UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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MARCH 7.1947
Bustles, Peplums For '47 Shown In Style Show
Longer skirts and coats, bustle and peplum effects on dresses, suits, and formalms, gathered and pleated dress skirts, and strange "fisher-type" play clothes were the outstanding characteristics of the 1947 spring fashions shown on the Granada stage last night.
Against the backdrop of an artist's workshop complete with pictures, skylight, and easel, twelve University women modeled clothing from the plaid knickers or bloomers worn with a checked blouse and a vivid flowing sash to strapless net and taffeta formalms.
"Pretty as a Picture" was the second annual fashion show to be presented by Beta Sigma Phi, business women's sorority. Terry Herriott was master of ceremonies, David Eallard, pianist, and Jerry Correa, artist.
The Sigma Nu quartet, composed of Robert Seaman, Robert Dougherty, Vern Ricketts, and Dick Williams, opened and closed the program with such songs as "Rufus, Eastus, Johnson Brown," and "Ragtime, Cowboy Joe."
A skit, "it Might Happen," was a take off on the way women behave when they go calling. Actors were Richard Todd, Dorwin Lamkin, and George Watson.
Other novelty numbers consisted of a Spanish dance by Jane Johnson and a song "The Mountain Girl's Lament," by Mary, Jane Zollinger.
Sailor hats and off-the-face, open-crown hats were popular.
Of the suits, a white wool with red pin strips was popular with the audience. A new color scheme of an acorn top coat with a black suit was also shown.
Old favorites of chintz, chambrey, and linen were present in the casual sport clothes.
Formals ranged from a white jersey splashed with large red flowers to a simple all-over blue net. Plaids were prominent and appealed to the audience.
The models were Joy Godbeheme, Marjorie Shryock, Mary Stark, Eleanor Thompson, LuAnne Powell, Betty DeArmond, Kathryn Pickens, Carol Hasting, Diane Stryker, Georgann Eyler, Mary Jane Holzman, and Patricia Kelly.
Junior high students modeled their own creations.
Professors To Lead YMCA Lecture-Movie Forums
D. GACLIARDO
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HERMAN CHUBB
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"Do Miners Deserve More?" will be the subject of a Y.M.C.A. forum to be led by Prof. D. Gagliardo, of the economics department, Thursday. A movie on modern coal mining will be shown with the lecture in 15 Fraser hall.
Herman Chubb, professor of political science, will speak on "Which Way, American Imperialism?" March 20. The film will portray U.S. territorial possessions.
EMIL TELFEL
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L. J. PRITCHARD
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Emil L. Telfel, assistant professor of journalism, will discuss "How Free Is the Press?" on March 27. The movie, "The Story That Couldn't be Printed," will be shown.
Linegar, 3 Students Discuss 'Security'
L. J. Pritchard, associate professor of finance, will talk on "Is Full Employment Possible?" on April 10. The film, "Men and Machines," will be shown.
Ned Linegar, Y.M.C.A., executive secretary, and three University students will participate in the third annual student institute or international relations at McPherson College March 14-16.
Mr. Linegar, who writes the pamphlet "Hints for Fun," published regularly, will direct the recreation sessions at the institute.
Jean Francisco, College junior, will give one of four talks on "World Security as We Saw It." Miss Francis attended World Student Christian Federation conference in Europe last summer.
In a session on "Training for World Security," Octavia Walker, vice-president of the University Y.W.C.A., will speak on "Work in a Mental Hospital," and Elmer Harvey, second year law student, will discuss "Students in Cooperatives."
Speakers discussing a theme directed toward world security will be Alma Luise Olson, New York Times Stockholm correspondent; the Rev. Floyd Q. Davidson, Wichita; and Bayard Rustin, Negro field secretary for the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
University students who wish to attend may contact the Y.M.C.A. or Y.W.C.A. offices.
News of the World
Treasury Budget Slashed By House Committee
Washington - (UP) - The house appropriations committee began application of the Republican promised economy in government today by slashing one third from the treasury's requested operating funds for the 1948 fiscal year.
The committee, however, chopped barely one per cent from the post office department's request for funds which were covered in the same bill—the first of a series of appropriation bills.
Troops Search Palestine
The committee approved $9,183, - 663,778 for various fixed appropriations which are not subject to cuts, such as public debt interest and the social security funds.
Jerusalem-(UP)-British troops swarmed through north and central Palestine today in the biggest single military effort to wipe out Jewish underground forces which struck again even while the search was going on.
Margaret Truman Will Sing On Sunday Evening Hour
Indian Battles Continue
New Delhi-(UP)—Lahore is a city of terror in which Sikhs, Moslems and Hindus battle each other and government troops trying to restore order, a refugee from Lahore reported today.
Government troops seemed to be bringing the situation under control in heavy fighting in which an unknown number of casualties have been inflicted, the refugee said. Estimates of the dead in Lahore have run into the hundreds.
Detroit—(UP)—Margaret Truman kept her fingers crossed today as she rehearsed for her debut as a professional singer with the Detroit Symphony orchestra Sunday night. The 23-year-old daughter of President and Mrs. Truman will sing three songs to a nationwide radio audience on the Sunday evening hour, heard over the American Broadcasting System from 8 to 9 p.m. EST.
Art Museum Features
A new exhibit featuring the work of Carlos Merida, a Guatemalan artist, is now on display in the South picture gallery of Thayer museum. The collection, which was obtained through the Pan-American Union, will remain at the gallery until March 27.
Modern Education At Fault, Twente Says
"Modern education is not adequate in preparing the student for life's situations," said Dr. J. W. Twente, professor in the School of Education, Thursday in the second of a series of lectures sponsored by the Y. M. C. A.
Discussion in our elementary and secondary schools of such problems as race prejudice and employer-employee relations would help students realize that these problems are pressing, personal ones and are not to be viewed as "somebody else's worry." Dr. Twente said.
Dr. Twente defined progressive education as "getting the student to want to do a task he was formerly forced to do."
Dr. Twente stated that in his opinion more specialized vocational courses will be offered soon by all universities and colleges, predicting that veterans who want jobs immediately after graduation will demand such courses.
Plans Conference
This is Lois Thompson, program chairman of Mortar Board, who is general chairman of the Student-Faculty Solidarity conference, sponsored by Mortar Board and Sachem, honorary senior organizations. The conference will be held Saturday at the Country Club. Larry Miller will be moderator.
Another University Work Horse
All Work, No Pay . . . Still Vari-Typer Clicks
One of the most efficient, highly technical helpers on the University campus works for no pay and belongs to no union.
The Vari-Typer, a poor-man's linotype, bears this distinction. There are two of these "modern miracles" at the Stenographic bureau in the Journalism building, and they're kept busy nearly every hour of the day.
The two Vari-Typer machines vary in size. One has a 20-inch carriage width and the other a 9-inch width. Stencils from them are used in mini-graphing and multilith or photooffset printing. All types of University work are produced from these.
Stencils ranging from departmental reports to engineering mathematics examinations are prepared on the Vari-Typer. Even foreign exchange students are out of luck, for quizzes in nearly every language can be run off by the machine.
"We have typed material in eight different languages: English, French, Spanish, Greek, German, Russian, Portuguese, and Latin for use here. It's just a matter of securing the typefaces for the language desired." Miss Margaret Adams, manager of the Stenographic bureau declared.
The Vari-Typer resembles an oversized typewriter, although it has a motor inside that uses electricity to do the printing. Small, curved, hard-metal pieces of type fonts or typefaces are inserted in the machine. These contain the different styles of type which make the impressions on the stencil.
Now, then, who says that the Machine Age isn't here to stay?
Other features $\rho$ the Vari-Typer include an automatic justification gauge that produces copy with an even margin at both ends; a repeat key that makes bold face copy; and a stencil light that throws a reflected light through the stencil permitting the operator to check the work.
Alpha Phi Omega Hears Dean Werner
Eugene Martin, College sophomore; Francis Longan, engineering senior; William B. Watson, College sophomore; Orilton Shumate, pharmacy junior; John Killinger, pharmacy freshman; Frank Ponneroy; Harold Hickson and Richard McCelland, College freshmen.
Dear Werner stressed the value of unselfish service by such organizations as Alpha Phi Omega, which is composed of former boy scouts, in contributing to the success and spirit of K. U.
Donald Ong, APO vice-president,
and Charles Howard, engineering
sophomore, are directing the initiation
of pledges who are:
Alpha Phi Omega piedged eight new members at a smoker addressed by Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, in the Union Thursday night,
"Kansas University is one of the really tangible evidences of democracy," said Dean Werner in sketching historical forces that have molded the institution.
Elsewhere, universities are built for the scholar type, and these scholars must come from well-to-do families. In America, every man with a reasonable amount of money can get higher education."
New Formula For Old Custom
That is the formula offered by W. H. Schoewe, associate professor of geology. In describing to a class why fashion helps determine the value of gems, Professor Schoewe pointed out how necessity is sometimes the mother of fashion.
To one sleepy cood add one squelched alarm clock and one 8 am. class.
The result is a head scarf.
Sleepy Coed, Add Alarm Clock—Get Scarfs
"One morning as a coed shut off the alarm she decided to take advantage of just one more minute's sleep. When she awoke it was only fifteen minutes before clastime so she madly dashed water across her face, dressed, and, lacking the time to comb her hair, tied a bright scarf around her head. Others found her solution a convenient one and soon every girl was wearing a head scarf."
For the same reason, he added, we have men students wandering about, their shirt tails waving in the wind.