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NUMBER 115
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1945
42nd YEAR
Americans Open Fight for Ruhr; Nazi Camps Hit
International News Service
Troops of the United States first army opened the battle for the Ruhr valley today in the wake of the third army's stunning victory in the Saar-Pallatine which wiped out or doomed an estimated 100,000 German soldiers.
While first army troops attacked along the Sieg river, some 11 miles south of the Ruhr basin, speeding third army columns cut the last good east-west highway in the Saar pocket.
Soviet troops drove steadily closer to Danzig and Stettin, while heavy air attacks were made on targets in Hungary.
German army encampments in concentration centers in the Ruhr were battered by more than 1300 heavy American bombers and 700 Mustangs. The initial blow of the aerial onslaught on the Ruhr was concentrated on nine enemy army camps.
Louisiana Urges Participation Louisiana college urges greater student participation in college affairs as practical training for adult responsibilities.
On the Russian front Premier Joseph Stalin announced that the Red army has launched a powerful new offensive 47 miles south of Breslau, smashing German defenses and gaining 25 miles.
Louisiana Urges Participation
A spokesman for Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower said the third army now controls the Rhine from Coblenz to Ludwigshafen.
The Remagen bridgehead was again expanded slightly. Americans moving northward are now in control of a seven-mile stretch on the southern banks of the Sieg river. They also are in control of a 14-mile stretch along the six lane Cologne-Frankfort autobahn.
In the Pacific, widespread attacks on Japanese objectives, and mopping up in the Philippines featured the war news.
Two student concert artists, Gorgjia Weinrich, junior, and Allen Rogers, sophomore, will appear in a two-piano recital, Wednesday evening in Fraser theater.
Students to Present Two-Piano Recital
Miss Weinrich, Kansas City, is a piano major in the studio of Jan Chiapusso. She has already appeared in several recitals in Kansas City and will appear with the University Symphony Orchestra soon. In the National Music Festivals, she receiver four first ratings and three ratings of highly superior in auditions held by the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
Allen Rogers, Topeka, a student in piano under Carl A. Preyer, has appeared frequently in recitals in Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City. For three successive years, he received a division 1 rating in the National Music festivals. Last year at the honors convocation, he was top ranking freshman and was given the Fi Kanna Lambda proficiency award.
A Kappa Lambalu protested where He was granted also the Mu Phi Epsilon gift scholarship and recently has been awarded a Summerfield scholarship.
Journalism Picture Shown Tomorrow
The organization and routine of a modern daily newspaper was shown in a sound motion picture in room 102 of the Journalism building at 2:30 today and will be shown to classes again at 9:50 and 10:30 tomorrow morning. The picture was filmed for the Minneapolis Star-Journal and the running time is 21 minutes.
Journalism students of the University High school attended the movie this afternoon, and students from Liberty Memorial High school will attend tomorrow. Anyone interested in seeing the successive stages in newspaper publication may come at either hour, Prof. Elmer E. Beth, acting chairman of the journalism department announced.
Daniel Foresees North America As Trade Capital
North America, with Canada and the United States leading the economic world, will be the capital of trade in all directions, Hawthorne Daniel, navy war correspondent, who addressed the community lecture course audience in Fraser theater last night.
"Canada has surpassed her mother country owing to her many natural resources," asid the speaker. "Her population of 11 million is still growing, while Great Britain's population is becoming static."
Most people fail to understand the forces of nations by sea, explained Mr. Dainel, because schools fail to teach adequate geography. Flat maps which are used most are inaccurate because the world is divided into two hemispheres with each edge in the ocean. Decans Connect. Not Wild.
Oceans Connect, Not Divide
"This appears to make the oceans divide, whereas they really connect the world," said Mr. Daniel. "The oceans are the great highways of the world, and the continents divide the world."
Dividing the world into oceanic areas, Mr. Daniel makes one portion the Pacific-Indian area and the other the Atlantic area. "The Pacific-Indian Ocean area is British, with the exception of Britain herself. More force from 'Great Britain would solve many problems,' believes Mr. Dainel, "but England (continued to near two)
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Veterans to Star In Army Show Saturday Night
Seven veterans of the battle for Bastogne will be featured in the free Army show which will be given at 8 o'clock Saturday night in the Community building. The show was organized by Maj. Gen. C. H. Danielson, commanding general of the Seventh Service Command.
The battle of Bastogne is one of the most inspiring stories of courage and heroism to come from Europe so far in this war. Bastogne is the little Belgian town where Gen. Anthony McAuliffe answered German surrender demands with his famous one-word reply: "Nuts!"
The show includes, besides the veterans, 51 officers and enlisted men, the 306th Army Service Force band from O'Reilly General hospital, a 17-piece swing band, a 27-piece male chorus, a solo pianist, the "Camp Crowder String Quartet" and a G. I. impersonator. Several of the musicians have done concert work with leading symphony orchestras.
The show will be given for the workers of the Sunflower Ordnance works Saturday afternoon.
Jo Davidson to Carve Bust of W. A. White
Jo Davidson, New York sculptor, has been commissioned to carve a bust of William Allen White, late Emporia editor, Mayor Ora Rindom, president of the William Allen White Memorial foundation, said yesterday.
Several organizations are arising a $50,000 fund for the Emporia memorial projects.
A second foundation committee, which is national in its scope, is obtaining money for the development of the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University.
Forker Will Be Principal Of Junior High in Topека
Marvin P. Forker, who received his masters degree from the University in Education in 1941, will be principal of Roosevelt Junior High school in Topeka next year, announced H. E. Chandler, head of the Teachers Appointment bureau
Quig Nearly Misses Own Party Celebrating 64th Birthday Secretary Plans Boss' Surprise
"My, what goes on here?" queried E. C. Quigley, as he stepped into his office this morning to find a huge birthday cake on his desk. It was a surprise birthday party given for "Quiq" on his 64th birthday by Mrs. Broderick Johnson, Mr. Quigley's secretary. The party almost fell through due to "Quig" himself.
Finally the guest of honor arrived,
and accepted the cake with a big
Mrs. Johnson had informed Mr. Quigley that there would be a man in the office to see him at 10 a.m. today, and at 9:45 Mr. Quigley still hadn't appeared on the scene. Mrs. Johnson called his home, and learned that Mr. Quigley was going to Topea, but that he would stop by the office for a few minutes.
That's what Quig thought, but a few minutes later, the entire physical education staff filed into the office, with plates in hand. Ice cream was served to the coaches, Mrs. Hulteen, Dr. Allen's secretary, Earl Falkenstein, Quig's right-hand man, Mr. Broderick Johnson, Charles Moffett, and George Dick.
The guest of honor had to hurry off, and trustingly left the remainder of his cake on his desk. The rapid diminishing of the cake can be attributed to the frequent visitors in the athletic office today.
Gildersleve Will Speak For Women in New World
grim, saying. "We'll have it when get back."
New York, (INS) — Dean Virginia Gildersleve of Barnard College, only woman delegate to the San Francisco world security conference, declared today that at the parley she would speak for women in the new world as well as for youth and "its faith in the vision in the better world."
His many friends wished Mr. Quigley many happy returns of the day, to which he replied, "I hope they'll all be at K. U."
Students to Talk Peace April 15
A miniature world peace conference, complete with special committees and technical advisers, will meet on Sunday, April 15. The delegates will be members of various student organizations.
The plan for the conference started with the Student Religious council, Rosalie Erwin, chairman of the council said. The organizations were given countries to study early in February and will come to the conference prepared to speak for those countries. The conference will be climaxed with a meeting in the evening at which Dr. W. W. Peters, president of McPherson college, will be the speaker.
All the students from other countries will be invited to attend the conference and sit in with the delegations from their countries, Miss Erwin said.
The participating organizations are Forums Board, Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., the Congregational Fireside Forum, Lutheran Student association, the Roger William's Foundation, Forum Christian group, West-minister Vesper club, Ninth Street Baptist forum, Student Religious council, and the Veteran's club.
Romberg Will Play Music from New Hit 'Up in Central Park'
Sigmund Romberg, who brings with him to Lawrence, April 11, a group of singing artists and a 50-piece orchestra, will be the main attraction of the University's annual Music Festival week April 8 to 16. Mr. Romberg will feature music from his smash hit musical now on Broadway, "Up in Central Park."
The modern composer, who by his critics has been named among the top music writers of today and been compared with men like Strauss and Lehar of a generation ago, will present a group of his outstanding scores, from "Maytime," "Blossom Time," and the "Student Prince." Along with these he will give some selections from Tschalkowsky, Ravel, Strauss, Kern and others.
The Hungarian born, world famous composer is of a family of artists and writers, and is related to the wife of Johann Strauss. Actually Mr. Romberg never attended a music school of any kind, although he studied and mastered the violin and learned the rudiments of the piano from his father's teaching. He began his career in Vienna in the Nineties by playing with school bands, being able to play the cello, trumpet, and drums along with his mastery of the violin and piano. Mr. Romberg has been called a "giant among music makers of the world."
Midwest Music Camp Planned July 2-Aug.12
The eighth annual Midwestern Music camp will take place on the campus this summer from July 2 to Aug.12. Russel L. Wiley, director of the camp, announced today. The camp will be started again after a lapse of two years.
Sponsored by the School of Fine Arts and conducted by the Department of Band and Orchestra of which Mr. Wiley is director, the camp brings high school students from surrounding states to the University for a six-week session of musical training, recreation and sports under the direction of members of the Fine Arts faculty and a group of nationally-known guest conductors. In 1942 a total of 17 states were represented in the summer music camp.
Mai, Kenneth H. Constant, who was graduated from the University in 1933, received a promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel, Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert, USA, Director of the War Department Office of Dependency Benefits announced today. Colonel Constant is executive officer of that activity of the office of the fiscal director, headquarters, army service forces.
Band, orchestra, and chorus will be featured this year. Mr. Wiley said. Among the guest conductors, who will be present for teaching during portions of the session are: Ralph Rush, director of band and orchestra, Cleveland Heights High school, Cleveland, Ohio; Bruce Jones, president of the National School Band association, Little Rock, Ark.; and James Robertson, director of the instrumental music, Springfield, Mo. Public schools.
Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska respectively, send the largest number of enrollments, the director said. Students engage in swimming, horse-back riding, soft ball, tennis, and other sports in addition to their musical instruction. Housing for boys and girls will be the fraternity and sorority houses on the campus
Promotion Earned By Major Constant
Before entering the army as a captain in August 1942, Colonel Constant was for nineteen years with Capper Publications, Inc., New York City. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1923. He later attended Northwestern University in Evansport, Ill., and New York University in New York City. His mother, Mrs. Isabelle Constant, lives at 1847 Barker avenue, Lawrence, Kansas.
Frances Abts Addresses Journalism Sorority
Miss Frances Abts, journalism graduate in 1944, will be present for a professional meeting of Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, at 4:30 this afternoon. A former chapter member, Miss Abts is police and city hall reporter for the Kansas City Kansan. The meeting will be held in the sky parlor of the journalism building.
Jewish fraternities were invited to join the Fraternity Council at the University of Minnesota last year for the first time.
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