TOPEKA K
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XI.
NUMBER 8
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 24, 1913.
BIG THERMOMETER READY TO ASCEND
Advice to Daily Kansan Cubs
Daily Kansan Subscription Campaign On in Full Force
MORE SOLICITORS ARE WANTED
Exhaustive Campaign of Student District To Be Made—Sub-Agencies Named.
The campaign of the subscription department of the University Daily Kansan for a thousand new subscribers netted fifty names yesterday, and that number has fairly confirmed. A big thermometer has been placed at the crossing of Adams and Oread, with the words: "Watch the mercury rise." Subscribe now for the University Daily Kansan. In 1000 new subscribers, Help it rise.
Ten additional solicitors are wanted at the Kansan office after one o'clock tomorrow. The student district will provide this canvas, will be made this week.
Sub-agencies have been established at the following places: K. U. Bookstore, Smiths News Depot, Rowlands, College Im, City and University Y. M. McLiffes Books Office, The College, Barber. Shop Subscribers may leave their $2.50 at any of these places, or at the Daily Kansan office.
the campaign started Monday an-
it is being conducted for new city
houses. The figures on the thermometer
took 60. Those students who subscribed during Bargain Week last year or those whose subscription was handed in during
the campaign.
The campaign is under the direction of Hamilton Stone, a student of Geography and Earth Science at paper man, who last summer published the Lake Forest Breeze near Kansas City. M. R. Knight is field man, and Miss Lilia Nevin field woo-
Letters from alumni and former students continue to come in. Here are some extracts from the most important that arrived on the morning mail.
Ward Maris writes from the wilds of Montana: "Please use the enclosed amount to pay for my subscription to the Kansan." Maris was a student in the University last year. At present he is doing newspaper writing and is under instruction for the Fort Peck Reservation. Incidently Mr. Maris says, "I assure you it is a good reason, why I am not in school this fall—320 acres of land. I was just lucky enough to pick up some indian land on a farm. In a week of weeks I may be able to give you the names of two university graduates who will occupy a half section of land next to mine."
E. A. Sharp sends in from Rose- dale an urgent request for the past and future copies of the Daily Kansan.
Miss Katherine Ellis, now living at 41 Elm street, Northport, Mass., will attend Smith College this winter. She sends in her subscription for the Daily Kansan together with best wishes for its success.
FORT MEN WOULD WEAR DRESS SUITS
Philo Halleck, a graduate of '13,
sends in a check from Biscoe, Ariz.
for the paper. He is anxious to get
the earliest news of the reawakening
of Mt. Oread and so requests all back
issues.
Forty men were out at the first Glee club try-out of the year, Tuesday evening in Fraser hall. A number of good violinists, soloists, exudaeville artists, and some professional singers were in the number.
Band Will Rehearse
According to Prof. C. E. Hubach the best Glee club in the history of the school is practically assured. Four new readers made their appearance. Some of the more difficult music, that has been performed regularly, have been handled this year; another try-out will be held in Prof. Hubach hall next Tuesday night.
The first rehearsal of the K. U. band will be held in Fraser hall at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. Forty men were picked from the sixty-two musicians who attended the tryout Monday. The line-up of the new band members will be printed in the DailyKanal magazine and band newspapers, whose names are not on the list, need not attend the rehearsal.
Mr. Chester Frances left yesterday for his home in Cherryville. Chet says he will be back for the second semester .
Hoffman Will Speak
Hoffman Will speak
Con Hoffman, new secretary of the Y. M. will be the speaker at the Sunday afternoon meeting at four o'clock
PROF. C, A. SHULL PRINTS
RESULT OF RESEARCH
Prof. Charles A. Shull of the botany department has a paper on "Sempermeability of Seed Coats" in the September Botanical Gazette. Its aim is to provide an ability to be a widespread phenomenon among dead plant membranes, and the seed coat of the common cocklebur is almost perfectly sempermeable to certain salts, especially chlorides of sodium and lithium.
NEW JAYHAWKER PLAN FAVORED BY COUNCIL
Professor Shull is now making an important application of his discoveries by measuring the force with which soil particles of different sizes hold water. Results of value in solving the problems of soil moisture and movement of soil water in agricultural processes are being secured.
Action on the Freshman Cap Problem Delayed at Initial Meeting
The plan for this year's Jayhawk which was brought forward by Ralph Spots and presented in the meeting was presented by Spotts at the first meeting of the Student Council in Fraser hall last night. The council favoured the Jayhawk but it was enquired and instructed the Jayhawk committee to confer with the committee from the junior class, fix up a definite plan, and to it the council at the next meeting.
If this scheme is adopted by the council and the class, promissory notes will be circulated in October and the exact amount of money that the manager of the annual can deal upon can be acertained in advance.
A petition from the sophomore medics asking that they be given a rate on athletic tickets good only for the first semester, was granted. The price of such tickets was fixed at $2.50 and they will be solicited students in the School of Medicine in Rosedale for the second semester.
Prof. Wort S. Morse, head of the violin department, has just been elected president of the Missouri State Music Teachers Association for the present year. Mr. Morse has been vice president of the association up to the time of election to the presidency.
A resolution favoring the plan of Manager Hamilton for a parade and general jubilee at the first football game was unanimously adopted.
Action on the freshman cap mates week before the final examination, pending further investigation.
Professor Morse Honored
MtR. Cora G. Lewis, a member of the Board of Administration, was on Mt. Oread yesterday. The board will meet here Saturday.
**K~Books Are Here.**
The "T" is here, the letter Myers hall this afternoon and all students who apply to the secretary of the school will after Saturday will be given a copy.
"K" Books Are Her
Freshmen Will Hear Chancellor Chancellor Strong will deliver his annual address to new students in chapel Friday morning.
KANSAS CITY GAME LEFT TO MISSOURI
Board of Administration Will Not Start Movement Says University Official
That the initial movement for a Kansas-Missouri game in Kansas City this year must come from the university of Missouri and the board, held by the Board of Administration. This fact was given to the Daily Kansan this morning by one who is in a position to know the facts but who refused to
The Board takes the position that since one of the big games has already been played at Lawrence, it would not be courteous to Missouri if the movement in this year originated at this University. The Athletic Board at Columbia has spent a great deal of money enlarging and improving Rollin Field and this outlay would use the direct loss without the Kansas game.
The Board of Administration meets at Lawrence next Saturday and at that time an official statement of the board will be given. The City game will probably be given.
It is rumored that the Kansas City alumni of both schools are using influence on the Missouri at Regulation of Registration ask that the game be played in Kansas City.
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING LEADS IN CLOSE VOTE
Simplified spelling had a thirteenth point lead at noon today in the balloting by University professors on the stands a new form. The vote stands 42 to 29.
"The question of simplified spelling at present deals primarily with the state publication," it says, "text books." The state Press, which is in charge of the balloting, "if this reform gains the approval of the educational men of Kansas the state text comes out in print. We come out in the new and simplified style of spelling"
Any student who wishes to try out for the Daily Kansan board should call at the office some time this week. Students will as well as upper classmen are eligible.
Graduate School. The registration of all graduate students, now in attendance, will be completediffit must be furnished for placement will be continued during the week from to 12. Instructors are requested to exclude from classes after this week all graduate students for which not been receivet. F. H. Hodder.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
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K. U, DEBATERS MEET
THURSDAY AT Y. M. C. A
Prof. Howard L. Hill, who occupies the position made vacant in the department of public speaking by the resignation of Prof. G. A. Gesell, will address the first regular meeting of the committee to be held at hall, Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Prof. C, A. Dykstra will also talk to those present during the evening.
"All the old members are urged to be involved," President George Marks this morning, "in important business meeting. We will elect new officers and two members to the board."
After the business meeting there will be a social meeting. All new students interested in debating are cordially invited.
CHAPEL COMMITTEE REPORTS PROGRAM
Yearly Arrangements Made
—Notices Given to the Daily Kansan
To Kansan Readers
The consolidated committee on chapel, Bible Institute, and general lectures has unanimously agreed on the number of students coming year. It will attempt to meet speakers only the most prominent men in their respective lines. Speakers are expected to be of every chapel, and occasionally there will be a musical program only.
The opening exercises each morning will be the same with the exception of the reading of notices. The committee is of the opinion that the chapel exercise is a discordant note in the proceedings—that the place for them is in the columns of the book, and that the teacher agrees that a number of meetings will be available for student mass meetings, and that two will be a reasonale number for the present meeting. It should stand that when a chapel period is turned over to a student organization, that organization will be entirely responsible for arranging officers, the presiding officer, and all other matters.
The Kansan pride itself on its high class advertising. It carries no announcement that it cannot personally recommend. The Kansan staff finds it profitable to trade in the Lawrence stores that cater to student tastes and student pocket-books. Members of the staff have investigated Topeka and Kansas City prices and stores and are happy to testify for the benefit of their fellow students that it is much more satisfactory to trade in Lawrence.
Prof J. N, Van der Vries has been appointed chairman of the committee on outside speakers, and Mr. Thorpe chairman of the committee on faculty speakers. The previous arrangement as to faculty speakers on Friday and outside speakers on Tuesday will be adhered to as far as possible.
The only chapel arrangement provided for at present consists of the opening address by the Chancellor Friday, and a meeting under the supervision of the Y. M. C. A. Tuesday, Sept. 30.
James Greenlee, Daily, Kansan humorist, arrived in town today.
The merchants who invite you to their stores in today's Kansan will show you every courtesy and consideration. The Kansan vouchers for this.
PLAYERS WANTED FOR UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Twenty students attended the first orchestra try-out in Fraser hall Monday night. Dean Skilton, who studied with the band and did good work and he expects to see a first class orchestra here this year. The greatest need at the present concert is to have two trombone players as well as two snare drummers. Any men in the university who can play these instruments should see Dean Skilton at once.
The orchestra will consist of thirty pieces and practice will be begun immediately for the fall concert to be given some time next month, the best popular music will be used in the programs.
FIRST CLASS TICKET
MAKES APPEARANCE
Sophomores Name Johnson, James, Kline, Miss Wolfe and Lockwood
The first ticket for the BAT is in the sophomore for morning when the announcement was made that a ticket composed of J. M. Johnson, Tony James, Neil Kline, Miss Lillian Wolfe, and Mr. Johnson were on the ticket names J. M. Johnson, the man who helped represent the University in last year's debate against the University of Oklahoma, for the presidency, for the vice-president, for vice-president, Neil Kline, a law student and correspondent for the Kansas City Journal, for treasurer; Lillian Wolfe, member of the Germantown Rockwood, a Fine Arts student whose cartoons were frequently seen around the University last year, as the candidate for manager of the sophomore Hop.
Y. W. C. A. MEETS TOMORROW
Informal Reception, Address of Welcome, and Short Talks, Program
The first regular meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock in Myers hall. A half hour reception and a public reception at which all students attending will be given an opportunity to meet the members of the cabinet of the student organization, and the pastors and their wives in the city.
After the reception the meeting will be conducted by Miss Mollie Carroll, Miss Florence Fuqua, president of the association will give the address of welcome. The C.A. will on Olinger and Mrs. W. C. Payne will talk.
The regular day of meeting has been changed from Wednesday to Thursday afternoon so that it will be possible to obtain some of the chapel speakers to address these afternoon meeting.
TO PUTT IN TOPEKA
Oread Golfers Headed by Kinnear Enter State Tournament
several members of the Oread Golf club will go to Topeka Friday, where they will enter the golf club tournament at the Country Club.
The Oread golfers will be headed by Larry Khinear, who won the champion at the state tournament at Lakeside and will defend his title against players from Topeka, Lawrence, Emporia, Salina, Hutchinson, and Wichita. The qualifying rounds of the tournament will begin early morning and the finals, Saturday.
While at Topeka the Oread players will have a chance to see some high class golf matches between well known players. Evans, who has won national fame as a golfer, will play on the Topeka course during the tournament and the Kansas clubs will send their chambers to compete for the professional title.
Law Student in Police Court
Law Student in Police Court A warrant for the arrest of James Allen, a student in the School of Law at the University day. He is accused of carrying concealed weapons by R. C. Wiley, a student in the College.
The case grew out of trouble which the two men had at the Jayhawk club on Indiana street this morning over payment for some furniture that was broken during a "rough house."
Acacia Pledges Three
**PRIESTRY**
The Aecacia faculty has plured Frank Ackers, Abilene; Otho Fisk, of Alva, Okla.; and Paul W. Thiele, of Washington.
HOYT QUICKLY CLEARED WHEN COURT CURTLY CALLS, "NEXT CASE"
"Trial" of K. U. Man in Kansas City Didn't Last Long
WAS NO CHARGE ON DOCKET
Failure of Police to "Deliver Goods"
Apparent When No One Appeared Against Him
Complete Vindication Indicated—Mother's Story Shows Up Third Degree Methods Used Against Widow.
The case against Homer Hoyt was called at eight o'clock this morning in the Kansas City, Kansas police court. There was no charge on the docket and Judge Brady dismissed Hoyt curtly a few minutes later. Sam Maker, one of six attorneys who appeared for Hoyt, asked that the court ordered the police to turn over the bundle of clothing which had been taken from him last month when he was thrown in jail. The police granted the order, and passed on to the next case.
With this brief trial the fight which this former University student has been making to clear his name of the stigma which imprisonment gives, has probably been ended. He probably will not file suit against the chief of police and
HOMER HOYT
a patrolman as he had intended. Hoyt's friends consider the procedure in court this morning complete vindication. Prof. H. A. Millis, who was in Kansas City ready to testify in Hoyt's behalf, says that more than thirty friends of the accused young man were in the small court room ready to lend their assistance if their testimony was necessary.
Since the reports have been published in the newspapers that Hoyt would sue the authorities because of the alleged persecution, the lawyers who represent Hoyt claim that several detectives have been trying to get evidence so that some sort of a charge might be ready when Hoyt came in court this morning. That they were unsuccessful is shown by the fact that nothing was ready this morning when the case came up.
Professor Millis is convinced that the treatment of Hoyt by the Kansas City authorities has been outrageous. He says that in addition to the six attorneys who voluntarily appeared in court to help out the young man this morning, others were on the way but had not arrived yet. Two other prosecutors were ended. All these lawyers were appearing without any fee and merely wanted to see that justice was obtained.
On account of the interest in the Hoyt case at the University the Daily Kansan has made a special effort to get all the facts in the case.
One morning this week with Miss Lucy T. Dougherty of the Kansas City high school, who for years has bertened Homer Hoyt and his widowed mother, a reporter for the University Daily Kansan called at the Hoyt home in Kansas City, Kansas. The students past the city limit near Argentine the visitors asked one of the city detectives who had made enough trips to the house to be an authority on the dBunker avenue and Carlisle road."
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