UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 111
Should The University Have Memorial Program For Men Who Gave All?
Students Will Vote on Question and Give Their Plan for the Day's Program
Organization Help Asked
Date for Memorial Program May Be Memorial Day or in Commencement Week
That memorial exercises should be held this spring for the men of the University of Kansas who died in the service, was the consensus of opinion expressed at a meeting of the Senate memorial committee Thursday evening in Marvin Hall.
A sub-committee was appointed to confer with the students to find out their desires as to the time and character of memorial exercises to be held.
The Daily Kansan prints on page 2 of this issue a ballot concerning the Memorial Service which students can cast their votes in. The box at the campus bulletin board
It has been suggested that the exercises be held on Memorial Day, Friday, May 30. But the difficulty of getting the students together on a holiday has been pointed out. Baccalaureate Sunday or Commencement has been suggested as a favorable time.
Professor Shaad has requested that all student organizations, including the Men's Student Council, the W.S.G.A., fraternities and sororites, shall discuss the part which the students wish to take in the exercises, and which they would be held on Memorial Day. Baccalaureate Sunday, or some other date.
The various organizations are requested to report their views to the committee before next Wednesday evening when the committee meets again in Room 110 Fraser to discuss further plans.
The Committee is as follows: Chanceller Frank Strong, chairman; Prof. Ge, C. Shaad, vice chairman; M. W. Sterling, R. Haworth, A. T. Walker, W. M. Hekking, H. P. Cady, L. N. Flint, D. L. Patterson, W. S. Hunter, S. J. Hunter, G. J. Hood, Alberta L. Corbin, H. A. Roberts, J. J. Wheeler, U. G. Mitchell, H. L. Blerg, G. O. Foster, Goldwin Goldsmith, F. Ellis Johnson, and C. C. Williams.
House President's Council Will Discuss Memoria
A meeting of the House president's Council will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Room 110 Fraser to discuss the various plans presented to the Senate committee for a memorial to University men who died in the service and for memorial services.
Prof. L. N. Flint, a member of the Senate Committee will explain several of the plans which have been brought before the committee. The committee wants to obtain student opinion on the question and asks that the town identities discuss the memorial in house categories which are held Monday night.
Besides the discussion of the memorial, the regular business of the meeting will be transacted and a permanent roll of house presidents will be made. All house president should be present to enroll in the organization.
Traffic Rules are Violated
Several complaints have been made because of the violation of the traffic rules of the University campus. For one thing, the speed limit of twelve miles per hour has often been exceeded, but this is not the only cause of complaint. There are rules that no automobiles shall be driven or parked on the grassy plots over the campus. "The students who wish the campus to maintain its beauty should think of this," said John M. Shea, superintendent of buildings and grounds, "and should be more considerate of where they park their cars."
A while elephant auction sale was held under the auspices of the Collegiate Alumnae Association Saturday, at the Unitarian Church for the purpose of raising funds for furnishing the living-room in the Co-operative House. Miss Katherine Duffield was auctioneer and Misses Agnes Thompson and Rose Morgan acted as the clerks. Miss Margaret Lodge gave a stunt which she called the "grindola," a take-on on a victoria. Sandwitches, coffee, and cakes were sold. Sales amounted to $105.
Tis The Animal House And Stolen Purps
"Oh, where, oh, where, is my little dog gone?" was the wail of Professor Robertson, when his beautiful airedale turned up—missing. And all the time certain wicked disciples of immunity and infection were smiling up their eldest daughter in a beautiful airedale in the little brick building down by the power plant.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 7, 1919.
Somehow the joke got out—at least part way out, and a repeter wandered down to the little brick menagerie to bask for a brief time in the peaceful rural atmosphere.
There he found a pretty girl pulling green grass for fat rabbits, and old Stanis Van Mensel, the keeper, feeding dollar and a half corn to a dom-necker rooster that looked strong enough to scratch for himself.
But Van wasn't in a pleasant mood about Professor Robertson's airedial. In fact he had thought that it belonged to some plain human being and was about to turn it over to the zealous infectors when some of the jokers tipped him off and left him holding the sack.
Well, the professor has his purp again and everything is lovely, but funny sounding things can still be heard down there any time of day. For instance, a fine healthy man's voice floating out of a window. "I'll turn my heart over to you tomorrow, Gladys. And then a sweet girl goes on. And right now she is a fun old dog. You can leave it in the refrigerator."
K.U. Will Send 57 Men To Estes Park Meetings
Topeka Y.M. Conference Fixes Quota of Delegates to Colorado Next Summer
A conference of college Y. M. C. A. cabinets was held in Topeka from Friday to Sunday for discussing the work of the cabinets for the coming year. Representatives from fifteen different schools including the University of Kansas were present.
"Dad" Elliott was the principal speaker Friday night at the opening of the conference, and Saturday night "Dad" Herman, a graduate of the University spoke. Mr. Herman recently returned from Calcutta, India, where he has been engaged in Y. M. work since leaving the University Y.M.C.A. he was secretary of the Y.M.C.A. here for several years.
A resolution was adopted whereby the colleges of Kansas will arrange to send 200 delegates to the Estes Park Conference next summer. K. U.'s quota will be fifty-seven, based on the enrollment of the school. The conference will be held June 17 to 26.
Delegates from the University to the conference in Topeka were: Freed Jenkins, Olin Fearing, Donald Blair, John Bunn, Ralph Rodkey, Marvin Harms, Herbert Olson, Edwin Price, Forrest Rogers and Luke Wedell.
French Play To Be Given In Little Theatre May 3
The main characters for the cast of the French play, Les Boulinard, have been announced. Les Boulinard is a French comedy which will be produced in the Little Theatre in Green Hall on May 3, by students in the department of French. The cast is as follows: Boulinard, Clifford Tenney; Pamea, (his wife), Florence Butler; Cecile (his daughter), Maren Sawyer, Paul Bodard (suitor for the hand of Boulinard's daughter, Dwight Beard); Paul Goddard (rival candidate with Paul Bodard for the sub-prefesture at Reglisolle). Allen Hower.
recommended "The work in Thursday's Kansan that the voting privilege had been taken away from David Sheffrey was a mistake," said Herschel Washington, president of the Men's Student Council, today. "Sheffrey proved to the council that he wore his cap on the Hill, so that the action taken in removing Jose Cajucom's right to vote was not taken against Sheffrey."
Freshman Accused Uniustly
Alfred Armstrong confuses Dates Alfred Armstrong L.B.'18. returned to visit the School of Law Friday. He is now county attorney at Independence. Mr. Armstrong meant to be here for the Uncle Jimmy banquet but arrived a day late, having confused his dates.
Alfred Armstrong Confuses Dates
Phi Alpha Tau will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock at Acacia house.
Engineers and Laws Are Ready for Big Debate In Fraser Thursday
Rival Schools Will Thresh Out Question Of Military Training
The debate between the School of Engineering and the School of Law is scheduled for Thursday night, April 10, at 8 o'clock in Fraser Chapel. The teams were picked in March, Paul A. Diehl, James L. Bennett and Richard A. McGee are the representatives from the School of Engineering, and George Strong, Wade Evans, and Hamilton R. Fulton compose the team from the School of Law.
The question for debate is the same as that contested by Missouri and Kansas at the annual dual debate: "Resolved; That the United States Should Establish a Universal Military Training System."
"A thousand students should be there Thursday night," said Henry Shinn, acting coach of the debate. "I hope they will turn out good and show the teams there is some pep in the team." And he did them. All the laws and engineers should be there, as well as students in the College."
Chancellor Frank Strong has consented to act as chairman. The judges will be picked Tuesday.
The winning team will probably debate a team from the College late in the year.
Dean Butler Announces Henry Concert Program
The program for the fifth concert of this season's course was given out today by Dean H. L. Butler. Harold Henry, pianist, will be the artist.
Mr. Henry was graduated from the School of Fine Arts in 1910. The program:
Preamble and Minuteure (from
Paritta in G)
Bach
Sonata in G
Scarsillat
Sonata in G
Beethoven-Busoni
Two Preludes
Chopin
Etude, Op. 10, No. 10
Chopin
Valse, Op. 42
Chopin
Polonaisse, Op. 53
Chopin
Keltic Sonata
MacDowell
Preambule and Minuette (from
With great power and dignity.
With naive tenderness.
Vern swift and fierce.
Very swift and fierce.
Sioux Flute Serenade (dedicated)
Freshmen Would Enforce Cap Tradition Themselfs
to Mr. Henry) Skilton
Humoresque, Op. 22. Eugen Putnam
Allegre con Brio Cyrll Scott
Marionettes Window
Joy of Autumn MacDowell
Rhapsoys XIII Listz
Harley Scott said: "I believe in the cap iden, always have been strong for it. I am wearing my cap and hope to see all the freshmen don theirs. The sentiment of letting the freshmen take part is that they know the fact that the freshmen either all want to conform with the rule or else discard the cap all together."
Prof. H. A. Rice, of the School of Engineering, took his senior civil engineering class in bridge design and construction to Kansas City Thursday on an inseption trip. The class looked over the Union Pacific Railroad bridge across the Kansas River and the Hanibal Bridge and the North Kansas City Bridge over the Missouri River, the twelfth Street Viaduct and other structures. The members of the class who went are: Cecil T. Hough, George M. DeVoe, Leon A. Sherwood, Wood Crawford, Paul Dehlh, Edmund H. Wehmeyer, Mr. Yenrick, William E. Buck, C. K. Mathews, R. C. Abrahams, Frank C. Hearland, R. L. Brown.
Growing sentiment has developed among the loyal freshmen during the last week favoring the idea that the freshmen be given the privilege of enforcing their own tradition. "We want to wear the cap," said a prominent freshman this morning, "and we know of lots of freshmen who have gotten used to wearing the cap and we enforce our own tradition and we who are wearing the cap will see to it that they all wear the cap or suffer the painful consequences."
Senior Civils Inspect Bridges in Kansas City
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Original Composition by Mark Law and Prof. Ferguson Are Head-liners
Leads For K. U. Follies To Appear Wednesday Are Selected From Cast
Jessie Wyatt and Fred Leach have been chosen as the leads for the K.U. Fellies to be given Wednesday evening in Robinson Gymnasium. The story around which the songs are built was written by Ed Patton and tells of a honeymooning couple who are pursued by irate parents while hunting for a happy land where there is only dancing and merriment.
Two of the songs to be used in the Musical Comedy were written by K. U. men. Mark Law's composition "I Just Must Dance" was composed especially for the Follies and Prof. Maxwell Ferguson's original waltz, "Springtime Was Made for Lovers" will be one of the main attractions.
Florence Ingham and David Sheffey will have leading parts in the playlet, and Ruth Massey, Edna Chdin, Arnastina Cispe, "Pag" Reinisch, Wilfred Husband, Mabel Fallis, Charlie Carrine, Eloise McNutt, Joe Schwartz and Webb Wilson, will have stunts.
Lieut. Hartman Relates Experiences in Airplanes
Flying in an airplane is rough traveling, just like driving over a road in a motor car, according to Lieut. John M. Hartman, e15, an aviator who has just received his discharge from Kelly Field, Tex., and who visited Marvin Hall this week.
"You will first hit a 'hard spot' on one side which makes necessary a shift in controls, and then your other side which makes obstacle." said Liegeon Hartman.
He recalled certain days in Texas when the hot air currents encountered by the machine produced a sensation similar to a ship bobbing on a continuous sea. At times the five runs into a strong current ahead of him at, about five thousand feet, and upon dropping two thousand feet finds a current in exactly the opposite direction.
Before entering the army Hartman was employed by the Bucyrus Company, South Milwaukee. Wis. He has returned to his home in Junction City and will again enter the engineering profession.
Chemical Society Meets
Chemical Society of the
Kansas
The 488th meeting of the Kansas City Station of the American Chemical Society held at 3 a'clock Saturday, April 5, in the Chemistry Building. Prof. E. L. Tague, of the Kansas State Agricultural College, was in charge of the meeting, which dealt with the application of electrometric methods of determining acidity in soils, flour and amino acids. H. G. Allen of Lawrence is the secretary.
K. U. Seniors to Discuss
Form of Class Memorial
"A meeting of the senior class will be held Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock in Room 110, Fraser Hall." Herman Hangen, senior president announced today. Esther Moore, chairman of the memorial committee will present plans for the senior memorial and Miss Agnes Thompson will speak to the seniors about the Alumnae Association.
Louis Potuck, chairman of the invitation committee, will have dummies of the commencement invitations and will take orders for the invita-
The length of time which the seniors are to wear caps and gowns will be taken up and also the class opinion will be heard in a magistrate's medication of the University memorial.
The Spring meeting of the Y.W.
C. A. will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Myers Hall. Representatives of each class will speak. Tea will be served and special music numbers will be given by Lucile Phinney and Ruth Brandle-Boererstel. This meeting will be the last under the supervision of Nadine Blair. The new chairman of religions meetings is Edna-Burch.
Y. W. Spring Meeting
Announcements
House Presidents' Council will meet Tuesday at 4:30 o'clock in Room 110 Fraser. All members should be present to sign permanent roll.
Freshmen Were Not Made for Tunnels
Freshmen were not made for tunnels nor tunnels for freshmen but curiosity caused a combination of the two recently. A freshman wondering over the campus saw a heavy lid south of Snow Hall and with the instincts of a freshman immediately, tugged away until he had removed it and there saw a big black hole. Leaning far into it, his fountain pen dropped in and he was forced to enter the dungeon. He found himself in a tunnel about six feet high and four feet wide. Groping his way through the dark with a large pipe was unfortably much like getting water so all the time, he finally decided to return to "Roomie" and find out about this mysterious tunnel.
His room-mate, after a hearty laugh, explained to him that the campus is under-run with a net-work of these tunnels, leading from the power plant to every building on the Hill. "They are constructed of concrete, brick or stone and contain the heating pipes running to the various buildings," said "Roomie."
"There is space enough for a person to walk aside of the pipes, varying from four to ten inches in diameter. The engineers often go down in them for surveying. About two years ago a student was overcome in one of the tunnels, "Roomie" concluded. The freshman departed, giving thanks to his Creator for having escaped such fate.
WAS EVER THUS
Plain Tales From the Hill
Scene—Convocation Friday—Press able.
Time—Just before.
First Cub—(in fierce whisper) Gotta knife. Walt?
Second ditte—(easily), and with a wave of the hand) Oh, don't worry about that. oT be perfectly blaze during a lecture, you should spend most of the time disinterestedly sharpening a pencil while the speaker is talking.
LOGIK
Every rule has an exception
Therefore this rule has an exception
Therefore every rule has not an exception.
All men are fools
The man who said this was not a fool.
Therefore all men are not fools
It is feared that "week end dates", and the advent of hobble skirts will affect the Phi Beta Kappa membership this year.
What has become of the old fashioned girl who was too modest to "camouflage?"
THE SHORTEST POEM
From an ancient hieroglyphic recently dug up from the deserts of Egypt, the historians have obtained a very important document. It proves both the antiquity of insect vermin, now called "cooties" and puts to route the controversy of modern poets concerning the shortest piece of poetry The poem is:—
Adam
Had 'em.
Lucene Spencer was asked what the meaning of A. D. meant in the proceedings of the W.S.G.A. and she explains that A. D. means AFTER DARK.
Society of M.E.S. Sets April 24 for Annual Day
Patterson: Please give me a memorable date in Roman History.
She: (brightly): Anthony's with Cleopatra.
The annual mechanical engineers' day and dinner will be April 24, the Mechanical Engineering Society, de-
nature at the home of Prof. F. H. Sibley.
The program outlined includes papers by students and faculty members, and addresses by about six outside engineers of note. The dinner will be at the Eldridge House. Joe R. Mahan, e19, is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements.
Prof. F. B. Daina of the department of chemistry, is in Buffalo, N.Y., this week attending a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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In W.S.G.A.Election 558 Women Voted For Five General Officers
Unusual Interest In Election Evidenced by Large Number of Votes Cast
Hammat Is Now President
Lorna Raub, fa, Vice-President,
While Rest of Election Goes
To Reconstructionists
Five hundred and fifty-eight women voted in the general election for officers of the Woman's Student Government Association Friday. Only eight votes were thrown out because of carelessness in marking ballots and three persons did not vote for president. The full number of votes was not cast for other candidates on the tickets.
Rilla Hammam, candidate for president on the Student Interest Ticket, was elected by a majority of 107 votes. Lorna Marie Raub, who ran for vice-president of the School of Fine Arts on the Student Interest Ticket without opposition, received 384 votes. All other officers were elected from the College. Eileen Van Sandt, Secretary by forty-seven votes.
The closest vote was between Jessie Wyatt and Marion Eastlake for treasurer. Miss Eastlake was elected by nine votes.
The vote was:
Vive-president—June Caffrey 257;
Iris Russell 280.
President—Dorothy Dawson 220;
Rilla Hammat 327.
Vice-president Fine Arts—Lor
Marie Ruht 387.
secretary—Katherine Glendinning
250; Eileen Van Sandt 297.
Treasurer—Marion Eastlake 275;
Jessie Wyatt 266.
Permanent Employment Offered To Seniors and a Summer Course to Juniors
Electric Company Wants Engineering Students
George H. Pfeif, secretary of the student committee, of the Genera Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y., was at the School of Engineering Thursday afternoon interviewing students who desire to enter the employ of his company.
Mr. Pfeif offered permanent employment to the seniors who will graduate this year, and employment during the summer to junior students. The pay is $50 a month at the beginning. The work will be in the testing department of the General Electric Company. Engineering students who wish to take up the work were requested to make application before May 1.
The number of engineering graduates in the U. S. this year is about 50 per cent of normal, according to Mr. Pfeif. The policy of the General Electric Company, he said, is to take a cautious approach in the use of students' cause of the war, but few engineering graduates entered the employment of the company last year.
A five weeks general course for electrical engineering instructors, to be held in Schenectady this summer, was also announced by Mr. Pfeif. The company will pay a nominal sum to meet the living expenses of teachers who wish to take the course.
Mr. Pfeif is now touring the country visiting the various universities and colleges where electrical engineering is taught. He came to the University of Kansas from the University of Missouri, and went to the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan from here.
Commencement Bids Will
Be Sold Next Wednesday
Commencement invitations will be placed on sale at the check-stand in Fraser Hall, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Louise Potucie chairman of the invitation committee of the senior class announced today. Orders will be taken from dummies and only the number of invitations ordered by the last of next week will be purchased from the engraving company. The invitations will come in cardboard and in leather.