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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1944
41st YEAR
NUMBER 156
Army and Navy Able to Attend K Club Varsity
All army and navy trainees who wish to attend the K Club Varsity, featuring Jan Savitt and his orchestra, Friday, June 2, will be given liberty that night, commanding officers of the various military units have announced.
Permission for the trainees to attend the dance was obtained by members of the K Club from Lt. Randolph O'Neal, commanding officer of V-5, Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer of the Electricians Mates and V-12's, and Lt. Col. W. L. McMorris, commandant of the University ASTP units.
Ticket sales for the dance went on sale today at the business office, with Harold "Sparky" McSpadden in charge.
Savitt and his Tophatters will play at Hoch auditorium. His orchestra, famous for its shuffle rhythm and popular dance appeal, has broadcasted over the three major networks, and has made recordings for Victor. A large crowd is expected to attend the dance, which will be the last varsity of the year.
Local Stores Change Hours to Aid Farmers
Students expecting to do any last-minute shopping after their 5:30 classes will be out of luck after Wednesday, May 31, Chamber of Commerce officials declared today.
On that date sumer closing hours for Lawrence stores will go into effect, and their doors will be locked at 5:30 in the evening. If the students are ambitious, though, they may get up a little earlier and do their shopping in the morning as the stores will be open at 9 a.m. a half hour earlier than usual.
This change was made necessary as merchants and clerks are needed to help on the farms in the surrounding area. After closing hours men will go out to nearby farms and work until dark or later, helping farmers harvest their crops. Farmers declared this was a great aid to them during the labor shortage last year.
Lawrence merchants also agreed to remain closed on Memorial Day, May 30.
Navy Trainees Don 'Whites' Saturday
Navy Trainees, appearing for the first time in their white uniforms Saturday, completed the students change to summer attire on the campus. Most civilian students put away their "heavies" several weeks ago.
Last Friday the announcement was that trainees would appear in "whites" this Wednesday, but "Ole Man Weather" took the situation in hand and made the change still earlier.
Normally the "whites" are not officially worn until June 1. Because of the unusually hot weather, Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer, decreed Saturday that the order of dress for the day would be white uniforms.
Kesselring Attempts To Hold Terracina; Marguis Isles Hit
(International News Service)
Field Marshall Albert von Kesselring threw all of his available mobile reserves into action today in a determined attempt to hold the Tyrrhenian seacoast town of Terracina, dispatches from the Italian front reported.
East of Terracina Canadian forces repulsed Nazi counterassaults and scored a new advance. French troops beat off counterthrusts at Pico and were reported to have driven through the "whole forward edge of the Hitler line."
The Allied pre-invasion aerial offensive against Occupied-Europe continued in unbroken strength. American fortresses blasted the German naval base at Kiel while liberators pounded the Pas de Calais invasion coast district. German broadcasts reported Allied raiders and air battles over Lubeck and Schleswig-Holstein.
The Marquis islands carrier task force operations reported by Tokyo lacked official advises from Washington. American warships apparently dove in close to the heavily fortified Bonin island and then sent bombing planes to blast the Marquis group.
Chinese-American troops on the Burma front sealed the last escape for Japanese forces at Kyitkyina. American troops on Wake island off New Guinea crushed remaining Japanese resistance.
Club Plans Display And Makes Lists At Buffet Sunday
Eleven KU students from Harvey county attended a buffet supper at the home of Dean and Mrs. Paul B. Lawson last night. Barbara Barnjum, College junior, member of the Student Statewide Activities Commission, and chairman of Harvey county club, conducted the business meeting.
The club, which is a division of the SSAC, arranged for the showing of a display board in Halstead and Newton, advertising the University and illustrating the various courses and activities offered here. They also made plans to compile a list of Harvey county high school graduates interested in going to college and to find out there interests.
It was also announced that a list was found of former Harvey county men from KU now in the service. This list will be used by the club in writing letters to these service men, and will be used to improve the files in the alumni association office.
"Birth of a Nation," which will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Fraser theater, will be introduced by Prof. Allen Crafton of the department of speech and drama. He will explain the motion picture techniques, used for the first time in David W. Griffith's production, said Joy Miller, chairman of Forums Board, which is sponsoring the film.
Entertainment and games followed the business meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellsworth and Miss Maud Ellsworth of the School of Education were guests.
Crafton to Explain Skills In 'Birth of a Nation'
ASC Apportions Representatives By Districts
At a special meeting Thursday night, the All-Student Council accepted a corrected report submitted by the election committee, which includes a clause making legal the vote of members of the armed forces stationed at the University of Kansas, Clarence Engle, secretary of the Council, announced Friday. Apportionment figures for the spring election, June 1, were readopted according to last year's plan, Engle said. District 1, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will elect one man and seven women to the ASC; District 2, the School of Engineering, will elect four men; district 3, which includes the Graduate School and the Schools of Fine Arts, Education, Business and Pharmacy, will elect one man and two women; and District 4, the Schools of Law and Medicine, will elect one man.
A bill authorizing the establishment of a check cashing agency on the campus was introduced for first reading Thursday night by the public relations committee. A bill under consideration of the Council must undergo three readings before action can be taken.
Waltz Arrangements Head Band Program
The concert program scheduled for next Monday evening in Hoch auditorium by the University Band will last approximately an hour and a half, Russell Wiley, director, estimates.
Outstanding among the 14 numbers on the program will be an arrangement of waltzes from "Die Fleddermaus" by Johann Straaus, and "A Manx Overture" by Hayden Wood, built around folk melodies from the Isle of Man, said Professor Wiley. The band will also play "Scene du Bal," from "Miniature Suite," by Eric Coates.
The 75-piece band, including V-12 musicians is working daily in sectional and regular rehearsals in preparation for the concert. The rehearsals will be concluded with a four to five hour dress rehearsal Sunday evening.
Thieves Steal Tire From Auto On Oread
Activity tickets will admit students to the concert, Prof. Wiley said.
While University janitors looked on, two men stole a tire and rim of an automobile belonging to employees of the Memorial Union from in front of the Union at 6 a.m. today. The two men drove around the campus on a rim and gained attention, but they were not stopped when they transferred the tire and rim from the parked car to their own Chevrolet sedan. The abandoned rim was found by police near the Country Club.
Tennis Deadline Set for May 27 Games in the fifth round of the women's intramural tennis doubles must be played off by May 27.
Senior Week Activities Include Reception, Concert, Sermon, Breakfast, and Commencement
'Hansel and Gretel' Plays to Full House At First Performance
Playing to a capacity audience, "Hansel and Gretel" was presented in the first of two performances yesterday at 3 p.m. In Fraser theater by Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary music society. Mary Louise Beatie as Gretel and Miss Jeannette Cass as the Witch were outstanding in their parts.
"The Children's Prayer" in the second act was one of the scenes most popular with the audience, which consisted to a large extent of the school children of Lawrence and their parents. The duet "O Magic Castle" sung by Hansel and Gretel in the third act, was also highly applauded.
Other members of the cast besides Mrs. Beatie and Miss Cass were Hansel, Suzanne Schmidt; the Mother, Ruth Russell; the father, James T. Getty; the Sandman, Elen Utley; the Dawn Fairy, Elaine Talley.
Has Large Cast
The Gingerbread Children were Beth Beamer, Hope Crittendon, Harriet Denly, Leora DeFord, Frances Gulick, Justine Kloeper, Anne Krehbiel, Eleanor Markham, Emma Strain, Margaret Titus, Ellen Utley, and Ellen Wagenfeld—all of whom were also Angels with Sue Logsdon and Elaine Talley.
Accompaniment was furnished by an ensemble consisting of Helen Pierson, violin; Peggy Kay, violin; Barbara Huls, viola; Martha Lee Baxter, cello; Anabel Keeler, harp; and Miss Ruth Orcutt, piano.
Second Performance Tonight
The opera is based on Grimm's familiar fairy tale of two children lost in the forest. They are lured by a witch to her cottage where she attempts to bake them into ginger-
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War Casualties
Washington, May 22—(INS) The War Department made public today the names of 446 United States soldiers missing in action in the Asiatic, Central Pacific, European, Mediterranean, South Pacific and Southwest Pacific areas. The list included two from Kansas: European Area.
Staff Sgt. Francis E. FreemanHarold E. Freeman, father, Wilsey.Mediterranean area*
Staff Sgt. Ennis C. Burns—Melvin M. Burns, father, 800 North Monroe, Hutchinson.
Summer Schedules Sent To Printers, Dean Announces
Schedules for the 16-week summer session have gone to the printer, Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College has announced. Students who would like to see the schedule may now come to the College office to see a copy there.
The official senior week calendar for June graduates was announced today by Betty Lou Perkins, publicity chairman of the senior class.
Starting the week, the baccalaur
reat service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday,
June 25, at Hoch auditorium.
Wednesday, June 28, will be the occasion for a concert, followed by a reception and dance. The Commencement Fine Arts Recital will begin at 8:00 Wednesday evening. At 9 p.m. the All-University Commencement Reception will be held at the Military Science building, and will be followed at 9:30 p.m. by the Senior-Alumni dance.
the traditional senior breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 29, in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building. At 10:30 a.m. seniors will meet in Fraser theater for the annual Alumni Association meeting. Following the meeting, a University Luncheon will be served at 12:15 p.m. in Robinson gymnasium. At 4 p.m. members of Phi Beta Kappa will meet. Commencement exercises at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial stadium will climax the week's events.
Senior Committees Chosen
Senior class committees for the June commencement were also announced today by Miss Perkins.
Jill Peck, chairman, Don Atchison, and Virginia Schaefer, are members of the invitations committee.
Class Breakfast Committee
The class breakfast committee members are Glennie Jean Waters. Jackie Meyers, Anne Louise Rossman, Cara Shoemaker, and Betty Pennell.
The committee in charge of alumni membership includes Eloise Penner, chairman, Thornton Mc-
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Nearly 200 Attend EM Farewell Party
Approximately two hundred persons attended the farewell banquet Thursday night at the Lawrence Community building in honor of the electrician's mates from platoons one and two of company two of the University Naval Training School. Platon one, consisting of 53, were graduated at 3:30 p.m. Friday and platon two will be graduated on Friday, June 2.
Farewell addresses were given by Lt. T. R. O'Hara, executive officer; Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer; and Lt. Joseph Zeller, company commander. Seven trainees, forming a string ensemble, presented several numbers. Those in the ensemble were R. E. Mauldin, company 4; M. E. Gibson, company 3; A. N. Thompson, company 2; B. B Rasbeary, company 2; W. H. Smith, company 2; G. G. Fooks, company 4; and D. B. Griffin, company 5. Dorothy Mae Nelson, music instructor at Lawrence Memorial high school, and Shirley Rauch, College senior, sang several numbers.
The decorations were of a patriotic note with red, white, and blue.