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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28.1944
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41ST YEAR
NUMBER 82
Women to Start Fourth Course In Aeronautics
Women trainees are expected to arrive this weekend in preparation for the fourth course in aeronautical engineering which will begin Monday under the sponsorship of the Boeing Airplane company of Wichita and North American Aviation Inc. of Kansas City, Mo.
"The companies have not yet sent word as to what the exact enrollment of the new course will be," Prof. H. S. Stillwell of the University aeronautical department stated yesterday, "but, according to present plans, the Boeing company expects to have about 25 women in training, and North American Aviation hopes to sponsor 30 women."
Training for 13 Weeks
The new course will feature a 13-weeks' training period in place of the previous 12-weeks' program. Women in training will be in class 48 hours a week and will receive a more varied course than has been offered before. Those training for positions in the Boeing factory will be especially fitted to work as tool engineers. Their training will include courses in aircraft drafting, aircraft material and processes, applied mathematics, aircraft terminology, assembly drawing, analysis of standard parts, and processing laboratory work. Women sponsored by North American Aviation will be trained in other branches of engineering with a similar course, but they will not attend the processing laboratory.
25 Points Lost in Miller Fire
"Miller hall's on fire!" was the startled exclamation heard yesterday when two fire engines and a fire chief's car clanged noisily down Lilac Lane and stopped, with a screeching of brakes, in front of Miller hall.
Students with classes in Fraser and Blake interrupted class sessions by rushing to the windows or out-of-doors. A group of spectators collected in a surprisingly short time in the front yard, from where they could see smoke billowing out of a window on the first floor.
Inside, all was confusion. Miller girls dashed wildly down into their individual kitchens to see if something had been left on the stove. Just as the firemen were rushing in the door, the girls noticed that the smoke was not coming from the kitchens in the basement, but from the door of the housemother's living room, which connected with the hall. The door was locked. One of the girls called up Building and Grounds, and told them to rush over a duplicate key. While the firemen eyed their axes wistfully, the Building and Grounds man came with the key.
When the door was opened, the firemen found a pot containing what was left of a roast, charred and blackened beyond recognition. Audibly expressing his disgust, a fireman gingerly picked up the roast and deposited it in the yard. Speetators laughingly dispersed as the chagrined firemen got back into their fire engines and drove away.
K.U. Men Opposed To Women in Uniform, Kansan Poll Reveals
Waging fast and furious currently is the argument as to whether or not college women should join one of the armed forces either before or after graduation. After a majority of the college women polled on the subject said no, the question was taken up heatedly by several AST's stationed on the campus. The Kansas decided to extend the voting to University men in general, and the result of the latest poll shows that college men believe college women should definitely not join the armed forces before graduation, and would prefer that they did not join at all.
On the "con" side of the question,
John Gosnell, College freshman,
said, "No, it's a mistake for women to join, because a woman's place is in the home."
Wood Runyan, College sophomore, stated, "I don't think women should join any of the services. In the first place they should stay in school and get an education. Besides, I don't think their joining will do any constructive good, because the Army has too many men already."
(The day after giving the above statement to the Kansan, Mr. Runyan left for Leavenworth—he'd been grafted!).
"I don't think women should be in the armed forces," said Thomas Woods, third year law student, "because I can't see any useful purpose that they can perform there. They are more of a disruptive influence than they are a benefit."
Nor were civilians alone opposed to women's joining the armed services. Here are some of the objections raised by AST's and V-12's on the campus.
William Roddy, AST. said, "I think that, for a woman, joining the armed services is the most foolish, ridiculous, childish thing a person could do. The only reason women join those things is because of the mistaken idea of glamor and glory that the uniform implies."
Donald M. Sullivan, AST,
declared, "The Army is definitely not a place for the women. The women have the 'say so' at home; why should they have it in the Army?" Robert Turner, V-12. "I don't
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Elwood Morgan, College junior, said. "If a woman should decide to go into service, it is very noble of her. However, I think the women should remain at home."
"I think that many girls can really help by doing office work in some branch of the service, but I can see no point in college girls joining," said Robert Noll, College freshman
213 Students Enroll For Blood Donations
"To many women join just for the uniform and not as a patriotic duty," objected Edgar Utter, College freshman.
Total of $1,300 Reached
In CVC Bond Drive
A total of $1,300 was reached in the Bond drive yesterday, with the purchase of a $500 war bond by the Inter-fraternity council, Betty Jo O'Neal major in CVC, announced today.
Opera Company To Do 'The Bat' In Hoch Feb. 9
The Philadelphia Opera company with its supporting symphony orchestra, ballet, elaborate scenery, and lavish array of costumes will give a performance in English of the brilliant and humorous opera, "The Bat," Feb. 9, Dean D. M. Swarthout announced today.
Made up of over 70 persons, the opera company is the only group of its size now touring America. It is currently in the fifth year of its sixth season and is dated for more than 100 performances on the 1943 and 1944 calendar.
Legislative Council Must Compromise
The Philadelphia Opera company, stressing the use of English in its productions, is giving special attention to the librettos of the operas scheduled for performance this season. Dean Swarthout said that the texts have been prepared in the everyday language that is used and understood by the average citizen. The company also places great emphasis on clear enunciation, for it knows that opera in English is assured of greater success if audiences have no difficulty in understanding the words as spoken or sung.
KU Officials Honored Tonight
Activity tickets admit students to the opera. Reservations can be made at the School of Fine Arts office in Frank Strong hall.
Topeka (INS) — Members of the Kansas legislative council failed to agree today on proposals they have been considering for the revamping of the state's school laws. A sopkiesman for the council said however, that a compromise will be worked out before the next regular session of the lesigature. It was indicated that the compromise probably would provide for a lay board to handle elementary schools. The council disagreed on the proposals that the state Board of Regents govern them. The council also split on the proposal that the office of state superintendent be made appointive instead of elective.
Chancellor and Mrs. Deane W, Malott, Lt. Col. and Mrs. W, L. McMorris, and Lt. and Mrs. A. H Buhl will be honored guests at the President's birthday ball in the Community building from 9 p.m. to 1 am. tonight.
Watkins Heads List of Houses; Abbitt Registers Seventh Time; 469 of 576-Goal Reached Today
The discussions are held each week on Thursday night from 7, to 8 o'clock. All freshmen are invited to attend the meetings at the house closest to their own. The meetings are being held at the Pi Beta Phi house, Gamma Phi Beta house, Corbin hall, Miller hall, and Jolliffe hall.
"The attendance at the meetings of the YWCA freshman discussion groups has been very good with an average of about 20 at each of the houses every week," reported Marian Hepworth, chairman of the committee on the program, "the faculty is also co-operating very well."
YW Freshman Groups Meet on Thursday; Attendance Is Good
A student and adult are in charge of the program at each of the houses. The discussions and their leaders are "Meaning of Democracy," Prof. W. E. Sandelius, department of political science, and Jill Peck, senior; "Brotherhood on the Campus," Dr Calvin WenderWerf, professor of chemistry, and Betty File, junior; "College Curriculum, and after College, Career," Miss Kathleen Doering, professor of entomology, and Mignon Morton, junior; "Your Philosophy of Life," the Rev. Edwin F. Price, dean of the School of Religion, and Julia Ann Casad, College sophomore; and "The Christian as a Citizen," by the Rev. Homer Jack, and Betty Pennell, senior.
The chairman of the houses where the meetings will be held are: Marian Hepworth, senior, Pi Beta Phi house; Lonnie Kelley, junior, Corbin hall; Charlotte Price, sophomore, Jollife hall; Virginia Rader, junior, Miller hall; and Shirley Crawford, sophomore, Gamma Pi Beta house.
Faculty Will March To Commencement
Faculty members today were invited to participate in the annual commencement of the Schol of Medicine Monday evening in Fraser theater. They will be seated on the stage and will form a procession in going from Frank Strong hall at 7:45 to Fraser hall. In the event of inclement weather, the faculty may deposit wraps in room 109. Fraser hall, Harold G. Ingham, chairman of the commencement committee, announced.
Prof. Crafton Again Heads Kansas Authors Club
Allen Crafton, professor of speech,
was reelected president of the Kansas
Authors club at its 40th anniversary
meeting yesterday in Topeka.
With 50 per cent of its members registering, Watkins hall led the house organizations today in the proportionate number offering donations to the Red Cross blood bank. Twenty-one Watkins women have made appointments to contribute plasma so that someone in military service may be brought to health.
Josephine (Jo-Lee) Abbitt, leader of the drive, set a further example by registering for her seventh contribution today. Her registration brought to 213 the number of students who have signed up. Townspeople and faculty people have nearly doubled that number.
The registrations according to houses to date are as follows:
Alpha Omicron Pi 4, Alpha Chi Omega 2, Alpha Delta Pi 10 Chi Omega 16, Delta Gamma 16, Kappa Alpha Theta 15, Kappa Kappa Gamma 8, Sigma Kappa 8, Delta Tau Delta 2, Pi Beta Phi 1, Phi Chi 3, Sigma Chi 2, Tau Kappa Epsilon 7, Corbin 18, Miller 5, Ricker5, Watkins 21, Jolliffe 3, Foster 7, 7232 Louisiana4, Harmon Co-op 5, Jay Coeds 2, Kaw Koettes 4, Westminster 5, Hilcrest 2, Carruth 3, Independent women 27, Independent
Another union canteen dance with Appointments still were being made today over telephone 640, the Community building.
Community building:
The total registration for blood donations has reached 469, including students, faculty members and townpeople. The goal for Lawrence and the community is 576 donations.
Eleven more students have registered since publication of the list of names today. Their names will be published in Monday's paper.
When the list of donors was checked it was found that eight houses were not represented. These houses were called last night to remind them of the dates for registration. The percentage of blood donors from each house will be figured after the final registrations.
Jeanne Atkinson, College sophomore; Betty Alexander, College junior; Jeanice Allen, fine arts freshman; Marjorie Amend, College sophomore; Georgia Anderson, graduate student; Betty Jane Anderson, College sophomore; Rose Mary Alig, College sophomore; William R. Brown, College senior and freshman in medicine; Charlotte Bartley, College freshman; Elizabeth Beard, College sophomore; Mary Burchfield, College senior; Elizabeth Bright, business senior.
Barbara Barto, College freshman; Beverly Bohan, College junior; Eleanor Burger, education senior; Dayle Benscheidt, College sophomore; William Brownlee, College senior and freshman in medicine; Betty Barrows, College sophomore; Jack Button, College sophomore; Elizabeth Bixby, College freshman; Idabelle Bradley, College sophomore; James Brook,
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