THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOCATIONS COMMITTEE
PLANS STUDENT TESTS
Psychological Aid Would B
Sought to Assist in Se-
lecting Lifewark
Psychological examinations and tests for all students who enter the University is the aim of the committee on vocations which met Friday afternoon to discuss plans. It seeks to gather information about various occupations now open to University students and make this available for all students.
The committee hopes to provide an expert psychologist to supervise mental test and examination of students. Thus far, the work has been handled by one person — the right kind of a man. Chancellor Strong has been asked to request the Board of Administration for funds for this purpose. Admission tests of this type are usually offered at tamilu University, but the committee here does not expect to do this soon.
In gathering information about vocations open to and suitable for university-trained men and women, the committee has secured the co-operation of the Men's Commune Club of the department of economics. They have also secured the men's economics club. The information thus compiled will be distributed to the students especially in regard to their various departments.
The committee encourages research into the possibilities of ascertaining special abilities by psychological tests. It hopes by these means to aid in making the student's selection of courses more purposeful, and to assist students in choosing the occupations in which they can work most effectively
Full service by the committee cannot be expected for years to come, members say, but they hope to make a difference. The new board, organized last year, has Dr. A. T. Walk
Historian Tells of Thanksgiving
Pilgrims Wanted to Get Rid of Wild Turkeys so Miles Standish Planned the Big Dinner
explanation of how Thanksgiving Day started but old Uncle Zek knows more than any historian, for he has specialized in any historian, for he has written a book on Thanksgiving.
"Yet, I reckon I can tell you about all there is to this year Thanksgiving Holiday," said Uncle Zeb, lighting his lamp. He sat among the stove in a room above the stove.
"You remember, it was them there Pilgrims what came over in the Cornflower and almost got lost on the way ever. Then the wind finally blew strong from off the coast of England and blew them on the reefs of the Rock of Gibraltar not far from where Boston is now.
"Well they got landed all right except those which jumped overboard on the way across, which was about half of 'em, and they built up log cabin out of trees that the Indians left behind when they hurried away.
"But spring was not for off and they managed to keep the bears and buffalo away from their doors. Then with warner weather life on the plantation became easier and they electric Miles Sandish for their President
and set up a little government of their own, recognizing neither the Crown nor the Church of England.
"When Autumn came there was a lot of things to eat and the wild animals were so thick that they were becoming too tough. A practical man, just said he guessed they'd have a Thanksgiving day as so to eat up some of the things they'd find and get rid of the turkeys which were giving them so much trouble.
"So that day everybody cooked a lot of turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries, and things and went to the market, bought a machine so they could eat more. They had all the swells in America there including John Smith and his Pacchantea from Virginia. And they were eating hot dogs 'owen that they weren't hibbrowns.
"So this is the way we got started to having turkey dinners on Thanksgiving," he said. "The price of turkeys keeps going up, we're going to go to prayin' for smaller appetites instead of for larger as did Milos when old. Miles was president."
for chairman and the members are: Chancellor Frank Strong, Professors W. M. Duffs, L. N. Flint, W. S. Hunt, Elizabeth Sprague, C. C. Williams of the School of Engineering, Miss Alice Winston, instructor in English, Dean F. J. Kelly and Dean Olin Templin.
and enable him to select his courses more wisely."
Prof. A. T. Walker said Monday: "The committee does not believe all students should select all courses with a vocational end in view. In many cases vocational choice would strengthen the student's purpose in his studies
Henry Klanet was a week-end visitor at the Pi Kappa house. Mr. Klanet is attending the Kansas City Dental College.
Phi Kappa held initiation Saturday for Carl Deering of Florence, Colo., and John Schweitzer of Kansas City. Bob Hunter of Kansas City, was a week-end visitor at the Phi Kappa House.
POSTAL HELP NEEDED
K. U. Men May Obtain Extra Governmental Work During Christmas Holidays
A letter was received by L. B., N. Copeland, c21; from postal officials in Kansas City in an effort to obtain the holiday rush in the mail service.
provides for proportionate time duty,' reads the communication.
The letter says that any K. u. Man might desire temporary work of this character may secure it this year. The work would probably be performed in the offices at Kansas City or car mail cars. Work would have to begin in R. or before if possible and would continue up to the time school begins.
"Extra men are now paid at the rate of $108.33 per month and this year Christmas helpers will in most cases receive one and one half or double time for the days on which boy work, including Christmas, which
In regard to the mail situation for the Christmas of 1919 M. W. Moya society of the local civil service board at Lawrence Post Office said, "It will not be able to forse exactly the needs for the force this year in the Lawrence office." It was always hard to get sufficient money, but the mail at Kauai City and I would like to see a number of K. U. men respond."
Men who are interested may see L. N. Copeland at the Kaanan Office for further information. He will take the names and addresses of those who are contemplating working during the two weeks vacation.
Virginia Militia Called To Quell Radical Miners
Richmond, Ma., Nov. 24. —Following reports that a band of mine workers had armed themselves with machine guns, Governor Davis and five
companies of state militia today were They are reported to have mounts on enroute to Lee County. machine guns in the mountains and mine holes among them, the mine mines to stay out. Lee miners is alleged to have refused to County is extreme worms allow other miners to return to work. the portion of the state
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