THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
BASKET TOSSERS REST UNTIL FLOOR CLEARED
Arranging Gymnasium for Convocation Delays Basket-Ball Practice
Plans are Well Underway
Basketball practice has been interrupted Thursday and Friday of this week by the seats in the gymnasium for convoction, but is being replaced by talks on theory of basketball and interpretation of the rules, as well. The new pronounced Director of Athletics, Forrest C. Allen, this morning.
Freshmen and Varsity Men Will Be Encouraged to Tryout For First Team
Basketball plans are well underway, announced Varsity Coach Karl Schlaademann, and with the reduced squad, much progress is being made.
A new plan of obtaining material has been decided upon by the coaches. The gym instructors, who give as a large part of their work, practice basketball games, will watch the practice of their pupils, and when any one shows quality of playing, he will receive praise, while they will after watch the pupil, release him from gym work and transfer him to Varsity practice.
This plan will be used with both freshman and Varsity men, who are not on the squat at present and is hoped by the coaches to greatly increase the caliber and practice or play.
"We will thus give every student a chance to tryout for the teams without interfering with his gym work," said Direcor Allen, "and will get men who would not have the time or would not take the trouble to try out for the Varsity, as they don't deem themselves good enough."
Allied Prisoners Fared Badly in German Camps
"In spite of the hunger they suffered and the conditions they endured, the courage and fortitude of the Allied prisoners in the German Prison Camps were wonderful," said Con Hoffman. "A fierce Y. M. C. a meeting Thursday."
"The American, English and French prisoners fared better than the other men because they received food packages from home. One day I saw an Italian come out of the maze line with a bowl of soup. He stumbled and spilled the soup on the ground. Before he could eat, the meat and the scraps of vegetables that had been in the soup about twenty men scrambled for them."
In order to illustrate how the men missed the home life Mr. Hoffman related this incident: "I took my little daughter, Louise, into the camp with me one day, and the men almost mobbed her to get close enough to touch her. One of them went times with bits of chocolate for her, just to be able to be near her."
In all the German Camps, thirteen Y. M. C. A secretaries served prisoners of twenty-nine nationalities.
Mr. Hoffman displayed papers, programs, and literature of all sorts printed in the camps.
Next week Mr. Hoffman will lecture on "The German Revolution." Mr. Hoffman was in Germany during the war and has interesting stories to relate.
University Weather Report Following is the report of the University of Kansas weather observation and the greening twenty-four hours:
Temperatures:
Morning, 33
Night, 12
Neon, 12
Maximum, 33
Minimum, 12
Light Snow
Chi Omega announces the pledging of Doris Fleeson, c22, of Sterling.
K. U. Professor Returns From Kansas Coal Fields
Prof. C. M. Young returned Thursday from the Pittsburg coal fields where he has been investigating a bombing attempt at the wives of Governor Allen.
The strip is capable of producing six to seven hundred tons a day if worked, according American law. By a large contracting firm in Kannas City," said Professor Young to Say, "Whether or not the strip will be opened I do not know. I have no idea how to depend on the action taken in Indianapolis in regard to the strike."
UNION LEADERS MEET
Presidents and Secretaries of American Federation of Labor Attend Conference
Washington, Dec. 12—Labor leaders began arriving here today to attend the meeting called by Pres. Sam Gulpham of the American Federation of trade unions, dearest president and secretaries of international unions will be in their seats tomorrow at 10 o'clock when the conference is called to order. Practically every big union in this country will be represented, it is in demand.
Women Mad Over Furs Say American Dealers
Anti-strike legislation now before Congress will be discussed and planned to fight them, according to Gemper. Proposals for organization of a labor party are likely to be made.
That American women have gone mad over fur, is the belief of big fur dealers. Although dealers have been hard pressed to meet the demand, they say prices are higher but that makes no difference to the woman—they have the best choice to have the money to pay for them.
Natural muskrat, seal dyed muskrat and raccoons fur are the most popular. In the East there is particular demand for high priced furs from China. The fur is rich. Russian sable coat sells for as high as $9,000. Matching is the hardest thing fur manufacturers have to contend with and women will not stand for blonded garments. A natural muskrat takes expert's time and searching.
Leona Duff, c23, will spend Saturday and Sunday with Ann Braley at Emporia.
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FLORENCE ROCKWELL as Lunn in the Fascinating Drama "THE HIRD OF PARADISE" on NBC. Tuesday, Monday, Night; December 15
TO BURN OIL MONDAY
Burners to be Installed—Schoo Will Run Until Vacation, Says Shea
"The University will begin to burn oil for fuel next Monday morning," said John M. Shea, superintendent of buildings and grounds, this morning. "Preparation for using oil at the university will be difficult, but I expect the burners to be installed and everything in readiness by Monday morning."
The oil burners were manufactured in Kansas City and will be brought to Lawrence today. The first car of oi has arrived and more is on the way. A 14,000 gallon storage tank has been purchased and will be set up near the heating plant. It has been delayed in shipment, but is expected to arrive soon. It will be handed from the cars to the storage tank on the hill in tank wargens.
"I look for the coal situation to remain serious at least as long as cold weather lasts, and probably longer," she said. "We need to harden to obtain in large quantities and we are going to be prepared. It is certain that we will be able to run into Christmas vacation, and will be going when the vacation ends."
Scandalous Vacations To be in Next Sour Owl
Mark Henderson, c'23, has withdrawn from classes and returned to his home in Joplin, Mo.
"A new Sour Owl will appear as soon as enough scandal is gathered by the editors," said Bill Wells, president of the Owls, this morning. "The Owl Board informs me that the scandal section, most popular of all the parts of the magazine, is already uncovered so soon as it is completed that an Owl
"The Owl Board tells me further, that good live scandal—the kind that is rich, rare and racy—is all that holding them up. The next issue will be held on Thursday, February 10 of February, and all copy should be in before December 15, so that the Board can do the editorial work in the holidays. The only exception to this is that a few students who are Students are asked to watch the "Home-to-mom Boys" when they spend
will light on the campus."
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