SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1943
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PH! BETA PI . . .
PHI BETA PI ...
.. weekend guest was Dave Francisco, Kansas City, Kan.
.. guest at dinner Sunday was Mary Colgazier.
WATKINS HALL . . .
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. . . guests at dinner Sunday were Harlan Cope and Warren Swartz.
. . . weekend guest was Miss Jennie Rose Ernst of Winchester, Ill.
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TEMPLIN HALL . .
... dinner guest Sunday was Jean Atherton.
BATTENFELD HALL . . .
... dinner guest Sunday was Frances
Abts.
DELTA TAU DELTA . . .
DELTA TAU DELTA . . .
. . . weekend guest was Lt. Charles
Elder who was a student in the
University last fall. Lt. Elder is in the
air-borne artillery and is going to
officer candidate school.
KAPPA SIGMA ..
... weekend guest was Jerry Ward who was a student in the University during the last two years. Cadet ward will report back to duty in the naval air corps June 9.
DELTA UPSILON . .
. . . guests Friday were John Fee,
Cunningham; Don Gill, Wichita,
and Fred Gades, Topeka. All three
men were students in the University last year.
AUTHORIZED PARTY
Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, Adviser of women
Templin Hall, dance, at the house,
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
The term "two-bits" was coined in San Francisco in pre-mint days when gold wire was chipped up for currency.
A. The training period will average about four months.
Q. How long will my training period be?
Q. Can an enlisted woman request training in a particular field—for instance, radio—even if she has had no previous training in that field?
A. Yes. But it cannot be guaranteed that the request will be granted.
Q. When do I get my uniform?
A. After you arrive at training school. However, you should bring enough civilian clothing for a week or two.
Q. What will my hours be at training school?
A. The hours will depend on the school you attend. However, they will be on a military basis. Reveille, taps, etc.
"Did you hear the latest scuttlebutt?" That's one of the most frequently heard questions throughout the United States Navy, and the Machinists Mates' Training School is no exception. "Scuttlebutt" is the navy's name for "rumor", and even the most modern method of communications can't match the efficiency of the scuttlebutt system of the bluejackets . . . Welcome to the 12th Division as they begin their training at K. U. The men arrived here from Camp Farragut, Idaho, where they had their "boot" training . . . One of the members of the 12th Division, Robert Donald Ayers, is hoping for duty in the North Pacific, as he might put into port a couple of days at Fairbanks Alaska, and see his mother and dad. . . William A. Schulte, trainee commander of the 9th Division, has been taking quite a ribbing from his fellow mates recently, as he was assigned to give the early morning calisthenics. The general retort was "O.K. Some days we will give him exercises, and WILL HE HAVE SOME TOUGH ONES?" (No answer needed.)
'Strictly Scuttlebutt'
By C. V. McGuigan Lt. (i.g.) USNR
"A man's best friend is a dog." The saying is old and oft used, and behind it, there is a great amount of sentiment. The saying and its sentiment reached out and touched the 11th Division recently. Their adopted mascot, a three year old fox terrier, whom they have given the name of "Whispers", was hit by a car recently. The boys immediately summoned a cab and rushed Whispers to the hospital. The mascot will recover, the doc informed the boys, and will be back on his job in the near future. The 11th stood all the expenses of the necessary treatment, hospitalization, and have ordered a license for "their pooch." "Whispers" got his name due to the fact that he is unable to back above a whisser, but does an effective job with his whispering.
The Machinists Mates' Training School softball team was defeated last Wednesday night by the Olathe Naval Air Base team, the score being 3 to 2. The contest was close all the way, and the spectators were sitting on the edge of their seats during the entire period. Both clubs clayed good ball, and the pitchers were especially effective. The local club meets the Vinland, Kansas, club this coming Wednesday night at 8 o'clock at South Park. The training school welcomes one and all to their games.
Lt. Harold McCarty, student at the University from 1939 to 1941, has been returned to the United States after seeing action with the army air corps in the African theatre since last fall.
Former Student Back From Africa
Kansas Can Be Proud Of Record
By Betty Lou Perkins
Undoubtedly, Kansas is the most laughed-at state in the Union. And,
in spite of the fact that Kansans are still loyal, they seem to take a certain pride in the fact that they are from this state that receives the brunt of the nation's jokes.
Nevertheless, Kansas can easily prove herself to be one of the nation's productive and self-supporting states. When considered seriously, the Sunflower state boasts of as many resources, institutions, famous persons, cities, and history as many other states.
The history of Kansas is bloody and interesting. The colorful chapter of the history was written during the Civil War and though no major battles were fought here, Kansan settlers had their troubles with guerilla leader Quantrill and the fanatical John Brown.
The state has a small percentage of illiteracy. The percentage a few years ago was only 1.6% of persons at least 10 years or over who were illiterate. This figure is low.
Kansas has her share of state schools. She supports the University of Kansas, the argucultural college at Manhattan with experimental stations at Hays, Garden City, Colby, and Tribune. Other state schools are State Teachers College at Emporia, Hays and Pittsburg, the Western University for Negroes at Kansas City, and a school of medicine at Kansas City. The state also boasts of many denominational and private schools.
For instance, Kansas ranks fourth in the production of oil. She ranks fifth in crop production, her main crop, wheat. In production of minerals of various kinds, she ranks twelfth. These minerals are, mainly, zinc, petroleum, coal, cement, and natural gas. Zinc was an outstanding commodity and Kansas ranked second in the nation when zinc production was at a peak (1925). Salt was another important commodity and still flourishes in middle Kansas.
Though still considered by many Easterners as a prairie state of broad and vast fields of grass, full of cowboys and Indians, Kansas claims new highways, buildings, parks, civic improvements, and now large army and navy bases. Kansas can in no sense be called backward now.
Kansans, themselves, seem to be partially responsible for the jokes about their state. In explaining this, William Allen White remarks, "One reason is that from the start Kansas has had a highly literate population. Newspaper men, not lawyers, have governed Kansas for 40 years. They have bred a lot of keen-nosed reporters who take a few 'makings' and roll up a good story. These young fellows running country papers live in scores of county-seat towns. Often pickings are lean, so they cook up stories and send them to metropolitan papers—stories not out of whole cloth, but based on just enough fact to get by"
For Your Comfort in Shopping---- Our Store Is Completely Air Conditioned---pers live in scores of county-seat towns. Often pickings are lean, so they cook up stories and send them to metropolitan papers—stories not out of whole cloth, but based on just enough fact to get by"
Come in and Cool Off
Khaki Pants
Socks
Service Kits
Neckties
Shoe Shine Kits
NOTICE
To facilitate the handling of towel tickets for intramural players during the summer, and to protect your equipment, a BLUE towel ticket will be given you at the Physical Education Office. The price of the ticket, 75 cents, will be deducted from your deposit which you have already paid. Present your BLUE ticket each time you wish to use the facilities of the towel room.
F. C. Allen.
For the Boys in Service
American troops, at home and abroad, have nearly three times as many doctors per thousand men administering to their needs as have Axis troops.
So, it seems, Kansans get a deep felt pleasure in being ridiculed about their home state. Perhaps this gives us a sense of superiority, after all, we proudly realize the surprising truth about our state.
A file of 14,000 foreign standards specifications, and related materials is kept in the American Standards Association library.
The Cincinnati Reds are giving free passes to their home games to each donor to the Red Cross blood plasma bank.
Government war expenditures in February of this year were more than four and one-half times the United States public debt on March 31, 1917.
Primary education in Bolivia is ree and compulsory.
Seldom if ever does the annual snowfall of Quebec Province amount to less than 100 inches.
FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 20th
SOMETHING for ALL DADS
Cool As An Ocean Breeze---
Arrow Summer Shirts
Like Cats With Nine Lives---- Our Well-Selected Socks
As American As Apple Pie---- Our Variety of Ties
As Thrifty As A Frenchman--- Our Smart Slack Suits
Coolest Thing Under The Sun---- Our Soft Straws and Panamas
As Wonderful As Jeeps---
Our Bostonian Shoes