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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942
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40TH YEAR
NUMBER 54
Plan Bureau Of Student War Speakers
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Plans are being made to organize a War Information Student Speaker's bureau to provide balanced programs to be used in civic clubs, high schools, discussion groups and church groups, and possibly on a tour over the state, Prof. E.C. Buehler, chairman of the department of speech and drama said today.
The success of the Navy Day speakers bureau Oct. 12 and a demand for similar programs resulted in the tentative plans. "We do not intend to have four-minute speeches, but will take certain fields, informing and interpreting present day world developments and events," Professor Buehler stated.
Topics under consideration include the new world geography, a plan for rationing commodities, air raid defense, know your enemy—the Japanese, food—production and distribution, manpower and its adaptability, colleges and universities in the war effort, post-war organization, and the miracle in Russia.
Professor Buehler said that any student with speaking ability who is interested can get further information from him. Teams will be organized, each team specializing in one topic.
Known as the War Service Student Speakers bureau, it will begin to function early in the second semester Professor Buehler said.
Forums Board Plans Broadcast Schedule
Plans for the Forums Board broadcast series for next semester are in the formative stage, Arthur Nelson president of the planning committee, said last night.
The tentative program for next semester will be to broadcast every other week at 9:30 Thursday evenings, over station KFKU. Before each broadcast, members of the board will meet at a luncheon to plan the discussion topic and select the speakers. A chairman will be selected to preside at the broadcast which will be of the bull session nature.
"The topic for broadcast, this semester, will be broader in scope, including problems of the present war and post war period. Last semester, the topics were confined to problems of America," Nelson explained.
Merrill Peterson, College senior and president of the Forums Board will not be in the University next semester. A new president will be chosen, Nelson said. John Waggoner, College senior, and Mary Cheney, College junior, also serve with Arthur Nelson on the planning committee.
Going into effect at once is a vichy order for all French schools to put German down as a must course. Until now students could choose between English and German.
No Need to Worry
Sun Will Last
All right folks, relax for the next 30 billion years.
Dr. H. A. Bethe, professor of physics at Cornell, told a Brown university scientific society that, at the present rate, the energy of the sun will last "another 30 billion years."
He estimated that the sun's electrical power, if computed at a cost of only one cent an hour, is worth a billion dollars a second.
Allies Break Into New Year Optimistically
Undated (INS)—With over 300,000 German troops killed or captured on the Russian front and the allies poised for the final drive in North Africa, the United Nations opened the new year with justified optimism.
Against this the German and Italian peoples could only remember the broken promises of their leader. It was three months ago, Sept. 30, that Adolph Hitler said;
"Stalingrad is a city which we can take, you may depend on it."
And again, as though anxious to reassure himself, he repeated, "the capture of Stalingrad will be concluded."
Make No Promises
Democratic leaders have never made such promises, they have never had to, and although a dictator may break international agreements with impunity, it is the beginning of
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Begin Voluntary Enlistments For New Age Group
Men desiring to enlist in the armed services must first make application with the selective service board with which they are registered. They will be sent to a recruiting station of the service they select.
Those men having their 18th birthday in November or December completed registering at the selective service office yesterday. The board will sort the registration cards and make a report Saturday concerning them.
The local selective service office will begin accepting enlistments in the navy, marine corps and army tomorrow, in accordance with the government's plan of accepting voluntary enlistments during January. The coast guard quota for January is filled therefore; no men may enlist.
Beginning today, and for the duration, young men will register for selective service on their 18th birthday, or the following day if the birthday is on a Sunday or holiday.
Prof. John W. Ashton, head of the University English department, has been made review editor of the Journal of American Folk Lore.
Claude Winslow, master of ceremonies, introduced the entertainers from Kansas City and provided interesting feats of magic between acts. A ventriloquist act, similar to the Edgar Bergen-Charlie McCarthy team, got laughs from the audience.
Ashton Appointed To Editorial Position On Folk Lore Journal
Great Success"-Miss Meguiar... New Year's Eve Party Features Entertainment
As yet the board has not received instructions as to when 18 and 19 year old men are to be inducted into military service.
Formerly a member of the executive board of the Journal, Professor Ashton has long made a hobby of collecting and studying ballads and folk lore of various kinds, and in his new position will be in charge of receiving books for review, and assigning them to scholars all over the country for review in the Journal of American Folk Lore.
Featuring entertainers imported from Kansas City, noise makers, confetti, free cokes and sandwiches, and music by Danny Bachmann's orchestra, the University's first New Year's Eve party in Hoch auditorium was an overwhelming success. More than 1,000 students attended the affair, giving the Business office a glow of financial $ \textcircled{*} $
Nelson Thomason, expert in the art of balleting, amazed the stu-
satisfaction, topped only by the of the party itself.
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dents with his numerous difficult acts which included balancing himself on his thumb or fingers, precariously standing on a chair balanced on four bottles, and performing on four billiard cues. Of equal ability was Jolene Harris, ten-year-old entertainer, whose acrobatic dancing held the attention of the audience.
To Be Few Changes in Textbooks
Report blanks for text books have been mailed to instructors today and should be returned by the end of next week according to Nadine Hunt chairman of the Union Book Exchange. General buying will commence the first day of finals and continue throughout final week. Indications are that there will be few if any changes in texts, largely because of effort toward saving paper.
A representative of the Wilcox and Follett book company of Chicago will be at the book exchange stand on Wednesday and Thursday of next week to buy any old books which have been discontinued on this campus.
New Air Assault By Army Planes On Wake Island
Pearl Harbor (INS) — A new air assault by U.S. army planes against Jap held Wake Island in which more than 75,000 pounds of bombs were dropped from low altitudes and numerous fires were started, was revealed today by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet.
"Just after midnight, Dec. 23-24, east longitude time," Admiral Nimitz' announcement said, "a force of U.S. army aircraft conducted a bombing attack on army installations on Wake Island."
"All of our participating aircraft returned undamaged to their bases. There were no injuries to our personnel.
"The enemy apparently was completely surprised by the attack."
Savely Is Reported Missing In Action
Lt. Lloyd Savely, former student at the University, has been reported missing in action. Word of his plane going down was received by his parents from a flying officer who served with him.
Savely was a pilot serving with a bomber unit of the army air corps, somewhere in New Guinea. He saw action at Buna and Gona.
His home was at Greensburg. At the time of his entrance in the army October 2,1941,he was a senior in the college.Savely was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon,and a member of the Men's Student Council. Entering the army he transferred to the air corps,was commissioned, and was assigned to duty in the South Pacific last summer.
WEATHER
Kansas - Little change in temperature today and tonight.
Monte Carlo Ballet Russe Here Tuesday
The Monte Carlo Ballet Russe, bringing its own symphony orchestra, a complete company of nearly 100 people and elaborate scenery and costumes will appear at 8:20 Tuesday evening in Hoch auditorium.
"The Magic Swan," with the music score by Tschaikowsky, opens the ballet which features many dancing stars. Mia Salvenska, as the princess, is the first ballerina to be starred in a full length feature motion picture, Igor Youskevitch as the prince, David Thimar as the sorcerer, and N. Kelepovska as the prince's mother. Others are Nathalie Krassosvska, Lubov Rostova, Mlada Mladova, Eleanora Marra, Lubov Roudenko, Sonia Woicikowska, Tatiana Chamie, Leonide Massine, Frederic Franklin, Roland Guerard, George Zoritch, and numerous others. The dances include a mazurka, czardas, pas de trois, Spanish dance, tarantella, waltz, pas de deux, and a grand finale using a dozen or so other dancers.
Viennese Music Concludes Program
Accompanied by music of the American composer, Aaron Copland, the second ballet will be "Ro-deo" or "The Courting at Burnt Ranch." The theme of the ballet is one that has been featured in stories for many years, how to get a suitable man. The first scene takes place in the corral with an interlude entitled "Retrospect" while the second scene is staged in a ranch house during a Saturday night dance. Characters in this number are the champion roper, the cowgirl, the head wrangler, the rancher's daughter and her eastern friend from Kansas City, a caller for the dances, and numerous other cow-hands.
"Blue Danube Waltzes" depicting Vienna life in 1860 and presenting the love story of a young lady for a Hussar will conclude the program. According to the report, this is one of the most popular numbers in the large repertoire of the Ballet Russes with music by Johann Strauss. The ballet was first produced in Paris in 1923.
Investigate Fatal Army Air Crash of Last Week
Greenville, Texas (INS) — Report of an investigating board was awaited at Majors Field today on what may have caused an army training plane from the field to crash near Springfield, Mo., Wednesday night, killing two men.
The plane was on a routine flight from Springfield to Tulsa when it crashed. Both army men were from Texas.