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42ND YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1945
NUMBER 69
New Congress Convenes Today; Offers 800 Bills
Washington — (INS) —The seventy-ninth congress of the United States convened at noon today. Galleries on both senate and house were packed for the ceremony with the entire house of 435 members being sworn in and one-third of the senate taking oath. From 800 to 900 bills, many proposing benefits for service men and women, promised plenty of work for the new congress.
One of the proposed measures would provide $30 a month old age pension.
For the first time in several sessions two negroes, one from New York and the other from Chicago, are representatives. The house also includes three women, one a Hollywood celebrity; and a former street sweeper from Minnesota.
Buhl Lends Paintings To Thayer Museum For January Showing
Ten reproductions in color of "The Navy in action" have been loaned to Thayer museum by Lt. Comdr. A. H. Buhl, of the Navy V-12 program, for display in the south gallery of the second floor, Jan. 1 to 15, Mrs. Ruth Rider, curator has announced. The original collection, sponsored by the Northern Pump company of Minneapolis, Minn., toured the nation, featured in such large museums as the William Rockhill Nelson Art gallery in Kansas City, Mo.
Eight of the paintings were done by Gordon Grant, and the other two are the work of Montague Dawson. One battle scene. "The Sinking of the Bismarck," with description attached, is among the ten reproductions. Other pictures are of various types of naval vessels. The ships reproduced in Commander Bulh's exhibit include: U.S.S. Pennsylvania, battleship; U.S.S. Chester, cruiser; U.S.S. Narwhal, submarine; U.S.S. Hornet, aircraft carrier; U.S.S. Gridley, destroyed; and Forest Queen, armed freighter.
The display will be of particular interest to the Navy trainees on the campus, Mrs. Rider said.
Stockton Requests Student Suggestion In Manpower Need
Several students will be invited to attend the next meeting of the general committee of the citizens' emergency manpower committee, F. T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business, said this morning. They will be asked to make suggestions as to ways the entire student body can participate in the program. The executive committee of the manpower committee met at noon today at the Elkridge Hotel.
at the Heritage Hotel.
Special topics discussed at the meeting included child care, downtown personnel and services, individual and group contacts, housing, publicity, a vice-chairman for each committee, and how often the general committee and executive committee shall meet.
Turkey Severs Relations With Japanese Government
London, (INS) — The Ankara radio reported today that the Turkish national assembly decided to sever diplomatic relations with Japan. The assembly's unanimous decision becomes effective Saturday. Turkey ended all relations with Germany last August 2.
Geltch to Give Recital Tonight
Waldemar Geltch, head of the department of violin of the School of Fine Arts, will appear in a recital at 8 o'clock tonight in Fraser theater. He will be accompanied by Winifred Hill Gallup. The program will be as follows:
"Sonata for Violin and Piano, No. 10, B flat" (Mozart); "Concerto for Violin" (Vogrich); "Nocturne, E major" (Ernst); "Menuet in D" (Albrechtsberger); "Bird as Protet" (Schumann-Auer); "Perpetual Motion" (Novacek); and "Hoolka Madrooka" (Sevcki).
Professor Geltch has given a recital every year since his arrival at the University in 1922. He has had wide concert experience, having played more than 1300 concerts in approximately 130 universities, colleges, and acadamies throughout the country.
After graduating from the Chicago Musical college and taking graduate work there, Professor Geltch studied with Bernard Listemann, one-time concert master of the Boston Symphony orchestra; with Emile Sauret, great French violinist; and with Leopold Auer, the teacher of Jascha Heifetz, Mischa Elman, and other artists.
Baker, McGill Chosen To Head Press Club
Elizabeth Baker, College junior,
was elected president of the Press
club, organization of students
majoring in journalism and all students interested in newspaper writing,
at a meeting of the club yesterday afternoon. Dorthe McGill, College senior was chosen secretary of the group. Miss Baker will appoint an advisory committee of three students later.
Plans for a dinner meeting 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hearth, honoring Bert Brandt, war photographer and former University student, were discussed. Mr. Brandt will present an informal discussion of his work to the club. Reservations for the dinner may be made with Ruth Tippin, retiring president of the Press club.
Wichita Architect Gives $100 in Bonds As Engineering Prize
An endowment of $100 in war bonds has been made by Lorentz Schmidt, Wichita architect, to be given as a prize to encourage a student in architectural engineering at the University.
J. M. Kellogg, professor of architecture, said this morning that the money will be kept until after the war when an annual award of $25 will be made to the freshman student in architecture who shows the greatest improvement in his work during the year.
Campus Journalists To Speak on Panel At Topeka Tomorrow
Elmer F. Beth, acting chairman of the department of journalism, and Mrs. Lois Scott, business manager of the University Daily Kansan, will participate in a panel discussion on the field of journalism before a special group of servicemen at the Tokepa air base tomorrow night, H. G. Ingham, director of the extension division announced today.
Professor Beth and Mrs. Scott were asked to participate because they would represent the department of journalism and could explain the necessary training for work in this field. Mrs. Scott will emphasize the field of advertising.
The Topeka air base is presenting a series of these panel discussions in several fields for the benefit of the servicemen who want to learn their interests and aptitudes before returning to civilian life. The discussions are given before a special group of men once each week, at which visiting members of the panel discuss the training and possibilities in the special field.
The program of vocational guidance is under the direction of Capt. C. J. Holkumb, special service officer at the Topeka air base. He is in charge of the educational and recreational programs for the men stationed at the Topeka field.
Other members of the panel tomorrow night are persons in the journalism field. These include the managing editor of the Topeka Capital, the Associated Press representat e at Topeka, and three other well-known newspaper men.
Textbook By Elliott Makes List
Prof, Mabel A. Elliott's book, "Social Disorganization" has been selected by the American Sociological society as on one of a list of books which the society will send to libraries and institutions of research in war areas, as soon after the war as conditions will permit, the department of sociology announced today.
The selection was made by the Executive committee of the American Sociological society which characterized the books "recognized as fitting and proper representation of the research and scholarly production in the field of sociology since the beginning of 1939."
Professor Elliott, of the department of sociology, explained that the book, which was published by Harper Brothers in 1941, is the production of the combined efforts of herself and Francis E. Merrill, of Dartmouth college.
The book co-authored by Professor Elliott is one of three textbooks in the list. The others are research projects on specific topics.
Richard Hauptman was executed April 3, 1936 for kidnapping and killing the child.
Jafsie Dies in New York
New York, (INS)—J. F. Condon, 84, the famous "jafisie" of the Lindbergh kidnap case, died here yesterday. He served as an intermediary in an attempt to contact the kidnapper of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
American Armies Control Fighting On French-Belgian Border; Yanks Bomb Three Jap Industrial Centers
Simpson to Present Organ Recital Sunday In Hoch Auditorium
G. Criss Simpson, assistant professor of organ in the School of Fine Arts and an associate in the American Guild of Organists, will give an organ recital at 4 p.m. Sunday in Hoch auditorium.
Included in the program will be a movement from the Handel Organ Concerto in B flat, a Bach Chorale-Prelude, a Frelude and Fugue in A. two light selections, a gavotte from Samuel Wesley, an arrangement of MacDowell's "To a Wild Rose," and the "First Symphony" by Vierne.
Mr. Simpson received his Bachelor of Music degree in both organ and piano from the University and has also studied under the great French organist, Marcel Dupre, and the well-known American organists, Albert Reimenschkender, Arthur Poister, and Palmer Christian. He has frequently played recitals. Mr. Simpson has been with the music faculty of the University since 1930.
Six Students to Be In Recital Tomorrow
Six students in the School of Fine Arts will present a recital of voice, violin, and piano solos at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in Fraser theater, Leona Moreland, senior, will sing "Un Bel Di" from "Madame Butterfly" (Pucciini). Other voice solos will be "Non So Pi" from the "M marriage of Figaro" (Mozart) by Zendra Kass, junior, and "Calm as the Night" (Bohm) and "Love's A Merchant" (Carew), sung by Evelyn Ableson, special student.
Two violin solos will be played, "Nocturne in E flat" (Chopin-Sarasate) by Doris Turney, senior, and "Tzigane" (Russel Weber) by Betty McMillin, freshman.
Gorgia Weinrich, junior, will play "Ballade in F minor" (Chopin).
Farm Deferments To Be Reexamined
Washington — (INS) — War mobilizer James F. Byrnes, ordered selective service to reexamine and cancel wherever possible draft deferments of youths 18 to 25 who are employed in agriculture in the contention that agriculture like war industries should carry on with older men.
U.S. Army Tightens Control Over Montgomery Ward
Chicago—(INS)—The army tightened control over Montgomery Ward & Co. today replacing non-cooperative executives with army officers and changing lock combinations on the vaults with the announcement that henceforth they will handle the payroll. A rumor that company board chairman Sewall Avery might be arrested was quickly denied by the U.S. attorney in charge.
(International News Service)
(International News Service)
The American third army scored substantial gains along the whole southern front of the Belgian-Lux-embourg area today entering points as far as 11 miles west and four miles east of Eastgone.
Although seventh army troops gave some ground before first blows of what was believed to be a German diversionary offensive on the newly activated Saar front, headquarters announced that all of the enemy thrusts had been either slowed down or halted completely.
Early enemy strikes against the seventh army produced gains in some areas of between 1½ to 2 miles but there was nothing to indicate the Nazis had made any serious gains.
Canadian Troops Gain
Canadian troops in Italy hit northwest of Ravenna and gained ground against the Germans. On the remainder of the Eighth army front and on the Fifth army front activities were confined to patrol action.
The siege of Budapest appeared to be drawing to a close as the Russians gained block after block within in the city, driving the Germans from attics and cellars and pounding fortified houses into rubble heaps. They were attempting a stand on the high ground of the University campus.
Japan Bombed by Super-foots
In the far east, Saipan-based super-fortes plastered tons of bombs on three industrial centers in the heart of Japan. The Japs added that the big bombers raided Osaka and Nagoya, on Honshu island, but claimed that damage was negligible and that some B-29s were shot down or damaged. The Japanese reported that "about 90" super-forts took part in the raid.
In other amr action against the Japanese, Philippine-based bombers struck in enemy waters east of Formosa in a strike against enemy sunny lines.
In Philippine ground action 778 more Japanese were killed on Leyte bringing total enemy dead there to 119,762.
K-Club Sets April 21 As Date for Dance
The annual K-Club dance will be held April 21, the night of the Kansas Interscholastic Relays, members decided last night at a meeting of the K-Club in Robinson gymnastism.
Plans are now being made for a "big name" band to appear here for the dance. Jan Savitt and his Top-hatters played last year to a crowd of over 500 couples in Hoch auditorium. Further arrangements for the dance will be announced later.
Initiation plans for new members and the possibility of a dance for the members of the K-Club sometime this month were also discussed.
Break in Water Main Here
Leak in Water Main Here Residents of Illinois and Mississippi streets north of the stadium were without water last night while a break in the water main on Mississippi street was undergoing repairs.