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41ST YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22.1943
NUMBER 41
Strong Offense Wins Footholds At Gilbert Base
10.
(International News Service)
For the first time since Pearl Harbor, American ground forces pushed north of the equator in the Central Pacific today by gaining two footholds in the Gilbert islands.
Fierce fighting was reported under way on Betio island with American marines engaged in hand to hand combat with the defending Japanese Gilbert Islands Are Vital
The Gilbert landings marked an American offensive unprecedented in strength—and according to reliable Washington information—embarked ahead of schedule.
It was regarded as a foregone conclusion the Japanese would fight desperately to save the Gilberts. Loss of this island group would lay Truk, main Japanese base, open to an air assault from the Gilberts and New Guinea, and would bring appreciably closer the day when the United States naval, land, and air forces can invade the home island of Japan.
The attack upon the Gilbert group was mounted in great strength. The amphibian forces swept ashore from the largest invasion fleet ever assembled by the United States in the Pacific and were aided by a pulverizing artillery and air barrage which for hours pounded at enemy positions.
Gilberts Are Hard to Conquer
The Gilbert islands are comparatively easy to defend and by the same token desperately hard to conquer. They are composed of coral reefs with an altitude of only eight feet above the level which enabled the Japanese to dig in and spray landing beaches with machine gun and mortar fire.
Officials List Men Missing in Action
Washington, (INS)—The War department made public today the names of 566 United States soldiers missing in action in the Asiatic, European, Mediterranean and Southwest Pacific areas.
The list included:
European Area:
Kansas
Jackson, 2nd Lt. Clark B.—Frank F. Jackson, father, 235 East 4th St., Garnett. Ouellet, Tech. Sgt. Joyce L.—Mrs. Joyce O. Seeley, mother, 739 Greeley, Kansas City. Stout, Tech. Sgt. William B.—Fred E. Stout, father, $ 5 \frac{1}{2} $ South Main, Hutchinson. Missouri
Massey, 2nd Lt. Toscha M.—Olga
Massey, father, Mountain Grove.
Miller, Staff Sgt. Harvey M. Jr.
Mrs. Adela E. Miller, mother, c-o
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Berry, Tech. Sgt. Tollie G — Calvin Lee Berry, father, 3237 Royal, Overland Johnson, Staff Sgt. Johnie N. — Mrs. Alice A. Johnson, wife, 5000 Bvant, Route 5, North Kansas City. Jolley, Staff Sgt. Jay B. — Cecil B. Jolley, lady, 425 Cherry St. Springfield. McCaleb, 1st Lt. Harold K. — Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McCaleb, mother, 509 West A, Joplin. McDarby, 2nd Lt. Denis J. — Virginia McDarby, mother, 484 Lake Avenue St. Louis
Hillbrand Selected Homecoming Queen
Heloise Hillbrand, College senior and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, reigned as queen over Homecoming activities at the University. She was selected Friday from a group of 16 entries and was presented that night between halves of the Varsity-AST basketball game in Hoch auditorium.
Miss Hillbrand is from Wichita and is the first woman to hold the position of dance manager at the University.
Nancy Jane Petersen, College senior, and Margaret Gurley, Fine Arts sophomore, were chosen attendants to the queen. Miss Gurley is from Eloit and is a member of Chi Omega sorority. Miss Petersen is from Dodge City and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.
The queen and her attendants were honored at the half of the Kansas-Missouri football game Saturday and were presented flowers by Gov. Andrew Schoeppel.
Architect Plans Union Addition
Preliminary studies for an addition to the Student Memorial Union building are now awaiting the approval of the Student Union Activities Board.
Proposed plans, designed by Ulysses Floyd Bible, consulting architect for the University building program, indicate that the addition, to be built on the north side, will be larger than the present structure.
Main features are a ballrom to accommodate nearly seven hundred couples, bowling allies in the sub-basement, and an enlarged fountain and cafeteria in the sub-basement and basement of the addition.
Mr. Bible said that it was hoped the addition could be constructed in the post war period from funds provided to the University for such purposes by the Kansas sales tax law.
Short Vacation Given to Some Service Men
Thanksgiving Day will be observed as a holiday by all units of the Army Service Forces at the University and the Navy V-12 unit. In conformity with the policy of the Chancellor they will have no classes Thursday. The Wednesday night liberty of the V-12's will be changed to Thursday.
Thanksgiving will be just another day for the Machinist's Mates trainees and the V-5 naval aviation cadets. The Wednesday liberty of the Machinist's Mates has been changed to Thursday, but that of the V-5 cadets has not.
Passes outside the city of Lawrence will be limited to 25 per cent of the army, and they will not commence before 10:00 p.m. Wednesday and will expire at midnight Thursday.
Regents Will Study Proposal to Abolish Board of Education
Topeka, (INS)—Several members of the Kansas State Board of Regents were on record Saturday as opposing the proposal to place primary schools under its jurisdiction and abolishing the State Board of Education.
The regents Friday appointed to study the plan, but individual members said they would carry the fight against the plan to the floor of the legislature if necessary.
Opponents declared that the move would overload the regents with work.
Among the most outspoken opposition members is Fred M. Harris, of Ottawa, who asserted today he is "unalterably" against the measure.
Homecoming Queen
Heloise Hillbrand
Solo Highlights Sunday Vespers
Highlighted by Margaret Snodgrass' piano solo in the presentation of Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto, four leading musical organizations of the University, composed of more than 225 students and faculty members, combined their talents to present the season's first All-Musical Vespers to a large audience yesterday afternoon in Hoch auditorium.
The program, carrying a distinct inspirational tone throughout, opened in the traditional manner with a selection played on the large University organ. G. Criss Simpson, assistant professor of organ and theory, played Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in A."
Miss Snodgrass, who is a freshman in Fine Arts from Corning, Iowa, and a major in piano from the studio of D. M. Swarthout, performed her solo in Beethoven's Concerto with effective skill and assurance. She was accompanied by the Symphony
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Jayhawks Beat Tigers To Thrill Homecoming Crowd
The words of Jayhawk Mentor: Henry Shenk rang true Saturday afternoon as his valiant band of Jayhawks came from behind to upset Missouri's mighty Tigers, 7 to 6, in the most thrilling battles and the 52-of-the biggest upsets in the entire 52-year-old series.
A Homecoming crowd of nearly 8,000,the largest crowd of the Big Six season, saw history repeat it-
game festivities Friday night, declared that his Jayhawks could and
self. In 1927,
Shenk, then an
end on the Uni-
versity eleven,
caught a pass
that gave the
underdog Kanssan
a 14 to 7 victory over
the highly favored
Missouri rians. This same
Shenk in pre-
SHENK
would defeat the 1943 Tigers, favored by most experts to win by three or four touchdowns.
The Jayhawks outfought their powerful, burly foes and took advantage of their breaks, four fumble recoveries greatly aiding the Kansas cause. This victory over Missouri was the first for Kansas since 1934 when trainer Dean Nesmith was on the team, and the first on the home turf since 1933.
The first quarter was all Kansas as fumble recoveries by E. Miller, Moffett, and Stucker kept the Crimson and Blue on the Missouri side of the field. The George-Moffett passing combination clicked and Kansas drove deep in Tiger territory. It was these two that bore the brunt of the Kansas offensive attack. A score seemed nearest at hand when Stucker, all by himself in the end zone, missed a perfect aerial from George.
When the Tigers, superior as far as brute strength was concerned, got the ball and didn't fumble, they really moved. Collins, Watzig, and Reece really picked up ground on quick opening plays off the "T", but only once were the Shenkmen completely baffled. It was midway in the second quarter when Paul Collins, Tiger quarterback, found his way around end to the Kansas 35 where he lateraled to end Bert Ekern. Ekern sprinted the remaining distance to the goal. The play started on the Missouri 35. One of the breaks of the game saw a holding penalty nullifying Pete Ihm's successful place kick conversion. He kicked wide when moved back 15 yards.
George Scores for Kansas
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Noted Speakers Coming Here in Lecture Series
Harry Elmer Barnes, author, and Edmund Stevens, war correspondent, will appear on the community lecture course this year, announced Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, today. Mr. Barnes is reporting Mme. Wellington Koo, who had to cancel her speech scheduled for last week because of duties in England.
Mr. Barnes will speak on Thursday, Dec. 2. He is the author of many books, two of the best known being "Genesis of the World War" and "History of Western Civilization." A former college professor, he is well known in the field of sociology as an authority on World War I, Mr. Nichols said. His topic will be "The Crisis in World History," a discussion of how the present war will affect future civilization. He is now on the editorial staff of the Scripps-Howard newspapers.
Eundmud Stevens, war correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, will speak on Wednesday, April 5. He is now on the Russian front where he will remain for the next three or four months. He will give an eye-witness report of the war.
Activity tickets wil admit students to the lectures. Season tickets, cooting 75 cents are available to others.
One hundred and twenty-five machinist's mates in the 14th division were graduated Saturday. They came to the University from Parraugut, Idaho, four months ago. The 18th divisio, which will replace them will arrive sometime this week, said Lt. (iig) C. V. McGuigan.
Machinist's Mates Graduate Following Four Months Work
Honor man of the division was 19-year-old Doyle Arden Kellog of Hiawatha. Mr. Kellog was a student in the Engineering School at Kansas State College for two years before entering the navy last May. During his training he received the highest average ever attained by a trainee during the history of the service school here.
The trainee commander of the 14th division was Francis Herton, of San Gabriel, Calif. He was assisted by platoon leaders Henry Guenter, of Davenport, Iowa; Kenneth E Harris, of Wourika, Okla.; and Verion Olson, of Ogden, Utah.
Municipal Airport Plans Approved by Regents
The proposal for municipal airport improvements was approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting Friday. This was contingent to a couple of minor changes to be approved by the attorney general of Kansas.
Five Debaters Added to Squad.
Five debaters were added to the University debate squad after the debate tryouts Thursday, Prof. E. C. Buehler announced. They are Jackson Wheater, Don Wyman, Hal Frusen, Jack Button and Jean Moore.