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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1925
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper al
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANAS
Editor-in-Chief ... Jacqueline Sitte
Associate Editor ... Merrill Shawson
Associate Editor ... John S. McCarthy
Sunday Editor ... John F. Pat
Assistant Sunday Editor ... Chrystyn Fond
Assistant Sunday Editor ... Iris Pilese
Telephone Editor ... Jessica Jesse
Sport Editor ... Rev Flotier
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS
**Brian Bean** (18) Head Coach
Ibrahimi Belie Lekaian
Ilva Pielcher
Pieter C. Kyrbyer
Praedice Neil
François Neil
Ruth Lawson
Leon Lee
Raymond Nicholls
Helen Chole
Robert L. Fusunio
Trevor Wheeler
Leon Lee
Business Manager    H. Richard McFarlane
Circulation Manager    JACK Roosa
Elected by second-class mail matter Stop. Schrader, 30 August, issued the letter under the act of March 6, 1925, and on Sunday, February 7, 1925, and on Sunday, monthly by students in the Division of the Press from the Press of the District of Kansas from the Press of the District of Kansas.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1925
THE POLITICAL MERRY-GO ROUND
The political merry-go-round has started mainly whirling, Horses, dumb little wooden horses, which had hitherto been riderless air surround beneath "Hill leaders" who have suddenly, miraculously, overnight, so to speak, started to lead, incidentally to speak indiscriminately to the whole Hill rabble in general. They don't even take the trouble to discover whether each member of the rabble has paid his or her voting fees. They don't have time for such minor matters when they have to pilot a wooden horse around.
Of course there is music-rattling, tin-fancy, loud, noisy music playing the tune of political bank. The riders listen to the noisy phrases; as they dash around, they hum, "It's the candidate that counts," "Compare the qualifications," "Everything depends on this election," and humming these phrases, well-worn with meaningless use, they almost believe the bank" themselves. Others hear the music and hang on to the sides of the wooden horse. Of course, the riders won't let any one else climb on top of the dumb animals, known as political planks, but they gladly drag the hangers-on with them and even let them wear tags to show the spectators which line of horses they are supporting (if the spectators can see in that mad dash round and round in a circle).
They are going so fast that a mere spectator can not tell which string of wooden animals (they are hollow on the inside too) is on the inner track, but the spectator will know when the press reports come out Friday with election returns. And by the way, the spectator must read those returns and tuck them away in a corner of his brain, because the winners will never be mentioned again. Oh, no, of course not; the nice thing about this race is that neither winner nor loser has any responsibility with the exception of those follows riding the "dancing" horses, and that man dashing around on "Senior President." They do have to pay a fee for the fun of riding, though, even for riding hollow wooden horses.
"It's lovely for the children to have a chance to play," a kindly spectator might say—for they are racing so fast and the tone of political bunk is so loud that the spectator thinks the riders and the hangers-on are children. How surprising to discover that these frantic little play-felows are not children at all, but according to the Kansan style book and the tradition of universities, are men and women.
That alters the case considerably, men and women playing at a game—an expensive game with no purpose except frantic noise-making and a bit of personal publicity. Hill leaders, themselves, admit that fall elections are useless. With the exception of senior president and the dance managers, no officer who is elected functions. The senior president might very well be elected in the spring and might become a regular member of the Men's Student Council. The dance managers might be appointed or elected by a joint meeting of the student councils or they, too, might have their ride to fame in the spring. The rest of the officers might spend the usual time allotted to fall election week and to posing for Jayhawk pictures, in getting up a history notebook at the library or going to "Abie's Irish Rose." It would make not the slightest difference in Hill life, except that one more child's amusement feature would be eliminated from the Mt. Oread activity street fair.
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Copy received by the Chancellor's office until 11:00 a.m.
Vol. VI, Tuesday, September 29, 1925 No. 70
854 W. 3rd St. Washington, D.C.
SOCIOLOGY CLUB:
Thursday, Oct. 1, Westminster hall, 7:30 p.m. All sociology majors and members of the club should be present. Business and social meeting room, 829 Broadway.
All members and prospective members are expected to be present at this meeting. Consult department headings as required, included and time of your visit. WOODY CROSSER, PRESIDENT
BOTANY CLUB:
THE DOVE EXPOSE
"The Dove" in its morning issue blares the trumpets conspicuously before a sideshow of Hill politics, entitled "political fraternity pact" which has hitherto been hidden away inconspicuously behind the main tent. If the performers in that little tent which is drawing the crowd today are not fakers and there appears to be every reason to believe that they are actually playing a game, that tent deserves to be investigated by the crowd—to be investigated and found wanting in every principle of high-mindedness and honesty.
It is an insult to the intelligence of University students to point out the contemptible lowness of political compacts between fraternities. If the compact printed in the Dove is authentic, it is an equal insult to suppose that such an agreement can go on before the open eyes of thinking students.
THE CALL OF FALL
The Dove exposse is timely. If authentic, the Dove is to be highly commanded for it.
THE CALL OF FAIL Indian summer is almost here—the air is dryer, frost is approaching, leaves are ready for new tintings. Stadiums will soon be resounding with a roar of activity. Soon there will be the shouting of thousands as the pigkin spirals down the field, and ancient rivals are locked in the struggle of the gridiron. It's the call of fall. You can feel it in your bones.
It will not be long until a time honored tradition will be enforced on the Hill. The little blue cap, the symbol of all freshman men will appear on the heads of hundreds of new-matriculated jayhawks.
A novel feature will be initiated this fall in the women's insignia, recently chosen by the W. S. G. A. The freshman men have long bewailed the fact that the women students of the first year class were allowed "freedom," while the men were impressed into the wearing of a "postage stamp" cap. But this year, along with the men, the freshman women will be required to wear a dark blue navy felt hat, as a means of distinction.
The wearing of freshman caps greatly fait Rates the enforcement of discipline. Without them who knows but the frush might fail to tip his hat to Uncle Jimmy, or be diitary about attending peep meetings and sounding out the old Rock Chalk? The ultimate purpose of this custom, however, is to bring the members of the class into a closer union, establish bonds of friendship among them, and to imbue in them that old Jayhawk spirit. It's a part of the call of fall.
WHAT NEXT?
Since hope of rescue the lives of the scamener of the submarine B-511, which sank following its rummaging last Friday night by the Savannah line stenamer, City of Rome, has practically been given up, one begins to wonder who will get the blame for this disaster.
The navy hasn't been bothered by any "stormy petrel" such as Colonel Mitchell, but it would not be at all surprising to hear an uprone start among the naval officers.
A number of mishaps have come to ships under naval command lately, but whether any blame can be placed for these remains to be seen.
Since the Shenandoah disaster and the PN-9.1'5 failure to reach Hawaii people have been wondering what
ARE WOMEN A FAILURE IN POLITICS?
next would happen to a navy depart ment ship. And now the worst dieater of all. What next?
Woman suffrage is nearing the end of its fifth year of actual trial in the United States, and it might not be out of order to review its successes or failures during the trial period.
As to success or failure - women have passed no laws. They have made no changes in party procedure. They have affected to a slight degree the choice of candidates for important offices. They have not influenced party platforms or performances. Pew have been elected to political offices. Pew are placed in appointive offices of power.
And few women have a following of women. Few politicians are afraid of the woman vote on any question, no matter how it may affect them. Women have not formed any committees or blocs, they have not organized along sex lines, they have never voted on menses.
But in many state legislatures women are on their way. They are becoming identified with policies, building up reputations, and acquiring a following, and that following is not of women alone.
Five years of trial. And to those who naked more and expected nothing less this is not a bad showing. Men have been at it over a thousand years; women but five or six. Comparative records are not bad.
At The Theater
By Jacqueline Slice
--programs announced, hailed from the K. U. Dramatic Club.
Action centering continuously and tirelessly around electric balls, doors and telephones, broad comedy of the lower type, and characterization which threatened to be caricature, successfully disfigured the heart appeal inherent in "Able's Irish Rose" presently on the play. At least one no one missed any of the points of the play. 'No one could. There was nothing high-brow about the points. Ham and oranges are as well known to college students and townpeople of Lawrence as they are for city life. City who laughed for fifteen weeks over the very exponents of old-fashioned dramatic holok who held forth at the Bowersock last night. "Aible's Irish Rose" depended for its dramatic effects, its entrances and exits, upon stage tricks and devices that were so unusual that depended for its comedy upon low race hum; it depended for its situations upon natural complications; it depended for its presentation upon actors who persisted in exaggeration—it yet lived to its label in "ntoade men" when he slipped on Men even slapped their knees. All the humor went over, because it presented nothing new. The audience from the first to the back row recognized in it a familiar acquaintance, and recognizing him, they applauded.
Leo Hoyt as Solomon Levy gave perhaps, the most creditable performance in the play. Beginning with a part which was greatly exaggerated, he turned to his daughter dual. The little black cap sat naturally on his head—much more so than did the rosy cheeks on the Irish father. The heroes lines were 'colorless, each speech monotonically droned and studious.' The Irish lady, Isecane Cohen's laugh was contagious as anything abnormal is contagious. He undoubtedly had unusual possibilities for caricature, yet he overplayed a part which was already overwritten. Mrs. Cohen added an individuality to her part by looking cross-eyed.
Yet despite caricature, exaggeration, and low humor, "Abbie's Irish Rose" had entertainment value. It even had a central idea, worthy of a higher type of vehicle. At any event, it drew a laugh, an uprapoised laugh that was so lively the laugh too easy. It certainly made no vital contribution to the cultural life of Lawrence, yet it was funny—even for the bridesmaids, who
Plain Tales From the Hill
In the rain the other day, one of the big, gray trucks almost ran over a small car. After recovering his breath one of the occupants of the doomed speed-bug said to the driver: "That bird almost put one over or
--over the questions on the women's physical education card, the one being examined gave a thankful sigh and without hesitation wrote after the question—Is your appetite good? —a bold YES. She was sure of that.
If Watson were Spooner
Then Snow might be Green,
Gym said to Ad Marvin
To Cheen's Common machine,
But Blake looked at his clock
And sent Fowler to Museum
If Fowler can walk to Fraser,
Haworth can use him.
On a blackboard in Green hall was written the order of services for a church. How it originated is a mystery, but some way has added below:
"Please do not loiter after the service as the janitor has a dinner date."
Laboratory work was progressing quietly in the Little Theater when from the next room came a blood-bleeding shriek that made everyone forget his lines — "Oh oh-hh-o-o-o-o!" Professor Holmes did not explain difficulty and explained that trumpets for the Dramatic Club were being held in the office.
Peg Forester, who is being carried over from the old ticket, has every
Sabeth, Kan., sent Mause Hause to the University, boating of his son-did record in the high school. BLACK MASK is fortunate enough to place his name on the ballot an treasurer of the freshman class, and is backing him 100 per cent. In the high school, Hauser played football and played in the school orchestra. He played varsity basketball and of the school publication, an active worker in the Hi-Fi and took part in dramatics.
One student is already approaching the about-minded professorial stage. He got into the wrong classroom and realized his mistake until the whistle blew.
Job for a Detective
Two fraternity heathers go down the street holding rollers in front of and over the crease in their trousers while their heads and back are soured. But cleaners' bills are very trouble-some!
After puzzling long and hopelessly
John Irwin of Libertai, Kan., who had honors of various corps in his high school, is the BLACK MAKE candidate for the vice-presidency. He debater and orator, a member of the orchestra and a member of the Hi-Y-cabinet. He took part in high school dramatics and athletics, and was a member of the annual statue. At the press conference he is playing the Jawahra band.
On Other Hills
Unauthorized cars at the University of Oklahoma campus are being tagged this week, unless the owner can show a permit allowing him to have a car. There is a ban on student automobiles on the Oklahoma campus.
A new magazine "The Shift," has appeared on the campus at Oberlin college to take the place of last year's magazine, "The Shift," will publish scientific articles, poetry, stories, drawings, and humor. The magazine was founded last spring to cover a broader scope than the last.
Progressive Student (Official Organ of Black Mask)
Vol. IX
Heading the new, NON-PATRATER NITTY ticket is Dunne Jackson of Lebanon, Kan. Jackson has a list of high school activities long enough to allow him to have real ability as a leader. In high school, he played football and basketball and was on the truck team. He played in the school orchestra and band, was an officer in his senior class and held an important office on campus staff. Such a position Jackson in worthy of your support.
Motor cars are permitted by students on the campus of DePauw university only during the first ten days, and the last ten days of the school year, according to regulations printed in the DePauw newspaper recently. If students are able to show that there is a permit through the year, a permit, good only for one semester, will be issued. At the end of the semester, the student must apply for another permit, and show that his car is a necessity.
The new freshman ticket is in many ways stronger than the first. As far as a high school qualifications go, the new ticket is undoubtedly the strongest freshman group that has been suggested, and we are confident it can be put the freshman class where it should be in University affairs.
Rules for the freshman class at Brigham Young university, Salt Lake City, were printed in the Y News recently in order that no first year classman will be ignorant of them. The men of the freshman class are required to wear green caps while on campus and handle bags of prymonium. No freshman allowed to pass through the main door of one of the university buildings. The enforcement of the rules is left to the sophomore class.
Fate played favorably in the hands of Black Mask when at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the president, vice-president and treasurer of the freemain. NON-FRATERNITY ticket were declared invalible by a rule passed by the University. So some time ago, which says that all freshman candidates have to be carrying at least 15 hours of work on the Hill. This rule has not been used for a number of officers but was only after a successful search that Margaret "Por" Forer, candidate for the office of secretary, is still eligible.
BLACK MASK is retaining its original plan of the NON-FRAZERITY ticket for the freshman class and believes that thinking students on the non-frazerity course will be filled by the fraternity man. BLACK MASK believes in a fair and proportionate balance between the fraternity and non-frazerity students. Consciently, eight if the minutes indicated are non-frazerity students.
Tuesday, Sept 29, 1925
Black Mask Changes Freshman Ticket Still Retains Its Original Policy Our Candidates -Yours! Attend the Rally! Strong Candidates in Upper Classes All neutral, undecided students are
Non-Fraternity Students Are Freshman Choices
Jackson Topping Ticket
New Ticket Is Big Improvement Over Old One
SENIOR CLASS
JUNIOR_CLASS
Pres—Wilfred’ “Frenchy
Belgard.
Vice-Pres—Eddie Halpin
Sec—Laura Glidden.
Treas—Robert S. Patterson.
Pres.-George Powers.
Vice-Pres.-Don Isetti.
Sec.-Anna Lois Voight.
Treasurer-George Tomlinson.
Prom. Managerz-Jimmie Mitchell. Tim Bannon.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
FRESHMAN CLASS
Pres.-Bryan Sarvis.
Vice. Pres.-George Ramsey.
Sec.-Hernice Hughes.
Treasurer-Clifford Peters.
Soph Hop-Westley Wrigley
Pres.-John Jackson.
Vice-Pres.-John Irwin.
Sec.-Per Forester
Treas.-Max House.
Wright for Soph Hop
The Man Whose Management Put the Frolic Over
*Experience is the best teacher, a time worn and time prove adage, you say. But you can actually apply it, here. Sophomore. Wright tackled the Freshman Frolic single-handed last year and the resulting party was one of the most successful and well-planned of the entire school year. And did the class carry over a debt, a "thorn in its side" until means were finally found to pay it, perhaps not late in the senior year? It did not. Instead, Wright turned over to the auditing committee the tidy little sum of $14528—all clear profit. Incidentally, itwas the first Freshman Frolic even to pay for itself at least three years.
"Wes" Weight for manager of the Sophomore Hop. What more could you neutral sophomores, you second-year students who are not aligned with one party or the other, and are guided in your voting by the actual out and out cold facts, what more could you ask?
"IT'S THE CANDIDATE THAT COUNTS."
Sophomores! If your are after the best equipped man for the management, can you afford to pass up the opportunity to place a man who has had the actual experience of managing a big Hill party, in the office? Base your judgment on the cold facts! Then vote.
qualification for a good freshman secretary. She is a non-sorority girl, and looks very likely for the office. Already she has an large number of friends.
The candidate at the BLAC1C MASK rally in Myers hall tonight. The torch light parade starts at 14th and Tennessee streets promptly at 7
All neutral, undecided students are cordially invited to attend the Black Mask rally this evening in Myers hall. We do not extend this invitation with the expectation that you will become imbued with the "Black Mask" spirit or anything of that sort, and "vote 'er' straight" Thursday. We hope that you make it a point to attend both rallies and events so that we can be by for this comparison we hope to convince you that our candidates are the most worthy.
Jiminie Mitchell's orchestra will lead the process and there will be music and short speeches and an opportunity to meet every one of the candidates during the rally. Don't pass up this opportunity to meet the Bhikh Mask candidates, you'd like them.
There will be a torch light parade preceding the rally. It is open to all Black Mask Followers, of course, and to all students who are open to conviction. It will form at the corner of Fourteenth and Tennessee. The line of march will be north on Tennessee to Eleventh, then west on Kentucky to Twelfth, then south on Meyers, west to Oreand and south to Meyers, hall.
Clean Politics is a Virtue to Party
Black Mask Has Stand
To the new students at the University this year, BLACK MASK wishes to stress its stand: The BLACK MASK party has always stood for clean, progressive politics, and has always entered the field with the best candidates which could be selected.
There is a world of tradition behind BLAK MASK and its politics. Tradition, glorious because of many victories, and noble even in the defects it has suffered. The existence of social fraternities on the Hill for many years caused all the efforts of BLAK MASK to be of little avail.
The non-fraternity men and women were not interested. This combine with the fact that now we are now. Now the tables are turning? New students have come on the Hill in the last few years and have seen how politics had developed into an onesided affair, in which the consistent politics have become more profits. Politics to be useful must be constructive; must be fair, must be representative. Until recently, the non-fraternity felt he had no reason to be interested; he was an out-
BLACK MASK saw the need of a ticket which would fairly represent the non-fraternity men and non-sorority women several years ago. Last year it instituted the all non-fraternity non-sorority freshman ticket. It has continued to poll on the freshman ticket in opposition to the freshman ticket is sledged to a fraternity or sorority. Non-fraternity candidates are on the tickets of every class. What does that mean to you non-fraternity freshmen? It should mean that you can't go wrong by selecting those students, but you should and voting it straight. And it just as if the candidates were non-fraternity men alone. They're much more
Belgard, Powers and Sarvis Seek Presidencies
All Are Well Qualified
Records of Hill Activities Are to Be Considered
Black mask candidates for President of the Upper classes are those who have won distinction in activities at the University. The first name on the Black Mask ticket, that of Frenchey Belgard, is one which has become known wherever the game of basketball is played. Frenchey is the captain of the team which will own the valley at the end of the coming season, and not alone is he noted for his athletic accomplishments. He is a members of the Athletic Board chosen last spring. Belgard is a Saccha, a man who is working his way through school. He has won two trophies in the past year and the way for the coming season. His Y. M. C. A. work has made him many friends.
In the Junior class the first name on the list of Black Mask candidates is that of George Powers, who is one of the holders of the world's record in the quarter mile relay. This means he can run a quarter of a mile in shorter than any other four men in the world. He has a letter from football in '24, played freshman football in '23, won a truck trailer in '24, is a M.C. A. caholt, and the chairman of the carnival committee for '25.
The Sophomore class the first man is Byron Sarvis, who is a native of New York, but who won a scholarship entitling him to attend any school. He was the fastest on the cross country team last year and then he was only a freshman. The other day he ran ten miles with a broken rib and didn't know he was hurt. He is not known for his scholarship put him thru school.
So you see if you really want to have the men who do big things for the University get the big jobs the University gets in order for them to be doing, vote for the Black Mask candidates. They all have done big things for the university and all are still in a position to do big things. It is the way you have of doing it. You need to make these things you do for the University of Kansas, YOUR UNIVERSITY.
—they're qualified in every way to fill the offices BLACK MASK has nominated them for. You've read their qualifications. We'll be glad to have you "Compare the Qualifications," because it is by comparison BLACK MASK is strong.
BLACK MASK'S non-fraternity ticket went over last year. And we're glad to announce in advance that it's win again this year, providing you freshen up the advantages BLACK MASK'S ticket offers and then—get out and work for it!
You'll never regret being a BLACK MASK!