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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1944
Russian Film Will Be Last of Forums Shows
A Russian film, "Alexander Nefsky" will be shown in Fraser theater at 7:30 Thursday evening, Joy Miller, Forums Board chairman, has announced. Nefsky was the great Russian military leader who led the Russian armies against Charles XII of Sweden.
"Hits of the Past," excerpts from famous Charlie Chaplin films, will be featured with the Russian film.
The public is invited to attend this movie presentation which is sponsored by the Student Forums Board, Miss Miller said.
Two Teams Unbeaten In Inter-Platoon Loop
The ship's company and company three, platoon 1 teams remain unbeaten in the inter-platoon league of the University Naval Training School.
Four games are played every Friday evening on the ball diamonds east of the stadium. Each platoon sponsors a team and all trainees are given liberty to attend the games.
The schedule for Friday night had company 3, platoon 1 versus company six, platoon 2; company 3, platoon 2 versus company five, platoon 2; company four, platoon 1 versus company 5, platoon 1; and company 4, platoon 2 versus company 6, platoon 1.
King Adams, Veteran Janitor Dies Following Stroke
King Adams, for 42 years an employee of the University in jani-
ional services, died last evening at his home in North Lawrence. He was strenken a week ago with apo-
plew while at work.
The funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the Baptist church in North Lawrence.
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MELVIN---tion the coast has very wide sandy beaches with small sand dunes in the background.
Continuing about his travels, Professor Melvin stated that he went on Rouen, located 40 miles from La Havre, which to him was the most interesting of all these small towns in Normandy. The land surrounding Rouen with its very high hills is similar to the Ozarks. There he saw magnificent medieval churches and other historical places.
After the trip in 1911, Professor Melvin returned twice more to France, once in 1924 and again in 1922. The last time he went from Caco to Cherbourg which is located on the end of the peninsula which the Allies have penetrated approximately 14 miles. It is an open port with two sea walls which offer many advantages. It is quite a simple operation to unload materials with the help of the big cranes that they have there, he related. The transportation facilities from Cherbourg to Paris are excellent with good roads and railway systems joining the two cities. Also it is located only 85 miles from Southampton. Mr. Melvin believes that the Allies want Cherbourg mainly because of its port and its convenient location.
VARSITY
Shows 2 - 7 - 9
MONDAY, Thru Wed.
Dona Drake - Robert Lowery
"HOT RHYTHM"
and
"Passport to Destiny"
Comanche Displayed in Dyche With Many of His Fossil Ancestors
(Note: This is another article in a series on the displays at Dyche museum. Today we discuss the horse).
The horse family as a whole goes much further back into history. In fact, the horses are the oldest family of mammals that have survived in "recent" times. Their earliest ancestors were natives of North America who roamed the plains and basins on both sides of the Rockies. Many of their fossil remains are found in later rock-formations of Kansas.
To many people the word "Comanche" means only one thing: a tribe of bloodthirsty, cruel Indians. But others may think of a horse named "Comanche," the only survivor of Custer's last stand fought back in 1876. Looking very much as he did 68 years ago, "Comanche" is now mounted and is a featured exhibit at Dyche museum.
The earliest American horse, which was found in Wyoming, was about the size of a sheep dog. It was a shy little animal that cautiously
Various kinds of horses followed and scattered widely over the plains of the Middlewestern states. Some were smaller, and striped much like today's zebra. All moved swiftly on a horse-like middle hoof.
Horses later reached Asia by a North Pacific land bridge, and passed on into Europe and Africa. Some migrated down into South America by way of a Caribbean land bridge.
Five million years later, members of the horse tribe had grown larger and more slender. Their grinding teeth were changing and becoming adapted to the plains vegetation of the Dakotas and Wyoming.
ranged over wet lands, and fed on the leaves of shrubs and trees.
Then came the Ice Age spreading its gray chill over the whole Northern Hemisphere. Horses survived in various sheltered corners of the world, in Western Europe, Asia, and Africa. But those horses that were living in the Western Hemisphere died out entirely during the Ice Age, leaving us only their fossil remains. Dyche museum has many of these fossils on exhibition.
16 Dental Students Report Here Sixteen naval dental students from the University of Kansas City Western Dental College units reported to the University V-12 office Thursday to take physical examinations and receive uniforms. They were enrolled Monday in the Kansas City dental school and recently have completed pre-dental V-12 training.
Marienne Glad, president of the chapter, made an announcement concerning the sorority's part in the Fifth War Loan campaign.
In addition to the regular sorority songs, a special arrangement of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was featured.
Gamma Phi's Sing On Radio Program
A fifteen minute program of singing was presented by members of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority over radio station WREN at 6 p.m. last night. Shirley Salley, College sophomore, was soloist on the program, singing three numbers.
Washington, (INS) — The office of price administration announced today that limited quantities of "odd lot" shoes may be sold to consumers ration free during the period July 10 through July 29.
Odd Let Shoes to Be Released
Three Graduates Edit Engineer Magazines
Three graduates of the School of Engineering and Architecture are now editors of national engineering magazines, each important in its field. Waldo Bowman, '23, is editor of Engineering News Record, which is published in New York City.
Theodore B. Jefferson's Welding Engineer is published in Chicago. He was graduated in 1931. Harold J. McKeever, who was graduated in 1923, is editor of Roads and Streets, also published in Chicago.
Lt. McGuigan Is On Leave
Lt. C. V. McGuigan, welfare and recreation officer of the University Naval Training School, is on a 7-day leave. He will visit relatives and friends at his home in Kansas City and will return to his duties Friday.
JAYHAWK'S----
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(continued from page one) mentation is not preserved in chalk, however, so it is not known whether the bird was red or blue.
There is an unverified story that the Indians believed the great round stones in Ottawa county are petrified eggs of the Jayhawk which they called the thunderbird, and which they credited with bringing rain.
JAYHAWKER
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'MEET the PEOPLE'
Lucille Ball *Dick Powell*
VIRGINIA O'BRIEN • BERT LAWR
'RAGS' RAGLAND · JUNE ALYSON
Vaughn MONROE ORCH.
SPIKE JONES CITY SICKERS
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NOW THRU WEDNESDAY Tell the People From Every Steepele—It's the Biggest Merry Musical Hit!
5th War Loan Bond
Premiere
"TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR"
Van Hartman Trains In Ferrying Division
Buy a Bond Now and Obtain Your Free Bond Premiere Ticket.
Only Bond Buyers Admitted
Flight Officer Van L. Hartman, a former student and a member of Sigma Chi faternity, is now stationed at the Air Transport Command Ferrying Division's new pursuit transition school at the 4th OTU, Brownville, Tex.
The Ferrying Division, has the responsibility for the greater part of all training within the Air Transport Command, in addition to ferrying and transport functions.
Flight Officer Hartman will receive pursuit instruction at Brownsville. When he has completed his training there, Flight Officer Hartman will be qualified for the job of ferrying fighter aircraft to all parts of the world.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L.
N. Hartman of Hays.
Grad Visits Lawrence on Leave
Lt. Charles M. Amyx, who received his bachelor of arts degree with a major in economics in 1938, is spending a 30-day leave in Lawrence visiting friends and relatives. Lt. Amyx, who is being transferred to Seattle, Wash., has been stationed at a naval air base in Hawaii for the past 38 months, and witnessed the assault at Pearl Harbor.
Fraser hall, the oldest building on the campus, was opened for classes in 1872.
Fraser Is 72 Years Old
Grad Writes Article On Child Adoption
Using her three-year-old adopted son as an idea for her article Marjorie G. Raiish, a graduate of the University, has written an article on modern child adoption entitled "Selected Sons and Daughters" which is being published in the July issue of She magazine.
In addition to her bachelor of arts degree from the University, Mrs. Raish holds a master of arts degree from Fort Hays Kansas State College in English.
For three years, Mrs. Raish was the United Press reporter for the western part of Kansas, and her free-lance articles have been published by the Kansas City Star, Topeka Daily Capitol, and Kansas Teacher. One of her short stories won first prize in a contest sponsored by the Kansas Authors Club.
"Selected Sons and Daughters" describes the exact science that modern child-adoption has become in making it possible for parents to select a child whose physical and mental characteristics are practically identical to those a child of their own would have.
Two Chapters of Phi Lambda Pi
The only two chapters of Phi Lambda Pi, sole organized social sorority for married women, are found at Tulane University and Louisiana State University.
ENDS TONITE
A Romance of a Glamorous Stowaway and a Hard-Boiled Sea Captain "TAMPICO"
GRANADA
Edward G. Robinson - Lynn Bari
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY 2 Days Only
Shows 2:30 - 7 - 10 — Feature at 2:45 - 7:15 - 10:15
The Producers Demand Road Show Prices This Engagement MAT., Adults .75, Kiddies .41, Service Men and Women .55 Eve., Adults $1.10, Kiddies .55, Service Men and Women .75
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Two Features
OWL SHOW SAT. NITE — Sunday, All Week
Danny Kaye — The Goldwyn Girls
"UP IN ARMS"