UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI
NUMBER 71
Faversham-Elliott Production Charms University Audience
"Lord and Lady Algy" Received Enthusiastically in Lawrence, Where Stars Are Stars
Record Run of Curtain Calls
Today
Hazy Dream of Black Velvet and Rose Disturbs Classes Today
Lawrence and the University, or as much of the two as could crowd into a " $2,000 house at the Bowerock" Monday night, reacted in the customary way to the attraction that staged stars have for the public. Lawrence and t i a University first applauded the stars or their stardom and then expressed appreciation for the occasion it was cast, setting and general worth, which was as advertised, unique thoroughly enjoyable and good.
When a Faversham-promised with a long "a" in the first syllable, first appeared the audience recognized him at once as Faversham, star with a capital A, and audiences with applause included with applause beginning with a capital "A."
But when Miss Elliott first "came on" the audience didn't recognize her as the star, also with a capital "S". She made a truly wonderful entrance — the picture was all that, could be asked of premier stagecraft, but the audience didn't applaude, except here and there somebody had a hunch that maybe that was Miss Elliott and gave a tentative hand, faintly.
WHEN THEY GOT HEP
Not until the butler said "her lady ship" in the lines leading to Miss Elliott's first words, did the audience realize that it was gazing on a star and instantly, electric, came a burst of applause, jumping out of the darkened house and swelling up in genuine appreciation for reputation, which is a synonym for "star." Truly on the planet we do love a star.
But if Faversham and Elliott had been only the excellent actors they are, and wholly without reputation admitting them to starmom the play would have been almost as enjoyable. Time after time, the audience were called back and each time they answered the "call of the appreciative audience."
Mr. Faversham's presentation of Lord Algerian Chetland, was flawless in all of its parts. He seemed to have gotten Hamlet's idea, when that character said: "The plays the thing," for not once did Mr. Faversham forget that he was an English Lord. Yet in his presentation there was nothing that reminisced of it, but the more as if they had been taken into the confidence of this nobleman adn saw his life.
SUPPRESSED ACTION IN ART
Maxine Elliott as Lady Algernon Chetland was superb. It has been said by authorities of dramatic art that the hardest thing to do is to act without spoken lines, and yet the best pieces of acting was on Miss Elliott's entrance and her passage across the stage to the fireplace. Miss Elliot returns to the stage after an absence of seven years and according to New York critics she is as beautiful as ever and in her role as Lady Algy is seen to the best of advantage.
Mr. Faversham and Miss Elliott were supported by a very able cantt; Robert Ayrton as Brabazon Tudway, Phil Leigh as Mawley Jemmett, and Miss Mary Compton as Mrs. Barbazon Tudway, were especially good.
The people who were fortunate enough to see Lord and Lady Algy, will remove forever, the stigma that has rested upon the English people, that of not being able to be clever. The speeches which were intended to bring a laugh from the audience never failed, even though the jokes were supposed to be amusing. The touches in real paths that brought tears to the eyes of a good many of the audience, touches that come in every day life.
The audience was one of the most appreciative that Lawrence has kept.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 4. 1019.
Kansas branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will meet at the home of Prof. F. H. Sibey Thursday night at 7:30 e'clock. The subject to be discussed by J. R. Mahan and J. R. Wahltedt is "Water Power Engineering."
French Cooties Come To Entomology Profs
Have you ever seen any real cooties of the French or German variety? If you haven't, go over to the entomology department where they have just received a shipment direct from France.
Worthie Hoor, a sophomore here in 1917, has sent a contribution of no mean importance to the entomology department. He collected plants for the department of botany during the summer of 1916 and when he went overseas with Battery B, he promised he would send some botanical specimens back for the benefit of those scientists on the Hill. In his letter that accompanied the coties he said that he found plants were very hard to get ready for shipment so he was sending something else.
The way the cooties were sent was unique. Hoor placed two cardboards together and then cut round holes in the top one. The next thing to do was to grab the cogies. This was comparatively simple he said. He then corralled the bugs in the holes and allowed the candle grease to drip in the holes. This pickled the animals in their original state. They would probably have been in a better state of preservation if they had been bathed in alcohol, according to Prof. Hungerford, but probably there was none at hand when the cooties were caught.
Music Students to Give Public Recital Tonight
Piano. Organ and Orchestra Members Compose Program
The students of the Department of Music of the School of Fine Arts will give a public recital in the chapel of Fraser Hall this evening at 8:15. The program will be as follows:
Pianoforte: Symphony in D (flat Movement) . . . . . . . Schubman.
Music: Hunt, Gleed, Boorstert, McBride.
Organ: Allegro Militaire. Waltenhola
Harold McKeever.
Vocal. Where'er you walk (Semele)
Handel.
Recompense. Hammond.
Piano: Sonota in E minor (First movement)
Grieg.
String Ensemble: Song without Words... . . . . . . . Friml.
Adagio Pathetique... . . . . Godard.
Prof. Frank E. Kendrite, Conductor.
Vocal: The Linden Tree. Schubert.
Piano: Bird Sermon... Liszt
Leone. Clad
Organ: Preludium from First Organ
Souza
Rene Becker
Helen Porter.
Vocal: Heaven has shed a tear.
... ... ... ... ... ... Kucken
Lucille Phinney
Violin obligato by Miss Laura Jackman.
Piano: Concert Ebode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... MacDowell
Medium Marritt
Miriam Merritt
Varsity Basket Ball Five To Play K.C. Polytechnic
Pianoforte Ensemble: Dance Macabre...Saint Saens.
Misses Merritt, White, Jenks, Porter.
The Varsity basketball team will meet the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute quintet in Robinson Gymnasium February 12, aside from the regular Missouri Valley schedule. The Kansas City队 has always had a good basketball team and Coach Ivan Hill will lead the Jayhawks in preparing for Missouri at Columbia the latter part of next week.
The five has played and won several games with Missouri State Conference teams and the team includes such men as Walker, captain and veteran forward. Duval, leader of the central high school team last year, and Soden, a guard and former Central player.
The Architectural Engineering Society will hold a meeting in Room 307, Marvin Hall, at 7:20 o'clock, tonight. Letters will be from several architectural engineers now in service. A year book for the department will be discussed. Every student in the department is urged to ne present.
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Senior President Asks University Convocation To Arouse Old Spirit
Bi-Monthly Meetings Favored by Most Students—Fakes Only Two Hours a Month
Two Hours a Month
"The best thing that could be done to bring the University out of the disorganized state owing to war conditions would be to have regular convocations at a time when students could attend," said Herman Hangen, president of the Senior class this morning.
"The old bi-monthly plan was the most successful that we have ever had. It takes only two hours a month from class work, but the results would more than pay for that. Besides giving entertainment to the students and allowing them to become acquainted with prominent figures in society, it would develop a much better school s irit, a thing which we certainly need."
"In my opinion there is no question whatever but what most of the students favor some such plan, especially those who were here before the bi-monthly convictions were given up three years ago.
When told that the heavy expense of arranging the gym for convocations, Mr. Hangan said, "If the pressure makes it inadvisable to have them in the gym, Fraser could be used for most of them. Convocations were held in Fraser three years ago, and by crowding and standing nearly everyone was accommodated. The same thing could be this year."
New Members Are Named For Men's Student Council
The following men were elected to the Men's Student Council: C. K. Matthews and John Bunn from the School of Engineering; Gail Wilson and Ray Hemhill from the College. One member will be elected from the two candidates of the School of Law at the next meeting.
Fifteen enlisted members of the United States Marine Corps at the University of Texas have organized as "the Leathernecks,"
Announcements
Women's Glee Club will have an extra rehearsal Tuesday night at 7 o'clock in Fraser chapel.
Quill Club will meet in Fraser rest room Tuesday, February 4, at 8 o'clock.
The University Woman's Association will meet every Wednesday afternoon in February at 2:30 o'clock at the parish house of the Congregational Church to sew for the Red Cross Society.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of Kappa Phi Methodist sorcery, will be Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock, in Room 313. The program will consist of music.
The History Club will meet Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. in Room 213 administration Building. Prof. H. I. Baskin on "Washington in War Time."
The Home Economics Club will have a business meeting Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock. All members and those who were not initiated at the last meeting are urged to attend.
The Botany Club will meet at 7:30 o'clock, Wednesday, at the home of Prof. W. C. Stevens. Neva Ritter will speak on "Trees suitable for planting on Arbor Day."
The regular weekly meeting of the Y. M, C. A. will be held tonight at 7:00. C. E., Henry, employment secretary, will speak. The meeting will close at 7:30 and will open and close on time.
Y. M. C. A. cabinet meeting to night at 7:30.
The Dramatic Club will meet for their Jayhawker pictures at Squires' Studio, Wednesday, February 5, at 12:45 o'clock.
Senior invitation committee will meet Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Room 112 Fraser.
Dramatic Club will hold a business meeting at Little Theater, Green Hall Wednesday, February 5, at 7:15 All members are required to be present.
Senate Will Consider Petitions For Changes In Dance Restrictions
To Appoint Committee to Revise University Constitution
The committee on student interests will make its report at the meeting of the University Senate today and the decision will be made by the Senate on the petitions submitted by the Women's Student Government Association and the Men's Student Council asking that the restrictions on the price of dances be raised and that students be permitted to hold some dances until 2 o'clock instead of having all dances close at 12 o'clock.
Eight additional members will also be elected to serve on the committee on reorganization of the University. This will make a total of twenty-one faculty members who will go over the University constitution and revise it. It may even that any of the regulations mentioned will consider suggestions for other changes to be made in the University regulations.
Several years ago a similar committee was appointed, who drew up the present constitution and at the suggestion of Chancellor Strong at a recent Senate meeting another committee has been appointed by the Senate to revise the present rulings.
Foch and Clemenceau Pictured in Lecture To University Audience
Mlle. Marguerite Clement Here For French High Commission
"The names of Foch and Clementean will be carved on every public building in France," according to a recent law passed by the Chamber of Deputies." Mile. Marguerite Clement, a member of the French High Commission to the United States told the University Monday. These two names sum up the finest qualities of the French, civilian and military."
Mademoiselle Clement told in a dramatic way the story of Clemencae, the "Tiger," at one time the most hated man of France, and now the most beloved by French and Aljies alike. Incidents of his boyhood and his career in America as well as of his important position at the present time. It was Clemenceau who averted war with Germany during his first year as premier, who attacked the class system in the army in the Dreyfus case, who edited L'Hamma Libr" for many years, who listened to the rotestations of the Alsatian delegation in the assembly after the war of 1870, and who made Foch head of the School of War.
She then told the tax position of Foch in the hearts of the French people, characterizing him as the most beautiful, gentle soul of France. "Everything went right in the war whereover Foch was," was Mamoreville Clement said. "He saved the day at the first battle of Nancy, he turned the Germans at the first battle of the Marne, he persuaded the English not to retreat from Ypres, he was on the Italian front and held them to the ground, and he killed them by the German power at Chateau Thierry." Foch, also one is of the noted Frechmen who was in the war of 1870.
Woman's Basketball Games
To Be Played Wednesday
The woman's basketball games, which will be played in the gym Wednesday night, February 5, will start promptly at 7:00 o'clock. The first game will be between the freshman and sophomore classes and immediately following will come the contest between the juniors and seniors.
These games are open to all women in the University and each woman that attends may invite a man. The price of admission is a W.A.M. member ticket "twenty-five cents" there and a dress "five thirds of an eau de laumière" in every admission.
A war employment bureau at the University of Illinois assists all former students who are returning from military service to obtain positions in civil life.
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Coon Dog Fails To Find Possums
WANTED: By the faculty of the department of zoology, one possum dog.
Great conservation exists in the basement of Snow Hall. It's all because Van's dog is a coon dog instead of a possum犬.
Last week the department* of zoology acquired two possums which were caged in the basement. They were safely incased Saturday night when the guardians left but Monday morning, when the professors arrived the door of the strong cave was open and the possums had fed.
They had disappeared, into the labyrinth of dark shelves and closets which make up the basement of Snow Hall. They searched and searched but no possums could be found. They sent an S.O.S. for Van, the animal man who came and brought his biggest dog.
The dog sniffed around a bit but positively refused to become interested. Possums were beneath his interest. He was a coon dog.
And now there is weeping and lamination among the department-- also a want ad. For no possum dog hag has been found—and certain janixtures around the basement have a strong tooth for possum pie.
Plain Tales From the Hill
The Kappa Sigs are said to be petitioning Phi Beta Kappa for admission of the entire fraternity since Kappa Sigs made second in the Hellic scholarship list and since the Disciplinary Committee has given you to do still better, having limited Kappa Sig to one dance the rest of the year.
Why have any seats at the flower-orsock anyway? Those who had standing room last night said they had a fine time between acts. They sat down on the floor and had a very congenial time. No one stepped on them. It was more democratic and they could all get together better. Now if they would adopt this Chinese custom for the whole audience, they would sit in the circle with "Simon Says Thumbs Up" between acts.
The only drawback is that it would accommodate a lot more people and that large crowd of men who invited girls to go to the show and then called up at the last minute to say that they forgot to get the tickets and that they were all gone would have to think up another excuse.
One frsh here is attending church regularly now. He has a job with one of the city papers to cover sems.
Some girls just aren't satisfied with going to a dance themselves. They have to have their whole wardrobe there to be happy. Vera Gano had three dresses at the Varsity Saturday night. Well, 'Steve's clothes are getting a rest now anyway.
More Side lights on the play:
More than digits on the play.
Virginia Melvin will never be the same again. Since Maxine Elliot shook hands with her last night, her vision for ordinary mortals has sutdenly become very much impaired.
One young woman expressed the sentiments of most of her sex, after seeing Faversham. She was on the car and was still raving over the book: "Oh, Oh, oh, I'll never look at another man under forty as long as I live!"
It isn't it fun "recreating" after the basketball games at the gymnasium? The question is where do all the girls come from after the game, so that the men who to "stag" it up there have people to dance with? During the same Saturday night, only a few dates were in evidence, but most must start the girls were all there ready to start the "shimmy."
"Where did you come from baby dear?
but of the everywhere into the here."
NOTICE
We wish to announce that we have storage room for a few more Fords; the street in front of our house is not yet blockaded. We also have plenty of expert mechanics who are ready to do all of your repairing. We have plenty of equipment. We ample, notice any stripped Ford on the hill.
Pi Kappa Alpha Garage,
Indiana Street.
Kansas Working Hard For This Week's Games With Aggies' Quintet
Jayhawkers Feel Race In Missouri Valley Is Young Yet
Missouri Well in Lead Now
Manhattan Team Shows Well in State Contests With Veteran Players
Standing of the Teams:
Won Lost Pet.
Missouri 6 0 1.000
Nebraska 1 0 1.000
Kansas 1 3 250
Ames 1 3 250
Washington 0 2 000
Drake 0 1 000
Kansas Aggies 0 0 000
With but two days left in which to prepare for the series with the Kansas Agies in Manhattan Thursday and Friday, Coach Hamilton is putting his men through hard workouts with the freshmen and coaching them on passing and goal shooting. Although the Jahawker quintet dropped a pair of games to Missouri last week, the men are capable of playing good basketball and are determined to show a reversal of form against the Manhattan basketleers. The race in the Missouri Valley is young yet and Kansas still has a chance to finish near the top.
Missouri is now far in the lead in the championship race with six games won and none lost, and the Tigers appear to be well on the road to another title. The Nebraska Cornhuskers have not yet been defeated in the Valley, but they have played only one game, when they swamped Drake under a big score. But the Ames Aggies also defeated Drake, and by almost as large a score as that registration, the Huskies. By comparative scores, the two must beat braska and Ames are about equal in strength, and that Kansas has at least as good a team as either of the northern schools.
Little is known of the real strength of the Kansas Aggie team, although the Manhattan five has won several games from Kansas Conference quintets. The Aggies defeated Washburn, 32-20, early in the season and later won from the Haskell Indians by almost the same score. The Aggies have two veterans in Captain Johnny Clarke All-Vaillage guard last year, and Hinds, forward on last year's quintet. One of the best men on the team now is Bunger, a forward, who has been the most consistent scorer of the year. Jennings, another new man, is showing good form at center, and the other members of the quintet are from last year's freshman outfit.
Coach Rutherford's Washington team has met only the Missouri Tigers this year and both games, but the Pikers never show real form until late in the year and will probably cause several teams trouble later. The Pikers have Captain Marquard, All-Vaillay center of last year, who plays on the team and will be one of the best pivots in the west. Russell, a forward and a scrappy player, is another veteran of the Washington team.
Eighty Medics Want Pay for S.A.T.C. Work
The War Department has been petitioned by eighty former members of the University S.A.T.C. for their back pay from December 1917 when they were mustered in as members of the medical reserve until they were released from service last December. The recent release of the conscientious objectors at Leavenworth after being given their back pay, allotments and other privileges is said to have suggested the petition.
The petition is another attempt of the medical students to obtain recognition for the services rendered the Government especially during the influenza epidemic. The medical students were not transferred into the S.A.T.C. and received no pay during the time they were connected with the S.A.T.C. In spite of this they were subjected to rigid military discipline which they said interfered greatly with their studies.
On November 20, 1918, a meeting of medical students was held to protest against the treatment they had received and a petition was sent to the War Department at that time, but it was apparently ineffective and no action has been taken yet.