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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, VOL. XVIII--NEW SERIES VOL. III MARCH 30, 1919 NUMBER 74 UNIVERSITY PLAYERS TO STAGE COMEDY WEDNESDAY NIGHT "Dolly Reforming Herself" Will Be Presented--First Play of Year MISS HEBERLING IN LEAD Play Said to Abound in Amusing Situations--First Produced in London. What is probably one of the most important theatrical events of the University season will be presented at the Englert Theatre next Wednesday evening, when "Dolly Reforming Herself" will be staged by the University Players. Much has been said regarding the production in the way of advertising, and Henry Arthur Jones' comedy, which was picked by capable dramatic critics in the University from the scores of plays which were under consideration seems to deserve praise which has been accorded it. The plot of the story consists of the amusing endeavors of one young English lady to reform herself under the most trying and peculiar circumstances. How she tries to accomplish the difficult task afford countless opportunities for the most ludicrous and laughable situations, which have established an international reputation for the comedy. When the play was given its premier at the famous old Haymarket theatre in London several years ago it created a sensation which has seldom been equalled in English theatrical successes. The University Players have a reputation of ability to present their plays in a manner which is comparable to professional appearances. Margery Heberling will be the leading lady in the performance. The advance seat sale opens at the Englert theatre box office, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. STUDENT JOURNALISTS ATTEND CONVENTION April 11 and 12 will see about twenty students who are taking journalism in the University at Colfax attending the annual meeting of the Iowa College Press association. W. Earl Hall of S. U .I. is president of the assocation and will preside at the meeting. Mildred Whitcomb, editor of the Daily Iowan, will be one of the speakers. Morningside college and Drake university, colleges which have not been represented heretofore, will send delegates this year. Norman Hall has promised to be present if he is in Iowa at the time. Lee White, editorial secretary of the Detroit News and a lecturer in the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, will speak in place of C. C. Lyon, overseas correspondent, who has returned to France. Several well known newspaper men will be present as visitors. A large attendance is expected at the convention. ATHENA ELECTS OFFICERS Athena literary society has elected the following officers to serve the rest of the present University year: Elizabeth Hendee, president; Kathryn Fritson, vice-president; Geneva Wiles, corresponding secretary; Rose Reeve, recording secretary; Elsie Katz and Lois Drennan- sergeants-at-arms. OFFERS TO TEACH SWIMMING COURSE Coach David Armbruster of the swimming team announces that he has a vacant period in the afternoon from 5:30 to 6 o'clock in which he offer is especially open to faculty members and those who wish to improve in swimming. A meeting of those on this year's swimming team will also be held to elect a captain for next year and to decide on plans of organization. According to the coach, prospects for a winning swimming team next year are exceedingly bright for most of this year's varsity will be back, and a good freshman team will supply some material. DISCUSSION CLASS GROWING Many Attend Meetings to Study Political Reconstruction The meetings arranged by the Y. W. C. A. to study problems of political reconstruction are gaining interest, as shown by the growing audiences. A part of each meeting is devoted to open discussion. Following is the schedule of meetings for the remainder of the year: April 2: The Monroe Doctrine in Relation to the League of Nations, Prof. H. G. Plum. April 9: Reconstruction in Relation to the Czecho-Slovaks, Prof. B. Shimek. April 16: Reconstruction in the Orient; India, Prof. S. Bose. April 23: Reconstruction in the Orient: China Committee of Chinese Students. Liu Chiang. April 30: Problems of the Philippines: Committee of Philipine Students. May 7: Reconstruction and Suffrage, Ruth Gallaher. May 14: Education Reconstruction in Siberia, Dean W. F. Russell. May 21: Recent Tendencies in Elementary Education, Prof. E. Horn. May 26: Educational Developments in the Near Future, Prof. F. C. Ensign. NAVAL RESERVISTS CAN'T JOIN R. O. T. C. No men who are in the naval reserve and on inactive duty will be permitted to sign up for the R. O. T. C., according to a memorandum received by the president of the University, to the effect that a previous order allowing naval reservists to join the R. O. T. C. had been cancelled. The R. O. T. C., however is not closed altogether to the men of the naval reserve, as a new provision has been made permitting such men to obtain a discharge form the navy if they desire to join an R. O. T. C. unit. To procure such a discharge, an application must be made to the commandant of this naval district with an approval by the commandant of the R. O. T. C. unit, to the effect that the one seeking discharge is attending a college where such a unit is established and wishes to enlist in that unit. This order will affect all men of the naval reserve who have joined the R. O. T. C. in accordance with the old order which did not forbid such enlistment. These men must send in their application for discharge if they wish to remain in the R. O. T. C. The order has especial reference to the S. A. T. C. men who were in the naval section. Grace Hiler has gone to Rockwell City to spend the week end. IOWA BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 5--Coe at Cedar Rapids. April 9--Coe at Iowa City. April 12--Coe at Cedar Rapids. April 15--Coe at Iowa City. April 18--Chicago at Iowa City. April 22--Cornell at Mt. Vernon. April 25--Purdue at Lafayette. April 26--Illinois at Urbana. MAy 6--Ames at Ames. May 10--Illinois at Iowa City. May 17--Notre Dame at Iowa City. May 19--Michigan at Iowa City. May 23--Notre Dame at South Bend. May 24--Michigan at Ann Arbor. May 29--Ames at Iowa City. NATIONAL MEET TO STRESS IOWA PLAN Discuss Methods Devised for Detecting Musical Ability at St. Louis Dean Carl E. Seashore and four members of the psychology department will attend the national association of music supervisors which meets this week at St. Louis. An entire day's session of the program, Tuesday will be given over to the University psychologists for a discussion of the work originating here in the testing of musical ability. National attention is being attracted to Iowa for its work in discovering musical talent. The president of the association of music supervisors will give his address on this question. It is almost unprecedented for a national association to give an entire day to the discussion of a single problem. University psychologists have for the past several weeks been conducting musical tests on the pupils in the fifth and eight grades of the Des Moines public schools. Such work has also been carried on in other schools of the state. Freshman in the University are also being tested. A number of promising musicians have been discovered who never realized they possessed talent. Others have saved sums of money they might have spent on music when, the test prove they could never attain any success in the art. The measurement of musical talent is made by a series of tests which may be conducted as well on a five-year old child as on an adult. Previous musical training does not factor in the tests. Various instruments have been devised in the psychology department here for use in analyzing musical ability of the individual. SENIOR CHAIRMEN MEET All chairmen of senior committees are asked to meet Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at room 105, liberal arts building. Following are the names of the chairmen: Marc Mullaney, organization; Hal Mosier, commencement exercises; F. O. Parrish, memorial; Leo J. Cohrt, senior hop; Marjorie Madden, play; W. L. Erickson, manager of play; Jess Weiss, pins; Romola Latchem, invitations; Norwood Louis, signs; Edythe Saylor, frolic; D. Richard Young, hard times party; Ward Sperry, breakfast. Meta Sieffert of Avoca is visiting at the Alpha Xi Delta house this week. EXTEMPORE CONTEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT The extemporaneous speaking contest will be held Wednesday evening, April 2, at 7:30 in the natural science auditorium. The contestants chosen by the literary societies are as follows: Hesperia, Edythe Saylor; Erodelphia, Margaret Dolliver; Athena, Helen Mackintosh; Whitby, Hermina Dorweiler, OCtave Thanet, Mildred Freburg; non-society, Eileen Galvin. Prof. G. G. Benjamin, Miss Sarah A. Howell, and Prof. C. E. Young have been elected to act as judges. The prizes offered for the winners of this contest are $20, $5, and honorable mention. On Tuesday morning definite topics will be placed on the bulletin boards. Time limit is ten minutes. FRESHMAN TRACK PRACTICE First Year Men to Begin Work Monday Under Lawrence Dutton Freshman track men will report for practice tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Lawrence Dutton, captain of the 1917 track team, has been secured to coach the yearling squad. Dutton is one of the most consistent point winners that Iowa has ever had. He threw the discus within a few inches of the 130 foot mark, and is probably the best discus man in the state. He is now a sophomore in the college of law. Opportunities for the freshmen to win numerals will be given in the home meet and other competitions. Telegraphic meets are being arranged with Northwestern and Wisconsin. In these contests only freshmen will compete. The outdoor cinder track is now being used for practice. The varsity squad tried out the new course shortly after vacation. Because of the addition of new material, parts of the track are still soft, but these places are being steadily worked into shape. CADETS NOT TO DRILL ON EARLY MORNINGS There will be no early morning drill this year as in the past. This decision upon the part of the military department was made because of the daylight saving law which goes into effect today. Prologned daylight in the evening results in the keeping of later hours, and consequently the men taking drill would be getting too little sleep. The regular two hours of drill each week will be continued, and the extra number of hours required for the years schedule will be made up on Saturdays. Several hikes, sham battles, and like military maneuvers are to take place upon these days. All special classes for the training of cadets as instructors are progressing rapidly, and I men who are in these classes will be prepared to take charge of cadet classes this spring. PHILOSOPHERS WILL MEET AT IOWA CITY Philosophers of the Middle West will meet in an annual convention at Iowa City April 18 and 19. Many prominent psychologists and professors of philosophy from Michgan to Colorado will be guests of the university of Iowa at this time. One entire section of the program has been set aside for the presentation of the philosophic problems involved in the reconstruction movement. MUMMA PROPOSES ORGANIZATION OF ALL SERVICE MEN University Will Organize Society of Former Soldiers, Sailors and Marines WOMEN PROBABLY ELIGIBLE Persons in Special War Work of Recognized Merit Will Also Be Admitted Plans for the creation of a former service men's organization at this University have been proposed by Col. Morton C. Mumma of the military department. Such groups will soon be established all over the country, and Iowa does not intend to be the last to have a society of this sort. A meeting of all the men in the University who have seen service in the world war will be called soon to discuss the organization of this society. It is to be similar to other organizations in that it will be presided over by officers and regular meeting will be held. The aim of the society will be the keeping alive of memories, experiences, and associations of those men who have seen service in the past two years. This can best be done, it is thought, by an organized society that will hold regular meetings in which the men can come together and talk over the past and revive its remembrances. It is probable that membership will be of three kinds; namely, charter, active, and associate. Charter and active members will consist of those students who sported during the war either the army, navy, or marine uniforms. To those who have been engaged in special war work of recognized merit, but were not enlisted in the regular service, associate membership will be awarded. Women as well as men will probably be eligible for such membership. It is being considered to open up each year's work with a banquet and special program, at which the former soldiers and sailors can make and renew acquaintances and "swap" stories. Following a regular meeting will be held every month where papers relating to military matters will be read, speeches of the same nature will be delivered, and open discussions held upon any questions pertaining to the army and navy, or to the military policy and needs of this country. An informal gathering will follow regular programs. Members of the faculty who have seen service will probably be extended membership. Y. W. C. A. TO HOLD MEETING AND ELECTION The end of the Y. W. C. A. year is near. At the regular meeting next Wednesday, instead of the usual address, there will be a series of very brief talks explanatory of Y. W. C. A. work in Iowa and elsewhere. Annual committee reports will be made to inform the association of the work that has been accomplished throughout the year. General discussions will close the meeting and suggestions and criticisms for next year's work will be welcomed. The annual election of officers will take place this week, probably at the close of Wednesdays meeting. A full attendance is desired.
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The Daily Iowan The Student Newspaper of the State University of Iowa IOWA CITY, IOWA, SUNDAY, VOL. XVIII--NEW SERIES VOL. III MARCH 30, 1919 NUMBER 74 UNIVERSITY PLAYERS TO STAGE COMEDY WEDNESDAY NIGHT "Dolly Reforming Herself" Will Be Presented--First Play of Year MISS HEBERLING IN LEAD Play Said to Abound in Amusing Situations--First Produced in London. What is probably one of the most important theatrical events of the University season will be presented at the Englert Theatre next Wednesday evening, when "Dolly Reforming Herself" will be staged by the University Players. Much has been said regarding the production in the way of advertising, and Henry Arthur Jones' comedy, which was picked by capable dramatic critics in the University from the scores of plays which were under consideration seems to deserve praise which has been accorded it. The plot of the story consists of the amusing endeavors of one young English lady to reform herself under the most trying and peculiar circumstances. How she tries to accomplish the difficult task afford countless opportunities for the most ludicrous and laughable situations, which have established an international reputation for the comedy. When the play was given its premier at the famous old Haymarket theatre in London several years ago it created a sensation which has seldom been equalled in English theatrical successes. The University Players have a reputation of ability to present their plays in a manner which is comparable to professional appearances. Margery Heberling will be the leading lady in the performance. The advance seat sale opens at the Englert theatre box office, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. STUDENT JOURNALISTS ATTEND CONVENTION April 11 and 12 will see about twenty students who are taking journalism in the University at Colfax attending the annual meeting of the Iowa College Press association. W. Earl Hall of S. U .I. is president of the assocation and will preside at the meeting. Mildred Whitcomb, editor of the Daily Iowan, will be one of the speakers. Morningside college and Drake university, colleges which have not been represented heretofore, will send delegates this year. Norman Hall has promised to be present if he is in Iowa at the time. Lee White, editorial secretary of the Detroit News and a lecturer in the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan, will speak in place of C. C. Lyon, overseas correspondent, who has returned to France. Several well known newspaper men will be present as visitors. A large attendance is expected at the convention. ATHENA ELECTS OFFICERS Athena literary society has elected the following officers to serve the rest of the present University year: Elizabeth Hendee, president; Kathryn Fritson, vice-president; Geneva Wiles, corresponding secretary; Rose Reeve, recording secretary; Elsie Katz and Lois Drennan- sergeants-at-arms. OFFERS TO TEACH SWIMMING COURSE Coach David Armbruster of the swimming team announces that he has a vacant period in the afternoon from 5:30 to 6 o'clock in which he offer is especially open to faculty members and those who wish to improve in swimming. A meeting of those on this year's swimming team will also be held to elect a captain for next year and to decide on plans of organization. According to the coach, prospects for a winning swimming team next year are exceedingly bright for most of this year's varsity will be back, and a good freshman team will supply some material. DISCUSSION CLASS GROWING Many Attend Meetings to Study Political Reconstruction The meetings arranged by the Y. W. C. A. to study problems of political reconstruction are gaining interest, as shown by the growing audiences. A part of each meeting is devoted to open discussion. Following is the schedule of meetings for the remainder of the year: April 2: The Monroe Doctrine in Relation to the League of Nations, Prof. H. G. Plum. April 9: Reconstruction in Relation to the Czecho-Slovaks, Prof. B. Shimek. April 16: Reconstruction in the Orient; India, Prof. S. Bose. April 23: Reconstruction in the Orient: China Committee of Chinese Students. Liu Chiang. April 30: Problems of the Philippines: Committee of Philipine Students. May 7: Reconstruction and Suffrage, Ruth Gallaher. May 14: Education Reconstruction in Siberia, Dean W. F. Russell. May 21: Recent Tendencies in Elementary Education, Prof. E. Horn. May 26: Educational Developments in the Near Future, Prof. F. C. Ensign. NAVAL RESERVISTS CAN'T JOIN R. O. T. C. No men who are in the naval reserve and on inactive duty will be permitted to sign up for the R. O. T. C., according to a memorandum received by the president of the University, to the effect that a previous order allowing naval reservists to join the R. O. T. C. had been cancelled. The R. O. T. C., however is not closed altogether to the men of the naval reserve, as a new provision has been made permitting such men to obtain a discharge form the navy if they desire to join an R. O. T. C. unit. To procure such a discharge, an application must be made to the commandant of this naval district with an approval by the commandant of the R. O. T. C. unit, to the effect that the one seeking discharge is attending a college where such a unit is established and wishes to enlist in that unit. This order will affect all men of the naval reserve who have joined the R. O. T. C. in accordance with the old order which did not forbid such enlistment. These men must send in their application for discharge if they wish to remain in the R. O. T. C. The order has especial reference to the S. A. T. C. men who were in the naval section. Grace Hiler has gone to Rockwell City to spend the week end. IOWA BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 5--Coe at Cedar Rapids. April 9--Coe at Iowa City. April 12--Coe at Cedar Rapids. April 15--Coe at Iowa City. April 18--Chicago at Iowa City. April 22--Cornell at Mt. Vernon. April 25--Purdue at Lafayette. April 26--Illinois at Urbana. MAy 6--Ames at Ames. May 10--Illinois at Iowa City. May 17--Notre Dame at Iowa City. May 19--Michigan at Iowa City. May 23--Notre Dame at South Bend. May 24--Michigan at Ann Arbor. May 29--Ames at Iowa City. NATIONAL MEET TO STRESS IOWA PLAN Discuss Methods Devised for Detecting Musical Ability at St. Louis Dean Carl E. Seashore and four members of the psychology department will attend the national association of music supervisors which meets this week at St. Louis. An entire day's session of the program, Tuesday will be given over to the University psychologists for a discussion of the work originating here in the testing of musical ability. National attention is being attracted to Iowa for its work in discovering musical talent. The president of the association of music supervisors will give his address on this question. It is almost unprecedented for a national association to give an entire day to the discussion of a single problem. University psychologists have for the past several weeks been conducting musical tests on the pupils in the fifth and eight grades of the Des Moines public schools. Such work has also been carried on in other schools of the state. Freshman in the University are also being tested. A number of promising musicians have been discovered who never realized they possessed talent. Others have saved sums of money they might have spent on music when, the test prove they could never attain any success in the art. The measurement of musical talent is made by a series of tests which may be conducted as well on a five-year old child as on an adult. Previous musical training does not factor in the tests. Various instruments have been devised in the psychology department here for use in analyzing musical ability of the individual. SENIOR CHAIRMEN MEET All chairmen of senior committees are asked to meet Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock at room 105, liberal arts building. Following are the names of the chairmen: Marc Mullaney, organization; Hal Mosier, commencement exercises; F. O. Parrish, memorial; Leo J. Cohrt, senior hop; Marjorie Madden, play; W. L. Erickson, manager of play; Jess Weiss, pins; Romola Latchem, invitations; Norwood Louis, signs; Edythe Saylor, frolic; D. Richard Young, hard times party; Ward Sperry, breakfast. Meta Sieffert of Avoca is visiting at the Alpha Xi Delta house this week. EXTEMPORE CONTEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT The extemporaneous speaking contest will be held Wednesday evening, April 2, at 7:30 in the natural science auditorium. The contestants chosen by the literary societies are as follows: Hesperia, Edythe Saylor; Erodelphia, Margaret Dolliver; Athena, Helen Mackintosh; Whitby, Hermina Dorweiler, OCtave Thanet, Mildred Freburg; non-society, Eileen Galvin. Prof. G. G. Benjamin, Miss Sarah A. Howell, and Prof. C. E. Young have been elected to act as judges. The prizes offered for the winners of this contest are $20, $5, and honorable mention. On Tuesday morning definite topics will be placed on the bulletin boards. Time limit is ten minutes. FRESHMAN TRACK PRACTICE First Year Men to Begin Work Monday Under Lawrence Dutton Freshman track men will report for practice tomorrow at 5 o'clock. Lawrence Dutton, captain of the 1917 track team, has been secured to coach the yearling squad. Dutton is one of the most consistent point winners that Iowa has ever had. He threw the discus within a few inches of the 130 foot mark, and is probably the best discus man in the state. He is now a sophomore in the college of law. Opportunities for the freshmen to win numerals will be given in the home meet and other competitions. Telegraphic meets are being arranged with Northwestern and Wisconsin. In these contests only freshmen will compete. The outdoor cinder track is now being used for practice. The varsity squad tried out the new course shortly after vacation. Because of the addition of new material, parts of the track are still soft, but these places are being steadily worked into shape. CADETS NOT TO DRILL ON EARLY MORNINGS There will be no early morning drill this year as in the past. This decision upon the part of the military department was made because of the daylight saving law which goes into effect today. Prologned daylight in the evening results in the keeping of later hours, and consequently the men taking drill would be getting too little sleep. The regular two hours of drill each week will be continued, and the extra number of hours required for the years schedule will be made up on Saturdays. Several hikes, sham battles, and like military maneuvers are to take place upon these days. All special classes for the training of cadets as instructors are progressing rapidly, and I men who are in these classes will be prepared to take charge of cadet classes this spring. PHILOSOPHERS WILL MEET AT IOWA CITY Philosophers of the Middle West will meet in an annual convention at Iowa City April 18 and 19. Many prominent psychologists and professors of philosophy from Michgan to Colorado will be guests of the university of Iowa at this time. One entire section of the program has been set aside for the presentation of the philosophic problems involved in the reconstruction movement. MUMMA PROPOSES ORGANIZATION OF ALL SERVICE MEN University Will Organize Society of Former Soldiers, Sailors and Marines WOMEN PROBABLY ELIGIBLE Persons in Special War Work of Recognized Merit Will Also Be Admitted Plans for the creation of a former service men's organization at this University have been proposed by Col. Morton C. Mumma of the military department. Such groups will soon be established all over the country, and Iowa does not intend to be the last to have a society of this sort. A meeting of all the men in the University who have seen service in the world war will be called soon to discuss the organization of this society. It is to be similar to other organizations in that it will be presided over by officers and regular meeting will be held. The aim of the society will be the keeping alive of memories, experiences, and associations of those men who have seen service in the past two years. This can best be done, it is thought, by an organized society that will hold regular meetings in which the men can come together and talk over the past and revive its remembrances. It is probable that membership will be of three kinds; namely, charter, active, and associate. Charter and active members will consist of those students who sported during the war either the army, navy, or marine uniforms. To those who have been engaged in special war work of recognized merit, but were not enlisted in the regular service, associate membership will be awarded. Women as well as men will probably be eligible for such membership. It is being considered to open up each year's work with a banquet and special program, at which the former soldiers and sailors can make and renew acquaintances and "swap" stories. Following a regular meeting will be held every month where papers relating to military matters will be read, speeches of the same nature will be delivered, and open discussions held upon any questions pertaining to the army and navy, or to the military policy and needs of this country. An informal gathering will follow regular programs. Members of the faculty who have seen service will probably be extended membership. Y. W. C. A. TO HOLD MEETING AND ELECTION The end of the Y. W. C. A. year is near. At the regular meeting next Wednesday, instead of the usual address, there will be a series of very brief talks explanatory of Y. W. C. A. work in Iowa and elsewhere. Annual committee reports will be made to inform the association of the work that has been accomplished throughout the year. General discussions will close the meeting and suggestions and criticisms for next year's work will be welcomed. The annual election of officers will take place this week, probably at the close of Wednesdays meeting. A full attendance is desired.
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