Ottawa campus, 1909-1910 Ottawa University, Part 24

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University]
Number of Pages: 598

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Ottawa University people, and the music lovers of Ottawa, had been waiting for months for the appear- ance of Langendorff. 4 singer of more than ordinary talent was ex- pected. And the audience was not disappointed.

Madame Langendorff is German, and frankly admits a preference for her native tongue. Most of her songs were in German. The rounds of ap- plause she received showed two things. It was felt by her listeners that she was a high class singer. The fact that music has a language of its own was demonstrated also.

If Langendorff was generously en- cored for her German and French pieces, she was cheered even more after she had finished singing "O, Dry Those Tears," and "Home, Sweet Home." This was an encore number, and not on the printed program. Ot- tawa people were especially anxious to hear "Home, Sweet Home," since it was the singing of this song which had so touched the hearts of her eastern hearers in her large concerts. It was not a disappointment at all, when it was discovered that Madame Langendorff is not as great a singer as Madame Nordica, who appeared here last winter. It was not a disap- pointment to those who have heard Madame Schumann-Heink that Lan- Continued on page 7.

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

TO CHOOSE OTTAWA'S ORATOR IN DECEMBER

THE CONTESTANTS IN THE PRI- MARY VOTE FOR AN EAR- LIER DATE.

Prof. Nichols May Organize Oratory Class-Plan to Select 1911 Orator Next June.

Since last week it has been consid- ered advisable to change the date of che holding of the local oratorical contest from January 7, the first week after the Christmas holidays, to the week before the holidays.

The evening of December 22 or 23 will probably be selected. At a future neeting of the Student Council a defi- lite date will be decided upon.

The members of the oratorical com- mittee, Messrs. Gilliland, Martin and Marsh, have sent out letters to pros- pective judges on thought and com- position. No effort will be made to get judges from any one of the nine Kansas colleges in the Intercollegiate Association.

Copies of the orations will be sent o the judges two weeks before the ocal contest.

The desire to have the local contest before Christmas was manifested by he competitors, who met last Mon- lay with the oratorical committee chairman and President Heritage of the Council. The orators feel that they could get their orations into shape by the date selected. They considered that the winner, who will epresent Ottawa in the state contest at Wichita, probably on March 11 next, will need the opportunity for finish- ng off his effort during the holidays.

Agitation has already been started o begin planning next term for the contest in 1911. Prof. E. R. Nichols, of the department of English, has in contemplation the organization of a class in college oratory, to begin work the second semester. This class would be open to juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Seniors, of course, would be eligible, but could not work oward the goal of representing Ot- awa University in the Intercollegiate contest.

The class would probably be a three-hour a week subject, and ought o interest a sufficient number to in- ure a large number in the primary. This, it is planned, would be held be-

fore the summer vacation, probably as one of the commencement week at- tractions.

Prof. Nichols has consulted with Dr. Price, who is willing that the course should be given. Prof. Nich- ols gives assurance that it will be given, if he has the time open. Prof. Nichols is, at present, giving a series of lectures on oratory to an elective English class. He has some knowl- edge of oratory which has largely been gathered from practical experi- ence.

In giving the course he will have in mind the future success of oratory in Ottawa University, as well as the immediate success of next year. He himself participated in two Indiana intercollegiate contests, representing Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana. It is a well known fact that the ora- tors from Indiana have stood high in the interstate contests in the past, and the Indiana intercollegiate usu- ally develops a higher degree of ora- tory than that exhibited in many

states. Orators from a few colleges in each of the states of Indiana, III- inois and Wisconsin have been singu- larly successful in capturing the high- est places in the past few years.

Prof. Nichols may be persuaded to embody his lectures before the class in oratory-if such a class is given next spring-into a manual on ora- tory. This book, it is felt by those who know, would supply a want for such a treatise.

GIRLS WERE LEFT.

Hoodoo Operates the Trains at Win- field, It Seems.

It doesn't sound so bad to hear of a couple or three football boys who had dates after the game with some pretty girls of the town to get left be- cause the train simply won't wait for strollers. But it is an altogether dif- ferent thing when the same case is applied to Y. W. C. A. delegates, for girls are expected to be more pro- dent

A repetition of like circumstances took place in the same week and at the same town lately, when first, four members of the football squad, and later, two Y. W. delegates got left behind in Winfield

The occurrences were, however, on different days.

The girls say they intended to stay a day longer than the rest of the crowd and didn't get left.

PRAISE FOR DR. HARLAN.

Central Baptist Church Builder Gives Part of Sermon.

Professor Harlan chose as his morn- ing theme, Isaiah's vision ad call, Isa. 6:5. We understand prophets better in the light of more correct Bible revision. They not only pre- dicted, but were men of affairs in their generation. Isaiah has a vision, First, Of God; Second, Of Sin; Third, Of Service. Seeing means sensing.

First, God is seen in nature. This ' must not be lightly passed. It is an art thus to see God. Poetry is the best form of expressing the soul's conception of God as seen in the beau- ty and grandeur of His works. He is also seen in the heart. His Spirit meets the spirit of man, and we have a sense of His presence. Helen Kel- ler said: "I knew God before I knew His name." We see God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Second, To see God is to become conscious of sin. His presence re- veals the evil men cherish in the heart, and leads to repentance and cleansing. Sin must not be minimized. It cannot be explained by explaining it away.

Third, A sense of forgiveness of sin brings a desire for service. "Whom shall I send?" "Send me." We can not escape this attitude. The Chord of self must be eliminated. "Go home to thy friends." Jesus' first words were concerning His Father's busi- ness. His last words concerned "the uttermost parts of the earth."

The evening discourse was a beau- tiful unfolding of the familiar "Bene- diction." 2 Cor. 13:14. Paul was not conventional in his customary saluta- tions. He offered sincere prayer for those to whom he wrote. The grace or saviorhood of Jesus is first in order and precedes a sense of the Fatherhood of God. Paul desired and prayed that his gospel of the Savior- hood of Jesus, the Fatherhood of God and the friendhood of the Spirit be truly apprehended.

Prof. Harlan's sermons are replete with richness and any abstracts are "mere droppings of the honeycombs."

Dr. Harlan will probably preach at the First Presbyterian church next Sunday.

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THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

PROF. SHIRK TELLS OF DRAINAGE WORK

IN LECTURES HE EXPLAINS THE METHODS OF GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS. .

The Military Survey Was Probably In- stituted Only for Practice, He Says.

Professor Shirk has been giving his surveying class some interesting lec- tures on the methods of the drainage survey gang at work on the Marias des Cygnes river at the present time The object of the survey is to see what should be done to prevent the river from overflowing in future flood times.

The gang is divided into four squads, two of which are running a differential level, one on each side, to determine the average fall of the river per mile. A third squad is measuring the length of the river, making a rough map of the valley, while a fourth gang is working in a boat, taking a cross section of the river bed.

Then the data of all the different parties are collected and the rate of flow of the river is determined for a given distance or point and the total carrying power of the river found. This is to tell whether a dike should be built or the river channel widened.

He also gave the method of forming a drainage district and how the land is assessed to meet the expenses of such improvements. Many people seem to think that these men could tell them now about the method and expense, but the collecting and com- putation of such a vast amount of data will itself take two or three months for experts to accomplish. The drainage district involves only the land of those persons whose property is inundated and the heavi- est assessment falls upon the man who gets the most good, and so on out to the edge of the flooded district.

Prof. Shirk also spoke of the work of the military surveyors who are at present stationed in Ottawa making a military map of Franklin county. The map is not very accurate and only embraces the more prominent changes in the surface of the county. The military maps show all wells, springs and streams of drinkable water, since these must be found to supply water for a campaigning army.

Prof. Shirk expressed himself thinking that the principal object of the survey was for practice purposes only, and not as supposed by some, for the purpose of carrying on any military maneuvers in the county.

The river survey work here was de- manded generally by valley residents from the mouth of the river in Mis- souri to the flood affected points west of here.

There has been much talk of means to curb the river. The most gener- ally mentioned plans are these: First, to build a canal for a distance of a few miles and correct a bend, the elbow of which is just west of Ot- tawa; second, to construct dikes. The canal, or ditch plan, is being tried in Linn county, east of here. It is felt to be one which will be of local bene- fit. The dike scheme appears most practical to many people, and some farmers have already begun the erection of dikes.

An expensive plan, that of a gen- eral straightening of the river's channel, has also been suggested.

The report of the government en- gineers is being awaited before any plan is adopted. Property owners in this county, of the bottoms district, have organized and have held several meetings. At one of these a govern- ment engineer made a talk.

HIS HORSE FELL. Harvey E. Gillette Painfully Hurt in Accident.

While riding his horse to his home south of town Monday morning. He vey E. Gillette, a member of the sen- ior academic class at the university was the victim of a painful accident. Gillette was near Ninth and Main when his horse slipped and fell, pin- The academic division of the Philal ning the boy under it. The left leg society had an interesting meeting was broken in two places at the an- kle. He was taken to his home where he received medical treatment.

SAW HIS BROTHER PLAY.

Mr. Pleasant's First Look at K. U.'s Football Captain in Action.

(Ralph Pleasant, manager of the Zellner Clothing Co., went to Kansas City Thursday to see the Missouri- Kansas game. This would seem nat- ural since his brother, Carl Pleasant, is captain of the K. U. team. But the latter has been a star on the team for three years, and until last Thurs- day his brother has never seen him in a football suit. This is Pleasant's last year on the team, as he graduates next spring.

LITERARYS AND LECTURE, TOO.

But the Lecture Had the Right-of-Way Last Monday Evening-Olympia's Interesting Program-Notes of Societies

Because of the lecture number in the Young People's lecture course at the Rohrbaugh last Monday eve- ning, the two divisions of the Olympian society met in joint session Saturday evening

The opening number on the pro- gram was a selection by the Mandolin club, which was very well rendered. This was followed by a paper on "The American Man," by Jennie Bushnell '12 J. W. Shields '10 read a well pre- pared paper on "Psychotherapeutics," which was followed by piano duet by Genevieve Rock '09 and Mol- lie 'Filson '10. After recess a short business session was held.

The Collegiate Philals did not meet Monday evening on account of the conflict with the lecture course num- ber. The Dramatic club will meet next Monday evening at 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the collegiate Philals will meet for the following program:

Music Messrs. Lusk

Health Invasion . Mary Bush '13 Reading Ruth Larson '13 A Year's Progress, Wayne Gilliland '12 Vocal solo . Flora Dring '12 Debate: Resolved, That factory condi- tions are on the upgrade. Affirmative, Chas. Battin '13 and Augusta Geisen- hener '12; negative, Glen Brown '11 and Emma McCoy '10.

Saturday evening last, and there was a good attendance. A miscellaneous program as follows was given: "John Fox, Jr.," Hal Crain; reading, Vertis Crotts; "Sarah Orme Jewett," Kath- ryn Gunn; piano solo, Florence Che- ney; "Winston Churchill," Herbert McClelland; reading, Beulah Field.

REV. KJELLIN HERE.

He Represented Ottawa in Oratorical Contest Years Ago

Rev. J. A. Kjellin '94, pastor of the Baptist church at Atwood, Kansas, was in Ottawa Tuesday He led the devotionals at chapel in the morning. Rev. Kjellin represented Ottawa in the state oratorical contest in 1894.

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

he Ottawa Campus

plished Weekly by the Students of Ottawa University.

yne E. Gilliland, '12. . Editor as. H. Martin '13. . Bus. Mgr.

The Staff.

General:

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Ss Bower ,12 : Aluumni:

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'10

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7 .Intercollegiate:

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Organizations:

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Athletic:

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0 Personals:

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Abscription Price, $1.25 Per Year.

Editorial Staff Room, No. 17, Uni- rsity Hall. Manager's address 726 edar, Ottawa, Kansas. Ind. Phone 63. Editor's Residence Phone, Ind. 066.

IEntered at the postoffice at Otta- 'a, Kansas, Sept. 18, 1908, as second hss matter.

"("Dead Lions" may be a dead issue. ·at Lincoln McConnell is not.

» When William Jewell wants to play ttawa, she can get a game with a issouri high school.

(Madame Langendorff repeated “Ich sebe dich," several times. Since the ›dience saw her hold her accompan- xt's hand, there is ground for belief hat she does.

Prof. Shirk "talked back" at the at the Marais des Cygnes river. He wan do this better now, however, than ce could have done last spring, when ale river was over thirty-six feet digh, and several miles wide.

Some colleges are liberal with hon- dary degrees to patrons. Others are naturally liberally inclined in every- Ming. Ottawa University is neither, nd gives degrees to all who deserve lem. Ottawa's policy of not award-

Do You Support THE CAMPUS?

You can do this if you patronize ONLY THOSE who advertise each week in The Campus.

ing degrees promiscuously puts this college in a class with the best in the country.

The patronage given by Ottawa to Madame Langendorff last night is a renewal of the gratifying assurance given last year in the appearance of Nordica, that this territory is ready to support in a substantial way the production here of the best things in music. No doubt now exists but that Ottawa patronage will justify the en- gagement of any of the musical stars engaged in concert work, and the en- terprise shown by Mr. Bixel and the oratorio society promises a continua- tion of these engagements. From these enterprises the musical ear not alone takes benefit. The benefit ex- tends to the community at large, in the fostering of the appreciation of good things-to which trait of char- acter Ottawa owes much of her sub- stantial prosperity, and her good name

among western communities .- Otta- prolonged rest if possible; but if the

wa Herald.

WAS LAMB SHAKESPEARE?

The editor of University Life, Wich- ita, fairly bubbled over last week, in his effort to efface the Campus editor- ial directly referring to Life. The Campus' good Quaker friend runs this way and that, spilling words, rhetoric, and bombast. A "wielder of the edi- torial pen;" the possibility of bringing the International Court of Arbitration to Wichita; and a frantic attempt to show that Life is something else be- side a magazine-all of these, and many more fancies boil up in the Quaker's disordered brain, and it all grew out of the good editor's attempt to unravel a certain badly jumbled article which appeared in the Campus a few weeks ago. The Campus pre- sumes that the imagination of the staid editor of the staid University Life-The Campus doesn't dare to call Life a magazine-has reached the DeQuincy stage. In the next is- rules" perform in public.

sue it is expected that he will be madly arguing that the culminating battle of the American-Jap war will not be fought at Wichita; that Roose- vel will not be the Democratic candi- dae for the presidency of the United States next campaign; that of course Friends' doesn't expect to have a na- tional champion team at soccer next year. The distorted, demoralized fac- ulties of the Wichita DeQuincey may be affected with the hallucination that all "the wielders of the editorial pen" in Christendom are after him. It would not be surprising if the Univer- sity Life were set up alongside the New York Sun as a model of American publication-notice the Campus does- n't dare call Life a magazine any more. And yet-and yet, Life modest- ly omits all news concerning the in- tercollegiate oratoorical contest which is to be held in Wichita. The Campus recommends for the editor of Life a work of editing an eight page sheet weekly demands too much time, a dose of Dr. Miles' Nervine might be efficacious.

ALUMNI AND "HAS BEENS."

Chas. Manley '06 of Kansas City spent Thanksgiving vacation in Ot- tawa.

Frank Woodburn ex. '08 of Kansas City visited Ottawa friends over Sat- urday.

."Hank" Williams ex. '08, who is connected with a beekkeeping firm in Kansas City, spent Sunday with rela- tives here.

Rev. C. F. Mieir '04, who has been pastor of the Baptist church at Con- cordia, Kansas, has resigned to take up work in the Northwest.

There is a desire among some stu- dents to see th makers of "college

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

SEEN THE BANNER?

A Sophomore Elucidates the Mystery

of a Disappearance.

As told by a sophomore: Some some folks are slow, but these freshmen are slower still; that is, slow to find out things. At the freshman-sopho- more football game, two weeks ago, the freshmen proudly paraded over the campus with a large, showy, green and white banner at the head of their procession. In fact, to say they were proud doesn't nearly ex- press their state of feeling.

After the game they carefully fold- ed up the muslin emblem, and reluc- tantly started from the field with it. Perhaps defeat had something to do with their carelessness, their absent- mindedness; for, near the Cottage, three ambitious sophomore girls made an attack upon the standard-bearer, and almost succeeded in landing the booty.

Thereupon, the freshmen brushed the mists from their eyes and guarded their treasure more .carefully.

They decided not to leave it in the Cottage among the freshman girls there, as that was too risky; so it was removed in an evasive, round- about way to another member of the class's possession.

That night the sophomores cele- brated their victory, and incidentally, ate supper off a large green and white banner with the numerals 1913 sewed on it. They chuckled over a possible "scrap" and mentally meas- ured their strength and skill against the freshmen. The disappoitment came when nothing happened that night nor the next. Time passed on. The Ottawa Herald got hold of the item, and published the freshmen's loss; but evidently, all of them are too busy to read the daily papers, for

Only One Month Until Christmas!

Only One Month and We Will Open Ou New Store at

206 South Main

The Jones Clothing Co.

not a whisper was heard from them.

Last Saturday night some member of the doughty little band rubbed his eyes and woke up. He went over to 845 Poplar, where the banner had been so cautiously laid away in a dresser drawer, two weeks ago.

"Lundy, what d'ye mean by letting the sophs get that banner, you old chump," asked Collet, gently.

"Didn't," answered Lundy, briefly, and opened the drawer to prove his rash statement. To his surprise and great concern, no folded bundle of green and white lay in its depths, and then-just then-the real truth of the case dawned upon them.

Moral: Don't be so sure you have a thing that you forget to give it any further attention forever after.

GYM IS LOCKED.

If You Want In, Just Apply to Authorities.

President Price has been obli to keep the gymnasium under 1 and key, and any student desiring get in must apply to Coach Wann Miss Medders, physical directors. ( tain acts of vandalism have made action necessary. Persons have : liciously destroyed property, and one or two cases, broken open lc ers. The first person who is cau in the gym without the permission the authorities will probably have private conference with Presid Price.

Headquarters for Holiday Goods

We have strained every point this year to furnish our customers with the finest there is in the way of merchandise suitable for Christmas Gifts, for gentlemen, ladies and children. Lots of new Holiday Goods coming in all the time.

Christmas suggestions for the lady friends: Silk Scarfs, Fancy Collars, Handkerchiess, Beautiful Hand Bags, Back Combs, Maline Bows, Fancy Ribbons.

For the gentleman triends: Handkerchiefs, Toilet Articles, Collar and Cuff Cases, Fancy Hosiery, etc. For the children: One of the finest lines of Toys in the country.

DUNN'S

THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

THEY CLEANED HOUSE.

Young Men and Women Overhauled Rest Room.

...

Advantage was taken of the holiday Wednesday afternoon and the wo- men's rest room, in University Hall was cleaned. Men and women rolled up their sleeves, and took up carpets, dusted rugs, and manipulated mops. A "press gang" ran in a cordon of efficient workers and the job was ac- complished in short order.

WANTED: ALUMNI NEWS.

Louis Floyd, a Former Campus Man, Makes Suggestion.

The Campus is in receipt of a short letter from Louis Floyd, '08, who is again teaching at Atwood. Kansas. ¿ Mr. Floyd, among other suggestions, makes the point that the alumni should send more news about them- selves to the Campus.

This is just what the Campus de- sires. Letters from each alumnus, in which he might tell something about himself and others, is what the Cam- pus would like.

IN UNIVERSITY HALL.

] The Student Body Remaining at Home Entertained Friday. Most of the students spent the

Our Great November Sale NOW IN PROGRESS

Making Room for Christmas Goods Has Caused Us to Make PRICES INTERESTING This Sale Ends Thanksgiving Day. You are always welcome whether buying or not. BOSTON STORE

Students

Headquarters for Home-Made Candies and Fine Confections. ICE CREAM and HOT SODAS all the year.

The Only Way

Thanksgiving vacation in Ottawa. Friday evening a reception and social time was held in University Hall. The lower halls, the basement, and the

physics laboratory were converted into reception rooms for the oc- casion. A large number attended.

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NEW DORMITORY.

In the German Seminary a Fac- ulty of Three.

Rochester is a city of 200,000. Many varieties of religious and philanthropic work. Abundant op- portunities for observation and practical experience. Privileges of the University of Rochester.

Address correspondence to J. W. A. STEWART, Dean.

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THE OTTAWA CAMPUS.

MADAME LANENDDORF

Continued from page 1. that one goal out of three trys was thrown during the first night's prac- tice, as an average of the bunch.

A schedule, subject to later change, has been arranged by Coach Wann for the men's team as follows: At Ottawa -Bethany, Lindsborg, January 14; McPherson, January 26; Kansas Wes- leyan, Salina, February 1; South- western Kansas, Winfield, February 10; Missouri State Normals, Warrens- burg, February 21; Washburn, Tope- ka, date to be arranged. A trip for the men will be arranged later. Ot- tawa will probably not play Kansas University, Baker University, or Wil- liam Jewell. Twelve games are allowed for the men's team.

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Ottawa campus, 1909-1910 Ottawa University, Part 24

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.) Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University] Number of Pages: 598

Author: Ottawa University (Kan.)
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Ottawa, Kan. : [Students of Ottawa University]
Number of Pages: 598