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LAWRENCE, KANSAS,MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1945
NUMEER 166
42nd YEAR
Seniors to Get Announcements And Instructions
The last weeks of the seniors are to be spent with many hurried matters of business, as is indicated by the several announcements concerning them which were made this weekend.
Senior announcements are now ready at the business office, according to Hazel Jones, announcement committee chairman. Receipts must be presented at the office within a few days. A few extra announcements are available, she said.
The more-than-400 members of class of '45 will be contacted by the Alumni asociation next fall and the fall issue of the Graduate Magazine will be devoted largely to them and their activities, according to Lonne Kelley, alumni committee chairman.
Miss Kelley also announced that about 80 per cent of the class who have paid their fees have joined the association. The rest of the class may join at any time, but are urged to do so before they are graduated.
Don Alderson, class president, has announced that the senior reminders have been sent out. These are the little cards telling the seniors "when and where to be and what to wear" during the commencement activities.
Twelve Are Initiated Into Pi Sigma Alpha
Twelve students of the political science department were initiated Friday into Pi Sigma Alpha, national honorary fraternity for political science majors.
Those initiated were Lee Alex-
ander, Betty Ball, Elizabeth Bixby,
Mrs. Esther Dudgeon, Margaret
FitzGibbon, Jean Harris, Clyde Jace,
Ruth Laing, Mary Morriyy,
Florence Richert, Mary Lou Shewey,
Shirley Wills.
After the initiation, which was held in the University club room in Green hall, all those in the political science department went to the Tonganoxie State lake for a picnic.
Officers elected for next year are:
Officers elected for next year use. Betty Ball, president; Lee Alex-ander, vice-president; and Clyde Jacobs, secretary-treasurer.
Wiley Has Had Class at Seven For Eleven Years
"Dillar a dollar, a 7 o'clock scholar" has been the motto of Russell Wiley, conductor of the University band for nearly 11 years.
Mr. Wiley has had a 7 o'clock class, five days a week, for 11 years and has only been absent one day because of illness and late two or three times. "The reason I was late those few times" he explained, "was because my alarm clock was acting up."
"There were many mornings when the snow was about a foot deep when I began to wonder whether I was going to make it up these hills, but I always managed to get there," he said. "I believe the 90-piece band which faithfully attended the 7:30 classes every morning deserves as much credit as anyone" Mr. Wiley added.
Mr. Wiley came to the University in 1934 from Phillips university, Enid, Okla., where he was director of bands for five years. He was elected to active membership in the American Bandmasters' association in 1935. He was the only band leader in the state of Kansas to be elected to this group.
Allied Leaders Outline Occupation of Reich
Paris—(INS) Military representatives of the four major allied powers met in Berlin in the first consultation to decide details of occupation of vanquished Germany, according to German newspapers. At the conference were American General Dwight Eisenhower, Russian Marshal Gregory Zhukov, British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and French General Jean de La Tredetassigne.
Leonard Awarded Air Medal for Combat
Lt. Alvin R. Leonard has been awarded the air medal for "meritorious achievement" while participating in bomber combat operations, it was announced by the commanding general of the First Air division.
Lieutenant Leonard was graduated from the University in 1942 and was later employed by the Kansas State Geological Survey before he entered the army air forces.
Fifteen German Prisoners Detailed to Campus To Work on Danforth Chapel and Grounds
Fifteen German prisoners of war are working on the campus under contract to the department of Building and Grounds, according to Maj. M. E. Hollicke, commanding officer of the prisoners of war camp located near the Santa Fe railroad station.
C. G. Bayles, superintendent of Building and Grounds, would give no statement concerning the prisoners and did not verify the building of a campus parking lot. Paid for Work
"They are paid, as are all contract workers," Major Hollicke explained, "but they will be on the campus only as long as they are not needed by the farmers or contractors for
The prisoners work eight hours a day, six days a week, digging ditches, cutting grass and shrubbery, and working on the Danforth chapel. They also will build a campus parking lot, Major Hollicke said.
The prisoners, dressed in army fatigue clothes, denim jackets, or T-shirts with the letters "PW" marked on the jacks and trouser legs are "fairly good workers," one observer remarked at the Danforth chapel site.
Sam F. Anderson, instructor of German who talked to the prisoners a few minutes, said that they did not seem arrogant or bitter but
They are under guard and are taken back to the camp for meals and lodging, Major Hollicke said.
industry."
Von Ribbentrop Still at Large
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New York—(INS)—The Moscow radio, in a broadcast by CBS, reported today that former Nazi foreign minister Joachim Von Ribben-trop and 100 other Germans are still at large in Seine.
Japs Claim Two Flotillas Nearing Okinawa Garrison
Tau Beta Pi Elects Thirteen Engineers
Thirteen juniors and seniors in the School of Engineering and Architecture were elected to Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering society, J. O. Jones, acting dean of the school, announced today. Candidates are selected once each semester from the upper 10 per cent of the junior class and the upper $ 12 \frac{1}{2} $ per cent of the senior class.
William Hoefer, Donald Hollis,
Warren Heylman, and Robert Alan
Miller.
The seniors elected were:
Juniors elected included Rex Paulsen, Robert Emmett Smith, Hildreth Lewis Strong, Vincent Joseph McCabe, David Ballard, William Nord, Paul Wayne Ott, Preston Clement, and Rudolph Carl.
Kansas Authors Club Opens Annual Contest
The Kansas Author's club contest for 1945 has begun with prizes of $50,
$25, $15, $10, and $5 being offered.
Included in the 25th annual authorship contest are entries for short stories of 3000-5000 words, short stories not over 1500 words, editorials of 300-400 words and poetry not over 28 lines. The competition is open to residents of Kansas and to all members of the Kansas Author's club.
The prizes to be given are in war bonds and stamps and range first, second, third and honorable mention for two winning entries. The manuscripts may be entered after June 1 and not later than November 1, 1945. Complete information and rules may be obtained from Miss Josephine McIntire, contest manager, 128 North Emporia Street, El Dorado.
Life Photographer Takes College Series Pictures of Kappas
A series of college pictures for Life magazine were taken yesterday by Myron Davis, 25, a photographer from the Chicago branch representing Life, Time, and Fortune magazines. Pictures were taken of a Kappa Kappa Gamma picnic at the Irving Hill estate.
The story for the pictures was written by John Caulley, of the Kansas City Star, a correspondent for Life, Time and Fortune.
Mr. Davis, a former war correspondent in the South Pacific, obtained the pictures from the top of stepladders, porches and the roof of a moving car, as the girls piled into a caravan of four convertibles and a "borrowed jalopy," and went to the home of Mrs. Hill, Kappa alumna, where they swam, played games, an date.
Although Mr. Davis took approximately 200 to 300 pictures, he indicated it was no guarantee that Life magazine would accept the pictures for publication.
(International News Service)
Japanese circles claimed today that two of their task forces, each consisting of battleships and aircraft carriers, were approaching Okinawa, where the doomed Nipponese garrison has been split into two pockets.
As heard in Melbourne, the Tokyo radio said that the two flotillas were venturing into the area where Admiral William F. Halsey's mighty third fleet is supporting the American ground
"Spring Will Be Late This Year"
Out come the mufflers and pigskin gloves, and back in the trunk go the bathing suits and suntan oil—facts which bring on mental gymnastics and complicated calculations among the "campusites" today.
Typical remarks heard in passing:
"Tm freezing to death!"
"Why did I send my winter clothes homes?" (sound of teeth chattering).
"Well, maybe the calendar is wrong, it says June 4, though!" Radio reports claimed that last night's 44 degrees was the coldest for that date since 1897.
Mineral Collection From Australia Is Sent to Museum
A collection of minerals from central Australia, sent by Col. Karl T. Baldwin, former head of the army R. O. T. C., will be added to the geological museum.
Colonel Baldwin, now with the army legation in the military office at Melbourne, Australia, sent the gift for Henry N. Jenkins, Alice Springs, Australia.
The minerals include wolfram, beryl, quartz crystals, holder opal, nobbie opal, turmaline, garnet, two specimens of copper ore of different characteristics and specimens of flake gold in iron stone and quartz.
troops in the final stages of the battle for that strategic island. Jap Division Sliced
Doughboys of the famed Seventh division carved the Japanese remnants into two pockets. One enemy force was confined to the Chinzen peninsula. The other pocket was a larger segment in the southwestern part of Okinawa.
Enemy Pushed Into Hills
Stiffening Jap resistance was reported on Mindanao, but the Yanks continued to herd the enemy back into the hills west of Davao.
Australian and Dutch forces on Parakan were officially described as having achieved all desired objectives on that island off Borneo's east coast. In southeastern China, two Chinese columns were developing a pincers against Liuchow.
Meanwhile, Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer, United States commander in China, was quoted by Reuters as having said that a major offensive against the Japs is just around the corner.
French Club to Give One-Act Play, June 7
"Un Arriviste," a one-act play in French, will be presented by students at the last meeting of the French club at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Frank Strong auditorium.
The cast will include Harry Hughes, as George; William David Sommerville, as Julet; Jerald Hamilton, as Ernest; Clyde Jacobs, as M. Maillart; Marge Kerschen, as Mme. Maillart; and Marjorie Shryock, as Mme. Bernardin. The meeting will be public.
Students See Hope and Crosby In Topeka Golf Match Yesterday
By Maurine Breitenbach
Dozens of students from K.U. as well as I, saw Bob Hope and Bing Crosby play golf at the country club at Topeka yesterday. I don't think I've ever been so excited, especially when I had my picture taken with both of them. Yes, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby were just as they are in pictures. Hope's dancing, strutting around and chewing gum and Crosby's yodeling were appreciated by the crowd. They acted natural, singing wherever they felt like it.
However, they all made some beautiful drives and by all, I mean Betty Hicks, National Women's Golf Champ, Babe Freese, Pacific coast runner up, and Dick Metz, one of the topmost golfers who played all four of them. It was a beautiful day for golf with just a cool wind blowing.
Hope kept the audience laughing most of the time while Crosby played golf.
score Remains Mystery
Playing excellent golf, but making
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many wisecracks, when they finished, the score remained a mystery as four or five holes were missed. Hope refused to accept the score since there was no certified accountant present to audit the figures. All participating conceded on the 18th green that the event ended in a tie. Eight Thousand Attend
Eight thousand people were there which is the largest gallery there has been in the Middle West. Bing Crosby was complimenting the gallery on how polite and considerate they were. He also told them it was the best gallery they had played for. "Don't you think so, Hope?" asked Bing. Hope said "Yes, it is the most polite audience I've ever seen—I wish I had my undershirt back." Hope Jests As He Travels
When the teams would go from one green to another, Hope would ride standing behind the policeman's motorcycle and pretend he was an airplane until he lost his balance and
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