UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
RELAY LOST DUAL MEET FOR JAYHAWKER SQUAD
Kansas Was Winning. but Final Event Gave Score to Tigers, 44 to 41
BROKE RECORD FOR THE MILE
Herriot Erased Edwards' Time o 4:31:4 After Overcoming Missouri's Big Lead
DUAL MEET RECORDS
Herriott, K. U., ran mile in 4:31:4.
Floyd, M. U., vaulted 11 feet 11 inches.
Simpson, M. U., ran low hurdles in 6 flat, tying dual record.
Missouri 44, Kansas 41, but that by no means tells the story of the great annual indoor track meet.
When Wyatt of Missouri shot past Ainsworth of Kansas, on the pole of the Convention Hall track five night, overcoming a five-yard lead which Captain Edwards had banded the third relay man, the team Jayhawk supported and there were no problems—began to realize that Kansas might lose the relay and the meet dependent on it. Then as the Tiger speeder stride by stride increased the gap, the became a certainty, for Creighton, being merely a human unit, could not hope to overcome a quarter-lap advantage. That was a tacit understanding; it is doubtful if either of those champions could have made up that distance on Niedorp, the Tiger "dark horse" of the meet.
Up to that time the Kansas supporters had had implicit confidence in the ability of their relay quartet to take on the relay. This faith seemed justified when Rodky opened up three yards on Captain Murphy and Edwards added two. The running of these two men overcomposed the conditions as they had in previous contests but the last w laps for K. U.
Broke Two Records
The breaking of two records for the dual competition and the equaling of another, along with a series of thrilling finishes, kept the twenty-five hundred spectators on edge the evening. Kline sheared his shoes for Floyd of M. U. erased Cramer's mark of 11:3; by neatly clearing the bar at 11:11, after his team mate Powell had succeeded in getting over 11:6. At the end of another outdoor season, Floyd will be in a class with Gardner, who if he shows the same improvement this spring that marks his work indoors. Herriott of Kansas erased Edwards' name from the books by completing the mile in 4:31:4, after Missouri supporters thought him down and out. It must be said this has been faster had Edwards sought to press matters, but the Kansas protogenist was saving himself for the 880 and relay.
Missouri earned the first points of the meet when Baker, a new man in intercollegiate circles, cleared the bar at 5-10 in the high jump. McKay of Kansas succeeded in getting over 5-8; and made two good attempts at the winning height, merely grazing the bar on each occasion. Two places in the fifty made the score 13-3 but Kansas' two places in the final matters on a more even basis. From and forth until the relay when Kansas led 41-39. Slight wonder that there were many wilted collars and parched throats after such an abundance of thrills.
Simpson, with three first places,
was the most prolific point winner of
the competition. In addition, he tied
the low hurdle record of 6 flat.
Captain Edwards of Kansas and Nielson
of Missouri both annealed in the
first two rounds, and the Tiger
added 1¼ more by running a lap on
the winning relay team.
The mile event was a pretty race from the spectators' point of view. Chapman of Missouri led at the start but soon relinquished the lead to Mattingly and dropped it to Gregle to give it up for the 880, Murphy challenged Harriott at the three-quarter mark and took the lead only to lose it to Captain Edwards at the conclusion of another lap. Murphy clung to the Jayhawk sloper's head and smiled as he lapped the lap when he began to tie up and was passed by Harriott, who went right on and passed Edwards to set up his new record.
True to "dope," which says that
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PI PHIS TO BUILD HOUSE
Present Home Has Been Sold to Dean Arnish Oilin
The Pi Beta Pi sorority is to have a new home. The present chapter house located at 1245 Oread has been purchased by Dean Arvin S. Olin, of the School of Education. The structure was built seven or eight years ago and always has been occupied by the sorority.
The new home of the Pi Phi's will cost $12,000. It will occupy two lots instead of one, and will be on Mississippi street just west of their present house. Work will be started as an occupation in the fall, that the house will be open for occupancy by the beginning of the fall semester.
Pass the Bills and Go
The lower house of the Kansas legislature is making a mistake. The appropriation bills, substantially as sent over from the state, should be passed and the governor should approve them. The governor has hitherto been able to impose them in his capacity as a trustee of the agricultural college. The requests made by the present trustees of the educational institutions are absolutely reasonable in every respect. The legislatures for two or three sessions back have been too conservative and have failed to meet the expenditures for which they should have assumed the responsibility.
The present legislature involves both parties. Whatever is voted now cannot be charged against either party. The next legislature will be elected by the people and burden of making up for lost time will fall on that body. Mere party cleverness—to say nothing of the absolute needs of the institutions—would make it wise for the house to accept the senate bills and adjourn. In many states, the tinn-horn tools about economy in housing the state institutions interest anybody or fool anybody. The taxes people pay are almost wholly local and only to a very small extent state. For instance, a man who pays one hundred dollars in taxes in Kansas may about two dollars on state account.
The people of the state never tire of singing the glad song of their great wealth, their great bank deposits, their wonderful profits, their splendid progress, and yet the legislature has important national institutions of the state the shelter and the support which careful, upright and patriotic officials declare to be necessary. Every such request this year on the part of the official framers of the budget is appealed to by a plethora of the state who are personally familiar with the institutions and their work. For the good of the institutions and the good of the state and the good of the Republican party we hope the legislature will pass the proposed legislation that would worth considering will blame any member for casting a favorable vote. —From K. C. Journal.
OPEN WAR ON CHINCH BUGS
University Entomologists to Wage Fight Against Farmers' Enemy
The department of entomology, of the University, will begin the work of fighting the chinch bugs in June this year. B. S. J. Hunter head of the department.
The work will start when the wheat is harvested and will continue until each field in the country has two furrows plowed on it. The chinch bugs are unable to crawl over that space of loose soil. The stubble of the fields offer no food for the bugs and they slowly starve to death.
SOFT FIELD PREVENTS
FOOBALL PRACTICE
"Football practice will have to be postponed again," said Manager W. O. Hamilton this morning. "McCook will play, though the snow is all gone, and we will have to wait a few days before venturing out. In the meantime, however, the men should check out and be ready to answer Coach Bond's call."
No attempt will be made to have the Varsity pigskin performers work out in the Gym. Previous attempts failed to do so. The jury, and the men will not try it again.
Last Call for Hash House
No entries for membership in the
Hash House League can be accepted
after today according to a rule passed
by the committee. A meeting of the schedule committee
will be called early this week.
Last Call for Hash House
Botany Club Meets
The Botany club will meet Wednesday evening at 7:30 in Room 202 "Military." C. A. A. Murphy will give an illustrated lecture on "Farming by Dynamite."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15, 1915.
SHOW TONIGHT KILLS
DATE RULE FOR ALL
Student Governments Say go to Bowersock and Raise Union Debt
Bold, bad burglaries, nervy copie are to be the authorized entertainer of His Majesty, the K. U. student, a the Bowersock tonight. Once more in an effort to clear up the Student Union, the date rule has been declared off by the W. S. G. A. and the Student Council—and once more the fussers and the stages, the pros and the janitors will chase downtown to see the movies. All proceeds above the movies are to go toward the Student Union fund. "The Gentleman of Leisure," a feature film, is the attraction. The Bowersock orchestra will furnish music.
"I hope that there will be a large crowd out tonight," said Vic Bottomly, president of the Student Council, who attended with great many students away during the early part of the evening, but most of the Greeks will go down for the second show. "I see the picture at the Bower building good and should attach a large crowd."
KIDS CARED FOR IN REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
NUMBER 111.
Kids, black, brown and white are awaiting their owners at the Regis trar's office. Keeping them company are white handkerchiefs, pink handkerchiefs, handkerchiefs beautifully embroidered and handkerchiefs with holes in them, muffs, eye glasses, note books and bank books, in fact everything that can be lost by a careless or forgetful student.
Look for the Lost Ones There
Articles found on the campus are turned in to this lost and found department in Registrar George O. Foster's main office and are teep them until called for by the owners. Some articles are by marked they can be easily returned and some can not be marked and are never called for
The collection steadily increases in size and composition to the student.
GREEKS DRAW UP SCHEDULE
New Teams in League Make Three Divisions Necessary
The date for the opening of the Pan-Hellenic Baseball League has been set for April seventh, subject to the approval of J. Pluvius. The first game will be between the teams representing Beta Theta P and Kappa
This season finds the membership of the league increased by four new teams, Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Acacia. Owing to the increase in numbers it was found necessary to split the contestants into three divisions this year in stead of two as usual.
In the first division are Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Acacia and Sigma Nu. In the second are Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi. In the third are Sigma Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Kappa Psi.
The last scheduled game is set for May 6th and after that date the winning teams of the three divisions will fight for the league championship and the cup that goes with it. Alpha Tau Omega won this cup last year.
To Snap Daily Kansan Office
A flashlight picture of the Daily
Kansan office will be taken for the
Jayhawker tomorrow morning at
10:20 o'clock. All members are to be
in the office at that time.
"The tryouts are to be held on Monday, March 22 instead of the 18th, as originally planned, and the Sop Hog itself is to be given April 30 instead of April 28, as the Daily Kansar originally printed it."
"That stuff about the soph farse is that you must have the president of the second year class."
DATE OF SOPH HOP
ANNOUNCED BY MILLER
The rumor that Mrs. Strong, wife of Chancellor Strong, is seriously ill in a hospital in Kansas City is entirely unfounded, according to information given out at the Chancellor's office.
Mrs. Strong Not Ill
Vaudeville Actors Pose
Twenty-five members of the K. U.
vaudeville team had a group photo
taken Saturday in the Gymnasium for
this year's Annual. The vaudeville
show will be given February 20 probably
in the Bowersock Theatre.
PROPOSES PLAN TO END APPROPRIATION FUSS
Would Handle Maintenance Bills Now and Fight Over Others Later
The Progressive floor leader in the house proposed a plan, which was adopted by the house and sent to the senate for consideration.
it provided that the maintenance appropriations for the state institutions, on which it is admitted the two branches can get together without much trouble be submitted in buildings like hills, houses, or could pass these, and also such building appropriations as both houses are agreed upon.
This action, if agreed to by the senate, would insure the maintenance for the state institutions for the next two years. Then another series of bills covering the building and other disputed items could be introduced, passed and checked up to conference lists. Let us see what this proposition as long as is considered reasonable, and then if no agreement could be reached, go home.
This solution, Wayman represents, and by adopting his resolution the house agreed with him, would insure the maintenance appropriations for the state institutions, and leave the fight over building appropriations to be settled on its merits. The senate did not act on it Saturday morning.
Senators Frank Price of Clark, anjoeet Shouse, of Edwards, make up the senatorial contingent on the new arbitration committee and A. M. Keene, of Bourbon; J. A. Ferrell, of Chautaqua, and J. P. Caudill, of Comanche, represent the house. According to the Senate resolution under which the committee is empowered to draw up a resolution which both houses can adopt, leading to a solution of the present tangle. No action was taken yesterday by the committee, of which Senator Price will be chairman.
The third conference committee of the legislature went into session at 9 o'clock this morning to wrestle over house and senate approval bills.
TO TELL OF HOOSIER POET
Will Lecture in Plymouth Church on James Whitcomb Riley
Prof. Arthur MacMurray, of the department of public speaking, will conduct a lecture recital on James Whitcomb Riley and his works at the Plymouth Congregational church tomorrow night.
The recital will be given under the auspices of the ladies' organizations of the church. Professor MacMurray spent several years on the chaumat's program, and all through the Middle West on the lyceum lecture course platform.
WOMEN TO PLAY FINAL
BASKETBALL THURSDAY
Two basketball teams, chosen from the women of the freshman class, will play a game on the Robinson court Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock. "The winner of this game will meet the women's team immediately afterwards."
The games are to be open to all University and Lawrence women and girls. Five cents admission will be charged.
One of their first tenors are needed for the German play chorus. Tryouts will be held in Room 313 Fraser Hall tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Applications should be left at 4:30 o'clock. E. Palmhal at Room 303 Fraser Hall.
the freshman women's team de-
fed the sophomore women Saturday
at New York.
German Singers Needed
Prof. W. A. McKeever says that more rooms will be needed to accommodate those who attend the childcare program at the University March 22 to 25.
Needs More Rooms
No Credit or Basketball
All games must credit in
Gym this semester will must enroll in
Gym work at once. Spring basketball
practice will not count on Gym
No Credit for Basketball
W. O. Hamilton
Grace M. Charles, instructor in botany, who was called to Chicago by the illness of her father, returned yesterday and is meeting her classes in Snow Hall today. Her father is much better.
J. B. McNaught, assistant to the physical director in the Gymnasium, is offering a new class in athletic dancing at 3:30 o'clock
Send the Daily Kansan home.
BILLIE VISITS LAW CLASSES
"Billie" Humble, son of Prof. H. W. Humble, of the School of Law, was the guest of the middle Law class that visited the mission being that of his first birthday
Prof. Humble's 'Old Year-Son Hearns Recitations and Promonues it Bully
Young Mr. Humble sat on his father's desk during the recitation and coed delightfully in smiling approbation of the speeches of the students. Rody Moore, president of the middle Laws, made a statement that Wilma was a fine young man," and the whole class applauded his remarks.
Why a Building is Needed
The statement in the Topeka Capital this morning that the state schools are asking for buildings this year an amount equal to one-third the total amount invested in buildings in fifty years is unfair as may be seen by an examination of the figures for the University.
During the first 35 years - or up to
1900 - $261,475 was spent for build-
ing.
This amount was small, for two reasons:
First: The great growth of the school did not begin until 1901.
Second: Private citizens—mostly
immigrants state—gave buildings
contract $218,500.
From 1900 to 1909 (when the last building was erected by the state) the growth in enrollment was at the rate of 114 students each year.
To meet this growth the state erected buildings averaging $2,550 a square foot.
But not a cent has been put into buildings! (except the $42,500 put in a foundation four years ago and it has been lying idle during that time.)
During the six years since 1000 the growth in enrollment has been at the rate of 37.5% per year.
So for six years, with the need for buildings increasing faster and faster, a building program of $72,500 has been held up.
Today, K. U. faces accumulated needs of $7$2,550 or $435,300!
And the $250,000 asked for this
barium is not one third of the total
numbium.
And if granted would make a yearly average of $31,500 less than the 1990-17, considerably less than half the annual appropriation for the previous ten years.
Kansas, boasting of her schools,
has spent $70 million in 50 years
of totality.
California, with only 30 per cent more in population, in the face of an unusual expenditure of 20 millions for exposition, by popular vote, last November, spent $1,800,000 for new buildings at her university.
California in one year—a bad year at that—spends twice as much for buildings as Kansas has spent in fifty!
And yet, Kansas expects K. U. to contempo-
lates more favorable institutions of other nations.
LL Y. M. MEN WANTED
AT COMMITTEE MEETING
The Mott campaign committee will meet in Myers Hall at 9 o'clock tonight. All members of the University Y. M. C. A. are invited to attend the meeting. The new constitution of the Association will be voted on, and a straw vote to show the preference of the next president will probably be taken.
Further plans for conservation folowing the campaign will be made.
Bert Root Visits K. U.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Root of Kansas City spent the week-end with Mr. Root's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Root. Mr. Root was formerly physical director here at the University of Kansas, but now he is managing athletics at Northeast high school in Kansas City.
Alemannia Entertains
The Alemannia Club entertained with a dance at Ecke's Hall Friday. In addition to members, there were about twenty outside guests. Refreshments were served during intermission.
Nellie May Schall, of Concordia,
who has been visiting at the Kappa
house during the past week, has returned
to her home.
Mrs. Louise Davis, of Downs, is her son Donald, freshman in College.
Prof. Herman Douthitt, of the department of zoology, who was recently operated on for appendicitis, continues to improve.
Blair Hackney and Leon Harshman, manager and editor of the Jahawkher, spent Saturday with their engravers in Kansas City.
BULLETIN BOARD TO BE '15 SENIOR MEMORIAL?
Permission of Faculty and Vote of Senior Class Would Insure Gift
SPECIFICATIONS COMPLETED
is to be of Stone, Seven Feet High and Six Feet Long, According to Plans
A stone bulletin board seven feet in height, three feet in width and six feet in length will stand where the light post at the intersection of the walks leading to Fraser and Green Halls is located if the present plans of the memorial committee of the senior class are carried out.
An inscription will be placed on the front end of the board and will read "A Gift to the University of Kansas From the Class of 1915." Inlaid in the stone will be soft pine boards for the use of notices. Electric lights will be placed so that the notices on the board can be seen at all hours.
The committee has petitioned the buildings and grounds committee of the faculty for permission to locate the memorial on the spot it has selected. When the committee of the faculty has passed upon the petition the issue will be submitted to the class for its approval or rejection.
in the selection of a memorial suitable for presentation the committee considered a number of proposals. A committee meeting cost $800 which the committee deemed impossible. The idea of a drinking fountain was thought of until it was found that the supply of water was to render such a memorial practicable.
Will Cost $250
Designed by Senior
An entrance arch would cost the class between $1,000 and $1,500 which the committee thought would be impossible. Among the bulletin boards the museum had in its board was found to be the most practicable as well ornamental. The estimated cost of the memorial when completed is $250. The entire amount the committee hopes to raise must making an assessment on the class.
The memorial was designed by Wilis G. Whitten, the only architectural Engineer who will be graduated this year. Two firms are figuring on prices for the memorial. Members of the committee besides Whitten are: Jackson, Orrin Ruth, Ray Edwards, Abbie Fuller and Helen Short.
Faculty Members Have Open Hours to Talk With Students
TO CONFER ON LIFE WORK
The Mott meetings are over and the opportunity for having a personal interview with one of the Mott leaders is gone but a number of the faculty men are offering a portion of their time each week for conferences with students on questions of their life or work.
The following men have offered to told student interviews;
E. H. S. Bailey, at his home, 1101
Ohio Street; 7:00 o'clock Monday
M. W. Sterling, Fraser 204; 11:20 to 12:20, Wednesday.
Ohio Street; 7:00 o'clock, Monday.
Ovin Olin, Fraser 119, 6 to 6, Weddige
S. J. Hunter, Museum, 202; 2:30 to 3:30, Thursday.
N. P. Sherwood, Myers Hall; 5 to 6.
Monday
Dr. James Naismith, Myers Hall, 7 to 8, Wednesday.
A. M. Wilcox, Fraser 204; 10:30 to 11:30. Tuesday.
E. M. Briggs, Dean E. L. Sayre, W.
J. Baumgartner and other faculty
men are planning to arrange open
dates for student conferences.
Lilian Miller, '11, has resigned her oition as teacher of science at Lyon.
Hale S. Cook, '14, of Kansas City,
spent the week-and the Pt Uplion
away.
Prof, Arthur MacMurray has c" vided his extempire speaking class at 10:30 'clock into two sections on account of its size. One class meets at the original time and the new division meets at two-thirty.
The Kansan is glad to print announcements in which you are interested. These should be mailed or phoned as so to the Kansan's clock on the day they are to be printed. K. U. 25 Bell.
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