UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 49
VOLUME XIV.
SPECIAL WIRE TO BRING GAME HERE
Kansan Has Arranged to Get Running Story of Game at Lincoln
WILL CHARGE TEN CENTS
Small Charge is Made to Cover Big Extra Expense of Leased Wire
University men and women who do not have the good fortune to be able to go to Nebraska can watch the game from the sidelines here in Lawrence from a comfortable seat in Fraser Chapel for ten cents.
The University Daily Kansan has made special arrangements with the Postal Telegraph Company for a special wire to be run into Fraser Hall from the field at Lincoln. The special Kansan will move from the press box at Lincoln, and every play will be flashed over the wire as quickly as it is made.
To cover the extra cost of the special service a charge of ten cents is going to be made for admission, and dates are being encouraged. Tickets are in the hands of members of the department of journalism.
There will be "bots o' life" at the Fraser Hall game just like the regular game. The telegraph instrument will not be on the floor of the chapel, and there will be no lid placed on the amount of noise to be made.
Every play will be announced through a megaphone or thrown on the picture screen on the stage. The Kansas hopes to pack Fraser to the guards, for it will be much easier getting the returns in a comfortable seat in Fraser than standing in the cold down town.
Association of American Universities Discussed Vital Questions
CONVENTION WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
A very profitable meeting was held by the Association of American Universities at its eighteenth annual convention in Worcester, Mass., according to Dean F. W. Blackman who represented Kansas and made up of papers and discussions of prominent topics of administration and educational policy.
Among the subjects of discussion were; "How Can Universities be Organized to Stimulate More Work for the Advancement of Science"; "The Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy"; "Correlation of Work for Higher Degrees in Graduate and Professional Schools"; and the question of "Military Training in Universities and Colleges."
some very interesting phases on advanced educational work were brought out," said the Dean this week, who said the recent trend of University education."
OR. HALL SPEAKS TO MEN
IN MYERS HALL SUNDAY
The Association is composed of twenty-two of the leading universities of America, the Carnegie Foundation, and the Bureau of Education. Each member of the association has standing in foreign universities.
"Every man in the University should hear Doctor Hall of Northwestern University at 4:30 in Myers Hall next Sunday," was the statement made by Dr. W. L. Burdick, vicechancellor of the University, in regard to the address of Dr. Winfield Scott Hall.
This is not the first visit of Doctor Hall to the University, and those who have heard him will vouch for him being an interesting as well as convincing speaker. He is widely known as a medical teacher, writer, and speaker.
His subject, "The Young Man's Problem," is something that every man in the University should know about. Doctor Hall is considered to be one of the best authorities in the United States in this line of work.
Every fraternity on the Hill will be asked to send all freshmen to this meeting and as many others as can possibly come.
Beat Nebraska!
Spanish Records Purchased
The latest addition to the repertoire of the new victoria of the department of Romance language is the play "El Cid." This play, written on poem of the same name which told of the deeds and exploits of the Spanish national hero Drury Re Diez. The play is acted by the players from the Comedie Française, who are known as the day's play. The series of records are by the Pathe company.
Santa Fe. Tonight. 8:30.
DEBATERS WORK TONIGHT
FOR TRIANGULAR DEBATES
The K. U. Debating Society will discuss tonight the question, "Resolved, that the principle of compulsory investigation of industrial disputes as embodied in the Canadian Compulsory Investigation Act, should be adopted by the Congress of the United States."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
Raymond Ogg and H. C. Hangen will uphold the affirmative and A. R. Wilson and Herbert Rowlands will take the negative. This is the question for the triangular debates to be held later in the season. All members are urged to be present and discuss the question.
ARMENIAN WILL REVEAL TRUTHS
Convocation Will Start Campaign for Relief Fund
How ten of thousands of men were led away in groups and killed with clubs and axes; how schools and churches were torn down and the students killed or scattered; how girls and women were tortured and subjected to all sorts of outrage, will they be converted, the native Armenian, who will address the University at convocation tomorrow morning.
"No attempt will be made to secure any contributions tomorrow morning," said H. P. Cady, chairman of the relief committee. "Make that clear, as some might stay away if that was to be done. The convocation is merely to arouse interest in the campaign. The work of soliciting contributions will start through class organizations in a day or two."
The 40-minute class schedule for convocations will be in effect tomorrow morning according to the order of Chancellor Frank Strong. Convocation will be in charge of Vice-Chancellor W. L. Burdick.
Reports from the Black Sea region, which has been the home of the Armenians for centuries, are that starving people there have been living on grass but that it is now dried up. Animals like dogs and cats littering over the clotted blood of dead animals, gnawing of bones and eating the flesh of fallen humans.
AGED PEOPLE SUFFER
Most of the suffering has fallen on those least able to bear it—aged people, women and children. Thousands succumb every days to disease, starvation and cold. The situation is acute with the approaching winter.
It has been estimated that $5,000,
000 is needed to save the surviving
number of the race from death and it
has been asked if the campaign
been asked to contribute. The
convocation tomorrow will start the campaign here.
"ALIAS JIMMY" DROPS IN
Opens Safe and Rescued the Papers
"Alias Jimmy Valentine" in the person of an expert safe-opener from Kansas City dropped in on our little city last evening and saved the "child." But this safe-opener was not as skillful as was our friend of the city, who was trying to close the cage to cracking this safe in the Registrar's office. He broke the lock.
Many attempts were made this week to get the vault opened but all without avail. The former secretary of the University, Edward E. Brown, now business manager of the University of Missouri was appealed to but he could not solve the case and the court had the loss wouldn't budge. Then this expert from Kansas City came and he opened the vault.
All valuable papers which have been needed were in the safe, but they are safe now. The safe-opener "safed" them.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVE MBER 16, 1916
The meeting of the 1915 Sphinx scheduled for last night at the Phi Gam house was postponed later in the week on account of the rally. The 1916 Sphinx held a meeting Tuesday evening at the Delta Tan house representing Leon Axel and Mark Putnam.
The Alpha Delta Pis will be at home to the Acacia氏 Friday from five until six o'clock and the Sigma Nus from seven until eight o'clock.
Sphinx Meeting Postnomed
Mabel MacNaughton, c'18, has withdrawn from school on account of illness. She expects to enroll again next semester.
Fair tonight and Friday., warmer tonight in southwest portion.
The Weather
The Kanzas will entertain their fraternity with a house dance Friday night.
SENATE PROBES NAUGHTY RALLY
Disciplinary Committee Collects Evidence Against Students Who Started Disturbance
ACTION TO BE DRASTIC
Final Decision Will be Reached by Senate in Few
The committee on discipline appointed by the University Senate at its last meeting held a two-hour session yesterday afternoon, the entire time of which was devoted to an investigation of the disturbances occurring in the campus and in the University buildings Friday, October 27.
More than a score of witnesses appeared before the committee and gave evidence as to the nature of the disturbances and also in regard to the identity of those who took part in the outbreak. A stenogram showing the witness was taken for the benefit of the investigators and the members of the Senate.
OUTBREAK WAS SERIOUS
The evidence produced before the disciplinary committee showed the grave nature of the outbreak. University property was destroyed, for which a penalty is provided by the state law, building damage, or group of students, class rooms violently entered, classes broken up, insolence shown toward those who tried to disperse the rioters, even toward women instructors in the University, and their families. The disturbance dragged by force from their classrooms.
Fortunately for the reputation of the University, the evidence showed that only a small percentage of the whole student body took part in the violence. The great mass of the students of the University of Kansas evidently do not believe in such acts of rowdyism.
The testimony also disclosed the identity of many of the students who took an active part in the outbreak. Another meeting of the committee will be held within a day or two, after the evidence has been thoroughly considered, and the offenders will be dealt with summarily.
Inquiry made of many of the universities throughout the country shows that Kansas was almost alone, with (Continued on page 3)
OTHER SCHOOLS NOT TROUBLED
ALUMNI WIN IN STATE POLITICS
Election Results Bring Positions to Many K. U. Crude
Alumni of the University will be well represented in state and national offices as the result of the recent election. The report of the election received at the alumni association office is far from complete, and bands. All alumni in politics
Harian Graham, c'86, of Holton, was elected to the state legislature, while Colonel Wilder S. Metcalf, 197, was elected to the State Senate from this district. In the State Legislature this year the University will be well represented in theports which have tricked into the alumni association office. But as yet, a full report of the number elected has not been received.
In the Fourth congressional district, Dudley Doolittle, '03, of Cottonwood Falls, was re-elected to Congress over Clyde Miller, also a K. U. alumnus.
The Kansas State Good Roads Association convened in Lawrence this morning. The address of welcome by Mayor Francisco was responded to by J. P. Kincaid of Topeka, president of the organization.
In addition to a big representation in state and national offices, practically every county attorney elected this year agreed from the K. U School of Law.
Ed Little, e'83, will represent this district in Congress.
W. Y. Morgan, c&8, editor of the selected leu-
tranium, governor of the Iberian
Governor Martin of the Philippine Islands delivered an interesting talk on roads in the Philippines. Ex-Gov. Goad. Hedges will talk this afternoon, as he prepares to deliver a porter of the good roads movement, will speak at the evening session.
MEETS IN LAWRENCE TODAY
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
Dr. John Sundwall will talk to the members of Sigma Xi at their regular monthly meeting, at 8 p.m., at the Alpha Chi Sigma fraternity, 1614 Kentucky street. The subject of his talk will be "The Inter-Relationship of Endocrine Glands." New members will be initiated.
Sigma Xi Meets Tonight
WEAR CAPS OR BE PADDLED,
DECIDES KANSAN BOARD
In spite of many communications from outside and the attitude of some Lawrence ministers concerning one of the K. U., traditions and customs, that of wearing freshman caps and paddling first year men who don't wear them, the Kansan will stand pat for inkpots and the paddle used in moderation. This was the decision at the Kansan Board meeting last night.
[YPHOID CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM
Edwin Hullinger, former news-editor on the Kansan, was elected editor-in-chief for the coming month. Bill Koester was elected news-editor, the Henry Popees. Harry Morgan was editor of the last month's Kansan.
Burness Sharpe, Freshman, Died In University Hospital This Noon
Burness Sharpe, a freshman in the College, from Axtell, Kansas, died in the University hospital at 12:30 this afternoon after an illness of six weeks due to typhoid fever. He was the first student in the University to contract the disease, being taken to the hospital as a suspect on October 2. His case was a light one for some time and he was apparently getting along fine. He was not considered in grave danger until a few hours before his death. He was 21 years old last Monday.
Mr. Sharpe enrolled in the University for the first time this fall. He roomed with Vernon Smith and other students from Axtell at 111 Park street. He boarded at the club at 1337 Kentucky street, where the majority of the cases of typhoid which have developed this fall, originated. Sharpe was the first typhoid suspect taken to the hospital this year.
A sister of Mr. Sharpe has been at his bedside since Monday and was with him at the time of his death. His father, J. F. Sharpe, of Axtell, was notified immediately but it is not known whether or not he will come to Lawrence or not. His father is quite old and is in poor health.
This is the second death reported from typhoid. The first one was that of Paul Huxman, of Wichita, who died in a Wichita hospital October 22, after a short illness. Both students boarded at the same club.
ROOTERS OFF TO LINCOLN
With a Big Corn Cob—There's Husking Ahead, Gedney
With a corn cob on his hip and a corn cob in his coat lap, and probably with a corn cob pipe in his mouth, will the Kansas Jayhawk parade the streets of Lincoln upon his arrival there Saturday morning.
All city folks will notice the distinction between a corn cob and a cob of corn. A corn cob has no corn. A cob of corn has corn. And the Jayhawk will wear a corn cob. Which indicates just what said Jayhawk intends to do to "them" Nee-bras-kah boys.
Cheerleader Gedney will provide corn cobs for the rooters. Each rooter will be given several cobs to wear on the occasion of the massive parade planned to take place on the streets of Lincoln as soon as the special train deposits its load of bummers and others. The band and teams will have the place of honor in the parade with every one of t he bummers along with them go with the team to Lincoln following in a yelling mass. Those are the present plans. Something else may transiire before that.
But about that cob of corn which is
for us to ush. Will we husk it? Yea-
no.
PRAIRIE DOGS FORECAST
WEATHER AT UNIVERSITY
Scientific weather prediction by man and instinctive weather prediction by animal are ying with each other for accuracy in forecasting the elements. Two prairie dogs from Comanche County, in a cage in the basement of the University natural history museum, never fall to predict bad weather conditions. They may come to come out, even for food. Sometimes before the government weather signals are flying on Fraser Hall the two dogs have disappeared in their burrows. They never yet have missed giving a correct forecast, although they live in a big room with heavy stone walls, where the temperature is approximately 18 degrees Celsius does weather information get to the dogs through stone walls and a half dozen windows? The naturalists admit they do not know.
The roof on the kitchen of Lee's College Im caught on fire yesterday at noon. The fire was put out by the fire before any serious damage was done.
TEAM OFF FOR NEBRASKA TONIGHT;
CROWD WANTED AT DEPOT AT 8:40
Date Rule Is Not Declared Off for Big Rally at Depot Tonight.
Every Student In University Is Wanted
At Santa Fe Depot.
TEAM LEAVES FOR LAND OF CORNHUSKERS FILLED WITH DETERMINATION TO SHOW NEBRASKA
Rally Last Night Put Punch Into Kansas Team. Olcott Makes Second Public Appearance Since Coming to KU
THEY SAY:—
K. U. WILL HEAR OF REAL MEXICO
Captain Lindsey: "This is the third and last chance I'll have against the Cornhuskers and I'm going to make a touchdown or bust. We've got to beat 'em. And we are going to do it."
Coach Potsy Clark: "I am confident that the boys can win and every man is going to fight to the last minute. They are fighting for Kansas, and they are going to win."
Coach Olcott: "Nebraska hasn't the team she had last year and they have done nothing great this year. Both teams are in good condition. We have the best opportunity I've seen yet and with every man fighting till the whistle blows we will win."
The special train for rooters, freshman team, and band will leave tomorrow night. A conservative estimate today placed the probable number of rooters at 200. However, Gedney expressed the hope last night that half of the students would purchase tickets so that the other half could go.
Cheerleader Gedney is counting on every loyal student in the University being at the train tonight when the team leaves. Plans have been made for one of the largest demonstrations of the season. The band, rooters, coaches and team will be there and a real sendoff will be given. The date rule is not declared off tonight owing to the poor success of such a declaration last night.
Senor de la Garza Lectures or "What is Wrong With Mexico" Friday
An address by Senor de la Garza on the subject, "What is Wrong with Mexico?" is a treat the University Lecture Committee has provided for Friday afternoon at 4:30 in Fraser Chanel.
Senor de la Garza has seen history in the making in Mexico. He has represented his government in many official positions at home and abroad. He was for twelve years a member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and was associated with the governments Diaz, de la Barra, Madero, and Huezo. He is also the book favoring constitutional government in Mexico, which has received favorable comment by American reviewers.
Much that is untrue has been said and written about Mexico, according to Senor de la Garza, and the bulk of the statements has come from warring factions. But there is, says the statesman, a large group of peace-loving Mexicans that has not been heard. He speaks in their interest and outlines a plan for the solution of their problems, the greatest if which is, in his estimation, the reshishment of the faith of other countries. He has designated his topic as pracerem that is staring every American in the face and claims attention not because he has a Mexican problem to discuss, but be cause it is a vital American problem also. He further states that neither nation can solve it alone, but both must act together.
"We had quite a time to secure Senor de la Garza," said Mr. F. R. Hamilton, chairman of the committee. He has a great many engagements."
The lecturer will come to Lawrence from Emporia where he speaks Friday morning. The University Club will entertain him. Saturday morning he will leave to fulfill engagements in Ohio.
Y M. C. A. SINGERS TO
AID LAWRENCE CHURCHES
The Y. M. C. A. is holding a tryout for members for a male quartet, the purpose of which is to help out several of the smaller churches in the city. Some of these little churches are greatly handicapped in the line of musical numbers and facilities. Consequently Secretary Wedell believes that a little time spent by a quartet in church services would reap big results.
All students having musical ability and who are willing to sacrifice a little time and effort towards such a cause are requested to call at the secretary's office in Myers Hall this week.
New Italian Books
A new set of Italian books was added to the library of the department of romance languages last week. There are fifty-four volumes in the set entitled, "Giornale Storico Della Litteratura Italiana." The books are fine ones and are a valuable addition to the library.
LIGHT PRACTICE TODAY
The K. U. football team is going through a light signal practice this afternoon as a final preparation for the Nebraska game. Tonight at 8:40 o'clock the team will leave on the Santa Fe train for Lincoln where they will enjoy a full day's rest before playing the game Saturday afternoon, and will be held on the Nebraska field tomorrow afternoon.
Eight hundred students attended the "Beat Nebraska" rally in Fraser chapel last night to emphasize and give voice to the sentiment that K. U. is going to beat Nebraska Saturday. The sentiments were properly voiced for the yelling and applause could be heard for many blocks—even annoying a few bookworms in the library.
LOTS O' PEP
The rooters responded to the call for the rally and they came prepared to yell. A fine list of speakers were on the program; the K. U. band was there; and for the first time in a number of years almost the entire football team was on the platform. The speakers, rooters, band and team got into the spirit of the occasion instantly and the dismissal of the rally at 8:30 was the start of a bigger (Continued on page 4.)
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DONATES RARE OLD BOOK
Kate Stephens, K. U. '75, Gives Classic to Library
A new book was received at Spooner Library this week entitled, "Orateum Graeiae Praestantissimum Orationes." The book itself, yellow and discolored, is bound in a new green cover. On the inside of the cover is printed:
"The history of this volume for two hundred and fifty-six years of its life, I do not know. Doubtless it came across the sea among treasures of some lover of the classics, or of the Greek orators; and upon the dispersed settlers we encountered our market. In a stall of old and rare books, in our capital city, Washington, my father, Judge N. T. Stephens, found it in March, 1875, and brought it to me, then a student at the University of Kansas. Its old leather cover having broken and turned to a burned power box, moved around more enduring backram and now give it to my alma mater. KATE STEPHENS."
Miss Stephens was graduated from the University in 1875 and was assistant professor of Greek during 1878-9. She has written many books, some of which are: "Mettle of Our Men and Women," "Dillars of Smoke," "The Bird" and "The Mastering of Mexico," which was published this year.
Chemical Society to Meet
All those interested in chemistry—instructors in the department, graduate students, chemical engineers, and those majoring in chemistry—are urged to attend the meeting of the Kansas City section of the American Chemical Society in the Chemistry Building here Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Dr. H. P. Cady will talk on "Some Modern Views of the Atom."
The Sophomore Class will give a dance, the first of a series, Friday evening, November 17, at the F. A. U. Hall.