STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA KAN.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI
URGES FRATERNITIES TO COMBAT CRITICISM
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 10, 1913
NUMBER 41.
Dr. Noble Strong Elderkin in Sermon Suggests Changes in Present System
MUST AVOID CLANNISHNESS
Himself a Greek, Minister Advise Students to Revise Societies to Avoid Further Attacks.
Taking "fraternities" for his subject, the Rev. Noble Strong Elderkin reviewed the situation at the University of Kansas at Plymouth Congregational church last night, and suggested that "a little ordinary horse sense" on the part of fraternity men and women would successfully meet the resent hostile criticisms.
Dr. Eldekin is a fraternity man, both high school and college, and he spoke sympathetically of real and apparent evils of the system and what should be done to save the situation.
"The fraternity is too good a thing for you to throw away," said he. "and you men and women have got to take things in your own hands, or some one will take them out of your hands." You have to younger brother and sisters the joys that there are in this closer fellowship of fraternity."
Reviewed Criticisms
The speaker reviewed the criticisms made in a recent article in the Graduate Magazine by Mrs. Florence Finch Kelley, which said that there is too much extravance in dress, too much flashiness in fall, too many dances and social functions, and too much money spent in these functions.
"Let me presume to make a few suggestions," said Dr. Elderin in conclusion. "When you go home, be a human being, Speak to your old friends. Don't mount a pedestal and expect the town to scam you; they simply can't understand that you are as wonderful as you know you are.
"Over at the Yale dinner in Kansas Ctly the other night, Dean Brown, who spoke in Fraser, told us that all the printed advertising matter they put out there didn't accomplish a millionth part of the good that a single consumer did. I did clean life among his fellows. That was Yale's best ad. And it is likewise K. U.'s best ad.
Avoid Clannishness
"A second thing: Sell your dining room furniture and your dishes. Make your dining rooms over into a library or another loonging room with a great fire-place, eat with the other fellows and at least get the other point of view. Avoid the appearance of clannishness.
"Make short appointments at your houses. Say a half hour. Don't run down the other crowd. See that every man sees and is seen by all the societies. Play the whole game like men and women.
"A third thing: Agree among yourselves to spend nothing during the rushing season. Not a single penny. Simplify the whole system. Don't even have it in mind. Freshen them to walk. It will help them to get fit for the Adams street approach to all wisdom. Give no receptions, luncheons dinners, stages, theater parties to secure new members. They make it appear that clothes and table manners and so on. Your department are the summa bong.
Cut Social Functions
"A fourth thing: Cut down the number of functions during the year. Abandon the big staggering spring parties altogether.
"A fifth thing: Write home and tell the folks that this year you don't want more than one dress a week, instead of seven. They may drop dead at such a letter. Break the news gradually."
"A last thing: Make your fraternity experience a preparation for the larger fraternal life you must, as college men and women, live in the wonderful world toward which you are travelling."
Statistics show that at the University of Montana 80 per cent of the fraternity men are working their way through college. 78 per cent of the men engaged in college activities are supporting themselves.
There are 132 foreign students enrolled at the University of Illinois this year. Twenty-two nations are represented, China having the distinction of the largest enrollment with fifty-three.
CO-ED, 82,HAS A CASE, HE'S BUT 90
The University of Wisconsin has an undergraduate eighty-two years old. Mrs Amy Winship, who is corresponding with Juan Brunze, 90 years old, a wealthy Spaniard living in the Philippines, has just taken up the study and will be teaching. After he was placed high, Senor Brunze completed his high school course and then took up the study of shorthand and stenography.
ALL UNIVERSITY TO CHURCH YESTERDAY
Students Show Unusual Interest In Special Day Planned by Ministers
The presidents of the junior, sophereaster, showed their appreciation of the special services planned by the churches for University Day, by offering flowers and that some of the churches were unable to accommodate the visitors.
The Ministerial Alliance of the city started the movement in an effort to lits another red letter Sunday along with Mother's day, Child Labor Sunday and Peace Sunday, as well as Sunday. On this day special services will be planned that will be attractive and instructive to college people.
PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL COMMITTEES
Class Officials Name Students to Sell Jayhawker Tickets
on Campus
The presidents of the junior, sophomore, and freshman classes have enlarged their finance committee to form annual committees which will visit all the members of the various classes between now and the first of February to sell annual tickets. These tickets will sell at $2.50 each and no more books will be printed han tickets sold.
Russel Gear, president of the junior class, announces the following committee which will meet in Myers hall at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon: Frand Godding, Clara Porel, Harry Ponsack, Alena Morton, Pawloski, Aileen Alderson, Harold Evans, Floyd Jackson, Una Meredith, William L Spiecer, Ray Dumire, Charles Moore, Elizabeth Lovejoy, Donale Joseph, Belen Sweeten, Katherine Tempe, Tenniel Rinn Potter, Elmer Blincoe Millie Hanson, Agnes Engel.
J. M. Johnson called a meeting of the Annual Committee for this afternoon and if any of the members failed to attend they are to see him after chapel Tuesday in room 108 of the Chapel. J. R. Robert, B. M. Smith, H. K. Tran, O. Braden, B. M. Lillis, P. E. Park, D. J. Ryan, R. Pearais, W. A. Templin, W. M. Beall, P. Sitzler, H. W. Swle, A. Sterling, H. A. Hsmith, G. B. Shomber, H. B. Smither, G. G. Smith, L. G. Gloyne, N. C. Kennedy, J. B. McKay, H. V. McCollock, C. J. Eldridge, Blanche Lorimor.
UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
TO GIVE CHAPEL PROGRAM
A musical program will be given at chanel tomorrow.
The string quartet from the University orchestra will open the program with "Mozart's Minuet." A soprano solo, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, by Miss Eun-Woo Smith, and a sextet for famed Gypsey Rondo" by Mozart, are the other numbers on the program.
A new regulation at Princeton University requires that "Every undergraduate at this university must attend at least one-half of the Sunday morning chapel services each quarter. Failure to comply with this rule will render him liable to suspension."
Owing to the exceptionally large freshman class at Princeton this year more than 150 men were turned away from school last Sunday. An agitation has been started for a new and larger building.
BOOSTS CHAPEL CROWDS
BY SUSPENSION THREATS
The journalism school of the University of Missouri is installing an engraving plant.
THE BEAR DIDN'T BALK
Read your own KANSAN.
358 STATE TEACHERS A FIVE DOLLAR BILL HOLD K. U. DEGREES SEES TURKEY GAME
But There Is Woeful Lack of Plan to Start Special Fr Preparation Among Lawrence to Eliminate Many Others Changing Trains
Complaint has been made that a student of the University of Texas punctured an automobile tire with a knife during the night shirt parade held there recently.
Three hundred and fifty-eight teachers of the high schools and academies of Kansas hold degrees from the University of Kansas. A report issued today by the K. School of Education gives the high schools 108 awards and give other statistics concerning the school situation of the state.
Of the 1638 teachers included in the report, 597 have never received degrees, while the entire corps represen- tive every type of training imaginable.
Among the nations represented in the student body of the University of Iowa are: British Guinea, Canada, China, Germany, India, Hawaii, the Netherlands, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, and Turkey.
"Many of the teachers have failed to make any preparation for the serious work of teaching," points out Prof. H. W. Joselyn, who had charge of the bulletin. "Many more have prepared themselves for other professions and vocations and have drifted into teaching, possibly after failing to make a success in their chosen field of work.
Freshies Musn't Indulge
"The number of superintendents with degrees, 148, and the number without, 90, indicates very clearly the lack of any adequate system. When the training of teachers, superintendents and principals is considered, it is evident that our high schools are, as a rule, below the standard in their teachers. It serves to explain also some of the reasons for the lower efficiency of our state as compared with some others."
The student conference of the University of Wisconsin recently passed a resolution forbidding freshmen to enter saloons. A great many upper-classmen have moved to eject the saloons if they are found there.
"An utter lack of efficient organization was found in the assignments of subjects to the teachers," Professor Josseylson says. "There seems to be a great need for more of the schools in this respect. It is hoped that the material and statistics of the bulletin will stimulate the schoolmen of the state with a desire to bring about any changes that are likely to raise money and school administration in the Kansas secondary schools."
It was found that 79 per cent of the teachers in the ten cities of the first class were actually teaching the subjects they prepared to teach in their cities, as than half were teaching subjects they had prepared for.
A spectral train from Kansas City to Columbia, for the Missouri game, similar to the one run in 1911 will probably be put on by the Wabash, according to the city ticket agent of the road in Kansas City. Definite announcement will be made next week.
If the special is run the rate of $3.75 for the round trip from Kansas City will probably be in effect as for the former game. The 1911 special left Kansas City in the morning arriving at Columbia in time for the game. The Wabash this year is trying to arrange with the Santa Fe so students can leave Lawrence the morning of the game, thus avoiding the trip to Kansas City the night before. This was the obstacle which reduced the "Thundering Thousand" in 1911 to a whispering one hundred.
FOUR MEN FOR 2 JOBS
Two Candidates Are Out for Each Vacancy on Athletic Board
Two new candidates are out for the vacancies on the Athletic Board. These are "Dutch" Stearns and William Weidlein. Four candidates are now trying for the two vacancies on the board. Herbert Sommers and Weidlein would fill the place of Harry Burnham, who was drowned last spring and Stearns and Landon Laird would occupy the vacancy of Audrey Purcell, who failed to return to the University this fall.
JUNIORS TO CONSIDER A CLASS MEMORIAL
The latter are the non-athletic candidates, and the former the athletic. The election will be held to determine of the Men's Student Council. Weidelin and Sommers, the athletic candidates, are both "K" men.
WILL ISSUE TREATISE
ON THE HONOR SYSTEM
The University of Iowa has thirty seven students from foreign coun tries
By direction of the department of education of Swathmore College, a comprehensive study of the honor system in institutions of the United States is being made by Bird T. Baldwin, of Swathmore.
A series of questions as to the extent and practice of the honor system is sent to each college of the United States with a request for any available information or literature pertaining thereto. The investigation will be completed by December and the results published for the benefit of the colleges of the United States.
The sophomores of the University of Nebraska have voted to wear caps.
Committee Will Suggest Re placing Whistle With Chimes
HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT
Idea Born Last January Found Favor at Once With Various Classes of the University
Russell Gear, president of the junior class, announced today that a meeting of the class will be held in Snow hall Tuesday after chapel to consider definite plans for a class memorial.
The memorial committee of which Harold Mattono is chairman is considering two plans to place before the class, that of erecting a firehouse building, or of replacing the hourly class whistle with a system of chimes.
The idea of erecting class memorials started in January 1913, after an editorial appeared in the Daily Kansas urging the president of the classes to start the definite movement.
"Who wants the awards of coming
year?" Ages?" asked the
Kansan editorial
Committees Appointed
Later residents of the three lower classes called meetings of their classes. Harry Wilson of the sophomores appointed a committee with Harold Matton as chairman. The Chancellor and Dean Olin Templin expressed their approval of the plan and the deans of the various schools followed the lead of the Chancellor. Prof. Erasmus Haworth suggested that the classes use Marvin Grove as a place for the memorials and thus make the lonely nooks more attractive. Prof. A. M. Wilcox of the Greek department suggested gift of sculpture and paintings to be given and hung in the various buildings. From these suggestions and other the sophomores has selected a plan to hold a clock in the Museum building, a clock that the students could depend upon. It was to cost $4600.
Stone Wall Proposed
Stone Wall
The senior class then got busy and the Skull K society of that class proposed a stone wall on which senior students would be permitted to touch. The fence was to be of native stone and run between Snow hall and Fowler shops. Each succeeding class was to add on a few rods of fence each year. To this plan Chancellor Strong, Superintendent Crocker, and Prof. W. A. Griffiths gave approval. At a meeting of the class, this plan was voted down for that of erecting an arch at the north entrance of the University on Oread avenue.
Professor Griffith who had charge of campus decorations, refused to let the proposed arch go in unless the class would use better material. The class agreed to do this and later erected two wooden dummies on Oread to give the class an idea of what they were going to do.
For a time the memorials were forgotten because of the Jayhawker troubles, but it did revive and struggle along until college was over and then it died, so far as the senior class was concerned.
The only class memorial on the campus up to date is the sun dial, put in by the class of '99, ten years
SENIORS PROD MULE
Uncle Jimmy, Mose, Frank, Kennedy, "Pat" Crowell—"Swede" Plays Bianio
Plays Banjo.
Inasmuch as the mule is the senior class symbol the class plans to liven up and show a few of its gals to light at a smoker in Eagles' hall.
A bunch of such attractions as will be sure to draw is announced to appear on the program. Coaches Mosse and Frank will be there as also Coach Kennedy of the ever-victorious team of 14 of them. "Undie Jimmy" will be there to lend dignity to the occasion.
Two boxing and wrestling matches will be staged and a quartet will furnish the music. Apples and cigars will keep the spirit of revelry on the move. Last but not least "Sweed" will wangle some wang of his banjo masterpieces.
The following men are selling tags for the senior smoker: Dingman, Dingman, Season, Starnes, Lodge, Boddington, Cherry, Davis, and Cobbison. Dodd, Davis, and Cobbison.
CRIPPLED K. U. TEAM DEFEATS ICHABODS
Jayhawker Substitutes Play Heady Game Against Aspiring Washburn Team
CLOSED PLAY TILL FINAL BOUT
Then Kansas Gets Revenge For Defeat Last Year at Topeka and Scores Two Touchdowns
To march steadily down the field toward their opponents' goal line twice, only to be turned back by costly fumbles; to play the ball on the opposition's side of the field for three whole quarters, and not be able to push it over; and then to come back in the fourth and final session and with two touchdowns and an equal number of place kicks goals wipe their rivals off the map—such was the feat accomplished by the Kansas Jayhawkers Saturday over Washburn.
After the first five minutes of play there was no doubt in the minds of the rosters to the final outcome, but the horde won and it seemed as if the better team would have to be content with a tie score.
They Outkicked Kansas
For the Jayhawkers outclassed the Ichabads. There was no doubt of that. In but one way did Washburn show its superiority over Kansas—in kicking; and it was only the steadiness of the great Trobert's toe that enabled Crip Gray's men to fight off defeat until the fourth quarter. Twice, standing under his goal posts, the blonde punter received the ball and unmindful of the charging Jayhawk sailed it 55 yards into the line field. Outkicking Russell, the game little Kansas booter, on every exchange of punts, Trobert was practically the whole show for the Topeka eleven.
The game was beautiful for the spectators. The weather was just right and aside from a northerly wind which swept over the field of play, conditions were ideal. And the two teams furnished a hard-fought game. There was but one difference in the style of play used by the two elevers. The Ichabods, in a desperate effort to win, used every play in their repertoire. Their sole intent was to beat the Jayhawkers.
Mosse Conceals His Hand
Mossse's crew, on the other hand, was conservative. Nebraska and Missouri scouts were hidden in the bleachers, and both Kansas coaches and Captain Weidlin knew it when attending the game was to get a line on the Jayhawker manner of attack, and Coach Mosse recognized the fact. When the team trotted out on the field for the opening quarter, until in the last half, Kansas did not show a single play. The only difference was the rival spies a line on the team's best attack, and it was this lack of "opening up" that carried the result to the final quarter. Had the Jayhawkers shown the variety of plays that they did in the Oklahoma game, or not, the Aggies, the Ichabods would have been snowed under early in the first quarter.
The opening quarter was the most evenly contested. Each team, acting under orders from the coaches, was bent on feeling out the other, and caution was the predominant element of each eleven's attack.
First Quarter Tame
Kansas seemed to have a shade the better of the Ichabod eleven in the first quarter, Russell even outkicking Trobert. The session ended with Washburn in possession of the ball on her own 35 yard line.
Early in the second quarter Trobert sent the ball into Kansas territory by a pretty 40 yard kick to Russell. After another exchange of a weak spot in the Washburn line, Starting on their own 20 yard line, by pretty runs by Sommers, Martin, and Greenlees, K. U. quickly took the ball over the goal, only to lose it. He Russell missed a drop kick.
Washburn then scored two first downs by line bucks by Bearg and Beales only to lose the ball to the Jayhawkers on the way back. The players having to be measured. Parker went in for Sommers at left half. Twice the ball was given to him and twice he pierced the Ichabod line for good gains. Tudor hit again. It was a Kansas first down on Washburn's 20 yard line. The rooters demanded a touchdown. But luck was against the Jayhawkers. On a line buck, Martin, the Kansas on a half, fumbled and a
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