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Reception Leads Week of Parties; Six Dances Formal, Others Informa
Highlighting the social events of the weekend will be the reception as a part of the dedication of the new Military Science building at 8 o'clock Friday evening.
Beth students and faculty members will participate in the receiving line, as guides, and in entertainment. The reception is but the beginning of a large number of parties this week, most of which will have the Christmas motif uppermost.
Twelve parties have been authorized already for Saturday night. Six-girl's dormitories, Corbin, Foster, Ricker, Wager, Jolliffe, and Harmon Co-op will have formal dances. Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Omicron Pi will have buffet suppers and dances.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Navy PT-7 will have dances at their houses. The Independent Student Association will have a varsity in the Union lounge. Johnnie Youngberg's orchestra from Kansas City will play for the SAE party.
University Club had an informal dinner at the Colonial last night followed by a party at the club rooms in Green hall.
The Christmas dinner will be next Wednesday night at the Colonial with a dance in the Kansas room.
Miller Hall dinner guest last night
wes Dorothy Lash.
Alpha Chi Omega pledge class had an hour dance with the Navy V-5 last night from 7 to 8.
Campus House—new members are Katty Booth and Betty Rendleman.
Sigma Kappa will have a formal Christmas dinner this evening.
Wager Hall — Ingram Bragg of Columbia. Mo, is a guest this week.
Phi Gamma Delta--Mr. R. N. Noll of Athelhon was a guest yesterday.
Chi Omega pledge class entertained the Pi Beta Phi pledge class yesterday afternoon.
Phi Beta Pi — Lt. Walter R. Garretson, Des Moines Ia., was a guest yesterday.
Jollife Hall—Elizabeth Tripp was a dinner guest yesterday.
Jay Janes Pledge Eight New Members
Eight new members were pledged to the Jay Janes organization yesterday afternoon in the Pine room. Margaret Butler Lillard, president announced today.
The new members are Larraine Witt, Betty Jo O'Neal, Ruth Wright, and Dorothy Dodsworth, all College sophomores, and Maxine Jones, Betty Felt, Cara Jean Black, and Donna Wingerson, all College juniors. Five are independent students, and the other three represent Corbin, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Omicron Pi.
After the pledging ceremony, ice cream bars were passed to all the members.
Chicago, (ACP)—With a 26 per cent increase in enrollment and the largest freshman and sophomore classes in its history, Mundelein College opened its fourteenth academic year this fall.
Big Enrollment at Mundelein
The 332 freshmen represent a 29 per cent increase over last year's freshman class, and the 220 sophomores exceed last year's class by 17 per cent. The total enrollment is 557.
Flu Hits Minnesota Campus
The armed forces at the University of Minnesota have been hit by a flu epidemic.
Special Program Set For Sunday in Union
Music appropriate to the mood of the holiday season will be played in recordings in the music room of the Union this weekend. Scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, is Bach's "Mass in B Minor," performed by the Philharmonic Choir and London Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Albert Coates.
A.O. Pi Marries Bomber Pilot
The marriage of Melba Ninginer, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and Lt. Johnson L. French, Jr., McPherson, took place at the chapter house at 8 o'clock last night. The Rev. H. G. Barr, pastor of the First Christian Church, performed the ceremony before the fireplace which was banked with evergreen and white chrysanthemums.
The bride, attired in a white satin gown and veil, carried an arm bouquet of gardenias and white roses. Her only ornament was a gold necklace which was worn by her great grandmother on the same date 93 years ago and has been worn since by all the brides in the family.
Jean Sawyer, Topeka, was the maid of honor. She wore a gown of turquoise net and pink satin. Her bouquet was made up of pink rose buds.
Before the ceremony, Eugene Nininger, brother of the bride, played
Lt. Glee Smith, who greeted friends on Mt. Oread Wednesday, is visiting his parents in Rozel. He and Miss Dorothy Geraldine Buhler of Lawrence will be married at the Episcopal Church here, Tuesday, Dec. 14. Miss Buhler received the bachelor of arts degree last May.
Buhler-Smith Nuptials Set for December 14
Lt. Smith received his commission on Dec. 4 after completing his training at the army air forces navigation school at San Marcos, Texas. He was awarded a medal for his high scholarship rating, and his name is engraved on the scholarship trophy at the training field.
When his 10-day furlough ends, Lt. and Mrs. Smith will reside in San Marcos. He will be an instructor in navigation there.
Last year, he was managing editor of the Daily Kansan.
the violin selection "Meditation" accompanied on the piano by Margaret Dunn, while Kelma Smith lighted the candles. Her gown was of pink taffeta and corsage of pink rose buds. Miss Dunn played Lohengrin's wedding march as the bridal party came down the winding stairway.
At the reception Mrs. P. H. Klinkenburg, poured.. She was assisted by Gerry Gentry, Jane Reid, and Juanita Bowman. The members of the sorority sang "Girl of AOPi" as the bride and groom cut the first piece of wedding cake.
The bride was given in marriage by her brother, Pvt. Eugene Nininger, Staff Sergeant Hal Niniger, another brother of the bride, was groomsman.
Lt. French, a bomber pilot, recently was graduated from the Lubbock Army Air Field, Lubbock, Tex. The couple will make their home at Liberal, Kan.
TWO HAPPY
YOUNG ONES---
She just bought his Christmas Gift from Ober's.
Gifts for Every One in Your Family --- Brother, Father or the Lucky Fellow.
If his gift bears the Ober label — He will appreciate its quality.
Authorized Parties
University opening of Military Science building, reception and dance. 8 p.m. to 12 m.
Friday, Dec. 10-
Saturday, Dec. 11—
Sigma Alpha Epsilon, dinner dance, chapter house, 6:30 to 12 Corbin Hall, formal dance, at the hall, 9 to 10.
Foster Hall, formal dance, at the hall. 9 to 12
Alpha Omicron Pi, formal dance and buffet supper, chapter house. 8:30 to 12
Ricker Hall, formal dinner, at the hall. 7 to 12
Gamma Phi Beta, buffet supper
chapter house, 6 to 10
Tau Kappa Epsilon, party, chapter house, 8 to 12
Wager Hall, dance, at the hall,
9 to 12
Jolliffe Hall, formal dance, at the hall, 9 to 12
Navy PT 7, dance, 1540 Louisiana
9 to 12
Harmon Co-op, semi-formal dance, at the house, 9 to 12
Independent Student Association,
dance, Union lounge, 9 to 12.
Naval Air Cadets, party at the house, 1100 Indiana, 9 p.m. to 12 m.
Elizabeth Meguiar Dean of Women
Corbin Christmas Revels to Be Tuesday
"Christmas Revels," the annual Christmas party given by the women of Corbin Hall and Foster Hall, will be at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening at Corbin.
The traditional theme of the party is that of the Old English manor. Jane Lortimer and Phyllis Wickert, both of Corbin, will be Lord and Lady of the manor. Harriet Leake of Foster Hall will be the jester.
Eighty guests have been invited.
Texas U. Gives Double Major
Austin, Texas, (ACP)—America's political and cultural growth will be traced by graduate students seeking a new degree established by the University of Texas, Dr. Henry Nash Smith, professor of English, has announced.
The new degree plan is for advanced students seeking the Ph.D. degree, he explained, and will allow such students to take a double major in American history and American literature. It is customary for a student to do all his graduate study in a single department, but the new plan will allow him to do research in two University departments.