UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
FOLLIES SWELLS FUND
NUMBER 86.
K. U. Vaudeville Receipts Total $135 for National Armenian Relief Fund
AUDIENCE WAS PLEASED
Although the great "K. U. Follies" held last night in Robinson Gymnastium was not such a financial success as the War Relief committee had hoped for, it was a great success from every other standpoint. The audience which numbered only about 400 felt well repaid. The money received when added to the plaques already contributed to will swell the Relief Fund to nearly $100. The receipts from the vaudeville amounted to about $135. Out of this a few small bills will have to be naid.
Pete Carver, Miss Caverley, who came from the University of Missouri to appear as headliner on the program last evening, gained much applause and commendation for her Armenian dance. Helen Miller, Piette Pierre and Pierrot performed so successfully that they barely satisfied the audience with one encore. Since their appearance at the May Fete last spring they have been great favourites. Polly Sargent Clark and Metamalf also proved popular, and called forth a great deal of applause.
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The money that has been pledged to the relief fund has reached a total of $349. Many more of the faculty have promised contributions which will be paid soon. This money will be sent to the Armenian Relief Fund in New York City. All those who have not yet contributed should see Prof. H. A. Millis immediately. There is still plenty of time, and no one should hold back because it is late in the day. The committee will test every nerve up to the last minute to increase the fund as much as possible.
Performers Delighted the Large Crowd That Went to Gymnasium Last Night
James Butin in his whistling number was one of the greatest successes of the evening, and the tumbling squad did work that vied with much professional vaudeville work.
The farce "Feed The Brute" presented by Florence Dunnigan, Ethel Frame and Harold Lytle brought down the house several times. Lytle used it in a war he had to drink the cold tea and eat the ice macaroni.
The program was one of the best ever put on at the University, and whoever missed it, missed a lot. It was carried out in full as advertised. 1. Selection—University band 2. Selection—University Glee Club
3. Dance - Polish Mazurka
Helen Clark and Berl Metcalf
Helen Clark and Bert Metcalf
4. Farce "Feed the Brute"
Florence Dunnigan
Harold Lytle
5. Armenian Dance—Miss Carverle of the University of Missouri
7. Dance-Spanish La Paloma
Annette Ashton, Vivian Brether
tom, Dorothy Cole, Vera Weather
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8. Tumbling Stunt—Gym Squad
9. Whistling No—James Butin
10. Dance—Piercer Piererot
Helen Topping and J. B. Naught
University Gler Club
11. Selection—University Glee Club
JOURNALISTS WILL COVER
COFFEYVILLE CONVENTION
The convention of the Southeastern Kansas Teachers' Association to be held at Coffeyville, February 4, and 4 will be covered by Ray Clapper, John Gleissner, Charles Sturtvent, Will Cady and Gary Scriwner, seniors in the department of journalism. Reports of the meeting with the papers will not only for the state, but for the Topeka and Kansas City papers and the Press Association.
"Reading, Writing and Spelling," "Some Phases of a Superintendent's Work," and "Methods of Measuring Intelligence," are a few of the subjects to be discussed by such men as Dr. Eugene F. Meyer, public Schools John F. B.ender, Supp. Pittsburg Public Schools, and Prof. M. V. O'Shea of Wisconsin.
The Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce has made arrangements for the entertainment of 3,000 visitors. It is bringing to Coffeyville, Helen Keller, Prof. Angelo Scott of the University of Alabama, Prof. O'Shea of Wisconsin, and Susie J. Powell, Jackson Mich. A feature of the program will be motion pictures of the Gary schools.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 3, 1916.
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STANTON OLINGER TAKES
K. U. HIGHEST DEGREH
The oral examination of Stanton Ollinger for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will be held Thursday, February 10 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 205 Administration Building. The following committee will conduct the examinations H. Hodder, F. E. Kester, F. J. Kelly, F. E. Carter, F. W. Blackmar,
Sociology is Mr. Olinger's major Educational Administration his first minor, and Educational Psychology his second minor. The special examiners will be, F. W. Blackmar, J. Kelly and R. E. Carter. The examination will be open to all members of the Graduate Faculty.
Mr. Olinger has already taken the written examinations for his Doctor's degree, the one in third in the class, sitting at 12. There are at present, several students working toward the Doctor's degree, Mr. Olinger is the first to take the examinations since 1911, when John Kohman received his Ph. D. degree.
Y.W. AGED 50. BANQUETS
Five Decades Toasted b
Costumed Speakers—
350 Present
The attainment of the half-century mark by the Y. W. C. A. was celebrated by 350 K. U. women Tuesday night with a banquet in the Robinson gymnasium which marks the beginning of college life. A month in the University of Kansas.
A striking feature of the evening was the toasting of each of the five decades in the career of Y. W. C. A. by speakers costumed to represent the periods with which they respectively dealt. The principal event of each decade, with regard to the national organization, and with regard to K. U. in particular were recounted in the book that made every woman present proud that she was identified with the society that has made such a record.
Miss Vanetta Hosford represented the first decade, 1866-76, dressed in the style of that day. She told the inspiring story of Y. W. beginnings and when she met Mrs. H. Brown, Mrs. W. H. Brown was ready to carry the story forward to 1886.
Miss Kate Riggs, an instructor in the Lawrence high school was costumed in her commencement gown between 1886 and 1896, the times between 1886 and 1896.
Miss Emily Smith, telling of 1896-1906 and Miss Nellie Kennedy, representing the last decade brought by World War II. The future was taken then in charge by Nelle Ellie Evans, a student in Lawrence high school. She told of the future plans and hope of the assemblage at this time, attaining for the years to come.
The decorations consisted of flowers on each table, and two large dolls, one dressed in the colonial style and the other in the fashion of today. A large birthday cake with fifty candles occurred the center of the table.
There were 350 present, including members, friends and faculty members who are interested in the association's work.
The banquet was not a money-making affair. Miss Anne Gitties, secretary of the association, said today she no profit derived from the banquet.
K, N. G. IN ACTIVE SERVICE IN TOPEKA
The combined company, made up from "M" company of the Hill and "H" of the town, returned from Topeka last evening, where the men were on duty during the war there. The men under the command of Captain S. G. Clarke, of "H", and 1st Lieut. E. M. Briggs of "M" saw some fairly active work, according to some of the men in the force. The hill was the largest and richest that Topeka has ever seen on a similar occasion.
Orders were given that as soon as the seats of the Auditorium, where the President was to speak, filled the crowd was to be turned back. So eager was the crowd, however, that their banners had been held their bayonets to keep the doorway clear. Their manner of handling this work was complimented both by the colonel of the regiment and by the secret service men of the president's office. It is the president said that the men were better equipped and trained than any body of militia that he had seen.
The Y. M. C. A. of Lafayette College is conducting a campaign to raise 71,500 for the annual expenses of the organization. Up to the present year there has always been a financial basis. The Steiner, of the local branch, hopes to put the association on a sound financial basis.
Professor Nevin to Recite "Poia"
for University Club
February 9
TO GIVE INDIAN OPERA MEET POSTPONED A DAY
The University has arranged a musical evening, to be held at the club next Monday evening, February 7. The program will consist of an illustrated recital by Prof. Arthur Nevin, of his Indian opera "Pois." The recital will begin at eight-thirty. This will be one of three arrangements arranged by the entertainment committee of the University Club
Mr. Nevin will explain the theme of "Poia," and will illustrate on the piano some of the principal parts of the opern. The material for the latter was gathered by the composer during the summers of 1903-04 when he lived with the Blackfoot Indians, whose reservations is stulted in the northwestern corner of Alberta, extending some thirty miles north of the boundary line into Alberta, Canada, including a part of the eastern slope of the east over the prairies for forty miles.
After the completion of the opera, Mr. Nevin's first engagement to lecture on the work was at the White House, in April, 1907, at the request of the president. At the close of the lecture a reception was given by the President.
IVED WITH INDIANS
LIVED WITH INDians
In constant association with the Indian of this tribe living, herding and trawling one point to another with them in their restless life, joining with them in their singing, and at last being allowed to participate in ceremonies of the most religious character, Mr. Nevin was able to learn the entire story of their prophet, Poia, who had journeyed to the court of their god, the Sun, and returned to his people to teach the doctrine of sun-worship. It was the composer's constant and close observation of the people that gave him the opportunity to study their lore and to find the many melodic Indian themes which he used as motives in his opera.
OPERA PRODUCED IN GERMANY Shortly afterward the author went to Germany, to attempt to have the work accepted for production. The Royal Opera of Berlin examined and accepted the opera in the latter part of 1909 and the final performance in the third, 1910. There was a great amount of hostile sentiment displayed over the Opera taking the work of an unknown American. Richard Strauss had but shortly returned to Berlin from a rather unfortunate tour in America, and had voiced his idea of our country as but a a "sewer of art". This opinion of Strauss added much weight to the hostile sentiment in Berlin towards a foreign work, and against the opera at its first performance. However, the work went on and remained during two weeks the offering of the Royal Opera.
This recital of "Pola" is one of a series of evenings that have been arranged at the University Club by the entertainment committee and other members of the club. During the present University year the following guests have been entertained in the theater, Norman Angell, publicist and lecturer on war and peace; Frank H. Storms, representative of Babson's financial expert and investment forecaster; Frank Speaight, Dickens reader, of London, England; Hamilton Holt, editor of the "Independent"; Bynner, poet and playwright; Vernon Kellogg, of the American relief commission for Belgium. Last week a smoker was given for the visiting officials of the United States bureau of mines and the forest products laboratory, who were holding a meeting in Lawrence
As a result of the Sunday campaign at Amherst 300 students have entered Bible classes which are held weekly. Every undergraduate will be given an opportunity to lead or join these classes. "Life at Its Best" is the book on which the course is based .
The committee plans to continue these entertainments during the rest of the university year. Arrangements have been completed for a smoker next month, after the next week's university lunchtime course, at which the guests will be Mr. Joseph Zeelner, Sr., and his sons, Joseph, Jr., and Amandus, of the Zeoliner String Quartette, of Brussels, Belgium. Arrangements may also be secured several other speakers at the club in the near future.
The Amherst Freshmen succeeded very cleverly in having their banquet uninterrupted by the Sophomores. Marching out of a hygienic class in a restaurant, they attended the special event for Worcester where the dinner and celebration was held.
The Normal-K. U. meet which was to have been held Monday night, Feb. 7, has been postponed one night. The new date will be Tuesday, Feb. 8. We'll be training again, and we'll train planning plans but will give them a little more time to get in shape. The change was in response to a request from Coach Hargiss asking for the postponement. Because of a conflict between coaches could not come on Monday night.
Normals Will Meet K. U. Tracksers Tuesday Night—Tryouts Satisfactory
The crowd that attends the first track meet will see for themselves that the reports of a good team which have been issuing from the gym, are true. Tryouts of the last few days have proved to the few who have witnessed them, that the trackers are in good shape for the initial run, and that feats must never run. Each day brings out a new burst of speed. The mile and quarter were the feature races on Monday but the half mile and the two mile yesterday were attractions of unusual interest.
The two mile was an easy victory for Grady, the veteran distance man on Hamilton's squad. He has been showing unusual form this spring and has yet to see the man in school who can beat him in the distances. His record of only one defeat for last season will probably fall if he continues in the same stride he has started this year. But he will have to face the same man, Teeter, in the Aggie meet February 21, who took first from him on Monday. He last spring. However, Grady took first from Teester on McCook Field last spring in one of the most sensational finishes of the season.
Stateler finished a close second to Grady in the two mile in yesterday's trysts. The two men fought for the lead on all of the thirty-six laps and it was only the last two that Grady pulled away from Stateler. Groene and Howland ran in good form all the way but were never able to take the lead from Grady and Stateler. All of them went very far, the distance in good time and any two of them should place against he Teachers.
The half mile was an unusual race but ended with a safe victory for Rodkey, the crack middle distance man Rodkey led out as if he was running a hundred yard and seemed never to be able to finish the entire distance and finished 3 seconds ahead of Elliot who took a hard-earned second. Elliott ran a grace all the way and nosed into second place by leading Sproull eight inches in the race but the pair set up where in the race but the pair set up where Rodkey seemed to get the best of them.
The final events on the tryouts for the Normal meet will be staged this afternoon. The pole vault and the hammer throw will be yet to be staged. These will prove interesting as many new men are after places in these departments.
STACKS OPEN AT NIGHT
Old Excuses of "No Books" No Longer Available to Students
No longer will students be able to go to their classes with the excuse that reference books were locked in the stack, for Miss Carrie Watson has now thrown them open for the use of students as long as the library is open.
There was recently made complaint because the stacks were not open during quiz week; but because of the lack of funds with which to pay for additional equipment, she had to aid the students. The stacks were opened Monday without previous announcement; and when an attendant in the library was questioned as to where the funds came from, the answer was that it was supposed that the student had the financial funds for help through the efforts of Miss Watson. fff fff
The stacks will be opened hereafter until the library closes at ten o'clock. However no books can be checked out of the library after 6 o'clock.
The following rules govern the use of the stack;
When neither catalog nor librarian can furnish necessary information, juniors and seniors may consult books in the stacks.
On entering the stacks, the student must leave all books, except his note box.
If any book is taken from the stack even for a few minutes, the fact must be known.
As the stack room is not large enough to accommodate readers, the students are requested to do their reading elsewhere.
The penalty for violation of any of these rules will be the forfeiture of the property.
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"K. U. GETTING ITS STRIDE IN BASKETBALL"—HAMILTON
"The basketball team is going to play a different brand of game from now on," said Manager W. O. Hamilton Wednesday evening, "The team has struck its stride and we expect them to be coming games. The team really just "blew up" before the contest with Ames owing to stage fright and to the fact that almost every man on the team was new. For a little time the members of the team were almost convinced that they couldn't but now they have found out that they really can put up a good fight.
"Tuesday evening they played all around the second string men in a way that showed they have regained their position and that they are contest with Ames. Of course we can't say that we will win every game from now on, but the indications are that Kansas will not be lower than Iowa, place on the Missouri Vocal Conference League when the final games of the season are played."
VISITOR GETS RECITAL
Fine Arts Students Will Honor Wellesley Dean of Music
A complimentary recital for Hamilton MacDougall, Dean of Music at Wellesley College, will be given by the students of the School of Fine Arts at Fraser Hall, Thursday evening February 3, at 8:15. Professor MacDougall is visiting the larger western colleges to study their methods of teaching music. He is expected to interest high school students for music and in the extension work now being done by this University.
Mr. MacDougall, when interviewed at the University Club, where he is the guest of the Fine Arts faculty, said:
"I came to the University of Kansas first because it is the most typical of the western universities. Music as an educational study is a comparatively new thing and the western colleges, which are more modern eastern colleges, have led the way in the installing of schools of music, Business and professional men and all men in general have looked upon music as the expression of the emotions, but this theory is going the way of President Wilson's "too proud to fight." I shall visit Ann Arbor, Michigan, Northwestern and Illinois before I return. The man usually uses in my crusade for music in the eastern colleges, and in the articles which I shall write frequently for musical journals."
"When Professor MacDougall wrote us of his trip," Dean Skilton remarked, "gave as his reason for coming the fact that he thought the West to be very much in advance of the East in many respects. Neither high school credit for music nor extension work in music has been used to any extent in the eastern colleges. Professor MacDougall will probably give more charge than his study of the workings of these systems."
The following is the program for the recital:
Organ: Toccaat and Fugue in
Minor Bach Bach Hazel Longbaugh
Vocal: The Little Dustman Brahus
Ruby Whitcroft
Piano: On The Mountain Greig
Johne
Vocal: Down By The Brook Jones
Were I Gardener of the Skies
Chaminide . . . Mary Javaris
Ensemble: Concerto for two violins
Bach . . . Ednah Hopkins
Scott Johnson
Vocal: Omy Harp, Thou Immortal
(Sappho) Gounod
Chara
Schucher
Piano: Concerto in A Minor
McDowall . . . Helen Dawson
Ensemble: Meditation from "Thais"
Massenet Violin Marie Nuzz
Harp Dorothy Bell
Organ Stephen Viens
Vocal: O Du Mai Holde stern (Tannheuser)
Wagner
Wendell Fosser
Organ: Scherzo from Fifth Organ
Sonata
Gullmant
Philip Stevens
Chorus: Priest's March from "Athalia" Mundelshon Fine Arts
Chorus
A gift of $10,000 has been made to Cornell University for the benefit of the department of Military Science and Tactics by Willard D. Straight, '01, for the establishment of a summer camp at Ithica. Six hundred under-graduates receive instruction similar to that of the United States Army at Plattsburg, during the two weeks at camp.
One of the star football players, while going down the hill to Lee's yesterday, slipped and fell as he was crossing Ohio street. "First and twenty yards to go," he exclaimed as he got up rubbing himself.
MEETING WAS SUCCESS
Representatives of U. S. Bureau of Mines Pleased With Conference
INITIATED COOPERATION
Harmonized the Flotation Work of American Research Workers
The conference of metalurgists and mining engineers which was held at the University of Kansas last Friday and Saturday was very successful and accomplished more in the way of cooperation between men engaged in research work for the improvement of metalurgical equipment according to D. M. A. Lyon of the United States Bureau of Mines at Salt Lake City, Utah.
No permanent organization was effected at this first meeting. A permanent organization will be formed next September at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, zona. The meeting just held was merely a forerunner of an organization to be effected at that time.
The Saturday morning session was taken up with the reading and discussion of two papers, one by Dean Minor Roberts, of the College of Mines, University of Washington at Seattle on Proposed Research on Flotation," and the other by Mr. George Belchich of the University of Texas on Theorem 1 of Flotation."Mr. Belchich explained the principles of flotation upon which this machine for eliminating waste in lead and zinc ores, is based.
The afternoon session was taken up with the reading and discussion of papers from professors of metallurgy and mining approving the idea of the meeting and wishing success to the venture.
The representatives from the United States Bureau of Mines were D. A. Lyons and O. C. Ralston of Salt Lake and C. A. Wright of Joplin, Missouri. Those representing schools of mines were Dr. A. L. McRae and Professor Clayton of Rocky Mountain College of Missouri; R. C. Palmer of the United States Forest. Product Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin.
The representatives from the University of Kansas were Profs. Geo. Belchic, Roy Neal, Harry Van Velde, Terrie E. H. S. Bailey, H. C. Allen, G. W. Stratton, W. H. Twenhofel and A. H. Sluss.
K. U. MEN TO KANSAS CITY
large Number Voluntarily Go to State Y. M. C. A. Convention
A crowd of K. U. men under the leadership of Hugo Wedell will leave for the convention of the Y. M. C. A. of the state to be held in Kansas City from this evening until Sunday night. The men will attend the meeting as student delegates, and will have no part in the program, but will strongly spend time among them, are Dr. Strong, dale "the Pitching P秒钟," and George J. Fisher of New York City, a leader in foreign work.
The men who are making the trip are John Calene, L. A. Walworth, Rex Miller, Edward Todd, Benjamin Baltzer, Harry Harlan, Lester Evans, Oscar Brownlee, E. F. Price, F. W. Bacon, Charles Shaw, W. D. Steinbauer, Bill Friar, William Griffith, J. B. Dail, Ralph Rader, R. R. Smith, W. V. Woody, R. B. Bacon, Otis Burns, G. C. Todd, Paul Bressem, Homer Hermiett, George Soper, and J. B. Raymond. These men not only pay their own expenses, but they are also the convoy that came in for the estimation of friends in the Y. M. C. A. it speaks well for the work of the Y. M. and Wedell that so many are going.
SENIOR WOMEN TO MIX
Will Have Taffey Pull and Hear Miss Winston Talk
The first senior women's mixer of the year is to be held next Wednesday evening, February 9, at 7:45 o'clock. It is to be an informal entertainment, with taffy pulling as the chief amusement of the evening. The expenses are to be met by a moderate donation amounts by each senior girl attending.
Folowing the taffy pull Miss Alice Winston of the English Department is to talk to the girls upon the "Col- lory" which she has landed on "Vocational Work for Women".
Although this is the first mixer to be given this year it is not to be the last, according to Miss Clarene-Gana Daine, chairman of the senior women's mixer committee. The others are now up to meet upon, but the important thing now is to secure a record attendance at the initial smoker of the season.