UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 15, 1916.
SCHOOLMEN ARE COMING
NUMBER 94
Thirteenth Annual State Convention Will Be Held on Mount Oread
TO HAVE NOTED SPEAKERS
Here IS Something to Worry About
Prominent Educators Will Discuss Pertinent Subjects
AS WILL THE JINX AND HAWK,UNLESS—
The thirteenth annual convention of Kansas high schools and academies will be held here March 17-18. This convention since it will be held the fourth time, the event is expected to attract by far the greatest enrollment of its history.
In addition to four or five hundred high school superintendents who will make up the membership of the convention, some of the greatest educator leaders in the country. One of the most noted of these is L. D. Coffman, Dean of the School of Education of the University of Minnesota. Mr. Coffman will make an address on, "The Scientific Movement in Education," Jesse B. Davis president of the Association, which will talk on "Vocational Guidelines, a Function of Public Schools."
Other speakers from outside the state will take up the subjects of economics, practical English and the adaptation of school work to the needs of students. In addition they will be discussed in the way in which they affect the high school instructor. In addition to these lectures on big problems confronting the high school table there will be numerous round table discussions which will be less formal.
A typewriting contest will also be held during this session which will be open to any high school student in grades 9-12 department of any state high school.
Plain Tales from the Hill
One of the features of the automobile show at Kansas City was a chassis of a Studebaker six, valued at $20,000. The frame, springs, tireboard, and was stationed inside a brass railing, and was guarded by a Pinkerton detective. One man, on asking why the car was guarded so closely, was informed that, at the Chicago automobile show, a tap had been inserted into the car and the theft had sold the tap and purchased a Ford with the money.
Walter Gill, a freshman, who withdrew to teach a school left vacant by his sister, writes to his home folks that he is full-fledged now. For he is the proud possessor of a third grade certificate.
Bess Walker, of Joplin, Mo., is visiting her sister Mrs. Dorothy Cole, a sophomore in the College. She says that she thinks the University is grand and in consequence is planning to spend a week or two here. During this time she hopes to visit some of the classes.
An important meeting of the Black Helmet Society is called for this evening at the Alpha Tau Omega house. The meeting will start promptly at 7 o'clock because of the show at the Bowersock.
Coach Hamilton said last night at track practice that there are likely to be some surprises on Monday night, when the Jayhawkers meet the Agilies at Manhattan. The run, and the high jump, it is the opinion of the Coach, will be the most strongly contested events, and he is pleased with recent showings made by the men in the pole vault contest meet, and for the most part a spectacul one, is expected.
The Black Helmet, sophomore class society, announces the pledging of E. Hazen Kendrick, of Ft. Smith Ark. He$^a$ is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, and a sophomore in the College.
Almost any day, Prof. J. E. Todd, of the geology department, may often be seen avoiding the slippery sidewalks of Mississippi Street, and at the same time making speed, by the use of a reliable bicycle.
Ethel Pearson, stenographer
Superintendent M. Shea's office
at Tuesday morning
Pl Gamma Sigma, honorary educational sorority, entertained the faculty of the department of education and the Phil Delta Kappa fraternity with a party at Westminster Hall Saturday evening. On the receiving line were: Florence Hale, Dean and Mrs. J. E. Kelly, Helen Rhoda Hoopes, Professionals, Mrs. Irene Smith. The rooms were lighted by candles and decorated with flags. Music was furnished by Hubert Nutt and Scott Johnson. Vanetta Hosford and Lydia Tomilinson sang and Helie Hoopes gave a reading. Ice cream cake coffee, and taffy were served.
her mother and brother of Concordia In addition to taking in the sights on the Hill, they spent an enjoyable hour at Haskell Institute.
J. Donald Milligan, assistant in bacteriology, spent Saturday at his home in Olathe. His uncle, Dr. J. C. George, was visiting his slater on Saturday. Dr. George is host of a sanitarium for friend-nieces at Dayton, Ohio.
James W. Woodford, '05, has resigned his position as presiding judge of the Tulsa, Oklahoma, county court to become attorney for the Cosden Refining company of Tulsa. Woodford was a star infielder on the K. U. baseball team while in school. He also was a member of the Kansas football squad.
Mayor C. W, Green of Kansas City, Kansas, visited over Sunday with his daughter, Grace Green, at the Alpha Xi house.
Prof. W. H. Johnson and F. J Kelly, Dean of the School of Education, attended the mingeting of the Association of Superintendents of first and second class cities which held session Friday and Saturday in Emporia.
Dorothy Riddle, '19 Fine Arts, is able to return to classes after having been confined to her room for several days with a severe cold
Walter A. Raymond, 18 College,
was called to his home in Rago on
account of the serious illness of his
mother last Sunday afternoon.
A real reel thriller will be put on the white sheet at the Iowa state College, under the auspices of the Sigma Delta Chi, the honorary secretary of the college, the movie, entitled "Racing the Dead Line," portrays the adventures of a newspaper reporter who is given a news assignment and risen to several times in his attempt to "beat" all other newspaper reporters.
Brendt Arnold, of Newton, a sophomore in the College last year, spent Saturday and Sunday in Lawrence. "Blondy" is now working for the Santa Fe in Newton and says that he really enjoys it.
Gordon B. Welch and Jonathon Dow, both seniors, journeyed to Manhattan to stage a play that would stage an entertainment consisting of music and readings.
Mildred Rose, of Rosedale, who was a sophomore in the College last year, was the guest Saturday and Sunday of her sister. Silby Rose, 16 College. Miss Rose is planning to follow again at the University next fall.
Edith Banks, '19, spent Saturday visiting friends at the Alpha Ch' house in Baldwin.
Irene Mack of Kansas City, Mo. has pledged Alpha Xi Delta. She is a freshman in the College.
A basketball game between the factions and sophomore women is scheduled.
M. H. McKeen, '14, College was in town visiting acquaintances the later part of last week. Mr. McKeen was a member of the C. C. He is at present principal of the Cherokee, Oklahoma, high school.
3.000, SLOGAN FOR 'T
Enrollment Must Be Increased By 70 To Reach High Water Mark
"Three thousand enrollment next
fall," is the motto now in the office
of the school district.
The final figures, including this se
mester's new students, total 2930.
Approximately 125 students enrolled for
work this semester which boosted the
enrollment within seventy of the 3000
mark.
If the enrollment increases next far as rapidly as it has for the past few years the mark set by Registrar Forer will be a very conservative one.
Over 2000 students are now engaged in residence study at the University of California, where they rolled these take the correspondence work or enrolled in the summer school.
FUN GUARANTEED FOR ALI
Every Student at All-University Party, Mrs. Brown's Wish
A party at which there will be something to entertain everyone. This is what Mrs. Eustace Brown, adviser of women, plans to accomplish in the annual All-University party which will be given in the gym February 26.
The people who do not like to dance will be entertained by the minute and musical program; for the student who likes to come "just to see you" is welcome, and they can be a reception; for those who like to dance there will be good music.
"I want the students to realize that this is their party and I would like to see every student in the unit participate," he said, speaking of the party this morning.
Prof. W, F. W. Davis has just received an offer from Fred Folks, secretary of the World's Peace Foundation at Boston, to lecture to the Polity Clubs and others throughout this section of the county in the "Present International History."
Rehearsals for the minuet will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in the gymnasium. Each participant will practice to be present as the measurements for costumes will be taken. Chaucey Hunter, chairman of the committee on general plans, has made arrangements with a firm in Kansas City to furnish the costumes for the men at a cost of $2.40 an hour, less than the cost first announced.
"Iam not a pacifist, philosophical or otherwise," said Professor Davis, "but I am thoroughly in sympathy with the work being done by the Polity Clubs, for I believe they are rationalizing in their efforts to make better sentiment between nations which will hold to eliminate unnecessary wars."
The Weather
The distance men of the track squad will get a few pointers on their races if Joie Ray and Norman Taber meet in a special mile race in the K. C. A. C. meet. This race alone will be worth a trip to Kansas City for any who are interested in a good track meet.
Tuesday-Fair tonight and Wednesday, moderate temperature.
INSURE SMOKER'S SUCCESS
EATS AND STUNTS WILL
"Plenty of smokes, new and original stunts and cider and doughnuts," is the promise of Bill Wober, who is in charge of the junior smoker tomorrow night. A feature of the program is a bout between Justin A. Blount, a freshman boxer from Larned, and our old standby Harry Harlan.
Prof. Merle Thorpe and Prof. H. T.
Hill will speak. A large number of
tickets have already been sold but
Bill says they want a record crowd
and will show everybody a good time.
The proceeds of the smoker will go
The proceeds of the smoker to the junior memorial fund;
A QUAKE AT PANAMA?
K. U. Seismograph Records Shock That May Have Been In That Region
An earthquake of some prominence was recorded by the seismograph at Blake Hall early this morning. The center of the disturbance was probably somewhere in the region of the Panama canal.
The first wave came at 5:43:18.
The secondary arrived at 5:49:27 and
the main shock was timed at 5:56:27
end of the disturbance was at
6:36.
The estimated distance was 2550 miles and the distance northwest or southwest was 2380 miles.
Prof. C. A. Shuil, of the botany department, has received notice of the shipment of a water thermostat that was ordered from New York a few weeks ago. The price for this water used for experimental purposes at a constant temperature. If the temperature varies a thousandth of a degree above or below the point at which the machine will automatically regulate the heat.
The machine is expected to arrive the last of the week, and will permit certain experiments to be carried on which have been delayed for years because of the absence of such an instrument.
The students of the University of Kansas who are somewhat "peeved" at the end of the semester because they cannot get their grades may find some consolation in the fact that in other school grades are much slower in being given them. In addition, the Ohio State Lantern the students of the University of Ohio will not be able to obtain their grades before the first of March.
Get Grades Later There
Will Regulate Temperature
The Pan-Hellenic Council met Sunday morning at 10:30 at the Alpha Tau Omega club and voted on the eighth day of the final wushu, which has been pledged since last fall for initiation by the different fraternities. The council requires each freshman to attend a retreat or sabbatical, and he cannot carry a schedule of less than ten hours.
Jesse Loa Messick, of Hill City,
who has been attending Emporia
Normal, is enrolled in the College
this semester.
Milton W. Nigg, the student who modeled the Jayhawker after Hank Maloy's famous cartoon, has returned to school in 2013, since June in the employment of the Kansas Gas and Electric Co., at Wichita.
SAYS PAPER MIS-STATED
Dick Williams Deplores Alleged Inaccuracies in Walking
Story
"Out of justice to the men, I think correction should be made," the letter says. "It is true that two of the boys got into an interaction on the streets of Kansas City, but not to the extent of knocking one down, or resisting an officer. As is customary in argument, those who were taken to the police station, but they were readily released when the real facts were known."
The Daily Kansas received a letter from Dick Williams this morning, protesting against alleged mis-statements in the story printed yesterday about the five K. U. students who walked to Kansas City.
"Th other three mn, viz: Orville McCandless, Stuart Simmons and Burdette Fitch, were not present on the scene of the quarrel, their first knowledge of it coming from the University Daily Kansan."
TO TALK CHILD WELFARF
State Institute Will be Held In Hutchinson In April
A state child welfare institute will be held during the week of April 10 at Hutchinson under the direction University Child Welfare department.
The program will be similar to the institute conducted here last March. Prominent welfare workers and sociologists will be scheduled for addresses before the meeting. Of the faculty, McKeever head of the University Cary Old Welder the department is now working on the program of speakers.
One of the prominent men that will probably attend the meeting will be Prof. M. Sikora of the Child Welfare department of the University of Wisconsin.
Prof. McKeever is sending invitations to the different Kansas towns where he will be contesting the Fire Contest asking that they send delegates to the institute. These delegates will be requested to give reports on the progress made in each
Robb Reeves Marries
Dan Cupid captured another K. U student over Saturday and Sunday when Ralph Reeves, a special from Dodge City, surprised his friends by announcing his marriage Saturday evening to Miss Grace Arabright of Dodge City, at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves arrived in Lawrence yesterday and are doing light housekeeping at 1400 Ohio Street.
David Taylor, of Halstead, enrolled Monday as a senior in the College from Friends' University. Taylor came here to visit with friends during the time intervening on the criminal investigation and the beginning of the second semester and became so favorably impressed with the school that he decided to stay.
Kenneth Shane, College '18, has withdrawn from school until fall. He is selling Fords in Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Josepine Schwartz, '18, College was called to her home in Wilson, Sunday, because of the sudden illness of her father, M. S. Schwartz.
MARY ANTIN TOLECTURE
Noted Immigration Authority Will Appear in Fraser Thursday Afternoon
CAME HERE FROM RUSSIA
Speaker One of Class About Which She Will Talk
Miss Mary Antin will give her lecture, "They Who Knock at Our Gates," Thursday afternoon at 4:30 in Fraser chanel.
Her lectures on immigration and social problems have been in demand for the last few years and "They Who Immigrant, is one of the most popular,
Miss Antin is a prominent authority on immigration problems and has, for many years, made a study of the social and industrial conditions of thin country. She is the author of *Promised Land* being the best known.
Miss Antin is particularly interested in immigration, because of the fact she sat she is a native Russian Jew. She came to this country in 1844 at the thirteenth and seventh education in the common schools of Boston.
She addressed the Missouri State Teachers' Association Convention at Kansas City last November and her address was favorably commented on by President Hill, of the University of Missouri.
SENIOR INVITATIONS
TO FEATURE CAMPUS
Erie F. Cyes, chairman of the senior invitation committee, promises that the commencement invitations will be a complete surprise to the pub-
"They will be different," said Mr. Criss, "in that they will feature the buildings and the campus. Orders for invitations will be solicited some time in April. There is a new rule which requires students to pay half down when the order is taken. This is done by having them taken how many to order and will have none left over. They will be delivered by the middle of Mav."
STROTHERS RECOVERING FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS
The attending physicians believe that Strothers will not be crippled from the shot, although it was necessary to remove several pounds of flesh.
George B. Strothers, senior law,
who was accidently shot in the leg last
tuesday afternoon, is being cared for
Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
Strothers is recovering as quickly as possible under the circumstances, but it will be at least a month before he can resume to able his work on the Hill.
LAWS RUN BOOK EXCHANGE FOR THEIR OWN SCHOOL
The student book exchange which was established in the College this year did not blaze a trail for this kind of student benefit in the University. The books supplied to the students in a similar manner for many years. Uncle Jimmy Green, dean of the Law School, can't recall just when the system was started, but local book stores have never heard law he says. This is due to the frequent charges made in the books used.
To Give A "String Of Feeds"
The class in dramatic art will give its first presentation of the poem at 3:30 in Room 3 Green Hall. The students that have parts in the play are Roy Davidson, Ethel Frame, Ruth Foster, Marie Purcell, Maureen McKernan, and Karl Noel. The play, according to Professor A. W. MacMurray, is merely a class exercise but the public is welcome to attend. There will be no admission charge.
To Give "A String Of Pearls"
Tom Davenport Smith of Hiawatha, former football star of K. U., now a lawyer of Hiawatha, has decided to get into the race as delegate to the Republican national convention.
The Architectural Engineers will hold their second annual banquet on Feb. 23, at the Beta house. Twenty-five of the architects will be present. The banquet will be held on Friday, M. Deardorf is handling the arrangements for the banquet.
of the sunquen
MORNING PRAYERS
Week Feb. 14-18
Leader, Rev. J. B. Hunley, pastor
Bamboo, Mgr Christian Church,
Church of the Ascension
General theme, "The Higher Life." Daily Subjects;
Wednesday—"The Transformation of Life"
Thursday—"The Transmission of life"
Friday—"The Glorification of Life."