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TOP DRILL SQUAD—A former University student is appearing with the Naval Aviation Cadet Drill team from Pensacola, Fla., this fall. He is Richard P. Tait of Orange, Calif. The team has won national acclaim as one of the top drill units in the country and will appear at 17 football games this fall. The drill team is composed of young men who are undergoing flight training to become Naval and Marine aviators. All drill work is done in the students' spare time. The group's first appearance of the year was between halves of the nationally televised game between Nebraska and Oregon Saturday.
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Debaters Try Out Thursday
Tryouts for the debate squad will be held Tuesday night in Green hall and Dr. Kim Giffin, debate coach, has announced that all students who are interested in debate are invited to attend. Tryouts will consist of a five-minute speech by each contestant.
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An extensive program for freshmen and sophomores in the junior question of the year: Resolved, that division as well as for the varsity the United States should adopt a debate team is in the planning stage policy of free trade.
A squad tournament for debaters is set for Oct. 15, when team members will square off in debates to determine respective abilities and possible varsity selections.
First outside competition of the year comes on a trip to Kansas State early in November. Only freshmen and sophomores will be eligible for debate against Kansas State, traditional rivals from up the Kaw.
For the senior division the first inter-collegiate opposition is to be furnished by Emporia State Nov. 10 at a men's tournament at Iowa university Dec. 4.
In a new setup this year, a freshman debate team of four will be picked to represent the University at debate clinics in high schools sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities association. The four outstanding freshmen will be chosen after a tournament Oct. 1.
"Good possibilities exist for this year's debate team," said Dr. Griffin. "The initial meeting last Thursday was well attended and there is good enthusiasm."
During past years debating teams have compiled a good record, qualifying for the national tournament in four of the last five years. The national debate tournament was held at West Point, N.Y., last spring.
Members of debate teams from previous years who are expected to do well this year include Bill Arnold, Hugh Bell, Lee Baird, Kenneth Dam, Dave Miller, Dick Sheldon, and Letty Lemon.
Meeting every Thursday evening, the debate squad practices fundamental principles and studies the
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7 Faculty Members On Leave of Absence
Department heads in botany, human relations, and electrical engineering, and four other teachers at the University are away this fall on leaves of absence.
Dr. A. J. Mix, professor of botany and his wife are making a worldwide trip to do research on a parasitic fungus that attaches itself to cultivated and wild plants. He has a $2,000 research grant from the American Philosophic society of Philadelphia.
Dr. Hilden Gibson, professor of political science and human relations, is at Colgate university, New York, on a Ford Foundation fellowship for work leading to improvement of teaching human relation-
The third department head, Dr. Donald G. Wilson, professor of electrical engineering, is working as an electronic engineer and consultant at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Test station, Inyokern, Calif., doing research on airborne radar for aircraft fire control systems.
The four teachers are Dr. John E. Hankins, professor of English; James F. Nickerson, associate professor of music education; E. Jack Baur, associate professor of sociology, and James E. Seaver, associate professor of history.
Dr. Hankins, holder of a Fulbright grant, will lecture at the University of Leyden, Holland, on works of Shakespeare and on figures of American literature. Dr. Baur is in Lawrence to do a survey for Community Studies, Inc., of Kansas City, on membership of boards of directors and trustees of various welfare organizations.
Dr. Seaver, another Fulbright holder, is doing research on the history of the Jews in the Roman empire and western Europe in the fifth century. Dr. Nickerson is working in the human factors division of the
Navy Electronics laboratory in San Diego. ___
Arts Clinic ToBeOct.8-10
The first music and art clinic of the year will be held Oct. 8-10 in Newton, Prof. E. Thayer Gaston, chairman of the music education department said today.
The clinic, co-sponsored by the University and the Newton public schools, will open at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 with an art exhibit. At 8 p.m. members of the music faculty will present a concert in Lindley hall.
The other two days of the clinic will be held in Newton schools. Twenty-six members of the KU faculty will direct sessions.
600 Books Added To Law Library
A collection of about 600 law books, belonging to the late Ed Hackney, who was graduated from KU in 1895, has been donated to the library of the law school.
Frederick J. Moreau, dean of the school, said the books have not yet been catalogued, but that it appears there are some valuable editions in the collection.
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