SUMMER SESSION KANSAN
Official Summer Session Publication of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXI
Rible Is Added To Staff of Engine School
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1943
A newcomer to the University faculty is Ulysses Floyd Bible, associate professor of architecture in the School of Engineering and Architecture. He also has the official title of consulting architect for the University building program. Mr. Rible said this program is an immediate and long range one that is concerned at present with the housing of the military groups on the Hill.
Mr. Bible's education was divided between the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California with two years at both. He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the latter school. While in school he won the Newcomb prize, the Spayd-Brooke medal for merit in architectural design, a graduate fellowship in architecture at
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date fellowship in architecture at Penn. U., honorary membership i
the Philadelphia Art Alliance, and a certificate from the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design.
In college, he was a member of the Architectural honorary society and Tau Sigma Delta, also an honorary society, and Acacia social fraternity.
From 1926 to 1936 Mr. Ribble worked as a draftsman. He was an instructor in architectural design at the U. of S. Cal. from 1930 to 1933. In 1935 he opened his own offices in Los Angeles which he maintained until coming here.
In 1939 he was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the United States Jr. Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the American Architectural Society and the Beaux-Arts Institute. He has purchased a home at 740 Mississippi street. He has one son.
The day nursery school which is temporarily located in the New York school building will be moved to 1100 Missouri street as soon as all the necessary arrangements can be made, and the house can be equipped for this type of project.
Nursery To Be Moved To 1100 Missouri
"Previous plans for the school to be permanently located at Myers hall, 1200 Oread, have been changed because of difficulties in renovating the building," said Prof. Edna Hill, of the University home economics department.
Mrs. Marjorie Noell, graduate from Kansas State, is supervising the 18 children who are enrolled in the school at the present. Edith Kessler, also a graduate from Kansas State, is assisting Mrs. Noell.
The nursery school is sponsored by the board of education and paid for partially by a federal grant. It is being conducted under the general direction of Miss Hill.
The children, whose ages range (continued to page three)
Morgan Display To Be Replaced
Black and white etchings, lithographs, and wood blocks which are owned by Spooner-Thayer museum will take the place of the Morgan display in Spooner-Thayer museum soon, according to Miss Minnie Moodie, curator.
Most of these etchings are modern, done by living artists, stated Miss Moodie.
'Excellent Say Officers Of ROTC
Ratings of "excellent" were given the University ROTC units for the general inspection of last spring, according to a letter to Chancellor Malott from Major General F. E. Uhl, of seventh service command headquarters. The inspection was conducted by Col. James K. Campbell of the infantry and Lieut. Col. W. L. McMorris of the coast artillery.
Ratings were given for the units in formation with regard to discipline, set-up, promptness, general military tone and seriousness, and for the units in classroom conduct and courtesy. In addition, ratings were given on general appearance, courtesy, conduct and attitude of students out of ranks on and off the campus, and while in uniform. Both units got ratings of excellent on all points.
Colonel McMorris stated in his report of the coast artillery unit that the "general appearance, military bearing and aptitude were outstanding. This unit reflects painstaking and very proficient preparation by the entire staff, of all subjects covered."
Colonel Campbell stated that the infantry unit showed excellent spirit and morale.
Fraternities Discuss Rush Procedure
A suggestion was made to carry on men's rushing in a form similar to that of women's rushing, which would provide for registration on September 23 of all men interested in joining a fraternity. Fraternities represented at the meeting were Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, and Phi Kappa Psi.
K. W. Davidson, director of University public relations, suffered second degree burns on his face Wednesday morning when a can of food exploded as he was taking it from an oven.
An intrafaternity council meeting was called Wednesday evening by President Frank Gage for the purpose of reorganizing for the duration. It was decided that the intrafaternity council would re-elect officers and plan for regular meetings. The main topic of discussion was that of September rush week.
Davidson Burned
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Trainees Eat In West Wing Of Stadium
The new trainees of the army A-12 program are being fed for the present under the west section of Memorial stadium, which has been converted since Tuesday into a mess kitchen. Harry O'Kane, YMCA secretary, was in charge of the conversion. Work on the conversion started Friday of last week.
University officials report that most of the equipment necessary for converting Lindley hall from a class room building into a mess hall and dormitory has been purchased. Delivery of some of the equipment is holding up conversion.
At the stadium, a concrete floor has been run under the portion that is being used as the kitchen. The men carry their own mess kits to and from the mess hall and each man washes his after every meal.
Lawrence women volunteers assist the regular staff in serving breakfast and lunch to the men, and wives of faculty members aid in serving dinner in the evening. Miss Catherine Ort has been selected chief dietician and she has two assistants.
Yesterday, according to O'Kane, the new kitchen served 400 men in 30 minutes. Serving time is expected to be about an hour when the full quota of men arrives.
Number Added To Concerts
As an additional number on the University Concert Course, Dean D. M. Swarthout announces the engagement of the Trapp Family Singers for Monday evening, March 13.
The company of nine are a group of voluntary exiles from Austria and consist of the Baroness von Trapp, her two sons and five daughters and their priest and conductor. They sing, perform on recorders, viola de gambas and virginals.
Critics of their concerts in Boston and New York have spoken of them as putting on a musical evening that was one of the "most extraordinary musical events" in years.
Other attractions already scheduled for the Concert Series for next year will be the Philadelphia Opera Company with supporting symphony orchestra in the Strauss Opera "The Bat;" pianist Arthur Rubenstein; the austrian violinist, Joseph Szigeti; and Marie Wilkins of Lawrence, recently attached to the Metropolitan Opera Company, in a recital on Oct. 25 that will open the series.
Archer Has Leave of Absence
Glemm Archer, director of public relations of the Kansas State Teachers Association, has a 6 month leave of absence beginning Sept.1, and will work with the national educational association officers on national problems in education.
BUY U.S. WAR BONDS
Book Exchange Open 9:30 to 12:30
New manager of the W.S.G.A. book exchange, Betty Leibbrand, is now on duty at regular office hours from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Betty succeeded Mary Francis Fitzpatrick who has been in charge of the exchange for the past two months.
Betty returned from Colorado Springs, Colo., last Sunday evening to take over her new office. She spent the first part of the summer staying with her parents in Colorado and working in the office of the Officer's Club at Camp Carson near Colorado Springs. Her father is Lt. Col. Philo H. Leibbrand, formerly of Lawrence.
To Publish Room List For Women
"All available vacancies for student housing should be reported to the office of the adviser to women as soon as possible," stated Miss Marie Miller, assistant adviser to women, yesterday.
"We are going to publish a complete list of rooms and apartments which will be available for women students at the beginning of the fall semester. This list must be completed soon, and we want anyone who has rooms for rent to call K.U. 23."
Four Officers Added To Army Staff Here
Four additional officers have been assigned to the University as instructors in the Army Specialized Training Program. The military training for the A-12 trainees will come from the R.O.T.C. The new officers are: Capt. Archie Morris, Lt. Leon J. Leibik, Lt. Harold E. Neal, and Lt. Fox.
All of the officers with the exception of Capt. Morris are on duty. He is expected to arrive in the next few days.
Col. William C. Washington is the commanding officer of the A-12 unit. He acts in this capacity for all army units at the University. Col. Jack Gage, a member of the R.O.T.C. staff, will serve as executive officer for the program.
The offices for the training program are in Lindley Hall.
NOTICE
Regular students on the campus who have not taken Psychological and Aptitude tests can take them Monday with the A-12 students. These tests will be given in Hoch Auditorium at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sigma Nu, social fraternity, held a meeting last Wednesday evening in the Pine room of the Union building. Officers of the organization stated that a meeting is being planned for each week at 7 o'clock in the Pine room on Wednesdays, and that Sigma Nu members of other chapters are welcome to attend the meetings.
Sigma Nu's To Meet
ASTP Soldiers Being Sent Here To Fill Quota
Because there were not enough men of reserve status to fill the contemplated enrollment under the army training program, regularly enlisted men are being sent to the University and they will be under the regular Army Specialized Training Program, stated Colonel William C. Washington, commanding officer of the program, yesterday.
The first group of enlisted men to arrive were 39 from Grinnell University in Iowa. Colonel Washington stated that 131 men are expected from Louisiana State University, and that the remainder of the men needed to fill the quota of 700 would come from the sixth service command. In the A-12 reserve status at present are 450 students who graduated from high school this spring.
Wednesday morning those men who had reported on the campus were given the regular University psychological and aptitude examinations. All the men are expected to report before Sunday night, according to Colonel Washington, and the new men will be given the entrance examinations on Monday morning.
Enrollment in classes will take place Tuesday and classes will begin Wednesday, according to present plans. Those who are on the campus now are enrolled in "refresher" courses which are intended to prepare them somewhat for regular classwork. The classes are mostly in mathematics and English.
Alterations of uniforms of V-12 men have been made this week and last week by groups of Lawrence women, under the leadership of Mrs. Henry Werner, chairman of the Bundles for America organization.
Women Alter V-12 Uniforms At PT Houses
"We certainly appreciate the fine job and the wonderful spirit of these ladies who are helping the boys in this way. It's a big help to all of us," stated Lt. C. A. Mickelman, assistant commanding officer of the University V-12 program.
Mrs. Werner explained that the Bundles for America group was not large enough to undertake the task by itself, and an appeal was made to church organizations and to the Home Service club to help. The Home Service club is made up of women who have relatives and close friends in the services.
Some of the sewing and altering was done at the PT houses and part of it was done in the volunteers' homes, according to Mrs. Werner. The women visited each PT house in groups.
Women from the Christian church, under the chairmanship of Mrs. (continued to page three)