THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVII
MUST BE 100 PERCENT HUMAN, SAYS WILSON
Civilization it at High Point and Moral Reaction Must Come
Speaks Again This Week
Emphasizes Present Dangerous Hour by Leaving Platform. Walking Among Audience
"The last fifty years has seen an age of mechanical development unsurpassed in all bitterest" said J. Stitt Wilson
at the all-University convoction this morning. "Is it not possible that beginning with the European war and continuing now we have entered a stage in which moral, spiritual and political development of the race will pass all former standards of development.
"The times you require you not as athletes—that is well—not as students—that also is weil—not as specialists in your particular branch—although that is imperative, but to become leaders of the race."
After thinking the University authorities for calling the morning convention, and requesting a large attendance at his meetings Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, Mr. Wilson emphasized the fact that, though his team had taken three parts, they were so clear that it was necessary to give them.
STUDENTS IN GREAT HISTORY
"You students will have the opportunity of ingrising in the greatest hour in the history of the human race—the most tremendous hour of the world," the rod in all history can compare with the present and the near future in importance—the time of Christ.
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STUDENTS IN GREAT HISTORY
"I want to read to you the first sentience of the first chapter of The Science of Power, a recently published book by a distinguished scientist.
"At some future time the nature of the drama which is now unfolding before us will be considered with wonder. We are marshaling unknown powers which will make history for a thousand years to come."
"Although this was written by a scientist—a person whom we might expect to be an agnostic—it seems nint of some Master of the Drama—some reality, some spiritual significance, some success of this drama of development."
NECESSITY OF MORAL PURPOSE
"The forces of civilization, intellectual and moral, or human genius have come to a time of ripening. There is a necessity of moral response, moral reaction and spiritual reaction. The better you do doing your duty, are you measuring up to your great responsibility?"
"We have recently emerged from a great war, but that has brought out but one fact, that our men and women are 100 percent American, the demand now is even greater, we must be 100 percent human. This is so much more sacred, we are living in a most creative, formal and significant hour. It calls for the most spiritual and social qualifications of mankind.
"The second thing, continued Mr. Wilson that I wish to impress, is nothing new. It is a great hour in the history of the world, that now confinement mankind. To answer this question we must go back to the dark ages. Two advances have been made. The struggle for religious liberty, and the struggle for social justice against political struggle has been going on since the middle of the eighteenth century and is still going on to some extent today.
MR. WILSON LEAVES PLATFORM
"We now come to the great task of the human race." Mr. Wilson then left the platform and came down to a level with the audience, and continued. "We are now living in a great and dangerous world in particular; it is particularly dangerous to the United States and to our western civilization. There is a great call to the college men to perform the divine and sacred service to the human race.
The supreme objective at the present time is a readjustment of the means and processes by which men can work so secrecy pick up a paper without regard to others. various strikes that are on today. The only way to get at them is to get at the moral sluggishness of man. Mr. Wilson closed with "How are we human beings under modern conditions going to use the equipment of civilization to accomplish the content of the human race and be able to convey our convictions to the human race."
Read The Daily Kansan
Filipino Orchestra
Organizes at K. U.
"The Filipino Orchestra has some exceedingly good players; indeed some of them are experts," said Prof. George J. Hood, who helped them to organize. "Agaeoloi, who play the violin and piano, deal of experience and is leader of the orchestra. Other members are Jamias and Candunia who play the mandolin, Nolasco and Quevedo who play the flute, and Domingo and Ver who play the guitar. They are now playing the guitar to join them for the year.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 21, 1919.
Several of their instruments are and made. This orchestra expects o play for dances and other meetings.
MORGAN TO ADDRESS JOURNALISM STUDENTS
Annual Banquet Will be Given October 28 in Congregational Parish House
W. Y. Morgan, editor and owner of the Hutchinson News will come to the University October 28, as guest of honor and speaker at the annual banquet of the Associated Journalism Students.
The hangup, which will be in the Congregational Parish House, is for all students in the department of journalism and members of the department faculty. It will be the open 'ear' of the year for the organizer
"Mr. Morgan's coming should be of great interest to all K. U. Journalists," said Luther H. Hangen, president of the association, this morning. "He will be a guest here where he served with the 35th Division as Y. M. C. A. Secretary. His observation on foreign journalism together with his experiences as a successful Kannas newspaperman, will make him a valuable speaker. We expect a large majority of the student department to attend the dinner."
Election of officers for the year will follow the banquet. The Associated Journalists as an organization brings speakers on newspaper subjects to K. U. at different times during the school year. The Journalism Jazz also is put under the association's management.
The women of the faculty were entertained with an informal tea by the Social Service Committee of the W. Y. C. A. Friday afternoon at 4:30 A.M. There was a special dance and the entertainment. The guests were met at the door by Lilian Ocattell, acting as Miss Millie Mann, and the registration fee was one large smile. Next they were required to report to school for lunch, sign up names, past history and ages.
Registration a Feature Of Y.W. Entertainmer
The purpose of the afternoon was to encourage the Faculty Women to give small informal teas to particular students and to be available at once. The Y. W. C. A. Women hope to make the plan a success and will enlarge upon it later. It is the opinion of Lillian Cottrell that this is one of the important plans for this year.
Announcements
AHOKO will meet Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, at 4:39 in Room 196, Green Hall. All members should be present.
Christian Science Students Society will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 cclock at Myers Hall.
The College Faculty will have a meeting Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock in Room 104, Snow Hall.
Psychology Club will meet in Room 4 of the cast wing of the Admini- nistration Building. Wednesday at 4:30 clock.
Dramatic Club Tryouts Wednesday First tryouts of the year for the Dramatic Club will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in the Little Theater in Green Hall. Visitors are welcome to the tryouts which take the form of short plays presented by the candidates.
Linn County students are requested to meet Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at 1320 Ohio.
The Administrative Committee holds its regular monthly meeting in Fraser Hall Monday evening.
Send the University Daily Kansan home.
DIGNITY WILL MARK CAMPAIGN FOR FUND
All Students and Faculty to Be Asked to Contribute to Roosevelt Memorial
Canvass Starts Wednesday
Student Councils and Sachems to Have Charge of Collecting Offerings
The Roosevelt Memorial Drive on the campus will start Wednesday morning with a personal subscription campaign. There will not be the usher, but a reception with big drive for money, for the committee tree fees that such a thing would not be in keeping with the solemnity of the occasion. It will be put on in the way that the committee thinks Mr. Roosevelt would have it put on were he living.
A personal appeal to every student professor and everyone in any way connected with the University will be made for a contribution of some kind, no matter how small. Twenty-five percent of the greatest amount from the greatest number will be the slogan. Every member of the men's student council, the W. S. G. A. and the Sachem society will have subscription cards. All persons filling out cards will receive a certificate of membership in the university.
The drive will be conducted in an absolutely non-partisan manner and the politics of this American will not be played up. The unselfishness and the citizenship of the man will be the basis of the donations.
The councils and the Sachem society will be organized into teams and a systematic solicitation will be made of every person on the Hill.
SOUR OWL WANTS COPY
First Call Issued for Origina Material by K. U.'s Comic Magazine
Magazine
The first call for material for the Thanksgiving issue of the Sour Owl, K. U. s., humorous magazine, was issued today by Herb Litchi, editor of first number. The Thanksgiving gift will be sold at the Missouri game.
"The Sour Owl desires all sorts of original material," said Litle. "Brie humorous sketches, jokes, verse and clever drawings are all acceptable Manuscript up to fifteen hundred words will be considered though short acknowledgement will be used. Knowledgement will be made of all work printed in the Owl.
Bacteriologists Help Stamp out Diphtheria
"This edition of the Soul Owl wintain the usual local scandal, but it will be used sparingly, so only the 'richest' kind of stories will get in. The college masters will get enough general material so the Soul Owl will rank with the Cornell Widow, the Harvard Lampoon and other big college magazines."
The board of managers of the Sour Owl is anxious to have material turned in at once as the magazine must go to press within three weeks. Manurolittle has submitted to Herb Little or Fordnand Gottliek at the Daily Kansan office.
Indiana Strikers Sonid
Cleveland Cavaliers here
here claimed a practically unbroken
front today. Efforts of the steel
mills to reopen today and cause a
break in the ranks of the strikers
from the various plants indicated.
The threats of the 2,000 El Dorado school children and of 400 adults in El Dorado are being swabbed and germ cultures made each specimen in a comprehensive effort the state board of health is making to stamp out an outbreak of diphtheria in El Dorado. Two instructors, including the Dr. Neil Fischer, D.O., and two advanced students, have been sent from the University to help in the work. Microscopic examinations will be made of each of the 2,000 germ cultures grown to determine if there is some person or persons who are diphtheria germ carriers and who therefore are responsible for the cases of diphthera that have appeared in El Dorado. If no human diphtheria carriers are found, close scrutiny of food sources will be made.
Cleveland Strikers Solid
Eloquence Of Laws Stupefies Outsider
The methods employed in the course of instruction in the School of Law are absolutely uncomprehensible to the unmitten. They seem to be a sort of milk of odds ends, and expressions which bear no relation to one another.
The following which were taken at random are fair examples:
"Play Ball."
"And a cow struck by a train hit man on the bounce."
"Something doing all the time."
"Be patient sister for they shall
e provided."
"Speed more speed."
"Don't play Hamlet with Hamlet left out."
Washington, Oct. 21—Members of the Senate foreign relations committee today were drafting reservations to the peace treaty as it will appear in the resolution of ratification.
Draft Treaty Provisos With Action Imminen
"Let there be emblazoned before us on the wall, 'There’s a reason.'"
"You’re out."
With the formal reading of the treaty completed, action on the pact is expected to move more quickly. The Johnson and Moses amendments and the remaining proposed textual provisions were before the Senate today.
Truck of Alpha Chis Skids on Slippery Road
No action is expected before tomorrow or Thursday on the Johnson amendment.
Democratic members of the Senate foreign relations committee went in to conference this afternoon to con-
ference with them far they may yield on reservations.
Republicans are said to be practically agreed on the text of reservations including one covering the originally defeated Shantung amendment. This reservation would declare that the United States reserves the right to impose a new aspect to disputes arising between China and Japan over Shantung.
Presbyterian Sorority Holds Pledging Service
PhiLambda Sigma, an organization for Presbyterian women, held pledge sites at the residence of Rev. E. A. Block Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The following are Robertson, Katherine Robertson, Irene Nennaker, Clyda Henderson, Mary Hart, Irene Trayan, Blanche Robertson, Helen Strain, Catherine Campbell, Grace Brown, Gladys Gera, Vina Roberts, Reba Dunamphy, Louise Ranson, Leona Fleta, Dorothy Ranson.
"Several big sisters still remain who want little sisters," said Wanda Ross, chairman of the big sisters group. "They are men women women who want big sisters, they should report to Myers Hall once and they will be assigned. If the big sister of any freshman has given them the should report to the office at once.
Miss Scott sang a solo and Miss Irene Boyer gave two readings.
Pilh Lambda Sigma will meet every two weeks to be defined, needed upon, but the members are considering doing some form of charity for the poor.
Put across your Hill party by advertising in the Daily Kansan.
Many Big Sisters Left Who Ask Little Sister
Because of congestion in the eating houses in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska will establish a second campus in Nebraska will be in the basement of the Temple.
A truck, loaded with members of Alpha Chi Omega, skipped into a ditch 12 miles south of town Monday night. The truck had been hired to take members of the security to Baldwin, where they were to be entertained by the gang. The driver was unable to get the car out of the ditch and the party returned on foot to Massachusetts Street, when a passing motorist rescued the group.
"A number of parties and entertainments will be given by the big sister committee, and every freshman has a big sister. Miss Ross added."
Students Challenge to Get Into Game to Solve World Problems
Y. M. CONFERENCE WELL ATTENDED
Many Speakers Attend
Entire Delegation Were Guests
Nure Delegation Were Gus
At a Dinner Given by the
Chamber of Commerce
Four hundred students attended the Conference of Kansas College Students held Saturday, Sunday and Monday foreday on Emporia. The purpose of the conference was to challenge the students to get into the solving the present industrial and international problem o the world.
Chamber of Commerce
Among the speakers who spoke at the conference, which was held in the auditorium of the College of Emporia were J. Stitt Wilson, of the Pacific Coast, who delivered a series of lectures on "World Christian Democracy"; "Dalli Eggott of Chicago, lectured on "Campus Problems"; William Sweet of Denver, chairman of the conference; E. O. Pense of Turkey, who spoke on "World Problema"; Pres. Kurz of the Methodism College, who addressed the "Fundamental Religion"; and Harrison Ellott of New York, in charge of the group of normal training of leaders for discussion.
Saturday night the entire delegation were the guests at a dinner given to the Emporia Normal Cafeteria by the Emporia Chamber of Commerce.
Sunday morning the leaders of the conference, mentioned above, conducted the services in the different churches of Emporia. The delegation as a body voted to formulate a series of recommendations for the presentation and promotion of the individual campus problems. The Commission of Finding will publish these recommendations at an early date.
WORKS TO STOP STRIKE
Washington, Oct. 21.—A plea for compromise to avert the coal strike threatened for November 1 was made by Secretary of Labor Wilson to operators and miners who met here today.
Wilson urged the nearly one hundred delegates present to show a conciliatory spirit, declaring a coal strike would badly hamper the nation's industries. Before going to the meeting minor delegates declared themselves the demand for a wake day, the 6-hour day and the 5-day week.
Operators who hold meetings here yesterday said they could not predict the outcome of the conference because there was no agreement—a cooperating of formal negotiations.
Winner of Late Derby Instructed by Brown-
Lieut. B. W. Maynard, winner of the recent cross country derby, was at one time a flying pupil of Ben Brown, instructor in physics at K. U.
"Marynard was an adept pupil," said Brown this morning. "I first remember him at Issaquon where he was my first pupil. I believe he learns easily, but there are hops which is about two-thirds as long as it takes the average."
Brown said that he believed Maynard held the world's record for looping the loop, over 300 times in succession. Maynard was a test pilot at school, but he left the advanced training school at Iasdonum, until January, 1919.
Uncle Jimmy Improving— Absolute Rest Needed
Dean W. J. Green is steadily improving, according to Dr. E. P. Sisson his physician. Uncle Jimmy has been suffering from a complication of kidney and heart trouble, and his condition has been graver than was genetically known, but absolute rest and quiet is that is needed for a rapid recovery.
Doctor Sisson, wishes to request that friends refrain from calling up the house for information as to his condition. Although this is appreciated by many doctors, it can all such noises as rriging of the phone or doorbell are extremely irritating.
Kappa Sigma fraternity will entertain the pledges of Kappa Alpha Theta at dinner tonight.
K. U. Student Witnesses Death of Wilson's Son
The presence of J. Stitt Wilson at the university has brought to light the fact that Lawrence H. Hay, c21 was in training at Mather Field, Sacramento, California, at the time that Mr. Wilson's son was killed in an airplane accident. Mr. Wilson's son was killed in another Mather Field and Mr. Hay was a second lieutenant in the aviation. The accident that cost Mr. Wilson his son occurred on August 10, 1918, and was the result of the collision between two machines at an altitude of 5,640 feet flying in a nine machine formation and the exact cause of the accident was never learned.
President has Recovered Enough To be Told of Public Affairs
WILSON DRAFTS NOTE TO INDUSTRIAL MEET
(United Press)
The nature of the letter was not stated in advance but it was expected to be an appeal to the conference to instruct him to intervene in the imprisoner's serious industrial situation.
Washington, Oct. 21.-President Wilson today drafted a letter to the industrial conference.
The letter which is of two pages and a half, typewritten, was dictated by the president from his bed. He signed it with a lead pencil.
It is said the letter is considered confidential. Chairman Lane of the conference may use it if he considers it wise.
Wilson has been told of other matters such as the threatened miners' strike and the deadlock in the industry. He said he had laid before him by Secretary Tumulty, Hitchock in his letter made an optimistic report according to word given out at the White House. This is said greatly greeted the President.
President Wilson did not sleep so well last night but his condition was improved this morning, according to a bulletin issued by his physician at 11:30 clock today. The president has been informed that he will senate through a letter from Senator Hitchcock it was learned at the White House.
The cabinet was to meet again today with Secretary Lansing presiding
American Returns Order Given by King Alber
(United Press)
Aboard King Albert's Train, Stam,
Oct. 21, Oct. 21 - J. M. Nye, chief special
agent for the state department in
charge of King Albert's tour of the
United States today returned the me-
dicine to King Albert which the king
conferred on him.
Nye was unable to keep the decoration on account of his position. However, when he reigns from the staircase, the decoration will be returned to him.
The Chemical Club met Monday afternoon in 305 Chemistry Building Dr. Elsey gave a demonstration of glass blowing as used in the laboratory. He showed the various kinds of glass used and the different methods of blowing it, then pairing apparatus. The next regular meeting will be November 3.
Chemistry Club Meets
Plain Tales From The Hi
The politicians are still getting bumped. Adelaide Dick fell down on the Fairmash square poster on one of the sidewalks yesterday.
A Ford belonging to a Phi Delt has a wheel stent (while standing in front of the chapter house some days ago, when the car is still on cratches at the curb.
Student, promptly: "The Cutex."
Instructor in Living Plant: "What is the epidermis?"
"The days are slowly lengthening," says Professor Alter. "Two thousand years ago, they were one-tenthousand-and-a quarter a second shorter than they are now."
" When the frost is on the pumpkin.
Then its time for those with eyes.
To make clandestine journeys
of pumkin pie." - Elme Lecareb.
Looka as though we were having daylight saving forced upon us in spite of ourselves!
GREEKS LOOK WARILY AT McKEEVER'S $500
Fraternities Fear That Child Welfare Worker has Something up His Sleeve
"Trying to Be Helpful"
Mr. McKeever Protests That His Sole Purpose is to Encourage Improvement
The offer of W. A. McKeever to give $200 to the fraternity making the best showing in general worthiness and usefulness in a year was received circumspectly by a larger part of the Hellenic brotherhood at their regular meetings Monday night. One fraternity, perhaps the most conservative on the Hill, appointed another to a proposal another laid it on the brothers held it open for further discussion. The offer of M. McKeaver who is head of the state division of child welfare, was made Monday.
"We would like to enter the contest," said one man, a senior, "but the chapter took no action on it last year; not all the men had read Mr. McKeever's role of the contest in The Daily Kanran We are considering his offer. We believe it would be an advantage to our organization for us to enter such a contest. Some of the the 'holler than thou' would be surprised to see you smoke, not that I or very many of us, except Mr. McKeever and a few others, object to smoking. We believe, too, our books and records of our management would be a revelation in efficiency to some quite old men. We believe that youth is almost entirely a period of irresponsibility.
EAGER TO GO IN
"I believe most of our fellows want to get into such a contest, but first Mr. McKeever will have to convince us that this contest is solely for the worthy purpose of bettering the University and not a camouflaged attempt to knock us and to gather material for the uplifting business. Personally, I'd like to go into such a contest, no matter what its purported purpose is. I believe that it would be a happy vindication and that the only persons who would be disappointed would be the enemies of the frats."
"We didn't discuss Mr. McKeewear's offer," said a man from Tennessee Street, "at ' Monday night's meeting; but I'm for it. We'll go into the contest, although I believe the purpose of it is to try to gather a lot of uplift ammunition and then spill it."
"We laid it on the table," said another man. "I believe we are for a contest. It ought to be a good thing, if there is not something else behind it. The fraat that can't come out in the open ought to quit. Mr. McKeever's idea sounds good. We still want it." Still another man, a member of the same fraternity, was not so anruine.
"The idea of the contest," he said "is all right in itself. I'm for it, as such. But the question is has Mr. Han Koehler a degree in computer science, Mr. McKeever, as is well known, is a professional reformer and a very energetic one. Now if his proposal is to help the University and the College, then it's useful, I'm for it. But if its purpose is to gather material for the unilfishing business, I certainly am against
MR. MCHEEVER REPLIES
In answer to the charge of certain fraternity men that Mr. McKeever was making the offer in order to obtain data to be used against fraternity members, he tended to gather any such data. He insisted he would have no part in deciding the content himself, and said he wanted no inside facts on fraternities and would not ask for a number of information concerning the fraternities.
"My only object in offering the price," said Mr. McKeevan "is to help them by making them an incentive for improvement. Entering such a contest, I believe, will cause them to have meetings to see if they are measuring up to the standard."
"I don't believe any fraternity can enter the contest without bettering itself as a chapter, and that is the case." He turned to view when the contest was announced.
CHANGES HIS VIEWS
"For years I have been preaching the doctrine of more democracy and
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