UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official student paper of the Universi- tary of Kansas
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Published in the afternoon five times a week, by students of the University of Kannas, frpm the press e the Department of Journalism.
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Phone. Bel' K. U. 25
The Daily Kansan aims to picture the undergraduate, to go further than merely printing the book, to universities. University holds; to play no favorites; to be clean; to be courageous; to leave more serious problems to wiser hearts; to be able to the students of the University.
Fair Play and Accuracy Hurricane Don Joseph Don Joseph Student Member
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1915.
MAKE POLITICS EFFICIENT
To do away with the objectionable features of school politics, and at the same time preserve and further the benefits accruing from student administration, it was proposed some time ago by a University organization, the White Crows, that the main school election be grouped into two general elections. There is no considerable reason why such a plan should not be adopted.
Any student, not biased by a tooep interest in the wrong kind of politics, will admit that the system of elections as now in operation does not work for the best interest of the student body. It is evident that a change should be made, and the plan advanced by the Crows rings good.
Some of the arguments for the proposition are listed herewith:
2. The present system results in constant campaigning for some elections throughout the whole year which does not make for the best in scholarship nor for the conservation of the best interests of the school.
1. It would tend to divide school honors, for it is not probable that any individual would run for more than one office on a single election day, thus preventing one man from running for three and four offices during one year as is frequently done.
3. Two elections would bring out a larger and more representative vote. At present the class elections in the fall and the council election in the spring are as a rule the only ones to receive careful consideration. The College election is almost a farce, and scarcely any of the qualified women vote for the athletic board. A large vote on these now slighted elections would mean a larger and increased interest on the part of the students.
4. Two general elections would tend to destroy much of machine politics, for there would be too many candidates and offices in the field for the manipulation which the scattered election days make possible.
The elections which could easily be grouped are those of the class elections, Jayhawker election, law school, athletic board, Women's Student Government Association and the Men's Student Council.
EVIDENTLY MISUNDERSTOOD
The communicant in the issue of the Journal-World for Monday evidently did not understand the story from the Daily Kansan relative to the price of board at Lawrence. The story had to do with the system of
giving board at Hays Normal and Pittsburgh and the 'desirability' of adopting such a plan at the University.
That board with the profit of the boarding-house keeper cut out is cheaper than board without the profit cut is as simple as the proposition that two minus one is less than two.
Mr. Hoffman made no statement in the story that can be questioned. Board is higher at K. U. than in towns where foodstuffs are more available. No one that understands the statement made by Hoffman can question the truth of his words.
The communicant must have misunderstood the story.
NO POLITICS FOR QUEEN
Even through all the maze of politics at K. U. it is evident that there is one honor, the May Queen, for which candidates should conduct no campaign.
Every pre-election campaign leaves its personal animosities which cannot but penetrate even the atmosphere of the May Fete and which will go far towards destroying the purpose of such a jollification—the bringing into closer comradeship members of the K. U. clan.
The women of the University will tread in the right direction if the choosing of the May Queen be put on a higher plane than in previous years.
SOCIAL ANYHOW
Ed. Howe says that a social event ceases to be social when everybody is invited. But with all respect for Mr. Howe's philosophy we shall continue to call our Colonial Party the biggest University social event of the year.
Who's Who in the Mott Meetings
John R. Mott, General Secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation; holder of degrees from Cornell, Yale, Princeton, and the University of Edinburgh; student secretary of the National Council for C. A.; chairman executive committee Student Volunteer Movement; foreign secretary international committee of Y. M. C. A.; chairman continuation committee World Mission Conference of Royal Geographical Society; author, diplomatist; lecturer.
Of him President Wilson says: "Certainly one of the most no-1 useful men in the world. I have the greatest admiration for him and the most profound confidence in his extraordinary character and abilities."
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, says: "The work of Mr. Mott has contributed to the success of what I have described as the international mind. The possession by any people of an international mind is, I think, the necessary starting point for the development of the peace and progress of the world."
Jeremiah W. Jenks, professor of Government and Public Administration in New York University, says: "A year ago, when President Wilson was president of the nation, a station of minister to China, an intimate friend of them both, himself one of New York's ablest men, said: 'Mott is the greatest man I know, unquestionably.' Mott himself, Mott thinks in terms of continents, he plans for the world."
Mr. Mott has recently been in Europe conferring with statesmen and scholars on the cessation of the war. He is famous in Europe as in America.
Stolen From the Mail Bag
It has been quite a while since I wrote, for I have been having finals. When they were over, I was so busy with the research, myself loose, last week and had a good time to make up for the way I have been working. I went to several dances, and had a perfectly wonderful party them, and a rotten time at the other.
My Dear Aunt Sophy:
You know those pink slippers you gave me for Christmas? Well, I hate to tell you, but they are ruined, and I fear I shall never be able to wear them again. Its this way. You know the boys at the dances do not think it necessaries for them to wear shoes; they dance quite enough to warrant them having an especial pair of shoes. They have their street shoes nicely blackened before a舞 and blithely trip their way through the evening, utterly unconscious of the ruin they are leaving in their trail. The shoes blacken on the back and of course off on the delicately shaded shoes of the girls. The men who have regular dancing shoes are of course not guilty. There are a lot of the boys that do not wear shoes that cause such ruin, but the blackened shoes are numerous enough every
The Underwood
UNDERWOOD
Lovingly, MARIE
Now don't dare to tell what I have said to a soul, for if it gets back here to school, I would never get to go to another dance.
dance to spilu, every pair of slippers there. Now it does seem too bad that some one does not say something about it. Of course none of the girls here would dare ask them to dances, but I thought I would tell you so that you would teach that son of yours that is coming to K. U, next year to wear regular dancing shoes. I wouldn't dare even let the men know that you are slippers ruined, but I am mad, even if I have to keep still!
Samson was the first man to win a battle with a jawbone but the Petrograd agencies are keeping up the old boy's work for him.
in public opinion. Proved through its adoption by the largest typewriter users.
912 Grand Avenue
There is one other thing that a want to ask you about. What can you do to the man who holds you too tight? He will come to you and when the music starts, reach out for a firm grip. After the first time he has a firmer hold than ever. He pulls you up to him and aside from nearly crushing your ribs, she smothers you against his coat and makes you step on his feet, to say nothing of walking on you. Can a girl hope to decently and deeply when she is being almost lifted from the floor, and is having the breath slowly but firmly squeezed out of her? More than once have I seen some poor damsel peering with her one freeway eye around the edge of the room when she is almost stopping all her air. Of course the men probably think that the girl needs support, but frankly, any girl that would need as much support as some of the boys give, should be at home, under the care of a nurse. However the man feels fairly lift me off the floor is that their vest buttons rub all the skin off my chin.
The reason a great many people do not hear the knock of Opportunity's that they are knocking too much themselves.
Before starting for Phi Beta Kappa the wise student equips himself with a parachute.
"Be cheerful," said the old delinquent, the dying editor, "your future will be yours."
Highest mechanically, as evidenced by the award of the Elliott Cresson Medal.
The Mexican papers are now geting out no revolution extras.
A demure little Boston maiden was walking, down a fashionable Back Bay street, when she met an elderly friend of the family.
Chasing the Glooms
"The Machine You Will Eventually Buy"
"And how is it you are out walking without your mother?"
"That's just what bothers me," groaned the editor, "I can see it blazing." — Newspaper West.
First
Now, if the Kaiser will lend us God for the next semester.
because it is the machine upon which all International typewriter records have been won.
Best
"Oh, mom, doesn't go in for exercise.
Really, we have very little in
"How old are you, my little dear?" he questioned.
Greatest because it has the largest typewriter factory and office building in the world.
common, mama and I."—Child Betterment.
Many a misguided young imagines that a girl is interested in his welfare, when in reality she is interested only in his farewell.-Chicago News.
A Correction
Making News—Reporter—"Madam,
you may recollect that we printed
yesterday your denial of having
retracted the contradiction of your
recommendation to you. I can to have
to us say that you were misquoted
in regard to it? —Life.
Susie's grandmother had been scolding her. Susie felt indignant, but had been taught never to "answer back." However, she got even. Taking her kitten in her arm, she thus solilo- uized:
"Kitty, I wish one of us was dead this minute. Not you, kitty, nor me, kitty, but one of us three in this room."—Child Betterment.
LONE SONNET OF A SCHOOL BOY
It's retchid when a girl you like the best
Is dreadful jelus like, of awl the rest;
When you wood ruther go with her than awl
The other girls you've seen since
The other girls you've seen since you wuz small.
But if another boy shud happen to come by
And walk along with her you'd nearly cry;
could lick
The chump, and maybe hit him with
a back.
And wish she wuzn't there so you could deck.
But when you seen her giggle, laff and smile.
And talk to him fur nearly haff a
You'd finally git so mad that you'd go home
An' vow you'd' go out in the world an' roam.
But when you met her next time, she would sneak
So sweet an' smile an' blush an' be so meek.
so index,
That you'd fergit about the utter boy.
An' feel like she, alone wuz awl
you're joy.
And you'd fergit how jellus you had
Couldn't See the Hole
An' say you had an applain she cud eut,
Which you had bbow to give her for her
And you'd feel offul awkward, but you'd grin.
A street-car story is gathered by the Chestnut Editor of Everybody's. A very small man sat in a street-car until he became tightly wedged in from both sides. There entered a large, handsome woman, unkempt and quiet. She took the strap in front of the small man, and was hanging to it in discomfort when he arose with a flourish of politeness and touched her arm.
-I. C. Gregory.
"Oh, thank you very much," she re-
plied. "I'll be here for you." Then,
smiling genially, she added:
when you had bow to give her to a treet.
"Where did you get up from?"
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Classified Jewelers
Music Studios
ID. W, PARSONS, Engraver, Watch-
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Phone K. U. 101-2-3 rings
Plumbers
PHONE KENNEDY PLUMING CO.
Mazda. Phones, 653, 654, Mazda lamps.
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Barber Shops
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