THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN
The official paper of the University of Kansas.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1911.
COMING EVENTS.
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—Interscholastic Track and Field Games.
May 11—Baseball game with Kieo University.
May 12—May Fete.
May 13—Missouri-Kansas Dual Meet, Lawrence.
May 18-19—Senior Play.
May 20—Fourth Annual Invitation Meeting.
TABLE MANNERS WHILE YOU WAIT.
Forsooth it must be said that the old order of things changeth. In the years that have passed we were wont to associate with the tiller of the soil a man who had a marked propensity to snore while eating and an inordinate desire to consume huge quantities of his favorite Horse Shoe. But this traditional agriculturist is fading into the dim, dim past and he is gradually making way for a more enlightened and cultured generation. Several weeks ago reports were sent out from our sister institution at Manhattan that at a meeting of the senior boys it was decided to entirely dispense with sword swallowing and various other forms of athletics at meals and for the entire class to receive instruction in the proper way in which to manipulate the hitherto unused fork and to be initiated into the mysteries of just when to use the right spoon. Their efforts towards becoming models of etiquette were heralded with delight by a long abused world and as far as we know now our farmer brothers at Manhattan are making great progress.
But not to be outdone by Kansas, a number of other colleges have installed a department of table manners and now one can learn the game while he waits. Governor Stubbs has declared that we must have more practical things in our schools and certainly the attitude taken by the state schools toward the simple matter of eating will meet with his unbounded approval.
The Athletic Board election was the most closely contested election that has been held in the University for years. The two factions that are always prevalent at any election were in evidence and the results showed the honors were about evenly distributed between the two tickets. The fight was one of the greatest in the history of the school and the largest vote that has ever been cast at any University election was polled Tuesday. The backers of the two tickets are to be congratulated on the clean fight that was made. As far as is known there was no ill-feeling shown by either side. A school election is always an interesting thing and the contest on Tuesday clearly demonstrated that an election can be held that will bring out school spirit that can work only for the good of the University.
Starting the Junior Prom at six o'clock this year, is an innovation that ought to be given a thorough trial by the student body. The managers of the Prom realize that the idea is not popular generally but circumstances this year compelled them to try to complete the dancing by three o'clock. In order to give the idea a fair test there should be prompt attendance by all those who intend to see the farce. The faree is to begin at 6:15 o'clock and as we have a half holiday in order to prepare for the event there is no reason why everybody cannot be in their seats by that time. The Prom means a lot of work for a lot of people and those who are to enjoy an entertainment of the nature of the Prom should see that there is no inconvenience caused by any delay on their part in getting to the place on time.
WHY MATH. IS UNPOPULAR
Prof. J. W. Young Believes Public Should be Interested.
"Mathematics is not a popular science," said Prof. J. W. Young of the department of mathematics in his chapel address on Tuesday morning, "not in the sense of like or dislike but in the amount of interest shown by the general public.
The public press does not report recent discoveries in mathematics, and there is also very little reference to mathematical subjects in current magazines. An eminent mathematician held that the definition of mathematics is a science in which we never know what we are talking about, and which we never know what we say is true." Professor Young explained non-utilian geometry.
"Your imagination is necessary," he said, "in order to understand this particular kind of geometry. Suppose the world is enclosed with a large sphere, the temperature in the sphere changes, and it is the greatest at the center, and decreases to zero at the boundary. Thus if a man is walking to his barn, he will need to take fewer steps if he swerves toward the center instead of following the straight line."
In conclusion, the professor mentioned the coincidence of the birthday of Professor Kline of the University of Gottingen, an eminent mathematician, coming on the same day as that on which the speech was delivered.
Roy Burdick, a graduate of the University who is teaching science in the Iola high school, visited at the University Saturday and Sunday.
WORLD'S MISSIONS.
The St. Mary's ball team defeated the Southwestern College boys of Winfield at St. Mary's last Saturday by a score of 5 to 1.
Officers Elected For Next Year's Work.
The opportunity in the world's mission fields and the high character of the students who are entering upon the work were discussed by Miss Anna Brown, of New York City last Sunday afternoon at a meeting of the Missionary Union.
The following students were elected as officers for the organization for the next school year: President, Miss Laura Bates; vice-president, J. M. Regier; secretary, Miss Florence Payne.
Journal Club Met.
The Journal club of the English department held its last meeting of the year Monday evening at the home of Miss Alice Winston. Reports were made by Professors Dunlap, Stelter and Raymond on the Shakespear Jahrbuch, Modern Philology and Euphorion. A program for next year was submitted by the committee and adopted.
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KICKS.
I wish to register a kick on the manner in which the sanitary drinking fountain in Fraser hall is attended by the persons in charge, whoever they may be. For some unaccountable reason the stream is turned so low that one cannot drink without touching his lips to the edge of the fountain. I do not believe that it was the intention of the inventor that the water, by a supreme effort of the lungs, be sucked up from the bowels of the earth, nor that it was his idea to invent a water-saving device.
At present there are ninety million germs of various sizes shapes, and colors inhabiting the edge of the drinking machine. I counted them this morning.
It may be of interest to the authorities to know that water has been recently placed upon the free list. Lets profit by the change. I.M.DRY.
TEST LUNGS AND HEART
Gym. Students Are Put Through Course of Trials.
Yesterday afternoon members of the class in Anthropometry were examined by means of various tests. The first test which the boys were subjected to was one of reaction to sight, sound and touch. The machine used for this purpose had two keys which released a couple of pendulums. As soon as the contestant saw a piece of paper move he pressed the key and released the pendulum. The other pendulum was released simultaneously with the moving of the paper. The number of swings necessary for the two pendulums to swing together represented the reaction of the athlete. Those students who were normal had about the same reaction for each of the powers tested. A few abnormal conditions were met with. One student had a sight and hearing reaction of twenty and a touch of fourteen.
The lung capacity of the men ranged from 150 pounds to 350. In the weight lifting one of the gym students pulled 350 pounds. The test of the gripping strength was between 35 and 60. The heart beat of the men was taken before working out and again after the contestants had worked to exhaustion in order to get the heart acceleration. One of the most powerful men had a heart beat of 90 before working and 172 after working. The acceleration was 82. The fact that the average acceleration of all the students was about fifty shows the abnormal condition of the heart. No tests were taken yesterday by the measurements in weights or height. The work of the Anthropometers will continue until every student in the gymnasium classes has been examined.
Has Article in Magazine
Miss Mary E. Tupper has written an article which has been accepted for publication in an early number of the "Kansas Magazine." The article is about three thousand words in length, is to be illustrated by photographs, and is called "Some Interesting Facts About Haskell Institute." The paper was first written in a freshman rhetoric course of the College, and was later developed by Miss Tupper on the advice of the instructor, W. A. Wattles.
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