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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1943
Snooping Around News and Views from other colleges
Soldiers Train On LSU Campus
Five hundred soldier-students are taking a two-month course in clerical work at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. The soldiers came from air fields from all parts of the United States, and at the completion of the course they will be re-assigned to the air fields to become a part of the clerical staff of the field. The group is composed of both privates and non-commissioned officers. In addition to the classwork the soldier-students have 30 minutes of close order drill and 30 minutes of physical drill each day. This training school at LSU is one of five such schools in the United States.
Bradley Has Gem Collection
Bradley Tech at Peoria, Ill., has a large collection of natural and semi-precious stones. The collection contains agates of all kinds, turquoise matrix of various shades of blue and crystals and quartz of many kins. These stones were found in their natural locations in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. The gems were cut and polished by skilled laborers.
Press in 16th Year
The University Press at the University of Oklahoma began its 16th year of operation in school publications Jan.2. Because of increased demands by the University and the reading public, the press will have a heavy production schedule for the first half of 1943, including the publication of 10 books.
Revert To Kid Days
Reverting to childlike days for a night, McPherson College freshmen and seniors carried out a Freshman-Senior Kid Party, Friday night. The oldest and youngest of the college students, dressed in apparel of their younger days, competed for prizes which were presented to the most realistic couple and to the best-dressed individuals.
New students at Bluffton College include a graduate of the University of Paris, and a Japanese transfer student from the University of Washington.
Gardner, Elliott Honored
Towne With Tee Friday
Miss May Gardner and Miss Maude Elliott, professors in the Spanish department, entertained the members of the Romance Language department with a tea at 3:30 Friday in Room 117, Frank Strong hall.
The occasion was in honor of Prof Roy Towne, a member of the department.
Cope Is Vice-President Of Alpha Phi Omega
Harlan Cope, college junior, was elected vice-president of Alpha Phi Omega, men's service fraternity, after he and six others were initiated into the organization Sunday after-uoon.
Following the initiation services an informal discussion of fraternity affairs was lead by Sidney B. North national secretary of Alpha Phi Omega from Kansas City Mo.
Forty-Five Are Measles Victims
Six new cases of German measles were reported at Watkins Memorial hospital this morning, bringing the total number of cases there now to 45. There have been 54 cases in the hospital since last Wednesday.
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the University Health Service, said, however, that the number of cases was not alarming considering the number all over the state at the present time and the number of students in the University.
There is no problem of bed space. Dr. Canuteson indicated, but the lack of hospital help is causing some inconvenience. The quarantine period for German measles is seven days.
Dr. Canuteson emphasized that organized houses on the Hill would not be quarantined because students have attended classes and other public places in the first stages of the disease.
Measles appear from 7 to 21 days after exposure; thus, most of the cases now in the hospital were probably exposed even before the Christmas vacation. Dr. Canuteson said.
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(continued from page one) may not be called for a long time after that," he said.
"It itkes a great deal of time to set up such a system as this, and it would not be surprising if many of the enlisted reserves were not called for several months."
Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the war manpower commission, estimated recently that more than 150- 000 medical, dental, veterinary, engineering, and other special science students would be kept in school through a new temporary draft deferment order.
Students Advised To Enroll
Dr. Brown also said that because of the present confusion in the colleges and universities as a result of the War Department's new policy, countless college youths were "up in the air" over whether to continue school after the holidays and especially after the present semester ends. He strongly advised students to return to school, regardless whether they are in the enlisted reserves or are subject only to the draft.
Under the army-navy program enlisted reserves whose academic term (quarter or semester) ends in 1942 are entitled to another term before being called and that those whose current term ends in 1943, are free to return to school and complete their work.
Heinrich Mann, German author who is now a refugee in this country, has written a book about Lidice. Czechoslovakian town which was destroyed by the Germans in a reprisal move this summer. The book will be published by the firm "El Libre" in Mexico City. The author is a brother of Thomas Mann, prominent author.
Writing Book on Lidice
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(continued from page one) section with music by Strauss. The scene is a Viennese public garden of 1860. Much activity is involved, with the struggle of two women for the love of a man. This ballet was first produced in Paris in 1923. Franz Allers is conductor.
Train Women For War Jobs In New Class
Acceleration of the program here to train women for active participation in the industrial war effort will be emphasized again when on Feb.1, another class in analysis of smokeless powder and its ingredients will be opened, Dr. Ray Q. Brewster, chairman of the department of chemistry, announced today.
The course, one of a series being given here in collaboration with the U S Office of Education under the Engineering - Science - Management - War - Training program, is especially designed to train women for positions in the Sunflower Ordnance plant near here, and for other war plants in this area.
Urgent Demand for Trainees
The new class will meet five nights a week from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., with class periods and lectures for the first hour and the last three hours of each session being spent in the laboratory. No salaries will be paid the trainees during the eight-week training period, but Dr. Brewster emphasized the urgent demands for such trainees at salaries ranging from $150 to $175 a month.
Minimum requirements for admission to the course, which will be open to women and men not affected by selective service, are one year of high school chemistry or physics, and preferably other scientific training. Dr. Brewster stated, however, that scientific background, while extremely desirable, is not an absolute essential for entrance.
Training Qualifies for Jobs
Dr. Brewster also pointed out that the training received during this course would qualify the trainees for chemical positions in oil refineries, flour mills, and other peace time industrial pursuits as well as for war production. This training offers, he said, an excellent opportunity for women to receive training for war production which will help the nation to solve its imminent manpower problem. It will provide in addition to employment, training for a possible future career.
The new course will be taught by Dr. George W. Straton.
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Jefferson Students Meet For Statewide Activities
The 15th county to have a meeting of its students in connection with the Student Statewide Activities Commission was Jefferson. Prof. and Mrs. L. C. Woodruff were host to these students at their home Sunday evening.
Mignon Morton, con- county club, presided at the students and several faculty members were present. It was particularly emphasized at this meeting that one of the most important projects of the county clubs is to put into effect six positive activities which will help boost the University among high school students, their parents, and among people fo Kansas generally. Especially important is the sending of the 1943 University calendars to home town high schools. These are to be displayed in the schools as a constant reminder of the University.
Another activity of the clubs will be the writing of letters to high school seniors in their home towns. This is an important factor especially in these times because there is a great deal of confusion and apprehension existing in the minds of high school seniors in regard to future college work. The members of the county clubs will try to explain the many opportunities for war training courses as well as the many other opportunities at the University.
The second activity which is to receive special emphasis is the sending of Jayhawkers to the high schools. This means that certain schools throughout the state will receive specified issues of the yearbook. Not only any one school will receive all five issues, but will be sent issues in accordance to their size. If any member of a county wishes to increase the number of copies going to any high school, he is free to do so, if an agreement is made to pay for the issues.
Plan to Write Letters
Fourth in the list of proposed activities is the sending prepared displays to home towns for exhibition in down town store windows or in high schools. Some of these displays have been set up and they are being
Mion Morton, college sophomore and chairman of the considered at the business meeting. A total of 19 faculty $ ^{*} $
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To Consult Legislators
The county clubs are also backing up their home town correspondents and are helping them get news concerning the students from the county.
Last but not least they are preparing for conferences with their lesigators. Each county is checking on their legislator and consulting him, not only on questions of their own, but also answering any questions which they might have in regard to the University.
Nineteen additional faculty members have either made definite plans for entertaining a county or have indicated a desire to entertain over.
Print Miniature Paper
A midget size service edition of the Michigan Daily, complete with pictures and news in concentrated form, is now printed on the back page of the daily paper.
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