TOPEKA KAN.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
NUMBER 161.
WOMEN INTEND TO FINANCE BIG UNION
Will Begin Active Campaign Among Alumni and Students Next September
WANT BUILDING LIKE INDIANA
Provides for Large Auditorium With Men's and Women's Quarters at Either End.
Plans for a Union building at the University and plans for financing such a venture are at present under consideration. Of the three, A. A. and Mrs. Brown.
The active campaign for the support of the alumni and students will be started next September and will involve the big work of the present Council.
"We do not expect support from the Legislature," said Miss Hackbush, president of the Council, this morning. "We are going to put our faith in K. U., alumni and the students, and we hope to unite our cow with that of the women who are working for the dormitory.
'Our policy, is the greatest good to the greatest number. We feel that a Union will mean more to the University and will work for closer fellowship and democracy, than a dormitory which will reach directly less than one-fourth the women students in the University.
in the University. The plan suggested by Mrs. Brown is similar to the one adopted at the University of Indiana.
The Student Union there was built and dedicated by the alumni. It is a three story structure with a main auditorium in the center, with stage and dressing rooms. To the left of those auditoriums are the women's rooms, and to the right the men's rooms. On the floor, these rooms can be converted into reeeparrons connected with the main auditorium, but the second and third floors are taken up by the club rooms of each respective union.
Another scheme of the Council, which is intended to further the financing of the whole project, and to protect the health and happiness of students is the establishing of a temporary commens in the auditorium.
The plans as projected for the University are to include a kitchen and dining room on the basement floor of the main building, and smoking room in the men's quarters.
MAY USE NEW GRADING PLAN
System Like that of Chicago Wisconsin Will Probably Be Adopted.
A new system of giving the students their grades will probably be adopted at the University new fall Registrar Geo. O. Foster has decided to adopt a system similar to those used at Chicago and Wisconsin, a system using what might be called grade books.
At matriculation each student is given a small pamphlet containing the rules of the faculty, etc., and blanks for the grades. In some of the books the blanks are in the books and have to be held in each semester and other courses the loose leaf books, so that all the student who do is to stick the leaf in when he receives it from the registrar's office.
sent to the parents of the students Grades for this semester will be in accordance with the ruling of the Board of Administration. Students who desire to get their grades at other places, may leave their address with the registrar and have their grades mailed to them.
NCH SENDS GREETING TO K. U. NEWSPAPLR WEEK
A belated greeting to the National Newspaper Conferences was received this morning from Sir Owen Seamans, the author, the English humorous publication.
The message reads as follows:
To the National Newspaper, Conference, University of Kansas.
From my master, Punch, most loyal
From my master, Punch, most loyal greetings.
Years in the bonds of (lo)d and ins
(both thicker than wa'r).
Owen Seaman.
Editor, Punch
Registrar Foster, reports that the seniors are paying their diploma fees promptly.
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SENIOR WOMEN TO RECEIVE
FACULTY WOMEN FRIDAY
The women of the senior class a meeting held in Room 101 Fraser at chapel time this morning decided to hold the annual reception of the women of the senior class for the women of the faculty in Westminster Hall from 3 to 5 next Friday afternoon.
The reception committee is composed of Marguerite Vilippue, Berenice Nevin, and Kevin Nevin. Berenice Schultz is the financial member of the committee.
TRETTIEN TO ASSIST HUTCHINSON JUDGE
Psychologist Will Hold Juve nile Court to Determine Cause of Crime
Prof. A. W. Trettien will go to Hutchinson Friday to act as consulting psychologist for Judge Failton of the juvenile court of that place.
Professor Trettien will examine the mental capacity of the boys who have been found guilty of crime in the juvenile court, the idea being to determine whether the boy has any potential liability for their crimes or whether it is due to some defect of their mental capacity. Uvon the results of Professor Trettien's examination will depend largely the disposition of these boys, whether they will go to the reform school, the insane asylum, or
This is the first time in the history of the state that a judge has asked for the assistance of a psychologist to help determine the cause of crime.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSASTUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 26, 1914
AND NOW THE "WHITE CROWS"
New Flock of Birds of Mystery Announce that They Have Appeared.
The "White Crows" are now fittling on the horizon of student activities. This organization, differs from all other secret societies on the Hill in that only the White Crows are involved in those who and how many other members there are.
The purpose alone, as stated in the constitution, is open for publication. It reads:
"ARTICLE II—PURPOSE.
"Section 1. The purpose of this organization shall be to foster a spirit of fair play in class politics, promote true sports activity, promote other reforms for the betterment of University activities as we members may from time to time see fit.
Sec. 2. The method of procedure of this organization shall be, 'Let not the left hand know what thy right hand doeth.'
Professor Hubach has an offer from a school in the extreme east of the country, and one in the extreme west, he said this morning, but does not care to make his decision public as to which offer he has accepted.
PROFESSOR HUBACH TO LEAVE IN SEPTEMBER
Prof. C. E. Hubach, of the School of Fine Arts will leave about the first of September to take up his duties in his new position.
The home economics club will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon in the sewing room to elect their officers for next year. Miss Gertrude Russell and Miss Lela Williams are candidates for president. All members are urged to be present. Plans for next year will be discussed.
H. E. Club to Elect.
Not Able to Meet Classes.
Pr4h 1. A. Mills will not be able to meet the classses tomorrow as expected, but they will be on the Hill Thursday and Friday.
The junior, senior and graduate students of the Physiology department will have a picnic on the golf links this evening.
Physiologists to Picnic.
Yesterday the registration office received one 'mail sack'—full of catalogues from other educational institutions. Registrar Foster has started to keep a file of catalogs this year, four years earlier, only in the Chancellor's and the Deans' offices, but Professor Foster decided to keep one to aid in his work as president of the National Association of Registrars.
Will File Catalogs.
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LAMER ELECTED TO COUNCIL BY MEDICS
Contest Proves Favorable to Candidate Defeated at Last Polls
'ORMER ELECTION REVERSED
Votes on May 7 Gave Boone 25. La Mer 24—Levison, Peterson and Kolin Judges
Kalin Judges.
By a vote of 27 to 19 Victor K. LaMer defeated Horace R. Boone for a member of the Men's Student Council from the School of Medicine, to
In the election for members of the Student Council held in the various School and Colleges, on May 7, Boone was elected to the Student Council by a majority of one vote over LaMer.
On Tuesday of last week LaMer contested the election on the ground that the polls were closed at 11 o'clock when they were supposed to have closed at noon. A committee was the Council from John Greenstreet, appointed to investigate the matter found that LaMer was right.
A new election was ordered by that body. The polls were open from 8 to 11 o'clock in the basement of the museum. Forty-seven students are eligible to vote for the representative of the School of Medicine. Of these forty-six availed themselves of the privilege.
in the former election LaMer received 24 and Boone 25 of the votes cast. The difference in the total number of votes that was possible is due to the fact that two of the students in the School of Medicine have become ineligible to vote for members of the Council.
The judges of the election, Yale N. Levinson, Daniel Peterson and Oscar T. Kalin, in the presence of Victor Bennett, gave a verdict to Student Council counted the votes.
VON SCHRILTZ WRITES BOOK
Manager of Jayhawkier Publisher "He Who Laughs Last"—Many of Characters Familiar at University
WE FORGET CHILDREN AFTER SAVING THEM
Guy Von Schrilitz, senior law and manager of the 1914 Jayhawk, has written a book entitled "He Who Laughs Last." The book is adapted by Co. of Topeka. It is a short story and is most adapted for a gift book.
The plot deals with a young man who has just completed his college career and goes out to sell books. A friend has made a bet with him that he wouldn't be a success at this game. In his travels he gets into a number of situations but of course is victor in the end.
Mrs. W. B. Hilton of Cottonwood Falls spent the week with her son Kirk Hilton, a junior in the College.
The story has much local color, a number of characters are familiar at K. U. The book will be on sale down town Friday.
E. D. Cressman, '10, had an article in a recent number of the *Classical Journal* on "The Genitive and Ablative of Description."
English Educator Criticizes Present Educational
System
REFORM IS BEGINNING NOW
Two Lines of Betterment Working Psychological and Sociological—England Leads in Movement.
"We have rescued the child from 10 to 14 years of age from the sweat shops and the factories, but we have provided nothing for them after they have passed that age." said J. J. Finley, head of the school of education at the University of Manchester, England, in chapel this morning.
Mr. Findley spoke upon the proper education of children between the ages of 14 and 18, and pointed out some of the defects obtaining in the English system, which are also common in the United States.
"Our present school system is the outgrowth of the industrial revolution in England, where the theory of unrestricted competition as applause manufacturing was sanctionedly lower and adopted by the schools.
"Reform is getting in its work now and legislation regarding this matter will come with time. The two lines of reform that are being conducted are psychological and sociological.
"Under the psychological theory the child should be brought back from the artificial methods now used to real life and real experience. The development of the child may begin to be discover how, this may be done.
"The sociologists want to consider the school as a community and conduct it as such. They want the child to go to school with the idea of there finding comradeship that will help him in the understanding of what is happening this movement and from that country will come the development, because there the situation is more acute than in this country."
ASKS FACULTY TO MEET GRADS
Requests Professors to Appear Tuesday Morning of Commencement Week—Alumni Were Disappointed.
Chancellor Strong, as a member of the commencement committee, has sent letters to all the members of the University faculty asking them to be present Tuesday morning of commencement day to meet the home college alumni.
The alumni have expressed their disappointment at not being able to see and talk to more of their former professors and friends upon their return to the University. It is to remedy this condition that the Chancellor has requested that they be members if possible, before the final Wednesday of commencement week, as has formerly been the custom.
Members of the faculty may procure their commencement tickets at the Registrar's office on Friday of examination week.
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09ERS WILL MEET AND
SPIN YARNS ON OREAD
"Every '08er is expected to attend the first class reunion prepared to give a complete account of himself," he said, "happened since he left K. U."
These are the instructions on postals which the class secretary, P. V. Faragher, has sent out to all his old classmates. The class will meet during commencement week for the first get-together meeting since graduation. Letters from those unable to come will be read.
ALL CLASSES AND
FACULTY SUBSCRIBE
Many Subscriptions to Daily Kansan Come in at the Bargain Rate
Subscriptions were coming in to the circulation department of the University Daily Kansas at a rapid rate and the circulation manager had to call in an assistant to help write the receipts. Not only seniors but all students and the faculty are subscribing at the bargain rate.
As yet none of the fraternities have accepted the special offer to all permanent organizations on the Hill. In accordance with this offer the Daily Kansan will present any organization with a bound volume of the Daily Kansan from September, 1913 to June 1914 provided ten paid in advance subscriptions are turned in not later than next Saturday.
The subscriptions need not all be for papers delivered at the fraternity house next year although all must be handed in at the same time.
A coupon is printed on page three of today's issue which can be used by any reader for the cost of the coupon and the balance of two dollars in November.
The Summer Session Kanasu is included free with all subscriptions taken until the end of school. It covers 10 classes, wherever the teacher wishes it sent.
35 ENTER WELFARE CONTEST
Many State Cities Would Have Prize-Professor McKeever Expects More Enrollments.
Prof. Wm. A. McKeever has been visiting the second class towns of the state and now has about thirty-five enrolled in the contest for the Child Welfare prize. There are about seventy second class towns in the state and before the summer is over Professor McKeever hopes to have visited most of them, and enlisted them in the contest..
While working for the contest he is also helping many of the towns to get vacation leaders for the boys and girls. Professor McKeever says that a great many of the towns are employing men and women to manage their playgrounds and direct the energies of the boys and girls during the summer vacation. The salaries of the leaders in most places are being paid by the school board or by some civic club.
Hon. Wm. S. McClintock, of Topeka, an alumnus of the School of Law lectured yesterday in Green Hall on "The Practice of Law."
Grad Lectures to Laws.
Here Are The Track Men That Beat Missouri
LETS CONTRACT TODAY FOR 1914 MEMORIAL
Committee Meets to Arrange for Making of Concrete Bench
NEARLY ALL DUES COLLECTED
Expect All Money to be in and Work Begun by Thursday—Laws Pay Up.
The senior memorial committee met this afternoon to let the contract for the memorial bench or seat which the class of 1914 will leave K. U. as a remembrance of times that will be history to the departing seniors.
The seat is to be made of carved white limestone, eight feet long, and will be of massive design. An inscribed stone in the center of the back will tell the fact that the bench is a memorial by the class of '14.
Though the funds have not quite been raised, the response has been so hearty that those having the matter in charge feel sure there will be no trouble in getting the price of the fund. This is why we start work on it. If things go well work will begin Thursday of this week.
A list of forty-four seniors from the School of Law who have paid their memorial dues follows, and lists from the other echoes will be published tomorrow. McClelland, Moffit, Smith, E. B., Buckles, Campbell, Spotts, Fairchild, Humphrey, Von Schriltz, Sterns, Steeper, Kelley, Surber, Brown, Mennon, Cieesson, Cubbon, L. K., Kirchner, Mines, Halony, Weber, Schinn, Teed, Stewen, Rowyer, Giffol, McClure, Conkey, Kimball, Clark, Emick, Morton, Miss McCaskrie, Reed, Colin, Hand, Lewis, K. Brown, G. L., Huxman, Coleman, Lambert, Wilson, Bunny, Kalin*.
It is planned to locate the bench between Fraser Hall and Snow Hall overlooking the Wakarusa valley to the south. This memorial seat will be held in memory by future student bodies on the Hill because of the traumatizing effects of the effect that only seniors are ever permitted to occupy the spacious confines of the University's first campus memorial.
Senior Girls Pay More on Memorial Than Men
Unless the men of the College and the Engineering schools pay their senior memorial dues, the girls will practically have put up the memorial. The girls have paid to date thirty-five dollars, the Laws twenty-two, and the College men and Engineers together have raised fourteen.
The seniors are asked to pay this week as twenty-four dollars must be raised to make the total sum of nine-nine dollars, which is needed by the committee.
The following committee of the College and Engineering Schools are: Emily Berger, Bivera Strahm, Eda Wilson, Ray Eldridge, Wilson, Ray Eldridge, George Marsh, Arthur Duston, John Madden, Sam Fairchild, and Oscar Dingman.
K. U. Cinder Artists Will Leave Thursday to Ender Big Meet of Western Universities.
Two dozen Kansas *track men* will go Thursday to St. Louis where they will enter the big track meet given under the auspices of the Missouri Athletic club. Teams from Chicago, Northwestern, California, Colorado, Iowa and other Western Universities have signed up to have stiff competition but the Jayhawk coaches expect Hazen's men to make a good show.
Although the Missouri Valley conference teams are enrolled in the meet, the results will have little bearing on the championship in track, which goes to Kansas this year. The other teams from outside the conference probably will win most of the events and the St. Louis meet will not give the conference teams a chance to compete with each other.
Fay E. Livengood, '09, finishes at the close of the present school term, his three-year appointment as teacher of English in Euphrates College, Harpoot, Turkey. He expects to start for America July 1, coming by way of Palestine, Egypt, India, China, Japan and the Pacific.