THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME IV.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 7.1908.
NUMBER 42
THE ANNUAL SOPHOMORE
PARTY IS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 22.
Decision of the Class Makes Prom Annual Affair—The Sophomore-Freshman Debate.
The Sophomore class will give a Prom this year. That much was definitely decided upon at a meeting of the Sophomore class held Thursday. The date selected was April 22. Further than this but few of the details were decided on. While no arrangements were made the affair will in all probability be held in Fraternal Aid Hall.
Two committees to make arrangements for the annual party were appointed by the class president, Carrol Teeters. The invitation committee consists of Dick Kaufman, Judith Connelly, Maurice Roberts, Martha Stough, and Robert Hackman; the decoration committee is: Pearl Emley, Fritz Fairchilds, Blanche Zurcher, Carl Sherman and Milton Bosse.
At the meeting of the sophomore class Thursday a committee was also appointed to make arrangements for the holding of the annual debate between the sophomore and freshmen classes. This is the third time the two classes have debated. The debate takes the place of the annual scrap between the classes. It occurs on the evening before the first of May. The committee is composed of: Rollin Perkins, Edwin Cooley, O'Connor Smith and Lester Disney. This committee will confer with a like committee from the freshman class.
EXHIBIT WELL ATTENDED.
Brought Here by Mid-West Art Circle.
Miss Corbin Entertains.
The attendance of the first week of the art exhibit has been exceptionally good. The lecture course, consisting of several talks by art critics, will be started next week. The pictures are brought here through the Mid-West Art Circle, which consists of three towns, Kansas City, Lincoln and Lawrence. They have been shown in the other two places and when the exhibition closes here, they will be shipped to their various owners.
Dr. Alberta Corbin entertained her friends and many students of the German department at her home at 1108 Ohio street last evening. Dr. Clara Holst, spoke on the ways of the people of Norway. She lived several years in Norway, and graduated from a University there.
VOTED HOSPITAL
STUDENTS FAVOR PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.
Committee Thinks Outlook is Encouraging For a Definite Organization.
Eight hundred blanks were given out yesterday in chapel to ascertain the student attitude toward the proposed plan of securing a temporary hospital. Three hundred and fifty-seven students voted in favor of the scheme, and thirteen voted against it. The hospital committee has considered this expression, on the part of the student body as favorable to the plan, and will meet next week to make definite arrangements for starting the proposed system next year.
If a hospital organization of 700 hundred students paying a fee of $2.00 can be started, the health board will secure a cottage where all cases of serious illness and contagious diseases can be taken. A special physician for students, and a trained nurse will be employed.
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BUSY WEEK FOR DR. ABBOTT.
His Object in Coming Is to Meet Students.
A numbers of social events are being planned in connection with the visit of Lyman Abbott to the University. Both the Y.W. and Y.M.C.A-are planning to hold receptions at which informal talks will be made by the distinguished guest.
Dr. Abbott is desirous of coming into close personal contact with as many of the students as he can meet during his stay here. In addition to attending the student receptions, he will have open hours for personal conferences with any that wish to talk with him.
TO PLAY VOLLEY BALL.
Faculty Team Meets Iola Y. M. C. A. in Gymnasium Tonight.
The first matched game of volley ball ever held at the University will be played tonight in Robinson Gymnasium between the Iola Y. M. C. A. team and the faculty sextet. The game opens at seven. The faculty team is composed of: MClung, captain; Emley, center; Hopkins, l. f.; Hubach, r. b.; Walker, c. b.; Baumgartner, r. b. Dr. F. A. Wilber and Professor F. E. Ward are substitutes. Admission is free.
The business men's team of Lawrence defeated the. Iola team at the city Y. M.C.A. last night.
A daughter was born on March 4 to Professor and Mrs. C.M.Harger.
LOWERS RECORD
GUTHRIE BEATS COOLEY IN FAST MILE TODAY.
Hagerman Getting Men into Shape for Convention Hall Meet Special Train.
In a swift race this afternoon in Robinson gymnasium Guthrie the dark horse in the long distance events, beat Cooley by a few feet making the fast time of 4:49 3-5. This is three seconds faster than the previous gym record.
Coach Hagerman gave his men a thorotryout this afternoon. The vaulters, shot-putters and hurdlers will be able to take care of their events next Friday.
The track team began its final week of training for the Convention Hall meet by going on a training table at the Eldridge House Friday evening. The athletic management is sparing no expense to whip the track men into shape to make a great showing against the Tigers.
Owing to the fact that there are no night trains from Kansas City, the Santa Fe will run a special for the accomodation of K. U. students next Friday night. The train will leave Kansas City at 11:30. At least 200 loyal rooters it is hoped will go to see the great contest. The University band will accompany the team.
ENGINEERS ENTERTAIN.
200 Men Present at Jollification in City Y. M. C. A. Parlors.
Nearly 200 engineers attended the smoker held in the city Y. M.C.A. parlors Thursday evening. Games and songs and a general good time made up the first part of the program. After refreshments were served, the speakers of the evening were introduced in an informal way by Samuel Forter. Carl Ball in a few words stated the object of the meeting.
Dean F. O. Márvin, the last man to speak, made the impressive talk of the evening in which he compared the present panic with that of 1874. Owing to that panic Dean Marvin was thrown out of employment and started teaching for want of something else to do.
"The man who makes a lasting success is the moral man," he said in speaking of character among engineers.
Those who spoke were: Dean F. O. Marvin, Professors H. A. Rice, Chas. I. Corp, J. D. Newton, P. F. Walker, and C. M. Young; Carl Ball, William Caldwell, W. J. Kackley, Ben Hennessey, H. V. Bozell, Harry Gowans, and Dan Anderson.
The Y. M. C. A. will hold their annual membership jollification tonight in Myers Hall.
Y. M. C. A. Jollification.
SOCIAL PACE IS T00 SWIFT
FACULTY COMMITTEE WANTS STUDENT COUNCIL.
Students Will Themselves Regulate Student Enterprises by Honor System.
A plan is now on foot and ready to be launched, which, if sanctioned by the student body, will revolutionize the social practices and fraternity methods in the University. For some time the matter has been under consideration by the faculty committee on student affairs. The committee has examined into conditions at other institutions and has found that the University of Kansas has the most extravagant social habits of any of the large universities.
Among the sweeping changes advocated by the committee are: the closing of all parties at midnight, a decrease in the number of social functions, requiring fraternity pledges to have a certain number of credits in the University before they join a fraternity, the absolute segregation of the sexes in rooming houses and the establishment of the honor system.
The method by which the committee proposes to bring all these changes about is through the election of a student council which shall have absolute charge of the regulation of these student affairs.
"The social life at the University is entirely too strenuous—in fact it is faster here than in any other institution the committee has investigated" said Professor Bryant, a member of the committee, today. "The committee does not intend to attempt to coerce the students to adopt any of these methods. As a matter of fact the establishment of the system depends upon its favorable acceptance by the student body. The reform must come from the students themselves. It is impossible to improve conditions by making faculty rules. The rules must be made by the students themselves."
The establishment of the student council means the eventual establishment of the honor system among the students of the University. Matters pertaining to the discipline of students would then be left in the hands of the students. The system of student government which the committee proposes to establish here is modeled after that in force in the University of Michigan. The committee which has the matter in charge is composed of Professors Van der Vries, Bryant and W.U. Moore.