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Daily Iowan, June 19, 1919

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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, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1919 NUMBER 116 SIXTY ATTEND FIRST ANNUAL SESSION OF RELIGIOUS WORKERS _________ The Rev. Wm. J. Kerby is First Speaker of the Series on Religion and Life _________ TELLS MISSION OF CHURCH _________ Prof. E.D. Starbuck Discusses The Subject of Psychology and Religion _________ Sixty ministers and religious workers attended the first session of the annual conference on religion here which began Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. William J. Kerby of the Catholic University, Washington, D.C., opened the conference with the first of a series of lectures on Religion and Life. Father Kerby, who is a professor of sociology, in his talks Tuesday and yesterday, had as his main theme the mission of the church in reconstruction. All churches, he declares, have the same fundamental principles though the creeds are different. The creeds represent merely a union of like minds, and in no way do they need to divide the church in the fulfilling of its mission. All are working toward the same end. The social growth of the church and its development and organization were discussed by Father Kerby at his talk yesterday. Professors Lecture Dean George F. Kay yesterday morning discussed science and religion and explained that the old controversy which flourished a decade or two ago had vanished and that now the two had no quarrel. Both are working for the truth. Prof. Edwin D. Starbuck in the 11 o'clock hour yesterday discussed the subject of psychology and religion. Professor Starbuck has a national reputation for his research and his writings on this subject. Following Father Kerby's talk yesterday afternoon a round table discussion was held that proved to be generally participated in. Educator to Speak The program for today and the tomorrow session of the conference includes talks by Prof. Starbuck, Dean Kay, and Dr. Kerby. Friday Dr. Charles H. McMurray, Professor of education at the Peabody college for teachers, will give lectures at each of the three sessions on Type Studies in Sunday School Teaching. Dean Kay and Dr. Starbuck will also continue their series. Dr. McMurray will continue his series of lectures Saturday morning and Prof. Gilbert Houser of the biology department will discuss for the religious workers the nature of animal life from the modern standpoint. _________ SECOND SECTION IN BIOLOGY A second section in Applied Biology 2 will be organized at 10 o'clock daily in addition to the one now scheduled to meet at 9 o'clock daily. The class will meet in room 107 natural science building. _________ NOTICE TO WOMEN All women interested in girl scout work are requested to meet in room 105, liberal arts, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. _________ CAPT. PAUL PERIGORD WILL SPEAK TONIGHT Captain Paul Perigord of the French High Commission will deliver an address "On the Frontier of Freedom" in the natural science auditorium tonight at 8:30. This is one of the free university lectures. Captain Perigord is a graduate of the University of Paris and was working for his doctor's degree at Harvard when the war broke out. During his three years in the trenches, he was decorated five times and wounded once. According to reports Captain Perigord is an excellent speaker on war topics and should draw a large audience. _________ SUMMER LAW WORK IN POPULAR DEMAND _________ First Summer Session of Law College Shows Heavy and Growing Registration _________ The first summer session of the law college opened Monday with a membership of 40. More are registering every day according to Dean D.O. McGovney, who expects the total number of students this summer in law to go to 50 or 60. The majority of the students are returned soldiers who have come back from the service since January and must continue their course through the summer to complete the year's work. A few of the students are from the United Service work, and several beginners are enrolled. The professors of the regular school year who are teaching in the summer session are Dean D.O. McGovney, Prof. E.A. Wilcox, Prof. R.M. Perkins, Prof. P. Bordwell, and Prof. H.C. Horack. The latter will teach only the first five and a half weeks. Prof. E.W. Patterson, professor of law at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo., will teach the course in insurance this summer. Professors Perkins and Bordwell have just recently returned from service. All the classes of the law school have been placed in the forenoon. he classes commence at 7:30 a.m. Prof. H.F. Goodrich, assistant professor of law, is teaching at the University of Wisconsin this summer. _________ CHICAGO CLUBWOMAN HERE _________ Mrs. W.F. Young Will Address Conference for Women Tonight _________ The first big lecture in connection with the Women's conference will be given by Mrs. W.F. Young of Chicago tomorrow night at 7:30 in room 221 liberal arts. Mrs. Young, who is to speak on Parent-Teacher associations, is one of Chicago's prominent club women. She is state organizer of the Illinois congress of mothers and secretary of the municipal art league of Chicago. She is also chairman of the art and literature section of the Chicago Women's club. Formerly she was president of the Austin High School Parent-Teacher association. Mrs. Young has been active in all movements for civic betterment for a number of years, and her talk is expected to attract a number of University and Iowa City women. _________ Avis Wood, who has been doing graduate work in botany, will teach science at the Muscatine high school next year. _________ MISS DONOVAN OPENS WOMEN'S CONFERENCE _________ Mr. O.E. Klingaman Gives Second Lecture to the Women on Extension Service _________ The two weeks conference for women, under the direction of the home economics department opened yesterday at 9 o'clock at the home economics building. The purpose of the conference is to study problems of fundamental interest to women. Special emphasis will be placed on the subjects of child welfare, public health, and home economics. Miss Helen Donovan of the department of home economics opened the conference with a lecture on "Clothing." O.E. Klingaman, director of the extension, in the second lecture of the morning addressed the women on "Extension Service." Miss Donovan spoke again in the afternoon on "The House." The program for today is as follows: 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Miss Helen Donovan, Clothing. 11:00 am - Dr. Ellsworth Faris, child welfare research station. 2:00-33 p.m. Miss Donovan, The House. 3:30-5:00 Visit to art studios 7:30 p.m. Mrs. W.F. Young, Parent-teacher associations. _________ PROFESSOR FARIS TO GO O CHICAGO _________ Acting Director of Child Welfare Station Accepts Position with University of Chicago _________ Prof. Ellsworth Faris, acting director of Iowa Child Welfare Research station at the University, has accepted a position for next year as professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. His special field will be in social psychology. He will remain in his present position during the summer session. Prof. Faris came here in 1913 as assistant professor of philosophy in the absence of Prof. E.D. Starbuck, who courses he conducted. In 1914 he went into Chicago and taught social psychology at the University of Chicago, returning to the University of Iowa the next year. Two years later he was promoted to full professorship here and in March 1918, was made acting director of the Child Welfare Research station to take the place of Major Bird T. Baldwin, who went into the service. Major Baldwin will return to the University this fall. Prof. Faris' work in the University of Chicago will be altogether along the line of social psychology. He hopes within two or three years to go to Africa to take mental tests of the people in order to determine their mental capacity in comparison with civilized peoples. _________ LEO SMITH IS PROMOTED Leon O. Smith, who received his master of arts degree here last year, was recently elected assistant superintendent of the Omaha city schools. For the past year he has been director of research in the schools of that city. As assistant superintendent, Mr. Smith will be in charge of research, elementary schools, and instructional data. Mr. Smith received his bachelor's degree here in 1910. _________ LIEUT. CULBERTSON RETURNS FROM FRANCE Linn Culbertson, formerly instructor in drawing and painting, visited in Iowa City Monday. Mr. Dulbertson has just returned from France where he was a first lieutenant in the 88th division. Although he never saw active service, after the armistice he was on duty in Germany. Mr. Culbertson attended the first officers' training camp at Fort Snelling where he received his commission. Mr. Culbertson will spend the summer painting in Des Moines and will return to the University in the fall. _________ WORKERS DON'T MIND HEAT, SAYS JESSUP _________ Students are Urged to Attend Many Lectures in Addition to Regular Work _________ Those who complain most of the heat are those who have the least to do, and those who go along satisfied with the temperature are the workers. Thus did President W.A. Jessup address the 500 to 600 students at the first convocation of the summer session in the natural science auditorium at 10:45. He asked them to keep watch which classification they fell under. Summer session students are unlike high school and college students of the regular session, he declared. They come not because they are sent, but because they want to know. The University is making you as ample an offering as it can for the summer session, he told the students. Dr. C.H. Weller, director of the summer session, called the attention of the students to the wealth of lectures given here in addition to the regular courses. He urged them not to come themselves to courses alone but to interest themselves in the special conferences going on now. The next assembly will take place next Wednesday at the same hour. Dean William Fletcher Russell, who was educational commissioner to Russia for the government will speak on "School Administration in Siberia." _________ AMANA TRIP IS SATURDAY _________ Autos will Leave South Entrance of L.A. at One o'Clock _________ The first of the summer session excursions will be made Saturday, June 21, when a visit will be made to the Amana colonies. Prof. P.S. Peirce will conduct the tour. Automobiles will leave the south entrance of liberal arts at 1:00 o'clock. The charge of $3.50 will cover fare both ways and the cost of supper. The party is limited to 30 persons. All who intend to go on this excursion should register before Friday night in room 206 liberal arts. The Amana colony, located about thirty miles west of Iowa City, is one of the few instances of communalism in the United States today. The textile industry and agriculture form the chief occupation of these peoples. Amana styles itself the "Community of True Inspiration." Other university excursions planned include a botanical excursion to the Homestead Woods, June 28, a visit to the quaker Oats factory at Cedar Rapids, July 5, and a geological excursion July 12. In addition, tours to Oakdale have been planned. _________ ALUMNI LUNCHEON CLOSES EXERCISES OF COMMENCEMENT _________ Jolly Crowd of Alumni Gather at Final Event--Bremner is Toastmaster _________ BURTON DELIVERS ADDRESS _________ Commencement Speech is Stirring in Patriotism- Urges Wealth of Relationships _________ Terminating with the alumni luncheon at the Women's gymnasium Tuesday noon, the fifty-ninth annual commencement exercises of the University have passed into history. Commencement week of 1919 saw the granting of 454 degrees and certificates and the launching of a million dollar Memorial building project. At the alumni luncheon the usual good cheer prevailed. W.H. Bremner of Minneapolis acted as toastmaster. H.M. Eicher of the state board of education spoke to the alumni on the standards of the board. He paid pleasant tribute to President W.A. Jessup and his administration. President Burton of Minnesota, the Commencement speaker, responded to a toast on the S.A.T.C., and was able to enumerate a number of things to the credit of that much-abused institution. Woman Doctor Speaks Other speakers at the luncheon were Dr. Cora Allen of the class of '04 who has spent more than a year in France in civilian relief work and is now studying at the Children's hospital, W. Keith Hamill, representing the graduating class, President W.A. Jessup, and C.F. Kuehnle in place of Major R.P. Howell. The memorial hall was the major theme of the luncheon speakers. Commencement exercises were impressive. The long academic procession made up of the University band, preceded by Colonel Mumma, as marshall, and followed by the president, the speaker, and the faculty and candidates for degrees, marched through the main entrance of the campus to a shady plot to the right of the liberal arts building where the exercises were held. Industrial Unrest Great "The New American" was the subject of the address by President Marion Le-Roy Burton. "The old American," said President Burton, "possessed resourcefulness, a spirit of independence, and an ethical insight. This generation must be true to that heritage. It must also accept the responsibilities of the industrial situation, socialism, bolshevism, and other problems which face it." President Burton urged the graduates to live up to the scientific ideals taught in the laboratories and to keep their minds open to trust, always being careful to weigh the evidence. They should keep their minds intense in eagerness to know the truth and apply it to American democracy. Hits Socialistic Profs Along with open mindedness, the new American must possess an unqualified respect for law and order and the constituted authorities of the American government. "Let those who do not want to get into American citizenship, get out of the country," declared the speaker. In this connection President Burton took a rap at the professor who takes a salary from the state and preaches its (continued on page 4)
 
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