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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1943
40TH YEAR
NUMBER 99
Students Will Vote Thursday On Unicameral Government Glee Clubs Will Present Concert Chapel Will Be Dedicated Proposal Needs Student Majority
The men's and women's Glee Clubs under the direction of Prof. Joseph F. Wilkins and Miss Irene Peabody will present a joint concert at 8 p.m. tomorrow evening, March 29, in Hoch auditorium.
Included in the program will be "The Star Spangled Banner"
"Onward Kansas" (Jack
and "Onward Kansas" (Jack Laffer) to be sung by both clubs. The men's glee club will sing "This Is My Country" (Jacobs - Ringwald), "The Creation" (Richter), "John Peel," an English hunting song, (Abr. Gibb), and "Land-Sighting" (Grieg). Howard Sutherland will be the soloist for this number.
Women Will Sing
The women's Glee Club will sing "Pledge to the Flag" (Malotte), "Morning Now Beckons" (Czecho-Slovakian), "The Eagle" (Russian), "Three Captains" (Czecho-Slovakian), "Evening Prayer In Brittany"
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Entries Due April 2 In Carruth Contest
Conducted annually through the University English department, the poetry contest is open to any student regularly enrolled in the University, and offers prizes of from $20 to $60.
Six manuscripts have been turned in at the Chancellor's office for the Carruth poetry contest ending April 2.
Students who yet intend to submit manuscripts for entry, are reminded by Miss Morgan of the English department that all manuscripts must be in the Chancellor's office by noon of April 2.
Seniors Must Order Announcements For Commencement Soon
Orders for commencement announcements must be placed before Friday to insure delivery. Mary Alice Martin, chairman of the invitations committee, insisted. Orders will be taken between 10:30 and 12 a.m. and between 1 and 3 p.m. from Monday through Friday of this week in the center of Frank Strong hall.
Announcements in leather folders sell for 50 cents, in cardboard folders, 35 cents; and frenchfold announcements are 10 cents. Only the number ordered will be printed, Miss Martin repeated, and all seniors should order at once.
Oklahoma Wins Extemporaneous Debate Contests
The annual Missouri Valley Forensic League meet closed yesterday at noon as the University of Oklahoma walked off with first place honors in the extemporaneous speaking contest and in the debate contest.
The University of Texas earned second place in the contest with (continued to page eight)
Oklahoma's debate team went through the ten debates with a 1,000 batting average. Both the affirmative and the negative teams won five rounds apiece for a total of ten victories out of ten.
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Chapel Will Be Dedicated This Evening
The new Myers Hall chapel a gift of Frank T. Barlow, for student use at Myers Hall on the University campus will be dedicated at 6:30 this evening.
Dedication services will include representatives of the Student Christian Federation, the University, the board of directors of Kansas Bible College, as well as members of the Christian church will be in charge of the services. Quartette Furnishes Music
Music for the services will be furnished by a quartette, composed of David T. Lawson, Mrs. Curtis Johnson, Miss Lorraine Lyerla, and Joe M. Williams, who will sing three numbers. They will be accompanied by Sara Ann Jones, freshman fine arts.
Mr. Barlow, whose home is in Wellington, is an alumnus of the University and one of the directors of Kansas Bible College. Mrs. W. O. Nelson has given an old-fashioned reed organ, and J. G. Heffries has given an oriental tapestry to beautify
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Barlow Is Alumnus
Survey Finds Unfit Housing
Thirty Lawrence families are living in houses unfit for use, a survey of 496 residences by the Social Pathology class of the University has revealed.
The lowest income group was considered as a basis for the survey. The investigation concerned the condition of the house, extent of need for repairs, and degree of living comforts. It was found that despite low housing standards in this group, less than one-fifth of the families had any problem of crowding.
The survey, based on standards set up by the Federal Housing Authority, disclosed the fact that 114 houses were in good repair,
Students who worked on the survey included Geneva Will, College
Geneva Will Was Chairman
The survey, based on standar Authority, disclosed the fact that but the others needed major or minor repairs. Four hundred and nine of the homes are lighted by electricity; 16 had no running water, and only 238 of the 496 residences had toilet or bath facilities.
The local League underwrote the cost of printing the schedules used in the survey. These schedules are similar to the one drawn up by the Federal Housing Authority.
senior who acted as chairman of the group; Mary Forsythe, Nadine Potter, Janet Marvin, Eloise Penner, Donna Jean Stember, and Anita Smith, all College juniors. The class is taught by Miss Mabel Elliott, associate professor of sociology.
The survey was undertaken as a cooperative project with the State League of Women Voters. The League is interested in having introduced in the next session of the legislature an enabling act to obtain federal assistance in promoting a housing project.
Students will go to the polls Thursday to decide whether they will be governed by a single governing body or by the present two-council arrangement, Vernon McKale, Men's Student Council president, said yesterday.
Allied Armored Forces Unleash Thrust in Tunisia
Allied Headquarters in North Africa, (INS) — American armored forces today unleashed a surprise thrust against the Axis on the central Tunisian battlefront, driving up the Fondouk road toward the sea.
For several weeks, MSC members and members of the Women's Self-Governing Association have been working jointly on
General Concentrates On Japs First, the general said, the Jap
While British assaults against the Mareth line in Tunisia proceeded satisfactorily "according to plan," and the RAF carried out a slashing attack against Duisberg in the German Ruhr, General Chenault emphasized preoccupation of the United States with the problem of Japan.
The new American drive, launched simultaneously with hard assaults by the British Eighth army against the Mareth line in the south, introduced a startling new element in the rapidly developing battle to annihilate Rommel's Africa corps. Chennault Gives Clue
A clue to the American offensive strategy whereby Japan inevitably will be ground down into defeat was given today by Major General Claire Chennault, commanding the United States army air force in China.
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Quill Contest Ends Midnight, March 31
Judged by authors and critics of national repute, the stories are to be submitted to the High Councillor of of Quill, Robert J. Litzenger, 101 Washington avenue, Chatham, N.J., and the manuscript receiving first prize will be printed in the Parchment, nation' Quill publication.
Midnight, March 31, marks the deadline for the submission of manuscripts in the Edwin M. Hopkins Short Story contest sponsored by the American College Quill club.
All students regularly enrolled in the University are eligible to enter the contest.
a constitution to change the form of student government of the University. Last Monday at a joint meeting of the two bodies, final council approval was given the constitution.
All that remains undone before the new form of government goes into effect is the approval of a majority of students voting in the referendum. Only requirement for voting will be the presentation of the student's activity card or, if the student has no ticket, a certified statement from the office of the dean of the school in which he is enrolled.
May Vote From 8 To 5
Polling hours will be from 8 o'clock Thursday morning to 5 that afternoon. Students will vote by schools and districts.
All women students will vote in the basement of Frank Strong Hall. Men students in the College, in the Schools of Business, Fine Arts, Education, and Pharmacy, and in the Graduate School will vote in the basement of Frank Strong Hall. Men students in District II, the School of Engineering and Architecture, will vote in Marvin Hall. Men students in the Schools of Law and Medicine will vote in Green Hall.
Will Centralize Government
The committee which prepared the new constitution today issued a statement which said the constitution if adopted would: (1) merge all KU men and women into one centralized governing association; (2) discourage the evils of petty politics while preserving the bene- (continued on page two)
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Mrs. J. F. Wilkins Returns to Kansas
After singing in six performances for the Metropolitan Opera company in New York City, Mrs. J. F. Wilkins, wife of Prof. J. F. Wilkins, voice instructor at the University, has returned to Lawrence to spend the summer.
She replaced Lily Pons in the title role of Delibee's "Lakme," and also performed in the "Magic Flute" a permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera company.
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