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42ND YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1944
NUMBER 48
Third Army Is Within 5 Miles Of Saarlautern
International News Service
The third U. S. army overcame bitter Nazi opposition today to crash forward to within five miles of the vital German city of Saarlaurtern in the center of the Allied western front. The U.S. first and ninth armies seized positions which they can convert into springboards across the Roer river in the drive on Cologue.
The U. S. seventh and the French first armies constricted the closing pincers around the Vosges mountains to the south where the Nazis fought frantic rear guard battles to enable the main body of troops to retreat across the Rhine to the temporary security of the west wall.
Meanwhile Allied positions at the northern end of the western front were strengthened when Canadian forces moved into eastern Holland in the Nijmegen sector where front reports revealed they were fighting in the Reichwald forest Armenia. The Soviet fourth Ukrainian army driving westward in Czechoslavakia was reported less than 10 miles from the vital Dukla pass through which the Nazis have been funnelling supplies and reinforcements from southern Poland. In Italy British eighth army forces continued to close in on Faenza while the American fifth army troops south of Bologna beat back two savage Nazi attacks.
A Japanese report said that a counter invasion had been made against Americans holding Morotai island in the Halmaberan, but the claim was not confirmed from any Allied force.
Meanwhile, American naval destroyers entered the battle for Leyte island in the Philippines by blasting Japanese positions in the Ormac region. Ground forces were bogged down by torrential rains which turned the approaches to the pocketed Jap positions into a quagmire.
Tract May Be Freed From County Taxation
The proposal of the University to remove the Bowersock county taxation was considered yesterday by the state tax commission in Topeka. The commission will give its decision at some future date.
The Bowersock land extends from the Emory apartments to Rowland's book store on the east side of Mt. Oread. In the past, University property has been ruled as non-taxable. It is the effort of the administration to bring this land into the same category because it is held by the Endowment association.
The University Endowment association was represented by C. C. Stewart and the county by its attorney. J. J. Riling.
Riling said that $190,000 worth of property has already been removed from taxation. Lou Griffith, chairman of the county board, said the county would appeal to the supreme court if necessary.
A football team of women started the homecoming events at Kansas State Teachers College. This was followed by a baseball game between the students and faculty men.
Women's Football at KSTC
Bonnet Is Appointed As U.S. Ambassador
London—(INS)—Henri Bonnet today held the appointment of ambassador to the United States, following a night session of the French council of ministers which named him to the post.
Bonnet has been serving as minister of information in the provisional government of liberated France. He held the same position in the DeGaulle-Algiers government.
Budget Requests Salary Increase Of 20 Per Cent
If the present budget of $3,492,036 for expenditures of the University of Kansas are allowed by the legislature, it will be the first time the University has regained an operating budget equal to what it had nearly fifteen years ago.
The announcement of the requested budget came from the office of Chancellor Deane W. Malott. The amount asked for compares with $2,-703,843 voted by the 1943 legislature for use in 1943-44 and 1944-45. The request for the coming two years includes $450,000 for building additions and major remodeling.
Med School Funds Increased
At Kansas City the requested funds for the Medical School for the 1945-47 term is $1,405,500 as compared to $629,900 voted for the current two-year period. This also includes an amount of $340,000 for a surgery building.
Twelve years ago, for the 1931-32 year, the salary item voted was $819,000 and since that time the yearly amount for general salaries sagged as low as $615,000. The climb back up has been a slow one. This year's request represents an increase of slightly more than 20 per cent over the current figure. It includes an amount of $33,100 to cover new positions to be created such as a dean for the William Allen White School of Journalism, director of an extension center, and teachers in
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$ 3,500 Bid By Coed
Washington—(INS) —When Dr. Franklin Bliss Snyder, president of Northwestern University, sold his services for one day to the highest bidder in a student war bond rally, he agreed to met any demand "within reason."
Miss Rosalyn Keeshin, who purchased the University president's services with a high bid of $3,500 in bonds today invited Dr. Snyder to pay up by attending class with her beginning at 10 am. Her first class was in Shakespeare and her second in education.
Jackh to Speak At Convocation
Convocation speaker at 10 a.m Friday will be Dr. Ernest Jackh visiting research professor at Columbia university. Dr. Jackh will speak on "Turkey Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow."
Born in Germany, Dr. Jackh became a naturalized British subject in 1937. While in Germany, he founded the German-Turkish association, and the League of Nations union. He was a member of the delegations to Versailles and Geneva following World War I.
In 1933, Dr. Jackh emigrated to London where he became director of the New Commonwealth institute which, with Winston Churchill as president, advocated collective security through international force. From 1937 to 1940 Dr. Jackh worked in the Near Eastern states for the British government.
He is author of the book, "The Rising Crescent—Turkey Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," which was published in June, 1944.
Schedule of Friday morning classes has been arranged in the regular manner:
8:30 classes will meet ... 8:30- 9:05
9:30 classes will meet... 9:15- 9:50
Convocation ... 10:00-10:50
10:30 classes will meet ... 11:00-11:35
11:30 classes will meet ... 11:45-12:20
Influence of McGuffey's Reader Is Great in America Today
Hazard
The influence in America of the McGuffey Readers in the second half of the 19th century was as great as that of Benjamin Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac" in the second half of the 18th century, Ireland Hazard, vice-president of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., of Pittsburgh Pa., told students at a joint YMCA-YWCA meeting last night. This influence has extended into our times
"McGuffey's religious, moral, and ethical influence over millions of
Attendance at Mr. Hazard's speech, first in a series of discussions of interest to University students to be presented by the YMCA and YWCA, was only moderate. Rachel Vander-Werf, executive secretary of the YWCA attributed the small audience to the weather and other meetings scheduled last night. Date of the second talk of the series has not been announced.
Americans, especially in the Middle West is beyond computing," Mr. Hearn stated. "McGuffey taught rugged individualism, the dignity of labor, the basic virtues of thrift, honesty and charity, and pointed the punishment of doers of evil in a hundred examples."
The writer's ethics do not precisely fit today, the speaker added, because individualism does not fit in the complex of human relations which cluster around the machine as the central fact of modern economy, but McGuffey did such a good job that neither management nor labor is fully conscious that pioneer ethics cannot be literally applied to the human relations of modern production.
Four Council Members Resign As Result of Chancellor's Ruling; No Comment From Navy Officials
Mr. Hazard applied McGuffey's (continued to page four)
Schoeppel Describes Governor's Powers In KFKU Broadcast
"The office of Governor, as established by the Constitution, embraces the supreme executive authority of the state and carries with it responsibilities and obligations which are the concern and which are of interest to every citizen of Kansas," Governor Andrew Schoeppel stated in his broadcast "Your Kansas Government" radio series from station KFKU here last night.
He went on to compare the office of governor to that of the general manager of a large corporation pointing out that just as the board of directors of a corporation appoints the general manager, so do the people of Kansas appoint, by their votes, the governor of their state.
"It is the Governor's duty to supervise the state's business, look after the state's interests in all ways; appoint faithful and competent assistants as the heads for state departments; recommend needed legislation when the legislature is in session and at the same time to discharge faithfully the many and varied routine tasks which fall upon his desk in the course of each day's business," the Governor continued.
The Governor also explained where he got his powers of office, referring to Article I of the Constitution of Kansas, placing special emphasis on the pardoning powers which are delegated to him. He also explained what major appointments are made by him according to the laws of Kansas.
Governor Schoeppel stated that it had been a pleasure for him to participate in this University program and congratulated the University of Kansas for offering such an excellent means of presenting this means to the public.
Tournament Opens For Bridge Players
The Union Activities bridge club will hold its second meeting at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon in the lounge of the Memorial Union building. Roberta Frowe, co-chairman of the new organization announced this morning. The club plans to have regular meetings each Thursday afternoon.
Names of high score winners of the annual Union bridge tournament which began last night were not available this morning, Barbara Prier, who has charge of the tournament reports. Tabluations of the scores are not yet complete, she said, but names will be announced tomorrow.
Miss Veta B. Lear is assisting Miss Prir r with the tournament.
De Courtney Plays at Illinois
The Junior Prom at the University of Illinois will feature Del Courtney's band and 2:30 a.m. closing hours for coords.
$ ^{8} $ Bill Kanaga, Bob Ramsey, Clark Henry and Georgia Paulette all members of the staff of the "Sour Owl," retired from the All-Student Council last night as the result of an administrative order banning staff members of the publication from participation in University activities.
Lt. A. H. Dohl, commanding officer of the V-12 unit here, had no statement to make this morning concerning what action would be taken by the Navy in regard to staff members who are stationed with the V-12 unit here.
The council vacancies will be filled when the party committees of the parties involved meet. Each committee will decide upon candidates to fill vacancies left by member of its party. Kanaga, Ramsey, and Henry's positions will be filled by the Pachacamac committee and the seat vacated by Georgia Paultee will be filled by the PWCL committee.
Dr. Barzun would develop the possibilities of all who are of college caliber and not merely the most capable as the two universities advocate. He would teach all students an appreciation of the arts and sciences, "even by compulsion," and would inter-relate the arts, the sciences, and the humanities through a faculty capable of doing so.
No official business was presented or discussed at the meeting last night, but a discussion was held on the chancellor's letter to the Student Council and the effect it will have on the council in the future.
John J. Irwin and Gene McHine,
winners in the freshman election
held last week, were sworn into
office at the meeting last night.
Although disagreeing with its aspects, Dr. Jacques Barzan, Columbia university, reminded the faculty yesterday that colleges of arts and sciences are now confronted with a third and middle-ground point of view in purpose and methods, of teaching, the Chicago university and St. John's university method.
Dr. Barzun recalled that college training passed through the classic stage, and then in 1914, entered the vocational stage in which college was made a service station for business and professions. During this stage progressivism entered the picture and students were permitted to pursue the subjects attracting their interest.
He declared that the vocational theory will kill the college, and pointed out that the progressive theory was a reaction against the idea of specialization. He attacked the progressive theory on the basis that subject matter is as important as the personality, and that the student who merely pursues his likes is not well educated.
Educator Criticizes Vocational Theory Of College Training
"The college must teach the student about science, by compulsion, if necessary," said Dr. Barzan. He included mathematics and logic in the "must" courses.