UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 144
Memorial Committee Asks For Student Vote Before Making Decision
will Publish Reports of Subcommittees on Different Forms of Memorial
Alumni Express Opinions
Professor Williams Reports on Cost of Constructing Stadium
"The Senate Memorial Committee is in favor of obtaining a student vote on the permanent memorial for K. U.'s fallen heroes," said Prof. George C. Shaad, vice-chairman of the committee, today. John Monteith, president of the Men's Student Council, urged this at a joint meeting Wednesday night of the memorial committee and the two student councils.
The vote will be taken after the reports of various sub-subcommittees have been made public and students are fully informed as to the points to be considered in the early next fall. Professor Shaad did not know.
A summary of replies received by the committee from letters recently sent out to alumnae and prominent men of the state was given by Prof. F. Ellis Johnson. Out of about sixty-five answers to the questionnaire, forty-nine made definite suggestions, forty favoring a new unbuilt an ornate stadium two auditorium, and one a tower and chimes.
Prof. C, C. Williams, head of the civil engineering department, made a report on the probable cost of constructing an appropriate athletic stadium. It would cost about $300,000 to erect a bure structure to seat 20,000, according to his figures, while if the stadium were not built suitable for a nominal the cost would be about $650,000, at the present cost of materials.
One hundred slides showing war memorials in Europe and the United States, ancient and modern, were displayed on campus. Prof. J. School of Fine Arts. Prof. J. G. Brandt spoke on the student union building at Michigan, its cost and service. Prof. J. J. Wheeler told of his experiences at the University of Indiana.
First University Party at F.A. Us Popular Ball
The Men's Student Council and the W. S. G. A. will meet with the committee on Wednesday night, when he meets with the discussion of a memorial will be made.
Only 150 Tickets are on Sale Managers Promise Five-Piece Orchestra
The annual Popularity Ball will be given Thursday night May 29 at F.A. U. Hall. This is the night before vacation the date rule is off and there is no other place to go says "Swede." Hershey, manager of the party.
The winners of the Popularity contest will be announced at the party.
The Popularity Ball is the first University party to be held downtown this year. Only 150 tickets will be sold as the floor will accommodate only about 300 people. Joe Sanders and his five piece orchestra of Kansas City will furnish the music. The dancing will continue until 1 o'clock.
Tickets are on sale by the following students: Earl Landor, Ralph Brigham, Leonard Willcans, Kenneth Bell, Ray Hempill, Jack Sterling; Forest Stout, Gene Graham, George Reeves; Mark Adams, Edgar L. Hollis, Luther Hangen and Hugh Keckley.
Godding Club Loses
to Stoics — Score 15-1
The Stoic club defeated the Golding club in the Hashouse League with a score of 15 to 1. Keeler, pitching for the Stoics allowed but one balk, as the othermates were slamming Landon and Swartzkauff all over the field. Errors by the Godding club caused a number of scores, "Red" Gregory, for the Stoics slammed out a home run in which it was the one honer of the rame.
The score: R. H. E.
Stoica 032 306 1 - 15 13
Goddings 000 001 0 - 1 5
Batteries: Keeler, Jenkins,
Maltken, for Stoica I, L. Landon for
Swartkock and L. Landon for
Goddings.
At Ohio State college the entire graduating class must take the final examinations regardless of individual grades.
Five Pounds of Candy is Offer of Sphinx
Shofstall is Bringing Real Jazz Artists from Kan- City.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 22, 1910.
"A five pound box of chocolates will be awarded at Freshman Frolic by the Sphinx to the best dancers on stage," said the Sphinx president today.
Members of Sphinx will act as judges during one or two dances during the evening, and the prize will be announced immediately after the music stops.
Robinson Gym will be decorated in the colors of the freshman class, green and gold foliage, and a painting of green hills at the upper work will compose the overhead decorations. The decorators have sent to Kansas City for the remainder of the summer.
"Chuck" Shofstall went to Kansas City today to arrange for music, and will bring back five real jazz artists. (Printer's Note: This party isGoing to be held in the same so. They have used the same line of "wind" in advertising that others used. They're going to give a box of chocolate to the best lady and gent dancers, ones who can hop the gym, cracks the best and preambleulate in dance. The best girls of all ability. Faith and Be Gorn, it will be some party. Come one, come all. A party advertised a la circus. Hooray! "Chuck" went to K. C. to bring the musicians back. They ought to be soacilec enough to play if they have to be brought back. We're tired of being in the shop. Bring on the scoop.
Beyond The Hill
Written for students who are not busy or the
least to read a paper from a source outside the campus
The federal employment service buil-
reens reports that fewer men are without work than were reported last year. Thirty-nine cities have a labor surplus.
Trotzky, Russian Bolshevik minister of war, plans to get possession of Rumania as shown in an intercepted message which he sent to Bela Kun, Hungarian Communist leader. "Keep on presence in Rumania," he told the collapsed nation until we are in possession of Rumania," is the purported message.
First units of the 89th division will arrive in New York Thursday. The big liner Leviathan and Importer are racing to port. The 'All-Kan' assignment, the 325th Infantry, is coming over complete on the Leviathan.
The NC-4 is ready to continue its flight to Lisbon, the engine trouble which caused its delay at Ponta Delgada having been remedied.
"What to do with the Sultan of Turkey" has become one of the most acute problems of the Peace Conference. The emperor, from Constantinople is made, as this would alter his, standing in the Mohammedan church. It is suggested that he be left there as head of the Ottoman army, with purely spiritual were obtained.
2-Sentence Happ'nings
Five airplanes passed over the hill this morning headed in the direction of Kansas City. They were traveling at a fast clip, being aided by a strong northwest wind. Some airplanes were due to pass through Lawrence May 20 and these are thought to be the ones.
The strike in Winnepeg, which has practically paralyzed business since Thursday, was relieved Wednesday for public convenience wert obtained.
The British Department of Information is sending partifolios of sixty drawings to the University. These drawings are the work of the famous British painter Bone. They will be placed on exhibit here soon.
A big old fashioned Box Supper County Fair, Cake Walk, and Shadow Auction combined will be given at the Christian Church Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Christian Endeavor Union of Lawrence, and Abbie Louise Fuller, chairman of the social committee have planned the event. Attendance will have a good time. The money made by the supper will pay the expenses of the State Convention to be here June 10, 11 and 12.
The management of the May Fete desire to have twenty-five men to give two hours of their time after 3:00 o'clock Friday afternoon, and the same number after 9:00 o'clock Saturday morning, to aid in putting up the screen for the outdoor entertainment held Saturday afternoon.
Phi Kappa will give a house dance Friday night.
Men's Student Council Starts Fight Against Graft In Fraternities
Warn Honorary Societies to Keep Initiation Fee at Minimum or be Disenfranchised
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The Men's Student Council started its first fight against graft when it passed a ruling Wednesday that none of the four honorary clas societies shall charge more than $5.00 application fee including the pin. This includes the Owls, Sphinx, Sachems, and Black Helmets.
It has been allied that the Black Helmets are expecting to hold initiation and charge $6.00 and make a separate charge for the pin, bringing their initiation up to $6.00, John Ames at $4.00, Joan Ames at this morning. Other societies are planning to do the same, Council members say. The form of discipline has not been determined according to Montichet, but all men taking part in such an initiation will probably be disenfranchised. They have voted to vote in University elections, to hold offices or to be appointed to committees.
"We are trying to develop more spirit in the University for next year and we believe that these class organizations will be more popular if they remain social or nonwary on campus, even though they are undergoing and graft proposition. Any one taking part in an election or initiation violating this ruling will be deined with severely. This is a serious matter as no one who has been disenfranchised can ever be a committee or member of the names of all men disciplined will be published by the Council. Just because the Black Helmets were over charged when they were initiated is no reason for their applying the same graft in electing new members of the class. If they don't discipline some time and this year's Council will start in its reforms now," said Montclair.
K. U. Coaching Staff Complete Next Year
Track and Basketball Math No Obtained Yet, but Prospects are Good
The K. U. coaching staff will be complete next year, according to Hamilton. The track and basketball coach has not been obtained, but all of the officials here have decided upon their man and are after him now. "Ham" will not give out the name of the prospective mentor.
The new man will work the basketball team and help with football. The basketball men will work under Hamilton part of the time and Clark is expected to help with the work. "We will co-operate for the good of the team," he said. "We'll work with the men in their seasons. However, one man will be the head on each of the sports and the others work under him." said Hamilton.
Muirhead Bone has been commissioned by the English government to depict the Great War pictorially and the British Commission of Pictorial Information has distributed portfolios of sixty of his best productions from the University of Kansas States. The portfolio for the University of Kansas has been received and the pictures will be shown to the public the first of next week.
An exhibition of war drawings by the English artist, Muirhead Bone will be held in the Art Department on the third floor of Administration Building beginning May 26 and continuing until commencement week in June when two new displays are scheduled.
English War Drawings on Exhibition Here
The new man is a westerner, but is in the east with the army at present, according to Hamilton. That is all the information the K. U. manager will work as manager of Hamilton, will work as manager of the athletic end only next year.
"Uncle Jimmy" Green is Better
The laws could not find any excuse for a holiday today but most of them were given one anyway. "Uncle Jimmy" Green is unable to meet his classmates on Monday and all the instructors of the School of Law except Professor Humble are out of town delivering lectures for High School commencements. "Uncle Jimmy" Green cannot come to school today and expects to meet his classes by the first of the week.
The Ohio State Lunar is boosting the annual tug-of-war between the Freshman and Sophomore classes as a means of increasing pep.
C. C. Williams At Head Of K. U.Department Of Civil Engineering
Kansas Man Supervised Building of $60,000,000 Government Explosives Plant
C. C. Williams, since 1914 professor of railway engineering at the University, has been promoted to professor of civil engineering and head of the department of civil engineering; according to an announcement just made. The announcement was approved by the Board of Administration at its April meeting.
As supervising engineer, Professor Williams was for several months engaged by the War Department in constructing the $80,000,000 government explosive plam at Nitro, W. Va. He was retained last year as consulting engineer on railway litigation by the state of Nebraska, Michigan and Kansas.
Professor Williams received his degree of B. S. at the University of Illinois in 1907 and C. E. from University of Colorado in 1909. Previous to coming to the University of Kansas he was assistant professor of civic history at the university, which he recently had two offers of professorships at different state universities.
Design of Railway Location, a text used by a number of universities and colleges and by practicing railroad engineers, was written by Professor Williams. The Engineering News-Record, Engineering Contracting, Railway Age, and proceedings of engineering societies have published many of his researches, chief among which are: pressures in grain bins, flow of water in open channels, disposal of sewage by broad irrigation, and sewerage provided by railroad on stream life, stresses in railroad track under traffic, and influence of various factors on the strength of concrete.
Professor Williams is a member of many honorary and professional societies and organizations including: American Society of Civil Engineers, American Railway Engineering Association, American Society of Railway Operation), American Association for Advancement of Science, Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, (chairman of Committee on Economics), Kansas Engineering Society, (chairman of Committee on Economics), Kansas Academy of Science, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau, and Philomathae Literary Society.
The University Catalog for 1919-20 will be completed and in the Registrar's office for distribution in a week or ten days, according to a statement made by Geo. O. Foster this morning.
May Fete Needs Men to Help With Decorations
University Catalogue to be Distributed Soon
Prof. W. M. Hekking has asked for twenty-five men to meet in front of Fowler Shops at 1:30 o'clock Friday to assist him in gathering green brush for the screen in the May Fete. He asks all, who can, to bring hatchets and small saws. Cars will be very much appreciated. Professor Hekling also wants another group of twenty-five to meet him for the same purpose. Prof. W. M. Hekking's o'clock at Power Shops. "The women have been working from three to four hours each day for the May Fete," said Mr. Hekking, and this is an opportunity for the men to do their share for the interest of K. U."
The last pages of proof for the catalog are being corrected today and all of the copy excepting that of the index has been not up ready for distribution. Printer, Registrar is very anxious that it shall be ready for distribution before the University closes. The edition this year will comprise ten thousand copies. Twenty-five hundred copies will be kept here for current use and the remainder will be distributed to the state to high school graduates.
Bishon Ouavle to Sneak
Bishop William A. Qauyle will be the guest of honor and speaker of the evening at the Methodist student's banquet at the First Methodist Church Wednesday, May 28. "Plans for next year," which provide for a big opening mixer in the fall and a sociable meeting each month with open house in the social rooms on Friday evenings, will be discussed." said Olin Pearing, in charge of the banquet. It is also planned that the church will have a new church will know, before school opens in September, the Methodist students who will return and the new students who expect to enter school."
Electra Setting Shows
Outdoor Greek Scene
Stage Properties are Imported from Kansas City for Dramatic Club Production
Scenery for Electra, which is expected to arrive from Kansas City today, will represent an outdoor setting with a Greek palace in the back-ground and a wooded area at MacMurray. There will be shrubs in the scenery to give it a realistic effect. A special stage will cover the whole width of the Gymnasium at the east end of the building, and there will be no interference with seeing and hearing the players.
Florence Butler, the leading woman an in so many of the Dramatic Club plays, will play the lead, Electra, in this production. Craig Kennedy, last year's matinee idle, will play opposite as Orchestra. Several special musical pieces for Symphony Orchestra have been obtained to play for the choruses.
"This is a very costly production, but no expense is being spared to make this the best play of the school year," Coach Mac Murray said this morning.
Plain Tales From the Hill
Busy day at a Lawrence hashery;
harn sandwich and a bottle of milk.
Constantine (the garron)—Fish balls on one and a can of tomatoes!
Combustible. (see garrow)—flat balls on one and a can of tomatoes! Louis (second relay man)—Grape fruit and fried potatoes!
Phillippe (he's the chef)—Humbur-
m on que and jennie, nie come,呐!
Demosthenies (cheek pearl diver)>
Make it a stack of wheats and prunes.
ger on one and lemon pie coming up!
And when you go out you pay the Juge-Shav at the desk for someone's order; maybe it's your own, but you don't argue about it. You feel lucky to get out at all.
A letter was received at the School of Engineering Tuesday addressed to "M. M. B. M."
BATTERY AGAIN
Eagle's Hall proved not quite big enough for two parties Wednesday night. On one side of the building the regular Wednesday night unaugmented golf tournament ball the engineer mixer carried on. No precautions were taken by the program committee, and as a result the W.S.G.A. delegation got the names of the players, civilists as well as of some electricals which were merely "innocent by standers."
Sweet Young Thing (holding up a piece of her May Fete costume)—“What, I rise to inquire, is this scar?”
Domestic Sister---"It's a back, you chump. Didn't you ever see a chair?"
Sweet Young Thing—"How should
it know it's my back?" I never saw
mum.
Now is the time of year when you wish you were back in the service again with nothing to do but dodge work, eat, sleep, dream of getting out or going to Hong Kong or down the coast. We'll all have to admit it was great life when there wasn't anything else to do, but —.
Freshmen colors are announced as green and white. Quite appropriate, but the black and blue of bygone times was more fitting.
SMALL TOWN STUFF
"Odhew, what shall I do?" sighed the Sociology Stude. "I can't find anything in the census reports about my home town, Kawburg."
"Kawburg?" remarked the Sarcastic Stude. "Ah yes, I remember I went through there once, but the guy in the seat next the window had his hat on and I didn't get to see the town."
The Owl meeting at the Sigma Nus house Wednesday night didn't accomplish much. The members were too busy listening to a phone date between Roy Bennett, A. T. O., and Florence Calgren, A. D. P. They had only one regret—that the Sour Owl was already out.
He was showing the visiting girl about the city in his car. Having pointed out the Hill and other points of street, they approached the Kaw Bridge.
"Oh, I know what this is!" she gushed. "It's Potter's Lake."
FAMOUS LAST LINES
Not this week—it's going to be raided.
Treasurers of classes and all Campus organizations at the University of Michigan must submit their accounts together with their balance sheets, to the registrar of the University for auditing become June 15. The accounts will be in compliance by the action of the Board of Regents some years ago.
Read the Daily Kansan.
Election To Decide Fate of Honor System To Be Tuesday, May 27
Seventy-five Per Cent Affirmative Vote Needed to Adopt Measure
Opinion Favors the Plan
Student Objections Directed Against Provision to Report Cheating
Student opinion on the honor system this morning seems to be that the system, as a system, is desirable, but fear is expressed it will not work out in practice. Objection to the second point of the resolution submitted by students at the student committee, that students report to the cheaters, is the main obstacle to the adoption of the Honor System. Some students say that they will not report on their classmates. Some take another point of view, and, although they object to the second point, they think that if students are seen cheating and not reported, the course continues to cheat, then it is time to report him to the honor court.
"The honor system will work in spirit," Glenn Banker says. "I think that one should interpret the second point in this manner: Go to the student and tell him about his cheating and there will be no need of reporting anyone to the honor court." He adds that the school will be hard to get students to sign a pledge which includes "tattling" on one's neighbors.
"The spirit of the honor, system is indeed good and would be beneficial to the University." Herman Hangen begged that students take advantage of the opportunity of self-government that presents itself by quibbling about one point in the proposition. It would be a real satatastrope to student-government if the honor or system is defeated."
"Every one is fair at heart, and if it becomes less popular to cheat there won't be any cheating done," Floyd Hockenhill says. "I have been in many classes where the honor system was used, and I think it will work as well in the whole University as it did in three classes."
"I am absolutely opposed to the" over system in its present form," he said.
"People who cheat soon become unpopular," Mary Smith believes. "Persons who cheat pull down the morale of the student body. I don't think it will happen, but reporting to the honor court, but a matter of making cheating unpopular."
The students of the University will vote on the honor system Tuesday, May 27, from 8:30 to 4:30 o'clock. The committee is trying to arrange for the students to be placed in front of Fraser Hall so that all of the students can vote easily.
The tags "I'm for the honor system," which the members of the committee have given out, are expected to uncover until all the votes have been taken.
"This is a chance for the students of the University to show real interest in school matters," said Mary Samson, a member of the committee, and Jill Lombard, a contested elections held only 60 % of the students have voted. We are expecting 100 per cent to vote one way or the other next Tuesday. It will take a 75 per cent affirmative vote to win the system. We hope that everyone will know that they are really interested in school matters by voting Tuesday."
Dykstra May Be Back
No definite answer has been received from Prof. C. A. Dykstra as to whether he will return next year to assume his former place as professor of geography at the University said he expected to know definitely within a few days. Mr. Dykstra is now secretary of the civic club of Cleveland, Ohio and has had several years of experience that offers recently so it is doubtful whether he can be obtained here.
Announcements
An oldfashioned box supper and entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Local C. E. Union Friday evening, 7:30, at the Christian church. Girls are requested to bring boxes.
Prof. W. W. M. Hekking asks that twenty-five men meet in front of Fowler Shops Friday at 1:50 o'clock and again Saturday morning at 9 o'clock with several cars and the will to use the hammer and saw to help him get brush and bushes to make screens which are to be used in the May Fete. It will take about two hours.
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