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Daily Iowan, October 13, 1918

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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL. VXIII--NEW SERIES VOL. III IOWA CITY IOWA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1918 NUMBER 9 INFLUENZA CASES INCREASE SLOWLY, DOCTORS DECLARE Pneumonia Cases Are Not Many in Proportion to Extent of Influenza QUARANTINE LIKELY TO CONTINUE Four Deaths Occur Since Thursday Morning--Perkins Child is Pneumonia Victim. Although the number of cases of Spanish influenza has decreased and the serious cases are much improved today, the quarantine for men will probably continue. Fifty cases of pneumonia were reported from the hospital yesterday. Four deaths among S. A. T. C. men have occurred since the last issue of The Iowan. The death of a child in the Perkins ward was also reported. Thursday night Leon Reed of Keota, John Harvey of Logan, and Royal Galliher of Fairfield died. John T. Sheehan of Ottumwa was another pneumonia victim; he died Friday. Reed, Dental Student Leon Reed of Keota was born Oct. 15, 1897 at Keota, the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Reed. He lacked only four days of being twenty-one years old. He graduated in the class of '18 from the Keota high school, along with a sister Leila and brother, Loren. The family was devoted to each other and Leon's advent at the University was the first separation of their family. Mr. Reed was registered in the college of dentistry but had never attended any classes, being stricken with the influenza the day after he arrived in Iowa City. The body was taken to the boy's home for burial, Monday. Was Friend of Sloan John Harvey, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harvey of Logan ,died early Friday morning after an illness of less than a week. The death was caused by influenza followed by pneumonia complications. This young man was the personal friend of Professor Sloan. He graduated from the Logan high school last year and came here two weeks ago to enter the S. A. T. C. David Galliher, the son of Mrs. M. J. Galliher of Fairfield, died Thursday evening at 10 o'clock. Mr. Galliher had earned a B. S. at Parsons college, and had also taken work at the University of Chicago. Here he was enrolled in the college of medicine. His work as a student was of rare quality, and he was exceedingly popular among his friends. John T. Sheehan, son of Mrs. Martha Shehan, of Ottumwa, died Friday afternoon. He is the fourth victim within twenty-four hours. He was nineteen years old and entered the S. A. T. C. last week, as a freshman mechanical engineering student. From the first his condition was considered serious and soon developed into pneumonia, which it was impossible to check. CHAWA KWAI IS PLANNED The second annual Chawa Kwai will be held Friday night on the campus if present plans work out. This year, because of the changed positions, the party will be held out of doors as far as possible. The exact time and place will depend on the quarantine rules. FEW WOMEN ARE IN PROFESSIONS Courses in Drafting Not Being Offered This Fall. Twenty women are registered in the various professional colleges of the University. This is not a very large number, considering the conditions which of late years have opened up to women, positions which formerly were not accessible to them. The record however, is as good as that of recent years. In the college of pharmacy there are six women, an increase of one over last year. The law school has five, a larger number than usual. In medicine, the homeopathics have none, but the college of medicine has five regular students and one special. Only one woman is registered for dentistry, and she has gone home because of the delay which present circumstances have made in the starting of classes. The college of applied science, heretofore, attracted practically no women at all, but this year two are taking engineering courses. Florence Peterman, a graduate of the college of pharmacy is now taking up work in chemical engineering. The other student is a freshman, Lenore Bohach, but she has not yet stated which branch she intends to follow up. BARRACKS WILL BE BUILT IMMEDIATELY Government Sanctions Contract to Begin Construction on West Side Property Permanent barracks will be erected immediately at the University. The War Department today authorized the construction of a two-story hollow tile building to be erected around an open court, 200 by 400 feet. The building will be composed of sixteen units, the first of which will be completed in thirty days. The court will be utilized as a drill ground. The barracks will be built on the heights across the river from the main campus on the Folsom and Byington tracts, where thirty acres has been purchased by the University for this purpose. The new children's hospital, which is being used as temparary barracks for several companies is nea rthe same site. One thousand S. A. T. C. men will be housed in the new barracks; accommodations for the other men are already provided. Arrangements for the building material and contracts were laid in advance so that with the receipt of government sanction, work could be begun immediately. Architects for the building are Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson. A $30,000 addition to the University engineering shops has also been authorized. This has been made necessary for the training of mechanics for the government. OFFICIAL NOTICE Men registered in any of the drafts who are mechanically inclined and wish to get into the Vocational branch of the service should apply at headquarters (women's gymnasium) at once as only a limited number can be inducted for this purpose. LeROY E. COOK, 1st Lieut. Inf. U. S. A. Adjutant. FACULTY MEN FROM UNIVERSITY IN ALL KINDS OF SERVICE Thirty Professors and Instructors Are Now Officers and Six Are Doing Y. Work. MANY DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED Other Members Are Being Called Upon as War Lecturers and Four Minute Speakers The faculty of the University is represented in the service by four majors, seven captains and nineteen lieutenants. Six members of the staff of instruction are in Y. M. C. A. work, and professors and instructors in every department are aiding in some sort of war work. From the department of physics: L. P. Sieg, captain in the aviation section in France; F. C. Brown, captain in the ordnance department. From the department of psychology: R. H. Sylvester, lieutenant and chief clinical psychologist at Camp Dodge; C. H. Hanson, lieutenant at Camp Funston; M. J. Reams, non-commission at Camp Oglethorpe. Dean Carl E. Seashore is chairman of the committee "Problems of Sounds." H. M. Halverson was detailed on problems in the U boat service; C. C. Bunch was detailed o na problem of hearing and on the standardization of diagnostic tests for radio operators. From the department of history: Professors H. L. Plum, G. G. Benjamin and Louis Pelzer are lecturers at Camp Dodge. From the department of public speaking: Prof. Glenn Merry, head of the department, is chairman of the bureau of speakers of Iowa Council of National Defense and state field representative of Iowa Four Minute Men. From the department of economics, sociology and commerce: H. B. Whaling, lieutenant, is in the ground section of the aviation corps. From the department of political science: Ivan L. Pollock, private, is in the national army, since July 1918, and was researcher to the war industries board. From the department of military scienec and tactics: Mark A. Kelly, is instructor in military science and tactics in the University; Jacob Maier, chief trumpeter, is instructor in military science and tactics and in charge of the equipment at the University. From the department of German: H. E. Zabel, first lieutenant; F. W. Kracher, Y. M. C. A. secretary, Camp Dodge; Professors C. B. Wilson, E. H. Lauer and W. F. Luebke are member of the committee on inspection of foreign language and press. (continued on page 4) KICK! If your copy of The Iowan is not delivered regularly, please let us know. The Iowan is trying to give the best of service, but conditions of quarantine and influenza are making it difficult. Help us to help you. Phone our business office, 935, or leave your complaint at the Chesnutt Printing Co., 103 Iowa avenue, under the University Book Store. Thanks. POTTER WRITES OF PROF. EASTMAN Late Head of Latin Department Active in Associations A tribute to Prof. Frederick C. Eastman, who meat death in an automobile accident August 4, is published in the Classical Journal for October. Prof. Franklin H. Potter is author of the article. Professor Eastman was intimately connected with the Classical Association of the Middle West and South since its beginning and was president in 1910. He was made head of the Latin department of the University in 1907, and was associate editor of the Classical Journal in the department of current events. He was a member of the American Philological association and one of the American Association of University Professors, and was one of the organizers and most active members of the Walt Whitman club of Iowa. His most permanent work was his text for second year Latin, Caesar in Gaul, which he recent published with Professor D'Ooge. 2900 STUDENTS IS CONSERVATIVE COUNT School for Nurses and College of Applied Science Show Largest Increase H. C. Dorcas registrar, has given cut figures on the enrollment in the University as being, at a conservative estimate, 2910. It is impossible to judge the final report at present because of the confusion attendant on the re-organization of the curriculum. The above figure does not include pupils now registered in the University high school, the University elementary school, nor the young men who are in the special training detachments. The enrollment list at the end of the year will show a large increase over what it is now because of the 600 men who register every three months in the S. A. T. C. Although there has been a decrease in the enrollment in some of the colleges in the University, the college of applied science and the school for nurses show a large increase over last year. There is a slight increase in the attendance in the college of medicine. There are almost 250 more students in the college of applied science this year than there were last year. In the school for nurses there is an increased attendance of nearly 50 nurses, a large percentage considering the relative size of this school. The present enrollment in the various college of the University is as follows: Liberal arts and graduate college 1750. Law college, 20. College of medicine, 220. College of dentistry, 265. College of pharmacy, 35. College of applied science, 430. School for nurses, 190. The authorities wish to have it remembered the figures they have given are by no means final. It is supposed that as soon as affairs are running in a normal way there will be made a more definite estimate, which is expected to reveal a much larger attendance in a number of the colleges. Alpha Theta announces the pledging of Evelyn Bowen of Iowa City HAWKEYES TROUNCE COE COLLEGE TEAM IN FAST TILT--27-0 Iowa Held Scoreless for First Quarter But Come Back With Fierce Attack SCOTT MAKES THREE TOUCHDOWNS Belding Shines by Punting and Smashing Ability--New Team in Last Quarter Coach Jones's battling Hawkeyes and seekers of the Big Ten title easily defeated Eby's fast team from Coe in an interesting game on Iowa field by the topheavy score of 27 to 0. Although the score would indicate a runaway for the Hawkeyes, the old Gold athletes were compelled to put into operation the old Iowa Fight's slogan in order to drive back the stiff offense that the Coe team put up, especially in the first quarter. Coe presented a surprising strong attack and carried the oval to the Hawkeye 10 yd. line before they were stopped. This unexpected success on the part of the Coe team, caused Iowa followers no little worry and only after a friendly gathering behind their trenches did the Hawks come through in the way that they were supposed to. Iowa opened up the second quarter with a driving attack that enabled them to take the ball into Coe territory and over for the first touchdown. Kelly's return of Habenicht's punt was the feature of the Iowa play in the early part of the second quarter, the Newton red head dodging through the entire Coe team for a gain of 35 yards. Slater and Scott hooked up in an offense that spelled disaster for the visitor when they broke through and blocked a punt, Scott recovering for the second touchdown. Upon the scoring of two touchdowns, the Hawks set to work and proceeded to tear up the opponent's line with a series of smashes and end runs. Donnelly, who up to the middle of the second quarter had been playing a star game, was taken out and Belding, Iowa's 17 year old find and former all-state high school and was put in his place. This youth plowed through the Coe line at will, and his first boot went for 50 yards. Late in the second quarter, Kelly lost Chamber's punt, Coe taking the pigskin on Iowa's' 20-yd. line from where he essayed to kick a dropkick, but failed in the attempt. The half ended with Iowa leading by a score of 14 to 0. The third quarter saw the Iowa machine open up with an offense that carried the oval from our own 30 yd. line to the Coe 30 yd. mark from where they punted to Kelly. Here the Hawkeye backs cut loose with a number of long gains, all good for a distance of 5 to 10 yds. Belding, Sykes, Scott, and Slater on the firing end of the line. Belding's gain of 12 yds. and Scottie's for 8 more carried the ball over for the 3d marker. Kelly applied his toe to the leather for an extra point, bringing the total to 21. Seeing that the Coe offense denied its chance to score, the Iowa mentor ran in several subs at this stage of the fray. This change made the going a little easier for Eby's men although they were outplayed by a fair mar- (continued on page 4)
 
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