THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXII
Many Countries and States Send Students to K.U
No.
New Enrollments Total 1435
With 1145 Freshmen;
Kansas at Top
of List
Total registration reached 3,704 this morning, and late registrations are coming in steadily, according to George O. Foster, registrar. 1150 of the number registered are freshmen; 406 come with advanced standing from other schools; 1176 are women; and 2404 are men.
Total Registration 3704
Six foreign countries and 31 states, besides the District of Columbia, are represented by the students enrolled in the University the semester. Kannas has has the largest number 8287. There are twelve students with 824. There are twelve students here from foreign countries.
The total registration reported is 3704. Of this number 145 are new students, 1145 of which are freshmen and 290 have entered from other institutions with advanced standing. One hundred and nine of the freshmen are second semester students who have returned number 2100.
The enrollment list in detail is as follows:
Alabaman 1, Aransasan 4, California
7, Colorado 21, District of Columbia
1, Iahock 2, Illinois 5, Indiana 4
lowa 4.
Missouri Sears 364 Students
Kansas 2822, Kentucky 1, Louisiana
1, Minnesota 1, Michigan 1, Mississippi 1, Missouri 364, Montana 1, Nebraska 4, New Hampshire 1, New Mexico 6.
New York 3, North Carolina 1
Ohio 2, Oklahoma 71, Oregon
Pennsylvania 3, South Dakota 1
Texas 5, Utah 8, Washington 1
West Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1
Wyoming 2.
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China 2, Cuba 1, Hawaii 1, Japan
2, Mexico 2, Philippines 4.
John Davis Speaks Here
Lawrence Citizens Hear Address of Democratic Nominee
Several hundred students and people of Lawrence were at the Union Pacific station Saturday night to hear John W. Davis, Democratic candidate for the presidency, speak from car. Mr. Davis, in his way to Kansas City from Topeka where he was to speak.
The special arrived in Lawrence shortly before 11 o'clock. Mr. Davis emerged from his car and after some preliminary handshaking, spoke for 10 minutes to the crowd. Despite his heavy speaking schooling he was in good health His remarks were greeted with enthusiasm.
Mr. Davis had spoken earlier in the evening in the Topeka auditorium, where he made his main speech after being interviewed was broadcast by station WDAF.
Pronounce Democrats who accompanied the candidate across the state from Denver, Colo., were S. B. Amidon, national commiteeeman from Kansas, and Fred Robertom, Democratic state chairman. T. J. Swensen of Lawrence made arrangement for Mr. Davis' address here.
D'Ambra's Photography Again Wins Post's Prize
Second prize in the weekly amateur photograph contest conducted by the gravure section of the Kanata Museum, where he was awarded to Sergent A. P. D'Ambra, of the military department here. The title of the picture was: "Retraining at Newport News." The award for taking on coal at the docks.
This is not the first time that Seregent D'Ambra has been awarded prizes in this section. So far this year he has received four first prizes, two second prizes and one third prize.
Ma Phi Epsilon, honorary musical sorority, held initiation for Helen Marcell, fa 26, of Ottawa; Bertha Thomas, fa 28, of Lawrence; Bertha Peabody, fa 27, of Chad Clay. Dia of public school music, Sunday afternoon at their chapter house at 1114 Kentucky street.
Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Meets; First Vespers Tuesday
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.1924
The first, Y. W. C. A., cnbinet meeting of the year was held today at Henley house at 4:30. Miss Marie Rusa, the organization secretary, spoke on "The Philosophy of Committee."
Y. W. C. A. veens will be hold for the first time this year at Myrsua Hall on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30p. All University women are invited
J. W. Davis Addresses Farmers at Barbecue in Bunceton, Missouri
Direct Remarks Not to Party Members But to American Local Citizens
(United Press)
Eastwood Farm, Bunceton, Mo.
Sept. 15—Before a crowd of between thirty and forty thousand Missouri farmers, John W. Davis, Democratic presidential candidate today declared he directed his remarks not at Republicans and Democrats but at American citizens.
In his address before a large crowd at a barbecue at Dr. A. W. Nelson, Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Davis characterized the election of Woodrow Wilson as an answer to the result of the people against the Payne-Aldrich tariff act.
Davis in his speech at the opening of the Missouri Democratic campaign, deviated from his regular line of oratory to praise highly D. Arthur W. Nelson, Democratic candidate for Governor.
Dr. Nelson in his address stressed the need for agricultural relief. Decreased taxation and better prices for farm products for farmers comprized the keynote of the Missouri candidate's speech.
The speaker declared the Democratic party, "in the party of the people and farming is truly the industry of the people, while the Republican party never has recognized farming as a business."
At 8 am early hour today approximately seven thousand automobiles were parked in the area, about 70 percent of them were literally pouring in every hour.
Powder to Be Kept Wet
War Department Plans Safety in New Storage Rule
(United Press)
Washington, Sept. 15.—Keep you nowder wet!
This is to be the new nslog of the war department as soon as its tests are completed for storing smokeless powder under water.
The fire at the old Hickory depot in Tennessee on August 10, which destroyed more than one-tenth of the army's total reserve stock of smoke less powder, and the protest of New Jersey in connection with the explosion last spring at Rorstam, an army supply base, and the need for trucks to speed up safety plans for under-winter storage of powder.
The tests show that smokeless powder can be submerged until needed and then put through a rapid dewatering process which restores
Oyster Uses Care When Selecting His Residence
It has been found that before trying up to any definite location, the gung moltles circle carefully around two feet and only touch them. When they are just the place they wire look in or they fasten themselves to it, with their foot, which the need for traveling having ended, serves as an anchor for the gung moltles.
When a southeral oyster that for an exciting period of two weeks or so has been swimming about looking for a home decides to settle down, the step is a serious one. For when he self-down from a rock or similar tenuious object, the attachment is made with the oyster seems to appreciate.
United Press
Ellinwood, Kent, 15—H. H.
Parker, engine switchman, was instantly killed here today when a Santa Fe locomotive bolter exploded. Parker's body was hurled 100 feet by the blast.
Switchman Kiied When Engine Boiler Explodes
Long Separation of Half-Century Ended by Letter
Civil War Romance Blighted by Family Differences Is Rectified by Young Girl
(United States)
Dallas, Texas, 15—15. Tenor
greatest by bitesome presidency,
the offspring of the Civil War, a
romance of more than 30 years ago was
removed with the second marriage of W. J. Jones, of Farmington, Tenn., and Mrs. L. F. McCarson, of Ferris,
Texas.
Fifty-three years ago, in Tennessee, the couple was married, Jones was an ardent sympathizer of the North, in the Civil War and the parents of George Washington. Southeastern.
Harsh feelings developed the breach between the son-in-law and the bride's parents, who shortly afterward migrated to Texas, taking the bride of a sister. The children were subsequently to locate his bride and consequently each believed the other did
During a recent illness of Mrs. Marse, Carson, Edith Jones, a granddaughter, believing her grandfather still alive, visited his old house town. The latter was unclaimed, and sent to the dead office at Washington, where it was opened by an official who knew him well. He moved forward, he better to Farmington.
A son, C. L. James, of Dahla, was born several months later. Both remarried, but both lost their mates in the last decade.
The long separated couple exchanged letters, resulting in the marriage here, Saturday. C. L. Jones, son by the first marriage, gave the bride away. The reunited couple will live at Ferris, Texas.
Quinn Reports to Legion
Two Major Triumphs Won This Year, Commander Says
(United Press)
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 15—Calling on the American Legion to launch in roads of service heretofore untravelled, J.R. Quinn, retiring national commander, today gave the convention of the veteran members of his stewardship as its leader during the past twelve months.
"The greatest triumph was the message of the Reed-Johnson bill, the greatest reform legislation for the United States, a creation of the veterans' bureau.
"During the year in which I have seen your leader, two major triumphs have been won by the legion, triumphs which have proved its great influence for good and crystallized it into a tremendous force working for the betterment of our country.
"The other outstanding achievement of 1924 was the enactment of his adjusted compensation law. The appents of this bill, using it as an open means of attack on the keeper, wished utterly and boldly to avoid the shock of crushing our or organization our enemies proved our inherent strength.
The students of the University are being urged by Postmaster C. S. Flinch of the Lawrence postoffice to see that previously used address labels on laundry mailing cases and similar labels were destroyed. Negligence in this matter has caused much trouble to the postoffice department and to the sender of the package, and has been the cause of many packages not reaching their destination.
"The American policies as defense by the last convention have been closely followed by the creation of the Green League and civic betterment bureaus."
"The to best of our ability we have
undervowed to carry out the man-
dates given us by the San Francisco,
convention a year ago.
Postmaster Urges Care in Remailing Packages
In a signed order from the assistant postmaster-general at Washington attention is called to the fact that it is a postoffice regulation that all prescriptions, delivery marks, address labels, and postal marks must be removed from packages before remailing, and that all postmasters are therefore joined from accepting any packages they conform to this regulation.
Art. 7, Sce. 1—Roaming houses for women should be closed not later than 10:20 every night in the week except Sunday, when they should close not later than 10 p. m. and Friday and Saturday nights when they should close not later than 11 p. m. except for those persons attending dance or general interest in which case homes should close not later than 45 minutes after the function is over.
The *de* rule will go into effect *Mob. hy*, Sept. 15. The rules as stated in the constitution of the W. S., G. A, is in foliage.
Sec. 2 — Student parties should be held on Friday and Saturday nights or on nights preceding baldays.
Sec. 3 - Social engagements should not be made for the evenings of school days, except during evenings preceding holidays.
Women are allowed escorts home from the library, but no stops for refreshments should be made.
"Freshman and His University." Theme of Meeting Series
Kathleen O'Donnell,
Pres. W. S. G. A
Y. M. C. A. and Men's Student Council Co-operate to Aid New Students
A new aid to the assimilation of freshmen is found this year in the Freshman Institute to be held in Fraser Chapel, at 4:30, the remaining attendance of the institute is arranged under the ueas of the Y. M. C. a. A in cooperation with Wallace James, president of the Men's Student Council. The theme of the Institute is 'The Freshman and His University.' There are to be held on officer duties of University. Life by orders on the campus.
Tuesday--The Freshman and So society--Dean Dyer
Wednesday--The Freshman and Athletics--John Bunn.
Thursday--The Freshman in His Studies--Dean Brandt.
Thursday-The Freshman and
Windmill Dive Resort.
Friday--The Freshman and His Church-Dr. Hislon.
The leader is to speak for thirty-five minutes, and will devote the remainder of the hour to answering my questions that may be asked and giving the new students opportunity to learn each other. Their common experiences.
"Bob" Roberts will be on hand at very session to lead the freshmen n learning the yells and the song; if the University, Bob has also recruited something new here in befelling namity a per quarto.
Scotch! Scotch! Who Stole the Scotch?
Prof. W. W. Davis has a reputation of telling the most truthful "fish stories" of all the campus fishermen. Its return from the yearly vacation of its captain, Mr. Todd, knowledge grouping about the professor to hear the yarns of his summer battles with monstrous bass or lurve trut. This year was no exception, as far as the story goes, in his attempts to claim the credit of getting the fish.
"Off the coast case, I won't designate the place for fear of a rust animal to that of '15, there was much a twenty-five pound air-bass. Now reef-bats of the same kind made that this unusual animal that somewhere in the journeys over the ocean he had swallowed a pint of good Scotch."
Louis Bailor, 26th, Dick Harkness,
c'28, and Arthur Winter, c'28 spent
the week-end at their homes in Kansas
City.
In landing the fish they found that the exoticers through which it went to escape capture and the disappointment at not being able to get the carrot out of the bottle had caused the death of the buret fish."
The professor neglected to say just who did get the Scotch—the story was old to him.
Lawrie Brothers, B. S. 24, was a week-end visitor at the Theta Tau house. He is superintendent of buildings in Kalamazoo, Illinois, Kansas, board of education.
Geneva Institute Completes Initial Annual Conclave
Chautauqua of International Relations Brings 400 United States Delegates
(United Press)
Geena, September 12 - The Geena Institute of International Relations has just completed, under the most promising circumstances for the future of the institution, its first annual session.
This organization, which might be regarded as a sort of Chihuahua for international affairs, is the joint authority of the United Nations and National Partition Association.
The purpose is to hold at Geneva every summer, during the height of the vacation and tourist season, a session lasting for a week or more at which people from all over the world will be addressed by the most international authorities on various questions of international affairs.
Naturally, the principal motive of all these addresses will be the manner in which international affairs and relations can be improved and best handed through the League of Nations.
English Delegation Largest The institute this year, which was the first one and which remained in session for only a week, brought to Geneva over 600 English enthusiasts and over 400 Americans. Next year the Americans expect to cutnumber the English.
The sessions, numbering from one to three daily, are held in the council room of the secretariat of the Lunge of Nations, and the list of speakers embraces many of the factors authorizes on internal affairs.
Each lecture is followed by a general discussion of the subject matter in which all of those in attendance have the right to participate.
Many Notables Attended
The list of the speakers this year, included such names as those of Manley H. Oxford, professor of terminal medicine; Sir Albert Amuse financial director of the secretariat of the League of Nations; Albert Thomas, director of the International Labor bureau; Paul Mantoux, the famous interpreter of the Paris peace conference and who is now director of the political section of the League of Nations; Dr. Norman White of the security section of the League; Dame Rachel Crowdy, chief of the social section of the League; E. J. Phelan, chief of the diplomatic division of the International Labor bureau site.
Various Subjects Treated
Among the various subjects treated vre "Development of International Law Through the Legal of Nations"; by Manley Hudson; "Political Activities of the League," by Paulman houx; "The Economic Activities of the League, Including the Arts and Literature," by Elliot. Fokin; "Present and Future Problems of the International Labo Organization," by E. J. Phalan.
The officers of the institute have already begun plans for making next year's institute one of the most international gatherings of the year.
Wage War of Doctrines
missionaries' Verbal Shots Rival Noise of Big Guns
(Dated Press)
Shouhua, in big guns on China's little war came faintly today, several hundred missionaries of every denomination warded a verbal war over the fundamentalists and he modernizes.
The missionaries who are refugees from the war zone sit up nights to urge the virgin birth, while the armies of the Chinese general struggle spasmodically over ruined battle fields.
The newspapers in the inter-
ternal settlement are filled with ac-
currents on the religious questions
of the day.
Senior classes at the University of Wisconsin have contributed $165-117 to a chimes fund, according to reports from the secretary of the board of regents of that university. The class of 1917 started the fund, to which each succeeding senior class has added.
Plans Being Perfected for Pep Rally Tuesday
Plums are now being perfected for the pen rally which will be held Wednesday evening, according to Bob Roberts, cheerleader. This affair will not only be a rally but a parade as well, and all the students are urged to participate in order to make it really successful.
The semester will start from the
the status of Uncle Jimmy Green
promptly at 6:30. The order in
which the participants are
requested to march will be published
in The Kansan Tuesday. Students
and faculty are asked to take this
order to prevent confusion.
isenhart-Jenks and Shofstaff to Furnish Music at Ecke's and F. A. U. Halls
First Varsity Dance Scheduled for Next Week on Two Floors
"The first varsity of the season will be held Saturday, Sept. 20," said Vernon Kenney, of the varsity dance committee, this morning.
Two seven piece orchestra, refreshments, tickets admitting to either Edoo or F. A. U., hall, and centration of the ruling instituted last year regarding the limitation of seats admitted, are some of the features provided for this year.
Joehart-Jenk's and Stofstaff's orchestra will provide music for the two dances, and will probably follow last year's custom of changing from one ball to the other during intermission according to Kenney.
The dances this year will be under the management of a variety dance committee, with Margaret Phillipa and Vernon Kenney as chairmen for W. S. G. A. and the men's student council, respectively.
Minister Attacks Caverly
(flited_ross)
Ku Klux Klan Members Attend Sermon in Full Regalia
Mexico, Mo. Sept. 16. - Speaking to a congregation which included 80 members of the Klu Klux Klan in full regalia, the Rev. J. H. Hughes of the First Baptist church here Sunday attacked Justice Cavery's decision in the Leopold hearing in a lawsuit against him for art weighed and found wantless."
The Reverend Hughes drew a pair
between the Leopard-Loop case
and that of Bernard Grant a menue
for the murder of a Chicago collo-
lise.
He compared the education of the two sons of millionaires with that of he boy from back of the yard in Chicago who now is awaiting the gallows and suggested justice had been swayed by prestige and wealth.
Local American Legion officials announced today they would take part in the fight to save Grant from the gallows.
Chicago, Seat, 15.—Chicago inmates united in Sunday sardens attacking the Eto imprisonment sentences imposed on Leopold and Loisbey youths who killed fourteen-year-old Bobby Pranks for a
World Fliers Start Hop to Chicago From Dayton
Boston, Oct. 15, Sunday. — At 10 o'clock this morning the round the world clerics left McCook field for Chicago. The three Douglas cruiser, the world belt girders on the two important flights across he country, took off in a group, sailing northwest to perfect formation. Weather conditions were ideal, excluding storms which led to which lieutenant Saul, commander of the flight, said would cut then speed to 80 miles an hour.
Discover New Native Species of Black Walnut
**(The Scientist Service)**
The trees are hybrid hardwood and vined as a cabinet wood has resulted in the discovery of a number of native species which have nuts of a superior cracking quality, and the planting of the trees is assuming economic importance. The trees do well on any fertile, fertile soil, where the winters are not too cold and where rainfall is abundant. The whole region is Mislissipi valley below the Mislissipi slpit valley below the mouth of the Ohio is adapted to their growth as are the rich bottom lands of the Middle and South Atlantic atca.
Rooms and Books in Watson Library Handily Arranged
separate Places Provided for Assigned Readings, Periodicals, and References
The need for a directory or guide book to the new library has been often expressed in the few days since Watson Hall has been open. The introduction of a ringing autumnenthe location of various parts of the library:
To the right of, the entrance, on the first floor is a room containing the general desk, and the card catalog. For the present, some shelves in this room hold books on philosophy and education.
Periodical on First Floor
Periodical on First Floor
To the left of the entrance is the periodical room. Recent periodicals and newsletters are kept in this room, and old periodicals can be obtained from the desk here.
Women's and men's toilets are to the right and left of the main hall on the first floor; Book stacks occupy the remaining space on that floor. In the basement at the north side of the building, there is undergraduate reading room. It may be reached by going down the stairs in the center of the building, or by stairs in the delivery desk and card catalog room. Here are books for history economics, philosophy, Ecology and foreign languages biology and chemistry.
Reserved Books Kent Together
Reserved Books Keept Together
It is the aim to have all reserved books kept here, so that assigned reading will be easily found, all at the same desk. Books formally kept are on the second room in Spooner are on the walls of this reserve reading room. Other basement space is taken by stacks. The basement is occupied by workrooms.
Reference Room on Second Floor
Coping up to the second floor, in an alvear to the west of the staircases are the bibliographical indexes, "Who Wim," and other material formerly kept on a table north of the main desk in Spooner.
Reference Room on Second
Aisle at the north floor in the building
at the north floor in the general reference room, which contains the diplomaries, encyclopedias and the like. All books formly along the north floor. The library at Spaces are to be found here.
Mr. Manchester's office is at the east side of the building on this floor. In the west corridor are rooms in the rear office department and Miss Watson's office.
On the third floor are a number of somnior rooms and a still vacant "Memorial room." Later tables for "conservation study room" use are to be installed on the second floor. There are now two books and no reading rooms on the third floor.
Hold Civil Service Exams
Vacancies in Patent Office to Be Filled
Vacancies in the United States patient office, and in the bureau of home economics, are to be filled this fall by civil service examinations, academic qualifications, or by the civil service commission. Examinations for junior patent examiners will be held Oct. 22 and 23. The beginning salary in these positions is $1850 a year and the dry labor requirements work in the examination of applications for patents. Candidates for examinations must choose one of six subjects: civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineer, or green chemistry.
The bureau of home economics will receive, up to Oct. 7, applications for positions as food and nutrition specialists, at a salary of $3,000, and textile and clothing specialists, at $2,400. Competitions for these positions will not be required to be completed, unless rated on their education, training experience and writings to be filed with application.
"Long John," Wolf, *Merkle Kansas* basketball star, is spending a six-week vacation at his home in Portland, Ore. He will return to his position with the Hillard Chemical Co. at St. Joseph, Mo., about Oct. 1.
Miss Georgette Kelogy, A. B. 24
has accepted a position for the coming year with the Abilene Chronicle Abilene, Kansas.
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