UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
SENIOR STOCK GOES UP
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 3, 1915.
Appearance of Veterans on Class Team Enhances Fourth Year Chances
Fade away you champion freshmen of last year, or your freshmen who are contenting yourself that you will have an easy time winning you numerals this year, for senior football stock took a sudden bound yesterday afternoon and jumped yet. The reason for the rise is on account of three men who have played the good old game on the Varsity in days gone by, but who were too busy to come out this year. Maybe the freshmen never heard of them, but the upperclassmen have become enough to meet the mighty seniors, they will discover a tough snag, worse than any river could show, in the personas of Tom Mallow, Dick Burton and Harl Russell.
The juniors had enough men out last night so a passer by could tell there was something going on, by the looks of the fifteen men who reported. Connie Poirier, who played quarterback on the freshman class team in '13, was out and showed his old cunningly getting by away on the signboard that did not have enough men out so they could scrimmage but signals were run and Coach Fitzgerald feels good over his prospects.
Sure enough, these stars of former days were out last night, if you don't believe it ask Coach Holt. And what's more, they are eligible, so beware. This is not all, the senior coaches succeeded in getting their men can have been out so far. "The seniors are to win," said Coach Holt last night, "and we believe we can build a strong team around these four old Varsity men."
The freshmen and sophomores had enough men out so they could scrimmage and the coaches put them through a series of drills. Coach Heath dripped his protégés in signals most of the evening. The sophomores who were guests of Coach Heath at a chalk talk the evening before, showed up to good advantage on Friday when they commenced to show the championship form they displayed last year. Coach Heath also put his men through some hard scrummage in the finals, which they used to tie knocks which they will win over the hands of the freshmen.
Fifteen Juniors Out
DEBATERS BREAK INTO PRINT
Their Manuscripts Reproduced in Handbook of Important School Talk-Fests
Six additional K. U. debaters broke into the list of those who have had their golden words printed when seven copies of the 'The Debates' handbook arrived last year of the public speaking The book is compiled by the H. W. Wilson Publishing Company, of Chicago, and contains the entire debates given by such school's as Chicago University, Dartmouth, University last year. Both the affirmative and negative sides of the Kansas arguments in the Triangular Debate last March are given in the book. O. H. Burrows, W. U. Williamson, Ed. Kaufman, and members of the affirmative team; and C. E. Willamson, Ed. Kaufman, and harold Mattono comprised the negative team. The speeches fill about 30 pages of the handbook, beginning on page 503 and continuing until
Kansas won both sides of the Triangular Debate last year, for the first time in K. U. history. The negative team, which debated at Boulder Colorado, against Colorado University, secured its victory at Norman, Oklahoma, against the Sooners, was two to one in favor of Kansas.
Sphinx Initiates
Free copies of the handbook have been sent by the publishers to every member of the two teams, and to members of the Kansas pamphlets, containing the Kansas debates only, were also given free to to the department of public speaking.
At a meeting of the Sphinx club at the Phi Gama house Wednesday evening the following freshmen were initiated: William Allen, Harold Sacher, Clarence Eyer, David McCormick, and Daniel Pink. Record M. Johnson and W. F. Smith. Refreshments were served and a general sociable time enjoyed. The next meeting will be held Dec ember fifteenth in the Phi Delt houses
Professor Hill will not meet his class in debating Monday afternoon.
Write It to Campus Opinion.
Write It to Campus Opinion.
MAY NOT HAVE TO CHEW
CITY WATER NEXT YEAR
"City water will be real Adam's Ale after this year," said Mayor Francisco, "if the voters accept the last offer of the Water Company."
Through the influence of the Merchants' Association, the Water Company has offered the plant to the city for $175,000. The commissioners have agreed to either a special election will be called or the vote taken at the primaries.
At present the water is unfiltered and in bad condition. If bought the city will immediately put in a new filter and be necessary to furnish pure water.
FOOTBALL TAGS GO ON SALE
Price of Big Mixer is Cut in Halt This Year. "Two
Bits."
NUMBER 58
Tags for the football smoker Wednesday night went on sale this morning. The price this week is twenty-five cents, and from fifty cents is to make it possible for every man in the University to attend the only event of the year in honor of the football team to which students of the University are invited.
With the two boxing matches by the men who furnish the entertainment for the smokers of the Kansas City Athletic Club, along with the speeches and stunts that will be given to the athletes, the promise to surpass anything of the kind that was ever attempted in the University.
MERCHANTS TO GATHER AGAIN
Dates of Third Short Course is Announced for Week of February Seventh
The third Merchant's Short Course will be held at the university February 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 under the direction of the extension department
The extension department was originated primarily for the purpose of reaching those who could not attend the University regularly and the Merchant's Short Course which has been given for the past two years has brought some of the mose gratifying results.
350 Attended Last Year
Last year three hundred and fifty merchants from all parts of Kansas attended and the letters sent back by them were made notice that they were pleased with the practical value of the course. These letters characterize the courses as everything from a "howling success" to "well worth the time to any business man or woman."
350 Attended Last Year
A circular has already been prepared by F. R. Hamilton, director of the University Extension Department, which will be sent out over the state department's course. The program as announced at the present will consist of lectures and daily classes in Accounting, Advertising, Show Card Writing, Salesmanship and Merchandise Judging. This makes the course interesting both to employees and employees and is used by university representatives from their store.
John Gingrich, '19 College, was recommended as a representative in the competitive examination for the admission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, by Joettt Shouse, U. S. Representative, the first of this week. Gingrich will take a physical examination at Kansas City sometime before February 1. He will attend several schools, to study previous to regular examinations which will be held the third Tuesday in April.
In addition to giving the students enrolled in this course some practical instruction, arrangements have been made for their entertainment in the way of concerts by the band and orchestra, readings from Professor Arthur McMurray of the Public Speaking Department, and singing by Dean Butler of the School of Fine Arts. This training includes all of the meetings last year together with the increased efforts of those in charge to make the course a success indicates an increased interest and success this year.
Entertainment Arranged
This recommendation was made by Congressman Shouse in accordance with the law which reads that each representative is allowed to nominate a candidate to West Bank and the other to -Annapolis- during his term of office.
Coach W. O. Hamilton left today for St. Louis to attend the regular Mission Valley Conference. The team was called all-time ball regulation for the coming season.
OHN GINGRICH, FRESHMAN
WILL GO TO ANNAPOLI
TICKET SALE PICKS UP SEASON ENDS TUESDAY
Decorators Spend Day in Gyn Working Out Color Effect for Law Scrim
Tickets for the Law Sermi went like the proverbial "hot cakes" today, according to a statement made this afternoon by Willis N. Calkins manager of the party. Apparently, everyone one took a sudden notion to attend the Sermi, for Calkins and his assistants were busy all morning, soliciting, and dealing out the little white pastepeens out and into the prospects for a record attendance," said Calkins. "We have sold almost enough to make expenses, and I am in hopes that later sales, will make things come out all right."
Decorators At Work
Decorators have been at work in the Gym all day. Crepe paper has been used to gain a gable effect in the ceiling, and streamers in variety colors hide quite effectively the unsightly steel-work which supports the immense roof of the Gym. The balcony has been turned into a bank of crimson shaded lights. Shaded lights. In the corners are davenportes and easy chairs, and "K" blankets at the windows provide novel and effective draperies.
The reception will begin on the main playing floor promptly at eight o'clock. Captain Tony" James, of Johns Hopkins, will be guest of honor. With him in the receiving line he will be Chancellor Strong, Dean Green, and other members of the faculty of the School of Law, as his guests, officers of the School, and their "dates."
The grand march will begin at 8:15, and dancing will continue from then until two o'clock Saturday morning. Twenty-four dance numbers will be performed occurring between dances twelve and thirteen. The guests will be divided into two groups for the three course luncheon which is to be served on the second floor of the gym. One group will eat during dances nine, ten, and eleven; the other, during dances fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen. Wagtail will cater.
Dance Lasts Till Two
No Cabs Or Flowers
"As is customary at such University parties," said Calkins, "cabs and flowers are strictly tabo; and I want that fact emphasized. The admission price is quite imposition enough on students, but it is a treat to furnish cabs and flowers, too. And anyway, flowers are 'bad form' now, I understand.
All the freshmen women, who are being interviewed by their advisors as to what they intend to do when the finish college, are contributing to statistics for the College Alumnus Association regarding how many students the complete list is not finished, but will be soon after the holidays.
"It looks as though the party would be very successful." Calkins replied when questioned concerning the outage and the lack of safety this morning; but it will have to continue that way throughout the afternoon if we are to make expenses."
COLLEGIATE ALUMNAE AID
IN CHOOSING VOCATIONS
"There are bureaus in Chicago, New York and Boston, supported by the Collegeiate Alumnae, for the sole purpose of placing college women, who do not wish to teach, we are in charge for the same kind of bureau in the even though as yet it is a thing of the future."
"The point is," said Miss Alice Winston, head of the Association here, "to fit those who do not wish to teach with some other vocation, and to direct their college course in that subject. We are also be interesting to take statistics of the same sort from the senior class and then compare the two.
Prof. R, D. R.'O'Leary of the English department, will meet all those who want to confer with him about the Hattie Elizabeth Lewis Memorial Essays on Applied Christianity, next afternoon in Fraser Room, 305, 414-786-2520, have been made of Professor O'Leary by students that he talk to them about the writing of the essays, and he will at this time, explain all the details.
Miss Cummins of the Collegiate Alumnae Bureau in New York is to speak here some time in January on the various openings for girls that are out-of-the-ordinary and special in their nature.
To Meet Essayists
Correction
In the issue of Thursday's Daily Kansasan it was stated that Roy Davidson and Raymer McQuiston were competing for places on the debating team. The names should have been Roy Davidson and E. F. Price. Raymer McQuiston is already a member of the team.
Gridiron Warriors of 1915 Will Stage Last Event of Year at Eldridge Hotel
The climax of the 1915 football season will come Tuesday night when every man who played in any game this season will sit down to the annual football banquet at seven o'clock at the Eldridge Hotel. The Law Scrim may be the greatest event for some of the gridiron followers. Possibly some of them prefer the smoker which comes Wednesday night, but they all look forward—gastronomic or fashionable. The election of a captain is only a side issue of the evening's entertainment.
Award Letter Wednesday
The letters awarded the players will be presented at the Wednesday night smoker but the men will not be notified at the banquet Tuesday night. A number of letters will be granted this year but the exact number will be given until the athletic board meets Monday or Tuesday to grant the "K's."
The race for captaincy will be one of the interesting points of the banquet. It seems that every member of the squad who intends to return next fall is a likely candidate. Adrian Lindsey, the star of almost every game of the season looms up as the candidate while Wood, Hutchinson and Sebastian are also among the ones likely to be nominated. All members of the squad attending the banquet will be eligible to vote.
Players Will Speak
The real entertainment, after the feed is over, will be speeches by the gridiron heroes. Football players usually are not inclined to more than a thirty-second speech and some of the talks will be interesting, probably at a very high level, they may tell the boys some of the things they have figured out for next year: Tony James will give his farewell address which will be answered by the captain-elect. But don't forget William Omar Hamilton for he will be on hand with a fresh cigar and one mask. A player has played their last year of football will be given an opportunity to tell the boys how to beat Nebraska next year.
UNIVERSITY PROBILISM
ASSOCIATION HAS PURPOSE
The National Prohibition Association at the University was organized to find out if Kansas prohibition prohibits; to solve the question of national prohibition; and to enable the college man or woman to find his place in considering this national problem.
The names of the officers elected for the year follow: Wilard King, president; Homer Harriott, vice president; Clarence Harrington, treasurer; H. A. Lorenz, secretary; Havingsthug, publicity man
The Rev. Gordon B. Thompson, student pastor of the Methodist church is leading the class which will be meeting with the Wesleyan the Liquor Problem", as a general guidance for their discussions. Later in the year there will be a district competition contest which will be followed by the state and national contest.
The first meeting was held at :30 Thursday afternoon, at Myers Hall. Any one who is interested in the prohibition problem is welcome to become a member of the association.
Y. M. AND Y. W. CABINETS
GATHER ROUGH FIRESIDE
At a dinner in Myers Hall, followed by a fireside discussion of matters of interest to both, the Y. W. C. A. and J. R. D. was present to get acquainted last night. Several members of each cabinet spoke, describing the work of their departments and showing the relation of each department to the organization.
The Y. W. Cabinet members in attendance were: Misses Anne Gittie, Stella Simmons, Mary Brownlee, Neva Ritter, Vanetta Hosford La Genneron, May Miller, Ade's Blischof, Lucia Curey, Ruth Plowman, Ruth Jackson, Blanche Lorimer, Carolyn Nutt, Ella Hawkins.
From the Y. M. Cabinet who Hugo T. Wedell, Rex Miller, Neal Ireland, Fred Rodkey, Charles Sloan, Walter *Pickering*, Ed Todd, Ward Barbier, Lyke Anderson, James Sellars, Baltzer, Richard Evans, Glenn Russ, John Calen, Chester M. Patterson and Alex. Creighton.
Miss Emma Jones, of the department of German has been unable to meet her classes this week on account of sickness. Professors H. V. E. Palmibald and F. E. Engel have been teaching her classes.
Y. W. WOMEN WILL
Y. W. WOMEN WILL
SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS
A chorus of thirty trained voices, under the direction of Dean H. L, Butter, and aided by about sixty Y. W. C. A. women will sing Christmas carols on Thursday night, Dec. 16, just before the Christmas holidays.
They will sing on the campus and over the town, where there are older persons or sick ones. Helen Dawson, Virginia Lynes and Helen Hooker have been paint on a committee to confer with Dean Butler and choose songs.
WANT TO MAKE EASY MONEY?
Write a Political Science Essay i You Do. Two Prizes are Offered
The Morton Denison Hull prize of two hundred and fifty dollars for the best essay on a subject connected with municipal government, and the William H. Baldwin prize of one hundred dollars for the best essay on "Efficient Bill Board Regulation," have been announced for 1916.
are Offered
Both of these prizes are awarded on behalf of the National Muniepal League. The Hull prize is open to students who have been within a year preceding the date of the competition, registered and resident in any college or university of the United States of America. Instruction in rumpelic government.
The Baldwin prize is open to undergraduate students registered in a regular course in any college or university in the United States offering direct instruction in municipal government.
In the Hull prize contest any suitable subject may be selected by a competitor provided it be submitted to the secretary of the league and approved by him at least thirty days before the contest closes. However, no military approval is needed if the competition chooses a contract first, the history of municipal government in the United States; second: the charter and workings of government in any American city; third: legal problems involved in the home rule charter; fourth: the problem of sewage disposal; fifth: public utilities commission; sixth: municipal accounting and budget system; seventh: municipal public health agency; eighth: municipal government; ninth: nomination methods and election machinery in cities.
In the Hull contest essays must not exceed twenty thousand words and in the Baldwin contest not over ten thousand. Further information may be obtained concerning either contest from the Secretary of the League, 703 North American building, Philadelphia.
TOO LATE FOR SUBSTITUTE
No One is Named to Take Blanche
Mullen's Place on Ford's
Peace Mission
Mrs. Eustace Brown received a telegram from Henry Ford, last night in response to the one she sent yesterday afternoon asking him if a substitute should be named for Blanche Mullen, who was selected to go but could not accept. Mr. Ford in his speech said, "I would be pleased to have a secretary on hand, but on account of the lateness of the hour, and the inability of the person to reach New York in time to sail, I suggest that no one else be named."
The following was received by the Kansan from Kenneth Pringle who will arrive in New York this evening, and who will be the only representative the University will have on the eace mission.
Special to the Kansan.
Troy, New York, 11:22 a.m.
Have you checked this far. Sorry to hear in Chicago last evening Miss Mullen cannot come. Will reach New York tonight.
"FIGHT; BUT FOR A HIGHER PRINCIPLE, SAYS REY. POE
Pringle
"Fight, but always know that you are fighting for a higher principle," said the Rev. Floyd Poo, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Indea and the address in chapel this morning on the subject "Should a Christian Fight?"
Dr. Poe is being considered as a pa-
titionary judge at the First Presbyterian of Lawsu-
ry.
"If a man smites you on the one cheek, would you turn to him the other ass?" asked Dr. Poe. "This should not be taken literally," he continued. "Neither the Bible nor the Christian lay down rules for the human life; rather, we give us some good principles. If your search of higher things don't fight, but keep in mind the foregoing as a principle, not as a rule."
MAKES OLD SCROOGE LIVE
Frank Speaight, of London, Will Read "A Christmas Carrol" in Chapel
Frank Speaight of London, "The Man Who Makes Dickens Live," will be the next man to appear on the University Lecture Course. He will lecture in December and will be mas Carol", December 13th, in Fraser Chapel. The committee on convolution and general lectures designated this number from the list of Mr. Speaight himself, which with one exception, are his own dramatizations of Dickens' books.
Is An Englishman
"The selection of 'A Christmas Carol' is seasonable," said F. R. Hamilton, chairman of the committee in speaking of the recital, "and this arrangement was intentional. We could have gotten Mr. Speakast last fall, but we wanted him to give 'The Christmas Carol' at the Christmas course, everyone is familiar with it." A one has a chance to hear Frank Speakast read it. I think we are going to have a treat."
An English critic said of Speaxtie: "If the Christmas spirit, as it was, and expounded by Charles Dickens, be after Mr. Frank Speaxtie has closed his career as a reciter." Munse's says: "In no happier way can the modern reader who complains he has no time for Dickens' long drawn-out familiarize himself with characters we have become parts of everyday speech."
Mr. Speaight comes under the management of the Pond Lyeum Bureau of New York City. He is typically English and was raised in the Diekle family. He is an actor characters vividly and skillfully, and is an actor rather than a reader.
He has appeared in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and other large centers. This is his second American tour.
THE ENGINEERS WILL MIX
Marvinites Arrange Big Get-Together Meeting. Band and Glee Club to Help
An All-Engineers' smoker will be held Thursday, December 9 in Eagles' Hall. A live program with the band and the Glee Club as entertainers is being arranged by the committee in charge.
Kenneth Gondney is chairman of the committee on arrangements and is best known for his work with Wilson. Stunts will be provided and it is planned to release the Engineers' Song Book that night. Members of the School of Enghering will make talks.
Tags to the smoker are being sold to the Engineers by the members of the committee. Admission is twenty-five cents.
DEAN BUTLER TO CONDUCT
CHURCH MUSICAL SERVICE
Dean Harold L. Butter of the School of Fine Arts will conduct a special musical service at the Congregational Church next Sunday evening, December 5, at 7:45 o'clock. this is the second of a series of such events for which the first of the series was given a month ago before a large audience.
The program as arranged for the evening will consist of three anthems, "The Lord is Excaled" by West; "Softly now the Light of Day" by Worden; and "Great and Marvelous" Turner; a vie in solo by Miss Edmula Dalton; and a thrilling Dalton. If possible it is planned to have Mrs. Butler read the story of the angels and the shepherd from Wallace's "Ben Hur."
Musical services of this nature have been given each winter for the few years at the Congregational Church. They are also planned and it is planned to make the series this year even better. The Church extends a welcome to all of the students on the Hill and believes they will be well repaid for coming.
SIGMA DELTA CHI PLEDges
SIX FUTURE JOURNALISTS
The local chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, national honorary journalistic fraternity, last night pledged six men from the department of journalism. All the men have had newspaper experience and intend following it after graduation. A feed at Lee's followed the pledging.
The men are: Ralph Ellis, Lawrence; Cargill W. Sproull, Lawrence; Paul Rathfon, Fort Scott; Raymond A. Fagan, St. Marys; Hugh B. McGuire, Portland, Oregon; and Alfred Hill, Kansas City, Mo.
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