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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1944
NUMBER 130
41st YEAR
Continued Deferment Advised For Men With Questioned Status In Draft According to Board
Continued deferments for those students whose draft status has been in a question have been recommended by the state selective service board according to a notice received by L. C. Woodruff, registrar, yesterday afternoon.
Affidavits for students 18 to 25 years of age, who qualify under these new regulations are now being prepared by the University Committee on Deferments, according to Mr. Woodruff, and will be submitted to the state selective service director in Topeka within the next few days.
Under this latest order, students in engineering and certain other courses who will graduate by July 1, 1944, will be deferred until that time. These fields include aeronautical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, bacteriology, geology, electrical engineering, geophysics, mechanical engineering, mathematics, mining and metallurgical engineering, pharmacy, petroleum engineering, physics, and sanitary engineering.
Students enrolled in full-time courses of medicine, dentistry, vet-
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Swarthout Releases Szigeti's Program For Monday Night
The program to be presented by Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist, 8:20 p.m. Monday in Hoch auditorium has been announced by D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
Szigeti will open the four part program with his concert version of Tartini's "Concerto in D Minor." He will be accompanied on the piano by Andor Foldes.
"Chaconee" (Bach), for violin alone, and "Sonata in A Major" (Franck) will complete the first half of the program. The second part will feature the polka from "The Golden Age" (Shostakovich-Grunes) "Snow" (Norwegian Song) by Lie-Szigeti, and "Improvisation" (Kabalevsky). Russian Dance from "Petroushka" (Stravinsky-Dushkin) will end the program.
Religious Group Will Appoint Special Standing Committees
To provide for an immediate program, the Student Religious Council decided at a meeting yesterday to appoint standing committees for national visiting leaders, Religious Emphasis Week, speaker's bureau, orientation week, a radio student round table discussion, and a special holiday and summer program. Chairmen and committee members are to be announced later by the executive committee.
The executive committee was voted to represent the Council in securing a maximum of cooperation between the University and the churches. Members of the executive committee are Doris Bixby, College sophomore; chairman; Robert Stewart, College freshman, vice chairman; and Florence Helmke, College senior, secretary-treasurer.
Two Will Be Hanged At Lansing Tomorrow
Lansing, Kan., (INS) — Preparations were completed today for a double hanging at the state penitentiary tomorrow. In the death roll are Clark Knox, 26-year-old Kansas City, Kan, Negro, sentenced for the shooting of Edward Nugent, a policeman, and Fred Brady, 46, a white man who will go to the gallows for the slaying of Joe Williams, an Arkansas City Negro. Brady is scheduled to die at 1 a.m. and Knox's execution is set for sunset.
Co-op Delegates Arrive Today For Convention
Delegates from the University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska, and Wichita University will arrive here this afternoon and this evening to register for the Central League of Campus Co-ops fourth annual conference. The conference will last until Sunday morning.
Convening to discuss their problems and learn more about the cooperative movement, the delegates will have a mixer and open house at Harmon Co-op tonight. After an assembly at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, a panel discussion on "Administration and Government of Campus Co-ops" will be held. Following this panel, Merlin G. Miller, educational director of the Consumers' Cooperative association of North Kansas City, will lead a forum on "Member and Non-Member Education."
Heidrick to Address Meeting
The last morning meeting will be an address by Gardner W. Heidrick, personnel director of CCA on "The
YW Group to Honor Mrs. Schoeppel at Tea
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Mrs. Andrew Schoeppel, wife of the Governor of Kansas, will be guest of honor at a tea Saturday, April 22, in Miller hall. The Vocational Information group under the leadership of Persis Snook, College junior, is sponsoring the tea.
Two hundred invitations have been extended to the junior and senior members of the YWCA, the YWCA advisory board and cabinet, and members of Mortar Board, according to Mrs. Calvin VanderWerf, executive secretary of the YWCA. Mrs. Schopeeph will speak at 3 p.m. on "Women United for a Better World." Mrs. Raymond Nichols, chairman of the social committee of the YWCA advisory board, is working with the vocations group.
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Mrs. Schoeppel, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, is an active board member of the Topeka YWCA and is interested in the housing organiza-
Bodies of 8 Victims Of Infirmary Fire Recovered Today
The bodies of the eight who perished in the fire at the Douglas County Home and Farm yesterday were removed from the debris and rubble this morning. Their bodies were taken to the Rumsey Funeral home where they were claimed by relatives and friends. Burial will probably begin the first of the week, said Fred W. Rumsey, county coroner.
1. inmate, Mrs. Alice Bebout perished when she broke away from rescusers and ran back into the burning building after a shoe.
All of the 27 survivors of the fire will have been temporarily placed in private homes by this afternoon, according to Mrs. F. R. Greenawalt, secretary of the local Red Cross chapter.
Last night all but six had been taken into Lawrence homes. The others were cared for in the downtown Community building, in temporary quarters.
Although the Douglas county commissioners had a short meeting yesterday afternoon, no definite plans were completed on where the homeless will be placed. It was suggested that they might be placed in surrounding county homes until permanent quarters can be found for them in Douglas county.
Judges Choose 29 Coeds at Tea
Twenty-nine University women were selected to appear in the beauty queen section of the Jayhawk magazine, following a tea yesterday afternoon in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building.
They are Shirley Henry, Shirley Otter, Joyce Shook, Lois Jones, Shirley Salley, Ann Boltz, Frances Schloesser, Peggy Sanderson, Jane Atwood, Mariette Bennett, Ann Zimmerman, Alice Goff, Joanne Miller, Maxine Kelley, Martha Metcalf, Mary Ruth Murray, Norma Henry, Peggy Schroeder, Paula Reeve, Frances Lawrence, Pat Foster, Betty Lou Perkins, Heloise Hillbrand, Marilyn Carlson, Ruth Prentice, Frankie Muhlenbruch, Pat Tuller, Harriet Hutchison, and Betty Jo Everly.
Members of the receiving line were Karl Klooz, bursar of the University and chairman of the Jayahawk Board; Mary Morrill, editor of the Jayahawk magazine; Virginia Schafer, business manager, and Eugene Kittle, chairman of the judges. Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, advisor of women and a member of the Jayahawk Board, presided at the tea table.
Serving on the judging committee which selected the women were Eugene Kittle, taking over the chairmanship for Earle Crawford who was called out of town, Wallace Grimes, Bob Stewart, Lt. Gordon Cole, Edwin Read, Chief Troy Odem, and Willard Frank.
The twenty-nine women will be photographed soon by H. E. Hammeril of the Christopher studies in Topeka. Five contestants will be selected by a non-University person from the pictures for large photographs in the beauty queen section.
Music Week Festival Will Start With Children's Vespers Sunday; Szigeti Recital Monday to Follow
Bowers Becomes Instructor In University Navy Program
Charles Bowers, a former instructor in the department of physics at Emporia State College, has been appointed an engineering instructor in the Navy program at the University. He will assume his new duties Monday.
Mr. Bowers taught in the Scotts Bluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff, Neb., before going to Emporia last August.
30 Will Attend Science Meeting At Washburn
More than thirty professors and instructors from the University will attend the 76th annual meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science at the site of the academy's first meeting, Washburn Municipal University of Topeka, Saturday, April 15. The meeting will also include the affiliated society of the Kansas Entomological Society in cooperation with the Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics and the Kansas Chapter of the Mathematical Association of America.
After the council meeting, general business meeting, and sectional meetings in the morning, the members will attend a luncheon at the Westminster Presbyterian church of Topeka. This will be followed by additional sectional meetings, and art exhibit and tea, and the evening banquet at the Topeka Women's Club.
University faculty members who will take part in the afternoon sectional meetings are the following: At the chemistry meeting papers will be read by Roy A. Bowers, associate professor of pharmacy; Prof.
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Soviets Try to Block Nazi's Crimean Flight
Soviet bombers and warships churned up the waters of Sevastopol's great harbor, with tons of bombs and explosives today in a furious offensive to crush an attempted Dunkirk evacuation of the Crimea by panic-stricken Nazis and Rumanian troops.
As the Red army raced toward Sevastopol in a drive that has engulfed four-fifths of the Crimea, the Soviet high command issued a stirring call to airmen and seamen of the Black sea fleet to annihilate the enemy.
In the southwest Pacific General MacArthur's airmen struck again at the Jap's big New Guinea base at Hollandia, raining 332 tons of high explosives and incendiaries on enemy installations. At least one Jap merchant ship was sunk and others badly damaged in the devastating assault.
Music Week festival, sponsored by the School of Fine Arts, will open at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch auditorium with the Lawrence public school music vespers. This will feature the elementary grade school chorus, the primary school rhythm band with children directors, the junior high school girls' chorus, and the senior high school band.
Russell L. Wiley, associate professor of band, will serve as guest conductor during the spring festivals in several cities in the next two weeks, he announced today.
Joseph Szigeti, violinist, will take the spotlight Monday when he will give a recital at 8:20 p.m. in Hoch auditorium. Activity tickets will admit students. A special music program will be presented by the Rotary Club at 12:30 p.m. Monday at the Eldridge hotel.
Tuesday will feature the lecture-recital by John Jacob Niles at 8 p.m. in Fraser theater. He will sing American Folk Music with accompaniments on the dulcer. No admission will be charged.
Foster's Recital Webcast
FESTER RECRUITED Wednesday
Sidney Foster, concert pianist will play on the Annual Young American Artist program at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Fraser theater. A special musical program will be presented at the Kiwanis club at 12:20 p.m. Thursday at Wiedemanns. At 7 p.m. the Co-op club will have special music at the Colonial Tea Room.
The festival concert by the School of Fine Arts at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in Hoch auditorium will clinax the week's activities. The program will feature Rossini's "Stabat Mater" with the University A Cappella Choir, University Symphony Orchestra, and the following soloists: Meribah Moore, soprano; Irene Peabody, contralto; Joseph Wilkins, tenor; Harold Thompson, bass. No admission will be charged.
Foster's Recital Wednesday
Wiley Will Serve As Guest Conductor
The annual banquet and initiation service of Pi Kappa Lambda, national honorary musical society, at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hearth will wind up the activities of the Music Week festival.
Leaving last night after the orchestra rehearsal, Professor Wiley went to Auburn, Neb., where he will have a part in the state festival to be held today and Saturday. He will judge instrumental soles and ensembles and conduct bands on the program. He will return Saturday night.
Following the Sunday night orchestra rehearsal, Professor Wiley will leave for Abilene for the festival Monday and Tuesday. He will conduct the Abilene band Tuesday evening and will spend the two days in rehearsals and clinic sessions. Monday evening there will be a dinner for the band, orchestra, and clinical directors from surrounding territories, Professor Wiley said.
Tuesday, April 25, Professor Wiley will go to Topeka where he will work with the high school band during the day and conduct at the spring concert that night.