UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1810, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Published in the afternoon five times a week, by students of the University of Kansas, from the press of the Department of Journalism.
The Daily Kansan aims to picture the undergraduate life of our students, then than美语 printing the new books. University holds; to play no favorites; to be clean; to be cheerful; to be courageous; to leave more secure problems to wiser heads, in all, to understand, and to satisfy the requests of the University.
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If you find a mistake in statement or impression in any of the columns of the report, please send your report to the Daily Kannan office. He will instruct you as to further prosecutions.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915
EXPLAIN THE MILL TAX
After fifteen years of waiting the mill tax has got one step farther than ever before. It has been introduced into the legislature.
All the state educational institutions are agreed on its provisions, which never occurred before. In fact, all that is needed to obtain the passage of the resolution submitting the amendment to the voters of the state is the work of the friends of the measure in making the legislators understand it. The legislature cannot fail to pass it if it understands it.
The virtues of the tax, if the amendment is allowed, are obvious. It will take the school appropriations out of politics, because it will not lay the political burden of appropriations on one party. It will allow a permanent support for the state schools, the biggest virtue. It will allow the making out of a systematic program of improvement for the schools. And it will give the Board of Administration a chance for real economy.
A few may not agree with the resolution as it has been introduced. But the alumni of the state schools have been in session in Topeka for several weeks, and have drawn up this as the one nearest fitting all requirements. The Attorney General's office and the Tax Commission have approved the resolution.
Now it is up to the alumni and students and friends of the state schools to make the legislators understand the proposal.
With the purpose in view of giving more accurate news to its readers and of offering redress to the person injured by a mistake in its columns the Daily Kansan this semester installed a Fair Play and Accuracy Bureau. The plan and working of the Bureau is explained in a news story in this issue of the paper.
THE NEW BUREAU
The ideal newspaper is one that is absolutely accurate. No newspaper can be that, but the nearer it comes to it the better publication it is. The Daily Kansan Board worked on the idea that the installation of the Bureau would make the reporters more careful of accuracy.
Another mark of the good newspaper is its fairness. The Daily Kansan wants to be fair to its readers, and the installation of the Bureau is a step in the realization of this desire.
The Bureau is a new departure in college journalism, in fact, but few metropolitan newspapers have such a board. Consequently there will be rough spots in the plan that will have to be smoothed off. But the Bureau
is founded on a desire for accuracy and fair play, and as such is bound to succeed.
These are the days when we are urged, "Be kind to the faculty. Be friendly. Hob-nob with them, and you will find that under their rough supervision you will get now. Now if you accept this theory, and would like a little entering wedge to hobnobbery, here's a suggestion—talk to them about their youngsters, making sure first, of course, that they have them. You will be surprised to see how easily history, mathematics, mathematics, and like can be swept from the professional mind, and what a gleam of interest and pride can be lightened in the professorial eye by some chance word that gives an opportunity for expounding on professorial paternity, research and experience of versity like, anyhow? Are they small historians, mathematicians, scientists, and Phi Beta Kappas in the making? Are they to be classed in somewhat the same class as ministers' sons, and missionaries' daughters? Or are they just the ordinary students with angel and three-fourths imp, every day kids? The latter, every time.
Faculty Kids
There's the Chancellor's son, for instance, Frank, junior. Of him his sister Evelyn says, "If he isn't a very learned man some day, it won't be his fault. He can ask more questions in a minute than I can answer and maybe have to tell me and the image of his father. "Yes, I'm coming on the Hill some day," he says, "but I don't really ever expect to be chancellor. I'm almost in the First A class at school. No, I didn't have to take any time, and I could have had it if I had to." When Frank was born there was naturally quite a flurry of interest on the Hill. The University Daily Kansan wanted to be the first to announce the news, but the Lawrence papers got hold of it at the same time, and they were questioned by a whole day. The Kansan however, determined to spread the news somehow, so some of its men sounded the fire whistle, and sounded it louder and longer than it has ever been sounded since. There was a building named Cook's field was crowded. That shrieking fire whistle almost broke up the game. Most of the people there started home. Hundreds rushed to telephone and demanded to know where the fire was. And Central announced, to each demand made this announcement, "The Chancellor has a son."
The one in whom the Chancellor's son is very much interested just now is Betty Dykstra, four year old daughter of the tail professor of Business Administration at the little girls of the fairy tales and the picture books. With her dark brown curls, big blue eyes, exquisite little face, and dainty clothes, it is small wonder that people turn and stare at her. College women make it easy to sit back with alicerity to do her slightest bidding. One night not long ago the Dykstra were invited to a sorority house for dinner. Betty, seated on a dictionary and a couple of pillows, sat happily at dinner and joined with her sisters to sing the singing that came between courses. Finally she requested her favorite "Polly Wolly Doodle" and it was sung for wug on her. She listened patiently, but without seeming to be greatly impressed. When it was over and she knew it was time for "Now," she said, gently "TLL sing for you," and proceeded to do so.
Professor H. A. Millis has a lively household of three youngsters, who must provide their father with ample relaxation from the study of the Bible, and the family of Mrs. Millis tells this story about Jack, aged 9: "One night he had been very naughty, and as a punishment, in I was going to put him to bed in his sister's night gown. It was too much for his proud spirit." "Mother," he said, "and I was very firm; I was never never, sleep in that thing." I'd rather sleep raw!"
Jack has recently been posing for the class in painting. "He is a fine little model," said one of the women in the class, "But goodness, how he wiggles! He's very polite, and tries his best not to laugh at us." But he's just trying to get the proportions, but you can see that it's a hard struggle."
George Day Thorpe. 20 months old son of Prof. Merle Thorpe, is busy these days entertaining his grandfather, George J. Day of Minneapolis, Minn. George Day Thorpe has already given signs of developing into an athlete and according to his proud father, will someday be a great "right tackle". Indeed he shows signs of also living in a great kitchen, having the short work he makes of wearing out a new pair of shoes. Besides these distinguishing qualities George Day, is credited with being a rooted "rooter."
There is an interesting story told of how Charles Sisson, son of the professor of English literature, attended his first dinner party. It was his first public appearance, and it was also, according to the time honored custom of mothers, filled his head with careful instructions on behavior, all of which he promised
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to observe carefully. When he got home, his mother anxiously inquired how he got along. "Just fine," he told her proudly. "Once I got into a pretty tight place but I remembered what you told me, and I got out all right. When I went to eat my chickey, and went bang, right in my laan."
"And what did you do then?" inquired his mother with interest.
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"Why," said Charles, calmly, "I just acted as if nothing had happened, and I picked it up and ate it, and I picked it up and always does that when it's tucked!"
Then there is that small and select circle whose weight of years and dignity places them forever outside the class of faculty kids, and into the group known as sons and daughters of the Professors. In other words they are "On the Hill." Here we find Evelyn strong, Jack Todd, Dorman O'Leary, Josephine Stimpson, and Margaret Hodder. They are all nice, ordinary people. They make some ones, and some more twos. They cut a class now and then, and have been caught cramming for quizzes, just like the rest of the students. It is even rumored that sometimes—not often, of course, but sometimes, they are absent from chapel.
Dorothy Croissant, aged 7, gives promise of being some day a literary light. She can quote poetry by the yard—not her Goose, mind you, but her daughter. Her doubtful if most of Professor Croissan's other pupils can accomplish. Also, she believes in fairies. A University woman who was walking with her one day, was a trifle bewildered this question suddenly popped at her;
"Do you belong to the Order of the Fairies?"
"Why-er—no, I'm afraid I don't," she had to confess.
"Well, that's too bad," said this friend of Peter Pan, sympathetically. "I do, and it's just lovely. Would you care to join?"
"I'd love to," declared the mere
man unmistakably. "Do you
think you could win?"
"I think maybe I could," said Dorothy. "Would you like to belong to the Pink or the Blue Order?" ("Would you like to belong to the capital?")
"Well, we're going to hold court
till we win," he said. "I'll
promote to do my best for you."
But alas, her best was evidently not enough, for never to this day has the mere mortal received official notice. The most brilliant and efficient and Honorable Order of Fairies.
Now these are just a few examples of K. U. Kid-dom. There are lots of others just as bright and just as lovable as those just mentioned. Consider, for instance the three inspirations of Prof. W. A. Griffith, whose prattish and bishoply saxophone he danced to his pupils along with hints in color, shading, and mass. Then there are the five young sprigs of Prof. W. C. Stevens, well known, since often quoted to all his botany classes. And behold Prof. R. M. Ogden's three wonderful opportunities for experiment in child psychology. And think what fine specimens of culture Dr.埋埋 his five sons and daughters. And there are many others, just as notable.
Ten-year old Arthur Mitchell is bound to be 'something wonderful, perhaps a philosopher like his father. Just hearken to his vocabulary. Mrs. Mitchell was preparing dinner for his guests, but instead in the bill of fare, "Are we going to have ice cream, mother?" he inquired, "No, not tonight," he was told. Arthur was surprised and displeased. "Mother," he said gently, after a moment's reflection, "I fear your will be intolerable to the guests."
Missed by the Oread Board of Censorship L.H. G.A.
If neutrally laws were in order at
labor, we could insist American
flags every quiz week.
Same old story, Turkey being hashed again.
Some boarding-house bread is enough to make a student crusty.
We'll bet the scrap between the brewers and distillers is a corker.
An honest man is the noblest work if God but a human professor is a lose second.
"I wish the legislative investigating committee could take lunch with us today," remarked a fraternity member, who fought in the cornbeef and cabbage.
It Can't be Done
"What will the passengers do, I do
with all one of these jetsuits has a blowout"
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"Don't be absurd. How can you have a blowout on a jitney?"
Post-Quiz Confession
And the next day again I was dumb.
was dumb when the prof asked me questions.
I've decided I am doubly stupid,
In a word, I must be dumdum.
When our hero came late to dinner the other day after a prolonged session at the barber's, the boys at the table perpetrated the following:
"My, how sharp the wind today!"
"A poultry alpens isn't it?"
"Iasn't our Harry the trim little fellow?"
"Such a cunning little shaver."
"This your first, hair-cut this heart."
Brown bread ice cream at Wiedemann's—Adv.
A stude was bemoaning the bum hair cut he had procured the day before; the ridges and notches and catsteps all came in for their share, when suddenly a new idea flashed into his brain. "Aw well, anyway I can screw my hat on when the wind blows," he remarked.
"Aw, cut it."
Does anyone know just who Richard Dehan, author of "The Man of Iron," "Between Two Thieves," and other novels, is? In private life she is Clotilde Graves, daughter of an Irish army officer, and she has lived in barracks, seen action in war, and been under fire.
For St. Valentine's; we have our own and other makes of candies—one-half to five pound boxes. Wiedemann's—Adv.
Was Napoleon material for a good football coach? Herbert Reed, author of "Football for Public and Player," answers that he is "convinced that the Little Corporal could have made a mighty football coach had he lived in our day and generation."
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