UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 86
VOLUME XVI.
W. O. Hamilton Resigns Job As Acting Head Of Physical Education
Will Devote Whole Time to Coaching and Managing Athletics
Department Without Head
Loss of $10,000 Caused by Lack of Student and Faculty Support
General lack of interest and failure of the students and faculty to support athletic events caused a loss of more than $10,000 to the athletic department of the University of Kansas during the last two years, according to a statement by W. O. Hamilton, manager of athletics, today.
Manager Hamilton also announced that he had definitely withdrawn as acting head of the department of physical education at the University and that in the future he intended to spend his entire time looking after the athletic management and coaching. Manager Hamilton's withdrawal as acting head of the department of physical education leaves the dorton school as a head, as Dr. James Naismith, head of the department, is doing work in France on a leave of absence for the duration of the war.
ATHLETICS UNDER HANDICAP "The department of athletics has been working under serious handicap since the declaration of war," Manager Hamiton said. "The three regular coaches, in addition to Dr. James Naismith, entered the service at the beginning of hostilities so that an elephant's job was thrown upon his shoulders. In addition the changeable decisions of the University Senate caused a general chase in the athletic and physical educational organizations. To be concrete the Senate changed its decision twelve times on the same matter during the last year.
ATHLETICS UNDER HANDICAP
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 25, 1910.
"Conditions in the department have simply been deplorable, but on the other hand, bright prospects for athletics are beginning to loom up." Potys' Clark, assistant football, basketball, and baseball coach, writes from Coblenz, Germany, that he will be back just as soon as he can get out of the service. All the coaches are in the service on leaves of absence for the duration of the war, and should be reporting for coaching duty soon."
"Prospects for a championship football eleven next year have never been so promising in the history of the game here," Manager Hamilton said, "while the return of Marshall Haddock to the track squad in a few days will boost the Crimson and Blue chances for a winning team 100 per cent." Haddock hails from Kansas City. It's city pride, but the Missouri Valley. An abundance of good freshmen basketball and baseball material this year also insures strong Crimson and Blue teams in these two sports next year.
FOOTBALL HOPES GOOD
ran-Hellenic Smoker To Be Wednesday Night
The men's annual Pan-Hellenic Smoker will be at 8 o'clock Wednesday night at Fraternal Aid Hall. The six organizations to put on stunts will be Kappa Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Kappa Pai, and Acacia. Because of the earnest desire of the pan-Hellenic to cut down expenses, in accord with the University Senate's policy, no refreshments will be served.
Jayhawkers at "Coney Island"
The initial performance of "A Day at Coney Island," Monday night at the Bowersock, featured a number of University of Kansas men and women. Among those taking prominent parts were, Dorothea Engel and chorus in the curtain raiser, "If You Only Hnd My Disposition." Julia Smith was assisted by Craig Kennedy, Marruevet Young and Mrs. Nelle De Hart Weaver led choruses, Charlotte Carrie and Eloise McNutt also featured in a patriotic chorus. The performance will be repeated tonight.
Try-Outs for Chorus Wednesday
Try-outs for a third chorus for the annual K. U. Follies will be given en in the gymnasium Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Eight women will be picked for this third chorus.
Secretarial Training Course Urged for K. U
University Alumna's Experience Proves the Value of College Instruction
"I desire to emphasize the importance of placing a two-year course in secretarial training in the curriculum of the University of Kansas. This would be a study similar to a course in commerce and finance or business administration," wrote Miss Llynn Beyer in answer to one of her questions that was sent out by the vocational department of the University.
Miss Beyer was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1913 with her major in English. Three months after leaving college she became the secretary of the President of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.
In her letter she says: "I believe secretarial work pays better than teaching because it is on a 12-month basis instead of one ten months.
"A liberal art course with as much English as possible, and any study that trains one to think quickly is more effective in executive responsibility," she continues.
"Tact, quick judgment, patience, organizing ability and agreeable personality are personal qualifications that a secretary should have."
Miss Beyer offers to give added in formation to one any desired facts.
Five Minutes in the Wide. Wide World
Written for students who are too busy or to
lazy to read a paper from outside the campus.
The Count Romamones cabinet in Spain has resigned.
President Wilson Will fight at home for the League of Nations. Before a large audience in Boston the President pictured the old world fighting with desperation and expectation for nothing better in the end than it had before. He pictured America entering the lists with a new purpose—freedom of mankind. The old world had caught the new vision and art treaty of peace drama on any other side of the world, nothing more than a modern scrap of paper, he said. The present peace unless guaranteed by the united forces of the civilized world would not stand a generation," said the President.
"Any man who thinks that America will take part in giving the world any such rebuff and disappointment does not know America. I invite him to test the sentiment of the nation," continued the President.
At another point Mr. Wilson said "If the great hope of the World League of Nations is a disappointment, for my part I would wish never to have had America play any part in this attempt to emancipate the world." The Greatest thing that I have to report to you is that this great country of ours is trusted throughout the world.
"I find that in loving America have joined the majority of my fellows men throughout the world."
More Than $150,000 worth of tractors and other farm machinery was sold Monday at the tractor show in Kansas City, Mo. This is the biggest day's business ever done in the history of such shows.
Legislation For The regulation of the meat packing industry was approved Monday by the Senate Agriculture Committee, which reported the Kendrick Bill providing for regulation of refrigerator cars by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the licensing of packers' facilities and the divorcing of stock yards from control by packing companies.
The Approximate Date of the departure for home of the 88th Division of the National Army in June was announced at Coblenz recently. Details for the departure of the men by way of the Rhine and Holland are being arranged.
The Kansas House spent most on Monday afternoon discussing the speed of motor cars on public highways and in cities and villages. The debate came up on a bill which would limit the number of motor cars and this was the only amendment to the old law, which fixed the speed limit at forty miles an hour.
Not A Single measure has been enacted by the Kansas Legislature so far with the exception of the ratification of the national prohibition amendment and most of them of minor importance have been signed by the governor.
Journalists To Play Headliners On Program For Third Annual Jazz
Cubs and Stars to Score Origina Beats for University's Entertainment
All details for the Third Annual Journalism Jazz to be given March 7 in Robinson Gymnasium are now being carefully worked out. Plans formulated at a meeting of the Jazz committee last week arranged for clever arrangements and distinct decorations. Stunts to be given between dances were also planned.
A complete program of the music Haley will play was received this morning by Fred Rigby, manager of the Jazz. According to Haley the selections listed are the latest Jazz dance hits from the East, and while the majority of the music will contain a number of the old K. U. favorites to favor the encores. The personnel of music is as follows:
No. 2. "I'm Satisfied To Step
Aside."
No. 1—"Johnny's In Town."
No. 3. "Every Day Will Be Sunda;
When The Town Goes Dry."
No. 4- "King Tiger Blues"
No. 5- "My Chocolate Soldier Sammy Boy."
No. 11. —! Don't Want It, You Can Have It."
No. 10—"Oriental."
No. 6—"Minnie, Shimmie For Me," No. 7—"Salvation Lassie."
No. 8—"Arabian Nights.'
No. 12. "How'ya Gonna Keep 'em
Down On the Farm."
No 13—"You'll Find Old Dixie-Lane In France."
No. 14—"That Tumbled Down Shack In Athole."
No. 15—"Me-ow."
No. 16—"Everbody Shimmies Now.'
The Circle Francaise will meet Wednesday, February 25, at 4:30 o'clock, in room 306 Fraser hall.
Announcements
No. 16—"Everbody Shimmies Now."
A picked quartet of artists will compose the music makers who will enrapture K. U. dancer lovers between the hours of nine and one the evening of the Jazz. Haley himself will direct the music, while Beverence Wilson will introduce voice, jazzface violin, saxophone and jazzy sounds on their respective instruments.
"I have heard a number of people express their disappointment because Haley has been advertised for recent parties, but has failed to show up in person at the last minute," said Riehig upon being asked if Haley or a substitute would play at the jazz, and was shocked by her involvement in the Journalism Jazz can rely upon dancing to music by no other than D. Ambert himself."
The Freshman basketball team will meet at the Squires Studio Wednesday afternoon at 4:15 to have their picture taken for the Jayhawker. Everybody welcome.
The manager stated further that little things which would add to the comfort of the dancers were not being favorite. "For instance, we have made arrangements to have the floor of the gymnasium thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed, and then make fit for dancing by a liberal coat of boric acid. This will put the floor in first class condition and make dancing on the gym floor a pleasure rather than a drag."
Dorothea Spinney, the well known English dramatist, pleased a Lawrence audience last night with the presentation of three short plays.
The first, "The Traveling Man," by Lady Gregory, a little miracle play based upon Irish traditions. Second, "A Maker of Dreams," by Oliphant Down, a fanciful poetic play; and third, "Rosalind," by J. M. Barrie, a rollicking modern comedy featuring a middle-aged actress who "loves to be middle-aged." It is a story full of humor that only Barrie can write. Miss Spinney will make one more appearance in Lawrence. Next Thursday evening she will present Shakespeare's "Hamlet." She will leave Friday to fill a number of engagements in Ohio and New Orleans
Miss Spinney Pleases With Three Short Plays
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More Money Needed If Rosedale Hospital Is to Live—Dr. Sudle
Does Not Favor Changing Location of School of Medicine
"The present location of the School of Medicine in Rosedeal is as good as any that can be found in the metropolitan area," Dr. Mervin Sudler, head of the State Medical College at Rosedeal said this morning when asked about the proposed change in the location of the School of Medicine from Rosedeal.
"If the Rossead School of Medicine is improved," continued Doctor Sudler, "it should be done so that conditions in the future will be provided for. Plenty of land should be one of the first things obtained.
"We cannot keep the Rosedead Hospital alive and well managed if it is not efficiently equipped," said Dr. Jill Brown, the state medical college at Rosedead.
He continued to explain the situation at the college, saying, "We have asked for an appropriation of $200-000 to use in building a new hospital which is really very necessary. The buildings that are now in use need improvement. The present hospital and dispensary are better than some of the other buildings. They are both fire proof and quite well constructed, but need a greater amount of equipment.
"The state is supporting every other educational school in Kansas but it is not willing to give the needed money to one of the most important institutions, that being the medical school at Rosedale.
"There are twenty-eight states that have medical schools. In attendance among these Kansas ranks ninth. All of these twenty-eight states support hospitals to care for the sick in the state. They provide free beds and care for surgical cases that are sent to them. Kansas has one hospital, yet it is not so arranged so that it can care for the patients that are sent to it. Without free beds a state hospital cannot exercise its functions."
"No other branch in the professional line has developed so rapidly as has the medical profession. No course is in enormous need for good builders."
The Bell Memorial Hospital was given to the state by Dr. S. B. Bell with the understanding it should be operated as a state hospital and adjunct to the medical school. If the site is located in one of the buildings and ground of the Bell hospital would return to the heirs of Doctor Bell.
Edmund Vance Cook, Poet,
To Speak Here Thursday
Edmund Wance Cooke, poet and philosopher, will give a lecture open to the public, in Fraser Hall, 4 o'clock Thursday.
Mr. Cooke is a well known writer and those who have read his poems will be eager to hear the man himself. Besides being a poet Mr. Cooke has had twenty years of platform experience.
"Cooke has a straight-from-the-shoulder style that carries weight by its very simplicity, yet in no way detracts from the poetic beauty of his writings." The people and the people read the things he writes," said William Allen White.
Prof. Denesmore Alter of the Astronomy Department received his commission as a major in the Reserve Corps of the Coast Artillery from Washington today. This will interfere in no way, said Professor Denesmore, in his present notion but makes him subject to call in case of emergency.
Barracks May Go Soon
Alter Gets Commission
John M. Shen, superintendant of buildings and grounds expects that work will start soon on the wrecking of the S. A. T. C. barracks. Several bids have been submitted but the government has not taken action in accepting them.
"Abridged Notation" Subject of Talk
"bridged Notation" Subject of Talk
The Math Club met on Monday in 103
Administration Building. Jessie
Craig, c26, spoke on Abbricated Nota,
the text of March talk, on March
History Safer, c20, will talk on
the History of Calculus.
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R.O.T.C. May Establish Coast Artillery Unit Here
Opportunity Will be Offered to Receive Reserve Commissions
Special request for information on the demand among the students in the University for establishing a coast artillery unit of the R. O. T. C. here is requested in a letter recently received from the War Department.
During the war, the coast artillery was handicapped by the fact that it was necessary to appoint many men as officers whose only knowledge of trigonometry or of engineering was received in three months' special training. The coast artillery corps, contrary to general opinion, mans all guns larger than 6-inch. It mans the largerrench mortars and the anti-aircraft rifles. Men with engineering and mathematical training are needed as much in this corps as in the engineering corps.
Men in a coast artillery unit of the S. O. T. C, will be transported to the coast this summer and given six weeks' practice in the use of the big guns.
Plain Tales From the Hill
A student taking astronomy is figuring on rooming with a man who will take ornithology next quarter. "By doing that I can get a room at half price as he will be leaving at night when I am coming in from my observations," said the sophomore.
The University now has a scavenger. A spotted dog has been going the rounds of the tables in the library and eating the gum left there by the freshmen women.
Miss Cyra Sweet had a little accident in the play at the Bowersock last night when she lost part of her refinery. To keep the standard of the play she will allow the same slip tonight as it was the making of the score.
A psychology professor and his wife were attending a lecture and the speaker was holding the audience breathless when the woman said, "Say, I know what I will do with that rice. I'll use it with-" and then she noticed the confusion she had caused and ceased her speech.
The Sigma Chis have been congratulating Webb Wilson on his love making ability and especially in his work on the stage as Lathorio. Webb smiles and says, "Well, follows, fusing up to all of that refinery in the play and learning to like the highly scented perfume of the stage may give me the ability to go out and get a real heirness after I graduated."
"Say, what's the name of that fraternity on Tennessee Street that starts with Beta?" said a fresh running to his club breathlessly.
"Beta Theta Pi or Phi Beta Pi"
offered one of the boarders.
"I don't know which but I have just
picked and want to write the folks," he
says.
Wagstaff Still Hauling
Ammunition for A. E. F.
Richard "Dick" Wagstaff, with the Army of Occupation in Germany, is now stationed with the Division Munitions Officers located at Gindorf, according to information received in Lawrence. He says his duties consist in conveying ammunition, checking dumps and fighting cooties.
"The Americans seem to be going right along preparing to continue the war," said Mr. Wagstaff, "even though it would be next to impossible for the Germans to keep on fighting. The Germans are still as boastful and arrogant as ever, and boost the kaiser as if they thought they had won the war."
Mr. Wagstaff does not believe that the 80th Division will be home before late fall and he is looking forward to being in the University next winter Corporal Wagstaff was in the University in 1917, and went to Camp Foster about a year ago. He is a member of the 314 Ammunition Train
Letters Awarded Soon
Letters for football and basketball will be made at close of basketball season. "The athletic board expects to meet within a few days to make the awards," said Coach Hamilton. Several members of the athletic board are not in college at the present time and their places had to be filled before any action could be taken.
Men in S.A.T.C. Unit Will Get Subsistence From October 1 To 7
Figured on Proposed Basis Men
Would Receive About
$15,000 Less
Men Entitled to Refund
Considerable surprise and disaussaction has been expressed by men at the University who were in the S. A.T. C. last fall because they are to receive, according to information given out from the Chancellor's office last week, a refund for board from October to October 7 only, and not from October 1 to the date the companies moved into barracks.
"Matter of Subsistence Question Between University and Men," Says Capt. Hatch
Figureed on the proposed basis, the men will receive about $10,000 to $15,000 less. Each man who was inducted on October 1 would be refunded for six days at seventy-five cents a day or a total of only $4.50 for board. The Navy did not move in until November 6.
"The Naval Welfare Committee is still investigating," said Warren Blazier, chairman, today, "and we hope that the Navy will settle a settlement from the University."
MEN ASSURED OF PAY
When the 1,500 men of Section A,
S. A, T. C., were discharged December
21, they left with the assurance that
they would be reimbursed by the
University. A memorandum to com-
mander was issued from headquarters December 16, by order of Walter A. Hitch, paragraph one of which reads:
"Inducted men of Section A are entitled to refund from the University for the period from the date of their induction up to the time they were actually furnished quarters and raions. Company Commanders are directed to give this information to their commands and to instruct the men to report any issues that occur which they claim this refund. Certificates therefore are being prepared for execution by men entitled to this refund."
In a letter to Company Commanders dated December 19, Karl Klooz chief clerk of the University business office, wrote in part:
"It is entirely a matter between the University and the men," said Captain Hatch Tuesday. "I had no authority to tell the University what to advise that settlement for subsistence be made in the fairest way possible."
"I am sending you herewith blank statements which are to be handed to each member of your company. This statement is for the purpose of reimbursing anyone in the S. A. T. C. who may have paid out of his own funds or quarterers from the date of his induction until he moved into the barracks."
The purpose of the memorandum, according to Captain Hatch, was to obtain accurate statements from the men as to the amount of refund to which they are entitled. The claims made, however, are at variance with the number of men who were supposed to have eaten at the barracks during October, as shown by the mess sergeant's report.
ACCURATE STATEMENTS DESIRED
"October 7 was taken as the dividing date," said Karl Klooz, "because we had to draw the line somewhere. And on that date 1243 men were fed, while only 1220 men had been inducted into the S. A. T. C."
MEN USED FRATERNITIES
On account of the influenza epidemic and delay in finishing all of the buildings for occupancy, the barracks were not available and the facilities for feeding the men were inadequate until late in October. Many students were therefore compelled, it is said, to board and room in private or fraternity houses for several weeks. And they did this, they say, because of the request by the authorities to thus cooperate in relieving the situation.
Among the fraternity houses which kept a table for some time after October 1 are: Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Gamma Delta,igma Chi Sigma, Algebra Alpha Epilon, Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Sigma and Phi Kappa.
Pi Kappa Alpha announces the pledging of Henry Widmer, c'21, of Parsons.