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VOICE FOR VICTORY
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
BROADWAY
THE BROADWAY
PUBLIC AWARDS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1942
40TH YEAR
NUMBER 52
Aero Course Opened to Women
Senate Lengthens Vacation No School Until Eldridge Book Cited Dec.30 Senate As New Social Classic Voted Yesterday
The University Senate yesterday voted to extend the Christmas vacation by three days. Dates selected were from this afternoon at 5:30 to 8:30 a.m., Wednesday December 30.
The action was prompted when Chancellor Malott called a meeting of the body at the request of a student committee. The committee, composed of MSC and WSGA members and other student leaders, presented to the Chancellor the oral request of the student body that the Senate reconsider Friday's decision.
The Senate's vote of reconsideration followed approximately 45 minutes of debate, after E. B. Stouffer, dean of the Graduate School, made the original proposal, which had been worked out in a special committee meeting.
The student committee which met with the Chancellor prior to the calling of the Senate meeting will continue its investigation of the Friday mass meeting, and will attempt to bring punitive measures against the leaders and instigators of the demonstration. Bob White, MSC member, is chairman of the committee.
Riot Produces New MSC Bills
Bills outlawing mass student demonstrations and providing for a hearing of student grievances by the administration were introduced in a special meeting of the MSC at 8 o'clock last night.
Stating that any student who is an instigator or leader of any violent demonstration against any member or members of the administration, will be prosecuted by a special committee of the MSC in the Student Supreme Court, Bill Number One was proposed as $ _{a} $ means of preventing a recurrence such as the riot of Friday afternoon.
Bill Number Two has to do with student grievances, stating that any student with grievances against administration may come to MSC committee on student affairs, and the committee will refer the grievance to the administration. The bill will probably be revised to fit the program of the MSC in its recent negotiations with the Chancellor.
A book that "may prove as outstanding in the history of social thought as classics like Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations'," in the opinion of one critic, has just been printed and published by the University of Kansas Press. The volume contains the results of five years of investigation by Prof. Seba Eldridge, acting chairman of the department of sociology, and 29 collaborators; it is entitled, "Development of Collective Enterprise"—its topic
being defined simply as group ownership of capital employed in an undertaking, in contrast to the individual ownership of the ordinary proprietary concern.
The comparison of the new book with classics like "Wealth of Nations" was made by Dr. George R. Davies, sociologist and professor of statistics in the College of Commerce at the University of Iowa. Dr. Davies has published many articles and several books in the fields of economics and sociology and has taught for more than 40 years. Dr. Davies read "Development of Collective Enterprise" in manuscript form before publication.
A Timely Theme
"The theme is very timely," Dr. Davies declared, "considering the world conflict of collectivistic and individualistic ideas. Particularly as far as the United States is concerned, it should dispel the prestige of European collectivistic ideologies and center attention upon the actual process of socialization already under way. Unless very untimely social disturbances occur, in all probability it will be accepted as one of the outstanding social orks of this period of history."
Dr. Selig Perlman, labor economist at the University of Wisconsin, commented, "A truly impressive job. In the light of this detailed and discriminating research, the thesis
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Traveler's Poll Shows Almost No Congestion
"We are confident that adequate transportation facilities will be available for every student who wishes to go home Christmas, and if any one has to stand up on the train or bus, we are certain that it will be for no great distance."
Merry Christmas
That was the response of transportation officials when given the results of the Kansan travelers' poll yesterday. The only possible congestion which was indicated on the poll is Wednesday afternoon west-bound railroads. (This probably means Tuesday afternoon's trains in view of the recent calendar change and extension of vacation.)
A total of 400 students responded to the poll—enough to get a fairly accurate proportional distribution of holiday travel. Outside of the Wednesday afternoon west-bound travel, departure schedules are well scattered and should cause no congestion. Buses will receive a relatively small percentage of the travel and should not be overly crowded (by students, at least) at any time.
In reconvening the University Senate yesterday afternoon, to give reconsideration to the length of the vacation, I acted in response to a belief on my part and that of the other administrators of the University, that student leaders on the campus have so thoroughly discredited the student actions culminating last Friday, as to warrant giving every possible opportunity for sound student leadership to be heard and its interests to be made known.
DEANE W. MALOTT, Chancellor.
It was, I believe, with this same feeling that the Senate decided to extend the vacation to one week. The University, its faculty and administration, extends to all students best wishes for a Merry Christmas, and for a pleasant respite from the strenuous work of this war year.
To Supervise Women
Prof. Henry Stillwell will supervise the training of the women who enroll in the aircraft production training program next semester.
Air Corps Not Included In AERC Call
Registrar Laurence C. Woodruff received notice today from the War Manpower Committee that not until Jan. 1 will the War department have completed plans for calling Army Enlisted Reserve Corps students to active duty.
The notice further stated that:
1. No orders will be given to report for active duty prior to a date two weeks after the completion of the present semester.
2. The Army Specialized Training program does not include the Air Corps reserve. A student who is a member of the Army Air Corps reserve will be called to active duty at the discretion of the Air Corps at such a time as he can be assigned to training.
The notice also stated that all students who are not in the army or navy reserves will be deferred until the end of the spring semester providing they are:
1. Medical students or pre-medical students who have had one year of training in an approved institution.
2. Engineering students who have had one year of study in an approved engineering institution.
3. All students specializing in chemistry, physics, or bacteriology who are within two years of completing their training.
4. All instructors and part-time instructors devoting the balance of their time in study of any of the above curriculum.
KU Trainees To Be Paid During Study
Plans for a training course in aeronautical engineering for women, in which the women will be on the payroll of major aircraft companies during the time they are being trained, have been completed between the University School of Engineering and four major aircraft companies, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today. The plan is expected to become effective the second semester which begins Jan. 17.
The aircraft companies with whom the University has made the arrangements, detailed plans of which are being worked out by University authorities and company officials, are Boeing, North American, Cessna, Beechcraft. The course, which will be limited to 200 women trainees, will be administered by the School of Engineering and Architecture, of which J. Jakosky is dean.
Financing of the project will be through the Engineering Science Management War Training program, of which Guy V. Keeler, of the University Extension division, is regional director. The ESMWT program is under the supervision of the U. S. Office of Education. Already more than 25,000 war production workers in Kansas and Missouri have been trained by the University under the program.
Seven Options Offered
New Year's Party Sales Top 300 Mark
Trainees in the aeronautical program for women at the University of Kansas will be given special training in one of the following aeronautical options: stress analysis, drafting, weight control, production illustration, production planning and
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More than 300 tickets have been sold to the New Year's Eve party by noon today, Carl Hines, chairman of the ticket committee, said today. The number of tables reserved is approximately 165.
Miss Elizabeth Meguiar, adviser of women, announced today that in all probability, 1:30 closing hours will be extended only to those women attending the New Year's Eve party. Closing hours for all other activities will be 12:30.
Tickets may be obtained at the Business Office after vacation, Hines said.