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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME X.
UNIVERSITY LOSES ANOTHER PROFESSOR
C. A. Johnson of Engineering School Leaves For Panama May First
WORKS ON CANAL COMMISSION
Gets Immediate Leave of Absence No Successor This Year—Recommended by Westinghouse Co.
Kansas University loses another man, this time C. A. Johnson, assistant professor of electrical engineering.
The Board of Regents has granted Professor Johnson a leave of absence to begin May 1, when he leaves the University to take a position on the Isthmian Canal Commission at an advance in salary.
Professor Johnson came to the University in 1908 as an instructor in physics and was soon transferred to the electrical engineering department. In 1911 he was raised to the rank of assistant professor.
Professor Johnson will work on the electrical power and control circuit which will be used to operate the canal. He is well qualified for his job and will work with the Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing Company.
Before coming to Kansas he worked with the Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing Company. It was through this company that he was recommended to the Isthmian Commission.
His new work is of an important nature and one demanding a thorough technical knowledge of the subject. He will maintain headquarters in the canal zone, probably at Colon.
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A successor to Professor Johnson has not been named. His classes will be taken by over other members of the Engineering faculty until next fall.
GETS SOME BIG
GAME IN ORIENT
From chasing the elusive new item to hunting the tamarao, the largest and wildest and most unapproachable of Philippine animals, is a long jump; but that is just the leap that Chester Farnsworth, who left school a year ago has made. Farnsworth was a member of the Daily Kansan board last year and a senior in the College. He left the University in March to teach in the Philippines.
In a letter received this week by Professor Flint he writes of his experiences. He has returned from a
This animal is a small buffalo (Bos mindorensis) and is intermediate in character between the Indian buffalo and the anna. It is reddish-brown in color, stockily built and possessed of wicked horns. It is not found except in the thickest of the dense Philippine forests.
hunting trip to the Mindoro country where wild game of a dangerous variety is abundant. While there he succeeded in killing a tamarao, a variety of the timaruab.
CHESTER FARNSWORTH
Farmsworth is now on his vacation, which lasts until June 9.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 15, 1913.
Gets Physiology Fellowship Miss Alice Peacock, of the Emporia State Normal has accepted the Kansas University Fellowship in biology. She will attend the University at the opening of the fall semester.
K. U. Exposition, May 2 and 3.
BEGIN GRADING TENNIS
COURTS- READY SOON
Work started in earnest yesterday on new tennis courts to be placed on the campus near McCook field, when Mr. Grading graded ground for more courts.
The old courts are now in shape for playing and are filled at all hours of the day. They were re-graded by the court with whom they were placed in commission Saturday.
The north end of the courts was low until this year.
Manager Hamilton expects to see three more counts in shape the latter part of next week and two more a week or so after that.
KELLERMAN PAINTS A REAL GERMAN STUDENT
He With The Beer Mug And Sabre Cuts Not a Typical Squirrel
cal Specimen
Professor Kellermann, exchange professor from Germany, described German students as he knows them in chapel this morning. And the youth with a roll of bills in one hand and a beer mug in the other, dressed in tuxedo from fencing houts, isn't the typical German student at all, he says.
According to him, only 4 per cent of German students are of this work. The rest are pretty decent. 30,000 out of 50,000 are found in the Universities at Berlin or Leipzig. They are all on French and English, 3 on Greek, 2 on philosophy, and 5 on religious philosophy.
In his leisure hours he visits museums, takes in music, and at sunset walks into the lonesome wood to collect his thoughts for the coming day.
The German student is conscientious, avers Herr Kellermann, usually develops an honest character and good taste, but doesn't care much for political or social questions in the state. The assistant vote registered there last year.
Finally the German student tends to become very serious-minded, often pessimistic, and often at the close of his university career he is a physical wreck, since physical education is not included in his college course.
Coach Jay Bond's freshman baseball team tangled with the Haskell Indians on the latter's camping grounds last night and in a six-inning game lost 5-4.
HASKELL INDIANS BEAT
FRESHMEN LAST NIGHT 5-4
The battery for Kansas was Paget and Wandel.
Hawaii Beats St. Marys
Hawaii Beats St. Marys. The ball team from the Chinese university comes to Kansas this week fresh from an 11 to 1 victory over the speedy Catholic nine of St. Mary's.
All electric power was off at the University for two hours this morning. As a result, the Kansan linootype didn't run; but the University Exposition profited thereby.
Proud of Page 4 Today
KANSAN REPORTER NOW
ON ATCHISON PAPER
"Pug" Ferguson, last year the prize "cub" reporter on the Daily Kansan, is now holding down a re
"PUG" FERGUSON
sponsible position on the Atchison "Champion." He is best known for his Olathe murder story a year ago last Christmas.
Emil Oberhoffer Will Look Like This At Annual Music Festival
The above is how Emil Oberhoffer looked to a cartoonist on a Minneapolis paper recently. Oberhoffer leads the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, which is the main attraction at the coming Music Festival. He is known as one of the few really great musical conductors and has scored heavily wherever he has appeared. The Minneapolis Orchestral association recently took out a $50,000 insurance policy on his life.
SHOW MONSTER CRAB THE DEAN WILL DRUM
Giant Craw-Dad To Amaze Exposition Visitors In Zoology
Department
The Zoology department will exhibit a monster spider crab over six feet long and four and a half feet wide to the visitors at the Exposition May 2-3. The animal is known as the Japanese Spider Crab and is furnished to the University by Mrs, H. A. Henley.
The legs of the crab are four and a half feet long. The pinchers on the fore legs are five inches long and are armed with teeth. When set up to beat rearmes a huge spider heats up the front legs—hence the name Spider Crab.
These crabs inhabit the ocean along the coast of Japan and reach out their long legs with pinchers to capture unwatchful fish that loiter on the way from town, or the toes of the Mongolian as he splashes around in the waves on the beach.
Prof. F. B. Dains, of the Chemistry department will leave about the first of June for Europe. He will spend the summer months in Spain and western France.
Camera Exhibit Closes Tomorrow
The exhibit of the Lawrence Camera club in the third floor of the Adler Center has been to show. About 150 pictures have been shown. The attendance has been large.
Miss Cecile Burton of Kansas City, Mo., a freshman in the College, has pledged Alpha Delta Phi.
Skilton And the Kettles to Feature Combined Orchestra Concert
Dains to Europe
"Hear that big noise over there? That's Dean Skilton on the kettle drums."
Concert
At the concert to be given by the combined Washburn and K. U. orchestras in Fraser hall May 7 an opportunity will be given to hear a great performer in action. At Topeka, May 10, the Dean will have a chance to "hear himself as others heard him" when Dean Whitehouse, of Washburn appears in the same role.
In Lawrence, Prof. W. G. Boughton, of Washburn, will appear as solo pianist, Miss Helen Pipps, violinist, and Dean Whitehouse as director. A Topeka, where the concert is to be duplicated May 10., Lawrence artists will appear in solo parts.
DYCH'S FRIEND PUSH
HIM FOR BIG JOB
Friends of L. L. Dyche, state fish and game warden and head of the zoological department of the University, are urging his appointment as United States Fish Commissioner, which office will soon be vacated.
Professor Dyche has a national reputation as a scientist and his appointment is urged on these grounds since he is not a Democrat. President Wilson has intimated that he would have appointed professor Dyche's friends are relying on this and working earnestly to land the position.
THIRTEEN GIRLS THOUGHT
THEY WERE MAY QUEEN
Scene—Parlor of the Pi Kappa Sigma Theta Omega sorority house. Time—Last Saturday morning, 9 a.m.
In rushes one sister with eyes shining, hair streaming, kimona fluttering in the breeze, waving a letter in one hand.
Sure enough, Gracie was to be Queen of the May , for the magic paper said so and it was signed by the committee of the faculty. The matter, however, must be kept secret till May Day.
Yes, the sisters would keep it secret. That is, they would tell only one or two girls and maybe a couple
"Girl, girls," she screams, "I've been elected Queen of the May."
She is immediately surrounded by the rest of the joyous sisters who invented her.
of fraternity boys. Thus the good word was passed around.
Exactly this same scene took place at twelve other sorority and rooming houses last Saturday. At each house the postman left the same sort of magic document from the May Queen committee. Each cautioned secrecy and secrety was maintained in the same manner.
Then lo and behold, last night's Kansan stated that two of the fairest of the contestants have tied and there would be another election on the five highest of the contestants. In these thirteen sorority and roommate contests, one detail is there is much weeping and wailing and there is tearing of dress goods.
An investigation has been started to locate the culprit who sent the spurious letters.
NOTICE
In regard to the matter of smoking in University buildings Chancellor Strong said today that he would like to make it plain that the rule of the Board of Regents regarding smoking in the University buildings is still in force and that in all probability the new Board of Administration will actively support the rule. For the protection of all concerned the attention of the students of the University is called to this matter.
ENGINEERS READY FOR THIRD ANNUAL SPLURGE
Big Doings Starts Tomorrow Morning At Chapel Time With Big Parade
Following Mr. Clarke's talk comes the parade. This will start from the engineering school, go behind Snow hall and the Kansan office, pass in front of Fraser hall and will then follow the road in front of the law school to the loop around Snow hall. After traversing the town turning toward the center of town. After traversing Massachusetts St. it will return to McCook field.
The third annual Engineers' Day starts tomorrow morning at time when Mr. Clarke, chief mechanical engineer of the Weddell-Herrington Eng. Co., of Kansas City speaks in chapel.
A program has been arranged consisting of ten individual events, three relay races, a baseball tournament, and a tug of war.
A number of merchants have presented cups to be given to the winners of team events. Rowland's and Rush's were the winners of the baseball tournament.
At the athletic field free coffee will be served by the Engineers and luncheons will be on sale. About 8 p.m. the annual track meet will be started.
Allie Carroll offers a cup for first place in the inter-school relay. Gustafson will present a cup to the winners of the inter-class relay and Coach Hamilton will reward the lucky team in the spectacular relay with a cup.
Rowlands also offers a banner for the winning team in the tug of war. Medals will also be given for first, second and third places. The Mechanicals are doped to win the meet. The close of the day will be the Engineer's dance which begins in the Gym at nine o'clock. Gribble's orchestra of Topeka will play a program of eighteen dances and during intermission the winners in the track meet will be presented with medals and cups by the dean of the school. Refreshments will also be served at this time. About 250 guests are expected.
ANNOUNCES RULES FOR
GIRL'S TENNIS WORK
University girls wishing to take tennis may engage hours twice a week on one of the girls' courts on Rowsdale slip street or on Rowland's court.
Girls should come to the Gym to arrange hours and pay dues of fifty cents to Martha Hunter, room 104. Members of the athletic association need pay no dues. Each girl must provide rackets and balls.
Orders Reproductions of Pictures
Orders Reproductions of Pictures Professor Griffith of the Fine Arts school has ordered a number of photographic reproductions of noted sculptor Elinor Evans which will be shown at the Exposition if they arrive in time. The photographs are made with a new color process, and are excellent reproductions.
French Circle to Meet
French Circle to meet
The Cercle Francais meets today at 4:30 in room 306 Fraser. Miss Galloo will continue the reading from Cyrano de Bergerac. All are invited to come.
Cedric Routh, who has been at his home in Seneca with a case of appendicitis, exects to return to his work in a few days.
WOULD TAKE DUNCAN'S PLAN TO LONDON U.
Humberstone Announces Determination To Recommend Fellowships For England
BEST OF ITS KIND, HE SAYS
Fellow From Old World Thinks
Chance for Adoption Favorable
—To See President Wilson
Mr. Humberstone left this afternoon for Kansas City, but before leaving made the following statement:
That he will recommend the adoption in the University of London of Robert Kennedy Duncan's plan of industrial fellowships for scientific research, was the announcement made this afternoon by Thomas Lloyd Humberstone, fellow from England, who has been here this week to investigate industrial work in the University.
"I regard Professor Duncan's plan for the advancement of scientific research by fellowship as the best thing of its kind, and shall recommend its adoption in the University of London. While I cannot say that he will be adopted, I think the chances for its adoption very favorable.
"One of the chief difficulties in the way of its adoption there lies of course, in getting suitable men to handle it.
"Its adoption there would be directly in line with the new movement in England for better and more practical use of public money in education. I think it would prove a wise and productive policy."
The University of London, according to Mr. Humberstone is one of the largest in the world, having 10,000 full work and 6,000 regularly enrolled.
Mr. Humberstone spends tonight in Kansas City with R. P. Rose, one of the Kansas industrial Fellows, and another named the Madonna," in Convention hall.
He leaves for Pittsburgh late tonight and then goes to Washington, where he has an appointment with the team. Also he then leaves at once for England.
Trettien to Osage City
Former Business Manager Here Robert K. Johnston, business manager of the University Kansan in '00 and '10, was visiting on friends he is no employed as cashier of the bank at Berkeley, California.
Trettien to Osage City Prof. A. W. Trettian, professor of education in Oread high school, leaves Friday to begin his second year to learn on "Child Growth and Child Development," at Osage City
Illinois H. S. Visitor Here
Illinois H. S. Visitor Here
Prof. H. A. Hollister, high school visitor and professor of education at the University of Kansas in the School of Education here today. He is making a trip through the West, and stopped at Kansas on his way.
DISCUSS PI AND
SHOW "PERHAPS" MACHINE
Frank Wood, Baker Fellow, discussed the history, transcendance, and various determinations of Pi at a meeting of the Mathematics Club yesterday. Amos Johnson discussed the probability curve and its application to certain statistical problems. He also showed the probability machine which he has prepared for the Exposition.
The next meeting will be April 28 with Misses Eaton and Arnette and J. D. Scheuer in charge.
EWING SCOTT IS CHAMP OF UNIVERSITY RIFLERS
Ewing Scott is the winner of the inter-club undergraduate shooting match of the University rifle club.
The match was held Saturday. Scott and Haworth tied with a score of 860, but as Scott had the highest scoring he was declared the winner.
The faculty members of the club will hold a championship match this week.