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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, MARCH 16, 1919 NUMBER 69 KATCHA KOO NETS NEAT PROFITS FOR UNIVERSITY Y.W.C.A Oriental Production Meets with Warm Praise from Students and Townspeople ORGANIZATON GETS $500 Funds Will Be Used for Reconstruction- University Players in Leading Roles "Katcha Koo," the oriental American fantastique of the Y.W.C.A for the benefit of reconstruction work created a sensation in Iowa City during the two day engagment which closed Friday evening. The production proved to be a tremendous success from both the standpoint of entertainment and box office returns. The finance committee reported yesterday that the engagment has netted total proceeds amounting to nearly $1350. Deducting $340 from this sum for expenses, there remains $1000 clear profit. Fifty percent of this sum goes to Miss Florence LaTier, the director of the presentation who represents the John B. Rodgers Producing Co. The other $500 goes to the Y.W.C.A, for reconstruction work. Some of the best thetrical talent of the University was represented in the production. Four members of the University Players, Margery Heberling, Art Kroppach, Jean Birdsall, and Harold Rigler, played leading roles in themusical comedy. Art Kroppach, in the title role of Katcha Koo, was a scream from start to finish and interpreted his breezy, comical character excellently with the art of a, professional, MArgery Heberling, in a role of a winsome, capricious American girl, took second honors. Mrs. Helen Wilson Brueckner, tkaing the part of solejah, demonstrated great dramatic ability. Jean Birdsall as Urhannah, the fearsome waiting girl to Maharajah, also manifested histronic ability. Harold Rigler, in his role of the happy-go-lucky American, Dick Horon, charmed all with his clever acting and splendid tenor voice. Many University students were also included in the numerous choruses. SIGMA XI HOLDS SOIREE Sigma Xi held its first soiree of the year in the physics hall Wednesday evening. The following program of papers was presented: "A Herpetocrinus from the Silurian of Iowa," by A.O Thomas. F.A. Stromsten spoke on "A Further Note on the Lymphatic System," and H.L. Dodge talked on "A New Type of Resistance Unit." A short business meeting was held after the program. PHILOS ELECTS OFFICERS Philomathean literary society at a regular business meeting Friday evening, elected officers from the ensuing term. The following members were chosen: President, George F. Killinger; vice president, Rerford Bateson; secretary, Frank A. Fuhram; corresponding secretary, J. Earl Tamisiea; sergeant at arms, J.L Goeppinger; critic, Max A. Conrad. Charles Upson Clark ITALIAN PROFESSOR TO TELL ABOUT WAR Prof. Charles Upson Clark Will Speak Monday Evening at Auditorium Prof. Charles Upson Clark, director of classical studies at the American Academy in Rome wil speak at the auditorium Monday evening at 7:30. His subject will be "With Italy At War." It will be illustrated with lantern slides which have been provided by the Italian government. These pictures were all taken by soldier-photographers. Professor Clark made a coast to coast lecture tour last season and has just returned from Italy with new material to be used for his 1918-1919 lecture tour. During the summer months of his second year's leave, he visited all the Italian armies. In company with Secretary Gallenza and Lord Methuen, the Governor-General of Malta, he was entertained by H.M. King, Victor Emanuel, the Duke of Aosta, General Diaz, and the Prince of Wales. In addition to this official visit, Professor Clark made other trips less former. He came into intimate contacy with the men at the front and went through the famous air raid at Padua, August 25. Professor Clark has an interesting story to tell of Italy's part in winning the war. He will treat the reconstruction problems under consideration at the peace table which must later be worked out for the good of humanity trather than the profit of any nation. OFFERS RELIGIOUS COURSE Prof. E.D. Starbuck will offer next quarter a three hour course in comparitive religion to be given at 11 o'clock, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, instead of the course in pratical ethics. Barton's "The Religions of the World" is the text book to be used. An important part of the work will be the gaining of firsthand information on the choice literature of the various religions. Miss Nina Shafferand Miss Jane E. Roberts of the University library spent Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Dr. Ernest Horn, of the department of education, gave an address at Denison Thursday and Friday. FRESHMAN SWIMMERS BEATEN BY VARSITY Reports From Illinois Delayed Because of Basketball Tournament THere Iowa's varsity defeated the crack freshman swimming team at the armory yesterday afternoon in a close met. In the relay of the varsity quarter of Hanapel, Dethlefs, Anneberg, and Weidlein won from the first year men, Shephard, Brown, Bond and Ingham. Dethlefts of the varsity won by a close margin from Ingrahm of the freshman team in the 200 yard breast stroke. Hanapel downed Shephard of the freshman team in the 40 yard time, swimming this event in almost the time set byt he conference swimmers. In the plunge, Block defeated the other candidates in a close match. Carmichael was second and Aldrich was third. Hanapel won for the varsiy in the 100 yard swim when he bettered Shephard's time of the freshman by a few seconds. varsity. In the 100 yard backstroke, Brown of the yearling squad took first while Mills finished second. The varsity did not enter ny man in the event. Shephard sprung the surprise by beauting Hanapel's time in the 220 yard swim, Hanapel won from Weidlein in the varsity race. Illinois time and records had not been received when The Iowan went to press. Their officials notified Coach Armbruster that the meet would not take place until after the high school basketball tournament being played there. The total time of all events is added and the school with the smaller time wins the meet. PLAN MANY NOVEL STUNTS FOR PARADE Engineers Will Not Feature Ames in Procession; S.A.T.C Days Commemorated Tuesday will be the big day in the engineers' homecoming. The parade, scheduled for 12:30, consists of a number of novel stunts. No particular subject predominates but each department has developed a stunt to its own liking. Contrary to custom the Aggies are not featured but will be left to rest on their own laurels. Conspicious amogn the exhibitions will be the "Gas and flame division of the S.A.T.C." and the one "Every man his own still," after July 1. The element of efficiency wil lnot be lacking and "Brisco's Ideal" will be on display. Standing guard to the whole panorama the"U.S.S. Woman's Gym" brings reminisences of early morning reville and everybody out for chow. (Continued on page 8) THETA SIGMA PHI EDITS MECCA IOWAN Theta Sigma Phi will put out a special edition of The Iowan Tuesday morning. It will feautre Mecca day, although all the regular news of the University will also be covered. If possible, it will be printed on orange paper, the engineers' color. Cut of prominent engineers and full accounts of the Mecca day celebrations will be contained. The work on this issue of The Iowan will be done entirely by the Theta Sigma Phi girls. BRANT WRITES IN ALUMNUS Children's Hospital, Literary Societies and Poem are Features The March number of the Alumnus is out tomorrow. This number contains the group pictures of four literary societies with an account of each by its president. "The Children's Hospital," an article by Mr. Grace Smith describes the new hospital and each department. Various pictures show the new home for the Perkins children to be a very large and well equipped one. Irving Newton Brant '09 in an article entitled "Fostering a New Iowa Product," points out the need and advantages of scholarship offered to students. "Winter Dusk," a poem, is the contribution of Prof. Edwin Ford Piper. CLASS BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE CHOSEN Girls Are Chosen To Represent Classes in Fight For Champonship Failure to join I.W.A.A., membership in which is this year, a prerequisite for admittance to class teams in women's basketball caused disappointment in the heart of many a girl who had practiced faithfully and stood good chance of being picked for a team, when the seinor, junior, and sophomore teams were chosen Friday. Players had been picked and everything was running smoothly, when it was brought to light that a number of the girls did not belong to the ahtletic association. The weeding out of these tardy ones put the teams at an obvious disadvantage. Class championship will be decided by the playing of three games. Competition begins with the junior senior game tomorrow at 5 o'clock. At this contest spectators may expect to see the most skillful playing of any done durign the series since the members of both teams have had more experience than the underclass players, and will probably make supreme efforts to give a good account of themselves. The sophomore-freshman game is scheduled for Tuesday at 5 o'clock, and the game for the championship, Wednesday at the same hour. Women competing for the freshman team have practiced together but once, so that the team will not be picked until tomorrow's work-out. Teams are as follows: Senior team: Evelyn Bowen, captain and guard; Anne Hobbet, guard; June Hawkins and Adeline Cahill, centers; Agnes Dawson and Bessie Vraig, forwards; Junior team; Reva Meardon, captain and guard; Adele Kimm, guard; Helen Hull and Esther Graves, centers; Anna Thomsen and Iva Baker, forwards; Ada Snyder and Isis Kinser, subsitutes Sophomore team: Helen Von Lackum, captain and guard; Helen Evans, guard; Leone Barngrover and Dorothy Lingham, forwards; Mildred Weller, subsitute. Electrical engineers are setting up apapratus for Mecca day demonstration to show how electricity may be used without passing through the watt-hour meter. The tesla apparatus is now in working order and is able to pass 300,000 volts through the body at the rate of 900,000 cycles a second without feeling. SOARES' TALK BASED ON REAL EXPERIENCE WITH MEN IN FRANCE "It Must Never Happen Again" Is Subject of Vespers Address Today AUTHORITY ON THEOLOGYT Was Graduated From Minnesota, Got Ph.D from Chicago, 1893, and Was Ordained Same Year Prof. Theodore Gerald Soares of the theological department of the University of Chicago, recently returned from France, will delvier his lecture "It Must Never Happen Again" at University Vesper services in antural science auditorium Sunday at 4 o'clocl. Professor Soares spent several months traveling among the various camps, investigating conditions and speaking to the soldiers and his udnerstanding of war conditions acquired in these months of intimate association with these men is almost perfect. He is English by birth, coming to this country at the age of seventeen. After receiving his A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota, he secure his Ph.D. from the Unviersity of Chicago three years later, in 1893, and was ordained in the Baptist minstry in the same year. He was pastor in several Illinois towns until 1906, when he became professor of homiletics in the University of Chicago. In two years he was made professor of the department of pratical theology of that insitution. Professor Soares is well known as a writer on religious subjects and is a member of the board of editors of the Biblical World and the American Journal of Theology, and is generally known as a foremost figure in the theological world. Music will be given by the University's orchestra and the Men's Glee club. Following is the program: Ovrature, University orchestra Invocation, Rev. Lewis G. Rohrbaugh Hymn, "Nativity" Scripture Reading and Prayer Anthem, "Lead Kindly Light," Men's Glee club Address, "It Must Never Happen Again" Prof. Theodore Gerald Soares Bemediction PLANS COMPLETED FOR JUNIOR PROM, MARCH 28 The Junior Prom will be held Friday evening, March 28, at the Armory. The Prom will be the second formal of the year. Decorations are to be very elaborate and will be carried out in Egyptian effect with features in music and in special dances. An Egyptian solo dance will be given by Regina Des Jardins in costume. Tickets are on sale now. They may be obtained from members of the comittee or at Whitstone's. "Many tickets have already been sold and as the sale is limited it is desirable to procure a ticket before vacation," is the statement of Don Nashby, chairman of the committee. Other memerbs are Mabel Turner, Alice Hinklet, Kathyrn Dayton, Robert Latmrt, Keith Diddy, Edward Chamberlin, Merlin Bridges, Leo Nichlaus, John Schneider, Walter Bernard, F.J Huizenga, Arthur Pyles, John Shrader, and Fred Gilchrist.
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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, MARCH 16, 1919 NUMBER 69 KATCHA KOO NETS NEAT PROFITS FOR UNIVERSITY Y.W.C.A Oriental Production Meets with Warm Praise from Students and Townspeople ORGANIZATON GETS $500 Funds Will Be Used for Reconstruction- University Players in Leading Roles "Katcha Koo," the oriental American fantastique of the Y.W.C.A for the benefit of reconstruction work created a sensation in Iowa City during the two day engagment which closed Friday evening. The production proved to be a tremendous success from both the standpoint of entertainment and box office returns. The finance committee reported yesterday that the engagment has netted total proceeds amounting to nearly $1350. Deducting $340 from this sum for expenses, there remains $1000 clear profit. Fifty percent of this sum goes to Miss Florence LaTier, the director of the presentation who represents the John B. Rodgers Producing Co. The other $500 goes to the Y.W.C.A, for reconstruction work. Some of the best thetrical talent of the University was represented in the production. Four members of the University Players, Margery Heberling, Art Kroppach, Jean Birdsall, and Harold Rigler, played leading roles in themusical comedy. Art Kroppach, in the title role of Katcha Koo, was a scream from start to finish and interpreted his breezy, comical character excellently with the art of a, professional, MArgery Heberling, in a role of a winsome, capricious American girl, took second honors. Mrs. Helen Wilson Brueckner, tkaing the part of solejah, demonstrated great dramatic ability. Jean Birdsall as Urhannah, the fearsome waiting girl to Maharajah, also manifested histronic ability. Harold Rigler, in his role of the happy-go-lucky American, Dick Horon, charmed all with his clever acting and splendid tenor voice. Many University students were also included in the numerous choruses. SIGMA XI HOLDS SOIREE Sigma Xi held its first soiree of the year in the physics hall Wednesday evening. The following program of papers was presented: "A Herpetocrinus from the Silurian of Iowa," by A.O Thomas. F.A. Stromsten spoke on "A Further Note on the Lymphatic System," and H.L. Dodge talked on "A New Type of Resistance Unit." A short business meeting was held after the program. PHILOS ELECTS OFFICERS Philomathean literary society at a regular business meeting Friday evening, elected officers from the ensuing term. The following members were chosen: President, George F. Killinger; vice president, Rerford Bateson; secretary, Frank A. Fuhram; corresponding secretary, J. Earl Tamisiea; sergeant at arms, J.L Goeppinger; critic, Max A. Conrad. Charles Upson Clark ITALIAN PROFESSOR TO TELL ABOUT WAR Prof. Charles Upson Clark Will Speak Monday Evening at Auditorium Prof. Charles Upson Clark, director of classical studies at the American Academy in Rome wil speak at the auditorium Monday evening at 7:30. His subject will be "With Italy At War." It will be illustrated with lantern slides which have been provided by the Italian government. These pictures were all taken by soldier-photographers. Professor Clark made a coast to coast lecture tour last season and has just returned from Italy with new material to be used for his 1918-1919 lecture tour. During the summer months of his second year's leave, he visited all the Italian armies. In company with Secretary Gallenza and Lord Methuen, the Governor-General of Malta, he was entertained by H.M. King, Victor Emanuel, the Duke of Aosta, General Diaz, and the Prince of Wales. In addition to this official visit, Professor Clark made other trips less former. He came into intimate contacy with the men at the front and went through the famous air raid at Padua, August 25. Professor Clark has an interesting story to tell of Italy's part in winning the war. He will treat the reconstruction problems under consideration at the peace table which must later be worked out for the good of humanity trather than the profit of any nation. OFFERS RELIGIOUS COURSE Prof. E.D. Starbuck will offer next quarter a three hour course in comparitive religion to be given at 11 o'clock, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, instead of the course in pratical ethics. Barton's "The Religions of the World" is the text book to be used. An important part of the work will be the gaining of firsthand information on the choice literature of the various religions. Miss Nina Shafferand Miss Jane E. Roberts of the University library spent Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Dr. Ernest Horn, of the department of education, gave an address at Denison Thursday and Friday. FRESHMAN SWIMMERS BEATEN BY VARSITY Reports From Illinois Delayed Because of Basketball Tournament THere Iowa's varsity defeated the crack freshman swimming team at the armory yesterday afternoon in a close met. In the relay of the varsity quarter of Hanapel, Dethlefs, Anneberg, and Weidlein won from the first year men, Shephard, Brown, Bond and Ingham. Dethlefts of the varsity won by a close margin from Ingrahm of the freshman team in the 200 yard breast stroke. Hanapel downed Shephard of the freshman team in the 40 yard time, swimming this event in almost the time set byt he conference swimmers. In the plunge, Block defeated the other candidates in a close match. Carmichael was second and Aldrich was third. Hanapel won for the varsiy in the 100 yard swim when he bettered Shephard's time of the freshman by a few seconds. varsity. In the 100 yard backstroke, Brown of the yearling squad took first while Mills finished second. The varsity did not enter ny man in the event. Shephard sprung the surprise by beauting Hanapel's time in the 220 yard swim, Hanapel won from Weidlein in the varsity race. Illinois time and records had not been received when The Iowan went to press. Their officials notified Coach Armbruster that the meet would not take place until after the high school basketball tournament being played there. The total time of all events is added and the school with the smaller time wins the meet. PLAN MANY NOVEL STUNTS FOR PARADE Engineers Will Not Feature Ames in Procession; S.A.T.C Days Commemorated Tuesday will be the big day in the engineers' homecoming. The parade, scheduled for 12:30, consists of a number of novel stunts. No particular subject predominates but each department has developed a stunt to its own liking. Contrary to custom the Aggies are not featured but will be left to rest on their own laurels. Conspicious amogn the exhibitions will be the "Gas and flame division of the S.A.T.C." and the one "Every man his own still," after July 1. The element of efficiency wil lnot be lacking and "Brisco's Ideal" will be on display. Standing guard to the whole panorama the"U.S.S. Woman's Gym" brings reminisences of early morning reville and everybody out for chow. (Continued on page 8) THETA SIGMA PHI EDITS MECCA IOWAN Theta Sigma Phi will put out a special edition of The Iowan Tuesday morning. It will feautre Mecca day, although all the regular news of the University will also be covered. If possible, it will be printed on orange paper, the engineers' color. Cut of prominent engineers and full accounts of the Mecca day celebrations will be contained. The work on this issue of The Iowan will be done entirely by the Theta Sigma Phi girls. BRANT WRITES IN ALUMNUS Children's Hospital, Literary Societies and Poem are Features The March number of the Alumnus is out tomorrow. This number contains the group pictures of four literary societies with an account of each by its president. "The Children's Hospital," an article by Mr. Grace Smith describes the new hospital and each department. Various pictures show the new home for the Perkins children to be a very large and well equipped one. Irving Newton Brant '09 in an article entitled "Fostering a New Iowa Product," points out the need and advantages of scholarship offered to students. "Winter Dusk," a poem, is the contribution of Prof. Edwin Ford Piper. CLASS BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE CHOSEN Girls Are Chosen To Represent Classes in Fight For Champonship Failure to join I.W.A.A., membership in which is this year, a prerequisite for admittance to class teams in women's basketball caused disappointment in the heart of many a girl who had practiced faithfully and stood good chance of being picked for a team, when the seinor, junior, and sophomore teams were chosen Friday. Players had been picked and everything was running smoothly, when it was brought to light that a number of the girls did not belong to the ahtletic association. The weeding out of these tardy ones put the teams at an obvious disadvantage. Class championship will be decided by the playing of three games. Competition begins with the junior senior game tomorrow at 5 o'clock. At this contest spectators may expect to see the most skillful playing of any done durign the series since the members of both teams have had more experience than the underclass players, and will probably make supreme efforts to give a good account of themselves. The sophomore-freshman game is scheduled for Tuesday at 5 o'clock, and the game for the championship, Wednesday at the same hour. Women competing for the freshman team have practiced together but once, so that the team will not be picked until tomorrow's work-out. Teams are as follows: Senior team: Evelyn Bowen, captain and guard; Anne Hobbet, guard; June Hawkins and Adeline Cahill, centers; Agnes Dawson and Bessie Vraig, forwards; Junior team; Reva Meardon, captain and guard; Adele Kimm, guard; Helen Hull and Esther Graves, centers; Anna Thomsen and Iva Baker, forwards; Ada Snyder and Isis Kinser, subsitutes Sophomore team: Helen Von Lackum, captain and guard; Helen Evans, guard; Leone Barngrover and Dorothy Lingham, forwards; Mildred Weller, subsitute. Electrical engineers are setting up apapratus for Mecca day demonstration to show how electricity may be used without passing through the watt-hour meter. The tesla apparatus is now in working order and is able to pass 300,000 volts through the body at the rate of 900,000 cycles a second without feeling. SOARES' TALK BASED ON REAL EXPERIENCE WITH MEN IN FRANCE "It Must Never Happen Again" Is Subject of Vespers Address Today AUTHORITY ON THEOLOGYT Was Graduated From Minnesota, Got Ph.D from Chicago, 1893, and Was Ordained Same Year Prof. Theodore Gerald Soares of the theological department of the University of Chicago, recently returned from France, will delvier his lecture "It Must Never Happen Again" at University Vesper services in antural science auditorium Sunday at 4 o'clocl. Professor Soares spent several months traveling among the various camps, investigating conditions and speaking to the soldiers and his udnerstanding of war conditions acquired in these months of intimate association with these men is almost perfect. He is English by birth, coming to this country at the age of seventeen. After receiving his A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota, he secure his Ph.D. from the Unviersity of Chicago three years later, in 1893, and was ordained in the Baptist minstry in the same year. He was pastor in several Illinois towns until 1906, when he became professor of homiletics in the University of Chicago. In two years he was made professor of the department of pratical theology of that insitution. Professor Soares is well known as a writer on religious subjects and is a member of the board of editors of the Biblical World and the American Journal of Theology, and is generally known as a foremost figure in the theological world. Music will be given by the University's orchestra and the Men's Glee club. Following is the program: Ovrature, University orchestra Invocation, Rev. Lewis G. Rohrbaugh Hymn, "Nativity" Scripture Reading and Prayer Anthem, "Lead Kindly Light," Men's Glee club Address, "It Must Never Happen Again" Prof. Theodore Gerald Soares Bemediction PLANS COMPLETED FOR JUNIOR PROM, MARCH 28 The Junior Prom will be held Friday evening, March 28, at the Armory. The Prom will be the second formal of the year. Decorations are to be very elaborate and will be carried out in Egyptian effect with features in music and in special dances. An Egyptian solo dance will be given by Regina Des Jardins in costume. Tickets are on sale now. They may be obtained from members of the comittee or at Whitstone's. "Many tickets have already been sold and as the sale is limited it is desirable to procure a ticket before vacation," is the statement of Don Nashby, chairman of the committee. Other memerbs are Mabel Turner, Alice Hinklet, Kathyrn Dayton, Robert Latmrt, Keith Diddy, Edward Chamberlin, Merlin Bridges, Leo Nichlaus, John Schneider, Walter Bernard, F.J Huizenga, Arthur Pyles, John Shrader, and Fred Gilchrist.
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