UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
MEREDITH WENT DOWN
Olympic Runner Lost Race to Rodkey of K. U.-New Record Set
NUMBER 102.
RELAY TEAM WON TOO
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 28. 1016
Victors By Half a Lap Over
Huskers and Aggies
The defeat of the great and mighty, Ted Meredith, a half lap relay victory over Nebraska and the Kansas Aggies and the victory West Virginia held in the 1000 yard handicap run, are a few of the things the K. U. track squad accomplished at the annual K. C. A. C. indoor meet in Convention Hall in Kansas City Sat.
Of course the three, Rodkey's great feat stands paramount. Winner of the 800 meter run in the 1912 Olympic games at Stockholm, winner of the 440 yard run in the senior national championships at San Francisco, last summer, victor in both the 440 and 880 in the intercollegiate affairs of the Olympic federation of the accomplishments of Meredith. But Saturday night his best was an "also ran" head in the Sunday Star.
MIGHT HAVE BEATEN EBY
As great a showing as Rodkey did make against the Pennsylvanian, many friends of the Jayhawk phenom are now sorry that he did not "run" Eby the winner instead of Meredith. Many who watched the race Saturday night are confident that if Rodkey had stayed back and had been able to have sprinted at the finish and beaten the Chicago Athletic Club runner who passed him on the final lap and won by a scant four yards. But Rodkey says he is satisfied. The four yard margin between him and Eby only represented two-fifths of a second in the playoff shares with Eby in breaking the Convention Hall half-mile record made by Melvin Shepard two years ago.
To return to the relay team which also can advance a considerable claim to distinction, by reason of the new rules against Sunday night. But perhaps the real importance of their work was the second better record established over that of the Tiger quartet. And this minus Rodkey, so Kannan said, is the greatest victory over the Tigers in that St. Patrick's day jubilee. Jack Elliott, Leland Fiske, Humpy Campbell, and Dummy O'Leary composed the record breaking moment added another cut to the trophy room by reason of their performance.
WELSH A COMER
The victory of Welsh, while not affecting Varsity athletics this year, may be hailed as a sign of a coming successor to Rodney in the distances won in spring 1917. Chicago Athletic club, Missouri Varsity, Kansas Aggies, and representatives from numerous other teams participated in U. 18 boy in his 1000 yard victory.
A summary of the events in which Kansas scored, follows:
In addition to the victories scored by the K. U. squad Saturday night, the meet gave many a serious minded Jayhawker track follower a chance to win Missouri in the hurdles, fifty yard dash, shot put, pole vault, and high jump. The Tiger victory in the hurdles and sprints were to be expected from the Rochester-treated Reber in the shot put and of Pittam of football fame who tied Treweeke in the high jump; these were a couple of bad surprises uncovered by "Indian" Schute. It was convincing that a good Reber meet is to be far from any cinch.
12-pound shot (handicap) —Won by John Barnes, K. C. A. (handicap) 8½ feet; second, Marshall Haddock, Polytechnie (handicap) 7 feet 4 inches), third, Distance, 54 feet 8 in. 16-pound shot (scratch) —Won by Lily Johnson, K. C. A. c.second, John Reber, Kansas, third, Distance, 38 feet 10 inches. High jump (scratch) —Won by H. H. Frizzley, Kansas Aggies; second, Radford Pilot, Missouri; third, Dick Heitrich, Kansas Jomis, C. A. A. Heiht, 6 feet 2 inches.
Pole vault, open—Won by F. W. Floyd, Missouri Athletic Association; second, William D. Powell, Missouri; third, Sherman Landers, C. A. A., and E. G. Pattison, Kansas. Height, 12 feet $8\frac{3}{4}$ inches.
Intercollegiate relay, one mile — Won by Kansas (Jackson Elliott, Lelia McDowell), Washington (O'Leary); second, Kansas Aggies (C. O. Grandfield, R. W. Emck, E. W. Turner, M. L. Holroyd); third, Nebraska (Bronze Bates), Time; fourth, Cleo Beaver, Time: 3:36.
One mile run, open,开由 Wranca Marceau; J. Harrieff, Kansas, second; Fred Griffith, third. Time: 4:35 2-5. 1,000 yard run, handicap—Won by Flydon Walks, Kansas (25 yards); second, Ross B. Keys, Kansas Aggies (22 yards); third, Florida Missouri (9 yards). Time: 2:28. Invitational—Won
Special 880-yard, invitation—Won by Earl W. Ehl, Chicago A. A.; see
ond, Fred Rodkey, Kawans; third, Ted
Meredith University of Pennsylvania.
Polity Club Meets
The International Polity Club will meet tonight at the Pi Upsilon house at 19 W. 14th Street. Prof. Arnold Bennett of Wisconsin University will speak on the Scientific Way Towards Peace." The meeting will start at eight o'clock.
HAVE CABARET SINGERS
Will Be a Feature of Junior Prom in Place of
Farce
Tickets for the Junior Prom, now only five days away, can be obtained by presenting receipts for dues at the event. You may attend all week between 11:30 and 12:30.
Paul Friend and Norman Foster, managers of the affairs, are busier than ever this week adding the final piece to the biggest junior function of the year.
From 8:00 to 8:30 o'clock Friday evening on the main floor of Robinson Gymnasium, the guests will be received by officers of the Junior Force and will be sharpen the grand march will start, led by Chancellor and Mrs. Strong and Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper, Dancing will commence until midnight, a rushed by Ray Hall's eight-piece orchestra from Topeka. The customary annual Junior farce has been omitted from the program and its place taken by three charabet singers. Kansas University will be divided into three groups for luncheon.
The following have tickets for sale:
Arthur Wiskrum, Oscar Brownlee,
Frank Ise, E. J. Sorensen, Willard
M. Glisco, Spraunt, D. R. Derze,
Joe Brookell, Breil Van
Kenneth Dodderidge, George Yeumk,
"Blondie" Jones, Dick Gelvin, Walter
Priest, Henry Pegues, Bill Weber
and L. W. Caizer.
Thought the Prom is a junior party given in honor of the senior class any student in the University may attend. Seniors who paid their junior dues are admitted free otherwise admission is $7.00 a couple.
Y.W.C.A. TO HAVE REUNION
Rev. Mr. Smith to Speak at Anniversary Meeting
Reverend Mr. Frank Smith, of the First Congregational church of Kansas City, Missouri, will speak at the Birthday Anniversary meeting of the congregation at Plymouth Congregational church, Wednesday March 1, at eight o'clock.
The doors of the church will be closed at eight o'clock and no one will be admitted during the processional. The processional will be lead by a chair of women from the choirs of the various churches of the city and the members of the Associations of the University, Haskell and Wellington College. The will follow the members of the different Associations will be seated in separate sections marked off by the National colors of the Association.
A free will offering will be taken for the memorial fund of Grace H. Dodge, former president of the Memorial Board, who died in December 1915.
Prof. G. A. Preyer of the school of Fine Arts, will give a concert before Professor Preyer's program will include a number of Professor Preyer's own compositions.
The Lawrence High School has a well equipped wireless station, with acirls placed on the roof of the manual training room and a exclusive and anyone interested in wireless is invited to attend the meetings.
All members of the Association are urged to be at the church by 7:30 in order that the processional may start promptly at eight o'clock.
The Lawrence Radio Club took the third number of the series on the experimental development of the wireless telegraph, Friday night in Lawrence High School at the corner of ninth and Kentucky.
Send the Daily Kansan home to the folks.
LAWRENCE RADIO CLUB
DEMONSTRATES WIRELESS
Prever To Entertain
The club has been assisted in its work by Prof. H. C. Riggs who demonstrated at this meeting the simplest method of securing a definite handset and the means employed to place the receiving set in resonance with that wave. A demonstration of several kinds of sparks used by the wireless operators was shown and also the absolute harmlessness or, high meanings of harmlessness, means of several of the stunts common to the vaudeville stage.
IGERS SURE OF GAME PARTY A BIG SUCCESS
Missourians Come to Lawrence After Even Break With Kansas Aggies
JAYHAWKER IS HOPEFUI
Two Games With Missouri End
K. U. Season
Although the Missouri Valley basketball championship wrangle was definitely settled last week in favor of the Cornhuskers, the two game series between Missouri and Kansas which starts tonight in Robinson gym will be one of the most interesting of the reason. The games will most likely be hosting on the local court if the advance dope counts for anything.
The Tigers with Coach Van Ghel arrived in Lawrence yesterday afternoon and spent the evening resting up after the two strenuous games with the Aggies on Friday and Saturday before the game for the Missouri squad played the game of their lives on Saturday night which is shown by the fact that they humbled the Aggies 25 to 10 after defeating defenders seven to eight and 27 to 17. Both games were hard fought and had an important bearing on the Valley title. Missouri needed both games to substantiate her claim against Nebraska in a game beginning because of their two game defeat by the men of Stechm. The Aggies put in their best on Friday night and in a few moments removed all Tiger players from the game, but the game was not as important but the Tigers fought hard and won it.
The Missourians have a great team this year. In fact, they came nearer to winning the Valley title this year in basketball than they ever did in baseball. And that Missouri has ever won two straight games from Kansas in basketball. They will try to make it four straight while they are at it and unless Hamilton's men are going at a usual rate they will probably do so.
The Jayhawkers have had a couple of stiff practices since the Normal defeat Thursday night and the cripples have been allowed to rest up so that they can play. One of his men to be in good shape and finish the season with a rush. Cole and Kaunder will be in the fracas tonight onight and should be able to alip in a few while Van Ghen's men are not watching. Both men have had sprained an arm, but have gettter over the injuries enough to get into the final games.
But then Van Ghen is sure of two victories and has the dope to show that he has right to expect them. Dope does not always win a game so surprises players with an surprise waiting for him after all. The Missourians who came to Lawrence for the games along with Coaches Brewer and Van Ghen are: Weir, Campbell, Shalay, Church, Williams, Bryant, Hydc and Stankowski.
Kansas roots are hoping for at least one victory out of the two games. This will only make one K. U. victory against Alabama, but Kansas can hope for. Coach Hamilton is expecting a victory in at least one game and if he can get enough pep in his mind so that they will fight to the end, Kansas games he will be sure of two victories.
Buckles Edits Botha News
Dale Buckles, a sophomore in the college and now a year student in journalism, has at last come to light through the Botna Valley News. "Buck" went to Macedonia, Iowa, the first week in February to become editor and manager of the News. He said as he was leaving that he would be satisfied if he could manage an editorial page to manage an editorial page. This is in view of his youth and inexperience; but, although Buck may be a little new to the editorial side, he has had a larger amount of experience in back office work, on the Kansan and on the Times-Star in news and in news journalism. More columns of Buck's "nose for news" by its columns of locals.
The local Catholic organization of Knights of Columbus held their initiation exercises yesterday evening in the Eldrirdrie house, attended by about fifty men. Out of town visitors for the occasion were T. J. Moriarty, of St. Marys; George Bordenkier and William Mebnack of Emporia and G. W. Burnett of Memoirie. Also attended the Phi Kappa fraternity also attended the exercises.
Buckles Edits Botna News
Catholic Society Initiates
For a freshman, Jean Miner,
center on the 1919 class football
eleven this fall, is getting quite a
reputation as a basketball referee.
Miner, who is also on the tyro
pass, has been on Mass. his third trip home Friday since the first of the year to officiate in a game at Burlingame.
All-University Festivity attracted Huge and Happy Crowd
GYM WAS TRANSFORMED
Colonial Garden In Place of Usual Drab Interior
"A great success" was the general opinion of the two thousand students and faculty members, who assembled Saturday night in Robinson Gymnasmium to take part in the second annual All-University party.
"I was very much pleased with the way in which things went and think the party was a great success," said Mrs, Eustace Brown.
"The party went off in fine shape and came up to the expectations of the promoters," was the comment of Mr. Baldacci, man of the arrangements committee.
The decorations were generally commended and many pronounced the scheme the best that had ever been. The building was transformed into a room encircled with trellised lakes and the doorway enclosed by a typical colonial approach. Opposite the entrance an old fashioned arbor provided a retreat for the orchestra, where musicians gathered to the guests from a picturesque open well in the east end of the hall. A large electric flag made a brilliant display in the east end of the gym, and the portraits of George and Martha Washington, gazed around by the festive crowd from the west.
A recital by Dean and Mrs. H. L. Butter and Miss Pearl Emley, of the School of Fine Arts constituted the first part of the evening's program and was greeted with hearty appraise that filled the lower floor of the vvm.
The minuet, followed the reception of the guests and the grand march. Thirty-two students took part in the dance, which was heartily commended by the entire audience. The students taking part in this affair had been encouraged to represent representatives of most of the organizations on the hill.
After the minute the remainder of the evening was devoted to a social dance in which two hundred couples wore dresses furnished by the University orchestra.
To the students on the different committees, in whose hands the management of the party rested, Mrs. Brown wishes to give the credit for the success of the evening. It was used as a display of decorations, arrangements and programs being handled exclusively by them.
The following students compose the general arrangements committee: Chancey Hunter, chairman; A. J. Jenkins, chairman; A. J. Meeesmith, jitter; F. J. Jackson chairman, Ada Dykes, Itasca Hilsam; decoration, Jesse Kabler, chairman, Eugene Rolfs, Olin Darby, Ennis Whitehead Alice Rice, Rice Chairman, Mary Stricker; publicity committee, Ames Rogers, chairman, Zetha Hammer, Harry H. Morgan.
James Ackright, sophomore in the college and Field Secretary of the Lawrence Boy Scouts, with headquarters at the City Y. M. C. A., took troop No. 6 to Cameron's Bluff Saturday. The afternoon was spent in active practice, treasured fire-building tests, in which each boy was given two matches, with which he must build his own fire to cook his supper.
The Methodist students are launching a campaign among their 750 members, to raise money for current expenses. A committee is asking each student to contribute one dollar toward the fund for the leasing of Myers Hall, and defraying the expenses of outside speakers. Methodists hope to secure in a year or two a Bible house on the Hill.
The members of the department of home economics are planning to give a play at the state teachers' convention, which meets here March 30. The play is "Prince Caloric and Princess Picta."
Allen Sterling, senior College, has been elected temporary president of the School of Education. He will be the first woman to line at Mrs. Eustace Brown's all University party Saturday, February 26. The school up to this time has had no president and it is to be determined whether it shall have a permanent one.
"If we beat the Aggies, we will beat Missouri," was the opinion of Coach Patterson last week, and since the 66 to 19 victory on Monday night he is even more confident than before. He also has a new training before the Missouri meet," is about all that Coach Hamilton has to say.
An informal dinner will be given tonight at the University Club in honor of Seumus MacManus, the Irish poet and journalist, who is visiting the University this week. After the dinion we will talk about his work and will probably read some of his poems. All members of the club are invited.
Avery Olney In Hospital
Avery Olney, K. U., 15, president of the graduate school, who was operated on for appendicitis last Saturday in Kansas City is reported to be improving. He is a son of Professor Olney, principal of the Lawrence high school.
WILL TALK ELECTRICITY
Prominent Speakers Will Address Students In An All Day Session
Big problems of electrical engineering will be discussed by prominent speakers in an all day session on the campus, at the groomers, March 1. Speakers for the most part will be from the outside, but a few of the professors and a student will read papers. Discussions will end everybody. A banquet will end the day.
All classes in electrical engineering will give way to the program for the day. Lectures will last from eight a.m. back in the morning until six at night.
This is the first of a series of annual conference days, which each of the departments of engineering will have, and each department will have their day on March 9. The conference days of the other departments have not been set as yet, but plans are being made for a large number of interesting talks and live banquets.
Following is the program for the electrical's conference next Wednesday.
Modern tendencies in Heat Power Engineering, Prof. F. H. Sibley, LawPhrs.
Rates and Rate Making, Mr.W. J Norton, Chicago
The Manufacture of Carbon Pro-
duces Dry Cells, Carl Hamburg
ch. St. Louis
Power Plant Tests, R. E. A. Putnam, Lawrence.
Modern tendencies in Motor Design, Prof. A. C. Lamier, Columbia.
**"Back to the Floor." Motion**
pictures, R. L. Parker, Schenectady.
The Social Status of the Engineer,
Prof. C. E. Reid, Manhattan.
The Use of Electricity in the Oil
Fields, W. F. Barnes, Kansas City.
The Manufacture of Electrical Apparatus, Motion pictures, Courtesy of Macy's
The Telephone Plant, O. E. Marvel,
Kansas City.
MOVIES FOR RELAXATION
"They Serve as Silent Drama,
Not as Text-books," Ware
"Moving pictures should not be looked upon as text-books, but as the silent drama," said L. L. Ware, manager of the Varsity, in reply to Prof. W. A. McKeever's attack on the "movies," "People come to the movies for environmental and relaxation," he continued, "and do not want the theaters turned into another classroom. I wouldn't give five cents for this theatre if I had to run educational pictures six times a week. This talk of a million dollars profit is extravagant and comes from one who does not know the world." We have given people the hole on every educational picture I have shown. The people do not want them, and in the end the people are the censors of the movies.
"Speaking of censors, it seems to me that Professor McKeever has flattered the board of censors in one sentence and slammed them in the next. I approve of the board's action, but we share to uphold them. I would most certainly like to see the money they clear turned over to educational uses as Professor McKeever suggests. The board has used its power judiciously and the percentage of cheap and medicine pictures that are very moving picture business has improved wonderfully in the last few years, and most productions are high in price and in moral tone. Take for instance the "Yellow Pass" presents a projected picture presently; cost $730,000 to produce and has only praised as having the highest educational value. In fact, nearly all the dramatized pictures have more or less educational value. Nevertheless," he added, "he wants these theatre for educational pictures I'll sell out and let them rry their luck at it."
Naomi Simpson, senior College, has withdrawn from her class on account of ill health. She has enough work, however, so that her withdrawal will not prevent her graduation with the class of 1916.
ANNUAL EXHIBT OPENS
Will Contain Pictures by Both Kansas and Eastern Artists
NO ADMISSION CHARGED
Display Has Been Insured at Forty Thousand Dollars
"The art exhibit this year is the best we have had in years," said Prof. W. A. Griffith this morning, "and it free to all. I want every one to see it."
The exhibit is now open to visitors in Room 301 Administration Building and will be open to visitors each day for two weeks from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. except on Sundays when it will be open only in the afternoons from 2 to 5 o'clock. The exhibit will not be open, however, Sunday, February 27.
The exhibit is made up of a set of pictures by Kansas artists and picture curation of Arts. Twelve pictures are borrowed from the United States Picture Gallery at Washington, D. C., and belong to the government. They are insured at forty thousand dollars. "Still Life, Striped Bass," a picture by William H. Chase, and one admired motion. The exhibit contains a portrait of Margaret Hill McCarter, the author, other noted artists represented are: Kenyon Cox, Mary Cassat, Henry W. Ranger, and Irving R. Wiler. A catalog of the paintings is being preserved distributed free to the visitors.
About forty of the pictures are by Kansas artists which were collected and added to the exhibit by Professor Griffith, several of which are of his own original work. The local artist, is represented in this collection with five small paintings.
Owing to some delay in the shipment of the pictures from Manhattan, Mr. Griffith expected but all the pictures are here now. Professor Griffith and several assistants will hang the pictures today and have them ready for visitors to see.
The exhibit was shown at Manhattan before being brought to Lawrence and was attended by 2,500, exclusive of "repeaters."
GRADUATES TO LECTURE
School of Engineering Plans
Talks by Alumni
The lectures will all be planned for the coming school year in the summer before the catalogue goes to press, the speakers and their subjects being printed at the end of the list of studies offered as a part of the regular work. The speakers will be chosen from the alumni; if we far as possible, but in case an extra occasion offers itself in a speaker of unusual prominence in some given line, outsiders will be scheduled on the program.
A scheme consisting of a series of lectures given at intervals throughout the year on the more popular engineering subjects, is being planned by the faculty of the school and the *umi* Association.
This year the course will be comprised of a series of five lectures, of which the first will be a lecture by J. S. Worley, a Kansas graduate, who is doing railroad valuation work for the interstate Commerce Commission.
UNIVERSITY CLUB RECEIVES
PICTURES FROM PRINCETON
At the request of the Princeton members of the University faculty, eight pictures of the Princeton campus were given Wednesday to the University Club. Charles W. McAlpin, the alumni secretary of Princeton University, presented the pictures to his former classmate, Mary Louise Beauchamp. The other Princeton members of the faculty are: Professors C, G. Dunlap, G. G. Mitchell, D. C. Croissant, and J. U. Evans.
The pictures include the new Graduate School, the entrance to the University grounds, Nassau street and Cleveland Memorial Tower, the Winged Turtle Hall, the Hall, and the Ferris Thompson Gateway to the athletic field. ThisGateway was erected in memory of Mr. Thompson, a former classmate of 'professor Hopkins'. The various campus groups represented in the University Club will from time to time give pictures representative of heir alma mater.
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MORNING PRAYERS
Week Of Feb. 28-March 3
Leader: Rev. D. D. Munro, pastor
alvary Baptist Church, Kansas City,
dissouri.
General subject: "The Great Secret."