UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
"Liberty Bonds" Chief Theme for Anna Held, Daughter of France
UNIVERSITY OF KA. AS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1917.
NUMBER 22
It's Only Way to Kill Kaiser and Keep America Free, Says Actress
Women Urged To Do Share
Then with a stamp of a handsome, embroidered stockinged foot a patriotic woman who was one of the first women to visit the trenches in the "Over the Top" country and who placed 100 singers in the soldiers' camps in France added, "It's ie no way to kill ze kaiser, wipe out Prussianism and keep America ze free America."
Miss Held Will Make Talk From Capital Building In Bond- Selling Campaign
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS ASKED
It was not La Parisienne Peacock Girl nor Claire of the "Laughing Song" and "Follow Me" who granted her a position of esteem, enthusiastic daughter of France.
THE maid snapped a trunk lid on the $15,000 chenille embroidered and bainist studded costume of the peacock dress. Miss Haila is most proud; the snoozing walloping dog gave a grunt and shook himself. The Liberty Bond enthusiast asked another question, "Won't your paper please ask everybody to send books to ze soldiers?"
And immediately after the reporter entered, the positions of the interviewer and interviewed were interchanged. Anna Held, whose eyes are her fortune, asked and answered her own questions, interrupted occasionally by a sound of an under-patient maid and sniffly smoores of a waloping poodle.
The most sensibly, economically way woman can do her bit, the only method assured to give our men comfort abroad and the only logical way in which men can preserve business relations of the country, according to the international favorite, is to invest in Liberty Bonds.
"May I discuss ze subject best interesting to me?","-yes, she said "best interesting" and perhaps that interesting" and the last degree of the superlative.
LIBERTY OF BONDS EXPLAINED
Jimmy bonds, what they are, what they offer, what they will do, what they mean to each and every individual in the United States, what they mean to France, England, democracy, humanity—the woman who felt every line of Alfred Bryan's "Thou Shalt Not Pass" discussed every detail of the Liberty Loan movement with the financial ability of C. H. Tucker, cashier in Watkins' National Bank, the Bank of New York, active, and with the groom of a college maid who receives her first invitation to a real military hop.
And she discussed her "best inter eating" subject regardless of the non
HERE is the honor roll. The names of freshmen who are above being freshmen. They did not wear their caps on the Hill yesterday.
Verne Boyde, 1215 Oread.
Joseph Pleasant, 1032 Tenn.
George Bradshaw, 926 Miss.
And the interviewed reporter consented.
Let the Kansan have the names of others if there are more violators of this tradition.
Anna Held is an enthusiastic worker and campaigner for the sale of Liberty Loan bonds. She has already sold bonds to the amount of $300,000.
Miss Held expects to sell at leas one half a million. She will make a campaign speech from the State Cap building in Topeka today for the bonds.
Howard T. Hill, instructor in Oral Interpretation is authority for the statement that if you want to hear startling revelations from over to his department and listen to the introductions given by students.
This old Rock Chalk yell is still being sounded over the land of the brave and the home of the free. Latest place is at Ft. Sill. Richard Barnd, now a graduate, writes that he and his three tent mates, also former University of Kansas students give the Rock Chalk every night before they go to bed.
Miss Held says, "it is necessary for the people to subscribe and subscribe quickly in order to demonstrate to Germany that this country is behind the government and is willing to see the war through to a finish at a great sacrifice of men' and money if necessary."
Five Petitions On File For K.U. Athletic Board
Three students will be chosen for the athletic board by the Student Council, one non-athletic member and two athletic. These are to replace the members who were elected last spring and did not return to school. Enos Hook, Horace (Brick) Chandler, and Raymond Darby are candidates. One will be chosen from among these three candidates. Bernard Jensen and Joe Casey have filed their petitions for athletic boards.
Jensen is the holder of a minor K made in gymnastic and tumbling work. A question will come up tonight which will have to be settled by the Student Council as to whether a minor K entitles Jensen to sit as a member. Jensen has forecasted this situation and has filed petitions both as an athletic and non athletic member.
James Whitcomb Riley Beloved of the People Portrayed in Lecture
Miss Charlotte Herr Brings Personal Reminiscences Of Hoosier Poet
James Whitcomb Riley, as a close student of human nature, was portrayed by Charlotte Heir in a lecture at Fraser Hall Tuesday afternoon. Miss Herr, a writer of children's books, was a personal friend of Riley's, and her father was associated with him in newspaper work in Indianapolis.
"Riley was loved by the people; his kind heart, winning way, and shyness drew people to him," said the speaker. With his birthday came as many readers in America, and at his death thousands mourned for him.
After leaving school at the age of 16, he took up successive music, painting, and journalism. As an editor, he filled his paper with poems even writing personal items in verse He then sent poems to various papers He then sent letters with much emotion be cause, so with much, his name was not known.
To create such recognition, Riley wrote the poem, "Leonainie," in imitation of Edgar Allen Poe, claiming that Poe wrote it to pay his board at an Indiana farmhouse just before his death. He was published in his newspaper, and Riley attacked it as not being Poe's poem. The controversy over the authorship of the poem extended over the country before Riley confessed that he himself wrote it. When the poet lost his position in the censure that followed this concession, the journalist, on whose staff was Miss Herr's father, employed him.
Miss Herr renned several of Riley's poems. Among them were "The Old Swimming Hole," "A Bear Story." "The Blue Bird Course," and "The First Bluebird."
"Riley was intensely patriotic," said the speaker. Almost his last words were a hope that brighter times should come for the country.
In his work he was neat and particular, his manuscripts having an appearance that was common with small illustrations sketched on the edge of the poem.
Sherwood Eddy to Speak At Second Convocation
Y. M. C. A. Worker Will Picture Living Conditions of Army At The Front
The Quill Club will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the rest room in Fraser Hall for an open meeting. Charles M. Woodbury, who speaks in English, will head the program. Anyone interested in the club is invited to attend.
Mr. Eddy has just returned from his work at the war fronts of France, Russia, and Italy. His talk will be a first hand picture of the conditions under which the armies live and into which our boys will soon be placed.
Sherwood Eddy has been in Y.M.C. A. work since 1896. During this time he has worked in Japan, China and India. At present he is working in the interest of the second Liberty Loan.
Sherwood Eddy, one of the best authorities on all phases of the war, will speak to the students of K. U. at the University at Amsturm, Friday morning, October 26.
Charles Woodbury to Speak
Charles J. Woodbury will speak on "Emmerson's Councils on Books and Reading" in Fraser Hall tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mr. Woodbury was an intimate friend of Emerson and gives anecdotes from his life as well as discussing his work.
harles Woodbury to Speak
TWO TAILS WE MUST TWIST THIS YEAR
THE TIGER'S
Mount Oread To Be Bed
Of Flowers And Shrub
Theodore Evanoff, Gardener Hopes to Make K. U. Artistic Spot
Artistic Spot
Mount Oread will be covered with healthy smiling shrubs and flowers next spring, according to Theodore Gardner a gardener of the University campus.
A wagon load of imported shrubs of more than twenty varieties have been placed in the artistically arranged flower beds about the canaries. The vine has been prepared to meet the special requirements of each individual shrub.
As the campus is made up of many different kinds of soil, good dirt has been placed in the beds. Wherever there is danger of this soil being washed away, bricks are put about the beds to protect them. Mr. Evanoff is much pleased with the condition of the lawn and landscaping says are in the best of shape. The newly sown blue grass also is doing fine.
Dogs on the campus annoy Mr. Evanoff by digging up the loose dirt and exposing the roots of the shrubs.
He says people should keep their dogs off the campus. It requires considerable time to repair the damage.
W. C. McNewn, professor of civil engineering, last left night for Wichita, where he will attend a joint meeting of the Kansas Conference on City Planning and the League of Kansas Municipalities. Professor McNewn will be secretary of the conference. He will address the session Wednesday afternoon on "The Next Step in City Planning in Kansas."
McNown Speaks in Wichita
Soldiers' Library Fund Subscriptions to $116.01
Students Can Contribute Unti Oct. 23—Librarian Thinks Showing Is Good
A statement of the Soldier's Library Fund has been made out by Carrie Watson, University librarian. Contributions by faculty and students amount to $30.76. Lawrence high school gave $35.19 and the city of Lawrence contributed $50.06. The total subscription amounts to $116.01.
Miss Watson considers this a good showing, considering the fact that the majority of the contributions were for small amounts. The fund will be open until October 23 when we have to leave. There is a contribution box on the desk in the library and also in the hall.
Because of the shortage of teachers in Kansas high schools as a result of the war, Professor Johnston of the School of Education is receiving letters every day asking for teachers. The shortage seems chiefly in the departments of agriculture, science, and mathematics. Some schools are considering the necessity of rearranging work and dropping part of their courses.
the money will be sent to Washington and included in the $1,000,000 fund to be raised to furnish reading material and reading rooms for the students' entertainment in this country and also for the American forces in France.
Big Demand For H. S. Teachers
It is estimated that there is only 12 percent of the agriculture teachers left.
Horribly Godless!
hunch there. No, they're not. Want to go to K. U., boy. They're a rough bunch there. Nouns of them know what religion is. Nobody goes to church
This little conversation may or may not have taken place just like that; but we saying she has been prevalent so long ago is a reminder to write a few articles telling the student body the real state of affairs. This space belongs to Dutch and the religious organizations of Lawrence for a week.
[Prospective K. U. Student]—"Yes, I'm going to K U, where they have better facilities than at other schools."
The University of Kansas is called a Godless institution. Its faculty members are called evolutionists and non-Christians. High school graduates are told that when they go to K. U. they are bidding their religion farewell.
Yes, it is a Godless institution with the student body and faculty members supporting the largest Christian associations with the largest budgets of any school in the State. Further than that the budgets are larger than those of any two schools in the state combined. This Godless body alone donates yearly $1500 to $2000 toward the support of the Y. M. C. A. alone. An athleticistic" faculty gave $800 last year toward the expense of the association.
Faculty members all evolutionists!
Horribly Godless!
Bidding their religion farewell when they come to K. U1.
That is what is told the high school graduate when he mentions the University of Kansas. They may lose part of it, yes. But it's that part of the religious which is absolutely formal and of the least use when the man confronts a practical problem. The sooner a man loses this part the better off he is. It is formal religion and not practical Christianity that has made this present world catastrophe possible and a reality.
Yes, their "religion" may go—that which is of no use; but not their genuine. heartfelt, helpful, practical religion.
Horribly Godless—this University.
Mickey Heads Glee Men— Darby Assistant Manager
Samuel Mickey was elected manager of the Men's Glee Club last night at the regular rehearsal in Raleigh and Darley was elected assistant manager.
Mickey was assistant manager two years ago and managed one of the trips taken that year. This year neither the business manager nor his assistant will receive pay for their services.
Prof. Joseph A. Farrell, director of
club, was elected presiding officer
of the board.
Plain Tales From The Hill
The Kansan publicity man is on the job again. This time he's writing about the Journalism dance, Friday November 9. Here's what he says:
The greatest galaxy of new, popular, soul-rending music ever heard in this broad earth of ours is promised by the musical legacy of Kansas when premier Haley and his inspiring four-piece orchestra begin to play their dance music direct from New York, Paris, Petrograd and Perris and best Journalism dance ever given.
That's one sentence and the publicity man gave us seven more but you ought to be getting the general drift of the thing in the fact that this old Journalism Jazz is going to have some mighty good music. So good, in fact, too. You will be asking for suggestions from Kansan readers as to the brand of music wanted. He will consider all requests coming to the Kansan office. What's yours?
Floyd Ross is awful glad this baseball series stuff is all over. He now can study. The worry the last two weeks has been fierce.
Anti-German literature for which the government can hardly find anything to do to the Kansan. This passage is found in a book extolling the fatherland several years ago: "The spirit of the fatherland that holds human life in such high regard, prevails."
Des dele de le Francais students on his Hill had beaucoup opportunity last night a study leurs lecens by attending le show given by Mme. Léonine Bouchard, he said to parler francais tres bien. Elest also un bon bonger et dancer.
If a freshman is also an instructor in the University, should he wear his freshman cap? That's what worries the K. K. boarding club.
For a member, Willis Beltz, e21, teaches five hours of wireless on the Hill. One faction says it is beneath the dignity of a prof to wear the litter and other side claims that when a freshman one should do is the freshmen.
If any man in the University deserves a Carnegie medal or the Iron Cross it is Dutch Wedell, keeper of the men's K books. Yesterday morning he bravely withstood the guiles of four determined girls. They begged, they plead, they even tried to bribe him into giving them each a K book. He remained steadfast and stoutly but politely refused to give the much desired date books into the eight wearning hands.
At the sight of one sad littie, face almost in tears he came near yielding but his conscience rallied him and once more his duty was his master. The four crestfallen ones walked out of his office. The latch clicked. He locked himself in. Never again would morning will appeal that interrupt his seclusion. Rather would he fight the whole German army than try to withstand the pleading locks of "date bookless" women.
What Are You Doing My Pretty Friend?
It happened in Fraser by the water fountain. A Freshman sat engrossed in what seemed to be a perfectly blank piece of white paper. The minutes passed, but still he sat unmindful of it. He looked back at the passenger. A crowd collected around him but he sat patiently twisting the paper in curious shapes.
One onlooker could stand it no longer. He gently tapped him on the shoulder and said: "Will you please tell us what you are doing?"
"Aw, what did you have to bother me for. Can't you see? I'm trying to make a drinking cup by the Kansan's directions. Gee, it sure would take the brain of a genius to do it though," he said disgustedly and he picked up his books and walked away without a drink.
The Weather
Unsettled and much cooler tonight
and Thursday. Probably rain turning
to snow. Straight southerly wind
turning northerly.
Four Concert Numbers Have Been Cancelled Due to Small Demand
Arrangements Have Been Made To Refund Money to Ticket Purchasers
Season Tickets for $1.50
Paul Althouse, Tenor, Will Appear Next Wednesday Night In First Number of Course
Christine Miller, contralto, Monday night, Nov. 19.
Paul Althouse, tenor, Wednesday night, Oct. 24.
A small demand for tickets for the University Concert Course has made it necessary for Harold L. Butler, dean of the School of Fine Arts, to cancel a part of the course as it has been arranged. These four numbers remain:
Mischa Levitski, pianist, Wednesdav night. Jan. 16.
The Kirksmith Trio, Wednesday night. April 3.
The prices of the season tickets for
the abridged course will be as follows:
the best main-floor seats,
which were formerly $4.50 will be
$2; the remainder of the main floor
und the balcony, formerly $3.50, will
be $1.50. University students can
purchase the tickets for $1.50 and $1.
Those who already have purchased tickets for the course as it was first announced should return them to the persons from whom they were purchased and the amount paid will be received and the student must receive tickets for the abridged course and the balance due will be refunded in cash.
Fine Arts students will retain their tickets, unless they make extra payments on them to secure the best seats. In this event, such tickets cannot be obtained. Dean Butler's office in order to receive refund of one-half the amount paid.
Tickets for the course are now on sale at the Round Corner Drug Store and the Registrar's office. The price for single admission tickets for the Althouse program on October 24 will be $1.00.
The program given by Mr. Althouse will consist of one great operatic air in Italian and fifteen airs and songs in English. He has promised that all his encores will consist of old time songs, the melodies and words of which are well known to the ordinary audience.
Tennis Tournament Will Start Early Tomorrow
The women's class tennis tournament will start tomorrow. The semifinals will be played Friday, while the finals will be played on Saturday. The drawings have been made and the finals which has been arranged by the players.
The tournament would have started today but for the strong wind. There is plenty of time to finish the tournament this week, however, despite the delay because but a small number of candidates have reported. The winner of each class will be awarded 100 points towards an athletic A, which is covered by the women athletes as much as the K is by the men athletes. It is necessary to win 400 points to get an athletic A.
October 17, 1917. To the Karen.
October 17, 1917.
To the Kansan.
The Board of Administration sometime ago took under control the matter of the expenses of student organizations and ordered that each organization have its accounts audited. The matter in which this should be done was not definitely and satisfactorily worked out. After the Board of Administration came into office, the matter was brought up again. The Board has held that this is a matter of internal administration over which the Chancellor of the University has entire control.
I have, therefore, appointed the Registrar, in accordance with the general intent of the action of the former Board of Administration, to have complete control on behalf of the University over the auditing of the accounts of student organizations. Experience has the necessity of careful supervision in order to present the interests of the student organizations, as well as the University itself. I desire to call the attention of all students and others interested to this important matter.
Frank Strong, Chancellor
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