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VOLUME IX.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1912.
UNCLE SAM COMES TO LEARN HOW TO SWIM
Government Orders Lieutenant to University to Get Information.
HOW DR. NAISMITH DOES IT.
Methods of Teaching Man to Swim in Fifteen Minutes Attracting National Attention.
The coming of Lieutenant Manse is another evidence of the wide-spread interest that has been aroused by Doctor Naimshif's assertion that a man can be taught to swim in fifteen minutes. Numerous letters from all parts of the country have been received, asking for training in swimming and several physical directors or other schools have come to Lawrence to see the system in actual practice.
How to Swim.
The United States government has ordered an army officer to the University of Kansas to study the system of teaching swimming that is used by Doctor James Naimishm of the department of physical education. Lieutenant Manse, who is stationed at Fort Riley, has the detail and will be here this week, returning to the post to instruct Uncle Sam's men in swimming by the University system.
"The system that I have adopted in teaching swimming is very simple," said Dr. Naismith. "It simply goes back to foundation principles. All animals, excepting man, swim in the same position that they walk. The result of this is that swimming is natural in the lower animals; they are in their natural position and consequently use the same motion as when walking.
"The second principle rests on the fact that when a heavy body strikes the water in a slanting position with an impetus almost parallel with the surface it is impossible for the body to sink. Therefore when the body of the swimmer is in the position already described if it has a forward motion it is impossible for it to go down. If the swimmer uses all his power in pulling himself forward, floating will take care of itself. The moment that we attempt to keep the body afloat it is names the vertical position and sinks.
"Teaching men to swim resolves itself into two factors. The first step is to learn to keep the body in a horizontal position with the head slightly elevated but close to the water. To accomplish this it is necessary to make an effort to keep the feet near the surface of the water. The cause of this lie in the fact that the chest, containing all lungs, has less specific function than the lungs so that the feet tend to sink. This makes an effort to keep the horizontal position necessary. The best results are gained by a stroke of the leg from the knee down, keeping the foot well extended and striking the water with its back.
Swimmin' Dog-Fashion
"The stroke that is the quickest mastered, though it is sometimes condemned as ungrateful, is the 'crawl', better known to youthful swimmers as 'swimming'dog fashion'. The stroke is first learned on land. After the beginner has mastered the principle of the stroke he is allowed to go into the pool. Here he must for a time practice the leg motion in order to insure the all necessary horizontal position. After he has attained some degree of perfection in this he must to try the 'crawl' stroke, first with one hand and then the other, floating his body partly by the leg stroke and partly by supporting himself with his idle hand on the pool rail.
"After this a belt is placed about the pupil's waist attached to a short pot, so that there will be immediate aid in case of accident, and he is allowed to strike out for himself. It is not practicable to hold the beginner up as he will then depend on the instructor. Once he has crossed alone he has confidence and in a short time will do eruditably as a swimmer."
Concert by Baker Professors
CORRECTION BY BAKER, PRESS
There will be an organ and song concert in the First Methodist church tonight to which the public invited. Professors Jares and Grosch of the Baker University faculty will give the program. There will be no admission charged.
A STUDY IN EXPRESSION Did William Put It Over?
GLEE CLUB TO SING AT MEN'S MEETING
To Assist Y. M. C. A. a Evangelist Stucker at Bowersock Theater.
The University Glee Club will sing at the Bowersock theater at a men's meeting, under the auspices of the city Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon. This will be the first public appearance of the club down town.
The speakers for the meeting will be Rev. Edwin S. Stucker, who is a noted chantaquia lecturer and evangelist. He has spoken in Lawrence twice in the past six weeks. He is a blessing and forceful speaker.
Besides the above attractions Brown's orchestra will aid in the musical part of the afternoon.
The city Y. M. C. A. has been holding men's mass meetings biweekly during the past two weeks. The city Y. M. C. A. invites the University men. Doors will be open at 3:10, the meeting begins at 3:30 p. m. Admittance by ticket, but the tickets are free.
CHEM CLASS TO K.C.
Industrial Men Studying Me-
thods of Soap-makers
and Packers.
The industrial chemistry class accompanied by Professor W. A. Whitaker went to Kansas City this morning to do research work in investigating the soap making and packing house by-products.
Historical Society
The senior girls will not pull taffy night in Robinson Gymnasium as was announced.
The members will visit the Fect Broths Manufacturing Co. to study their soap-making processes and the Armour Packing house to study the processes of making olomargerine, fertilizers and other Facking plant products.
After the pot was boiling, the molasses ready, and hands buttered it was found the date conflicted with the W. Y. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. postexam jubilee, so the party is postponed until further notice from the committee.
TAFFY PULL WILL NOT BE PULLED OFF BY GIRLS
BUTTONHOLE MEN ARE BUSY AGAIN
Gephart's Resignation Caus es an Election for the Student Council.
As an antidote for the week of quizzes, the men of the College are indulging in a little politics today, and next Monday will see a little flurry of the real article that is to come in April. The resignation of Jesse Gephart as a Student Council member from the College has caused a number of aspirants for the office to circulate petitions, and by next Tuesday evening when the Council meets for the election, at least six men will be candidates to fill the six expired term.
Arch MacKinnon, president of the Council, stated this morning that all of the positions, bearing twenty-five names each, must be presented to him by Monday evening at six o'clock. The regular meeting of the Council will be on next Tuesday evening and in accordance with the constitution of the Council, will elect one man to fill the vacancy by Mr. Gephardt's resignation.
Mr. Spotts will go from here to Dodge City. Before returning to Lawrence he will visit Climarron, Garden City, Bucklein, Greensburg, Pratt, Cunningham, Harper, Medicine Lodge, Glowa, Anthony, and Caldwell.
Robert Lee and Harry Weaver were the only men who had presented their petitions by noon today but there are a number of candidates in the field and the election promises to be exciting. A three-fourths vote if the Council is necessary for election.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
"The Daily Kansan is arousing interest in the high schools who rave I have been," said Mr. Sports, "and the number of students who read it is only limited by the wearing qualities of the noun."
HIGH SCHOOLS READ
DAILY KANSAN---SPOTTS
K里斯, Feb. 2.—Ralph Spotsa, traveling representative for the Extension Division of the University of Kansas, is in town today arousing interest at the high school in the debating league and explaining the rules to our students. He is much pleased with the progress if the extension work.
Captain J. B. Waters of Topka, one of the last great orators of the old school, has been secured to deliver his famous address on Lincoln for the Friday chapel, and his appearance at the University will probably occasion one of the largest crowds that has everattended a chapel gathering.
CAPTAIN WATERS WILL
GIVE LINCOLN ORATION
Noted Kansan Orator to Be Heard in Chapel Next
The University will hold two memorial services next week in honor of Abraham Lineolin, besides having a day's holiday on Monday. On Tuesday she will speak at the School of Law, will speak at the chapel hour on "Lineolin as a Lawyer."
Reckoned as one of the most forceful and brilliant speakers of the present day, Captain Waters has delivered his addresses in practically every state in the union, and his fame as an orator is moth-wise. His onation on "Kan'ta'na" in war and peace are considered among the masterpieces in our literature.
Friday.
The Lawrence High school basketball team will meet their old rivals from Topeka tonight in Robinson Gymnastium. The game will decide the basket-ball championship of eastern Kansas and should be a fast game from start to finish.
LAWRENCE AND TOPEKA
PLAY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
KILL-CARE JUBILEE
COMING TOMORROW
Vaudeville, Music, Eats and a Good Time at Myers
Send the Daily Kansan home
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WILL BE HAPPY YET, YOU BET
Annual Post-Exam Celebration b Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. the Biggest Ever.
The annual post-exam jubilee to be pulled off Saturday in Myers hall promises to surpass all former efforts at showing the students a good time. All students are expected to throw away dull care and turn out in force.
Classy vaudeville, such as is not often shown in towns of this size, is to be given by University actors who have consented to appear on the stage only after weeks of negotiations carried on by those who have charge of the entertainment. Other numbers on the program beside the vaudeville are Joan Musselman by Joyce Munson and Charles Younggren; contestionists stunts by Horace Dunn; vocal selections by Lawrence Smith; and piano numbers by Abe Goldman.
It will be impossible to be a wall flower, for special and unique entertainment to get the students mixed and acquainted with one another has been thought out. Besides it is leap year and the girls can take full advantage of this fact.
Eats, not the usual kind, but delicate concoctions prepared by the girls expressly for the occasion, offer further inducements to tempt the men, and girls too, to be at Myers hall at eight o'clock sharp to share in the good time, and to pass judgement on the refreshments.
Lead Gets on Payroll.
Grad Judy, "11," has been appointed claim agent for the city of Kansas, Kansas, at a salary of $1200 per year.
TWO PRESIDENTS FOR SPEAKERS AT INSTITUTI
Heads of Oberlin and Washburn Here for Religious Week Next Month.
The seventh annual Institute for Religious Education will be held at the University March 15 to 21. President Henry Churchill King, of Oberlin College and Frank K. Sanders, president of Washburn College have been secured as speakers.
Dr. King, who is an author of som notable books on ethical and religious subjects, will lecture on the followin topics:
1. The Will and Action.
2. Reverence for Personality
1. Job reshuffling
2. How to make a Rational Figl for Character.
4. The Way into Life's Values.
5. Religion as a Personal Relation.
3. Religion as a Personal Reaction.
Dr. King also will give a lecture before the Teachers' association, which will be in lecture on March 15 on Personal and Ideal Essays.ocation. He will talk on, "Facing the Facts of Life," at the Veper service, March 17 and in chapel on March 15.
FACTORY GIRLS AFTER OUR FOOTBALL HEROES
Girls just naturally love men, but when he's a football hero, either in the rough or parlor size and properly polished, his market value is considerably enhanced.
The kids take care of this.
When the sweaters for the "Ken arrived last week, in the sleeves of each was found a note from a factory girl in which she pleaded with the owner of the sweater to be "muh only he-row." The girl's name and her address were enclosed with
It remained however, for some caterin factory girls to take the initiative in securing some real live football heroes and these right from the squad that wore the varsity red and blue on McCook this fall.
Rumor has it, as our extinct contemporary would say, that East Ammons, captain of the 1911 foot ball team, left this morning for various points in the East. He will probably return.
And just think, most of the man have already answered the not "out of curiosity." The next thing will be an exchange of pictures and then—if you see some member of this year's squad at the Santa Fe or Union Pacific depots with a red flower in the upper left-hand button, hole of his coat, anxiously watching all trains from the East, you can pe it down that the University of Kansas has turned out another truly only romance.
COMMITTEE ASK FOR A FOURTEEN-MAN JURY
the missive.
Recommends a Civil Penalty Suit and Other Innovations.
KANSAS CODE FAIRLY GOOD
Improvements Will Come Through Work of University Men on Board of Revision.
The special committee, of which Prof. William E. Higgins is chairman and Judge J. C. Ruppenthal,'95, is a member, appointed by the State Bar Association three years ago to investigate the criminal law and procedure of Kansas, has made its second report to the Bar Association. Among the matters proposed three are of general public interest:
The selection of fourteen jurors to hear the evidence in a criminal case, twelve of whom shall return a verdict, but if one should during trial, die, become incapacitated by sickness, unsoundness of mind, or be found disqualified by law because of circumstances occurring during trial his place shall be filled from the two jurors remaining.
The object of the provision is to prevent mis-trials and consequent delay. However, this provision does not avoid a hung jury caused by ill-feeling of obstinacy on the part of one of the jurors, and the committee, therefore has proposed another measure by which fourteen jurors shall be chosen any twelve of whom may return a verdict whenever they agree upon it. The first provision is possible under the present constitution of Kansas, but the second may require a constitutional amendment. Civil Penalty Suit.
A second proposition was a provision by which the state or municipality might bring a civil suit to recover an amount equal to the fine that might be imposed for offenses punishable by fine only. The suit would be known as a "civil penalty suit," and the person would not be arrested but merely cited to show cause why judgment should not be taken against him upon the facts stated in the pleading filed by the state or municipality. It is not proposed to abolish criminal actions for such offenses, but to make the procedure optional with the authorities. The advantages for such a proceeding are claimed:
First, that as many minor laws of regulation are broken through ignorance, the offender would be willing to pay the amount of the penalty if he is not charged criminally. The amount of a criminal char. a is removed;
Second, that such a proceeding will destroy the stock appeal to the sympathy of the jury not to attach defiant "the smell of the all."
To Improve Criminal Procedure.
A third feature of the report, are provisions by which, if cases are reversed upon appeal to the supreme court and sent back for trial, the entire case will not have to be tried again but only that portion affected by the error complained of. This is probably the most important part of the committee's report, for delays caused by new trials sometimes result in the loss of testimony because of the death, absence, or impairment of the memory of witnesses.
The report contains a number of other important matters looking to wards improvement in the criminal procedure of Kansas, which is recognized as being one of the best in the country and admittedly free from the errors charged against criminal law generally. The University is directly interested because the time and attention of Professor Higgins has been given to obtain such benefits to the people of the state as might come from improvements or might spring from the knowledge that confidence in our courts and procedure is justified.
Owing to the limitations of time, the Bar Association considered only part of the report and continued the committee for further work and report at the next annual meeting.