THE HAWK
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
THE EAGLE'S WEEKEND
VOICE IN VIRTIGRY
NUMBER 70
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1943
40th YEAR
Lincoln Party To Be Tonight In Union Lounge
Students who attend the Abraham Lincoln party tonight will be entertained with a whittling contest; special music by Harlan Cope and the Modern Choir, under the direction of Merrill Jones; and music by Bachmann and Pope's band. All of these will be in a setting of decorations reminiscent of Abraham Lincoln's time. The party will be from 9 to 12 in the main lounge of the Memorial Union building.
Festivities will be broadcast over KFKU from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Arthur Nelson and Max Falkenstein will act as roving radio reporters and will conduct student interviews in addition to giving the radio audience an account of what is happening at the party.
Interview Sailors
Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer of the U. S. Naval Training station here, will be in charge of an interview of several sailors from the mess room; and a Navy chorus will sing "Anchors Aweigh."
Five cents will buy a wiener and bun or an apple for roasting over the fireplace according to Jan Granger, chairman of the food committee. All Union facilities will be available. Band Members Have Beards
Members of the band have grown beards and will appear tonight clad in plaid shirts. The fireplace and band stand will be enclosed by a rail fence and assorted stuffed animals will also add to the rustic atmosphere.
A whittling contest will be open to anyone who will bring a knife and a chunk of wood. The contest will be judged by Jenongahanna Petruchio Zyxtwythe Oberdowski and Company, and a prize will be awarded.
The party is informal; however this does not mean a sweater and skirt affair. Admission is 25c.
CVC Meets Tuesday To Assign Tasks
New and old officers of the Coed Volunteer Corps conducted a joint meeting in the Union building last night. Records and properties of the old sergeants were turned over to the newly-elected ones.
Jean Hoffman, new major, called the meeting and presided. Election of lieutenants will be held in platoons, each of which does not have an officer above a sergeant to elect one. Miss Hoffman announced.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening in the Union building to assign the lieutenants special tasks. Also at this meeting records will be completed and checked.
The University of Detroit is preparing to send its second naval aviation squadron to the war.
Volunteers Wanted To Make Bandages For Red Cross Kits
Coeds interested in making surgical bandages for the Red Cross should report to the junior high school building at Ninth and Massachusetts streets now, Jean Hoffman, major of the Co-ed Volunteer Corps, has announced. The sewing room will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every week day and on Monday night.
Volunteers are asked to wear wash dresses or aprons and no nail polish, Miss Hoffman said. Head coverings will be supplied at the sewing room.
No experience in making surgical bandages is necessary, according to Miss Hoffman. The sewing is simple and instructors will be present to explain how the bandages are made.
Museum Announces Spring Art Exhibits
The spring art exhibits sponsored by Spooner-Thayer museum have been announced by Miss Minnie S. Moodie, curator of the museum.
During February, a number of prints from the Thayer collection will be shown.
The March exhibit will consist of paintings by Albert Bloch, professor of drawing and painting, and prints by Prof. Charles Morgan of the School of Architecture and Engineering.
Sculpture exhibits from the Anna Hyatt Huntington collection, and paintings of Celine Bakeland will be on display during April. The sculpture will come from the Studio Guild Country Art center, New York, Miss Mooodie said.
Allies Commence Great Offensive Against Enemy
The brunt of land action continued to be borne by the Soviet armies, which surged ahead on a five-hundred mile front from Kursk to the Caucasus and tightened a net in which Nazi forces-estimated at from 70,000 to 250,000 men are trapped.
By International News Service
the greatest concentrated Allied offensive against the military strength of the Axis since the war began was carried out on a far-flung battleground today.
But at the same time, the RAF extended its bombing activities over an unprecedentedly wide area, carrying out simultaneous heavy attacks against vital objectives in Germany, Italy, and France, while in North Africa the United States army air force took a record toll of 26 enemy planes in a series of air battles.
The most encouraging news from the Russian front meanwhile came by way of London in a broadcast by the British radio. It reported that Adolph Hitler's army of the Caucasus is in full retreat by the only route still open—the dangerous and highly vulnerable Kerch straits.
In other war theaters, British bombers pounded Japanese objec-ives in Burma and American pilots ashed at enemy bases throughout he Southwestern Pacific.
Seniors Will March This Year As Usual
Celebrate Anniversary
Activities for Saturday, Makins stated, unless student opt the senior dance and reception that night. Because the use of the Memorial Union ballroom for the reception and dance is impossible, the future of the party has not been planned. If seniors favor it, the reception and dance will probably be held in Robinson gymnasium; if not, the reception for faculty and parents will take place Sunday afternoon. Baccalaureate and graduation plans are the same as in the past.
Seniors will make the traditional march down the hill to the stadium this spring just as other graduating classes have done in former years, in spite of the fact that plans for other senior activities must be changed, Willis Tompkins, senior class president. announced today.
Activities for Saturday, May 15, will be canceled, Mr. Tompkins stated, unless student opinion favors the continuance of dance and reception $ ^{*} $
These conclusions were reached by a combined meeting of the Faculty Committee on Commencement and the Alumni Interests committee with Willis Tompkins and Virginia Tieman, senior class vicepresident. "The Faculty Committee on Commencement is headed by $^{\text{12}}$
Villanova (Pa). College recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
G. Ingham, extension division director, who has charge of all Commencement plans. The other committee members are Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association, K. W. Davidson, director of information, Maude Elliot, professor of Spanish; Raymond Nichols, executive secretary; L. H. Axe, economics professor; D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts; Olen B. Roark, economics professor; Miss Wealthy Babcock, mathematics professor; L. C. Woodruff, registrar; Mr. Tompkins and Miss Tieman.
The Alumni Interests committee is composed of Sam Anderson, German instructor; Miss Florence Black, mathematics professor; Miss Olga Hoesly, professor
College Students Will Take English Proficiency Exam
Nearly a hundred juniors and seniors have registered for the English Proficiency examination to be given tomorrow, Miss Veta B. Lear, assistant to Dean Paul B. Lawson, announced today.
The proficiency examination is open to students of junior and senior standing who have not passed it before.
To qualify for a degree in the College, a student must enroll in and receive credit for at least 24 hours of work after passing the examination.
One more proficiency exam will be offered this spring Miss Lear said.
Officers Inspect KU Pershing Rifles
The regimental inspection of the University company of Pershing Rifles was made last Monday evening by three officers from the Seventh regimental headquarters located at Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. The group of inspection officers included Cadet Lt. Col. Ted Allen, Cadet Major Don Gross, and Cadet Lt. Robert Slokl.
Inspection consisted of drill, rifle match, personnel, and individual competition of the officers for recognition as the outstanding officer in the Seventh regiment.
Pershing Rifles is an honorary military fraternity for basic ROTC students. It specializes in drill, leadership, and character building.
All Fiction Has Same Motif--Mott
The dean of the University of Missouri School of Journalism defined his use of "sensationalism" as anything shocking, exciting, or thrilling; and "sentimentality" as that of the saacheria sort.
Sensationalism and sentimentality are the two elements that have characterized magazine fiction throughout its history. Dr. Frank Luther Mott pointed out yesterday in his lecture on "Fiction in the Old Magazines," in Fraser theater.
"For the study of social history, to get to the thinking and feeling of millions, one must go to short stories newspapers and best sellers," he said.
He asserted that the same motifs characterize short fiction today that characterized early short fiction. He stated that at least 3000 short stories are published every year, and that they must have importance because people read them.
WEATHER
Slightly warmer east, little change in temperature-except becoming cooler extreme northwest late this afternoon. Little change in temperature west, becoming somewhat cooler east light.
Pre-Medics May Finish This Semester
Freshman and sophomore pre-medical students, whether or not they are enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps, and sophomore engineers enlisted in the AERC will be allowed to finish the present semester, according to a directive received today by Laurence C. Woodruff, registrar.
The information further indicated that not all seniors enlisted in the AERC would be allowed to complete this semester. "Senior (fourth year) students in the Enlisted Reserve Corps (non-ROTC) who are pursuing approved technical engineering courses will continue in an inactive status until graduation, or upon the completion of the first full semester or substantially corresponding academic period that begins in 1943, whichever is earlier," the directive stated. No provision was made for seniors in the AERC who are not enrolled in technical engineering courses.
Previous Directives Rescinded
The directive, which was sent from the headquarters of the Seventh Service Command, stated that all previous information in conflict with the provisions of this directive are rescinded. This latest information summarized the entire army reserve situation as it now stands.
Concerning medical and pre-medical students not in the Enlisted Reserve Corps the directive said, "If inducted under Selective Service prior to the end of the first full semester or substantially corresponding academic period that begins in 1943, they will be placed on inactive duty to continue such courses until the end of that semester or period. They will then be called to active duty, at which time they may be de-
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Denaturalization of Badger German-Born Nazis to be Sought
Milwaukee, Feb. 4 (INS)—Twenty-four persons of German birth today faced denaturalization proceedings in the government's first major offensive in Wisconsin against alleged Nazi sympathizers.
One of those named in the action filed in federal court in Milawukee was Paul Knauer, an insurance man who was vice-president of the pro-Nazi German American citizens alliance which was active prior to Pearl Harbor.
Harry T. O'Connor, in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Milwaukee, said the defendants were charged with obtaining US citizenship "fraudulently and illegally" and with no intent to renounce allegiance to Germany in good faith.