UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 139
VOLUME XV.
Food Administrator Lectures to House And Club Managers
Wheatless and Meatless Rules Still Apply to Clubs And Frats
Chancellor Strong Advises Students to Cut Out Ban-aude
Urges Greater Economy
"Food Saving and Food Waste" was the subject discussed by Clarence Hall, county food administrator, who spoke this afternoon in Fraser Hall before the fraternity and sorority house managers and the boarding house managers.
Mr. Hall urged that the greatest economy he used in preparing the food for the clubs and that great care be used in saving bread scraps. It has been charged that there is extensive waste in several of the sorority houses. He said that meals should be prepared systematically. Although the rules for wheatless and meatless days have been withdrawn from private families they still hold for clubs and fraternity houses. Many of the large hotels over the country have signed contracts that they will not use any wheat flour.
Chancellor Frank Strong also addressed the meeting a few minutes. He advised fraternities and clubs to eliminate all surplus meals and banquets that were possible. He pointed out that students of the University should be an example to the remainder of the town and the state.
Intensive War Training Is Offered To Students At Junior Plattsburg
Invalided Officers from Western Front to Be on Staff of Instructors
The Junior Plattshitg Training Camp is offering special inducements to obtain a large attendance of college men at their second summer camp on Lake Champlain. Cadets will be trained in four branches of army service with special emphasis on the training of non-commissioned officers.
musters.
Upon the entry of the United States into the war, the government sends full with the training of the new national army and was obliged to discontinue all its junior camps. The citizens of Plattsburg were quick to see the need and met it. They provided funds, site and equipment for the Junior Plattsburg Training Camp on the shore of Lake Champlain within eight miles of the federal camp. A large proportion of the older 1917 cadets won commissions upon entering the army.
SPECIAL TRAINING IS VARIED
SPECIAL TRAINING IS VARIOUS
Experienced instructors from the infantry, cavalry, artillery, and naval branches of forces will be in charge of the training. Practice in the use of machine guns, hand grendens, camouflage, and defense against gas attacks forms the basis of the training. Special courses will be given in aerospace ground work, hydrolane, automobile, motor boats, military civil engineering, road building, drainage sanitation, refrigeration, electrical apparatus, telegraph and wireless, war farming and gardening, and food conservation.
The Junior Plattssburg training excels the college R. O. T. C. organization in that it will have at least seven instructors experienced in modern fighting and selected from the regular army, some ranked as generals, and invalided officers from the western front of special competency in various branches of warfare. Twelve West Point cadets will be brought to Plattssburg to assist in the military coupes.
CAMP SPECIALIZES ON NON-COMS
CAMP SPECIALISTS WE HAVE
Certificates from the Junior Plattburgs state the number of hours of training and the place it was received. In the field service, commissaries are not used to holders of certificates but upon examination.
The following is quoted from Edward Cappie, acting president of the Junior Plattburgs: "It is highly desirable that every student who has had mill-
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Lad Gives Up Dog To Enter War Work
A small plump boy was dragging an unwilling yellow dog across the University campus toward Snow Hall yesterday. Only a slender string served as an incentive but the dog navigated as far as the steps before an absolute deadlock was established. Then the youngster tucked the dog under his arm and trudged up the steps.
"Where yuh goin' with your dog?" the reporter asked curiously. "77
"Goin' to sell him," was the answer.
"Just find him?" came the query. "Naw, I've had him for a long time," the coming financier of Wall Street announced, "but 'I'm goin' to sell him an' buy chickens. They're better for the war," and they'd appeared inside the door with an important air.
The War Here and Over There
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1918.
The British and French are holding Ypres against an attack by the Germans from three sides. Losing Kemmel Hill has made the protection of Ypres more difficult.
The British Steamer Orissa with 58 Y. M. C. A. men on board was sunk in the submarine zone Sunday. All of the passengers were rescued. Dr. Joseph M. Gray, pastor of the Grand Avenue Temple in Kansas City, Mo., was one of the Y. M. C. A. men.
Three long range guns of the same type as those used against Paris were reported to have passed through Belgium last Friday on their way to France.
In the city of Rheims, which has been almost continually bombarded since 1914, a committee records the number of shells that fall in the city each day. On April 12 last year the number counted was 8,000.
Over 5,000 Indians have enlisted in the American Army and Navy, according to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Indians have also subscribed for $9,000,000 worth of Liberty bonds.
Representatives of the musical instrument industry have agreed to a curational of their output to 70% of normal during April and May.
In Norway where no gasoline has been obtainable for many months and automobiles have practically ceased running, experiments are being made to operate automobiles with acetylene gas.
Three landing fields have been obtained for the proposed Washington, New York airplane service at Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.
The total amount of food stuff shipped during March from the United States and Canada to the Allies, according to the Food Administration was about 1,100,000 tons compared with 750,000 tons in February.
The Fuel Administration has issued a warning against the use of Domestic sizes of hard coal for industrial plants.
Members of Cercle Francais have sold tags during the past two weeks for money to support two French orphanas. The organization has decided to adopt a boy and a girl old enough to write to the members.
French Club Tag Many To Support War Orphans
The first contingent of expeditionary forces landed safely in France just 88 days after we declared war on Germany. It was 187 days after the declaration of war that our troops received the first baptism of fire.
All of the money is to be in by May 1 and plans to adopt the orphans will be completed immediately.
Mrs. W. O. Rigby Dies
Mrs. W. R. Redby DD
Word was received this morning at 8:30 o'clock of the death of Mrs. W. O. Rigby, of Topeka. She was the mother of Fred Rigby, the business manager of the Kansan.
Walter Johnson and his
Walter Johnson, managing editor
of the Topeka Capital, will speak to
the classes in Journalism tomorrow.
Walter Johnson Will Speak
Class In Entomology Fighting Cut Worms In Lawrence Gardens
Class Under Prof. Hungerford Raids Garden With Poisoned Bran Marsh
Emergency relief from cut worms and other insects is offered in Lawrence war gardens this spring by students of entomology who are doing special work in economic entomology. A class under Prof. H. B. Hung-rford made a raid today on one of the worst infested cut worm gardens in the city. The owner of the garden had planted four hundred feet of peas and the cut worms had started on in the peas as soon as they sprouted. They had made big gaps in the rows when the garden owner called to the entomologists for help. He had been fighting the cut worms by digging them out and killed more than four hundred of the caterpillars, without materially lessening the damage going on in his garden.
The entomology class made a careful study of the garden and its cut worm inhabitants. The heavy bluegrass turf surrounding the garden was found to be literally alive with the worms. From the grass they emigrated to the garden. Even sword dock, as well as useful vegetables, was attacked by the cut worms.
Five pounds of bran mixed with a tablespoon of Parisgreen and the whole moistened with two tablespoons of syrup and a little water is a good poison mixture to eradicate cut worms and is typical of the mixture the class will use tonight. A thin slice of lemon chopped very fine was mixed with the mash.
The class will spread poison bram, mash in the garden to kill the insects. "The class doing economic work in entomology will be glad to aid any Lawrence gardener in fighting garden pests this spring." Professionals Hunger-education program. "It is good practice for the students. The class, too, is trying to be as useful as possible in making the war gardens more productive."
Students Do Work Along Conservation Lines With Flour And Fats
Demonstration of Food Substitutes Saturday
The use of substitute flours in pastries will be demonstrated by Osee Hughes. The use of commercial fats in the diet will be discussed by Ora Webb. Various ways of using left-over fats in the kitchen will be demonstrated by Lorinda Mason. Lila Canavan will talk on her experiments with dried coffee grounds as part substitute for flour.
The members of the School of Fine Arts will give a public recital in Fraser Chapel this evening at 8:15 o'clock. Seventeen students will take part in the program which will consist of eleven numbers.
Public demonstrations of the work done with substitute flours, substitution of vegetable for animal fats and substitution of syrups for sugar will be given by several students of home economics Saturday, May 4 at 2 o'clock in Room 10, Fraser. Special work has been done in food conservation this semester.
Recital of Fine Arts Will Be Open to Public
"The Third Liberty Loan campaign of the University will close May 4, with the quota reached and almost doubled," said Prof. U. G. Mitchell, chairman of the campaign, this morning. "Just now the amount turned in is between twenty-eight thousand and thirty thousand, and we are in hopes that the $30,000 mark will be reached before May 4."
In the last number, a piano solo by Frances Allen, Hiller's Concerto in F minor, first movement, the orchestral accompaniment will be by Prof. Carl Preyer.
these demonstrations are open to the public.
Liberty Loan Drive Closes Here on May 4
Owls will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock on the Phi Gam house.
Two Hundred Fifty Men Expected at K.U. Stag In Gym Thursday Nigh
Two hundred fifty men are expected at the K. U. Stag Thursday night, at 7:30 o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium, according to "Dutch" Wedell, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A. This is the big stag event of the year.
10 Prize Will Be Given to Company Winning Competitive Drill
One of the events that is attracting much attention is a competitive drill between the four K. U. companies is keen and has been made even greater by the prize of $10 offered to the winning company. This is the reward for their efforts for the winners. The captains of the companies expect all their men to be present.
The Faculty Mandolin Club is also on the program. Phil Hays will be there with his mandolin and a good collection of songs. The K. U. Band will play.
The wrestling and boxing matches promise to be interesting. The contestants have not yet been announced, but the men in charge promise that they will be good. "Bus" Jensen will give an exhibition of tumbling.
The "eats" are to be good. Harold Hall and Lewis Oswald have charge of the sale of tickets. This will be an informal mixer and is to give the University men a better chance to get acquainted.
Forty Singing Women Will Go to Funston
Masonic Generosity Enables Glee Club to Send Good Representation for Concerns
More than forty members of the Women's Glee Club will go to Camp Funston Friday to give concerts there for the soldiers Friday night and Saturday. The original arrangements allowed only thirty members of the club to make the trip, but after the silver shower at the Masonic Temple last Thursday, it was possible for the manager and director of the club to add ten names to the list.
The club will be chaperoned by Mrs. W. B. Downing, wife of Professor Downing, who directs the club. Several violinists, including Ednan Hopkins, Laura Jackman and Marie Nusz and Prof. William Dalton, cellist, will accompany the club to give the "Viennese Serenade," a big number of the concert given here.
The program for the camp concertis is practically the same as the one presented at the annual concert
Airplane "Spin" Fatal To Lieut. Buck Seward
A letter was received at the P Kappa Alpha house this morning giving the details of the death of Lieu. Buck Seward, who was killed in France about three weeks ago. The letter was written by Lieu. V R. McCormack of Ohio, who has been in the same squadron with Seward from the time of his enlistment until his death.
According to the letter, Seward had mastered the type of plane used on the front and had made several successful flights. He was considered one of the best American fliers in France. He lost control of his machine about two hundred feet from the ground, the plane going into a "spin"—a turn which is the dread of every aviator and which almost always means a crash. The letter was dated April 7.
College Chooses Speaker Burney Miller was chosen this morning as student day speaker to represent the college.
Black Helmets will hold initiation at the Phi Kappa Psi house Tuesday night at 9 e'clock.
Woman's Glee Club will meet in Fraser Hall, Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. Important.
Beauparlant Will Sing French French Circle this afternoon will hear French songs sung by a real Frenchman. Prof. J. H. A. Beauparlant will entertain the members with a musicale.
Send the Daily Kansan Home.
Salvage Sisters Scour Town In Motor Cars
"Save it," in the cry of the salvage enthusiasts of the University of Kansas. On Saturday, May 4, from 10 till 12 in the morning, autos will cover regular beats from Ninth to Twelfth streets, and from Mississippi street to Massachusetts to gather available material.
Every one is asked to put his salvage collection on the front porch and the women of the salvage committee will collect it. Any one living outside the territory may bring his contribution to his neighbor's porch, or phone either 99 or 1696 Blue and a car will call Saturday morning.
Plain Tales From The Hill
ONE ABOUT DON
Don winding a loud watch in class yesterday, drew this from the professor:
Is that the clock that the seniors gave the University?
It must take eight days to wind it? It ought to run for eight years (as the winding continues.)
Modern devotees of preparedness should find a striking example in a janitor in the Administration Building. The other day at noon some workmen on the new building were singing.
"Say, ah shore hates dat singin'" said the janitor, "but a reckon he might as well get used to It. Deyre goin' to move de Fine Arts School ovah there next year, you know."
Speaking of ancient history, the Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey State Library at Hartford, Conn., is revising its mailing list, and a request for the present address of Prof. F. H. Snow has been received by the department of geology here. Doctor Snow has been dead about fourteen years.
A class in French I was translating. "How do you say he wore the clothes of a clown?" one student was asked.
"I don't remember the word for wear."
"Well, what is the word for carry?"
"Porter."
"Now give the sentence."
'Oh, but I thought he wore them.'
After asking a question of a student in one of his geology classes, Dean Erasmus Haworth heard another student whisper the answer to the one whom the question had been directed.
"I guess it must be true that we must bear one another's burdens," said Dean Haworth.
Junior law student: I was looking up some statistics in the library yesterday and I found that there are 150,000 people in the city of New York who can neither read nor write.
Unsophisticated sophomore; How dreadful.
Law student: Oh, it is not so bad They are all less than 3-years old.
At the Glee Club Gambol Students Will Frolic
Profits Will Help Defray Expenses of Club to Camp Funston
"Did you ever see sheep gamboling in a meadow of cool refreshing red clover, with never a care in the world and all the woes of life mingled and fused into one harmonious song? Well that's the scene. There is going to be the Glee Club Gambol," say the managers.
Three weeks ago, the members of the men's Glee Club went to Camp Funston in order to "cheer the soldiers up a bit." They were not paid their entire expenses, and so are putting on this dance to help.
The floor at the Gymnasium is to be especially waxed. Shofstall's four-piece orchestra will play. Willard Pierce will be there with his traps.
The Botany Club will meet Wednesday night in Snow Hall at 6 o'clock to hold a picnic. The club has started a custom of planting a tree which they hope will become an annual event. A gingko tree will be planted this year in Marvin Grove. After the meeting Prof. W. C. Stevens will talk on "Arnold Arboratum" and "K. U. Botanical Green Houses."
Characters Selected For Presentation of Milton's Court Masque
Amphitheater on Golf Links Chosen for Setting— Play Given May 9
C. Kennedy Plays Comus
Florence Butler Takes Part of the Lady and Helen Clark, of Sabrina
"Comus" is a masque and was written by Milton in 1634 to be performed by the children of the Earl of Bridgewater at Ludlow Castle on the occasion of their father's introduction as the President of Wales. The masque is made up of both acting and dancing.
The K. U. Dramatic Club will give Milton's Masque, "Comus," May 9, in the natural amphitheater on the golf links, west of the Museum. This play will take the place of the Maye Fete previously given each year on the campus.
The original music of the play was composed at the time of its writing y Henry Lawes. An entire rural setting is necessary for the play and for his reason it was decided to present weather the play will be given in tobinson Gymnasium with rural scenary.
Craig Kennedy, who had the leads in the two other Dramatic Club productions this year, will take the part of Comus. The part of the Attendant Spirit will be taken by Florence Butler.
Leah Stewart takes the role of the Lady, Karl Brown is the First Brother and Raymond Darby the Second Brother. Thyrsia, a shepherd, is acted by Burney Miller. The nymph, Sabrinia, is taken by Helen Clerk. Besides these characters there will be eight country dancers, eight court dancers, six satrys, and six nymphs.
"Conus" is a delightful combination of acting and dancing," said Prof. Arthur MacMurray, who is coaching the play. "Elaborate costumes will be used, and novel lighting effects will be carried out."
The play will be given at 8:30 o'clock at night instead of in the afternoon as the May Fetes have been given.
K. U. Band Will Give Last Concert of Year Wednesday In Fraser
The last of the two annual concerts by the University Military Band will be given Wednesday night at 8:15 o'clock in Fraser Hall.
Exceptionally Attractive Program Will Contain Patriotic Numbers
The program will open with "America." Following this the numbers will be: Overture, *Phedr*, J. Massenet; Air a Danser, *Lai Pirouetter*. L. Hosmer; Coccanat Dance, "The Sprites' Revely", Bailey; Trombone solo, "Laurel Wreath", Polka, Barnhoe, Jay E. Hargett; **2nd Hungarian Fantasia**, Theodore M. Tobani; Baritone solo, "The Pipes of Pan", Edward Elgar, Harold L. Butler, Dean of Fine Arts; March Song, "The K. U. Band", J. C. McCanles; Overture of the 4-act ballet opera, **II Guaranzy**, A. Carlo Gomez; Fantasia, "Trumbilder", B. C. Lumby; Scenes historical, "Sheridan's Ride", J. P. Sousa; Selection, "Recollections of Stephen Foster," arranged by Mackie-Beyer.
The program will close with the "Star Spangled Banner."
Guyer Talks To Masons
U. S. Guyer, of Kansas City, Kana, was in Lawrence Monday and made a short talk at the Masonic Temple. Mr. Guyer is a candidate for the nomination of representative to Congress from this district. He was defeated for the nomination in 1916 by one vote out of 21,000. He is a K. U. graduate, getting his degree in the School of Law in 1896.
Prof. Brandt's Mother Dies
Prof. J. G. Brandt was called away last Wednesday because of the death of his mother in southern Wisconsin. Mr. Brandt returned to Lawrence Monday.