UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
War Savings Societies To Be Formed In K.U. In National Campaign
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27. 1918.
Professor Shaad in Charge o Drive Urges Students to Join En Masse
NUMBER 98.
Sensible Saving is Required
For the first time since the raising of the Students Friendship Fund last fall the University is asked this week to express its loyalty by giving financial aid to the Government. A drive is being launched by the Finance Committee of the War Council to enlist student and faculty support in the disposal of the $2,000,000,000 issue of War Savings Stamps.
The Finance Committee is not planning a spectacular campaign. It depends upon the loyalty of each individual to the Government and his willingness to join a War Savings Society.
Members are Asked to Save Systematically as Their Means Permit
Applications for membership in such a society will be sent to every member of the University next Friday
"A War Savings Society is a voluntary association of ten or more persons, who, from patriotic motives, pledge themselves to save systematically as much as their means permit, and to lend the same to the United States in the medium of War Savings Stamps" said G. E. Shaad this morning.
FORM SAVINGS SOCIETY
"Each member further pledges himself to work earnestly to enlist other members and to promote the formation of other societies. There is no limit to the number of associations to which one many belong. By April the membership in such societies over the country should reach thirty million.
WANT LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Bayonet Practice Goes On Without Bayonets
"Is there any reason why every person connected with this Institution should not join a University of Kansas War Savings Society? Application blanks will be presented to all students and faculty members within a few days.
"The University should report a one hundred per cent membership by the first of March. A prompt response will save the Finance Committee from making a personal appeal."
The Manual of the Bayonet has been taken up by the 4 o'clock drill company under W. W. Davis, instructor of war, the captains of the various companies are handling the work. Two hundred men are being given instruction in both the defensive and offensive handling of the bayonet.
Only the simple movements have been given so far, but dummies are now being constructed for more practical work. Although the guns used by the drill companies, have not been equipped with bayonets the principle of handling them may be successfully learned.
Walter Havekors, formerly president of the Men's Student Council, is now on his way from Hanover, Kansas, his home, to Berkeley, Cal., where he will conduct a civil aviation work. He has been in Hanover while awauring his transition.
Haveckor is only one of the many prominent students who have left to join the army; yet his loss has been keenly felt in University life. He was a prominent student during his three years on the Hill, and, as president of the college, he helped to bring about reform this year. He was active in dramas and was also business manager of the "Sour Owl" last year.
Havekorst To Berkley
Gets Federal Approval
Gets Federal Approval
Homer Talbot, secretary of the League of Kansas Municipalities and editor of the magazine has received a letter from Secretary McAdoo, approving and congratulating the league on its municipal war service resolutions. The league urged that cities during the war should curtail public improvements whenever possible to conserve capital for the war and suggested that the President and Secretary McAdoo appeal to governors in this regard.
Dramatic Club to Give Two Plays March 12
"The Twelve Found Look" and "The Elopers" are the two plays selected by Professor MacMurray for the second of the popular play series. The date for their presentation is March 12 at the Little Theater.
Members of the Dramatic Club having parts are Craig Kennedy, Florence Butler, and Eva Robinson, in "The Twelve Pound Look," and Lucille Hovey in "The Elopers."
The War Here and Over There
WAR THOUGHT FOR TODAY
So far as treaties are concerned, one sign of the New York Morning Telegraph.
A special course for Americans is being prepared by the University of Paris.
Thirteen million men have been injured in the war, and three million of these have suffered amputations, according to an authoritative estimate.
Spot cotton yesterday reached a price of $32.75 a hundred pounds, the highest price since the Civil War.
The German raider, Ignotz Mendi,
after a cruise of eight months, has run ashore off the Danish coast.
Among the prisoners on board are two Americans.
Nebraska has placed an embargo on seed corn on account of its scarcity in that state.
The Illinois Food Administration allows the serving of mutton and lamb on meatless days, explaining that there is a surplus of sheep which are fit for little but the table.
The Russians have been aroused by the German invasion and are now offering active resistance. Pskov, 175 miles from Petrograd, has been recaptured from the enemy.
Druggists as well as retailers are required to have a government license for the sale of explosives, as many common drugs may be used as ingredients in their manufacture.
The regular meeting of the Botany Club will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the lecture room of Snow Hall. Prof. J. E. Todd will lecture.
The department of political science announces that all make-up examinations will be given Saturday morning at 9 o'clock in 209 Ad building.
President Wilson intends to reply to Chancellor Van Hertling's speech soon in an effort to show the worthless and unreliable nature of his statements, which contain no foundations for a peace discussion.
A spirited debate between William J. Bryan and Samuel Gompers took place yesterday before the joint legislative committee of the New York assembly on the question of the ratification of the national prohibition amendment.
Randal Harvey, a private in Company M, who has been in the hospital at Camp Doniphan with spinal meningitis has completely recovered, according to a letter from Captain Jones.
Capt. Frank E. Jones, formerly captain of Company M has been appointed as inspector in the officers' school at Camp Doniphan, and is director of all regimental schools.
An American built submarine chaser with a French crew on board has just arrived in France after being accounted as missing since January 15th. Se was separated from her escort during a severe storm, and finally made port under sail, her engines being disabled.
A French scientist points out that there are fifty-five million people in the Central Empires who hate the Austrians and Germans on account of racial differences. He suggests this as an opening for pro-Ally propaganda.
Further details of the raid on the German trenches made by American troops Saturday state that twenty-six picked men, selected after the entire battalion had volunteered, took part in the action. The Americans were criticized for pursuing the Germans beyond the objective.
Bolshevik Chaos Caused By Sins Of Monarchy, Declares Dr. Harper
Repressed for Centuries Russi'sans go to Extreme with Liberty, Says Lecturer
Russia May Yet Restore Orde And Oust Germans, Chicago University Man Says
Ask Patience for Slavs
The world should be patient with Russia whose chaotic situation is due to the sins of the old monarchical regime, believes Dr. Samuel Harper, former interpreter for the American Emperor Progreg, and former professor of Russia at Chicago who spoke before the University at convocation Tuesday.
"Russia may well be considered an experimental laboratory." Dr. Harper said, "and failures of the Bolshevik to cause a natural readjustment of affair should be taken as a lesson by the world.
"Little sympathy should be given to the Bolshisevist party for whatever good has resulted from the revolution" the speaker pointed out. "The real good was done by the original revolutionary party which was loyal in its motives."
CREDIT DUE ORIGINAL PARTY
Send the Daily Kansan Home.
"The first revolution was brought about when its leaders realized that the monarchial government was absolutely false to the cause of Russia. It must be remembered that although only equipped and sometimes fighting troops were sent, Russian troops did marvelously well in the first months of the war.
VICTIM OF OLD REGIME
"Russia is the victim of a disease that requires heroic treatment. The power of the Bolshevist element represents an effort to readjust affairs. The failure of the Bolshevhi to do this is due directly to the sins of the masses, which are long kept the masses in a state of fear and ignorance that now that they have the power they do not know how to use it.
"Leaders of the original revolution by which the monarchy was overthrown were sincere to the revolutionary cause. They were inexperienced, however, and the ideas of the Bosshevik appealed greatly to the masses. Although Russia is out of power, they could remembr that they would have been out long ago but for the sincere efforts of the revolutionary leaders.
LEADERS INEXPERIENCED
In spite of the discouraging outlook, Doctor Harper said that there was still hope for Russia's support of the Allies. The American Red Cross still works in Russia and a campaign of publicity is being carried on to win sympathy for America.
Over 500,000 men are in training today. In a few months there will be a million. Although the American army is known as the healthiest in the world there is bound to be need of doctors and nurses and hospital equipment. Two thousand women have been assigned to active service in cantonment hospitals. Many thousands more women will be needed.
If America is going to win the war more women must become nurses. At present there are about 7,000 nurses in active service. Men are being called to serve by hundreds of women whom they will be cared for when they are sick and wounded depends on the women of this country.
"After the revolution the Russian acted on their motto, "We must win the war to preserve the revolution." The ruling council represented every class. But the leaders were inexperienced and German propagandists could not be stopped.
"The Bolshevist movement resonances the principle that government must have leaders. In Bolsheism every man is a leader."
A three semester plan which will carry the school through the entire calendar year has been decided upon for the University of Missouri by its curators. The object of the plan is to permit the agricultural students to go home during the planting and harvesting season. Each of the three semesters will be sixteen weeks in length, most of the vacations being eliminated or reduced.
Try-Outs For K.C.A.C Invitation Meet Held Today In Robinson Gyn
Rice and Haddock Unable to Enter Because of Urbana Train
Freshmen to Enter Contest
Kansas Will Meet Nebraska ir
The Relay—Haskell vs.
William Jewel
Tryouts for the men who will represent the University of Kansas in the annual K. C. A. C. track meet Saturday night in Convention Hall, Kansas City, are being held this afternoon in Robinson Gymnasium. K. U. will send a full team with the exception of Rice and Haddock who will go to Urbana, Illinois, to compete in the second annual indoor invitation athletic carnival of the University of Illinois Saturdays. Rice will enter the high jump and Haddock the sprints.
The Jayhawker track team last week won its first meet and there is some promising material on the new squad. Freshmen will be eligible for the Kansas City meet which is an invitation affair open to all athletes. Coach W. O. Hamilton is pleased with the work of Heizer, Fischer, Little, and the Bradley boys from Oklahoma.
The relay events probably will be the most popular events in all meets. Kansas drew the Cornhuskers for opponents in this event. The Haskell Indians drew the William Jewell relay team for opponents.
These first year men are expected to make up for the loss of Rice and Haddock so the team will have practice again some strength as in the Agric meet.
The meet is open to high and ward schools and 290 contestants have already entered from twenty-eight schools according to Dr. J. A. Reilley, athletic director of the club who has charge of the meet.
Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be given for first, second, and third places in all of the handicap and scratch events. Each man on the team may team will receive a gold shield. The meet will start at 8 o'clock.
Men's Glee Club Will Sing At Leavenworth And Funston In March
Definite Plans Have Been Made For Free Concerts at Cantonments
A trip to Leavenworth for a one night stand is also practically assured by Manager Raymond Darby. These two trips will be the only ones taken by the men this year. A trip of several days duration had been planned. Another home concert will be given by the club sometime in April. Prof. J. A. Farrell is giving the club a new series of songs, and an entirely new masterpiece. Marvin Darhy has appointed John R. W. Halstead and Marvin Harmus to aid him in putting on the second concert here. It is the present plan of the committee to prepare a series of specialty nets that will make the program varried and give the entire concert a new setting.
It has been definitely decided that the men's Glee Club will take the trip to Camp Funston for a three days stand late in March. The club will give a series of short concerts during each day and evening, each concert lasting about 45 minutes. The purpose of the short concert is to let every soldier in the camp have a chance to participate. The T. Y. M. C. A. at the camp has charge of the concerts which are entirely free to soldiers.
Twenty members were at rehearsal last night and were enthusiastic at the announcement that the trips to Funston and Leavenworth would be taken. All members who have not been present this semester should either plan on regular attendance or band in their resignations Mr. Farrell said. A number of the last semester's members have withdrawn from school leaving vacancies. These have not been all filled and any student desirous of making the club should call Prof. Joseph A. Farrell at 1008 Tennessee Street.
Welcome Men Desiring
To Hear Food Talks
"I see no reason why men should not attend the series of food conservation lectures, beginning this afternoon, although their attendance is not required" said Mrs. E. D. Teetor of the home economics department, this morning.
Some of the men who have expressed a desire to attend the lectures but have not been sure that their presence would be desired will be interested in this statement from Mrs. Tector: "The lectures are so arranged that they will be of interest to both men and women.
Plain Tales From The Hill
OSTRACIZED!
As if men don't eat or don't need instruction in Hooverizing. Just think, all of the women in the whole University at a meeting and the men not even so much as invited.
The men of the University feel slighted, yes, are slighted. Here the women club together and attend food conservation lectures once every two weeks without so much as a thought for their masculine schoolmates.
Several young women needed some talcum powder for make-up in a play for the dramatic art class. They searched two sorority houses and one women's rooming house and didn't find a bit. No, actually, not a bit! At least, that's the story they tell.
Among those who enrolled in the University late is Early Chestnut, a student in the college.
HOW TO PRONOUNCESKY
**HOW TO PRONUNCE KNISKY**
At last the truth is known. The word we've murmured over or rushed through in a hit or miss fashion has been pronounced.
Dr. Samuel Harper, who has taught Russian, lived in Russia, and imbibed the language freely, called it "Bolshe-vee-kee" with an an o in doll, staccato on the bol, the she slighted, and interest sustained throughout the remaining two syllables.
The Nu Sigma Nu's have a man who does the hula hula so well that they are thinking of chipping in and buying a grass dress for him.
The education seminar in Spooner has felt the touch of what it thought at the time was a German raid. Sarah Bingham, c-ed'18, was sitting at one of the tables yesterday studying, when a falling object struck her head, rummling her hair, and making her jump.
She looked up, thoroughly frightened, only to be missed narrowly by something else. A third onslaught caused a change of positions of the persons in the vicinity and convinced them that the plastering was in a weak and precarious condition.
One woman who wants to lose several unnecessary pounds of flesh and who does not wish to seem to be reducing has adopted a novel plan. Every time she comes to the table she brings up the subject of the starving soldiers in the prison camps and then she shudders, murmuring, "Those poor things, I can't eat when I think of them." She leaves the table while the other women wonder how any one can be so tender hearted.
H. S. Debating League
Holds Finals March 22
The date for the final debate of the Kansas High School Debating League which will be held here has been set for March 22. Only two debates are now needed to determine the teams who will come to Lawrence. These are Meriden vs. Washington, and Argonia vs. Burlington. An honorable mention team was awarded the winner of the final wrangle. A like cup smaller in size has been given to the winners of each district.
The question used for the league this year is "Resolved, that the United States should establish a more extensive system of shipping subsidies." The league is a prominent institution in high schools this being the eighth year since its establishment.
Francis J. Henry, in the government's investigation of the packing trust, charges that the packers had advance information of the appointment of Herbert Hoover as food administrator, and that positions on the board were obtained for six men in the employ of the packers.
Pearl Martin To Talk To University Women About Work In Nursing
Topeka Woman Will Lecture in Room 110 Fraser Thursday at 3 o'Clock.
To Enlist College Women
Is Sent By Kansas Committee Affiliated with National Council of Defense
GREAT NEED FOR NURSES
"Opportunities in the Nursing Field" will be the subject of a lecture given by Miss W. Pearl Martin of Topeka to University women in Room 110, Fraser, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Miss Martin is secretary of the Kansas State Nurses' Association and is sent to the University by the Kansas committee on nursing which is affiliated with the Woman's Work of the National Council of Defense.
A campaign to enlist college women in the nursing profession is being made by the state committee among all Kansas academies and colleges, because of the great need of trained nurses for home as well as foreign service. The general requirement of a three-years course of training for nurses has been reduced to two years for college graduates. The situation is set forth in a letter from Sister Catherine Voth, vice-president of the Kansas State Nurses' Association to Mrs. Eustace Brown, adviser of women. She says:
"The general Medical Board and Surgeon General of the U. S. Army calls the attention of the nursing profession to the great need of the War Department of the various army hospitals in this country and abroad as a result of the war. For the proper care of sick and wounded soldiers in hospitals skilled nursing care is absurd because most nurses properly by graduate nurses. Should this war continue another year it is estimated that 20,000 nurses will be called to active service which will delete and cripple the force at home.
"Who, then, shall help to care for the sick in our hospitals and homes? We turn to our schools for recruits and give the educated young woman the preference to take up nursing as a national service and help our country in this emergency.
PREFER EDUCATED WOMEN
"The state committee on nursing, affiliated with the Woman's Work of the National Council of Defense, is now actively engaged in bringing to the attention of college women the need for their services in this profession and telling them of the splendid opportunity to contribute something to the real work of the world in this way."
All seniors who expect to order invitations must do so by tomorrow night. After Thursday no more invitations can be obtained. There will be no extra ones ordered aside from those for which orders have been left. The money must accompany the order. Individuals will not be solicited as in former years.
Must Purchase Senior Invitations Tomorrow
There will be some one at the check stand in Fraser Thursday from 8 to 4 o'clock to take orders. Cardboard invitations sell for twenty cents each, leather for forty. Orders may be left at the same time for the senior an- der that which are engraved on paneled white paper, and sell for eight cents each.
Last Year Students Buy More Announcements Than Invitations This Year
More announcements are being sold this year, and fewer leather invitations. However, practically everyone is buying at least one leather invitation.
The Red Cross is planning to build at once, in connection with the Base Hospital attached to each cantonment a convalescent home to be called the Red Cross Home. This house is to be so furnished as to provide restful surroundings for soldiers.
To the boys who are junior members, and do manual training work as well, will be given the opportunity to furnish these Red Cross Homes for their nearest cantonment.