UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENTS LOVE DRAMA
Renaissance at Dartmouth and Michigan Spreading—Ten Big Plays at Kansas Next Year
Are students at the University of Kansas feeling the nation-wide reenaissance of dramatic art that is to be found in the universities and colleges around America. And the realities of a remarkably good character, have been produced this year.
The cast has been well-trained and efficient, and the successes have done little damage to the stigma that so often attaches to amateur theatricals. The tendency of actors to overcrowd the stage, the last few years has really changed, observant ones have pointed out, and the movement has subtracted of considerable favorable comment.
But it is what the students are doing themselves that is of interest, and this is best illustrated by what has taken place at Dartmouth and Michigan within the last few years. The students, a few years ago, would not be likely to pick it out as the place for a renaissance of dramatic art. There was a dramatic society, to be sure, which gave Sha Stoops to the court. The good one was "or the jolius Caesar," year after year.
Student Stirs Dartmouth
Martin Johnson remarks in the Bellman for April 10, that the most encouraging research in America today is the recent interest in the theatre which has sprung up among college students. The interest has coevolved with students whose selves may not been the work of the college faculties. A notable exception, to this, however, is Harvard University, where students were laboratory 67', where students construct and display plays as if they were conducting experiments in a chemical laboratory. At the University of Wisconsin, from which the Wisconsin Dramatic Society has developed. At the University of Minnesota, at Oceanside and Oberlin other courses in the study of the drama are being given.
Three years ago there came to Dartmouth a young fellow named Wanger. He did not see why he should be playing football, the football team and be a slave to the members of the boating crew. Consequently, he was forced to study at students. He was bored with the study of the drama as it was given in a course on Shakespeare, just as he was disgusted with the cut-and-dried knowledge offered by his teachers. He decided to do something that would be as interesting as playing football or rowing, and as much fun as playing football. He gave a show that was far better than anything ever given by the dramatic society that was the beginning of Dartmouth at Dartmouthville company and gave a show that was far better than anything ever given by the dramatic society that was the beginning of Dartmouth at Dartmouthville company and gave a show that were different than any they had even heard or thought of. Among those students began giving plays
Wallace Robinson, of Boston, gave Dartmouth a building to be used for non-athletic purposes about this time, and a theatre seat at the university. Out of the new Robinson Hall. Out of this revival of dramatic interest have sprung some companies—made up wholly of students—that have been theaters of the Boston and New York theatres.
Gives Dartmouth a Theatre
And at Michigan the same is true. Owing to the fact that one of the professors did not tolerate the production of anything but mossback shows on the campus, some of the students hired one of the younger instructors to coach them in the theatre's. The Wolverine professors regarded this as insubordination and expelled the leader from school. He is now the only known stage manager in Chicago.
The new movement on the part of the students themselves suggests that perhaps a new ideal in education is developing, of education which is not so much a preparation for earning a living as for living. If that is the case, a social心理 consciousness which makes a nurture possible is beginning to find shape.
"The Man from Home" was a success. Leaders in dramatic thought at Kansas say the club will, if the membership increases as prosperity fades, frozen good plays next year, having three or four casts working on different productions at once.
HANNA WAS GOING, TOO
Arrived at Professor Gleason's Arena Only One Week Late
"The Call of the Wild," or perhaps the fighting spirit of old Roman gladiator days, proved too much for Hanna, the trusty, plodding horse which has drawn her master, Charles F. Hase, night watchman, at K. U., up the Hill every evening this spring. Hanna may have discovered that he hung reading or she may have felt instinctively, woman-like, that big doings were going on, south of the campus where Prof. Oscar Gleason was scheduled to make his "fight for life." Anyway, the fact remains that Wednesday evening, Hanna left her shed and departed to parts unknown. Upon a search she was found enduring torture by an entrance from place no longer, Gleason's hardiness in which place Mr. Hase had difficulty in persuading her to leave.
leave.
Hanna is all right. There is nothing the matter with Hanna. She was only one week late.
PROFESSORS WILL SPEAK
High Schools Want Them For Com-
menence Addresses
Fifty-five Kansas towns will listen to commencement addresses by members of the University of Kansas faculty this year.
Webber will have the first, which is to be delivered a week from Saturday, April 24. The appointments run from that date until June 3, when the last one will take place at Pratt. The list of schools known Admire, Altamont, Aponita, Atchia, Corning, Axelst, Axtell, Belpwe, Corning, Dorgang, Ellsworth, Florence, Gardner, Garrison, Halsted, Hays, Highland, Hill City, Horton, Howard, Hutchinson, Ingalls, Kincad, Kingman, Latham, Louisburg, Lindbsor, Little River, Longton, Lovewell, Lucas, Meridien, Muscatotah, Olga, Oswatomie, Oakley, Ossauatomi, Peru, Powhatan, Pratt, Quenemo, Sawyer, Sawyer, St. Marys, Sharon Springs, Silver Lake, Speville, Toronto, Troy, Walton, Waterville, Webber, Winchester, Windom.
PICKED UP BETWEEN CLASSES
Who is so gullable as the freshman?
Answer: delivered with promptness, the Sigma Nu seniors.
The freshman that has bought shares in an alligator, which Jack Loveless is importing from the Florida Everglades. With philanthropic purposes, or with ambition to be stars in the circus, Jack Loveless Jack with a profit which will cheer the remade of his spring term.
Gilded blossoms on the green campus are a thing of the past. The degree of landscape gardener has gone forth--dandelions are to be exterminated in a jannet, as well as in his soul has already begun to dig them up.
Here is a phenomena whose explanation might well be tackled by some earnest graduate student or fellow in science. It is, that there is a very material connection between spring and typhoid inoculations. "Last week fewer students applied for treatment than any time during the entire year," said Dr. John. Sundwall professor of earliness. "Inoculations are harder to raise each week until it is hardly worth while to keep the material on hand. The students do not seem to realize what an opportunity is given them."
A twelve year old alligator will arrive in town in a few days to play the role of house pet to the Sigma Nu fraternity. The freshmen have been appointed caretakers. Chief among their duties is to take him over to Potter Lake each day for his afternoon bath.
"Mother" Young declares that she is going to tie a flannel cloth around his neck to keep the floors polished, "And," said one of the Sigma Nur, "the Betas may have their turkey pull and the Phi Ghs their pig roast, but if we ever get tired of Mr. Alligator we will have an alligator roast."
The delegates to the convention of the Woodmen of the World enjoyed
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all the sights around the campus, but most of them made the Dyche Museum headquarters. A Wichita delegate was heard to remark, "I should like to stay in the Museum all day, but the entertainment committee just piles us off and on the cars and takes us around town like a herd of cattle."
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How do you bake cranberries?
Question preferred by Jerry Riseley, senior Law, who is doing his own cooking since his wife went home. Why not introduce a short course in domestic science into the Law School?
"No, no; fix your lips like I do. Get
your road and pay attention to your lips."
A group of faculty men going down the Hill turned around to see the principals in a man student. A man student was teaching a young woman to whistle.
Elmer Bradley, (freshman) to Joyce Brown, (freshman): "Pardon me, but do you spell your name J-'o-y-e-'e' or J-'o- h-"?
instances of woman's refining influence multiply. A band of sophomores, armed with paddles, was waiting in front of the Administration building at the university, the lustic second year man was eloquent about a victim whom he had selected for particular attention. Suddenly the east door of "Ad" opened and a woman student came out. The sophomore took his place and with a hurried, "Good-bye," I am too tender-hearted today," he walked away with her.
The reporter was writing a story about a museum exhibit; the skeleton of a buffalo with particularly interesting significance to the student of pre-historic days. A sentence in the story ran thus: "This skeleton is considered to be the University's best proof-" and the typewriter, erratic as ever, skidded on the last word and left out one O.
disgust. “To think that I must lie here in this musty old museum to be stared at by impudent students without being able to protect myself” Why was I once called the fierce antagonist of my life? I felt alien, flat horn on my dignified head crumble away from disease? It was an unhappy day for me when the great Cretaceous vaporated and left me here.” With a weary sigh the huge fossil lingered like had once been free and happy in the sea which ages ago covered the spot where the Hill now stands.
"Aha," said Portheus Molassus as he grazed his sharp teeth in
Old age must give way to youth even in the world of pets. And so it was with Bluey, the big Maltese cat of Reba Prothet, who lost his place after nine years as a favorite. He was once a playful kitten and loved him when this week Mr. Prothet brought home a little all toy-white puppie pup, the big cat resented sharing the attention of his mistress until it became necessary
to choose between them. A little chloroform and a long sleep complete the process. The in-unaware of the sacrifice, is happy in the loving care of his mistress.
"Professor Burdick was a snap in those days," said W. L. Sayers, county attorney of Graham county, as he recalled his college life of fifteen years ago. "He was encouraged in the law school that he went to the Law School. His lectures were good, but no one ever flunked; it is different now, the young lawyers tell me."
McNish's aerated distilled water is the best protection for the health. Adv.
Have you any idea as to the number of men and women on the faculty? Just as a bit of information, there are 200. Only 30 are women. Their salaries for March were $32.219.
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Something to Live for Until Next Tuesday Night
K. U.Vaudeville 10 Big Acts-40 Entertainers
An evening full of high class attractions equal to the standard vaudeville of the cities and setting a new mark for campus productions of this kind.
The Principal Numbers are
Russian and Character Dances Revealing the art and grace of the great Pavlowa.
The Aerial Troupe Sensational stunts on the high bar.
Whistling Jim Butin "That's him, that's him, that's whistling'Jim!"
The Two Macks (McFarland and McCurdy)
Variety Group Pyrotechnic club swinging and feature dances.
Aesthetic Acrobats Introducing new and unique dancing.
The Unparalleled Amarillians On the parallel bars.
Jayhawk Tumblers Exceptional, daring, brilliant.
Pat Crowell The monologue comedian.
DeBenham Instrumental interpretation of light opera.
The Glee Club Quartette
Nothing Here You Could Afford to Miss
Tuesday, April 20, in the Gymnasium And the Date Rule is Off
The proceeds from the show will go to the W. S. G. A. to be used in furnishing a house for girls to be opened next September.
General Admission 25c—Reserved Seats 35c Exchange Your Tags for Seats Monday in Fraser
The best chance you have had in a long time to treat yourself to an evening brim full of entertainment and at the same time help promote a worthy student project.
Directed by H. A. Lorenz Under the Auspices of the Department of Physical Education
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