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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thayer Art Relics Valued At $10,000 At University Now
Kansas City Woman Has Loan ed Immence Collection to K. U. Conditionally
To Provide Suitable Place
Kansas Has Three Years In Which to Make Room For Treasure
The William B. Thayer Memorial Art Collection was moved to the University during the summer and soon became a landmark in the floor of the Administration Building.
A COLLECTION OF YEARS
Mrs. Thayer has been making the collection for years. She gathered the collection in order that she might pass it on for the upbuilding of art in the Middle West. It has been housed in her home in Kansas City. Several years ago she offered it to the Art Institute of Kansas City, but that institution was unable to take it. Then several of the state universities of the Middle West tried to get the collection.
The collection consisting of more than five thousand pieces of art was given to the University by Mrs. Sally C. Thayer of Kansas City in memory of her husband, the late William B. Thayer. The value of the art collection is conservatively estimated at $150,000 and it is the most valuable gift ever made to the University.
MUST PROVIDE SUITABLE HOUSING
Last January, Mrs. Thayer offered to lend the collection to the University for four years. However, the University already was cramped for class rooms and there was no room for the rare works of art.
At the commencement exercises last spring, Chancellor Frank Strong announced Mrs. Thayer had decided to join the University with the collection. In the deed of gift Mrs. Thayer stipulated that the University must provide a suitable place to house and exhibit the collection within three years. The collection is to be known as the William B. Thayer Memorial and no object may be taken from the collection.
There are fifteen Japanese and Chinese water colors and a $15,000 collection of 1,800 Japanese prints. This collection includes the famous prints formerly owned by Frank Chicago Wright, well known Chicago architect.
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The fourth one is below the fifth.
The fifth one is above the sixth.
The sixth one is below the seventh.
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3. above the fourth
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5. above the第六
6. below the第七
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3. above the fourth
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6. below the第七
Two freight cars were required to bring the collection to Lawrence, not including the most valuable pieces, which were sent by express. There are twenty-eight oil paintings by modern masters in the collection. These pictures include canvases by Innes, Winslow Homer, Robert Henri, Gardner Symonds, Sororita Basteda, Joseph Israel, Elmer Brown, John La Farge, Richard Miller, Theodore Robinson, Homer Martin, Mesdag, Bashum and others. For several of these paintings Mrs. Thayer has been offered $10,000 and $12,000 each.
MANY RARE TEXTILE
Mrs. Thayer's gift also include more than a thousand works of artistic textiles. Among them are Coptic weaves made in Egypt 3,000 years before Christ. One of the Oriental textiles is a twenty-five rare old American Counterpanes and a collection of Indian blankets of American Indians from Alaska to Peru. One of them is a chief's blanket valued at $900. The textiles are illustrative of the art, religion, and customs of many central Asian peoples. A Group of Paisley and Persian shawls are among them.
The collection of lamps includes Roman lamps, brass, iron, and silver candlesticks. There are two Chinese stone lanterns weighing a ton each and standing seven feet tall. Five stone Buddas and two lacquer shrines are in the lot. There also are collections of artworks such as crystal crystals, pewter, brass, silver, Japanese and Chinese ivory and other carvings, bronzes, silver vessels and several types of period furniture.
SIX HUNDRED BOOKS ON ART
SIX HUNDREDS BOOKS ON AR.
There are between 1,500 and 2,000 pieces of ceramics and glass, comprising good examples of almost every type of cermic art. A Chinese river bowl is valued at 800 and a thirteen-sandstone bowl, about eight inches in diameter, at $1,500. There are 600 books on art that are of special value to the University. Many could not be replaced and the entire collection is regarded as priceless in educational value.
According to Prof. W. A. Griffith, head of the department of painting and drawing, Mrs. Thayer's gift is of inestimable educational value to Kansas. The books are for reference only by University students, but the remainder of the collection must be put on exhibition free to the public.
Cherokee, Okla., Athletes In K, U. This Semester
Oklahoma again has sent two of her best-known athletes to the University. Entering the University for the first time this year, are Everett and Orval Bradley, known throughout Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri for their track records during their school course at Cherokee Oklahoma.
The first named of the two brothers won the individual track honors at the invitation high school track meet here last year, and has enough medals and loving cups to start their season. They were entered from Cherokee but they were able to take second place in the meet here for their school.
Work of Big Sisters In Aiding New Students Successful Enterprise
System Here Compares Favorably With Big Eastern
The Big Sister work of the University which aims to help freshman women in becoming acclimated to University life is so efficient organized that it equals similar systems in Wellesley, Smith, and other centers at Oxford to Mist Kathleen Duffield, secretary of the University Y. W. C. A.
The work is better organized than ever before in K. U. and accordingly has better results. "No freshmen have been lost this year," said Agnes Hertzler, chairman of the committee. "Ordinarily some of them get lost in the strange town and have to be hunted up. The Big Sisters have prevented this by meeting all new girls at the train."
"The new girls have been well taken care of here this week," said Muff Duffield. "The Big Sisters met them at the train, secured rooms for them and helped them enroll. The work is thoroughly audited and it compared favorably with that in Wellsley, Holyoke, or Smith."
The Big Sister work is in charge of the Y. W. C. A., and it has an excellent organization. The chairman is the commanding officer. Under her are ten captains, of whom is responsible for ten or more Big Sisters. Each Big Sister has one or more Little Sisters, so that each of the 209 freshman women has a Big Sister to act as friend and advisor.
The work of the committee is not finished with helping new girls through the first week of school. The Big Sisters will be their friends throughout the year. The captains plan to promote acquaintance among the new students by taking their own groups of "Sisters" in to talk about them. They are also planning other ways in which the new girls may make friends early in the year and expect to entertain the groups frequently this year.
Bv the Way—
Paul Flagg and Bruce Church, members of the Kansas City, Kas., ambulance corps were visitors in Lawrence yesterday. They expect to leave today with their unit for Fort Sill. Flagg was a student in the department of journalism and a member of the Kansan Board.
Julian Stephenson, who has been doing geological survey work in Wisconsin this summer expects to return to the field. He is now located at Camp Meyer, Wis.
Dr. James Elliott was a week-end visitor at the Beta Pi house. Doctor Elliot is now a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps at Camp Funston. ,
Phi Chi, medical fraternity, announces the following pledges: H. U. Besse, Pittsburg; H. E. Friesen, Hillsboro; Carl, Carl; there will be a smoker for rushes and pledges Tuesday evening.
Omer C. West, a student in the School of Medicine in the summer session has become tired of boarding round and has been married. He is now in his home at Netavaka, Kau. West is principal of the high school.
Mrs. Elliott Taylor and Miss Mona Clare Huffman, c17, were guests last week at the Sigma Kappa house.
Miss Blanehe Mullen, a graduate of the University in 1915 who is teaching in the high school at Leavenworth, visited at the Kappa Kappa Gamma house Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Margaret McElvain visited at the Alpha Chi Omega house Saturday and Sunday. Miss McElvain graduated from the University last year and is now teaching in the White Cloud schools.
J. C. Malin who has been taking a special course in Education the past two years and is now a teacher in the Iola high school is in Lawrence visitation. He is now a new high school and has delayed the beginning of school until October 1.
Miss Beulah Stewart, Harold Wilson,
and Frank Lisherman, drove up in a car from Baldwin City Sunday
and spent the day with Miss Florence
Hazel Peters, a sophomore in the College last year, is now superintendent of the high school in Traer, Douglas county, Kansas.
Hobert Lutz, e'18, has returned from Pittsburgh, Pa., where he has been working.
Basil Church and Edgar Hollis drove to Baldwin City to visit friends Saturday evening. They made the trip in the Church car.
Miss Leta Ellison visited her mother in Kansas City Saturday and Sunday.
Faye Mason, c21, visited his parents at Chanute Saturday and Sunday, returning early this morning.
Kenneth Wilson was up from Baldwin City on business Saturday.
Glenn Smith, a senior in the School of Pharmacy who is in the Second Ambulance Corps at Camp Hoel, Kansas City, Kan., was in Lawrence yesterday to eat Sunday dinner with friends at the Stevenson club. Smith said the K. U. men in the company are the best mixers.
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"COLLEGE THEATRE"
TODAY—TUESDAY
GEORGE BEBAN
"Lost in Transit"
in
(A Paramount Picture)
Students will carry a warm spot in their hearts for "Nicola Darini" long after you see George Beban, star of "Pasquale" play this lovable Italian character.
EXTRA—LATEST PATHE NEWS Admission 10 cents
Wednesday—Olive Thomas in "An Even Break"
Walter Pickering Ordered To Report At Funston
Walter Pickering of Galena, or "Pick" as he has been called during his five years in the School of Engineering, president of the Y. M. C. A. for this year, received his call Saturation to report for duty at Camp Funston this morning. He was a sergeant in the Quartermaster's Department this spring, but was expecting to finish his work in the Engineering School this semester before receiving his call. Pickering left for his home immediately after his speech at the Freehman Mixer Saturday night. He one of the personnel on the Hill and his departure leaves but three men on the cabinet of the Y. M. C. A. Many of the eighteen men chosen last spring for the association work have not yet returned.
Harlan Russell, a former student and cabinet member who has been in active Y. M. C. A. service in the Central Association at Kansas City, Mo., was also drafted and went to Utah where he is the secretary of the association is considering a call to Fort Riley for Y. M. C. A. work.
Invited to Anniversary
Dr. Ida H. Hyde, professor of physiology, has just received an invitation from the president of Brown University and the executive committee of the Women's College to attend the exercises commemorative of the founding of the Women's College in Brown University. The exercises are to be held at three o'clock Saturday, October 20. Invitations are being sent to representatives of all the Universities in the country.
Edwin F. Price, c'18, came back on the Hill Saturday for a short visit. He is now a Y. M. C. A. secretary at Fort Riley.
One of the promising freshmen recruits of the football team is George Bailey of Topeka. He has had one year's experience on the Washburn team at end under Bert Kennedy, an old K. U. football mentor.
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Our malted milks are in a class of their own, Wiedemann's—Adv.
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"THE DRAWING OF THE SWORD"
A Preamble of the Present Hour Produced Under Direction of Marcus Fowler To be shown at the Theatre Theatre built especially for this production at Electric Park. Lighting by Andrew Tunnick. Lighting effect. Orchstrum of Ballet Theatres.
Grand Opera, "AIDA"
Varedef will sell Egyptian Opera will be produced by the Metropolitan Opera, based on a Convention Hall, under direction of W. A. Kirschner, Lodi Opera House, Willisburg, U.S.A.; Kriuchin, Lodi Opera House, Willisburg, U.S.A.; and the Metropolitan Opera Company in the three hundred years since its founding. The scale of prices will range from Boxes at $3.00
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS BY COLONEL
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OFFICIAL BRITISH WAR EXHIBIT
First time shown cutouts of New York City—rough direct to the equipment used by the alliant uniforms, guns, ammunition, etc. Equipment used by the alliant uniforms, guns, ammunition, etc.
GORGEOUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Tuesday and Thursday night, September 5th and 17th, shown in the open air theatre at Electric Park. Over ninety-five numbers on each program. Lasting over an hour.
MILITARY BALL ALLIED BAZAAR FERULLO'S RAND.
MILITARY FERULLO'S BAND
ENTRO PROGRAM OF UNDER AFFICIES OF THE
FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY
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Headquarters, 101 West Hammack Beach
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KANSAS CITY SEPT. 22-29