ATHLETIC
EDITION
ATHLETIC EDITION
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 140.
Phi Beta Kappa Elects Twenty-Four Seniors Of High Scholarship
Four of Number Chosen on Junior Standing at Earlier Election
Only Three of 24 Are Men
New Members Represent Various Departments and Class Activities
Twenty-four seniors have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholarship fraternity this year by the Kappa chapter. Four were elected December 6, 1918, on their junior standing and twenty were elected Thursday night on their standing for the four years.
Twenty-one of the new Phi Beta Kappas are women and three are men. They are scattered through the various departments and schools of the university. Students participate in student activities in the University throughout their entire course.
Those elected from junior standing:
Wealthy Babcock, Annie Victoria
Benson, Edythe Mae McBratney,
James Armstrong Scott.
Those elected Thursday night were: Alfreida Florence Biresak, Florence Vale Butler, Esther Campbell Dumm, Richard M. Gillespie, Frances Inglesia M. Gillespie, Frances Inglesia Gillock, Myra Elsa Hull, Mary Elizabeth Larson, Irmake Katherine Leon, Helen Martin, Sibyl Martin, Edward S. Mason, Margaret Martin, Harry Roby, Mary Smith, Dira Taylor, Margaret Walter, Margaret Young
University Band Asks Retention Of McCanles At An Advance Salary
Director Resigns for Better Position After Twelve Years as Head of K. U. Bands
The University Band voted unanimously to ask the Senate to retain J. C. McCanles as director of the band and voted to ask the Senate for enough money to equip the band properly next year. The band members will present a petition to the chancellor before the next Senate meeting. Mr. McCanles resigned recently because of better opportunities elsewhere.
The present band is composed of about forty pieces, a smaller number than usual, because of the war. The director expects more than seventy-five men to return next fall, and he believes the band will succeed as these men have been working under current directors in their absence from the University.
The band men and members of the Men's Student Council plan to circulate petitions asking that he be retained.
Mr. CesMeles has been with the University Band as director more than twelve years. He organized the first band here. At the time he started his first band the students had a poorly organized unit of their own. "Mae" has had eighty-eight men out for band at one time. During his time here he has had charge of two bands and an orchestra.
2-Sentence Happ'nings
Miss Alta Smith, a special in the School of Fine Arts last year, and a member of Mu Phi. now doing departmental work in Washington, expects to sail June 1, for France with the Y.W.C.A. as an entertainer.
Prof. S. J. Hunter of the department of entomology spent Monday and Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo., making a survey of the trees in south Kansas City. The elms of Kansas City are being ravaged by the canker worm and Professor Hunter was consulted on methods of extermination.
A debate between four students of the university on the subject, "Resolved that Christianity is a Failure," will take place at the Presbyterian Christian Endeavour Summer School. The school was funded by Jesse Anderson and Alice McGuffey and the negative by Jessie Martindale and Alfred Graves.
A mixer for freshman civil engineering students will be given by faculty and seniors in the department of Civil Engineering. Other civilians are invited. The main purpose is to create a closer relationship between the lower classrom and the instructors. Prof. C. C. Williams will have cistern #10, #14, etc. are on the program committee.
Meet me at the game tomorrow.
Mother Goose's Son-in-Law
Printed Rhymes in Post
Nursery Favorite, Who Comes to University May Fete, Not Mythical Creature
"Mother Goose" was not a mythical creature, but a real, live person who lived in the United States, back before the Revolutionary War. She was introduced to the public by Thomas Fleet, at that time owner and editor of the Boston Evening Post.
Mr. Fleet had married Elizabeth Goose. After Elizabeth's marriage, "Mother" Goose grew so lonely she moved in with her daughter. There, she played and sang on or two on her lap, and rocked the cradle with her foot, she sang and told the wonderful tales of Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep, Tom, Tom the Piper's Son Hickory Dickory Dock, whose one could not begin to count them.
When Papa Fleet saw how “taken” his little ones were with Mother Goose's rymes, his nose for news beaded. And he was the man who narrer, the stories of Mother Goose.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1910.
His first edition containing these rhymes sold out and he had to reprint extra issues. His subscriptions grew leaps and bounds because, then, is today, all children loved the funny little stories of Old Mother Goose.
And Mother Goose is going to bring many of her characters back to life at the May Fete at the University if Kansas.
Beyond The Hill
Written for students who are too busy or too lazy to read a paper from outside the campus.
Battle losses of the 89th division were 1419 killed and 7,394 wounded, recording to the latest War Department figures. In actual battle they ost only twenty-five men by capture by the Huns, which is one of the best records made by an American shootlivision.
Opponents of the League of Nations plan will fight to a finish in Congress according to the attitude taken by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania who is one of the members of the foreign relations committee. Opponents of the League intend to force a revision of the terms of the League, he said.
The council of foreign ministers have refused Poland's request for part of the German Navy to protect her const.
The Navy Dirigible C5, which was anchored at St. John, N., F., waiting to start on its flight across the Atlantic Ocean, broke from its moorings in a wind storm Thursday and fell in the ocean eighty-five miles off shore.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen which is in session at Columbus, Ohio, has denounced the "Reds," and has no sympathy for their plans, according to an announcement made by the chairman.
State Typewriting Contest
Closed This Afternoon
A loving cup, offered by Senator Capper, will be given to the winner of the typewriting contest held in Fraser Hall today. This contest is open to professional typists and high school students. The professional case was won by the two senior class and the high school contestants started their first shift at 1 o'clock.
Dr. James Naismith will speak on his experiences in France at the Unitarian Church, Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Doctor Naismuth spent nearly a year in France with the Y. M. C. A., and was with the troops when they were in active service. He returned to the University this spring.
Those eligible for the professional class are: any resident of the state of Kansas for one year or more, who has not participated in an interstate, national contest. This class is provided especially to include students of private schools, graduates of high schools who have previously participated in the high school contests, teachers of high school state and any other qualified resident.
Doctor Naismith to Speak on Experiences in France
Any bona fide high school student who has had no experience with the typewriter or instruction thereon prior to September 1, 1918, and who is a member of this association is eligible to take the test. Suits of the contest will be announced at the invitation track meet on Saturday.
"Zarqueta," a Spanish play will be given by the Spanish students of the Westport High School. May 17 at 8 o'clock. Admission will be free.
K. U. Places Three Men On All Expeditionary Eleven Now In France
Laslett, Clark and Lindsey Art Ranked With Best America Has Produced
"Laslett has the dynamic power of a French, 75" said the sports editor of the Stars and Stripes, official A. E. F. paper, in choosing "Seerbuby" Laslett, capt-elect of K. U.'s 1918 football team, as the best end in the football players of the American Expeditionary Forces.
Five other players of the 89th division team were included in the eleventh, best gridiron men, including "Potys" Clark, and Adrian Lindsey of K.U. Paul, Washington, former Illinois captain of the team, Higgins and Gerhardt, at the other end from Laslett, and Gerhardt, as quarterback.
These men were classed ahead of "Ham" Fish, former Harvard captain, Legore, Yale football star, and many other Eastern college football men. Eddie Mahan, another Yale man of renown, played with the St. Nazarete team which was beaten in the 1932-1933 season, was given a place in the backfield with Clark, Lindsey, and Gerhardt.
ALL-A. E. F. ELEVEN
Sgt. C. A. Fry. _C._ 36th Div
Pvt. H. C. Mhset. _C._ 36th Div
Capt. P. Washington. _L.G._ 89th Div
Liust. John Beckett. _R._ St. Naz.
Sgt. Alfred Clark. _L.T._ Int. Sec.
Pvt. H. E. Laslett. _L.E._ 89th Sec.
Cit. H. Higgins. _Q.B._ 89th Cit.
Cit. H. Chishman. _Q.B._ 89th Cit.
Eddie Marian. R.H.B. _St. Naz.
Liust. George Clark. L.H.B. 89th Div
Cit. A. H. Lindsey.F.B. 89th Div
Athletics For Women Marks Great Increace
In Four Years Membership in W. A. A. Has Increased from 50 to 450
The Woman's Athletic Association has made an immense growth in the last four years. It has grown in this period of time from a membership of 50 to 450, according to Miss Hazel Pratt, Director of Women's Athletics. The number of women participating in the various sports has likewise made a decided increase, 75 having taken advantage of athletics four years ago, complying with the same time limit; it not have been for the up term system and the "flu" epidemic, no doubt more women would have come out for athletics this year.
So far this year ten new "A"s have been awarded to women, these being for basketball alone. Six circles and one bar have been given for service.
No hockey has been played since last year because it is a fall sport and this was checked by the epidemic. However, plans are being made for the carrying on of this sport next fall. This season's ball was offered for the women of the University and is a relatively new sport for them. Owing to the quarter plan and to the weather, baseball this year has been at a disadvantage, but with the spring series of little-class games this spring Just as there was last year.
Two years ago there was an inter-class basketball series, an inter-class tennis tournament and an inter-class swimming meet. The last two years these activities have been added to those three. Hockey, inter-organization basketball series and inter-class baseball series. Plans had been made for an inter-organization swimming time that the pool was obtained in the showtime that the pool was obtained it had to be given up, but the intentions are to have one next year if the facilities of the pool are such as to make it at all possible.
The various activities of the Woman's Athletic Association are not confined to athletics alone, but it likewise has its social aspect. The big circus attracts men and women grown from a one-ring to a three-ring circus. The matinee dances, which are a new phase of activity for the Woman's Athletic Association, have been organized. Then, there is the annual party, the daywalk, an all-University affair.
The Woman's Athletic Association has financial backing for all its activities. This year it was able to award sweaters with the letters which marks progress in its history. The Association has given to the Student Friendship Library and the Varsity Library Liberty Loan and the fund for French orphans.
For the last three years the association has been furnishing officials for the High School Basketball Championship Tournament.
Kansas Nine To Meet Aggies At Manhattan Monday And Tuesday
The Kansas baseball nine will meet the Aggies at Manhattan Monday and Tuesday in the first road games of the season, and the second Valley series of the year.
Jayhawker Baseball Outfit Has Good Chance if Team Works Together
The Aggies have a good nine this year and a twirling staff that has shown a lot of stuff in the early season but also a little bit more here against Haskell several weeks ago, and Otto is on the same plane. With these two pitchers the Aggies should fear no staff in the Valley. Burdett pitcher who holds the base-running ons.
Kansas is playing inconsistent ball and the men will have to get together if they win either game. Slowson and Marxen, two right handers, have shown more than the other pitcheres this spring and will probably be Bond's choice for the games. Marxen is a speed pitcher and has good prospects and will deliver a win if the team gives up a big pitch. The heady twirler who depends on control for his wins. When the 'team is going right these two men are unbeatable
The Kansas defense and offense cracks at critical times and this has been the cause of the early season losses. When the Jayhawkers get behind they lose their punch. If Kansas overcomes this fault in the games at Manhattan the Aggies will have little chance of winning.
As the Aggies and Ames are the only Valley schools playing baseball other than Kansas, the series will be played on the Missouri Valley championship.
Outlook Good for
Track Next Year
Hamilton Advises Cross-Country Running as a Developer for Track
Cross country running slumped this year on account of the S.A.T.C. and general mixup into which the university was thrown. Not only at K.U, but at every place in this section of the country with the exception of Ames. Even Missouri Valley had no even air because of unsettled conditions.
"But things will change next year. Cross country will once more have its proper place in K. U. athletics. We want to get our athletes to build a strong team. Dewalt, Eckel and Rodkey have demonstrated their ability, Oglevy is developing rapidly, and Opcensky is made of the stuff that they need to run until the coach stops him."
But things will change next year is the best possible developer and every man that expects to be a good leader can go out for it'; said W. O. Hamilton.
"Basketball prospects," said Coach Hamilton this morning "have never looked so good in the spring of any year as they do this year. If past experience and material at hand can prepare us we should have a winning team."
BASKETBALL PROSPECTS
Dutch Lonborg captain elect of next years team will be back in full trim, John Bunn will be on deck next fall to play one more season at guard, Harms, Miller and Bennett will all compete for places at, forward, Frederick will be on the court to give the ball the tip off.
Ruth Trant Will Head
Zoology Club Next Year
Scrubby Laslett and Earnest Uhrlaub, both letter men now in the army hope to be back in school next fall. The only letter men that K.U. will loose this year are Matthes and Mason. A number of the freshmen who have completed their training will be back next fall to try for places on the Varsity. Among these are Body, Turner, Harrison, Olson and Luncher.
A luncheon in honor of all Zoology Club members will be next week in Snow Hall, room 302. The luncheon will work the work of the club for the year.
Election of next year's officers was held Thursday night. The following were elected: Ruth Trant, president, Helen Anderson, secretary and treasurer.
The remaining events in the Panhellenic track meet will be run off next Wednesday, according to Joe Schwarz.
Following the election, Prof. N. M.
Alten lectured on the "Evolution of
the Human Mind"
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Lawrence High is First to Enter Team for Meet
Kansas City and Topeka High Schools to Compete Saturday in Invitation Events
The K. U. Invitation Track Meet will be held Saturday at 2:30 o'clock on McCook Field. Seven high schools, Westport, Central, Manual and Northwestern, will participate in full team, and Kansas City, Kansas, Topeka and Lawrence will also enter.
The entries of Lawrence High were received today by Manager Hamilton, Woestemeyer, Rogers, Patterson, Wilbur and Sterling will put up a strong fight to try to keep all of the three loving cups from leaving Lawrence.
Plain Tales From the Hill
DEATH BLOWS
F's.
Subpeonas.
Flat tires.
Rainy Sundays.
Six-cent cokes.
Wet G.A. raids.
Shotgun quizzes.
The second whistle.
Disciplinary committee summons.
—And blowing out the gas.
"No, I don't want an Owl," said the student to the salesman. "I bought one."
This is taps for Professor Iaean to collect the current month. To this publicity,
Chuck Shofall likes to play the xylophone. Sunday afternoon a rooming house proprietor on Oread Street locked her house and went out visiting, where she found herself lustfully pounding away although he was a perfect stranger to the family.
It is said a word to the wise is sufficient. Probably some instructors long-windedness expresses their opinion of the class.
ON THE COMPANY M FRONT Jimmy Bloom, who will probably be back on the Hill next year, was lying in a shell crater with two Company M Germans and one German was approaching and the men didn't know whether to make a dash for their own trenches immediately or to risk waiting till after the Huns had gone on. Though the other German was ready to stay. But they had covered only about half the distance to their own trenches when Jimmy passed them. However, they kidged him only a few days. Bloom made up for his personal retreat when he brought in seven Germans and a machine gun.
FAMOUS LAST LINES I'm sorry, but I have a date.
Repeal or Enforce Rules of Campus, Wedell Urges
"No one should debate upon the honor system until he has given it careful consideration," Dutch Wedel said Thursday night at the lastY.M. C.A. meeting of the year. "Everyone should think of this system as to the way it would effect him and the University."
Wedell told of the many laws that are in effect on the campus to which no one pays any attention and said that they should be either repealed or rigidly enforced. One that he mentioned was the smoking rule.
"Our desires for the University should be the University first," he said with the willingness to pay the price and to take a definite stand on every question.
Quill Club Initiation Held for 22 Student Writers
The University of Kansas chapter of the American College Quill Club held initiation for twenty-two new members Thursday night at Westminster Hall. Prof. E. M. Hopkins of the department presided, then president, of Katrina Baldwin Hall Hiteheck, Margaret Mitchell and Ursula Gillock, officers of the club.
The initiates were: Myrtle Hereg Velma Walters, Eles Bale Edyth Lould, Glen Marie Raub, Helen OLen Cornerer, Jake McNeil, Blanche Robertson, Mahel McdNaughton, Midred Gilmore, Karl Brown, George Taylor, Kenneth Clark, Dorothy A. Brown, Mary Smith, Minnie Tremaine, Emily Logan, Madeline Martinez, Eustre Rogers, Ruth Abbmlh, Florences Butler and Marguerite Reimish.
The bike planned by the Christian Endeavor of the Baptist church has been postponed from Friday night until Saturday evening at 5:30 o'clock. All members are requested to meet at the church.
The Popularity Ball will be held the night before Memorial Day, according to Lynn Hershey.
Aggie Meet Postponed Because Of Wet Track Hamilton Announces
Dual Clash Will Be Hold Next Friday or Saturday on McCook Field
H. S. Athletes are in City
Track Was Sponged Thursday But Last Night's Rain Soaked Field
K. U, and Aggie men who are entered are:
K.U. Entrie
Haddock
Rodkey
Clift
Schwarz
O'Leary
Lewinheart
Dewey
Ogilvie
Eckel
Duff
Welty
Butcher
Heizer
McGunness
Hart
Marsen
Judkins
Hobart
Opocensky
Aggie Entries
Evans
Gallagher
Cotter
Neeley
Watson
Enloy
Blissner
Horlacker
Winters
Beaty
Forman
De Puy
Bredert
Calum
Gardner
Frost
Consell
The K.U.-Aggie Dual meet is postponed until Friday or Saturday of next week, announced Manager W. O. Brown arrived in Lawrence this morning, having declined to postpone the meet last night. The track had been sponged off and was in readiness, but then last night completely soaked it.
The invitation meet will be held Saturday as scheduled if the weather continues clear. Blaine of Goodland, star high jumper, has already arrived and the other contestants from the more distant parts of the state are already on their way, so it would be impossible to stop them.
The Aggie track men returned to Manhattan this afternoon.
Sour Owl Monoplizes Poor Studies' Attention During Morning Hours
Senate Issue Contains Names of 1920 Owls—Elect Eighteen
More than a thousand copies of the Sour Owl were sold this foremen, members of the Owl staff said. One of every five persons in the library this morning was studying and the other four were reading the "Sour Owl." The general opinion of the book is that it is the best of the year.
The spreader on the University Senate and the Wednesday night dance section seem to be popular except with a hit. One woman, after denying witness testimony, attended a Wednesday night dance, looked at the Owl and "fumed up."
"And they sure got the "dope," too, there was no exaggeration at all." she
saw.
Besides these departments, the Sour Owl contains the name of the new Oakland Zoo.
David Ainworth, Guy Daniels, Arlie Estes, Ferdinand Gottliberg, Eugene Graham, Ralph Gray, Austen Hall, A. B. Harrison, George Jones, John Kinkel, Herbert Pink, Foster Meyers, John Porter, Hugh Pendergast, Joe Reed, Frank Vermillion, William B. Wells, and Rudolph Weckl.
Application for Summer Camps Coming in Slowly
Applications for the two summer camps offered students by the R. O. T. C. are gradually coming in, Col. Harold Burdick announced this morning. Over a dozen men have signified their intention of attending either the camps at Functon or at Forte Monroe.
The camp at Funston is for infantry men while the camp at Fort Monroe is for coast artillery aspirants. Men who want to钻进 Blankt thinks, how much the camps are built so them for their next years work at the University and the economic value of the camps. These camps make it possible for a freshman this year to draw students from other colleges to the R.O.T.C. All applications must be in by May 20, to Colonel Burdick.
Eutomology Club picnic in post-
poned indefinitely.
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