STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
T O P E K A K A N
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
URGES REFERENDUM TO CHANGE CHAPEL
NUMBER 70.
Prof. J. N. Van der Vries Would Have Students Express Their Desires.
PROF. CROISSANT STUMPED
Head of Committee Does Not Know What Students Want or When They Want it
That a referendum should be started among the students for the purpose of bringing chapel exercises back to 10 o'clock if they so desire is the suggestion of Prof. John Van den Vries of the Chapel Committee.
"The Chapel Committee has been deeply chagrined when men of standing and worth have come here to speak before a University which they knew to be composed of some 2600 students and 200 faculty only to find an audience of from 150 to 200 persons, one-fourth of whom were town people," said Professor Van der Vries, this afternoon.
"It it seems to me that it is largely a question of what the students like. Without doubt we have had better speakers this year than ever before. Of course 11 o'clock is very convenient for students, and faculty as well, to go home but is it fair to ask a person whose time is valuable to come here to speak under such circumstances?
"I would like to have the Daily Kansan start a referendum among the students as to their desires on this matter and if they think chapel at 10 will draw any better than it, then let it be changed by all means."
"The students of the University of Kansas do not appreciate the great men who have come here this year to speak to them, that is the reason for the poor attendance at the chapel exercises," said Prof. D. C. Croissant, chairman of the Chapel Committee.
"I am not in favor of bribing the students to come to chapel by breaking up their classes. Doubless there would be a good attendance if we would change the chapel hour back to ten o'clock but if the students don't care to these great men when they have a chance, I am not in favor of disrupting classes to get them to come."
"The students here have failed to take advantage of their opportunities. I have lived in Washington, D.C., all my life and I never got a chance to hear Curtis Guild while there. The majority of people there get to see these great men once in a but they do not have a chance to hear them in such speeches as have been delivered here by Curtis Guild, William Jennings Bryan, and others.
COMMITTEE TO GRADE STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
Two Day Session Will Be Held Here on Mt. Oread
The committee on School Relations for the Kansas Institutions will meet here tomorrow and Saturday to grade the high schools of the state. The committee will meet in the office of the high school visitor, Prof. W. H. Johnson, who is a member. It is easy to see that the will work with new schools accredited by the committee at this meeting. There are now about three hundred and fifty fully accredited. In grading, the schools are divided into three ranks, the graduates of the first rank being admitted to the state schools. For grades 9-12 of these schools are admitted and from these schools are admitted to the third rank students are admitted by special examination.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1914
Get Your Grades Feb. 2 and 3
A placard on the door of the dean's office announces the next issuance of grades in February or February 2 and 3.
Get a College Schedule Jan. 25
Get a College Schedule Jan. 25
The new schedules for the college will be ready for distribution about January 25. The copy is in the hands of the printer. The first proof has been received but there were so many changes that a second revision will be necessary.
Read your own KANSAN.
STUDENTS TO FILL LAWRENCE PULPITS
Delegates to Volunteer Convention Will Describe Meeting to Public
TO TALK IN CHAPEL TUESDAY
Ralph Yoeman, Florence Fquua, and Others to Report—Will Visit Nearby Churches
University of Kansas students who attended the Volunteer Convention in Kansas City will enter the pulpits of the event, which will be held well of the great gathering.
night and ten of the four. More than forty University students attended the convention, the largest student gathering in the world, and small groups of these delegates will speak at the various churches Sunday evening. The convention which comes only once in every student generation was the most important religious meeting of the year as well as the largest gathering of students in the country. Delegates from 100 countries and united with the United States and Canada were in attendance, the total number passing the 5000 mark.
The meeting of the volunteers last night was an enthusiastic one in spite of the basketball game given at the same time. C. T. Boynton, Y. T. Bentley, and J. W. Chin on furfollight after seven years of service, gave a ten minute talk.
The delegates plan to meet for ten or fifteen minutes each day at noon in Myers Hall to hold prayer service.
The following program has been arranged and will be followed by the following:
At the Methodist church, Stella Simmons, Mary Russ, Victor Bottomly, and Jasper Mayer will speak; at the Presbyterian, Stella Stubbs, Harry McColloch and Con Hoffman; Congregational, Miss Carroll, Henry O'Brien, Pearl Carpenter, Willard Burton, and Florence Purna, William Ralp, Rahul Kaur, Kaum, and Myers; Baptist, Louis Glyne George Collett, Julia Moore, Evelyn Strong, and Minnie Sandberg; Lutheran, Con Hoffman, Ward Barber, Walter Eastman, and Dorothy Spencer; Second Presbyterian, Fred Soper, and Jack Malcolmson; Evangelical Church, Nina Kanaga, Professor Williams and I, and Leland Jenks; Stuart Kawai, Ralph Warren, and Willard VanSyck, Warren Street Baptist, Chas. Eridge and Ernst Frederick; United Presbyterian, Howard Marchbanks, C. A. Green.
275 JUNIORS OWE FEE FOR CLASS MEMORIAL
Third Year Men Slow In Paying Assessment—College Students Lead.
Of 150 juniors, but seventy-five have paid their assessment for the class memorial. All the money is expected to be in the hands of the committee before the end of the semester. Harold Mattoon, chairman will be at the check stand Friday at 11 o'clock to receive payments.
"The men and women enrolled in the College have been foremost in paying the assessment," said Mattton today. "The engineers have been in this row. The student do not be in this year will be assigned an extra amount next year."
Y. M. C. A. PLANS SPECIAL SERVICES FOR NEXT FALL
A meeting of the committee will be held at the Sigma Kappa house this afternoon at which time plans are set to collect the outstanding money.
The following juniors have paid their assessment: Grace Wilson, Russell竿 Avery Olney, Clarence Williamson, Harold Mattoon, Elmer Roswurm, A. C. Ross, Harry Willson, Blair Hackney, Austin Bailey, Duke Kennedy, Nelson Johnson, Fred Blacksley, Fred Campbell, Clara McLure, Clair McDowell, Agnes Moses, Rut Lethter, Jerry Simpson, J. W., McCraslon, Lester Mackenna, Megen, Gregen, McKean, Madeline Manners, Ruth Smith, Celest Edwards, Rigby, Virginia Goff, Abbie Fuller, Ernna Fischer, Gertrude Russell, Eilert Bartburger, Geneviève Walker, Maribelle McGill, Edith Goss, Isabel Thornburrow, Florence Whitcher, Fred Pooles, Eileen Burkhart, Christian Frearack, C. J. Clase, J. E. Linschad, Joe Howard, Hank Asher, Gilbert Clayton, H. H. Ilesn, Cale Carson, McKinley Warner, N. P. Knight, Leon Harsh, D'Laskie Miller, A. K. Raker, R. R. Rader, E. F. Meyer, Strauch, Stracei Stevens, Geneva gerrieve, Vlc LaMer, T. W. Sterns, W. A. McKinney, George Vansell.
An evangelical campaign conducte dby John R. Mott, world secretary of the Student Y. M. C. A., is being planned for the opening of school next fall by the local Y. M. C. A.
"We are pulling every wire we can," said Secretary Hoffman, this morning. "There is no chance to get him that way." He says so far in advance. All who are interested should write to Mr. Mott asking him to come to K. U."
The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naimith, of the K. U. physical training department, is given credit for his achievement in Webster's New International dictionary. He coined "basketball," Webster writes;
NOAH SAYS DR. NAISMITH
INVENTED BASKETBALLI
FORMER K. C. MAYOR OWNERS SHOULD KEEP IS CHAPEL SPEAKER ADAMS STREET CLEAN
"A game invented by Mr. James Naismith usually played indoors, in which two parties contest with each other to toss an inflated ball into opposite elevated goals resembling baskets."
Henry M. Beardsley Wi Talk Tomorow—Music by Girls' Glee Club
Henry M. Beardside, former mayor of Kansas City, will speak in chapel tomorrow morning. Mr. Beardside has addressed University gatherings several times before and is known as an interesting speaker.
The Girls' Glee Club will furnish special music. The Reverend Frank Smith, also of Kansas City, will address the students on the following Friday. Albert T. Reid, the Topek cartoonist will give an illustrated lecture on January 23. No arrangements have so far been made for the Tuesday chapels or for the last Friday of the month.
NEW YORK SOCIOLIST
WILL ADDRESS STUDENTS
Charles Stelzle, sociologist, who rose from extreme poverty on the East Side in New York city, will speak in church, February 20. He will spend a week in Kansas making one day social surveys to secure a larger program for students. Stelzle is a weekly contributor to labor journals and has been prominent in conciliations between employees and employers.
JURISPRUDENCE CLUB
HEARS DEAN WALKER
The Jurisprudence Club of the School of Law met last night at the Sig Alph house, Dean P. F. Walker of the School of Engineering spoke on "Efficiency Engineering." At the conclusion of his talk the members of the club engaged in a round table discussion on the work of Emerson, the former president of the Santa Fe railroad.
$ENIORS READY TO BUILD
CONCRETE SEAT—NOT YET
Plans for the senior memorial are temporarily sidetracked due to the urgency of the annual proposition at present. However as soon as the annual is disposed of, work on the memorial will begin in earnest.
“The plan of erecting a concrete seat is not meeting with general approval,” said Webb Holloway, president of the class, this morning, and he will take some other form. The assessments are going to be small enough to be easily in reach of every member of the class.
Another senior mixer will be held soon, according to a statement made by Webb Holloway, president of the class this morning. "The mixers are proving an excellent means of the team together in a fraternal spirit and we are going to continue them throughout the year if possible."
YALE GRADUATE, 76 YRS
OLD TAKES K. U. COURSES
Ad Men to Hear Professor Thorpe Prof. Merle Thorpe of the journalism department will address the Kansas City Ad Club at its monthly luncheon at the Baltimore Hote Tuesday on "Selling Forces."
College is not for the young blooms only. There is an old, gray headed man 76 years old who has not satisfied himself with his education and who is still, taking college work,
Each week, this old Kansas farmer, a graduate of Yale, mills his lessons on farming in the division department of the University of Kansas. He is a grandfather.
Second Senior Mixer Soon
Statute Relating to Property Holders Should Be Enforced, Says Foster
"Property owners should keep the Adams street hill clear of the ice and snow at this time of the year," said George O. Foster this afternoon. "There is a city ordinance that compels these people along the street to clean up the walks if the police would only mention it un town."
Mr. Foster said he did not think the street sanded as has been suggested.
"Perhaps when we get commission government here we can get action taken on such a vital question," said Mr. Foster.
STUDENT ORATORS WILL
SPEAK EARLIER NOW
No longer will the presidents of the two Student Councils have an opportunity on Student's Day to set forth their propaganda for the coming year. Following the ruling adopted at the meeting of the Student Council Tuesday night, Student's Day will now be held early in March instead of late in the spring. This change has been made that soon students will obtain a chair of the chapel speeches, and if any constructive ideas are given birth at this meeting for them to be made use of.
In speaking of this change, Leslie Dodd, president of the Men's Student Council, suggests that the different schools make immediate steps for the choosing of their representatives.
CHURCHES ANNOUNCED
SERVICE FOR STUDENTS
The Friday night meeting of the series of union meetings, held by the Lawrence churches this week, will be a special service for students. The address will be at the Methodist church by the Rev. Lincoln A. Ferris, of Kansas City on "Jesus" University students are specially invited.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
MAY CHANGE ITS HOME
Ex-Governor Hoch of the Kansas Board of Administration will visit Lincoln this month, and together with five other members of education institutions we will advise on the question of the relevance of the University of Nebraska.
The Hawk Dramatic Club did not choose a play at its meeting in Green Hall last night but authorized the manager to order manuscripts for five comedies from which a play will be selected. The manuscripts will be presented to the Hawks Monday night and a comedy will be selected. Rehearsal will begin at once and the play will be given at the Bowersock, February 12, matinee and night.
OREAD PLAYWRIGHTS MAY
WRITE FOR HAWK CLUB
The Mathematics Club will hold an open meeting Monday at 4:30 in Room 103 of the Administration Building. Austin Badley will discuss a machine on an adding machine. Everybody interested is cordially invited.
WILL WORK PROBLEMS
ON AN ADDING MACHINE
Deutsche Verein Postponed
Deutsche Verein Postponed
Der Deutsche Verein did not meet
this week owing to the late return to
the house of some of its members,
next meeting will be held at the
regular time on Monday afternoon
at 4:30.
Ben White Injured
Ben White who was graduated from the University two years ago was slightly injured in an explosion at Barnard, next door to the bank in which he is cashier. He played on the basketball team while at K. U.
W. S. G. A. TO CONSIDER DATE RULE PETITION
Women's Organization Wil Fix Day for Women to Vote on Question
MISS OLIVER LIKES MONUMENT
Girls Made Their Constitution s should Have Power of Reconsideration" Says Professor
The mid-week date rule petitions which were circulated yesterday among the women students of the University received the required number of signers and were presented to the Council of the W. S. G. A, this afternoon. The council will decide when the question will be brought before the students for a vote.
In order to get, some decision on the matter it will be necessary for every woman student in the University to vote either "yes" or "no" as the constitution provides that no amendment to the constitution can be made without a majority vote of all the members of the association.
"I am in favor of the movement," said Prof. Hannah Oliver of the Latin department this afternoon. "The rule originated among the women students in the first place and they have the power of reconsideration.
"They must be careful to follow the constitution since all action should be legally done. But the rule as it now stands is not worth much." "It is the young women's question," said Prof. Alberta Corbin of the German department, "and they alone should decide it.
"The rule was, originally, the putting into written form of one of the best traditions of the University in the hope that, in this rather cosmopolitan age, it would be preserved for the future."
CHILDREN'S WELFARE AIM OF NEW BUREAU
Prof. W. A. McKeever Takes Charge of Department, First in Country
Prof. William A. M. Keever, formerly professor of philosophy at the Kansas State Agricultural College and Bureau of Child Welfare this week.
The work of the Bureau will be conducted along the same line as the extension department. The Bureau will establish a bureau of this kind.
"The new work in child welfare will proceed along the following definite lines," said Professor McKeever this morning to assist his students, the parent-teacher associations, and other clubs of a similar nature; and second to assist in the establishment and administration of municipal playground, or neighborhood playcenters; third to organize for the city boys of the state, vacation classmates, and other industries; fourth, to give suggestions and encouragement looking toward the formation of such juvenile organizations as the Boy Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, the Junior Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.; fifth, to offer all possession teachers in the administration of the Kansas anti-cigarette law; Sixth, to offer personal advice to parents and others concerning the vocational adjustment of the young."
Professor McKeever has been connected with the Agricultural College since 1900. He recently returned from the East where he had been studying the playground and child welfare work.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY TO CONVENE AT UNIVERSITY
A special occasion will be made on the 100th regular meeting which will take place in October and will be given and several speakers from a distance invited to attend.
The ninety-eighth regular meeting of the American Chemical Society will be held in the Chemistry Building Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. The following program will be presented: "The Standards and Requirements," D. Havenhill; "The Utilization of Wood Products," Prof. O. A. Beath; and "Some Industrial Applications of Physical Chemistry." Prof. P. V. Farager.
JAYHAWKER HUMBLES AMES AGGIES 24-18
Opens 1914 Basketball Season By Winning Fast and Rough Game
FIVE IS IN EXCELLENT FORM
Iowa Farmers Speed up and Score Fifteen Points in Last Half But Can't Catch Kansas.
The game was one of the fastest ever waged on the Robinson floor, and easily the roughest. Manager Hamilton predicted before the start of the game that 1914 backers would easily win the last year, and a glimpse of the battle last night fully confirmed his opinion.
But the crowd appreciates a game with lots of pep in it, the players don't seem to care, and the coaches seem satisfied.
Before one of the best crowds that has ever assembled in Robinson Gymnasium, the Kansas Jayhawkers defeated the Ames Aggies last night in a fast 24 to 18 basketball game.
Both Teams Fit
Both fives showed excellent form, considering the earliness of the season. It was the first game for each five, and naturally now and then the athletes would miss a shot or two which would have been "ple" for them at the close of the season previous.
The Aggies brought twelve men down from the North to use on this trip, and the entire dozen trotted out on the field at the beginning of night's play. The Jephawhare squad eleven also gave a neat appearance.
Lefty Sproull, the Jayhawker captain, scored the first point for his five for the year 1914, when he hit a pretty free throw early in the game after Holmes, the Farmer center, had committed a personal error. Sweeney, the Aggie forward, scored the first point for his aggregation on a similar fault by a Kansas athlete.
First Half Rough
The first half was fast, but very rough. The Jayhawkers seemed more at home on the big floor, and had all the advantage on passing and goal shooting. The Iowa Farmers worked well in the middle of the field, and pulled off some fast bits of recovery, but Smith and Dum里eir, the Kansas guards, covered men to such perfection that an Iowa athlete could not get near enough to the goal to be decent shot for the buzzer. Hubbard's quitter only scored the goal from the field in that first session of play, and that was a lone shot by Sweneen just before the closing whistle.
Kansas, on the other hand, profited by the misplays of Ames. During the first five minutes of play, seven fouls were called on the Aggie lads, and Sproull hit most of his chances for free throws.
First Half 13 to 3
Towards the close of the period, Bully Greenlees, the other forward, also hit two pretty shots from the field, coming under the basket after a hard run each time, and once or located the ball in place once for a point score. The half ended by the Jayhawkers leading 13 to 3.
Hubbard talked hard to his men during the intermission, and from the first minute of play in the second session, his athletes showed new pop and snap which the Kansas men had not thought they possessed. Locating brilliant shots from the field, and getting five points on free throws, it appeared at times as though they would press the Crimson and Blue hard in the race for the final flag.
Ames Speeds Up
But Kansas was never headed. The closest the Farmers got to the Jayhawkers' score was three points, and they did not hold that lofty position in the race until they had 15 points in the last 20 minutes of play to the Jayhawkers 11, the powerful lead which Sproull's men had piled up early in
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The Weather
Weather Forecast: Generally
cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Colder.
Temperature reading:
9 p. m. . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7 a. m. . . . . . . . . . . 36%
8 a. m. . . . . . . . . . . 49