The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 28,1909
NUMBER
VOLUME VI
F.W.BLACKMAR GIVEN HONOR
WILL ATTEND INTERNA TIONAL PRISON CONGRESS
Meeting Will Be Held in Washington—First Meeting Was Held at Stockholm in 1873.
Prof. F. W. Blackmar has been appointed a member of the General or Advisory American Commission on the International Prison Congress to be held in Washington, D. C.
The International Prison Congress has been held at intervals in the greatest cities in the world, and the next congress will be held in Washington in 1910. This congress is now held every five years. The first one held was at Stockholm in 1873; the last one was held at Budapest in 1905.
The organization is truly international in the extent of its membership and the scope of the work undertaken. This fact was recognized by the congress of the United States, when, in 1905, it passed a resolution requesting the President to extend to the Budapest session of the Prison Congress, an invitation to meet in Washington in 1910.
The influence of the United States in this International Prison Congress is of special importance, because this country has lead in movements for improved conditions in prisons and in advanced ideas on punishment and corrective agencies in general. The meeting in Washington next year should do much to advance this influence, as commissioners appointed by the executive officer of the most civilized nations of the globe will be present to learn from all other delegates in attendance. The exact date and the various details for this meeting have not been arranged, but will be worked out by the permanent organization in this country known as the American Prison Association.
The appointment of Professor Blackmar by it is a recognition of his services in the work of prison reform and remedial agencies.
SEMI-FINALS FINISHED.
Golf Finals Will Be Between Sterling and Crawford.
The second half of the semifinals of the golf tournament has been played, Prof. M. W. Sterling winning from Prof. J. D. Newton, three up and two to play. The finals of the tournament will be played the last of the week between Prof. M. W. Sterling and Prof. C. C. Crawford.
The "medal score" of the tournament was made by Professor Sterling in the semi-finals. He made the nine hole course in 51.
Van Scholes of Council Grove has pledged to the Phi Gam fraternity.
FRESHMAN TRACK WORK
More Men Should Come Out, Says Coach Hamilton.
The freshman track candidates held the first meeting of the year yesterday afternoon. The object of the meeting was to discuss plans for the fall activities. One week from tomorrow, the freshman will hold an inter-school meet in the gymnasium,following the juniors who will struggle tomorrow This will be a try-out for the material, as a track meet with one of the Kansas City high schools will be held some time during the coming month, probably on November 13. Coach Hamilton was well pleased with the material that has come out this fall.
One thing, however, Coach Hamilton thinks, should be remedied. The material that is out is good, but the material is not plentiful. In order to help build up next year's track team, the freshmen should get into athletics this year.
DEADLY POWDERS.
Many Lives Are Lost in Attempt to Cure Headaches.
Prof. L. D. Havenhill talked before the Chemical club yesterday on "Headache Powders." Powders containing acetanilid, phenacetin, and antipyrine have been responsible for many deaths he said, through their action heart depressives, and besides that, they are habit-forming. The dangerous properties of these drugs are generally recognized by doctors, but the increasing care that is exercised by physicians in their use is offset by the fact that people who do their own "doctoring" are using them in larger quantities than ever.
A NEW SONG BOOK
Graduate Magazine Is Printing a .Booklet of University Pieces.
The cover of the booklet is a good example of secession art, in the University colors.
The Graduate Magazine has in press a sixteen-page booklet of "K. U. Songs," which will be ready to go on sale by the middle of next week. The booklet contains the words and music of many of the more significant songs in use at the University, and the words alone of about twenty others. The words and the air of the "Foot ball Song" recently introduced here are included.
A MUSICAL CHAPEL.
The exercises in chapel Friday will be something new, consisting entirely of music. The University orchestra will play several selections from "The Mikado."
Tomorrow's Service Include Orchestra Selections and Solos.
Other numbers will be a piano solo by Miss Sweeney and a vocal solo by Chas. Barkdull. The title of his solo is "Mattinata," by Tosti.
A course in Aeroplane work will be established at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
KENNEDY WILL START STRONG
STAR PLAYERS TO BE USED SATURDAY..
Mass Meeting Tomorrow Night Song Books to Be Sold Money for Band.
Because of the fact that Washburn always plays the best game of her season against Kansas. Coach Kennedy has decided to place the strongest men of his squad in the lineup next Saturday Washburn has been pointing her team for the past several weeks and the majority of the men are in pink of condition. They have been working hard and are doing everything in their power to get in such condition that the team will be able to put up a strong game against the Jayhawkers.
Kennedy announced the men who will start the game Saturday. Contrary to his first expectations practically all of the star players will be in the line-up. Following are the men who will start: Carlson, center; Lovett, right guard; V. Smith, left guard; Randall, right tackle; Ford or Brownlee, right end; Ammons, left end; Johnson, quarter; Magill, right half; Pleasant, left half; Dahlene, fullback.
R. Smith will be out of the game Saturday because of sickness. He has been playing a good game during the season thus far, but is not in good physical condition. Kennedy believes he has a touch of malaria, and for that reason prefers to rest him this week in order that he may get incondition for future contests. His place will be taken by V. Smith, who has shown up well in the games in which he has played.
The Rev. Dr. Wolfe, pastor of the First Methodist church, will speak before the Y. M. C. A. midweek meeting on "Christian Manliness," this evening at Myers hall, at 6:45. Dr. Wolfe has recently come from a large pastorate at Hutchinson, where he has been for the past two years. All men are invited to attend.
A mass meeting of the students will be held tomorrow morning after chapel on the campus and tomorrow evening another meeting will be held in the chapel for the purpose of stimulating the movement to take at least a thousand rooters to the capital city. The selling of song books, containing all of the K. U. and other college songs, has been started. The proceeds from the sale of these books will be used in paying the expenses of taking the band to Lincoln for the K. U.-N. U. game. In the past a popular subscription was asked in order that those expenses might be defrayed, but this year a better means has been devised.
Dr. Wolfe Will Speak.
LAW BANQUET TONIGHT.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five to Attend.
The annual banquet of the School of Law will take place tonight at the Eldridge house, at 9 o'clock. The banquet is given every year in commemoration of the dedication of Green hall, and in honor of Dean Green. Tomorrow will be "Uncle Jimmy Day," and the Laws will have the customary holiday. A number of alumni are expected back this evening for the banquet. Covers will be laid for 125. The speakers for the occasion are:
Toastmaster—C. J. Lord, 1910.
"The Law School as a Part of the University" — Chancellor Strong.
"The Relation of the Bar to the Law School"—Justice A. W Benson.
Selected—Dr. W. L. Burdick.
“Reminiscences”—Hon. C. A.
Burney.
Selected—Prof. W. E. Higgins.
"Candidate for a LL. B."—A.
M. Ebright, 1910.
"Between the Devil and the Deep Sea"—A. M. McAdams, 1911.
Remarks—Dean J. W. Green.
"Ambition of a Junior Law" H.C. Marks, 1912.
TO HAVE GYM TEAM.
New Kind of Athletics to Be Introduced.
"ON TO WASHBURN."
Mass Meeting in Chapel Tomor row Evening.
A gymnasium team is to be organized this year under the supervision of Doctor Naismith Tim Shotts and Tommy Johnson are interested in the team and they are trying to work it up. The men trying out for the team will meet in the future on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 in the evening. As soon as the team does some active work and has a few contestants with other institutions the matter of giving the gym team a suitable "K" will be brought up. In other schools the gym teams are recognized as on a par with other athletic teams and the men who make the team are awarded with the athletic letter.
The "On to Washburn" mass meeting will be held tomorrow evening in chapel at 7:00 o'clock Chancellor Strong and Manager Lansdon will be among the speakers. The University band will play the new piece entitled "The Kansas Spirit." The girls' rooters club will be out in large numbers. The football team demands the support of the students. Everyone is requested to come to the meeting.
The members of the Y. M. C.A.
Cabinet entertained the members of
the Y. W. C. A. Cabinet at dinner from 7 to 9 yesterday evening at the Pi Upsilon home, at 19 West Adams street. Twenty-eight people were present.
New York University has start ed a school of journalism.
RAISE STANDARD OF SCHOLARSHIP
FRATERNITY MEN WILL UNDERTAKE THIS PROBLEM.
Regents Will Take no Action Against Fraternities Yet—Two Plans to Be Tried.
In case the fraternity men of the University take the initiative with regard to some means of raising their standard of scholarship no action will be taken against them by the Board of Regents. This was announced late Tuesday evening by the Board after a report had been received from the committee of the Board, which had conferred with a committee from the Pan-Hellenic council, to the effect that the fraternity men are willing to take the initiative and thus put themselves on probation.
The last four times the appropriation bill for the University has been before the state legislature a great deal of sentiment has been expressed against supporting a school which permits fraternities to exist without restraint. Each of these times the Board of Regents has been able to overcome this difficulty, but the sentiment is still growing. For this reason a committee of the Board of Regents has been appointed by the Chancellor to investigate the fraternities here and if possible locate the evil if there is one.
The initiative which the fraternity men are undertaking embraces two plans. A system of monthly scholarship reports will be established and the withholding of initiation sixty days will be tried.
The need for improved scholarship among the fraternity men was shown by figures compiled from the records last summer by Registrar Geo. O. Foster. These figures showed that the percentage of delinquencies among the fraternity men was43, and among the non-fraternity men 32. Only two fraternities had a higher average of scholarship than the average non-fraternity standing.
In speaking of the action the fraternities have taken, Chancellor Strong said: "It is wise and necessary that the fraternity men should take this action, for if they had not done so a rule, out of necessity for the protection for the University, would have been passed for their regulation by the Board of Regents. I hope that the fraternities wil be able to accomplish what they are undertaking."
Class in Bible Study.
Next Sunday Professor F. W. Blackmar will begin to conduct a Bible class at the First Methodist church on Bible study with reference to social life. The class will be open to University students. The Jewish institutions with reference to the social development of the race will first be studied. The class convenes on Sunday at noon.
Tadd Quadlander will play One member of each couple must be a Senior
SENIOR PARTY
Friday Night, 50c. Ecke's Hall