UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
COUNTY CLUB WILL WORK FOR MILL TAX
Students From Southern Kansas are Ready to Unite With Other Organizations
NUMBER 17.
TO HOLD MEETING AT HOME
Plans are Being Made for Big Ban quet With Alumni on New Year's Night
Unanimously voting to unite with other county clubs of the University of Kansas for an active campaign in behalf of the mill tax, students from Wilson county met last night in Myers Hall and met for the year
Russell Gear, of Buffalo was elected president; Pearl Hudson, of Fredonia, vice-president and Bion Beebe, of Neodesha, secretary-treasurer. After voting to hold another banquet in the city, she directed thatcussing methods of working in behalf of the mill tax, the meeting was ad-journed.
Officers of the Graduate Club recently elected are: President, C. C. Janzen; vice-president, W. R. Brown; secretary, Isabel Bennett; treasurer, I. J. Corcoran. The club is re-organized from year to year and meetings are held once a month. All students in the Graduate School are invited to sign the constitution and become members.
Presbyterians Stage Farce
Presbyterians Stage Force
"The High Cost of Living" was the title of a force given at the first General of the year. More than two hundred gathered at Westminster Hall to hear it. Miss Helen Dawson and Miss Elizabeth Morrow furnished several musical numbers.
GRADUATE CLUB ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR
DAME FASHION.COMES WITH NEW CREATIONS
Lawrence Merchants to Shov the Fall Styles to Prospective Customers
The Lawrence Fashion Show will be formally opened Thursday night when the season's fashions will be placed in the show windows of the stores down town. The sales at the store will continue until Saturday night.
Among the amusements which will be provided for the spectators will be aeroplane flights by aviator Pend. Chan, he will make two flights each day.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 6, 1914.
A musical program is also being arranged.
Will Teach Journalism in Maine
John C. Mellett, who has been on the editorial staff of the Indianapolis News, has gone to Orona, Me, where he will become associate professor of journalism in the State University of Maine. Robert J. Aley, formerly state superintendent of public instruction in Indiana, is president of the university. He has written newspaper work since he left college and has done considerable newspaper work before and during his college course.
Establishes Night Courses
Pittsburgh, one of the great centers of engineering, is planning to become a center of engineering education. The University of Pittsburg is now offering an evening course in engineering for graduates of reputable universities in the region, and such requirements will be eligible for regular engineering degree.
Rolla Springs Surprise
Outclassed from start to finish, Missouri University lost to Rolla School of Mines, Saturday 9 to 0. Freeman made three kicks from placement for the Miners. The Tiger line, which is composed of green material, could not hold Rolla's offence. Both teams used the forward pass to advantage.
Charged With Fraud
The case of M. L. Denick and G. E. Richards, charged with using the mails to defraud in connection with an alleged endowment fund for landowners, came up at the United States district court at Leavenworth October 12.
MIXER IS PROVING POPULAR
Marvinites Will Hold Out in Eagle's Hall Tomorrow Night—Good Program Scheduled
Tickets for the first Engineers' Mixer, the big one of the year, are selling fast. More than three hundred have been sold up to this time and there are of four hundred is expected by tomorrow noon when he sale stops.
This mixer is held every year for the purpose of having every engineer meet and get acquainted with his fellow Marvinite.
The mixer will be in Eagle's Hall tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The mixer committee: Bocker chairman, Hunt, Holmes, Yeokum, and McCullough, will announce the program tomorrow. Tags for the mixer may be obtained from any of the above men.
WO ARTISTS TO APPEAR
Professor Downing Accompanied by Professor Preyer to Give Recital in Fraser Hall Thursday
The first song recital at the University of Kansas given under the direction of William B. Downing, professor of voice of the School of Fine Arts will be given Thursday evening at The University call. The professor Downing will be accompanied by Prof. Carl A. Preyer. Admission will be free.
Part One
Dear Heart . . . . . . Matti
Good Bye. . . . . . Tosti
Prologus Opera Pagliacci
Leoncavallo
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadman
The White Dawn is Stealing. Cadman
Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute . . . . .
Part Two
San Francis Walking on the
San Francis Walking on the
Waves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Listz
Bonnie Banks O Loc Lo Mon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McCalloo
Bendencers Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catty
The Gipsies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dudley Back
Why do the Nations so Furiously
Rage Together. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handel
(Messiah)
Where do You Walk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handel
O Star of Eve, Opera Tanahauser
Wagener
Toreader Song (Carmen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bizet
KANSAS PROFS WILL SPEAK
R. A. Schwegler of the University Has One Address at State Teachers' Meeting
Prof. P. A. Schweger, of the University of Kansas, and Prof. J. F. Bobbitt, of the University of Chicago, will be among the speakers at the State Teachers' Association which meets in Topeka November 12, 13, and 14, according to an announcement by Avin Olin, of the School of Education, who is chairman of the Education Round Table.
Besides these speakers there will be Pres. W. G. Biniewie, of Fairmount College who will have the subject, "In Colleges and Universities," and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. D. Ross, who will speak on "Needed Modifications in High School Normal Courses."
"Alaska offers excellent opportunity for K. U. men," declares W. T. Stewart, chemical engineer, 08. "It is a new country and when the government railroad is completed it will be a wonderful land for investment." For five years Mr. Camp has been employed in Valdus, Alaska and is very enthusiastic over this northern possession of the United States.
Grad Likes Alaska
One hundred sixty students are enrolled in the School of Law so far this semester. The number is a slight decrease as compared with the number at this time last year, but Dean J. W. Green said that there probably would be many enrollments within the next week. Laws may end one time and would be required only to make sure work is enrolled in the course this year. Only one woman studied law last year.
Enrollments in Law
New books are being placed on the law library shelves, but they are regular editions. A standing order with certain publishers exists and when a new volume of government reports is published it is added to the Kansas law library. Nothing but the regular annual additions are being received.
"Some One Else is Getting It"一Freshman
VARSITY INDULGES IN EASY SIGNAL PRACTICE
Team Given Rest After Sat-
day's Game—Scrimmage
With Tyrox Omitted
The Varsity squad was spared violent exercise yesterday and the coaches omitted scrimmage with the Frozeneman. She practiced and received the chief encouragement while the dummy was worked hard. Scrimmage probably will be resumed this afternoon to get the players in condition for the College game.
The Emporia team is from fifteen to twenty pounds lighter to the man than the Jayhawkers but they play open football and this attack will be a good test for the Kansans. It is not on breaking up on breakup on打开 the forward pass but says he will not incorporate the play in the K. U. offence.
DEBATERS TO START WORK
Delegates Being Elected to Council —Contract Made With Colorado and Oklahoma Soon
The Debating Council will soon begin work, according to Prof. James Hill, of the public speaking department. Members of the K. U. Debating society elected H. Shinn and Harold Mattoon as delegates to the Council last week. The University of Notre Dame instituted J. M. Johnson and Howard Adams were chosen to represent that society in the council.
A faculty of thirty members directs the most part, meet in Myers Hall.
The University Senate will meet this afternoon and four members of the faculty will be appointed to be seated in the debating executive body. The Delta Sigma Rho debating fraternity will hold a meeting at the book tomorrow after attending in the Stuart Center that time will choose its delegates.
One hundred and fifty girls attended the wienie roast given by the W. S. G. A. Saturday morning. The crowd assembled in front of the gymnasium at 9 o'clock and went around by the road to Dean Olin Jempelin's house. He was roasted and eaten, together with buns, pickles and wafers. Dessert consisted of such fruit as had fallen outside the fences along the road.
One hundred and fifty students are enrolled in Oread high school, according to Principal H. W. Nutt. Fifty of this enrollment are University students who are making up high school deficiencies, while fifty more are engaged in regular high school work. The remainder of the enrollment is doing high school work for neither high school or University credit.
Subjects have been submitted by Oklahoma and a contract with Colorado has been made. The Debating Committee will hold its first meeting Thursday.
GIRLS MAKE MERRY ON
- PICKLES AND WIENIES
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ENTER
UNIVERSITY PREP SCHOOL
QUILL CLUB WILL ELECT
Meeting to Choose Personnel of College Periodical Announced for Tomorrow Afternoon
Election of officers for the Oread Magazine, including an editor in chief, managing editor, business manager and circulation manager, will be held at a special meeting of the Quill club in room 211 Fraser tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. A complete change in the direction and publication of the Oread Magazine is expected this year, according to Karl Pinckard, president of the club. All Quill members are eligible to vote.
DEUTSCHE VEREIN MEETES AND ELECTS OFFICERS
The business meeting followed and the officers for the coming year were elected: Miss Holtzshue, president; Harold Matttoon, vice-president; Madeline Ashton, secretary and treasurer. Bud Ritter and Miss Kinney were elected on the program committee. After the election of officers the meeting adjourned and will meet again next Monday afternoon.
The Deutsche Verein met yesterday afternoon with Prof. A. M. Sturtevant presiding. After greetings to the members the new instructors were introduced by Prof. E. F. Engel. The instructors who have come to the University this year for the first time are: Miss Elizabeth B. Palm Hochdoerfar, Prof. H. B. E. Palmblad and Prof. W. H. Hawkins
Through the unreliability of a freshman who was trying out for a place on the Kansan Board, the Kansan misquoted Prof. W. H. Twenhofel in regard to his opinions on the European war news. The Kansan wishes to correct the missstatement.
A Correction
Up With Current Events
Keep Up With Current Events
"Keep up with current events and know the world you are living in!" President Fairchild admirions his New Hampshire college "It is only the well-informed man with his broad vision, who has the best chance in life," President Fairchild said.
Engineers Busy During the time when the University of Iowa's department of electrical engineering planned three light and power plants and designed electric signals and telephones for the States rifle range at Des Moines.
Electrical Engineers Busy
Wisconsin to Drop Rowing
The University of Wisconsin is considering dropping out of the annual regatta on the Hudson, in which Wisconsin has been the only western school to participate. The chief reason is based on the report of the medical department that rowing races are injurious to the men taking part in them. An investigation of several years has shown that nearly fifty per cent of the rowers have suffered from enlargement of the heart.
Cornell President Teaches
President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell University will instruct a class in international law and diplomacy this year. The experience which President Schurman gained while ambassador to Greece during the Balkan war, with facts from the present war, will make the course unique. This is the first time in many years that the president has personally conducted a course in the University.
STUDENT HELP ADS TO BE INSERTED FREE
Hereafter the Daily Kansan will publish any want ad in which a student asks for work or an employer asks for student assistance. The ads will be inserted free and run for three days. If later the student wants the ad inserted again no charge will be made.
Kansan to Assist University Employers and Employees in Getting Together
The only requirement is that those concerned are sincere. The object of this action is to help students who work their way through school. The Board of Administration has declared that all University student help shall go to the self-supporting students. The Kansan wishes to do all that it can to help along this policy. Annot of its plans is to publish the book of rules for busi-ness. The object of this is to do away with the inconvenience of calling on a man at his busy hour, or going to his office when he is out. To help the paper in doing this faculty members are asked to send their hours to the Kansan by mail, or call K. U. 25.
LEAGUE INVITES STUDENTS
Secretary Talbot Would Have University Men and Women Attend Meeting of Municipalities
Invitations to attend the meetings of the Kansas League of Municipalities were extended to the students of the University this morning by Secretary C. H. Talbot. The meetings of the League will be of special advantage to students of American and Municipal government, and to engineers interested in municipal and sanitary engineering.
The first meeting of the convention will be held at Robinson Gymnasium at 10 o'clock. The period from 8 to 10 will be taken up with the registering of delegates. The final arrangements for the social survey are the following: Peter Witt will be Gym today. Peter Witt will be the speaker at the afternoon session.
The department of sociology, which has just completed a social survey of Lawrence, will have an exhibition in the Gymnasium during the convention of the League. The department will arrange an arrangement of charts on recreation, health, medical supervision in the schools, dependency, delinquency, education, and other divisions. Prof. E, F, Simpson will have an exhibit of apparatus recommended for city inspector of weights and measures. Prof. E, F, Simpson will have the basement of Fraser Hall will be open for inspection.
This exhibition is preliminary to one be held in the city next week under the direction of Dr. W. A. W. Owen of the First Presbyterian church.
Council to Meet
Students in the department assisted last spring in the recreation survey and in the collection of water samples for analysis.
The Men's Student Council will meet tonight in the Union building. Further plans for the big membership campaign will be laid, several smoking rule violators reprimanded, and the routine business taken up.
Y.M. STARTS CAMPAIGN FOR MORE MEMBERS
Hoffman Wants K. U. Y. M. on Front Rank of American Universities
1000 WILL TURN THE TRICK
An Even "M" Will Put Jayhawkert School Ahead of Pennsylvania, Who Leads Now
Two hundred subscription have already been taken. The Y. M. cabinet started things off with a jump by subscribing a hundred dollars. Two teams, the Reds and the Blues, added the Jets, the Coffman and Don Jones respectively, are contesting for the greatest number of members.
The Y. M. C. A.'s membership campaign is in full swing. At a meeting of the Y. M. committee in Myers Hall last evening, the student district was divided into territories for convenience in canvassing. One of these men will call on you in the next two or three days.
Are Aiming High
The aim of the Y. M. is to secure one thousand members, which will place Kansas in the front rank of the colleges of the United States in percentage of members in the student body. Yale, Harvard, Penn State, and the University of Pennsylvania each have more than a thousand men in the Y. M. C. A., Pennsylvania leading with a membership of 1600, other institutions being considered. A campaign is being conducted among the faculty, under the direction of the following committee: Professors W. J. Baumgartner, F. H. Billings, E. M. Briggs, E. W. Burges, H. P. Cady, R. E. Carter, E. F. Engel, G. O. Foster, E. M. Hopkins, U. G. Mitchell, R. A. Schwegler, G. C. Schaad, L. E. Sisson, J. J. Wheeler, and Mr. Conrad Hoffman.
The price of a year's membership is voluntary with the member.
PLANS INNOVATIONS FOR OREAD SCHOOL
New Principal is Dissatisfied With System Used Last Year
Prof. Hubert W. Nutt, principal or Oread Training School, is planning a number of changes in the system and organization of the school. Since Professor Nutt took up the management of the school he has been disbanded by the last year's system and intends to institute newer an dmore efficient ones.
Miss Leta Battey, formerly of Topeka high school has been engaged to supervise the department of English. She will devote her entire time to this work. Another teacher to her students is similar to hers will be secured as soon as it is determined in which department she is needed.
A new system for recording and reporting the grades will also be installed. Each student will now be given his grades at the end of every week, even when the old system they were not given out until the end of the semester.
The requirements in attendance and promptness will be much more strict than before. A student will be required to explain his absence to his instructor before entering classes. A fifteen minute chapel period will be observed every morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The purpose of this is partly to train the students inducting chapel exercises. When the ork of the school is more fully under way speakers will be invited to address the students.
Alta Vista Wins Game
With evenly matched teams the White City and Alta Vista high school football teams played an exciting game of ball at Alta Vista, last Saturday with a score of 7 to 0 in favor of Alta Vista. Until the last play of the game the touchdowns were made. Willow Street easily for Alta Vista. Boyd and Johnson played a fine game for White City.
Philo Hallick, School of Engineering,'13, was visiting friends on Mount Oread last week. Mr. Hallick has been connected with the copper industry in Arizona since his graduation.