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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1945
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
Nurses Aides Badly Needed By Hospitals
Increased casualties on the European war front have necessitated President Roosevelt's recommendation that nurses be drafted to fill the needs of the armed forces. Yesterday the American Nurses association and the National Nursing council approved the suggestion. If congress passes the proposal, every civilian hospital in the United States will feel its effects. How well we meet the emergency is up to each citizen.
It has been pointed out by the Red Cross that nurses aides are particularly well qualified to help meet the hospitals' urgent call for help, for there is a shortage of registered nurses. The army has called for 10,000 additional nurses immediately, and the navy needs 4,000 more. If this quota is met, civilian needs will suffer drastically unless nurses aides accept a large part of the burden.
In Lawrence, both Watkins Memorial and Lawrence Memorial hospitals have appealed to nurses aides to help meet the shortage. Only 20 University students are now on the active nurses aide list. Red Cross records reveal that half this number have taken the training at the University but have not offered their services in either hospital. Though about eight nurses aides have transferred to the University, the list has been depleted by students being graduated or not returning to the University.
With the threatening draft of registered nurses and the increased need of help in hospitals, it is the patriotic duty of those qualified as nurses aides to serve as much time as possible in the present emergency.
Opportunities for civilian contribution to the war effort are limited. Relieving the shortage of nurses, making it possible for more of them to meet the needs of the armed forces, is one of the most valuable contributions civilians can make. Many students have it within their power to accept this responsibility. Their willingness will be a test of patriotism—J.V.
COUNCIL---bet with Doris Bixby, Council vice-president, was authorized to appoint a committee to start on the poll of faculty which she suggested at the last meeting.
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Nemec, instructor in biochemistry,
Elinor Kline, College sophomore;
Marjorie Shryck, College sophomore;
Evelyn Mercer, business junior;
and Bob Henry, engineering sophomore. One more civilian member will be appointed.
Will Examine Point System
Martha Ellen Woodward, College senior, was appointed head of a committee to look into the value of a point system to limit students in participating in too many activities. An amendment, to have the results of the point system investigating committee written and a student referendum taken on it, was introduced by Joan Burch, College junior, and added to the resolution, Marjorie Free, College junior, and Virginia Wickert, College sophomore, will work with Miss Woodward
Eugenia Hepworth, fine arts junior, reported that the public relations committee had talked with C. M. Baker, director of libraries, about opening the library on Sundays. Mr. Baker said the objection was that it was impossible to get a reliable student to be in charge on Sunday as has been done in former years.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Rock Chalk Talk
By PAT
PENNEY
"Give that lady 18 silver dollars!"
Monday night entertainment hit a new high this week when Kappa pledges Cora Lou Child, Pat Ferguson, Lois Bradstreet, and Mary Margaret Morris entertained actives with a Dr P. U. quiz program. They called upon Margee Free and Francie Morrill to answer the question—"Name 30 of the 48 states in 10 seconds," which neither (even Phi Beta Kappa Franciel) could answer.
Then, in proof that sometimes the minority is right (in this case the pledges), Mary Margaret Morris was called upon to answer the question, which she did promptly, and also the question "Who had just been elected U. S. president for the fourth term?" Because of her amazing mental prowess, Mary M. was told she could have granted any long-thwarted wish. Mary Margaret got that gleam in her eye, and happily threw pudding in Lois Bradstreet's face.
As a consequence, the pledges blindfolded the two hapless actives and had them feed each other pudding. The results need not be described!
Swindlers Are Looking For Gullible Students
If you are a serviceman, you should be on the lookout for the magazine stemmers, who stop you on the street to sell you a magazine subscription. These persons are usually pretty young girls, who persuade their victims to buy a subscription. But the magazine never appears at your door. Mailing difficulties? No!
Beware! The swindlers are after you! Perhaps you don't think you would be stupid enough to let yourself be fooled, but it happens to thousands every year.
Another type of chislers are the sidewalk photographers who snap your picture, take your money, and never send you the picture. Another photographer is the "kidnap." He calls on busy mothers in their homes to snap pictures of their offspring. After paying for the snapshots, the housewife either receives poor pictures or no pictures at all.
Bonds Provide Fraud Material
War bond switchers constitute a major wartime problem. High pressure salemen, with glib promises of great profits, persuade easily-fooled persons to allow them to switch their war bonds into a highly speculative or fraudulent venture, which, naturally, never turns out well.
Does your mail order suit fit? If it doesn't, chalk it up to the itinerant salesman who sold it to you. If complaints are made to the maker, the blame is put on the salesman, which doesn't change the situation. You are still without your money!
There goes that song again:
Carolyn Brown went timidly up to the orchestra leader at the New Year's dance to give him a request, and shyly started "Would you—" when the leader interrupted, "The question is would you?" Car was so flustered it took her several minutes to get the request out, and the maestro seemed to get quite a kick out of her plight. Meanwhile, her date glared.
And then are those ever present hearse-chassers. These death rucketeers tell recently-widowed women that their husbands had insurance policies unknown to them, which for a payment they will "prove-up." After taking the money from the women, the men disappear. These frauds are now being operated on the families of servicemen killed or missing in action.
It has been voted by students at large to call Bob Henry "The Shadow" for his constant and faithful trailing around of Mary Beth Murray, Theta. Phi Delta says Bob keeps the phone tied up every evening from 10:30 to 11:30 engrossed in a conversation with the gal next door. What they want to know is why don't Bob and Mary Ruth just throw open the windows and shout across the yard between the Theta and Phi Delt houses and leave the phone to the rest of the boys. Incidentally, the Phi Delt pledges are leading a tough life. There's not an active in the house!
"I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me"
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A business man sometimes buys a
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large number of copies of a magazine containing laudatory articles about himself. The business man does not know that these magazines have little or no circulation outside of the copies he has unwittingly bought.
Pifscht Gets Oak-Leaf Cluster First Lt. John A. Pifsch, who received his masters degree here in 1942 and who is now with General Patton's Third army, was awarded the Bronze Star medal and the Oak-Leaf Cluster for heroic service in connection with military operations in France in November, 1944.
Fitsch Gets Oak-Leaf Cluster
in France in Pittsburgh was a graduate of the University of Texas before coming here. In his senior year, he was with the Pflugerville Flashers when they won the intramurals in basketball.
Paul Robeson and Ella Mae Morse gave performances at the University of Washington recently.
BUDGET---creamy, non-sticky Hand Lotion, delightfully fragrant. Used always before and after washing and over the entire body after bathing.
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(continued from page one) requirements upon our educational institutions upon the war's end. We must provide suitable facilities for returning veterans and meet their requirements in addition to those of normal enrollment.
The 1941 legislature established a one-fourth mill levy to provide for the building needs of the educational institutions of Kansas. This levy raised approximately $700,000 per year.
These "puff" sheets often resemble legitimate publications.
Watches Sold With Old Works
Some dealers sell new watches which later turn out to be used movements in new cases. Other swindlers are the "roof repair" men who persuade a home owner that his roof needs fixing and since they just happen to be in the neighborhood, they will fix the roof for a small sum. After putting a little pitch on the bad spots, the repair men present the large bill to the owner, and then oftentimes bully him into paying it.
Song sharks take songs of poor misled souls for an advance fee, set the lyrics to a "hack" tune, print a few copies for trade, and then ignore the pleas of the victims for further service.
If anyone of these swindlers approach you in 1945, just give him a swift kick in the pants, and send him on his way.
No matter how capable the tasks they perform, help them retain their gentle femininity with
in a lovely pinch-hold bottle—1.00 and 1.75 plus taxes
Cosmetic Department
Weaver's
Jayhawker Board Will Decide Four-Issue Proposal Thursday
The possibility of a fourth issue of the Jayhawker magazine will be considered by the Jayhawker board which will meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow in the office of the adviser of women. At present, three issues of the Jayhawker are scheduled for this year.
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