1947
MARCH 10,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Blonde, Energetic 'Joney' Is Journalist—And Glad Of It
A journalist and glad of it is blond and energetic Joan Harris, Sigma Kappa senior.
Test year she took a job in the summer as reporter on the Wichita Eagle so well she stayed until Christmas.
"The Eagle is a good paper to work for," she said, "As it has rivals, the Eagle does not get in a rut like some monopoly papers. Reporters must be on their toes!"
JOAN HARRIS
Appointed assistant society editor on the Eagle, she wrote an informal daily feature, "Jane to Betty" about "what was cooking socially" in Wichita.
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"What an oily job that was," she declared. "The reporting was quite technical; it meant interviews with oil scouts; heads of oil companies; and field trips to oil fields."
The paper serves a large area and was featuring a petroleum section to be of interest to petroleum readers. Joan was next given the post of "oil editor."
"When the Eagle discontinued the oil corner, I was asked to fill a vacancy on the court house beat. I was rather dubious as they had never had a girl reporter on courts before. The old-timers gave me a pep-talk and a gentle shove and off to the courts I went.
"Three of the most interesting months of my life followed. I covered the sheriff's office, the county jail, and four district courts. Because of limited time, it was impossible to sit in on all the trials, but I did hear the big ones. I wrote up a butcher-knife slaying for which jealousy was responsible. I also covered the Herndon boot-legging case which was in district court at that time."
This semester, Joan has returned to K.U. Instead of June, she will be graduated next winter. "I'm not a bit sorry and when I get out, it's back to the paper with Joan Harris."
"Jovey" is active in a formidable list of organizations on the campus. She is chairman of the Clubs and Organizations committee of the Union Activities. Last year she was publicity editor of the committee and was in charge of the pamphlet, "K-Union." She is on the executive board of the Women's Political party, is a member of the Dramatic workshop, Tau Sigma, honorary dancing sorority, and the Womens Athletic association.
She also writes news of some 500 Wichita students at the University and sends it the Wichita Eagle.
99 Lights Show Visitors How To Get Around MIT
Cambridge, Mass.—(UP)—Science has come to the aid of visitors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A large electrified map was set up in the main lobby to guide visitors through M. I. T.'s 10 miles of corridors and save unnecessary walking.
Five Named To Staff Of Chemistry Department*
A visitor looks for his destination in a directory and listed there is a number. When the corresponding number is pressed on the map, one of 99 lights blinks. This shows the visitor where it is he is going.
rive appointments to assistant instructorships in chemistry for next year were announced today by Dr. R. Q. Brewster, chairman of the chemistry department.
The appointments were: Miss Marion K. Miller, Mr. John G. Tilghman, Baker University; Miss Maurine Morgan, Western Kentucky State Teachers College; Harvey S. Sodow, Virginia Military Institute; and Verlin C. Stephens, Utah State Agriculture College.
Portland, Ore.—(UP)—A spider has become a symbol of the housing situation at a beer parlor here.
The spider has been trying to spin a web for a month, but hasn't been able to figure out why it never gets it finished. The spider is in a pinball machine.
Where Is Robert Bruce?
Women Are Told To Use Etiquette
"Get a good etiquette book and refer to it as you would a dictionary if you're afraid of doing something wrong," Mrs. John H. Patton of Westminster Foundation advised University women Thursday.
"These safeguards are the rules of good manners by which society conducts itself" she said. "How do you do" is the proper remark used in acknowledging an introduction.
"Good manners and good breeding show poise." "It is not enough to get an education through books; we must know how to live," she concluded.
Salesmen To Take Extension Course
An Extension division course on "Salesmanship For Employees and Employers" will be held March 27 and 28 in Junction City. The program is designed to stimulate interest in selling and to help salesmen get a better sales response.
"Post War Business" and "How to Sell" will be the talks on Thursday. The four sessions scheduled for Friday will be:
ONE. Counter and Specialty Selling—Nelson C. Shafer, Jr., instructor in retail marketing.
TWO. Window Display—Leo St.
Clair, director of display, Buck's,
Inc., Wichita.
THREE. Advertising-Elmer Beth chairman of the department of journalism.
FOUR. Power of the Voice in Selling-Gerald Pearson, director of the University Extension class bureau.
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