THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVII
VALLEY CONFERENCE
TAKES IN OKLAHOMA
Annual Meeting of Faculty Members Vote Unanimously to Admit Sooners
Coaches Arrange Schedule
Four Home Series Included in Jayhawk Basketball Lineup
January 16-17—Ames at Lawrence
January 23-24—Missouri at Lawrence
February 6-7—K.S.A.C. at Manhattan
February 13—Gunnell at Grinnell.
THE K. U. SCHEDULES BASKETBALL
NUMBER 56.
February 18—Brantley at Moines
February 14—Drake at Des Moines
February 18-19—Missouri at Col-
lise
umbus.
February 20-21—Washington U. at
St. Louis.
February 25-26—K. S. A. C. at Lawrence.
March 5-6—Oklahoma at Lawrence. FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL
*October 2—Washburn at Lawrence
*October 16—Washington U. at St
Leon
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1919.
*October 10—Drake at Lawrence.
October 25—Ames at Lawrence.
October 30—K. S. A. C. at Manhattan
November 6—Oklahoma at Norman.
November 13—Brenna赴 Lawrence
 November 25—Missouri at Columbian
The Sooners, residents of the University of Oklahoma at Norman, were admitted to the Missouri Valley Athletic conference at the annual meeting held in Kansas City, Missouri last Friday.
Entrance of the Oklahoma team into valley circles, where their football and basketball teams are acknowledged during the last five years, is welcomed during the last five years, is welcomed
generally by K. U. sport followers who expected the action to be taken at the meeting last spring. The Oak lahoma schools, however, just this year, conformed to the Valley rulers that control of athletics must be in the hands of the faculty. The first game that Oak lahoma team will play in competition for the Valley title will be late in January, when they take on the Aggies in the first basketball game of the season.
K. U. WILL PLAY HUNKS NBPT BAY
The action of Nebraska in withdrawing from the conference was discussed but no action taken. Any Valleys who made a mistake take them on, though the faculty members of the Conference were almost unanimously against playing the Huskers. K. U. has another year of a two-year contract in football to play out, and has scheduled a game with the New York Giants, but the Huskers will play no basketball games with the Jayhawks.
NEXT SPRING
TRACK AND TENNIS MEETS AT AMES
Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, was awarded the track and field meet to be held May 28, and the baseball meet will be held on the same day there.
The faculty meeting which settled these details of Valley athletics, was composed of Dr. G. W. Manly, Miss Marjorie R. F. Hoyle, Principal recruitment College; S. W. Byles, Ayers, Dr. W. E. McCourt, Washington University; Dr. C. W. Williams, Kansas; Dr. D. W. Mohrouseh, Drake; D. D. Griffe; Professor Kevin Oklahoma.
While the faculty members were i.e. session Friday, the coaches and managers arranged and basketball schedules for next spring and the football schedules for next fall. The track and baseball schedules were arranged Saturday. Every school in the Vail region will be a team in the competition, which is the largest representation since 1917.
The following representatives attended the meeting of the coaches and managers: H. J. Huff, Grinell; M. B. Banks, Drake; C W. Myers, Ames; E. B. Rutherford, Washington; Benny Owen, Oklahoma; Dr. W. E. Meanley, Missouri; Dr. C. F. Allen and Dr. G. S. Greenwood; Cleverenger, K S. C A. Nebraska did not have a representative at the meeting.
Allan Beatty, c'23, and Vergil Willis,
c'23, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Topeka.
Mark Waggoner, c21, spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Atchinson.
Glen Ayers, c21, has withdrawn from his classes and has gone to his home in Almaen. He will spend the winter with his parents in California.
“Varsity ‘A’” Is Adopted As Name of Organization
The Varsity "A" is the new women's athletic organization which was formed Thursday night. This year, women will be those who have received their letters in athletics. A meeting will be held every Thursday evening at 7:15 o'clock and an hour will be spent in a short social work with a short social session.
"The purpose of this organization," said Miss Hazel Pratt, "is to create a higher standard of work in physical education, and to make the girls all round athletes instead of specialists." The women elected Doris Drought, c'20, president and Grace Gaskill, c'21, secretary-treasurer.
K.U. MINERS GROWING ACCUSTOMED TO TASK
Living Conditions are Better And Volunteers Live Under Martial Law
By Walter G. Heren, c'21.
From three to four tons of cer aer day are being produced from Car on Mine No. 2 near Scammon Kan. as
The camp near the mines, where the miners are living, is getting organized, and the volunteers are being made comfortable speedily. Four tents are now housing—or rather tenting—fourty-four men, and more room and improved sanitary conditions will justify the miners a whole lot.
Beards are rapidly increasing in length and acreage, and isolation from the outside world is causing rumors to be generally accepted throughout the camp. Friday night was the first time the men had seen a paper, and then it was Thursday's. Pictures of the crew have been taken by various sources. A motion picture was taken by a Pathite Wobble man of the volunteers at work
Twelve members of the crew ventured a trip to Scanmon Wednesday night, and narrowly escaped trouble when they landed on an army truck. The coal fields are under military law, and passes from the commanding officer of the company are now necessary to control surrounding towns can be undertaken.
The volunteers are determined to continue their labors until the miners go back to work, and some are so in love with the work that they will try for membership in the union and continue the work. If the instructors want them at work, the would know that the men are earning their credits.
There are but few "gold bricks" on the job, and they are gradually coming out of this state of irresponsibility. Sore muscles and tired limbs are passing away and hard work is the order of business.
The capacity of Carbon No. 2 is eight cars daily, and by the first of next week the K. U. crew will be running it to capacity. Wint Smith is forman and straw hose of the crew. He has been instructed that his enormous size put the fear of a scrap in the slackers. "Pat" Pedrota is running the electric pumps that furnish the water for steam power. Hoyt "Red" Roush a former student is occupying the tiple tower and running the electric host that pulls the steel cable of the pump. It is "hose" of the shovels, and Cotton Goff is running the loader.
The first forty-one of the K. U. Miners is a mixture of expert mechanics and hard workers, and besides making their mark in the world in the future, will leave quite an impression that certain strip mine near Scammon.
Floating Hôtels Furnish Homes for Many Person
Albany, N. Y., Dec. 6. (United Press.) - Floating hotels were put in operation here today to relieve the housing conditions and particularly the congestion which has marked Albany hotels for the past two years. Two of the largest night-life steamers plying the Hudson River, had just light and dark systems hooked up to the municipal supply, were opened to the public as floating hotels and ready for business.
Each of the boats has accommodations for 400 guests and on each meal will be served and hotel service maintained. It is believed this is the first time in the history of the country that boats, compelled to cease operations by freezing of a river, have been utilized as hotels.
Equipment to be Installed in Heating Plant this Week, Says Shea
K. U. WILL BURN OIL IF COAL GIVES OUT
Coal Will Last Until 19th
University to Remain Open Unless Fuel Administration Makes General Order
Oil burners will be installed in the University heating plant at once, according to a statement by John Shea superintendent in buildings and offices this morning.
The installation of these burners practically assures that the University will not close before the holidays unless the fuel administration should order the institution closed in the general plan to save fuel.
"Our contract with the Standard Oil Company assures an adequate supply of fuel for these burners during coal shortage" at all times during coal shortage.
The "burners will be here late today or Tuesday," said Mrs. Shea. "We are not depending on the railroads, but have dispatched trucks which will haul enough burners to equip all of our boilers and supply them to the difficulty of obtaining the special pumps which supply the burners from the reservoir, there will be some delay, but they will be ready to operate by Friday or Saturday of
At present there is a sufficient supply of coal on hand to last until the holidays and there is little probability of school closing on this account. The University has received only three cars within the last week but more cars are expected in the immediate future.
Hundreds of students have been bejealing the University authorities for information about the possibility of her dismissal, but Baldiyaya, but Chancellor Strong said this morning that he had received no orders other than those last week from the Board of Administration, that the schools would not be closed.
SLIDE KELLY SLIDE
Students Practice Sking Slippery Hill Near Potter's Lake
"Whooop! Zowie! Boy, this is the ___"
The exclamation was cut short when the speaker ungruntly dived into a snow drift. He got up somewhat chagred, but soon was on his alight again taking another sail on the covered snow north of McCool Field.
Sledding and skiing are two of the most popular winter sports among the students of the University. Every afternoon and night sees scores of slips laid up on the various hills surrounding the campus, their occupants mithirthly coasting down the steep inclines.
Skating has also been a popular pastime since the recent cold weather. With temperatures dropping, Potter's Lodge, Crowds of skaters are continually on the lake, and among the uninitiated brunettes and abravirdes, there is even the paimiest days of football.
Efforts at sking were not quite so numerous, as various difficulties are encountered in a vigorous attempt to keep one's balance. A good start is usually obtained, but one misstype will fall unequally only by that of Babylon.
The purpose of the meeting has not been given out, but a definite part of K. U. Loyalty Movement will be presented. The officers of the Men's Student Council, W. S. G. A., Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A., Classes, Men's Pan-Hellenic, Shimx, Black Helmets, Owls, and Knights, are invited to the each of the A. E. F. Kansan, Collegiate Alumni and Graduate Magazine, the presidentes of the schools, and the faculty members of the Student Interest Committee.
A meeting of a number of organizations has been called by Glenn Banker, student president of the Men's Student Council in the absence of the governor, president of the Hammam, president of the Women's Student Government Association, for Wednesday, 4:30, at Myers Hall as part of the loyalty campaign proms.
Organization Heads to Discuss K. U. Loyalty
Pharmacy Student Injured Automobile Saturday
Fred Krammer, a special in the School of Pharmacy, had his leg broken and was considerably bruised up last Saturday when an automobile knocked him down and ran over him in home in Kansas City, Mo.
Kammer has a slight limp in one leg caused by a shrapnel shell hitting him while in action but fortunately it was his other leg that was broken.
PAUL W. STRICKLAND
SHOT BY WICHITA COPS
Former Engineering Student Killed While Walking in His Sleep
Paul W. Strickland, o' 19, was shot and killed Friday at his home in Wichita by policemen while he was walking in his sleep. Strickland left his home at about 11:30 Friday night, wearing only a pair of tennis shoes and a book strap about his waist, and went to the house of a neighbor. He stood on the porch until the neighbor called him. He said the lieutenant clenched him several blocks and then fired. One of the shots proved fatal.
Warrants were issued for the three policemen. It can not be proved that shot Strickland as all admit that they fired and only one shot hit him.
Strickland was 23 years old and was working as a draftsman for a Wichita concern.
K. U. CALENDAR OUT
Black Helmets, Sopnomore Society Will Handle Distribution
A University calendar will make it official on the bill Wednesday morning. This is an entirely new item from the East. The new book coming out here is beautifully made up some of the most picturesque views ever taken of the campus, are shown. There are eight pages each with a new view, and a cover with the University logo. Another page of each page under the campus scenes are two calendar months, starting with January 1920.
All Eastern schools make the school calendar a means of keeping their dates straight.
The Sophomore honorary society, 'The Black Helmets, will have charge of the distribution of this new publication and will also be the privilege of elaborating on each new yearly calendar and the distributing of the same, making it their own.
the calendar the Black Helmets are establishing a new tradition on the Hill. The book in the East has proven a popular stunt and makes a valuable record of school events of note that have gone before.
Church Will Conduct Americanization Drive
St. Paul, Minne. Dec 8 — (United Press.)- Leaders among the Disciples of Christ, otherwise known as the Christian church, have inaugurated a drive for $250,000,000 to be applied in the vision plan of practical Americanization.
Though the Christian Americanization Association an investigation of Americanization problems occupying three months has been completed and the original plan to raise $1,000,000 for the extension of the International Bible College at Minnesota grew into a project to raise the larger sum.
The association, realizing the menace of bolshevism and attendant disruption of American institution, will make it clear that less good influence is exerted over the foreign immediately upon his arrival in the country, he will be easy prey for radical agitators and will also be tempted to exploitation, officials promise.
This became necessary when it was decided to equip a chain of educational institutions extending from coast to coast, including a central Americanization university and to begin the process of Americanization with newly arrived immigrants at the principal school in pursuit of working among the 40-000,000 people now in the United States who speak foreign languages.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wishard, of Iola, spent Saturday and Sunday with their daughter, Mary Wishard, c21.
LEGISLATURE CALLED IN SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Allen Will Ask For State Board to Govern Strikes
Pay for Mining Operations
Call Issued From Pittsburg for Session to Open at Topeka January 5
Pittsburgh, Kan., Dec. 8—Governor Allen today issued a call for a special session of the state legislature to convene at Topeka January 5 to enact present paralibation of business by air strike, as the present coal strike.
He will ask the legislature to enact laws formulating a state board to govern all questions between employers and employees and also to govern all labor disputes affecting public utilities.
In addition, the special session will be asked to appropriate funds to cover the expense of operating the coal mines of the Pittsburgh district.
K. U. MEN HOLD OFFICE
Sigma Delta Chi Honors For-fer Students and Faculty Members
Four former K. U. students or faculty members were elected to national offices of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity at the convention center, and G. Carrigal Sproull, former Kansan Board member who recently left the Kansas City Star to take a position on the staff of "Nations Business," was elected second vice-president, former Kansan editor, now of the New York Tribune, was elected to the executive council; H. F. Harrington, former professor of Journalism in K.U., now head of the School of Journalism, Illinois, was elected National Honorary President of Sigma Delta Chi; Frank B. Thayer, former assistant professor of Journalism at K.U. now in the department of Journalism in K.U., was elected to the executive council.
"Sigma Delta Chi decided to make every member sign a code of ethics in Journalism," said Floyd Hockenhall, president of the Kansas chapter. He recognized in Journalism for many years, and the fact that Sigma Delta Chi has adopted it, will advance the standards in the profession of journalism, which will also increase importance of the institution in schools of "Journalism."
The national officers elected are:
President, F. M. Church; First Vice-President, Ward Neff; Second Vice-President, Cargill Spillow; National Secretary, Kenneth Hogate; Treasurer, Norman Radder.
The University of Kansas has the largest chapter of Sigma Delta Chi. Twenty active members and two pledges. The delegates to the convention from K. U. were George Montgomery and Floyd Hockenwell.
COAL FAMINE TO GO ON
Industries and Trains Will Be Curtailed, Even if Strike Is Ended Now
BULLETIN
Washington, Dec. 8.—War prices and restrictions on coal and coke were restored by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The order also authorized the director general of railroads to seize any coal or coke in transit.
Washington, Dec. 8 — The coal shortage will continue acute until January 1, even if fine union scale officials in Indianapolis tomorrow vote to accept the settlement proposed by Monton Wilson, it was predicted here today.
Railroad administration officials in charge of coal priorities are making plans based on this belief. Curtailment of train service will be continued unless new railway and may be increased. This would permit additional coal hauling facilities.
Stuart Henderson, e21, and Redford Webster, e21, left last night for the Pittsburgh coal fields, to act as steam shovel men.
The Sociology Club picture will be taken at Squire's studio Friday, Dec. 12 at 12:30.
Story Unauthorized But True Says Chancello
That Chancellor Strong prefers professorship in the School of Law to the deanship, which would bring him to the very kind of administration work that he wishes to avoid, is the substance of an article in today's Towson University Press. Strong says the story was not authorized by him and that he cannot imagine the information was obtained, but that it is nevertheless true. That to resign his position as Chancellor of the University to be a professor at the University desires his desire and he does not care to accept the Deanship. What he is to finally do rests with the Board of Administration, he said today.
AUDIENCE FINDS NORA ROBUST AND WOMANLY
Norwegian Interpreters Draw Good and Appreciative Crowd to Gym
In spite of cold weather and bad sidewalks and anxiety about the coal shortage, a good audience attended each of the three Bears played in Robbins Stadium on Saturday, July 13, daytime. Madame Hammer and Rolf Hammer had been preceded by a reputation which has raised the expectation of all, and the opportunity to see Norwegian plays as presented by the University, particularly appreciated by the University.
It possibly took the audience a few minutes at first to realize that actually was Norwegian interpretation and hence probably faithful interpretation and to forrest their own conception of the parts, as based on their reading and on the renditions they had seen by American actors. This makes it clear that one would be desirable in the attitudinal and to which each one brought his own notion of Nora, a very petite and childish dainty Nora, and a merely charming one. There was a little dissatisfaction perhaps at first in finding a more robust and womanly Nora than was expected; but one was soon convinced that Madame Hammer was the most admirable her conception of the part and that it might also have been Ibsen's conception.
However, the audience was more profoundly impressed the next afternoon when she appeared in her interpretation of Hedda, in Hedda Gabler. Here she gave a really wonderful presentation. Hedda Gabler is one of the most technically and the part is of his most subtle and fascinating. Madame Hammer's rendering combined remarkably the complexity of the character with its dramatic power. That power increased in intensity up to the end. The danger in such a part is that feeling may be sacrificed for subtility, but in Madame Hammer's interruption no surprise no doubt. Her acting is characterized through a remarkable combination of feeling and intelligence.
After seeing Rolf Hammer in the subordinate parts of Helmer and Judge Borck, it was great satisfaction to the audience to see him, as Solness in the Master Builder, in a part more focused on the ability. As Helmer he was the smug selfish clumy husband, spiritually stupid—he himself hates the part, he says, as Judge Borck he was cruel, cynical—socially finished. As Solness he had a part of much richness, a man of vivid subjective experience, complex morally and temperamentally complex. He was thoroughness. One then saw that he had really been subordinating himself in the other two plays. He would have carried the play convincingly, even without Madame Hammer's Hilda Wangel. His acting also is marked by great intellectual quality, as well as emotional depth in Hilda Madame Hammer appeared type, buoyant and vivid and fresh. Personally, Borgny Hammer and Rolf Hammer proved most delightful. They indicate in everything broad cultivation and experience fine ar-
K. C. Dodderidge, I16, visited at the A. T. C. house Wednesday and Thursday.
REGISTRAR ANNOUNCES
SCHOLARSHIP RECORDS
Robert Murphy, c'21, has been sick at his home in Kansas City since last Monday.
Douglas Schomerus, c'23, has been sick at his home in Iola since last Monday.
Miss Emily Crawley of Kansas City, Mo., was a guest at the Pi Phi house over Friday and Saturday.
Gamma Phi Beta and Acacia Lead in Annual Race for Better Grades
Sororities Outclass Frats
Analysis Shows Non-Fraternity Men Make Higher Marks Than Greek Letter Men
Big ups showed up today in the annual student-body scholarship race when George O. Foster, registrar, announced the averages in A, B and C grades of fraternity and non-fraternity students for the year 1918-19. Gamma Phi Beta led the sororities with 93.87 per cent, taking the first place. Other groups dropped to ninth place. The sorority averages, however are closely bunched the lowest average being 87.14, held by Alpha XI Delk.
Acela won first among the fraternities with an average of 89.45. Kappa Sigma, which took first place last year, is now next to the bottom with an average of 66.77. Sigma Alpha Epsilon occupies the bed rock position with an average of 61.81. This is higher than the student list. Registrar Foster said that organization had failed to submit its roster.
The highest averages of any group of students is held by the sorority women, the registrar's analysis shows. The sorority average of A, B and C grades is 89.1. The non-fraternity men come next with 80.01 and the non-fraternity women take three place in the general average. Their average is 76.43 while that of the fraternity men is 75.13. Colored women student averaged 63.45 and colored students 62.49. The University average is 76.61.
"It should be remembered." Mr. Foster explained, "that only A, B and C grades are considered in this average. I mention this for the benefit of out-of-town readers of The Daily Kansan. There .are four passing grades, ranged down from A, B, C to D. The grade D means that a student is likely to pass fairly well to a course of study so carefree scrape through. Of course, are not satisfactory grades, so only satisfactory grades are considered; that is, this study takes into account only the A, B and C grades."
The full analysis University Average
Sorority . . . . .
National Sororities
Gamma Phi Beta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.87
Gamma Phi Delta Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.81
Kappa Kappa Gamma . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.87
Pi Beta Phi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.78
Alpha Delta Pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.75
Sigma Kappa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.46
Alpha Chi Omega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.27
Aceth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88.19
Kappa Alpha Theta . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.08
Kappa Omega . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.08
Alpha Xi Delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.14
Acer Liquid
Accentron Battery
Signia Sigma II . . . . .
Phi Beta Kappa.. 100.00
Phi Lambda Theta.. 93.03
Omnicon Nu.. 97.08
Nu Sigma Na.. 95.87
Sigma Delta Chi.. 95.43
Delta Sigma Rho .. 95.32
Theta Sigma Phi .. 95.17
Tau Beta Pi .. 93.84
Muphi Epilon .. 88.64
Phi Alpha Delta .. 87.75
Phi Beta Pi .. 85.5
Delta Theta Phi .. 83.13
Theta Tau .. 81.52
Phi Alpha Tan .. 81.27
Delta Delta Phi .. 80.11
Alpha Chi Sigma .. 78.85
Sigma Tau .. 78.59
Phi Mu Alpha .. 77.72
Phi Mu Alpha .. 77.22
Senior Law ... 89.67
Jr. Med ... 89.67
Sr. College ... 89.67
Jr. College ... 82.54
So. Fine Arts ... 82.19
Jr. Law ... 80.91
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