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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1944
41st YEAR
NUMBER 114
ASTP's March to Train, Depart Before Dusk for New Assignment With Combat Group in Oklahoma
Leaving the University to receive orders for active duty, several hundred regular ASTP basic engineers, terms two and three, marched to the entraining point shortly before dusk last evening. Within a few minutes they boarded the special train of sleeping cars and departed for their new assignment with a combat division which is in training at a camp somewhere in Oklahoma.
Lt. Gordon Cole (Inf.) accompanied the troops as train commander. Lt. Cole telegraphed University military headquarters
this morning that "All ASTP trainees arrived at their destination safe and sound and on schedule."
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Prof. A. W. Davidson of the chemistry department, the Rev. C. Fosberg Hughes of the Congregational church, Prof. Henry Shenk of the physical education department, and Prof. Harry Sisler of the chemistry department were elected to serve a three year term on the advisory board.
"All personnel and pertinent records have been delivered to their new organization," stated Lt. Col. Watson L. McMorris, commandant of the University ASTP unit.
Fourteen Get Awards
A representative of the University publicity department took a moving picture of the troops on their last march for the University's historical records. Thus is written the last chapter in the activities of this group of trainees at the University. The men entered training at the Lawrence ASTP unit on August 9, 1943.
Fifty in All Awarded Medals
Fourteen outstanding trainees were awarded good conduct medals for excellence in military efficiency and discipline, by Lt. Col. McMorris Tuesday morning in a special review. The following privates received the awards: G. E. Earl, G. A. Maruska, W. E. Tahlor, J. C. Ross, G. T. Johnson, Dan T. Baker, J. L. Graham, M. O. Herrera, P. A. Rumple, J. F. Kotlik, J. D. Laster, K. L. Rumple, Stanley Kruzka, and L. H. Jones
Fifty trainees have been awarded this medal for outstanding military proficiency since the AST program was-established at the University.
"All the men agree that their training period here was both instructive and enjoyable," said Lt. Col. McMorris. "The trainees have been extremely cooperative in their academic work and military activities. The officer's staff is reluctant to see such a fine group of men leave their command."
Buchele Elected YMCA President
Other officers elected were Wendell Nickell, College sophomore, vice-president and Jack Button, College sophomore, secretary.
Luther Buchele, College senior, was elected president of the YMCA members who voted Tuesday. Old Thornton McClanshan, former president.
Bixby Is Prosecutor Instead of Davis
Contrary to the report in the University Daily Kansan yesterday, Peggy Davis was not appointed prosecutor of the student court.
It was decided in the All-Student Council meeting Tuesday night that the president of the Council would have the right to appoint the prosecutor of the student court.
Doris Bixby, College junior, was appointed prosecutor of the student court by Peggy Davis.
Art Show Has Scheduled Party Talks for Opening
Registration, lectures, a noon lunchon, and a studio party in the evening are the main features tomorrow of the opening of the Art Conference being sponsored here by the extension division. All events are open to the public, according to Miss Marjorie Whitney, associate professor of design.
Registration will be held in the lobby of the Union building from 8:30 to 10 in the morning.
At 10 o'clock, Mrs. W. F. McNulty, research artist in crafts from Stockton, will talk on inkle weaving in room 5 of Spooner-Thayer. Miss Dessa J. Bush, instructor in design, has chosen design technique as theopic which she will discuss at the same time in room 2 of Spooner-Thayer. Also scheduled for 10 o'clock is a lecture by Bernard Fravier, instructor in design, in room 8 of Spooner-Thayer on sculpture.
Noon Luncheon Held in Union
Two out-of-town guests will have the floor at 11 a.m. Mrs. McNulty will discuss spinning on wool and linen spinning wheels, on the third floor of Spooner-Thayer. She is bringing her own spinning wheels for the occasion. At the same time Norman Eppink, head of the art department at Kansas State Teachers' College at Emporia, will present a lecture on the graphic processes in the making of a book, in room 2 of Spooner-Thayer.
A noon luncheon will be given by the Kansas State Art Teachers' Association in the University Club room of the Union building. Miss Lena Waltner, one of the judges for the high school art work, is in charge of this affair which will have as its central theme, "Art, a Vital
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Zilch Lands At Ellis Isle Early Today
Eleanor A Zilch landed on Ellis Island early this morning and wired members of the University Daily Kansan Board that she will be in Lawrence as scheduled for the Zilch dinner on Wednesday, April 5.
"Hail, comrades of the press," read the telegram from the widely traveled wife of Elmer L. Zilch, patron saint of journalism. "Good to be back in sight of America! Arrive Lawrence April 5. Eleanor. P. S. I certainly hope Kansas isn't still dry."
Eleanor, who will be guest of honor at the dinner of the journalism department, scheduled to be held at the Colonial Tea Room, will speak to members of the faculty and their student clientele on the problems of newspaper work. It is hoped by members of the faculty that she will include in her speech a few helpful suggestions on distilling.
Elmer Zilch, who formerly was a guest at the journalism department's annual dinners, is still hanging upside down in a Japanese concentration camp, according to the latest I. P. dispatch.
From the Disunited Press comes word that, after being stopped on the Canary Islands, Eleanor had an uneventful trip to the United States. She is being held temporarily at Ellis Island, having at one time revoked her American citizenship papers to become a citizen of the Belgian Congo.
36,000 Air Trainees Return To Ground
She will be released immediately, however, according to the dispatch and allowed to enter the United States, probably late today or tomorrow.
Washington (INS)—Because of an unfilled quota of 100,000 through draft boards, 36,000 men in training for combat by airplane have been grounded. Lack of ground troops to service the planes made this move necessary, it was said.
The grounding of the flyers followed the transfer of a large number of men in specialized training at American colleges and universities which likewise was the result of a deficiency of draftees.
The army air forces also announced the suspension of enlistments of 17-year-olds in its enlisted reserve, reducing its reserve to immediate requirements. Air force applications still will be received from 17-year-olds and the training will not be stopped.
Dean J. Allen Reese, Prof. L. D. Havenhill, Prof. D. H. Spencer, and Prof. Roy A Bowers attended a victory conference of the Pharmacists of Kansas in the Hotel Jayhawk in Toneka yesterday.
Faculty Members Attend Pharmacists' Conference
Wednesday morning they were guests at a breakfast of the Sayre Club, an organization of the alumni of the School of Pharmacy.
The four faculty members returned to Lawrence last night; however, they plan to attend the second session of the conference today.
Seven Universities Will Compete At Forensics Meet Starting Tonight With Annual Banquet at The Hearth
Judkins' Orchestra To Play for 'Kapers'
The annual Missouri Valley Forensics Meet, for which the University of Kansas and Kansas State College are hosts, will get under way tonight with the annual banquet, held at the Hearth at 6:30. Dr. Howard T. Hill, head of the department of speech at Kansas State, will be toastmaster.
Howard Judkins and his twelve-piece orchestra will return to the campus April 1 to play for the all-University "Kansas Kapers," sponsored by the Independent Student Association, in the Union lounge, John Sells, ISA president, announced today.
University Graduates Appointed to Hospital
Howard Judkins
Lt. Col. Edward H. Hashinger; former unit director at the University of Kansas hospitals who has been overseas 18 months in North Africa and Sicily, has been appointed chief of the medical service of the army general hospital at Cleveland.
The first contested event of the annual oratorical contest, will follow the banquet in the Little theater of Green hall at 8:30. Contestants have been entered by all seven schools participating in the meet: South Dakota, Wichita, University of
The orchestra, well known from its regular appearance at the St. Joe "Frog Hop," was last at the University when it played for the over-flowing ISA dance of November 6, the first large dance of the winter season. At that time Alice Hoad, a former student at the University, was a guest soloist with the orchestra.
Col. Hashinger was graduated from the University in 1917 with a bachelor of arts degree. He headed the 77th evacuation hospital unit, composed largely of Kansas City doctors through the North African and Sicilian campaigns.
He will be assisted at his new post by Lt. Col. Mahlon H. Delp as assistant chief of medical service for the new hospital. Col. Delp is a graduate of the University of Kansas and a resident of Kansas City.
The new hospital, to be known as the Crife hospital, is designed to ac commodate 1.727 army sick and wounded personnel.
Three fire trucks raced to the astronomical observatory at 9 a.m. only to discover a small stream of black smoke coming from an over-heated voltage transformer.
Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma Texas, and Nebraska. Jane Lorimer, College senior, will represent the University.
Smoke Brings Firemen To Observatory Today
According to Prof. E. C. Buchler, chairman of the speech department at the University, all speakers and their subjects are not known at this time. The list so far includes Mavis Fry, South Dakota who will speak on "Youth—A Path to Peace"; Ann Allison, Kansas State, who will speak on "They're Coming Back"; Roy Graham, Oklahoma, whose subject has not been announced; Marvin Wise, Texas, who will speak on "A Thousand Dead Niggers"; and Jean Kinnie, Nebraska, who will speak on "Is This As It Should Be?" First nine in the contest is $25
First prize in the contest is $25 in cash, with second and third awards of $15 and $10.
The extemporaneous speaking section of the meet will be held at 4 o'clock Friday with the general theme "The American Political Scene." Each school is entitled to enter two contestants in this event. Each candidate will be allowed to draw three sub-topics an hour before the event is scheduled to start. Seven minutes will be allotted to each speaker. $35 cash prizes will be awarded to the three winners.
In the debate schedule, the first round of debates will be held at 9:30 Friday morning, the second at 10:30, the third Friday at 2:30 in the afternoon and the fourth Saturday morning at 9. The final round will be held Saturday morning at 10:30. The
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When smoke filled one of the rooms of the observatory, firemen were called because it was believed the frame structure might be oe or fire. They soon discovered the overheated transformer, which supplies light for the low voltage telescope
It is believed that the transformer was accidently turned on by a night watchman. According to Prof. N. W. Storer, associate professor of astronomy, it is possible that the wrong switch could have been turned on by mistake, as a light switch and the transformer switch are located side by side.
There were no students in the building when the smoke filled the observatory.
The only damage resulting was that done to the transformer,