TOPEKA KAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
FIRST K. U. STUDENT RETURNS TO MT. OREAD
NUMBER 96.
J. W. Fisher, Whose Name Led All On Enrollment Book, Visits Campus
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 20, 1914.
THREE ON THE FACULTY, THEN
He Tells Of The Brave Days Of 1866 When North College Held Entire Institution
J. W. Fisher, the first student enrolled in the University of Kansas, returned to the hill this morning. He visited old North College, the only building that was here when he went to school, and spent the morning going over the campus with Mrs. Fisher.
"North College was built by Lawrence business men. The legislature voted money for equipment, to become available when the enrollment reached fifty. So the men of Lawrence raised money for the building, and then went around with a subscription paper to find students. My name was first on the list, and that Denver, was second. Much of the work on North College was contributed by the men of Lawrence—the stone was quarried free, it was painted free, and so on."
"School opened in 1866," said Mr. Fisher. "There were fifty-five of us in the first class, twenty-nine men and twenty-six girls, most Lawrence young people. We had a faculty of three members. Professors Snow, Smith, and Robinson. And there was a janitor, whose name I forgot, although it was listed in the first catalog along with the faculty.
Mr. Fisher has vivid memories of the troubled territorial days in Lawrence. "I was a little boy when Quantrell came," he said, "and with another boy ran across the top of the hill, and hid in a clump of sumac bushes. Men of the Quantrell band were on the hill."
Mr. Fisher's father was a Methodist minister in Lawrence, coming here from Leavenworth in 611. When he returned to Lawrence, he ministered in at Lawrence he was chaplain.
"It would interest some of the girls who are studying to be teachers," Mr. Fisher said with a smile, "to know what teaching school in those days was. My mother taught in Ohio before she came to Kansas for six dollars a month, and 'boarded' round.' Gingham sold for seventy-five cents a yard, so she had to work a month and a half to get a dress."
Mr. and Mrs. Fisher now live in Topeka. A son, Hugh Fisher, was graduated from the School of Law in 1899, and with another K. U. graduate is practicing in Topeka. Mr. Mckinley Theo Hickman Oliver, associate professor of Latin, and are in Lawrence to attend the Methodist institute.
Mr. Fisher brought with him many old relics of the early days, some robes that Indians across the river tanned, and a clipping from the old Tribune, an early newspaper, that tells of the early days.
"What do you think of the University?" Mr. Fisher was asked. "It is a wonderful institution, and it is built and operated on broad liberal plans. I've been paying taxes on it because the sixies, and I'm proud of it."
PLEDGES MAY REALIZE
ON ACCIDENT POLICIES
Mr. Fisher called on E. F. Crocker, superintendent of buildings and grounds, who was a boy in Lawrence when he was.
Freshmen of the various fraternities probably will have an opportunity to realize on their accident policy that they are welcome to participate weekend. It is initiation time.
Theta Tau Pledges Nine
Theta Tau, the national engineering fraternity pledged the following at its last meeting: Dean E. Ackers, Abilene; Willard Burton, Mound City; Oscar A. Dingman, Kansas City, Mo; James L. Hunt, Kansas City, Mo; David C. Kruger, Kansas City; Earl P. Painter, Barclay; Richard Templin, Minneapolis; Clyde V. Vanderlip, Ottawa; and Harold E. Wheelock, Kansas City, Mo.
Paddling and tubbing will be extremely popular over the hill and mud baths in the Kaw will not be entirely tabooed—perhaps. Doing a marathon down Massachusetts street with a cowbell at one's neck and clad in a suit of bevedees is considered extremely chic for the Neophytes.
A list of the casualties will be published Monday.
OREAD LITERATI TO
BLOSSOM MONDAY
Second Issue of Quill Club's Magazine To Be Bigger and Prettier Than Ever Before
The Literati number of the Oread Magazine will be on Monday at ten o'clock for distribution in the lower hall of Fraser. The magazine has grown in size, importance, and beauty.
This number will contain an article by Mary Reiley, the creater of the renowned Mrs. Wood B. Highbrow; "A Plea for a Greater Kansas," by Arthur Capper of the Topeka Capital; a poem by Willard Wattles; a letter from Margaret Hill McCarter; a valentine poem by Esther Clark; an article on the book plate collection of Miss Watson by Miss Helen Hoopes; an essay on "Poetry and the University" by Emily Scherer; an article on "Artistic Photography," by Lucile Brown; an expose of the oddities of certain faculty members as gathered from the peculiarities of their handwritings, together with an appreciation of the works of Miss Margaret Lynn, by Violet Dunn.
Among the fiction numbers are:
"Skylarking," an aeroplane romance by Emery Mcintire; a child story,
"Buster's Decision," by Robert Hemphill;
"Making Good With the Home Folks," by Wayne Wingart; a flower story by Luella Piklington; "For the Honor of Five B," by Marie Russ; a ranch story called "The Capture," by Rhus settlement by Morton Dorae Hackush; a history of "A Kansas Road" by Maurine McKernan; and a clever sketch, "Peter and I at the Park" by Francis Stevens.
The magazine is put out under the direction of the members of the Quill club.
Aong the University poets represented are Olivia Ollson, Fred Swanson, and Hearty Brown. Several of the stories have been illustrated by Gladys Nelson and Lydia Cook.
EXPECTS PACKED HOUSE AT"COUNT NO. A.COUNT"
Manager Looks For Crowd at Only Student Production of the Year
Seat sales for the senior play,
"Count No. A, Count." at the Bowersock Theater Tuesday night, have surpassed expectations and Etta Smith, the manager, expects a packed house.
Seats will be reserved at Woodward's drug store Monday. Those who have purchased tickets before this time will be given the privilege of reservation before the general public.
The pay is a musical comedy, with the scene laid at K. College. Act one is the lawn in front of the village inn, act two Billy's room in the boy's dormitory, or in the college, and act three the reception room of the girl's dormitory.
the college darters are
Regina Walters, a freshman, Carl Paintier; Tessia Bright, Ruth Harger; Rose Walters, Lucile Smith; Mrs. Muldoon, matron at girls' girmidom, Maude Lourey; Rev. Dr. McNish, the college chaplain, Joe Schwinn; Peggy Muldoon, Luce Culp; Billy Rutford, a track man, Frank Miller; "Speed-fast" Williams, the track coach, Floyd Fischer; Students at K College, Edward Boddington, Frank Henderson, Eugene Davis, Thomas Muloy, Guy Hall, John Hamilton, Ceil DeRound, Ward Hatch; John Tomkins, son of livery keeper, Chester Cassingham; Joshih Walters, Waltersville, N. D., George Marks; Washington Jefferson Lee, the porter, Ray Eldridge; Lord Archibald Kavanagh, of Biflingerham, Engle, Lawrence Kiman; Hedderson, Lamarco, Co-eds at K College, Fleye Blair, Leta Harsell, Jesse Reed, Rhea Wilson, Matthew Davis, Maidie of the village inn, Eva Bechtel; Mugs, Charles Strickland; Mabel Mills, Mary Stanwity; Willie Gayboy, George Edwards.
The characters are:
There are sixteen musical numbers, the words and music of which have been written by Ward Hatcher, Karl Jones, and Faye Blair.
Larry Kinnear and Lucy Culp carry the lead.
PROF. BURDICK ELECTED
DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
Prof. W. L. Burdick was elected yesterday deputy, grand master, at the Masonic State convention held at Topeka.
TO RECEIVE IN HONOR OF ADVISOR OF WOMEN
W. S. G. A. Planning Girls Mixer to Meet Mrs. Eustace Brown Soon
The council of the W. S. G. A. at their meeting yesterday decided to give a reception in honor of the new Advisor of Women, Mrs. Eustace Brown. The date will be announced later.
The affair will be in the nature of an all University women's mixer for the girls, the faculty and ladies of the faculty.
"We want to get acquainted with Mrs. Brown and give every girl in the University a chance to meet her advisor socially. The girls are enthusiastic about Mrs. Brown and every student there." Since many were not able to do so during enrollment," said Maude Lourey, president.
The class room just north of the rest room will be turned into a combined rest room and waiting room. You'll choose to home the private office of Mrs. Brown.
Following the reception the Council will call a mass meeting of the girls of the University at which Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of the
Mrs. Brown is here now and will occupy an office in Fraser Hall just as soon as the necessary carpentry work can be done. The office will be the first floor in the room now occupied by the Y. W. C. A. rest room.
You are selfish.
HEAR THIS. YOU STUDENTS
"Die Sonntagjaeger" given by the German dramatic dancer at the Bowersock theater last night was a pronounced success from the viewpoint of both the actors and the audience. The cross old Hirschtoecker did not lose his beard, nor did the two famous hunters, Herr Hirschtoecker or the excellent Baron Feind fall out of the real trees which they sprup up so nimply, when some wild game, they knew not what, approach them. Nor did the audience fail to appreciate the humorous moments. They laughed upwards,—if not because they were amused at the lines or the acting, then because others, infected with more German intelligence, nudged each other and repeated the phrases with chortles of true amusement.
Edmund Bechtold as Herr Hirschteeter, the raging father of two pretty girls, bore his trials as a fond parent and unsuccessful hunter with remarkable fortitude. The scene between Mabel Kirkendall as the angry Frau Marthe, owner of the barbecue he owned, is especially well done. Dorothea Hackbush as Fran Hirschteeter was a graceful, sympathetic wife. Meadine Ashton and Maribelle McGill were as coy as real sweethearts, and
You spend money—only when it buys something for you alone, or your "case."
You are undemocratic.
The "Sunday Hunter" Fillec Bowersock with Teutonic Mirth Last Night
TOOK AUDIENCE BACK TO "GERMANY LAND"
You don't want to associate with the entire student body. You are shortsided.
Prof. H. F. Holder will deliver a lecture to the Graduate students of the University on "Recent Newspaper Studies" at Worth Hall, Monday evening at 7:45.
Professor Hodder has a rare collection of slides on this subject which capture and its influence from the trace the history of newspaper carierless sketches to the present time. The答应 will be held after the election.
You fail to see the importance of a common student meeting place.
HODDER TO LECTURE ON
NEWSPAPER CARICATURES
You don't stand united for the good of the whole institution.
You are disloyal to the University.
You like your own little clique better than you like K. U.
These were the charges made by speakers in chapel this morning.
And most of you were not there to hear them.
Hatcher is a graduate of the Chau-
nate high school.
they used 564 names on the Union petitions is the evidence they used. Only 564 names are reported, so far.
Do you want this evidence to stand? Are you ready for Judgment or—
Have you more testimony?
YOUR name on a Union petition is the only evidence YOU
can offer
The play has not been decided upon yet but a number have been considered, among which is "The Aviator," which was presented at the University last year. Hatcher played the part of one of the characters in the play when it was presented here.
Ward Hatcher, director of the senior play is not confining his activities along dramatic lines to K. U. alone. After several weeks of negotiations this has been engaged to coach the senior play of the Chanute high school.
Board of Administration will address the girls. The meeting will then be thrown up for student discussion several times, and the girls will be asked to give special talks.
According to Prof. Erasmus Haworth there is little chance of obtaining radium from the geological deposits of Kansas.
NO RADIUM IN KANSAS
ACCORDING TO HAWORTH
"In fact about half of us do not believe there is such a thing as radium," said Professor Haworth this morning. "Several years ago professor H. P. Cady had a little sparkle instance when he called radium, but beyond this we have no evidence of the existence of radium in Kansas."
HATCHER WILL COACH
CHANUTE SCHOOL PLAY
as troublesome daughters as any two pretty girls in real life. The flaxen-haired lovers were as meek and awkward in their lovemaking as amateur actors should be. Una Meredith, in her boyish clothes and short hair in and out of the play, repensenting very well the invincible Nimrod.
Last but not least the wails of the two peasant boys, E. R. Keraus and C. M. Stiller added much merriment to the audible action of the play.
The Torch, senior girls' society, today announced the following members chosen from the class of 1914 Emily Berger, Dorothy Dorey, Marie Huska, and Lori Timmerman serve Vena Sports. Agnes Conrad, Florence Fougain, Berenice Schultz.
TORCH. HONOR SOCIETY,
NAMES NEW MEMBERS
The members of the Torch are chosen from the junior class each year by the Torch girls of the outgoing senior class. These girls are pledged to work secretly to promote awareness of the University during the first term of their senior year. Their names are announced during the second term.
Hereafter the journalism classes which have been meeting in Room 110 Fraser will meet in 201 Blake.
CLASSES IN JOURNALISM
TO MOVE TO BLAKE HALI
Debate on Legislatures
The triangular debate with Colorado and Oklahoma will be on the unicameral form of legislature. The work on this subject is rendered comparatively easy since the librarian of the State Library at Topeka has made a complete biography of the matter.
The Weather
Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Not much change in temperature.
Temperature readings:
7 p. m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26½%
9 a. m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25½%
2 p. m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
STUDENT UNION IS ASSURED BY CHAPEL RALLY PLEDGES
Fifty Men out of Two Hundred Present This Morning Sign Up—Only Thirty-five More Needed
K. U. PIONEER FOR UNION
J. W. Fisher, First Student to Register, Pleads for New Movement---Other Speakers Urge Support
The Union talks in chapel this morning were snappy. The enthusiasm was good, and fifty-five more men signed the petitions. The attendance was a failure, however and yetthe meeting seems to have assured the Union.
150 WANTED TO TEACH
Chairman Kennedy said after the meeting that he has 564 names in his possession, including those obtained this morning. Other petitions have not yet been turned in so it seems certain that the support of at least 600 men has been obtained.
Students Attend Meeting To Enrol In University of Kansas Teachers' Bureau
A crowd of less than three hundred was there—including eight professors, a hundred University women and the band. More than that number have already agreed to pay one dollar toward the realization of the university's mission by their presence necessary to make the Union chapel this morning a success.
One hundred and fifty students attended the teachers' meeting in Snow Hall yesterday to hear the committee members of teachers in Kansas explain its methods.
The committee conducts a small teachers' bureau for Kansas. To have its help in securing a position students who wish to teach must enlist with the bureau in Prof. W. H. Johnson's office at the old check stand.
Only a few have enrolled as yet but the roll will be kept open all spring and a large registration is expected.
MRS. BROWN TO EAST
Advisor of Women To Study Plans In Several Other Large Schools
Mrs. Eustace Brown, advisor of women, will leave Sunday for a ten or twelve days' trip east, to confer with the advisors of women in the Universities of Chicago, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
She will investigate the plans of operation in these schools, preparation for the new school.
CRUMBINE AND HUNTER
TELL ABOUT FELLAGRA
The results of three years of experiments with pellagra and the sand-fly were given before the meeting of the Sigma Xi society at the christian church last night by Prof. S. J. Hunter and Dean S. J. Crumbine.
These experiments have been conducted on monkeys and have attracted much attention among scientists all over the world. No new points were brought out in the discussions last night, the results heretofore attained being summarized for the benefit of the science society.
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
TO HOLD CANDY SALE
The Home Economics Club will hold a candy sale the latter part of next week. The girls of the club will offer for sale a high class brand of candy made in their own laboratory. In making this candy they will use all kinds of vegetables; except onions and garlic.
Tomorrow morning twelve of the girls will make the candy. The candy is better if it is kept a few days before it is eaten. They will also make enough beaten biscuit to fill several orders.
THE JAYHAWKER WANTS
CAMPUS PHOTOGRAPHS
More than a hundred kodak picture have been accepted by the 1914 Jayhawker and there is room for a hundred more. Twenty pages of the book will be devoted to compus images from students. Pictures accepted by the annual be paid for when presented at the Jayhawker office in Green Hall.
The entire Student Council, the class committee and every other man who has a petition will meet tomorrow (Saturday) morning in Fraser Hall. Room 110. All the petitions must be in at that time according to Chairman Kennedy. The immediate purchase of furniture and plans for the opening date—probably Monday, March 2, will be discussed.
It is possible that a final whirlwind campaign, lasting until Monday night, will be made to get eight hundred signers. If that number is obtained, the fee will be seventy-five cents only.
The best speech of the meeting was not on the program. Just as petitions were started down the rows for signatures a man arose in the crowd and asked if a 'taxpayer might say something on the Union. He was John W. Fisher, the first student to register in the University. He said, "When you get six or eight hundred students together in such a Union it means that many voters. And what cannot such an organization of earnest voters do before the legislature for the University?"
"Between 475 and 500 students have signed for membership to the Union," said Randolph Kennedy, chairman of the Union committee. "With 125 more signers the Union is assured; with 325 more the membership fee will be decreased from one dollar to seventy-five cents."
W. O. Hamilton, manager of athletics, thought that the new union would be of benefit in athletics. He said, "I have realized the self-centered condition of cliques in the University for a long time; the Student Union will go a long way to correct this. If it is started right, it will grow to be one of the best ports of our school."
Prof. Merle Thorpe said the men of the University did not know each other well enough; that a Student minor would bring the men closer together.
"We have no real University shrine; we have only the boarding house district where the students flock when classes are over," he said. Professor Thoree thought the students were too frugal and thrifty when it comes to common interests. He also observed for one week and a Student Union started on the savings for that period.
"The University of Kansas has been accused of being undemocratic" said Webster Holloway, of the Men's Student Council. "It isn't if given a chance. The Union will give us a place to get together and be democratic. It will give us a place to do things."
The thing to finally bring us together is a system of dormitories; all state universities are coming to this movement," said Chancellor Strong. "A good beginning is the Student Union. I believe the legislature will support it when the students and faculty start it."
Art Society Meets
The Delta Phi Delta, art sorcerity,
met Tuesday with Wilma Arnett.
Miss Neva J. Foster of the Lawrence
high school art department and
Gladys Nelson读 papers on the
numerous school. The members
responded to roll call with
name of a member of that school or
a characteristic of it. A two-course
 luncheon was served at the close of
the afternoon.