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Weather Forecast Fair. Tuesday partly cloudy. Showers early Tuesday night.
NUMBER 175
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1944
11st YEAR
Americans Nearing Cherbourg As Offensive Gets Under Way; 25,000 Nazis Trapped on Peninsula
(International News Service)
American advances to within eight miles of the outer defense of the port of Cherbourg were reported today by reconnaissance fliers returning to their bases in England.
Some of the American forces had seized Briquebeq due south of Cherbourg and only 12 miles away, a Reuters dispatch from the battle front declared. No opposition was encountered, this report said.
The British radio at the same time broadcast a flash that a general offensive was under way all along the Cherbourg peninsula line. Montebourg had been bypassed, London declared. German Attempt Futile
The American successes followed another futile German attempt to break through the corridor across the peninsula. Some 25,000 Nazi troops were believed trapped in the northern end of the area.
Street fighting was under way in Tilly-sur-Seuilles, the Axis bulwark guarding Caen on the eastern end of the line. British forces now occupy the northern portion of the town while German troops hold the rest of the place.
Russian columns bore down on the important Finnish port of Viipuri following yesterday's breakthrough of the vaunted Mannerheim line, and Soviet artillery was said to be shelling the town. The Finns admitted capture of a number of important localities.
Allies Bomb Robot Base5
French troops operating on the islands of Elba were reported to be making steady progress.
The Allied air forces maintained the relentless bombing of military objectives in France. More than 500 fortresses and Liberators slashed at Nazi air fields and at installations along the Pas de Calais coast area where Hitler's robot planes are dispatched to England. These weird weapons continued to fall at various points in southern England, but the British claimed to have worked out a technique to dispose of most of the missiles.
K.U. AST Unit Ranks First in 10 Schools
The University AST units were notified Friday that they received must place among 10 schools competing in the War Department Achievement Tests in Cycle II which were given to the trainees on April 21 and 23. Cycle II includes all those schools in which the period of instruction started in February.
The Reserve Term II section stood first in engineering drawing, English and physics, and were third in mathematics and fourth in history.
The Reserve Term I trainees scored first in chemistry, English and mathematics, second in geography and physics, and fifth in history.
"Though the number of trainees participating was definitely circumscribed," said Lt. Col. Watson L. McMorris, "it is evidenced that we still have a high type of trainees, and the high quality of instruction as reflected by these results is again apparent."
College Faculty Makes Changes
Two major changes were made in the Proficiency Examination regulations of the University, a number of new courses were provided, and recommendations for the improvement of teaching were made Friday at a meeting of the College faculty in Fraser theater.
According to the new provisions, the proficiency examination will be given only three times every year, once during each semester. The old rule that a student must enroll for 24 hours credit after passing the examination was abolished.
The second change accepted by the faculty was that "after failing the examination twice the student shall be required at his next enrollment to enroll in a course in English composition with additional tutorial work." The course must be approved by the English department.
The most important change in courses was effected in the study of French, German, and Spanish. In-line with a general movement to stress conversation in language classes, the regular five hour meetings a week in the elementary language courses I and II will be supplemented with two hours of laboratory oral-aural training. Five hours of credit will still be given.
The movement was carried further in the Spanish department where two elementary Spanish conversation courses will be offered to go with Spanish III and Spanish V. In addition two advanced one hour conversation courses will be offered.
Jayhawker Delayed At Overworked Press
A new course in Geology, No. 49, which will be given this summer in the geological camp at Colorado and
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Overworked pressmen at the Capper Printing Company in Topeka, said Friday they did not believe they would be able to finish the press work on the spring issue of the Jayhawker magazine for seven or eight days.
The estimate was made to Mary Morrill, editor, and Virginia Schaefer, business manager, who seprt the day in Topeka making final arrangements for the publication.
Depending upon the speed which Capper workmen can put the magazine through their crowded shop, the Jayhawker will be distributed to students either Friday afternoon or Saturday afternoon, said Mise Morrill.
Thousand Acclaim Happy Hour
Featuring contests for the entertainment of the audience, the Navy athletic "Happy Hour" Friday night was enthusiastically acclaimed by some 1000 trainees and their guests
The newly organized V-12 band in its first public appearance was well received. Several feature numbers were presented and members of the band led off between events with jam sessions.
The bicycle relay which was won by a team of eight V-5's brought the audience to their feet to cheer for their respective favorites. The special bicycle race was won by Chief Ralph Hase, and Thela Brown, WAVE pharmacist mate.
Throughout the evening, ten hog-callers from as many states, burst forth with their interpretations of the proper method of calling the "arders."
The wheel barrow race and piggyback relay were run off at the same time. The speedball game which ended up with three balls being kicked about the field, ended according to Chief Starkey with a score of 92 to 53; but he didn't know which team won.
The three boxing matches were won by two V-12 trainees and Ve-cillio, V-12 ship's company. In the final free-for-all ten blindfolded trainees battled it out. One of the smaller trainees, played in the ring without a blindfold, and proceeded to hit the boxes only to draw back immediately leaving them swinging blindly at thin air.
Guidance Institute Summer Term Start With 70 Enrolled
Approximately 70 persons are enrolled in the Guidance Institute and Workshop, and the eight weeks summer session for teachers, according to Dean J. W. Twente of the School of Education. The two sessions began today.
The Guidance Institute got under way at 8:30 this morning with a talk on the general survey of personnel management by F. T. Stockton, dean of the School of Business. All general sessions of the program will be in Fraser theater. At 1:30 Miss Beulah Morrison, professor of psychology, talked on "Some Techniques of Personnel Management."
Miss Marta T. Hocking, chief counselor of the Sunflower Ordnance Co. at Eudora, will speak on counseling in industry at 8:30 to tomorrow morning. At 1:30 after noon Herman Hochgrafe, recording secretary of the Kansas Typographical Conference in Topeka, will lecture on "Group Relationships in Industry."
Dr. Elizabeth K. Wilson, director of counseling in Kansas City, Mo. public schools, is the director of the Institute, which is being sponsored by the Schools of Education and Business. Individuals are invited to attend any part or all of the institute sessions without the payment of any fees if they are not interested in obtaining University credit, Dean Twente announced.
206 Students Will Receive Degrees At Spring Commencement, June 29. Third Graduation Since Mid-Term
Two hundred and six names are listed in the class of graduates and undergraduates who are to receive diplomas during exercises June 29.
17 to Give Last Recital Tonight
The graduation is the third since the first of the year, the other two being devoted to other branches of training in the University.
Three violin students participating in the program, are Harriet Danly, sophomore playing "Walher's Preislied" (Wagner-Wilhelmj); Doris Turney, junior, "Concerto in G Minor" (Burch); and Helen Pierson, junior, with "Faust Fantasie" (Weiniawski).
Seventeen advanced Fine Arts students of piano, voice, and violin will be presented at 7:30 tonight in Fraser theater for the final advanced student recital of the season.
Frances Gulick, sophomore, will open the program with "Rhapodie in C Major, Op. 11, No. 3" (Dohnanyi). Other piano students will be Gorjia Weinrich, freshman, playing selections from "Tiberia Suite" (Albenz); Beverly Greiner, sophomore, "Ballade in G Minor" (Chopin); Margaret Snodgrine,freshman, "Rondo in A Minor" Mozart); Emadee Gregory, junior, "Scherzo in B Minor" (Chopin); and Eleanor Brown, freshman, "Rhapodie in E Flat" (Brahms).
Appearing in vocal numbers will be Norma Jean Lutz, sophomore, singing "Death and the Maiden" and "Whither?" both by Schubert; Patricia McMahon, junior, "Allelujah" (Mozart); Jeannette Shears, freshman, "Mi Chiamano Mimi" (Pucciini); Suzanne Schmidt, senior, "Connais-Tu Le Pays" (Thomas); Marjorie Doyle, sophomore, "My Peace Is Gone" (Graben-Hoffman); Leona Moreland, junior, "Twas Even Here Those Words Were Spoken" (Massenet); Merton Anderson, freshman, "Che Gelida Manina" (Pucciini); and Mary Louise Beatie, special student, "Sommi Dei" (Han-del) and "Clavelitos" (Valverde).
Seniors Must Pay Diploma Fee at Business Office
All students who expect to participate in commencement exercises to be held June 29, must pay diploma fee immediately at the business office.
Sidewalk Is Repaired In Front of Frank Strong Hall
The sidewalk immediately in front of Frank Strong and the piers at each side of the main entrance of the building are being repaired as part of the regular maintenance work of the building and grounds department.
Washington (INS)—The house appropriations committee Friday approved funds for an additional 1,239 investigators to combat black market sale of rationed food, especially meat.
House Combats Black Market
Because of the accelerated program, military training and more frequent graduation exercises the number graduating this month is far under that of normal years. Seven hundred and forty-seven students received degrees at last year's spring commencement.
Bachelor of Arts
Postwar Rationing May Be Necessary
Washington, (INS)—Donald Nel-
chairman of the War Production
Board, told congress today that the
first civilian articles to he man-
ufactured when wartime restrictions
are lifted may have to be nationa-
d for a time.
The graduates are:
Nancy Abel, Claire Anne Arnold, Caroline Baker, Barbara Ann Barbier, Paul Benzer, Betty Jean Bolinger, Margaret K. Bowersite, Ruth Ann Boynill, Martha Virginia Brothers, Elizabeth Brownlee, Mary Curtis, Diana Evans, Vinitta Ellen Colver, Eliza Crane, Glenna Dare Creech, Peggy Davis, Eather L. DeBord, Mary Louise Dillebaken, Patricia Ann Duncan, Paula Elizabeth Dunn, Richard Cuthbert Dunham, Barbara Joyce Dare Florence, Jean Eggert, Charence Enfield, Dara Nehan Flushing, Mary Virginia Forsyth
Bettie Pearle Foulk, Mary Einhyne Franks,
Robert Outhwaite Gibbon, Alice Irene Goff,
Virginia Griswold, Dolores Grossnubacher,
Michael Lundberg, Florence Heckel,
thericke Ann Hall, Florence G. Hekkein
Doreby Marguerite Marian Borth-Worthing,
Evelyn Lorraine Hodgson, Jean-
Louise Morris, Harriet Udell,
Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Geraldine Ann
Humphrey, Harriet Hutchison, Martina
Johnson, Jane Eliseen Jones, Jeanne Irene
Johnson, Ruth Delight Krebhel, Theorea E.
Hampshire
Lily RoseLyons, June Mack, Justine Elizabeth Manfield, Thornton McClanahan, Betty Lee McDonald, Alice M. McDonnel, Betty Lee McDonald, Larry K. McDonnel,queline L. Meyer, Joy May Miller, Ruth A. Moritz, Aurora Oropez, Clara Lexley, Berthin M. Patterson, Jill Peck, Kathryn L. Nyman, Joel Peck, Penner, Betty Low Penkins, Nancy Jane Peters, Mary Inez Pimpin, Gladys C. Porter
Nadine Potter, Marian Ranson, Shirley Jewett, Joseph Hume Rawl, Paula Reese Revich, Jude Schmidt, Randyards, Polly Adarb Roberts, K. Robertson, Carol L. Robinson, Anne Louise Rossen, Caroline F. Robinson, Margaret Schaefer, Margaret Jane Scheff, Ruth蓉蕐-Scholefield, Judith A. Schwabe, Donice Louis Schwein, Cara Elizabeth Shoemaker, Danielle Smith, Janet Stuart, Anita R. Smith, Geraldine M. Speck
More tanks, heavy artillery and ammunition must be manufactured, he stated. Civilian production must wait he asserted, until there is not only a surplus of materials but also sufficient manpower available.
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He reemphasized that "the next three months are very critical and we must do everything we can to aid war production."
At present, he revealed, 200,000 workers must be shifted to critical manpower shortage areas as uickly as possible.
Bill Passed to Reconvert Industry
Washington, (INS)—The house today passed the war contracts termination bill to expedite reconversion of American industry to civilian production as military conditions permit.