UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TOPEKA KAN.
VOLUME X.
NUMBER 132.
TO ACT NATURAL FOR FIRST TIME TONIGHT
Freshmen To Hold Initial Smoker In Ecke's Hall- Big Doings
TO HAVE STUNTS AND SONG
Chancellor And Thorpe Speak-
Dingman's White Hopes to Clash
—Noisy Time Expected.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22, 1913.
The first freshman smoker ever comes off tonight in Ecke's hall.
Chancellor Strong gives the opening address, Prof. Merle Thorpe talks, the freshman quartet composed of Burnett, Wheelock, Guillet, and Sautters sings, the Sphinx put on "Fifteen Minutes in an Employment Bureau." Lawrence does a monologue stunt, and Dingman's white hopes pull off four rounds of boxing.
Fowler and H. Wilson at it first and after they do their laps "Vic" La Mer and "Tucky" "Keefe follow."
A noisy time is expected.
$200 SCHOLARSHIP UP
Lucinda Smith Buchan Memor
ial Ready For Some Junior
Or Senior Girl
All applications for the Lucinda Smith Buchan scholarship must be handed to the committee by tomorrow evening. This scholarship, amounting to $200 annually without interest for two years is open to junior or senior women who are considered deserving and of good scholarship by the committee. It is maintained by the Pi Phi sorority in memory of Mrs. Buchin, a member of the sorority, who died in the Philippines during the Spanish-American war.
In speaking of Lucinda Smith as
the author of Hamm Olver, of the
Latin department.
"While in school here she was a leader among the students and a public spirited girl. She was a noble character in whose honor the Pi Phi sorority and alumni are proud to maintain and support. She is a member of the well known Smith family here and a sister of Mrs. W. A. Griffith.
Applications for this scholarship may be made to one of the scholarship committee, consisting of Professor Oliver, Hyde, and Galloo.
GERMAN ACTORS GIVE
"DER EINTAGSPRINZ" TONIGHIG
The German New York Theater Company plays a three-act German comedy, "Der Eintagspirn" at the Bawserock theater tonight. This company has played in Germany for several years and is now touring America going from coast to coast in an endeavor to stimulate interest in German here. There are ten in the cast.
Helen Moore, a freshman in the College from Hutchinson, has pledged Pl Beta Phi.
The play was written by Ploetz, a popular German play writer.
Oreaders to Enter Inter-Scholastic The Oread high school will enter a team in the Inter-Scholastic contest to be held here May 2, according to Prof. A. W. Trettien, of the Oread high school, this morning. The students are showing great interest in preparation work and from the present outlook several contestants will enter in the meet.
ENGLISH TEACHERS WORK TOO HARD
Professor Hopkins, Investigating Methods, Advocates More Efficient Work
"No English teacher, however efficient, can effectively teach one half as many pupils as are now in the English classes," declared Prof. E. M. Hopkins in chapel this morning in speaking on "The New Movement in English Teaching." Professor Hopkins has been doing a great deal of work investigating methods of teaching English and has come to the conclusion that there is much room for improvement.
English classes in secondary schools and in some colleges are at present entirely too large, he says, and no other teacher has so many pupils as those of the English departments. More teachers should be provided and the number of pupils in a class should be reduced to a much smaller number, scientifically determined.
Professor Hopkins made the statement that no other teacher works as many hours per week as those in the English department. The more efficient teaching of English, by giving the pupil more individual attention, is one of the important factors in the new movement in English teaching, in his opinion.
FIT CAPS AND GOWNS
To Measure All Seniors For Going-Out Dresses This Week
The seniors will have measurements taken for caps and gowns this week. The College, Graduate, and Pharmacy schools will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Fraser hall. The Laws in Green hill Thursday and Sunday in Marvin hall will be measured in Marvin hall on Tuesday and Thursday.
The price of these gowns is the same as it was last year, $1.50 for one week and $2.00 for two weeks. Gowns will be bought from E. R. M. Co., at Chicago and orders may be made on request within a week in order to get gowns in plenty of time for commencement week, which begins June 9th.
To Elect Student Speaker A meeting of the law school will be held Friday at chapel time to elect a speaker for Students' Day.
Last year only 256 gowns were used among more than 400 seniors. This year special efforts are being made to have every one obtain a gown that will be active in the commencement exercises is expected to wear one.
K. U. Exposition, May 2 and 3.
o Elect Student Speaker
When Father and Mother Come To The Exposition
K. U. Exposition, May 2 and 3.
SENIORS TO ORDER BIDS 7 ASK ATHLETIC SEATS
Near-Grads Will Purchase Commencement Invitations This Week
The senior invitation committee will take orders for commencement invitations from members of the senior class beginning tomorrow morning at the check stand during chapel time. The orders have to be sent to Philadelphia to be filled. The invitations with paper covers will be 16-2-3 cents each while those leather bound will cost 33-1-3 cents. "All orders must be in by next Monday, since the company will not accept orders ready for commencement at a later time," said O. M. Rhine, chairman of the senior invitation committee, this morning.
Professor Blackmar will speak to the Y. W. C. A. tomorrow at 4:30 in Myers hall.
To Address Y. W's.
FATHER OF ALBERT BARTELL
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Bert Bartell, of Wakefield, Kansas,
father of Albert Bartell, a freshman
in the engineering school, was killed
last Saturday when an auto in which
he and another man were driving
became unmanageable while crossing
a bridge and plunged off, inflicting
injuries from which Mr. Bartell died shortly after and seriously injuring his companion.
Today Last For Petitions For Places on Athletic Board
Board
"Lefty" Sproll, forward on the basketball team, L. L. Smith who played guard on the same team, "Dan" Hazen, hurdler and track man H. E. Burnham guard on the football team that beat Missouri, and "Herb" Sommers, catcher on the baseball team, are out as candidates for the athletic members, three of whom will be chosen on the board.
Seven men are out as candidates for election to the five places on the athletic board, election to be held April 29.
T. L. Howden, and Vic Householder are out for the two non-athletic places. All petitions must be in the hands of Doc Coates by six tonight.
FIRST CALL FOR TENNIS TEAM TRYOUTS
All men wishing to try out for the University tennis team should hand in their names at once to C. A. Burnett or H. L. Richardson, who will have charge of the tryout tournament.
Matches will be held this year with Oklahoma and Missouri, besides the Kansas Conference at Winfield and the Missouri Valley at Lawrence. Teams are to be picked by Round Robin work starting Monday, April 28, on McCook field courts.
K. U. Exposition, May 2 and 3.
U. Club Looking For Rooms
Definite steps have been taken by the University Club regarding a suitable location for next year. A committee has been appointed with Professor Patterson as chairman to investigate the matter and as soon as any conclusion is reached by it a meeting of the entire club will be called to take action on the report.
ALAS POOR OLE! HE BANE ONE GUDE SNAKE
Zoology Pet Heeded Call of Great Outdoors And Loses Life
What became of Ole?
Very simple.
Ole heedled the call of Outdoors. He thought the weather entirely too nice to remain inside, and so he slipped away. That was last week
Meanwhile the Zoology department discovered the loss, for Ole was one of the best loved snakes who ever lived in Snow hall. They missed Ole and they wanted him back, or to know what became of him.
The Daily Kansan cast the white light of publicity about in an effort to locate the pride of Snow hall, but up to yesterday there were no results. One report announced that Ole had been reincarnated and had appeared in various forms. Nothing to it, absolutely nothing. There was just a common variety of rattlesnake that had been captured by zoologists and had involuntarily devoted his life to science.
When the story about his reincarnation came out, Ole decided that was carrying a joke too far, and that he would return to prove the fallacy of that theory and upset the ideas of the reporter. So this morning, after taking a bus in Downtown Park, he came crawling up the hill toward Snow hall.
He has just crossed the sidewalk and was making for an open base window in Snow hall' when he heard of the robbers, working nearby saw the snake.
With a shriek of surprise, mingled with fear, they seized bricks and rocks and hurried them at our pet. The volley of missiles had the desired effect and the lifeless form of Ole lay prostrate on the ground.
Not yet content, one of the men seized a raw hide whip and beat the dead snake. After running a load-chain attack they are able to safely resume their work.
Ole's spring excursion had a tragic ending. His dead body now lies in state in the office of the Daily Kansan so that he who doubts this narrative may call and be convinced.
KELTZ CLEANED PI U.S.
AT WOODLAND, 14-11
In a slugging match held yesterday afternoon at Woodland park the Keltz beat Pi Upsilon 14-11. A monster batting rally in the fifth did the damage.
Hartman, Fletcher and Harrell did the battery work for the Keltz while Hoffman, Gatsbilsh and Eld-Ann Hoffman and J. P. Jay Plank handled the indicator.
Dinsmore was the star of the Keltz at third and Robertson at second for Pi U. The next game of the league is to be played Wednesday afternoon between Phi Alpha Delta and Acacia.
5 STUDENTS GO TO PHILIPPINES
3 Seniors, 1 Junior, And One Sophomore To Sail May.3
TO TEACH FOR GOVERNMENT
Moody, Klamm, Lawrence, Frush,
and Pinkerton to Join Wayne
Edwards in Frisco.
Five University students will leave school within a week and will go to the Philippines for a period of two years. They are Floyd Moody, Arthur Klamm, and James Lawrence, seniors in the College, who will teach in the government schools; also a junior in the School of Engineering who will be an industrial teacher; and Ralph Frush, a sophomore in the School of Engineering, who will go $ ^{b} $ into government engineering work in the Islands.
These men will sail from San Francisco on May. 3. Wayne Edwards, a senior in the College, who left the University a few weeks ago, is also an instructor and will also be employed in government schools in the Philippines.
JUNIOR CLASS TO MEET
Jayhawker Question To Be Taken Up In Snow Hall Thursday
The junior class will hold a meeting at chapel time Thursday in Snow hall for the purpose of deciding on the Javhawkerv question.
Paul Ross, chairman of the committee which is considering the proposition, said this morning that plans would be completed by tomorrow and no matter would be ready for final decision at the meeting Thursday.
NO WORD FROM NEW BOARD
Walker Inspects at Pittsburgh --Sub-
Freshman Rowlnt Wont Affect K. U
Nothing further regarding the action of the new Board of Administration has been received by Chancellor Strong.
In the visit made to the Pittsburgh Normal Saturday Prof. P. F. Walker of the engineering school accompanied the Board in an advisory connection regarding the location of a central heating station and regarding the advisability of having a separate power plant for the Normal or to have the Normal continue buying its power.
Regarding the disposition of students in classes under the new ruling of the Board Chancellor Strong stated today that part of the ruling would not affect the University since the classification calls for 18 subfreshmen, 12 freshmen and sophomores and 7 junior and seniors. The ruling will apply more specifically to Manhattan.
Professors Daines, Sayre, and Bushong attended a meeting of the publication committee of the Kansas Academy of Science in Topeka Saturday.
1912 To Meet 1913 At The K. U. Exposition, May 2-3.
MINA JOHNSON
REGINALD JACKMAN
MARY ISE
ARTHUR JONES
CAROLINE ISHMAEL
JOHN JOHNSON
MARION JOHNSTON