UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
DEAD TONGUES RETURN
NUMBER 137
Latin and Greek Regain Lost Favor in World's Universities and Colleges
TRUE CULTURAL CONTACT
Individual's Education Must Correspond to Race Evolution
"The disciplinary studies, Latin and Greek, are returning to favor in the universities and colleges of the world," said Prof. C. S. Skilton, of the School of Fine Arts, where asked the faculty these students to the schools of the higher schools.
"There are many reasons for this. The chief reason), I believe, is the one set forth by Herbert Spencer many years ago—that the education of the young is the greatest evolution of the race. The Greek and Roman periods represent much that is highest in the intelllectual things, at least, and it is only a natural tendency that we learn more from people to be even to learn more of the things that serve forth by a study of these poep. Only the best of their work has survived and it is a very good thing that we should come in contact with the best of the Greek and Roman culture."
GREEK SOUGHT BEAUTY
Prof. U, G. Mitchell, of the department of mathematics, said: "The Greeks were not the greatest people in the things that they accomplished, but they were and are the greatest in the spirit which they showed in their acquisition of knowledge. They were intelligent, lay within them, not merely for their substance. They were great mathematicians. They studied sections of cones because of the beautiful curves that they presented. This subject they worked out in great detail. It lay before us, and a great advance was made in astronomy. Yes, Kepler could not have done his work without the curves of the Greeks, but they in their turn had done nothing with their works. The Greeks gave students, but they were not the greatest in accomplishments.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 1916.
"their chief greatness, however, how in their spirit—the spirit of intellectual beauty and beautiful intellect."
Pref. M. W. Sterling, of the department of Greek, said: "While this is taking one mother suddenly and I have no witty things just on the tip of my tongue, I can endorse the views of the individual should be parallel to that of the race. I do not wish to decry other peoples at all, but we are inclined to think that we are the great inventors of the ages. We have made many wonderful things, which are splendid, yet they are only application of what has been definitely stated or at least thought of by the Greeks. In literature they not only have given us nearly all of our forms, but much that is best in thought and expression. The translations of the Greek lyrids and epics are among our best pieces of literature. This verse remains practically undangled. The philosophy of Photo stands alone both as philosophy and as prose.
"We all know the value of the Greek sculpture, and the Greek painters are not negligible. In the matter of government, also, the Greeks were not morally manicured for morality for more years than our government has existed. The Greeks tried all forms of government, and found the weak and strong places in all. For these reasons I believe that the Greeks should be in contact with the Greek directly, they cannot get away from it indirectly."
DEAD LANGUAGES HAVE THEIR VALUES. Prof. Wardill Watches, of the department of English, answered when asked about the connection between college and language languages: "Any subject properly taught becomes a disciplinary subject. Though it seems to me that no college subject has quite the value of a thorough course in Latin or Greek, I believe that science with its insistence on accuracy, good journalism with its demand that every statement be verified, or free-hand drawing with its demand for perfect co-ordination—any of these, or any other, becomes a disciplinary subject when properly taught.
"Greek and Latin are valuable in that they present to us a type of civilization that is unlikes ours in many countries, in which ours is based on a large degree.
"From the point of view of an instructor, these studies are no more and no less valuable than any other two, for if he knows these things and, in addition, knows life, and really cares whether his students make good progress, he can demonstrate the proper mental discipline, no matter whether his subject be Greek or Geometry, Physics or Football Philosophy or Domestic Science."
Send the Daily Kansan home.
WALK FASTER NAISMITHS
ADVICE TO STUDENTS
ADVICE TO STUDENTS
The walking done by students in climbing the Hill, and in going to and from classes is not really beneficial exercise is the opinion of Dr. Naimshif, who says that a student walks enough, according to Dr. Naimshif, but the walking is not done in the right fashion or fast enough to be of any actual benefit. The average time it takes to walk up and a half miles daily depending upon the distance he lives from the Hill.
"To derive beneficial exercise from walking, a person should dress himself in loose fitting clothes, a pair of trousers and a scarf. He starts out, he should walk at a fast gait," said Dr. Naismith. A person should walk at least four or five miles at a time, and a trip of ten miles at a time has become accustomed to long distances. Fast walking up the Hill is a real injury to any student.
WANT TRADE ESSAYS
National Foreign Council Offer First Prize of One Hundred Dollars
CONTEST CLOSES JUNE 15
Manuscripts Must Be in Chan
celeror's Office Thea
The National Foreign Trade Council has announced through Chancellor Strong two prizes of $100 and $50 for the two best essays submitted on the subject "The Commercial Necessity for Developing Foreign Trade Through an Adequate American Merchant Marine."
The contest has been placed in the hands of a committee of three consisting of Professors Millis (chairman), Shand, and Dykstra. Those wishing to enter the contest should confer with the committee as soon as possible.
The committee will see to it that the more important sources of information are brought together in the Library and will give bibliographical aid to them. The papers may be observed by contestants have been announced: "Papers must be left at the Chancellor's office not later than June 15. They are to be signed with the Secretary. The authors may be identified after the papers have been graded and the results submitted to the Chancellor, each essay should be accompanied by a envelope containing the author's name and that which he has written.
"The essays are (1) not to exceed 3000 words, (2) to be typewritten with wide margins, (3) to be preceded by an analytical table of contents, and (4) to close with a list of sources used."
POP DANCE IS POPULAR
Biggest Crowd of the Season in Attendance
The Pop Dance, at the gymnasium, Saturday night, was the most successful All-University party of the year. There were good crowds at the dance. Prom but at no other party this season has there been a better University attendance. The people who attend the regular Varsity and College dances were there, but, as never before, the people who have not in any of these other parties were out in full bloom at the Pop Dance.
An executive committee of nine members has been appointed to arrange plans for the semi-centennial anniversary next fall. The details of time and general arrangements will be worked out by the committee. The members are: A. T. Walker, chairman; Chancellor Frank Strong, Professors A. Olin, L. N. Lint, U. G. Mitchell, H. L. Butler, J. N. Van der Vries, Alice Goetz and Leland Thompson, '16 College.
"I am greatly pleased with the party," said Edward Tanner, chairman of the social committee of the university, who knew a hundred and sixty couples were present—enough to defray expenses and have a couple of dollars over. The time is so much taken up for the rest of the year that we cannot get a date for the party. If the idea will be taken up again early next fall. My idea of the most successful party that could be given would be a fifty cent dance at the gym. This would not enough to hire a minister or a bishop; my wife would be almost an ideal party.
"There are a great many people on the Hill who cannot afford to attend the Varsity parties, but they would come to such a Pop Dance as I have suggested. The fact that so many people, who have not been to a party in the gymnasium Saturday night prevent my point."
CONCERT DRAWS WELI
Record Crowd of Year in Robin son Gymnasium for Choral Union Oratorio
WAS A UNION SERVICE
All Lawrence Churches Unite it
Giving Program
More than 1,600 persons packed Robinson gymnasium last night to hear the Lawrence choral union of 120 voices under the direction of Arthur Nevin, assisted by Mrs. Herman John Nevin, gifted by Gounod's "Redemption."
Long before 8 o'clock, the hour announced for the beginning of the concert, music lovers began to fill the gym. By the time the singers took their places on the platform, so large was the crowd that many were forced to wear the rostrum back of the chair and scores stood during the entire program.
Prof. Nevin's control over the chorus and his interpretation of the Gound masterpiece more than made up for the poor acoustic properties of the gymnasium, which detracted from the extent From the volume of the voices.
The singing of Mrs. Olcott, who delighted the audience with her rich contralto voice, should also be mentioned Gola Coffelt, tenor, a student in the University, made a favorable impression.
The Lawrence choral union is an organization of townpeople and University students, organized last fall by Professor Nevin as a part of the statewide choral movement now being organized in Los Angeles, the hope of reviving interest in musical affairs. The concert last night was the third given ky the society.
BILLY SUNDAY ACCEPTS
Kansas Editors Will Hear Evan gelist During Newspaper Week—May 1-6
Billy Sunday, noted evangelist, probably will be one of the speakers who will address Kansas editors during Kansas Newspaper week at Lawrence University this time. The same Sunday will be starting an evangelistic campaign at Kansas City.
Merie Thorpe, who is in charge of the arrangements for the new newspaper men's program, has received a letter from his brother to welcome him new at Kansas City stating that Mr. Sunday would come to Lawrence if a satisfactory time can be arranged. Other new speakers added to the editorial committee included Strickland Gilland and H. L. Bullen.
DEDN'T LIKE STATE PEN
Kansas Prison Inferior to Federal Institution, Visits Say
Prisoners or Lansing are suffering from un sanitary and inefficient housing, waste of steam power, labor power, inefficient lighting and power plants, and sewer system, it was painted out.
The most striking feature of the trip, to the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth and the State Prison at Lansing, made by eighty sociology students of the University, Saturday, was the glaring contrast between the two prisons, members of the party said today.
It was also explained that the officials were doing their best with the material at their command. Being mixed with politics has saddly hindered the penitentiary for years. Scant appalling cases have been filed in penalties for guards, and thus prevent getting the proper type of men for such places.
The seismograph in Blake Hall recorded a minor disturbance Sunday afternoon. The estimated distance of the earthquake is 1350 miles, placing it in the Villa district of Mexico. The shocks covered an hour, the preintimate magnitude was 4.32:47 by 4:36:22 allowed at 4:36:22 by the secondary wave. The main wave came at 4:39:21. The last noticeable disturbance ended at 5:11.
In contrast is the system at Leavenworth, the modern building and the two modern cell houses now being built by prisoners. The cells are large, admit fresh air, and have modern equipment. There is a school where the ignorant are educated. The whole plant is a great hospital, where patients can be a turn out, and broken diseased creatures, fanning with resentment against society, but men better equipped mentally, morally and physically, capable of taking up an independent, self-supporting, law-abiding life.
All kinds of prisoners, the ignorant and educated, the professional and the novice, the healthy and the diseased and the uneducated, must be handled without any attempt at classification.
LANDLADIES RISE UP
Submit Petition to Newly Elected Board on W.S.G.A. For New Rules
DON'T LIKE THE MOVING
Want Women to Fill Rooms Left
Vacant During Semester
Just when the W. S. G. A, thought they had the eleven o'clock rule settled for life, here come the landlady themselves requesting that it all be fought over again. At the initiation of the newly elected members of the W. S. G. A, they were commissioned by the committee of the organization of girls' rooming houses and it was turned over to the new members of the W. S. G. A, for consideration. A copy will be given to the Pan-hellenic at their next meeting. The W. S. G. A, has not decided as yet what action will be taken.
We, the committee from the house organization of girls' rooming houses petition the Student Government to consulate and pass on the following rules:
First. Resolved, that all rooming house rules apply to the graduate student and visiting girls in our houses, the same as to all other students enrolled in the University; and if necessary to make this rule, that there will be a tentative appointed from the graduate student body on the student council.
Third. Resolved, that the hour for closing our houses be changed from eleven o'clock and Saturday to ten o'clock night to 10:30 o'clock all three nights.
Second. Resolved, that study hour be extended to a clock and quiet continue through this week.
Fourth. Resolved, that no daytime be allowed in any of our houses.
Fifth. Resolved, (this is subject to decision of Pan-hellenic) that no girl be allowed to move during a semester until vacancy is properly filled. We feel this is absolutely necessary if the committee at K. U. on rooming houses desire women to open good homes to girl students, and we also feel that many problems that have confronted us would be solved if such rules prevailed.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. J. Van Arnsley,
Mrs. Anna Buchanan, Secy.
Mrs. J. L. Custor,
Mrs. W. H. Kelley.
LECTURE IS POSTPONED
Prof. Theodore W. Glocker Will
Give Lecture Wednesday
Prof. Theodore W. Glocker will not be able to deliver his lecture this afternoon at 4:30 as planned. He will speak, however, Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 c'clock in Fraser Chapel.
Professor Glocker in connection with his work as a sociologist has spent much time among the whites in the Tennessee hills and knows their ways of living and mental life thoroughly. In his lecture in Priser Chapel Wednesday, he will talk about how these men them into civilization which ordinary Americans experience and describe their picturesque life in the Tennessee mountains. The hour for the lecture will be arranged later.
Word was received this morning by Dean F. W. Blackmar stating that Prof. Theodore W. Glecker of the University of Tennessee, who was to despatch this afternoon at 4:09 o'clock will not be in Laurenti until Wednesday.
The Woodlawn Night School, organized recently through the efforts of several University men and conducted by Wint Smith, a sophomore in the College, is to have all the adjuncts of an ordinary day-time instructor appointed to formulate a yell that will arouse pep for the school all through the north part of Lawrence. A baseball team will keep the organization alive during the summer months after the classes have been discontinued. A motto committee has been selected to devise a motto for the people in the classes the will attend, so as not to miss our couragement. Other living influences will be created from time to time as they are needed to make the conditions as favorable as possible.
NORTH LAWRENCE MIGHT
SCHOOL GETTING UP PEP
Instead of holding class as usual, Prof. H. O. Kruse entertained his oral composition class Thursday afternoon by showing them a series of short stories and films gathered while abroad. The pictures were interesting and instructive.
THREE TONS OF LANSING
COAL BEING WASHED
Three tons of coal from the state mine at Lansing are being put through preliminary tests in the coal washer of the mining laboratory to determine the amount of improve-ments required, and that is made by the washing process.
At present the mine at Lansing has no coal washer, and it is not known whether it would be profitable to install one or not until it is known how much more efficiency could be added by the process.
The tests that are made of the Lansing coal are merely preliminary. The final tests will not be made for some reason, but they will encourage, other and final trials will be made later. About three tons are being used now. This coal will be used under the power plant and can also be used by engineers are through with it.
RAIN HELD UP H. H.
Only Three of Six Scheduled Games Played Last Saturday
Rain prevented the playing of three of the six opening games of the Hash House League Saturday. Hamilton Field was too muddy to play upon. The field did play resorted to Nite Field when leading conditions were far from good.
A peculiar coincidence of the three games played Saturday was that all the games were won by the same score, 7 to 6. The results of the games
Star 7, Heffelbower 6.
Star 7, Heffelbower 6.
Garrett 7, Stoic 6.
Stevenson 7, Dunakin 1.
Walling vs. Nemo, postponed.
Grady vs. Draper, postponed.
Midway vs. Oread, postponed.
GET CHAUTAUQUA JOBS
Students to Earn School Expenses on Platform
Chaitunaua is claiming a share of the students of the University for work during the summer vacation. The work is attractive not only because it pays well but because it is an interesting traveling experience at the same time. Most of the men will travel with the crewman but a few will go on the platform.
James Butin, '16 College, better known on the Hill as "Whistling Jimmie," has been in chauntuaqua work three seasons. He is the leader of a company of entertainers and travels for the Midland Chauntuaqua Competition, Iowa. His circuit will take him through the north central states.
Roy Gafney, 19 College, will sing tenor in a quartette of mixed voices. This is his first season on the platform. He is signed up with the White-Meyers Company, of Kansas City.
Charendron Havinghurst, '18 College, will be platform manager for the Coit-Alber Chautauqua Company, of Cleveland, Ohio. During the early part of the season he will be seven day advance man. His circuit will take him through the north central states as far east as New York and Manhattan. Havinghurst has been with the same company three seasons.
Willian Waite, 17 College, will be crewman for the Red-Porth-Rathorn Company, of Kansas City. His circuit takes him through the western states and extends to California. He will handle the gate receipts for the Ellison-White Company, of Portland, Oregon. He will travel through the Pacific coast states. Robert E. Martin, 19 College, will be crewman for the Red-Porth-Rathorn Company in Kansas City. His circuit extends through the west central states.
HOME ECONOMICS CLASSES
TO HEAR FOOD LECTUREF
Prof. Ava Milam, head of the department of home economics at the Oregon Agricultural College, will talk to the students of the department of Home Economics at the University of Kansas, Tuesday, on "Dietetics," and "The Selection and Economic Uses of Foods."
For the benefit of the students who were not able to see the domestic science display in full or to hear the lectures March 17, the exhibit and illumination will be repeated Wednesday afternoon in the basement of Frasier Hall.
K. U. HOUSES INSPECTED
Send the Daily Kansan home to the folks.
Phi Delta Kappa, the honorary education fraternity, held a pledge service Monday evening for Odis H. Burns, '16 College; James Maillin, graduate student; George Bearg, '16 College; William Mullan, A. Swanson, '17 College; Ralph Smith, '16 College, and Chester Travis, '16 College.
Hotel Inspection Act Becomes Effective Where Five Rooms Are Rented
FEE OF $2 IS CHARGED
Greek Letter Houses Will Not be Taxed
Rooming houses for University of Kansas students where live or more rooms are rented must hereafter come under the Kansas hotel inspector's office when an inspector from the board of health in Topeka began making the rounds of all residences in the University district where rooms are rented. The inspector later will go to the towns to enforce the same regulation.
The Kansas legislature three years ago passed a hotel inspection act. Miles Mulroy was appointed state hotel inspector by Governor Hodges, and he oversaw the work and the work under the control of Dr. S. J. Crumblem, dean of the University of Kansas medical school and secretary of the state board of health.
Under the state board of health, the scope of the state law has been broadened, many more rooming house proprietors having to abide by the stringent provisions of the state law which demand the meeting of sanitary refinement houses. Herefore school rooming houses have been considered exempt.
As the first step of his investigation in Lawrence, the state inspector took a K. U. student directory and listed students enrolled in the University students residence. Of the first seventy he visited only five which had five rooms rented. If this rationale for the building houses will have to pay the annual hotel inspection fee of two dollars.
NHS EXEMPT
It is possible that the inspection work will be carried on by the state department in connection with that done by the University committee on roaming houses. Fraternity and sorority houses will not be expected to pay the inspection fee as they are not operated for profit.
Previous to starting the survey of K. U. rooming houses, the state inspector last week visited all Lawrence hotels and restaurants which he says have a constant condition. However he condemned them in open rooms, or rooms without outside opening. These are prohibited by the state law because of the danger from fire.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL MAY 2
Concerts Afternoon and Night With Change of Solists
The Annual Music Festival, by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra and soloists, will be given on May 2. The orchestra is well known here and is one of the best in the country. There are to be concerts both in the afternoon and evening with a change of soloists at each concert.
The soloists will be Leonora Allen, soprano; Jean Cooper, contralto; Albert Lindquist, tenor; Louis Graveur, baritone. Leonora Allen has gained importance for herself in the East, and Jean Cooney has secured scholarship from among 500 contestants. Albert Lindquist, the young Chicago tenor, is known to University students as he has sung in several works. Louis Graveur has never been heard of West yet, although he has attracted attention by his work in other parts.
Prof. Joseph E. Farrell, associate professor of voice in the School of Fine Arts, will also sing with the or. Miniature Suite, by Prof. Arthur Newman, played by the orchestra and conducted by the composer himself. This suite has been conducted by Macdowell and has also been performed in Europe.
The Weather
The Forecast: Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday, probably showers, not much change in temperature.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hemphill, of Norton, are in Lawrence visiting their son Bob, a senior in the School of Law.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week of April 17 to 20
Week in April
Leader, the Rev. J. P. O'Brien of Kansas City Missouri, head of the religious educational work of the Congregational churches in the south and southwest.
General subject; "The Conquering
Literature of Its Essentials." Daily
subjects;
Tuesday: "A Clear Vision of Need."
Wednesday: "An Infallible Remedy."
Thursday: "The Battles that May Be necessary."
Friday: Vacation—no chapel.