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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1945
NUMBER 108
42nd YEAR
Super Fortresses Blast Osaka; First Army Expands Remagen Bridgehead Near Ruhr Valley
Washington, (INS) — A "very large force" of B-29 super fortresses today blasted industrial targets in Osaka, on the mainland of Japan, with the enemy's big aircraft plants believed to be the main objective.
Less than two miles from the great four-lane concrete motor highway leading to the Ruhr valley, United States first army troops expanding the Remagen bridgehead, fanned out against increasing enemy opposition today.
The United States third army of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton is massed all along the Moselle and the Rhine in the Coblenz region.
In eastern Europe, Soviet troops wheeled into position for a frontal assault on Berlin following seizure of Kustrin, key fortress city of the shattered capital's eastern approaches.
Soviet war planes swept over the Baltic and attacked the Prussian capital of Konigsberg.
Americans Gain on Mindanao
Rapid progress was reported by veteran American fighting men pushing inland on Zamboonta peninsula of Mindanao's island in the Philippines. Four coastal towns, valuable flying fields and an air strip are already in American hands.
Daily Kansan Staff Approved by Board
The Daily Kansan staff was approved yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Kansan Board. Members of the staff are: Mark Turkington, College junior, News Editor; Dixie Gilland, _College sophomore, Society Editor; Earl Barney, College junior, Sports Editor; Rebecca Vallette, College junior, Exchange Editor; and Virginia Van Order, College senior; Carol Stunrt, College senior; Joel Fant, College senior; Campus Editors, Dolores Sulzman, chairman of the Kansan Board, said today.
Tomorrow's Schedule
Tomorrow's classes are scheduled as follows.
To Discuss Rapid Conversion
Tomorrow's classes are schedule as follows:
8:30 classes ... 8:30- 9:05
9:30 classes ... 9:15- 9:50
Convocation ... 10:00-10:50
10:30 classes ... 11:00-11:35
11:30 classes ... 11:45-12:20
The opening lecture of the War Contract Readjustment and Settlement course to be offered under the auspices of the School of Business and University Extension Division will be held in Kansas City next Tuesday, at the Hotel Phillips.
War Conversion Discussed in K.C.
Courtney Johnson, Detroit, who is director of termination for the Studebaker Corporation of America, will act as chairman. Preceeding the lecture a dinner meeting of the staff will be held at 6 p.m.
The course is being offered as an aid in planning and in procedures used in rapid conversion from one war production job to another and post war conversion to production of civilian goods. Government regulations and legislations will be interpreted and discussed by informed
I.S.A. to Elect President Tomorrow
The I. S. A. will hold a mass meeting in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building, at 7:30 to morrow night to elect the president and council members for the coming year.
Pat Graham, College junior from Corbin hall, and Jack Nichols, a junior in the School of Business from Battenfeld, have been nominated by the council as the candidates for president. Council members will be nominated from the floor. Two persons will be nominated from each of the freshman, sophomore, and junior classes.
Military personnel will be represented by two V-12 students who will be appointed by the new council. The tenth member on the council will be the defeated presidential candidate, who will remain as a representative-at-large.
Mark Wayne Clark, commander of the 15th army group, Italy; Walter Krueger, commander sixth army, Philippines; Brehon Burke Somervell, commander of the army service forces; Jacob L. Devers, commander of the sixth army group, European theater; and Thomas Troy Handy, deputy chief of staff, U.S. army.
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Nine New Generals Through Promotion
Washington — (INS) — President Roosevelt today promoted nine key lieutenant-generals in world-wide theaters of war to the rank of full general.
The nominations for four-star generals include, Lt.-Gens. Joseph Taggart McNarney, now supreme deputy allied commander in the Mediterranean theater; Omar Nelson Bradley, commander of the 12th army in western Europe; Carl Speatz, commander of the U.S. strategic air forces in Europe; George Churchill Kenney, commanding general of the Far Eastern forces.
Jerome Davis to Speak on Russia In Convocation at 10 Tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Kiene, who have been interned by the Japanese since 1942 at the Los Banos prison in the Philippines, have been released, according to information received by Mrs. A. L. Kiene, Topeka.
Graduate Released From Jap Prison
Kirk Kiene was graduated from the University in 1933 and later married Evelyn Rickard of Emporia. In 1939 they went to the Philippines where Mr. Kiene was stationed as assistant manager of the Goodrich Rubber company's branch there.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kiene formerly lived at 1206 Tennessee street here and moed to Topeka about a year ago.
the New School for Research in New York. For three years he was president of the American Federation of Teachers.
Mr. Davis has taught at Boston university, Dartmouth college, Harvard, the University of Wisconsin, and in
Mr. Davis will arrive in Kansas City today and will come to Lawrence either tonight or in the morning, according to information received by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary.
The Women's Glee Club will present two songs, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home," and "Moonlight and Roses," before the address.
Jerome Davis, foreign correspondent for Canadian and American newspapers, will speak on "Russia As I Saw It" at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium to open the convoction series for the spring semester
Tracy Retires, Roof Will Become Chairman of Anatomy Department; Miesner Music Head, on Leave
Mr. Davis has just returned from a 10 months' visit in the Soviet Union. He left the United States in the summer of 1943 and spent several weeks in England before going to Russia. He left England in October and, after stopping at Lisbon, Cairo, Teheran, and Stallinggrad, arrived in Moscow on Nov.5.
From 1940 until 1943, Mr. Davis was director of the prisoner-of-war work in Canada for the Y.M.C.A. world alliance. He is the author or co-author of 14 volumes on international, social, economic, and religious questions. He has pritten articles for the Atantic Monthly, Century, New Republic, Nation, Survey, and Collier's magazines.
Veteran Program to Be Presented to Lawrence Club
A committee, which met yesterday planned a University veteran program to be presented before the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in April. The exact nature of the program has not been announced yet.
Committee members include Leonard Axe, director, Lawrence Woodruff, Raymond Nichols, and Edwin Browne.
Twente States Plans For Summer Session To Open on June 27
Courses in 30 departments will be offered in the eight-week session scheduled for the coming summer, Dean J. W. Twente, director of the summer session, has announced. The session will open June 27 and close August 18.
Facilities which will enable preinduction students and veterans to obtain courses which will meet their needs will be available, Dean Twente said.
Eight semester hours of credit may be completed during the session by graduate students who are working for an advanced degree and by students continuing their regular work. Further information is available on request from the summer session office in room 103 of Fraser hall.
The 16-week semester will not be in session this summer as the University is returning to the 18-week winter and spring semesters with short summer terms.
K-State Red Cross Goal $1200
The Red Cross goal for Kansas State college is $1200.
Melchior and Seyfert Gave Many Encores In Concert Last Night
Mr. Melchior's last two numbers were the Arlas from "Die Walkure," an operatic love song by Wagner, and "Vesti la Giubba" from the opera "Pagliacci." The artistry of this final song brought a storm of applause that did not cease until the singer gave another Wagnerian Aria from the opera "Lohengrin" and the American song by Robinson, "The House I Live In."
Leonevallo's popular senadez "Mattinata," in the fourth group on the program was one of the best liked numbers, and this was followed by "Lonely Night" from the tenor's MGM picture "Thrill of a Romance." He sang next two English songs, "The Star" by James Rogers and Taylor's "Life and Death."
"Mattinata" Popular
Guest artist Lauritz Melchior, and his accompanist, Otto Seyfert, by their performances last night brought much applause and many encores from the audience of the fourth program in the University Concert course given in Hoch auditorium.
The third part of the program was a group of German songs more familiar to the audience as Schubert's "Wanderer" and two pieces by Richard Strauss, "Standenhen" and "Cacile," which brought more encores.
Sevfert Gave Solo
In the first part of the program, the Danish born son sang a group of Scandinavian songs the most familiar of which was the Norwegian number, "I Love Thee," by Grieg. This last brought an encore of another Norwegian song by Grieg, "Fatherland." Richard Strauss's "Dedication" was sung by Mr. Melchior after further applause by the audience.
Otto Seyfert gave a piano solo, "Isoide's Liestrood," the Wagner-Liszt finale to "Tristan and Isolde" from the opera that has brought Mr. Melchior so much fame. The solo was so well received that an encore of Brahm's "Waltz in A Flat" was given.
Paul Gifford Roof will become professor and chairman of the department of anatomy effective Sept. I, 1945 to replace H. C. Tracy as head of the department.
Professor Tracy has reached the age of retirement as department chairman but will continue as fulltime professor.
Professor Roof received his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Chicago in neurology. He is now assistant professor of anatomy in the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville where he has been for more than 10 years.
In 1925 he served as an instructor in chemistry at Haskell institute. "He has been recommended as an excellent teacher and active in research in neurology," said Prof. O. O. Stoland, secretary of the School of Medicine.
His appointment was approved by the Board of Regents. Messner Granted Spring Year
Service on the University plumbing installations has been curtailed this week by the resignation of three plumbers seeking a 20-cent wage increase, it was disclosed by administrative officials this morning.
Miessner granted spring according to an announcement by Chancellor Malott, yesterday, the request of W. Otto Miessner, chairman of the department of music education, for a leave of absence has been granted by the Board of Regents. The leave to be effective for the spring semester was asked by Mr. Miessner so that he could devote more time to his numerous activities in the music publishing field for which he is nationally known.
Mr. Miesner, who has been with the University since 1936, has established the Miesner institute of Music, published a number of children's music books and invented (continued to page two)
Plumbers Resign Seek Higher Wages
The men had requested a raise from 70 to 90 cents an hour through regular state civil service channels and had given the required week's notice, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said. They had expected action by Monday, but the administration told them their case would be considered at its convenience, preferring to deal with wage questions concerning a large number of employees at one time.
The plumbing foreman, Harold Eberhart, one of those who resigned, said last night that he had no statement to make as yet. It was understood that other employers had offered the men $1.25 an hour, the prevailing rate for plumbers in business.
Lt.-Comdr. Hefling Visits Campus
Lieut. Comdr. A. W. "Jack" Helfling, a graduate in the School of Engineering, "25, visited Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, Sunday. As a student, he was one of the founders of the Kansas relays.
At present he is a construction officer at Mare Island, Calif. Early in the war he was construction officer in the Aleutians.