UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Official student paper of the University of Kansas
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JOHN C. M. MOPPEN   
U.S. BUSINESS
EDWIN ARLENE
RAT Eldredge
JOB BISHOP
CHARA S. STURGEY
CHARA S. STURGEY
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Advertising Manager
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REPORTORIAL STAFF
LOUIS RAGAGE
W. W. FUNDOPSON
HENRY HUNT
HENRICH FUNIT
RAY CARPENTER
RAY CARPENTER
WILLIAM N. CADDY
JOHNETT HOWARD
BENNETT HOWARD
SAM-DEEN
BENNISMANN
BERNARD ALLEYE
CHARLES BORNE
BERRYBORNE
LUCILE HIDDINGS
LAWRENCE SMITH
LAWRENCE SMITH
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The Daily Kaanan aims to picture the future of humanity. He intends to nurture it in Kansas by go further "in the direction of the needy by standing for the fidelity of its people, by treating its people to be clean; to be cheerful to be helpful; to be kind to others; to be more worrisome in user heads; to offer to serve in the best of its ability." He is also aiming to improve the lives of the people.
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1914
Student government at the University is not perfect. No one would affirm that improvement is impossible.
They who strive
With Fortune win or weary her a
last.—Byron
A SUGGESTION
Permanency in purpose and stability in membership are desirable qualities in the Councils. Any changes which would improve self-government in these respects are worthy of discussion.
Here is a way the governing bodies would probably be made more efficient: Elect only part of the members at one time.
Half might be chosen in the spring and half at the time of the class elections in the fall or some better method might be arranged without sacrificing the principle that the Council should always have half of its membership composed of members with some experience.
The advantages would be (1) the Councils would always be able to go ahead with the matter under consideration without feeling that they should wait until they "get on to the ropes" (2) permanency would be added to a body which must always be more or less temporary because of the constantly changing student body. (3) the governing bodies would keep in more intimate touch with the sentiments of students if elections were more frequent (4) the Councils would be more likely to retain respect of the faculty and student body since the chance for ill-advised action would be decreased (5) in matters such as the Student Union there would always be experienced members present to carry out one consistent constructive policy.
TEMPUS FUGITS SO CELERITE
It really doesn't matter whether you proffer silver, bills or a certified check. It makes no difference if you earned the money or if it came from home. The time of the day is immateal, ten o'clock at night does just as well as eight-thirty in the morning. You can write, wire or appear in person.
The committee on receiving overdue Union fees tries to be as accommodating as possible. It merely wishes to hint that March 1, the date for paying your dollar at the Union, went by several weeks ago.
THE SPIRIT BEHIND
It is certainly gratifying to see the way the graduates have responded to the suggestion that former students erect a bust of Dean Marvin in Marvin Hall. Alumni in the east, west, north, and south may be quite a distance from the University, but they are showing conclusively that they still hold the memory of K. U. dear.
A class memorial should be just as important, if not more so, to the undergraduate who in later years will want to say that his class was instrumental in doing something worth while for the University of Kansas. The classes are responding, it is true, but how much more could be done if the members would join together with the same freedom and enthusiasm as the men behind the Dean Marvin memorial.
MANHOOD AND RELIGION
Seven hundred University of Pennsylvania students were converted at a Billy Sunday meeting last week. Among them were Young, captain of the football team; Watrous, captain of the crew; McCurdy, captain of the track team; Schwert, captain of the baseball team; Patterson, inter-collegiate 100-yard champion; and Minds, Marshall, and Bloom, all of football fame.
This list of athletes who have become Christianized goes a little way oward disproving a belief, which prevails in some quarters, that only he weak and "nimitted" are Christians. The citation of concrete examples is the best way to change such a prejudice.
A UNIQUE MEMORIAL
Quite a novel idea for a class memorial is that adopted by the senior engineers at Michigan. They have decided upon a loan fund that will help to other engineers through their last year. This money will be left with the university treasurer and will be loaned to those seniors who, in the opinion of a committee of faculty members, done good work and feel the money.
One half of the fund will be loaned each year on notes without interest, payable two years from date, so that there will always be men in school who are cared for. The other half will be increased at the different class reuniens and if possible its privileges will be extended to the juniors.
UNION KEEPS STUDENTS IN COLLEGE TOWN
The palmy days of the out-of-town banquet have passed. Now and then there is a desperate attempt at resuscitation. Those who labor for them have a difficult task, and only the heartiest and most persistent have been able to respond. A response, if done, does not mean to us what it meant to those who were here before the days of the Michigan Union.
The privilege of these foreign trips has been grossly transgressed by the irresponsible student, as usual. He has made an orgy what is intended as a banquet. He injured himself and his university.
The faculty has found it necessary to take steps to curb the practice and we have not heard any serious complaint. The days of the out-of-town banquets are numbered.—Michigan Daily.
ENDS AND ODDLETS
An unsuspected advantage of the new parcel post law illustrated by the headline, "State Convicts May Go To K. U. By Mail."
The senior societies wish to make it clear that they do not "desire a memorial" for themselves, but for the class.
MUST WEIGH UNDER 50 LBS.
Now that women can vote and will probably receive athletic K's soon, about the only things left exclusively for mere men are opportunities to attend week-night movements and the count of membership in the Y. M. C. A.
"Who's Your Tailor?" for the thousand-and-oneth time stares in the face and for the thousand-and-oneth time we confess we haven't any.
From the Cleveland Leader:
"Within a few years it may even be possible to chronicle the success of the college couple in getting engaged."
A POOR ADVERTISEMENT
University of Nebraska men have been acting as living models in the Lincoln spring fashion show and every man applied for a job as "after man" in the "before and after" poses.
WITH K. U. POETS
By WILLIAM HERERT CARRIBE, 80
Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the Uri-
lons.
CHILDHOOD IN THE SLUMS
These little lips have learned
The language of creath and sin;
And the cheeks of one unused grow
out.
At the sounds his ears take in.
Set the thoughts, winked good
On the overwrought mother's part
Has found its way past the tiger spots
And broken the childish heart.
CAMPUS OPINION
To the Editor of the Daily Kansan:
To the Editor of the Daily Kshanai:
Behold the popular student! See his swagger and his 87 shoes. He is a boy who has been in school for the folks back home think his college career is wasted unless he comes home in the spring with a jeweled pin upon his waistcoat. His father is selling tinware to swell the youthful pocketbook. His mother is still a teacher. The year she really don't need them in a small town, and there are so many unexpected expenses connected with keeping a boy in school. Books and lab fees often mount to unbelievable heights. But Oswald will go on to study and he must make the best of his time.
Yes Oswald, your gray mackinaw is rather becoming—tan overcoats aren't worn much this season. That is a neat looking tailored suit you can wear in the summer than your old plaid one. That is a sweet little girl you are strolling with. She belongs to one of the best sororities, you say, and her father is a big bummerman? She thinks your sister is a millionaire too, doesn't she?
And you are going to entertain the fellows with a feed tonight, and a card game afterwards. That will be great. It is lucky your lessons are so easy for you. We let less interfeire with your social duties. It will make a man of you. Well, Oswald, I hope you win out.
Critical.
OTHER CHAPEL PROBLEMS
There has been considerable talk about the decrease in chapel attendance and it has even been hinted that chapel attendance would be made compulsory next year unless there was a marked improvement during the remainder of the present college year. The Collegian "that there would be no cause for complaint if the chapel services were made interesting; There is not denying but that the chapel exercises have lacked "pep" during the past few months with the same routine of announcements and the theme all the hymns. We would not do away with a short devotional service at the beginning of chapel, but we believe that the time given to announcements could be given profitably to some good speaker while college songs would be much smaller and final. Announcements could be made from the bulletin board just as good as from the chapel platform if the students were accustomed to look there for their information; while there is a woeful lack of familiarity of the college songs among the students during a little life and spirit into the exercises, rather than chiding those present for the absence of the others? -Southwestern Collegeian.
CLEVER THINGS THE OTHER FELLOW SAYS
Bobbs—There is the best educated man that ever lived.
Dobbs. How do you get that? You stand the standing of every major and minor league in the country—Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
Dobbs—How do you get that?
Chauf—The fourth cylinder missing, sir.
Bboo—Beats all how them things get away. Better put paddocks on them Henry.—Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern.
"That's true. They would be safer on the walks."—Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
horses on the street."
Farmer Cortoseland—Era must be staying at a pretty well boarding-hill
Farmer Jenks—What makes you think so?
Farmer Cormotssel—He says that they have a couple of swell chickens there for dinner and supper every day.—Ex.
"There goes a man that has done much for the America drama." uttered.
"He never wrote a play.—Pennsylvanian Punch Bowl."
What though success will not attend on all,
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall—Smollett.
Scene From
"WITHIN THE LAW Which will be the Easter Attraction at the Bowersock, Monday, April 13
THE COLLEGE BARBER On 14th Street
Bert Wadham
You Can Earn a Good Living and lay up some money too on graduation time. You can earn Business College good position get ready for your next job. Good position Free Employment Bureau at your services Best Business College. No vacations.
LAWRENCE Business College Lawrence, Kansas.
PROTSCH The Tailor
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