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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL XVIII- NEW SERIES VOL III IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1919 REV, ALAN HOBEN IS VESPER SPEAKER THIS AFTERNOON Active War Worker Comes From Chicago to Speak on Revival of Idealism WAS IN OVERSEAS WORK Womens GLee Club and Orchestra Appear in First Vesper's of the New Year The Rev Alan Hoben will deliver the vesper sermon "The Revival of Idealism," at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the natural science auditorium. Dr. Hoben has just returned from France where he was divison superintendent of the Y.M.C.A work in the fifth combat division. Since May 4, he has been located in the St. Mihiel sector. Interest in the boy movement is one phase of his activities. Dr. Hoben is leld secretary of the Juvenile Protective association and is a hearty supporter of the playground movement. "The Minister and the Boy," and "The Church as a School for Citizenship" are his best known works. The Rev. Mr. Hoben, now professor of pratical theology in the University of Chicago, is a graduate of the Newton Theological seminary. He received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1901. Previous to his graduate work in Chicago, he was pastor of the First Baptist church at Detroit. He has also been student pastor at the University of Michigan. Special music will be furnished by the Vesper choir and the University orchestra. Starting in the basement the choir will sing as they march upstairs and take their place on the stage. Then the following program will be taken: Doxology Invocation- Rev. L.S Shumaker Hymn. Scripture Reading Trio, "Lift Up Thine Eyes," (Elijah) ............... Mendelssohn Women's Glee Club Sermon, "The Revival of Idealism" Rev. Allan Hoben Benedication TWO WOMEN ENTER ORATORICAL CONLEST Ten Speakers Will Try Out For Honor of Representing S.U.I at Oberlin For the first time in the history of the nothern oratorical league contest, two women, Elizabeth Hendee and Romola Latchem, will take part. Miss Hendee will take part. Miss Henden will speak on "The Americanization problems during the Reconstruction," and Miss Latcham will speak on "The New Woman." Ten orators are likely to enter the contest, but the number of speakers in the final will be cut to six in the preliminary. Winner of the second place will be the University representative at the Hamilton Club contest. June and Ardis Cummins of Cedar Rapids are visiting at the Gamma Phi Beta house this week end. EDUCATORS DEAN RETURNS TO IOWA FROM LONG TRIP Has Been in Government Service With Committee on Public Information WITNESS OF REVOLUTION Russell Thinks American Troops in Siberia Are Not In Great Danger Buttoned up in a real Siberian coat, weighed down with bags and trunks of Russian school-books and brimming with tales of war and revolution, Dean William Fletcher Russell of the department of education has returned from his 17,000 trip into the heart of Russia. The United States government selected Dean Russell to act as the director of the Russian division of the commitee on public information. Last August he was sent to Russia and Siberia to help establish a new educational system and to learn how the United States might assist in educational uphilding of the new republic. With a crops of interperters he traveled through war-bled Russia studying the remnant of her school system and lecturing to teachers and conferring with educators. In Vladivostock he was so well recieved that the city's "new fathers" asked that he write a section of the city's new charter. Writes New Book One of the achievements of his trip was the writing of a book called "Educational Democracy," in which he cited some of the successes and failures of the America's school system. The book has been translated into the Russian language and already 100,000 copies have been sold. Dean Russell predicts a great change in the educational system of Russia but a change which he declares will come gradually. For people there, he found, are tremendously interested in learning: they are looking to America to send them (continued on page eight) NOTICE TO CADETS Classes in military training will not start Monday, as was heretofore announced. Watch the bulletin boards and student paper for commencement of military work, and assignment to classes and companies. A few men have not registered as yet. They will do so immeditately, as this delinquency will be held against their records. CAPTAIN A. L. LANE Commander of Cadets COLONAL MUMMA RETURNS TO IOWA AS COMMANDANT Is Being Transferred From Camp Benning to S.U.I at His Own Request IS FAMOUS MARKSMAN Will Have Task of Reorganizing and Heading the R.O.T.C at the University Col. Morton C. Mumma, U.S.A former commander and professor of military tactics in the Univeristy, has for the third time been transferred to that position. He is being transferred at his own request from Camp Benning, Ga., where he has been rive in Iowa City within a few days. Colonel Mumma was graduated from West Point in 1900, and served in Cuba and the Phillippines prior to his first assignment here in 1909. Then he was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred in 1912 under the three year service rule. Returning to the Phillippines in 1914, he remained there until the University again secured his services as commanding officer of the largest military school outside of West Point, the infantry school of arms. He and his family are expected to arecommandant. During his second assignment: here in 1916, he recieved promotion to the rank of major. When the United States entered the war, Colonel Mumma was transferred to Cheyenne, Wyo., for active service, and from there to Washington, D.C., for duty with the general staff. After being promoted to rank of lieutanant-colonel, he was placed in command of the Small Arms Firing school at Camp Perry, O. The Perry school was recently incorporated in the school of fire at Fort Benning. Colonel Mumma has gained a worldwide reputation as a marskman and has wom more than 100 medals and trophies in the last five years. In 1913 he was captain of the American team in the international Palma trophy match. The work of reorganizing the R. O. T. C wil be a gigantic task, for which Colonel Mumma's past experience in the University has fittef dhim admirably. NEW PHARMACY OFFICERS The Students' Pharmaceutical association has elected the following officers: president, G.O Taylor, New Market; vice president R.C Lande, Slater; secretary and treasure, R. A Jones Gilbert. IOWA LOSES SECOND CONFERENCE GAME TO CHICAGO SQUAD Maroons Display Dazzling Brand of Basketball and Win by 31 to 19 Score BERRIEN STARS FOR IOWA Hawkeyes Will Meet Purple Team at Evanston Tonight in the Last Game of Trip Special to The Daily Iowan Chicago, Jan. 18- Iowa lost to the fast Maroon basketball team last night by a score of 31 to 19. Cichago opened the contest with a brilliant brand of ball that fairly dazzled the Hawkeyes, displaying excellent team work and an uncanny ability ot find the hoop. Iowa fought to the last whistle but was clearly outclassed from the very beginning. Gorgas of Chicagoo was the big factor in the sucess of the Chicago five while Capt. Berrien put up a splendid fight for the visitors and excelled especially in floor work. The Hawkeyes will leave this morning for Evnston where they will try to come back against the Purple quintet tonight. Two conferences games have now been lost by the Hawkeyes, but it is evident from the reports of the Chicago game that Coach Banick's men are fast improving. Since the team left for its eastern trip, it has been found that Finlayson, who had been forbidden at the beginning of the season to participate in basketball because of a weak heart, has been re-examined and declared able to play. CANDIDATES CHOSEN FOR WOMEN'S SECTION Purchasers Vote During Hawkeye Sales Campaign Last Week in January The following girls have been nominated by the various organizations and rooming houses ot be candidates for places in the representative women section of the Victory Hawkeye: Gretchen Kane, Violet Blakely, Corinne Hamill, Elizabeth Bates, Julia Wade, Florence Landon, Rosalie Martin, Suzanne Mason, Marian Henry, Lucy Pierce, Anita Bakewell, Celestine O'Brien, Luella Larson, Geenva Wiles, Mabel Turner, Lucile Matyk, Doris Davitt, Ruth Rogers, Eura Van Meter, Kathryn Friston, Helen Anderson, Magaret Hayes, Romola Latcem, Alice E. Hinkley, Madeleine Coonan, and Mabelle. Mabelle is the candidate of the Hawkeye staff. Members of the staff state that they will put forth every effort to place her name in the roll of the final winners. Her idenity is shrouded in mystery. Members of the staff hint that she is one of Iowa's most fascinating co-eds. If Mabelle does not get enough votes to earn a place in the section, her true name will remain a deep secret. But if she does, her potrait will occupy a prominent place among the lucky eight. It therefore behooves all curious students to vote for Mabelle. Prof. W.S. Hays will meet all girls interested in a freshman orchestra in his studio Monday at 5 p.m.
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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa VOL XVIII- NEW SERIES VOL III IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1919 REV, ALAN HOBEN IS VESPER SPEAKER THIS AFTERNOON Active War Worker Comes From Chicago to Speak on Revival of Idealism WAS IN OVERSEAS WORK Womens GLee Club and Orchestra Appear in First Vesper's of the New Year The Rev Alan Hoben will deliver the vesper sermon "The Revival of Idealism," at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the natural science auditorium. Dr. Hoben has just returned from France where he was divison superintendent of the Y.M.C.A work in the fifth combat division. Since May 4, he has been located in the St. Mihiel sector. Interest in the boy movement is one phase of his activities. Dr. Hoben is leld secretary of the Juvenile Protective association and is a hearty supporter of the playground movement. "The Minister and the Boy," and "The Church as a School for Citizenship" are his best known works. The Rev. Mr. Hoben, now professor of pratical theology in the University of Chicago, is a graduate of the Newton Theological seminary. He received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago in 1901. Previous to his graduate work in Chicago, he was pastor of the First Baptist church at Detroit. He has also been student pastor at the University of Michigan. Special music will be furnished by the Vesper choir and the University orchestra. Starting in the basement the choir will sing as they march upstairs and take their place on the stage. Then the following program will be taken: Doxology Invocation- Rev. L.S Shumaker Hymn. Scripture Reading Trio, "Lift Up Thine Eyes," (Elijah) ............... Mendelssohn Women's Glee Club Sermon, "The Revival of Idealism" Rev. Allan Hoben Benedication TWO WOMEN ENTER ORATORICAL CONLEST Ten Speakers Will Try Out For Honor of Representing S.U.I at Oberlin For the first time in the history of the nothern oratorical league contest, two women, Elizabeth Hendee and Romola Latchem, will take part. Miss Hendee will take part. Miss Henden will speak on "The Americanization problems during the Reconstruction," and Miss Latcham will speak on "The New Woman." Ten orators are likely to enter the contest, but the number of speakers in the final will be cut to six in the preliminary. Winner of the second place will be the University representative at the Hamilton Club contest. June and Ardis Cummins of Cedar Rapids are visiting at the Gamma Phi Beta house this week end. EDUCATORS DEAN RETURNS TO IOWA FROM LONG TRIP Has Been in Government Service With Committee on Public Information WITNESS OF REVOLUTION Russell Thinks American Troops in Siberia Are Not In Great Danger Buttoned up in a real Siberian coat, weighed down with bags and trunks of Russian school-books and brimming with tales of war and revolution, Dean William Fletcher Russell of the department of education has returned from his 17,000 trip into the heart of Russia. The United States government selected Dean Russell to act as the director of the Russian division of the commitee on public information. Last August he was sent to Russia and Siberia to help establish a new educational system and to learn how the United States might assist in educational uphilding of the new republic. With a crops of interperters he traveled through war-bled Russia studying the remnant of her school system and lecturing to teachers and conferring with educators. In Vladivostock he was so well recieved that the city's "new fathers" asked that he write a section of the city's new charter. Writes New Book One of the achievements of his trip was the writing of a book called "Educational Democracy," in which he cited some of the successes and failures of the America's school system. The book has been translated into the Russian language and already 100,000 copies have been sold. Dean Russell predicts a great change in the educational system of Russia but a change which he declares will come gradually. For people there, he found, are tremendously interested in learning: they are looking to America to send them (continued on page eight) NOTICE TO CADETS Classes in military training will not start Monday, as was heretofore announced. Watch the bulletin boards and student paper for commencement of military work, and assignment to classes and companies. A few men have not registered as yet. They will do so immeditately, as this delinquency will be held against their records. CAPTAIN A. L. LANE Commander of Cadets COLONAL MUMMA RETURNS TO IOWA AS COMMANDANT Is Being Transferred From Camp Benning to S.U.I at His Own Request IS FAMOUS MARKSMAN Will Have Task of Reorganizing and Heading the R.O.T.C at the University Col. Morton C. Mumma, U.S.A former commander and professor of military tactics in the Univeristy, has for the third time been transferred to that position. He is being transferred at his own request from Camp Benning, Ga., where he has been rive in Iowa City within a few days. Colonel Mumma was graduated from West Point in 1900, and served in Cuba and the Phillippines prior to his first assignment here in 1909. Then he was promoted to the rank of captain and transferred in 1912 under the three year service rule. Returning to the Phillippines in 1914, he remained there until the University again secured his services as commanding officer of the largest military school outside of West Point, the infantry school of arms. He and his family are expected to arecommandant. During his second assignment: here in 1916, he recieved promotion to the rank of major. When the United States entered the war, Colonel Mumma was transferred to Cheyenne, Wyo., for active service, and from there to Washington, D.C., for duty with the general staff. After being promoted to rank of lieutanant-colonel, he was placed in command of the Small Arms Firing school at Camp Perry, O. The Perry school was recently incorporated in the school of fire at Fort Benning. Colonel Mumma has gained a worldwide reputation as a marskman and has wom more than 100 medals and trophies in the last five years. In 1913 he was captain of the American team in the international Palma trophy match. The work of reorganizing the R. O. T. C wil be a gigantic task, for which Colonel Mumma's past experience in the University has fittef dhim admirably. NEW PHARMACY OFFICERS The Students' Pharmaceutical association has elected the following officers: president, G.O Taylor, New Market; vice president R.C Lande, Slater; secretary and treasure, R. A Jones Gilbert. IOWA LOSES SECOND CONFERENCE GAME TO CHICAGO SQUAD Maroons Display Dazzling Brand of Basketball and Win by 31 to 19 Score BERRIEN STARS FOR IOWA Hawkeyes Will Meet Purple Team at Evanston Tonight in the Last Game of Trip Special to The Daily Iowan Chicago, Jan. 18- Iowa lost to the fast Maroon basketball team last night by a score of 31 to 19. Cichago opened the contest with a brilliant brand of ball that fairly dazzled the Hawkeyes, displaying excellent team work and an uncanny ability ot find the hoop. Iowa fought to the last whistle but was clearly outclassed from the very beginning. Gorgas of Chicagoo was the big factor in the sucess of the Chicago five while Capt. Berrien put up a splendid fight for the visitors and excelled especially in floor work. The Hawkeyes will leave this morning for Evnston where they will try to come back against the Purple quintet tonight. Two conferences games have now been lost by the Hawkeyes, but it is evident from the reports of the Chicago game that Coach Banick's men are fast improving. Since the team left for its eastern trip, it has been found that Finlayson, who had been forbidden at the beginning of the season to participate in basketball because of a weak heart, has been re-examined and declared able to play. CANDIDATES CHOSEN FOR WOMEN'S SECTION Purchasers Vote During Hawkeye Sales Campaign Last Week in January The following girls have been nominated by the various organizations and rooming houses ot be candidates for places in the representative women section of the Victory Hawkeye: Gretchen Kane, Violet Blakely, Corinne Hamill, Elizabeth Bates, Julia Wade, Florence Landon, Rosalie Martin, Suzanne Mason, Marian Henry, Lucy Pierce, Anita Bakewell, Celestine O'Brien, Luella Larson, Geenva Wiles, Mabel Turner, Lucile Matyk, Doris Davitt, Ruth Rogers, Eura Van Meter, Kathryn Friston, Helen Anderson, Magaret Hayes, Romola Latcem, Alice E. Hinkley, Madeleine Coonan, and Mabelle. Mabelle is the candidate of the Hawkeye staff. Members of the staff state that they will put forth every effort to place her name in the roll of the final winners. Her idenity is shrouded in mystery. Members of the staff hint that she is one of Iowa's most fascinating co-eds. If Mabelle does not get enough votes to earn a place in the section, her true name will remain a deep secret. But if she does, her potrait will occupy a prominent place among the lucky eight. It therefore behooves all curious students to vote for Mabelle. Prof. W.S. Hays will meet all girls interested in a freshman orchestra in his studio Monday at 5 p.m.
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