University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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174 THE JAYHAWKER In Wichita It ' s THE HOTEL LASSEN FIRST AND MARKET Kansas Finest 350 R ooms SHOO an d Up Centrally Located in the Heart of the Business and Shopping District ROY MOULTON Managing Director The course of events . DECEMBER MONDAY 2 The Herd comes back to put up with the institution for a couple of weeks until the Christmas holidays come along Classes start at 8:30 this morning. WEDNESDAY 4 The horrible Mid- weeks continue with the victrola holding the position of orchestra. Ignaz Friedman gives a piano concert at the auditorium which was really very excellent. THURSDAY 5 A new committee on traditions appointed to try to set up some sort of working plan for a little tradi- tion on the campus. FRIDAY 6 That famous, or perhaps infamous, Rose Bowl Contest announced by the Jayhawker and the Granada Theater. The freshman class presents Tom Gentry at the annual Freshman Frolic, the first of the yearly class parties a fine party and a fine crowd. SATURDAY 7 Well, well; look what we have here the Theta fling at the Union Really, people, ' twas quite a fling we were there in full force or what not. MONDAY 9 The Jayhawkers start out the basketball season with a victory over Washburn by the score of 35 to 18. TUESDAY 10 The fall concert of the University Band is heard by a large crowd at the auditorium. WEDNESDAY 11 Dr. Goodspeed, world renowned authority on the Bible, gives a lecture to the Herd. The PSGL party under the supervision of the Red- head manage to secure a substantial majority on the Council. THURSDAY 12 Candidates for the Rhodes scholarships announced by the committee. Lindenbaum and Staats to represent this district. The students of Phog Allen continue the season with a victory over Ottawa to the tune of 53 to 22. FRIDAY 13 The proverbial bad luck day comes upon us and with it we have the Pi Phi winter party at the Union to take the place of the weekly varsity. Bur- gert and Skolout win trips to the Rose Bowl. SUNDAY 15 The Annual Christmas Vespers before a packed auditorium and when we say packed we mean full ! ! ! TUESDAY 17 It seems as if it were to be one of those seasons the basket- ball team advanced along the course with a defeat over Baker, 34-32. WEDNESDAY 18 TheWSGA seems to think we wish to be early birds They by FATHER TIME favor the inauguration of 8 o ' clock classes for the Herd next fall. My, how fortunate that we are due to graduate we hope. FRIDAY 20 Most of the Herd started for home today with a few remaining to attend the Phi Delt, Phi Psi, Beta (and what not) parties. JANUARY TUESDAY 7 Prof. W. W. Davis, re- turning from a leave of absence, is ap- pointed the head of the department of history to succeed Dr. Hodder. In the first Big Six game of the season, the Jay- hawkers trounced the Wildcats from Kansas State to the score of 28-17 to set them on the way to the Big Six Basket- ball Championship we sincerely hope so anyway. WEDNESDAY 8 It seems we had an- other meeting of the whole school last night again when the fire whistle blew about 9 o ' clock. This time they were in earnest for we had a little blaze in the basement of the Ad building however, there was quite a good deal of smoke and lots of fun was had by all. FRIDAY 10 This is the night of nights for all the Sophomores as they threw their party for the dear old Uni- versity with Buddy Fisher and his orches- tra quite a fine party with a band direct from the Grill in Kansas City. SATURDAY 11 Another basketball game and another K. U. victory for the championship race. This time the victims were the boys from Iowa State last year ' s champions the score, 38-17. WEDNESDAY 15 The WSGA an- nounces that a Spring Carnival will be staged in the place of the annual musical comedy. The basketball team avenges the de- feats by Missouri last year by continuing their march to the championship at the Tigers ' expense the score, 29-25. SATURDAY 18 A three-hour varsity at the Union with Louie Kuhn doing the honors to a fine pre-examination crowd. MONDAY 20 It certainly looks good for Kansas another basketball game- gone by and still no defeats this time Nebraska by the score of 45-23. TUESDAY 21 Trudi Schoop and her dancers give their comic ballet for the amusement of the Herd. THURSDAY 23 Well, the time has ar- rived finals are upon us and everything that goes along with them. WEDNESDAY 29 The K. U. orators (Continued on page 235)

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FEBRUARY, 1936 173 TOO ROOMS LOS ANGELES A Warm Welcome.. Solid Comfort Good Food Jayhawker Staff JOHN E. CHANDLER EditOT-ia-Cbiej ROBERT E. KENYON Bminess Mjiuger ELIZABETH SHEARER Secretary EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS James Coleman. Dean Moorhead. Howard Gilpin. Barbara Bramwell. CONTRIBUTORS Bern- Ruth Smith, George Guernsey. Dean Moorhead, James Coleman, Carl Smith. Vernon Voorhees. J. Hubert Anderson, Harry Lane, Jim Porter. Charles Pipkin. Barbara Bramwell. Keith Swinehart. Eddie Rice, Katherine Hurd. Cornelia Ann Miller. Margaret Ann Boast. C. M. Harger. Jim Donahue, Dorothy Fritz, John Dieter. Hugh Hadley. Barbara Humphrey. and Esther Grant. BUSINESS ASSISTANTS Frank Wilson, McCormick Crouch. Charles Nicholas. Jack Townsend. Richard Pine. OFFICE STAFF Joe Cochrane, William Seitz, Glen Ashley. Howard Dunham. Robert Williams. Jack Harrow. WITH THE CROWD WHICH HAS BEEN DROPPING IN AND OUT OF WIEDEMANN ' S For A ore Than Sixty Yecrs WHERE? 1340 Ohio Phone 509

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FEBRUARY, 1936 175 VOLUME XLVIII FEBRUARY, 1936 NUMBER 3 Published periodically by the student body of the University of Kama! under ibe supervision of the jayhait ' ker Board. A record of events and personalities, and a revieu ' of campus trends and opinions. JOHN E. CHANDLER Ednor-in-Chiei ROBERT E. KENYON Business Manager HAVING safely passed through the valley of the shadow of finals and having avoided any permanent scars in the process, the Jayhawker finds the post- , SKATING ON POTTER ' S examination lull an excellent time to make its periodical visit to the campus a campus which at present is too worn out from intensive cultivation of the various fields of knowledge to really make the most effective use of its new, even if temporary, lease on life. Although the process of getting an edu- cation is probably less strenuous at pres- ent than it will be at any future time in the semester there has been noticeable slowing down of the pulse of student life. At this point it may be in order for us to take our pen in hand and add an ineffectual but sincere bit to the indict- ment of the system of pedagogy which had the entire student body worked into .such a lather but a few brief weeks ago. Of course there were the select few who could plainly foresee the bitter end of a semester well spent in other pursuits than academic ones, and the few satchel carriers at the other end of the curve who had the faculty fairly well fooled, but most of us were more than slightly con- cerned over the outcome of the final exams. A goodly portion of the student body temporarily ceased burning the candle at both ends and turned to the midnight oil for light. We may ask if the final examination system is fair, if it accomplished any worthwhile pedagogical end, if it tends to a thorough mastery of the subject by the student, to little avail. Certainly it must be a confirmed disciple of the old school who will maintain that there is any mastery of the subject by cramming the night before the quiz. Certainly no fair-minded person will advocate judg- ing the student ' s knowledge of a semes- ter ' s study in a subject by what trick question he can answer in a brief hour or so. Certainly it is difficult to justify a system which implies sapping the stu- dent ' s vitality and forcing him to face a crisis in poor physical condition and which fosters dishonesty and cribbing. But enough of this; the status quo is as firmly established and as inflexible as the laws of the Medes and the Persians. With real pleasure the Jayhawker notes the satisfactory solution of the midweek controversy. The Wednesday night varsities are a tradition which the school can scarce afford to let follow the freshman caps and the nightshirt parade. Just how the bands and the Union got together isn ' t very clear. Perhaps the musicians resorted to gangster tactics and put Bill Cochrane on the spot, but at any rate the music is going round and round again, and all concerned seem to be happy. King Winter has paid the campus a real mother-in-law visit, moving in with the new year, and at the time of this writing, has shown no inclination to leave. The result has been a considerable amount of bobsledding, skating, snow- balling and the like. The slipperyness of the walks and streets has caused the body politic a good deal of grief with its cars and even more with skinned knees and bruises on various parts of its anatomy. These long winter evenings when Joe College and his girl friend find it a bit too cold to step out. and have stayed by the fireside, should furnish candy and cigars to some of the houses this spring. Chancellor Lindley was honored re- cently by a banquet and convocation marking his fifteenth year as head of the institution. We appreciate his splendid service here and the advances made under his guidance, but the really phenomenal thing about it is his being able to bear up under the strain of life at the U for so long a time. (Continued on page 242) rmiMirn TOT imu mi