====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0422_1 from reel: L 2342 (1947-11-14 to 1948-10-28) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/152316 Title: Noted Authors to Be Lecturers at Conference Summary: Schedule of lectures for the Kansas Writer's Conference at University of Kansas from June 21 to July 2, featuring prominent authors including Allen Tate, Katherine Anne Porter, and others. Category: campus news Subjects: literary events; university lectures; writer's conference Named Entities: Tate, Allen [poet]; Porter, Katherine Anne [author]; Nims, John Frederick [editor]; Davis, George [editor]; Gordon, Caroline [author]; Van Tilburg Clark, Walter [author] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Legal Eagles Practice Practice Summary: Second in a series of trials by law students in the trial practice class of Carl Slough, assistant professor of law, will begin at 3 p.m. today in the court room of Green hall. Category: campus news Subjects: law school; student activities; trial practice Named Entities: Slough, Carl [assistant professor of law]; Bell, Everett [student]; Bowker, Edward M. [student]; Boddington, Jr., S. J. [student]; Boutz, Jack B. [student]; Mankin, George R., Jr. [student]; Robert L. Marrietta [student]; Edmond I. Marks [student]; Karl W. Masoner [student]; Martin P. Mathews [student]; Millard M. Rudd [student]; Douglas Caldwell [assistant professor of law] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Expect Senate to OK Funds for Air Force Summary: Senate Republican whip Kenneth S. Wherry predicted Senate approval of funds to start building a 70-group air force as they met to take up house-approved legislation providing 3 billion 198 million dollars for immediate expansion of the air force and naval aviation. Category: national news Subjects: military funding; congressional approval; air force expansion Named Entities: Wherry, Kenneth S. [Republican whip]; Forrestal, James [Defense Secretary] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Seniors Must Pay Dues for Dance Summary: Seniors are urged to pay their dues before Saturday for the Senior Cake Walk to be held from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Union ballroom, according to John J. Irwin, dance chairman. Category: campus news Subjects: student events; senior activities; dance tickets Named Entities: Irwin, John J. [dance chairman] Confidence: 0.85 Title: YWCA History Is Acted Out Summary: Y.W.C.A. celebrated its 75th year on college campuses with a dramatic pageant Wednesday night depicting the history of Y.W.C.A. at the University. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; YWCA; historical pageants Named Entities: Lees, Mary [College senior]; Green, Lorna [College senior]; Carolyn Covert [College senior]; Nancy Syllavan [College junior]; Michener, Joanne [College junior]; Phyllis Jean Kerford [College sophomore]; Joyce Harkleroad [College sophomore]; Phyllis Rust [College sophomore]; Shirley Elliott [fine arts sophomore]; Margaret Connolly [education freshman] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Loan Service Sets Record Summary: The drama loan service of the University Extension library set a new record recently when it sent out 101 plays to high schools in a single day. Category: campus news Subjects: university extension; library services; drama distribution Named Entities: Maddox, Virginia [Extension librarian] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Must Sign for Western Civ Test Summary: Students must register today and tomorrow in the office of the registrar for the Western Civilization test examination. Category: campus news Subjects: academic requirements; Western Civilization test; student registration Named Entities: Gibson, Hilden [director of Western Civilization] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Brooklyn-Type Baseball Hits Campus With Business School Game Friday Summary: The umpire's cry of 'batter up' will perhaps be the only way in which the Business school faculty-student baseball game will resemble any other such game. Category: sports Subjects: intramural sports; business school baseball; faculty-student games Named Entities: Small, Joe R. [accounting instructor]; Baumunk, Donald R. [business] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Can't Bare Dare, SMU Deans Say Summary: Dallas (UP)—Yvette Dare's pilfering parrot had Southern Methodist University students in a dither Thursday as the bird went through its routine of stealing Miss Dare's sarong—at least, not on the S.M.U. campus. Category: sports Subjects: student politics; SMU campus events; parrot campaign Named Entities: Dare, Yvette [SMU student]; Blacklock, Andy [student] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Essay Deadline Is Tomorrow Summary: Deadline for manuscripts submitted in the 1948 Hattie Elizabeth Lewis essay contest has been extended to tomorrow. Category: announcement Subjects: student competitions; writing contests; Hattie Elizabeth Lewis essay Confidence: 0.8 Title: All Tower Bells Less Than $7,000 Are Spoken For Summary: All bells in the memorial carillon for sums less than $7,000 have been spoken for, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association, announced. Category: announcement Subjects: memorial donations; university memorials; bell donations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Bus Service to Football Game at Haskell Stadium Summary: Special service from West End of Campus and Bus Shelter to Haskell via Miss., 19th, & Mass. Starting at 6:50 p.m. and every 10 minutes until game time. Regular service available to downtown and transfer to Haskell Buses at 11th and Mass. Category: announcement Subjects: transportation; football games; special bus service Confidence: 0.85 Title: Hagen to Discuss Vowel Summary: Sigmund Hagen, instructor of German, will speak on 'The Development of the Unstressed Vowel in English' at the Speech Therapy seminar meeting at 4 p.m. today. Category: announcement Subjects: linguistics lectures; speech therapy; university seminars Named Entities: Hagen, Sigmund [instructor of German]; Anderson, Margaret [associate professor of speech] Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The Rapid Transit Co. Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.