UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
NUMBER 63
OLD SCROOGE IN FRASER Frank Speaight, of London, Brings Dickens' Characters to Life
"No Yo, my boys!" said Fezziwig. No more work tonight, Christmas Eve, Dick, Christmas, Ehehonex!
"Scrooge took his melancholy dinner in the living room, and having read all the newspapers, and began to write with his banker's book, went home to
bed
A. Merrier, Christmas, Bob! My good fellow than I have given you a gift to buy your salary, and endeavor to assist your struggling fami-
affairs this very afternoon, with the help of a bishop, Bob! Make up the dress, and my another con-
fidence, for you dot another. Bob Cratchtie!
Frank Speaight, of London, a native of Dickens' country, will be the sixth number of the University lecture series. He will read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. It will be at 4:30. One will see his Scrooge and the Cratchit family, for Mr. Speaight is an actor rather than a reader. He is known as "The Man Who Makes Dickens Live," and is regarded as especially fine in his interpretation of the man mast spirit that Dickens has put into his Christmas Carol." The recital, coming as it does, just at the Christmas season, gives it added interest.
Miss Mooy, secretary to the Chancellor, said today that a number of people had manifested interest in the recital byelling over the 'phone to ask about it, and Mr. F. Hamilton, chairman of the Committee on Music, too, said in speaking of the Composer, Speaight, who described very highly recommended."
Mr. Speapatt will be entertained at the University Club while here.
DR. LYON VISITS ON HILI
U. S. Bureau of Mines Co-operate With Local Research Department
D. A. Lyon, metallurgist for the United States Bureau of Mines, with headquarters at Salt Lake City, was on the Hill last week to present his flatten that is being carried on by the Division of State Chemical Research of the University. Mr. Lyon comes to Lawrence permanently now in connection with work.
Flotation is the process for eliminating waste in the treatment of zinc ores. The Research Department is seeking to apply this process to local conditions in the mining district of the state.
"The Bureau of Mines at Washington is now co-operating with the local research department," said Prof. W. A. Whittaker of the department of state industrial research "in its investigation of the process of flotation as applied to the conservation of treatment of Kansas zinc ores. According to an agreement set forth in a recent letter from the Bureau Professor Whittaker with the local department, we submitted the Bureau with regard regarding the work here for distribution to other parts of the country, while the Bureau gives the division here all valuable data on the work being done elsewhere.
K. S, A. C, AND EMPORIA
WOULD TUMBLE WITH K, U
"The University does not lack men for a tumbling team," said Dr. James W. Naismith this morning when asked about the rumor that the Athletic Association was obliged to turn down the challenges of a number of Missouri Valley schools for lack of men. "The tumbling team does not organize until after Christmas, for the men are busy with basketball now. There has been no attempt as yet to organize such a team."
Letters have been received already from Manhattan and Emporia State Normal who wish to form a triangular league with Kansas, but no definite decision will be made until after the team is organized on the team last year are back in the University, so that no trouble is anticipated in organizing.
ENZYME PEPSIS FOR BOARDING HOUSE BEEF
Dr. C. F. Nelson addressed the Chemical Club Thursday afternoon on the subject of "Enzymes and Enzyme Actions." He carried out three experiments demonstrating the effect of chemical upon typical class of foods.
It was shown how the enzyme catalysing the digestion of fats was completely decomposed by heat, how rapidly the toughest beefstank could be dissolved by the enzyme "popper" how quickly it hydrolyzes adipose polymer like starch could be broken up into a simple substance like glucose by the enzyme phytylan.
Send the Daily Kansan home
Plain Tales from the Hill
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOO, DECEMBER 10, 1915.
ON THE DISTINGUISHED SICK LIST
(With apologies to the London Times, The Daily Kansan uses the above head. Like the plague of Phoron "the great killer" upon the lives of students. Hardly ever but, what has its scene that resembles so much a Civil War prison pen.)
Miss Emma Palmer, instructor in German, was unable to meet her classes Wednesday and Thursday on account of the plague.
Sam Johnson, a senior, was taken to his home in Troy, Kansas, a week ago under the influence of the "season's best." His friends at the Sigma Phi Sigma house fear that Sam has also taken on the scarlet fever since the city of Troy is passing through a siege of the latter.
Leonard Holden, a freshman Engineer, is spending the week in his
Miss Esther Wilson, an instructor
messman, is unable to meet her
ban.
Ted Rankin, a freshman in the college from Lawrence, has withdrawn from school because of sickness.
The Phi Gam fraternity feels that its house is performing the functions of a hospital having Otto Detmer, a former medical defender, to their rooms with the gripe.
Jack Hutton, a sophomore, is spending a few days at the Uni-
Helen Tappan, a sophomore in the college, who was taken to her home in Kansas City Monday because of an attack of appendicitis, is recovering slowly. She expects to be back again after the Christmas holidays.
Prof. P, V. Faragher and Prof. F,
W. Brewcleen, both chemicals, are
used in the manufacture of
Billy Koester, Bob Smith, and
greg Welsh are sick with the
rifle.
H. A. Lorenz, who has charge of the freshman gym classes, is playing it fullback on the senior football team. The men on the freshman earn, who have obeyed every beekeeper's rule, will fall; the he fall, are now taking pains during the senior-freshman scrimmages to pile upon the senior fullback.
The following alumni will return to Lawrences for the pre-vacation parties: Katherine Ocker, Sarah Georgian Cotter, Barbara Abel and Virginia Stone.
Painters are repainting the roof of Robinson Gymnasium bright red.
LIKENS STUDENTS TO CUCUMBERS
Prof. H. O. Kruse, of the department of German, in one who believes in a stricter economy of food. He says that the men and women of the University have come to the place where they expect a tickling of their palates with morsels of food on every occasion pertaining to a public function; at smokers, parties, afternoon calls, downtown shops, tours, dances, lectures, and the professor compared student in regard to his appetite to the sea cucumber, an animal which can have its stomach in any portion of its body and is ready to receive food at all times.
Mrs. J. J. Done'an, accompanied by five weeks old son, James Lee, arrived yesterday to spend several weeks with her mother, Mrs. C. Fozyart, Mrs. Donelan was formerly the Kappa Kappa K. U, as her Alma Mater. She is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Linus Fitzgerald, '18 College, has pledged to Piki Kappa.
Arthur Lawrence, better known as "A", who was enrolled in the Engineering school last year, is in town for a few weeks. "A" has been retired this year in exile but he says that next year will join him on the hill.
Ray Edwards, '15, captain of last year's track team, in a letter to his friends says he is going to spend the holidays in Lawrence.
Clare Morton, a graduate of last year, arrived yesterday to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. W. McGinnis, who attended K. U. several years ago.
Chemical Engineers are urged to be present at Con Squire's Studio at 1:15 tomorrow for the Jayhawker picture.
Morning Prayers w. l.
Week December 13-17.
Leader, Dean L. E. Sayre.
Subject, Peace on
 Earth?"
Morning Prayers
Capt. LoRoy Eltinge, 6th Cavalry U.S. S., stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, addressed the Jurists in Kansas and Beta house, on the question of "The Psychology of War." Capt. Eltinge is not one of the optimistic Norman Angels who seek the final settlement of a settlement in a settlement through arbitration.
Seniors Meet Juniors, and Freshman Sophomores, in Series Saturday
CLASS GAMES TOMORROW
"Things look dark for us in our game Saturday," said Coach Fitzgerald of the juniors this morning. After getting to work on his jinx, he team in the form of injuries, John McLaughlin, star end, failed to show up for practice last night and it was found that he is in a bed with a severe case of tonsillitis."
Everything is all set for the games tomorrow and they will be played rain or shine. The sophomores and freshmen are doped about even and the seniors seem to have had better luck. If the Juniors had more men out who are the speed of Hill and Harlow in their backfield they would easily run away with the championship, but as the third year men have showed so much indifference to holding up the team against them, the weakest team of the four, from the present outlook
Last evening the juniors scrimmaged the sophomores and although neither team could score, the sophomores showed the better form. Dick Burton and Harle Russell were out for the first time and they didn't succeed if it were an onlooker feel as if the Varsity were out training for next fall.
After the interclass games are over the coaches of the various teams with the aid of the Kansan sport team, the two teams compete in football team. Several members of the various teams have showed great form in practice and if the continued form is shown in the games, when they compete against each other, they be keen for the births on the team.
PREVENTION THEIR AIM
University Health Service Seeks to Intercept Disease
"Motto of the University Health Service Committee is 'Prevention is better than cure,'" said Dr. Alice who is secretary of this committee.
"Our aim is not to cure acute cases so much as it is to keep the students well. In the different classes in hygiene students are taught how to take care of themselves; how to keep from contracting, different diseases, the effects of bandaging, and all subjects along the lines of first relief to the injured.
PREVENT SERIOUS ILLNESS
"If a student has a sore throat it is examinated and if symptoms of diphtheria or tonsilitis are found treatment is given which will ward off these serious diseases. By examining the blood much illness is used more than any other method of tracing disease. I have already sent over to the hospital some forty-seven girls who seemed run down and whose illnesses were thus cured before they had a good hold on the patient."
PREVENT SERIOUS ILLNESS
The fact that 680 dispensary cases have been treated proves the state's Goetz, that prescriptions are better than one followed in table shows the work of account accomplished by this committee: Dispensary cases up to Dec. 1 680
MANY DISPENSARY CASES
The hospital was ready for use this fall on October 25. Before this time the treatment of emergency cases was given.
Raymond Robbins, social worker of world fame, who was at the University of Kansas during the Mott campaign last March and for two years has been a series of meetings at the University of Oklahoma in January. Mr. Robbins will also be at the Kansas Aggie school from the sixth to the eighth grade, says he expects to represent the University Y. M. at the meetings.
Little Frank Strong clad in a pair of "cords" was out behind Fraser yesterday when a student asked when he began to take journalism. Franklin replied at one, "I don't take just wear 'em because I wear 'em."
Laboratory examinations
Outside visits by the nurse
Total
Grace Beckey is spending the week-end at Baldwin and was a guest at a duck roast Thursday evening.
Lester Gillespie, College '85, has shaken the sacred dust of this institution off his feet and gone to his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Mu Phi Epillon sorority announces the pledging of Ala Smith,
HAMILTON HOLT COMING
Editor of Independent Will Speak at Congregational Church Sunday Night
Hamilton Holt, well known editor and owner of the Independent will speak on 'The Great War and Power' at the Plymouth Congregational church.
Mr. Holt is well qualified by long and varied experience as a journalist and lecturer to speak with authority given by peers in the field of Yale and is now an active member of
HAMILTON HOLT
the New York Peace Society, the International Conciliation Society, National Civic Federation, and the American Society of International
Mr. Holt spoke here two years ago at the National Newspaper Conference on "Commercialism and Journalism."
While here he will be the guest of Prof. Merle Thorpe, and Monday he will speak informally to different classes in the department.
Preceding his address, Sunday,
Dean Butter with his choir chorus
will give the annual Christmas Carol
and a memorial congregation,
beginning at 7:30.
Educational Authorities Will Conduct Courses During Summer Session
EXPECTS TO BE HERE
The School of Education has arranged for the following experts in education to take charge of the summer session: W. T. Hawden, Occidental College; D. S. Farrar, C. Lovis Rapee, author of the recent text on "School Health Administration"; J. M. Guinn, superintendent of schools, New Orleans; George Mehler, head of the Bureau of Educational Research, Kansas State University; Dr. Michael, superintendent of schools, Topeka. These men will conduct a course in school administration for the first six weeks of the summer session, each man teaching one week. During the remaining four weeks, each man will attend college education at Laeland Stanford University, will conduct a course in his line.
The director of the summer session would appreciate any suggestions from the students as to the courses they need. The teacher will attempt to meet their needs. Ten hours work will be given next summer, instead of the nine hours as previously. This will be done to enable those students that are limited in time or money to complete their studies over three years and three summers of work.
Owing to the fact that only a small number of students who will draw for the 1916 Jayhawkwere present at the meeting held in教室 with their teacher were made. The various sections that will appear in the Jayhawkwere outlined, and suggestions made for appropriate teacher meetings will hold next week at which time more definite plans will be given out.
Annual Artists Meet
Harold Robinson of Blue Rapids, Kansas, who was a freshman in the college last year, visited with friends here Wednesday and Thursday. He was on his way home from Kansas City where he met a teacher. He says that he is counting on returning to school next term.
Chancellor and Mrs. Strong, Dean Butler of the School of Fine Arts, and Mrs. Butler attended the Messiah at Topeka Thursday night.
Emil Schmann, a student in the Fine Arts School, went to Topeka Thursday where he took part in the Messiah,
ELLIOTT INTERPRETS
"THY KINGDOM COMET"
W. A. Elliott of Ottawa gave the last of his morning prayer chapel talks this morning. He took as his text, "Thy Kingdom Come", a clause in God's Prayer, and gave he believed to be the meaning of this passage.
"I take it," said Dr. Elliott, "that when Christ said 'The Kingdom Come' he meant three things: first, that the World was not what it ought to be; second, that would right the wrongs and evils of the world; and third, that the supreme test for his disciples is to give the fullest application of Jesus's will in the Smyrna of the School of Pharmacy will lead the morning prayers next week.
CO-EDS SCORE AGAIN
May Not Agree on Suffrage. But They do on Athletics
The women in the University of Kansas met in Robinson Gymnastics last night and organized the first Women's Athletic Association. The association declared themselves members and the election of officers followed.
Cards for membership may be obtained next week from Dr. Goetz. There are no dues. Whether a woman takes an active part in Uni-Clubs, or members of membership. Meetings will be held once a month and already the organization is planning a banquet for sometime in January. The officers elected to give trophies to the organizational work in the different sports.
FOSTER IS INVITED TO
REGISTRARS' CONFERENCE
The result of the election of officers follows: Miriam Jones, president; Joyce Brown, secretary; Cornelia B. Brown, president; appoint a committee to meet with an adjuvial board of the senate to draw up a constitution. Dr. Alice Goetz, Hazel Pratt and Miss Elliot Elliott comprise a general governing board.
Registrar George O. Foster has accepted an invitation from the University of Illinois to attend a conference of researchers at Urbana, December 17 and 18.
The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss informally the problems and systems of the registrars. Eleven registrars, representing all of the larger institutions of the North Central territory, will attend. Probably one of the most important discussions will be the organization of a middle west association of the National Association, which is now in existence, will probably change its meetings from every year to every other year.
CHRISTMAS VESPERS
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
The annual Christmas Vesper service will be held in Fraser Hall at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon and usual a special program will be given.
Some of the special numbers are a solo by Professor Downing, a violin solo by Miss Hopkins, "The Gift of the Magi," a reading by Mrs. Butler, and music by the Y. M. and Y. W. quartettes.
The Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. are making big preparations for the services and intend making it an open affair so that not only the people of the University but the residents of Lawrence may attend.
Gridiron Sport at Columbia Now after ten years football has been restored at Columbia University, and now the university maintains a band of highly trained gladiators provides a vent for the superabundant athletic spirit of the undergraduate to work itself off. The real students are left free to pursue their studies—which, with the surpassed purposes of a university, Independent.
About 1840, Harvard, Yale and Princeton took up the game. The first match game took place between Princeton and Rutgers in 1869. At present over 400 colleges and 5000 schools are playing football.
Daliy Orange
Allen County Elects
Allen County Culb met last night and elected the fol'owing officers: F. McCall, president; H, Richardson, vice president; N, Ritter, secretary; Olive Braden, treasurer. A banquet for all high school seniors and alumni will be given during Christmas vacation.
The Harvard student council has declared in favor of voluntary military training. A committee of graduate and undergraduate students was appointed to consult with the university formula plans to that effect. The university officials will also be consulted in arranging the course of training.
HOPE TO EVEN SCORES
Kansas Debaters, Brimming With Confidence, Prepare for Nebraska
Being the first debate that Kansas has had with Nebraska since 1904, tonight's battle takes on an added interest, for in the last few years, both schools have been successful on the forum.
Whether Kansas can avenge her many defeats on the gridiron and successfully wallop Nebraska on the for-ground when northeast Hail when the confident debating teams of these two universities meet to decide the question "Resolved: That the United States Shall Immute us substantially Increase Be Armament."
At the same hour in Lincoln, the negative team from Kansas, Henry Shimn, Raymer McQuiston, and Roy Crumpler make the decision a double victory.
The Kansas team, Clarendon Havenhurst, W. O. Hake, and Otis H. Burns, will uphold the affirmative while the Nebraskans, Charles L. Schofield, Guy C. Chambers, and Harold J. Schwab, will take the neg. both teams are made up experienced debaters in intercollegiate contests.
The judges for tonight's argument will be: Prof. C. M. Brink, of K. S. Wilkinson, of W. M. Johnston, of Jewell; and Darius A. Brown, former mayor of Kansas City.
The Nebraska delegation arrived yesterday afternoon at 3:15 on the Union Pacific and have been rehearsing and resting up for the battle since that time. The Nebraska team had its final rehearsal this morning in Fraser chapel immediately after the convocation.
THEY ENJOYED "SING"
Chapel Services Under Direction of Dean Butler, Proved Highly Entertaining
The real feature of the meeting was the reading, "King Robert of Sicily", given by Mrs. Florence Butler, wife of Dean Butler.
Old folk songs and tunes that are seldom heard around a university, and others more familiar, were revived and sung over again at the University of Pennsylvania. Fraser Chapel was filled to capacity with students and faculty.
After the regular chapel exercises, Dean Butler took charge of the meeting and lead the assembly in "My Old Kentucky Home". He pointed out some of the inaccuracies that have crept into the singing of this song, and had it repeated until it was done right.
The Crimson and the Blue, followed by a roaring "Hook Chick," closed the door.
“Meetings like this, I think, are a good thing for the University” said Chancellor Strong after the convoction, “We shall probably have more than one "Sing" during the year.”
CHANCELLOR TO LOOK FOR
CAMPUS COASTING PLACE
"I am going to look into the matter of a coating place on the campus and see whether it is feasible or not," said Chancellor Strong this morning.
It was thought last year that a coating place would be provided to eliminate the dangerous coating on the streets but the small appropriation has made it doubtful. Nothing has been done so far. The city ordinance, designating Indiana street as the coating course, is still in force
Caesar Rushed The Pigskin
The game of football dates back to the very early days. The ancient Greeks played a game called harpaston which had some of the features of modern football. The Romans later took up this game and called it harpastum. It is believed by many that the Romans, under Caesar, introduced football into England. It was first played in America in 1809.
Maybe Not For Christmas
Maybe 'Not For Christmas'
Nor further world knowledge is required at Topeka concerning the student directories.
"I guess that I will have to go to Topeka myself and get them," said Registrar George. "I don't know if it won't seem to be any other way to find out what they are doing with them."
The women students of the Indiana State University will have charge of the issue of the Indiana Daily Student, of December 10. All departments of that issue will be conducted solely by women.
"The Story of the Very First Christmas" in pictures. Special Christmas carols by Plymouth church choir. In charge of Christian Endeavors. Promptly, 7:30, Sunday evening.