====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0424_2 from reel: L 2351 (1955-09-15 to 1956-05-22) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/141320 Title: Eighteen New Members Chosen for Band Summary: Eighteen new members have been selected for the University Band, bringing the total to 123 members. The band will perform eight concerts during the 1955-56 season, with performances scheduled throughout Kansas. Category: campus news Subjects: university bands; music programs; student activities Named Entities: Haines, Richard C.; Feighner, J. P.; Mayhan, Emporia; Reckart, Garland B.; Thompson, Lawrence; Perry, Dean Confidence: 0.85 Title: KSTC Tourney Next for Debaters Summary: KU debaters will participate in the Kansas State Teachers College Invitational Tournament at Emporia. The team has a 70% winning record and is preparing for the tournament scheduled for March 27. Category: campus news Subjects: debate competitions; university events; academic activities Named Entities: Buehler, E. C.; KU Confidence: 0.8 Title: Western Civ Department Studies Discussion Groups Summary: The Western Civilization department is conducting a study of discussion groups in the reading program. The study will continue throughout the semester, with students filling out questionnaires about their group experiences. Category: campus news Subjects: academic departments; educational research; university studies Named Entities: Murrill, Rupert Confidence: 0.8 Title: Speech Prizes to Be Given Summary: Delta Sigma Rho will award speech prizes to winners of an oratorical contest. Entries must be submitted by March 6, with the contest scheduled for March 27 at 4 p.m. in 103 Green Hall. Category: campus news Subjects: speech competitions; academic awards; university events Named Entities: Buehler, E. C.; Delta Sigma Rho Confidence: 0.8 Title: Staff Named for KDGU Summary: KDGU radio station has named its staff for the new semester, including manager Shirley M. Jones and program director Charles H. Drew. The station will be on the air for half an hour longer than previously, with broadcasting times from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Category: campus news Subjects: student media; radio stations; university activities Named Entities: Jones, Shirley M.; Drew, Charles H.; Richards, L. D.; Butler, Ralph E.; Hawkinson, John R.; Bartlett, Virginia H.; Kohlenberg, D.; Culp, Herbert P.; Harmon, B.; Hodges, D.; Plumb, Kenneth O.; Kay, H.; Dill, Bruce D.; Wells, Nancy L.; Winter, Herbert L. Confidence: 0.8 Title: Husbands, Anyone? Summary: A satirical column discussing what qualities women should look for in potential husbands, using humor to comment on societal expectations and gender dynamics in the 1950s. Category: opinion Subjects: gender roles; dating advice; humor Confidence: 0.75 Title: Brother Predicts Ike to Run Again Summary: Edgar Eisenhower, brother of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, predicts that the President will run for a second term in the upcoming election. Category: national news Subjects: presidential politics; Eisenhower, Dwight D.; elections Named Entities: Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Eisenhower, Edgar Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Old Spice; Philip Morris; Kdgu Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.