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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME X
WHITE HOPES, ETC. AT FOOTBALL SMOKER
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 9, 1912.
Freshmen, Better Buy Your Four-Bit Tickets Before You Can't
SPEAKERS AND EATS APLENTY
NUMBER 57.
Smoke.
Remember the Utah Thug, The Mill, and the Alley Rat of Last Year's
A battle is impending. The light weight championship of the universe must be settled.
Perhaps we had better limit the championship to this sphere, this continent, or even this university, but at any rate the battle will be pulled off. Better yet, two-count 'em, two battles will be pulled off, and the occasion is the annual Football Smoker in F. A. A. hall. Wednesday night.
"Wharf Rat" Dingham and "Mormon" Smith, the two famous light-weights, whose doings have been filling the sport columns of the metropolitan dailies for months, will positively battle for the lightweight championship. Both men are in perfect condition and, while news from the training camps is often reported as identically to the hostile quarters give encouraging reports. It is to be a battle to the finish, and both men are prepared to go the limit—two rounds.
Two white hopes from Coach Frank's boxing class will also put on a two round bout, but their identity is veiled in mystery.
This is to be one of the many features of the football smoker. Students will also be put on by on the Pan-Hellenic council, the Black Helmets, the Friars, the Sachems, the Glee Club, and the Kansan. The Chancellor, the coaches, the captains, and the players, too, there will be eats, served during an intermission in the program.
"This smoker is given at bargain rates," said C. M. Coats this morning. "We are giving a two dollar show and a feed, all for fifty cents. It is the last chance this year to publicly honor the team, and every man should come. The freshmen, in particular, should avail themselves of this opportunity. All men must buy their tickets before Tuesday night, as the number sold will be checked up then, in order to know how large a quantity of eats to provide."
RECOMMEND REFORMS
Favor Mothers' Pensions, Bigger Salaries, and Modern Punitive Measures
As a result of the two days' meeting of criminologists at the University Friday and Saturday, the Kansas legislature may better prison regulations, adopt pensions for mothers an simplify civil and criminal procedure at its next meeting in January, if recommendations of the sessions just passed are followed.
Opposition to the recall, by Judge J. B. Winslow of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, pleas for a better jail system by Warden J. K. Coding of the Kansas state penitentiary, and a paper on the advantages and justices of a mothers' pension law, were features of the closing meeting of the three legal societies that met Saturday in snow Hall.
Owing to a death in the family Judge Merritt W. Pinekney of the Cook County Illinois juvenile court was unable to attend, his paper on him was to Mother's Pension Law in Illinois" being read by Professor Higins.
In his talk on the jail system, Warden Codding declared that the jails of Kansas are the feeders of the penitentiary, and as a remedy suggested the building of work houses and work farms for prisoners, the working of roads by jail labor, and compensation to the prisoner of one third of his labor, to go to his family. Resolutions recommending these changes were adopted to be submitted to the legislature.
Judge Winslow advocated the simplification of both civil and criminal codes of procedure, broader education of lawyers, removal of courts
Weather Report Says Fair and Warmer. Look out for Snow.
PROFESSOR WRITES ROMANCE OF KANSAS
Carl Becker Tells How People Fell in Love with
a State
"I wondered vaguely why any one should be moved to say 'Dear Old Kansas!' I had supposed that Kansas, even more than Italy, was only a geographical expression. To understand why people say 'Dear Old Kansas,' is to understand that Kansas is no more geographical expression, but a 'State of mind,' a religion, and a philosophy in one."
Thus does Carl Becker, professor of European history, explain his first impressions of the Sunflower state in his monograph on "Kansas" in the Turner Essays in American History Series, published by Henry Holt and Company. Essay it is called for it; a romance it is, a story of a prairie country that won the story of a people.
Wrapped in a holiday cover it would make it a fitting gift for the skeptical ones who live outside the borders of Dear Old Kansas. The little heart story of a great American boy like the only Kansas sun office this morning. Copies may be obtained for twenty-five cents each.
COMETH NOW BOURBON
WITH CHIP ON CLAVICLE
"It's the height of impudence for the Wyandotte students to claim the state spelling championship, when they haven't even held a match with any club either this year or last, and after we it out with Miami county last year."
This is the answer of the Johnson County students to the challenge of the Wyandotte aggregation for a spell-off competition county for the state championship.
from politics, and longer terms with better salaries to judges.
Judge Pinckney pleaded for the adoption of a law providing pensions or worthy mothers on the ground hat such pensions would be both economic and humane and were needed under present conditions.
"Of course, if the Wyandotte club wants a match, the statement continues, we will be glad to accommodate them on a 40 and 60 basis or winner take all. But the fact that Wyandotte have assumed the championship without even holding a match is ridiculous in the extreme.
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NOW istge Tumme
Fpr ALl goDd M3n
Just 189, 732 Times Cubs Sounded Grand Old Phrase; Ma Reads Their Letters Now Without Spees.
Nsw іntse tumme for all good m3n to come ti the aid of the party—
Now is 'he' *tim for all good nu tu*
*cme to the ai of the h3 party*.
Just 189, 732 times up to noon today has that famous old sentence clucked forth in the main corridor of the Journalism building. In every known variation through the entire scale from Do through La and Mi unto Do, has the call of assistance for the Grand Old Organization vibrated.
And all because the department of Journalism rented ten new typewriters this fall, and invited four-secure heavy fingered cubs to practice.
They did. Dropped the first digit with the thud of a pile driver upon the "N" key. Bang! plunged the capital letter into the heart of the mechanism, glancing off to punch itself upon the paper, and then rebounding off the tuning board to burst into a shower of sharp red, white and blue clatter.
Bang! followed the little "o" when the first finger had located it in a careful search through all the other white keys.
Raced soon after the small "w". Thus one by one, in measured blows, the letters jumped into place on the paper.
And today at least four scores of the four scores can write letters home that the teacher has received.
Dean Marvin, of the School of Engineering, who was given a year's leave of absence last winter on account of ill health, returned Saturday night from Northport, Michigan, where he has been recuperating.
Head of Engineering School Will Resume Work on January First. *
But other words remained in the universe just as worthy of conquering. Such mottoes as "The quick brown fox jumps quickly over the lazy dog" were started and although at the start it was
DEAN F. O, MARVIN RETURNS
Mr. Marvin's health is considerably improved, but he will not resume his work at the Engineering School until first, 1st, when his leave of absence expires.
For a week the cubs toyed with the sentence. Mastery of it was theirs, "Now is the time for all good men,"钻 itself out and bribe and clearly
a “ q\QiKx $ox” that leaped after many attempts, Reynard himself did wipe out the screen.
At present Mr. Marvin is staying with Professor Wilcox.
The testing of Kansas brick, cement, and concrete is a part of the daily work of the engineering testing laboratories maintained for service to the state.
Grip Epidemic Now Raging in our Mids
Hirsute Chapeau Steers Abbreviated
- Very persistent and hard to shake
    Geo. O. Foster, University
    statistics
Bathrobe with Phalanges Sunk in Sinister Pinion.
"Dangerous to elbows." - Dr. Nai-smith.
"To be avoided by football players." Coach Mosse.
"Worse than the Minnesota shift."
-Couch Frank.
"Harder on the ligaments of the shoulder than dancing." - President W. S. Cain.
"Commoner than smoking, gambling or swearing." - Encyne, Brit.
What's that?
Why, the "Cop Hold."
Down the street goes a red, fuzzy hood, flanked by a big hair-blow at a seapharm signal set at "Stop." Below is a feminine mackinaw contain-ment such bit of giggle that headed for the sweetest bumble boulden.
Beside the thing of beauty and dates, is a fuzzy hat, very much befuzzed, a red-checked masculine mackinaw, and a pair of English walking shoes.
That's his escort grip, his brawny elap on her left wing. He's afraid she'll slip or stumble or fall. Gently he guides her around little puddles on the walk, as if she were blind. It's a purely symmetrical grip, a badge of aduday is not unique. Sometimes "The Hold" is only another way to spell "case."
But the "Cop Hold?"
Where did it come from? Nobody knows. A few years ago it was the "Pivet Parade." He'd balance her elbow in the palm of his hand, and let her fall if she couldn't keep her feet. If she couldn't chocolate a dime "bose days."
KANSAS STATE SWAPS FOSSILS
Trades Sunflower Prehistoric Animals for 350 From Switzerland.
The University of Kansas and a firm in Geneva, Switzerland have been "swapping fossils. It is not a "sight unseen" game though, because Kansas knows what she is getting in the bargain. Three hundred and fifty new species of invertebrate animals are on the way from the land of cheese. They are worth at least $125,000, according to Prof. W. H. Twenhofel of the Geology department. The Geneva firm is to receive a collection of fossils from Kansas clays in exchange for the invertebrates.
Through its work on Kansas insect problems, begun in 1872, the University has returned in economic value to the state an amount often estimated as high as the entire cost of the institution and its foundation.
ENTERPRISE BOARD HANDS OUT BUDGETS
Second Hand Performance Will Not Pull Cash From Association Pie
The joint Board of the Students' Enterprise Association announced this morning the budget allowed to the members of the Association at the meeting of the Board, Friday afternoon.
The budgets are as follows:
Athletic Association. $5042.32
Mandolin Club 200.44
Clos Club 119.00
Glee Club . . . 30
Band . . . 288.50
Orchestra . . . 250.00
Debating Council . . . 329.09
The following motions were passed regard to the payment of the amount allowed: (1) One half of the sum o money allowed each organization shall be placed to its credit at once; the remaining one-half is to be withdrawn until after said organization has given its second entertainment. (2) The first entertainment, repeated, will not be considered as the second entertainment.
Each organization which is a member of the Students' Enterprise Association submitted to the Joint Board, an itemized account of their estimated expense for the year, upon which reports, th allowances were made.
"This plan will, we believe, prove much more satisfactory than the former percentage scheme used," said Charles Coats, president of the Joint Board.
BOURBONS VOW VENGEANCE
ON WYANDT COUNTY
DOWN
Declare That They Are Lineal Descent or Circular cluster, or Orthogonal Original Orbital.
The Bourbob County Club is spellbound at the boldness of the Wyandotte County Club, in challenging the Bourbon County Invincible to an old-fashioned spelling match.
"We have inherited the art of spelling," said Pres. Randolph Kennedy, "and there is nothing we would rather do than to uphold the reputation of our forefathers for spelling, and teach the Wyandottes how to form words in the proper order.
"Bourbon County students admit that the fame of Bourbon County for spelling has not been so extensive as they think it is, a familiar to the Wyandotte students."
The Bourbon County Club issued the following statement today: "If the Wyandotte County Club wishes to oppose the Bourbon County Club in a spelling match, its secretary will meet the secretary of the Bourbon County Club and make the necessary arrangements. The sooner the better for us."
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STUDENTS TO VOTE ON EXPOSITION PLAN
Hold Chapel Tomorrow to Decide on Minature World's Fair
WOULD COMBINE EVENTS.
Chancellor favors Holding Parents' Day, May Fete and Engineers' Parade at Same Time.
To approve plans for the holding of a University Exposition, a special mass meeting of the students will be held tomorrow morning at chapel time. The proposition will be presented by Chancellor Frank Strong, and an expression of opinion will be called for. If the students favor the plan, the meeting will be turned over to C. M. Coats, president of the Men's Student Council, and the students will proceed to effect their own organization for the holding of the Exposition, and elect officers to conduct the work.
"An exposition of this kind was held at the University of Wisconsin last year," said Chancellor Frank Strong this morning, "and it was an eye opener to everyone, not only to students and the people of the state generally, but also to those more intimately connected with the work of the University. Many departments were not acquainted with the work of the other departments, and derived much benefit from the exposition. To the people of the state, it gave an idea of what the University was doing.
"It would be a good idea to have this exposition at the same time as Parent's day, and give the parents a chance to see the workings of the University departments. The date will probably be the first of May."
The plan is to present a working exhibit of every department of the University, somewhat on the order of a miniature world's fair. To show the serious side of the University work will be the chief aim of the exposition, but amusement will be provided also for the many visitors who will be present. It has been suggested that the May Fete, the Engineers' Parade and the Indoor Circus be held at that time. A "Pike," patterned somewhat after the one at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, may also be presented.
LAWS BANQUET TEAM
in Years
Annual Scrim Friday Night Was Most Successful in Years
The tenth annual Law Serim, given Friday night, by the Law School, in honor of the football team, proved one of the most successful Serims in the history of the University.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Green, the grand march was led by Miss Carly Marion with Judge Green. Halls five-piece orchestra of Torea performance. The hall was elaborately decorated, and the three-course luncheon was served.
The guests of honor were Chief Justice Winslow of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, Judge Smith, Judge Mason, and Judge West of the Supreme Court of Kansas. The Scrim was given under the management of Robert J. Bowers of the School of Law, to whose management the success of the affair was due.
On the receiving line were judge Green, Prof. H. C. Hill, Kenneth Simmons, Clara Morton, Robert Campbell, Elsa Bartelds, Harold Brown, Ethel Ulrich, Ward Hatcher, and Ruth Ewing. Given out by Miss Josephine Clark of St. Joseph William Cain, Maurine Fairweather, T. H. Gubbison.
Chairmen of the various committees were: Refreshments, Willis K. Bramwell; Program and Invitation, William Cain; Decoration, Walter Boehm; Finance, Richard F. Heworth; Arrangements, Clanroid A. Burnett,
All Sedgwick county students will meet in Myers hall Thursday night, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. to organize a club and make plans for a Christmas banquet in Wichita.
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