WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1945 3,1945 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS TALENT resident day for confer- nation and she should be next to take ressia in the he is any ex- menttion Harry Kansas sorrow produc- nlim- THREE factice should office duea- -72 piec- sday, raser Midweek Is Scheduled for Tonight In Spite of Mid semester Cramming Mid-semester examinations are claiming the limelight this week for many University students, thus curtailing social events to some extent. The natural after-Christmas and after-New Year's lull combined with the "evil exams" offer a rather quiet time until the week-end. However, in spite of the studying to be done, a regular midweek is scheduled for tonight in the Union lounge. The dance will be from 7:30 until 9 p. m., Jane Atwood, social chairman has announced, and music will be furnished by Don cousins and his V-12 band. A Varsity dance has been sched- which will be the first varsity of the new year. Mariette Bennett, dance manager, is in charge of plans for the dance. The University Women will hold their January tea at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Myers hall. Mrs. James Arbuthot is chairman of the hostess committee for the tea Campus Society Phi Gamma Delta—Gordon Stuck- er, former president of Phi Gamma Delta, was a weekend guest. Watkins Hall—Held its annual formal New Year's dinner Monday evening. Hope Crittendon Miller, Elizabeth Curry Todd, and Barbara Edmunds Russell, former students, and Miss Marie Miller and Miss Maude Ellsworth were guests. Lt. and Mrs. Robert M. Kloepper, Ft. Monmouth, N.J., were visitors yesterday. Former Gamma Phi Married in Topeka The marriage of Miss Frances Louise Karlan and Donald Cooper Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maxwell of Topeka, took place at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, Dec. 23, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Karlan, also of Topeka. The bride is a former student at the University having been a student in the College in 1938. She is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. She attended Monticello Junior College before attending the University. Mr. Maxwell is an aviation machinists mate, 2/C, and is a former student of Washburn College. He is a member of Alpha Delta fraternity. K.U. Seal Drive Passes $500 Mark In Final Report The drive, under the direction of the public relations committee of the All-Student Council, headed by Eugenia Hepworth, "achieved a splendid record despite the reduced enrollment," Mrs. Elldridge said. A larger amount was collected than ever before. Last year's total was $410. The total sale of tuberculosis seals at the University amounted to $510-92, according to Mrs. Seba Eldridge, general chairman of the Douglas County Tuberculosis association. Mrs. Eldridge said that the officers of the Douglas County Tuberculosis association are "highly gratified with the University drive, and feel that its organization shows fine leadership abilities." Forty-seven organized houses were canvassed, with seats being sold to students not living in organized houses at the Memorial Union building. Purdue University has organized an agency known as the Office of Student Affairs. Wage and Salary Class To Receive Diplomas A graduation for Dean F. T. Stockton's class in Wage and Salary Administration will be held Friday night in Kansas City, Mo., in the Pickwick hotel dining room, Guy V. Keeler, director of the ESMWT, has announced. Prof. John Ise will be the principal speaker of the evening. His subject will be "A Theory of Consumption." Dean Stockton and Mr. Keeler will give short talks. Dr. Roy W. Browning, field representative for the extension division, will present the certificates, Mr. Keeler said. The War department made public yesterday the names of 2,831 United States soldiers wounded in action. The announcement includes casualties in the Pacific and European areas. The following are from Kansas: War Casualties Pfc. Cecil P. Adams, Caney; Sgt. Ralph Berler, Rolla; Pfc. Herman F. Brauckel, Wichita; Pfc. Gail C. Bryant, Junction City; Sgt. Arnold O. Caplinger, Wichita; Pfc. John A. Collins, Humboldt; Pfc. Nelson E. Collins, Topeka; Pfc. Merlin A. Eason, Strong City. Pfc. Loyd J. Feagins, Ft. Scott; Sgt. Lawrence E. Fenton, Kingman; Pvt. Roland D. Gidney, Arkansas City; Pvt. Robert E. Hollenbeck, Ed- wardsville; Pvt. Jack T. Houghton McPherson; Pvt. William F Karr Coffeyville; Pvt. William C. Kier, Caney; Tech. 5th Gr. Leland R. Kirk, Pittsburg. Pvt. Vernon W. Meyer, Hutchinson; Pfc. Earl A. Meyers, Moran; Pvt. Paul D. Myers, Abilene; Pfc. Vernon J. Nagel, Albert; Lt. James K. Needham, Girard; Pfc. Walter W. Newman, Hoxie; Pvt. Leslie D. Olson, Macksville; Tech. 4th Gr. Glenn F. Plank, Harper; Pfc. Kenneth G. Robbins, Kansas City. Pvt. Harold C. Roeuck, Wichita; Sgt. Elmer Schultz, Coldwater; Tech 5th Gr. Lawrence M. Smith, Belleville; Pfc. T. B. Spears, Dexter; Lt. Richard C. Timpe, Easton; Pvt. Clarence L. Tittel, Wichita; Pvt. Flint L. Townsend, Wichita; Sgt. Edward E. Wagoner, Hutchinson; Pfc. Finley Wickham, Manhattan; Pvt. Ross B. Williams, Hays; Sgt. Harold R. Zelenka, Wilson Pvt. Everett D. Bagshaw, Wichita; Sgt. Hertner E. Bett, Kingman; Pvt. Victor A. Blieker, Hays; Pvt. Oliver R. Bowland, Denton; Pvt. Orval J. Bybee, Wichita; Tech. Albert L. Canon, Wichita; Pfc Charles F Clark, Kansas City; Sgt. Roy G. Coleman, Hutchinson; Pfc. David Collins, Baxter Springs; Pfc. George J. Couch, Atlanta; Sgt. Ross B. Cowman, Coffeeville; Pvf. Arthur B. Dill; Pfc. Escal H. Erskidge, Humboldt; Pfc. Clayton H. Egervais, Independence. Pvt. Elmer R. Hawkins, Kingman; Pvt. Hobert D. Hicks, Stafford; Cpl Charles C. Hines, Kansas City; Pvt. Glendon E. Huse, Sgt. Maynard L. Lelling, Kanorado; Pfc. Charles J. Kidwell, Towanda; Lt. Gerald W. Klema, Topeka; Pfc. Chester E. Lee, Caney; Tech. John M. Merryfield; Haven; Pvt. Clyde Moore, Dresden; Pvt. Thomas K. Morris, St. Paul; Pvt. Walter Neerberng, Kansas City; Pvt. Hubert L. Oakley, Smith Center; Pvt. Lawrence H. Ralstin, Wichita; Tech. Enginee N. McLouth; Pvt. Melvin R. Smr, Netaka; Pvt. William C. Smith, Lyons; Pvt. Ernest E. Stone, Great Bend; Pvt. Harlan L. Swartzdruuber, Harper; Pvt. Marim A. White, Kansas City. BUY U.S. WAR BONDS ← Pi Phi-Sigma Chi Pinning Announced Pi Beta Phi has announced the pinning of Shirley McGinness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Krudop, Kansas City, Mo., to Ens. Kenneth E. White, U.S.N.R., son of Mr., and Mrs. Hugh White, also of Kansas City, Mo. The pinning took place in Kansas City on New Year's eve, and the announcement was made yesterday at the Pi Beta Phi house. Miss McGiness is a sophomore in the College. Ensign White is a former student and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He left the University in July, 1943, to enter the service, and received his commission in the Navy on Nov. 22, 1944. Ensign White is stationed at present at Little Creek, Va. ☆ ☆ ☆ Capt. Curtis H. Alloway, formerly of Independence, Mo., and a graduate of the School of Business in 1942, is in a hospital in England recovering from wounds he received in France with the U.S. third army. Captain Alloway, a member of the 35th infantry division, has been wounded four times and has received the Purple Heart and three stars. For meritorious action in combat he was awarded the bronze star. Captain Alloway is a member of Phi Delta Theta. Kappleman Recovering In France Kappleman Recovering in France Lt. Lester Kappleman, graduate in 1939, is recovering from wounds received in action in a hospital in France, according to a letter received from him by Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen. While at the University Lt. Kappleman majored in journalism and played basketball and baseball in 37, 38, and 39. He was a member of the "K"-club, Owl, Sachem, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Before entering the army he was state recreational director of the N.Y.A. BUY U.S. WAR BONDS Virginia Schaefer Visits Campus, Is Guest at Coffee ...WALK-FITTED BOSTONIANS Just slip your feet into these military oxfords . . . there's comfort for you! They're Walk-Fitted : : : to follow the fleetest foot in action! Their waterproofed Dura-Flex soles are almost as tough as armorplate, yet flexible as rope. In air weather or foul, these shoes come through with flying colors! And so will you. PRIDE, above, Black Calf or Burnished Brown leather Miss Virginia Schaefer, a graduate of the College in 1944, visited the University yesterday on a short vacation from her internship with the Institute of Public Affairs, Washington, D. C. M. Schaefer, whose home is in Kansas City, Mo., has been assigned to the information service of the office of price administration, Prof. E. O. Stene entertained faculty members and students in the department of political science with a coffee for Miss Schaefer at his home Thursday afternoon Lt. and Mrs. Kloepper Visit Campus on Leave Lt. and Mrs. Robert M. Kloepper graduates of the University, visited the campus yesterday. Mrs. Kloepper, the former Justine Peterson, graduated from the School of Fine Arts last June. She was president of Mu Phi Epsilon and a member of Pi Kappa Lambda and Pi Lambda Theta while at the University. She was a resident of Watkins hall. Lieutenant Kloepper, who has recently received his commission in the Army signal corps, graduated as an electrical engineer from the School of Engineering and Architecture, last February. He was a Summerfield scholar and a member of Delta Tau Delta. He attended Officers' Candidate school at Ft. Monmouth, N.J., and is returning there to go to Officers' school. The University of Cincinnati observatory was the first erected in the United States with public funds. Engagement Told Of Former Student The engagement of Miss Suzanne Rene Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Wallace, of Pleasantville, N.Y., has been announced to Lt. Stanley H. Stauffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar S. Stauffer of Topeka. The marriage will take place in the early spring. Miss Wallace attended Wellesley College and now is a member of the senior class at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y. Lt. Stauffer is a former student at the University, having received his bachelor's degree in 1942. He was a member of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity, and Phi Delta Theta. For the past two years he has been a pilot in the Army air force, now stationed at Brooks Field, Texas. Officials to Confer On Veterans Training Three members from the Veterans Administrative regional office in Kansas City, Mo., will confer tomorrow with Chancellor Deane W. Malot and other University officials on veterans' problems. The men from Kansas City are Carl F. Haynie, chief of training; E. G. Kennedy, vocational rehabilitation officer; and O. Myking Mehus, chief vocational rehabilitation and education officer. They will be guests at a luncheon tomorrow noon in the Memorial Union building. BUY U.S. WAR BONDS 1/2 off... - COATS - DRESSES - SLACKS Come in and see our nice selection! INVESTIGATE our "Debby Lou" SKIRTS FOR SHORT GALS! Designed especially for you "5' little bit more or less" to put right on and wear—(you don't have to spend a fortune on alterations. Shades of spring, pleated all-around. Skirt sizes, 24 to 28. In Flannel ... $6.50 In Herringbone Tweed .. $7.98 Mint Green - Aqua - Cherry - Yellow - Blue