UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII
PROGRAM COMPLETE FOR FESTIVAL OF MAY DAY
Queen, Robin Hood, Mil Maids, Bo Peep, to skip on Oread Green
OLMORALITY PLAY ALSO
and Popcorn
NUMBER 139
Juniors to Give "Castle of Persever
The annual Fete, May 14, is to be a different fete from any that has ever been staged on the University of Kansas campus. Unique, enjoy-
ing, and interactive from the first procession of the seniors to the last bleat of Mary's little lamb.
For the first time the May Fete is going to be staged in the grassy natural amphitheater on the golf links in Metchoupin, a sunny and sunshine, a true old English affair with dainty milk maids, yeomen, little Bo Peeps and dancing dryads. The Old English idea of a summer green is to be observed throughout.
Robin Escorts Queen
The May Queen is chosen, Robin Hood will be there to accompany her, Mary will find her little lamb, and the king will find his nobly horses all ready for the dance.
The program is now complete It will be carried out thus:
The senior class accompanied by the orchestra comes over the Hill singing the farewell song to college life. From their number they choose a May Queen and after dance around her conduct her to her mother.
A chorus of mudens enter who
around and deck her with
flowers.
The Queen then calls for Spring who enters with a chorus and dance the Spirit of Spring, petaling old Winnipeg flowers and chasing him away.
Daisies and Buttercups
The Flowers then follow, all group around the Queen and seat themselves beside her. Only their heads with the little flower hats will be visible. Sohmore girls will be dressed as Daisies and Mayflowers. Freshmen girls will be dressed as Roses and Buttercups.
Then Little Bo Peep
As soon as the Queen is fully attended youths enter dressed in Lincoln Green bearing the May pole. They dance with a group of maids weaving the green bands around the pole. During this time the Queen has perceived Robin Hood and call's him to her.
Weary of the dance a number of junior women take bows and arrows and shoot at an apple suspended from a vine. Other groups play Blind Man's Buff,舞 the Milk Maids Dance, the Dance of Fools and Clowns and the Morris Dance. Fifteen engineers illusion the Dance of Hobby Horses.
The call of the Shepherds is the beard. The Shepherds appear and are called, "shepherd".
Then Peter Pumpkin Eater appears with his wife and ali his fami-
Little Bo Peep enters, weeping, because she has lost her sheep, and begs
Dryads dance in and proceed to dance the Joy of the Day.
At last the Spirits of Song come
sheer over the Hill and lead away
the process.
In the evening the senior women will go through the torch ceremony, where the musicians mea gathered around. The juniors will give an old morality play, "The Castle of Perseverance." There will be a drama in music plays and the band concert.
The different sororities will each have a booth and sell ice-cream soda water, candy, popcorn and peanuts. These boots will be located on the walk leading from the steps by Marvin Hall to the site of the Fete.
All the girls in the University are welcome to take part in the Fete. More girls are needed, and all who desire to be in the Fete should let Dr. Alice L. Goetz know of their intentions.
Plant Trees on Campus
The department of botany received a number of trees last week which will be set out to make shade on the Hill. These trees were set out Saturday morning under the supervision of Prof. W. C. Stevens and were set at places on the campus which were most likely to receive shade, were mostly of the hard maple species and the kind that thrive in this locality best.
The Geology Club meets tomorrow
at 4:30 o'clock in Room 263, Hauser
Building.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 2 7, 1915.
PROFS SEEK SOLACE IN OWN ROSE GARDENS
Blossoming Beds Adorn Yards
Tired of teaching curves and dimensions, English poets and Latin roots, many professors are turning in their leisure moments to raising flowers. Two mathematics professors, C. H. Ahnison and J. W. Vanderbilt, are learning the knowledge of lines and curves in making two of the prettiest gardens in Lawrence.
Professor Van der Vries has built an arbor 50x7 feet, painted white. Later on in the season, however, little of the arbor will show. Vines of clematis, red ramblers, wisteria and white ramblers will completely cover the frame work, making a shady, sweet-smelling retreat in the center of the backyard. Built with light-colored seeds of shasta daisies, pixie and old fashioned garden flowers. Maiden lilies will soon be in bloom.
For many years Professor Ashton has given his flowers the greater part of his sparse time. He takes care of them as many people take care of their flowers, but they are especially interested in roses, and his backyard will riot in everything from pink tea roses to red Richmonds. Another year all varieties of sweet violets will come in for his care, and he will submerge into the background.
This year he delights in wonderful tulips - red ones, yellow ones, and those mottled in different shades. Besides these he has had his own assortments and later on poppies will give added color to the yard.
GRADES VARY WITH PROFS
According to a report that has been compiled by Dean Doin Templin, grades from departments in the College show that students in some departments are much better than in others or that the teachers in these departments are much worse than in grading than in the divisions from whence low grades came.
Report Shows High Marks Not All ways Due to Best Students
"For example," said Dean Templin, "There is a department which reported 49.1 per cent Is, 39.2 per cent IIs, 0.6 per IIIs, 1.1 per cent did not take examinations and the department did not report a single flunk."
"But wait a minute," and the dean scrutinized the report again with the following results: "One department students 13.1 per cent IIIs, 13 per cent IIIs, 0.8 per cent did not take examinations, 4.2 per cent conditions and 17.9 per cent flunks." One professor gave 53.8 of his students Is and the remaining 46.2 received IIs. No conditions, flunks or errors were turned in by that professor."
The difference in grades does not show better students in all cases Dean Templin said. "It may be liberal professors and poor students. It may be hard professors and poor students; or it may be just good students that cause the good grades."
Denn Templin was unwilling to give the names of any profs who gave the best grades for fear of enuance. Neither he nor the team year. Neither was he willing to say which department turned in the lowest grades. "So it will take a good guesser to obtain an advantage from these professors' 'soft' profits are concerned," he said.
LATE DANCING NOT GOOD FOR ANYBODY
Advisor of Women Would Stop it
Mrs. Brown intends to start a campaign next fall to have the fraternities and sororities as well as all associations, start their dances promptly at 8 o'clock and close at 12 o'clock. At the University of Missouri dances for the past year have been required to wear black and the plan has proven successful.
"Two nights of late dancing until
1 or 2 o'clock every week is not goo
for any K. U. woman" declared Mrs
Escher, daughter, advisor of women
this morning.
"Women are worn out after dancing so late," said the advisor of women, "and seven have asked me that they should wear less than the dancing hours more reasonable."
The Pi K. A.s defeated the Phi Pis yesterday evening at Woodland and so Owain to another game scheduled at 10. The game ate only five innings.
Beat the Phi Psis
At Morning Prayers
Speaker, Rev. E. B. Backus, pas
General Subject: "Neglected Virtues."
Wednesday: "Responsibility."
Thursday: "Intellectual Integrity.'
Friday: "Appreciation."
Wednesday: "Responsibility."
Ogden Jones, president of the College, has outlined a tentative pro program for College Day. Some changes may have to be made but in general, the following program will be carried out if the University Senate grants it holiday.
Program for College Day
11 a. m. Track Events. Inter-class contests on McCook Field. Committee: Grady, Hillock, Ridley, John Niles.
2 p. m. Baseball at Woodland Park. Interclass games. Committee: Hugo Wedell and assistants.
3 p. m. Stunts. Avery Ohney, Henry Shinn, McCurdy, Crowell.
4 p. m. Band Concert at Woodland Park, K. U. Band, J. C. McCanes.
5 p. m. Girls' Events. Tug-of-war. Committee on Stunts.
6 p. m. Fruit Supply at Woodland Park.
7 p. m. Dance in Woodland Pavilion. Stanley Jones.
FINAL REHEARSAL FOR POP CONCERT TONIGHT
Singers Put on Finishih Touches for Program Tomorrow Night
IRENE JONANI SINGS ALSO
Lyric Soprane is to Assist Chorus of
Languages. Visit it in its book.
the finishing touches will be put upon the local part of the "pop" concert program at the rehearsal in the Lawrence Choral. The concert which is to be given by the Lawrence Choral Union under the direction of Prof. William B. Downing of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Gymnaseium. Miss Irene Jeonani, a lyric
Appearance
1. Richards Mozkowski
2. The Anvil Chiclet
3. Verdi
4. Forget-me not (Ladies)
IRENE JONANI
Sings With Choral Union Tomorrow
IRENE JONANI
soprano from the Chicago-Philadelphia Grand Opera Company will be the soloist of the evening. Mrs. Arthur J. Anderson, organist at the Plymouth Congregational church, is the accompanist.
CHICKEN PIE VANISHES AT BIG FACULTY FEED
The program follows:
1. Please use not (Andres
Chorus) . . . . .
4. a. Tha Beaming Eyes, MacDowell
b. A Midsize Light and
a. The Stage Rose Low
c. To a Wild Rose
d. O Sole Mio. , . . . . . Di Capus
d. O Sole Mio . . . . . . Di Capua Irene Jonani
5. Lul'aby . . . . .
ever (Men's Chorus)...Sousa
Intermission
a. The Charm of Spring...Clar.
b. I Wish I Were a Tiny Bird. Lohs
c. Down in the Forest...Ronalds
d. Love I Love You...Ronalds
e. Jenani
(Double Chorus) . . . . . Bullard
9. Robert of Lincoln. (Women's (Chorus). . . . . . . . . . . Bartlett
10. Bridal Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . Cowie
Eva Bell Anderson
Charlotte L. A Bierbower
Gladys A. Chaplin
Myrle M. Crose
Margaret R. Davis
Dorothy E. Diver
Florence E. Dunigan
Marcelia M. Hansome
Edna M. Ingels
Hester M. Lamb
Mary M. Linn
Fredericka F. Miller
Ivine Moser
Ospreyim Shayos
Ruby Whitecroft
George Berg
Vincent Brainard
Lee E. Clark
Gola W. Coffelt
Olin E. Darby
Harry W. Dixon
Stephen S. Walker
Leonard A. Farris
A. C. Faulk
The following University students will take part in the program:
8. Love's Horn Doth Blow
Affair is Grand.Grand Success
and Professors Want it to Occur Annually
(Continued on page 4)
Occur Annually
SETTING WAS LIKE CABARET
Violets, Ferns, Lilacs and Pretty
Maidens Help Make Evening
Enjoyable
Ninety faculty members, led by Captain Frank Strong and Lieutenant William L. Burdick, stormed Robinson Gymnasium at 6 o'clock, last evening, devoured ninety chicken pies, amid speeches and air dances, and retreated to their homes at 8:30 o'clock.
Today the Faculty Chicken Pie Supper is safely entrenched in the social calendar of the University and the community, and are wearing smiles of satisfaction.
Everybody Liked the Experiment
Everybody Liked the Experiment It was a success. Devoid of formality and the pump that usually features social functions of the faculty, the supper appealed to everyone who attended and broke up in the morning. Understandably it should become an annual or semi-annual event. Unlike most faculty social events there were proportionately more women present than men.
The guests entered the west wing of the Gymnasium and were seated according to tickets bearing the table number which they received at the door. In keeping with the purpose of the dinner the tables were arranged so that the guests sat in the center of which sat the toastmaster for the evening, Doctor Bardick. In the hub a circular space was left for the dancers. The dinner was decidedly progressive and the spokes of the wheel kept turning between cochins when the guests at the various tables shifted to other tables to meet other guests. Members of the domestic science classes acted as the host and kept the wheel jugging along during the four course banquet.
Real Cabaret Setting
Huge boquettes of fragrant iliacs formed a procession at the end of the tables. Members of Dr. Alice L. Brown, women in dresses of violet lace, and iliacs to the dinners while dancing the "Humoresque" in many colored and veiled costumes of the Spring. The Poppy Society concluded the frolic of the dancers.
The University orchestra will give a concert tonight in Fraser Hall at 8:15 o'clock. Student tickets will admit.
The two speakers of the evening were Chancellor Frank强和 Paul Kendall.
ANNUAL CONCERT TONIGHT
ORCHESTRA GIVES ITS
The program is as follows:
"March of the Elephants". Czaneuve
Overture, "Pique Dame". . . Suppie
Piano Solo, "Flederman's Waltz"
. . . Strause
"Siziletta", . . . Franz von Blon
"Roma". . . Clander
"Scene de Ballet". A Cibuki'a
Idyl, "Evening on the Water"...
... Watson
Five minutes intermission.
Idyl. "Evening on the Water"
"Marriage Market", Victor Jacobi
Cello Soli "Baltimore," W. Bargte
William R. Dallis
Gavotte, "Glow Worm" . . . Lincke
"Darse Annamite" . . . H. Maquet
OFFERED TOASTS OF SALT AND PEPPER AT BANQUET
OFFERED TOASTS OF SALT
Salt, pepper, mustard, thyme, cinnamon, and allspice are unusual ingredients for toasts with but the combined skill of Syrah, Woolfruff, Gerttu and Marjoram getter. Edith Babb, 'Alberta Cady and Elizabeth Sprague the impossible was accomplished at the banquet of the Home Economics Club on Saturday evening. Moreover the toastmistresses, Barbara and Norman, performed these toasts into a spicy relish.
Prof. Joseph E. Welker, of the School of Engineering, will give an illustrated lecture on water purification at Humboldt Friday night.
TO SCHOOL AGAIN
AFTER 23 YEARS
A Freshman at the Age of Forty
"Yes, I am forty years old and am not a bit sensitive about my age," says Paul Swynez, a freshman in the being of the oldest student.
"I've always thought I would go to college some time," he said, "but I taught school for seven years, and I worked on a construction project. I was time two-four till I was thirty-five, working in machine shops, on the railroads, as a traveling salesman, at most anything. There are many places where I have not seen. I made up my mind for sure to go to college when I was thirty-five, and I thought it would be the University of California, but I taught school for three more years.
"I am coming to the University purely as a business proposition," was his declaration. "When I have applied for a position, what business college I graduated from, or what normal training I had had. It was always 'Have you had any university work?' So now I'm即 my education idea into capital with a college education."
Swaize is paying special attention to English, as being a most valuable asset to a commercial education, and intends to teach common English. He wears his postage stamp cap, and enters into University activities with as much spirit as any other freshman on the HIJ.
ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO WOMEN'S COUNTIL
Three Mass Meetings Selects Members of W. S. G. A.
at 12:30 o'Clock Today
With but one exception every woman who was a candidate for an office at the meetings was elected, three juniors being out for the two places open to senior women next year. Two representatives will be elected from next year's freshman class early in the fall.
Naomi Simpson, Opal Holmes,
Katherine Reding, Edery Gibbs,
Mona Clare Hoffman, and Cora
Williams will head sophomore and junior classes in the Woman's Student Government Association council next year. This is the result of the three mass meetings
held on Thursday at the University at 12:30 o'clock today.
The following will make up the Council for the next school year with the exception of the two representatives at the beginning of the school year:
President, Blanche Mullen; vice-president, College, Nellie Kennedy; vice-pres., Fine Arts, Ada Harper; secretary, Maureen McKernan; treasurer, Bertha Smith. Class representer, Simpson and Olal Holmes; junior, Hoffman and Cora Shinn; sophomore, Katherine Reding and Esther Gibbs.
ENTRIES COMING FOR MEET
High Schools Are Sending Lists of Men Who Compete Saturday
Entries for the twelfth annual interscholastic track and field meet are coming in to Manager Hamilton's office fast these days. Up to the present time only 17 teams have entered Wednesday night. Not all the teams entered are sending full teams but in most cases only the stars are coming. The teams entered up to the present time are: Horton, Syracuse, LaHarp, Elmore, Sterling, Scranton, Meridan, Perry, Humboldt, Maple Hill, Kansas City, Kansas, Lawrence, Takena and Baldwin.
Students are to have the entertainment of the visitors Saturday in their own hands as much as possible. As an additional feature Coach Hamilton expects to use the Varsity track man to manage the meet except for the starting which will be done by Jack Grower of Kansas City. The visitors must attend all meetings and meet on Friday and this will be their chance to see the Varsity in action.
The tack is in excellent shape since the heavy rains and will be in the best possible shape by Saturday unless Jupiter Pluvius spills too much water between now and time for the snow to melt. It will be established each year and with good climatic conditions this year should prove no exception.
Goes to Neodesha
Prof. F. H. Hesser, of the department of sanitary engineering, will make a trip t o neodesha the latter part of the week to continue his experiments there with a sewage disposal plant he designed for disposing of some of the wastes of the oil refineries.
SENIOR CLASS VOTES FOR STONE BULLETIN
In Mass Meeting, Plan of Having Permanent Secretary is Also Carried
MAKE GIFT TO CLASS BABY
Each Member to Pay Five Cents To ward Purchasing Present for Jerry Riseley's Boy
Elect Permanent Secretary
Chancellor Strong talked first, on the subject of class spirit.
Enhough seniors to nearly fill the main floor of the chapel! attended the meeting of the class this morning at a faculty evening in The Chancellor Strong, Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith, Prof. J. N. Van der Vries, Prof. Flint, Willis G. Whitten and Prof. Hunt
Professor Flint talked on the commencement season in relation to the alumni, especially those who will return this year. We should try to meet them and be their teacher, and to treat them as we will want to be treated, in a few years when we come back as alumni. This year automobiles will be provided for the alumni and among other things junior play will be repeated for them.
Professor Flint also advocated the election of a permanent class secretary for a period of five years and a year in the faculty of the interests of the University among the members of the class. The class adopted Professor Flint's plan later in the meeting and will make nominees for the class breakfast during commencement.
Build Memorial Immediately
Willis G. Whitten, chairman of the senior memorial committee, spoke upon the proposed senior memorial. Mr. Whitten showed a plan of the bulletin board, which the class will present to the University, and estimated it's total cost at $300. The board will be built of stone with three faces, in the form of a triangle, two of these faces are used by building the third is to contain the class inscription. The class voted to build the board by a unanimous vote and work will be begun upon it at once.
Professor Van der Vries thinks that the class of '14 made a mistake by leaving out the annual class breakfast. "This feature of commencement week is familiar to the alumni and when it is left out they," he said, "and I hope that the class this year will revile the custom."
- Caps and gowns are also favored by Professor Van der Vries.
Hairy Hackney, manager of the 1914 Jayhawkner, thanked the seniors for their service. The year which had enabled the year book to be a financial success. When Mr. Hackney appeared upon the platium, he presented it to the men of the class rise and cheer.
The matter of finances caused argument. Last year only about one third of the seniors paid their dues of 75 cents, which was to be applied to the class memorial, and Harold Mattoon, chairman of last year's memorial committee, objected to assessing them as much as the members of the class had not paid up last year. After much discussion a motion that all seniors who had paid their last year's dues be assessed, fifty cents and those who had not paid be assessed $1.00, carried unanimously.
Assess Class for Jerry's Boy
The 'last business to be taken care of was jerry Riseley's baby. Upon the motion of Harry S. Willson, who said that the first duty of all seniors should be to take care of the future of his children, he told students to enter the school, an assessment of five cents was levied upon each member of the class to pay for a suitable memento for its first baby. Harry Willson, Miles Vaughn, John Smart, Madeline Lochmann, John Koehler, and R. R. Rader were appointed a committee to collect the money and buy a present for the coming student.
Frank Harris Coming to Lecture
Frank Harris, an English author, wrote a book about the poet Lapeere 'have caused him to be recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the life and literature of Lapeere', in chapel, Thursday at 4:30 o'clock.
The theme of his address will be,
"The Personal Shakespeare and
Dramatic Literature."
Dr. Hull Speaks Tonight
Dr. Huff Speaks Tonight
Dr. William I. Hull, speaks before the Beta house club's Tongue at the Beta house. The meeting begins at 7 o'clock.