UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 6, 1915
UNCLE JIMMY DAY GIVES LAWS VACATION FRIDAY
NUMBER 124.
No School for Students in Green Hall in Honor of
Dean
BANQUET THURSDAY NIGHT
dean,
sickets for the banquet are being
bys a committee of four men:
Bill Morrow, W. R. Banker, Bill Beal, and Jack Bond. The price is
The banquet will be held at the Eldridge House at 8 o'clock. Swede Wilson's three-piece banjo club will play in honor of Uncle Jimmy. The different classes in the School of Law will be represented by speakers.
Uncle Jimmy has been dean of the School of Law since 1897. This is the tenth annual banquet where students have given in honor of their
"The sale has been exceedingly good," said President William Morrow this morning. "We expect the largest crowd the event will see, a birthday, and the entertainment we have provided seems to warrant that we will get it."
Annual Meeting to be Held at University of Michigan
At Big Feed at Eldridge House Out of Town Speakers Will Pay Tribute to Venerable K. U, Man
Uncle Jimmy Green's seventy-third birthday will be celebrated by the students in the School of Law at a banquet Thursday night. Uncle Jimmy's birthday came Sunday, April 4, but just to give his boys an extra holiday, the celebration has been set for Friday. Classes will be dismissed all day in the School of Law.
Judge Charles W. Smith, executive and pardon clerk to Governor Caper, judge Silas Porter, of supreme court justice Robert F. Wolff, judge for the law union for the Indian Pacific railway will be the speakers from out of the city at the banquet.
Registrars of twenty-eight universities and colleges, including the University of Kansas, have signified their intention of 'attending the annual conference of American educators' to be held at registersts. and 22 at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Registrar George O. Foster, who is president of the Association, said today that the University of Michigan has indicated its for the meeting and many important questions would be discussed at that time.
Last year ex-governor George A
Hodges, George A. Neely, and
Johnston, chief justice of the supreme
court, were the speakers at the ban-
ARRANGES FOR REGISTRARS
Peter Frank Smith, junior College,
who was reported missing and was
lost in Chicago, Ill., is on his way
back to Lawrence. "We expect him
back at any minute," said Mrs. E. J.
Hilkey, the landlord at his rooming
house, when asked if Mr. Smith
would return.
No plans have been made for the purchase of the memorial, as a growing fund is expected which is impossible to estimate at present.
Universities of Kansas, Minnesota,
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Texas,
Maine, Ohio, North Dakota, Sheffield
Scientific School, Yale, Harvard,
Columbia, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Carnegie Institute of
Technology, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
College, Valparaiso University,
Kansas, Michigan and Iowa
Agricultural colleges,Vassar, Washington
State college, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, *Agricultural
and Mechanical College
College of Wooster, Christian
University and Syracuse are schools
that are registered at the present time but there will be many others
 according to Registrar Foster.
A side trip to Niagra Falls is being arranged to take place at the time of the conference and other amusements will be planned for the registrars who attend the meeting Jessie McDowell Mackin, formerly of the registrar* at K. U, but now the Agricultural College, will act as chairman of the agricultural section of the conference.
The sophomore memorial committee will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock, Fraser Hall, Room 118. The class anticipates a large memorial fund as forty dollars has been collected already this year. The fund was carried from last year. Of the two newwives, chairman of委会, expects to collect 25 cents from every member of the class before the year is over.
SOPHOMORE MEMORIAL
FUND GROWING FAST
FABLE OF STUDE WHO HAD GOOD LINE
A Tale With a Moral
Once upon a time there was a Student who could stroll into an Analyt class without having cracked a Book and make the Prof think he knew more about Mathematics than U. G. Mitchell. He took up the Science when he was a Freshman, persevered in it while he was a Sophomore, and, by the time he was a Junior, he was right.
He happened to be an Engineer, which in itself is nothing against the man. After he had bluffed the University out of a Degree, he got a job with a big Railroad. He made the Company think he him in charge of big bridge construction Job 'way out West. When he got out there, he was a long way from the gentle Atmosphere so conducive to successful Bluffing. He stood on one side of the river and did the job he knew he could right. He bluffed. that didn't Build the bridge. He was Fired.
Moral1:—A man must have more than a Line to catch big Fish.
MISSOURI DEBATE APRIL 21
trgers Change Date From April 23 to Meet Jayhawkers in Columbia
The Missouri Kansas debate will occur on Wednesday, April 21, in stead of April 23, as first announced a telegram received by Prof. Howard T. Hill from Coach D C. M. Euen, of the Missouri team, states the city of the university to meet at the original date, and suggested April 21 as a substitution The change met with the approval of the local council, and has been accepted. The postponement of an important all-University Missouri debate until April 23 is given by the Tigers their reason for changing the date.
In preparation for the coming contest, the men on the team remained in Lawrence during the Easter vacation, and received special training from Prof. Howard T. Hill, the University debating coach. The briefs have been drawn and the arguments polished to the work of the team is now directed toward the development of platform appearance. According to an announcement this morning, Cale Carson will be the first Kansas speaker, Don Joseph, the second, and Hugo Wedel the third. Each man is allowed a twelve minute talk, and a five minute rebattal.
PAY BOARD FOR VACATION?
Committee Will Diseus Problems of Holiday Expenditures Next Week
Whether students should pay board during holiday vacations, when rent shall be paid, and several other questions concerning the relations of landlades and tenants at the subject of question next week. On Thursday, April 15, a meeting will be called to discuss these problems.
Mrs. Eustace Brown will represent the women of the University and Dean F. W. Blackman and Prof. W. L. Burdick the men. George O. Foster will act as adviser to a set of rules resembling those of some of the larger schools. Tea will be served from 2:30 to 3 o'clock.
HOW FAST DID HIAWATHA RUN?
Dean Marvin Asked This in Quiz
He could shoot an arrow from him,
And run forward with such flessness
that the arrow would not penetrate.
Swift of foot was Hiawatha;
That the teacher
Thurs. is the good old days in
Dr. F. O. Marvin, the founder of
the School of Engineering, teach the
young Kansans. It does not sound like a problem in mechanics, but it is, and a famous one. This poetical—mathematical equations—how fast must Hiawatha run—was really worked out and given as part of a quiz.
And so it was that Frank Marvin the man who influenced thousands and lived a life of real service to his students worked poetry and beauty into bridge building and construction problems.
Alumni to be Married
The engagement is to Host Butts, of Winston Churchill and Edward Weildlein, of Augusta, former student, has been announced. Miss Butts was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Mr. Weildlein is now chemist and research work in Pittsburg.
He is a member of the Pi Upsilon fraternity.
The wedding will take place at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs.J.H. Butts on April 24.
Alumni to be Married
Dean Sayre in Harvey Co.
Dean L. E. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy was in Newton yesterday where he read a paper before the Harvey County Medical Society.
The Reason for Uncle Jimmy Day
HIGH SCHOOL VISITOR TAKEN AWAY FROM K. U
New Law Puts Inspection Work Under Direction of State Superintendent
The office of high school visitor, which has been filled by Prof. W. S. Johnson, is to be discontinued at the end of the present semester. The office of high school visitor has been handled through the University of Kansas.
The legislature established a new system of high school visitation which is to be handled by the interendent of public instruction.
From 1903 until 1913 high schools were classified and accredited by the official visitor of the University. In the latter year, under direction of the Board of Administration, this work was placed in charge of a committee on school relations, consisting of representatives of all of the institutions. Hereafter the administration of all of this work will be directed by the state superintendent of public instruction. To assist the state superintendent in administering two work four visitors will be appointed, two of whom shall devote full time to high school education and be appointed by the state board of education and will be its agents in standardizing, classifying and accrediting high schools.
Section eight of this law reads as follows: "The State Board of Education shall have exclusive and sole authority to define official standards of excellence in all matters relating to the admissions and admission in rural schools, graded schools and high schools, and to accredit the schools in which the specified standards are maintained, and the board may grant to accredited schools an appropriate degree of approval." In the section following this the law states that "any person who shall complete a four year course of study in any high school accredited by the State Board of Education is required to be the freshman class of the state University, state Agricultural College or any of the state normal schools etc."
Daily Kansan in H.
The interview accessed to H. B.
Asher has applied in the Daily
Kansan last, Wednesday, was obtained from Mrs. Asher and should have been mentioned instead of her husband.
Mechanical Engineers' Society will meet tomorrow night at the home of Prof. A. H. Slus. 1122 Ohio. Ralph S. Fait, Russen State University are scheduled for talks and plans for Engineers' Day may be discussed.
A. "Kanam in India" club is being organized by the foreign mission department of the University Y. M. C. A. All who are assisting in the support of "Dad" Herman, K. U., 1909, who is now secretary of the city Y. M. C. A. at Madras, India, are eligible for membership. Extracts from "Dads'" reports will be mailed periodically to all members of the club.
A. "Kansas in India" Club
Mechanicals Meet Tomorrow
Daily Kansan in Error
Zoology Club Meets in Snow Snow Zoology Club will meet to night at 8 o'clock in Snow Hall.
K. U. PROFESSOR DEAN OF WOMEN AT MICHIGAN
Miss White, of Department of Mathematics Gets Appointment at Northern College
Miss Marion B. White, assistant professor in the department of mathematics here, has accepted a position as dean of women in the Michigan state agricultural college. She has been on a leave of absence from K. U. for one year and during that time she has been acting in the capacity that she now will hold permanently. Her work during the last ten years has been for the purpose of ascertainting whether the position is to her liking so she has accepted the position as a permanent one, her place here will be filled by another instructor. Miss White began to teach in 1910.
teach him. Prof. W. S. Johnson of the department of English and Prof. William P. Ward of the department of Romance language have been granted leaves of absence for one year. Professor Johnson expects to seek better health and at the end of his year vacation, he probably will resume his position there. Professor Ward has defined his intention of not but he was unable to say as to whether it would be abroad. He also expects to return to take his place on the faculty, when his leave of absence expires.
WANT NO CABS AT PROM
Managers Abo Ask Students Not to
Buy Flowers for Junior Event
That there be absolutely no cabs and flowers at the Junior Prom was the request issued this morning from the managers' office in Fraser Hall. Creighton and Davis, who are staging the event this year, wish it to be understood that the rule is not to be departed from.
departee are the rehearsals of the junior force are being held daily prior to its presentation at the Junior Prom Friday. A recent change in the lead, by which Maria Slade assumes the leading role at first held by Juliah Davis, has only slightly retarded the cast. According to Ceil DeRoi, director, the work is now proceeding with all possible smoothness.
Scenery for the play will be seured at the Bowersock. The furniture will come from Ecke's, and DeRoin promises that the setting will be the most elaborate ever used at a Junior Prom.
SachsMeet At Pi U. House The SachsMeet will meet this evening at 8 o'clock at the Pi Upilson house.
Vote on Amendments
The Daily Kansas Board会
meet to the Constitution
7:17 5 o'clock
The adoption of the amendments
to the constitution will be voted on.
Prof. W. J. Baumgartner in K. C.
W. J. Baumgartner and family
spent Easter in Kansas City.
Junior and senior women are asked to make arrangement with Dr. Alice Goetz for archery practice.
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SUNSHINE BRINGS OUT BACKYARD DIGGERS
Professors Buy Spades and Rakes
The touch of spring in the air and the inherent love of all of us for the outdoors are cooperating nowadays, and the net result is garden-making.
The usual town gardener doesn't expect to raise anything—he simply obeys the inner mandate to get out and dig up the soil of his back yard and to sow sunny seeds in the use me he makes, plants that grow into a fruitful sort is fruitless (no pun), and that the best to be hoped for), after the weeds and various vigrant dogs and chickens have done their work, is a few weazened radishes and a sprig of frayed lettuce, but hope springs eternal, so that human spring brings the capped-up prof and townman to the second-hand store for spades and rakes with which to disfigure his premises.
In Spooner Library the secondary effect of this call of the loam is seen; fourteen new books on the general subject of gardening have been placed on the shelves. They are:
How to Choose a Farm—T. F.
Hunt.
Soil-F. H. King.
Fertility of Land—Isaac Roberts.
Principles of Agriculture—C. A. Roberts.
fertilizers—E. B. Voohees.
Fertilizers.- E. B. Voohes.
Farm Management.
Warren, J. A. Witkoe.
Crops and Methods of Soil Improvement--Alva Agree.
premium farm and Garden Rule Book—L.
H, Bailey.
garden Making—L. T. "Burley.
Manual of Gardening—L. H.
Burley.
Principles of Agriculture—L. H. Bailey.
Three Acres and Liberty—Bolton Hall.
HOP TICKETS GO ON SALE
Second Year Men Are Busy Selling Admission to Their Social Event
Invitations to the Sophomore Hop have been sent out, and tickets are now on sale at the check stand in Fraser Hall. With the date of the affair, April 30, less than a month away, the committee in charge has begun actual preparation for the event.
even.
"A Box of Monkeys," by William Dean Howells, has been selected as the farce. The cast will be announced during the last of this week. Rehearsals will begin immediately, after that. There are six people in the cast; three men and three women. ...
mum "A large number of students will be given tickets to sell," said George Yeokun, manager of the Hop, this morning, "but I am not yet, prepared to announce their names. I want it understood that the Hop is open to the entire public, and I especially welcome the freshmen to attend. The Hop will be informal, and white trousers, though customary, will not be required."
DEFEAT CITY WATER BONDS
Vote 2260 to 1857 Against Municipi
pal owned Plant for Lawrence
Complete returns from yesterday's election show that the water bonds for the erection of a new plant was lost by a vote of 2260 to 1857. Mayor W. J. Francisco was elected mayor by a majority of 698.
murder.
The ordinance to abolish the pool halls of Lawrence was lost by 137 votes. The water bonds was defeated in every precinct in the city.
Simplicity of Lawrence Threatened
Who says K. U. is buried in the blissful peace of rural simplicity? It's a lie. We're not.
Haven't we half a dozen artists' models wandering around Mount Oread? That ought to convince anybody that we're Bohemian, blase, risque, and several other French adjectives.
jectives. Which it's true that K. Ui's model pose for students and get only 25 cents an hour for it, yet they do appear garbed in up-to-date dressed occasionally. Prof. W. Griffith says that most of them are women University students and one a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Thirty Going to Washington
THIRTY
"I am at least thirty to make the trip to Puget Sound in June to do special summer work," said Prof. W. J. Baumgartner of the department of zoology this morning, probable that this number will be K.U. students. The party will leave Kansas City the first of June in a special coach.
Y. M. Cabinet Meets Tomorrow
The Y. M. C. A. Cabinet will meet
at 5:30 o'clock tomorow evening at
Con Hoffmann's house, 1833 Ohio.
TO ORGANIZE COLLEGE DRAMATIC EXCHANGE?
Prof. Arthur MacMurray Has Received Favorable Answers From Other Schools
From Other Schools
IOWA AND NEBRASKA FOR IT
Exchange of Performances Between K. U. and Other Schools Would Develop Material
Make Competition in Plays
An intercollegiate dramatic association is the latest plan of Prof. Arthur MacMurray, head of the department of public speaking and dramatics in the University, for putting the dramatic activities on a sounder basis. Professor MacMurray already has written to the University at Ames, Iowa, concerning the plan of exchanging plays and the dramatic directors in these schools have replied very favorably to the plan.
The plan is to have the K. U. dramatic club take its play to the University of Nebraska or any other school that may be a member of the association and stage it for the students. In return the dramatist will come to the school to come down Lawrence with its play and in this way the schools will be in competition, in dramatic work just as in football, basketball and debating.
"When a cast in one University works several weeks or months in preparing a good play for presentation it seems too bad that the audience doesn't know what to in one's night," said Professor MacMurray, this morning, in discussing his new plan. "With this intercollegiate dramatic association the players will get a chance to show what they have built up a good interest in dramatics that should be of great help to the University. In the replies which I have received from Nebraska and with the plan seem to prepare me well if everything goes right we expect to organize this association next year."
Would Help Dramatics
The Glee Club has already tried the experiment of exchanging concerts with the Washburn College club and the plan was a success. It is hoped by the members of the K. U. Dramatic club that Professor MacMurray's ideal will be worked out for it is thought that it will make dramatic work at the University worth much more to the students and the school than it has ever before meant.
The attendance at "The Man From Home," the K. U. dramatization production which will be staged next Wednesday, April 14, at the Bowersock theater to, a certain extent, indicate the feasibility of bringing the University of Nebraska play to Lawrence next year. If the students here evince an interest in local dramas this plan of an intercollegiate dramatic association undoubtedly will be started next season.
FOREIGN PLANTS MAY
ADORN K. U. CAMPUS
The department of botany yesterday received a shipment of various seeds from the office of foreign seed and plant introduction of wheat, the management of arbuscular mycorrhizae was Washington and used as its to their hardiness and quality in this location. Among them were: Asiatic muskelmeles seed; Russian sunflower; peach and pear trees, cabbage and eggplant from China and some Japanese vegetable.
In the assortment was a large number of species of willow and popular trees from various parts of the world to be tested out in this soil. Prof. C. A. Shull says students in plant biology will have access to information school ends,
SEAT SALE OPENS SATURDAY
Tickets for "Man From Home" May
be Secured Down Town
Seats for "The Man From Home" will go on sale at the Round Corner Drug Store Saturday morning, according to a statement made today by Frank McFarland, manager of the production. Profiles will be lowered; orchestra, 75 cents; first ballet, 60 cents; and second balcony, 25 cents.
25 cents.
Under the direction of Prof. Arthur MacMurray, three rehearsals have been held weekly for the past two months. With each succeeding rehearsal the action goes better, moves forward more swiftly, and the final touches which will be added during this last week will bring the whole production into the best possible shape.
Prof. F. H. Billings and family spent the Easter vacation in Humboldt.