UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 5b
Laslett Will Captain Kansas Gridiron Team During 1918 Season
Popular End Wins Over Pringle In Close Contest By 15 to 13 Vote
M'Call Leads Cross Country
Jack Frost Enlists-Nielsen Will Be Called On Second Draft
Scrubby Laslett, star left end, was elected captain of the 1918 Jayhawk gridiron forces at the annual banquet given by the athletic management for the Varsity football and cross country squads at Bricken's Cafe last night. The captaincy rule required that each team contested Pringle by a fifteen to thirteen vote. Dana McCall, of Hiawatha, was elected captain of the cross country squad.
Laslett is a Lawrence boy and won notoriety on the high school football team before entering the University. He made the freshman squad in 1915, and won a reserve letter on the Varsity last year. He won the college basketball brilliance playing in the left wing position on this year's eleven. He is exceptionally popular among the players on the squad and also among the rooters.
LASLETT A VALLEY END
Many football critics here believe he should have been placed on the all-valley eleven. Along with Lonborg, all-valley right end, he won the admiration of rosters at every Jayhawk clash this season. He's still an offensive work But a very few yards have been gained by omosing teams around his end.
FROST LEAVES TO ENLIST
A rumor is current that the captain-elect will soon leave school to enlist, but it is very probable he will be back in Crimson and Blue football paraphernalia next fall in time for the opening grade two from joining the service because of the loss of a couple of fingers.
NIELSEN PLAYS LAST GAME
Frost was considered one of the most consistent players in the line, and made an enviable record. He was directly responsible for several Kansas touchdowns this season because of his versatility. Frost was one of the cleanest players in the valley and was liked by every player on the squad because of his congeniality.
Indications are at present that several of this year's regulars will be back to fight for their Alma Mater next season, although a few of the older players are in the second draft. Jack Frost, who played his last game for K. U. against Missouri Thanksgiving is the first of the regulars to enlist since the close of the football season. He was also the senior in a truck company of a supply train at San Diego, Cal., that will leave for France sometime in March.
Nielsen won a place in the hearts of the Jayhawker backers when he crossed the Cornhuskers' goalline last year at Lincoln for a 7 to 3 victory. He has also demonstrated his ability to plunge through the line several times. In the Kansas Aggie game when he lugged the ball over the Agile goal line for the only touchdown of the game. He leaves a clean record.
NIELSEN PLAYS LAST GAME
Another player that will not return
to the field is Nielsen, Nielsen,
who ranks as one of the hardest fight-
ing fullbacks in the valley. Nielsen
also played his last game against the
Tigers at Columbia Thanksgiving day,
and crossed the goal line for the
game, ending the season with the
honor touchdown of the season.
Professor Bryant To Aid Missouri Food Director
Vaughn Bryant, assistant professor of journalism of the University of Kansas, resigned his position yesterday to become assistant to the United States food administrator for Missouri, F. B. Mumford, of the University of Missouri. Mr. Bryant will leave for his new work January 1. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and came to Kansas last September after teaching three years at the University of Texas.
Mr. Bryant accepted this position only because the work was for public service. He had to have war and Chancellor Strong accepted the resignation for the same reason.
Mr. Bryant's successor has not been chosen.
Miss Morgan's Aunt Dies
Miss Rose Morgan of the English department has been absent from classes the last week on account of the death Monday of her aunt, Miss Charlotte Morgan. Short funeral services were held at the home in Lawrence Tuesday, and the body was taken to Leavenworth for burial.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12. 1917
W. S. G. A. To Collect Council Dues Tomorrow
Members of the W, S, G. A. will be at the check stand in Fraser Hall tomorrow to collect dues from women students of the University who did not pay at registration or who have not paid some member of the council. The yearly membership dues of the council are twenty-five cents and are needed now to help in the war relief work which the council has been doing.
The War Here and Over There
A new slogan originated for a war bulletin reads: "Remember the boys in France are your boys. Do not eat food and they will get their bite."
The war council of the American Red Cross is in receipt of a statement from the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of War approving the knitting of voluntary gifts for soldiers and sailors.
President Wilson will go before Congress sometime before Christmas with a plan to bring about the unification of railroads during the war. Some believe that he will ask for the suspension of anti-trust and anti-pooling laws, and allow the roads to operate as one system.
Heads of three of the warring nations are former university processors. Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, was once president of Princeton University. Count Hertling, the German chancellor, or many years was professor of law at Princeton. Historian Brando, the new Italian premier, ised to be a professor of law in Sicily.
Edward Mather, e'20, of Centralia,
has been accepted in the aviation
section of the signal officers' reserve
and its subjects to be called within
a few weeks.
James Gallie of McPherson, a former law student, left Saturday for St. Louis, to enlist in the radio department. From there he will go to either Harvard or Columbia for training.
H. M. Curfman, who the last two years has been an assistant in the University electrical engineering laboratory, is now an instructor in Pratt York. Pratt Institute is now a government training school for mechanics.
Roderick V. Reid, K. U. 15, is in Lawrence visiting friends for a few days before he reports for duty at Louisville, Ky. Mr. Reid has just returned from Ie Sheridan, Hl, where he commanded the lieutenant in the last training camp. He is not sure when he will be sent to France.
Recruiting Officers To Talk to Men On Military Preparation
Capt. Allen and Lieut. Blakesle Will Discuss Aviation and Physical Qualifications
In addition to this meeting the men will address the class in aeronautics which meets at 11 o'clock in Room 109, Marvin Hall. The class will be thrown open and all who are interested are urged to attend. The same will be true of the afternoon meeting. All men of the University should arrange to hear one of the addresses.
Capt. Harris C. Allen, of the aviation section of the Signal Corps, O. R. C., who is in charge of the aviation recruiting office at Kansas City, and Lieut. I. S. Blakeley, of the Medical Corps, will spend tomorrow in Lawrence, and will speak to the men in the drill companies at 4 o'clock in Fraser chapel. This will take the place of the hygiene class for freshmen, but all the companies will attend. Originally it had been planned to have these men here yesterday, but on account of the convocation that afternoon this Thursday, Captain Allen will speak on the opportunities and advantages of the aviation section of the Signal Corps, and Lieutenant Blakesley will give a brief account of the physical qualifications for the service.
Captain Allen has been quite popular with those who have met him in the office at Kansas City, and those who know him say he will have some interesting and valuable information for the students. The purpose in bringing Allen and Blakesley here, is to give the students some idea of the value of different lines of study in preparing themselves for rapid advancement after getting into the service.
University of Kansas May Have 1100 Stars In It's Service Flag
Names of Men Eligible To Representation Are Reported Slowly
Alumni List Contains 250
Various Military Camps Are Expected to Supply Much Information
Although information is coming in slowly concerning former students, instructors, and alumni now in military service who are eligible for places on the University of Kansas service flag, it is expected that these students will receive the flag according to information given by the alumni office this morning.
No complete records have been kept concerning former students now in military service. Blanks have been printed for distribution among students and faculty and these will be filled with the names of men who deserve stars on the service flag and returned to the committee in charge.
about 350 alumni who are enlisted and it is expected that many more names will be sent in later. The estimate made for students who have withdrawn from the University for military service last year and up to the present time this year is 800 men.
America Must Realize That England Is Not Tyrant Nation—Parkin
Completion of the University service flag will have to be suspended until the necessary information has been collected. Any person who has been assigned to a branch of military service—military, naval, aviation, medical, Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., scientific, and the like is asked to turn his name in. It is expected that much information will be collected in the camps where Kansas men are now in training. The idea of University service flags is proving popular among the different institutions over the country. The University of Missouri was one of the first universities to have them and now has a large service flag.
Voluntary Support Given By English In War Shows That People Are Free
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"Let me state that the problems of reconstruction that will come must be met without the best minds of the country, for as the best and keenest are the first to go, the best and keenest are the first to fall. If ever was a time to thrill the hearts of you men and women, it is now."
"England is just as democratic as this country," said Dr. George R. Parkin of London, traveling secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Foundation, and Mr. Linda Hunt of the university yesterday. "To overcome the idea taught in the sixth grade of your schools that England is a tyrant nation, and to strengthen the union between the country and mine, is the most important thing for men to think about.
"Does not the fact that in the three days in which we considered the problem,—whereas it took your own country three men, your own man, or your conscription, on themselves for military service from a nation only twice the size of this state, prove that Great Britian is neither a despotic nor a tyrannical monarch, but an island and west they came, swept on by the one impulse to serve British honor.
"On England and America," Dr Parkin continued, "will rest the final brunf of the struggle. They stand as the fundamental defenders of the great cause. Russia is gone; it is doubtful if Italy will be in the fight much longer, and France is at the limit of her man power. England is giving her utmost, and doing it cheerfully.
"You should try to study the relations of our two great countries. There are no laborers in your House or Senate, while there are seventy miners, farmers, and factory hands represented in our House of Commons. Instead of casting our good men aside, we could ask the people of Lords, where we may have their services when they are needed. We wouldn't sleep in our beds a night if we did not think we could throw out our government within a week.
"At my own college of Oxford, where we had 3,600 students three years ago, there are but 300 left. Thirty-five have been killed. There have been 70,000 go out from the seventy-four universities of England.
Red Cross Workers Will Meet Tonight at Chamber of Commerce
Large Cross Will Indicate Progress of Campaign For Membership
Headquarters At 810 Mass.
Lawrence Business College Will Equip And Conduct Office
One hundred and fifty Red Cross workers will meet tonight at a banquet at the Chamber of Commerce to formulate definite plans for the Red Cross in the county. The county and to arouse enthusiasm for the work of the organization.
Red Cross headquarters will open tomorrow at 810 Massachusetts Street. The office will be fully equipped and conducted by the Lawrence Business College. In the front office, there is a cross nine feet square. As the membership increases this cross will be painted red. By the time the drive is completed it is hoped that the cross will be entirely red, since it has been made just large enough to accommodate the membership expected. Each cross thermometer will also have its separate thermometer, as these crosses are called.
"The Red Cross membership drive is a national movement of great importance," said Prof. F. W. Blackmar this morning, "and its purpose is to get every man, woman, and child to join and co-operate in the work. The active drive in Douglas county will begin on December 17 and close before Christmas. On the night before Christmas the victory will be celebrated.
"The University is not making a drive for membership, but many students and instructors are signing up for membership at Mr. Foster's office. There is an opportunity for every one to become a member of the organization."
This Is A Bad Week For Measles On Hill Because of Cold Wave
Hospital Authorities Warn University Students of Danger Of Epidemic
This week is the time that messes are apt to break out among University students, say hospital authorities, who are attending at the Missouri game. Thanksgiving.
Another member of the band who has a more serious case is reported much better and probably will be able to leave the hospital in about a week. The third person at the hospital on account of measles is said not to have been vaccinated, but under the quarantine, but remains under the care of a town physician.
Three cases have been treated at the University hospital, the first appearing the day of the Nebraska game. A member of the band has recovered from the disease and has left the hospital.
Measles are infectious in its early stages. It starts with a cold in the head, coughing, and sneezing, three days before actual breaking out. This latter stage varies from a week to two weeks, some from a month or less, usually once having the disease, but others may contract it more than once.
Forecast for Wednesday: Cloudy and much colder tonight, with light snow in extreme eastern portion. Thursday generally fair; colder in east and south portion; strong northerly winds.
NOTICE
Freshman and junior basket-ball teams for women elect captains December 17, at 3 o'clock.
The Weather
Sophomores elect December 18, at 3 o'clock.
Seniors elect December 18,
at 12 o'clock.
All women voting must be members of W. A. A.
All women who desire to make a class team must be members of W. A. A.
All petitions for membership in W. A. A. should be sent in before 4 o'clock, December 14. A special meeting of the board will be called to vote on these petitions.
Dorothy Tucker, Pres. W.A.A.
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Kanza Fraternity Has Twenty-one Stars In Flag
The Kanza Fraternity is lying a service flag with twenty-one stars, representing the men of the organization who are in service of their country.
One man, W. G. Whitten, second lieutenant, is with the A. E. F. in France, while one man is in aviation service. The artillery is probably the most popular branch of the service among the Kanzas.
Plain Tales From The Hill
My Dear Old Rooming House!
I love to lie in bed on Sunday mornin
And watch the cob-web dangle from the ceiling;
While sand and plaster,
From beneath the busted wall paper.
Fill both mine eyes.
Fears full of joy.
And sand. And plaster.
Course down my rosy cheeks. I try to study.
My rooie sings and whistles as he works.
He's a very pleasant roomie Across the hall
A trombone moans a shrapnel mel-
ody.
A vocalist has swallowed both her tonsils.
tonsis,
And then didn't reach high C;
And then didn't reach high C;
A typewriter clacks and rattles;
A banjo jingles;
A piano thumps;
And the landlady is cooking onions
he sweep, and curse, and tear
my hair.
Miss Brown's rhetoric class was discussing what is and what is not slang. One member of the class asked if the word "date" were slang. Miss Brown, her checks flaming more and more, replied: "I don't like that word—it isn't good and isn't new and isn't at all interesting to me."
I love to in my rooming house, But I'd rather go to war.
And you know what Sherman said war was.
The Old Fight Again
The most desperate person in the world: a cup reporter without a pencil.
It is time now for the women to begin the fight about the way some men dress to come to school. Every year some fault finding man begins to "hollow" about the women wearing silk dresses, thin waists and semi-slim fit clothes to class. The women haven't anything on some of the men this year.
One man in particular steps out in an expensive velvet hat with gloves to match, and an overcoat so tight as to make breathing impossible. He sets off by a perfectly beautiful black fur collar. All that is lacking to make him look like a Fifth Avenue loiterer is a cane. Do not be misled he's not a walking fashion sheet; he's all doldled up to come to school.
The professor was showing the class in Education some examples of early textbooks, the Hornbook, New England Speller, and the like.
"Here," he said, "is an arithmetic and some of the terms used you might not understand. Miss Rouse. You think a vulgar fraction="
"A vulgar fraction?" answered Robert Why, an improper fraction, of course.
In Professor Kruse's Wallenstein class yesterday, he was explaining how certain nouns got gender. In speaking of the gender of "cat" he said: "Now you would naturally expect 'cat' to be masculine gender. But it's not. It is feminine—probably because of its characteristic of soft purling, its desire to be cuddled and petted, and then, too, because it scratches."
Question: How does a professor know such things?
It was a dark morning. The whistle for the 8 o'clock classes was about to blow, and Mary was frantically trying to find a lead penail. Now, Mary had to make an 8 o'clock class; she had to walk from 841 Mainer and the 8 o'clock class on day before she had seen a friend make beautiful eyebrows with a lead pencil, and now Mary wanted to make beautiful eyebrows, too. Finally she found a stubby pencil away back in a corner of her desk. She hastened to mirror and in the semi-door soon satisfied her desire for beautiful brows.
Everyone who met Mary that morning looked at her curiously, and she congratulated of her eyebrows, held her hand to her face, and looked going home she met her room-mate.
"Why, Mary?" exclaimed the roommate, "What have you done to your eye-brows? They are all purple." Mary gasped. She hurried home and asked where she had met the pencil. She nearly fainted. The pencil was indelible.
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Books, Magazines and Phonograph Records In Co.M Christmas Box
Faculty and Students Asked To Donate These Things For University's Soldiers
Will Be Accepted In Fraser
Checkstand Open Tomorrow and Friday to Receive Gifts Car Goes Monday
Books, magazines, and phonograph records will be put in the Christmas box which the University will send to Company M the K. U. national guard unit in the car from Lawyers this company is encamped at Fort St. Oklahoma.
The W. S. G. A. is in charge of collecting these presents. Members of the council will be at the check stand in Fraser Hall all day tomorrow and will be meeting again onations of students. Handbills about plan were distributed at noon today.
New books and magazines will be greatly appreciated but second hand books and old magazines will also be accepted. Captain F. E. Jones, in command of the unit, reports that the company has few books as well and that all the magazines are worn out. Standard books as well as those on top tempt students to purchase books from every student in the University is the aim of the council.
The original plan had been to send candy but officers reported in a telegram to Chancellor Strong that the men had candy sent to them by individuals but that gifts of books and records were few.
All such gifts must be brought to Fraser Hall, Thursday and Friday, because the Christmas car will leave for Camp Doniphan Monday and Saturday and Sunday will be required for packing the material.
"We shall have plenty of food and probably candy," says the telegram from Capt. F. E. Jones. "We have a Victoria but are short on records. Either books or records would be very welcome."
K. U. Medical Students Sign for Enrollment In Enlisted Reserve
Application Blanks Received
Members of Reserve Exempt
From Selective Draft
Application blanks for the use of the students in the Medical School who wish to enroll in the Medical Reserve Corps were received today and are now being filled out by the men. There are 150 students in the School who have been being subject to draft age, forty-seven being subject to the second draft.
By enrolling in the Enlisted Reserve Corps, a medical student gains virtual exemption from the selective draft. He may continue his work in school as before, reporting to the army medics, but not to serve with him, but being subject to call at any time.
The blanks applying for enrollment in the reserves are in affidavit form and consist of two kinds, only slightly different, one for those who have had a military duty and the other for those who have not. The application is directed to the surgeon-general of the army and the applicant asks that he be ordered to report to the local board at once for military duty and that be inducted into the Reserve Corps, sweeping asks to be then discharged from the National Army for the purpose of enlisting in the Reserve Corps, sweeping that he has no claim for exemption. The applicant must enclose with his affidavit a copy of the local board's request for him to appear for physician appointments as follows, these words expressing practically the entire extent of the imprint: "I do hereby pledge myself to enlist in the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps and to promptly respond either before or after my appointment." The surgeon-general to active duty."
Many of the medies probably will enlist in the hospital apprentice, first class, but it is rather more difficult to obtain admission into the navy than into the army. The applicant must present his citizenship and age certificates, a statement from the dean of his school stating that he is a student in good standing, and another that appears him to be fini-cially able to carry on his studies. These must be presented in person or by letter to the medical aide of the commandant of the local naval district.
The meeting of Chemistry Club which was to be held in Room 306 Chemistry Building, has been post-poned until next week.