UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
NUMBER 81
MINING MEN TO K. U. AS USUAL AT SPOONER
First Flotation Conference is to be Held in Lawrence January 28 and 29
WINS U. S. RECOGNITION
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 21, 1916.
Meeting Scheduled at University Because of Work in Research
The first conference of professors of mining and metallurgy in American colleges and universities on the subject of flotation is to be held at the University of Kansas January 28 and 29. This meeting will draw scientists and mining experts from all parts of the United States.
The field of flotation is a new one and because of the pioneer work done by the division of state chemistiation, the United States Bureau of Mines has officially recognized the contribution of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, to flotation. KU was chosen as the meeting place of the first conference.
REDUCES WASTE 30 PER CENT
The Division of State Chemical Research, under the supervision of Prof. W. A. Whitaker, started an investigation of mining in Kansas a year earlier and applied the process of flotation to certain mining districts in Kansas. At present, the slimes which are thrown away contain more than 6 per cent sine. The work carried on in these areas led to the attention of the United States Bureau of Mines and official recognition was given to the efforts of the Kansas division of research. With a view to securing an exchange of ideas on flotation by Lydia Calhoun of the U. S. Bureau, in charge of the Salt Lake City station, called this first conference which will meet in Lawrence next week. Because of the central location and the pioneer work worked on in this state, Lake Utah was chosen as the meeting place.
REDUCEES WASTE 10 PER CENT
Until the discovery of flotation,
about 30 per cent of the minerals
taken from mines were found.
The ore-dressing,
the newer method reducing that
waste to about 7 per cent.
THOSE WHO MAY ATTEND
THESE WHO MAY ATTEND
HAVE been sent to
thirty by the professors in
the country interested in this field of work. Those asked to attend are:
William Coghill, El Paso, Texas; Rudolf Gahl, Inspiration Consolidated Copper, Co., Miami; Arizona; Pres. F. W. McNair, Michigan College of Mines, Houghton, Mich.; Prof. F. W. Traphagen, Co. orado School of Mines, Golden, Cola
Visit Us On Rounds
E. W. Hoch and Ed. T. Hackey of the board of administration visited the University Thursday afternoon on their round of inspection of the state schools. They arrived here from the Weir School of Mines, where they will meet other teachers. They left Friday morning for Topeka where they will spend a day or two before returning to Lawrence, Saturday or Monday morning.
On account of quiz week and the Y. W. banquet to be given the following week, there will be no Y. W. meeting until February 8.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Stacks Will Close at Regular Time During Quiz Week
NO. EXAM CONCESSIONS
Librarian Doubts if Books Would be Called for at Night
According to Miss Carrie Watson, K. U. librarian, chances of the stacks being open at night during quiz week are extremely slim. Miss Watson says that there is money appropriated, if he be for the quiz book, his book stacks, they shall be opened. Otherwise, no money, no books.
"Do you think that the stacks ought to be open for the students during the coming week?" was asked, of Miss Watson.
"I think that they ought to be open," replied the librarian, "but you can't have what you don't pay for. If you will see the best books and get deals with what to pay for help your request will be granted."
pronoun
"Who are the proper authorities?"
was asked.
Miss Watson replied "the Chancellor might be interviewed, I have talked about it several times but nothing has come of it."
In reply to the question as to the demand of the students for the opening of the stacks at night and as to whether they would be used if opened Miss Watson said, "There has been a lot of discussion about it. I do very much whether they would be used if opened, but again I see no chances of their being opened unless you get the proper authorities to furnish the money for the running of the stacks in the nest for the use of the students at night during quiz week."
To all questions as to the probability of the success in having the stacks opened at all Miss Watson could only say "No."
CHILD GRIEVES FOR PET
_LOST BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Stacks in Spencer are kept open
daily from 7 to 4 except Saturday.
The stack is closed on Sundays.
Louise Bryant, six year old, daughter of Lee Bryant, owner of the College Ann is grieving over the loss of her bull-dog Buster. Buster, her playmate and pet, has appeared a few days before Christmas.
"The disappearance of Buster has hurt her more than anything that ever happened to her," said Lee. "Every night, before going to bed, she snaps out and closes the door tomorrow," then we have to say no, and she cries herself to sleep."
For the last four years Buster was a well known character around the College Inn. It was thought for a time that he was running around town and would eventually come home. Inquiries were made without results. It is thought that the dog has been taken out of town.
"I don't know who took the dog," said Lee, "but I know that no questions will be asked of any one who returns him."
NOPHOMORES HIT TRAIL FOR MEMORIAL TAX SCAPS
Are you a sophomore? If you are you will be asked for twenty-five cents by one of the members of the sophomore memorial committee during the next week, or on registration day.
Here they are; Charlotte Kreec, Winona Yeemans, Wm. Boone, Frank Hoch, Arnold Bell, Lind Anderson, F. L. Fleianden, Fred Pausch, Emma M. Kummel, Helen Riddle, and Marion Joseph.
Each committee member carries a nice little receipt book and when you pay the quarter, a receipt, will be shown to show that there is no graft.
Loving friends have called our attention to the fact that our Birthday Number failed to remember the following:
Edwin E. Slosson, literary editor,
The New York Independent.
Aftermath
Ed. T. Hackney, president of the Board of Administration.
Ed. F. Abels, high school teacher.
Board of Administration,
Scott Hopkins, of the Prudential
Trust 'C', Topeka.
"Cub" Baer, advertising specialist
Scott Hopkins, of the Prudential Trust Co., Topoka.
Prof. Arthur MacMurray has made arrangements with the Extension Division of the University to see whether or not it will be possible to send out some of his students in advanced oral interpretation to some of the high schools of the state to do research. He also makes no charges, for this except for the payment of expenses of those who go out, and by such a scheme the students in the course will have a chance for some real, practical work.
DESCENT INTO THE MAELSTROM
Being a
xed Metaphor —But Don't Blame Us, It's Quiz Week
STAGE GIPSY OPERETTA ARMENIAN FUND GROWS
Romance of Spain to be Given by Women in School of Fine Arts in March
That K. U. does not merely have within its dramatic walls rising Mantells and enthustiasite Blanche Rings will be proved by the women of the tacoma society since the operetta "Spanish Gypsies" this coming March. Since the formation of the University Dramatic Club the fold of musical comedies and light operettas has been neglected. None of this type was given with any vavr.
The scene of the play is laid in Spain among the roving gypsy tribes and tells a love story of these interesting people, Light, please yet practical; this is the critique of the music by reviewers. A chance is given for individual work, for there are many solo numbers.
The music and lyrics of "Spanish Gypsy" are by Vincent, a leading American composer. It consists of three acts and provides for a chorus of two parts which makes it particularly suitable for a college production. The musicians and the chorus are the divisions of the chorus. Besides the chorus of thirty-two, eight main characters are required.
One of the features of the operetta is the dancing. This is typically Spanish and will require much practice. Dr. Alice Goetz, has taken charge of this and will instruct the women in the steps.
Thetag Will Celebrate
Rehearsals have been started already and will be held several times a week. The date of production has not been announced it will be in the flood-rock theater.
Thetas Will Celebrate
The members of the Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority will entertain their alumnae and their alumni. Founder Day celebration with a dinner and other special entertainments at the house. A large number of local and out of town alumni are expected to be present.
Attention is called to the fact that the essentials of New Testament Greek (12) has been changed from a three to a five hour course. No previous knowledge of Greek is required.
Quick Response After Letter Delivery Swells Fund to 862 at Noon
Although the delivery of the letters to librists for Armenian Kelief was delayed, the amount contributed and grown to $82 by noon, it was announced at one office of the registrar on Friday, the delivery of the letters was immediate.
Contributors so far are: Chancellor
Strong, W. C. Stevens, H. T. Hill, W.
Whitaker, Arvin Oln, H. A. Millis,
and the Rotary Club.
The largest contribution was for twelve dollars. Two were for ten dollars each and four for five dollars each.
BILLY SUNDAY TO COME?
A SENIOR LAMENT
Plan to Have Revivalist Address University in April
Billy Sunday may talk to the students of the University, but F. R. Hamilton of the Extension Division might forget it at least for the present."
It is thought that an attempt will be made by the University, to get Sunday here sometime during the campaign which is to be held in April but the faculty committee in charge announces no plans at present.
"The matter was taken up at a board meeting of the Y. M. C. A., some weeks ago," said Prof. U. G. Mitchell, "and I think it was decided that an effort should be made to bring Mr. Sunday here."
Hugo Wedell, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., says that it is probable Mr. Sunday will be here for at least one address, but that at present it is too early to announce anything definite.
HOODS AND QUOTES
The members of the faculty of the department of mathematics were entered at the home of Prof. C. H. Ashton last month with an informational stunt party, each person present putting on some impromptu act. Mrs. Ashton and Mrs. E. B. Stouffer sang several solos, and Miss Annette Ashton gave some of the newer interpretative dances.
Holds Anti-Oniz Week Party
(Coneceived and executed, on a rainy night, by three seniors, in whose pouchs the waters of the Pterian Spring have turned urned ́hatter ́ and ́sweep ́.)
After the quizzes are over
And the week's sad grind is done,
We shall rest, and faith we shall need it ;
"Ad astra per asp'ra" we've won.
We have faced the prof without finching.
We have answered the questions he gave:
We have stood before him for judgment—
God grant that our credits he save!
Long vigils we kept in the night-time
"Til cold broke a cheerless dawn,
And with shoulders bowed low 'neath the burden
Heart-weary, to quizzes we've gone.
* * * *
L'envoi
And our goal—'tis a "more scrap of paper"
A baule, a valueless prize,
Not a key to the mystery of knowledge,
But a veil keeping truth from our eyes.
FRIED ONIONS AND ART
Gross Materialism Invades Classical Halls of Old Fraser, Where Greeks Hold Forth
DIONYSOS WANTS BREAD
Plaster Baby Joins Ranks of Utilitarians
Once Upon a Time A Certain Rich Man went to the Junior Prom dressed in a Bathing Suit. He was trying to get notorious by Contrast. But he failed. Everyone mistook him for a woman in a new party dress and he was asked if he had been night over. Now this has nothing to do with the story. This is a tale of Contrast Classique.
In the classical halls of Fraser, where the Chancellor sits in his stately cubby-hole, and high-browed students quote Virgil, Plato, Shakespeare, De Maupassant, and Iirarte, base materialism with its pungent feelers into every nook and corner of the grand old palace.
In the museum, where statued bronze and plaster unfold the beauties of art to some poor fool who has lost his way, the beautiful infant Dionysses begs Hermes unceasingly for that bunch of grapes. But the precious dear is only kidding. It, he, or she does not really want the stone grapes, but the coffee, whose delicate aroma crumbles within the frescoed walls with a permeating odor of suggestion.
Hermes, the poor stone head, knows what the kid wants and whispers across to the Venus of Milo whilst he sniffs the baking dough with the Apollo Rivedere keeps his proud man out the windward as the enrapturing perfume of baking beans is waffled in on the morning breeze.
Where do these sublimely agonizing smells come from, old Demosthenes grunts to Sophacles. Sophacles passes it on to Marcus Aurelius, but Mark (see materialism has him) finds the perfect antidote, and has not time to answer. Finally Old Fiddling Nero tries to ask the janitor, but the wireless is out of order, so the domestic science department in the basement continues to send four toilet smells into the house, like a white with rage, and make students, who are not all stone, grind their teeth in hopeless hunger.
VINDOW TRIMMING ADDED
TO MERCHANTS' COURSE
Two new speakers have been secured to conduct classes in Window Trimming for the Merchant's Short Course. In addition to Mr. A. E Butterworth, head window trimmer at Company of Kansas City, already announced, Mr. Wm. Cubberly of Salina will discuss the topic, "Window Trimming for Grocers," on Monday, February 7. On Thursday and Friday of the semester, window trimmer at Ober's Clothing Store, Lawrence will speak on "Window Trimming as applied to Men's Furnishings."
The classes in window trimming were added at the last minute and after the programs had been issued, because of a special request from persons who attended the Short Course last year.
SANTA FE TRAINS
CHANGE NAMES
Trains numbers one and ten on the Santa Fe will henceforth bear the name of "Scout", according to information received at the local Santa Fe office. The name was formerly "Overland". The official name of the trains nine and twelve has also been changed from the train that changed to "Navajo". These names are not used by the officials in sending in their orders, but are merely for the convenience of the patrons.
E. H. Lees '94 Dies
E. H. Lees, LLB '94, died last week at his home in Sterling, Kansas, from blood poisoning. Mr. Lees entered the Law School in 1892 and received his degree in '94. He did his preparatory work in Cooper College. He was a leader in the United Presbyterian church. In addition to his legal practice, he had large business interests and awarded several awards. Excepting four years spent in Lyons, Kansas, when he was county clerk of Rice county, Mr. Lees has lived in Sterling since his graduation.
F. M. Veatch, field man for the water analysis department came in yesterday to do some office work connected with the sewage investigation and carrying out for the State Industrial Research Department at Winfield.
DOOMSDAY DRAWS NIGH
Final Examinations Bring Weeping and Wailing and Gnashing of Teeth
PREPARE FOR SLAUGHTER
Don't Want to Hear "Mene,
Mene, Tekel, Upharsin"
CURSE SOFTLY
Caesar had his Waterloo, Napoleon had his Bunker Hill, and tomorrow U. N. Eye will be writing geometric equations in an English history quiz. Tomorrow, the word that is often used to the students; to many it is even worse than Gaul, for it is not divided into three parts.
But if you can Ford this stream, bump on down to a fraternity house and listen to the grashing of the breeze. When you're at K's who are so glad that tomorrow is
Tonight from many a sorority house door will flow a stream of bitter tears, which had gushed from the ultra-marine eyes of countless beautiful damselfles who await the fatal day in wild joy.
guits day, that they curse softly, lovingly, and fe闲趣ly with the intonation.
INTO THE TRENCHES, STUDY LADS
Study is the order of the day.
Darning the bright juice until early morn is the latest style. Long, weary hours have been spent by the wireless slaughter. Some have even spent as much as fifteen minutes while the less studious ones have gone to the picture show or put in a couple of days at the funny old library.
But prepared, or supermanned, the grind starts tomorrow. Here are the steps.
amined Saturday p. m. Jan, 22, 1916.
Classes meeting at 9:30 will be
examined Monday a. m., Jan, 24, 1916.
Classes meeting at 3:30 will be
examined Monday p. m., Jan, 24, 1916.
Classes meeting at 4:30 will be
examined Tuesday a. m., Jan, 25, 1916.
Classes meeting at 4:30 will be
examined Tuesday p. m., Jan, 25, 1916.
Classes meeting at 11:30 will be
examined Wednesday a. m., Jan, 26.
Exclusive Saturday Classes will be examined Wednesday p. m., Jan. 26.
Classes meeting at 10:30 will be examined Thursday a. m., Jan. 27, 1916.
Classes meeting at 2:30 will be examined Friday a. m., Jan. 28, 1916.
Three hour classes (and one hour classes meeting on Mon. Wed. or Fri.) will be examined from 8:30 to 10:30 if scheduled above for the morning; from 1:30 to 3:30 if scheduled above for the afternoon.
Two hour classes (and one hour classes meeting on Tu. or Th.) will be examined from 10:50 to 12:30, if scheduled above for the morning, from 3:50 to 5:30, if scheduled above for the afternoon.
Four and five hour classes will be examined from 8:30 to 11:30, if scheduled above for the morning; if scheduled above for the afternoon.
Laboratory classes will be examined at the time corresponding in the schedule above to the first laboratory period or at the time corresponding thereafter (each hour exists) at the discretion of the department concerned.
Classes meeting on Saturdays and not on other days in the week will be examined Wednesday p. m. from 1:30 to 3:00 for one and two hour courses; from 1:30 to 3:30 for three hour courses.
Gleemen To Sing
The men's Glee Club will give its first recital here on Tuesday evening February 8. The program is almost complete, and it will be the best ever rendered here. Besides music there will be some readings which have not yet been definitively decided upon. There are twenty-one concert dates of colour and it is especially well balanced with respect to the number of men singing the several parts.
Students who have clothes to contribute to the Belgians and French should call 'Miss Snow B. 24855, as soon as possible.
Eldin Woekil, a freshman in the
College, because of illness has gone to
hospital.