UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 19.
VOLUME XIV
WHO GAVE THE DANCE?
Student Council Disclaims Any Responsibility for Dance Saturday Night
SENATE ASKED TO ACT
Who was behind the "Authorize"
Valeo for last Saturday
in Eckes' Hall?
Asks Control of All Dances from University Senate
The date September 29 had been reserved by the Men's Student Council for a dance but the agitation against a dance at the time of the big annual night-shirt parade caused them to cancel. The announcement that the dance was postponed.
But the dance was given regardless of the sentiment against it, and relied on it. A student council Student Council had practically put the ban on a student dance that evening by breaking it's own date. As matters stand no matter how much the police of connecticut
COUNCILMEN DENY GIVING IT Both President Greene, president of the Council and Frank Tervellich executive committee, deny any knowledge of the management of the dance, and they are anxious to find out whether the dance was given for personal profit or by some organization for purely social reasons. The rulings of the University Senate forbid any person danced at a public dance open indiscriminately to the public, or for personal gain.
Mrs. Eustace Brown, who gave the permission to give the party, said she understood that the dance was given by the Kanza club, a local K.U. faternity. The dance, however, was thrown open to the student body, and Mrs. Ecke, manager of the hall sent out cards announcing that the dance which he presented to the Student Council, would be given regardless. The cards announced the dance as an "Authorized Varsity."
YES. BUT WHO GAVE IT?
Members of the Kanza Club this morning denied any knowledge of it's being given under their name. "The admissions were handled by Mrs Ecke," they said, "and all expenses were paid by her. Whatever finance business was connected with the dance Mrs Ecke handled, did it. Not a single man belonging to the Kanza Club was in attendance at the dance, and we did not even have any idea of what was done until late last night."
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 5, 1916.
Mrs. Brown says Mrs. Ecke requested that she be allowed to give the dance. Mrs. Brown refused this perplexity. Mrs. Brown asked Ecke she admitted that if a fraternity should give the dance it could not be stopped, and further, that it could be authorized by the Student Interest chairman of which Mrs. Brown chairman.
Mrs. Brown's statement this morning concerning the granting of permission for the dance affirmed that she had granted permission to Ray Gafney to give a dance in the name of the Kanza Club, and that no permission had been granted to Mrs. Ecke, who from all appearances, was behind the dance in every way. Mrs. Brown says her understanding until this morning was that the dance would be by Mrs. Ecke, or by any other single person.
PASS PREVENTATIVE RULES
"When such things as this come up," said President Greere this morning, "which show on the face of the thing that the dance was given for personal profit, there is something apparently wrong with our system of regulating dances at the University. As matters stand now anybody, masking behind the name of the organization, can give a dance every week-end and pocket the profits, and there is no way to stop him."
To remedy these defects special steps were taken by the Men's Student Council at their meeting last night to prevent similar occurrences in future. The Council is stationed to the University Senate requesting that body to pass additional rules governing student dances. The response asked two things: first, that no school shall be permitted to give more than two dances each year without permission from the Council. Second, that no organization, student, or group of students, be allowed to give what is commonly known as the "Varsity Dance", that is, one to which the student body is supposed to attend, without the consent of the Council.
This proposed ruling would tend to eliminate class dances and the great mass of dances given by private parties, because it violates the name of some organization.
IMPOSE NEW CENSORSHIP
“In cases where there is a legitimate excuse for giving a dance,” said Greeyer, “the council will not be grudge its consent, but we feel that the Varsity supervision over the Varsity parties and the grafter ought to be weeded out.”
IMBECILY IS INHERITED
IN TWO-THIRDS OF CASES
Dr. Elizabeth Kite lectured yesterday afternoon in Room 104, Snow Hall, to a large crowd on "The Inheritance of Feeble-Mindness." Doctor Kite has made an extensive subject in the state of New Jersey.
"One-third of the cases which have come under my observation are not traced to heredity," said Doctor Kite. "The very lowest class of idiots often come from the best families. In most cases the state of degeneracy runs through generations, but our data is often too much in control the conditions in heredity of human beings as one can in the culture of plants."
A number of pictures illustrating the talk were shown.
TO INSPECT PLANTS
Engineers Leave for St. Louis Chicago and Urbana Will See Game
Thirty-five seniors and four members of the faculty from the School of Engineering will leave tonight for St. Louis, Chicago and Keokuk, Ia., where they will make their annual inspection tour. The men will be gone a week. Spiritual arrangements made to lead them to Pullman cars over the Burlington to St. Louis and over the C. B. & Q. from St. Louis to Chicago.
The professors in charge of the trip are: Prof. H. A. Rice with the civis; Prof. A. H. Sluss, mechanicals; Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith with the architects, and Prof. F. E. Johnson with the electricals.
The party will spend three days in Chicago making a special study of the Chicago waterworks, the plants of the Western Electrical Company, the plant for the international Harvester Company's office building, bridges and many other engineering works. The architects will spend most of their time in noting the designs and construction of the large buildings and bridges. From Chicago the party will go to Keokuk to inform them about power and power plant on the Mississippi.
In St. Louis the party will inspect the School of Engineering in Washington University, while the architects will pay special attention to the designing of the building. From St. Louis the party will go to Urbana where they will witness the Illinois-Kansas game Saturday afternoon.
Those who are taking the trip are Civilis; F. C. Sloan, L. L. Rush, F. V. DArmeld, Angel Sevilla, Rob Waleh, Angel McIntyre, M. Chrystine, Mechanicals: Bernard Bower, C. W. Hagenbusch, Electricals: H. Boltz, T. G. Lange, R. Patterson, H. G. Russell, C. W. Paul, A. Burt, H. Arlin, E. C. Burke, C. R. Copp, N. H. Foster, C. E. Burke, C. R. Copp, N. H. Foster, sytha Schiller Kurser, Architects: E. L. Rolfs, Carl Brand, F. M. Deardorf, M. W. Niggs, Chas. Chase.
DR. NAISMITH TO TEXAS
Leaves Tonight to Join His Regi
ment
The furlough of Dr. James Naismith as chaplain of the First Regiment of the Kansas National Guard is to leave tonight for San Antonio, where he expects to meet the Kansas trops. The First Regiment has received orders to return to Pt. Michigan third-third Michigan Infantry arrives.
It is robable that one hundred K. U. bays with the First Regiment will be able to return to school by October 15. For this reason, Dr. Naismith is taking schedules of the fall classes and enrolment cards for prospective students in making their plans for university work.
L. B. Flinton went to Kansas City yesterday to attend the American Royal Stock Show. Flinton and his father entered in the show and sale ring.
Chancellor Strong said today that every encouragement in getting a good start would be given to the returning students in spite of the handicap of being out of school a month. Professor Naismith, the physician will be used to do the work of Dr. Naismith while he is away.
The Daily Kansan was in error last night in announcing a dance at the Rambler's Club at 1339 Tennessee St. The dance will be given tonight boxset from 7 to 8 o'clock instead of 8 and 9 o'clock as was announced last night.
A Correction
Tom Pringle, who received an injured shoulder the first night of football practice, is back again on the field with his old time pop and stiff-arming.
MAYOR WAS PLEASED
der at Nightshirt Atta
Draws Praise From City
Official
Order at Nightshirt Affair
MERCHANTS LIKED IT. TOO
Several Throw Bouquets at Stud
dents in Affair
The orderly conduct of the students in the annual shirt-tail parade Saturday night met the approval of the city commissioners and the merchants of Lawrence. As a result many bouquets have been given to the students by the men who had to deal with the students.
In a letter to the student council Mayor W. J. Francisco thanks the students for the orderly manner in which the parade was conducted. The mayor also proved by the people of Lawrence is also pointed out by the mayor. His letter to the student council follows: To the Men's Student Council
Through your organization I wish to express to the men of the University my thanks and those of the commissioners and business men of the City of Lawrence for the orderly manners which were conducted last Saturday evening.
We congratulate you on the victory in the opening game of the season, and join in hoping for a successful season, and assure you that an orderly celebration such as the one this year is sure to enlist the support of the team. We encourage the K. U. students in all activities. Arain I thank you.
Gentlemen;
W. J. FRANCISCO,
Mayor of Lawren
W. J. FRANCISCO.
Among the Lawrence merchants to praise the students for their celebration are Lee Bryant and E. C. Bricken. They had considerable dealings with the students in the parade and their compliments are welcomed by the student
"The best, 'nightshirt' ever laid and by far the largest," said Lee Bryant, manager of Lee's Cafe, "I think that a stunt of this kind is the finest thing we can do to start the football season off."
"The fellows stuck together better this year," said E. C. Bricken, manager of the Oread Cafe, "then they ever did完过. That did more to make this one a success than anything else."
BOIL DRINKING WATER
Students Should be Vaccinated.
Says University Health
No further developments in the three cases suspected of being typhoid were reported by the hospital this morning. A bacterial test is being made today which will perform a rapid test, the result will be made known tomorrow.
A member of the University Health Service Committee, in discussing the typhoid situation, made a report to a Kansan reporter this morning.
"We are not concerned with illness except as we have to take care of it. What we are concerned with is education, and we are spending large sums out of our allowance in the various kinds of educational work in an endeavor to make the students well prepared. Not sure is the fundamental thing."
An indication of the work the audit Service committee is attempting to do.
"Any student should consider it a disgrace to contract typhoid at this time. Vaccination entirely eradicates the disease as was proven by the use of it on the border and also in the European war. It has been successfully isolated. More than our Spanish-American war, more twice as many fatalities resulted from typhoid as from causes naturally incident to war. The student may be vaccinated free. If the vaccine were administered by a physician not connected with the University the fee for vaccination alone would be from $2.00 to $10.00. There is no need to fear the results of vaccination. In more than one thousand cases of typhoid severity, there have been no serious results. Finally the operation is entirely painless."
Kansas will at least have one loyal rooter at Urbana Saturday. Will Spier, M.A.I'16, who is instructing in anatomy and doing research work there, is the man in the enemy's camp. He writes that Illinois has a very strong team and feels confident of a victory over Kansas.
Nathan Brodie, of New York City,
returned to the University Tuesday
to finish his course in civil engineer-
er and computer science under
the East River this summer.
SCRIMMAGE AN HOUR
Varsity Unable to Check Substantial Freshmen Grin
ILLINOIS WORKING ALSC
Rain Does Not Hinder Practice of Eastern Squad
Coach Olcott put his football squa
through a four hour work-out againl
yesterday, and it was exactly ter
minutes of seven when the pikepkin
chasers ambled off the field in the
gathering darkness to the training
force. The pikepkin was the longest
and the most arduous of the season.
Scrimmage with the freshmen for more than an hour followed the preliminary work of kicking puntions in the first half. The tryos were in fine mettle and bucked the Varsity line successfully for substantial gains. The Varsity when given the ball carried it with precision against the freshmen. End runs, line smashes and the ever-pressured hard pass were used to advantage.
COACHES WORK STEADILY
Coaches Olcott and Clark were everyone on the field guiding and directing, sparing him time and better efforts by crisis, sarcastic comment. Coach Olcott is still playing his role of "Old Man Mystery" and he refuses absolutely to talk on the prospects for the Illinois game Saturday. From the way in which he is putting his whole soul into the practice, however, he evidently plans on surprising the Jayhawker supporters and the Illinois players with a few unlocked-for tactics next Saturday.
In the meantime up at Champaign — Urbana the Illini team is being groomed for Saturdays contest. Undaunted by rain Coach Zuppke and bi-temp went through a hard workout Wednesday after thought showers with coach Tom Hearn. Gymnasium several times. Nevertheless they stayed out and underwent a heavy grind. Ward Nelson the only injured man on the Illini squad was in the scrimmage Wednesday after a short vacation caused by an injured knee. Everyone else is in good shape, so he could start to enable a whole team in the first game of their season when they play Kansas Saturday.
HAVE A BIG SQUAD
One hundred and twenty-five freshmen are out at Illinois, and the Varsity squad has over eighty men who are working for places. To them, the team has had to take part in the season incident," no more to be taken seriously than the old K. U. William Jewell contests at the opening of the Kansas season. Illinois exam history, but Kansas will true Jayhawker spirit hopes to disappoint them.
TO ORGANIZE FOR WILSON
Democrats Will Meet Tonight in Green Hall
The Woodrow Wilsonites will meet tonight at eight o'clock in Green Hall to organize a club to boost the candidate's lobby and president Taggart kansas City present and make the principle speech of the evening. A number of faculty and town men and women who are interested in the subject be present to help liven the occasion.
Every man and woman in the University, both faculty and students who are bosting for the democratic cause of the student assist in the organization of the club President Greewer of the Student Council and a number of other $ ^{v}$ dents prominent in school activities have played prominent parts in the university.
A uniform system of financial audits of the books in the cities of Kansas and the adoption of a system of municipal accounts is to be one of the first steps that arecussed at the eighth annual convention of the League of Kansas Municipalities to be held in Independence October 11, 12, and 13. W. C. Hall, of Winfield, will read the report of the committee on the officer of the league on the opening day.
CITIES CONSIDER NEW
SYSTEM OF AUDITING
The auditing of municipal books just as accounts of banks are investigated and audited is a system which is already in force in Iowa and Massachusetts and it has proved of great benefit to both.
The league has already gone on record in favor of a universal system of accounting such as these two states have, and a bill was introduced in the last legislature to that end. It is expected that the proposition will be adopted without opposition at the next legislature.
A Daily Letter Home—The Daily Kansan.
SECOND REGIMENT
ORDERED TO RETURN
Word from Eagle Pass late this afternoon said that the second regiment of Kansas infantry had been ordered to Fort Killey. It is probable that it was then sent out time as the first regiment. It will be essential for both regiments to delay their start until relieved by the Michigan infantry. The return of the second regiment and many students to the enrolment and Rook Woodwarrior to the football squad.
KAPPASREMOVERIBBON
Surrender Pledge at Request of President of National Pan-hellenic
According to the rules, Miss Cook will not pledge to a sorority for one calisthenic year. At the end of that time she is at liberty to do what ever she desires.
By request of Miss Lena G. Baldwin, president of the National Pan-Hellenic association, the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has removed the president from its membership and received Miss Baldwin's letter yesterday. Miss Baldwin explained that colors were usually considered to signify a pledge, and that the best way to promote Pan-Hellenic spirit would be to obey the "letter of the law."
The reinstatement of the Kappa sorority into the local Pan-Hellenic is a question yet to be decided by the local organization. No statements have been given out as to what course will be taken. It is not known what effect the Kappas' action in surrendering their pledge will have.
ONLY FEW TICKETS LEFT
Those Who Hurry Still Have Chance to Attend Journalism Dance
Recent rehearsals forecast an exceedingly snappy entertainment. The ar to be unique and the music good. Allogether it will be some party.
Come on you bashful ones and make that date for the journalists' Rohemian supper-dance tomorrow night at the gym. Only a few tickets a left. They may be secured at the Kansan office.
Edwin Hullinger, President of Associated Journalism Students, urge all the journalism students to report to him sometime either tomorrow morning or afternoon at the gym to help decorate.
H. MGUIRIE RETURNS TO COMPLETE NEWSPAPER WORK
Hugh McGuire, c17, journalism who came here last year from California to study in the department will return in a few days to resume his studies. McGire intended to enter Yale this fall but at the last minute decided to return to K. U. and get his degree.
MeGuire was prominently identified in various journalistic pursuits while enrolled at the University last year. He was a member of the Kansan staff, and a member of the journeymen. Fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi He displayed a ability in writing by also contributing freely to the Technical World, The Everyweek magazine and a number of other notable publications.
SCOOP HILL OFFICIATES
ATT OTTAWA-BETHANY GAME
Alfred "Scoop" Hill, c'16, a member of the Daily Kansan Board and K. U. correspondent for the Topeka Capi-
pital make his second debut as a football conference Kansas at a conference Saturday when he was tuled to referee the Ottawa-Bethany game at Lindsburg. Along with Izzy Anderson and C. E. McBride,
sporting editor of the Kansas City team, head-linemans last Saturday at St. John's game between the Catholics and Bill Weidline's Midland College athletes.
Before entering K. U. last year, Hill attended the Kansas State Normal School where he played two years as quarterback. He was chosen on the all-state team in that position his final year.
Dave and Clarence, of the colored janitors on the Hill, are taking a five-hour course, two hours each for a horseback ride of horseshoe pitching. They play back to back. Building every morning at about eleven-thirty 'o'clock, but neither one is yet convinced that the other is the player. Dave made three 'ringer' pitches in this thought, the other day, and Clarence had better look to his laurels.
"I guess I must have been too enthusiastic over Doctor Naismith's new game," said Mark Adams, freshman president, today as he limped up. Mark fell down and bumped his knee while playing gym basketball.
ENGINEERS HOLD MIXER
350 Attend Smoker at Eagles' Hall Last Night—First of the Year
COACH CLARK GAVE TALK
A Three-Piece Orchestra Furnished Some Lively Music
Did they smoke? Well, yes. And did they mix? Decidedly so. The engineers, 350 strong, filled Eagles Hall to overflowing at their first smoker of the year last night. It was an occasion par excellence from the music began until every man was full of doughnuts, apples and cider.
Crawford, Chandler, and Hartley with their three piece orchestra started things off while the men gathered and smoked and mixed. The program of the evening began with an address by Dean P. F. Walker.
Dean Walker told of the present great demand for graduate engineers, complimented the freshmen on having such an exceptionally large class, he said. The students were ideal and to stick to it. Dean Walker was followed by Coach "Potsy" Clark, who urged the men to support the football team as a whole and not the individual men. He closed his talk with a resume of the chances of him UA undam when they break into the Big Nine against Illinois Saturday.
Leland A. Smith, c'18, gave two readings entitled "Farmer Whipple—Bachelor" (Riley) and "Kentucky Philosophy."
The feature event of the evening was a three-round boxing match be- tween Rafe and Mort. Dosbaugh. Both boys grait a good exhibition of fist ability.
K. U. POLITY CLUB MEETS
Merle Smitn Reports on Nationar Convention
At the opening meeting of the International Polity Club last night at the Beta house the club was reorganized for what promises to be it's most successful year. The meeting was mainly of the acq-eacquainted nature and of the aims of the society to the many new candidates for membership.
Merle Smith, who represented the Kansas Polity Club at the national convention of polity clubs held in Oklahoma, smiled as Mr. Smith was chosen for membership on the national executive committee, the controlling committee of the national council of clubs, made up of the delegates to the convention.
Mr. Smith says that out of the fifty police clubs represented at the convention the Kansas club ranks membership and in the work accomplished.
J. H. Craven, landscape gardener of the University of Oklahoma, has spent a few days at the University this week to take copies of our landscaping training. Craven has been successful in university diversity of Oklahoma, growing plants and shrubs that have been considered difficult to adapt to this climate.
GARDENER FROM OKLAHOMA
ADMIRES K. U. CAMPUS
"I have visited many universities and I know of only two, Cornell and the exel of the University of Kansas in natural beauty," said Mr. Craven.
University Fencing Club meets Tuesday afternoon, October 10, in Robinson Gymnasium lecture room. Students interested in fencing invited.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The first Middy Dance of the year,
under the auspices of the Women's
Student Council, will be held from
three to five o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Gym for all University girls. Admission free.
The regular meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will be held this evening at the Theta Tau house, 1347 Vermont street, at 8:30 a.m. Prof. F. H. Sibley will talk on "Fields of Mechanical Engineering Work."
John Pellerego, state mine inspector, will arrive this afternoon to give a lecture to the Journal Club tonight. The lecture will be given at the home of Prof. A. C. Terril, 1136 Tennessee Street, at 8 o'clock.
The Weather
Weather Report: Generally fair
tighton and Friday, cooler tonight
with frost north and west portions;
southeast and warmer
north portion.
Send the Daily Kansan home.