UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
Senate Changes Hour For All Convocations To Four In Afternoon
New Plan Adopted to Preven Morning Periods From Being Broken Up
NUMBER 38
May Be Made Compulsory
Attendance May Be Required Of All Students, Dean Templin Said Yesterday
"The new ruling," explained Dean Olin Templin, "prevents the morning periods from being broken up, as they were when convocations were held at 10 o'clock in the morning. As almost all students come on the Hill in the afternoon there should be little inconvenience in securing attendance."
All University convocations will be held at the gymnasium at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, according to a recent ruling of the University Senate. The new plan was adopted on account of the new University schedule which includes four hours of military drill or exercise for students of the University each day.
All military drill classes will assemble at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and after roll call will march to the lecture room. The ammunition classes will attend the lecture.
MAY BE MADE COMPULSORY
W. O. Hamilton, head of the department of physical education, said yesterday, all military drill and gymnasium classes will be dismissed from convocation days, whether attention is made compulsory or not.
Attendance at convocations may be made compulsory for all students, Dean Temmlin said.
If attendance is not made compulsory the roll of gymnasium classes will be called at convocation, and if fewer pupils attend the convocations than are present at the gymnasium classes will be resumed. Attendance is the military drill classes will be left to the orders of the commanding officer.
PRESIDENTS FAVOR NEW PLAN
PRESIDENT'S FAVOR NEW PLAN
Wayne Martin, president of the freshman class, is in favor of the new convocation hour and said he believed the freshman class as a whole was in favor of it.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8, 1917.
Second Sour Owl Out
For K.U.-Nebraska Game
"The old hour for convocations broke up the morning periods, and put the lunch late hour, making it hard for those with classes the first hour after lunch to reach the Hill on campus," Ms. Kissel, president of the senior class, "and I believe for that reason the change is a good one."
Herschel Washington, junior president, favors the 4 o'clock hour. When cold weather comes the military drill classes at least will be willing to substitute convocations for drill occasionally, he said.
The second edition of the Sour Owr for 1917 will be ready for the student body Saturday, November 17, at the Kansas-Nebraska football game.
It is the general opinion of the Sour Owl board and those interested in it that this edition will compare favorably with such comic magazines as Life and Puck, because of its snappy jokes and original cartoons.
"I am very pleased with the prospective outlook of the coming Sour Owl," said the editor, Lawson May. "All the members of the society have told me that they are interested for the Pepper Pot. Some of the stories will doubtless come as a surprise to the guilty ones who thought that no one knew anything about their experiences but it is out plan of them. But I am resting from the students' standpoint."
Members of the Owl society have been treated with unusual kindness the last two weeks, they say, and are wondering why, because all of the scandal must be published and no one will be accepted to take out a story.
Moore Back From Riley
Prof. Raymond C. Moore has returned from Fort Riley where he has been making a geological survey of the reservation for the government. He said that the best feature of the position was that the war department furnished him a large new limousine to use on his trips about the country.
The score by quarters of the football game at Oklahoma will be announced at the lecture by Ray Stannard Baker in Fraser Chapel, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Carl White Works For Aircraft Corporation
Carl H. White, a junior in the mechanical engineering department, left yesterday to accept a position with the N.Y.C. Aircraft Corporation of N.Y., N.Y.
Mr. White has always been interested in airplanes. A few years ago he aided Lawrence Allison, m14, in the construction of an airplane. This construction was not a decided success, owing to some fault of the engine, but his desire for experimenting with the machine has led him to further consideration of the work and as a result of the position with the aircraft company.
Mr. Allison is now chief engineer of the Coca-Cola Corporation, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Tickets Nearly Gone For Journalism Jazz At Gym Friday Night
Good Music and Refreshments Are Promised By The Committee
Committee
Only a few of the 150 tickets are left for the annual Journalism Jazz which will be given by the Associated Journalists in Robinson Gymnasium Friday night. The committee decided to limit the number of dancers to 300 and to accommodate floors. Ticket may be obtained at the business office of the Kansan.
Haley and his four-piece orchestra —
saxophone, drums, violin and piano —
will begin to play at 8:30 o'clock. He
will continue with the dance. The舞
will close at 1:00 o'clock.
The decorations will be in the journalists colors, black and white. The committee promises the decorations will be unusual and original. Interesting programs also are promised. The decorator will decorate the decoration idea will be served.
The Journalism Jazz is a rival of the Soph Hop and the other annual parties given by the schools. The Bohemian Supper Dance and the Newspaper Dance given by the students of the department last year established the journalists' reputation for clever, unusual parties.
Sunday Students' Day
At Lawrence Churches
Every church in Lawrence is working to make next Sunday, November 11, the biggest day in attendance at churches in many years. The occasion is Students' Go To Church Sunday.
Five years ago November was designated as Go-To-Church month by the ministers of Lawrence. Each year the increase in attendance at the churches during this month has been noticeable. Two more special Sundays remain this month. Next Sunday this month, Lawrence will be Family Sunday. Last Sunday was Everybody's Sunday.
Ministers of the various churches will deliver special talks for the students of the University next Sunday. No special programs have been arranged however. Special talks will be made both morning and night.
Fifteen hundred students attended the University Sunday programs last year. The ministers are hoping for a larger number this year.
A new company is now being organized at 5 o'clock specially for students who are detained until that hour on account of class work. It is expected that all medical students and others from the laboratory will make up a complete company.
A letter from Burnette O. B. Wower, e17, was received by Prof. G. C. Shaad last week. Bower is now flying with the American Air Corps in France. He was one of the ten men picked from the training camp in Texas to go diving. Francis His letters were very censured, but the censor allowed him to say that he saw aeroplanes over there as big as Fraser Hall.
Two new collections have been received this week by Prof. C. D. Bunker for the University museum. One consists of a variety of birds, animals, and relies which were donated by A. Griesa, of the Kansas Home Nursery. Mr. Griesa collected and mounted the specimens himself back in the seventies. The second gift was a collection of sea shells from Florida, given by Mrs. Flora C. Cooper, a matron of Haskell Institute.
Official Military Notices
New Collection at Museum
This will be known as Company D. Pref. Swing$^b$ will have command. This company will be in fire command of the command. of Maj. C. C. Williams. of M.J. Briggs.
Washington U. Finds Four Quarter System Better Than Old Plan
School Has Just Finished It Fifth Week Under New Method
May Be Kept After War
College Plant and Equipment Not Permitted "o Stand
Idle
The University of Washington has finished its fifth week of work under its new four-quarter system with class work running as smoothly, apparently, as last year under the semester. So satisfactory is the new system of continuous work that it may be kept up after the close of the war, which brought it about directly.
The four-quarter system divides the usual college year into three equal parts, and adds a fourth, comparable with two summer sessions, and providing regular college courses. The four-quarter system purposes to give the University a chance to adapt itself to changing circumstances during the war period, and to make short stretches of education more accessible to men of conscription age.
The year's program at Washington provides two vacations of a week each between quarters. The autumn quarter ends at Christmas; the winter quarter on March 26; commencement week ends June 17. The summer session begins at once, and runs full twelve weeks.
Four-quarter college courses are not entirely new. The University of Chicago has operated by this plan since 1891. Stanford University has perfected plans for the four-quarter semester adopted the plan in June this year.
ADVANTAGES OF FOUR QUARTERS
The advantages attributed to the four-outer system are these:
The university plant and equipment are not permitted to stand idle at huge expense. The overhead expense is not increased, and since teaching salaries are increased, the overhead is virtually reduced. Distribution of the work load will allow it if a normal enrollment five percent, will thus provide, theoretically, an additional room to every 20 already in use in buildings.
Zoology Club Elects
A full summer's work can be offered students who can attend for the summer only; the number of graduate students attending will increase. Graduation in three years will be possible. Illness, financial difficulties and seasonal occupation will cut down on work hours. A chance for field work in botany, geology, engineering, forestry and mining.
The faculty can arrange more conveniently for spending vacation periods in visiting other universities; school surveys by prominent educators can be more conveniently arranged. Exchanges with professors in other universities can be made with greater facility because of the short term.
Arrangements for maintaining a full instruction staff for the coming summer session are not complete yet, but the policy will be to make separate salary adjustments for those who are retained, and to scatter the vacations of the faculty over the year. It is recognized that vacation periods are essential to the faculty for recreation, study or teaching.
The Zoology Club has elected the following new members this year: Anton Williams, Alferd Neylin, Abraham C. Eltzen, Lucile Collins, Mary C. Baldwin, David H. Nold, Dr. C. E. Bassier, W. R. Gregory, Dr. R. E. Ray, Ward Weltmer, Makin Kenney, J. V. Longstreth and Emery M. McIntyre.
VACATIONS FOR INSTITUTE
It is desired at the University of Washington that an instructor shall not regularly teach more than three successive quarters without vacation, session, it is intended that adjustment be made in his department to give bim leave during a later quarter.
No woman's debating team will be organized this year, according to H. T. Hill, who directs the debating teams. Numerous opportunities for women's inter-collegiate debates have been presented, but lack of sufficient funds prevents the organization of a women's team here.
VACATIONS FOR INSTRUCTORS
Out of the thirty-five members of the volunteer classes held each Wednesday night, at 7:15 o'clock, seven are women. Any woman interested in the work, is eligible for the regular debating team, which competes with other universities and colleges later in the year.
Woman's Debate Team Will Not Be Organized
Wint Smith Describes American Soldiers In French Training Camps
Lieutenant Smith, Football Star With American Troops In France
The Camp Is Deep In Mud
German Prisoners Surprised To See American Soldiers On French Front
Word has been received in Lawrence from Wint Smith who is now a first lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Since his arrival in France he writes that he has seen the French, English and Polish forces. French Smith was a guard on the 1916 Jayhawker football team.
Smith went to France with a detachment of first and second lieutenants from the officers' training camps and writes that where he is located there is a school for officers where the men are taking a regular training course. The instructors are English officers.
"My opinion of three countries and their fighting spirit is this," said Smith. The Frenchman fights with the French, who is one of his country; the Briton fights with a spirit of pride, because it is a gentleman's duty to fight; the American fights with the spirit of 'Hail! Hail!' to me here! What the h-we care!"
Smith reports that where he is stationed airplanes are always in sight, and the booming of the big guns on the runways makes his sage says have been common in that section, and some of the houses of the village are designated by marks on the exterior as places of refuge. The populace may die in case of a raid.
In his last letter Smith says that it had rained steadily there for thirty-six hours previous to his writing. Other letters state that it has rained almost continuously since his arrival. All the men, he states, have been out and under two feet of their cots to keep them from sinking into the mud.
"One sees many American products over here. There are many of the pauily advertised goods and all kinds of canned articles—even canned music of the all the latest American songs for the graphophones. The movies, too, are all American made. Just yesterday I saw Fatty Arbuckle and Charlie Chaplin advertised at a theatre.
"The German prisoners that are captured here all express surprise that there are American soldiers in Europe," said Smith, "for they have been led to believe that there are enough German-Americans in the United States to keep America out of the war.
Smith is one of the four K. U. men to be sent from the Riley training camp to Europe for European front, and they are now at Roenke, Denne Ackers and P. Film.
"The French appear very grateful to see the American troops. The civilians all bow and salute as the Americans pass by."
Hazel Rey will not contest the election of Lorna Milliken and Katherine Glendening as freshman representatives to the Women's Student Government Association, members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority announced this morning. Miss Rey protested the election to the council of the W. S. College, saying it was unfair to council and University rules were disregarded.
No Freshman Contest Over W.S.G.A. Election
The council accepted the protest at its meeting Friday night and offered to call another election for the freshman representatives, if Miss Rey denies that she is the executive who were elected Friday will soon be installed by the council.
Two earthquake shocks were recorded this week by the University seismograph. The first shock was recorder Tuesday morning at 8:01 o'clock and lasted three minutes. The second shock lasted seven minutes and occurred at 7:29 o'clock. The earthquake was estimated as being about 400 miles away.
Two Earthquakes This Week
Dean Blackmar to Iowa
Dean Blackmar of the Graduate School leaves today for the University of Iowa, where he will represent the University of Kangas in the 19th annual conference of the Association of American Universities.
Food Should Be Sold By Weight->Prof. Bailey
The Weather
Fair night and Friday. Not much change in temperature.
That weight standards in handling food products is necessary to aid in further food conservation is the opinion of Professor E. H. S. Bailey, director of the chemical laboratory who has written an article setting up a subject for the November 17 Bulletin of the State Board of Health.
"When measuring eggs by the dozen much laxity is permitted. Of course, there are eggs and eggs. A large dozen eggs naturally have more food value than a dozen small ones. Bread, too, should be sold by weight. When you want to buy the twelve ounces required, but if sold by weight, we would pay for only what we actually get," said Professor Bailey this morning.
Plain Tales From The Hill
Marcellus Law never objected to his name until the Betas went calling on a local sisterhood one Friday afternoon. After the fashion of such calls the Betas had to run the gauntlet of the receiving line.
"Oh, how do you do?" murmured Paul Jones. "Miss Smith, this is Mr Paul."
"Mr. Law?" said the first fair
fair thing. "Miss Jones, this is Mr.
Lew."
"I'm glad to know you," said Miss Smith. "Miss White, let me introduce us."
"Mr.—— beg pardon, but I don't believe I got the name," apologized Miss White. "Oh, yes, thank you, Mr. Pauline. Miss Brown, this is Mr. Pauline." And Mr. Law continued on down the line to the tune of Mr. Pauline.
First they used the Kansan office as a banquet hall for the luncheon given for the visiting editors. Now a soldier suggests that it would serve yet another purpose: "This place would be great for a training place for the officers," he said. They could sleep on those long tabletables to get used to army cots, and they could have a nice smooth typewriter for a pillow."
Kappa Sigma had a meatless, wheatless, semi-eatless day not long ago. Dinner was over and nary a scrap of food had been wasted. The ravenous students had eaten everything in sight except the dishes and desserts on the table around the table with a amile of righteous pride, one Hershberger burst forth. "Gosh!" said he, "if only Hoover could see us now!"
Little Bob Binnie is a freshman wi-
longs and expects some day to be ini-
tated into the mysteries of Pi K. A
Bud Bowersock, who fritters away his
time over at the engineering school
plays the important role of biggest
expert in robotics, on Saturday,
just as rosy-cheeked Aurora
painted hill and dale and winding
brook (please remember the winding
brook) with glowing tints of liqui-
fire, little Bob and Big Brother Bu-
wanded forth to pursue happiness
according to the legal right guaran-
tain law. He came to the banks of the winding
Wakarusa, and here, to amuse the
young freshman, Bud suggested that
they build a bridge of logs, according
to plans learned by diligent toll at
the engineering school; he, Bud, fur-
mishing the plans, and he, Bob
Rhetoric teachers are always seeking new ideas for theme subjects. One of the instructors decided to have the class write stories in which the main characters were animals, and she gave out a list of appropriate subjects. The next day she received a theme entitled "Tommy was an unhappy little kitten" for his young master spent most of his time teasing the poor thing. He thought Tommy was valuable, but only as a human mournet trap."
Journalism Jane: "Oh, no, we can't stop to count it all over again."
Attention Dancers! The other day an ad in the Kay See Star told the world that the proper thing to do when a man dances all over your feet is to laugh, to laugh, to laugh laughs that George Barr McCuteen's heroes are always uttering. The young ladies on the Hill are planning to follow the advice of the Star, whenever she laughs it is now the gentleman he cue to say, "Pardon me; my error!!"
Fine Arta Student in the Kansan Pressroom: "Say, do they re-quire all that paper?"
Teachers' War Session To Create Enthusiasm For Democracy Cause
Meeting of Kansas State Association In Topeka Has Peculiar Significance
Rabbi Wise Spoke Today
Other Speakers Will Deal With Conflict As It Affects Education
This opinion was expressed today by Prof. W. H. Johnson, president of the University as he watched the arrival of thousands of teachers from all parts of Kansas.
The fifty-fifth session of the Kansas State Teachers' Association, which opened today at Topeka, has a peculiar significance above any previous meeting. As the first war session, it will create intellectual enthusiasm for the cause of democracy against autocracy.
The two-day program which opened at 9 o'clock this morning with greetings from W. D. Ross, state superintendent, includes seventeen subjects which deal directly or indirectly, with the war as it affects education. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of the Free Synagogue, New York, and William McAndrew, associate superintendent of schools, New York, were headliners on the program this morning.
"We are willing to admit as a class the teachers have been among the last to realize the full seriousness of the war situation, but their feeling was deeply affected because they came aroused by the inspiration caught from each other," said Professor Johnson. "The calling of so many men from the faculties of the state had a sobering effect, but there has been no expression of what was with them, even though they shall have an intellectual enthusiasm that will reach the grass roots."
RABBI WISE SPOKE TODAY
TO REMOVE OFFICE FROM POLITICS
General Wood spoke this afternoon on "The Army Man's Point of View," Allen will address the teachers on the work of the Red Cross in France.
The first definite step in a state wide movement to remove from politics the office of state superintendent of public instruction was taken today when the board of directors of the teachers' association submitted to the association a resolution urging the appointment of the state superintendent by the State Board of Education.
A plan to assist city and district boards in obtaining competent teachers is suggested in a second resolution recommending legislation that will provide another assistant in the state superintendent's office whose duty it is to administer employment bureau for teachers and furnish credentials to school boards.
Arthur Nevin, professor of community music in the University will direct the community music at the second general session tonight. Addresses will be made by David Snedek, professor of public university, New York, and Nathan C. Schaeffer, state superintendent of public instruction for Pennsylvania.
ALUMN1_BANQUET_TONIGH!
The K. U, Alumni Banquet, always a popular feature of the annual meeting, will be held tonight in the rooms of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce. There will be a social hour beginning at 5 o'clock, and dinner will be served at 6. A reception for the Kansas teachers who attended the association will be given at the home of Governor Capper Friday.
Dr. Child Goes to France
Dr. Dorothy Child, formerly of the department of physical education, sailed October 20 with the first unit of American women physicians for France. They sailed from New York on the French steamer Chicago, for Bordeaux. This unit will do some of its work in Paris, but the greater portion of its time will be spent in work in New York and devastated districts. Doctor Child was accompanied by her sister, Dr. Florence Child. Mrs. Arthur Kevin and her two sons sailed on the same boat. Mrs. Nevin will take up work in a base hospital in France and her sons will enter the ambulance service.
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Herewith are presented the names of two freshmen of the University who sorta have the idea they ought not wear their headgear. They didn't wear them one or two days this week:
Gerard Myers, e'21, 1230 Tennessee.
Arthur Aach, 1225 Kentucky.
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