====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0412_2 from reel: L 2339 (1944-02-08 to 1945-10-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/155940 Title: Hobnail Hop Queen Will Reign Over Engineers' Dance Saturday Summary: The Hobnail Hop queen, chosen by University engineers, will reign over their traditional St. Patrick's day dance which will be held from 9 until 12 p.m. in the Military Science building Saturday. Category: campus news Subjects: student events; fraternities; social activities Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Pistorius Elected President of Wesley Summary: Mary Jane Pistorius will head the cabinet of the Wesley foundation for the coming year according to the results of a recent election. Other new officers include Edwin F. Price as director and Helen Howe as secretary. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; leadership elections; university governance Named Entities: Pistorius, Mary Jane [Wesley foundation president]; Price, Edwin F. [Wesley foundation director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Authorized Parties Summary: Engineers' dance, Military Science building, 9 p.m. (closed date). Category: campus news Subjects: university events; student activities; campus regulations Confidence: 0.75 Title: Jack Doeres Engaged to Iowa State Student Summary: Friends here have received word of the engagement of Jack Doeres, a student at the University in 1940 to 1943, and Mary Jean Westcot, Ames, Iowa. The marriage will be sometime next summer. Category: campus news Subjects: student life; engagements; personal announcements Named Entities: Doeres, Jack [student]; Westcot, Mary Jean [Iowa State student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Richardson Pinning Announced Yesterday at Tipperary Hall Summary: Announcement was made at Tipperary last night of the pinning of Marietta Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Richardson, Kansas City, Mo., to John G. Witherspoon, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Witherspoon, Kansas City, Mo. The announcement was made by Mrs. George P. Vogt, housemother. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; fraternity events; personal announcements Named Entities: Richardson, Marietta [student]; Witherspoon, John G. [father]; Vogt, George P. [housemother] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Hospital Loses Nurse; Former Nurse Visits Staff Summary: Mrs. Lulu Calkins, who has been a nurse at the Watkins Memorial hospital for two years, is leaving for her home in Waverly, Kans. Miss Amanda Mae Brose, formerly a clinic nurse at the Watkins Memorial hospital, visited the hospital staff yesterday. Category: campus news Subjects: university hospital; nursing staff; personal news Named Entities: Calkins, Lulu [nurse]; Brose, Amanda Mae [former nurse] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Campus Society Summary: Watkins Hall — Bill Ruggles and Dick Hoover were dinner guests last night. Pi Beta Phi — Capt. James Augustine, Bob Buechel and Lew Perifon were dinner guests last night. Foster Hall — New women this semester are Mary Jean Johnson, Cleburne; Marie Schrieber, Salina; and Elizabeth Posornow, Olathe. Alpha Chi Omega — Bill McCoy and Dorwin Lamkin were dinner guests last night. Gamma Phi Beta — Pat Randell was a luncheon guest yesterday. Chi Omega — Pledges of the Pi Beta Phi sorority were guests yesterday for a coke party. Kappa Kappa Gamma — Initiation services will be held soon for the following: Mary Louise Ainsworth, Carrie Arnold, Marjorie Beneker, Cora Lou Child, Eleanor Churchill, Patricia Ferguson, Patricia Glover, Nancy Goering, Maxine Gunsolly, Allison Jones, Sally Krebhiel, Martha Laffer, Mary Margaret Morris, Patricia Moyer, Catherine Piller, Mary Katherine Sims, Nancy Slater, Nancy Stephan, and Mary Zeller. Foster Hall — New women are Mary Jeanne Johnson, Randolph; Marie Schrieber, Salina; and Elizabeth Posornow. Sigma Kappa — Pledge honors have been announced. Betty McMillen received the Minerva head for highest grades from Martha Hogan, last year's recipient of the award; Betty Whitney received the trophy for activities from Kathleen Wright; and Mary Vermillion named Margaret Wright as the best all-around pledge of the year. Caroline Morriss served as toastmistress of the honors banquet. Alpha Omicron Pi — Dinner guests last night were Charles Moffett and Frank Houfe. Tipperary — Helen Petterson, Plainville, a former hall resident, has been visiting since Tuesday. Ens. Leroy Buzan and Norma Stephens, former hall resident, were dinner guests yesterday. They are from Kansas City, Mo. Robert Stockton, Delta Tau Delta, and Paul Finck, V-12 students, were dinner guests yesterday. Marjorie Peet, Chi Omega, and former hall resident, was a dinner guest yesterday. Locksley Hall — Dinner guests last night Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; fraternities; social events Confidence: 0.7 Title: Independents Selected to Call on Organized Dormitories Summary: Groups of Independents to call on organized dormitories this week were selected at a finance committee meeting in the Union building, Monday. Besides the 'Campaign for 500 Quarters,' representatives will explain the system of precincts and divisions for the main coordinating council. Booklets describing accomplishments and planned projects will be distributed. Category: campus news Subjects: student housing; university governance; student organizations Confidence: 0.75 Title: Three Students Will Speak at Iola Kiwanis Meeting Summary: A team of University victory speakers will address the Kiwanis club in Iola Friday. E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, announced today. The speakers and their subjects will be: John Gunther, 'New Zealand'; Patsy Creel, 'Rocket Powder'; and Richard Stutz, 'German Robot Bombs.' Category: campus news Subjects: student speakers; community events; university outreach Named Entities: Gunther, John [College sophomore]; Creel, Patsy [College junior]; Stutz, Richard [aeronautical engineering junior] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Sinley to Address Fellowship Summary: Robert Sinley, staff member of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, will speak to a meeting of the group tonight. Discussion will be at 7:15 p.m. at the meeting rooms in Myers hall. Category: campus news Subjects: university events; student organizations; religious activities Named Entities: Sinley, Robert [staff member] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Jay Janes Reinstate Two Summary: Margaret Butler Lillard and Kay Brown were reinstated in Jay Janes at the regular meeting of the organization in the Pine room of the Union building yesterday afternoon. Further plans for the Red Cross drive were discussed at the meeting. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; university governance; disciplinary actions Named Entities: Butler Lillard, Margaret [student]; Brown, Kay [student]; Wheeler, R. H. [professor of psychology] Confidence: 0.75 Title: The University of Wisconsin's Student Newspaper Puts Out a Special Edition Each Day for the University's Naval Training... Summary: Dr. R. H. Wheeler, professor of psychology, will speak at a meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at 7:30 tonight in the Kansas room of the Union building. Category: campus news Subjects: university news; student newspapers; military training Named Entities: Wheeler, R. H. [professor of psychology] Confidence: 0.7 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Adslane's; Royal College Shoe Shop 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.