====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0523_1 from reel: L 2341 (1946-12-16 to 1947-11-13) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/153259 Title: Faculty Members to Auction Selves Into Student Slavery Summary: Twenty faculty members will auction their services to students at the W.S.S.F. faculty auction tomorrow, offering services like cooking meals, coaching teams, and household chores. Category: campus news Subjects: university faculty; student activities; fundraising Named Entities: Malott, Deane [chancellor]; VanderWerf, Calvin [associate professor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: US Commends KU Researchers Summary: The departments of National Defense and Agriculture have commended the University of Kansas department of aeronautical engineering for its research on a spark and flame arrester muffler that could prevent thousands of dollars in fire damage. Category: campus news Subjects: research recognition; university research; agricultural engineering Named Entities: Simpson, William [professor]; Kelley, Grover R. [graduate student] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Steber Charms Hoch Audience in Voice Recital Summary: Eleanor Steber's voice recital at Hoch auditorium featured German lieder and American art songs, including works by Handel, Mahler, and Gershwin, earning praise from the audience. Category: arts Subjects: music performance; opera; classical music Named Entities: Steber, Eleanor [soprano] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Relief Promised for Hypodermic Sufferers Summary: The University of Tennessee college of medicine has developed a 'jet spray' hypodermic needle that forces fluid through skin tissues into body cells, offering relief for sufferers. Category: local news Subjects: medical research; hypodermic needles; healthcare Confidence: 0.8 Title: New Tax Form Easier to Fill Summary: Wiley S. Mitchell, instructor in the School of Business, has written a tax treatise recommending a new shortened tax form that would take only five minutes to complete. Category: campus news Subjects: taxation; university business; financial administration Named Entities: Mitchell, Wiley S. [instructor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Contest Opens for New Queen of Homecoming Summary: Nominations for Homecoming queen are now open, with each woman entitled to nominate one candidate. Nominations must be submitted to the registrar's office by November 5. Category: campus news Subjects: student activities; homecoming; university traditions Confidence: 0.9 Title: Engineering Frat Holds Smoker Summary: The engineering fraternity held a smoker in the Kansas room with about 70 members and guests present, featuring discussions on engineering jobs and opportunities. Category: campus news Subjects: fraternities; student organizations; campus events Named Entities: Whitaker, Dale [engineer] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Will Have Jazz,' Says Union Head Summary: The Union activities office has confirmed that the Norman Graner 'Jazz at the Philharmonic' concert will be held Thursday night as planned, despite earlier uncertainties. Category: campus news Subjects: student union; campus entertainment; jazz music Named Entities: Graner, Norman [concert promoter] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Triple Career of Radio, Opera, Concerts Makes Life a Merry-Go-Round for Singer Summary: Eleanor Steber, Metropolitan Opera star, discusses maintaining a triple career in radio, opera, and concerts, performing in multiple operas and broadcast appearances. Category: features/profiles Subjects: music career; opera; radio broadcasting Named Entities: Steber, Eleanor [soprano] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Vets Deduct Time for Flight Training Summary: A new ruling allows veterans to deduct time spent in flight training from their education time at the rate of one day for each $2.10 of the training cost. Category: campus news Subjects: veterans education; flight training; military benefits Confidence: 0.8 Title: Book Is Presented to Business School Summary: A leather bound volume entitled 'A Career with Northwestern' was presented to the School of Business by Corlett J. Cotton and George V. Metzger, western insurance agents. Category: announcement Subjects: academic donation; business education; university collections Named Entities: Cotton, Corlett J. [donor]; Metzger, George V. [donor] Confidence: 0.85 Title: 100 See Combat Movie at NROTC Open House Summary: Approximately 100 persons visited the NROTC open house where the movie 'Sea Power in the Pacific' was shown, with participants permitted to fire guns afterward. Category: campus news Subjects: military training; NROTC; combat films Confidence: 0.8 Title: Official Bulletin Summary: Comprehensive listing of campus events and activities for October 28, 1947, including meetings, lectures, social events, and organizational gatherings across various university locations. Category: calendar/listings Subjects: campus events; student activities; university schedule Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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. 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