UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1947
PAGE SIX
Emily Says --
The important question of the day often is, "What do I wear tonight?" And often with a wardrobe full of clothes Judy Gadabout or Joe Seenaround really don't know what to wear.
Some dance names are self-explanatory. "Sweater and skirt" means just that for the girl, with sweaters and slacks for the man. Saddles or loafers are used for the "rug-cutting." Mid-week dances are always "sweater and skirt" affairs unless otherwise specified.
Business suits for the men and floor length evening dresses for the women are correct for semi-formal dances.
At varsities and other week end dances almost anything is considered O.K. as far as wearables are concerned. Sports jackets and neckties for the men, and casual date dresses for the women are considered best. These are what is termed informal dances.
The term, "formal dance," which had a variety of meanings here during the war, is coming now to its pre-war meaning. Men wear either tuxedos or white dinner jackets and dark trousers as specified on the invitation. Women wear floor length evening dresses.
The rule of thumb is this: "Sweater and skirt" for most week day affairs with casual date dresses and business suits for Saturday night. Every other situation should be covered in the invitation.
Gleaning In Japan
It might have been the bloodiest battleground of history. Instead, little more than a year later the flat Kanto plain north of Tokyo has become nature's roping ground for a few weeks.
The three projected landing grounds for American forces invading Japan's Honshu Island all lie within a few score miles of Tokyo. Their objective was to be the flat, fertile Kanto plain from which a drive could be launched on the capital city.
This week a typhoon followed by a cloudburst and heavy floodwaters hit the Kanto plain. The two rivers which cross it have broken their banks.
All this was to have taken place during the early spring months of 1946. The military "hindsighters" have said that the battle to capture the plain would have been one of the costliest in history.
The Japanese living on this Kanto plain were spared the misery of an infantry struggle through their fields and homes. They were saved by the atomic bomb which fell on their countrymen farther south.
The Asakusa ward in Tokyo is threatened by the south-rushing waters. Before the war this ward was the most densely populated spot on earth. On the night of March 23, 1945, it was burned out by B-29 incendiary bombs, and 100,000 lives were lost.
Doubtless the Japanese today are repeating one of their ancient proverbs. "What the rice harvester misses the first time will be gleaned later."
The largest phosphate deposits in the world, estimated at more than 5,000,000,000 metric tons, lie in the beds of phosphate rock along the eastern tier of Idaho.
A gasoline hose nozzle which automatically cuts off when an automobile gasoline tank is full has been developed.
We Wonder
Even the most cynical student had to admit that registration and enrollment were comparatively easy this year. For some who got caught at the end, things weren't so good. But in general it was done as well as could be expected under the conditions.
That barrier past, everyone breathed easier. But more was coming.
Getting books at the bookstores was the next problem. There we ran into the worst jam possible. Nothing seemed to be planned. Hours were wasted in close-packed groups moving slowly up to the book counters at one store; at another, a line extended outside.
What's the solution? We don't pretend to know. Perhaps more help. Perhaps a better system of handling veterans' purchases. But something should be done.
The University did not hide behind, "Well, you've got to expect this in a busy year." It did not excuse itself by, "Well, it's only for a few days—then it will be over."
We personally would welcome letters as to what could be done to help this situation. It comes up every semester, and each time it seems more exasperating than the last. Something more must be done.
Rain Check
Last year was a peace year. Men in the armed forces were discharged. They were released from war's daily danger of being killed, and came home to live out their natural life span.
Yet 57 veterans who came home to Kansas will not live out their three score and ten. Death gave them a rain check the first time and collected last year in some auto accident.
In Lawrence everybody's chances have gone down this year. Last year's high for any one month was 31 wrecks. Already this year one month, May, had 45 separate reportable traffic accidents within the city limits.
Next time you walk across a street, or drive a car, feel in your pocket. You may find a rain check on death there collectable any time you want to be careless.
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Miss Ruth E. Kenney, director of the Bureau of Correspondence Study of the Extension Division, announced today that several correspondence study courses have been revised since July 1, and will be available for enrollment soon.
These courses and the members of the faculty who revised them are Accounting 1 and 2, and Governmental and Institutional Accounting, by Prof. John G. Blocker; Municipal Government, by Dr. E. O. Stene; Football Coaching, by Prof. Henry Shenk; Basketball for Men, by Dr. F. C. Allen; Magazine Writing, by Miss Lottie Lesh, instructor in English; Business Communication, by Prof. George H. Zeiss, Jr.
Extension Division Opens Courses
Courses in Economic History, by Ross M. Robertson, instructor in economics; English Composition and Literature 3, and Shakespeare, by Prof. Esther Wilson are now being revised.
Latest Machines Placed In Fowler
Latest production methods can now be demonstrated in Fowler shops. This is made possible by a 36-inch Bullard vertical turret lathe, which was installed two days ago.
Prof. Paul Hausman said the lathe is to be used in advanced machine courses and will greatly increase shop facilities for production and demonstration. It will make possible large orders. According to Professor Hausman the lathe is the same as those used in all industrial plants.
Several other machines have been installed recently. These include an Endo-gas atmospheric control generator which is used for heat treating steel alloys and a Vapo-Carb, which is an electric furnace with a cracking unit. It is used for nitrating and case hardening.
A large number of modern industrial machines remain to be installed soon.
Bombay—Solemnly, a throng of villagers stood before Home Minister Morarji Desai of Bombay province recently and pledged themselves in unison not to get drunk or engage in banditry.
Bandits Trade Vices For A Better India
They were residents of a provincial rural area known as Dohad Taluka which long has been notorious for the number of bandits, and where the men liked their potent homemade liquor.
Desai praised their spirit and promised them that their living standards would rise in a free and independent India.
London—British scientists who made cooking by radar possible are now working to adapt "Asdic," Britain's secret submarine detector, for dry-cleaning clothes.
War Sub Detector May Clean Clothes
Sir Edward Appleton, secretary of the department of scientific and industrial research, says this latest research project may revolutionize the laundry business. He explains that dirt particles often cling to a fabric by electrical attraction.
Technicians of the launderers' association are probing the use of supersonic vibrations—very high-frequency sound waves—to speed up laundry processes. Vibrations, they find, shake out dirt particles and emulsify them in the cleaning solution.
3,800 Take Chest X-Rays
Are you one of the 3,800 students, faculty members, and University employees who have had chest X-rays in the past few days at Watkins hospital? If you haven't, the service will continue until noon Saturday.
The machine, a photofurrograph, does all the work by taking a picture of the image of your structure. After removing any pins, the clasps or necklaces, stand in front of the machine, take a deep breath and it is all over, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the health service, explained.
"Of the 6,000 old students on the campus, about 1,000 have appeared for the X-ray," he stated. "This is far below the number that had been anticipated."
Over 2,200 new students have been X-rayed.
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