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Reception Friday to Open Season For University Women's Club
The University Women's club will open its social season at 8 p.m. Friday with an informal reception at Spooner-Thayer museum. The reception will be given for wives of new faculty members, and new women faculty members.
The calendar for the year includes teas at Myers hall, November 2, December 7, January 4, and February 1. The place of the tea on March 1 is yet to be announced. A tea at Myers hall, on April 5, will include a business session. The last scheduled event for the year is a picnic June 7.
The chairman of committees for the reception, Friday, have been announced as follows:
Mrs. Raymond Nichols, general chairman; Mrs. William Rider, decorations; Mrs. John Blocker, refreshments; Mrs. Paul Haney, hostess; and Mrs. F. C. Allen, new-comers.
Committee Members Named for Midweeks
Members of the social committee for the midweek dances at the Memorial Union are Anne Zimmerman, Jeanne Brown, Penny Houston, Edith Marie Darby, Barbara Thiele, Joan Woodward, Marjorie Beneke, Betty Dumcke, Bob Ramsey, Rod McVler, and Ed Shive Jane Atwood, vice-president of the Student Union Activities, and chairman, announced today.
The first midweek of this year will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Union lounge, Miss Atwood said. The navy band, directed by Donald Cousins, V-12 senior in the School of Engineering, will make its first dance appearance this year at the midweek.
Miss Atwood stated that midweeks will be held in the Union lounge every three weeks.
K.U. Dames to Meet Tomorrow
The K.U. Dames will meet at 8 p.m. in the English room of the Memorial Union building for a program of bridge and rummy. Mrs. Leonard T. Detlor will be the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Charles Paulette, Mrs. Keith B. Runyon, and Mrs. Floyd A. Santer.
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Alpha Omicron Pi—Dinner guests yesterday included Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Witt of Russell.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Gaynor of Kansas City, Jean Gaynor and Laura Parkhurst of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zajec of Gashland, Mo., and Mrs. C. F. Sloan of Kansas City,Mo., were visitors Sunday.
Chi Omega—Weekend guests were Mrs. Van Ward, Mrs. Dan La Shelle of Wichita; Mrs. Beal Shaw of Independence; Mrs. Jack Kendall of Wichita; Mary Taylor of Kansas City; and Betty Perkins of Gardner. Mrs. O. M. Larsen of Lake Quiveria, was a guest Friday.
Pi Beta Phi—For their annual walk-out, members of the pledge class went on a hayride last night with members of Phi Delta Theta.
The frehm will have an hour dance tonight with members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Alpha Delta Pi—Don Livingston, Les Mische and Pat Clemens were dinner guests Sunday.
Sigma Kappa — Dinner guests Thursday night were Miss Laura Neiswanger, Miss Mary Snelser, Winton Wilcox, and Floyd Smith.
Kappa Alpha Theta -- Dinner guests Sunday were Mrs. Frank Hodges of Olathe, and Ensign Robert Wright of Topeka.
Hillcrest House - Miss Marjorie Gardner of Wichita was a weekend guest.
Tau Kappa Epsilon—Don Stewart,
a former student here, now attending
the University of Colorado, was
a weekend guest.
Sigma Chi — Leroy Wildhagen,
Paul Trower, Bill Butler, and Glenn
Gilpin were guests Friday and
Saturday.
Phi Kappa Psi-Lt .Hewitt Love-
lace, Lt. Bill Ellis, Capt. Edward
Brink, and A/C Jack Kirkham were
weekend guests.
Phi Gamma Delta—All chapter members attended a stag dinner Saturday night in Kansas City, Mo., after which they went to the K.U. T.C.U. football game. The dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Libby, parents of Frank Libbv
Delta Tau Delta—Mrs, Paul Hur-
Sigma Tau Initiates Eighteen Engineers
A formal initiation and banquet for 18 engineering students was held Friday, by Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity. Following the banquet at the Colonial tea room, initiation services were held at Marvin hall.
Those initiated included Richard Hunter, Don R. Learned, and Robert Stockton, V-12 sophomores; Milford Kaufman, William R. Stewart, Donald Cousins, Charles Black, Jack Farber, Richard Hartzell, Eldon Leuhring, Gordon Mercier, and L. R. Smith, V-12 juniors; Hugh Schirk, junior; James Crask, William Douglas, Harold McSpadden, V-12 seniors; and D. G. Parks and Hugh Kershner, Jr., seniors.
A. M. Ockerblad, associate professor of applied mechanics, who is sponsor of the group, was honored for his long and efficient service to Lambda chapter at the University. Following an after-dinner speech by Prof. Allen Crafton of the speech department, the keys were presented. Clinton Sloan, president, was toastmaster and James Teener welcomed the new members.
Faculty members who attended included Prof. J. D. Stranathan of the physics department; Prof. F. A. Russell of the engineering drawing department; F. L. Brown, professor of applied mechanics; Professor Ockerblad; E. E. Johnson, assistant professor of civil engineering; and G. W. Bradshay, associate professor of civil engineering.
Active members of the fraternity who were present included Glen Richardson, James Teener, Irv Mintz, Robert Maurer, LaVaughn Egbert, Virgil Razak, Edward Blase, Robert Stevenson, Dewey Verhage, George Robers, Bob Kenny, Dean Wampler, Oscar Bloomer, and Clinton Sloan.
As of May, 1944, one out of every three civilians employed at army ornance depots throughout the United States was a woman.
rell of Holten, and Mrs. H. S. Cain of Caney, were guests at dinner Sunday noon.
Battenfeld Hall — Dinner guests Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hahn of Topeka, and Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Van Meter of St. Joseph, Mo.
Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Irwin of Marion, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. H. Howland of Nortonville, Kan; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Newcomb and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Endorf of Kansas City.
Mrs. Charles S. Brook, director of Corbin hall since 1937, has resigned, Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, University adviser of women, announced today. The resignation will become effective October 1. Mrs. Harry Ramadge, housemother for Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, will succeed Mrs. Brook as director of Corbin hall, Miss Meguiar said.
Mrs. Brook has no immediate plans for the future after her resignation becomes effective, she said today. She will continue to live in Lawrence with Mrs. William Savage Johnson, 1509 Crescent Road.
Mrs. Ramadge has served as TKE housemother since 1338.
Corbin Hall Director Resigns; Successor Is TKE Housemother
Kappa Alpha Theta has announced the engagement and approaching marriage of Peggy Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dwight Davis of Kansas City, Mo., to Pte. William Edward Brownlee, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Brownlee of Hutchinson. The wedding will be October 28.
Miss Davis was graduated from the College last year. Private Brownlee, also a graduate of the University, is now a student in the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas hospitals. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi and Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity.
Davis-Brownlee Set Oct. Wedding Date
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