we feel the deep responsibility that is ours in our activities with the
Red Cross and other humanistic agencies that will in a small way measure
the heroic devotions of our men in the armed services."

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The shoemaker's child always goes without shoes, and the man with a
family generally forgets his own child. In my broadcast I forgot to men-
tion one of our great little fighters, Ens. Don Ebling (427 N.E. GAnd Ste,
Miami, Flae) who is now back in the States. But he was on a destroyer
in the Kiska fuss when the Japs were chased off the island.

* * KOK OX

Fred Ellsworth, our Alumni Secretary, asks that we call to the attention
of our men in the British Isles the following announcement:

There will be a K.U. reunion in London on May 20,

sponsored by the Stars and Stripes. Anyone inter-
ested should get in touch with the College Regis-

tration Bureau of the Stars and Stripes.

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Iam also quoting from my broadeast over KFKU on April 6th, Since this
has to do with spring sports at the University, I trust that it will be
interesting information for you Jayhawkers to keep up with the sports
activities on Mt. Oread. 6 6 6 * Oh 8 6.6

"Spring football is on in full swing at the University of Kansas. Head
Coach Henry Shenk, assisted by Elmer Schaake and Dean Nesmith, have listed
thirty-five men who have checked out football suits for the spring work-out.
Of that number only six, - Dan Chase, center, Wayne Hird, center, Charles
Keller, guard, Charles Moffett, half, Don Barrington, fullback, Dm Faullmer,
back, and Bill Chestnut, drop kicker - are lettermen. Junius Penny, Bob
Miller, LeRoy Robison and John Bergin are out for track, Warren Riegle,
only experienced end, is in a swimming class, and cannot participate due to
this conflict. Other last year's squad men who are out are James Weatherby,
back, Jim Shondell, tackle, Joe Ryan, guard, and Harold Hill, end. All of
the other men are new men, not one of whom has had any college experience.

"Most of the practice sessions are devoted to fundamentals, with
scrimmage each Friday. In order to develop more enthusiastic tackling on
the part of the Navy boys, Coach Henry Shenk has had likenesses of Hirohito
and Hitler drawn on the two tackling dummies. It is astonishing how
viciously those boys hit those dummies with the leering contenances nowd

“Athletic Director Karl Klooz is working on a ten-game football
schedule for next year. An announcement of the schedule should be made
in a few dayse

"The outdoor track season is blossoming forth in promising fashion under
the splendid coaching of Ray Kanehl. Kanehl graduated at Kansas in 1927,
having won a gold track show on Coach Huff's Missouri Valley championship
team. He is now in our Department of Physical Education, having come to us
from Wichita East High School where he was chairman of the departmnt.

"The damp and chilling weather has temporarily repressed the ardent

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