UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 150.
Dozen K. U. Students Qualify for Licenses In Wireless Service
Inspector Compliance School On Showing Made in Competitive Test
One Woman Is In the List
Katherine Oder First Woman West of Cincinnati to Have First Grade Papers
Twelve University of Kansas students qualified for licenses in the commercial radio service at examinations held yesterday at Kansas City, Kan. One of the twelve is Katherine Oder, c'21, of Lawrence. She made the first grade, and is the first woman in the radio service. Three other women tried for the qualification. Twenty in all took the examinations.
Qualifying for this license gives the right to take charge of any wireless station, sea or land. Licenses will be given by June 1 and students will be ready for service. This does not mean, however, that the holders of the licenses are subject to call from the government. They are certified wireless operators and may enter any branch they wish.
SPEED AND THEORY TESTS GIVEN
The examination consisted of two tests : the speed tests of high rate which is 20 words a minute and the lower rate of 12 words a minute. The average rate of sending is 12 words a minute. The other test was a complete theoretical examination on wire less apparatus and radio law.
Two grades were given in the speed tests. Six of the Kansas students received grade one and the other six were placed in grade two. Those in grade one are Katherine Van, Van E. Meek, R. E. Stimmer, H. E. Clark, Lawrence Clark and Willis Beltz. Beltz had his license renewed. Those getting second grade were Alfred Louis Patynes, Edward Todd, Lee Klima, Thomas Troughton and Richard Tatum. The second grade is just as good as the first except that the holders qualified for the lower speed.
PLACES OPEN FOR WOMEN
Besides the twelve applicants from the University, there were two from Manhattan, one from Wesleyan College at Salina and others from scattering schools. Radio Inspector C. E. Edwards from Detroit was well pleased with the showing made by the students. He had examined fifteen in St. Louis the day before and every one failed to pass.
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Miss Oder qualified easily in both the speed and the theoretical tests. According to Inspector Edwards places for the women will be found later in the Signal Corps. And when the call for more men in the draft is sent out women probably will be placed on the Great Lakes as operators.
K.U. Men Succeed As
Aviators—Havekors
Not One of Thirty Fails While a Third Usually do, He Writes
Out of thirty K. U. men who are at the school for aviation at Berkeley, Calif., up to the present time none has failed in the course according to a letter from Walter Havoker, president of the Men's Student Council this year, who has been training there, which was received by Chancellor Frank Strong recently. This is a rare event, as thirty to forty per cent of the students in the school fail to finish.
Havekortz says that he has been graduated from the ground school at Berkeley and will be sent to continue course at Rockwell Field, San Diego.
The buildings of the University of California are used by the student aviators. Students from practically every university in the United States are in the school, and they report that enrollment in all the universities has decreased greatly because of war conditions.
The people of California have a very patriotic spirit, according to the letter, and seem to be willing to do anything they can for the student aviators.
Sleep Spill 'Em Now On Books in Spooner
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 15, 1918.
Buried in a tumbled heap of books, oblivious to all that they or the warm world outside of them might for the time contain, she slept, and slept soundly. It was mid-afternoon in a stall of the Spooner Library reading room.
She slept an hour. Then she began to snore. That was disturbing to people round about, but no one broke up the seance. Then a nightmare came along, groans, piteous, pleading groans, profound sighs—and some one had the heart to wake the sufferer.
This happened yesterday. Library habities say it is now a daily occurrence. Casualties of the year's end tag, they are called.
The War Here and Over There
A call for 51,600 more drafted men to be sent to camps over two periods, May 20 to 24 and May 29 to June 2, in addition to about 233,000 men who will be moved to camps in the five days beginning May 25. Kawasan will send 1,000 men to Fort Logan, Colo., between May 29 and June 2.
Following the agreement between France and Germany to exchange men who had been prisoners eighteen months, England may agree to the exchange of prisoners, soldiers and civilians, who had been held three years, Lord Newton, parliamentary under-secretary to the foreign office told the House of Lords Tuesday. The numbers exchanged would be approximately equal.
Germany has sent an ultimatum to Russia, demanding financial concessions, the giving up of Moscow and other cities, and the dissolving of military units. It would practically make Russia a German province, if met.
Women serving in the Army Nurse Corps now number 9,824; 3,488 of them are in Europe or are awaiting transportation. By January 1, 1918, at least 24,000 nurses will be needed.
One billion rounds of ammunition have been bought for the training of troops in United States cantonments.
Two United States powder plants to cost $45,000,000 each are now being constructed.
The great number of flying machines in France is making an unprecedented demand for castor oil for lubrication. The United States, the second producer of castor oil in the world, is stimulating the growth of the castor oil bean in the South.
The pay of officers and men of the navy for the first year of the war is estimated at $125,000,000.
A new machine gun, believed to b superior to the Lewis or the Brown ing, has been perfected by American inventors. The gun, called the Johnson, is similar to the Browning, but has a metal belt for feeding shells into the gun and also receiving the exploded shell.
Hooray! "Pep" is Found
Special training camps for artillery officers are to be established at Camp Jackson, S. C., Camp Eustis, near Fort Monroe. Men from the third officers' training camps will be sent to Camp Jackson for field artillery instruction. Camp Eustis will be used for heavy artillery training.
What has become of "Pep"?
That is a question that has been uzzling every student at the University this year. "Pep" in former years has been one of the most popular characters in K, U. But this year he s not here, and it is not at all surriking that he should be missed.
Where is "Pep?" Is he dead? Many have taken it for granted that he is, and the Pewee Kansan, some time ago, even went so far as to make an investigation, the idea being to scoop other papers in publishing an obituary of this best known character of former years. But no obituary was published, for nothing could be learned of "Pep's" whereabouts, and it was hardly deemed advisable, out of respect to "Pep" himself, to publish an obituary until it was certain that he was actually dead.
that didn't settle the question
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Social Simplicity Is Program Planned By K. U.Men and Women
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W. S. G. A. and Student Council To Cut Dress and Food Expenses Next Year
A campaign to simplify the social life of the University during the war is being undertaken by the Woman's Student Government Association and the Men's Student Council. A resolution asking the University authorities to fix the maximum price of all student parties for next year at $1.50 was adopted at the last meeting of the Men's Student Council.
A meeting for representatives of all social organizations has been called by Mrs. Eustace Brown, adviser of women, for Thursday night, at 7:15 o'clock in Room 101, Fraser Hall. The need for simplification of University affairs will be discussed and plans considered for next year.
The council of the W. S. G. A. at its meeting Tuesday night voted to co-operate with the men in the attempt to have this price adopted by the University. No food at any dance, no reservations served at fraternity calls, closing hour at 12 o'clock for dresses, no formal parties, no evening dress for either men or women at parties or other University affairs, and one down-town dance for social organizations, are in the conservative program adopted by the W. S. G. A. last night.
Prep School Athletes To Show Skill Here in Invitation Track Meet
Silver Cup to Be Awarded Winning Team—Medals for Men Taking Places
Athletes from high schools in the state who made good showing at the state interscholastic meet here May 3 will be invited as guests of the K. U. Athletic Association to enter and compete in the annual K. U. Invitation Meet to be held here on McCook Field Saturday. Only the Northeast, Central, Westport, and Manual high schools of Kansas City, Mo., along with the Kansas City, Kansas, and Lawrence high schools will have full teams entered in the meet this year, according to Coach W. O. Hamilton.
The usual method of scoring and running-off of events will be used in this meet. J. C. Grover or "Doe" Reilly of the K. C. A. C., will act as starter for the meet. Winners of first, second, third, and fourth places in the meet will get medals, bronze being given for the last two named places and gold for first and silver for second.
The winning school will be given a large silver loving cup and the individual point winner in the meet will also be given a cup. Any athlete breaking a record for the meet also will be given a cup.
It is expected that about twenty high schools will be represented with their best material in this meet which has come to be known as the fastest meet for high schools in the country and which send only stars. Because of this the competition between them and the Kansas City schools is unusually keen.
Five thousand copies of "Oil and Gas Resources of Kansas," a new bulletin recently issued at the University by the faculty members who compose the State Geological Survey, have been exhausted and the Survey is being smothered with requests for the book without having books to meet the demand.
"We supposed five thousand copies of the bulletin would last a year," Dr. R. C. Moore, state geologist, said today. "But the supply has been exhausted in four weeks. Every mail brings in about fifty requests for bulletins and there are none left to supply." The department has few copies for use by various officers of the state, but outside of that the supply has been exhausted."
The bulletin, which is the most complete work yet done on Kansas oils and gas, is perhaps the most popular bulletin ever issued by the state. It was printed out of the University's printing fund by the state printer according to satutory provisions that permit the publication of five thousand such bulletins.
Big Call For Oil and Gas Bulletins
Crowd of 2000 People Make Farewell Parade For Departing Soldiers
Four K. U. Men Left With Quota of Eighteen for St. Louis
Four University men, William E. Hoffman, Arl H. Frost, Hilmar G. Appel and Arch M. Walters, left last night at 8:40 o'clock from the Union Pacific station for Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo. There were eighteen men in this call from Douglas county.
About 2000 persons, led by the mounted police and the K. U. band, escorted the drafted men to the station. The parade started from the court house at 8:00 o'clock. The eighteen men marched between the band and the Lawrence state guard battalion. Besides the K. U. band there was a colored band composed of twenty men. The Washington Post of the G. A. R. and the Samuel Walker Post of the G. A. R. marched in the parade.
The parade marched down Massachusetts street and across the bridge to the Union Pacific depot. More than 200 cars of friends besides the large number on foot gathered on all sides of the depot to give the boys a hearty handshake and goodbye.
More K.U. Men To Be Called
Willard Wattles, Harry Morgan and Roscoe Stubbs on Latest List
--in the sophomore contest, Cyra Sweet defeated A. Messing, 6-0, 6-0. R. Dively won from K. Davis by default. I. Russell defeated J. Houni, 6-1, 6-2, and R. Trant defeated J. Coffin, 7-5, 6-2.
A tentative list of sixty-seven registrants from Douglas county has been announced by George Brune, county clerk, from which forty will be selected to go into federal service some time between May 25 and May 31. This list contains many well known University men, among them Willard Wattles, Roscoe Stubbs, and Harry Morgan, editor of the 1918 Jayhawk
Among those who may be called from the University are: Avery Olley, Glenn A. Moody, August H. W. Rosenberg, Roseace Rosseth, Meryl Perny, John Tupper, Willard Wattles, Harry Morgan and Harold Lytle.
Freshmen and Sophs Play Opening Matches In Woman's Tourney
First Round of Tennis Tournament to Be Finished
Today
The first round of the women's tennis tournament opened Tuesday afternoon when G. Holderefe defeated E. Eberly, 6-0, 5-7, 6-1, in the first freshman match.
The first round will be completed this afternoon and two matches of the second round of sophomore games will be played. C. Sweet will play R. Trant and I. Russell will play R. Dively.
Sophomores: 1, Bye; 2, H. Bender; 3, C. Sweet; 4, A. Messing; 5, J. Cofin; 6, R. Trant; 7, R. Dively; 8, K. Davis; 11, I. Russell; 12, J. Huonl;
Junior; 1, Bye; 2, N. Blair; 3, J. Parkinson; 4, L. Sterling.
Freshmen: 1, Bye; 2, C. Nigr; 3, G.
Holdefer; 4, E. Eberly; 5, C. Oder; 6,
E. Poland.
Following is a schedule of the matches;
Seniors: I, F. Allen; 2, M. Hodder; 3, R. Endacott; 4, S. Tran; Doubles: I. Russell, C. Sweet; R. Trant, A. Messing.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
President, Mike Lorenz; vicepresident, Varner; secretary, Jack Jones; treasurer, John Kinkle.
Finals: Class Tournament—Singles
1, Seniors-Freshmen, Friday; 2, Juniors-Sophomores, Friday; 3, Saturday
Doubles: 1, Bye-Freshmen, Thursday;
2, Seniors-Sophomores, Thursday.
Black Helmets Elect
Student Branch A.S.M.E.
To Meet Thursday Night
At a meeting of the Black Helmets, honorary sophomore class society, at the Phi Delta Theta house, last night, they voted we were elected for the coming year;
The meeting of the University of Kansas Student Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will be held Thursday night, at the home of Prof. J. D. Garver, 1540 New Hamshire street.
Every mechanical engineer is urged to attend this meeting. D. C. Davidson will give a review of the Machinery Magazine. J. R. Wahlsstedt will discuss Zeppelins and Kenneth Craig will talk on a sugar beet factory in California.
Plain Tales From The Hill
A DRAMATIC NOTE
Phi Alpha Tau sent a quartet of newly pledged actors to sing in a dramatic serenade before the sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta and Chi Omega houses respectively last night.
BULLETIN
Yielding to the public demand, K. U.'s matinee idol purchased a haircut.
"You would marry an honest farmer, if you had the chance," he said.
The class was discussing the ambitions of every woman in the University. The professor announced that every one of this sex eventually honed to be married.
er if you had the chance," he said.
Half the class agreed and the other half shook its head. But one woman said:
"Show me the farmer."
A discussion as to the merits of various standard brands of soap was being held in an economies class and the value of the characteristics of the soap.
"One firm advertises that its soap will float. And soap can be made that will float, and people never think of the value of floating soap when they buy it."
A student said in an undertone, "Flatten" soap has its value under certain conditions. Try finding sinkable soap next Saturday night."
An entomology student rushed up to the professor early one morning. "Oh, professor," she gushed, "there was the queercest thing on the Phi Chi porch last night. It had eight legs and was singing. What do you
The professor seemed unable to classify it.
"I thought it looked like a quartet," she said.
Instructor in oral interp: "Yes, he has a fine voice. Nature has aided him greatly."
Joe, soothe voce: "Yea bo, but take a peen at my face."
The government has been blamed for adding a discomfort to the citizens of the United States. A student is complaining because of the uncomfortableness of moving picture theatre seats. He claims the government has put tax on them.
In speaking of the pillars lining a mining shaft, Prof. E. Haworth got his tongue twisted a bit and instead of saying the pillars he said: "the 'pillows' line the shaft —Oh! I don't mean pillows, but I guess I must have said that because I was thinking of early morning associations."
SOCIETY ITEM!
The sensory editor reports a case of sleepiness.
One student taking Economics wrote a quiz some time past. When his paper was returned he was credited with a grade of three. He was much surprised and asked Professor Ise how he happened. "The professor answered, 'Why, you had your name written tight.'"
Scientific Sorority Founded
Alpha Theta Pi, an honorary scientific sorority, has been founded at the Battle Creek, Michigan, School of Home Economics and Dietetics. Its object is to promote the advancement of scientific and educational ideas.
Professor Shull Not Going East
Professor Shull Not Going East
Prof. C. A. Hail denied emphatically this morning the published research of a professor at the university of Kansas for Lexington, Ky.
He has no intentions of leaving Lawrence nor the University, he says.
K. U. Orchestra Concert, May 20
The last concert of the University
Orchestra will be given in Fraser
Chapel, May 20. The Orchestra will
be assisted by Prof. S. E. Kendrie,
violinist, and W. B. Dalton, "cellist"
The Red Cross Drive Exceeding All Hopes According to Committee
"Sight of Auction Room Woula Give the Kaiser Heart Failure"
Big Parade Started Day
$600 in Bank Before Sale Began, According to J. R. Holmes
"The Red Cross drive is booming this morning. It is exceeding our most sanguine expectations," said J. R. Holmes, who has charge of the work, this morning.
The big parade this morning at 11:00 started off the day. Immediately following the parade there was a dinner on the Presbyterian lawn. The auction started at 1:00 o'clock sharp.
Mr. Holmes is more than pleased with the way the people of Lawrence are contributing things for the sale. He said this morning before the sale: "Right now, we have nearly $600 million in new credit started. There won't be a cent expense. Everything has been donated."
Professor Allen's little son Ben has given two little white rabbits, his choiceest possessions, to the sale. Ben has them in a little white cage with red crosses on the ends and he is sure they will help kick Liser Bill. Mr. Holmes is sure they will too.
"Why if the Kaiser could look in these rooms this morning, I'm sure he would have heart-failure. Even the roosters out here, led by one large red one, are crowing their defiance of Germany and Kaiserism in lusty tones."
University May Get Retired Army Officer For Drill Next Year
Board of Administration and K U. Senate Approves This Application
Military training at the University may be under the charge of a retired federal army officer next year if the application for the detail of such an officer is favorably received by the government. The military committee of the University Senate at its meeting this week adopted a request to the State Board of Administration that it approve the application of the University for the detail of a retired army officer here for the period of the war. The Board of Administration has set its approval on the application.
If the government acts favorably on the application a reserve officers' training unit probably will be established at K. U. The United States army regulations regarding this college unit require a minimum of three hours military drill per week for all first and second year male students who are physically fit, and that the University will offer five hours of military science each semester during the remainder of the course.
The army officer if detailed to the University will be kept during the duration of the war. The University will assume responsibility for the government property necessary for the training.
Change Commencement Plans
Prof. L. E. Sisson announced a change in the commencement program today. The pharmacy banquet and reunion which was to be given on Saturday of commencement week has been changed to a breakfast for visiting alumni and the graduating class in pharmacy, at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
James Gerard, former ambassador to Germany, the Commencement Day speaker, has not announced his subject, Mr. Sisson said, but the subject of the baccalaurate speech by the Rev. Clyde McGee will be "The Heritage of Freedom."
Fraser Gets New Draperies
New awnings are being put up on the west window of Fraser Hall this week. All old awnings will be up before long on the buildings which have had them before, according to John M. Shea, superintendent of buildings and grounds.