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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
YEARLINGS MIX TONIGHT
Freshmen Arrange Big Mixer to Get Acquainted —Interesting Program
The one big object of tonight's freshman mixer to be held at Ecke's Hall, will be that of allowing the men of the class to become better acquainted. This is the plan of the mixer committee member Martin. The other plan is on hand will have a chance to know and talk with at least fifty other men. The method which Chairman Martin has employed for the carrying out of this scheme is that of giving to every man a printed program with space enough on it for the names and titles of fifty men. Martin will also be a good soonvenir for "K" books.
In the way of entertainment the freshman committee has provided an interesting program. Two members of the faculty, Prof. B. Foster and Prof. H. T. Hill, of the department of public speaking, have consented to talk. A "rube sturt," in which string music will be a play on instruments, and plans for a glue club number have been made. Two features which are expected to prove strong drawing cards are a two round boxing contest between players with a banjo number which made a big hit at the recent Engineers' smoker.
In addition to these numbers Chair Martin Martin says he has a "surprise which will be worth the price of admission in itself." Just what this surprise is, however, will depend on his committee members who are in on the secret say it will be "good stuff."
Tickets in the forms of tags for the smoker are being offered in the freshman classes and on the campus today for twenty-five cents each.
Freshmen who do not purchase tickets from members of the class today will be allowed to buy them at the door tonight.
The committee expects to have about three hundred men at the mixer.
The whole evening will be passed in an informal way and the men will have ample time for moving around and becoming acquainted.
MANY WOULD DEBATE
Nebraska Defeat Didn't Damper Local Demosthenes'
NUMBER 65.
Ardor
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, 1915.
"The fact that Nebraska administered a defeat in debate as well as in football is not tending to dampen the enthusiasm for the coming debates with Missouri, Colorado, and Oklahoma," said Prof. H. T. Hill this morning. "Nearly twenty students have already declared their intentions of trying out for places on the squab, but many still do not come in at the last moment we expect to have about fifty speak before the trot judge tomorrow afternoon."
About sixteen contestants will be picked for the second try-out which will take place after the Christmas holidays. The judges for the try-out tomorrow will be the faculty members of the Debate Association, Dr. Gary Dykstra, MacMurray and Hill.
At the second tryout, the members of the old intercollegiate debating teams and the newly chosen members of the first tryout tomorrow will conference with their first teams. Five or six men will be chosen for the debate with Missouri, which will be held here this year, and a squad of nine men will be picked for the triangular debates. Every man who makes one of these squads and works all of the time with the teams in the competition will sit in the public speaking department.
The tryout will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3:20 in the lecture room in Green Hall. All those who intend to tryout will hand their names and contact information which they are going to speak to Professor Hill some time before the debate.
The date for the Missouri debate which was set for the first Friday in March will probably have to be changed on account of the Junior Prom, to the following Friday. The senior debate with Colorado and Oklahoma will be held on the following Friday. The question for the Missouri debate is: "Resolved: that intercollegiate athletes should be abolished." The question for the debate with Oklahoma and Colorado is: Resolved: that the American teams应到 the Pine Islands." There will be no restrictions placed on which side of either question those who tryout shall talk.
J. A. Bellows, a publisher of college reference books of Chicago, attended the monthly convocation services last week. Mr. Bellows is visiting many of the principal universities and in speaking of the beauties of Kansas said that the K. U. campus was equal to that of either Cornell or Wisconsin.
Plain Tales from the Hill
Time : Just 'fore Christmas.
Chief Character : Registrar George O'Reilly.
U. CHRISTMAS TREE
Scene: Lower hall of Fraser
Longline of K. U. students wait
against K. U.
George O. (each present alike and a present for every student)—Now the tree, here, children is a state plant on the ground of a school plums for and from the hand of a politician. They are twice cursed; cursed by him who would receive and by him who would give. But, alas, poor children, they are ever coming to be seen that he has been so busy filling war orders that our Christmas hand-books have been indefinitely delayed. I will discard this robe of Santa and do it with the going Christmas. My children Christmas is coming and so are—our directories.
(Much shouting of 'Vivat Administration.)
Curtain.
A student went to the library this week and asked for a book which he wished to retain over the holidays. The librarian presented him with the following slip which read: "Mr. Blank desires to deposit with the registrar fifty cents for 'Looking Backward through the holidays.'"
The student decided suddenly that a fifty cent red tie would be much more appropriate as a gift to his brother Willie.
Has cheated his spirit.
The old man was probably acclimates as many harsh insults as any persevering professor of the Hill but now that Christmas is so near the clock has picked up and is again recording the hours regularly.
Under the new state law giving the University the authority to hold examinations for certificates as public accountants, W. W. Hibarger, who has conducted a business college at the University of California on examination. The quiz was given under the direction of the department of economics Thursday.
GIVES HONOR TO CAPTAIN
CLOCK HAS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Professor Laird, of the department of English literature, was quizzing his students upon the present day great men. The names of Ford (Henry), Wilson, Rockefeller and Carmine Grassi were mentioned in class. Toward the end of the discussion one co-called out the name of Adrian Lindsey.
Frank D. Gage, of Minneapolis, a freshman in the college, has pledged to help children
Now comes forth a supporter of the campus beautiful committee and suggests that the newly painted red roofs be dug up and gymnasium be striped with blue.
Paul Clements, a freshman from Peru, Harry Allen, a freshman, and George Kammert, a sophomore from school on account of sickness.
"Blondie" Jones, the junior president, intends to publish a calendar of the third year class affairs and will call a meeting of his committeemen soon to compile the authentic list of class functions.
The Entomology Club has shown itself an ardent believer in K. U. orde by each year adding the club picture to the series of pictures that hangs on the walls of the Museum. The department is in the department of entomology during the last fifteen years has a place in one of the many group pictures.
Prof. S. J. Hunter of the department of entomology will read a paper on "The Effect on Insects of Certain Chemicals when Applied to the Sap of Plants on Which These Insects are killing" before the American Association for Science which meets in Columbus, Ohio from December 26 to January 1.
Gilbert M. Clayton, graduate in journalism, 1915, editor of the Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Journal, has resigned his position to accept one in Chicago with the United Press Association.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Violations of the mid-week date rule are greatly in the minority, 'is the belief of Mrs. Eustace H. Brown, Advisor of Women. When asked about the reports of women not returning their word in record to dates during the week she said: "No instances of disobedience have been brought to my notice recently. I suppose there are a few thoughtless ones now and then but the Student body is not doing so because nature are not frequent. There has been a commendable improvement over last semester. This year the women are living up to their agreement much better than formerly." The students feel that the punishment for violation keeps the women from disobeying the rules."
BAND TO GIVE CONCERT
First Entertainment of the Year in Fraser Tomorrow Night
The University band, under the direction of J. C. McCanles will give its first annual concert tomorrow, evening in Fraser Hall. The program is one of three concerts we need. Tickets admit. The concert will start promptly at 8 o'clock.
The program is as follows:
Fest Overture" . . . . .
at Home" ... Dalbye
Grand Selection, from the Opera "Don Cesar de Bagan"
Gra Don Casal de Baeza J. Massence
"Caprice Italien" ... I. Tschaklowsky,
"Grand Selection" ... from Faust
Gannon Overture, "La Gazza Ladra"
Overdure, La Gaissette Laudé ... Rossin
Selection from Comic Opera,
Whack" . . . . . . . . . . E. R. Ball
Section From Comic Opera,
"The Heart of Raddy
Fine Arts Concert Tonight Wil Have Many Interesting Features
AN UNUSUAL PROGRAM
The annual Christmas concert, to be given in Fraser Hall tonight at 8:30 by the School of Fine Arts, will be presented in a program, according to Prof. C., S. Kiltiln.
Solos will be fewer than in previous concertes, and more ensemble music will characterize the evening's program.
The stringed quartet, under the supervision of Prof. Arthur Nevin, will perhaps be the real feature of the evening. Professor Nevin has spent a lot of time instructing this quartet and it is worthy of a creditable concert alone.
Many unique combinations will be arranged. One number is to be rendered by the organ and harp, which is an unusual combination. 'A duet by two violins will add - noveity to the program.
"These annual concerts, make it possible for all students to hear the best talent in the University free of charge," said Professor Skilton. "Much time and effort is expended in these programs and all students, on well as not only should come out tonight and in addition to making this concert a decided success, get in tune with the Christmas spirit which is all around us."
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE
BEING REMODELED
A night 'class in the study of Shakespeare directed by Prof. C. G. Dunlap will be organized at the city library and will give an overview of the direction of the University Extension Division. Two hours' university credit will be given for the completion of the course and the enrolment will consist principally of teachers.
The Extension Division is now conducting two night classes down town, Prof. A. L. Owen, of the department of romance languages is instructing a class of twenty in Spanish.
As soon as workmen finish the necessary changes in the inner office of the registrar the wants of the students will be attended to, unable to attend and will be viewed through the two new windows in the south office. Students will be enabled to transact their business without filling in in the little 'office' which now serves as postoffice and general information window.
The manufacture of gas mantles is illustrated in specimens received by Professor E. H. S. Bailey last week. A knitted cotton bag, much larger than the finished product is fastened to the clay or metal base, dipped in a solution of thorium or dry powder, and burnt leaving only the oxide on the cotton. The mantle is then dipped in paraffin and is complete. This exhibition is on the third floor of the Chemistry building.
"At fee paying time," said Registrar G. O. Foster this morning, "the students will: be able to form a line and file past the window without the confusion that has always prevailed heretofore. Hereafter students have no occasion to enter the office or attend the presentation so moral matters as everything can be attended to through the two windows from the main hallway."
TO ORGANIZE NIGHT
SKAKEPARE CLASS
The honor system at the University of Oregon has been dropped by the student council because of the Oregon showing no desire for the system.
CLASS FINAL TOMORROW
Seniors and Juniors Wil Settle Football Championship Good Game
The last game of the interclass football tournament, which was to be played this afternoon on McCook field, has been postponed by Head Coach Olivia O'Neill of the Saturday visitors will be played tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The sophomore and senior teams, under the leadership of Coaches Heath and Holt respectively, are ready for the combat and each will win when the victory will rest with them, when the dust or snow clears away.
If the sophomores continue their plunging tactics at the fourth year line as they did against the tyros Saturday it will be some hot contest. Both teams have strong lines and speedy backfields and on this account the breaks of the game will go a long way towards making the winner. The sophomores on paper look as if the team are "beefy" and if they can be worn down Heath's men should have an easy time.
The Minnesota shift, which was worked by the sophomores so much in the game Saturday, will be discarded when the team loses. The year men have up their sleeves. It is the prediction of those who have seen them execute it that it is a better ground-gainer than the old play used in the day of Coach Mosee. What team would have been not known nor will they give an insisting that they have any.
Committees Will Consider Closing
Hours and Dances
PLAN NEW SOCIAL BODY
Hours and Dances
To create a better understanding between the students and faculty, is the purpose of the new plan of social control which is the formation of two committees composed of the president of every organization on the Hill. The committees will consist of students and everything which goes to make up the social life of the student body.
Mrs. Eustace Brown will be chairman of the two committees and Professor Patterson chairman of the men's committee. The first meeting will be he'd after Christmas, the members being notified by cards sent out by Mrs. Brown during the holidays.
Mrs. Brown this morning said, "I have not passed a single rule limiting the students. I have merely carried out the rules made by the Senate, the Student Council and the W. S. G. A."
DYKES NEW PRESIDENT
OF K. U. DRAMATIC CLUB
John Dykes was elected president of the K. U. Dramatic Club at the regular monthly meeting of the society Thursday night in Green Hall. Dykes succeeds "Pat" Crowell, who has withdrawn from school.
In addition to e'ecting a new president, the members of the society staged two sketches—"A Message from Mars," featuring James Butin and Emma Larkrick, and a sketch by himself handled the shining part.
A number of new and rather stringent rules were adopted to compel members to attend the meetings, expulsion from the club being designated as the penalty for non-attendance.
November Was Abnormal
The month of November was a most unusual one, according to the weather bureau at the Kansas State Agricultural College. The month was the third warmest in the history of the bureau, average temperature readings being 6.1 degrees above normal. Rainfall was .41 below normal and there was a minimum of 3.7 degrees during the month was 85 degrees and the lowest 18. The record high temperature for November is 96 degrees, for November 2, 1869, and the lowest point reached by the needle, was 9 degrees below zero, on November 27, 1887.
Schwegler Lectures Postponed
Schwegler Lectures Postponed
Owing to sickness, Prof. Kaymond
Schwegler was unable to deliver the
address to the Y. M. C. A. which was
the result of a medical emergency.
Emmester Professor Schwegler will
probably give a series of lectures
which will be open to all; the students
and town people.
Still No Directories
"No word from the State printer yet," said Registrar Geo. O. Foster this morning when asked concerning the student directories. "He hasn't had any to have no intimation whatever as to when we may expect the directories."
ATHLETICS ARE A GOOD THING, SAY DEBATORS
That inter-collegiate athletics should not be abolished was the decision of the K. U. Debating Society last night. The debaters were: afar the left, James Murphy; and J. Murphy; negatives, J. Harris, E. Plank and N. Ireland.
The subject announced for next week's debate is: "Resolved, that the State Department should be limited to a single term of six years". The affirmatives are H. Happen, A. Papenburg and B. Wattles, W. Chapin, W. D. Fatties and C. Free.
F. S. Mason, W. G. Rogers and A T. Foster to membership in the Society
VERMONT DECLARES WAR:
NO!
The idea of an International Supreme Court to settle all international difficulties, as outlined by Hamilton Holt yesterday, is the最恳 proposition offered as a substitute for war. That it is not an ephemeral, idealistic plan is proved in the fact that it is the accepted form of government for the hamlets, towns, cities, states and territories of the different nations of the world. If a Supreme Court is established between cities and states why would it not be as successful in international arbitration?
This morning the state of Vermont sued the state of New Hampshire in the United States Supreme Court for arbitrary territory claimed by both states.
Now what if Vermont, instead of appealing to the Supreme Court, should have mobilized her militia on behalf of the state, to her sister state, then plunged over the line into New Hampshire's mobilized state militia? "Tommyrot," everybody says, "states are not so willing to have a superior court to appeal to."
Then why, in the name of reason,
should two nations plunge into war;
why did not Austria bring Serbia to
account; why indeed should we have
had the war at all if the nations of
the war had shown half the acumen in
the war; how did we show in international organization?
Our international relations, and laws
are relics of the Dark Ages, when
might, not reason, was legal justice.
And when Hamilton Holt said "Before we have International Courts we must purge ourselves of hatred of other races," he was talking no idle news about Wenatchee, news from Wenatchee, Washington, that 200 men mobbed two Japanese men, and drove them to the city after wrecking their laundry. It is lit things like this in case straints out international relations, defeat international legal progress.
CHEM STUDENTS DRIVEN
OUT INTO COLD WORLD
Fumes of phosphorus trichloride drove everyone in the Chemistry building out of doors Thursday afternoon when a bottle of the compound was spilled in Pro B. Dairins first floor room, the foggy vapor was so thick that nothing short of a bombardment by Zeppelins occurred to the minds of the students and professors as they scrambled for fresh air, according to Professor Cady who took up residence with a tight shutting door. The gas rose to the storeroom which is directly above Dr. Dain's laboratory, and George King, the storekeeper, took the dumb waiter for the quickest way out. The fumes were not difficult to management subsided. No one was injured beyond a temporary irritation of the mucous membrane.
Women Can Get W. A. A. Cards
Tickets for membership to the Women's Athletic Association may now be obtained in the office of Dr. Goetz. Aside from the pledge of loyalty, a commitment to membership there are no fees for membership. Each member is expected to attend all the monthly meetings and to push all activities of the organization, although she need not take an active part in athletics. "Many women have already taken out membership," said Goetz, "and we expect to start up with two hundred strong."
Prof. R. M. Ogden will attend a meeting of the American Psychology Association to be held in Chicago during the holidays. Professor Ogden is the secretary of the association, and one of the speakers to speak upon the relation of Psychology and Philosophy to Science.
Professors Carl Becker and H. A. Millis will go to Washington, D. C., the latter part of this year to attend a symposium on the formation of University Professors to be held there December 31 and January 1. Prof. C. G. Dunlap will go to Cleveland, Ohio, during vacation and may go from there on to Washington.
MANY HAVE LA GRIPPE Epidemic Spreads Rapidly Among Students—Physicians Give Advice
"The present epidemic of la gripe is one of the most severe that I have ever experienced," said a member of the University Health Service this morning. The student hospital has been taxed to its utmost resources this past week in caring for the victims. He was on the campus or la gripe is no impact for its contagiousness. Probably no other disease spreads so rapidly and affects so many people. Four great pandemics (wide spread infections) occurred in this country in the nineteenth century, 1830-32, 1836-37, 1847-48, 1899-90. The first to be infected were mail clerks. This fact has been well documented. The virus was brought here. The duration of epidemics as are a rule six to eight weeks.
LIKE A SMOUDERING FLAME
"The disease is caused by a small bacillus that differs from the name after its discoverer. Once a pandemic occurs and the bacilli remains permanently, the disease can be compared to a smouldering flame—apparently extinguished, but conspicuous in appearance. It is this that causes our epidemics. The germs are continually spread by carriers and are found even in the mouths of healthy individuals. We do not know just what it is that causes the disease or break or flare out at infrequent intervals and in different localities."
"Various types of the disease are described depending upon the organs respiration, nervous gastrointestinal, intestinal nausea, vomiting and even jaundice; febrile, in which there may be remittance or a continued fever like typhoid.
"Generally the disease symptoms are as follows: catarrh, bronchitis, fever, pains in joints, and profound prostration.
MAY LEAVE COMPLICATIONS
"While the disease is not serious as far as death is concerned—mortality less severe than it is in some very serious complications. In fact one who has had the disease never knows what is going to happen. "All students who have contracted this disease are cautioned to exercise the greatest care in their convalescence. No disease, perhaps, leaves one so weak in so short a time. Care must be taken and exercise, either physical or mental. We recommend that students take a good rest for at least one week after the symptoms are over. Rest, good diet, even a change of activity are desirable. Remember that a depression in spirit and in mind are apt to follow this disease. Be careful not to infect by careless expectation, or distribution of soiled articles of clothing.
NO SPECIFIC CURE
"To those who have the disease as must isolation as possible is recommended. There is no specific cure for the l grippe. All that can be done is to treat the various symptoms as they progress and, if necessary, sustenance, much water, active elimination on the part of the organs of excretion are all that can be done.
"Treatment consists for the most part in prevention. To those who have not contracted the disease and have been informed that prevention is contract it the following rules should be followed out: avoid all public gatherings; use own towel and all toilet articles and keep these from contact with other similar articles; avoid using tissues at least twice every day with antiseptic solution; atomize nasal cavities; avoid all contact with those who have the disease or are convalescing. As a final warning, those who have had the disease have a powerful tool to communicate the disease to others folks whom they expect to visit during the holidays."
Rehearse "Spanish Gypsies"
Rehearse "Spanish Gypsies"
The first rehearsal for the operetta "Spanish Gypsies" will take place Wednesday evening, at the 15th. Over thirty voices have been selected for the Women's Glee Club to take part in the operetta. Prof. H. B. Downing, who has charge of the program, said today that the operetta would be given some time early in the spring. A small admittance fee will be charged. Student tickets will admit.
A night class in the class in the Prof. A. C. Terrill, of the mining department, will tell the Chemical Club Wednesday afternoon many interesting facts about the famous Comatock lode and all about the results of his year of study of the ores at the mine. He investigated the mine itself and also spent a year studying the ores under the microscope.
Stella Stubbs, '16 College, who underwent an operation two weeks ago, is much improved and will be able to attend classes after the holidays.