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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1944
NUMBER 145
YEAR
onday's Convocation to Combine onoring of Outstanding Students.ter-American Day Observance
one hundred students will be honored for their outstanding scholastic work at Honor's Day convocation at 9:45 o'clock Monday morning Hoch auditorium. The honor students will include the upper 10 per cent of the seniors in all schools of the University and the leading student or students in the other classes. Ames of students who have been elected to the various honor societies and the Honor Man of 1943 will so be announced.
Combining Honors Day and Inter-american Day on the campus, students, and University officials have invited two of the country's well known authorities on Pan American relations to speak. Dr. Benjamin M. herrington, chancellor of Denver university and a participant in European and South and Central american negotiations since 1920, will give the Honors Day address in "Understanding Latin America." Dr. Harold E. Davis, from the office of the Co-ordinator of Inter American Affairs in Washington, D.C., will speak in the afternoon.
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One of the features of this year's
convocation will be the exclusive prominence accorded to students. Except for Chanellor Malott,
who will preside, and Dr. Cherrington, the speaker, all persons on the platform will be students. They will be Peggy Davis, president of the I-Student Council; Thornton McLannah, president of Sachem; fariion Hepworth, president of Morr Board; Ralph May, head of both
Cold Wave Light Snow Hit Campus
Snow flurries with temperatures overing around the freezing mark tamped today as one of the coldest fay 5 on record.
London, (INS)—A trial invasion anding by Allied forces in western Europe was reported by the Nazis today. Absolutely no hint of any such operation was given by Allied quarters.
With the mercury at 34 degrees at a.m., the temperature rose to 43 at 11 o'clock, but a cold wave thatrought spitting snow started the eading downward at 1 p.m.
There was fear that slight damage was being done to some fruit and tender vegetables, although no report of such had been received at noon at the office of the Douglas County Farm Bureau.
Men were busy on the campus early this afternoon covering the early spring flowers with cans to protect them from expected freezing weather tonight.
Prof. C. J. Posey's minimum recording for the night was 33 degrees. Previous records for the month of May were: 27 degrees in 1907, and 29/7/8 in 1909. He was unable to say on what days of the month the two earlier records occurred.
Nazis Report Trial Invasion
Convocation Speaker
Dr. Ben M. Cherrington
Glee Club Gives Original Work
Creative composing has always been encouraged and sponsored in the annual spring concert of the Women's Glee Culb, and this year is no exception.
An original piano and organ duet by Mariorie May and Margaret Hall, students in the School of Fine Arts, will be presented in this year's concert at 8 p.m. Monday, in Hoch auditorium. Another feature of the program is a humorous monologue written by Ted Lehmann, College senior.
Original talent is also exhibited in the arrangements of four ultra modern musical numbers including "Night and Day," (Cole Porter), and "Manhattan Serenade," (Alter) which will be sung by the Glee Club. These arrangements were written by Thelma Lehman Bass, former member and accompanist of the Glee Club.
Washington, (INS)—The house today unanimously approved the new tax simplification bill designed to free at least 30,000,000 Americans from the annual struggle with complicated income returns.
House Approves New Tax Simplification Bill
Methodists Take New War Stand Kansas City, (INS)—Reversing its pre-Pearl Harbor position against the use of military force, the Methodist church was on record officially today as in favor of resisting aggression.
The legislation now goes to the Senate.
Methodists Take New War Stand
The new stand was taken at the general conference of the church in Kansas City last night.
Campus Organized For Dandelion Day
Overflow Crowd Expected Now For WAC Show
Pvt. Lon McCallister, rising young Hollywood star and sensation of the movie production, "Stage Door Canteen," will be featured in the Women's Army Corps program to be presented at 8:15 p.m. Sunday in Fraser theater. An overflow crowd is expected.
Along with Private McCallister will be Pvt. Russell Gleason, film actor in the "Jones Family" series, and Pvt. William Johnstone, heard over the nation's radio networks as "The Shadow". Pfc. Carolyn Blake and Cpl. Helen Famalette, WAC's who play the feminine leads, were both prominent on the New York stage before enlisting.
The production, entitled "Uniform of the Day," is an original army show written by Private Gleason and Pvt. Ted Key, former radio script writer and creator of the popular magazine cartoon, "Hazel the Maid."
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Wellman to Make Two Addresses At KU Monday
Paul I. Wellman, editorial and feature writer for the Kansas, City Star, will make two addresses to University students here Monday, announced Elmer F. Beth, head of the journalism department today.
Monday Classes
Speaking on "Feature Writing," Mr. Wellman will appear before members of the Press Club, English department, Quill club, and anyone else who is interested at 4:30 Monday afternoon in the Men's Lounge of the Union building. Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalism sorority, has also invited him to speak at a 6:30 dinner meeting for journalism students Monday evening at the Colonial teardoom. Mr. Wellman will tell some of his personal experiences as a newspaperman and author at this meeting.
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Mr. Wellman has written several novels, most of them dealing with life on the western plains. Among these is "Jubal Troop," published in 1939, for which he has signed a motion picture contract. With Gary Cooper in the leading role, the movie version will be made with the
7:30 classes will meet 7:30-8:05
8:30 classes will meet 8:15-8:50
9:30 classes will meet 9:00-9:35
Convocation — 9:45-10:50
10:30 classes will meet 11:00-11:35
11:30 classes will meet 11:45-12:20
Picnic to Follow Weeding Contest With Street Dancing as Finale
With organized houses, PT's and the faculty divided into nine teams, and Lt. A. H. Buhl waiving chow for V-12's next Wednesday evening, Dandelion day, 1944, as planned by members of Jay Janes, will differ only in length from similar prewar battles with the yellow plant pest.
Doris Chapman, junior from Scotia, New York, and Ruth Green, sophomore, Berryton, Kans., are two coeds who according to J. O. Jones, acting dean of the school of engineering, "conclusively prove that women can do as well in engineering as men."
See Coeds Efficient Engineers
Doris Chapman is a chemical engineer with a grade point average of 2.71 and a high school record which shows a straight A record. Her father C. H. Chapman, graduated from the University in Civil engineering in 1911.
Ruth Green, sophomore in archi-
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Opening at 4:30, Betty Jo O'Neal, chairman of the Jay Jane planning committee, has announced dandelion digging competition will continue for about two hours. Then workers will be
EM's Receive Diplomas Today
Having completed a 16-weeks specialized course in electrical training, 49 seamen of the University Naval Training School received diplomas of completion at 3:30 today. The graduation exercises were held in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall.
The honor man of the platoon Merritte Wray Duncan of Detroit, Mich., was given a rating of electrician's mate, third class. Maxwell Bloodworth, Fred Boerner, Fred H. Lippert, and Andrew Worholle received electrician's mates ratings. The remainder of the platoon will be awarded firemen, first class ratings (elec.).
After the presentation of diplomas by the commanding officer, Lt. A. H. Buhl, addresses were made by Lieutenant Buhl, Lt. T. R. O'Hara, executive officer, and Lt. C. V. McGuigan, company commander.
Screening tests were taken this morning by the 56 new trainees who arrived yesterday. They will be taken on a tour of the campus and will be assigned to sections this afternoon. Classes and laboratory work will begin on Monday morning.
Lippert is the platoon leader and Bloodworth, H. D. Stallworth, and Duncan are the section leaders.
allowed to adjourn for an all University picnic. V-12's will attend the picnic instead of going to their regular evening meal in the Memorial Union building.
A street dance in front of Watson library will climax Dandelion day festivals, according to Miss O'Neal, Picnic Supper Arranged
At a meeting yesterday afternoon of presidents of women's houses, final plans for the picnic supper were made. The menu is to include sandwiches, furnished by teams I, II, and III; apples furnished by teams IV, V, and VI; and potato chips furnished by teams VII and VIII. The Jay James will provide drinks.
President of men's houses and representatives of the PTs will meet this afternoon in the Memorial Union building to discuss their part in the day. The room in which the meeting is to be held will be posted on the bulletin board of the Union lounge, Miss O'Neal said.
Eighteen were initiated into Jay James, women's pep organization, last night following a banquet at the Hearth.
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Jay Janes Initiate 18 And Elect Officers
At a short meeting afterwards the following officers for the coming year were elected: Mary Olive Marshall, president; Mary Morrill, vicepresident; Ruth Prentice, secretary; Persis Snook, treasurer; Joan Justice, social chairman; Elizabeth Baker, publicity chairman; Lonnie Kelley, notification chairman with a committee composed of Penelope Boxmeyer, Patricia Scherrer, and Mabel Baker.
Mary Morrill, honor initiate, and Persis Snook, second highest initiate in service during the year, were presented gardenia corsages.
Other initiates were Mabel Baker, Penelope Boxmeyer, Alice Louise Brown, Joan Burch, Emily Hollis, Joanne Johnson, Joan Justice, Lonnie Kelley, Betty Leibbrand, Mary Morrill, Betty Jo O'Neal, Joa Power, Ruth Prentice, Patricia Scherrer, Persis Snook, Betty Jean Whitney, Lorraine Witt, and Ruth Wright.
Faculty guests at the banquet and initiation were Miss Florence Black and Miss Maude Elliott.