THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII.
NUMBER 44
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1911
PLAN TO RESTRICT OUTSIDE ACTIVITY
STUDENT COUNCIL WORKING ON NEW SCHEME.
Honors Would Be Graded and Each Student Could Compete in Only a Few Each Year.
The point system for college activities was the gist of the plan presented by Mike Lynch at the meeting of the Men's Student Council Thursday evening.
The plan as outlined by him has been in use in some of the Eastern schools for some time, and is said to be a great success there. It was the opinion, however,of many members that the system would not be practicable at the University of Kansas, mainly on account of the difficulty of giving every activity its proper rating. The purpose of the point plan is to limit students to the amount of outside work that they may carry in connection with their regular school work. Each office and position is given a certain rating and each person will be allowed to take so many hours or points in any one term or year. Though it was the prevailing sentiment that it would be impracticable to institute such a system at the University, the plan will be studied and a committee consisting Mike Lynch, Burton Sears and Lee Bush was appointed to study the plan further in connection with the conditions at the University of Kansas. The plan will be presented to the Women's Student Council for their consideration.
The baseball problem at the University was also discussed by the Council, but it was deemed advisable to take no action regarding the question of professionalism and the enforcement of the rules of eligibility of the Missouri Conference at the present time. The baseball situation will be discussed among the students by the Council members and their real attitude as to the condition of that college sport learned in that manner.
The cheer leader presented an account of the receipts and expenditures for the football season of 1910. The amount received by him was $44.83 and expenditures were $50.73. He also reported that more than fifty K. U. umbrellas were on hand for the use of the students next year.
W. B. Chaplin, who took his degree of L. L. B., in 1910, is visiting friends at the University. He is on his return trip from Topeka where he took the state bar examination. Mr. Chaplin is practicing law in Caney county, Kan.
BEARDSLEY ON POLITICS.
Ex-Mayor of Kansas City Dis-
cusses True Citizenship.
"Every citizen should be interested in politics and should take an active part in the public affairs of his city and state, and nation." said H. M. Beardsley, ex-mayor of Kansas City, in an address delivered at Myers hall last Thursday night. "If he does not wish to run for an office himself he should at least work with other citizens in an effort to put up the best mer for responsible positions."
Ex-Mayor Beardsley took as his subject "Why a Politician" and spoke from his own personal experiences in Kansas City politics
Among the new political measures favored by Mr. Beardsley are: the short ballot, the commission form of government, and the initiative and referendum. In discussing the advantages of these measures Mayor Beardsley said: "The short ballot would greatly facilitate the voter in making a wise choice among a few candidates. A great many officers are chosen by the people in a blind way, and it would be better to make one or a few men at the most responsible for the whole system of government and then see to it that they were men of approved honor and ability.
"In some of our modern large cities," said Mr. Beardsley, "so much red tape is always attached to a petition asked for by the average citizen that many times before the request is granted, he has ceased to wish for it. Under the commission form of government three or five men can attend to such business at once, without the trouble of reporting and voting upon it in the two separate houses of the city council."
One of the greatest problems in a political way that confronts the people of this country in the opinion of Mr. Beardsley, is the fact that thousands of foreigners are coming to this country every year, and before they are educated in the problems of a republican form of government are given the right to vote. The people of the United States can not shirk the responsibility of caring for these people, but the only way to make them intelligent voters is to organize citizens' leagues to discuss with them political measures that come before the people for approval.
HARD-WON VICTORY FOR KANSAS FIVE
There are disagreeable things connected with an active, public spirited career, such as the incurring of the enmity of a certain class of men who are accustomed to using the power of government for their own ends, but the man who is in the thick of the fight, is the happiest man if he knows that he is benefitting his fellow men."
BAKER
DEFEATED BY A 27 TO 21 SCORE.
Kansas Forwards Excelled at Goal-Shooting—Many Fouls Called on Both Teams.
The second game of basket-ball, which was played with Baker last night at Baldwin, resulted in a victory for the Kansas team by a score of 27 to 21. It proved to be the closest game of the season and the nearest to a defeat for the local squad that the men have yet encountered. The playing was not so fast throughout the game, but it was marked by frequent fouls by members of both teams. The score at the end of the first half was 6 to 7 in favor of Hamilton's men, and the Kansas five was lucky indeed to get away with the game by the small lead that they did.
The game was marred by rough tactics and the individual scoring was low on account of the close guarding that was done by both teams. Heizer and Liston scored the most points for their respective teams, with four baskets each.
During the first half "Shorty" Long was put out of the game as a penalty for pushing under the goal, and was replaced by Watson. In the second half Alderdice was disqualified for the same offense. The team was of the Kansas men was very poor, largely due, in the opinion of Coach Hamilton, to the frequent holding of the Baker men.
The Baker five could not make a better showing for the same reason. The Kansas forwards did better work at goal-shooting than their opponents, but the Baker guards kept the locals covered so well that very few attempts could be made.
Owing to the fact that Tommy Johnson, the star forward on the team was taken sick a short time before the team left for Baldwin, George Stucky was put in the position of forward and played a good game through the first half of the game, when he was replaced by Dousman at the time that Long was disqualified from the game.
The line-up for the teams was as follows:
Kansas
Player G. F.T. F.
Stucky, F...1 0 0
Dousman, F...3 0 0
V. Long, F...2 3 1
Watson, F...0 0 0
Heizer, C...4 0 2
F. Long, G...1 0 0
Larson, G...1 0 2
Totals 12 3 5
baker.
Alderdice, F. ...2 0 4
Lee, F. ...0 0 0
Smith, F. ...0 0 2
Allis, F. ...0 0 0
Liston, C ...4 1 2
Hite, G ...2 0 1
Counts, G ...2 0 1
Totals...20 1 10
SUPPRESS PERSONALITIES.
Red Domino Players Keep Them Dark Till the Play Opens.
"Who took Umpty-Ump's girl to the Fiji spring party? Why, that was Dumpty-Dum."
Thus, or nearly thus, sings the chorus of "The Idle Idol" in the songs which have references of a decidedly pointed and local and personal nature, and there are more than a few of that kind of songs in the musical stampede which the Red Domino will stage at the Bowersock next week.
The reason, you know, is that the personal hits would cease to be hits once they were sung in the presence of the whole cast, for everybody would tell everybody else what the killing things were and it would soon be all over the hill.
Therefore the managers of the production have the chorus put in syllables enough of any old kind to get over the places where the names will appear in the forma' production. And nobody will know until the curtain goes up who is going to get "stung."
The final touches are being put on the dancing of the chorus this afternoon. The performers have all been trained in their parts and the managers and the trainer expect to present a faultless production next week.
German Play at Verein.
Helen Morrow Improving.
Four students of the University will give a German play at the meeting of the German Verein Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in room 313, Fraser hall. The title of the sketch is "Fin Khopf" and it is being presented by Misses Tess Critchfield, and Hazel Leslie, and Allen Wilber and Edwin Kohman.
The condition of Miss Helen Morrow, a senior in the College, who received a painful injury from a fall at the first performance of the Glee club, is improving rapidly. She hopes to be able to attend her classes Monday.
The Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity will entertain the Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity at a banquet to be given at the Eldridge house tonight.
ENROLLMENT PLAN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
ONE-HALF OF STUDENTS ENROLLED BY NOON.
Line of Applicants Began to Form Before Sun-Rise— Seniors Have Trouble.
Over half of the College was enrolled in Robinson gymnasium by noon today. Practically all of the freshmen and half of the three upper classes have enrolled. The School of Fine Arts was the slowest, only sixty-five having enrolled at noon, and these wished to take special work.
The work is greatly facilitated this year, as all of the classes are together in one room and the unnecessary running from building to building has been done away with. The limited classes are posted up on a large board in the center of the room in sight of everyone and whenever a class is closed a red card is hung up.
The one difficulty was that Dean Johnson of the School of Education, had his office in Fraser hall, and a great many of the seniors who wanted courses in education were compelled to do some extra walking.
"The enrollment is progressing far beyond our expectations. The plan is working very well and about three times as many students have enrolled this year as in a corresponding time last year," said Professor Sissonnr, chairman of the enrollment committee, this noon.
Some dissatisfaction was shown among the students, but it was principally on account of the confusion caused by a new system and by the long delay in line.
Students began arriving at the gymnasium at 7 o'clock and by 7:30, when the front doors were opened, a long line had collected extending into the road.
The students that failed to enroll today may do so from 4:30 to 5:30 any day next week at the gymnasium.
Second Concert Successful.
The second concert given by the University Glee club Thursday night was a signal success for the club. Although the audience was not as large as that of the initial night it could not have been more appreciative and enthusiastic in its reception of the numbers rendered. The numbers which were the most popular the first night, scored heavily at the second performance.
Laura Bates, a sophomore in the College, who has been ill with scarlet fever for the last two weeks, is slowly improving.
YOU, MR. MAN, make your date for the rollicking musical frolic,
"THE IDLE IDOL"
The initial production of the RED DOMINO CLUB, under direction of Miss Gertrude Mossler,
January 26 and 27, Thursday and Friday
Seats on Sale Wednesday morning at Woodward's. Prices 50c, 75c and $1.00
Music by Harry Kelly
SOPHOMORE PARTY
Friday, January 27 F. A.A.Hall
ADMISSION 75c