STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913
NUMBER 12.
'CUDDY'S BABY'AUTHOR TO SPEAK IN CHAPEL
Noted Kansas Woman Will Address Students Friday —Subject Unannounced
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, perhaps the most prominent woman writer of Kansas, will speak in chanel Friday.
Mrs. McCarter's work is of especial interest to University people for the reason that her earlier *Cuddy* of *Baby* was written about University life.
"Southwestern" has also been honored by having been made the setting of her latest novel, *A Mare of Southwestern* is known as Sunrise College and Winfield as Lagona Ledge. Some of Mrs. McCarter's other books include *Wall of Men*, *Peace of the Solomon Wall of Men*, and "Price of the Prairie."
The subject of her address has not been announced.
COLLEGE HUNTS YELL
Anything Considered Except Another "Hyperbolic" Monstrosity
The College wants a yell. Avery F. Olney, president of the College, and Louis B. Gloyne, vice-president are hunting one and they will politically inclined will think up a snappy yell and telephone it to either of them. Olney and Gloyne are also working for a college day care. The staff at the College may have a day for celebration this year as well as the students of the School of Engineering, Miss Helen M. Shaw was elected chairwoman of College inst spring, did not return to school this fall and that office is now vacant.
Freshmen to Vote on Caps.
Freshmen to visit caps.
The freshmen will discuss the cap game with meeting mass to be held in Blake hall Thursday night at 8:00 ockl. Several freshmen are promoting the meeting which will be their first.
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The subscription box was placed in the School of Law today, and we are grateful that subscription blanks will be handed out to the students. Those who wish to subscribe need not pay in advance, but must submit their name and set-date Nov. 1.
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The students of Washburn College are thinking of changing their weekly magazine, The Washburn Review, into a newspaper.
GOVERNOR WILL HELP K. U.
OPEN ATHLETIC SEASON
Word was received today, by Manager Hamilton that Gov. Geo. Hodges will be here to attend the athletic opening next Saturday.
The governor, who is at present out on a good roads trip, authorized his secretary, Mr. Grant Harrington, to say that he had no engagements for Saturday, and would be with us for the big event on that date.
Dean Walker Will Talk
The freshmen engineers will attend their first lecture Wednesday at 11 o'clock in the main lecture room of Marvin hall. Dean Walker speaks on "General Remarks for Engineering Students."
GET PAJAMAS READY
Everybody Expected Out'For Annual Night Shirt Parade Saturday Evening
Night shirts and pajamas need not be sent to the laundry this week, freshmen, sophomores and upper-classmen, because Saturday night the annual night shirt parade comes off.
To the 900 new students at the University a word of explanation is in order. Every year after the first football game, which is usually a victory, of course, a night shirt parade in celebration of the event is held.
Forming at the gym. Saturday night after the Y. M. banquet the rooters, lead by the University band and the cheer leader, start out for a grand exhibition of mother's needle work and pa's account at the clothing shop. The celebration usually includes speeches by the Chancellor, Uncle Jimmy Green, the coaches and free entertainment at various places down town.
GIRLS TO DANCE SATURDAY
University Women Deide to Hold Matinee Party in Gymnasium
In the first meeting of the Women's Student Government Association, a plan was adopted for holding a girl's dance in Robinson gymnasium Saturday from two until five. All girls are urged to come and get acclimatized.
Miss Maude Lourrey, president of the association, read the rules and outlined the general purpose of the II Charles both advised the girls to take up the idea of house organization, both from a standpoint, and from a time. Miss Gallion spoke of the two scholarships offered by the organization.
STUDENT JANITORS READY
First Installment to Start on Their Labors Tomorrow Morning
The first consignment of student janitors, will tomorrow enter upon their duties. Recently the state administration used order, permitting students, who were working their way through college to act as janitors of emerging outside persons.
The students selected for the task have not as yet been decided upon. A number have filed applications for the positions.
ENGINEER ON TIME
WITH SCHEDULE SIGNALS
The signal for the dismissal of classes is at last in perfect working order. At first there was some con engineer to remember the time of fusion, owing to the inability of the schedule. With the completion of the electric clock signal trouble will continue eliminated. The whistle schedule is as follows: 12:50 p. m. 1:00; 1:30; 2:20; 3:20; 4:20
The following men were elected to membership in the Jurisprudence Club of the School of Law yesterday; M. Myers, Glen Somers, W. H. Weible, "Scully" Waugh, C. F. Alexander, J. M. Farley, Winnona Johnson, W. H. Weible, the only woman enrolled in the school, was made an honorary member.
Woman Joins Law Club
Glee Club tryout tonight in chapel at 7 o'clock. Everyone must bring his own music. It is especially urged by Manager Sowers that those candidates be the ones who can play musicals well and who can also sing. Numbers will be given out at the door to indicate order of trials. All those who tried out for the club last Tuesday night are requested to be there.
Glee Club Tryout Tonight
Miss Margaret Pettyjohn has returned to school after spending the week-end in Topeka, where she was a member of the bridal party at the wedding of her Friend, Miss May Reed to Mr. John Byron Price, jr.
Mary Morin of San Diego, Cal., is a senior year in the School of Fine Arts.
Ward Hatcher spent Sunday in Kansas City.
DEAN GREEN DOESNT LIKE LAW JOURNAL
The Law Journal of the University School of Law will not be published that school, in all probability, of that students were elected for the magazine and as no interest is shown it is the hope of the dean that it will be published.
"The publication is no credit to the School of Law," Dean Green said this afternoon. "If it ever comes before the students again, I'm going to do my best to knock it in the head."
Y. M.-Y. W. CAMPAIGN BEGINS IN CHAPEL
Six Speakers Ask Everybody to Join Christian Associations
Chapel exercises this morning were given over to the Christian Associations of the University, this being the start of the month. The meeting which will conclude Saturday evening with a banquet for a thousand in Robinson gymnasium.
Miss Molly Carroll, secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, led the singing and read from an address of Prof. Shaler Matthews entitled "God's Challenge to the Church."
A feature of the exercises was the vocal solo of Miss Edna Davis of the School of Fine Arts. She has a won- hered passion which captivated her audience.
Prof. R. A. Schwegler made a powerful speech in the interest of things spiritual in which he declared: "We are an army, wounded by the opportunities offered here for physical and intellectual development and are forgetting our spiritual development. The Christian association stimulates that aspect of nature that helps unfold the latent duties that lie dormant."
Ralph Yeoman, president of the Y. M. C. A. spoke of the work of the men's association, and Edward Bodington, chairman, who showed that responsibility for the support of the work law with every man in the University. The new secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Conniff Harlow worked for a demonstration during the week showing that University men are religious.
Miss Florence Fquina, president of the Y.W.C.A., outlined the policy of the girls' work at the University for a musical basis on the betterment of social conditions which they would undertake. The musical program, which is to be a feature of every chapel concert by a piano solo by Miss Fay Blair.
Chancellor Strong put the official O. K. on the associations in a closing speech in which he said: "We need such organizations vitally at this time and I believe that if we are wise we will give them our support."
BRYAN IS VINDICATED
Oread Debaters Decide He Can Continue Talking For Money
The Oread Debating Society decided last night that it would permit Mr. Bryan to continue lecturing on the chauqua platform questioning what was “Resolved;” and that Bryan is justified in lecturing for gain while he holds the office of Secretary of State." The affirmative, represented "and Anderson, woke. The negative represented, woke and Erickson.
After the debate a membership committee was elected, Gopperp, Rockwell, and Ericson, being the successful candidates.
HERES A CHANCE TO
GET FIVE DOLLARS
To the person guessing nearest the total score for the team made a prediction. The football "Allie" Carroll will give five dollars in merchandise. The only restrictions on neon are left at Smith's News Department not later than noon of Oct. 04.
Last year this same contest was tried out and proved very successful since the first edition, since conservative are given equal chances to profit by their views. The contest consisted of 18 guesses of Lawrence who guessed the exact number of points scored by K. U. 128. This year those in position 50 followed a "guesses": Bill Weilden, 186; Coach Mosse, 176; Coach Frank, 480; Manager Hamilton, 133.
They Do a Marathon
key DO.
All训转 are taking cross country runs in two squads every afternoon at 3:30 and 4:30. Every one who has any track aspirations is requested to be present at either of these hours.
Ladies of the Faculty
Ladies of the
Ladies of the call meeting of
the ladies of the faculty, will be held
with Mrs. C. C. G. Dunlap. 1925 Kemple
museum, on Monday afternoon,
October 6.
DANCING MUST BE PERFECTLY PROPER
Faculty Announces Rules for Social Events of Students
TO BE NO "VARSITY" PARTIES
Everything That is Unchaperoned Placed Under Professor's Ban— Regulations Now On.
Students will not be allowed to attend or give dances in Lawrence this year that are thrown open to the general public. This announcement was made this morning when the faculty committee on student interests gave out the social rules for the year. These rules were adopted by the University Council last year and are administered by the student institution. The same regulations were in effect last spring. One "Varsity" party has already been given this year but this dance was allowed because the rules had not been printed at that time. The student social activities follow:
No student or group of students may give a dance during a session of the University Dance Association. We have obtained from the Committee on Student Interests.
Permission will be granted after application to the chairman of the Committee, identifying the committee that the following regulations will be observed: 1. All dancing parties must be properly chaperoned, and the ages of participants of the chairmanship of the Committee on Student Interests. 2. During a regular session of the University no student or group of students may participate in an event at Lawrence, which is thrown open to the public indiscriminately at a fixed price.
Dancing parties may be given only on Friday and Saturday nights and on nights immediately preceding a dance, except those twelve p. m., on Saturday nights, at one on other nights, except that the Junior Promenade, Sophomore Hop farewed parties, the junior formal dances of established student organization, may continue, until the time limit proposed for them by the University Council. Exceptions to the rule are at the discretion of the committee.
The rules further provide that at the beginning of the school year each organization shall file and leave in the office of the Chancellor or an administrator said blank on the resume them by a committee on Student Interests. This card will contain the name of organization or society, a statement in regard to the purpose of the organization, and personnel. The blanks have not yet been sent to the various organizations, but may be expected shortly.
MORRIS IS OFFICIAL
ROCK CHALK STARTER
By a vote of 100 to 115, Lawrence B. Morris won the election as cheer leader over Itaul A. Luke at noon today. The tryout was held on the steps of Green Hall in favor of Morris in a tryout; then those in favor of Luke were requested to go to the cue of the walk leading to Green hall and those in favor of Morris to the west of the Ackley Ave. The number in each group, Malcolm announced the result: 115 votes for Morris and 100 for Luke.
NIGHT SHIRT PARADE
STARTS FROM GYMNASIUM
Immediately following the tryout for cheer leader, this morning, Lawrence Morris announced that the night shirt parade, to be held Saturday night, would start from Renshaw gymnasium after a performance banquet given by the Y. M. C. A. Morris also announced that the parade to the football game Saturday afternoon would start from down town at 3 o'clock.
Doctors Discuss New Plans
The faculty of the School of Medicine had its first meeting of the year at 10 o'clock this morning in the basement of the building where they elected secretary, after which plans for the year were discussed. Those present were: Dr. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Matthws, Matthews, Sayre, Sudler, Crumbine, Dains and Sundwall.
Heter-Philips Wedding
HETER. Miss Newman Heter and Mr. Frank D. Phillips will be married at Sterling Wednesday evening. Miss Heter attended the University several years ago. Mr. Phillips was graduated rom the College and School of Engineering in '07. He was a member of Sigma Xi.
Sophomore Caucas
There will be a meeting of the sophomore class this evening at 7:30 in room 110 Fraser. All sophomores are urged to be present for the purpose of putting a new ticket in the field.