UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIV.
NO. 105.
FACULTY TELEGRAPHS
PRESIDENT WILSON
Sixty-three Professors Signify Unqualified Support in Preservation of National Honor
SIGNERS EASILY OBTAINED
Many Who Were in Sympathy With the Movement Could Not be Reached
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 2, 1917.
Sixty-three members of the faculty of the University of Kansas telegraphed this morning to President Wilson their support in any measure to preserve the honor of the United States.
The telegram is as follows:
Hon. Woodrow Wilson
President of the United States,
The White House,
"The following sixty-three members of the faculty of the University of Kansas assure you of their unqualified support in any measure taken to preserve the honor and integrity of the United States."
The movement to obtain signatures to the telegram was started in the Chemistry Building about three oclock yesterday afternoon. Signers were easily obtained. The list was taken to the University Club in the evening where forty or more names were added. Others were reached by telephone. Many who were known to be in hearty sympathy with the movement could not be reached in this way. No attempt was made to carry out it. A ban on the faculty. A total of sixty-six faculty men were approached and of this number only three refused to participate in the telegram.
"OFF-SET PEANUT POLITICS"
"It is the duty of University men to take the lead in matters patriotic and assure the President of their confidence. This will help off-set the peanut politics in congress," said Prof. Ozak of the instigators of the movement.
Those who signed the message to the President are: Walter S. Hunter, J. N. Van der Vries, C. M. McNown, H. A. Roberts, F. L. Wain, S. O. Rice, C. Dawley, S. R. Hull, W. Murray, H. H. Humble, W. W. Davis, C. H. Ashton, B. E. Stouffer, J. J. Wheeler, S. Lefschetz, A. T. Walker, D. L. Patterson, W. S. Johnson, A. J. Boynton, B. F. Moore, Arthur Mitchell, P. F. Walker, A. W. Whittaker, C. W. Seible, H. C. Allen, P. I. Parkhustre, Paul V. Faragher, G. Patton, R. C. Moore, G. Patton, R. C. Moore, Arthur W. Lenneth, Kenneth Forward, E. E. Hartman, L. L. Steimley, Robert W. woodbury, Edward D. Osborn, E. B. Miller, J. Lisle Williams, P. H. Cady, E. H. S. Bailey, Geo. W. Stratton, L. Sayer, J. Wainwright Evans, H. A. Rice, L. B. McCarty, Ray L. Brewer, L. Huffmott Cochrane, Clark, C. C. Williams, N. R. Harger, O. H. Burns, Jas. D. McCallum, L. E. Whitmoree, W. R. B. Robertson, C. H. Sluss, T. Smith, W. L. Burdick, J. W. Green, C. C. Crawford, E. H. Hollands
ORCHESTRA GIVES CONCERT
Varied Program is Well Received by Fair Sized Audience
The University orchestra of thirty-four members, gave the first concert of the year to a fair sized audience in Fraser chapel last night. The program of classical and popular music was well received and the interpretation of the orchestral number skipped on some instruments, followed by the orchestra this year under the direction of Prof. Wort Morse, head of the department of violin.
Prof. W. B. Downing and Miss Cora Reynolds of the department of voice, Lois Libbey, pianist, and Ednah Hopkins, violinist, assisted the orchestra. Professor Downing and Miss Reynolds sang "Calm of the Night" by Goetz, Miss Hopkins' number, the Hungarian Rhapsoide, was especially well played. One of the most pleasing numbers was played by Hopkins, Katherine Played by Frances Allen, Irene Imus, Midred Frances, Versta Talbert, Marie Kluss, Helen Porter, Agatha Kinney, Charlotte Hungate, Ethet Minger, and Zolan Kidwell. The Tschaikowsky number, Andante from the Fifth Symphony, was the most difficult number played by the orchestra.
Mechanicals Meet In April
At the meeting of the society of mechanical engineers held Thursday evening it was decided to hold their annual meeting on April 3. The day will be devoted to special sessions of the society and noted engineers will be brought here to address the meetings.
DR. DE LAPRADDELE WILL TELL OF FRENCH POLITICS
Doctor de Lapradele, a notedrench author and scholar, will tell ofhe political situation in France in and during the Second Moroccanmorternon at four-thirty o'clockin wah. He will deal, inparticular with the political revolutionin France during the last forty years,Mr. de Lapradele has been in thiscountry since the beginning ofthe war. His country has passed from one groupof those facedat the present time by the UnitedStates, and Mr. de Lapradele'slecture should be of particular interestto Americans.
ARMY WANTS COLLEGE GRADS FOR OFFICERS
Secretary Baker Orders Universi tities to Appoint Ten Honor Graduates for Exam.
Secretary Baker of the War Department, in order to speed the appointment of second lieutenants for the regular army, today directed that "distinguished colleges" deserving the 1917 and ten from the 1916 class, to be examined in April for provisional commissions. These men are to be accepted into the service ahead of any other candidates for commissions from civil servants or former regiment, such colleges designated only one man honor graduate.
By a recent order the War Department made some of the more important schools of the country units in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The Rhode Island State College, University of Minnesota, North Carolina College of Agriculture, the Agriculture College of Utah, Virginia Polytechnic University, the New Hampshire College of Agriculture, West Virginia University, and University of Georgia are the most important colleges in the list. Four military schools have been added to the list. So far the University of Kansas has not asked to be a member of the Training Corps.
HOP MANAGER IS INELIGIBLE
Gage
New Man Will be Selected by Greever, Blount and
The student council, at a meeting last night, made arrangements to appoint a new manager of the Sophomore Class, Mrs. Sprague of the Hop, is ineligible. A committee made up of Paul Greever, president of the student council, Justin Blount, president of the sophomore class, and Frank Gage will select the new man-
The secretary of the council reported that the book exchange had been a profitable venture, netting a considerable gain over last YEAR.
The disciplinary committee was not appointed last night but will be offered an appointment.
WILL PUBLISH BEST OF YEAR'S ACADEMIC POETRY
List, ye poets! An anthology of the best poetry written during the present academic year is being prepared for publication. This anthology will be published under the title, "College Anthology for 1916-17," and by William Stanley Braithwaite, poetry editor of the Boston Transcript.
The fifth number of the University Concert Course, April 5, which was to have been the Shostac String Quartet, has been changed to the Zoellner String Quartet. The Zoellner Quartet has given concerts at the University the last two years and has been a favorite with University audiences.
Announcement has just been made of the marriage of Floyd Livengood, l'18, and Gladys Dissinger, c'18, which occurred in Kansas City law school. The couple withdrawn from school, and will live on a farm near Carrolton, Missouri.
Students who wish to submit poems for possible inclusion in this anthology are requested to send their manuscripts to Henry T. Schnittkind, the Stratford Company department of the Strafford Company, 32 Oliver Street, Boston.
Miss Virginia Storm has been chosen to succeed Miss Cora Downs as pathologist at the Atchison hospital. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas. For two years she was employed at the Kansas City laboratory and at present is technician at the Kansas University.
Zoellner Quartet April 5
The honor of a prophet in his own country lies in the hands of his friends. "Cum Laude, mostly Laude" to him. He is given to professor Herman Douthitt, of the department of Biology, since he received his Ph.D., Cum Laude.
FIGHT IN TOPEKA FOR PERMANENT INCOME
Supporters of Measure Working at the State House Today
PLAN CAMPAIGN IN HOUSE
Speaker Keene and Representative Stone Discussed Bill at Luncheon Today
Concurrent Resolution Number 15 is standing at Armageddon and is batting for education. Willard Glaso, who has been campaigning through the public school system, has纳支 income for the educational institution of Kansas, and who is in Popeka today, has wired for more and grenades in the shape of amphlets showing the needs of the community and the other state schools.
Friends of the resolution met today at a lunchon in Topeka to discuss a campaign to be conducted on the floor of the House. Speaker A. M. Keeen of the House of Representatives, and former Speaker Robert Stone, who is an ardent supporter of the resolution, attended this luncheon.
LESS OPPOSITION THAN EXPECTED
The leaders of the fight are finding much less opposition than was at first expected. The fact that the Senate passed the resolution has served as a quietus on the most radical opposition in the House.
All the other state educational institution are behind the work that the students of the University have laughed.
Glasco reports that the only discouraging factor to be dealt with by the friends of the measure is the hostility of two graduates of the University of Kansas who are expected to be the greatest obstacles to overcome.
Charles Strickland, a former student in the University, came up from Topeka Thursday night for a few days' visit in Lawrence, and is a guest at Pearl House. Mr. Strickland is cacher of the State Bank of Oronoque.
Cards have been sent out by the University Alumni Association urging the individual members of the organization to wire or write their representations in the House immediately, urging the passage of the resolution.
PROFESSOR HELLEBERG
SPEAKS TO POLITY CLUB
Laura McKee, special College, will go to Kansas City, Friday, to visit till Monday.
While public opinion is stifled in Germany it is courted in America was the substance of Victor E. Helleberg's talk at the International Political Club.
KANSAS MEETS AGGIES HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY
An intelligent Forty Club is an intelligent public opinion is necessary for the well being of a nation and offer a choice in difficulties without war, Europe is in turmoil and strife largely because she was dominated by a few and the mind of the public did not have a chance to state itself. The United States has stayed out of war and has listened to reason largely because the people have a mind of their own and because they know the penalty of war. These are some of the statements brought out by Mr.
EIGHT WEEKS CLUB TO
BEGIN STUDY MONDAY
Dr. M. C. Elmer of the department of sociology left today for Council Grove. Mr. Elmer, with the aid of the officials of that city, is carrying on an extended social survey on which he has been working for some months.
The mining edition of the Kan萨 will be out next Monday. About 8,000 copies will be printed. Pictures of the laboratories were taken last Wednesday and will appear in the edition. This edition promises to be the best ever put out by the mining department. Some of the copies will be printed Saturday and sent to several universities.
The Eight Weeks Club will begin its study of community service Monday afternoon at four-thirty at 1135 Tennessee Street. The club is an organization in the University to train young women leaders for community service work. The Eight Weeks Club in the rural community may take up any activity from first hand nature study to means of beautifying the community that there are problems will be solved and an actual campaign to better conditions conducted; sometimes its duty is only to socialize the community.
Athletic Managers Get Together and Fix Up Misunderstanding of Cancelled Date
Women who desire to do community work this summer may learn how in this class. Those who have not yet enrolled may do so at Miss Anna Gitts' office. Mrs. A. C. Terrill will have charge of the class.
BOTH MEN WERE TO BLAME
Dope Gives University of Kansas Advantage for Indoor
The meet which the University of Kansas had scheduled with the Kansas Agriers for February 10 and March 1, will be held here Wednesday, March 7.
Manager Clevenger contended at first when the meet was cancelled that no written contract was made and no meet was scheduled for that date.
Coach Clevergen of the Aggies mansured with Mgr. W. O. Hamilton to have the meet on that date when he was in Lawrence last Tuesday. Manager Hamilton said this morning that he will be held. Aggies this spring also will be held.
Coach Hamilton in his talk with Mr. Clevergen this week found that both the manager of athletics at Manhattan and he himself were to blame for the cancellation which resulted in the canceling of the indoor meet in February.
It seems that Coach Hamilton made the first date with Mr. Cleverenger and then turned the whole matter over to Schulz, the track coach. In some way he was also impatient, but he was under the impression that no meet had been scheduled with K. U. for February 19. But he had no other choice. He and his armors were to meet the Jawkervilles.
The Aagies met the Normals on the Saturday night before the cancelled meet with K. U. was supposed to be held. The Aagies won, 50 to 35, in Iowa. The last of January, Kansas won from the Teachers by a 57-to-28 score.
The Jayhawkers probably will be in better shape for the meet than the Aggies because they will be in the close Illinois meet this week while only part of the Aggie team will have benefit of the K. C. A. C. meet.
K. U. ENGINEERS PLAN TO ISSUE MAGAZINE APRIL 1
The Kansas Engineer, the annual publication of the Associated Engineering Societies of the University of Kansas, will be off the press April 15, 1917. One thousand copies of the publication will be printed. The editor, C. F. Sloan, has issued a bulletin asking for contributions in the form of essays. The Kansas engineers generally and engineering work being done in the state.
The issue will contain articles by Dean P. F, Walker, of the School of Engineering; Roy Cross, *e*06; Clark E. Jacoby, *e*06; T. J. Strickler, *e*06; W. C. Hoad, *e*77; Chas. W. Hagenbuch, *e*17; and W. T. Frier, *e*18. Besides these articles, there will be field notes on such topics at Engineering on the Mexican Border, Kansas League of Municipalities, The New Bridge at Lawrence, and the "Lawrence Water Supply."
DEAN KELLY ELECTED HEAD OF WESTERN EDUCATORS
"The Function of Bureaus of Education in State Universities" is the subject of a paper read by Dean F. J. Kelly at the meeting of the Western Association of Teachers of Education in Kansas City yesterday. Many instructors in the School of Education attended some of the meetings.
Dean Kelly was elected president of the Western Association of Teachers of Education, and a member of the committee for the organization of administrative officers of education in state universities and other colleges.
Uncle Jimmy Day—the day upon which the University of Kansas Lawns honor their "Uncle Jimmy" Green—will come April 4 this year. A banquet will be held at the Eldridge hall at which the alumni will be guests.
Unsettled weather tonight and Satu-
rals cooler tonight in southeast
portion.
Uncle Jimmy Day April 4
Several of the men of the sophomore class who have been learning how to box are wearing black eyes and wearing blue or pink clothing, their desire to learn purgliness tactics.
The Weather
Tau Beta Pi Elects
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity, announces the election of the following juniors to membership: P. P. Wagner, Clarence Lynn, H. F. Lutz, R. Neumann, C. L. Shugart, R. W. Davis, H. J. Gish, F. E. Holland and Frank Farley. These eight men rank highest in scholarship.
TO HOLD ELEVENTH ANNUAL
MEETING OF DEANS HERE
The eleventh annual meeting of Deans of Colleges of State Universities will be held at the University of Houston. The conference is headed Dean Olin Timm this morning.
Deans from fifteen universities, including Ohio on the east and all of the larger western universities, have signified their intention of attending. Last year the meeting was held at Ohio State University.
"We are preparing an interesting program," said Dean Templin this morning, "though of course the main purpose of the meeting will be to talk over the various problems that confront such officers."
SCHOOL EXPOSITION FAVORED BY COUNCIL
sity
Would Acquaint People of State With Work of Univer-
Believing the people of the state should have a more adequate idea of University life, and that they should see the more formal and serious work of the University, the Mons Student Association, in exposition to be given in May. At a meeting last night plans were discussed and a committee appointed to consider the advisability of such an exposition and to obtain the sanction of University organizations. Stanley Neson, e17, was appointed chairman of the committee.
A University exposition similar to the one planned was held in 1913, and was called the First Biennial Exposition. As the original plans were not carried out, an effort is now being made to make this University exposition a permanent annual affair, as its motive is undoubtedly commendable.
In this exposition displays from different departments will be shown. The people of the state will be given a chance to view this work and give suggestions and criticisms. The exposition will also involve acquiring the people of the state with the University and benefiting the school through their suggestions.
COMPANY "M" GETS MORE PAY
Kansas National Guardsmen to Receive Traveling Expenses Also
The bill appropriating $172,000 to make up the difference in state and federal pay for Kansas National Guardman, which was passed Wednesday. The law also resentatives, passed the Senate yesterday without a dissenting vote.
This means that the noncommission stoned officers and enlisted men of Company M will receive over sixty of their pay. In addition, the Mexican border last summer,
They will also receive their traveling expenses to their home station at the time of the call. In the case of Company M this is an item of some importance, as members were summoned from New York, California, Wash. Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Commissioned officers will not be benefited by the appropriation, as their pay while in federal service wasome as that allowed them by the state.
Members of Company M now in school who will be benefited by the bill are: Sergentes, Chas. Hart, Gail Smith, Sherwin Kelly; Corporals, Virgil Auchard, J. R. Grinstead; Musician, Ewart Plank; Private, Joseph Ace,隆 Ralph Auchon, Fordyce Coe, James Bloom, Clarence Griffeth, W.I. Rice, George Montgomery, LePort Snangler, Stanton Smille.
KANSAS CITY ATTORNEY
TALKS ON REFORM POLITICS
John Cell, Kansas City attorney, debater, and the reform candidate for county attorney a few years ago, will speak at the Methodist church Sunday night on the subject of "Christianity and Reform Politics in a Great City," which will be held at his place in reform politics, and to apply these principles to life on the Hill.
Club Women Inspect K. U.
The University—buildings, campus,
libraries, laboratories, classes, and
offices—was inspected yesterday by
170 Kansas City club women. The
women, who were members of the
Council of Clubs in Kansas City,
spent the day getting acquainted with
the students. The University
working life. They attended the
demonstration of the department of
home economics.
"PROFESSORS ARE NOT FEE GRABBERS"-HOCH
Dykstra To Speak At Lansing Prof. C. A. Dykstra, of the department of history, will speak at a meeting of the Civic Workers of the second district Women's Federation, at Lansing, tomorrow. His subject will be, Modern Movements in Community Government.
Criticism is Unjust to Chancellor, Schweglel and Others Thinks Former Governor
WORK IN STATE SERVICE
Faculty Men Are in Demand As Lecturers—Class Work Uninterrupted
Rallying to the support of the University of Kansas, former Governoruskate late yesterday issued awritten notice that university professors are guiltyof fee grabbing and saying thata grave injustice has been done to suchmen as Chancellor Frank Strong,Raymond A. Schwegler andRaymond A.
Early yesterday afternoon an article appeared in a Topeka paper, which article as Mr. Hoch believes, was inspired by a communication sent by Fred W. Knapp, state auditor, to the members of the ways and means committee in the House. The Knapp communication said "The board of students at Kansas University adopted of a system at Kansas university which has resulted in the grabbing of thousands of dollars in 'fees.'"
CRITICISMS ARE UNJUST
No sooner had the Knapp letter been made public than hundreds of friends of the University of Kansas came to the rescue of what they have given their lives and begged to the educational work of the commonwealth. Mr. Hoch was one of the first to issue a written statement. Such language as was used in bringing pressure to bear on the Chancellor. Mr. Hoch contends is most harbored and still legally remembered that Chancellor Strong has served the University of Kansas for fourteen years and has been honored as president of the National Educational association. Hr. Hoch also holds that the language used in his letters has been prof. J. Wainwright Evans and women members of the faculty is severe and uncalled for.
PROFESSORS MAY SERVE STATE It is the opinion of Mr. Hoch who now holds a place on the board of administration that any University professor has a right to use his particular ability in serving the people of the state, just as long as he does so. Mr. Hoch sees no reason why a man of ability cannot with justice to the state and himself do state service work and accept pay for the same.
In replying to the charges made against certain men in the University Mr. Hoch states that not a thing is open or above board.
"THERE ARE NO FEE GRABBERS"
"There are no fee grabbers in the University of Kansas," is one of the closing statements in the Hoch communication.
The Chancellor could not be interviewed this morning inasmuch as he was unwilling to answer.
WORK FOR PHI BETA KAPPA
Eligibility Demands String of Ones Four Years Long
"How do you get to be a Phi Beta Kappa?" is a question current on the Hill again this year. The requirements and procedure vary with different schools. "Very high scholarship is the prerequisite here," said Mr. Cressman this morning. "The first week I counted and after that straight Is're not necessary although the fewer the Il's is the better your chances."
At the beginning of the senior year the secretary of the organization goes over the list, takes out a sixth of the best students and arranges them in the order of their grades. Faculty number to be elected and select the members. Only college seniors are eligible and 45 hours of their work must be done here. It is possible for those who have done the first two or three years work elsewhere to be elected but it is no probable because we usually require of them to make up the hours they lose in transferring.
Recent appointees to Phi Beta Kappa are getting anxious to wear their keys but, according to E. D. Cressman, secretary of the organization, they will have to wait until March 17 as initiation has been set for that date. Final plans for initiation are not complete.
Tryouts for Senior Play Monday,
March 5, at 7:15, Tuesday, March 6,
4 o'clock and at 7:15. All seniors are
eligible.