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Vol. XXII
Seniors to Give Prize of $50 for Most Clever Play
No.88
Three Act Comedies Give Preference; Introduce New Method of Judging
A prize of $50 has been offered by the senior class to the one who writes the best play for the class to see. The plays are Stanley Pennell, ©25, chairman of the senior play committee. The context is open to any student enrolled in the program.
"The plays submitted must be three inches in length," said Pennell. "Concedes will be given the preference. The scene may or may not be localized. We are hoping that a large number of good mannishs will be presented." The play chosen may be truly representative of all the work turned in."
An entirely new method of judging has been decided on this year, which according to Pennell, will eliminate useless controversy and insure the truth. It is hoped to present. All manuscript acts are to be handled by Prof. Allen Cotton head of the department of speech and dramatic art, or left at the Little Theater in the basement of Green hall. Professor Crafton will be the judge of the play. The deadline for manuscript has been set for Feb. 28.
The $52 prize offered by the senior class last year was won by Suzanne Moody, A. B. 24, with her comeback "Flunk Insurance." No student was given the previous year as their choice to trouble about the choices in a play.
The senior play committee is com-
posed of J. Stanley Penell, c25
chairman, Eleanor Siebert, c25
chairman, C25, and Esther H. c25.
c25.
No Formals at N. Dakota
FOUR PAGES
Students Pass Bill Barring "Soup and Fish"
A student campaign for the purpose of saving members of the student body the expenditure of much needed money has proved successful at the University of North Dakota. Peter Burtress, senior in the department of journalism, conducted a survey and received first place in the 1924 international Reporter's content of Signal Delta Chi.
The plan of discontinuing, for one year, the fraternity forum parties, and making them informal instead, was adopted by the students among the students. In a campaign of 16 days, however, Mr. Burtress by using the editorial, the liquoring capacity of the reporter to bring about the change, in order to follow the progress of the movement and finally bringing about action on the part of the inter-feminist governing bodies, sweeping action was passed by an unanimous vote.
Mr. Burtts attempted to prove the state and to the state official that the university students were not in a position of depression, but were striving to fit themselves to do greater individual service for the state. The results were more far-reaching than anticipated, and was instrumental in securing recommendations from the state board of administration to the legislature for regular appropriations for the university. It also helped to defuse the crisis by providing by thirty-five per cent the public school levy of the state.
Student Rooming House Burns
The entire second story of the residence at 812 Indiana, occupied by a student in the number of University men was destroyed by fire about 11 o'clock this morning. Much damage was done to the ground floor by smoke.
Volta's Work Reviewed for Club
Sister Agnes Daily and Prof. B.
F. D. Bains of the department of chemistry,
spoke to the Chemistry club
Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. at 20
Chemistry building. The talks were
on the work of Volta, reviewing his
work in electricity and on marsh gas
Archery is one of the sports of fered to women in the department of physical training at the University of Texas.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925
Coolidge Opposes Move to Alter American Ships
Washington, Jan. 8—President Coulidie is opposed to the proposal to elevate the guns on 13 American battleships, secretary of the Navy Wilbur told informed the house naval affairs committee.
Wilbur said the proposed alterations on the ships, costing $8,500,000, would restore the navy to the 5.0-ratio of the Washington armies treaty. He informed the committee, however that the president, after Hughes' deliberation, had decided the expenditure of money keeping with his financial program.
Clubs Join Alumni to Ask for Retention of Chancellor Lindley
Christmas Festivities of K. Organizations Attended by H. S. Students
Reports of the activities of the county clubs during the Christmas vacation are coming in slowly, according to Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the alumni association. According to information received at the alumni office many of the organizations took action with the alumni of their county in addressing appeals to Governor-elect Ben S. Paulen for the retention of Chancellor E. H. Liedley.
University students living in Weich兰州 held a dance during the holidays, at which "Sandy" Windson, L.L. 22 and "Ham" Hamilton "Ham" former cheerleaders famous for their pep inspirational qualities, were present. Auckland inspired students, made to the high school students, living them to be present.
Films, depicting the University and student life at K. U., were sent to Harper county for presentation.
The state club of Colorado was active in intervising K. U. alumni in the project and helped their aid in the project of getting Colorado high school students to attend
Secretaries of the county organi-
tions should make haaste to turn in
reports on activities, according to
the alumni office.
KFKU Takes Air Tonight Special Music Will Be Given by Fine Arts Faculty
The second of the series of ecdational programs will be broadcast from KFKU, the University of Kansas, at tuition, tonight, counseling at 6:50.
Special music, arranged by the School of Fine Arts, will include vocal and piano solos by Miss Louise Merris, soprano, and Miss Fanny Rose, pianist. Ted Shubla, secretary substituted on tonight's program to fill the place of Dr. F. W. Blackman, who is ill. Dr. H. P. Cady will lecture on "Extremes of Temperature." The first lesson in Educational Pay at the School of Education, will complete the school of Education.
In order to give the radio public a real program, it is necessary that everyone connected with the programs, especially the performers, be on time, according to Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary.
W. P. Lambertson Cites Recent Trouble in Board
Toreka, Jan. 8.—W. P. Lambertson for two years the Republican member of the state board of administration, in a statement yesterday declared that many of the governors' most important recent actions have been taken in connection with the protest of the board. Among these he cites the appointment of Mrs. Inez Clark as superintendent of the girl's industrial school at Beloit. The dismissal of John Shen, superintendent of buildings at the state university, and the Superintendent told the board exactly what to do said Mr. Lambertson.
As a remedy for such conditions,
Mr. Lambertson suggests an amendment
to the board's policy to members of the board and making them independent of the governor's
Governor Davis dismissed Mr. Lambdon recently after he had re-admitted himself to the board and mand for the dismissal of Chancellor E. H. Lindley, of the state university.
Life at Its Best Is Study Subject of Bible Institute
Dr. A. Bruce Curry to Give Lectures for Y.M.C.A. and Y.W. C. A.
Feb. 10-15
"Life at Its Best" is the subject on the Bible study and lecture institute to be held at the University by the M, Y, M, A, and the Y, W, C, A, Pe5. 10 to 15. Dr. B. Acey Curry of Bible Seminary, New York, and United States and His Counsel, will give the lectures and conduct the discussions.
The first three days will be open only to students of the University and the remainder of the week will be for invited delegates. The following colleges have been invited to send delegates to the conference Kansas City University, Baker Washburn, Alburtis, K. S., A. C.
Curry at Summer Camps Dr. Curry is an outstanding teacher of the summer camp. He conducted four study camps in the summer of 1924, one of them being held at Estes Park at the time of the Y. W. C. A. conference, on Nov. 7-9, 1924 Dr. Curry spoke to 700 representatives of 25 colleges and universities in Des Moines, Iowa. The council of Christian associations has issued Dr. Curry for five years as a missionary. Dr. Curry studies and colleges throughout the United States. He will spend a month in the region including Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas. The schools which have been granted the privilege of having Dr. Curry are University of Nebraska, the University of Colorado, the Kansas State University, Oklahoma, and the University of Kansas.
"The meetings will be given over to the discussion of the life and problems of the younger generation, and of the future," said Mr. Langer, lectured by the students themselves. There will be no evening static work, so they will spend most of their time at the University Y. W. C. A., to do
"Christianity Never Tried"
Dr.arry's philosophy is *contained in tales*:
"The greatest herory of the modern world is that Christianity won't work. Actually it has not been completely tried. It is up to us who have youth, courage, and a deep trust in God." He emphasizes the every phase of modern life."
"Dr. Curry is an interesting and during speech," said Miss Russ, and we expect students to attend his lectures consistently."
A joint committee headed by Byron Shiflet and Mary Lloyd Rupertau is planning the details of the institute. It will make its report at a joint cabinet meeting at Henley house next Sunday afternoon,
Dr. Dinamore Alter, professor of astronomy, who attended the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which held on May 22 to sign, 3 announced upon his return that Prof. Solomon Lafschet, of the department of math matrices, was awarded the Borer prize by the American Mathematical Society, for reading the best paper at the meet-
K. U. Professor Awarded Bocher Prize for Paper
Former Students in S. A. M. E.
The 1924 yearbook of the Society of American Military Engineers conference in 1924, it is in it that are the names of several former students. All of the men have received their commissions in the Reserve Officers' Training Corp from the Army Corps at Markley, Larned; Hancock Shane, second Engineers, Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas; Thomas Hughey, Lawrence; Thomas Kane, Kan., and Rufus P. Pimental, Piddle Loxar Porte, Philippine Islands.
Prof. Lefschetz is the second one to win the prize, it was wandered the first time last year. He is on a leave of absence this year, attending Harvard University as a visiting professor.
A number of requests for rooms for the second semester have been received by the Y. M. C. A., according to Ted Shultz. He requests students to tell their landlords to give them access to the second semester and turn them in to the Y. M. C. A. office, phone 380.
Wire Flashes
Cowtown, Texas, Jim B. 8, Fli
of unknown origin destroyed the wem's dermitory of Southwestern
University, and forced 200 scantily clad coats to the stage at 4 a.m.
leaving a loss of more than $300,000.
Des Moines, Ia., Jan. 8—Kansas and Missouri University quintets will open the Missouri valley conference basketball season in down tonight, at Griffin, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Griffin, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at Grinnell, at
Washington, Jan. 8.—A charge that a "sickening and sorridd" movement has been organized to defent ratification of the New York State legislature was made in the same day by Senior Thomas E. Reagan, investigator in the Tapeo dome实验室.
nes Pratt Elected to Represent District in Wheat Girl Contest
Winner to Be Announced a Inauguration of Paulen. January 12
January 12
Ies Pratt, fa'27, who was elected the Journal-World district representative in the Kansas Wheat Oil Contest, will go to Topeka Monday as a guest with the other representatives at "unleash" the governor-elect "munlet of Kansas."
The inaugural ceremony will take place at noon, and, according to Mrs. Pratt, from the nineteen representatives present, one girl will be chosen to present President Coolidge with a bag of wheat in Washington on Monday. Mr. Pratt will be the slogan "Kansas grows the Best Wheat in the World."
The contest began early last fall, each paper belonging to the same newspaper association being entitled to one representative. Where there were two papers in the same city they were consolidated and allowed to elect one. The purpose of the contest was to give the agricultural society their helium thereby create interest in this field, according to Miss Pratt.
The evening following the ceremonies the representatives will be invited to attend and the winner of the contet will be announced by Gov. Paulen. The successors will choose on three point appearances, intelligence and popular
Three elections were held. The twenty candidates receiving the highest number of votes were mounted on a wall and cut the number to eight and in the third the one representative was chosen. The qualifications were that the girl had at one time lived two years before she met her age did not exceed 21 years.
Miss Pratt formerly lived eight mukes from Lawrence, but is at a current living in Lawrence while attending the University. She will be accompanied to Tomska by Miss Kulga and will work for the 'awrence Journal-World.
Mrs. J. G, Brands; wife of dean of the college, who is at the Lawrence Memorial hospital suffering an attack of acute illness, has improved slightly today, according to Dr. H. T. Jones, attending physician.
New Botany Hothouse in Use
Experiments are now being conducted by the department of botany n the new hothouse recently erected just south of Fowler shop. The part of the hothouse which will serve to Prof W. C. Stevens, to eliminate outside influences on the direction of habit of growth of plants.
"Without completion of the new bothouse, experiments of the nature now being conducted would have been impossible," said Prof. Stevens "and we are mighty glued to see this much needed house completed."
Authorized Parties
Mrs. Brandt Improved
*Pidhay*, J. am, 1928.
Alba Tau Omega, Barn Barty
Ekke's Alpha Tau Omega,
Alpha Tau Omega, F. A. U.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, John
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Saturday, Jan. 10, 1925
University Sunday School classes of Presbyterian church,
ses of Presbyterian church, Westminister Hall.
Westminister Hall.
Delta Phi Delta, Wiedemann's
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State Legislators Arrive in Topeka Ready for Jan.12
Competitors for Speaker of House Open Offices; Committee Heads Appointed
Teopka, Jan. 8.-With members of the legislature arriving for the opening of the session here Tuesday, activities were much in evidence in the house.
D. A, N. Chase, new lieutenant governor, who will preside over the senate, has arrived and is busy conferring with senators relative to appointments on the various committees. Senator James W. Findlay, of Charleston, will head the judicial committee, which is the most important senate committee. Three candidates for speaker of the house have already opened headquarters. They are N. A. Chase, and Clifford Tops of Garden City.
The Reve end John A. Bright, who has been chaplain of the house of representatives for a great many candidates a candidate for this place again.
Church Workers Meet
University Men Will Attend Chicago Conference
Chicago Conference
The "Great annual meeting of the conference of church workers in and versities in the United States is to be held at the Chagga Beach Hotel Chagga, Jan. 7 to 8."
The general theory of the conference is the religion life of students at Harvard University who have been representing the institute of Social and Religious Research to the study of undergraduate students. It has allowed all over the country for more than four years, and this will be the first report which they have ever
There will be a discourse on the effect of fraternity life upon the religious % of students and the effect of religion on the religious % of students.
The Reverend N. D. Goehring, representing the University of Kansas will lead a specialized conference for new student religious workers.
Those who will attend the conference from the University of Kansas will be: Dr. Edward Hispah the Rev. N., D. C. Choching the Rev. Edwiv Price, Dr. Frank Arnold the Rev. Ray Edenen and D. S. B., Brad J.
News of Parents' Death Reaches Sons by Radio
Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 8.-Informed by radii that the parents had been killed in a crossing crash, R.A. and J. A. Mosley, brothers from Bellevue, N.Y., Texas, today after abandoning their trip to Chicago had night.
Station WBAP at Fort Worth broadened the fact that Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Mosley had been killed near Kansas City when their automobile was struck by a train. The announcement requested that anyone in Kansas City listening in telephone the union station and have the brothers pugged before they drove into the station. All castebound trains were paged before their departure and the brothers were found on a Chicago & Alton train a few minutes before it was
Former Student Visits Lawrence
Misa Constance Stanley, f'24, who attended the University of Kansas for three years and who is now head of the College of Science and University, was visiting in Lawrence during the holidays. Miss Stanley received her degree at Smith College, Northampton, Mass., and studied for a master's degree at College after having inwarded to the University in 1923.
Architects  Electric Officers
Members of the Architectural Society met last night in Marvin hall and elected officers for the coming year. Those elected were: President, Gregory Mason; Vice President, resident; Eugene Burke, e27, Cheyenne, Wyo.; secretary, Ross Hustie, e36; treasurer, Harry Porter, e26, Kansas City historian, Elisabeth Cohen; represerve'ed to Kansas Engineer board, Mayel Lincott, e25, Holtman.
Chancellor Is Supported by Graduates' Resolution
The members of the Graduate School of the University met last week to discuss a growing Chancellor E. H. Lindley, in the resolution, the attempted removal of the chancellor is greatly improved and confidence was expressed in him.
Between 60 and 70 graduate students attended this meeting which was presided over by W. S. Robb, chairman of the organization. He invited me to another meeting so make plans any further action deemed necessary.
Financial Conference in Paris Overshadowed by International Debt
What Allies Owe Each Other and America Is Assuming
(United States)
Paris, Jan. 8.-International debt overshadowed the Paris financial conference today.
Not on the agenda and barred from open discussion by American representatives, the question of what the Allies owe each other and the United States assumes an importance far exceeding that of divisions of reparations.
Before today's conference of finance ministers took up the partition of Dawes payments, the Bank resumed discussions on a resummed discussion of the French debt to England. The British chancellor of the exchequer informed the French finance ministers that Britain had agreed to pay back the additional Benoar Lee law, providing for almost total cancellation of the debt under certain conditions. These included abandonment by France of the Paris accord and the Bank of England in war-time.
The Rev. G, Vale Owen, well-known English cleric, politicist, and spiritualist, says that Heaven is well equipped with universities. He declares that he has often received communication from boys whom he uses to teach in the old parish at Oxford. Where there was he vicar from 1908 to 1922.
"Heaven Universities, Spiritualist Believes
The Rewaver Owen asserts taut he boys who were killed in the World War, and who were once his pupils, have told that the same universities destroyed by shell fire are being rebuilt, with the aid of which to their souls are abiding.
"They have also erected new buildings. One of these is a temple in which they worshiped as yet. In the middle is a fountain, the river of the water of life, which sparkles like diamond, with rays show light through her temple."
Iowa University Offers Special Summer Course
A solution for the problems of teachers of English and speech in the fields of dramatics and voice training is promised by the department of speech in the University of Iowa to the 1925 summer session courses.
Reasons for such a promise were evaded when Prof. E. C. Mabie, head of the department, announced that chester Wallace, a professional educator at Carnegie Institute school of the drama, and Oliver W. Larkin of Smith college, director of the Settlement theater in Boston, would be members of the Iowa summer session faculty. These two men with Professors will cover the field of dramatics in the JBS summer session courses.
Dr. Blackmar Recovering From Influenza Attack
Dr. F. W. Blackmar was reported to 'be very much better this noon.' Due to a bad case of influenza Dr. Blackmar attended all his classes this week. Dr. Blackmar was suffering with a bad cold on his return last Thursday from the social workers conference hold in Chicago, where he alleged to have caused of influenza.
Instructions for his classes, "Immigration and the Race Problems," 'Anthropology,' and "Elements of Sociology," were posted on the bulletin board of the department of sociology.
Students Circulate Petitions to Send to Governor-Elect
Representative Group Will Take Papers to Paulen Explaining the Resolutions
Combined resolutions and petitions for the re-instatement by Governor Paulen of Dr. E. H. Lindley, chancellor of the University are being circulated on the campus today as a result of a meeting of officers of the school organizations and most caretakers of the society and professional organizations of the Hill held last night at 7:15 in Fraser hall.
It was unanimously agreed at that night's meeting to get as many student signers as possible on the petition before they will be taken to the governor-elect, sometimes before Monday. An executive committee of six was appointed to circulate the petitions and to see that a student would be allowed to take them to Mr. Pauton and explain to him from whom they are sent and why. The resolutions and petitions are wooled as follows:
"To Governor-elect Ben S. Paulen: Gov. Jonathan Davis has been fit to dismiss Dr. E. H. Lindley from the office of Chancellor of the University of Kansai upon the graduation, 2014. Procedural, 2014. Inquisitional, 2014. Political faculties of faculty, 4. Allocation and 5. Icompetency, and
Whereas, we the students of the university feel that the charges of political activity of the faculty are holly unfounded and that if a true or accurate investigation would be made they would prove to be trivial urges, and
Whereas, the students of the University of Kansas believe that they should be first hand tinges of the charge of aloofness, we wish to say that their charge is so prophetotic that no answer need be made, and
Whereas, the final charge against Dr. E. H. Lindley is that of inaccessibility, we win his attention to the recognized fact that Dr. Lindley graduated from a University in tradition, in moral excitement, in physical education, in the scholastic standing of the University as a whole and particularly as the student of the individual in making it a degree. We point to you with wide pride that Dr. Lindley is president to be Association of State Universities. Surely an august body of this charismatic man as its incarnate and unseen leader, and
Whereas, the Governent-elect is dedicated to the proposition of tailing (the schools out of politics),
That we the understudied students of the University of Kansas feel that it is not only the student opinion but the overwhelming opinion of the people of our great commonwealth that a great injustice has been done to Dr. E. H. Lindley and to the University by Governor Davis.
We therefore respectfully petition you as Governor-elect to re-instate the Constitution of the University of Kansas when you assume your duties as Governor of Kansas, and to continue your policy of education in schools out of the control of politeness.
Architectural Engineers Society Elect Officers
Members of the Architectural Engineering society met Wednesday evening at Marvin hall, at which time officers for the second semester were elected. The society also made unplanned plans for its spring activities.
Those elected to office 47rd president, W. P. Cunningham; vice-president, Eugene C. Burke; treasurer, Peter C. Petersen; historian, Williby K. Peterson.
M. L. Lindseck was elected to represent the society on the Kansas Engineer governing board.
According to E. L. Britnall, the retiring president, the society is planning to make its annual spring expo in Mount Omead this year. The jamboree comes in the spring and is one of the society's big occasions, the other being the Engineering Day Expation, an expiration are rapidly taking form.