TOPEKA KAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME X.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 17, 1913.
ORIENT AND OCCIDENT ON M'COOK TODAY
Hawaii University Ball Team Meets Kansas - Fast Game Expected
Today
COME WITH STRING OF WINS
NUMBER 129
Frank's Men Advised to "Prepare for the Worst"—Tells Them to "Get Mad Kansas."
Like
These
Picked Over
The Topoka Capital in referring to the game here today considerately, advises the Jayhawkers to "prepare for the worst."
Scenes
the team of the University of Hawaii which plays the K. U. nine here today and tomorrow lost to the Topeka Western League team yesterday afternoon at Topeka 4 to 0. The Chinese were unable to connect with the offerings of Cocfreham, McCullough, and Fullerton, the Toeka flingers, who held the foreigners to two hips.
Had it not been for the splendid pitching of the Topea hurriers the Chinks would have undoubtedly won, and outran the Western Leaguers.
SPEAKERS WANTED FOR STUDENTS' DAY, MAY 16
The Varsity baseball squad put in a long hard practice yesterday afternoon in preparation for the game. The men have developed considerable respect for this team of foreigners ever since reports have come in how they have been beating other college teams, and what close races they have been giving even the big fellows in the Western League.
"Doc" Coats, president of the Men's Student Council, urges all schools to elect at once their speakers for Students' Day, which will be Friday. May 16. Speakers should be elected before one week from today. The students expected from the College, Medics, Law, Pharmics, and Engineers.
The men practiced batting for an hour, bunting an hour, fielding for a half hour, and seem to be in the pink of condition. At the close of practice the men around him and in a few short words told them to "Get mad, Kansas."
TO BE CHIEF ENGI-
NEER OF SANTA FE
To Feed Visitors Lozenges
J. A. Rutledge, a former K. U. graduate, has been appointed chief engineer of the Santa Fe with headquarters at Toneka.
The exercises this year will last one hour, without music. After the addresses baseball "Ks" may be played in the hall and come at the regular chaundel hour.
To Feed Visitors Lozenges
White mint lozenges, embossed with the letters K. U., will be manufactured by the School of Pharmacy and given to visitors on Mt. Oread for souvenirs during the Exposition. A compression machine for their manufacture was received yesterday from a Philadelphia firm. It will turn out about 60 lozenges a minute.
K. U. May Queen To Rule
The Oread Debating society will hold its regular meeting on Friday evening in room 116, Fraser, at 8 o'clock. Visitors are always welcome.
"There will be no change in chapel
exercises on Sunday, Prof W. Heargitt and
H. Carruth the morning."
Mr. Rutledge graduated from the Civil Engineering department of the University in 1891 and since that time has been holding various positions in Engineering work throughout the state.
NO CHAPEL RELIEF
TO COME THIS YEAR
A committee has been appointed to consider a change in the exercises for next year but this will not affect a change in the rest of this year's program.
Grandville Jones Convalescent
Grandville Jones Convalescent Prof. Grandville Jones of the Sanitary Engineering department who has been ill with typhoid fever is greatly improved. His temperature is fast approaching normal and his recovery is a matter of a short time.
Who is to be Queen of the May was decided by the girls of the senior class today at 12:15 when forty-two cast their ballots for five favored candidates selected at a primary election held last Friday.
The five candidates voted on today of whom two tied at the first election, are: Misses Elizabeth Dunaway, Esther Evans, Leora Kuchera, Constance McCammon, and Ottie McNeil.
The votes will be counted by a faculty committee and the Queen's identity kept a secret until she appears in the May Fete parade the afternoon of May 3.
'WO DEBATING SOCIETIES
LOCK HORNS TONIGHT
The annual debate between the Oread and K. U. debating societies will be held at eight this evening in room 313 Fraser on the question: "Resolved: That in addition to the present immigration regulations, a test of reading and writing some language should be applied."
Miss Margaret Lynn gave a talk on the "Moral Value of Doing Hard Things," at the Y. W. C. A, meeting yesterday afternoon. Lemon punch was served. This custom will be followed for the remainder of the year. Dean Blackman will give the next talk.
On the Oread team are W. M. Limmer and Rex Moody. The K. U. team is made up of Don Davis, A. Olney, and George Marks. Professors Blackmar, O'Leary, and Humphrey Bridges. The general public is invited.
Miss Lynn Addresses Y. W.S
Shaad to Speak in K. C
Prof. Geo. C. Shaad of the engineering school will address the annual convention of the Missouri Electric, Gas, Street Railway and Waterworks association at their convention in the Coats House of Kansas City tomorrow night.
To Address Editors.
Prof. Merle Thorpe will speak before the Fourth District Editorial Association at Osage City May 16th, on the subct "What it Costs?"
These Had Money
Sanders in Chapel Friday President F. K. Sanders of Washburn College will speak in chapel tomorrow morning.
Misses MacGregor, Nowlin, Day Nowell, Miller, and Greissinger, and Professor Sisson, Hubaach, Skilton, Cooper and Winter, and several lother faculty members, were in Kansas City this week to attend the grand opera.
REAL GERMANS TO PRESENT LIVE COMEDY
This company is made up of 10 German stars and is on a coast-to-cast tour, stopping only in the large cities or University towns. The company gave this same play at Nebraska, giving very favorable press comment.
Following an old German custom the price for students will be reduced. Parquet seats which are open to the general public for one dollar may be purchased by students for fifty cents. The price may be procured from the German office to be exchanged down town for regular tickets.
For the first time in history the students of Kansas University will hear a genuine German dramatic company give a real German comedy when the New York German Theatrical Company presents "Der Eintagsprinz" next Tuesday evening at the Bowersock theater.
New York Theatrical Co. To Give 'Der Eintagsprinz' Next Week
The play, which translated means, "The Price of a Day," is a comedy and is easily understood. The play comes with the guarantee of the German department.
Prof. C. G. Dunlap will deliver an extension lecture in Leavenworth tonight on Hamlet. Saturday he will talk on "George Elliot" in Iola.
Prof. R. R. Price will address the Methodist Brotherhood of Lawrence tonight on "Commission Government."
Professor Carruth will speak in Eureka tonight on "A Court Without a Judge." Tomorrow night he will speak in Atchison on "William Tell."
STUDENT COUNCIL
FRIGHTENS CHEATERS
At the meeting of the Student Council this week two cases of cheating were settled.
Some time ago one of the faculty members reported that two boys had cheated in a quiz and the Student Council was given the case to settle. The boys were called up and frightened badly by the Student Council, but the faculty later decided that it did not have sufficient evidence to convict the men and advised that the case be dismissed.
Ethnologists to Visit Museum Professor Blackmar's class in ethnology, consisting of about a hundred students, met in the museum this morning to make a study of ethno-historical exhibits on display there. The Museum has an unusually large collection of implements and pottery made by different races of both primitive and present semi-civilization. The collection was too extensive to be taken before the class.
ENGINEERS HAVE BIG TIME AT TRACK MEET
Former Freshman Now Cheerleader Elma Robinson, freshman on the hill last year, is visiting at the University. He is on his way to William Jewell where he will debate for Denise Holmes, the manager of the annual at Denver and was recently elected cheer leader of the school.
Ethnologists to Visit Museum
Holgate of Northwestern Here Dean Holgate of the College of Arts and Sciences of Northwestern University is visiting the University this week.
Holgate of Northwestern Here
Dean Holgate is the translator of "Reye's Geometry of Position," the author of an elementary geometry, and a contributor to mathematical journals. He has been dean of the College at northwestern since 1902.
Annual Celebration Held Under Ideal Conditions On McCook Field
Miss Corbin to Address Verein Miss Corbin will lecture before the German Verein Monday afternoon at 4:30 in 313 Fraser hall.
K. U. Exposition, May 2 and 3.
MINING SCHOOL VICTORIOUS
Pick and Shovel Men Take Honors o Day From Mechanicals in Fast Athletic Contest
The engineers' third annual track meet held yesterday afternoon resulted in a victory for the Miners, who led their nearest competitors, the Mechanicals, by four points, 24 to The Civils finished third with 18, and the Chemicals and Electricals were next with 15 and 13 respectively.
The meet was held under ideal conditions and good time was made in all running events. The field events also produced some very good results. Greenleees of the Miners was the individual star with two firsts and one second, a total of thirteen points.
Schwab of the Chemicals was next with twelve points. Bohannan of the Civils was third with eleven and Mal-ion of the Mechanicals won two firsts.
The relay races and other sports were exciting contests. The Miners won the baseball championship after winning the final game by the close score of 4 to 3.
The battery for the winners was
Civilian and Hostkeeper, and for the
Chimney.
In the first game of the tournament the Civils beat the Mechanicals, 4-0. In the second game the Miners won from the Chemicals, 8-0. The Civils then qualified for the championship game by defeating the Electricals 2-0. The winning team received a trophy cup.
In the first tug of war the Civils won from the Electricals. Then the Miners outplured the Chemicals, and the Civils again won by trouncing the Mechanicals. In the final tug the Civils easily won the championship with the Miners. The men who composed the Miners were Burnham, Groft, Weidling, Burton, Hammond, James, Keeling, and Miller.
Three relay races were run in good style. The first was the spectacular relay in which each man has a different distance to run. This was won by the Miners, the Electricals taking second. The next was between classes, the seniors winning this race. The last was between the schools and was won by the Miners. The winners of first, second, and third places were presented with medals during intermission at the dance night. The winners of the relay and of the baseball tournament were awarded cups and the winner in the tug of war was awarded a banner.
ENGINEERS' DANCE
CLOSES BIG DAY
Engineers' Day closed last night with a dance in Robinson gymnasium. Nearly two hundred and fifty guests danced the program of eighteen numbers, Gribble's four piece orchestra of Topeka furnishing the music.
During intermission the cups were presented to the winners of the relay races and the baseball tournament achievement made of winners of medals.
Faculty Math. Guns Meet
Faculty Math. Guns Meet
the faculty Mathematics club met
Tuesday night at the residence of
Professor Wheeler. The principal
discussion was by Professor Duval,
on "Elemental Divisors."
Botany Club will go on a trip to Turkey creek Saturday morning, April 19. The club will meet, not later than 9:20 a.m. and the wagon will leave at 9:30. All who intend to go either either Dr. Shull, or Alfa Miller.
The Westminster Guild will entertain the students of the University on Saturday evening April 19 with a Porche et Promenade. The boys are each to bring a young lady.
Professor Gesell goes to Oketo tomorrow where he will speak on "The School as a Social Center."
W. J. HUTCHINS WILL GIVE BACCALAUREATE
Professor Of Homiletics At Oberlin Speaks On "Loyalty To A Cause"
GRADUATED FROM YALE IN '92
Has Taught in Yale and Union Theological Seminary, and Preached
Professor Hutchins graduated from Yale in 1892 and from Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 1896. He then assumed charge of a church in Brooklyn, which position he held until 1907, when he was appointed professor of Homilies at Oberlin.
William James Hutchins, professor of Homiletics at Oberlin College, has been chosen to deliver the baccalaureate address to the graduating class this year. His subject will be, "Loyalty to a Cause."
FINISH ADM. BUILDING
FOUNDATIONS BY JULY 1.
By July 1 the concrete foundation for the remainder of the Administration building will be completed, at a cost of $40,000. If, by any chance, however, the work is not completed, the money appropriated for the purpose will revert to the coffers of the state of Kansas, according to law.
Approximately 15,000 yards of mother earth will have been transported, 7,000 of Oread limestone, the remainder of dirt. The Merrill company will lay the concrete floor and foundation walls.
E. L. Merrill, of the Merrill Construction Co., of St. Louis, the firm that is excavating and laying the foundations, is in town today inspecting the work. He stated that everything would be completed ready for the imposition of the superstructure by the required time. Mr. McArdle, of St. Louis, the University architect, was also on Mt. Orford today.
The contract for the rest of the building has not been let, and will not be until the legislature appropriates some more money. Until that time the work thus far done will stand idle.
SHEFFIELD INGALLS TO ADDRESS KANAS ALUMNI
Sheffield Ingalls, '95, of Atchison has been secured to give the annual alumni address at the University upon May 10.
Mr. Ingalls was president of the senate during the last session of the legislature and have a number of economic figures in state and national politics.
POLITICIANS COME OUT IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL
Political dope in the engineering school broke thick and fast yesterday. Four candidates for office were announced during the afternoon.
O. A. Dingman, a junior miner, has announced himself a candidate for president of the engineering school. Sam Fairchild, a junior mechanical is Brown's more prominent and "Buster" Brown, a sophomore civil, for secretary-treasurer.
Harlen King, a municipal and sanitary, has announced himself a candidate for election to the Men's Student Council from the engineering school.
TWO MEN ARE OUT FOR ATHLETIC BOARD
Today petitions were circulated on the hill naming William "Skill" Howden for non-athletic member of the board, and "Lefty" Lloyd Smith, a basket-ball player for athletic member. It has also been suggested that "Lefty" Sproull and Dan Hazen may come out soon.
All petitions must contain the names of fifty signers, be accompanied by a fee of seventy-five cents, and must be in the hands of the Student Council by Tuesday, April 22, at the latest.
Hear the Birdies Sing.
One of Herr Kellermann's classes in German spent the hour out under a cedar tree this morning instead of in the usual class room.