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NUMBER 63
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1944
Reds Approach Polish Border As Nazis Crack
(International News Service)
The whole of Nazi Germany's defense positions in southern Russia appeared to be crumbling beneath the weight of a violent Soviet assault today and the next few hours may witness penetration of Poland by the Red armies.
While a new 1,100 ton Royal Air Force assault upon Berlin drove home to the German capitol that the Allied campaign to knock the city out of existence will continue unremittingly, indications mounted that a debacale unprecedent in military history is shaping up for the Nazis at the Polish frontier and the Dnieper bend.
Last reports placed the Russians only 10 miles east of the Polish border.
Huge Army Faces Annihilation
Farther to the south, Soviet forces pressed toward Zhermerinka, whose seizure will narrow down the German escape corridor in the lower Ukraine and threaten with annihilation the huge army of Field Marshal Mannstein, who lost 300,000 men at Stalindral.
Russian troops already have their faces turned directly toward Saryn, Kowek, Chelm, and Lublin in Poland—towns that bridge country which is difficult to defend and across which the Russians moved with break-neck speed once before when the country was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union. Rapid Russian progress also was reported in the Vitersa region north-west of Smolensk.
Nazi Government May Evacuate
Bitterly cold weather in the last two weeks has heightened Berlin's suffering as thousands of buildings are without windows or heat because of the incasent Allied pounding. There are increasing indications that the Hitler government has decided to evacuate the capitol, partly for the safety of itself and partly because of the fact so much of Berlin is utterly useless.
Also attacked by Allied planes were objectives in southern France, British and American ground forces continued their progress toward the central Italian mountain peak and in the southwest Pacific American troops consolidated their hold upon a surprised landing place at Saidor on New Guinea.
Propaganda Spread In New Year's Talk
London, (INS)—Adolph Hitler in a New Year's message to his home front issued while Red army legions pressed to the very borders of the Reich, attempted anew today to sow disunity among the Allies and alleged that the continued existence of Germany is essential to the welfare of all Europe.
His talk in which he warned the Nazis that this war will bring "no victors or losers, but merely the survivors and the annihilators," appeared to pay especial attention to Britain—first by assuring her that her Allies do not need her, and secondly by the assertion that the Third Reich is the only bulwark against Bolshevism.
Calendar Presents Month of Activity
University events for this month have been scheduled as follows
Jan. 3. Basketball: Pittsburgh
STC at Lawrence.
Jan. 5. Faculty recital: Ruth Orcht-
tian, pianist. Fraser theater, 8 p.m.
Jan. 8, Basketball: University of Missouri at Columbia.
Jan. 10. Incompletes due.
Jan. 11, Basketball: Olathe NAB at Olathe
Jan. 13, University Concert Course: Arthur Rubenstein, pianist, Hoch auditorium, 8:20 p.m.
Jan. 15, Basketball: University of Nebraska at Lawrence.
Jan. 15. English Proficiency Examination.
Jan. 17, Faculty recital: Meribah Moore, soprano, and Karl Kuersteiner, violinist Fraser theater, 8 p.m.
Jan. 18, Faculty meeting, 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 18. Basketball: Kansas State at Lawrence.
Jan. 21, Basketball: University of Oklahoma at Lawrence.
Jan. 24. Basketball: Hutchinson NAS at Hutchinson.
Jan. 29, Basketball: Iowa State College at Ames.
Ship Explodes Off Sandy Hook
(International News Service)
New York, (INS) — At least 163 members of the crew of a United States destroyer were rescued from the sea today when an explosion of undetermined origin sank their vessel in the waters of lower New York bay. The ship, anchored at her position six miles off Sandy Hook and ready to move out on Atlantic coastal patrol was struck by a terrific blast today—a blast so strong it shattered windows in metropolitan New York several miles away.
The number of missing was not revealed by the war department, nor would the department give any intimation as to whether there was any enemy submarine attack.
At the same time other ships were cautious in their movements and the usual secrecy that surrounds the coming and going of ships prevailed. There was no intimation as to whether extra precautions were being taken or not.
Classes started on schedule this morning for the group of Electrician's Mates trainees who arrived last week, according to Chief Yeoman G. O. Starkey of the Naval Training School.
Electrician's Mates Start Classes Today
Chief Starkey explained that a similar group of men would arrive twice each month, thus making a graduating group about every two weeks, instead of every month as provided under the old Machinist Mate schedule.
"The Electrician's Mates will receive training to prepare them for the maintenance, repair, and operation of all electrical equipment other than in the field of communications," Cluef Starkey said.
The Rowlands Prize in Antique Drawing is open to students of drawing.
New Year Party Enthusiastic Despite Delay
With no less enthusiasm because of being a day late, University students celebrated the New eYar's arrival in Hoch auditorium, Saturday night from 9:00 until 12:00. Matt Benton's orchestra played while seven hundred people threw confetti and danced.
Eugenia Hepworth, vice-president of the Union Activities committee, said that the three hundred table reservations were sold out. Tables for four were arranged cabaret style around the stage decorated by red and blue indirect lights. Confetti, serpentine, and whistles were furnished, and cokes and sandwiches were on sale at one end of the auditorium.
Wallace Grimes was master of ceremonies, giving each act a good send-off punctuated with jokes in his usual jovial manner. Robert Provart, V-12, did a novelty act on the different types of sneezes so familiar to all at this time of year.
Betty Cohagen vocalized romantically on "All or Nothing at All" and Shirley Rauch sang an original number featured in the ASTP show, "Goldbricks of 1943", written by Sammy Frickey who accompanied her. "Want You For My Own."
Jean. Richardson took care of the foot work in a clever tap dance. Ted Lehmann gave a tone poem accompanied by Joe McClurg, ASTP, which completed the program royally for all attending.
The committee in charge of the dance included: Joan Johnson, president of the Union Activities committee; Eugenia Hepworth, vice-president and chairman of the committee in charge of the dance; Marilyn Maloney, food; Kathyn Forsk, cokes; Edith Marie Darby, confetti; Dick Beach, tickets; Ann Zimmerman, tables; Mimmie Nettles, dance; Helen Gardner, Stan Hagler, Jerry Galligan, and Wallace Grimes, program.
Post Office Sales Greater Than 1942
Last year's sales at the University post office were $33,206.08, as compared with $28,681.89 in 1942, according to R. C. Abraham, superintendent.
The number of ordinary parcel post packages was 54,700, registered pieces 1,663, insured pieces 3,314, collect on delivery 5, and money orders issued 3,176.
Duck Will Be Main Prize For Ping Pong Winner
Ping pong tournaments, both single and double, will begin next Monday with a duck award as first prize along with other prizes, Joanne Johnson, chairman of Union activities said today.
Anyone wishing to participate in the tournament may sign at the hostess desk in the Union lounge at any time, she announced.
Quill Club Has Literary Purpose
Quill Club Has Literary Purpose The Quill Club is the parent chapter of an intercollegiate organization of students and instructors especially interested in literary activities and literary criticism.
Student Directory May Be Obtained Now
Student directories are ready now for distribution, and may be secured at the Registrar's office, according to Anne Louise Rossman, editor. Those students with activity books receive the directory without charge, while anyone whose name appears in the directory may purchase a copy for 25 cents. The charge to other persons is $1.
The directory includes the names of the officers, faculty, employees, and army, navy and civilian students of the University.
Fog Over Oread; Planes Grounded
Rising temperatures today drew the slowly melting snow into a dense fog that blanketed the campus much of the day.
Motorists found driving difficult in going to the campus during the darkness of the early hours. The streets and some sidewalks were quite slippery from the packed snow that turned to ice.
The airplanes that daily roar overhead were missing and those at the local airport and training station were grounded because of poor visibility.
Kansas City, (INS)—Service over virtually all commercial airlines from Texas to New York was suspended today with planes grounded by severe fog conditions. The blanket settled down shortly after midnight over most of the area and is apparently thickened in Missouri and Kansas where both ceiling and visibility zero conditions were reported. TWA in Kansas City reported all of its planes down from Amarillo, Texas, to New York City.
Lithograph Display In Spooner Saturday
The lithographs of Honore Daumier (1808-1879) and Sublice Chevalier, better known as Gavarni (1804-1866) are on display in Spooner-Thayer museum for a month.
Honore Daumier was one of the greatest caricaturists of all time. He holds up to ridicule the shams and the hyprocries of the rich, the petty bourgeoisie, the government and the professions. Satirical art in its inspired form was Daumier's contribution to art. The universal quality of these prints makes them as pertinent today as they were a century ago.
Gavarni began life as an engineer's draughtsman. Not until he was almost thirty years old did he develop any indications of the great talent for caricature and skillful drawing for which he later became so famous.
During the years when he drew for the Charivari, Gavarni was the exact opposite of Daumier. In Gavarni was a forceful strength, in Daumier a refined grace. Gavarni was an artist of a strangely somber imagination, a profound and melancholy philosopher while Daumier possessed a brusque and savage observation and an almost menacing caasm.
The J. A. Keeler Prize is open to students in painting.
Jayhawks Play Pittsburg State 7:30 Tonight
The Kansas Jayhawks will play host to the strong "Navy-bolstered" Pittsburg State Teachers College aggregation in Hoch auditorium at 7:30 tonight in the last non-ceremony game before Big Six play gets underway.
The Jayhawks will open their Big Six season against Missouri at Columbia Saturday night.
The Gorillas of John Lance have two defeats and only one victory to their credit so far this season. But the Jehawks are hardly taking the Lancemen highly. Pittsburg's early season losses came at the hands of two strong Arkansas fives, the University of Arkansas and Camp Chaffee, and both games were lost by quite narrow margins on foreign courts.
Pittsburg a Strong Team
Lance, who annually puts out a strong five, has a potentially strong and experienced squad this year with three lettermen back and a host of navy V-12's from Texas. It was the wily Texans that gave Pittsburg their undefeated football team last fall.
Lance probably will start Sporks, a member of the Pittsburg team the first semester last year, and Habeber, a V-12 student from West Texas State, at forwards; Raymond Sloan, sr., from Emporia State Tea-
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Ruth Orcutt to Give Fourth in Series Of Faculty Recitals
Miss Ruth Orcutt, associate professor of piano in the School of Fine Arts will give the fourth recital in the season's series of faculty recitals at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in Fraser theater.
Miss Orcutt will offer a program of selected numbers for the piano from the best in piano literature. Included on the program will be a concert paraphrase by Carl A. Preyer, professor emeritus in the School of Fine Arts, of the well known "Perpetual Motion" by Weber. Among the numbers he will play will be the Rachmaninov "Polka," the Liadoff "The Musical Snuffle," and the 12 Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt.
Miss Orcutt was graduated from the Chicago Musical College with the degrees of bachelor of music and master of music. She also has bachelor of arts degree from the University. She has appeared as solist with the St. Louis symphony, the Chicago symphony, and the Kansas City symphony orchestra. Some of her piano study has been under Percy Grainger.
Lecturer to Demonstrate Accounting Machines
Miss Margaret Hathway will give a lecture tomorrow at 11:30 and a demonstration at 3:30 on the operation of electric accounting machines in the Standard Life Association offices downstown.