University Daily Kansan
Despite Great Competition Mother's Day Reigns Supreme
May is a month of celebrations. In fact, there are 51 of them, according to a pamphlet put out this year by the Chamber of Commerce. But none of them can hold a candle to the one people the world over will be celebrating Sunday.
Mother's Day was begun in May, 1907, by Miss Anna M. Jarvis of Philadelphia, who thought sons and daughters should pay tribute to their mothers at least once a year. She arranged for a special service in a Philadelphia church and asked everyone attending to wear a white carnation.
The following year more churches held mothers' services and the second Sunday in May was agreed upon; as a suitable date.
upon us four years after the first mother's service, ceremonies were being held in every state of the Union and in Canada, Mexico, South America, Africa, China and some islands of the sea.
In May, 1913, the House of Representatives dispensed with its usual dissension and voted unanimously to call on the government officials to wear a white carnation on the second Sunday in May. On May 9th of the following year President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Since then people have adopted the practice of wearing red flowers if their mothers are living and white if they are not.
Some of the more unusual celebrations that Mother's Day must compete with include Spring Festival of Gas Ranges, Clean Oil Month, National Correct Posture Week, Better Bedding Time, Fig Festival, National Canned Hamburger Month, National Foot Health Month, National Tavern Month, National Water Systems
Jay Jane Party Honors 17 Seniors
A farewell party honoring the 17 graduating Jay Janes was held in the Pine Room of the Student Union Wednesday. Each senior was presented a small University of Kansas mug.
The program consisted of a poem and a prophecy for the future of each senior, Elizabeth Harrison, Davenport, Iowa, Mary Lautherbach, Colby, Frances Todd, Atchison, and Joy Yeo. Manhattan, sophomores, were in charge.
The graduating members are Patricia Campbell Elliott, Nickerson; Barbara Beijharz; Mission; Sheila Haller, Colby; Laura Krantz; Hutchinson; Diann Linn, Salina; Judith Morgan, Newton; Ruby Schaulis, Clay Center; Josephine Thomas, Coffeyville; Luree Hays, Betty Kepler, and Frances Meng, Kansas City, Kan.; Marilyn Granth, Eleanor Major and Frederica Voiland, Topeka; Amy Kipp, Marilyn Kipp and Marjorie Williams, Lawrence.
KU-Y Picnickers Dance, Hear Singer
"Swing your partners" was the caller's cry as students and faculty members performed square dances at the KU-Y picnic Thursday at Potter Lake.
Shirley Hughes, instructor of physical education, led the dancing. Other entertainment was provided by Roger Brown, Topeka sophomore, who played his guitar and sang.
Heart Disease TV Subject
The University' and KMBC-TV will present "The Heart Crippler" at 10 p.m. Sunday on Channel 9. The story of rheumatic fever, its causes, treatment and prevention, will be illustrated with scenes from a children's convalescent center. Dr. Geoffrev Martin of Topeka is the narrator.
Entomology Picnic Sunday
The University entomology department will hold its spring picnic at Lake Shawnee, Topeka, at 12 noon Sunday. Eating will begin at 3:30 p.m. All members and their guests are invited. Transportation will leave Snow Hall at 11:30 a.m.
Month, National Pickle Week.
Confederate Memorial Day.
National Domestic Rabbit Week.
Mother's Day shouldn't have any trouble meeting the challenge, however. Oil may get dirty, canned hamburger may lose its appeal, and athlete's foot may take the country, but people will still have mothers.
Radio-TV DinnerMay18
Donald Davis, vice president and sales manager of radio station KMBC in Kansas City, Mo., will speak at the annual Radio and Television banquet given by KDGU at 6 p.m. Friday May 18, in the Jayhawk room of the Student Union.
Students enrolled in speech, radio, television, or journalism, members of the KANU staff, and University officials will be invited.
Shirley Jones, Ottawa senior, is general chairman in charge of the banquet.
Committees and their chairman are: invitations—William Harmon Topeka, and Nancy Wells, Kansas City, Mo.; tickets—James Kohlenberg, Louisburg, and Charles Drew, Kansas City, Mo., and decorations and programs—Virginia Bartlett, Hutchinson. All are juniors.
Military Engineers Elect Officers
Student Post, Society of American Military Engineers, has elected Kenneth L. Cox, Leland, Iowa, junior, president for the 1956-57 school year.
year.
Other officers are Kenneth L. Clark, Kansas City, Kan., junior, vice president, and George P. Green, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, secretary-treasurer.
David M. Kirkpatrick, Kansas City,
Kan., Thomas T. Hoyne, Salina,
and Merrill A. Jones, Milford, all
juniors, were named to the pledge
committee. Capt. William F. Pence
is the new faculty adviser.
The Society of American Military Engineers is a national military society dedicated to advance knowledge of the science of military engineering. The student membership consists of above average ROTC cadets.
Engineer Groups Elects Officers
Oscar L. Gaddy, St. Joseph, Mo,
senior, was elected chairman of the
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers and Institute of Radio
Engineers at a meeting held Thursday.
Other officers are Marion Moon, Pratt senior, vice chairman; Stuart D. Culp, Bethany, Mo. senior, treasurer; James R. Squires, Lawrence senior, AIEE secretary; James C. Shanahan, Lawrence junior, IRE secretary; Harold G. DeMoss, Lawrence junior, senior representative; Louis J. Heitlinger, Leavenworth sophomore, junior representative; John R. McDaniel, Topeka freshman, sophomore representative, and Cletus H. Isbell, Alamo, Tenn., sophomore, Engineering Council representative.
WICHITA (UP)—The test flight of the first B-52 jet bomber to be built in Wichita-postponed since yesterday morning—was to have been held at 10 a.m. today.
Jet Bomber Test Today
Items for the official Bulletin must be brought to the Public Relations office 222-A. Strong, before 9:30 a.m., on the day of publication. Do not bring the maternal material to the Daily Karan. Notices include name, plate, date, and time of function.
Application for director and business manager of Rock Chalk Revue will be due on Friday, March 14. Interviews will be Tuesday evening in the Student Union.
Today Sociology Club, 4 p.m., 17 St. Annex E. Election of new officers. Everyone welcome.
Official Bulletin
Today
Scandinavian Society public lecture, 8:15 p.m. Pine Room, Student Spaces, North Dakota, University North Dakota, 'Iceland—Where Song and Saga Still Flourish.'
Lutheran Student Association Bible study. 9:30 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church. Speaker: Dr. George Anderson. Coffee hour. 10:30 a.m.
Coffee now.
Lutheran Student Association, 5:30
p.m. Lutheran Church, Cost
supper.
Prof. Mary Larson will discuss
"Science and Religion."
Canterbury Association, 4:30 p.m. Meet at Canterbury House. Transportation will be provided for a picnic at Lone Star Lake.
and the bishop.
Lithuanian, bishop 7 p.m., at the
church 12th and Vermont. Election of
the bishop.
Gamma Delta. 5 p.m. Immunuel Lutheran Church, 216 E. 4th St. A picnic in the park. Puffer Lake.
Canterbury Association, 6:45 a.m. Dan-
fort Church morning prayer. Holy Eui-
then's altar. Mm 10, 12 a.m.
Methodist Graduate group, 6:30 p.m. Wesley Foundation. Found, Rv. Lyman Wilson will lead discussion on "Sociological Aspects of Christianity."
Monday
Morning meditations, 7:30-7:50 a.m.
Dunford Channel.
Baptist Student Union, 12.30-12.50 p.m.
Dunfort Chapel, Devotions and prayer
Book review, 4 p.m., Music Room, Student Union, John Malcolm Brimn, "Diany Thomas in America." Reviewer; George Worth.
Alpha Phi Omega executive committee meeting, August 16, 2013. All members and chairmen intact.
Psi Chi, national honorary society in psychology, 8 p.m. Room 305B. Studies in Psychology. Address: 710 South SMITH Street. "Professional Opportunities in Psychology." Anyone interested is invited.
Wednesday
Le Cerule Francais fera son pique-nique annuel mercredi le 16 mai a cinq heures chez Mille Crumrine, 920 Missoui. Seurt qu'il veuilt en ses inscritse dans le bureau, 115 Strong, et de payer souche 'cents' a la secretaire.
Psi Chi To Hear Dr. Smith Sunday
Psi Chi, honorary fraternity for psychologists will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 305B of the Student Union.
Dr. Anthony Smith, professor of psychology, will speak on "Professional Opportunities in Psychology."
Teachers Wanted Entire West, Southwest & Alaska Southwest Teachers' Agency 1303 Central NE. Albuquerque, N.M. Free Enrollment
Fresh straw
berries . . .
smooth
Dairy
Queen
and
cakel
1835 Mass.
OAIRY QUEEN
VI 3-8855
908 Mass.
BIRD TV-RADIO
EVEREADY Portable Radio Batteries For All Makes Expert Service and Repair
These Graduate Students Direct A Practical Exam
Three graduate students in speech and drama got their chance Thursday in Green Theater. As part of their work for graduation each directed a scene from a play.
receded a series
Laurice Messing, Kansas City, Mo.
directed "The Sunken Bell." Playing roles in the scene were Elizabeth Devlin, Atlantic City, N. J. freshman; Charles Barnes, Mission sophomore, and Kenneth Plumb,
Sunflower senior.
Sally Six, Lawrence, directed a scene from "Begger On Horseback." Those playing roles were Rosemary Jones, Timken freshman; Sally Wilson, Kinsley freshman; Douglas Robinson, Florence freshman, and Donald Eastwood, Fort Scott junior.
The third scene was an adaptation by John Branigan, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore of "The Loved One," a novel by Evelyn Waugh. It was directed by Frank Laban, Lawrence. Acting in the play were Ruth Hicklin, Kansas City, Mo. freshman; Duke Howze, Mission junior; Mrs
By 1965, the United States will have 81 million motor vehicles, the Automobile Club of New York estimates.
Elsie Willan, Medicine Lodge Joshua Ruth French, Topeka junior; Lawrence Detmer, Great Bend special student; Bruce Dillman, Independence, Kans. senior, and Braniagan.
MOSSER-WOLF
VI 3-4435
1107 Mass.
BI-WAY
$3.95 up
with clever convertible collar . . in cool, breeze-light fabrics
No wonder it's called the most comfortable soft collar shirt made! The exclusive Arafold collar is made to feel right and look right either open or closed, with a tie. And for a cool treat choose Bi-Way in airy Lightweight fabrics that are Sanforized to keep in perfect fit always!
905 Mass.
Phone
VI 3-5353