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Daily Kansan
NUMBER 54
42ND YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1944
War Bond Dance To Climax Drive Tomorrow Night
The University War Bond Drive, sponsored by the CVC, will be climaxed tomorrow night with the War Bond dance in the Military Science building, at which one of eighteen candidates will be elected War Bond queen.
The name of Joyce Morgan, Lock-sley hall, has been turned in as a candidate to Beverly Jane Waters, head of the Hill Bond drive, in addition to the seventeen names already announced.
Donald Cousins, whose Navy band will play for the dance from 9:15 until 12 p.m., will act as master of ceremonies in presenting the candidates for queen as a group at 9:30 p.m. The queen will be presented at 11:45 p.m.
Miss Waters has announced that the deadline for buying bonds and stamps and casting votes for the queen will be 10:45 p.m. Each ten cent war stamp purchased will entitle the buyer to one vote. The higher the purchase, the more votes can be cast. Series, E, F, G, and bond certificates are to be sold.
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It is especially important, Miss Waters said, that all checks be made to the Postmasetr, Lawrence, Kan.
Bond and stamp sales in Frank Strong hall and Fraser hall have been much better since Tuesday, according to Jean O'Conner, who is in charge of the administration side of the University Bond drive. Miss O-'Conner said that more than $400 in bonds and stamps had been sold in Frank Strong hall and $70 in Fraser hall up to last night.
There is no specific quota for the University this year, Miss O'Conner said. Last year, a total of $19,000 in bonds and stamps was sold.
In addition to his articles for Time, Life, and Fortune, Mr. Janeway has written widely for magazines and
Janeway Will Speak On Reconversion
Mr. Eliot Janeway, special writer for Life and Fortune magazines, will speak on "Reconversion to Prosperity" at 8:20 Monday night in Fraser theater in the second of the community lectures. His talk will cover all the problems which the American people will face in the reconversion period after the war.
Mr. Janeway has become known as one of America's most independent and creative thinkers and analysts. At this time, when young and forward-looking leaders are most needed, his judgment and authority and clear statement are of especial audience importance.
Formerly Business Editor of Time, Mr. Janeway took the measure of the country's present and post-war capacities in the economic field, and of the nation's basic thinking on most current issues. His interviews with leading production heads, union leaders, and political leaders from coast to coast, established him as one of the most able observers and fearless reporters. He answers the questions which Americans want to hear, and he examines the United State's position in the war and the post-war world with realism and directness.
Today 'Dec.7' Anniversary Marks Three Years of War With Axis
Union Addition To Be Discussed
The new wing planned for the Memorial Union building and the contract for the new open dance floor on west campus, will be discussed at a meeting of the Union operating committee at 4:30 Monday afternoon in the Pine room, according to Henry Werner, chairman of the committee.
In the discussion of the new wing, the committee will decide which campus organizations can be accommodated in it. Tentative plans, Mr. Werner explained, include a dance floor with a dancing capacity of 700 to 800 couples and a seating capacity of 1000. All plans for the new wing he emphasized, are, of course, subject to revision.
The committee will probably award the contract for constructing the new dance floor, at its meeting Monday, Mr. Werner said. A large cement rectangle, the floor will be surrounded by a rail and will be close to picnic ovens.
Twenty Nations Voted To Interim Council At Aviation Meeting
Chicago—(INS)—Delegations of 54 Allied and neutral nations were signing formal red-ribboned documents today as the International Civil Aviation conference drew to a close.
Delegates implemented their final work yesterday by electing 20 nations to membership on an interim council to be in office pending formal ratification of the permanent organization. Twenty-one were to have been named but Russia withdrew its delegates shortly before the opening session.
The Soviets explained the action by refusing to attend as long as such "pro-facist" governments as Spain, Portugal and Switzerland were allowed to participate.
The shocks, of the most violent intensity, were also reported by Fordham university seismologists and the Brest Bromwich observatory near London. In describing the tremors which occurred about 9 o'clock last night, the British observatory declared: "the whole earth was vibrating for six hours after the shock."
Pasadena, Calif.—(INS)—Waves of powerful earth tremors apparently centered in the Jap homeland were reported today by the sie-s-mological laboratory at the California Institute of Technology.
Great Earth Tremors Rock Jap Homeland
Word has been received of the death of Eugene H. Ware, class of 1902, following a heart attack Nov. 12. The son of the well-known poet and lawyer, Eugene F. Ware of Topeka, Mr. Ware was graduated from the School of Law and later moved to Idaho where he lived 20 years.
Today, Dec. 7, 1944, the United States is celebrating a grim anniversary in the nation's history three years at war with the Axis nations.
Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, began as a very ordinary Sabeth here in the United States. The nation went to church during the morning, families lingered over the Sunday dinner table to catch up on the week's go-sip, and the radio droned peacefull on, bringing its listeners the usual Sunday afternoon programs.
U.S. Unites for War
About 2 p.m. station announcers cut in on the program in progress to tell the nation and the rest of the world, "Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor." Shocked and stunned, the nation heard Congress declare war against the Axis powers at 12:26 p.m., Dec. 11; saw the first of her sons marching off to war; and began to get the results of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.
With military equipment and personnel at a minimum, the armed forces immediately began assembling their sea, air, and land power. Draft measures, enlistments, and a civilian population eager to do its share combined to give the United States the great fighting force they have today.
University Starts Wartime Program Here at the University of Kansas, the war invaded the campus activities and personnel. By Dec. 14, the University had already begun its first major war project, the first war fund drive, Prof. T. C. Rythe, director of the University press, was appointed conservator of materials and services important to the national defense at the University and G.W. Bradshaw, School of Engineering and Architecture, was in charge of aerial bombardment protection for the University. Many other professors have received important appointments in connection with the war since the early months of 1942. An acute man shortage developed at the University, gas rationing reduced the number of convertibles and jalopies, and food rationing reduced the number of steaks served for dinner.
Three-Semester Plan Adopted
Government forces aided British ground troops in other action to crush the revolt.
The 70th commencement exercises, held in the spring of '42 graduated the first senior class during World War II. The class bought war bonds which will mature in 1952 and a gift is to be selected for the University by a surviving committee at that time.
New courses were added to the curriculum for regularly enrolled students, and defense training schools were set up for students who were not regularly enrolled in the University. The School of Engineering and Architecture and the School of Medicine were the first in the University to go on a three-semester-n-year plan. The entire University
RAF Fighter Planes Blast Greek Left-Wing Strongholds
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Athens—(INS)—Royal air force fighter planes were thrown into the critical Greek situation today when they blasted strongholds of the left-wing EAN (national liberation front) in the nation's capital.
FDR Appointees May Be Denied
Washington—(INS)—A New Deal revolt threatened today to force senate rejection of some of President Roosevelt's appointments to top ranking state department posts.
The revolt, so strong and unexpected that it stunned Democratic senate leaders, also may wreck the proposed reorganization of the state department in preparation for peace and postwar problems.
By vote of 37 to 27 the senate referred back to the foreign relations committee four nominations. They are: Joseph C. Grew, to be undersecretary of state, W. L. Clayton, Nelson A. Rockefeller and Archibald MacLeish, to be assistant secretaries. All had previously been passed on by the committee and approved with a recommendation for senate confirmation.
Surpluses Enable Teachers, Employees To Avoid Payment
Accumulated surpluses through dividends made it possible yesterday for the Teachers and Employees association to dispense with the payment this year of its insurance premiums.
At the same time, enough surplus was left for a possible reduction in premiums next year, officials reported.
The Blue Cross, a hospitalization insurance plan also supervised by the association, now has approximately 275 members. The group life insurance branch has nearly 235 members.
The 1943-44 dividend from the insurance company through which the campus organization purchases group insurance was $2684.08, or an amount equal to 33.4 per cent of the total premium assessment. To this $3354.64 of accumulated surpluses was added to make the 100 per cent exemption.
Those who have made payments since July 15, 1944, will be credited on next year's premium, Karl Klooz secretary, announced.
The first campus weather casualty of the winter season is Helen Mather, College freshman, who slipped this morning on the icy sidewalk in front of Watson library. She was carried to Watkins Memorial hospital by two V-12 students.
Miss Mather dislocated her ankle and fractured both bones of her right leg, Dr. Ralph Canuteson reported.
Dr. O. O. Stoland and Leonard H. Axe were elected to the board of directors of the association at the meeting yesterday afternoon.
Freshman Injures Leg and Ankle in Fall
Don't forget the War Bond Drive, Dec. 1-8, and the CVC War Bond dance, Friday, Dec. 8.
B-29's Hit Tokyo, Leyte, As Yanks Advance in Saar
International News Service
A pair of B-20 superfortresses fire-bombed the Tokyo industrial waterfront area last night, starting at least seven fires within view of the Emperor's palace. The city was ablaze with lights and completely unaware of the impending attack. Meanwhile, Japanese industrial installations, at Mukden and the supply port of Darien in occupied Manchuria shuddered today—the third anniversary of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor—under a heavy blasting by 70 of the huge bombers.
All veterans of World War II have been asked to meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the Men's Lounge of the Memorial Union building to organize a University Veteran's Club, according to Lloyd Cunningham, first year student in the law school.
The Fifth U.S. air force in the Philippines at the same time, ranged as far north as Manila to pound Jap airports and shipping while bombing and staffing an estimated 25,000 Japs remaining in western Leyte, where improved weather permitted ground forces to resume field operations.
In Europe, the U.S. First, Third, Seventh, and Ninth armies consolidated positions and beat back savage German counter-tacks, while the Ninth army pressed within five miles of Saarbrücken. The British Eighth army swept up the Adriatic coast from Ravennia in Italy to engulf the entire area east of the Lamone river of Nazi resistance. Strategic heights around Faenza were seized by Eighth army troops, but an attempt to establish another Lamone bridgehead north of Russi was repulsed. U.S. Fifth army troops improved forward positions while the Russians ranged through southwestern Hungary on a 150-mile front.
Veterans to Form Club on Campus At Meeting Tonight
The purpose of the club is not that of a social club, Cunningham said; it is one which will set the problems of the veterans before the administration of the University. At the present there are about 60 veterans attending the University.
Returning veterans will want a revision of the curriculum that is now offered by the school, Cunningham believes, and will want specialized courses in certain fields. Oklahoma University has already started such an organization to help conform to the wishes of the service veterans.
All veterans who intend to go to school have the choice of the school they wish to attend. They may change to another school at anytime if they desire. The only requirement is that the veteran start his schooling seven years after he is discharged or after the end of the war.
Dive for Needed Ammunition
Ammunition is so badly needed that troops are diving to salvage shells from sunken LST ships.