UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 19
World Is Saddened By Sudden Death Of Great Kansan
For the second time within five days, the world bows in sympathy with Kansas over the loss of a native son who gained international acclaim as a journalist. Saturday, William Allen White wrote "thirty" to his distinguished career. Today, the world is shocked by news of the sudden death of Raymond Clapper. A "newspaperman's newspaperman" to the last, he died while he was on assignment to "cover" the biggest story of our war with Japan.
Clapper was only 51 and had years of success ahead of him, but he was already recognized as one of the most respected political commentators in the world. He knew America from having travelled in every section of it and from having worked in Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Paul, New York, and Washington. As the foremost columnist and political reporter for Scripps-Howard newspapers and for United Features syndicate, he recently wrote from England, Africa, India, and China. As big news developed in the global war, Raymond Clapper went to the hottest spots to see for himself and to help his millions of readers and radio listeners to understand the significance of the news.
In many ways. Raymond Clapper and William Allen White were alike. No matter where they travelled, they remained Kansans. No matter what honors came to them, they were modest, quiet, unassuming. No matter how momentous the task of interpretation, they attacked it from the viewpoint of the common man, the ordinary citizen. They both had abiding faith in the good sense, honesty, and decency of Americans.
Of Raymond Clapper, Henry Ford said: "He knows this nation. He has constantly traveled its length and breadth, observing its trends, studying its methods, familiarizing himself with the wide variety of mind and native good sense which marks its citizens. He has reported these with the efficiency and high impartiality which characterize our best journalism."
Quincy Howe, author and radio commentator, recently declared: "Raymond Clapper differs from his Washington colleagues in that he does not believe that God has summoned him personally to save the American people."
The University of Kansas, the state of Kansas, the nation, and the world are shocked by the sudden loss of this great journalist. In such troubled times, we all need more men like him who can keep their heads and remain impartial and fair in spite of tremendous pressure and influence. We need more responsible publicists who will emphasize what makes a difference and discard the petty things that merely confuse. The world has too few men like Raymond Clapper.
Kansas is sorry. Kansas is bereaved. But Kansas is proud that Raymond Clapper, a native son, served the world so well.
COEDS TO HAVE---
(continued from page one) class in military customs and courtesies. This will be followed by more movies and another period of close order drill.
At 4 p.m. there will be a reception, and all coeds interested in the WAC's are invited.
Lt. Veach has been making a series of talks at the different houses on the WAC's. She is a former student at the University of Kansas City, and is now stationed in Topeka.
"There is a great need for keen and alert women in the services," said Lt. Veach.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Rock Chalk Talk
By MARY MORRILL
What a poor time to have amnesia:
Saturday night, after being an active participant in a party which accumulated 100 beer bottles on their table at the Pit, Dick Rosberg, Sig Alph and V-12, more or less lost track of himself. Monday, Dick's friends in PT2 informed him with faked gravity, that it was he who climbed up the Theta firescape at 2 a.m. Sunday and all but succeeded in getting into a third floor bedroom. While Dick couldn't actually remember doing any such thing, he also couldn't remember definitely not doing it. Roseberg remained worried until he mustered up enough nerve to call the Thetas and find out it was all a joke.
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Bullet resistance? The army has finally given up trying to locate a steel helmet large enough for Olly
"The Head" Hughes, Sig Alph, who left K.U. recently with the ROTC for Ft. Benning. After inquiring about large sizes at every army supply station from California to Maine, Uncle Sam finally issued Olla a rain hat in which he now flops happily along while the rest of the fellows droop under steel headpieces.
Kleptes? Norma Lee Anderson's model] A Chevrolet interrupted the Kappa's conventional way upon the hill Wednesday morning by being parked squarely in front of the Gower place back door. Written on the car in large white letters was the message, "To KKG with love, TKE." After pushing the gift (no keys) from the Pi Phi lot, up the Kappa hill, and lifting it over a hedge, the TKE's made only one comment, "Never Again."
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REAL ENOUGH... for Basic Training!
Meeting the challenge of wartime shortages, full-scale photographs of switchboard panels are helping speed the training of more than 125,000 new operators needed this year in the Bell Telephone System.
Actual cords, keys, dials, and calculagraphs for timing calls, give realistic practice, quickly training operators to handle real calls.
NEW telephone operators generally take basic training at idle switchboard positions. But today's switchboards are crowded with war calls.
Every resource of the Bell System is serving the Nation, maintaining communications now so vital in war- so important in the better days ahead.
BELL TELEPHONE.SYSTEM
War calls keep Long Distance lines busy ...That's why your call may be delayed.
Bond Sale $2,735 At Half-way Mark
Contributions to the CVC War Stamp and Bond drive total $2,735, Betty Jo O'Neal, major in the CVC, announced today. In the drive which has reached the half-way period slightly more than half of the goal of $5,000 had been attained.
Sherwood Brings Daughter From Nashville to Lawrence
Dr. N. P. Sherwood, professor of bacteriology, left yesterday for Nashville. Tenn., to get his daughter, Mrs. David Robinson, a graduate in 1935, who will return with him to Lawrence. Her husband, Lf. David W. Robinson, also a graduate of 1935, is now stationed at the 35th Evacuation hospital at Camp Forest, Tenn. Dr. Sherwood will return Monday morning.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE: Leaving engine school,
entering college. Want to sell a
good study lamp and buy a day bed.
Alan Chapman, phone 552. -86
LOST: Broadway wrist watch with leather wrist band. Lost in Robinson gym. Monday night, Jan. 31. If found please call Charles Edmondson, phone 721. -88
LOST: Old fashioned gold pin at Spooner-Thayer museum. Reward for its return. Please phone 2388W.
662-87
LOST: Watch. Small Elgin, eight sided gold case, edges slightly battered. If found, please return to BotT. P.72 or call 2083. -86
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Thursday, Feb. 3, 1944
Notices at News Bureau, 8 Journalism,
at 10 a.m. on day of publication.
Psychology Club and Psi Chi: Miss Barbara Jewett, instructor in occupational therapy, will speak to the Psychology Club on cases treated by occupational therapy in room 21, Frank Strong at 4:30 Monday, Feb. 10. There will be an election of officers of the Psychology club at this meeting. All members and others interested are urged to attend.
Nadine Potter, Sec., Psi Chi.
9:30 Sportcast—Presenting Dr. C. "Phog" Allen.
9:45 League of Women Voter.
"What About Labor?" Speakers
Mrs. Marvin LeSuer and Pro-
Hilden Gibson.
Tomorrow:
KFKU PROGRAM
2:45 Speaking to Women: Tune and Tips from the OWI.
2:30 Speaking to Parents: The Free school Child. "The Community and the Freschool Child" by Esthe Twente.
Music Club Hears Records Of Mozart and Liszt
Tonight:
Records of Mozart and Liszt were played at the meeting of the Music Appreciation Club, from 4:30 to 5:30 Tuesday afternoon in the music room of the Union building. The background talk was given by Mariane Glad. College junior.
Next week records of Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite" will be played, and requests of the members will complete the program. Reorganization of the club will be discussed.
University Daily Kansan
Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Editor-in-chief  ANNE LOUISE ROSSMAN
Associate editor  FRANCES APTS
NEWS STAFF
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Bob BOCK
Wire editor GLOLIA SCHWARTZ
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BUSINESS STAFF
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