TOPEKA KAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
INVESTIGATES CHARGE AGAINST K.U. CLASS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 20, 1914
Santa Fe Agent Probes Complaint That Geology Students Broke Insulators
MANY SLEUTHS ARE ON CASE
Railroad Detective, Douglas County Sheriff, and Lawrence Chief of Police Visit Campus
A special agent of the Santa Fe railroad, Carl Lawson, is investigating the charge of a section foreman that members of Prof. W. H. Twenhofel's geology class broke insulators on the telecommunications lines of Eudora, while the class was gathering specimens Saturday.
Lawson, accompanied by Sherif Cummings, of Douglas County, and Elmer Meyers, chief of police of Lawrence, and the section foreman making the accusation, met the members of the class in Haworth Hall yesterday afternoon. The foreman picked out one student and charged him with breaking an insulator, and another whom he said was in the crowd. The first student denies breaking the insulator.
The geology class made an all-day trip Saturday. From Weaver, where they had gone on a Santa Fe train, they returned on foot to Eudora, walking a part of the way on the railroad tracks.
The Santa Fe agent took the names of all those who made the trip, but would divulge nothing of his intentions, although he hinted that the matter was probed to the bottom. Sheriff Cummings and Mr. Meyers said they knew nothing about it, but would be compelled to issue warrants if they were asked by the Santa Fe.
The penalty provided by the Kansas statutes for the offence charged is a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than a year.
East of Eudora a little way the crowd encountered the section foreman. Some were throwing rocks at the telegraph paper to stop, and then they stopped to stop, in strong terms, the men say, and after they retorted, made complaint.
ROCK MEN ARE RICH
Work
K. U. Geologists Refuse Good Offers for Practical Field
K. U. geologists must be "flush," at least that is what a certain Mr McCraery, who represents large gas deposits in Texas and Oklahoma, thinks.
There were a number of students among the seniors and in the Graduation School who were competent to study, but they wouldn't leave K. U. for it.
Mr. McCreaery was here last week trying to hire an assistant geologist for field work in Oklahoma. He offered $75 a month, practical experience in the work, and promised a rapid increase in salary.
WILL TELL SIGMA XI OF
NELL VIEWS ON DIGESTION
Prof. C. F. Nelson of the chemistry department will address Iota Chapter of Sigma XI at the regular meeting on January 22 at the Unitarian Church.
The address will be "Our Changing Views Concerning Digestion and Assimilation." Sigma Xi attempts at its monthly meetings to review the most rec. It thought and study along scientific lines.
At the meeting next month the annual election of members will be
PROF. GOLDSMITH TO TALK
ON FACTORY BUILDING
Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith will give the regular weekly lecture in the School of Engineering Wednesday at 11 a.m. on "The Factory Building."
The Mechanical Engineering Society will meet Thursday evening, 7 o'clock at Dean Walker's home, 1301 Ohio St. Prof. A.J. Boynton will make a talk on "Effects of Recent Legislation on Business."
Prof. G. R. Jones expects his wife back Saturday from a visit in Melford, Mass., where she has been visiting since the holidays.
PROFESSOR BOYNTON TO
TALK BEFORE ENGINEERS
NUMBER 78
ENGINEERS TO HEAR PICTURE LECTURES
Kansas Society in Session on Campus to Listen to Lecture Tonight
DR. STRONG GREETS GUESTS
Opens Sessions at Marvin Hall With Address; Experts From All Over State Attend
Four illustrated lectures will be delivered tonight before the sixth annual meeting of the Kansas Engineering Society now in session in the Engineering Building. Prof. Grandville R. Jones, c. e., will deliver an address on "The Filter Plant at Washington, D. C;" "Reinforced Concrete Bridges," is the subject of a lecture to be given by B. Leman, Ph.D., Sankara Institute of Engineering Practice," by Alva J. Smith, c. e.; "The Boulder, Colorado, Hydro Development Co." by Prof. RaJones, c. e.
The meeting began this morning at 11:00 o'clock in the Marvin Hall auditorium with an address of welcome by Chancellor Frank Strong. After the reports of the various committees the meeting adjourned to the Merchants Club rooms where a dinner was served the visitors.
The program for the second session which began this afternoon at 1300
"A Report on the Bridges in Cloud County, Kansas," by A. H. Worley; "Bridge and Calvert Wing Walls," by Lloyd B. Smith; "Highways," by S. Gerhart; "Town Management," by S. Gerhart; "Bridges," by Prof. H. A. Rice; and "The Corrosion of Iron and Steel," by H. S. Putney.
A large number of Kansas engineers is expected to attend the sessions tomorrow. The morning meeting will begin at 9:00 o'clock. "Municipal Ownership," by Jas. A. Cable, will be the first address; "Valuation of Common Carriers," by John S. Worley; "Landscape Engineering," by Larry Rushoff; "Flood Protection," by H. B. Walker; "Asphalt and Asphaltic Concrete," by A. R. Young; and "Bridges," by H. S. Tullock are the other speakers. The meeting will close tomorrow afternoon. Several prominent speakers are on the program for this meeting and a few of their talks are "Construction of the Guthrie, Okla., Reservoir," by C. M. Buck; "Daily Difference in the Rise and Fall of the Kaw River, Popka," by F. O. Sloper; "A Swage Disposal Plant for an Isolated Building," by Prof. C. A. Haskins; and "Sewage and Stream Pollution," by E. B. Black. Reports of the committee and election of officers will conclude the meeting.
HOW TO RAISE THAT "4" GRADE
LAWRENCE COUNCIL MAY
ABOLISH ALL POOLHALLS
The Lawrence city council decide last night to vote February 1 on the matter of excluding all but private poolhalls in the city.
While the result of the vote is hard to predict, the thought of a poolhallless town will doubtle cause many students to sit up and take notice.
TESTS GAS LIGHTS FOR KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
Prof. George C. Shaad yesterday began a series of tests for the gas lighting system of Kansas City, Kans. The tests are made for the purpose of determining the strength and efficiency of the street lights, and will be continued every night for a month or six weeks.
Students of the School of Fine Arts gave their fifth recital this afternoon at the Unitarian Church. The following were on the program: Diana Lambert, Margaret Emerson Edina Hopkins, Margaret Morgan, Helen Stout, Dorothy Morgan, Fern Maclean, Connie Smyth, John Martin Katherine Barber, Gordon Welch, Meredith Robbins, Genevieve Huffman, Nina Kanaga, Georgia Wolf, and Mary Jarvis.
FIFTH RECITAL HELD
IN UNITARIAN CHURCH
Not Yet. But Soon
"Nothing definite has yet been done on the senior memorial by the committee, but we will decide upon some memorial soon," Lawrence Kinear, a member of the committee said this morning.
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PROFESSOR TO SING FOR JUNIORS' STAG
C. A. Dykstra of History Department Will Interpret Dialect Songs
A faculty member in the role of Harry Lauder will be a feature of the first junior stag to be held at the Kappa Sigma house Wednesday evening. Prof. C. A. Dykstra of the history department will interpret several dialect songs for the third-year men.
Other professors who will appear on the program are W. A. Whitaker, of Columbia University.
An engineering skit, headed by Joe Berwick, and twenty minutes of blackface will a quartet from the College, will furnish specialties between such serious affairs as fencing and boxing bouts.
"The program will be short and snappy," said Leon Bocker, chairman of the committee. "It has a punch and will be amusing. As for refreshments, almost the entire amount taken in will be expended for eats and souvenirs of which we will have one for each junior."
Tickets may be purchased from the following: B. H. Asher, Leon Barth, Bocker, Clarence Williamson, Russell Gear, Duke Kennedy, Orrin Potter, Earl Vermillion, Donald Lackey, and Harry Willson.
The schedule of classes · for the second semester has been received from the printer and schedule sheets and enrollment cards are now being distributed at the dean's office. The schedules are on a table just within reach of the desk, maybe by all students. Two new courses have been added, but otherwise the program is practically the same as given in the catalogue.
DISTRIBUTE SCHEDULES
FOR SECOND SEMESTER
CLAASSEN LEAVES TO
ORGANIZE ANTI-BUGS
P. W. Claassen, assistant state entomologist, left Lawrence today for an extended trip out over the state organizing for the spring field work. Mr. Claassen's work in cooperation with other county officers is to fight the San Jose scale, the chinch bug and other pests of the farm.
An Icman to *Register*
Geo. R. Hales of Chicago, Ill., is visiting the University with the idea of enrolling in the School of Engineering next semester. Mr. Haies has been in the ice business in Chicago and will plan his course so that it will be of use to him along these lines.
Minnie Dingey was severely burned about the head and arms yesterday afternoon while performing an experiment in the chemistry laboratory of a senior in the School of Education and Ives at Minneapolis, Kansas.
An Iceman to Register
CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT HAS PAINFUL RESULTS
STUDENTS WILL ENROLL
FEBRUARY 9 IN GYM
It was announced this afternoon that there would be but one day for enrollment in second semester classes.
All enrolling will be done at the Gymnasium on Monday, February 9 and classes will start Tuesday. Students who enter at the beginning of the second semester are the only ones who have done it. The room must be locked at the Registration office in Fraser Hall at any time.
Formerly many students spent the week-end after examinations at home and did not return until Tuesday morning, but this year they must be here Monday to get enrolled.
STUDENTS IN 72 SHOT
TURKEYS NEAR OREAD
Imagine going a few blocks out of Lawrence to shoot a few wild turkeys for dinner.
This was the case in 1872, when they were common in the timber around Lawrence, but rather scarce near town. As far as the Museum authorizes there, there has not been any murder killed in Kansas in the last twenty years.
Dr. F. H. Snow also quoted in his check-list of "Birds of Kansas," which was published in 1872, that prairie chickens were abundant and were sold in Lawrence from 15 to 25 cents each.
DEBATING SOCIETY
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Parliamentary practice and the election of officers occupied the attention of the University Debating Society last night. The following officers were elected: Bruce Shomber, president; E. E. Bennett, vicepresident; J. E. B. Miller, secretary; W. L. Rockwell, treasurer; Harry McColloch, program committee; E. M. Johnson, press correspondent; and F. Anderson, W. Latimer, and E. G. Smith membership committee.
The "Einer Muster Hieraten," a German play, was given to a large audience in Room 313 Fraser Hall on the morning by The Dramatic Verein.
GERMAN STUDENTS GIVE
A PLAY ABOUT GRIMMS
This play was of special interest to German students as two of the characters represented the famous philologist, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Some of the city clubs attended.
FORMER K. U. ENGINEER
COMPLETES BIG DAM
W. T. Walker, a graduate of the School of Engineering in 1898, as engineer in charge of the H. M. Byllesby Company, has just completed the construction of a large dam across the Mississippi below Minneapolis. Minn. This dam will supply power for the Minnesota General Electric Company. In the process of the building, Walker had 1,100 men employed at one time.
Professor Will Test Filter
Prof. C. A. Haskins will go to JOHNSTON, NJ evening to meet out
the new filter system which has been recently installed.
86 ATTEND CHAPEL AND SING ONE SONG
This Morning's Exercises Dis missed Early; Mostly Men in Attendance
Eighty-six University people, including - faculty and students, attended chapel exercises this morning. The other two thousand plus left for "lunch" immediately after their third our courses. Fifty of the eighty-six who were at chapel this morning made sure the faculty member was keen enough to form; a half dozen other instructors and professors sat in "from pews."
The exercises lasted but a few minutes; only one song was sung, and no speeches made. "Uncle Jimmy" Green presided. Even during the short services several came in late.
There were enough seats for all present.
Dean P. F.Walker Opposes Change in Chapel Plan
Dean P. F. Walker; of the School of Engineering is opposed to any change in chapel exercises which would in any way lessen their religious character or lower the high standard now held.
"Would you have the chapel hour changed?" was asked. "Entirely unnecessary," was asked. "The answer. 'Should better speakers be secured?' "Absolutely impossible," came the reply. "How about compulsory attendance, or the giving of credit?" was now asked of the dean. The answer came back, "No reason for it at all."
"The present high standard of the chapel exercises should not be lowered in tone," continued Dean Walker. "I believe the students should be free to do as they wish about at least once a week. The audiences are always fair, and often fill the auditorium to its capacity. The 10 o'clock chapel might be practical for those having classes in Fraser or Green Hall, but those having to come back here to the Engineering Building for an annual retreat remain here over the 10 o'clock class instead. Rather than keep a lot of people here, they might as well be allowed to go home."
DONT WORRY ABOUT FRUIT,
PROFESSOR HUNTER ADVISES
A few farmers of the state are predicting a bad fruit crop this year because of the short warm spell during the last few days. Trees are some parts of the state, and some of the orchardists are looking glum.
"There is no need for any worry yet," said Prof. S. J. Hunter, state entomologist, today. "If we could predict the nature of the future by watching what presents us would never have to work. Nothing whatever can be told about the fruit crop now but there is certainly no cause for alarm."
ONLY AGGIES FAVORED BIG GAME AT K. C.
One School at Lincoln Meeting Wanted Football Off College Grounds
K. U. DELEGATES DIVIDED
Two For, Two Opposed, When Board and Chancellor Voted—All Other Members Opposed
"The conference met at the Lincoln Hotel. All members of the conference were present N, U, K, U, K., A, C, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, and I, S, A, C, being represented."
The playing of intercollegiate football games on college grounds, the fraternity question, teaching efficiency, and uniform accounting were among the important questions considered by the governing board of the Missouri Valley Conference when met at Lincoln, Nebraska, yesterday. Chancellor Frank Strong gave out the following interview regarding the conference this morning:
"First they acted on the rule forbidding football games on other than college grounds. There was a thorough discussion. Each institution gave its opinion informally and each which institution was set out as fairly and accurately as possible. It was found in informal discussion that all the boards of institutions except that of Kansas were strongly opposed to a change in the rules, and that the Board of Kansas was divided in its opinion.
"A formal vote was ordered. The vote of K. S. A. C. was cast by the Board of Administration through its president in the affirmative, that its president is the Vice President of Board of Administration, through its president, declined to cast any vote for the University of Kansas, because the members of the Board and the Chancellor, who was asked by the Board to vote, stood 2 for and 1 against him, and other institutions in the conference cast their votes against the repeal.
"The sentiment in favor of playing football games on home grounds was much more general and unanimous than the tendency it developed in the discussion that there was some tendency in institutions other than those of Kansas, toward the abolition of intercollegiate football, and it was believed, that holdout teams running were necessary to retain intercollegiate football on the right basis.
"Much time was given to the discussion of the fraternity question. The sentiment on the whole was favorable to the fraternity system, so long as the universities did not provide ample and adequate dormitory facilities. Many in the conference believed that the dormitory would make the universities unnecessary, and that they would take on the same condition as in the older universities having the dormitory system.
"There was also discussion in regard to efficiency in teaching; and standing uniform on teaching, efficiency uniform accounting, and fraternities were ordered."
C. F. LORD TO ADDRESS
    MENS' MEETING SUNDAY
C. F, Lord, a well known leader of the Kansas City Y. M. C. A., will be the speaker at the men's meeting at Myers Hall Sunday afternoon.
K. U. Journalists Make Good Three of the newspaper men turned out by the department of journalism at the University are making good, in the big world. Omar Hite, formerly connected with the Daily Kansan, is now telegraph with the Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, Richland County, and graduate of Kansan, is on the telegraph desk of the Earl, Worth Record.
Robert Sellers, another K. U. boy, was forced to quit the game because of his health. He is now working on a ranch in Texas.
The Hawk Dramatic Club will meet tomorrow night, at 7:30, in 110, Fraser.
Weather
Weather forecast: Fair tonight and tomorrow. Colder.
Temperature readings:
7 p. m. . . . . . . . . . 49%
9 a. p. . . . . . . . . 36%
a. p. . . . . . . . . 44
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