UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 14, 1916.
WHY WE ARE SO BUSY
Students Confess How They Pass Their Time Around Mount Oread
If there is one fact to which K. U. students will universally agree, it is that what they are busy about is a different matter. One could find someone who was the reporter who secured these interviews was instructed to hunt for someone who is attempting to present the average condition as nearly as it can be.
Believing that an honest confession is good for the soul several of the most prominent students at the University told the story of their daily grind.
It develops that life around K. U. is just about what one tries to make it, the most natural way of doing so.
Some shoot pool or play crib,
others read or go to the movies, but
all admit that they study for at
least a few hours each day.
This is what a junior, who is com-
pared with me, is as brilliant,
says about himself.
THIS ONE ALSO STUDIES—UNLESS
"Seven-thirty each morning finds me wading the snow from the sleeping porch to my room. I dress for school, eat a 'hot dog', some toast and coffee and hurry to the Hill. I have classes until 12:30 o'clock, and take half an hour for half an hour. My next move is to the Kansan office where I collect my wits for an editorial or two. Here I stay until my conscience is erased a little but generally be accomplish to the house where I study to the house where I discuss every day topics of conversation with my friends, read or study, depending upon assignments for the next day. After dinner I load a short time and then go to my room for the old girl to help me make a week I have appointments."
A sophomore who has had his name in print ever since basketball season opened and who gets one and two grades tells this.
"I get up just in time to eat and make an eight-thirty, after this class I have two hours in which to watch the game from playing pool to writing to my girl. Except for lunch hour I am on the Hill until 2:30 o'clock. I study until 6 o'clock unless there is a break or a light lunch. A light lunch I practice basketball until 9 o'clock. Then until twelve I study, play pool, or loaf depending upon how I feel. I never let any interfere with having a good time."
RENEFITS BY DISCUSSIONS
BENEFITS BY DISCUSSIONS
A senior Law leads a rather unusually sternuous life. This is his program:
"I am on the hill every morning until twelve-thirty. Then I eat lunch, read the morning papers and go to the library for reference work until six. After dinner read the newspaper, then study until I get my lessons. If I succeed in accomplishing this task before bed time I stir up some kind of an argument from which I usually receive much benefit. I'll admit I'm a grind during the week but every day I'm free and have a real vacation."
SHE DOESN'T STUDY AT NIGHT
A woman from the junior class, who is a candidate for Phi Beta Kappa, after being sincerely promoted, told the following story: "I get up at 6:30 o'clock breakfast and dress for school. The morning is spent on the Hill. I generally work in the library three hours during the afternoon. The rest of the day you go to the girls or read something light to rest my mind a little, then dress for dinner. Every evening I have an appointment. No it isn't a music lesson nor will I tell you for you may sign my name to this. After all, you're not going to can't study all night without looking like the dickens next day. Besides any one with any intellect at all can get their lessons in three or four hours if they apply themselves. Well you are welcome to that but if you aren't I'll never tell you any thing again."
A freshman who is just getting by in his studies has become very efficient at pool.
PADDLING DOESN'T HELP his GRADES
"Well, I do a little bit of everything except study. I go to classes most of the morning and then have a two-thirty every afternoon which just spoils the whole day as far as getting anything accomplished. I play cards or pool or go to a show with my girl because I am the only person here from her home town and she gets lonesome if I don't, you see. I stay until 8 or 9 o'clock and then go to the house and get some help on my math or write a theme—if I can't borrow one. I have had a paddling every day for flunking
NUMBER 76.
out but I can't get started for some reason. The bunch can paddle me but I can beat any of them at pool."
EMBRYONIC HOUSEKEEPERS
VISIT IN KANSAS CITY
Miss Elizabeth Sprague, professor in the domestic science department, took her teachers' class in domestic science to Kansas City early this year. She went on a five day visiting and inspecting the domestic science laboratories of Westport and other high schools. They will also attend several demonstrations which will be given in their one of the big stores in Kansas City.
The purpose of this inspection tour is to get the students who expect to go out as teachers of domestic science, acquainted with the various methods and devices used in some of the leading schools of the state.
THE STUBBS BOYS AGAIN
Former Governor W. R. Stubbs dropped into the Daily Kansas office with a reply to the editorial, "The Stubbs Boys to Princeton." The reply appears in another column. He discussed his views of the country and his opinions were helpful because given in a helpful spirit.
Governor Stubbs thinks it unfortunate that the Associated Press story that his boys had entered Princeton. He says he took them cast to preparatory schools, and he went home to see what university they will enter.
He expressed regret, as does the Daily Kansas, that the impression might be gained from the editorial referred to that to the University or the Kansan depressor institution's work. The purpose of the editorial was not to deceive the service the University is rendering the state at large but to call attention to the fact that such work costs money and that a discussion of the comparative importance Princeton and Kansas should keep this fact in mind.
The Governor thinks that too much emphasis is paid to the money side of an institution. He believes that "men" and not "money" make a university. But "money" makes natural question as to how "men" could be obtained in these parliums without "money."
More discipline, both as to scholastic as well as social matters, the Governor thinks would be better for the University. The goodly number of missing from each semester's rolls might furnish some testimony as to the effect that a proportion of students during the past week, as to the efforts in behalf of the latter.
More scholastic discipline will come when more instructors are provided to take care of the more advanced students. Commons, dormitories, a Woman's Building, which he and the state have seen fit to deny the university, will do more than facetify a creating a better social condition.
The Daily Kansen, and students generally, like Governor Stubbs. They can i help it. He. It laugh that is infectious, a hand grip that spells friendship and sympathy, and is good company. They appreciate his work for higher education, of which the teacher himself is proud as they review his ten years of service to the state.
Oklahoma Has Ballroom
It hopes in all true spirit of loyalty to Kansas that when Lawrenceville, New Jersey, gets Roscoe Jr., prepared so that he may enter Princeton that K. U. will be provided with sufficient teachers, laboratories, libraries, dormitories, and other equipment that permit instruction to be able honestly to compete with the eastern institution for the matriculation of "Governor Stubbs" boys."
The Kansan did not single out him and his sons to make a horrible example. It could have chosen any one of the 1400 Kansan colleges to choose better equipped colleges and universities in other states. It merely siezed upon the Princeton incident as one to bring home forcefully to its readers the comparison of education offered Kansas boys and those offered the boys of other states.
University of Oklahoma will] have a new $15,000 building for a Varsity shop. The construction will be of reinforced concrete and will be begun in the spring. The building will have a floor space of 6000 square feet in two stories a new hamburgerery, shop, and a ballroom. The ballroom is to be used for any of the University's approved functions.
DISCOVERING O. HENRY
Witter Byner, poet and formerly associate editor of McClure's Magazine, talked to the members of "igma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, for several hours last night about his experiences in the magazine game. Mr. Byner also discussed "of The Four Million," "Cabbages and Kings" and other stories. He has a wide personal acquaintance among writers and was bombeded with questions last night about O. Henry. Winston Churchill, Rex Beach, Ida Kemp, S. S. McClure, Harry Kemp, and popular writer of the past decades.
Byanner Tells How He Found the Author of "The Four Million"
Coming Events Cast Their Shadow
One day a story came in with the title "Tobin's Palm." Mr. Byrnew was favorably impressed with it and he suggested that it was an exceptional story. Several weeks passed and he heard nothing from it. When he traced the story through the office he found the author. He went to Mr. McClure.
Mr. Byner_was a reader on McLure's for a time. It was his duty to read manuscripts and pass the book to Miss Rosa Rosebowl, fiction editor,
"I sent up the best story that ever
came into the office and it has been
done."
"Well, what do you want to do about it?" Mr. McClure asker.
"I want to see that story in the magazine."
"If you are willing to stake your positions on it's merit, hunt up the fish."
Mr. Byrmer found the writer working in a small third floor room on the East side and bought the story. That made the beginning of O. Henry's career.
Nina Kanaga, an honor graduate of the University School of Fine Arts in 1915, will leave tomorrow for Chile to become supervisor in a Methodist girls' music school. She is an honor graduate of Lawrence high school and has been a member of the Kappa Kappa sororita and Mu Phi Unsilicon谷安娜。
K. U. GRADUATE LEAVES TO TEACH IN CHILE
Miss Kanaaga will go directly to New York by the way of St. Louis and Chicago. The trip to Chile will take about three weeks, sailing from New York to the Isthmus and then down the western coast to Chile.
At different times she has served
the Methodist and
Congregational churches.
The sanitary engineers at the University, working in connection with the state board of health, are giving their services, full time, to the inpatient facilities, nursing supplies, and sewage disposal plants in various towns and cities.
The entire membership of the Methodist church will entertain Friday night at the church for Miss W. Church W. O. Shepherd will be present.
Through its work on Kansas insect problems, begun in 1872, the University has returned in economic value to the state an amount often estimated as high as the entire cost of the institution and its foundation.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
DEBATERS VOTE NO ON
DELETERS NOTE NO. 01
CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
That the Federal constitution should not be amended so as to make the passage of amendments easier was the unanimous decision of the judges for the negative side in last night's debate at the regular meeting of the K. U. Debating Society in Fraser Hall.
Resolved, that white citizens of the U. S. are justified in using all peaceful means to secure political supremacy will be the subject for debate at the meeting next Thursday night at the College of Law, Warren Watties; the negative; E. S. Mason, A. R. Wilson and W. R. Ogr.
Henry Schmutz, Charles A. Walsh,
je, and H. C. Hangan, on the affirmative, argued to make the passage of amendments easier while the negative side was presented by F. C. Stucwe,
W. E. Woolsey and M. H. Read. The judges were W. R. Ogg, A. R. Wilson, and E. S. Mason.
PLAYERS ARE KNOWN
The club will have its picture taken for the Jayhawker Saturday afternoon after at 10:30 on to **2**'clock at Squires instead of tomorrow as previously announced.
Orchestra for Y. M. Concert Was Feature on Redpath-Horner Circuit
The W. S. Ellis Hawaiian Orchestra, which will give a concert in Chapel chapel this evening, is composed of 16 native Hawaiians. Their prowess as musicians of the South Sea Islands, along with operatic numbers and monular airs.
This orchestra has played for some time on the Redpath-Horner circuit, where it has toured in America the music of Hawaii. Beginning on the Pacific coast, the music of the ukulele has been much in vogue. There are many wonderful walian play. "The Bird of Paradise"
The concert here is under the auspices of the University Y. M. C. A.
The price of admission is fifty cents.
Tickets will be on sale at the door
The laboratory for drug analysis at the University touches the life of every Kansan; it is testing daily spices, coffees, teas, linseed oil and turpentine; crude drugs, patent medicines, habit producing drugs, thus guarding the health and life of the state.
Cecil DeRoin Better
Cecil DeRoin, who left school to recuperate from an attack of appendicitis at his home in White Cloud, and who later suffered a relapse on account of over-exertion, is conveyed by his friends by his friends here. However, he will not re-enter school this semester and possibly not next.
Prof. J. E. Todd wrenched on
their bed near the Gym Wed-
nesday afternoon.
Because of the weather, the committee for war relief is unable to collect the clothing containing any firearms that has been planned. The collecting will be done Monday. All students wishing to contribute to the call **B2485W**, at "on", and an automobile will call.
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K.N.G.INVITES THOMPSON
Captain Jones Wants President of Student Council to Join Company M
Leland Thompson, president of the Men's Student Council, who advocated the installation of compulsory drill in the University in an interview in the Daily Kansan several days ago, has been invited to join Company M, Kansas National Guards, by Captain F. E. Jones.
"I have just discharged about a dozen men," he said, "and can use the company to repair the company it will furnish him with valuable information about the desirability of drills. We are always glad to take men who are so much interested."
The minimum number of privates in Company M is 65, and while Captain Jones is able to keep this number, he is rarely able to exceed K.
"Personally, I am in of favor of drill," said Captain Jones, "but I am not certain that the students would prefer it to gym work. If extra companies were organized each student would have to buy his own uniform, as the state would not allow him to buy some arrangements were made by the Student Council for the purchase of uniforms."
Company M of the Kansas National Guard is whipping raw recruits into shape preparatory to the annual inspection by the United States war department on March 8. Capt. Robert A. Shankle, as assistant instructor for the Kansas National Guard. He must finish a tour of the state by March 31.
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATERS
START STATE CONTEST
The high schools belonging to the High School Debating League organized under the supervision of the Extension Division held their first series of preliminary debates Wednesday into districts which correspond with the Congressional Districts. Debates are continued until the champion teams in each district are determined and the winners in the various districts compete to determine the state championship, the final contest in Lavernie in May during the High School Track Meet.
The subject for debate this year is: "Resolved that the United States should abandon the Monroe Doctrine."
Mrs. Brown Confined by Grippie Mrs. Eustace Brown has been compelled to stay at home because of her broken leg. The weather has been so disagreeable that she has been afraid to venture out for fear that she might contract an illness. The weather permits. Mrs. Brown will be on the Hill Monday morning.
Paderewski At M. U.
Paderewski, the noted Polish pianist, played before the students at the University of Missouri this week. After the concert Polish souvenir and signed photographs of Paderewski were put on sale, the proceeds of which were applied to the Polish war victims fund.
Send the Daily Kansan home to the folks.
MR. STUBBS ANSWERS
Former Governor Says His Two Sons Are Not at Princeton
William Roscoe Stubbs, former governor of Kansas, visited the office of the Daily Kansan this morning, and turned in a reply to the editorial, "In his Princeton," which appeared in a recent issue.
University of Kansas
I wish to congratulate you on the clever editorial published last week on "The Stubbs Boys in Princeton." The fact that my son, Paul is attending a boys school at Howe, Indiana and will not enter college for two years, and the further fact that Roscoe is attending a boys school at Lawn, New Jersey, and does not know what he wants. For years, does not in any way mar the perfect piece of English produced by some master mind for the Kansan.
Also, permit me to express my appreciation of your kindness in giving me credit with utilizing the men and equipment of the University for the state testing and to develop the resources of the state for public benefit. You certainly give me too much credit, when you state in your article that "Largely at Governor Stubbs' demand the University must look once after one hundred and a hundred of the State, water testing, drug testing, community music, etc., etc."
I wish to thank you for resurrecting the veto where I reduced an appropriation of $80,000 to $40,000 for the maintenance of buildings and grounds. Dean Templin's sensational experience would have the "doors of the University would be opened" to the boys and girls of Kansas" should, in justice to Mr. Templlin, have been made a part of your story. The Dean, however, showed his usual good judgment and decided not to close the University after he learned that the reauthorization would be nearly double the maintenance fund of any other state institution.
I had almost forgotten to tell you that the poor buildings, and equipment, the poor professors and poor administration of the University of Wichita, had nothing whatever to do with the Stubbs boys going away from home to attend a school for boys where every hour of their time and every cent of spending money will be under the direct control of the management of the school.
W. R. Stubbs.
FACULTY IN RECITAL
School of Fine Arts Instructors
Will Give Entertainment
Monday Night
Mr. Wort S. Morse, professor of violin in the School of Fine Arts, Miss Anna Sweeney, assistant professor of piano, and Mr. W. B. Dalton, instructor in cello, will appear in a recital at Fraser Hall, 17; 8 15 p. m. in Fraser Hall.
The program follows:
Violin Solos
Chas. S. Skilton Allegro maestoso
Scherzo vivace
Concerto in D minor, *Vieuxtemps*
(First movement)
Pierrot Serenade ... Rundgeger
Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 ... Chopin
Hungarian Rhapsody ... Hauser
Berceuse ... Danbe
Zigarettweisen ... Senatate
Trio Op. 15 ... Smetna
Allegro, ma non agitato
Allegro, ma non agitato
Presto.
Junior Calendar Lags
A junior calendar, which was to contain a list of all the stunts played by the juniors during the school year, was being pushed by the heads of the various committees before the hollywood messes; president who was formulating the rules for the dar, said this morning that the juniors did not seem to take much interest in the movement, holding that the calendar would not be of much value when finished. Another meeting will be held Saturday night, and at this meet-and-grooms will again put up to the committee the good points for the calendar.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week Jan. 17-21
Leader, Prof. W. A. McKeever
General subject, "Religion of the in-
stitution"
Daily subjects
Daily subjects
Monday, "Humanity."
Tuesday, "Fraternity"
Wednesday, "Adversary"
Thursday, "Science."
Friday, "Democracy."