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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
TANGO A FEATURE OF SENIOR PLAY OF 1914
NUMBER 98
Musical Comedy Production in Bowersock Tonight Starts a New Tradition
LUCY CULP TO TAKE THE LEAD
Seniors to Star; Assisted by Severa Underclassmen—Big House Expected at Student Show
O temptors! O morals! What are we coming to?
For at the Senior play, Count No. A, Count, in the Bowersock Theater tonight, the insidious tango will again invade our rurally simplistic city; in place of the old hair-raising "local hits" on faculty and students, it will be a more simple, more song. Onwitthedance! Down with University tradition!
The senior play of 1914 is a musical comedy. Shades of North College.
The leaders in this tradition-defying devilty are Miss Lacy Culp special College, well known in University dramatic circles, and long-lengtured, Larry Kinnear, the engineer who uses the slide rule to compute new tango steps. He and Miss Lucile Smith feature with a real dance class. If you please notice—taught them by the self-same, identical, recent late and much-laughed at "Tawngo" teachers from the city of sin to the east.
But let us withhold judgment until it happens. Meanwhile if you haven't a ticket yet, you'd better hustle; for the substitution of musical comedy for local stuff has not hurt seat prices. The house is expected for what promises to be the only University dramatic performance of the year.
The curtain will rise when the company gets good and ready; conservatively speaking, at 8:20 p. m. Weather prediction, fair and warm.
Assisting the seniors are Frank Henderson, Miss Mary Stanwailey, Letta Harsel, Margaret Davis, Cecil Dearin, and John Henry Barnes, all of whom were members of the music for the production and Ward Hatcher wrote the play.
LECTURES TO CLUB WOMEN
Dr. Edna Day Talks to Visitors From Topeka on "While The Girl Waits."
Dr. Edna E. Day lectured this morning on "While The Girl Wai'ts" to a number of club women from Tepeka who came down to look over her.
The lecture was given in the Home Economics department, in the basement of Fraser Hall and was illustrated by charts and pictures. Dr Day spoke on house furnishing and selection of rooms.
PHI GAMS INITIATE AND BANQUET ALUMNI
Nearly seventy-five Phi Gams sat down to a banquet last Saturday night which came as a climax to their first annual home coming of alumni. Eleven freshmen were initiated: Halele Craig, Paul Friend, Jack Challis, John Miller, Jared Jackson, Frank Bunn, Hamm Hetherington, Warren Halpin, Mead Irwin, Corrol Wakenenh and Otto Dittmer.
The older men who were back for the initiation were: Lieutenant-Governor Ingalls, W. Y. Morgan, H. A. Scoleiree, J. C. Shinn, B. H. Urich, R. S. Pearson, A. C. Stowell, N. C. Pearson, R. C. Manley, Robert Noll, Wm. Clark, W. E. Hinesley, W. J. Truestade, A. S. Van Eman, W. J. Stewem, S. M. Kirk, R. E. Rishut, Challis Hugh Means, Charles Elwell, L. N. Lewis, Paul Dinmore, D. Cornelius, R. H. Ramsay, J. Milton Cain.
THERMOMETERS HAVE NO
CONNECTION WITH CHAPEI
The cold weather had little effect upon the chapel attendance this morning. There were some vacant seats, but those who were there entered heartily into the hymn-singing Chancellor Strong presided. Dean Skilton played the organ, and Professor Hubach directed the singing.
Professor Wilcox Ill
Professor Wilcox, of the Greek department, is confined to his home with an attack of gripe today and probably will not be able to meet his sonomeon. Mr. Wilcox takes his classwork during his absence.
WANTS TWO STUDENTS TO GO TO CHILE FOR K.U.
Dean Templin Is Looking For Representatives To College Congress at Santiago, Chile.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 24.1914.
Dean Olin Templin is looking for two student to go to Santiago, Chile, in July to represent the United States at the International Congress of American Students.
Chancellor Frank Strong received a letter from Commissioner P. P. Claxton of the Bureau of Education in the Department of the Interior asking him to appoint one or two students to represent this school. Universities and colleges in all sections of the country are to send representatives. The delegates to the last congress were hastily and unofficially selected and did not reflect due credit to the country.
Chancellor Strong has referred the selection of the students to Dean Templin who is looking for students who fill these requirements: good representative students, Juniors preferred who speak Spanish or fluent French. Representatives must pay their own traveling expenses, but the United States will furnish a fund for entertaining delegates.
Dean Templin says that the University may not have any such students but an investigation will be made to see whether any students who can fulfill the conditions care to go to the congress.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS TO HOLD FIRST ANNUAL DAY
Announce Complete Program o Speeches and Entertainment for Celebration Friday
The program for the first Chemical Engineers Day to be held Friday was announced today. Two sessions will be held on that day, at which nine lectures by well-known chemists of the country will be given. The morning session will be held at ten o'clock in the Chemistry lecture room and the afternoon session will be held at 2:30 in the same place. A banquet will be given at the Eldridge house at 8 o'clock.
Among those that will come on the hill from the outside on that day are C. J. Meyers, Southwestern Blagnas Co., Kansas City, Mo.; M. R. C. Bardwell, Chief Chemist of the Missouri University; P. W. Laird, Chief U. S. Food and Drug Laboratory, Kansas City, Mo.; H. S. Harrison, Chemist and Engineer of Tests of the Union Pacific Railroad; W. J. Reese, Chemist Peet Bros. Mfg. Co., Kansas City, Kan.; R. A. Henley of the American Cement and Plaster Co. Lawrence; E. L. Tangue, Professee of the Chicago Law School and W. P. Laboratories, Kansas City, Kansas.
The students that will participate in the activities of the day are: J. W Schwab, M. L. English, E. J. Raldwin, H. W. Cavadell, L. P. Parkhurst, L. G. Giddings, L. E. Jackson, L. A. Bunn, F. E. Lein, A. C. Nicolet, E. M. Welch D. T. Beckley, Joseph Chrisman, W. A. Goldrap, B. D. Florene, S. P. Moyer, R. O. Neal, Paul Slattery, Ira Walmes, Walton Bell, B. M. Bodfey, W. C Campbell, R. J. Clark, C. C. Coleman, H. L. DeBenham, W. T. Doran, B. E. Grill, F. R. O'Donnell, H. W. Frost, R. K. Blanchard, E. W. Bauder, K. C. Leferve, P. Lindsley, A. M. McCullough, L. H. McLaren, O. W. Maloney, J. E. Moore, W. H. Offn, Byron Spiller and W. D. Yoke.
GLASS BAKING POWDER CANS
For the past two years, experiments have been made in the K. U. Food Laboratory with different brands of baking powder, and it has been found that there is not so much carbon dioxide lost when the powder is kept in a glass receptacle as in a tin can.
Did you ever buy baking powder in glass jars? Possibly not, but that is the way it will be put up when baking dough. As it is, as far as baking powder goes.
K. U. Food Lab. Expert Says Tin Receptacles Don't Keep Biscuit Hiker Strong Enough
"It is the carbon dioxide that gives the baking powder its strength," said Prof. Walter S. Long, who has charge of the food laboratory this morning. "When the powder is kept in the can for a very long time, it cannot help but lose a great deal of its strength. Of course glass jars will cost the manufacturer a substantial amount of cans, but they are making enough so that they could afford it. To my mind, glass jars are merely a matter of time."
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KAPPA SUIT TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT
Sorority's Protest Against Taxes Considered by Judge Smart—Decision Soon
The facts in the suit brought by the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority against the county treasurer for a collection of taxes on their property, were presented to Judge Smart of the District Court yesterday by the attorneys representing the two sides of the controversy.
The suit is being brought as a test case to try the validity of the action of the county treasurer in his attempt to collect taxes on the property held by the sorority. A Kansas law exempts fraternities and sororates from the jurisdiction of the judge Smart will declare the law either valid or void.
This case is being watched by the fraternities and sororities of the University of Kansas with much interest since the decision in this case will whether they must pay taxes on the property held by them in Lawrence.
Home Economics Club to Hold Sale of Painless Confectionery Friday Morning
WILL SELL HARMLESS CANDY
The Home Economics Club's candy sale will be held Friday in Fraser Hall and the Engineering Building. The candy is nearly all made and will be placed in appropriate boxes for distribution.
"The advantage of this kind of candy," said Amaryanthia Smith, manager, this afternoon, "is that it does not contain as much sugar as most candy and a child may eat it without harmful results. It is good for grown people also. For commercial purposes vegetable candy is very good as it is much cheaper than the ordinary candy sold today."
All the candy sold in this sale will be made of vegetables by the girls of the home economics department. They have already made some in which they have used beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, carrots, and tomatoes. The candy will be colored and made into shapes that will represent the vegetables they are made from.
Beaten biscuits will be sold at the candy sale also. The Home Economics Club sold eighteen dozen last Saturday and have orders for twelve dozen to fill this week. The biscuits will be sold at 10 cents per dozen.
K. U. CHEMICAL LIBRARY
BEST IN MISSOURI VALLEY
The chemical library, which is now in Room 213 of the Chemistry Building, will be moved to a larger room on the third floor the first part of the building. The second occupant is No. 310 and is more twice as large as the one now used.
Albert Randolph, the manager's secretary, has posted on the swinging doors leading to the floor of the Gym a chart on which both Varsity and freshman sprinters may time them running. The track will track the track coaches an exact tabulation of the amount of work done during the day. The chart has spaces in which the athlete may signify the kind of work done, and the time spent at it. Columna are set out for the day but the coach will be given any cinder path artist who fails to register in and out on this improvised time sheet.
Many new journals in French, German, italian, and English have been purchased, and a value set of books on chemistry and years' volumes back to 1820 has been ordered will be here in a few days. Many new books on applied chemistry are arriving daily and will be put in the new library at once. New tables and have been ordered and the chemist will have a room to be proud of.
"We will, without a doubt, have one of the largest and best chemical libraries west of the Mississippi," said Mr. W. A. Whitaker, associate professor of metallurgy, this morning. "We not only have that to be proud of, but there are a very few in the east that will surpass ours, when all the books that have been ordered arrive."
Manager Hamilton has devised a new system of keeping tab on his track athletes, and, if you believe him, it's a winner.
W, O. HAMILTON DEVISES
NEW CHECKING SYSTEM
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS WILL COMPARE WORK
Eleventh Annual Conference in March to Show Results of Secondary Training
The eleventh annual conference of Kansas high schools and academies will be held at the University on August 15. The conference will auspices of the School of Education.
Among the speakers on the program are: Chancellor Strong, Profa. W. H. Johnson, W. C. Stevens, F. H. Hodder, Fred N. Raymond, U. G. Mitchell, Erasmus Haworth, W. J. Baumpartner, E. F. Engel, Edna D. Eugenia Gallo, and Homer W. Josseyll, all of K. U., and George F. James, Dean of the College of Edu-
ducation, Minneapolis of Minnesota, Prof. Joseph F. James, F. Hofer, cage Normal College, Prof. Otto Heller, of Washington University,
and Thomas W. Butcher, president of Kansas State Normal'.
The special features of the conference are a business meeting of the high school debating league, the annual basketball tournament for state high school championships, a reference dinner-drinking display for high school work in journalism, bookbinding, and freehand drawing.
TO BETTER GROUP SYSTEM
College Departments Elect Members To Standing Committee—Templin Is Chair
The twenty-three departments of the College have elected representatives to a committee which will try to better the group system. The committee will hold its first meeting this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Room 110 Fraser. Dean Olin Templin will act as chairman.
the members of the committee are English, Dunlap; Journalism Thorpe; Public Speaking, Hill; Greek Wolxen; Latin, Walker; German, Corbin; Romance Languages, Gallo; Mathematics, Van der Vries; Chemistry, Cady; Physics, Smith; Geology Biology, Botany; Science, Bacteriology, Billings; Zoology, Allen; Entomology, Hunter; Physiology, Hyde; History, Becker; Sociology, Heidelberg; Economics, Mills; Philosophy Hollands; Design, Griffith; Home Economics, Day; Physical Education Naismith.
OKLAHOMA K. U. ALUMNI
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
The University of Kansas alumni association of Oklahoma held its annual convention in Oklahoma City last Saturday. During the afternoon an informal reception was held. In the afternoon an address was made by William H. Zwick of Oklahoma City, president of the association.
The banquet at night was attended by 100 former K. U. students, Dr. Stratton D. Brooks of the University of Oklahoma and Dr. Angelo C. Scott, of Oklahoma City, made the principal addresses.
The art exhibit on the third floor of the Administration Building will close tomorrow night. Already, 1,300 have attended and by tomorrow 800 will be attending that the total attendance will exceed that of any previous exhibits.
K. U. ART EXHIBIT WILL
CLOSE TOMORROW NIGHT
Miss Molly Carroll will not be able to return to the University next winter, owing to the illness of her mother, who lives in Chicago. Miss Carroll has been secretary of the Y. W. C. A. for two years.
Y, W. C. A. SECRETARY TO
GIVE UP WORK IN K. U.
Miss Helen G. Jones, instructor in the German department gave an illustrated lecture on the scenes of Weimar, Tiefurt, Eisenach, and the homes of Goethe, Schiller, and Luther before the German Club yesterday.
Explains German Scenes
Grads Meet Friday
The meeting of the Graduate Club which was to have been held last night in Haworth Hall, and the lecture by Prof. F. H. Hodder, were postponed until Friday night on account of the severity of the weather.
The meeting of the Mathematical Club last night was postponed for one week on account of the storm.
ELECTRICIANS TO HOLD CELEBRATION TOMORROW
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Dean Walker and Others to Discuss Autos, Railroads, Telephones, and Safety
Tomorrow will be Electrical Engineers' Day. The University of Kansas branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will convene in the lecture room of Marvin Hall at 11 o'clock.
At the morning session Dean Walker will deliver the opening ad. She will read a paper on "The Safety First Movement in Railway Operation."
The afternoon session will open at 1:30 p. m. The following program will be given: "Recent Developments in the Design and Manufacture of Instruments" for the Self-Starting of Synchronous Motors," Mr. A. J. Feech; "The Electrical Equipment of a Large Mercantile Establishment." Mr. H. C. Henrici; "The Field of Telephony." Mr. H. C. Laudback; "The Electrical Equipment of the New Terminal Station in Kansas City, Mo." Mr. S. O. Swenson.
At the dinner to be held at the Eldridge House at 8:30 after the basketball game J. F. Tritte, P. P. Ogerson, R. Ripley will be among the speakers.
All members of the Engineering School are invited to attend the technical sessions. Electrical engineers work from regular work after 11:00 a.m. m.
ACCUSES DOWNS BOY OF STEALING SENIOR PLAY
Awker City Sees Too Much Similarity Between High School and K. U. Dramas
A Downs boy wrote a play not very long ago and called it "Count-No-Account." The Cawker City Ledger saw the announcement of a play of similar name in a recent issue of the Kansas City Star, and star of the 2013 season, the school had copied a play belonging to the University of Kansas.
However, according to the present issue of the Downs Times it is all a mistake, and there is no similarity between the Downs count and the University count. Donald Davis, author of the Downs Count, and Ward Hatcher, of the K. U. Count, have settled the difficulty. Davis wrote a letter to Hatcher, asking to exchange programs. Hatcher's answer is proof enough that the Downs play was not copied.
"I regret very much that some of the people of your town accuse you of stealing our play. Believe me, 'tis not so. Nobody would want to steal from you. I over your program I feel that the two blays are entirely different."
tate Inspectors Examining Towns For Pathological Conditions Under Blackmar's Direction
SCIENTISTS AT BELLEVILLE
Prof. F. R. Hesser went to Belleville last night to assist the department of sociology in its survey of the city. Prof. C. A. Haskins will collect samples of water from all the wells and cisterns in the city which will be brought to Lawrence to be analyzed.
Dr. J. L. Jipy, epidemiologist for the state board of health, is inspecting the sanitary conditions of the public schools and gathering data from residents. The milk supply will also be investigated.
Dr. Harry Bell, state food inspector, is making a survey of the conditions of grocery stores and meat markets. Prof. E. W. Burgess is supervising the house to house canvassers. He will be concerned concerning the occupations, recreations, and reading facilities in the homes of Belleville.
After Memorial Dues
JAYHAWKERS WILL PLAY
TENNIS WITH SOONER
Kansas and Oklahoma will meet on the tennis courts this spring. Manager Hamilton received a letter to ask him to ask for a match in singles and doubles. Kansas will accept the challenge and a date will be arranged soon.
The committee headed by Harold Mattonte is working hard to collect the amount necessary to insure a junior memorial. About one hundred dollars is in and this amount be added to a faction of the remainder paid. The whole amount will be placed on interest until ready to be used.
WILL SPEND $500 FOR FURNISHINGS
Alumni Association Turns Over. This Amount for New Student House
UNION MAY OPEN MARCH 1
Dollar Pledges Need Not Be Paid Until Collector Can Receive Money in Furnished Home
In possession of an order of five hundred dollars from the Alumni Association, a committee will leave for Kansas City tomorrow morning to purchase furniture and furnishing for the new Student Union. The committee consists of a member of the association, a member of the State Council, and any other member of the council who may be selected.
A meeting was held this afternoon in Colonel Metcalf's offices down town at which time the five hundred persons was turned over for this purpose.
The Union will be opened as soon as possible, probably by the first of next week. Pledges are due the first of March, but do not need to be paid until after the Union has been opened. As soon as the Union is opened a collector will be placed there to receive pledge payments.
Following are the names of petition signers that have not before been passed to the committee; petitionors that have not yet been turned over to the committee:
Ackerman, H. C. Adriance, T. D., Allan, L. G. Anderson, C. E., Arndt, E. R. Auchard, M. Babb, G. R. Barnard, H. S. Barrett, V. M. Beckdington E. C. Berer, B. J. Bishop, K. G. Blachy, E. F. Blackman, E. A., Boddington E. M. Bowersock, V. J. Burbank, J. Y. Burke, E. C. Bush, G. S. Colbeck, J. H. Calkins, J. londer, C. Campbell, A. B. Campbill, J. L. Cheney, R. E. Chinery, F. E. Clark, C. L. Coffett, G. W. Coffman, H. C. Coggins, C. L. Collott, G. A. Coleman, C. C., Collier, O. D. Collins, C. T. Cornwell, V. G. Cory, C. H. Craig, H. I. Creighton, A. E. Cress, E. S. Cullion, W. V. Davidson, T. M. Davis, E. F. Davis, S. L. Dixon, H. W. Dow, J. M. Dubach, P. F. Dubach, M. Dueker, S. M. Dyche, L. Lr. Dyce, L. R. Eldridge, C. J. Elmore, F. R. Fair, G. H. Fairchild, C. F. Fairchild, S. C. Fisher, W. A. Fiske, O. J. Garrison, G. B. Garvey, K. A. Gates, E. E. Gates, W. R. Gate, G. L. Glasco, W. M. Godjun, L. D. Glasco, J. Grady, A. V. Grady, G. C Graham, R. Grayson, R. L. Greenfield, E. Griffith, C. H. Gaell, W. Hainbach, J. M. Hall, G. C. Hansen, H. C. Harkraader, W. Harrell, G. R. Heath, M. S. Henderson, W. Herman, R. S.
Harirott, J. H., Hilton, K. E.,
Hobbs, A. A., Hodges, A. O., Holdgins, W. T. Hoffman, W. H. Holston,
V. H. Howland, H. Humphrey, H. L.
Sunsucker, J. G., Ingalls, S. R.
Ranes, W. E., Johnson, A. R., Johnson, C. B., Johnson, E. M., Johnson,
M. J. Johnson, M. O., Johnson, M. L.
Johnson, S. A., Jones, M. L., Knapp,
R. S. Lamb, E. E., La Mer, E.
Karino, M. O., Johnson, M. L.
Johnson, S. M., Lyle, W. O., Mathy, A. A, Metcalf A. H. Diller, M. Diller, H. C. Miller, J. E. Miller, P. D. Miner, J. M. Morril, T. O. McCaffery, F. McCaslin, J. W. McDonald, P. McEwin, F. McKeeney, L. W.
McNaught, J. B., Nigg, M. Wixon, E. K, O'Brien, F. D, O'Brien, H. R, Olney A. F, Oman, K. O'Nell, G. Palmer, D. B. Parker, C. Parker, J. S. Paul, H. W. Poirier, C. J. Potwin, L. R. Rader, V. S. Ramsey, J. B, Randolph, C. A., Reed, C. A, Rhinehart, M. R, Riggis, I. B, Riney, C. R, Bishell, G. A., Bitter, C. A,oot, T. B, Ross, G. Schroewer, J. W, Smith, C. I, Smith, E. W, Smith, E. G, Smith, H. C, Smith, W. A,Super, F. L, Sowers, C. R, Sterns, F. Stevens, F. H, Stiller, C. M, Strong, G. E, Strother, G. B, Taylor, T. T, Thomann, F, Thompson, L.
Todd, E. A, Tarvis C. E, Tarkington, V. H, Underwood, W. J, danDerley, V. H, Underwood, W. J, Vaughn, W. M, Waldo, G. L, Watson, C. R, Waeer, R. S, Wettler, E. L, Eeygnant, C. G, Wickart, E. A, Wieters, A. H, Williams, B. A, Wilson, H. S, Winsor, H. A, Wood, W. Wuthin, E. W, Yager, C.
The Weather
Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and tomorrow. Rising temperature.
Temperature readings:
7 p. m. ...12
9 a. m. ...4 ½
2 p. m. ...22