UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI
S.A.T.C. Will Be Paid As Soon As Companies Sign Discharge Papers
Companies A and B Will Be Out of the Service Wednesday
Finish Demobilization 20th
No Insurance Payments to Be Deducted From Pay This Month
S. A, T. C. pay, to the amount of $39,839.28, arrived today from the War Department, and will be given to members of the student army as they receive their discharges this week. The money will be given out by Lieutenant F. Normile, camp quartermaster, in Robinson Gymnasium. Men of each company will receive their pay on the particular day that company is completely demobilized.
Men in companies A and B of the collegiate section will be finally discharged Wednesday, December 18, companies C and E will get out December 19, and companies F, G, and H, will complete the disorganization of the S. A. T. C. on Friday, December 20.
The only members of the S. A. T. C. who will receive transportation home are the men of the vocational unit, Section B. Upon showing the station agents their honorable discharges, they will get tickets to the places from which they were inducted. The government pays the railroads a two-thirds rate for their transportation.
Section B men will get their pay Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium, and will be sent out of Lawrence as seen as the dean tomorrow morning. Most of the men plan to leave Lawrence tomorrow.
Dean Sayre Notified of Election
The monthly payment on the soldier's insurance policies will not be deducted from their pay check received at the time of demobilization. Insurance premiums on the soldier's policies are due on the 31 of each month. The men will be given an opportunity to pay these premiums personally, and will be given thirty days of grace in making the payments. If they prefer, of course, they can let the policies drop.
NUMBER 41.
Dean Sayre Noted of Election Dean L. E. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy, has received official notice of his election to the presidency of the American Pharmaceutical Association, December 5. His term of office will begin September, 1919, at the end of the 1919 convention of the Association. The officers are elected for a term of one year.
S. A. T. C. Rest Haven to Be Retained Until Demobilizing Ends
Mrs. Wilmot Volunteers For Hostess House Job
"The need for the Hostess House was never greater than now when the men have more time to spend away from the barracks," said Mrs. Belle Wilmot, the hostess. "For this reason I have offered to act as the hostess without any salary, until the men are discharged."
The Hostess House will be open until all the men in the S. A. T. C. are discharged was a final and official decree to the future of the Hostess House.
The War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A., which is in charge of all hostess houses, was notified as soon as the order for demobilizing the S. A. T. C. was received. The National War Work Council then asked to have the Hostest House closed as soon as possible to cut down expenses. Sunday was the day set for closing, and had Mrs. Wilmot not offered her services, the Hostest House would have closed Sunday, in all probability.
"I wish I might in some way express my appreciation of the courtesy and
painless of the men who have come to the Hostess House," said Mrs. Wilimot. "The men could not have shown their appreciation in a finer way and we who have served them in any way feel fully repaired."
Lieut. Ross H. Clayton
At K.U. on Way Home
Lieut. Ross H. Clayton, formerly assistant and secretary in the department of Journalism press, stopped Saturday and Sunday in Lawrence on his way to his home in Hill City. He attended St. Mary's College at Post Field, Ft. Sill, Oklana, where he finished his training as aerial observer.
Will Give Examinations
At Regular Class Hours
No regular examination schedule has been issued this year, as was the custom in former years when the University operated under the semester, instead of the quarter system. The matter of final examinations for this quarter's work has been left entirely with the individual instructors, it was announced at Dean Patterson's office this morning.
Because so much time has been lost from the influenza epidemic, some instructors on the Hill have eliminated the final examination altogether. Others will give hour quizzes the last time the classes meet, which will take the place of the usual final. No days are missed; students will simply be given on Thursday and Friday of this week at the regular meetings of the various classes.
League of Big Nations Necessary Outgrowth Of War, Asserts Peer
Unity of British Empire Examples of Such League, Says Lord Charwood
"The work which nations performed together so nobly in the war just won is not entirely finished," said Lord Charnwood in his speech before a University audience in Fraser Hall Friday afternoon on the subject, "League of Nations and its Effect Upon the British Empire."
"The larger nations should not forget the smaller countries like Belgium, Serbia, and France, who fought so nobly for the cause of democracy."
"The league of nations should be formed," he said, "by those nations which have done so much and worked together so harmoniously to defeat the dreaded Hun, and we must have cooperation in the peace conference and after the conference as we have had during the war. The conference should take up those questions that deal with the freedom of the seas and the commercial interests of neutral nations in time of war. No one knows Germany and the German government, and we must scrutinize every proposal and statement they make before we accept it."
The United Kingdom of Great Britain is really a league of nations, Lord Charnwood said. The colonies under Great Britain have freedom and could break loose if they wished, he explained, but they remain with the parent country because of the protection it affords. This is the reason the league would please would give the weaker unions, the peer would
"The past wars between the French and English are forgotten now," the speaker said. "They were gentlemanly minds and are considered as conflicts between two good sports now in the German war machine has been seen."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 16, 1918.
Lord Charnwood suggested that the British navy will not be weakened until greater security for rights of nations on the seas is brought about. He showed that the British Navy bottled the French fleet and deprived German ports, all fitted that the United States would receive fairness from Great Britain.
Lord Charnwood speaks as a member of the British Committee for promoting an Intellectual Entente among the Allies and friendly countries. He is chairman of the subcommittee on relations with America.
The Debating Club will hold a meeting in the Little Theater, Green Hall, Tubiday night at 7 o'clock. A practice debate will be given on the subject of universal military training. This will be the debate scheduled for this week, the one which was to have been held last week having been put off till after the holidays. Any one interested in debating is invited to the meeting.
To Hold Patriotic Debate
Miss Helen Clark, A. B. '18, is visiting at the Kappa house.
Faculty Members Plan To Start Department Of Russian Next Year
New Interest in Russia Makes It Necessary to Know Language
A course in Russian will be introduced into the University next year, if the advice of many faculty members is taken. Dean D. L. Patterson, Prof. A J. Boynton, Prof. W. M. Duffus, Prof. E. H. Hollandes and Chancellor E. kung Strong are in favor of starting the new department.
Chancellor Strong has wished to establish Russian for many years, but he forefore lack of funds has prevented it. The present interest in Russia would make the course of sufficient value to warrant its being put in now, according to Chancellor Strong. The University of Michigan, Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago, have already installed courses in Russian, and Cornell has an informal course not included in the catalog.
"The question offering Russian will come up before the faculty sometime before next year's catalog is made," and Dean Patterson. "I have always been for it, and feel that it would be good to come next year than at any time in the past."
Professor Hollands cited the case of Willard Straight, late consul-general, who became interested in China through a course taken at Cornell, where he received the degree of Bachelor's in Psychology, but had best of similar value in a single instance in the University, the course should be offered," said Professor Hollands.
Professor Duffus said Russian is important from the point of view of language and literature, as well as being valuable to men intending to enter trade and finance in Russia, and should be put in on both accounts.
"aussia is the greatest field world," said Prif. A. J. Bo. "The commercial and banking cunities now opening up over there will demand a knowledge of the language. I'm for it."
Dean F. W. Blackmar, however, is "opposed to wasting University time on Russian, when there are so many relatively more important things to be taught." He compared Russian with Japanese in importance, and expressed the opinion that students who would take the course here, would have to learn the language when they reached Russia.
Another K. U. Chemist Wins Bars of Captain
The course in accounting which will be given by the department of economics next semester will be open o sophomores as well as to juniors and seniors.
Paul R. Parmellee, B. S. '09, has been promoted to the rank of captain in the chemical welfare service in France. While in the university he was custodian in the department of chemistry. After obtaining his degree he was awarded an industrial fellowship in the Mellon Institute. After finishing his work at Mellon Institute, Mr. Parmellee was superintendent of the soap works of a large Chicago packing house until he entered the chemical warfare service.
Council of Defense Plans to Locate Men Returned From France
War Board Decides to Continue Service Along Industrial
Lines
Chancellor Frank Strong, appointed a member of the reorganization committee of the state council of defense, by Dr. H. J. Waters, president of the state council, at a special meeting at Topeka, Saturday, will assist in formulating plans for providing work for men returning to Kansas from overseeing the Council has decided to continue its service to the state indefinitely.
Plans for agricultural production and for the readjustment of the state's industrial activities were laid before the council by Governor Arthur Capper, who urged the council to follow the program of colonization outlawed; it would send thousands of returned soldiers to the farms in the state.
"We have the lands and large farms which may be divided, sufficient to accommodate thousands of our soliters and those of other states, as well," said Governor Capper. These plans, however, would depend on federal aid, not state funds. The Governor's suggestions were indented by many members of the state council.
There is plenty of work in view, according to President Waters, who pointed out that there are 200,000,000 bushels of wheat in storage, owned by the government, much of which is in Kansas.
"Keep the mills running" said Doeer or Walters. "This alone would give us a chance."
Other questions that will be considered by the council are the development of lands in western Kansas by irrigation, road building, and other state projects. The reorganization committee will develop these ideas.
The committee is composed of Dr. Henry J. Waters, chairman, Kansas City, Kan; Chancellor Frank Strong, Lawrence; J. N.Doley, Topeka; Henry Lassen, Wichita; W. M. Amos, Topeka; Mrs. D. W. Mulvane, E. E. Fritzel, Larned; William M. Marine, president of the State Agricultural college, Manhattan; B. Needham, Lane; J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture Toneka.
School of Law Will Revive Next Quarter
"Forty-two enrollment cards for next quarter are already in and each day's mail brings more," said Uncle Jimmy Green this morning in speaking of the prospective size of the School of Law next quarter.
"Old students are coming in as fast as they are released from the various training camps, and there is every reason to believe that we will have a fair-sized enrolment by January first."
Young is a Camp Canyon Engineer.
Lieut. C. C. Young, head of the state water laboratory at the University, is now camp sanitary engineer at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg,
C. S. Lieutenant Young left the University on leave of absence when he was commissioned last summer.
Young is Camp Sanitary Engineer
Sign the Red Cross Christmas Roll.
But be certain that you have your dollar ready before you sign, for when the rolls are returned to the treasurer of the campaign, Mr. W. E. Spalding, they must be accompanied by a dollar for each signature.
WEAR YOUR BADGE, the MEMBERSHIP BUTTON, as a notice to any solicitor that you have already signed the roll.
Members of the faculty and employees are NOT to sign at the booths.
Members of the faculty committee have been supplied with buttons for all members of the faculty and employees.
They will be personally canvassed by members of the faculty who already have been given their names.
UNIVERSITY WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE
Students ARE to sign at the booths and will be given buttons as far as the supply will go. County Chairman Holmes has telegraphed for more buttons and has promised to supply them to us as soon as he can get them. In the meantime the workers at the booths will give out the little red crosses in place of buttons, to be exchanged for buttons if we are able to obtain them.
White Gift Service
To Mark Y.W. Meeting
(Signed)
Special music by the Women's Glee Club, Christmas carols, a quartet number, a reading, and a regular white gift service will be special attractions of the Y. W. C. A. meeting at 4:40 o'clock in Fraser chapel.
Everyone is asked to come and bring some gift, suitable for a child, wrapped in white paper. These gifts will be distributed to the needy child. The social service committee of the Y. W. C. A. and the visiting nurse.
Plain Tales From the Hill
How inconsistent the fact is that the University has no drinking water for its students and faculty members, so the water laboratory is situated here.
A man prominent on the Hill last year, who recently has come back from the service, was remarking on his experiences of strange faces at the University.
"Why," he said, "I went down in the barracks and looked around and they paid practically no attention to me. And all they said when I came in was 'Watch your overcoats.'
The men of Company G. were honored Saturday by going a long step toward getting discharges. At least the credulous ones thought so. Some jesters in the office issued to each man a sheet of paper with the following written on it: "This is good for one discharge."
No, Oswald, girls don't have to wait for the tide to come in to get a water wave in their hair.
After one year at the University women are much more broad-minded and far-seeing. This fact is proved in an incident which occurred during the recent visit of the fraternity jeweler at one of the women's fraternity houses. One girl ordered a jeweled pin without a guard. One of her sisters summed up her un-heard-of action in these words, "Oh, I see you are anticipating another kind of a guard."
Clyde Culter, who was graduated from the School of Medicine of the University last year, died in Kansas City (Sunday, of pneumonia contracted while treating influenza patients). Since his graduation, Mr. Culter had been head house doctor at the Christian Hospital in Kansas City. He was a member of Pbi Beta Pi, honorary medical fraternity. His home was in Emporia, where his father is a member of the State Normal faculty.
Clyde Culter, m'18, Dies
Dr. T. T. Smith of the department of physics, who has been on leave of absence from the University in order to do Government work, expects to give up his position in Washington the first of the year. He will resume his place here as professor in the department and he will work with the department of optical instruments in the Bureau of Standards in Washington.
Capt. Weidlein Leaves France
Capt. William D. Weidlein, B.S.E., T4
has returned from France and is
attached at Camp Humphreys, Va.
Captain Weidlein was tackle on the K.
U. football team in '11-'12.
Students willing to do a little Red Cross work tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock call K. U. 150 at once and volunteer.
All Y. W, big sisters are especially urged to take their little sisters to the last meeting of the Y. W. C. A, to be held before the Tuesday at Tucson Campus Church
MARY BURNETT, Chairman, Big Sister Committee
Sergeant Kennedy Returns
Sergeant Kennedy Returns
Sergt. Craig Kennedy, c21, has returned to Lawrence from the Cavalry Officer's Training Camp at Camp Stanley, Texas. Sergeant Kennedy is the only man from Lawrence in the cavalry. While in the University, he took an active part in the K. U. Dramatic Club. He was leading man in the two plays put on by the Dramatic Club last year, "The Checkmate" and "Fifty-Fifty."
Alpha Omicron announces the pledging of Dorothy Jane Miller, fa'22, of Sabetha.
Students who have books from Spooner Library should return them at once.
Carrie Watson, Librarian
University Companies Began Red Cross Drive With Military Parade
Subscriptions Are Being Given Generously, Says Professor Mitchell
To Publish List Tuesday
Red Cross Aids National Tuberculosis Association in Holiday Campaign
About one thousand S.A.T.C. men started the Red Cross drive off this morning, when they marched in the parade down town at 9 o'clock. Companies A and B of Section B, and all Section A men who did not have classes, made up the representation from the University.
"K.U.'s attitude toward the Christmas Red Cross drive is splendid," said Prof. U. G. Mitchell, chairman of the University Red Cross committee, this morning. "The booths in Administration Building and in Fraser Hall are being well patronized, and our only trouble is that the
professors are trying to subscribe at the booths, instead of giving their contribution to the special committee members in their own buildings.
"We do not have sufficient buttons on hand now," continued Professor Mitchell, "to give each member one, but the Lawrence chairman has wired for more, and they will probably be able to buy all of us, all persons who have given their dollars by 5 o'clock today will be published in the Kansan Tuesday."
The American Red Cross and the Tuberculosis Association have cooperated this season, and are conducting their Christmas campaigns together. Every person who gives his dollar for membership in the Red Cross will receive ten Christmas seals, the proceeds of which, at the rate of one cent each, go to the National Tuberculosis Association. By this system, it will not be necessary to rely on the two different organizations, as they did last year at the Christmas season. The American Red Cross has appropriated 2,500,000 for this year's anti-tuberculosis campaign, and plans to raise this amount by using ten per cent of the amount subscribed to its own Christmas membership drive.
Vice-Character Recovers Dr. W.L.Burdick, who has been ill for the past ten days with the influenza, was able to return to classes Monday.
No Active Influenza Cases Among K.U. Women
That the influenza situation is very much better among the University students, is the report given out by the Student's Hospital and the City Health Officer this morning. The Student's Hospital reports that there are no active cases among the women at the present time, and the three cases there now are all convalescent. There are no cases at the infirmary.
Dr. A. W. Clarke
D. A. W. Clare, city health officer, reports that there are only five cases in the city last week, with only two deaths. The cases are lighter as they come in, and they are coming in less rapidly.