====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0148_2 from reel: L 2339 (1944-02-08 to 1945-10-25) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/156466 Title: Navy to Close EM School Oct. 9 Summary: The U.S. Naval Training School (Electrical) at the University of Kansas will close October 9 due to changes in service requirements for electricians mates. Category: campus news Subjects: military training; university operations; electrical engineering Named Entities: Deane W. Malott [chancellor]; Fred Montgomery [director]; Rear Admiral L.E. Denfeld [assistant chief of naval personnel] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Students Will Vote at 8 Polls Tomorrow Summary: Students will participate in tomorrow's student government election at eight campus polling locations, with voting requirements including activity book or military ID. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; elections; university governance Named Entities: Clarence Engle [election committee chairman]; Maria Johnson [student body president] Confidence: 0.85 Title: Malott to Crown Varsity Queen Friday Night Summary: Chancellor Malott will crown the Varsity Queen at a dance Friday night in Hoch Auditorium, with eleven candidates from various sororities competing. Category: campus news Subjects: student activities; university traditions; campus events Named Entities: Deane W. Malott [chancellor]; George Dick [K Club president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Battle for Rome Rages Unabated Summary: The battle for Rome continues with Allied troops making advances while facing German resistance, with fighting concentrated in the Velletri area south of Rome. Category: national news Subjects: world war II; military operations; European theater Confidence: 0.85 Title: More Donors Needed for Blood Bank, Dr. Canuteson Says Summary: The University's Blood Bank needs more donors, with only 69 persons registered so far, and is seeking students in good health to donate blood. Category: campus news Subjects: health services; blood donation; student health Named Entities: Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson [medical director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Betty Mills Wins WREN Song Contest Summary: Miss Betty Dell Mills, a Fine Arts senior, won the WREN song contest sponsored by the Timekeeper program, earning a 15-minute radio broadcast. Category: features/profiles Subjects: student achievements; music competitions; wartime activities Named Entities: Betty Dell Mills [winner] Confidence: 0.8 Title: V-12 Forms Band of 22 Members Summary: Twenty-two V-12 students have organized a dance band that will make its first public appearance at a P-T dance this month. Category: campus news Subjects: military training; student organizations; music Named Entities: Ralph Hayes [band sponsor]; Don Cousins [director] Confidence: 0.8 Title: University Included in Postwar Scholarship Plan With England Summary: The University of Kansas is one of 20 American universities included in a postwar exchange scholarship arrangement with British provincial universities. Category: campus news Subjects: international education; scholarship programs; academic exchange Named Entities: Deane W. Malott [chancellor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: YMCA, YWCA to Give Picnic at 5:30 Today at Potter Lake Summary: Members of the YMCA and YWCA will hold a picnic at Potter Lake today at 5:30 p.m., featuring games and activities. Category: announcement Subjects: student organizations; campus events; recreational activities Confidence: 0.8 Title: Ten Graduate Tonight From University High Summary: The thirty-second annual commencement exercises of University High School will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Kansas Room of the Union. Category: announcement Subjects: academic ceremonies; high school graduations; university events Confidence: 0.8 Title: The Weather Summary: Generally fair tonight, Thursday and Friday. Continued warm with humid weather. Category: informational content Subjects: weather forecasts; local conditions Confidence: 0.9 Title: Sullivant Given Honor by Naval Company Summary: John Milton Sullivant, 26, was graduated last Thursday from recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center and received honor recognition. Category: announcement Subjects: military recognition; student achievements; naval training Named Entities: John Milton Sullivant [honoree] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Hurricane Velocity 100 Miles Summary: A hurricane is a tropical cyclone, sometimes attaining a velocity of 100 miles an hour. Category: informational content Subjects: weather phenomena; meteorology Confidence: 0.8 Title: No Navy Commissions Next Fall Summary: Washington officials predict that by next fall virtually no civilians will be given commissions in the navy except in special cases. Category: announcement Subjects: military policy; naval training; university relations Named Entities: Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs [chief of naval personnel] Confidence: 0.8 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.