STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
SUGGESTS DROPPING CHAPEL ON TUESDAY
Prof. D.C. Croissant Would Limit Exercises to One a Week
NUMBER 77
HE'D HOLD IT FRIDAY AT 10
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 19, 1914
Opposes Credit for Going and Compulsory Attendance; Students Shouldn't Be Bribed, He says
The most practical solution of the chapel problem in the opinion of Prof. DeWitt C. Croisant, chairman of the chapel committee, is to have but one chapel each week, at 10 o'clock on Fridays.
"The habit of cutting Tuesday chapel," said Professor Croissant this afternoon, "comes down to us from last year. Tuesday was the day we got our first chance possible to get students to attend on that day. It is the same this year. The only thing to do is to abolish Tuesday chapel and concentrate on one big Friday program each week. The hour should be changed to 10 o'clock every day so many students prefer to cut and go to their rooms or eat their lunch."
Professor Croissant said that a more complete, though less practical remedy would be to discontinue altogether the regular chapel and call special assemblies whenever a good speaker could be obtained. The hour would be set to fit the convenience of each particular speaker and classes would be dismissed during that period.
Suggests Irregular Assemblies
"Though the present plan is decidedly unsatisfactory," Professor Croissant continued, "I do not think that it can be changed for a year and a half at least. Next year's catalogue is now in the hands of the principal department arranged for next year. It would be impossible to make the changes in class hours necessary to a new chapel arrangement now."
Opposes Compulsory Chapel
Professor Croissant does not think the plans of giving credit for chapte attendance, or compulsory attendance as suggested by remedies, would be advisable.
"If students do not care to come to chapel, that is their own business," he pointed out. "I do not believe in bribing them to attend. We are having addresses at the University each week which would cost $2 a seat if delivered at any other place. If the opportunity exists in the country without any expense does not bring students to chapel, then they would get little good from forced attendance at the university."
It's Just as Bad Elsewhere
"We try to get representative men from all lines of activity to address us. We have lawyers, statesmen ministers, scientists, and anyone, in fact, who is representative of modern thought and ideals. The men who come to the University to speak in chapel are leaders in their professions and what they have to say should be eagerly received by the student body of an institution whose very purpose is to train leaders."
The situation at the University of Kansas is no worse that at other universities, thinks Professor Croissant. The tendency to neglect chapel and StateMany universities, he says, are aba-
ishing the regular chapel.
When asked what the reason for this condition was, Professor Croissant replied that it was the multiplicity of interests in modern university life that are so many outside interests that attention is drawn from the purely cultural to the specialized professional. "Whatever is not directly related to the work which the student expects is an evil tendency, but it is one which must be met by a change in the present system."
Attend Chapel and Get Credit—Registrar's Plan
Registrar George O. Foster has a plan which he thinks will increase the chapel attendance. "Give credit for it," he suggests.
The Registrar proposes services on Tuesday and Thursdays at ten o'clock, with one hour credit for one semester's attendance.
He explained that by having Thursday chapel, there would be conflicts only with the two hour classes, and that ten o'clock service would keep many students on the hill who would otherwise go to their rooms.
LATE "TAWNGOISTS"
HAILED FROM K.C.
"Broadway Artists" Got Ar gentine Dance in Packers' District 40 Miles East
IAN A "STAR" REPORTER
And the Lady an Employee of the Kansas City Post; Their Dream of Gold Vanishes
Aha! The secret is out.
The efface Easterners who came to our Puritan village last week to corrupt our morals with that naughty "Tawngo" dance are exposed. No longer will the guileless student be threatened with the demoralizing influence of the wicked new steps as danced by the metropolitan aristocrats to the white light of publicity cast upon them by that guardian and protector of the innocent student, the Daily Kansan.
From the East they came, speaking familiarly of Broadway. We supposed they used to trade dances with Vernon Castle and Maurice Cross. We rather imagined they had gone as far as Argentine in order to get the real atmosphere of the Tango. The more conservative of us called them Saint Louisians rather than New Yorkers, but even that origin is too far east by several hundred miles.
Rumor has it that the trio came to Lawrence on a Santa Fe local train and stopped off on the station platform at Argentine, Kansas, long way from Montreal. An Argentinian atmosphere which characterizes the original Tango.
The Tango artists reside, to be eact, just forty miles east of hern Mr. Karl Wingate, erstwhile danc ing master is none other than Emme Crozier, a reporter on our esteem contemporary, the Kansas City Star His dancing partner, alles Ren West, is employed in the busine ss office of the Kansas City Post. We used to see them often last summer practising the new steps at the public dance pavilion at Fairmount park.
If they came to Lawrence it make some money in the exploitation of their terpiceriscan ability, their venture was a sad failure, for a steady job in a newspaper office is much more difficult than with the object of their little trip, we hope they had as good a time as we had and are having.
However that may be, it is certain that Mr. Wingate, in running down his assignments, has walked up and down Broadway (B.C., Mo.) enough to be thoroughly familiar with that thoroughfare.
While we regret the financial failure of the late artistic venture, we are glad the Star Reporter has given us several columns of excellent copy.
BLACKMAR TO HEAD PRISON COMMISSION
K. U. Dean With Other Experts Wil Prepare Plans for Proposed New Penitentiary
President Edwin A. Krauthoff of the Commercial Law League of America, will deliver the second lecture of his course in the School of Business at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, January 22 on the subject, "Location."
Professor Blackman recently completed an investigation on the prison conditions and made his report to Governor Hodges last week. In his report he urged the building of a new jail, the old one. Dean Blackmar's report is the basis for action taken by the governor.
Prof. F. W. Blackmar, dean of the Graduate School has been appointed head of a commission to prepare plans for the building of a new penitentiary. Governor Hodges announced his appointment as chairman Saturday.
EDWIN A. KRAUTHOFF TO ADDRESS LAW STUDENTS
Other men appointed on the commission are H. W. McClaughrey, former warden of federal prison; W. H. Haskell, former warden of state prison; J. E. Porter, member of state penal board; and John R. Mulvane, a Topea banker. This committee is to make their investigation and make their report to the legislature in 1915.
Intimate Relations With the Faculty Insure Better Grades
GOVERNMENT WANTS PROFESSOR DALTON
Offers K. U. Engineer $4,500 a Year to Head Railroad Survey
Since the recent volcanic eruptions in Japan, the lecture of Professor Haworth, head of the department of geology, on "The Last Word on Volcanoes," should be of especial interest to graduate students given that will be given at Haworth Hall tonight at eight o'clock will be illustrated with lantern slides. A social hour will follow the lecture and refreshments will be served.
B. J. Dalton, professor of civil engineering at the University of Kansas, has been offered a position with Uncle Sam as senior civil engineer at a salary of $4500 a year. He would be given charge of a district in the government's work of finding the physical valuation of railroads. Professor Dalton has not decided whether to accept.
"If men were as willing to assume a few things in religion as they are in mathematics we wouldn't have the doubters we have today," he said.
Last August the Interstate Commerce Commission gave an examination to find the best man for senior civil engineer. Three thousand and thirty-four took it; 864 passed, 54 got above 90 per cent. Professor Dalton got the second highest grade in his district.
Using geometrical figures and showing that all proofs of these figures and calculations are in the end but assumptions, and at the same time how willing men are to accept mathematical results as certainties, the speaker proved every word of his speech and his declarations.
The University of Kansas lent Professor Dalton to the State of Kansas last year to assist the railroad commission in getting at the physical valuation of the state's railways. Professor Dalton was graduated since 1906. He was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1890.
TO TALK ABOUT VOLCANOES
BEFORE GRADUATE CLUB
Dr. W. L. Burdick, of the School of Law, returned this morning from Chanute where he delivered the principal address before the graduating class of the public schools of that city.
PROVES CHRISTIANITY TO
Y. M. BY MATHEMATICS
Proving his arguments by mathematical means Prof. U. G. Mitchell at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday convinced the men who heard him of the reality of the Christian religion. Only a small crowd heard Professor Mitchell's argument, so good these men voted to have the lecture repeated soon.
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DANCE QUESTION STILL
REMAINS UNSETTLE
More Developements Prob able, Says Prof. Murray--New Steps Stay
And still the dancing question does n't seem to be settled. A misunderstanding about chaperons Friday night, resulted in finding a professor at the last minute who was unable to remain at the party after the performance. He steps—even the easier parts of the tango—were indulged in.
Then Saturday night the chaperon himself registered a protest against faculty regulation merely by barring certain dances by name.
"A change in the relation of the faculty toward student dances may be expected this week," Prof. E. W. Murray, chairman of the student dances department. "The present plans do not seem to be the 'best for anyone concerned.'"
For some time the students who attend dances have expressed dissatisfaction with the chaperonage system followed by the faculty. No two chaperons have the same ideas about dancing, students say, some are happy and others are induced; others see no harm in some of the prettier new dances.
"The chaperon idea is a good one," a prominent student said this morning, "but the faculty should be consistent and let us know what is wanted. I think the only proper judge in judging a test, not by the name applied to a step. No student objects to this sort of chaperonage."
Prof. Merle Thorpe of the department of journalism received an invitation Saturday to offer courses in journalism at the University of California Summer Session, beginning June 22 and ending August 1. He will not accept until some arrangement is made to take care of the journalism work at the University of Kansas Summer Session.
THORPE TO CALIFORNIA
Journalism Professor Gets Invitation to Teach in Summer School
"The opportunity of appearing in the annual will be closed to all seniors at 12 o'clock tonight," said Russell Clark, editor of the Jayhawker this morning. "A case of financial special treatment may be made, but these must be looked after before midnight, for after that time the annual will be closed."
CLOSE ANNUAL PAGES
TO SENIORS TONIGHT
SCHEDULE PRAYER SERVICE
FOR CHAPEL TOMORROW
There will be no speaker at chapel tomorrow. A prayer service will be held at the chapel hour.
KANSAS ENGINEERS TO MEET ON CAMPUS
Bishop Griswold, of Salina, was a guest at the Pi Upsilon house during the week-end.
Surveyors and Engineers t Convene with Instructors atUniversity
CHANCELLOR WILL SPEAK
Dr. Strong Will Give Address of Welcome and Girls' Glee Club Will Sing
The sixth annual meeting of the Kansas Engineering Society will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at the Engineering Building.
County engineers, county surveyors, city engineers, practicing engineers, and the instructors of the University will attend and of the University will attend.
Chancellor Strong will give an address of welcome at the first session tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, and the Girls' Glee Club will sing. Tuesday noon the Merchants Association of Lawrence will give a banquet to the members at the association rooms on Massachusetts St. After the banquet, the afternoon session begins and will include a program of six talks. Three more sessions of the society, Tuesday evening at 7:30, Wednesday morning at 9:00; Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, will be held.
Among the more important speakers are James A. Cabel, a member of the Kansas Public Utilities Commission, who speaks on "Municipal Ownership." Mr. Cabel placed the utilities of Kansas City, Kansas on a paying basis and is an authority on the commission form of government. J. S. Worley, district engineer, the fifth district appraisal for all six counties under the Interstate Commerce Commission, will talk on "Valuation of Common Carriers." Mr. Worley is a K. U. graduate of 1904.
Among the University men who will make talks are: Prof. H. A. Rice, "Highway Bridges"; Prof. Grandville R. Jones, "Filter Plant at Washington, D. C.;" and Prof. C. A. Haskins, "A Sewage Disposal for an Isolated Building." The meetings with lantern slides, and will be especially interesting to the general public.
Officers for the ensuing year will be chosen Wednesday afternoon. The present officers of the society are president, J. M. Meade; vice-president, H. A. Rice; secretary and treasurer, J. J. Strickler.
K. U. RIFLEMEN WIN INTERCOLLEGIATE
Team Representing University Triumphs in Gallery Shooting League for Second Week
A bulletin was received from the War Department today giving the official returns for the first week's shoot. In this, Kansas lost to the University of Vermont, 943 to 845. Kinsley Kaplan, of Illinois, 902 to 833. In the second week's contest the Agries won from Arizona, 886 to 798.
The team in the Intercollegiate Gallery Shooting League for the second week, representing the University of Kansas, won its match by lefault from Clemson. The score was 857.
The men on the Kansas team were
E. Scott, E. Cisselin, V. Moody
Cooley Club Joints The Defuncts
The Cooley Club of the School of Law seems to be among those organizations that are termed "hasbeen." A few meetings were held at the beginning of the year but later the club has gradually disbanded. John R. Greenstreet, its former secretary and treasurer said this morpheme no longer applies. For the breaking up of the club except that the attendance was poor and that this primarily upset plans, as a club cannot be run unless its members attend meetings.
Weather
Temperature readings:
Weather forecast: Generally clear tonight and tomorrow. Somewhat cloudy.
7 p. m. . . . . . . . . . . . 46½
9 a. m. . . . . . . . . . . 39
2 p. m. . . . . . . . . . . 60½
TIGER GAME IN K, C.
NOW SEEMS HOPELESS
Missouri Curators Oppose Change According to Big Dailies
TO BREAK WITH CONFERENCE?
K. C. Alumni Want Nebraska and Kansas to Tangle in Their City Despite Ruling
BULLETIN
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 19 2:30 p.m.
--There will be no Kansas-Missouri football game in Kansas City. The governing board of the Missouri Valley Conference, in session in Lincoln, voted this morning not to repeal the rule for bidding football games; on other than college teams were not involved in favor of repealing and two representatives did not vote at all. Those two were the delegates from K. S. A. C. and the University of Kansas.
That the annual Kansas-Missouri game will not be returned to Kansas City by the Missouri Valley Conference meeting in Lincoln today and tomorrow is made practically certain by opposition from the Missouri Board of Curators. Yesterday's board of curators appealed to the Missouri Board appointed their chancellor as chairman of a committee to oppose the change.
In the same story, it is reported that an effort will be made to get Nebraska and Kansas to pull out of the conference and play a game in Kansas City on Thanksgiving day. In order to change the present arrangement some members of the conference must move that the present ruling, barring football games on other than college grounds, be abolished.
The Kansas City papers say that the Kansas Board will make the move. When in Lawrence last week Mr. Bush said what stand it would take in Lincoln.
Chancellor Frank Strong and the Board of Administration are attending the meeting of the Missouri Valley Conference. It is a meeting of the chancellors and the governing boards of all the conference institutions.
Besides the conference, E. W. Hoch of the Kansas Board will attentions to consider the relocation to consider the relocation of the University of Nebraska.
GEOLOGY STUDENTS SMASH INSULATOR?
Santa Fe Foreman Claims University "Hikers" Destroyed Railway Property
A foreman of the Santa Fe railroad has charged the men studenta of Prof. W. H. Twenhofel's geology with destruction of railway property.
The students went to Weaver, east of Eudora, Saturday on a geology hike. On the return trip they began throwing stones and rocks at the telegraph insulators, the foreman says. He declares he told them to quit but was advised to go crawl in the lake. He then went back to town and sent in a report to the authorities.
This morning Professor Twenhofel received a call from the sheriff of Douglas County, a Santa Fe detective, and two other persons. They will meet the students at 4:30 this afternoon.
MISS CARROLL ON "OTHERS"
AT Y. W. MEETING TUESDAY
"Others" will be the topic for a twenty-minute talk and the subject of an open discussion at the regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Myers Hall. Miss Mollie Carroll, for the first time this school year, will have charge of the meeting.
Tea will be served from 4:30 to 4:45 only.
Distribute Prize Essays
The District Press Prize winner, Paula Winnipeg, says on "Applied Christianity" for the Elizabeth Elizabeth memorial have been printed in pamphlet form and are being distributed at the registration office to all who ask for them.