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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16.1944
41st YEAR
'High Intellect Among AST's, Lawson States
Army Specialized Training Program students are mainly of a high intellect, Dean Paul B. Lawson told members of the College faculty yesterday as he explained that the basic engineering course for the trainees is so broad that they are going into other branches of the army besides engineering.
One-fourth of the ASTP students will go into advanced engineering, but 25 students taking the basic engineering course are pre-medical students and many will go in the signal corps." The course is going very well." he said.
Ashton Reports Denver Meet
Prof. John Ashton, reporting the regional conference of humanities at Denver, said the emphasis stressed by the 37 colleges represented was not so much "humanities as a field of study, but as a point of view."
Realizing that American education faces the danger of pre-war Germany, the committee studying the teaching of humanities recommended individual study by the colleges on improvement of teaching, what can be done to break down rigid departmentalization, and the possibility of more group courses. Merriam Sets Forth Problems
Dean Gilbert Ulmer, reporting his recent conference with Prof. Merriam of the Harvard School of Business Administration, said that Professor Merriam, heading a committee of investigation in touring American universities, has set forth five problems for schools of commerce.
These problems are:
1. More guidance for the returning service men with the inclusion of refresher courses.
2. More general courses and integration of subjects rather than mixing courses.
3. Abandonment of divisions in some material fields such as in languages where study groups are now employed by the army.
4. Study of small numbers of events and phenomena in social sciences.
5. More universal training in English and arithmetic.
K.U. Grad Killed In Plane Crash
Randel C. Matthews, who received his bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in '41, was aboard the American Airlines transcontinental plane which crashed in the Mississippi river near Memphis, Tenn., Thursday night.
Temil, Thursday night.
The son of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Matthews, Fredonia, and the nephew of Dr. and Mrs. I. E. Bailey, former residents of Lawrence, who now live in Fredonia, he worked for the Speery Gyroscope company in New York after his graduation. He was said to be "one of the most promising young engineers in the United States" by officials of the company.
J. O. Jones, acting dean of the School of Engineering, said that Mr. Matthews was "an outstanding student" at the University. He was a member of Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity.
He had been living in Forest Hills N, Y, with his wife,
ASC Discusses Report On Schaefer Eligibility
The faculty advisory report on the eligibility of Virginia Schaefer was discussed last night by the All-Student Council in a special meeting.
The report concurred with the verdict of the student court, Jan. 6, when it declared that Miss Schaefer was ineligible to serve on the All-Student Council as she was also a justice of the student court. The student court has the power to declare unconstitutional bills passed by ASC.
The meeting was held in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building last night, with Peggy Davis, MSC president, presiding.
Shirkey Likes University Role
On his first visit to the KU campus the Rev. Albert Shirkey, who spoke at convolution Monday, stated that he was deeply impressed by the military units stationed here, and the part the University is playing in training these groups now and the role it must play after the war.
Dr. Shirkey believes the universities and colleges throughout the country are giving American youth a cultural background that will help them in planning a better world after the war.
When asked his impression of KU's observance of Religious Emphasis Week, Dr. Shirky said, "I like it. I especially like the participation of the students." He also stated his only wish was that he could have addressed the whole student body. "Religion," he said, "does not belong to a group, but to all. It is part of our social, mental, and physical life."
Religious Emphasis Week is a par of the national movement of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ located in New York. "It (the Council) has done great work in tearing down the barriers between the various religious groups," Dr. Shirkey said. Speakers for this movement are chosen from all parts of the country and represent all denominations.
An Ellsworth debate team composed of three girls and one boy won the championship over three other schools at the Class B school state debate finals held here Saturday. Six wins and no losses placed the Ellsworth debaters in the lead. Second place went to Abilene with four decisions. Bonner Springs and Horton tied for third place.
Ellsworth Wins In Class B Debate
Trophies for the championship and runner-up teams were given by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. They were presented by Guy V. Keeler, assistant director of the extension division.
Bonner Springs forfeited its first round after being delayed by car trouble and arriving late for the tournament. With this exception, the tournament ran off as scheduled rounds held at 10:20 a.m. and one and 2:20 p.m.
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Berlin Bombed Near Extinction In Record Raid
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The campaign to dismantle and mobilize Berlin by aerial attack drew huge new dividends today. Giant fires that paralyzed the German capital, tied up its subway system, and wrecked vast war-producing areas, raged out of control in the wake of the heaviest assault made against any city since the war began.
More than a thousand giant British bombers roared over the city during the night. They dropped at least 2800 tons of bombs of dead weight and high explosives. Only 45 planes out of the entire armada were lost.
As they ripped and tore the center of Berlin and left in shambles vast sections of its industrial outskirts, they carried new assurance that by March 15—the date set for Berlin's extinction—it will cease to exist as a workable administrative and war production center.
The record-breaking assault which took some 10,000 British fliers to the heart of the continent, was the first large-scale raid on Berlin since Jan. 30.
Among other more serious results, the gigantic assault created indignation and confusion at Dr. Goebbel's propaganda ministry. His broadcast called the British pilots "air Huns."
Leadership Lost By Organized Religion Dr. Walker Says
Organized religion has lost any effective place of leadership in our civilization of today, Dr. Edwin Walker told the combined groups of the YWCA-YMCA yesterday in the Kansas room.
Dr. Walker, a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, said "Religious groups are being outstripped by other groups in moral leadership."
"We must talk about moral demands in concrete terms. So long as we talk about morals in abstract ideals there is not much chance for religious leadership returning. We must face the demands before reasserting leadership of the religious groups." concluded Dr. Walker.
He explained that we can never make Christian demands effectual in talking about vague ideals.
A short program preceded Dr Walker's speech. Margaret Snodgrass, freshman, played a piano solo, "Noctume in G Minor". Group singing arranged by Betty Pile, business junior, and accompanied by Hope Crittenden, formed part of the program. Thornton McClanahan, College senior, introduced Dr. Walker
Washington, (INS) - A senate banking committee recommended today that OPA suspend and revise meat rationing whenever large stock markets become glutted.
OPA Advised to Adjust Rationing
Movies were shown to patients in the University of Minnesota hospital recently.
Hospital Patients See Movies
U.S. Needs Draft After War—Hershey
Philadelphia, (INS)—Major Gen. Hershey, national draft director, said today that the United States must adopt a postwar system of universal military training or be "plunged unprepared once each 20 years" into future world conflicts. Hershey said mobilization of young men for military training must be continued concurrently with the demobilization of World War II's army and navy.
Walker to Talk To AST Unit At 9:30 Tonight
Dr. Edwin Walker, professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, will speak at 9:30 this evening to the AST unit in a special assembly in Lindley auditorium. Dr. Walker, who is visiting the campus this week as guest speaker for many groups, will talk to the AST trainees as part of the Religious Emphasis week program.
The second guest of the University during Religious Emphasis week is Dr. Albert P. Shirkey of San Antonio, Texas, who is speaking at 8 p.m. each evening at mass meetings held in the first Methodist church.
Students will get together at the Trinity Lutheran church at 6 to tomorrow evening at a dinner during which Dr. Orlo Choguill of the First Presbyterian church at Emporia will speak. Reservations for the dinner are being made today at the church.
Fine Arts Students Give Recital Tonight
Offerings of musical numbers in piano, voice, violin, harp, and cello by students in the School of Fine Arts will be the program for the midwinter recital at 7:30 tonight in Fraser theater.
Students participating in the recital, the second in the advanced student recitals this winter, are Frances Gulick, Norma Antone, Peggy Kay, Anabel Keeler, Margaret Hall, Mary Margaret Smith, Norma Jean Lutz, Martha Lee Baxter, Carolyn Southhall, Dorothy Shoup, Margaret Emick, Nancy Freeto, Zendra Kass, Volande Meek, Arlene Nickels, Doris Sheppard, Betty Dell Mills, Kathine Kufahl, Merton Anderson, and Beverly Greiner.
Phi Beta Kappa Will Initiate Tomorrow
Initiation of newly elected Phi Beta Kappa members will take place at 4 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, in the Kansas room of the Union building in a meeting of the Kansas Alpha chapter of the society. The program will include a social half hour, an annual business meeting, "The Second Star," a paper by Prof. John Hankins of the English department.
Members to be initiated are Barbara Duree, Adele Wiedner Hays Peggy Davis, Glenn William Porter, and Thornton McClanahan. Porter has been called into officer's training in ROTC, and will not be able to attend.
Dr. Sherbon Dies At Residence; Funeral Thursday
Funeral services will be held at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon in the Unitarian church. Dr. Homer Jack, Unitarian minister, will conduct the services.
Dr. Florence B. Sherbon, who retired Friday from her professorship in the home economics department upon reaching her 75th anniversary, died at 8 o'clock this morning at her home in West Hills.
Interment will be in Coulax, Iowa, where in 1904 Dr. Sherbon married an Iowa University classmate, John Sherbon, and where until 1916 they made their home as the owners of the Victoria sanitarium.
Dr. Sherbon is survived by a sister, Miss Maude Brown, state supervisor of health education for Montana, who has been visiting her since last fall; and by twin daughters, Mrs. Leon Bauman of Posedale, Kan., and Miss Elizabeth Sherbon of New York City.
Was 75 Last Friday
In celebration of Dr. Sherbon's 75th birthday last Friday, a memorial scrapbook prepared by members of the home economics staff under the direction of Miss Edna Hill, professor of home economics, was presented to her. The scrapbook contained letters of tribute from the many colleagues and friends of Dr. Sherbon.
Dr. Sherbon wrote widely in the field of child welfare, a field in which she pioneered, and in which she has become a recognized national authority. Two of her most recent books, "The Child" 1941, and "The Family in Health and in Illness," 1937, both published by McGraw-Hill, have received international acclaim.
Iowa-born, Dr. Sherbon received her doctor of philosophy degree from Iowa University in 1892. After a year's teaching in Des Moines High School, she entered the Iowa State hospital at Independence for nurses' training. Following her graduation in 1895, she became superintendent of nurses at the hospital, a position she held until 1899. Until 1900 she was superintendent of the Iowa University hospital.
Returning to academic studies, she received doctor of medicine and master of arts degrees in 1904, the year in which she was married. Came to K.U. in 1917
In 1917 Dr. Sherbon was made director of the department of physical education for women at the University of Kansas. During the next two years she was responsible for the establishment of the home nursing and child care courses in the curriculum here. From 1919 to 1920 Dr. Sherbon served as chief of the division of Child Hygiene of the Kansas State Board of Health, but she returned to the University in 1921 to teach the course she had introduced.
Dr. Sherbon's biography appears in "Who's Who in America," "Who's Who in American Medicine," and "Leaders in Education."
Meetings Promote Leadership
Mortar Board at the University of Indiana is sponsoring a series of meetings designed to develop campus leadership.