UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 1943
49th YEAR
NUMBER 73
Debaters To Be Here Saturday For Competition
Seventy-five high school students will participate in the annual statewide high school debates at the University this Saturday. The debates are to be held in Fraser and Green halls and are scheduled to start at 9:30 in the morning.
At the conclusion of the session starting at 9:30 there will follow another beginning at 10:45. Preceding the afternoon sessions, there will be a luncheon sponsored by the University at which Chancellor Deane W. Kalotl will welcome the debaters.
The afternoon debates will be given in three periods. The first period will start at 1:40 p.m.; the second will begin at 3:00; and the final one at 4:15. Only debates in classes A and B of the tournament will be held at the University. Class C debates are to be given at Great Bend this year in order to conserve transportation. Judges will be faculty members, college debaters, local attorneys and ministers.
Women debaters will divide up and stay at the Theta and Kappa houses, Corbin hall, Miller hall, and Watkins hall. The men will stay at the Phi Delt, Beta, A. T. O., Sigma Chi, and Sigma Nu houses.
Jamboree Presents Valentine Theme
A play of five scenes, "The Saga of Mary," written by Juanita Austill. College senior, was presented by the Jay Janes at the Jamboree yesterday
afternoon in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building. Women who played the part of Mary were Marjorie Thies. Georgia Wiggins Nadine Hunt, Ruth Schaeffer, and Ruth Krebbiel. Men in the play were portrayed by Marge Rader and Margaret Butler.
Also on the program were revised nursery rhymes sung by Marjorie Thies, fine arts senior. Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor in the physical education department, was the caller for square dancing after the skits.
Decorations were cupids, comic valentines, and hearts. Each woman wore her name on a heart-shaped piece of paper, and some wore caps. Refreshments of punch and heart-shaped cookies were served.
There was ballroom dancing to the music of the nickelodeon before and after the program. Virginia Rader served as publicity chairman for the Jamboree; Alice Golf as program chairman; Kay Brown as chairman of the reception committee; Ruth Kelley, as head of decorations; and Ruth Krehbiel as music chairman.
Lawson to Address Church
Dean Paul B. Lawson of the College will speak at the First Congregational church in Topeka Sunday morning.
Stassen Challenges Student Leadership
Challenging college students especially with the responsibility of alert, forceful leadership, Governor Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota delivered his condensed convocation speech in about 20 minutes yesterday morning.
Because of a delay in train connections, Governor Stassen arrived in Hoch auditorium at 12:09 for convocation which
Will Call Most Men This Year
Washington (INS)—Major Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service today told Congress that the great majority of the physically fit men between ages of 18 and 38 would be drafted into the armed service before the end of the year—regardless of occupation or marital status.
He also disclosed that men would be inducted at the rate or 400,000 a month during the next few months—two million men by the time summer rolls around. He said too, that it would be possible to draft several hundred thousand single men working in war factories now and let them remain at their jobs in army uniform and at army pay.
Band Gives Broadcast Over KFKU
The 65-piece University Band presented a program, of which a spontaneous preview was given at yesterady's Convocation, over KFKU last night.
Numbers played were: "Crimson and the Blue," "Part I of the Othello Suite" (Coleridge-Taylor), "Blue Danube Waltz" (Strauss), "March Heroic" (Holmes), "Liebesfried," and "Schan Marinar" (Fritz Krider) the service songs "Anchors Aweigh," "Cassion Song," "Marines' Hymn" and "Army Air Corps." The program ended with "The Star Spangled Banner."
Cairo, (INS) — Fires were started in the Sicilian port of Palermo Monday night as a result of an Allied air attack, the Middle East high command announced yesterday.
Palermo Left Blazing By Allied Bombers
The communique said patrols of the British Eight Army continued active along the Tunisia-Tripolitania frontier but that otherwise there was nothing to report.
Bad weather hindered air operations over the battle area, it was said.
WEATHER
Warmer tonight and tomorrow.
was scheduled for 11:30.
His three-fold challenge to an audience of about twenty-five hundred was: (1.) do everything possible to help our armed forces win the war; (2) plan and prepare now to meet the post-war problems; and (3) think through your individual responsibility, and devise means and methods of planning for peace.
"The science of government has not advanced as have other sciences," Governor Stassen remarked. "Those who have been university-educated should make increased contributions to the art of living together."
Should Make Contributions
He suggested a list of seven major functions in war effort which were: (1) to establish temporary governments over the Axis nations after they had been disarmed and their leaders had been punished; (2) to administer the airports and airways of the world and establish rules of the air; (3) to administer the gateways to the seven seas; (4) to increase world trade; (5) to increase literacy and improve the health of all the world; (6) to establish a code of justice for all nations; and (7) to establish an armed United Nations legion to enforce justice.
"Since this war, there are no more walls of isolation, but we must build bridges of understanding among all nations," Governor Stassen reiter-
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No Walls of Isolation
Two Bands Combine For Dinner-Dance
More than 200 persons are expected to attend the annual dinnerance of the University Band, combined with the all-Girl band party this year, tomorrow evening in the Kansas room of the union building. Herry Johnson, president of the band said today.
Bob Bellamy, field drum major will act as toastmaster at the dinner which begins at 6:15 p.m.
The Kansas room will be decorated with a theme in the spirit of St. Valentine's Day which will prevail throughout the dinner and dance beginning at 9 o'clock. The Bachmann-Fore band will furnish the music for the dance which will continue until midnight.
Invited guests are Dean and Mrs.
D. M. Swarthout, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. E. Thayer
Gaston, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Miessee,
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kuersteiner,
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Lawson, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell L. Wiley, and
personal friends of hand members.
Army Reserve Goes in 2 Weeks
By Joe Gallagher, International News Service
The Seventh Service Command at Omaha announced today that all army reservists not in definitely deferred classes are to be called into service within two weeks following the semester, term or quarter terminating after Dec. 31, 1942, or as soon thereafter as practical.
All seniors, whether graduating this spring or not, who wish to have their picture in the commencement issue of the Jayhawker magazine, must make an appointment with the photographer at the Jayhawker office, in the sub-basement of the Union building, before 5 p. m., Saturday, Feb. 13, Duane Smith, business manager, said today.
Appointments may be made by a personal call or by telephone at the Jayhawker office between 2:30 and 5 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday.
The University of Kansas term ended Jan. 15, more than
Seniors May Sign Now For Pictures
The pictures will be taken February 15-20, in the Jayhawker office, by a Topeka photographer.
The 76th all-musical vespers will be presented by the School of Fine Arts at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Hoch auditorium.
Musical Vespers In Hoch Sunday
The hour concert will include music by the Women's Glee Club, a capella choir, orchestra, string quartet, a string ensemble, and an organ prelude by Prof. Guy Criss Simpson. More than 200 students and faculty members will take part.
Numbers on the program are: Organ prelude, "Concerto in D. Minor," by Guy Criss Simpson; Andante from "Quartet in D Major, No. 13" and Humoreske-Scherzando" by the string quartet; "Who'll Buy My Lavender," "O Peaceful Night," "Nymphs and Fauns," and "The Arisan," by the Womens Glee club directed by Irene Peabody; Andante from "Concerto for Violin andViolincello" played by Waldemar Geltch, violin; John Ehrlich, violincello, and Max Hughes, piano; "Messercordias, Domini," "Forsake Me Not," "Dedication," "Hymn to the Soul," a capella choir directed by D.M. Swarthout; and the Polka and Fugue from "Shvanda" by the orchestra under the direction of Karl Kuersteiner.
Fine Arts Students Give Recital Today
Four students from the School of Fine Arts presented a recital in Fraser theater this afternoon.
Mary Ruth Brown, pianist, played Chipin's "Nocturne in D Flat" and "Polonaise in D Minor" D Ruth Russell sang "Musetta's Waltz Song" (La Boheme) by Puceini. Vieux-cmpe." "Tarantella from Fantasie Appassionate" was played on the violin by Doris Turnery. August Vogt presented on the piano "Humoresque," Op. 10, No. 5, by Rachmaninoff.
two weeks ago, but reservists there have not all been called up for some reason. Certain categories such as medics, premedics, engineers, and advanced ROTC students are not affected by today's order.
Washington, Feb. 11 (INS) - The nine army service commands today made plans to call enlisted reserve corps students to active duty within two weeks at the end of various current college semesters, in accordance with the Army's reserve program.
War Department described calls as routine carrying out of pla officially announced Jan. 29. War Department officials emphasized that "substantial portions" of students included in orders—chiefly technical students will still remain in school to complete their studies.
The department said that all orders are being issued, or will be issued, by the nine service commands in various sections of the nation.
The Army Enlisted Reserve Corps, containing 415 students will be called to active duty within two weeks, according to an announcement from the War Department today.
Only pre-medics, medics, senior R.O.T.C. members, and other technical students will not be included in this call to the colors. These technical students will be called as soon as the army believes that they have had sufficient training.
Figures were not available on the number of students in the AERC, but undoubtedly many of the reserve are students in technical training and the orders received by students in the next two weeks will probably total approximately 250, Dr. Laurence Woodruff said.
Air Corpsmen Leave School For Training
Seventy members of the Army Air Corps soon to be heading into the "wild sky yonder" have dropped out of school and reclaimed their fees according to the business office this morning.
Off they go!
Not included in this number were numerous students that are planning to remain in school until Tuesday so that they may receive one-fourth credit.
Some students had received their ordee to report in Kansas City February 19, although the army orders received last week by the registrar's office indicated that the cadets would not report until February 20.
Nearly all of the students that (continued to page eight)