RIL 4,1940
Friday, April 5, 1943
43rd Year No. 116
Lawrence, Kansas
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University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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700,000 Workers Idle in Strikes
(By United Press)
The coal strike crippled steel production today as the automobile industry was slowed down by steel shortages, and a truck drivers' walkout in Detroit idled 12,000 employees of the Briggs Manufacturing company plant, which makes auto bodies.
The new developments brought to 119,000 the number of automobile employs made idle by strikes.
Negotiations to settle the strike of 400,000 soft coal miners were stymied as the walkout entered its fifth day. Nearly 700,000 workers were idle in strikes across the country.
Kansas City, Mo. (UP)—A 204-day strike, said by a union official to be the longest on record, neared its end today at the General Box company plant here as company and union officials announced they had reached a tentative agreement.
Albania Membership May Be Council Issue
New York. (UP)—Secretary of State James F. Byrnes today turned back to Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., the task of representing the United States on the United Nations Security council and left for Washington to report to President Truman.
Meanwhile, interest shifted from the Iranian case to the possibility of another bitter Security council battle among big powers over the question of Albania's application for UN membership.
Tokyo. (UP) — Former Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo has admitted his war guilt to Allied questioners, but has not indicated he will plead guilty when arraigned before the Far East International Military tribunal.
Linton, Ind. (UP)—The Linton Conservation club sponsored a fishing contest to publicize the fine fishing in strip-mines near here. Nobody won. Not a fish was caught.
Chinese Communists Attack Tangshan
Chungking. (UP) — Government reports claimed today that strong Chinese communist forces are attacking Tangshan on the Peiping-Mukden railroad and are preparing for a drive on Changchun when the Russians evacuate that point.
Washington. (UP)—American women were assured today that scarce nylon stockings won't be shipped to foreign countries in wholesale lots because they bring higher prices there.
Albany. (AP) — The New York State Tax commission held today that there is "considerable doubt" as to whether the late President Franklin D. Rosevelt was entitled to special tax exemptions granted war veterans.
The government, moving to prevent "undue drain" on domestic hosiery stocks, banned the export of nylon stockings except under export licenses, effective immediately.
London. (UP)—The British Foreign office said today that the Paris Peace conference scheduled to open May 1 in all probability would have to be postponed.
Attorneys representing the late president's heirs had sought to have Mr. Roosevelt declared a war casualty so that they could make certain deductions on income tax returns.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
High schools represented are Appanoose, Auburn, Baldwin, Bonner Springs, Denison, Effingham, Eudora, Gardner, Highland Park, Horton, Jarbale, Lawrence, Lecompton, Manhattan, Olathe, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Overland Park, Pamona, and Paola.
It's pretty crowded today, isn't it?
An estimated 1,500 high school musicians, representing 41 schools, are participating here in the Kansas State District Music Festival.
"Don't bother him—he's trying to find three more words for a 10,000-word theme."
Perry, Rock Creek, Robinson, Rosedale, Sabetha, Seaman, Seneca, Shawnee Mission, Silver Lake, Stanley, Topeka, Troy, Turner, University High of Lawrence, Valley Falls, Wamego, Wathena, Washington, Wellsville, Winchester, and Wyandotte.
There is another tournament Tuesday in which all these persons will play. The scores will be totaled and all but four couples eliminated for the finals the following Tuesday, Miss Hollis continued.
Miss Hollis said that six places were listed because the top six were so close. Prizes were $20 for first place, $15 for second place, and $10 for third.
Fourth place was taken with 61 points by James Pike and Alvin Russo, freshmen in medicine, who won last fall's tournament. Fifth place went to Ed Surface, College sophomore, and John Kreamer, College senior, with 60 points.
McDaniel, Cooper Win Bridge Tourney
Close behind were Ruth King, College senior, and Thomas Petree, Fine Arts freshman, with 68 points. Third place winners were Mary Goodell, College junior, and Billie Stillman, College sophomore, with $64\frac{1}{2}$ points.
Taking top place in the LSA bridge tournament. Tuesday were Lawrence McDaniel, College junior, and Cecil Cooper, College sophomore, with a score of $68 \frac{1}{2}$ points, Emily Hollis, chairman of the bridge committee, announced today.
The scoring sheet is posted on the bulletin board outside the I.S.A. office in the sub-basement of the Union.
1,500 Musicians Crowd Campus
Rain's Such a Scarcity Students Think It's Hail
It wasn't hail this morning, but some persons thought so, which goes to show what happens when it doesn't rain for 13 days.
Some students were a little eager when the clouds began to gather and mistook the sprinklers on the lawn in front of Frank Strong hall for a bit of freak rain.
Conclusion: A possible solution to drought might be to send the buildings and grounds department out over the state with their sprinkler system. They started nature working on this campus.
'Thanks—Thanks a Lot— Coed Tells Lawyer Pals
An honest coed came right back at the "Laws" yesterday.
Printed on it in big red letters were the simple words:
"Thank vou!"
59 Named To Honor Rolls
Four law students and fifty-five engineering students are on the Dean's honor roll for the past semester, it was announced today.
Law students with higher than a 20 average are Richard D. Rogers, Ralph D. Anderson, and Glee S. Smith, "48; and J. Morris Moon, "46.
Freshmen: James Ralls, Jr., Alexander Dewey, Hal Davison, Joseph Hull, Joseph Nagle, James Henderson, James Bowden, Paul Jackson, Gordon Russell, William Stringer, J. Vaughn Grimm, Billy Bowers, Betty Jo Canning, Mary Kindswater, Billy Hamilton, Benjamin White, and Richard Menuek.
"Some musicians and crifles," he commented, "claim that this brings good music to those who wouldn't hear it any other way. I can't see
Engineering students listed in the upper 10 per cent of the school are:
Juniors: Robert McJones, Perry Schuerman, Marion Joy, Richard Shey, Arthur Anderson, Leslie Philblad, Duane McCarter, Dean Bowden, Calvin Remmers, Herbert Foster, Ralph McKelvey, James Jensen, Peter Allen, George Billuris, Stanley Jervis, and Thomas Johnson.
Sophomores: Francis Brooks, James Hayward, Martha Hutchison, Paul Hare, Francis Winterburg, William Hall, Arthur Toch, Richard Pfister, James Nelson, Arthur Agin, James Ahard, and Lyle Wheaterfort.
Dean Swarthout disapproves of the practice of taking a melody from the classics and setting it to modern music.
'Today's Jive Is a Crime Against Civilization,' Swarthout Swears
Seniors: George Adams, Preston Clement, Ruth Green, Leonard Brown, Dan Bartlett, Robert Smith, Ronald Hayenga, Doris Chapman, Rex Paulsen, and Hildreth Stong.
Of jive he said, "That low slam-bang stuff is a crime against civilization. That is jazz in the form of songs that have retained the beat, but lost the melody."
Geologist Confers in Denver
Dean D. M. Swarthout knows about jazz, too.
Charles Williams, geological survey, is in Denver this week, conferring with federal geologists there regarding ground water supplies at Wichita.
He doesn't agree with those who abhor modern music or with those who listen to nothing less than a hundred years old, but advocates a balanced diet in music.
Questioned about jazz, modern musicians, and stealing from the classics, the head of the School of Fine Arts answered with a vocabulary that includes jitterbug, jive, swing, and boogie-wooie.
He stated that some jazz is of the lowest appeal and reverts to animal tastes. He mentioned a few "jump" and "stomp" titles, such as "One O'Clock Jump."
"Music is like food in a cafeteria," he said. "It's there in front of us and we can take what we want. Just as we don't eat pickles or chile-concarne every meal, we shouldn't listen only to one type of music."
what keeps them from hearing it any other way."
He remarked that some of the finest music is found in the simple melodies familiar to everyone.
"The beauty of any music is in the structure," he explained. "We legitimate musicians look at music much the same as we look at Notre Dame cathedral. We look for beauty in structure and design."
"George Gershwin struck a new note in popular music because he took jazz and gave it a good structure of fine notes and coloration."
The Dean hesitated to comment on who's writing music today that will last.
"After all," he said, "the critics of their day said Beethoven and Wagner were making noise, not music. It takes years to appreciate and evaluate music."
He expressed his opinion of several popular musicians.
"Take a person like Hazel Scott; she has talent. Ordinary persons can't do that. Blues singers have to grow up in that atmosphere.
Dean Swarthout considers Benny Goodman and Harry James artists.
to grow up in it,
a would grow up that it is harder for a person to grow up in what I call legitimate music to switch to, what do you call it—jazz, jitterbugging, booie-woogie—than for a person to move the other way."
"We try to give the students of the University a balanced diet of music," he pointed out. "Most of them, I am sorry to sav, don't want it. Just the same, it is here."
Reds Will Leave ---But Still Get Oil From Iran
Tehran. (UP)—Russia and Iran today signed an agreement providing for establishment of a joint Russo-Iranian oil company and evacuation of the Red army from Iran by May 5.
The agreement provides:
The document was signed by Premier Ahmed Ghavam and Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov less than 12 hours after the United Nations Security council temporarily had closed its books on Iran's complaint against Russia.
2. Evacuation of Red army forces within six weeks from March 24.
The agreement provides
1. Agreement "in principle" to establish a Soviet-Iran joint oil company following election of a new Iranian parliament, and removal from the books of a statute which prohibits Iranian officials from discussing oil.
The composition of the joint Soviet-Iran oil company was not immediately announced, but Russia had proposed that she hold a 51 per cent stock interest and Iran 49 per cent. "This Soviet-Iranian treaty, as well as the Russian withdrawal of troops from Iran, makes further United Nations discussion on May 6 unnecessary," Ghavam said.
3. Recognition of the Azerbaijan autonomy problem as an internal matter which will be solved by Iran on her own.
24 Coeds Nominated For Dandelion Queen
Are they worth a basket of dandelions?
Candidates for Dandelion Day queen will find out how much elbow-grease they rate Wednesday when campus diggers submit their baskets of dandelions as votes.
Annette Stout, Watkins; Eileen O'Connor, Kappa Alpha Theta; Mildred Crandall, Ricker Hall; Gwendolyn Jones, Sleepy Hollow; Nancy Ruth, Sigma Kappa; Betty Ratzlaff, Harmon Co-op; Carol Anne Dergance, Henley House; and Wanda Dumler, Alpha Delta Pi.
The following candidates were selected by their organized houses: Ann Redding, Tipparyar; Sydney Letson, Alpha Omicron Pi; Barbara Sherrad, Alpha Chi Omega; Betty Leighton, Foster Hall; Joan Larson, Chi Omega; LaVonne Lee, Hopkins Half; Sylvia Small, Delta Gamma; Dorothy Wheat, Joliffe Hall; Patricia Penney, Pbeta Ti, Pbeta VI; Violet Orlöff, Locksley Sarah Smart, Kappa Kanna Gamma.
Five other women were nominated by the Independent council: Billie Marie Hamilton, Lula Hughes, Wilda Hosler, Kathleen McClanahan, and Donna McChesney.
Pennock Joined K.U. Press 35 Years Ago Sunday
Thirty-five years ago Sunday, Guy Pennock came to the University Press, and he has been an integral part of it ever since.
Ben Hibbs, editor of the Saturday Evening Post and Raymond Clapper, famous war correspondent killed in 1944 have been familiar figures around the Journalism building, since Mr. Pemock became the Kansas's only linotype operator many years ago.
Now he is foreman, and heads a staff of 14 men, who print the Daily Kansan, the Kansas Engineer, the K.U. Newsletter, the Graduate magazine, and handle many other University printing jobs.
WEATHER
Kansas—Fair and warmer today increasing cloudiness and warmest tonight.