Virginia Schaefer Ineligible
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1944
41ST YEAR
Federal Officials Hold Conferences With University Department Heads On Rehabilitation of Veterans
Plans for placement of disabled veterans of the Army and Navy for vocational rehabilitation at the University of Kansas were discussed yesterday and today by the administrative staff and a committee of four vocational rehabilitation officers. The committee interviewed the different departments to find the
scope of fields offered by the University and what opportunities for placement would be.
Under federal provision, veterans who have been disabled will be trained at government expense for specific vocations according to their particular aptitude and ability. The training will be for a maximum of four years, and provision for the support of families will be made while the veteran is taking his training.
To Train for Professions
Beneficiaries of this training for a maximum of four calendar years during and after the war may in time mount into the hundreds.
Professions as well as trades are being considered and it will be in the professional line that much of University training here will
Committee Members Listed
Three men who have been disabled for active duty in this war, are now receiving vocational training under this program at the University. Plans will include training for both men and women in the armed services.
Members of the committee visiting the University are:
O. Myking Mehus, vocational rehabilitation officer for the Excelsior Springs, Mo., of the division of Veterans Administration; E. G. Kennedy, vocational adviser of the Veterans Administration; C. F. Haynie, senior training officer for the Excelsior Springs division; and Carl Kunsemuller, vocational rehabilitation officer for the Wichita division.
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War Prisoners Leap Off Santa Fe Train
Wichita, (INS) — Federal Bureau of Investigation agents today were leading a manhunt for four German prisoners of war who escaped from a Santa Fe train this morning. The prisoners leaped from the train at a point 17 miles west of Elmdale, Kans., in Chase county. Two of the fugitives were traced in a car stolen at Cedar Point to Wichita where police believed they have one of the war prisoners trapped in a wooded park south of the city.
Dr. Canuteson Plans For Red Cross Unit
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson will head the local Red Cross in making arrangements for the visit of the Red Cross Mobile Blood Donor Unit, Feb. 3 and 4.
USO Buys Voice Recorder
A new voice recorder to be used by service men has been purchased by the Rantoul, Ill., USO.
60 May Enroll As Technicians
Approximately 60 women are expected to enroll for the third course for aeronautical technicians which will be offered beginning Jan. 31, Guy V. Keeler, director of the Engineering Science Management War Training program, announced today. This course is a war training course, sponsored by ESMWT and taught by University staff members in the department of aeronautical engineering.
"This 12-week course is open to any woman having been graduated from high school. Although some college training is desirable, it is not essential." Mr. Keeler said. "There is no tuition, no fees, and a salary of $100 a month will be paid the trainee while in school."
Applicants will be employed by the Boeing Aircraft company, Wichita, or North American Aviation Incorporated, Kansas City, Kans., before they begin training, and upon completion of the course they will go immediately into these aircraft companies at salaries beginning at $125 to $160 a month with opportunities for advancement.
Classes, which will be conducted 44 hours a week, include courses in aircraft drafting, aircraft nomenclature, aircraft materials and processes, and applied mathematics and mechanics. Women enrolled in these courses will be students of the University, eligible to attend University functions. However, these courses do not carry University credit.
Women interested in this course may apply at the office of ESMWT in room 109, Fraser.
Two students entertained guests of the Business and Professional club at a dinner Tuesday evening. Norma Jean Lutz, accompanied by Elaine Ketter, sang "The Spirit Flower" by Campbell-Tipton, and "The Trout" by Schubert.
Students Entertain at Dinner
The entire Sigma Chi chapter at the University of Virginia volunteered as blood donors for the Red Cross.
Sigma Chi Volunteers en Masse
Weather Forecast
Cold wave tonight with lowest temperature five to nine below zero north and west, to zero southeast portion. Clear skies Saturday,fair and continued cold.
Third Snow Of Winter Falls Today
A drop in temperature accompanied by snow and wind during the night brought midwinter discomfort to the campus today. A finewind-driven snow continued throughout the most of the day added to the two-inch depth that was recorded at sunrise.
Co-eds faced the puzzling problem again this morning of whether to don those troublesome galoshes and none-too-floating slacks, as they saw the whitefurry of the season's third snow from their windows.
A brisk wind caused the snow to drift and workmen on the campus had difficulty keeping sidewalks cleared, and state highway employees were called upon to keep roads open.
Breezing out into the wintry air those who had decided they were tough enough to stand anything, scoffed at their more cautious sisters. That was the first few feet on the trip to the hill. It didn't take long for them to change to "Why didn't you make me wear my slacks" attitude.
But the male portion of Hill population seemed to be thoroughly acquainted with the stinging bite of winter today, too; so it is to be inferred from all indications that it is just a down right cold January day here on the Hill.
Six Play Instruments in Student Recital
The regular student recital was given yesterday afternoon in Fraser theater by six students in the School of Fine Arts. The program was opened with a piano solo by Margaret Dunn with "Toccata" (Dorran) by Bach-Chiapusso.
Barbara Huls played a violin solo, "Adagio from Concerto in G Minor" by Bruch. Gorgia Weirnich played two piano solos, "Gardens in the Rain" and "Soiree in Grenade" by Dabussy.
The closing number was the adagio and seherzo from the "Trio in E flat," Op. 1, No.1, by Beethoven played by an ensemble composed of Peggy Kay, violin; Martha Lee Baxter, violincello; and Dorothy Shoup, piano.
Worst Storm in Century Recorded in Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas, (INS)—The worst storm on record since 1898 struck Amarillo with snowfall exceeding four inches by noon, howling winds of 42 miles an hour, and all traffic on highways and rail lines stopped. The weather bureau said that the storm was part of a general disturbance covering eastern New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, and the Oklahoma panhandle. Cattle losses were expected to total many thousands of dollars.
The Professional Interfraternity Conference has 28 member fraternities.
Student Court Holds Schaefer Ineligible to Serve on Council If She Remains Court Justice
Virginia Schaefer, College senior, is ineligible to serve on the All-Student Council because she is a justice of the student court and that body has the power to declare unconstitutional bills passed by the ASC, Arnold Weidman, chief justice announced today.
Jayhawks Play Tigers at M.U.
This year Dr. Allen hardly expects to duplicate last year's feat, let alone even winning top honors. As usual, the cagey Kansas mentor sees Iowa State and Oklahoma as better than his own Jayhawks, but if history repeats itself, Kansas again will be right up there hard in the running.
Those making the Missouri trip include Barrington, Lindquist, Moffett, Corder, McSpadden, Diehl, Stucker, Palmer, Malott, and Dick. The team will return Sunday evening.
Ten Kansas Jayhawks will leave for Tigerland this afternoon where tomorrow night at the M.U. fieldhouse in Columbia Dr. F. C. Allen's men will open their 1944 Big Six basketball season against the underdog Missouri Tigers. Last year Kansas was all-victorious, winning all 10 conference games.
Kansas recently defeated the Tigers in Kansas City, 34 to 27, and were off form in doing so. Thus the Tigers are as much the underdog as Kansas was in that Homecoming football game which Kansas stunned the sports world by winning, 7 to 6. This was listed by AP as one of the "upsets of the year." Since Missouri has yet to defeat a Kansas team in athletic competition this school year, there would be nothing the Tigers would rather do than triumph over the Kansas basketball team before a home crowd.
The Minx brothers, who scored 14 points between them in the K.C contest, will lead the Tiger attack Three gridders — Arbeitman. Del lastatious, and Collins — will se action for M.U. Others include their speedy forward Pippen, giant ten heir Heinsohn, and Clarkheard an Brown, reserves.
War Medical Course May Be Too Short
New York, (INS) — Dr. Arthur F. Chase, president of the New York Academy of Medicine, warned today that the war-time speed-up medical courses may unloose on the post-war United States a host of inadequately - trained physicians. Dr. Chase stated the group he heads has been studying for sometime the prospects which may be expected in the post-war world.
He cautioned that "the accelerated medical course now being given to thousands of medical students, the curtailment to nine months duration of hospital internship, and other forms of post-graduate instruction restrictions threatened to loose upon the public a host of inadequately-trained physicians."
More Men in Small Arms Offices Forty to 82 per cent of the office workers in small-arms plants are men.
- The decision was reached at a special session of the student court yesterday afternoon.
Engle Argues for Schaefer
The validity of Miss Schaefer's appointment to the council was contested by Herbert Peterson, second year law. Miss Schaefer was appointed following the passage of Bill 11, on October 13, which gave the president of the Council express power to appoint a Council representative from the student court.
Peterson contested the appointment on the ground that it was in direct violation of the provisions of Article 6 Section III of the governing constitution which expressly states: "No justice shall be a member of the council."
Clarence Engle, College junior appeared before the court on behalf of Miss Schaefer.
The issue first considered by the court was that of its own constitutionality in hearing the case. Engle contended that the student court had no legal power to decide the pending question because such power was not specifically delegated in the constitution.
The court decided, however, that declaring legislation of the Council unconstitutional lies within its power and that "to hold the council more important than the constitution is to deny the responsibility of the student council to the students of the University and indicates a mind deplorable in any legislative body.
Schaefer Cannot Be on Both
Upholding their decision concerning the ineligibility of Miss Schaefer, the court ruled, "We do not hold the court to be supreme to the council, but merely that the court must respond to the will of the student body as expressed by the constitution and disregard legislation in conflict thereto."
The court did not question Miss Schaefer's right to sit on the court, but held that she must sever all connections with the council.
Religious Emphasis Week Begins Feb. 13
The week of February 13 was selected for Religious Emphasis Week on the campus by representatives of the various student religious organizations at a meeting in Myers Hall Wednesday afternoon. The group selected Doris Bixby as their chairman.
Further plans for the Religious Emphasis Week program are to be announced later by the group.
In previous years Religious Emphasis Week has been sponsored in the fall by the Student Christian Federation. This year, however, the Federation has been disbanded. Difficulties arising with the short five weeks term and the change in the general campus program made it impossible to hold the program in the fall.
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