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University Daily Kansan
Page 0036_2 from reel: L 2339 (1944-02-08 to 1945-10-25)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/156688

Title: Campaign to Top $1,000 Begins for Red Cross
Summary: University Red Cross drive begins with solicitation of civilian students under Coed Volunteer Corps supervision, aiming to raise $1,000 for war relief efforts.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fundraising; student organizations; Red Cross
Named Entities: O'Neal, Betty Jo [student]; Buehler, E. C. [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Want Orator for Valley Meet Here
Summary: Professor Buehler announces University orator contest for Missouri Valley Oratorical contest, with cash prizes for winners and submission deadline of Tuesday.
Category: campus news
Subjects: oratory competitions; student activities; public speaking
Named Entities: Buehler, E. C. [professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Resigns Position on News Bureau
Summary: K.W. Davidson resigns as director of information at University of Kansas, effective April 1, to join United Farm Agency in Kansas City.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university administration; personnel changes; information services
Named Entities: Davidson, K. W. [director of information]; Malott, Deane W. [chancellor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Navy to Launch Ship Honoring KU Grad
Summary: Navy destroyer escort vessel to be named in honor of late Ensign Candel Campbell, KU graduate who died in action in May 1942.
Category: campus news
Subjects: military honors; alumni recognition; naval history
Named Entities: Campbell, Candel [KU graduate]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Forrest Cloud to Lead Music for Carnival
Summary: Forrest Cloud and his band will provide music for Union Activities Committee carnival planned for March 25 in Hoch auditorium.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; music performances; campus events
Named Entities: Cloud, Forrest [music director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Work Begins Today on Summer Calendar; Offer Three Sessions
Summary: University begins work on summer calendar offering three sessions: regular 16-week session, intensive 6-week session, and short fall term beginning September 13.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic scheduling; summer sessions; university planning
Named Entities: Nichols, Raymond [executive secretary]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Trapps Present Concert Tonight
Summary: The Trapp Family Singers, refugees from Nazi-invaded Austria, will present concert of folk and old church music at 8:20 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: music performances; cultural events; Austrian folk music
Named Entities: Trapp Family Singers
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Hitler Fails to Give Memorial Day Speech
Summary: Adolph Hitler fails to deliver his usual memorial day speech to German people, with speculation about his whereabouts and the Fuehrer's armistice.
Category: national news
Subjects: World War II; German leadership; political events
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Lt. Raymond Receives High British Citation
Summary: Lt. Robert S. Raymond, former University student and RAF veteran, receives British Distinguished Flying Cross for courage and devotion during combat missions.
Category: national news
Subjects: military honors; World War II; aviation
Named Entities: Raymond, Robert S. [lieutenant]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: K.U. Will Be Host to Music Festival
Summary: University of Kansas to host District Music Festival on Friday, April 28, featuring instrumental and vocal ensemble groups from area schools.
Category: campus news
Subjects: music festivals; academic events; fine arts
Named Entities: Swarthout, D. M. [dean of Fine Arts]; Dean, Clifford [superintendent of schools]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Gasoline 'A' Rations May Receive New Cut
Summary: Office of Price Administration considering gasoline 'A' ration cut that would reduce basic allocation by one-third, affecting civilian use.
Category: national news
Subjects: World War II; rationing; energy policy
Named Entities: Bryan, Col. [OPA rationing chief]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Geologists Publish Bulletins on Kansas
Summary: University geologists publish 1944 reports on Pleistocene deposits in north-central Kansas, including findings on groundwater conditions and fossil formations.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: geology; scientific research; Kansas natural resources
Named Entities: Hibbard, Claude W. [assistant professor of zoology]; Frye, John C. [assistant professor of geology]; Leonard, A. Byron [assistant professor of zoology]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Ashton to Discuss Ballad at Wichita U. In April
Summary: Prof. J.W. Ashton to speak on balladry at annual meeting of Kansas Association of College Teachers of English in Wichita on April 14-15.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic lectures; folklore; university events
Named Entities: Ashton, J. W. [English department chairman]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Teachers to Meet March 16
Summary: Teachers and Employees Association to meet March 16 to consider Group Hospital Insurance plan in Room 9, Strong Hall.
Category: announcement
Subjects: faculty meetings; university governance; professional development
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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