====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0461_1 from reel: L 2345 (1950-05-12 to 1951-04-10) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/148553 Title: Buehler Oratorical Contest Closing Date Is Thursday Summary: The annual Lorraine Buehler Oratorical Contest deadline is Thursday, with finals scheduled for February 27 in Strong Auditorium. Category: campus news Subjects: speech competition; student activities; academic events Named Entities: Buehler, E.C. [professor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Dohnanyi to Give Recital Summary: The School of Fine Arts will present a free public piano recital by Ernst von Dohnanyi on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium. Category: campus news Subjects: music events; fine arts; campus performances Named Entities: Dohnanyi, Ernst von [composer] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Lab to Present Drama, Comedy Summary: The lab theater will present two one-act plays, "The Monkey's Paw" and "Welsh Honeymoon," Tuesday through Friday, February 27 through March 2. Category: campus news Subjects: theater; student productions; campus events Confidence: 0.9 Title: Physics Honorary Society Elects Summary: Edward House was elected president of Sigma Pi Sigma, physics honor society, at a meeting Thursday. Category: campus news Subjects: academic honors; student organizations; physics Named Entities: House, Edward [engineering junior] Confidence: 0.9 Title: New Club Started for 'Horsy' Set Summary: A reorganizational meeting of the Spur club for students interested in horseback riding will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in 204 Robinson. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; recreational activities; campus clubs Confidence: 0.9 Title: KU Seismograph Records Quake Summary: An earthquake was recorded on the University of Kansas seismograph at 3:21:50 p.m. on February 17, according to Dr. Partridge. Category: campus news Subjects: geology; seismology; natural events Named Entities: Partridge, Dr. [instructor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Wenger Back for Checkup Summary: Virgil Wenger, the varsity football player who was stricken with polio in September 1950, was in Watkins hospital Thursday for his regular checkup. Category: campus news Subjects: athletics; student athletes; health Named Entities: Wenger, Virgil [varsity football player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Co-Op for Couples Started Summary: Believed to be the first college co-op for married couples in the country, Couples co-op at 1334 Ohio street began operations this semester. Category: campus news Subjects: student housing; campus living; community Confidence: 0.9 Title: Stalin Heads List on Soviet Ticket Summary: Premier Joseph Stalin headed the list of candidates in 10 of the 16 Soviet republics in parliamentary elections yesterday. Category: local news Subjects: international politics; Soviet Union; elections Confidence: 0.9 Title: Union Excavation Almost Completed Summary: Excavation work for the addition to the Union will probably be finished some time this week, according to Basil A. Green of the Green Construction Company. Category: local news Subjects: construction; campus development; university facilities Named Entities: Green, Basil A. [Green Construction Company] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Pharmacy School Given National Merit Award Summary: A certificate of merit has been awarded to the School of Pharmacy by the American Pharmaceutical Association for a window display during National Pharmacy Week. Category: local news Subjects: academic recognition; pharmacy education; awards Confidence: 0.9 Title: Jaycees to Hear Malott Summary: Chancellor Deane W. Malott will discuss current world problems Tuesday evening at a meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce at Abilene, Kan. Category: local news Subjects: community events; local organizations; speeches Named Entities: Malott, Deane W. [chancellor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Keeler Attends Extension Meeting Summary: Guy V. Keeler, director of the lecture course bureau, is attending a special meeting of the executive board of the National University Extension association in Washington, D.C., today through Wednesday. Category: local news Subjects: university administration; extension services; meetings Named Entities: Keeler, Guy V. [director] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Lawyer Not Impressed Summary: When pro football's rookie Doak Walker was summoned for jury services, the state's attorney, a rabid University of Texas fan who remembered that Doak helped S.M.U. beat the Longhorns three times in a row was unimpressed. Category: local news Subjects: legal news; sports; football Named Entities: Walker, Doak [football player] Confidence: 0.9 Title: This One Really a Big Day Summary: Holder, Ill. (U.P.)—Wednesday, Jan. 24, was quite a day for the Hoffmans. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hoffman, celebrated their wedding anniversary, Mrs. Hoffman's 21st birthday, and the birth of a son, Paul Richard. Category: local news Subjects: personal news; birthdays; anniversaries Confidence: 0.9 Title: String Trio to Play at 8 Tonight Summary: The Pasquier Trio of Paris will be heard at 8 p.m. today in Strong Auditorium as the fourth event of the University Chamber Music series. Category: local news Subjects: music events; performances; classical music Named Entities: Pasquier Trio of Paris Confidence: 0.9 Title: Medical Center to Give Three Refresher Courses Summary: Three postgraduate refresher medical courses will be given within the next 30 days at the University of Kansas Medical center in Kansas City, Kan. Category: local news Subjects: medical education; professional development; healthcare Confidence: 0.9 Title: English Exam May Be Typed Summary: Typewriters may be used for the spring English proficiency examination, Mrs. Natalie Calderwood, instructor of English, said today. The examination will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17. Category: local news Subjects: academic testing; examinations; proficiency Confidence: 0.9 Title: Former KU Dean Dies Sunday Summary: Miss Anne Dudley Blitz, former dean of women at the University of Kansas, died Sunday at the University hospital in Minneapolis, Minn. She was dean of women at K.U. from September, 1921, to September, 1923. Category: local news Subjects: obituaries; university administration; deans Named Entities: Blitz, Anne Dudley [former dean] Confidence: 0.9 Title: YWCA Board Elects Committee Heads Summary: The executive board of the Young Women's Christian association elected new committee heads in Union Wednesday. A program for National Brotherhood week is being planned. Category: local news Subjects: student organizations; leadership; campus clubs Confidence: 0.9 Title: Little Man on Campus Summary: A cartoon by Bibler depicting a humorous scene on campus with a character saying "Remember, Polanski, one more foul or you'll be out!" Category: features/profiles Subjects: humor; cartoons; campus life Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.