UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIV.
NUMBER 83.
ELEVEN HUNDRED GOT CARDS TODAY
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25.1917
By Noon, Two-thirds of College Students Had Drawn Enrollment Slips
PLAN IS AN INNOVATION
New System Does Away With Confusion and Jam Attending Assignment
Eleven hundred out of 1814 of the college students had drawn numbers for place in enrollment at 11:36 this morning, and cards were going fast.
The enrollment at 11:15 stood, freshman women 197, freshmen man 199, sophomores 263, Juniors 211, seniors 132, specials 31; total 1043. Registration to be is to be 1600 next semester. At noon thirteen new students had registered Registration will continue in the office of the registrar in Fraser hall.
During the morning 150 seniors are expected to be enrolled, 150 juniors, 250 sophomores, 300 freshman men, 250 freshman woman and 100 specials. All students holding numbers above these need not appear at the gymnasium until 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, as the holders of numbers higher than those will not be admitted for enrollment until 1 o'clock.
The doors of the gymnasium will be opened at 8 o'clock Monday morning, and students will be admitted in the order of the cards they hold.
Dean Templin said today that juniors and seniors will be required to present their blue major cards before they will be admitted for enrollment. These cards must be filled out and their owners must have consulted with the departments in which they expect to major concerning their selection of courses before applying for enrollment.
MAY NOT ENTER CONTEST
The plan of drawing cards for place in enrollment is an innovation at the University. Heretofore it has been a case of survival of the fittest.
Kansas Interested Only in Extemporaneous Speaking
Drawing will close at 5 o'clock this evening, and those who have not secured numbers at this time will be required to take their place at the end of the line late Monday afternoon, and take what is left in classes. New students must be permitted to draw numbers for enrollment after today, but no student in school last semester will be given an opportunity after this afternoon.
"The department of public speaking of the University of Kansas will not enter any oratorical contest, until the contest is run upon the extemporaneous speaking plan," declared Prof. Arthur Murcairn yesterday in talking of the Missouri Valley Oratorical League, soon to be formed.
"President Bell of Drake University, in whose hands the instituting professors have worked for years has called a meeting of representatives of the various institutions for April 20th to definitely organize the league. Professor MacMurray was asked to represent the league, but he will probably not enter into the organization of the league
"There is no enthusiasm for such a contest here in the first place," said Mr. MacMurray, "And in the second place, the idea is an old fashioned one. The never ideas are purely extemporaneous in outline. If we enter any league, it will be on the latter basis."
Humble Lectures Sunday
A new lumber store room has just been completed on the south side of the Repair shop. It is 24 feet long, 14 feet wide, by 12 high, and its capacity will be between two and three thousand board feet. A set of steam pipes runs through the hammock that tracks so that the heat will dry the green boards, and in this way make them much easier for the carpenters to handle.
Humble Lectures Sunday
H. W. Humble, professor of law,
will deliver a lecture on "Efficiency
and Religion" at the Unitarian church
Sunday, January 28, at ten-thirty
o'clock.
Ira A. Sturdevant, c'19, has withdrawn from the University to accept position in the valmium department of Washougal Express Company in Kansas City.
The next edition of the Kansan will be published Tuesday, January 30.
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H. T. HILL HELPIS CHICAGO
DEFEAT MICHIGAN IN DEBATT
Howard T. Hill, assistant professor of public speaking at the University from 1913 until 1916, as third speaker for the Chicago team, won the debate against Michigan, according to a letter from Homer Hoyt, A.B. 13, of Chicago
It was Mr. Hill's rebuttal work which defeated the Michigan team. This is the first time since 1909 that the University Michigan on the latters' platform.
Appointment of History Profes sor Announced by Chancellor Today
PATTERSON MADE ASSISTANT DEAN
Prof. David L. Patterson, of the department of history, has just been appointed assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences by the Board of Administration, the appointment having been made on the recommendation of Dean Olin Templin of the College and Chancellor Frank Strong. Announcement of the appointment was made this morning. Professor Patterson will begin his new duties February 1.
Recommendation for the appointment of an assistant dean was made by the dean of the College in April, 1916. After long consideration by the chancellor, it was referred to the Board of Administration with his approval in December, and approved by the Board December 19.
Professor Patterson is to have charge of student relations, such as correspondence with students and their parents, management of instruction, work, enforcement of faculty regulations bearing on scholarship, reinstalment of students dropped on account of the failure rule, and representation of the College in student cases involving breaches of discipline.
The addition to the administrative force has been made necessary by the large increase in the work of the dean's office, due partly to the necessity of more careful oversight of the teaching function. This result also of the desire of the dean of the College to resume to a limited extent the teaching function, the tendency in universities now being toward a small amount of teaching by as many administrative officers as possible, in immediate contact with the teaching problems over which they have administrative control.
MRS. COWPER TO HELP SUFFRAGE
Goes to Ohio to Assist in Finan-
ing State Organization
The Ohio State Suffrage Association, with headquarters at Piquan, has gained the services of Mrs. F. A. G. Cowper, wife of F. A. G. Cowper, assistant professor of Romance languages, in training the cast in the play *How the Vote was Won* within the interests of the Association.
Mrs. Cowper is in charge of the methods and ways to finance the organization. She has also suggested that the Association take over the newspapers of the town and run them for one day. Successful campaigns have been carried on in Elyria and Oberlin.
An enrollment of 3,400 students at the University next semester is the estimate placed by Registrar George O. Foster on the number of students who will be in K. U. next term. The enrollment is now 3,300.
Mrs. Cowper received her M. A. degree in sociology from K. U. in 1914
Finances, hard work and flunks account for the dropping out of a number of students, a majority of whom are freshmen. But at least 75 or 100 new students are looked for by the registrar for the new semester.
MENT WILL REACH 3,400 NEXT SEMESTER
The Weather
The Wester The Wester
Partially change in temperature and Friday no decided change in temperature.
Sixteen Enter Alumni Contests Sixteen students have entered the alumni contest on North College Spirit! The series must be in by 10 am. As soon as possible after this date the judges will award the prize of five dollars for the best essay. As short or as long as is necessary is the rule of the story.
S. J. Cooley, e'17, will leave the University at the end of the semester to accept a position in the engineering department of the Santa Fé Railroad.
Several Instructors Refuse to Watch Students During Quizzes
PROFS BELIEVE IN HONOR SYSTEM
DEANS RECOMMEND PLAN
Uncle Jimmy Does Not Consider Signing Pledges Necessary
The almost unanimous opinion of professors who were asked what they thought of the system of watching students during examinations, was that if such a scheme had a place in our schools it assuredly is not in our universities. Students in the school should not be treated as irresponsible children, many of the faculty believe.
The "Honor System" originated in the University of Virginia, and has since been adopted by many other schools and colleges. Students are placed upon their honor not to use any unfair methods in school work, especially in examinations, and are required to sign a pledge to that effect on each paper handed in. The prize for best paper is summed by this quotation copied from a catalog of a university which uses the plan:
"Honesty in work lies at the very foundation of decent university life, and the maintenance of it is the first duty of the student body. Members of the faculty do not attempt to spy students. They trust to their honesty."
TRUE EVERYWHERE
Dean Olin Templin is heartily in favor of the system. He has studied the plan in the University of Virginia and other universities, and feels confident that it would be a success here.
GREEN ENDORSES PLAN
"Yes," said Uncle Jimmy Green, "I believe that the honor system should be used in governing students. Treat them like men and women, and you have solved the problem of discipline. I unequivocally endorse the system. But, he hastened to add, "I don't believe students should have to sign a pledge. Put full trust in the men and women of the University."
Several instructors have the honor method in their examinations this week with satisfactory results. "We were agreeably surprised," said one student who was in an honor section, "when the profs refused to watch us. I'll tell you, it makes a fellow feel more like a man when you trust him. I don't believe there was a man or woman in that section who would have cheated if he had had all the opportunities in the world."
HANDBALL IS POPULAR
K. U. Has Four Indoor Courts for Game
Did you know that for physical development handball is the best of all sports? Handball develops the arms, the legs, the chest, the abdominal muscles—in fact practically every muscle in the body.
The University of Kansas has better handball equipment this year than ever. The large court adjoining the basket ball floor and three courts have been chalked out in the basement of the men's gym. Doctor Naismith, a handball enthusiast, has been working to get a legislative appropriation for some out-door courts and thinks he will surely be successful this year.
A Post-Quiz Social will be held in the Christian church parliars Friday evening at eight o'clock. All young people are cordially invited to attend.
Three hundred feet of new hose was added to the University emergency fire cart in Fowler Shops this morning. This makes a total of six carts with 60 feet of hose. With the added length of hose, this cart should be sufficient to check any fire on the Hill until the arrival of the fire department.
All sorts of athletes play handball as a pastime. Boxers say that it develops quick co-ordination of the muscles of the arms that they use in boxing. Many of the world's champion base ball players keep in training by playing this game. From the quick starts and arsenal, the greatest beauty of the game lies in its simplicity. Usually a man learns to play the game the second or third day out. Yet great skill may be developed and the best players are always devising different plays and returns by which they improve the game. In the long five wall return courts such as those in Kansas City, handball becomes a
The men's glee club will not re-
reach its peak next week, even
night over night.
THREE SCHOOLS ORGANIZE UNION
U. , Aggies, and Norma School Representatives to Work for Income Bill
GLASCO IS THE PRESIDENT
Resolution Asking Board to Form Bill Passed at Meeting Saturday
Representatives from three state schools met in Topeka last Saturday and formed an organization of all of the state educational institutions of higher learning in Kansas, to work for the rermant Income Bill. The organization will be known as the Student Alumni Union of Kansas Educational Institutions. Clyde Miller of Topeka, and W. Y. Morgan were the principal speakers at the meeting in the Commercial Club rooms.
No constitution was drawn up because it was considered best to wait until representatives from Hays and Pittsburgh were present to help in its formation. The National Union were elected at the meeting. Willard Glascos, president of the K. U. County Club Union, was elected president of the new Union; W. B. McIntosh, of the Emporia Normal school, was made vice-president; Leo Carson, of the University; Carl Salser, alumni representative of the Normals, treasurer.
PORTION MONEY EQUALLY
A resolution was made asking the board of administration to form a bill which will be satisfactory to all the schools and to divide the money equally among the schools after they have obtained the Permanent Income Bill. All of the schools are now working hard to get an organization perfected so that if a constitutional convention were to take place, Topeka, they would work together officially to get the Permanent Income Bill into the constitution as a law.
Willard Glasco believes that the Income Bill will have a better chance of becoming a law if the bill is brought up in a convention than if it is presented in the legislature as one of the three amendments. He found that old graduates of the University are taking an interest in the bill. Many of them are also interested to be to the County Club Union here asking for detailed information in regard to the bill, showing that the people of Kansas are interested in it.
GRASSE TO PIPER
Mr. Glasco will go to Pittsburgh tomorrow to help in the formation of a Union at the Normal School there. Later he will go to Hays to co-operate in the same manner there.
GLASCO TO PITTSBURG
Inter-District Debate Winners Will Argue Here
HIGH SCHOOLS CHEW RAG
Returns of the district debates in the state debating contest are being received by F. R. Hamilton, head of the University Extension Division. Four districts have been heard from the winners and are deciding the winners this month.
Inter-district debates will be held after these district debates are over. When all teams are eliminated but two these teams will be brought to Lawrence where the state championship game is held. It will be held Friday March 16.
The question being debated is: Resolved: That the Federal Government should own and operate the telephone and telegraph systems. Hoxie won the state championship last year in its debate with Caney.
Meriden high school won in the first district, Rosedale in the second, Caney in the third, and Hoxie in the sixth. The winner will decide to decide the winner of the fourth.
Ezra R. Whitla, '102, of Coeu D'Alene, Idaho, has been visiting his nephew, Lowell R. Whitla, e'20, this week. Mr. Whitla, while he attended the University, played end on the game at the University and as a Since graduate, Mr. Whitla has been engaged in the law business in Coeur D'Alene.
E. R. WHITLA, '2, RETURNS 10
IDAHO AFTER VISITING K. U.
E. E. Nelson, of the chemistry department of the University of Minnesota, has been visiting the University this week. Mr. Nicholson has the office of dean of men at the Minnesota school and has been making a tour of several of the large universities getting information as to what is coming under this later office are handled at the different universities.
O. A. Biehl, c'17, was called home yesterday on account of the death of his father. Mr. Biehl lives in Peck.
ENTRANCE EXAM SCHEDULE
ARRANGED FOR THIS WEEK
Entrance examinations are arranged thus far to be held as follows: Wednesday, January 24th at 1:30; Civics, Solid Geometry and Agriculture. Thursday, January 25, 1:30; Algebra, School Methods and Management, and Physical Geography. Students desiring to take any entrance exam this week should consult Professor Stimpson at 202 Blake Hall immediately. Examination will be given only on the scheduled dates.
BOOK EXCHANGE OPENS AT 9:30
Student Managers Will Receive and Sell Books Tomorrow
Opportunity to save thirty per per or more on their texts for next semester is offered to students by the cooperative book exchange in Fraser, according to Walter Raymond, one of the managers.
The exchange will open tomorrow morning at 9:30, and the managers will be on hand to receive books which students wish to have sold. Students who are interested can be as early as possible so that the managers can supply the demand.
The exchange is purely a student enterprise and is handled by the Men's Student Council. All transactions of the money, whether for the exchange or the money is turned over to the students minus ten per cent commission charged to pay for the expense of running the expanse. The money handed last fall of bells were handled last fall.
The exchange will be open for business every day for at least two weeks.
ZEISLER CONCERT IN GYM TONIGHT
Noted Pianist to Render Classical Program in Regular University Course
Mme. Bloomfield Zeisler, considered by some critics the world's greatest pianist of today, will appear in concert in Robinson Gymnasium tonight.
cert in Robinson Gymnastium tonight.
For two months Mme. Zeisler has been touring the East giving her classical concert. Her rendition of classical music is of the highest type and holds the attention of the hearers. Her recital will include Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Liszt.
The concert is given under the auspices of the School of Fine Arts as a regular number of the University Course. Season tickets will admit.
TAKE MUSIC TO PEOPLE
Fine Arts Faculty Gives Recitals Over State
The fine arts department of the University did unusual work in Kansas last year according to the report by the College Research Board and the Board of Administration. Nine community sings, ninety concerts, fifty-one addresses before Kansas clubs and high schools, and 299 programs. The record of Dean and Mrs. Butler.
Professor Arthur Nevin held thirty-four community sings, gave twenty-one lectures, organized two symposia, and held sixty-one choral rehearsals.
It is estimated that 175,000 people were reached by this work already and the number will reach 250,000 before June 1. Professor Nevin will spend four days each week organizing choruses throughout the state and Dean Butler has dates for twenty-four concerts next semester.
JANUARY GRAD MAGAZINE OF INTEREST TO STUDENTS
The January number of the Graduate Magazine has just been issued. Everything, from a photograph of the campus on the first page, to the directory and advertisements on the back page is of interest to students as well as members of the Alumni association.
"Introducing the County Club Union", is an article that would incite one to work for the passage of the mill tex.
"Fraser Hall" is the title of the magazine written by Edna Orgone, born
Hobart Curl, c'19, wishes to acquire the political air, so he will visit the legislature this week end.
Chancellor Strong, in a letter to the Alumni tells of the remarkable growth of the University and its needs.
BRILLIANT PLAY DEFEATS AGGIES
Jayhawkers Outclass Farmers Game Series on Local Court
GUARDING CUTS SCORE
Jayhawkers Put up Strong Defense—On Road to Valley Title
Playing in their best form, the Jay-hawker quintet won two of the hardest fought games of the season from the Aggie five, last night and Tuesday night, by the respective scores of 34 to 16, and 27 to 19.
AGGIES GAIN LEAD
The game last night was by far the best of the two. It was a nip-and-tuck affair from start to finish. The Aggies started the scoring, when Roy Hearn broke up a free goal on a technical foul on Gibbens. After another minute of play Gibbens put Kansas in the lead by bagging a basket from the sidelines. The Aggies then took the lead from a field goal by Kecker, left forward. First the Aggies would be in the lead when Kansas would jump to the front.
The half ended with the Aggies leading by a single point margin, the score standing at 10 to 9. Reynolds and Kecker, forwards, were the largest point getters for the Aggies in this half. Reynolds making four free goals out of a possible six, while Kecker tossed two field baskets. Captain McMillan, left guard, also registered for the Aggies with a long basket two minutes before the half closed.
Kansas came back strong in the second half and started the scoring with a free goal by R. Uhrlub on a technical foul on Cushman. Reynolds then throw a free goal each on personal ends and Wells. Then Kansas jumped in the lead with a field basket by Lytle and held it the rest of the game.
R. UHRLAUB STARS
R. Uhrlahua featured in this half by throwing six free goals out of an equal number of chances and also batting one of the prettiest goals made during the game. Gibbens and Lytle barged two baskets each, while Captain Nelson connected for a pretty one. Reynolds was the largest point maker in the game with four goals out of a possible eight and one field basket; Kecker was the only other Aggie to register during this half with a field basket.
The game was much more hotly contested than the first game on Tuesday night. The Jayhawkers had a considerable edge in the first game and threw fifteen field baskets as against four by the Aggies. Laslet and Gibbens were the stars for Kansas in the game Tuesday night, while Reynolds was easily the star of the Aggie five.
MINING EDITION ON FEB. 13
Will Send 8,000 Copies of Special Number Over U. S.
The second annual Mining and Geology edition of the Kansan will be issued February 13th, according to the plans of professors A. C. Terrill and R. C. Moore, editors of that paper.
Facts such as the nearness of the University to the Joplin mines, and the close touch of the Mining and Geology departments with this and other mining districts, will be the specie articles, humorous stories and snooded will also be given their share of space.
8,000 copies of this edition will be printed and sent to the members of Geological Society of America, the members of both houses of the Kansas legislature, the chambers of commerce at Pittsburg and Joplin, all mining companies and mining unions, all high schools and barber shops in Kansas, and various other places throughout the United States.
MISSIONARIES WILL TALK
BEFORE Y. M. C. A.JAN. 29-30
Ralph Harlow, traveling secretary of the Y M. C. A., and his wife, will deliver a series of talks to the Y. M. C. A. in Myers Hall January 29 and 30. Mr. and Mrs. Harlow recently returned from Turkey where they served as missionaries. The talk Wednesday night will be especially for members of the two association cabinets and members of the volunteer band. The public, however, is invited to attend.
Red Arnold, a consistent man on Coach Olec's squad will leave school this semester. Red is interested in the weather bureau work.
William Creek, who withdrew from school last semester, will return to school this semester.