UNI
DAILY KANSAN
'OLUME XIII.
PROFS. IN AD DEFIANT
NUMBER 127
Small Band Still Holds Classes Overtime and Indends to Continue
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 3, 1916.
SEVERAL REASONS GIVEN
One Instructor Says Dishonest Whistle Causes Trouble
Professors who insist in holding classes over time seem to have banded together in the Administration Building. They have been asked to explain why they hold classes overtime and liregard all senate regulations. Here is what some of the accused professors sav:
"NOT GUILTY"—BOYNTON
DAVIS FOR REFORM
Prof. A. J. Boynton says, "I am not guilty. Students who register kicks, should have their names published along with the professor kicked. Most of them are the sliver-headed ones who pull flunks. I seldom hold class over time for more than an hour expect a lesson. My teacher makes my lesson. I believe that the ten minutes are for that purpose as well as for making the next class."
"I am an advocate of the reform," says Prof. W. W. Davis, "and if I frequently hold my classes over time it is because I fail to hear the whistle. believe that the lecturer in class is as quickly as possible when the whistle blows and at the student should refrain from pell mell scramble for the door. I not jack up my students for being to class and when I see them at the hour to close the lake expect the aureate court in return."
SEND CLASSES AWAY
"I should not be on the black list," says Dean T. Wynn, "for when the whistle blower I send my class out flying. Sometimes I finish a sentence but never hold them over ten seconds. I think the kicker is that they get scared. The students who squirrel and wiggle around in their chairs the last five minutes of the hour and disturb the whole class are also at fault. I am in sympathy with them, so for one to cheer the professors who are cheerful holding class over."
BLAMES POOR WHISTLE
A certain professor who refused the use of his name, a privilege of the kicker, lays the blame on the whistle, "If we had an honest whistle," he says, "half of this troubles us, and half of it arrives from two to five minutes every hour it is hard to gauge a lecture accordingly, and the professor or student who is worth its salt wants the final point, though I may be on his list, I must care, for any professor is just a minute overtime when necessary."
IT'S A PROFESSOR'S RIGHT
"I emphatically advocate the right if every Professor to briefly finish his picture after the whistle blows, and until soon he ruling, such as upon off our ears, is passed, I expect to use the customary half minute do so," says Prof. C. A. Dykstra.
"I know that every second seems a minute but if the student is interested he will not mind. Professors of the department of history are the worst violators of this rule, because their objectives are such that they not permit an intrusiveapping. We are justise taking these few seconds just as journalism students are justified in their tardiness to class, for when they start a story they also must finish it regardless of the whistle."
TEN MINUTES ARE STUDENTS
Chancellor Frank Strong when he interviewed this morning regarding the exact ruling. University Students years ago decreed that no students should have ten minutes streeen classes. To obey this rulning all professors should dismiss promptly time and should take over the course. During my four years in Yale I never saw but one student come into class late."
Speaks to Polity Club
John Mez, former secretary of the investigation 'Committee', spoke to the International Polity Club at their meetings Friday and Saturday evening at the Kappa Club. He discussed Friday night Mr. Mez discussed the book, "The Great Biasion". Saturday night's meeting was in the form of a smoker and Mr. Mez talked on the international situation. Mr. Mez talked about the universities throughout the country. He spoke at the University last spring.
Food Factories
Accompanied by Miss Hazel K. Allen, instructor in the department of Home Economics, twenty-three women in that department spent Saturday visiting several of the largest factories in Kansas City, which included the City Market, Armour's Packing Plant, Smith Bakery, National Biscuit Company and the Baltimore Hotel.
J. B. McNaught, 16 College, took large of the 433 class in aesthetic dancing Wednesday, during the absence of Dr. Alice Goetz.
Food Factories Visited
SOPRANO FROM WAR
ZONE HERE APRIL
Dean Harold L. Butter of the School of Fine Arts announces a recital by Nellie Bryant, prima donna soprano, from the Royal Opera, Ulm, Germany, in Fraser Hall, Friday, April 7th, at 4:30. This recital will be free to all students of the University.
Miss Bryant, who is a well known soprano, was singing in Germany when war was declared, and upon the closing of the opera house in New York, she opened to America by way of Holland. Miss Bryant has been concertizing throughout the country with great success. She will be assisted at the piano by Willie Anna Sweeney of the Fine Arts piano学会. Her program will appear later.
COOK OR WASH POODLES
University Women Do Various Tasks To Get An Education
The task of self-support among the women students of the University of Kansas includes everything from cooking for harvest hands to washing little white dogs while in school. About the most common method in practice is doing housework for faculty ladies. One woman who is especially anxious to get along with financial aid, works for 'college' family in school and her vacations helping the farmer's wives cook for harvesters.
The woman who can do good stenographic work is in great demand by the professors on the Hill. Women also do a great deal of typewriting for other students. A few furnish themselves with a little pocket money by playing the piano for gym classes. Another solved the problem of making money last vacation by making pendants for trains by Fe railroad. Two women who wanted to decorate their room but lacked the funds, have been giving a little white dog a bath once a week, netting them two dollars a month.
Earning money, however, is not the only way the women help themselves through school. Many of them merely save money. One group of women split their board and room bill in half and use that amount to pay for their own housework and cooking-Many of the women on the Hill save dressmaker bills by doing their own sewing. Those who are particularly successful with their own clothes often make some pin money making from sales of clothing. Thus economy is almost as important a factor among the women as the mere making of money.
POLICE RAID CO-ED
ROOMS ON VEST HUNT
But Oscar Keeps Date
Now what does a college woman want with a man's vest, a new vest at that, with seven buttons on it, a size 40? Think of it, size 40. Think of it, size 40.
A whipper-snapper of a newspaper paragrapher has punned on the poise -avoiduроids -of Kansas' college women, but Dr. Goetz says that interviewers should be a size 40 vest. You couldn't call Ocasan that though. He knew.
Having just brought the new suit, in its nice green box and tissue paper from Ober's to the boarding club, having laid it on the davenport—that's where the girls always sit—and then having gone to dinner, well it's conclusive is it not? Who could have taken the vest but the girl? And Oscar wandered last night when he be called. That made it bad. He couldn't search the girls' rooms himself for the electric irons, chaffing dishes, hat pins, high heeled slippers, and perfume bottles there. But a policeman could
A trip to the police station, search warrant, and the "law" turned the trick. The gris consented to the earl, while Oscar, clinging to the right arm of the law's dishes, wiped plus, high heeled slippers, and perfume bottles, slipping with nervous hands.
Baffled and disappointed, Oscar withdrew behind the "law." In the hallway hung a coat. Women sometimes wear them. Just to even up things, Presto! It's Oscar's. But he rent the date. Who has his vest?
Stages Zeppelin Raid
Seventy students attended the War Frolic given by the Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal church in Myers Hall Friday night. It was a take-off on the present European war. A Zeppelin raid in which a toy baloon was used was very thrilling. A confrontation was held. Harpy Food, William Jennings Bryan with his dove of peace, Theodore Roosevelt with his big stick, and several noteworthy persons took part in
The Kansan maintains a conscience department.
Laws Will Defy Senate For Uncle Jimmy's Sake
NOW IT'S SPLASH PARTY;
OUT
'Splash! Bubble!...and the party is on!'
Hazel Pratt and Miriam Jones,
swimming instructors in the department
of Physical Education, have
issued invitations for a "Splash
Party" at Robinson Gymnasium
thursday, April 6 at 7:30.
This is an unusual party at the University though it is quite common in the east. A water-pole tournament was held here and a New York hotel in New York gave a full ten course dinner in the swimming pool.
The invitations to this party are decidedly novel. They bear "Daddy-long-leg" sketches, suggestive of diving; the wording and printing is original and striking. R. S. V. P. adorns the lower right corner.
HENRY ALLEN IS COMING
Wichita Editor to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon Here June 4
Henry J. Allen, editor of the Wichita Daily Beacon, will deliver the commencement baccalaureate sermon, Sunday, June 4.
Henry Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1868. He came to Kansas with his parents in the early days and secured his education at Washburn College and Baker University. He was granted the Master of Arts degree from the latter institution.
He started his newspaper career in 1894 when he became editor of the Manhattan Nationalist. Since that time he has owned an operated a bookstore where the state previous to his becoming editor of the Wichita Beacon.
He was president of the Kansas State Board of Charities for five years and is a trustee of Baker University. While Henry Allen is a graduate of the Methodist college active part in church work until he "hit the trail" during a revival meeting conducted by Billy Sunday in Wichita several summers ago. Since that time he has taken a vigorous part in church affairs and among other things organized a Wichita memphis which has done much work on the southwestern part of the state.
Mr. Allen has been a leader in Kansas politics and was candidate for governor on the Progressive ticket in 1912. He has also been a candidate for Congress. He is considered one of Kansas's most brilliant orators and one of her best wittiest speakers. He is an extemporaneously on any subject and has the power to hold his audience.
According to University authorities Henry Allen won the national reputation that he holds largely by means of the speech which which he delivered at the National Convention at Chicago in 1912. It was delivered before the split came in the Republican ranks and was an eloquent plea for harmony. It is considered a masterpiece of oratory. The other commencement speakers
MANY FRESHMEN PADDLEI
The day of woe arrived for numerous freshmen, otherwise designated as the Devil's Daughters.
Perhaps it was the April fool joke spirit that was in the air or maybe it was because that four months of capelessness had made them bold, but the fact remains that more people had paddled this morning. At noon the count was over ten with the Law's leading with six victims. The chemicals were a close second but the lack of reports from the engineers will be hard to find, and will at least take second place to the Laws when the final list of the day's casualties is in.
Sounds of Sharp Whacks waffed Over Mount Oread
send the Daily Kansan home to the
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Perhaps the most luckless victim and the one who caught it the hardest was the fresh nabbed near the Law building, but not on his head. Not only was the cap confiscated but the fresh went down the hill moaning in agony.
The other commencement speaker have not yet been engaged but will be announced by the Extensions Division in a short time.
James R. Elliott, who was graduated here in '14, and has just received his degree from the college is guest at the Phi Beta Pi house for a few days.
Members of the School of Law will promeditately and with malice aforethought absent themselves from all classes Wednesday, contrary to the recent rulings of the University Senate statutes made and provided.
"The reason for this unprecedented decision to neglect the opportunity to drink in legal knowledge at the feet of Eddie, Doc and Hig is the fact that seventy-four years ago Tuesday, James W. Green laid the foundation for the subsequent celebration of his natal day.
According to the leading Laws, the observation of Uncle Jimmy's Day has become so firmly established in Green Hall that it is past the stage of being subject to the whimsical deliberations of the University Senate. They point out the fact that various members of the College faculty have, on divers occasions, appointed faculty officers; the fact that the University has no traditions, and that these same College faculty members, plus an occasional Engineering representative, solemnly met and soberly attempted to legislate out of existence a sacred tradition the School of Law has been a decade in establishing. Neither students nor faculty members of the University have taken action was taken, nor was any expression of sentiment from Green Hall secured.
In view of these facts, the Laws are disposed to treat this decree as ultra vires, and have determined to take individually what has been denied them as a school. They cite as justification for their action the fact that after twenty-seven weeks of carrying daily to class numberless ponderless volumes, waxing floors for Engineers in order to improve the directivity with which a representative of this school comports himself on all occasions, a day of absolute rest from these arduous duties has become an absolute necessity.
As a certain justice from Missouri was heard to remark, "The Laws have obediently abandoned their one-time-smoking room, have consented to discourage the predominate tendency toward ankle watches, but submit to the abolition of Uncle Jimmy's Day? 'No-suh! by Gad, suh—nevah!'
PIGEON TROTTING A LA MOLASSES Engineers Do Not Like It.
Wanted-By the management of the Engineers' dance, one expert detective, preferably a student and used to Sherlock Holmes and Scotskie work but no pay except the fun that the applicant gets out of the case.
With regard to the threatened walk-out, Wednesday, Chancellor Frank Strong said this morning that the rule made by the University Senate last year, to discontinue the different school holidays was under consideration by that body. The Engineers' petition for their annual day has been granted and the Chancellor believes that the Law School Day celebration does not interfere with classes in other schools. It is thought by certain senate members that the present muddled status of affairs rescinds or at least makes ineffective the former motion of the senate.
The managers of the Engineers' dance are pondering and piecing together the scraps of information that may lead to the discovery of the persons who tried in vain to delay the Marvine's dance Friday night.
Senate to Reconsider
One of the principals concerned with the pouring of molasses on the floor of Robinson Gym before the dance was seen by a janitor. He is described as being rather restless. When he came in, the assistant. When he was feeling past the Administration building and over the administration to the north.
The management of the dance refused to blame the laws for the added entertainment of getting down on hands and knees and scrubbing the floor before activities could commence. The engineers are not backward in believing that this unexpected feature of the event was of legal origin.
The clues that can be worked on in finding the guilty persons are: That one was seen, and that there must have been at least two in the raiding party; that they had not been women who were poured has not been found; and that the culprits gained entrance through the women's entrance to the gym.
The Carce Francais met Wednesday to hold a conversation in French. At the next meeting, Mrs. A. De Marre will give a talk on Paris. As Mrs. Marie has spent several weeks there she relate has many interesting experiences to her.
WICHITA HIGH STUDENTS
HEAR DAIN'S WAR LECTURE
Dr. F, B. Dains, professor of organic chemistry, gave a lecture recently to the high school students at Wichita on the subject of "Ancient and Modern Warfare." The lecture was one which Dr. Dains has given here and follows the development of implements of warfare and fortifications from the earliest Roman wars to the present day. The lecture is illustrated with slides. Among other slidesDr. Dains has one of his first works on the gun consists of a tube on the end of a stick with an arrangement of levers. A match is held on the end of the lever and the gun is discharged by letting the match into a hole of the tube when it ignites the powder.
HOP TICKETS TO SELL
Manager Dyer Says Sophomore Girls Will Pay Their Dues
Tickets for the Soph Hop will go on sale Tuesday, April 4, and will be sold for four weeks thereafter by a committee of eighteen students, according to an announcement made this morning by John Dyer, chairman of the Hop finance committee. During the progress of the campaign, the team will endeavor to reach every socially inclined student in the University.
EXPECT NO TROUBLE
"I don't anticipate much trouble in selling tickets," said Dyer this morning. "The girls are going to pay their dues this year, I understand; and that he an addict is active and full of useful duties. One prominent sorority has notified me that all members who have dates will pay their own dues; and I am quite certain the others intend to do likewise. The college asks that their party as much as it is the men's." Tickets for the Hop cost $2.50 anyone connected with the
Tickets for the Hop cost $20 a person connected with the [University map attn]
Following are the students who will sell receipts: John Dyer, Harry Morgan, Jesse Kobe, Agnes Hertzler, Don Davis, Burke Vale, ch, Don Davis, Burke Vale, ch, Paul Bril, del, Byron Hehl, Mehlin Klock, Frank Miller, Bill Allen, Raymond Rockwell, Harry Montgomery, Dix Edwards, Francis Guy, and Francis Fisher.
the committee on the Semi-Centennial Anniversary discussed plans for the coming anniversary celebration, which will be held some time in October, at a meeting in Fraser Hall Friday afternoon. The election of Prof. U. G. Mitchell as secretary and the passage of a motion providing for the selection of an executive committee, consisting of seven members, of the committee on the coming celebration constituted the transactions of the committee. The personel of this committee will be announced in a few days.
DISCUSS ANNIVERSARY
FACULTY FAVORS EVENT
Faculty Members Speak For Semi-Centennial Celebration Next October
Speeches strongly favoring the holding of a celebration and urging that it be planned upon lines that are worthy of a great anniversary were made by Chancellor Fruit Strong, Prof. E. F. Engle, Prof. J. N. Vander Vries, Dean Harold L. Butter and Dean F. W. Blackmar.
GET MEN OF BENOWN
Prof. E, F. Engle advocated that a special effort should be made to get the alumni back for the celebration. The idea that the event take on the nature of an exhibition of the work done by a prominent pianist at the University was suggested by Prof. Van der Vries, who favored something along the lines of the exposition held at the University three years ago. Dean Harold L. Butler promised the co-operation of the department of Fine Arts in working with the university to important advances made during the history of the institution and in working up special music for the occasion. A new note was struck in the suggestion by Dean Blackmar that a special effort should be made to preserve the experience of nown in the field of education at the celebration.
It is the present plan to have the celebration last three days, ending on a day when a big football game is scheduled here. The football celebration, if possible, out an new proposed team or quire an outlay of from $1,500 to $5,000.
Mrs. H. J. Duvall returned to her home in Hutchinson Friday after spending a week with her daughter, Agnes, T. College. Mrs. Duvall has Lawrence several times and has a very good impression of the University.
J. PLUVIUS STOPS GAME
First Varsity-Freshman Battle Broken Up Saturday Because of Wet Grounds
McCARTY HUNTS SWATTERS
Hitters Are Lacking on Jay hawker Squad This Year
And that rain deprived McCarty's men of a couple of practices which they hated to lose. Possibly the men were willing to lay off a day or so but McCarty hated to miss the practice when the season starts so soon. Several positions on the squad were open and the coaches wanted to see the applicants for these jobs in action before the initial game.
Jupiter Pluvius visited in Lawrence and surrounding community Friday and Saturday and proceeded to stick around so long that the first big battle of the season between the Varsity and freshman baseball squads had to be called off. The big battle was scheduled for Saturday afternoon and now the freshmen can say that the work of Jupiter was all that prevented him from winning, worked in the initial battle. Of course, the teams will meet this afternoon but that would not make up for the big Saturday affair.
IRST GAME WEDNESDAY
The greatest weakness which McCarty will have to overcome before the Ames bunch arrives Wednesday is in the batting eye of the squad. None of the numerous candidates seem to be able to locate the pill consistently and the small critical group of on-lookers are struggling to get grounds for speculation while arguing about the batting average for the team. The novices in the Jayhawker line-up are the ones that are worrying McCarty most. Groft, Deaver, Gibbens, Woltmert and Webber are holding down the defensive side of the pitcher's arm for fear of the big stick they can only chop the air. But then the veterans are not doing much better. Wood landed a home run in a practice game with the tyros Friday night but that was the only burst of hitting seen. Wandel, Chinney and Smee are locating the pitcher's target during past seasons which, by the way, is better than most of the Kansans are doing.
LINEUP NOT CERTAIN
Just what the line-up for the Ames game Wednesday afternoon will be is only a matter of speculation at this early date. If Mac gets hold of a good slugger between now and the time when the "Ump's" yells "Play Ball!" this hat swinger is liable to get too many hits and misses in time. The batteries for the opening game on the Kansas side will doubtless be Craig and Weltmer.
ELECTION PETITIONS
MUST BE IN TONIGHT
Dean F. J. Kelly of the School of Education attended a meeting in Topeka Saturday of a committee in charge of the continued school survey, a movement started here at the beginning of last month. Dean Kelly is chairman of the committee. The other members are supt. M. E. Pearson, of Kansas City, Kansas; Supt. L. A. Lowher, of Emporia; and Principal A. C. of Topeka. The community is planning a continuous school survey of the city schools of Kansas which will extend over a four year period of time.
The petitions for the general election of the W. S. G. A. to be held April 6, are to be in by tonight. University women running for class representatives need not have their petitions in as soon, but the council wishes that they be in for the regular meeting, Tuesday afternoon. They wish to know as soon as possible the names to send to the new president of the Women's Student Council will be sent as a delegate to the annual Women's Student Government held at Lincoln, Neb., the last of April.
Plans Permanent Survey
The Weather The forecast; Unsettled tonight with rain Tuesday in southeast portion.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week April 3-7
Leader—Rev. N. S. Fletcher
Subjects (Nothing about the war):
Monday "The House Was Filled"
Tuesday "I'll Be Home"
Tuesday: "Peter Continued Knocking." Ats JX. 16.
Wednesday; "And Behold, Four Horus." Zach. I. 18.
Thursday: "When His Eyes Were Opened He Saw Nothing." Iace, IX,
Friday: "Simon Peter Saito Unto Them," 1 "go a fishing." "John XXI, 8.