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Daily Kansan
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Increasing cloudiness, little change in temperature tonight and Saturday, followed by thundershowers Saturday night and Sunday.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 19. 1944
NUMBER 155
41st YEAR
Diplomas Given EM's Today; 56 More Enroll
While 53 electrician's mates of the University Naval Training School receive diplomas this afternoon, 56 new seamen are beginning 16-week courses in electrical work to replace them. The recruits, who recently completed their boot training at the training station in San Diego, arrived on the campus yesterday.
Trainee J. E. Geistlinger of Lincoln, Neb., will be cited as honor man of the platoon being graduated this afternoon. He will be given a rating of electrician's mate third class. The graduating group constitutes Platoon 1 of Company 2. Lt. Joseph T. Zeller is the company commander, and the trainee commander is C. P. Sohngen, of Hamilton, Ohio.
The new trainees were taken on a tour of the campus yesterday to mobilize them with their class rooms and the various buildings. Today will be spent taking "screening tests." They will begin their regular classwork on Monday.
Addresses will be made at the graduation exercises by Lt. A. H. Buhl, who will present the diplomas, by Lieutenant Zeller, and by Lt. T. R. O'Hara, executive officer.
Dr. H. A. Jack in East, Prof. Towne to Speak
Laymen of the Unitarian church will conduct a special service, Sunday, May 21, at 11 a.m. during the absence of Dr. Homer A. Jack, minister, who is attending conventions in the East. Prof. Roy Towne of the department of romance languages will be in charge of the worship service, and Prof. Elmer S. Riggs will give an illustrated talk on "The Mountain People of Bolivia." There will be no meeting of the Sateve Club this week.
"Will There Be a New World" is the subject which C. Fosberg Hughes, minister of the Plymouth Congregational church, will discuss at the 11 a.m. morning worship service. The Fireside Forum does not meet this Sunday.
The Rev, Harold G. Barr, minister of the First Christian church, will preach on the topic, "The Tie That Binds" at 10:45 a.m. services. The Young People's Forum will meet in Myers hall at 5 p.m. and Mrs. Barr will lead the discussion of "I Am An American Day." Picnic Is Planned
At the First Baptist church, the Rev. Ernest L. Snodgrass will talk on "The Church at Work Today" at
Although summer uniforms are not usually officially donned until June 1, the extreme heat here the past few days has prompted Navy officials to move up the date one week.
Navy men on the Hill will appear in their summer whites next Wednesday for the first time this year, announced Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer on the campus, today.
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Navy Men to Wear Whites For First Time Wednesday
Observatory Is Being Moved To Roof of Lindley Hall
Preliminary steps involving the landscaping of the present observatory grounds and the dismantling of the building are being made in preparation to the moving of the observatory to the top of Lindley hall. This was part of the original plan for the building.
Opera Will Be Sunday, Monday
Hansel and Gretel, Humperdinck's fairy opera, will be presented Sunday and Monday in Fraser theater by the School of Fine Arts, and sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary music society. The performance Sunday will be given at 3 p.m., and the one Monday will be at 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the sale of tickets will be contributed to a Fine Arts scholarship, after expenses of the production have been deducted.
Several well-known selections, such as the "Children's Prayer," are found in the opera, which tells the stroy of the two children lost in the forest and captured by a witch who attempts to bake them into ginger-bread.
In the cast are: Hansel, Suzanne Schmidt; Gretel, Mary Louise Beatie; the Witch, Jennetta Cass; the Mother, Ruth Russell; the Father, Ted Getty;s the Sandman, Ellen Utley; the Dawn Fairy, Elaine Talley; Gingerbread children, members of the Mu Phi chapter.
Justine Kloepper, president of Mu Phi Epsilon, is student director. Prof. Joseph Wilkins is musical director and Prof. Allen Crafton, stage director. Miss Ruth Orcutt is pianist. Prompters are Hope Crittenden and Leora DeFord.
Members of Xi chapter of Mu
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Germans Retreat Rapidly in Italy
(International News Service)
German reversals in Italy mounted today with such rapidity that Gen. Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander announced that the Nazi retreat south of the Liri river is "definitely disorderly."
Monticelli, two and a half miles northwest of French-held Esteria, was taken from the Nazis while British and Polish troops struck hard in another sector. In a hard five-mile drive Canadian troops reached a point below the Acquino airport.
Allied fighting men threatened to turn the entire Adolph Hitler line sweeping around its western flanks.
Washington, (INS)—Federal war agencies moved quickly today to stop possible rationing of low-price clothing—a move that has been in the rumor stage for months.
War Agencies Move to Stop Low-Price Clothing Rationing
Stockholm, (INS)—Street rioting was reported from Oslo today in the wake of an order by Norwegians puppet premier Vidkun Quisling requiring all Norwegians born between 1921 and 1923 to register in accordance with a new labor mobilization decree.
Riots Break Out in Norway
Hambro to Speak June 1 On Winning the Peace
Dr. C. J. Hambro
Nominations Made For CVC Offices; Election Is Tuesday
Election of officers of the Coed Volunteer Corps will be held Tuesday at 4:30 in Fraser theater, it was decided at a staff meeting of the organization last night.
In addition to the nominations made last night by the staff, there may be nominations from the floor at the general meeting on Tuesday, Betty Jo O'Neal, general, has announced.
Those nominated for the office of general are Shirley Kelley, Joan Burch, Jean O'Connor, Virginia Brehm, and Betty Leibbrand. Nominees for adjutant general are Marilyn Maloney, Jean Richardson, Margaret Kreider, Beverly Waters, and Mary Louise Rowsey.
Nominated for the seven colonels were Donna Jean Morrison and Eugenia Hepworth, communications; Barbara Johnson, Gloria Smittendorf, and Jane Owen, finance officer; Margaret Ott and Marjorie Snyder, headquarters; Joan Murray, Helen Todd, Mildred Thompson, and Katherine Kufahf, classification; Myrtle Glover, Phyllis Corlis, and Patricia Sherer, medical officer; Barbara Prier and Leatrice Gibbs, recreations; and Dorothy Kintzel and Norma Henry, administration.
Catalog Is Revised For 1944 Distribution
The University catalog, published in two parts on general information and announcement of courses, has been revised and will go to the Topeka printers next week, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor, has announced.
The catalog has not been revised for two years, and while many routine corrections have been made, there have been no major changes, said Mr. Nichols. The catalog will be distributed during the summer.
Dr. C. J. Hambro, president of the Norwegian parliament and of the League of Nations Assembly, will speak at the University at 8:20 p.m., June 1, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the Chancellor, has announced. His subject will be, "How to Win the Peace."
This will be the final lecture course for the spring semester, Mr. Nichols said. Dr. Hambro will speak in either Hoch auditorium or Fraser theater.
Two previous dates to speak here were cancelled when Dr. Hambro was called to London by his government.
International in his ideas. Dr. Hambro has worked ardently for the ideals of the League of Nations, and for a constructive international peace. He has been a strong advocate of the rights of all nations, and he defended the cause of Finland during the Finno-Russian conflict.
In the United States, Dr. Hambro wrote the story of the German invasion in his book, "I Saw It Happen in Norway." His most recent book, "How to Win the Peace," explains the fatal failures of the League of Nations and shows how he thinks a dependable peace can be won and held for the future.
Contest Will Feature Informative Topics
An informative speaking contest for University students has been announced by the speech and drama department. Final contestants will speak at 8 p.m., June 6, in Fraser theater.
During the war, this contest will take the place of annual campus-problem speaking contests, said Miss Margaret Anderson, associate professor of speech.
Tryouts will take place at 8 p.m. May 31, in the Little Theater in Green hall. Ten contestants will then be selected to speak in the finals contest on June 6. Prizes will be awarded to first and second place winners.
Speeches for the tryouts will be 5 minutes in length, but contestants speaking in the final contest will be allowed 7 minutes. All University students are eligible to enter, Miss Anderson said.
Single Command Needed For Army and Navy
Mimeographed copies of the list of suggested topics may be obtained in room 5 in Green hall. Students who wish to enter the contest may also consult Prof. E. C. Buehler of the speech department or Miss Anderson, regarding the choice of topics.
Washington, (INS)—Maj. Gen. Miller G. White, army personnel chief declared today an immediately necessary over-all coordination of manpower for war—both at home and on the fighting front—is possible only through the creation of a single department for the armed forces. In other words, a single command for the army and navy alike, said White.
O'Kane Vacations in California
Mr. Harry O'Kane, executive secretary of the YMCA, left Wednesday for a two weeks vacation in California.
O'Kane Vacations in California
Commencement To Be June 29; Other Plans Set
Commencement plans for the 1944 final graduating class were begun yesterday at a meeting of the general commencement committee. Graduating exercises have been set for 7 p.m., Thursday, June 29. The senior breakfast at 8, alumni meeting at 10:30, University Luncheon at 12:15, and a few class reunions in the afternoon will otherwise fill the day.
No effort will be made to have the Baccalaureate sermon, to be given at 4 p.m., Sunday, June 25, in the Memorial stadium, but there will be the famous march of Kansas graduates down the north slope of Mt. Oread to the stadium Commencement night.
A reception and dance for seniors, Wednesday evening, June 28, will be given in the Military Science building. It will be preceded by the annual Fine Arts recital at 8 p.m.
Band to Present Concert May 29
The spring formal concert of the University Band will be presented Monday night, May 29. in Hoch auditorium, Prof. Russell L. Wiley, director of the band, announced today.
A musical show of classical modern, patriotic, and novelty numbers, the concert will feature four instrumental soloists. Trombone soloist will be Lonnie Kelley, College junior, of Atwood. Clarinet soloist will be Barbara Haas Parsons, College freshman, of Bethany, Mo. Eugene Arnold, V-12 Engineering sophomore, of Kansas City, Mo., will be cornet soloist. Featured as soloist on the piano accordian will be Charline Coomber, College sophomore, of Lawrence.
Vocal soloists appearing with the band in the concert will be Betty Dell Mills, a contralto, Fine Arts senior, of Mound City, singing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes;" Ruth Russell, soprano. Fine Arts sophomore of Lawrence; and David T. Lawton, tenor, graduate student, of Lawrence, singing familiar melodies from "Oklahoma." Miss Russell and Mr. Lawson will also give several duets.
Free X-ray Offered For Lung Examination
Anyone so desiring may have his chest X-rayed free of charge when the X-ray unit of the State Board of Health is set up in the Community building from May 25 to June 1 for a tubereulosis survey of Douglas County. The X-ray unit is sent out by the division of tubereulosis.
The Board of Regents requires that every University employee prove that he is free from tuberculosis in the communicable form. The 35 millimeter X-ray unit is a means of enabling lal members of the University staff to have x-rays taken without charge.
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