UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
CUBS MEET AT M. U
Journalism Fraternity Votes to Retain Secrecy; Honorary Members Initiated
Vernor More returned yesterday from Columbia, Missouri, where he was a delegate to the national convention of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic fraternity. Of the twenty-four chapters in the fraternity, four have included delegates from Maine, Louisiana, Washington and California.
"Owing to the big delegation and men from every corner of the United States the grand officers unanimously voted it the best convention in the history of the fraternity," said Moore this morning. "Wisely enough the convention was held during the week at meetin' on Monday and the delegates had an opportunity to hear well known newspaper men from over the country talk shop.
"There was probably little business of general interest. The question of secrecy, which is confronting a number of fraternity conventions at press conferences brought up and the convention voted by a big majority for its retention."
The Missouri chapter took in a number of honorary members last week, one of which was Arthur J. Killick (city Lewis) of the Kansas City Star.
The next national convention will be be at the University of Illinois in Decemeber.
The following national officers were elected: president, Robert Lowry, Austin, Texas; honorary president, Chase S. Osborne, Sault de Sente Chase S. Osborne, Sault de Sente Frank E. Mason, Detroit, Mich.; secretary, F. M. Church, Detroit, Mich.; treasurer, D. W. Smith, Columbia, Missouri; Editor of the Quill, Lee A. White, Seattle, Wasn. Sol. H. Lewis, formerly of the department of Journals at the University of Kansas was at one time president ofigma Delta Chi.
GOWNS FOR FACULTY
Seniors Want Professors to Wear Them at Commencement Exercises
A movement to have the faculty members of the University of Kansas wear caps and gowns at commencement exercises is being pushed by the members of the senior commencement committee. The members of the senior class are back of the movement.
The members of the senior commencement committee submits the following announcement and plea, and asks that it receive the backing and co-operation of students and faculty.
"The student Commencement Committee has been asked by student organizations and by members of the senior class to request the members of the faculty to wear caps and gowns during commencement week. Believing that this would improve the appearance of the commencement exercises and arouse more school loyalty and create a bond of unity between the faculty and the seniors; We, the committee, commend our efforts to pray the faculty of the University of Kansas to consider the matter seriously, and we do hope that their decision may be favorable to our wishes.
(Signed)
Nellie Kennedy,
William Beal,
Blanche Mullen.
An unusual May basket was received Monday night by Patti Hart, 19 College, when an unknown person left the back and top of a human skull filled with sweet Williams, iliacs and a Hershey. No, Miss Hart does not fear any ominous results. "It's only some of my friends doing a number of it," she says. Miss Hart has had a course in anatomy and was therefore not shocked at the gruseness of her basket as some women students might have been.
Floyd Ragle, the Salina Wesleyan University coach, visited friends on the Hill last week.
Mu Phi Epsilon will next year occupy the house at 1116 Louisiana Street which is now the home of Alpha Delta Pi. The Alpha Delta Psi who occupies the house now occupied by Prof. Harry C. Thurman, at 1234 Mississippi Street.
Miss Harriet Greissenberg, assistant professor of piano, entertained the active members of the Mu Pai Epsilon sofa ballroom at breakfast her home, Sunday morning.
Bessie Huff, '16 College, will teach German and history at the Greenleaf high school next year.
Nelle Foster, '17 College, made a flying trip to her home in Olathe Sunday.
A certain high school principal who came to the University to select a teacher from the senior class said that he would rather be given the candidate than all the recommendations the University could give him.
WILL SEE NATIONAL PARK
Students Will Take Imaginary Trip With Norton Hunt
A lecture on Yellowstone National Park, illustrated by motion pictures and colored slides, will be given in Fraser Hall, Monday at 4:30 by the author. The讲座 under the auspices of the lecture committee and is open to the public.
Mr. Hunt is said to be a man of considerable speaking ability. He was called upon to complete Ex-president Roosevelt's speaking tour when he was shot a few years ago and has done other extensive lecture work.
The pictures shown were taken last winter and will contain several typical winter scenes. Mr. Hunt will show about 75 slides in addition to the motion pictures and will lecture for an hour and a quarter.
The audience will take a lake ride on a gasoline motor boat, the Jean D.
over a trip of more than two hours duration. The boat is said to run so smoothly that there will not be a single case of sea sickness on it. The trip affords a fine view of the lake and the high mountains surrounding it. The boat will stop at Dot Island where the tourists will leave the boat and see the pelicans eat. A taste of the food is also on offer. The motor and row boats and Mr. Hunt will take his audience to the places where the salmon trout abound.
All the most interesting spots at the park will be shown in the slides including high mountains, a large number of lakes, and beautiful water-falls, canyons of surpassing interest, hot and mud strings, paint pots, glass or obsession cliff, sulphur hills, and many geysers.
Bob Stillwell and Harold Kiechner,
'19 College, spent a few hours last
tuesday afternoon fishing in the
Kaw river with the result that there
are now twenty-two less fish in the
river.
Old Faithful Inn—Yellowstone National Park
The wren houses built by Prof. W. J. Bairnmgart of the department of zoology, in the back yard of his home at 1209 Ohio have one family of occupants. Mr. and Mrs. Wren have moved into a most elaborate structure with eight apartments. They are doing very well, thank you.
Great or Lower Fall of the Yellowstone
The howl about the showers in Robinson Gymnasium has ceased. No! There have been no repairs to gym apparatus; the weather permits the athlete's weight to be lifted while adding more rust to accumulate in the unused water pipe of the gym.
Kathleen Karnie, '18 College, spent Saturday and Sunday in Kansas City, visiting her parents.
YE SMOKELESS SMOKER!
Will Be No Tobacco at Anti-Cig
arette League's Mixer
Thursday Night
Members of the Anti-Cigarette League will hold a "smokeless smoker"? May 11 in Robinson Gymnasium. The Gymnasium was chosen as the place of meeting because of its large seating capacity; if necessary, the members of the Anti-Cigarette League will place extra chairs on the platform to accommodate the crowd. crowd.
It is expected that an exciting time will be had. Just to show that they have red blood in their veins and don't pussyfoot, the anti-tobacco enthusiasts are going to see a prizefight between Harry Harlan, well-known boxer and Y. M. C. A. worker. In front of them It is doubt that a little blood can be spattered the absence of cigars after the dainty lunchoon has been served will be overlooked by the smokers who may be present.
But the main purpose of the smoker, beg pardon, mixer, is to interest more persons in the campaign against tobacco which is being carried on. Talks will be made to this end by Chancellor Frank Strong, who doesn't mind it if you don't admit to him and of course he doesn't smoke either. They will probably tell those present how the awful tobacco habit can be kicked out of Lawrence.
And for the privilege of passing
through this, gentlemen, twenty-five
cents, please. And kirby leaves, all
thank you.
Viola Jones, fa '17 and Gladys Henry, ed '16, returned Sunday from Cincinnati, Ohio, where they represented the local chapter in a National Mu Phil Epsilon convention. Miss Roberts was also Miss Jones as musical delegate. Miss Myrtle Crose accompanied the deligates as a visitor at the convention.
Kodak Time is Here
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