THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. XXI
William T. Duggan to Give Vocational Guidance Lecture
Interior Decoration Will Be Subject; Conferences With Speakers Offered
William T. Duggen is in great demand as a speaker for women's choirs in this part of the country, B. has had wide experience in interior decorating, having been with Koh's in Kansas City for many years," said Catherine Rawlings, c24; tone."
dr. Duggen will speak at the vocational guidance conference this
vocational guidance conference" thus at 8 on "Interior Decoration Programming" (2013) especially interested in the University of Kansas, as he did the interior decorating of the Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Kappa Pai houses.
Two Talks Tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon, Miss Ella I., Kelly, educational secretary for "a health Conservation Association, of Kansas City, Mo., will speak on "Social Work as a Vocation for Women." Miss Kiley is highly recommend Prof. Stuart A. Queen. She is authorized social work
Tomorrow evening Miss Ada C. Tomorrow, educational director from the Jones Dry Goods company of the New York office, will work as a vacation for women.
"Miss Houston is a personal friend of mine," said Dean Ameshurt. "She has had a great deal of experience in many different kinds of work. She was excellent in her work in physical education."
Miss Helen is a graduate of the Prince School in Boston which trains a limited number of women for educational work in large department stores.
Give Valuable Messages
All of the meetings will be held in the auditorium on the third floor of central Administration building, Individual conferences may be arranged with any of the speakers by calling Dean Husband's office, K
"The messages of these speakers "re unusually valuable to all girls," Dean Husband said. "Personally, I would not miss one of the talks."
Change Date of Concert
Women's Glee Club Will Oper Music Week
A small portion of the glee club will go to Perry, Kann., soon to give a concert in the high school auditorium. The concert given by the glee club at Heavenworth was unusually successful, according to reports.
The Women's Glee Club concert which was planned for Wednesday, April 16, has been postponed to April 20. The concert will must begin with a performance that takes the place of the program by the string quartet which had to be abandoned because Prof. Edwin F. Kurtz is going to Kanada. The concert played by the Lighthymph.
Mrs. H. F. Klep, president of the Leavenworth high school Parent Teachers Association, wrote the folLOWing in a letter to Dean Dusainh "Leavenworth people said so many lovely things about the K. U. Women's Gee Club, some of which were that the students are a brilliant collegeperfect, the entire setting lovely, such a wholesome group of women, and a wonderful director, Summing it all up, your Leavenworth audience was pleased immensely, and sometimes we want you to come again It was a real pleasure."
Former Faculty Member Now College President
Dr. Arthur Braden, brother of Dean S. B. Braden of the School of Religion, has been elected president of California Christian College at Los Angeles, according to word recently received here.
Doctor Braden was a member of the faculty of the School of Religion for seven years, and was active in its establishment.
Christian College is at present conducting a campaign for a half million dollars for the erection of new buildings, and one cent for the campus of the southern branch of the University of California in Los Angeles.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS,
Messiah Chorus Practice
Changed to 7:45 Tonigh
Due to the special speaker, Secretary of the Interior Herbert Work, who will speak at the Chamber of commerce banquet, rehearsal of the desisal chorus and orchestra will hold at 7:45 tonight instead of 8:00. A list is to be read of the members of the band ended every practice. The number bout 40, will be printed on the programs as a definite honor roll.
The three rehearsals before the presentation will be April 15, April 22, and May 1, the last at Robinson gymnasium at which time final seating arrangements will be made. Friday foronoreon, before the concert, there will be a last rehearsal of orchestra and solo parts.
Invitation Deadline Extended Two Days to Increase Orders
Senior Class Members Should Make Selection Before Thursday, April 17
"Members of their year's graduating class will have their last opportunity to buy senior invitations on Wednesday and Thursday afterwards. The students will be on sale those afternoons at Franer cheek stand between the houses of 1 and 5200, said Lewin. The committee, this morning,
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This added opportunity to secure invitations has been made possible by the engraver's consenting to wait a few days longer for instructions regarding the exact number wanted by the class. From the number of inquiries the invitations commit to, the engraver is elected to place an order at the regular time the invitations were on sale, it is believed that many additional orders will be placed as a result of another opportunity.
"It must be understood, however that Thursday evening at 5:30 is absolutely the deadline on the placing of orders for invitations, as the order specifying the exact number to be made must be forwarded the engraver at that time," said Brotherson.
The invitations committee is anxious that all members of so senior class who have not purchased invitations avail themselves of the opportunity to do so either Wednesday or Thursday afternoon.
Will Present Paper at Meeting of Associated Anatomists
Dr. G. E. Coghill, professor of anatomy of the School of Medicine left last night for Buffalo, New York to attend the meeting of the American Association of Anatomists to be held there April 16 to 19. When there Doctor Coghill taught us the course of the vascular and excretory systems to the devil, operations of the nervous system and behavior pattern.
On Monday April 21, Doctor Cochill will visit Ohio Wesleyan University, speaking to the student body on scientific inquiry as a life work project. The focus of the development of the nervous system in relation to the behavior pattern.
Doctor Chiang on his return trip where he will visit his son, James Coghill, who is a mechanical engineer in the Doege Manufacturing Company.
Four Prizes to Be Given in Annual Essay Contes
Essays for the annual contest conducted by the League of Kansas Municipalities on the rubret, "Civile Reading," in which he is being read by the judges, John G. Stutz, secretary of the league, Harvey Walker, assistant secretary, and W. A. Dill, professor in the department of Journalism at the University.
Every year the league conducts four contests in the high schools throughout the state in order to get the students interested in civic affairs. The three awards besides the one mentioned are: "My Home Town," "Fire Prevention" and "Duties of the Mayor." Four prizes are awarded for participation in order of their importance are $25,120, $7.50 and $5.
Fifty essays were received from fourteen cities for this contest.
Gov. J. M. Davis Names May First Child Health Day
Hoover Fosters Campaign Doctor Sherbon Heads Movement in Korea
Kansas
Topkiss, April 15. -Governor Jonathan M. Davis issued a proclamation today designating May 1 as "Child Health Day" in Kansas. The event is the American Child Health Association of which Hertower Hower is the president. The campaign in Kansas is in charge of Dr. Florence. **No n** is required. The director of the Child research team. Following is the proclamation:
Proclamation
"Conforming with the action of the American Child Health Association and the Kansas Bureau of Child Research, and in order to focus on this important day upon the all-important citizen of the health of our coming citizens therefore I, Jonathan M. Davis, gives her designate of Kansas, a hereby designate.
"Thursday, May 1, 1924, are National Child Health Day, and call upon the people of the state to pause on this day, long given over to festivities in celebration of the glacial time; the season of growth, and give serious consideration to the conservation of the health and growth of the coming generation, and hereby invite the cooperation of women's clubs, mothers' organizations, Kiwis, Rotarians, nurses, teachers, medical students, and welfare societies to nasist in arranging suitable programs and exercises to make the day the success it deserves to be.
"In witness whereof, I have here attached my signature, and caused to be affixed the Great Soul of the State of Kansas. Done at Topka, Kansas, this 15th day of April, 1924.
Jonathan M. Davis, Governor.
Engineers Give Banquet
Founder's Day Entertainmen Will Be April 17
Theta Tau, professional engineering fraternity, will give its twelfth annual Founder's day banquet at the University's Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Those who have been requested to ride talks are: M. F. Simard, Kansas City; Prof. H. A. Rie, one of the chief engineers of the Kidwasser, of the civil engineering department; John Bunn, Alex Kenney; and Carl A. Poppino, Prof. G. C. Shad, head of the electrical department, will act as tourmaster.
The students and faculty of Oread high school were entertained Friday morning in the Oread high music room by Waldena Gelstein, gether with
About fifty persons are expected to be present, including the local members and several alumni. The fraternity is now entering upon the twelfth year of its existence, and has been established in 18 states.
Prof. Waldemar Geltch Presents Violin Program
According to one of the audience's everyone present was delighted by Professor Getch's rendition of "Avee" in the final act. In G" by Pazdevski, and the "Souvenir", Professor Gelch addressed the students on the worthwhileness of music and gave some of the his giftes connected with the pieces played.
Cleveland, April 15—Negro boys and girls lose less time from school than white children, a survey of attendance records at Cleveland schools made by Dr. G. E. Harmon of Western Reserve University and Prof. G. E. Whitman of the Board of Education of this city indicates. Negro boys to 14 to age 15 and negro girls from 5 to 9 are the only exception. But both these are groups, and in all calendar months but one, lost much less time from school than white children because of sickness.
More white arsenic was demanded last year to keep boll wavils from destroying cotton than was available to supply the demand.
School Attendance Surveyed
Seattle, Wash., April 15—Snow quails prevented the United States any squawd (from leaving Seward, Alaska) on the ground in the night. | dispatche from Seward stated that departure today was contemplated.
The City of Mexico, April 15.—Three relief generals, three colonels, four lieutenant colonels and one major have been tried by drumhead court marial and put to death at Clucked Victoria, state of Tamaulipas, according to information received here late yesterday.
News Tabloids
Kansas City, Mc., April 15- Prosecution in federal court for criminal violation of the national banking laws loomed last night for John M. Moore, deposed president of the Fidelity National Bank and Trust Company. The bank after a shortage of 800,000 was charged to him.
Washington, April 15.—The senate answered Ambassador Hanlansh's protest against Japanese exclusion of women from the country to 2 against recognizing "the gentle man's agreement" with Japan. This action is preliminary to adoption by the senate of the house Japanese excision provision in the immigrant bill.
Blanshard to Speak Before Open Forum on Wednesday Night
bield Secretary Comes Under Auspices of Sociology Club and Y. M.
Final arrangements for the schedule of lectures and forum discussions to be given by Paul Blanshard, field secretary of the Lengue for Industrial Democracy, have been made and will give six talks while here Wednesday.
At 8:30 m. Blanshard will talk
before three classes in the depar-
ment of economics in room 292 East
Administration. At 10:30 he will
talk to students of the sociology de-
partment in room 201 West Admini-
stration.
"The Challenge of Labor to College Men and Women" will be the subject of Mr. Blanchard's talk at an open forum at Myer under the joint auspices of the Sociology Club and the University Y. M. C. A. M. Blanchard will close his talk at a formal forum at the university club.
"Mr. Blanchard made one of the most profound impressions at the student volunteer convention at Indiana University," C. A. secretary, this morning. "He was the only speaker who spoke directly on the theme of Christianity and was one of the most fearless and appealing challenges of the convention."
Speaks on Passion Play
Prof. E, F. F. Engel lectured on the Passion Play of Oberammergau before the German Club Monday afternoon. He told about the history of the plaey, which was first presented by the club, to check to check the ravages of a plague.
"The Easter season when the play is being presented is made a time of festival," said Professor Engel. "Eight hours are required for the presentation and the parts are song." A large theater has been erected in Oberammergau for the staging of the Passion Play.
German songs were sung by the lab and lemonade was served several visitors attended the meeting
Prof. E. F. Engel Gives History of First Presentation
Postal cards of the actors and of he theater were passed around the audience. Professor Engelwitnessed the play in 160. He also wrote a book about Lang, who is famous for his characterization of the Christ.
The Kansas Alpha Chapter of Phil Beta Kappa will meet for conference with Mr. Voorhees, Secretary of the United Chapters, in the Greek Museum tonight at 8 instead of tomorrow as previously announced.
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Alberta L. Corbin, President.
Kansas to Debate With Pennsylvania on World Court
Admission to Be Charged to Eliminate Deficit Caused by Extra
The Kansas negative debate team will meet the University of Pennsylvania affirmative team on Saturday, March 10, Wednesday at 8 n. m. in Fraser chamber.
Judges for the debate have been chosen by Prof. B, A. Gilkinson from the list approved by Pennsylvania's debate council. Prof. M, T. Van Hoeke of the Law School will be chairman of the debate.
The judges are: Alfred F. Williams, United States district attorney; Robert Stone, attorney, and former speaker of the Kansas house of representatives; and A. J. Stout, superintendent of the Topeka public schools. All of the judges are from Topeka.
Names of Debaters
The Kansas negative team, consisting of Floyd Wright, P25, and Paul Wunsch, P26, are, according to Professor Gilkinson, two of Kansas best debaters. The Pennsylvania affirmative team consisting of Patrick M. Malin and Arthur T. Gillespie, has many victories to its credit.
According to Professor Gikilimon,
this debate differs from the usual
intercollegiate debate in that the
tenna consists of two instead of three
members. Each speaker will be allowed
15 minutes for his main argument
and 7 minutes for rebuttal. This
meeting lasted longer than the time allowed for the Kansas-Colorado-Oklahoma debates.
Admission to Be Charged
On account of the fact that the debate was scheduled after the regular debate program and budget were made, an extra expense has been incurred. For this reason an admission charge of 25 cents will be asked to Senator Gilman ask the support of the University people in this matter.
"I earnestly hope that a large number of the students and faculty will attend this debate," he said this morning. "The prestige of the Pemberton is strong on all types behind it, should allow make his content of interest."
Announce Carnival Cast
W. A. A. to Present Water Play "Undine," May 15
The cast for the W. A. A. water carnival play "Undine" which will be given May 15 at the gymnasium has been announced by Miss Ruth Hover, instructor in physical education as follows:
Undine...Virginia Bowen
Knight Holdbrand..Dorothy Higgins
Stream...Martha Sharer
Beautiful Thoughts.Blake Simpson
Beautiful Thoughts
Marie Jones, Gertrude Edwards,
Beth MClung, and Dorothy Barrer
Monstrous Thoughts ... ...
Margaret Walker, Dancer ... Gog. Cag.
Edith Mary Martin and Lucila
Fenton
Josephine Lautz, Betty Stimpson
Laura Glidden, and Harriet Patterson
... Davida Olinger
The cast will report for instructions at the gymnasium at 7:15 p. m.
Wednesday, April 16.
The Priest ... Leah Ulanenor
The Fisherman ... Laura Ballou
The Fisherman's Wife
The play was written by Sue Moody, c'24. There will be swimming, diving, and dancing used in carrying out the play.
Four Alumnae Elected to Music Club Positions
Four K. U. graduates were elected to responsible positions at the recent meeting of the Kansas Federation of Clubs at Wichita, April 7 to 10.
They are as follows: Mrs. F, M. Wilhelm, fa7 07, Independence, treasurer; Mrs. B, J. Dallon, fa10,轿man, chairman of publicity; Mrs. E. G. Foster, fa20, Topsa, chairman of Professional Musicians' Contest. Shaheen Glisson, fa12, Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of Young Professional Musicians' Contest.
Changes in Regulations for Taxis Made Public
Radical changes in taxi regulations were made last night by the city commissioners. The new ordinance required all taxis to be equipped with meters. For the first two-fifths of a mile the charge will be 35 cents; for each additional two-fifths of a mile, 16 cents will be charged, and five cents will be added to the fare for every additional passenger.
All cars used in taxi service must carry $5000 liability and $1000 property insurance, according to the new law. Most city regulations will go into effect July 1.
K. U. Dramatic Club Play to Be Presented at Bowersock Tonight
"Passing of Third Floor Back"
Returns From Successful
Trip on Road
After a two weeks' tour on the road, "The Passing of the Third Floor Back," by Jerome K. Jerome, a writer and principal executive medial Club at the Bovine Theater tonight at 8:15. The tour of Karanawa towns was under the direction of the University extension director and staged the production.
The cast for the performance is as follows: Mrs. Sharpe, Francis Wylson; Stasia, Jannetta Kirkham; Mrs Tompkins, Albert Davis; Mila Kite Campbell; James Hewlett; Laura Ballon; and Mrs. De Hooyd. Elia Davis; Joy Wright; Ceillan Duncan; Christopher Penny, Robert M Bellie; Jamu Saunders, Brewster Morgan, Harry Larkum, George Pearl HILL; and Michael Hill; and the Stranger, G. T. Gowr
The last performance of the play was at Horton on Friday, April 11. A full house appreciated the show other towns visited on the tour were Sedgwick, Carbondale, Osawatomie Neoodchie, and Florence.
The play concern a boarding house in which all the lodgers fail to get along with one another and are continually endeavoring to outdo the other in meanness and smallness. Into this house there comes a stranger who is relegated to a small room, "the third floor back." By refusing to in use in these people any longer, the stranger brings out that best, and then disappears as mysteriously as he has come. In the original production of the play, the leading role was taken by Forbes-Rokertson.
This is the second and last production of the dramatic club for this season. Admission may be $x$. Student Enterprise tickets.
Doodle-Bugs Rescue Florida Citrus Crop
A Florida fruit grower recently cashed in on his knowledge of nature. Ants nesting about the roots of his young citrus trees threatened his crop. Poison solutions were re-trained, the bees collected a number of doodles and anti-litter invade and turned those losses around the trees.
As is their habit, the ant-lions promptly dug themselves funnel-shaped pits and hid at the bottom of them. Ants wandered near the edge of these tiny pits. The banks caved in and the struggling ants buried themselves into the seized by the scimitar-like jaws of the bloodthirsty monsters.
When an ant managed to stop before he reached the bottom of the pit, the ant-lion at the bottom would start the avalanche again by hurling sand-grains against the victim on the loose slopes.
Videly Known Engineer to Speak Here April 16
Landon Pearce, of the sanitary board of engineers, sanitary district of Chicago, will speak Wednesday evening at the three day school for Kansas city officials on the subject of the sanitary work carried on in Chicago and the problems confronting the work of the sanitary department.
Mr. Pearce is on the board in Chicago that engineered the hundred million dollar sewerage system. This was the project that changed the water from Lake Michigan to water taking water from Lake Michigan for the necessary flush water.
Got your Relay ticket?
Dr. John Outland Urges Students to Remain Here
Team Members Have Place of Honor on Platform at Relay "Pep" Convocation
"Students of the University will be hosts to about one thousand athletes Saturday, and it will be disastrous if they are found not at home," said Dr. John Outland in speaking of delays at convention this morning.
Faye Moulton, former track man here and breaker of the world's record on the 100 yard dash, was an ambassador for the U.S. led by Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Members of the Kansas relay team were on the platform and the band and "Him" Hamilton were present the crowd in some songs and yells.
Kansas' Fame Spreading
"The name of Kansas can go further through the Relays than any other form of athletics because of the number competing," continued Doctor Outland. About 100 colleges from all over the country will be attending, and who who have never heard of Kansas before are hearing about it now.
"Kansas should in a few years compare well with Pennsylvania, who now is second in the world, outclassed only by the Olympics, in their annual track meet. Pennsylvania now has 605 schools competing in a two-day meet, with schools in England Scotland, Canada, Canada, and all parts of the United States. The year Kansas will probably extend the time to a two-day meet and have a team from some foreign school contesting.
"Dartmouth became one of the constraints in the meet here through the efforts of Mr. Fare Moulton, Harry Hillman, the chair at Dartmouth, who was one of the seven coaches to go with the Olympic team his year, was an Olympic team-mate if Moulton's years ago.
Merchants Back Relays
"We are fortunate in becoming associated with Dartmouth, one of the oldest schools in the country, and I hope they will be met cordially," said Mr. Moulton. "They have drawn up an annual team away from the Dartmouth office to come here and give us the recognition that were asked."
Lawrence merchants are backing the meet to the extent that all the banks are closing at 1 p. m. Saturdays, and they are agreeing to sell at least two tickets to members of their firm, according to Dr. F. C. Allen. Not only the business men but the "K" men who have formerly been admitted to all three colleges, they are their tickets to the Relays, as the announcement of Melvin Griffith.
Hold Senior Play Tryouts
Rehearsals Start Next Week; to Be Given May 19
Truess for the senior play were Troudays afternoon, April 14, in the basement of Green hall. There were 20 persons who tried out for plunk in "Fulk Insurance," the play written by Sue Moyce, c24.
There was a second tryout. hold Tuesday, April 15, and the final tryouts will be Friday afternoon, April 18. In the basement of Green hall.
"Every member of the senior class who has the time should try out for a role," said Bass, cia. 624, coach of the play, said, "because most of the parts are not difficult. There are twelve parts for this year, all of which are very interesting."
Rebearals for the play will start next week, so that there will be time enough to get in shape by May 19, the date set for the performance, according to J. Arthur Wolfe, chairman of the play committee.
The annual banquet of the Kansas City chapter of the K. U. Alumni Association which was announced for Wednesday evening at the Kansas State Agricultural College will be held at the Kansas City Athletic Club.
Y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting at 4:30. Thursday, at Henley hall, it is important that all members tie present.
Elizabeth Sanborn.