UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XL
ATHLETIC SEASON TO OPEN WITH CEREMONY
Parade and Pomp to Mark Beginning Of New Year In K. U.Sports
ALL GLADIATORS WILL MARCH
And Maybe Chancellor Strong Will Kick-Off to William Jewell to Start Things Apossibly, Maybe.
With all the pump that can be collected in the State of Kansas within the next two weeks, all K. U. will parade on Saturday, Oct. 4, preceding the William Jewell game to open properly the 1913 athletic season. Manager W. O. Hamilton, who is martialing the pump for the occasion, announced preliminary plans for the spectacle today.
Invitations have been issued to Gov. George Hodges and the Board of Administration. Should they attend, they will head the parade of gladiators, merchants, professors, and students that will wind through the business district on its way to McCook field.
Separate sections will be reserved at the grounds for members of the faculty, rooters, women students unescorted, and the members of the fraternities and sororities. Pupils and teachers of the city schools will be the guests of the University and will sit in a group.
"Maybe Chancellor Strong will kick-off to William Jewell to open the season more auspiciously," said Manager Hamilton. "Maybe."
BAND TRYOUT TONIGHT
Last Chance to Join Band Still Short A Snare Drummer
NUMBER 6.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913
Anyone who can handle a snare drum is practically certain of a job since no one has appeared to take care of that important part of the organization.
Manager McCanless has called a final band tryon tonight at 7:30 in the Fraser hall chapel room. About sixty artists appeared at the preliminary tryout held Saturday night and prospects look good for this year's University band.
ROBERT KENNEDY DUNCAN
OF PITTSBURG HERE
"The question of uniforms is up to the Student Council. If the Council divides the Athletic money right, giving us our proper proportion, we can afford good suits, but otherwise we will have to appear in our street clothes; the old suits are too nearly worn out for use," said Manager McAnless this afternoon.
Robert Kennedy Duncan, former head of the department of industrial research, was in town Friday and Saturday, attending to matters connected with the transfer of the department to the control of Prof. W. A Whitaker, newly-chosen director.
A Professor Duncan in the future will devote his entire time to the research laboratories of the University of Pittsburg.
The industrial research department at the University of Kansas has been reorganized, and the character of the work altered. Four new fellowships will be announced soon.
Will Elect Cheer Leader Friday Leslie Dodd, president of the Men's Student Council, said this morning that a mass meeting will probably be called Friday to elect the new cheer leader.
Ralph Spotts refuses to be a candidate, giving old age as an excuse, Morris and Luke are expected to be candidates for the position.
University Men Will Warble Tuesday evening at 7:30 in Fraser hall is the time and place for the first tryouts for places on the University Glee club.
First tryout for the University or orchestra at Fraser hall hall tonight at 7:30. Vacancies for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, trombone. Apply to Dean Skillon, director.
OPENING Y. M. C. A. MEETING
Chancellor Speaks on "The First Inning."—Good Attendance
The first regular meeting of the University Y. M. C. A. was held at Myers hall yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. Chancellor Strong spoke to a large crowd on "The First Inning." He emphasized the need of right start in a University career and showed that while all students have individual characteristics, as Christians they must all work together for the betterment of themselves and their associates.
Although the attendance at the opening meeting was large, Secretary Hoffman was not satisfied and that he will work for four hundred men at succeeding meetings. Every Sunday afternoon there will be a short talk and special music from four to five o'clock.
Chanceior Strong's talk yesterday was preceded by a vocal solo by Mr. Blackmar, a student in the College.
UNIVERSITY MAY HAVE REFORMED SPELLING
Professors Balloting on Proposed Simplification of Official Language
A movement for the simplification of spelling, national in its scope, is creating an unusual amount of discussion among the faculty of the University of Kansas. It is proposed to use phonetic spelling in all the publications of the University, and in all official correspondence of the school. This is not to be the extreme reform that has been proposed at different times, but is to be a reform along scientific and practical lines.
The national committee has appointed Prof. W. G. Binnewell, of Fairmount College as chairman of the Kansas committee, who has appointed Prof. D. C. Croissant and Prof. E. M. Hopkins as representatives of the board at the University of Kansas.
At present Professor Croissant has received only a few replies to his letter of inquiry sent to each member of the faculty. Of those who have answered, seven favored the plan and three declared against it. If the University of Kansas expresses itself as in favor of the plan, as has a large number of the other colleges of the state, it is probable that the simplified form will be put into use within a short time.
NEEK NIGHT DATES ARE UNDER THE BAN
W. S. G.A. Will Explain Regulations In Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Miss Maude Lourey, president of the association will conduct the meeting tomorrow and give the opening address. Miss Galloo will represent the faculty. Miss Helen Keith, senior representative, will explain district organization and Miss Ruth Buchan the finance. Miss Vena Spotts, secretary, will read the constitution.
The W. S. G. A. will assume the control and regulation of all matters pertaining to the conduct and welfare of the women students of the University today.
Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. m. o'clock the Council will conduct its first big mass meeting for women and from that hour until June 1, 1914, every girl in the University will be supposed to know what a tabooed "date" is. Here is the official definition: Social engagements on the evenings of school days, except for Friday evenings or for evenings preceding holidays. Exceptions include events of general University interest, theater engagements, company to and from practices or committee meetings, engagements with out-of-town guests, company to and from the library without stopping for refreshments, or for coasting or sleighing.
EGG RESEARCH WORTH $5,000,000 TO KANSAS
Copies of the constitution and by-laws of the W. S. G. A, will be given to all present.
Dean Crumbine Says Tests at University Have money Value
THEY TRIED IT ON THE DOG
Seventeen Students Risked Lives Last Year But Proved Three-Year Old Eggs Edible
That three-year old eggs are fit for human food, and that $5,000,000 will thereby be added each year to the value of the Kansas egg product, is the result of tests made with six University of Kansas students last spring through Prof. F. H. Billings, of the bacteriology department, according to Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the state board of health, who made public the results of the tests Saturday.
Starting early in the spring, six students at Lawrence ate eggs, three years old, three times a day for seventeen days. At the end of that time five of the squad had gained in weight and the other one weighed the same as when the experiments began. On the strength of this test the state board of health holds that second-grade Kansas frozen eggs are fit for food even if kept for several years.
years.
According to Dr. Crumbine, the Kansas egg product is worth $15,000,000 a year, and now since on the strength of this test a New Jersey court recently held that second-grade Kansas eggs, frozen, were fit for food, the results of the test should be worth at least $5,000,000 to the state.
In explaining his reasons for having the tests made, Dr. Crumbine said that his department was interested in the business interests of the state, as well as in its health, and that if it could be proved 'that a $5,000,000 year industry was in accord with the rules of health, it was the duty of the board to get this fact before the public and also come to the defense of the industry in the courts.
In the junior field the hottest contest of the season is expected as usual over the junior presidency and the managership of the junior Prom. "Crummy" Williams, the political boss of the juniors, predicts a "large and interesting race" but declines to name his candidates as yet.
course:
According to Professor Billings,
who directed the testing, the food
squad was selected with no other
qualifications than ability to eat
fresh eggs without physiological dis-
turbance, together with general good
conditions of health. Each member
agreed to eat at least the egg products served at the table and to refrain from eating anything during
the course of the experiment except
the meals regularly served to the
squad. It was the policy to have
each meal well balanced and prepared,
both as to cooked and uncoo-
cated foods, so that it would be antici-
pated and enjoyed by the men.
Politics and caucuses are expected to start this week, and talk of the senior presidency is already in the air, the name of Charles Strickland being mentioned. No other candidate has yet been suggested but the rival factions are known to be lining up their men.
POLITICAL BEE BUZZES
Gossip Concerning Candidates
—Strickland "Mentioned"
Election October 3
Sayre Witness in Samuels Case Dean L. E. Sayre, of the School of Pharmacy, has been subpoenaed as a witness in the famous case of Dr. Samuels, of Wichita, who the state alleges accumulated a vast fortune through his sale of a cure-all which was valueless.
Sophomore and freshman politics will probably run its usual course of putting forward candidates who do not expect to take any further part in University politics.
The elections come off October 3 and include the election of a new manager for the annual.
COMMITTEE WORKING ON PLAN FOR ANNUAL
Hazen Says WorkableScheme Must Be Made Before Class Elections
PRINTING HEAD IS TO HELP
Supt. W. B. Brown, Formerly Wit Kansas City Publishers, Will Confer With Seniors
Immediate action on the 1914 Jayhawker will be taken at once, according to Dan Hazen, last year's junior president, who is still directing the destinies of the senior class, and Alfred Waddel, editor-in-chief of this year's book, who with a committee headed by Paul Ross is scheming on a new way to put out this year's annual without a deficit and at the same time put out a creditable book.
The committee is going to get the advice of W. B. Brown, superintendent of the University printing plant, on the book. Mr. Brown has personally supervised the publication of the last three Jayhawkers, and comes here direct from the superintendency of the Union Bank Note company of Kansas City, which published the books. He will not only be able to give practical figures on the book, but he will be able to steer this year's manager away from any mistakes made last year. The prospect of his help makes the outlook for this year's book look much brighter.
"The proposition needs to be jumped into at once," says Dan Hazen, acting president of the class. "Election comes shortly now and by that time we should have a plan lined up and ready for the election of a business manager. The committee is working on a plan by which we hope to make this year's book as good as ever and yet self-supporting."
BIG WEEK FOR Y. M. C.A.
Conrad Hoffman Announce Good Times In Store for Students
Conrad Hoffmann, who is going to do things at the University by means of the Young Men's Christian Association, dashed into the Kansan office this morning bursting with information about the activities of the coming week. Here's the lineup.
Thursday and Friday night there will be a mysterious stunt pulled off yeptel "The Y. M. Walk-Around." Whether the University co-eds will take part in the performance or not, is not yet announced. Mr. Hoffmann predicts some mighty good amusement for all concerned. Even the place where students are to "walk" is as yet unannounced.
is as yet. Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock in the afternoon, all the old students interested in the Association will meet in Myers hall as a committee of Ways and Means. All active members are urged to attend. Saturday night comes the biggest event of the week. The big floor of Robinson gymnasium will be turned over to the students of the University, with the members of the Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. acting as hosts and hostesses. Get that last part. Remember, where goeth the Y. W. girls, there also goeth refreshments
The Glee Club and the University Orchestra will furnish the music. Invitations have been mailed to the fraternities, sororities, Men's Student Council, city pastors, members of the Board of Administration. Freshmen are especially urged to attend, as the affair is designed for the particular purpose of giving first year students an opportunity of meeting their classmates.
Former Kansan Man Here
Former Kansan Man Hain
W. W. (Pug) Ferguson, formerly
managing editor of the Kansan and
now telegraph editor of the Ft.
Worth, Tex., Record, visited the Kansan
Saturday. "Pug" reports Omar
Hite and Richard Gardner, last year
editors-in-chief of the Kansan, holding
down desk positions on the
Record also and "making good."
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
W. S. G. A. BOOKS ARE POPULAR
Girl's' Second Hand Store Completely Out-Except Three
Unless second hand books begin to come in more rapidly in the next few days the W. S. G. A. book store will be forced to close, with everything sold out, before the end of the week. Only three little books and two of them with reserve tags on them, adorn their shelves at noon today from what at first appeared to be an exhaustible supply.
Engineers, laws, and fine arts as well as college students have contributed to make the W. S. G. A.'s bank account grow this year.
If the girls are able to replenish their stock through their special agent they will be open for business every morning this week from 11 to 12 o'clock, and from 2:30 to 3:30 o'clock in the afternoons.
BRAMWELL PROBABLY TO BE OUT OF SCHOOL
Football Captain Not Here
Weidlein Is Temporary
Leader
Wilis Bramwell, captain of the Jayhawker 1913 football team, in all probability will not return to school this year. This was learned finally this morning when it was announced from the Sigma Chi house, where Bramwell lives, that unless the big center was in Lawrence this evening, that he positively would not attend school at all this fall. The latest reports received at the house from Bramwell also seemed to preclude all possibility of his return today.
The almost certain news that Bramwell will not be in school adds more and deeper wrinkles to the brow of the head coach.
Bill Weidlein, star, tackle on last year's eleven, in the meanwhile has taken charge of the squad until further notice. He is acting as temporary captain, appointed by head Coach Mosse, and will handle and direct the squad until another election for captain can be held, in the almost certain event of Bramwell's resignation.
resignation.
The loss of Bramwell at center creates an almost insurmountable gap in the line which the coaches will be compelled to fill before the first game with William Jewell, October 4. No certain candidate has appeared to try out as "Bram's" successor, but Lewis Helvern, substitute center on last year's squad, may be called upon to work out as the big captain's successor.
DEPARTMENT HEAD OF CHINESE HARVARI
T. H. Aschmann Given Position In Medical School At Shanghai, China
Head of the anatomy department in the Harvard Medical School of Shanghai, is the position obtained this week by T. H. Aschmann, K. U. "11, M. S. "12 and teaching fellow in anatomy here in London to take time on his way to his home in Inman. He sails from San Francisco September 30.
Mr. Aschmann is just back from a year in the Harvard Medical school and a summer's work in Boston hospitals. The school at Shanghai is the largest in China and aims to train natives to become professors. Mr. Aschmann will have an opportunity to do research and laboratory work in Asiatic diseases aside from his regular teaching.
As an added inducement to a good salary, all his expenses to China are being paid, together with his first-class passage back—via Siberia or the Suze canal. He will hold his position just one year, coming back to Harvard next winter for further work.
No Chapel unchanged.
Professor Emily chairman of the chapel committee, announced this morning that the first regular chapel will be held in Fraser Friday when the Chancellor will give his annual opening address.
No Chapel Tomorrow
HOYT MAY SUE K. C.
POLICE TO CLEAR NAME
Former Student Trying to Get Attorney on Contingent Fee
IAS GOOD CASE—DEAN GREEN
Lack of Funds Makes Fight a Hard One—Hoyt Determined on Justification Before Public
On the advice of "Uncle" Jimmy Green and Professor Burdick of the School of Law, Homer Hoyt will bring suit against the police authorities in Kansas City, Kans., if he can get an attorney to fight the case on a contingent fee or if he can raise the funds necessary to carry on the suit.
"There is no doubt that Hoyt has been unjustly treated and that he has a good case," said Dean Green of the law school this morning.
When seen yesterday in Kansas City by a Kansan reporter Hoyt said that warrant for his arrest promised him by the chief of police had not been issued, and that as the matter now stands, no charge is being brought against him. His arrest was imposed therefore Hoyt says irregular and illegal."
"I want to get my name cleared and I am willing to have a jury investigate the proceedings that have been directed against me. If I can get an attorney to take the case on a contingent fee I believe the matter can be settled in a way that will set me right before the public."
HAVE YOU SIGNED UP?
Petitions Being Circulated For Student Union Building
About 350 students have signed agreements to pay two dollars for a year's membership to the Student Union, providing that the house at 1200 Tennessee, or some other one, is secured as headquarters. Five hundred are needed, according to Leslie Dodd, before the plan's success is assured.
"I think we can get enough signers," said Dodd this morning. "Everybody seems short of money this year, from some reason or other. The papers have not yet been thoroughly circulated, however, and by the time the hill is completely covered we will probably have enough to go ahead."
That student, dramatics, debates, and other affairs will be controlled in some manner by the Student Union, is the present plan.
Members of the Student Council are proposing drastic re-arrangements in the control of student activities, in case the Union becomes a reality.
ONLY TWO DRAMATIC CLUBS HERE THIS YEAR
The dramatic field at the University will contain but two companies this year, the Red Domino club and a combined club made from the Thespians and Masques, according to Russell Clark, leader of University dramatics, who is arranging a union between the two latter clubs.
Chancellor Strong's permission will be asked tomorrow and there seems little doubt of the combination succeeding. In the future the new club will confine its productions to stock plays, the Domines to original University productions. The first tryouts for the stock company play will be held in the near future and will be open to all University students.
The Weather
"The effects of the cold wave that came Friday from the northwest will be with us for several days," said Professor Kester of the weather department this afternoon, "giving us some of the most pleasant weather for the opening of school that we have experienced for several years."
Thermometer readings for the day
9 p. m.
7 a. m.
2 p. m.
42
43
73
The barometer has been practically stationary for the last 24 hours.