TOPERA RAN
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME X.
NUMBER 101
STANFORD ROBS K. U. OF VICE-CHANCELLOR CARRUTH
Offer of Chair in Literature too Attractive For Even Loyal Kansan to Refuse
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5, 1913.
GETS $4,000 AND PENSION
Another Case in Which the Low Salary System Cuts Disastrously Into University Faculty
William Herbert Carruth, vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas was today offered a position as professor of comparative literature of Stanford University. He will probably accept as the returns from the new position are nearly twice those that the state of Kansas offers. Stanford University offers Prof. Carruth $4,000, year off for study every seven years at half pay, and a retiring pension of $2,200 a year. Kansas pays him $2,500 a year for the same work.
Professor Carruth began teaching in the University in 1879. He received his bachelor's degree in 1880 Harvard University conferred upon him the degree of masters of art in and doctor of philosophy in 1893.
A Kansas product, born at Osawatomie, Prof. Carruth ranks as one of the leading literary men of the state. Thirteen volumes ranging from textbooks to the well-known "E-book" in Owen Tongra berriment to his versatility.
Taught First in 1882
Doctor Carruth became head of the German department in 1882. At the beginning of Chancellor Strong's administration he was made the vicepresident of all the faculties, a position created at that time.
Prof. Carruth is the second man within the month to be drawn away from Kansas by other institutions. H. L. Jackson, director of the food-testing laboratory went to the University of Idaho, because Idaho could pay him $2,500 a year while Kansas could pay but $1,500.
Shifting Income Hurts.
Professors Hoad, Corp, and McClung were drawn away from Kansas last spring by the universities of Michigan and Pennsylvania. Kansas paid Prof. Road $2,200, Michigan pays him $3,000; Kansas paid Prof. Corp $1,700, Wisconsin pays him $2,500; Kansas paid McClung, $4,000, Pennsylvania pays him $4,000, with a promise of $2,000 more .
The reason the University of Kansas cannot hold these men is because it has been unable for the past half dozen years to grant full professors even a small yearly increase, or to assure them of the future on account of the lack of a permanent income. Furthermore Kansas does not provide any retiring allowance, nor does it permit professors an absence for research and study.
Because of lack of equipment and of the heavy class-room hours, K. U. faculty members cannot be given opportunity for research and scholarly work offered by other institutions.
"There is a market for education," said Chancellor Strong this morning,
"just as there is a market for other professional men, and the best men will naturally accept the best positions. This is an economic law, and Kansas in dealing with its educational institutions must learn that it cannot change this law."
THE 2519 NOW 2523
Kansan Statistical Bug Takes a Shot at Enrollment.
The 2519 are still climbing. They're 2523 now, according to a set of statistics issued today showing the comparative enrollment in the University according to counties and states.
The statistics show that Douglas county leads with 672 students, followed by Wyandotte with an even hundred. Third place goes to Sedgwick county with 65, while fourth is hotly contested by Reno with 51 Shawnee with 48 and Leavenworth with 44.
Dickinson has 41, Montgomery 40,
Johnson and Cowley 37, McPherson
38, and five counties, Bourbon,
in lieu of them, and Marshall.
follow with 31 each.
Cherokee and Nemaha with 25 each, Allen and Crawford with 28 each, Lyon with 27, Atchison and Sumner with 26, Brown and Washington with 25 each, Doniphan and Wilson with 24 each, Wilson with 22, Rice with 21, and Cloud and Marion with 20 each are the only other ones above twenty.
Ninety-one of the hundred and five counties are represented, and thirty-three of these have over twenty students.
Approximately eight-ninths of the students live in Kansas, 2240 out of 2523, to be exact. Missouri has 189, Oklahoma 42. These three states contribute practically all the students, Nebraska ranking fourth with only six. Twenty-one other states and the country of Mexico furnish the University with from one to three students each.
SENIOR MINING ENGINEERS
WRITE TECHNICAL THESE
The senior mining engineers have announced the following subjects for their senior theses:
"Wet methods of extracting copper for hoar's grade copper ores," by John F. Ridgway.
"Tests on mine ventilating fans at a state mine," he by Amos D. Johnson.
"Design of electric haulage plant at the Kansas state coal mine," by C M. Coats, and C. J. Hainbach.
"Copper from the mine to the market," by R. N. Hoffman and C. Roberts.
NOON
48 TEAMS IN B.
BALL TOURNAMENT
Annual High School Meet March 14 and 15 Biggest Ever
The biggest basket-ball tournament in the world will take place at the University on the 14th and 15th of March when over 400 basket-ball players and 48 teams come here. 32 of these will be boys' aggregations, while the gentle sex will be represented by 16 teams.
The high school teams will begin arriving on the 13th of March. Coach Hamilton says that in order for this big undertaking to be successful he must have the co-operation of all the students and faculty.
Never before in the history of University basket-ball have so many teams ever been gathered under the same roof for a single tournament. Reno county won both championships last year and this year expect to repeat in the boys' division. They will enter no girls' five this year.
Other favorites in the coming tournament are Independence, Chanute, Labette, Winfield, Kansas City, Kansas, and Lawrence. The winner will be to play four games and it is expected that the tournament will be finished by night.
The officials for the tournament will be Hoover, referee; VanVeries, umpire, Allen, referee, and some of the Varsity men as umpires.
K. U. FRATERNITIES MEET TO CELEBRATE INAUGURAL
A unique celebration of the inauguration of President Wilson and Vice-president Marshall was held last night when the Phi Kappa Psi member entertained the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity of which Marshall is a member with an informal smoker.
Thomas W. Wilson was initiated into Phi Kappa Psi at the University of Virginia in 1879 and Thomas R Marshall became a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Wabash College, Indiana, in 1871.
Package Libraries Show Increase.
Five hundred and eight package libraries were sent out by the Extension department during the month of March, increasing of five over the record of January, despite the shorter month.
Prof. Eugenia Gallo gave a dramatic reading yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the French club. She read the first act of Cyrano de Berrabay's play of Roissin. It will be continued at the meeting March 18th.
Sigma Delta Chi will meet at the
Psi Psi house tonight at 9 o'clock to
eat.
S. D. C. to Eat.
Fair tonight. Warmer Thursday.
Miss Galloo Reads.
THE WEATHER
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EXTRA
DEAN BLACKMAR A
PUPIL OF WILSON
Took Political Science Under New President at Johns Hopkins
"I have watched with interest Woodrow Wilson's gradual transition from an artistocratic southern gentleman to an exponent of the most radical Democratic principals," said Prof. Blackmar this morning.
"When I attended John Hopkins University he taught me Political Science, and he was a very buttoned up conservative pedagogy. He was a typical southern gentleman, but soon he was given the position of president of Princeton and his views broadened considerably and began to influence a few provocative appeals. As he stayed in this position he broadened slowly into Democracy until he was elected governor of the state.
"When I see in the papers accounts of the radical reforms put through by Mr. Wilson I cannot help contrasting this progressive Wilson with the buttoned up Wilson of the southern gentleman type that taught me political science in John Hopkins University."
University Horn-Blowers to Appear for Second Time in Fraser.
Professor Blackman was well acquainted with Mr. Wilson.
The University band will give its second concert of the season Thursday evening March 6th in Fraser hall at 8 o'clock.
BAND CONCERT THURSDAY
The program will consist of concert numbers by the band and selections from many of the great composers of the world. The program:
Overture "Oberon" . . . . . . Weber
Selection from Naughty Mari.
etta. . . . .
Hayden's Military Symphony.
Intermission.
Hayley Germans before Paris ... Trenkel Ballet Music from Faust ... Gounod NH, NJ
Medley Selections "Popular".Harris The band is under the management of Carl Hicks and the direction of J. C. McCandles.
Russel Clark, manager of the Thes plan play has gone to Kansas City to obtain the aeroplane for "The Aviator." It is being used this week there and will be brought over here Monday if arrangements can be made.
Clark to Bring Flier.
The talk on "Outlining Opportunities for engineer graduates in the telephone field," by Messrs. Reid and Bratney of the Missouri-Kansas telephone company, which was to be given Thursday afternoon, March 6th before the electrical engineers, has been postponed until March 13.
Electrical Eng. Meeting Postponed
Send the Daily Kansan home.
SENDS BILL TO SENATE WITH CUT OF $20,000
Ways and Means Committees Agree on Appropriation of $1,226,000 For Kansas University
Topeka, Mar. 5- After working for two weeks to reduce the state educational appropriations, the senate ways and means committee today filed its report showing that $20,000 had been trimmed from the appropriations previously agreed upon for Kansas University. A total appropriation of $1,225,000 for K. U. for the years 1913-15 was recommended by the senate committee. The report was made to senate following a series of conferences with the house committee and it is probable that the appropriation will be allowed by the legislature.
House Makes Cut
ROSEDALE LAB. ALLOWED
Special to the Daily Kansan.
Two weeks ago the senate ways and means committee agreed on the appropriations which it would recommend for the maintenance, repairs and running expenses of Kansas University for two years. The appropriations as sent to the house committee totalled $12,460,000. Members of the house committee sought to use the pruning knife on all buildings items for the educational institutions and the bills were considered in several joint sessions held last week. A result of the meetings the house committee withdrew its objections to the buildings items and no change was made in the K. U. building and repair appropriation.
Maintenance Budget Gives K. U. $455,000 for 1914 and $475.000 for 1915; Normal School Funds Reduced
The only reduction which the committees made in the original bills was in the allowance for maintenance, which was reduced $10,000 a year. House members of the ways House members often threaten their friends recommend similar appropriations.
Following are the items in the Kansas University appropriation bill as introduced in the senate today by a Republican, Mr. Mackenzie, of the ways and means committee:
Maintenance, salary and equip-
ment, 1014, $455,000, 1015, $455,000
ment, 1914, $455,000; 1915, $475,000.
Maintenance Medical School, 1914,
$30.000; 1915, $30.000.
Permanent repairs and improvements at Kansas University, 1913, $10,000; 1914, $40,000; 1915, $30,000. State work, including scientific sur-
State work, including scientific survey,
1914, $25,000; 1915, $25,000.
Chancellor's contingent fund, 1914,
$500; 1915, $500.
Laboratory building and tunnel,
Laboratory School, Rosedge, 1914, $25,
000.
Fees re-appropriated, 1914, $40,
000; 1915, $40,000.
Total, 1914, $625.500; 1915, $600.
- 500.
Total appropriation for 1913-15,
$1,226,000.
A Lowcountry For the State Agricultural College at Manhattan, the ways and
means committee made a reduction similar to that in the maintenance department of Kansas University. A reduction of $20,000 in the maintenance fund of the Agricultural College was recommended to the legislature as a result of the joint sessions of the committees from the two houses. It is stated that when the Agricultural College bills are considered, that several minor changes and reductions will be recommended by members of the committee. At present time members of the committee do not contemplate changes in the K. U. appropriations when they are considered the latter part of the week on the floor of the house and senate. Agricultural College appropriations will total $82,000.
Emporia Loses Much
Emperoria Losses Much
The Emperoria state normal has suffered more than either the Agricultural College or the state University. Their appropriation recommended until Thursday, it is claimed, but the two committees have already reduced the normal's maintenance fund to $157,500 a year and has reduced the appropriation for repairs and improvements from $75,000 to $60,000. The senate committee recommended $75,000 for new buildings for the Normal. Total appropriations of about $375,000 for the Normal will probably be recommended. The senate committee had previously agreed on an appropriation of $411,000 for the Emperoria school.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB TONIGHT
New Organization Will Give Varied Program in Fraser Hall.
Tonight the first concert ever given by a glee club of girls at the University will be held in Fraser hall. The club has appeared informally but the concert this evening marks the "coming out" of the organization.
The members of the club are representatives of the entire state, and one of another state. Marian Bedford, pianist claims Grand Rapids, Mich., as her home; Pauline Findley, Wichita; Bonnie Singleton, Benedict; Margaret Davis, Fort Scott; Pauline Murray, manager, Wellington; Ruth Harger, Abbie; Mary Stanway, Wichita; Faye Blair, Spring Hill; Madeline Nachtmann, Junction City; Martha Pottlroussi, Ft. Scott; Lenora Kuchera, Belleville; Elizabeth Dunaway, Oswego; Isabel Thornborwet Wmore; Hazel Williams and Ruth Buchan, Lawrence.
The freshmen of the Pi Beta Phi sorority will give its annual farce Saturday night.
A Bunch of,1912 Alumni Who Are Making Good
DON DAVIS
Conducting a K. C. Lumber Business
BEULAH MURPHY Teaching in Sterling, Kansas.
C. L. ZUGGE Practicing Medicine in Kansas City
BERNICE RUHLANDT Teacher in Eureka High School.
JOHN DE MAND Practicing Physician in Wichita
BROWNIE ANGLE
Teaching in Kansas City High School