THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Vol. XXH Bad Grades Cause 240 to Withdraw Is Official Report Student Registration May Reach 300 Mark by Close of Week, Says Foster Approximately two hundred and forty students will leave the Hill next semester because of failure to work in the institute number of hours, according to estimates made by the various schools the morning. The proportion of funks in each school is about the same as in previous years. Of the 2500 students in the college, about one hundred and eighty will be deported. Engineering nearly forty from an enrollment of 550 will cause to be on the class walls, while the School of Fine Arts drops only six out of four hundred. The School of Law with an enrollment of 128 will probably be School of Pharmacy will probably strike about four from its roster. More than two "hundred and fifty" new students have registered for the second semester during the first two days of registration. The number will probably be raised to more than three hundred before the close of the week, according to Registrar George O. Foster. Registration Shows Increase Registration for new students will close time and a late fee will be charged those who register after the time of closing. Registration Shows Increase "The records of the number of widowers with children yet so it is impossible to say how many students widowless. As soon as enrollment is completed we will send them on the records, said the registrar. "At this time last year there were 186 new students registered," Mr Foster continued, "and this year's numbers are more than on-handed-new students." The total registration for the as meter totaled 4,336 Tuesday night. Of this number 4,183 were in school the first semester. At the same time you will be required to attend Uni- versity, according to the records in the register's office. Enrollment started Tuesday morning and closed late this afternoon. Classes for the second semester will meet Thursday morning. Mr. Foster estimates that the new registrations will bring the total o students registering since last fall to 3,945. The next registration for 1934-23 was 5,214. Carruth to Be Featured Students who did not enroll at the scheduled hour must enroll Saturday morning, Jan. 30, from 12 to 12. Those enrolled may be charged the late fee for $5. Graduate Magazine Has Special Articles About Poet The January number of the Graduate Magazine has just been mailed. This months magazine contains a number of new features including an introduction by John Sheen, A. B. 10, who conceived the idea. "Every number of tree Graduate Magazine from now until summer will contain articles on the Currum memorial Fred Elwish said. "The first by Sir, Silesa inscribed What is the Will and the Price? "A fine University Price!" is the January number." Next month's article will be by *Vernon Kellogg, A.* B., '89, M. A., 92, executive secretary of the National Research council*. The article will be "Professor Carruth as First Aid to Young Poets." She started the memorial at a banquet in New York last spring. He was president of the K. U. Alumni association for the past seven years Other articles will follow by Dr. E, E. Nissenman, A. B, 90, A, M, 92, editor of Science Servile and Chancellor F. Scott and Senior Chair and former congressman. The New York alumni started the Carruth Memorial by beginning a drive to raise $5000 endowment, the interest from which will be used for prizes each year for the best poem written by a K. U. student. Work is under way for the cutting of tresses preparatory to grading the ground for the new agricultural buildings for the Arkansas University. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1926 FOUR PAGES Ten Men Leave Tonight to Play Schools in Iowa The Jayhawk basketball squad composed of 10 mannes is leaving tonight for Grinnell, accompanied by Coach Forst C. Allen, where the team will play the first game of a series of three with the Iowa school, with the Pioneers tomorrow night. "Frenchly" was a result of that week's games, but will probably be in shape to start the game tomorrow night. The Jayhawkers meet Iowa State Friday and finish with the Drake Bowl dogs on Saturday night. The men will make the trip are Captain Belt Lattin, Pittsburgh, Peterson, Schmidt, Ruben, Lattin, Hilliard, Campbell and Zuber. Freshman-Sophomore Speech Meet Tryouts Will Be Held Tuesday Only Women to Enter Contes in Oratory; Time Limit 1s Six Minutes Truyntes for the Treismann-sophomore speech meet will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. on the stage in Theater, and the sophomores in 163. Members of the faculty and members of Delta Sigma Gamma will be present. The first event will be the debate tryouts. The question is in *Resolved*: That Intercollegiate Athletics Should Abolished. The free-enterprise applause and the applause the negative. The time limit for the tryout speeches will be four minutes for constructive speeches and two minutes for rebultation. Each class will receive 30 minutes. The oratory context is open only to women. The general topic is "The Modern Girl." The time limit is six minutes. One contestant will be selected for the final contest from each class. The extempore speakers will be given four minutes in the trousers, and the contestants will be chosen from each clap. The names of the contortants must be handed in by Tuesday noon, as according to Prof. E. C. Hucker of the department of speech and drama. The final contest will be held Thursday, Feb. 25, in Fraser hall, at which time three out-of-town judges will make the decisions. The winning class will be determined by a system of scoring by points. The winners of the debate will be given points; the losers of the debate will be given three points. The longing side will be given two points in a two-to-one decision. Five points will be given to the winner in the satirical context. The team winning the contemporary speaking content will be given eight points. Three points will be given for first individual box赛 point for second individual box赛. In the final meet the debaters will be given eight minutes for constructive speeches and four minutes for restraints. The speakers in the oratorium will be given ten minutes. The extemporaneous speeches will be given six minutes. Last Issue of Owl to Undergo Close Investigation Definite action regarding the "Lucky Number" of the *Sour Owl* will be taken by the secretary at Green St, hall, according to Paul Elettis, president. An investigation has been conducted by the council to determine the attitude of the student body toward just issue of the honor pageation. Council Will Take Action The publication has been withheld from the mails by order *pf* the council. University students were advised to refrain from sending or taking copies of the "Lucky Number" home. The council had agreed to grant salaries to the editor and business manager of the publication. A special meeting of the student council was held Sunday, Jan. 17, in which certain resolutions were passed condemning the publication as being below the standards of a university banner magazine. Plans were also made for the regulation of the Sour Owl in the future. Sigma Beta Omicron sponsors the humor magazine, was represented by George McGuire, editor of the Sour Owl, and John Patt, business manager. Religious Worker to Speak Friday on Party System Dr. Anna L. Story, on Tour of Country, Will Make Two Speeches at K. U. Dr. Anne Louise Strong, missionary and worker of Russia will be in Lawrence Friday, and will make two public addresses in the central American region. Her first address will be given at 2:30, and she will speak on the topline, "How The One Party System Operates." Her second addendum will be at 4:30 a.m. in Moscow and in Soviet Russia." Doctor Strong is a graduate of Obopenia, and received her doctor's degree at Chicago. She is the site of "First Time in History," which was written by her. This is one story of the Russian of today. Leon Trottis plays Trottis Twainby says of her in the profile "She was able to see the intense stubborn uncompromising feeling against agile slavery, darkness and barbarism, for newer, higher forms of life. She tirelessly made brains in the wall of reactionary lies that made the most important part of the invasion blockade of the empire. This not our course of course that Miss Strong was hiding the black mark, but she tried to understand and explain how the facts grew out of the past in his conflict with the future," Sonday night Doctor Strong spoke at the Lifewood Library on Monday night and on Monday night she spoke at the All Souls Unitarian church she spoke at the Pittsburgh, Kant, today and will be there tomorrow also. While she was in Kannan City Doctor Strong spoke under the auspices of the League of Trotsky Praises Book Strong Speaks Many Places She arrived in Seattle De. 7, 1925; she married John Dee at the killing company—Winniping, Seattle, an Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Kansas City, S.C. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York She has written articles for the New York Times Magazine, Heartz and others. She is particularly interested in children "farm" schools in Russia and in America partly in those schools for those schools said Dean Dyer. R. U. Professors to Speak Round Tables Will Be Conducted by Lawson and Dains Prof. Paul B. Lawson, assistant dean of the College, and Dr. F. B. Daima, professor of chemistry, will speak at the ninth annual session of the Council of Administration of the Kansas State Teachers' Association to be held at Topeka Feb. 5 and 6. Professor Lawson will be a man of a round character; a brief discussion will human Introduction Into College Life." Master's Degree in Meet Master Masons to Meet All Master Masons on the Hill, both male and female, are invited to a meeting Thursday, Jan. 28, according to an announcement made this morning by Floyd Welch, the chief attorney, will be the principal speaker of the evening. "Refreshments will be served," Potter said, "and we hope that all Masons on the Hill will plan to attend the Masonic temple to hear Mr. Dean." Doctor Daint will talk also at a round table discussion on "What Should Be the Alas of the Teacher of Chemistry, Physics and General Science." Besides the speakers from the University there will be several Lawrence educators who will take part in the discussions. Supt. H. P. Smith of the city schools will speak before the city superintendent on the subject, "School Finance in Kansas" - Present and Fiu The program will be arranged in two sessions, the first opening at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, and the second discussion group, round table discussions and business sessions will be held. At noon on Saturday there will be a free hutchroom connected with a "get to know" session of the boards of education. 1 Miss Susan Friend will give a 10-minute talk upon "Relation of Supervision to Curriculum Study." Washington, Jan. 27—Senator Brookhard of Iowa spent hours before senate committee a wrileges and elections this morning arguing his claim that he won the senatorial election in Iowa in November, 1924, over Daniel F. Stock, his Democratic opponent. Oklahoma City, Jan. 27 — Frank A. Wold, 250 p. and farmer of Jones City, today book the Oklahoma state legislature into the forty-seventh day of his fasting fit. Wire Flashes New York, Jan. 27 — Fires took the lives of five persons here today. One fire cast the lives of a mother and two children while a second fire caught a helpless man that had been hit by a crash accident and was unable to escape. Washington, Jan. 27—Col. William Mitchell submitted his resignation to President Coolidge today. It is to become effective Feb. 1. The President will reach the final decision on accepting the resignation today. It will be through the regular rolls to the White House for acceptance. Washington, Jan. 27—Gen. John J. Pershing has tendered his resignation, it was announced of the state department headquarters here today. Forty Sophomores Will Go to Rosedale to Complete Cours Ten New Students Are Enrolled in School of Medicine About forty sophomore pre-medics have been promoted and will enroll today at Roscidle to complete their medical course, according to O. O. Stoland, secretary of the School of Medicine. This Semester They are: Arel Annsegan, Salma; Hocart Allackb, El Dorado; John Billingley, Kansas City; Lee Bremman, Topkai, Hg Brownne, Kenneth Conklin, Ablenje; Kenneth Conklin, Ablenje; Dixon, Bird; City; Arthur Dyk, Mountridge; Gillis Easlinger, Atchison; Robert Faust, Wichtmacher; Monica Lawrence; Ray Hellingworth, Geula Stinberg; Andrew Johnson, Towanda. Max Kaiser, Ottawa; Charles Kennedy, Ebson; Vernon Kenney, Wiebiah; Enoch Kottkekamp, Lawrence; Carl Long, Lawnere; Olrin Longwood, Baldwin City; Ralph Louden, Chapman; Henry Millett, Kansas City; Mo.; Earl Mills, Wichita; Morie Parrish, Kansas City. Albert Stegman, Kansas City, Ivan Steele, Talmage; Charles Tasker, Topeka; Harry Vildickson, Salina; Norman Westland, Osun State; D. Millaure, Cayuno, P. L. Helen Sharp, Pittsburg; Clifford Wendle, Mabie; Jeffrey Miller, Junction City; Carrol Hungate, Parsons; Howard Hamilton, Lawrence. Elizabeth Kennedy, c'29, is at the student hospital being treated for a fractured ankle. Miss Kellyen fractured her ankle last Thursday evening when she slipped and fell on the ice in the streets. There is less than the average amount of sickness among the students of Dr. R. H.矮子, a 'a few cases of flia have been treated, but there is not an epidemic. About an average number of colds have been treated?' Freshmen entering the Medical School this semester are: Simon Chen, Irene Cutter, Joseph Kurn, Harold Tallet, George Schweitzer, Inadar Wolf, Oblah White, Walter Willetts, Clara White, and Frances Montham Miss Margaret Anderson, instructor in the department of speech, is reported to be recovering from an operation for appendicitis, made at her home at Galesburg IL, yesterday. She has been with his classes in about two weeks. Elizabeth Kennedy Slips on Ice and Breaks Ankle Diss Anderson Is Recovering The regular date role will go into effect beginning Thursday, Jan. 28. Doctor Eumiston Katherine Klein. Prezident W. S. G. A. University Given Close Inspection by Sinclair Lewis Novelist Speaks to Large Crowd at Convocation; Is Honor Guest of Faculty Sinclair Lewis, well-known novelist, who has been the guest of the University for the last two days, returned to Kansas City last month and all-University conversation on Monday morning and at a banquet of the Lawrence Botany Club Monroe noon. He was also the host of the University Club Monroe night. Tuesday, the novelist devoted his time to a closer inspection of the University. Members of the staff of "The Times" would usually attend him in the morning and again in the afternoon. Mr. Lewis showed a great deal of interest in the liberal journal of campus opinion, and presented a collection of essays that he edited to be used on the Dove. In speaking of editorial policies, Lewis advised the staff to write of things as they were, using words from such broad subjects as religion and world problems. Large Crowd Hears Lewis A crowd of nearly three thousand filled Robinson gymnasium Monday morning for the contest. Taking the subject "Subjects and Topics," the novelist discussed writers and writing. "Sixty-four per cent of the people want to write," he said, "because they believe writing to be a thoroughly romantic career. On the contrary, it is a very rotten trade. The joy of writing is greatly exaggerated. Writers do it for two reasons—because they like it and because they must become successful writers are those who become in spite of being strongly advised against entering the profession. Calls K. U. a Monastery **CHILD, U, V, A, MONOGRAM** "Alden is tremendous native ability, and then one must work five times harder than anyone ought to work for anyone." Alden doesn't do young, and one probably will. There are many short cuts in literature, but they lead to no place in particular," and Mr. Lewis, in coincidence. At the University Club, members of the faculty were started by Mr. Lewis' proposal to abolish the University and by his arrest, but he managed to buil a monastery. He suggested that, since many students only came to school because it was gentle, it would be better if the University, as such, were done alone. Mr. Kevin left Lawrence for Kansas City, Tuesday, on a late afternoon train. He will remit there for several days before continuing his trip. Glee Clubs Get Low Rate One and One-Half Fare Granted by Railroad Companies A reduction to one and a half-fare for the round trip on the "Certificate Plan" has recently been secured by the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Glee Club Contest Association to apply to members and dependent members of their families attending the meeting of the association February. At Wichita College will apply from the territories of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado and Oklahoma. Tickets must be purchased and certificates obtained on the dates of February 2-5 inclusive and these must be secured from the security柜 to ensure the departure of the train. Immediately upon their arrival at the meeting members are requested to present their certificates to the office of the Washington District for identification and endearment. No refund of fare will be made on account of failure to either obtain a proper certificate or on account of failure to have the certificate received. No stoppages will be permitted en route and return tickets issued at the reduced rate will not be good on any other fare. No stoppages on any freight transportation is not honored. Miss Elizabeth Metger of New York, the healthiest of 1,000 women at Columbia University, asks she uses a condom when not smoke, but she wears high heels. Doctor Sherbon to Talk at K. S. A. C. Short Course Dr. Florence Sherbon, director of the Bureau of Child Research, will make two addresses at the Farmers' Short Course at Kansas State Agricultural College, Feb. 10 and 11. The first will be "Importance of the Preschool Education" project, the second "Fifth Family" project, originated in Kansas six years ago and now attracting national attention. Doctor Sherbon has conducted the "Fitter Family" contests at the Topeka state fair the past six years, and is on now the committee on fairs and exhibitions of the Engagements Society of the United States. Three Programs Will He Given at Kansas Towns While on Contest Trip K. U. Men's Glee Club to Sing in Concerts Week of Valley Meet The University of Kansas Glees Club plans to give four concerts next week in addition to entering the Missouri valley contest at Wichita Friday. The first concert will be given Sunday at the Kansas City Athletic Club. The entire organization will make the trip. Thursday morning, Feb. 4, the group selected for the concert will start on a three-day trip. The club will sing it at Wellington that night. The valley contest will be held the fall wing seminar at Augusta Saturday night, Feb. 6, and will probably give a concert El Dardo in the after moon. The context squad will be picked next week, according to T. A. Barreiros, director of the club. The attendance of the members will be considered in making the final choice, he said. Justus H. Fugeta, c28, will lead the club in the prize song "Lamp in the Wet" in the context. Ivan Roberts, c28, will be the conductor for the choice number, which has not been announced yet. The conductor for the college song will be Paimoir J. Stephens, c28. Play Needed for Carnival Women's Athletic Association Offers $5 Prize The Woman's Athletic Association is offering a prize of $5 to any person who writes the host winter carnival or sports event, announced Miss Cliff, director of physical the education department today. This contest is open to any person who wishes to enter, said Miss Cliff, whose manuscript must be in by Feb. 12. Last year the play "Wildwheat", written by Aline Eberle and Stella Harris, was given. This year, Miss Cliff said, they would rather have something like a fairy tale, "Queen Silverbell" has been suggested, or a myth from the Sun God Myths. The plot of the show, summing and stunts in water as well as on land, stated Miss Cliff. 'Last year the water carnival had a prologue read before each act. The year before the carnival was in the form of a play. Persons who are writing for the context are expected to give plot, if carnival is in place, or to give the layout, if it is to be in the form of a play.' said Miss Cluff. The judges will be chosen from the members of the women's physical education department. Joyce Shaplewood will judge the water carnival committee. Play Will Be Presented at Authors' Club Meeting A one-act fantasy, "In a Bla Moon," will be given by students and faculty of the department of speech and dramatic Art in the Kaman hotel in Topka Saturay, at 7 p.m., Author's Club. This play was written by Ernestus Songer, e26, and this will be its first presentation. the cost of characters is no follow- A Man, Prof. Allen Crafton; A Girl Marjorie Thompson; A Nurse, Mrs. Alen Crafton; Mr. Grosso, Elden Lina- This play will be presented later in the tryouts for plays written by students of the department. Thayer Collection to Be Placed Soon; Union Under Way Construction Is Progressing on K. U. Campus in Spite of Winter Weather The second floor of Spooner-Thayer Art museum will be completed by Feb. 15, according to H. H. Bull, superintendent of the buildings and grounds of the campus. When it is completed we will work on the first floor will be done. Plans are not complete for the ground floor of the museum, Mr. Ball said, but when it is finished it will seat approximately 350 persons. The painting and decorating work is being done now on the second floor, A. B. Wenner and Company in Lawrence, MA, for the team work, the contract calling for the second floor to be laid in bark. Feb. 15 to ensure the building being ready for construction. At present, a concrete floor is being put in on the first floor, where the tracks of the old library were formerly located. The large room, has been made into three small oceans. The sky-lights which have been put in matches this floor ideal" for the placing of the Thayer exhibition, which starts Feb. 15, according to Mr. Ball. Watkins Gift Progresses. Carmel Gov't office The center location of the $800 Watkins giftroom for self- supporting women is finished² and brick walls are being laid, according to P. D, Olmstead, Lawrence, general contractor in charge. The dormitory, which will be made of a light-fire brick laid in a dark mortar, with a the roof, will front a large, spacious kitchen (mostimately 89045 feet in size). It will contain seven dining-rooms and eight kitchens in the living and 28 other rooms throughout the building, according to the manufacturer. The fireproof will be almost entirely fireproof. Union Foundation) said Work on the new union building is beginning. The foundation and foundation walls are now in to the level of the sub-basement floor and up the basement floor on the east. Work will be started as soon as pos- sible. The outside walls of the building above ground are to be brick, trimmed in Baffled stone and inside supported by reinforced concrete floors. The build-up will be 72 feet by 134 feet with reinforced cement, first, second, and third floors. terms for the building arc by the term of Pond & Pond of Chicago, who have designed the Union buildings for the University$^2$ of Michigan and for Purdue. The contract for the "shell" to the building, which is now being constructed was let to Gordon Walker of Salem at a contract price $32,000. A. J. Graves Appointed Journalism Instructor Alfred J. Graves, formerly assistant secretary of the Kansas City, Mo., Better Business Bureau, and for the just two years secretary-manager of the Draperman, has been appointed an instructor in journalism, it was announced today at the Chancellor's office, Mr. Graves, who takes up his duties with the opening of the spring semester, and oversees new writing and newspaper management. Mr. Graves received his A. B. degree from the University of Kansas in 1921, and held a fellowship in journalism at Columbia College in Kansas City in June, 1922, and in addition to his work as assistant secretary of the Better Business Bureau he was assistant secretary of the Advertising Bureau of Kansas City from June until December, 1922, and secretary of the Retail Furniture Association from June 1923 to November of that year. Mr. Graves was secretary of the Advertising Club of Tulsa. State to Attend Meeting Stutz to Meet McLeod June 4, Stats; secretary Kana- sas; members of the universities, with headquarters at the University will leave Friday morning for South Carolina where he will assist that state in forming a state league of masons. Stutz will visit with the city managers of Cincinnati, Ohio and Knoxville, Tenn. Northwestern University plans the erection of a $1,000,000 three-decked stadium which will seat 75,000 people.