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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, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1918     NUMBER 14

INFLUENZA CHECKED HOSPITAL PATIENTS GREATLY DECREASED

No Deaths Reported Yesterday in S. A. T. C.--Co. R is in Isolation

DR. M'EWEN CONTRACTS DIPHTHERIA

Quarantine Will Likely Be Lifted Soon--Medics are Back in School

There have been no deaths in the S.A.T.C. since that of Fred Jones, Co. C, who died at noon Monday. His death raised the total number of deaths to 23. Five influenza cases were admitted to the hospital yesterday and 18 cases Tuesday. Nearly all of these cases are men of Co. R from South Dakota. This company is now in isolation. There are no new cases of influenza among the women students nor the nurses.
Carriers Discharged
   Many diphtheria carriers, who have been isolated and given special treatment, have been released. Dr. McEwen contracted the disease from one of these carriers and is now in the hospital.
   Doctor Wilcox gave physical examinations yesterday from 9 o'clock until 7:30 o'clock, examining two companies each hour. Men from the convalescent hospital were examined and most of them sent back to duty.
   S. A. T. C. men who have had serious pneumonia cases or complicated cases of influenza and have been discharged from the hospital will be furloughed home for one month. Others who have had serious cases will be given 10 days furlough.
Medics Back
   The quarantine will probably be lifted soon, although the time is not definitely known. Freshman and sophomore medical students attended class yesterday.
   Lieut. Lowry, who is in Iowa City this week, says he does not know of any other institution where the situation has been so well handled. He also reports readjustments of military and academic life together with the epidemic brought confusion in all colleges. The conditions here are better than in most places.
   The number of isolation hospital patients is decreasing rapidly from day to day. The law building and the women's gymnasium are the only detention hospitals left, besides the main hospital and the University isolation hospital.
   Irene Gormley, of the school of nurses died Monday night, a victim

MISS EWART FARMERETTE IN CANADA LAST SUMMER
   Picking berries in Canada was the way Jean Ewart, former instructor in physical education, did her bit last summer.
   With a number of other khaki-clad maidens she lived in a tent near Jordan, Ontario. Every morning at 7 o'clock a farmer came to get the girls assigned to him for that day, and at six o'clock returned them.
   For the most part the girls picked strawberries, although late in the season raspberries and blackberries were added to the list. After 6 weeks spent apent at this sort of work, Miss Ewart tells her friends that she has almost lost her appetite for berries, and this in spite of the good American dollars that she plucked on the side.

ELECTS A WOMAN WATER CHEIST

University Places Woman on Medical Faculty as Water BActeriologist

A woman, Miss Zelma Zentmire, has been selected to fill the place of J. J. Hinman, water chemist and bacteriologist at the University, who is now in the sanitary corps of the army. All towns in the state are required to send samples of their city water to the state laboratories twice each year for inspection and this is one of the duties that Miss Zentmire will perform.
   Miss Zentmire received both her bachelor's and her master's degree at Iowa State College and has ben an instructor in physiological chemistry there. During the summer of 1961 she was instructor in hygiene at the University of Chicago

I. W. A. A. CONTINUES OPEN DOOR POLICY

Membership Campaign Opens for All University Women This Week

   All girls who wish to join the I. W. A. A. may do so by signing their names to membership roll on the bulletin board at the gymnasium headquarters between Friday and next Wednesday. Then within two weeks they must go on a five-mile hike with three girls or more.
   I. W. A. A. has been open until the last two years only to those who have won 25 points by team work and elective gymnasium work. In 1915 however the association adopted the new policy of opening its doors to all girls interested in athletics. In this way it has reached a greater number and has aroused more interest for sports and a healthy, active life among the girls. Last year under its auspices were held: the first women's swimming meet ever given at the University, at which 180 women were present; the spring exhibition of dancing and all the interclass basket ball and base ball games. The class games were free to all girls and the admission fees to the swimming meet and the dancing exhibition netted $25, which was donated to the campus organization of the Red Cross. This year a similar program is to be carried out and all those interested in trying out for any of these sports are invited to join.

WAR NEWS AT LIBRARY
   The library gets a daily bulletin from the Iowa City Citizen. It tells the latest news of the war and other important events. Besides the daily bulletin, a review of the week's map showing the progress of the armies comes every week. Both the daily bulletin and the map are found on the right side of the library near the south entrance.

The Y. W. C. A. at Illinois university has started a drive for one thousand dollars for a maintenance fund.
   The official government casualty lists will be posted on the Daily Illini board, at the University of Illinois.
   Prof. Percival Hunt, head of the department of English, met his classes Tuesday morning for the first time after an illness.
   Beatrice Beam is back on the campus again after being quarantined in her room for two weeks with diphtheria.

RUSSIAN INFANTRY LOSES ARMY RIFLES TO LOCAL S. A. T. C.

Hundreds of Weapons Intended for Eastern Front are Stored in Local CHurch

REVOLUTION IS HELD RESPONSIBLE

And University Training Unit Benefits and Drills With Real War Guns

   Several hundred army rifles made by the United States for the Russian infantry are stored in the Sunday school room of a local church. The Russian government found fault with them and they were side-tracked and distributed among the colleges for use in the S. A. T. C.

   What a difference between traveling through ocean lanes to Psgkvki and war, and a prosaic trip from the Rock Island arsenal to Iowa City, Iowa, to land in the Sunday school room of a church! Their train may have been late to add the horror of their fate, and perhaps if the Daily Iowan hadn't discovered them they would have lived on in oblivion as ordinary rifles and would never have been known to fame.

   If they are animate and can feel and suffer they must be [[discouraged?[[ and disappointment. Russia may be the destination of some of the boys who handle them, but the guns which were made for Russia alone are never to realize their ambition. Day after day they will be used to train soldiers to go to war, and to experience the things which they have been denied. They will see boys come and go, and surely it will hurt to know that they alone must be denied their rightful end. The fate of the rifles sees too hard, but in war even machines must suffer.

STUDIES IMPORTANT SAYS HIGH OFFICER

Candidates for Commissions Must Show Scholastic Reason for Their Selection

   Orders have been issued by Maj. Chesleigh H. Brisco emphasizing the importance of academic studies on the part of men in the S. A. T. C. He wishes commanding officers to impress upon the men of their command "That the energetic and thorough prosecution of their academic studies will be an important determining factor in their selection for officers' schools."

   Members of the S. A. T. C. are getting down to business more and more as the quarantine is gradually being lifted. Freshmen and sophomore medics and dents have already begun work and seniors in these schools are to commence on Monday.

   Notwithstanding the influenza and its inroads upon academic work the government inspectors who have visited the University assert that Iowa is farther on its way than any other institutions. Minnesota is said not to have begun academic work at all as yet. Authorities here anticipate that[[?]] another week will see things almost normal at this institution.

POSITIONS FOUND FOR GRADUATES

Number of Vacancies Still Remain Throughout the State

   The committee on recommendations has found positions for all applicants this year, and thtere are still a surprising number of vacancies in schools throughout the state. Vida Hindt, a senior last year, is teaching at Rinard. Bertha Holdeman, of Lone Tree, a graduate of the University, has a position in one of the Rock Island grade schools.
   Merna Hayette, a sophomore in the University last year, is principal of the grades at Alleman. Gertrude Grimes whose home is in Newton, Mo., is teaching commercial work at Clinton.
   Florence McDougal, sophomore last year has a position in the grades at Victor. Helen Beemer of the class of '17 is teaching English at Knoxville. Nathaniel Sachs, of Kemper, is teaching French in the military school at Booneville, Miss. Jean Moore has a position in the high school in Brooklyn, Iowa.

KAISER'S DOWNFALL DUE, SAYS SPEELMAN

   The kaiser is playing a losing game with his own people, according to John Seelman, janitor of the engineering building and formerly a member of the Prussian guard.
   "I used to be all for the kaiser," he stated, "but when he made war on this country I said goodbye to him, and I think that the same thing has happened to most of the Germans in this country, and would happen to a whole lot in the old country if they were given a chance to do what their common sense tells them."
   Mr. Seelman served with the Bavarian cavalry in the Franco-Prussian war and from the time he was eighteen years old until he reached his majority, he was a member of the regular Prussian guard. He has 17 relatives with the Prussian forces in this present war and up to three years ago, the last he has heard, 12 of these have been killed. In spite of attachment through relationship, Mr. Seelman has remained a staunch supporter of the allied cause, and is looking forward with eagerness to the downfall of the kaiser.

Miss Beryl Hart, of the department of English is also back with her classes, having suffered with influenza for two weeks.

   Work and regulations are continuing at Grinnell college in spite of the state quarantine. A strict local quarantine is maintained.

   A new course in naval science is a part of the regular work of the University of Washington. It is patterned after the course at Annapolis; four years are required for its completion.

   Margie Pinkham, "18, who is teaching in Cedar Falls high school, is recovering from an attack of Spanish influenza.

   Ruth Gustafson, '18, is teaching English in the Algona high school this year.

MINNESOTA GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT HOMECOMING

Grinnell Cancelled--Kent's Seconds Show Up Varsity in Scrimmage Last Night

HUNTZ BACK, REED AND GREEN OUT

Lohman in First Real Practice-- Sykes Shows up Well Now-- Jones Demands Unison

Displaying a brand of football that bewildered the varsity for most of the scrimmage period, Morey Kent's team outclassed the varsity in a snappy scrap of about 30 minutes length. What the seconds had up their sleeve was unknown; whatever it was they used it to the best advantage for they seemed to slicker the Hawks for the most of the time by freak plays and specially built formations. Not until the varsity was given the oval did they manage to make things go their own way, Sykes war "rarin' to go" last night, tearing off several long runs. Lohman returned to the varsity backs and ran signals in peppery style, with Scottie and Sykes on each side of him and Kelly running the team the backfield looked ore like the one that beat the Huskers than they have at any period since. The varsity line was strengthened, when Huntz was at his old place at guard.
Huntz at Guard
   Although the firsts were stronger than for some time they were unable to do much with Morey's backs who found holes for big gains. Justin, Belding and Voege carried the ball for advances. Captain Reed and Greenwood are still out and likely not to be in until the Zuppke mill. Mockmore was taken out, on account of a cauliflower ear that has troubled him since the Cornell game. Block also was out with the same trouble. It is thought that both of these men will be ready to go in a short time. After a short signal drill and kicking practice the squad was dismissed.
Homecoming Game
   A decision from the board in control of athletics gave out the good news that Iowa will battle her ancient and formidable rival in the homecoming game, namely Dr. Williams Gophers. The recent ruling of war boards and the "flu" epidemic the Hawkeye card had to be changed. As was scheduled before, the Iowa team men Stiehm's Hoosiers who up to date have not played a game of any real importance, this battle would not have been the game that the Gopher contest promises to be for the Hawks have never had any trouble in downing the Indiana gang while Minnesota has always been the Old Gold's rival, having administered some of the worst beatings that any Iowa team ever suffered.
   Another condition that helped change the local card was the news notifying the coach that Grinell will be unable to play the Iowa eleven this Saturday as was previously scheduled. The chances look very rosy however for a game with the Congretationalist crew on November 30 to be played on the Iowa field.
   In the event of the Grinnell team not being able to come here for the game of the 30th, another team will be met, just what team will line up against the Hawks is not known but it is certain that a god team will be
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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, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1918 NUMBER 14 INFLUENZA CHECKED HOSPITAL PATIENTS GREATLY DECREASED No Deaths Reported Yesterday in S. A. T. C.--Co. R is in Isolation DR. M'EWEN CONTRACTS DIPHTHERIA Quarantine Will Likely Be Lifted Soon--Medics are Back in School There have been no deaths in the S.A.T.C. since that of Fred Jones, Co. C, who died at noon Monday. His death raised the total number of deaths to 23. Five influenza cases were admitted to the hospital yesterday and 18 cases Tuesday. Nearly all of these cases are men of Co. R from South Dakota. This company is now in isolation. There are no new cases of influenza among the women students nor the nurses. Carriers Discharged Many diphtheria carriers, who have been isolated and given special treatment, have been released. Dr. McEwen contracted the disease from one of these carriers and is now in the hospital. Doctor Wilcox gave physical examinations yesterday from 9 o'clock until 7:30 o'clock, examining two companies each hour. Men from the convalescent hospital were examined and most of them sent back to duty. S. A. T. C. men who have had serious pneumonia cases or complicated cases of influenza and have been discharged from the hospital will be furloughed home for one month. Others who have had serious cases will be given 10 days furlough. Medics Back The quarantine will probably be lifted soon, although the time is not definitely known. Freshman and sophomore medical students attended class yesterday. Lieut. Lowry, who is in Iowa City this week, says he does not know of any other institution where the situation has been so well handled. He also reports readjustments of military and academic life together with the epidemic brought confusion in all colleges. The conditions here are better than in most places. The number of isolation hospital patients is decreasing rapidly from day to day. The law building and the women's gymnasium are the only detention hospitals left, besides the main hospital and the University isolation hospital. Irene Gormley, of the school of nurses died Monday night, a victim MISS EWART FARMERETTE IN CANADA LAST SUMMER Picking berries in Canada was the way Jean Ewart, former instructor in physical education, did her bit last summer. With a number of other khaki-clad maidens she lived in a tent near Jordan, Ontario. Every morning at 7 o'clock a farmer came to get the girls assigned to him for that day, and at six o'clock returned them. For the most part the girls picked strawberries, although late in the season raspberries and blackberries were added to the list. After 6 weeks spent apent at this sort of work, Miss Ewart tells her friends that she has almost lost her appetite for berries, and this in spite of the good American dollars that she plucked on the side. ELECTS A WOMAN WATER CHEIST University Places Woman on Medical Faculty as Water BActeriologist A woman, Miss Zelma Zentmire, has been selected to fill the place of J. J. Hinman, water chemist and bacteriologist at the University, who is now in the sanitary corps of the army. All towns in the state are required to send samples of their city water to the state laboratories twice each year for inspection and this is one of the duties that Miss Zentmire will perform. Miss Zentmire received both her bachelor's and her master's degree at Iowa State College and has ben an instructor in physiological chemistry there. During the summer of 1961 she was instructor in hygiene at the University of Chicago I. W. A. A. CONTINUES OPEN DOOR POLICY Membership Campaign Opens for All University Women This Week All girls who wish to join the I. W. A. A. may do so by signing their names to membership roll on the bulletin board at the gymnasium headquarters between Friday and next Wednesday. Then within two weeks they must go on a five-mile hike with three girls or more. I. W. A. A. has been open until the last two years only to those who have won 25 points by team work and elective gymnasium work. In 1915 however the association adopted the new policy of opening its doors to all girls interested in athletics. In this way it has reached a greater number and has aroused more interest for sports and a healthy, active life among the girls. Last year under its auspices were held: the first women's swimming meet ever given at the University, at which 180 women were present; the spring exhibition of dancing and all the interclass basket ball and base ball games. The class games were free to all girls and the admission fees to the swimming meet and the dancing exhibition netted $25, which was donated to the campus organization of the Red Cross. This year a similar program is to be carried out and all those interested in trying out for any of these sports are invited to join. WAR NEWS AT LIBRARY The library gets a daily bulletin from the Iowa City Citizen. It tells the latest news of the war and other important events. Besides the daily bulletin, a review of the week's map showing the progress of the armies comes every week. Both the daily bulletin and the map are found on the right side of the library near the south entrance. The Y. W. C. A. at Illinois university has started a drive for one thousand dollars for a maintenance fund. The official government casualty lists will be posted on the Daily Illini board, at the University of Illinois. Prof. Percival Hunt, head of the department of English, met his classes Tuesday morning for the first time after an illness. Beatrice Beam is back on the campus again after being quarantined in her room for two weeks with diphtheria. RUSSIAN INFANTRY LOSES ARMY RIFLES TO LOCAL S. A. T. C. Hundreds of Weapons Intended for Eastern Front are Stored in Local CHurch REVOLUTION IS HELD RESPONSIBLE And University Training Unit Benefits and Drills With Real War Guns Several hundred army rifles made by the United States for the Russian infantry are stored in the Sunday school room of a local church. The Russian government found fault with them and they were side-tracked and distributed among the colleges for use in the S. A. T. C. What a difference between traveling through ocean lanes to Psgkvki and war, and a prosaic trip from the Rock Island arsenal to Iowa City, Iowa, to land in the Sunday school room of a church! Their train may have been late to add the horror of their fate, and perhaps if the Daily Iowan hadn't discovered them they would have lived on in oblivion as ordinary rifles and would never have been known to fame. If they are animate and can feel and suffer they must be [[discouraged?[[ and disappointment. Russia may be the destination of some of the boys who handle them, but the guns which were made for Russia alone are never to realize their ambition. Day after day they will be used to train soldiers to go to war, and to experience the things which they have been denied. They will see boys come and go, and surely it will hurt to know that they alone must be denied their rightful end. The fate of the rifles sees too hard, but in war even machines must suffer. STUDIES IMPORTANT SAYS HIGH OFFICER Candidates for Commissions Must Show Scholastic Reason for Their Selection Orders have been issued by Maj. Chesleigh H. Brisco emphasizing the importance of academic studies on the part of men in the S. A. T. C. He wishes commanding officers to impress upon the men of their command "That the energetic and thorough prosecution of their academic studies will be an important determining factor in their selection for officers' schools." Members of the S. A. T. C. are getting down to business more and more as the quarantine is gradually being lifted. Freshmen and sophomore medics and dents have already begun work and seniors in these schools are to commence on Monday. Notwithstanding the influenza and its inroads upon academic work the government inspectors who have visited the University assert that Iowa is farther on its way than any other institutions. Minnesota is said not to have begun academic work at all as yet. Authorities here anticipate that[[?]] another week will see things almost normal at this institution. POSITIONS FOUND FOR GRADUATES Number of Vacancies Still Remain Throughout the State The committee on recommendations has found positions for all applicants this year, and thtere are still a surprising number of vacancies in schools throughout the state. Vida Hindt, a senior last year, is teaching at Rinard. Bertha Holdeman, of Lone Tree, a graduate of the University, has a position in one of the Rock Island grade schools. Merna Hayette, a sophomore in the University last year, is principal of the grades at Alleman. Gertrude Grimes whose home is in Newton, Mo., is teaching commercial work at Clinton. Florence McDougal, sophomore last year has a position in the grades at Victor. Helen Beemer of the class of '17 is teaching English at Knoxville. Nathaniel Sachs, of Kemper, is teaching French in the military school at Booneville, Miss. Jean Moore has a position in the high school in Brooklyn, Iowa. KAISER'S DOWNFALL DUE, SAYS SPEELMAN The kaiser is playing a losing game with his own people, according to John Seelman, janitor of the engineering building and formerly a member of the Prussian guard. "I used to be all for the kaiser," he stated, "but when he made war on this country I said goodbye to him, and I think that the same thing has happened to most of the Germans in this country, and would happen to a whole lot in the old country if they were given a chance to do what their common sense tells them." Mr. Seelman served with the Bavarian cavalry in the Franco-Prussian war and from the time he was eighteen years old until he reached his majority, he was a member of the regular Prussian guard. He has 17 relatives with the Prussian forces in this present war and up to three years ago, the last he has heard, 12 of these have been killed. In spite of attachment through relationship, Mr. Seelman has remained a staunch supporter of the allied cause, and is looking forward with eagerness to the downfall of the kaiser. Miss Beryl Hart, of the department of English is also back with her classes, having suffered with influenza for two weeks. Work and regulations are continuing at Grinnell college in spite of the state quarantine. A strict local quarantine is maintained. A new course in naval science is a part of the regular work of the University of Washington. It is patterned after the course at Annapolis; four years are required for its completion. Margie Pinkham, "18, who is teaching in Cedar Falls high school, is recovering from an attack of Spanish influenza. Ruth Gustafson, '18, is teaching English in the Algona high school this year. MINNESOTA GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT HOMECOMING Grinnell Cancelled--Kent's Seconds Show Up Varsity in Scrimmage Last Night HUNTZ BACK, REED AND GREEN OUT Lohman in First Real Practice-- Sykes Shows up Well Now-- Jones Demands Unison Displaying a brand of football that bewildered the varsity for most of the scrimmage period, Morey Kent's team outclassed the varsity in a snappy scrap of about 30 minutes length. What the seconds had up their sleeve was unknown; whatever it was they used it to the best advantage for they seemed to slicker the Hawks for the most of the time by freak plays and specially built formations. Not until the varsity was given the oval did they manage to make things go their own way, Sykes war "rarin' to go" last night, tearing off several long runs. Lohman returned to the varsity backs and ran signals in peppery style, with Scottie and Sykes on each side of him and Kelly running the team the backfield looked ore like the one that beat the Huskers than they have at any period since. The varsity line was strengthened, when Huntz was at his old place at guard. Huntz at Guard Although the firsts were stronger than for some time they were unable to do much with Morey's backs who found holes for big gains. Justin, Belding and Voege carried the ball for advances. Captain Reed and Greenwood are still out and likely not to be in until the Zuppke mill. Mockmore was taken out, on account of a cauliflower ear that has troubled him since the Cornell game. Block also was out with the same trouble. It is thought that both of these men will be ready to go in a short time. After a short signal drill and kicking practice the squad was dismissed. Homecoming Game A decision from the board in control of athletics gave out the good news that Iowa will battle her ancient and formidable rival in the homecoming game, namely Dr. Williams Gophers. The recent ruling of war boards and the "flu" epidemic the Hawkeye card had to be changed. As was scheduled before, the Iowa team men Stiehm's Hoosiers who up to date have not played a game of any real importance, this battle would not have been the game that the Gopher contest promises to be for the Hawks have never had any trouble in downing the Indiana gang while Minnesota has always been the Old Gold's rival, having administered some of the worst beatings that any Iowa team ever suffered. Another condition that helped change the local card was the news notifying the coach that Grinell will be unable to play the Iowa eleven this Saturday as was previously scheduled. The chances look very rosy however for a game with the Congretationalist crew on November 30 to be played on the Iowa field. In the event of the Grinnell team not being able to come here for the game of the 30th, another team will be met, just what team will line up against the Hawks is not known but it is certain that a god team will be (continued on page 4)