TUESDAY, JANUARY 25.1944
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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YWCA's March of Dimes Party To Be Tomorrow in Kansas Room
The March of Dimes party, planned by the YWCA, will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 tomorrow afternoon in the Kansas room of the Union building. An admission price of 10 cents will be sent to the President to be added to the infantile paralysis fund. A program has been planned and refreshments will be served, Eugenia Hepworth, social chairman, said.
Dean and Mrs. J. W. Twente will entertain tonight in honor of Maj. George Baxter Smith, on leave as dean of the School of Education. Faculty member of the School of Education and their wives will be guests.
Alpha-Kappa Alpha - Weekend guest was Florence Drake, of Kansas City, Mo.
Pvt. Kenneth Hall was a guest Sunday.
Ricker Hall—Janice Buffington, of Baker University, was a weekend guest.
Kappa Alpha Theta — will have a Founders' Day dessert at the chapter house Thursday at 7 p.m. Alumnae members will be guests.
Sigma Nu — Ens. James Hall, former chapter member, from Kansas City, Mo., a visitor yesterday. Hall has just finished midshipman school at Notre Dame and is on a short leave before reporting for active duty on the east coast.
Pi Beta Phi — will have an hour dance with Delta Tau Delta tonight.
Sigma Chi — has announced the pledging of Lynn Leigh, Kansas City.
Tau Kappa Epsilon — weekend guest was Gene Brown, Kansas City, Mo.
Phi Gamma Delta—Chubb Thayer of Great Bend, formerly a member of the chapter, now in the Navy air corps, was a guest last weekend.
Turk-Smith Wedding In Wichita Sunday
Mrs. Smith was a freshman in the College last year. She is a member of Chi Omega.
The marriage of Christine Turk, daughter of Mrs. Jill F. Turk and Roscoe F. Turk of Wichita, to Duane Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Smith of Topeka, took place Sunday afternoon at St. James Episcopal church in Wichita.
Smith was graduated last spring from the College. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He is an ensign in the United States naval reserve.
Bruce Whittenburger, junior in the College, and Gordon Stucker, sophomore in the School of Engineering and Architecture, were ushers.
Kaisers From Fort Bragg, N.C. Visit Relatives and Campus
Lt. and Mrs. J. H. Kaiser, of Fort Bragg, N.C., former students at the University are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Carlson, 1216 Louisiana street.
Lieutenant Kaiser was a student in the School of Business in 1940. Mrs. Kaiser, the former Wanda Lee Carlson, received her bachelor of arts degree in 1942. They will re- to Fort Bragg Wednesday.
Peterson to Speak in Emporia
Vernon S. Peterson, special lecturer for the University extension division, who is agricultural consultant for the Du Pont chemical company, will speak at the luncheon session of the state-wide farm, industry, and science clinic in Emporia Feb. 25, James F. Price, program chairman and president of Emporia State Teachers College, announced Saturday.
Of the first five articles in the Reader's Digest for January, 1944, three of them are about, or written by, former University of Kansas students! The second article, "Surgery Heals the Scars of War," tells of the remarkable job that Padgett's dermatone has done in remaking torn scarred bodies of war.
KU Graduates Figure Quite Prominently In 'Digest' Articles
This machine was conceived by Dr. Earl Padgett who was graduated from the University of Kansas with the class of 1918, and now teaches in the University of Kansas School of Medicine. The article states that Padgett's dermatone, which does skin grafting, is the most outstanding recent contribution to plastic surgery. The machine was perfected and patented by Prof. George J. Hood, Engineering.
"The Victorious Vratilis" is the name of the third article. This tells about a Pawnee County, Kansas family, one member of which attended the University of Kansas from 1940 to 1952 and lived at Battenfeld hall. His name is Frank Vattell, an he is now an Air Force lieutenant on a Flying Fortress.
The story is written by Ralph Wallace, who was a University of Kansas student in 1930. Jerome Beatty. Writes Articles.
Jerome Beatty Writes Article
The Reader's Digest's fifth article "Baby Miracle," was written by Jerome Beatty who was a University of Kansas Journalism student, and a member of the class of 1908. Mr. Beatty is noted for his writings about personalities, and this article is about the youngest Quiz Kid. The Readers Digest has sent Mr. Beatty around the world to write about famous personalities.
Also, in the January issue of Harpers Magazine, a former University of Kansas student has written an article. He is Wallace E. Pratt, who was graduated with the class of 1908, and his article is entitled "Oil Fields in the Arctic."
Geologist Writes Book
Mr. Pratt is a well-known geologist and a director member of the executive committee of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. For many years he has been concerned with questions of oil geology in various parts of the world and has written about them. His writings have appeared in technical and scientific journals.
His book, "Oil in the Earth" was the first publication of the University of Kansas press last year. It attracted wide attention in view of the much-discussed possibility of oil exhaustion in the United States.
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Tau Sigma Will Practice New Ballet at Meeting
Tau Sigma dancing fraternity will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 this evening, in Robinson gymnasium, Helen Gardner, president, announced today. The club will practice a new ballet. Active dues of $1 and pledge dues of $2.50 are to be paid by tonight, Miss Gardner said.
Concert in Hoch, 'Ambitious,' Pleases Many
An applause that called for three recognitions from Conductor Russell L. Wiley gave evidence of the appreciation of a Hoch audience of the University symphony concert last evening.
Braving 'threatening weather, a crowd only slightly smaller than that which usually attends the mid-winter event, gave approval of what many had termed an ambitious program.
The orchestra handled its program of symphonic works skillfully and artistically. The melodious "Tales from the Vienna Woods" (Strauss) most completely thrilled and moved the audience.
Barbara Huls, accompanied by the orchestra, played the violin "Concerto in G Minor" (Bruch) skillfully and expressively. The soloist was a former pupil of Karl Kuersteiner and is now studying under Waldermal Geltch, head of the School of Fine Arts department of violin.
Violin Section Outstanding
In Wagner's overture to "Die Meistersinger" the violin section of the orchestra did an outstanding piece of work. Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll" created a soothing and peaceful mood in the audience, just as the original folk tune must have that Wagner's wife used to sing as a lullaby to their son, Siegfried. The composer used the craddle song as one of his main themes.
The dramatic "Symphony in D Minor" by Franck, full of deep conflict and feeling closed the program. In the symphony parts written for the English horn were well played by Wade Fite, College junior. Harry Spencer, College freshman also played honor parts.
Back stage, Ted Lehmann, College senior, said "I enjoyed the performance very much. Very good Strauss. Fine Wagner."
What They Thought of It
Barbara Huls, the violin soloist, admitted, "I was terribly terribly nervous, and I'm very relieved that it is over."
Mr. Wiley, director of the symphony said, "I was most delighted with the orchestra tonight." Mr. Wiley said the program was of the students' own choosing, and that they had opportunity to choose much lighter and popular selections.
Mary Weeks Resigns To Work in Detroit
Bringing to a close 22 years of service on the staff of the chemistry department, Miss Mary Elvira Weeks has resigned her position, effective at the end of this semester, to join the staff of the Kresge-Hooker Scientific library in Detroit, Chancellor Deane W. Malot announced today.
In submitting her resignation, Miss Weeks commented, "I shall take with me a happy recollection of the 22 years of teaching at the University and of the many courtesies extended to me by the administrative officers and by my colleagues and students."
Proficient in German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Swedish, Miss Weeks will be employed at the Scientific library in the translation of scientific works from these languages into English. Because of the present demand for Russian translations, Miss Weeks plans also an intensive study of Russian.
Miss Weeks became acquainted with Dr. Neil Gordon, present director of the laboratory, in his editing of the first edition of her book. "Discovery of the Elements."
Fifteen Read Poems At Ateneo Meeting
Fifteen Spanish V students presented poems in English and Spanish at the "Ateneo" meeting at Frank Strong hall Thursday afternoon.
The students were Jeanne Messersmith, Helen Gardner, Louise Hatch, Alice Marie Hayes, Jean Kaufmann, Marjorie Snyder, Dorothy Nicholson, Helen Hird, Rosemary Farney, Richard Beach, Jane Malin, Lonnie Kelley, Jo Ann Teed, and Margaret Patterson.
Miss Malin sang the Spanish songs, "Tu," "Habanera," "Triste," "Un Parajarito and La Hierra." She was accompanied by Miss Nicholson.
Refreshments-were served members of the club.
P. J. Jenkins Commissioned Ensign in Naval Reserve
Philip J. Jenkins, who attended the University for three years, from 1939 to 1942, won his Navy "Wings of Gold" and was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve this week following completion of the prescribed flight training course at at the Naval Air Training Center, Pensacola, Fla.
Ensign Jenkins, 21-year old son of Mr. Fred J. Jenkins, Kansas City, will go on active duty at one of the Navy's air operational training centers before being assigned to a combat zone.
Christian Group to Hear Reid
The Rev. Joseph Reid of the Free Methodist church will speak at a meeting of the Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship, non-denominational student Christian organization, at 7:15 today in Meyers hall.
She received her bachelor of arts degree from Ripon College, in Wisconsin, her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin and her doctorate from the University of Kansas. She has been a counselor of the History of Science Society for several years and served on the Women's Science Committee of the American Chemical Society.
Of Dr. Weeks and her service to the University, Dr. R. Q. Brewster, chairman of the department of chemistry, said: "We shall miss her enormously. She has given splendid service for many years, and has brought great distinction to the University by the publication of her book "History of the Discovery of the Elements." It has become one of the most widely read works ever produced by a member of the University chemistry staff."
Air-WACs Required For Many Positions
The vast network of the Army Airways Communications system this week announced that some of its choice jobs in control towers and radio rooms now are open to the Army air forces' Air-WACs, and the upward spurt of inquiries among prospective Air-WAC volunteers convinced officials that American women see Air-WAC service as the open door to post-war aviation jobs.
Control tower operators, radio mechanics, and radio operators are needed by Airways communications, and women whose civilian training and background qualify them for Air-WACs can step into these posts.
Air-WACs with the Airways communications will be housed at Air-WAC detachments where they are stationed. The facilities at airbases and fields in Kansas are part of the 23rd Airways communications region with headquarters in room 204 of the Fickwick building, Kansas City, Mo.
University Men Attend Horton Debate Contest
Attending the district high school debate tournament at Horton, Saturday were Dr. J. W. Twente, dean of the School of Education; H. G. Ingham, director of the extension division; L. Madison Coombs, principal of University High School; The Rev. Lawrence Deever; and Prof. and Mrs. E. C. Buehler.
Saturday Night Club Meets
W. H. Shoemaker, professor of romance languages, and Laurence Woodruff, registrar, were guests at a meeting of the Saturday Night Club at the home of Raymond Nichols.
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