THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
JOSEPH W. MURRAY - Editor-in-Chief
EAN FISHER - - Managing Editor
BUSINESS STAFF:
HOMER BERGER -- Business Managet
CLARK WALLACE - Asst. Bus., Manager
HENRY F. DRAPER -- Treasurer
J. E. MILLER -- Circulation Mgr
MEMBERS OF BOARD.
Louis LACoss CARL CANNON
Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the postoffice at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Address all business communications to Honer Berger, Business Manager 1411 Tennessee street, Lawrence Kan; all other communications to Joseph W. Murray, 1341 Ohio street Lawrence, Kansas.
Subscription price, $1.50 per year, in advance; one term, 75%; time subscriptions, $1.75 per year.
Office in basement of Praser Hall.
Phone, Bell, K U. 25.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25.
The failure of science to combat successfully the progress of a disease is frequently due to the prejudices of people. A case in point is the present campaign against typhoid fever. Dr. E. H S. Bailey prepared for the Lawrence newspapers a statement of the comparative safety of well water and city water, giving his reasons for considering the city water the safest to use. One man who read the article said, "That sounds to me like an advertisement of the city waterworks. Nobody is going to fool me with any such talk about the danger of well water when I know how anxious the water company is to put the wells out of business." The agitation which the University scientists have kept up in the past to prevent the water company from pumping directly out of the river instead of from a pure source evidently was unknown to this citizen. Otherwise he and others would have been less likely to conclude that there was a conspiracy between the University and the water company to compel people to use the company's product.
The football championship situation in the Missouri valley is commencing to take form.Missouri was eliminated, from the possibilities last Saturday, and Nebraska forged to the front as a formidable contest for the honour of the first place. The Kansas men won a victory, which keeps them in the race, but, as far as Saturday's game goes, gave no indications that they are a decided menace to the Cornhuskers. Kansas has a gum-shoe team this year. It has made a lot of progress in football knowledge since the opening of the season, but it is "arriving" without any noise of clumping footsteps. The still hunt for the elusive championship seems to be a Kansas favorite.
Once more—all students should see that the landlads of their boarding houses are using water from the city pipes and not out on wells.
Duncan Writes New Book.
Norman Duncan, brother of Prof. R. K. Duncan, is the author of a new book, called "Billy Topsail and Company." It is a story for boys and the scenes are laid in Newfoundland. The Fleming H. Revell Company, N. Y., are the publishers.
AN IDEAL JOURNALIST.
Described in Lecture by Professor F. N. Scott.
Prof. Fred N. Scott, of the department of rhetoric in the University of Michigan, spoke to the class in journalism after chapel Friday morning. His subject was an ideal course in journalism for the University student.
Professor Scott said, "The object of a newspaper is to serve as the communicative organ of a society. Journalism is the communication of minds with minds; it develops the interplay of ideas and expresses public opinion. High and true ideas are necessary for the journalist and the University should give such a course as would impart these ideas to the students of journalism.
"Yellow journalism in a paper can be likened to a man at a large megaphone who reaches everyone of a crowd of 30,000 people; everything that is said must be of such a character that can be taken in by the entire crowd and reach all the public all the time.
Professor Scott considers that the yellow newspaper is the most extraordinary development in journalism in the last century and in the future he expects it to take a different form. However, he does not underrate the yellow newspaper. He said: "They help to create a national sentiment and an American type, and they are playing an important part in the creation of a national spirit.
What! . "Esthetic."
An article in the society columns of the Topeka Capital yesterday morning is headed "Esthetic. Dancing at Washburn." The blame for the dropping of the "A" before the first "E," in aesthetic, may have a hidden meaning, but so far it has not been learned at K. U. Those here who have read it seem inclined to blame either the society reporter the inotyp or the proof reader. And it's a sure bet that the proof reader will be handed the blame by the reporter and the typesetter.
Special for Hallow'een—home made pumpkin pie, at Soxman & Co.'s.
French Flannel Shirts
with "Col Bogie" the new soft Collar
neat Grays, Tans and Black,and White
in
$2.00 each.
NEW
each.
Tomorrow
Cigars and Tobaccos. Don't forget the contest.
The Students' Place Rowlands Smoker
Prepare yourself for the
Washburn Game with a Kansas Cane & Pennant Arm Band Button Rowlands College Book Store
PADDLING THE FRESHMEN.
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Upper-Classmen Enforcing Rule for Wearing Caps.
College Book Store
Freshmen who thought the spirit of hazing was so extinct that they need not obey the mandate of the Student Council as to wearing freshmen caps, were doomed to bitter disappointment.
It fell to the laws and engineers to enforce the ruling as to the caps. And for the last week at chapel time the freshmen of both schools who were bold enough to appear on the campus without their caps were treated to a surprise in the way of a good paddling by the upper clasmen.
Several of the law freshmen were hard to convince of the justice of the act, but after several sessions at chapel time they were all finally convinced that it was the better plan to do as told. In one case it took five days to convince the freshman of the error of his ways and probably would have taken longer if he had not been torn away from a chapel date yesterday to have it impressed upon him in her presence.
RECEIVES EQUIPMENT.
For New Electrical Standardizing Laboratory.
The equipment for the electrical standardizing laboratory has been received, and is now being installed and tested in room 1 of the engineering building. This equipment is sufficient for the prompt and accurate standardization of all types of electrical measuring instruments within the ranges of 600 volts and 500 amperes for direct current meters, and 2300 volts and 50 amperes alternating current instruments. The instruments can be readily extended to take in any instruments not falling within these ranges. This laboratory is for the regular instruction of the junior and senior members of the class in electrical engineering, in addition to its use in connection with central stations through the state.
Competing Tournament
Prof. J. D. Newton is arranging a tournament for the Oread Golf club. In last Saturday's game sixteen players qualified. Of this number two champions will be determined by October 29, through a series of games. Afterwards the champions will play the champions of the Topoca Country club and the Officers' Club club of Leavenworth.
Completing Tournament
Freshman Is Injured.
The golf course willlen condition at
Andrew Campbell, a freshman in the College from Fort Scott, received a very painful injury in the swimming pool last Friday afternoon. He was diving from the springing board, when his head struck the iron steps, leading out of the pool. Three stitches were necessary to close a five-inch gash on the fore part of his head.
COMMANDMENTS YET THERE
Edicts for Freshman of 1008 on Restaurant Door.
A copy of the "Ten Commandments" for freshmen, which were issued two years ago by a council of upper-classmen, still remain posted on the side-door of Vie's cafe. These "advices" to the freshman class of 1912 have withstood the wear and tear of many weeks and months and the scratches and knife thrusts of vengeful members of the lower class. Nine of the ten rules, the preamble, and a dire promise of some punishment for misdeeds are still legible.
Miss Batterton will open her dancing school Saturday. October 28, with a matinee dance at 2:30 o'clock. Admission 25 cents. Public invited and would like to meet all who want to take lessons Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at P. A. A. hall.
K. U. Loop Street Car Time Table
Cars leave Henry and Massachusetts street, 5, 20, 35, 50 minutes past the hour, via. Tennessee street, for K. U., from 7:30 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. and 5 and 35 minutes past the hour, 6:05 to 10:35 p.m.
Cars leave Henry and Massachusetts street, 10, 25, 40, 55 minutes past the hour via Mississippi street, for K. U., from 7:30 a.m. to 5:25 p.m. m. and, 55 and 25 minutes past the hour 5:55 p.m. to 10:55 p.m. Car leaves K. U. for down
Cars leave K. U. for down 7, 22; 37, 52 minutes past the hour; 622 a. m to 10:52 p. m.
Lawrence Railway and Light Co.
Manicuring See our line of Needle Work AT Arts & Crafts Store
737 Mass. St.
Good rooms and good board near the University and the car line, at $4 a week; inquire Bell phone 1547.
You will find the largest line of Thermos bottles, at Wilson's drug store. Also leather cases.
The Lawrence Studio is making special rates to students. 734 Mass.
We still have some of that good box paper. Equivalent of two boxes,good value,25e. Wilson's drug store.
All kind of sandwiches. Home made pies.
at Soxman & Co. s.
"The Price of the Prairie,
Mrs. McCarter's great Kansas
story, on sale at Boyles, 725 Mass.
Northwestern Mut. Lift In. Co.
L. S. Beegly. 1415 Mass.
Candy, 10c to 75c per pound, at Vic's.
Our party programs are neat and "different" yet inexpensive. Boyles, the printer.
The best place to get your ko dak work finished is at The Law rence Studio, 734 Mass.
Protsch Fall Suiting
Wilder Brothers Custom Laundry Special attention given to Ladies work.
Carpenter & Arnold, Agents Home 529, Bell 1225, Laundry Phone 67
The Watkins National Bank
Capital $100,000
Surplus $50,000
Undivided profits $20,000
J. B. Watkins, Pres. C. A. Hill, V. P.
C. H. Tucker, cashier,
W. E. Hazen, assistant cashier.
DO YOU WANT TO-
Buy,
Sell,
Rent,
Exchange
Typewriters?
R. M. Morrison Agency, 744 Mass.
The Corner Grocery
in the Student District.
WM. LA COSS.
Everything fresh that the market affords. Both phones 618. 1333 Ky. St.
A. G. ALRICH, Printing
Binding, Copper Plate Printing,
Rubber Stamps, Engraving, Steel
Die Embossing, Seals, Badges.
744 Mass. St.
PENNANTS
Base Ball and Foot Ball Goods Kennedy & Ernst 826 MASS. ST. PHONES 34
Base Ball
Fix up your room with Pennants and Posters bought at the Indian Store, 917 Mass. St. A large assortment to choose from.
S. H. McCurdy
Frank Koch The Tailor 727 Mass. St.
Good things to eat—Groceries, Fruits and Vetetables, Flour and Feed. 1021 Mass. St.Both Phones 212 Everybody Welcome.
FOR FALL SUITING 911 Mass. St.
SCHULZ
Take 'em down to
Those Shoes you want repaired
K. U.
Pantatorium &
Dye Works
730 Mass.
We can clean the whole bunch if we get a chance. Finest of dresses, coats, pants, hats, gloves or anything else. Our work will suit you. Prices on application.
Both Phones 1400.
Gorsuch Bros., Props.
Barbers? Well, yes! Tid and Shaffer. Where? 812 Mass. Specialties, everything.