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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 194$^{90}$
Business Jobs Open To Trained Women
"Shortages today in well-trained accountants, statisticians, and secretaries are fully as great as shortages in engineering and other fields," Dean F. T. Stockton of the School of Business declared today.
A marked demand had developed in government offices for capable accountants, statisticians, and economic analysts, Dean
Stockton explained, and there are many positions for which women are suitable.
The work of governmental departments calls for statistical analysts as well as general economic analysts, and in the industrial field women accountants are very scarce. In fact, for the first time in this area women are being given positions as public accountants, the Dean disclosed.
Many Letters
The gravity of the situation is indicated by the great number of letters received from military sources asking for the names of persons with "any sort of training in accounting." Dean Stockton said.
Also an indication of the need for people capable of carrying on office duties may be drawn from the fact that one war industry in this area plans to maintain an office staff of 6,000 persons including file clerks, stenographers, and planning departments.
Demand Is Strain
The constant demand in personnel and employment offices as well as in war industries for persons trained in personnel counseling, secretarial work, and record and report work has placed an added strain on facilities for supplying workers in these fields, and the organization of an army air corps statistical office operating with the flying forces at the front brings constant calls for persons with knowledge of accounting and purchasing and of the economic systems of foreign countries.
Whenever possible the demand will be satisfied through the training of more women, Dean Stockton predicts. At the same time, if the war continues means must be found to maintain the training of men for military industrial jobs demanding more than superficial knowledge in the business field, Dean Stockton said.
Engineering Program Offered for Women At Illinois College
Chicago, Ill., (ACP)—A "war engineering education for women" program, to give women an opportunity to train for engineering positions, a program believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, has been introduced at Illinois Institute of Technology, Pres. Henry T. Heald announces.
Sandelius Speaks
The women will go to school full time, about 40 hours a week, because of the urgent demand for engineers. Courses will be offered in "blocks," each complete in itself, so that at the end of each of three units the women enrolled will be prepared to take an engineering post, but, by continuing their studies, be able to study for a more advanced position.
Prof W. E. Sandelius gave a talk Wednesday evening before the Business and Professional Women's Club at the Colonial tea room. His subject was "The International Situation."
Students Compete For Summerfields
Preliminary examinations for Summerfield scholarships will be given in 12 towns throughout the state on March 13, it was announced today by the Endowment Association office.
Approximately 200 top-ranking high school seniors will compete for the scholarships, which were established at the University by Solon E. Summerfield, New York manufacturer. Men placing in the top thirty in the preliminary examination will come to Lawrence for the finals, which will be given April 12 and 13. Usually ten to fifteen scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen.
This scholarship, which places about $20,000 annually in the hands of University students, was established to give high school students who are unable to support themselves financially a chance at a university education. They are awarded altogether on a competitive basis, and the amount of the scholarship varies as to the need of the student.
Towns in which these examinations will be given are Blue Rapids, Colby, Concordia, Emporia, Garden City, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Lawrence, Norton, Parsons, Salina, and Wichita.
Carl Everett Reece Sentenced to Prison
Kansas City, Kan., (INS) — Carl Everett Reece, 42, former president of the Exchange Bank of Parsons was sentenced to three years in prison for irregularities in the operation of the institution.
He was charged in 12 indictments of making false entries in the bank'sentries and of conspiracy.
William Adelbert Smith, former assistant cashier, and Harrie Judd Cloonan, received three years suspended sentences in the same case.
University Staff Gives Opinions On Pay Changes
Stressing the inconvenience (and embarrassment) resulting from the legislation coming at this time, most of those questioned pointed out the imminence of income tax payments, and the necessity of stretching a month's pay over an extra two weeks.
Smiling, when asked their reaction to the changing of the date of issuing checks from the first to the fifteenth of the month, members of the staff of the University gave varying replies in a poll made today.
Some Do Not Mind
Several stated that they didn't mind the change and could make the necessary readjustments easily. The ones who protest the change, however, have these additional arguments that obligations fall due on the 10th of each month, and no warning was offered to allow time for preparation for the situation.
No may Ski Weeks
One employee disclosed an unusual case by the statement that since she was employed on the first, she will receive no check for a month and a half.
No pay for Six Weeks
In several cases, borrowing was thought to be necessary to meet obligations which could otherwise have been taken care of by salary checks received on the first of the month.
The question (as yet unanswered) asked by staff members finding themselves in a distressing position, was whether there had been investigation by the legislature concerning possible inconvenience caused by the measure.
Former Kansas Student An Air Corps Cadet
Maxwell Field, Ala.-Alvin Bernard Beck, Brooklyn, N. Y., who attended the University of Kansas, is now enrolled as a student officer in the Army Air Forces Pre-Flight School (Pilot) at Maxwell Field, located on the outskirts of Montgomery, the capital of Alabama.
Cadet Beck was a student in 1940-41 and had eight months active service in the U. S. Army before he was accepted as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Forces, January 2, 1943, at Mitchell Field, N. Y.
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KU Delegates Will Attend Week-End YMCA Conference
Five members of the University YMCA will go to Kansas City to attend a YMCA area conference Saturday and Sunday. They will discuss the program of the organization during the war.
Ex-Governor Files Claim Against State
Members from the University who will attend the conference are: George Docking, president of the advisory board; Harry O'Kane, executive secretary; Walker Butin, president of the YMCA; and Thornton McClanahan. The area includes Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.
It was presented to the claims and accounts committee of the state legislature and stated that Davis spent that amount for nurses, doctors and drugs when he suffered a prolonged illness as governor in 1932.
Topeka, (INS)—A claim against the state for $3,250 was filed today in the name of former Governor Johnathan M. Davis, who is now ill in a Ft. Scott hospital.
YANKS DOWN----
(continued from page one) Later in the day the navy announced in Washington that American planes bombed Japanese positions at Kiska in the North Pacific and four enemy bases in the Solomons while the Japs retaliated with a light raid on Henderson air field on Guadalcanal.
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BUEHLER ELECTED----
(continued from page one) Isles for a series of contests. Fred Anderson, a student of Professor Buehler's, was chosen to make the trip and was paired with a student by the name of Bell from the University of Texas. The jaunt brought substantial recognition to both Kansas and Texas in the forensics field. In addition to Delta Sigma Rho, Buehler is an honorary member of Pi Kappa Delta and Tau Kappa Alpha, also honorary forensics fraternities. His latest venture is the establishment of the Victory Speakers Bureau, through which he is sending students in the speech department over the state to deliver addresses on various topics pertinent to current war interest. The venture is proving extremely popular as evidenced by the large demand for the speakers to appear before civic and service clubs and school organizations from all over Kansas.
SNOW STOPS----
(continued from page one) yesterday in the entomology laboratory. The lab was large enough and enough equipment was available for the class to proceed in the usual manner.
The general anatomy class met today in two rooms of Snow hall.
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