UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XVI.
NUMBER 39
Red Cross Subscribers Names to Be Published Day By Day in Kansar
University's Quota to Be Based On Campus Population
Dollar Each Is Expected
Booths to Be Opened Next Week In Fraser, Ad and Marvin Hall
Lists of subscribers to the Christmas Red Cross drive will be published in the daily Kansan next week, and will serve as receipts, since formal receipts are not to be given this year. No one is expected to give more than a dollar, which sum will renew his membership in the national Red Cross for a year.
for a year.
"K. U. quota will be based on the University population," said Professor U. G. Mitchell, chairman of the University Red Cross committee, today. "Faculty members, University employees, and their families, and students residing in Lawrence will be counted in determining this University population, but it is not known yet whether the K. U. quota will be 100 per cent based on the population.
100 per cent based on the "Men leaving the S. A. T. C., men not attaining classes, and those who had had their demobilization completed will not be counted in the University,"
"The actual count of persons in the University is being made in Dean Kelly's and Dean Shad's offices today," continued Professor Mitchell. Students not living in Lawrence are expected to contribute their dollars, unless their parents are renewing their Red Cross membership in the campaign being conducted in their own home towns.
own home dwells.
Booths will be open in Fraser Hall and in the Administration Building Monday and Tuesday, and in these buildings and Marvin Hall on Wednesday. The University Red Cross committee expects to raise the quota on the Hill by Wednesday night, although the entire week may be taken for the work, if necessary.
For the work, The following University women will conduct the booths:
Katharine Fulkerson, shirman
No New Influenza Cases Found Among Students
Katharine Fulkerson Laura, Ruthra. Marion Eastlake, Imogene Mollipha, Mercedes Sullivan, Father Mosby, Ramona Kirkpatrick, John Kennedy, Margaret Mitchell, Lucene Spencer, June Caffrey, Margaret Walker, Frances Hitchcock, Edna Burch, Elise Patterson, Elizabeth Pariss, Helen Foley, Frances Flynn Katharine Glendening, Dorothy Angle, Mary Georgi
in a few days.
Miss Mary Hairt of the University Hospital advises the students to take extra precaution during this rainy weather and to be sure to keep the feet dry.
There are no new cases of influenza among the students of the University, according to today's report from the Student Hospital and the S. A. T. C. Infirmary. One man is in the infirmary and six women are patients in the University Hospital, but none of the cases is at all serious and all of them will probably be discharged in a few days.
The situation in the city is not any worse, at least, and many of the cases of illness throughout the community are not influenza, but common colds. A number of downtown physicians said this morning that the situation is evidently improving.
Three Musketeers Drop In
Three former K. U. men, Marvin
Harms, c'20, Russell Hobbs, c'20,
and Early Carder, c'20, have been
charged from the Central Pike,
Training School at Camp Pike, Ark,
and are visiting in Lawrence. Harm
and Hobbs will be in the University
next quarter.
There will be a meeting of the Graduate Club at the home of Gusiee Gaskill, 1603 Massachusetts St., Friday night at 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Maurreuse McKernan-Wood, a member of the stuff of the Topeka Capital, visited at the University Wednesday and was present at the Kansan dinner Wednesday night. Mrs. Wood was graduated from the University in 1916. She is a member of Alpha Chi Omega and Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism fraternity.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 12, 1918.
School of Fine Arts
Gets W.S.G.A. Member
Upon receiving a petition signed by practically every member of the School of Fine Arts, the W. S. G. A. board elected Bernice White Scott vice-president of the board from the School of Fine Arts, at its regular meeting held last night.
This position was left vacant when Olive Constance, the Fine Arts vicepresident elected last spring, took up government work in Washington instead of returning to the University.
"Economics of the War"
Basis of New Courses
Special Consideration to Be Given Cost of War and Systems of Finance
Two special courses in economics designed to be pertinently timely, and called "The Economics of the War" and "Labor Problems of the Reconstruction Period" have been planned for the next quarter by Prof. A. J. Boynton and others in the department of economics. Chancellor Strong suggested that these courses be arranged because of the interest in these subjects by students.
The courses are open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have had Economics I. I. "The Economics of the War," three hours credit, will be given by Professor Boynton at 9 o'clock Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The course is intended to treat in particular the economic problems involved in and growing out of the war. Attention will be directed to the nature of war under modern industrial conditions, to the resources of belligerents, to the wartime regulation of trade and industry, the control of supplies and of transportation and to the various expedients adopted by governments to prosecute war.
Special consideration will be given to war finance, the cost of the war, policies and systems of taxation, bond issues, paper money and bank credits utilized by governments to meet this cost and for the adjustment of war debts. The course will conclude with a study of the problems incident to demobilization, the programs of re-construction, and the economic factors of an enduring peace.
"Labor Problems of the Reconstruction Period," two hours credit, will be given by Prof. W. M. Duffus, at 8 o'clock, Tuesday and Thursday. This course is designed as a temporary substitute for Economics 71, (Labor Legislation) and will treat, as particular problems of the war period, subjects as arbitration, workers of labor, the minimum health insurance, worker's compensation, health insurance, housing, immigration, pensions, unemployment, actions of administration, etc. The aim of the course will be to give to labor problems as affected by the war a more intensive study than is possible in the more general course previously given.
Close Mending Service In Myers Hall Dec. 15
The mending and pressing room which has been open every day except Sunday, from 8 o'clock in the morning to 7:30 o'clock at night since Nov. 6 will be closed Dec. 15. The work has been in the hands of a Y.W. C.A. committee with Edna W. Burch as chairman.
Testaments given
An independent worker by the name of Norman connected with the New Testament League, visited the S. A. T. C. bracs Wednesday distributing testaments to the men. Some two hundred of the men signed cards to read a chapter a day. The Y. M. C. A. still has on hand a large number of the regulation "Y" testaments which the boys and anyone else interested in welcome to and have for the coming to the "Y" and asking for them.
The S. A. T. C. men have been charged nothing for the use of the materials to press and mend their clothing, and all services have been donated by K. U. women and town women.
Testaments Given S. A. T. C.
The Y. W. C. A. social service committee will go ahead with the work as it has been carried on every year. The mending and pressing room was only a temporary war measure.
This morning's spring shower is apt to cause the poets to break into exulting pears to the vernal flowers and birds.
Captain Scher Leaves Soon For Home in East; Lieut. Foltz in Command
Last of Demobilization Work to Be Completed About January 1
Capt. Bruno T. Scher, who has been in command of the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Kansas since the establishment of the unit, will leave for his home in the east soon, according to military authorities on the Hill.
Lieutenant Foltz has been the commanding officer of the vocational section, under Captain Scher, since Capt. Benjamin F. Rice left the University. Lieutenant Foltz will remain at the university until all the work of the Student Army Training Corps is complete.
nudities by **Captain Soher** received his order December 4, that he could leave the University after that date, but has remained to help with the plims for discharging the men. He turned the command of the unit including both sections, to Lieut. Thomas G. Foltz, yesterday afternoon, and said at that time that he intended to leave soon, perhaps Friday.
is competent.
"I do not believe that the last of the work can be finished before the first week in January," said Lieutenant Foltz this morning. "I will remain here until the last of the reports and correspondence is over. The work of the officers now in charge will be getting the men demobilized and granting them discharges from the service."
Although Lieutenant Foltz has practically taken over the command of the unit, Captain Scher will be in direct command until he leaves the post, according to Lieutenant Foltz.
Sigma Delta Chi Holds First Meeting of Year
Journalism Fraternity Urges Careful Consideration Before Decision on R. O. T. C.
Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, held its first meeting of the year Wednesday night, following The Kansas Board's annual Christmas dinner, and passed resolutions urging the University not to commit itself on R. O. T. C. proposals until the University had complete and definite assurance as to the exact nature of the R. O. T. C. and the type of officers who would be sent here.
The presence of two visiting members, Sergt. Lawson Maw of Hutchinson and late of a machine gun officer's training school, and Vernon Moore, a petty officer at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, was the occasion of the meeting of Sigma Delta Chi. Mr. May and Mr. Moore are former members of the Kansan Board and were guests of honor at the Christmas dinner. Two new members were elected at the meeting, Ferdinand Gottlieb and Edgar Hollis, both members of the Kansan Board
Plans for active work, after Christmas, when the Kansan staff contains a larger number of men, were discussed. It was proposed that Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, petition the department of journalism for one of the Kansan members for regular member office; they proposed to place in this room a bronze tablet to the memory of the late Wayne Wilson and other former members who died in the service.
Endearments to Entertain Soilers
A farewell social in honor of the members of the S. A. T. C. who will not return to school after Christmas will be given Saturday evening at the Presbyterian Church by the Christian Endeavor Society of that church. All Presbyterian young people and their friends have been invited, "Stunts" will start at 7:30, with some new games afterward. Refreshments will be served rather early to enable the men to get back to the barracks before taps.
Endeavors to Entertain Soldiers
In discussing the experience of the University with the S. A. T. C, it was generally agreed that the experiment had been a farce without laughter, the same being the sadstest thing in the world, one member said. If the University adopted a proposed R. O. T. C, plan it would run a danger of encountering the same experience in a degree.
Mu Phi Epsilon announces the pledging of Ava and Roberta Bair, both fa'21, of Waverly.
Many Men Not To Get Outfits of Clothing as Formerly Promised
Requisition Slips For Clothing Returned Unfilled From Great Lakes
The usual bag of clothing valued at $105.00 will not be issued to the men in the naval section here according to a letter received by the commanding officer from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Wednesday. It is not considered advisable to issue the clothing to the men as they will be on inactive duty by December 21, and the requisition slips for clothes were returned unfilled.
No information as to whether men will be reimbursed in cash for the amount or any part of the clothing nor when the men will be paid is available. Sailors have been wearing out their own clothes, and it is not known whether they will be paid for these clothes or not.
All sailors who enlisted at the University of Kansas were examined for their releases from active to inactive duty Wednesday. No orders have been received concerning the men who enlisted at other stations or who were ordered here from other stations last fall. Lieutenant Cope of the U. S. N, R. F, and two apprentice hospital men had charge of the examinations. Lieutenant Campbell had charge of their enlistment last fall.
The physical condition of the men who were examined was improved with the exception of the ones who had been ill with influenza. In some cases those who were victims of the flue lost weight, or their sight was affected. Nearly all of the men were heavier.
Each Subscriber Gets His Own Vote Coupon
Jayhawker Board Tries to Elim inate Graft in Beauty Contest
All men who have given the receipts for their pictures which have been taken for the 1919 Peace Book, should go to the person who collected them and demand the vote coupon in return, according to Lynn Hershey, business manager of the Jayhawker.
Harold Hoover, who has been selling subscriptions for the Jayawhacker went to Barracks 3, during mess the other day and said that all receipts to the S. A. T. C. pictures were to be turned over to him because there would be no more receipts issued. According to Mr. Hershey this was done absolutely without his knowledge. He says that every man who holds a receipt for a picture is entitled to get votes for it and to cast them for the contestant he wants to support.
Mr. Hower, according to the members of the Jayhawker Board is in no way connected with the Jayhawker, and is only selling subscriptions to the book.
According to S. A. T. C. men in Barracks 3, practically all of them turned in the receipts to Hoover, thinking that it was an order of some kind, since he is a sorgent.
Each receipt which is given when a picture is taken is good for 250 votes. This receipt should be taken to any person who is selling the Peace Book, and a vote coupon for 250 votes will be given the holder. Across the face of the receipt will be written by the one who is selling the book "Votes Issued." This will be done in order to prevent any one using the receipts more than once.
"There have been about 250 subscriptions sold already." The squad Hershey this morning, "The squad of Peace Book salesmen are on the campus at all hours and they are doing good work."
Men who intend to leave the University are especially urged to sign up for the Jayhawker, before they return to their homes. Books will be sent to any address left with the business manager.
There will be a meeting of all upper-class men in the lecture room of Snow Hall, Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
Frank Parker, Y. M. Sec.
Defense Council Meets Saturday Chancellor Frank Strong will attend a meeting of the State Council of Defense in Topeka Saturday morning.
Dramatic Club Elected Three Members Tuesday
The three other members of the cast were not rejected but placed on the list for further consideration or try-out.
Members who were elected to the Dramatic Club at the first try-out on December 10, were Merrill Dubach, Tuley Louise Shepard, Majorie Fulton, and Payton Kaxler.
All members of the cast did good work, and there was a good deal of dissension among the dramatic club members as to which one should be taken in.
There is great interest in the tryouts each afternoon this week at 4:30 in the "Little Theater" and a great deal of real "talent" is in evidence.
Plain Tales From the Hill
During drill Wednesday morning, the Navy men celebrated by marching down the street in a column of squads, swaggering in cross-step style to the song "drank last night."
Just because you were scared to dress once, Louise, when you were loitering around Fraser Hall, you need not get hysteresis every day for the same reason. What you heard wasn't a shrapnel bombardment. It was merely the click and thud of hob-nail gunboats descending the Fraser fire escape, carrying S. A. T. C. rookies from some lecture.
Although this is happening every day now, and even several times a day, it soon will be over. The gunboats will be replaced by English toes, and the honehails by rubber heels and noiseless soles.
The Naval Section down in Barracks 4 is called by many the "dryland Navy." A couple of the gobs shook the shore dust from their boots in the bright sunshine of a day this week and put off to sea. The ocean they sailed upon was Potter's Lake, the good船 was the clumsy raft that hangs around those waters, and the propelling power was boards.
Quite merrily the seamen roved the sea and finished a successful voyage, notwithstanding the fact that the ship shoals struck in one place and passed over water so deep in another that the oars failed to find bottom. The time of the trip across the sea and back was about one hour. There are two salty gobs now among the "Dry-lands."
Board of Alumni Visitors To Meet Here Three Days
Questionnaire Absolves Frater-
nities from General Charge
Of Snobbishness
The Board of Visitors of the Alumni Association, the committee which is striving to bring together, the students, the state and the alumni of the University, will meet December 16, 17 and 18 in the alumni rooms.
As alumni, they see the influence of the school throughout the state, watching for chances to make that influence harmonious.
Although the organization was made less than ten years ago, the work which it is doing has already proved valuable.
It is probable that no committee of the school has greater interest in the students and their activities. Last winter questionnaires were sent to representatives of student organizations asking their opinion on several questions pertaining to University life. The summary of these answers was pleasing.
One thing which the members of that committee was anxious to have decided by students was the helpful and constructive value of social and fraternal organizations on the Hill. The majority of the reports they received showed that such organization could be more helpful than instructive than the present, because a means of reaching individuals who would otherwise, perhaps, be indifferent to some important activities of the University."
Student replies to the question-
naires said that _snobbishness is not
general, that it is found outside as
well as in organizations, but there are
not so many "snobs" among the lower
classmen.
The members of this committee are Helen Perry Edwards, A.B., 166, Eureka; John F. Bender, A.B. 60, Pittsburg; C. C. Brown, A.B., 96, Topena; Grace Willey, A.B., 12, Wichita; J.W. Gleed, A.B., 79, A.M., 82, Topeka.
Demobilization Begins Today For Section B Of University S.A.C.T.
Lieut. Cramer Goes to Funston To Get Discharge Blanks Yesterday
Exams Begin for Section A
The work of the demobilization is being done by Lieut. Thomas Maiden and Lieut. Ralph Carter, adjutant and their office force of about fifteen men.
Discharge of Collegiate Section Will Be Completed By December 20
Lieut. Prank J. Cramer went to Funston late yesterday afternoon to get the blanks. He brought back 1750 discharge blanks and 1600 War Risk Insurance and allotment blanks.
Demobilization of the men in the vocational section of the Student Training Corps began this morning at Robinson Gymnasium. The work has been held up on account of the failure of the blanks for the discharge of the men to arrive.
The work of discharging the men will continue all this week but no one will be allowed to leave the post before December 17, according to Lieutenant Cramer, because it will be impossible for the money for the soldiers to get here before that date. The company pay rolls were signed by every man this week and have been sent to Chicago, from which place the amount of money necessary for the post will be forwarded.
As soon as the red tape of getting out of the army is unwound for the vocational section, the demobilization of the collegiate section will begin.
Physical examinations for this section will begin Friday morning under the direction of Lieut. Judson S. Allen and the other officers of the medical corps.
medical corps.
The collegiate section will be demobilized by companies. Companies A and B will be discharged and will leave December 18, companies C and E, December 19 and F, G and H will complete their service December 20. Section B will receive its pay and will leave the University December 17. As soon as the men receive their discharges they are required to move out of the barracks. Company H will be the last company out of the barracks. All extra equipment and clothing, except the complete wool outfit which was issued every man this week, will be returned to the quart-
According to present plans all the officers, except perhaps two or three who will have to complete the work of the Student Army Training Corps will leave the University December 21.
Call Ban Off December 15 On University Meetings
After conferring with the University health committee, Chancellor Frank Strong has decided to call off the ban on unnecessary meetings Sunday, December 15. "The University health authorities are of the opinion," said the Chancellor this morning, "that the recent wave of the influenza epidemic has practically run its course, and in this event, it is no longer imperative to avoid public gatherings."
"The ban was a preventive measure," continued the Chancellor, "so that K. U. would not have to close, as have other colleges in the state, and now that its purpose has been accomplished, it need not be continued longer."
The Women's Glee Club will hold its regular weekly rehearsal in Fraser Chapel tonight at 7 o'clock. Membership in the club depends on the regularity of attendance at rehearsals.
Beta Theta Pi announce the pledging of Charles Knapp of Kansas City, Mo.
The Hostess House in Myers Hall will be kept open until December 31, when all K. U. men are to be discharged from the S. A. T. C., instead of being closed December 15, as was previously announced. The pressing and mending room will also be in operation until the close of the quarter. Mrs. Belle Wilmot will continue to be hostesses.