THURSDAY, MARCH 2.1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Student Plays Records For Dances As Hobby Collection Includes Complete Glenn Miller
"Since I couldn't sing my way through school," Henry Black, graduate student, remarked, "At least I can play." And that's exactly what he did do—played hundreds of records for dinners and dances here on the campus.
This profitable hobby began three years ago when the "Hank" was waiting for his Navy discharge to come through. To make the time pass more quickly, he built a public address system and started his record hobby. From that time on, like Topsy, it "gustored" until today this collection of 350 records includes all the latest hits and many old standard favorites, such as a complete set of Glenn Miller records.
"Whatever profit I make," he ruefully admits, "generally gets plowed back into more radio equipment." At twenty-four, "Hank" Black already has a degree in electrical engineering and is finishing his graduate work in the school of business."
He considers his hobby excellent business training and carefully works out his equipment, time and pricing schedules to determine a fair cost per hour to charge. In this way he applies his schooling in a practical way which is both fun and profitable.
Hank found to his surprise that students generally do not ask for the currently popular pieces until the songs are about six months old. He has provided music for the Student Union, Community building, Castle Tea room, at Holcomb's grove the dance floor by Potter's lake and for many of the organized houses. His public address system has ample power for groups up to 600 people. Mr. Black estimates that he has played for one group a week since his three-year-old hobby began.
Soldiers Will Have New Look In Future
Washington.—(U.P)—The Army has hinted that the soldier of the future would;
1. Wear a nylon helmet instead of the old tin hat.
8. Encase himself in plastic body armor.
3. Be invisible to the infra-red gadgets that can see in the dark.
Col. J. E. Finks, army research chief, told a house appropriations subcommittee that all those experiments are in the testing stage.
The helmet would be lighter and probably cheaper than the metal top piece that gave headaches to our troops in two world wars, Finks said. It is of compressed nylon fiber as hard as metal.
Finks said another army project is a program to "develop body artistic items that have increased ballistic are light in weight."
The army also is experimenting with dyes which could make clothing invigorate to sensitive infra-red invigorates other skin colorers, sniper to pick off men in the dark.
However, the army indicated the old army isn't dead yet. It said it still needs money for 800 harming pigeons and new funds to buy 97 mules and 23 dogs.
Six feet moist earth is said to be effective protection against atomic bombs. So all you have to do to be safe after death is keep the earth moist.-Record, Allenburg, Wash.
Up and Coming
Lockslev Party Fridav
Locksley Party Friday
Locksley hall will entertain from 9 p. m. to midnight Friday at Locksley No. 1. The chaperons will be Mrs. Louis Stanley, Mrs. Ross Cole, and Mrs. Lawson Kite.
Wesley Foundation Party
Wesley Foundation has planned a party for 8 to 11 p. m. Friday at Ecke hall. Chaperons will be Dr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Price and Miss Helenar Currier.
Kanza Hall To Entertain Kanza hall will give a party from 9 p. m. to midnight Friday. The Misses Mangaret King and Marion Bishop will chaperone.
Your Roses Are Not American Beauties
Washington, Feb. 18—(U.P.)—Harry R. Barker, a local florist, shocked a customer the other day.
"No, we have no American Beauty roses," said Barker. "There is no such thing any more."
Harry qualified his statement a little. He explained that there has not been a real American Beauty rose on the commercial market for over a decade. Not one that you or I could buy, anyway.
Granville Gude, chairman of the national flower and garden show, which will be held in Washington in March, explained more about them.
Gude said that even in the days when you could buy the American Beauty they cost from $18 to $36 a dozen. They grew from 36 to 60 inches in length and the stems were as big as your thumb. Nurseries now sell bushes to be grown in your back yard.
"The bloom," said Gude, "is as big as a cabbage."
The real American Beauty, he added, wasn't red, anyhow, but was kind of an old rose.
Gude said that about 60 per cent of the florists in business today never saw an American Beauty in their lives.
"We have a dickens of a time with these folks," he added. "A lot of them think when you ask for a tea rose you want something with a yellowish tinge. A tea rose is any rose that blooms monthly and can be almost any color—red, pink or yellow."
Gude said that the substitute for the American Beauty, in case you have a birthday or anniversary coming up, is a rose called "better times."
"It's the real red rose you see on the market and it costs what the traffic will bear," he said. "Most of them have long stems. It's kind of silly in these days of small homes and small apartments to talk about the American Beauty which you can't buy in the first place.
Fried Shrimp
Oysters
- Lenten Sandwiches
STOP In This Evening For -
Curb Service after 4 2 Sat. & Sun.
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity announces the pledging of Jack Chambers of Arkansas City and Donald Stevenson of Kansas City, Kan Both are College sophomores.
Two Pledge ATO
Sig Ep Initiates
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity initiated sixteen men Feb. 19 at the chapter house. Those initiated were Kale Gentry, Robert Davis, William Christie, John Crawford, Clarence Chambers, Joseph Soudder, Louis DeLuna, Rex Hubbard, Louis DeLuna, Rex Hubbard, Nonson Sutton, Donald Freely, Robert Pechin, Jack Roth, Charles Coberly and Larry Manweiler. Kale Gentry received the scholastic honor. Vernon Sutton was honor initiate.
Phi Kappa Sigma Party
A dessert dance has been planned by Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity for 7 p.m. today at the chapter house. Mrs. John Scroggs and Mrs. Thomas A. Clark are the chapers.
Vohs Pledge Phi Kappa
Women's Club Party For Scholarship Fund
Phi Kappa fraternity announces the pledging of John Vohs, engineering junior from Edson.
The Business and Professional Women's club of Lawrence is sponsoring a square dance, bridge, and canasta party at 8 p. m. Friday in the community building. Admission is 50 cents a person. Proceeds will be used to provide a scholarship for a Lawrence girl.
The scholarship, amounting to about $150, will be awarded on the basis of need personality, and charity, and Cecile Roney, president of the club.
Door prizes will be given at the benefit. All University students are invited.
Scrapbook For AWS
A source book of ideas for social chairmen is one of the newest projects of the Associated Women Students. One page a year will be set aside for each sorority and each dormitory.
On each page will be pasted ideas for themes, invitations and favors. Pictures from the different parties will also be included.
VA-operated hospitals in Missouri are at Excelsior Springs, Springfield and Jefferson Barracks.
The scrapbook will be kept in the A. W. S. office in 222 Strong hall.
Army Groups Form New Musical Unit
The A.R.O.T.C. drum and bugle corps, organized Feb. 8, will be the first organization of its kind on this campus. The corps is supervised by Capt. J. N. Barley, assistant professor of air science.
The corps is composed of 10 buil- drumers. All have been members of similar organizations before.
The musical group, outfitted in new army-green uniforms with white helmets, spats, gloves, scarves, and belts, will participate in drill, reviews, and special public performances.
The first appearance will be when the corps performs Saturday, April 22, at the Kansas Relays parade.
June Graduates
Jayhawker Pictures
must be in by April 1. Avoid the last minute rush by an early appointment.
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2 hr 27 min
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Summer schedules now available for foreign students and travel abroad
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see 'West O' Abilene' ain't it, Ma?'
"Shore is, Pa, and it looks as if thar'll be more folks thar than there's room fer."
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