====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0514_2 from reel: L 2344 (1949-10-11 to 1950-05-11) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/149673 Title: Speech Festival Begins Today for 300 Students Summary: Three hundred students from approximately 75 Kansas high schools will participate in the Speech and Drama Festival at the University today and Saturday, featuring dramatic readings and humorous speeches. Category: campus news Subjects: student events; university activities; speech competitions Named Entities: Hankins, John E. [professor of English]; Malott, W. [chancellor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Spring Jayhawker Issued Today Summary: The 1950 spring issue of the Jayhawker magazine is now available at the student union bookstore, featuring an unusual sketch written by John E. Hankins and noted author on Chaucer. Category: campus news Subjects: student publications; university traditions; literary works Named Entities: Hankins, John E. [professor of English]; Nichols, John [editor]; Stouffer, Dean Paul [editor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Claim 246 Lives Easter Mishaps Summary: At least 246 persons were counted dead or missing today in Holy Week disasters in Europe and South America, including a train accident in Brazil and a ferry disaster in Portugal. Category: national news Subjects: disasters; holiday accidents; transportation safety Named Entities: Kennedy, Joseph W. [chairman of department of chemistry] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Isotopes Enable Science to Tell Age of Earth Summary: Radio-isotopes have helped scientists formulate a plausible theory establishing the approximate time of the origin of the earth, according to Dr. Joseph W. Kennedy. Category: national news Subjects: scientific research; radioactive dating; geology Named Entities: Romig, Dale S. [author]; Kennedy, Joseph W. [chairman of department of chemistry] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Drive With Care, Malott Warns Summary: Chancellor Malott warns students to exercise care when driving during the Spring vacation, emphasizing responsibility for their own lives and the lives of others. Category: local news Subjects: traffic safety; holiday travel; student safety Named Entities: Malott, W. [chancellor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Design Changed for Campanile Summary: A change in the design of the memorial campanile will make it possible for students to see the carillon in the tower and will improve the range of the bells. Category: campus news Subjects: university architecture; campus construction; memorial design Named Entities: Ellis, Fred [secretary of alumni association]; Taylor, John [of Loughborough, England] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Alumnus to Direct Grand Canyon Choir Summary: An alumnus will direct the annual Easter Sunrise service at the Grand Canyon, with the program to be broadcast at 7 a.m. Category: campus news Subjects: alumni achievements; music direction; university connections Named Entities: Ardrey, Eldon A. [head of department of music at Arizona State College] Confidence: 0.85 Title: ASC Accepts Two Late Petitions Summary: A compromise was reached at a special All Student Council meeting that resulted in two late nominating petitions being accepted by the elections committee of the A.S.C. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; elections; university governance Named Entities: Corporon, John [author]; Brown, Walter [College junior]; Friesen, Thomas [College senior] Confidence: 0.8 Title: El Ateneo Election to Be Held Soon Summary: Election of officers of the El Ateneo club will be held Thursday, April 20, at 4:30 p.m. in 113 Strong Hall, with several candidates running for various positions. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; elections; university clubs Named Entities: Bradshaw, Henry H. [president]; Conrad, Kathryn [vice-president]; Berry, Andrew [treasurer]; Fischer, Mary Louise [education junior] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Student Religious Council Elects Bradshaw President Summary: The newly-elected Student Religious Council officers will take up their duties at the next regular meeting Thursday, April 20, with Henry H. Bradshaw elected as president. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; religious groups; university governance Named Entities: Bradshaw, Henry H. [president]; Conrad, Kathryn [vice-president]; Berry, Andrew [treasurer]; Fischer, Mary Louise [education junior] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Bishop Werner Will Deliver Baccalaureate Summary: Bishop Hazen G. Werner, resident bishop of the Ohio area of the Methodist church, will deliver the baccalaureate address to the graduating class Sunday June 4. Category: campus news Subjects: university events; religious services; academic ceremonies Named Entities: Werner, Hazen G. [bishop of the Ohio area of the Methodist church]; Malott, W. [chancellor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Four to Escort Queen and Court Summary: The escorts for the 1950 Relays queen and her court will be Allen Dagle and Paul Uhlig, College seniors; Clay Roberts, Jr., and Joseph Wolfe, College freshman. Category: campus news Subjects: university traditions; student pageantry; royal court Named Entities: Uhlig, Paul [College senior]; Roberts, Clay [Jr., College junior]; Wolfe, Joseph [College freshman]; Horn, Marcia [chairman of the contest] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Inter-Varsity Fellowship Holds a 'Brain Buster' Summary: A 'Brain Buster' question and answer program was conducted by the Inter-varsity Christian fellowship at its Thursday meeting, with three members answering submitted questions. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; religious groups; academic events Named Entities: Peterson, Bertil [graduate student]; Kitchen, Alice [graduate student]; Davis, Stanley [graduate student] Confidence: 0.8 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.