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With spring still playing "hard-to-get," plans for parties over the week-end had to be modified somewhat, but none were called off.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon served a picnic lunch at the chapter house, in place of its annual violet hunt and picnic Saturday night. Dancing and a program at the Sig Alph house followed.
Gamma Phi Beta had its spring formal dance in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building Saturday night from 9 until 12 p.m., and Battenfield hall had a semi-formal dance in the Kansas room from 8:30 until 11:30 Friday night.
A large number of Kappa Phi club members participated in a scavenger hunt which ended with the awarding of prizes and refreshments at the Methodist church Friday night.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma — Weekend guests were Miss Betty Jane Hamilton and Mrs. Rex Hurst, Kansas City, Mo; Mrs. W. L. Orr, Independence; and Joan Piller, Great Bend.
Miller Hall—Weekend guests were Mrs. Gene Chamberlain and son, James Robert, Jr., of Bethel; and Miss Norma Hall, Altoona.
Jolliffe Hall—Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Ramsey, Topeka, were Saturday house guests. Sunday house guests were Mrs. B. C. Post, Muncie, and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Foust, Kansas City, Mo.
Sunday dinner guests were Grace Piros, Marjean Carr, and Gracia Bundren, all of Miller Hall.
Battenfeld—Ens. Paul Juelfs, McPherson, was a weekend guest.
Chi Omega — Dick Nelson, Sigmis Chi, was a dinner guest Saturday.
Sigma Kappa — Weekend guests were Miss Clara Lee Oxley, Mission; and Miss Peggy Small, Kansas City, Mo.
Tippieray - Margaret Lutz, cadet nurse at St. Luke's hospital, Kansas City, Mo., was a weekend guest.
Fred Smith, Kansas City, Mo., and jorie Dinsmore, Lawrence were her guests Sunday.
Natkins Hall — Joyce Wauro and Neth Diamond were luncheon guests Saturday.
Paul Adams, Kansas City, and Jeanne Scott, Lawrence, were dinner guests Sunday.
Mrs. Dean Martin, Shreveport,
Ind., was a visitor Friday afternoon.
Mildred Wright, Kansas City, was a guest last weekend.
Harmon co-op — Dinner guests Sunday were Marion and Marjorie Conkey, Geraldine and Darlene Dowman, Atchinson, and Bernard Dowman, PT 5.
Foster Hall—Miss Erma Lea Volkel, Kansas City, Mo., was a guest last weekend.
Pi Beta Phi—Kirk Scott, Leon Thomas, and Frank Haff were dinner guests Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Johnson, Randolph, and Miss Ruby Samulson, Topeka, were dinner guests Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Smalley, Newton, and Belle Claycomb, Kansas City, Mo., were weekend guests.
Alpha Chi Omega—Mrs. A. F. Kocourek, Minneapolis, Minn., was a weekend guest.
Miss Peggy Durr, Olathe, was a visitor Sunday afternoon.
Cleo Rein, Russell, and Barbara Hall, Kansas City, Mo., former chapter members, Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner, Arkansas' City, and Mrs. H. Giles, Abilene, were dinner guests Sunday.
Hopkins Hall—Mr. and Mrs. Loren T. Hahn; Dorothy Hahn; Mrs. C. C. Cramer; Nancy Cramer; Ray Yager, Dighton; and Mrs. Martin Schwartz, Kansas City, were weekend guests.
Delta Gamma — Josephine Morris, Oskaloaose; Barbara Esterly, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. H. L. Oswalt and Miss Jacqueline Lagusee, Garden City;
University Graduates Announce Betrothal; Plan Summer Service
Senator and Mrs. Frank Lee Wilkinson, Kansas City, Mo., have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Janet Frances, to Capt. Perry Clifford Sharp of the United States Public Health Service, stationed in Chicago. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Sharp, Johnson County. The wedding will take place early this summer.
Miss Wilkinson attended Stephen's college and was graduated from the University. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Captain Sharp was graduated from the engineering school of the University of Kansas, and attended the University of Minnesota for graduate work. He is a member of Triangle fraternity and Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity.
Beverly Edlund and Carol Lee Drier, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. John Naff and Nanette Hyer, Olathe; were weekend guests.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Matthews, Kansas City, Mo., were guests for Sunday dinner.
Locksley Hall—Dick Jarden was a guest Saturday evening.
Weekend guests were Elizabeth Higgins and Susan Conrad, Kansas City, Mo; and Lorena Long, Tulsa.
Alpha Omicron Pi — Betty Cartnell, Kansas City, Kan., was a weekend guest.
Westminster Hall-Eleanor Johnson, Kansas City, Mo., was a weekend guest.
SHACK RATS---without near casualty. "Flash Lee-zie" Baker and Dixie Gilliland left the Shack to get material for a "local angle" yarn on the downtown Saturday crowd's reaction to the news, went off on a tangent, and wound up at the Du Pont employees' dance in the Eldidge hotel basement. It is expected that Patron-Saint of Journalism Zilch will decorate them at the Zilch dinner May 9 for being lost in action.
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Managing editor Rowsey went to work on inside page make-up with the help of Joan Veatch and Everett Stith, linotype and makeup man. Zook was on the job for new copy. Norman Worrell and Ned Barnes greased up the Duplex; T. C. Ryther, director of the press, came on duty; Professors Beth and Rinehart, among the first to arrive, were set to show the kids "how it's done;" Marylee Masterson, Emaaloue Britton, and Alamada Bollier were posted by the radio; Pat Penney took over as circulation chief; and sports editor King and wife dropped in to complete the staff.
Reporters, editors, faculty members, and innocent by-standers huddled around the radio long after President Truman had announced "no dice" on AF's previous bulletin, but heard only an occasional flash which gave Senator Tom Connellly credit for getting the surrender celebration rehearsal under way.
Mary Gaynor, star copy editor, was on the job to put a head on something. Downstairs the printers were dusting off the largest size wood cut for the banner which, itself was a matter of some consultation.
In World War I United Press did the honors on the false armistice; this time Associated Press jumped the gun. That leaves INS to announce the traditional false report for the Japanese fade-out.
The evening's excitement was not
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Chi Omega has announced the marriage Saturday of Patricia Ann Sigman, daughter of Mrs. Maude O.-Meara Sigman, Kansas City, and Ens Morris Ellsworth Beck, U. S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Beck, Sheulerin, Ore. The ceremony began at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel church. Msgr. J. J. Downey performed the double ring ceremony.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her uncle, D. Stanley Seibel, wore a wool suit shirt, a small white hat, and white accessories. She carried a white prayer book topped with orchids. Miss Teresa Siegfried, Kansas City, Mo., who was her only attendant, wore a powder blue suit and a small yellow hat. Her bouquet was yellow rosebuds.
Vance Reynolds, V-12, acted as best man. A wedding breakfast at the Bellervie hotel followed the ceremony.
Chi O Announces Patricia Sigman's Marriage to Ensign
Miss Sigman, a member of Chi Omega sorority, was a sophomore in the College last semester. Ensign Beck, formerly a member of the V-12 training program here, recently received his commission from the midshipman's school at Annapolis, Md.
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Faculty Members Speak at Fort Scott
The couple left for Sutherlin, to visit the bridegroom's parents for a few days, before going to San Francisco, where Ensign Beck will be stationed.
Others from the University who attended the ceremony were Mary Margaret Smith, Barbara Smith and Dixie Gilland, Chi Omegas, and Ann Scipes, Corbin.
Five University staff members spoke Thursday to the annual meeting of the Fort Scott High school career clinic, whose purpose is to acquaint the students with the possibilities of future careers.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, APRIL 30, 1945
The possibilities in the fields of engineering, chemistry, and journalism were presented by G. W. Bradshaw, associate professor of civil engineering; W. M. Simpson, professor of aeronautical engineering; R. Q. Brewster, chemistry professor; Robert Calderwood, associate professor of speech; and R. Edwin Browne, University's publicity director.
By 10:30 the Kansan extra lacked only the surrender news (Penney, not susceptible to Du Pont dances, agreed to do the local story).
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Pi Beta Phi has announced the pinning of Margaret Hardie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hardie, Carlinville, Ill., to Lt. David B. Morris, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. David B. Morris, St. Paul, Minn.
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The pinning teek place in Kansas City, April 23. The announcement was made at the Pi Beta Phi house Thursday night.
Lt. Morris was a senior in the School of Business and a member of Phi Delta Theta when he entered the armed forces in 1943. He was a member of Scabbard and Blade, honorary military organization.
Miss Hardie is a senior in the School of Education.
Thirteen Pledged To Delta Phi Delta
Lt. Morris received his commission at Ft. Benning, Ga., in April, 1944. He is now stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
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Pledging and initiation services of Delta Phi Delta, honorary art fraternity, were held Tuesday night in the rooms of the design department in Frank Strong hall.
The pledges are Annette Etter, sophomore; Barbara Barto, sophomore; Phyllis Hyde, Burnett Replogle, Julia Fields, and Frances Lawrence, sophomores in the School of Fine Arts; Dora Ann Brown, freshman; Joanne Johnson, Mary Frances Neidig, Kathleen O'Neil, Alberta White, Gladys Blue, and Mildred Thomson, juniors in the School of Fine Arts.
The persons initiated are Lila Doughman, Jean Saffell, and Helen Pepperell, seniors; Penelope Boxemeyer, Jean Johnson, Shirley Crawford, and Peggy O'Brien, juniors.
Theta Sigma Phi to Have Initiation for Three Juniors
Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, will hold initiation ceremonies for Dolores Sulzman, Elizabeth Baker, and Betty Jennings, all College juniors, Saturday.
The dinner will be at the Hearth at 6:30 p.m., Ruth Tippin, president, said.
Former A O Pi Weds Sergeant Dan Aul At Chapter House
The marriage of Miss Dolores Grossenbacher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grossenbacher, Bern, and Sgt. Dan Aul, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Aul, Lawrence, was solemnized at 8:30 Friday night, April 27, at the Alpha Omicron Pi chapter house. The Rev. Harold G. Barr read the double ring ceremony before the fireplace banked with palms and spirea.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white marquisette with a sweet-heart neckline, long sleeves that tapered to a point at the wrist, and a full skirt which extended into a long train. Her finger-tip veil fell from a crown of orange blossoms and she carried an old fashioned nosegay of white roses, gardenias, and sweet peas. Around her neck she wore a wedgewood locket surrounded with pearls. The necklace is a family heirloom.
Mrs. William Ferguson of Bern, was the brides only attendant. Her gown of ice blue net over satin had a sweetheart neckline. She carried a nosegay of pink carnations. The candles were lighted by Lorraine Witt. Marilyn Voth sang two solos before the ceremony. She was accompanied by Geraldine Gentry.
A reception followed the ceremony. As the cake was cut by the bride and groom members of Alpha Omicron Pi and Tau Kappa Epsilon sang their sweetheart songs to the couple.
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Several other passengers, which included University students, received minor injuries. Passing motorists gave passengers a lift into Topeka.
The front end of the bus was damaged to the greatest extent. The passengers left the overturned bus through a back window and the front door.
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