit on his way to Battle Creek, Mich., where he has been transferred from Fort Riley.
Boys in France Share In Easter Ceremonies
Dr. Dains To Talk at Colorado U. Dr.F. B. Dains, professor of chemistry, will give a series of lectures at Colorado University, Boulder, Thursday and Friday. He will speak before an association of teachers, Sigma Xi, and other university organizations on various phases of chemistry.
Devout Religious Observance Characteristic of the French Easter
The Easter celebration the American boys in France will see this year will not be very different from the same observances over here according to Dr. D, H. Derry who has lived in France.
"As a large part of the French people are Catholics, the Easter celebration over there is a religious ceremony particularly."
Spring Runoffs For Women
After the Easter holidays the swimming pool will be open to the women who expect to enter the swimming meet every day, except Friday, at 4 o'clock. The first practise for indoor baseball will be held outdoors today in South Field. All women who expect to go out for baseball should notify Coach Pratt immediately, as she is beginning to arrange for class games.
"There are various processions during Holy Week which represent the happenings in the last week of Christ's lfe. The whole village takes part even to the smallest children. And it is all done with a deep reverence and a feeling for the meaning of the symbols used."
Dr. Derry said the French children believe in the Easter rabbit that brings such brightly colored eggs to delight them. After the prayers are over, the fasting is over, but the littlest one will go look for the hidden treasures.
Spring Athletics For Women
"In all the churches that are left there will probably be the lilies and candles as decorations. The Sammies will see France at Easter time, and that will be a beautiful sight."
Another Red Cross Drive
The Red Cross will make a big spring drive for funds about the middle of May. Plans for the campaign at K.U. are in the hands of Prof. G. C. Shaad and Prof. U. G. Mitchell. No definite announcement of their plans has yet been made. The surgical dressings committee will help with this campaign.
Another Red Cross Drive
Print Special Military Edition of Daily Kansan
Doctor Humble Urges Plan to Commemorate America's Entry Into War
A special military edition of The Daily Kansan and any other appropriate observation of the first anniversary of America's entry into the war, April 6, was suggested today by Dr. H. W. Humble of the Law School. Doctor Humble proposed to print in the military edition all information obtainable from the University of Kansas now that the university send a copy of the name each man.
"It would be like a message from home, almost like a letter," declared Doctor Humble, "for it really would be the University writing to its sons at the front, in training camp or in other war work. There are few things the boys at the front and in camp life like better than letters from home. If you were going to not come from individuals for it would contain little personal bits from all of us, those who are here on the Hill and those who have gone."
"It would be encouraging to any man away from home to get a special message from the old school, to know that those of us who have to stay behind are 'pulling' for the 'bunch' at the front. Fancy the Daily Kansan being opened in a billet somewhere near Toul or Nancy and how the K. U. boy who got it would smile and smile. It's another little thing worth while — let's get it to "it"."
May Have Women's Baseball Coach Hazlert Pratt hopes to complete plans before Easter vacation for the different swimming, tennis and baseball activities which will be taken up after the vacation. Baseball may be established this season as one of the more important of women's sports. A great deal of competition is expected this year in the swimming meet.
Oread Students Give Plays
Oread Students Give Plays
The students of Oread High School have organized a dramatic art class, and are planning to give three 1-act plays at Little Theater in Green Hall some time in April. The plays will be coached by members of the Dramatic Art Club.
Coach W. O. Hamilton will entertain the men and women who officiated in the recent High School Basketball Tournament, in the banquet room at Bricken's with a banquet at 6:15 o'clock tonight.
Read the Daily Kansan.
City Water Now Safe
To Drink—Dr. Hyde
City water is now safe for drinking, Dr. Ida H. Hyde said today, but under no condition should Lawrence well water be drunk without having been bollied. Dr. Hyde also said she had spoken to John Shea, superintendent of the grounds, for a systematic disinfecting of drinking fountains on the Hill.
Plain Tales From The Hill
A young woman who learned newspaper work in the department of journalism here at the University recently was compelled to resign from her position on a prominent daily newspaper in a western state because she had never become accustomed to the smell of tobacco in a newspaper office. In order to train future women editors for all emergencies, it is probable that a room will be fitted up in the new journalism annex in which classes will be conducted in a fog of tobacco smoke.
Several Law students tried to take a Ford into the building Friday just before a quiz but the animal balked at the door and could not be enticed inside. Ponies have been known to have helped some students but this is the first time that there appeared any possibilities of a Ford being able to help any one, especially in Law.
"Oh, won't it be fine to go home Easter and get some home cooking once more," remarked a student to his companion on his way up the Hill this morning. "Yes, egggactly," was the reply.
SIGN OF SPRING
SIGN OF SPRING
"Meester Student: nin't got no old clothes vat you wish to sell, yes?"
The Sigma Kappa's had a line party last night in the main reading room of the Library. Encyclopedias and the Theater Magazine furnish interesting reading material
"Love, here is my heart," sang a professor as he entered his classroom this morning. And you say professors are heartless wretches. No, not all of them. They are still human, even as you and I, are human.
Why don't some one wear one of those pretty little yellow flowers called dandelions to match these warm sunny days?
A freshman that has taken much pride in the variety of loud neckties that he has been wearing this winter auctioned them og this week to pay his railroad fare home for the Easter vacation.
Our new professors of French are learning American ways with great rapidity with many a bruise and black eyes. A few days ago M. Bourdon and M. Beauplarant mounted a motorcycle and rode south on Massachusetts street. According to the nature of these machines it skidded at a corner, M. Bourdon was thrown off, and M. Beauplarant landed on his back with heels high in the air, his trousers badly torn, and the motorcycle on top of him. "Are you dead?" his trousers had him up in his friend. "No, no, but I am badly bruised," came the answer from under the motor cycle. "Wait, don't move, keep your place," yelled M. Bourdon as he rescued his kodak. "I want your picture for the Jay-talker for Mr. Davis."
Professor Duffus was remarking upon the merits of the works offered for outside reading in Economics I and asking the students opinion on the various books. He finally asked, "How do you like Seligman," but received no response and none of the students appeared to be familiar with the work. Professor Duffus smiled and replied, "Well, now that is strange that none of you have read the work as three have handed in notes on that reading. I cannot understand."
Following the defeat of the Emporia high school basketball team one of their players came into the locker room at the gym, walked up to a couple of the University baseball men who had just returned from practice and congratulated them on their playing. The baseball men were surprised and asked the "why for" of the congratulations and the name of the complimentor. The high school lad scenting the error meekly replied that he thought the baseball men were high school basketball opponents and sneaked away.
K. U. Band Will Come With Eliza Wednesday Parade Before Show
Scene of Play Laid in English Lord's Apartments in London
Miss Parker Coaches Play
Members in Dramatic Club in Cast—Proceeds to County Club Union
"The play is coming fine," said Willard Glaseo, manager, "and I'm sure that the public will be highly pleased. The first dress rehearsal which was held Monday night went off like clock work."
The University band will furnish the music at the K. U. Dramatic Club play, "Eliza Comes To Stay", which will be given at the Fraternal Aid Hall Wednesday night, March 27. The band will meet in front of the Watkins Bank at Eleventh and Massachusetts street march down Massachusetts streets street. There will be a short concert in front of the hall before the show hegging.
"Eliza Comes To Stay" is an English royalty comedy. The whole scene is laid in the London apartments of the Honored Sandy Verrall, an English lord. The cast which has been selected for the play is as follows:
Hon. Sandy Verrall . Bert Cochran
Eliza Vilana Delen Bender
Mrs. Allaway Lucille Hovey
Alexander Verrall Webb Wilson
Lady Pennybroke Edna Roberts
Vera Laurence Nadine Blair
Montague Gordan Carl Brown
The Butler F. C. Stringfellow
The tickets will be on sale Tuesday and Wednesday at checkstand in Fraser. They may also be bought from any member of the Women's Student Government Association, the Men's Student Council or the representatives of the County Club Union. The play is being coached by Miss Geneva Parker, assistant instructor in the department of public speaking.
Appropriate Music, Sermons, and Sunday School Programs Arranged
Churches Plan Special Easter Sunday Services
Easter will be observed next Sunday in the various churches with special services. During the Sunday school hour at the Christian Church the children of the primary and junior departments will give a short program. In the evening at 7:45 o'clock the church choir, under the direction of Mrs. E. L. Charlton, will give the cantata, "Easter Angels."
The Congregational church will have special music throughout the services. The Freshberterian church will have special music both morning and evening.
The morning service at the Methodist church will have Easter music also. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the Methodist University Vesper will be held at the church, instead of at the house, as usual, and no body address by Blenheim Park or St. John who has been in Kansas City for the last week.
The service of the Episcopal church will be held at 11 o'clock. The choir will give a musical program. Dr. C. G. Dunlap will speak, and Prof. L. E. Sayer will conduct the service.
Chapel Clock Arrives As Seniors' Gift to K.U.
At last the clock which is to be the seniors' memorial gift to the University this year has arrived in Lawrence. It is a handsome, 30-day clock, two feet wide.
"The clock will be placed in Fraser Chapel temporarily," announced Walter Raymond, who is chairman of the senior memorial committee, today, "but as soon as the Administration Annex is completed the clock will be moved into the new chapel in that building."
Plans are being made at present to place the clock in Fraser Hall the latter part of this week.
The conference committee of the Y. W. C. A., of which Eather Moore is chairman, will have a line party to "Eliza Comes to Stay" Wednesday night.