UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
Chancellor's Budget Calls For Money To Meet Urgent Needs Only
No Increase Asked For Merit Just to Meet Higher Living Expenses
Plans Include Hospital Building At Rosedale—Cost Spread Over Two Years
Need New Power Plant
A budget calling for appropriations of $1,311,918 for 1919-20 and $1,369,688 for 1920-21 for general expenses repair and new buildings of the University of Kansas will be presented to the legislature when it meets next week. Details of the budget were public today by Chancellor Stronge.
Included in the totals are $440,163 for each year of the blemium for salaries and wages, in all departments, $206,511 for maintenance each year in 1 department and $103,514 for repairs and permanent improvements in each year. Five hundred dollars for the Chancellor's contingent fund is allocated to these items; these items for the maintenance of the University, $167,280 is asked in 1919 for new buildings, and $225,600 for the same purpose in 1920.
The appropriations asked for the coming biennium are materially greater than for the previous two years, due largely to increases in salaries and benefits. The item, den entirely to the increased cost of living, is estimated at $140,420.
MERELY TO DEL EM LIVE
"In practically every instance no increase was made in the budget for merit," says the chancellor's statement. "The amount noted above therefore, consists entirely of an adjustment of salaries now paid to the increased cost of living."
NUMBER 53.
Another item of increased expenditure is contained in a request for $112,047 for salaries and $83,742 for apparatus and supplies, in order to make possible additions and extensions to the University service. These additions and extensions, the chancellor explained, are in addition to the curtailed work of 1917-18, during the war period, and are intended only to put the University back where it was before the war. The use of these stocks is owing partly to the increased cost of materials, and partly to the necessity of replenishing stocks that were reduced during the four years of war.
EVEN WATER COSTS MONEY
EVEN WATER COSTS MONEY
Increase of the water rate to the
University has caused a deficit of
$650, and the increased price of coal
has caused a deficit of approximately
$17,000
The building items cover a new power and heating plant for the University and a new hospital building. The cost to be spread over two years,
"The heating plant is run to its capacity now," on cold days, said the chancellor, "and the power plant, which supplies the lights for the University is far overtaxed, especially so on dark days. There is positive danger that the University might have its lights, or for both reasons. We are adding new buildings, and must provide facilities for their use."
WON'T FINISH AD NOW
"No effort will be made at this time to finish the Administration Building. The finishing of the west wing this winter will give needed class room, and the auditorium can wait until the cost of materials and labor is lower."
An apportionment of the budget among the main administrative divisions of the University shows that almost one-third of the total budget is required to conduct the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Other approximate percentages for the various divisions are:
University activities having relations to the University as a whole and having more or less independent organization, 20 per cent; general administration and general expense, 4 per cent; operation and maintenance of plant, 9 per cent; School of Medicine, 12 per cent; School of Engineering, 9 per cent; School of Fine Arts, 9 per cent; School of Law and Graduate School, 2 per cent each; School or Pharmacy, 1 per cent.
LIBRARY MEAGLESS SUPPORTED.
In addition, the chancellor's budget points out that
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9, 19199.
this part of the University serve,
3,000 to 4,000 persons, students and
faculty. The amount asked for books,
$25,000, must be divided among sixty-
five different departments, with an
average of about $400 for each one.
"There are often as many as 2,000 teachers and students using the library in a single day," the budget says, in explanation.
The appropriation asked for maintaining the museums, $9,150, is less than 1 per cent of the cost of maintaining the institution, and it is explained: "The University of Kansas has probably the largest and most extensive collection of any state university and among the most valuable in America."
The chancellor said further that the University is only one of the important institutions of the state; that the interests of all these institutions must be considered as a unit and that they together make up very largely the organized arm of the state and therefore in a large measure the state itself. The University therefore is interested in the success of all."
History Students Form Fortnightly Study Club
Local Company Seeks Great Increase in Cost of Service to University
A History Club was organized Tuesday night by members of the history department. The following were elected officers:
Gussie Gaskill, president; Frances Ludeman, secretary.
The next meeting of the club will be the night of January 21 at 7:15 in History Seminar room, Spooner Library. Meetings will be held regularly every two weeks. Anyone interested in history is invited to attend.
Associated Journalists Elect Officers For Year
The Associated Journalists met Wednesday afternoon and organized for the rest of the year. Following are the officers elected: president, Luther Hangen; vice-president, Helen Peffer; treasurer, Edgar Hollis; secretary, Earline Allen; sergeant-at-arms, Harold Hall.
Plans were started to put on the annual journalism dance, held last year as the "Journalism Jazz." Men successful in newspaper and journalistic work probably will be brought here by the association to speak before journalism students. The Associated Journalists is a society made up of University students enrolled in the department of journalism.
Band Try-Out is Called Saturday by McCanles
School of Religion Will Open Thursday
A try-out for the University band will be held by Director J. C. McCanes Saturday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 o'clock in Fraser. There are openings for a few more members, Mr. McCanles said this morning; "After selecting members of the band following this tryout," he said, "no more members will be admitted." There are openings now for players of the following instruments: trombones, altos, flute, piccolo, bass drum, and clarinets. The band can furnish the following instruments: bass drum, altos, and Meyer's system piccolo. "Members of the band receive gymnastium and physical education credit for their band duties." Director McCanles said, "and also offer rules." Rehearsals begin next Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock in Fraser Channel.
Dr. Sanderson will hold his class at the Plymouth Congregational parsonage at 925 Vermont. They will have the first lesson of course in order, then study $Sigma$ by Dr. Sanderson.
The School of Religion will open with three classes Thursday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock. The classes will be taught by Dr. R. W. Sanderson, Dr. Arthur Braden and Dr. F. G. Dill. Dr. Braden will hold his class at Myers Hall. The subject to be taken up will be left to the vote of the students. They will take up either "Messages of the Prophets" or "The Life of Christ."
Dr. Dill will hold his class at Westminster Hall and will have the first of "Ten Studies in Fundamental Christian Convictions."
Honor System Plan Endorsed Heartily By University Men
Co-operation With Women t Wine Out Cheating is
Wipe Out Cheating is
Plan
There has been considerable agitation among the women of the University for the honor system and upon investigation it is found that the men of the University are just as much in favor of its installation as the women.
"I think the honor system would be a good thing in the School of Engineering," says George Devoe. "There is a tendency over there for each man to help the other and I believe the honor system would do away with some of the objectionable features that are bound to exist. It has worked in other schools and I see no re son why it will not work here."
Fred Stringfellow, president of the School of Law said: "I think the honor system would be a good thing in the College but I see no need for it in the School of Law. We don't crook in the School of Law. However, we do have some trouble with out first year men, who are direct from the Collegg."
"It is too bad that the instructors have to stand guard in the quiz room like policecinem," Marvin Harms, editor of the 1919 Jaywhacker said "Why can't we be as honorable here as students in other schools are? In other schools, in West Point in particular, the instructor puts the questions on the front board and the answers on the rear board and no one ever thinks of turning around to look at the answer."
Ray Hemphill, last year's Junior Prom manager, is heartily in favor of the honor system. "I think the honor system would be a good thing. It was started last year but was not carried out and I think it should be. We can never expect anything from the individual student until we put him on his honor to do his work honestly and fairly."
Censorship Is Lifted In Letter from France From Lawrence Hughes
Sailed on Saxonia Early in War
--Saw Halifax Disaster
Since the censorship on overseas mail has been practically lifted, letters from K. U. men in France concern themselves over there not heretofore published.
Lawrence Hughes, a former K. U.
student, who enlisted in the service
seven days after war was declared,
following to say about his experience:
I shall have to write on the installment plan," he says in a letter to his mother, as a full account would fill a book." Although Hughes was not an ally of the governor, he succeeded in remembering dates and places with unusual accuracy.
"On May 20 (1918) at nine o'clock," he writes, "we boarded the British steamer Saxonia and this regiment was quartered on the lower deck in the hold. There were nearly two regiments on board, so you can see that it was not a very large ship. We lay at the wharf in New York harbor until 5 p. m. when everyone was ordered down below and out of sight. The steamer then cast off and slid down the East Pier, where the tide of U.S.
There we were joined by fourteen other transports and a camouflaged battle cruiser, which was to be our mission for the greater part of the voyage.
the last river past the state of the
northeast and out to sea. When we were
well away from shore we were allowed
to come on deck and watch the
vanishing coast line of the finest country
on earth.
Our boat proceeded alone from New York to Halifax where we lay at anchor for one day and night. We saw explosion they had there last winter.
We and the rest of the fleet left Halifax on the morning of the twenty-fourth and we were able to see the fortifications of the harbor, and they seemed very formidable. Once on out the ocean the fleet began a zigzag course in order that submarines would have to be pretty close to judge the course the boat were taking. All the ships were more or less camouflaged.
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Bond Back to Aid Hamilton In Training Yearling Basketers
Assistant Coach Returns to Duty After Severe Illness
With the return of Coach Jay Bond to duty, after severe illness with influenza, the freshman basketball team has organized to give the Varsity some genuine scrimmage to put it in shape for the conference games
this season. Conch Bond has been out the last two nights and probably will charge a fee to year men, leaving Hamilton to devote all of his time on the Varsity.
The freshmen have enough material for several good teams and Coach Bond put four different quintets on the floor Wednesday night in succession. The scrimmage was fast but the yearlings were no match for the Varsity fives. In his first five, Coach Bond used Hubert Wesley and E. Harry Harkarell at the forward positions, Harry Turner at center, and Pete Gunn Valley at left. For the Varsity, Bennett ad Madison worked at the guard positions, Matthews at center, Bunn and Harms at forward.
Eighteen men were out for the freshman team, and eleven for the Varsity.
They are: Harry Turner, Pete Gross, Vallen Hower, Hubert Wesley, E. Harkarland, Hugh Pendergrast, Dan Bramwell, Henry Harry, Irvin Glynn, Bukilrak, Hugh Carlin, Francis Myers, Will Madden, G. H Lamb, C. Swenson, D. B. Harrison, Alfred Brigham, G. Body, freshman candidates; Miller, Lonborg, Bennett, Mason, Matthews, Bunn, Harms, Fredericks, Adams, Marxen, and Keckley were out for the Varsity.
Zoology Initiates Dress To Represent Specimens
The Zoology Club held initiation Wednesday afternoon for thirteen new members. The initiate and that which they were dressed to represent during initiation were L. C. Moore, crayfish; J. Biderwell, monkey; Mary Anderson, clam; Winifred Ward, jelly fish; Anna McCulock, amoeba; Ruth Trant, snail; Habel Ramsey, donkey; Ella Gerhoem, penguin; Gladys Griffin, bumble bee; Arthur Tenny, praying mantis; Margaret Lodge, butterfly; Ula Reed, hydrangea; Lucille Edgar, grasshopper.
A banquet was held after the initiation and Prof. W. J. Baumgartner gave a toast to the new members.
Through the courtesy of Dr. A. W. Clark, an exhibition of bookplates will be made in the Administration Building next week. Doctor Clark's collection is one of the finest in the country and consists of eight thousand patterns.
The Graduate Club will meet Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in Westminster Hall. Dean Blacknair will speak on "The Need for Scientific Research." Special music will be given and tea served in the rooms to the guests of the club following the dean's address.
Will Show Bookplates
Lieut. Lawrence C. Hay of Paola is visiting friends here today. Lieutenant Hay is on his way to California to obtain his discharge 'after spending a furough at his home in Paola.
Land-ladies Must Keep Track Of Girls—Miss Corbin
Housemothers Are Held
Responsible Under Rules
"Every housemother and landlady is responsible to the rooming house committee for what goes on in the house of which she is the head," said Miss Alberta Corbin, adviser of women, at a meeting of the House President's Council Wednesday afternoon. "If any women are out of the house she should know why they are out and should have given her approval to their absence. The duty of the house mother is to assist in operation with the house mother or landlady, the adviser of women, and the W. S. G. A."
There was a general discussion of
the importance of keeping the closing hours. Miss Corbin stressed prompt closing as essential to the health of the students and expressed her determination that the closing hours and quiet hours should be observed carefully this year.
The house presidents were enthusiastic in the discussion of various house problems. The questions of the temperature of the rooms, good lights and hot water were discussed among the members of the council.
"This council is the beginning of a big thing," Miss Corbin added. "It has been needed for many years. It will serve as a firm foundation to a sound, healthful, social life of the school."
Plain Tales From the Hill
A timid looking freshmen approached one of the old journalists in the Kansan office this morning and said "Can you tell me where I can see my circulation?" The brilliant upper-classman immediately suggested that she consult a doctor.
A professor and, one of the most profusive daters on the Hill upon inquiring what the date rule went on, week nights, replied. "Well I thought it began at 8 o'clock but, you know, I never quit until 9."
Harold Hall, lieutenant U. S. A., has been demoted into the ranks. At the meeting of the Associated Journalists yesterday afternoon, Lieutenant Hall was made sergeant at arms.
An upperclassman said, "Now don't any of you freshen them let a man on your ticket play with you pretending to be a nurse when he has a pin in his pocket."
Did you see the private bossing the lieutenant who was shoveling snow on Tennessee Street yesterday? The officer is a pledge. The private is an upperclassman.
'What we gonn do—search 'em?' asked the fresh.
Ain't it surprising how many men on the Hill wear army overcoats who were never in the army?
Did you write it today 1-9-1919?
"Have you heard of the Sig Alph drmft?" asked Bud Bowersock.
"No." answered Charles Hall or Beta fame.
"Yes, the Sig Alphs are sending out questionaires to all S. A. T. C. men not under the tent," continued "Bud."
**asking him:** "Most of them are asking exemption," was But's reply.
Will all persons who have black cats any size or description please corral them and call 295 by Thursday night. Signed—Theta Freshman.
We know that there are some professors on the Hill who are a little behind times in some of the current topics, but it was a terrible surprise to learn that one of the professors in the department of sociology has the nerve to spring the joke about, the girl with cold hands and God's love for her under such trying conditions.
Lieut. Willison Lectures
On Wireless Telephony
Lieut. Abner R. Willeson of Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, LA., gave a lecture on "Wireless Telephony as It Is" in Blake Hall Wednesday afternoon.
Lieutenant Willson is a former K. U. student, having been enrolled in the School of Engineering for three years. He left the University two years ago to accept a position with the Kansas City Railway Company. Shortly after the United States entered the war, he enlisted in the aviation and was sent to the radio telephony training school at Columbia University, New York. He was graduated from the school, commissioned second lieutenant, and sent to Gerstner Field an instructor. Since then he has been the senior instructor in wireless telephony at the field and has done a large amount of secret research for the government.
Flint on Commerce Committee Prof. L. N. Flint, head of the department of journalism, has been appointed a member of the nominating committee of the Lawrence Chamber committee is to place in nomination forty-two names for the office of director half of which are to be elected.
Lieutenant Willison has received his discharge and is spending several days at the University before going to his home in Salt Lake City.
New Tickets Announced And Politics Revived For Election January 16
All Classes Except '22's Have Announced Candidates— Petitions Circulate
Second  Senior  List  Out
tion
So Far Senior Election is Only One to Show Competi. $ ^{a} $
Mount Oread politics assumed a more definite form this morning when three new tickets for candidates for class offices were announced. The only class in which competition has appeared is the senior class. The freshman class has announced no ticket.
Petitions are being circulated by some of the candidates. All tickets must be announced and petitions in by Monday night. The election will be either Thursday, January 16, or Tuesday, January 21, according to whether lists of members of the separate classes are available or not.
One of the senior tickets, the "4-square" ticket, was announced first this morning. Candidates on this ticket are: president, Herman C. Han-
derson; president, Irene Powder; secretary, Carol Martin; treasurer,
"Stem" Foster.
The other senior ticket was announced some time ago. Nominees for this, the "Representative" ticket are: president, Louise Nixon; vice-president, Tracey Conklin; secretary, Eather Moore; treasurer, Margaret Young.
Only one ticket has appeared in the junior class. It is designated as "The Junior Ticket," and it is as follows: president, Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg; vice-president, Dorothy Dawson; secretary-treasurer, Jessie Lee Wynant; Prem managers, Chau Yiming; Chief counsel-in-chief 1920 Jayhawk, Luther H. Hangen; manager 1920 Jayhawk, Edgar L. Hollis.
The sophomore ticket as announced is as follows: president, John Kinkel; vice-president, Agnes Sutton, treasurer, Alfred Graves; secretary, Dorothea Engel; manager Soph Hop, Bob Lynn.
Petitions must be in the hands of Herschel Washington, president of the Men's Student Council, before 6 o'clock Monday night, January 13. Each petition-must be handed personally to the president of the council accompanied by 75 cents, according to regulations announced recently.
Architects Select Men To Publish New Yearbook
At a meeting of the Architectural Society Wednesday night, editors were elected for the Year Book, a new publication for the School of Engineering, this year. Ernest Pickering was elected editor, H. O. Behner, assistant editor, William M. Icenhoower, assistant business manager.
The book will contain work done by the department in design, and construction problems. The drawings sent to the Beau Arts, New York, exhibition will be reproduced as well as others.
Until this year the Kansas Engineer has been the only publication for the School of Engineering and has contained contributions from all departments of the school. The Year Book will be published in March.
U. of M. Raises Budget Million Over Last Year
The University of Missouri will ask the legislature for $2,434,900, according to the budget published in the last issue of the Missouri Alumnus. The amount asked for this year is approximately $1,000,000.
Party at Christian Church The young people of the Christian Church will give a party in the church basement Friday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Prof. U. G. Mitchell, of the mathematics department, will represent the Board of Education of Lawrence at the meeting of the Administrative Council of Kansas State Educational Associations, which convenes at Topeka, January 17 and 18. Professor Mitchell resigned as chairman of the auditing committee of the board of Education but retains the chairmanship of the teachers' employment committee.