====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0439_1 from reel: L 2345 (1950-05-12 to 1951-04-10) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/148597 Title: Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Tonight Summary: The Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra performs tonight with music critic Virgil Thomson speaking. The concert features works by Schubert, Richard Strauss, and Rachmaninoff, and is free to students with ID. Category: arts Subjects: music performances; orchestras; classical music Named Entities: Thomson, Virgil [music critic]; Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra Confidence: 0.9 Title: Open Speech Competition Summary: Students planning to enter the annual Lorraine Buehler Oratorical Contest should contact instructor William Conboy. The contest will be held February 27 in Strong Auditorium. Category: campus news Subjects: student competitions; public speaking; academic events Named Entities: Conboy, William [instructor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: KU Choral Group to Sing Thursdays Summary: A University choral group will sing with the orchestra during music week in May, with rehearsals each Thursday in Strong Auditorium. Category: campus news Subjects: university choirs; music performances; student organizations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Carothers Elected AIEE President Summary: James Carothers, engineering student from Kansas City, has been elected president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Other elected officers include Robert Kleist, Earl Windisch, and others. Category: campus news Subjects: student leadership; engineering organizations; academic governance Named Entities: Carothers, James [engineering student]; Kleist, Robert [student]; Windisch, Earl [student]; Schroeder, David [student]; Luthye, Dale [student]; Hill, Robert [student]; James, Buckhanan [student]; Schmidt, Willard [student]; Smith, William T. [associate professor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: 5,000 Left Homeless in Washington Flood Summary: Nearly 5,000 persons left homeless after floods in Washington state. Governor Arthur B. Langley declared a state of emergency in western Washington. Category: local news Subjects: natural disasters; floods; emergency response Named Entities: Langley, Arthur B. [governor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Pharmacy Students Tour Drug Plant Summary: Twenty-four pharmacy students, faculty member J.H. Burckhalter, and KU graduate Lloyd Rose recently toured the Parke-Davis company laboratories and plant in Detroit. Category: campus news Subjects: pharmacy education; industry tours; student field trips Named Entities: Burckhalter, J. H. [professor]; Rose, Lloyd [1942 graduate] Confidence: 0.8 Title: French Club to Meet Thursday Summary: The French Club will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in 113 Strong Hall. R.C. Broadwell will speak and show pictures of his trip to Europe, followed by a group singing of modern French songs. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; language clubs; cultural events Named Entities: Broadwell, R. C. [fine arts junior]; Maze, Jacques [graduate student]; Harris, Janet [vice-president]; Grigsby, Jack [education senior]; Matson, Miss [assistant professor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Anderson Speaks in Wichita Series Summary: George Anderson, professor of history, will speak on 'American Foreign Policy Today at the World Crisis' as part of the lecture series in Wichita sponsored by University Extension. Category: campus news Subjects: lecture series; history lectures; university extension Named Entities: Anderson, George [professor of history] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Defense and Monitoring Group Meets Today Summary: The University of Kansas civil defense and radiological monitoring group will meet at 5 p.m. today in 210 Blake Hall. Frank E. Hoecker, professor of physics, asks that any pilots or radio amateurs also attend. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; civil defense; university groups Named Entities: E. Hoecker, Frank [professor of physics] Confidence: 0.8 Title: ID Cards Admit to Philharmonic Summary: University students may show their I.D. cards for admittance to the Kansas City Philharmonic concert at 8:20 p.m. today in Hoch Auditorium. The concert is one in a series presented by the University Concert Course. Category: informational content Subjects: event access; student services; university policies Confidence: 0.8 Title: To Describe Marriages Summary: Marriage customs in the United States will be described by S. Bee, professor of home economics and sociology, at a meeting of the International Club at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Hawk's Nest. Category: informational content Subjects: sociology lectures; family studies; academic events Named Entities: Bee, S. [professor of home economics and sociology] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Gaston to Explain Effect of Music on Our Behavior Summary: Dr. E. Thayer Gaston, professor in the department of music education, will speak on 'The Influence of Music on Our Behavior' at a public lecture sponsored by the American Association of University Women of the State College in St. Cloud, Minn. Category: informational content Subjects: music education; psychology lectures; academic events Named Entities: Gaston, E. Thayer [professor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Wonder Drugs Open New Field in Medicine Summary: The 'Wonder Drugs' like sulfas and penicillin have opened new fields in medical treatment, with new horizons in view for treating diseases such as cancer, polio, tuberculosis, and arthritis. Category: informational content Subjects: medical research; pharmaceuticals; health sciences Confidence: 0.8 Title: Student Union Book Store Now Buying Used Books Summary: The Student Union book store is now buying used books and paying rebates. L.E. Woolley, manager, expects to receive several shipments of books today which were delayed by recent rail strikes. Category: informational content Subjects: student services; bookstore operations; academic resources Confidence: 0.8 Title: Not a Bad Point at That Summary: A billboard at a new housing development near Detroit city limits reads: 'If you lived here, you'd be home now.' Category: informational content Subjects: urban development; community news; local commentary Confidence: 0.8 Title: Virgil Thomson, Music Critic, Will Speak Summary: Virgil Thomson, music critic for the New York Herald-Tribune, will be the first of five speakers in the Humanities Lecture series when he discusses 'The Music Critic and his Assignment' at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser Hall. Category: editorial Subjects: music criticism; university lectures; cultural events Named Entities: Thomson, Virgil [music critic] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra Summary: A photograph of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra performing on stage, with musicians playing various instruments. 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