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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, MARCH 20, 1945
Kansan Comments
Kansan Kansans Proud Of Scoffing By Countrymen
Attention was drawn in a recent issue of a news magazine to a survey made in 50 of New York City's business offices, in which the questioner asked members of the front-office personnel if they could tell him where Kansas is located. To some of the easterners, Kansas is a person, others felt sure that Kansas is a shortened name for Kansas City. Many had never heard of this strange word; a few guessed that it might be in the south while others seriously stated that "it is out near Pennsylvania."
Undoubtedly there are missing links in the education of the interviewees. However, Kansans should blush with shame to realize that they are responsible for not "putting their state on the map," at least in the minds of their fellow countrymen. The situation is not much improved by the knowledge on the west coast that Kansas does exist, but, as the cinema has so kindly informed the world, is a bick state populated by uneducated, simple people who roam dusty streets in cowboy boots. Surprisingly, Kansans clap with glee when a green county cousin in the latest movie announces that he hails from Kansas.
Perhaps we should be thankful that our state is unknown to part of the country, for those who are aware of its existence have been allowed to think of it as a backward barren region. It has already been demonstrated that too many citizens of this state are satisfied with the latter impression for they seem unwilling to do anything to alter it—to them, it is un-Kansan-like to publicize or to prove our worth.
Why the people of the Jayhawk state cherish the ridicule thrown at them evidently is peculiar to this state alone. It would seem that this is the relic corner of America where progress is unknown. We appear to be striving to retain all those good old-fashioned pioneer characteristics that distinguish us from the rest of the advancing world. Crumbling sidewalks and miserable streets are considered quaint in Lawrence instead of dangerous to public safety, symbolic of stagnation, and a hindrance to modern developments.
Arthur Glenn Receives Rank of Technical Sergeant
Arthur D. Glenn, 20, has been promoted to the grade of technical sergeant, according to an announcement recently made at the 15th Air Force heavy bomber base in Italy.
Sgt. Glenn attended the University of Kansas before he entered the service May 28, 1943. He is a gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber and is a member of a veteran group commanded by Col. Thomas W. Steed. The group has own more than 200 combat missions against strategic targets in southern Europe and the Balkans.
Sgt. Glenn's home is at 909 Johnstown avenue, Salina, Kansas.
K. U. Medics Receive Commissions
Thirty-six Kansas university medical school graduates who attended Medical Field Service school at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., were graduated recently, according to Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary.
All received commissions as lieutenants in the army medical corps.
The campus unit of the Red Cross is sponsoring a 20-hour first aid course at the University of Chicago.
University Offers New Extension Class
The post-war conservation course to be offered under the guidance of the School of Business and extension division will begin today in Kansas City in the Hotel Phillips.
The course, War Contract Readjustment and Settlement, will consist of a series of lectures to be held at weekly meetings for 10 consecutive weeks. It is offered as an aid in planning and in procedures used in rapid conversion from one war production job to another and in post war conversion to production of civilian goods.
Speakers from Chicago, St. Louis, Wright Field, Washington, Baltimore and Detroit, in addition to participants from this area, will discuss and interpret government regulations and legislations.
In order to accommodate the expected 225 business men, lawyers, and accountants attending from the Kansas City area, each meeting will be divided in to two sections to be held Tuesday and Wednesday of each week.
West Visits Campus For Consultation With Veterans
Paul W. West, new regional field training officer of the veteran's bureau of Kansas City, Mo., will be in the office of Prof. Leonard H. Axe until Thursday to consult with University veterans.
Mr. West was appointed to his new position Feb. 28, and this is his first visit to the University as regional field training officer. He has charge of all veterans attending any educational institution in 56 counties of western Missouri and 10 counties in eastern Kansas.
Before his appointment in the veterans bureau. Mr. West was in the army. He enlisted as a private and in the three years he was in the army he worked up to a captain's rank, before receiving his honorable discharge.
Former Student Hit By German Bomb
Cpl. Bill Feeney, managing editor of the Daily Kansan in 1942, was wounded in the leg recently when a German bomb dropped within 30 feet of him.
In a letter to L. N. Flint, professor of journalism, Corporal Feeney told of being a part of the Roen river offensive and stated that it was "a tremendous and terrible thing to see." He wrote that he was wounded when he failed to take cover "because our artillery was making such a noise that I couldn't hear the German planes come in.
"The medics have been wonderful. We are very well treated, and have the best of everything," the letter said. Corporal Feeney said that he didn't think that there would be any permanent effects from his leg injury.
Prof. John G. Blocker, of the School of Business, was the principal speaker at the monthly dinner meeting of the Kansas City chapter of the National Association of Cost Accounting at 6:30 last night in the Hotel President. His subject was, "Standard Costs in the Postwar Period."
Blocker Was Guest Speaker
Eight thousand students are registered at the University of Minnesota this year.
Minnesota Registered 8,000
Rock Chalk Talk
By JOAN HARRIS
By far the most entertaining act at the recent Corbin pajama party was the Nancy Young version of Lauren Bacall, the Hemingway heat wave. Illustrating the quotations with slow motion eyelash batting, that so low (ohl) voice, and the slinky saunter, Nancy sez, "You know how to whistle don't'cha? Ya jus' put ya lips together an' blow."
Spring—time of the birds, the bees,
and the boys, finds Professor Braddy
singing "Figaro"* for his English
classes—C. F. Smith of PT-8 blowing
his horn on the fire escape—Norma
Henry and Donald Nephews throwing
balls at each other—the Beta
Butch buggy, the Sigma Chi Dickey,
and relative relics chugging around
-Sunny Jones sunning-Harry Mills
and company studying the stars
(astronomy, heck!)-iced tea, lawn
mowers, T shirts, and crazy hats.
The wolves are seeing red these days. For weeks they've had the priority on all howling privileges on campus—then came Rover, a big time operator who moved into a doghouse next door to the Phi Psi. Rover seems to possess some sixth sense that tells him when all the lil Pisis are tucked in bed, for then is when he has a really howling good time of it!
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Russell J. Atkinson, Jr., was not
Journalism Twins Cover Jack Benny
Covering the recent visit of the Jack Benny radio troupe for their newspaper, the St. Joseph (Mo.) News-Press, was "quite a thrill" for Misses Jean and Jane Jones, 1944 graduates in journalism. Jean attended a luncheon for Jane Wyman, movie actress.
The twins have been doing reporting, feature writing, and editing on the News-Press since last July.
Baseball Practice Started
Baseball Practice Started Baseball practice for the intramural teams has begun at Michigan State college.
--one to take the situation lying down, however. Rising to the occasion at sometime between 3 and 4 a.m., Russell J. and his .22 appeared at an upper window and fired three shots into space. Rover liked that and howked louder than ever. Russell J. then patterned around the block attired in a chic union suit, firing on Rover at regular intervals — Rover acknowledging the attention by—howling.
Hell week at the Alpha Chi Omega house was quite the hot affair this year. Jo Ellen Hall spent her meal times dogging the footsteps of the houseboy until the poor lad became so nervous and distraught that he considered submitting his resignation. Jo Ellen, incidentally, ran up her mileage and increased her appetite several hundred times. Mary Lee Asher, a victim of active ire, was ordered to pop the question to the man repairing the pipe line—namely, "Why don't you have seven children?"
It happened long ago when coeds were still serenading the PTs. The moon was bright, the songs were sweet, and a Beta pledge leaning too far out the window to see it all came tumbling down to the cold, hard ground.
Freezing Wind Forces Students To Don Overcoats
All thoughts of picnics, swimming, boating, hiking, and other such activities connected with drowsy spring weather were quickly forgotten this morning by students as they rolled out of bed with the temperature outside just a little above freezing.
Although an all-day rain finally stopped last night, the wind changed to the north and caused those with 8:30 classes to drag out their overcoats from the mothballs, where they had put them last weekend, and
The meeting of the College faculty will not be held this month.-Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Official Bulletin
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, March 20, 1945
Phone 4
Cities Service Products
El Ateneo, Spanish club, will meet at 4:30 tomorrow in room 113 Frank Strong hall. An informal program of songs, games and refreshments.— Louise Hatch, president.
The Dramatic Workshop picture will be taken at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of Green hall.
Students who have not learned their grades for the winter semester may obtain their grades at the registrar's office this week according to the following schedule:
Wednesday—N to S inclusive
Thursday—T to Z inclusive
Friday and Saturday—Those unable to appear at the scheduled time.
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Mail subscriptions rates from March 7 to June 18, 1945, outside Lawrence, $1.75 plus $.04 tax; inside Lawrence, $1.75 plus $.04 tax, and .70 postage. Yearly rates outside Lawrence are $2.30, outside Lawrence are $2.50 plus $.07 tax and $1.40 postage. Published in Lawrence, Kansas, every afternoon during the school year except Saturday and Sunday. University holidays, and during examinations, are matters matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas, under act of March 3, 1879.
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trudge off to class thinking how nice spring had been while it lasted. By noon today, however, the sun had come out, and, although the wind still blew with great intensity, the weather man assured discouraged students that it would get much warmer in the next few days (probably by the end of the week) and spring weather would once more be upon us.
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