UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The official student paper of the University
EDITORIAL STAFF
JOHN C. MADENN ... Editor-in-Chief
FRED B. SMITH ... High School Editor
FRANK B. HANDBERM ... High School Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
EWING AREA - Business Manager
JACK BARNES - Advertising Manager
PAT BARBON
REPORTORIAL STAPF
RANDOLPH KENNEDY LUCY BAROGER
SAM DEGEN J. W. WARD
JOHN GARLSON GAILLEEN
GORDON ALVINE HUBERT FLINT
CHARLBERT GIBSON GUY SCHWIRT
ROBUS BUNDBANK RAY CLAPPEE
LECULI CHURCHMAN TISHA CENTER
LECULI CHURCHMAN S.N. STREYNEVIL
LAWRENCE SMITH JOSEPH LOARD
GILBERT CARTON JOSIE SMITH
MACHINE FAIRWEATHER
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Published in the afternoon five times a week, students of the University of Kansas, from the press of the department of journalism. =
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The Daily Kaman aims to victory the undergraduate students, and for further than merely printing the news by standing up for no matter its content; to be clean; to be cheerful; to cheerless or serious problems to widen heads; in all, to encourage the ability of students at the University.
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1914
There lives more faith in honest doublt.
Believe me, than in half the creeds
—Tennyson.
The Pi Upsilon fraternity had a housewarming at the chapter house on Adams street Monday night. Open house was held from 10:30 to midnight, during which time several hundred students were received (Crowded out of Social Notes Tuesday).
MORE MEN-BETTER TEAMS News of the basketball victories at Columbia adds weight to the prevalent opinion among the students that Coach Hamilton has the best team in the Valley this season. Scores of players tried out for the team this fall.
The track team is preparing for the Aggie meet Monday, the first of the season. At the try-outs only a few dozen men contested for all the various places. If Kansas is not victorious in track the cause is evident.
Head that roommate of yours, who was a track star in high school, over toward the gymnasium tomorrow. It will do him and the University good if he gets acquainted with the inside of that unfamiliar building; and it isn't too late for his chances even yet.
The Union is one student undertaking which seems to have no use for a pulmonar.
HELPS STUDENT GOVERNMENT
HELPS STUDENT GOVERNMENT Beginning a Men's Union will have a far reaching effect on student government at the University.
By giving the Men's Council a definite and somewhat difficult task—that of running the Union—the new Student Home adds self respect and dignity to that organization.
Student Council critics cannot say, after the Union starts, that the Council is essentially useless because it has nothing to do except conduct elections, dances, and pick up an occasional case of discipline here and there.
HOME BOOKS REDLINE
How did your advisor pronounce
your name last week?
HOME BOOKS REFERENCE
The matter of keeping many library books on the reserve shelf when they are not needed for class reference, deserves some consideration.
There are dozens of volumes of popular essays and other books designed primarily for home reading, that are "red-lined" in the library. That is, they are marked in the
ack with a red line to show that they may not be checked out.
Yet, if the reader will investigate, he will find that scores of these books are never touched in reference work. At the same time the persons who will appreciate them must cannot come to the library to read them.
Why not restrict "red-line" books to those used only for reference work?
The French aviator who was up in the air for fourteen hours hasn't anything on the average stude who was up all during quiz week.
SNOW
Here's a department that you overlooked last week but it isn't too late to enroll yet, if you step lively. I. Coasting Parties. Practice in speed, hill climbing, and general bilarity. Original investigation on the depth of snow drifts. Offered on the golf links at any hour which suits class, or on approaches to Mount Oread after the last street car. 3 to 5 hours.
II. Sleigh Riding. By appointment at night. The only course in the department which requires a laboratory fee. (Pay the liveryman). Class limited to two, four, or any even number. 2 hours.
III. Slipping, Sliding and Laughter. Laboratory course. Offered at 7:45 by Adams S. Hill or Lee S. Incline. No credit, even for unusual proficiency.
IV. Snow Balling. Given in collaboration with Sun Shine. At least twelve students should enroll to make the course a success. Time and place arranged. to suit class. Prerequisites: 1 pair gloves, extreme good nature, strong right arm, one or more targets.
V. Shoveling Sidewalks. (Enroll early). One hour course offered at 6 a.m. by special arrangement with A. Clock, intermittent lecturer. This course conflicts with class in Furnace Tending and students should be sure they are not enrolled in both. Extremely practical. Designed especially for freshmen.
ENDS AND ODDLETS
Did you notice how neatly the basketball team transferred the "wash" from Washington almost over to whitewash?
POOR RILEY
They have swatted your pill we know.
And your meerschaum new and your
cheercots, too.
Are the things of the long ago.
But Council troubles may soon pass
There little stude don't cry.
It is fortunate for the newspapers that they merely print "Paderewski," and are not supposed to pro nounce it correctly.
A day or so ago a wolf was killed as it ran wild in the midst of Kansas City's residence district and yet a certain citizen of that village had the crust not long ago to talk about the "rural simplicity" of Lawrence.
LOST-A pair of skates attached to shoes, in Machine Shop, Friday afternoon. Reward. Return to 133 Sims Hall.-Syracuse Daily Orange
K. U. DICTIONARY
Llee (now obsolete). According to the office authorities, it is Thibault's daughter.
CAMPUS OPINION
Luck (a vague term.) Usually it is the other fellow's luck after a lost game. Sometimes a student is lucky to get through a hard course with little or no study. This is superlative luck.
Love (indefinite). A snappy course usually given on the campus; campusology; spooning; the best course is offered in the spring term.
HE SAVED HIS SOX
"L"
Laughter (implies strategy), is especially used just before quizzes when the professor cracks a crude joke or loses the joke, the loader the lauter.
Language (entrance). Often gets the stude who didn't "need it" in high school. Sometimes a snap course; usually not.
SIGN YOUR "OPINIONS"
The Daily Kansan found two very interesting communications in the Fraser Hall communication box Wednesday, but they were unsigned and cannot be published for that reason.
the laughter.
Literature (various kinds). A freshman snap course after you have had it.
We do not publish the communicant's name unless he has no objection, but we must know the author of that distribution was written in good faith.
RAPS RED TAPE
To the Editor of the Daily Kansan:
There was an article in the Daily Kansan a few days ago calling attention to the antiquated system of enrolling, the over abundance of enrollment rules, the lack of knowledge regarding the interpretation of rules by the professors in charge of the enrolling. It took me an entire day to enroll last semester. I had to see no less than five professors and among them there were conflicting opinions in regard to what could and would not be done. The last enrollment there were several who had enrolled in line from two to five hours.
But here is the best example of the red tape one encounters who tries to accomplish anything. The writer wished to take an examination in a particular subject for credit, not having taken it in class. I went to the teacher of that subject and asked for the examination. The teacher could not give the examination or any information in regard to it so he referred the applicant to the head of the department.
This instructor was finally reached after a time of waiting. He said he had no authority to give the examination except on recommendation of the committee on advanced standing. A few trips were made to the office of a member of this committee and he was found busy at all times. On the last occasion I waited "my turn."
Upon giving reasons for desiring the examination, reasons considered valid by this member. I was told that an examination could not now be granted except after action by the college administrative committee and that they must be petitioned. I went to the dean's office for paper upon which to write this petition to the committee which met in about a week from the date. The petition was then up in good form on the blank furnished by the institution and was presented at the dean's office.
On the day following the meeting of the committee I felt disposed to call and find out the result. I was informed that this all-wise committee had seen fit to deny the request. How is that for the speedy administration of justice that you read about?
Desiring to know why I was not permitted to show how much I knew by an examination I asked the dean why the petition was denied.
"Oh," said he, "it is not the custom."
And to show how deeply the custom was rooted in antiquity he added, "That has not been customary since a time before you were born—and I was about to say, before I was born."
Thinking that the only way to get credit in the subject without putting in regular class work time would be to enroll in the correspondence school next semester and then take the examination, I asked the dean if I could do that. To this he replied that I must go to the correspondence school in order to find out what I could do there.
Do customs. ever change, Mr.
Dean? No—not in Kansas.
Now if students in correspondence work are given credit entirely on the examination which they pass, surely students here in the University should have the same privilege. They should not be required to go through with a lot of red tape to do it either.
Has a committee of eight faculty members, time enough for each one of them to investigate the merits of the numerous requests that come from them of that nature so that they can have confidence? I do not believe that they have.
Who would be more capable of deciding whether students were competent to pass an examination in a particular subject than the teacher in that subject. Who would decide more justly or speedily?
Let the function then, be placed where it belongs. The valuable time of a dozen other teachers would not be taken up in attending to these matters which are of very little interest to them, and certainly the student's problem would be simplified.
FRANK KOCH
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