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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1944
41st YEAR
Red Cross Drive Attains $242.65 Of $1000 Goal
A total of $242.65 has been reported so far in the Co-ed Volunteer Corps drive for the Red Cross. This is a report from seven of the organized houses who turned in their money this morning. The goal for civilian students is $1,000, making an average of $1 for each student.
Today members of the CVC, under the direction of Betty Jo O'Neal, CVC major, have been on the campus wearing Red Cross arm bands to collect money from any of the students who are not living in organized houses and have not yet had the opportunity to give. The women have been carrying boxes with a red cross on them and were not stationed at any one place but circulated over the campus. There were to have been about thirty of these girls.
The collection from all the University including the faculty, service men, employees, and civilian students is now over $3,000 toward the goal set at $4,000. The first of this week, money was collected from the Institized houses, and the Jay Janes collected from the V-12's during their lunch hour yesterday.
Heaviest Bombings Of War Occur Today In Germany-France
(International News Service)
The allied air bombardment of Adolph Hitler's Europe continued without letup today. The immediate target of the latest daily air attack on Southern Germany was not disclosed.
The regular monthly College faculty meeting will be Tuesday, March 28, the College office has announced The meeting previously was set for Tuesday, March 21.
Big four-motored U. S. bombers were out in overwhelming strength and may have chosen the same general areas as selected by British planes last night. At that time more than 1,000 heavy R.A.F. attackers hit Stuttgart, Munich, and other objectives in Germany and occupied France during the night, dropping a total of 3,360 tons of bombs in what the London press described as the greatest bombing operation in history.
Forty British planes were lost due mostly to anti-aircraft fire as there was no very great evidence of German fighter opposition. In about the same time Wellington bombers of the Mediterranean air forces carried out the first attack in weeks against the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, smashing up railway yards and installations, painstakingly repaired by the Nazis.
President to Decide On Vote Bill Soon
Faculty Meeting to Be March 28
Washington, (INS)—President Roosevelt's decision whether to veto or approve the compromise soldier vote bill passed by the house and senate cannot be expected for at least several days, the White House indicated today.
Bracke Is Reported Missing in Action
Lt. Albert C. Bracke, Atchison, has been reported missing in action over Italy since Jan. 21. Lt. Bracke was a pilot of a B-26 with the American Air Force in Sardinia. He was a student of the School of Engineering and Architecture in 1939 and 1940.
Movie Will Be At 7:30 Tonight
"Of Mice and Men," the first in the Forums Board's series of movies to be shown on the campus, will begin at 7:30 tonight in Fraser theater, Joy Miller, chairman of the Forums Board, has announced. Admission will be free.
Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, and Lon Chaney, Jr. are the stars appearing in Lewis Milestone's production of John Steinbeck's successful play and novel.
"Of Mice and Men" was produced in Hollywood for almost nothing," said Prof. Allen Crafton of the dramatics department, this morning. "To begin with it was more or less of an experiment, filmed on a small camera similar to that used for motion pictures in the University extension division. The picture turned out, however, to be one of the outstanding movies of the year and won a number of awards."
A 10 minute short entitled "Hunting Season" will be shown with "Of Mice and Men."
The entire program will not last after 9:30, said Miss Miller.
"If Mice and Men" is the first of a series of movies which will be brought to Fraser theater through the Forums Board. The following schedule of pictures has been outlined for the next two and a half months;
March 30, "Katia," an American film; April 13, "Peter the Great," a Russian film; May 11, "Crime and Punishment," a French film; and June 2, "Alexander Nezsky," a Russian film.
A farewell banquet for division 18 of the machinist's mates from the Naval Training Station who will graduate tomorrow afternoon will be held in the Community building at 6 o'clock this evening. Members of division 18, the officers, and ship's company will be present.
"Crime and Punishment," is spoken in French with English translation given at the bottom of the screen," said Miss Miller.
MM's to Be Honored At Banquet Tonight
Those present at the banquet will be invited to attend the basketball game immediately following between the V-12 basketball team, victors of the Lawrence community league, and an All-Star team chosen from the other teams of the league. The machinist's mates have been given liberty until 2400 (12:00).
Farewell addresses will be given by Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer, and Lt. (j.g.) Orville Hood, commander of the division.
Luccero's Trio, composed of R. R. Hill, E. H. Hanson, and J. I. Lucero of the division, will present a program of musical numbers.
"The banquet will be an informal send-off for the men," stated Lt. C. (continued to page four)
Insanity Studied In Pictures
Are you Napoleon? Or, more important, do you think you are?
Then there is a chance that you may be one of the schizophreniadicts whose tendencies and general characteristics are currently on display at Spooner-Thayer museum. One does not discover why and what makes today's Napoleons and Caesars through bewildering case histories, but through pictures drawn by the patients themselves, revealing hidden conflicts and desires which cannot be realized in actual life.
Schizophrenia is a tendency to withdraw from the world of reality. Pictures drawn by such people during treatment resemble (to put it wildly) a cross-section of contemporary surrealistic paintings which have attracted wide and diversified comment. The familiar one-eyed portraits are embellished with cork-screws, wire coils, umbrellas with other what-have-you objects floating off at frequent intervals. A 26-year-old patient, explaining that "my eye popped out and looked at me," has pictured a giant eye with a small figure looking into it. Another of this series shows diverse objects—a chugging train, swords, nails—pounded into a heart, supposedly depicting inward conflict and the unfriendlyness of the outer world.
Animals Are Humanized
The figure is there but the face is missing in a portrait of a 25-year-old woman. One subsequently finds it humanizing the dog by her side and the fur-piece about her neck. Here also "my eye popped out and looked at me"—the eye of the fur-piece bulges conspicuously outward from the rest of the face.
Shock treatments are important in the cure of a patient who flees from reality. In a series of pictures drawn by a young child, the first picture appears to be nothing more than a blob of black on a larger blob of
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Fees Must Be Paid Today Warns Klooz
All unpaid enrollment fees must be paid by 5 o'clock this evening, stated Karl Klooz, bursar. If this deadline is not met, it will be necessary to cancel the enrollment of the student immediately unless a valid excuse is presented at the business office, he warned.
The regulation penalty for fees not paid on time was assessed beginning Tuesday morning but even this extra period expires tonight, and the names of those students who still owe their fees will be checked immediately.
Wheeler Writes Articles For 'Mechanix Illustrated'
"Mechanix Illustrated" is running a series of articles dealing with the work of Dr. R. H. Wheeler, professor of psychology, in foretelling the future through a study of cycles and the earth's rhythms.
Two articles have already been printed, and two more will follow. They are written by Donald G. Cooley.
Lt. E. R. Todd Visits Parents in Lawrence
Second Lt. Eldon R. Todd, former engineering student at the University, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Todd in Lawrence, after receiving pilot's wings and being commissioned second lieutenant at Marfa army air field, Marfa, Texas. He was commissioned March 12.
Lieutenant Todd is a member of
Theatre. He is participating in festivities.
After leaving Lawrence, he will report to Roswell, N.M.
54 Men Given Army, Navy Tests
Fifty-four college and high school students reported at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning in Fraser theater to take the Army-Navy qualifying tests. If the candidates are accepted, they will be placed either in the A-12 or V-12 training programs.
Twelve of the applicants are students in Lawrence Memorial High School. The remaining group is enrolled in the University. Most of the students are 17 and 18 years old.
"There were not as many applicants as we had expected," announced Dr. A. H. Turney, who is in charge of giving the examinations. "A majority of the students, 48 in all, specified a preference for the V-12 program. This situation is undoubtedly due to the recent announcement made by the army concerning the curtailment of the AS-TP."
Board of Regents Will Not Supervise Elementary Schools
The possibility that the Board of Regents, which governs five state institutions of higher education including the University of Kansas, would also have supervisory authority over elementary schools was removed yesterday by the legislative council in session at Topeka.
Approving reorganization of the State department of education, the legislative council recommended: (1) Raising qualifications of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. (2) Establishing a board of laymen advisors. (3) Abandoning the earlier suggestion to give the State Board of Regents supervision over elementary schools as well as colleges.
Under the proposal adopted yesterday, which must later gain the approval of the legislature to become a law, the Governor will appoint a bi-partisan board of education consisting of seven members. One will be chosen from each Congressional district and one at large. Not more than three can come from first or second class cities. Not more than four can belong to the same political party. School teachers, principals, or superintendents are not considered laymen, the committee ruled.
The reorganization came about after a series of battles last year between the superintendent and the state board.
Under the proposal, the State Superintendent is to be professionally trained and experienced as a school man, but will remain an elective officer.
Last MM Group To Be Graduated Tomorrow
The last group of machinist's mates to be graduated from the University Naval Training Station will receive their certificates of completion at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. The graduation exercises will take place in the auditorium in Frank Strong hall, Chancellor Deane W. Malott will deliver the graduation address to the 18th division which has a personnel of 125 men.
Since the program started on July 13, 1942, 2724 men have completed the training to qualify for machinist's mates rating. Of this total, 883 have been given the rating of petty officers upon graduation or by means of the change in regulations making firemen first class, petty officers third class. The program will now be devoted entirely to training electrician's mates.
The honor man of the division is Seaman Lee Denton Adams 30, of Huntington Park, Calif. Before his enlistment in the navy, Seaman Adams was employed in the merchant marine in construction work at Pearl Harbor until June 15, 1942. He attended a merchant marine training school for 15 months, graduating with a rating of marine engineer. He will be promoted to fireman first class to machinist's mate third class.
Lt. (j.g.) Orville Hood, education and school officer, is commander of the division. The trainee commander is Richard S. Bowers of Toledo, Ohio.
Jay Janes Will Honor Irish at Jamboree
The Jay James precedent of having only women at their annual Jamboree will be broken in a big way tomorrow afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30 in the Union lounge, according to student officers in the V-12, and members of the army groups stationed on the campus.
When asked to invite the navy men in their PT's to the Jamboree student officers told Alice Goff, social chairman, she could expect "the entire fleet." Army men were similarly enthusiastic.
St. Patrick and the Irish will not be forgotten at the dance, Miss Goff has promised boosters of the Emerald Isle. Refreshments and decorations will be carried out in Irish colors.
Guests at the Jamboree will dance to recordings. Women students who attend will be charged a small admission fee.
Governor Believes Soldiers May Vote
Topeka, (INS)—Gov. Andrew Schoeppel, after conferring with State Attorney A. V. Mitchell, today indicated that Kansas vote laws will allow supplemental federal ballot for servicemen. The governor, who declined to be quoted directly until his telegram to President Roosevelt on the Kansas vote law is sent today or tomorrow, said he believes most Kansans will be able to vote under the present state statute and the supplemental federal ballot.