UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1943
40th YEAR
NUMBER 93
Unc Jimmy Green Is Painted White
Bv JANE MINER
"Uncle Jimmy" Green wore his annual new suit Monday, the coat of paint furnished free each year around St. Patrick's day. The engineers are usually considered the artists.
In past years the statue has been painted green in honor of St Patrick, the engineers' patron saint. This year, however,
St. Patrick, the engineers' pat faced with the shortage of green because of its use in the war effort, "Uncle Jimmy" received a white coat, white spats and red vest. In his hand was a cigarette. Underneath the statue was the caption, "Jimmy Green has gone to war."
to war.
The statue, standing in front of the Law Barn, is the work of Daniel Chester French, sculptor, who also did the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. "Uncle Jimmy" Green, more than 40 years head of the School of Law, stands with his arm around a student, symbolis of his close relationship with the student body.
Unveiled in 1924, the statue received a coat of paint in 1928. In October of 1929, a Kansas State raiding party descended on Mt. Oread during the night and gave "Uncle Jimmy" a coat of grayish-white paint. "KSAC" was painted in large letters on the walk just east of the Law building. When the artistry of the Aggies was discovered that night, University men organized and gathered in front of Green hall. They removed the paint from the statue, and then patrolled all roads leading out of Lawrence, in search for the invaders. They were not successful, and the culprits slipped away.
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Kansas Has Varieties Of Weather
University students have been caught in various forms of precipitation today, rain, sleet, and snow, as they have gone to and from classes.
Similar weather prevailed over the entire state. The nature of precipitation depended upon the latitude and ever-changing wind currents.
A stinging sleet at noon was accompanied by strong wind, but later in the afternoon the sleet had changed to rain.
Not much change in temperature but rain or snow has been indicated for tonight.
Civil Service Examinations March 20 The state civil service examinations for clerk stenographers and typists will be held in Fraser hall this Saturday, March 20. The performance examination will be held in the morning, and a written one is to be given in the afternoon. Prof. E. O. Stene, political science department, is in charge of the examinations in thi; section.
K. U. Selected As Navy V-12 Training Site
The University has been selected by the Navy Department to serve as one of the centers for administering the qualifying test for the Navy College Training Program, known as the V-12 program, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today. The test used for the preliminary selection of the men who are to be given this college training will be administered in high schools and colleges throughout the United States between the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 2.
The purpose of the V-12 program is to produce Naval officers. High school seniors, high school graduates, and college students who appear to have potentialities for ultimate selection as officers will be chosen for college training. The plan contemplates that this college training will be carried on while the men are on active duty, in uniform, receiving pay, and under general military discipline.
Three Groups Eligible
The following groups of young men are eligible for the examinations: (a) High school and preparatory school graduates who will have attained their 17th but not their 20th birthdays by July 1, 1943, regardless of whether they are now attending college; (b) high school and preparatory school seniors who will be graduated by July 1, 1943, provided they will have attained their 17th but not their 20th birthdays by that date; and (c) students who have attained their 17th but not their 20th birthdays by July 1, 1943, who do not hold certificates of graduation from a secondary school but who are now continuing their education in an accredited college or university.
Dr. Turney Has Admission Forms To be eligible for selection, applicants must be male citizens of the United States; be morally and physically qualified for this pro-
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Topeka, (Special to the Daily Kansan) — Without any significant change the educational budget was said by senate leaders to be "out of the way" and ready for the governor's signature at 2:30 this afternoon. An executive session to determine appointments was the only thing that stood in the way of adjournment.
Rev. Robert Nelson Spencer
Defense. He has been the bishop of western Missouri since 1930.
Since moving to Kansas City in 1909, Dr. Spencer has also served as a member of the Committee of 100, as a police commissioner in 1924 and 1925, and as chaplain and member of the board of St. Luke's hospital. In
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As if in reply to the Daily Kansan's complaint that proper recreational facilities for both sailors and war workers is lacking in Lawrence, service organizations sprang into action Tuesday and made plans in both directions.
Recreation Begun By Service Clubs
Budget Bill Up For Signature; Regents Chosen
The Rev. Robert Nelson Spencer, bishop of western Missouri, will be the baccalaureate speaker at the commencement exercises Sunday, May 16. This year's ceremony will be the 71st annual commencement.
day and made plans in both directions. The Community Service League perfected an organization Saturday night parties for service men in the ar-
Dr. Spencer is associated with Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal church in Kansas City, and is a member of the Missouri State Council of
The Community Service Le for carrying on Saturday night Community building and arranged for the first party this week with the wives of the navy enlisted men in charge. At the same time the Lawrence branch of the American Association of University Women passed a resolution calling upon the city to support a year-around city-wide recreation program. The resolution was made through the social studies committee composed of Joie Stapleson, chairman, Mrs. Milton Allen.
Spencer To Be Baccalaureate Speaker in May
Topeka, (INS)—The senate went into executive session today to confirm 36 appointments made by Gov. Schoeppel and sent to that body for confirmation. Reappointments to the board of regents which governs K.U. and the other state schools were:
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Dr. Lavern R. Spake, Kansas City; Oscar Stauffer, Topeka; W. T. Markham, Yates Center; Elizabeth Haughey, Concordia; Grover Poole, Manhattan; and Drew McLaughlin, Paola.
Topeka (INS)—Governor Schoeppel was all ready to sign the bill appropriating funds for operating the University of Kansas for the next two fiscal years as soon as it reaches his desk after being checked by his chief clerk. He has three days to affix his signature.
Exclusive of the medical school, the measure appropriates $1,256,070 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, and $1,256,070 for the next fiscal year. The appropriations of $84,000 to rebuild the anatomy building recently destroyed by fire is also assured of his signature as soon as he can get to it.
At 3:30 p.m. leaders said a night session will probably be necessary to wind up details.
Topeka (INS) - With only routine details before them and little chance for a last minute deadlock snarl, the two houses of the Kansas legislature gave sergeant at arms instructions to stop their clocks at noon—the final time for adjournment, and the leaders were hoping to clear their calendar so that mem-
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The sale of 220 tickets for the annual engineering banquet will mean a capacity crowd in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building tonight at 6:15. This total number was announced by Dean J. J. Jakosky's office this noon with more tickets still being sold.
Engineers Hold Annual Banquet Tonight In Union
An alumni of 1995, C. W. Baldridge, who recently retired as assistant chief engineer of the Santa Fe railroad, will be present. Mr. Baldridge, who comes from Chicago, is listed in Who's Who in Engineering.
Besides the after dinner speech which will be given by Charles G. Campbell, special agent of the FBI from Kansas City, Mo., on the technical aspects of the FBI in war and peace times, Prof. E. C. Buehler has planned entertainment to take place during the dinner.
Prof. Joseph Wilkins of the School of Fine Arts, who graduated from Cornell with an engineering degree, will sing Frank Bibb's arrangement
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