Graduate School Leads in Scholarship
Graduate School Lea UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
40th YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1943
Libyan Port Lost; British In Tripoli
Bv International News Service
The gods of war ran down the curtain on Benito Mussolini's ramshackled African empire today.
With British troops in possession of the suburbs and even reported inside the city limits, the great south Mediterranean seaport of Tripoli was on the verge of capitulation or forcible occupation.
At the moment the Union Jack is raised over Karamanli fortress and the government palace at the foot of the Corso
tortorio Emanuele, it will mean that save for 109 miles of desert broken by three oasis between Tripoli and the Tunisian frontier, Mussolini will have lost his empire—every last square foot of it.
Reds Continue Advance
These astronomical losses to the Axis in Africa were amplified by continued Soviet military gains in Russia, where the Red Army advanced steadily toward Kursk, Kharkov, and Rostov, and in the Far East, where brilliant American aerial marksmanship netted another Japanese cruiser in a powerful raid on the enemy-held former Dutch East Indies naval base of Amboina.
While the news from Tripoli was the occasion for great rejoicing in London, there were other encouraging developments on the world's battle fields. Allied planes constantly pounded Axis positions in Tunisia and elements of Field Marshal Rommel's forces already streaming into that French colony from Libya. Yank Bombers In Action
In the Southwest Pacific, four big American Liberator bombers attacked by a flight of 25 Japanese Zeroes off New Guinea shot down 12 and damaged 6. British planes blasted the Japanese positions in Western Burma and the Royal Air Force carried out another night raid on the industrial Ruhr Valley.
Mid-week Hinged On Student Help
A mid-week will be held from 7 to 8 o'clock Wednesday evening in the lounge of the Memorial Union building if the services of several students, for which they will be paid, can be secured to clean up the floor after the dance, Harry O'Kane, director of the men's employment bureau, said today. Mr. O'Kane asks any students desiring this work to contact him immediately.
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Mr. O'Kane also said that the employment bureau has been receiving calls for student help all the way from full time morning jobs in downtown stores to part time jobs for board and three and one-half dollars a week in sororities on the campus.
Convocation Cuts Tuesday's Classes
The schedule of classes for Tuesday, Jan. 26, when an all-University convocation will be held, was announced today by the Chancellor's office.
Class schedule on day of convocation:
8:30- 9:05- 8:30 classes
9:15- 9:50- 9:30 classes
10:00-10:50 - Convocation
11:00-11:35- 10:30 classes
11:45-12:50- 11:30 classes
Dr. Gagliardo Commissioned Army Captain
Dr. Domenico Gagliardo, professor of economics at the University, has been commissioned a captain in the army, and will report Tuesday to Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo., where he will serve as a labor relations officer in the Quartermaster Corps, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
Capt. Gaghardo was graduated from the University with the degree of bachelor of arts in 1922. Except for time off for graduate study, in which he obtained a master's degree from Harvard in 1924 and a Ph.D. from Chicago in 1931, he has been connected with the teaching staff of the department of economics here Authority On Labor Economics
Capt. Gagliardo is on leave of absence from the University during his military service. During World War I, he served in the navy.
Gagliardo has established himself as one of the leading authorities on economics in the nation, particularly in the field of labor relations, and has written widely in this field.
A Kansas Graduate
James M. Keefer was sworn into the Naval Reserve as an ensign by Capt. Buhl this morning and became the first sailor in the Naval Training School to advance to this rank.
DOMENICO GAGLIARDO
Whitcomb Competition Announced
The Seldon Lincoln Whitcomb and the Edna Osborne Whitcomb awards offered by the department of English will be made this year Prof. J. H. Nelson, assistant dean of the Graduate School, said today.
The Seldon Linecoln Whitecomb fellowship was established by Edna Osborne Whitcomb in memory of her husband, a former professor of English at the University. The fellowship is offered annually to students in the department of English interested in comparative literature. A committee composed of members of the department of English and the Graduate School award the fellowship. Two awards of $400 cash will be made this year. Applications for the scholarships may be made now at the Graduate School office.
The Edna Osborne Scholarship is given annually to the undergraduate woman majoring in English who shows the greatest ability for creative writing. A committee composed of members of the department of English makes the award. Applications for the scholarship can be made in the office of Dr. John Ashton, professor of English.
To Gas Chamber for Murder of Mistress
San Quentin Prison, Calif. (INS)
— Leslie B. Gireth, 38, meticulous music loving little Glendale jeweler shared a make-believe "dinner" with his dead mistress last night—and was put to death today by the state of California for murdering her.
As 60 witnesses silently looked on, he entered San Quentin lethal gas chamber at 10:02 a.m. and was pronounced dead at $10.14_{1/2}$ by prison physicians.
NOTICE
ISA election postponed to Feb. 2
See story on page 2.
Woodruff Releases Averages for 1941-42
Complete Enrollment Changes Tomorrow In Frank Strong
It is more important than ever that the enrollment of students be completed and their classes stabilized as early as possible. We are planning, therefore, to complete all enrollments tomorrow morning and to make no changes in any student's enrollment thereafter.
College students who have not yet enrolled, and all those who need to change their programs, must do it between the hours of 9:30 and 11:30 tomorrow morning. All such students should report to the east end of the second floor main corridor of Frank Strong hall, where enrollment will be completed instead of in Robinson gymnasium.
Paul B. Lawson,
Dean of the College
Cousins Speaks On Literature's Current Trends
"Too much literature today is in the form of clever merchandising," said Norman Cousins yesterday in the first of two lectures being sponsored by the Forums Board. Mr. Cousins is editor of the Saturday Review of Literature, former editor of Current History, and co-chairman of the National Victory Book Campaign.
Use "Snappy Name" To Sell
Use Snappy Name 10 Sell
Cousins admitted that he is "cynical about contemporary literature" and stated that many best sellers are made popular by publishers through the use of a "snappy name, a bright cover, and extensive advertising."
He suprised his audience by the statement, "I do not think the best books being written in America today are being published." He explained that publishers like to initiate projects. He added that books today are built on form rather than substance as a result of the influence of Hollywood.
Good Books Written On War
Non-fiction is the redeeming feature of today's literature, Mr. Cousins said during his discussion, of the war books being written by foreign correspondents. He stated "There are more great books being written about this war than the last," and "I'd like to see more books on this subject."
Library To Close Sunday
The University library will be closed Sunday, Jan. 24, owing to a shortage of help. Students should obtain reserve books tomorrow afternoon.
Scholarship standings have been averaged for the various schools by the registrar for the school year, 1941-1942. The number representing the standing is the quotient of the total number of grade points received by members of the school divided by the total number of hours in which they were enrolled. Each hour of A is worth three grade points; B is worth two; C is one; D, zero; and F, minus one.
The Graduate School heads the list with an average standing of 2.3 for 234 students. Graduate students only had a standing of 2.32, and those in the School of Medicine (Graduate division) in addition had an average of 1.79.
The School of Fine Arts, with an enrollment of 297, had an average standing of 1.72, second only to the Graduate School. Special students had a standing of 2.03; seniors, 2.01; juniors, 1.76; sophomores, 1.63; freshmen, 1.52; and unclassified students, 1.5.
Law School's Average is 1.62
The Law school with 59 students had an average of 1.62. First year law students had a standing of 1.72; third year, 1.68; and second year, 1.5.
The School of Medicine had a 1.54 standing, an average of 345 students. Those in Graduate School in addition had a rating of 1.79; sophomores had 1.64, juniors, 1.63; those in the College in addition, 1.57; freshmen, 1.52, special students, 1.35, and seniors, 1.32.
The College was fifth in rank with an average standing of 1.48 for the 1940 students enrolled. Seniors had a standing of 1.86; juniors had 1.63; those in the School of Medicine also.
War Increases Math Offering, Stouffer Says
The offerings of mathematics, basic subject for all war specialization training, have increased more than 250 per cent at the University since the outbreak of the war. Dr. E. B. Stouffer, dean of the Graduate School and chairman of the department of mathematics, announced today.
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While a great deal of the increase has resulted from war specialized training programs being conducted on the campus, Dean Stouffer pointed out, enrollment in regular mathematics classes has increased from 994 students last year to 1247 at the present time.
Sections Increase. Also
The number of sections of mathematics offerings has at the same time been increased from 43 to 53. A year ago, 2000 credit hours in the department of mathematics was being given, as compared to slightly
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