THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXIII
Valley Oratorical Meet Will Be Held Tomorrow Night
University to Act as Hos for First Time in History of Valley Contests
The ninth annual Missouri' Friday oratory contest will be held Friday at 8 p. m. in Fraser hall. This is the first time the University of Kansas has had the honor of being host to one of these contests.
The schools which are outer d" the contiants and the name of their oration is as follows: University of Kansas, Austin Van Der Slice, University of Oklahoma, Charles Dillon, "The Dream of Democracy"; University of Missouri, Gene Paul Bradshaw, "The Power Behind the Law"; University of Texas, University of Wisconsin, Jack C. Finegan, "Lest We Forget"; University of Oklahoma, Earle Boy Pierre, "A Modern Desert"; University of South Dakota; University of Oklahoma, Kansas State Agricultural College, Paul Pfuetz, "Mankind's Folly."
The program for the day will include a luncheon at 12:30 p. m., the University Club for faculty representation, and a breakfast. Buchen. At 2:00 clock there will be a business meeting at the University Club. After the contest refreshments and entertainment for the visiting students, the Kannan chapter of Delta Sigma Rho.
Student activity tickets will not be good for admission to the contest.
Independent Party to Suppor Cheerleader Candidate
Club Boosts "Smiling Bill"
The organization of a "Smiling Bill" club has been announced by Walker Greenfield, e26, president. The club will be responsible for the purpose of the organization is to support "Smiling Bill" Melander as an independent candidate for cheerleader.
Beckton Makes Speech at Botany Club Meeting
"The two old parties," said Greenfield, "have had their things way too long, and are even coming to believe the nomination is equivalent to an election."
The club was formed because it was felt by the founders of the organization that a movement aside from that of the old established parties is a necessary step in the development of the Hill. The club was formed among non-fraternity men.
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Edward M. Beckton, c*26, a major in the department of entomology, gave the principal address before the regular bimonthly meeting of the Botany club last night in snow hall. Mr. Beckton used as the subject of his talk, "My Experiences While a Sea Man on the High Seas."
According to Willard F. Crosier, president of the Botany club, Mr. Beckton was a seaman on a tank steamer for a number of years before he became an epidemic on the high seas and it was of these experiences that he talked last night. Mr. Beckton has also been in the emply of the Federa entomological department and related a number of his experiences during the course of his career.
According to Mr. Crosier, the chief topic for discussion at the meetings from now until the end of the semester will deal with the history of biology and other things of biological interest.
Y. W. C. A. to Give Tea Friday
Y. W. C, A. to give Tea Friday
The Y. W. C, A. will give a tea and a book hour from 10 a.m., at Honeydew house, with a special study of "The Cross," as given by certain religious leaders in their books. The books which will be reviewed will include: "Hail Mary," "Dilemna of Jeans," by James Black; and "Some Christian Convictions," by Henry Shane, Margery Dargary, and Mike Morris Russe, secretary of the Y. W. C, A. leading the discussion.
There will be a meeting for all mechanical and industrial engineering students at 10:30 a. m., Saturday, in the lecture room of Marryn E. Potter, Pennsylvania University, will speak—F. E. Potter, president.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926
University Student Dies After Prolonged Illness
Janie Virginia Jones, 19 year old university student died Monday at her home 3400 Nedgeland Place, Kansas City, Mo., followed by a brief illness in poor health for several years and was forced to leave school at Christmas time. She had steadily grown worse since that incident, nephritis was the cause of her death.
In 1923 she graduated from Northwest High School in Kansas City. During the following year she attended Ward Belmont and for a short time was enrolled at Rockford College before coming to K. U.
St. Patrick's Is First Quiet Holiday in Years for Irish Free State
Ulster Boundary Settlement Is One Important Event for Your Year
of Past Year
Dublin, March 18—St. Patrick's day finds the Irish Free State continuing to enjoy the first breathing spell it has had in many years.
(United, Home)
The two previous years found the government almost completely absorbed in suppressing the disorders which grew up in Irish treaty; this year for the first time, there has been enough peace and quiet to enable reconstruction work to begin and St. Patrick's day as the country accordingly re-asserted its authority.
Among the chief events of the year from the standpoint of the governent, are:
The passage through the Dail and the Northern Parliament of the bill setting the Ulster Boundary dispute. Passage through the Dail of the contract granted to Siemens-Schuckert f. Berlin for the harnessing of the River Shannon for the production of heliic power.
Contract with a Belgian group for the creation of the first beet-sugar factory in the Free State.
Establishing drastic government control of the marketing of Irish eggs so that now, it is inserted, they compete with Danish eggs for freshness, cleanliness, proper packing and grading.
Establishment of similar drastic control of the export of butter and of cattle guaranteed free from disease.
Passage of a Trades Loan Guarantee Act, providing government credit for the establishment of new and necessary industries.
And above all, general decrease of the disorders of 1923 and 1924, credited not so much to the superiors of the government as to paid sentiment.
Camp Fire to Celebrate
"Burn, Fire, Burn," will be the opening number on the special program which will be broadcast over KFKU Friday night at 6:15 in commemoration of the 14th anniversary of the founding of the Camp Fire Girls organization in the United States.
KFKU Will Broadcast Program for Local Groups
There are 15 Lawrence groups, making 160 women in the local organization. The Camp Fire songs to be included in the program are composed especially for the organization, a friend interested in promoting it.
Other groups in connection with this organization have been founded in recent years for younger girls to prepare them for work in the Camp Fire The "Bluebirds" is the name of the organization.
W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson, chairman of the board of regents, is in Pittsburgh, today where he is attending the ceremony of laying the cornerstone for the Temple College there. Mr. Morgan will give the dedication address. C. W. Spencer of Sedan will assist in placing the corner stone. The granite block will be prepared to stone. The president, Smith, presides at the senior class.
The program will last about 30 or 40 minutes and will finish in time to broadcast the evening games of the high school basketball tournament.
W. Y. Morgan to Give Address
College Students Do Little Thinking, Van Dusen States
Owers of Leadership Are
Stressed by Speaker
Before Religious
Institute
"What little thinking we do as college men and women we do with our emotions rather than with our intellect," said B. P. Van Dusen, in talk before the institute instituted Wednesday afternoon at Myers hall.
In our mad whirl of college life, we neither have time nor take time for reflection and meditation," he said. "At the end of our four years, we look back and wonder what we've been trying to do all these years."
We believe that we don't think because we are too busy, but really it is because we don't want to," he declared.
Speaking on "Enemies of Leadership," he attributed this lack of thought to the sheer preoccupation of the college student, as well as to the fact that the student doesn't want to think.
Convention city is Energy
Conventionalit was mentioned by
Mr. Van Dusen s the second enemy
of leadership.
"Our lives are taking the mold of the college in which we are," he said. "We are conformists because we want to live if we were a little different from the mob."
Conventionality Is Enemy
"When something comes up that requires us to make a choice, our attitude is 'Well, what difference does it make anyway?' and the speaker. "Yet moral neutrality is absolutely unnecessary. There is no such thing he declared."
"The thing we really crave in our personal lives is an inner unity, a driving force, and a real purpose to quell this restlessness which is characterizing young people today," he included.
Mr Van Dusen concluded his institute with a talk on "The Powers for Leaders" at the fellowship lunch he hosted mall Hall Wednesday night. "In the major moral issues of life we know what is wrong and what is right," he said, "what we need is the power of leadership."
Institute Is Concluded
There are two real sources of this power, according to Mr. Van Dusen. These are, rigid self-training in information and autonomy or independence of life.
An informal forum discussion followed the address, in which the students sought answers to questions about the work of the Christian associations on the campus.
Informal morning worship services will be held at Henley house at 8 o'clock every morning until the Easter vacation, it was announced by Mary Sisson, newly-elected president of the W. Y. C. A., at the close of the meet-
Colonel Coolidge Is Worse
Doctor Cram issued this bulletin:
"Colonial Coolidge has grown weaker during the night and his heart is not as good as it was, although he did perform at 6:30 this morning, it is more variable. Temperature about normal.
Plymouth, March 18.-President Coolidge told Doctor Cram over long distance telephone today that before morning he would be at the bedside
"We are trying to make Colonel Coolidge as comfortable as possible. It is only a question of time now. The colonel cannot live more than 48 hours, and it is likely the end will come within 24 hours."
*Usted (de la misma)* Plymouth, May 18—Within the next few hours the crisis will beast; Doctor Cram said today following his visit to the Coolidge home.
Doctor Cram Does Not Believe Condition Will Improve
The president did not say exactly when he would leave Washington.
Habitat Diversity
It was learned at the Coolidge homestead today that the President has remained in Washington, during his father's illness, at the expressed wish of the colonel. Colonel Calvin spent a week there that "Calvin has other things to attend to and there is no need for him to come to Plymouth."
Wire Flashes United Press
Washington, March 18. - The Pepper bill authorizing states to tax nation banks was passed by the Senate without a request from the states which have an income tax may place a levy upon national banks within the states, equal to their tax. The House has set a minimum of millions of dollars of additional revenue to the states.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon, Country
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Washington, Minneapolis 48. The population of the United States for 1926 is set at 117,358,817 by the census bureau. This was the figure computed for July 1, the date the annual estimate is made. It was computed a year ago and increased 1 day. An increase of 1,758,723 is shown over the figure of last year.
Geneva, March 18—The League of Nations Council today decided to invite the United States and the nations adhering to the permanent court of international arbitration to visit Geneva on September 11, for the purpose of drafting an agreement to permit acceptance of the United States Senate reservations relative to American adherence to the Paris Agreement. The League of Nations preliminary disarmament conference to meet in Geneva May 17.
Women's Basketball Tournament Is Won by Freshman Teen
The freshman women's basketball team won the tournament this year without losing a single game as a result, and each of those games were played yesterday afternoon.
Sophomores Take Second Place in Victory From Juniors
The hardest game yesterday was between the sophomore and junior teams, the sophomore and freshman teams, and the sophomores the high point woman was Ruth Martin with four goals to her credit. Mary Eleanor Fikin and Katie McGee each scored four point women for the juniors, with four field goals each. Mary Bernsten had one free throw, giving her nine points, and Mary Eleanor Fikin
The work of the sophomore guards in the last half of the sophomore junior game kept the junior forwards from making many goals. The juniors were able to make only two goals.
The score of the freshman-senior gas was 29 to 17. Helen Filkin scored the greatest number of points for the freshman team. The last half of the game was much more hard-fought.
The varsity team will be chosen this week. The varsity-faculty game will probably be played next Thursday'ay night, according to Miss Barter. The faculty team practiced last night and will practice again tonight.
The ranking of the teams is as follows: freshman, first; sophomores second; juniors, third; and seniors fourth.
The "Hashers" at Coe College have formed a society called Pi Jambai Pi.
Chi Delta Sigma, Broadview Inn. l a. m.
Friday, March 19, 1926
Alpha Xi Delta, Ecke's hall, 1,
a. m.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Saturday, March 20, 1926
Cosmopolitan Club, Brown's grove, 10 p. m.
KFKU
Delta Sigma Lambda, house,
12 p. m.
Pl Upsion, Ekel's hall, 12 p.m.
Pk Kappa Alpine, house, 12 p.
Beta Theta Pi, house, 12 p.
Vestito F. A U, 12 p.
Friday, March 19, 1926
K F K U
University of Kansas Broadcasting
Station
Wave Length, 275 Meters
Varsity, F. A. U., 12 p. m.
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--system. Bob Little was appointed chairman of a committee by Rienices to investigate the present taxi rates conditions which exist at present. Killip and Isett were appointed on this committee. The committee will confer with the Chamber of Commerce on the matter.
1926 March 20, Saturday, 11 a.m.
9:00 Tah, Prof. Ernest Boyce, department of auxiliary engineering, "Problems of Aircraft Pollution in Kansas."
13. Musical ensemble, musician (and singer) sent by the Year's award (in song cycle)
Loose Miller aeronaut
Ericne Nergerogno
Ericne Telenor, telemusician
W. B. Downing, barrine.
7:40-Talk, Mr. Harold Smith, League of Kas
sa Municipality, "Benefits of Zonin";
7:55 Insular ballet of campus news.
Student Council Imposes $5 Fine on Six Violators
Bill for Salaries of Staff of OwlIs Introduced; Car Situation Discussed
Six University men were found guilty of attempting to enter a varsity dance without paying the regular admission, by the Men's Student Council at the meeting last night. The penalty of a fine was inflicted on a fine of five dollars, and five men pleaded guilty to the charge before the meeting, while the other, William Dills, plied not guilty and was tried before the council. He was found guilty. The men are: Harrison Johnson, c27; Wade Greene, c28; T26; Marion French, c28; Lee Robinson, c29 and William Dils, c27.
The matter of paying salaries to the editor and the business manager of the Sour Owl was considered, and a bill was introduced, the conditions of which are: That the editor of Owl be invited to pay $25 an Owl be appointed that the business manager and all advertising solicitors each be given a commission of 10 per cent of all money collected from advertising in the Owl, that a sinking fund of $300 be established before an increase in the amount to be increased $600 a year until it shall reach $600, and that the bill should be retractive to the extent that it should be effective from the opening of the fall term of 1928. This bill should be given a meeting at the next meeting, the next meeting will be passed on, section by section, at that time.
The athletes who will be present at the Kansas Relays will be admitted free to the varsity dance that night, as guests of the council. Also, the date of the spring election was set for Tuesday, April 29.
Car Situation 17 Discussed
First action was taken on the matter of a car accident, and the council's decision in favor of restricting the number of cars on the campus will be submitted to Chancellor Landry for his approval or re-
Riehmis, president of the council,
appointed a committee made up of:
Patterson, chairman, Iett, Riehmis
and Douglas to make decisions on the
Associated Men at Kansas. Another committee,
with Parker as chairman, and with
Bill Rice, Douglas, and Iett as mem-
bers, appointed a committee to
encourage thoroughly the student auditing
To Investigate Class Insignia
The fact that there were so few candidates for the position of next year's business manager, Mr. Wadley was considered at the meeting, and the opinion was expressed that a livier interest could be stirred up by efforts to awaken applicants to the honors of the two positions.
In an effort to establish better re relations with the business bodies. o Lawrence, the plan of a junior chamber of commerce was discussed, and plans for establishing relations with the Chamber of Commerce were considered.
A special committee, under authority of Arlo Putnam, is at present considering readjustment of freshman regulations and adoption of class insignia for all classes in the University. It will submit a plan within a few days pertaining to such regulations.
Phi Delta Kappa and Pi Lambda Theta, men's and women's honorary educational societies, hold their annual banquet last night at 6:30 at Wiedemann. A four course dinner was served to 60. Russell Smith, president of Phi Delta Kappa was totemaster.
Educational Societies Have Annual Banquet
The youth movement was carried out in the toasts. "The New Student" was given by actor Trusler and by Dr. P. E. Mickey, bayer for Fritz O. E. Mickey and Marjorie Council; "What Alls Our Youth?" by Cecil Suller and Ray Walshater. The program ran from March 16th to May 1st at McKinley and "Faculty Activities" by Dr. J. W. Twento.
Last All-Musical Vesper Will Be Held on Sunday
The third and last all-musical veer of the School of Fine Arts will be given in Fraser hall Sunday, March 21, at 4:00.
the vapors were begun three years ago, and have proved such a drawing power that they are nearly always attended by a large audience. The students will be a number on the new pipe organ by Helen Marcell; a tenor and baritone selection by Ray Wright and Aubrey Poppey; an ensemble of piano, organ and clarinet by C. S. Shilton and Prof. Waldemar Gmelch; a number for two pianos by Prof. C. A. Preyer and Howard C. Taylor; a quartet for mixed voices with violin obligato, by Prof. Ray Wright, Aubrey Poppey and Professor Gelch. The University trio and the Women's Glee Club will also be on the program.
High School Debaters Conclude First Round With Eighteen Winners
Triangular Schedule Arranged
Finals Held at University
Next Month
After a series of debates among the schools in the nine districts of the Kansas High School Debating League, the winners of each district will be chosen. Finally appeared above the smoke of verbal warfare. The districts are divided into three groups consisting of three district winners in Classes A and B. In each class, the debate to determine the winner to go to the finals.
The dates for these triangular debates are to be set by the participants, but they must be held between March 11 and March 14. The winner will be the one to go to the opponents school to debate while the negative teams will debate at home. The winners of each triangular debate in Class A and Class B will come to the University for the finals next month.
Group I
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The winners of the district championship in Classes A and B and their grouping for the triangular dates are as follows;
Abbison Eskridge Kansas City Greeley Iola Moline
District Class A Class B
Group III
Burlington Severity
Minneola Pawnee Rock
Sterling Mt. Hope
Winners in Class A of groups I will meet as follows; Attchion to Iola; Iola to Kansas City; Kansas City to Attchion. In Class B; Eskridge to Moline; Moline to Greeley; and Greyley to Eskridge.
Beloit Formoco
Hill City Almena
City Mountain
Winners in Class A of Group I will meet as follows: Burlington to Minneapolis; Minneapolis to Sterling; and Sterling to Burlington. In Class B: Severity to Pawnee Rock; Pawnee Rock to Mt. Hope and Mt. Hope. In Class A of Group III will meet as follows: Hill City to Junction City; Junction City to Beltio; and Bolton to Hill City. In Clasb A: Bolten to Mountridge Mountridge to Formosan; and Formosan to Almena.
F. P. Smith Gives Talk to Fraternity at Dinner
F. P. Smith, honorary member of the Square and Compass fraternity, addressed the organization at a dinner given at the Carolyn tea room Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. m. the subject of his address was "Marcory."
Short talks were also given by George Waugh, the guest of honor, E. F. Potter, president of the fraternity, Prof. E. Lee Trecere, fraternity adviser, and Arthur M. Clough. Howard A. Brooks, 32, wcw
Howard A. Brooks, s.26, was pledged at this meeting.
Dr. Florence Sherbon will leave tomorrow for Arkansas City to attend the meeting of the Kansas Council of State-Wide Social Agencies. The health agencies of the city can help to protect the City can do to protect the children's health problems. After the morning session Doctor Sherbon will make a summary of the program and give a talk on "The Present and the Future" of sociology will also attend the meeting, and he will summarize the afternoon session.
Religion of India Causes Suffering Declares Speaker
Bellion to Transmigrator
Brings Loss, Higginbottom
Tells Convocation
Audience
"It is not the British government, but the religious beliefs of the Indian people that is causing the extreme poverty and suffering in India today," declared Sam Higrigibbattom in his talk on "The Gospel and the Plow in India," at the all-University conversation this morning.
every right-thinking man today believes in religious tolerance, but when religious beliefs are the cause of great economic losses, which result in human suffering, he causes to believe certain things, and puts that the animals in India were fast exhausting the food supply, and since the Hindu believes in the transmigration of souls, he cannot allow himself to kill any animal, for fear of the soul which may have taken refuge in its body. Animals are ten field rats to every acre of land under cultivation, and these animals destroy from two to three million dollars' worth of food each year.
People Are Vegetarians
People Are vegetarians.
Since the cow is regarded as a saved animal, it is widely killed for food, milk and then only because of disease and disease. As a result of this belief most of the people of India are vegetarians, and depend on sugar and other food for sources of energy.
The weather conditions existing in India as described by Mr. Higgin-bottom caused his student audience to shiver and faint as the thunderstorms ranges from 110 to 120 degrees during April to July, and at times has reached 180 degrees in the sun. The rainy season usually starts with a period of average about forty ruches. At other times during the year irrigation is necessary for agricultural purposes.
India Poorest Country
"The price that India pays for letting her religion interfere with her economic conditions is to be the poorest country on earth, despite the fact that she is richly endowed in science and missionary, the noted lecturer and missionary."
In closing, Mr. Higginbottom expressed the desire, that America should make use of her wonderful resources to help others and act as a "steward of Christianity" to nations less fortunate than she.
the Men's Glee Club sang two selections at the opening of the convoitation, and were received with much enthusiasm.
An announcement was made by Chancellor Lindsey regarding the traffic problem on the campus in which he said that a motion had been passed by the Men's Student Council and W. S. G. A, providing that no cars shall be parked outside the campus from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This motion was approved by the board of regents of the University.
University.
Topeka to Be Y. M. Host
Forty-fourth State Convention Will Be March 26-28
The forty-fourth annual state convention of the Young Men's Christian Association will be held at Toppea, Md., on Saturday, March 18. All alliances of the state in attendance.
branch of the association have not been selected yet, but will be named within the next five days, according to his schedule. This year's convention will have a program and four sectional meetings, each of which will have a series of addresses, discussion forums, or presentations. Put Van Dusen, the leader of the institute on the power of religion conducted here that week, is one of the principal speakers of the convention. Louise Paunik, a professor in the Western region, and E. A. Carter, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Council Bluffs, Iowa, have been assured as special speakers for the western region and are devoted to the interests of physical education, under the direction of Dr. Henry F. Kallen-
Eighty men at Creighton University have signified their intention of drilling in spring football practices.