THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911
A PROMINENT CLUB WOMAN A STUDENT
MRS. EUSTACE BROWN TAK.
ING A COLLEGE COURSE.
NUMBER 49
Enrolled Last Fall With Her Son —Has Been President of Women's Federation of Clubs.
The desire for higher education has led at least one club woman of Kansas to enter the University, Mrs. Eustace H. Brown of Olathe is one who has listened to the call of the higher arts. Last September, together with her son Marley, she entered the School of Law. Her son is a student in the College. At present Mrs. Brown is enrolled as a special in the College, as her health will not permit her to take the required number of hours. However, next September she intends to enroll as a regular student in the School of Law.
Mrs. Brown has been president of the Kansas Federation of Women's clubs. During her administration a scholarship was founded for girls who seek higher education. It is known as the Scholarship Loan Fund. As a result one girl was enabled to enter the University. Now there are two girls in this institution deriving the benefits of this scholarship. There is now $1,000 in the treasury of the Federation of Woman's clubs for such purposes. Also during her administration resolutions were passed, endorsing the urgent need of dormitories for girls at the state University.
Before entering school here she was much prejudiced against the institution as she had heard of the various acts committed by the different societies that were allowed to exist, but since arrival she has become convinced that it is the best place in the state for young people.
When asked today what impressed her most, she replied, "The students, of course. I was most sincerely impressed by the look of determination upon the faces of the multitude of blossoming young manhood and womanhood that ascend Mt. Oread every day to drink of the fountain of knowledge. When attending chapel this year, I made a study of the students, observing closely their moods and outbursts of feeling."
TITCHENOR WILL SPEAK.
Celebrated Kansas Day.
Sixteen Kansas students attending the Crescent College and Conservatory at Eureka Springs, Ark., celebrated the admission of their home state into the Union by giving a dance last Saturday evening. The Jayhawkers wore red and blue ribbon on their sleeves and decorated their hall with the Kansas colors during the evening.
Some Things the Noted Psychologist Has Done.
The committee on University lectures has been fortunate enough to secure Professor E. B. Titchenor of Cornell University, New York, for two lectures, February 16th and 17th, at 4:30 p.m., in the chapel.
Professor Titheenor is indisputably the dean of American experimental psychologists, Sage graduate professor of psychology and director of one of the most productive and aggressive psychological laboratories of the world. Professor Titheenor is an Englishman, but a typical Wundtian in training and in research methods. Aside from numerous monographs on technical subjects of psycho-physics and psychometry, he is the author of a Primer of Psychology, Outlines of Psychology, Text-Book on Psychology (two volumes), the most extensive and comprehensive two volume Manual of Experimental Psychology of Feeling and Attention, Experimental Psychology of the Thought Processes, and is the translator of Wundt's five volume Physiologische Psychologie (sixth edition) He has recently delivered a series of lectures on psychology at the University of Illinois, and another series at Columbia University, New York each of which series now constitutes an important book for psychologists. He is a member of various scientific and honorary societies both in America and Europe, and was this year Lowell lecturer in Boston, and is now or a lecture tour of the Western Universities of Iowa, Minnesota Nebraska and Kansas. Aside from being a constructive thinker and great investigator, Dr. Titheenor is gifted as a vigorous exposition of sound psychological doctrine. He will be the guest of Dr. Charles Hughes Johnston, Dean of the School of Education, during his four days' visit to Lawrence.
A. R. Young, '05, Is City Engineer at Topeka.
GETS GOOD POSITION.
A. R. Young, who graduated from the School of Engineering in 1905, and since that time has been city engineer at Chanute, was last week appointed to a like position in Topeka. For the past three years Mr. Young has had charge of the waterworks plant in Chanute, besides being city engineer. He has carried on some extensive experimental work in the location of the ground water along the valley of the Neosho river, and his data is accepted as authentic on that subject.
The position which Mr. Young has received is one of the best in the state, paying $2,000 per year.
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR UNIVERSITY BILL
COMMITTEE CONSIDERED K. U.'S NEEDS LAST NIGHT.
Sentiment Reported Favorable to Entire Budget With Exception of Girls' Dormitory.
Following the hearing which was given the University appropriations before a joint session of the ways and means committees of the house and senate last night, it was reported in Topeka today that the University budget probably would be granted as requested by the Board of Regents, with the exception of the Women's dormitory, for which it is likely no appropriation will be made. The feeling toward the University in the legislature is entirely friendly, and the claims which the representatives of the institution set before the session of the committees last night made a good impression.
It is the plan of the legislators to grant a night session to each of the state educational institutions until all have been heard. The appropriation bills for their support will then be prepared. The bills probably will come before the legislature for consideration some time next week.
At the session last night it was decided to defer consideration of the School of Medicine until some evening next week. A number of physicians were present at the hearing, expecting a discussion of the plans for that school.
CLUBS FAVOR DORMITORY
Kansas Federation Using Influence at Topeka.
The Kansas Federation of Women's clubs has appointed delegates to appear before the ways and means committees of the legislature in behalf of a women's dormitory for the University. Each of the members of the federation has passed resolutions asking that the legislature make an appropriation for a dormitory.
Mrs. George J. Barker of Lawrence is one of the delegates to Topeka.
Chancellor Strong and the other members of the University faculty spent several hours before the committees of the house and senate. The legislators inquired carefully into the particular items of the budget, requiring explanations in considerable detail.
The representatives of the University at the conference were Regent J. W. Gleed, Chancellor Strong, Secretary E. E. Brown, Prof. R. R. Price, and Prof. M. T. Sudler.
The Griffith club will give a dance in I. O. O.F. hall Saturday evening.
READY FOR TENNIS WORK.
Men Will Hold Preliminary Try outs in the Gym.
The indoor tennis practice and preliminary work for the coming tennis tournament in the gymnasium will begin this week. Dr. Naismith has set aside the following hours for the squad. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Thursdays from 9 to 3:30.
JANUARY WEATHER MILD.
All who expect to try for places on the team this year are asked to enter their names for assignments on the indoor schedule. The spring season is too short to hold outdoor tournaments to determine the personnel of the team. The six or eight men who make the best records in the gymnasium practises will be included in the regular varsity squad.
Twenty men have already entered their names. If there are others who wish to play they are asked to notify at once Howard Richardson, chairman of the schedule committee.
Seismograph Broke the Only Record of the Month.
According to the University of Kansas weather report January of 1911 was noteworthy for its high mean temperature, small rainfall and great cloudiness, but no one of the means for the month established a new record. The mean temperature, 32.01 degree, has been exceeded ten times, notably by that of January, 1880, which was 41.23.
The heaviest earthquake yet recorded by the University seismograph was on the afternoon and evening of January 3, the disturbances lasting about two and a half hours. This was the violent earthquake that occurred in Russia Turkestan. No other quakes were recorded during the month.
The Registrar Has Received Some of the Term Grades.
QUIZ WEEK NEARLY OVER.
Quiz week is dragging its weary length along. Probably the worst is now over, though there are some students who say they have as many as four or five quizzes awaiting them tomorrow.
Chester Farnsworth, a junior in College, spent Thursday in Topeka seeing the legislature in action.
The term grades are being turned in to the Registrar's office by some of the more energetic professors. According to the rules all grades are due to reach the Registrar by Saturday noon. Registrar Foster, mindful of the way things have gone in previous years, says he does not expect to have all the grades turned in before the end of next week.
CORNHUSKER GAME ON M'COOK FIELD?
ATHLETIC BOARD TO DECIDE DEFINITELY TODAY.
Nebraska Has Asked for Change That the Schedule May Be Lightened.
The athletic board met at 4:30 this afternoon to consider altering the tentative football schedule so as to play the Nebraska game on McCook field next year, instead of at Lincoln as was originally planned.
Manager Lansdon received a letter today from Manager Eager of Nebraska asking that the place of the game be changed to Kansas. Nebraska was unable to give Kansas a date a week earlier than was originally scheduled, and the Michigan management objected to having the Kansas game played in Lincoln a week ahead of the Michigan game.
Manager Lansdon said today that the request of Nebraska probably would be acceded to, as the change will bring one of the big games to McCook for the 1911 season.
TRACK TRYOUT S
DAY.
And a Handicap Meet Is Scheduled for Next Week.
All track men who expect to try out for the Baker and Missouri indoor meets are requested to report at the gymnasium as soon as possible for practice. The try-out for the team that will contest with Baker will be held Saturday afternoon. Plans are that the first of next week a handicap will be held with the Lawrence high school team and on Monday, February 13, the men will meet Baker.
All men who expect to enter the tryouts for the Missouri indoor meet at Kansas City should also enter these contests.
Dean Skilton Still Ill.
Dean Charles S. Skilton of the School of Music is improving very slowly. He will not be out, however, for a month. He was taken sick five weeks ago with pneumonia. Mr.C.A.Preyer, professor of the piano, is acting as head of the school.
Prof. Bailey Is Honored.
Prof. E. H. S. Bailey of the University of Kansas has been elected a member of the Sectional Committee of Bromatology of the Eighth International Congress of Appliled Chemistry that is to be held in Washington, D.C., in 1912.
Junior Prom AT ONCE Hand names to any of the following members of the Invitation Committee: George Beezley; chairman; Ray Hoskins Don Davis, Tom DeForest, Carleton Armsby,Bertha Mix.
Nina Pilkenton, Winifred Fisher, May Rossman, Elsie Smith.
Basket Ball Friday Eve, Bethany vs. College Saturday Eve, K.C.A.C. vs. K.U. Curtain Raiser, Freshmen vs. Seniors Curtain Raiser, Lawrence High vs. K.C.K. High ATHLETIC TICKETS GOOD FOR BOTH NIGHTS