UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
PINS TO BE DISCUSSED AT UNION MEETING
Hamilton, Gear and Others to Address College Freshmen Tomorrow Night
The mixer tomorrow night for freshmen of the College at the Union will be addressed by Manager Hamilton, Russel Gear and others. The plan to buy us is based on several members of University is done at several other universities, will be discussed.
The new petitions, which were first brought out at the freshman mixer, are making the Student Council's campaign more of a success. They are more liberal in their terms than the old ones, allowing the subscriber; until March 1, to pay the rest of their dues. As a result of the pep generated at the first mixer the circulators are getting many signatures.
What the Union is
The Student Union is not only the most typical student organization on the Hill, but the building is the most lively place in Lawrence. It is the one place where all students gather and where sociability is the motto.
The Union building is located at 1200 Tennessee, it might be suggested for the benefit of freshmen and faculty members. The first floor consists of a reading room, billiard parlor, game room and barber shop; and on the second floor there is a large, airy lounging room together with several other rooms well adapted for committee .setTINGS. The third floor rooms are rented out to students.
Operated by Students
Has Numerous Advantages
The Student Union is under student control, the Student Council beating the power higher up. Dad Gregory, Boss Gregory, or the Matron, as the students designate him, is the man immediately in charge. He takes care of the Union building but he "fathers" the Union members.
All Men Eligible
The Union is to be furnished in a comfortable style that will make it an attractive stuent home. On the list of furniture now being submitted to dealers for bids are: Large library tables, davenports, rocking chairs and other chairs, floor lamps, furniture furnishings. Everything will be substantial and of the best quality, good enough to stay with the Union for years to come.
The advantages of such an institution are many. It provides a general meeting place, free rooms for class stages and other similar affairs, a place to read daily papers, magazines, to play chess, checkers, and cards. It provides for the students a place to lounge, to smoke, to mingle with students from other classes and other schools; a place to start rallies and a means of boosting class and University spirit.
All men students in the University are eligible to membership. Every student who is behind the Union idea should sign one of the membership petitions at the beginning of the week. At this week's meeting the Council decided to permit the payment of $1 of the membership dues December 1, and the second dollar on March 1. Membership cards will be issued to all who sign the petitions immortalized all priviledge Union are extended to the holders of the cards.
This plan is intended to pave the way for a permanent Union such as other universities have, located in a place of its own in the very near-future.
Calls Basketball Men
Captain Stuffy Dunmire, of the 1915 basketball team, has - issued a call for all players to practice at 8 o'clock. "We will have it but one practice this week and we will just everybody out," the captain said today.
Mrs. R. J. Crawford of Girad, is visiting her daughters, Cornelia and Agnes Crawford at 1224 Louisiana.
Julian Senhaussen has returned to school after several days' absence on account of a severe cold.
Thelma Welsh, a sophomore in the College from Hutchinson, is enter taining her mother this week.
RED CROSS MOVEMENT
EXTENDS TO MT. OREAD
Emergency cases with medicines, absorbent cotton, and bandages have been placed in all University buildings. First aid materials needed for first aid treatments.
Hereafter anyone suffering from burns, wounds, sprains, and fainting spells need not go home for treatment on the little drug store on the Hill.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOB BER 21, 1914.
HERE'S A MODEL
NUMBER 27.
Jayhawk Editor Tells of Experience
With Princeton Graduate
"The college annual is the strongest link binding the graduate to his class and to his Alma Mater," said Leon Harsh, editor of the Jayhawker this morning. "It is not a University catalog no ra college comic but a chronicle of the school year and a history of the class that attempts, at least, to touch all phases of college life.
"Its real purpose is shown by the reluctance with which an old Princeton graduate at home lent me his annual, the Brice-a-Brac, this summer.
I graduate at home lent me his annual, the Bric-a-Brac. this summer.
"I had no idea of the value the book had to him or I should not have borrowed it. We looked through together before he gave it to me and the pictures and accounts of college day activities brought a tremble to his ear. Every time I look at the Bric-a-Brac I take an oath to go back to Princeton at the first opportunity," he said and he wanted me to make an affidavit that I would return his annual safety to him.
K's Are Backward
"If the 19th Jayawker makes some K. U. graduate feel as that Princeton man did the Annual will be a success."
But few K's for the K week appeared on the campus yesterday. This was probably due to the warm weather. Today more have appeared, and tomorrow will see more.
SOPHS WILL EAT AND MIX
Second Year Men Will Lighten Cares and Transact Business
The "superior sophs" will get together for the first time this year at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening in Eagle's Hall. There will be lots to eat, and lots to smoke, and a three-piece orchestra to lighten the burden of second-year carexs. Of course, Jimmy Jimmie will probably prophesy an ever-victorious team. Prof. Merle Thorpe will also talk.
Incidentally, some business will beransacted. Plans for the year'sactivities will be discussed, and aneninfluence will be promoted to promote a closerlass spirit.
PROF, G. E. N.WATSON BURNED BY EXPLOSION OF ETHEI
It is almost certain that every letter will be on Saturday for the Aggie game when a section of the bleachers will be reserved for the K men and their "dates."
Prof. George N. Watson of the state drug laboratories, although severely burned about the face and head by the explosion of a flask of ether last Friday, is back in school this morning hearing his classes. The accident occurred before Watson attempted to evaporate ether in his mouth. The liquid "humped" and flew out over his face, catching fire immediately.
Professor Watson had the presence of mind to grab his coat and smother the flames as they raged. He ignited his fire. The burns are not serious and will leave no scars.
Thinks Writers Unjust
"Magazine writers are unjust in their condemnation of the legal profession and in their criticism of the methods of court procedure," said Henry F. Mason, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, in a speech to the laws yesterday afternoon in Green Hall. Muckel journalists not only frequently unfairly label the courts without fully investigating the facts of the case." Justice Mason made a forty minute talk, dealing with the unjust criticism of the legal profession by magazine writers.
The Botany Club will meet Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock in Snow Hall lecture room. Miss Roessler will talk on Mendel's home. The meeting will be semi-social and will be open to both old and present members.
Botany Club to Meet
Eight students are enrolled in this year's class in New Testament Greek. The class shows an increase of two over last year's which had only six members. At present the class is reading from the gospel of St. Mark.
Increase in Greek Class
FRESHMAN GIRLS WILL
PLAN VARIOUS STUNTS
At Meeting This Afternoon Plans are Being Made for a Hike Saturday
Because most of the activities of the freshman class, such as mixers, hikes, and rallies, are barred to the freshmen girls, a group of enthusiastic members of the 1919 class have called a meeting to organize informally for the purpose of bringing together with other, and incidentally to have some fun and recreation, in a series of stunts to be staged during the year.
The meeting was held at 3:30 this afternoon in Mrs. Eustace Brown's office where they were heartily welcomed. The special order of business after the organization, will be to an range details for a hike Saturday.
The freshmen girls at the Universities of Minnesota, Northwestern Indiana, Wisconsin, California and other institutions are organized and it is felt that such an organization can be a lot better for recreation for the young women of the first year class, besides promoting a better class spirit.
Many suggestions were forthcoming at the meeting as to the form the activities will take. Some of the girls already interviewed suggest weinie roasts, long and short, hikes, fudge parties and taffy pulls when the weather is cold for outdoor play. Maybe there will be an evening of vaudeville, and later a real play, by freshmen girls for freshmer girls only.
SENIORS SHELL OUT FOR
THEIR JAYHAWKER FEE
"Work of collecting fees from the students is progressively nicely. Most of the schools are responding promptly to our request for funds for the Jayhawkner," said Manager Blair Hackney yesterday. "The engineering and law schools have been most prompt and two-thirds of the seniors in these schools have heard the College is also showing interest. No reports as yet have been received from the pharmacy and medical schools."
The Jayhawk board is urging all seniors to make preparations for their pictures in the annual, as the quality of the book depends greatly on the number of pages it contains. The committee will work all week collecting fees and it is expected that most of the money will be in by the last of the week.
MIXER TICKETS TOMORROW
Slips of Paper Admit to College Af fair Next Week
Tickets for the first College mixer of the year will go on sale tomorrow. They will be sold by students and at the Student Union. This was the information given out by Oyden Jones, student of the College, this morning.
Russell Gear has been appointed chairman of the stunts committee and is busy arranging the program. Donald Hudson, a freshman in the College and son of Paul Hudson, editions Herald, will speak at the meeting.
The gas situation this winter will depend again, as last winter, on the weather. Neither Prof. Erasmus Haworth or Prof. H. C. Allen, of the department of industrial chemistry, is reason for a change in the supply.
The local plant of the gas company has put in some new equipment, and the Kansas Natural says "Plenty of gas; best of service." But expect to make coal fires when the thermometer is at zero.
The mixer will be at the Student Union on Wednesday, October 28.
WINTER GAS SUPPLY TO DEPEND ON WEATHER
As a result of a wrenched back received in the first quarter of the Drake game, Kansas will be without the services of Lindsey at full back in the game against the Aggies next Saturday.
The injury is not regarded as serious except that it will keep him out of the play. The injury has been doing most of the punting for the team this year.
Lindsey Injured
Dodd Back Again
Laisle Dodd, president of las
Alba, gave a presentation at the
Alema's Club Saturday.
Charles Keltizan, a sophomore in the School of Engineering, spent the last part of the week at his home in Alta Vista.
FREE MEDICAL AID GIVEN TO CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
Earle Crabbe From Western School Says Infirmary, Doctors, and Nurses are Without Charge
Commenting on the statement of Ross Busenbark, to the effect that students at Manhattan are better cared for than those of K. U. when in need of medica lattendance during the college year, Earl Crabble, a graduate of California who is now registered at Kansas said yesterday: "The idea of the University taking care of those students who during the course of the college year are in need of medical aid is not a new one in California. There the University maintains an infirmity and a state whose service sare at the disposal of any student during the school year."
A nominal fee is charged each student at the beginning of the semester at California, according to Crabbie. This fee covers the cost of the maintenance of the infirmity and the staff of physicians and nurses. There if a student be more than 18 years old he must be moved to the University infirmity and the proper treatment is prescribed at once. In case the matter has advanced to such a stage that close observation and immediate attention are required, the student is requested to remain at the infirmity until well. During this time all the necessary equipment may be fitted at a hospital is furnished at the infirmity free of charge.
Crabble says that about 15,000 cases were treated at the Californian infirmary last year. These range from serious operations to the treatment of other forms of foot ulcers. Faculty members also have all privileges of the infirmary.
MORE COUNTY CLUBS START
New Organizations Plän Athletic and Social Events for Holidays
The organization of county clubs is proceeding faster than it did last week, due to enthusiasm generated at the freshman mixer Tuesday night.
New clubs have been formed. They are planning various athletic and social events for the Christmas holidays at home. Several of the clubs are making arrangements for dinners to the seniors of their high schools. Others are planning dances and basket-ball games.
ENTOMOLOGISTS CONVENE AND INITIATE TEN FOLKS
Young.
The Entomology Club met at the home of Prof. H. B. Hungerford Friday night and initiated ten members. The new members are: B. P. Young, Walter Wellhouse, Forest Anderson, Scott Grieve, Marion Barrett, Gladys Beck, Marie Hotchkiss, Marie Larue, Lucile Witte and Mrs. B. P.
K. U. Democrats Organize
Fifty University of Kansas Democrats assembled at the Student Union last night and organized a University Democratic Club. The club decided to meet at the Union next Wednesday night and attend the Democratic meeting to be held at the F. A. A Hall in a body.
The following officers were elected:
president, John Devine; vice-president, Sam Pickard; secretary, A. Billman; treasurer, C. A. Ran dolph.
Two former graduates of the department of romance languages of the University, have recently secured good positions. Miss Anne Mallott, A.M. '14, and fellow last year in French, is now head of the Modern Language department of Kansas City University.
FORMER K. U. GRADS NOW TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES
Martin K. Brooks, another graduate, who took the place of Prof. Mark Skidmore during the Summer Session, is now an instructor in the romance language department at the University of Missouri.
Essay Contest is On
Prizes of one hundred, seventy-five,
fifty and twenty-five dollars have been offered to the students by the committee on scholarships this year for the best essays on "Applies Christianity." The finished essays are to be presented on behalf of the thousand words and are to be completed by the first of May. Rules governing the contest will be posted in all buildings.
Not Enough Tars for Eleven
The University of Washington has cancelled its game with the sailors of the Bremerton navy yard because it will not be able to harbor to furnish eleven players.
TWO SECTIONS RESERVED
FOR THE AGGIE ROOTERS
Six hundred and forty seats in sections F and G in the south bleachers have been reserved by Manager Hamilton for the trainload of Aggie rooters who will accompany the team to Lawrence Saturday.
The game will be the first Missouri Conference contest to be played on McCook this season and as a consequence of one dollar will be charged.
SHOULDN'T SCOLD
Miss Lynn Says Kansas is Young in Literature but Will Grow
"People of Kansas should not feel indignant toward Julian Street for his writings in Collier's concerning the lack of poetry, art and literature in Kansas," said Miss Margaret Lynn writer for Atlantic Monthly, this morning. "Kansas is still young and colorful. The rule to be provincial. They do not produce literature until a wider viewpoint is formed.
"Kansas has authors, who have already written notable works. However, Kansas may expect something better from these men than anything which they have accomplished so far. Although 'A certain Rich Man,' by William Allen White is worthy of a high place in literature, it is not the best work of which this author is capable. People of Kansas should look for still better writings from his pen."
Miss Lynn believes that Kansas has no cause to feel alarmed at her secrecy of poets, artists and authors. She feels good beginning and will do still more.
"Certainly our state does not lack conditions which are well worth putting into literature," concluded Miss Lynn.
CRIPPLED JAYHAWKERS GO
THROUGH LIGHT PRACTICE
A crippled bunch of Jayhawkers met Coach Bond at practice yesterday afternoon. The Drake game left several injury checks, and the Kansas machine.
Lindsay is nursing a badly injured knee which probably will keep him out of the Aggie game. Reber's ankle continues to bother him while DeWaler Coulidge and Gray are trying to tame carley horses. Lindsay's injury in the middle, and if it be against the enduring Kansas will be up against it for a punter.
Coach Bond gave the Kansans a light work-out yesterday.
A COLOR FOR EACH STUDENT
Will your pin be red or white, when the census map in the Y. M. C. A. is being put up to many of the University men and women this week.
Every Man and Woman to Have
Religious Designation on Map
Secretary Conrad Hoffman of the Y. M. C. A. is making arrangement for a large wall map of Lawrence that will show at a glance just where the students' sections sit and how many are playing at every boarding house in town and how many out of that number are enrolled in Bible classes.
The process to be employed in making this map is a unique one. At the location of every boarding house in the city will be stuck different colored pins, red ones for the men out of classes, white ones for the men in dark ones for the women in classes and blue for women out of classes.
This work is being done in cooperation with the Federation of Churches by the Y. W. C. A.
Captain Charles E. Brickley of the Harvard football team was operated on for appendicitis last week. He is still available some time now and there is only a slight probability of his playing in the Yale-Harvard game, November 21.
Helen Clark, a sophomore in the School of Fine Arts spent Saturday and Sunday with her folks in Kansas City.
Francis Guy, a freshman in the College, went to Kansas City Friday where he spent the week-end.
Miss Lois Lindsay of Topeka spent the week-end with her sister, Jean Lindsay.
UNIVERSITY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RED CROSS
Students and Faculty Will Send Money to Help War Stricken Europe
Applies for Charter
Students and members of the faculty of the University of Kansas will send money to Europe for the use of the American Red Cross in alleviating the terrible suffering that is following the war.
The committee will meet at once to map out plans. While the University does not possess a charter of the Red Cross, application was sent to
Chancellor Frank Strong appointed the following committee from the faculty this morning to handle the funds: W. A. Whitaker, chairman, H. A. Rice, U. G. Mitchell, W. R. Hamilton, George O. Foster. The Daily Kansan will conduct the publicity end of the campaign.
the national headquarters at Washington today. The Daily Kansan has assurances that the charter will be granted without delay.
Contributions may be made either to the committee or to the Daily Kanan. Prompt acknowledgement of contributions will be published.
All Asked to Contribute
While the movement originated in the University, it is possible that the various charitable organizations of Lawrence and the churches will be asked to contribute. Citizens of Lawrence are invited to join the University in the movement. Contributions from them will be handled in every case the same as the others. Numerous members of the faculty interviewed before the step was taken were unanimously in favor of it. Those who wish to contribute are urged to do so at once.
"The war in Europe is carrying devastation more widely than any war of modern times." Chancellor Strong said this morning. "Much of the burden of course falls on wounded and suffering men," he added. "The war also falls upon women and children. Winter is coming on and the need of help is great."
Need is Urgent
"The whole world must feel their responsibility, and the first call upon us now, it would seem, arises from the tremendous need of fortunate men, women, and children. I sincerely hope that the University students and faculty will respond as liberally and as generally as possible to our needs. The American National Council is furthering the work. It has chapters in Kansas City and Topeka, and I see no reason why it should not have one in Lawrence to which the University might lend its assistance."
Students Sell Cotton
Students of Lethe Seminary, at Willington, South Carolina, have begun a campaign known as the "buy-a-bale-pain" in order to help the cottage owners raise a bale. It is a school attended by those who have no money, but are willing to work. The campaign has been instituted so that the college expenses may be met. Students have secured through the farm all the meat, molasses, milk and vegetables they will require through the year. The new plan is to raise money to pay for clothing and other necessaries.
Lewis Looking for Newspaper
Sol H. Lewis, a graduate of the University of Washington and for the past two years instructor in the department of journalism in the University of Kansas, has written his book Looking-for in Seattle. Mr. Lewis is looking-for a location in Washington as editor of a country newspaper.
Kennedy Appoints Advisors
Duke Kennedy, manager of the
senior play has announced the follow-
ing contributions:
Arthur McMurray McMearn
El-Ehney, Virginia Goff, and Mary
Stanwaity.
Show Your Tickets
Instructors may excuse students from classes that are held during the concert Thursday afternoon if they present tickets. This was the week of the concert.
The United States Marine Band concert will begin at 2:30 and at 8 o'clock Madame Gadzki will appear. Both of the numbers will be held in the auditorium of Robinson Gymnasium.