THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL. XXIII
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General Program of Class Reunions Announced Today
Recital by School of Fine Arts to Open Week;
Commencement
is June 7
The baccalaureate service Sunday evening will be held in Memorial statal dun, weather permitting. The Rev Joseph Fort Newton, pastor of the Memorial church of St. Paul at Overland Park, has been chosen to deliver the address.
Commencement week will start on Thursday, June 3, with a recital by students of the School of Fine Arts and an exam in the Gram book. The gram will be given. Commencement week activities proper will start Saturday, June 5, with senior class day exercises, registration of returning students, reception of senior-alumni ball.
Plans for commencement week are beginning to assume more definite form, according to Fred Elsworth. The arrangements for a class requiring
Doctor Newton is a noted writer and lecturer, the author of "The Tale of Robin Hood" and of several other books such as "Abraham Lincoln" and "The Eternal"
Monday Is Alumni Day
The University will hold its usual open house on Sunday when the builders on the campus will be open for inspection by returning alumni and other visitors. In the afternoon the club will host a game, the Club will give concerts, following the precedent started at commencement last year,
The "commencement exercises" will be held Monday night in the stadium. Each family will march down the faculty members will march down the hill to the stadium as win done with the game.
Monday will be given over to the annual alumni address, followed by the annual meeting of alluring the University dinner and various class
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1926
The speaker chosen for the occasion is Dr. William O. Thompson, former president of Ohio State University and new pastor of the Central Presbyterian church at Denver, Ohio, as president of Ohio State for the occasion.
Seven Hundred in Class
Fourteen classes will hold reunions this year. They are: 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 and 1924. These reunions are held according to the five plan adopted in 1924 whereby each class will be taught, a university will meet with every other class which was in school with it.
The number of students to be graded will be more than seven hundred—approximately the same as the successful students; the present can be assertive.
The class of 1901 is holding a special reunion this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its graduation.
Sinclair Lewis Objects to Flaming Youth Theory
Emphasis is being placed this year on the reunions of smaller groups as well. Organizations which have so far announced their intention of holding reunions at commencement and senior college reunions, Henley house, June 7, 7:30 a.m.; m: "King's!" Bacon Bat, 6:30 a., m: June 7; Torch chaperom of Mortar Board, reunion Sunday afternoon, June 8; Sachem, reunion at a time to be decided early in the week; phi Chi Omega, phi Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta and Chi Omega seiguraes.
At his last public address in Kanas city, before a large audience in the Linwood Boulevard Christian church, Stiniahlear, the novelist defended the freedom of his intellectuals and defended the fundamentalal drawing attention to his faults.
"Planning," according to Mr. Lewis, "is just an advertising term applied to young people to set the phrase off to make it more attractive."
"Lay off of 'ent' was the solution for the flaming phase of youth. Several hundred people were turned away from the church because of the lack
Helen and Ruth Shaw, Hazel Fringer, and Olive Flings left Saturday to attend the national convention of Bethany Circle, Christian church girl's sorority, at Iowa City, Iowa. Those events were the local chapter in Zeta.
Japan Prepares Exhibit for International Fair
(Unreal Press)
Osaka, April 19—Japan is preparing to participate largely in the international Exposition to be held in Philadelphia this June. Japan is eager to illustrate to the world on this occasion, the commercial and industrial culture and civilization of modern Japan. The government has appropriated 1,500,000 yen in order to meet the expenses of participating in the Exposition. Ivan Nibih was appointed commissioner-general of Japanese Exposition. He was until a year ago commercial at tache in New York.
All-University Party Planned for Friday Night by Two Councils
Marjorie Chadosek, Chairman
Announces Committees
for Affair
The all-University party scheduled for next Friday night, April 23, will be in Robinson gymnasium from 9 to 1 p.m. This is the only party of the year at which W. S. G. A. and the Men's Student Council entertain students in the admission charged and every student in the University is invited to attend.
Margaret Chabash, vice-president of W. S. G. A., is general chairman of the admiral with the following com-
manantors and partners in charge:
Entertainment, Virginia Arnold and Ed Kilpill, chairman, Bill Rice, Joe Anderson, reinterpreter, Helen Buchanan and Lucas Eckes, chairman, with Michael McIntosh, scriptor, Robert Patterner, chairman, Donald Cottell and Harry Simmons, decorators, Muhlen Degh and Chern Hatan, chairman, with Merle Gould, Helen Fulkin, Ralee Van Pusser, Rayney Garner, Clark Parker, and Herbert Lain.
This is the only authorized party for Friday night, and promises to be one of the best of the year, judging from the elaborate plans being made in front of the man on decorations reports that the decoration will begin. Wednesday evening, and that it is to be carried out in bright salting colors. The pyramids will be literally buried into a large brick base. Branches opened from the many trees around Lawrence, entwined with fosses of varied colored paper. Lanterns are to be suspended in an effective manner from the ceiling and walls, and with the closure of beautiful arched spring foliage on the south side of the room.
Marlack Choir announced this morning that the K. E. U. Sung-Demos orchestra, under the direction of Harvey Dew, would play for the dancing
In commenting on the party, Mia Husband said, "Always a great deal of time and energy is spent in making decisions about things like the year, and one which affords a good time. It compares very favorably with the Sophomore Hop and the Junior Prom and one should stay careful, because in or she hasn't a date."
Prizes Offered Students
Current Event Contest Backer by New York Times
The New York Times has instituted a contest among all the larger colleges of the country to determine which student in each of the eleven schools shows the most thorough and intelligent knowledge of current events. A gold medal and cash prize will be given each winner of the local contest and a prize of $500 to the winner of the group contest.
Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton,
Yale, the universities of Chicago,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia,
the United States Military Academy,
and the United States Navy Academy
in what is to be an annual event.
The purpose of the Times is to encourage a keeper and more understanding interest among college undergraduate in the important things hat are going on in the world from day to day.
A board of authorities in each college will conduct the local examinations, and an additional such college will conduct the local examinations. The board will determine the local conditions and select a syllabus to test which they consider proper.
Schumann-Heink to Give Concert Despite Illness
Singer Has Canceled Many Engagements; Contract With University Still Holds
The School of Fine Arts office learned today that although Mme. Schumann-Heink has been forced to cancel many of her engagements because of the coronavirus, concert tour Wednesday, April 28, to take her part in the Music Week program at the University of Kansas. This information was included in a telegraph to Dean D. M. Swarthouk that begins April 25 and ends May 1.
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Friday of this week, the Minneapolis symphony orchestra will give two performances, one, a matinee at 3:00 p.m. and the other at 8:20 p.m. One of the annual things about this concert is that women in the orchestra. Miss Jenny Collen, violinist, is one of very few women now playing with ranking Symphony orchestras in America. She has been a member of the Henri Bertrudgeh, conductor of the orchestra since she was a child of 13, has often appeared in Minneapolis in solo numbers with the orchestra. He has performed at very low prices and a large sale is necessary to meet the expenses of the week. The cost of the soloists for the "Mescalh" production alone is $4,500. The Musicians from Kansas City will be brought to Lawrence at considerable expense for each of the orateurs, to supplement the University orchestra now lacking in the organization.
Military Roll Is May 21
Choral Union Working Well
"I feel that the Choral Union is singing with fierer spirit than in any other year of its history," said D. M. Stewarthead, dean of the School of Fine Arts today.
"I know also that the University students are interested in having a great major music student at Athens," said Toni Gavin, dean of the North Shore festival given at Northwestern," he said.
In the case of those who wish information about the events of the week, calendars can now be obtained from a number of sources. The order way toward securing reduced forces on the railroad, and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is seeking to it that information about the events of this section and towns of this section of the state.
Military Ball Is May 21
The decorations for the Military ball to be given May 21 at F. A. U. will be provided by Parm & Parr (P.M.P.) and John Beattie chairman of the decorations committee for the party. A spring garden effect will be used, with a mountain in the center, according to the contract which has just been unvarded, said Benity this morning.
**Beaches Are More**
large, larger crowds, bleachers at the back of the hall are being created. A number of these seats will be sold to the school for use in the pool area. The are being handled through Miss Mable Barnhard, supervisor of music in the city schools. A short appreciative note is given by Miss Barnhard in advance.
According to Dean Swarthout, the rehearsal yesterday on the "Messiah" with the orchestra and chorus, was unusually fine. Not only all the choruses from the "Messiah" but also the shorter work "Land of Our God," which goes over many structures as to dress and final rehearsal were given.
Stage to Be Enlarged
Arrangements are now under way for the recital series of the stage, in order to accommodate the large chorus and orchestra. The University orchestra which will have 55 players on the evening of the "Hiawatha" music, and almost as many on the other works, will be one of the University has ever had.
"This festival is a challenge to the members of the University and to the people of the city," said Dean Swarnton this morning. "I see no reason to fail." He is unable to fill Robinson gymnastium for these exceptional programs."
Prof. E. H. Hollands of the department of philosophy will address an open meeting of Beta Chi Sigma, psychology fraternity, this afternoon. His subject will be "Recent Theories of Mind."
Wire Flashes United Press
San Diego, April 19. A slight earthquake was felt here at 7:16 this morning. No damage was done.
Genève, April 19—The United States note refusing to participate in the conference on the status of statutes for the purpose of final discussion of acceptance of the Ameri can reservations to the court protocol reserved by the绞服 of Nations today.
Washington, April 19—Legislation to permit the coast guard search American vessels anywhere on the high seas for contraband warrants were recommended to the treasury by both the House and the Senate of the United States. His proposal was part of a bill which he claimed would prevent liquor swapping and the flow of narcotics into the United States. Andrews contraibanded warrants cunningly designed to aid in the fights against the types of law violation.
Chicago, April 19 — Fear and speed motor cars over the weak-walked end of a road where a fireman was killed on route to a fire in a tenement house where four persons were burned to death. Three firemen from barracks received in an explosion.
Plan of Enforcement Given to Committee by Bishop J. Cannon
methods of Carrying Out Law Crude and Ineffective. He Declares
He Declares
Alumna Helps Strikers
Washington, April 19. A fair job plan to have the federal government tighten the enforcement of the prohibition law was bid before the then investigating committee today by Michael Epstein, an Appalachian church South Methodist Epstein church South.
(Postal Press)
Bishop Cameron established the cells of the lour traffic and attacked the crude methods of present enforcement by stamping it out in certain wet conditions.
Miss Larkin Manages Publicity in New Jersey
Bishop 'tumms' plan was first, to secure effective enforcement the work must be confined to who who believe that the probation law is a good guide. The judge must adequate salaries be paid to secure number qualified to enforce so important and difficult a law; third, whatever number of men is necessary to properly enforce the law in any section of the county. Fourth, that number of persons in that section.
Fourth, government approval to that which may be necessary to enact the law have been more stricter than in other countries should be imposed on all violators of the law."
Miss Margaret Larkin, A. B., 724 is a prominent figure in the Passaic N. J., textile mill strike. She is push director for the strikers and has had a multiply of other duties before she struck the staves have been thrown in jail.
All alumni of the University of Kansas who are interested in the plan to commemorate the event in the history of the University are invited to meet with a committee from Sachem Tuesday afternoon at 4:20 in the building. The purpose of this meeting is to more clearly define the considerations which will be discussed in nature and number of those things selected for commemoration.
Miss Larkin gained her newspaper and publicity experience on the University Daily Kansan when she was a sophomore. She made a valiant namah in, here in her home town of Las Vegas, N. M., and in Denver, Cobra she took her post at Pasanne two months ago, and has become vultuously accustomed to times of the strike since that time.
--college Students to Vote in Basement of Ad; Blanket Tax Is Proposed.
The Spanish songs and dances given by Miss Larkin who was at the event were performed by a member of Gamma Phi Beta and the dramatic club, and was on the sonor
DVWINDOW PROGRAMS
...
Polls for Election Will Remain Open All Day Tomorrow
With the opening of the polls to
morning morning at 9 o'clock, the annual spring election begins. The polls
will be open until 5 o'clock tomorrow
night. The votes of the designated
schools will vote in the specified
places. The voters of the College will
allow A; to G, basement of
college Adj. A; to P, basement of
college Adj. P; to Z, basement of政 Adj.
(All letters are inclusive).
Poll for the tqd School of Engineering will be located in the hancement of Marvin hall, white ball, while those for the Sloan School will be located in the Arts, and the Graduate School will be in the rotunda of central Ad. The Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Education will vote in Snow hall, and Education will vote in the hancement of Green hall.
At this election, the members of the sophomore and junior classes will vote on the candidates for business managers and editor of the 1927 Jaywalker. Both men and women are required to vote on the candidates. The men of our school may vote for the candidates for representatives to the council from their respective schools and all men students of the University who are qualified to vote. may do so. For the major candidates of the Council. The men may be voted on by both men and women of the College.
Blankei Tax 10 Be/Voted On
HANKEY TAX to be Voided On
The question of a blanket tax will be raised by the University, but the students come to the polls, and this question may be coded on by both men and women students of the University. It is a provision to require a tax to be levied on each student in the call; to serve all students of the University in much the same way as the ticket taxes the present purchaser.
The blanket tax will contain an appl. provision for the benefit of all those who feel that they cannot afford to pay the tax, and desire to be exempt from paying it. "The Men's Student Council is submitting this question to a vote because it feels that the entire student body should decide not or not the plan its designed" said Paul Krenect, president of the Council.
Lists Have Been Checked
A provision giving the Council power to make provisions which seem to it to be advisable on the selection of cheerleader, reappointment of Council representatives from some of the schools, and adopting the plan of one election a year will also be put into effect. However, this is to be voted only on by the men of the University. According to Bob Little, chairman of the election committee, the voting lists have been checked and rechecked, and any illegal voting can be detected very readily. All Council members and election judges will cooperate in their action against illogical voting.
Scholarship Is Proposed
State Teachers' Organization Makes New Offer
A Research scholarship was recommended for the University by the committee on new plans and resource at the third annual meeting of the Kansas State Teachers' Association. Topkaa the latter part of March.
The new scholarship would carry with it an appropriation of $1000, by the Kansas State Teachers' Association to be used in carrying on research work in the interests of that association. The committee's substantive assembly and was placed in the hands of the secretary with instructions to report this recommendation to the Board of Directors for their consideration at their next meeting, which will probably be held the last of May or the first of June. A program was elected by the Kansas State Teachers' Association for two years and in the policy forming body of the Association and outlines the program to be carried out. The program is recommended to the executive committee and passage before it is put into action. These meetings are held in Topela.
Annual Spanish Teachers' Meeting to Be April 2
A Ceremonial day celebration will be held April 24 at the University by the Kansas State American Association of teachers of Spanish. Spanish instructors in high schools and colleges will attend the annual state meeting. Various meetings and discussion groups will meet on the campus and there will be a banquet in the event. The Korean chapter of the association annually celebrates Ceremony day by entertaining a statewide teacher of Spanish meeting at the University of Kansas, instructor in Spanish, today.
Carl Gray, President of Railroad, is to Be Convocation Speake
school of Business May Have
Head of U. P, as Guest
at Banquet
The election of the officers amounted at the meeting of the school last Thursday will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. During the afternoon, a group of students will play between the juniors and seniors, with the winners playing the faculty. The climax of the day will come with the second annual tournament of the school
The principal feature of Thursday April 22, which has been artiste at the School of Business day, will be the all-University conversation at the meeting will be Carl Gray, president of the Union Railroad.
p. m. The special guests for this
affair are to be Chairman and Mrs.
E, H. Landley, Mr. Gray, Paul Danee
and Chuck Scott, both of the
local Chamber of Commerce, and Mr.
Scott.
At the present time there is an enrollment of 119 in the School of Business in comparison with the 61 of last year.
Carl Gray, president of the Gulf
Pacific railroad, will attend this
unanticipated convention to be
at all University Union at 10:40
am on Thursday, April 23.
According to the corporation committee, Mr. Gray's subject has not yet been announced. He is known, however, as one of the most famous trees in the railroad town and a member of unusual personality and the committee gives every insurance that his address will be of exceptional merit. The location speaker was made through the recommendation of the school of Business and according to Dennis T. Stockton, Mr. Gray has stated a dos of business that involve the Businessman that requires...
According to Isaac Stoddard, Mr. Gray has shown himself to be a true friend of the University's lives it was through his influence that the Book Museum has been matched to use the Union Pacific roadway through Lawrence.
Special music for the concurbation will consist of a vienna solo by Professor Waldemar Gelch and in addition the university band will play.
Farrell Will Address Club
K. S. A. C. President Secured for Graduate Banquet
Dr. F, D. Farrell, president of the Kansas State Agricultural College will deliver the address at the annual premier event of the Graduate Club church at 5200 S. Broadway evening. Not only members of the club but all members of the graduate school and faculty are interested are invited to attend.
After the concert was real interest talks by prominent men, both on an off the campus, will be made. Several musical and vocal numbers will be on the program. The program will include Gustav P. Ehrert, F. Ehrert, S. Schulenberg and H. J. Strickler. Other numbers will be extending of greetings by Dearn E. R. Stouffer, of the Graduate School, "Graduates of Westchester" by Prof. E. W. Blackman, "Graduates of Tomorrow" by Chancellor E. H. Gladstone, piano solo by Gladstone French, and the final address by Doctor Forrecht.
More than seventy tickets have already been sold, according to W. H. Robb, president of the club. Reservations may still be made through the executive council or H. B. Hughes, who is in charge of the ticket asker.
Stouffer Honored With Guggenheim Fellowship Abroad
Dean of Graduate School Is
One of 37 Men Picked
From America
for Award
Chanceller Commends Stopper
Appointment of E. B. Stouffer, dean of the Graduate School of the University of Kansas, to a fellowship on the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Library at Abroad was announced from New York this morning. This is the fellowship for which Dean Stouffer was granted a leave of absence by the Kuman Society of Regents recently. A comparative narrative study of three general methods of investigation in the field of projective differential geometry, and research in certain problems in the same field." The study is to be begun because two of the three chapters of the book chiefly by Italian mathematicians.
Chancellor Commends Stonfer
"The fellowship coming to Dean
Stonfer is a distinct recognition,
"and Chancellor Lindley, "More than
one time, we have been being considered by
branches were being considered by the
committee of awards, and of this number only 27 were appointed for the fellowship this year.
"Appointments were made only of the students by research and publication; could demonstrate their fitness for further research, and Dean Storfur was able to present satisfactory results of his scholarship."
Reaches Italy Oct. 1
Don Stoffer explained that one of the three methods of projecting air pressure is to use it in the United States, and that by E. L. Witryszniak, formerly of the University
One of our foreign masters was developed by Signe of the University of Turin. He is now dead and the work is being carried on by his pupil, Rominape of the University of Bergama. The third method was developed by Fubini of the University of Turin.
Dianne Steele will study with Bom-paama and Fabián and also with Be-ramma and Fabián. She will expect to reach Italy by October 1, and will continue his studies until
The Gorgeneheim Foundation was established by Simon Guggenheim, former scouter from Colorado, and former son of the two men who died April 25, 1922, in an airplane crash and women, and is intended to provide study abroad in the way Theodes Scholarship does for young men. Six or eight were appointed last year, and of these a few were supposed to be on the list each year. Mr. Guggenheim is chairman of the band of trainees, which includes also Mrs. Olga Kirski Guggenheim, Francis H. Brownwell, Currell A. Wilson, James J. Woodford, Charles Earl, Henry Allen Moe, secretary and Otto Meyer, treasurer.
The educational advisory board consists of 29 prominent educators of America, with President Frank Ayleksid of Swarthmore College as chairman. Dr. Vernon Kellogg, B.A. and B.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, permanent secretary of the National Research Council, Washington is also a member of the council.
Dr. Smith Writes Bool
K. U. Professor Makes Study ϕ City School System
"The Business Administration of Big City Spokane" by Dr. Harry Smith, professor in the School Education and superintendent of the public schools of Lawrence, is the masters degree of publications of Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, Columbia Doctor Smith was hawe of absence from the University, and the city schools last year in order to study at the Teacher's College a bachelor's recently received his doctor degree.
The book attempts to answer question "Shall the administration a city school system be unified by a chief executive officer, or shall the particular party cooperate the administration of business activities from the instruction?" It marks one of significant steps in the study of business administration in education. The author analyses the type of education required for large eastern cities from observation that he made while visiting them.