UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 54.
Dean Templin Returns From Wartime Work With Herbert Hoover
Head of K. U. College Directed a Division of Food Administration
Washington Job is Finished
Work That Was to Have Lasted Few Weeks Demanded Year's Service
Olin Templin, dean of the College, who has been in Washington more than a year with the United States Food Administration, returned to the University today, and has resumed his work in the College.
DEAN OLIN TEMPLIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 1919.
"When I went to Washington, in November, 1917, I had no idea of remaining more than a few weeks," said Dean Templin. But every time I would suggest leaving some higher official would talk me into staying by telling of the large amount of work there was get to do.
NO PLACE FOR COLLEGES
"I left the University to go to Washington, on request of the chancellor, as the colleges and universities of the country were greatly concerned over their status in those somewhat confusing days. It was their earnest desire to help in the war, but they were at loss how to go about it. Accidently I suggested a plan which seemed to be favored by the other institutions regarding the colleges' work in the conservation of food. Chancellor Strong suggested to go to Washington to administer the plan, and I went. Instead of staying only a few weeks, I was immediately put to work and I had to remain.
'My official position with the Food Administration was director of school and college activities. The university here knows what the result of that work was. Lectures were given at every college and university throughout the United States, in order to put before the people the necessity of conserving the food.
SURVEYS COLLEGE SITUATION
"Besides the conservation committee I was a member of the proproganda committee, which had to approve all the literature and posters that were sent out over the United States. Food Administration is the literature the people who probably would not be reached by the lectures that were given.
"The last work I did for the Food Administration was on request of Mr. Hoover. He was specially interested to know the position the colleges and universities in every state in the union were taking on the food question and the instruction so that they could visit every school to see what the situation was. I visited all eastern and southern universities and then hit it for home."
According to Dean, Templin he does not intend to visit the rest of the schools because he believes he should be here, since the work in which he was concerned at Washington is practically over.
WASHINGTON WORK FINISHED
Dean Templin has been appointed a member of the committee to write a history of the United States Food Administration. The chairman of the committee has not been announced yet.
During the absence of Dean Templin from the University David L. Patterson, assistant dean, has had charge of the dean's office.
Verve Sprouts Afresh In Peppy Green Hall
Advanced law students are coming back from France and training camps every day to resume their work in the University and Uncle Jimmy says that there are enough of the old folks back now to give the old yell and out a lot of the old punch and jump into the U.
It is said to be worth risking an sar drum or two to run into Green Hall, where the law students spend their days, and take a listen and a look around. Those young lawyers have so much of real energy over there, even students of pedagogy wake up, and occasionally catch the fever of the rollicking, scrappy Law School.
One of the lawyers-to-be expressed the atmosphere over when he said, "they sure have the vervo, tons and tons of it."
And the men evidently like to "hang round" too, as dozens of them can be seen any time of day on the front steps, in the corridors, and even in Uncle Jimmy's" office.
Museum Gets Collection
From South America
H. C. Martin, assistant curator in Paleontology recently received a collection of different articles of Indian make from Brazil and Bolivia.
Jumnus Sends Indian Relies From Brazil and Bolivia To University
From Brazil comes a woven Indian basket. In the collection from Bolivia is a Llama wool belt andariat rope woven by the Indians of the Titicaca lake region. A string of monkey teeth supposed to ward off malaria fever is an interesting contribution of the civilisation of Bolivia. In the collection there is also a bark dress and a colored woven sash used by the same tribe.
Specialized Social Service
A Profession, Says Elmer
This entire collection was sent to the University by Allen Sterling, A. B. '16, and son of Professor Sterling. The articles were collected by him during his travels in Central and South America.
"Social service is a profession quite as much as law or any other profession," said Professor M. C. Elmer in a talk to the sociology major students Thursday afternoon. Ten years ago it was thought that society needed a social service work, but now it is realized that untrained workers are really a detriment instead of a help and trained workers are demanded."
Professor Elmer urged every student in the department who expects to do social service work to train along some particular line. To this end he has prepared outlines of the various courses the University offers that are necessary and valuable for different lines of social work.
"Pick out something definite," he said, "and work toward it. Find out everything about everything between yourself and that place. Plan to have, maintain, and be equipped with it. But through it all the spirit of service must be the compelling motive."
After Professor Elmer's talk, a business meeting of the Society Club was held. The following officers were elected: Nelle Hohn, president, Emily Ferris, vice-president; and Fanny McCall, secretary.
There will be a meeting of all Big Sisters Monday, at 4:30 o'clock, at the Hostess House, Myers Hall.
The Cafeteria will not serve an evening meal on Saturdays.
The next meeting will be Thursday January 16, at 7 o'clock. The Club will meet regularly from now on.
Mary Burnett
The *Sajyawker* picture of the Women's Glee Club will be taken at Squires' Studio, Tuesday, January 21 at 12:30 o'clock. Helen Peffer.
The Quill Club announces that all manuscripts submitted on application or membership must be by January 6. Manuscripts must be on paper $\frac{1}{2}$ by 11 inches typewritten on one side only and not rolled or folded. Manuscripts marked "Quill Club" may be left at the English office in Fraser Hall. All upperclassmen who are interested in original composition in English are invited to submit a paper.
Announcements
K. U. Extension Work Reaches Many People Of State of Kansas
Nearly 400,000 Kansans Are Served by Division in Last Year
Nearly 400,000 people of Kansas were reached by various forms of extension service of the University of Kansas in the year ending June 30, 1918, according to the statement of work of the extension service, contained in Chancellor Strong's budget, prepared for the legislature. This extension service included war conferences, community institutions, the correspondence study department and the municipal service department.
In the year ending last June, 1044 different students were enrolled in the correspondence department, taking 1373 courses. These students sent in for correction 13,244 manuscript lessons. Since the organization of the correspondence study department, 5843 students have been enrolled. Package libraries sent out during the year reached 54,370 persons.
"The amount naked for the geological survey is justified by the immense economic importance to Kansas of the work proposed for oil, gas, lead, zinc, coal, and other natural resources," says the chancellor's report.
The state service work, for which $52,050 is asked, takes care of all work (except medicine) done by the University for the State Board of Health in food and drug inspection, water analysis, sewage disposal, water supply, etc.; entomological field work; in sociological and in the geological surveys.
The municipal service department served 124 cities and towns of Kansas and answered inquiries for 598 calls. An officer asked for this department is $39,895.
Fine Arts May Organize For Student Activities
School Formerly Had Class Officers and Regular Elections
Organizing of the students in the School of Fine Arts into a distinct unit of the student body for fuller representation in student activities is being discussed among men and women of the school. Officers may be elected this year.
The public school music supervisors in the School of Fine Arts have organized as a unit but the school as a whole has not.
The enrollment this year in the School of Fine Arts is 215. Last year it was 227, for the entire year.
Several years ago class officers were elected, but the following year the student organization in the school was abandoned and has not been resumed.
Prof. Skilton Honored At Musicians' Meeting
Harold Henry the pianist, gave a recital and one of his numbers was a new composition written for him by Professor Skilton entitled "A Sioux Serenade," and played for the first time.
Prof. Charles S. Skilton of the School of Fine Arts, while attending the National Music Teachers Association convention in St. Louis last week, was elected a member of the executive committee of the association for a term of three years.
"The Witches Daughter," a cantata finished, by Professor Skilton, will be given its first performance in St. Louis, January 14, by the Pagent Choral Society and the Symphony Orchestra, directed by Fredrick Fischer. The soloists will be Miss Cora Libberson, soprano, and Corp. Finlay Campbell.
During the sessions of the convention Professor Skilton as a representative association of Presidents of state musical organizations, read a paper on standardizing of the teaching of music in the schools, a system that has been adopted in several states. He also read a paper on "Realism in Indian Music," using an Indian drum, a flute, and several piano selection to illustrate the theme. At the Chamber of Commerce banquet given the convention, he was one of the sneakers.
The Mathematics Club will meet next Monday in Room 103, Administration Building. Miss Evelina Watt will talk on "The Slide Rule."
Harms Announces Staff For 1919 Peace Book: Includes All Classes
Jayhawker Will Picture Life of University in War
Times
Announcement of the 1919 Jay-hawker staff was made today by Marvin Harms, editor-in-chief of the book. The business staff is composed $bf$: Lynn Hershey, manager; Jessie Lee Weyntz, advertising manager; Ernie Clark, sales manager; Bob Lee Clark, Lee Weyntz, publicity committee.
In order to make the book a representative of the student affairs, the editorial staff has been enlarged and every class will have a representative for its section and an attempt to arouse special interest in these class sections will be made by the ones in charge.
The members of the editorial staff are; editor-in-chief, Marvin Harms; assistant editors, Mary Samson and Harley Scott; fraternity and sorority editor, Fred Rigby; organizations editors, Mary Smith and Viola Engle;bumer section editors, Ed. Patton and Irene Fowden; junior class editor, Luther Hangen; schools and classes, Roland Hill; senior class, editor, Harold Hobart; art editor, Fred Leach; snap shot editors, Fred Jenkins and Otto Hopfer; men's athletics, Edgar Holm; women's athletics, Irene Thon; S. A. T. C. editor, Harve Scott.
The popularity ball which will be given several weeks after the election January 20, will be under the management of Ray Hempill and Lynn
Work on the book has progressed rapidly and all indications are for one of the best Jayhawkers in the history of the school, the editors say. There will be an attempt to picture the army life of the students of the University in the Student Army Training Corp. This section will contain the pictures of the different companies, of both the vocational and collegiate men. Two pages are devoted to the pictures of Captain Scher and the other officers who have been here in connection with the S. A. T. C.
The spice of the book will be found in the humor section commonly known as the Pepper Pet. Dope for this section of the book is being gathered by a large squad of scandal mongers, and the editors warn every one, who are guilty of offense, to be prepared to see themselves in print.
The popularity contest has sixteen candidates and will continue until January 20. The polls will be located in Fraser Hall. Only the students who have bought their Jayhawkers at this time will be allowed to vote for the most popular woman by ballot. The sales force is working on the campus, but if any of the students are not solicited they are urged to call at the Jayhawker office, which is now in the old Kansan office.
Jayhawk desk, with the Popularity candidates as managers of the desks, will be placed in Fraser Hall, Administration, the Engineering Building, Snow Hall, and the Chemistry Building. The sale of the three desks to those desks, and all students who wish to have a record of the S. A./T. C., and the college year of 1919 should subseribe at once.
Prof. George Hermann Derry, of the department of political science, will give a series of lectures discussing democracy and the political problems of the peace conference and of American reconstruction in seven Kansas towns in the next six weeks. professor of political science technical Politics and the World-State," and "Rebuilding the World of tomorrow."
Prof Derry to Lecture In Seven Kansas Towns
Professor Derry will lecture in Spring Hill, Powhattan, Muscotah, Alma, Elmo, Wetmore and Council Grove.
Engineering Student Killed
Engineering Student Alfred Word of the death of Paul D. Adamson, a former student of the University and a student of the School of Engineering in 1916-17, has been received by Dean G. C. Shaad. Adamson was killed while in action in the Battle of Argonne Forest, September 28, 1918. After leaving the University he was employed by the firm of Black & Veach, consulting engineers of Kansas City, Mo.
Hash For Garments Motto of Ex-S.A.T.C
The men who have recently been discharged from the United States army are allowed to wear their uniforms four months to give them time to obtain suitable civilian clothing. A number of men on the Hill are availing themselves of this privilege but they seem to forget, or probably they have never been told that the uniforms are not for the same degree of respect as that worn in service, said an officer today.
Some men fail to salute while others wear any part of the uniform—the campaign hat with civilian clothes or the khaki coat and trousers with the civilian hat. However, it is permissible to use the army overcoat with civilian clothes. Any such departures as these mentioned from military laws is both unarmy and not respectful to that for which the national uniform stands, say military men.
Captain W. C, Hatch has written to headquarters for further information concerning discharged soldiers wearing military clothing.
Plain Tales From the Hill
IT CAN'T BE DID!
Have you your wound stripes and service stripes yet? They are all the age. Two women appeared on the amputus with 'em today.
Ray Hemphill who was manager at last year's Junior Prom is one of the most ardent supporters of the honor system. Harms, the new Jayhawk editor, is his right hand man too.
Macro, the house man at the 4th Fsi house early this fall answered the telephone and upon being asked a question he was unable to answer "Wait a minute sir, and I will call one of the other boys."
LEARN GRAFT WHEN FRESHMEN
This is a tip. The player piano in one of the down town confectioneries is an intelligent critter. Two seniors, names withheld, put a penny in the slot instead of a nickel, and sat back waiting for the pretty music to begin. But the thing didn't play. It groomed and creaked and thundered till the whole after-theatre crowd got wise to the crime.
It happened over in the chemistry laboratory. Somebody let a bottle of tear gas explode and groups of tearful students stood around in the hall. One of the professors, hearing the comotion stepped into the corridor and inquired casually "Who did What?"
Has anyone noticed that the slick side-walks have called the little boys out of Green Hall and made them sit on the steps between classes?
The Kansan in yesterday's Plain Tales column asks: "Did you write it today 1-9-1919?" After referring to the date line on the first page, would we say we wrote it 1-9-1919.
Students who are afflicted with instructors who continually and chronically skid over into the next hour, should report such occurrences to he "Head 'Em Off" editor of The daily Kansan. A list of instructors n today's "Head 'Em Off" column follows:
Head 'Em Off
Prof. William S. Hekking of the department of drawing and painting dismiss his 2:30 o'clock class in composition one afternoon at 3:35 o'clock. Professor Hekking persistently holds classes overtime.
W. A. Dill hold newspaper la overtime Wednesday.
Prof. Arthur Nevin held overtime ten minutes his class in instrumentation at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday.
Prof. U. G. Mitchell held 11:30 class
overtime Wednesday.
Prof. H. W. Humble, of the School of Law, will give an address on "Democracy Triumphant" at the Plymouth Congregational Church Sunday, January 12. 7:45 o'clock. Proof and evidence form some of the dangers, problems and victories for democracy, which have resulted from the great war.
Phi Kappa announces the pledging of Urban Kelser of Seneca.
Prof. Humble Speaks on "Democracy Triumphant"
K. U. Will Plant Grove In Honor of Students Who Died For Country
Botany Club Proposes Living Monument to Those Who Fell
Memorial On Arbor Day
One Tree to Be Planted for 95 Men and Two K. U. Women
A "Hero Grove" as a memorial to all University of Kansas men and to the two University of Kansas women who gave up their lives in the world war to be planted on the University campus at a memorial Arbor Day service, is proposed by the Botany Club. The club is making tentative plans for appropriate arbor day memorial services at which a tree will be planted for each of the University's sons and daughters who gave their lives in the country's service during the war. If the University does not adopt the suggestion the Botany Club proposes to carry it through alone.
Definite plans have not been worked out as yet, but the club is proposing a grove of oak trees or perhaps some other variety of trees that thrive here be planted on some appropriate site on the campus and that in the grove a bronze tablet be erected containing the names of "our boys and girls" who have made the great sacrifice.
TWO WOMEN ON HONOR ROLL
Ninety-seven University of Kansas graduates and students have given their lives to their country in this war, so far as the University authorities have been able to learn. Thirty-two of these were S. A. T. C. men who died here. The others died on the battlefield, in camps, cantonments or on the sea. Two of the ninety-seven were women. Lucy McLinden of Cedar Point became a volunteer nurse during the influenza epidemic. This university hospital she contracted the disease and died. Fay Friedburg of Topeka died recently in Washington of influenza while in war work there. The University considers that these two of its daughters played their patriotic part in the war just as heroically and nobly as any of its sons who died in battle. Their names are to be placed on the memorial tablet.
K. U. MAN FIRST TO FALL
Dr. William Fitzsimmons the first American to fall in France after American troops landed there. held an A. B. and M. D. degree from the University and was a member of the Army. After serving in the Medicine. He was killed when the Hun bombed a hospital in which he was on duty.
The plans for the "Memorial Grove" were discussed at a meeting of the Botany Club Wednesday night at the body of Prof. W. C. Stevens. Professor Stessel spoke on the "Initiation of Arbor Day." He said in part, "J. Sterling Mortons orinal/g resolution initiating Arbor Day in Nebraska was adopted by the State Board of Agriculture January 4, 1872. Wednesday, the 10th of April, was set apart and consecrated as a day for tree planting in Nebraska, and the name "Arbor Day" given to it. Within ten years there was such sentiment in favor of Arbor Day in Nebraska that the state legislature passed an act designating April 22, the birthday anniversary of Mr. Morton, as a legal holiday, to be known as Arbor Day.
PROF. STEVENS ENTHUSIASTIC
"Kansas has celebrated Arbor Day since 1875 when it was declared a holiday by the governor's proclamation." Professor Stevens made it very emphatic that trees should be planted in all parts of our country.
"The planting of trees," he said, "in every section of our country is so important to our comfort and well being and should be so generally encouraged that it comes to be 'in the air' as we say, and so enlist the attention and interest of everyone.
"The idea of planting memorial trees is one of the most fruitful that has been injected into Arbor Day observance and the present war has furnished occasion for providing monuments to our fallen heroes and spreading branches will typify to the coming generations the protection and benefaction which those lives have wrought through their unselfish and willing sacrifices."