THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
EDITORIAL STAFF:
LOUIS LACOS &      Editor-in-Chief
CARL L. CANNON    Managing Editor
BUSINESS STAFF:
CLARK A. WALLACE · Bus. Manager
IKE E. LAMBERT · Ass. Bus. Mgr
HENRY F. DRAAPER · Treasurer
M. D. BAER · Circulation Manager
GEORGE MARSH
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PAUL E. FLAGG L. F. MEISSNER
Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the postoffice at Lawrence, Kansas, under the act of March 3. 1879.
Published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of the school year, by the Kansas University Publishing Association.
Address all business communications to Clark A. Wallace, Business Manager, $1140\%$ Tennessee street, Lawrence, Kansas; all other communications to Louis LaCoss, $1247\%$ Kentucky street, Lawrence, Kansas.
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Office in basement of Fraser Hall.
Phone, Bell, K. U. 25.
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1911.
COMING EVENTS.
April 22—French Play.
April 22—Relay Carnival at Des Moines.
April 24-28—Dr. Zueblin Lectures.
April 28—Junior Prom.
April 29—Missouri Debate.
April 29—Interclass track meet.
May 5—Sophomore Prom.
May 6—Marchade.
May 6—Interscholastic Track
...and Field Games.
May 11—Baseball game with Kieo University.
May 13—Missouri-Kansas Dual Meet, Lawrence.
May 18-19—Senior Plg.
May 20—Fourth Annual Invitation Meet.
REGARDING PROFESSORS.
The question has been asked: "Why is it that the professors of the western colleges publish but few books in comparison with the numerous publications of professors in many of the eastern schools?" In a recent lecture to one of his classes a University professor referred to this question and checked it all up to the proportionate amount of leisure time that the instructors in the various schools have. In the eastern schools it is said to be a usual thing for a professor to have but two hours of instruction work each week and the rest of his time may be spent in research. At the University, for instance, many of the professors have from ten to fifteen or more hours of instruction each week. People who do not understand the situation probably consider a job that demands only fifteen hours of application per week, to be a snap and they indicate the attitude of the men here toward the question.
The entire question is a pertinent one. If the professors at the University are not allowed sufficient time for research and not given ample opportunity to make known the results of any investigations, the University and the state will suffer. It cannot be doubted that our western professors possess just as much common sense and ability as do their colleagues in the east, but the fact remains that they are far behind their eastern brethren in announcing the results of their work to the world.
The entire question is an open and debatable one. An inquiry into actual conditions as they exist at the University may lead to some interesting and perhaps startling results.
The time seems to be past at the University of Kansas when politics, like salvation, is free. Whenever the office-seeking student wishes to see his name gracing an Australian ballot in the future he will have not only to send his friends out to circulate petitions, but he will have to put up seventy-five cents in good hard money for the privilege. Making the politicians pay the cost of politics is probably the greatest political idea that ever originated at the University of Kansas. The idea is not likely to be popular among politicians at large. Its application would make their profession as unremunerative as the ministry.
It takes a long time to learn the things that are worth knowing. An eastern professor knows how to live on twelve cents' worth of food a day—but he probably spent most of his sixty-six years finding it out.
One of the worst opponents of spring football is spring fever.
A story sent out from Boston says that beans are hard to digest and are practically worthless as food. Next thing we expect to see a story sent out under a Kansas dateline saying that the Sunflower state ozone is bad for the health.
The rule against K. U. girls stopping over in the village for ice cream sodas, shows the fine Italian hand of the man student; it is a frame-up with the faculty to enable the college boy to get through with his allowance, instead of "going through" it or "coming through with it."—Topeka State Journal, Tuesday April 18, 1911.
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THESE NAMES POPULAR
Helens And Marys Are Most Numerous at K. U.
ed it. Only about twenty-five girls here have the distinction of bearing names which no one here, at least, can share. Among these the most uncommon names are: Maelynette, Ila, Zippa, Vashti, Efinda, Evadne, Rella, Viva, Regina, Creola, Telka, Arta, Vale, and Antoinette. There is only one example also of Melinda, Marcia and Angeline which used to be among the most popular names for women.
Does every name carry a certain significance with it in your mind? If it does how do you reconcile yourself to the exceptions, or is it true that every one is named properly? For instance, at the University, Helen is the most popular name, having thirty owners. Are these all alike? Mary comes next with twenty-nine and then Ruth with twenty-seven. No other name can compete with these three; the numbers drop suddenly to fifteen, which marks the popularity of both Elizabeth and Florence. Twelve girls are named Mabel, nine Bessie, and eight Nellie or Nelle.
Mitchell-Robertson
Twenty-five or thirty years ago, Martha, Constance and many other old favorites would have been in the list although Mary would probably have head-
Invitations have been received in Lawrence for the wedding of Nelle Mitchell of Robinson and John Robertson of Lawrence. The wedding will take place May 6, and the bride and groom will make their home in Lawrence. Miss Mitchell is a former student, and a member of the Pi Phi sorority, and Mr. Robertson is a member of the Phi Psi fraternity.
College hair cuts, at the College Inn shop.
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Printing and Engraving
917 Mass. St.
INDIAN STORE
LAWRENCE
Business College
Lawrence, Kansas
Teaches Gregg Sborhand and touch Typewriting. Special classes for K, U. Students. School in session all Summer.
Frank Koch The Tailor 727 Mass. St.
A. G. ALRICH.
744 Mass. St.
We have the largest stock of HURD's FINE STATIONERY in the city. The latest styles in envelopes and place cards. Engraved cards for Commencement. We have the only book in the city for this class of work.
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Cut Flowers and Designs South Tennessee St.
Base Ball Goods
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June 19, Sept. 1, 1911
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