UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
HARRIS TELLS MEANING OF GERMANY'S CULTURE
NUMBER 142.
Former K. U, Student Maintains That Americans Have no Real Freedom
NOT "APPRECIATED" AT K. U
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1915
Faculty Dismissed Him for Refusing to go to Chapel—But He Has Outlived it
"Life in Germany is on a much higher plane, in both physical and intellectual culture than it is in Engle- manthood. In the German journalist and novelist in an afterdinner talk at the Pi Kappa Alpha house yesterday evening, Mr. Harris took as his superstition, Mr. Karlsen of the German Kultur" involving a discussion of just what this means to the state and the individual.
... of just what this means to the state and the individual.
"You speak of the freedom you Americans have," continued Mr. Harris, "It is not freedom. It is a system by which the majority of the people are in Germany. In Germany poverty has been done away with entirely while in England conditions are miserable and not much better in your big cities. In the course of a few years conditions will be worse in America than England. All are due to a defective civilization.
"The superior ability of the Germans in organization is their success socially and from their success." The Kitchener military regime has been a failure. It is a sad state of affairs when a man has the ways and means for doing but lacks that power of organizing. England is now letting France fight most of her battles.
Expelled From K. U.. Wouldn't Go to Chapel
Mr. Harris was a student at the University of Kansas in 1875. He never got his degree because he was "kicked out of school, to use his own philosophy."
"It was this way," said Mr. Harris. "They had chapel those days and everyone was supposed to go. My seat was vacant repeatedly and one day I received a notice to call at the charcolor's office. Here I was told that I had not set up a waiting chapel, but when I blankly refused to attend I got put out of school."
Mr. Harris accrets the influence of Professor Smith then of the Greek department of the University of Kansas for his position today. It was through Professor Smith that he first taught in English to his first himself and pursue the kind of work he was suited for. After his schooling here he studied in English and French universities. Since then he has spent his time in literary work, publishing books, writing plays and editing some of the leading periodicals in English in E.H. G. Wells, the well known writer. Mr. Harris was editor of the Saturday Review when he first took an interest in Mr. Wells.
Harris Talks Old Time University Romances
“Bad eyes and a sentimental disposition, that’s all,” explained Frank Harris, yesterday afternoon, at the close of his lecture on Shakespeare, as a group of admirers crowded about him. He frankly wiped his eyes and then beamed upon everybody. Miss O’Connor, a professor at the son, all old K. U. grades themselves, had stopped for a few moments tr talk over old times.
"What, you don't mean to say that Mary is in New York and didn't let me know! Oh, well. she always did not speak up when I came his she is, and when I go back, I'll have a date with her. Speaking of dates," and he turned chuckling to Miss Oliver, now associate professor of Latin, from the University, spent on your front stoop?"
"Oh, no." protested Miss Oliver. "On rfriendship was always platicon. Don't you remember the essay you brought to me to criticise that you had in action in the scene of Macauquah? well, too, and you really got his style."
Miss Oliver blushed and then all of them, remembering something of their school days, laughed much, at which Miss Oliver blushed some more. "Your father used to want to take me home," she said, I took up so much of your time."
"Oh, yes, you always praised me anyway. I'll never forget those tulip houses, and they will touch the Well, well," and the rest. "Mr Harris' reminiscences were interrupted by the laughter of Miss Watson, who seemed to remember all
"And then," went on Mr. Harris,
SPRING DAYS BRING OUT HIKERS
Students Walk to Nearby Points
Tramp, tramp, trump!
Tramp, tramp, tramp!
Hear that thunderning of feet? No it is not an approaching army, but I can see the spring 'n' swing of walkers, strollways, feverites and cases. They are going in all directions, up the road to Cameron's Bluff, out to Blue Mound and Violet Hill, on the railroad ties to Turkey Creek, and even to such prespira places as Glenwood, the group of women going up the railroad ties was mistaken by a typical "bo" as members of his own walking club. He informed them that he had met many groups of women "heating it on foot" to the Fair. And besides those who walk there any more than six miles the road on hayracks or glide up the river in canoes. These last moonlight nights have brought out many such canoeing parties. Yes, indeed, spring
UNDECIDED ABOUT BAND CONCERTS ON CAMPUS
If Enough Attend Tuesday Night. Open Air Programs Will be Given Later
Whether or not the band will give outdoor concerts this spring will depend upon the attendance and the amount of interest shown in the band concert Tuesday night. J. C. Mehringer, manager at the studio, want to call out his forty musicians to give outdoor concerts if the students are not interested.
Last year only a few people turned out and after a time the plan was dropped. Mr. McCanles will furnish the music if the students want to hear it, and he believes that the attendance at the coming concert will be a good index to the attitude of the student body toward band music.
A carefully planned program has been arranged for Tuesday night. There will be several selections from grand opera, and a few lighter numbers, which are all that the band is in trim from the bass drummer to the piccolo player.
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"The program will be rather heavy," said Mr. McAles this morning. "However there will be enough it to make it enjoyable to everyone."
The Program
Caprice heroueiro "Le Reveil du Lion" . . . . . . A v Kontski Hungarian Overture "Hunyady Laszlo" . . . . Franz Erkel Piccolo Solo. "The Woodbird" . . . Schmidt-Berka Hubert E. Nutt . . . . . . Grand Selection - "Cavalleria Rusticana" . . . . . . Mascagni Intermezzo - "Air de ballet" . . . . . . Ed. Cazaneuve Five minute intermission. Overture - "Mignon" . . . . A. Thomas Morceau Characteristic, "Bull-frog's Serenade" . . . H. Engelman Grand Selection - "Bohemian Girl" . . . . . . Balfe
"The Dance of the Serpents".
Edwardo Boccala
The Botany Club at its meeting Wednesday evening decided to have another picnic Friday May 7, prob- baling at Ridegeer's Springs west of town.
In lieu of a field trip this week, the Ornithology class must spend an hour gazing at stuffed birds in the Museum.
A listening student broke in and wanted to know if it was true that the students did cut chapel in the days when Miss Watson and Mr. Harris were here. "No sir," affirmed Watson. "Miss Watson. Library voice. Don't you hear anything? He never was expelled, and don't you dare write that he was."
Two meetings of the Zoology Club are to be held yet this semester.The discussions will be on inherited characteristics.
Mr. Harris, however, had the last word and called over Miss Watson's protest. "Yes, I did get canned, beaten," he said to chapel and its every word "true."
"to think that I had to get kicked out of school. Do they still have hair?"
At Morning Prayers
General subject: "The Student Volunteer Movement."
Tuesday: Dorothea Hackbusch
"The Beginning of the Movement."
Wednesday: Leon Bocker, "Expan
and Bother."
Thursday: Julia Moore. "Objectives."
Wednesday; Leon Bocker, "Expansion and Recruiting."
Friday: McKinley Warren, "The Student's Opportunity."
FINE ARTS COMMITTEE GYM READY TO RECEIVE CALLS ON GOV. CAPPER SOPHOMORE HOP TONIGHT
Six Women Confer With Chief Executive Concerning Dean Skilton
NOT TO ASK REINSTATEMENT
North College Students Only Wish to
Express Regret at Action of
Board
Clara Powell, Ketels, Helen Jonkins, Agnes Mores, Nima Kamga, and Ada Harper to Topeka this morning to confer with Governor Arthur Capper concerning the action of the Board of Administration in retiring Dean C. S. Skilton as head of the School of Fine Arts. The工作者 would ask that he would in no way ask for the re-statement of Dean Skilton.
The women that go compose a committee which was appointed as the result of an indignation meeting of the School of Fine Arts Tuesday morning, the faculty meeting expressing the regret of the students at the action of the Board of Administration were signed by practically every student in the School. Upon arriving at Topeka this morning the women will proceed at once to Lawrence and Capper. They will return to Lawrence this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock
Similar petitions have been signed by students in the School of Education.
GRADUATE'S FUNERAL TODAY
The funeral of Le and W. Moore,
'12, who committed suicide yesterday
morning, will be held at Ottawa this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Prof. C.
A. Moore, the esteemed attorney-
in-law, came to Lawrence early
this morning and returned to Ottawa
Leland W. Moore, Victim of Melan
cholia, Will be Buried in Ottawa
LELAND MOORE
with the body, Mrs. Moore and her other son Fred W. Moore, also a graduate of the University of Kansen, returned to Ottawa last month.
Leland Moore came to Lawrence Wednesday, with his mother and brother, and she was in R. A. Schwegier for melancholia. After his first treatment Thursday morning, he seemed entirely cheerful but returned to his room and shortly went home.
Mr. Moore is a son of W. B. Moore of Ottawa. After graduating from the University in 1912, he held a position as a lecturer at Fe railway until a few months ago, when ill health forced him to return home. The attack of melancholia which caused him to commit suicide with which he had been bothered.
Manhattan, Kansas, April 30 -- "Red" Craig was in great team form as the first starter for University of Kansas baseball team defeated the Kansas Aggies 5 to 0. Only three hits were made by the locals off the delivery of the Crimson and Blue twirler.
CRAIG PITCHED SHUTOUT GAME
The second game of the series will be played this afternoon. Either "Letty" Sproul' or Fischer will pitch for the visitors. Tomorrow the Kansas team plays at St. Marys with Quigley's Collegians.
Aggies Made Only Three Hits Off K U. and Lost 0 to 5
Mrs. Hilsman of Kansas City is visiting her daughter, Itasca, at the Chi Omega house. She expects to be in Lawrence until June.
Batteries; Craig and DeLongoy
Hodgson and Haucke.
Umpire
Midgeyarsman.
Score by innings:    R. H. E.
K. B.          000 211 101       6 4
Argus          000 211 101       6 4
Argus
Final Decorative Touches to Robinson Put in This Morning
The Daily Kansan will print no
Monday which is an all-Universi-
ty day.
No Kansan Monday
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED
Early Birds Will Eat During Inter mission, Others Later—Faree Starts at 7 o'Clock
Soph Hop farce begins at 7 o'clock.
Reception of guests by 24 faculty members, patrons, and sophomore officers at 8 o'clock, on the dancing floor.
Dance begins at 8:30 o'clock continuing until midnight.
The annual Soph Hop starts in Robinson Gymnasium at 7 o'clock tonight. Instead of giving out the refreshment checks with the programs as is customary, they will be distributed at the door, as one turns in his tickets. The first hundred couples arrive during intermission; after that, later arrivals will be required to eat during the dance program itself.
Want to Start on Time
everybody at the Hep likes to dance
—that's the reason they're there. But
everybody knows that the refreshments will prove an added pleasure.
Unless one gets there early, however,
and secures checks that are good during intermission —bloieu!— he has to stop dancing to EAT. Reasoning thus, "Gawge" concludes that everyone will come on time; in fact, that is how they should be of late; and that hence the festivities may begin at the scheduled time.
Of course, we expect the soph farce to be funny. Don Burnett is the director, and William Dean Howells wrote it.
The cast:
Mrs. Ondegno Jones—Itaase Hils man.
Lady Guinevere Landpoore-Helen Clark
Sierra—Dora Lockett
ed "Rabbitston -Alton Gumbiner.
ed "Rabbitston -Ocethapee -Henry McCardy.
Those Who Receive
After the dramatic event of the evening has been brought to an end, the reception of guests will occur on Thursday. Those who are to be in line: President Lawrence Miller, Blanche Mullin, Manager Geek Yeum. Ibsa Wilhelm, Chancellor and Mrs. Strong, Cohen, Dr. Craig and Mrs. J. W. Green, Dean and Mrs. O'Templem, Dean and Mrs. F. W. Blackman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. W. Hoch, Mr. Ed. T. Hackney, Mrs. Cora Lewis, Cora Shinn, Mrs. Frances Arnold.
The dance—beg pardon—"Hop" will begin at 8:30 o'clock. Larry Miller and Miss Mullin leading the dance, they have to wait until midnight. There are twenty-two dance numbers: seven, sight, and nine; intermission between eleven and two'eve; and fourteen, fifteen; even being reserved for refreshments.
Making a Dreamland of Gym
Tony James, chairman of the decoration committee for the Junior Prom, assisted by Mick Murphy, who is supposed to articulate this event, is putting up an enormous amount of paper and colored lights this morning. A rooftop, together with strings of pink and green lights, constitute the chief items of adornment. The traditional pergola is also being used for the orchestra, from which place of seating can be seen crowd. The Colonial Party and Junior Prom 'attaie work also is used to help out the cozy corner scheme.
Professor Shull's plant breeding class spent two hours Thursday morning planting corn on the breeding plot of a new building. Vic Householder arrived an hour late, but his boyhood experience wasn't for nothing and according to Professor Shull Vic put corn as if a famine was sure coming.
Bert Hart, graduate of the K. U. School of Law, '14, and now county attorney of Kearney county, is visiting at the Phi Alpha Delta house. It is on his way to the state convention of county attorneys at Topeka.
Sturtevant Visits Sanctum
Charles S. Startevant, formerly advertising manager of the Daily Kanan, was at the office yesterday, and he worked with paekewan Western League baseball team.
GEORGE O. IS FIRST
HUMAN REGISTRAR
Pioneer Students' Friend
registrars are becoming more like human beings according to Registrar George O., Foster. This change in attitude dates from the Salt Lake convention of registrars, two years ago when Registrar Foster made a speech on this subject. At that time a newly thing as hitherto the student had been looked upon as a thing to be tolerated, not served.
Since this convention, we are assured by Mr. Foster, there has been considerable discussion on this topic, and some action, the majority of registrars having made an effort to really be of help to the individual student and to stop looking upon him as a mere cop in the wheel.
DR. ESENWEIN TO LECTURE
Noted Author and Editor Will Talk on "The Short Story"
Dr. J. Berg Keeneway, former editor of Lippincott's Magazine, author critic of The Times.
ture on his fan-favorite subject,
"Steve Story."
*Wednesday*, May 5, at 11:30 o'clock
*Fraser Channel*
*Fraser Channel*
ing today. His text book "Writing the Short Story" has had an immense circulation and is used by Merle Thorpe's short story class.
Doctor Esen-wien is probably the foremost student and of the short story liv-
Besides being a world authority on the short story, he is known as "the editor who loves to help young editors" and it has been said that if "a careful student of his work does not write stories that will be hurt, he will not write a bad one." Young story writers who exhibit but slight talent are assured Doctor Seenwein's earnest and patient instruction or his letters of encouragement and advice. He writes in his books stories besides, articles, poems, and books. "His advice on how to prepare the manuscript, how to sell the story, and all the practical end of the matter are quite as valuable' as his captivating chapters on the
HOLD NO SCHOOL MONDAY
"Chancellor's Day" Replaces Class Scrap of Old Time
Monday is an all University holiday.
It originated nearly ten years ago as a result of a concession made by students and the generosity of Chancellor Frank Strong. Until 1905 a class fight on May was an annual affair. "While the school was young it did not amount to much, but afterwards it became more serious and caused the University to bear the brunt of much criticism," said Chancellor Strong.
"By assembling the sophomores and freshmen it was easily ascertained that the sophomores wanted to fight on that day merely for the sake of class, but the freshmen did not wish to appear the least bit afraid of the sophs. Both classes, it was learned, were willing to give up the annual scrap for consideration of a holiday and consequence there will be no classes on Monday.
Heretofore there has been n name for the holiday and at the sageation of several faculty member Chancellor "Th Chancellor's Holiday."
Collect Specimens
George Belchic has been in Joplin for the past week collecting specimens of different zinc ores to use in the experiments he is making together with Glen Allen with zinc tailings, or the wastes from the zinc smelters. These two men have been studying the feasibility of using the flotation method of extracting ore from these wastes. So far the experiment has been successful and the men believe that this ore which has before been wasted can be worked with profit by the flotation process.
They're Precise
The State Water Survey in the basement of Snow Hall will be known as the State Water and Sewage Laboratories of the State Board of Health, by a bill passed at the last session of the legislature.
Phi Alpha Delta, law fraternity,
announces the pledging of Otis Dittmer,
junior Law of Independence and
Paul H. Friend, junior Law of Law-
The Zoology club will hold an all-
arrangements picnic on the weekend.
Bug Men Picnic
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
ON M'COOK TOMORROW
Interscholastic Meet to See 147 Tracksters Competing in Annual Meet
THREE CLASSES OF TEAMS
Schools Graded According to Size 10 Allow Contests Between Schools of Equal Strength
Young Rodkey Coming
Tomorrow afternoon on McCook Field one hundred and forty-seven high school athletes will take part in the twelfth annual interscholastic track meet. These athletes are the cream of the athletes of the state and are expected to make some cinders fly in an effort to set some new high school records for the state. Up to thirty three teams are entered which is not quite as large a number as entered the meet last year.
Many of the teams have only entered their stars who will come to win a few medals and show their ability in fact competition. Among the men who play in this game are them is Rodkey, of Blue Rapids, a young brother of the Varsity athlete. His events are the hurdles and the quarter mile but his record in the latter is not as good as that of his former competitor. The team of Kansas City have been making some good time in the mile and half mile this year and have a good chance of taking these events in Class A. Numerous teams have entered this competition and this part of the meet promises to be one of the leading attractions.
The various teams are divided into three classes so that the athletes of the smaller schools may compete with men of their own class. In class A only seven teams have entered but most of these have entered full meet. In class B, all seven teams meet last year through the work of Sol Butler, is not entered this year and the fight for the first place cup in this division will be between Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City. No advanced dope has renched Lawrence about the Topoka aggregation but Lawrence also had another other two as Kansas. City and Lawrence are evenly matched in most all the events.
Seventeen in Class C.
Class B consists of nine teams only one of which has entered as high as seven men. In such case the work of the individual stars will win the meet for any school. Seventeen schools have entered the third division but these also are under seven men each.
The entertainment of the visitors has been left in the hands of the University students as much as possible. The visitors have also ever been provided will be accorded the visiting athletes. They are being cared for today and tomorrow by the various fraternities and clubs. The early arrival's will be admitted to the University club meet on McCook today and will have chance to see the Varsity in action.
Entries for Meet
The teams entered for the contest tomorrow are;
Class A: Chanute, Iola, Kansas
Class B: Lawrence, Ottawa,
Taichung and Wakefield.
Class B: Baldwin, Humboldt, Garrett, Horton, Needesh, Oagna, Agnes.
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Class C: Alma, Axtell, Blue Rapids,
Catholic High, Elsmore, Florence,
Gardner, Harveyville, LaHarpe,
Maple Hill, Meriden, Oread, Overbrook, Perry, Scranton, Syracuse and Wilson.
Are After Senior Dues
The work of collecting dues for the senior memorial will begin at once. Committees have been appointed which will work by schools, but many will be based on what will be seen and given an opportunity to help up the memorial.
Two More Get Jobs
Miss Gertrude Hazen, a graduate student has been elected to teach domestic science in the Abilene high school next year and Miss Christine that may have chosen to teach commercial subjects in the Newton high school.
Hold Meet Monday
At 3 o'clock today, Manager W. O. Hamilton stated that if it continued, the inter-class train would be on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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