UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
CRIMINOLOGISTS MEET
Kansas Conference of Charities and Corrections Meet on Mount Oread
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 19.1915.
"That parental neglect, divorce or parents, immorality of parents, sale of tobacco and improper regulation of places of amusement, combined with mental and physical delinquencies, are the causes of the large percent of crime committed by the child-parent relationship," she speeches made at the sixteenth annual session of the Kansas Conference of Charities and Corrections and the fifth annual session of the Kansas State Society of Criminal Law and Criminology which convened in a joint meeting in Fraser Hall last night at 8 p. m. Chancellor Strong, as the presiding officer, opened the conference, and members and delegates and then introduced them in their turn.
Should Study Criminal
Prof. H. W. Charles gave the presidential address for the Kansas Conference of Charities and Correction on the subject, "The Past and Present of Delinquency." In this address Professor Charles discussed the evolution of the theories regarding the treatment; whether criminals were born or produced by their environment; the relation of crime to mental and physical delinquencies; and the possibilities of the prevention of crime by the correction of these delinquencies. He advocated that the conferral of punishment be the scientific study of the individual criminal and to promote such legislation as will strengthen the power of the juvenile courts.
Judge Roy T. Osborne gave the presidential address for the Kansas State Society of Criminal Law and Criminology on the subject, "The Delinquent Child" as it relates to those in Kansas. He advocated better parental supervision; division of courts in Kansas; and to try adults and the other to try children; a statutory enactment that would punish the publication of "feature" stories which dealt with cases in the juvenile courts.
Tynan Speaks Tonight
R. M. Anderson of Beloit, Kansas, and former's a student in the University, gave the closing address on "the Prevention of Crime Among Juveniles." He claimed that ninety per cent of the crime could be prevented by the parents and that the failure to correct the paroled child was due to the inefficiency of the children. He apologized for the efficiency rather than economy and a special examination for mental and physical deficiencies in the school children and a segregation of the defective.
Juvenile Courts
Tonight at 8 o'clock, Thomas H Tysan, warden of the Colorado penitentiary will give an illustrated lec-
ture Outdoor Employment for Poisoners."
"The Juvenile court is one of the agencies for taking up the new questions which are facing the civilized communities of today," declared H. C. Young, who presides over the joint meeting of the Kansas Conference of Charities and Correction and the Kansas State Society of Criminal Law and Criminology this morning. Mr. Bowman is a member of the jury in the trial of an unlicensed society unlike Nature does not allow the weak and the defective to perish and as a result the strong members of civilized society must make some preparations for the care of children and adolescents. Juvenile Court is but one institution to grapple with this problem."
Judge John T. Simms of Kansas City and Judge J. C. Rupundell of Russell, Kansas failed to arrive on June 24 to speak with the 9 o'clock and Mr. Bowman, who was to follow them with a discussion of their papers upon the subjects of the trial, and "County and City Jail" respectively up the opening address.
The Disciplinary Barracks
Describing the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth and the reforms which have taken place in the prison government and the results thereof was the part taken in the program of the Kansas State University to document this morning by Captain H. S. Kerrick. "One of the most progressive reforms that has been made is the changing of the name by Congress from the U. S. Military Prison to the disciplinary Barracks," said the speaker.
"We recognize a three fold obligation to every prisoner at the Bar racks," he said. "First we must extract from the prisoner the hard day's work and give them security, the military tribunal, secondly we must give the prisoner the opportun-
tory to redeem himself as a soldier by restoring him to duty and in the third place we must safeguard and promote his spiritual welfare."
Improvement In Discipline
Improvement In Discipline
The speaker then told the improvement in discipline, the doing away with striped clothing, the induction of students into the enlistment of a parole system, the starting of an employment bureau and the development of the honor system at the prison.
"Al who desire it are receiving vocational training. We teach practical railroading, horseshoeing, blacksmithing, farming and over two dozes of which prepare the prisoner to obtain employment when he is discharged.
"We are giving the prisoner plenty wholesome entertainment in the way of moving pictures and theatrical entertainments. The prisoners have many organizations among themselves. Just this last week the glee club went down to Kansas City unguarded to give a concert."
The question of treating minor delinquents has been considerably neglected by the state and nation, King thithering him, many who are criminally insane are never sent to prison at all; many wander about and the crime waves that sweep over different parts of the country may be attributed directly to them.
"The problem of the feeble minde and those who have abnormal tendencies presents one of the most difficult problems with which we have to deal," he said. "Expert medical advisers should make a careful study of the patients who come under their observation, and those who have been in the habit of committing minor offenses against the state should be placed upon this class of offenders is placed upon this class of offenders emphatically as urged as long as it appears necessary to the welfare of the community, i. e.; until their habits are overcome or until they cease to be disturbers."
The Treatment of Criminals
To better these conditions he suggested that the criminal, sane or insane, be placed where he is no longer a menace to society; to see if he is in danger of being if possible train his mind that it may become normal once more. The criminal insane should never be released outright; a gradual return to freedom under the closest observation is essential to the success of the plan.
The matter of treating criminals in relation to their abnormal mental condition was the subject of a paper this afternoon by Capt. Edgar King, an authority on criminal matters at Ft. Leavenworth, Barracks at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans.
Need New Prison
"The teachable convict wants fewer locks, less bars, lower walls and more privileges," said J. K. Coding, warden of the Kansas state penitentiary, in his address. "The Outlook of Prison Reform in Kansas."
"The first necessity in such prison reform is a modern penitentiary. Our present institution is both unsafe and unsanitary and out of date, since it was built there has been a evolution in prison policies."
In one of the most popular papers read before the Friday morning session of the Kansas Conference of Correction, Judge Ruppinathan of Raupachia pointed out and defined very definitely the prominent obstacles now in the way of penal reform. He suggested, also, how the evils of the present penal system provided that the reforms attempted were fundamental and inclusive.
Rev. Edward A. Freedenhagen, Ph.D., secretary at the national superintendent of the Spokesman for the Friendless, spoke this afternoon of "The Mission of the Prisoner's Aid to Society."
At the present time the society has divisions in fourteen states requiring the work of twenty-four superintendents. The entire society cares for 3,500 ex-pirenons each year, attempting to make good citizens of them.
The greatest reform that has been made, according to Mr. Coding, is the classification of convicts. He today takes the prison school, Bible class, incarcerated person punishments, rules and regulations all are adapted to the handling of the seventy-five per cent of the prison body, who desire to make the best of their confinement, whose one aim is through with their sentence as quickly as possible and get back to their home and society as useful members.
Caring For Ex-Prisoners
County Jail Troubles
The gist of Judge Ruppenthal's arguments embraced a review of the protection on which the county matriarch in juris vide for the county jail is wrong and susceptible of corruption, and that, in order to prevent grasping
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College Committe Would Grant Distinctive Rank for Vocational Training
FAVOR SPECIAL DEGREES PICTURES ARE EXHIBITED
At a meeting of the College Committee of the University Senate yesterday plans for granting specialized degrees for technical work in the College was further discussed and thrown in a more favorable light. It was decided to send out letters to the more important schools and colleges over the country to get an expression of opinion on the matter. While many universities do not adoration of such a measure the University authorities do not want to appear to be adopting a freak plan without having at least conferred with other schools to see if they have not felt a similar need.
"If the University is to retain the significance and the spirit of the A B. degree there can be no question but what we will either have to separate the departments which deal in the technical and even mechanical fields such as science and journalist frosts from those with different degrees without so doing," said Prof. C. A. Dykstra, chairman of the committee.
"The people at large over the state have demanded that these subjects be taught and be taught in a practical manner, and the technical work thus done is essential to the results in such departments to an A. B. degree than the work in the School of Engineering. The idea is not to give a plain scientific B. S. degree with such work, but to grant specialized training in Journalism, or of Domestic Sciences.
In the meantime the committee is waiting to hear from the other colleges and universities over the count. The need is felt more or less universally, but probably be some wide movement toward a specializing of degrees.
SELECT K. U. SONGSTERS Personnel of Glee Club for Missouri Trip Decided Upon Last
Night
Sixteen men were chosen last night to represent the Kansas Gled game in Missouri-Kansas game. Thanksgiving was a special experience was experienced in making the choice, as all of the twenty-four men who have been coming out to practice were exceptionally faithful in attending the parals according to Harold DeBenham.
The club, accompanied by Professor Downing leaves Wednesday at the special train which carried the footeer back to concert with the Missouri Glee Club will be given at an outdoor rally Wednesday evening. Later in the evening the club will sing before the similar to the local University Club.
"The club is in better shape this year than I have ever known it to be," declared Prof. W. B. Downing, "All the men trying out have good voices, and we had a hard time in making a selection for the trin."
Amount of Proceeds Not Known
The amount of the proceeds from
the entertainment at the Varsity
Theatre Tuesday night will not be
known before the end of the week.
This money is to be used to complete
the fund for the W. S. G. A. scholarship.
An exhibit of sepia prints showing interior and exterior views of the School of Engineering is now being sent out by the extension division to students who ask to have the loan of the exhibit. The pictures are 20x24 inches framed prints and are loaned to any school desiring them, for a period of time in order to sell worth, Fredonia, O'athe, and Winfield have asked to have the exhibit
Send Pictures Over State
The men to be taken on the trip are: first tenors: Golaff Coffell, Harold DeBenham, Lawrence Winn, Harry Harlan; second tenors: Paul Sauter, Chas. S. Sturtevant, Guy Waldo, Bauer; first bass: Merle Smith, Hunter Barker; John Hamilton, O. S. Holmes; second Nethils, John Hettinger, Ward Barber, Dick Gelvin; accompanist, Harry Montgomery.
Elsa Barteldes, of Lawrence, who is taking post-graduate work in the field, this year will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in Wichita, as the guest of her sister.
This is the first of a number of week-end trips which the managers, Paul Sautter and Harold DeBenham, played with The Club's regular fall concert will open some time during the week just preceding the Christmas holidays.
Holbein's Erasmus and George Gyze Shown in Fraser This Week
There is a reason why the paintings by bingles Holbein, Erasmus and George Gyze, are hanging in Fraser Hall this week, and that reason is a more definite and bigger one, as explained by Prof. W. A. Griffith of the School of Fine Arts, than merely adding to the appearance of the hall. "The plan," said he, as far as possible, with such material, as at hand to hang in Fraser Ha', thus infinitely indebted period, pictures that will lead those who are interested, from an appreciation of the simpler art to the more complex studies.
We will follow the Holbein pictures with Titian as a contrast, the purpose being to show the difference between the objective and subjective treatment of the subject. And after reading some representative paintings of the French school and show the art that reflected France during her period of gayety. That's what art does," he said, reflecting the life of the people. Followed by a painting of French school, I think it would be well to show paintings that represent the spirit of the Italian Renaissance; taking Da Vinci as a master of form and Raphael to illustrate the order of composition. I'm not prepared to outline the plan, but this, in a general way is what we will attempt."
Erasmus is Better of Two Paintings "The painting of Erasmus," he said, "which is now on exhibition is a finer piece of art than the picture of George Gyze which hangs beside it."
It is finer because of its characterization, its simplicity, it is, so to speak, reduced to its lowest terms." He then told of the place the original manuscript was written in substance, that it has artiscan associates—and is worthy of them.
Then Professor Griffith turning to art critics, Ruskin particularly, referred to an article by Russell Sturgis, one of America's foremost writers upon art and architecture, which being summed up, says：“Don't read Ruskin for art criticism.” Then he took another view, that he Ruskin, and pointed out some fallacious argument. “It's a powerful bit of writing,” he remarked as he closed the book. “I wish a lot of our students would读 it.”
Ruskin is no Art Critic
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"Yes, I think we'll show a Titanite next," he went on. "I chose Holbein first because there is something to do with it, to begin with. You see, it's this kind of thing. Sweet Home, but not everyone has an appreciation of Beethoven. It's the same with art. The student can be led from simpler, more tangible things in art to an appreciation of its difficult forms. That's what we need. The problem is to lead a great mass of people to whom a picture is just a picture, into a critical appreciation of the message that the great artist conveys when he paints a great picture. Such critical appreciation ought to help the exception among University students I wish we might make it so."
Gov. Arthur Capper will speak at the Christian church Sunday evening on the training of boys and girls on the basis for good citizenship. Sunday is Bees Day, a day in churches all over the United States and the Governor's address will be a part of the special evening services of the Christian church for that day.
GOV. CAPPER TO ADDRESS
YOUNG PEOPLE SUNDAY
Professor and Mrs. W. D. Downing have been enjoying a visit from Mrs. Downing's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Warner of Bloomfield, Iowa. The came last week and left for their home on Wednesday of this week.
**Success Begins Nov. 24**
"There will be a holiday this year on account of the Missouri game," said Chancellor Frank Strong this afternoon. "Heretofore the Missouri-Kansas game for the last three years has been on, the Saturday before Thanksgiving but this year it will be played on Thanksgiving day, the year the recess for the Thanksgiving start at 12:30 on Wednesday, November 24, and school will resume on the following Monday."
Begins Nov. 24
Band is Entertained
The members of the University band will be the guests of the management of High Jinks and the Bowen's music at the venue of High Jinks tomorrow night.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
SHOULD TEST VOTERS IN
ENGLISH SAY DEBATERS
That the right of suffrage should be restricted to persons who can read English prose with ordinary accuracy and ease was the decision of the judges at the regular meeting of the K. I. Debating Society in Fraser River, British Columbia, Oqp and H. F. Mattison uphold the affirmative side of the question and Wm. Rice and D. L. Brown defended the negative. The affirmative won by 2 to 1. At the business meeting it was decided to devote a few minutes at the close of the meeting to the application of parliamentary rules of order. C. A. Walsh was voted in.
MILLER PASSES EXAM
K. U. Student Has Chance With Three Others for Rhodes Scholarship
L. R. Miller, of Kansas City., junior in the College, was one of the four to pass the Rhodes scholarship examination given recently at the University, according to word received at the office of the Chancellor this morning. A. B. Darling, a Kansas State N. A. M. College, of Wichita and R. F. Whitcomb, a Washburn student, were the other three cessful applicants.
One of the four will go to Oxford in October for a three year course, with a scholarship of $1500 a year. The selection of the man who will fill the position of committee composed of Chancellor Frank Strong, Chief Justice Johnson, W. D. Ross, state superintendent of public instruction, President R. T. Johnson of Cooper College, and President F. E. Mossman, of Southwestern.
Kansas is allowed two students at Oxford under the Rhodes system, of one them at present is Clarence College and the other is Maryville Lip Whitcomb of Topeka and formerly a Washburn student graduated from Oxford in 1914. Philip Whit-comming brother of one of the four who passed successfully at the last examination.
AT LEAST 300 WILL GO
Representative Crowd of Kansas
Rooters Will See Tiger and
Jayhawk Mix
At least 300 students, several professors, the band, the freshman team and the Glee Club are going to the big Tiger-Jayhawk game in Columbia next Thursday. Many more students may go than have planned to. The Kansas will print the names of those expecting to take the trip.
A special train to Tigerville is not a certainty, unless enough go. Coach Beau Olett is anxious to have a sure enough "Thundering Thouss and Special" run over to Columbia to help the squad win.
Tickets for the game can be obtained at Manager Hamilton's office. Always have alread been sold, but many more are waiting to be bought by the faithful.
TAU BETA PI FRATERNITY
HOLDS FALL INITIATION
Tau Beta Pi, engineering fraternity, gave its annual fall initiation and banquet Thursday night at the Eldridge house. Those initiated were G. L. Alt, F. N. Bost, L. E. Fiske, H. R. Hunter, C. W. Hagenbun; U. T. Lewon, A. G. Nigg, G. A. Rathert, L. Sparks, G. B. Welch, R. E. A. Sparks, G. B. Welch of Engineering; A. R. Young, engineer of Topeka; Walter Bohnstengel, M. V. Homes, all graduates of the School of Engineering.
The present active chapter of Tau Beta PI includes twenty-one engineered proteins.
PROF, SKILTON'S INDIAN
DANCES USED BY ZOELLNER
The Zoellner String Quartet are playing on their programs this year two Indian Dances by Prof. Charles Bunce, an Admiral-created Deer Dance and War Dance on melodies supplied to Prof. Skilton by a native Indian, Mr. R. D. Depo, a chief of the Rogus River tribe played in the highly mastered bantst at Haskel Institute.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
The first dance is elegiac in character, the second wild and barbaric; in both the effect of the Indian drum and the effect of the leader of the Zoellner Quartet, pratic compositions highly and has asked Professor Skilton's permission to include them in a collection of successes which he is about to publish.
COLUMBIA MAKES READY
Missouri Town Prepares for Biggest Event of Year The Kansas Game
(By R. H. Turner)
Ticket Sale Large
Columbia, Mo., Nov. 19 - A large part of this little city lives from one Kansas game to another. And now, when it is but a few days until the end of the season, the will leave his native lair to invade Columbia for his annual battle with the Missouri Tiger, the town is beginning to brighten up, to deploy troops with high quality of every one of the 15,000 persons expected to be here.
For that time of the year when the Jayhawk and the Tiger prepare for their annual football clash here, she has been making ready for weeks to welcome and accommodate the host of visitors, which, from present seat location, is expected to break all previous records.
To date about 7,800 tickets have been sold. However, it is expected that many will apply for seats at the nat. premate and C. L. Brewer, director of athletics, is prepared to erect stairs for the *accommodation* everyone.
To Entertain Visitors
All the clubs and fraternities are arranging banquets, dances and other events for the entertainment of the visitors. Five hundred seats have been reserved for the Kansas rosters who are expected to accompany the team here.
For the last few weeks it has been impossible to engage any accommodations in any of the Columbia hotels. All the rooms at the Athens have been engaged since October 1, which is a fair indication of the mass of humanity expected in Columbia for the Turkey Day game.
As for the outcome of the game—well, that's a different story. Since Missouri's comeback against Drake Saturday and the trimming of Kansas by Nebraska odds on the Jayhawks have about disappeared and living at even money. But regarding the team, they take the baggage, Columbia is going to be one of the biggest crowds in its history—and Columbia is overlooking no bets in preparing for the coming of the Hordes of football fans.
FIVE ARE INITIATED INTO PHY BETA KAPPA
Members of the local Phi Beta Kappa society met at the home of Professor and Mrs. Sisson last night to initiate six new members of senior class who were pledged at the beginning of the semester.
The names of the students initiated follow: Florence Hale, Ida O'Brien; Mabel Perry, Edith Piotrowski, Henry Tihen and Forrest Anderson.
Mr. Anderson was absent because of illness. After initiation Dr. H. W. Hargett of Eta chapter gave a short talk.
Women Greeks to Entertain
their steward to Entertain The Women's Pan-Hellenic will give a tea session afternoon at the Kappa house, in the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, a chapter of which was recently installed here. In giving this tea, the sororities are carrying out an old custom of welcoming a new sorority by some manner of entertainment on its formal admittance into Pan-Hellenic.
Canvass Freshman Women
The Collegiate Alumnae Association is conducting a canvass of the freshmen women to find what per cent of them wish to teach school history. The campaign this campaign will be used by the Association in its meeting at Lawrence in January. Some leading members of the Association will be present at this event and some definite action concerning the vocations of women will be taken.
MORNING PRAYERS
Week of November 22-24.
Leader, Chancellor Frank Strong.
Subjects, unannounced.
"We pray Christ's name," said Prof. A. C. Terrill this morning, "we must know him; Christ in our prayers takes away the grudge which is in our hearts. There are four absolute standards for our lives, they are honesty, purity, unselfishness, and love. No man will develop an emptile, impure, no man will develop intellectually, no man will develop socially who is selfish, no man will develop spiritually who has no love. When we have a question to answer we must ask, is it pure? is it honest? is it unselfish? is it the highest expression of love?
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