UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 23
Two New Typhoid Cases Reported To Hospital; Boil Drinking Water
One Student at Hospital And Professor Douthitt Are Ill With Fever
325 Students Are Inoculated
Authorities Urge Immediate Inoculation and Boiling of All City Water
Two cases of illness, showing marked symptoms of typhoid infection are being watched at the University Hospital this week. One woman has been in the hospital with typhoid fever for ten days while Herman Douthit, assistant professor ofiology is now critically ill at his home.
In one case it is probable that the disease was contracted before coming to school. The source of the other case is not known, but it is thought that it came from drinking city water. The origin of the cases is unknown.
ONE CASE REPORTED TO CITY
Dr. John C. Rudolph, city health
officer, said this morning that only
one case of typhoid fever had been
reported to him. There are several
other cases. The numbers of
staff members that are being watched
by the University medical authorities
for symptoms of typhoid fever.
STUDENTS NEGLECT INOCULATION
The University hospital urges that all drinking water be boiled before using, because the city engineer has been contaminated with typhoid bacillus.
Drinking Cups May Be Sold
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 18, 1917.
Only 325 people have been inoculated by the University hospital this year. Hospital authorities urge that every person who has not been inoculated receive the treatment at once. No charge is made for inoculation. The effect on the student is mid and deep. Three more men are inoculated on Thursday afternoons and women on Tuesday afternoons. Three inoculations given on three successive weeks are necessary for immunity from disease.
Penny Will Buy Sanitary Cup In Any Building
John M. Shea, superintendent of building and grounds, is now making arrangements to have a company install containers with drinking cups in all the buildings. These cups will cost a penny apiece, but they will be on hand and will discourage the carrying of individual cups in pockets which Dr. Ida Hyde condemns as unsuitary.
Doctor Hyde says washing uncoiled vegetables in city water is just as dangerous as drinking it. She also says there is great danger of contamination from the glasses used at a restaurant. Dr. Hyde serves the glasses in many fountains in are not sterilized in spite of the law in Kansas which requires them to be. They are merely rinsed and wiped with the towel that has been used a hundred times before in the same day. Each customer is given a greater great danger of disease. She advises the use of paper towels in such places.
Prof. C. C. Young who is in charge of the water analysis says the city water will be unfit for drinking purposes as long as work on the water mains continue. Herbert E. Dunnire, city engineer says this work probably will not be completed for three months.
Y. W.-Y. M. Starts Series of Lectures
"What is Religion?" was the subject of an address by R. A. Schwegler, professor of education, at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Myers Hall at a combined meeting of the Y. W. and Y. M. C. A.
"Religion appears to be a phenomenon as an adult as man himself," said Professor Schwegler. "Go where you will, whether you study the Greek or the Roman, or antecedent peoples, or the activities of the Teuton--you will find man practicing religion of some kind."
That there are certain latent powers in each one of us, but that we are painfully limited in getting in touch with our environment was brought out. It is the attempt to capture powers within that results in religion.
"Religion involves the ultimate adjustment on the individual to the ultrasound."
This is the first of a series of six talks to be made each Wednesday afternoon by Professor Schwegler on religious topics.
Dean Sayre Entertains
For Fifty Pharmacists
Dean Sayre, of the pharmacy department, gave a reception Wednesday night from 6 to 8 o'clock in the morning. There were about fifty students of his department.
The feature of the night was a luncheon served entirely from chemical utensils, which was followed by talks by Dean Sayre and Doctor Nelson, during which a new machine, the laser microscope, viewed its views, was christened. The pictures shown were chiefly of the leading pharmacists of the country.
University Women Make Pledges For Y. W. C. A.
In Finance Campaign
$1500 Is Needed For Local and Missionary Expenses For The Year.
"By 8 o'clock tonight every woman in the University who believes in the W. Y. C. A. and what it stands for will have her pledge card signed for the largest possible amount she can give. Then we will know whether the women are doing their part to raise the $150 that said Helen Mekinny this morning."
Miss McKinney is chairman of the finance committee of the Y. W. and with the 150 women helpers who are canvassing all day today, is endowering to obtain now the assurance of money to pay the year's expenses.
In addition to the local expenses, the Y. W. must get money to support a foreign missionary and to contribute to the national Y. W. At the banquet Tuesday night $313.50 of the $1500 was pledged by the women present. They also volunteered to give their time today to collecting the pledges of all the women in the University.
"I can't give much," said one girl who had just given her pledge, "but it's like this Liberty Loan, it's a sort of patriotic duty, required of everybody. And then, too, since the pledge can be paid January 15, maybe I'll be able to save the money by that time."
Crawford Tells Scribes Of New College Reserve
Explains New Drill Plan Rescently Adopted by Aggie Upperclassmen
The College Reserve Corps, members of which receive an annual governmental subsistence of $80 and take military training, the same as any man obtained for the University of Krasnodar described by Prof. N. A. Crawford of K.S.A.C. Under a recent enactment of congress, K.S.A.C. has formed a corps for juniors and seniors to supplement the military training of the undergraduates. Members of the corps are required drill for two weeks in the summer.
Mr. Crawford, who is head of the department of journalism and instructor in printing at K.S.A.C., spoke before journalism classes here on Tuesday morning as joint chairman of the publicity committee of the State Council of Defense.
"The Interpreting of Educational Institutions to the People of the State," and "The Farmer's Mind," were subjects of two of his most interesting lectures. Mr. Crawford spoke on the "Relation of the Journalist to Agriculture" before the 11:30 newspaper class.
Dramatic Club Holds Meeting Next Thursday
Eugene Dyer, vice president of the Dramatic Club, has called a meeting to be held at 8 o'clock in the Theater in Green Hall next Thursday evening. The club, which is composed of the dramatic talent of the University, has suffered a loss in membership on account of the war, and graduation, und at present has only about two times the number of students. Next Tuesday is for the purpose of electing officers and deciding on matters concerning plays to be given this year. Later, new members will be elected into the club a try after.
The club gives several plays each year and from the proceeds of these $50 is appropriated as a prize to be given to the writer of the senior play. Alton Grumbiner won the prize the last two years, but he is not in school this year. Anyone in school is eligible for this prize.
Dr. W. L. Burdick of the faculty of the Law School and Vice Chancellor of the University, is spending a few days at the capitol in Washington. He is expected to return to Lawrence next Sunday.
K. U. Men Mentioned In Report Of Training At Fort Sheridan
Kansans Lead Charge In Drive By Students Over "No Man's Land'
Are Under War Conditions
W. W. Hawkins, Formerly of Faculty, Tells Thrills of "Going Over"
(By United Press, Through Court
Louisville, Georgia)
Fort Sheridan, Ill., Oct. 18.-Kansas student officers for the first time charged through "No Man's Land" today.
"No Man's Land" was a bushy raynet, swept by Lake Michigan breezes and the enemy trenches were waiting with "blanks" and emiles and hellos
A TASTE OF WAR CONDITIONS
The First is made up largely of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri troops. Three days a night, Monroe Tuesday through Wednesday—the First lived in the redubbs. Today Colonel Ryan ordered a strategic swap-about and the First became the attackers.
Under the smoke and crash of cannon and musketry, the Kansas men cut through a thicket of "barbed" wire, so christened by Instructor George Ettene Bertrand, of the Alpine Chasseurs, in his third initial offensive against the Second Regiment's strongly fortified positions in the most complete hypothetical trench system in the United States.
A TASTE OF WAR CONDITIONS
The battle was the first of a series of "actions" designed to harden the future officers for the stuff they will find in Europe. The trenches are made of steel and are protected by British front in Flanders. Water, knee deep in some places, camouflage, the smell of smoke and the quiver of the earth under the detonation of a battery, brought the "engagement" as real warfare as safe warfare can be.
There were the thrilling trips through underground tubes to artillery range depots, where imaginary hits were observed through slits in the sud. There were the silent excursions to the night across "No Man's land," the dawn exhilation of an attack; in fact all the elements of war excealt death.
CONGRESSMAN MAKING GOOD
CONGRESSMAN MAKING GOOD
Fort Sheridan, the de luxe of the training camps, commands Lake Michigan from a high, shaggy bluff. The brick barracks, home of the First incidentally the finest quarters of the city, are along a principal street. Half way down a massive lookout tower rises to a sharp point. Through the tower runs a road communicating with the wooden barracks and trenches on the other side of a little cully.
Bronzed by the outdoors, the Kansans are making good—gloriously so—both in the field and in the classroom. Marysville, Kansas', soldier
Varsity basketball candidates will hold a regular practice at 7 o'clock tonight in Robinson Gymnasium, and players will be given a candidate to report on time. The quintet must be developed from new material this year, and for this reason it is necessary that everyone else elicit the Varsity come out for the team.
All Varsity Candidates Should Report Tonight
Some good material has already come out, but more men are needed to develop a championship team. Scrubby Laslett, star guard on the team, forward, and Captain Uhlaub, forward, are the only two letter men back.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Junior Appointments Announced Today By Herschel Washington
Fifty Students Will Handle Activities of Junior Class This Year
More Committees Later
List Does Not Include Committees To Be Named By Prom Managers
Junior class appointments were announced this morning by Herschel Washington, president. Eleven committees were named to handle activities for the third-year men. Fifty students received appointments. Last Ted Richter appointed fifty-seven. Nine of the chairmen are men.
The number of University men who attended the religious meetings of the University Y. M. C. A. last year was 3103.
Do you as a student with your mind wide open for all matters of worth pertaining to you believe in these meetings? That is the question the Y. M. C. A. is worrying over. Do you believe the development of your religious beliefs are worth your belief? Do you consider the exercise for the athlete? Do you get out of these meetings what you want?
Dutch Wedell Says:
The list does not include the appointment of the committees on the Junior Prom, which will be named The Lordship and the Races, Ray Hemphill and Warren Woody.
Washington will call a meeting of the new committees immediately to routine
The appointments follow: Social: E. L. May, chairman; Helen Forbes, Edith Whitcher, Eleanor Atkinson, Helen Wagstaff, Freid Preble, Her-
Winfield Scott Hall perhaps will give several lectures to men on the sex problem now important because of the war. Talks of home, state, national and international interest are planned this year. It is a big constructive program throughout the Wednesday afternoon meetings are ongoing with ideas.
Memorial; Karl Krider, chairman;
Agnes Brady, Florence Harkrader,
Josephine Montague, Edward Mason,
Everett Palmer.
Smoker:  Cecil Ritter, chairman
Mmkt Director:  Emmet Ellidge, Walter Carry
This Law student heard fundamental things of his religion and understood. To further this idea, the University Y. M. C. A. has arranged a series of six lectures by Dr. R. A. Schwegler. He speaks every Wednesday afternoon.
Finance: Milton Peek, chairman;
Louise Allen, Thelma Wharton, Miriam Holmes, Raymond Darby, J. R. Stephenson.
The University Y. M. C. A. invites you to come and hear.
Girls Mixer: J. Lucile Hovey,
chairman; Lois Greenlee, Helen DeWitt,
Florence Ingham, Arnstina Cissna, Irma Lutz M.
One Law student did and says so: "So far as my religious life was concerned, I was in perfect misery, for I sought an intellectual basis for my belief. I got at these meetings things that satisfied me."
Music; Elizabeth Carrie, chairman;
Mable MNcMaughten, Kenneth R
Publicity: Harman Hangon, chair-
man; Mythic Chaffee, Mystic Roby,
Kathy; and others.
Basketball: Iain Fearing, chair-
man; Guy V. Keeler, Claudie K.
Mann
Football: Lewis Foster, chairman;
Dewitt Gregory, Walter Zoelner.
For the four recitals he will give in Kansas next week Paul Althouse, tenor of the Metropolitan Grand Opera House, will be paid more than the average University teacher is paid for a full year's work. For each recital he will pay Rinson Gymnasium, Mr. Althouse will receive $333.33.
With the exception of one opera selection, the entire program will be in English. Mr. Althouse has promo's for him, and only the well-known songs for encores.
Dean Butler predicts Mr. Alt-house's success will be greater than that of Martinelli, Italian tenor, or Cecil Fanning, last year.
With the change of the course from eight numbers to four, and with the reduction in season ticket prices, a large attendance is expected. The new prizes for season tickets are $2.00 and $1.50. Those who purchased tickets at the old prices should return them at once and receive refunds, Dean Butler has announced. Refunda will not be made at the door the night of the Althouse recital.
Baseball: Joe Pratt, chairman
Nationals: Rachel Cohn
District meeting for women living in 1300, 1400, 1500 and 1600 blocks on New Hampshire Street tonight at 7 o'clock at the Alemannia house.
Track: F. C. Helwig, chairman; J
D. Casey, C. P. Butcher.
Compulsory Exercise Rule Shifts First Class Period To 8 o'Clock
Senate Changes Schedule to Make Time For Drill—Rising Whistle 6:30 o'Clock; Breakfast, 7; First Class, 8; Exercise, From 4 to 6—"Means Everybody," Says Senate
Plan Means Much to K. U. Sports—Especially Football
Hamilton Considers It a Great Thing For Athletics—Seniors and Juniors Get No Credit For Fifty Minute Daily Exercise
All classes start at 8 o'clock in the morning; classes start on the even hour instead of half hour.
The last morning class closes at 11:50 o'clock. The first morning class starts at 1 o'clock. The last class closing at 3:00 o'clock.
No University classes, except a few laboratory courses, will be held between 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and all recitation hours are advanced to start on the even hour, beginning at 8 o'clock Monday morning. October 29.
First class starts at 8 o'clock,
letting out at 8:50 o'clock, the second class period starting at
9 o'clock.
New plan of class hours to go into effect October 29.
Plain Tales From The Hill
Professor Boynton had just told his class how many miles of railroads there were in the world. "In this world?" inquired Clarence
Whereupon Professor Boyton remarked coldly that one didn't usually associate railroads with the here-after.
These changes in the daily schedule were made by the University Senate at its meeting yesterday afternoon, upon recommendation of the special committee, which had been in session all day considering the subject. The purpose of the change in hours is to take physical exercise which is required under the rules of the Senate, adopted two weeks ago.
Do you know what a "pig-knitter" is? Maybe you'd better find out because you might be one. A "pig-knitter" is a person who knits a geranium colored sweater for herself instead of knitting a blue one or a gray one or an O.D. one for the Red Cross or for that "boy from home."
Albert Koepff, a student in the department of journalism last year, is now business manager of the Hebron, Neb., Register-Champion. In addition to his "feature stuff" and a paragraph column which he calls "Squirrel Food."
It isn't the work, it's the contrasts of college work that kill. Imagine seeing Anna Held and then rushing home to write a thesis on "Oriental before the Christian era." That's what one University woman had to do.
The popularity of freshman caps is increasing. Vern Boyd left his in the library clockroom last night and he returned for it it had vanished.
The Kappas had an informal reception for the Phi Pais and the Phi Gams last night. The rain caught them in the middle of a serenade and left them on the roof to seek shelter until taxis arrived to take them the long way home.
HOW TO DO IT
Spend the pennies you have saved for a Big Ben.
You have a week of grace.
Classes will meet at 8 o'clock
the morning of the twenty-ninth.
Begin setting it earlier tonight.
Set it five minutes earlier than the morning before.
Get up when it goes off in the morning.
Eliminate the pleasure of breakfast when necessary.
Spare yourself the delight of a picture show; go to bed instead.
If possible buy a Ford (It brings Administration to your door).
Practice the fire-escape method of dressing.
Use a wig. You may pin your hat on it to the night before and slip it rapidly over dishear it as you tear out the door.
... ... ...
Or else just don't get to class on time.
It was the desire of the special committee to accommodate the wishes of students as far as possible in the selection of the time of taking compulsory education. Senate adopted a resolution introduced into the meeting by Dean Olin Templin which made it compulsory for every student at K. U. —man or woman—to take some form of exercise, excused by an examining physician.
NO UPPERCLASSMEN CREDIT
Absolutely no credit will be given to juniors and seniors for this exercise, but the freshmen and sophomores will substitute this required exercise for their regular gymnasium work.
W. O. Hamilton, manager of University athletics, and chairman of the committee that decided when the exercise was to be taken, said that after all students in the school had been desires, as far as feasible, will be followed toward the sort of physical training they want to take.
TEAM WILL BE STRENGTHENED
One big result of the adoption of the report is that the Jayhawker football team will be strengthened this fall, for at least three regulars will be able to come out for the team. One man almost sure of a regular position has been handicapped because he is unable to report for practice until late in the afternoon on account of late classes. All of these men are required to do work. A faculty member of the School of Medicine signified that this school would comply with the new regulation.
What a big thing the plan of compulsory athletics is, was explained by Manager Hamilton. He believes that at least 200 men should be out for competition, but not every equal number should report for cross country work. It will give a great impetus to future Jayhawk elevenes. Hamilton thinks the same will result in women's sports. Hockey, basketball and swimming will become a part of their lifestyles.
MANY TO TAKE MILITARY DRILL
Many will take military drill, but the training the students will get from competitive sports will be submerged in a shape for later military drill, it is said. Governor Arthur Capper prefers sports to military drill to get the men of the nation into shape for military life and other authorities believe
John Sundwall, of the School of Medicine, has been appointed to be in charge of the examining board which will examine all of the K. U. students.
The fact that there will be no classes from 4 to 6 o'clock does not mean that exercise or military drill will be only between these hours, for this work will start as early as 10:30 o'clock in the morning and will be arranged to suit the convenience of the students wherever possible.
Regular military work will not start until 4 o'clock and 700 can be handled then. About 240 can be accommodated in the gymnasium classes.
the committee that arranged the 4-to-6 plan is: W. O. Hamilton, chairman; Dean F. W. Blackmar, Prof. F. H. Holder, Prof. John Sunward, Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith. The report of the Goldwin Goldsmith is as follows:
First— That there shall be a rising whistle blown at 6:30 a. m.
Second—That all persons serving meals to students request a start time before meals.
Third-That the morning schedule run from 8 o'clock to 11:50 o'clock.
Fourth--That the afternoon classes run from 1 o'clock to 3:00 o'clock.
Fifth-That in cases where laboratory courses are now running until 6:30 o'clock, that special arrangement is made, and the master only, but that next semester
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