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LAWRENCE. KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1943
41ST YEAR
Vacationists Return to Grind Until March 1
Civilian students and Navy trainees returned to the campus from a 10-day holiday vacation to enter a period of study uninterrupted until the end of the present course which will not end until March 1.
Most of those returning arrived on the campus Tuesday evening but there were many who came back for classes this morning and a few stragglers who missed early classes
Cold and snow made travel difficult in some instances, and some trains ran late. Crowded conditions of holiday travel added to the difficulty of returning students.
White New Years in Prospect
It may not have been a white Christmas for all the vacationing students, but prospects of a white New Year's loomed large in the white blanket on the ground and the gray skies above.
The five inch slippery covering, packed hard on Mississippi street, as usual turned the Navy's marching columns into sliding, slipping groups. Students on the walks also noticed slightly precarious underfooting, and cars developed the ability to travel in more than one direction.
Potter's Lake is now drawing a new group, a group that seems to enjoy the lake for its ice-covered self and not for some other reason.
Russians Repel Nazi Resistance
In Russia, strong Red army forces of tanks and infantry dashed aside desperate Nazi resistance in White Russia and the Ukraine to increase their threat of envelopment of several key junctions off the vital Leningrad-Odessa railroad.
Spearheads of the Russian army were reported within artillery range of Zhitomir and Kovostn in the Kiev area. Some 3,500 Nazis fell before the steady Soviet advances.
Dr. L. E. Sisson, professor of English, is ill at his home with the flu but is reported improving. He is expected to return to his classes on Monday.
In Italy an unconfirmed German report said the British eighth army captured Ortona after eight days of street fighting. The American fifth army intensified its drive toward the Cassino gateway to Rome.
Another unconfirmed German claim said Allied planes bombed Rome, causing numerous deaths and injuries.
Ramsay to Lead Navy In European Invasion
London, (INS) — Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsey, naval commander in the Mediterranean under Admiral Sir Andrew Brown Cunningham, today was named Allied naval commander-in-chief of invasion forces for Western Europe. He will serve directly under General Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of Allied invasion forces.
Dr. Sisson Sick With Flu
New Officers Added To Local MM School
Chief Yeoman Starkey announced today that two officers and one enlisted man were added to the company of the Machinist's Mates Training school in the past week.
Paul Ashby, Lt. (jg), reported from previous duty at Miamia, Fla. He has not yet been assigned to any specific duty.
Ensign Roger W. Fleming, Des Moines, Iowa, recently commissioned, reported for duty as assistant to the disbursing officer of the MM school.
Warrant Pharmiscist George W. Wittig, who had been on sea duty, has been assigned to duty as assistant to the Medical officer of the training school.
Two gifts totaling $17,500 were given to the University of Kansas during the Christmas holidays by two Kansas City physicians for the establishment of medical research facilities to aid wounded servicemen after the war.
2 Physicians Donate $17,500 for Medical Post-War Research
Dr. Earl C. Padgett, assistant professor in the School of Medicine, gave $7,500 on Dec. 22 to create a research fellowship in plastic surgery at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
In making the gift he expressed the wish that the money be invested by the Endowment Association, through which the gift was made, and that the income and any amount of the principal be made available to a committee to operate the fellowship. It was specified that the operating committee be appointed by the Chancellor, and it was recommended that the committee be composed of the head of plastic surgery in the School of Medicine,
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Germans Lose 3 Destroyers, Light Cruiser
Only a few hours after the British Admiralty had released full details of the dramatic battle in which the 26,000-ton German battleship Scharnhorst was sent to the bottom, an official communique disclosed that three destroyers of Adolph Hitler's rapidly dwindling fleet had met their end off the western coast of France.
Meantime American forces expanding their beach-head on the western and southern coasts of newly invaded New Britain island today hammered at Japanese defenders before two important airdromes.
(International News Service)
Both surface units and aircraft played a part in the Biscay encounter, and along with this disclosure came the news that a German light cruiser has been sunk by Allied motor torpedo boats off the Dalmatian coast of Yugoslavia, while a Nazi blockade runner was destroyed in the English channel and planes of the RAF Coastal Command bombed an enemy convoy off the Norwegian coast.
Once headed back toward the wilderness, a soap stone (Minnihaha's resident cling to spats, ulsters, and flannel drawers also as wintertime expedients) burning your feet up, you try to go to sleep and forget about the party and the wedding you are missing because the University Senate went beserk and granted a 10-day vacation.
Marines, who Sunday established two beach-heads in the Gloucester area of the island, drove to within a mile of the key air strips in this section. At the same time, troops of the United States sixth army were staging a comebreak, having temporarily yielded ground before strong Japanese counter-attacks. The forces were again within one mile of the Arawe airstrip.
You do go to sleep—and when you wake up you are conscious of barns with the familiar 45 degree lean—and a strenuous poking in the ribs. This last is little brother, brought along so the house wouldn't mysteriously burn down while the folks were away, pointing to his fellow scouts who are sweeping snow off the ice of Minnihaha lake with their Mama's best kitchen brooms. He is
When you live in a small town—say Minnihaha—and Christmas vacation looms up, you don't pad yourself for a trip downtown on the KU bus and fight down for Santa Fe reservations. The Santa Fe doesn't go to Minnihaha. Nothing does — except you. And the folks are driving down to pick you up.
Small Town Student Finds Home the Same
Heavy and medium bombers supporting the Yank's ground forces dropped 150 tons of high explosives on the Japanese defenses and strafed the Cape Glouchester area with machine gun fire. Veteran Australian jungle troops extended their control of the Huon peninsula
The first few days in Minnihaha are pretty strenuous. You go down town to buy a box of kleenex and find yourself having your hand grasped by every clerk in the store, and hearing that its nice you are back after so long, and that school evidently agrees with you since you have gained so much weight. You have to be nice to these pump handles because you are related to half of them and the other half—this has been drilled into since early childhood—trade at your father's place of business.
saying the skating will be the "repeat" itself in a few days. You shudder to realize last year's slang is just now hitting Minnihaha—but admit the skating may be fun.
You Are Rammedebor All
Christmas Eve you go to the annual church cantata and are amazed at the number of men in the chorus. Some of them are stooped and gray and you recognize them as having been bellowing in the group since you were in primary. But there are other young men who puzzle you
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Travelers Respect Commandos
Most students arrived on the campus this morning with a new respect for K.U.'s commando training. Some returned by bus; some by train! then there were the lucky ones who rode the old-fashioned way—in automobiles; and, according to actual reports, there are a few fellows who aren't sure how they got here—not to mention the ones who aren't sure they are here.
Traces of physical abnormalities appearing among Jayhawkers today aren't someone's optical illusions. Statistics show that trains and bushes make passengers a little worse for the ride. Any resulting twisted limb, stiff necks, contorted postures, or general deformities are, however, guaranteed to be only temporary.
Proving that riding crowded trains and busses is not entirely without its advantages are the acquaintances one makes during the trip. In spite of the inevitable "closeness" of said acquaintances, they sometimes are quite lasting. And then there are rumors that travel today is not nearly so broadening—that is in one sense of the word.
Chivalry Was Not Dead
A few minor tragedies have been listed on holiday traveling; for instance, the conductor who missed his train and the bus driver who found his seat was taken when he arrived.
K. U. commando trainees-realized
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KU to Celebrate New Year Late
The celebration of New Year's Eve will come a day late for many civilian and military University students this year. The New Year's party, featuring Matt Betton and his orchestra and a floor show of local talent, will be held in Hoch auditorium from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Eugenia Hepworth, vice-president of the Union Activities committee, stated.
"Confetti, serpentine, and whistles will add to the festivities of the evening," Miss Hepworth said. "We want it to seem as much like a New Year's Eve party as possible, since it is impossible to have the party on that night."
The arrangement of the tables on the stage, with stairs leading down to the dance floor, and tables around the dance floor will be similar to that of last year, Miss Wepworth explained. At one end of the auditorium will be a refreshment stand where ham, chee , or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cokes will be for sale.
"The tickets for the party will be on sale from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. every day this week." Miss Hepworth said. "We want to urge the men to buy their tickets early so as to get good reservations, as we are planning for a crowd."
Closing hours will be 1 a.m. for University women that night, Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, adviser to women, announced.
Varsity Meets K-State Tonight In KC Tourney
With the best chance in years the Kansas State Wildcats will try to tumble the Kansas Jayhawks in the nightcap of tonight's double-header basketball program in Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium. In the first game at 8 o'clock the Missouri Tigers will tangle with the underdog Ichabods, followed by the Aggie-Jayhawk battle at 9 o'clock.
The Wildcats have not beaten Kansas since 1937, during which period they never took the floor as the favored five. But tonight it will be a different story. According to dope the two teams are about on a par and it will be the "fightiest five" that will come out on top.
The Jayhawks have a record of seven victories in nine starts, whereas K-State has won four times in six games.
K-State Appears Strong
The Wildcats, employing a fast break, looked great against Rockhurst college last week, winning by a 15-point margin. Kansas University defeated the Hawks twice by 13 and 15-point margins and had no little trouble in doing so.
Lew Lane, Rockhurst coach, had nothing but praise for the Widcats. "The boys had plenty of hustle and missed/few of their shots," Lane said. "They should give Allen's team a great tussle."
Don Barrington, who will play for the Jayhawks despite a bad chalky-horse, was a classmate of Aggie Bob Schwirtz at Kansas City, Kansas, Junior College.
Only Two Regulars Left
Lee Doyen, guard, and Schwartz, forward, are the only men on the Aggie squad with previous K-State experience, having played in several games last year. Charles Cooley, center from Cunningham, Kans., and Lou Otto, 6-foot 4-inch guard from Manhattan, are freshmen. The other starter is Norville Gish of Manhattan, who is only 17 years old. Coach Book, former College of
Rail Strike Averted; Steel Walkout Fades
Coach Rock, former College of
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Washington, (INS) — All threat of a strike holding up operation of the nation's railroads was dismissed today when the War Department and presidents of three "hold-out" unions announced that a walk-out scheduled for 6:00 am. Thursday had been cancelled.
Late last week several of the brotherhoods dissented on the plan of striking which left the remaining units uncertain of their course.
To make sure that the railroads would be operated President Roosevelt on Tuesday took them over in the name of the government and threatened to use military men with railroad experience in operation of the roads and to punish those guilty of inciting stoppage of traffic in event of a strike.
The steel strike which was threatened last weekend, also was everted when labor leaders agreed to further negotiations over wage contracts.