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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1943
40th YEAR
NUMBER 91
Forensic Meet Will Be Here March 25-27
The annual Missouri Valley forensic meet will be conducted here March 25, 26, and 27. The meet was originally planned to be held at Kansas State College, but because of the problems created by the 500 Aviation Reserve trainees, it was shifted to Lawrence.
The meet features three types of speaking: debate, oratory, and extemporaneous speaking. Cash prizes amounting to $70 will be given in the oratory and extemporaneous speaking contests. No prize will be given for debate.
May Select Topics
The speaker can select any topic in the oratory contest, but in extemporaneous speaking the speaker will be given a topic having to do with the general subject "Post War Organization" an hour and a half before the speech is to be given. The final speech is to be seven minutes in length.
The subject for debate is: "Resolved: That Congress should pass legislation providing for the conscription of all men and women between the ages of 18 and 64 for armed service, agriculture, and industry."
Here For Third Time
This is the third time since its foundation 11 years ago, that the Forensic League has had its annual meet at the University. Prof. E. C.
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Press Head Will Speak At Dinner
Kansan Photo
Hospital Asks For More Donors
Tickets for a dinner to be held in honor of C. W. Wheeler, president of the Kansas Press association, Wednesday evening at 6:15 at the Colonial Tea room are being sold by members of Theta Sigma Phi, Virginia Tieman, president of the journalism sorority, has said.
Mr. Wheeler will speak Wednesday afternoon to journalism classes and is expected to speak at the dinner. He is business manager of the Abilene Reflector-Chronicle.
Spring Working
"There is no greater service that the non-military student can do than contribute to a blood bank, either Red Cross or for the relief of civilian disasters," said Dr. R. I. Canuteson, director health service, Watkins hospital. He added that the blood drawing procedure is simple and painless.
Appointments for donations should be made before Wednesday afternoon. Students under 21 must have their parents' written consent for the donation.
The Kaw Koettes are shown in busy activity as they changed residence from 1138 Mississippi to the house formerly occupied by the Jayhawk Co-op at 1614 Kentucky. The Jayhawk Co-op is being dissolved and the members are moving into the John Moore and Rock Chalk houses. From right to left the Kaw Koettes are Arlene Nichols, Grace Seifert, Maurine Blair, Lavon Hays, Betty Gsell, Kathryn Schaake, and the housemother, Mrs. H. N. Nusbaum.
Red Cross Drive Hits $3,152 Mark
In keeping with the double difficulty presented by the rationing program and the manpower shortage, the All-University Ration dance to be given in the Union lounge April 9 will feature vice-versa dating and tacky costumes with music provided by the Bachmann-Pope band.
Rationing Dance To Be April 9
Contributions to the University Red Cross drive totaled $3,152.21 which is more than 15 per cent of the $20,000 Douglas county quota, Dr.F.C. Allen, chairman, reported yesterday.
In a warning issued by Ned Cushing, vice-president of the Student Union Activities Board, emphasis was placed on the advisability of coeds making their dates early in order to avoid the possibility of being victim of the increasing shortage of manpower.
Dr. Allen commended the students, faculty, and Navy trainees for their contributions, explaining that there are one-third
Lt. Albert Kiesow Visits Here Lt. Albert Kiesow has been in Lawrence the past few days visiting his wife, Mrs. Orpha Kiesow, secretary of the health service Watkins hospital. Lieutenant Kiesow stopped here because of a delay in transit. He leaves Sunday night.
Hop Queen Will Be Selected Tuesday
Pictures of 10 aspiring Hobnail Hop queens are now in Dean J. J. Jakosky's office, Frank Lichty, head of the Engineering Council, said yesterday.
These women, whose pictures will be voted on Tuesday by engineering students only, are Charlotte Frichot, Alpha Chi Omega; Dorothy Hanneman, Alpha Delta Pi; Juanita Bowman, Alpha Micron Pi; Virginia Marshall, Chi Omega; Helen Howey, Delta Gamma; Dorothy Chapin, Gamma Phi Beta; Nancy Teichgraeber, Kappa Alpha Theta; Peggy Ballard, Kappa Kappa Gamma; and Helen Todd, Plans For Sime
The candidate's pictures will be on the bulletin board in Marvin hall all day Tuesday, and engineers may vote any time during the day. Officially, however, the name of the queen and her two attendants will not be announced until 10 o'clock Saturday night at the Hobnail Hop in Hoch auditorium. At that time Lichty will present the engineer's queen and her attendants to all University students attending the dance.
For the first time in its history the Hobnail Hop will be open to all University men and their dates, Lichty said. Tickets, which are $1
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The proposed constitution for a single council for student government will be read before the WSGA and MSC councils at a meeting in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
Following a series of meetings to work out plans for the single council, the committee will meet for the final reading and recommendations today.
Spring Playing
Members of the committee working out the one-council constitution were Marge Rader, Vernon McKale, Jill Peck, Peggy Davis, Mary Morrill, Jane Lorimer, Art Nelson, Clarence Miller, and Harlan Cope.
Kansan Photo
Across the street from the Kaw Koette spring evacuation, the approaching season was being felt in another burst of activity. The Phi Psi's are practicing up on their softball game in the field by the stadium and it looks like strong intramural competition is in the wind. Paul Carpenter is at bat, R. J. Atkinson, catcher, Delbert Campbell, umpire, Frank Tyler, Clarence Mollet, and Bob Akey, on deck.
Former Student Reported Missing In North Africa
Pvt. Robert A. Weber, a student at the University from 1936 to 1938, has been reported by the war department to be missing in action in North Africa since Feb. 17.
Tieman and Miller Head Kansan Staffs
Private Weber was soon to begin officer's candidate training in the United States, according to his last letters received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Weber of Wichita. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Virginia Tieman, College senior and former managing editor of the Kansan, was elected editor-in-chief for the remainder of the semester at a meeting of the Kansan board yesterday. Joy Miller, College junior, was elected managing editor. Other members of the Kansan staff will be appointed by the new editors and will be announced later this week.
fewer faculty members and one-sixth fewer students than last year.
A $500 gift from a faculty member and his wife, who do not wish to reveal their names, was added yesterday morning, giving the drive a final boost over its goal.
Faculty contributions amounted to $1,768; student, $790.23; and machinists' mates, $593.98, making the $3,-152.21 total.
Templin Rites To Be Today In Fraser Hall
Memorial services for Dean Olin Templin who died last week will be held in Fraser theater at 3 o'clock this afternoon, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced this week.
Mrs. Templin chose the place of the services because it was on the stage of Fraser chapel that Dean Templin and Mrs. Templin, then Lena Van Voorhis, were graduated from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1886. Dean Templin was class orator at the exercises. Their class of 19 students was the largest to be graduated up to that time.
Musical tributes to Dean Templin (continued to page five)
Engineers Will Hear FBI Agent
Inviting law students and business school men to join them and bring their own dates, the engineers will banquet in honor of their patron St. Patrick at 6:15 Thursday evening. March 18, in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building.
Engineers themselves have cast aside their rule of only stags allowed and are bringing their own dates to the banquet. Prof. E. C. Buehler of the speech department will be master of ceremonies and is planning entertainment for the dinner.
After dinner speaker will be Charles G. Campbell, who will tell of the "Functions of the FBI in Peace and War." He is a special FBI agent from Kansas City, Mo.
Tickets, which are on sale in Dean Jakosky's office in Marvin hall now. are 55 cents apiece, the office announced.