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VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER JJ
Discharges and Pay Are Here for Members Of K.U. Student Army
Checks to Be Mailed to Men at Homes Within Next Few Days
Score or More in Hospitals
Barrack Buildings Near McCook Field to Be Sold to Salvage Company
the house,
the subsistence at the rate of one dime a day from the time the men were inducted until the barracks were available will come from the University and is expected in between two and three months, according to Registrar George O. Foster. The requisitions for subsistence have not beer sent to the state auditor, but will be forwarded shortly.
"The final pay and discharges of the men is here, but will not be sent out for several days," said Capt. W. A. Hatch, today, "as certain formalities have to be gone through with, which will take some time. The men will get their final pay in checks instead of cash as in other payments, since it would be very hard to mail the money to the men."
be forwanted. Forty men in the naval reserve who were sent here from the Great Lakes for training have received their releases from active duty but no pay. Their pay is expected at any time.
Recommendations for the discharge of ten of the lieutenants who have been in command of the companies here has been sent into departmental headquarters at Chicago according to the commander, and the men will probably be released about January 28. None of the men will remain in the lieutenants' reserve and all will get discharges in a few weeks. The officers' will go from here to their homes and schools.
all but twenty-eight of the twenty- all hundred men, members of the Students' Army Training Corps, have received their discharges, but the twenty-eight are still in the service receiving medical attention. Nine of the men have been taken to Fort Riley for treatment at the base hospital there, and the rest are at Lawrence hospitals. The War Department will not discharge any of these men until they are in as good physical condition as they were when they entered the student army, said Captain Hatch.
The barracks are the property of the University and will be disposed of by the Kansas University authorities. The three on the Hill will probably be kept and the others sold to a salvage company, with instructions to remove them at once.
Former K.U. Women Aid In Cheering Soldiers
Crimson and Blue Sung from Christmas Truck In Washington
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 31, 1918
Among the war workers of Washington are four former students of the University of Kansas. They are Katherine Oreulp, Gladys Rice, Itaes Hilman and Mrs. Frances A. Guy.
These young women under the chaperonage of Mrs. E. R. Boughton of Washington were helpers in distributing Christmas gifts to the wounded soldiers of Washington, D. C. They gave particular attention to the Kansas boys and saw that they received gifts.
The use of a large truck was donated to the girls by the Army Motor Corps. The truck was filled with fruits, candy, books, tobacco, cigarettes and games. The large Christmas truck attracted much attention as it passed through the streets of Washington.
The strains of Crimson and Blue were added to the Christmas songs that were sung as the gifts were given to the wounded soldiers of the Walter Reed hospital.
Organizes Department in West
Organizes Department in West Prof. Frank L. Snow, son of the former chancellor of the University of Kansas, and recently with the department of industrial journalism at the Kansan State Agricultural College, has organized a department of industrial journalism at the Oregon Agricultural College, according to a recent bulletin of the American Association of Teachers of Journalism, professor Snow has had newspaper experience both in the United States and South Africa.
W.S.G.A. Book Exchange Open Rest of the Week
The student book exchange which was conducted by the council of the W. S. G. A. first term will be under their management this term as well. Students may bring old text books to the check stand in Fraser Hall Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning of this week and books may be purchased. All students bringing books to sell should haveomes marked plainly in the books and should also put their selling price thereon.
price theeeen.
The council charges a ten per cent commission for selling text books for the students. The money goes into the treasury of the W. S. G. A. and is used for supporting student enterprises. Students may call for their money next week.
Former Kansan Workers Make Pilgrimage Hither
Hannah Mitchell and Glendon Allvine Members of Tribune Staff
The New York Tribune is represented with visitors at the niversity this week in the persons of Miah Hannah Mitchell, a former student, and Glendon Allvine, A. B. '17. Miss Mitchell is a serial writer on women's topics and a member of the Tribune's Washington staff. Mr. Allvine is exchange editor.
Miss Mitchell is visiting her moth ee, Mrs. A., C. Mitchell, 212 Missia sippi Street, Mr. Alvine is at the Pt Uppon House, but is spending most of his vacation at the home of his parents in Kabsas City, Mr. Alvine majored in journalism at the University, was a member of the Kansan Board and of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity.
"She couldn't have done what she did if she hadn't been a Kansan, even in those war torn days of the Revolution," said Miss Mitchell. "The most distinctive war change in the 'University' and, in fact in the whole state, is the way the Molly Pitchers have sprung up on every side. While women are doing more work, jobs and more diversified than ever before back East, there is not in Washington or New York an eastern cities, I am aware, the activity of women in learning things, political, business and social, educational that there is in Kansas. Why, it's just amazing. Molly Pitcher certainly has the range in Kansas and she's laying down a barrage of proof of woman's effectiveness in man's work parallel in results and spirit to the effectiveness of that Molly Pitcher in the Revolutionary War."
Miss Mitchell and Mr. Alvine took a vote this morning and decided unanimously that Molly Pitcher was a Kansan.
Both are spending Christmas vacations in Kansas and made their pilgrimages to the Hill in rounding out a well spent vacation.
Out of that very simple, plain room,
she made a home. As the time demanded,
it could serve as a library,
living room, study hall, or even a dining room, for on the shelf in the closet, she had a store of dishes and a supply of entables. This room became home.
Not Much is Needed To Make Rooms Home
The straight chairs were always just as straight, of course, but somehow they did not look so lain and stiff after she had moved in. The rocker held a illow which was one of the things she brought, thinking she might need it.
The study table, she covered with a scarf of crash towelling edged with an inexpensive lace. The lable was moved from the side of the room to a corner near the window so the granium might get more of the sunlight. And soon a bright, cheery, red blossom was thanking her for her trouble.
She was a freshman at K. U. At home, her room was unusually comfortable, but adapting that room to serve as a house full of rooms had not been necessary. She lived at home, and the entire house was hers as she wanted to use it.
The rom which she rented was a plain room, almost severely plain. There were two straight chairs, a rocker, a study table and a small bookcase, a dresser and a bed.
Let me tell you how she made of her college room, a college home.
K. U. Man May Direct All Spanish Classes For Troops in France
Prof. A. L. Owen Urged By National Council to Take Appointment
Prof. Arthur L. Owen, head of the department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Kansas has been asked by the National War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. to accept the position of director of all instruction in Spanish in the educational program for the United States soldiers in Europe.
Professor Owen would be required to enlist in the army and probably would be given a commission. The instructors under him would be officers and enlisted men. Although he would be in the army Professor Owen would be under the direction of the Y. M. C. A. He would be asked to report for duty one month from his date of acceptance. The director of the National War Work Council in his communication to Professor Owen asked him if he could stay in the position of director until next December if he accepted. Professor Owen, however, feels that he could not stay away that long because he would be needed in the organization of the work for his department here at the University next fall. He said today that he would be more likely to accept the position if he were assured that he would be released at the end of the summer so that he could return to the United States in time to be here when the University opens in the fall.
A. Erskine, chairman of the
John Overseas Commission of the Y.
M. C. A., has written to Chancellor
Strong asking him if the University
would be willing to grant Professor
Owen a leave of absence if he accepted
this position. No decision had been
made by the University today on
whenever it would permit Professor
Owen to leave or not.
There are 10,000 men in the army in Europe who are studying Spanish and this number will be greatly increased when the instruction in the language is fully organized into a department of the educational work. The Y. M. C. A. Army Overseas Commission on Educational Work is planning to give the soldiers who are kept in European instruction several hours a day in courses that will be a benefit to the men in the work that they will take when they return to the civilian occupations. They are planning to send about 2000 instructors immediately for positions in the work.
Miss Hannah Mitchell, an alumna member of Epsilon chapter of Theta Sigma Phi, national journalism fraternity at the University of Kansas, has been appointed by the Grand Council of the fraternity to organize an alumna chapter at Washington, D.C, where many members of Theta Sigma Phi are engaged in newspaper work or in government service.
Students of the University who wish to take work in stenography and type-writing this term will have a chance to do so, according to Miss Margaret Lynn. Last term some students wanted a course that included this work in order to prepare for civil service examinations.
Theta Sigma Phi to Have Chapter at Washington
Stenography Classes
Arranged for Students
Among the Theta Sigma Phi's in Washington are: Alice Blowby, University of Kansas, who is with the Nation's Business; Katherine Davis, University of Kansas, with the Washington Herald; Emily Newell Blair, honorary member from the University of Missouri chapter, with the Council of National Defense; Margaret MeBride, University of Missouri, in the office of the sergeant-at-arms of the senate; Margaret McGowan, University of Missouri, who is doing public work.
The unsettled conditions of the first quarter of school with the vacation coming from the influenza epidemic caused the preparations for such a course to be discontinued. The promise was made that stenography and typewriting would be offered in some other way later. Arrangements have been made for a class in this work, Miss Lym has announced, and she desires all students interested to see her in Room 201, Fraser Hall.
Enrollment Continues In Various Schools Of the University
New Students Registered Number 52—Finish Listings Saturday
Although Monday was the official day for registering and enrolling, many students are enrolling today and registration and enrollment will continue until Saturday, Registrar George O. Foster says. Between two and three thousand students have enrolled but no accurate figures can be obtained until next week. Fifty-two new students registered yesterday.
The School of Engineering has approximately sixty upperclassmen and one hundred freshman. From all indications the upperclassmen will invest in a paid job said.
100. One hundred fifty-two students have enrolled in the School of Education, which is about the same as last term *The School of Fine Art has 197 so far. The total enrollment for this term will be larger, Dean Butler says.*
Only forty-five students are enrolled in the School of Pharmacy but the number may increase if its former students obtain releases from military service. No estimate can be given of the Graduate School until later.
No figures are available as to enrollment in the College of Libera Arts. ...
Many former students are enrolling in the School of Law, but the exact number of students will be announced later.
Student Council to Set Day for Class Elections
Early Nomination of Tickets is Urged by Herschel
Washington
"The time for the class elections has not been set definitely," said Herschel Washington, president of the Men's Student Council this morning. "A meeting of the Council has been called for Wednesday night, when it will be decided what is to be done in regard to the elections."
Theta Sigma Phi will meet with Mary Smith at the Alemania House, 23 East Thirteenth Street, Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Miss Hannah Mitchell of Washington and Mrs. Charles Sweet, alumna members of the chapter, will be guests at the meeting. Several members will be elected. Journalism students who have finished their sophomore year are eligible for membership.
"I wish to urge all classes to get out tickets at once," he continued, "as the election will be soon. There should be some good competition in all the classes. So far, however, only one ticket has been announced, in the senior class."
Class elections usually are held near the opening of the University year, but the influenza and abnormal conditions of school prohibited them this year. The election was then called for December 12, but was postponed till after the holidays because it was announced of the lack of regulations concerning the election and its date probably will be issued after the meeting of the Student Council, Wednesday night.
Theta Sigma Phi to Meet
Announcements
The Graduate Club will have a business meeting in Room 203, Administration Building, Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Men's Student Council will meet Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock at the Acacia House.
The Debating Society will meet nt 7:15 o'clock tonight in Little Theater, Green Hall.
The date rule is off tonight for the show at the Bowersock Theater only. —Lugene Spencer, President W. S. G. A.
Zoology Club to Meet
The Snow Zoology will meet in
Snow Hall at 4:30 o'clock. Ullah Reed
will speak.
Zoology Club to Meet
Dr. E. H. S. Bailley, professor in the department of chemistry, will leave Saturday to spend his vacation in San Diego, Calif.
Annual Election Held For School of Law Today
The School of Law elected officers at a meeting of the school this morning. Fred C. Stringfellow, junior, was elected president; Walter F. McGinnis, junior, vice-president; Glenn V. Banker, junior, secretary; and Mark H. Adams, middle, treasurer.
The junior, middle, and senior classes of the School elected officers individually in former years, but the custom was changed this year, so that there will be no class officer for officers for the entire school. Plum for Uncle Jimmy Green will be much soon.
Girls and fellow sufferers, prepare! For lo, they will be throat upon yo again. At practically every fraternity meeting, last night, the question of making fraternity calls was discussed. One of the Kappa Sig freshman can not understand why the calls are only to last from 7 to 8 o'clock.
Plain Tales From the Hill
Every sorority must have a freshman man who has one of the popular muskrat fur curs in order to be able to look the other sororities in the face.
Some of the things that are taugh to the men in the army will stifle with them even after their training is over. At one of the college interns last night, one of the rookie freshmen, who had just finished eating his dinner, picked up his plate and started to take it to the kitchen to wash it.
A few of the sororites were S.O.L.
before Christmas, but since the vacation all but one of *em* can at least be in school is passed from one sibling to another.
The less fortunate Greeks are now out looking for new material on the Hill, who has a new fur coat.
The women on the Hill are beginning to get worried. The fraternities have been in their highest two days and it is rumored that some of them have planned all their dances for the rest of the year—but none of the women has dates for them. Arg they to be Stag parties?
It is very probable that the Kappus, Gamma Phi Betas and Alemannies will combine forces and have a common mess hall at the cafeteria. The cooks of Lawrence have gone on a strike.
The girl who wears her rubbers to please her mother--and no hat--was on the Hill in the snow storm this morning.
Pants Murphy is fast losing his fame as the dancing master of the University of Kansas. His rival is now Johnnie Olds—and a freshman guy, at that. It is said that the reason Pants is losing his prestige is that he is not able to compete with the writhing, contorted movements o Johnnie's lithe body.
Have you heard the latest parod,
sung to the tune of -Keep your head
down Fritz boy? Yoh haven't? Well
it goes like this—
Keep your shades down, Mary Ann,
Keep your shades down, Mary Ann
Late last night, by the candle light.
We saw you, we saw you.
You were combing your golden hair,
It was hanging upon a chain.
if you want to keep your secrets from
future, yes
your future man;
Keep your shades down, Mary Ann
Doctor Allen Reads Zoology Paper Dr. B. M. M. attenuated a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Baltimore during the holidays. He was appointed a member of the Council of the organization. He read a paper to the Association based on the research work of himself and Miss Larsen, who is a member of the faculty of that department.
Notice
Engineering students, lower and upper classmen, who have not been assigned to classes in exercise must report at Room 203, Gymnastium, for enrollment.
Lieut Arl Frost Visits Hill
Licut. Arl H. Frost, A. B. JIB, is spelling several days in Lawrence. He received his commission in the field artillery at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., and has been at the school of Fire at Fort Sill, Okhn. As soon as he attains his discharge he expects to enter the Harvard Law School. He is a member of Alemantha and Acacia.
Senior Men Returning Fill Up Depleted Ranks Of Graduating Class
Many Re-enter School for Second Term After Receiving Humorable Discharges
Days in Army Camp Over
Many other men who have just re-ceived their discharges from the army are en-tering school. Among those who have enrolled in the University are:
Debaters and Student Council Leaders Among Men Who Are Back in College
Senior men are returning to the University for the second term in large numbers. Practically all the men of the class may be here to graduate this spring. Others who have not been able to arrange their credits will be in school and will finish next year.
Robert Albach, who was stationed at Camp Funston. He is a member of the Men's Student Council and worn on the debating team last year. He is a member of the Sachem Scholar honor society.
Herman C. Hangen, honorably discharged from the artillery officer training camp at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky. He is on the Daily Kaukane Board and was a member of the chating team, last year. He is a member of Sigma Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, and Phi Alpha Tau.
Herschel "George" Washington, who has been at Jefferson Barnacle, he is president of the Men's Student Council and is a member of Sacred and of Arcadia.
Charles Slawson, who was hemmily discharged From the offence training camp at Camp Taylor, Mr. He is a member of the Daily Kauai Board and of the Sigma Delta Chi and Pi Unison fraternities.
Edwin Price, who has been at Camp Funston. He was on the Y. M. C. A. cabinet and the debating teams. He is a member of Delta Sigma Rho. Martin Shearer, who was honourably discharged from the officers' training camp at Camp Taylor, Ky. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta.
Dwight Smith, who has been at Camp Taylor at the officers' training camp. He is a member of the debase- him. He is a Sigma Nu
Ferdinand Stuewe, who has been ensign in the Navy for a year and a half, has been released and will finish his work on the Hill this winter. Stuewe was prominent in debating five years ago.
years ago.
Guy Keeler, who received his honorable discharge from the artillery officers' training school at Camp Taylor, Ky, has returned to school. He was on the basketball team last year.
ing team last year. He is a Sigma Kai Craig Kennedy has been honorably discharged from the cavalry officer training camp at Camp Stanley, Tex. He is a member of the Dramatic Club and Phi Alpha Tau and had the honour in "Fifty Fifty" and "The Man Who Staved at Home," last year.
"Bus" Jensen, who received his commission as second lieutenant at Fort Sheridan last summer. He was an instructor in gym last year and a member of the tumbling teams. Jensen is a member of Beta Theta Pi.
"Jimmie" Lyne, who has been at the coast artillery officers' training camp at Fortress Monroe, will may return to Hawaii as it is a military base on礁石 and Pi Upsilon.
Emmett R. Elledge has re-enacted the University to finish his course in mining engineer and has trained the officers' training school at Camp Troy, Ky.
Marvin Harms, who was honorably discharged from the officers' training camp at Camp Pike, Ark. He was a member of club club last year and a Sigma Nu.
"Eddie" Todd, who has been in the air service in the United States. He was president of the Y. M. C. A. and was on the Varsity football team for two years.
Lieut. Talebt Klingman, who has been stationed at Kansas State Agricultural College with the S. A. T. C. He is a member of Sigma Chi.
Mark Adams, who has been honorably discharged from the infantry officers' training camp at Camp Grant, Illinois. He is well known in campus politics, having been president of the freshman class, and is a member of Kanza, and of the Owls, junior honor society.
Hinda Etheridge, e'21, has returned from her home in Joplin, and will enter school this quarter.
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