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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1944
THE KANSAN COMMENTS
Housing Study Shows Citizens' Community Plan
A group of professional planners has published the results of a comprehensive two-year study of housing conditions, in conjunction with Revere Copper and Brass Incorporated. Besides being a huge advertising project, "You and Your Neighborhood-A Primer" has lessons in better living and low cost housing, one of the most discussed post-war domestic problems.
City planning is indeed an interesting project, but this booklet deals primarily with neighborhood planning, leaving the job of actual improvement to authorities and experts in the field. The book is directed to every adult interested in making his neighborhood a better place to live.
Details are given about the most common needs of a community and some idea of the cost, committees needed, and the map-making necessary to an effective program. The book is well illustrated, and free from excessive mention of the sponsoring product.
Some students may be studying housing conditions in sociology, or from another angle in architecture, but most students have thought that it is a problem for some one else to solve. But your neighborhood belongs in part to you. You know of conditions in your home town, if not in your college neighborhood yet, that might be altered to your neighborhood's advantage. Practice the duties and privileges of a democracy as an interested citizen, and let the city planning commission of your town hear your suggestions.
"Primers" will be sent to key members of women's clubs, churches, settlement houses, U. S. O. affiliates, city planning groups, and labor unions. Register your opinion in specific cases, and your neighborhood will benefit.
This study has already attracted requests for further information from 500,000 home owners and prospective builders, 80,000 of whom are in the armed services. Show the fighting men that you want what they are fighting for, too, and that you want it enough to do your part in getting it.
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cornets; Donald Kistler, horn; Marjorie Skeen, euphonium; Lonine Kelley, trombone; Doradeen Perry, bass trombone; and Gwendolyn Kistler, piano.
Tableau Depicts War Christmas the choir's second number was "Hodie, Christus Natus Est," by
Rock Chalk Talk
By DIXIE GILLILAND
Life's Little Problems—or, How to attend a formal party in a grass skirt. Guests at Chi Omega's open house Saturday night got more than a slight shock just after intermission when several chapter members crept downstairs fashionly attired in sarongs and grass skirts. The Phi Psi party caused Alice Rose Shankland a few private worries, too. Saronged in $2\frac{1}{2}$ yards of drapery material, Shank discovered too late (after she was sewed in) that the garment lacked the popular three-way stretch principle. She could neither sit down nor dance.
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The Phi Fai's seem to have retained their "originality" title, as witnessed by Saturday night's "Shipwreck... facus. Especially notable were R. J. Atkinson, dressed as a wild man with red mops as hair; and Gene Kittle, complete with tail, as a tiger (aren't they a little out of season?)
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Internal Combustion — It all started, quite innocently, because Calvin Adams, PT9, was early to I. C. Engines class one day last week. Spotting a peaceful looking window sill, he settled down to catch up on the 40 winks or so he had missed the night before. A few minutes later the rest of the class arrived, and, concerned with his health in the
drafty window (it says here), deposited an assortment of coats over him. Still later, Professor Mackay arrived, took roll, and started class. The lecture was well under way when Adams rose somewhat-ahorrically, and announced his presence. It seems another loving classmate, concerned about his cold feet, had applied a few match to just the right place.
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Always Prepared—At least this year the Alpha O's got ready with less effort for the visit of their housemother's grandchildren, ages 2 and 4. Last year their guests caused the girls no end of confusion, when two astonished males delivered a high chair from the Delta Gamma house to find the housemother was downtown looking for a baby bed. This year however, the bed is already on hand, and the high chair has been more calmly borrowed from the same source. No report was available as to where the DG's are keeping their pledges this week.
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Not that the Christmas Vespers weren't appreciated, but why is it, we wonder, that 90 per cent of the conversations on the way out were concerned with the two candles the Little Guy on the Right missed putting out during the recessional?
Healey Willan. "A White Christmas" a tableau picturing two soldiers at a snowy outpost on a winter front, was presented next. Wayne Funk, and Joe Derrerman portrayed the soldiers.
The University String Orchestra under the direction of Russell L Wiley, played "Pastoral from Christmas Concerta" by Corelli. The choir song Dett's "Listen to the Lambs," with Ruth Russell as soprano soloist. Following this number, the audience sang "The First Noel," directed by Dean Swarthout.
"The Swan," (Saint-Saens) was played by an ensemble composed of Jennie Alexander, Helen Jones, Peggy Kay, Tryenie Lohn, Nadyne Lohen, John Iance Lowe, Betty McMillin, Beverly Mendenhall, Sarepta Ostrum, Helen Pierson, Phara Rathbun, Barbara Stanley, Doris Turney, and Marguerite Watson, violins, with Mervyn Anderson and Anabel
"The Shepherds" a tableau portraying the shepherds receiving the message of the coming of Christ, was presented next and the cast included Austin Harmon, Victor Hogg, Roy Rogers, Billy Schafer, and Penelope Boxmeyer. The University Symphony Orchestra played "Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomine" from "Hansel and Gretel" by Humderpindrell, followed by a free will offering for the School of Fine Arts Scholarship Fund.
Harps, Violins Play in Ensemble
Keeler at the harps, Waldeman
Geltch directed the number.
The choir sang "Ave Maria," (Archer) with a soprano obbligato of Ruth Reisner, Elaine Taley, and Ardella Ringwalt. The audience sang "Silent Night" by Gruber under the direction of Dean Swarthout.
The last tableau, "Adoration," portrayed the worship of the Virgin in a cathedral setting. The east included Jean Saffel as the Madonna, Burnett Replogle as a Nurse's Aide, Bill Swisher as a soldier, and Frederick A. List as a sailor.
To end the program, the University A Cappella sang "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," as they left the auditorium.
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Revision of courses of study to fit modern needs and establishment of greatly improved counseling service for students on the campus.
Establishment of a veteran's service office on the campus.
(continued from page one) veterans as well as other students in choosing courses of study and life work.
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Authorization by the Board of Regents of the William Allen White School of Journalism.
The laying of plans for cooperation with the Kansas Medical Society and the Kansas State Board of Health for a series of post-graduate medical institutes for the benefit of doctors returning from military service.
Establishment of the University of Kansas Research Foundation.
Budget Requests Increases
In his budget requests, the chancellor has asked for increased amounts in salaries and operating maintenance and for additions to or remodelings of buildings on the campus and one addition to the School of Medicine in Kansas City, Kan.
Increased activities of the state geological survey whose operating expenses were cut two years ago will be possible through increases of $25,200 a year asked of the legislature.
Requests for the coming two-year period for the University at Lawrence will be $3,492,036 as compared with $2,703,843 for the past biennial.
Kappa Beta Holds Party
Kappa Beta holds Party
Kappa Beta held its annual
Christmas party Friday evening with
the new members entertaining.
Committee chairmen were Marjorie
Kelsey, Lucy Hunter, Mabel Ann
Richardson, and Coral Wade.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Monday, Dec. 18, 1944
Notices due at News Room, Journalism Building, at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
The Music Appreciation Club will not meet tomorrow because the music machine is out of order. Marian Miller, Program Chairman.
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We wish to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas
We also wish to thank the students for the pleasant relationships we have enjoyed for the past year.
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Stevens Commissioned
Arthur D. Stevens, a University freshman in 1942, was commissioned ensign in a ceremony Dec. 14, in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York. He was a member of the 21st class to be graduated from the school, the oldest and largest naval reserve officer's school in the country.
Ensign Stevens is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. P. Stevens of Kansas
City, Mo.
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