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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Whoops! Said The Magician I Thought You Were A Rabbit
Washington—(U.R.)—A magician never knows when he reaches into his silk topper whether he's going to pull out a rabbit or a fuzzed hat band.
At least that's the way Harry Baker, one of the best in the business, looks at it.
Harry, a little guy, is a big man in the Washington chapter of the Society of American Magicians. Tonight he and his lads will put on a show for young and old at the National Press club. Mr. Truman regrets he can't be on hand. (He's vacationing at Key West, Fla.)
When the "professor" pulled what he thought was going to be his pet all at once, all he got was a handful of fur, and a sign which read—"on strike."
"People love to see an entertainer make a mistake," he said.
There was the time when he was appearing here at the Statler Hotel in front of a group of critical college professors. There was a strike on among the waiters, he recalls, and the waiters were lounging in the performer's dressing room.
The old-timer himself has had his troubles. A man of magic can get what he needs in a number of ways—and Harry has been living of the giggles and Bronx cheer.
"I neglected to check all of my props," he said.
According to Harry, a magician is in for trouble if he doesn't double check all of his "props" before he goes on.
Anyhow, Harry thinks that if there are miscues tonight the show will be just as good as if it were perfect.
One time he was invited to entertain the folks at the Columbia country club here.
He had a hot card trick he wanted to show off. While he was eating dinner, some weg got into his prop department in the dressing room and re-jiggered all of the cards he had fixed.
"I was a total flop that night," he said. "The management was so mad I didn't even get my fee. I got a lot
The University Daily Kansan's church schedule summary for Sunday:
Church Schedule
First Methodist, 946 Vermont street; church school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:50 a.m.; Wesley foundation, 5:30 p.m. Dr. Oscar E. Allison.
First Baptist, 801 Kentucky street; service. 11 a.m.
St. John's Catholic, 1299 Vermont street; masses, 8, 9, and 10 a.m.; Newman club, 11:30 a.m. Rev. Gracew Towle, pastor.
Trinity Lutheran, 1245 New Hampshire street; service, 11 a.m. Rev. R.E.W. Albert.
First Christian, 1000 Kentucky street; morning worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Rev. H. M. Simple.
First Presbyterian, 901 Vermont street; church school, 9:45 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m. Rev. Theodore H. Aszman.
The Society of Friends will hold its regular non-nostaloric meeting at 5 p.m. at the Plymouth Congregational church, second floor north.
Church of Christ, 1501 New Hamphshire street; Bible class, 10 am.;service. 11 am.; communion, 11:50 am.W. T. Carter.minister.
Trinity Episcopal, 1001 Vermont street; Holy communion, 8 a.m.; choral Eucharist and sermon, 11 a.m.; Canterbury club, 5.30 p.m. Rev. Robert C. Swift, pastor.
West Side Presbyterian, 605 Maine street; Bible school, 10 a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Daniel Knox Ford, minister. Sermon, "Why Not Believe the Bible?" High school and Y.P. Fellowship discussion at 7 p.m. Sunday. Sunday evening services, 8 p.m. Sermon, "The Marks of a Christian." Clerk rehearsal, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Curry family supper, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
First Church of Christ. Scientist,
1701 Massachusetts street; Sunday
school, 9:30 a.m.; service, 11 a.m.
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Television is giving the men of magic a bad time. Sure, you can saw a woman in two before the cameras, but there are a lot of tricks which don't work so well on video.
Take one of Harry Baker's best stunts.
Before an audience, he gets a lot of laughs and oh's and ah's with a tie trick. He flips it and it comes out of his breast pocket red. He pulls the tie down and putting the "kerchief back," and it comes out blue. Next time green.
"How you gonna do that on television—until color comes?" he asks.
For identifying Johnny Mercer as the star of the week on the Perry Como radio show, Donna Marie Corel, junior at Liberty Memorial High school, won $1,000 Thursday night.
Radio Show Pays Local Girl $1,000
Donna said that she sometimes listens to the program Sunday night, but that she was not listening when she was called. Donna was the fifteenth person to be called during the evening and to be asked to identify Mr. Mercer through the help of a record and a few hints.
Mary Garden Falls Chips Elbow
"I guessed Perry Como at first," she said. "Then he told me that the man's first name was Johnny, and Johnny Mercer was the only person I could think of."
Mary Garden, former opera star who spoke before a University convocation Nov. 3, was forced to cancel a similar speech Wednesday at Kent State university in Cleveland, Ohio, because of a chipped elbow.
She was treated in Cleveland for a cut knee, and her arm was put in a sling.
Miss Garden, who is 72 but extremely active, fell in Chicago Tuesday when she tripped on a wire outside a railroad station.
Engineers Name New Committees
Sigma Tau, national honorary engineering fraternity, held a business meeting Tuesday. Elmer Dougherty, engineering senior, was elected vice-president to replace Robert Greenwell, engineering senior, who will be graduated at the end of this semester.
The following committees were appointed by the president, Stanley Englund:
Nominations and elections committee; Windsor Adkison, Norman Bauman, Robert Bowersock, Wayne Burnett, Emmet Green, James George Dickins, John McKinley, George Reiswing and Eugene Utter.
Pledge training committee; Isaac Hoover, chairman; members, Dick Dickey, Robert Kleist, John Merriam, Frank Reynolds, James Rogers, David Shoffner and John Young.
Banquet committee; Rex Thomas, chairman; members, Leonard Beck. John Meyer, Faymond Olson, Charles Penny, and George Saller.
Pledge smoker committee; Robert Thayer, chairman; members, Billillum, John Hoover, Thomas Kobett, Howard Mercer and John Thimmes.
Special projects committee; John Skwarlo, chairman; members, Glenn Arbuckle, Maurice Bloxom, Dean Droderson, Bruce Chadwick, Jack Delamalade, John Halstead, Arnold Hudnall and William C. McCarthy.
Formal invitations committee; Stanley England, chairman; members. Elmer Dougherty, James Hayward, Richard Heiny, William Heald, Leonard Rickards and Francis Prosser.
Publicity committee; Richard Heiny, chairman; members, Norman Bryant, Bill Hamilton, Norman Schultz, Virgil Elmer, Elmer Schultz and Parke Woodard.
Freshman award committee; Fred Brinkman. chairman; members, Ralph Andrea and Charles Walker.
By-laws committee; James C. Hayward, chairman; members, Robert Blue, John H. Burnett, Melvin M. Dougherty and Carl G. Nelson
Poor Grades Cause Fire
Tecumsch. Mich., — (U.P.) — An eight-year-old boy was so burned up by an "E" on his report card that he started a fire in the basement of the Baptist church. Temporary classes were being held there authorities said. The fire caused no damage.
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Tests To Be Given For Entry Into Coast Guard Academy
The nationwide competitive examination for entrance into the U.S. Coast Guard academy, New London, Conn., will be held on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21, 1950, Andrew F. Schoeppel, senator from Kansas, announced recently.
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The senator said that there is no limit on the number of candidates that come from any single area. He urged all those interested to apply as soon as possible, since the necessary papers must be completed by Jan. 15, 1850.
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The number of candidates selected each year depends upon the needs of the service, Senator Scheepel said. A candidate, in order to gain admittance to the academy, not only must pass the examination but must pass high enough so as to be assured of selection for appointment.
"Men who take the examinations must be between the ages of 17 and 22, American citizens, in excellent physical condition, and must show proof of their moral character and standing in the community," Senator Schoepel said.
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"Graduates of the Coast Guard academy four-year course receive commissions as enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering," Senator Schoeppel said.
"This academy ranks high with other service schools in training for leadership, education, and service to the nation.
Minimum educational requirement is a high school diploma, although high school seniors who will complete their course at the end of the year are eligible to take the competitive examination. Students in mathematics, English, physics, and other standard high school subjects.
The examinations, which are given over a two-day period, include
achievement tests in English, social studies, mathematics, science, and aptitude and ability tests."
Interested students may obtain further information by writing Senator Schoeppel in Washington, D.C., or to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington 25, D.C.
Nine Kansas Counties Have Only One Doctor
Topcka — (U.P.) — Nine. western Kansas counties have only one doctor each, a roster of state physicians published by the Kansas Board of Health showed Thursday.
This situation in counties of small population contrasts with the 280 physicians in Wichita, Kansas' biggest city. Kansas City has 234, Topeka 107.
The first of its kind issued since before the war, the roster disclosed that Gray, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Morton, Ness, Stanton and Wichita counties each have just one medical man.
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