UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
Witness Of Revolution To Tell of Conditions In Present-Day Russia
Dr. Samuel Harper, Former Adviser at American Embassy,
At Convocation Tuesday
A Student Of Russian Life
Will Discuss Bolsheviki Party And Phases of Russian Revolt
FRANK STRONG, Chancellor.
A convocation is announced for Tuesday, February 26 at 4 o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium.
Dr. Samuel Harper, professor of Russian language at Chicago University and a student of conditions in Russia, will lecture on conditions in Russia before the University at a convoction to be held Tuesday, February 26 at 4 o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium.
Dr. Harper has returned recently from Petrograd where he had been serving as interpreter and adviser for Daniel R. Francis, American ambassador to Russia during the revolution. He is a son of the late Doctor Harper, president of Chicago University.
The speaker comes to the University under the direction of the extension division, and is recommended by F. R. Hamilton as an interesting speaker on affairs in Russia.
Real Thrills Injected Into Program Planned For University Party
Entertainment Features To Begin Promptly To Give Time For Dancing
"In keeping with the excitement of the present day, the program of the patriotic All-University Colonial party Saturday night contains more thrills than any other party of a similar nature that ever has been given" said Mrs. Eustace Brown, today. The Kaiser will be shaken by a soldier, half man and scientist, created at his installation. A trench will be bombarded and occupied by khaki-clad soldiers. Trench songs will be sung.
The first number of the program will be the song, "America" sung by the entire audience. The one-act play "Efficiency," will follow. The Glee Club will then sing popular favorites and trench songs from a trench built in the stage. Several solos and choruses also will be given at this time. The pageant, "Kanning King Kan," will follow after which the colonial dance will be given by Dorothea Engel.
"In spite of the fact that we are making the party an economical one," said Mrs. Eustace Brown this morning, "and even if we do not have any money to spend on decorations, the colonial decorations on the lower floor of the gymnasium, as well as the colors of the Allies on the second floor will be as elaborate and more effective than the decorations of any preceding All-University party. Miss Ruth Ellis, who has charge of decorating the gym has worked out a very effective scheme."
"It is absolutely essential," said Herman Hanken, chairman of the committee on general arrangement, this morning, "that the party commence promptly at seven thirty in order that the program can be over at 9 o'clock, so that the remainder time can be the same." The team had closed after the program has commenced and late comes will he admitted only between numbers."
The program will close with the singing of The Star Spangled Banner. A reception will be held on the lower floor and dancing will begin thirty minutes afterwards. The Glee Club has been practicing special songs for the party and the director promises a good variety of songs.
The K. U. Dames will meet at the Congregation Church Friday, February 22 at 2 o'clock to sew for the Red Cross
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 21, 1918.
Illustrated Lectures In Marvin Hall Tonight
Three illustrated lectures will be given tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Marvin Hall at the meeting of the K. U. branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.
George M. Bowman will talk on "Description of the Keokun Hydraulic Plant." Harold Whistler will discuss "Electrical Applications in the Army" and Robert W. Warner will speak on "The Topeka Edison Plant."
The War
Here and Over There
Austria has given notice that she will not resume war with Russia.
Fifteen British merchantmen were sunk by submarines last week.
The Germans are said to be building hangars for airplanes underground to protect against bombing.
Women may now qualify as inspectors of small arms in the plants filling contracts for the army.
Under a new plan formulated by Administrator Garfield, coal will be distributed first to those industries necessary to win the war.
Soldiers are not to be allowed to keep diaries in France for fear they might fall into enemy hands and g away information of value.
The Intercollegiate Intelligence Bureau has established a division to place college women in positions of war service for which no college men are available.
George Yeager, of Troy, Kan., has been sentenced to twenty years in the penitentiary for evasion of the draft and cursing the President and the Government.
Members of the Chinese colony in Boise, Idaho, are taking up Red Cross work with enthusiasm, throwing a sacred temple room open to the use of the organization.
War Savings Societies are being established all over the country to promote systematic saving and to gain the lending of these savings to the government by buying War Savings Stamps.
For every battle plane in use on European fields forty-six men are needed. About 115,000 men are now in the service of the Allies on the western front operating 2,500 planes.
The first airplanes for use on the battle fields in Europe are now on their way across the Atlantic. The shipment was made five months earlier than was thought possible at the beginning of the war.
Nearly $200,000,000 worth of war supplies bought by the Russian government before the deposition of the late czar, are being held in New York and will be disposed of to meet demands of creditors of the defunct government.
Americans have probably made more contributions to aerial navigation than any other nation. Dr. John Jeffries was the first person to travel from one country to another in a lighter-than-air machine; Langley, the Wright Brothers, Maxim, Chanute and Zahand developed the heavier-than-air machines; Rotch issued the first set of charts for aviators; and Maury, Wilks and Howard Coffin charted the winds.
American steamers of less than 2,500 tons will not be permitted to cross the Atlantic after this week. This order has been made as a conservation measure, as it is the opinion of the shipping board that small steamers are not economical.
A series of concerts are being given this week under the auspices of the extension department of the University of Kansas by Dean Harold L. Butler of the School of Fine Arts, Mrs. Butler and Mrs. A. J. Anderson. This is one of several tours over the state which Dean and Mrs. Butler have made this winter. They gave a concert at Cleburne Wednesday night, and will appear at Holton Thursday night and at Everest on Friday. Mrs. Anderson accompanies Dean Butler, and Mrs. Butler reads.
Butler Gives Concerts
NUMBER 94
The members of the Men's Glee Club who are to sing at the, Colonial party will practice in the German room in Fraser at 7 e'clock tonight.
Chancellor's Cabinet Decides Women Be Free From Phy. Training on Fifth Day
Women's Day Of Rest Will Come On Friday Must Attend Lectures
First Talk Comes Feb. 27
Food Administration Directs University to Offer Course On Food and War
Lectures on food conservation will be given on alternate Wednesdays and will take the place of physical education for women for that day and that day on which women are free from requirements of the department of physical education will be changed to Friday. This decision was made by the chancellor's cabinet at a meeting Wednesday night. The first University lecture on food conservation will be in Fraser Chapel Wednesday, February 27, at 4 o'clock. Every woman university will attend. The government through the Food Administration has directed the University to offer a course of lectures on food and the war to all women students. The department of home economics will have charge of these lectures.
At a meeting held February 19, the Senate passed a resolution requiring all women students to attend the lectures on food conservation, and withdrew the one unexclusive absence privilege from physical education to make room for attendance to these lectures.
"Women should be glad to take advantage of the opportunity given to hear these food conservation lectures," said Mrs. Paul H. Teeter, the department of domestic science.
"They are given, not because the Senate wishes to impose a new rule upon women students, but to assist the government, which, through the food administration at Washington, made an appeal to the University of Kansas to teach food conservation. It is a matter of patriotism."
Excavation of Ad. Wing
Is Nearing Completion
Two More Charges Complete Blasting—Will Begin On Foundation Soon
Excavation for the new west wing of the Administration Building is nearly finished. The blasting will be completed with two more charges of dynamite. 800 pounds of which have been used to dig the big rocks taken from the pit.
J. O. Jones, assistant professor of hydraulics in the School of Engineering, is the author of an article appearing in the November and December issues of the Cornell Civil Engineer, dealing with the effect on orifice and weir flow of a slight rounding upstream edge.
As soon as the work of excavation is completed, H. Kalloway, foreman of the construction gang, plans start the pouring of concrete into the room for the foundation. A tower, 100 feet high is being built for this purpose.
Mr. Kalloway intends, after a few days, to employ a force of fifty or sixty men to aid in the construction of the foundation walls.
The Olson and Johnson Company of Kansas City have the contract for the erection of the building which is to be an exact counterpart of the present east wing. The new structure will extend an investment building by a corridor 280 feet long and will be completed about the middle of December, 1918.
Owls initiate tonight at Sig Alph house at 8:15 o'clock.
This work, written as a thesis while Mr. Jones was at Cornell, was also printed January 17 in the Canadian Engineer, a journal of engineering projects, published at Toronto, Canada.
Ray Druy, c'19, has returned to the University from his home in Newton after a several weeks illness of German measles.
Prof. J. O. Jones Writes Engineering Article
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Drive For Red Cross To Be Launched Soon By Faculty Members
Will Be Campaign for Getting Funds For Local Chapter
Prof. Dykstra Heads Move
Pre-dated Checks To Be Used for Convenience In Giving
An urgent appeal to the citizens of Lawrence who are members of the faculty in the University is being made by a faculty committee of the Red Cross working under the direction of Mrs. Mervin T. Sudler of the Lawrence chapter of the Red Cross and Prof. C. A. Dykstra.
Pre-dated checks are being given each University instructor by this committee so that none of the faculty will be missed in the campaign. All checks are to be made out and sent to Professor Dykstra now. When a pre-dated check is received, this system will make it much easier to handle the Red Cross contributions
For some time the progress of the Douglas County chapter of the Red Cross has been hampered by lack of sufficient income. The plan of the campaign which is being launched is to increase the income of the County Chapter to at least £2,000 a month.
"It is planned to use the entire fund to buy yarn, flannel, layettes and cloth of various kinds which will be made into useful articles for the soldiers," said Professor Dykstra today. "This is an appeal directly to members of the faculty for aid in doing Red Cross work in Lawrence, and no students will be asked to help. It is no part of any National Red Cross drive and is not a membership campaign. We hope the members of the faculty will respond willingly to this worthy cause."
The National organization of the Red Cross has urged that every chapter of the organization arrange to have a permanent income each month and the drive on the Hill is expected to aid in obtaining the $2,000 income for Lawrence. The cost of materials used at headquarters has increased so much in the last few months this income is badly needed.
Members of the faculty who have been appointed in each building on the campus to distribute the predated checks are:
Women's Glee Club will meet to night at 7 o'clock in Fraser Chapel W. B. Downing, director.
Prof. G. C. Shaad, Marvin Hall Prof. W. F. Haynes, Waworth Hall Miss Hazel Prazt, Robinson Gymnasium; Prof. C. A. Dykstra, Administration Building; Prof. V. F. Fargher, Chemistry Building; Miss Baum, Snow Hall; Prof. S. O. Miles, Journals Building; Miss Modus Library; Prof. H. W. Humble, Green Hall; John Sundwall, Dyche Museum; Prof. Gillham, Spooner Library; Prof. F. E. Kester, Blake Hall
Mrs. J. L. Rodney of Abilene, Kansas, is spending a few days with her daughter Miss Myrll Rodney
To the Young Women of the University:
Under the action of the University Senate and after consultation with Miss Margaret Lynn and the departments of physical training and home economics, Friday of each week has been fixed upon as the day on which all women of the University will be free from the requirements of the department of physical education. The food lectures under the nuscles of the Federal Government will come every alternate week beginning February 27. Under the rules of the University Senate every woman in the University is required to attend these lectures. On the other two Wednesday women will report for physical training. The first report of department of physical training to the deans of the University will be given March 1.
FRANK STRONG,
Chancellor
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Hamilton Will Direct 4th District Conference
The Fourth District War Conference will be held during the week beginning March 4 at Council Grove, Kansas. This conference is being conducted by the Kansas State Council of Defence in co-operation with the National Food Administration, and the speaker's bureau of the state food administration is in charge of the conference.
F. R. Hamilton of the extension division of the University will direct this conference. The speakers will visit twelve towns on their tour, Horton, Downs, Hutchinson, Salina, Elendorado, Parsons, Colby, Scott City, Dodge City, Ottawa, Clay Center, and Council Grove. On Tuesday night, March 5, Cancellor Frank Strong will complete the meeting in an address on "Readjustments to Meet War Emergencies."
Plain Tales From The Hill
I'm bugs on "Squads right" and "left front into line"
OVERTIME MELODY
Oh, military drill is the class for mine,
And "Right about face" and "Follow your nose"
And "To the rear, march" and things like those,
And when we're dismissed only ten minutes late
stand on my head and pubilate. OH BOY!
BUT THEY WEREN'T BOX SEATS A student whose instinctive financial ability ought to land him in Wall Street plotted some frenzied finance not long ago and almost put it across.
Said he: "You know seats for this show that is billed here next week are all sold out. Now I want to go very much and I have my seat already bought, but I have to be out of town that night. So I'll sell you my seat for three times what I paid for it." "That's reasonable. How much..."
A frosh after having two dates with a girl named Beatrice decided that the tenor of their mutual and respective ways might be much everer if he addressed the fair maiden by her given name. Accordingly, after much hesitancy he called Bee over the telephone.
"Just seventy-five cents."
"Hello. This you, Bee?" he asked,
"What!" came a sharp, haughty voice over the phone.
“Oh! Aw—I beg your pardon. mean, be this you?”
Peens of praise accompanied by gobs of briny tears have often been sung for the hard working studie who works his way through college by alinging papers on wintry mornings or hashing at a boarding club. However, a greater hero by far has just been discovered. This lad, being hard up, offered to take fifty cents a blow to any one who cared to deliver said blow on his person with a two-inch napkin, convinced the proposition after being hit once, but he still says he cleared fifteen cents profit on the deal as the armenic he had to buy as a balm and solace only cost thirty-five cents.
TOO DEEP FOR HIM
A frish who never reads the papers and who has a more or less dimal outlook on life was asked if he was going to see "The Checkmate." "Yes, I guess I'll go," said he. "Since it's a college play, but I'm afraid not get the drift. You see I never did play chess any. Why back home at the barber shop I couldn't even beat in a game of checkers."
Men's Student Council Selects Four Members
The Men's Student Council elected new members at a meeting of the council Wednesday night. Earl McKinney and A. Hay were chosen to represent the College, A. G. Armstrong for the School of Law and Anton Williams for the School of Medicine.
The representative for the School of Engineering was not announced until noon today. Homer Hunt, chairman of the committee in charge, said the tie had been decided and that J. J. Jakowsky is the Engineer's representative.
Kanza announces the pledging of Roscoe D. Howard, ph'19, of Wellington.
Kanza Pledges
"Best Yet" Is Verdict Of The Hill Following Playing of Checkmate
Intrigue, Plots and Modern Utilities of Warfare Put On Stage
Finished Production Given
Dramatic Ability And Hard Work Combined By Dramatic Department
Thrills and fears, hopes and prayers, all in the successive increments of suspense thrown into all three acts of "The Checkmate," annual production of the K. U. Dramatic Club, carried a full house at the Bowesroom with only six minutes in the last seven minutes of the show Wednesday night.
Craig Kennedy, a student actor with stock company experience, who played the role of Christopher Bent, carried the main burden of the plot, successfully camouflaging his ability as a secret service man 'neath an English monocle and a silly-ass laugh. The audience liked him all the way through, from his first entrance to the big clinch in the last act.
Opposite Kennedy, Helen Clark played the role of Molly Preston in her usual sympathetic manner. Her work was excellent; but it must be said that the part did not give her much support she gave to his talent. Miss Clark's roles in many past plays have given her better opportunities.
Helen Bender as Miriam Leigh, the near-vampire, and Florence Butler as Fraulin Schroeder, divided second honors among the women. Miss Bender's work was melodramatic, sensitive, and highly effective; while Miss Butter possessed just the right sense of humor, her portrayal of the German governess convincing. Her pronunciation and her voice control were excellent.
Harold Lytle, in the role of John Preston, did quite the best acting of his five years in dramatic circles at K. U. He has quite acquired a stage presence that was not evident in some of his earlier acting; and his work last night was all that could be desired for the part. His voice and manner were just right, and his make up could not have been better. Lewis Hull, the business manager of the funnel company found time during the strenuous two months of its preparation to rehearse the role of Percival Pennicuik, was a smart British Tommy. His work was snappy, sure, and clean cut.
Bob Robertson, as Carl Sanderson, a German agent, was sufficiently objectifiable to be a thoroughly despised villian. His work was stagey, and with enough emphasis to project his personality into the heart of the entire action. It is to the credit of Bob's acting the villain that he succeeded in making all the audience glad when he was checkmated. Burney Miller, as Fritz, gave a fiery interpretation of a role that might have easily been spoiled by a less careful portrayal. His work was well balanced and consistent throughout. Marie Gibbons, as Daphne Kidlington, the little neighbor girl who passed out the white feathers was well cast.
There's one trouble about University women playing the roles of widows and maiden aunts. They can hardly be made up to look as old as they are expected to. Susan McDonald and Lucille Hovey, as Mrs. Sanderson and Miss Myrle, could not be supervised by world-class gairs for these parts, however, their make-up did a fairly good job of it. Gene Carter, as Corporal Atkins, was a highly efficient escort 'or the captured spies.
Of Prof. Arthur MacMurray, director of the production, not enough praise may be said. This play was the fourth "Fop. Mac" has fathered since he became head of the public speaking department four years ago—and it speaks for itself as to whether the reorganization of the Masque Club the Thespians, and Jayhawk Club, and the Red Dominos into one organization, with the department of performance, as a recruiting ground for members, is a success. Music for the production was furnished by the University Orchestra, led by Prof. T. E. Kendrie. It was the first time a real orchestra has appeared in the Bowersock in many moons.
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