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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, APRIL 25, 1945
Sen. 'Happy' Chandler Elected New Czar
To fill the shoes of the late Judge K. M. Landis, Sen. Albert B. (Happy) Chander, of Kentucky, was elected baseball commissioner yesterday.
A unanimous vote of the 16 major league club owners or representatives named the former governor of the blue grass state to the job with a 7-year term at an annual salary of $50,000.aller Is Available
Leslie O'Connor, the commissioner's secretary, a member of the board of three that has ruled over baseball since the death of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, November 25, 1944, reported that the new commissioner would take office within a reasonable time. In Washington, Chandler said he would be available immediately.
Commissioner Chandler was chosen after a quiet four-hour discussion during which the fireworks previously expected did not occur. The group favoring immediate selection of a successor to Judge Landis was prepared for a long fight which failed to materialize.
Committee Reports
There was little argument after the committee of four, composed of Alva Bradley, of Cleveland; Don Barnes, of St. Louis Browns; Sam Breadon, St. Louis Cardinals; and Phil Wrigley, Chicago Cubs, made its report.
Although the club owners declined to name the others who were discussed, it was learned that Gov. Frank J. Lausche, Ohio; Bob Hannegan, chairman of the Democratic national committee; James A. Farley, and President Ford Frick of the National league were mentioned.
Chandler, as a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Harvard Law schools, becomes the second lawyer commissioner of baseball. Judge Landis served on the federal bench until he was chosen to set baseball's house in order after the Chicago White Sox scandle of 1919.
Softball Intramural Blanks Available
Intramural softball entry blanks can still be procured at the intramurals office, Ray Kanehl, assistant director of intramurals, announced this morning. Eight teams have already entered the tournament, and more entries are expected within the next few days.
Play in the league will probably not begin until the rain ceases for sure, Mr. Kanehl said, and the playing fields are in shape. This may not be until the latter part of next week. A single round robin tournament will be played.
Women's Softball Games Cancelled Because of Rain
Socball games to have been played at 4:30 p.m. today between Gamma Phi and Sigma Kappa, Kappa and Harman and Miller and Pi Phi, have been called off because of the bad weather, Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor of physical education, announced.
The games will be continued to be called off if weather conditions remain the same. Miss Hoover said.
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dent's rise from early days in the army in the last war. He said.
"There should be no worry. Don't feel sorry for Harry Truman. It'll still be the big three. Harry Truman is a shrewd horse trader from 'way back and at any conference or meeting, I'll bank on him. The American people will learn to do the same thing."
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W.A.A. Nominates Officer Candidates
The election of officers will be held at the next meeting of the Women's Athletic association, May 17, it was decided last night.
A report was given by Barbara Winn, listing the names of those students who have been nominated for offices.
Candidates include Marjorie Free, president; Charlotte Price, vicepresident; Violet Conard, secretary; Barbara Prier, treasurer; Betty Nichols, business manager; and Luci Land, point system manager.
The sports managers nominated are Maxine Gunsoll, hockey; Lucile Land, volleyball, Joan Lippelmann, basketball, and Billye Simmons, minor sports.
Additional names may be added to the list, which will be posted in the Physical Education office. Miss Joie Stapton, assistant professor of physical education, announced.
Donna Wingerson, the solist in the program given by Tau Sigma, honorary dancing sorority, after the W.A.A. meeting.
Marjorie Free was in charge of the mixer and social dancing that followed the program. Barbara Winn, Violet Conard, Lucile Land, Margaret Barker, and Lavone Jacobson helped with the refreshments.
Col. Powell Receives Bronze Star Medal For Medical Work
Col. Lyle S. Powell, 52, former instructor at the University, recently has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal "for meritorious service."
Colonel Fowell is a medical officer for a field headquarters of the Chinese Combat Command in south-central China. He arrived in China in February, 1944, after a brief period in India, and was sent to the Hengyang area of eastern China. He joined a group of Americans engaged in advising, supplying and training the Chinese armies in their battle against the Japanese aggressors.
In addition to treating the Chinese soldiers, Colonel Powell also operated a school for Chinese military medical men until he was recalled to the American base at Kweilin to act as surgeon of the large body of American officers and enlisted men in that city.
Floods have again become a threat as the rainfall continues, reaching an amount for the past three days at noon today of 1.40 inches. The rainfall from 7 p.m. yesterday to noon today was .66 inches, according to C. J. Posey, cooperative weather observer.
Floods Threaten As Rains Continue
However, cold weather, forecast for tonight, may result in the end of the rain. A near freezing temperature is the forecast for the western part of the state tonight, with a low of 40 to 45 degrees in the eastern section.
The Little Blue river is still over its banks, and the flooding Neosho is out of its banks near Parsons and
Dates, Locations For State Meets Are Decided
Dates and locations for the state high school golf, tennis, and track meets have been definitely decided. E. A. Thomas, commissioner of the Kansas Activities Association, announced from Topeka yesterday. The golf event will be held at Salina on May 11 and 12; the state tennis meet at Topeka on May 11 and 12; while the state track meet will take place at Wichita, May 18 and 19.
The state baseball meet, the first one in the history of the association, will probably be held at Wichita on May 10 and 11. The finals will be held on Friday night under the lights of Wichita's Lawrence stadium.
Entries in the baseball meet have not been determined. However it is planned to select the strongest eight teams in the state to compete in the two day event, on the condition that each team have at least two starting pitchers. Teams playing ball throughout the state who could be considered tournament possibilities at the present time include Dodge City, Newton, Wichita East, Wichita North, Wichita Cathedral, Winfield, El Dorado, Pittsburg, Wyandotte, and Topeka. Some small schools may wish to enter, but the pitching problem may be a problem to them.
First round games will probably go seven innings, while final and semifinal contests will go the full nine innings route. Pitchers will be limited to one full game, while the problem of working parts of all the games has not been fully worked out yet.
Crook, Moore Participate In Panel Discussion
Jim Crook and Jean Moore represented K. U. in a panel discussion with four participants from Emporia at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Little theater of Green hall.
The question of compulsory arbitration of labor disputes was analyzed and possible solutions were suggested. No decision was reached.
Miss Suzanne Pillet, the new assistant instructor in the department of French, will speak to the French club on her experiences while in France, at the club's regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. today in room 113, Frank Strong Hall, Frances Morrill, president, announced.
Miss Pillet is a native of Lyon, France, and has returned there several times. Her most recent trip to France was just before the war.
Orville Roberts and Jean Moore will leave for Warrensburg, Mo., Friday to represent K. U. at a speech conference and contest this weekend, Prof. E. C. Buchler, of the department of speech and drama, announced today.
Roberts, Moore to Represent K.U. at Missouri Debate
Schools throughout Kansas and Missouri will participate in the debate, extemporaneous speaking, oratory and poetry reading events.
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Since the apple in the garden of Eden, people have always wanted what they could not have. Valuable items have always been rare, or they ceased to be of value. Things out of season have been considered a luxury because they are hard to get. What could be more out of season than flowers in winter? Yet, here in the University greenhouse, flowers bloom all four seasons.
University Has Flowers Blooming In Greenhouses All Four Seasons
Greenhouses Here for Thirty Years Two greenhouses, a conservatory, plus a 10 acre nursery for plants in the summer, are located in the sloping area behind Fowler shops. Mrs. James Reiter, assistant greenhouse foreman reports that the greenhouses and the nursery have been here for more than 30 years, and the conservatory was built three years ago.
Conservatory for Show Purposes
The east greenhouse and the nursery supply plants for the flower beds on the campus. Extra flowers are cut for offices, and for social functions of the University, she added, and the conservatory is used for show purposes.
Flowers and plants in the west greenhouse are used for classroom study. Mrs.Reiter explained. Prior to the war some botanical experiments were carried out, but these have been temporarily discontinued.
Pastel snap-dragons, red, pink, and white geraniums, carnations, and yellow, orange, and rust chrysanthemum's are but a few of the multi-color variety of flowers that bloom at the greenhouse.
In summer, the 10 acre nursery with yellow, purple, and white iris, splashes of red and pink peonies, danity tube roses, and majestic gladioli, form a sea of blazing color.
Frost in May Threatened
The flowers are put in the beds the first part of May, Mrs. Reiter said when most of the danger of frost is over. The weather did the unexpected last year, she continued, when a freak snow storm occurred the 15th of May. To keep the plants from freezing, from 7000 to 10,000 tin cans were used to cover them.
The conservatory building was shipped here from Kansas City three years ago, Mrs. Reiter said, to accommodate some tropical plants
that could not grow well in the greenhouse. Like a Visit to Tropics
Like a Visit to Tropics
Walking into the room is like walking into a tropical scene. A 25 foot banana tree, with banana's on it almost ready to pick, stands in the center. Other tropical plants include a fig plant, with figs, cocanut plants, sent a year ago from Hawaii, and a southern magnolia tree. The temperature is kept at 73 degrees during the winter to protect them.
Students from the drawing and painting, and design departments use the conservatory as an inspiration for compositions, or modify the flowers for pattern designs.
Colored tropical birds, blue, green, and yellow, from Australia and Brazil, sing amid palms and red bougainvillea. A long pool, running the length of the room, filled with goldfish, completes the picture.
Three Graduates Have Teaching Jobs
Florence Jean Eggert, '44, now in the Graduate School, will teach Spanish and French in the Atchison High school next year.
Three University graduates will hold new teaching positions next year, H. E. Chandler, head of the teachers appointment bureau, announced.
Miss Florence Eaton, '32, who has taught at Stockton, Calif., this year, will be an English instructor in San Diego, Calif., for the school year 1945-46.
Miss Gueda Burgan, graduate student in the School of Fine Arts, is now special music teacher in Phoenix, Ariz.
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