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William Allen White
has a new serial, "The One a Pharisee," and VICTOR MURDOCK tells of his recent trip in the war uone, in this week's
COLLIER'S
"The Average American and the Army," "The Chemist's Chance" (of interest to chemistry students), Sam Blythe's account of the President's western tour, and other stories in the
Saturday Evening Post GRIGGS
Now that they have been appointed county correspondents, twenty-five or thirty cup newspaper reporters are wondering if they will be admitted to the high school girls' basketball tournament, which is to be held in Roberson gymnasium. They argue the nature of their work makes it imperative that they attend this tournament, from which it is said the boys will be barred.
The notices of chapel services for this week, which are displayed on the bulletin board at the head of the cume table, must be turned to the right (question is asked: "Where's the John?"
Prof. Wm. A. McKeever, head of the department of child welfare, will talk on "The Dramatization of Life" Thursday evening, March 2, from 7 to 8 o'clock, before University men and women in Myera Hall.
This is soon answered, for we find that he is "Lost in Despondency." He quickly recovers his good humour, however, for on Thursday he returns and adventures terminate tragically, for we learn finally that he is "In the Hospital."
Send the Daily Kansan home to the folks.
Plain Tales from the Hill
Ernest E. Lyder, John B. Wesley,
and Auley McAuley, assistant instructors in chemistry, will leave soon to take positions elsewhere. Lyder will be stationed at the general laboratory for the Wichita Natural Gas Co. Wesley has accepted a position as chemist for the Missouri Pacific railroad and will be stationed at Little Rock, Ark.
He will be trained in the service and has received notice that he will be stationed at the government arsenal at Dover, New Jersey.
Roy Rinker, of Ogallah, is the guest this week of his brother, H. M., sophomore College. Roy is a former K. U. student, but was forced to withdraw during his sophomore year two years ago. He is writing insurance at present, but intends to return next fall and complete his work.
James A. Root of Clay Center, Kansas, stopped in Lawrence, on his way to see the K. C. A. C. meet, for a short visit with friends Saturday morning Root was the winner of the mile in the High School basketball and 1911. In 1911 he took second in the mile in the Missouri Valley meet.
The engagement of Milton Madden, Engineer 16, to Fly Weatherby, of Topeka, was informally announced recently. When the Acacias found Madden's fraternity pin missing, he promptly prompted his colleagues with his opinion that the bunch were surely slow, as he had had the cigars in the house for a week.
Joyce Brown, who helped the sophomore basketball team defeat the Polytechnic institute women Friday night, was a host to the Saturday and Sunday to visit cousins.
Edwin Lupton and John McCammmon, both of the School of Law, have taken upon themselves the duty of appointing Bill Weber as the leader of the "Whope and Holler Gang" that stands upon the steps of Green Hall.
choice before the end of this semester,
the department in which they are
studying.
Edwin Woolsey, '16 College, left Sunday evening for Loota, where he has accepted a position as principal of the high school there, following the resignation of the former principal, and morning notify him to be on hand Monday morning to take charge of the school and he made record time in arranging his affairs here and in providing for instructors to meet him. This will necessitate his finishing his course in K. U. during the summer session, but he thought that the practical experience that he could get in real life would then compensate him for forging the receipt of a diploma this spring.
The Stevenson boarding club of 1341 Kentucky street gave a dance at Dell Foothills Hall Saturday evening. It was the first social function given by that organization this year. Residents, men and women, men and women who were present.
The class in ornithology reports seeing a 'snowflake', a rare bird, while on its field trip last week. This bird, according to Prof. Herman Doltbitt, is seldom seen in this part of the country. It spends its winters as a falcon in the desert and its summers in the arctic circle. The severity of the present winter may have caused some to come farther south than usual.
Rebekah Cooper, '17 College, has withdrawn from the University. Miss Cooper's home is in Wichita and she owns the Pi Beta Phi sorority.
A number of uncertain College sophomores have begun to worry already because they have to make to
SCHOOL MA'AMSTO MEET
Will Hold Convention March 17-
18 During H. S. Basketball
Tournament
Announcement of the program and speakers for the thirteenth annual convention of the Kansas high schools and academies, which will be held here March 17 and 18, were made today by the School of Education.
"The program is the best and strongest that has ever been arranged for this convention," said Dean F. J. Kelly, of the School of Education. "A very interesting program has been prepared and some of the leading educators of the country here to address the Kansas teachers."
The session will commence Friday morning at 9 a. m. in Fraser Chapel. Six general sessions will be held, and four sectional meetings, at which the different departments of the high school course of study will be discussed. Eight conference round tables are provided for.
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One of the most prominent men, who will be here for the convention, is Jesse B. Davis, president of the National Vocational Guidance Association and a leader in this line of educational endeavor. He will talk on "Vocational Guidance, a Function of Public Schools."
Dean L. C. Marshall, of the School of Commerce and Administration at the University of Chicago, who is a leader in devising proper economic courses for high school people, will lecture.
Lotus D. Coffman, Dean of the School of Education in the University of Minnesota will lecture on "Scientific Movements in Education."
An unusually large attendance is expected here for the convention on account of its being held at the same high school basketball tournament.
Arts Faculty To Recite
The third Fine Arts faculty recital will be given in Fraser Hall next Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock. It will be an organ recital by Professor Skilton, assisted by Mr William Dalton, violoncellist.
Professor Skilton has recently given a recital at Northwestern University. He also played at the Topke Audiotourism and in Atchison. This will be his first public recital in Lawrence this year.
Word was received Friday, of the death of Mr. John W. Berry, of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Berry was formerly Dura Palmer, a student in the University two years ago. She was married in December, 1914.
James K. Walker, sophomore Engineer, who has been in the University Hospital the past three weeks on account of pneumonia, returned Saturday afternoon to his home in Kansas City, Mo. He has withdrawn from school for the rest of the semester, on the advice of his doctor.
Omicron Nu, honorary home economies sorority, held initiation for the following members Friday night at the home of Ruth Dycho, 101 Massana Street, Kale, Rhode Island. Martin, Amy Van Horn, Marie Woodruff, and John Thompson. Miss Daum is a graduate student and is filling the position of dictectan at the University hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, after the initiation. The annual banquet will be held later in the spring.
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A Book of Features
THE 1916 JAYHAWKER is a departure. In it, every old feature has in its place a new one. In it there will be 16 Four Color Posters, an 8 page Section in Three Colors, an Unusual Athletic Section, a Novel Handling of the Campus Views, a Gasp-Creating Kodak Section, Individual Pictures of Three Classes, a Startling Folly Section, a Novelty Calendar and many other innovations among which is a three part
Vanity Fair Section
The present contest is for the purpose of selecting ten women for a six page portraiture feature, which constitutes the first part of the Vanity Fair Section.
As a last announcement of the standing of the contestants the present order is given:
ADA DYKES
LILLIAN WOLF
LAVERNE WILSON
DORA BOCKETT
DOROTHY BIGELOW
MARGARET McELVAIN
LETHEL KEELER
ERMA LARRICK
LOUISIE IMUS
RUTH KELLEY
KATHLEEN MACOUBRIE
JOSEPHINE GILLETT
ADRIANCE JAILLITE
MABEL ELMORE
ALICE COORS
AGNES McDONNELL
PATTIE HART
THEO THOMPSON
GRACE WINDSOR
ELIZABETH LAMME
EMMA MAE RUMMEL
VIRGINIA LUCAS
JANE SHUEY
Contest Closes Friday, March 3, at 6 o'Clock
Order now and assist your candidate for if you wish a Jayhawker it must be ordered at once for no more books will be printed than are ordered.