Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1945
NUMBER 172
42nd YEAR
Ralph Waldo May Designated As K.U. Honor Man for 1944
A man who made a nearly perfect scholastic record and yet found time for a remarkable number of student activities was announced this morning as honor man for the University class of 1944. He is Ralph Waldo May of Oskaloosa.
His student grade average for his 4-year course was 2.95 out of a possible 3, a record that has never been surpassed, and equalled in only a few other cases, according to J. O. Jones, acting dean of the School of Engineering. May was elected to membership in the honorary societies of Theta Tau and Sigma Tau, both of $^{2}$
Member of Council
He was a member of the All-University Student Council, participated in the Ku Ku Club, K.U. men's organization, was editor of the Kansas Engineer, and was a Summerfield scholar. His last post of honor on the campus was as toastmaster of the traditional Senior Breakfast.
He is the 24th University honor man, there being joint holders of the honor two different years. All are living and all are holding responsible positions in the Army and Navy, in industry, research work, and as teachers. Last year the honor man was Warren Snyder of Hutchinson.
May was sent to Langley Field in Virginia for special research work for a time after graduation. Later he went into the army and is now overseas in the Pacific.
Is 24th Honor Man
The annual honor man is chosen for his beneficial influence on fellow students, on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and breadth of interest.
Eisenhower Gets Key To City of London
London — (INS) — To strains of "Hail the Conquering Hero" from the military band, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower today received the key of the city of London in a colorful ceremony.
In addition, the five-starred American General was presented a token sword of victory at London's bombbattered Guild hall and her prime minister, Winston Churchill, described him to cheering thousands as "one of the greatest Americans ever to reach our shores."
L. F. Eaton Promoted to Major
He graduated to college. Leslie Fey received a degree of the University's School of Medicine in 1932, has been promoted to the rank of major in the Army Medical corps.
Major Eaton, now serving as chief of the urology section and assistant chief surgeon of the 193rd General hospital in France, is a former Salina physician.
Seventy-four V-12's to Graduate; 283 in Naval Unit Here After July 1
A total of 74 Naval V-12 students will graduate from the University this spring, according to the Registrar's office today.
Of this number, 34 are students in the School of Engineering, and 23 are in the School of Medicine. Seventeen of the 23 medical student receive both bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degrees
Last Kansan Review Is Now Ready
The last issue of the Kansan Review for this semester is now ready for distribution at the journalism building. Students are reminded that they have but a week to get them and are urged to pick them up as soon as possible.
The University's V-12 unit strength after July 1 will be 283, of which 149 will be eligible for the naval R.O. T.C. program which will begin Nov. 1, officials in the navy office announced.
A new instructor, Lt. John J Byrnes, U. S. N., arrived in Lawrence Sunday to instruct one of the courses in Naval Science and Tactics beginning July 1, Lt. A. B. Coping, commander of the University's V-12 unit, has announced.
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125 Here July 1
"Since finals are so close, a minimum of letters will probably be written so we want students to send the Reviews now in order to insure their getting out," Nancy Tomlinson, business manager, asid.
Approximately 125 new trainees will arrive at the University July 1 coming from Kansas State Teacher's college, Pittsburg, and Dennison university, Granville, Ohio.
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Partly cloudy tonight with little change in temperature.
WEATHER
Installation of new members of the All-Student Council will be at 5:30 p.m. today in the Pine room of the Student Union building, Persis Snook, president, said today.
The annual council picnic will be held after the installation ceremony in Fowler grove. Guests will be Cancellor and Mrs. Deane W. Maltott, and Miss Esther Twente, Hilden Gibson and J. H. Nelson, council advisors.
Student Council Will Install New Members
Mary Jo Cox, president-elect of the A. S. C., will announce the committee chairmen and members for next year, after the installation.
New council representatives are:
District 1, the College: Sarah Marks, Dixie Gillillan, Betty Ball, Mary Margaret Gaynor, Lois Thompson, Jean McIntire, Anna Marie Stevens, Charles Moffett and Wendell Nickell.
District II, the School of Engineering and Architecture, and the Schools of Fine Arts, Business, Education and Pharmacy: Leonard Brown, Cecil Langford, Dean Corder, Caroline Morris, Helen Howe, and Jean Templeton. Guy Ashcraft is the representative of District IV, the Schools of Law and Medicine, and Eugenia Hepworth is representative at large.
Miss Hepworth was elected vicepresident by the new council recently. Leonard Brown is secretary, and Wendell Nickell, treasurer.
Gordon A. McCune, fireman 1/1c,
a student at the University for two years,
is on duty at a naval station in
the Caribbean, according to a
navy announcement. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm L. McCune,
Tulsa.
McCune Stationed in Caribbean
K. U. Sets Up Placement Bureaus To Aid Seniors in Finding Positions
Kansan Board Elects New Staff Members
Executive staff members for the Daily Kansan next fall were chosen yesterday by the Kansan board. Sara Rosalie Erwin was named editor-in-chief and Mary Turkington was chosen to be managing editor. Joan Veatch will be assistant managing editor. Other positions will be filled during the summer.
The Kauman board will meet next Monday to elect officers and new board members.
With graduation day approaching, seniors begin thinking of jobs along with the inevitable term papers, projects and finals.
The departments and schools at the University, realizing the seniors' problems, have set up placement service bureaus to help them. The war has cut down some of these offices, but it has also brought a big offer with jobs of all kinds. Teachers Placed Through Bureau
Previous to yesterday's meeting the Kansan business committee selected Nancy Tomlinson as business manager and W. T. Buckley as advertising manager for next fall. The committee also named Buckley as business manager and Miss Turkington as editor of the Kansan for the summer session.
It's difficult now that the time has come to find the right job with all the necessary "musts" (pay, hours, and location).
Education seniors can be placed through the Teachers Placement bureau, of which H. E. Chandler is the head. Schools all over Kansas send in lists of vacancies. Prospective teachers may have their transcripts and other information sent to them. The school then personally may contact those candidates who seem to be likely prospects.
Seniors from the School of Fine Arts may also work through the
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Students Named To Honor Groups At Convocation
New members to Mortar Board and Sachem, national honorary societies for senior women and men, were announced at the annual honors convocation this morning by Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Mortar Board members selected for this year on the basis of leadership and scholarship are Elizabeth Baker, Elizabeth Bixby, Julia Ann Casad, Eugenia Hepworth, Frances Jones, Mary Morrill, Charlotte Price, Dolores Sulzman, and Betty Jean Whitney.
New Sachem members are Keith Bunnell, Rudy Carl, Albert Chase, Clyde Jacobs, Bolivar Marquez, and Thad Marsh.
seif, a graduate student, recei ved an honorary
mna, national history society, Balboa Walds
International News Service
Only 12,000 Japs remaine alive of the original Island garrison of about 86,000 and those left were squeezed into a pocket on the southernmost tip of Okinawa.
Jap Troops Ignore Surrender Demand On Doomed Okinawa
The battle for Okinawa pounded to its inevitable conclusion today after Japanese forces ignored an American demand for surrender.
Typically, however, the Japs responded to the surrender offer of Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner with no other answer than several banafials suicidal "Banzai." "Banafais" Crushed by Yanks
These last spurts of diminishing energy and ferocity were crushed by American army forces.
The newest invasion in the Pacific, backed by the Australians on Borneo, proceeded successfully. The same man who made history at Tobruck in North Africa advanced inland after they swarmed ashore along 18 miles of the North Borneo coast. The landings were virtually unopposed since Jap defenses were almost pulverized by a 60-day pre-invasion aerial bombardment and a 3-day naval shelling.
All of Labuan and Murara islands, commanding the entrance to Brunei harbor, were cleared. Gen. Douglas MacArthur followed his Australian troop ashore only two hours after the initial landings were made.
Island Art Cleared
Japanese holdings throughout the rich East Indies were threatened by the newest Allied push against the stolen enemy positions.
State-Wide Activities Contest Ends Friday
The State-wide Activities contest for student newspaper correspondents will close Friday, Frances Morrill, chairman, announced this morning.
String books, containing clippings from home town newspapers which University student correspondents have supplied with University news during the year, should be turned in to the alumni office, room 226, Frank Strong hall, by Friday morning, Miss Morrill said.
Prizes which will be given for the greatest number of inches of newspaper copy are $25, first; $15, second; $5, third and seven $2 prizes.
McKim Resigns to Take New Post
Washington — (INS) — The White House announced today that Edward D. McKim who has served briefly as chief administrative assistant to President Truman has left that post to take another government position.
e student, received an honorary biology society. Ralpho Waldo May, received the honor man award for the outstanding student in 1944.
Following the announcement of awards by Chancellor Malott, a discussion was held on the question: "Is the United States ready to share in an effective world organization?" This discussion replaced the customary honors convoction speaker.
The constitutional restrictions which would prevent the United States from sharing in an effective world organization lie in the power of Congress to declare war and the power of the president to make treaties if two-thirds of the Senate agrees. Prof. H. B. Chubb stated.
"The bickering going on in San Francisco is trivial compared to what will take place in the Senate," he reminded the audience. Can Not Be Conservative
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Large Crowd Hears Orchestra Present Symphony Concert
Colorful in appearance as well as performance, the University Symphony orchestra last night played its annual spring concert in Hoch auditorium, featuring Gorgjia Wehrnrich as piano soloist playing Rachmaninoff's "Concerto No. 2 in C Minor."
A large crowd of both University and town persons enjoyed the orchestra's last presentation for this year. After the National anthem, the program proper began with Brahm's "Academic Festival Overture," which showed the Hamburg master in a genial mood.
Critics have held various opinions as to the meaning of Mozart's great "Symphony in G Minor." Some have heard the flutter of angera. Mr. Wiley's interpretation while others maintain it proves that Mozart's true milieu was comic opera. Mr. Wiley's interpretafored the comic opera thesis; it had the gaity of "The Marriage of Figaro."
The program ended with Ippolitow-Ivanow's "Procession of the Sardar," a snappy selection to conclude their program.
War Veterans Charge Inadequate' Care
Washington—(INS)—The nation's two most powerful veterans organizations today bluntly accused the veterans' administration with providing "inadequate" hospital care for discharged servicemen of both world wars.
In an independent but paralleled report to the house veterans committee, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars made public the results of their seven-weeks on-the-spot investigation of veterans hospital facilities throughout the United States.