University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Prominent profs THE JAYHAWKER DR. FRANK TENNEY STOCKTON, dean of the School of Business, was born at Mosiertown, Pennsylvania, Octo- ber 22, 1886. He received the degree of DR. FRANK T. STOCKTON- Bachelor of Arts at Allegheny College in 1907. While he was at Allegheny he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and played on the varsity football and basketball squads, and in addition was a member of the varsity debating team. He received both his A. M. and Ph. D. degrees at Johns Hopkins University, graduating in 1911. In his first and second years at Johns Hopkins he held the university scholar- ship in political economy, a fellowship in his third year, and in his fourth year he was appointed fellow ' -by-courtesy . and graduate assistant. During his first two years at Johns Hopkins he departed from the course usually pursued by graduate students by playing on the varsity foot- ball team at right tackle. He was captain of the team in 1908. Following his graduation from Johns Hopkins he was instructor of economics and commerce at the University of Rochester, a position which he held until 1913. In the winter of 1912-13 Doctor Stockton had charge of the educational work at the Rochester chapter of the American Institute of Banking. In 1913 he was made assistant professor of eco- nomics and sociology at the University of Indiana, where he remained until 1917, excepting the first semester of the year 1915-16 when he was granted a leave of absence to become a lecturer on labor problems at the University of Michigan. From 1917 until 1924 he was head of the department of economics and was dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of South Dakota, coming to the University of Kansas as dean of the School of Business in 1924. Doctor Stockton is the author of two monographs which were published in the John Hopkins Studies in Historical and Political Science and is also the author of numerous bulletins, articles, and notes on the subject s of labor, taxation, and marketing. He is a member of Alpha chapter of Delta Tau Delta, national social fra- ternity, and a charter member of Delta Sigma Pi, national economics fraternity, at South Dakota. He is also a Master Mason, and a member of the Episcopal church. Doctor Stockton is married and has one child. DONALD M. SWARTHOUT DONALD M. SWARTHOUT, dean of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas, was born August 9, 1884, at Pawpaw, Illinois, to Teal and Ella G. Swarthout. He attended the pub- lic schools there, graduating from the high school in 1902. During the winter of 1898-99 he studied in Chicago at the Balatka College of Music and with pri- vate teachers. In 1902 he went abroad and entered the Royal Conservatory at Leipsic, Ger- many, taking the full course. He remained there until 1905, when he went to Paris and studied piano under Isadore Phil- lippe. He returned to the United States in 1906, again going to Europe in 1910 to re-enter the conservatory at Leipsic, from which he graduated in 1911 with the pruefung. From 1906 to 1910 he was associate director and head of the piano depart- ment at Oxford College, Oxford, Ohio. From 1908 to 1910 he was university organist at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Returning from Europe in 1911, he was assistant director and head of the piano department at the Illinois College for Women until 1914. From 1914 to 1923 he was assistant director and head of the piano department at James Milli- ken College, Decatur, 111. In 1923 he came to the University of Kansas as dean of the School of Fine Arts, and has continued in that position since that time. DR. PAUL B. LAWSON was born in India, August 18, 1888, and was the third in a family of six children. His father and mother were at that time engaged in missionary work in India. At the death of his father in 1903, Dean Lawson, accompanied by his mother, a brother and a sister, came to the United States and settled at Oberlin, Ohio. Dr. Lawson entered Oberlin High School, and with the completion of his high school course he entered Oberlin College. It was during his year in that school that he was won over to ento- mology when he discovered it was a new science. Most of his undergraduate days were spent in John Fletcher College, Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was graduated there in 1909, and taught biology in the same school until 1915. (Continued on page 67) DR. PAUL B. LAWSON

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OCTOBER, 1935 53 ANNOUNCING THE NEW DANCE MANAGER o ' clock half the people on the floor were dancing around hold- ing a finger up to their noses. This was the only accepted defense. The actives had better tell their prize (?), Esther Grant, to curb her line just a wee bit. The next night the whirl kept on without slacking the least bit. This was the night that the Pi Phis went up against a varsity and won out, much to the delight of the varsity crowd. The Pi Phis summoned the aid of Red Blackburn and Cochrane retaliated with Wayne Wright. (We don ' t mean to include this name so much but this guy must be good, every- body ' s using him). The Pi Phis stationed Martha Nuzman and Margaret Ryan at the door to lure the sheep in and then throw them down the freshmen line. That ' s one way of getting a crowd. Two people who were very noticeable besides the freshmen were Prexy Lyman Field, who went about handing out that well-known red headed line, and Jack Chipmunk Schiffmacher, flitting hither and thither with that ruddy tinted nose stuck in the faces of all the girls. . With the Pi Phi ' s and their herd in one place, the rest of the varsity-goers had a chance to take a few steps un- molested. The high spot of the evening was when Gene Lloyd, a member of Delta Upsilon, was announced as Dance Manager for this year. We feel that he will do okay, but let him speak for himself. This year we are going to get some very good bands for the major parties. But to start things off, we ' re going to lower the price of the October 5th Varsity to 60 cents and in addition have an All-University talent floor show. The dances this year won ' t have such a thick coat of so-called K. U. sophistication. Friday night, October 4th, the Betas got the jump on most of the other fraternities by throwing a party in celebration of winning the St. Benedict ' s game. Just an old Beta trick. They tried to compete with the Alpha Gamma Delta Open House and we haven ' t, as yet, found out who won the fight. Here ' s wishing the Betas all kinds of luck, however. Saturday was the big night. Gene Lloyd started out reform- ing the dances with Louie Kuhn, an all-University talent floor show, and a sixty cent tariff. The party was really all right and he deserves a lot of credit. Here ' s hoping they stay that way all during the year. His floor show consisted of a soft shoe dance by Barbara Goll, a tap dance by Ted North, erst- while Phi Psi dramatist, a violin and guitar number by two orchestra boys, and a torch number by Maxine Ripley. Maxine did all right even if the orchestra did try to make a race out of Sweet and Slow. These shows ought to be continued from time to be time. There ' ll have to have grandstands, though, if everyone is supposed to see them. Now if it won ' t bore you, I ' d like to spill a little news about the doings of K. U. ' s lights at the party. Louie Kuhn ' s THE PI PHIS LET DOWN THE BARS outfit, with four Delts, (too bad boys) is about fifty per cent better this year than last. In trying to be less sophisticated at the dances, Jack Schiffmacher (there he is again boys) and Jack What-a-man Richardson bought themselves four apples dur- ing the evening. Never a dull moment, girls. Richardson, how- ever, pulled the prize trick of the evening. Instead of eating his apple right away, he put it in his right coat pocket. While going to town with some girl he suddenly noticed her expres- sion of discomfiture and remembered the apple. The only thing he could say under the circumstances was Pardon my sprained back. He ' s funny! Another little note that met our attention concerned Esther Grant, Kappa Alpha Theta ' s brain trust, and Bruce Gleissner. Gleissner evidently didn ' t like his date ' s general invitation to the boys to come on along at intermission so they had words or something to that effect. It was indeed most pathetic. The A. O. Pi ' s acted very foolish and tried to compete with the varsity. We didn ' t get around, but here ' s hoping they did all right by themselves. Sunday, October 6th, rolled around and with it came a lot of guests and some very bruised up but happy varsity foot- ball players. The Delts had a buffet supper to keep step with their rivals, the Sigma Chis. Everyone seemed to be very happy amidst all the cut-throat get acquainted activities. That ' s about all we have room and time for this number, but there will be plenty more next time providing all you readers cooperate. A little item just came to our attention which ought to be brought up as a note of warning to everyone. On October 25th, the night before the Kansas Aggie game, which would be a rather hectic night anyway, the Delts, Phi Psis and Sigma Chis are going to fight it out for feminine affections. There ought to be plenty of confusion. Too bad girls, after all you can only make one party a night. The Sig Eps got the jump on the boys Sunday night, the 29th, by beating it out to Brown ' s Grove for a little star gazing. Oh well, it was nice weather anyway. The Sigma Chis retaliated with a much more refined feed in the form of a buffet supper. The Editor has ordered this thesis in by October 8th, so we ' ll have to wait until next time to tell you if the Mid- Weeks sans orchestras are successful. Before closing, though, there is one good party you should know about and prepare for. The Women ' s Pan-Hellenic is going to throw an all-school costume party November 1st. All you have to do to get in is to bring seventy-five cents and dress up in some old clothes that will pass for a costume. Well, we must go now, so until the next issue, good parties to all.

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OCTOBER, 1935 55 Wide open house A representative of the male element discusses the perennial social plague I [ N the past few weeks many of the K. U. sororities have held open houses for the purpose o f introducing their new pledges and many of their actives to the Hill ' s men- folk. To those who were fortunate enough to stay home and study instead of attending these merry-go-rounds a few words of enlighten- ment are in order. At the average sorority house the gates open at 9:00 and the early comers flock down a long receiving line shaking hands with housemothers, club presidents, and blushing, gushing neophytes. Then after the boys have been thus far snared the fun starts. Red Blackburn, Wayne Wright, Louie Kuhn, or one of the other top- notch Hill bands, play good music which is too bad because nobody dances. The boys that are in the first line trenches choose partners and advance toward the open space. Standing with a girl thus wedged in most of us look for help and find men like Frank Warren, Bud Ranney, or someone else and, alas, find them in our same predicament. Soon someone cuts in as a matter of course and we scamper to a corner to sympathize with our friends. After this goes on for too long a time the party is over and the boys tell the house-mothers what an enjoyable evening it was. Now you see why anyone is smart to stay home and study on open house night. Why this custom continues to exist among the other sane traditions of the University of Kansas is a mystery. So many better plans for introducing the girls could be substituted for the present method. For example, why not let the Women ' s Pan- Hellenic rent the auditorium for the eve- ning and allot fifteen minutes to each sorority. The boys could sit on the ground floor and see everything. Then in alpha- betical order, the Alpha Chis first and so on, the sororities could take the stage and have each new girl come forward and present a short bit of entertainment. For instance, can ' t you picture Dorothy Fry saying, And now boys Tib Car- ruth will recite The Vil- lage Blacksmith ' . Or perhaps Frances Bruce would introduce: Mary K. Frith will now play ' The Old Grey Mare ' for you on the piano. Cer- tainly the boys would learn who the girls are this way and everyone would have a good time. The new girls never seem to remember the names of the boys they meet anyway so why should they be for- mally introduced. Admission might even be charged and the receipts used to bribe off housemothers when the actives get in late. Another plan is not to do away with open houses, but to have them literally. The girls could advertise their open house and then on the chosen night all of them leave town for the evening. When the boys arrived they would find the sorority house deserted and cheese, cold meats, and other delicacies in abundance. The evening could be spent playing cards or singing songs and a good time would be had by all. Certainly this would build up the sorority in the eyes of the get-around boys. Still these plans will I T go for naught. A K 5 v campus such as ours, crowded with Joe Col- leges and Esquire copy- cats cannot get along without these feminine mad-houses. Some of the gluttons for this sort of frivolity ' even go so far as to have hour dances for girls in their fraternity houses. This practice certainly calls to mind those dashing, romantic, hey-hey college movies. That ' s probably where the boys goth the idea which is bad enough. At any rate there are enough of this type of college men in circulation to make the sorority open house a permanent menace. In the year 1940 the P. S. G. L. has already made plans to hold forums on open house night to draw the crowds away and make these plagues die a lingering death. Such topics as The Love Life of the Paramaecium will be used to lure the easy marks to the forums. Picket lines will be formed around the sorority houses and the P. S. G. L. will station very glib takers in the paths of any sorority-minded young men. Such will be the sorry fate of the open house if all reasonable by LLOYD MORGAN j ( means fail. Even if the i institution of the open house were done com- 7 pletely away with, ninty- s five per cent of the mas- y culine faction could manage very easily with no substituting plan. The other five per cent probably would suffer the ill effects of a definite personal loss. Everyone knows this five per cent there is no need to steal the Sour Owl ' s stuff and print their names. They like to see their names in print anyway. Those of you who have never been to an open house should by all means attend one next year to satisfy your curi- osity. Remember everyone is invited the more crowded it is, the better the girls like it. Yet when your first open house is over you will unconsciously associate it with packed street cars or circus crowds and your natural curiosity ' will be forever abated. No ordinary stay- at-home individual could enjoy an excur- sion into a sorority house at such a time. When you have attended your first open house you will undoubtedly fall into line with the anti ' s unless you are one of the unfortunate five per cent pray it isn ' t so. Next fall there will probably bs no change in the system. Nothing that had been proposed will be done and the open houses will draw the same large crowds they always have. So bear up, men, and let your pledges next year fall into the same abyss of long receiving lines, blaring bands and sardine-packed dance floors. Some day, and the time is not far off, the open house in its present form will cease to exist and nearly every- one but the girls will be happy. Let us all look forward with eager jf pleasure to the passing of this I J?T old and pointless institution A -S so little can be said in favor r ' i P en houses and so much C against their very underlying principles.