UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
Y. M. RE-ELECTS WEDELL
Association Is Pleased With Work Done by Secretary During Year
DEBTS HAVE BEEN PAID
Hugo Wedell was re-elected by the Board of Directors of the University Y. M. C. A. as secretary at their meeting Thursday night. A substantial increase of salary was given on account of the effective work done by him both along financial and religious lines. The work of the year was directed by the Board of Alumni and said for the extension of Y. M. C. A. activity.
Campaign Puts Organization on Sound Financial Basis
PLEDGED $375
A defect of $1,040 was the difficulty that the Y. M. C. A. cabinet of last year faced when they returned to school in the fall. To add to this burden, the University was without a Y. M. C. A. secretary. The deficit that the Y. M. C. A. then faced was due to the great religious program carried on by Conrad Hoffman during his last year here as secretary. The Mott-Robbins' meetings caused the larger part of this deficit.
Benjamin Balzer acted as secretary at the beginning of the school year, until October 1, when Hugo Wedell took charge. The latter then organized a committee of 125 men who were active in various lines of student activity and who helped in the organization here. These men were instructed as to the nature of the problem facing the Y. M. C. A. and they went forth resolved to lift the burden of indebtedness from the Y. M. C. A. A. sum of $375 was pledged by these men themselves and during the first day the pledges of other students had raised this amount to $1,585. The remainder in a committee of 15 men, succeeded in raising $785 on the same day.
The debt that the Y. M. C. A. faced at the beginning of the year was thus wiped out, but it was necessary to make one more campaign during the spring semester in order that all the expenses of the current year might be met. This Clean-Up Campaign was held on Tuesday, March 20. On this day, 100 students gained pledges amounting to $215, $100 of which was in cash. Ten faculty men on the same day raised a sum of $30.
TO SOLICIT ALUMNI
The alumna have not yet been solicited for support. On Friday two teams, consisting of Prof. E. F. Engel, Prof. W. G. Baumgartner, Prof. U. G. Mitchell and Prof. George O. Foster will make a trip to Kansas City to solicit the alumni of that city. Topeka, Hutchinson and other cities of the state will be visited by them at later dates.
WORK FAVORED BY STUDENTS
The data gathered by the men who took part in the campaign of this year show that they are very few the Hill who are antagonistic to the work of the association. These men are for the most part those who have not seen the work that the Y. M. C. A. is doing on the Hill.
The outstanding reasons -for this phenomenal success upon the part of the Y. M. C. A. are due to two main reasons. In the first place the Mott-Robbins' campaign brought about a number of changes in the students and faculty. Last year the students subscribed only $705; this year their subscriptions totaled $1,800. The faculty last year pledged only $607; this year they have promised another $400 to the effective organization maintained by the Y. M. C. A.
"K. U. men are a right royal bunch to work with," said Hugo Wedell, as he finished outlining the work of the association for the year. "I want to thank them all for the support they have given the Y. M. C. A. Next year we can plan better and bigger things."
PROF. ROLAND HUGINS
TALKS TO POLITY CLUB
Prof. Roland Hugins of Cornell University will address the Polity Club tonight at 8 o'clock at the Pi Kappa Alpha house.
At the next meeting, May 3, the club will elect officers for the ensu-
ly year. Also they will elect two delegates from this club to the Con-
ference on International Relations to be held at the Western Reserve College at Cewland, Ohio the last ter-
days in June. The delegates are sent by the club and all of their expense are paid.
The engagement of Miss Anne Malolt to Mr. Arthur Humphrey has been announced. Miss Malott was graduated from the University in 133 and was a member of the Medal of Honor. Ms. Humphrey was graduated from the School of Law in 1912 and was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
CHANCELOR ANNOUNCES
HOLIDAY FOR MAY FIRST
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26, 1916.
"Chancellor's day, May 1, will be a holiday this year, as usual," said Chancellor Frank Strong, today. In regard to using this day as "Clean Up Day" Chancellor Strong says the day is organized effort being made among any of the students to promote the idea of a Clean Up Day on May 1. The Men's Student Council has failed to take any action on the matter, and that effort will be impossible to do anything towards cleaning up the campus on that day.
PROF. HILL LEAVES K.U.
Will Complete Law Work at Chicago—Resignation Effective September 1
Howard T. Hill, assistant professor in the department of public speaking, has presented his resignation to the board of administration, to take effect on September 1. He intends to spend the summer and next year completing his law course at the University of Chicago.
IOWA STATE GRADUATE
Prof. Hill is a graduate of Iowa State College, where he represented his alma mater in oratory and debate, and he led the two years following his graduation from Harvard and at Chicago. He then came to the University as assistant professor of public speaking, the position that he has held for the last three
COACHED SUCCESSFUL TEAMS
His work as coach of debating has been exceptionally successful. Colorado and Oklahoma, University of Kansas rivals in debate, were both defeated in the same year, a feat that had never been accomplished by Kansas. Under Professor Hill's leadership, his team has continued speaking he has steadily increased, until the department has become one of the most popular as well as efficient departments of the University.
Prof. Hill has long been one of the favorites at the student mixers, where his ready wit and interest in student activities make him welcome. He is a member of the Acacia, Phi Alpha Delta, Delta Sigma Rho, the honorary debating fraternity and Phil Alpha Tau, the honorary dramatic fraternity. As yet no successor has been elected to the position.
FOR THE ___ YOU HAVE
ALWAYS WITH YOU
Always? Quien Sabe?
His smile is that broad and his voice that sweet—why hang it he can't help but mean every word of it. He carries that cheering hand-shake in his sleeve and meets you at every turn on the wind-swept campus. He puts you on the back every time you pause.
He smokes cigars with you that you did not buy and drinks cost you naught. He's there prepared to meet you every time you turn a corner, and he's there to give you the licious he is about you, your aspirations, the folks back home, this summer's crops on the home place, whether the hens are laying, and if the garden the home folks were think about putting out is going to produce
Are you having any trouble with that ten hours of library courses? Would you like to attend a smoker tomorrow night? And—er—ahem—speaking of the election next Thursday, your way clear to—he's a candidate for Hang it here comes another one with a petition to be signed.
Should the movement started by the Torch Society toward asking the members of the faculty to wear the caps and gowns with the seniors at commencement be successful, a new custom will be established at the University of Kansas. The question has not been formally asked, but a committee has been appointed to investigate the custom in other schools and colleges and to obtain opinions from the members of the faculty here.
TORCH MAY START NEW
CUSTOM FOR UNIVERSITY
Should the investigations prove satisfactory, a committee will be appointed to take the matter before the faculty. Most of the seniors are in business and must have pressed the opinion that they thought the commencement exercises would be more impressive if the faculty would adopt the garrd of the seniors.
Gladys Henry, Mryle Crose, and Viola Jones will attend the annual convention of the Mu Phi Epsilon sorority to be held April 23rd to 28 in Cincinnati.
Hill. It will be a sight for sore eyes when the old familiar boards once more adorn the front of the cars.
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
K.U. Musicians Will Give Annual Entertainment in Fraser Chapel
PROGRAM TO BE HEAVY
Musical Treat Planned; Band Is Best In School's History
The University Band will give their Annual Spring Concert tonight at 8 o'clock in Fraser Hall. This year's band is the best that has ever been produced on Mount Good and those who appreciate Good Music, says Director McCanles, will not be disappointed.
1. "Grand War March and Battle Hymn"
2. *R.* Wagner (From Wagner's Opera, "Bienzi")
3. *Selection*, from the Opera,
The following program will be given:
C. Saint-Saens
3. Cornet Duet, "Nip and Tuck."
3. Cornet Duet, "Nip and Tuck."
4. Overture, to the Opera, "Tann-
hauser," . . . . . . . . W. Rawger
FIVE MINUTES INTERMISSION
Ballet, "Dance of the Hours,"
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Donchelli*
(From the Opera, "La Gioconda")
6. Selection, "Lucia di Lammer-
moor" and "Sextette," from
Donizetti's Opera, (double
number.)
7. (a) Paraphrase, "Die Lorelid"
8. (b) Intermezzo, "Mauresque
Caprices." E. Boccalari
C. A. Davis F.D.Gage
Caprice ... E. Bacairei
8. Overture, "Isabella" ... Sauppe
HAMLET AN IDEALIST
Prof. George Herbert Clarke Says Actual Things of Life Could Never Satisfy
Hamlet's apprehension of the ideal was so vivid that the actual things of life could never satisfy him, was the view of Hamlet's character advanced by Prof. George Herbert Clarke, professor of English in the University of Chicago. In his lecture last Thursday night on "The Mystery of Hamlet."
In developing his conception of the intellect of Hamlet he said that actual vengeance on the king seemed futtle and useless in contrast with what his mind perceived, and his love, and his sense of responsibility was so ideal that he could not have loved a real woman. In his business relations with life he was so out of touch with the world that like Lazarus, as depicted by Browning, he had been in constant contact with heavenly things to regain our ordinary human perspective.
The program was planned to honor the Shakespearean tencentery. Several members of the club took parts of a rehearsal of the play, which enacted an evening at the Globe Theatre. Dr. E. M. Hopkins, chancellor of the National Quill, presided and the officers was Master of Ceremonies. Prof. B. McCarthy as stunt master.
MONDONUS WAS MAD
Mr. Chucklebonus Polonius as a "fool with a college education" and although it is the common conception that Laertes was a finer type of man, he said that in his judgment Laertes was very like his father and would ultimately have grown up to be the same kind of a man. The violence of Laertes was at its greatest the castle upon his return after the death of his father was of the type that seemed to court repression and could very easily have been put down.
Hamlet was further represented as being more of a thinker than an actor, and Mr. Clarke pointed out the fact that although the ordinary impression which one gets of Hamlet is that he was a very quiet person, he really talks more than any other actor in the plays of Shakespeare.
The initiates were: Jeanne M. Kirkendall, Norma Jamieson, Bessie Willett, Willard L. Day, Laura L. McCannes, E. M. Johnson, Dorothy McKown, J. E. Johnson, Hailt Halt, Eleanor Skillet, Stewart, Steven, Schloss, Gladys M. Henry, Anita M. Hostetter, Bertha M. Smith, and Jennie K. Weaver.
Another point of difference from the ordinary acceptance of the play was that the mother of Hamlet in the last scene took the poisoned potion with full knowledge of what it conceived, and she used a glittered bullet to hammer Hamlet and was ready to die for the miserable part which she had been playing.
Quill Club held initiation for sixteen
members of the consternist Hall,
Tuesday evening. A minute
QUILL CLUB INITIATED
SIXTEEN TUESDAY NIGHT
Send the Daily Kansan home to the folks.
Action Against C. A. Randolph Continued Until May 10— Biglow Plaintiff
S SENIOR CLASS
CASE IS MISREPRESENTED
Statements Involving J. M. Johnson Declared Incorrect
The suit filed by A. A. Biglow, a Lawrence merchant, against C.A.Randolph, president of the senior class, for a grocery debt contracted by Clyde Vanderlip in connection with the Sophomore year, was denied for fifteen days. No continuance was asked by Vanderlip and Karl Pinkard who were sued in a separate action. They did not appear in court. Judgment will probably be given by default against the two, according to the lawyers connected with the case.
Biglow is suing for $85.50. According to his statement he has made repeated efforts to collect the account of Mr. Hunt and a far far has met with no success, and is bringing suit against individual members of the senior class to insure himself against the loss of the account. He is also fighting against other members of the class.
Chancellor Strong stated this morning that the story in the Topeka Capital to the effect that the school authorities held J. M. Johnson at fault was not correct. "Personally, I do not know who is responsible for the debt, and it would be helpful to collect owed by students, and have made no statements concerning the responsibility of any person in this particular case."
C. A. Randolph made the following statement this morning: "As individuals I do not think any member of the class owes the debt, or that they should be held for a debt contracted by the manager of the Hop. Those who attended paid enough when they gave five dollars to attend; those who did not go derived no benefit from the Hop and should not be held liable. Further I think the statements in the Journal and Topke Capitol attack J. M. Murray, who wasident of the class in 1914, for not seeing that the debt was paid, are unfair, Johnson had absolutely nothing to do with the management of the dance. Vanderlip worked independent of the class organization."
PROFS WANT TO TALK
Series of Faculty Addresses Starts Next Month—Professor Becker First
A system of monthly addresses in Fraser Hall by members of the College faculty is to be inaugurated next spring and will be continued regularly next year.
The idea originated with Dean Olin Templin. It is his plan to have the faculty addresses given at 4:30 o'clock on the last Thursday in every month. Owing to the address of Justice Burch in the chapel tomorrow the first address will be postponed until the first Thursday in May.
A petition nominating John Dykes of the School of Law as a candidate for next year's cheer leader was received by the secretary of the athletics department, and accorded with the new amendment passed by the University Senate. Eight hundred names appeared on the petition in support of the candidate. This is the only petition that has been taken in the spring election it will be taken in the spring election.
Prof. Carl Becker will deliver the first faculty speech. The subject of Professor Becker's address is "Being a Professor." He defines his talk as a few remarks on education by one whose early training was not of the best." Prof. R. M. Ogden will speak later.
JOHN DYKES' PETITION FOR CHEERLEADER IS ON FILE
John Dykes is noted for his rousing "pep" talks on students' day last year and at the foot ball rallies this year. His home is in Lebanon.
An earth disturbance was registered at 8:27 o'clock last night. The main wave came at 8:34:42 o'clock and the disturbance ceased at 9:14 F. E. Koster estimates that the shock occurred in the region of Mexico City.
Shakeup at Mexico City?
Election of the College Day speaker will be held in Fraser Chapel tomorrow at 12:30. All college students will show their interest in the course they decided to attend Chapel to attend the mass meeting at the aforementioned time, 12:30 tomorrow.
JUSTICE BURCH SPEAKS
IN FRASER THURSDAY
Rousseau A. Burch, justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, will lecture on "Observations on French Criminal Procedure" in Fraser Chapel Saturday at 4:30 o'clock this lecture will be held in association of another state, won much praise. This treatment of the subject is of such a nature that the theme is made of vital value to the general audience as to students of sociology and law.
Justice Burch is a graduate of the University of Michigan, receiving both his A. B. and LL. B. from that university, and as an attorney for the bench, he practiced law in Salina. For the last ten years he has been a member of the Supreme Court.
POLITICAL POT BOILS
Men's Student Council Election on May 4 Brings Out Candidate Announcements
The University of Kansas political boil is potting this week with the approach of the annual election of the Men's Student Council which takes place Thursday, May 4. Ames P. Rogers, vice president of the Council and co-chairman of the Leland Thompson, the president, called attention today to the fact that all nomination petitions must be in his hands by six o'clock Friday evening.
GREENWOOD OUT FOR CHEERLEADER
Two candidates have appeared for President of the Student Council, Chancellor of the college councilmen and Homer Herrritt, mile man on the track team.
Another office in which there promises to be an interesting contest is for cheerleader with Kenneth Gedney, assistant cheerleader during the past year and John H. Dykes.
The rules of the student council provide that all candidates for student council offices must pay a petition fee of seventy-five cents and present petitions with the names of seventy-five qualified voters.
ELECTION MAY 4
At the election May 4, in addition to the president of the student council, will be elected a vice-president, secretary-treasurer, seven members from the college, four from the engineering school, two from the law school, one each from the medical,pharmical and graduate school. Five student members of the athletic board, non-letter men, will be elected also.
The Student Council election is conducted under the Australian ballot system. Because of the election scandal connected with the fall election of the Council, it is thought that the coming election will be conducted in stricter fashion. An audit of the election will be the enforcement of the "point system", the purpose of which is to limit the number of offices one person can hold.
ALLIE HEARS THE CALL
And So, After May 1, He Will Own Two Stores
The Varsity Shon
That's the name of the new Allie Carroll Annex which will be located in the south room of the Varsity Theater lobby after May 1, under the management of Jack Carter and Dummy O'Leary.
The infant news-stand cigar-store athletic goods-headquarters will be run on the same line as the big store in the seven hundred block, and Allie will see that the latest in all lines can be found at the Varsity Shop. Placing the goods on sale in the Annex makes it much harder for most of the students, especially the women, who want to buy sportswear here shopping tour and purchase magazines and newspapers for evening reading.
"I expect to keep the Varsity Shop under the management of students all the time," said Mr. Carrel this morning to a Kansan reporter. "The new student is so closely as is the old one and customers of the Annex can be assured of the same goods as we get now. I am opening a little nearer the students for their convenience and be- I believe the new location is ideal."
Carroll's has been a popular place with K. U. students ever since Allie took charge—infect, ever since the old Smith News Depot was started in 1876—and the new store under the roof of the library homes of the students and handling students goods will no doubt enjoy a "distinction all its own."
Why is it that some students would rather work all night trying to demonstrate that they are better pitchers than players? Why study half an hour on their lessons?
STUBBS MAKES A GIFT
Prin, H. T. Steeper, A. B.' 09, of Leavenworth was here Wednesday looking over prospective teachers for next year.
Places $1,000 at Disposal of Y.
M. C. A. for Fares to Estes Conference
TWENTY-FIVE MEN MAY GO
C. U. to Have Largest Delegation in Years
Ex-Governor W. R. Stubbs has placed $1,000 at the disposal of Geo. O. Foster and Hugo T. Wedell, Y. M. C. A. secretary, as a loan fund for students, who desire to attend the Estes Park Conference, June 9 to 19, but who have not the money to make the trip. This amount will enable twenty men to attend Estes Park this summer and will certainly cause a larger attendance than would otherwise be possible.
Five more men signified their intention to go to the conference as a result of the Jubilee Rally held the week before vacation. This brings the total up to fifteen. Those who attend this summer are Edward Todd, Lester Ewin, Edwin Price, Clarence Gorrill, J. Homer Herriott, Hart Russell, John B. Dail, Seth Owens, William Frear, Laurence Walmor, Walter Steinheur, Clarendon Having-ward, played the Duke Woodward, and Hugo Woodward. It is hope of the Y. M. C. A. Cabinet that at least twenty five men will represent K. U. at the conference this summer.
OLICITS K. C. ALUMNI
Faculty Committee of Y.M.C.A.
Collects $120 from Grads
The faculty committee of the Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A. collected $120, one-half of it in cash, during their campaign last Friday among the alumni of Kansas City. The committee, composed of Professors E. F. Bauer and U. G. Gartner and U. G. Mitchell solicited only a fraction of the Kansas City alumni and will return there later to complete the campaign.
The success which the committee has met thus far in their personal solicitation indicates that the result of this year's campaign will surpass that of last year. There was no personal campaign made last year and work was carried on by letter. In addition, the college methods were not as efficient last year as those now being tried, the alumni subscribed $300.
They expect to extend their solicitation later on to Topeka, Hutchinson, Emporia, Wichita and Newton. These towns will visit personally at different times during the remainder of the school year. Alumni living elsewhere will be solicited by letter for financial aid.
A recent issue of the Christian Science Monitor carried a story that will bring joy to the hearts of the college football club. The golf ball patent has run out.
For 17 years the Haskell rubber centerball ball, necessary for the "fore" game, has been protected in this country. The ball could be charged if others could charge the price they saw fit without fear of competition. With the expiration of the patent these balls can be made by any manufacturer wishing to put them on the market.
LOW PRICE OF BALLS
LISTENS WELL, GOLFERS
The Laws have found a new source of amusement. They now take turns putting their hats on top of the large globes in front of the Law building and then trying to knock them off with good sized paper wads. They spent the entire afternoon Monday trying out the newly invented game.
They say that even student council members don't keep the date rules. This last week when the Women's Student Council was changing its personnel it is reported that several of that august body set very bad examples for innocent little underclassmen.
The Kempshal liquid core ball has still two more years of protection. The English patent office refused to honor either of the two balls.
The Weather Unsettled weather with probable showers in south portion tonight, not much change in temperature.
MORNING PRAYERS
Chapel Service fff mff fff. Speaker: The Reverend R. L. Patterson, of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Atchison.
General subject:"Post-Easter Meditations."
Wednesday: "Thomas Convinced."
Thursday: "I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body."
Friday: "The Risen Life."