UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI
NUMBER 75
Students and Faculty Discuss Graft Question At Meeting Saturday
Ideas Prevalent That Student Managers Make Large "Rake-off"
May Have Paid Auditor
The number and price of University dances, graft in student organizations, the practice of giving complimentary tickets to large numbers of students attending big university parties, and compensation for managers of dances such as the Soph Hop and the Junior Prom, were discussed at a meeting of the Student Interests Committee of the Senate and reported. No definite dances Saturday morning were reached, but a second meeting of the committee will be held Tuesday night and recommendations to the Senate may be made.
School of Engineering, W. S. G A. and Dramatic Club as Models
The general opinion seems to be that the general lack of class and organization spirit was owing to the fact the class assumed little responsibility in the giving of a class dance and the idea was prevalent that the manager made a large profit. Students felt that the actual money value of their admission price may put into the admission process nobody but the managers got anything from the party, and hence were not willing to do any of the work necessary.
The spirit shown by the School of Engineering, which manages all of its student enterprises on a non-profit bawt was pointed out as an argument that was pointed out as a nar gument that student dances could be run successfully without any "rake-off" for the managers.
According to Prof. D. L. Patterson, chairman of the committee, the success of the work done by the Women's Student Government Association and the School of Engineering is the result of the elimination of personal gain for the students concerned in the work. The fact that successful All-University parties have been managed by students without any profit for themselves and that the Dramatic Club plays are managed in the same way were brought up by the committee.
Plans for having the Junior Prom and the Sophomore Hop made distinctly class parties were taken up with the managers.
Situations in which graft was the leading issue were brought up and instances in which the present auditing system has been disregarded were cited by students. The plan for having a paid auditor for student accounts, was discussed favorably. The auditor would have nothing to do but audit accounts, Registrar Foster said. The plan for having him take some part in the active managing of student afairs was not accepted favorably.
Students at the meeting were: Herschel Washington, Men's Student Council; Lymn Hershey, the Jayhawk; Herman Hangen, senior class president; George Mevin and the Strong, managers of the Law Serim; Charles Schofstall, manager of the Junior Prom; Feed Rigly, manager of the Journalism Jazz George Doeo, School of Engineering Jumie Scott, School of Medicine; Lucine Sueen, Mary Smith and Irene Tiken, officers of the Woman's Student Government Association; Harold Hoover, junior Association; Harold Hoover, junior Association;
Members of the Student Interests Committee are; Miss Alberta Corbin, chairman; Dr. Alice Goetz, Miss Elizabeth Sprague, Miss Nadine Nowil, Miss Amida Stanton, Prof. Louis Sisson, Prof. David L. Patterson, Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith, Prof. Herbert Hungerford, and Prof. Joseph Brandt. Other Members of the Faculty resent were Prof. Arthur J. Boynton and Registrar George O. Foster.
A letter similar to the regulation "T" has been offered to all women of the University of Texas co-operating with flu regulations which are on for four weeks. The "T" is worn on the sleeve in order to distinguish it from the regulation letter. The requirements include absence from all movies, dances, and soda fountains, and eight hours sleep.
Inter-fraternity basketball is being played at Illinois, Texas, and Oregon Universities.
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K. U. Instructor Translates New Book for Governmen
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 10, 1919.
Miss Helen G. Jones has just recently translated a volume from the German, "The New Political Economy," which will be published soon. It is by the Director of the General Electric Company of Germany and is intended as a guide to German commerce in its efforts to occupy the world. This is the second work of this kind Miss Jones has finished.
Miss Jones is assistant professor of German and is on leave of absence. For some time she was employed in the collegiate section of the Food Administration, but now is in the bureau of foreign correspondence of the Red Cross at Washington.
The Bigger 'Ole
Written for students who are too busy or too
hard to read a paper from outside the campus
Oil Has Been struck in Marion County six miles east of Peabody. The well is estimated at one thousand barrels and is the first oil to be found in the county.
National Woman's Party members burned President Wilson in effigy in front of the White House Sunday. Sixty-five women were arrested and refused to give bond.
American National Banks passed the 20 billion dollar mark at the last call for reports, December 31, 1918, the comptroller of the currency announces. It is the highest mark the national bank resources of the country ever have reached and is $1,908,916,000 more than a year ago.
Peace Negotiations Are but a bolt in the storm, says George Clemencan, French premier, in an interview with the Associated Press. Danger still exists that Germany might draw aid from chaotic Russia although Germany has been defeated and partly disarmed, he said. The French indicate a growing impatience over the disposition of the Germans to dodge armistice conditions. At Weimar the delegates to the first German National Assembly are holding a big talk; forging that they host the war. Another conference is to discuss terms of continuing the armistice. The Hun assembly has passed the first reading of a provisional constitution. The assembly is discussing movig from Weimar to Berlin.
The Commission At work in Paris to establish a League of Nations reports that the most important part of the preliminary work has been accomplished, and that preliminary discussions would end this week. The departure of President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and Premier Winston Churchill of the commission, is was said. Colonel House will represent America in the work; Lord Robert Cecil, England; Professor Uhillaga, Italy.
Seniors Will Give Dance In Robinson Gym Friday
The senior class will give the first class dance of the year, a Valentine Party, at Robinson Gymnastics, Fri-
day. Haley's 3-piece orchestra will play.
"As this is the first class dance of the year and the first big party in the gym, the committee is doing everything to make it a success," said Hamer Hunt, chairman of the senior social committee. The open event is open to students of the University and seniors are urged especially toowe and make acquaintances."
"Dutch" Wedell will speak Tuesday night at the weekly meeting of the Y, M. C, A. from 7 to 7:30 o'clock. This will be Mr. Wedell's first talk to University men since his discharge from the army. Many old K. U. men are glad of this chance to see and hear "Dutch" again, and they urge all freshmen to attend and get acquainted with him at this time.
"Dutch" Weded Will Talk
At Y. M. Tuesday Night
Announcements
Woman's intra-mural basketball
All organizations that are planning
to enter a team in the second intra-
mural basketball tournament should
urge their players to start individual
practice. The floor can be used daily
at 11:30 o'clock and from 3 to 4
o'clock for practice.
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Engineering Professor Writes On Conserving City Water Supplies
Collaborating with F. M. Veatch Recommends Schemes for Preventing Droughts
Prof. F. N. Raymond, of the School of Engineering, has an article in the January 16 issue of the Engineering News-Record, "Conserving City Water-Supplies in Southeastern Kansas," written in collaboration with F. M. Veatch, engineer of the State Board of Health.
"The severe drought in southeastern Kansas during the last two seasons has caused the work of out a fairly definite plan for conserving the water supplies of the towns in the district," the article states.
"From January, 1917, to August, 1918, the rainfall was a little more than 60 per cent of what is normally to be expected in those months. By June, 1918, many of the streams quit running, and the approach of the annual dry season caused much anxiety. In July service had to be adapted to the conditions, in order to prevent actual suffering. Railway supplies at city plants had to be cut off, and the shipping of cattle out of the country began."
Various means tried for combatting the drought are described. At Cherryvale, Independence, and Coffeeville, for example, ditches were cut from pool to pool in the river bed, and the water all drained down to the reservoir at the city plant. But these ditches destroyed the storage value of the pools for the future. The use of pumps or siphons to convey water from pool to pool, was found to be too expensive.
"The logical development of the plan has been, therefore, to build dams at the points where the rock outcroppings forming the pools occur. Usually a series of small dams is better than one large dam, for the small dams cause less trouble in case of flood.
"The following cities have built or are building dams on this plan: Fort Scott, Neodesha, Eureka, Cherryvale, Independence, Coffeeville, Lyndon, Ottawa, Garnett, and Cedarvalle. The Verdigris will be almost a continuous series of these storage reservoirs for many miles."
Mrs Bumpstead-Leigh Will Be Given March 3 At Bowersock Theater
Rehearsals Are Being Held Twice a Week By The Dramatic Club
The Dramatic Club play, Mrs.
Bumpstend-Leigh, will be given at
the Bowersock Theater, March 3,
according to announcement today.
the cast of characters chosen at the beginning of the second quarter has been holding rehearsals twice a week. According to Prof. Arbur MacMurray, who is coaching the play, he says that the company and the play promises to be the most finished production ever given by the Dramatic Club.
"Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," is a comedy in three acts. It is written by the author of "The Little School Teacher," and "The Tailor Made Man," successes of the last two seasons. "Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh," was presented in the Lyceum Theater in New York, featuring Mrs. Harrison Grey Fiske. Florence Butler takes this nart in the play here.
Following the custom of former years, the Dramatic Club will give this play as the big dramatic production of the year. Last year the Checkmate' was given. The team had been the entire student body. Seventy-five persons tried for the twelve places in the cast this year.
The setting for the play is American, but both Englishmen and American characters are used. Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh, the leading lady, takes role of an Indiana country girl and a member of the English royalty. Although the play is a comedy, its dramatic qualities are immense.
Quiet Hour Every Morning
Ouiet Hour Every Morning
Fraser Rest Room will be open every evening for 8:20 o'clock for silent worship for the women of the university. There will be a woman in charge each morning, so that quiet may be observed.
Bad Immigration Laws Cause of I.W.W. in U.S. Says Dean Blackman
"If the United States had reasonable and wise immigration laws, we would not now be bothered with the Bolshevik i.v. L. W. W," said Dr. Frank W. Blackmar, dean of the graduate school of the University in an address at Westminster Congregational Church, Kansas City, Mo., Sunday.
Failure To Educate and Eagerness To Exploit Make Poor Citizens
Dean Blackman said the war proved that this country had failed in its immigration policy because of trouble surrounding the immigrant community, as well as those who did not.
"The treatment of immigrants," said Dean Blackmar, "has been defective, as shown in the failure to make good citizens. We have invited them to come to this country of liberty and wonderful opportunities. We have not given them instruction in citizenship and have found, to our dismay, that they are not at all prepared at the critical time.
"What we need now is a new restitution law, keeping out the sick and defective, and permitting the able bed to come only as rapidly as they can be absorbed into our national life by interfering with labor and social order.
"These who come here to make their permanent homes should be forced to become naturalized as soon as possible under the present laws. They should have compulsory education in the English language and in citizenship. Night schools should be provided for adults, and children should be compelled to attend day schools. Persons who do not wish to subscribe to these conditions should be sent back to the place where they came.
"Of those persons who come to enjoy the blessings of liberty and opportunities of this country, only those wanted are those who are capable of and willing to bear the responsibilities and duties of citizens of a free country."
Dean Blackmar pointed out that it was not alone the fault of the government that immigrants were not properly schooled in the duties of citizenship and that they were harded in cities, instead of being scattered over the country. He said they often were exploited for personal gain by designing men. He suggested a federal bureau of distribution and education as a remedy for the present evils.
Mrs. R. Reed McClure
To Speak At W. Y. C. A
"World Relationship" Subject of Student Volunteer Secretary's
Talk
Mrs. R, Reed McClure will speak before the Y. W. C. A. meeting Tuesday afternoon at Myers Hall at 4:30 o'clock, on "World Relationships." Mrs. McClure is from New York, and has recently returned from India, where she has been for the last few years. She is in this country while educating her daughter, and has been made Traveling Secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement, while she is in this country.
Miss Helen Dunn, field secretary from Denver, Colo., arrived in Lawrence Sunday evening. She is visiting all the colleges and universities of this district, preparing for the conference which is to be held at Evanston, Ill. February 20. Miss Dunn met with students, staff and will meet the women in private conference today and tomorrow. The conference at Evanston is preparatory to a large evangelical conference to be held in the spring.
First Y. M.—Y. W. Party
To Be Held Sat. in Gym
The first Y. M.—Y. W. party of the year will be held in the gym Saturday night, Feb. 15. There will be entertainment for every one will have a good time. There will be refreshments. Miss Faye Dolderdike, social committee chairman of the Y. W. C. A., and Louis Duff, social committee chairman of the Y. M. C. A., are working on the party and say that there will be surprises for all.
Watch Tomorrow's Kansas Readers of The Kansan will find a comprehensive article on the work of Prof. W. S. Hunter regarding war psychology in Tuesday's issue.
House Presidents Meet Wednesday Afternoon
The House Presidents' Council will meet in Room 110 Fraser, Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. A pamphlet containing the rules of the Woman's Student Government Association and information concerning its work will be given to all women to be given to all women in their houses. A copy will be sent to every landlord.
District Chairmen will be present at the meeting also. All chairmen are asked to report the names of houses organized or district meetings held to Mary Smith, chairman of the House Presidents' Council before the meeting.
Plain Tales From the Hill
If the housemothers had their way,
every girl in the University would
have to sign this pledge before entering
the College:
"Realizing that it is much more wicked to step to the side while dancing than to go forward in the straight and narrow path, I hereby declare that I am guilty of doing the 'shimmy' during any oath at the University."
The house mothers will probably bring this motion up before the Senate but so far the only action that has been taken was the resolution drawn up at the Phi Psi house in their chapter meeting when they mutually agreed to permit any other brother who continued to do the heroic steps.
Do you know why she keeps saying Wait just a minute, please,' when you call up for a date?
If you could bear the variety of remarks, and the advice that is hurried at her free of charge, you would wonder how much talk at all. This is just a sample:
"He's a nut. Be careful."
"Go on and give it to him. You will be missing something if you won't."
"Stay at home with me tonight I'm having a party."
"Really he isn't bad and he always brings you home in a taxi."
"If that is Ray, tell him I want to speak to John when you get through." "Oh, I'd go to that party with any man."
Oh, I go to that party with an man."
"That poor fish. You are the fifth, girl he has called the last hour."
"Why, he is just as nice as he can be and he is lovely to his sister."
After hearing all this, she may likely will tell you that she woul just love to go, but don't think the it is just because you asked her.
Advice to Giddy Professors
When you go to Kansas City, be careful where you go if you don't want everyone to know about it. Some of your students may be there too.
Speaking of exciting moments, Selden Jones had one the other day. Loren Simons had some nice cookies with white icing that his mother had sent him. He left three of them on the mantle down at the Phi Delt house, and when he went to get them, they were gone.
At dinner the bereaved man askes if anyone had taken the rat-biscuitis that he had left in the living room. No one peeped but after dinner, Seldon, who had gradually become less and less interested in his meal, after the announcement of Loren's loss approached one of the medics;
"Say, Doc," he said, "how many of those fool biscuits would it take to make a cake?"
“Well,” the medic, “I don’t know exactly but they have arsenic in them. One would make a fellow man with you. I hate to say what two would do.”
“Is there anything that I could take” confessed the worried man.
They consulted another menu between the two they decided that three tablespoons of salts might help some. Seldon agreed willfully. Life was becoming more and more precious to him.
Now he says that if he had it to do again he would remain poisoned.
No, no, that's old stuff now—the Sig Alphs pledged that Marmon several weeks ago.
Sophisticated Soph "Swaddle stuff,
bit, Swaddle stuff. Cultivate a sense of
Fursing Freshie—"What's this new headline in The Daily Kansan, some thing about "The Bigger Ole?"
Henry Asher, 1905, now an attorney at law, and revenue collector of the western district of Missouri, visited Uncle Jimmy Thursday.
Juniors Lead in Race For Women's Interclass Basketball Championship
Seniors Win From Sophs 22-18 and Freshmen Lose by Score of 25-7
Barnett Stars for Sophs
Third Round of Tournament Will Be Played Thursday Night in Gym.
The second round of the woman's interclass basketball tournament closed with the Juniors in the lead for the championship. They defeated the freshman team by a score of 25 to 18, and the sophomores by a 22 to 18 score.
The senior-sophomore game was one of the fastest of the tournament. At the end of the first half the score was 6-12, with the sophomores in the lead. The seniors came back strong, and Capt. M. Castle threw three field goals in the second half. The excellent work of the senior guards prevented the sophomores from running up a larger score in the second half. Helen Barnett, captain of the sophomores, had six goals to her credit, and Helen Olson as jumping center played a good game.
In the junior-freshman game, the work of the first year team during the first half indicated that they have excellent material and should make a team to fear in another year. Lace of teamwork prevent the freshman team from large score, but they held the juniors to a 1 to 3 score in the first half.
Laura Harkrader, captain of the freshman team, played a fast game as jumping center and was responsible for two goals. Ruth Trant, junior running center was one of the fastest players on the field. In addition to her excellent work in coverage, the seniors will play the freshmen and the chance at the basket count, and scored fifteen points for the juniors.
The third round of the tournament will be played Thursday evening, February 13, at 7 o'clock. The seniors will play the freshman and the juniors will play the sophomores.
The box score:
The box se Seniors-22.
fg ft f
J. Parkinson, rf, 3 0 1
F. Dodderidge, 4 2 0
Capt. M. Castle, jc, 3 0 2
W. Babcock, rc, 0 0 0
M. Brown, rg, 0 0 0
E. Platz, lg, 0 0 1
Sophomores—18.
| | fg | ft | f |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| M. Wasson, rf, | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Capt. H. Barnett, lf, | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| M. H. Olson, jc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Nelson, rc | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Shaklee, rg, | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Olsen, lg | 0 | 0 | 1 |
fg ft f
I. Russell, rf, 6 3 1
M. Wulf, lf, 1 0 0
L. Noah, jc, 0 0 0
R. Trant, re, 4 0 0
R. Bottomly, rg, 0 2 0
E. Watt, lg, 0 0 0
Freshman—7.
| | fg | ft | f |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| M. Puckett, rf | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Zirkle, lf | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Capt. L. Harkrater, jc | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Cretcher, rc | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Thien, rg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Light, lg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Endnack, Referee | | | |
New Courses Are Offered
In Entomology Department
Introductory Entomology II and Courses 55 and 57 Open for Enrollment This Week
The department of entomology is offering three new courses which will run the rest of the year.
The courses which are open are open introductory entomology $\times$ II, a continuation of entomology I; applied entomology (section 57); and taxonomy, course 55.
The introductory course especially stresses the recognition of economic insects. It is given at 10:30 three times a week from 10:30 until twice a week from 10:30 until 12:30.
Applied entomology is a two hour course which deals with insects injurious to the household and garden. Taxonomy is a three hour economic course in the classification of scale insects.