UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 89.
Kulp's Speech Begins Bible Story Campaign To Enroll Students
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 14, 1918.
Convocation Tomorrow at o'Clock Marks Preliminary of Mobilization
Discussion By Round Tables
Chancellor and Professors Ap prove Plan—"Can Win War Yet Lose"
Dr. J. E. Kulp of Topeka will speak at a convocation in the gymnasium at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon on the subject of "Christian World Democracy," or what kind of a world will we live in after the war. This meeting is preliminary to the campaign to enroll students and professors in Bible study classes.
Round table discussions instead of lectures probably will characterize the mobilizing of University students into the national movement of students for Christian world democracy. Members of the faculty who are leading in the work believe discussions will bring out the ideas of both students and professors, better than lectures.
The nation-wide movement to enroll college students in Bible classes has received the approval of Chancellor Strong and many faculty members of the University.
CHRISTIANITY WAR'S REMEDY
"The proposed movement to mobilize North America for Christian World Democracy mets with my hearty appeal," said Doctor Strong. "This is a critical time for the Christian church and all its work, especially as it will influence world democracy. If we are to make the world more Testament powerful in the world it would seem it must be done now."
CHRISTIANITY WAR'S REMEDY
Dean F. J. Kelly of the School of Education also approves of the plan He said:
"In my estimation this movement is not a part of the war, but something growing out of it. It will clarify the issues at stake in the world war. The purpose of this campaign is to get the principles of Christianity applied by the nations to the contest among the nations."
WIN YET LOSE
The movement is one of the most important since the war began, R. A. Kent of the School of Education believes. "It's outreach is immeasurable," he said. "We need to apply the principles of Christianity to all our social life. The discussion of these principles in student education will help to bring about a realization of the meaning of Christian teachings."
"We can win the war and yet lose it if we fail to apply the ideals in our community and national life which are involved in this war," remarked Prof. C. C. Williams of the School of Engineering. "I believe these discussion groups will help tremendously in the application of Christianity."
Prof. W. J. Baumgartner is strongly in favor of the movement. He said: "I believe primarily in these groups because they will be lectures and not discussion groups. Students make those things that they give expression to a part of their life."
George O. Foster believes the application of the teachings of Jesus are the only basis for a permanent peace.
Notice to Medical Students The following courses will be offered during the 1918 Sumn Ersition of the University provided an enrollment of 15 students is assured at once for them:
Biological Chemistry, 5 hours.
Medical Physiology, 10 hours.
Medical Bacteriology, 5 hours.
Parasitology, 3 hours.
Students desiring to have these courses offered in the Summer Session must report that fact in Fraser next Monday, February 18, 5 p. m.
F. J. Kelley, Director Summer Session
M. A. Smith, assistant professor of economics, will leave Monday for Washington where he has accepted a position to do research work for the United States Tariff Commission.
Women's Glee Club Gives Annual Concert March 4
The Women's Glee Club will give its annual concert March 5 in F. A. U. Hall, Marie Buchanan, manager of the club announced today. The club is planning to give an unusual concert which will appeal to music lovers.
The big number of the program promises to be a harp, violin, and piano trio, composed of Helen Cook, Ednah Hopkins, and Dorothy Bell. This trio has been giving concerts out over the state this year and has made a big hit. The money raised by them will be used by the club to make a trip. Camp Punktion where they will give a concert for the soldiers.
The War Here and Over There
The number of German troops on the western front is estimated at about 2,100,000.
The second draft will not be made before May or June, it has been announced in Congress.
Agitation for government operation of shipyards has been started in Congress.
Canada is now stronger in point of men and supplies than at any other time since the beginning of the war.
Surgeon General Gorgas has recommended the building of enough extra hospitals to accommodate sixth thousand beds.
General Pershing has recommended that the number of chaplains for American troops abroad be increased to three for each regiment.
A bill giving Food Administrator Hoover added powers in enforcing the food conservation regulations will be presented to Congress soon.
The tonnage of British and American ships destroyed by submarines in 1917 was almost three times as great as the production for that period.
It is estimated that the Ford motor plant will be able to produce an average of one submarine chaser a day when it is in full operation. The first boat will be built soon.
A recent loan of fifty million dollars to Italy brings the total the United States has loaned to that country up to $550,000,000. The total loans of the United States to the Allies is now $4,734,400,000.
Prof. Derry Gives Lectures
Prof. Geo, Herman Dane, instructor in the department of Romance Languages delivered his lecture on "The Call of the Hour" Monday evening at Clyde, Kansas, before a large audience. On Wednesday evening Professor Derry gave the same lecture at Beadale. He lectured under the auspices of the University Extension Lecture Course.
Annual Pan-Hellenic Smoker On February 27
The annual Pan-Hellenic smoker will be given in Fraternal Aid Union Hall, February 27. The program alternates from year to year between the thirteen national fraternities. Members of the committee from Sigma Chi, Sig Alph, and Acacia fraternities say the smoker will be bigger than ever. At the program he will be the only person in the group must hand in sketches of their stumps to Fred Rigby by Tuesday. There will be no admission.
The fraternities putting on the program, which will be a burlesque on the K. U. notables, students and faculty are Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Nu, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Kappa, and Delta Tau Delta.
As many organizations and clubs as can are urged to turn in their gloss prints at the Jayhawker office in the Kansan news room tomorrow as another shipment of material will be token to the engraver's Saturday and it is extremely desirable to at as many pictures as possible.
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Kansas And Aggie Men Will Clash In Opening Missouri Valley Meet
Few Veterans On Either Team And Outcome Is Hard To Done
The Kansas track team is in fine shape for the opening track meet of the Missouri Valley Conference which will be with the Kansas Aggies at Manhattan, Monday night. Ralph Rodkey is the only man not in condition to enter the meet. He was injured in practice a few days ago, and held this afternoon by a committee appointed by Coach Hamilton. Fred Rodkey, Cargill Sproull and Carl Rice are on this committee.
"It is hard to tell how we will come out in this meet as we are not sure of what we have. The Aggies are in the same condition," said Coach Hamilton this morning. "The new men have been working hard and a few if them are doing well."
For the dashes Coach Hamilton will depend upon Russell, Lobaugh and Haddock. The latter has been showing up well. Clift, Shreve, Murphy, Disson, Russell, and Ralph Roidkey have been working well in the quarter. Rodkey will be out for this week with an injured hip but will be able to work again next week. Murphy is one of the two veterans of the team and has been running true to form this spring.
The half milers are well balanced, all showing up about the same. The runners for the Aggie meet will be chosen from Murphy, McCall, Hannah, Brown, and Coffey. Haddock, Liggett, and Disson are out for the shot and will work in that event in the Aggie meet.
Welty has been showing up the best of the hurdlers and has been displaying excellent form in practice. Hobart and Simons are the other men out for the hurdles and are doing well. Welty and Howard are the only men who have shown any form in the pault vault. Welty has enlisted and is waiting his call but expects to be able to get in a few spring meets before going to the aviation camp.
Rice, Howard, and Smith are working on the high jump. Rice is a voteran of the team and is the best jumper in the Valley. Smith has enlisted but is in the reserves and expects to take part in the meets this spring.
Juniors And Freshmen Eliminated From Race In Basketball Series
Senior Women Win 34-3, and Sophomores 14-9 in Semi-Final Games
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The playing of captain Dorothy Querfield of the seniors was the feature of the contest. The little forward tossed goals almost at will. Her aim was always excellent and she missed only a few shots throughout the contest. She caged eleven field goals in the two ten minute periods. Sarah Trant at right forward played her usual consistent game and added five goals from the field and a pair of free throws to the senior total. Her holder usually got the tip-off for her team, so fact helped materially in the overthrowing factory for the seniors. Ruth Endacott and Nelle Leibengood, senior guards, were in the game all the time and their steady work kept the junior forwards from attempting short shots at the goals.
The junior sextet was no match for the seniors, who were guarding and shooting goals in excellent form. They piled up a total of sixteen field goals while the seniors failed to 1-6ate the basket a single time from the field, their three points all coming from free throws.
The senior women easily defeated the juniors last night in the semifinals by a score of 34-3, while the sophomore tamer won from the freshmen. 14-9. The sophomores, by their victory last night, came into undisputed possession of second place in the semifinals. In a game of the University and will meet the seniors Saturday in the final contest to decide the title.
M. Brown at left forward was the most consistent performer for the
Nine Days Are Left To Have Picture Taken—Organization Glosses Wanted
Active Campaign Is On For Junior and Soph Section of Jayhawker
Only nine days are left for juniors and sophomores who wish to put their pictures in the 1918 Jayhawker to have their photograph taken. The final date for the acceptance of these pictures is February 28 and as most studios, require five days for finishing a photograph, it will be necessary for students to arrange for sittings immediately.
The campaign for junior and sophomore pictures is now on in full force. Postcards telling of the sections were mailed to every member of the two classes yesterday and photographers have already reported an increase in the number of applications for sittings. All studios in Lawrence will run at full speed during the remainder of the month, turning out pictures for those who want them for these sections.
"The response to the call for junior pictures has been very encouraging" said Harry Morgan, editor of the annual this morning. "Many photographs have already been turned in, and we expect many more every day. The juniors seem to be quite enthusiastic over the junior section, most of them because they know there will
braes they will not be back on the Hill next fall. The exceptionally low junior fee—one dollar—is also attractive. This is the lowest amount that has ever been charged for a junior section."
The sophomore section, which is new this year, also promises to be a big success. There was no sophomore section in last year's book; but th one in the 1916 annual was well overweight. The second seems to be a general feeling among second year students that their class should be well represented.
Members of the two classes, assisted by members of the annual staff, will begin a personal solicitation for pictures tomorrow. It is planned to make a personal call upon every member of the two classes.
The Jayhawer office, in the news room of the Daily Kansan building, is open daily, except Saturday, for the acceptance of junior, sophomore and organization pictures. Office hours are from 10 to 11 o'clock a.m. and from 1 to 4 o'clock p.m. Snapshots may also be turned in at these hours.
Half of the copy for the book must be in the hands of the printer by March first. The annual will appear May first.
Engineers In Service May Return To Study Under New War Rule
Volunteers and Drafted Mer May Be Transferred To Engineer Reserve Corps
Instructions received from the War Department yesterday at the School of Engineering regarding engineering students who have enlisted or been drafted, make it possible, under certain conditions, those students to come back to school.
The Secretary of the War has directed that enlisted men now in active service, who entered the service by voluntary enlistment or draft after September 1917, and who had a standing in the upper third of the army. The Army also transferred to the Engineer Enlisted Reserve Corps for the purpose of completing courses in approved technical schools.
There are 117 approved technical schools in the United States and the School of Engineering at K. U. is one of them. The men who return to school under these regulations will be placed on the inactive list of enlisted men and will not receive pay. They must, however, make a report on their progress to the Warrior Corps as to their standing and progress. Immediately upon graduation or leaving school they will go into active service.
The Y. M, C. A, and Y, W. C, A.
rooms at Myers Hall will be reopened
for use again Friday afternoon. The
rooms have been closed for the past
two weeks on account of the coal
shortage.
The women's prom at Robinson Gymnastics is to be held next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Although it is to be a patriotic party, efforts are being made to make it equal to former years. During the intermission three original stunts are to be given. Those women who are not invited will be joined by a number of those of more experience. Each one of the older women is to have two or more dances with the younger set.
Women's Prom Saturday To Be Patriotic Part
The "women" will wear their party
iresses, while the "date" will appear
n dark skirts and light waists. The
women will be simple, K flags
lominating.
Plain Tales From The Hill
AH. HOW SAD!
The gym suit from himself did throw
Then tried to ope the locker door.
The freshman heard the whistle blow,
And gaily to his locker torc;
the blonde wig, the black cap.
The doggone thing was sady stucks.
The freshman at the mouth did
At last he had to pass the back,
He wore, alas, his gym suit home.
(But that afternoon he went back
and had the janitor pry the locker
open.)
CAN THIS BE TRUE?
The freshman Sherlock by diligent sleuthing and copious use of the needle elibies that he has discovered why military drill companies drilling at four o'clock are always held fifteen or twenty minutes overtime. His theory is that since they do three days drill in two days it must be that a general vacation will be granted about the middle of the semester.
A sociology professor while calling the roll yesterday came to the name "Begholt." He called the name and the young lady answered "present." Then with a puzzled look upon his face, the professor curiously asked, "I wonder Miss Begholt, if you are Mrs. Begholt's daughter?"
A sorority house mother in preparing for a fraternity call telephoned the baker. After calling for several articles and receiving each time the answer, "Sorry, but we're just out," the house mother at last sharply asked, "Wil, well! Now I wonder if you have any lady fingers on hands?"
Frozen Water Pipes
Thawed By Electricity
City Engineer Uses Apparatus Made By K. U. Students
E. H. Dummire, city engineer, with the aid of an apparatus made by the students in the School of Engineering, started thawing out frozen water pipes with electricity this week for the first time in Lawrence.
Dean G. C. Shaad, of the School of Engineering, says the process is very simple. A current of 100 amperes is applied to and run through the three-fourths inch service pipe, requiring about forty-five minutes to melt the ice in the pipe. The adjustment of the apparatus, attaching it to the pipe, and finishing the job requires about two hours. With this equipment, consisting of a transformer and rheostat, nine different pipes were cleared in two days at the cost of $1.25 each.
Dramatic Club Elects
"If we were to have another winter like this," said Mr. Dunnery yesterday, "I would recommend that the purchase such equipment for its own use."
Dramatic Club Elects
Two try-out plays, "Aroused at Last," and "Kid Curlers" were given last night at a meeting of the Dramatic Club. Herman Hangen, Marie Ketels, Mildred Glmore, Opal Herr, and Hartzel Ray were elected members of the club. Monte Wing, Blanche Coventry, and Richard Stoddard were placed on the waiting list.
The next two of the popular play series will be going March 6.
Send the Daily Kansan Home.
Props Under Stairs Weak Students who attempt to go up the east basement of Green Hall are blocked by a man in over-alls. The props under the stairs have become so crowded that several days will be spent in tightening the props and repairing the stairs in general.
Seniors Agitate For Rescinding Action On Senior Alumni Dinner
Committee Takes Up Question of Suppressing Commencement Exercises
Class May Petition Senate
Unless Gym Is Used For Engineering Corps—Seniors Will Push Matter
Imperative matters in regard to the suppression of Commencement functions and activities will be taken up this afternoon at 5 o'clock at a joint meeting of the commencement and memorial committees of the senior class in the basement of Green Hall.
Recommendation was made recently by the Chancellor's cabinet to University Senate that there be no senior alumni dinner this year. The Senate's action confirming the recommendation is meeting with considerable disfavor among the seniors. The annual dinner has always been one of the leading events of commencement week and is held virtually new grads. The Senate in line with its policy of shortening commencement week and cutting out all unnecessary expense and functions, has decided against the dinner.
Expenses for the banquet except for one year have been paid by the University out of the students' graduation fees. An agitation is spreading among the members of the senior class to bear all the expenses of the banquet themselves if necessary, as was one two years ago when the state auditor refused to approve vouchers for it. The chief obstacle to this plan for giving the dinner is that there is no suitable place to meet the客客 (except in the Robinson Gymnasium). It is quite possible that a company of engineers may be quartered there by that time. It is still a matter of doubt however as to whether the engineers will be brought here.
"To dispense with the dinner would seem to be discouraging the presence of the alumni this commencement," said Warren Watties, president of the Senior class today noon. "No doubt this would cut down unnecessary traffic. The coal shortage should be over before June however and this will not be a factor to be considered. While we wish to be as patriotic as possible, everyone will eat a dinner anyway that day. We are planning nothing more elaborate than an ordinary meal, so there will be no waste in that. I hope we can have the dinner, as it will be probably the last occasion on which the class of '18 can get together."
It has been proposed to circulate a petition among the seniors for permission to have the dinner and to present it to the University Senate.
The members of the commencement committee are: Chairman, William H. Wilson; Mary Brownlee, Margaret Hodger, Hodge Dolbeer, and Rudolph Uhrlaub. On the memorial committee are: Chairman, Walter Raymond; Gertrude LaCoss, Mignon Schell, Nell Blurt, Elizabeth Plank, Charles Shugart, George Thiele, Clarence Gorrill, and Lyndon McHenry.
Vocational Committee Advises College Women
Questionnaires for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not college girls wish guidance in their choice of a vocation were issued early in the fall, by the committee on vocational work of the Association of Collegeiate Alumnae. It was circulated among freshman girls by their advisers. The committee is working in co-operation with Mrs. William Cramer, manager of the vocational bureau of the A. C. A. in Kansas City.
The committee will establish regular office hours within the next few days, in order to advise women concerning their choice of vocations. The members of the committee are Miss Alice Winston, chairman of the department of English, Miss Lilia Walling of the department of physiology, and Mrs. T. T. Smith of the department of home economics.
Miss Marjorie Templin, c14. who has been working in the bacteriology laboratory of the United States government for Camp Funston has been called to report soon for dietetic work in the Base Hospital at Alanta, Ga.