UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
Huns, Leaving Wounded In Hasty Retreat, Stop To Wreck French Homes
Lieutenant Richer Tells Students of German Kultur in Retreat
His Regiment at Verdun
tion
Perfect Morale to Win Must be Backed by Ammuni-
"There was one thing we noticed about the retreating Germans," said Lieut. E. J. Richer of the French army, who spoke to University students Friday afternoon in Fraser Hall. "Although their haste to get away was so great they did not have time to take care of their wounded but left them to die, they had time to make a comeback that was once beautiful had been demolished even to the most trifling thing."
Lieutenant Richer had finished his military training and had been graduated from a university when war broke out. He entered the army as a sergeant and was soon advanced to lieutenant. The 305th regiment of which he is a member, was decorated after fighting at Verdun.
"I could ask no better fate than to stay in Kansas with the splendid Kansas boys I am allowed to instruct. I don't want to be mentally and morally as well."
"You can have absolutely perfect morale, but unless you have some ammunition you cannot kill the enemy. This is where the civilians can do their part. They can help furnish the material."
Leutenant Richer in speaking of "material and morale," said they learned at Verdun that material was absolutely essential. Many people were accustomed to the less of material was necessary when the morale of the army was high.
Argonia Wins Trophy In Debating League, Defeating Meridin
Subjects Suggested for Next Year's Series of
Debates
There are eight different congressional debating districts in the state and Argonia represented the eighth. Meriden was winner of the first district and had eliminated the other district winners, before the final debate last Friday. Members of the winning team were Donald Nicholson, Charlie Colin, and Clifford Shankland. Lee Becker, Raymond Gerber, and Myrl Becker were on the Meriden team. The judges were Prof. B. F. Moore, Prof. A. J. Boynton, and Prof. R. E. Carter.
Argonia won the state championship ship debate from Meriden High School, Friday night, in the Little Theatre, Green Hall, by a decision of 2 to 1. The subject of the debate was: That the United States should prohibit transgender students from shipping subsidies. Argonia took the negative and won a silver loving cup.
The executive committee of the Kansas High School Debating League mailed a list of fourteen tentative suggestion for debate questions for the year, 1918-19, yesterday, to the various high schools represented in the league. These lists are to be returned to the committee with the corresponding preferences indicated, and the committee will then select next year's question from the three which are in the majority.
Should See Prof. MacMurray
Should See Prot. MacMurray
Prof. MacMurray of the department of public speaking wants to see all students who are interested in playing play for next year. Any student enrolled in the University may enter the contest. Prof. MacMurray said this morning: "We want a better play for next year than ever before. If those thinking of writing will come to me, I can give them some ideas and suggestions worth while."
No amount is Too small—THIRT!
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Stamps!
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First Home Nursing Class to Meet Tuesday
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 25, 1918.
NUMBER 116
The Red Cross class in Home Nursing will hold its first meeting on Tuesday evening, March 26, at 7 o'clock in Westminster Hall. The course will be given by Miss Mary Height, superintendent of the University Hospital, and will be followed by an examination for a Red Cross certificate.
Enrollment in the class is limited to twenty, and only a few places remain open. Application for enrollment should be made to Miss Margaret Lynn.
The War Here and Over There
The German drive which began Friday is steadily increasing in violence. On most sectors the British are aparently holding their own, but the enemy have occupied the town of Chauny, the gateway to Paris, and, at latest reports, were pressing their advantage. The British have retreated nine miles, and will make a stand at the Somme.
THE DRIVE
THE AMERICAN RESERVES
It is reported that the British third and fourth armies and the Franco-American reserves have been beaten and repulsed with heaviest losses on the line from Bapaume to Bouche-eveses.
The ten-inch shells which fell at intervals of twelve minutes without disturbing the debout observance of Palm Sunday in Paris came from two "monster" guns in the St. Gobain forest, seventy-six miles from the city and just behind the German lines. Ordnance experts on both sides of the Atlantic still minimize the importance of the new weapon.
Since the war began no German offensive has started but in its initial impetuosity and concentrated force seemed to succeed. It was so with the original drive on Paris until the cheat at the Marne, in the great sweep against Russia in 1915, in the battle of Verdun in February-March 1916, and in the Italian theater last fall. Going back over the record of German victories on a great scale has begun with every indication of victory, and yet every one has ended in failure—Topoika Daily Capital.
CONSOLATION
To conserve material necessary in war and used in the manufacture of paints, leading paint-markers of the country have cut their products from 100 shades to 32 colors for the duration of war.
The official organ of the American sugar producers has issued an estimate of the world's sugar crop for 1917-18. The total is 18,637,700 tons or a decrease of 753,800 tons from that of last year. The Central Powers are expected to turn out a million tons less than they did last year. Russia has fallen off tremendously. Outside of Europe there has been a remarkable increase in production. The figures indicate an 'abundant supply of sugar for all of the Allied nations, for nearly a million and a half tons from last year's crop held over in the Far East on account of lack of transportation may be available in addition to the new production.
ABOUT SUGAR
The Fort Riley medical training camp is to be discontinued in a few months and the instructors sent to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
It is probably true that Trotzky's resignation was forced. There being nothing more to surrender, his occupation was gone—Brooklyn Eagle.
The British admiralty has made public figures showing that allied and neutral shipping had lost l12,877,537 tons from submarines and other causes up to January 1, and had turned out 6,696,275 tons.
The United States will have more airplanes by the last of August than double the number in the German, French and British air fleets.
The fixing of prices by the government was bitterly assaulted in the Senate on the motion of Senator Gore to increase the price of wheat to $2.50 a bushel. Government price fixing was denounced as interfering with natural laws and hindering production.
Carol Martin to Head Tentative Organization Of Woman's Land Army
Purpose is to Prepare Women For Farm Work Whenever
Needed
Carol Martin, c19, has been chosen general chairman of the Women's Land Army of the University of Kansas. The secretary is Gussie Gaskell, and the executive committee, which will eventually consist of three university women, so far as it has been so, is Erma Smith and Frances Ellis.
The purpose of the University Woman's Land Army is not to usurp the places of men who have entered to war, but to organize the university women into a volunteer standing army ready to be leaders in the counties in which there is need for women to take care of meh who have entered the service.
While the chairman and secretary will keep the county organizations in touch with the work of other states, a chairman from each county, who is to be county unit leader, will be a part of the university organization, and will organize the women of the county.
"The K. U. organization will cooperate with and study the methods of similar leagues outside the state," said Dr. Ida H. Hyde, who started the movement here. "The work is to constructed on a strictly practical basis."
The plan is not to hurry into the field before the time comes, but to mold public opinion and prepare places for the young women by the time the need for light farm labor and work of such nature arises.
Leave Books for Army
At City or K.U. Library
Camps Send Out Call for More Reading Matter - Wanted
About a thousand books for the soldiers had been received by the Lawrence City library by this morning. In addition nearly two hundred have been donated through the city high school and ten through the University. More books are expected before the shipment is to be made.
"Something better to read than a catalogue sent out by a mail order house," is the request that comes from the soldiers and sailors in camp, overseas and from those going over. For every man in service there ought to be a book in service, is the purposeful plea the American Library Association is making to meet this request.
The department of architecture sent eight more drawings to New York today to be entered in the two classes of competition at the Beaux Arts Institute. The students worked several nights and early this morning to finish the drawings by this morning.
"Although the station deposit for Lawrence is the town library," said Miss Carrie Watson today, "We will be glad to accept any books left here. We will boxed up by the one hundred and sent to the Red Cress to be distributed."
Any kind of a book is desired so long as it is good reading, but poetry and fiction are probably the most popular with the men in the service. Periodicals, too, are wanted by the men. There is no time limit to the contribution of books for the soldiers. They will be accepted later on as well as now, although the demand for them is especially urgent at present.
The eight drawings were entered in two classes of competition. Three are designs for a memorial library and art gallery. Five are designs for a Roman circular shelter. This makes sixteen K. U. designs sent to the Beaux Arts, and the department has received six mentions and one first mention from the eight already judged. The eight drawings sent today will be judged next month.
Eight More Drawings Sent to Art Contest
For one month, the month of January, the output of surrical dressings for the United States was 14,738,315; of hospital garments it was 800,980; of hospital supplies, 620,848. There were 1,416,473 articles made for the soldiers, totaling 17,576,652.
Candidates Appearing For W. S.G.A. Offices; Election Is On April 5
Lucene Spencer Will Run for President—Representatives May Have Competition
The first petitions for candidates for the executive council of the Woman's Student Government Association appeared this morning. The elections for officers will be held Friday, April 5.
The only candidates who have announced for officers are: For president, Lucene Spencer; for vice-president, Mary Smith; for secretary, Katherine Fulkerson; and for treasurer, Irene Thien. No petition for vice-president of the School of Fine Arts has appeared vet.
Carol Martin and Helen Peffer will run for senior representative. Competition for sophomore and junior class representatives will be keen. Frances Flynn, Dorothea Engle and Katherine Glendennen have announced their candidacy for sophomore representative.
Elections for class representatives will be held April 12, one week after election for officers. Every woman in the University is entitled to vote for the officer, but only members of the classes for the class representatives.
On the junior ticket Dorothy Dawson is the only candidate so far, but indications are that one or two others may enter the race.
Kansas and Missouri Debating Teams Meet Next Thursday Night
The Kansas-Missouri debate will be held in Fraser chamber, Thursday night, March 28. The subject for the debate is "Resolved, that the terms of settlement of this war should include the consent of the League to Enforce Peace."
Kansas Takes Affirmative—Set tement of War to Include League to Enforce Peace
Kansas has the affirmative side of the question, and will be represented by Harold R. Hall, Deane W. Malot, or George Blake. Missouri's negative team is made of Frank M. Lowe, team Harwurtz, and Floyd B. Oebar.
The Kansas team has been at work for some time under the leadership of Prof. T. Hill, of the depart- ment, the speaking, who is coach- ing the work.
The debate is open to the public at a charge of twenty-five cents. Student tickets admit. The judges have not yet been selected.
Prof. W. S. Hunter Wins Promotion to Captaincy
University Psychologist is Making Tests of Soldiers at Chickamauga, Ga.
W. S. Hunter, professor of psychology at the University, who is now on leave of absence as a psychologist in the army, has been promoted from the rank of first lieutenant to that of captain, says a letter received at Dean Templin's office. Captain Hunter is now stationed at Camp Greenleaf, Chickamauga Park, Georgia, where he has been making psychological tests of the men in the camp. He writes that nearly 900 soldiers were treated in two days. The work at Camp Greenleaf is almost finished and Captain Hunter expects to be sent to some other camp soon.
Eliza Is Nearly Here
Tickets Go On Sale
The K. U. Dramatic Club will give the play, "Eliza Comes To Stay," Wednesday night in Fraternal Aid Hall, for the benefit of the Permanent Income Amendment. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday.
The play is a comedy, and promises to be fascinating. Its plot brings the facts of the amendment before the students of the University. The cast is practicing daily for the production. The proceeds will be used to inform the voters of Kansas of the provisions of the amendment, which, if adopted, will be of direct advantage to University.
Make 1700 Surgical Dressings Last Week
More surgical dressings were made by the women of the University last week than have been made any week since the work has started. The total number of dressings made was 1700, which is 200 more than any other week's record. Between twenty-five and thirty women have worked every day some spending only an hour and others working several hours. The room is open every afternoon but Wednesday and any woman may work who has provided herself with an apron, scissors and a six inch ruler.
Plain Tales From The Hil'
The Plaint Tale of a former editor of this column.
"I've climbed the heights of Fraser
And sounded Potter Lake,
For kit of corn and sturti
For bits of news and stories
I vainly scrape and rake.
To fill the Kansan space.
I vainly scrape and rake.
In fact, I think I've wandered
About most every place
In search of silly gossip
So don't be shocked to see me act Most any kind of caper,
Remember I am reporting
W. F. Beck, editor of the Holton Recorder, accounted for the fact that he was late in arriving to speak to the class in Advertising last Friday because he stood on the corner for fifteen minutes waiting patiently for any street cars which he designated as "your tractor machine system."
Some of these worn out cars that are being driven on the Hill by students and professors would make a valuable contribution to the Salvage Box.
And blame it on the paper."
An awful mistake has been made in the selection of the Kansas Beauties according to Prof. John Frazier of the department of drawing. Professor Frazier, to be sure, is a judge of beauty and should know all about such things. At any rate he thinks that the judges have terribly poor judgment if one of the eight, who happens to be in his class, is a sample of beauty. The only question that I can see in this so-called Beauty," said the professor, "is that she is wonderfully skilled in the art of chewing gum."
Venturesome; "Let's go out to Jess
Williams' place and get him to show
us."
Timid: "No. One round would be too much for me."
The tall frame tower used for distributing the concrete in the construction of the west wing of the Administration Building has been the subject of much inquiry from visitors. It has been taken for a wireless tower, a diving platform, and mine shaft. The latest was heard Saturday when a high school boy from the southern part of the state asked if the University was drilling for oil.
While assisting the freshmen carrying in the furniture which had been placed out of doors during a recent fraternity party, James Garnett Lyne, c20, the notorious "Piper Heidleck" masticator of the Pi U's, said, "Freshmen! oogg ulp (spit) uln, don't get the gobbelon."
Sociology professor to class, "I wonder why it is that the Board of Health in making its reports puts the per cent of marriages among the diseases."
A COED'S PLEA
a CODING PLACE
We can do everything some of the time
And some things all of the time
But we can't do everything ALL of
them.
Some of our faculty members were more noted before they came to K. U. than they are now. One professor, according to his own confession before his class this morning, said that at the time he received his bachelor's degree he had two means of livelihood open to him. One was the profession of a clerical assistant with the rank of fer from a theatrical agency to go on the stage at fifty dollars a week as a dancing partner to one of the stars of the day.
the time.
Dr. Strong Speaks On War
Dr. Strong Speaks On War
Chancellor Frank Strong spoke at the Riby Avenue Congregational church in Augustine Sunday night on "What Kind of a World Are We To Live In When the War Is Over?"
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Arkansas City Quintet Wins Basketball Meet In Finals With Newton
Brilliant Deciding Game of Eleventh Annual H. S. Tournament Ended 38-35
Chanute Takes Girls' Honor
Rosedale Sextet Loses in Last Game by a Score of 35 to 32
Two distinct surprises were sprung in the finals of the Eleventh Annual State High School basketball tournament in Robinson Gymnasium Saturday night, when the Arkansas City quintet defeated the Newton five, winners of the state championship, and the 35-35 score and the Chanute girls team won from Rosedale, the favorites in girls' tournaments, 35-32.
The Newton-Arkansas City contest was one of the fastest high school games ever played on the Robinson floor. Arkansas City started out in whirlwind and soon jumped into a good lead, but last work by the Newton forwards, Dotson and Miller, cut down the margin and the score stood 13-11 in favor of Newton at the end of the season. Poor field goals by Gardner and Hinton of Arkansas City put that quintet in the lead in the second period and the score was 20-18 for Arkansas City when the half ended.
A RALLY WON THE GAME
Hinton continued his sensational goal shooting in the third quarter and Arkansas City began to pile up a big lead, having a 10-point margin when the fourth quarter began. The Dotson-Miller-Rodgers combination, using a series of short, fast passes, worked the ball into Arkansas City territory time after time in the last quarter and made it until only three points separated the two teams. Arkansas City rallied and the excellent defensive work of McCarty and Curtis stopped the Newton attack and won the game.
The Chanute victory in the girls' finals was a complete surprise to basketball followers, who picked Rosedale to win easily. The first half ended with Rosedale in the lead but Chanute came to the front after the last period was half over, and held a small margin until the final whistle. Cora Shin, who had been coached by Cora Shin, who was graduated from the University last June and was one of the best women athletes in school in 1916 and 1917.
In the boys semi-finals, played Saturday afternoon, Newton had little trouble defeating Sedan, 37-20, although the Sedan five put up a fast game the first ten minutes of play. In the other semi-final contest, Arkansas City nosed out Winfield after thirty minutes of fast basketball, 20-17. Arkansas City jumped into the lead at the beginning of the game, and although Winfield played hard, Arkansas City was never overtaken. Reif, star Winfield forward, was off form and failed to shoot a single basket after averaging ten points in the three other games he played in the tournament. Cairns, at center, was the mainstay of the Winfield five, breaking up the Arkansas City plays time and again and scoring eleven of his team's seventen points. Gardner, forward, was the mainstay of the Arkansas City quintet, counting twelve points from the field.
WINFIELD SHOWED UP WELL
Iola was eliminated by Winfield in the third round Saturday morning, 23-11, Arkansas City swamped the big Macksville vittie by a count 34-4, Sedon won the right to enter the semi-finals by defeating McPherson, 29-24, and Newton eliminated Emporia, 39-17. Winfield easily demonstrated its superiority over Iola in every department of the game and Cairns and Reif were the main point getters for the Winfield aggregation. Bollinger, at guard, and Olliver, forward, played best for Iola. Macksville could do nothing against the stonewall defense presented by McCarty and Curtis, Arkansas City guards. Gardner and Kahler scored almost at will for Arkansas City. Sedan came from behind in the game with McPherson and nosed out the McPherson quintet, led by Staplin, a fast forward, after having the small end of the score during the greater part of the game. McSpadden starred for Sedan. In the Newton-Em-
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