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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1950
1950 Pep King Title Sought By 22 KU Men
Twenty-two men will compete for the title of 1950 Pep King at the annual Jay Jane vice versa dance at 9 p.m. today in the Union ballroom. The winners will be elected by students attending the dance and will be crowned at intermission time.
Candidates submitted by organized men's houses include: Ross Purcell, College freshman, Battenfeld hall; Charles Childers, fine arts sophomore, Sigma Pi; Wren Cook, College sophomore, Phi Kappa Psi; Jack E. Dausman, business junior, Alpha Kappa Lambda; Jack Greenwood, education sophomore, Delta Chi; Kenneth Hedrick, medical school freshman; Phi James Schooler, education freshman, Sigma Chi; Roland Holmes, College sophomore, Oliver hall; Robert H. Hucke, education junior, Alpha Tau Omega; Terry Jaquith, pharmacy freshman, Delta Tau Delta.
Jerome Jones, College and law freshman, Sigma Nu; Joseph Jordan, education freshman, Tau Kappa Epsilon; Howard Lee Miller, engineering freshman, Triangle; Howard Thomas Payne, College sophomore, Phi Gamma Delta; Elton B. Nobile, education junior, Kappa Eta Kappa; William Schaake, education freshman, Tau Kappa Epsilon; Geo Gail Snell, Education Junior, Pi Kappa Teo Douglas Wall education junior, Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Bernard Weitzner, education sophomore, Alpha Epsilon Pi; Dean Wells, College sophomore, Phi Delta Theta; Paul White, business junior, Pi Kappa Alpha; and Winton Winter, College sophomore, Beta Theta Pi.
Jay James and guests will dance to music of Jim Sellard's orchestra. An award will be made by chaperone in the middle of initial corsage given a man by his date.
Chaperones are Miss Marjorie Austin, social director of dormitories; Miss Florence Black, associate professor of mathematics; and Miss Martha Peterson, assistant dean of women.
Tickets for the Vice-Versa dance are $1 a couple. They are on sale in the Union, Strong rotunda, and will be sold at the dance.
Highway Geologist To Talk
The Geology club will hear S. E Horner, chief geologist of the Kansas highway commission, speak on "The Application of Geology to Highway Engineering" in 426 Lindley hall, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Dress Designing A Talent Of KU's Pharmacy Dean
What other university can claim that its dean of the School of Pharmacy has added dress designing to his accomplishments. A painting by Professor Raymond Eastwood, gives evidence of the talent of Dean J. Allen Reese. This particular painting hangs in the alumni office in Strong hall and is the full-length portrait of a former K.U. student who is modelling a gown designed by Dean Reese.
Booth Set Up By Engineers
The School of Engineering and Architecture, in cooperation with the Extension division and the N.R.O.T.C., will participate in the second annual Exposition of Electrical Progress to be held in Kansas City, Wednesday, March 8, through Sunday, March 12.
This event, to be held in the exhibition hall of the Kansas City Municipal auditorium, will be the first official activity of the Kansas City centennial celebration.
Donald G. Wilson, associate professor of electrical engineering, said that the K. U. display will emphasize the role of the University in providing technically trained men for industry, and the transference of new technical knowledge to industry.
Plans are under way to display electrical exhibits that will be of interest to the general public visiting the exposition.
Blood Bank's Worth Is Stressed
Dwight J. Mulford, assistant professor of biochemistry, guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Bacteriology club recently, stressed the importance and scope of the Red Cross blood bank program. He explained the separation and isolation of the protein components of the plasma, and pointed out the application of this to the bacterial system.
The film "Red Cross Blood Donor in Action" was shown to the members of the club.
Professor Mulford has been on the faculty here for the past year. Before this he was a faculty member at Harvard for seven years. At Harvard he worked with Edwin J. Cohn, head of the department of physical chemistry, in the preparation of egg albumen for the navy blood bank project.
Dean Reese explained that during the preparation for K. U.'s celebration of her 75th anniversary, he had agreed to design a costume typical of the era in which the University was founded. "I was chosen," said the dean, "because I came from Richmond, Virginia, and the committee thought that I would be familiar with that type of costume. I wanted to do what I could to help with the celebration, so I agreed to design the dresses."
The dresses, which were worn by 75 women who acted as hostesses and represent every school in the University were made by Indian girls at Haskell Institute. The hoops worn under the skirts were made by men students at Haskall.
Dean Reese recalled that he discarded many designs before picking the final one. "The women were interested in a dress which made them more attractive," he said, "while I was concerned only with suiting the style to the period." Many changes in the design were made. The dress finally used differed from the portrait in that it had long loose sleeves and a high neck line.
Miss Shirley Tholen, a student at the University in 1940 and '41, modelled the gown for the painting. Miss Tholen, now Mrs. Claude Jasper, was from Leavenworth and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma social sorority.
E. Thayer Gaston, professor of music education, spoke Thursday to members of the Y.M.C.A. Faculty forum. Professor Gaston's subject was entitled "Music and Medicine" and dealt with musical therapy.
YMCA Hears Music Talk
Dr James Bryant Conant, president of Harvard university, will address the University faculty at 4:15 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
Conant To Speak At 4:15 Today
An outstanding contributor to the fields of chemistry and education, Dr. Conant will discuss "General Education." He was an adviser to the secretary of state during the war and also helped develop and establish controls on the atomic bomb.
Firms Need Researchers
Positions for engineer, physicist, chemist, and metallurgist are now open with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratories in Virginia, California, and Ohio.
Applicants must have appropriate college education in the field for which application is made and must pass a written examination. Students who expect to complete the required college courses by Friday, June 30 may apply for the examination.
Application forms may be obtained from most first and second class post offices, from civil service regional offices, or by writing the U.S. civil service commission, Washington, D.C.
The Trane company, LaCrosse, Wisc. hos positions for two men with master's degrees in engineering for heat transfer work in sales department. Six men with at least a bachelor of science degree in engineering are also wanted for other sales departments. Applications for these positions may be obtained in 111 Marvin hall.
Engineering seniors who care to contact the Carter Oil company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, are asked to call at the Tulsa office or any of the division offices.
Shotgun Blast Victim Leaves Watkins
Everett "Rusty" Corwin, Jr., engineering sophomore, was dismissed Feb. 11 after spending nearly four months in Watkins hospital.
Rusty is now at the City, accidentally wounded in the leg by a shotgun blast while hunting near Lone Star lake Oct. 23. While in Watkins hospital he used his time reading and studying Analytical Geometry, a correspondence course which he took through the University.
Corwin's Christmas was spent in the hospital with his family. The
nurses and employees decorated a Christmas tree which was a gift of Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the University health service.
Corwin is now recuperating at his home in Kansas City. He is still on crutches, but hospital authorities say he plans to return to the University next fall.
Democrats Give Battle Cry For 1950 Campaign
Washington, Feb. 17- (U.P.) -The Democrats came up today with their battle theme for 1950: the Republicans are selfish political hypocrites who think more of their pocketbooks than of the nation.
pocketbooks that it was their answer to G.O.P. charges of "socialism"—a tag the Democrats hope to shake off before entering the crucial stages of this year's congressional elections.
President Truman, vice-president Alben W. Barkley and speaker Sam Rayburn unveiled the theme last night in using ridicule, sarcasm and invective against the Republicans at a gigantic Jefferson-Jackson day dinner here.
More than 5,200 Democrats contributed $100 each to the party to eat filet mignon and drink American burgundy with the President. the cabinet and just about every big name in the administration.
The mammoth party was held at the national guard armory, with the food and drink trucked by long distance from two downtown hotels.
Mr. Truman was naturally the main attraction. He called the Re-publicans "everything from inksquirting "scuttlefish" to "advocates of false economy" and merchants of "scare words."
The president scornfully rejected Republican arguments as "the same old moth-eaten scarecrow of 'socialism'...an insult to the intelligence of the American people."
Mr. Alben Barkley said the G.O.P. hadn't come up with a new idea in nearly 80 years.
Mr. Rayburn said business, labor and agriculture never had it so good as under the Democrats.
The Democratic diners whooped and banged their water glasses in approval.
The President ridiculed the G.O. P.'s new party platform and its charges that the Democratic program is "socialistic."
"It's the same old story—the same old words, and the same old music—the same empty and futile attempt to scare the American people—in complete contradiction of the plain facts that are visible to every citizen in his daily life to see," he boomed.
"And we're not going to let them get away with it—don't worry about that."