This poster is VOICE for VICTORY UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan 40TH YEAR The Eagle LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1943 NUMBER 56 AERC Seniors Here Until May Hill Women Will Meet Thursday Hill Wome Chancellor Calls On Women To Enter War Work A mass meeting of all women in the University has been called by Chancellor Deane W. Malott in Fraser Theater at 4:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, for a presentation by various University staff members of the war programs that are designed particularly to fit women for special services in the war effort. Dr. John W. Ashton, chairman of the University's special committee on "The University in Wartime," will preside at the meeting. To be explained especially are the new program of aeronautical technicians to open next week and sponsored by North American Aviation, Inc., Boeing Airplane Co., Beechcraft Corporation and the Cessna Company; the new nursing program; government requested work in laboratory technicianship; critical field of teaching; and social service needs of the war. Friday, will be set aside for conferences by young women interested in any of these programs with University officials who will discuss in detail the possibilities of the various fields of war work offered. A schedule of the conference hours will be announced at Thursday's meeting. University officials are anxious that all women be present at the session in Fraser. Call To Service May Be Few Months Late Men who are uncertain about their military status have been advised by the American council on education in Washington D. C. to remain in school until they are called into military service. Dr. Francis J. Brown, consultant for the council, said that members of the enlisted reserve, who will be affected by the new program under which approximately 350 colleges and universities will be used as specialized training schools by the army and navy, will not be called for some time. Government May Pay Tuition Government May Pay Tuition He added that many civilian students who remain in school will receive temporary draft deferments and that the tuition of some eventually may be paid by the government. "No student who is a member of the enlisted reserve will be called to active duty under this program until at least two weeks after completion of his first academic term or semester, which ends in 1943, and most of them (continued to page eight) To Interview Women For Aircraft Jobs Representatives will be at the University this weekend from the Boeing, North American, Cessna, and Beech companies to interview women applicants for the training program of aeronautical technicians to be employed by the companies. The applications, preliminary forms to enrollment, provide information of the interest and eligibility of the applicants. The representatives will interview each woman primarily to obtain personal qualifications and requirements. Requirements are high school plane geometry, one semester college algebra, and two semesters University credits. The application blanks may be obtained in the office of the Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture and should be filled out before the interviews. Prof. H. S. Stillwell, instructor in charge said. The course, which is scheduled open Jan. 18, will continue for 16 weeks on the campus, during whicht time the enrollees will be on the payrolls of the airplane companies at a minimum salary of $75 per month plus overtime. Following completion of the course, the women will work with the company which will employ them in the departments for which they have specialized at salaries ranging from $125 to $160 monthly with substantial opportunities for financial advancement. Court Awaits Return Of Judge To Hear Riot Case Evidence Trail of the leaders of the student riot Dec. 18 was postponed today until later in the week, Oliver Hughes, justice of the student court, said today. WEATHER One of the reasons given for the postponement was that Chief Justice Chad Case, third year law student, has been called out of town and the date of his return is not definitely known. White, chairman of the MSC governing committee, last night reported the findings of the committee to the joint meeting of the MSC and the WSGA, but he refused to comment for publication, explaining he believed that publishing of the facts of the case should await the preliminary hearing by the student court. Kans Slightly warmer tonight and W . To Present Ballet In Hoch Tonight The Monte Carlo Ballet Russe will be presented at 8:20 this evening in Hoch auditorium. With its own symphony orchestra, the ballet will be divided into three sections, each with elaborate scenery and costumes. "Le Beau Danube," is the third (continued to) page eight INFORMATION WANTED Dance to Strauss Waltzes "Rodeo", or "The Courting at Burnt Ranch," presents in the second section of the ballet, the Saturday afternoon rodeo tradition of the southwestern portion of the country. The first scene views the corral with Anton Vlasoff as the caller. The dance in the evening features many soloists. Rodeo Theme in Second Act Opening with "The Magic Swan", the third act of the full-length ballet by Peter Tschaiakowsky, "Swan Lake" the scene portrays how Prince Siegfried, meets and falls in love with the Swan Queen, but loses her through the efforts of the sorcerer. All University men enlisted in the Enlisted Army Reserve or the Army Air Corps Reserve are requested to call at the office of Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff to provide information requested by the Seventh Service Command, Dr. Woodruff stated today. Cousins To Talk On 'Literature Of Democracy' The youngest editor of a major American magazine, Norman Cousins, who will lecture in Hoch auditorium, Jan. 21, heads the editorial board of The Saturday Review of Literature. Cousins is also the author of "A Primer of Democracy" and "A Treasury of Democracy." Many have deemed him qualified, therefore, to speak on The Literature of Democracy," his lecture subject. Mr. Cousins has stated that the purpose of his lecture is to provide a message for democracy at a time when democracy and civilization are involved in a struggle for survival such as the world has not seen since the democracy of Athens and the Greek world fell more than 2,000 years ago. Books Explain Crisis The best way to get this message across, according to Mr. Cousins, is to combine a discussion of the crisis today with a discussion of some of the books which explain and illuminate that crisis. But the lecture can in no sense be called a book review, since it is more concerned with a rounded picture of the prob- (continued to page two) Pass Acid Test - - are allowed. Christmas eve they were guests in various homes of Detroit alumni. Jayhawks Return From Four Eastern Triumphs Returning from an ever victorious tour of the east the Jayhawkers proved by the acid test that odds don't lose basketball games. Coach Forrest C. Allen's basketteers turned the tables on every court engagement by winning four straight games. Two weeks ago today the squad consisting of 13 players, their great pilot Dr. "Phog" Allen and trainer Dean Nesmith left for a jam packed and busy scheduled trip. are allowed Chie Riding coaches by day and staying in hotels at night to help in the war effort the squad spent their first night in Chicago. Prominent Alums Entertain (continued to page two) Members of the team were guests of the Jayhawker alumni at a banquet at the Horace Rackham Memorial education building in Detroit Wednesday night. Among prominent alumni at the banquet Wednesday night were: Charlie Black, great Toledo, Kansas athlete, who captained the ever victorious basketball team in '23 and co-champion football team. Charlie Black, forward on the present Jayhawker team sat across the table from Mr. Charlie Black of Toledo. The team was shown through the General Electric and the Fisher Body Plants, where few civilians Army to Allow One Semester To End Work Dr. Laurence C. Woodruff today received word from authorities of the Seventh Service Command at Omaha, that all seniors enrolled in the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University will be allowed to complete work for their graduation in May. In addition, all men who are enlisted in the army enlisted reserve and who are seniors academically who can complete work for their degrees in May, will also be allowed to continue until graduation. Advices in the same dispatch stated that young men who are receiving their ROTC commissions at the end of the current semester, will be allowed to continue in school next semester, provided they are able to complete requirements for graduation by the end of next semester. Dr. Woodruff pointed out that all these privileges must be obtained by application, but that the mechanics for such applications had not as yet been established by the University. Such arrangements will be announced shortly, he said. The dispatch quoted by Dr. Woodruff was the first specific notice from authentic sources as to the disposition of college men in the enlisted army reserves. Other advices concerning all other groups in the reserves are expected soon. In the meantime, army officials at headquarters of the Seventh Service Command in Omaha urge all students enlisted in the reserves to continue in their school work. Kansas Youth Dies In Glider Crack-Up Vinita, Okla., (INS)—The crash of a glider while on night maneuvers and the death of an army student and a civilian instructor, was announced today at the Vinita Army Glider School. Killed in the crash were Staff Sergeant Earl W. Ritchey, 20, Iola, Kan- sas, a student, and Stephen Brooks, 27, Wilmette, Ill., the instructor. Journalists Will Hear Kansas City News Man Members of Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, will hear Joe Gallaghe, head of the Kansas City bureau of International News Service, at an initiation and dinner at 5:30 tonight in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building. Preceding the dinner, initiation services will be held for Maurice Barker, College senior.