THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 3, 1908.
FROM THE LAND OF THE ENEMY
VARI-COLORED REPORTS FROM THE RETURNING SCOUTS.
Maybe We Will and Maybe We Won't is the Opinion of Kennedy and Mosse.
Coach Kennedy and his fellow spies have returned from the camps of the enemy with reports varying in color from rosy red to dark blue. Kennedy and Mosse were in Iowa City Saturday watching the Nebraska-Iowa game. That contest opened the eyes of the Kansas mentors. They both agree that at present Nebraska has the strongest team in the Missouri valley. The Cornhuskers are even stronger than the 11 to 8 score indicates. This morning Kennedy said that unless Kansas greatly improves or unless the Nebraskans go stale the Jayhawkers will get the short end of the score on Nov. 14. The Lincoln team developed early in preparation for the Minnesota game and is going at its fastest clip right now.
Kansas has some chance against Iowa. However the coaches will gladly sacrifice that grme for the Missouri contest and no man not in the best condition will be put in against Iowa. This may throw the game to Iowa.
As a result of the Ames-Missouri game in which the Tigers bit the dust 16 to 0 Jayhawker stock in the minds of coaches and rooters has risen several points. It now begins to look as though the Iowa victory was a fluke for Missouri and that their team is not of championship caliber. If Kennedy has luck with his team Missouri will be taken into the fold as heretofore.
The reports from Washburn are the best of all. The Topekans have only an ordinary team this year but they always put up their best game against Kansas and the team is on the lookout and expectant of a hard game.
"After a week of rest the weather is breaking up practice just when the team needs it most," said Kennedy. "Then half the men have gone home to vote and we lose a half week that way. Every day counts this time in the season."
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B. B. Shore, who was granted a teacher's diploma by the regents last week, left today for Paola where he will teach in the high school.
NUMBER 20
FOOD AND DRUG CONFERENCE
Met Here Yesterday With the Chancellor—Two Sessions.
A conference of food and drug inspectors met yesterday afternoon with the Chancellor to discuss the work of the administration. Another session held in the evening was devoted to a talk by L.D.Havenhill about his work as inspector of the New York port of entry during 1907.
Those who attended this meeting were: Dr. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the State Board of Health and Food Inspectors; John K. Leinhaus, A.J.Pike,H.Bell,L.Lilford Prof.Utt,of Manhattan; and Professors L.E.Sayre,E.H.S. Bailey,H.Q.Jackson,W.C Hoad,L.D.Havenhill and A.Ziefle.
Note Taking Bad.
The following expression of opinion of a Nebraska professor is taken from The Daily Nebraskan: "Dr. Bessey has recently completed an article for the University Journal on the subject of "Abuse of Note Taking." Dr. Bessey is outspoken in his belief that the note-book is not a good thing and declares that in his opinion a lecture course is successful inversely in proportion to the size of the note book which it requires. Dr. Bessey declares that he feels that he is talking to an intelligent audience which is capable of appreciating what he says when he talks to an audience which is trying to hear what ideas he has to convey rather than seeing how nearly they can reproduce what he says. When a person spends his time taking full notes he has to be content with what he has on paper and it often happens that the notes which the student takes are very far from what the instructor actually said. Dr. Bessey also declared that when a person attempted to listen to what was said he got the life and vitality of the lecture instead of a lifeless outline."
Mrs. O. W. Schide accompanied by her daughter, Marie, both from Pittsburg, Kansas, is visiting her son, Fernard Schide, a freshman engineer.
Modern rooms on the hill. Any one wishing to change location, call at 1231 Louisiana; rooms strictly modern; house new; home phone 372.
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The Thetas will entertain the Sigma Delts of Washburn Satday.
SALARIES HERE ARE VERY LOW
KANSAS FIFTIETH IN SALARIES PAID PROFESSORS.
There Is One Instructor for Every 14.1 Students—K, S. A. C. Pays Teachers More Than K. U.
In the demands to be made by the University of Kansas at the approaching session of the state legislature will be included a liberal allowance for the increasing of the salaries of the present teaching force of the university and the employing of about thirty extra teachers. The request will be made in order that the university may maintain a standard of teaching ability as high as other institutions of equal rank and in order to keep up with the natural growth of the school.
Taking in consideration the hundred largest universities in the United States the University of Kansas ranks fifty-fifth in the salaries it, pays its professors while it ranks in attendance twentieth. The average salary of a full professor in the University of Kansas is $2100 a year while the average salary for professors for the entire hundred universities is $2500 a year.
Kansas even ranks below the state agricultural college at Manhattan in its annual income and the salaries it pays its teachers. The total income of the university is $285,000 of which $176,000 goes to pay the teaching staff. The annual income of the State Agricultural college is $393,000 of which $129,000 goes to the instruction corps. The average salaries of professors, however, at Manhattan is $2140.
The average salaries of associate professors in the university of Kansas is $1600 a year which is far below the average paid in most of the other institutions of the country, and the average amount paid assistant professors is $1200 a year. The average salaries of instructors is $700 yearly. There are only eight recognized institutions of higher learning that pay their instructors a less salary than Kansas. The average salary of an assistant in Kansas is $415.
There is an average of 41.1 students in the University of Kansas for every member of the instructing staff.In this regard Kansas ranks about ninetieth there being only ten of the larger institutions in the country with a larger propor-
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TO MARK HISTORIC SPOTS.
Committee Making Plans for Ceremonies to Be Held Soon.
The work of marking historical spots in and near Lawrence which was undertaken by the University last spring has been progressing under the committee in charge and seven markers have been made. On Thursday evening the committee will meet to discuss plans for the ceremonies attendant on the setting of the markers, which will take place soon.
Last night a resolution was adopted by the city council instructing the street commissioner to provide workmen, teams and material for setting the seven markers that are ready.
TALKING PROFESSORS CLUB.
Committee Busy Discussing Plans for New Organization.
Plans for the University Club are being discussed by a committee of nine faculty members, with Professor W. H. Carruth as chairman. This committee has held several meetings and in the near future will present a proposition or working scheme to the faculty. The finances, the character and size of the club, the kind of members and the location of the club are important questions which must be decided by the committee and the faculty.
Numerous Sick Calls
During the last week ten students called on Dr. H. L. Chambers daily for consultation. The changeable weather which caused many severe colds and other ailments is responsible for the increase of sick people.
Ray Davis, a junior Pharmic has been confined in the hospital since Oct. 23 with an abscess in the ear. He is much better and will be out soon.
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Dr. S. J. Crumbine of the State Board of Health was in Lawrence yesterday to attend the food and drug conference held at the university.
Professor Robert K. Duncan has an article in the November number of Harpers monthly on "The trend of Chemical Invention."
Wilfred Wheeler '08 who is now Assistant Chemist with the Illinois State Geological Survey visited the University Saturday.
On account of the bad weather the lacrosse teams will practice in the gymnasium. Indoors, the finer points of the game can be taught.
JUNIOR PARTY Friday, Nov. 6
Fraternal Aid Hall Shanty's Orchestra, 6 Pieces Admission 75c