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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 194.
Ground hog Censors His Report
Local authorities were silent today on the "Spring or no Spring" question, and a Daily Kansan reporter who spent the morning searching Cenozoic formations around Lawrence was unable to find any available ground hogs for statement.
According to the famous ancient custom on Feb. 2, the ground hog's birthday, the Prophet tells the world whether or not spring is on the way. Emerging from his winter siesta he takes one squint at the world in general, and, if he sees his shadow, retires for six more weeks, and winter continues. If there is no shadow, however, he and spring arrive en masse.
At noon today University students had seen no shadows; neither had they seen any groundhogs—evidently the hog has no snow shovel. So doubt remains. Did the prophet dig his way through in time to see his shadow, or will he have to stay in till the next thaw?
Or is he waiting for the fall of Berlin?
Addie Egbert New Chancellor Of Quill Club in Election
Addie Egbert, graduate student in the department of entomology, was elected chancellor of Quill club at a meeting in the English room of the Union building last night. Grace Piros, College sophomore, were elected warden of the purse. Other officers of the club are Mary Morrill, keeper of the parchments, and Elizabeth Baker, scribe.
The next meeting of the Quill club will be the first week of the new semester according to Prof. John Hankins of the department of English, adviser.
WANT ADS
LOST: Gold and wine Eversharp pencil. Name Jackie Simmons engraved in top. Reward. Phone 504.
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LOST: Navy blue imitation leather purse on 5 o'clock K.U. bus Wednesday night. Purse contain glasses in case, activity book, and black pen with gold trim. Finder please call Helen A. Graham, phone 1897. -92
LOST: Small brown Sheafer fountain pen with the name H. J. Hanna engraved on it. If found, please call 267. Reward. -91
LOST— Lady's gold Elgin wrist watch some place between Fraser and Corbin last Thursday, Jan. 25. If found, please call Marie Larson, phone 860. Reward. -91
LOST — Gray Parker fountain pen with black stripes and the name Donna Mae Wingerson engraved on it. Lost Tuesday night at the basketball game. Please call 2982 if found. -91
LOST—Pair of rimless glasses in a black case. Lost in the west end of the bleachers at the game Tuesday night. If found, please call J. C. Halliburton, phone 2106. -91
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Rock Chalk Talk
By PAT PENNEY
Oops, wrong number! Discussion at the Delt house one night eventually came around to the same old thing — women. Jim Mordy and Charlie Moffett, feeling themselves above all the campus coeds, remarked that they dated only celebrities. Chick Hall bet them they couldn't get a date with a celebrity, and they bet they could, with the ensuing result of a long distance call to Judy Garland. The boys called one studio, and were told she didn't work there. The operator then tried another studio where she was told they couldn't give out Miss Garland's number. They sugegsted, though, that the callers leave their names and number and if it were important they'd have her call. After about a half hour, the operator reported that Judy was out of town for two weeks, and added, "But her husband says that he'll talk to you." Needless to say, that ended that.
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Wednesday woes: Dave Stimson
Delt, is bitter—awfully bitter—about
Quack Club. He's sure it’s a fine
organization, but he thinks that they
could pick a better time to meet,
since his Theta gal, Lala O'Leary, is
such an active member. Finally, Dave
journeyed to town where he purchased a pure white guinea (a duck was nowhere to be found). He decorated the guinea with red paint and lettered carefully on its sides
"Kappa Alpha Theta."
A little while later, John Guenther, Delt brother, appeared at the Theta front door, attired in a Western Union outfit. Lala came down and was presented with a box in
which the guinea was secured. While she opened it, John serenaded her in W.U. style with:
"Here's to Lala, tried and true. She's a swimmer through and
through—
She swims sidestroke like mad,
I can't swim, and am I glad!
So swim through the brine, the
brine, the brine— So swim through the brine, the
brine, the brine— About that time, the guinea flew out of the box, and when last seen was flying about the Theta front room with Frank Brosius frantically running behind.
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Sign in the Jayhawker office: "Do it today — tomorrow is too late." Some obliging soul added "What we would do, best not be done," and signed它Mary Morrill.
Picture of week: Bert Morris, Phi Delt, hung precariously on the barb wire fence along the side entrance to Fraser. Bert had ducked under, gotten caught, and Janie Priest, who was across-the street at Green Hall, had to come to the rescue.
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Harry's harem: Harry Jennison, Phil Bete, pride of the campus coeds, and pal, Jack Nesselrode, have figured out that Harry has dated 22 girls at K.U. To be fair about the whole thing, the boys made up membership cards for Harry's girls and sent them to the lucky eligibles. The card reads: "This is to certify that ... is a member of the Harry Jennison Club."
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Alexander Visits Family After Serving Overseas
Lt. Col. Mark J. Alexander, a graduate from the School of Fine Arts in 1939, is home in Lawrence for the first time since November, 1942. The three-times decorated officer of the 82nd Airborne division saw his baby daughter, Mary Jo, for the first time.
Lt. Colonel Alexander received shrapnel wounds in his chest in France on July 4. On Jan. 15 he was ordered to limited duty at Fort Benning, Ga., where he is on the infantry school board for training airborne troops.
Former Student Commissioned
John C. Sells, Effingham, a former student at the University, was recently commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the officer's candidate course at the infantry school at Fort Benning, Ga., the public relations division of the school has announced. Lt. Sells, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sells, Effingham, was president of the Independent Students' Association and a member of the All-Student Council while in school here.
Clothes Cleaned by Odorless Process Government Standard Materials Used
Government Standard Materials Used
Hillside Band Box Cleaners
Phone 123 9th & Ind.
Blood Bank Quota Reaches 189 Pints
The blood bank filled its quota yesterday, collecting 189 pints of blood, announced Capt. Bernard Burgin, medical corps, in charge of the mobile unit.
Marcheta Kaye Townsend, college junior ranked highest among student donors. She was one of seven who gave their seventh pint.
The rejection rate was rather low, less than 8 per cent, Captain Burgin said.
Nearly one-third of the donors received the bronze pin for the first donation.
Dale Robinson a Visitor
Dale Robinson a Visitor
Dale Robinson, '44, of Kansas City, Mo., was a visitor on the campus today.
Official Bulletin
Notices due at News Room, Journalism Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Friday, Feb. 2, 1945
The University Housemothers association will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, at Myers hall.-Carlotta Nellis, Secy.
Kappa Phi, Methodist sorority will meet at the Union building tonight at 7:00. Ellen Wagonfield is in charge of the program, "One Harmonious Song."