THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII.
NUMBER 63
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1911
ANNOUNCE ARTISTS IN SPRING CONCERT
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Several of Last Year's Singer Will Be Heard Again—Kansas Will Be Represented.
All arrangements have been practically completed for the eighth annual music festival which takes place this year in Robinson gymnasium, on April 6 and 7, one month earlier than the date of the previous annual concerts.
The Minneapolis Symphony orchestra which appeared at the festival last year will play again at the University this year. They will give three concerts, one on Thursday evening, Friday afternoon, and Friday evening. The artists for the first concert on Thursday evening are Madame Jane Norelli, soprano, and Carle Fisher, violoncellist. Madame Norelli has been a member of the Covent Garden Opera company of London and of the Metropoli tan Grand Opera company of New York city. Mr. Fisher is the vilonecellist of the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra. A quartet of singers composed of Mrs Tewksbury, soprano; Miss Genevieve Wheat, contralto; Mr Charles Hargreaves, tenor; and Mr. Marcus Kellerman, basso will assist the orchestra in the concerts. One special feature of the concerts will be the famous "Quintet" from Richard Wagner's opera, "The Master-Singers," in which Professor Hubael of the School of Fine Arts will as sist the visiting artists.
Prof. Wort Morse and Mrs Blanche Lyons of the School of Fine Arts will be the other loca soloists who will take part in the festival.
HOUSE TRIES A HAND.
Bill for One Governing Board Again Introduced.
The house recommended for passage yesterday the bill introduced by A. M. Keene, of Bourbon county, providing for the consolidation of all of the state educational institutions under one board of control or board of administration. This bill was killed in the senate and it is said there is not much chance of putting the house bill through that body. The bill was so amended in the house as to include the school for the blind and the school for the deaf under the proposed board of control. The bill abolishes the board of regents of the different institutions and the creation of a board of three to have charge of all of the institutions.
Grades Not to Be Made Public.
There will be no comparison of the frat and barb grades made public this year, according to information given out by Registrar Geo. O. Foster this morning. A comparison is to be made for administrative purposes, but will not be published because of the comment it would undoubtedly cause.
John W. Davis, a member of the state legislature, visited at the Sigma Nu house Sunday.
ON GERMAN STUDENT LIFE
Professor Gorbin Told of Berlin University Experiences.
Prof. Alberta Corbin of the department of German of the University, gave an interesting talk in chapel this morning about her summer's trip in Europe. Miss Corbin spent much of her time at the University of Berlin and her address was largely about that institution.
She said that the German University students as a rule were older than students in America. A number of Americans attend the University of Berlin and the facilities for research work are exceptionally good. Our "student activities" are unknown in Germany, but a great interest is taken in politics and just now the foreign problem, especially concerning Jews, claims a great deal of attention.. The few American professors are well liked. The chief form of athletics is walking.
The Germans believe that America is ruled by money interests, said Miss Corbin. Some Germans envy us, others tolerate us, and most of them think we have no culture or depth of character.
"The invasion of Berlin by strong commercial interests is termed 'Americanism.' When I protested against their opinions that Americans stood for shrewd business without soul," said Professor Corbin, "they maintained that the money interests of our eastern coasts ruled the nation without regard to the sentiments in the Middle West. Yet at least they like us better than do the English and there is a strong society organized for the purpose of discussing American affairs."
The museums, art galleries and theaters in Berlin are very interesting. At the theaters, hats and coats are left in the lobby and one is not allowed to come in late unless he is a member of the royal family. Miss Corbin said that Americans could not help feeling disgusted at some of their medieval customs.
To Tell of Work for Jews.
Jacob Billikopf, superintendent of the Jewish Educational Institute of Kansas City, Mo., will speak Thursday evening at 6:45 in Meyers hall, on the subject, "For the Uplift of the Jew." Mr. Billikopf is a Jew, having come to this country when young. He took up charity work as his life work and has been very successful in his undertaking. He has been engaged in charitable work in New York city, Chicago, and Milwaukee. Previous to his coming to Kansas City, three years ago he was superintendent of the United Jewish charities at Milwaukee, Wis.
Frank Parker, an '08 law, and former holder of the University high jump record, was visiting friends at the University yesterday. Mr. Parker is now a traveling salesman for the John Deere Plow company.
Immediately after the senior class meeting, to be held Friday after chapel, there will be a meeting of all senior men who have been awarded class numerals in football.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR INDOOR MEET
TWENTY-FOUR MEN WILL COMPOSE THE SQUAD.
Eighth Annual Indoor Meet Will Be a Close Contest—Coach Hamilton Has Doubts.
Twenty-four men,composing the track team that will represent Kansas, will journey to Kansas City next Friday night to meet the Tigers in Convention hall in the first big indoor meet of the year. This is to be the eighth time that the Missouri and Kansas athletes have met in indoor competition and for the last seven times the Tigers have been successful in plucking the Jayhawkers' tail feathers. The student enthusiasts who have been following the work of the Kansas runners closely this year are confident that the time has come when this hoodoo will be broken and that the Kansas men will be victorious in the approaching contest.
For the last two, years Kansas has defeated its opponents in the out-door meet and this year the chances of winning the indoor meet are very favorable.
Although twenty-four men will be taken to Kansas City on the team, only seventeen will be allowed to run or participate in the events that will be held. Two men will participate in each event for each of the two schools. The names of the men who will enter the races and field events have not yet been announced by Coach Hamilton, but the men who will go on the squad have been made known. In the try-outs held Saturday and yesterday afternoon for the meet, the showing of the men was not such as would promise any thing bright for the Kansas team on the floor of Convention hall. It is conceded by all the followers of the squad that nothing but real work can give the Jayhawkers the victory and then it will be by a very narrow margin. The chief concern of the coach this week is to keep the men from going stale.
The men who will make the trip to Kansas City and the evenuts, that they will be entered in are:
50 yard dash: Hamilton, Roberts, D. Davis, C. Woodbury and H. Woodbury.
High hurdles—C. Woodbury,
H. Woodbury, French and Parker.
Low hurdles—C. Woodbury;
Hamilton, D. Davis.
440 yard run—Hamilton, G. Smith, Fairchilds, Black, Rice, D. Davis.
880 yard run—Kraus, E. Davis
McMillan, Patterson, Faischie.
Mile—Patterson, Watson, Osborne, Fisher, Murray.
Two Mile--Fisher, Murray, Osborne, Watson.
High jump-French, C. Woodbury, Hamilton, Wilson, H. Woodbury.
Pole vault: C. Woodbury,
Parker, Thompson.
Shot put—Ammons, Schwab McMillan.
Relay—Hamilton, Smith, Black,
Fairchild, D. Davis, E. Davis, C.
Woodbury, H. Woodbury, Rice,
Gribble.
TRACK RALLY THURSDAY
Dr Naismith, Lansdon, Hamilton and Others Will Talk.
A monster track team rally will be held in Fraser hall Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The coach and the members of the team have been doing their best the past few months to win from the Tigers and it it hoped by those in charge of the meeting that many hundred students will turn out at this meeting to show that they are behind the track men and their coach.
It is planned to open the meeting with a concert by the University band which will accompany the team to Kansas City. A large number of stereopticon slides have been secured showing the great track athletes of the world in their special events. These will be shown and explained by Dr. Naismith in a brief and interesting lecture.
Short talks will be made by Manager Lansdon, Coach Hamilton, and others, concerning the history of the indoor met and the possibilities of a victory this year.
HOW ABOUT YOUR DATES?
Prom. Committee Will Make Personal Canvass.
Dates for the Junior Prom are still coming in slowly. With the night for the Prom only seven weeks off, only a small per cent of the dates are in and only one half as many as were in at this time last year. At a meeting of the invitation committee last night it was decided that unless dates come in faster than they have been for the past few days that it will be necessary for the members of the committee to make a personal canvass of the class. The committee especially desires that dates be handed in promptly, as this will greatly facilitate the completion of the final arrangements for the Prom. Full information concerning the rules and regulations of the Prom may be had from any of the following people, who will also receive dates: Geo, Beezley, Ray Hoskinson, Don Davis, Tom DeForest, Carleton Armsby, Bertha Mix, Winifred Fisher, Mac Rosman, Nina Pilkenton ,and Elsie Smith.
MRS. COOKE'S FUNERAL.
Vesper Program Will Be Changed Next Sundav.
The Men's Student Council will meet in room 110 tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The funeral of Mrs. Clemie Cooke, mother of Miss Maude Cooke, who is a member of the faculty in the School of Fine Arts, was held yesterday afternoon at her home on Kentucky street. Professors C. Edward Hubach, C. A. Preyer, C. G. Dunlap, W. L. Burdick and John N. Van der Vries, and Mr. John Kilworth acted as palibearers. No classes were held in North College yesterday.
The program for last Sunday's vesper services, which were postponed on account of Mrs. Cooke's death, will be changed for next Sunday. An announcement of the program will be made later.
COMMITTEE NAMED BY LEGISLATURE
WILL MEET TONIGHT TO DECIDE APPROPRIATIONS.
Senators Huffman and Hodges and Representatives Mercer, Brown and Graham Chosen.
Reports from Topeka relative to the University appropriation bill, say that the conference committee of both houses has been appointed and that the members are now working on the bill. The committee is composed of Squators Huffman and Hodges and Representatives Mercer, Brown of Kingman, and Graham. It is expected that the committee will complete their work tonight, and that at the opening of the legislative session tomorrow morning the conference report will be submitted.
In the house this morning a spirited debate was held over the board of control bill. Representative Keene of Bourbon county made mention of Chancellor Strong which drew enthusiastic applause from a number of the representatives. The house, by many has been considered hostile to the wishes of the Chancellor, and this approval by them is regarded as a good omen of the attitude of the house.
TO FIGHT BUGS.
$10,000 Appropriated for State Commission.
Ten thousand dollars for the use of the state entomological commission in its work of driving the San Jose scale out of Kansas was provided in a bill which the senate passed yesterday. Professor Hunter of the University of Kansas,who has had charge of this work in the southern half of the state, appeared before the senate and explained the nature of the work and told of the progress that had been made during the past two years. He said that 4,821 orchards had been inspected and every tree in those orchards inspected for the scale. He said that 65,000 infested trees had been discovered, but that only 347 of these had been in such condition that it had been necessary to destroy the trees. The others were cured by proper spraying.
Y. W. C. A. Meeting.
A girls' meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be held at the regular time, Wednesday at 4:45 in room 110. The membership committee will give its report and Grace Elmore will speak. All old members are especially urged to come to welcome the new ones. There will be special music. Tea will be served at 4:15 in the Rest room. All girls are cordially invited.
There will be a meeting of the Thespians next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Fraser hall, room 110. The manager's report will be read and there will be special social features.
Jennie Purdy, who has been visiting friends at the University for the past week, left for her home in Chanute, Kan., Monday,