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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1945
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
Service Act Only Way to End War Shortages
President Roosevelt recommended for the second time this month, that Congress approve a national service act to supply war plants with critically needed manpower. Those opposing the bill say that voluntary response to the plea for more workers and indirect pressure on 4-F's and essential workers will provide the 300,000 workers needed.
Since October, 1944, the plea for more workers has increased. Voluntary response and indirect pressures have failed to remedy the situation, and the lack of workers has seriously retarded the war output. Because the decreased rate of production cannot supply the greatly increased demands of the armed forces on the European front, there is not time for labor and management to talk over the problem.
Partly because of cutbacks in government contracts for war products, we have never regained the production level of December, 1943. Today, new weapons are constantly needed. In radar, for example, military authorities have stated that we must work every day to keep ahead of the enemy.
A national service act is the only effective means by which industry can supply the army and navy needs during the present manpower shortage. Within the next six months the shortage of labor will become even greater as 200,000 men of the 26 through 29-year group must be withdrawn from essential industries to meet the manpower requirements of the armed services. "The needs of the armed forces cannot be met in this period from the remaining registrants in lower age groups," stated James F. Byrnes, director of war mobilization and reconversion. These workers must be replaced by other civilians. President Roosevelt expressed the belief that voluntary response to the emergency would fall short.
The national service act, the President said, would assure us the right number of workers in the right places at the right time, thus shortening the war. J. V.
Mrs. Stene Will Be Head Nursery Teacher
Mrs. Edwin O. Stene has been appointed head teacher of the University Nursery school at 1100 Mississippi street. The nursery school is used as a laboratory by the students in the child development courses in the department of home economics.
Mrs. Stene received her bachelor of science degree in home economics from the University of Texas and her master of arts degree in nutrition and child care from the University of Chicago. She is filling the vacancy left by Mrs. Mary Ruth Jones, who recently resigned.
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Rock Chalk Talk
By DIXIE GILLILAND
To Quarantine, or Not to Quarantine—That is the $64 question of the week, rapidly developing to "of the month," for Chi O's. It all started over a week ago when Madelone (Mae) McClure went home to El Dorado for the weekend end and got the mumps. At least Mac obligingly went home.
For 10 days the Chi Omega's waited and nothing happened. Yesterday was the tenth day and a group of Chi O's going home for lunch met Peggy O'Neil headed the other way—going to the hospital—with jaws two sizes too big.
Pass the pins and needles. Chi O is waiting.
Condition Good — Friends of Ed Shive, Phi Gam, who have been confused by the salutation, "Hi, C. G," shouted at the Fiji, can now quit worrying. The story has been told. It started at Prof. Maude Elliott's supper, Ouijii board, and ghost story party last week when Ed and Jean Cody, going steady, asked the Ouijii with whom they would have their next date. The spirit, after long meditation, replied to first Jean, then Ed, "Conditions Good."
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Life's Little Embarrassments—Or, someone has to sacrifice to relieve the classroom monotony. Carol Stuart, DG, was yesterday's martyr, and it was quite a show.
Prof. Elmer Beth was well into
the day's discussion when Stew began to have trouble. Trouble, in fact, that Mr. Beth could not quite figure out. Finally, in desperation, Stew raised her hand.
"Could I be excused to go to the hospital for a minute?" I think I'm breaking out."
"Where?" asked the alarmed professor.
“Well—” Stew blushed a firey crimson, and made a run for it. Journalistic techniques degenerated to the topic of the hives.
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men-You can't win, according to a campus sextet, who feel they tried everything Saturday night.
There was one bottle of Christmas champagne left. The group ascended with utmost confidence to one of Kansas City's exclusive roofs and were told most untactfully that "Customers do not bring their own refreshments."
"Kansas is a wonderful state, and I am going to do my best to make the people of Kansas and the United States realize it," Mr. Browne said. "I hope to impress them with the fact that there is character in the state, the people, and the University," he continued. "Our University is one to be reckoned with any Eastern college or university," Mr. Browne said.
In regard to changes which he expects to make in the publicity department, he said that he planned to follow the general practices, and that his changes would come about by evolution, rather than revolution.
So they tried it again, this time with the forbidden article well hidden. Past the head waiter, who looked confused, to a table in the corner, all went well. Time passed, and four of the party gazed monchantly at the orchestra, while two under the table were hard at work. More time passed.
(All right, we don't know where.)
Suddenly, and quite unexpectedly,
the culprits succeeded. The bottle
opened with a resounding "pop."
You can't win.
Ed Browne Returns to Alma Mater To Publicize Kansas and University
A minstrel show, presented by the men's faculty, and a Gay Nineties chorus line, composed of members of the women's faculty, was featured at the annual Carrousel of Michigan State college.
Faculty Men give Minstrel
The University again has the fulltime services of a publicity director with the appearance of R. Edwin Browne in his new position this week. Since the resignation of K. W. Davidson a year ago, publicity work has been done by Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary. Mr. Browne now assumes complete charge with offices in the Journalism building.
Before coming to his new position, Mr. Browne was director of religious and educational programs for station KMBC in Kansas City. He was graduated from the University in 1938 with a major in journalism, and did graduate work in 1938-39. While a student, Mr. Browne served as associate editor of the Kansan, and later as business manager. He also was a full-time announcer, newscaster, and continuity writer for station WREN.
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A comprehensive program for church action to bring about a peace settlement based upon Christian ideals of world justice and solidarity and thereby to prevent a third world war, was adopted by the second National Study Conferences of Protestant Churches at Cleveland last Friday.
Churches Decide Action for Peace
In a three-part 'message to the churches', the conference urged the United Nations to clarify their attitude on post-war treatment of Germany and Japan to remove those countries' power and will' to wage war but not to be 'vindictive' to abandon unilateral determination of boundaries, to encourage liberal German and Japanese elements for the 're-education' of their fellow-citizens who have been indoctrinated with the ideology of aggression, to make economic opportunities available to Japan under the Atlantic charter, to proclaim the equality of races and oppose color discrimination, to foster the development of self-government of colonial and dependent peoples under an international authority, and to work toward an international bill of right," said a correspondent to the New York Times.
Approves Dumbarton Oaks
The conference reaffirmed its unconditional approval of the Dumbarton Oaks plan for a world security organization, and added a ninth plank on "smaller nations."
"There should be provisions designed more clearly to protect and defend the smaller nations from possible subjection to arbitrary power of the great."
Small Minority Disagrees
There was considerable discussion and divergence of opinion as to whether support of Dumbarton Oaks should be made conditional upon acceptance of the proposed nine "improvements." Led by the Rev. Dr. Charles Clayton Morrison, editor of the Christian Century, a minority group fought for only conditional approval.
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Official Bulletin
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1945
Notices oue at News Room, Journalism Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
El Ateno will meet at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday in room 113, Frank
Strong hall—Louise Hatch, Pres.
There will be a regular meeting of the All Student Council at 7 o'clock tonight in the Pine room of the Union building. — Jack Button, Secy.
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