University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, March 18, 1947
44th Year No. 103
Lawrence, Kansas
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"Some of these University profs can give the craziest assignments."
Nine To Compete In Oratory Contest
An annual all-University oratorical contest sponsored by the speech department will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the theater of Green hall. Nine contestants will take part.
Jean O. Moore, College senior, will be chairman. He was the winner of the Missouri valley oratorical contest last year. Judges will be Orville Roberts, assistant instructor in speech; Kenneth Johnson, instructor in speech; and E. C. Buehler, professor of speech.
Three cash prizes totaling $25 will be awarded. First prize will be $20,
second, $10, and third, $5. Time limit for each speech will be 10 minutes.
Contestants are Arthur S. Ruppenthal, engineering freshman, Ernest Friesen, Robert Anderson, Jr., Harry Depew, and William Tincher, College freshmen; and Keith Wilson, Robert Basturst, Jay Grimm, and William Conboy, College sophomores.
From this group, one will be chosen to represent the University in the Missouri valley oratorical contest which will be held March 27 at the University of Arkansas.
Student Library Opens Monday In Union
The student library in the Union building will open Monday. The library will be located in the southwest corner of the Union lounge.
Thirty volumes, including two copies of "Forever Amber", have been contributed by students and faculty members. The drive for more books will be continued until March 26. Doration boxes are set up in Watson library and in Frank Strong
The Union operating board has given the library $346. Fifty dollars of this amount will be used for new books, and the rest will be used for hiring student help and buying equipment.
Kansas Relays Queen To Reign In April
A queen once again will be selected to reign over the 22nd annual Kansas Relays to be held in Memorial stadium April 18 and 19. Robert Buehler, senior manager of the Student Relals committee, announced today.
The queen and two attendants will be chosen by a visiting track team. She will present individual awards to the winning relay teams.
Buehler requests that each organized women's house submit the name and picture of a candidate. Nominations should be turned in at 103 Robinson gymnasium not later than noon March 28.
Seniors must have orders for invitation cards and commencement announcements placed at the Business office by Saturday.
Senior Invitation Orders
Senate Approves Calendar For '47-48' Term
The school calendar for 1947-48 has been approved by the University senate. Classes will begin a week earlier in the fall. An extra half-day has been added to the Thanksgiving vacation.
The complete calendar is as follows:
September 8, Monday, orientation period begins.
Fall Semester. 1947
September 12, Friday, registration and enrollment begin.
September 16, Tuesday, registration and enrollment end.
September 17, Wednesday, beginning of classwork in all departments; opening convocation.
November 25, Tuesday. Thanksgiving gives rest begins at 6 p.m.
December 1, Monday, classwork resumes at S a. m.
December 20, Saturday, Christmas
recess begins at noon.
January 5. Monday, classwork resumes at 8 a.m.
January 22., Thursday, semester examinations begin.
January 29, Thursday, semester examinations end.
January 30. Friday, orientation period begins.
Spring semester, 1948
February 2. Monday, registration and enrollment begin.
February 4, Wednesday, registration and enrollment end.
February 5, Thursday, classwork begins in all departments.
March 24, Wednesday, Easter recess begins at 6 p. m.
March 30, Tuesday, classwork resumes at 8 a.m.
May 27, Thursday, semester examinations begin.
June 3, Thursday, semester examinations end.
June 6, Sunday, baccalureate
June 7, Monday, commencement
lations end.
June 6. Sunday, baccalureate.
Parking Zone 13 Closed For Construction Work
Parking zone 13 has been closed for construction work. All holders of zone 13 parking permits are directed to park on the road which runs north and south in back of Lindley hall, or on 16th street which runs east and west past the intramural fields, Patrolman Robert Corwin announced this morning.
Any zone 13 cars which are parked on Jayhawk drive will be given tickets, he said.
31 OD Pants, 29 Field Jackets. . .
Those G. I. Clothes Are Hard to Shake Off
Army and navy habits may be hard to shake off.
But even harder to shake off are the parts of uniforms once worn by the student veteran.
During an interesting hour spent in front of the library recently, a University Daily Kansan reporter counted 29 field jackets, 15 pairs of combat boots, 31 pairs of G. I. patifs, dyed many colors, 6 wool-knit caps, 2 parkas, and a helmet liner.
The reporter wanted to know how come.
Bill Holfors, Business senior, was dressed in navy green trousers, and explained it thusly:
"Maybe you think it's crazy, me wearing these officer's summer dress shirts in weather like this," he said. "Well, it is. I'm cold. Help me find my books, will you? I think some wise-guy enlisted man must have pushed them off the rail."
"I was in the navy V-5 most of my military career and if I didn't get anything else out of it, I did get this pair of pants."
Leon Sherwood, Engineering sophomore, was approached while he was under the bridge that spans the moat in front of the library.
Bob Davison, Business senior,
wore navy dungarees. His explanation
is that he "got 'em back in the
laundry.
John Long, College freshman, marched through the library doors wearing a helmet liner. His story is the most original.
"Yeah, I was in the navy but I wouldn't have been caught dead in duds like these," he added. "Man, used to look sharp!"
"I found the darn thing rolling down the 12th street hill," he explained. "You never can tell when something like this might come in handy. I had one in the marines, but I never did find out what it was for."
They must be homesick for the service.
'Women Should Prepare For Life In Democracy'
Mrs. Woodhouse Tells Career Clinic To Plan For Citizenship, Family, Career
The three-fold purpose of educated women in a democracy is to be a good citizen, to prepare for family life and to work for a career Mrs. Chase Going Woodhouse told K.U. women at the opening session of the Careers conference this morning in Hoch auditorium.
"We should function so well that we will help our nation lead, while other nations follow, on the road to permanent peace," she said.
Marriage Adviser
This is Dr. Robert G. Foster of Merrill-Palmer school, Detroit, Mich. He will lecture to a Careers conference at 7:30 tonight in Fraser theater on "The University Woman Prepares for Marriage."
Dr. Foster has written a book, "Women After College," as the result of research he did at the Merrill-Palmer school.
Mabel Elliott Given Northwestern Award
Miss Mabel Elliott, associate professor of sociology at the University has received the distinguished service award from Northwestern university of which she is an alumna.
Miss Elliott is now on leave to head a Red Cross section making a study of disaster relief policies. The award was made at an alumni meeting in Washington, D.C.
Since she came to the university in 1829, Miss Elliott has been active in the Kansas Conference of Social Work and was a members of the State Public Welfare commission for two years.
She has been co-author and editor of several texts and is writing a textbook for Harper Brothers on criminology. Her recent study, "Coercion in Penal Treatment, Past and Present," was published last summer by the American Friends Service committee.
Rustin To Speak In Union Tomorrow
Bayard Rustin will speak in the west wing of the Union ballroom at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow on "Conflicts and Civil Rights."
Mr. Rustin is a member of the faculty of the American Friends Service committee's Middle-Atlantic Institute of International Relations. He is also race relations secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. He will be available after the meeting for informal discussion.
The speech is sponsored by Forums board, A.V.C., Y.M.C.A., and Y.W.C.A.
Dr. Clara I. Nigg was presented the alumni award for the distinguished service by Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association. Dr. Nigg, the 65th alumni to receive the citation, was chosen for her outstanding research in bacteriology.
The careers conference will continue through today and Wednesday morning. Mrs. Zula Bentnong Greene will conduct the journalism conference this afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Chapel, Myers hall. Dr. Robert Foster will speak tonight at 7:30 in Fraser theater on "The University Woman Prepares for Marriage." The aviation conference, formerly scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday has been cancelled.
Dr. Geraldine Hammond, professor of English at Wichita University, spoke on the importance of an academic education to the women.
Jane Schroeder, the Martha Logan of Swift and Company, Kansas City, Mo., spoke on "How Do I Get that Job."
"Some say the place of the woman is in the home, but this is no longer true. The children are no longer brought up in the home but in the community," she said.
"I have always been surprised that more women do not get into the fields of dentistry and medicine," she commented.
"The American women are the most favored women in the world and they must be educated for a purpose," said Mrs. Woodhouse. "The American is definitely working for peace. We must learn to be active citizens and intelligent voters."
Because of the training which men received in the armed forces, there are very few jobs for women in aviation. Mrs. Woodhouse explained. However, she mentioned numerous other positions for women in other fields.
Mrs. Woodhouse believes that there is great opportunity for women in the field of personnel, fashion, design, news photography and in writing children's scripts for radio.
Mrs. Woodhouse asked the women that have no brothers to "look into the possibility of taking over your father's business. It is tragic that so many businesses fold up because the young women in the family move to the big city to seek careers when they could obtain fine jobs at home."
"There are a vast number of volunteer jobs for married women," she also added and hopes that many women continue with their careers after they are married—if it is agreeable with their husbands.
Dr. Moore To East For Research Work
Dr. Raymond Moore, research director of the State Geological survey at the University left today for a month's paleontological research in eastern museums. Dr. Moore will do this research on accrued vacation time.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York and the U. S. National museum of the Smithsonian institute in Washington, D. C., are the two institutions in which Dr. Moore will do most of his work.
WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy today, tonight and Wednesday with occasional very light rain east tonight and Wednesday morning. Warmer today. Slightly warmer tonight.