University of Kansas Y.™.C.A.

WOMAN PRESIDENT

The first woman President of a Senior

Class in the history of KU has been
appointed. She is Jane Lorimer, busin-
ess senior from Olathe.

Due to war-time conditions on the
campus, the usual student elections
were not held this year. Peggy Davis,
president of the Alle-Student Council,
appointed the class officers.

The Winter Commencement program for
the University School of “Medicine will
be held in Fraser Theatre on January
3lst. Twenty-six seniors in the V-12
Navy Unit at the hospital in Kansas
City aro expected to receive their
degrees. No announcement has been
received as to whother they will
be given their commissions at the same
time +

Dre Ralph I. Canuteson, Chairman of
the blood donor committce for Douglas
County, has made an appeal to the stud-
ents for blood donations.

RELIGIOUS BMPHASIS

The annual Religious mphasis “Yock
will be held on the campus starting
Fobruary 13th. Dr. Shirkcy of the
Methodist Church of San Antonio, Texas
vill be the convocation speaker and
Professor Walker of the University of
Colorado will be on the campus for two
days to lead various groups on the dis-
cuss ion of the thome, "A Religion for

Living, Today and Tomorrow." Discussion

groups will be held in the houses.

January, 1944

fssue Number 8

MERRY CHRISTHAS FOR UNIVERSITY

The students were not alone in
receiving handsome gifts at Christmas
time. Dr. Earl Ce Padgett, KU School
of iodicine, gave $7,500 to the Univ.
for the purpose of creating & roscarch
fcllowship in plastic surgery. Dre
B. J» Curran gave $10,000 for the
purpose of providing cquipment, mater-
jal and assistance for roesemrch for
the department of Ophthamology in the.
School of Mcdicine.

In addition to this, the University
was presontcd w ith cores and cuttings
from oil wells, compromising the major
part of the Vor Wiebe colloction.

Tho presentation was made by Dr. Walter
Ae Vor Wiebe of the Univ. of Wichitec.
Tho cuttings include samples from more
than 3,000 wells.

RUBENSTEIN IN CONCERT

More than 2 thousand people attonded
the concert given in Hoch Auditorium
by Arthur Rubonstcin, renowned pianist
on January 13th.

The Navy V-l2 units stationed on
the Hill have inaugurated a system
of cadst officcors. The system works
much like that in the Naval Academy
with a regimental commander and his
subordinates.

“Word has been received hero that
the Navy will discontinue the CAA
part of the V-5 program. Henecforth
the Navy will use its own instructors.

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