====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0413_1 from reel: L 2339 (1944-02-08 to 1945-10-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/155939 Title: Eight Teams to Compete Tonight in Class AA Semi-Final Tourney Summary: Coverage of the semi-finals of the Class AA Kansas state high school basketball tournament featuring eight teams competing at various locations including Hutchinson, Newton, and Salina. Category: sports Subjects: high school basketball; tournament; sports competition Confidence: 0.9 Title: Beta's Take First Place in Basketball Summary: Report on Beta fraternity winning first place in the intramural basketball tournament with 66.8 points, followed by Residence Halls and Phi Delta Theta in second place. Category: campus news Subjects: intramural sports; basketball; fraternity competition Confidence: 0.85 Title: Sportorials Summary: Sports column by Loren King discussing national intercollegiate basketball, Kansas City tournament, and spring football squad preparations. Category: sports Subjects: sports commentary; basketball; football Confidence: 0.8 Title: Braddy and Ashton Write Articles for Folklore Quarterly Summary: Two faculty members from the English department have articles published in the California Folklore Quarterly, covering topics like 'Chaucer's Wanderer' and 'Folk Rhymes and Circular Jingles'. Category: campus news Subjects: academic publishing; faculty research; folklore studies Confidence: 0.8 Title: New Course Given in Statistics by Business School Summary: The School of Business is offering a new course in statistics under the direction of Dr. Bruce T. Robb, chief statistician for the Federal Reserve bank. Category: campus news Subjects: academic curriculum; business education; statistics course Confidence: 0.85 Title: Class Must Go On, Breakfast Ruled Second Summary: Humorous account of a professor who missed breakfast and took his Intellectual Currents class to a restaurant, emphasizing that studies shouldn't interfere with education. Category: campus news Subjects: student life; classroom humor; academic culture Confidence: 0.75 Title: Lt. Lloyd Svoboda Wounded While Serving in Germany Summary: Lieutenant Lloyd Svoboda, son of Major and Mrs. J.J. Svoboda, was seriously wounded while serving in Germany with the Third Army. Category: local news Subjects: military service; world war II; casualties Named Entities: Svoboda, Lloyd [lieutenant]; Svoboda, Joseph [father] Confidence: 0.85 Title: McIntire Promoted to First Lieutenant Summary: James E. McIntire, 22, has been promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant. He is a veteran of more than 30 Eighth Air Force bombing missions. Category: campus news Subjects: military promotion; air force; world war II Named Entities: McIntire, James E. [first lieutenant] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Lt. Geppelt Visits Campus Summary: Lieutenant Elmo Geppelt, who served 30 missions on a Liberator in the Eighth Air Force in Europe, visited campus after his return. Category: campus news Subjects: military service; world war II; alumni Named Entities: Geppelt, Elmo [lieutenant] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Allen for Change in Free Throw Rule Summary: Dr. F.C. 'Phog' Allen proposes a rule change for free throw procedure in basketball, suggesting eliminating the free-throw lane and making it impossible for 7-foot giants to get missed free throws. Category: editorial Subjects: basketball rules; sports governance; rule changes Confidence: 0.8 Title: Barbara Owens Has Promotion Summary: Barbara Owens of the Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service recently received a promotion to lieutenant junior grade. Category: arts Subjects: career advancement; military service; bacteriology Named Entities: Owens, Barbara [auxiliary volunteer] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Definition of Justice Summary: Editorial defining justice as when the stenographer puts her gum out of the window before stepping out, rather than after. Category: editorial Subjects: justice; legal system; social commentary Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Granada; Jayhawker; Varsity Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.