UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
PIE FOR GEOLOGISTS
Oil Booms Provide Good Summer Jobs for Twenty Students
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 25, 1916.
NUMBER 160
DEMAND CAN'T BE MET
Prof. Haworth Says Only Knowl edge of Subject is Required
Oil booms which are springing up all over Kansas are providing good positions for University students who have some technical knowledge of geology. Twenty students have obtained undergraduate work making geological surveys for travel to salaries sampling from $65 to $150 a month and expenses.
"Anyone with knowledge of geology can get jobs," said Professor Haworth. "The demand is greater than we can fill."
Reports received by Erasmus Haworth, professor of geology at the University of Kansas show that the volcanic eruption in the state during the present year, has reached as far northwest as Ottawa and Cloud counties where geologists have been called to investigate the possibility to the possibility of striking oil.
*SIX MILLION ACREES LEASE*
At six million acres, haworth estimates six million acres of Kansas land are under lease of oil promoters and a large proportion of this is far to the outside of what a year ago was considered the oil belt of Kansas. In fact, oil and gas promoters are work force in county in the eastern half of the state.
All the big companies operating in the Oklahoma-Southern Kansas field, are preparing to extend their activities to the north, even on into Nebraska, Professor Haworth says. These companies include those of the new Sinclair Oil combine, the Boxana Prairie, Prairie Mac Mahnman and the Oklahoma companies. Blocks of land are being leased rapidly, although the representatives of these companies try to work as quietly as possible.
SCALPERS GET BUSY
Numerous surveys are being conducted to determine the geology of the country, for this has a direct relationship to the sandstone in which oil is found.
Little active work has opened up in the untried Kansas fields as yet, Mr. Haworth says. A well is being drilled in the north part of Chase county now, and wells are being drilled in the north part of Butler county, but the communications are more preparing for the opening of a new field.
GIVE OPEN AIR CONCERT
If geological conditions are to be taken as a criterion, there is little doubt that there is oil under parts of Kansas. The rapid advance in prices of oil products has caused a demand for an increased supply, explains why hundreds of Kansas farmers are being encouraged to want to secure oil and gas rights.
The activity of the different companies, also is said to have brought into evidence so called "sealers" who try to find where companies are securing blocks on big blocks of land and then compete for leases with the hope of securing bonus money for giving up their rights.
McCanles` Proteges Will Toot Their Horns Tomorrow
The University band, under Director J. C. McCanles, will give a short concert from 7:30 to 8:30 tomorrow evening on the steps of Dyce Musu
So those individuals who wish to celebrate the coming of quiz week with a date may spend a pleasant hour in the cool dusk listening to the sweet refrains of "Miserec," "Woman So Changcable," and others, or whatever Macles may decide to play. No program is given out, but books are available in classical or heavy, so that those who do not like to have their musical taste uplifted may not fear to come. Still, it will not be altogether a low-brow affair.
In previous years more open ai,
concerts have been given, but this year
several things have operated against
this trend. You can ask them what cool, and the dates of the indoor concert and of the May Fete have been rather late. This will be the last appearance of the May Fete not because it is not for the members will stay for commencement week.
Harold Roberts, '19 College, is another University of Kansas man who will travel with William J. Bryan and the rest of the big men, who are employed by the Redpath-Horner Chauquiana this summer. He has just signed a contract to work for Roberts in a circuit that covers the north-western states. Roberts has been a member of the University band this year.
K U Man With Redpath
PROF, MAC MURRAY'S CLASSES
GIVE LAST RECITALS
The last two recitals' by the students of Prof. Arthur Mac Murray's Oral interpretation II class will be given May 30 and June 2, at Green
Harold H. Lytle will speak on "Where are we in Democracy" and E K. Greene will give a lecture en titled "Pen" on May 30 at 9:00 a.m.
Florence Danigan will give her recital "The Power of Music" and Rosalie Griffith will read the play "Barbara Fritchie," June 2, at 8 a.m.
MINING PROCESS O. K.
Government Officially Recognizes Value of K. U.'s Flotation Discovery
SAVES 10 MILLION A YEAR
In Joplin District 25,000 Tons of Zinc May be Saved
Recognition by the United States Government of the value of the ore flotation process first demonstrated by the department of state chemical research at the University of Kansas has been given in the last report of the U. S. Geological Survey covering the mineral resources of the country. Five men are at present making objects to be tested for their susceptibility to ore flotation of the zinc and lead ores of the Joplin district.
BELCHIC IS IN JOPLIN
George Belchie assistant in chemical research is now at Joplin demonstrating the experiments carried on here at the University. The practice in the Joplin district has been to sacrifice high recovery to capacity and lower recovery to mines, "Slimes," or material formerly thrown away as waste because the percentage of metal in it was so small as to make purifying it unprofitable, by the flotation process is made valuable. The zinc is separated from the sand and other waste products, and the zinc is further pure to make its mining profitable.
ANNUAL SAVING OF $10,000.000
The result of the experiments by the research department show that 25,000 tons of metallic zinc will be saved yearly to the district. With zinc selling at $400 a ton, this would be an annual saving of $10,000,000 for the Joplin mines, according to a report from the investigators in the [work. Prof. W. A. Whitaker, under whose direction the experimenta are being conducted, told me they will return to the wealth of the state from this one research alone will more than pay for all the research we can ever hope to do.
There are two processes of flotation now in use. The mechanical flotation method which has been used for the skimming of skimmers skimmed from the impurities through mechanical agitation by a screw, Water and oil are mixed with the airline, and the machine, forcing air into the airline, causes the zinc to rise in bubbles to the top.
The pneumatic type of flotation machine also forms bubbles which float the zinc, but they are formed by pressure upward through a screen. A model of this kind has been purified and is being installed. Results of the mechanical and pneumatic processes will then be compared.
The problem upon which the department is now working is the reason why zinc, a heavier substance, should float to the top with the bubbles and silicone material sink to the bottom. The explanation has as yet been reached.
Work is also still being done to discover with which oils the largest percentage of zinc can be cleaned the most cheaply. The report from Joplin reads in part: "The mill recovery from these Joplin ores in the form of 58 per cent zinc concentrates, averaged from 64 per cent to 69 per cent of the zinc content of the crude ore." The State Department of Chemical Research at this University is attempting to improve even their own work.
This was the first game in the play-off of the triple tie in the third division of the Pan-hellenic league. The Pi K. A's play the Betas Monday for the championship of this division and the Ma Chis for the championship of the league and possession of the silver cup offered by Allie Carroll.
The Pi K. A's defeated the Delta Taus in a game featured by heavy hitting by a score of 14 to 6 yesterday afternoon on Hamilton Field. The Pi K. A's bagged the Delta Tau pitchers for a total of fourteen hits including one home run three triples and six doubles.
Delta Are Now Out of the Race for Loving Cup
PI K. A.S TAKE ANOTHER
Send the Daily Kansan home.
JUST NIBBLING---OGDEN
Professor of Psychology Points Out Short Coming in University
WORK MUST BE CULTURAL
Says Higher Education is for Picked Lot.
"The idea of the University embraces creative and productive thinking, commonly called research. Our work in this area is largely due to failure in leveling our guns and holding the range. We use a method of 'nibbling' rather than one of general 'drive,'" said Prof. R. M. Hall, vice president of the University Hall Thursday at 4:00 o'clock.
This was the second of the Thursday Afternoon Faculty college lectures held this year and that they have become popular among students, faculty and the public of Lawrence was shown by the large and appreciative audience. Dean Olin Templin promises eight faculty lectures for the coming year.
Prof. Odgen took his subject, "The idea of of University," a title of a famous series of discourses by the late Cardinal Newman. He referred to these discourses of Cardinal Newman, bearing the date of 1852, with the late Cardinal outlined the principles of university education; these principles are true today, have always been true and always will be true.
INTELLECTUAL CULTURE—TOO RADICAL
The Cardinal Newman said the chief principle of the university exists for the training of the mind; it contemplates neither moral improvement nor mechanical production; its function is "this" (a radical doctrine) that "This is a radical doctrine for it does appear to set aside both morality and artistry. The University does not contemplate right conduct or technical facility! What then of our efforts to make our students models of manliness and womanliness, and what of our provisions for their training in engineering, household economics, education law and medicine." As University men and women our interests must be principally in the cultivation of our minds; our interest must be primarily in cultivation of mind but unless vocational and moral aim be secondary to that of general cultivation, our universities have no distinct duties to perform in order to succeed. And conduct; only the university has the specific function of training the intellect."
Newman advances the idea that a university should furnish the means to achieve a philosophic attitude towards life; philosopher in this association really signifies love of knowledge.
ENCOURAGES ATHLETICS
ENCOURAGES ATHLETICS
The speaker impressed the audience that one need not invest bodily health and health from the mind, sighting that statistics prove that the ones with the highest average are those of highest physical growth, health and strength. He advocated encouraging athletics and other student activities and the co-operation of the faculty along all such activities.
UNIVERSITY FOR PICKED LOT
Prof Ogden said that the idea of the University does not always find lodgment in the minds of all who enter, and that perhaps the University was to blame for part of the failure. The knowledge is abstract, but particularly sort which the University is created to promigrate and instill is assuredly "strong meat" and only vigorous minds are capable of digesting it. For this reason it appears only to a picked lot.
The communal influence on members of the university is inspiring and infectious. It broadens the life of those participating. It emphasizes rationalism and that is the chief purpose of the university. On this rational foundation the university builds character, just as it bulbs independent thinking when one ceases to be a "nibler."
The real problem of higher education, according to Professor Ogiden, is the problem of leading students to think this involves difficulties so serious many students cannot overcome them. Some are incapable of acquiring genius for facing new problems in a new field, and they are based upon a general distribution of thoughtfulness. Insight cannot be directly given one; it requires individual effort on the part of the student. Instructors can only suggest, they cannot be directly given one; it requires individual effort on the part of the student. Instructors can only suggest, they cannot form a issue or question for the student. The idea of the university embraces all subjects which may stimulate thought, yet it is not the subject, but the thought which is to be mastered.
Raymond Wing of Columbia, Kan., is the guest of Harry Allen, '19 College. Mr. Wiring intends to enter the next fall and take up journalism.
Hodges Says It May be Fraud or Just Careless:
REPORTS INACCURATE
ness
Foster Tells Class in Accounting to Probe to the Bottom
THIRTY FIVE STILL DUE
Only fifteen out of the fifty University clubs and societies have complied with Mr. George O. Foster's imperative request to submit their financial reports for the year to the appraisal committee, and pretense of keeping books in spite of the strict command of the University that they should do so.
"Half of the number of the reports that have been submitted have been found to be in a very unsatisfactory condition," said Prof. A. C. Hodges, who is supervising the auditing of the reports which is being done by his class in advanced accounting. "It seems that some of the funds have not been properly cared for, they have disappeared in devious ways. Only a careful and careful review will tell fraud or carelessness is responsible for the numerous inaccuracies found. But when the treasurers of the different organizations keep their books so carelessly there is a presumption of fraud."
"GO TO THE BOTTOM"—POSTER With the first suspicion of those being students, Foster asked the students who were doing the auditing were doubtful of the extent of their authority in probing the cases. They sought Mr. Foster's advice. The registrar gave them authority to go to the details of things if they appeared so rotten.
SOME LOSS ACCOUNT BOOKS
The handling of the reports have shown the account payers to lose the account books of a club or society when at the end of the year there is money in the treasury. The treasurers often report to the auditors the loss, merely saying that the financial organization for the year shows a loss.
No reports have been submitted by the Junior Prom and Soph Hop committee.
COUNCIL REPORTS CLEAR
"The reports of the K. U. Dramatic Club and the Student Council are examples of well kept books," she said. Professor Hodges, "and there are several others which are in good shape."
"There is a uniform system of bookkeeping provided for clubs and societies and if it is adheared to the books will always be in a satisfactory condition. We are hoping to encourage the use of uniform systems and to help them manage the funds of the funds in the University organizations, and to lay more responsibility on those who are handling the finances.
Several of the ablest students in the class are making special investigations to ascertain whether or not some of the organizations are run for profit and if so how to be able to prevent such conditions in the future.
BAKER AGAIN WINS GAME
Sigma Chis Defeat Alpha Taus
4 to 12
By striking out fifteen batters and allowing but four hits, Baker, the Sigma Chi pitcher, again pitched his team to victory, in the game between the Sigs and the Alpha Tusae yesterday at Hamilton Field. He score was 4 to 2.
The game was exceptionally free from errors, and was closely contested all the way through. A feature of the game was the batting of Arbuthotn, the third baseman on the Sig team, who smashed out a home run the first time he was at bat and then up to the next time with a three banger.
Frank Motz, '11 College, editor of the Parsons Daily Sun and Loca Me Farlin, '12 College, will be married Saturday, June 3. Miss McFarlin was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
In the last half of the seventh the Alpha Taus bunched a single and a home run and scored their two scores.
Score by innings:  R. H. E.
A tau Omega . . . 000 000 2 - 2 4 7
Sigma Chi . . . 010 021 0 - 4 8
Mrs. H. J. Smith, of Kansas City, Kansas, is spending the week with her daughter Bertha, 16 College, at the Alemannia house. She will chaperon the club diring the absence of Dr. Goetz.
Glen Gamber, freshman on the Hill last year, has accepted a position with the Sherman, Williams Paint Co. of San Diego City. He will work in the offices.
The Weather
The Forecast; Generally fair to-tough and Friday, cooler Friday and Sunday.
ARCHERY FINALS GO
TO ELLEN EDMONSON
Ellen Edmonson won the Gustafson trophy for archery in the finals of the arrow tournament yesterday. She placed second in the preliminaries held Friday.
Her opponent was Ethel Myers, who won first in the preliminaries held yesterday afternoon before the finals. Ruth Fox was second in the trophy game, but Ruth Roe, Ella Hawkins, Ethel Martin, Ethel Myers, Cora Shinn. The score in the finals was 7 to 5. Each contestant had nine shots.
CO-OP STOCK ON SALE
Faculty Men to Pay One Dollar Down For Each Five Dollar Share
BOOK EXCHANGE IN FALL
seniors Can Leave Books and Get Money Later
Among the first official acts of the new Student Council was the appointing of a committee to start the ball rolling for a 'permanent Co-op Book Store and Student Book Exchange. Three members of the Council, Wm. Wilson, Gerald Sparks and Tom Tarcant, have been named as the committee to dispose of the stock arrangements for a location, and to see to the incorporating of the store under the laws of Kansas.
One hundred shares of stock, each share having a par value of five dollars, will be sold to faculty members. The shares of stock will be delivered on an initial payment of one dollar per share, the remainder of the value paid by the shareholders to the call of the board of directors whenever they deem it necessary.
The new books that will be handled by the store will be bought on credit from some eastern houses, and the bills will be paid out of the receipts for the first semester. These companies do a large share of their business selling or credit cards or starting up under the direction of both the students and faculty have no trouble in getting credit on prospective business.
SELL STOCK AT ONCE
The store will be governed by a Board of Directors elected by the faculty stock holders from the student body and the faculty. The financial records will be entirely in the hands of the committee which will have charge of hiring the help and other similar matters. The faculty stock holders will not receive dividends from the sales, but instead earn the money paid on the stock. Profits realized from the sale of books will be divided among the purchasers according to the amount of money they have spent in the store during the year. Such amounts will be distributed in the form of checks good for so much in trade at the store.
SENIORS CAN LEAVE BOOKS
A new idea will be introduced into the book exchange this year. The present seniors who are leaving school will be allowed to place their books in the commissary for the spurt for sale next fall. The money realized from the sale of these books will be sent to the grads at their homes as soon as the accounts of the exchange can be checked up.
SENIORS CAN LEAVE ROOKS
The Council has received considerable encouragement from the faculty in its work and as soon as one hundred members of the faculty can be found wn will take one share of stock each at one dollar, and an extra room can be found. The Co-Op Store for next year is an assured factor.
STUDENTS PASS UP RULE
Embyro Educators Teach Without Certificates
The laws of Kansas require that a teacher of a high school or an instructor in a college must hold a teacher's certificate before he can teach. It seems as if these regulations are not followed closely. Since Prof. H, W. Nutt left for an out-of-town trip last week, students of his class have been taking turns in instructing each other. Those who have already done this are Josephine Gillett, Carl Swanson and Ernest Mower.
Burnett—King of Denmark
Burrell—King or Denmark
If the Stuff of Laughter is given during Commencement week as was announced, Donald C. Burnett, senior Law, will take the part of King of Denmark in the place of Merle Smith.
Week of May 22 to 26
MORNING PRAYERS
Week of May 22 to 26
Lead the Rev. George Darle, Pastor F. Christian church, Lawrence. General subject: The "Bible." Daily subjects:
Friday: "Why the Bible will never pass away."
MAY RECONSIDER PLAY
16s Are "Sore" Because "Copping the Grapes" Was Turned down for Shostac's Play
WANT ANOTHER MEETING
Say They Want Show to be a '16 Affair
A petition signed by over 100 members of the senior class was presented to J. R. Randolph, president of the senior class, this afternoon, asking that the matter of the play to be given Tuesday night of Commencement be given a reconsideration by the class as a whole. At a mass meeting of the class last Tuesday afternoon at the Gumbiner's offices, members of the class were present, it was voted to give Prof. B. Shoostat "The Stuff of Laughter," instead of Alton Gumbiner's "Copping the Grapes." The decision was made upon the recommendation of two members of the cast of the senior play, who said that they would be unable to appear in the play next week. Members of the class who are interested in the senior play say that this does not warrant the class as a whole and that they the class meeting so that the sentiment of a majority of the class can be obtained.
"OUR PLAY IS BEADY"—BURNETT
Don Burnett, manager of the senior play, said this morning that he believed that the matter should be reconsidered. "I had no idea that the senior play was not to be given, as has been the custom in the past, or I would have been out to the meeting for the Commission week to deepen the and will be able to put it on in good shape. The local hits, which will mean nothing to the alumni and visitors, have been cut out and the entire play worked over. We have understudies who can fill any vacant places in the cast. Mr. Gumbiner has put in a lot of work," Burnett said. "It is to be produced by seniors I believe that it should have precedence over "The Stuff of Laughter."
The petitions demand that another meeting be called and that the class as a whole decide whether or not they want Mr. Gumbiner's play or Mr. Shostac's. They say that since "Copping the Grapes" was written by a senior and produced by seniors, it should be given the preference.
RANDOLPH MAY REFUSE
J. R. Randolph, president of the
class, said that he did not see that the
matter had to be reconsidered.
He decided that all the answers
the class knew that the meeting was to
be held and that they should have been out if they wanted their ideas to be considered.
37 K. U. WOMEN TO ESTES Large Representation Will go to the Conference
With the names of thirty-seven women of the University Y. W. C. A. on the list of those who are planning to go to the Estes Park Conference this summer, the conference committee feels assured of a successful summer for the association and of better work for next year.
"This is the largest number of
Women K. U. has ever sent to the
conference at Estes Park," said Miss
Ellen Tavares, only ten women, from the association."
Of the thirty-seven women, nine are members of the cabinet: Evelyn Strong, president; Sarah Rowe, vicepresident; Virginia Lucas, Helen Angers Stella Cole, Jeanne Russell, Agnes Hurtzler, Mary Brownlee and Grace Bell.
There are two conferences. The first begins August 22 and lasts ten days. The second continues for fourteen days.
The Reverend George Darsie, pastor of the First Christian church, has been in Lawrence less than two weeks but he was one of the most enthusiastic rooters at the baseball games Friday and Saturday. He says he was born in New York and takes a great deal of interest in the work at the University.
Prof. W. A. Griffith keeps a lead pencil which is always ready to lend. He says it is always returned to him and by this method of keeping a special pencil to lend, he always has one left even though he does pass one out. He has kept the same pencil for two years. It is one-half inch long.
Glee Tibbets, a special in the department of journalism, at the beginning of this semester, has taken up a of a newspaper at Louisburg, Kansas.
Miss Euince Miles, of Kansas City,
is the guest of Hazel Skinner, "17
College, this week.
Maude Moore, '16 College, will entertain with an informal Victrola party Friday night.