THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Pe LAWRENCE AL rp, Rene notiion SA fi Aad Dear Faculty Member: It has been announced officially that Dr. R. A. Schwegler, Dean of the School of Education, will retire as Dean at the end of the present school year. The faculty and students of the School of Education have planned a dinner and program in recognition of the comple-— tion of his years as Dean of the School. This dinner wili be held in the Memorial Union Building on Monday, May 26, You are invited to attend the dinner and to join with other friends of Dr. Schwegler in assuring the success of the evening's program. We trust that you can plan to be present. You are also authorized to inform other interested persons in your office or elsewhere who, by some change, may not have received this announcement. . Wives, husbands, and sweethearts are invited. It will be necessary, in order that adequate provision be made for the dinner, to ask that reservations be sent in on the inclosed card, or otherwise, before Friday, May 23. The dinner tickets will cost the purchaser 75 cents each. Sincerely yours, Efibapee Ernest E. Bayles For the Committee Reservation card inclosed EEB/MR fost a & wat ¢ : : —- > ff Z i on ee OF ST. LOUIS a May 15, 1941. Dr. Forrest ©. Allen, Baseball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansase Dear Dr. Allen: We enclose courtesy ticket for the Browns games this year, which we hope you will be able to use often. Sincerely yours, William 0. DeWitt WOD: JM Vice-President Ence May 17th, 1941 William O. DeWitt Vice-P resident Amcrican League Baseball —— St. Louis, Missouri Dear Hr. DeWitt: . Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in sending me Courtesy Ticket for the Brown's games this yeare I trust that I will be able to use it and trust further thet the Browns will continue to show the fans of St. Lovis the superlative brand of baseball they've been piaying the last two years. With appreciation, I an, Sincerely yours, en Director of Physical Education and : Eocreation-Varsity Basketball and FCA: re Baseball Coach. May 16, 1941 iad 2 Conferences and Institutes The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas : Dear Mre Gemmell: Your invitation ef Mey 12th received. I regret very much that I shall be unable to attend the dinner on Friday ovening, May 16th, to be follewed by a populer presentation on the subject of Plastics by Dre Ge. We Stratten of the Chemistry Department. Z have a Caldwell High School Commencement Address on this dates Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Basebell Coach FCA imh \ : Cat DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS bimekd Oe Geach: iNPORMATION UNIVERSITY EXTENSION DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION TEACHING BUREAU OF SCHOOL SERVICE AND RESEARCH LAWRENCE ' BUREAU OF CLASS INSTRUCTION LECTURE COURSE BUREAU : \ BUREAU OF CORRESPONDENCE STUDY BUREAU OF VISUAL INSTRUCTION Ae May 12, 1941 To the Faculty Wives and Faculty Women: Please consider this letter a cordial invitation to attend all or part of the second annual Home Interests Con- ference to be held on Friday and Saturday of this week. A copy of the program is enclosed. Your special attention is called to, the dinner on Friday evening to be followed by a popular presentation on the subject of Plastics by Dr. G. W. Stratton of the Chemistry Department. Reservations should be made before noon on Friday. On Saturday afternoon the group will tour interesting places in Lawrence. For this tour a number of automobiles will be needed. If your car is available the program com- mittee will appreciate your cooperation in helping with the transportation. To report available cars and to make dinner reservations, please call KU 87. Of course, men are \also invited. Sincerely yours, AES Lee Gemmell, In Charge Conferences and Institutes fi in Pt} + Dp mare ee é i ee iS gy ~ carta } f area ¥ WA c Gf) b r bs Ay Uy a o%, Ne y A ia eu (Rs ‘ aia eT LG: lw ENC. Re Se eR ep i StS Rotini eon woe Conference on Home Interests University of Kansas Sponsored by THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN and THE EXTENSION DIVISION UNIVERSITY OF Kansas LAWRENCE May 16, 17 IO 4 4 =< _ FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16 — SPOONER-THAYER MUSEUM 10:00 to 12:00 Registration—Main hall of Spooner-Thayer Museum. 10:00 to 12:00 Supervised tours of Spooner-Thayer Museum and Dyche Museum of 12:00 2:00 2:00 2:20 3:00 3:30 4:00 10:00 10:00 Natural History. Collections of china, porcelains, old glass, Oriental and Indian rugs, coverlets, and other articles will be on display at the Spoorer-Thayer Art Museum. Visitors are always interested in the unique way in which the displays are presented and the great variety of display material. Guides will assist parties touring each museum and will help them locate the most interesting exhibits. Noon Recess. FRIDAY AFTERNOON General Session—Auditorium, Spooner-Thayer Museum. Marjorie Whitney, Act- ing Chairman of the Department of Design, presiding. Address of Welcome — Harold G. Ingham, Director of the Extension Division, University of Kansas. “Beauty Without Expense’”—Maud Ellsworth, Supervisor of Art in the Lawrence schools, and instructor in Art Education, University of Kansas. An illustrated lecture showing what can be done in the home at very little expense to the home- maker and what approach should be used in educating children to appreciate art. “The Art of Pottery Making”—Gladys Bate, Instructor in Ceramics, University of Kansas. This lecture demonstration will show exactly how pottery is made, the different types of pottery and how it may be decorated. The pottery wheel will be demonstrated and a piece of pottery will be made during the demonstration. “The Making of Spode China”—two reel sound motion picture showing the com- plete processes. “Sculpture, A Fascinating Leisure Time Activity”—Bernard Frazier, Instructor in Sculpture, University of Kansas. A demonstration lecture in various methods and techniques of using worthless back yard clay to make interesting and beautiful articles for the home. Dinner—Union Building—50c. Entertainment. Addtess: ‘‘The Parade of Plastics’ —G. W. Stratton, Professor of Chemistry, University of Kansas. A popular illustrated talk on the development and growth of this enormous and rapidly expand- ing field which touches almost every phase of everyday life. Examples of articles made from various types of plastics and the newer fibers such as rayon, nylon, etc., as well as a special exhibit, known as the “College Exhibit of Plastics,” from the Bakelite Corporation will be shown. The discussion will also show how many of these are manufactured from very common materials such as food products, petroleum, coal, etc. SATURDAY, MAY 17 — FRASER THEATER General Session—Olga Hoesly, Associate Professor of Home Economics, presiding. “The Family Group Today”—Esther Twente, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas. A discussion of present trends in the family group today and of factors which are making for family unity and stability. 10:45 11:30 12:30 BF Se oR oe “The Family as a Health Unit: what it can do to decrease the incidence of con- tagious disease in the community”—Dr. W. Henry Merritt, Anstructor 1 in Hy- giene, University of Kansas. “Modern Food Markets and Our Diet”—Viola Anderson, Accusiais Professor of Home Economics, University of Kansas. The present day food market offers a bewildering variety of foods advertised in glowing terms. New food combinations and foods merchandized in new ways are available. The effect which some of the recent changes in our market may have upon our food habits will be discussed. Noon Recess. SATURDAY AFTERNOON Tour of Interesting Places in Lawrence—Transportation will be furnished. Homes and Gardens; The Log Cabin at Haskell Institute; The Arts and Crafts Laboratory at Haskell Institute; Cooperative Houses for University Students. Tea—Home Management House. On SATURDAY MORNING at NINE O’CLOCK, in ROOM 116, FRASER HALL, there will be a group discussion of subjects pertaining to HEALTH AND NUTRITION under the leader- ship of Dr. Florence Sherbon and Kathryn Tissue of the Department of Home Economics and of Dr. R. I. Canuteson of the Health Service at the University. Those attending the conference are cordially invited to join with this group. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS DIVISION OF MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS qs LAWRENCE, KANSAS 3t the neserve Officers Training Corps of the Univorsity of Kansas requests the pleasure of the company of at their intertainiment and Barvecue on WEDNESDAY, the TWENTY-FIRST of MAY NINSTERN ZUNDRED AND FORTY ONE to be held in the Community Building (Armory) Bleventh and Massachusetts Streets Chow line forms promptly at 7;0U p.m., o'clock Bntertainnent =<. Food REPLY REQUESTED fi, Ay GAO ; Ys > « i 2 fe A VQ ———