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Weather Forecast Increasing cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Not quite so cold Tuesday.
LAWKENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1943
NUMBER 55
41ST YEAR
Allies Gaining On Italian and Russian Fronts
Slow but steady advances by Allied forces operating in Italy were coupled with continuing retreats by German troops on the Russian front today.
Reports from Italy told of bitter German resistance all along the line, but both the United States fifth army on the western front and the British eighth army in the Adriatic sector scored new advances. Enemy thrusts on the Tyrrhenian seacoast front were smashed by American artillery and mortar fire.
Many German Prisoners Taken
General Eisenhower's latest communique revealed that 6,000 German prisoners have been captured since the start of the Italian campaign and that British troops are now only 14 miles south of the coastal town of Pescara.
New large scale air bombardment of Nazi Europe got under way following a lull after a gigantic raid on Emden which took a heavy toll of German fighter planes. Four-motored United States bombers went after targets in northwest Germany this morning and in their wake a force of Allied craft struck at Calais and Boulge.
Nazi Counteroffensive Smashed
Nazi Counteroffensive Smashed On the Russian front, Soviet troops wrested the initiative from German forces in the bulge west of Kiev, smashing the most determined counter-offensive the Nazi have yet attempted since the big Red thrust began. German armies were hurled out of several towns and villages and sent into new retreat.
The Soviet High Command announced that the tide of battle finally had turned in Russian favor. Bernco Oil Refineries Raided
In the southwestern Pacific, Gen Douglas MacArthur disclosed raid by American Liberators on oil refineries in Dutch Borneo and on the harbor facilities of Macassar.
FDR Meets Patton And Closes Incident
Washington disclosed that President Roosevelt, returning from participation in the Cairo and Teheran conferences, had stopped off in Sicily. Publicly his most important act was to meet personally with Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, jr. and ride with him in a jeep reviewing United States troops.
Dr. W. W. Davis, the University's Big Six faculty representative, who is chairman of the athletic committee, was the principal speaker at the Jayhawk club 'luncheon in the Hotel President in Kansas City, Mo., last Friday noon. Henry Shenk, football coach, also made a brief talk and showed films of the M.U.-K.U. game, which his Jayhawks stunned the world by winning, 7 to 6.
This officially closed the "Patton Incident" and indicated that President Roosevelt had approved Gen. Eisenhower's action in merely reprimanding the hard-bitten tank corp leader after he had slapped a shell-shocked American soldier.
Davis and Shenk Speak At Kansas City Club
Lindley Hall Prepares For 'Gold Brickers'
Final preparations occupy the attention of Lindley Hall ASTP men as the second army variety show, "Goldbrickers of 43" enters its last day of rehearsal.
The show, a composite of entirely new musical and novelty numbers, will be presented tomorrow evening in Hoch auditorium at 7:45.
Unite Mission, Religious Week
Plans to combine Religious Emphasis Week with the National Christian Mission, conducted jointly by the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America and the Churches of Lawrence from Feb. 13 to 18, are being made by the Student Christian Federation of the University, Harry O'Kane, YMCA secretary, has announced.
Members of a team of five persons who will speak at the Mission include Dr. Jesse Bader, student at the University in 1907, and secretary of the department of evangelism in the Federal Council; the Rev. Albert P. Shirkey, pastor of Travis Park Methodist church in San Antonio; and Dr. Mark Dauber, secretary of Home Missions Council in New York. The other two members will be announced later.
This team will speak to men's and women's clubs, to young people's meetings, and to schools during the day. Mass meetings will be held each night.
Dr. Bader is the director of these Missions in Lawrence. The Rev. H.G. Barr is chairman of the com-
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Successful Opening Of New Building Despite Weather
More than a thousand persons visited the opening of the new military Science building Friday night, undismayed by snow and cold weather, which made access to the building difficult.
The reception line was on the south end of the drill room on the second floor. Visitors were greeted there by Chancellor and Mrs. Deane Malott, Col. and Mrs. W. L. McMorris, Mrs. Paul Dinsmoor, Mrs. Karl Baldwin, and Mrs. Lyle Armel. Twenty University girls in formals served punch and wafers in the gun room, which is located off the drill room.
Guests were conducted by ASTP men over the three floors of the building. On the first floor they saw classrooms and the administration offices occupied by Army officers. In the basement a group of ASTP men demonstrated the 44 mm anti-aircraft "Bonfors" gun. Also in the basement visitors saw the garage and artillery storage room, the large rifle gallery, the fireproof vault, and the entrance to the underground tunnel which runs under a sidewalk to the electrical engineering laboratories.
A large proportion of the visitors stayed for the dance in the drill room following the reception, with music furnished by the ASTP band
4000 Attend Annual Vespers In Auditorium
Perpetuating one of the University's most beautiful traditions, the School of Fine Arts presented the annual Christmas Vespers yesterday afternoon to an audience of more than 4,000 persons in Hoch auditorium.
As the crowd entered the auditorium, Christmas carols were played frm the balcony by Eugene Arnold and Warren Taft, cornets, and Gaylord Gasal and Lonnie Kelly, trombones. At four o'clock, Laurel Everett Anderson, organist, played "Hasten, Shepherds" (Busser) to open the service.
As Tommy Hankins and Fred Coombs performed the traditional candle-lighting, an ensemble, composed of Waldemar Geltch, violin; Martha Lee Baxter, cello; D. M. Swarthout, cello; and Mervyn Anderson, harp, played "Ave Maria" (Bach-Gounod). The stage was illuminated with a dim, bluish light during the opening number.
Candle-lighting Onens Service
Under the direction of Dean Swarthout, the blue and white vested A Cappella Choir entered the auditorium from the rear and marched down the aisles carrying lighted tapers and singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful." As they reached the platform and took their places on either side, the stage was brought into full light. The Choir's first number was Rachmaninoff's "Glory Be To God".
Tableau Depicts Song
The first of four tableaux was inspired by the song, "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing". The angels in the scene were Joyce Shook, Harriet Witmer, Mary Frances Neidig, Joyce Hartwell, Marjorie Brooks, and Marjorie Shryock. The tableaux were arranged and designed by the departments of drawing and painting, and design under the direction of Karl Mattern and T. D. Jones. Christmas carols during the tableaux were sung by Ruth Prentice, soprano; Mrs. Alice Moncreiff, also; Allen Crafton, tenor; and R. Q. Brewster, bass, directed by Mrs. Moncreiff from the first balcony.
Violin Ensemble Featured
"Cavatina" by Raff was played by a violin ensemble of ten girls dressed in white formals. They were
Plans for Post-War Education Attacked
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Washington, (INS) The administration plan to finance postwar education for service men was attacked as 'stingy' today by Senator Claude Pepper at a hearing of the senate education committee.
Pepper asserted that the proposal to allow ex-service men $50 a month in addition to tuition and other fees would force them to adopt a substandard of living while in school.
Maj. Gen, Frederick H. Osborn, director of the morale division of the army, said, however, educators believed that the $50 a month would be sufficient. In addition, he said $25 would be allowed to the wife if the ex-service man were married, and he could get an additional loan of $100 a month.
War Department Will Not Abandon ASTP
Washington, (INS) — The war department announced today that it has no plan to abandon its specialized training program under which thousands of youth in military service have been receiving college instruction.
The announcement was made by a war department official, who stated that a formal statement of the department's stand would be forthcoming later in the day.
The spokesman indicated that the training program, covering some 140,000 young men in 222 colleges and universities would be continued with a view of possible changes and curtailment.
Transportation facilities are crowded and there will be considerable congestion on trains and buses this weekend when students leave to go home for the Christmas holiday, local railroad and bus-line officials said this morning.
Holiday Travel To Be Difficult
Both Union Pacific and Santa Fe agents stated that all trains are overloaded with nothing but standing room on most of them. In some instances, there has been so little room that persons have been left standing on the platform.
The Santa Fe agent said that attempts are being made to accommodate holiday travelers, and additional facilities may be available.
The manager of the local Union Bus depot stated that though buses are crowded, they have been able to accommodate all travelers so far. He suggested that students try to travel on morning and night buses, since they are less crowded than those in the afternoon and evening. Overload buses are being arranged for to accommodate additional holiday travelers.
Agents suggested that, to help both themselves and the transportation companies, students buy their tickets in advance, and that those planning to travel long distances should have their schedules arranged early.
Service Men Attend Dance Class at Community Building
Approximately 35 service men attended the first dancing class, sponsored by WAA and Tau Sigma, Saturday night, preceding the USO dance at the Community building. The enthusiasm with which the project was accepted by this first group has greatly encouraged the WAA and Tau Sigma, who plan to have a larger number of coeds to act as partners at the next class, Jan 8. There will be no class Saturday because of vacation, nor on Jan.1.
Mrs. Dorothy Carter Hunt, Tau Sigma sponsor, instructed the group in the fundamentals of dancing-walking, turning, dipping, and whirling. As the class progresses, more difficult steps will be taught, including the waltz, two-step, rumba, tango, and conga.
To Establish Memorial Fund
A War Memorial Fund is being established at the University of Wisconsin.
Jayhawks Meet Rockhurst Team Again Tonight
The Rockhurst College cagers will be out to get revenge in their return match with the Kansas Jayhawks in Hoch Auditorium this evening beginning at 7:30. Rockhurst took a 32 to 45 licking by Kansas in the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City Saturday night.
The Hawks are a fast, scrappy group of kids (the team averages 17.1 years of age) and should give Kansas a battle royal tonight for the game last Saturday was Rockhurst's first for the season.
Three of the Rockhurst players in the starting line-up are 17 years old. They are Jack Sanderson and Scott Kelly, forwards, and Chuck Aylward, guard. Gil Bourk is 16 and Tom Draney is the "oldster" of the group at 19.
Although outsized and outperi-
enced, Coach Lew Lane's youngsters
made Saturday's game an intere-
sting and entertaining battle and just
simply wouldn't let up at anytime
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Dr. F. C. Allen has announced that he will use the same line-up that he has been using in recent games.
Starting Lineups:
Starting Lineups:
Kansas Pos. Rockhurst
Lindquist F Sanderson
Barrington F Kelly
Corder C Aylward
Dichl G Bourk
McSpadden G Draney
New staff appointments on the University Daily Kansan were made Friday afternoon by the Kansan Board. Anne Louise Rossman, College senior was named editor-in-chief, replacing Joy Miller.
Ruth Tippin, College junior, was appointed managing editor, replacing Frances Abts.
New Staff Heads Appointed on Kansan
A new office, that of assistant managing editor, was created, and Virginia Gansolly was given the position. Miss Rossman and Miss Tippin will announce other appointments this week.
FDR Sends Sympathy On McIntyre's Death
Washington, (INS) — President Roosevelt, from across the Atlantic sent a message of personal condolence on the death of Marvin McIntyre, one of his secretaries and associates for many years who died early this morning from a lingering illness. McIntyre has been associated with the President since the last World War and held a key position in the White House as one of the President's closest advisers. He died at the home of a daughter,
OPA Exempts Mixed Fruits
The OPA has exempted from price control gift packages containing limited amounts of mixed fruits combined with certain other items, according to an Associated Press dispatch.