UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Thanks Friends of Miss Richards in Letter to Chancellor
NOTE FROM MR. RICHARDS
J. S. Richards, assistant cashier of the Citizens National Bank at Minneapolis, Kansas, father of Lucy Richards, who died at the University recently addressed the following letter to Chancellor Frank Strong;
Minneapolis, Kan., May 3, 1916
Minneapolis, Kana, May Mr. Frank Strong. Chancellor of the University, Lawrence, Kansas.
A deep sense of appreciation of the many kind acts and expressions of sympathy which I received at your wedding, to Lawrence, impels me to write you a brief letter, for the purpose of expressing my most sincere gratitude to you for the sympathetic attention which you favored me on that occasion.
I would like to request an additional favor of you, if I can do so without too much encroachment on your time. Several of the school organizations sent some very beautiful and appropriate floral tributes, as tokens of their regard for the dead and their sweetness, and to let them know that the offerings were received, and much admired and deeply appreciated by Lucy's relatives. I hardly know how to address a letter so that it would come properly before any of the classes, and am going to ask if it would be possible for you to convey to the sophomore class, the class in journalism, the class in philosophy, and the athletic class our earnest thanks for those faithful and touching evidences of their esteem and condolence, that graced and embellished the last resting place of my daughter.
I hope you will fully understand, Mr. Strong, that at no time have I felt that the least blame could attach to the University, any member of the faculty, or to any of the usual activities of the school. It was only one of those crushing and shocking misfortunes that frequently occur in the world. I am thankful that Lucy advantage and benefit of being associated with our great state University for two years of her short life.
Again thinking you for the many acts of kindness which you have so freely showed toward me and mine and my personal life, I have I for you, I am
Yours truly, J. S. Richards.
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SUMNER WINS HONORS
Lead of One-Sixth Point Decides Victory in Interscholastic Track Meet
A lead of one-sixth of a point enabled the Summer County high school to take Saturday's thirteenth annual state high school meet held on McCool Field under the auspices of the K. U. athletic association.
The Summer County's total was 40
3-6 points compared to 40-1 made by
Iola. Humboldt won in Class B, while
in Class C another close finish resulted
when Syracuse beat out Enterprise
fifth of a point margin, 19-15
to 19.
Two hundred and forty-four inter-
scholastic athletes from forty-two
Kansas high schools competed in the
meet.
EASY TO MOBILIZE K. N. G.
If Ordered Our Duming Summer Members Could be Called
Should the call come from the War Department this summer it would be a comparatively easy matter to mobilize Company M, K, N, G, in preparation for patrol duty on the Mexican coast, it was learned Monday morning.
"I would not be at all surprised to learn at any time within the next few months that open hostilities have been declared between the United States and Mexico," said Frank E. Jone, Captain of Company M, K, N, G, this morning. "Even though the man would be scattered over the state we could get in touch with them quickly. Every member would be telegrammed and ordered to report at once at the press conference prior to newspapers throughout the state would be notified to print a copy of the order so that those who could not be reached by a telegram would read the order in the newspapers.
Company M would not have any chance to drill, however. They would entrain at once and proceed to the border, remaining there until they were ordered to return home. The militia could be sent across the border to join the regular troops if the War Department had a last resort since the militia are not supposed to fight outside their own national territory.
It was originally planned to have both Lawrence companies take part in the celebration at Baldwin, on July 4, commemorating the battle of Black Jack in 1856. Companies H and M and Lawrence companies took up the pageant. Captain Jones said that he had not been notified that the University company would attend the celebration. He believed that the troule and expense which would be involved in the pageant just a few days after the college year had closed, would not justify the plan.
Over and Gone
El Paso, Tex., May 5—General Pershing this afternoon was believed to have definitely located Villa, it was announced at General Funston's headquarters. Funston received a telegram from Pershing saying he believed his men had determined the bandit's whereabouts but the location was suppressed here for strategic reasons.
St. Louis, May 5—The local weather bureau announced this afternoon the high waters of the Mississippi river now menacing points further north would not affect the St. Louis district. The crest of the rising waters is expected Saturday morning when a stage of 24.5 feet is predicted. The gauge today read 23.3. The danger mark is 31 feet.
Washington, May 5—Public hearings will be held on Representative Keating's resolution calling on Secretary McAdoo to inform Congress whether or not it is true that $320,000,000 taxes due under the income tax law is lost annually through evasions.
"The church is the stabilizer on the machine of commerce," said the Reverend C. G. Crimes at Columbia, Mo., in a five minute talk Thursday before a meeting of the ministers and business leaders, who church make more bad bills good and keep more good bills from becoming bad than any other agency."
A new four-story building, to be known as Students' Hall, is being erected at Columbia University, at a cost of $450,000, a gift of Jacob H. Schiff. It contains a gymnasium and a swimming pool, and will serve as a center for the social and religious activities of the women students.
The Kanza Club announces the pledging of Charles Sibbet, '19 College.
SHELL HITS MOVIE MAN PROF. BLAKE IS DEAD
Thompson Tells of Narrow Escape While Taking Pictures of German Trenches
"Probably the narrowest escape from death I had while taking my European war pictures," remarked Don Thompson, who spent months snapping scenes on the firing line of all the armies of Europe except the Turkish, in an interview Saturday last month. The last October when an English shell exploded in a dining room in which a number of German officers and myself were eating. Three of the officers were killed instantly. I was hit between the eyes by a piece of iron." And the intrepid picture man stopped to remove the colored glasses to reveal the scar made by the projectile.
"I hardly realized what was happening," he continued. "Our first warning was a tremendous crash, when he smoked—and all was darkness for me."
"I don't know exactly how long we uncoupled. When I awoke I was in the hospital."
IN HOSPITAL 3 WEEKS
"The affair laid me up for over
a week, and I went back to
the treacherous as fast as I could."
"Yes, it was an English shell that he added. "I was in bad company but I had a gun."
Mr. Thompson said that he had many close escapes during his long sojourn on the blood line. He lost three expensive cameras—one was stolen and the other ran away and left. He described the sensation experienced at the front as "indescribable." At first he could not suppress the incinulation to dodge as a gunman would do, but finally his nerves became calloused and he paid little heed to the death shower.
With regard to his personal preduces, Mr. Thompson said that he was for the Allies, heart and soul. "Until I lost my left eye not long ago at Des Moines, where I was showing my 'Somewhere in France' films, I was neutral. It completely changed me. It was preventing threatening letters, warning me against showing views of the French trenches. But I paid no attention to them.
"After an exhibition at Des Moines, I took out my pipe, filled it with tobacco and applied a match . The result was an explosion which cost me one eye and almost destroyed the other. Examination of the tobacco afterwards disclosed that the tobacco had been charged with lydite."
V. H. Householder, a graduate student in biology, has completed his thesis on the reptiles and amphibians of Kansas, and has gone down into southeast Kansas to make an investigation of the inroad of cottontats in Kansas. His research recently, comparatively rare in Kansas, but of late they are found in great numbers. Householder will try to find some method of extermination.
The warm weather of yesterday took scores of students out in the open. All the available canoes and rowboats on the river were in use both afternoon and evening, and many parties arrived to participate in a picnic supper. Others strolled out to Haskell to see the weekly dress parade and hear the band concert.
Strickland Gillilian, the newspaper humorist who was here last week, is the author of the shortest poem ever written. The title of the poem is "The Antiquity of Microbes," and the poem is.
"I enjoyed the Newpaper Week lectures so much," said one of the students in the journalism class. "I would like to watch Professor Thorpe laugh."
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Former University of Kansas Scientist Died In Boston Friday
Prof. Lucien I. Blake, of Boston, for many years a professor of physics and electrical engineering at the University of Kansas died Friday at his home in Boston. Professor Blake came here in 1887, and resigned in 1906 to go to take the position of chief engineer for the Submarine Signal Company.
Blake Hall was named in honor of the deceased. In addition to his duties as professor in the University, he was the director of Fowler Shons.
During the past few years of his life he has been the director and an engineer in the Blake-Marscher ElectroStatic Ole Separating Company, of which he is responsible for this resignation here he was working on an invention for ore separating.
Professor Blassar was born at Mansfield, Mass., Sept. 12, 1854. He received his A. B. at Amherst in 1877 and graduated from study abroad in Germany, and 1884 was granted the degree of Ph. D. from the University of Berlin.
Students in the 1400 block on Tennessee street hold daily revivals, a la Billy Sunday. "Brighten the Corner" is started by the Betas, carried along by the Phi Deltis, and finally finished by the Sigma Phi Sigmas across the street. Then the whole verse is sung in unison.
There is trouble in Mount Oread's bird colony. All morning the sparrows and martins who live in Fraser Hall have been arguing violently about something or other. The sparrows fly about excitedly, and sputter and fume, while the martins are more ignited, and seem inclined to arbitrate.
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FOR TRADE—The hat which isn't mine for the one which is. It exchange was made at Oread Catering business department, Kansan office. 147-2
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Black Helmets at Phi Kappa house Thursday evening at 7:00.
The English Club will hold its last meeting in Fraser Hall, Room 213, at 4:30 Wednesday, May 10. A varied program will be given. All interested in the work of the department are cordially invited to attend.
Orchestra rehearsal will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 in Fraser Hall.
The University Orchestra will give its last concert for this year Thursday evening, May 18, in Fraser Hall, at 8:00 p. m.
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Mr. University Professor:
Be selfish a moment.
Consider yourself for the time being.
Introspect
You know that
This Is an Age of Investment
"Just a Little"
Is your salary so small that there is "just a little" left over each month? And are you letting that 'Just a little' go to seed in the bank or spending it needlessly because it is insufficient? Don't you know that
may someday mean your financial salvation? It will now if you move and move quickly. That "just a little" will pay a monthly installation on a home—a home of your own—planned and built according to your specifications. I have some lots in the best part of town which I want to improve. They are located in the University Place Addition—two blocks south of the University Campus, on the car line, connected with gas, water and sewer. All of them are well-drained and have large shade trees. That "just a little"
Will Build You a Home
if you will see me right away.
C. E. FRIEND
1046 Mass.
Phones 42.
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