UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII
GREEK ART HOLDS CHARM
NUMBER 37
Fascination of Ancient Sculpture in Its Simplicity, Says Professor Wilcox
That the fascination of Greek art is found in the simplicity with which they treat complex subjects, and in the reserve power of their best works, was the idea presented by Prof. A. M. Wilcox of the department of Greek, in an informal lecture in the Museum last Friday morning. Mr. Wilcox took the students through the Museum and gave interpretative talks on the better known statues of Greek and Roman times.
Venus of Melos, he said, was an attempt to represent divinity in human form. It typifies the highest form of human love. The spiritual beauty of this Greek Venus is in marked contrast to the later sensuous Roman models of Aphrodite, the self-love goddess. Heine in his intense admiration for the statue once has as many worshipers as one of Mercy." Beauty lovers the world over have found Venus of Melos the highest expression of physical and spiritual womanhood.
The Three Fates
Professor Witcox thinks there is no better study of human form than the Three Fates from the east pediment of the Parthenon. The artist has caught the central figure as it supports the reclining figure; the figure is that one sitting back on his heels. It is a unusual pose in sculpture relief but it is most natural. The half reclining figure is in perfect repose.
Praxillies's Hermes biding the child Dionysos is one of the first water gems. It is Professor Wilcox's favorite. Mythology has it that Dionysos, god of wine, was the son of the earth mother Semele and the father god Zeus. At Dionysos's birth Zeus gave the child to the winged messenger Hermes to take to the Nymphs to rear. It is at this moment that Hermes is represented. The child is sitting on his forearm reaching for the grapes which Hermes dang'd above him. Hermes himself gazes beyond the child, his thoughts are far away.
Orpheus Is Good
Orpheus parting from Euridice is the subject of an especially fine relief. According to tradition, Orpheus played his wife Euridice, out of Hades but lost her again because he disobeyed. Plot command that he should not turn around. The relief shows the parting scene of husband and wife. Hermes the winged messenger who must take her back to Hades, holds her outstretched right hand. Euridice has turned and stands facing Orpheus with her hand touching his shoulder. It is quietly done. Sadness is the key note of the group.
"You can watch that relief," says Professor Wilcox, "until you enclose your hands with the agony of it. The sorrow of the group becomes your sorrow. Yet no extreme emotion shows in the visible picture. It is intangible and of suggestion that makes Greek art seem a mystery and a delight. Their master pieces leave so much to the imagination.
Augustus In Armor
"A modern painter, Sir Richard Lytton, has done the same subject. Euridice is swoning. That is all there is to the picture. That is the failing of the moderns, they portray strong but transient emotion."
Augustus is an illustration of the Roman portraiture in which he is shown in armor as if addressing the army. The statue is a blending of realism and idealism. The lower part of the body is nude. Beside the statue are Cupid and the dolphin, two figures which are always connected with Venus. The sculptor put them to show that Augustus traced his ancestry back to Venus; and that he was more than mortal.
There are in the Museum nearly two hundred framed pictures of the best that have come down to us from the Greek and Roman sculpture besides the lesser known works of sculptors. Professor Wilcox will give talks on these from time to time as it is found convenient.
Theodore Smith, '18, School of Engineering, went to Kansas City, Sat urday and Sunday.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 2. 1915.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Plain Tales from the Hill
A few students and others who are interested in postage stamp collecting have been seen industriously digging into the trash boxes around the University. They report that once in a while they find something that makes their time well spent.
Are K. U. students studious? Any doubtting Thomas could have had his belief shattered Saturday night if he had gone up to the library. With an
All-University party going on in the gym, and other attractions calling to them through brilliantly lighted windows, a score or more of students stayed in the library from eight and are and again in those lore books. And when the time to come some were so reluctant to go that they waited until the lights were turned completely out before they would quit studying.
A ruined and deserted hut was the discovery of a student while wandering over the campus one Sunday. The hut was about six feet square, built of stones gathered in the neighborhood, and thatched with hay.
It had the appearance of never having been occupied.
A. T. Kellog, A. B., '15, who has been in the U. S. Biological Survey in North Dakota, recently got a leave of absence in order that he might complete his master's degree. He arrived in Lawrence Saturday.
John M. Henry, editor of the Kansan last year, dropped into Lawrence last week for a few days' visit Since his graduation Henry has been engaged in active newspaper work on the Botan Valley News and the Henderson News, in Iowa. Henry will go into syndicate work next month leaving the Iowa papers for the larger field.
Ray Folks, captain-elect of the Varsity basketball team arrived here from Colorado today, and will spend the remainder of the week at the Phi Psi house. He will leave early next week for Campbell, Mo., where he will take a position in a bank.
The campus highway on Oread avenue from Thirteenth to Fourteenth street is now undergoing a much needed improvement. Two men with a span of bays and an old rusty plow can convert to convert this block of winding road into its numerous chuck-holes into a real thoroughfare.
Odis Burns, Ray Brewster, Lena Rogers, Virgil Gordon, and Louis Gloyne, all students of the University, filled the pulpit last Sunday, at the First Baptist church.
Stanton Smiley, '19, College, went to Kansas City Friday evening to attend the theatre. Saturday morning he came back as far as Bonner Springs, where he visited with his parents until Sunday evening.
Gene Shannon, state grain inspector, of Kansas City, visited over Saturday and Sunday with University friends.
Caroline McNutt, '17 College, spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents in Kansas City.
Wade Evans, Jack Elliott and Joe Campbell were in topeka Saturday and Sunday. They saw the game between Washburn and the Normals.
Miss Wilair Hilts of Kansas City Kansas, arrived Saturday evening to spend a few days with Gertrude Doyle, School of Fine Arts, '19.
The whistle will not blow this week, according to Captain Jones at the Fowler Shops. The repair work on the disk will not be completed till Monday, for it takes some time to go over seventeen pounds of thin steel. Also the whistle is being treated for its hoarseness.
At the regular weekly meeting of the Entomology Club this afternoon, the review of the book, "Moths of the Limberlost" was continued. Hylas Smith and B. P. Young gave interesting reviews of the second and third chapters of the review of the next three chapters will be given at the meeting next week.
Entomologists Meet
No Whistle This Week
Senior Mixer Postponed
The first joint senior mixer, to have been held at Smith's grove Wednesday night, has been postponed until a week from tomorrow night, according to a statement by Harry Hoffman, chairman of the men's mixer committee, and Clare Dean Dains, chairman of the women's mixer com-mitter, today.
Senior Mixer Postponed
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SENIORS BEGIN WORK
The Jayhawker-Cornhusker Battle to Determine the Valley Pennant Winner
With the decisive defeat of the Ames Aggies by the Cornhuskers Saturday, the Missouri Valley penalty race settled down to the game in Lawrence Nov. 13. Kansas and Nebraska are the only two teams that have not tasted a conference defeat. Kansas knows what defeat is but Stiehm's men have not touched it for some time.
The announcement by Olcott that the Cornhuskers are "human" sounds good to the fighting football fans of Kansas. The game between these two championship contenders can be described in no other terms than a fight. At the time of the Drake game Coach Stiehm said that Kansas ooked 100 per cent better this year than last and now his assistant, Hoefels, comes forth saying that the Jayawakers are fifty per cent better. Anyway there must be some grounds or saying it.
The Cornhuskers have a practice game this week with the Nebraska Wesleyans' kansas is asking on Washburn. Stiehm will do tussle use the old simple plays *a*<sub>g</sub> inst this squad while his attention will be given to teaching some *a*<sub>clay</sub> clasy games. The Chamberlain for the Kans battle.
Stiehm Gets Ready for K. U.
Washburn is liable not *o* prove such a snap for the Kansas squad. Dope would indicate that we will have a little battle on our hands for Washburn always puts up their best fight against Kansas and will do it this year. The Emporia Normals were held to a tie score by the Topela squad while our game with Hargiss' men was far from an easy one.
But the big game of the future in the Valley is the Nebraska-Kansas battle and the defeat by Oklahoma has not had any effect on the Jayhawkers' spirits except to make a more determined fight. seem neces- them, too, the ticket sale is not falling off. In fact, it is increasing daily.
CHOOSE NEBRASKA DEBATEFS
Opportunity for New Material to Make Teams—First Tryouts Friday Afternoon
Tryouts for the debating teams which are to oppose Nebraska on the question, Resolved: "That the United States Should Immediately and Substantially Increase Her Armenium" will be held in Green Hall at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon of this week. Any student in good scholastic standing is eligible. All persons desiring to tryout will be allowed to make a seven minute speech, discussing one phase of the question before a faculty committee headed by Professors Arthur MacMurray and Howard T. Hill. Speakers may discuss either side of the question.
According to a recent decision of the University Debating Council, but two former debaters will be given places on the Nebraska team. As the Cornhuskers debate is a dual one, with three men on each of the two teams which will represent Kansas, there will be placed on the teams at least four new men. The debate will be he'd on December 10, one Kansas team opposing a Nebraska trio here; and a second Kansas team going to Lincoln to oppose a Cornhusker team there. Should neither school secure both decisions, the affair is a draw.
The Choral Union will meet tonight at 7 instead of at 7:20 at the high school auditorium. Those who attend the "B of Paradise" can leave at 8 o'clock.
This rehearsal of the Choral Union will be an event of unusual interest to music lovers in Lawrence because he played on Professor Nevin's composition "The Dilims." The production won first prize at Cleveland last year.
CHORAL UNION REHEARSAL
AT 7 INSTEAD OF 7:30
Prof. F, B. Dains will give an illus trated lecture on 'Applied Chemistry 2000 Years Ago" before the Chemical Club Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 in Room 201 Chemistry Building Anyone interested in chemistry is invited to attend.
Fourth Year Men Have Raised Seventy Dollars Toward Class Memorial
The work of collecting for the Senior Memorial is progressing rapidly. About $70 was collected last week, the dues being $1 per senior. The names of the seniors have been apportioned among twenty-five committeemen, who hope to largely finish the work by the end of the year. Those paying will be published in the Diary. When the work is completed the records, and the money, will be turned over to the registrar.
What the memorial will be cannot be definitely decided until the committee ascents the amount of money available. Specifications for the memorial, however, will accord to the amount collected, and each additional dollar will enable the committee to make more elaborate plans.
Those who paid their dues last week are:
Nellie Kennedy, H. M. Steven, G. B. Shomber, Antoinette Robinson, R. E. Putnam, H. C. Smith, Bee R. Whitale, Carl T. Baer, C. A. Randolph, Robert Smith, E. C. Arnold, C. G. Dains, E. W. Tanner, Geo. Rathert, Alma Friendmuth, Eleanor Wolf, Louise Champlin, E. F. Cress, F. N. Host, Margaret Coleman, Virgil Gordon, Margaret Lorimor, Maureen McKernan, Lucile Hildinger, Mary Lorimor, Pail Sirzel, Vanetta Hosford, Florence Rhudy, Howard Adams, Roy Reynolds, Marguerite B., B. Raykey, A. J. Bradley, Glyde Siemens, H. A. Emma Roessler, Jerry Stillwell, V. Willey, Ruth Jackson, G. F. Davis, Blanche Muldith, Edith A. Pitrowski, Stella Simonss, E. J. Goppart, Wm. Beall, I. E. 'E'swick,艾利 Wilson, G. Alt, Helen Greer, Helen Streeter, Wm. Woolsey, Wayne Edwards, Chester Covey, R. McQuiston, Asa Fruebock, L. Weltmer, Opal Holmes, J. M. Johnson, Berthe Smith, J. L. Lellers, Guy Moore.
"ADAM WAS FIRST CIVIL ENGINEER" - PROF. RICE
"The civil engineering profession is the oldest profession of mankind and Adam was probably the first civil engineer," said Prof. H. A. Rice in a lecture on "Bridges and Bridge-Building" delivered this morning in Murvin Hall to the freshmen of the School of Engineering.
"Among the first acts which man performed," Professor Rice said, "was the construction of some type of bridge. Bridge building was advanced to a high state of efficiency among the Egyptians 5,000 years be- fore. The Romans were great bridge builders; the matter of fact, it was the Romans who built cement bridges, using volcanic ashes as material for the cement."
Mr. Rice then traced the development of bridge building up to the present dayde scrabings everal of the important types of modern bridges.
He had intended to show slides of the proposed six-span cement bridge across the Kaw at Lawrence, but was compelled to abandon the plan because of the lack of electric power to operate the stereoticon.
Student Volunteers to Meet
The Student Volunteer Band will have a meeting for those especially interested in mission work at nine o'clock every evening at Myers Hall. Miss Laila's national secretary of women's work in leges, will speak under the auspices of the Presbyterian church.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tryouts for the Nebraska debating squad will be held next Friday afternoon at 3:30 in Green Hall.
Mandolin Club meets Wednesday at
p. 7 m. in Room 313 of Frasert Hall.
The International Polity Club will meet at the Phi Alpha Delta house, Wednesday evening at 7:30.
University Senate will meet this afternoon at 4:30 in Room 110, Fraser Hall.
The faculty of the School of Medicine will meet at 3:30 this afternoon in Room 110, Fraser Hall.
John Hartman, 15 mechanical Engineer, who is now employed by the Kansas City Electric Company, came to Lawrence Saturday evening returning Sunday.
FRESHMEN ARRANGE FOR YEARS SOCIAL ACTIVITY
Committees from the freshman class have been appointed in preparation for the first social activity of the '19 members, a freshman blowout scheduled for November 19 in Robinson Gym.
The class will plan to entertain a large number of men and women from outside its own membership. Dancing with a short program of stunts will furnish the evening's entertainment. Refreshments of apples, cider and doughnuts will be served during the intermission.
In addition to the blowout of the date of Nov. 19, the freshmen will stage a girl's mixer, a class party and a smoker. These events will come later in the year and will be arranged separately. Howard Martin, chairman of the smoker committee, said that his program had been planned. He said this month but that it would be postponed because of the blowout.
Freshman music and decoration committees for the blowout are, respectively, Walter Keeling, Helen Wagstaff, and Phylis Dummitt and Randall Klein, Lucius Perkins, Fritz Schnitzler, Rose Haworth, Marion Henley and Lucile Smith. Miss Mary Waite is to have charge of a ticket selling campaign for the blow-out.
TO HAVE WOMEN'S RALLY
Preparations Made for Big Event Before Nebraska Game No Cheerleader
The women's rally is a sure thing for the Nebraska game. Preparations are now being made by Maureen McKernan and Naomi Simpson to have it just a few days before the big event.
"The rally will be conducted in about the same manner as last year, but there will be no woman cheerleader on the field at the game," said Maureen McKernan this morning. Speeches will be given by some of the members of the Faculty. One of them, also the head of the Council will probably be chosen to conduct the meeting and no men will be allowed at the rally. There will be a big bonfire after the meeting and songs and yells will be given.
Last year 500 women turned out and this year a greater number is expected because of the early enthusiasm shown.
PROFESSOR NUTT LECTURES
M. KENNETH LEE
IN KANSAS CITY
Hubert W. Nutt, professor of education in the University, is giving a series of lectures in Kansas City, Kansas, before the students of the city night school in the high school building. These lectures are given for credit and cover the general field of "Child Study." Professor Nutt has already given two of his lectures and has four more which he will give on Monday night of every week. So far arrangements for only six lectures have been made but it is probable that after they are finished six more will be arranged for a long the same line of work.
At present there are 1600 enrolled in the city night school. The students, in general, follow the same line of work as those in high school'. Some take up commercial courses, training while still others put in their time working for advanced standing in the University.
UNIVERSITY MEN WIN
GOLF TOURNAMENT
In the tournament of the Lawrence Country Club which has just closed, the championship was won by Allen Sterling, '10, College. Sterling's number was 652 for seventy-two holes, while that of his nearest competitor was 360.
Home Economics Sorority Initiates
Omicron Nu, honorary home economies sorority, held initiation at the home of Evangeline Downey Monday evening for the following pledges:
Avis Gwinn, instructor in home institutions at Iowa, III; Avis Talcott, Ameriote Ixora; Iene Cunnick, Lawrence; Stella Simons, Lawrence; Alicia Frienmuth, Tonganesh Mabel Palmell, Lawrence; Berta Sallee, Hutchinson; Eva Chadwick, Bonner Springs. Iota chapter of Omicron Nu was installed at the University last spring.
The handicap feature of the tour-
ment was won by Armin Barteltes,
S, College. Barteltes had a decided
ad over all competitors.
MADAME ALDA HERE SOON
Madame Alda, one of the greatest living soprans, with a real and very beautiful lyric soprano voice, will open the University Concert Course, Thursday evening, November the fourth.
Noted Soprano Will Open University Concert Thursday Night
As accompany, Madame Alda has with her Frank LaForge.
Madame Alda's program, while good music, is arranged to please the average audience. All the songs in foreign language will have a translator, so that the audience may read the story before they hear the music.
"Every student who cares to be come acquainted with the finer things in music," says Dean Butler, "should attend all of these concerts, for the day is gone by when a man, who knows nothing about music and has no appreciation of its beauty, can call himself educated.
"We have no agents, fees, or managers commissions," continued Dean Butler, "so we can offer these concerts absolutely at cost. So far the ticket sale is the largest we have and I hope that the students will realize opportunity and that they will attend numbers, for it is for their benefit, especially that these concerts are arranged."
Tickets are now obtainable at the Registrar's office, or of students who have them for sale. These tickets may be exchanged for reserve coupon ticket books at the Round Corner drug store.
Dean Visits Penitentiary
Civil Engineers to Meet
Dana Visits Pententery
Dean Walker, of the School of Engineering, is in Lansing today investigating the power plant at the state pententery. Doctor Walker is a member of the committee appointed by the civil service commission to examine candidates for positions in state power plants, and his visit to Lansing is connected with this work.
The civil engineering society will meet Wednesday evening at 9:00 in the auditorium in Marvin Hall. Following a short business session, the following papers will be given: "Maintaining the Way," by H. R. Hunter; "Wicket Dame on the Ohio River," by C. C. Harding; "Difficult Excavations in Pier Construction," by H. W. Crawford.
Botany Club To Meet
Prof. C. A. Shull will speak to the Potany Club on "The Influence of Radio-Active Substances on Plant Growth." Wednesday evening at 7:30.
How to Save Time
Prof. Frank E. Thompson of the University of Co'rando will speak in Room 110 Fraser Hall, Thursday afternoon November 4th at 4:30, on the work of the Committee on Economy of Time in Education. Professor Kelvin is a member of the Committee and has much attention to this problem. All who are interested in the question of economy of time are cordially invited to attend.
MORNING PRAYERS
Leader, Dean F. W. Blackmar.
General subject: "Did Christ Teach Socialism?"
Wednesday, "Wealth and Poverty," Thursday, "Christian Doctrine as the Social Organization," Friday, "No Monopoly on Teaching of Jesus."
"Individualism without a degree of socialism would be a mal-administration; and socialism without a degree of individualism would be as undesirable." said Dean Blackmar this morning. "Christ emphasized individualism in his teachings, in contrast to the socialistic teachings of the Hebrews. He taught that no one can develop his individual character without considering his neighbor. Socialism does not teach that all men are equal and should receive equally, what is each person should receive what is each person should to him; and one of Christ's principles was to give to every man his due. Christ required the individual powers of men, but he did not concern himself with his wealth getting functions. Christ went about to open a way to the heart of man for the Father, that was his sole mission."