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University Daily Kansan
Page 0519_1 from reel: L 2342 (1947-11-14 to 1948-10-28)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/152124

Title: Freshmen to Strut at Nightshirt Rally
Summary: Freshman women will participate in the Nightshirt parade along with men, scheduled for Friday night before the football game with University of Colorado. The committee requires every freshman woman to wear jeans and pajamas.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student traditions; university events; freshman orientation
Named Entities: Clark, Earl [committee member]; KU [University of Kansas]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Band Adds 70 After Tryouts; Total Is 139
Summary: Seventy new band members were selected during tryouts, bringing the total marching band to 139 members. The band will play at home football games and consist of 120 men.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university bands; music programs; student organizations
Named Entities: Wiley, Prof. [band director]; University of Kansas [band]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Sixth Dies From KC Riot
Summary: A police officer wounded in a Sept. 20 night gun battle died in the hospital, becoming the sixth fatality in the Kansas City riot. Four of the dead were police officers.
Category: local news
Subjects: civil unrest; police incidents; Kansas City
Named Entities: Wells, Sgt. Bill [police officer]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Traffic Violators Noted by Students
Summary: More than 3,000 violations of traffic laws were noted in one eight-hour period by Lawrence high school students conducting a study on Massachusetts street.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student safety; traffic enforcement; university community
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Henry Co-Op to New Home After Re-Painting Furniture
Summary: After more than two years, the Don Henry co-op has expanded and moved to a new location at 1420 Ohio street. The co-op recently purchased the Sleepy Hollow house and members have been working to prepare the new home.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student housing; cooperative living; university facilities
Named Entities: Wilkie, Dave [co-op president]; Henry Co-op [student housing]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Dewey to Talk in Kansas
Summary: Thomas E. Dewey will bring his presidential campaign to Kansas, with scheduled appearances in Topeka, Salina, and Junction City. The GOP nominee will make several platform talks during his Kansas visit.
Category: national news
Subjects: political campaigns; elections; Kansas politics
Named Entities: Dewey, Thomas E. [presidential candidate]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Identity Cards Issued Today
Summary: Distribution of activity identification cards will begin today. Activity books must be presented at the College business office to obtain the cards. Identification cards will be required for admission to student activity events after Friday.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; student services; identification systems
Confidence: 0.75

Title: ASC Budget $2,100 Higher Than in '47-48
Summary: All Student Council expenditures for 1948-49 will be approximately $2,100 more than in 1947-48 according to a financial report released by Robert Bennett, council treasurer. The council spent $7,300.40 during the 1947-48 academic year.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; budgets; university finance
Named Entities: Bennett, Robert [council treasurer]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: YWCA Lists Meeting Days
Summary: The freshman commission groups of the YWCA will begin meeting this week. Meetings will be held at 4 p.m. each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout the semester at the Henley house.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student organizations; women's groups; university activities
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Josef Stalin, Premier—Is He Still No. 1 Russian?
Summary: The State Department's 'white paper' on Berlin negotiations raises questions about whether Premier Josef Stalin is still undisputed boss of Russia. The document shows that while Stalin promised to remove restrictions on Berlin, he later placed new restrictions.
Category: national news
Subjects: international politics; Cold War; Soviet Union leadership
Named Entities: Stalin, Josef [Premier of Russia]; Sokolov, Vassily D. [Russian commander]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: AAUW Hears K-State Dean
Summary: The American Association of University Women heard Miss Margaret Jus tin, dean of the School of Home Economics at Kansas State college, speak on the growth of the organization and its principles.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic lectures; women's organizations; university events
Named Entities: Jus tin, Miss Margaret [K-State Dean]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: US Gives $25,000 for KU Research
Summary: A grant of $25,000 for cancer research has been made to the University of Kansas Medical Center by the United States Public Health Service. The allotment will be used to train physicians in the use of chemical reagents for early diagnosis of the disease.
Category: campus news
Subjects: research funding; university grants; cancer research
Named Entities: United States Public Health Service [funding agency]; Robert E. Stowell [research director]
Confidence: 0.8

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