UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
EXCHANGE PAYS WELL
Handles 770 Volumes And Pays
Back $461.31 In
Cash
CO-OP STORE NEXT YEAR?
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 9, 1916.
Manager Says Prospects For Store Are Good
That the University Book Exchange was a success is amply proved by the volume of business done during the past week and a half. Neil Ireland, the promoter and manager of the new venture, closed up the exchange yesterday and will only open for a few weeks before Christmas Friday to pay out the last of the money on book sales and to return the few unsold copies not yet called for.
The total amount of money taken at the Book Exchange desk at Professor Johnson's window in Fraser Hall was $162.56. The total number of volumes returned was 798,417 volume. There were 300 books left on the Exchange unsold which have been returned to their owners. These were mostly French, German, and English classics which were not in use. There were 57 books returned to the total number of books handled was 770.
Only one law book was listed at the Student Council Book Exchange and was sold within five minutes after it had been posted. The dents have for years maintained their
NEIL, IRELAND
The sophoreans, who put the Book Ex change, entered the city.
own exchange, buying and selling new and old books. One pharmacy text was listed but not sold. Only a few medical books were listed, but the demand for them was large. The same case is in regard to engineering texts.
WOMEN BEST BUYERS
Dean F. W. Blackmar called early at the exchange desk and inquired whether any sociology texts had been brought in and when told not, he appeared to be greatly pleased. He said that it went to show that his students who did not sell their texts were thoroughly interested in the course.
Neil Ireland, who has been largely responsible for the installation of the exchange, said that the women of the University took much more readily to use the text and fact that the men far outnumber the women enrolled. Several members of the faculty took advantage of the exchange to buy and sell texts. Prof. E. H. Sargent, a management listed a philosophy which was easily sold. Prof. W. H. Johnson, in whose office the exchange was conducted, bought and sold several volumes. Prof. C. G. Dumpl and Prof. Doughttt also used the exchange.
The Book Exchange will without doubt be opened again in the spring to take in books to be sold to summer students. The students may list their books in the spring and if not sold at that time the exchange will hold them over without further charge until fall and thus the individual student storage rent.
PLAN FOR CO-OP STORE
"In the exchange as we ran it here we had nothing to lose. The expenses amounted to only two dollars. I saw the exchange as it was worked at Emporium and desired to see it given a trial at the University. Because we put it in, however, the council authorized the committee to collaborate with the Universities of Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, California, Oregon, and the Kansas State Agricultural College. Material was also secured through
"We hope to give the students next year a co-operative book store where they can not only exchange old books but also buy new ones and stationery," said Neil Ireland in telling of his plans for the future success of the ex-campaign. He adds that the system similar to that used at the University of Wisconsin. There the co-operative store is maintained and students buy shares at two dollars; dividends are declared each semester. Students holding shares in the store must pay $150 per cent per cent above the cost price all others at ten per cent above.
Arnold Nordstrom, who had a larger
collection of informational books,
exchanged in the university.
The exchange was under the direction of the committee from the Men's Student Council composed of Nell Ireland, Jeremy and, in addition, Balletzer, T. W. also expressed itself willing to cooperate with the Book Exchange committee in helping to make the exchange a success. Ten per cent was deducted from all sales of books as the Student Council's fund. Three per cent of the profits will go to the manager of the exchange. No charge was made for unsold books.
WILL TALK ON SUCCESS
Subject of Governor Major's Address In Chapel Friday Morning
The February All-University assembly will occur Friday at 10:30. All classes will be dismissed for the hour. The 10:30 classes will meet from 11:30 to 12 o'clock and the 11:30 classes from 12 o'clock to 12:30.
NUMBER 90.
Frank Strong, Chancellor.
"Essentials of Success!" will be the subject of the address to be delivered by Governor E. W. Major of Missouri to the University public Friday morning in Fraser Chapel at 10:30, according to a telegram received yesterday evening by Chancellor Strong.
All 10:30 classes will be dismissed for the Missouri's speech and the phonocall urges all the students to attend class on Friday. Major is a man of wide experience in the business and educational world and comes to the University to address the students on this subject at request of the University authorities.
Friday is the time set for the February general assembly and Governor Major was scheduled to give the address. The whole hour devoted to the Missouri's lecture and no chapel services will be held.
If So, the Hall of Fame Awaits You, Says Dean Templin
"If there is any student who wants the everlasting gratitude of as hard working officials of the University, and a place in the Hall of Fame, now his chance," said Dean Oil Tempter, an alumni and former porter. "All he will have to do it to invent a plan for simplifying the enrollment methods and relieving the congestion that so sorely ties our patients to our care. It was the result of the Dean's being asked how he had enjoyed the enrollment process this year and what could have been done to make it easier. "Don't you think a prize might be offered to induce people to have some constructive idea on the subject?" he asked.
KNOW A WAY TO ENROLL?
“Well,” he said with a slight increase of the usual twinkle in his eye, “i should hardly go so far as to say that you need it. We might afford a laurel wreath.”
Many plans have been tried to relieve conditions when students were enrolling, especially at the beginning of the school year yet there has not been much success.
Several amusing incidents occurred during the first week of school this semester. A student went to the office and taught the course in Law. When told that he should have gone to Dean Blackmar, who is in charge of the Graduate School, he remarked "Why, that's about that. How do you get there?"
The Rifle Club, an organization for University men, has been reorganized and will begin target practice with the aim of developing ammunition is furnished free of charge by the government and the rifles may be had at cost. Membership is open to all University men who have been present there twenty members.
The case of the absent minded professor of tradition was brought out when one of the instructors in the College came to inquire anxiously where his classes met for that day. Mr. Fraser, in the hall of Fraser, whereupon he smiled faintly and observed that "he had forgotten all about that schedule."
Rifle Club Reorganized
The target practice will be under the supervision of range officers and will be held, at Six Corners, six miles north of town, where the K. N. G, hold their practices. The officers for the present year are: president, G. M. Walling; vice-president, J. C. Clevinger; secretary and treasurer, Frank Coffey; range officer, J. A. McKone.
TEAM GOES TO MIZZOU
Hamilton's Hopefuls Will Play Tigers and Pikers This Week on Foreign Courts
In spite of the dissastrous early season basketball games it was a cheerful bunch of goal shooters that left with Coach Hamilton for Columbia this morning. A squad of ten men was taken for the four games to be played in the finals, and he has high hopes that we will bring home least three out of four of the games.
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A new forward has been taken from the scrubs and will also start with the Varsity tonight. This man is Kauer, a freshman player last year. He has been in a number of games this year but until lately has not been showing up very good. His goal shooting ability recommended him for the berth.
Missouri University will be the Kansas opponents tonight and tomorrow night in Rothwell gym and the games will be watched all over the Valley because of their relation to the championship tangle. Besides, they will have three Tigers themselves because Kansas has only lost two games to the Missourians since the two schools began basketball relations. In other words, the Missouri Tigers have won a total of two games out of forty-eight from the Hawkeyes. Teny-eight games have been played by the startened coaching the Jayhawkers and out of that number the Tigers have won only one game.
A couple of return games with the Washington five will be played in St. Louis Friday and Saturday nights. These should result in victories for the Kansas five. The St. Louis court was just as successful as thenasmen men and it would not be surprising if the Pikers held the Hawkers to a small score.
Although not showing particularly good ball in the Washington games, the team seems to have hit a new stride. The men are playing with new life and have discovered the same brand of pep which has given Kansas championship in the past years. With the help of some other players, Jayhawkers will end in some other place besides the last berth. After using a large number of men in most all the early games Hamilton believes now that he has found a combination that will make things a little more interesting for the Missourians and the Kansas Aggies. Bonnie Reber is the man the coaches are looking to for the game. The weight of Reber along with his basketball ability has won him a place on the squad and he and Nelson are slated to start tonight's battle.
The line-up for tonight as announced by Coach Hamilton before he left this morning will be: Gibben and Kauder, forwards; Captain Cole, center; Reber and Nelson, guards. Besides these nine five others were taken from the field with all ability to take the game before they get back from Missouri. Appel, Miller, Pattinson, Kennedy and Uhrlaub are the others that took the trip.
DR. CORBIN PLANS SERIES OF GATHERINGS FOR WOME
Progressive entertainment is being given by Dr. Alberta Corbin, associate professor of German, for all the women students in the disfair rooming which she is president. The rooming-housing has for several years been divided into districts, each of which comprises a certain territory. Each district has its own organization, the purpose of which it to create a rooming house among the women for one set of rules and regulations applicable to all.
Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6, D.Corbin held a tea for one house chwenn in her district. She intends to entertain each house at a time. She wants the women better acquainted with the women students in her neighborhood. Regular business meetings of one hour are held immediately after supper on certain week nights, in which time various problems are discussed.
"Without dormitories," said Dr. Corbin, "I do not believe we can get the hearty cooperation of the women unless we have our districts well organized." I would like to see more interest taken in these organizations."
To Give Several 1-Act Plays
The twenty-four members of the dramatic art class are working hard preparing for their first play, "A String of Poems" which they will next text. Tuesday through Green Hall. They expect to give several 1-act plays. The public is invited to attend these performances.
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K. U. DEFEATS NORMALS
First place in every event except the pole vault, with eight seconds made it possible for the Jayhawker to reach the 100-meter K. U. indoor track athletics last night in the opening meet of the 1916 season held in Robinson Gymnasium with the Kansas State Normals from Emma Linden Stadium score stood 744. Normals 11.
Hamilton's Track Athletes Take Opening Meet of Season With Score of 74 to 11
The Teachers' squad commanded by Coach "Bill" Hargiss, was late in arriving and their tardy arrival seemed to have a bad effect from the very start. Not until the shot -put, the fourth event on the program, did the team make it work, when Shaun White beat out Dick Small the second Kansas entry and took second place, Captain Rebeer taking first easily. In the low hurdles, Stites added three more points to the Emporials' score with another second. The final Normal's counter did not come until the very last of the meet when it left the field to play against places by the K U. squad. But Campbell and Pattinson, the two Crimson and Blue entries in the pole vault, both went down at ten feet-six, leaving Van Patten to score the lone first place of the Normals. But Coach Hamilton's proteges got sweet revenge in the next and last event, the relay, for the Kansas quartet of players from North Carolina, Humpy Campbell, and Cyclone Rodkey, merely lapped the Emporians twice while running up the time of 3 minutes, 47, and 2-5 seconds, which according to Assistant Coach Patterson is a new relay record for the indoor track in Robinson Gymnasium.
30-yard dash—Won by Davison,
Kansas, second, Hilton, Kansas.
Time: 8:42
The summary:
Shotput- Won by Rebe, Kansas;
second, Sharp, Normals. Distance,
32.
Mile run—Won by Grady, Kansas;
second, Sproull, Kansas, Time. 4;42.3.
30-yard hard hurdles—Won by
Womar, Kansas Second, Elliott,
Kansas, Time. 04.1.
Quarter mile run -Won by Campbell, Kansas; second, O'Leary, Kansas. Time; 55.4. (New K. U. indoor record.)
30. yd, low hurdles—Won by Winn,
second, Sitches, Normal.
time: 10. 4. 8
Half-mile run — Won by Rodley Krasnan; second, Fiske, Kisane, Time 3:42
High jump—Won by Trewesko
High jump—Rice, Kans, Height.
Fight 8 tensions.
2-mile run — Won by Stater, Kan-
second, Groce, Kanea. Tims.
10,17-14
Pole vault—Won by Van Patten
Normal; Campbell of Kansas and
Pattinson of Kansas tied for second
place. Height, 10 feet 6 inches.
Mile relay—Won by Kansas (El-
mont, Leavyn, Campbell, Rodley)
Time: 3:45
NEW MEDICAL COURSES
OFFERED AT ROSDALE
Practical work in physical diagnoses, minor surgery and bandaging is now offered to the incoming class in the School of Medicine at Rosedale, which has a history since the installation of the new dispensary. It has never before been offered to students before the junior year. The history of medicine, a course found in all European schools, but in only about six of the leading schools in the United States, can be hazardous. Last year twenty-six students came to Rosedale, while this year but sixteen were transferred. They are: P. E. Beknap, L. L. Bressette, F. B.Campbell, R. C. Culter, L. B. Gloege, H. E. Henderson, T. L. Howen, W. H. Nelson, W. R. Oechs, E. C. Padgett, O. Sundwall, H. N. Thien, E. L. Whitney, O. V. Miner and H. O. Hewens
At the last meeting of the Mining Journal Club at Professor Terrill's, the time of meeting was changed back to Wednesday at 4:30. George Belchiche read a report on "Flotation" from the recent convention held here.
Time Of Meeting Changed
Junior Women Will Min
Junior Women Will Mix
The junior women will hold "thigh chums" Robinson Gymnastics Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:00. Every junior is urged to be present and take part in the girls' dance. There will be good music. Punch and wafers will be served for refreshments. The girls are being planned for the afternoon. This is the second junior women's mixer this year.
A tea will be given by the University Women's Association Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of H. Hodder, 1115 Louisiana street.
TORCH WILL ANNOUNCE
NEW MEMBERSHIP FRIDAY
The names of the new members of the Torch, the honorary society of senior women, will be announced Friday at convocation.
This society, whose purpose is the furthering of responsibility among women of the University chooses its members at the close of the junior year by a committee of the faculty and members of the university membership is announced at the beginning of the spring term of the senior year.
RELIEF FUND NEAR $500
Small Amount Needed to Round Up Sum Raised For Armenians
Only about twenty-five dollars remains to be raised to bring the Armenian relief fund to $500. An itemized account of the fund, compiled this morning by Prof. H. A. Mills, chairman of the sub-committee, is as follows:
Total gross receipts from K. U.
"Follies" $122.69
Total pledges $372.50
Total cash on hand $195.19
The estimated cost of collecting this amount is about $20, though a complete itemized account of the bills against the committee could not be obtained this morning. Subtracting this from the cash on hand, exactly $24.81 remains to be raised to the fund to an even $500.
"We hope to get the amount with the next few days," said Press执业
BANDS PROTECT TREES
Entomology Department Experimenting Against Worm
Much curiosity has been aroused recently as to the purpose of those black strips of tar-paper which adorned the campus, for instance, trees on the campus. Many persons rightly suspected that they were placed there as protection against some kind of worms, but they failed to notice them, and themselves would stop the invaders.
The bands are being placed on the trees by the entomology department as an experiment to determine their efficacy against the ravages of the destructive spring canker worm, *Borisotoma floridanum*. The foliage. Under the bands a strip of cotton is placed firmly against the bark to prevent the worms from crawling under the paper, while on the outer surface of the paper a thin, sticky line of tanglefoot mixture prevents progress of the worms over the paper. The sticky tanglefoot is composed of equal parts resin and linseed oil.
Prof. S. J. Hunter, of the entomology department, has been experimenting for some time with various types of tree bands, and the present work is one of the most successful. A similar band manufactured in the East is now on the market in Lawrence. The type being used by the entomology department is found to be as serviceable as that on the market, although the application tool is proving to be a sticky job for Prof. Hunter's trained bug-chasers.
REARRANGEMENT MADE IN OFFICES IN FRASER HALI
A general rearrangement and remodeling of the offices of the Registr. Extension Division and child marriage treatment is taking place in Fraser Hall
Prof. H. G. Ingham, of the Extension Division, has moved his office force to the northeast room, vacated by the Registrar's office force when the postoffice and business office was moved.
Prof. F. R. Hamilton, director of the Extension Division has moved his office two doors south, and his old office at the north end of the hall is occupied by Prof. W. H. McKeever, of the child welfare department.
Professor Terrill To Talk
A. C. Terrill, professor of mining will lecture on "The Future of mining before the Mine Owners' No-Luncheon at Webb City on February 24.
Mildred Pitt, a freshman in the college, has withdrawn from the University and returned to her home a Kansas City.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week. Feb. 7-11.
Leader, F. M. Testerman
General theme, Salt.
Daily Subject;
Thursday, Salt in the Nation or Politics.
Friday, Salt in the Individual or Life.
AND STILL THEY COME
Nearly Four Hundred Merchants Go To School on Mount Oread
MEETINGS ARE CROWDED
Three Hundred Attend Many of The More Popular Lectures
At noon today more than three aundred merchants had registered at Mr. Hamilton's office, and it is definitely known that between fifty and seventy-five who have been attending the classes are not enrolled. The rest of those merchant who wrote to the Extension department signifying their intention of coming to the course, and having done that did not think that it was necessary to enroll upon arriving in Lawrence. Every effort should be made to give every attendant enrolled in the office at Room 117, Fraser Hall.
Every meeting and discussion has been crowded for the last few days, some of the meetings having as many as three hundred listeners. The business was accounted for by sign painting, store records, salesmanship, window trimming and advertising have grown from day to day, and reports among the business seem to show satisfaction as to the results of the course.
The results of the round tables have brought out many new points arising from the experiences of the merchants from over the state, and various round tables report a growing interest in that work each day.
BUEHRMANN'S LECTURES POPULAR
Mr. Buehrmann, of Chicago, ends his series of lectures on Salesmanship this afternoon. They have been largely attended and his audiences seem to get something out of his discussions. The courses in salesmanship will be taken up tomorrow by Paul H. Nystrom of New York University, and the merchants last year. Mr. Buehrmann spoke this morning to three hundred merchants at nine-thirty on "How to Bring New Trade."
Of special interest to the store proprietor was the lecture given by M. E. Garrison in Fraser Chapel this morning at eleven-thirty. Mr. E. Garrison wrote all of this subject, and his ideas were for the most part new to the retailer who has been buying his goods from a “salesman” and not a firm in the past years. Mr. Harrison advocated a closer touch between wholesaler and retailer in order to interests of both parties concerned as well as to the customer at large. At one-thirty Mr. Ingham gave a discussion by means of charts of keeping separate records of purchases and sales by months through which the managers included the methods of mark-ups and the approximate perpetual inventory. He also explained a system of checks for credit accounts and the methods of keeping track of department and individual sales at all
"There is but one way to be assured of new trade, and that is to be everlastingly at it," he said. "A one day's spurt will not insure new stock." The store must be making new friends every day and holding them."
PROF. THORPE DISCUSSES
MAIL ORDER METHODS
Pointing out that the towns of Kansas are decreasing in population and that one cause, and perhaps the main reason, was the prevalent distrust existing between the town and country. Professor Merle Thorpe of the University of Kansas, addressing the matters of the short course here today, said:
"Outside business, commonly known as mail order houses, sees its opportunity is making stronger and stronger bids for this rural trade. The mail order houses are growing at a tremendous rate, some estimate that they get fifty per cent of the country towns' legitimate trade. One Chicago concern reported last week an increase in mail order houses by year's business, taking away $125,-000,000 from country merchants in 1915.
"How to compete with these out of state businesses? Not by appealing to the loyalty of the farmers to trade at local markets, but by home paperat the request of local merchants are the mail order man's best advertising. The only hope of successful competition is to adopt the selling methods of the big concerns."
Mr. Thorpe outlined the methods employed by the big companies in getting and holding this business, showing that they were "investing" from two to four per cent of their gross sales to get new business. This is
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