PAGE TWO THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1925 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Official Student Paper of the Universal Editor-in-Chief Carr Cuffell Associate Editor Mont Clare Searens Associate Editor Mont Clare Searens Sunday Editor John Montgomery Jr. Night Editor Henry Chu Night Editor Henry Chu Film Editor Arnold Smith Film Editor Jocky Lemon Bourg photograph Jocky Lemon Prairie Dieterich John Patt John Partl Miller Kikashke, Sahara George Carey Elias Van Cam Prince Martin Miller Merlin, Sahara Leon Scully Business Manager John Floyd McCorm Ass. Bus. Mgrs. Carl Robinson, Robert Hill Address in communications to THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAN LAWRENCE, Kansas Rented to the second-class mall master September 18, 1954, in Naples, Florida. Kansas, under the act of March 1, 1957, with the Sunday meeting by students in work at the Sunnybrook mall, was sent to the Press of the Department of Commerce. STATIONS Editorial department K. U. 25 Business department K. U. 66 TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1925 The Hindenburg line has been fishing for years for a big catch like this million majority. --research which to me seemed more important.' Some one must have broken his mirror in Germany to have brought this seven years bad luck. Gulliver Appleby who has traveled says: "Go west young man and Seattle." --research which to me seemed more important.' France must be relieved to know that she now has something to really worry about. HALELUIAH Many, many years ago, when a chorus of musicianse were singing Handel's "Messiah," the King of England, greatly moved by the Halleluja chorus rose to his feet. Since that time it has been the custom for audiences to rise when the Halleluja chorus is sung. In Lawrence a MESSiah tradition is being developed. A tradition imbued with the same spirit of sanctity which permeated the great Convent Garden many years ago. It is being developed in connection with a Music Week, which, pays tribute not only to the accomplishments of the officially organized musical groups of the University, but to that bit of musical appreciation and love of the beautiful which is in each one of us. Music week offers an opportunity to take a little time from the dry routine of life to consider the more aesthetic aspects of our existence. It is not our duty to attend the Music Week concert. It is our privilege. HINDENBURG'S ELECTION The election of Field Marshal von Hindenburg to the presidency of Germany is being viewed with much excitement by some of our news papers. And yet, have we adequate reason for such alarm? David Lloyd George, ex-prime minister of Great Britain, comments on the victory: "I do not think Hindemburg will do anything rash. On the whole he is a steady old man. His election is an indication of the renewed spirit which has arisen in Germany." Further, we have been reminded by a prominent international banker that "despite Hindenburg's election, Germany has an adequate parliamentary safeguard, which should assure the carrying out of the Dawes plan. With Germany's finances and railroads controlled by representatives of other nations, Hindenburg will find that his powers as president are extremely limited." Our students of political science tell us that all nations have great crises in their histories, at which times dictators are needed to work for the best interests of the country. Such a dictator is Hindenburg, a man who will be able to gather around him some of the best statements in Germany. Perhaps after all we should be on the opinion of Charles E. Mitchell, president of the National City Bank of New York City, who says: "Despite the immediate unfavorable impression created here and abracd, we believe the weight of sober opinion will be that the manner in which Germany is working out her destinies will not be affected by the election." TIMES DO CHANGE Less than a decade ago, the cast was considered supreme in all branches of athletics. On Walter Camp's All-American football teams were men chosen almost entirely from the eastern colleges and universities. In track events, relay games, basketball tournaments, the cast was superior, or was thought to be. But things have changed in a short period of time. One of the greatest factors in reviving that prevalent idea of eastern superiority was intersectional games and meets. In 1919, Nebraska took a great team back to Pittsburgh and decisively defaced Pittsburgh, who was a strong contender for eastern championship honors that year. The great teams of the east, winners of intersectional championships, were invited by California to play on the Pacific Coast at the Tournament of Roses each January. Only one team, Notre Dame, itself a middle-western team, has been able to defeat the California Bears. In basketball the west has proved its superiority in national championship matches. In track the west is far superior; this is indicated in the results of the Kansas and Drake relay games compared with those at Columbus, Ohio, and Pennsylvania frames. Kansas, Illinois and Wisconsin broke three world's records, while at Ohio only the running of Hibbard of Michigan in the 100-yard dash was superior time to that set at the Kansas relays. The Missouri Valley, Pacific or Big Ten conference will compare favorably with any eastern conference and in many cases will reveal superiority. Better teach, more student participation, intersectional games and cleaner living on the part of athletes has raised the west from an inferior to a superior position. Weather Five Days in Advance—Headline. More than that we would say by some of these advanced orders of first winter and then summer that we have been receiving. "C'MON IN. THE WATER'S FINE" "Cmon in, The Water's Fine," seems to be the word of the day on the Hill. Potter lake has been more popular this spring than ever before. Early warm weather has been responsible for the added popularity. The lake, however, is in need of several improvements. Life guard, roped off safety zones, a sand beach, and an assured supply of fresh water are some of the more important of its needs. At present the lake is a dangerous place for the unskilled swimmer. The shallow places are not roped off as that unskilled swimmers may have warning that the water is deep beyond. There should be life-guards, or at least one life-guard, to make the place safe. Many of the swimmers who go all of the way across the lake are not skilled enough to take care of themselves in case of cramps. If one should be so caught he would have to depend on possible aid from his fellow swimmers, which at the best is not very reliable. The lake bottom is now a combination of mud and sharp rocks, and is dirty and disagreeable. A sand beach on the east side would help considerably and certainly would make the water cleaner. These things are needed. It is to be hoped that we shall soon have them. ARE YOU MISSING SOME- THING? From time to time there appear on the desk of the editor articles attacking certain alleged wrongs in the campus. Some of these articles are unguaged save for the initials or supposedly initials of the writer. Recent G. M. P. attacked the classroom methods of certain of his instructors. He said in part, "you have been in Prof. X's class where you must turn in at the end of the semester a list of the books read, the pages you read, the day you read them, and the hours spent in the reading?" "No doubt these details are trivial and unessential. But let us suppose that when Prof. X called for this report the student would reply, I have done none of the required reading for this course, but instead here is a report on a problem of individual A course of study must have some definite content. An instructor is assumed to have some better understanding of what it should include, than a student, or why should he be drawing a salary? A student who really has ideas of his own leading him into research is welcomed joyfully by most instructors. But most students who argue as G. M. P. does want merely to do as they please, which is generally doing little or nothing. Opinions cannot be printed in the campus opinion column unless they are accompanied by the signature of the writer. Miss Greta Green observes that a lot of budding geniuses turn out to be blooming idiots. The American revolutionists were not the only ones who were taxed without representation. GIVE THE STUDENTS A VOICE K. U. students today are suffering the same thing. A committee of faculty members, gather in august state at regular intervals and dispose of the matter of convection speakers—such speakers to be listened to by a few scattered faculty members and the great majority of the student body. It is all very logical for faculty members to plan faculty meetings— but for W. S. G. A. and Men's Student Council to plan the procedures at faculty meetings would be ridiculous. Yet for years, faculty members have had charge of the arrangements for what are in reality the only official all-student meetings. A successful convoction program cannot be clamped down upon the student body regardless of student tendencies, student thought, student interest. The truly successful program feels the pulse of student opinion, and makes use of that to interest, roise, antagonize, or please as the purpose may be. It would be unfair to the faculty to say that they do not make an attempt to understand student feeling on fundamental topics—but it is likewise unfair to say that they can possibly understand what students are thinking and feeling as well as student themselves. Whoever conversation speakers may be, the students are the ones who are taxed with listening to them. It is the same principle as paying taxes which were instituted by a body work on the other side of the Atlantic This difficulty could easily be remedied and fairly. By reason of broader experience and knowledge, the faculty certainly has a right to a place on the convocation committee—but why shouldn't students be given a fifty-fifty representation with them to determine the sort of speakers to whom they are to listen? This is the only fair and logical solution of the general dissatisfaction with regard to convicctions. Why not a little representation? JUSTICE MASON WILL SPEAK: OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Copy received at the Chancellor's office until 11:09 a.m. The third of a series of addresses on "The Choice of a Life Work" will be given Tuesday night of this week in the auditorium of central Administration building. Justice Henry F. Mason of the Kansas supreme court will speak upon "The Profession of Law." The meeting is open to all who are interested. The time is changed to 7:30 to avoid competition with the concert of the Men's Glee Club which will begin at 8:30. Vol. VI. Tuesday, April 28, 1925 No. 169 CLASSES DISMISSED FOR CONCERT: JOHN R. DYER, Dean of Men. In order to accommodate the large number of faculty members and students who desire to attend the afternoon concert of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, all classes from 2:30 m will be dismissed. E. H. LINDLEY. ORCHESTRA: A full rehearsal of the Verd "Requiem" for chorus, orchestra and soloists is set for Thursday afternoon, 2:00 sharp, in Robinson Gymnasium. Selectiones by the club offered, pleasing variety to the character of the singing. A favorite with the auction house of Old Swell," by Perrine-Elme. Of a more subdued character was Saint-Saan's "The Swan," in which richness of harmony was outstanding. But the club realized its highest potential in the play and the moment in the closing group, three songs by Curnam-Deis. Most appallingly was "Nursery Rhymes" with its acumen of interpretation. "Dewn" was delightful in the volume and sound, engraigned its invocational passage. K. U. FORUM: Dean John K. Dyer will lead the discussion on "Campus Organizations" in the summer Wednesday afternoon, EDGAR CLARK, Chairman building It would be difficult to find a better arranged program, or one which would sustain the interest of an audience to graduate in music, itself, however, and was too long to justify so many encores. With one exception, every solist yielded to the enthusiasm of the audience and reappeared in an audition. The only problem is this one to be encouraged, but in a program of such length, perhaps it would have been better to have dispensed entirely with encores. GEOLOGICAL FIELD COURSE; A meeting of all students intending to join the geological party field in Colorado this summer will be held at 4:30 Wednesday, April 29, in room 206 Haworth Hall. Plans for the trip, personal equipment, organization and other details will be discussed. W.H.SHOEW, Director of the Course. At the Concert By RICH LAWSON The Women's Gee Club of the University, a women's direction of diss Agnes Haughan, appeared in its annual spring concert Monday evening in Fraser chapel. The program, which was divided into two parts, included several vocal solos, a violin selection, and a group of songs in addition to numbers by the Gee club. The accuracy of Miss Hashain's direction was demonstrated in the delicate shading and the rich tonal coloring which characterized such difficult selections as "Listen to the music," "Take a bow" and "I traced a perfect central on the singers throughout the program; her ease and strength of direction injured extreme accuracy of attack and release, and a vittoriness in crescent phrases which contrasted delightfully with the敏感 of slow retardment. B. S. Ridgway, c20, is connected with the Roth & Faurt Oil Company of Independence, Kan. At the present time he is doing geological work and is being assisted by Frank Oyster, A. B., "22." They are located at Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, and are looking over a 20,000 ncre tract of land. They are working to the stites some time in May. On Other Hills --own We make fine fur garments, etc., and do remodeling and repairing The seniors of Florida State University are wearing black derbies as a sign of dignity and learning. The University of Minnesota is giving a trip to California with all expenses paid, to the student selling the most year books. The five best looking men at the University of North Dakota will be selected by vote in a beauty contest for men. Smith College is the largest educational institution for women in America, with an enrollment of 2.071. Georgin Tech has a new form of intra-mural competition. A silver loving cup is given to the student who elected "guest man on the campus." A women's and men's debating club at the University of California will debate the question "Resolved: That a woman should pay half the expenses of the cost of a date with a man." Equipment has arrived at the University of Oregon, for the women's fencing class, according to Clinton Davidson, fencing instructor. Classes began last Monday after a delay of about three months, during which time the order was sent to France to be filled. University Concert Course Two Great Concerts Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra 50 PLAYERS Robinson Gymnasium Friday, May 1 Evening----8:20 o'Clock Afternoon—3:00 o'Clock Tickets now on Sale - $1.00 - $1.50 - $2.00 Bell's Music Company School of Fine Arts Office Round Corner Drug Store Soloist—Marie Tiffany—Soprano from the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company SPECIAL NOTE - The orchestra will play at the afternoon concert the 5 numbers of the "Suite" on the Indiana melodies—written by John B. Skloub of the Blount School. Store Your Furs Here Now Don't let the moths have them! let us care for your furs properly and insure them against all damage or loss in our Safety-Dry Storage Vault, at low charges based on your own valuation. KANSAS ROBE & RUG TANNERY 145 MAINE ST. PHONE 235 People Do Read Advertising SIX THOUSAND shoppers in stores in Boston were asked regarding their habits in reading newspapers before going on a shopping trip. According to Daniel Starch of the Harvard School of Business Administration these are the answers to the question: "Do you read the advertising?" UPSTAIRS STORE Answer Always Usually Rarely Never No. Ans. 1299 1246 558 267 Per cent 38.5 36.9 16.5 8 DOWNSTAIRS STORE 719 397 112 34 56.9 31.5 8.2 2.7 Number Per cent In other words, more than three-fourths of the women shoppers read the advertising before they ever left their homes. What is true in Boston is true in Lawrence. Tell Your Message in The University Daily Kansan Take the family excellent schools for your children Through Pullmana via Grand Canyon National Park —open all the year details here the journey there-a joy santa red Harvey "all the way" —steel equipment —double track—rock ballast —powerful locomotives W. W. 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