STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
ED HOWE WILL TELL OF TRAVELS TONIGHT
Atchison Humorist Will Talk to Students in Fraser Hall
TO APPEAR IN CHAPEL TOO
Has Been a Kansan For Forty-one Years—Started Work As a Printer's Devil in Missouri
"Except the firm conviction that we won't have to pay it, our knowledge of the income tax is admittedly vague."
For forty-one years—since he was
humorist in Howe, Atchison
humorist born in Chicago.
ED. HOWE
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBUARY, 16, 1914.
of comment on the world's events for the Atchison Globe. Affairs which have bleached the hairs of politicians, and which have筹集 in the energy in the social lift to chew the rubber from the end of their penny pencils, have been the rich field in which this Kansas news-
ED. HOWE paper man dig out the thousands of witty paranoid hoaxes made him one of the foremost humorists in the United States.
Ed. How began his romantic career at the age of twelve by becoming a printer's devil in a Missouri town and he frankly admired Kansas, that he used more ink on his own face than on his boss's type.
His devilish propensity found vent in putting original thoughts into type occasionally for the country paper on which he worked. These witty sayings were so well received by the readers of the papers, that Mr. Hull had to total of $475. After a year or so of this, young Howe rolled his belongings into a bandana and set out for Kansas territory.
In 1877, he began to publish the Atchison Globe. Here he made his great success as a newspaper humorist and for thirty-seven years, Kansas newspaper readers have made Ed. Howe's witty paragraphs, together with the Bible, their chief source of inspiration.
And tonight, at eight o'clock in Fraser Hall, and tomorrow in chapel, students will have a change to hear him.
Recently, Mr. Howe completed a second trip around the world. He worked up a series of lectures based on his unique observations of the picturesque bits of far away customs and civilizations.
ENGINEERING LIBRARY HAS MANY NEW BOOKS
Report
Many new books have been received at the engineering library since June. Among the 80 cataloged since January are the following: Civil Engineering: Taylor and Thompson; Concrete Costs, and Concrete Inundation; Hayes Public Utilities; Mulford; Boundaries and Landmarks.
List Includes Works of All Brancher and Panama Canal
Mechanical Engineering: Garbee Application of Superheated Steam to Locomotives; Tyrrrell: Engineering of Shops and Factories; Tyrrrell: Design and Construction of Mill Buildings; Thorkellon: Air Compression; Kimball: Principles of Industrial Organization; Chalkley: Diesel Engine; Lodge: Number of Engineers in Unit; Thermodynamic Moyer; Power Plant Testing; and Macintiret: Mechanical Refrigeration.
Architectural Engineering; Martin; Details of Building Construction; and Cosgrove; Plumbing Plans and Specifications.
Electrical Engineering: McGraw:
Electric Railway Directory.
The Engineering library contains complete files of the Panama Canal Record, which is the official and only report of the work in the Canal Zone. It is prepared by the experts whose experience than engineers will find these records interesting according to the librarian.
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Track Captain to Lead Team Against Aggies
DAN HAZEN
Who will direct the team in the first
competition the season tonight in the
competition.
K. U. COLLEGE SIXTH IN UNITED STATES
Greater Enrollment in Bus Five Similar Institutions Still Growing.
Enrollment figures compiled recently give Harvard 2914, California 2738, Michigan 2520, Stanford 1743, Chicago 1630, and Kansas 1630. The Kansas college far outstrips Missouri with 1350, or Nebraska with 1274. Many of the largest universities have small colleges; the Carson College has the full enrollment of over 9000, but its college has only 1464; Princeton has but 1267; Minnesota, 1521; Northwestern, 1088; and Cornell 1120.
The College of Liberal Arts in the University of Kansas now has the sixth largest enrollment of any school in the United States. Only Harvard, California, Michigan, Stanford, and Chicago have larger colleges although eighteen other schools have a larger total enrollment.
NUMBER 92.
The Lawrence fire department was called to the home of H. W. Hargiss assistant professor of physical education, 545 Alabama St., Thursday night to extinguish a fire in the kitchen.
NEIGHBORS EXTINGUISH
FIRE AT HARGISS HOME
The students who desire a liberal education are the ones who have made the University grow. This is shown by the statistics of the last eight years. In 1906 the School of Engineering had an enrollment of 400, now it has 356; the School of Law had 170, now it has 174; the Graduate School had increased from 50 to 99; Fine Arts from 16 to 20; the musicians from 127 to 130; the School of Pharmacy has gone down from 80 to 61; the School of Education has stood at about 188; while the College has increased from 716 to 1630.
An overheated cook stone ignited the floor and the blaze attracted the attention of neighbors who put it out before the fire wagon arrived. The fire was not at home at the time of the fire. The damage was slight.
the meeting of the Graduate Club and lecture by Professor Hodder announced for tonight, will be postponed one week on account of the lecture of Ed. Howe. The meeting held Monday evening February 23.
The Weather
Postdone Graduate Meeting
Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and tomorrow. No important change in weather.
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STATE CLAY WORKERS ORGANIZE HERE TODAY
Moulders Meet on Mt. Oreac to Form Association for Industry
The opening program of the convention for the organization of an association of Kansas Clay Workers was held in Haworth Hall this afternoon. The convention is the result of invitations sent out to the clay workers of the state by the University of Kansas School of Science and Clay Testing Laboratory to assemble here for a two days session, today and tomorrow.
This afternoon's program was devoted to the organization and a few others.
The program given this afternoon was as follows: Address of Welcome, Chancellor Frank Strong; Response, Representative of Lawrence Worker Society; The Open Price Policy, Iverson C. Wells; Hollow Brick Blocks, Erasmus Haworth; Benefits of Organization, C. A. Noll; Work of Clay Testing, Paul Testor; Relation Between Manufacturer and Jobber J. J. Jamieson Humboldt; Benefits of Organization, C. A. Noll; Dean F. P. Walker; Experience in Clay Plants in Canada and Europe, Geo. R. White; address, Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith; address, T. A. Randall; The Burning of Clay Wares, Superintendent Paul Testor; Information City, Mo. J. N. Strickler, Cherryvale, and Prof. C. M. Young; and Silo Builds by Prof. H. A. Rice.
PRIZE ORATURY CONTEST
OPEN TO K. U. STUDENTS
The State Peace Oratorical Association is composed of about ten colleges in Kansas. An invitation to join the organization was recently granted by T. Hill, of the department of public speaking has announced a tryout for this contest to be held about March 15. If interest is shown in this preliminary, Professor Hill will enter a team for the University at the state capitol, Topoka. A first prize of $75 and a second prize of $25 will be offered.
The first issue of the Kansas Editor is off the press and today is being maild out over the state. The new journal is to be published in the newspaper of the nationalism of the University, and is to be devoted exclusively to Kansas publishers. This issue of the magazine contains leading articles on education, law, and news, besides other material of interest to Kansas newspaper men.
Students of the University have an opportunity to win a prize of $75 which is offered by the State Peace Oratorial Association for the best speech given at the contest which will be held in Toneka on April 17.
Professor Hill said that he would try to get University credit for those who were successful in making the team. He can be seen at his office in Green Hall by any who are interested in the debate.
Tuesday afternoon and evening the University Y. M. C. A. had charge of the Aurora and the Grand theaters. The net proceeds amounted to $47,051 used to meet the cost of the committee's banquet given last October.
Y. M. Gets $38
"Kansas Editor" Published
Phi Psis Arrested
A party of Phi Psis were arrested Friday night for coasting on Indiana street, which is prohibited by a city ordinance. When the case came up for hearing Saturday morning, Judge Benson dismissed it.
The recent cold wave exhausted the supply of convict coal on hand at the heating plant. The coal supply for the University comes from the State Penitentiary at Lansing. However, superintendent Crocker approved food aid other coals had been obtained and there was no chance for a holiday.
K. U. Out Of Convict Coal
Beloit Dean Here
Miss Kathryn Adams, Dean of Women at Beloit College, Wis., will arrive today to be the guest of Miss Chapley the chapeler of the Alemann Club.
Foster To Go To Virginia
Registrar Geo. O. Foster will go to Virginia the last of this week to attend a national meeting of registers and Universities of the United States.
PLANS TRACK MEET WITH MINNESOTA
Coach Frank Would Send Hi Team Against Kansas at Minneapolis
Proposals for a Kansas-Minnesota track meet to be held in Minneapolis May 23, were received by the athletic authorities here last week, and the manager Hamilton and Arthur Mose, manager Hamilton and Arthur Mose, team manager of the Javahawk track team.
A track meet with this "Big P" school would do much toward putting Kansas further on the athletic map of the Middle West. In all probabilities, the school will close negotiations with the northern school for this contest at once.
The Kansas athletes personally are strong for the battle. Dan Hazen, captain, feels sure that the meet will actually be held, and the joining of these schools in track athletics may lead to games in other lines of sport, basketball, baseball, and perhaps football.
Leonard Frank, former Jayhawk player football coach, is director of track athletics at Minnesota now, and it was through his efforts that the meet was proposed. Frank has taken full charge of track work at Minneapolis, Minnesota, to be rounding up a team well-balanced in every line of the sport.
Prof. C. H. Talbot, director of the State Municipal Reference Bureau and secretary of the League of Kansas Municipalities, is now editing a department in the "American Municipal Journal" to publish more of Kansas Municipal News. More than four pages were devoted to Kansas topics in the last issue of this monthly, which is the official bulletin of the League of American Municipalities. These are the leagues of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Minnesota.
PROFESSOR TALBOT EDITS
MAGAZINE DEPARTMENT
Professor Talbot's notes, gathered from his correspondence as director of the bureau and secretary of the league and also from the Kansas State News Service, are read in the magazine by over 20,000 Kansas. The Kansas League of Municipalities is now the third largest in the United States.
Y. M. SPEAKER UNABLE
TO FILL ENGAGEMENT
L. R. Ash, of Kansas City, Mo., who was scheduled to speak yesterday afternoon in Myers Hall was unable to fill the engagement and Prof. G. C. Shaad took his place. Professor Shaad discussed the req-irement of successful engineer the same subject on which Mr. Ash was to speak.
This was the first of a series of lectures by prominent men in the different professions that the Y. M. C. A. has arranged.
Professor Schwegler occupied the pulitat at the Congregational church both at the morning and evening service. He took for his last address the subject, The Mission of the Common Council Tuesday night, Professor Schwegler is to give a series of ten lectures at Myers Hall.
THE CHURCH SHOULD BE
DYNAMIC. SAYS SCHWEGLER
"The real mission of the twentieth century church" declared Prof. R. A. Schwegler at the Congregational church Sunday night, "is to create a life through the consciousness by translating Jesus Christ into the consciousness of the times."
WILL WIND UP UNION
CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK
At a meeting of the Student Union committee this morning it was decided to finish the campaign for signatures Friday. The names on the petitions were turned in this afternoon and are being checked over in order to find out just how many men are yet needed to insure the Union.
Losers Stand For Valentine Love
A membership contest in Miss Riggs's University class for girls at the Congregational church, ended last week. The losing team, under the leadership of Estelle Strahm from Columbia University, was news Saturday night, when the whole class was entertained at a valentine reception at the home of Miss Birdie Downs, 1242 N. Y. street.
Mrs. Eustace Brown, Advisor of Women, and Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, of the Board of Administration, trans-posed business at the University today.
K. U. Football Captain Recovers from Operation
JOHN DETWILER
Gridiron star who is recovering from an operation last week. His physician says he will be able to return to lead the team next year.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB TO GIVE CONCERT
Will Hold Second Annual Recital Tomorrow Night With Thirty Voices
The Girls' Glee Club will give its
Fraser Hall tomorrow evening at 8:15
The girls who will take part in the program are: first soprano, Helen Baiy, Alice Cours, Margaret Davis, Dorothy Ettwein, Dora Lockett, David Sawtell, Helen Stout, Hazel Williams; second soprano, Ruth Buchanan, Ellen Burkardt, Josephine Lamborn, Blanche Simons, Mary Stanwaity, Rhea Wilson, Woolley-wits; first alto, Fay Blaire, Hazel Kaiser, Fox Edison, Clintchen Ruth Fox, Madeline Nachtmann, Nells Temple, Estebal Wollmant; second eldest, Edna Davis, Gertrude Ferge, Genevieve Huffman, Margaret Kelsall, Maribell Maill, Martia Pitrowski, Isabela Thorburnore.
Those who are directing the club are: Marae Davis, manager; Nina Kanaga, pianist, and Prof. Charles E. Bubach, director.
COLLEGE FIVE LEAVES ON TOUR OF KANSAS
Will Play Wesleyan, Hays Normal and Friends This
The College basketball five live this morning for Salina, where it will play the first game of a trip to Western Kansas. The Collegians will meet the Wesleyans at Salina, tomorrow, and will play the Normal team at Hays Wednesday. The Quakers at Friends are on the bill Thursday and the College team will return to Lawrence that night.
The team has appeared before the basketball fans but once this year. After the last Washington game, the Friends' team was defeated in a close game. Prof. H. W. Hargiss, of the physical training department, coach of the five accompanied the team.
The men who will make the trip are: R. A. Herrod, N. F. Strachen, R. M. Cramer, B. Melville, N. L. Brown, Ray Kent and Manager Landin Laird.
Week
To Speak On Quo Vadis
Miss Helen Jones of the German department will talk on Quo Vedia at the meeting of the Y. W. C. A., in Myers Hall, Tuesday at 4:30.
BULLETIN
AN ACCIDENT, SAYS JURY
The jury at the coroner's inquest gave a verdict at 2:45 this afternoon that Cecil Beardley "came to his death through an accident by failing to observe necessary precautions in coasling."
The jury examplaed Walter Hart. Clarence Richter, and Bliss Bignall three members of the coasting party and Wyatt Scott. driver of the cab.
CECIL BEARDSLEY DIES IN COASTING ACCIDENT
Senior Fatally Injured When Sled Collided With a Cab
SIX OTHER STUDENTS HURT
John Coffrey Still In Bed With Bruises, Others Better—Thirteen Packed on Doomed "Bob"
Chancellor on Coasting
"I believe that an ordinance ought to be passed and enforced absolutely forbidding coasting upon the hill streets of Lawrence," said Chancellor Jeffrey this month. "In addition I feel strongly that no student has any right to subject himself to useless jeopardy and run the chance of breaking the hearts of his parents by unnecessary indulgence in a dangerous sport. It is our duty as students of the University ought to take a lesson now as to their responsibility in such matters."
Cecil M. Beardsley, a senior in the College, was killed, and six other students were slightly injured at 11:55 Saturday night at the intersection of Adams and Tennessee streets.
The party, composed of thirteen students, had made two desces successfully, and was making the third when the accident occurred. The cab driven by Wyatt Scott, an employee of Francisco's livery barn was coming west on a road that Scott says the glare of lights on Adams street prevented him from seeing the coasting party.
Beardsley was guiding the sled, and tried to turn aside, but the terrific speed prevented it. One of the members of the party estimated that the sled was travelling seventy-five miles an hour.
Beardsley's head was dashed against the wheel of the cab, and death from concussion of the brain was almost instantaneous. He was carried to Lee's College Inn, bleed profusely, but he did not know what wasness and was dead when a cootter arrived a few minutes later.
The thirteen men on the sled were bruised and shaken. Walter Hart had one leg twisted, and nas cuts on his face. John Coffrey and Robert Brooks also had their legs twisted and were bruised. Clarence Richter, Frank Lynch, and Chinery suffered other minor injuries. Other than these, H. H. Wentworth Elise Bigall, A. T. Cowan, Harold Rupennetal, H. H. Wentworth and Gola Coffelt. Coffey is in bed for a few days.
The impact of the collision split a heavy pine board on top of the shed from end to end, and demolished the wheel of the cab.
Several crowds were coaching down Adams at the time of the accident, and a few students were in at least one of the dorms. Students in front of the Phi Deltah house.
Beardsey was a senior in the School of Education, the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Beardsey of Russell Kansas. He was 21 years old. The body was sent to Russell for burial, yesterday.
When the sled struck the cab there was a crash that was heard by students a block away. A crowd soon collected.
Students Describe How
Coasting Accident Occurred
"I saw the lights of the cab when we were in front of Rowland's Book Store," said Walter Hart, one of the firefighters. "I could feel the dug strelte as Beardsley tried to turn to the left and avoid a collision. But the short time which elapsed before the shock was not enough to change our course, so I ran back to the car left. He had no done so the result would no doubt have been far worse."
John Coffrey is still confined to his bed but is recovering from his injuries rapidly. "I was seated next to him, but he was moving," it "it was all done so quickly that I did not realize what had happened until I found myself under the cab."
Frank F. Beauchamp was not one of the party on the sled which met
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