UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIV.
NUMBER 90.
SENATE TO DECIDE CONVENTION TODAY
Question of Constitutional Revision Now Before State Legislature
GOVERNOR FAVORS BILL
The question of a constitutional convention comes up in the senate of the Kansas legislature today. Whether or not the state is to have a new constitution or not will be determined largely by the action of the senate.
Measure Has Better Chance of Becoming Law Through Convention
The present constitution was framed sixty years ago, and the Kansas Better Government League and many of the citizens of Kansas hold that a new constitution is needed. The governor and many of the leaders of better government are back of the chair for a constitutional convention. The governor will be sented in the senate today states two-tirds of the members of the present legislature consider it necessary that a convention be called.
REVISION MAY BE NEEDED
NEW YORK MAY BE NEEDED New York has a provision in its constitution providing for a possible revision of the law every twenty years. Many of the states of the convention feel it is at least fair that the legislature permit the people to decide by vote whether they want a new constitution or not.
INSURES HEALTHY GROWTH
At present the Permanent Income Bill which has been introduced in the legislature will have a better chance of becoming a law by being drafted into a new constitution than by being passed by the legislature as one of the three amendments to the present constitution.
JOBS AND HEALTH GROWTH The Inquiry Bill means a health and permanent growth for state schools and therefore it is of vital importance to the students of the University that it become a law; the sooner the better.
Many of the nearby states have the permanent income idea as a law for the benefit of their state schools. The results obtained in these schools are surprising to the average student. Large building programs are in force at these schools, resulting in better buildings, better equipment, splendid ventilation, excellent teachers, and constant improvements.
CHAPERONS WANT CHANCE TO DANCE
Fill Out Her Program in Advance and Avoid the Push
Rush
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7. 1917.
That chaperons should be shown more courtesy by the students, was the opinion given by Mrs. Eustace H. Brown, adviser of women, this morn- er day, that she was formed as a result of inquiries as to the neglect shown in that respect.
A formal invitation to members of the faculty does not necessarily imply that they are requested to act as chaperons. If it is desired that they be provided with a written consent expressly for this purpose and their consent obtained, Conveyances and escorts should be provided and chaperons should be notified of this provision. If the chaperon wishes to dance, her program may be filled out by a trained chaperon. Several chaperons, care should be taken that they are introduced to each other.
"There is no social function," according to Mrs. Brown "at which men and women are both present, which does not demand the presence of a chaperon. There can be no reason why any special function should be done on an organization cannot secure one itself or secure one through the adviser of women who has a list on file, of available chaperons.
"The neglect in the treatment of chaperons is found not alone among the freshmen but among the older students as well. These things may seem of minor importance but attention to these little things can add but little to numerous duties, and they will make the work of chaperon less irksome and as a consequence, chaperons more easy to obtain.
Because of the Merchants' Short Course meetings in Fraser Chapel, the convocation for women will be held on Friday, February 16, instead of the 9th.
Mrs. Eustace H. Brown.
Advisor of Women.
OREAD AND LAWRENCE
HIGHS TO MEET IN DEBATE
...
Oread high school and Lawrence high will meet Friday night to debate the question, "Resolved, that the president should be elected for a single term of six years." The members of the Oread squad are: George Coffin, Curtis Strong, and Lawrence Coffin. Three more judges will be Prof. B. F. Moore, Prof. R. D. O'Leary, and Ralph Spotts.
In meeting Lawrence high school, Oread will find stiff competition, for the city high school is trying to avenge last year's defeat.
NOTED ENGINEER LECTURES FRIDAY
Doctor Waddell to Talk on "Engineering Economics" in Marvin Hall
Dr. J. A. L. Waddell, a consulting engineer of international reputation, will deliver three lectures on "Engineering Economics" in Marvin Hall Hill. These lectures will be given at 8:30, 11:30, and 14:30 of the senior, junior, and sophomore engineering classes will be excused to attend the lectures. Although every one is invited to hear these lectures, the talk at 8:30 will be in character and probably the most interesting to the general public.
Plans have been worked out whereby a joint committee, composed of the committee on engineering affairs of the K. U. Alumni Association and the K. U. University School of Engineering, select men to give a series of lectures to the engineers each year. These men, who are to be alumni of the University whenever possible, will be recognized as highly appointed lecturers and have as staff members of the University teaching staff in their respective subjects.
For this year two lecturers have been appointed, Doctor Waddell and J. S. Worley, e'04, a member of the Commission committee of the Interstate Commission. Mr. Worley will lecture on "Transportation" some time in March.
Owing to the fact that Doctor Waddell has been called to New York, where he will remain until late in the spring, he will give his entire series of lectures on Friday and not onSep 18th. He will lecture during activities in foreign countries he was decorated by the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Japan.
WAR DECIDES SOCIALISM
Spargo Declares Allies Champions of Socialism
"Socialism once in power will mean the ultimate end of all wars," said John Spargo, distinguished economist at the University Club last evening.
The fate of the socialistic movements, Mr. Spargo claims, rests on the outcome of the present war. If the Central Powers win the war, militarism will predominate; but if it succeeds, obvious, Europe will become socialized. "We need allied trenches," he added, "we find the soldiers holding socialist Alliance."
A fellowship in the University of Kansas for the second semester of the current year is made vacant by the resignation of Gerhard Baerg, Dean F. W. Blackmar announces. This fellowship pays $140 for the half year. It is open to competition by graduates of this University, and of other Universities and colleges, holding a Bachelor's degree.
Spargo is the author of several books treating social problems. One of these, "The Bitter Cry of Children," is considered the highest expression of socialistic doctrine in its influence upon social conditions.
UNIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP
NOW OPEN TO GRADUATES
The mechanical engineers will meet at the home of Prof. A. H. Sluss at 1122 Ohio street tomorrow night to discuss plans and set the date for their annual meeting. It is probable they will be held some Thursday, and that the meeting day will be devoted to speech-making and celebration.
Mechanicals Plan Celebration
Applications must be in on or before February 10, 1917. Application blanks may be obtained at the dean's office.
Commerce Club will meet tomorrow night at the Sigma Chi house.
It was announced in the Kansan several days ago that the fellowship was in German. Bean Blackmar said he might be in the fellowship might be in any department.
SOCIALISTS ARE MISUNDERSTOOD
John Spargo Recognizes Common Misconception of Socialistic Movement
URGES HELP FOR POOR
Equality of Opportunity Asked for by Socialist Leader Yesterday
John Spargo, noted Socialist lecturer and writing speaker to a large audience in Fraser chapel yesterday on "The Real Meaning of Socialism," said the Socialists had been misunderstood.
Nothing, said Mr. Spargo, could be farther from the truth than this conception. Speaking of private property, Mr. Spargo said: "All property, tools and functions of society divide themselves naturally into two classes, those that are essentially individual in function and those that are distinctively collective in function. The individual ones, the Socialists contend, could be left to the individual to possess, not necessarily the latter, but those that are collective and municipal in function, that is, those that minister to the wants of society as a whole should be owned, operated and controlled by society itself.
"Socialists contemplate nothing less than a complete reorganization of society. This reorganization would reconstruct society on a basis of private ownership and individual possession of all economic goods of an individual or common ownership and social direction of all enterprises of a social nature.
This, he said, was due to the fact that the pioneers in the movement had failed to state clearly and precisely what the Socialist party had result of this failure people came to believe the Socialists would, if given an opportunity, reorganize society on a basis that would eliminate the institution and discourage individual enterprise.
EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
"Socialism has never held that the ideal of equality could be realized," continued Mr. Spargo. "All it asks is equality of opportunity." He made an eloquent plea for the poor who are crowded together in the tenements of laurentianapolis that such people were asking that such Socialists were asking that they be given an opportunity, and urged it be made impossible for one comparatively small class of people to own the things upon which the lives of other people depend.
EXPLAINS MOTIVES
MERCHANTS ENJOY PLAY,
"ANYTHING FOR A CHANGE"
The dramatic art class of the department of public speaking entertained the merchants attending the night in Green Hall with the forces "Aware Change." The class had given the play previously under the direction of Professor MacMurray and it was repeated to break the routine of the play, which has a very comprehensive program on serious, practical subjects.
MERCHANTS GET WIDE EDUCATION
The work of the student actors apparently pleased the merchants. The students who took part were: Muriel King, Verna Makepeace, Emma Maze Rummel, Leland Howlin, Albert Richmond, and Herbert Smith.
Variety of Subjects Gives Visitors Much Knowledge in One Week
Chamber of Commerce to be Hosts at Banquet in the Evening
GOOD PROGRAM TOMORROW
"The variety of subject-matter of fored the merchants this week is all most equal to a complete education," said one of the merchants this morning, "and in doing so, in using the uses of the modern university, the war question, socialism, civic spirit, accounting and the high cost of living all in one week taught by men who have had so much practical experience that lectures are filled with good things.
The program tomorrow offers the same variety that has been offered since the course started. The meetings start at eight-thirty and quit at five-thirty to be renewed at six-thirty with the banquet given by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in F. A. U. Hall.
The merchants in this one week should be able to get as much of University subjects as the students gets at Stanford. The opportunity is offered."
8:30, Show Card Writing, 208 Enr.
Round Table on Accounting, 210 Blu
The program for Thursday:
Morning;
9:30, Otto Buchmann, Fraser,
"How to Bring New Trade"; Harold
G. Ingham, 106 Green, "The 'Markup'
and 'Turn over.'"
20. Wm., L. Burdick, Fraser.
Warren in the Law of Sales."
A afternoon:
10:30, Allen W. Clark, Praser,
"Clean-up and Paint-up.
Franken, F.
1:300, Otto Buchmann, 104 S. "How to Develop Good Salespeople"; F. E. Morton, Fraser, "Talking Machines, The Responsive Slide."
2:30. Mrs. Evangeline Downey Tector, 10 Fraser, "Food Factors in the High Cost of Living"; H. D. Harper, 210 Admin., "Preparation and Interpretation of Financial Statements."
3:30. Round Tables; Business sessions. Kansas Retail Jewels" associations.
4:30, George H. Husser, 104 S., "Honest Advertising and Merchandising"; S. J. Zuck, 106 Green, "Modern Merchandising."
Evening:
6:30, Banquet, F. A. U. Hall, complimentary to all visiting merchants, by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; address, Samuel A. Davis, "Essential Elements of Successful Retailing"; address, Hon. A. M. Kene. In the above program Engineering building is abbreviated Eng.; Administration building, Admin.; and Snow Hall, S.
Socialists are neither more than human nor less than human. They are just folks.
Barrett's Body to Concordia
The body of James C. Barrett, the Sigma Nu freshman, who died at the University hospital yesterday, was taken to Concordia today. The remains were accompanied by his father, James P. Barrett, and his uncle, George Layton. Funeral services will not be held until the latter part of the week, awaiting the return of his mother from Florida.
SPARGOISMS
The first definition of socialism, defining it as the collective or public ownership and control under democratic management of all means of production, distribution, and exchange, is a suitable doctrine for candidates for a lunatic asylum.
A wheelbarrow, in terms of economics, is a primitive contrivance designed for the transportation of relatively small bodies over relatively small distances by human power.
The failure of its advocates to state with clarity the real meaning of socialism is the reason for so much misunderstanding of it.
Things that don't fit, like Charlie Chaplain's clothes, promote our amusement.
Socialism requires the reorganization of the economic life of society upon the basis of private ownership under public direction, of things individualistic in character and the democratic ownership of things socialistic in character.
The equality of opportunity for every child of the universe to develop its ability to the fullest extent can not be denied. That is what socialism stands for.
A child can't have equality of opportunity without the privilege of equality in being well born.
The modern railroad differs from the wheelbarrow only in degree of development.
There is more moral, mental, and spiritual dynamite in the demand for equality of opportunity than in all the I. W. W. speeches ever given.
ALL UNIVERSITY CLASSES
DISMISSED FEB. 1
All classes in the University will be dismissed on Lincoln's birthday, Monday, February 12, Chancellor Strong announced to day. Lincoln's birthday at the University for several years. Last year it fell on Saturday.
About five years ago the state made the birthday of Lincoln a legal holiday, as well as that of Washington. Since then this holiday has been observed by all of the public schools in the state.
DR. GRAY TO GIVE RELIGIOUS TALKS
Noted Kansas City Minister Will Conduct Campaign Here Next Week
Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray will be in Lawrence, February 11, 12, and 13, to conduct a religious campaign among the University students. "A Group of Modern Messages to University and Women" will form basis for talks. He will come here from the Grand Avenue Temple of Kansas City.
Doctor Gray is one of the leading speakers of the Middle-West, and has the reputation of preaching to more men on Sunday than any other minister in the country. He has talked to students of many leading universities in this part of the country, but this is his first appearance in Lawrence. He offers the offers of three other schools in order to come to Lawrence next week.
DR. J. M. M. GRAY
This is the only religious campaign being planned by any organization on the Hill this year. The University Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are cooperating in bringing this speaker to the University. Doctor Gray is a comparatively young man, coming from the East to Kansas City.
The series of talks will open Sunday night at the Methodist church at 7:45 o'clock. Monday at 4:30 o'clock he will speak at Myers Hall to the University, and Tuesday at the same place, and talk to K. U. women. He will speak at the Methodist church Monday an Tuesday nights.
BIBLE CLASSES TO MEET
Five Courses Are Offered This Semester
The first classes in the School of Religion at Myers Hall and Westminster will be held Thursday evening from seven to eight o'clock. Enrollment last semester was 101 and the attendance was exceptionally good. The courses that will be offered this term are as follows:
Principals of Religious Education Dean Kelley; The Bible as Literature, Gordon B. Thompson; Social Teachings of Jesus, Professor Elmer; Life of Christ, Arthur Braden; Comparative Religions, Stanton Olliver
All these courses carry credit in the School of Religion. The certificate of the school of religion is granted for four semester hours work and a diploma for eight semester hours. All the above listed courses are held in Myers Hall except the one taught by Doctor Ollinger, Comparative Religions, which is held at West-minister Hall.
Only Two Names Like It
When one considers the most common of names, like Smith and Jones and Brown, he should in turn look for the less well known names, J. C. Ferciot, manager of the Omahia branch of the Western Union, who talked to the merchants yesterday afternoon, believes he has the most uncommon name in the world. He has two brothers. And these three are the only Ferciots in the world as far as he can find.
K. U. FIVE WINS IN GREAT SPURT
Missouri's 6-Point Lead Cut Down in Last Minute of Play
KAUDER'S GOAL FEATURE
Long Shot From Mid-Court Puts Kansas in Striking Distance
The Tigers started with a rush and opened the scoring with a free goal by Captain Williams, the Tiger star center. Harry Viner, Tiger left guard added two more points after two minutes of play with a basket from the field, giving the Tigers a three point lead.
Twelve hundred enthusiaste Jay-hawker rooters simply went wild last night as the Crimson and Blue goal-scorers, whose minutes of play and overcame a six point lead by the Tigers, and won the game thirty seconds before the final whistle blew when Rudolf Uhlrlaub scored in foul on Shirkey, Tiger left forward.
AND TUCK FIGHT
Rudolf Ulbricht left it afftwr, scored first for Kansas after about five minutes of play with a long shot from the sidelines. Then Williams gave the Tigers a five point lead by throwing two free goals and a field basket. Lyle added two for Kansas with a basket from a difficult angle, and James Thomas threw another free goal, and Gilbert two points for Kansas from the field.
Vogt, Tiger forward, connected for a field goal, followed by a free goal by Williams. Rudolf Uhrlaub counted on William to rush Lassett, Jayhawker guard, and held the field basket, bringing Kansas within two points of the Tigers. Williams followed with two free goals. Rudolf Uhrlaub made two on a short shot. The coach he added a free toss, and the half ended 13 to 12 in favor of the Tigers.
SHIFT TURNS TIME
Williams opened the scoring in the second half with a free throw on a technical foul on Gibbens. Laslett tied the score a minute later by caging one from the sidelines. Williams threw another free goal and R. Uhrlub added another one tying the ball again. The Kansas lineup was shiftless. Gaup going in at right forward, and Lyttle in guard, while Ernst Uhrlub went in at center. Shepard replaced Slusher for Missouri.
The Jayhawkers now six points behind began a bombardment of the goal netting five points, in three minutes. Williams immediately counted a free kick. Tiger goal making the score 23 to 21 and Urlahrute and a half to play. Kauder tied the score with the most spectacular shot of the game a long one from the center of the field. Rudolf Uhrlaub by putting Kansas in the lead with a free goal thirty seconds before the pistol shot closed the game.
KANSAS (24) G. FT. F.
Gibbens, rf 1 2 6
R. Uhrlaub, lf 2 4 3
Lyle, c, rg 3 0 1
Nelson, rg 0 0 2
Laslett, lg 2 0 5
E. Uhrlaub, c 0 0 0
Kauder, rf 1 0 0
The box score was;
Total ... 9      6      17
MISSOURI (23)    G.   FT.   17
Vogt, rf, ... 2      0      5
Campbell, lf ... 0      0      1
Williams, c (capt), ... 2      13      4
Slusher, rg ... 2      0      4
Vigner, lg ... 1      0      2
Shirkey, lf ... 0      0      1
Shepherd, rg ... 0      0      1
Total ... 5 13 13
E. C. Quigley, referee, St. Marys.
DAILY HEALTH HINTS
By the University Health Committee
Neurasthenia may be described as a condition of fatigue of the entire nervous system, combined with abnormal nervous irritability.
The American people are no more inherently liable to suffer from this disease than are the Sandwich Islanders. Place the blame where it belongs—on our national disregard for the ordinary laws of hygiene.
Overstimulation accounts for many of our lills. A baby cries because he is over-fed, or because he is sleepy and tired, or because bad air is poisoning him—and what does the fond parent do? 23. The mother knee, rings bells, blows whistles, ties keys in his face, and starts the Victrola.
The Weather
Generally fair tonight and Thursday, except unsettled in extreme east portion tonight; colder Thursday.