UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XII.
BLACKMAR SUGGESTS MUNICIPAL BILLIARDS
NUMBER 122.
K. U. Sociologist Believes in City Governed Recreation for Lawrence
MUCH CRITICISM IS SELFISH
Those Able to Provide Own Amuse ment Ought Not Refuse Fun for Others
"I think that the attitude of a man who is able to provide himself several means of amusement and still refuses to make provision for men without his advantages, is positively bad," said Professor Blackmar.
"But there is nothing wrong with the game of billiards in itself," continued Professor Blackmar. "I would like to see a well-managed, but not overly structured, for recreative purposes, where everybody could go to play billiards, pool, handball and all kinds of indoor sports. This sort of a place would furnish amusement for every one at a moment best and under the best conditions."
"Pool halls, as they are now run in Lawrence, are not wholly desirable for the men of the University," declared F. W. Blackmar, dean of the Graduate School, this morning, in commenting on the referendum election which is to decide the fate of the pool halls, Wednesday, April 7.
While Professor Blackmar is against the pool hall sheails as they are now run, he realizes that to be entirely fair, all classes making up the population of a town must be taken before abolishing any amusement.
Should Consult Everybody
An interesting side light on the situation was brought out when Professor Blackmar said that he believed many of those loudest in their condemnation of the pool halls are meer who have made a failure of bringing up their boys and now want to put the blame on town recreation.
Sends Article to 1915 Jayhawker
FITCH TELLS HOW SIWASH CAME TO BE
George Fitch, creator of "Old Si wash," and spinner of delightful coil lengarks, has made a contribution to the 1915 Jayhawker which was reprinted in the New Yorker and immediately rushed to the printers for insertion in the Annual. Fite made a promise to write for th Jayhawker which was a buoyant success but has been delayed.
Although Harsh refused to state just what the contents of Mr. Fitch's article were—saying that "we could buy an Annual and read it ourselves"—he did not mention sketch designs with the location of Siwash College, and the author's first hand account of how he happened to get hold of the material for his popular "Ole Skjarsen" and "Petey Simmons" stories which created such a sensation. He submitted Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Harsh admitted that Fitch's contribution was humorous. "It is too late now to have illustrations drawn for it," he continued, "and I am indeed sorry, the article I occupy about a page in the Annual."
The foundation for some of Fitch's best stories are based on actual happenings here at the University. Mr. Fitch married a K. U. Theta.
CHORAL UNION WORKS
FOR SPRING CONCERT
All members of the Lawrence Choral Union, either actual or prospective are asked to attend rehearsal at 7:30 sharp, in Fraser Aid Hall.
At the last meeting, work was begun on a double chorus, "Love's Horn Doth Blow," by Frederick. Field Bulkar, a fellow musician, will continue on the Bridal Chorus, the Moskowski waltz, and several other numbers that are being prepared for the spring concert. A few more bass singers are needed in each additional more momen will be welcome in any other the chorus.
The Men's Student Council will meet in Fraser Hall tonight at 7:15 o'clock. The point system committee will report.
Harry Dixon, of Kansas City, son ior college, will spend Easter vacation at Russell with Hiram Went worth.
Students may have dates on Wed
night night March 31, and Monda
s day Nov. 29, as well.
PICKED UP BETWEEN CLASSES
During a practice game between the Sigma Chis and Pi U's Saturday morning the baseball was thrown over on the car tracks. Frank Henderson rushed over to save the elusive pellet from an approaching street car. He yelled, "have a heart," at the motor man who identified him as Frank. The manager and allowed Frank to rescue the ball. And yet there are those who say the company doesn't give service, and that a corporation has no heart—(Soul, you mean—Ed).
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 30, 1915.
"I am in love with the University of Kansas," says Mrs. Sherman, who has been staying with her son Glenm, freshman College, this semester, "and I feel that it is a great morning after morning, I wish that I were one of them. I have attended chapel every morning and feel as if the services were an education in themselves." Mrs. Sherman returns to her home in Protection this spring, ing.
Ed. Van der Vries, forward of the Varsity basketball teams in '11, "12 and '14, who is teaching at Panda College and playing in the high school basketball tournament. Van was to bring a girls' team from Panda but some of his "stars" were injured while practicing for the forcec to withdraw at the last minute.
Fred Rodkey, I. B. Riggs, James T. Benton, Neal D. Ireland, James S. Sellers and Charles F. Sloan represent the state convention of the Y. M. C. A. Saturday and Sunday, at Ottawa Baker University had nineteen delegate members. This was the largest representation from any one place in the state.
Roy A. Porterfield, Engineering '12,
visited in Lawrence Sunday with his
sister Lois, freshman College, and
the Acacia house. Mr. Porterfield has
just returned from New Mexico where
he will work. He rejoined his party Monday
at Belleville to work west into Colorado.
Seven senior girls were taking dinner at Lee's Thursday evening, when one of the high school girls, who had just arrived for the tournament, wen them and instructed, "Say, team are art we? We're from Cha nute."
Pauline McClintock visited Saturday and Sunday in Lawrence with her cousin Gladys Adams, freshman College. Miss McClintock is a senior in college, Kansas, high school and expects to enroll in the University next fall.
"We enjoy the Daily Kansan," salieu a high school girl from Elmworth "All this week we could hardly wait for it to come. Everyone wanted to know what the Big Sisters were going to do with us. It was about worn out by the time everyone had finished reading it."
"J. M., did you see that pretty girl smile at me?" said A. W. Ericson as he and J. M. Johnson were walking down Adams street.
"Oh, that's nothing," said J. M.
"The first time I saw you I
would have been."
Frank P. Miller and James R. Eliott returned to Chicago this morning after spending a few days at the Phi Beta Pi house. Miller and Eliott were students at K. U. last year at Rush Medical College in Chicago.
Miss Marinita Fife, who has been visiting Neva Ritter, junior College, during the basketball tournament returned to her home in iola Monday to take special violin lessons at the University next winter.
Miss Ann Smith of Iola, is visiting Mary Myers, a sophomore in the College. Miss Smith came to Lawrence to see Iola win the championship in basketball and she was not disappointed.
Prof. A. T. Walker, of the department of Latin, will leave Tuesday evening for Nashville, Tenn., where he will attend the session of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, April 2 and 3.
Louis O. Northrup, who attended the School of Law in 1914 and is now taking a business college course in law, visited the Phi Delthe house Sunday.
Prof. E, H. S. Bailey of the chemistry department, will leave this week to attend a session of the American Chemistry Association which is to be held Friday and Saturday in New Orleans, La.
Gladys Elliott, College '12, visited Sunday at the Alpha Delta Pi house. Since her graduation Miss Elliott has been teaching in the Kansas City, Kansas, high school as head of the department of physical education.
Helen Moore, sophomore College,
went to her home in Hutchinson,
Minnesota.
Two picked teams from the Varsity baseball squad played the first practice game Saturday morning Those who saw them in action are sure that we will have another championship team this year.
slitis. She will not return until after Easter.
The Phi Beta Pi, honorary medical fraternity, announces the pledging of Charles Eldridge, junior College of Nursing, at the freshman, freshman College of Mt. Hope.
The men who put on the athletic exhibition after the teachers banquet in Robinson Gymnastium were enthralled. Oread Cafe following the performance.
Helen Greer, Caroline Greer, Charles Gleason, Harold Winey, and Norman Greer will go to Kansas City University to play in the party given by Florence Gittings.
Lawrence Meadows of St. Joseph is spending two weeks at the Alpha Tan house. He is at the University of Michigan in correspondence work in chemistry.
Mary E. Andrews, K. U., '13, spent Friday and Saturday, in Lawrence, attending the Teachers' Conference in which she is an instructor of Latin at Seneca.
Agnes Moses, senior, School of Fine Arts, went to Joplin, Mo., Saturday, for a visit until after Easter. Mrs. Moses, the mother prepare for a California trip.
John H. Curran, senior College Law, has enrolled in the University of Chicago, School of Law, expecting to graduate at the end of the summer quarter.
Phi Alpha Tau, honorary dramatic and debating fraternity, met at the Sigma Phi Sigma house Saturday to make plans for the K. U. vaudeville
Mary Myers, sophomore College has as a guest Miss Anne Smith of Jola who came up to see her during the tournaments and is staying over until Wednesday.
Ernest Smith visited Sunday at the Acacia house. Mr. Smith is a pharmaceutical chemist with the McPike Drug Company, Kansas City.
Katherine McKee, freshman College from Joplin, Missouri, was initiated into Alpha Delta Pi Saturday evening.
Myrtle Hyre, College T2, visited Saturday and Sunday in Lawrence with her parents. Miss Hyre is teaching in the Burlington high school.
Carl Boyle, a former University student, who is living in Emporia was in Lawrence on business Saturday.
Pi Gama Sigma, educational sorority, gave a ten at the Pi Phi house Saturday, for all the visiting teachers of the sorority.
Mary Vandever, a student at the State Agricultural College, was an out-of-town guest at the Delta Tau Delta dance Friday evening.
Owen W. Maloney sophomore Engineer, left Tuesday for his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he will spend a week visiting his parents.
Chester Thomas, freshman Engineer,
spent the week-end at his home in
Phoenix.
The Academy fraternity will give a dancing party Thursday, April 1, at 1:30.
Paul Greiver, middle Law, spent
Saturday with Les Zoehlner in Tonga-
nue.
SECURE DEPUTIES
Judges and Mrs. F. C. Price were the guests of the F. Uplosion fraternity Thursday. Judge Price, who is a state senator from Clark County, was an ardent supporter of University appropriation and was instrumental in causing the defeat of the raternity taxation bill.
Leon Harsh Blair Hackney, E. M. Johnson and Ross Rosenbark, editors and business managers of the Jay's Office, and Bob Tetraertained at the Eldridge House, Friday evening, March 26 by Herman A. Burger of the Burger Enravaging Company of the Union Bank Note Printing company, both of Kansas City, Mo.
Glen L. Alt, junior Engineer, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting friends in
The Jayhawker Press Agent's Busy
Upon asking for a Jayhawker
receipt a freshman girl was told by
Leon Harsh to get one from his office
boy at his office in Green Hall. Arriving there she inquired of Blair Hackney, "Are you the Jayhawker office boy?"
This is the Life
Senator Price on Campus
Knew Chancellor in Scotland
chancellor in Storland, John M. Macdonald, appointed the Western School Journal, who attended the Child Welfare Institute, used to live in Ross Shire, Scotland, the home of Chancellor Fraser for twelve years, but they did not meet until years later when Mr. Fraser became chancellor of Kansas University.
WOMEN PLAN TO HAVE A COOPERATIVE HOUSE
Will Try to Furnish Comfort and Quality at Low Cost
Cost
LOOKING FOR BUILDING NOW
Lawrence Women Take Interest and Promise to Aid W. S. G. A.
With Finances
The University of Kansas is to have a cooperative house for women of this institution next year if the present plans of the W. S. G. A. materialize. An effort will be made to minimize the cost of everything constructed and at the same time consider the quality of the foodstuffs.
The W. S. G. A. is now investigating Lawrence houses in an effort to find a suitable place which may be equipped for them. It must be large enough to accommodate ten or twelve girls. The rent will be paid by the association and the girls in the house will be charged the cost of housing, rent, heat and maintenance.
Women with a lean pocket book will primarily benefit by the experiment but some women unhumped by financial obstacles, will move there and help run the house. A cook and dishwasher will be employed, but the restaurant will be worked. A competent chaperon will be obtained by the organization.
Will Have Own Cook
The price of the board will depend on the appetite of the girls. If a $2 a week diet will satisfy them that will be the standard rate. Negotiations are being carried on with the school, and we would like a woman to live in the house and get credit at the department for supervising and planning the meals.
Club women in Lawrence have taken an interest in the plan and the house will be furnished mainly through their donations. The W, S G. A. authorities think that entertainments given during the year will assist materially in raising funds if a success the women's organization plans to operate two or more houses the following year.
HASH HOUSE LEAGUE TO MEET
Team Representatives Will Consider Schedule and Changes in Rules
A general meeting of representatives of the Hash House League has been called for tomorrow night at 7:30 in the Daily Kansan office. A schedule has been drawn up by the committee and will appear in Mimrow's paper.
At the meeting the schedule will come up for discussion and adoption, and changes in the rules governing the league will be considered. The meeting will also discuss the manner in which it wishes the $75 appropriated by the Athletic Association to be spent.
Twenty- six degrees were granted at the meeting of the Board of Administration Friday. The degree of of Masters of Arts is conferred upon Alvin L. Babb; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering upon Fred Hunter and Joseph Orl Moffett; Pharmacae Master of Arts in Education; Bachelor of Arts to Clifford Altman, Gilbert Barnhill, David Bowers, Otho J, Fisk, Martha Green, Iain Haines, Helen Hayne, Arthur Haynes, Marie Hendrick, Arthur Kellogg, W.C. Magatan, Katherine Means, Nel Gerrard, William Riley, Richard Albert Ross, Helen Short, Clarence Smith, Josephine Smith, Ry Springer, Marjorie Templin, Grace Wilson.
Grants Twenty-Six Degrees
Many have strained their eyes looking through the windows of the trophy room at the Gymnasium in an effort to examine its contents. It will no longer be necessary for the athlete to stand up in the glass case, thing up safely in the glass cases and opened the room up as a club room for the athletes.
Trophy Room is Open
THIS NUMBER
Phi Mu Alpha, honorary musical
exteriority will meet at North College
where it will be held.
The K. U. Dames will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at 1028 Vermont street.
of the Daily Kansan is edited by students of the department of journalism through the courtesy of the Daily Kansan Board.
WHAT THEY THINK
ABOUT IT
Prof. F, W. Blackmar: The man that gets up and talks against municipal ownership of water plants today is dead. Oh yes, he may, by the mercy of God, still be walking around but as far as his ideas are concerned he has been dead for fifty years. There are some dead ones in Lawrence, except that they are alive after their own interests.
Prof. C, A. Dykstra: The fathers of our country would be surprised if they could know of the prophetic characteristics that have been attributed to them by later generations. They did not hope to lay down laws that would be applicable for all time and expected their posterity to use the amendment clause as conditions changed.
Prof. M. H. Rees: The ideal mode of living and eating for students would be as follows: Arise at breakfast, eat breakfast at or half an hour, eat breakfast at seven. Eat only a light lunch at moon; the heavy meal at five. After half no hour's rest take another walk, alone, studying from about 10 a.m.
Agnes Smith: People of Illinois, who have never visited in Kansas, have a wrong idea of it. They think time is a sort of behind the times state. I was told that I would have plenty of time to study for there would be nothing else to occupy my time. To me it would not seem any different from Illinois.
H. A. Lorenz: We ought to have a high school gym tournament. Competition among the high schools in gym exercises would stimulate interest in a form of physical training that results in greater general good to students than is possible from the more specialized forms of athletics.
Prof. F, W. Blackmar: The trouble with the legislature is that the members are only half socialized—they are too individualistic.
Mrs. Eustace Brown: University girls should talk louder; it is not a sign of refinement to talk in a whisper.
Cale Carson: The practice of assigning the activities of the students of the various counties in the state to certain students of journalism for publication has a misleading effect. It gives the impression to the people at home that students are tooting their own horns.
John Kendrick Bangs: Never make the statement that a fellow不妥 any manners. He may have a variety of them in stock. After sizing you up, he will doubtless use manners suitable for the occasion.
Prof. Merle Thorpe: Interviewing a professor after class to obtain his favor was novel and productive of results in the fourteenth century. But you should use your ingenuity to gain the same end in a different way.
Cecil DeRoin: The scenery for the junior fire this year will be the best available. I have arranged to use a setting from the Varsity theater,
Prof. Arthur Mitchell (at Choral Union); My friends don't care to hear me sing but they simply can't muzzle me in a chorus.
Professor Twenhofel: I think the students of the University should organize a walking club this spring and be interested in such a "movement,"
Prof. R. A. Schwegler: The most ordinary thing in life is as miraculous as the greatest of the so-called miracles. We are prone to call anything a miracle that braks down our idea of normality.
Edward D. Osborne; The present junior law class in bailmen is the best class the School of Law has ever had—that is, the best for noise.
Myra A. Bell: Always eat a lot before a quiz, so you won't have an empty feeling when you see the questions.
Prof. Arthur Mitchell: 'The Ionian hylozois believed in the generic ubiquity of their primordial substances.
Prof. Sisson: We need a little relaxation now and then. We need to go to the theater once in a while and possibly a moving picture show.
E. C. Bricken; Last year we sold 375 gallons of coca cola. Yes I notice that a "coke" is still the standby at quiz time.
Dr. James A. Nismithi; Bachelor are cowards; it is the fear of being in danger.
Give me Main 3-0-0-01
Central-What's the matter, some thing bitin' you? -Ohio Sun Dial.
Dr. John Mezzi: In the German cities it would have the large number of citizens there.
tref. Dockerey; Newspaper work is applied psychology.
OLCOTT OF YALE COACH
Comes to K. U. on a Three Year Contract
WHEATON STAYS- AS ADVISOR
Board Made Appointment on Recommendation of Manager Hamilton and Wheaton
Chancellor Strong: The recommendation of a coach was entirely in the hands of Manager Hamilton in whose judgment and judgement I have made and confidence. So far as I can tell his selection of Mr. Olcott is a very happy one. Mr. Olcott seems to have the qualities of manhood and leadership so necessary for success, and he had, also unusual experience and training. I think that all of us are satisfied that we must have permanence in our training for outdoor sports and therefore be equipped with Boys's action—in electing Mr. Olcott for two years a very wise one.
W, O. Hamilton; We literally comb the country for coaching material, and chose Olcott only after consulting various athletic authorities, east and west. He was their unanimous choice. Olcott was the best available coach in the country at this time.
Jack  Wheaton: Olcott's appointment is the greatest event in the history of football at K. U. His qualifications are of the highest class. I will give him any help he asks for.
Prof. W. A. Whitaker; a graduate of North Carolina; Olcott was a big success as a coach at North Carolina, and turned out two of the best teams we ever had. He was mighty popular.
Prof. W, S. Johnson, who was in Yale with Olcott; I knew Olcott at Yale, where he was highly regarded among all the men he was one of the best men on one of Yale's best teams.
Herman Olecott, of Yale, was chosen to coach the 1915 Jayhawk football team by the Board of Administration this morning, following a recommendation by William O. Hathaway, athletics director at from among 25 applicants, and only after Manager Hamilton had discussed the matter at length with the Athletic Board and Capt. Tony James. The contract runs for three years, but the board devotes his entire time during 40 weeks to the training of the team.
Olcott says his football career began when at eight years, at the time of the flying wedge, he first played. At the age of 15 he played with the New York Giants in 1808 he entered Yale, and played at tackle, guard, or center during the years of '99, '99, and '01. The '90 team, that of Captain Gordon, is probably the host that Yale ever promised and Princeton by decisive scores.
Began Playing at Eight
Following his graduation Olettc coached at North Carolina in 192 and 03, and had two successful seasons, winning his big game against Virgil in 194 and 195 he was line coach for the Navy, and in 06 assistant coach
Practised Law in New York City
In 1907 he began the practice of law in New York City, and confined his coaching operation to his vacation months at the University of the City of New York. In 1910 he produced a never-defeated team, tying with Yale. His team was ranked as 12th in the United States.
Stott is 36 years old, six feet tall, and weighs 220 pounds. Aside from playing football during his college career, he has been man rowing team, and a weight and hammer thrower on the track team. His reputation at Yale is good. Registrar Merritt says of him: "He is as steady as a clock, and never failed." He is also a good man, and was a good and reliable at Yale."
Sigma Kappa is planning to enjoy the splendid view of the Oread Tea Room and the Sigma Nu house, next fall they have rented the old PI Phi house.