UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME X.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 1, 1912.
NUMBER 9.
ROCK CHALK SOUNDS IN HARVARD HALLS
John Shea,'10 Tells of K. U Club and Describes Eastern Conditions
EIGHTEEN JAYHAWKS THERE
Loyalty Spirit Stronger on Atlantic Coast Than on Kansas Plains, Declares Graduate.
"Harvard alumni often bequeath their whole libraries to their Alma Mater. The loyalty of the eastern graduate to his institution and his professors shows a spirit that western universities have not yet developed so fully."
Such is a comparison between eastern and western college spirit brought back by John Shea, '10, former fellow in philosophy at K. U. Mr. Shea took work in advanced philosophy in Harvard last year.
"Kansas stands high in the estimation of Harvard men," said Mr. Shea. "But the traditions and customs of long standing found in all eastern schools have developed a fine sense of dignity, honor, and lofty virtues. The institutions that might well be imitated by us of the west."
Eighteen K. U. Men at Harvard According to Mr. Shea, there were eighteen K. U. men in Harvard last year, most of whom are back again this fall. Ward Cook is spending his third year in medicine, while Archie Beard and Ivan Burkett are in their second year. E. Hoffman and Thos. R. Nevin, are now in their third year of law. "Bud" Tyler is specializing in debating, and made the victorious Harvard debating team last year. Homer Berger, formerly on the "Kansan," is a second year law; John Ise, one time manager of the K. U. Glee club, is majoring in economics and is now an assistant in the economics department in Harvard.
"Easter college men are not all fops and snobs," declared Shea. "While lots of them do nothing but sit in class with their gloves on, some of the most democratic and scholarly fellows in Harvard are rich sons's sons. President Taft's son is one of the best liked fellows in his class; incidentally he is leading all his classes."
They "Reck Chalk" Monthly
The Harvard K. U. men have a
regular Kansas club which gives a
dinr once a month in Boston, Rue
Boulevard. A new book,
new publisher of the Boston "American",
is the president for the next year.
Mr. Shea leaves this week to take up further advanced work in Yale.
The mining engineers held a ban-quet-smoker at the home of Prof. Erasmus Haworth, Saturday night in honor of A. A. Hoffman, '05 and B. M. Shaler, who are back to renew old acquaintances.
MINERS GIVE SMOKER
FOR VISITING ALUMN
Mr. Hoffman, who has been with the Braden Copper Co., Gravenos, Chile, for several years, entertained the miners with tales of his experience among the Mexican and South American miners. About 20 members of the mining school were present.
William Anderson of Kansas City spent the week-end here as the guest of his brother, Henry Anderson at the Beta house.
At a luncheon Saturday given in her home in Kansas City, Miss Lillian Abraham, a graduate in the College, 07, announced her engagement to Mr. Lester Bradley, of San Diego.
Chi Omega has pledged Alice Ewing of Parsons, Kansas.
Mr. Fred Cowles of Kansas City spent the week-end at the Phi Delta Theta house.
Miss Geneva Wiley of Emporia will return to her home Wednesday but will resume her studies in the University this spring.
Ward Moyr of Kansas City is a guest at the Sig Alph house.
JAYHAWKER DECISION BY COUNCIL TONIGHT
Committee Will Report About Pay for Annual Manager and Editor
MILL TAX TO BE DISCUSSED
K. U. Will Co-Operate With K. S. A. C. and Other Colleges in Matter of School Support.
A final decision will be made in regard to the remuneration of the editor-in-chief and business manager of the 1913 Jayhawker at the meeting of the Student Council tonight.
The question of the mill tax for the support of the University will be considered also. "A committee will be appointed tonight to look after this matter," said President Charles Coats. "We hope to co-operate with the Kansas State Agricultural College and the State Normal and secure a permanent income for all these state schools."
All petitions of candidates for the athletic association must be handed to President Coats by six o'clock Friday, October 4. These positions must be accompanied by seventy-five cents and signed by five voters. The votes of Student Union pride tickets or have been awarded a "K" are entitled to votes.
Tonight the qualifications of voters and candidates for class offices will be decided.
EXPERTS ADOPT K. U.
PLAGUE TREATMENT
Meeting of Horse Disease In investigators Recommend University Methods
"In any event, whether using the vaccine or not, directions given with respect to using clean food and water should be followed. Thus far no curative measures by drugs or medicines have proven successful."
The University was represented at the meetings which was called by Governor Stubbs on the recommendation of Prof. S. J. Hunter, by Dr. Hunter, and Dr. W. H. Trimble, pathologist.
"In our opinion no vaccine against this disease has been fully tried out," says the official statement of the experts. "Good results appear to have followed the use of the vaccine developed by the Agricultural college and the state live stock sanitary commissioner, but it is yet in its experimental stage. It is strictly urged that the farmers do not use any of the commercial vaccines offered. Many of them are known to be worthless and some are positively harmful.
Miss Myra Phelley of St. Joe, a freshman in the College has withdrawn from school because of illness.
Adopting entirely the methods of treatment for the horse plague prescribed by the University of Kansas commission, a meeting of expert investigators the plague in Topeka yesterday afternoon reached the conclusion that no curative measures by drugs or medicines have proven successful thus far.
The recommendations issued by the experts cover the points of treatment suggested by Dr. S. J. Hunter head of the University department of entomology, and his staff, who have declared from the first that the plague is over for some reason and should be cured by placing the animals on limited rations of clean forage and providing them with pure water.
Kappa Kappa Gamma has pledged Helen Dawson of Parsons, Kansas.
Kappa Sigma has pledged John Dewitt Hull of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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WARNSTUDENTS NOT TO OVERWORK
Dr. Sudler Says Girls are Apt to Stretch Limit of Endurance
"The person who indulges in excesses is laying up a store of trouble," said Dr. M. T. Sudler, dean of the medical school, in his address on "Student Health," in chapel this morning. "Dr. Osler says that overeating causes as much sickness as alcohol, liquors and great care should be taken by every one in this matter."
Dr. Sukri emphasized especially the danger in excessive indulgence of all kinds. He warned the girls to care for their health and not to overdo or over-work, since they are apt to go the limit of endurance.
The Lawrence water supply was also mentioned by Dr. Suddler. He said that the question of whether or not the water should be boiled is often raised, and that while in many cases it may be necessary to do so, the city should see that the water is not contaminated.
"Too often the comment is heard," continued the doctor, "that a certain girl entered the University rosy cheeked and healthy, and left it pale and wan, her health irretrievably ruined."
FACULTY WANTS ADVICE OF ENROLLMENT VICTIMS
Sufferers From Present Scheme Will be Given a Chance to Suggest Something Better.
Those students who have passed through the throes of enrollment and consumed a week in the process will have an opportunity to improve the system, according to a plan announced this morning by Dean Templin. At a meeting of the faculty advisors Friday night it was decided that the present system is in need of immediate revision and suggestions from the student victims will be welcomed.
SCIENTIFIC FOWLS BRING CHEMIST OWNER PRIZES
When asked as to the secret of his
The road to fame as the inventor of a successful scheme of enrollment and consequently, the benefactor of thousands of suffering students may be attained by writing out your panacea and sending it to the University Kansan. All prescriptions will be considered and the best of them published.
It has been said that no man is really great nor can he become great unless he has a hobby. One of the fellows in Department of Industrial Research who is known for his discovery of hard varnishes and synthetic plastics is no exception to this rule and now instead of being simply famous in this country his fame will probably spread over the entire world.
He has gone into the chicken raising business—not only raising them but raising good ones, making money and capturing prizes with them. The Douglas County Fair has just awarded him three blue ribbons and four second prizes on the throughbred fowls which he took out there.
It is the opinion of the faculty members that some scheme should be devised by which the fall enrollment may be completed on Monday and Tuesday of the first week, so that classes may start Wednesday. For the second semester they say, we should have a scheme complished in one day. They confess that so far they have been unable to devise such a scheme and would like to have the opinions of the student body on the subject.
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success in this line he says that it all comes from the care that is taken of the chickens. He says that the food should be properly prepared, that the ration of proteins and carbohydrates should be properly prepared as given in the K, S, A, C. bulletin on the rations for laying hens.
DR. HUNTER GOES TO PELLAGRA CONGRESS
It has been suggested by some of the other members of the department that if he would equip his hen house with steam heat and electric lights this winter it is possible that he might get his hens to lay two eggs a day. He admits that he had a hen this summer which occasionally laid two eggs in one day but asserts that this was an accident and that he does not put any faith in working them on a double shift.
Meeting in South Carolina to Discuss Causes of Mysterious Malady
The University will be represented in the convention of pellagra experts, which convenes this week in Columbia, S. C., by Dr. S. J. Hunter, of the entomology department. Dr. Hunter left last night for this convention.
“Pellagra is a mysterious disease, more horrible than leprosy and more fatal than cholera, and has appeared in several localities in Kansas.” Professor Hunter said. “The disease first appears as an affection of the skin, later developing severe constitutional and nervous disorders, a wasting away of the flesh, and finally insanity.
"The disease has spread terror in Italy and other European countries, and has engaged the attention of the ablest scientists of the day. The answer to this question here is among those paying particular attention to this disease."
Two theories are advanced as to the origin of the disease. One theory is that it is caused by mal-nutrition, for which there is obviously no cure save an improvement in economic conditions. The other is that it is caused by a germ, and carried by sand flies.
The University experts are working upon the theory that it is propagated by a germ, and have carried on extensive experiments during the past year to find this germ and a preventive for it. Five monkeys were imported from Africa last spring and were bitten by sand flies which had been infected with pellagra germs. Guinea pigs were also experimented upon in the same way. So far, it has not been definitely determined whether or not the germs are thus carried.
Nu Sigma Nu Pledges.
The Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity announces the following pledges: Raymond O. Dart, Kansas City, Kans.; Robert C. Davis, Kansas City, Kans.; Otto Dixon, Mound Vally, Kens.; Spur W. Callen, Junction City, Kans.; Lester A. Smith, Portia, Kans.; and Claude J. Hunt. Oswego, Kansas.
State Historical Society A POLITICAL SPLIT IN SENIOR CLASS
Nu Sigma Nu Pledges
Three Tickets Will be Put Out by Fourth Year Men
HITE HEADS "THIRD" PARTY
Krehbiel and Potter Other Members so Far—A Freshman "Barb" Ticket Also is Announced
President—Ora F. Hite, College.
Edit of the Annual—Karl Krehbil
Senior politics opened up today with a split when a wholly "Barb" ticket, with no backing from any of the national Greek organizations, announced its existence with the following probable candidates:
Manager of Annual—Earl Potter.
No names for secretary, vicepresident, or treasurer were given as yet.
The other organizations in the class have not yet definitely decided upon tickets, but Elmer Whitney, last year's Prom manager, probably is slated for president; James Mcalcolson, vice-president; Miss Black, secretary, and Hugh Blair, treasurer, Ray Allison is out for editor of the annual, on one ticket. No name for manager has been decided upon.
The sudden appearance of the third party has so stirred senior political circles that the other "stand-pat" senior faction has not been able to decide upon a ticket vet.
A freshman "Barb" ticket is also out with the following candidates: President—John A. Reber, Kansas City, Mo.
Secretary—Ethel Keeler, College.
Treasurer—Elmer Lawyer, Iola.
Vice President—Cecil Ammons, Arkansas City.
SEPTEMBER WEATHER IDEAL, ASSERTS CADY
University Weather Man Reports Early Frost With Rainfall and Temperature About as Usual
"Lots of Septemberbers have been colder than this one," said Professor Cady, this afternoon. "The rainfall was only about .2 inches less than usual, but the frost this year came a little early. The first frost usually come about the first day of October while the first one this year came September twenty-sixth. Frosts have come as early as September fourth, and as late as October twentieth. The rainfall for the nine months ending with September has been 26.93 inches."
The University weather report for the past month shows that the mean temperature was slightly below the average, the rainfall less than usual, and the days fairer. A noticeable thing was the decided change in the weather in the last year, the mean temperature this year, which was 3.6 degrees below the average, was about as far below as last year's was above.
You're not cold. It's just your imagination.
MATHEMATIC CLUB MEETS AND ELECTS OFFICERS.
"September has been a fine month,
not very cold, with little rainfall and
free clouds," Prof. H. P. Cady,
the University weather man said this
morning. "This clamor about cold
weather is all a mistake."
The University Mathematic club met with Prof. U. G. Mitchell yesterday afternoon in the Administration building and the following officers were elected: President, Clarence McCormick; Vie-President, Ruby Fin, secretary and treasurer, Franck McCreath; faculty, U. G. Mitchell.
The enext regular meeting will be Monday, October 14.
K. U. Grad at Chicago U.
K. U. Grad at Chicago U.
George L. Probst who attended the University two years ago and who studied law last year in the University of Chicago visited friends at the University Saturday while on his way to Chicago. He will receive a degree from the School of Law of the University of Chicago next June.
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