JANUARY 31, 1918.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Princeton May Become National University Proposes Dr. Hibben
Harvard Boasts Students From Japan and Oceanica
Plans for making Princeton a great national university, with adequate representation from every State in the Union, were discussed in the New York Evening Post Friday. The president of the proposition says, "Scholarships are prominent among the things that will help students to enter."
He also says, "We have many magazines which by title or sub-title claim to be "American" or "National" in some peculiar manner denied to their rivals, but our universities have hitherto thought modesty the better part of valor, and even while encouraging students from all sections to enter their gates, none of them has formally assumed to have a place in the sum larger than that of any other of their size, endowment, etc."
There has been one persistent effort for a "National" university. This was to be a new institution, located at Washington, where it would have advantage of Government institutions, as the Library of Congress, and particularly the prestige of being in the national capital.
Harvard boasts students, not only from Canada and South America, but also from Japan and Oceanica. In a year or two she will let it be known that candidates for the freshman class from Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia have passed the entrance examinations. Harvard is not alone in this distinction for Columbia has allowed students from all over the world to enrol in college. But the only exception is not too new or too far inland to have undergraduates the pronunciation of whose names passes all understanding.
"Visitors from abroad hardly believe in our chain of State Universities until they have seen them. The University of Maine, the University of Illinois, the University of Kansas, the University of Oklahoma, the University of California,—are these actually in being or only the dreams of a nation of dreamers?" said Professor Hibben.
Concerning Professor Hibben's proposition, the New York Post continues to say, "Princeton it not the only institution to realize the advantage, if not indeed the necessity, of enlisting all parts of the country under her banner."
The New York Evening Post remarks, "The Great American University is as Mythical as the Great American Novel. The longer we have to wait for it, the less confidently do we expect it. But that is no reason for not making our universities more national than they are now"
The paper also says, "more than one Eastern university president has as the first item on his annual schedule, we carry out our Western and Southern alumni."
The paper proposes that although the University of Princeton cannot be made a National University it can be made more national in its work.
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Women Confuse Browns, Burt E. Brown Asserts
Elmer E. Brown and Bert E.
Brown not
Related
Kansas being a state where a woman is considered better than a man, except at the polls, where she is just as good. Burt E Brown of Lawrence is being considerably disturbed over the fact that University women are confusing him with Elmer E. Brown, of near Lawrence.
"I'm not Elmer E. Brown," said Burt E. Brown today. I'm Burt E. Brown. Neither am I a member of the lower house of the state legislature. Elmer E. Brown is the solon Brown. Elmer E. Brown is the father of the proposed bill to tax fraternities and sororities that was killed this week in the lower house. Burt E. Brown didn't have anything to do with that scheme and Burt E. Brown isn't overjoyed to hear that University women are referring to him as "Old Burt Brown who tried to tax us out of existence." They've got their Browns mixed.
"Burt E. Brown doesn't believe Burt E. Brown should have to stand for any of Elmer E. Brown's shortcomings or should have an honorable mention that may be coming to Elmer E. Brown, or vice versa. Burt E. Brown is not related to Elmer E. Brown. They do not belong to the same church, the same lodge or the same political party.
"University men seem to have the Brown's on straight. It's the women who are worrying Burt E. Brown by mistaking Burt E. Brown for Elmer E. Brown. Burt E. Brown has two daughters in the University and for that reason don't care to be confused with Elmer E. Brown, in addition to opposing Elmer E. Brown's notion of picking out one form of organization and trying to tax it while other similar organizations are not taxed. Burt E. Brown wants to see University sororities and fraternities taxed at the same time that the Masons, the Knights of Columbus and other benevolent orders are taxed, but not until then."
Track Team Needs Men For Half and Two Mile
"We need more men in the half mite and the two mile races," said Paul Murphy, who has charge of the runners at K.U. "Several of the good men in the University have not turned out for track. We need Simons, Duff and Russell out regularly." Simons, Duff and Russell are all good track men but are indifferent about coming out for the team.
Dorman O'Leary came out for practice Wednesday for the first time this season and will be captain of this year's team. It was reported that the star was giving all his attention to his academic work and did not have time for track. O'Leary has always been one of the best students on the team since he has been on the squad. He will greatly strengthen the team. Rodkey, Dewall and Haddock are the other letter men in school.
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Fine Arts School Elects Officers and Councilmen
Both Departments Equally Represented on Board to Prevent Factions
The organization of the School of Fine Arts is nearly completed. At a recent meeting of the students a plan of organization was adopted. Two presidents were elected to prevent domination by either section of the school.
Miriam Merritt, fa'19, is president from the department of music; and Gertrude Doyle, fa'19, from the department of painting. Mary Tudor, fa'20, of the department of painting was elected secretary; and Laura Jackman, fa'20, of the department of music, was elected treasurer.
The governing council of the school will be composed of these officers from the two departments and of underclass representatives from both departments, making in all, ten members. Thelma Hale is sophomore representative from the deartment of music.
"The council plans to give several parties during the rest of the year," said Miriam Merritt, this morning. "We will probably have a Fine Arts banquet and a Fine Arts dance. And if we can arrange it we want some informal parties and picnics."
Lucile Phinney was elected to represent the department of public school music. The freshman classes and the students must select their members for the council.
Get Petitions for Exemption
The department of physical education has received a number of petitions for exemption from gymnasium work for this quarter, according to W. O. Hamilton, manager of K. U. athletics, but these petitions will not be acted upon until the middle part of next week by the exemption board. Many of these petitions ask exemption because of outside work and some give physical disability as the cause of their inability to take gym this quarter.
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Turbines to be Fixed
On account of the low water in the Kaw River the electric light company does not have enough power to run the turbins and as a consequence the students and people of Lawrence must stumble around in the dark.
The company hopes to have the
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The company hopes to have the turbins fixed in a few days so they will have no more trouble with them.
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