THE SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
VOLUME II.
ALL ABOARD THE BIG PICNIC WAGON
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 15, 1913.
NUMBER 11.
Committees Working Manfully and Womanfully on Social Event
EVERYBODY WILL BE THERE
That is, They're Invited, and From the Program, Who Would Miss the Opportunity?
Dame Nature won at the maze meeting in chapel Friday. The Summer Sessionists are to have a picnic. And it's to be a big, hilarious, sociable picnic, too. Everybody will be there, studes and faculty, with a scattering of Lawrence folks. In fact, the faculty have determined to turn out in a body and enjoy themselves thoroughly. But the students are declaring that they will have the most fun. Well, we shall see what we shall see.
Woodland park has been chosen as the seat of jollification. The picnickers are assured of plenty of grazing ground. But they are requested not to wander outside of Kansas.
Friday evening is the time, from five o'clock 'till the cows come home.
The Sessionists are to make up crowds of from half a dozen to a score of picnickers and take their own eats. If the "regulars" of the boarding houses form parties, their boarding house ladies will be "only too glad" to put up substantial lunches. The Kansan reporters have interviewed most of the connoisseurs to the culinary and all expressed their willingness to fix the eats. The reporters, being human, suggested the following: Cake, mountains of fat sandwiches, cake, pickles, cake, fruit, cake, hard-boiled eggs, cake, fried chicken, hard-cake, potato chips and salad, cake. Any boarding house keeper who is in doubt what to prepare should cut out this list and add to suit taste.
Here's Your Chance, Bashful One
Here's Your Chance, Basilun One
Students who are bashful or who
eat at private houses will be put in
themselves if they will make
themselves known to the Kansan,
phone K. U. 25, or the following
committee:
Oliva Olsson.
Maude Judy.
Miluue Jhuy,
Effe Sollars,
George Babb,
Bert Sperter,
Sarah Sperter,
Earl Potter,
Ross Miller,
Jo Bishop.
P. Jr. Signed
Harry Swingle.
This committee is resolved to make the Summer Session picnic the biggest thing of the term, even ecliping the Summer Session "mixer" as a big get-to-gether meeting.
When the crowds of pienickers arrive at Woodland park they will be greeted by a jovial "howdy-do" committee. That will be the beginning of an ingenious and effective "endless chain" introduction, for everybody will immediately proceed to introduce someone else. It is predicted that within an hour everyone will be so well acquainted that the girls will be borrowing hairpins and the boys borrowing money.
For the benefit of those who dislike to miss their iced tea, chipped ice will be ready (gratis!) for the pinchers who bring lemonade, "Bryan's Favorite," or tea. Water faucets are on the grounds.
Supper bell rings at six o'clock. Then begins the good old-fashioned 'deviled eggs in the pie' picnic. As Kansas is an equal suffrage state, those who get to the baskets first have the pickin's.
Rules and Regulations.
Be it known! The fellows are hardly unanimously elected dissidents, other words, they chase after water.
The following rules have been made:
Don't throw hard-boiled eggs. This is no Sunday school picnic, and besides as the boarding-house keepers, these eggs are a dollar a grain (in Alphabet).
No man can be fed by more than three girls or by less than one. Any (Continued on page 2.)
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HOTNESS MERELY A CONDITION OF MIND
So Says Dr. Naismith, Who Advises Students to "Keep Busy"
Are you hot? It is largely the condition of your mind, according to Dr. James Naismith, professor of Physical Education.
"The best way to keep cool is to keep busy. Work is the healer of many ails and an idle person so ways a possessor of some indisposition.
"Use common head work in actions, suit your eating to the climatic conditions and your physical situation. If you are not doing muscular work keep away from meat as much as you can for you do not need it. Eat fruit and vegetables this kind of weather. The market is full of herbaceous products and fruits that make delicious desserts—learn to like them."
"Perspire it, will not hurt you.
Wear suitable clothing, do not go
around wearing a high stiff colar,
wear as few clothing as you can and
give the excretions of the skin a
chance to evaporate.
"Do bodily work, if you are not making your bread by physical labor get out and exercise. Loosen up your muscles and keep body and mind in condition and action and such a minor detail as hot weather will not bother you."
Prof. DeWitt C. Croissant, Mrs Croissant, and Prof. Hermann Schoenfeld, professor of Germanies at the Summer Session and Ottoman consul-general at Washington, spent Sunday with Dean Rolvix Harian and Mrs. Harlan in Ottawa. Professor Schoenfeld is on the faculty of George Washington University, and with Professor Croissant, was a classmate of Dr. Harlan at that university.
Entertained Croissants
Carl Hicks to Joplin
Carl Hicks, Unee Jimmy Green's latest product, and a Varsity ball player left yesterday for Joplin.
Mo. He will practice law. Mr. Hicks had practical experience in the office of County Attorney E. T. Billing.
Albert Ross, a junior at the University, has been named by Senator Bristow to take the examination for admittance to West Point. He is the son of the Rev. A. J. Ross of Lawrence, and was enrolled in the department of journalism.
Ross to West Point.
A Campus Scene In July.
Read the Summer Session Kansar
Ate Fireworks and Had Insane Fourth
James Green of the law school, having reached the age where he desired a little variety on the Fourth of July, digressed from his regular diet long enough to consume a few fire works. The extraordinary Bill of Fare did not agree with his system and he became unconscious, in which state he remained for four days.
However, under the care of Dr. Gilliespie his condition improved and at this writing he has practically recovered.
His father, Professor Humble, guarantees that there will be a same fourth in his Humble household hereafter.
EXAMS FOR SOLDIERS
Faculty Makes Arrangements for Students to Attend Encampment at Fort Rily
The faculty made a special ruling Friday which will allow the students who have to attend the encampment of the National Guard at Fort Riley to have their examinations Saturday. The encampment begins on Monday and the government requires that all members of the guard shall be present. The only provision made by the faculty was that the student had to have been in the Summer Session at least 25 days. Only four or five of the students are affected by the ruling and they will take their examinations before they leave.
Vera Atkinson, '13, has joined the ranks of the birch wielders and will instruct the young men and young women of the Arkansas City high school in mathematics and English history.
Florence Black, '13, has been employed to teach mathematics and physics in the Anthony, Kansas high school the coming school term.
Dean Templin to Florida.
Prof. Olin Templin, dean of the College, left this morning for Florida. He will be gone for two weeks.
Mrs. E. W. Leamer of LaCygnge game in last week for a visit with her husband who is enrolled in the department of pedagogy.
Miss Mable Nowlin, '13, who is taking work in the German department, returned Monday from a visit in Kansas City.
Read the Summer Session Kansan
TEACHING TEACHERS TO TEACH BACKWARD BOYS
Prof. Trettiens' Work at Washington Favorably Commented Upon
"True education and training for boys and girls of backward and feeble minds is to teach them what they ought to know and can make use of when they are men and women in years."
From the Seattle Daily Times the following story is clipped, telling of the work at the University of Washington of Prof. A. W. Tretten:
It doesn't look like a real schoolroom, the room on whose walls 'those words are hung. In fact, it resumes most a play room, work-shop, study room and kindergarten all combined. And that is what it is. "School Work With Feeble Minded" is the sign above the door.
As a part of the summer school work at the State University, this phase of child study is being carried on under the direction of Dr. Augustus W. Trettien, of the department of education in the University of Kansas, who has worked along these lines. He is assisted by Miss Ruth Wagoner, a Seattle girl, who received her master's degree, last month from the University of Washington.
One of the rooms used by the journalism department not in use during the summer, on the first floor of the Education Building, has been converted into a sort of laboratory. Here are found numerous mechanical devices to interest the restless child, raffia for basketry and weaving, bean bags for games. On the walls are exhibits from the School for Feeble-Minded. New Jersey, which affords the student opportunity to see the quality of work done by boys and girls of different mentalities.
There are two observation classes daily, one from 8:30 to 10 o'clock, the other from 11 to 12:15. It was expected, at the opening of the session, that the enrollment would not reach beyond twenty. However, sixty teachers regularly, registered, and the twenty children who attend the classes are not enough for each teacher to work with one child.
To see the children sitting around the room, reading aloud, writing on the black board or busy with the saw, one would scarcely think them deficient. It is only on looking a little closer and seeing the shifting glance of the child, or hearing the childish outbursts which might come from a 2-year-old, that the casual observer recognizes that the boys and girls are abnormal.
When the child is first brought to the school, Dr. Trettien examines it,
both mentally and physically. To find the natural ability of the child is the main idea of this examination. The child is turned over to the classroom.
Those methods best adapted to the individual child are used. They are taught to be independent, to work with their hands, for most of them never will be normal. They are taught to read. Some, who are only backward, are given special training in the delinquent subjects. To teach self-control gymnastic sand folk dances are employed, a large porch adjoining the room being used for this purpose.
Aside from the practical experience with the children, Dr. Trettien lectures every day to the members of his class. The teacher thus gets the theories which she puts into
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PROF. HIGGINS IS SHOT
Property Owner Resents Tres pass and Shoots Law Man in the Leg-in 1892
From the Students Journal, Oct. 7,
1892.
Monday evening about six-thirty, half a dozen students of Kansas University who had been practising football on the athletic grounds, crossed the property of Judge O. A. Bassett. Young Bassett fired into the crowd and the charge struck W. S. Higgins and Jack Cracroft.
Cracroft is in his freshman year here. Higgins is a graduate of the College and is now in the law school
TEACHENOR GOES DOWN
TO CANCON IN FINALS
K. U. Sophomore Who Won Semi-
Finals at Wichita Loses Out
to K. C. Boy.
Dix Teachener, the Kansas University boy who won the semifinals in the state championship tournament in Wichita, was defeated in the finals by Jack Cannon of the Kansas City Athletic Club. Both boys are from Kansas City. Teacher is a sophomore in the College.
Prof. C. C. Crawford will give an illustrated lecture on English History in room 202, Administrative hall, Thursday at 4:30, July 17. All interested in the subject are cordially invited.
"Is it true that John drinks?" "No, it's whiskey."
—Williams Purple Cow.
Salvation Army Lady—"What do you do with your old clothes?" Stude—"Well, personally for the last couple of years I've been wearing mine."
WOMAN'S DORMITORY
GREW$7500LASTYEAR
Fund Steadily Increasing and Work is Still Going on BAND CONCERT NETTED $160
Men's Circus Brought in $153.79.
While Junior Girls Added
$47.50.
A campaign was started last year to raise $75,00 to erect a Woman's Building
Alumni.
"We raised about $7,500 last year," said Dr. Alberta Corbin, chairman of the committee. "The subscription fund received since June 1912 have been from the following:
Linda Hardy, '96, $15.
Arvin S. Olin, '94, $40.
Heelin G. Metcalf, '07, $10.
H. O. Kruse, '94, $20.
Edith Hague, '10, $5.
Elise NeuenSchwander, '94, $20.
Vernon L. Kellogg, '89, $20.
James M. Challiss, '94, $25.
W. E. Brown, '90, $10.
Sheffield Ingalls, '95, $20.
Zella Mitchell Young, '10, $5.
Grace Collins, '09, $2.
Lydia Wampler, '02, $2.
L. G. Lenger, '00, $15.
Florence Brownie Mitchell, '06, $5.
Constance McCommon, '2.
At Large
Frank Strong $120.
L. E. Sisson $25 .
Mrs. G. W. Jones $1.
J. W. O'Bryon $10.
H. W Humble $25.
Mr. and rs. F. K. Eester, $50.
Mu Phi Epsilon $31.
Proceeds Marine Band Concert
Proceeds Marine Band Concert
$160
Junior Girls (1912) $47.50.
Freshman Girls (1912) $28.32.
Cash, $1.65.
Alva D. Bernhard $15.
C. W. Carpenter $2.
Francis X. Williams $15.
Mrs. Hatie A. Halloway, $1.
Proceeds Men's Cirus, $153.79.
The chairman of next year's com-
mittee is Agnes Thompson, '96.
R. K. YOUNG TO CANADA
Astronomy Man Will Devote Time to Research Work at Ottawa Observatory
Prof. R. K. Young, instructor in physics and astronomy has resigned to go to Ottawa, Canada, where he will enter an observatory. Professor Young will devote his time there to research work.
K. U. ATHLETES GET INTO THE MOVING PICTURE SHOW
The Pathe Freres Weekly film show at the Aurora theater Friday and Saturday showed several of the track events of the Missouri Valley Conference meet held in St. Louis, about the middle of last month.
One scene was the finish of the high hurdles, in which the pictures of the K. U. entrants, Dan Hazen and Art Perry could be easily discerned. Another, a group picture of the contestants, showed Jack Malcolmson, Floyd Black, and Albert Crane. All are track "K" men.
DEAN JOHNSTON'S WORK
POPULAR AT COLUMBIA
Word from Columbia University is to the effect that there has been an unexpected number of students register for Dean Charles H. Johnston's work in the Summer School. In one class there are seventy-five, and in a second, 100 students.
Off to Ft. Riley.
Lieut. Theodore Utterback and Samuel McKone of K. Company, K. N. g, left for the national guardenemcapment at Fort Riley. They will compete in the elimination contest for the stat. rifle team that will represent Kansas at the national shoot, which will be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in August.