WEDNESDAY, MAY 19.1926
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
1. PAGE THREE.
Freshmen Fail to Play Game;
Cap Tradition Misunderstood,
According to Prof. F.E. Melvin
"The freshmen aren't playing the game," said Prof. F. E.Mevin, of the department of history, when interviewed this morning concerning the wearing of freshman cap. "If they do not carry out the pludge they made in class, they are most disqualified and yellowest class the University has ever had."
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"This plague included not only an agreement not to burn the caps and cause a riot at the Missouri game, but also a promise to abide by the decision of a freshman committee in deciding the can question.
"The committee drew up a set of suggestions for the wearing of the caps. It proposed a return to the origina-
tion, and adopted the voluntary wearing of the caps as a budge to promote solidarity and a unified feeling within the group. The Olympians were to be guaranteed by Committee, according to the constitution.
"The members of the committee were in favor of wearing the caps in the spring regardless of the outfit, and they felt that wearing them only in the fall would not draw the class together sufficiently. Since it was not possible to hold the Olympics this year, they wore their caps again, and wearing their caps again this spring, providing they were not made to wear them during the winter, and providing a luxury demonstration could be made if the cap tradition could be told.
"The freshman have forgotten everything they asked for, including the name of their professor Professor Melin continued, "and it is up to them to carry out the agree-
"I think out of the chief difficulties with the freshman is that they do not understand the tradition. They think that it has always been an enforced traditional rule, a legal and illogical. This is a mistaken notion, however, for when it was adopted in 1968-69 it was a remedy for a condition in the freshman class, a substitute; it was a logical means of unifying the class; it was a voluntary matter, admitted by the general consent and action of the freshman class, to the freshmen of later years.
"The whole plan is based on the idea that freshmen must be brought into the spirit of the group; that they must adjust themselves to the new conditions and become acquainted with the traditions of the school. One means of doing this is to make them feel that they are amenable to regulation. The goal is to bring the form of extreme means of humiliation and breaking the spirit of the new men by hazing. This has not been done at Kansas in recent years."
"The freeman cap idem is one of the oldest and most universally followed traditions of colleges," said Professor Melvin. "It is followed in England, Germany, France, Italy and other European countries, as well as in many other places, however, the regulation is much more strict than it is here.
"The class scraps," he said, "originated in the early '90's or perhaps in the late '80's. One of the earliest was the 'chapel scrap.' The freshmen were
The methods used in the early years of the University to "initiate" the freshmen—chiefly class scraps—were told of by Professor Melvin.
Bulletin Is Well Received
Bureau of Business Research Circulates Booklets
seated in the gallery of Fraser hall during chapel exercises, attendance at which then was compulsory. On a certain day each year the sophomores would invade the gallery and a general fight would ensue.
Comments on the bulletin have been numerous and varied and all but two out of approximately 100 have been complimentary.
"The tradition continued until 1902. The chapel scrap that year was so furious that some students were shoved over the hangers of the stairway and fell to the bottom floor. The crowd milked back and forth in the stairways and in the halls. Chancellor Strong was in the jam and attempted
The bulletin was sent to the secretaries and presidents of all commercial organizations in Kansas, to the colleges and universities and heads of departments of economies in the leading colleges and universities of the United States; to leading trade journals and newspapers, and to a number of professors and professional men of the country. A number of Chamber of Commerce secretaries in Kansas have asked for additional copies for presentation to their directors, and other leading members.
Balletm number three of the bureau of business research on chambers of commerce in Kansas, which has been supported by hundreds of received and approximately 100 letters of favorable comment have been received from men of high standing in business and the professions in practice. The report is according to Prof. Henry F. Holzschlag.
to stop it, but could not make hi voice heard above the din.
"Finally he ordered the use of the fire hose to stop the fight. A group of students promptly cut the hose. This violation of law and the hazard increased the chancellor that be forbade the recurrence of the chapel fight.
"Another class scrap that was recognized for many years was the May pole scrape. This also backs him up as an expert in tells how, in 1832, he and his classmates used stink-bombs from the labs to laboratory against their opponents."
Dean Frank T. Stockton will give the high school commencement address at Kowal, Kansas, Wednesday evening, May 15.
"The idea of the scrap was the erection of the May pole by one class and its prevention by another. This scrap had gone so far by 1963 that the methods used were becoming dangerous." The group included members of one class at the whole
"1919 the paddling idea had gained a foothold and did not stop with University students, but was used against townpeople and high school students. It was therefore decided to stop all compulsory wearing of the caps and to put the tradition under the supervision of the K men, who were offenders in the blanket at football paddles, however. Later the idea developed that they also had the right to paddle, but this was erroneous.
night of April 30 rounding up the leaders of the opposing class and hand-cuffing them to trees to prevent their taking part in the fight the next day. A heavy front that night caused many casualties to take cold and catch pneumonia.
"During most years since that time the caps have been worn both in the fall and spring, and several years were worn the year round.
"The next year the fight took place east of Frasher hall. Some of the stuents were rolled over a wall west of the present Acacia house and were seriously hurt. As a result the chancellor asked the various classes to give up the custom, offering in return a perpetual holiday on May 1. This was to be by the classes, though with opposition on the part of many students.
"This year the attempt has been made to return to the original idea of voluntary wearing of capes." Professor Melin concluded, "and if it is not suc- will be because the freshmen are not carrying out their pledge of last fall."
"This feeling later resulted in a great deal of hazing of freshmen by upper classmen. It was to prevent the use of haze, which it instated in 1908-69. It was to serve as a badge by which freshmen might know each other and hand together in order to stop hazing. At that time the other students adopted arm-bands as their insignia."
ANNOUNCEMENTS
All women who wish to secure permanent employment in the offices of the Neer-Boree-Near-Rock-back following this semester asked to consult with Jennie Moe Cochran, representative of this firm, on May 19 and 22.—Dean Arnes Husband.
Kappa Phi will give its senior farewell party at the residence of Joanna Seiler, 90 Arkansas, Thursday, May 20th at 7:30 in front of Friday, May 21st. As many interesting innovation plans, it is urged that every member be on hand to take part. Junita Kirkman, publicity chairman.
Women's intramural tennis doubles
must be played up to the finals this
week and the singles must be played
to the semi-finals—Dorothy Barter.
Women's interclass tennis singles must be played up to the semi-finals this week.-Dorothy Barter.
The members of Theta Sigma Phi, women's journalistic sorority, will meet Thursday, May 20, 7:30 p. m. at 1135 Vermont street. The m. at the organization for next year will be elected at that time.
The Radhamanti hike has been postponed from Thursday night until Monday, May 24. Meet on steps of green hall, Agnes Smith, president.
K. U. Library Staff Views Bible Collection at Baker University
Bishop Quyle's Gift to School
Includes Books in Seven
Languages
Languages
A silver bound Bible, written by hand 700 years ago was one of the attractions which took E. N. Manchester and 14 members of the staff of Watson library and W. S. Johnson, E. H. Hopkins and several other faculty members from the English department at Brown University. A silver bound library at Baldwin last summer to see the William A. Quincy collection of old and rare Bibles.
The collection, which was willed to Baker University at the death of BibbQian Quayle on a year ago, contains 180 different kinds or series of letters. It includes Bibles of all ages and in many languages. They are in Hebrew.
Italian, Greek, Arabic, German, English and Old English. There are two bibles written by hand by monks because the monasteries canibus or Bibles printed before 1500, one Hebrew roll, 150 feet long and made of 23 sheepskin, that was used in the synagogues and many peculiar manuscripts and volumes.
A Bible which belonged to Robert Louis Stevenson, one autographed by Robert Browning, an Eleanor folio Bible, one four volume modern Bible from Devil's press and one 10 volume Club are other works of interest.
Although the Baker University library has had the collection for about a year, it was put on exhibition only about two weeks ago. It is open to the public on week-day afternoons.
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