UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 5:
Woman's Mass Meeting Votes Solidly to Adopt Honor System at K. U
Committee of Representative Students From Each Class Is Elected
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1919.
Discussion Was Lively
Plan is to Be Given Publicity to Create Favorable Public Opinion
At the woman's mce meeting Monday at 4:30 o'clock in Fraser Chapel to consider the adopting of the hono system in the University, the women voted unanimously in favor of the system and agreed to elect a representative member from each class to act as a committee to confer with the disciplinary committee, the Men's Student Council, W. S. G. A., Y. M. C. A., and various other organizations.
Esther Moore, chairman of the meeting, explained that the meeting was called at the request of Chancellor Strong and gave a brief summary of discipline in the University. In 1914, a student committee investigated the sentiments of the University regarding the honor system, and reported that it would not be advisable to try to adopt it at that time. Then in 1916, a disciplinary committee was appointed which had entire charge of disciplinary matters since that time. The committee now feels that the students should take a more active part in the matter.
FEW CONDEMN THE MANY
In the discussion that followed various honor standards were discussed; it was brought out that while perhaps faculty members are rather noticeably suspicious of students during exams yet they have grounds for their lack of faith in the students because of the cheating of a few.
Margaret Young expressed a beet, while false standards of honor may differ yet if each student goes deep, enough to express her real sentiment.
Helen Peffer said, "I can see no reason why the honor system can not work here and I believe it will if it is ever adopted. I attended for two years a school where the honor system was such a vital part of the tradition of the school that no one ever mentioned it and no one would have dreamed of even violating the confidence placed in him by the institution. The honor system did work in a school of six or seven hundred there is absolutely no reason why it will not work here. We must create such a strong public opinion for it that no one will ever think or opposing it."
RAPS NOTEBOOK COPYING
"I think the practice of copying notebooks is quite as despicable a form of cheating as there is," said Mary Burnett.
"Those who give help are just as guilty as those who receive aid," said Mary Samson. "There are some who would not think of receiving help but who neither would think of refusing to answer questions asked by friends during a quiz. One is cheating quite much in one instance as the other."
Arline Griffiths believes that the system should be worked out with the help of the men, since this is a coeducational school and the men and women should work together in any affecting the whole student body.
One woman expressed the opinion that women are as a rule more honorable than men anyhow and for that reason the men should be required to take a stand either for or against the honor system.
OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER
"In the journalism department we never think it anything queer at all for a professor to give out the quiz questions and then leave the room," said Mary Smith. "It frequently happens over there and no one would ever think of cheating. There can be no double standard. When a person is old enough to come to the University he knows very well that in a course of action, one thing is right and any other thing is absolutely wrong."
The following members were elected by acclamation. Senior, Etheth Moore; Mary O'Meara; Mary Samson; sophomore, Mary O'Meara; freshman, Jesse Martindale.
Miss Smith suggested the plan, whereby the committee was elected.
Three S.A.T.C. Men Sent To Fort Riley Hospital
Three men of Section A, S. A. T. C., were sent to Fort Riley today for treatment. These men, Tom Carlton Loland Spink and Harry Engle, will remain at Fort Riley until the can pass their discharge physical examinations and then will be discharged from there.
There are still two S. A. T. C. men in the infirmary here with mumps and measles who have not received their vaccine, usually be released within a few days.
The only other of the S. A. T. C. nen who have not been discharged ire six truck drivers and two medical nen who will be kept here as long as their services are needed.
Lieut. V. A. Hower, A.S.A.
Takes Up College Work
At University of Kansas
Flier, One of First to Cross Enemy Lines, Tells of Experience
Being one of the first forty aviators to cross the German lines was the experience of Leut. V. A. Hower, U. E. enrolled Monday in the University.
Lieutenant Hower was over-seasoned more than thirteen months. He was a bomber, receiving his entire training in Europe. Going over with a hundred other cadets, he was put in a large bombing school, and received a commission as first lieutenant at the front.
It was in the "unlucky third, smashup, that Lieutenant Hower was injured. In the first two, only the ship was damaged, but the third time, the plane in which he and his pilot were riding, went wrong at an altitude of about two thousand feet. The plot found in necessary to cut out his engine entirely, and make a forced landing. Both men knew they were in for a smashup and prepared for it as well as was possible. The result for each proved to be very light considering the probabilities Lieutenant Hower cut severely about the head and received a broken arm and dislocated wrist. He was in several hospitals in France for three months, and afterwards transferred to ground work in a headquarters office back of the lines.
As the bombing raids of the ninety-sixth Aero Squadron were among the first to be made by American forces in France, they were all given considerable mention in Gen. John J. McCain's official report to the government here.
Lieutenant Hower expressed his surprise at the lack of co-operation between the air service in this country and that over-seas. He said the aviators are forced to learn many things all over again, before they are at all useful as fliers.
Section A Pay Mailed Today
The pay for the men of Section A of the S. A. T. C, which has not been received by the men in person is being mailed to them today. There the 900 men who will receive their last S. A. T. C. pay by mail. The payroll for the men of Section B has not been completed. Their checks are to be mailed to them soon.
Lieut. F. V. Miller, c 17, Here Lieut. Frank V. Miller, c'17, has been stationed at Camp Polk, Raleigh, N. C., in the tank corps service, a visitor this week at the Phi Gamma Delta house.
Lieut, F. V. Miller, c'17. Here
New Year's greetings from Eusebio C. Barba, c17, were received by Chancellor Strong, Monday. Barba came to the University from the Philippines to be educated in the University of Kansas. While in school he showed his vim and steam by working in the mechanical part of the Journal-World office to provide the necessary financial part of his career. After being graduated Barba returned to Manila, P. I., where he is now working in the Bureau of Public Works.
All students majoring in sociology are requested to meet with Prof. M C. Elmer, Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in Room 202, Administration Building.
Greetings From Barba
All Sphinx of last year will meet at the Beta House Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. By order of the committee.
Class Election Date Thursday, January 16 Washington Announces
Candidates Must Hand in Thei Own Petitions to Council President
Monday, Jan. 13, Last Day
Vacancies for Men's Council to Be Filled at This
Time
"Class elections will be held Tuesday, January 16," Herschel Washington, president of the Men's Student Council, said today, "provided class lists can be obtained by that time. If the class lists are not available then the election will be held the following Tuesday, January 21.
"The last date for candidates to have petitions in has been set as next Monday, January 13. The petitions must be signed by twenty-five or more members of the class the candidate represents. If the candidate sary they must be hauled personally to the president of the Council before 6 o'clock Monday evening."
The number of vacancies on the Student Council to be filled will be announced shortly, rP resident Washington said. The method of electing men to fill these vacancies, as prescribed by the constitution of the Council, was explained by Washington. The various schools in which vacancies occur, he said, shall in mass meetings nominate twice the number of men that there are vacancies from the student council. In nominations the Student Council by three-fourths vote will elect members of the council.
Mass meetings of the different schools are to be called by the president, or in his absence, by the ranking officer of each separate school. Washington indicated that the time for holding these mass meetings and to the student council should be about the same time as the class elections.
“Avid interest is being shown in politics,” said Washington, “and competition seems assured in many cases. I wish especially to impress the apprentis for office with the necessity of getting in petitions on time and having sufficient and bonale signers. Petitions are not to be circulated by public but individual petitions must be gogot for each candidate separately.”
Engineering School: All students having credit for 25 hours work shall vote as sophomores; 60 hours work; juniors; 95 hours, seniors.
The classification of voters as provided by the election rules of the Council was given out this morning. A digest of them follows.
College: All students having credit for 20 hours work shall wear as sophomores; 50 hours, juniors; 80 hours seniors.
Medics: All first year medies shall vote as juniors. All students completing 26 hours work in the School of Medicine shall vote as seniors. Students holding degree in any way with students holding degree from K. 1, or other colleges.
Law: All students having credit for 17 hours work shall vote as sophomores; 44 hours, juniors; 71 hours, seniors.
Special Students: All special students shall carry 10 hours work before being classed as freshmen. Special students having 16 hours work will be classified within the group in which they carry the major portion of their work.
Graduate Students: All students holding a degree from K. U, or any other college shall vote as seniors.
Students entering K. U, from other schools shall vote in the class in which their credit hours appear them
Fine Arts: All students having credit for 16 hours work shall vote as sophomores; 40 hours, juniors; 64 hours, seniors.
Pharmacy: All students having credit for 26 hours work shall vote as sophomores; 62 hours, juniors; 98 hours, seniors. In the 2-year course each student shall be given 72 hours additional credit after his first year in the Pharmacy School. In the 3-year course each student shall be given 36 hours credit after his first year in the School of Pharmacy. This shall not hold if the student enters the Pharmacy School with 17 or more hours credit.
All students not having enough credit hours to vote as sophomores shall vote as freshmen.
Former Kansans Meet Every Day In Paris At University Union
Registrations of College Men Average 150 a
Captain Naismith Signs Up
Noel, Rader, Brush, Bower, Small, and Russell Among Guests
That K. U. men in military service abroad are taking advantage of the opportunity the American University Union in Europe offers for accommodations in Paris, is evidenced by the number of registrants listed from the University of Kansas, at the Union. The Union maintains club rooms, where college men may meet, and is now offering the opportunity for study in foreign universities during the period of demobilization
New registrations in person at the Union now run from 120 to 150 a day. Since its beginning, the Union has registered more than 20,000 American college men from practically 400 different universities and colleges. There are about 150 institutions whose membership is now on the Union. The University of Kansas has given $250 to its support. *
The following K. U. men registered at the Union between October 18 and April 29, 1883.
Lieut. William Ainworth, '16, co artillery; Lieut. Burnette Bower, '17, air service; Sergt. Caleb Bowron, '18, aero squad; Capt. A. C. Bradick, '06 engineers; Lieut. P. P. Brush, '18 field artillery; Lieut. Sam Forter, '07 naval aviation; Lieut. Leonard Decker, '18, infantry; Lieut. Otto Eter, '19, field artillery; Lieut. Charlie Green, '15, aviation; Lieut. Charlie Griesa, '17, infantry; Lieut. J. B Hughes, '16, medical corps; Capt. W. Harrington, '08, M. C.; Lieut Max Jones, '18, Lieut D. Kabler, '18, sanitary corps; Lieut. Sherwin Kelly, '17, air service; Capt. C. A Leland, '10, artillery; Cell R. Todd, '20, medical corps; Lieut. Clarence Lynn, '18, engineer; Capt. James Naismith, 'Y. M. C. A.; Lieut. Sidney Noel, '17, aero squadrion; Lieut. Ralph Rader, '17, headquarters company; Lieut. Charles Rafferty, '20, artillery; Lieut. L. E. Russell, '08, aero squadrion; Lieut. Richard Small, '17, infantry; Lieut. Cargill, Sproul, '17, causal air service; Lieut. Schuyler Swetezey, '19, field service battalion; Capt. John P. Tricky, headquarters; Lieut. George Woodword, '18, headquarters; Frederick Bonehrake, '19, engineer; Private Fred Campbell, '17, chemical warfare service; Lieut. George H. Edwards, '14 quartermaster corps; Lieut. B. M. Fitch, '18, headquarters; Lieut. James H. Heriot, '17, air service; Corp. Edward Hughes, '13, base hospital; Capt. Frank Lynch, '11, ordance department; Private Guy Moore, '16, base hospital; Lieut. Fred Pausch, '18, field artillery; Capt. Thomas Strickler, '06, engineers; Lieut. Howard Welch, '13, air service headquarters; Lieut Anton Worral, '18, air service.
Dean Templin to Return
To University Thursday
Dean Templem went to Washington in November, 1917, with original ideas concerning the uses to which the universities and the colleges of the United States might be put in order that they might be of the greatest value possible in war work. He was appointed by President Wilson as a member of the Relief Commission which was to be sent to Russia, but which was postponed on account of unsettled conditions.
Olin Templin, dean of the College who has spent the last year in Washington as head of the educational division of the Food Administration, is expected to return to the University Thursday.
Scott Johnson Back From Navy
Scott Johnson, son of Prof. W. B.
Johnson, has returned to the University after receiving an honorable discharge from the Harvard technical school of the navy. He expects to be assigned to an AE, dept. and has enrolled in sanitary engineering. Since enlisting in the radio service of the Navy he was first stationed at the Great Lakes and later at Harvard technical school, where he was released.
J. E. Todd Goes to Syria With Relief Commission
J. E. Todd, 205 Missouri Street,
left last Saturday for New York to
join a relief expedition to Armenia
and Syria, under auspices of the
Armenian and Syrian Relief Committee.
The commission's work is not only relief of suffering but also the actual re-construction of Armenian and Syrian industries and institutions. The ship that will carry the workers of the expedition to which Mr. Todd is assigned, will carry also a cargo of tractors to be used in rebuilding the agricultural industry in these countries.
The expedition will sail January 13 for Constantinople and from there will be sent to various fields.
Plain Tales From the Hill
THE COMMON OCCURANCE
"Under-heard" by a "date" on the first floor of a three-story women's fraternity house:
"Why don't you hurry? The poor boob down there waiting for you!"
The telephone rings - Silence-Then-
"Tell him I've gone to Kansas City
and that I won't be back until Monday morning."
"This is too tight to wear when you're going to dance with him. I honestly believe he dips farther every time I dance with him."
In a resigned voice—"I haven't had a date for so long that I'm already in the cellar gang." Answer, in a stage whisper, "Heaven knows, dear you can have mine if you'll take it." A little later—at the head of the steps—"Well, farewell, girls, think of me tonight in my misery!"
No dear students, "Tub" Malloy, who has been here visiting, is not in the cavalry. It was in this branch of the service that he tried to get, but after the examining officers put him on the scales, they decided that there never was a horse built for "Tub."
One Freshmen girl has suggested that there would be more cases of lonesomeness permanently cured if the Y. W. C. A. would give the girls big brothers instead if big sisters.
The old proverb, "Whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad end," has changed according to the various members of the faculty. One professor has given this interpretation to it, "Whistling students and blank minds, show they're not of a studious kind."
One of the Profs on the Hill asked of one of his students, "What classes have you under me?" "Three, Si," have you under me: "Three, Sir," he said. The Prof with a serious air, said, "How can you stand it?"
Fergy in Economics I, talking on the subject of $$ utility, "A diamond satisfies a very intense longing."
Speaking of conservation of goods, and also of the agitation for the wearing of uniforms, it has been observed on the Hill that a number of the men on these cold days have worn their citizens' clothes. And that isn't all, either. Some of the girls have threatened to wear them also.
One of our S. A. T. C. youngest lieutenants who has been rushing a certain young lady of last season's Beauty Contest fame, was discharged and returned to "cits." in waiting for his call that evening the young lady said, "Oh! I bet he wears a red tie."
Ex-Instructors do Research
EXINSTRUCTORS to Research James Ramsey, formerly an instructor in the department of Chemistry spent a few days in Lawrence visiting. He has returned to Fort Worth, Texas, where he is associated with C.W.Seibel where he is associated structurer here, and one of Doctor Cady's chief assistants in the research work conducted by him for the government relative to argon gas. Mr. Ramsey and Mr. Seibel are now engaged in further investigations of the gas at the Fort Worth plant and are working upon the control of the quality of the product.
Phi Gamma Delta announces the pledging of Jack Markey of Wichita.
Beta Theta Pi announces the plodging of Lieut. Dan Harrison of Downs
Professor Mahieu to Lecture Prof. Robert Mahieu will give his address which was to have been given at the Teachers' Institute for the Cercle Francais, Wednesday at 4:30 o'clock.
Major-General Wood To Speak Thursday At First Convocation
Man Who Trained 89th and 10th Divisions Here for First Time
Has Long Service Record
tion
Will Talk on Some Phases of War and Reconstruc-
Definite word was received today by H. G. Ingham of the extension department, from Maj-Gen. Leonard Wood that he would be here to speak at a general convoction of the University students on Thursday afternoon promptly at 4:20 o'clock. The university will lecture it but it will be a discussion on some live subject, probably some phase of the war or reconstruction.
General Wood has been stationed at Camp Funston ever since the cannonment was ready for service. He was in command of the 89th Division until it went overseas and is now in command of the 10th Division, which is still at Funston.
He has never been at the University although last year he spoke in many Kansas towns. An attempt was made last year by the extension division to have General Wood come here but it was impossible at the time.
General Wood has been associated with the United States Army almost continuously since 1886, when at the age of 25 he was appointed assistant surgeon in the army from the state of Massachusetts. Later he was promoted to captain surgeon. He was commander of the famous Rough Riders regiment—the First U. S. Volunteer Carrier American war, having as his lieutenant-colonel the late Theodore Roosevelt.
later promotions have given him the rank of major-general. General Wood holds the Congressional Medal of Honor, awarded him March 29, 1918, "for distinguished conduct in the campaign against Apache Indians in 1886 while serving as medical and line officer of Captain Lawton's expedition." He was chief of staff in the Army from 1910 to 1914. He is a graduate of the Harvard vard medical school and holds the degrees of Doctor of Laws from Harvard, Williams College, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Miss Fay Freidberg, '18.
Dies While in War Work
Miss Fay Freidberg, A.B.I.'88, died of pneumonia in Washington, December 30. Miss Freidberg, after leaving school, volunteered for service and was employed in the casualty division of the adjutant general's office.
While in the University Miss Freiberg was a member of Deutche Verein. She majored in German and was enrolled in the School of Education. Miss Freiberg came from Washburn College at the completion of her sophomore year, then she lived at 1320 Ohio street. She received her certificate from the Whittlesea School and used her musical ability in canteen work while in Washington. Her home was in Topeka.
Paper Delivered by Airplane
Paper Delivered by Airplane The Wilson County Citizen, published at Fredonia, introduced a very novel plan of paper delivery last week when two visiting aviators put on a series of stunts for the people of the county. John Gilmore, editor of the Citizen, published a special edition of the weekly and carried it over the county with the aviators, leaving one in each farm yard. The Fredonians claim the distinction of having the first paper carrier deliver his issues in an airplane.
Y. W. Finance Teams to Meet
The teams of the Y. W. C. A.
finance campaign will meet in Fraser
Chapel Wednesday afternoon at 4:45
o'clock. Dean Frank J. Kelly will
talk, and details of the campaign
work for next week will be decided.
Sigma Delta Chi will meet at Kansan
Office at 7:45 o'clock, Wednesday
night. All active and honorary members
please be present.
The Schumann Club at 1200 Tennessee danced last night from seven to eight o'clock.
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