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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1943
Fight Grows Over Music At Reception
Chicago, (INS)A bitter controversy raged yesterday over music to be played at a reception in honor of Maj. Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift, hero of the Marines at Guadalcanal. The reception was sponsored by the Chicago Union League club and was to be held there at noon.
Quarreling were the Navy, the Marines and the Chicago Federation of Musicians. Edward A. Benkert, secretary of the Musicians Union, stood pat on a demand that 15 musicians must be paid. He said: Civilian Affairs
"This is a civilian affair and War Department orders are that military bands must not compete with civilian bands."
Col. Chester L. Fordney of the Marines had made arrangements for the Navy band from the navy pier in Chicago, under Lieut. Edward Peabody, to play. He explained:
"Gen. Vandergrift is a flag officer
Roosevelt Says Army Size Was Determined Last Fall
Washington, (INS)—President Roosevelt disclosed today that the size of the United States army had been determined last fall and totaled 7,500,000 men by Dec. 1, 1943.
The President told his press conference that the figure was decided upon six months ago and he could not understand why there was all the talk about it now.
and the orders for special honors rigidly require a band as well as a color guard. The Marines will furnish the color guard and the Navy has agreed to send a band."
The band, under regulations, plays two flourishes, two ruffles and the flag officers march. To Consult Petrillo
Col. Fordney said Benkert had promised to take the matter up with James C. Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, Benkert said, however:
"Petrillo is in New York and I can't reach him. The rules are that we must furnish the musicians and we must follow the rules. The Navy band can play, but if it does my men can stand by. They must be paid."
Students Will Hear Advertiser Speak
Mr. B. G. Wasser, vice-president and account-executive of the Potts-Turnbull Advertising Agency of Kansas City, Mo., will speak Wednesday afternoon in the Journalism building before the 2:30 and the 3:30 classes, Elmer F. Beth, acting chairman of the department of journalism announced today.
All journalism students and business majors are invited to attend the lectures, Mr. Beth said.
Co-op Club Entertains KU Basetball Squad
The Co-operative club held a dinner for the members of the KU basketball squad last night at the Colonial Tearoom. Coach Phog Allen, Dean Nesmith, trainer of the squad, and several Lawrence business men also attended. Between 50 and 75 persons were present.
Dr. Allen gave a short speech which was followed by the basketball squad introducing themselves and denoting the branch of service they had entered.
The dinner was held early this year because of the number of men leaving for the armed forces.
House Votes Funds For Dies Committee
Washington, (INS)—The House yesterday voted $75,000 to meet expenses of the Dies committee after a flurry of debate in which some members protested against Congress paying a $500 libel suit item incurred by Rep. Martin Dies (D) Tex., committee chairman. The vote was 278 to 64.
The house approved the Dies appropriations after also giving $60,000 to the special committee to investigate the federal communications commission and voting $100,000 for investigations by the appropriations committee.
Rep. Celler (D) N. Y., contended that payment of the Dies libel suit "creates a dangerous precedent." Dies Himself defended the incident on the grounds that the libel case resulted from erroneous information supplied by a committee investigator.
Rep. Vinson (D) Ga., chairman of the naval affairs committee which has been conducting sweeping investigation of contracts, supported the Dites stand saying:
Martha Young Fills Presidency Position Of Business Sorority
At a Tuesday meeting of Phi Chi Theta, business sorority, Martha Young, business senior, was appointed to fill the office of president made vacant by Evelyn Wulfkuhle's withdrawal from school.
A committee was appointed to investigate the elegibility of women in the School of Business for the high scholarship key given yearly by Phi Chi Theta to the senior woman having the highest grades in the School of Business.
University Requests Pictures of Students
You are wanted by the Photographic Bureau!
That is, if you are a new student this semester and have not had your picture taken, because, according to Miss Burch Brown, bureau director, it is absolutely necessary for the University to have a picture of every student for college records if not for identification.
Wednesday at 4 o'clock has been set as a deadline for these photo graphs.