The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME V.
NUMBER 75
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 8, 1909
DR. VAN EEDEN FOR LAST TIME
YESTERDAY'S LECTURE WAS LAST OF SERIES.
Psycho-theropy Was Discussed by the Noted Hollander in Two Lectures.
Dr. van Eeden closed his week at the University with lectures on Psycho-theropy before large audiences in the chapel Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
Preliminary to a discussion of the modern methods of healing disease by suggestion he sketched the many historic instances of the use of the will emotions or imagination in affecting the human body. Astonishing results were secured by Mesmer a hundred years ago by what he called electrical magnetism. Hypnotism is a modern term for the unusual manifestations; however, Dr van Eeden distinguishes between hypnotism and psychotherapy as practiced in the clinic which he established at Amsterdam. He says that the subconscious mind is the actor and may be subject to suggestion when the patient is in natural and healthful sleep. The power to be influenced by suggestion is a normal characteristic of the physical body. Dr van Eeden's definition of suggestibility is the aptitude of the mind to conceive an ideal and the ability to put it into action. The valuable use of suggestion may be made by teachers and parents as well as physicians. Dr. van Eeden mentioned several experiments showing how plastic are children's minds to suggestions. He urged that great care always be used that the child's natural suggestibility is not increased and that its independence should not be destroyed. In fact, suggestion should be used for healing only by competent physicians. The cause of much quackery is that doctors have left to the laymen the methods which they might have employed to assist their regular work.
Dr. van Eeden does not advocate psycho-therapy as a panacea in all cases. But knowing positively what he has accomplished by it he considers it a useful accessory to other methods. It stimulates the natural healing powers of the body.
He closed by reference to his belief in the unity of science and religion. "All religion belongs to science, and all science belongs to religion. Religion without science is superstition."
John Harbeson has been out of school this week.
GAME ENDS THE PRACTICE
SPRING FOOT BALL PRACTICE FINISHED YESTERDAY.
Two Picked Teams Played—The Kansan Cup on Display at Gustafson's.
Yesterday afternoon on the spring practice football gridiron two picked football teams battled for thirty minutes without either of them making a score. Carl Pleasant, next year's captain, and Jay Bond captained the two squads. With yesterday's game spring practice ends.
Both teams used practically all open field work. At times the men were able to get away with an onside kick or a fake punt. The forward pass was not tried. Line bucking and end running were used a little and with good success. From start to finish the game looked like real foot ball. The men got down the field on punts and tackled just as hard as they do in foot ball season.
Coach Kennedy said that he was well pleased with the work of the men. "Although there have been but three or four old men out, still we have had a good workout and it has materially helped the new men. Every night we have had twenty to thirty men to work with. from present prospects we will have a whirlwind team next year.
Next week all the men that expect to compete in The Kansan prize kicking contest can have the use of the foot ball field for practice. Coach Kennedy would like to have every man that can kick a foot ball and is eligible for the team next fall, try for the cup.
The Kansan trophy, which is a loving cup, will be on display at Gustafon, the College Jeweller's show window until April 17, the date upon which the contest will be held.
CONTEST APRIL 17.
Football Men to Compete for The Kansan Cup.—Rules Made.
Saturday night Dr. James Naismith, Coach "Bert" Kennedy and a representative of The Kansan drew up the rules for the kicking contest for The Kansan cup. The contest will take place on Saturday morning, April 17.
The contest will be divided into four sections: straight-away punting, onside kicking, drop kicking and place kicking. In the punting contest each participant will be given three trials and each punt that exceeds 45 yards will be credited 25 points. A punt that falls be-
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JAYHAWKERS LEFT TODAY
BASE BALL TEAM ON FOUR GAME TRIP.
Topeka White Sox,Aggies,and Bethany College Are To Be Played.
Today at noon the Jayhawker base ball squad left for a four game trip. This afternoon they will play the Topeka White Sox in Topeka, tomorrow and Saturday on the K. S. A. C. diamond the heavy hitting Kansans will attempt to solve the curves of that sprightly young Farmer, Baird, who baffied the Jayhawker team last year for two straight in a double header contest. On Monday the team will play Bethany College at Lindsborg.
All the pitchers will be given a try against Cooley's pets. At Manhattan Harlan is expected to do the twirling for the first game and Burdick will be used for the second one.
Coach Ebright expects to win one of the Aggie games and may be both of them. The men that he depends upon to do the heavy slugging have been connecting with the ball very little. They are: Walker, Gibbs, Haller, and Carlson. If these men get their batting eye the coach thinks that they will keep the Manhattan outfielders busy.
Thirteen men will make the trip. They are: catchers, Huff, and Rockefeller; pitchers, Harlan, Burdick, Lock, and Heizer; first base, Walker; second base, Gibbs; short stop, Haller; third base, Blackar; left field, Lovett; center field, Wood; and right field, Carlson. Manager Lansdon and Coach Ebright will accompany the team.
FARMER ATHLETES HERE MAY THIRD
On Monday May third the Jayhawker track athletes will compete with a team from the Kansas State Agricultural College on McCook field. This is the first meet between the two schools for several years. The Aggies have been persistent in their attempts to arrange for this contest and Manager Lansdon finally consented to the meet from the fact that Kansas owes the Aggies one. In return the Freshmen team from here will be taken to Manhattan but the date has not been set as yet.
The Farmers have a strong track team this year and critics, who judge from the records made in their early tryout say they will be well able to make a good showing against the Jayhawker team. The Jayhawkers will commence out door work next week.
HAMILTON HOLT HERE
NEW YORK EDITOR GUEST OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Spoke in Chapel, Talked to Journalism Classes and Lectured in the Evening.
Hamilton Holt, managing editor of the New York Independent, and one of the American representatives at the International Peace conference at The Hague, was the guest of the University yesterday, speaking before the journalism classes, in chapel, and in the evening delivering his address on "The Federation of the World."
In his chapel talk he dwelt on four of the problems which confront Americans who wish to change for the better the present conditions in this country. He first named the economic problem relating to the just distribution of wealth. Women's relations to the state and society have been further worked out in Kansas than in New York, he said. The most difficult problem of all in this country is the race question, Mr. Holt thinks. The problem of interational peace includes the extension of law to conditions over which it has no control at present.
Before the journalism classes Mr. Holt outlined the work of the magazine editor.
Last night Dr. Holt spoke in chapel on the problem of international peace. He sketched briefly the results that have been accomplished at The Hague conferences and the vast significance this movement has for the whole world, presaging as it does disarmament and the removal of the military burden from Christendom. He thinks The Hague court will grow until it supervises the affairs of nations in such way as our federal constitution grew from the needs of a number of small states of common interests.
Y. M. C. A. Benefit.
At the last meeting of the Pan-Hellenic Council it was decided that the fraternities give a benefit for the University Y. M. C. A. This affair is to be given in Robinson Gymnasium some time near the last of this month. It will consist of a vaudeville performance, the various stunts being put on by the different fraternities. A nominal charge will be made. All the men and women of the University are cordially invited to attend.
Carl Young, '08, was in town yesterday on his way to Wellington where he has an interest in the Daily News.