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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17. 1944
Six of the thirteen sorority houses have reported, one fraternity house has turned in its contributions, with six of the residence halls and co-ops reports in. The sorority houses whose contributions have been recorded are Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Pi, and (continued to page four)
Some Organizations Report
41st YEAR
Fred Ellsworth Will Become Publicity Director
Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary,
will take over duties as University
Director of Information when the
resignation of K. W. Davidson becomes
effective April 1. Announcement
of Mr. Ellsworth's temporary
appointment to the post was made
this morning by Chancellor Deane
W. Malott,
Mr. Ellsworth stated that for a time at least, he would maintain two offices, keeping the alumni headquarters in the basement of Frank Strong hall and carrying out his new duties in the regular office of the Director of Information in the journalism building.
Mr. Davidson resigned his position with the University to work as advertising and promotion manager of the United Farm agency in Kansas City, Mo.
"It is the responsibility of every student on the campus to donate to the Red Cross," commented Miss Miller. "It is difficult to contact all the students and if the CVC has missed some, it would ease the drive if the students would make their contributions in my office in Fraser hall. All workers are to report the money by Saturday noon."
May Continue Next Week "If all the students have not been contacted by the end of this week, the drive will be extended through the first part of next week in an endeavor to reach our goal," announced Miss Miller. "Douglas county has gone over its goal. We will want to try and top ours."
Red Cross Donations Near Half-Way Mark As Drive Continues
Drive May Continue Next Week
Several individual cheeks have been received in Miss Miller's office. Many students have contributed $5 and one student sent in $15. One member of the CVC reported $37.65 in a canvas of houses.
Almost at the halfway mark, the Red Cross student drive today totaled $476.70, announced Miss Marie Miller, co-ordinator of the student drive. However, not all of the organized houses have reported and individual solicitations are still being made, added Miss Miller. The student goal is set at $1.000.
Thirty women students are circulating on the campus today in an effort to contact all those who have not yet been reached. The Co-eed Volunteer Corps, under the direction of Betty Jo O'Neil, major, has been unable to contact about one hundred students living in independent unorganized houses, and it is hoped that these students will be reached in this way, said Miss Miller.
Grad Heads Mission Of Americans in Iran
Heading a mission of six Americans whose job is to take over and operate all civilian transportation and reorganize the Iran system which has broken down, Floyd Shields, graduate of the University in 1925, is now in Iran as Director General of all civilian transportation.
Before being sent to Iran, he was the vice-president of the Keeslin Freight Lines of Chicago. He worked in the office of a Lawrence bus company when he attended the University.
Beauty Queen Contest Opens
The opening of the annual Jay-hawker beauty queen contest was announced this morning by Mary Morrill, editor of the magazine.
The contest will be conducted according to custom, said Miss Morrill, the houses submitting photographs from which top contests will be selected to attend a tea. From the contestants at the tea, 15 women will be selected to be photographed by Christopher studios. The pictures will be submitted to some public figure with whom the job of making final decisions will rest.
There is no limit, said Miss Morrill, on the number of pictures which may be entered from one house. Women living in unorganized houses are also urged to submit pictures.
Photographs should be left at the Jayhawker office in the sub-basement of the Memorial Union building before March 30, she said. The Jayhawker office will be open from 1:30 until 5 every week day afternoon.
Statue Painting Sends 4 to Jail For Questioning
Caught in the act of giving Uncle Jimmy Green and his young friend elaborate suits of red and green, four engineering students were put in the Lawrence city jail last night. At noon today after several conferences between University officials and members of the police department, the engineers remained in their cells.
Punishment for the offenders has not been agreed upon, Chief Bliesner said. The students probably will be released from jail sometime this afternoon, he said.
According to C. A. Bliesner, chief of police, the students' names are being withheld until others, who were in on the painting but have not yet been apprehended, are known.
Police caught the engineers at their work after being notified to come on the campus by a night watchman.
The art work done last night on the two statues in front of the Law building, on Oread street, is undoubtedly the most detailed the engineers have attempted in many years. The hair, faces, vests, and coats of the two men were done in black, white, red and green respectively.
March 17, 1892 students in the School of Law and the School of Engineering ano Architeitore disagreeed avery a few green ribbons. As a result of that disagreement lawyers and engineers never speak; like clockwork the building and grounds puts on a complete shift of paint eradicators every March, and Uncle Jimmy Green on March 17, 1944 looks like a well-pickled Christmas tree saved over from the holidays.
"No," said buildings and grounds workmen disgruntledly when questioned, "the work was not done in water colors."
Green Ribbons in 1892 Start Fight Between Lawyers, Engineers
The work of the engineers was a complete surprise to lawyers and other students this morning. Although St. Patrick's Day is the customary time for engineers to register their displeasure with the School of Law, it has been assumed that the custom of painting Uncle Jimmy was abandoned for the duration.
There are a number of theories concerning how the two groups of men grew so bitter with each other Only one, however, has the twang of authenticity. This allount was written by C. W. Baldridge, a student on hand at the first fracta, who has recently retired as a Santa Fe civil engineer. Allowing for the natural prejudices of an engineer, Mr. Baldridge's story is given credit for being fairly accurate.
Account Goes Back to 1892
His account (which may be obtained in greater detail in the alumni office) goes back to that St. Patrick's Day in 1892. At that time the law school held classes in North College just west of what is now Corbin hall. The engineers occupied the first and third floors and
in the basement of the south wing of Fraser hall. Different noon hours were observed for the two sections of the campus, lawyers being dismissed from 12 noon until 1 p.m. and students in South College (including the engineers) having dinner (lunch is a 20th century innovation) from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. One more thing is important in the setting of the legend: the fact that "the only provision made for hats, coats, and wraps consisted of a continuous row of hooks placed around all hallways."
Law students were due to convene in the lecture room of Snow hall (which stood in front of what is now Watson library) for a lecture (continued to page four)
Many Wore Green Ribbons
When Saint Patrik's Day dawned on the University of 1892, just described, many students put on green ribbons in commemoration of the beloved Irishman. "As a matter of fun," says Mr. Baldridge, "some other students made free to relieve the wearers of their green ribbons, with the natural result that some active scuffles took place."
Nothing really happened though until that afternoon.
AST Men to Prepare For Transfer Soon
"The men are being streamlined for their departure for duty with the troops," stated Lt. Col. Watson L. McMorris, commandant of the University ASTP. "Those trainees who complete inspections will be granted weekend passes."
Regular ASTP term two and three basic engineer trainees will be occupied over the weekend with final inspections and turning in text books and excess equipment prior to their transfer to other training camps.
GAF Unbeaten Says RAF Critic
"The German air force is far from beaten," stated W. V. Crawford-Compton, wing commander of the Royal Air Force in a speech yesterday afternoon addressed to an audience composed mostly of naval aviation cadets with a few civilians, members of other armed units and women sprinkled throughout Fraser theater.
Nazi pilots are just as skillful and cunning now as in the early months of the war, this veteran fighter pilot declared. The greater maneuverability of the English Spitfires, however, often puts the German flyers at a disadvantage as these English pursuit ships can climb and turn faster and in less space than those of the enemy.
Interspersing the more serious side of his talk with many personal anecdotes, Wing Commander Crawford Compton told of several amusing incidents which arose because of the many nationalities of the pilots under his command. Among the nations represented by pilots in his wing were Norway, Canada, Czechoslavakia, United States, New Zealand, France, Sweden, China, India, Poland, and many other countries.
Teamwork is the keynote of the Allied air defense, the speaker stated. Late successes in the bombings of Germany have been worked out by having the English Spitfires which are short range fighter planes escort the bombers over the English channel. There, longer-range American fighters, which have been trailing along behind at a lower altitude, thus conserving their fuel take over, protecting the bombers while over the continent. After the mission has been completed, the English planes return to patrol the area while the bombers return to their base.
Helen Skilton Gives Map to University
Helen Skilton, who was a student at the University in 1926, visited the campus yesterday, and presented a map of the campus which she had made, to the University.
Miss Skilton is the daughter of the late Prof. C. S. Skilton, internationally known musician.
While attending the University, she took courses in mechanical drawing and map making, and after leaving K.U. she worked in defense plants.
For the past five months, she has been visiting her sister. Mrs.Richard Frazer, Winchester, Mass. a student in 1929, and she is now living in Kansas City, Mo.
Dean Springer Will Play For Carnival
Dean Springer and his Deans of Music from Kansas City have been booked for the Carnival from 9 to 12 Saturday night, March 25, instead of Forrest Cloud as previously arranged. The Union Activities committee is working in co-operation with the YWCA to plan this carnival, and the profits will go the student scholarship fund.
Springer and his band have been playing at the request of the service men at the USO in Kansas City for some time. He has been asked by the USO to go on tour for them this summer, playing at the different USO centers throughout the country.
The faculty program has been called off, but there will be booths. Some of the booths will display penny pitching, ball throwing at milk bottles, and fortune telling. The Fine Arts students have been asked to come and draw caricatures. Wally Grimes will be in charge of the booths that night.
The carnival is to be a sweater and skirt affair, and the price of admission will vary for those having activity tickets and those who do not.
Malott to Speak To Last of MMs
The commencement address for the 125 machinist's mates who will be graduated from the Naval Training Station today is to be given by Chancellor Deane W. Malott. The diplomas will be presented by Lt. C. C. Buhl, commanding officer. The exercises are to be held at 3:30 this afternoon in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall.
Division 18 is the last group of machinist's mates trainees to be graduated. The school has been converted to electrician's mate training. Seaman Lee Denton Adams of Huntington Park, Calif., will be cited as honor man of the division. He will receive promotion from fireman first class to machinist's mate third class.
Lt. (j.g.) Orville Hood, education and school officer, is commander of the division. Richard S. Bowers of Toledo, Ohio, is trainee commender,
Elmer Stone Killed On Secret Mission
Lt. Elmer Stone of the class of 42 was killed during military action in the India-China area about Jan. 4. Belated word of his death came recently to the parents, E. E Stone, of 1901 El Arbolite drive, Glendale, Calif.
Lieutenant Stone left the United States as one of a group of volunteers in the army air service, piloted a plane to India, and was killed on duty in a plane shortly after reaching his destination.
In the western Aleutian combat zone he was credited with bringing down four or more Japanese planes in combat and was listed as an "ace." (continued to page three)