UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
CRITICS ADMIRE WORK OF WILLARD WATTLES
New York Independent Is t Publish Set of His Poems Shortly
A set of six poems by Willard Wattles, instructor in the department of English, together with a biographical sketch and review of the author's work. The City is to appear in an early issue of the "New York Independent."
These poems are part of a series that Mr. Wattles has been working on since 1910. They are an attempt to materialize the character and personality of Jesus in such a way that his divine nature is more easily comprehended. This series, so far largely circulated in manuscript, has already brought the author warm, personal encouragement. Dr. Lyman Brown, Stuart Walker, Dr. Lyman Brown, John Burroughs, and other prominent American authors. Many of these poems already have been published in the "Independent," "The Springfield Republican," and "The Christian Register."
A number of these religious poems are to be printed in a forthcoming collection of poems of the life of Jesus soon to be issued under the auspices of the publication department of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association.
At the request of Hamilton Holt, editor of the "Independent," Harry Kemp, who was a schoolmate of Willard Wattles in Kansas, has written a review of his friend's work to appeal to the new poems in the "Independent."
Among other recent verse by Mr. Wattles is a "Satire on the Braithwaite Anthology for 1916," printed by Harriet Monroe in the April issue of "Poetry, a Magazine of Verse." Tom Daly of the "Philadelphia Evening" newspaper said, "the most arresting and poignant poem in the issue." William Stanley Braithwaite is to reprint the satire in his critical anthology to be issued this month; and other verse and prose by the Kansas poet will appear in early issues of The Poetry Trilogy. He also wrote a tasteful address on "Democracy and the Poet," given by Mr. Wattles February 26 before the Men's Current Tionnes Club of Iola.
willard Wattles will spend this summer at the MacDowell Memorial Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire. While there he read a series of religious poems which are to be printed in book form this fall.
BY THE WAY-
Y. W. Convention
The members on the Y. W. C. A will be hostesses to about fifty guests, delegates to the State Y. W. C. A convention Saturday and Sunday.
There will be a "get acquainted"
with the Hall for the
delegates who come to
speak.
A dinner will be served at the Congregational parish house Saturday night for the guests and members of the Association here.
Annual Musical
Mu Phi Epsilon sorority has issued invitations to its annual spring musical which is to be given Thurs. April 21, at the Presbyterian Church.
Kappa Tea
The members of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority will give an informal tea Sunday afternoon for the alumnae members who live in Lawrence.
Music Club Concert
Music Club Concert
A concert will be given nightly in the Unitarian Church by the members of the Music Club. Each member will invite ten guests.
Mu Phi Dinner
The members of the Mu Phi Epison sorority entertained last night with a dinner for Miss Jean Vincent Cooper, whom they initiated yesterday afternoon as an honorary member.
Y.W.Meeting
Miss Amida Stanton, of the department of Romance Languages, will speak at the Y. W. C. A. meeting Tuesday afternoon on "The Danger of Superficiality." Helen Bocker, fa'17, will be leader.
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noon performance. His efforts were warmly applauded, and he responded with a very pretty solo to harp accompaniment. Other soloists at the afternoon concert were Warren Proctor, who sang Lohengrin's Narrative "the stranger," and Jen Cooper, contraintro, who gave an aria from Masnetet's "Le Cid."
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SEASON'S BIG SUCCESS
thevethen's Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral," in F major, Op. 88, was the most popular orchestra number on the afternoon program.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT HAS
PRAISE FOR K. U. CHEMISTS
A more than "bread and butter" letter has been received by Prof. W. A. Whitaker of the department of chemistry, from Dr. Julius Steilglitz, president of the American Chemical Society, met in Kansas City last week end.
Doctor Stieglitz thanks the local committee for its hospitality, and says, "I have never attended a meeting with better preparations for the comfort of the visiting chemists, nor have I felt a greater degree of satisfaction over the essential results accomplished."
DEFENSE COMMITTEE STARTS ACTIVE WORK
Dean Blackmar, Chairman, Outlines Year's Schedule of State Defense Board
The Kansas Council of Defense has appointed Dean F. W. Blackmar chairman of the committee on public defense. Dean Blackmar and Miss Elizabeth Sprague are both members of the committee on utilization and econom-
Dean Blackmar's committee will report next week. So far those working on public defense are only getting exact information as to conditions.
"We are settling down to a year's hard work. Don't be in too much of a hurry," said Dean Blackman this spring, referring to the national council of defense, and you may get some idea of the magnitude of the work when you consider that every state is being covered by the council. It is a great organization."
The only committee to report on definite action taken is the emergency committee, which has begun a food, seed, and labor census of the country, as well as questionnaires on agricultural conditions to 5,000 representative citizens throughout the entire state. The answers will determine the amount of seed required for its cultivation, and the amount of seed needed to plant it.
CHANCELLOR STRONG MADE
MEMBER OF STATE COUNCIL
Chancellor Frank Strong was appointed on the State Defense Council by Governor Capper this morning. There are now thirty-nine members of the Kansas State Agricultural College, as chairman. The other college and university members of the council are: Prof. W. M. Jardine of K. S. A. C.; Dr. W. A. Lewis, president of Hays Normal; Prof. Ed. Eldredge of Bowie High; Prof. C. C., and Prof F. W. Blackman, of the University of Kansas.
Dr. Thomas W. Butcher, president of the Kansas State Normal and Dr. W. A. Brandenburg, president of the Pittsburg Normal, were appointed on the council this morning with Chancellor Strong.
The Delta Tan Delta fraternity will give a dance Saturday night in Ecke's Hall.
Frances Jobes, c'18, has gone to Boulder, Colo., where she will attend a dance tonight given by the memorial service of Fraternity at their district convention.
RAINCOAT left in Gym last night
RAINCOAT the orchestra concert. Finder
please return to Kansan Business
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Oberhoffer and His Men Like College Audiences
They are human that bunch. They smoke cigars like any one else and really smile. They do wear dress suits but alleviate all pain of the wearing with common street shoes. He conductor, he talks. But too many folks like to talk to him. He started on college audiences.
"I am getting used to Lawrence," he said between interruptions. "We always choose a different program for the course and teach it on our tour. The college audience knows what we are playing better than the average audience students in the city, and the pleasure of hearing us play; college students like to study the music."
That was the longest time he talked during the evening. Some one else came in and he turned to them. Some one else happened to be two women students. He kidded them. Something awful. And got away with it. Then some one else came up and he was gone.
Cornelius Van Vliet is always smiling. He had that smile last year and he played violin last year. He smiles while he plays. And to show his artistic temperament he smiled a smile of worry when the Hull whistle blew while he was play-
Then there was the Master of the Drums. He has played for dances—common dances—and likes the work, the music, the dance. Furthermore he is the inventor of a novel snare drum is something different from others. He wants
But there was one thing wrong. Oberhofer held up two fingers during the playing of one of the numbers in a song he wrote for her orchestra didn't lay down its instruments and leave for the swimming hole as one would imagine if he follows the small boy idea. Instead the girl had to neat run. But they were human.
SHOULD NOT LET WAR
AFFECT NORMAL LIFE
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same teaching force and a probable addition to the staff in the scientific departments. These men would devote their extra time in aiding the state in the war as well as performing their regular duties.
WITHDRAWALS MUST BE HONEST
WITHDRAWALS MUST BE HONEST
He brought up the question of withdrawals for work on the farm and said that this was for a good cause in most cases but he hoped no students would be so disloyal to the farm. He had drawn from K. U. on a filmy pretense. He said this work on the farm was as essential as the fighting which had to be done on the fighting line.
The Chancellor said that in the message the University sent to David Lloyd-George in England last week it was stated that Kansas did not believe in sending grain to England to be used in brewers.
The convocation voted unanimously
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The urgent need for workers in the Red Cross survey to be conducted in Lawrence tomorrow morning was explained by the Chancellor. If Russia is disorganized by the present revolution America may have to take up arms against this war and it will mean a huge amount of work for the Red Cross society.
URGENT NEED FOR BED CROSS
"We must treat citizens of foreign birth fairly in this war if we want this country to be all American after the war is over," continued the Chancelor, "we must not stop industry and not mistake hoarding for conserving. Citizens who buy in great quantities boost prices and make it more difficult to buy." People in Belgium are in about the same condition as workers who have to live in settlement districts of big cities.
"The war may bring revolution in many of our industrial and political ideas in the United States and many things may be changed in this country after the war. It seems most probable that the power of the Federal government will be greatly weakened, as would that of the weak and poorly managed state governments, which we people in the University are so familiar with, will be adjusted to the increased power of a Federal government."
A Daily Letter Home—The Daily Kansan.
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