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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1945
42nd YEAR
Russia Must Be Judged on Basis Of Amazing Growth from Czarism Davis Tells Convocation Audience
To understand the Russians, America must remember that they are like us declared Jerome Davis, foreign correspondent for Canadian and American newspapers, as he spoke today at the first spring semester convocation.
"Russia deserves more understanding. We should give Russia the benefit of the doubt," he continued "and compare conditions in Russia today with those during the Czar's regime."
"Remember," he urged, "that our revolution was in 1776 When the new Russian government can trace its history that far we can more accurately com-
Dean Paul B. Lawson introduced Mr. Davis. Preceding the address, the Women's Glee Club presented two songs, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," and "Moonlight and Rose."
Since the revolution, there can be seen a gradual and continuous trend toward democracy. Among improvements have been the adoption of the secret ballot and a growing industrial policy of reward for achievement. Growing religious freedom is evident by the establishment of 250 new churches this year. Greater cooperation by the churches with the war effort has been largely responsible for the backing of the government.
"Russia far exceeds the United States in racial equality," he said, and also in governmental interest in the development of what Mr. Davis considers "the most valuable thing in any country, the character and brain power of the people." "Russia is advancing in this respect," he continued, "because she is giving scholarships which include not only tuition but food and lodging as well, and most important of all, these scholarships are given to any or all so long as specific grade standards are met."
Davis Stresses Brain Power
In an interview, Mr. Davis again stressed the importance of national development of brain power. He urged the extension of scholarship to a greater number of students. He pointed out that in Russia the extent of the individual scholarship is in proportion to the quality of work done by that student; that is, the higher the scholarship of the student, the greater the amount of fi- (continued to see two)
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Must Register For Proficiency
Registration at the College office will be necessary before students will be admitted to the English proficiency examination, Prof. John B. Virtue today warned juniors and seniors who expect to take the examination required for graduation.
The examination will take place Saturday, starting at 8:30 a.m., probably will consist of two pieces of writing from a varied list of suggested subjects. The paper will be between 600 to 800 words in length and the student's name will not be recorded on it. A committee of six composed of Professor Virtue, chairman; Prof. W. D. Paden, Prof. Nellie Barnes, Prof. John Hankins, Prof. E. O. Stene and Prof. Mary Grant are subject to call as graders, and five will enter grades. Three out of five entries of passings or failures decide.
House Will Consider Manpower Legislation
Washington—(INS)—The administration won an initial test of strength today in efforts to obtain the May-Bailey labor draft bill when the House voted to appoint a conference committee to consider the controversial manpower legislation.
Army Show to Be Here March 24
An army show with top-noth entertainers will be brought to Lawrence on March 24 by the ordance department of the U.S. army at the Sunflower Ordnance works. The show will be given at the Community building and no admission charge will be made, according to information received from Miss Elizabeth Fisher, personnel director for Colonel Hyde at the ordnance plant.
The show will consist of a 27-piece military band from the O'Reilly General hospital, Springfield, Mo.; a 27-voice male chorus; a 17-piece swing band directed by T/5 Wenfield Lindley, former arranger for the bands of Charles Fisk and Barney Ratt; a solo pianist, Pvt. Max Lanner who trained in Vienna, did concert work in Europe and the United States, and was formerly the pianist-conductor of the Vienna-Austria orchestra.
Also in the show will be the "Camp Crowder String Quartet" with Pvt. Albert Pratt, former violinist with the New York Philhar-
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K.U. Violates State Law In Display of Soviet Flag
Display of the Soviet flag among the flags of our allies in Frank Strong hall constitutes a breech of Kansas law punishable by imprisonment from 18 months to three years in the state penitentiary, Jerome Davis, convocation speaker facetiously remarked.
"There's a way to get rid of your chancellor if you wish," he laughingly told his audience.
The law was made during the anti-Communist days and has never been changed.
Kansas University veterans of World War II will have a representative on the All-Student Council, and the Y.M.C.A., because of its present limited membership, will forfeit its council seat, in accordance with a resolution passed by the All-Student council at the regular meeting in the Fine room of the Union building last night.
Don McCaul, Kenneth Danneberg, Kenneth Nohe, Earl Barney, and Paul Conrad were sworn in by Persis Snook, president. McCaul, Danneberg, and Nohe, Pachacamac members, are replacing Bob Henry, Bill Kanaga, and Lloyd Eisenhower; Barney and Conrad, P.S.G.L., fill the vacancies left by Kenneth Reasons and John Irwin.
Veterans Given Council Seat; YMCA Forfeits
Red Cross Inspired by Booklet Describing Italian War Horrors; Established in America in 1881
Betty Bixby, College junior, has been appointed chairman of Forums Board to replace Bob Gibbon, Doris Bixby, chairman of the committee on committees, announced.
Doris Bixby also reported on the teacher and course evaluation survey, and told the council that all the reports have been separated and tabulated, and that the committee is now summarizing comments made by students on the survey sheets. Miss Bixby said that J. H. Nelson, assistant dean of the Graduate School, who is assisting with the tabulation, commented favorably on the survey, remarking that he was pleased with the way the students had cooperated. The committee
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For many years the wearers of the Red Cross of courage have been at the sides of the sick, wounded, and prisoners of war, voluntarily alleviating human suffering.
The fundamental idea of making the Red Cross an international agency developed through a publication by Henri Dumant, who had witnessed appaling scenes of bloodshed during the war in Italy. Dumant, in his booklet which appeared in Geneva in 1862, gave a shocking account of the plight of wounded left to perish on the battlefield for lack of medical aid. He urged the necessity of a permanent volunteer somight live, "To see the leaders of the military art of different nationalities agree upon some sacred international principle, sanctioned by convention, which, once signed and
ratified, would serve as the basis for the creation of societies for the aid of the wounded in different European countries."
Dunant's appeal was quickly answered, and the Geneva Society for Public Aid nominated a commission to study the means of improving conditions for the wounded in war. The members of this commission, which was destined to become the International Committee of the Red Cross, drew up an agreement providing for formation of national committees to assist army medical services.
Society Formed in Switzerland
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Russians Report Fall of Zvolen; Yanks Fight Five Miles East Of Rhine For Ammunition Dumps
Bulletin—Moscow, March 14-(INS)-Capture of Zvolen, 75 miles north of Budapest in southern Slovakia, was announced today in an order of the day by Premier Joseph Stalin.
(International News Service)
A battle by American tanks and infantry was waged today five miles east of the Rhine for possession of one of the largest Nazi Rhineland ammunition dumps in the town of Kalenborn.
Independents Collect Quarters to Promote New Organization
The purpose of the drive is to raise money for the organization, and to determine into what divisions of work its members are interested. The visiting representatives will bring to each house a group of new Independent pamphlets which have a card in the back. These cards are to be filled out and given to a representative in the house. Each person can contribute what as wishes.
This drive will last about three weeks. All women living in unorganized houses will be reached after the organized dormitories have been visited.
Davis Tells A.F.T. Of Need for Strong Labor Group in U.S.
The drive for 500 quarters, conducted by the Independents, began last night with groups of three persons calling at every Independent organized house, announced Rosemary Harding, chairman of the finance committee of the Independents.
The Americans jumped off in a surprise assault from a steadily expanding Renagen bridgehead while American aircraft swooped down on a Nazi airfield southeast of Cologne and destroyed or damaged 65 enemy
Prof. Jerome Davis, today's convocation speaker, addressed a small group of members of the local organ of the American Federation of Teachers at an informal meeting last night. Prof. Davis is a former president of the organization, having served three years in that position.
In a brief talk Prof. Davis stressed the necessity of strengthening the American labor movement as chief bulwark against the growth of Fascism in the United States.
He referred to work that the A. F. T. had done in furthering the cause of education. He insisted that the A. F. T. was one of the few organizations through which college professors can make contact with the elementary and high school teachers of nations, and insisted strongly on the obligation which college professors have to assist in furthering of public education throughout the nation.
Roy A. Bowers, professor in the School of Pharmacy, will speak at the March meeting of the Kansas chapter of Sigma Xi, honorary science fraternity, at 7:30 tomorrow night in the lecture room of Blake hall
Bowers to Speak For Sigma Xi's
Professor Bowers' subject is "The Chemotherapeutic Approach to the Development of New Medicinals,"
Yanks gain near Moselle
planes, preparing an apparent new assault on American-held bridges across the Rhine.
The American third army, penetrating deeper into the Saar region, gained a mile and a half in fresh attacks south of the Moselle river area.
The ninth airforce fought a spectacular 20-minute sky battle over a Nazi airfield east of Coblenz. United States Eight army headquarters announced that bombers were over the Reich and Berlin reported attacks against Carinthia and Styria in the southern reaches of Germany and Austria.
Renort on Osaka Bombing
Reconnaissance reports on the latest super fortress bombing results on the important Japanese city of Osaka showed tremendous damage done to the military installations.
Progress was reported from the ground battlefield of Iwo Jima and Mindanao in the Philippines.
Bert Brandt, ace war photographer of the European theater of operations, has been named manager of the Acme News Service for Europe, according to word received here.
Bert Brandt to Head New ANS Bureaus
A former student in the College, Mr. Brandt came to the University on transfer from Friends university and became a speech major with a minor in journalism.
Mr. Brandt will set up news bureaus in Italy, Germany, Belgium, France, and Holland, as soon as these countries are liberated.
Mr. Brant spoke at a convocation here January 8, while home on leave from his war duties. While here he was also a guest of the University club and spoke on KFKU.
Helpers in Library Greatly Needed
Library help is still greatly needed, especially for night service, according to C. M. Baker, director of libraries, today. It is emphasized once again that if students do not sign up for night work some of the library rooms will have to be closed during the evening. Saturday after noon service is also badly needed.
Soviet and Venezuela Ambassadors Friendly
Washington—(INS) —The Soviet and Venezuela ambassadors in Washington today signed agreements which formally established for the first time diplomatic and consular agreements between these two nations.