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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Monday, October 6, 1947
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No One Swooned, But North Received Hero's Welcome
By MARY JANE HORTON and ANNE MURPHY (Daily Kansan Staff Writers)
Our noses were powdered to perfection, pencils and notebooks were held in readiness, as a tall blonde good looking fellow with dimples and a grin to match strode toward the car. It was Michael "Ted" North, the University of Kansas' contribution to Hollywood.
Dr. F. C. Allen, chauffeur and fellow conspirator, promptly propelled him into the back seat and we, with no reluctance, got in beside him.
Then an explanation of the "snatching" tactics was given—it was the only way we would controve to get an exclusive interview for the University Daily Kansan in an other wise split second schedule, we explained.
Far from being indignant at having his visit with Dr. Allen thus cut short, Ted smiled and said, "Sure, I'll be glad to help you."
Get Ride With Actor
By this time we were cruising out of Kansas City headed back toward Lawrence where a reunion with his Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers and a Jayhawker football game appeared far more important to our hero than talking about himself. But we wouldn't be denied.
Ted explained that his last visit at the University was in 1940 when he returned to attend the homecoming game with Oklahoma. He had just finished playing a small role in "Chad Hanna," a period movie about circus life. The studio ordered him not to cut his hair or shave off his sideburns until they were sure retakes weren't necessary. "When they saw me," he chuckled, "they knew I'd gone Hollywood."
After leaving the University in 1938, lacking two hours for a degree in the School of Business and with one year in the School of Law, Ted went to California. He was signed by Darrel Zanuck. "I was put on a pension for three years," he reflected. Did Coast Guard Duty
Did Coast Guard Duty
In 1942 he enlisted in the coast guard, attended midshipman's school, was commissioned upon graduation and transferred to the navy with the rank of Ensign. He saw action in the Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Cleveland. One of the greatest thrills he had while overseas, was seeing a paper from home with the score, Kansas 7,
Nebraska 6. "We weren't used to beating Nebraska in those days," he added.
When he returned from service he signed with R.K.O. studio. After six months and one "B" picture he left.
Then he was put under contract by Michael Curtiz who, according to Ted. "is to the picture industry what Rocke was to football." Curtiz is responsible for Ted's getting his first starring role, that of Steve Howard in "The Unsuspected" which opened Friday at the Strand in New York. It was a role that was originally intended for Dana Andrews.
As soon as we pulled up to the Union building, our movie star interviewee was immediately surrounded by a bevy of beautiful girls. Knowing when we're outnumbered, we thank Michael North for his cooperation and withdrew to the sidelines.
As the outskirts of Lawrence came into view, we asked Ted if he had been a member of a dramatic club while at the University. He replied, "No, Professor Crafton told me I didn't act enough. Guess I'm still trying to convince people that I'm an actor."
Our attention was suddenly diverted by two motorcycle policemen who had cone to meet Dr. Allen's car and escort us through town and to the Union building. "For a fellow whose first starring picture hasn't been released yet, this is pretty nice," he observed. "If they had seen it," he laughed, "the cops might be behind us and going the other way."
North's next picture will be a musical, "Forever and Always." The featured players will include Jack Carson, Eve Arden, and Doris Day.
Will Do Musical Next
We don't know whether he ever learned that the autograph rush was chiefly the result of a contest or not. Our guess is that if he did, he laughed louder than anyone.
Nightshirt Rally Will Be Friday If Weather OK
Old Man Weather succeeded Friday night in doing what the Iowa State Cyclones failed to do Saturday—squelch the Jayhawk. Using buckets of rain instead of forward passes and end runs, the Old Man won a complete victory and turned back the planned Nighthirt parade.
Postponed because of the weather, the 45th annual Nightshirt parade will be held Friday, the eve of the Kansas-South Dakota State game.
Chancellor Diane W. Malot called the parade off when it was evident that the rain would not stop. He said that he and Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of men, would be pleased to take part in the parade seven days later.
To the University Daily Kansan:
I have had delivered to me by special messenger with the compliments of the Kansan, a voluminous, roomy, and quite decorative night-shirt, reminiscent of the "gay-nineties" both in style and by virtue of the fact that I last owned one of these articles about the turn of the century. To the best of my ability the I.T. was imbued longer and narrower than the present article, but certainly could not have been more becoming!
DEANE W. MALOTT
What with the increased cost of living, and the likelihood of sudden and unpredictable style-change, I am happy indeed to have this reserve in my wardrobe, as well as the Freshman cap, which I am told is a magnificent fit. Thank you very much indeed.
The chancellor will wear a night-shirt decorated with Jayhawkers which was presented to him by the University Daily Kansan. The chancellor was asked to wear the night-shirt every year, in keeping with the tradition of the annual parade.
After the official announcement was made that the parade will be postponed until Friday, the cheerleaders suggested that a pep rally be held in the Union building. En-
hanced by the energy-hearty yells that did much to ease the disappointment caused by the foul weather.
Eighteen hundred perishable doughnuts, which were to be served at the rally in South park, were sold to organized houses after hurried phone calls were made by the Ku Ku's. An additional 1,800 doughnuts will be on hand for the rally next Friday in South park.
"This looks to me like the old shyster game," said Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen in commenting on the $8,000 damage suit filed against him Saturday in a Kansas City court.
'Phog'Sued For $3,000
"I was released from police court by Judge Frost. Frank Banz, the man who was hit, was fined $1 for careless walking, Dr. Allen continued.
The suit against the University basketball coach was brought to Jackson Country Circuit court by Banz, who was struck Dr. Allen's car at Eighth street and Grand avenue in Kansas City Mo., Sept. 20. Banz suffered bruises and lacerations of the back.
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BULLETIN
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New York came back in the fourth inning of today's final World Series game to take a 3 to 2 lead over Brooklyn after the Dodgers had piled up a 2 to 0 lead in the second frame.
Hal Gregg started on the mouna for Brooklyn and Frank Shea was a key player in Evers who, in turn gave up the pitcher duties to Joe Page for New York.
The scoring so far:
NEW YORK 010 20
BROOKLYN 020 00
Chiapusso To Be Concert Soloist
Jan Chiapasso, professor of piano, will be the featured soloist at the fall concert of the University Symphony orchestra Dec. 8, Russell Wiley, director announced today.
He will play Brahms' "Second Piano Concerto in B flat."
"This is the first performance of this work by the University orchestra," Professor Wiley said. "The playing of Brahms concerto is a sizable task for any university symphony to undertake."
The orchestra will probably play the Brahms "Symphony No. One in C Minor." also.
"According to many critics," Professor Wiley said, "this is among the best symphonies of orchestral literature."
Other concerts by the University orchestra will be the All Musical Vespers in November and the Christmas Vespers. Early next semester, the orchestra and the University band will play a joint concert at the Music hall of the Municipal auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
"This year's orchestra promises to be one of the best, if not the best, orchestra in the history of the University. We have musicians of fine talent and fine reading ability and musical background."
In speaking of the 100-piece orchestra he has formed this year, Professor Wiley said:
Reds Form New League
Lake Success, N.Y.—(UP)—Soviet Russia's new international Communist organization tossed United Nations general assembly into a turmoil today and blasted whatever hope remained that the east-west divide was at this session or any other meeting in the foreseeable future.
The announcement that the Communist parties of nine European nations—Russia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, France and Italy — have banded together into what amounts to a new Communist international camp. The Communist party's week in session without having re-complained even some of its most routine work.
It was the Soviet Union's first formal countermove to the Truman doctrine, which frankly declared war on Communism everywhere outside the Soviet Union, and to the Marshall Plan, which lined up 16 western European nations against the east.
Sells Is Head of ASME
John Sells has been elected president of the University chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers rather than of the American Society for Civil Engineers, as reported in Friday's Daily Kansan.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair, partly cloudy in west today. Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Few widely scattered showers in northeast tonight and in southeast Tuesday. Cooler in northwest today, west and north tonight and entire state Tuesday. Low tonight 55 northwest to near 70 southeast.
President Urges Meatless Tuesday Eggless Thursday
Peace In the Balance
Washington—(UP) —The strictest food conservation drive in American peacetime history got underway today with an appeal for the public to observe two days of self denial each week to help feed hungry Europe.
Unless all Americans cooperate, President Truman said in an extraordinary radio address last night, they may endanger any hope of salvaging peace from the present chaotic world situation. He earnestly urged the public to:
1. Use no meats on Tuesdays.
2. Use no poultry or eggs on Thursdays.
3. Save a slice of bread every day.
4. Cooperate with public eating places which were asked to serve bread and butter only on request.
Mr. Truman lashed out angrily at a grain speculators—gamblers he called them—and said they were largely responsible for high food prices. And he warned that if the exchanges refuse to hike margin requirements, the government may take action.
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At the same time, he thanked distillers for their offer to conserve grain. But he said what really is needed is a 60-day shutdown of the entire industry.
Thomas Vernon Smith, author and professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, will open the humanities lectures series tomorrow at 8 p.m. in Fraser theater. He will discuss the place of humanities in modern life.
The lecture will be open to all university students, Dr. Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College, said today. He urged students to take advantage of this opportunity to supplement their classroom work
Primarily, Mr. Truman said, every American must join in the grim campaign to save an extra 100 million bushels of wheat between now and next July. This would enable this country to export about 570 million bushels of grain.
T. V. Smith Will Speak
Art Festival To Be Feb.18
"I don't know of any speaker who has appeared on the campus for several years who better combines clarity of thinking with speaking ability than T. V. Smith," Dean Lawson said.
A five-day arts and crafts festival will open at the Community building in Lawrence Feb. 18. Governor Frank Carlson will be asked to attend a seminar at the festival which will feature the work of established artists.
Two of Kansan John Stuart Curry's best known paintings, "John Brown" and "Baptism in Kansas", will be on display at the festival.
Other displays will include sections for jewelry, metal craft, book binding and book illustrating, weaving, wood carving, basketry, cernalizing, woven fabrics, landscaping, music manuscripts, photography, and cartoons.
Sponsors of the exhibition are the Lawrence public schools, University of Kansas, Haskell Institute, Chambersburg, Commerce, Junior College of Commerce, Association of University Women, and the Parent-Teacher council.