UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER
Juniors Get Together At Big Mixer Tuesday; Supper Served in Gym
"Junior Jump" Will Get Third year People Acquainted— Program Announced
Stunts For Entertainment
Fare
Chili, Hot Rolls, Wienies and Coffee On Bill Of
"We don't get stewed like seniors, we don't jazz like journalists, we don't hop like sophomores but we are always on the Jump," said Lawson May, chairman of the social committee of the junior class in announcing that he would hold in Ribbon Gymnasium from 6 to 8 o'clock Tuesday night.
Plenty of entertainment will be furnished at the party. A few stunts by noted juniors will be on the pro-am as a piano will be going continually.
The eats for the party are no mystery, either. Hot buns with butter, chili, wienies and hot coffee will be served throughout the even-
Therefore the jump.
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Juniors will have permission to talk if they wish or to dance if they can. But they will be given a chance to interact acquainted with fellow classmates.
"This may be the last chance we will have of getting together all in one group," said Herschel Washington, junior president this morning. "Many of our men will not come back because of being the victims because of being of 'graft are'."
Twenty-five cents will be charged
twice, and the student will appear on
the campus Monday.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, 1917.
Big Christmas Drive On Red Cross Members Ends New Year's Day
"A Flag In Every Home," Is Slogan of War Workers
"There has never been an organization in the history of the human race like the Red Cross," said Bishop James Wise, of the Episcopal Church, at the meeting of the Citizens' Committee Wednesday night. "Behind it stands the symbol that holds meaning through the years; is the emblem of Italy today is fighting again, because of the Red Cross."
A duplicate of this thermometer will be placed some place on the hill—probably by bulletin board, and student urged to help boost it to the top.
"By the middle of next week any one who does not wear a Red Cross button will be a rare one," said Professor J. N. Van der Vries chairman of the county organization, this morning.
By Christmas Eve every one in Douglas county will be enlisted. If not in the National army, he will be sent to of the national Red Cross Association.
That Christmas trees will be replaced by Red Cross service flags in every home in the country, is the hope of the committee in charge of the local drive. Those who have the spirit but not the dollar will be given memberships by public spirited citizens.
Christmas carols sung in all parts of the city will be the closing feature of the Red Cross campaign on Christmas Eve.
Dr. Dinsmore Allen, who was elected to teach in the department of physics but who resigned to attend the Fort Winfield Scott training camp and received a commission as second lieutenant in the coast artillery will visit at the University this week. While here he will address the students of the department of physics on the theory of gravity.
Dr. Allen Return for Visit
Red Cross Seals Selling
The Red Cross Seals, which are being sold under the auspices of the Kansas Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis may now be obtained at the registrar's office at one cent each. All of the proceeds from the sale are used in the nationwide fight on tuberculosis.
State civil service examination for stenographers in various state institutions will be held in the office of Chancellor tomorrow morning, 9 o'clock. Examination is open to anyone.
Our Christmas And Theirs
We are thinking today, tomorrow, and for many days, of Christmas. We are anticipating the joy that only the Yuletide can bring. To us vacation will mean much—warm firesides, mother's cooking, pleasant associations, relaxation, enjoyment. We will both give and receive. We will be happy.
But we must not forget, with all our happiness, that there are others who cannot doze by the paternal fire, nor revel in the glad festivities of a Christmas at home. There are those to whom Christmas will be devoid of mother, of home, of warm heartts, of relaxation. Instead there will be cold, dreary days; army stoves; and drill, regular and monotonous. That will be the Christmas of Company M, the Christmas of our boys camped on wind-blown sands at Doniphan.
Men and women of K. U., these boys are of our family. For us and for the nation they are foregoing that which we expect to enjoy. Are they not entitled to some of Our Christmas, some of our cheer? It lies within our power to make December 25, 1917, one day these men will never forget.
Lawrence is sending a Christmas car, and in it there will be room for all the cheer that K. U. can pack in. The women of the W. S. G. A. have opened a booth in Fraser Hall, and are ready to receive the offering of K. U. any time before Sunday. Books are wanted especially and there is also a great demand for phonograph records.
The War Here and Over There
Here and Over There
The Third Liberty Loan will be is-
sued some after KKR. 1. Securit-
ity loans are not non-communicable.
2. The non-communicable loans
One of the American soldiers recently killed in action in France was private Peter Wojtalewicz of Chicago.
The Boy Scouts of America were directly responsible for the sale of $101,133,600 in bonds of the Second Liberty Loan.
America has the largest regiment in the world. It is the Twentieth Engineers, which is made up entirely of men, and contains about 17,000 men.
Capital invested in American chemical industries has increased fourfold since 1915 as a result of the expansion of supply of chemicals from Germany.
President Wilson has sent a telegram of thanks to the Association of National Advertisers for their aid and support in Mr. Bush's meaning and purpose in the war.
Surgeon General Gorgas has sent out an urgent appeal for graduate trained nurses. It is estimated that in the next year 20,000 nurses will be required in army hospitals at home and abroad.
One delivery a day for all retail stores in the United States and cooperative delivery systems in all the smaller towns are to be urged by the Council of National Defense in a nation-wide campaign among the stores.
Measures have been taken by Provest Marshal Crowder to provide for compensation for men serving on the local draft boards. Many members of draft boards have donated their services, but some are not financially able to serve without pay, and the ruling provides compensation.
Secretary McAdoo, in urging the tale of war saving samsas, has said, "War savings is an epoch in our national life. Every man, woman, and bild can now join the growing army that provides the sinews of war. Self-war always have always made real men, and real men are the basis of strong nations."
"Starved Paper Useless To Everybody," Zumwal
"The public is cold and somewhat heartless and unappreciative of the greatest service an editor can do. An individual has more consideration for some worthy move than has a nation. But the newspaper must go ahead working in the public interest just the same."
Editor of Bonner Springs Chief
tain Speaking to Students In
Journalism Today
Imri Zumwalt, much quoted editor of the Bonner Springs Chieftain, brought out the foregoing bit of philosophy for journalism students in a university course. He is spending the day at the University talking to the newspaper classes
"Before a newspaper can do anything for the community it must be well fed. A starving paper is unless food. A brooding book is first of all be a good business man."
"The editor who mixes in community fights." Mr. Zumwalt said, "political, religious or otherwise, with the best ideals in mind, generally the more of a liberal than the loses friends and in the estimation of even those who were helped by the successful fight he is a 'busy body.'"
Students Make Liberal Donations To Christmas Box for Company M Men
Stand In Fraser Will Be Open Tomorrow and Monday Mornings
About sixty-five books, fifty magazines, a dozen phonograph records and $3.30 had been donated to the Christmas box collection for Company M, which is being handled under the direction of the W. S. G. A., when in charge of the stand in Fraser Hall checked up at noon today, the end of the first day and a half of the campaign.
Most of the books were fiction, with a few volumes of histories. More books and phonograph records have been promised. The money donated will be used for the purchase of records.
By special request arrangements have been made to take the contributions of any who may come to Fraser tomorrow morning. Any gifts may be left in the office of Prof. W. H. Johnson, back of the check stand, because his wife is the co-owner of the council will be at the stand all Monday morning to receive contributions and the box will be packed Monday afternoon.
Next Week Is Set As Time for Rig "Drive" For Jayhawker Prints
Rriday Still Holds As Date For Seniors—Organization Glosses Due
“Plans for the Jayhawker are going on as rapidly as possible,” said Morgan, “with as many of the more expensive features of the book toned down as possible under the terms of our contracts which were let before war was declared.”
Nearly two hundred seniors have had their pictures taken, according to Harry Morgan, editor, and all these are expected to be in before Christmas. The photographers made for those who have been unable to arrange a sitting with the photographers, allowing them to turn in their prints later, since the photographers have been swamped with work for the month and could not arrange for ill.
One week from today, Friday before Christmas, still holds as the final date for the acceptance of senior pictures for the Jayhawk, according to the annual men. Office hours are kept in the office, with the daily Kansan office, from 10 to 11 o'clock in the morning and from 12 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Organization prints also are being accepted at the annual office and as many of these as can be turned in are wanted, as it is essential to the progress of the book that a large amount of this material be sent to the engraver's before and during the Christmas holidays.
Baby War Bonds Come To K. U. With Appeal To Students To Save
The budget for the annual was submitted to the new University audit-
Graduate Magazine Out Soon
Graduate Magazine Out Soon
The December number of the Graduate magazine approaches this week's special article of interest in the number will be "Appreciation of Scott Hopkins," whose death occurred a short time ago, written by Chas. Gleed an old schoolmate of Mr. Hopkins. "The Significance of the Encyclopedia of Science is Strong, also should be of interest to both students and graduates."
War- Saving Stamps On Sale In Office of Registrar Foster
Investments Yields Profits
Certificate Holders May Cash In
Any Time After
January 2
Baby bonds, or war-saving stamps, now on sale at the Registrar's office, enable every student of the University to make a profitable investment and aid his country in winning the war. These war-saving stamps are issued in two denominations, twenty-five cents and $5.00
A thrift card is given all purchasers of 25 cent stamps. This card has places for sixteen stamps. When all the spaces are filled, the thrift card may be exchanged for a $5 stamp by adding twelve cents in cash prior to February 1, 1918, and one cent additional each month threater.
A $5.00 stamp may be bought outright. These are on sale for $4.12, but they automatically increase in value at least once after January 31, 1918 until January 1, 1823, when the United States will pay $5.00 at any post office or at the treasury in Washington, for each stamp affixed to a war-savings certificate.
When a $5.00 stamp is purchase$ it is attached to an engraved folder called a war-savings certificate. This certificate contains twenty spaces. If you want the stamps, between December 3, 1917 and January 31, 1918, the cost to the purchaser will be $82.40 and on January 1, 1923, the Government will pay the owner of the certificate $100.00. This is a net profit to the holder of the certificate by the rate of 4 per cent compounded quarterly from January 2, 1918.
The thrift stamps do not bear in interest until they have been exchanged for a war-savings certificate. They simply provide a convenient means by which one can save a small amount until one can buy a war-savings stamp which does bear interest. The price of the war-savings stamp for each cent is reduced each cent each month thereafter, as the certificates are increasing in value.
If the holder of a war-savings certificate finds it necessary to realize cash on it before maturity, he may at any time after January 2, 1918, upon giving ten days notice to any person who requests each stamp affixed, the amount paid for each month after the month of purchase of each stamp.
To Talk on Women's Jobs
WITH MRS. Mrs. William Crane will will lecture at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Room 205, Fraser Hall, will meet women who wish conferences with her Saturday morning between 9 and 12 o'clock instead of between 9 and 10, as was announced in it, and may be made through Miss Alice Winston. Miss Cramer's topics will be "Business Opportunities."
Kansas City District Ranks High In Number Accepted for Aviation
Army Men Tell Of Work and Requirements In Fraser Yesterday
"The percentage of acceptance of applications for aviation at the Kansas City Board is higher than for any other board in the United States," said Captain Harris C. Allen, head of the Kansas City Aviation Recruitment Station in his talk in Fraser Chapel yesterday afternoon. "We have received about 10,000 applicants since November 12. Most of those accepted are students or graduates of the universities of Kansas and Missouri."
The applicant must first fill out an application blank, giving his age, place of birth, his parents and previous occupations, state the activity he is going to do (e.g., sort). The application blank is to be accompanied by three letters of recommendation. Besides this he must pass a physical examination. Lieut. J. S. Blakesley, head of the physical examinatings of the Kansas State University, providesifications necessary for admission to the Ground School.
"People have the idea," he said, "that to be an aviator one must be a superhuman creature. This is absolutely wrong. The applicant must be physicals perfect, to be sure, but not abnormal."
Besides the physical qualifications
there are others. Unless a man has had a good education, he won't make a good aviator. From 25 to 35 per cent of the men fail in the ground school on account of insufficient educational preparation.
It is believed by most people that the aviation branch of the service is the most dangerous but statistics show that 70 percent top in mortality list, Infantry, Cavalry, Hospital Corp, and Engineering are all more dangerous than Aviation. No student is allowed to go up alone if he can control a plane skillfully."
"No other branch of the service offers such wonderful opportunities as aviation," said Captain Allen. "Aviation is no longer in the experimental stage. It is highly developed. We have to provide him with his own individuality. As long as he gets profitable results he is a king in his own kingdom."
Plain Tales From The Hill
This is Suesne
"Mr. Knutt," said a prof from Duquesne.
Your work surely gives me a puesne.
By the Holy St. Mick! Your skull is so thick
That there's no room left for your brusne."
Captain Allen in his talk on aviation said; we require that the men in the aviation section of the army must be on a higher plane.
'Twas the Week Before Christmas
Same officer made the remark that several women had applied for the aviation service. A Miss Hawk from Kansas City and Miss Star from Los Angeles have made applications, and there is a woman acting as a stenographer in the ground school whose name is Miss Low.
Have you noticed the great pre-
ponderance of letters written by the K. U. coeds this last week? One fair maiden has cast all other school work aside, and spends each evening in penning epistles full of sincere sympathy, interest and devotion to the poor unsuspecting men at distant places.
"Christmas comes but once a year with all its jolly and cheer." No one knows where it will come.
"Oh, rather D-graded, don't you?"
"How do you feel after that quiz?" asked one member of Dr. Stratten's Chem I class of another victim.
One sweet co-eed is cutting down the high cost of living by laundering her own white spats. Think of it! The phone wire is a long, thin cable phone wire just outside her window. This morning they were playfully dangling half way between the window and the nearest telephone pole. Great consternation. After an hour we went back to the belfrels and a cane they were rescued Moral: If you must wash them
Moral! If you must wash then don't wash them yourself.
Ilar Izumwalt addressing the class in advertising; "I' have a vacant hour when I am at school to have all of you students drop 'n talk with me; even you boys."
Fine Art Entertainment Saturday Is Dark Secret
The nature of the entertainment to be given the engineering architects by the School of Fine Arts Saturday night is a dark secret not to be disguised. No hint of decorations, manner of receiving the guests, or entertainment awaiting them will be given out by the managers.
The purpose of the entertainment is to unite the School of Architecture with the School of Fine Arts whose work is in reality similar and thus bring them into a closer relationship socially as well as industrially, say originators of the affair. This is the first time the architects at K. U. have been invited to a party given by the School of Fine Arts.
Pi Kappas Play Basketball
Pi Kappa Ray basketball
the first pre-season fraternity basketball will be played at the gymnasium Saturday morning, between teams representing the sophomore-senior and the freshman-junior classes of Pi Kappa Alpha. Glen Ayres is captain of the senior team and Joe Pratt is captain of the junior team. Dutch Uhrlaub will referee.
All sorority pledges are asked to meet in the Y. W. C. A. office tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, to discuss the question of sorority Bible classes. All pledges are urged to be present and if the pledges are unable to come they are asked to send representatives.
Owls Dance Tonight in Gym
The Owls and their friends will dance in Robinson Gymnasium tonight. Shofstatt's six-six piece orchestra must music. Punch will be served. Dancing will continue until 12 o'clock.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Students Should Keep In Touch With Kansas Says Doctor Stron
Christmas Vacation Is Best Tim For K. U. Students To Aid School and State
County Clubs Need Boosten
Study of War Causes and Bring ing of Younger Students to University, Important
Chancellor Frank Strong mac plain this morning his great interest in the K. U. County Club Union, and which has his high estimate of it importance.
"I have been much interested," he said, "in finding out whether the University is to go on with the County Club work, and am please to find it is to be continued as in predecessor work. It is also of great importance that the University kee in touch with people of the state and the best way to do this is directl through the students. If they carr a message of some kind when the return home for the holidays, the students will be interested in K. U. as well as helping the nation and state in numerous other ways.
TALK FOOD CONSERVATION
"The communities of the entire state will be open week after next to receive the impressions brought back by those attending the University and I would urge all students to do so. If you have students involved in making plain whatever they have come to understand of the problems of the day. There are three outstanding subjects which the home coming students should bear heavily upon," he continued.
"The first and perhaps most important of these," explained Doctor Strong, "is 'keeping up the interest in and the support of the food conservation industry' and 'viversity have had the privilege of obtaining much first-hand information in regard to these movements, and have been led to appreciate their importance in ways perhaps not shared with the people throughout the state."
MOLD PUBLIC OPINION
"The second important topic to which I hope much reference will be made is the study of the causes of the war and what the United States must seek for at its conclusion. It is here that the University men and women will be able to play an important part in the war. But if you may perhaps assist in making clear numerous points not thoroughly understood."
"The final message to be disseminated at home is the urgent importance of sending students below the draft age to the University in order to fill the places left vacant by those men called in the selective draft. They are more important of the school's strength, and it will be only by the enrollment of many students below the age of 21 that the University's and state's standard of scholarship will be kept up. I trust this will be kept constant in mine when the students meet their high school friends and others who are unimpaired to outstaying this point cannot be too high emphaSED."
Y. M.-Y. W. Party for All K. U. Will Be A Get-Acquainted Fest
Everybody Is Invited To Meet Everybody Else Tomorrow Night In Gym
The student's name, home, Lawrence adress and his phone number in Lawrence will be written on a card and then pinned on him at the first university party tomorrow night in Robinson Gymnasium at 8 o'clock.
And that is only the first plan the managers of the party have in getting the students of the University better acquainted.
It is as Hugo Wedell, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A. said: "If any woman of the University has wanted to meet a certain man and she has had no chance, this opposes her night. All she will have to do is to walk up and tell him she wants to know him and—then she will."
Refreshments will be served. The price is ten cents. Dates or nondates will be welcome. There will be entertainment throughout the evening. Several stunts are on the program. The party closes at 10 o'clock. This is one of the two Y. M.-Y. W. C. A. parties to be given this year, and for this reason the managers are striving to make it a big success.