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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1940
Veteran Of Little Big Horn Celebrates 98th Birthday
Lead, S.D.—(U.P.)—An old soldier, who celebrated his 98th birthday Dec. 9, said one of the nation's worst defeats could have been averted if his commanding general had not been "a fool."
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din' for Charles A. Windolph, the last survivor of the battle of the Little Big Horn when General George A. Custer's seventh cavalry troops were wiped out by fierce Sloux Indians.
Mr. Windolph also is the oldest holder of the congressional medal of honor.
No special birthday celebration was planned.
"I'll always say it was a renegade cowpuncher who shot me," Mr. Windolph said. "It didn't hurt much. It was just a flesh wound."
Mr. Windolph remembers himself as a "great soldier," and points to his medal of honor as proof. He also calls attention to his purple heart that guarded him on his birthday three years ago-70 years after he earned it.
Custer's last stand is Mr. Windolph's most vivid memory. He is unconcerned about atom bombs or communism, but will launch into a detailed description of his exploits with his old cavalry unit at every opportunity.
He stayed on his feet and completed the mission, however, and later received the nation's highest award the medal of honor.
He was wounded during a phase of the famed battle on July 26, 1876, by a 45 calibre slug while covering fellow troopers who were on a dangerous mission seeking water for the wounded and dying.
Mr. Windolph missed death that day because the dashing Custer split his command to engage the Sioux on the bluffs of the Little Big Horn river in Eastern Montana.
Mr. Windolph, who was a first sergeant, and his fellow troopers of Company H of the famed Seventh Cavalry went to the aid of Major Marcus Reno who had been besieged on one sector of the battlefield with Custer and his 276 men were being wiped out in another area.
"Custer was a fool," he said. "But he was brave. He wouldn't send
men on any mission he wouldn't do himself."
Faculty Paintings Shown In St. Louis
Five members of the faculty of the drawing and painting department are represented in the ninth annual Missouri exhibition of paintings which opened Monday in St. Louis. Exhibits were submitted by artists from Missouri and surrounding states.
Raymond Eastwood, professor of drawing and painting was given honorable mention for his painting "Dead Man's Hole." He also has another painting on display. It is of the desert and entitled "Shas."
Other University artists represented are Dwight Bumham, instructor, a Cape Cod landscape, "Grand View"; Herbert Fink, in instructor, "Strange Afternoon," a picture of conflict; Robert Green, assistant professor, and Robert Sudlow, instructor submitted paintings of Lawrence landscapes, "After the Snowstorm," and "Autumn Afternoon."
Sigma Delta Pi Name New Members
A local high school teacher and four University of Kansas students have been chosen for membership in Sigma Delta Pi, honorary Spanish language fraternity.
Miss Irene Smith, a Liberty Memorial High school teacher, will receive associate membership. She is secretary of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
The new student members will be: Flora Flores, graduate student; Arthea North, College sophomore; Philip Smith, College sophomore; and Dwight Chambers, business senior.
Wichitans Cheer Cat As Feline Objects To Quarantine Ruling
Wichita, Kan.—(U.R.)—Wichitans, tired of a stringent 90-day animal quarantine, chewed a cat recently as it battled with two policemen.
The fight delayed the cat's transportation to the humane society in downtown Wichita long enough for a large crowd to gather.
The black tom cat put up a lusty fight for freedom when the patrolmen picked it up in enforcing the word of health quarantine ruling.
"Charge it with resisting arrest," called one woman facetiously to the patrolmen.
Another suggested the use of a lasso.
But Patrolmen Dick Martens and Cass Haag hadn't the time or the inclination to heed the advice.
They were fending off the violent scratching of the clawing toateat.
ed to protect his hands from scratches and Martens said he had trouble driving the patrol car with the cat clawing. It even started the siren once or twice in an effort to get away.
Haag said two pair of gloves fail-
Finally, patrolmen got the cat to the humane society in a screened-in truck.
The quarantine has been in effect for several weeks as a precaution against rabies. Since the order became effective more than 4,000 animals have been killed in the city's gas chambers. Most of them were taken by the pet owners who were unable to keep pets in their homes to comply with the order.
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Polish folk songs with Chopin's genius created music which was not national, but universal. Felix Labunski, chairman of the composition department of the Cincinnati College of Music, said recently. His lecture was sponsored by the School of Fine Arts.
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That's approximately 1.193 offspring to each family in the dition. There are nine children aged 12 to 17; 55 children from 5 to 12, and 158 children under four years old.
"From his childhood, Chopin was interested in folk songs," Mr. Launbuni said. "Every summer he would go to villages near his home in Warsaw to hear the folk music. He later used these melodies and rhythms in his compositions. Many of his mazurkas and polonaises, for instance, were Polish folk songs. However, Chopin took liberty with these songs—some of his mazurkas do not contain the orthodox mazurka rhythm.
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"Because it is surrounded on three sides by mountains, Poland has retained many old customs. The folk music, which was influenced by Western culture, has the Slavic emotionalism, lightness, and fantasy. The Poles do not sing while they work; they sing only at festivals. Thus, Polish folk music is mainly dancing music. Men and women in colorful costumes dance in couples, single lines, or in groups similar to those of American square dances. Mr. Labunski explained.
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The common ideas of Christian students throughout the world was the topic of the talk given by the Rev. D. John H. Patton, director of the Westminster foundation, at the Westminster fellowship meeting Sunday.
Dr. Patton was the delegate of the Presbyterian church to the World Student Christian federation conference held at Bowling Green, Ohio last summer.
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