STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
NUMBER 116.
KANSAS SCHOOLMEN MEET AT UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20. 1914
Eleventh Annual Conference Opens Sessions with Record Attendance
TOPEKA MAN GIVES ADDRESS
Superintendent H. B. Wilson Tells How to Vitalize High School Dean James Talks Tonight
The largest gathering of schoolmen in the history of the University opened this morning at ten o'clock when the Eleventh Avenue high schools and academies met in Fraser Hall. Chancellor Strong opened the session.
The morning's address was by H. Wilson, superintendent of schools at Topeka. Mr. Wilson's subject was "Vitalizing the High School." He made a plea for more practical work in the high schools, and pointed out many new courses which tend to vitalize the high school and interest and prepare the pupil for his after work.
Mr. Wilson laid emphasis on student activities outside the class room, declaring that they were an art and science of algebra. English other courses.
"The high school faculty should be alert and alive. They should be advisors, councillors and inspirers," said Mr. Wilson.
M "The high school should not only offer an education but it should accomplish the education of all students in the high school."
The session adjourned a few minutes and met again to hear Dean Rolix Harlan of Ottawa University, at the regular chapel services.
The following addresses will be given this afternoon in Frasher Hall with Acting Dean Arvin Olin, School of Education, as chairman;
"Music Appreciation for the High School." (With the use of the victrola). Mr. William H. Nolan, Camden, New Jersey; Social Problem in the High School. Prof. A. Abilens, Discussion. Principal S. U. Pett, Emporia High School; "A Modified Curriculum. Superintendent J. F. Hughes, Chanute, Discussion, Superintendent H. P. Study, Needsha; "Relations of the State Institution to the State Institutions of H. Johnson, High School Visitor, Discussion, Prof. W. H. Carothers, State Normal School, Emporia, Prof. E. L. Holton State Agricultural College. Manhattan; "Journalism in High Schools." Mr. P. C. Harvey, Leavenworth High Salina Discussion, Prof. L. M. Salina Lecture; 4:45 p. m.; "Educational Waste." Prof. James F. Hosic Chicago Normal College.
The session this evening will begin at 7:41 o'clock in Fraser Hall. The Lawrence High School will give a musical program followed by an address by Dean George F. James of the University of Minnesota. An illustrated lecture on "Visual Instruction," by Prof. W. C. Stevens assisted by L. M. Peace, of the University of Kansas, will conclude the session.
LAY EMPHASIS ON STUDENT
Chapel Speaker Says Attention Should be Given Pupil, Not Subject
Dean Rolvix Harlan, of Ottawa University, spoke in chapel this morning on "The New Social Concience." He addressed his remarks principally to the large number of high school teachers present and showed them how this new conscience should be applied to their work
He said that the present tendency in education in the grades was to put less stress upon the subject and more on the pupil, to try to bring the backward ones up to the same standard as the advanced who learned more directly. He urged that social science and social ethics be taught in the grades so that the pupils might realize what he must do to be a good citizen.
Chancellor To Entertain
Chancellor and Mrs. Frank Strong will entertain Governor and Mrs. Hodges, the members of the Board of Administration, and a number of other guests at dinner for eleventeen. The decorations will be tulips with hand-painted place cards of tulip design.
Freshmen Will Practice Freshman baseball candidates will meet Coach Bond for practice at 4 o'clock, Monday afternoon.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ASK ABOUT K. U. COURSES
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
During the high school conference prospective students are becoming familiar with the University. The registration office which is acting as general information bureau has a number of requirements for high school students concerning the requirements and the work of the University.
GIVE OPINIONS ABOUT COUNCIL-KANSAN CASE
Officials of Various Student Organizations Express Opinions on Situation
Officials of various student organizations today expressed the following opinions on the action of the Men's Student Council in attempt; to remove the editor of the Daily Kansan:
Maude Loure president of the W. S. G. A.: The Kansan has done everything possible to further our interests this year and it has never lost an opportunity to help us carry out our undertakings.
We certainly feel that the W. S.
G. A. has quite as much interest in
the management of the Daily Kans-
on Student Council,
and we are satisfied.
Y. N. Levinson, president of the School of Medicine: The present fight of the Student Council on the editor of the Daily Kansan is purely a personal one between Webster Holloway and John Madden.
I do not believe that the Student Council has any power over the Kansan and I do not believe that they should have any control over it. It is not true that anyone can edit the paper as soon as possible, says some knowledge of newspaper work before anyone is competent to handle such a task.
J. M. Johnson, president of the sophomore class; I regard the action of the Student Council in declaring the editorship of the Kansan vacant, and the office executive, as basy and I shall be cacacet, as sophomore, that may be at fault, but this is the inherent and inevitable weakness of every newspaper.
We should have the student paper responsible to the students, but we should keep it out of the hands of the Student Council. We should also the student paper so that the student is responsible for its success or failure.
The cause of attack on John Madden is undoubtedly his attitude on the poster proposition; but I believe he stood for what he regarded as right, and I respect him for his stand. Even though wrong, we should not let it take valuable through the force he has stood for the honest progressive measures which often have been pushed through largely on his initiative.
C. O. Buckles president of the School of Law: "I can't see where the Council has the authority to push it on through at any rate I'm going to keep on the sidelines and watch the fun until its all over."
From what I know of journalism, the election of an editor would be decidedly unsatisfactory. But Ms. Faye directed the best qualified student on the bill as editor.
Russell Clark, editor of the Jaya hawker; I was surprised at the radical action of the Student Council. I somewhat favored the election of the choir but still supported him, but certainly not favor the deposing of John Madden.
Willard N. Van Slych, president of the School of Education: I feel sure that I speak for the majority of the students in the School of Education when I say that we are behind the Daily Kansan in the position which it has assumed, and that for the good of all concerned the Kansan would do well to ignore the farce which is being pulled off by the opposition.
To the casual observer this quarrel seems to have resolved itself into a fight by Mr. Holloway for possession of the editorship of the Daily Kansan. I understand that those favoring the action taken by Mr. Holloway and his cohorts under the name of the Student Council claim that the student body at large favors such action. It might be well
I understood that the election would take place at the end of the year, and I only favored this election on the condition that it be approved to the candidate to insure his capability of filling the position.
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Beginning To Realize
WILL ENLARGE PUBLIC SPEAKING DEPARTMENT
Prof. Arthur MacMurray, o Ames, to Become Head Next Fall
-By Maloy
The department of public speaking will be enlarged next year and a professor given charge of the department.
Prof. Arthur MacMurray, at president head of the public speaking department of Iowa State College, has been elected to director position. While it is probable that new courses will be offered, they have not been decided upon.
Professor MacMurray is a graduate of the University of Kansas, taking his degree in 1896. He has been at Ames since 1908.
The Ames team has been successful in debates and has twice won the state oratorical contest and once the interstate. Professor MacMurray lectured for the Redpath Lyceum Bureau for three years.
Prof. H. T. Hill, who has been directing the work of the department this year will remain to assist Professor MacMurray.
UNION OPEN TO VISITORS
For Three Days High School Boys Will Enjoy the New Student Home
The following men were initiated:
Aute Richards, an alumnus of the University who now resides in Texas;
F. E. Wood, a graduate student; Edmund Greenfield, L. I. Dodd, M. V. Holmes, and Joseph Seagel.
The Kansas high school boys are members of the Men's Student Union during their stay in Lawrence. Membership cards have been given the visitors through the courtesy of the Union making them members over Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
The initiation of candidates of Sigma Xi, the honorary scientific fraternity, was held last night. Following the initiation the members of the society and their wives and children enjoy an evening at Y M. A, at which the question of the nearness of the ocean to the shore was discussed.
"We want the high school boys to make the Union their headquarters," said Sharon O'Reilly, a math teacher at this high school, "and in this way to be acquainted with University students."
SIGMA XI HOLDS ANNUAL INITIATION
Dean L. E. Sayre, of the School of Pharmacy had planned and carried out most of the preparations for the banquet and was one of the talkers "in the lighter vein." Dean Sayre spoke on "Contributions to the Encyclopedia Britannica by a contributor."
The banquet following the initiation was a merry affair.
Scott Hopkins of Topeka, a former regent, visited at the Beta Theta P house last night.
ENGINEERS TO PRINT MONTHLY JOURNAL?
Temporary Plans Laid for Purification Devoted to Marvinites' Interests
The engineers may have a publication all of their own if present plans work out. Not a rival of the Daily Kansan but a journal devoted only to engineering the things that are intended to be inserted. At least that is the intentions now.
Representatives from all the departments of the School of Engineering met in Dean P. F. Walker's office yesterday afternoon and laid temporary plans for such a publication. Committees were appointed to care for the drama club up off of the library and the print shop. An issue will be attempted this spring, and if it is successful monthly journals will be published next year.
Two representatives met from each school and elected M. L. English temporary chairman and P. K. Bunn secretary. It was decided to issue an edition this spring if possible and pointed to dawn to climb up a constitution and one of three to look after the mechanical end of the journal.
Those on the constitution committee are: Leland Angweine, chairman, P. K, Bunn, R. T, McFadden, C. B, Carpenter, O. H, Horner, and W. E. Brown. The committee mittee: Claude Corgins, chairman, W. E. Brown, and H. F. Corfman.
The representatives will meet Thursday in Dean Walker's office when the candidates will report and further action decided upon.
DEBATERS MEET TOMORROW
eague Will Elect Officers at 2:30 p.m.—Champions Working Hard on Interdistricts
on Inter-districts
the annual meeting of the High School Debating League will be 'held tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock. Officers from the school's other business of the league attended to.
The district champions are hard at work on the inter-district debates which will be completed by May 1, when the state championship meet will be held at the University. The district champions named in order of the congressional districts are: McLouth, Rosedale, Cadane, Caryling, Solomon, Norton County, Ashland, and El Dorado.
The High School Debating League was formed at the High School Conference on March 12, 1910, largely through the influence of Richard R. Price, who was then the first person to be involved. The first year there were 34 members, the second year 33, the third year 52, and this year there are 43 members in the association. The state is divided for debating purposes into the congressional districts and any accredited school district by sending $3 to the district director.
The director of the University Extension Division acts as secretary.
EXTENSION DIVISION
ISSUES NEW BULLETIN
The extension division has just issued a bulletin announcing courses and giving general information about the department. The bulletin deals primarily with the correspondence and communication complex information of the various branches of study which may be carried on by mail.
STREET AND MORGAN OF COLLIER'S, SEE K. U.
Author and Artist Visit University to Learn of Western School Life
The "war correspondents" of Colliers', Julian Street, author, and Wallace Morgan, illustrator, came to Wednesday, and saw western student life.
Mr. Street and Mr. Morgan are travelling from one end of the country to the other to write a series of first hand impressions of American life as it is lived, and on the advice of friends in New York they included the University in their itinerary. With the exception of Chicago University, K. U. is the only university they will visit.
The writer man and his co-operator, the artist, were entertained last evening at the University club, visited a fraternity house and talked informally with some of the Kansan boys down at the Student Union. In the afternoon, the visitors were shown over the museum and Prof. Merle Thorpe of the department of journalism. They saw the Museum, where reeks in the fumes of formalin the second largest bur cemetery in the world.
They saw the laboratories, the shops, the gymnasium, and Dr. Naismith, the man who invented basketball. They expressed regret that they could not stay over for the biggest basketball tournament. The old did not arrest Student Council men in their presence. And what impressed them most you may read about in Collier's next summer.
"We had a better time in Lawrence than in any other town we have visited," declared Mr. Street. "We came very close to a thing that I have often heard of but had never met, western university of Kansas, or universities are like the University of Kansas. I think Western education is a fine thing."
The articles. "Abroad at home." The articles in book form by the Culture Company.
A FREE TICKET FOR SENIORS
ooph Hop Managers to Give Graduating Class Complimentary Cards
The sophomore hop will be given May 1. All seniors who paid their dues when they were sophomores will receive a complimentary ticket.
Tickets at $2.50 each may be obtained from any of the following G: A. Rathert, W. M. Beall, John Trant, Olive Braden, John Ryan, Ruth Pearis, Ruth Lillis, A. V. Templin, and Bertha Smith.
James McNaught, chairman of the farce committee, promises an excellent show. Tryout for places will be held sometime next week.
HIGH SCHOOLS DISPLAY
PRINTING AND PAINTING
Three high schools. Lawrence, Salina, and Topeka, have interesting exhibits in the high school visitor's office. The display consists of specimens of design, free hand painting, printing, painting, and wood work.
The Salina high school has a large display of samples turned out in the high school printing plant. These are being given to visitors.
The paintings are both in oil and on china. The drawings are made of canvas.
Ohio Chemist to Speak William MacPherson, of Ohio State University, will speak on European chemists and their laboratories in Snow Hall tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock.
Dean Sayre to Rosedale
Dean L. E. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy, left this morning for Rosedale where he will address the students doing work in the hospital there today. Dean Sayre will give an address before the Jackson County Missouri Medical Society next week.
The Achoth sorority has pledged Misses Elizabeth and Mabel Mackey, of Lawrence.
H.S. BASKET TOSSERS THRONG MOUNT OREAD
Students From Four Corners of Kansas Compete in Basketball Tourney
RENO AND LAWRENCE LEAD
Nickerson and Local Boys Seem Ahead—Among Girls Chanute and Linwood Near Top
The first flight of the state basketball tournament in Robinson gymnasium was completed today and by 2 this afternoon fifteen games had been played. Wamego, Bonner Springs, Great Bend, Atchison, Reno County, Garfield, Ellsworth, Lawrence, and Winfield survived the first round in the boys' tournament while Chanute, Linwood, Beloit, and Arkansas City were leaders in the girls' meet.
The tournament started at 9 this morning and basketballs have been flying all day. All games are played on the second floor of the gymnasium, the twenty court has been divided and two games are replayed off at once.
The attendance today was large and the gallery filled with visiting students, who followed the progress of their teams with yells and cheers. The proportion of girls at the meet was larger than usual.
The second round of the tournament will start tonight. Tomorrow morning the third round will be played, and the semi-finals will be over before Saturday night. The final game for the state championship will be played tomorrow night. Several games have been spectacular and the high school players showed some fast basketball this morning. Lawrence and Reno both eliminated their opponents and these teams are expected to get into the finals or the semi-finals.
A feature of the tournament will be a game between the All-Stars and he K. U. Varity tomorrow afternoon. Hog Allon Rei Brown will play with the All-Stars. Allen, Brown Van der Vries, and Hoover are officiating at the meet. Sproull, Dunnie, and Laird are score keepers.
Wamego goo k close game from Sterling this morning 33 to 22. The game was close throughout but stellar work by Knostman put the Wamego five in the lead. Sterling was handicapped by the condition of Outland their captain, who sprained both wrists.
Bonner Springs 30, Scott City 21
Bonner Springs nosed ahead of Scott City in the last half and won,
30 to 21. The Scott City team took
the lead early in the contest but Bonner came back strong in the last five minutes and piled up a comfortable lead.
Atchison 27. Dodge City 21
Atchison put Dodge City out of the running by a whirwind finish in the last half. The Ford County boys were ahead 18 to 10, in the first period but Atchison scored 17 points in the last half and held their opponents to 3.
Reno County 33 Baldwin 16
The star five from Reno County demonstrated its prowess over Baldwin and won a hop-sided game, 33 to 16. Reno has an experienced team and although Baldwin put up a stubborn fight the Sterling ball tossers won hands down.
Great Bend 43. Fairview 12
Great Bend had little trouble defeating Fairview, 43 to 12. Stevens, star forward for the Barton County team, flipped ten baskets while his teammates held Fairview to four goals. Weber showed good form for Great Bend.
Winfield 39, Havenshill 9
Another walkaway was the Winfield-Havenshill game which resulted in a victory for Winfield, 39 to 9.
Havenshill were outclassed from the first and had little chance.
Default
Garfield beats Mankato—Define Garfield won from Mankato by default. The Mankato team did not make the trip to Lawrence.
Ellsworth Wins by Default
Ellsworth stepped into the second flight by winning from Fort Scott by default. The Fort Scott five did not win. The second four. Four games were played by the girls' teams this morning.
Chanute 40, Baldwin 11
The Chanute-Baldwin game was an easy victory for the Chanute riders. The Chanute teams scored good team work and hit the basket with regularity. Chanute scored 28 points in the last half.
Linwood 17, White City, 12
The Linwood team won from White
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