UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
Food Waste Must Stop Or People Will Suffer Kennedy Tells Students
NUMBER 162
Representative of Herbert
Hoover Says West Must
Wake Up
A Great American Family
U. S. Must Band Together Into a Huge Food-Saving Machine
"In the past twelve months, American housekeepers have wasted food to the amount of seven hundred million dollars. Unless this enormous food waste is stopped quickly, the United States would be with a food famine within six months."
This was the statement made by Bruce Kennedy, field representative of Herbert Hoover, United States food administrator, in his appeal for food conservation in Kansas at a lecture in Fraser Chapel Friday afternoon.
"The people of the middle west, because of their prosperity and isolated position, do not realize the full significance of this problem," said Mr. Kennedy. "It is up to the west to wake up and begin to save as the people of the world." The solution of this great issue rests upon the voluntary will of the people."
Mr. Kennedy emphasized the fact that it was food and hospitals that were needed on the western front now.
A GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY
"The time has come when they say in Washington that the American hospital is more important than the men sent to fight. The soldiers on the battlefield must be fed if the people have to go hungry.
A GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY.
"Experts say it is not altogether money that we need. We want a perfected organization of the great American family into a food-saving machine."
THAT DRIVE OCTOBER 21
According to Mr. Kennedy, thousands of women throughout the country have already pledged themselves to carry out Mr. Hoover's plans. Many more women are needed, however. The food administrator must organize at least half of the 23,000,000 housewives into a great army of savers and food workers. Kansas with 435,318 families, was urged to do her part.
"The big drive for food conservation will begin Sunday morning, October 21, when appeals will be made from every pulpit in the land," said Mr. Kennedy. "Heads of all religious organizations have been summoned to Washington and have promised their assistance. On October 22, messengers were whisked through the country and directly to the President's operation with the President and Mr. Hoover in this, the greatest crisis in American history."
More than a million men and women already are in the service of the government, according to Mr. Kennedy. Government officials are well suited with the attitude of the people and believe they will do their duty.
"I have come here to ask the students of the University of Kansas to view this matter as one of great concern," said Mr. Hoover's messenger, in closing. "Our country is at war and in great danger, and needs the services of every man, woman and child."
Class Officials Take Offices—Posters Gone
Class officers, elected Friday, officially took office today. The passing of election is marked by the activity of the University junior force in the posters of the sidewalks. Most signage on the entrance campaign had been removed this morning.
The new officers of the senior class are: Warren Wattles, president; Edward (Dutch) Schoenfeldt, vice-president; John L. Ross, treasurer; and Lena Rogers, treasurer.
Junior offenders; Hershel Washington, president; Rex Brown, vice president; Frances Hitchcock, secretary; LaVerne Tucker, treasurer; Raymond Hemphill and Warren Woody, Junior From managers; Gene Dyer and Lynn Hershey, editor and manager of the 1919 Jiahawkwar.
Sophomore officers: Bruce Fleming, president; Don Hughes, vicepresident; Mary Samson, secretary; Jeff Carter, manager and Rip Brady, hop manager.
Freshman officers: Wayne Martin president; Agnes Sutton, vice-president; Everett Bradley, secretary and Victor Tomlinson, treasurer.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 1917.
Final tryouts for the second tenors in the Glee Club will be held tonight at the home of Professor. Farrell 1008 Ohio from 7 to 8 o'clock.
Evanoff Has American Love For Teuton Kultur
Studying the ways and means o improving the campus on Mt. Orea is of more importance to Theodore Evanvoff, the landscape gardener, than the quickest way to end war with George Washington, although he has been in the United States just three years, is thoroughly American in his contempt for the German way of doing things. "But," he says, "if I try to say anything about how the government is to be when I work on my gardens I can accomplish results that are worthy of notice."
Mr. Evanoff has nothing against his native country aside from the fact that they have joined the Germans in this war, but he expects to live the remainder of his life in America, and is studying hard trying to master both the English language and the art of gardening.
FRIDAY was election day.
The polls closed at 3
clock. At just 3:20 the story
of the election was in type and
every reader of the Kansan had
the news of the election while it
was news. Reporters for the
Kansan were at each of the
class polls and rushed the figures
to the office at the moment
the votes were counted. Kansan
readers did not have to wait until Monday to get
the news of the election.
The regular mail edition of the Kansan went out to the state readers on time. An edition was run before the election news came in.
This is just one move in the hundreds the Kansan makes every day to see that the Kansan readers get Service.
Wear Your Widter Fladdels Toborrow
The days of widter have cub ado with the disbised classes. Owig to idusufflied heat id several class robs of the Hill classes were disbished this bordig. The boilers are allowed to cool over Suds ady they started early edough this mordig. Jadurtors are od dot sudy.
Accordig to Johd Eb. Shea, superidetedte of builds adds grouns the heatig systeb is id fide cidiot add he probies heat for toborow. The presdst coal supply is sufficited to last sub tibe.
Shiverig, studedits id the upper floors of Fraser were hubely disbissed by wise instructors who did dot care to start ad epidemic deoduodin. Id the chadcelor's office the assistsdts wrapped themselves iid heavy coats ad resigned theebsels to blue doses.
Law students were idified by their instructors to thief of hot stew and steak.
But Br. Shea idofrs us that the roobs will dot be cold all witter.
A light frost, the first of the year fell last night. It is was genera enough to reach the southwestern part of the state. It may have done more than usual last week crops. The temperature last night was 30 degrees above zero.
Light Frost Last Night
Friends here have received wort, from E. C. Barba, P17, who is in the law division of the Bureau of Public Records and left Lawrence June 3 and sailed to Vancouver June 21. He went via Honkong and Yokohama, stopping several days at each place, and arrived at Manila late in July. Mr. Barba said he would come back at the end of two years to take more work on the hill.
Barba In Philippines
Stanley Hoisington, son of Col. P. M. Hoisington, in command of the Second Kansas infantry regiment, of Newton, committed suicide in his room at Topeka, Saturday. Failing health and failure to receive a com-mand of the officers' training camp at Fort Hill, he reasoned for shooting himself. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Law.
Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes, who i ill at her home here will be able to resume her work now, it is said. Miss Edna Osborn of the Graduate School who has been taking Miss Hoopes' classes was ordered to the hospital on Friday, Sept. 12. Miss Letty Arches, of the Graduate School, is substituting for Miss Osborn.
Miss Hoopes Back Soon
Graduate Commits Suicide
State Teachers' Meeting At Topeka Nov. 8,9,1C Noted Educators There
W. H. Johnson, President, Announces Interesting Program For 3-Days Session
Discuss Education and War
Ray Stannard Baker, "David Grayson," and W. A. White Will Be Present
Preparations for the annual convention of the State Teachers' Association which is to be held in Tepaeca November 8, 9 and 10 are being made by W. H. Johnson, president of the association, and other University professors and instructors who are on the program. Educators from all over the country will be a part of the program, which promises to be one of the best ever arranged by the association.
Besides the educators who will speak during the convention, the committee has arranged to have literary men present. For entertainment during the convention musicians of the three days programs during the three days' session.
Some of the important speakers on the program of national fame are Rabbi Stephen Wise of New York City. He will talk Thursday morning at Columbia University for "Democracy." Thursday evening Dr. David Sneedden of Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York City, will talk on "Proposals for an After-War Program of Education." Fri., May 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. zoo of the University of Washington, will address the association on "The Making of a National Character." Friday evening, Stannard Baker will talk on "The Art of Living in Awakened World." W. A. White of Emporia will also speak Friday evening.
Besides the University instructors and professors who will be on the program, many faculty members and students will attend the convention. Some of the University faculty members on the program are: William S. Lemke (Classroom), Prof. F. J. Koehler, Prof. F. E. Koester, Dean F. J. Koehler, Elise Neuenchwander, Mrs. Herman Olcott, Arthur Nevin and Frank Kendrie.
Accident Delay Tests In Soil Evaporation
Station Trying to Discover Relation of Evaporation To Rainfall
The experiment in evaporation to have been carried on by Prof. C. A. Shull, at his experiment station were delayed this summer by an accident which occurred to the apparatus last year. The instrument which is used in taking the tests is composed of a pressure gauge and a thermometer. When this was pushed into the ground the handle was broken, owing to a defect in workmanship.
The station is trying to discover what relation the evaporation bears to the velocity of the wind and the temperature. Last July the evaporation from the tank in front of the experiment station was eleven inches, while the rainfall was only one half inch. In September the rainfall was 5.70 inches while the evaporation was 5.44 inches. It has been discovered that the evaporation is nearly always greater than the rainfall.
The test for evaporation is generally taken from soil at a depth of from six to forty inches. The soil is taken to the laboratory and tested. Several samples are taken from the soil, and this method the evaporation for the same kind of soil at different depths is obtained.
To increase the membership on the Y. W. C. A. this year is the work of a committee organized recently, plan of this committee is to see personal progress in the University. Each girl who is a member of the committee is expected to pass cards to ten girls who, if they become members, will in turn see ten others until, as it is hoped, they will have joined the organization.
Y. W. C. A. To Launch Big Campaign For Members
The banquet which is to be given Wednesday night in the gymnasium is especially for these new members. It is the duty of every girl in the University to take part in this movement and make the Y. W. C. A. of this year larger and stronger than of the preceding years.
Professor Nevin Goes To Camp Grant; Whole Family is In War Work
Director of Music Will Lead Singing of Soldiers In Illinois
Leaves for East Wednesday
Mrs. Nevin Is In Hospital Service And Sons Are Driving Ambulances
War has called the entire family of Prof. Arthur Nevin into service. It was announced today that Professor Nevin would leave the University Wednesday for Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill., where the government has called him to take charge of the music in the national army cantonment. Mrs. Nevin was called recently to one of their two sons who have been accepted as ambulance drivers at the front in France.
The last two years Professor Nevin has been a significant builder in the musical life in Kansas. It is through him that Kansas has become recognized as a leader in community music, and it is through him that the towns of Kansas have come to realize the civic value of music.
TO LEAD 40,000
"I shall lead 40,000 young men in singing," said Professor Nevin, "and I know that my part in their lives will be important. We will sing national anthems and the sectional folk songs of America and all the popular songs." He added, "I hope my camp are sent to the front. I hope I shall be sent with them."
"Now is the time for the men and women of Kansas to carry on this work of community singing," said Ruth Spiegel, who worked he was leaving. "They have many who are capable of leading and organizing. The older societies can send some of their members to help organize and arrange programs."
NEED MUSIC NOW
"Music is just what every community should turn to at this time when the young men are leaving. It should serve as a unifying force and should help them to foster riflicting their husbands and brothers and fathers and sons. It should serve as a promoting force for patriotism, if that were needed. I hope that the men and women of Krasna will make music that they have developed so far."
Mr. Nevin's operas "Poia" and "The Daughter of the Forest" will be produced this season by the Chicago Grand Opera Company. "Boia" was written by the legendary composer of the Royal Opera House in Berlin, where it made its initial appearance.
Extension Office Sends Films to High Schools
Ninety Sets of Slides and Films Showing Classics and Industries Supplied
Ninety sets of illustrated lantern slides and sets of motion pictures are supplied free by the Extension Divi- tion of the University to state high schools
This slide service extends throughout the nine months of the school year and the equipment for it has grown from twelve sets of slides in 1912 to ninety sets now in regular use. Fifty-three sets are on a regular circuit. Those which go out on special request are used by ministers, Sunday school classes, church organizations, and women's clubs.
The sets on the regular circuit go principally to high schools where they are used for class work and evening entertainments. For the most part these schools are in small advantage of entertainment are few.
A newer service and one which is bound to grow is the film service. Films are sent out, three reels to a studio, which produces one historical, and one literary.
Some of the films which the division is able to furnish are: Paul Reverer's Ride, Life of Abraham Lincoln, Ivanhoe, Odyssey, Old Curiosity Shop, Nicholas Nickeby, Rip Van Winkle, and meat industry, the manufacture of steel rails, of silk, of rugs and of shoes.
Military Training Plans Halted
Plans being made for compulsory
military training at the University
have been halted until the arrival of
the army officer who has been as-
sessed to train students. It has
been decided as to what students
must take the training or what credit
will be given for it.
Boil All Drinking Water,
Health Authorities Say
Because the Lawrence water system is being almost completely remade the water is somewhat polluted and some impurities necessarily go out into the mains. For this reason the public is advised to boil all drinking water during the construction period, University Health authorities say there is no danger. However, wells should not be used. The typhoid epidemic of last year started from an impure well, and all wells are dangerous.
Plain Tales From The Hill
Returned football players and rooters from Urbana tell this story;
While war may have made some us stop school, it hasn't taken away all signs of that K. U. spirit which always remains. Bennie Minburn and Einnie Whitehead, now in the ground aviation training school at Urbana, demonstrated that the good old Rock Chalk spirit always lives. Saturday found more than one hundred men from the aviation camp on hand rooting to Kansas. What if they were Valentine's Day soldiers, Kansas was the stamping ground of them all. Rock Chalk did its part in the game Saturday.
Rusty Friend, Brick Chandler, Bob Hunt and John Montgomery were the men direct from school at the game. Rusty had his hands full keeping up with the yelling of those hundred men from every place, but for Kansas.
Relative to the Sunday morning activities of Ira Ham, an engineer with a fancy for mustaches; Ira journeys to some town on the Santa Fe every Sunday for the day. Last week in a spirit of bravado he started to commence to begin to get ready to try to attempt a raise a mustache. Something came out on his lip directly north of his nose.
When Sunday came and the time for the train to the home of the light of his life approached he resolved that it wouldn't do to wear the hairs to her home. He started to shave the hair on the cop car and night before the other men in the house had hidden his razor. Result was he took the manicure scissors and sheared them off. Then he found the razor and shaved the leavings.
His girl never will know.
Let us forget the harunings of Harum and consign that beautiful conception of Yankee thrift to the Limbo of the Unknown, for among us appears a student with the secret formula for enjoying three squares a dollar from the maternal kitchen, all for two dollars per week and dad stands that.
Wilbur Fischer, graduate in journalism last year, now Lieut. W. A. Fischer at Camp Funston, was in Lawrence Sunday haunting around. "It's a far cry from newspapers to be at war, but I hope to get back into the game when the kaiser is hocked," said Fischer. He went back last night.
A few miles west of Lawrence is a mother, a kitchen, a grocery store and good things to eat. In Lawrence there are hundreds of worlds of hot water and a big idea.
Twice a week the postman brings perishable things to son from the store. Coffee, hot bread, sugar, condensed milk. Sometimes biscuits, sometimes cake, sometimes homemade pie.
It's an easy matter with a stove to make a cup of coffee, to warm the fried chicken, to fry some ham, to cook a steak, to push up on a quarter of a plate, or pie.
All of which is better than rehashing the hashins of some boarding clubs. And thrift could be his middle name.
Marvin Creager, c'04, has been promoted to exchange editor of the Kansas City Star. Mr. Creager has been named for the last five years except a short time when he was Washington correspondent for the Star.
John Tucker, c'19, has shown the first Liberty Bond to be exhibited on the Hill. Tucker's father is one of his officers of a bank down town and through Dad did he have easy access o the bonds.
The women in the Special Problems class of the department of home economics are arranging a series of food sales to be held several times a day on the main floor of Fraser hall. The first sale was held last Wednesday.
The purpose of these sales is to save the food which is otherwise uselessly consumed and to use the profits from the sales in reducing the high costs. Any profit over this is to be given to the Company M fund.
Tuesdays and Thursday probably will be the days of the sales.
Food Sales To Be Held In Fraser, Twice a Week
Coach Zuppke's Eleven Defeated Jayhawkers in Season's Opening Game
Kansas Line Held Like Stone Wall At End Of First Quarter
Blocks Many Kansas Kicks
Illinois Coach Says Kansas Has Better Team Than Last
Year
By John A. Montgomery (Special Kansas Representative) Playing a hard fighting game Kansas succeeded in holding the strong IL 12-20 score in the opening clash of the season Saturday afternoon at Urbana.
Illinois kicked to Foster, Kansas quarterback, who was only able to return two yards. Foster attempted an end run and then booted the ball seventy-five yards to the Illinois five yard line. The Illini rooters held the ball for seven and four minutes. Klein, Illini right, end, booted the ball to the forty-eight yard line.
With the ball in Illini territory Kansas stock went up. Foster attempted a run around left end but he was dropped down back o punt. The Kansas ball he ball high, however, and when Foser kicked, Charpier, Illini fullback, locked the ball but Kansas recovered it on the Kansas fifteen yard line.
PRINGLE MADE 8-YARD GAIN
Kansas, Kansas left halfback, then smashed it on the ground and gun-gun-punted to the forty-five yard line. With the ball in Kansas territory, Illini started to march down the field. After three straight downs, however, Nichols, Illini quarterback, attempted a pass and Illinois, Kansas right end, intercepted it, was tackled before he got started.
Foster then punted to the center of the field. Conch Zuckappe's forces rallied at the stage of the game and wonted to play football to the Kansas five yard lines.
HELD ILLINOIS FOR DOWNS
The Illinois line held like a stone wall, and the backfield men were forced back for a loss every time they attempted to drive through the line. After four attempts to push the ball over the Kansas goal line, Illinois lost the ball on downs. The first score of the game was made by Illinois a minute later, when Klein blocked the ball that Foster attempted to kick. Illinois recovered the ball. Kansas goal line giving Illinois two point points in their favor, the Illinois players rejuvenated and kept the ball in Kansas territory during most of the remaining time.
Illinois made the first touchdown on a fifteen yard forward pass from Nichols to Klein in the middle of the second touchdown came after fifth play when Bregman, substitute Illini left half, received a forward pass from Klein and plunged over the Kansas goal line. Charpier made the first touchdown of the game after ten yards quarter on a plunge through the line.
Practically all of the Illini and Kansas gains were made on straight football. Illinois used the onward flip to keep Kansas out, but Kansas attempted the forward pass, but twice during the game. Both attempts were made in the last quarter. The first pass netted Kansas ten yards and was from Fringle to Foster.
KANSAS WEAK AT CENTER
Kansas put up a great fight from start to finish. The weak point in the Kansas line was the center position through which Illinois made gain after gain. Kansas tackling playersugged in spots, although several of their players showed exceptionally good form in bringing down the illini runners.
Coach Zuppke said the Kansas team this year was "much superior" to the team which clashed with Illinois last year. He said the Illini were stronger than last year, and that the players did exceptionally well to make as many first dows as they did. Although he did not know much about the strength of the teams in the Missouri Valley Conference, he
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HESE ones did it!
C. A. DYKSTRA
F. E. MELVIN
[If your professors hold classes over time, tell the Kansan.]