UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
West Accepts the War With Less Excitement Than East—Miss Lyn
Easterners Spend Much Time Organizing Societies And Parades
West Enlists More Rapidly
Critics
Patriotism of Western States Still Questioned By Yankee Citizen
Kansans feel the significance of the war as acutely as New Yorkers, and, though giving less expression to excitement, are in reality quite as patriotic as the easterners, in the opinion that she is Margaret, Lynn of the department of education returned from New York, where she has spent a part of the last year.
The easterners, according to Miss Lynn, spend much time marching in patriotic parades and attending patriotic meetings, but in enlistments in the Army and national guard they fall behind the state of the west and middle west.
New York, Miss Lynn says, is full of men and women who hurry about trying to organize new societies and organizations. This, Miss Lynn thinks, must be addressed at first for there, she says, people seem to imagine that their patriotism is determined by the number of societies they belong to and the number of meetings they attend.
SOCIETIES CHARACTERISTIC OF EAST
"Between times," she says, "they ask frequently whether the west is beginning to wake up to the fact that we are at war, and whether its indifference is at last being overcome."
"On the contrary," says Misa Lyman, "people in Kansas talk very little about patriotism in the abstract, and are found at few meetings and in few societies, but they respond readily to the call for enlistments, and are prompt in subscribing to the Red Cross and the Liberty Loan Fund."
Miss Lynn has been on a year's leave of absence from her work in the department of English. She says that it is a great pleasure to get back to Lawrence after spending a year in New York, where she has been resting and recuperating to take up her work at the University again.
Campaign
Y. W. Members Banquet Tonight In Gymnasium
Association Gains 300 New Members In Ten-Day Campaign
Three hundred new members have been added to the Y. W. C. A. and if the marked enthusiasm shown in the last few weeks is continued the hope of full enrollment of all women in the University will come near to fulfillment.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 10, 1917.
The membership committee expects 300 members of the Y. W. C. A. at its dinner in Robinson Gymnasium at 6:30 o'clock tonight. Margaret Walker, chairman of the committee, will be toastmistress and tots will be toastmaster. Dr. Katherine T. Esterly, Mary Brownnee, Ruth Guldine, Katharine Duffield.
Kansan Board Choses New Editorial Staff
A Kansan Board meeting at noon today named an entire new editorial staff for the Daily Kansan.
Eugene Dyer, who is news-editor was elected editor-in-chief to succeed Don Davis who held that position the last month. Dorothy Cole, who has been society editor was chosen news-editor. Mary Smith was elected editor-in-chief in 2015. Ms. She succeeds Lawson May. Alice Bowley was elected society editor.
The newly elected editors will take their offices at once.
PLEASE don't turn in my name to the Kanan. Some scalawag did yesterday. Now, I have just two more points to make ___
And so he held 'em, though the whistle had blown and it was lunch time.
You saw his name yesterday. Do you want to see it again tomorrow? Report him if he doesn't stop it!
Student Tickets Are For Sale In Fraser
Student enterprise tickets are on sale now at the office of George O. Foster, registrar. The price is the same as last year, $5, and the coupon is valid until March 31. The ball games, ten basketball games and ten baseball games, besides the track meets, debates, band, orchestra, mandolin and glee club concerts. There are also free shuttle bus trips.
NUMBER 18
HAVE A DRINK on the Kan man"
Because of the Normal game Sat
urday, it is expected that the sale wil
be heavy the latter part of the week.
This is the invitation extended all students by means of a sign above the distilled water container in Fraser Hall.
The Kansan furnishes paper for making sanitary individual drinking cups, and places above the water container a diagram showing how the cups are to be made.
Students who "make their own" are thus assured of an individual cup which is absolutely sanitary. There is no need to use a "common porcelain cup, glass, or ceramic groom-covered bubbling fountains.
Incidentally, the University authorities, who decided that they could not afford the $500 increase in the price of paper from which manufactured cups are made, are pointed to a cheap and effective way of getting around the difficulty.
Just another of the ways in which the Kansan serves its readers.
Geologists Will Visit Kansas Coal and Zinc Fields During Meeting
Professors Moore, Haines and Terrill To Represent K. U. Department On Tour
Prof. A. C. Terrill and Prof. R. C. Moore, of the department of geology, have gone to St. Louis to attend the annual meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers October 8-13. Professor Moore is going primarily to attend the meeting of the American State Geologists Society which will meet in conjunction with the institute.
The sheet ground district of Webb City will be visited Thursday by the delegation and Professor Terrill is endeavoring to arrange a special side trip in motor cars from Pittsburgh, through Ficher and much of the Baxter Springs zinc country that has come into prominence the last few months. Professor Terrill believes the Kansas zinc field holds fair to be the greatest field. The convention will visit the southern part of the field Friday, and Saturday will visit the Cushing oil field.
Kansas' great zinc field in Cherokee county, the lead mines of that district and the coal mines of Crawford County, are connected to more than 300 mining experts who are attending the institute. They will go to the Kansas mining centers in a special train, arriving Thursday morning, October 11, in Arcadia to witness Pittsburgh district being the greatest coal stipping area in the world.
Professors Terrill and Moore and Prof. W. P. Haynes have prepared a bulletin on the mineral resources of Kansas which will be distributed on the train. Kansas deserves widespread recognition as a foremost mining state as well as an oil and wheat state. Professor Terrill said.
The question of war minerals as well as the petroleum supply of this country will take up a large part of the program of the geologists. Be prepared, as is the case in the port of the sixteen national army cantonments just being completed.
Thursday, ten or twenty University mining engineers plan to go to Joplin to join the party on the remainder or its trip.
Engineers Work At Ottawa
Four electrical engineers have been spending most of their time for the past two weeks working at Ottawa in preparation for Ourir senior students on test steam turbine driven electrical generators. They have been testing and accepting tests on the new generators which were recently installed at Ottawa this summer. George M. Bowman, W. T. Frier, Charles L. Shugart, and R. W. Warner, all senior electrical engineers, have been doing the work for nearly a week and most of ago for nearly a week and most of last week working on the problem. They will finish most of the tests by the end of this week.
W. S. G. A. Will Send Money and Any Gifts To Boys at Fort Sill
Woman's Council Organizes Students To Help Company M
Proceeds From Middy Dane Will Be Given To Company Fund
Will Give A Benefit Dance Dr. Sudler Heads Movement
Company M, the University company now at Ft. Still, has been "adopted" by the Women's Student Government Association. This action was taken by the council of the association at its regular meeting last night.
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University May Honor Lieutenant Fitzsimons With Memorial Tablet
The next midday dance, which will
begin on the seventh of November 5, will be a benefit for the
children of the church.
The council plans to contribute this money to the company fund and to organize the women of the University into committees to send to the company, things most needed. Captain Jones will cooperate with the council in this plan. He says many things, such as stationery, candles, searchlights, fire extinguishers and newspapers, are lacking at camp. The men can not purchase these because they are not allowed to go to Lawton except on special permit.
The men appreciate candy and any "home-cooking" that can be sent through the mail without damage. A committee will be organized from the W. S. G. A. to take charge of sending such gifts. The council probably will work with the department of home economics and prepare a Thanksgiving dinner. The department has placed the laboratories at the service of the University we men for this purpose. The faculties also will aid in the work.
A great deal of the work probably will be done through the organizations of University women according to the sections of town in which they live.
Kappa Phi to Initiate
A special meeting of the district chairmen has been called for Monday at five o'clock at the Sigma Kappa house to discuss plans.
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP
Regular meeting of Kappa Phi will be held Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Myers Hall so that the members can attend the Y. W. C. A. banquet before the meeting. Initiation will be Reserve Stout and Marie Grace Stut, Resistance Stout and Marie Hattetter. Membership and pledge due are due at this meeting.
Black Helmet, honorary sophomore society, held initiation at the Pi Upsilon house for Earnest Clark, Joe Daniels, Paul Johnson, Rollow Howden, Earl McKinney, Fred Leach, Royal Ryan, Philip Doane, Xenophon Smith, and Bruce Fleming.
Black Helmets Initiate
France
Committees From All Schools to Collect Funds Will Be Named Soon
Were You Among These?
Will Commemorate Death Of First K. U. Alumni In
The movement on foot to erect a memorial in honor of Lieut. W. T. Fitzsimons, K. U'12, the first University man to fall in battle since the entrance of this country into the war, took definite form this morning with the announcement that committees from the School of Medicine, the Army and the Navy raise money for the memorial would be named. Dr. Mervin T. Sudler has taken the lead in organizing the movement for the memorial.
In the October issue of the Graduate Magazine Doctor Sudler says, "The pride of the University in such an event is that you feel to honor him, knowing that any country is safe when such ideals are held and practiced by its young men."
**NOT FOR TABLET**
Several plans for the Lieutenant Fitzsimons have been suggested. One is to use a fund contributed by students, faculty and alumni to purchase books for the University. Another suggestion such seems to have the wide appraisal that the immortal tablet be presented in his honor.
"We should have at least $700 we are to erect a memorial tablet," said Doctor Sudler. "When the new Administration building is finished the tablet be placed in it with those now in Fraser Chapel in honor of our former孝顺长子 Fred Alford. The movement should not be allowed to drag. It is a worthy cause and everyone should give it support."
Oratorical Tryouts Soon
Arrangements for the Missouri Valley Oratory contest which will be held in March, are being made by Arthur McMurray, of the depart- ment of the oratory, MacMurray will give out information concerning the oratory tryouts which are to be held this fall, to any students who wish it. The colleges which will take part in the contest are Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Ames, State Agricultural College and Washington and Drake universities.
Miss MacCatherine Resigns
Miss Pauline MacCatherine, who has been chief clerk in the business office in Fraser Hall during the last three years, has resigned and will leave tomorrow for New York where she will spend the winter.
Sincerely—
Subscribers to the KANSAN, whose subscriptions were unpaid, were yesterday sent a notice of the amount which they owed, and to kindly settle this at once.
There's an old saying, which I guess is as old as the earth we live upon, that we all make mistakes.
If you were sent a card asking you for the amount we have checked against you on our books—and you have already paid that amount and hold a receipt for it—then it's our "bone", and I'm mighty sorry we caused you this disconvenience.
To this rule the newspaper is not an exception. Newspapers and their systems, their policies, their campaigns are but the efforts and beliefs of individuals—human beings—and consequently all newspapers make mistakes!
But for those who have not paid their subscription—PLEASE DO SO, otherwise you can readily appreciate that it will be impossible for us to carry your name on our subscription roll. None but PAID subscriptions will be left on the KANSAN list after October 20.
Please call me at K. U. 66, and I'll be only too glad to correct our error.
Either mail us a check for the amount of your subscription or pay for the same at this office, or the University business office, Fraser Hall.
And let me repeat—if there's a complaint—don't hesitate to call this office.
Oct. 10, 1917.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN.
Cornell Professor Will Lecture To Engineer
Prof. W. J. H. Haumgartner, corresponding secretary of Sigma Xi, has made final arrangements for the circuit lectures, to be given here by Professor of Engineering at Cornell University, November 16 and 17.
Professor Newell will lecture on "Co-operation Among Engineers", and "The Government Aids In Feeding The Nation", the last of which are given. These lectures will also be given at the University of Missouri.
Sigma Xi has for fifteen years brought lecturers to the University. The lectures will probably be given in Fraser Chapel, at 4:30 p. m. and will be open to the general student body.
Plain Tales From The Hill
The Holiday
The alarm you forgot.
The cold outside.
The warm inside.
The business downtown.
The resolve to get up.
The warmth inside.
The cold outside.
The splashing water of the bath.
The street car.
The wearing against wood.
The warmth inside.
The cold outside.
The back to sleep movement.
The complete oblivion.
The rest of the day.
The空军 at night.
The tired feeling.
The thrill that comes in a life-
time. Trying on a freshman the
capital first.
Three push buttons present themselves to the caller at the Gamma Phi Beta house. The caller wants in. He pushes one button. Then he worries. What if one is for the cook? Maybe it calls the house matron? Maybe the girls? But all three of the buttons bring someone to the door and that's what one wants.
No, dear folks, true Romance is not dead.
To students on the Hill he is the Chancellor or Chance.
To his wife, we believe he is Frank.
To some he is Mr. Strong.
To his children he should be
but ill rested.
The Chancellor was in his yard cleaning his car the other day. Out went a man.
"Chancellor, oh, Chancellor, come, on into the house, you said his son. "You know, you
Twelve K. U. women had planned for today, oh such a nice time at Kansas City. They gave all their money to the girls in Kansas City and it was up to him to buy twelve tickets for the girls and one for himself. He bought them. He told the girls he had lunch with the girls and prepared to cut classes today. And they did.
Comes the word that the man friend was seriously injured in an conscious and the tickets couldn't be found and no one had seen them.
The girls attended class today And are going to a movie tonight.
Upperclassmen can do some of the meanest things.
Last week the U. C. M. in a certain Ohio street room house dressed one of their fellow members like a burglar. Then they sent a freshman down to the basement. Just as the frosh hit the bottom of the embryo burglar pulled a gun and shot the student. Up went two hands, two arms, and ten fingers in the air. One series digs came down and shelled out one dollar and one half. The burglar took the money and then laughed at him. Then he bet it on the world's series on the giants.
The Kansan is running the names of the professors holding classes overtime. But it didn't get the names of the two kittens who crawled under Snow Hall yesterday and delayed the Histology class a half hour while two Medics got out and got under the building.
P. F. Walker, formerly dean of the School of Engineering, who received his commission as major last spring, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Colonel Walker was in lawrence today on his way to Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico, where he will be stationed. Former National Guards regiments are in camp there.
Former Dean Walker Now A Lieutenant-Colonel
All Stores Would Treat Students at Same Time Instead of Old Method
Merchants to Serve Eats and Do Away With Rowdy-
Two Bands To Take Part
thusiasm
Merchants' Band Will Help K. U. Musicians Stir Enthusiasm
A complete shake-up in the plans for the annual nightshirt parade was caused at noon today when a committee from the Merchants' Association, downtown, met with Walter Hakevorst, president of the Student Council and Rusty Friend, cheerleader, and submitted a new program for the evenings entertainment Saturday night.
Owing to the bad impression created by the unorganized visits to the downtown stores for "treats" in the course of the parade the merchants outed out a plan to have the eats served on non-subscription units, non subscriptions are being taken up from all of the stores and the opinion is that a much better "feed" will be given by collecting all of the "treets" and dealing them out at one time. In this way some of the eats and dealing them have nothing to give while the parade is in progress can subscribe to the general fund to buy the food.
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL AFFAIR
"It is not our idea to make a Sunday School affair out of the parade," said Rusty Friend today. "I believe we can have just as much fun and raise just as much enthusiasm by doing away with the wasteful idea of the school stuff of the stores. Then too, under the adult chant who gave away all of the wormy cigars that he had been saving for years or the candy that had rotted on his hands was not treating the students like the man they were teaching. We are sure to get something fit to eat under the new plan."
Friend has appointed sergeants to help make the parade a success. Over every eight men will be placed one of these men and the march will assume the nature of a military affair. The merchants will furnish a band for the occasion. The K. U. band will be in the parade.
Boxes for bonfires will be supplied in abundance by the merchants. After the bonfire in South Park the proceed to Uncle Jimmy Green's home.
DO AWAY WITH ILL-FEELING "It is our plan to do away with all ill feeling between students and merchants, which the raiding tactics of parades in previous years have caused," said Thomas R. Sweeney, a Lawrence business man and chairman of the committee.
"We are anxious to see the parade a big success," said Harry W. Sparks, Secretary of the Merchants Association. "We believe that it makes for loyalty and school spirit. It is not our aim to injure the annual parade, but we want to eliminate all the raiding and rowdyism that goes with it.
"Many times during the last few years there have been things done during the parade which have injured the reputation of the University and often these things have not been done by men on the Hill, either."
Student enterprise tickets are on sale at the registrar's office. Only twenty-seven were sold this morning.
The new officers of the French Club, elected last spring, will take office at the first meeting this year, date to be announced later. They are: President, Mary Pedroja; vice-president, Margaret Husson; secretary, Marjory Rickard; treasurer, Neale Carman. The meetings will be held every Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock in Room 306, Fraser Hall.
October 10, 1917 To the Students of the University:
I urgently request that at the time of the first football parade Saturday night, students entirely refrain from any damage to or interference property, and from anything that could harm them in any way reflect upon the good name of the University.
Please note that of all years this is the one that calls for serious conduct and conservation of all our resources. It is time, also, to avoid all friction and whatever else may interfere with unity in our state and country.
FRANK STRONG, Chancellor.
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