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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
NUMBER 7
"POETRY IS OF LIFE'
Witter Bynner Says it Springs From the Experience of the Common People
DISTORTED BY ESTHETES
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 17, 1916.
Life, not words, makes poetry. Without the vital core of reality, poetry is as tinkling cymbal or sounding brass. Such a conception Witter Bynmer holds of his chosen art.
"Poetry is one of the most fundamental modes of expression," he said this morning. "It *springs up early in the life of people*. It is the way youth expresses the strange emotions that can grow toward life. Dozens of poems are written to one story as any editor will acknowledge. When a great idea grips a person, he *writes a poem*. It may be a poor poem, but it is poetry nevertheless. Poetry is often the result of becoming divorced from the stream of reality. It may be distorted, and corrupted by one group or another, but ultimately it is brought back into its normal connection with life.
As a preface to his reading of
"Baker's Book," Barker wrote:
"bwownsw work JINGWANG."
"According to Oliver Wendell Holmes, it took American poetry one hundred years to get rid of the skylark and the nightingale. So it has taken English-speaking poets some three hundred years to get rid of the Elizabethan language. It was a language so honey-golden that it has beguiled poet after poet to ex-history but in its own first hand terms but in the terms, second-hand to him, of the Sixteenth century, to put off the clothes of the living and strut in the finery of the dead. The inevitable resulted. Poetry became a masquerade of dilettant, a celebration losing its hold on the people because it did not represent them; they represented and spring representatively from the people of the time of Shakespeare."
"Granville Barker says that of arts, drama comes nearest to the people, springs most naturally and intimately and is great in proportion to them. He would of course include pop culture, Mr. Barker shows how the greatest popular drama that flowered in Shakespeare was killed by the Puritans and how the Restoration paints how form the drama return to England; as he hobbled growth cultivated by the ecstatic and society, not a big natural expression. He finally says that in Victorian literature the great writers tried to go to stage as a medium of life. The English drama was still the Elizabethan drama. And so Browning and Tennison wrote pinchbeck Elizabethan drama. And so, until very recently, English and American paper on writing Victorian drama, that the Elizabethan drama in cold storage."
KIPLING RESTORED POETRY
KIPLING RESTORED POETRY
Mr. Bynner says that poetry is always in danger of being distorted by esthetics who regard poetry only as a clever arrangement of beautiful words.
Poetry was in this state in the last decade of the nineteenth century until Kiplinger began to turn it back into the stream of life. Masefield, Noyes, and Service especially have made poetry real again.
Send the Daily kansan home
Miss Thompson To Alumni Board
Miss Agnes Thompson, '96,
or Lawrence, has been appointed a
member of the Alumni Board of
Visitors to fill the vacancy caused
resignation of T. H. Chalkley,
Hatchinson, Jr., of Hutchinson,
is another newly appointed member.
The Board will hold a meeting at the University next month.
In his own poetry, Mr. Byner is trying to express his ideas of life. The New World, "his Phi Beta Kappa," describes the Little King, "all contain a message that is more or less concealed. And that is why Percy Mackaye and that is why Percy in "The New World," touches the man of the beauty that is democracy."
Tomorrow afternoon Mr. Bynner gives his version of *Euripedes*'s *Writemia* in Taurtas, as it was written by Dunin. During the reading will be given in Frasier chapel at 4:30 o'clock. Wednesday night Mr. Bynner will read the same drama from Kansas City, Mo., under the auspices of Women's Political Equality League.
MOVIES IN CHAPEL IS
LATEST INNOVATION
Education by motion pictures is the latest in teaching at the University. A projecting machine has been ordered and will be installed in Fraser Chapel as a permanent piece of equipment.
The new machine will be used during the merchants' short course to be given this winter, but after that the extension division and the various departments who have films used in their work will have the use of it.
The University extension division is already the possessor of about thirty films on various subjects. They are being used by various classes and for lecture purposes out over the state.
FOOTBALL DRAWS WELL
Receipts for Past Season Show Profit of More Than $12,000 for Gridiron Sport
HUSKERS BROUGHT MOST
Collections at That Game Were $16,000—Average Amount More Than $3,500
If the four major sports in which Kansas figures so strongly were an successful financially as the past foot ball season has been, Manager Hamilton could afford to build a new "bowel," which would allow other things which would make things comfortable for the athletes. Former athletes and those of rival institutions could be taken care of and the Var-vests could have a real place for training.
But the trouble comes in with the expense of the other sports. While football in 1915 made $12,178.65, basketball, baseball and track will draw heavily on this and allow the athletic association very little profit for the year's work. The recent reorganization shows that $90,954.48 was taken in during the season. The total expenses during this time were $18,674.23 which left the association with a neat little purse on hand.
The game with the Cördhuske's brought in the most cash to the Kawasaki soffers. The $16,677.57 received by the team from Missouri gaffe came angered from the first game of the season, that with William Jewell, made the greatest showing in gate receipts with only two games with Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri—were the only ones to surprise the thousand dollar mark.
The following is the financial report for the 1915 football season.
The average receipts for each game would be over 35,500. No attempt is made to athletic association to figure the net of the equipment because the equipment and other items to be affixed to the expenses of the whole season and cannot be charged in certain game. The average would be very Indefinite and uncertain figure.
Receipts
Wm. Jewell game $ 384,000
Allendorf concession $ 75,000
Empiror Normal game $ 502,000
Drake game $ 696,450
K. S. A. C. game $ 716,610
Oklahoma game $ 1,725,400
Washburn game $ 541,755
Nebraska game $ 16,677,575
Tucker, sweater $ 3,50
Missouri game $ 7,825,75
Total Receipts. $29,052.41
Disbursements
Equipment . . . $ 2,235.54
Traveling . . . 2,452.85
Scouting . . . 142.79
Businesses or Divisions . 914.65
Advertising and Printing . 194.17
Salaries, Tabor and Helpers . 542.96
Medical Service and Medi-
cal Supplies . 309.13
Offices . . . 688.95
Miscellaneous expenses . 369.13
Office Chanze Helps
Total Disbursements. . . $15,874,23
Total Football Profits. . . $12,176,83
The new location of the University post office in Fraser has proved beneficial beyond doubt. It now has a special window all of its own in which it has done away with the student's desk, and crowd in front of the small space in the Registrar's office. The new window has a neat design over so that it may be easily located. Registrar Believes that a great improvement to the handling of Uncle Sam's business has been made by this new step.
To Teach In Oklahoma
Avis Middlekorn, a senior in the college last year, has been visiting classes in Oread for the past week. Avis is an elected instructor in English in an Alabama high school and will leave Wednesday to assume her new duties.
Sins of the Past
FINE ARTS RECITAL THOMPSON DECLINES
Professors of Music Will Give Program in Fraser Hall Tonight
Tonight
Worst S. Morse, professor of violin in the School of Fine Arts, Anna Sweceny, assistant professor of piano, and W. B. Dalton, instructor in cello, will give a concert at 10 a.m. in book in Renaissance Hall. Dalton is
Following is the program:
Sonata for violin and piano...
Scherze vivace
Violin Selos:
Allegre maestoso
Concerto in D minor Venuxtenga:
(First movement)
Piervet Sevende           Rundegente
Nookarce Op. 9, No. 2... Chevin
Hungarian Rhapsody        Haugue
Bereuse                 Danne
Zigumeneweisen          Sarasata
Trio Op. 15              Smuttama
Allegro, ima nei agitato
Bresto
Sigma Jamm Epsilon, mining
stress, help initiation last week
the Mining Building for Harold
Eagle John Kirkland and Page
Winger.
Minors Initiated
THE CALENDAR
Monday
8- Morning Prayers, Frasers, Prof. M. W. K. Williams
W. A. McKeever, "Humility": 41-60. *Medicalnational Society*, Chem 30:1-30:4. L-107.
ships, "opportunities for College Trained Women," Fraser Chapel.
321-Bond Band; Pearson Hall.
322-Ferret Arts Faculty.
324-Harshall Hall.
Tuesday
"Men's Glee Club, Fraser Eul!"
7:36: K. N. G., Gymnasium.
7. 30-Choral Union, H. S. Auditorium.
7:30-Men's Student Council, Fraser
8—Matching Presser, Fraser, Prof.
W. A McKeever, "Fraternity"
3-4:B—Psychology Club, Museum
3-4:B—Y.W. C. K., W.C.
3-4:B—Lecture, Witter Bymer, "Euri-
pides" Iphigenia in Tauris"
Fraser Hall.
Wednesday
8. Writhing Français, Fraser, Prof.
W. McKenzie
W. McKenzie
4:30 Français, 396 Français
4:30 Français
745- Architectural Engineering Society, Kanza house.
7:30—Orchestra, Fraser Chapel,
3:30—Men's Student Council, E
4:30—Mining Engineering Society
Haworth Hall.
5—Girls' Glee Club, North College
6—Muncho Club, Fayetteville
7:30—Elec. Eng. Society, Marvin Hall.
17. 30 Club, Mr. Peus, "Insect Pollination of Flowers," Snow Hill.
5.30—First Band, Fraser Chapel.
6.20—Bird.
4:30—W. S.G.A., Fraser Hall.
8—Morning Prayers, Fraser, Prof. W. A. McKeeney, "Science."
1-Mechanical Eng. Society, 1122 Ohio St.
Friday
Club Club, Fraser Hall,
7:30—K. U. Deering School, 313
Fraser Hall.
Thursdav
3:30-Civil Engineering Society, Marvin Hall.
8-Morning Prayer, Fraser, Prof W. A. McKeever, "Democracy." Sphinx Dance, Ecke's Hall.
8-University Debating Society. 119 Fraser Hall.
But Would Enlist in K. N. G. If This Were Not His Last
Year
"I would join the K. N. G, if this were not my last year in the University," said Tommy Thompson, president of the Men's Student Council, in reference to his visit Friday by Capt. F. E. James to join Company M, Kansas Nation, contend, however, that it would be excellent training in many ways for the freshman and sophomores.
"No, I am not blood-thirsty or ever war-face, but really believe the plan of drill worthy of some consideration. The faculty is apparently against it as well as the student body, but never other schools find it feasible to sit at their own school and offer another system. Good carriage, pain and discipline received from military training is certainly worth the effort and time of the student and besides trains him for service as a soldier. I think that the invitation from Captain Jones was suggested by some one course that it was a good joke "In taking a course you are compulsory training for the two lower classes. I did not intend to convey the idea that drill work was to take the place entirely of gymnastics work. Both could be combined to good advantage, and the benefits of both might be had. The development of a rounded character training bodily development and poise seems to be strong points in favor of this pre-production system. The spirit of democracy that we have so long sought in the schools would be greatly advanced and the matter of a system of discipline which would not necessarily seem on the oppoison would have a good effect even on the oppoison. It seems to me that it offers a good opportunity well founded system of student body control, which was voted a failure.
The University Y. W. C. A. will celebrate the anniversary of the foundation of the organization next month. The secretary, Miss Anne the cabinet and faculties members of the planning for the coming Jubilee. It is hoped that these events will increase the interest of the women of the University in the work of the university which will have finished its fifth year of usefulness and service to the women of the world next month.
Y. W. To Celebrate Birthday
Pref. McKeever in Chapel Prof. Wm. A. McKeever will have charge of the chapel exercises this week and will speak on the general topic, "The Church at the Student." The daily topics are Tuesday, "Fraternity"; Wednesday, "Adversity"; Thursday, "Science"; Friday, "Demonocracy."
Miss Cummings Will:Speak
Cummings 9th: Speak Frances Cummings, of the Intercollegiate Bureau of Occupation, with headquarter New York, will talk to the woman of her versity Monday, January 17, at 4:30 o'clock in Fraser chapel. Her subject be: "Opportunities For College Trained Women."
Cercle Francais Postponed
Because of the condition of the weather the Cercle Francais did not meet Wednesday afternoon. The talk which was to have been given by Amida Stanton will be given at the meeting next week.
Sallie Battailo, College '17, has been unable to attend her classes this week on account of an attack of the grim.
GEOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IS OPEN TO APPLICANTS
On account of the resignation of Wm. H. Foster, fellow in Geology, a graduate fellowship is to be awarded for the next semester.
This fellowship will yield $140 and is open to competition by graduates of the University of Kansas and to universities or colleges in good standing.
All applications must be filed in the office of the Dean of the Graduate School on or before January 25. Applications may be had in the office of the Dean.
A NATION IN MISERY
Expatriated Armenian, Homeless, Without Foam, Shelter or Medicine, Face Death
PEOPLE ARE STARVING
250,000 Armenians Flee From Horres of Turkish Persecution
A. vivid portrayal of the revolting harrors accompanying the flight of hundreds of thousands of Armenians from Turkish persecution is furnished in letters received by Prof. H. A. Mills, of the department of economics, from Prof. Leon Arzrooji of the University of Missouri. Arzrooji is a native Armenian, and a former student at Stanford. The letters come from the scene of the persecution, and are translated by Arzrooji.
The first is from southern Caucasia, in Russia, where a quarter of a million refugees have fled from the Turks, leaving all they possess behind. The Russians are doing all they can to alleviate the terrible misery, the suffering, the tortured, and the need for outside help is imperative. Here is the letter:
FOUR DOCTORS ATTEND 3.000
RECORDS ATTEND 3,000 "The entire population is facing starvation, and if no help comes it is too much to ask that the slaughter which will result from lack of food and shelter will probably equal that perpetrated by the murderous Turks. Women who have lost their husbands, children who have lost both parents, are held in the clutches of an agonizing starvation.
"The winter is coming on and our needs are multiplying a hundredfold. At least bread and clothing are necessary if we are to be kept alive. This is not all; our need for medical aid is no less pressing. Three thousand sick with only one of the villages are sick with only four, so to attend them. The epidemic is on its way seems to be no hope of stopping it unless medical aid can reach us soon."
SYSTEMATIC DEPORTATION
Another letter, written by an American professor in the American college at Marsoosan describes the systematic methods employed by the Moslems in their work of destruction. An extract follows:
"Having destroyed the most courageous and influential men of the city, late in June it was announced through all news that all the buildings and houses of the city were to be vacated within three days according to imperial decree. However, not even three days were spent by people to prepare for their journey of 100 miles, and start the very next morning. This exile and deportation continued throughout the month of July until finally the single Armenian living within a radio station."
"In the course of the flight the males and females were separated, the families broken up, all the young women enslaved, and the young men murdered. Hundreds of cities containing any considerable number of Armenians can repeat this tragic story."
Follow To Oil Company
William H. Foster of Kansas City, a fellow in geology, has had from the University to accept a position as Assistant Geologist for the Producers Oil Company of Houston, Texas.
Women Postpone Game
Women Postpone Game
The basketball game which the Sophomore women of the University scheduled to be played with the Edwardsville High School girls Friday, January 14, has been postponed.
Owing to frequent a squabbles over eligibility rules in the past, the past Conference has decided to abolish baseball as an intercollegiate sport.
Daily subjects
MORNING PRAYERS
Leader, Prof. W. A. McKeover.
General subject, "Religion of the liturgy."
Week Jan. 17-21
Tuesday, "Fraternity"
Wednesday, "Adversity"
Thursday, "Science"
Friday, "Democracy"
HUSKERS BEAT KANSAS
Midget Jayhawker Basketball
Tossers Fall Before Nebraska
Football Heroes
GIBBEN STARS FOR K. U.
Men
Little Forward Shows up Well Against the Heavier N. U.
In spite of these facts the games were not characterized by roughness. the force of the Nebraskans showed an overwhelming out but in unnecessary roughness. the Kansans were not fast enough to set around the football veterans and not nearly strong enough to go through the northerners and their own way.
The K, U, midgel basketball five which journeyed to Lincoln got the short end of the score in the games on both Friday and Saturday nights. It turned out to be a matter of the grapes with the grapes from the small Jay-hawkers. With such men as Rutherford, Shields and Gardiner, who figured strongly in print this fall after the grewsome McCook Field game, in the line-up, Gibben and the other players not get near the opponent's basket.
FIRST GAME CLOSE
The first game was anybody's game up to the final whistle when Nebraska had 34 and Kansas held 23. Gibben had thrown a basket in the final minutes of the game, which if allowed would have put Kansas in the lead. Referee Lowman claimed that Gibben was out of bounds when the goal was made. When it was Gibben's protest did not clear Lowman and a foul was called which gave the Cornhuskers their one point lead and saved the game for them.
The second game was more of an exhibition of brute force, than was the first. The football team was in the same form they showed on November 18 and the score showed the effects. 40 to 27 was the final count of this game in spite of the good Kansas team work and good playing.
K. U. TEAM HITS STRIDE
The Kansas squad showed up much better than they did in the opening games of the season on the home court. In fact, they seem to have hit their stride and Coach Hamilton expects them to show regular championship speed from now on. The small-and inconvenience of the Nebraska made it hard for the Kansas men for those we were not used to such playing quarters. In the past years, Hamilton's best squad have had hard times beating the Cornhuskers on their little court so it was not unexpected that this year's group of novices should make a rather poor showing.
AGGIES COME THIS WEEK
During the early part of this week Hamilton expects to rest, Captain Cole, Gibben and some others who have been working hard of late, so that he can get more of his men in condition. The Kansas Aggies come this week and will put up a stronger team than they have in past years. However Coach Hamilton expects his men to be in good shape by Thursday night and if they play as he expects them to, after their Nebraska showing, a couple will be added to the Kansas collection. Anyway there will be a couple of hard training away and Friday nights and Kansas has a good chance to win both of them.
NOTES OF THE GAM3
The Nebraska games would have been good ones for Reber and Heath to have played. This would have given them a final chance to stop the end runs of Rutherford and Gardiner and to "hit the line" against Shields. As it was, though, Kansas did not have a man on the squad heavy enough to make a line man on a football squad.
The small Lincoln court proved a handicap for the Kansas men. Former Kansas teams could beat Nebraska on the Robinson court but their own court. There always wins on their own court. There may not be any advantage in playing on your home court but in this case the advantage is great.
Lowman's Aggie squad was the only team that defeated Kansas last year on the indoor court and the last was for only one game when the Kansas team had the smallpox. This year they are looking for four straight victories. If the Kansans play as well against the Lowmanites as they did against Nebraska the result may not be four straight Aggie victories.
The Agric games this week will be the Kanaans' last performance for the californians followers 'they tour the "owen" team and the squad will leave a week from Wednesay to two games with Missouri at Columbia and two with Washington at St. Louis.
Announcement has reached the registrar's office of two fellowships at Wellesley College.
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