MAY 6, 1919.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
By The Way
Mother's Day was observed by Kanza Fraternity Sunday May 5. The parents of the members were guests of honor at a five course dinner at the chapter house. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Clas. E. Hughes, Mrs. B. H. Glasse, Mrs. A. D. Pickerling, Prof and Mrs. S. C. Goldsmith and Miss Betty Goldsmith, of Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bloss of Winfield; Mrs. H. J. Stacey and Miss Harriett Stacy, of Leavenworth; Mrs. G. W. Wells of Lewis; Mrs. R. O. McGee, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Guy Kiene of Topeka; Mrs. Zoe Armstrong of McPherson.
Gordon Saunders, a former student in the university, is visiting the Sigma Chi house. He has been over-season for the last year with the 110th Ammunition train and was discharged with that organization at Camp Funston Monday. He will reenroll in the University next fall.
Larry Oles of Independence, a former student in the University, is a guest at the Kappa Sigma house. Mr. Oles has just returned from fourteen months' service in France. He will return to school next fall.
Earl Ferguson, A. B. '16, came down from Rosedale Saturday to attend the Alpha Tau Omega dance.
Arthur Anderson who attended the university in 1910-17 is home from overseas and was discharged with the 110th Ammunition train at Camp Funston Monday. He expects to reenter the University next fall.
Alpha Omicron Pi announces the pledging of Kathryn Millisack, fa'22 of Goodland.
Julia Fitzgerald, c21, went to Karus
was City Monday to hear Carus.
Kappa Alpha Theta will hold initiation Wednesday for Geraldine Brown, c'20, of Kansas City.
Locusts Will Not Call Here on This 17th Year
Insect Pest Predicted Elsewhere Will Not Touch Kansas, Say Entomologists
The Department of Agriculture at Washington has warned that this will be one of the worst seasons on record for ravages by the 17-year locust or cicada. Entomologists have predicted that they will swarm in large numbers.
The idea that the country is visited by these locats only once in every 17 years is not true, says University entomologists. The insect derives its common name from the fact that it requires a full-fledged locat seventeen years to mature from the egg stage to the adult. The cicada is usually busy every year in varying numbers. They were here in Kansas in enormous numbers in 1913, but entomologists expect Kansas to be practically free from their ravages this year.
The cicada spends its seventeen years of inimmaturity under the ground, sucking the roots of trees. Its appearance is made in late May or early June.
For years there has been thought to be something mystical in the red "W" on the wings and it was believed that the sudden appearance of swarms of the insects foretold war. The male cicada sings and chirps, but the female is quiet. Someone poetically inclined has said,
"Happy are cicada's lives,
For they all have voiceless wives." The time to destroy 17-year-old locusts is while they are on the bark of the trees and shrubs, drying out, a period of perhaps ten days. The best, although arduous system of destroying them, is to pick them off the trees by hand and burn or drown them.
Missouri University is celebrating Journalism week. One hundred years ago the first newspaper west of St. Louis was established. Claire Kennemore, war-correspondent of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will address the students Friday. Among other things planned for Journalism week is the breaking of the ground for the new Journalism Building.
Texas is discussing plans for a memorial. A new chemistry laboratory seems to be the most favored memorial.
Seniors at the State Normal, Emporia wore their caps and gowns for the first time Friday at Convocation.
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Redbuds from Campus Meet K, U. Soldiers in N,Y.
Miss Kate Stephens Writes of Their Reception at Kansas Headquarters
A letter has been received here by Dr. Ida B. Hyde from Miss Kate Stephens, who was graduated from the University in the class of 1875. She was head of the department of Greek from 1878 to 1885. She has since that time become an author. She has written many poems and has published a event many books of essays.
A neat trick Miss Stephens visited here in 1916 and while here she gave four redbud trees to be planted on the campus. Since that time three of them have died but recently one of them has been replaced. Between these two redbud trees back of the Law Building she placed a stone with this inscription on it:
"Winds of Heaven brave it
Rams of Heaven live it
Sons of man save it
Rajins of Heaven lave it
Save our redbud tree."
When the tree budded this year Dr. Hyde sent Miss Stephens a branch of the tree and the letter of appreciation which Miss Stephens wrote in return follows:
"You would have been pleased to see how your sprig of redbud blossoms widened the eyes of those who came to Kansas headquarters yesterday.
"You know that state set aside a sum of money and sent a committee here to meet and hearten Kansas boys coming back from France. The committee has just got in its new quarters (36 West 40 street) and yesterday I came in carrying your little branch. First I showed it to the secretary, Miss Ostertag. Then to other Kansas women helping to settle.
"Finally gobs and doughbys began coming in, and they all gazed at it, and some took it between thumb and forefinger and turned it round. When I said "Looks like Kansas, doesn't it?" each said "Yes," and sometimes added
"One boy from Lawrence came in while I was there—his name was Lynch, a bone of whose right leg had been pierced by a bullet in the Argentine Forest. After six months in French hospitals, just landed this week, expects to go soon to Camp Funston for the mustering out. The condition of his腿 worries me. It is treated and bandaged and he walks about. But he says there are still steel fragments in it, and the wound does not heal.
"I thank you, too, for your most kind efforts in behalf of the relubd trees. Sometimes I hope to see them again."
Natural History Society Edits First K. U. Paper
Publication Supported Itself Through Three Volumes Without a Line of Ads
The first paper issued by the students of the University of Kansas supported itself through three volumes without a line of advertising. The paper was the "Observer of Nature," a monthly paper published by the Natural History Society of the University, the first number being published April 1, 1874.
W. Osburn, the editor and proprietor says: "We present a paper which in no way claims to be strictly scientific. Its contents will consist of original contributions based, as far as possible, upon facts obtained by personal observation. It will represent the best interests of the University, and in all its researches of nature will ever seek the truth."
The first issue contained articles on "The First Naturalist," by A. Atchinson; "The Power of Observation," by F. H. Snow; "Collecting in Southern Kansas," by G. F. Gaucer; "The Baltimore Oriole," by Charles Harris; "Hairbreadth Escape," by J. H. Long. More than two of the twelve columns of the paper were devoted to "University Matters" under which head was given the item: "The Freshman class has lately begun the study of ancient history. The first lesson assigned them was the book of Genesis." And also this book have organized a strong Ball Club this spring at F. H. T. Botsford at its head. Enough persons have already joined the club to make two good nines." The work of the two literary societies, the Oread and Orphilian, were noted at length. The stated terms of the paper were "Twenty-five cents in advance; single copies, six cents."
The fourth and last number of the first volume was published May 26. The first number of the second volume appeared March 4, 1875 and was much the same as the first, the single copies then, only five cents. This vol-
came contained five numbers, closing June 15. The first issue of volume three bore the date of October 26, 1875 and continued with fair regularity throughout the greater part of the school year, acting in connection with the Kansas College. The "Observer of Nature" came to a close at the end of the third volume.
Lawrence Milk is Improved
Says City Health Officer
Doctor Hyde Says Milk is Better But Far From Good
Yet
The Lawrence milk supply is, on the whole, improved, according to Dr. A. W. Clark, city health officer. The inspection of dairies is not finished for this month, but the reports turned in so far show an improvement over last month. This report will appear in Lawrence paper monthly and it will print a monthly report of dairies, hoping that publicity will aid in bettering conditions.
Women to Make Surveys of Local Food Markets
There are many dairies which sell milk without inspection as the examination so far has included only the larger dairies. There have been but two reports printed in the papers, one in December and another in March. The bacteria count should be under 100,000 but in the March report there were two dairies with a count of 5,000,000, and one with a 1,000,000 count, and four with from 300,000 to 500,000 according to statistics.
"Some of the milk is good and some is very bad," said Dr Ida H. Hyde of the department of physiology. "We cannot tell whether the reports give the worst conditions." She feels that the inspections are not thorough enough. "If the milk supply of Lawrence is one of the best in the state," she said, "I feel sorry for the other towns."
Sanitary surveys of food markets and dairyes of Lawrence will be made Saturday and Monday by members of the home nursing class taught by Dr. Florence Shebron. The surveys are intended to give the women of the college a better understanding of local conditions.
Members of the class are now keeping a record of food eaten in one day. This food is being analyzed for the purpose of being able to tell whether or not a balanced ration is being served.
The class divided into two groups also made a visit to the old and new winter plants. About the visit Dr. Sherbon said, "A good understanding of the plant was secured by the explanations given by Superintendent Quieley as he showed the class the different processes."
Dr. Moore C.
The Mining and Geology club will be regular meeting Wednesday, at 4:30 o'clock in Haworth Hall. Dr. Moore C. will tell of his trip East, which he made in order to confer with the Washington officials in an attempt to get federal help for the Kansas Geological Survey. He will tell of his success in this conference and also of the museums he visited in the East. The meeting is open to those interested but miners and geologists are especially urged to attend.
Dr. Moore to Tell of Museums
The Y.M.C.A. and the W.Y.C.A. at Southwestern College had a criticism meeting at which the men told what they thought of the women and the women gave their honest opinion of the men.
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