University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, October 23, 1945
43rd Year No. 21
Lawrence Kansas
German Casualties Total 7,200,000
London. (UP) — Germany's war losses numbered 6,400,000 military casualties plus almost 800,000 civilians killed or wounded, Prime Minister Clement Attlee told commons today.
His figures, based on "German information," listed 3,000,000 of the German armed forces killed and 3,400,000 "permanently wounded."
Washington. (UP) - The senate voted today to set up a special 11-man committee to handle atomic energy.
Cincinnati. (UP)—John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers will be welcomed back into the American Federation of Labor by Jan. 1, 1946, a high AFL official said today.
Lewis left the AFL in 1936 to found the now-powerful rival Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Creator of 'GI Joe' Sues for Divorce
Hollywood. (UP)—G.I. Cartoonis Bill Mauklin, creator of "Willie and Joe" filed a divorce suit yesterday against his pretty blonde wife, alleging that she had been unfaithful and naming a former friend, as co-conspirant.
He asked custody of his two-year-old son Bruce, born while Mautdin was in the Italian campaign.
Washington, (UP)—The supreme court agreed today to review the Esquire magazine suit to determine whether Esquire's luscious "Varga girl" and similar attractions are sufficient grounds for revoking its second class mailing privileges.
London. (UP)—The British Labor government, in its first peacetime budget, today slashed 10 per cent from the standard income tax rate, eliminating 2,000,000 lower-income workers from the nation's tax rolls, and at the same time boosting the taxes on the wealthier classes.
Senate Proposes $600 Tax Exemptions
Washington. (UP)—A move to raise personal income tax exemptions from $500 to $600 for the taxpayer and each dependent was reported shaping up today in the senate finance committee.
The proposed revision would give a married man with wife and two children total exemption of $2,400.
Seattle. (UP)—A construction worker demanded aid from the state Ebor department today, claiming he is being "burned alive" after being drenched with an un-named chemical while employed in the atomic bomb plant at Hanford, Wash.
Rome, (UP)—The United States will donate a billion dollars to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration by the end of the year and probably another billion in 1946, U.S. Sen. Claude Pepper said last night.
He said 20 medical experts had been unable to diagnose his ailment.
Washington. (UP)—Maj. Gen. C. L. Chennault, who commanded the old Flying Tigers and later the 14th air force in China, is retiring Oct. 31, it was disclosed today
Houses Compete In Decorating
Prizes will be awarded the three best decorated houses during homecoming, the committee in charge decided yesterday.
Either plaques or cups will be awarded to one house in the three divisions with 1 to 15 members, 15 to 30 members, and more than 30 members.
The cost of decorations for each house is not to exceed $25. Houses will be judged on beauty, appropriateness, originality, and cleverness. The theme of the decorations is Jayhawkers vs. K-State Wildcats.
George Hedrick, of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; Miss Winona Venard, mathematics instructor; Stanley Schwahn, Lawrence theater manager; and Miss Helen Skilton, art instructor, will judge the decorations.
Library Lists Titles Of New Volumes
Through the courtesy of C. M. Baker, director of the University libraries, the Daily Kansan prints today the first of a series of lists of new books added recently to the library files.
Other lists will be printed from time to time, allowing students and faculty members of all schools and departments knowledge of the new arrivals in the library. The first list is as follows:
"The House of Hancock"; business in Boston, 1724-1775. by Baxter.
"The Men Who Make the Future," by Bliven.
"Color and Democracy: Colonies
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Full Time Announcer Now On KFKU Staff
KFKU, the University radio station, has a staff announcer for the first time since John F. Pratt, present general manager of WGAR, Cleveland, put it on the air in December, 1924.
Reverdy Mullins, journalism junior, has been employed as staff announcer, and arranger to replace several student announcers.
A co- film on the making and care of medical syringes and needles was shown Monday morning to students of the school of pharmacy.
nancy Film Shown
Vincent McCabe, engineering junior, V-12, is the new president for Pachacamac men's political party.
Pachacamac Elects McCabe President
Other officers are Reed Hoffman, vice-president, Roy Binnicker, secretary-treasurer, and Earl Stanton, campaign manager.
23 V-12's Win Commissions
Twenty-three V-12's have received orders to receive commissions, Capt. Chester A. Kunz, commander of the University N.R.O.T.C., announced today.
Daniel A. Arata, Willis E. Baker,
Jr., Richard Brown, Donald C.
Cronemeyer, William H. Douglas,
Charles H. Douglass, Robert F. Ellsworth,
Charles L. Fisher, Philip B. Hartley, Stephen R. Hill, Jr, Homer H. Hoover, Wilbur E. Johnson, Herbert D. Price, Charles D. Shrake, Dean F. Smalley, and Robert S. Stockton.
The 16 who will report to Kansas City Nov. 19 are:
Warren R. Alexander will report to Chicago. John W. Hawley, Don R. Learned, and Lynn L. Leigh will go to the naval air station at Glenview, Ill.
Robert J. Unger will receive his commission at Detroit, Richard J. Hunter in Minneapolis, and Harry P. Hutchens, Jr., in Houston.
Audience to Try To Stump Adams
University student will have a chance to stump Franklin P. Adams, "Information Please" expert at 8:20 p.m. Thursday in Hoch auditorium. The program will be the first of the University's com munity lecture series.
After his lecture, Mr. Adams, known for his wit and wisdom on the radio, will attempt to answer questions on all subjects asked by the audience.
Activity tickets will admit students.
Lists of College freshman and sophomore students required to see their advisers will be available Monday, Miss Veta Lear, assistant to the dean, announced today.
List Available Monday
Truman Calls for Military Training To 'Insure Power to Keep Peace; Year Period Would Begin at 18
WASHINGTON. (UP)President Truman today called for one year of military training—as opposed to military service—for every male American. The training would begin at 18 years of age or upon graduation from high school. The President told a joint session of congress that although the United States will
use all its moral influence to maintain the peace, the nation must face the fact that peace must be built on power as well as good will. "To maintain that power we must act now," the President said.
His proposal for universal training provides no exemptions for occupation, dependency, or any other reason except total physical disqualification.
"All men should be included in the training, whether physically qualified for actual combat service or not," the President said. "There should be a place into which every young American can fit in the service of our country."
"I recommend that the training should be for one year," he said. "Each young man should enter training at the age of 18 or upon his graduation from high school, whichever is later; but in any event before his 20th birthday.
"A trainee who completes his high school education in his 17th year should be eligible, with parental consent, to enter the course of training.
May Train in Other Skills
"After the first few months of training, selected trainees who are not physically qualified for military service could be trained in certain skills so that if war came, they could take their place in shipyards, munitions factories and similar industrial plants."
In addition to a strong citizen's reserve, which he said must be the backbone of our military force, the president asked for a comparatively small navy, army, and marine corps and a greatly strengthened national guard and organized reserve for the army, navy, and marine corps.
The president made a sharp distinction between his proposal and conscription.
"Conscription is compulsory service in the army or navy in time of war."
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Pretty Prexy Makes Rules for 3,000 of Us
This is the first of a series of Daily Kansan articles on members of the All-Student Council
She is dark-haired, hazel-eyed Mary Jo Cox, president of the All Student council, and rule-maker for more than 3,000 students.
A soft-spoken 23-year-old brunette, who used to major in music, today has the "toughest" voice on the University campus.
Miss Cox isn't worried about the task of running the student governing body of the University and her dark eyes sparkle when she speaks of the increased enrollment, which brings more students under the Council's authority.
"The University is beginning to look like it did in '40 when I was a freshman," she exclaimed today. "Students who have gone to college
only during the war years are going to like it much better this way."
MARY JO COX
Mary Jo enrolled in the University in 40 and decided to major in music. At the end of her first year she was elected vice-president of the incoming sophomore class. This automatically appointed her to the Women's Student Governing association, at the time when the men and women's governing bodies were separate organizations.
Last fall she returned to the University. She changed her major to business in the School of Education and became active in Jay Janes, Y.W.C.A., Kappa Phi, and in the Independent Political party. In the spring campus election she was elected Council president.
She was elected secretary of the W.S.G.A. for the next year but did not return to school. Instead she taught school one year and worked as a clerk for a ration board for another year.
Malott'on Block For W.S.S.F.
Chancellor Deane W. Mallett will go on the auction block at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in front of Frank Strong hall, in behalf of the World Student Service Fund Drive, Glenn Warner and Barbara Haffner announced today. The chancellor will sell his services, washing a car for the highest bidder.
Prof. Allen Crafton, of the department of speech and drama, will auction the services of other faculty members, among them Prof. Sam Anderson as study hall supervisor, Dean Henry Werner, as table waiter in some organized house, Dr. Raymond Wheeler as a date, Dean Paul B. Lawson as call boy, and Miss Helen Rhoda Hoopes as call girl.
All instructors in the College have not reported four-week grades for their freshman and sophomore classes, Miss Veta Lear, secretary to Dean Paul B. Lawson, has announced.
The fund drive for $5,000 jumped into gear last night at the "500" dinner in Myers hall, where 250 persons went hungry on soup, rye bread, and water—the typical menu of a student in a war-wrecked country. June Peterson, in charge of the dinner, was assisted by Marjorie Robbins and Julia Ann Casad. Dora Ann Brown, Cynthia Smith, Marjorie Bentley, Jeanne Ackley, and Marjorie Brown, participated in a worship program.
In case of rain the auction will be held in Fraser theater.
"K.U. has the largest quota in the Rocky Mountain region, and is one of the first campuses to put on its drive, so let's show our spirit and give the others something to shoot at," Jeanne Blanchard, co-chairman of the drive, said today.
Advisory Board Awaits Reports
Names of students required to see their advisers Oct. 29 and 30 cannot be posted before that time, she said. Those with one unsatisfactory grade will be listed, on the bulletin board opposite the College office. Students may determine their advisers and office hours from lists of the entire freshman and sophomore classes also posted there.
Chemistry Club to Hear Brodie
Chemistry Club to Ben Brown
Dr. Donald C. Brodie, assistant professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, will speak to the Chemistry club on "The Story of the Vitamin," at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in room 305 Bailey hall.
WEATHER
Kansas—Cloudy, light rains east and central tonight and tomorrow. Cooler southwest and north central tonight. Low 25 to 30 extreme west to 40 southeast. Cooler east, slightly warmer in extreme northwest to morrow.