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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. 1944
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NUMBER 72
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41ST YEAR
KU Will Share In $20,000 Sale Of Watkins Land
Liquidation of an additional $20,- 000of assets in the estate of the late Elizabeth M. Watkins to be distributed to residuary beneficiaries of which the University is one, was announced yesterday by Frank R Gray, judge of the probate court
This is a part of a total of $605,-
000 left to the University which has
been used in providing Watkins
hall, Watkins Memorial hospital,
and the Chancellor's residence.
The distribution of money to residuary beneficiaries of the will was ordered last December and completed today, it was announced by the executors and trustees, Raymond F. Rice, Dick Williams, and Hugh Means.
Gave Chancellor's Residence
A chancellor's residence A bequest of real estate to KU of the Chancellor's residence, valued at $25,000 and $5,000 for improvement of the property, and a bequest of western Kansas land valued at $150,000 to the KU Endowment Association were made.
Mrs. Watkins also directed trust funds to be set up. Included in these were $250,000 for Watkins and Mifler halls and $175,000 for Watkins memorial hospital.
Part of the residuum of the estate, after the distribution of cash and real estate bequests and trust funds, is to go to Watkins hall, Miller hall, Watkins Memorial hospital and the KU Endowment Association. Residue Depends on Sales
The amount of the final distribution to the residuary beneficiaries will depend upon the liquidation receipts from Texas land owned by Mrs. Watkins and any final income from undistributed estate holdings.
This was the second partial distribution to residuary beneficiaries, and another distribution may yet be made, Raymond F. Rice, announced.
Chancellor Returns From Washington
Chancellor Deane W. Malott returned today from Washington, where he met with a small group of educators "to discuss the various possible provisions of legislation Looking toward the further education of members of the armed forces returning to peace time pursuits," he said.
The Chancellor left Saturday for Washington.
Chancellor Malott conferred with War Manpower Commission officials and expressed optimism that the new selective service regulations regarding deferments of college students from 18 to 21 years of age would not restrict deferments as much as indicated in newspaper reports earlier in teh week.
Grains' Collision Kills 12
Novice, Texas, (INS) — The reported death toll in a collision of two westbound passenger trains at the Santa Fe station in Novice stood at 12 today. At least 75 persons were reported to have suffered injuries in the wreck which occurred during a blinding snowstorm.
Washington Univ. to Have Dance The Inter-fraternity council at the University of Washington will sponsor an all-University dance, Jan. 22.
Students Must Have Tickets to See Game
University students must have their basketball tickets for the game tomorrows night with Nebraska U., E. L. Falkenstein, financial secretary of the athletic association, stated.
The tickets may be purchased for $1, plus the tax of 12 cents, he said.
Bombs Drop as French Revolt
The invasion coast of France where the Nazis have reportedly installed secret rocket guns was kept under almost continuous assault by Allied aircraft today with an official revelation that sabotage activities by French patriots have taken on proportions of a nationwide underground revolution.
The bombardment of the French coastal areas by American and other Allied planes got under way shortly after the return of speedy British mosquito bombers from a night assault on western Germany. The offensive against the French channel coast was spearheaded by high-flying B-26 Marauders of the United States eighth air force. The brunt of the attack was apparently borne by the German anti-invasion defences around the Pasida-Calis area.
The information concerning the growing sabotage in France by patriots harrassing the German conquerers was released by the French in Algiers. Supply trains and communications in general are the chief targets of the saboteurs. Headquarters of Sir Henry Wilson, new supreme commander in the Mediterranean theater, announced from Algiers that American bombers made "devastating" attacks on three German air bases near Rome yesterday.
Fowler in Repair To Accommodate Electrician's Mates
The building and grounds division of the University is making a number of changes in the Fowler shops to accommodate the electricians. Mates who are replacing the machinists' mates in the Navy program
Twice as much space will be available by removing the partition on the first floor in the east end, which will be converted into a motor repair shop. Motor repairing is the most advanced work done by the electricians' mates.
The four rooms vacated by the Military Science in Fowler shops will be broken down into two rooms which will be used for elementary and advanced wiring shops, and a tool-checking room.
Fifty-eight electricians' mates are now in the second week of their training, and new contingents will arrive every two weeks.
The offices of the Military Science in the tower of the Fowler shops will be used for blueprinting and lecture rooms. Because present wiring facilities are not sufficient, a small room in the basement will be turned into a transformer room. On the first floor, the large machines will be moved out and will be replaced by bench handwork.
By Feb. 25, the Fowler shops will
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Crowd Pleased By Rubinstein's Piano Concert
Nearly 1000 persons welcomed Artur Rubinstein, concert pianist, as he appeared on the stage in Hoch auditorium last night to present a brilliant recital.
Throughout the program Rubinstein created effective moods with each number and had complete control over the audience. Rubinstein received the most enthusiastic response from the audience with the gay, modern "Polka" from the ballet "L'Age d'or" (Shostakovich), in which he displayed brilliant and incisive staccato, and with the stirring, rhythmic "Ritual Fire Dance" (De Falla), which was his last encore.
Opened With Beethoven
Rubinstein opened the concert with "Sonata, Op. 57 in F Minor (Appassionata)" by Beethoven with clear passage and trill work, good phrasing and pedaling, and exceptional embellishment. In his group of Chopin numbers—"Ballada in 4 Flat," "Nocturne," and "Scherzo in C Sharp Minor"—the pianist lived up to his reputation of singing touch and artistic temperament. The bell quality of his Scherzo was exceptional.
The popular "Valse, Op. 64, No. 2 in C Sharp Minor" (Chopin) was Rubinstein's encore after the first group.
Rubinstein played Debussy's spirited "Prelude" with perfect third finger glissandos and "Ondine" with all its imaginative and fairy-like qualities.
Played Encore with Left Hand
When Rubinstein ends his current concert season, he will make his 12th flying tour of South America.
For his first encore after the program Rubinstein with his splendid left-hand technique played the "Nocturne for the Left Hand" (Scriabin).
Dr. A. B. Leonard, assistant professor in zoology, has taken over the classes of Dr. E. H. Taylor, who left this week for Washington, D.C., to take a wartime position. Dr. Taylor has been granted a leave of absence by the University and will return to the University after the war.
Dr. Taylor's Classes Taken by Dr. Leonard
Vernon Peterson, specialist in plastics for the Du Pont company, began a series of lectures in high schools, colleges, and community gatherings this week, for the extension division of the University of Kansas, Guy V. Keeler, assistant director of the division, has announced.
Lectures on New Plastics Sponsored by University
Mr. Peterson is an expert on chemurgy and industrial chemical research. He illustrates his lectures with a display of many new products being made and their war uses.
Petty Officers Give Instruction One of the principal duties of a petty officer is to instruct the men under him in the proper performance of their duties.
ASTP Band to Play For Canteen Dance
Another Union Canteen tea dance given by the Union building activities committee is being held from 3 to 5 tomorrow afternoon in the Union lounge. The ASTP band will play, and all University students are invited. All civilian, Army, or Navy men with activity tickets will be admitted free.
Last Saturday more than around a hundred danced to the music of the ASTP band.
'Jayhawk Stomp Saturday Night
The "Jawhawk Stomp." Independent Student Association dance, to be held in the Union lounge after the Kansas - Nebraska basketball game tomorrow night, is one which promises to be a "peppy" affair, with everyone welcome, according to Dorothy Cooper, ISA publicity chairman.
The ASTP band, led by Pvt. W. D. Geeding, will play. Service men and ISA members will be admitted free but the charge for non-ISA members will be 50c a person, and 75c a couple.
Basketball fans will be reminder of the dance by a red and blue banner which will be hung in Hoch. The sign was painted by Mildred Thompson.
Members of the dance committee are: Esther DeBord, chairman; Don Alderson and Hazel DeWald.
The dance was originally planned for Jan. 22, but was set up to follow the game.
The dance has been authorized! The reason it was said to be unauthorized was because the chaperones had not been obtained when the Kansan went to press.
Vespers to Be Given By Mu Phi Epsilon
Single and double piano, violin voice, cello, and string quartet numbers will be included in the Mu Phi Epsilon, honorary music sorority vespers, Sunday afternoon in Fraser theater. The vespers will begin at 4 o'clock.
Lucile Rothenberger will play a piano solo, "Staccato in C Major." (Rubinstein). A violin solo, "Romance," (Wieniawski) will be played by Helen Pierson. Suzanne Schmidt will sing "Tranquility" (Arthur Foote) and "If I Could Tell You" (Idabelle Firestone).
A two piano recital, "Le Soir."
(Chaminade) will be played by Beth Beamer and Hope Crittenden. Martha Lee Baxter will play a cello solo, "Musette," air de ballet, (Offenbach). Two piano numbers will be played by Francis Gulick, "Etude Op. 25" and "Etude Op. 10" (Chopin). "Concerto in G Minor," first movement, (Bruch) will be played by Barbara Huls on the violin.
The last number will feature a string quartet which will play "The Mill" from String Quartet, Op. 192, No. 2, (Raff-Pochon). The quartet is composed of Peggy Kay, first violin; Harriet Danly, second violin; Barbara Huls, viola; and Martha Lee Baxter, cello.
The course of midshipmen at Annapolis has been reduced to three years until Aug. 1, 1945.
Lt. Col. McMorris Speaks to Grads Of MM School
"You are now to receive the opportunity to enter into front line sea duty and 'to render personal service to your country,' said Lt. Col. McMorris in his address to the men in ceremonies held in Frank Strong Theater this afternoon.
Lt. Col. W. L. McMorris, commanding officer of the University ASTP unit, congratulated the 124 members of the sixteenth division to be graduated from the Naval Training school on the completion of their training here today, and informed the men that they were now to receive the opportunity for service to their country.
Diplomas from the University and from the Naval Training school were presented to the men by Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer of the school, signifying their successful completion of the four months training period in the Machinist's Mates school.
Danielson Is Honor Man
Because of their superior work, petty officer ratings of Mackinist's Mate third class were given to 12 of the men. They are:
Donald W. Danielson, MM 30, was named honor man of the division, with a 3.6 rating which corresponds to a 90 per cent grade average. In the navy, 4.0 is perfect.
While here the division has been under the command of Cf. Sp. George Gathings, and under the direct command of trainee commander B. R. Robinson, a member of the division.
Advanced ROTC Men Will Leave for OCS
The men will leave the school this weekend, and after a 7-day leave for most of them, all but 30 will report for immediate sea duty, Chief Yeoman George Storkey stated.
Donald W. Danielson, Levi Joseph Pitney, Robert Weglin, Robert Q. Hiser, Edward A. Rohn, Walter P. Foote, Edward A. Tecza, Joseph M. Gladd, Russell O. Huffman, Paul K Sibben, Billy R. Robinson, and Robert O. Bailey
Men in the first year advanced ROTC infantry who had been visiting appointment to Officers Candidate School will leave the University this week-end, Lt. Col. W. L. McMorris has announced. They will fill vacancies which have been created in officers' candidate school.
Next week, said the lieutenant colonel, some members of the coast artillery ROTC who have been enrolled in the current 16-week session will be assigned to OCS, also.
The ROTC infantry has been quartered, during its stay at the University of Kansas, in Barracks A, formerly the Sigma Chi fraternity house.
No new ROTC men will come to the University replacing those who are leaving, said Lt. Col. McMorris. The group which has been on the campus is the last of the ROTC awaiting assignment to OCS.
The origin of the Coast Guard dates from Aug. 4, 1790.