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Ruth Wright Pinned to William Nims, Theia's Announce
Kappa Alpha Theta last night announced the pinning of Ruth Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Wright, Topeka, to William Nims, V-12, junior in the school of Engineering and Architecture, Bremeron, Wash.
Mrs. Clark Mandigo, housemother, announced the pinning at the chapter house. She wore a corsage of roses. Miss Wright wore an orchid. Alene Ainsworth and Nancy Down, seniors in the College, assisted with the announcement. Miss Ainsworth wore a gladiola corsage, and Miss Brown received one of Dutch iris.
Miss Wright, a junior in the school of Business, is a member of the Jay James and Union Activities.
Mr. Nims attended Washington State university where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity before coming to the University.
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Harman Co-op-La Donna Clemings and Mary Beth Hudgins, Baker university, Baldwin, and Eleanor Teirano, Wilson, were overnight guests.
Phi Chi—New officers are:
Alpha Chi Omega—Velma Kramer, Kansas City, Mo., is a house guest.
Dan Ferguson, presiding senior; Raymond Schmidt, presiding junior; Claude Jones, secretary; Victor Mallory, treasurer; Ted Schafer, judge advocate; Joe Stockton, rush captain; Don Gholson, pledge king; Leonard Barrington, steward; Edgar Utter, sergeant-at-arms; and Angelo Pasano, social chairman.
Kappa Alpha Theta—Dinner guest yesterday was Dick Beach, apprehense seaman, Kansas City, Mo.
Chi Omega — The pledges took their pledge mothers to dinner at the Hearth yesterday.
Sigma Chi- At an election of offi-
sers yesterday Lynn Leigh was elec-
t counsel; Jim Conard, pro-coun-
Dean Patterson, annotator; John
Jackson, quaestor; Bill MacGregor,
magister; Mike Rake, historian;
Owen Peck and Joe Bukaty, rushing committee.
Phi Beta Pi—Bob Tennant, Jim Burwell, and Dennis Hardman were initiated Wednesday night.
John Bockhorst Promoted
To Second Lieutenant
John W. Bockhorst, a student in the School of Fine Arts in 1942 has been promoted from the rank of flight officer to that of second lieutenant. He is co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress with the eighth air force in England. Lieutenant Bockhorst's home is in Kinsley.
Wahl Counsels Space in Hixon
Dr. H. R. Wahl, dean of the School of Medicine, has announced that he has recommended space in the Hixon laboratory, part of the school's facilities, be set aside for the study of histoplasmosis, a disease of the lungs similar in some respects to tuberculosis.
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Dorothy Klock and Arthur Starrett Wed
Dorothy Klock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Klock, Neodesha, was married to Cpl. Arthur R. Starrett, marine corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Starrett, Neodesha, May 31, at her home.
Mrs. Starrett, a resident of Jolliffe hall, was a sophomore in the school of Fine Arts. Corporal Starrett has recently returned from 27 months overseas.
The double ring ceremony was performed before members of the immediate family and friends of the bride from the University.
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The bride wore a black street length dress with pink trimming and accessories and a corsage of pale pink carnations and stephanotis.
Pfc. Harriman Returns To Lawrence After Seige in Prison Camp
Pfe. Walter P. Harriman, junior in the University in 1943, who recently was liberated from a German prison camp, returned to his home in Lawrence yesterday on a 60-day fur-lough.
Private Harriman had been imprisoned in Moosburg, Germany, since July, 1944, and had not written home since January, 1945. He was liberated by two former University students, Richard "Skip" Williams, and William Jones, juniors in the ASTP in 1943.
While on the campus, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
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'Hams' Given to Initiates;
Group Elects Urban President
Presenting each pledge a picture of a ham as token of its esteem, the Dramatics club initiated 16 persons at an initiation dinner last night, Margie Johnson, treasurer of the club, said this morning.
Election of officers was held after the initiation. Officers elected are Virginia Urban, president; Jo Ann McCrory, vice-president; Mary Louise Mathews, secretary; and Ruth Bird, treasurer.
Beamer Finds Rare Toad
In Douglas county, about one mile northwest of Midland, Dr. Raymond Beamer, professor of entomology, found a rare kind of toad, Microhyla olivaces, which he presented to the Dyche Museum of Natural History Friday. It is the only one of its kind which has been found in this county.
Truman Asks for House Action
Washington — (INS) — Despite a plea from President Truman for action, the House Rules committee again yesterday postponed a vote on legislation to create a permanent Fair Employment Practices commission.
Dr. Leger Receives Promotion
Dr. Lee Leger, former assistant dean at the University's School of Medicine, has been promoted to the rank of Lt. Col., his wife, Mrs. Carollta Leger, Merriam, said.
X-ray of a man shaving himself taken at 1/1,000,000th of a second in the Westinghouse Research Lamp laboratories, Bloomfield, N.J. The electric razor was going full blast, its tiny motor making more than 116 revolutions per second. Research physicists say pictures may be made of larger motors too, even though they are covered with heavy metal. Note the ring on the finger, the watch, the glasses, and the sharply defined mechanism of the razor.
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Margaret Peacock To Marry Lieutenant
Kappa Alpha Theta has announced the approaching marriage of Margaret Peacock, daughter of Mrs. C. A. Peacock, Ottawa, and Lt. Willard Richardson, army air corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Richardson, Ottawa. The wedding will take place June 29 in Houston, Texas.
Miss Peacock, a junior majoring in occupational therapy, is a member of the Women's Glee club, the Occupational Therapy club, and the Civilian Volunteer corps.
Lieutenant Richardson has recently returned from duty in the European theater and is now stationed at Ellington field, Houston. He attended Ottawa university before entering the service.
The announcement was made by Mrs. Clark Mandigo, Theta housemother. Miss Peacock wore a corsage of gardenias and talman rose buds, and Mrs. Mandigo wore a corsage of red roses.
Prof. Cecil Miller, '30, former professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri, was a campus visitor yesterday.
Spanish Majors to Be Guests At Miss May Gardner's Home
Students majoring in Spanish, graduate Spanish students, and members of the Spanish department will be entertained at a tea at the home of Miss May Gardner, 1200 Mississippi, from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gardner will be assisted by wives of department faculty members; Mrs. W. H. Shoemaker, Mrs. J. M. Osma, Mrs. L. L. Barrett, and Miss Maude Elliott.
Nodler Wins $50 Prize
The tea has been an annual event since the beginning of the Spanish department here at the University, Miss Gardner said.
Jacqueline Nodler, former department of journalism student now attending the University of Missouri, was awarded the first prize of $50 in the Chinese-American Essay contest at a convocation of journalism students in Columbio, Mo. The essay contest was sponsored by John B. Powell, former newspaper editor in China.
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