THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VII
NUMBER 96
FREER COLLECTION ON EXHIBIT HERE
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1911
RARE GROUP OF PAINTINGS PROMISED.
Paintings by Whistler, Dewing, Tryon, Weir, Hassam and Others Included.
Prof. W, A. Griffith of the department of drawing and painting received a letter from Charles L. Freer of Detroit, Mich., this morning, bearing the news that Mr. Freer has decided to send a portion of his collection of paintings for exhibition at the University of Kansas next February. This insures the success of the next annual exhibition, as the Freer collection contains some of the best art in the United States. The only thing the University has ever had which is in the same class is the Carnegie collection which was exhibited here in 1903.
The Freer collection will occupy a separate room in the exhibition in the new Administration building. It will comprise one-half of the picture show, the other half being devoted to a collection of American paintings. Mr. Freer has not yet decided just what pictures he will send, but said in his letter that works by Whisttler, Dewing, Tryon, Weir, Hassam, and one or two others would be included in the collection. He has specified in close detail the installation of the pictures. The floor of the room in which they are shown must be a dull green, and the walls must be white. This room will be open only in the day time, as the pictures are delicate tone paintings and cannot be shown by artificial light.
The paintings of the Freer collection will be exhibited only as the University of Kansas. Prof. W.A. Griffith has been trying for a long time to get Mr. Freer to consent to exhibit some of the pictures and was met with a refusal several times. The letter which he received this morning naturally was a gratifying one, assuring, as it did, a great art exhibit to the Missouri Valley next February.
Charles L. Freer is a millionaire and art connoisseur of Detroit. He has presented his immense collection to the government. The gift has been accepted and at Mr. Freer's death the paintings will be placed in a building in Washington for which the donor of the gifts has set aside funds and will be administered in connection with the national museum. The paintings which will be sent to Lawrence form only a small part of the collection but will comprise some of the best works that Mr. Freer has.
INSTRUMENT MAKER BUSY
Many Laboratories Want Barber Pipette Holder.
Charles W. White, instrument maker of the University is busy filling orders for the Barber Pipette Holder, an instrument for separating the different kinds of bacteria. It is an attachment for a microscope and was invented about three years ago by Prof. M.A. Barber of the School of Medicine. Orders have been received from laboratories in ePennsylvania, Boston, Washburn, and Hoome, Holland. The instrument costs $20.
Notice to Seniors.
All seniors will meet tomorrow at ten o'clock outside the south chapel door to form the chapel procession. Senior men and women will please appear in cap and gown.
ALPHA TAUS WIN CUP
Third Debate on Board Control Question.
The Seventh Annual Interfraternity Debate, for the Ewing Herbert loving cup, was won last evening by Milton Minor of Alpha Tau Omega. The question for discussion was,"Resolved, That the board of control as provided by senate bill No. 289 is preferable to the present system of control of the state educational institutions." The matter of compensation was not to be the subject of argument.
The cup now is the permanent property of the Alpha Taus, since they have won it three years. Those who have won it two years are, the Betas, and the Sigma Chis.
Following is the order in which they appeared on the program :
Affirmative—
Marmalad Phi Delta Theta—Clyde Dodge.
Phi Gamma Delta.—J. A. Williams.
Phi Kappa Psi—Harold Evans Sigma Chi—Clement Parker Negative—
Sigma Alpha Epsilon—Frank E. Davis.
Beta Theta Pi-Allen Wilber,
Sigma Nu-Lewis Breygogle,
Alpha Tau Omega-Milton
Minor.
Supt, F. P. Smith, M. A. Gorrill and Henry Asher acted as judges.
ROBERT RAY TO JAPAN
Former Student to Teach Economics in Tokio.
Robert J. Ray, '08, and for the past three years a student at Harvard, has just received an appointment as teacher of economics for three years at the Tokio University of Japan.
Ray held the fellowship in economics and sociology at Kansas University in 1908-9 and went to Harvard in 1909-10 on a scholarship. While at Harvard he made good and received the Henry Lee Memorial fellowship which is the best economic fellowship given by that institution. Mr. Ray has both an A. B. and A. M. from Kansas. His home is at Sterling. He will visit Lawrence during the coming summer and will sail for Japan in August.
May be Arrested?
Those gentlemen who have been advertising various dancing parties this week are laying themselves liable to a lot of trouble. There is a city ordinance against posting bills on telegraph and telephone poles and this week this ordinance has been violated. The city marshal is making investigations this afternoon and some interesting developments are expected.
Miss Lyla Edgetton and Miss Clara Hase will give their graduating piano recital jointly this evening in Fraser hall. They will be assisted by Miss Gertrude Mossler, reader. This will be the last graduating recital of the year.
Joint Recital Tonight.
There will be a special meeting of the Good Government club at the Sigma Nu house, Sunday morning at 10:30. All members requested to be present.
Good Government Club
The Mathematics club met Wednesday evening, May 24, at the residence of Prof. U. G. Mitchell, 1240 Rhode Island.
Mathematics Club Met
All football suits checked out for spring practice should be turned in at the gymnasium immediately.
Notice.
PROF. J. D. NEWTON A DEAN AT LOYOLA
RESIGNS TODAY TO HEAD ENGINEERING DEPT.
Will Take up His Duties in Chi cago School in September— Here Five Years.
Today Prof. J. D. Newton landed to the Chancellor his esignation as professor of civil engineering at the University. He has accepted a position as Dean of the School of Engineering of Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, and will begin his work there in September.
Loyola. University is an outgrowth of St. Ignatius College and has been in existence but two years. Last year it had an enrollment of 1607 and the outlook for increased enrollment is bright. The School of Engineering has just been established and Michael Cudahay, the wealthy packer, has endowed a beautiful building. The campus of the University covers 27 acres along the lake shore and the entire institution is in a flourishing condition. There are at the present time 127 members in the faculty.
Professor Newton came to this University five years ago. He is a graduate from Cornell and has had much practical engineering experience, having been an officer in the United States navy. The position that he takes is far more remunerative than his present one and the opportunities for advancement are great.
ENTERTAIN MISSIONARIES
Dr. and Mrs. Wilber Were Hosts at Dinner.
The members of the Student Volunteer band of the University and a few other guests were entertained by Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Wilber at Westminster hall Friday evening in honor of John Bigger and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith who will go to Korea this summer as missionaries. Smith and Bigger have received the A. B. and A. M. degrees from the University and will be graduated from the School of Medicine in June.
Dr. Wilber acted as toast master and after the dinner the following responses were given: The Missionary Call and Calling, Fred Lee; K. U. in the Mission Field, Mrs. W. C. Payne; A Physician's Opportunity in the Orient, Roy Smith; Why we go to Korea, Mrs. Roy Smith; Prospects of a Lone Missionary, John Bigger; Fields Whitening to Harvest, Dr. W. A. Powell; "God be With You till we Meet Again," George Innes.
The final Law quizes will take place next week as follows: Wednesday morning, May 31, Constitutional Law and Suretship; afternoon, Evidence and Damages.
Thursday morning, June 1,
Wills; afternoon, Bills and Notes
and Domestic Relations.
Final Law Quizes.
Scoop Club Election.
friday morning June 2, Criminal Law; afternoon, Trusts.
At a meeting of the Scoop club Wednesday the fellow officers for the ensuing year were elected: President, M. D. Bacer; vice president, Clark Wallace, secretary-treasurer. Louis La Coss.
To Grade Euclid Street.
The street commission department of Lawrence is grading Euclid street through west from Louisiana. This street will run back of Blake Hall and will connect with the campus road behind the power house.
THIRD TRIP THIS SUMMER
Prof. W. J. Baumgartner Will Take Class to Puget Sound
Prof. W. J. Baunggartner of the department of Zoology and his wife and daughter, Leona, and a dozen others will start for the Puget Marine Station at Washington on June 14 from Kansas City. A special car will be run over the Chicago, Burlington, and Quinney railway to Yellowstone Park where a week will be spent. At the marine station they will stay for the six weeks of the summer session. The students from here who will go are: Nora Frederick, assistant in the botany laboratory, Ruth Wilhelm, Edwin Sehmitt, Lindon Greene, C. W. Ebnother, and Huntsman Haworth. Those from out of town who are planning to take the trip are: Miss Sterling of Iola, W. M. Bailey, of Holton, M. W. Spangler, of Russell, C. O. Ashton, of Great Bend, and J. E. Baumbeer of Kansas City.
This is the third annual trip that Prof. Baumgartner has taken to Fuget Sound. The main object of the trip is to do research work at the station which is especially adapted to this work because of its favorable location.
INDUSTRIAL FELLOWS WIN
Defeat Chemical Engineers in Fast Ball Game.
In one of the fastest ball games of the season on MeCook field Tuesday afternoon, the Chemical Engineers met defeat at the hands of the Industrial Fellows. After a few hours of heated discussion B. F. Stelter of the department of English was chosen as the judge of balls and strikes.
The game lasted for five full innings and Pitcher MacKey, of the Industrial Fellows held the Chemicals to a few poor and ill placed hits. The Fellows proved to be stronger with the stick than their opponents and succeeded in collecting a number of safe hits off of Areh MacKinnon, the tosser of the Chemicals. When the uproar was over and the score keeper could be found the result stood 8 to 5 with the Fellows claiming the long end.
Robert K. Duncan, head of the departments of Chemistry in both Kansas and Pittsburg Universities was the spectator of honor.
Alpha Sigma Pledges
The Alpha Sigma pledge society to the Nu Sigma Nu medicinal fraternity was reorganized the other night. Pledges to Nu Sigma Nu are taken into this society while still in their pre-medical ocurences. They are initiated into Nu Sigma Nu after they have entered the medical school. The following men have been pledged: Robert Gunning, Ray Steen and Roland Athey.
Band Concert Friday.
The last band concert of the year will be given on the steps of the Museum, Friday night at 7..30. This concert will take the place of the second concert on the student's ticket.
The University band will give a free concert at Woodland park Sunday night.
Lecture May 25.
Mr. W. S. Kinnear president of the Kansas City Terminal railway will give an illustrated lecture on "The Detroit River Tunnel" of which he was chief engineer, on May 25, at 8 p.m., at the Engineering building.
Exhibit Work Soon.
An exhibition of work by the students of drawing and painting will be opened next week on the third floor of Snow hall and will continue through commencement week.
TEAM IS OFF FOR CONFERENCE MEET
ANNUAL MISSOURI VALLEY CONTEST THIS WEEK.
Missouri is Doped to Win— 18 Men Will Make The Trip.
For the fourth time the Kansas track team composed of 18 men, Trainer Burgess, Coach Hamilton, and Manager Lansdon will go to Des Moines tomorrow night ta take part in the annual Missouri Valley Conference meet which will be held there tomorrow and Saturday. Last year the Jayhawkers won the meet by a large score and the team that will contest for Kansas this year will do all in their power to win the second consecutive championship of the valley.
The men who made the trip are: Captain Hamilton, C. Davis, Schwab, Black, Gribble, Fairchild, H. Woodbury, Patterson, Kraus, Watson, Osborne, Murray, C. Woodbury, Parker, French, Wilson, and Ammons.
Coach Hamilton said this morning that the team would be somewhat crippled in the sprints by the officers of Roberts who left school to take a position with the government. "It looks like a contest between Missouri and Kansas with the edge of the dope in the favor of the Tiger team. However to a certain extent the Nebraska men and Missouri star runners will work against one another while the points that Kansas will take are comparatively certain. All the men are in fine condition for the meet and I expect them to do good work on the field there Saturday afternoon," said Hamilton
The trio heat of the dashes including the quarter mile run tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 and the final races of the meet will be run on Saturday afternoon. The men will leave Lawrence on the Union Pacific this evening at six o'clock and at Kansas City they will take a special sleeper at 9:30 which will set in the depot for the men so that they will be able to obtain plenty of sleep this evening. Coach Hamilton will make the athletes retire immediately as soon as the car is set in the depot so that they will be in prime condition for the trial heats on the morrow.
PHI GAMS WIN FIST
Take One Championship Game
From Sigma Chis.
The Phi Gamma Delta ball team defeated the Sigma Chis Tuesday afternoon by the score of 3 to 2. This was the first of the three games which will be played between the two teams to decide the championship of the Pan-Hellenic league.
Both teams played good ball and the game was hotly contested throughout. The Phi Gam victory was largely due to the good pitching of Trickett. Sommers also played a good game for the same team at catch. The Sigma Chi battery was Wilson and Ahrens. The next championship game will be played Saturday.
Last Chapel Tomorrow
The last chapel exercises of the year on Friday morning will be addressed by the Chancellor. He has something to say that will be of especial interest to the whole university. Part of his talk will be for the seniors and it is expected that all of them will wear their caps and gowns.
Caps And Gowns Tomorrow.
All caps and gowns will be distributed at the check stand tomorrow after chapel.