UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official student paper of the University of Kansas
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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 the school rather than merely printing, the news by standing behind it, to play no favorites; to be clean; to be cheerful; to be agile; to leave more serious problems to wiser heads, in all, to identify the students of the University.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915
BON AMI
(Hasn't Scratched Yet).
Yesterday the editor of the Daily Kansan sang his swan song, and sailed around the bend of the river.
Today we break through the shell of the egg, on which the managing editorship has set for the last semester, and take our first look at the big world from the University nest. We are yet a bit dazzled by the greatness of the view, and likely will intrude to parts of the nest where we do not belong. But if we do it will be because we are not yet accustomed to the responsibility of a place outside the shell, and assure those about us that as soon as our feathers are dry, and we will get our head and tail to balance, we will try to act more as becomes a real swan, and swim as gracefully as did our predecessors.
PLEASE EXPLAIN
Will the class in elementary psychology explain why everybody in the library looks at the place where the clock used to be, every time the whistle blows, and several times in between? Probably for the same reason that they looked when the hands stood at 7:38 o'clock for three or four weeks. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, and who knows that his next glance may not meet a clock that is keeping time? Meantime we look and look, though we know there isn't any clock there.
CONGRATULATIONS
The Daily Kansan last night elected seven new members to its board of publication. To these students one woman and six men, it extends its congratulations. And wishes to express its confidence that they will be with the Daily Kansan sink or swim.
While Mr. Shea is in the business, he might put up a few hooks on the walls of the Kansan office. It wouldn't impair their beauty in the least—nothing could do that—and would be highly useful.
What a pity that Pi, our own Intellectual Pup, can't talk. It would be interesting to know why he picks out public speaking classes and concerts on the Hill as places to get a good nap.
A notice in Fraser says that the University Women's Association will serve coffee, etc., to the men students. Now what do you suppose they mean by that?
With an editor's swan song, and a school hymn, appearing in one issue of the Daily Kansan it might seem that it was under Fine Arts faculty control.
As if we don't need prayers worse during quiz week than at any other time!
Some cold, eh?
Stolen From the Mail Bag
The weather is fine. My health was never better. School is dandy. But, is it my imagination, I wonder, or are there a really lot of unpleasant people who come here to get an education? Now this morning, for example, my disposition for the day was almost ruined simply because I was forced to wait in line. She is the one and only busy person in school, and she insisted on telling me all her troubles.
Dear Aunt Sophie:
I started out with a perfectly natural bromide, "isn't this the most wonderful morning?" I chirped as a greeting.
"For heaven's sake," she snapped,
"how can you rave about the weather when whom's week is so near? What have I to save as much work to do that I'm frantic."
"Is that so?" I murmured politely, and then, "Are you going to
"Chapel!" she sniffed. "I should say not. I haven't time for such foolishness. I'm going to the library to study, I'm simply rushed to death. I have a 5000 word paper to get in by tomorrow, 5000 word paper to get in by tomorrow, to do by Thursday and a short story to write by Friday, and——"
"That's too bad," I said sympathetically trying not to yawn. That yawn suggested something to me. "I studied till almost midnight last night. We had a fudge party down at the house and——"
"Fudge party!" she exclaimed, almmed as almost shocked as though I had said "beer party." I stayed up till 2:30, and got up at six to study.
I felt suddenly like a criminal, and decided to change the subject.
"You're looking awfully well," she said. "I do believe you're getting fat."
It was a bad start. She flared right up.
"Why the idea," she squeaked. "I've lost ten pounds since Christmas and just look at the circles under my eyes. And I haven't any apples."
She acted so offended that I tried another fact.
"Aren't you going to see the 'Girl of the Golden West' this afternoon down at 'the Aurora?' They say it's just fine."
She threw up her hands in holy horror. "I should say not I haven't been to a picture show for three months. I haven't time for such things. Besides, I have to make up three gym cuts, go to a committee meeting, wash my hair and study this afternoon."
4 was certainly squealed. "Gee, you study an awful lot," I said meetly. "What did you get in that last psychology quiz?"
She looked exactly as if she might just have swallowed a worm. "Well," she said, "There wasn't a thing wrong on my paper, but he doesn't like me very well, and only gave me . . . You got a 3. didn't you?"
Suddenly I jumped just fine, "Oh, 'o'
got a T" I said airily, as if Is were
trifles hardly worth mentioning.
Good luck, and don't work, too hard."
Now that, dear Aunt Sophie, is what I call the retort courteous. She didn't even say good-bye. Do come up and see me soon, Aunt Sophie, but let me know when you're coming so I can have the bed made.
Lovingly yours.
Quiz No.1
Part of Professor Chandler's report is: "If we add together the number of correct answers to a given question, the answer will partly correct answers, we get a rough index of how well known that topic was. The highest possible grade would be 22, indicating that all the students answered correctly.
"This maximum was nearly attained by 'B.C.'—the only error being one student's assertion that it means "before the death of Christ." Whittier, General Villa, and the Titanian fared almost as well. Bergson was lowest with two partially correct answers.
An interesting commentary on the intelligence of the average student is shown by a test given at Ohio State by Prof. Albert R. Chandler, of the University of Pittsburgh, who gave a list of 40 questions touching current events, art, literature, history, science, and other matters of general interest to test the general information of two of his sections. The test was taken by 10 students in elemental science in an audition. Nearly all are in the Arts College or in home economics.
"Arranged in the order of familiarity, the list would be as follows, a parenthesis indicating a tie: B. C., (Titanic, Whittle, Selections, antitoxin, eugenics, Sara Bernhard, (Marconi, Luther Burbank), Victor Hugo, papal bull, (McAdoe, Binmarck, natural selection), (Achilles, Raphael, Ty Cobb), (Homer, Dante, George Meredith, Grant Rembark), perpetuation, currency bill, (Von Hindenburg, soe, ellipse of moon), Disraeli, Don Quixote, Khivedie, Brickley, Richard Strauss, Irish bull, (Saint
Some striking deficiencies are revealed. Moratorium meant nothing to 20 students out of 22; yet any attentive reader of newspapers last August could have missed an Hindenburg was unknown to half the students, although he has won more personal glory from the present war than any other individual. Bengal, the most discussed state of the past few years, is practically unknown.
"Richard Strauss and Saul-Baxtens are almost unknown, although half these students are taking aesthetics, and Columbus has splendid musical skills. His life's low place suggests that football separations are sectional, not national."
"Arizona may suppose itself famous for the Grand Canyon, but 11 students located it in other states, usually Colorado, 10 did not locate it at all, and only one located it in Arizona. Achilles was frequently mentioned as the man who was dipped in the Styx by the heel. That is by no means the most important fact about him. Who won, how outstuned him, only through statements in physiological textbooks about the 'tendon of Achilles.' No one mentioned his quarrel with Agamemnon or his slaying of Hector.
"It is sad to find that only one of the students knew the Irish bull as a form of unconscious wit. I regretfully gave credit to two answers mentioning a variety of dog. On the other hand, the good record on "eugenics" and "antitoxin" seems to me highly commendable."
Saens, moratorium), Bergson.
"Amusing errors are not lacking, though they are by no means representative. Here are some of them: Walt Whitman, 'writer of child's poetry,' explorer instrumental in getting Oregon territory for United States; 'a great negro leader,' Moratorium; 'a Turkish temple.' Dante was repeatedly spoken of as a Greek, Blamarck, "Emperor of Germany a general minister of Germany a soldier—warlord"; French statesman and soldier." Irish bull, "practically a separate religion of the Irish." Saint-Saens, "cathedral"; a city in the Western war zone."
THE NEW RULES FOR MAJOR COURSES All Students Should Read This
All Students Should Read This
Junior-Senior Requirements. The work of the junior and senior years must include a minimum of sixty hours, chosen from the courses offered by the various departments, but not more than twenty hours
The new major system, passed last spring, will go into effect this semester. Dean Olin Templin requests all juniors and seniors to call at his office and prepare the required major course reports for the Dean's office and the head of the major department. Following are the rules governing major courses, with the new portions indented:
may be in courses open to either freshmen or sophomores.
Major Course.
During the last month of his sophomore year each student must file with the Dean notice of the department in which he applies for the privilege of selecting his major, giving his reasons for his choice. The Dean will notify the department concerned of his approval of such application, giving him waiver with confer with the department with reference to the work of his junior and senior years. Any department is authorized to outline in the catalogue one or more departmental majors consisting either of absolutely prescribed work, of surgeshed work, of special work, of the prescribed work total more than twenty-five hours. A department may, however, in any individual case, outline a special major if it finds that the general majors do not meet the particular needs of the student. Any course in the department work will be provided in part of an outlined major in that department, will be counted as part of the total prescribed work, with the proviso, however, that beginning language courses to the extent of ten hours need not be so counted unless the department so decides. Until the time of graduation, all majors have been completed, the student must each term before enrollment in classes secure the appropriate maju assqui]. שקולטת מאמרים איום לעלה לו אינסה shall not go into effect for next semester. If the seniors shall be required to go to the departmental advisers for advice). The privilege of continuing a major in any department may be withdrawn for cause by the department faculty or the Dean.
Before graduation the student must complete a major course of not less than twenty hours nor more than forty hours in one department and sixty hours nor more than sixty hours in the group including the major department. At least twelve hours of work in satisfaction of the department major requirements must be completed, then sophomore or sophomores.
Big Pennant Sale GRIGGS'
Here's your chance to get those pennants you have been wanting. After taking inventory we find we have too many of some kinds, and will also discontinue several patterns. We have put them in form lots as follows:
Lot No. 1. All K. U. pennants, one-fourth off regular prices.
27 different patterns and sizes to select from.
Lot. No. 2. Miscellaneous odds and ends, discontinued patterns, etc. Half price.
Lot No. 3. Outside schools, all the leading schools and universities of the U. S. represented. Size 15x36, 50 cents each, 6 for $2.50, $5.00 per dozen. All fresh new stock.
Lot No. 4. A very special lot of outside schools (with a few K.
U.) size 18x48, at $1.00 each, 6 for $5.00.
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Full Line of Fall Suitings.
STUDENT HEADQUARTERS
Wolf's Book Store
A Good Way
To rest your mind from the grind of lessons is to read one of our 50 cent popular books.
Hugh W. Crawford, sophomore Engineer, is at the University hospital with tonsilitis. He is expected back on the Hill in two or three days.
Hundreds of them to select from.
Free Electives. The work required for graduation not included in the major course is to be chosen subject to the restrictions that not more than twenty-five hours may be in any department, and not more than one hour in any group other than the one in which the major course is elected.
A change of department in which a student selects his major may be made at any time during his junior year, but application for such change must be approved by the dean and the department to which the change is made.
Crawford Has Tonsilitis
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LOST - Self-filling small size Conklin's fountain pen. Return to Mabel Faris, 1245 Louisiana and receive reward. 82-3
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LOST-Theta Sigma Phi pin, plain
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Professional Cards
HARRY REDING, M. D. Eye, ear, nose and throat. Glasses fitted. Office, F. A. A. Bldg. Phones. Bell 513, Home 512.
J. F. BROCK, Optometrist and Speo-
tristrast 802 Mass. St. Bell Phone 695.
802 Mass. St. Bell Phone 695.
J. R. BECHTEL, M. D., D. O. 833
Bathroom. Both phones, residence and
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G. W. JONES, A. M. M. D., Diseases of the stomach, surgery, and gynecology. Suite 1, F. A. A. Bldg. Residence, 1201 Ohio St. Both phones, $5.
DR. H. L. CHAMBERS. Office over
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A. J. ANDERSON, M. D., Office 715 Vt.
St. Phones 124.
Classified Jewelers
ED. W. PARISSON, Engraver, Watch-
taker, Jewelry, Bell Photo 711, 717, Mass.
Guild, Bell Photo 711, 717, Mass.
Guild, Bell Photo 711, 717, Mass.
Music Studios
CORA REYNOLDS will receive special
college phone. K. U. 16-44 3-rings
Plumbers
PHONE KENNEDY PLUMING CO.
Mazen, Phone. 658. Mazen lamp.
Mazen, Phone. 658.
Barber Shops
Go where they all go J. C. HOUCK, 913 Mass.
Millinerv
WANTED—Ladies to call at Mrs. McCrae
to inspect our new line of hats. $21
to inspect our new line of hats. $21
Shoe Shop
FORNEY SHOE SHOP, 1017 Mass. B.
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Insurance
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FRANK E. BANKS, Ins., and abstracts of Title. Room 2, F. A. A. Building.
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