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University Daily Kansan
Page 0475_2 from reel: L 2344 (1949-10-11 to 1950-05-11)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/149751

Title: Slim Bob Day Needs His Books to 'Anchor' Him in High Winds
Summary: Profile of Robert Day, a journalism student who carries heavy books to class to anchor himself against high winds on campus.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student life; university students; personal profiles; campus culture
Named Entities: Day, Robert [student]; University Daily Kansan [publication]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Sig Eps Entertain Winter General Vets
Summary: Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity entertained veterans at Winter General Hospital with musical performances and entertainment.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities; veterans; campus events; entertainment
Named Entities: Sigma Phi Epsilon [fraternity]; Winter General Hospital [institution]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Weather Is Forecast From Jar of Olives
Summary: Sydney grocer C.W. Mansell forecasts weather by observing olive color changes in his jar, with crowds gathering to see his predictions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: weather forecasting; campus humor; student life; unusual methods
Named Entities: Mansell, C. W. [grocer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bottlers Lobbying for 7 1-2 Cent Coin
Summary: Report on bottlers lobbying for a new 7.5 cent coin to replace the current 5 cent piece, with mint director Nellie Taylor Ross testifying before Congress.
Category: campus news
Subjects: industry lobbying; coinage; business; legislation
Named Entities: Ross, Nellie Taylor [mint director]; Taylor, Glen H. [senator]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: AO Pi Officers Elected
Summary: Alpha Omicron Pi sorority announces election of officers for the spring semester, including president Joann Barr and other leadership positions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities; student organizations; campus governance
Named Entities: Barr, Joann [president]; Hobbs, Shirley [vice-president]; Kolb, Dorothy [treasurer]; Young, Patricia [corresponding secretary]; Gilles, Mary [recording secretary]; Williamson, Edith [study plan officer]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Tau Kappa Epsilon TKE
Summary: Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity announces the pledging of Richard Gray, a college freshman from Minneapolis.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities; pledging; campus traditions
Named Entities: Gray, Richard [pledge]; Minneapolis, Minn. [location]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Watkins Party Guests
Summary: List of guests who attended a formal dance at Watkins hall on March 25, including Dean Nickell, Loren Purdue, and many other students.
Category: campus news
Subjects: social events; campus parties; student life
Named Entities: Nickell, Dean [guest]; Purdue, Loren [guest]; Ford, Pete [guest]; Stockebrand, Chet [guest]; Somerville, Richard [guest]; Pelton, Gregory [guest]; Henderson, Wesley [guest]; Witherspoon, Gordon [guest]; Vernon, Ashby [guest]; Butler, Kerrel [guest]; Bukowski, Don [guest]; Schauf, Howard [guest]; Cortright, Ald [guest]; Gallin, Dan [guest]; Robert Couch, Henry [guest]; Bradshaw, Darrel [guest]; McNeil, Thane [guest]; Robinson, Donald [guest]; Monroe, Calvin [guest]; Hershner, William [guest]; Moore, Alfred [guest]; Weber, David [guest]; Kauffman, Edward [guest]; Alexander, Donald Jackson [guest]; Reiswig, Theodore Bernard [guest]; Robert [guest]; Gordon, Joe [guest]; Chicago, Ill. [location]; Wayne Pontius [guest]; Norman Bell [guest]; Albert Kihm [guest]; Keith Smith [guest]; Harold Stoops [guest]; Josephine Hasalova [guest]; Washington, D.C. [location]; Mary Jo Kasselman [guest]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Alpha Phi Initiates 37
Summary: Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Phi sorority announces the initiation of 37 new members, listing all names of the initiates.
Category: campus news
Subjects: sororities; pledging; campus traditions
Named Entities: Gamma Delta chapter [sorority]; Alpha Phi [sorority]; Brown, Mary [initiate]; Bush, Jean [initiate]; Melba Cuss, Mary Helen [initiate]; Carr, Phyllis Cleggett [initiate]; Davis, Dolores [initiate]; Donelson, Martha [initiate]; Heck, Mary Ann [initiate]; Hunt, Marian Jenkins [initiate]; Rosemary Keenan, Virginia Keeney [initiate]; Mary Lou Ketchum [initiate]; Jeanette Leuty [initiate]; Betty Jean Lewis [initiate]; Alice Lobaugha [initiate]; Phyllis McFarland [initiate]; Marian Mills [initiate]; Marian McLaura [initiate]; Price, Jean Ragan [initiate]; Virlee Reardon [initiate]; Dana Richmond [initiate]; Leah Ross [initiate]; Portia Sager [initiate]; Elizabeth Stanford [initiate]; Billie Stover [initiate]; Dorothy Twente [initiate]; Marilyn Ward [initiate]; Sheila Wilder [initiate]; Dorris Jo Williams [initiate]; Jan Williams [initiate]; Esther Williams [initiate]; Ruth Williams [initiate]; Sally Young [initiate]; Virginia Zeeveld [initiate]; Barbara Zimmerman [initiate]; Baker, Marcia [initiate]; Beery, Carol [initiate]; Helena Boese [initiate]; Bryan, Yvonne [initiate]; Katherine Coad [initiate]; Joan Collins [initiate]; Rosemary Heiny [initiate]; Hill, Donna [initiate]; Dee Hoag, Donna [initiate]; Catharine Holloway [initiate]; Virginia Lightfoot [initiate]; Lutz, Jane [initiate]; Pat Jean McGinnis [initiate]; Doris Miller [initiate]; Frieda Sahm [initiate]; Carol Squire [initiate]; Tallant, Jean [initiate]; Marilyn Thomas [initiate]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Cardinal Favorite Bird of State Legislatures but Kansas' Meadowlark Ranks Second
Summary: Report on state bird selections across the United States, noting that the cardinal is the most popular choice while Kansas' meadowlark ranks second.
Category: national news
Subjects: birds; state symbols; legislation; Kansas; United States
Named Entities: Washington, D.C. [location]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: K.U. Rings; University Radio at Bell Music Co.; Lindley's Kansas Cleaners; Henri Bendel Perfume
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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