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21. 1914 8. 1915
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
NUMBER 163.
ALUMNI TO HEAR STORY OF PROFESSOR'S LOVE
Class of 1915 to Present Play Second Time; Class Breakfast Tuesday
CHANCELLOR GIVES SERMON
Head of University to be First to Deliver Baccalaureate; Miss Lockwood Represents Alumni
For the first time in the history of the University of Kansas alumni will return for commencement to see the play of the graduating class, "The Professor's Love Story" at the Bowersock Theatre, Monday night.
"The Professor's Love Story" is a comedy in three acts, by J. M. Barrie. It depicts the humorous escapades of an absent-minded professor of physics who cannot work upon the book he is writing because he seems ill. As a matter of fact, the professor is in love with his clever little secretary and doesn't know it. It takes two more acts and the timely assistance of Jo Berwick, to finally reveal to the professor just what is the matter with him—but after that he loses no time in drawing the window shade and giving the audience a shadow exhibition of how a real live Intellectual it breaks the news of his amorous intentions to the Only Girl In The World.
There is plenty of hy-play and comedy in the production; an ingenious under-plot between two farmer boys for the hand of Effie, the maid, providing a succession of humorous scenes. There is a real live villainess in the play, too, who almost entrap the unsuspecting professor and nearly brings the whoe play to the wrong end—only you know all the time more than to go letting to her succeed. The scenes of the play are laid in England; Act one in London, and acts two and three in the mountain district of Scotland.
Following is the cast:
Professor Goodwillie—Deane Mc
Ellenny
Lucy White—Agnes Moses
Dr. Crossen—Carl Painter
Effie—Mary Stanwain
Sir Gee. Golding—John Dykes
Lady Gilder—Olivia Olsen
Lady Gilder—Jane Gilding—Ruth
itchen
Agnes Goodwillie—Maribelle Mc Gill.
Bailey
Henders - Joe Berwick
Dr. Yellowleaves - John Thompson
Business Manager - J. R. Kennedy
Dramatic Direction of K. U. Public speaking Department.
The regatta will take place at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day on Potter Lake. Several new stunts in swimming will be exhibited, Prof. H. A. Lorenz has charge of the work.
Chancellor Frank Strong will deliver the baccalaureum sermon in Robinson Gymnasium Sunday night. This is the first time the Chancellor of the University has ever given the address, Dean Charles S. Skilton will give an organ recital Monday morning at 10 o'clock in Fraser Hall.
The bronze portrait bust of the late Dean Frank O. Marvin, erected to his memory by his friends and students will be dedicated in the library in Marvin Hall at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony will immediately follow the business meeting of the alumni association. The bust will be placed along the south wall of the library in Marvin Hall.
The bust will be mounted on a wood pedestal, which contains on the front the engraved monogram, "M." On each side of the bust will be handsome book cabinets for shelving the extensive Engineering library at the University. The books were counted and measured and the cabinets made to order.
The panels back of the bust will be painted in marked contrast to the sumber hue of the bronze bust and on the panels on each side will be a bronze tablet 15x25 inches in size containing the inscriptions. The one on the left hand side will contain the following:
FRANK OLIN MARVIN
Born at Alfred, New York
1852
Died at San Diego, California
1915
Educated
At Allegany College.
Learned engineering in the field
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CHOOSE THREE CAPTAINS
baseball, Tennis and Track Men Elect Leaders for Next Year
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNON, JUNE 3. 1915
Three captains were elected at the banquet of thirty-four "K" men at Brick's last night. The annual banquet of the baseball, trackan d tennis teams were combined and one large banquet was held. The baseball team unanimously elected Pete Wandel to pilot the Jayhawkers through the next year, the track squad chose John A. Reber, as captain, while the tennis squad selected Dix Teachonor to serve for another year.
The banquet was a climax to successful seasons in all events even though the baseball team was the only one to win a championship of the Missouri Valley. Manager Hamilton served as toastmaster for the occasion and toasts were given by the outgoing and newly elected captains and all the seniors who have served their last year on the squad.
Manager Hamilton expects to present each baseballman with a gold watch fob as is the custom when the team comes out the champion of the Valley. Each man who won his letter this year will be given a sweater with the emblem on it as has been done in former years.
The three captains look forward to championship teams next year and urged their men to use their influence in getting men into the sport and help the national team win. A spoke on the prospects for next year in football as well as the other sports.
OMICRON NU INSTALLED HERE
Naitonal Honorary Home Economics Sorority Enters University
Miss Agnes Hunt, of the Michigan Agricultural College was at the University yesterday installing the Iota chapter of Omicron Nu, honorary national home economies sorority. The installation ceremonies were held in the Women's Corner, Fraser Hall, last night. A banquet was served at 6:30 o'clock to the charter members. Elizabeth Sprague, professor of home economics at Hopkins Hospital Dearborn, Allen, instructors in the department, Gertrude Hazen, Gertrude Russell, Essell Loffin, Mary Powell, Bessie Smith, Albert Cady, Vivian Hammond, Edna Ingalls, Letha Williams, Sibyl Wooddruff, Margaret Lorimer, and Ruth Dyche are charter members.
PROF. BURDICK APPOINTED
Prof. W. L. Burckid, of the School of Law, has been appointed by Governor Arthur Capper as one of the three men to represent the state of Kansas at the meeting of the commission on uniform state laws. The meeting has representatives from all the states and it considers the problems of adopting uniform laws throughout the several states.
Instructor in School of Law on Commission on Uniform Laws
TO WORK ON PLAYGROUNDS
This commission has been instrumental in getting uniform laws on such things as contracts, and policies. The commission was formed by the Governor August 10-17. Professor Burdick's term of office depends upon the pleasure of the Governor.
Two Women to go to Kansas City, and One to Topeka for Summer
Three women who took the playground course under Dr. Alice Goetz have positions this summer. They are Anne Childs and Mrs. Olive Ewing Clapper, at Kansas City, and Dorothy Miller, at Topeka.
Gymnastics work for women will continue during the Summer Session. Courses will be offered in hygiene; personal and teaching methods; playground administration for two weeks, June 11 to 28; methods of teaching gymnastics, June 25 to 30; play; folk and dramatic dance; aesthetic dancing; swimming; and emergencies and first aid to the injured.
Senior caps and gowns will be at the check stand in Fraser all day tomorrow. Members of the class may get tickets to the alum-
men, and to the class benefit at the time they get caps and gowns.
Grad Coming Back
Work in enrythmics will be arranged at hours suitable to those who wish to elect it.
Get Caps and Gowns
Registrar George O. Foster yesterday received a card from George Chester Farmsworth, 127 at Singapore. He has been in the Philippines and is on his way back to the United States.
DEAN TEMPLIN CHOOSES PROMISING FRESHMEN
Fifty First Year Students Get on "Dean's List" This Year
Dennis Oln Templin, of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, this morning selected fifty members of the freshman class in his school as the ones having the best scholarship, being the most experienced with all the advisers and instructors of the first year students. A similar list will be prepared each
Chancellor Frank Strong will ask the fraternities and sororities of the University to install the system of cooperative buying now used at Cornell University. Cornell has used the system for six years.
ASKS GREEKS TO BUY ON COOPERATIVE PLAN
Chancellor Requests Fraternities and Sororities to Use Cornell System
The Greeks at the New York university have an auditor, that installs a system of books for each fraternity
AT THE END OF A PERFECT DAY
When you come to the end of a perfect Day And you sit alone with your thought While the chimes ring out with a carol gay For the joy that the day has brought. Do you think what the end of a perfect Day Can mean to a tired heart When the sun goes down with a flaming ray And the dear friends have to part?
Theta Taus to Have House
Well, this is the end of a perfect Day,
Near the end of a journey, too;
But it leaves a thought that is big and strong,
With a wish that is kind and true.
For memory has painted this perfect Day
With colors that never fade,
And we find at the end of a perfect Day
The soul of a friend we've made.
Theta Tau, honorary Engineering fraternity, will occupy the house at 1225 Oread Avenue, next year.
WOULD RETAIN PROF. PREYER
Prof. E. M. Hopkins will represent the University of Kansas; Prof. A. T. Walker, Vanderbilt University and Prof. F. B. Dains, Wesleyan University at the 8th anniversary of the founding of Washburn College, June 6 to 10. Chancellor Frank Strong will probably attend the exercises.
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
"We, the undersigned, having at heart what we believe to be the best interests of the Fine Arts School of the University of Kansas," the petition reads, "do petition your Honorable body that action be taken that will insure the retention of Prof. Carl A.Preyer on the faculty. In our opinion his loss to the Fine Arts School will be uncalculable."
Wayne Edwards, who has been in the Philippine Islands for the past two years, has been visiting the University for several days. He will enter school next fall and expects to get a degree in 1916.
"I like the Philippines fine," he said, thi smirming, "to but to stay over there another year would be like taking the same course twice." He was a teacher for the government in the classified civil service.
WAYNE EDWARDS BACK
FROM PHILIPPINES
year in the future.
To Attend Washburn Celebration
The following are the names of the students selected:
Frances Adams, wienia; triana & Anderson, Lawrence; Lind Anderson, Downs B, B Bonnett, Pratt; Louis Crouse, Guthrie, Oka; Grace Boman, Lawrence; Ceil Brown, Lawrence; Ralph Buffington, Ness City; Justice N. Carman, Herington; Miles Crouse, Harlan; Donald Davis, downes; George Dolbez, Lawrence; John Donaldson, Garnett; Ruth Dring, Lawrence; Ellen Edmondson, Newton, Dix Edwards, Kansas City, Moe; Gussie Gaskill, Lawrence; Donald C. Good, Hiwatha; Charles Holddown, Pawnee, Okla; Darald F. Hartley, Kansas City; Margaret Hodder, Lawrence; Margaretta Stevenson; Frederica Jones, Blue Rapids; Frances M. Joseph, Watercrater; Perish Krigh, Lawrence; Kulib Klahb, Calwild; Eunik Caldwell, George Lynn, Moline; Lenore Miesse, Marion; Raymond J. Moore, Kansas City, Mo.; Dorman H. O'Leary, Lawrence; Ruth Patrick, Randall; Katherine Reding, Lawrence; Theodore Richter, Alma; Don Riley, Sabetha; Robert Robertson, Lawrence; Alta Scoggin, Lawrence; Harold J. Shelley, Elmdale; Richard O. Smith, Independence, Mo.; Albert Snook, Abbyville; Ellis Starrett, Norton; Harriet Stevenons, Lawrence; Edward J. Todd, Lawrence; Lydia Tomlinson, Independence, Mo.; Richard Carthage, Mount Vans Ardale; Warren Wattles, Wichita; Ennis Whitehead, Westphalia; Karl J. Wilhelmsen, Kansas City
Pettitions signed by students, members of the faculty of the University and people of Lawrence and asking for action that "would insure the retention of Prof. Carl A. Preyer, on the faculty had held in 1948, and the administration of the University. The papers have the names of 142 persons on them.
Students, Faculty and Lawrence People Ask Board to Have Pistun List Return
and has charge of the house managers and stewards in regard to buying. By the plan several of the fraternities have been able to pay off the debts on their houses. Chancellor Strong will ask the Kansas Greeks to begin the cooperative system next year.
System a Most Excellent One
"I believe the system to be a most excellent one," said the Chancellor, this morning. "It would relieve the financial burden of the fraternities and sororites of the University and would reduce the cost of living. By the plan the fraternities and sororites are able to get greatly reduced price. I shall urge them to take up the method next year."
"I believe the plan will be a great improvement over the present way of purchasing by the houses and will help the University very much."
ERECT MEMORIAL TOMORROW
Class of 1915 to Put Stone Bulletin Board North of Fraser
Theta Tau announce the pledging of John C. Fast, of Hutchinson; and Glenn L. Alt, of Denton.
The memorial of the class of 1915 arrived today and will probably be erected tomorrow. The foundation for it was put in day before yesterday and has hardened enough to place the memorial on.
The dedication ceremony will be on Tuesday morning, probably, after the class day exercises. The memorial is a stone bulletin board. On one side will be the dedication to the University and on the other two will be places for the posting of notices.
Pledge Theta Tau
THEY CUT THROUGH MY YARD, SAYS STEVENS And Thetas are Abashed
Professor Stevens was warning his Living Plant class as to the dangers of cats. "They are dangerous things and carry germs," said the professor. "Now I don't keep a cat myself, but somebody in our neighborhood does, and they are forever cutting through my yard. There are all kinds of cats, big cats and little cats, dark cats and white cats, and they will cut through my yard in spite of hedges, and things to tell them they are not wanted."
At this point several Kappa Alpha Theta's in the class who are in the habit of taking daily short cuts through Professor Stevens' cat-beset yard to their house, were seen to look sadly abashed, and to sink back into their chairs with guilt written plainly on every feature.
ORGANIZES NEW COUNCIL
Organization of Professional Frater
mities Announce Officers
The new council of professional fraternities is now organized. The purpose of the organization is to create a closer relationship among the students of the professional schools, to bring the different schools in contact with one another and to raise the standard of scholarship. It is one of the first councils of its kind in California. Another one is at the University of California. The officers of the Council are president, Malcolm McCune; vice president, William J. Waite; and see retary and treasurer, Kirke Dale.
Members of the organization are Phi Alpha Delta; Kirkue Dale and Robert Skinner; Theta Tau; Malcolm McCune and Clarence Harding; Alpha Chi Sigma; Harald Cadwell and Wm. J. Waite; Phil Beta Pi; Fred McEwen and Oliver Miner; Nu Sigma Nu; Elmer Whitney and Paul Belknap; and Phi Delta Phil; John McCammon and Merle Webble.
Chancellor Strong's statement regarding the Council: "Two years ago the Board of Administration declared the University open to all fraternities after they had consulted the faculty and Board of Administration as to what the fraternity was and who the petitioning men were. Since the field has been thrown open it becomes necessary for them to have some governing body which may come in direct contact with the faculty. This requires a council made up of these fraternities. Therefore I heartily approve of such an organization if ratified by the Board of Administration."
The organization will encourage athletics among the professional freakities, athletes and dancers and mixers, and will boost University activities.
TO HAVE TRIANGLE DEBATE
Kansas and Missouri With One Other Will Form League Next Year
That Kansas and Missouri, together with some other Missouri Valley school, will form a triangular debating league next year seems to be one of the possibilities of the 1916 gabb fest activity. In a letter received by Prof. Howard T. Hill this morning, the Missouri council signified its willingness to enter such a league, suggesting that Nebraska be invited to join in the thistle. In Nebula, the refuses, the Tigers suggest that an invitation be extended to either Ames, the University of town, or the University of Illinois.
"We have been in correspondence with Nebraska for some time in the hope of effecting such a league," said Prof. Howard T. Hill this morning, "but as yet have received no definite answer. It is not probable that an agreement will be reached this spring. However, it is safe to say that Kansas and Missouri will be two schools in a triangular debate next year—whether or not the Cornhuskers join us."
Postnone Getting House
The W. S. G. A. will not start the cooperative house for women of the University next fall. Members of the Association have decided that they need better financial backing before establishing the house. They are working on the plan and hope to have the house at the beginning of the second semester next year.
Medics Examined
Send the Daily Kansan home.
Because of the fact that state medical examinations occur on commencement day, the senior Medics will not be able to appear at commencement. The date is by the board of ect and all efforts to change it have been futile.
JAMES L. MEAD GIVES $1,000 TO LOAN FUND
Former Student Makes Contribution to $50,000 Aid for Undergraduates
SUGGESTS USE OF MONEY
Head of Mead Cycle Company Would Prefer Loans to Advanced Students in University
Suggests Advanced Students
James Lucas Mead, a student of the University in 1880, now president of the Mead Cycle Company, of Chicago, yesterday gave $1,000 to the $50,000 student loan fund of the University. Mr. Mead has been at the head of the company since 1906 and has recently moved to 353 South Catalina Avenue, Pasadena, California. He is a member of the Phi Gamma fraternity.
Mr. Mead suggests that the committee loan the $1,000 to students who have been at the University one year or more; that not more than $100 be loaned to any one person; that notes be made payable one year after the student leaves the University with interest at four per cent; and that preference be given to native Kansans.
Woman Student Slighted
One woman student of the University called at the office of the Registrar yesterday and informed the clerk that she had been sighted. When asked why she should think so, she answered that she had never been given a chance to subscribe to the $50,000 student loan fund. She left $5 to be loaned to students of the University.
A canvas of the members of the faculty is being made this week for contributions to help raise the $50,000. Instructors of the University are giving to the fund in pledges ranging from $5 to $100 each.
Money in payment of the pledges is being received at the business office in Fraser Hull and anyone who has not had the opportunity to subscribe; who wishes to make additional contributions in cash or in trust fund of the chance to give to the fund will find pledge papers at the Registrar's office.
Pay Pledges to Registrar
When the campaign among the members of the faculty has been finished the work of the state will be completed. The faculty will remain at the University during the summer and will handle the state campaign.
Weather Report Shows May Broke All Records for Precipitation
MAY HAD 12.95 INCHES RAIN
The May. weather report just issued says that 12.95 inches of rain fell during this month. "The month is marked by an exceptional amount or precipitation," reads the report. "No month in all the records of this station exceeded this amount, 12.95 inches. The nearest approach was August 1890. The record of the past month is all the more remarkable in hat 12.29 inches fallen within the twelve days from the 17th to 28th."
The mean barometer is the lowest on record for May. In other respects the month was normal.
K. U. STUDENTS SEEN
AROUND THE WORLD
The Mutual Weekly has accepted the pictures taken of the May Fote at the University and will use the films of the dances and performances of that event for exhibition in all parts of the world.
Dr. Alice Getz who has charge of the work of the Fete received work to her by the group.
Ask Students to Pay
Several students who have used the golf links this year have not yet paid their dues to the Oread Golf Club for the upkeep of the ground. The dues for students are $3 for one semester and $8 for two, and they must pay the amount they owe to the treasurer, Prof. H. C. Allen, this week.
Hieatt Arnold Here
Hicatt Arnold who was a freshman in the College the first semester of this year is visiting at the Pi Upsilon house.