UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XV.
NUMBER 141.
Clyde McGee To Give Baccalaureate Sermon Program Is Announced
Seniors and Alumni Will Spend Three Days of Entertain- ment in June
Have Information Bureau
Arrangement for Dinner Depend on Whether Draft Men Come
The program of the commencement week at the University of Kansas was announced this morning. Arrangements have been made so that if the government requires the use of Robinson Gymnasium at the time of graduating week, the senior-alumni commencement dinner will not be given. K. U. is to be used as a training school for drafted men who wish to do technical work in the service and the men are to be quartered in the gymnasium but probably not until after commencement week.
Each graduate is to be given two tickets to commencement exercises and these will be given out at the registrar's office May 31 and June 1. Commencement week does not start until June 1 and will be completed in three days. Alumni may obtain tickets on registration at the office of the K. U. alumni. Room Numbers are also to get two tickets each. Former students may obtain tickets by applying to the alumni office.
Each graduating student is given a ticket to the University dinner to be held on June 3 and these are to be given out on May 31 or June 1. Alumnus applying in person will be given one ticket to the University dinner and the same rule applies to faculty members.
An information bureau and headquarters both will be maintained down town at Eighth and Massachusetts streets. Communication will be kept by telephone with the University at all times.
Saturday, June 1
The program for the week is as follows;
Inspection of buildings and display of University work.
Senior Class Breakfast, 8:20 a. m.
Senior Class Breakfast, 8:20 a.f.
Class Day Exercises of the Class of
1938 in buildings and farewell
songs, University Campus, 5:30
a. m., till noon.
Meeting of Alumni of School of Engineering, Room 113, Marvall Hall, II
Class Luncheon, Seniors and Alumni, 12 o'clock.
Concert by University Band, Campus 3:00 p.m.
Baseball game, University Alumni vs. University Seniors, McCook Field 4:00 p. m.
Sundav. June 2
Reunion Banquet, School of Pharmacy, 6:00 p. m.
Concert by School of Fine Arts
Fraser Chapel, 8:15 p. m.
Senior - Alumni Ball, Robinson Gymnasium,
9:30 p. m.
Sacred Concert by University Band,
South Park, 3 p. m.
facialanureate Address—The Rev. Clyde MeeG, pastor of the Union Church, Chicago, Robinson Gymnasium, 8:00 p. m.
Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association. Snow Hall, 8454 m.
Commencement Exercises, Robinson Gymnasium, 10:15 a. m. Music by University Band.
Conferring of Degrees by Chancel lor Frank Strong.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2, 1918.
University Dinner, Robinson Gym nasium. 100 p. m.
Four Men Are Elected Members of Sigma X²
Next Meeting of Fraternity to Be Addressed by Professor McCollum
Clarence Lynn, e'18, Fran Farley, e'18, Henty Gish, e'18, and A. C. Citizen, e'18, pre-medicate, were elected to the Sigma XI, honorary scientific fraternity.
The next Sigma Xi meet will be open and an address will be given by Prof. E, V. McCollum, head of the school of hygiene and public health at the John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
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Sachems to Announce New Members Friday
Sachem is a senior class society for men founded at the University of Kansas in the fall of 1910 by twelve upperclassmen and graduates. It was the first class society founded at the University.
The object of the Sachem is to foster and promote a spirit of fellowship and acquaintanceship among all men in the University. Members are chosen every year from men of the Junior class and requisites for membership are identification with University interests and activities. Members for next year will be announced tomorrow at Student Day exercises.
Comus Won't Get Wet At Al Fresco Theater On University Campus
Astute Management of Poetic Masque Engages Gym in Case of Rain
The ticket sale opens Wednesday, afternoon for the al fresco production, Comus, the night of May 9, on the campus. Members of the Woman's Student Government Association are selling tickets as are the registrar and the Round Corner Drug Store.
The cast is practicing daily and according to Prof. Arthur MacMurray, who is coaching the play, is making excellent progress. The dancers are working hard on the dances in the play, under the direction of Dorothy Cole, of the physical education department.
"Everything is being done to make the staging of this play as real as possible," said Hangan Hangen, manager of the play. "It will be purely al fresco in every particular, but in event of a bad play will be given in the gymnasium."
The proceeds of the play will be divided between the W. S. G. A. and the Dramatic Club.
Red Cross to Auction Contributed Articles
Prof. W. A. Griffith Donates
Shetland Pony, Bridle and
Saddle
The local chapter of the Red Cross's advertising an auction sale to be held May 15 at 17 West Ninth, in the building formerly occupied by Hoadey's. Everything for the sale is being donated and the entire proceeds will be used to purchase something valuable will be accepted and auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Prof. W. A. Griffith of the department of drawing and painting, has donated a Shetland pony, with bridle and saddle, and Ed Klein donated a harness. J. R. Holmes, who has charge of the sale, said this noon that iow the committee is looking for a buggy to complete the outfit.
Preliminaries Today For Swimming Meet
Women's Tennis Tournament Comes May 9—Coach Pratt Wants Reports
The Women's Tennis Tournament will be held May 9. Coach Hazel Pratt wants every one who intends to enter the tournament to sign up in the gymnasium before May 8 because the drawings for partners will be made then. Also hand in a table of vacant cours to the office so that a schedule can be arranged.
The preliminaries for the swimming meet will be held today at 4 o'clock The events for the meet have been announced.
50 feet side.
50 feet breast.
50 feet overhand.
50 feet back.
100 feet side.
100 feet breast.
100 feet overhand.
Plunge for Distance.
Diving (compulsory).
Voluntary).
Relay.
Dashes:
Thirty-Four Chapters Of Phi Beta Pi Are In Annual Convention
The ornamental architecture of the Chemistry Building evidently attracts the eye.
"What is the name-of the hall with all those chimneys sticking up around it?" asked a visitor.
Delegates Will Be Here From Kansas City for Dinner-Dance Tonight
Yesterday was the first day of the convention, and the delegates were entertained at a smoker. This afternoon the delegates will arrive on a special car from Kansas City, to be entrained at a dinner dance in the F. A. U. Hall. One of the important speakers of the evening will be Doctor Glass-cock, well-known nerve specialist of Kansas City. The other two guests and the dance are the Supreme Grand Secretary of the fraternity, from Harrisville, Mo., and Doctor Shilton, Dr. Sam Roberts, and Dr. Harry Berger, all of Kansas City.
Delegates from the thirty-four chapters of Phi, Beta Pi, medical fraternity, are in Kansas City for their annual convention today.
Tomorrow, the delegates will return to Kansas City to hold their final banquet at the Muehlebach Hotel.
The chapter was installed at Lawrence, March 19, 1910.
Faculty Mandolin Club And Drill Companies Ready For K. U. Stag
Prize Given Drill Companies to Be Spent for Feed for Company
Competitive drill of the University companies, the University hand and several boxing matches will be the big features of the K. U. Stag given under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. at Robinson Gymnasium tonight.
Company
About 300 tickets have already been sold and all the returns from the ticket sellers are not in. Men are selling tickets in every fraternity and boarding house in town. Harold Hall, who is in charge of the sale of the tickets, says that from present indications this will be the biggest stag ever held in the University.
The University band will be out in full force and the Faculty Mandolin Club, led by Dean G. C. Schand will give severallections. Phil Hays will be present with his guitar and his usual wit and humor.
The athletic stunts will be in charge of Bus Jensen. They will include several boxing and wrestling matches and probably some work on the bars. Dave Davidson has issued a challenge that he can throw any three men in the University in thirty minutes. So far the Y. M. management has been unable to find three men to accept the challenge.
Another feature will be competitive drill of the four companies for a prize of ten dollars. The prize money will be used for a feed for the company after the stag. Refreshments of pike and salmon are provided. The stag will close with the Crimson and Blue and a Rock Chalk led by Fred Leach, the new cheerleader.
Election hand bills distributed over the town and campaigning by placing notices containing the names of candidates on the trees and sidewalks will have to be discontinued according to an ordinance that was passed by the city council Monday night.
New City Ordnance
Forbids Hand Bills
Mayor Kreeck, immediately after his installation introduced an ordinance prohibiting the circulation of any sort of hand bills through the streets of the city unless they had first been approved by the city clerk, who would issue a permit in such cases as he deemed advisable.
The ordinance was passed on second reading and took effect May 1,
According to the officers of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, their regular meeting which is to be held tonight will not interfere with the K. U. Stag. A review of the American Machinist will be given by Gibson, of the Railway Maintenance, by Bunn, and of Marine Engineering, by Rupard. The meeting is to be held in Room 201 of Marvin Hall at 8 o'clock.
Women's Glee Club Will Give Concerts For Funston Troops
Mechanical Engineers To Meet
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Club Leaves Lawrence Friday at 11:52—To Stay in Manhattan
The Women's Glee Club will leave Friday noon for Camp Funston. The members will meet at the Union Pacific Station at 11:30. Mrs. W. B. Downing will chaperon the fifty-eight girls who will make the trip.
The first concert will be given in Camp Funston Friday night in the Nebraska Building. Because of a conflict of engagements it will be impossible for the club to return to Manhattan in time to sing for the Masonic Hall on Friday. Other concert will be given Saturday afternoon in the Kansas Building.
The program given here a few weeks ago will be sung at Furston with the addition of several patriotic selections. A violin quartet will accompany the club and give additional concerts. The Jazz Band has several new numbers and will assist in the concerts.
Members of the club will be entertained at the sorority houses in Manhattan. As the concerts will be concluded Saturday afternoon, any that wish to may return to Lawrence on the evening train.
Annual Spring Concert
Given By K.U. Band
Concert Closes Especially Successful Season in Spite of Members In Service
The K. U., band gave its annual spring concert yesterday evening in Fraser Chapel. A good crowd attended and the splendid work and interest shown by the members was much appreciated.
The trombone solo by Jay Hargelt was especially well given. The selection, "What Are You Going To Do To Help the Boys," by the band, was a feature of the program.
The program closes a very successful season in spite of the fact that many of the old members are now in Sand. Sand will play commencement week.
Poets Are Threatened With End of Contest
First warning came at noon today that the Kansan prize poem contest was in imminent danger of closing down. Delinquent manuscript came in with rays of light as the opening poem had finished noon lunch it came in a body to inspect.
The reason for the warning was word from the back office that it was getting to an end of patience with poetry and would quit setting the stuff. The ultimatum was dated and a time limit set. What this has not been divulged, and the editors of the contest say won't be, because a compromise was made by which the end of the contest is announced; however, that the contest is liable to come to an abrupt end almost any time any day now. The judges do no want to read too much copy any more than do the linetype men want to fuss with it. When all hands say "Nuff"—the editors have agreed to stop depredations on Bellerophon's stables.
Courses Begin Soon In Teachers' Training
Prof. H. A. Kent, director of war work under the Smith-Hughes act, and Cramer, of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, visited the University Wednesday to inspect the facilities of the University for training teachers for home economics and trades and industries. The University was named among institutions authorized to do such work by the State Board of Education at a meeting on April 29.
Money for carrying on this work has been provided by the Smith-Hughes act recently passed by Congress. Work in economics, trades and industries will be taught at the University, and the Normal Schools at Emory and Pittsburg.
The Normal School at Hays will train teachers in agriculture. Courses in vocational training will probably soon, Chancellor Frank Strong says.
Three Earthquakes Recorded In April
The past month was much cooler than the usual April, only four Aprils within the last fifty years, have had a lower average temperature. It was also very calm, as in only one other year, 1916, was the total run of wind for April smaller. The daily velocity of wind this last month was 194 miles, and the hourly velocity was 8.1 miles. The highest velocity was 28.3 miles an hour from 4:30 to 4:17 p. m. on the 28th. The total rainfall was slightly less than that expected for the month and that of February, 1918, are the only months since April, 1917, which have had the usual amount of rainfall.
The University seismograph recorded three earthquake during the month. On April 9th, April 17th, and on April 21st.
Plain Tales From The Hill
BULLETIN FROM FRONT!
FRONT
As the sheet goes to press, word comes that the laws have taken the law into their own hands and are going to resort to wood kindling to decide their case of "Freshman Cap vs. K. U."
"Thou shall not use force," said Prof. D. L. Patterson to the laws yesterday when they were trying to get a freshman to wear the "fem" attire. Professor Patterson noticed the confusion in front of the law building and leisurely strolled over and protected the freshmar
"Mr. Glasco you do stand for such work as when it is against the rulings of the Senate?" questioned the dean. "Let me have your names gentlemen to report this violation of the present rules."
Before Dean Patterson made another move he was surrounded by laws each trying to protect the case, "Patterson versus Law Students." Attorneys for the defendants have not been chosen yet as there are so many capable men to pick from.
"If ever it is necessary for folks to make a prayer for a baptism of common sense," according to one dean, "it is when they're courting."
CONTRIBURED
CONTRIBUED
Save Salirage every day
It sets a boche on his way.
He had been delegated to sell tickets at his house, for a coming dance. A wily politician also gave him a number of cards to distribute. They became mixed up, and the dance tickets were given out here and there on the campus. Who were the lucky ones?
Two mice, tied together with a string and dropped on the floor at the Pi Phi house in the midst of a peaceful circle, broke up the family circle. More noise has not been aroused there for some time.
Resolved; That there is something in a name.
The latest development occurred on the train as he was returning from his Easter vacation. He became acquainted with an elderly lady on train. He found she lived in the same town with her aunt. When he told her this the elderly lady said, "Is she a colored lady?"
This is the conclusion reached by Jack Johnson, c'21, after several experiences. Every time somebody introduces him he is immediately asked if he is any relation to the famous prize flyer. But this has come to be an old story and it no longer worries him.
Headquarters K. U. Regiment
May 1, 1918
Notice
1. This office has been given authority to appoint one man to fill a scholarship this summer at Plattburg Training Camp. Men in good standing in the Regiment who wish to apply to this place are directed to apply to the Military Office at once.
3. The following men are relieved from duty in the Regiment:
H. R. Laslett, Captain and Supply Officer.
B. Murphy, Sgt. A Company.
A. W. Hershberger, Rgt'l Supply Sgt.
E. M. BRIGGS, Commanding
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Dean Templin Returns From Federal Food Service in Washington
Important Work Done In Collegeate Section of Food Administration
May Talk At Convocation
it is Thought He Will Remain Here for Reminder of School Year
Word has been received that Dean Olm Templin, who has been in Washington in the services of the Federal Food administration since January, will return to the University the first of next week, probably Monday. Dean Templin has held the important office of Director of the Collegiate Section of the United States Food Administration in Washington and has been the chief federal food administrator, for five months. The work of Dean Templin has been of great value and has won credit for the University.
Dean Templin has been in Washington on leave of absence from the University, but it is expected at present he will remain here the rest of the school year. However, according to Chancellor Strong, it has not been definitely decided. He has written of many of his interesting experiences and it is possible that a convocation tour should be told the University of the war work in Washington. As director of the College Section he has had the opportunity to see the inside working of the various phases of food control.
Dean Templin is at present attending the University of Illinois at Urbana.
K.U. Women's Land Army To Aid Farmers Wives As Well As Farmers
Women Co-operating With Collegiate Alumnae Suffrage Association
The University Woman's Land Army, a part of the Woman's Land Army of America, has taken the first steps toward its final organization. At present tentative chairmen have been chosen for every county in the state, and these chairmen are to be the centers around which the farmers and the women who wish to help on the farms are to meet.
It is the plan of the organization to have units in each county from which the farmers can obtain help. University women are to be the captains of these units.
Mrs. Theodore Saxon, of Topeka, state chairman for Kansas of the Woman's Land Army, spoke to the executive committee of the University organization yesterday afternoon. She told of the work which had already been done in the Eastern colleges last year, and what they were planning to do this year.
"Training camps have been established for the captains in New York and Illinois," she said, "and Bryn Mawr has raised enough money to run a training program for women can learn their work before actually going out as a paid laborer."
Mrs. Saxon said the most practical appeal to the farmers is the help untrained women can give the farmer's wife in the house so she can be released to the work that requires more skill.
The Women's Land Army is co-operating with the Collegiate Alumnae, the State Suffrage Association, and the Woman's Council of Defense.
Dr. Ida H. Hyde is conducting the work here. Minnie Moody will supply any information to women interested in this work.
Work On Dykstra's Roof Resumed This Morning
Operations in lowering the roof of Prof. C. A. Dykstra's barn-garage were resumed this morning. The roof of the barn garage is being lowered approximately four feet. Shingles on a small section of the roof were badly charred several weeks ago when a stab at the alley from the barn-garage burned. New shingles are to replace the damaged shingles as soon as the lowering of the roof is finished.