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NUMBER 95
42nd YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1945
American Troops Take Schmidt, Reds at Outskirts of Frankfort As Big Three Meet at Black Sea
(International News Service)
A strait jacket of flaming steel was compressed about Nazi Germany today as the Big Three — Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin — met on the doors of the Black sea.
Russian troops were in the outskirts of Kuestrin and Frankfort in Eastern Germany and American forces were in possession of Schmidt guarding the pass to Cologne, Bonn, and the Rhine
and one of the Siegfried main pillars of strength.
Air Attacks on Enemy Announced
Air Attacks on Enemy Amphitheater On the Third army front to the south, six enemy counter - attacks were repulsed on a 40-mile strip of battle-scarred territory between Truen and Echternach. Four additional German villages fell into Third army hands.
Headquarters announced heavy air attacks by means of instruments on two enemy concentrations within 1,000 yards of Allied front line troops at Nijmegen, Holland. Beds 31 Miles from Berlin
Reds 31 Miles from Berlin
Russian advances into the outskirts of Kuestrin and Frankfort on the Oder river continued. Official Soviet communiques placed the Red spearhead 31 miles from Berlin and one front line dispatch reported capture of Damm, heavily fortified suburb of Frankfort.
In the Pacific, corregidor was blasted with hundreds of tons of bombs and steady ground progress was made in mopping up operations in the Manila area. One report placed American forces across the Pasig river and probing into last-ditch Japanese defenses in the southern half of Manila.
MacArthur Finishes Assignment
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters, Luzon, (INS)-Headquarters of the U. S. armed forces in the far east will be established in the city limits of Manila within a matter of hours, according to indications today. By his own admission in a statement Wednesday, Gen. Douglas MacArthur now waits to be "called upon" for his next important assignment in the Pacific war. This can mean only that he has completed all directions assigned him and at present has no authority to advance against Formosa or the China coast
Philippine Bases Are Key to Final Drive
Washington, (INS) — Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson declared today that the liberation of Manila is a fatal blow to Japanese prestige and power, and said Philippine-bases will be the focal points of the final drive in complete conquest of the enemy.
He denied charges that prisoners of war now in the U. S. are being pampered. At the same time, the war department revealed that the number of prisoners of war within continental U. S. on Feb. 1, was 359,248.
Werner Returns From Lectures
Werner Returns From Paris
Henry Werner, dean of student affairs, returned Tuesday from a trip to Marion where he spoke before the Kiwanis club on "Food Processing" and the chamber of Commerce on "Post War Universities and the Men's Residence Hall."
Wilkins Scores With Light Songs
Presetting a program of light classical music to an appreciative audience, gracious Marie Wilkins, lyric-coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan Opera company, in her concert last night at Hoch auditorium demonstrated remarkable ability to interpretate difficult tune patterns. Especially popular were duet selections sung by Mrs. Wilkins and her husband, Prof. J. F. Wilkins, instructor of voice in the School of Fine Arts.
Sings Novelty Numbers
Mrs. Wilkins, whose home is in Lawrence, was accompanied by Mrs. Winifred Gallup, daughter of Mrs. Fred Hill of Lawrence. Mrs. Gallup received her bachelor of arts degree in piano from the School of Fine Arts in 1941. She accompanied Mrs. Wilkins in several concerts here while in school.
A group of novelty tunes, which included the popular Norwegian folk song, "Echo Song," and an Irish tune, "The Stuttering Lovers," received the greatest response from the audience. A Miguel Sandoval arrangement of Thomas Haynes Bayly's "Long, Long Ago," with variations in the styles of Chopin and Johann Strauss, demonstrated the opera star's versatile ability to sing humorous as well as more serious selections.
"It's good to be home." Mrs. Wilkins said after the concert last night. The artist will give a concert next week in Cincinnati. Following this appearance she will present a program in Montreal, Canada. Mrs. Wilkins has just completed a concert tour of the United States.
Washington, (INS) — House leaders today faced a parliamentary bottleneck on the George bill which may force them, to bypass a collision with the rules committee and bring the "agency-divorced" measure to a vote by other means. Administration spokesman admitted there were strong signs of sufficient conservative Democratic support in the rules committee to delay clearance of the legislation.
House Leaders Face Block on George Bill
Washington, (INS) — J. A. Krug, chairman of the war production board told senate military affairs committee today that a voluntary system of manning war plants will not be enough to win the war. His estimate was given to the senate military aff committee meeting in closed session on labor draft legislation.
I. S. A. Mass Meeting Set Now for March
Krug Urges Force In Working
The Independent Student association mass meeting scheduled for last night was postponed due to conflicting activities, according to Richard Hartzell, publicity chairman.
The meeting and election will be held during the second week of next semester, Hartzell said.
R.O.T.C. Honor Guard at Giving of D.S.C. Medal
The Distinguished Service Cross will be presented at the Military Science parade ground at 4:30 today to Eugene Gibler, 1113 New Jersey, posthumously for his son, Pvt. Jack R. Gibler, who was killed in action in the Pacific theater of war, for extraordinary heroism in battle, April 25, 1944.
Lt. Col. Watson L. McMorris, CAC, Commandant of Military Activities, will present the award at retreat formation. The Guard of Honor will consist of all Army Medical Specialized trainees and cadets of the ROTC unit
The award to be presented this afternoon is the first made to personnel from the city of Lawrence, Colonel McMorris said. It is the highest award, next to the Medal of Honor, given by the United States government for valor.
In part the citation is: "For extraordinary heroism in the Pacific war theater, April 25, 1944 . . . As his patrol was entering camp, the fuse of a fragmentation hand grenade in the left breast pocket of Private Gibler's jungle suit unexpectedly ignited. He attempted to withdraw the smoking grenade, but could not get it free of the pocket. Immediately sensing the peril to which he was exposing his comrades, he shouted warning, turned away from the group, and lurched forward to the ground in order to smother the force of the oncoming explosion. As he did so the grenade detonated, wounding him mortally. None of his comrades were injured."
Seniors May Order Announcements Now
"Graduation announcements for those who will be graduated in March can be ordered today, Friday, and Saturday at the Business office," Marianne Glad, chairman of the senior announcement committee, said today. Samples of the announcements will be available at the office and there will also be samples of name cards.
Because of difficulty in securing the announcements, those ordered now will be mailed to the March graduates at the time of the Spring commencement, Miss Glad also said.
Activity Books Admit Students to Concert
Activity tickets will admit students to the annual winter concert of the University Symphony orchestra at 8 p.m. in Hoch auditorium. The 75 piece orchestra will play selections by Beethoven, Tschalkowsky, Wieniawski, Coleridge-Taylor, and Bizet, with Tschalkowsky's "Symphony No. 5 in E Minor" as their main work.
Council to Evaluate Teachers, Courses In Campus Survey
Medical Fraternity To Present Eighth Series Lecturer
A decision to act on the evaluation of teachers and courses was made by the All-Student council last night upon the acceptance of a report from the evaluation committee. The new chief justice and associate justices of the student court were sworn in at the meeting.
The names of the candidates and the houses they represent are Lynn Leigh, PT9, Gus Daum, PT 10; Sam Crow, Sig Alpha Epsilon; Wally Rouse, Phi Gamma Delta; Bill Hollis, battenfield; Don Cousins, Phil Delta Theta; Don Alderson, Carrith; Gordon Reynolds, PT 6; and Charlie Moffet, Tau Delta Delta.
The blanks for the evaluation of teachers and courses will be distributed next Monday to representatives of organized
Six men's organized houses have not yet turned in a candidate, Miss Young said. These names should be turned in to Miss Young or to Edith Marie Darby by Monday morning.
Nine Submitted For Pep Kingship
The lectureship series started in 1937 as a tribute to Dr. Sherwood, professor of bacteriology. L.B.Arey of Northwestern was the first lecturer.
The Jay Janes will have a check stand for wraps at the dance, it was decided at yesterday's meeting. Jay Janes will submit lists of "available women" for the date bureau from each organized house to insure the male patrons of the bureau plenty of datable coeds.
Nine candidates have been submitted for the Pep Club King who will be crowned at the intermission of the Jay Jane Vice Versa dance Feb. 17, in the Military Science building, Anne Young said this morning.
Arthur E. Hertzler of the Hertzler clinic at Halstead spoke in 1938. Paul R. Cannon of the University of Chicago delivered the lecture in 1939. C. A. Mills, Cincinnati, Ohio, addressed the audience in 1940.
Fifth in the lectureship series was W. C. Alvarez of the Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn., in 1941. Karl Meninger of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka lectured in 1942. Last year, W. W. Bauer of the American Medical association delivered the lecture.
Dr. Barber's topic is "The Control of Malaria in Greece" on which he acquired information while with the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation in Greece in 1932.
Dr. M. A. Barber, who will speak in Fraser theater Feb. 14, will be the eighth lecturer in the Noble-Pierce Sherwood lectureship series, Harry Jennison, president of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity, has announced.
houses and to unorganized students through a special committee headed by Betty Bixby. Each student will be given enough blanks to cover the courses he has taken this semester, during the six-weeks session, the summer school, and the last spring semester. When the blanks are returned, they will be checked by representatives from all houses and unorganized students Student Point of View Sought
The purpose of the evaluation blanks, as stated in the resolution, is to enable the administration and faculty to get the student point of view on courses and faculty members.
First question on the blank is "Do you consider this course: a must for college students? A worthwhile course? Not exceptionally valuable? A 'group filler'? One to be avoided?" Two Questions on Teacher
Regarding the teacher, the first question asks "Do you consider this teacher to have: A broad mastery of his subject? Ability to convey this knowledge to his student?" A sympathetic appreciation of the problems and efforts of his students? A stimulating personality? None of these qualities?"
Joking to Be Disregarded
The second question on the teacher is "When you re-employ will you Make a specific effort to enroll under this teacher? Feel indifferent about enrolling under this teacher? Avoid this teacher?"
Part of the space on the sheet is reserved for any additional comments the student may wish to make. The committee stated however, that
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Taking the place of the annual Religious Emphasis week will be a miniature world organization conference, sponsored by the Student Religious Council, March 25.
Religious Conference To Study Peace Basis
Delegates from various church groups, the Y. W. C. A., and the Y. M. C. A. will be included in the conference. During the month of March, each group will study one of the countries involved in the war with emphasis on the Christian basis for peace. Documents to be studied are the Federal Council of Churches, "Six Pillars of Peace," and others.
Climaxing the conference will be a banquet in the evening. The committee in charge is attempting to secure a speaker from the Federal Council of Churches commission on peace.
Included on the committee are Rachel VanderWerf, the Rev. Fosberg Hughes, Dorothy Wynne, chairman, Marvel Eno, Julia Ann Casad, and Rosalie Erwin.