UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LANGUAGES NECESSARY
Colleges and Universities Must Teach Students to Speak More Fluently—Grider
A radical change in the methods of teaching languages in American colleges so that students will learn to speak, read and write foreign languages must take place if the United States is to capture much of the trade of South America, according to Prof. R. L. Grider of the department of mining engineering, who returned lately from South America. Professor Grider was engaged in a search for an Andean or new discoveries of precious metals. During his stay in the south he had much opportunity to observe the business methods and progress of the merchants of different nationalities.
"The command of language that the agrerage young German or Swiss has, who is in the employ of commercial houses in South America, is far superior to the average man from United States," said Professor Grider today.
"It is a common thing for the young German in South America to be able to speak seven or eight languages fluently.
GERMAN SYSTEM PRACTICAL "The average graduate of a German university in South America has a much better command of the five to eight tongues that he speaks than has the American with a smattering of German and French. The reason is that up to this time, the aim of language training in American universities has tended toward fitting men to read the works of foreign authors. But this training will not help the man from the United States very much in South America. He must learn to speak other languages in every day life. He must be able to meet a man of almost any language, to listen to it and converse with him fluently in his native tongue, if he expects to get very far in a commercial way in the countries south of us.
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"I knew several Germans in La Paz one in particular who spoke seven languages. He spoke good English and in our walks together we always spoke German and the reason was that he wanted to become more familiar with English. In Panama I was walking with a Swiss. We met a man, I addressed him in English, German and Spanish. He knew none of them. The Swedes, too, were but in addition he knew Hungarian, French, Italian, Russian and Portuguese.
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"The advantage of language training for commercial operations is obvious. It is this kind of competition that we must meet in South America, and the only way to meet it is to get a more practical working knowledge of languages, customs and laws.
"The same thing applies to the laws of South America. It is based on the Spanish language, but it still allows us our own, if we are to out of the courts and out of the hands of unscrupulous lawyers. This is just as true of Mexico as of South America, all Spanish countries, except Brazil, which does not suffer any complication in the necessary training of the representatives of a commercial house in the south.
"In order to learn to use the languages fluently, American students must use them more in everyday conversation with natives of foreign countries. In this way the Germans and Swiss for example, become masters of many tongues while still young men," concluded Prof. Rider.
Albert J. Hakan, '18 College, returned Monday morning from Kansas City in a new automobile, a light Scripps-Booth. He announces that he is going into business as an auto salesman.
An article in the Yale Alumni Weekly hearing on the question of college men in politics shows that of 521 members of the Senate and of the House "approximately 345 come under the category of college men. Of these 345, the University of Michigan sends 26, Harvard University sends 26, Fordham University sends 19, and Yale 16. This leaves 264 college men to be divided among somewhat more than that number of colleges, a fact which permits of wide-spread representation.
Oregon Agricultural College is a state institution, and although it has the name "agricultural college," gives liberal arts and normal courses. Its total enrollment is 4,200 of which 2,600 are men and 1,500 women. There are 160 instructors and over thirty buildings. The armory has the largest floor space of any armory in the United States and can be used for track, baseball, and football practice when the weather is inclement.
Mr. David Fisher Atwater, 39, the oldest graduate of Yale University, died at his home in Springfield, Mass. last week at the age of 98 years. After leaving the Yale Medical School in 1842, he opened an office in Brooklyn, where he practiced twelve years. During the Civil War he was surgeon of the Sixty-fourth New York Infantry.
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PHI CHIS OBSERVE FOUNDERS
DAY WITH ANNUAL BANQUE
Phi Chi, medical fraternity, gave their first annual Founder's Day banquet last night at the Eldridge house. Dr. E. Smith, this first celebration of the founding of the fraternity, including Dr. E. E. Smith, Prof. B. M. Allen and Prof. W. J. Baumgartner of the faculty, Dr. Ralph Duncan of Kansas City.
Homer Blincoe, a graduate student, acted as toastmaster and the speakers of the evening were Dr. Duncan and Professor Allen, L. L. C. Anderson, H. J. Dykes and H. J. Shelley responded to the call of the toastmaster.
PRINCETON FOR WILSON
Straw Ballot Supports President for Re-election
In spite of the fact that John Griek Hibben, president of Princeton opposes the re-election of Woodrow Wilson as President, the students of Princeton, favored Wilson in a straw ballot for President held by the Daily News, and the students of Princeton successfully opposed Wilson in his fight for the democracy of Princeton.
The result of the student ballot was substantially the same as that of the general election in 1912. The Republicans were in the majority but their vote was divided among three men, Roosevelt, Justice Hughes and Eliah Root. Wilson polled almost the entire Democratic vote. William Jennings Bryan had one supporter and Henry Ford got two votes.
MISS WILSON GRADUATES
Gives Piano Recital Assisted by Noted Tenor
The School of Fine Arts gave a series of graduating recitals last night. Miss Allene Wilson, pianist, from May Center, assisted by Mr. Mary Bannister, music teacher, Miss Mary Linn, accompanist gave the program of ten numbers.
Miss Wilson gave an unusually atractive program in which the technique of her playing stood out as a talent. Her talent is demonstrated by Mr. Miller displayed a rich tenor voice of much range and sweetness. His work last evening was a real treat to music lovers. Mr. Miller reiterated that he attended the state contest at Emporia.
The following program was given:
Eutude App, 25, No. 4, ... Rubenstein
Eutude App, 25, No. 4, ..
Aria, Flower Song (from Car-
Novellette Op. 46, No. 1. MacDowell
Antandino (from Sonata in G
minor ... Schumann
Novellette Op. 21, No. 7. Schumann
Miss Wilson
Like Stars Above ...Squire
My Dreams ...Tosti
Ah! Love, But a Day...Beach
Mr. Mjiller
Rhapsodie Hongrose No. 12——Liszt
Min. JULIEN
Sophomore Majors
"A great many of the sophomores have attended to the task of choosing their major course for the next two years at the University," said Dean Don McGinn. "We have not will be making a great deal of trouble for themselves if they do not do so before the term ends. When school begins in the fall the professors are too busy to confer with the students about their major courses they will receive a serious setback eight at the beginning of the term."
The University requires all sophomores to confer with some faculty member concerning their major course during the last month of the second term. At this time it is possible to give the students much more time and attention than can be given them in the fall when the "big rush" is on.
The fact that the back porch of the Faculty Club can be seen from Tennessee street puts the regular members at a disadvantage. An ordinary passerby never can tell whether those good-looking feet propped in comfortable positions, and those contess forms, wreathed in clouds of balmy tobacco smoke, belong to the faculty or to the waiters.
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BUT FEW BUY INVITATIONS
Senior Committee Has Few Left for Distribution
Senior invitations are now selling at war prices! Owing to the rise in the price of leather which is needed for military uniforms, the last one hundred leather invitations which were ordered to supply a possible demand for extra invitations are selling at war prices. The original price was thirty-three cents.
The invitations paid for in advance are not being called for, at the check stand in Fraser and the seniors who waited until 2:30 today to get the invitations they ordered have to call Earle Cress, chairman of the committee, or chairman of the committee does not think that the fact that a number of the seniors are affected by the three grade ruling accounts for the uncalled for invitations. There are about forty leather covered invitations left at forty-five cents. Those graduating from Earle Cress, if any remain after last.
One Engineer ordered forty invitations, another student ordered ten leather ones too late to get his name in the list of graduates, and now recruited him. The fraternities and sororities ordered comparatively few invitations.
DANCING IS RUINING
FOOTBALL AT MICHIGAN
Cress says the present method is a poor way of getting senior invitations. He suggests that an organization such as the council or a faculty committee should be appointed to handle these invitations. "This would do away with the present idea that some students hold, that there is any pie to the job," he says.
"What is the matter with Michigan spirit?" That is the question which is worrying the football coaches as well as the athletic authorities. This question has assumed serious proportions during the last weeks of the spring season, when it was easy for the candidates for next fall's eleven are coming out for practice.
That students often return to studies in which they have been found deficient and major in them, is shown by the records of the Ohio State University. An examination of the records shows that out of twenty students who had received a condition or a failure to complete their college career, eight have returned to that study and made themselves specialists in it.
Why don't you let Schulz make your Commencement suit?—Adv.
to the definite knowledge of the athletic authorities and coaches, find time to attend as many as three dances in one week.
With about 6,000 students enrolled in the university, the average turnout for regular practice lately has been a little over nine men, while Princeton, by way of contrast, with only about 1,200 enrolled, had had an almost ten men out regularly and nas had almost three weeks of scrimmage.
They say that if the men will not come out, Michigan is doomed to anarchy. "I'll just wait," he said.
The seniors of the class of 1916 will have their last get-together time out at Woodland Park, Thursday evening at 5:30. This is to be a free-for-all hike. Every loyal senior is expected to be there whether he has a date or not. Dates to the hike are not being encouraged.
Just the thing for that Commencement gift—Books! 300 titles to choose from at Wolf's Book Store.—Adv.
To determine the cause of this shameful exhibition, the coaches and the athletic office are investigating the matter. It is their unanimous opinion that one of the most potent factors in keeping the men away from the field is the present dance craze. Men who are numbered on the squad claim that they have not time for practice, yet some of these same men,
Seniors Will Hike
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Bulletin No.1
A Mistake in the Policy of the Bethlehem Steel Company
To the People:
The Senate of the United States has passed a bill to spend $11,000,000 of the People's money to build a government armor plant. The measure is now before the House of Representatives.
It is said that manufacturers of armor have "gouged" the country in the past, and that a government plant is necessary to secure armor more cheaply.
The mistake of the Bethlehem Steel Company has been that it has kept quiet.
We have allowed irresponsible assertions to be made for so long without denial, that many people now believe them to be proven facts.
We shall make the mistake of silence no longer.
Henceforth we shall pursue a policy of publicity. Misinformation will not be permitted to go uncorrected.
It is and has been the policy of our Company to ideal with the American Government fairly and squaresly.
We shall henceforth place the details of our relations with the Government before the American People.
The United States has for twenty years obtained the highest grade of armor and has paid a lower price for it than has any other great naval power.
price for it man has any other great naval power.
Figures officially compiled for the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs from the Naval Year Book show that under conditions prevailing just before the European war, the chief naval powers of the world were paying these prices for armor:
England, $503 per ton; France, $460; Germany, $490; Japan, $490; **UNITED STATES**, $425.
A government plant cannot make armor any cheaper than we can do it; and—
We are prepared to manufacture armor at any price which the Government itself shall name as fair. THAT BEING SO, SHOULD $11,000,000 OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY BE WASTED TO BUILD A GOVERNMENT PLANT?
CHAS. M. SCHWAB, Chairman EUGENE G. GRACE, President
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