UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Oralel student paper of the University of Kansas EDITORIAL STAFF William Koester Editor-In-Chief Baker Row Alicia Row Society Editor BUSINESS STAFF Vernon A. Moore...Business Mgr. John H. Rightman...Assistant Manager NEWS STAFF Cargill Sproul Harry Morgan Harry Morgan Eugene Dyer Fuchs Millard Millard Wear John Mongonymer Dorothy Cole Subscriptions price $3.00 per year in advance; one term, $1.75. Entered as second-class mail matter swarfed by a threat under the act of swarfing J. Jusuae, under the act of swarfing Published in the afternoon five times Published in the evening six times Kansas. From the press of the De- loration Press. Address all communications to UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Lawrence, Kansas Phones, Bell K, U. 25 and 66 The Daily Kansan aims to picture the undergraduate life of the students, to then衷厚 than merely print the news and give them personality and versatility holds; to play no favorities; to be clean; to be cheerful; to be active; to learn and grow; to leave more serious problems to wiser heads; in all, to serve to the students of the University. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917. MAKING PROGRESS Now that most of the fraternity freshmen have exchanged their pledge buttons for pins, it becomes apparent that initiations are not what they used to be; which is a pleasing thing to note. Time was when Greeks deemed it necessary to humiliate their brothers-to-be before the eyes of the public in order that the ceremony might seem impressive. An entire semester was spent in "knocking off the rough edges, as the upper classmen said, and then, when it seemed the pledge had assumed manhood proportions, he was subjected to a round of Tom Foolery which depended for its success upon the absurdity of the action. Finally, the childishness of this practice became apparent and as a result the fraternities today give their initiations a more serious aspect. It should be thus. If fraternities really personify their oft-stated ideals, it is impossible to associate horse-play with the act of entrance into the organizations. Assuming membership in any body of this kind should be a serious matter, the next thing to sacred, and the society which thrusts a series of humiliations upon an initiate, while at the same time vainly endeavoring to make him realize his future responsibility, not only defeats its expressed purpose but likewise casts a reflection upon fraternities in general. The Greek letter societies at K. U. are therefore to be commended for the reform inasmuch as its accomplishment not only overcame a condition which hindered their progress but also removed a blur which furnished an excellent target for critics. DROP IN! Excepting the two or three weeks before the final quizzes, the University library is not put to the use it should be. Most of the work done there by the students is superficial; they skim over their required readings hurriedly and never give a thought to the optional. The state is paying out from five to ten dollars a magazine every year for any number of political and economic journals. These are for the students, not the faculty, but a large majority of the students don't even know that such papers are coming to the library. It will prove profitable for anyone to take a little time off each day and just browse around Spooner to learn of new books and magazines in stock. But a small part of a college education is to be gotten from textbooks alone. THE SPIRIT OF GAYETY THE SPIRIT OF GAYETY It is all very well to take life seriously, to have a purpose in life, and all that sort of thing—one should never regard everything as a huge joke—but he who can throw off failure and defeat, can laugh at knocks and tumbles as good jokes, who does not brood or pander over obstacles for one moment, is the fellow who will "get there." He has the same gay, light heartedness as the French knight who sang merciless, tossing his sword into the air, as he rode into battle at Hastings. That is the spirit which wins. The optimistic is seldom vanquished. Are K. U, women really the sport enthusiasts they claim to be? The crowd at the recent girls' basketball game with Ottawa would not indicate that they were, nor would their attendance at the games in which the Varsity has participated. Apparently it takes a date to coex them to the gymnasium and an even greater inducement to make them enthuse over the home team. University women are just as responsible for team support as the men and they are solely responsible for supporting the girls' team. A little more life on the part of K. U, women would be noticeable. Stuart Walker is not so much pumpkins after all. His Portmanteau Theater is simply an enlargement of the affairs we used to have which were set up in the barn loft and commanded an admission price of three pins. And we'll bet a cent the famous Belasco stage manager has never played to a more interested audience than some of those which occupy conspicious positions in our memory. The cat that has nine lives is not in it with some people who can lose their heads twice as often in one day and still live. As a general rule girls do not like the dark unless there is something in it besides solitude. O for a spring shower that will at least cleanse the outsides of Lawrence street car windows. READ THE NEWSPAPERS There are many kinds of education we can receive at the University, but in all probability most of us have set our minds upon one definite objective, and in a more or less determined manner are trying to become specialized in our chosen and particular line of work. At the present time, however, we are passing through a stage with rapid and diverse changes of nations, that we should know something of the momentous questions of the day, and how they are being dealt with. Not everyone is privileged to be educated by our courses, so that we give them the general education they desire, either from lack of time, or a financial condition that will suffice. There can be no excuse, on the other hand, for anyone not having a good, thorough, and complete knowledge of present day affairs. It is a duty we owe to ourselves, as well as the country in which we live, to keep up with current events so that we can be able to take an intelligent part in the affairs of the country after we leave these halls of learning. The manner in which this can be done is to spend a portion of each day reading the newspaper accounts of what is actually taking place. A prevalent habit, which one can notice in the common rooms at the present time is to see many of those who read at home often. They are often called "would be" fans. Then two or three "would be" fans and so as a hockey player, or the chance of this or that team winning the first or second series of games. There can be no harm in taking a passing interest in things sporting, but the general trend is too often that this is as far as their reading extends. Have you ever heard of someone who has gathered from a problem of real worth? About all they know of what is going on outside the realm of sport is what they have gathered from a bulletin board or from a poster placed in front of a grocery shop or book store. Try to discuss, at any length, a topic of national concern, and what do you so often find. These are the people who come across new phase of a situation which has arisen, in the course of a very short time it is clearly understood that the same people are nothing more than veneer. If they are a little more interested than the average, in all probability they will read nearly all the large headlines on the front pages, and possibly the back faced abbreviated headlines on the pages of the paper they would never think of reading an article of one or two columns in length. That would be a waste of time. Erdulition is a splendid thing, but it is not all. There should be more to be obtained from a college education than learning to become a bookworm; rather, we work a time such as the present, with its almost boundless possibilities, to obtain the advantages which are within the reach of all—McCill Daily. WITH THE POETS The eminent Professor X. was walking through the Yard; With admiration deep I looked and greatly wondered whether THE PROFESSOR Or possibly his fleeting thoughts were, asking of the mast. saw a frown upon his face, his brow bw wrinkles scarred; He would be able to decide who put the world together; were asking of the past, Did Bacon write all the Shakespeare's passages? classified? Did Bacon write all Shakespeare's plays... has Homer been outclassed? Perhaps Ute origin of man had caused his brain to kink. boke into a gnit! Had he grasped the fall of the fleeing heart, it was a source of sin? But lo! as on his face I looked, it broke into a grin! And yet he might have lost the scent on the trail of the missing link. inbk, his animal content proclaimed far different, across— He wondered what to have for lunch —and then—he thought of—beans! —X. Y. Z. LEVITY WITH THE GRIND Abe: Did you get the Opera Score? It Is Knitsew Pandora: Yeah. They were tied in the last minute of the play-Chapman. Second Nut: I should say sew. First Nut: Can she sew? Dowe: Is that a horse pistol? Nutt: No, it's a colt.—Widow. First Nut: Can she knit? Second Nut: I should say a. "What line did you say you were in?" Nice Job Second Nut: I should say knit. -Princeton Tiger. CAMPUS OPINION Communications must be signed as evidence of good faith but names will not be published without the writer's consent. "I manufactured a face powder that can't be kissed off." "Who has charge of your provin grounds?" — K. C. Journal. Proof:"And now, gentlemen, please leave all books at the desk, take alternate seats in alternate rows, and remember this examination is conducted under the honor system."—Widow. There is one school on this Hill for which the ordinary student who wishes to be of some service in the world can have no sympathy. That is the School of Law, with its present very evident spirit. DIATRIBE AGAINST LAWS Can any one prove to me and the rest of the University that the above is not a truthful indictment. It is true, but it also blinds me to serpent to its bosom by furnishing the means for their education and that "they will bite the hand that is feeding them." If I'm wrong, show me, I will believe you. And therefore believes he has. My evidence for the above is a few month's' observation. Everett L. Jillson. First Stude: "Was it a dirty ex?" Second Stude: "Yeah." But 1 second stude is dirty. These are my honest opinions of the majority of that school. Many a captivating coed has lost a perfectly good stand-in by guessing the wrong name over a telephone.—Minnehaha. Safety First To the pacific it will soon be "pieces at any old prices," instead of "pieces in dollars." 17—"It takes a lot of brains to get to be a senior." "18—'It that what happened to yours?'—Widow. Very likely there are a few enrolled in that division of the University who deserve commendation, but in the main they give every evidence They are going forth upon the state to foist a living from society and will do all in their power to halt progress and hold up the onward march of civilization with their backward looking legalistic minds. They are the source of most of the ill-will engendered in the state against the University. They are a non-religious, cynical, unsocial element here in the University and will remain so all their days, in the state and nation. The only way society can make progress in government or social life is to increase it more it is done the better. Most of them are attracted to the status quo ante as a man's eyes to the present style in ladies' hosiery. It is irritating to watch their conduct on the campus. There is the flippant air of self satisfaction that accompanies the parasite and which is always evidence of restricted view. Their attitude is not in evidence in any of the other, schools on the Hill except in a very minor degree. Most of them are receiving training that will leave them at least a hundred years behind the times in economic and social fields and most other fields of knowledge. Why do not the university authority permit a waxy layer to be placed besides an explorer and a social irritant before he is permitted to graduate? LOST-A, Gold medal with "Santa Fe A.-G," on face and "Oratory" on back. Please leave at Registrar's Reward. 97-2 LOST-Wrist watch set in brown leather bracelet. 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First Time in Kansas City NEXT WEEK—Beginning Mail orders, when accompanied by money order or its equivalent, and stamped and addressed envelope, will be received. NEXT WEEK—Beginning Sunday night, Feb. 25. Charles Dillingham will present THE KAW VALLEY INTERURBAN will take you to Tenth and Main streets, Kansas City—in the heart of the theatre and shopping district. Cars leave Lawrence every hour—thirty-five minutes after the hour Hotel Muehlebach BALDORF AVENUE AND TOWER STREET Kansas City, Mo. 500 New Fireproof Rooms Rate from 120£ Under the Personal Direction of S.J. Whitmore and Joseph Rechtl Nights 8:20 Homer B. MASON and Marguerite KEELER theeler in the One-Act Play, "Married" by Porter Emmons Brown. "Prince of Minstrels," EDIBE LEGNARD & CO., in "The Minstrel's Return." Assisted by Anthony Howard and Fred Mayo. MIRIAM AND IRENE MARMEIN Panoptinic and Decorative Dancers. WALTER S. MARS Proprietor and Manager. Third Episode of MRS. VERNON CASTLE In "Patrin" the Serial Supreme. Joe MORRIS and Flossie Campbell, "The Avi-Ate-Her." The World at Work and Play ANNA CHANDLER as "The Debutante." A Study of Song. Mahel RUSSELL and Marty WARD & CO., in "Call It What You Like." ERNIE POTTS & CO. ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY The World at Work and Play Next Week—MR. LOUISE MANN La Nouvelle Warrior HOTEL KUPPER Nights Matinee Matines 10-25-50-75 Daily 10-25-50 11th and McGee Streets, Kansas City, Mo. Convenient to all theatres. Excellent cafe in connection. Let us figure on that next banquet. A good place to make your headquarters. Particularly desirable for ladies—being on Petticat Lane—the center of the shopping district. ALL THIS WEEK GARDEN St. Elmo A New Dramatization from Theatre at 13th and McGee Kansas City AUGUSTA J. EVANS' Famous Novel HOTEL SAVOY 9th and Central Sts. Get off the Interurban at 8th and Central and walk one block south. Always meet your friends at this hotel.