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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 54
Red Cross Membership Campaign Not to Begin Until After Christmas
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1917
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If You Want To Join Now, You Will Have To Volun-
Members To Get Buttons
Students and faculty members of the University will not be solicited for membership in the Red Cross drive which will be made throughout the whole country before Christmas, because of the agreement that they should not be asked for money for graduation. In 1918, according to Dean F. W. Blackmar, who has charge of the campaign among the schools of Douglas county.
Organizations and Homes Wil All Display Service Flags Christmas
They will have a chance to enroll in the organization and may do so at any time by making application and paying the one dollar membership fee at the office of George O. Foster, Registr. r. This fee, say the managers
drive, is simply incidental
EVERY GROWN-UP WANTED
The purpose of the drive at this time is chiefly to demonstrate to the men in military service, that the entire nation is behind them in the war, and therefore every grown person, not in the service, is wanted as a member of the Red Cross. Each person has a role, the colonel, and every house having one or more members will have a service flag with a red cross for every member of the organization in the house. A demonstration on Christmas Eve is being planned for the whole United States, consisting of the displaying of the church window, the ringing of church bells, and the singing of carols.
TWO DISTINCT CAMPAIGNS
In Douglas County, committees will send from all persons not associated with the county five White member are expected to make the total membership of the county five thousand. J. N. Van der Vries is manager for Douglas County, and Wendy White manager of the state campaign.
RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP
F. W. Blackmar.
The following statement was given out this morning: "The Red Cross organization is endeavoring to make all membership dates from January 1st. It will be remembered that most of the present members dated their membership from April. It is desired to make the membership run from January 1st to January 1st. There are many willing, would oblige the Red Cross organization if they would renew their subscription at present instead of waiting until April. As the annual membership fee is one dollar, this would amount to giving the Red Cross from thirty to forty cents, for moving their membership forward about three months. The object of this is to eschew donor system bookskeeping, as a matter of efficiency and economy."
Night
Twenty-six Will Try For Places on Annual Dramatic Club Cast
Final Choice of Parts Will Be Made Tomorrow Night
Of the seventy-five who tried out last night and Monday night for places on the cast of the annual Dramatic Club play, the number has been cut down to twenty-six who will be in the final try-out to be held Thursday night, beginning at 7 o'clock in the Green Hall theater.
There are twelve places on the cast, six men and six women characters. The number of successful candidates fifteen women and eleven men.
No definite date has been set for the play but Prof. Arthur MacMurray says the work on the production will finished after the Christmas holidays.
Those in the final tryout will be: Helen C琳, Helen Bender, Rhea Dively, Nadine Blair, Marie Buchanan, Marie Gibbons, Maude Glasco, Marie Kline, Michelle McDonald, Eva Hangen, Rose Segelbaum, Hester Jackson, Lacile Lovey, Craig Kennedy, Robert Robertson, Walter Havekost, Harry VanVelzer, Gene Carter, Gene Dyer, Freed Strimfellow, Gelle Dyer, J. B. Miller, D. A. Dell.
The Weather
Cloudy and unsettled tonight and
thursday. Colder, with northerly wind.
Good Jobs For Chemists But No One To Fill Them
"There are any number of opportunities for chemists to engage in commercial work at present," said Prof. W. A. Whitaker this morning in explanation of a notice he had put on the bulletin board.
"As you can see from urgent plea of the firm mentioned in the notice, men with training in chemistry are needed badly. There are many such openings for the man interested in commercial work now."
Professor Whitaker said the men in his department preferred either to continue their work until further advanced or were subject to draft and could not accept a position. He has been compelled to write several firms that no chemists can be obtained from the University of Kansas.
The War Here and Over There
Herbert C. Hoover, national food commissioner, advocates the fixing of prices on all foods to prevent the charging of excess profits.
The declaration of war on Austria would require the registration, as alien enemies, of nearly a million Austrian subjects now in America.
President Wilson's request for a declaration of war on Austria must with virtually unanimous app. oval in Congress. An early passage of a response to the war would be an indication that Turkey and Bulgaria will be included in the war declaration.
The recent inter-allied war council, held in Paris, came to a close with all the allied nations agreeing to a complete understanding and a closer cooperation. The solution of the questions in which they have a common interest in the war.
The new war tax has caused such a demand for pennies that the United States mints have been running at full capacity to supply the demand. The output of one-cent pieces for the past month has been 77,500,000.
Governor Capper has announced that he will call a Kansas war council to meet in Topeka January 16 and 17. The conference will be a part of a plan to bring the people of America to realize the importance of the war.
The committee on uniforms is advertising for bids for both cotton and wool regulation uniforms for the use of the University regiment. Prof. E. Briggs will have charge of the bids and inspect samples submitted.
Don Hughes, e20, has withdrawn from the University and has enlisted in the radio department of the navy. He will leave for Kansas City in about a week to report. Hughes was vice-president of the sophomore class.
Burt Park, e18, who recently took the examinations for the aviation corps, has received notice from Kansas City that he passed successfully. He is now awaiting his call to the training camp.
Norman F. Strachan, e15, who has been assistant engineer to the sanitary department of the Kansas State Board of Health in their office in Marvin Hall, has gone to Camp Mead. He is a member of the corps of Engineers. The vacancy left by Strachan has been filled by Alfred H Wieters, e17. M. Wieters has been in the employ of Black & Veatch consulting engineers, of Kansas City
Dr. Schwegler Speaks Thursday
Dr. Raymond Schwegler will talk before a joint meeting of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. Thursday night at 7:15 o'clock in Myers Hall on "How Do Religion and Science Correlate?" This is one of the series of talks being given by Doctor Schwegler.
A big card in Blake Hall states that tickets for the Nebraska game may be purchased at Manager Hamilton's office.
The big Lawrence church directory in Marvin Hall has probably been there ever since the structure was completed, almost ten years ago, and many of the pastors whose names are listed on the directory have not been in this city for years.
Fraser Hall boasts of a poster advertising Family Enrollment Week, which was scheduled about a month ago in the big conservation campaign. On the University bulletin board between the Museum and Green Hall is a placard urging students to buy Liberty Bonds at the bond in Fraser.
And then they say that the United States has no monuments of the past, no relics to bring back the good old days!
Spooner Library announces the Soph Hop.
Our Bulletin Boards
Black Frriers will meet in Fraser Room 205, at 7:30 tonight.
Squad Men To Close 1917 Football Season With Dinner Tuesday
The Award of "K's" and Electior of Football And Cross Country Captains
McCall May Lead Runners
Pringle, Laslett or Foster Probable Leader of 1918 Sound
The annual football banquet will be held Tuesday night at Oread Cafe, with Coach Bond's varsity team, Coach Laird's freshman squad and the Crimson and Blue cross country runners in attendance. According to Manager W. O. Hamilton a real meal will be served to the men who tied the big knot in the tail of the much abused Tigar Turkey Day.
Football “K’s” and reserve letters will be awarded to the members of the varsity squad who helped make this the most successful year in K. U. football since the memorable all-victorious year in 1980. The fresh team will be formed consistently against the varsity will be given numerals. It is probable that six cross country letters will be given to Coach Rodkey's men, who defeated both the Kansas Argie and Oklahoma teams and showed up well in the annual K. C. A. C. meet in Kansas City. This team would be elected board, upon recommendation of the coaches, will name the men to receive the honors.
Football and cross country captains will be elected at the banquet. Foster, Pringle, Laslett and Woody are eligible for the leadership of the 1918 Jayhawk eleven. Each man is a junior and has starred in the James Hare tournament. The official valley selection has not been announced, all four men have been mentioned on the mythical "all" teams of many sport writers.
It is expected that a smaller number of football K's will be awarded this year than usual, because of the impact that the hat has on immediate use of the important games and thirteen or fourteen men have borne the brunt of the season's work.
Captain Rex Brown and Dan McCall are the only juniors on the 1917 cross country team. McCall seems to be the ideal candidate for the leadership.
Lawrence Prepares Big Christmas Celebration For Boys at Fort Sill
Special Car to Carry Gifts and Visitors To The Camp December 22
Dceember 23
Dr. F. B, Dains, professor of chemistry, has been nominated for counsellor in the American Association of University Professors. Eight professors from the different universities of America are chosen each year to organization. There are from two-one to twenty-four members in all.
Owl Society will have picture taken Friday at 12 o'clock, Squires' studio Be on time.
Lorna Raub, fa'20, has been awarded the sophomore scholarship in piano. The scholarship is the gift of Mrs. John T. Stewart of Wellington, and is given to students of exceptional talent. The $50 scholarship given to the school of fine arts by Governor Capper will be awarded some time next week, according to Harold L. Butler, Dean of the school.
Former students of the University who are now in training at Fort Sill with the Lawrence organizations will not be forgot on Christmas day. The plans, according to Tom Sweeney, the originator, are to gather all the gifts together and charter a special car to transport them. The car of Lawrence citizens will occupy the car and distribute the gifts from a gigantic Christmas tree.
Scholarship Awarded
Dains Named Counsellor
A special invitation is being extended by Mr. Sweeney for the University of Kansas and Haskell Institute to use the car. The car is expected to reach Fort Still by December 23.
The Lawrence Paper-Mill Company, owned by J. D. Bowersock and in charge of Paul Dinsmore and Irving Hill, both of whom are former University students, has agreed to donate 450 paper cartons in which to donate to the Friends of institutions such as the Knights of Columbus and the Fraternal Aid Union are planning to send apples and other "goodies" to the soldiers.
Women's Interclass Hockey Series Will Start Soon On Hamilton Field
Coach Pratt Wants More Women to Come Out For Hockey Teams
Lighter Exercise For Weak
Volley Ball, Cross Country Basketball, Dancing, Swimming Are Big Sports
More women athletes are wanted to report for the class hockey teams according to an announcement made this morning by Coach Hazel Pratt. At present each class has only about one half the number necessary for a regular team. A game was played Friday between the freshmen and seniors against a combination of the sophomores and juniors.
"The women who have been coming out for hockey are very enthusiastic over the game." Coach Hazel Pratt said. "They are playing a large number of the women do not report is that they do not understand the game. That should not constitute a reason, however, because hockey is often played by girls and is one of women's major sports."
CLASS PRACTICE HOLD DAILY
Class practices are held every day
Candidates should report at the gymnasium at 4 o'clock every afternoon except Friday to get a stick in the basement and then go to the Women's athletic field south of the gymnasium for practice. On Friday all candidates must walk from the gymnasium after afternoon and then go to Hamilton Field just south of McCook Field, where a regular interclass series will be held.
Eleven players are needed on each team, and but twenty-six candidates reported for the interclass clashes. They were so enthusiastic to have all of the classes represented in the championship series will be held in a couple of weeks providing candidates come out for the different teams at once. All candidate teams will report at Robinson Gymnasium at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The nineteen women who have organized themselves into a committee to boost hockey, at the University are: Ruth Endacott, Carroll Martin, Mayra Windorh, Violet Baker, Helen Hibbard, Frances Allen, Ruth Adair, Gertrule Young, Jeannene Shafer, Josephine Shafer, Edith White, Pern MacDowell, Julie O'Neill, Nigg, Alarm Mamr, Glissie Blackburn, Freda Daua, Bulma Armstrong, and Mira Enright. Ruth Endacott and Carrol Martin are the promoters.
NINETEEN WOMEN BOOST HOCKEY
Women's basketball hours have been changed from 5 to 3 o'clock. Track men have been using the floor at regular hours for women's basketball and this necessitated the change. Women who cannot go out for basketball at 3 o'clock should see Miss Pratt.
New athletic classes have been organized for women this week and those wishing to enroll should do so at once, according to Coach Hazel Pratt. Some classes have been started expressly for the benefit of the women who feel they should take flight in the cross country hiking classes. Many feel unable to continue hiking during cold weather.
Students doing physiology work under Dr. Ida Hyehe a life-like resemblance to sleuths. But instead they energetic students are often microbes.
Volley ball and tether ball classes will begin Friday. The training squad will also commence Friday, and as this is a squad organized for the benefit of women who are unable to continue the more strenuous exercise, the enrolment is expected to be full with respect to these classes or squads should arrange for hours with Miss Pratt at the gymnasium.
With a jar of water in one hand, a worried expression in the eyes, and a soft cat-like tread, the young protector of student air and heat conditions advances in his hunt for the criminal germ.
We would like to nominate just a few of these students for Scotland Yard fame in one of Conan Doyle's detective tales.
All aesthetic dancing classes will meet downstairs hereafter. The two rooms on the lower floor will be thrown together and classes will be taught with women and men. The hour is 4 o'clock on Tuesday and Thursday.
The pool is now full, and those who wish to swim are required to enroll in swimming classes. This rule will be enforced. Swimming hours for women are at 11, 2 and 4 o'clock on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
Big Athletic Association
Gift Puts Fund At Goa
K. U. is vindicated. It has raised, after dint of great effort, the $11,000 quota for the Student Friendship War Fun. Such was the statement given out this morning by Prof. G. C. Shaad, chairman of the finance committee of the War Council of the University. The drive is now all over except for the collections which are progressing as well as was expected.
That the University was eventually able to raise its quota is largely due to the eleventh-hour gift of the Athletic Department, a fundy an even $1,500. The fund now stands at $11,983.4—nearly $1000 above the desired goal. Incidentally this figure does not include the contributions of the Medics at Roseville nor the amount contributed by the downtown town which should rightly be considered as a part of the University donation.
Plain Tales From The Hill
At Dramatic Club last night Jean Haines was playing the part of a German lady who was suspected of hyphenated sentiments. She became so excited in her efforts to represent the lady's innocence that she cried: "Why, I've been neutralized these thirty years!"
Albert Martin, c21, doesn't work his brain in study to any appreciable degree, but he sure does do some head work. Which is to say that he's drawing the cast of a head over in the garret of Ad.
The library was crowded, but calm, at ten o'clock yesterday morning, when suddenly a girl arose from her chair, flung her books down on the floor, or stood for the door. Those who turned to doodle in khaki-covered arms and energetically kissed the soldier was Bernie McMeel, P15, and the girl was his little sister. He has just received a commission as first lieutenant from the Army Corps Camp, and will spend a few days here before going to his home in Meade.
The captain led his company by the Chemistry Building and along the road that follows the contour of the street car track. There they were from the sight of onlookers by clouds of dust kicked up by their boots.
All the men choked and sputtered and blinked, but the captain bawled out as he wiped the grime from his face. He stood at your side. You are at attention."
Then a private sprang out of ranks and on the captain, clutching him and shaking him ferociously. Another his bloodthirsty spilt him and his bloodthirsty spilt him committing fuls of dust down the captain's throat. A corporal dashed out to pull the privates back in ranks, but when he saw his neatly pressed trousers covered with dust, changed his purpose by hacking the bedrągged commander.
No, this didn't happen, but it's the dream of all the students who drill on the court or are marching or run through the forrest of inches of dust back of Green Hall.
Official Military Notices
1. Regularly, hereafter, on Thursday at 4:00' clock, every commissioned and non-commissioned officer of each company will report to the battalion parade ground, or as direct officers' major for battalion officers' school
2. Each major will conduct his school, as in his judgment, seems best to suit the needs of his officers. The business will be formed into a battalion company, to be known respectively, as first, second, and third companies.
4. Each major will be the commanding officer of his battalion company, and will designate such other company officers as he sees fit.
5. Class rooms in the Administration Building will be available for such use as the major may decide for this work.
6. Regular attendance, except when an officer is excused by the major concerned, will be expected and required of each officer and noncommissioned officer. Any officer who fails to report to day meetings, will report the fact to his major at once and be relieved of his office.
Send the Daily Kansan home
Faculty men who have volunteered to lead class room sections will be notified in time for them to prepare for the next meetings. This week, and probably next week, the section work will be displaced by regular drill.
A few more leaders are needed for this work. Those willing to volunteer for this service should confer with the command at Room 105, Gymnasium.
Students Who Enlist May Get Credits If Senate Plan Passes
Seniors To Receive Degrees As Soon As They Join Colors
Senate Plan Is Patriotic
University Students Are Awaiting Final Action to Enlist— Draft Hits Many
Students who enlist in some branch of the army or navy or are called in the draft may receive full credit for this semester's work and seniors may be granted their degrees if they enlist as soon as they leave K. U.
At the regular meeting of the University Senate yesterday afternoon, Chancellor Strong recommended that degrees be granted to all seniors of good standing, and authorized that a commission be established to formulate the recommendations that are to be made to the faculties of the various schools of the University in regard to the credit and degrees for students joining the colors now. The commission is to make known to the various faculties the terms of their recommendations.
Many students of the University are waiting for the final decision of this committee. Already several students, who would be drafted in the next call are withdrawing from school every day to enlist in the army or navy. Committee formulates terms favourable to the university and giving credit for the semester's work, many more men will withdraw to enlist.
At the meeting last night a committee was appointed to consider the possible improvement of the University mail service. The question was referred to the administrative board to discuss the matter and decided to consider the question of beginning the summer session the Monday following quiz week next June.
Newspapers Have Field For Good Work Among Unorganized—Chase
Topeka Capital Editor Says Others Don't Need Press as Champion
Champion
"The great field for good work for the newspaper is not among the already organized forces of society in a community but rather among the unorganized individuals who are without a champion other than the press."
This is the message given to students in the department of journalism today by Harold Chase, editor of the Topeka Capital, who is spending two days at the University giving the embryo journalist the benefit of his experience as a leading state newspaper man.
"The people of a community who have already organized need little aid from the newspapers in furthering their cause. They can take care of themselves but the people who have no common bands of union, who are not members, are the ones for whom the press must fight for justice," said Mr. Chase.
Mr. Chase gave an interesting discussion of the editorial problems of the editor of a daily paper before he took off for lunch with the editorial policies. Mr. Chase illustrated his points by personal bits of experience.
To a class in reporting under Prof. S. O. Rice at 11 o'clock this morning Mr. Chase emphasized the great need for accuracy in reporting. "The reporter must not only be able to see a story in all its truth but he must go on to prove that it is a noble prize of story the points that will interest the reader and yet not to exaggerate that point until it is untrue," said Mr. Chase.
Mr. Chase will talk to classes in journalism tomorrow.
Among the various teams that played in the Army Camp games, was Walter Wood the tiny quarterback of the 1915 football eleven. Wood played right half on the Camp Grant team in its game with Camp Custer in Chicago Saturday before a $40,000 crowd. Wood was playing in the base ball match with Shiverrock Cornell, all-American star at left half, Eddy, of Princeton at quarter; and Schabinger, Illinois star, at backlack. Wood was at least in good company. Incidentally Camp Grant won by one point, 14 to 13.
The County Club Union will meet Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the courthouse for the election of officers and the transaction of other important business.