THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVII
GAME WILL START AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
NUMBER 66
Lineup of Forwards Will be Selected After Schlademan Looks Over Opponents
Quigley Will Referee
Lonborg and Laslett Will Oper The Game at the Guard
Captain Lonborg and Laslett are to start the game at the guard positions, and Urbahn at center. The team will also be playing Bennett, and Fearning. Teamwork has been emphasized by Coach Schladehan throughout the practice since the holidays, and will probably result in the team winning a goose-up throws for baskets.
No lineup can be gotten on either team, as tonight's is the first of the season for both fives. Coach Mac Laren's men arrived afresh, after a hot streak, and will determine what forwards start the game after looking them over.
When Referee E. C. Quigley's whistle brights tonight at 8 o'clock, K. U.'s first basketball game will be on with the Emporia Teachers. The gym will be packed, from present rates of ticket sales, and K. U. will hall her basketkeepers with a joyous shout of resumption of athletics after the depressing reduction in numbered strong, will occupy two and a half sections on the south side of the gym, without dates, and lead the cheering.
The Jayhawkers went through a light practice Monday night, practicing goals, pivots, and dribbling.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 6, 1920.
GRAINGER'S CONCERT SET FOR JANUARY 13
Third Number of University Course is by Noted Composer
Perry Grainger, pianist and composer, will give the third number of the University Concert Course January 12. Mr. Grainger is not only a virtuoso pianist in the world, but also among the most noted modern composers.
He maintains that it is proper to use in an orchestra any instrument that will give the color of tone he wants and in some of his compositions he has used mandolins, guitars, ukeleles and other instruments which conservative and more soulless can deliverie. Mr. Grainer, Dean Harold L. Butter says, has produced wonderful tone effects in his unconventional compositions.
Are Determined That Original Plan of Peace Conference be Followed
London, Jan. 6—France, Great Britain and the United States have agreed upon terms of settlement for the Adriatic situation it was reported in official circles and Premier Nitti of Italy will be obliged to "talk business" in his conferences with aided leaders.
ALLIESAGREEONFIUME
(United Press)
The allies it was said, are determined that the original plan of the peace conference for distribution of the Adriatic territories shall be carried out and will adopt "a take it or leave it" attitude toward the Italian Republic. Make him a fluent. Make the seaport for the Balkans will be adhered to it was said.
Premier Nitti and Foreign Minister Cicilia accompanied by Imperial Italian ambassador, went into conference in Dowling Street today with Premier Lloyd George and Lord Curzon.
"K. U. First" in Barber Co., Declares County Club
The K. U. students of Barber County entertained the high school students and former K. U. alumni during the holidays. This is the first attempt on the part of the K. U. students of the rather sparse settled County to do anything for the "Put K. U. First" movement.
However, considerable enthusiasm was worked up by the talks given by the students and alumni and the meeting proved a success. More definite plans are being formulated for the loyalty drive next year.
Death of Baby Rats Stops Experiments
Mystery surrounds the psychology department. Prof. W. S. Hunter will throw no light upon matters. Her flatly refutes to talk. Miss Stark hangs her head and blushes furiously when questioned.
The trouble is all over the untimely death during the Christmas vacation of some baby rats. Outsiders can aware at the cause of these deaths. The psychology department alone knows what actually happened and they won't tell. Even the exact number of dead is not for publication.
The funeral will be private for the department only, no doubt, as even the place of burial is withheld from the public.
K.U. ALUMNUS WRITES PLAYLET SHOWN IN K.C
"The Man Hunt" by "Tommie"
Thompson on the Orpheum Bill
Interest in the Orpheum's bill at Kansas City this week centers upon a playlet entitled "The Man Hunt," a former student of the University, and editor of The Daily Kansan. Thompson was formerly of Kansas City, where he was night editor of the Star. He is now free lancing in New York.
The program styles it a "somnambulic comedy," yet it is more than that. It is a farce, but not a farce pure and simple. It is built somewhat like a musical, with beds and bedlam resulting from rique situations. And it is interesting and surprisingly sophisticated for a young playwright's first offering in his home town. The story, alley-daring, seems refreshingly original.
Thompson was prominent in activities on the Hill about 1914-1915, and for a young man, has been before the public eye a great deal since. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha here.
SOLDIERS TO GET AIL
War Department Will Offer Disab
abled Veterans Government
Civil Service Positions
Washington, D. C., Jan. 6- Soldiers who are partially disabled from wounds received in the war are to be assisted in finding employment in civil positions under the War Department, according to information received from the U. S. Civil Service Commission.
It is stated that the War Department, the Federal Board for Vocational Education, and the Civil Service Commission will within a few weeks have completed a plan they have had under consideration for some time, one of co-operation whereby the employment under the War Department of partially disabled soldiers, including those who ordinarily would be barred from civil positions because of their physical condition, will be permitted to work, and which will permit the employment of partially disabled men on the same basis as those who have not sustained physical injury.
The War Department has considerably more than 100,000 civilian employees in its various establishments, and it is believed by government officials that its large force can absorb several thousand partially disabled men without serious detriment to the service.
Dr. Haynes is Detailed as Witness Dr. W. P. Haynes, of the department of geology, in being detained at Dr. Haynes' home in the Federal trial, according to a telegram received by Dr. Erasmus Haworth. Dr. Haworth believes the detention is probably in the interests of the state, and he arrests some of the Reds or Boheviks.
The Civil Service Commission states that a circular setting forth the plan in full will be ready for distribution in two or three weeks.
Following is the report of the University Weather Observatory at noon today for the preceding twenty-four hours:
Weather Report
temperatures:
Mornent, 27
Night, 31
Noon, 1
Maximum, 22
Minimum, 22
Light snow.
Temperatures:
K. U. SENATE EXPOSED IN ATLANTIC STORY
"The Importance of Being a Professor" Depicts a Typical Faculty Meeting
Time Spent in Twaddle
Sarcastic Writer Accuses Teachers of Wasting Hours in Useless Chatter
An exposure of the University of Kansas Senate in an article in the December Atlantic Monthly is causing a lot of talk and grinning among the prof. persons who believe the Senate is a useless organization devoted to twaddle and bloatless work being performed by the Senate is a necessary thing acting with a purpose the article is causing sour smiles, but both factions agree that the Atlantic article "The Importance of Being a Professor" is a lifelike photograph of the University Senate, although the article apparently does not refer to this University but to some other University. The University Senate unintentionally the Atlantic's article reads in part:
"The first thing to stir the self assurance which Charles had aroused in me was the meeting of the faculty which I attended a few days later. I arrived late and took a seat near the door."
"The members of the faculty sat facing a table where the chairman and secretary had their places. The company was made up of different characters, of different interests and attainments, but in one thing they were all alike—in the look of unmitigated boredom which rished upon their fea-
"This was not surprising. The Chairman of the Committee on Degrees was reading his report, and this is what he was saying: 'The first is the case of Mr. Collins of the class of 1908. He left college in the new town where he spent three years from 1905 to 1908, in Paris, where he acquired a knowledge of French both written and spoken. For the last two years he has been in Brazil engaged in the study of Brazilian butterflies. He now asks that his work in French and Zoology be reckoned as the equivalent of his deficiencies and that he could have more confidence that his领会 feels that this request is so unusual that they would like to have the opinion of the faculty.
"A few barely audible titters were cut short by the stern voice of the chairman. "Will you discuss the case Mr. Collins?"
There was a pause. Then a cheerful voice asked nonchalantly: 'Mr Chairman, what Collins is this? The Chairman, what Collins is this?' 'I don't know,' from the chairman.
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The campaign for securing recognition of the teacher shortage problem by the state legislature has succeeded, and Mr. McCormack, the Governor, in his message to the legislature, declined the situation an emergency and recommended the passage of a law raising the present tax on teachers that teachers' salaries may be raised.
Legislature to Solve Acute Teacher Shortage
Dean Kelly stated that his visit to Toniella revealed no opposition to the proposed bill, for a higher wage for her which is now ready to be introduced.
It is now universally recognized that public education must be largely relied upon to solve our state and nation's problems. Teachers, according to the report of the United States Commissioner of Education, are far below those of other callings, and have been increased from one-sixth from 1918-19 to 1918-19.
Cherokee Club Held H. S. Chapel Program
Cherokee County Club held chapel in the Cherokee County high school at Columbus on December 24. Several routed talks were put across and the meeting ended with a Rock Chalk And The Crimson and the Blue. Results are satisfactory for the students are all talking and inquiring.
Cherokee County High School has four members from K. U. on the faculty.
Five Score Admissions Reserved for KuKu Klan
At a meeting of the Kukun Klu last night in Fraser Chapel, it was decided that the Kukun would occupy a separate section in the center bleachers during the Empire basketball game with the Emporia basketball game in the gym tonight.
One hundred seats, two and a half sections in the best location in the gym, were reserved by John Kinkel, president of the Klan, at the Registrar's Office for the Klan members to call for this afternoon and tonight. Klan members may get the seats by attending the Klan meeting or tolerated in the KuKu sections, as the Klan expects to spend their time in cheering according to Mr. Kinkel.
BLACKMAR DECLINES
NATL PRESIDENC
Three K. U. Professors Speak Before National Sociological Convention in Chicago
The University might again have been a 'ble to claim the national president of the American Sociological Society, had not Dean F. W. Blackmar because of other duties, seen fit to declare his re-election at the meeting of the Society, held in La Salle Hotel at Chicago, December 29-31.
On Monday evening Dean Blackman and Prof. B. Harry B. Gardner, president of the American Economics Association, delivered the presidential addresses before a joint session of the two societies. The subject of Dean Blackman's address was, "A Working Democracy."
Other men from the department of sociology here, to take part in the program were Prof. Walter R. Smith, who presented a paper on "The Problems of Educating a Democracy," and Prof. Walter B. Bodenhafer who gave a discussion of "Democracy and Labor."
Tuesday vening the Sololigists hold joint session with the American Association for Labor Legislation. This week, they are presenting the labor problem. Professors John A. Fitch and John B. Andrews of City York read papers, and Mr. A. T. Ratcliffe from the London News Office are presenting "Conditions in England."
Among other important speakers on the program were Professors A. W. Smith, Graham Taylor, E. W. Burgess, and Jane Addams of Chicago, and Charles H. Cooley of the University of Michigan.
"Everyone declared the program the best and the meeting the most enthusiastic and best attended of any conference," said Dean Blackmark, today.
Cash Prize Scholarship Awarded To Seniors or Graduates in Chemistry
Seniors and graduate students in Chemistry will again have a vantage to obtain the E. I. Doupton de Nemours cash prize scholarship. Chancellor Strong today noted that notification of the renewal came from the company headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. Seniors and graduate students are eligible for the scholarship, which is offered by the university's security and given by the chancellor.
K.U.GETSDUPONTPRIZE
The scholarship has been awarded to the University two years, 1919 and 1920, and this renewal makes the third consecutive year for the University of Kansas to have the second scholarship. A graduate student holds the scholarship this year.
K. U. Economists Attended Annual National Meeting
At the annual meeting of the American Economic Association held at Chicago on December 29, 30 and 11, 1919, Kansas University was represented by Professor A. J. Boynton, W. Duffus, Maxwell Ferguson, and John Ise of the department of Economics.
Daily sessions were held at the Hotel La Salle at which all modern questions were brought up and discussed. Price regulation during the session was also important; the more important questions brought under discussion by the body.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN SIGHT BY FRIDAY
Sociology Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at Snow Hall.
Senators Inform Underwood tha Conciliation Committee is Unnecessary
Bryan to Receive Credit
Influence of Prominent Democratic Leader Responsible for Change of Front
washington, dan. 6- A disposition of the peace treaty is definitely in sight with mild reservation, saptors said today. They declared that by Friday negotiations will have reached a point of defiance never before attained.
They have promised Senator Underwood that if he will withhold a call for action on his resolution for a treaty conciliation committee for 8 months, they are ready to guarantee that the conciliation committee will not be needed.
William J. Bryan, mild reservationists say, is likely to carry off credit for the solution. His influence brought to bear upon certain Democritus scholars for a change of front in the Democracy 'mails it was declared.
Reservationists today are carefully guarding details of what they are confident will prove to be the accidental loss of their life, and that a few reservations on Article 10.
EIGHTEEN NEW BILLS
FIND WAY INTO HOPPER
Anti-Syndicalism Act Most Important Document Up For Consideration
Topeka, Jan. 6.—Although making a strenuous effort to limit the amount of business to be transacted by the special session, eighteen measures found their way into the house hopper.
The most important was the anti-syndicalism act, by Hegeler of Wichita, defining saboteur and providing $1,000 penalty for or a ten year prison sentence as maximum punishment for his act.
Introduced by Harley of Doughas County in the house, it was advanced to second reading and referred to the committee of the whole without opposition. This means it may be best up for consideration at any time.
Topeka, Jan. 6—The bill, providing for a Kansas court of industrial relations, went half way home on its trail and received a special session of the legislature today.
Senator Francis Price of Ashland introduced a measure where it has passed second reading. Opposition is against the minor points in the upper house.
Williamson of Woyndotte introduced a measure which would allow cities to vote bonds to provide sites and improvements for state institutions which would allow Rosebelle to purchase the site for an apartment. Inspired by Young of Cherokee County wants November 11, Armistice Day, declared a legal holiday, and Burdick of Atchison County is the author of a measure to create a Kansas Livestock Bureau; Wilson of Hodge County introduces a measure which would free employment barriers for Kansas.
The only other measure introduced in the senate aside from the industrial court bill this morning; was an enforcement measure by Senate Schoch.
Haworth Saw Several Wolves on Trip Dr. Erasmus Haworth, head of the department of geology, made two trips during the holidays in the interests of private geology companies, and visited several counties, the other to Barber County, Kansas. While in Texas, Dr. Haworth saw several wolves. Considerable trapping is being done there, since the hides sell from ten to twenty dollars each; so saw four wolves from his car, but wolves are considered very scarce in Texas.
House Presidents Cabinet will meet Wednesday, January 7, in Fraser Hall. Room 110.
The Botany Club will hold its regular meeting Wednesday night at 7'clock at the home of Professor stevens, 1121 Louisiana Street. Social meeting and initiation of new members.
Maid Proposed to Man Married a Minute Later
"Watch out, fellows!"—that is the warning that Frank Ashren, "23, wishes to give to the men of the University. This year is leap year, and Ashren says that he holds the record in mile-a-minute marriages. He goes on to tell us that Years Eve Mr. Ashron took as his fully wedded wife Miss Helen Hoggatt, of Kansas City, Kan, and promised faithfully to love, honor, and obey her—principally to obey her. "Watch your step," says Ashren, when it comes to leap year marriages. When it comes to leap year marriages. In just one minute you can be informed of the plan and in the next minute she has you."
VERSAILLES TREATY
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY
United Dreams
Germans to be Given Thirty Months to Surrender Docks and Tonnage
Paris, Jan. 6.—The ceremony placing in effect the Treaty of Versailles will be held in the Clock room of the Foreign Office at 4 o'clock today. The German delegates after signing the protocol will be handed the allied note reducing demands on Germany for surrender of docks and tomage and granting a delay of thirty months for delivery.
Ratifications then will be exchanged, the Germans signing first and then representatives of the fourteen nations sainte pauss. Allied troops will be troops will be started immediately to occupy the territories where shepherds are to be held. Transportation will be through Germany will last eleven days.
Meantime, M. Demacilly, French charge d'affaires, will leave for Berlin while the German charge will be installed in the German embassy after release of a credit report establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations.
DEMOCRATS ON DISPLAY
Washington, Jan. 6—Nine men who are considered candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination will speak at the Jackson day banquet in New York on Saturday of the Democratic national committee. These men are W. J. Bryan, Senator Owen, Secretary Daniels, Senator Underwood, Governor Cox, former Ambassador Gerard, Champ Clark, Senator Palmer, and Senator Jomermeer.
Nine Candidates for President to Talk at Jackson Day Banquet
Other speakers will be Governor Cornwell of West Virginia, Senator Hitchock, and Mrs. Peter Olesen of Locquest, Minnesota.
President Wilson has previously announced his intention to send an "important message" to the dinner. It is thought, however, that he will not touch upon the matter until later in the term, but rather make another demand for unconditional ratification of the treaty to help bolster up his support in the senate.
Quiz Schedules Out Wednesday
Quiz schedules will be arranged by
Wednesday, according to Miss Minnie
Moody, secretary of Chancellor Strong.
The list will be printed in the Kansan
as soon as it is out.
A check to cover the refund for unused Pullmans on the trip to Lincoln, Neb. last November, has been received by students at $84, and is a refund of money paid by students for Pullmans which were not available on account of the wreck of another train. Students who have taken such a ticket may receive it by seeing Schwarz.
Marjorie Gaunt, c'23, of Alton, will remain at home this week on account of the death of her father.
Dr. Arthur Spread of Myers Hall will speak Wednesday night at Plymouth Church at 8 o'clock on "The Church Awakened by the Call for Workers," in recognition of the week involved in incidents of the University are invited.
Both Men's and Women's Glee Clubs will meet Wednesday night as usual.
Alpha Delta Pi announces the pledging of Mercedes Sullivan, c'22, of Fort Scott.
CORONER'S COCKTAIL HAS ONLY TWO TESTS
The One Sure Live Proof for Wood Alcohol is the Chemist
Taste Can't Tell Difference
oner
If Chemical Analysis is Risky in Trusting, so is the Cor-
"Not for me," replied the other man, "I'm off the coroner's cocktail stuff. You never know what you'reuying."
"You can get pretty good stuff at —" said a man student to another man of his class, naming a place in Kansas City, Mo, where he said he frequently bought whisky when he was in the city.
"Yes, you do," said the wise student. "I can tell it every time. If you can't the dealer can take one whiff or a little taste and tell right off whether it's got wood alcohol in 't or not."
"I'm taking no chances," persisted the second student.
"and the second student was right," said a chemistry instructor who overheard the foregoing conversation. "The first student, who was so very wise, is the sort of infrequent smart ale that exists in every community, and I should not preclude to advise men in the University who may mistakenly think an occasional drink the manly thing, I'd like to give warning that there are only two sure tests as to whether a supposed beverage contains wood alcohol. One is by chemical analysis; the other, drink some if it and trust to the corperer's versed mindlessness by the doctor to correctly indicate that the booze contained wood alcohol."
"Even a chemist, accustomed to handling alcohols, would find it impossible to determine by smell or taste whether a beverage contained wood alcohol, or grain alcohol. Certainly you know what the science the chemist couldn't do. No, there's only one safe way to dodge the coroner or escape permeable blindness, if you take a drink occasionally and that is to quit it. As I said, only two ways to tell someone booze contains alcohol, wood alcohol, and the coroner will know, or, have it analyzed and you will know."
Considerable quantities of alcohol are used in the chemistry laboratories, but all of it is "doctored" before being sent into the laboratories. The "doctoring" process consists of adding certain stuff, calculated to make any amberbole most nauseatingly and disguising sick, and sore at himself for allowing them to chem glue. It is said on the Hill that several students not long ago tried drinking some of this doctored laboratory material and that the experience completely cured them of a second attempt.
Governor Allen Smiles
At Wood-Allen Ticket
Governor Henry Allen talked with Dr. Erasmus Haworth during vacation in regard to running for vice president. "Wood and Allen would have been better than election next time. I would like to work for that ticket," said Dr. Haworth. Governor Allen laughed and standing up he executed a little sliding with his feet. "We may have to do the same things, but we don't know how it would be up there—a fellow might skip and fall."
Navy War Medal Awards Are to be Investigated
Washington, Jan. 6. - The Senate Naval affairs committee today ordered appointment of a subcommittee to investigate awards of war medals to naval officers. The committee will review the unfairness made against Secretary of the Navy Daniels by Admiral Sims and other high naval officials.
New Y. W. Secretary Arrives
New Y. W. Secretary Arrives
Miss Lia Hottert, the new general secretary for the Y. W. C. A.
arrived Monday from Chicago to teach at the University of Chicago. She is read at 1221 Tennessee Street.
A. E. F. Red Gress Workers will meet at Squires Studio at 12:30 Saturday for Jayhawk picture.