UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MUSEUM EXHIBITING BIRDS OF THE SEASON
Feathered Denizens Wintering in Lawrence Are Placed on Display.
"Birds of the Season," is the label on a new case of birds that has been assembled on the second floor of the museum. It contains mounted specimens of twenty varieties of birds that are wintering in the vicinity of Lawrence. Some of them are the birds we have always associated with blue skies and gentle breezes, but C. D. Bunker, the curator of birds, says that all of them may be seen by the careful observer in sheltered places on the campus, such as in North Hollow. He even goes farther, and says that there are several more, but as he has not seen them himself, or had them reported to him, they have not been placed in the case.
Mr. Bunker has arranged to receive reports through the Daily Kansan of any new birds noticed as not represented in the collection, so that he may keep its personnel up to date. The birds will be changed every two weeks.
Following are the "Birds of the Season."
Great horned owl, downy woodpecker, purple finch, crow, short-eared owl, scheech owl, slate-colored junco, sharp-shinned hawk, tree sparrow, blue-jay, chickadee, bluebird, white-breasted nutcatch, pine sisik, lapland longspur, English Sparrow, Mexican crossbill, cardinal.
ATTEND SESSION OF
STATE HEALTH BOARD
Dean L. A. Sayre of the School of Pharmacy, and Prof. E. H. S. Bailey, head of the department of chemistry went to Topka this morning to attend the meeting of the State Board of Health. They will also attend a conference of specialists from all over the state, which is to discuss vital statistics.
The New Trimmings
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PURE FRESH OZONE TWENTY-ONE HAVE TO SWEETEN MEDICS NAMES WRITTEN THERE
Young Doctors Will now Tread the Campus Minus "That" Smell
A new system of ventilation will soon be installed in the medical dissecting room, in the basement of the Museum. Plans are already completed and materials obtained. The new system of getting good air into and bad air out of a room, is somewhat unique at this University.
Pure air will be taken through a large box coil and be distributed throughout the room. The impure air will be drawn from the room by a large automatic fan, connected with a series of intake pipes. This will create a constant current of pure air in the dissecting room.
Mrs. Robert T. Herrick of Kansas City left today for her home, after visiting her daughter, Genevieve a freshman in the College.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
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Little-Known Facts About University Professors in "Who's Who."
Did you know that there are twenty-one university professors whose names appear in the last volume of "Who's Who in America," which has just been received at the University; that not one of these is a woman; that Prof. Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey was an instructor at Yale before coming here in 1883; that Prof.JohnElfOlofBawson was born in Pietjetter, Smaland, Sweden, forty-two years ago; and that Professor Wilcox coined in 1889 a sister of Dean Marvin, who has taught at the University since 1875, except for one year when he was principal of the Lawrence high school.
Professor Dyche, according to the book, "has made twenty- three scientific expeditions, and hunted all over North America, from Mexico to Alaska including Greenland and the Arctic region. He is known for his broad variety of Kansas one of the largest and finest collections of large North American mammals in the world."
Chancellor Strong was born in Venice, not Italy, but New York, 52 years ago; and was president of the University of Oregon before coming here. Professor Todd, naturalist, served in the Civil War, when only two Professors were available, who was an Irish, and belongs to a half dozen honorary societies.
Professor Ephraim Miller, Emeritus professor of Mathematics and Prof. Norman Duncan, formerly of the department of English, and a brother of Robert Kennedy Duncan, who is also mentioned, are two persons whose address is down as Lawrence and who are not here now.
The other professors with their occupation given are:
F. W. Blackmar, University Dean; W. H. Carruth, university professor; Erasmus Haworth, geologist;
F. H. university professor;
E. M. Hopkins, university professor
Carl Preeyer, musician, composer;
W. C. Stevens, botanist;
S.L. Whitcomb, university professor
L. E. Savre, university dean;
F. H. university professor;
CLASS IN SPELLING PLEASE STAND UP
Other Lawrence men who are mentioned are: Justin Dewitt Bowersock, ex-congressman; Burt Bunting Watts, ex-congressman; and Governor W. R. Stubbs,
All this and more too was gleaned from a perusal of the volume, a large red book. One might do worse than pursue, say, a two-hour course in Meditations *Pedagogues* and their Professional Pedigrees" at Kansas University.
Indiana University, Jan. 23—Interfraternity representatives plan a bridge tournament for this term which will start immediately. A suitable trophy will be presented to the winner of the tournament.
MAY I PLAY TO HEARTS?
PRAY DO, SAYS INDIANA
Villain and Professor and Excel and Separate All Stickers
The rules adopted are as follows: The name of this organization shall be; The Interfraternity Bridge League. Each team shall play two games with every other and they shall alternate as hosts. The team which is acting as host shall furnish a new deck of cards. At the end of the season, the team having the greatest number of points shall be declared the winner of the tournament. All games must have been played and the scores filed at the Book-Nook on or before March 2nd. In case of dispute, Elwell shall be the authority. Each fraternity shall have but one team.
A few extra places at the Co-op Club at 1345 Ky. Terms, $3.50 per week. Bell 455.
“Are we Americans really poor spellers, and if so, why?”
This question was recently asked Professor Beall, head of the English department of the State Agricultural College, at Manhattan.
The Professor had always had the theory that the users of English could not spell words of ordinary difficulty with any degree of accuracy. But it was only a theory and after being asked the above question he resolved to find out for certain. To obtain reliable data he compiled a test-list of one hundred words, which was given to nearly one thousand pupils and teachers of all grades, with results that are most interesting. Detailed cata was taken on the mistakes made by 112 high school and college students.
The appended list shows the most deadly of these common words. The only word not missed was measure, and it was missed by several not con- taining taking these data. The word victim was missed by 92 of the 112 students.
Try this list on your friends:
Figures following words indicate number of times missed.
villain . . . . .
Just Common Words
The list was based on the working vocabulary of the common school graduate. It contained no word not found in the fifth reader in use in the public schools of Kansas. Furthermore, it contained no word that an author might have outside of the schoolroom. The following table speaks for itself:
Grade of pupils No. Max. Min.Av. taking grade table made grade test made grade
V 93 48
VI 110 57
VII 113 68
VIII 120 81
IX 33 98 80
X 98 100 39 82
XI 129 100 50 82
College sophomores ... 37 100 71 91
Grade teachers ... 23 100 70 95
Faculty Grandchildren.
Faculty Grandement.
A daughter was born January twenty-third to Mrs. Constance Carruth-McCullum of Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs. McCullum is the daughter of Vice-Chancellor Carruth. Born to Mrs. Eva Olin - Copley, daughter of Prof. Orvin Olin, a son, January twenty-fifth. Mrs Copley lives in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Scoop Club Members will meet at Squires Wednesday, January 31, at 12:30 o'clock. Those who are not there on time must stand treats for the rest.
The Post-Exams Jubilee will be held Saturday night, February 3 at Myers hall for all students at the University. It is under the joint auspices of the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A.
A box has been placed against the west wall in the hall of Fraser near the cheek stand. Any contributions for the 1912 Jayhawk should be put there. They will be appreciated by the board.
Senior Annual Notice—it is designed by the management of the annual that in the list of senior honors handed in with senior photographs, the year in which the honor was obtained be included in the list. For example; If James Smith participated in football his third and fourth years, and dramatics his second year and in newspaper work his fourth year his list will read; James Smith, varsity football (3); (4); Merry Man and His Maid (2); Kansan (4). Membership in a club that extends throughout the four years need not be numbered.
Scoop Club will hold an important meeting in the Kansan office Friday morning at chapel hour.
Class Work at Westminster hall will be resumed this week at the usual hours. During quiz week the class will meet only on Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Pharmaceutical Society.—The meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society and their debate, which was scheduled for tonight has been postponed until next Tuesday evening, January 30.
All Members of the Quill Club meet at 145:30 Saturday, February 3 at Squire's studio for the Jayhawker group picture.
UNIVERSITY CALENDAR.
There will be a meeting of the new debating society which is being organized, Friday evening, at 7 in room 116, Fraser.
Monday, Feb. 5.
Second term begins.
Ninth Annual Exhibition of Paint-
tag. Administration building,
Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Tuesday. Feat.
Fine Arts' opera, "The Merryman and His Maid" Bowersock opera ouse.
Fine Arts' opera, "The Merryman and His Maid." Bowersock opera house.
Monday, Feb. 12.
Monday, Feb. 12.
The pianist give "Billy." Bower-
ock opera house plays.
**bathroom** *hongjia*
Feb. 14—Glee club concert in Fraser hall.
Feb. 15—Glee club concert in Bowersock opera house.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOUND—Ring in gymnasium.
Finder call Webster Holloway,
452 either phone.
For Rent.
Seniors Attention!
FOR RENT—Three rooms for men,
1234 Mississippi St. Bell phone
2313.
tf.
LOST—Small gold cuff button, in or near the gymnasium. Finder please leave at Registrar's office.
Rates are now on for annual pictures at Con Squires.
EASTER SUNDAY
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Con Squires has fine line of films for the kodakers.
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POST-EXAM PARTY
MUSIC BY HALEY
Friday, Feb. 2, 1912
ECKE'S HALL