UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
COLUME XII.
FACULTY ARE ALL FOR A BEEFSTEAK SUPPER
Professors Want to Feast Informally and Get Acquainted
COULD BE MADE BIG SUCCESS
Feed
Think Banquet is Good Means of Mixing—May Set Date for
at the University
of Washington. George O. Foster: "Some
kid of a social gathering for faculty
members would undoubtedly be a
good thing."
Professors from the various Schools and departments today expressed the following opinions on advising the faculty in building faculty mixers
good to have H. T. Hill: "Faculty mixer seems a good thing to me. They would not enrouche on the activities of the University Club but serve as a draw to bring all students together with the faculty together. The University Club doesn't attract men who are extremely busy or who have homes here in Lawrence, but the faculty mixer is such men who much need to get together, in very much in favor of the plan."
Prof. E. F. Engel: "I am heartily in favor of any plan that will get the faculty members together in social gatherings." When he joined this University in 1801, the faculty had a good time, but since we have divided into schools we have lost old time social atmosphere. I believe the entire faculty has at least ten years. They are acquainted with each other and learn the work and the needs of the other departments.
Harvard has Faculty "Shop Talk"
"At Harvard the faculty has what is called a 'shop talk club' and it is a great factor in unifying the faculty of Harvard. At this club the teachers become acquainted and discuss the work of the different departments. Fifty new students come to this university in the past two years, and there is no way for them to get acquainted with the older members of the faculty."
Prof. U. G. Mitchell: "People I do not like are people I do not know, and people I do not appreciate are people I do not understand." I have never met members of the time; I have never met all they is some way that we could all get together for a comfortable little visit I am sure we would derive much personal joy from benefiting from appreciation of the Schools also might be effected if mixers were given.
Dr. Ida H. Hyde: "I had not thought about it, but a gathering like that would be all right. We have only the alumiun banquet memoirs and they can get to them. An informal meeting would be a good thing."
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Prof. E. S. Dickinson: "A get together meeting would be a fine thing I believe that anything which tends to bring the members of the faculty closer together is good for the University."
Ohio State Faculty Has 'em
Dean Arvin Ollin; "I am in favor of the mixer."
Prof. H. F. Harrington:
Ohio State Faculty Has a "The beefstew dinner is the capital idea. Last year at Ohio State University we had these social gatherings four times during the year, all of the faculty members, men and women, are invited; after the supper comes a general discussion of the evening's topic.
"I remember one meeting was thrown open to a discussion of college athletics, and the team coach offered it, and its place on recreation life, and its place in college life. Another time the Dean of Women told about her work and its influence on the women of the university, both discussions were patting.
Nu Sigma Nu Pledges
Nu Sigma Nu announces the pledging of Orville McCandless, freshman College, from Wichita; Fred R. O'Donnell, sophomore, from Philadelphia; and Clifford L. Gillesophone College, from Kansas City Kings.
Downing Resumes Work
Downing Resilience
Prof. William R. Downing, of the
department of biology, is back at his
department in North College after an attack
of the chicken pox which has apt
him confined to his home since juju
week.
Two Seniors Get Degrees
Fred Hunter and J. O. Miles were
the degree of R. S. by the fac-
ulty of the School of Engineering
yesterday.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
DEBATING SOCIETIES
TO CONTEST IN MARCH
DEBATING SOCIETIES
The third annual dual debate society debate will be held this year in March. But the mayor, who once chosen the man who will represent them in the contest.
Ireland W. Pringle, Neal D. Ireland and Lyle Anderson will appear for the K. U. Debating Society against Rex Moody, Kenneth H. Lott and Roy Davidson who speak for the University Debating Society. The Debating Council is considering the offering of a cup or a medal for the winners in the events that come after this year.
STUDENTS MAY GET CHANGE OF WATER
Bonds for Municipal Plant to be Voted on April 6
A chance for better water for the students of the University was afforded when the city commissioners passed a resolution to put the proposition of voting $550,000 in benefits the next week for all new members of a new city water system, yesterday. The resolution was passen unanimously.
The next general election will be held on April 6, when the voters will vote on the bond issue.
If the new system is adopted and no arrangement is made with the present company, the Lawrence Water Company, the two owners of that company, it is likely, however, that some plan will be made to eliminate a possible fight.
STATE COULD SUPPLY BETTER BOARD AT K. U
Chemist Says That Cost to the Individual Would Also be Less
It would be possible for the state of Kansas to furnish the K. U. students better if at a lower rate than they are able to obtain at boarding houses, according to Prof. E. H. S. rector of the chemistry laboratories at the University of Kansas, who has been an intensive study of the subject.
"If the state were to supply food for 200 or more students, foodstuffs and raw materials could be purchased in large quantities at less expense than a private establishment could obtain them, for the club is generally limited to about twenty persons," said Professor Bailey this afternoon.
"The profit to the middleman would also be eliminated," he continued, "and the quality of the food would be greatly improved. We should use the materials, without preparation, will scarcely exceed 25 cents per day."
Professor Bailey a.so thinks that the department of Home Economics, having made a study of rations and the proportional value of different foods, could effectively supervise a boarding house for the state.
ENGINEERS TO ISSUE
MAGAZINE ON APRIL 1
Students of the School of Engineering will issue a one hundred sixty page magazine about April I. The magazine will be stitched, with technical aid to the consideration of various phases of engineering. W. A. Stacey is editor of the first issue and Emmet Schooly is business manager. Only 40 copies will be published this year. Plans have been made to have several issues next year.
Owing to crowded conditions in the electrical laboratories in the School of Engineering it has become necessary for Prof. C. A. Johnson to hold one of his laboratory classes twice a week in the evening, and equipment in the department no other arrangement could be made.
Will Have Night Lab
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 24. 1915
Prof. Erasmus Haworth, state geologist, will make a trip to Wauaise tomorrow, where he will address an audience on the subject of "Oil and
Haworth to Speak
Senator Lambertson at K. U.
State Senator and Mrs. W. L. L.
benterson, of the first district of
Virginia with Prof. J. N.
Van der Vries.
Black Helmets to Meet Black Helmets will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Sigma Nu house.
Prof. Cady Lectures
Black Helmets to Meet
Prof. Cady Lester,
Prof. I. Hockley, smoke February 19, at Lonington, on liquid air. The lecture will be repeated March 12, in Hillaboro.
The following editorial appeared in the February number of the Graduate Magazine. While addressed principally to graduates of the University it contains material for the students.
To the Graduates and Students of Kansas
The cut in University appropriations made by the Ways and Means committee of the House takes about $125,000 out of the Maintenance budget—reducing it below amount for the past three years—and cuts out the $25,000 for the central section of the Administration Building.
It is probably true that the men who sanction this cut, on the ground of an economy, do not realize what insecurity it threatens to the University; but no one who knows the University can fail to see what it means.
It means loss of standing among American universities. nationally, Kan-
It means lower efficiency in taking care of a steadily growing body of
American towns that educationally Kanas goes toward the rear.
It means that students condemned
says go forward to the next step.
It means loss of teachers who do not have to work under such a handicap.
It means not merely standing still but going backward.
ELECTRICALS READY FOR ANNUAL HOLIDAY
The last details in the arrangement for the Electrical Engineers big day here timorrow have been worked out. There has been one change in the list of speakers. Beck, Chicago III, will attend at the University of Brown, Kansas College Co., Kansas City, Mo, has been secured to take Mr. Beck's place on the program. Brown will talk on the subject "Keeping Standards."
No Classes After 10:30 o'Clock Tomorrow—But Lectures Are Scheduled
The banquet tomorrow night is to be a big feature of the day. The abundance of little green tags worn by the electricals indicate the event that is being staged on too late day and were made during about seventy plates at the big spread and the sale of tickets to afternoon and tomorrow morning may raise that figure. The banquet is scheduled to begin at 8:15 o'clock followed by the program Talk." H. M. Curtz, "15," Wireless," H. M. Steven, "16," Sophomores," E. D. Markel," "17," Troubles," A. R. Willem," 18; H. C. Leaudher, Missouri and Kansas Telephone Co., Kansas City, Mo. "The Transcontinental Line Price," who is since been employed in Signal Department of the Santa Fe at Topeka will talk or "A. Few Experiences."
The professional sessions open at 10:30 in the main lecture room in Marvin Hall. No classes will be held on the electrical engineers after that hour.
It means cripping the extension work of the University.
to garrets and basements for two years more will go outside the state for their university education.
Naomi Light has given up her fellowship in the English department, to accept a position in the Lawrence city schools.
Applications for the fellowship reinfrialled by Miss Light are now being received at Dean F. W. Blackmar's office, and the appointment will be announced as soon as all applications have been considered.
GIVES UP A FELLOWSHIP
TO TEACH IN LAWRENCE
"A vacancy has occurred in a University fellowship for the remainder of the academic year. This fellowship is open toomas students with a degree in the University of Kansas or from other universities and colleges in good standing. The candidate may apply in any department in the University of Kan
"Applications will be received at the office of the Dean of the Graduate School until 4 p. m. Friday, February 26th. Application blanks may be obtained at the office of the Dean."
Donald Reid, '14 who has been employed by the Frieso lines at Springfield, Mo., was in Lawrence Monday.
It means, in a word, that the prestige and authority of the University are enlarged.
Kansan Board meeting at office at 7:15 o'clock tonight.
Alpha Chi Omega announces the pledging of Ethel Ulrich, senior College, and Bess Ulrich, sophomore College, both from Lawrence.
Such a policy of retrenchment can be based only on a mistaken idea of economy. It is a surrender to parsimony, not called for by conditions in passages.
1. means that the University will suffer a set-back that liberal appropriations for ten years can not make in for.
Earl Furgason, senior in College,
spent the week-end at his home in
Garnett.
"F. W. Blackmar."
Such a cut would save only 11 cents to the man taxed on $1,000 and $11 to the man paying taxes on $100,000.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Dramatic Club meets tonight in Green Hall basement at 7 o'clock.
price:
you will willing that the future of the University should be thus determined, or will you insist again that its needs be considered on their merits—not on a basis of expediency? -Graduate Magazine.
The suggestion of such a cut comes from a lack of knowledge of University work, a failure to appreciate the danger in further reduction of a budget already pared to the bone, or from a desire for economy at any
Deans Decide to Issue Bullet tin for Each School and Booklet
WON'T PRINT GENERAL CATALOGUE NEXT YEAR
Booklet
At a meeting yesterday afternoon in Dean Oln Templin's office a committee of deans of the University is investigating a present style of catalogue is defective.
According to new plans a general information bulletin is to be printed and then a bulletin from each school in the University will be printed later. By this method a student should be able to avoid only all mistakes the university requires contain. The information bulletin will contain a smattering of every course offered by the University and one will be able to get all general information needed, from that bulletin. When special knowledge about any course desired will be sent a message from the school which he contemplates entering.
The general bulletin probably will come from the press within thirty days. There will be at least fifteen thousand of them printed. Registrar George O. Foster says that the general bulletin will be given for least two years, and those others will be printed every year. there will be at least six thousand general bulletins sent out this year. Catalogues from various schools of the University will not be printed until July, thus affording an opportunity to make changes in the catalogue for next year. The catalogue was earlier in the summer and was practically out of date before it was issued.
A meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon in Dean Olin Templin's office to work on data for the general information catalogue.
One hundred and fifty K. U. seniors and graduate students signified their intention of teaching school in the state of Kansas next year, at a meeting called by Dean Olin of the School of Education yesterday.
Dave Olin will at once write to the boards in the various districts of the state in an attempt to obtain positions for the candidates. An unusually large number of the men are qualified to assume control of athletics at any high school to which they may be assigned.
K. U. STUDENTS PREPARE TO TEACH IN KANSAS SCHOOLS
The University Orchestra can use a few more musicians and will furnish the instruments as follows: one bass, one cello, one guitar, and so on. There is room for violin players, too to be joined by J. C. McCanlies 'director'.
More Musicians Wanted
Ester M. Clark, of the extension division, was elected vice-president of the Kansas Authors' Club for the second district, at a meeting of the English Association, Willard Wattles, of the department of English, was a speaker at the dinner.
Esther Clark Elected
Clarence H. Carlton, graduate of the School of Law, in 1913, spent Saturday and Sunday at the Sigma Phi Sigma house.
Laura Wood, of Topeka, is visiting Edith Thomas, sophomore, College, of Lawrence.
Harold C. Fairchild, a sophomore engineer is ill with the mumps.
PROF. VAN DER VRIES TO LECTURE FRIDAY
The lecture by Dr. J. N. Van der Vries, which was announced some time ago as occurring the twelfth of February has been postponed Friday evening at Trinity 38. This lecture covers lectures in the Trinity church lecture course.
PROF. VAN DER VRIES
The last lecture of the course will be by Professor Griffith, March 12, on "The Madonna in Art." Professor Van der Vries' lecture will deal with some of the little known, curious, and interesting phases of astronomy. Both of these lectures will be illustrated with lantern slides.
WOMEN WANT TO AMEND
W. S. G. A. METHODS
Would Elect Members in April by Majority of Voters
According to the present provisions of the constitution, the elections of officers to the Women's Student Government Association must be annual in May. The annual conference of Women's Government Associations has been changed to the last of April. In order that the new officers may have the benefit of the convention at the first meeting they will be dressed before the date of the convention. For this reason the election date must be changed from the first of May to the first of April. It is necessary to make an amendment to the constitution as a standstill to make this change and the election is to make the desired amendment.
So that the W. S. G. A. may amend its constitution an election will be held this weekend at the state meeting, the state asks, "Is the special election on the Hill today,
the desired amendment. Another amendment that will be put before the voters is one to change the proclamation number of votes necessary to carry an election. At present it takes a majority of the women of the University to carry an election. Now at no time in the history of the University has the majority of the women turned out to an election, unless heavily urged by the women interested. It is therefore change the constitution and allow an election to be carried by the majority of voting not by the majority of the number of women in the school. The desired change will do away with a lot of campaigning and soliciting of votes that has heretofore been necessary.
ACCURACY CASE SETTLED
The first case before the Fair Play and Accuracy Bureau of the Daily Kansas was settled without a meeting of the members Friday afternoon. The mistake considered was the statement made in a story in Thursday's issue, submitted by Donald Davis, that Prof. Arthur Mitchell, instead of Prof. Arthur MacMurray, was directing the senior play.
The copy which Davis had submitted was looked up and found to bear the name of MacMurray, instead of Mitchell. This was primary evidence that he did not make the mistake, and the case against him was not taken to the Bureau.
First Complaint Before Kansan Fair Play and Accuracy Bureau Dismissed
LANDSCAPE LECTURER
IS CIVIC DESIGNER
Mr. Walker is a graduate of Colorado, Harvard, and the University of Liverpool. His work has been connected with landscape designing and civic improvements. He has been landscape architect and civic designer for various cities of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Ernest E. Walker will speak in Marvin Hall, Friday, February 26, at 4:30 p.m. and Arrangement at Dickinson and Landscape Development for "Universities."
Organ Recital Thursday
Grad Visits Hill
Tomorrow evening in Fraser Hall Dean C. S. Skillen will give an organ recital, the first one since his appointment as Dean of the Kansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists. It will be followed by a series of organ recitals during Lent on Wednesday at 4:30 at the same place. At the recital Thursday Professor Downing will sing three songs.
Andy Underwood, '14, who has been employed by the City of Bakersfield Railway with headquarters at Shreveport, LA, visited on the campus yesterday.
Miss Anne Gittins, secretary of the University Y. W. C. A., has planned a concert on Saturday morning, February 27, for all University women.
IT'S TO BE A REAL SPREAD, THAT PARTY
All-University Affair Saturday Night to Have Elaborate Setting
DANCE MINUET IN COSTUME
Powdered Wigs and Silver Buckles to be Much in Evidence Among the Forty-Eight Dancers
Orchestra of Thirty Pieces
- It is to be a real, live party with good decorations, good music, keen stunts, and plenty of room for dancing—that All-University party which is to hold forth in the Gymnasium Saturday night.
Engineers Have a Secret
The University orchestra of thirty pieces will furnish the music for the stunts and the reception. Director J. C. McCanles will select the orchestra for the dance. For the minute Mozart Mouart Minuet from "Don Juan."
All kinds of all-styled colonial costumes, satins, brocaded velvets, and silks, in all the colors of the rainbow will be worn by the dancers of the minuet with their powdered wigs. The girl given permission to ransack attics and old trunks for grand-mothers' prettiest giants.
The stunt which is being prepared by the Engineering School is a secret. No one will know what it is until Saturday night.
Stunt Committee: Ivan Siegrist,
Deane E. Ackers, Edward W. Tanner,
W. Arthur Stacey, Orrin Potter.
The following committees have been appointed by N. W. Brown, president of the School of Engineering.
Decoration: Tony James, Clarem
decorate rooftop in knenhtub, Irwin
Clark Floyd Nutdressing
Carl Pappus
Rrefreshments: Richard Templin,
Ross Keeling, John Hartman, Alfred Gray
Eight Speakers Will Address Northeast Kansas Society at Annual Gathering
MEDICAL MEN MEET AT K. U.
Medical men from Topeka, Kansas City, Atchison, Lawrence, Leavenworth and many other cities of Northeast Kansas will meet at the University of Kansas Thursday, February 25, when President E. M. Atchison opens the annual meeting of Northeast Kansas Medical Society.
These eight speakers will address the visitors: D. C. W. Robinson, Atchison; Dr. Milton Cowner, Topeka; Dr. C. J. McGee, Leavenworth, Dr. C. Cnesloreau, Dr. C. M. Gray, Kansas City; Dr. W. W. Duke, Kansas City, Mo; Prof. S. A. Mathews, K. U. and Dr. John Sundwalt, K. U.
The Douglas County Medical Society will entertain the members and guests of the Northeast Kansas Medical Society during their stay in Lawrence. The meeting will conclude with a banquet in the Eldridge House.
K. U. PLAYERS WORK
OUT "MAN FROM HOME"
Two rehearsals of "The Man From Home" were held last week, and two more are to take place this week. The play will be given at the Bowersock on April 14 by the Dramatic Club Prof. Murray head of the department of public speaking, is directing the production. A meeting of the Dramatic Club will be held tonight at 7:00 o'clock in Room 3 of Green Hall.
Goes to Montana
Harold E. Fitzgerald, sophomore College, and Gerald Fitzgerald, special Law, both of Lawrence, left this morning for Monroe. Monroe will be his school wagon, his brother will probably enter his father's store at that place.
Miss Dalton Married
Elizabeth Dalton, of Kansas City, Mo., and A. W. Wiggins of Virgil, Kansas, were admitted to the University. Mrs. Wiggins was graduated from the University as a nurse.
Vice-chairmen of the Mott campaign committee will meet at 4:30 o'clock Friday in Myers Hall.
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