UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
NUMBER 76
UNION IS CLOSED FOR LACK OF FUNDS; CREDITORS SUING
Students Refuse to Supply the Money Necessary for Maintenance
ONLY FORTY-SIX AT CHAPEI
U. S. G. Plank Files Suit of Attachment and Personal Suits Against Bottomly, Gear, and Council
The Student Union is dead.
The Student.
Its passage into history took place early at 4:30 o'clock when forty-three students and three faculty members out of the 1617 men students and 220 odd faculty members attended the "Save the Union" convolution in Fraser Hall. Of these forty-three men, eleven were Student Council members. After the faithful ones had waited for some time others to come or Vie West, Vic bottom, the Student Council, arose did, "Well, men, its evident from the number here that the students are not satisfied with the Union as it is. We shall close up the building tonight and do our best to pay off the debts. We shall give a dance or two and maybe a show. If there is nothing more I think we can go." Then Harry Wilson, one of the three, asked if the students who had not paid would be obliged to give their money.Bottomly answered that the Council would likely collect half dues from those that had signed up before Christmas.
Then the audience was dismissed,
and the Union was dead.
Those Present
Those present at the convocation
were:
Frank Stortz, Howard Adams Marshal S. E. Briggs, Arthur Erickson, Miles Vaughn, Gilbert Clayton, C. Edgar William希姆, Hillerson Ray Clapler, Harmel M. Hatch, L. O. Northup, Raymer McQuiston, Huber Paul, V. D. Fulcrut, K. F. Kelly, Smith, M. C. Hory, Dad Gregory, Hugo Wedell, Sam Johnson, John Henry, B. L. Hayes, Rison, rison, J. P. Butcher, Battle, Matt Jones, E. G. Porter, S. J. Parrhn, R. B. Church, John Gleissner, Prof. DeWitt Croissant, Chancellor Frank Strong, Alex Creighton, Vic Bottomly, T. J. Horley, Harry Shrimn, John G. street, Art Staey, Junius Dyche, Bill Benton, Floyd Nutting, and Russe Pearl
Immediately after the meeting in Fraser the Student Council met at the Union meeting. All students asked to leave and the doors were locked.
The Council then held a short meeting, discussing ways and means of liquidating the indebtedness of the Union. No definite action outside of the formal closing of the Union was taken. Individual members of the Council, after meeting, assessed impaired business that all debts would be paid, but no statement of the manner in which the Council intends to do this was made.
The Council was unanimous in its action of closing the building. Every member of the Council believed that the small attendance at the fourthirty o'clock meeting, and the difficulty of collecting money from even those already pledged, indicated clearly that the student body as a whole was not behind the Union on the basis that it was being run.
Plank Sues Council
for $240 Rental Debt
After the meeting at the Union and the closing of the Union building, Bottomly went to Prof. L. N. Flint, secretary of the Alumni Association, which holds a mortgage on the furniture for $500 loaned the Student Council last year when the Union was started. Bottomly told Professor Flint of the end of the Union and notified him that the Council wished to turn the furniture back to the Alumni Association.
Professor Flint immediately phoned a drayman. Through some inconvenience the drayman could not come to the Union Building, from 7 until 12 oclock the drayman, Professor Flint, and Vic Bottomly carted the furniture from 1200 Tennessee to the basement of Fraser Hall where it is now stored, and where the Alumni Association intended holding students should need for another Union or some such pronouncement.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 1915.
But this morning U. S. G. Plank, who is agent for the owner of the house, to whom $240 is due as rental, filed an attachment against the furniture. A personal suit was filed against Bottomly, Russel Gear, secretary-treasurer of the Council, and treasury members collectively.
The writ of attachment was served on Supt. John M. Shea, who is custodian of any goods in University build- ins.
If the attachment suit holds good it means that the furniture will be sold to satisfy the creditors, as follows: Alumni Association, first mortgage; $500; U. S. G. Plank, agent for house owner $240, and $124 for incidentials, owed to Lawrence merchants. The amount owed the Association must be paid from the resources first. Council members and those acquainted with the Union say the furniture will not invoice $500.
WILLIAM JEWELL TO MEET K. U. TONIGHT
Missouri Team Will Play Kansas at 7:15 o'Clock in Gymnasium
Coach Bole's William Jewell *collegians will appear in Lawrence tonight for the second game of the Jayhawker squad schedule to be played in Robinson Gymnasium. Like Wednesday night's game with the Normals, the contest will be called at 7:15 o'clock so that it will be over in time not to interfere with the Y. M. W. party at 8:30 o'clock.
the K. U. lineup for tonight:
1. Sproun, forward.
7. Sorensen, forward.
7. Sorensen, forward
8. Wagner, center
2. Weaver, center.
3. Dunmire, guard
9. Kaiser, guard.
McKEEVER WILL DELIVER
Prof. W. A. McKeever will deliver the second address in a series of twelve on "Moral Education" Monday before Kansas City Social Wetland.
MekEEEVER WILL DELIVER
SECOND LECTURE AT K. C
The first of the series was delivered last Monday and will continue each Monday until the series has been completed.
Swims at Christmas
Miss Cira Pause, a seventeen year old freshman at the University of Illinois, took a Christmas swim at Wilson Beach, Chicago, in water filled with broken bones and swam feel any worse, December 29. "I don't feel any worse, and I did not get more than a few scratches," said Miss Pause.
A Cotton Band on Elm Trees Now Will Kill off Troublesome Pests and Save Spraying
FLANK MOVE ON CATERPILLARS
"Now is the time," says S. J.
"Now is the time," says S. J.
Hunter, K. U. ontologist, "to protect elm trees from summer caterpillars. Tie a band of cotton around the tree which will keep the spring canker worm from creeping trees and laying in its caterpillar eggs there will be a strenuous job of spraying for some one in the squirrel."
The Kansas State Agricultural College has changed its system of enrolling so that it can assign 2288 students to classes in two days.
Usually the canker worm does not come out until February but these warm January days are coxing his mother, a small wingless moth, from the ground. The moth crawls up the elm tree, deposits its eggs in the hat is hatching later. A strip of cotton batting, six or eight inches wide, wrapped around the tree, tied with a string in the middle, and the upper half turned down, will do the trick. The moth which looks like a small spider will get its feet to die in the fuzzy band to be placed about three feet from the ground to keep the dogs and cats from scratching it off.
Rapid Work, Aggies
Bocker is Moved
Leon Bocker who sustained a broken leg from the coasting a client a few weeks ago was sufficiently improved to be moved to hospital in carrying on work in the University by correspondence.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
ALUMNI HAVE $8,000 FOR DORMITORY FUND
Money Is Lying Idle Pending Action of State Legislature
Legislature
A fund of eight thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a women's dormitory is now in the hands of an alumni committee. This fund was raised two years ago, and soon or possibly to build a dormitory for the women.
The fund at present is in the hands of Miss Agnes Thompson, '96, of Lawrence, chairman of the committee. Last spring it was decided allow the money to remain in the hand of the next meeting of the legislature.
When the campaign for the women's building was started the committee hoped to raise seventy-five thousand dollars and to ask the legislature to add the amount necessary for the erection of a suitable building. The fund was raised by businesses students mainly of pledges from alumni. No plans exist at present for the immediate use of the money.
Prof. L, N. Flint, secretary of the Alumni Association, a member of the committee favors a plan for obtaining a dormitory that was recommended to the legislature by the Board of Administration. The plan is to issue bonds for the institution as a business corporation. The leading bankers agree that ing bankers of the state agree that the bonds, which would be prime non-taxable security, could be floated for $34 per cent. The building must be made to pay at least 7 per cent on the investment. In this way the dormitory would pay for itself in the course of years.
Two other plans were also suggested by the Board. One was to induce persons of advanced age to erect the building on condition that the state would guarantee them an annuity of 5 per cent on their investment during their later years. After becoming the building would become the property of the state. The other plan was the erection of dormitories by private donations.
FORD IS USEFUL IN TEMPERING MULES
Kansas Farmer Tries New Scheme
The engine purred, the wheels rolled 'round, and the astonished Mauds, who were hitched to the one-lung machine, kicked up their heels in surprise and tore mudly down the road. Chickens dashed across the way in terror and finally discovered themselves sitting on the tree-tops; neighborhood cats clung to the house chimneys for protection.
All the excitement was caused by the brilliant idea of James Garrison a farmer living west of town. Some time ago Garrison decided to domesticate a team of young mules, but when he attempted the task he found it extremely precarious. Just as he was about to give up his good glance on a good old Ford, much he had evolved the idea of hitching his mules to the automobile and starting the engine, leaving the rest to Providence.
The flowing, broad rimmed Stetson has been adopted by the senior engineers of the University of Colorado as an insignia of their class.
The result was miraculous. In three days the mules were perfectly tamed, and now Mr. Garrison is fering his services to them, who have any of those animals which are "wild and wooley and full of fleas."
"Outlines of Child Study" is the title of the book by Prof. William A. McKeever, which will soon be published by the Macmillan Company. The book will be used in 112 programs for clubs and associations of all kinds.
Phi Mu Alpha has pledged Fred Pausch, Sam Mickey and Dick Williams.
Professor McKeever is thoroughly conversant with the subject as he has written this book. He is the author of "Training the Boy" and "Training the Girl."
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority entertained ten high school girls with a dinner party Wednesday evening at the chapter house.
"OUTLINES OF CHILD STUDY"
By MKEKERE IS ON PRESS
Prof. H. O. Kruse will hold open house for his German students next Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock.
A reception in honor of Mrs. Jessie Cowgill, the house mother, was held at the Achoth sorority house last Wednesday.
Y.M.-Y.W. WILL STAGE CONEY ISLAND IN GYM
February All-University Social Will Follow Basketball Game Tonight
The monthly all-University Y. W. and Y. M. social for February will be held in the Gym immediately after the basketball game tonight. The entertainment consists of a Coney island show made up of many side features. a nigger baby show, beauty mill, Punch and Judy are all the stunts of the program that are not a secret to the public. The other features are expected to be a surprise.
probe
one of the features of the party
will be the act of Rex Moody, a
sophonore in the College.
Mr. Moody will sit upon swinging trapezе and allow people in the audience to throw baseballs at his head.
Every time he is hit he will tumble backward in an open tub of water. "Hot dogs" will be served, all that you can eat and no extra charge,
For the very small sum of a dime,
en cents, the student, weary of a
week of hard work, may go to the
jym tonight and renew his youth
with his fellows, and enjoy all the
pleasures of Coney Island.
Lamar's Brother Dead
Guy Lamar, a second year law student was called to his home in Cottonwood Falls this morning by the death of his mother. He and the Lamar family and this is the first death to be recorded in the present generation.
"IT'S NO CREDIT TO BE CHOSEN PRETTIEST GIRL'
She Who Has Best Political Machine Wins, Says Mrs. Eustace
Brown
"There is really nothing to a girl's credit," said Mrs. Eustace Brown, advisor of women. "If she is elected as one of the five beauties in the Jayhawker beauty contest. It simply means that the man with whom she goes most has a great deal of power among his friends and fraternity brothers, and can mayhem off to vote for his girl. The girl may not even be perfectly pretty, but that is a riddle. If she is electioned for hard enough, who knows? She might get the place above some far prettier girl.
"It is the same old question of politics over again—buying votes, running the political machine, and so forth."
The 795 girls who were not elected, therefore should not feel badly, because they would have power behind the throne was lacking, according to Mrs. Brown.
WORKS OUT PLAN FOR INDEXING ADULTERANT
Prof. E. H. S. Bailey has originated an indexing system for cataloging food adulterants. The index he has already made contains about 100 filing cards. The general classes are indicated on guide cards and the individual foods, with their common adulterants serially numbered.
To detect frauds on the public, chemists and others who have to do with the enforcement of laws have set the standards that manufacturers must go by. Among them are the baking of rice, the coloring of vinegar with caramel, treatment of old hamburger steak with sodium sulphite, and the sweating of unripe oranges to give them color. The federal judge in mishandling and adulterations make the testimony of the chemist invaluable.
INSPECT ALL TRUANTS
AMONG WOMEN STUDENTS
Every girl who is absent from any University of Illinois class during the next three months must be by some member of the physical training department.
This is the first step taken by the physical training department in an effort to ascertain what the common troubled students among the wro- tstudents are.
It is planned to publish a report which will show how many alliments are but temporary in the future. Our cent is really of a serious nature.
In the future students of Columbia University will not be allowed to eat their lunch in the university buildings. Tables will be provided for the purpose in the Commons. Paper towels have been placed in all buildings on the campus.
TRY-OUT GETS REAL RESULTS
Even non-members Wanted to Appear in Dramatic Club's Cast
A large number of students appeared in Green Hall last night to participate in the Dramatic Club tryouts for places in the east of some universities, and to some misunderstandings as to the purpose of the tryouts, several non-members of the club were present to become candidates for membership. Figuratively speaking, the sheep were to play the trout, was staged.
Further elimination of candidates will occur in Room 3 of Green Hall at 4:30 o'clock, on Monday and Tuesday of next week. At these meetings, be sure to join our club members Club will be allowed to participate. Decision will be made for both the play cast and Club membership.
ILLINOIS-K. U. GAME
CALLED OFF BY WIRE
Offer Annulled by Telegram From Eastern School Yesterday Afternoon
The Illinois-Kansas football game is off.
A telegram was received late yesterday afternoon by Manager W. O. Hamilton from the Illinois athletic authorities saying that the offer a game October 2nd was with a game later follows" the message concluded.
The date was probably offered to some other school which was able to come to better terms on expenses than K. U. would have been. The manager managed a reasonable explanation of the eastern school for withdrawing their offer.
Curtis LaQe Day, a sophomore in the University of Illinois has the distinction of being the youngest person in the world to be granted an aviation pilot's license. He was granted a license by the Aero Club of the World in 1912 when he was sixteen years of age.
Schwagler Will Speak
Schweeger Prof. R. A. Schweegler, of the School of Education, will speak before the Parent-Teacher Association, of Lawrence, at 8 o'clock tonight at the Lawrence high school building.
WILL HOLD ART EXHIBIT AT KANSAS IN FEBRUARY
Pictures Will Come to University From Missouri Next Month— Decide Exact Date Soon
The annual art exhibit under the auspices of the art department of the University will be held in February. The pictures which will be exhibited here are now on exhibition at the University of Missouri.
Prof. W. A. Griffith is expecting he list of the paintings at any time, the exact date of the exhibit will be determined in a few days.
ADMAN FOR MERCHANTS WEEK
Expert Will Give Course on Selling Power of Your Intelligent Userly Used
Andrew M. Fox, chairman of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the Central West, will conduct a course during Merchants' Week at the University of Kansas on "High Spots in Business Through Advertising." Arrangements have been made for informal consultations with Mr. Fox.
Mr. Fox conducted a similar course under the auspices of the Adcraft Club of Detroit last year which was highly successful. He is constantly sought after by business men who desire help in their selling problems.
Although Merchants' Week is February 1-4, already forty-six Kansas merchants have registered from the following towns: Stafford, Pittsburg, Larned, Iola, Junction City, Pratt Axle, Topleau, Herington, Klamo, Altowna, Arkansas City, Gas, Humbolt, oasatwicome, serving, Marion Lost Springs, Bentonville, Clay Center, Sidney, Santa Rosa, Hill City, Lawn, Garnett, Beloit, Hillsboro, El Dorado, Linni, Wichita, Stockton Iluka, Medicine Lodge.
K. C. ALUMNI WILL
VISIT K. U. TOMORROW
The course will include advertising,
accounting, store management, sales-
manship, show-card writing, and window
trimming, each given under experts in their lines. All the work is free to citizens of Kansas.
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will entertain with a dancing party at their chapter house tonight.
Committee on Investigation Will Convene on Mount Oread
WILL LISTEN TO COMPLAINTS
Special to the Kansan.
Five Representatives From Kansas City Association to Gather Material for Report
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 15—Dr. B. A.Poorman, chairman of the committee appointed by the Kansas City Alumni Association, announced this afternoon that the committee would go to Lawrence tomorrow morning, and would be in session at nine o'clock on the Hill to listen to any comment or complaint that will help settle the questions brought up at the meeting of the alumni several weeks ago.
The committee is: Dr. B. A. Poorman, W. H. H. Piatt, Ray Adams, George Bowles, and Clarence A. Burney. It was appointed by R. J. Delano following an informal meeting of the alumni called to take some action with conditions that had been expressed by alumni and former students. A report will be made to the alumni association.
STUDENT PREFERS
FIGHTING TO QUIZZES
Canadian Awaits Call to Front
If you could choose between fighting the Germans and facing mid-year quizzes which would you accept?
Herbert Smith, a junior in the department of ceramics, at the University of Illinois, preferred war. When war was declared Smith, who is a Canadian, joined the Canaan forces. But because he had the military equipment he was not called out when the first troops left for the front. Now in the face of quizzes Smith has gone home to wait for the call he expects soon.
DOUTHITT GETS FOSSILS
OF LITTLE KNOWN ANIMAL
Prof. Herman Douthitt, of the department of zoology, recently received fossils from the University of Chicago that disclose many facts concerning the Diplocacius Magnificoerian animal that heretofore has been little known.
The animal is of a long type, but lives in water as well. Its head is three times the width of the body, and its maturity is about three wet long.
Professor Douthitt and Prof. P. C. Miller, of the University of Chicago, found the fossils in southern Texas last spring and since then they have been excavated in the vicinity of Chicago, formerly dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas. In the one bed they found two complete skeletons and nine skulls. The two specimens are known to contain skeletons of this animal ever found.
LIBRARY GETS SEVENTY
VOLUMES SINCE CHRISTMAS
Seventy volumes of books have arrived at Spooner Library since the holidays and will be on the racks in a few days.
Some of the more important books received are "Manual of Forestry," in five volumes, by W. Schlich; "Studies in Abnormal Psychology," in three volumes, by the Church of Christianity, by Shirley Case; "A History of Greek Art," by F. B. Tarbell; "Architecture of the Renaissance in Italy," by W. J. Anderson; "Germany and Its Evolution in Modern Times," by W. J. Burtenburg; "Strange Persia," by P. A. Dewin; "History of Education in the United States," by Edwin G. Dexter; and Medieval Architecture in two volumes by Arthur Porter.
Museum Gets Bat
A little brown bat was captured in the Chemistry Building Wednesday night and presented to the Museum by Archie Little. Bats usually migrate south at the beginning of winter but occasionally a few stragglers are locked up in places they cannot escape from and so are obliged to spend the winter with us or they may do so of their own accord.
Brick and paving blocks manufactured in Kansas out of Kansas clay will be tested by the School of Engineering so that a comparison can be made with the clay products of other states. C. V. Holmes, senior in the School of Engineering, will conduct the investigation. The School has complete equipment to test the samples for strength and quality.