UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 125
"Dad" Eliot Will Come To University May 1-2 For Series Of Meeting
Subject "An Appeal for Christian Leadership" on Campus
Will Give Five Addresses
Senate Votes Unanimously to Ask Y. M. Man to Speak
The Senate voted unanimously Thursday afternoon in favor of having "Dad" Elliot come here to hold meetings on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2. They also voted to dismiss classes for two convoctions on Thursday at 10:30 and Friday at 11:30.
Five meetings will be held by "Dad"
Elliot as follows: Thursday at 10:30
convocation, at 4:30 a meeting for
fraternity men alone, and at 8 o'clock
a meeting for all, Friday at 11:30,
convocation and at 8 o'clock a general
meeting for all. "All of these meetings
will be for both men and women
except the one on Thursday at 4:30
which will be for fraternity men
alone." "Dutch" Wedell said today.
"The theme for his talks will be 'An Appeal to Christian Leadership on the Campus,' he said, "and all of his addresses will deal with concrete campus problems such as athletics, fraternities, religion and social life."
All fraternities and sororities are keeping these dates open for these meetings and there will be no other university gatherings of any kind at this time.
Beyond The Hill
Written for students who are too busy or to
learn to read a paper from outside the campus
The Missouri House of Representatives Thursday gave Missouri a workman's compensation act by adopting the compensation bill passed by the Senate last week. Under the bill,Workmen injured will be paid two-thirds of their wages, the wages being computed on the basis on their average annual earnings. In case the injury last more than six weeks compensation is allowed from the first day.
The row in the Democratic party over the return of Postmaster Burleson in the Cabinet is assuming such proportions that President Wilson soon will be compelled to take the matter in his hands or stay will be decided by the President when he returns to Washington if not earlier.
Premier Orlando and Signor Zablai left for Rome Thursday night. This decision was announced after Premier Orlando's return from his conference with the other members of the council of four at which, according to the Italian premier, only questions of principal and not territorial issues were listed. Premier Orlando declares that the President's proclamation is an attempt to place the government in opposition to the people.
Formal request was made of the State Department, Thursday, by the American National Delegation, that the Armenians in this country be permitted to raise and equip a force ten thousand Armenians, among them those already trained in the United States Army, for service in Asia Minor in protecting non-Moslem people from further massacres by the Turks.
K. U. Man Receives Award For Distinguished Service
Serg. John McIntyre, a former student of the University of Kansas, was named among the Kansas men, members of Company A, 110th engineers, to receive awards for distinguished service given to men who "went over" with Capt. L. R. Tillotson, the morning of September 26, on the front of the attack of the 127th infantry.
According to the report, Sergeant McIntyre captured seven prisoners and a machine gun during the Bois d'Rossignol battle and was awarded the distinguished service cross. Sergeant Boudet served on commission at the officer training school at Fort Riley in August 1917 because he was too弱.
Miss Mary Keller of Wichita is spending a few days at the Theta and Chi Omega houses.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 25, 1919.
Eligibility of Ex-Soldiers Depends on Normal Terms
All returned soldiers, who entered the University the last quarter and who are not carrying full work, will be eligible next year for students activities providing their credit for the work done in the training camps are recorded in the registrar's office, said Prof. H. C. Thurnau, chairman of the Eligibility Committee. The credits are counted in the training camps are counted in on the semester in which the student enters the University.
For the soldiers who entered the first of this quarter it will be considered a normal semester if they are regularly enrolled. A student's eligibility is obtained from his record or the last two normal semesters.
Birds Are Watched As Well As Students
The weighing of young birds each day to see their gain in weight, to determine how rapidly they make their full growth, is the latest study of Mrs. Bessie Doutht, instructor in the department of zoology. She is now studying in this way the growth of five shrikes found in a hedge tree back of Prof. G. J. Hood's house, south-west of the engineering building. The shrikes are gray birds, marked with black. She intends soon to line them up on a branch to take their picture. Mrs. Doutht will take photographs of all kinds of birds and bird eggs this summer.
Since the spring of 1915 she has been putting aluminium bands on the legs of birds to see if the same bird comes back to the some nest. She bands the left leg of the young and the right of the old. She expects to band about 200 more this summer so as to make a definite report.
Reform In Athletics Needed At University Declares Hugo Wedell
Intra-Mural Athletics and Regular Gym Emphasized at Y. M. C. A. Meeting
"The time has come when the system of physical training used by the army in this war must be adopted in our colleges and universities." Dutch Cedel said in his talk on "the effects of a military unit" at Y.M.C.A. meeting Thursday evening.
"Nothing has hurt me as much as it did when I returned to K.U. and found that she had slid back to the pre-war basis of physical training. I am bitterly opposed to universal military training unless someone can show me that it is imperative to our war effort." We adopted some form of universal physical training we will have to come to universal military training.
"The whole policy of school athletics of today results in a few men who are already physically fit getting the training while the majority of the men are ignored," he said. "Too much emphasis in college athletics is placed on championship teams. It is time for us to stop and think of the main purpose of athletics. I am for a championship team, but when it becomes the main object of athletics to develop this kind of a team athletes will fail
"One remedy for this fault is intramural athletics. Under this system material is developed that was never dreamed of and enough it is developed so that one man will not have to take part in several forms of athletics.
As "Dad" Elliot will be holding meetings next Thursday the topic already assigned for that night will be discussed Thursday, May 8.
"Unless a campaign is started to eliminate gambling from school athletics, athletics must go." he said.
At the University of Illinois $14,000 was subscribed to the Victory Loan during the first day of the drive. These subscriptions, all from the faculty constitute the first response of the University to the fifth Liberty Loan.
The Alumni of the University of Oregon has started a drive to raise $40,000, the balance required to build a Woman's building at the University before commencement time.
Zoology Club will meet Tuesday April 29 at 7:15 o'clock in Fraser rest room. Mr. Lite of Kansas City, will talk on Bolahela.
Service for 35th Was Poor on Account of Constant Moving of Troops
Y.M.C.A. Was Success With Work In France Says Doctor Naismith
Transportation was Difficult
Official Y. M. C. A. Report of the Division Shows Extent of the Work
"The Y. M. C. A. decidedly did not fall down on its work in France," said Dr. James Naismith, head of the department of physical education at the University of Kansas, who has just returned from eighteen months' Y. M. C. A. work in France. Unavoidable conditions crippled Y. service at times, and for the first three months the 35th Division received poor service, Doctor Naismith declares, but after that the 35th received average service while the 89th Division received good service from the beginning.
"I made a special visit to Saulxures," said Doctor Naismith, "to visit Kansas and Missouri troops. The Y. service was bad because the division was on the move the first three months and it was utterly impossible for Y. M. C. A. supplies to be kept up with them. How difficult was the transport question is indicated by the fact that it took me a whole day to travel eighteen miles. I had to walk part of the way at that.
"While I was at, Saulkures, the storehouse was empty-but two days. Three carloads of supplies arrived and had to be checked into the house and then checked out again because strict accounting was demanded for all supplies. The Y, men in charge were personally responsible for all stores, and fifth, he had to reship them instead of supplying a command near at hand, and having another shipment sent to the 35th.
"The official Y. M. C. A. report for the 35th, by the secretary, J. M. Grosso, formerly of Fort Scott, shows that the Y from January 1 to February 8, 1919, served 20,000 cups of chocolate free daily, supplied 2,000 daily newspapers, 3,500 books, 68,800 sheets of paper and 25,000 envelopes. There was a good supply of magazines, while 500,000 frames of supplies were given the 110th Engineers just before they left Lerouville. In addition, large sums were given the division in prizes for athletic contests and sports, and for athletic paraphernalia."
2-Sentence Happ'nings
La Force Bailey, instructor in the department of architectural engineering, and Ernest Pickering, e'19, were in Kansas City Thursday to O. K. the final proofs for the Architectural Year Book. Because of an unexpected delay in obtaining come-oivery paper the edition will not be off the press before May 3.
Phi Lambda Sigma, organization of Presbyterian women will have a bike Saturday April 26. All members are asked to meet at Westminster Hall at 5 o'clock. If the weather is bad the women will have an indoor good time at Westminster Hall.
At the regular meeting of the Kansan Board Thursday afternoon, these editors were elected: Mary Samson, editor-in-chief; Edgar Hollis, news editor; Emily Ferris, exchange editor; Ferdinand Gottlieb, plain tales editor; Earline Allen, society editor; John Montgomery, sports editor.
A half-hour concert was given by the Women's Glee Club at the Masonic Temple Thursday night, after the dinner, for delegates to the annual Masonic convention which is being held in Lawrence. Two classical numbers and some popular features were given under the direction of Prof. W. B. Downing.
"According to present indications," said Prof. U. G. Mitchell, this morning, "K. U., will probably double its quota for the Victory Loan Drive." Nothing will be done about closing the accounts until after Monday, when the army tank will be on Mount Oread to stimulate subscriptions.
At the Theta Sigma Phi meeting
Thursday afternoon, these officers
were elected for next year: president,
Mary Samson; vice-president, Geneva
Hunter; secretary, Jessie Wyatt;
treasurer, Earline Allen.
Students and Profs in Overalls Foregather at Eldridge House
K.U. Mechanicals Have Tenth Annual Banquet Of Engineers' Society
Men in the Work Give Talks
Addresses on Technical Subjects Were Given by Engineers During Banquet
With Prof. F, H. Sibley presiding as toastmaster, the tenth annual dinner of the University of Kansas student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was held at the Hotel Eldridge Thursday night.
The fact that they were instructors and students in a big University, forgott for a moment, slide rules and class room problems banished, teachers and undergraduates just visited, visited and kicked one another.
TOP SPACE TO LET
Prof. G. C. Shaad responded to the first toast, "The Heaven-Born Mechanic." Professor Shaad pointed out the advantages of being a H. B. M., especially in driving a motor car.
"Why We are Here," was the toast given by Clifford K. Diehl, e21. He emphasized the privileges of attending the K. U. School of Engineering
"The engineer is following the most romantic and interesting profession in the world," said J. J. Jakowsky, chairman of the society, in responding to the toast, "What is a Mechanical Engineer."
J. J. Garvey of the Western Electric Company spoke on "Opportunities." Opportunities at the top of the profession, he said, are as broad as the skies, while at the bottom industrial ranks are overcrowded.
"Failings" need not mean ruin but may lead to great successes, said Glen S. Morris, e10, of the Denton Engineering and Construction Company, Kansas City. Col. P. F. Walker, dean of the School of Engineering, concluded the program of after-dinner speaking with the toast, "Engineers' Ideals for Success." The engineers are trained to the military campaign on the western front, he advised engineers to take the offensive and keep it, if victories are to be won.
SLUSS ON GAS ENGINES
The dinner was climax to the meeting of the day. The principal address of the morning session, "Power Distribution in Gas Engine Cylinders," was by Prof A. H. Slus of the School of Engineering. He discussed the method of determining the best speed for operating a 4-cylinder gas engine to obtain the most even pull and the effect of the weight of reciprocal parts and speed of engine on the power output.
At the afternoon session, Mr. Gar vey exhibited three reels of moving pictures and lectured on "Radio Telephone, for Signal Service." The pictures illustrated war use of wireless telephony in communication between the pilot of an airplane and a ground station.
J. P. Calderwood, professor of steam and gas engineering, Kansas State Agricultural College, spoke on "Heat Transmission through Building Materials." He explained methods of testing insulation materials for refrigeration and heating equipment. The old method of studying external surface resistance has been largely discontinued. Now the method of heat emitted by insulation is deter minded by a test for total transmission.
NOTES OF THE MEETING
The committee in charge of arrangements: Joe R. Mahan, chairman, George A. Malkmus and M. M. Johnson.
Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith read a paper, Goldwin Goldsmith read a paper, "Factory Buildings." Tracing their development from home industry to present factory system with its labor saving devices, he showed how the training of an architect is necessary to properly plan such buildings. He discussed details of materials to be used, sanitation, light and ventilation.
OF THE MEMBERS
Glen S. McMee who responded to a toast, is the chief machinery department of the Denton Engineering and Construction Company, Kansas City. After graduation from the department of electrical engineering
ABOUT FACTORY ARCHITECTURE
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Frederick T. Bonehake, e'20, read a paper on "Poison Gas."
Hugo Wedell will Deliver Final Address at Ottawa
Hugo T. "Dutch" Wedell, will deliver the final address at the district Christian Endeavor convention at Otawa next Sunday evening. Dr. Arun Braden will give the sermon on Saturday and Miss Madilline Carter, will present the goals which the state union is working for on Sunday afternoon.
Douglas, Franklin, Johnson and Miami Counties will be represented at the convention. The State Convention will be held in Lawrence in June this year and the Lawrence delegation expects to create considerable enthusiasm at Ottawa.
FAMOUS SAYINGS OF THE COPY DESK "This story is rotten."
Plain Tales From the Hill
"Go over to the New Arministration Building and get fifteen two-sentence happenings."
"Go down and interview Potter's Lake—Be sure and bring back a story."
"I wish some of these cubs would turn in some copy; I'm afraid I'll have to use a publicity story."
The most fultile thing in the world, according to a cub, is waiting for the copy desk to get enough copy.
Just because Hopfer and Shaw have been called before the judge, we are wondering if it will be a 2-SENTENCE HAPPENING.
At 1116 Louisiana last night they were discussing storms and cyclones. One thing led to another. Some one asked, "Well, say, has anybody here ever been in a big fire?" The answer from a senior girl came, "Well, no it's the last thing I ever hope to be in."
Representation Ticket Announces Complete List Ot Candidates
Five Independent Candidates and Ticket for,Officers of Student Council Filed Petitions
One complete ticket, called the Rep-
essentative Ticket, five independent
candidates, and another ticket for or
ficers of the Men's Student Council
and cheerleader, was filed with Herschel Washington, president of this year's Council, Thursday night. The Representative Ticket is headed by John Monteith and has candidates for every office. The other ticket is headed by Warren Blazier.
Two men are running in the college as independent candidates for the Council and three in the School of Engineering. The election will be held next Wednesday.
President, John M. Monteith, College; vice-president, John Kinkel, engineering; secretary-treasurer, Glenn V. Banker, law.
THE REPRESENTATIVE TICKET
FOR MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL
At Large-Marvin Harms and Ralph Rodkey.
From the College: Edgar L. Hollis,
Fred Leach, Basil T. Church, Ernst
Kugler, Philip Dodderidge, Floyd
Hockenhull.
From the School of Law: Mark Adams.
From the School of Medicine: Alexander Chambers.
From the School of Engineering: Gus Googins, Hugh Pendergast, William Wells.
CHEERLEADER
Joe Schwarz.
COLLEGE OFFICERS
President, Charles Slawson; vice president, Donald Blair; secretary treasurer, Eloise McNairt.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OFFICERS
President, Homer Eagles; vice-president, Harold Beisner; secretary-treasurer, Joe LaMer.
ATHLETIC MEMBERS
Ferdinand Gottlieb, Bob Lynn Merl Clift, Roy Bennett, Howard Miller.
Charles Nettels, Frank Oyster.
COLLEGE INDEPENDENTS Charles Nettels, Frank Oyster
ANOTHER TICKET
Student Council; President, Warren Blazier; vice-president, Ferdinand Steuwe; secretary-treasurer, Herbert Cox; cheerleader, Cecil Ritter.
ENGINEERING -INDEPENDENT
John R. Whistlated, Charles A. Willi
A. Williams
University Is Ready To Hear Navy Claims For More Subsistence
Question Arises Over Date Men Actually Began Eating at Barracks
Discrepancies in Figures
University Pays for More Meals Than Actual Membership of S.A.T.C.
Although all the money coming to the University for subsistence for men in the S. A. T. C. has been spent and records show that all men inducted and as many as 200 more were fed at the barracks on and after October 6, the University is willing to investigate the claims of the Navy Welfare Committee, according to a statement from Chancellor Frank Strong this morning after a conference with the committee Thursday afternoon.
"The navy men assert they weren't fed at the barracks until after October 6," Chancellor Strong said, "and the University doesn't doubt their word. But the official records, sent by the commandant of the S. A. T. C. to the University authorities, which is the only evidence the University had to prepare its claims for subsistence money to be sent in to the War Department, show that all men were fed after October 6. The University had no means of making an actual check on the men fed. It had to take the word of the military authorities as final.
DISCREPANCIES IN FIGURES SHOWN
"The record shows 1220 men inducted October 6—723 men in the hospital; 520 men fed at the mess hall. This shows twenty-three more men than were inducted into the S. A. T. C.
"The money for subsistence, based on the record furnished by Capt. Bruno T. Scher and Lieut Frank J. Cramer, has been obtained from the War Department and paid out by the University. There is no more money in the University's possession to pay additional claims. A special investment fund has been set up special report sent in either the War or Navy Departments before the navy men can be paid, providing their claims are found valid.
"The discrepancy between the number of men inducted and the number fed on some days was more than 200. We were assured by the military authorities that the men of the naval section were fed at the barracks."
PROCEDURE NOT DETERMINED
The method of conducting an investigation of the Navy Welfare Committee's claims has not been decided, but that something will be done seems almost certain, according to the Chancellor.
The navy men claim that the discrepancies between the number fed and the number of inducted is explained by the fact that many S. A. T. C. men had second helpings, others ate at more than one mess hall, and that civilians were fed at the barracks during the first weeks in October.
"The case is not exactly parallel with the claims presented to the War Department for subsistence money for the volunteer nurses and doctors who were at the barracks hospitals during the influenza epidemic," the chancellor said. "A claim for subsistence for them sent in by the University was denied by the War Department and referred to the Surgeon-General's office. Nothing has been done about it yet."
Sixty Soldiers Take K. U. Extension Course
Sixty men in various training camps are enrolled in correspondence study course offered by the University. While most of the men find it difficult to learn backtracks and Y.M.C.A. huts, nine courses have been finished by six men.
Most of the men enrolled are at Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth but there are others at camps in Oklahoma, New York, Utah, Texas, West Virginia, and Louisiana. One student is in the territory of Hawaii. Courses in engineering. English, modern languages and many others are offered.
The Hopfer-Shaw-Cajucum hearing has been postponed from today till Saturday at 2 o'clock because Uncle Jimmy could not be there today.