UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
University Athletics Pays Its Own Way Says Coach Hamilton
Will Take Many Years To Build Concrete Grand Stand From Profits
Other States Aid Schools
NUMBER 63.
All Sports Equipment at K. U Bought By Athletic Association
Athletes pay for itself at the University of Kansas according to W. O. Hamilton, manager of K. U. athletics, but it would take many years before Kansas would be able to build a concrete grandstand with four-sided bleachers from the profits. Football is a good money maker and the other types of sporting events nearly pay for themselves.
"Kansas will never be able to build a concrete bleacher until some outside person makes an appropriation large enough to pay for the building and work as the state legislature will never come across for the amount needed. We are saving our funds towards that end but it will take a long time to reach the goal at the rate we are going. Athletics lost here this year for the first time in years," said Mr. Hamilton.
Most of the schools in the Missouri Valley receive appropriations from their respective states for equipment and other athletic expenses but the Kansas state legislature does not even pay for the coaches here, according to a report issued by K. U. athletes is paid for from the funds of the Athletic Association, and even the ground keepers' wages come from the athletic fund.
The Athletic Association has $10,000 in the athletic fund that may be used toward building a concrete stand on McCook field. The proposition can not be considered by the Athletic Association until a way is provided to secure the additional funds needed.
Dramatic Club Elects
Five Members Wednesday
Five more students were elected to membership in Dramatic Club in the try-out plays which were given in the Little Theater Wednesday. Isabel Crandall and Leo Waner of the cast in "Pat's Matrimonial Adventure" were elected to membership and one more of the cast was put on the waiting list. From the cast of the second play, "An Imaginary Aunt," Violet Matthews, Marjorie Dilly, and Martha Banker were elected. One from the cast in this play was also put on the waiting list.
Two more try-out plays, "Souvenir
Spoonas" and "Too Much Salt" will be given in the Little Theater at 4:30
o'clock Friday afternoon. —
Two try-out plays for membership in the Dramatic Club will be given in the Little Theater at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. All members of the Dramatic Club are urged to be present and visitors are invited.
January Graduate Magazine Issued
January Graduate Magazine Issued
The January issue of the Graduate Magazine is being mailed out today. The magazine this month contains an unusual amount of campus news. The opening article, a call to Arrowhead College's Chilla 'b' College of the Alumni Association, and is an appeal to all Alumni to work for the continual advancement of the University. Other articles of importance are "Athletics" by Dean Briggs of Harvard and "The View from Mount Oread" by Sydney Prentice, '96.
The Pan-Heoleniic tea, which was to have been given Friday from 4 until 6 o'clock has been changed to 2:30 until 43 o'clock.
Professor Sisson Cannot Meet Classes Prof. L. E. Sisson of the Department of English who was operated on in Kansas City last week, has returned but is still unable to meet his classes.
K. U. Professors to Speak
K. U. Professors to Speak
Three University men will be among the speakers at a meeting of the Kansas Engineering Society at Popkea January 30 and 31. Prof. G. S. Shand, dean of the School of Engineering, Prof. F. E. Johnson and Dr. R. C. Moore will make short talks.
The Women's Glee Club will no hold its regular rehearsal tonight because of the illness of Professor Downing.
Sphinx Elect Officers
And Name New Mer
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 28, 1919.
The Sphinz, freshmen honorary society, held their annual election of officers Tuesday night at the Phi Delta house. The officers elected are; William E. Schwartz, president; Burton Fricke, vice president; Paul Smith, Secretary; Donald B. Lanz, treasurer.
Schwartz announces the following committees; social Harry M. Turner, chairman, Hugh H. Carlin, Raymond Crawford; program, H. R. Youkin, chairman, L. S. Kendall, Fred R. Stubl; initiation, Charles Blair, chairman, Charles E. Hall Jr., Richard W. Fleeson.
The following men are Sphinx for this year: James B. Austin, Charles Blair, C. Reid Cloon, Stewart S'i Bloss, Richard W. Fleeson, Charles E. Hall, W. W. Simmons, Harry E. Kane, Earl C. Stanton, H. J. Scott, T. Shutz, Charles A. Diley, Ralph Kiene, Erwin E. Glein, L. Kiladoo, H. R. Yount, I. J. Haines, Raymond Crawford, Donald B. Lang, Hugh H. Carlin, Louis S. Kendall, Harry M. Turner, Frederick R. Stuhl, William E. Schwartz, Paul Smith, C. A. Lee and R. W. Zarker.
Committee Will Hasten
Rooming House Plans
District Chairmen To Perfect Organization Of House Presidents
In order to aid in the organization of a woman's roaming house the council of the Women's Student Government Association will appoint at least ten junior and sophomore women as district chairmen to work with Mary Smith, chairman of the House President's Council.
The student section of Lawrence will be divided into districts and each chairman will be responsible for the organization of the houses in her section. The district chairman will meet with the house presidents and will serve as a connecting ling between them and the council.
Appointments of district chairmen will be announced Friday. "So far the organization of the houses has been satisfactory to the council," Mary Smith said this morning, "But several of the larger houses have failed to send a representative to the meetings. A plan must be worked out also to provide an organization for the scattered students who are not required to send representatives to the House President's Council."
"The three organizations, the student council, the district chairman, and the House Presidents' Council, will work for a closer interest among women students and for more efficient student government."
Cercle Français Hears Talk on American Army
"What do you think of the Americans?" was the introduction to a talk given by Miss Stanton at the Cercle Frances Wednesday afternoon. "The polis say that is the first thing that Sammy asks when he lands in France. The problem is that it is American concept, but we know that it is merely Yankee curiosity."
The American soldier from the viewpoint of the French officers and leaders was discussed fully by Miss Stanton and was summarized in the words of Marshal Foch to the American soldiers after the battle of Chateau Thierry. He called the Americans admiral soldiers, almost to brave.
Thirty-five Try For Quam
The Quill Club had thirty-five manuscripts in prose and in verse submitted as applications for membership. The maximum number of new members that may be accepted is eighten. The manuscripts probably will be judged next Monday or Tuesday and the successful applicants announced.
A brief account of the fighting around Chateau Thierry, Soissons and the Marne; and a discussion of the warm friendship between the two villages, which were elevated with several amusing anecdotes, closed Miss Stanton's lecture.
"They ought to be held down," said Marshal Foey, adding he thought that they are the best aviators in the world. He especially complimented the machine gunners on their ability to aim straight.
Thirty-five Try For Quill
Read the Daily Kansan.
General Wood Will Speak Friday Instead of Today—Train Is Late
Major-General Leonard Wood who was to have spoken at convalation at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, was unable to come because the train that he was to have come on was three hours late, and he would not have arrived in Lawrence until 6:30 o'clock this evening; instead he will speak Friday afternoon.
Major-General Wood's aide called the Chancellor's office this morning and said that General Wood would
Most Popular Woman Will Be Elected Friday By Jayhawker Buyers
Polls Will Open at Nine o'Clock In Basement Of Fraser Hall
The polls for the Popliamity Contest will open promptly at 9 o'clock Friday in the basement of Fraser Hall, according to an announcement made this morning by Marvin Harms, editor-in-chief of the 1919 Jayhawker. The election will be run as any class election. Receipts for subscriptions to the Jayhawaker will entitle the holders to be admitted to the polls.
Only the students who have bought a Jayhawker or who have made a payment on the book will be entitled to cast votes for one of the fourteen candidates whose names will appear on the ballot. The number of votes each voter is allowed to cast will depend upon the amount he has paid on his Jayhawker. A payment of $2.50 entitles the holder of the receipt to cast 250 votes, while the payment of $5.00, the full price of the book, entitles the holder of the receipt to cast 500 votes.
As soon as the voter is admitted to the polls his receipt is stamped in order to avoid all possibility of a receipt being used more than once. Every purchaser must cast his own votes, according to the managers of the contest. It will be impossible for the receipts to be transferred.
The members of the Men's Student Council, two members of the Woman's Student Government Association, one faculty member, and the managers of the Jap Hawker will act as election judges. He be at the polls throughout the day.
"There will be no graft whatever," said Marvin Harms, this morning, "in the way the Popularity Contest will be run tomorrow.
"The plans of the election have been so arranged as to do away with all the old time graft and unfairness that always accompanied the Beauty Contests in former years. In the election this year each voter decides for whom he cast his votes. There will be no buying or transferring of votes this year."
The salesmen for the Jayhawker have been out on the campus and in every building, every day this week, and have sold several hundred books. The sales close at 6 o'clock tonight and none will be sold after that time.
The names of the fourteen candidates whose names will appear on the ballot.
By the rules of the Jayhawner Popularity contest, no contestant could withdraw her name. Some of the young women nominated did not wish to run, but there was no way to get their names "scratched" off the ballot. When the Popularity Contest comes off the names of five women who have personally withdrawn will appear in spite of their withdrawals. Those who have withdrawn entirely and are not running, are Misses Pauline Puls, Earline Allen, Elsie Grant, Volmia Derrington and Kathleen Davis.
M. E. Church Sorority to Pose Kappa Phi, M. E. church sorority, members are requested to meet at Squire's studio Friday' January 24 at 12:30 to have their picture taken for the Jayhawker.
Doris Rosser, Charlotte Carnie, Dorothy Button, Edna Chain, Irene Cutter, Louise Nixon, Earline Allen, Agnes Sutton, Elisa Grant, Velma Ethel, Ethel Weyhof, Katalina Davis, Paulus Polk, and Geneva Kinne.
M. E. Church Sorority to Pose
Band Men are requested to meet Friday night at 7:15 o'clock at Robinson gymnasium to play for the basketball game. J. O. McCanless.
speak tonight, or would come tomorrow and speak at the same hour that he was to have spoken today. The Chancellor asked that General Wood some tomorrow and speak at convocation at 4:30 o'clock.
The General's aide said General Wood will be here Friday "for sure." If the train is not late, arrangements will be made for him to come on a special train.
Contracts For Rooms Are Kept By Students Says Women's Advise
Few Disregard Them After Pledging Fraternity and Sorority
Students recognize it is a matter of honor to live up to the terms of agreement with rooming house keepers, even they pledge to a fraternity or security and leave their rooms during the quarter, said Dr. Alberta Corbin, adviser of women, today.
The University provides an official lease for rental of rooms, which is used by a majority of lodging houses.
"The purpose of the lease is to benefit the students," said Doctor Corbin, "and it does so in two ways. First, it improves conditions in rooming houses, and second, it gives permanency to the renting of rooms and offices. The higher price of the tenancy is to the advantage of everyone concerned and it tends to make the conditions of school life here more favorable.
The student agrees to pay the monthly rental in advance; to use the room in a curvilinear manner; to preserve good order at all times; to use no other parts of the house without curtains; to off the lights whenever leaving room unoccupied; and to keep register closed when window is open.
The lease stipulates that the landlady is to care for rooms daily; to provide hot water in lavatory and for baths at least twice a week; to furnish light equivalent to 40-watt; to keep room at 70 degrees bareheit when occupied; and to furnish a parcel of furniture at least once a day, on Sunday and Sunday nights and on nights preceding holidays declared by the University, until 11 o'clock.
"Students are bound by the lease and they recognize that it is a matter of honor to live up to the terms. The landladdies are also obligated by the lease to do more for the students than they perhaps otherwise would."
"If rooming house conditions are unsatisfactory," continued Doctor Corbin. "the student has the right of appeal to the University roaming house and the house annuled. In a number of cases this has been done in the past."
"The student is held for the monthly rental for the length of time for which the room is leased. The University recommends that rooms be rented for not longer than a semester at a time, or a quarter under the present division of the school year."
Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, will award a medal in a few days to the member of the class of '21 in the fraternity who has made the best record during the past year. The contest will be decided on a basis of the following three points: First, scholarship; second, social achievements; and third, practical work done. This is the first year that a medal has been awarded. One will be given every year hereafter.
Sigma Tau's Will Award Medal
The Owls, honorary Junior organization, held initiation Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Sigma Nu house. The men initiated were: Edgar Hollis, Nat Arnel, Harold Beiser, Dean Flyo, Charles Shofstall, Bert Smith, Charles Slawson, and Roland Hill.
Owls Initiate Eight
Phi Kappa announces the pledging of Urban Koelzer, c22, of Senecean and Paul Joseph, c22, of Summerfield.
Read the Daily Kansan.
Students May Gather In Gym Friday Nights
"Robinson Gymnasium will be open from top floor to basement for general student recreation every Friday night from 8 until 10:30 o'clock, beginning this Friday night," said Doctor Goetz today. "Many students are not getting acquainted on the Hill this year, and many would enjoy a place where they could drop in for an hour of any kind of play they like. Every part of the gymnasium will be free of charge, including the swimming pool and basket ball courts. Provision will be made for indoor games of all kinds."
After the game Friday night the building will be thrown open for the first time. This is for everybody on the Hill.
Plain Tales From the Hill
The first column left of the K. C. Times seems to be reserved for the use of faculty members who desire to make the acquaintance of the spot light. Whose turn will be next?
How many got the committee jobs they expected before the election?
Will the Sour Owl serve as a medium for getting revenge upon oysters or just a humorous edition, this spring?
"The era of falling prices ought to be a period of prosperity for us, for I don't believe that they will lower our salaries any," said Prof. John Ise in discussing the prospects of a decrease both in prices and wages, before his Economics classes yesterday.
This life is just one disappointment after another. Oh, he was such a handsome man, that Astrobiology Professor, in the glory of his uniform and then he appeared in civilian clothing and he wore glasses. The next blow was that he is married. And last night part of his class sat on the steps of Blake Hall and waited and waited for him to appear but he didn't come to class at all. This is a sad, sad world.
Will Probably Wreck
All S.A.T.C. Barracks
Government Will Pay Difference Between Cost and Salvage Value
All army barracks at the University erected for the use of the S.A.T.C. will probably be wrecked and salvaged for their value as old lumber, according to Chancellor Frank Strong, who returned from Topeka after a conference with James Kimball, of the Board of Administration. The money received by the university from the barracks will be used as a partial reimbursement to the University for expenditures on the Students Army Training Corps.
The chancellor also conferred with E. K. Hall, national business manager of the S. A. T. C. The question of what to do with the barracks built for the use of the students at the University of Kansas has been under consideration for some time. At first it was thought that several of the buildings might be used for general purposes in connection with the University.
In such case they would be of much more value than if wrecked and salvaged, it is held. The erection of the barracks was paid for by the University and the government will reimburse the institution for the cost of the buildings after their value as salvage has been deducted.
Library Reserves Corner For Debate Reference
Henry Shinn, coach for the intercollegiate debate which will take place the last of March, wishes to announce to those who intend to try out for the debate that they will find material op the question in the southwestern of the first floor of Sporner Library. Tryouts will be next Thursday.
The library of the University of Oregon will remain open Sundays the rest of the term. The schedule was adopted as a war measure last term and is now maintained as a peace expedient.
Miss Davis Out of Race Kathleen Davis announces her withdrawal from the popularity context.
The budget for the University of Illinois is 7 millions of dollars.
Men's Student Council To Ask Marked Changes In Senate Dance Rules
Would Distinguish Between All-University Parties And Varsity Dances
Will Concult Honor System
Mass Meeting of Men Called For January 28 By President
Marked changes in the rules governing student dances will be asked by the Men's Student Council in a petition to the University Senate, it was decided at a meeting Wednesday night. It was said the council would ask the Senate to distinguish between a big all-university party, such as the Hop or the Prom, and an ordinary Varsity dance. The Men's Student Council also questioned the right of the council of the Woman's Student Government Association to full control of the varsity dances this year. Previous to this year the council managed the dances.
All successful candidates in the class elections held last Thursday were declared elected because no protests were made.
TO CONSIDER HONOR SYSTEM
The honor system, which has been discussed by the University and the W. S. G. A. was brought up, and after considerable discussion Horschel Washington, president, was given the power to call a mass meeting of the University of Kansas, to be held Tuesday, January 28. At this meeting, all men will be given an opportunity to express their ideas on the honor system, as it has been brought before the University.
Mr. Washington said "All men of the University are urged to attend this meeting. It is of vital interest to every man whether the honor system shall be established in our University. Any man who does not attend will be considered as against the honor system. In this way, we will be able to judge how much interest the men really have in the new idea." A committee was also appointed by the president to investigate the point system as it has been adopted by the W. S. G. A. This committee will confer with the W. S. G. A. in an effort to secure a uniform system throughout K. U. However, the members of the Council agreed that because of the abnormal conditions, and the decrease of the number of men in the University this year, leniency would be the course taken.
FIVE MEMBERS FOR COUNCIL.
Member will be added to the Men's Student Council next week.
Meetings of the men in the various schools of the city are called on Thursday, January 30, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Council. Twice as many men will be nominated and then the members of the Council will elect from these. Four men will be nominated in the college, two of whom will be elected by the Council; four men will be nominated in the School of Engineering and two will be elected; and two men will be nominated in the School of Pharmacy, one of whom will be elected. The return of "Bus" Jenson to school fills the vacancy in the membership from the School of Law, and no election will be held there.
Pay Checks Come Late To Thirty Sailor Students
The remaining thirty sailors attending the University of Kansas from the Great Lakes received their pay, January 17.
All of the boys who left the Great Lakes to attend the various colleges were paid in full before leaving. There were 253 sailors enrolled in the University of Kansas and all of those with the exception of thirty received their checks from the Government this fall.
The reason for this neglect was that some person at the Lakes had lost the insurance papers that the boys had taken out last spring, at the time of their enlistment. The authorities were in doubt as to whether the insurance fee should be taken out of their pay this fall.
The Y. W. C. A. office will be open from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday. All women who have been working on the "Finance Teams" have been requested to return their pledge cards at that time.