THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
NUMBER 79
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, $191^{1}$
RADICAL CHANGE IN QUIZ SYSTEM
FACULTY REVISE PRESENT METHOD OF GIVING FINALS
Indiana Plan Adopted With Alterations—More Emphasis will be Placed on Daily Work.
In answer to the demand that has been expressed by the student body for another more complete and modern system of conducting the final examinations at the end of the term, and to the request of the members of the faculty who realize the inefficiency of the present system, the report of the committee that was appointed some three weeks ago for the purpose of investigating the matter and devising a tentative scheme, was adopted by the faculty council at its meeting last night after a few slight alterations had been made in the technical part of the resolutions. The committee that drew up the report consists of Prof. J. W. Young, chairman, Dean Olin Templin of the College, Dean F. O. Marvin of the School of Engineering, Prof. A. S. Olin of the department of Education, and Prof. E. H. S. Bailey of the department of Chemistry.
The scheme that was adopted by the faculty last night incorporates a system of examinations which will greatly resemble the plan that was described by John Hess of the University of Indiana in his letter to the Kansan that was printed in a recent number of the paper. The new system of examinations will go into effect at the end of this semester. A schedule for the examinations has been worked out by the members of the committee and as it was adopted by the faculty last night stands as follows: All classes meeting at 3:30 will be examined on Saturday morning May 27; meeting at 8:00 will be examined on Monday morning May 29; meeting at 1:30 will be examined on Tuesday morning May 30; meeting at 9:00 will be examined on Wednesday morning May 31; meeting at 2:30 will be examined on Wednesday afternoon May 31; meeting at 11:15 will be examined on Thursday morning June 1; meeting at 10:15 will be examined on Friday morning June 2; meeting at 4:30 will be examined on Friday afternoon June 2.
Two hour classes and one hour classes meeting on Tuesday or Thursday will be examined on days mentioned from 10:20 to 12:00 or from 2:30 to 5:30.
Three hour classes and one hour classes meeting on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday will be examined from 8:00 to 10:00 or from 1:30 to 3:30.
Four and five hour classes will be examined from 8:00 to 11:00 or from 1:30 to 4:30.
Laboratory classes will be examined at the time corresponding to the first laboratory period or at the time corresponding to the lecture hour, when such hour exists.
The schedule of 'the examinations will be arranged from semester to semester.
After the technical arrangements for conducting the examinations had been made, the committee handed in an interpretation of the spirit of the purpose of such final examinations. The following resolutions express the views of the committee upon the subject of the importance that should be given to the final examinations.
1. The committee believes that the educational value of a
searching final examination covering the course as a whole is great, provided that it is conducted in a manner calculated to test effectively the scholarship and ability of the student.
2. The present method of conducting final examinations is not effective in this direction, (a) because the continuous periods of time allowed the student in which to collect his thoughts and to put them on paper are so short that he is forced to work hurriedly and under a strain, a condition in which he is not likely to do himself justice; and (b) because the present method results in a crowding of several examinations in different subjects into the same day, a condition true especially of the last two days of the semester.
3. It is not the sense of the committee that this recommendation should give undue weight to the results of final examination. The committee believes that in determining the grade of a student his work from day to day in the class room and laboratory should be given greater weight than the result of the final examination. In particular the committee believes that the student must not be led to think that "cramming" for the final examination can make up for lack of application during the semester. Such a feeling on the part of the student could be effectively prevented by excluding from the examination any student whose work throughout the semester has not been up to a minimum standard.
WILL RUN AT DES MOINES
First Tryout of Contestants Was Held Yesterday.
The preliminary try-outs for the relay carnival to be held by Drake University at Des Moines on April 22, was held yesterday afternoon on McCook field. A team of fourteen or sixteen men will make the trip to Des Moines to take part in this meet for the University. The four events that the Jayhawker team will enter are the four mile, two mile, mile, and the half mile relays. The final try-outs for the team that will enter the meet will be held on McCook field next Tuesday afternoon and the coach expects all the men who intend to try for the squad to report then.
The result of the try-out yesterday afternoon is not encouraging for the prospects of the Kansas team. Few men entered the races and the time that was made does not promise great things for the Jayhawker runners in the relay events.
Don Davis won his heat of the 220-yard dash and Schwab won the second heat of the same distance. Black took first place in the only heat of the quarter mile race that was run. Kraus won the half mile from McMillan.
Coach Hamilton announces that the final try-out for the Des Moines relay carnival will be held at 4:30 Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons next week. Contestants for the mile and half mile should report to him on Tuesday, and the 220 yard men and quarter milers on Wednesday afternoon.
Final Track Try-Out.
The Kansan received several calls about the library hours during the Easter vacation. It was announced today that the library would be open this evening, all day tomorrow until six o'clock, until twelve thirty Saturday and all day Monday until ten o'clock.
Library Hours.
Vinton Jones, of Kansas City, a freshman in the Engineering school, has been pledged by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
TORNADO STRUCK LAWRENCE HARD
TWISTING WIND CAUSES 3
DEATHS LAST NIGHT
$150,000 Worth of Property Destroyed—University Buildings Damaged—Houses Unroofed
A tornado swept over the north-west part of Lawrence last night, at about 7:40 o'clock, in which three lives were lost and approximately $150,000 worth of property was destroyed. On the hill the buildings damaged were the gymnasium, Marvin hall, and Haworth hall. Windows were broken in all three of these buildings and the floors were soaked by water. A trap-door on the top of the gymnasium was also torn off. The gasoline house at the repair shops was overturned.
When the roof was torn from the Eldridge house, the room and belongings of J. E. Boodin, professor of philosophy at the University, and of Ned Iles, a senior in the College, were drenched by the rain. Valuable trees in the yard of Dean J. W. Green at 637 Tennessee St, were damaged by the twisting wind. Property near the home of Robert Johnson, a senior in the College, at 639 Tennessee street, was destroyed by the storm. The roof was taken from the home of Adrienne Atkinson a freshman in the College, at 646 Louisiana street. Property on the premises of Dean Olin Templit—in the west part of town was also damaged by the tornado.
MID WEEK DATES BARRED
Sororities Also Place Ban on Ice Cream.
The rule has finally been agreed to by the four sororities at the university, that no sorority girls shall have a week night date for the remainder of the school year. The action against the week night dates was taken last year but it has been broken so consistently this year that a further understanding was found necessary.
There will be but one exception to the law prohibiting the dates. The men may accompany their friends of the other sex back and forth from the library any evening in the week. That this privilege may not be abused a motion was passed to the effect that refreshments during the evening would have to be obtained at some place other than the ice cream parlors now in popular favor.
Dr. M. T. Sudler was in Clay Center yesterday where he administered serum to two children who had contracted infantile paralysis. He performed the operation himself and instructed the local physicians in the use of the serum as the city is threatened with an epidemic of the disease.
A meeting of the Men's Student Council is to be held immediately after the holidays to draw up rules to regulate the voting at the election of the Athletic board. The ballot will be the Australian form.
Administered Serum.
To Regulate Voting.
D. F. Shirk of Topeka was visiting at the University this week. He is in the real estate business in Topeka now but for years was a prominent high school suterintendent over the state. During the administration of Governor Hoch he was on the state text book commission.
YELLOW PERIL AGAIN
C. W. German Believes Russia Will Conquer China.
"The prevention of the absorption of China by the Russian Empire, is one of the greatest problems of the 20th century," said C. W. German, of Kansas City, in his chapel address this morning. "If Russia is permitted to take over China, she will be united with a country that will enable her to control the Pacific ocean, the majority of the world's commerce and to become a menace to the well-being of the world at large."
The speaker showed clearly the characteristics of the Chinese collectively and individually. "The Chinese civilization extends back, ages before the time of the Anglo-Saxon. They had civil service, centuries before Abraham gave his blessing to Meliseidech. The Chinaman hates haste, considers treachery a virtue, lies rather than offends, is incapable of gratitude, and is the supreme hypoerite of all ages. The Chinese have no public spirit, do everything opposite to the way other people do it, and possess the characteristics of Judas Isariot and Annanias, without the power of suicide of the former and the strong character of the latter. The Russian is very much like the Chinaman, and as a result the yellow man will sink into the embrace of Russia, rather than submit to the aggressive man of the west, whom he abhors."
"It is here that the danger lies," he continued, "for in uniting with these people an empire would be formed that would contain one-half the population of the world, and more than half of the inhabitable territory of the earth."
The speaker reviewed the possible uniting of the powers against such an alliance. In speaking of the fear of the yellow peril, in the United States, he said, "We undully dread the yellow peril, for even though the United States may be forced to fight the battle alone, the people of this nation with their virile Anglo-Saxon blood will be entirely able to cope with the situation. The struggle between the far east and the far west, is inevitable, and it is our country that will have to bear the brunt of the battle."
Leonard-Leslie.
Miss Grace Leslie and Mr. Clifford Leonard were married at the Methodist church last Friday evening at 8:00 p. m., the Rev. H. E. Wolf, officiating. The brides-mails were: Esther Evans, Agnes Evans, Amarette Weaver, Mary Hutchinson and Bertha Likens.
Ted Cooke, Fred Cowles Frank Bangs and Hyden Eaton acted as best men. After the ceremony the couple left for Oklahoma City, where they will make their home. Among the visitors at the Pi Phi house were Lillian Abram, Ruth and Marion Mervine, and Bertha Lukens. The bride is a emuber of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and the groom is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Crumbine in Conference.
Dr. S. J. Crumbine, of Topka who was recently elected consulting head of the University School of Medicine at Rosedale, was at the University yesterday in conference with Chancellor Strong. They discussed among other things the care of crippled children in one ward of the hospital by the State Board of Health and further enlargement of the work to be done by the hospitals in the future.
KANSAS WON AND LOST IN DEBATE
COLORADO GETS DECISION
—SOONERS ARE DEFEATED
Warrensburg and Ottawa Send Debating Teams to Hear Contest. Short Ballot Favored.
Kansas won and lost last night in the double debate which was held with Oklahoma and Colorado. The team which debated with Oklahoma in the chapel gained the decision of the judges by a vote of 2 to 1. This team whose members are Milton Minor, W. M. Hughes and E. L. Griffin presented the affirmative side of the question: "Resolved that the short ballot should be adopted in state, county, and municipal elections." The team which lost at Boulder on the negative of the same subject has as its members A. H. Fast, Clem Parker, and A. O. Andrew.
The debate with Oklahoma was well attended by the students considering the bad weather. The arguments were hotly contested by both sides and the result was in doubt until Kansas gave the rebuttal speeches. This part of the debate was interesting because of the fact that these arguments were given impromptu. The rebuttal speech of Minor for Kansas was the strongest speech of the evening. The most forceful talker for Oklahoma was I. L. Williamson.
The three main arguments presented by Kansas to show that the short ballot should be adopted were; the long ballot causes unintelligent voting, greater administrative efficiency would be secured with the short ballot and that the short ballot has proved successful in practice. Oklahoma's contentions against the short ballot were that it is undemocratic, would cause machine control of politics and that it has failed in practice. The judges were Talbot of Kansas City, Prof. M. O. Markham and Professor Parmenter of Baker.
After the debate the Debating council entertained the Oklahoma debaters with a smoker at Vic's. Besides J. L. Hinsaw, M. O. Ellis and I. L. Williamson, of the Oklahoma team, J. R. Shields, Leland Jenks, and Sam Marsh of the Ottawa team and Murray Hill, who is teaching in the Missouri State Normal at Warrensburg and the Warrenburg debaters, Irving Raines, E. W. Satterfield and Howard Mitchell and the judges were present. The University band and the Glee club helped furnish entertainment for the students last
The University band and the Glee club helped furnish entertainment for the students last night.
The Barkdull Recital.
Charles Barkdull, a senior in the School of Fine Arts gave a voice recital at North College Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Barkdull rendered all his selections in a clear, rich voice of fine quality, making his interpretations easily understood. While visiting in Florence, Italy with Professor Hubach last summer, Barkdull studied under Madame Barraceia, of that city, for a short time. Blanche Barkdull, his sister, played all the accompaniments at the recital. She will travel in Europe with her brother this summer.
Charles Atkinson junior Engineer, from Sterling, is enjoying a visit from his mother this week.