UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIV.
一
NUMBER 133.
FILLS RANKS OF CO. M.
WITH COFFEYVILLE MEN
Outside Recruits Will Come to K. U. When Company is Called
K. U. MEN RESPOND SLOWLY
Capt. Jones Has Orders to Recruit Company to 100, Maximum Peace Strength
Following the failure of University men to make an adequate response to the call by Company M for men, recruiting officers do not feel that they can now refuse admittance to University men. In consequence of this decision, sixteen men of Coffeyville were enlisted in Company M last week.
Sergeant Grinstead, who was detailed for recruiting duty in Coffeyville, returned with the enlistment papers this morning. As soon as Company M is called the Coffeyville recruits will come to the University to take physical examination and join the company.
SIXTEEN COFFEYVILLE MEN ENLIST
"These recruits are a fine group of men, and we are glad to get them," said Sergeant Grinstein this morning. "They are high school graduates or are in high school. Coffeyville is the home of Sam Carpenter, an old Company M man, and he is influential in the enlistment."
The men enlisted are Wayne I. Gill, Barney Bucher, Clyde E. Rice, Walter T. Carpenter, Ray N. Hasey, Alfred C. Brunner, Otis A. Kelly, C.H. Carrington, Walter W. Burkhal, H.C. Knechel, Otis M. Miller, Ian C. Kinechele, Arthur M. Miller, Richard E. Kiddoo, and Robert P. Jones.
SLOW ENLISTMENT of K. U. MEN Only five University men have enlisted in Company M since Friday noon, giving the company a strength of 140. The company is iam H. Griffith, Byron McGinnis, Leon W. Lundiblade, Frances Martling and Frank B. Elmore. Captain Jones has orders to recruit the company up to maximum peace strength of nine more National Guard companies. The 100 mark have received orders to bring their strength to 150 men.
Company M lost four or five candidates because of rigid physical examination. Short weight and poor posture can cause causes for failure to meet requirements.
The "rookies" are enthusiastic for the company. As soon as a recruit has passed physical examination he is given his choice of the khaki suits stacked in the trophy room of the gymnasium.
Y. M. TO ENTER WAR WORK
All Religious Work in Army Life Will Be Turned Over to American Christian Associations
The Y. M. C. A. national program is to be carried out through redoubled energy on account of the war. The reason for this is to prepare college men for less spectacular but just as essential work in the religious field.
It is understood that the War Department plans on turning over all the religious activities of the soldiers to the Y. M. C. A. This means that the Associations must continue their regularly outlined program so as to be thoroughly prepared for the coming task.
"We are still planning to send 100 men to Estes Park this summer," said Dutch Wedell, this morning. "We have 20 men now of which some belong to Company M and the down town military organizations. I think that the trend of events will add to the number of men that will go, because of the demand for leadership i Y. M. C. A. work."
The Association is planning on a big drive to secure the men. So as to be sure to touch all the University activities and organizations, a banquet will be given in Myers Hall the last of this week to the deans of the various schools, interested faculty men, directors of the Y. M. C. A., Pan-Hellenic council, the ministers of Lawrence, the student pastors, and all other men who are planning on going to the park this summer.
BOTANISTS TO EXPERIMENT
WITH DRY WEATHER PLANTS
Two and one-half acres of ground south of the Engineering Building has been plowed and will be used for botanical experiments. Among plants to be experimented with are chick peas, a new drouth-resistant vegetable, recently received from the Agricultural department at Washington. Doctor Mix, plant pathologist will plant a variety of berry bushes and apple trees to study disease resistance and winter killing.
PLANS FOR NEWSPAPER
CONFERENCE ABANDONED
All special conferences and "weeks under consideration by the department of journalism for this year or next fall have been abandoned. Prof. L. N. Flint announced this morning there would be no meeting here in May of the Missouri Valley Cost Conference, no time for meetings that have no direct bearing on the emergency that confronts us," he de-
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16, 1917.
Plans for a newspaper Week have been postponed until 1918.
SIMPLICITY WILL MARK
SOPHOMORE HOP FARCE
Red Cross Will Receive All Procedures of Party Above
Expenses
In accordance with the University's policy of simplicity in regard to all treaties, certain changes have been made to the Sophomore Hop Friday night.
Likewise the programs, lunch, and decorations will be simplified. This add to the amount to be given to the loss in the expenses of all above the expense of the party.
The party this year is to be strictly informal. It is to be a dance from start to end. Manager Bell has urged students by mail to submit student and faculty members, to place a taboo on cabs and flowers. The men have always been willing to do away with these things and now are asking them not to attend and taking a stand against them.
Haley and his twelve-piece orchestra will furnish the music as originally planned. He will feature the narimba band and the preparedness two-step besides other patriotic numbers. Tickets go on sale this afternoon at Fraser check stand which will open each afternoon this week.
ATHLETICS SHOULD REMAIN?
Foster and Hamilton Oppose Breaking of Athletic Schedules
"I believe," said Registrar Foster, "this is the time when everybody should keep his head and I believe the students of the University are able to handle any undue excitement. There has been some talk among the different schools throughout the country of canceling athletic schedules, but I am opposed to any such measure. I beware that things should not be abolished at K. U.
"Athletics are retained at West Point the same as in peace times, and this army training school should set up a high school of universities of the United States."
Many larger schools are retaining their athletic schedules although they have lost many of their players to the team. Penn Relay games and the Drake Relay games this month will be held as they were last year. Coach W. O. Hamilton, when asked his opinion, should the larger athletic sports should be retained here."
Captain F. E. Jones, of Company M is also strongly in favor of having athletics retained at K. U. The matter of retaining athletics will mainly be acted upon by the University Sonate at its meeting Tuesday.
ENGINEERS WILL DISCARD PARADE AS TOO EXPENSI
The Enginers decided to discard their historic parade for this year in a mass meeting at Marvin Hall this week. The group will pay expense and the press of other works.
H. A. Rice, professor of civil engineering in the School of Engineering, has been appointed one of the commissioners on the newly organized Kansas Water Commission, which has an act of the last legislature. The only board is T. J. Stockler, engineer of the Public Utilities board of the state.
The other events of the eventful day will be run as last year—the banquet the night before, the baseball games in the morning, the track meet in the afternoon, and the annual shine. The third game is pinned on the winners instead of medals on account of the high cost of war.
PARADE AS TOO EXPENSIVE
The new commission will have power to regulate and propose legislation dealing with all water control, flood restriction, drainage, and water supply. Governor Capper is an ex-officio member of the commission. Professor Rice's appointment is for two years. He will continue his work in the University.
The Weather
GOVERNOR APPOINTS RICE
ON WATER COMMISSION
Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday. Probably showers, Cooler Tuesday.
FACULTY INVESTIGATES FERTILITY OF MT. OREAD
Will Report What Parts Can be Used for Growing Foodstuffs
CRISIS IS AT HAND NOW
"Do Not Waste; Save and Conserve" Is State-Wide Slovan
Slogan
"Turn the campus into a cornfield; grow potatoes on the hillsides." Such have been the slogans on the Hill since Governor Capper told an agricultural meeting in St. Louis of the need for a better army of growing enough food to supply the army without distributing too violently national economic conditions.
Out in the western part of the state the farmers are utilizing the soil more intensively than ever before out of their fields all that is possible.
A committee of University specialists is at work now going over the campus and nearby tracts to select appropriate grounds for the growing of crops using University students as farmers. F. E. Kester of the department of physics is chairman of this committee.
"I fail to see where a great amount of food can be grown on the campus," said a University man today. "But the bottoms might be used. However it is true that the food crisis which the United States is facing is more serious than most of us realize. It is time for the people to come to the countries. They must find that the foodstuffs absorbed are not in the country. We have been shipping vast amount of food to Europe combined with the failure of the last two years makes the problem look unusually serious.
Since the announcement from the chancellor last week that men whether they enlist to fight or enlist to farm may get their credits from the college, students are being offered from school to take up farm work. In Western Kansas towns clubs have been organized among the high school students to engage in intensive work, and are being offered for the best work done by the grade school pupils in Dodge City.
OFFERS FACULTY SERVICES
And that is the manner in which Kansas University students may do their hit for the United States. To shoulder the way and to shoulder the hoe is the result. They are recalling the present motto: "Do not waste; save and conserve."
Nation Will Need Scientific Men to Aid in Conservation and
Engineering
Jayhawker Staff Announces Results of Vanity Fair Contest at Dance Friday Night
The University of Kansas is ready to serve the nation by giving the services of its best instructors in the production and conservation of foodstuffs. Chancellor Frank Strong in a message to Governor Capper pointed out that if the war continued, the question of the control of industrial plant diseases will be more essential than that the scientists of the University were ready to do all they could in furthering this work.
Thela Wharton, c'17, wom first place in the Vanity Fair contest as announced Friday night at the Vanity Fair event with Jayhawke managers. Margaret McElhiem, c'17, won second place. The others in the order of their standing are: Leta Ellison, c'20, Helen Cook, c'20, Ethel Scott, c'21, Clora Riggs, c'20, Milred, c'21, Charger, c'18, Marguerite Reinisch, c'20, Ruth Wheeler, c'19, and Hallie Clark, c'17
There were thirty girls entered in the Vanity Fair contest and the ten highest are given full page pictures to submit. The contest is held each year by the Jenkins board to choose the girls most representative of Kansas beauty.
Chancellor Strong said in part: "The question of food control and distribution involves also great economic and engineering problems. The war will involve questions in entomology, biology and ecology. In all of these lines we have slightly untendent scientific men who are at the disposal of the state and nation."
"I greatly fear, as do many others, that if the war continues many years, the state may have to call on its salaried men at the universities and colleges unmuch for teaching as for these unequal demands made by war conditions."
NAME TEN K. U. BEAUTIES
The Y, W, C. A. State Conference will be held in Lawrence April 20, 21, and 22. This conference is for college Association workers and student volunteers. The purpose of the conference is two-fold,—inspirational and committee training. The committee training work will deal particularly with the present opportunities for Christian service.
Y.W. C.A. NATIONAL LEADERS
ATTEND STATE CONFERENCE
The leaders of the conference are Miss Louise Holmquist,national secretary of the Young Women's Christian Associations; Mrs. Reed McClure, traveling secretary of the Student Volunteer Movement; Miss Lucy Y. Riggs, Miss Macia Dunham, and Miss Elva Slack.
Plain Tales from the Hill
They were talking about miracles—He—Why there are lots of miracles happening every day right under our noses—
She—Yes, but think how long it took for your miracle to grow.
Mr. William Hozellenhocker had better tie his goat a little closer to home. Three K. U. football players have joined the engineering company, now being formed at Topeka. They are engineers from Corsica and Rube. And they have intentions of the Kaiser's goat. (Berlin papers please copy).
The women journalists who heard Mr. Wallace speak, all agreed that he looked more like a poet than the editions of his book and his lock of hair, his bow tie and all.
Prof. W, P. Haynes gave this as the reason why the geology quizzes were not graded—The K. U. Fellies—a —a—the meetings of the American Chemical Society took up too much of the time." And he blushed.
Ferdinand Stuewe had a date. A keen date too. And Ferdie intended to make a hit, if the slang will be pardoned. So when ye horologe chimed 7:45, he rushed madly into a friend's room, made a frantic grab for the hair tonic bottle and poured a generous amount of—(guess what)—gasoline over his pompadour. And his keen date wondered very, very much.
Raymond P. Hemphill, contemplating and calculating “Let’s see, now. ten cents will keep a French baby me day. Twenty cents will keep it two days. Figuring on that basis and n view of the fact that I have fifteen cents—that French baby would die at night, wouldn’t it?”
Oscar Brownlee can't dance very well. In fact somebody laughed at his dancing last week and the best thing he can do is to quit. At least so was in the interpretation of the spiritual message that came to Madame Sheppard in the spiritualist meeting last night as she held Oscar's hand and connected herself with the spirits on the side. You wonder did it better be her voice? Oscar is contemplating a special privacy with this wonderful medium who can catch the gossip as it comes through the air. If he does and slips her enough cloth she will no doubt reveal who she was that laughed.
Matty Mattoon, '17, is now a recognized author on plain and fancy spiells. He returned Saturday from Dighton, Kans., where he judged a high school oratorical contest Friday night.
Mary L. Beal, c'19, will go to Rose-dale Saturday to visit over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Tate.
From the musical director's program at the Follies;
Charles Wallace, c20, a member of the Kanza fraternity left Saturday for Quincy, ill., where he will prepare to enter an aviation training school.
It's a long time commin, but I's here Pull second cast of jokes. Elephant music.
Jig two minutes. Pretty Baby.
M. W. Nigg and his assistant W. W. Hawkins were two men who, although they were not seen by the audience, did their part in making the follies a success. They had charge of shifting the scenes and raising the curtain.
21. Gamma Sigma Initiates
Pi Gamma Sigma Initiates
Fi Gamma Sigma, professional education
a graduate institution in initiation at Plymouth Parish house school
night. The initiates are:
Lena Rodgers, Maude Kilgore, Neva Ritter,
Margarette Stevenon, Mary Brown-
ne Tyrone, Ardale, Marjorie Rickard, Stella Russel, Madeline Schultz,
and Cora Russel.
Chancellor to K. C. Alumni
Chancellor Frank Strong will speak today at a luncheon of K. U. alumni at the Hotel Grund, Kansas City, Kas. the question of the Permanent Involvement will be taken up and an organization to work for it will be formed.
WAR BOARD ASKS ADVICE OF WAR DEPARTMENT IN MAKING PLANS FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING
University Authorities Awaiting Approval and Advice From Official Headquarters at Washington. Plans For Cooperation Launched on Gigantic Scale
SERGEANT GENERAL W. C. BRISTED ASKS MEDICAL DEPARTMENT TO GRADUATE PHYSICIANS AT ONCE
BLACKMAR APPOINTED ON DEFENSE COUNCIL
"The University of Kansas desires to know immediately the policy of the department in regard to students now enrolled in various technical schools or departments whose training may be of technical service in the army or navy. Will these students in training be exempt in case of conscription or advised to remain in school if the volunteer system is adopted? Providing the war department requests continuation of students in these departments during the summer session in order to prepare students as rapidly as possible, kindly specify particular training that would meet immediate demands of the army and navy."
It is Probable That Junior Medics Will Get No Summer Vacation.
Graduation Planned for End of First Semester Next Year. Many Flock to Drill Classes.
Will Serve on Board to Consider Action of State in Present War Crimes
The above request was telegraphed to the war department Saturday by the Executive Committee of the War Board.
Lawrence, Kans.
Topeka, Kans., April 14.
F. W. Blackmar,
Louisiana, K.
Up until time of going to press this afternoon no answer to this telegram had been received. The committee recognizes it is fighting in the dark until instructions come from the War Department as to what definite methods to pursue in being the most efficient aid to the government in the present. Before widening the scope of the work now under way in specialrill and short courses the University will await the orders of the government.
Prof. Frank W. Blackmar, dean of the Graduate School, has accepted a position on the state council of defense appointed by Governor Capper. Pro- Blackmar today wired his acceptance in response to the following telegraph;
"I have appointed you member of state council of defense. Tremendous responsibility rests upon this council. See Sunday papers in regard to its proposed work. Patriotism calls for your service. Please attend organization meeting at Governor's office, eleven o'clock, Tuesday, April 17.
Governor."
The state council of defense is a new board appointed by the governor to consider the action of our state in the present war crisis. The problem of agricultural preparedness will be taken up first and then any other problems in connection with Kansas' part in the war. The membership of the council comprise some of the best known men and women in the state.
Professor Blackmar said this morning that he earnestly desired suggestions from the War Committee of the University, or any other persons connected with the University, that might show how the University can co-operate with this state committee for the best interests of the country.
Dean Blackman will go to Topena
to speak to attend the first meeting
of the meeting.
Home Economics Department Starts Class in Army Cooking for Men Tonight
WILL INSTRUCT ARMY COOKS
There are cooks and cooks. Some cooks have all modern conveniences to use; other cooks cook for the army. Soldier Cooks" was the subject of *tata* before the Home Economic Club Thursday by Dr. James Nail smith.
In his talk Dr. Naismith suggested that the Home Economics department organize a cooking class for soldier instruction. The department will teach cooking with the material and equipment of army orders. The first class will be held tonight at 7'clock in the basement of Fraser Hall.
"The cook is an enlisted man but receives double pay for his work," said Doctor Naismith this morning. "We want men who can cook good pancakes and biscuits, fry bacon to the other foods of the army in the best manner. This instruction class will furnish good practice for any man wishing to take the cooking position in doing his bit."
Listen boys, Antoinette Clark has announced her intention of joining the Red Cross ranks in case of actual war. She said she was "plenty of room for all in the army."
The executive committee is to put a number of important matters before the University Senate Wednesday. The committee considers it advisable the university consider a Session of the University be conducted with special emphasis on technical and scientific subjects bearing on war. The temporary abolishment of all intercollegiate athletics is also advised by the university committee on planting the University campus to food stuff was appointed with Prof. F. E. Kester as chairman.
HASTEN MEDICAL GRADUATION
Following the receipt of a letter from Sergeant-General W. C. Bristed to the faculty of the School of Medicine asking that the graduating of the medical students be pushed as rapidly as possible a conference between Dr. J. M. Sundwall and Dr. M. Tudler was held. They decided that he should be advisable for the present junior pilot asap senior work in June it will be posited graduate in February instead of next spring. There are 116 in the school and many of them are needed by the army and navy as graduate doctors.
Dean P. F. Walker was in Topeka Saturday trying to get an experienced army officer to help with the training at the University. Governor Capper forwarded the request to the war department.
"I do not expect we will get a man," Dean Walker said this morning, "because these men are provided only for military work. A military requirement is required, or where, as at Yale, credit is given for military work. The only way we can get an officer to join us."
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OFFER FRENCH TO RECRUITS
Volunteer Teachers Start Courses in Foreign Languages for the National Guard
Courses in conversational French and Spanish, offered by volunteer teachers of the department of romance languages to members of the National Guard and other recruits, will begin this week.
An elementary and an advance course will be offered in each language at the beginning. Other courses will be opened as the demand arises. There will be no charges for the courses.
TO "DUCK" CAPLESS FROSH
Those desiring to enroll should communicate with F. A. G. Cowper, chairman of the department committee, or secretary of office. They should give name, address, telephone number, and hours they could attend classes.
Engineers Will Enforce Tradition by Dipping Yearlings in Potter's Lake—Students Favor Plan
Capless freshmen at the Engineering Building are due for a cool dip in Potter's Lake. This is the best method that upperclassmen in that school have for the discipline of the yearling engineers. They can't use the paddle now and the lake is so handy to the engineers.
Adrian Lindsey says: "That is the best idea we have had so far, and I am in favor of it. And I might add that I am the best 'dipper' you ever saw."
E. H. Schoenfeldt, e'18, and other engineers expressed themselves in favor of the new plan.