MARCH 4.1946
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Some of the world's greatest athletic stars have displayed their speeds or skills to the spectators of the Kansas Relaws during the past 23 years.
Glenn Cunningham, Gene Venkze,
Jim Bausch, Earl Meadows, Don
Boydston, Clyde Coffman, Fred Wocott, Archie Harris — these are some of the world-famous track stars to appear at the Kansas Relays.
The Relays were created in 1923 through the work and dreams of Dr. John Outland, "Father of the Kansas Relays." Dr. Outland presented his idea to Dr. F. C. Allen in 1920 and in 1923 the meet was held.
Many universities and colleges were on hand for the initial show. The Big Ten was represented; Texas A. & M. and Baylor of the Southwest conference were here; and Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas State, Drake and Grinnell, all of the Missouri Valley conference, participated. Pennsylvania brought a track team half way across the nation for the event.
The track coach for K.U. at that time was Karl Schaldeman. He guided the fortunes of the Jayhawker squad and his team won the sprint and distance medley relay races and in general dominated the field.
In 1932 and 1936, the Kansas Relays were held as preliminaries for the United States Olympic team. Jim Bausch of Kansas won the decathlon in 1932, went on to win the Olympic nails at Los Angeles and set a new world's record. Glenn Cunningham won the 1500-meter run in the 1936 relays and placed second in that event at the 1936 Olympic games held in Berlin.
Glenn Cunningham was perhaps the most noted and colorful of Kansas track stars to appear in the Relays. In 1935 Cunningham set a new world's record in the indoor 1500-meter race by beating his previous record with a time of 3:50.5. In 1938 he again better marked this with a 3:47.8. In 1939 he set a new world's record in the mile run with a 4:04.4, four seconds under his previous world's record time.
The last Relays which concerned college competition were in 1942 and since that time the event has been curtailed because of the war. High
Track teams and stars will again appear on the cinders this year, according to an announcement made by the athletic office. The Relays will begin on April 20 in the Memorial stadium.
school meets have been held during these years under the name of Kansas Relays, but have not featured any college or university attractions.
Peace Series Begin In Faculty Homes
A series of discussion groups in faculty homes, the substitute for the mock peace conference plan abandoned earlier this year, will begin Thursday, Nancy Hulings, chairman of the discussion groups for Forums board, announced today.
"It is fatal to assume there is any cure for our trouble in political form." Dr. Ise said today in commenting on the opening of this program. "The political set-up of world organization isn't very important if it is such to bring international rivalry," he said citing the American, British, and Russian oil interest as examples. "We need an economic order beneath such a political program or we will go right into the third world war."
John Ise, professor of economics, will open the series with his speech, "The Fundamental Requisites of World Peace," to be given Thursday in the home of Chancellor Maolt.
It Wasn't Like This When We Were There
Melbourne. (UP)—Memo to all doughfeet who ever tried to buy beer in a PX:
Meeting to Demand 'Cleanup' in Wichita
The freighter Atlantic Trader is sailing from island to island in the South Pacific trying to deliver 400,000 bottles of beer to American troops. There's nobody left anywhere to accept delivery.
Wichita (UP) — Representatives of AFL, CIO and independent unions have called a mass meeting of union members for Tuesday morning at the city forum building here to demand a cleanup of the Wichita police department.
The union representatives said they would ask the city commission to reconsider its action against the police union and to allow the police department to function in a normal manner.
Clyde Daniel, police union treasurer, asked that the labor unions demand the resignation of City Manager Russell McClure, and Police Chief George Shepherd.
"We policemen want to carry out our oath of office," Daniel said, "but we haven't been able to do so. That is why we formed a union. We want the right to make arrests when arrests are necessary. We don't have that right now.
"Whiskey now is being sold openly in Wichita," Daniel charged. "There is a prohibitory law in Kansas but we have been told not to make arrests. The vice division has not operated for some time. Some officers have asked and been transferred to other divisions. What we need is a new chief of police who will run the department efficiently and a new city manager."
The completed plans for the mass demonstration were announced shortly after Commissioner Robert E. Israel suggested that the city and police union stipulate their differences and ask for an emergency declaratory judgment from the state supreme court.
Your Walkie-Talkie Will Arrive This Year
Washington (UP) — You got the jeep. Pretty soon now, you can have that other war-time innovation—the walkie-talkie.
That was the promise of government officials here who said today that civilian-owned portable and mobile radio sending and receiving devices would be authorized this year.
This includes the walkie-talkie which, according to officials, is nothing less than a "pocket-sized" radio station, subject to regulations of the federal government.
Krehbiel Recital To Be Wednesday
A graduate piano recital will be given by Anne Krebbiel at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Frank Strong auditorium, D. M. Swarthowitz, dean of the School of Fine Arts, announced today.
Her program will include "The Variations on a Theme from Handel" (Brahms) and the "Spanish Rhapsody" (Liszt) in which she will have the assistance at a second piano of Allen Rogers, Fine Arts senior, taking the orchestral parts.
Miss Krebhel received her bachelor of music degree from the University in 1944. She is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon and accompanist for the University Women's Glee Club. She was also a member of the University A Capella choir for two years.
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Washington. (UP) Uncle Sam collected more money in taxes during 1945 than any other year on record, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
The 1945 collections were $43,353,-000,000 from all sources, a jump of $1,227,000,000 from 1944.
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