THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII.
WILL PLAY GAMES IN COLLEGE TOWNS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1911
GOVERNING BOARDS RATI FIED FORMER ACTION.
The Program of Athletic Reform Drawn Up Last Year Will Be Enforced at All Points.
The governing boards of the institutions of the Missouri Valley conference in their second annual session at Des Moines yesterday reaffirmed the action they took a year ago regarding the playing of inter-collegiate contests on college grounds. Consequently, the next football game between Kansas and Missouri will have to be played at Lawrence or Columbia. The hard fight which the alumni of the two Universities in Kansas City and various business organizations made to retain the game in Kansas City was unsuccessful.
Only one member of the Kansas delegation, Regent W. Y. Morgan, was in favor of keeping the game in Kansas City. Only one member of the Missouri delegation, President A. Ross Hill, was in favor of taking the game away from Kansas City. But the majority of opinion in the conference was in favor of confining The vote by institutions on the question stood 5 to 1. Even if college games to college towns, Kansas had voted against it, the motion would have carried.
Along with the provision that games must be played on college grounds is one that requires that no games shall be played on Thanksgiving day. An exception was allowed in the case of Drake and Ames, which have a contract to play one more game on Thanksgiving day. An exception in the rule forbidding professional coaches was allowed in Iowa's case. Iowa already has a contract with a coach for next year.
President A. Ross Hill was made president of the conference for the ensuing year, and Lincoln was chosen as the place where the next annual meeting will be held.
To Regulate Fraternities
regulate Fraternities.
The next move of the conference of governingboards may be in the direction of regulating University fraternities, according to a statement made last night in Des Moines by Regent William Allen White. A committee was appointed in the course of the proceedings yesterday afternoon, consisting of the presidents of the various institutions represented, to confer with fraternities for the purpose of eliminating some of the alleged fraternity evils.
"There is to be a fraternity reform," declared Mr. White, "but is to be a reform by friends, as most of the men who will have charge of the reform are fraternity men who are prominent in the various organizations. There must be some reform, but it will not be radical."
Floyd Beale, a senior in the College, has accepted a position as instructor in mathematics and history in the Leavenworth high school. He expects to enter the University again next year.
NUMBER 38
MAY PLAY SUMMER BALL.
And Still Be Eligible for the Varsity Nine.
A small change was made in the baseball rulings by the Missouri Valley Athletic conference at its last meting in Des Moines It was agreed by the faculty representatives that a college man might play summer baseball providing no admission were charged to the games in which he played Otherwise, the representative stood pat on thebaseball question
"I do not think that the change made by the faculty representatives will have much effect in relieving the baseball situation in ragerd to professionalism,"was Manager Lansdon's comment today upon the ruling.
Professor C. E. McClung, the faculty representative of the University of Kansas has not yet returned from the conference. The exact purpose and supposed effect of the new ruling will not be known until he returns and reports upon the change.
The petitions of the Kansas State Agricultural College and of Washburn College for admission into the Missouri Valley Conference were discussed at some length, but the conference decided that it would not be best to admit other schools at the present time.
It was also voted to incorporate the Missouri Valley Conference. Several changes were made in the eligibility blanks which are used to certify the eligibility of those taking part in collegiate athletics.
HE DEFINED LIBERTY.
C. E. Pile Spoke in Chapel Yesterday Morning.
"The liberty of the Anglo-Saxon people," said C. E. Pile of Parsons n discussng that subject in chapel yesterday morning, "is different from that of any ancient people because of the emphasis that is placed upon the individual man."
"Just doing as we please is not liberty," said Mr. Pile. He defined freedom in man as his voluntary action in harmony with the laws which should limit the sphere of his acts. The spirit of individual life by which a man chooses to do certain things was named by the speaker as one source of the liberty which we enjoy.
Besides outlining the other sources of Anglo-Saxon liberty Mr. Pile discussed the tests of the civilizations coming from a liberty-loving people. He emphasized the institution of the home as the great test of civilization.
The geology classes of Prof. Todd and Twenhofel made an inspection today of the quarries in the river bluffs east of Lenape, a station on the Union Pacific, about sixteen miles east of Lawrence. They left on the plug at 9:06 and expect to return at 5:50. The object of the trip is to study some of the common fossils found in the limestone of this region.
Study Local Fossils.
There will be no more vesper services until the last Sunday of the month when Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka will speak.
TO GET GENEROUS APPROPRIATIONS
K. U. TO RECEIVE GOOD SUP PORT, SAYS SEN. BRADY.
While a Try for Economy Will Be Made, School Will Not Be Stinted.
"There is little question that the legislature will deal generously with the University and the other schools," said Senator J. L. Brady, who represents Douglas county in the upper house, today. "The members of the coming session are going to try to make a record for economy. Appropriation bills probably will be more closely scrutinized than ever before. But that doesn't mean that needful and necessary expenditures will be cut down. The legislators will be as anxious to avoid penuriousness in providing for the state's education as they will be to avoid extravagance. The precedent has been established that the educational institutions shall be well cared for, and the present legislature may be expected to do the right thing by the schools."
The legislature of Kansas will meet in biennial session at Topeka next Tuesday. The session is of great interest to the University and to all the other state educational institutions, as the legislature will determine the financial support they are to have for the next two years.
Just before the opening of every session, a crop of stories springs up about how some states man intends to save money by cutting down the money appropriated for education. This year was no exception, but it is unlikely, according to Senator Brady, that the men opposed to the schools will be able to exert much influence.
Carl Cannon, a junior in the College, returned Thursday morning from Oklahoma , where he was called Tuesday to testify in the Crowe murder trial. Crowe, who is a policeman, is on trial for shooting another officer. Cannon, while a reporter on the "Oklahoman" last summer, was an eye-witness to the crime, which occurred in the police station.
All the members of the law faculty will go to Topeka next Wednesday and Thursday. There they will attend the State Bar association meting. The classes in the school will continue during their absence.
Prof. L. E. Sisson of the department of English will deliver the chapel speech Tuesday. Professor Sisson is chairman of the freshman advisors' committee. He will tell of some of the problems of enrollment and the general principles that the students should remember.
Mrs. Win Heinicke of Idaho is spending the week at the Chi Omega house. Mrs. Heinicke attended the University two years ago.
The members of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity gave an informa'dance last evening at their chapter house.
TO DEBATE SHORT BALLOT
Colorado Team Wants Kansas to Take the Negative.
Word has been receiveid by Prof. G. A. Gesell of the department of public speaking from the University of Colorado to the effect that their debating team is to debate the negative side of the short ballot question with Oklahoma University, and is desirous of debating the affirmative side with Kansas. Prof. Gesell thinks that this arrangement would be of great advantage to Kansas, since the Kansas team will take the affirmative side of the same question when it meets Oklahoma. Both teams would therefore have an opportunity to debate both sides of the question. The one difficulty is that both of the debates have been scheduled to take place in Lawrence, but these plans may be altered.
The debating council held a meeting. Thursday afternoon and decided to write to Colorado suggesting a change.
FOR PURE DRUGS.
Dean L. E. Sayre at Pharmacetical Meeting in Topeka.
Professor L. E. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy, met the committee from the State Pharmaceutical Association and the representatives of the State Board of Pharmacy at Topeka Friday. The men engaged in drafting a bill for the purpose of correcting abuses of the food and drug act throughout the state by certain dealers who are evading this law on technical points. The bill is now in the hands of the legal authorities who are preparing it for the meeting of the legislature.
Sociologists Met.
Professors F. W. Blackmar and Arthur J. Boynton of the department of economics and Prof. C. A. Dykstra of the department of history were at St. Louis last week. There they attended the conventions of the American Sociological Society, the American Economic Society, the Political Science association and the American Association of Labor Legislation. Professor Blackmar read a paper on "Leadership in Reform" before the American Sociological Society.
The erection of a street car station west of Green hall will begin Monday. The work is to be done by the Kansas City Structural Steel company.
Dean C. S. Skilton of the Schoo of Fine Arts is recovering from pneumonia. He will not be able to meet his classes next week however.
Glee Club Concert January 18. The Glee club winter concert will be given on Wednesday, January 18, in the chapel. The leading number of the first part will be a cantata by Buck entitled "The Nun of the Nidarus." The second half will include special music. Joe Marshall and John Power will be the soloists.
To Build Station.
WALLS OF THREE BUILDINGS SETTLING
Thomas Puckett, a freshman pharmac from Galena,has pledged Sig Alph.
ONE WALL OF FRASER HAS DROPPED FOUR INCHES.
Wall in Medic Building Leans Inward and Cross-Walls of Snow Are Settling.
The fact that the walls of some of the older buildings on the campus are settling badly of late is causing E. F. Crocker, superintendent of buildings and grounds much concern. Of these the Medical building is in the worst condition. One of its walls leans inward badly and looks as though it might topple over at any time. The north and south cross-wall in Snow hall is also settling; and the southwest corner of Fraser hall is four and a half inches lower than the northeast corner.
When Fraser hall was built, the foundations were laid in clay instead of bed rock and there was no basement. Afterward when the basement was built the foundations were propped in places to prevent more settling and the foundation in some places was extended down to bed rock.
In the biennial budget which Chancellor Strong sent to the legislature this year sufficient funds to cover the cost of repairing the walls were asked for. If this money is granted work of strengthening the walls will be started immediately.
Grignard Heads Swimming.
At a meeting of the chemical engineering society yesterday Emile Grignard was elected captain of the swimming team to represent the chemical engineers in the swimming meet. It was also decided to give a stag banquet at the Eldridge, house the last week in March. The committee appointed to look after the arrangements is: Grignard, chairman; Schwab and Griffin.
Gathered Clay and Shale.
Prof. W. H. Twenhofel, assistant professor of geology, took a trip through southeastern Kansas during the holidays in the interests of the State Geological Survey. He visited the most important towns in that portion of the state, including Pittsburg, Chanute and Humboldt. He gathered clay and shale samples at the various brick yards and is now making chemical analysis of them
Professor R. D. O'Leary of the department of English, who is now at Oxford University, recently sent the University some Oxford magazines. Professor O'Leary went to England last August and is now studying at that university. He is on a year's leave of absence and will not be back until next fall.
Prof. W. S. Johnson of the department of English yesterday gave the first of a series of talks to supplement the freshman English work. His subject was, "Readings From Dante."
Dean J. W. Green of the School of Law will go to Pittsburgh Monday. There he will attend the meeting of the Crawford Bar association, which will be held in the evening.