UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOLUME XIII
TEACH HEALTH TO PUBLIC
AS, MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 1915.
NUMBER 21
Dean S. J. Crumbine, With K. U Instructors, Establishes School in Topeka.
The first state school of public health to be established in the United States opened this morning in Topeka, under the direction of Dr. S. J. Crumbline, Dean of the School of Medicine and secretary of the State Board of Health, is made up from the ranks of the Board of Health and the faculty of the University of Kansas. The teachers are donating their services.
"The Board of Health hopes through the school to start a general campaign of public education for the prevention of disease," said Doctor Crumbine when he was in Lawrence Saturday making final arrangements for the lecturers. "An effort will be made that the public should soothe that bad sanitary conditions may be eliminated and sickness diminished."
The specific aim of the school will be to educate a corps of civil workers in such a way that they will be able to cope with the various sanitation problems arising in the average community. All persons, however, who are interested in public health and welfare will be admitted to any or all of the series of sixty lectures which the curriculum includes. Sanitation problems and means of improving and preserving the public health will be analyzed and discussed. No fees will be charged for the lectures.
By establishing this school, Kansas is blazing her way into an entirely new field of state endeavor. While there are several private institutions of the kind in the east, no other state has come to the point of providing a regular course of training in sanitation engineering.
To Educate Public
Upon completing the course and the required original work, graduates will be able to qualify for positions in the Department of Health and members of the Board of Health staff.
Crumbine Is Dean
A period of about seven months will be required to complete the course.
The school will be under the control of the Board of Health, with Doctor Crumbine as dean and chief lecturer. On the council are Chancellor Strong, Dr. Les J. Sipy and M. T. Roberts, Mrs. B. T. Thomas, and Miss Hinch
"The circumstance which influenced the Board of Health to found the school," said Doctor Crumbine in an interview Saturday, "the great demand for and small supply of public health nurses in this state. The call for specialists in public health work is growing more persistent every day. And we simply cannot find persons fitted for the work—that is, we cannot unless we go outside the state to look for them.
"The duty of the public nurse," Doctor Crumbine continued, "is to inspect homes and inform the people regarding proper sanitation. The public nurse is in the employ of the city or town and acts as an assistant to the local board of health. She also works in conjunction with the State Board. She is a field worker in health education."
The public nurse system is a product of the last two years. It sprang into life in New York City and rapidly spread to the other cities of the far east. Not long ago, Kansas fell in line with the movement. The cities of this state have seized upon the idea with enthusiasm.
In Kansas the plan of employing these public nurses is becoming extremely popular. Topeka at present has six. Many other cities of the state have, one, two, and sometimes three nurses on their pay roll.
The Public Nurse Plan
"So we concluded that the best thing for us to do was to educate our own public nurses. Why import specialists from the east when by providing proper training, we can turn out a corps of native Kansans who, because of their familiarity with local conditions and than persons from the east who know little or nothing about Kansas and Kansas ways?"
UNIVERSITY OF I
The K. U, professors who have volunteered to give their services to the school of public health are: Professors C. A. Haskins, Fred R. Hesser, E. H. Billings, Billings Yours, Dr. Doryer, Doryer Naimshim, and Mathews; Deans F. W. Blackmar, L. E, Sayre, and M. T. Sudler and Chancellor Strong.
Men You Know—and Don't
This is the first of a series of stories about K. U. "Men You Know—And Don't." The second will appear in an early issue.
dramatic soprano but as he is six feet, four and three-eighths inches tall, science prevented anything but bass.
In an organ the long windpipes make the bass notes. Thus there is a true present-day, scientific reason for Frank Strong having sung bass for three years on the Yale Glee Club. Perhaps he would rather have sung
Perhaps science also had something to do with his receipt of $55 for one glee club concert. If it did, it was simply another case of science controlling his destiny. But there was a place where he got a tote-on-fashion
A Name to Fit
His name was out of proportion to his body. Almost anyone could own or remember such a short name as Frank Strong. He set about to correct this error of providence and now he is called Chancellor Frank Strong, A. B, A. M., Ph.D., LL.D. Few students have enough opportunities for their growth to address him by this familiar title, but they all know him so well that the word Chancellor uncapitalized is an unknown quantity.
Chancellor Strong's body was fifty-six years old last summer, but his mind is both as young as your's and as old as yours. So say just how old a master mind is?
We might have judged it when he left Yale with his A. B, in the spring of '84, but that fall found him back in the law school and another year in New York, where he would be beyond our power in judging.
During the two following years, he practised law a short forty miles east of the Hill-Kansas City. But law as it is practiced, is not the law as it is studied, according to the Chancellor's viewpoint, so he dissolved his partnership and fourth principal of the first public high school in St. Joseph.
A few years in the Missouri town and Lincoln, Nebraska—the home of our well loved enemies—obtained him as superintendent of its public schools. There he had nothing whatever to do to earn his $3,000 a year, but to look after a patty 7,500 school children, so he established the second public kindergarten of the west and one of the first night schools.
Practices Law Two Years
What He Took Away From Yale
The day he left it, Mr. Perry told
everybody it said it then—now that
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City Water Safe, Says Crumbine; But Wells are Germ
TYPHOID IN CITY WELLS INVESTIGATION GOES ON
Laden
"Well water in Lawrence is unsafe for drinking purposes; it is contaminated with sewage seepage and fairly charged with typhoid fever germs," was the opinion voiced Saturday morning by Dr. J, S. Crumbine, secretary of the State Board of Health, after an analysis of representative specimens of water taken from wells in this city.
"We are keeping close tab on the water situation," Doctor Crumbine continued. "We analyze the water almost every day in the University laboratory. Although repeated tests have failed to disclose anything injury, we have identified a small sample of water taken from private wells has been full of dangerous germs. I would strictly caution any one against using well water."
Analysis of the city water, however, revealed that it is healthful, according to Doctor Crumbine. The peculiar taste he attributed to the iron rust in the water pipes, and the cloudy color to a fungous growth, called "algae," which has gained a role in the city's water supply. But as far as healthfulness is concerned, he could find no fault with the municipal water.
HERE'S A CHANCE TO SING
Lawrence Choral Union, Directed by Professor Nevin, Offers the Opportunity
The Lawrence Choral Union, whose membership is made up of students and townpeople, will hold its first rehearsal Tuesday evening, at half past seven in the Fraternal Aid Hall on Eighth street.
Prof. Arthur Nevin will be the director of the concert.
"All students who can sit at all," said Prof. J. N. Van der Vries today, "are invited to join the Choral Union. There will be no voice tryouts, and we want all the volunteer singers we can get.
"If they won't let you 'sing in your boarding house, come to us. If others can't hear any overtones in yours voice, try the Choral Union. If you have glee club ambitions, here is a chance to show your worth. This Choral Union is, or should be, a great opportunity for people who have voices that are naturally good, but which have, so to speak, never had a chance. We charge no admission fee and their marriage privilege and the music is free. We have every confidence that our call for volunteers is going to have a big answer and that we are going to have a big year. Lots of persons like to sing; all 'they want is a chance; and a chance is what we offer."
PROF, PREYER TO RETURN
TO UNIVERSITY IN FALI
Last spring Professor Preyer was considering an offer from Redlands University, California, as head of the piano department there, but an attack of neuritis necessitated his taking a year's leave of absence from K. U., where he previously held, and the summer in California and his health is improved so much that he feels confident of being at the University next fall.
Prof, Carl A. Preyer of the School of Fine Arts, who took a year's leave of absence last June, will return to Lawrence in February. During the month of January he will make a tour of the state giving recitals.
War Affects Canadian Universities
Canadian universities are feeling the effects of war upon their enrollment. The publication of the University of Toronto which comes regularly to the Daily Kanman office, says that the decrease in attendance of various schools of the University has reached the thousand mark. In Arts alone the decrease is over four hundred and in each of three other colleges there is a difference of over one hundred. However, there is only one less in the enrollment of the first year students.
Mrs. E. L. Griffin left a few days ago for Portland, Oregon to visit her son Alfred Griffin, College '12, who holds a position in the Forest Service there. While in Portland she will attend the wedding of her son to Miss Helen Freeman, and later will go to the fairs.
Student Council Hears Evidence in Illegal Voting Charge
Seven students appeared before the Student Council election investigating committee at its session Saturday morning, and gave information relative to voting irregularities. Little new information was obtained, but the charges made in the Daily Kansan were substantiated.
According to Leland Thompson, chairman of the committee, additional knowledge is hard to get, since those who could furnish it do not care to talk now that an investigation is under way. The junior election lists were examined carefully by the committee, and but little evidence of irregularity was found. Several juniors requested that a account of ballots be made, and this request will doubtless be granted.
Thompson does not know what result the investigation will have. The committee meets again tomorrow afternoon, and will prepare its report for the consideration of the Council at its regular meeting tomorrow night.
KANSAS MISSIONARY SAFE
Reports of Turkish Massacres a Bittis Mission are Declared
False
Miss Myrtle Shane, K. U. graduate and missionary to 'Bittis, Turkey has been located. She is still at the mission school and is well.
rrier sister, Mrs. Thompson of Law-erence received word from the Ameri-can Mission Board at Boston last week telling that, Miss Shane was heard speaking at an event in which time she was nursing Ms. McLauren of the Van Mission at Bittis.
The State Department also reported that a recent cablemag from the American Ambassador to Turkey at Constantinople, stated that the reports of a massacre at Bitis were false.
The home board for missionaries has informed all missionaries in the interior of Turkey to remain at their stations, as such a procedure would be safer than an attempt to reach the coast.
EXTENSION DIVISION SENDS
PLANE TO HIGH SCHOOL
The play burleson of the University Extension Division received thirty-five requests from state high schools for plays during the month of September. In response, one hundred and thirty-four manuscripts, ranging from short, farcial sketches to serious dramas, were sent out by the university. The manuscripts will make selections of what they want. The majority of the manuscripts chosen are to be produced later in the year as senior plays.
The scholarship gives the holder an opportunity to spend three years at Oxford and travel in Europe. He may earn a hundred dollars, a year for expenses.
The play bureau now has a total of 415 plays listed. They are furnished to
The Rhodes Scholarship is attracting but few competitors in the middle western this fall in spite of the advantages offered. Kansas has only six men competing; Iowa five, and Missouri four.
Few Want Rhodes Scholarship
Boston, Mass., Oct. 11—The Red Sox won the third game of the series here today against Boston. Batteries, Alexander and Burns; Leonard and Cady.
BULLETIN
Herbert Jordon, a freshman in the College, spent the week-end with his parents in Seneca, Kans.
MORNING PRAYERS
Tuesday, "The Blunder of Prejudice," Voltaire.
Leader, Rev. Gordon Bennet Thompson, student pastor of the First Methodist church of Lawrence. Gen. Clinton Blunders of the World."
Wednesday, "The Blunders of Evil and Good."
Thursday, "The Blunders of Morality and Religion."
Friday, "The Blunders of Reaction."
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Plain Tales from the Hill
Mary Gossard, Marie Dent and Gladys Bitzer spent the week-end in Kansas City.
Another Kansan Wanted
R. B. Steele, who graduated from the University last year and who is now located in Drinkwater, Canada, sent in a rush subscription this week for the Daily Kansan.
His letter reads as follows: "Please send the Kansan in a hurry. One does not know how to appreciate their school paper until he or she, is entirely removed from school surroundings. This country is lonesome enough up here and I thought your paper might live things up a little. Please forward all back numbers as I want the story from beginning to end." R. B. S.
Ralph W. Evans, sophomore Engineer, sprained his ankle Thursday afternoon while playing soccer on the field south of the gym.
In attempting to kick the ball Evans stepped into a hole and turned his ankle. He was assisted to the gym, where Dr. James Naismith, University physician, attended him. The accident though painful, is not serious and Evans hopes to be all right in a few days.
With the coming of cool days, Jack Frost appears among those working out on McCook. He worked on a ranch this summer and his training tackling Texas steers will help against the Bulldogs from Drake. He registered from Larkin, Kansas and's majoring in football.
John Rothenberg spent the weekend with his parents in Leavenworth.
The class in systematic botany took their first field trip of the year to the pasture south of Haskell Institute, Saturday morning at 8:30. Thirteen students are enrolled in this course under Miss Grace Charles.
Professor Twenhofel is the author of the treatise on the geology of West Russia, entitled "Black Shales in the Making," which was published in the August number of the American Journal of Science.
Hale S. Cook, of Kansas City, Missouri, is spending the week-end at the Pi U. house.
Coach Ruppert, who officiated at the Normal game, made his headquarters at the Acacia house while here.
Prof. H. A. Lorenz was in Emporia Friday officiating at the football game between the College of Emporia and Ottawa University.
The class in paleontology is working on specimens of fossil crayfish which are 30,000,000 years old.
Professor Miller of the University of Kentucky, has sent the department of geology a case of fossils from north-central Kentucky.
Miss Bottomly, the stenographer at the Water Laboratories, who was operated on for appendicitis last week, is improving and will be back at her post within two weeks.
Herbert Sommers, an ex-captain of the Varsity baseball team, was in Lawrence Saturday to see the K. U.-Emporia game.
Laurens Whittemore, instructor in Physics, spent Saturday and Sunday at his home in Topeka.
Frances Kletz, who was a K. U.
student in 1913-14 is at present attending
the University of California
last year and whose Kletz last
year in the Philippine Islands.
The Pi Upsilon fraternity announce the pledging of Carl Ross of Lawrence, and James Lyne of Herington.
Dean and Mrs. F, W. Blackmar have issued invitations to the members of the Graduate School, for a reception to be given at the Blackmar home, 1115 Ohio St. on the evening of October 23.
Charles E. Kietzmann, a junior Engineer, spent Sunday in Kansas City visiting his brother, who is ill there in a hospital.
The Burlington high school football team stopped here Saturday to see the K. U.-Normal game on their return from Kansas City where they played the Kansas City, Kansas high school team Friday. The Burlington crowd was much elated over their 14 to 0 victory over the K. C. boys.
John Gilmore, of Fredonia, spent the week-end with his sister, Mary Gilmore, a freshman in the College.
Hester Lamb spent the week-end in Kansas City visiting relatives.
JAYHAWKERS WIN AGAIN
Bill Hargiss' Normalites Fail to Make an Impression on Olcott's Machine
(By Cargill Sproull)
While Bill Hargiss' Kansas Normals were scoring a single goal field in the game Saturday on McCook Field, Kansas ran over the line for the three touchdowns which won the game 21 to 3. Not once during the entire game were the Normals close enough to the Jayhawker goal to score on straight football. An unexpected break in luck would have been their only chance to threaten the goal but this break did not come.
On the other hand, Oletta's eleven showed the effect of a week's work in both offensive and defensive play. It was like running against a stone wall for the Normalites to try to penetrate the Kansas line. End runs met a similar fate and forward passes worked better than the ball-played straight football, trying the forward flip only once, but without success.
Kansas Started Early
Within two minutes after Strothers started the game by kicking fifty, yards, the Jayhawks got the ball and started the race down the field while the Kansas rooters drew a breath of relief and wondered what the size of the score would be. The game had been forecasted a tough one owing to the confidence of the Indians when left the one hundred and twenty Normal rooters as soon as Kansas got the ball.
Although the scoring did not begin until the second quarter, the Jayhawkers did some consistent ground gaining in the first quarter. Gillespie was sent through the line for yard after yard. Hammond, James and Grott toore holes in the Normal line and allowed no normal plays through. Reber was at his best and allowed no Normal plays to come around his end.
James Tries Field Goal
Toward the last of the first quarter Kansas got the ball to the Normal fifteen yard line. Here the Emporia defense grew stronger and on the fourth down with six yards to go, Captain "Tony" James was called back to the 21-yard line for a drop kick in spite of the crowd's clamor for a touchdown. James judged the distance right but his direction was bad and the pikekin went far to the left. The ball was put in play by the Normals on their twenty yard line. Three plays were tried but the necessary ten yards could not be made and they were forced to punt. Kansas then kept the ball moving toward the gold and black goal but the quarter ended when the twenty-five yard line was reached.
With the crowd on its feet and yelling for a touchdown, Lindsey, Wood, and B. Gillespie started the next quarter by rushing the ball to the five yard line. Here the Normals were set back half the distance to their goal—two and a half yards—for holding, and on the next play B. Gillespie crossed the line for the first score. Lindsey made a perfect punt-to Wood after which Strothers kicked goal.
Gillespie Goes Over
A fifty yard kick-off by Strothers started the play again. The Normals were down close to their goal and chose to punt. Wood returned fifteen yards and a few plays put the ball on the Normal 82-yard line. Then it was that Reber tore around the right end, left his interference, dodged the safety man, ran over seven chalk marks and planted the ball between the posts. The Normal team was more surprised than the crowd was but the latter made it known while Strothers kicked another goal.
Fast Goes In
In the third quarter, Fast replaced Gillespie at left half and the fireworks started again. Two plays netted small gain until Wood darted through a hole opened up by Nielson and Groft and ran thirty yards before he was downed. Fass and Lindsay made ten more. Then while the line opened a hole, Fass, following Nielsen, shook off all comers and had crossed the goal line fifteen yards away before the Normalites could stop him. Strothers again kicked goal.
The Hargiss machine ended the quarter with a beautiful thirty yard pass, Ladner to Schupe, leaving the ball in the middle of the field.
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