UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII
NUMBER 74.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JAN UARY 12, 1916.
SEES HOPE FOR MUSIC
Oscar Seagle Finds Encouragement in Present Tendencies
"I find western college audiences as a whole very much more appreciative of classical music than similar eastern audiences," said Oscar Sengle, who sang here last night, this morning. "In Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri I find my best audiences, and it is a pleasure to sing for them."
"In the east and the south the people at large depend on hearing the good music in the larger cities only, and the people as a whole consequently have not been educated to as high music as you middle western folks.
"I wish to commend the work of the K. U. department of music especially in regard to the matter of community involvement that we have started this year. If we are to become a nation appreciative of good music it is through just such things as this that this end will be accomplished and good work and it will bear good fruit.
"The advances made in the field of talking machines is also an element that should help to raise the standard for this kind of equipment panies are coming more and more towards the production of the classical, but the commercial aspect has assumed to large proportions for the development to be very much suppressed.
Mr. Seagle gave the third number of the University concert course in Robinson Gymnasium last night. He was entertained at the University Club.
SEAGLE TELLS STORIES —
WOULDN'T TALK SHO
Immediately after the concert Mr. Seagle and his accompanist, Mr. Frank Bibbs, went to the University Club, where they met a gathering of students who were owing to the severe weather, was somewhat smaller than is usual on such occasions. Those who came, however, were the more fortunate; and many students encountered individuals a better chance to become acquainted with the two musicians.
The visitors were under the guardianship of Professors Skilton, Nevin and Downing of the department of Fine Arts. The guardians immediately discovered that brother was discovered by some fraternity brothers who took possession of him forthwith. They made a circle with their chairs, set him in the midst, and made him talk. He responded nobly; and as they filled in all the gaps, Mr. Bibbs engaged in conversation. Mr. Bibbs is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.
Mr. Seagle, in the meantime, gravitated to the big fire-fplace, where he stood toasting his back as he talked. There wasn't anything formal about it, and he seemed to be much more interested in the negro dialect stories that he told with great skill, and ill treatment than he was in the inauguration to the museum. The encounter doesn't seem to weigh on his mind, and his interest in other people seemed to be much greater than his interest in himself.
Along with the stories that popped into his head and out again to the delight of those who heard him, he told of some of his experiences in the South. One of them was a negro funeral where he both saw and heard Thomas Jefferson "precach the funeral" of George Washington.
Mr Sengle's voice can be heard by those who failed to attend the concert, in both Victor and Edison records. In speaking of the difficulty performing good records, he points out that if you are other than directly into the middle of the horn of the phonograph, the results are bad, as the notes are likely to be thrown out of gear, so to speak, by the sides of the horn. It is photographic representation of the voices of many great singers, while others, by reason of some peculiar quality in their voices, get good results almost invariably. He added that some great singers who are perfectly at ease before any audio recording may not seem ready, but they try to sing into a phonograph.
Later over sandwiches and coffee.
Mr. Seagle forsook music for
motor-boats, and talked with great
enthusiasm on that subject.
The final tryout before selecting squads for the Colorado-Oklahoma-Kansas debates and the Missouri-Kansas dual will be held in Green Hall Thursday afternoon at 2:30. A list of those students eligible to enter this tryout has been published in a recent issue of the Kansan.
No Convocation Friday
Because of the special address of Mr. Holt and Mr. Scott this month there will be no convoitation Friday. Frank Street. Charcelor.
PROF. U. G. MITCHELJ
PROF, U. G. MITCHELL
EDITS MATH MAGAZINI
The American Mathematical Monthly which for the past four years has been published by the cooperation of twelve western uniiversities has been adopted as the official publication of the University of America, which was formed in Columbus, Ohio, during the Christmas holidays. Prof. U. G. Mitchell of the University of Kansas was elected associate editor of the paper. The society with its journal has for its aim the promotion of interest in mathematics and science out with a membership of over 600 including college and university professors from most colleges in the United States and Canada.
WHATABOUT YOUR PART?
Last year $2500 went from the University for the relief of suffering in Europe. This year $300 has been sent, and the situation is more acute. Are we becoming hardened?
The extent of the response to the request for clothes for the people of Belgium and northern France will furnish an interesting commentary on the way in which students regard such enterprises. There has been little personal solicitation, on the theory that continual diming is neither necessary or desirable.
A telephone call to 2485W will bring an automobile for the collection of any clothes you may care to give.
CROWELL HAS BECOME
REAL DRUG DISPENSES
"Pat" Crowwell, president of the Dramatic Club, leading man in "The Man From Home" last year, has withdrawn from school. "Pat" recently passed the State Pharmacy Board examination and became a registered pharmacist. With the little money he had, he traveled bag he went to Pittsburg to take charge of his father's drug store interests.
“But you needn’t worry,” Pat Crowell said. “I’ll be back to the old school whenever anything big comes rumbling along.”
Talk On Prohibition
The Intergallegiate Prohibition Association meet Monday afternoon Dr. C. B. Thompson's office at Mycenae It was decided to change the time of Thursday evening at seven o'clock sharp. The meeting will adjourn promptly at eight o'clock so that the members of the different delegates will be present both meetings. Under this new arrangement increased interest will probably be shown in the work of the association and more will be present at the meetings. The next meeting will held Thursday evening, January 20.
Baerg Heads Verein
At the meeting of Der Deutsche Verein Monday afternoon the program "Die Dorf Schule" or "A Children's Evening by Grown Up Folks" was given by some of the members of the society. After the program the following officers were elected for the next semester; Prospective students, Tina Schulz; Treasurer, Adele Bischof. The next regular meeting will be postponed until the first Monday of the next semester.
University girls interested in war relief work are requested to come to the Unitarian church Saturday morning January 15, at 9:30 o'clock to help in the work of making hospital supplies.
Speaks On Court Procedure
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Judge Clark of the district court at Parsons spoke to the Phil Delta fraternity members at their meeting on the subject of court procedure.
Steal A Pi Phi Rug
An oriental rug was stolen from the house of the Pi Phi sorcerity house while the members were at supper last night.
Mr. Bynner Reads Tuesday
Some of the third floor classes in Fraser have been forced to seek warmer quarters during the past few cold mornings. The new drop in temperature renders such impossible since there is not sufficient room in the heating plant for all classes.
Mr. Bymer Reads Tuesday
Writer Eyner will read his version
of *Pygmenia in Tauris* in
Francher camp, Tuesday afternoon at
4:30 o'clock.
Chancellor Frank Strong gave an address to the Ministerial alliance of Kansas City, Kansas, Monday that he termed "the theme was: "Duties of the Church."
NO COASTING PERMITS
No Sledding on Lawrence Streets to be Allowed Savs Mayor
"I do not think that I shall grant any coating permits" said Mayor Francisco this morning, "I am against coating on the streets and I believe the people of Lawrence are also opposed to it."
In view of this fact anyone using the streets as a place to coast will be liable to arrest and punishment under city ordinance No. 1147 which provides that: "any person or persons to coast...on any of the public streets...except at such times and on such streets as may be designated by the mayor, under police regulation." Further, "that any person or persons violating any of the streets shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and fined not to exced the sum of $100."
Each year in the past has had its crop of coasting accidents; legs and arms have been broken, several have been crippled for life, and one man killed instantly. Last year two students were seriously injured; a man cripped for life and a woman suspected for injury to still doubtful that she will recover.
"As soon as there is enough snow for coasting," said Mayor Francisco, "I am afraid when the telephone rings it may be another coasting accident."
Mr. Shea says that the golf links offer a fair place to coast and the students may make use of thcA, but beyond that nothing will be done. However a report that a part, was coasting on Indiana street Fri evening seems to indicate that the students do not take very favorably links.
Chancellor Strong is anxious that the students should have a coasting place on the campus and thus eliminate this dangerous street coating.
"The task of providing a coasting place has been placed in the hands of Mr. Shea," the Chancellor said, "but we must do our best for that purpose he can do little."
STUDENTS WILL HELP
Are Asked to Give Clothes for the Relief of European Sufferers
Sufferers
All students of the University have been asked to give clothing for the relief of suffering in Belgium and northern France, where the helpless—those who cannot fight—have been left behind with no care for them.
Fraternities, sororites, and organized dwelling houses have been solicited personally. The task of seeing each student individually was too great, so the committee asks that any who have clothes to contribute call Miss Frances Snow, at 2485W, as soon as possible. The class will send. The clothes will go from Lawrence with those being collected by the women of the town.
HAWAHAN PLAYERS WILL
SING AND LECTURE
A talk by one of the players on "Hawaiian Music, its past and present" will be a feature of the concert in Fraser next Friday evening.
Some of the Hawaiian players are fully qualified as authorities on music of their native land. The players were on the Redpath-Horner circuit last year and have played in the beach clubs and hotels in New York, Hawaii and Sup Francisco and other large cities in this country.
One of the singers will talk on early Hawaiian music and will show its development down to date, illustrating the different stages from the chants to present day melodies by the use of his instruments. He will explain how the weird music is created with a guitar. After this the players will give some classical selections and conclude the concert by a medley of popular airs.
Printed copies of the 1915 prize essay on applied Christianity, by Horizert Plint, may be had for the asking information window in Fraser Hall.
Circulate Prize Essays
Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, will give a smoker for Walter Bynner at the Beta house Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
Smoker For Bynner
The Daily Kansan is anxious to obtain any copy of the Kansan published between 1904 and 1911. While we have access to the bound files we need a single copy of the book. The copy will be returned in good condition, and the favor greatly appreciated.
"SEE AMERICA FIRST
Author Says Contemporary Writers Should See Beyond N.Y.
"The they ought to go to America," Mr. Irving Bachelier made the statement. He spoke quietly, kindly and deliberately. That is the way Mr. Bachelier talks. There was nothingational in the remark—except the words.
Mr. Bachelter, journalist and author, was discussing the popular novelists of today, the American novelists, and he advised them to "go to America." He had just finished criticizing their works, and with the spirit of the true critic was endearing to make his points constructive.
Understand, Mr. Bacheller did not begin the criticism of his fellow writers. He is not built that way. But when asked if Owen Wister had been right in attacking the "quack novel" he assented.
"The brazen sex appeal is already dead," said the creator of Eben Holden, "and the false striving for vividness, the Mutt and Jeff touch, the little-tie type are all going. It is all tawdry. For a time the unusualness of it makes it popular, but already the people are beginning to tire of it."
And then he told why such writing existed, and tucked the "See America Exposed" book.
"SEE AMERICA FIRST"
"Europe starts at the Harlem river," asserted Mr. Bacheller. "New York is just like Paris or London. When an author starts on the road to New York, you must accompany in New York and thereafter he oscillates between it and the Players Club. Then he has to resort to the bizarre writing to keep his clientele. What he needs to do is to get out and see and meet the people, for that is the reason he finds true truth, and the truth is the fundamental of all real literature.
“If a man can take some characters and certain conditions and relations and weave it into a tale from which the reader will get some truth of life, and about which he can say ‘Here I have something I know is so,’ he has achieved something of lasting value. Truth is the basic element of writing.”
EBEN HOLDEN A SIMPLE TALE
Then to illustrate, Mr. Bachelier told of his book, "Eben Holden," a kindly simple tale touched with humor and homely pictures of New England life, which has had a remarkable success.
"I had no notion that I was writing a popular novel," declared Mr. Bachelier. "I just wrote a story about people I knew. There are no great adventures or remarkable incidents in it. I only expected its sale to reach perhaps ten thousand, but instead it has crossed the half million mark.
"For a long time I could not understand it. Then one day a man came to me and said, I could not read your book without tears in my eyes. Why, how? How do we get those odors of cooking turkey at Christmas time were the oders we used to have in our house, and the things Eben Holden said were the things my father used to say." Then I knew that truth was the great thing my work. Ultimately the people with support only writing which is true."
The Methodist young people will told a farewell meeting tomorrow evening for Nina Kanaga, who will eave soon for Santiago, Chile, where he will teach in a seminary. A special program has been arranged.
With the chapel filled to overflowing in spite of the misty rain falling outside Irving Bachelier gave readings on Wednesday before his "Lizzie" yesterday afternoon. Before beginning his readings, Mr. Bachelier took a vote from the audience as to whether he should tell Lizzie or of some other reason why he didn't crowd unanimously voted for Lizzie.
HOLD RECEPTION AS
MISS KANAGA LEAVES
Bishop W. O. S. Shepherd of the Methodist Episcopal Church has planned to be present upon the occasion and will give an address.
mars OPENS *brian*
The first member of the W. Best Lecture Course will be given at the Presbyterian church Thursday night.
The members of the company are Antoine Sala, violinist; Mingone Weeker, soprano; and Louis Drawn, pianist. The second number will be given in February and the last in March.
Course Opens Thursday
The orchard pests of Kansas must reckon with one powerful enemy in planning a campaign against the orchard crops of Kansas farmers—that enemy is the entomological department. One has to know that the state is constantly under the spection and supervision of University entomologists.
Twenty-six thousand families have been represented in the student body since the founding of the University of Kansas.
BIBLE CLASSSES HAVE BEEN STARTED AT SORORITIES
In a co-educational school, at the most the college girl has comparatively little time for religious duties and is not so likely to fact that the sororites have started Bible classes that are to meet once a week, and are to be conducted by members of the faculty, ministers, or members that is vitally interested in this study.
Most of these classes have just started and will continue for about twelve weeks. The Rev. Noble S. Hancock, the editor, teaches classes of the Kappa Alpha Theta, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpi XIIDelta chapters; George O. Foster will have charge of the class of the Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Rev. E.A. Edwards will have the Sigma Kappa chapter.
The STAGE IS ALL SET Work of "Witching Hour" Cast to Eclipse Former Attempts
Attempts
"Let's go now, everybody! Put
litter in here and put it into this
litter spat. Make it clean."
Prof. Arthur MacMurray was speaking. Fifteen earnest students, including his wife "our" threw themselves into the work with vim, and the rehearsal proceeded.
It was in Green Hall, last night—from 7:30 to 10 o'clock. For more than three hours the cast of the Dracula series worked in the last dress rehearsal.
Elmer Clark, manager of the play, and leading man, rushed off and on to Coach Murray. He heard his cues; making suggestions to Coach Murray in the meantime; and occasionally slipping a cough drop—"good for that frog in the throat"
Down in front, while the actors were working, Professor MacMurray shot forth a steady string of advice to the players; and Prof. Howard T. Hill conferred in whispers with John Dykes, president of the Dramatic Club and the man who makes up the "charactercreator" of his theater hearsal speeded on to its close—and finally the tired actors were sent home to get a real night's rest.
Tonight, at the Bowersock Theater, "The Witching Hour" will be presented to the student body. The play is said by coaches, dramatic club members, and the players in the cast to be the best, the "most worth while" play ever attempted at K. U. by anament of dramatic coaching instituted at the University last year is a success will be determined tonight.
A full house will be on hand to greet the performance. The seat sale, which began Monday, has been reopened and all seats are seated remain. Elmer Clark said this morning, however, that every effort would be made to accommodate the "last minute" purchasers. Prices for the production are 75, 50 and 25 cents.
BOTANY PICTURE MONEY
BOTANY PICTURE MONEY
TO HELP WAR SUFFERERS
By an almost unanimous vote, the Botany Club, at a special business meeting called at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, decided to give $10 to the relief of war sufferers in Europe in support of the club members in the Jayhawkery.
"I think we should be loyal to the Jayhawker," one member said, "but with millions of war-striken women and children needing assistance, it looks like a shame to put ten whole dollars into a picture."
Storm Too Much For Cars
Storm Too Much For Cars
Students who had 8:30 classes this morning and took the 8 o'clock street car to Hill arrived just an hour before driving snow made the running of the cars almost impossible. Two cars, both heavily laden with first hour University students, were running close together. The first car took the incline fairly well but the second on coming to McCook Field refused to go farther. The motorman backed to Eighth Street and trilled to rush the Agent's arm. Again the snow won and the car halted. Both fenders of the car were removed but the change in weight relieved little With the aid of the first car the two were able to ascend Mount Oread.
Physiology III will not be given next semester. Physiology III is the course that follows Physiology I and will be given at the next fall term.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week Jan. 10.14.
General subject, "Religion and Democracy."
Daily subjects;
Thursday, "Problems,
Friday, "Patriotism"
ICHABODS HERE TONIGHT
Washburn Five Comes to Play One Game With
A pretty classy game of basketball will be seen tonight in Robinson gym when the Washburn squad lines up against the Hamilton basketeers. The crowd will doubtless be small because of the snow and ice on the path to the gym but once inside the crowd will see a game worth seeing.
The Ichabods have a fast team this year and they are looking for a chance to get more Jayhawk meat. The last time they tasted this choice food was three years ago so they have several games as well as a few football games to be avenged. This game will help get the Kansas squad in action on Saturday and Saturday on the Lincoln court and will do the same for the Ichabods who meet the Kansas Wesleyans Friday night.
PRACTICE AT HASKELL
Because of the Seagle concert in the gym last night Coach Hamilton had to find a court to practice on. The new gym at Haskell proved to be a bustling gym with light scrimmage was held there. The Indians were not brought on as had been planned so the Kansans practised unmolested on the foreign court, particularly last night and the night before they have not hit the right pace yet. The lack of experience in collegiate athletics is responsible mainly for the poor showing of the Jayhawkers 'his first game' against them and some stiff games the coaches hope to get the men on their stride before the season is very far advanced.
The game tonight will begin at 7:15
a sharp shock and will be over before
8:15.
Y. W. OUT FOR MONEY
Two Hundred University Women Start Campaign Today for 8500
Two hundred girls started today as one committee to raise $500 for the Y. W. C. A. Each of these two hundred girls will have their acquaintance and ask them to consider for the rest of the week the proposition of pledging themselves next Tuesday afternoon for a small amount of money to support the support of the local organization.
"The organization," said Miss Gittens, secretary of the Y. W. C. A. "is need of the money and we are googling for it in order to saying that although this was a new plan for raising money she thought hat it would be successful and at any age were told to be more necessary amount by entertainment.
On next Tuesday will be a pledge hour when each of the girls on the committee together with the five others whom they have seen will meet and give their pledges. "It would be much more desirable if all the girls on Wednesday evening will meet," said Miss Gittens, "so that collecting will be unnecessary. I have no doubt but that the money will be raised without any trouble. Last Wednesday evening at a meeting, the cabinet members alone raised a hundred dollars. If twenty girls can do the work, they will receive the rest of the girls in the University to raise four hundred dollars. This plan, which has been successfully carried out at Manhattan and other schools, is new here but there is little chance for failure. The Y. W. does the best, the Fate this year as it did last year so far back on a more dignified means of raising the money."
The campaign will last for three days. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week and on Monday of next week the girls on the committee will have a chance to talk over the proposition with the rest of the girls in the University. Each day at 5 o'clock they will talk over the reasons and have open discussion on why such an organization as the Y, W. C, A. should be supported by the University.
K. U. Women Help
The Chi Omegas have set aside Thursday evening from 7 until 8 to roll bandages at their house for the Lawrence relief committee to send to them other sororites have members co-operating with the women of Lawrence.
Students who have clothing to contribute for the relief of the needy in Belgium and the north of France should telephone Bell 2485W not later than Thursday morning, and an automobile will call sometime Thursday or Friday.