THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME V111.
NUMBER 17.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 24, 1911.
PLANS MADE FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
LOCAL CHORUS WILL BE USED THIS YEAR.
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra Engaged—Dean Skilton to Present Original Composition
The plans for the next Music Festival in April are nearly complete although the time is distant The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra will be engaged again though they have reduced their schedule and shortened their tour two weeks. Dean Skilton, the director, is organizing a chorus of sixteen ladies voices to sing two numbers with accompaniment of the orchestra. One of these will be the opening scene of the second act of Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman," including the famous Spinning Chorus and Senta's Ballad. In this work the solo parts will be taken by the noted singers who accompany the orchestra. The other number will be a group of choral songs accompanied only by harp and French horns, a famous composition of Brahms
Dean Skilton will also present an original composition for orchestra, a symphonic poem entitled "A North Carolina Legend." Soloists of international renown are now under consideration and will soon be announced The ladies chorus will be made up chiefly of members of the Festival Chorus as well known local singers. About twelve have already signified their intention of taking part and the remainder will soon be selected from recent comers and the student body.
The Chorus has not taken part in the last three festivals as the seating capacity of the gymnasium is not adequate. When the new building is completed a suitable platform space will be available, and Dean Skilton intends then to re-organize the chorus and give local singers and students an opportunity of singing the famous choral works with the accompaniment of a great orchestra.
HOBSON'S LEG BROKEN.
Soccer Captain Sustains Serious Injury Saturday.
Asher Hobson, captain of the varsity soccer football team, suffered a broken leg in the game with Fairmount last Saturday and will be out of the game for the rest of the season. Hobson and a Fairmount player attempted to kick the ball at the same time, with the result that the captain's right leg received the full force of the opponent's kick and was broken just below the knee.
FIRE AT WESTMINSTER
Small Blaze on Roof Quickly Extinguished.
While walking along Oread avenue last night at about nine o'clock, several students noticed a small blaze on the roof of Westminster House. The occupants of the building were notified and the fire was extinguished before any serious damage had been done. The fire was started by sparks from the chimney. The fire department arrived after the fire had been put out.
A. I. E. E. Meeting
The regular meeting of the A. L. E. E. will be held in Room 101 Marvin hall Wednesday evening October 25. Mr. C. W. Holliday of the Lawrence Home Telephone Company will speak. All interested are invited to attend.
The Sachems will hold a meeting next Thursday evening at nine o'clock at the Pi Upsilon house.
Sachem Meeting.
GET BUSY
Do the students of the University want their football team to win the game with Drake?
Sounds like a foolish question—but—
When the cheer leader called a mass meeting for Friday last week, only a few more than a hundred rooters responded.
The next day the team had hard work nosing out a victory over Manhattan. And at the same time Drake was running up a 65 to 6 score.
Drake in on the job. Where is the Kansas student body?
CO-EDS CANNOT COME
Two Hundred Fifty Rooters Expected From Drake
Two hundred and fifty rooters are expected to accompany the Drake football team to Lawrence on a special train next Saturday. The student who sells fifteen dollars worth of season tickets a $1.00 apiece to a course of musical programs that, will be given there, will be given the expenses of the trip. Already many of the men have made the sale of enough of the tickets to pay their way to the Kansas-Drake game, and one hundred and fifty are expected to earn the trip in this manner.
The faculty there made a ruling to the effect that the women students could not accompany, the team on its long trip to Kansas. The girls would have to take away from the University over night and it has been found that the chaperonage that propriety demands cannot be obtained However, some of the young wo men have petitioned the faculty, to permit them to make the trip with the arrangements for chap eronage that they have provided
FRESHMAN HAS BAD FALL
X-Ray Examination Held Today at Hospital.
While exercising on the horizontal bar yesterday afternoon in the gymnasium, Tom Root, a freshman in the College while doing the "giant swing" fell to the floor, striking his head and neck on the mat. He was unconscious for more than an hour. An ambulance was summoned and he was taken to the University hospital where he is now being given medical attention.
The blow resulted in paralysis below the shoulders, but today the injured student is able to move his arms and feet slightly. Root's father and mother are here from Kansas City and they have called physicians from their home. An X-ray examination will be held this afternoon at the hospital.
Dr. Louis Cahlenberg, head of the chemical department in the University of Wisconsin, will speak before the chemical society of this University, Saturday morning November 11. Dr. Cahlenberg is a recognized authority on physical chemistry and will advance a few special ideas of his own on the subject. The lecture will take place at 10 o'clock in the morning, on account of the football game in the afternoon.
Dr. Louis Cahlenberg to Address Chemical Society.
AUTHORITY TO SPEAK
Dr. W. L. Burdick of the School of Law, will speak at the regular Thursday aveneding meeting of the Y. M. C. A. His subject is unannounced, but he promises an interesting theme for his remarks.
Burdick Speaks Thursday
JOURNALISTS GET THEIR EQUIPMENT
REGENTS INSTALL MODEL
NEWSPAPER PLANT
Laboratory Include Presses, Typesetting Machines and Bindery Two Printing Courses Offered
Recommendations of Prof. Merle Thorpe for laboratory equipment for the department of journalism were approved today by the special committee appointed by the board of regents last week with power to act. The equipment is to be installed immediately.
Everything necessary to a model newspaper plant will be provided, presses, type-setting machines, a bindery, and enough type and cabinets to allow two classes of twenty students each material for work.
In the laboratory work students will be instructed in the faces and value of type faces by actual work in the composing room, taught to set type, make up and lock up forms, estimate costs; judge qualities and quantities of paper, inks; read proofs, etc.
"A knowledge of the mechanical side of newspaper work is invaluable to the newspaper man," said Prof. Thorpe today. "Such a knowledge fits him better for editorial supervision. Especially do the students who plan to own country papers need this training."
The class in the "Art of Printing" will, in addition to hearing lectures on the history and development of printing, do practical work in designing advertisements, title pages, etc., and study of color schemes.
"It is hoped to have the equipment installed by the first of December."
FRIDAY CHAPEL IN GYM.
George S. Eddy, Associate Gener al Secretary of Y. M. Speaks
The chapel exercises Friday morning will be held in the gymnasium under the direction of the Y. M. C. A. George Sherwood Eddy, associate general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. will be the speaker. His subject will be "The Renaissance in Asia." He has held his position as general secretary only since the first of the year. Before that for fifteen years he has been national student secretary of southern India. His present position makes him the next man in importance in the association work after John R. Mott, the leading secretary. Af,ter his present trip of speaking in the United tates, he will go to Canada to give lectures. He has already been through Europe, telling of his work in southern
At noon a luncheon will be given in his honor at Myers hall. Many out-of-town guests are expected for the day. The list of visitors includes President Sanders of Washburn and Rev. F. A. Wilber, pastor of the Westminster church at Kansas City, Mo., who formerly was the student pastor of the Presbyterian church here at the University. Other visitors will be C. W. Whitehair, the state college secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; H. L. Heinzman, '07, state high school secretary; A. A. Hyde, of Wichita; W. W. Bowman, the secretary of the State Bankers' Association; and J. F. Cranall of Hiawatha.
Mr. Eddy formerly lived at Leavenworth in this state; but was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale, in '91.
Mr. Eddy probably is the most noted speaker that the Y. M. C. A. can succeed in bringing here this year, and so it is hoped that the men will turn out to hear him.
SATURDAY MOVING DAY AT THE UNIVERSITY
Seven Departments to be Transferred to New Administration Building.
The Board of Regents today accepted the first wing of the new administration building, provided a few alterations are made by the contractor. The changes are of a minor nature, having to do with the blackboards, which were of inferior quality and had not been placed properly on the walls.
The new building will be occupied by College classes and the department of drawing and painting. The entire third floor will be given to the latter department.
"It will be possible to hold classes in the new building by November 1," said Secretary E. E. Brown, today. "It will take a month to make the changes in the blackboards, but that need not interfere with class work."
"We are planning to move the departments of mathematics, history, sociology, economics, philosophy, psychology and drawing and painting into the new building Saturday," said Dean Templin this afternoon. "A schedul showing the rooms to be occupied by the classes will be posted in a few days."
TO PREVENT POLLUTION
Prof. Hoad Takes Trip With Health Board.
Prof. W. C. Hoad, accompanied by the president and the secretary of the State Board of Health, left today on an extended trip to towns along the Neosha and Verdegris rivers for the purpose of stimulating interest in preventing the pollution of those rivers by sewage.
Next week, Prof. Hoad will accompany the state commission which is to locate the new insane asylum west of the hundredth meridian as advisor on sanitary conditions.
ATHLETICS WIN, 4-2.
Wilson Club Meeting.
Philadelphia won their third game of the world's series today, defeating the Giants by a score of 4-2. Matthewson and Myres worked for New York and Bender and Thomas was the Athletics.
There will be a meeting of the Woodrow Wilson club Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in Room 110 Fraser hall. Some important communications from headquarters have been received. All persons desiring to become members of the club will please be present
An Omission.
Notice.
By mistake the Kansan last Saturday omitted in its list of denominations represented at the University, the number of Catholics who are enrolled here. At the present time there are 57 members of this faith attending this school.
The Mechanical Engineering Society will meet Thursday evening at 7:00 at 1301 Ohio street. A program will be given consisting of magazine reports by Hilford Martinson, Ackerman, Newby, and Hofsinger.
Haworth to Chicago.
Prof. Erasmus Haworth left Monday for Chicago where he will respond for Kansas to the speech of welcome at the American Mining Congress, which is in session there. Oct. 24-28.
Y. M. C. A. Workers Visit.
H. L. Heinzman, '07, state high school Y. M. C. A. secretary, and C. W. Whitehair, state college Y. M. C. A. secretary, were visiting the local association Sunday.
Martin Elected Cheer Leader
At a meeting of the junior law class today W. B. Martin was elected cheer leader of the class
HAVE WISCONSIN PLAN ALREADY?
REGENTS SHOW PRESENT UNIVERSITY VALUE.
In Letter to Governor 39 Distinct Branches of State Work Are Explained.
In accepting the invitation of Governor Stubbs to visit the University of Wisconsin, the Board of Regents in special session today took occasion to point out that the University was already engaged in 39 distinct branches of state work. The inference is plain that the regents want it understood that state cooperation is not a new thing at the University of Kansas nor of recent birth, as the dates of the inception of some branches go as far back as 1868.
The letter to the Governor states that the University is doing work along the following lines: Food analysis; drug analysis; inspection and standardization of weights and measures; analysis of natural waters of Kansas; milk analysis in connection with State Board of Health; typhoid analysis, hydrophobia serum, etc.; tuberculosis exhibit, in connection with State Board of Health; geology survey; state hospital (School of Medicine) first for indigent poor, second for deformed children; work on Kansas insect problems, (chinch bug grasshopper, wheat pests, alfalfa pests, green bug); work as state entomologist for orchards, nurseries, vineyards; entomological commission (one-half state); biological survey of all animal and plant life in Kansas industrial fellowships; coal mine explosions; drainage plans, flood prevention; Kansas stone for Kansas rock roads; testing Kansas brick, cement, and concrete; heat value of Kansas coal and lubricating value of Kansas oils; gas engines and their operation; chemical investigation of Kansas oils and gas; tests for U. S. department of agriculture legislative reference bureau; training and placing of teachers, superintendents and principals for Kansas schools; pellagra and Kansas sand flies; Kansas state fish hatchery; infantile paralysis; scientific collections, valued at $287,900.
GOLFERS AGAIN DEFEATED
Championship of Local Club Decided Today.
The K. U. Golf club met defeat at the hands of the County Club at Topeka, Saturday, by a score of 21 to 6. Members of the K. U. Golf club who played are: Sterling, Patterson, Boynton, Johnson, Barteldes and Kinnear. This afternoon Kinnear and G. W. Jones play off a match to determine who shall play Barteldes in the final round for the championship of the local club.
OREAD OUT NOV. 10.
Plan is to Better University Magazine.
The first number of the "Oread Magazine" which is published by the "Quill Club" will be issued November 10. Ellis Davidson, editor of the mazine, says that this will be the best number yet put out, as several articles of merit have already been received and work has been commenced on it.
Vesper Service Wednesday
The regular Wednesday afternoon meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be in the nature of a Vesper service, in which every girl present will take part. In addition to this there will be special music, and a reading by Mrs. Dunlap.