THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Vol. XXII
Play by Galsworthy to Be Presented in Little Theater
Admission to "The Pigeon"
by Dramatic Art Students
Next Week Will
Be Free
The production of "The Pigeon," by John Galeworthy, to be given the department of speech and dramatic art will be ready for presentation on the nights of Dec. 15 and 16, Monday and Tuesday. It will be presented in the Little Theater in Green Hall. No admission will be charged for the play, but those wishing to see it are required to get tickets at the office of the department in the base of Green Hall. The faculty of the theater makes this plan of admission necessary. These desiring to see the play should get their tickets at their earliest convenience.
"The Pigeon," a three act fantasy, is pronounced by critics as the most artistic of Galsworthy's plays," said Prof. Allen Crafton, of the department that wrote the plays of his plays. It deals in a semi-humorous way with the causes of three charity subjects who, after being experimented upon by three theoretical reformers, find themselves no better off than before, in fact they are worse off, for each, after his school graduation. The character tries to commit suicide."
Characters Are Announced
The characters of the play are Wayne, an artist; Amy, his sister; Jeremy, an old cabby; Ferdia, a vampigon; Calway, a professor; Hoxton, a J. P.; Bertley, a vice; Megan, Mrs. Megan's husband; a police constable; and three humble
The satirical aspect of the play may be gained from the scenic knowledge that the first act takes place on Christmas day and the third art on April Fool's day. The setting of the play is Wells' studio, in London.
Play to be Wise Fathers. Hamlet
The production of "Fatha Hamlet"
The Plain is an epic tale that
more than providing merely an evening's entertainment.
It is an attempt to recapture
a bit of life as imagined by the
rather, in atmosphere and terms laid
down by him. The play contains
some London characters very difficult
of understanding by middle-westerns
and have required much study and
experimentation." Prof. Crafton said.
One of the interesting features
of the production of the play is that
the entire expense of the play will not
Choose Black Sweaters
The play is the first of a series of outstanding dramas of the last two years which the department is planning to produce. Among those being considered are "He Who Gets It," "Onward Bound," and others.
Students in Pharmacy Adopt Identification Garb
Black sport sweaters have been adopted as the identification of the major students in the School o Pharmacy. On the breast of the sweater is the school's insignia of the mortar and pestle museum. In the center of the mortar indicates the school an o department of the University.
There are eighty students enrolled in the Pharmacy school this year, fifty of this number are in the freshmen class, the largest ever enrolled in the school.
"Freshmen in the school have been the inspiring factor in the improved organization and interest being manifested in the department," and K. M Ruttuff, drug analyst of the School of Pharmacy, "and we are expected to have a strong presence in the reorganization of the Pharmaceutical society in the near future."
"Child Training" Subject of Parent-Teacher Talk
The third of a series of lectures was given this afternoon by Dr Florence Sherbon, professor of child economics and head of the child research department, at a parent-teacher meeting at Lincoln school at 10am.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS,THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1024
Child training was the subject of the talk. The other lectures were on the feeding of the child and children's diseases.
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University Women's Club to Have Party Dec. 12
The University Women's Club will give a Christmas party tomorrow evening for the men of the faculty. The party will be in the Administration building instead of Robinson rymanium as originally planned.
The receiving line will be composed of the officers of the club and will be in Dean Husband's office.
H. , M. W. Arant is the general social chairman, Mrs. F. P. O'Brien is chairman of the refreshment committee and Mrs. T. A. Larimore has been given to which will be given in the auditorium of the Administration building.
Former Hi-Y Members of Local High Schools Invited to Banquet
A Ski, "The Village School,
Will Be Given by Members
of Faculty
Arrangements have been made by members of the Freshman class who were formerly members of Hi-Yi classes in their local high schools, for a banquet at the University Commons next Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, at 6 o'clock. The tickets for the banquet will be 50c.
There are about 140 men in school this year who were connected with Hi-Y club in their local high schools this year. The banquet is being arranged in cooperation with the Y. M. C. A, New Student Committee, "Twind" Starr, formerly of Hutchinson Hi-Y Club, as chairman of the program committee, assures every boy wishing to attend will be hosted by W. B. Edworthy. State Hi-Y secretary will be one of the speakers for the occasion and already announces that the tragic drama "The Village School" will be presented with its original footage from four members of the University faculty.
Tickets for this hallau can be secured at the Y. M. C. A. office and in addition are also being sold by a number of the freeman members. Tickets can be purchased if possible by Monday noon. Every freshman who has ever been a member of a HI-Y club and other freshmen who are interested in any kind of Christian work on the campus are required to secure tickets for the hallau.
Prison Roster Increases
Report Shows 7.667 Confined in U.S.Penitentiaries
According to a report of the attorney-general of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, the number of United States prisoners continues to increase at a rapid rate.
On June 30, 1924, 7,667 prisoners were confined in the United States penitentiaries at Atlanta, Ga., Leavemount, Kan., McNeil Island, Wash., the National Training School for Boys, the National Training School for Girls, and the juvenile jails. On June 30, 1923, there were 7,065 prisoners in these same institutions. This is an increase of 602 over 1923.
Of the 7,667 confined on June 30,
1024, there were 6,225 in the United
State penitentiaries, 929 in the state
state prisons and 849 in the state
state reformatories and training
schools, 198 in the National Training
School for Boys, 154 in St. Elizabeth,
Hospital, and 828 in miscellaneous
workhouses and vouses of correction.
The maintenance cost during the year was $1,532,765.41 for 623 prisoners confined in the United States penitentiaries, as against $1,478,002.13 for prisoners confined to the same institutions during the fiscal year 1923.
Forbes a Homebreaker,
Savs Witness Mortimer
Chicago, Dec. 11.——"If Col. Charles R., Forbes hadn't broken up my family, the story of his crooked deals never would have been told." Elas Hortner declared from the stand. Hortner said the Forbes-Thompson fraud trial here.
United States
Mortimer, whose tales of fraud and仁姿ribbility in high office were responsible for the present trial, admitted he was equally guilty with Colonel Burnett. Mortimer kept quiet, except for Forbes' attention to Mrs. Mortimer.
Chinese Students Saved Homeland, Says Upton Close
News Correspondent Tell a Writer's Adventures During Days of Revolution
No.
That Chinese students saved their country from being swallowed up by Korea and Japan's militaristic plan was the assertion made Wednesday by Upton Close, traveler, news correspondent and explorer, who has spent 10 years in China. Mr. Close, whose real name is Joseph Washington Hall, spoke to students and journalists at a chapel Wednesday afternoon on the subject, "Adventures in Chinese Revolutions."
"If these students had not stepped into the breach, America would have turned from Europe to a more decisive war in the Pacific," Mr Close.
Guilds Are Real Government
The student uprising led to interest in the Chinese organizations which are the real government of China, and the guilds forced Tuan Chuan, Chinese dictator, to return, according to Mr. Close.
"As long as China is Chinese, there can be no yellow peril. China must furnish the bulk of the man power in any large campaign and the Chinese are not good soldiers. They do not fear death, but they love to mediate. They like to do what they are wanted to do.
"Japan today is in danger of isolation and isolation means death. She is living beyond her resources as a third class nation. But she was too rudely treated in the late immigration bodies about it," said Mr. Close.
**Chinese are great gamblers.**
Mr. Close tied a number of Chinese outfits anywhere without his tacen. Yet we buy our hot water at the store on the corner. The Chinese are great gamblers," he said, "and the women go to gambling parties. The Chinese costume is the most civilized and hyndestyle worn. From the men wear the loose, catin jackets and breded gowns."
Mr. Close has had some novel experiences in a correspondent, traveling in a "wheelchair" and dressed in the Chinese costume. When he was in the midst of a revolution he signed his report "Upton Gloe" to protect himself from the natives. For a year in China he worked in China which was founded in 786.
"The Chinese," said Mr. Closé, "have discovered everything connected with printing except the linetype, and they can't use that."
Yearbook Deadline Fixed
The deadline set for all organization and individual glasses for the 1925 Jayahawker is Jan. 10, according to the organization announcement made this morning.
Through an error the names of Hal Johnson and Eleanor Davis were omitted from the announcement of the staff in the Kansas, Miss Davis will work on the class sections and Hal Johnson on the fraternities. Eleanor Davis will be adjudicated for yearbook not working will be replaced by others as there are plenty of student anxious to get on the staff," said Nichols.
Jayhawker Glosses Are Due;
Jan. 10 Is Limit
"Organizations are slow to turn in their glasses after the pictures have been taken by the photographer," he said. "Many organizations groups have been finished by the photographer, but have not been turned in at the Jayhawker office. It is essential that these organizations get their glasses and turn in them." "A few individual pictures have been turned in," said the editor. If any organization or individual has a conflicting appointment with the photographer that will delay his glosses, the photographer should be taken up with the editor."
Temperature at 7 p. m., Dec 10—36°
Temperature at 7 a. m., Dec 11—41°
Temperature at 12 m., Dec 11—47°
Yesterdays maximum temperature was 44° with a minimum of 14°. Today's minimum was 28°. The average velocity of the wind from Tuesday noon till Wednesday noon was approximately $4\frac{2}{3}$ miles per hour,
Weather Reports
Wire Flashes
London, Dec. 11 — The admiralty of Admiral Jellicoe, commander of the British fleet during the battle of Jutland, announced last, it was announced here today.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Topoca, Dec. 11. — The state charter board today granted a charter to the Arkansas Valley Transportation Authority for a bus line between Wichita and Arkansas City. The company is owned by the Arkansas Valley Interurban commuter railway.
Paris, Dec. 11.-Tomorrow's meeting of the French cabin will be held in Premier Herriot's bedroom, because of his condition. Herriot is in hospital with an infection and a trip to Belfort, planned by Herriot for Sunday, has been cancelled.
Senate Party Lines Are Dropped to Pass Democratic Measures
Jam on Several Bills May be Ended if Muscle Shoals Is Adopted
(United Press)
The jump on half a dozen important measures is to be broken by the adoption of the Underwater measure late summer and early fall, four-year tight over disposition of the Tennessee river project, and at the same time clear the way for action in the navy improvement and postal bills and the Isle of Pine treaty.
Washington, Dec. 11—At its meet today, the Senate passed the new navy bill providing for the expenditure of $111,000,000 for eight new cruisers and the reconditioning of six battleships.
The action was taken without a record vote and a compromise was engineered by Senator Charles Curtis, new Republican leader, which is often the most important matters which have been caused in the jam over Muscle Shoals.
Senator Curtis, now Republican leader, is the power who brought former President Bill Clinton the Underwood bill a bi-party measure. It was he who瞥 the views of President Coolidge and incorporated these into the bill before it could pass.
And it is now Senator Curtis who comes forward to say that Muscle Shoals must be cleared out of the way to make room for other compromise which he has attempted with more or less success.
1. When the Underwood bill is passed late day or tomorrow, the Senate will take up the Idle of Pine and pass it. This has been poised for 20 years.
K, O, T, C. Elects New Captain
R, O, T, C. R, tide team elected
Election Chairman at the regular drill period Wednesday afternoon. The election was held to fill the vacancy when captive executive, William Hinton did
2. When this is disposed of, a navy bill appropriating 111 million dollars, which Secretary of the Navy Wilburt naiyae is necessary, to raise the standards of the navy to a ratio of five to three, will be taken up
Here is the program:
- J. O. T. C. Elects New Captain
Presbyterian Students, Westminster hall.
Alpha Kappa Lambda, house
Sigma Phi Epsilon, house,
Delta Tau Delta, house.
Delta Upsilon, Eckle's hall.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Friday, Dec. 12, 1924
Baptist Young Peoples Union, church.
Phi Delta Chi, Wiedemann's. Beta Phi Sigma, house.
Delta Upsilon. Ecke's hall. Alemannia, house.
Saturday, Dec. 18, 1924.
lethania Circle.
Kappa Eta Kappa, Broadview
Phi Kappai. house.
Delta Phi Sigma, 1100 Ohio.
Phi Omega Pi. house.
Theta Tau, house.
Aka (W. S. G. A. Group), 1309 Tenn.
Kappa Eta Kappa, Broadview Inn.
Alfred W. Glock & Co., 1900
Delta Chi, house,
Commodiopolitan Club, house,
Po Po House,
Alpha Kappa Pi, Wiedemann's
Alpha Xi Delta, house,
Acacia, house
Sunday, Dec. 14, 1924.
Sunday, Dec. 14, 1924.
Sigma Chi, Christmas Party,
house.
house.
Choral Union Has Enrollment Acme Since Organization
Community Chorus to Give Manziem Requiem By Verdi, and The Messiah
The Lawrence Choral Union, under the direction of D. M. Swartwhort, dean of the School of Fine Arts, has not reached a measured milestone since its inauguration. The union was organized as a community chorus to present once a year the "Messiah." This year it will also perform the "Mazerza."
The organization is now complete and an analysis of its membership presents some interesting statistics if not quite amusing in some instant-
Women Outnumber Men
As in other walks of life the women force the men to take a lowly position by outnumbering them by ten and to have women and butt and 132 men. That most of the women have high voices and that the majority of men have low voices is attested by the face, that the majority of musicians and priano are 74 of the men sing bass.
To say that a woman has no time for anything after she acquires a home is contradicted by the fact that there are 81 housewives enrolled. Evidently the work offers a means for mental relaxation after a day's work, and it does not take women, 22 secretaries, 12 business women, 1 minister, and 1 nurse.
Although the chorus was organized as a community affair, University students outnumber slightly the "town folk". Even the faculty has taken on active interest and headed up several total 232 students, 73 belong to sororities and 16 are members of fraternies.
Even the "hard-bolled" business men are not immune to the finest benefits, music, or perhaps bad weather, as he battles with steam," at any rate they have donated of their number 37 business men, 3 secretaries, 1 minister, 2 officers.
An AU Secrs 'debatebrief' are interviews given by the members of the union show that 18 creeds and sects are represented. The Methodist Episcopal church ranks first with 134 members, and is followed by the Presbyterian with 88 members. Episcopalists also stand third with 73.
Others in their order of number are as follows: Christian 39, Lutheran 34, Bastist 28, Epicopal 2 Christian Science 17, Catholic 14, United Bretherh, 11, Ustianer 8, Friends, 8, Memories 5, Nazarez & Latter Day Saints, 2, Evangelical 1, Free Methodist 1, Jewish 1.
German Officials Tried
President Believes Affair Is Faseisti Plot
(United Press)
Berlin, Dec. 11—The resignation of Chancellor Marx is expected next week. President Ebert now is under the fire of the火祭 and the Nationalists who are seeking to discredit him and force him from office. A scene unprecedented in German history took place when Ebert confronted a witness in a Bibel and an editor who said he had killed Ebert a traitor. The president was not required to testify because of his office, but feeling that the affair was a Fascist plot, he offered to see the witness.
Annual Christmas Sale of Delta Phi Delta Held
The members of Delta Phi Delta art society, are holding their annual Christmas sale on the first floor of central Administration building today. The purpose of the sale each year is to raise a scholarship fund sufficient to send one student east to study the following summer.
The articles on sale were all made by hand by the women in Delta Phi Delta, and include hand-tooled leather things, back-boys, keeps-come work, painted candles and candle-sticks, novelty oily, bridge sets, Christmas cards, home-made candy in boxes, painted handkerchiefs, and lamp shades.
A new girls' pep organization has recently been instituted at Ootown University.
Copy of Lamb's Works Now in Watson Library
A copy of the latest and most complete edition of "The Letters of Charles Lamb" is now in the possession of Watson Library. It was issued by the Bibliothèque Society of Boston, and is accessible only to members. The are more than two thousand copies that have been omitted in previous editions.
The set consists of five volumes, four of which are royal octave size, and one folio volume containing facsimile pages from a manuscript and letters. The title page is engraved by Edwin D. French, the sub-title by J. W. Spencer, two of the most prominent engravers of the 18th century of sorts was limited to 470 copies.
Mayor Gives Verdict; Mint-Venders Branded as Gambling Devices
Holliday Asks Business Men for Voluntary Action Against Them
Mayor Holiday asks voluntary action against the min-vending machines by the business men because the machines are protected by an injunction restraining the city of Lawnville. The injunction was granted in Judge Pollock's federal court at Kansas City in October but it has not yet had a hearing. Until the injunction has a hearing the machines are protected. It is said that there are about 50 machines operating in Lawn police.
"The new mint-venting slot machines are used as gambling devices," said Mayor F. M. Holliday yesterday after watching one of the machines in operation for five minutes. He has requested the merchants in whose stores he sells them to find it discontinue their use "in the found it (of the general welfare)."
A shortage of nickels, according to a Lawrence banker, has resulted from the fact that the machines act out when there are fewer of nickels out of circulation.
Measure Will Be Introduced in Illinois Senate
Bill ts Test Applicants
According to the Daily Northwestern, a bill providing for a mental, physical and mechanical test of auto license applicants will be introduced into the Illinois state senate in January.
"The tests are to be similar to those given cab drivers. It is expected that the mental tests will prove easy for the college students, but on the other tests the students would probably average about the same as "cabbies." These are tests testing judgment and alertness.
"The cooled no longer learns by experience that the way to avoid a collision is to remove her hands from the wheel to her eyes and that when a car is approaching on the wrong side that to avoid hitting it, she must swing over into the path of a street car," said the Daily Northwestern.
New Cover for Magazine
Graduate Publication Features Intricate Design
A new cover, made by a member of the department of design, will be a feature of the next Graduate Magazine which Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, says will be out before the Christmas vacation. According to Mr. Ellsworth the cover is the rost attestive that has ever appeared on the Graduates magazine. It is an engraver and it is the most complex and incite design he has ever seen.
The magazine will contain a ar ticle on liquid air written by Prof. H P, Cady of the department of chemistry and an article by Chancellor E H. Lindley concerning the present status of the University.
The magazine will be composed of the usual thirty-two pages, and there will be an unusual number of illustrations.
Must Have Been a 'Whopper'
W. E. Carruthers, a crossword uxzle man, has been losing sleep trying to think of words of so many letters which mean something or otherondering over a particularly hard one, Carruthers yawned and dislocated his jaw. Receiving hospital surgeons replaced it.
Kansas Engineers in Annual Session Favor Temple Bill
Speakers Say That 20-Year Program for Geodetic Survey Should Be Adopted
Opening of the Missouri river to navigation from Kansas City to St. Louis would mean a saving of at least three cents a bushel on all wheat shipped from Kansas, or approximately $250,000 a year, according to Chank E. Johnson, after the Kansas Society of Engineers, on the second day of their three day conference at the University.
Mr. Jacoby pointed out in his paper the reduction of rail rates where water competition was present, and added that since the passage of the Panama Canal act, rail traffic has there is water competition. He pointed out, too, that extension of river traffic from St. Louis to Kansas City would cut down the differential under which midcontinent manufacturers labor in comparison with eastern coalminers supplying Pacific coast markets.
K. K. C. H. Good Goon Harbor Sites "Kansas City, Kan., has one of the best harbor sites that could be chosen on the Missouri river and with the Missouri River and its harbors in Kansas City, Mo., lower rates would be obtained that would be reflected in the rates charged on all sorts of freight to all points in Kansas, Newbraska, Colorado, and South south and west," said Mr. Jacoby.
"Present plans for the improvement of the Missouri river, as approved by the U. S. Army engineers, calls for revolvement work to confine the river to a general width of 1,600 to 1,800 feet, with a series of low water revolutions to make a 250-foot channel with a minimum depth of six feet. "TL," would cost $13,000,000, the work completed in five years, after spending $2,600,000 yearly." Mr. Jacobey pointed out.
"The work necessary to do this is the placing of embankments or rivetements along 560 miles of river bank now so low as to be subject to overburdening. At St. Louis, Mr. Jacey said, in 390 miles, or 780 miles of shore line, Of this 120 miles is along bluff, where there is no problem of confining the river, and 100 miles of the river, and 650 has already been completed."
Engineering Council Reports
Activities of the American Engineering Council were reported to the Society today, by C. M. Buck, of Topeka, Iowa. The council has been issued by the council, according to Mr. Beck. They are Waste in Industry, The Twelve-Hour Shift in Industry, and Industrial Purchase, delivery, and storage.
Mr. Buck urged the endorsement of the Temple bill now pending before the national house of representatives, to speed up the topographical survey of the country. "Engineering study of water supply, drainage, irrigation, food control, power lines and roads," he wrote, and their initial stages on the maps and data obtained by the topographical survey," he said.
Speeding up of surveying of the unsurveyed am. inadequately surveyed sections of the United States was delayed by the arrival of one city, who spoke this afternoon. "One hundred years would be required under present plans of the reodecte survey," said Mr. Roberts, "but the Tempile bill, now pending because it is still under construction for a year program that will make modern maps of all of the United States.
General Progress in Research "Accurate topographical information is of great value to engineers in all matters relating to industrial development, the use of water resource management and agricultural resources and in highway locations," he added. "In the field of surveys, there has been in 1924 a general, but not a spectacular progress."
Mr. Roberts mentioned th' fact that aerial photography in Cleveland was found to be 99 per cent accurate. The coast and geodetic survey now has 47,000 miles of precise level lines run in the United States.
A dinner will be served this evening at the University Commons, where Dr. L. Cohen will come the visitors, and the chief address of the conference will be made by L. W. Wallace of Washington, D. C., and the American Engineering Council.