UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIV.
NUMBER 132.
GUARD TO BE MUSTERED OUT AT CLOSE OF WAR
Recent Order Authorizes Enlistment of Guardsmen for Same Time as Conscript.
WILL TRAIN NEW ARMY
150,000 Volunteers Needed to Take Place of Guardsmen Withdrawn for Drill
GUARD NEEDS 150.000 MEN
That all recruits enlisted in the National Guard since the declaration of war and those to be enlisted hereafter will be discharged at the close of the war, is the substance of an order to recruit officers prepared in the War Department yesterday. This, the recruiting officers say, is bound to happen in Company M as it puts all recruits in the status of wartime volunteers.
Provision is made in the bill for the absorption of 206,349 volunteers in the National Guard. As 150,000 men must be withdrawn from the National Guard and the Regular Army within six months to train the first half million conspicuous army, their number has increased that number of additional volunteers.
"Enlistments should roll in now if all the men who have been offering this six-year-enlistment excuse volunteer," said Captain Jones this morning. "We should have fifty recruits tomorrow."
In response to the S. O. S. call sent out for recruits by Captain Jonesyes, he asked that Merle Murphy, and Merle J. Adams sign up application blankes early this morn-
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NO SLACKERS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13, 1917.
More Than Seventy-Five Men Have Enlisted in Some Company
More than 75 students who are now attending the University are enlisted in some unit of the army in Lawrence. This does not take into account the students who have returned home and enlisted. These companies will be filled up in a few days if the present rate of enlistment keeps up.
Twenty-four men have joined Company M since enlistment was started last week. There still is room for 140 men. The maximum is reached. One hundred men are enlisted in Company H, the downtown company, and the maximum is 150. In the downtown battery company 144 men have reached the maximum of 171 men are enlisted.
The K. U. men who have enlisted in Company H since last week are: Herbert Cox, Ray Farrell, Robert Garrison, Chris Jack Lansing, and Woodward Hite.
ADVOCATES NEW ATHLETICS
The University men in Battery B are: F. R. Allen, Edward Bradstreet, Fred Butcher, James Reinhart, L. L Lind, Usher Fink, Harold M. Jones, Harry Martin, Gordon McKee, Richard B. Randall, Rulodph Schirk, Russell Thomasson, Elmer Trock, and Don Woodau.
Naismith Believes Intramural Training Would Develop Students More
"Now is the time for the introduction of intramural athletics," said Dr. James Naisimith, physical director, this morning. "If such a system had been in practice we would not be here now." Teams of men with undeveloped chests and of under weight. Our present emphasis on intercollegiate and competitive athletics should give way to the establishment of intramural athletics and training so as to develop every aspect of it for a possible service for his country."
It is entirely possible that spring athletics will be given up for some such system and because so many of the athletes are enlisting in the army. Practically every school east of the Mississippi has given up athletics. Missouri has lost Simpson, and several other stars, who are ranging from the food production of the country. The University of Kansas has lost but few athletes so far, but most of them are contemplating enlistment.
Kenneth Bell, Soph Hop manager,
stated late this afternoon that he regrets the unfortunate wording of the bills that were distributed on the campus this morning. The only purpose, he stated, in scattering the bills was to let the student body know that the Hop would be given April 20.
SKILTON'S INDIAN DANCES PLAYED HERE APRIL
The Minnesota Symphony Orchestra in its concert next week will interpret Prof. Charles Skilton's Indian Dances, which have received credible recognition in musical circles throughout the country. This orchestra was the first to play these two compositions and because of this success, Emil Oberhoffer, the director, has played them on several tours.
These two Indian Dances were composed on the native melodies furnished Professor Skilton by R. R. DePoe, chief of the Rogue River Indians in Oregon. The War Dance, which is the second of the two, is a striking number because of the emotional climax.
MERMAIDS TRAIN FOR MEET
Women Athletes Begin Practice for
Eight-Event Interclass Swim
The swimming pool has been opened for swimming after having been closed a month for repairs and a coat of paint. The women will have use of the equipment. They were also at four-thirty o'clock on other days of the week.
The women athletes of the University are practicing for the big inter class swimming meet which will be held about the first of May, according to Coach Hazel Pratt of the department of physical education. The meet has not been decided. It will be announced the first of next week.
Miss Pratt is especially anxious that all the women athletes who intend to compete for class honors in the meet should report to her as soon as possible. A great many women already have reported for practice and the meet promises to be the biggest that has been held here.
Mermails from all four classes will compete in the meet and a large plaque will be given the winner. There will be eight events: Side stroke, 50 feet; back stroke, 100 feet; 100-foot dash; diving, compulsory; diving, fancy; plunge for distance; and the 'elay.
RENCH PLAY DATE CHANGE
"Le Voyage de m. Merrichon" is to be Presented by students in De-
"Le Voyage de M. Perrierson," the play to have been given by the student department of French, April 14, has been postponed until Saturday, April 21. Two of the men who were to carry the leading parts in the play have been summoned to National Guard duty, so time must be taken to rehearse other men in those roles.
Except for the disappointment in having to give up these men who were line-perfect, the play is in every other respect ready to be present. "Le comedian is a French comedy of the George M. Cohen type. There is plenty of action and no dragging scenes. Whether one understands French or not, the play can be performed at the theatre, the primesmie and action of the actors have worked out.
SIG ALPH'S WIN FIRST GAME
Phi Gams Lose Opening Content or
Pan Hellenic Schedule to a
The first-game of the Pan-Hellenic baseball schedule was played Wednesday afternoon on Hamilton Field between the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Phi Gamma Delta fraternities, the Sig Alga winning by a score of 7 to 10, with an agreement only a five-ming one due to an agreement between the two fraternities.
"Chimes of Normandy" at Salina Mrs. H. L. Butler left Wednesday evening for Salina where she will coach "The Chimes of Normandy" for the Spring Festival given by the high school. She will go from Salina to Marysville Monday where she will coach the cast for the high school senior play. In June, Mrs. Butler will coach the cast for the senior play put on at Ottawa by the Ottawa University in June.
The features of the game were two home runs made by Gear Stodder and Lawrence Gray. Frank Mandeville, the halftake on the freshman team from Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and Sidney Noel also connected for two hits in the second game, six hits off North Wright, while the Phi Gams made but one.
The Phi Gams errors were very costly and was due to a great extent to the large score of Sig Alpha. They made a total of seven as against two by their opponents. The Sig Alpha's in the scoring are by mkking their runs. In the second innning they ran in two more while the Phi Gams also run in their only score. The Sig Alpha made another score in the third, and two more in the fifth.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS SERIOUS IN TRAINING
Earnest Conformity to Discip line Marks Opening of Drill by K. U. Men
Preparing for war.
Preparing for war.
This is the business of 200 University men from four-thirty to six o'clock each afternoon at Marvin Hall.
A visit proves how seriously the men taking advantage of the University War Bureau, regard the instructions. Ordinary class-room attention was required by the volunteers to the volunteer students at the drills and various military classes.
Thursday afternoon, when Company A started drilling, Dean Walker, who was giving instructions, noticed that several men were chewing gum. Dean Walker requested that this be discontinued hereafter.
Instruction started only Wednesday night. From the start, however, the students have taken a military atti-
tude of strict conformity to discipline.
Such a request in a class room would have been followed by laughter. When Dean Walker spoke, this was not the case. The men chewing gum stopped, and there was no disturbance. The gum chewing incident was important in showing the attitude of the volunteers.
A drill regulations class which meets at 5:30 o'clock was held until a minute after 6 o'clock—after supper-time for the eighty men present. Only one man left. A class held until 12:21 at noon—several minutes before dinner time, is considered an excuse for shuffling the ball. But there were no such tendencies when the drill regulations class was held over time.
Many of the men who have drilled "find it difficult to stand at" "Attention." There is a rigidity required and there was no thought of complaint.
Many of the men enrolled in the University War Bureau classes do not expect to become officers as a result of the training.
"This work will make me a better private teacher, the reason one youth for taking part in it."
Persons doubling the earnestness of the Middle West in regard to the present war situation should see the efforts of the members of the University War Bureau.
SOPH HOP HASN'T BEEN CALLED OFF—BELI
Manager Says Class Party Next Friday Will be Better Than Ever
The ticket sale for the party will begin Monday at the Fraser Hall bar. The students and men also will have receipts. Any student in the University may attend.
Kenneth Bell, manager of the Sophomore Hop, announced this morning that the big annual party will be given next Friday night, contrary to the rules. It will be a week saying that the party had been given up. Manager Bell denies any knowledge of their origin. He also announces that none of the elaborate plans will be omitted. The original will be carried out to the fullest extent.
Haley, well known to every K. U. student as an orchestra leader, is looking forward impatiently to the event. "All of my men are anxious to play with you," Manager Bell yesterday, "and were making up an extremely novel program." Patriotic preparedness numbers, including an adaptation of an old Indian war dance tune, are to be included among the orchestral numbers.
Y. M. Directors meet April 18
the directors of the meetings of the University for Thursday has been postponed for
April 18. The date was changed from
Thursday, the regular meeting day,
to Wednesday of the same week
because of the concert of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
The Soph Hop this year is to be, first and last, a dance. There will be no cabaret singers, no big reception, and no unnecessary trimming. Haley's orchestra of twelve pieces will be played on Friday night until 2 a.m. Saturday. With the exception of the three-course supper which will be served, there will be nothing to but dance. "Which is a great scheme," says Manager Bell, "considering there will be three songs, a marimba band in the orchestra."
Y. M. Directors Meet April 18
Decorations will be in Japanese style, with a low ceiling strung with Japanese lanters. "Skin" Greater and Frank Hetherington, caterers at Junior Prams and Soph Hops for the last three years, will serve the supper.
SIMPLICITY WILL MARK END OF SCHOOL YEAR
University Senate Favors Avoidance of Expense in All Social
Events of College Life
General simplicity and limitation in all society events was advocated by members of the Chancellor's cabinet at its meeting yesterday afternoon. Commencement will be held as usual, but plainness and the avoidance of all expensive features will be the program for this year's graduation.
The idea of the cabinet at its meeting yesterday was for the students of the University to consider seriously what they are going to do about all society events. The question of holding the Sophomore Hop this year may be taken up by the Senate next week.
The cabinet advised that the May Fete be changed so as to be as much in the spirit of the time as possible. The program would have been carried out at the entertainment of the K. U. Follies last night if the program had not been arranged so long in advance that it would be feasible to disarrange the whole event.
The senior class brought up the matter of holding an informal gathering the Monday of Commencement Week and the cabinet raised no objection. The question will be acted on favorably by the Commencement Committee.
Y. W. WILL GIVE FETE MAY 1 AS SCHEDULED
Senior Women Elect Grace Beck ley May Queen and Evelyn Strong, Alma Mater
K. U. will have the traditional May Fete and the traditional May Queen and Alma Mater May 1, on McCook Field, according to an announcement by the Board of Directors of the Y. W. C. A. today.
Grace Beckley was elected May Queen, and Evelyn Strong was elected Alma Mater at a meeting of the senior women last week. The result of the election remained a secret for a week; as is the custom practiced.
There was some agitation last week to omit the May Fete this year because of the war. In as much as all plans had been made, many rehearsals held and some expense incurred it was long best to continue the original plans.
"With the exception of funds from the May Fete that the Y. W, gives alternately with the W. S. G. A. each year, the budget necessary for ex-ployees and staff, for pledges," said Anne Gittens, Y. W, secretary this morning. "It is the only time that the Y. W, comes before the public in two years and since we apportioned our budget this year with the Y. W, we feel we do not feel that we can give it up."
A historical pageant will be the program of the traditional May Fete, each department in the University being represented. Two May-pole exhibits will be the Alma Mater will be other features. There will be no night program.
Part of the proceeds will be given to Red Cross work and the Christian work carried on by the Y. M. C. A. on the war front.
WILL GIVE IDEAS OF ANNUAL
Picture Machine Will Show Novel Sections of Jayhawker at Dance Tonight
Advance ideas of the Jayhawker will be available to the students attending the Vanity Fair dance at the Gymnasium tonight. The managers will be showing the machine and will show a portion of the color section of the Jayhawker. The winners of the Vanity Fair contest will be announced to students the first time tonight and their pictures will be shown on the screen. Also the winners of the marine views of the University will be shown. The submarine views are said to contain pictures of some of the co-eds, a la Annette Klererman.
BEE FARM OF THIRTY-SIX
HIVES BUILT SOUTH OF GYM
An apiary has been built south of the Gymnasium. The bee yard contains thirty-six hives and a small building 14x24 feet, which will be used for pollinating and serve as a general workforce for those who are studying bee culture.
A new course in the study of bees will be installed by the department of entomology and will be under the direction of Prof. Hunter, the head of the department.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SING FOR RED CROSS APRIL 11
The Lawrence High School Girls Glee Club will give a concert at the Bowersock Theater Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Red Cross. J. D. Bowersock has donated the use of the theater.
The program will start at eight o'clock and will be materially the same as the one that was given last week. The state rule is off for the performance.
Plain Tales from the Hill
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"I's that out of style?" she asked,
"he they just forget that they have him."
A girl who is a freshman on the Hill has asked innocently why the boys do not take off their caps when they speak to girls.
There is just one way to judge her patriotism. Of course she wants him to enlist and be an officer; but if she urges his immediate enlistment notwithstanding her date for the Soph 'Top, then she is truly patriotic!
RAMATIC CLUB GIVES PLAY
Will Present "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" April 18—And Admission Will Be Free
Plays may come and plays may go, but "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" goes on forever. That is, the play goes on forever—not the "Man." Collegiate Alumnae presented this play last Tuesday night cum summa laude. And now the K. U. Dramatic club announces that Whereas: The K. U. D. C. had intentions on the play; the A. C. A. ever heard of it, and, Whereas: The people are crying aloud and yearning to see it again, and Whereas: Harold Lytle, leading man and director of the play, has sent off for a large supply of the same brand at the A. C. A. used; therefore be it
Resolved: That that K. U. Dramatic Club will present "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" in Green Hall Theater, Wednesday, April 18, at eight o'clock, and that the admission is abundant to any who wish to come.
The cast for this production has been well chosen. Harold Lyle, who has signed a contract for dramatic roles at the next summer, will play the part of the "Man," Leonard Botal. Miss Susan McDonald, who will play the "Wife", has done professional draals, and she is supporting cast is equally capable.
Rehearsals for this play have been held for the past two months and no time and work is being avoided to meet all of the good productions of the club.
MEN PROMPT IN ENLISTING
Dean Walker Wants More Men. However, for Enlisted Reserve Department
"Students in the University have been prompt in enlistment for the Officers Reserve Corps," said an officer who need now is men to enlist in the branch known as the Enlisted Reserve Corps. This part of our military organization is probably more important than the Officers Reserve Corps."
Departments of the Enlisted Reserve Corps are: Engineers Enlisted Reserve Corps, Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps, Quartermaster Enlisted Reserve Corps, Ordnance Enlisted Reserve Corps. Dean Walker will be glad to enlist who wish to enter any of these departments.
The Weather
Generally fair tonight and Saturday.
Somewhat warm in northeast portion.
ASKS K. U. TO HELP FRENCH WAR ORPHANS
Miss Elizabeth Fell Returned From French Relief Asks Funds
NEED ONLY SMALL SUMS
Ten Cents a Day Will Keep a French Baby Twenty-Four Hours
Contributions to the French Orphan Fund will be received by Registrar George O. Foster, of the University, and Mrs. Robert C. Morrow, 1416 Kurtley street. You may contribute any amount. Ten cents supports a French orphan for a year, or $30.50 for a year. Payment may be made each week, each month, or for the entire year. Help save France.
At the regular monthly convoction this morning Miss Elizabeth Fell plead for relief from American people for the poor fatherless children in France. Miss Fell, who has just come to work with the organizers of the movement in the United States and has been active in the actual relief work in Paris.
"The Fatherless Children of France," an American society for the aid of French war orphans was organized in October, 1915, in thirty-six if the most important cities of the world have been working for sixteen months o raise funds to support the orphans if the war in France.
CAN GET "OWN" CHILD
“There are 500,000 children in France on ten cents a day,” said Miss Fell “and as all of you know So far about fifty of them have been aided but only a beginning has been made. The society asks for an additional ten cents for each child in order to guard against the danger if privation and insure a minimum of
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Names and Photographs of Original Cast Will be Printed and Sold April 25
SOUVENIR EDITION OF PRIZE SENIOR PLAY
The $50 prize play, "If I Were Dean," written by Alton Gumbiner, which will be presented April 25 at the Bowersock Theatre by the Senior Class, went to the printer today, and a complete souvenir edition of the play with the names and photographs of the original cast will be printed. Copies will be sold at the Bowersock the night of the play.
This will be the first time in recent years that such a K. U. production has been printed with all lines and stage directions.
"Practice for the play has been progressing very satisfactorily," said Professor MacMurray, director, "and the students of the University will have a chance to see live students, wide-awake and moss-back professors in action. The play is full of fine situations and laughable lines, but best of all it pictures faithfully student life at K. U."
The scene of the play is found to be at Bigosh University at Malaria Center, Utah, and there is a naughty rally by university officials in derbies by a disciplinary committee.
There is a student view of how things ought to be run, and there is a picture of student management. There is a dean of women, a board of education, and more than one typical professor that everybody will recognize.
LAWS MAKE FRESHMEN
PLUCK LITTLE DANELIONS
force the freshman cap rule this morning, and many unsuspecting freshmen who had discarded the little cap since the Senate's action abolishing paddling will appear on the lawn as a reminder of the fate or suffer the fate of those caught this morning, according to the Laws. A healthy crop of dandelions has sprung up in front of Green Hall and the laws don't like their looks; so when the bold first year men without caps are allowed to play, the laws decided to see if some of the litle yellow flowers could not be removed and, inasmuch as it is against the principles, the poor little freshmen had to do the manual labor while the