====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0596_2 from reel: L 2344 (1949-10-11 to 1950-05-11) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/149509 Title: 18 Winners Discover Abigail Is a Walrus Summary: Article about a campus treasure hunt where students searched for 'Abigail,' a stuffed walrus hidden in Dyche Museum. Details winners of various prizes including a portable radio, record album, and other items. Category: campus news Subjects: student activities; treasure hunt; campus events Named Entities: Chambers, Peggy [fine arts junior]; Strike, Donald [College freshman]; Schmidt, John S. [education senior]; Stene, Edwin A. [College freshman]; Brown, Darrell [business senior]; Altis, Barbara [College senior] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Seniors 'Dudish' Tomorrow Summary: Details Senior Class Day activities including suspended classes, 'dudish' tradition where seniors wear plaid shirts, blue jeans and cowboy boots, followed by a barbecue and entertainment at Potter Lake. Category: campus news Subjects: senior class day; student traditions; campus events Named Entities: Hawes, James [fine arts senior]; Davis, Wood [senior]; Koerper, Heywood [senior]; Baker, Helen [fine arts senior]; Baker, Mary Helen [Class Day committee]; Malott, Edith [committee]; Hardy, V. [committee]; Hoffman, Charles [committee]; England, Stan [committee]; Peggy [committee member]; Rippe, Marian [committee]; Gwinner, Grace [engineering senior]; Tusher, Jack [fine arts senior] Confidence: 0.8 Title: ISA Plans Activities for 1950-51 Calendar Summary: Article about Independent Students' Association planning activities for 1950-51 including a Bum's ball, watermelon feed, Faculty follies, President's dinner, and spring formals. Category: campus news Subjects: student association; campus events; academic calendar Named Entities: Torrey, Dr. A. [field administrator]; Weichman, Ralph [College freshman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Be Neighborly, Torrey Urges US Summary: Dr. Torrey urges American students to be neighborly and combat communist propaganda by being more aware of their surroundings and looking out for one another. Category: opinion Subjects: community relations; campus safety; student life Named Entities: Torrey, Dr. A. [field administrator] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Western Civ Final to Be Saturday Summary: Announcement that the final examination in Western Civilization will be given on Saturday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Western Civilization office with registration ending Tuesday. Category: campus news Subjects: academic calendar; examinations; course scheduling Confidence: 0.8 Title: Lawson Says Department Files Is Test Solution Summary: Dean Paul B. Lawson proposes setting up files of past examinations in each department as a solution to the present testing system at the University. Category: campus news Subjects: academic policy; testing; university administration Named Entities: Lawson, Paul B. [dean of College] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Parade Planned for Armed Forces Day Summary: Details plans for Armed Forces Day parade on Saturday, May 20, including a full dress parade, presentation of honors, and military science open house. Category: campus news Subjects: military; campus events; honors Named Entities: Terrell, William R. [professor of naval science]; Carlson, Frank [Gov.] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Glee Clubs Will Sing Tonight Summary: Announcement of combined Men's and Women's Glee clubs concert at 8 p.m. in Hoch Auditorium, featuring various musical selections. Category: campus news Subjects: music; performing arts; campus events Named Entities: Carney, Gerald [assistant director of music]; Feabhail, Miss Irene [associate professor of voice] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Kelly Appointed Chairman of NSA Membership Group Summary: Charles Kelly, engineering junior, appointed chairman of the Negro Student Association membership committee for the 1950-51 school year. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; leadership; campus governance Named Entities: Kelly, Charles [engineering junior]; Milan, Jesse [social committee]; Burton, Earl [program committee] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Original Costumes Made for Musical Summary: Article about Barbara Boling creating original costumes for the musical 'West of Abilene,' detailing the design process and materials used. Category: arts Subjects: theater; costume design; performing arts Named Entities: Boling, Barbara [costume director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: German Club Will Hold Picnic Summary: Announcement that the German club will hold its annual picnic at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 12 at Potter Lake. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; campus events; cultural activities Named Entities: Schwartz, William [president of club] Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Weather Summary: Weather forecast for Kansas showing cloudy conditions with thunderstorms and severe local windstorms expected in extreme northwest. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecast; campus information Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: German Club 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. 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