UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 142
VOLUME XVI.
"Beau" Olcott Resigns As K.U. Football Coach To Help Sharp at Yale
"Potsy" Clark Will Head Coaching Staff Here Next Fall
Bond Will Retire to Farm
"Ham" Expects to Have Coaches for Football, Basketball, Track and Baseball
Herman, Olcott, K. U. football coach on leave, for the last eight months coach of football at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Monday wired his resignation to W. O. Hamilton. Olcott will accept a position as assistant football coach at Yale under Al Sharp.
Olcett's position will be filled by George "Potys" Clark, assistant coach at K. U. until the war broke out, when he left to attend the first officers' training camp at Fort Riley. He is now on a transport on his way to the United States from Germany where he held the rank of first lieutenant with the 89th Division in the Army of Occupation. Clark was left half on the all-victory team of the 89th football championship at Paris six weeks ago, and was given the same position on the All-A.E.F. team picked by the Stars and Strikes, official A.E.F. organ.
Clark will be head coach of football and will be assisted by Leon McCarty, who will coach the baseball squad. McCarty was baseball and freshman football coach until the spring of 1917, when he joined the 110th Engineers, which was demobilized a week ago at Camp Funston with the 35th member of the 35th Eastern college man in mind as coach of track and baseball, but his services have not as yet been secured.
Olacott Cotto came to Kansas in September 1915 and coached that year, and in the fall of 1917 until the eve of the Aegie game, when he left to accept the job of assistant foot- basketball of 75,000 blue jackets at the Lakes.
Olcott was graduated from the Yale School of Law in 1902, where he got his letter in football. He was practicing law in New York City when he was called to K.U. to become mentor of football hopes here.
Olcett stated in his telegram that his position at Yale carried a substantial increase in salary over that which he received here. He was released on leave when he received his call to the Lakes, but Manager Hamilton today stated that his reservation for football team last fall won the championship of the service teams of the army and navy in the United States.
The action of Manager Hamilton in employing coaches in football, baseball, basketball and track indicates his interest in teams with K.U. teams, and will devote all his time to his managerial duties in connection with athletics. This year Jay Bond coached the football team unaided, and Hamilton acted as the only coach well as handling the business end of K.U. athletics. Coach Bond has coached the varsity baseball team, and Hugo Wedell, University Y.M.C.A. secretary has handled coaching from at school to coaching at the end of this school year, and devote his energies to agriculture and rooting for K. U.
Youngsters Will Play In Mother Goose Fete
twenty-five youngsters from families of faculty members will make their first appearance in dramatics when they follow Old Mother Goose down the hill as she starts across the green on May Fete day.
They will probably appear about the time the May pole is being wound and will become enamoured with the May Queen, and the pretty costumes, as to finally persuade Old Mothers to attend May day on the greet with them.
Old Mother Goose, urged by her kind heart and the pleas of the children, calls up many of her favorite characters and has them dance for the children.
Among those who dance are: Jack and Jill; Little Bo Peep; Little Boy Blue; Taffy was a Welchman; Little Miss Muffet; Tom the Pioneer's Son; John the Reverend; His Wife; Humpty Dumpty; and Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
At the close of the dancing, the youngsters, tired and sleepy, go along home with the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
Sigma Chi will entertain with its annual Mother" Day Saturday.
Senior Recital Announced by School of Fine Arts
Program Arranged for Thursday Night in Fraser—Special Numbers Prepared
Dean Harold Butler of the School of Fine Arts today announced the program for the annual recital of the seniors of the department of music, to be in Fraser Chapel Thursday night at 8:15 o'clock.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 20, 1910.
"Negro Spirituals," arranged by H. T. Burleigh and sung by Alexander Gatewood, will be one of the features of the program, which follows: Ensemble - Minette (Bizet), Misses Cloud, Johnson, Nunney.
Ensemble—Minnette (BIZZC), Mississippi, Johnson, Nungesser and Bicee.
Cello- Andante from Concerto (Gol-
termann) James Lingardi Scott.
Vocational The Lindd and Tree (Schaul
Berth) The Lindd and Tree (Schaul
Berth)
Ensemble—Variations on a Theme of Beethoven (Saint-Saens), Miss Dorothy Kepler and Miss Joanna Gleed.
Violin - Mazurka de concert (Musia)
; Liossefbras (Kreisel) John
W. Meyer
Organ—Prolude, Third Organ So-
mian (Ghullman). Mrs. Sylvia Alford
Olson.
Vocal- Swing Low, Sweet Charity-
Go Down, Moses;Oh, Peter, Go Ring,
A Dem Bells (Negro Spirituals) (ar-
manian),T. Bureau);Alexander
(gatewood).
Plano-Sonata in A major (1st
movement) (Cadman), Miss Miriam
Trio—March, Militaire (Schubert).
John William Scott, violin; James Lingard Scott, cello; Mrs. Elizabeth Lingard Scott, piano.
Vocal—Hedge Roses (Schubert)
Wanderer's Night Song (Schubert)
The Trout (Schubert), Miss Elizabeth'b O'Brien.
Ensemble—Prelude de Deluge (Saint-Axsens) (Strings, Piano and Organ), Prof. Frank E. Kendrio, Conductor.
Beyond The Hill
Written for students who are too busy or too
young to read a paper from outside the campus.
Hawker, the Australian aviator who left newfoundland Monday in an airplane bound for Ireland, is reported to have fallen into the sea thirty miles from Valencia, off the west coast of County Kerry. Nothing definite is known of the aviator, and all England is anxiously waiting for reports.
Enough bills were introduced in the House when Congress assembled Monday to keep the body continuously at work throughout the year. More than 1200 measures were placed in the house hopper.
Sen. Arthur Capper took his oath of office in Washington, Monday. He succeeds William H. Thompson. In the House, Representatives White, Tincher, Hoch and Strong were sworn in as new members from Kansas.
Kansas faces the most serious when harvest labor problem in many years, according to the state farm labor director, E. E. Frizell of Larned. More than 100,000 additional workers will be required.
Announcements
The Woman's Glee Club will practice for the May Fete Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock in Fraser Hall. All Glee members are required to be present.
Miss Hazel Allen
Dress rehearsal for the May Fete
will be held Friday evening at 6-45
p.m. at The Metropolitan Opera.
The Women's Glee Club will hold its final rehearsal before the dress rehearsal for the May Fete at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday in Frasers Hall
Miss Hazel Allen.
The Snow Zoology Club will hold its banquet Friday, May 23, at 7 o'clock. The president desires that all members wishing to attend leave be fee with Miss Dhilene in the library at Snow Hall before Friday noon.
W. B. Downing, director, Helen Peffer, manager.
The Christian Science students society holds services every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Myers Hall. Students are welcome.
Lorna Marie Raub,
President, Music Dep't
A meeting of the students of the School of Fine Arts will be held in Fraser Chapel Wednesday immediately after the recital.
The date rule will be suspended tonight for the Helen Topping Recital. The rule is suspended for this event because the Hammat, President of W. S. G. A.
President, Music Dep't.
Earl M. Blackman, Chaplain of 130th Field Artillery, to Make Address
University Will Honor Country's Service Men At Convocation, May 30
Kreeck Will Co-operate
Organizations Will March from Fraser to Gym Carrying Service Flags
Earl M. Blackman, chaplain of the 130th Field Artillery, 35th Division, will make the Memorial Day address at an all-University conventation in Robinson Gymnasium Friday morning, May 30. All ex-service men are requested to wear their uniforms on the platform and seats on the platform and seats will be reserved for students. The remainder will be given to visitors. Mayor George L. Kreeck has signed the committee that the city will fully cooperate in the exercises. City officials will have no part in the program, however, as memorial exercises for the service will be on July 4.
"We are attempting to follow out the general suggestions as made by the former Men's Student Council. You will discuss the following points:
The following statement has been ent to fraternities and other organisations by Prof. George C. Shaad ice-chairman of the committee;
"1. It is planned to have organizations with service flags march from Fraser Hall to the Gymnasium, carrying their flags, a place to be provided with equipment, and holding the flags. Will your organization join in this part of the program?"
"2. It was suggested that all men who have been in uniform, S.A.T.C. or otherwise, wear their uniform at school to this part of the program"? It is hoped that you will agree to as this we believe it is a suitable part of the program, though we appreciate the fact that some aversion to appearing in uniform.
"3. We need the co-operation of the entire student body in making the exercises entirely appropriate to the occasion. It is planned to have the band, the parade, mass singing, a display of the school's spirit, dived while in the service with reference to the service flags, and the address."
Complete Canvas Planned for May Fete Ticket Sales
University and Lawrence will be Asked to Buy Admittance May 21
May Fete tickets will go on sale Wednesday, May 21. A careful organization has been made of all the tickets. All Fete tickets will have a chance to buy tickets.
"Bill" Cady, J16, and former half owner of the Fredonia Daily Herald, has sold his interest in the paper. Cady went to the Journal-World after graduating from K.U. and then to the Dodge City Globe. He has a book that covers pages for 20 months. "Bill" has not announced his plans for the future.
A complete canvas will be made of the women's rooming houses through the House President's Council. Ruth Woods and Ruth Scott will have charge of this work and all money is to be turned over to them. Wanda Ross will place men and women at definite places on the campus and in settings on campus. In between these mow and town students will be asked to buy tickets.
K. U. Spirit is Criticised by Graduate in '98 Class
A careful canvas will be made of all the grade and high school pupils. A circular letter has been sent around to all the schools to advertise the Fete. Louise Brooker has charge of this and expects to sell 600 tickets to Lawrence High School in the downtown stores Thursday afternoon, according to Elsik Grant and Katherine Sawyer, who have charge of this part of the work. There will be women selling tickets along Massachusetts and tags will be on sale at the Round Corner Drug Store from Wednesday through Friday, or assigned to Haslett Institute and expects to sell 500 tickets to the Indian Students.
"We are going to sell 3000 tags for the May Fete," said Margaret Walker, head of the ticket selling. "We expect every student in the University to be there and support a student enterprise."
Col. Harold Burdick and Col. P. F. Walker, dean o the School of Engineering, will speak at a meeting of the faculty at the Commercial Club tonight.
Helen Perry Edwards Tells of University Spirit in "Good Old Days"
"What's the Matter With Kansas?" in the Graduate Magazine of May, 1919, gives the viewpoint of Helen Perry Edwards, 96, who has been coming back at intervals during the last three years as a member of the team.
In recalling her University career she says: "Those were good days, when there was lots of hard work, and they brought the fine spirit of friendliness everywhere."
"There is a great change now at K. J., a change in atmosphere. In speaking with an old friend about it weame to the conclusion that the trouble s that Kansas spirit is going, that Kansas is the most precious spirit hat is Kansas.
"The Kansas spirit is made up of the soul of democracy, the most precious of all our American possessions. Kansas spirit is made up of courage, the courage that brought the early settlers here to fight the wilderness and the Indian and to fight the battle of freedom against slavery. That courage is still here, as shown by the record of our boys just their first ingredient is honesty, sturdy integrity, a clear vision of things as they are and should be, undimmed by false ideals of success.
"The old friendliness between faculty and students seems gone. Part of this present lack is the result of greatly increased size, and part of it is caused by a queer new attitude that has brought forth in my mind." She goes on to explain the school of that day and tells of her contemporaries.
?-Sentence Happ'nings
Prof. E, F. Stimpson is in Washington, D. C. attending a 10 days' conference of weights and measures inspectors of the United States.
The regular meeting of the college faculty will be held this afternoon in Fraser. Two new members will be elected to the Administrative Committee. The new members will be Ellen and Miss E. Gallo. The regular routine of business will be taken up
The Botany Club will meet at the home of Prof. W. C. Stevens, 1121 Louisiana Street, Wednesday at 7:30 o'clock. Prof. L. D. Davenhill will address the club on the subject, "The Cultivation of Medicinal Plants."
Argentine High School took first place with 13 points in the State Championship Typewriting Contest held in Fraser Hall Friday. Wichita took second place with nine points and Winfield third place with no points. The contest consisted of fifteen mini-conflicts, and Argentine took first in the Beginning and Professional Classes; Argentine first place in the Advanced Class.
Only two of the eight barracks on Mississippi remain intact. Number 2 is completely down; only the kitchens remain of numbers 5 and 7, while the dining area remains. So far only the window casings have been removed from numbers 3 and 8.
Wilbur H. Judy, former K.U. engineer, has been appointed Manager of Operations of the city of San Diego, Calif., according to a marked copy of the San Diego Union received here from Prof. W. A. Griffiths, who is on leave of absence from the University, where he serves as chief inspector in the operation department. He has made a study of municipal operations. He promises to reduce the expenditures of the city to a considerable extent.
The last chance to get into a summer camp in the R.O.T.C. will be this week, said Col. Harold Burdick today. "All desiring to go must apply this as the list goes to the Wax Department the first of next week," he said.
Col. Harold Burdick will speak to the senior class in the Lawrence High School on the work of the R.O. teacher and Mr. McGuffey to the class at a meeting Wednesday.
Burdick Says Morale Will Increase If Students Vote For Honor System
Tom P. Steeper, e12, head of the statistical department of the Empire Oil and Gas Company, Bartlesville, Okla., was at Marvin Hall Monday to confer with students designing employment with his company. Mr. Steeper is secretary of the Bartlesville training school conducted by the Doherty interests for electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering graduates.
The Men's Student Council and the Women's Student Government Association will meet with the Senate Memorial Committee Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock in Room 110, Fraser. Prof. W. M. Hekling will show a number of alides of different types of memorials proposed.
Plain Tales From the Hill
AGAIN THE UNIMPORTANT
What do the laws do with their canes during class?
Do they hang them in the hall with their outer raiment?
Do they use them to intimidate the profs?
Do they use them to demonstrate statements written on the board?
Do they use them to keep their books open?
Or do they "stack arms" in the corner?
One of the instructors in the gym received this phone call: "Hello, what can you tell me about May's feet?"
Tartan of the Apes spent Friday and Saturday in Lawrence. From the appearance of the dancing at the Varsity party Saturday night a great many of his sons and daughters were enlightened, enjoyed themselves immensely too.
A GOOD TIME WAS HAD
When 117 economics students visit Kansas City in a body, as happened Monday, there is bound to be some comment. The North Enders, accustomed to excitement at they are asked to go on a den deluge of visitors. At the Armour plant, many students conclude' to become vegetarians.
S-S-S-CANDAL!
Did anybody see a rally hereabouts on Thursday night of last week? There should be a reward for information leading to the conviction of any person speaking Rock Chalk in a loud or ungentlemanly way. Our etiquette is strictly against boisterous velling.
The breath of scandal again! Rilla Hammat, president of W. S. G. A. and Olin Fearing, Y.M.C.A. cabinet, had a date Wednesday night. At 11 o'clock the W.S.C.A. sisters raided the Wednesday night dance, but Rilla wasn't with 'em. Nor were any other Pi Phis there. They left at 10:45.
OLD STUFF
The second one: "That? Why that's the Phi Pi waiter."
The first one is: "Wo is it that color
corresponds to the black
corresponds to the red
corresponds to the blue
Religion is a matter of geography, according to Robert Ingersoll. He was right. P. Singh wears a turban all the time, J. Cojumac of the Philippines objects to a certain variety, and J Gray of the United States doesn't wear any at all. The question is What is the hatless boy's religion?
No. Angelina, the kansas Style Shoe doesn't advertise McCall patterns.
"How about Mac?" reminded the Sarcastic Stude. "Do you want a band of University standard next year or a medicine show orchestra to play for the big holiday football games? If you want to keep Draper, then don't, and don't merely think about it but make a noise and let people know how you feel."
It is rumored the Phi Delta are meditating the purchase of Governor Stubba's residence. John Gladstone Monteith, Joseph Disraeli Monteith, Eugene Debs Graham and the rest of the combination ought to feel right at home in the attic when they come out. But they may decide on the Hotel Baltimore as a home.
FAMOUS LAST LINES Yours very truly.
Fred Bishop, A.M.E.F. Stur.
to be at Frost Froli
Fred Bishop, one of the entertainers from the Thirty-fifth Division, who toured the American Expeditionary Forces in France, has been engaged with his wife, Pole manager, to sing at the party in the rymmisian Friday.
Bishop is a Kansas man, and when the divisional troupe of entertainers was chosen to tour France and put on programs for the doughboys in the months after the signing of the armies, they had to work with the principals with Jack Laury, and other opera celebrities. The troupe appeared before Count De Jairrez in his chateau near Paris, was entertained by 'the academies of Paris for a week, and was acclaimed a great success by the doughboys in to joining the troupe Bishop was doughboy in L company of the 137th Entrant.
"Chuck" Shofstaff will lead a six-piece Kansas City orchestra. Members of Sphinx have charge of the sale of tickets.
Read the Daily Kansan.
Dr. Burdick Says it is a matter of Student Government in Convocation
First Agitation Was in 1912
speakers Believe System as Outlined will Bring Back Lost K. U. Spirit
"Within two years the morale of the University of Kansas will increase 100 per cent if the Honor System, is adopted," said Lt. Col. Harold L. Hardick at all-student convoction in Robinson Gymnasium this morning.
"And if the movement is rejected it is an admission of the inability of students to avail themselves of student housing." Hangen, president of the senior class.
"If there is anything that is needed in the good old University of Kansas, it is the revival of Kansas spirit, said Dr. W. L. Burdick, vice chancellor."
"I don't like the name that we have given to the thing that we have come here to discuss. We call it the "honor system" or the "student government" far better.
"We must get over the idea that we are tattle-tales if we report a dishonorable deed. If any student violates it is a traitor, and a big one at that."
FIRST AGITATION IN 1912
Eather Moore sketched the history of the movement. She said, "The first agitation for the honor system started in 1912, but little was done. In 1914 these" Interest Commission investigators did that the system was not necessary.
"In 1915 the Disciplinary Committee was organized. In 1916 the Men's Student Council turned back its power to the Senate. In January this year committees were organized consisting of men and women from each class. These committees sent out questionnaires to all members of the working of the honor system.
"We really are the last big University to start such a movement. Now we have our one big chance to have such a system. Shall we take that chance? Princeton, Northwestern, University of Virginia and University of California use the honor system."
MILITARY SCHOOLS USE SYSTEM
**MILITARY SCHOOLS USS SYSTEM**
"If you really want student government start out with the honor system and learn to work as a soldier."
"The men who have the most red blood in them believe in it. All big schools such as West Point and Annapolis know what the system means and stick to its principles."
"The one thing that will make a success of the system is that a large majority of the students must give their support to it. It will take 30
"Just remember that if you want to put pep and spirit in the college begin to support some of the move that are for the school's betterment."
- MUST CONSIDER SPIRIT
John Montteith as a representative of the Men's Student Council took up the social point of the honor system and noted that students report dishonest work.
"We should not think of this point separately," he said, "but consider the spirit of the whole thing. For seven years we have been trying to get student government on this point. If we reject it now we probably will not get another chance for another seven years. This does not mean that the
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Actors Will Practice Well in Ancient Greek Costumes
"Members of the 'Electra' cast have their lines and the choruses committed, and dress rehearsals will begin next week," said Prof. Arthur MacMurray, who is directing the production.
No expense is being spared in the effort to make "Electra" the most beautiful and attractive dramatic production that has ever been presented at the University. Patterns for the dresses were designed by Eastern firms and the copies used will be of better material, fresher and cleaner than the patterns. The costumes will be finished this week and there will be a number of dress rehearsals in order that the cast will be accustomed to the Greek costumes.
Great enthusiasm is being displayed by the sorteries in the ticket sales. All persons buying tickets have been urged to have them reserved at the Corner Drug Store or at the Round Corner Drug Store as soon as they are purchased.
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