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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol XXI
Two Convocations Scheduled Before End of Semester
Irving Fisher, of '91,
President of Friends
University to Be
Speakers
Two *v*, dL-University convenations ar se held before the end of the ster, according to the schedi Dan E. A. Schweger; chirma, the concession committee. A 't' convention has been tentative,'budged but plans have not been completed for it yet.
According to Dean J. R. Dyer, "Some months ago President Montmoran addressed a small group of luncheon here and made the best talk that most of them had ever seen," the testimony, afterwards given out."
President of Friends to Speak
President Mendellshain is a Quaker
and an avid educator with special attention to student life there and the work of the Friends' Relief
Park Woodard, instructor in the physiology department, who has heard President Mendelson talk, said he listens to his talk as if it were of a different kind than I have ever heard anyone else give. He gives the attitude of each country in the light of what has happened and what the future seems to be.
President of Friends to Speak
Fisher Political Economist
Frieing Fisher, professor of political economics will speak at the last convention, May 25. According to Professor J. P. Jenison, of the economics department, "In some respects he is a very gentle man." He is one of the most profile writers on a great variety of subjects. Originally he was an instructor in "mathmatics" but went on to work in economics at Mogre great many years."
The next conversation is to be held May 8, W. O. Mendenhall, president of Friends University, of Wichita, to speak on the situation in Europe.
Fisher Political Economist
Professor Jensen stated that Professor Fisher was also greatly interested in world peace, and is the author of a book on the subject.
Whitney to Give Lecture
Illustrated Talk Will Be Feature of Engineer Meeting
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1924
Charles A. Whitney, testing engineer for the Fire Underwriter's Bureau of Chicago, will deliver an illustrated lecture on the "Hydraulic Testing of Fire Fighting Apparatus" at the regular monthly meeting of the local American Society of Civil Engineers tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. from according to an announcement of the department of civil engineering.
Mr. Whitney travels over the country for the Underwriter's bureau, testing the hydraulic side of fire apparatus. At present he is in Kansas City. He has and experesse his line of work and those in the industry have taught his lecture will be interesting. University students and townpeople are invited to attend, and civil engineers are especially urged to be present.
Following the trend of football and baseball, radio broadcasting is becoming a thing of significance in collegiate circles.
Broadcasting Becomes Significant in College
The latest report of the Bureau of Navigation shows that 95 her are坠 stations are either direct- a indirectly used by universities colleges in this country. The late school to take the initiative in this respect is the University of Pittsburgh, which has been broadcast through the RDKA. Both this and WEAO, the Ohio State University station, broadcast education and entertainment in mixed countries.
Guard for Lilacs Necessary Lilacs are precious flowers at this time of year apparently.
"We have to keep guards at the "7ae bushes on the east side of the corpus all time," remarked Mr. Shea, superintendent of the grounds. "At night and in the day, we must especially kee-watch, for if some measures weren't taken people would deliberately destroy the bushes."
Scholarship Is Offered
Scholarship Is Offered by Omicron Nu Society
A scholarship is now being offered by Quinion Nu, honor society of home economies, to a student majoring in home economics and who has completed at least the first semester of her junior year.
"..." ns for the scholarship will be received at 10 a.m. Prince seo through the administration of the fund will be according to the usual methods of handling scholarship through the University business
Omairon Nu is a national honor society and has chapters in twenty universities and colleges for the last five years, installed at the University of Kansas in 1915.
The meeting was presided over by a member of the Los Angeles board of education. Other prominent person at the meeting were Ms. Adele Humphrys, vice-principal of the Los Angeles Polytechnic High School, and the superior judge of Kerr county. Howard A. Peins, Mr. Miller and the other members of the board met the hague, after which the "Rock Tank" was given.
Miller, Former Dean,
Observes Ninety-first
Birthday in California
KANSAS UNIVERSITY MEN'S GLEE CLUB, WHICH WILL SING TONIGHT
"On December 15," Mr. Miller writes in a letter to George O. Foer, or registrar at the University, we have invited Mr. Miller to the Hotel of Los Angeles which was given by the K. U. Alumni Association of Southern California. There were present among them Dr. and Mrs. Miller, a graduate of Westminster House, on Orend."
The fourth annual Fathers' day at the Pennsylvania State College will be observed on Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, according to announcements and invitations sent to over 1,500 members of the Attendance at this annual occasion has been increasing each year and at least half of the dads, or 1,500, are expected for the special program that includes teachers, officers and officers of the Association of Parents of Penn State, or "Pops" that the organization has been nicknamed
Mr. Miller was professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University from 1874 to 1904—of K. U.S. earliest faculty members, from 1880 to 1903 he was dean of the School of Arts, now curated by Dr. John Tennell. Doen Tennell succeeded him as dean. Mr. Miller is still interested in work which he formerly taught. He often delivers lectures before literary clubs, churches, and other organizations, and also visits universities and laboratories. He makes a great interest in books and magazines.
Honor French Professor
Mr. Miller is perhaps the oldest living man who was ever a member of the faculty of the University of Kansas.
Miss Eugenie Galloo Given Title of Officier d'Academie
"In according this honor, the French ministry not only conveys its appreciation of the broad scholarly, and rare attainment of France's cultural heritage as a complim m to the University of Kansas," Professor Neuen Schwander said today.
Professor Galloo is one of the few Americans ever to receive this title, according to Prof. Elise Neum Schwender of the French faculty.
Prof. Eugenie Gallo, head of the department of French, has been given the honorary title of Officer d'Academie by the Ministere de l'Éducation and des Arts of France in recognition of her services in the field of romance languages and literatures, it was announced in the department of French today. She was informed of the honorary title through the consignature Delargue.
H. B. Hungerford Lists Committees on Commencement
Chancellor Approves Name of Appointees in Charge of Graduation
Plans
Sun-s committees to have charge of commencement plans were announced by the committee on committees, of which Dr. R. K. Hungerford, professor or technology in chatrman. The committee approved the list of committees.
140 applments are:
Music: Dean Donald M. Swarth
ot.
Printing: Prof. W. F, A. Dill, PhD.
L. N. Flint, Prof. L. E. Sisson.
Descriptions (University): Walter H. Showe, Agnes Brady, Guy W. Smith, Chairman, Rosemary Kotemah.
the appointments are!
Derivations (Downtown): T. J.
Sweeney. (Other assistants to be
chosen by him.)
Senior-Alumni Dumiel, C. M.
Stierling, L. D. L. Havenhill,
Mrs. Cassie McChagney, Ray Brewer,
Teresa Bauer, Sylid Woodruff;
Florence Buck
Distribution of Tickets: M. W.
Strawline R. F. Earle.
Reception and Ball: R. C. Moore,
Chairman, Mr. and Mrs. Will Grison,
Mr. and Arthur Weaver, Jr.
Simonia Donoghue, Darnydoch
Exhibits: E, N. Manchester, H, P. Martin, E, D. Banker, Rosemary Ketcham, Carolle V. Kunt, L, N Flint, H. Lacey, L. Musselman, A, M. Whitley
The University seniors in the School of Fine Arts were in charge of the program given by the Music Club at a special meeting at the home of Mrs. W. C. Simons, this afternoon. The club observed Music Week as this was guest day at the club.
o. o. Lawson, H. B. Hungerford, F. L. Brown, H. C. Inghami Alumni Registration: U. G. Mitchell, John Burn, Carn Fellows Starling, Curyl Dodds, Laila Walling, A. S. Olin, Elise Neuse Schweinfurter, E. Meltio, Laila Gardner, Amanda Strain, Gracie Blair, Mrs C. E. Rately Olliver, E. H. S. Balley, F. W. Blackmar, M. E. Rice, J. R. Neumann Agrees Evans, John So, Zella Rankin Learned.
Music Club Meets
To Give Three Events
The children of the grade schools, under the direction of Miss Mabel Barnhart, supervisor of music, will present their musical festival in the auditorium of the Memorial High School, at 4:30 p. m.
Similar to the program given for the Rotary Club, where the University trio, composed of Edward Kurtz, Derrick R. Olsen and the School of Fine Arts, gave a few numbers, supplemented by Miss Louise Miller, in a group of songs, there is a musical program Thursday at Kiwanis luncheon, at 12:30 p.m.
'o Have 'Music in the Home' as Part of Festival
Thursday of music week in Lawrence includes several interesting events, according to the managers of the festivities.
The event of the evening is to be at Haskell chapel, when the Haskell Glo Club gives a purported part of the evening entertainment is for the promotion of "music in the home." Radios,视听机, pianos, and any other musical instruments will be used for the adduction. A plan which has been encomassed.
He Thought the Good Old Days Were Here
The ring of steel against steel, flashing blades darling through the air, inbred treating, a "bodily care" look in the eyes of the young D'Armaniou, who with trusty hands cuts out the soft, smooth exultations out of each other, braves to the sleep eyes of the reporters videos of the good old days when boys were men and groom ups up in front of you to trip your Alice, Porchau Armitie, draw you, or even the Central gaussian. No avail.
The reporter awoke from his
bethynergy with a start as a foll
dipped from the hands of one of
the students and handed on his shirt.
"Wow," he said, shrugging. "tanks."
T was only Dr. Natsimit's
teaching class.
Next Year's Football Squad Given Dinner by Phi Delta Theta
"Phog" Allen Urges Men to Be in Training When Practice Begins Next Fall
The members of the 1924 football sound were entertained at a dinner night at the Phil Della. The house #62, Edgerton Park, was called "Plea for Peace," "Potty" (Dark), John Bunn, freshman coach, and Prof. A. J. Boynton. The meeting was held for the purpose of honoring the memory and the eligibility of next year's squad.
Play symmetry with your instructors and they will meet you more frequently. You can be in a short talk immediately following the dinner "Go to them, consult with them, be frank, with them, don't hide on your work," he
Doctor Allen appealed to the men to begin training early in the summer, "Kansas has yet to establish a winning tradition," he said. She must ride next mid-fifth hardship and try to stay on top. There can be no letting up; we have nothing yet that warrants letting up. Missouri will have the greatest team in her history next year, and Drake is anxious to average her defeat of last fail. Be in training when you get back next fall. Clack Cush discuss briefly the challenges and urged theound to continue to report for practice every Saturday morning. Equipment for next year has already been ordered and practice will begin next fall, Sept. 15, according to "Potts," Parolel Burt, captain of the 1924 football team, presented Clack Clark with a gold Evergreen hat, his behalf of the 1928 football squad.
W. S. G. A. to Plan Party
There will be another meeting of the football men before the end of school, at which time exercises for the summer will be outlined and discussed.
Parents to Be Entertained Sun day Afternoon
No.164
Plans for a ten to be given Mother's day, May 11, were discussed at the regular meeting of W. S. G. A. and C. H. G. A., and given for the University women and their mothers on Sunday afternoon in central Administration building More definite plans will be announced later according to the committee in preparation.
A Junior-Senior conference of University women on May 7 was also announced at the meeting last night. The object of the meeting will be to solve problems.
The old council will meet with the new council at the next regular meeting of W. S. G. A. on Tuesday night. May 6.
Nominal Fee Will Be Charged for Senior Cake Walk
Members of Class of '24 to Be Given First Privilege to Buy Tickets for Party
The annual senior cake walk is scheduled for Saturday evening, May 10, at the P. A. U. hall. The "Rumants" under the direction of Dick English, have been engaged to play the dance.
"The party, although given by the senior class, will not be limited to seniors, but they will be given the first privilege to buy tickets," said Bob Lemon and Lee Mills, managers of the party; recently, "All seniors that want to attend their last K. U. game in the fall have to hurry if they expect to get tickets because, we are expecting a ready sale for them."
Fee Is Nominal
"For the nominal fee of $1.50 a couple may obtain a passport into the best party of the year," said Bob Lemon Monday afternoon. "Brick English and his seven pieces of the book of poetry, for the year of the brick at this party." he said.
"The size of the crowd will be limited. The exact number of tickets that will be sold will not be definitely determined until the final budget is made up for the party," said Lee Mills Monday.
Weavers to Decorate
Decorations by Wowers will be used at the party. Their exact amount has not yet been made known by
This will be the only University party next week, according to the managers.
Costume Ball Planned
Painters Entertain Architects With Annual Party
The department of painting and drawing will entertain the architects with the annual costume ball Saturday night, May 3.
This year the painting and drawing students are entertaining with paintings by architects give the party one year and the painting and drawing students the following year. The party is held at Central Administration building.
Classes in painting and drawing will be dismissed Friday and class time will be spent in preparing and decorating booths in which exhibit will be placed. Tables will be moved from the designated room, and dance attire will be arranged in 9 booths. A prize will be awarded to the best costumed couple.
Discovers New Method for Mounting Insects
Frank Baker, curator of the Museum of Natural History at the University of Illinois, has conceived an original method of mounting insects for exhibition as they appear in real life.
The process is a long and difficult one, covering three days for each variety. The insect must soak for 24 hours before that its wings or legs may be stretched into any desired position. It is then placed alighting upon a bullrush, or crawling on the ground in water, depending upon its natural habitat.
Alpha Gamma Delta to Entertain
Alpha Gamma Delta will entertain
with a benefit bridge next Saturday,
through September 15 at home,
1041 Tennessee Street. The
proceeds of the bridge will be use
for the Alpha Gamma Delta summer
camps for orphans at Jackson, Mich.
and Lehigh Valley. Each member
each by members of the sorority.
Six Politicians Receive Grilling From Press Club
The six awarded candidates for next governor of Kansas were subjected to a heartless grilling night at the annual banquet of the Topeka Press Club, which was accented by a number of local men. The six men, Gov. J. M, Davis, Clyde M. Reed, W. R. Stubba, B. S. Penland, Harry Burton and C. K. Spanner, served as governorship by facetious member of the press club, and each was given a chance to respond.
Among the local men who attended were W. E, Davies, D. W. Stevens, L. N. Flint and Chelser L. Shaw of the University of Pennsylvania, Trailing A. D. Minumov, Irving Hill, James Barrow and R. C. Rankin of Lawrence.
Scabbrad and Blade Holds Convention April 23-25 at Urbana, Ill
Passes Resolution to Establish Pistol Contests Between Each Chapter
The national convention of Seals hard and Blade, national military fraternity, was held at Urbana, Ill. on April 29, 20 with 38 chapters represented by one or two delegates each. Walden T. Armstrong, e217 was the representative of the local chapter.
One of the important resolution, passed by the convention, according to the rules of competition, is placing pistol competition between the various champions. A trophy is to be recorded to the individual with the highest score to the test with the highest score.
Another resolution passed is the every member of Scabbard and Bicec is to try to interest members of the junior unit of the R, O, T, C to continue to take work in their senior unit.
Other resolutions were brought in before the convention but have not been definitely settled yet. The entire constitution was revised.
The chapter at the University of Illinois who was host to the visiting delegates gave a banquet and a formal dance on the evening of April 16, when they knew like Saturday evening. April 15, and returned April 27.
Blackmar to Speak May 7
"Child Health Day," Talk Over Sweeney Station
On May 7, Dr. F. W. Blackmar, of the sociology department, will address the listeners of WHI on "Child Health Day." Dr. C. R. Francisco, orthopedist, takes tough lessons on "Crippled Children in Kansas."
According to Dr. Florence B., she has a great many statewide association are putting on programs The State Federation of Women's Clubs, which met at Junction City, provided the idea of child health day.
Clubs, clergymen, public health nurses, and schools have expressed active interest in the idea. Doctor Sherbon has sent suggested programs to all those interested, showcasing the day might be or could be profitable study.
Maria, Aida Root, a member of the national board of the Child Health Association, congratulated Doctor Sherbon recently on the part Kansas is to play in making the day a success.
City Adopts Bureau Ordinance
Harvey Walker, assistant manager of the municipal reference bureau at the university, has returned from the war he went last week to deliver a new set of ordinations for that city.
The municipal reference bureau made up a set of 36 ordinances which were adopted by the city council of Courtland. After the adoption of the latter the old ordinances of the city were repealed.
Wife too Rough for Convicts Vienna (United Press) — A wife whose language shocked the questionable sensibilities of prisoners in their cells has been divorced from Rudolph Arme, a warden. He concludes that the interview with his duties to the State by visiting him at his work and talking in a manner that caused his charges to protest.
Need for Mental Hygiene Stressed by Menninger
Numbers of Feeble-Minded
Make Serious Problem;
State Facilities
Inadequate
"Mental health is attainable, but people don't know what is to give their minds a bath; they don't brush their mental teeth; they never heard of a mental cathartic." Thus writes Dr. Karl A. Menninger of Topela, president of the Kansan Mental Society to Dr. Florence R. Dohmer in Kauai, an education in Kauai, observance of Child Health 6 Day, May 1.
of the lower grades of teeble-
mindedness there are in Kansas cer-
tainly no less than ten thousand—
most of them possess—all of them
serious, according to Doctor Menninger.
The state aims to take care of
them, but the capacity of the state
school is seven hundred.
institutions are filled
“Another way of vulturing the state
of health”—Brantley, a疾
disease in Kansas is to be reminded that there are six state institutions in this state for the care of mental diseases, and they are all full to the doors” continues Doctor Manninger,
“It has been necessary in seven to
provide care for forty beds every night on the floor, simply because every bed is filled.
"in addition to all these extreme cases of mental illness and much more important from a practical standpoint are the morroneous, "mental inefficiency, mild depression, fears, anxieties, temper tautrums, fits, and needles worries. To some of these symptoms nearly every person is subject, and some individuals are overwhelmed or as seriously "bandrick their lives."
Answer Not Easy
"The answer is not easy. There is no college of mental hygiene, but there are one or two journals which veryone should read "Mental Hygiene" and which encourage for the problem is the Kansas Mental Hygiene society, which depends for support on the small annual dues of those interested. The Society sends out speakers, sponsors and volunteers of the state, and sends out literature.
"The hygiene of the mind is the highest possible objective, of those who would improve mankind," says Doctor Meninger.
Men Appear in Concert
Glee Club Will Sing Tonight for Last Time
The last appearance on the campus this year of the Men's Golf Club of the University will be its annual spring concert tonight at 8:15 in
Forty-three men will be used in the concert. The program will consist of a wide variety of ensemble numbers, quartet numbers, vocal, piano and violin solos, and a reading from the choir to Prof. T. A. 'arremore, director,
"The extraordinary success attained by the club this year in all its concerts teaches students and townpeople a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Swarthout, of the School of Fine Arts, this morning. "According to newspaper reports and comments of critics, the club is one of the best balanced and trained organizations of its character in this section of the country, and would compare favorably with larger organizations in the East."
Student activity tickets will admit to his concert. Cash admission is 50 cents.
Swarthout Hears Baldwin Messiah Chorus Practice
D. M. Swarthout, of the School of Fine Arts, was present at the recital of the Baldwin Choral Union Monday night, held in preparation for the Musical concert, in which from the Baldwin chorus will sing.
"All the choruses of the Moslim were rehearsed," said Dean Swarthout, "and the members were well-drilled and are familiar with most of the work. The people are most enthusiastic, and will be a welcome addition to the concert for Friday evening."