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UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1942
40TH YEAR
VOICE TO VICTORY
NUMBER 50
Outline Plans For Reserve Program
University officials today continued to ponder over the lengthy Army and Navy Manpower Commission document released yesterday for publication by Dr. Laurence Woodruff, Coordinator of Military Information for Students.
Said one University administrator of the complex document: "I've read it four times, and I'm still not certain I understand it."
Some things appear certain, however. Almost all the army reserve will be called at the end of this semester. No distinction is made for the army air corps $ \textcircled{*} $
is made for the army an corps. All, except the physically unfit and the students in the Navy V-1 and V-7 plans, will be in the armed forces or on active duty at the completion of the next semester.
Several Groups Back
School officials expressed the opinion that enrollment the next semester would not drop as much as was expected.
University officials have interpreted the Manpower Commission's rulings as allowing several large groups of students to continue their education for the next semester. Included in these groups are medical and pre-medical students, junior engineers (senior engineers are not mentioned explicitly, but it is expected that they, too, will be allowed
to continue), naval reservists, and senior ROTC students in advanced courses (including those in the ERC).
The Manpower Commission's plan embodies an arrangement whereby selected students will be sent back
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Organize Third Class For Women Chemists
The demand for women chemists has practically doubled during the past few months according to Dr. R. Q. Brewster, chairman of the department of chemistry. To supply the need of trained women chemists for war industries, a third class for women in The Chemistry and Manufacture of Explosives will be started Dec. 28.
Dr. G. W. Stratton professor of chemistry, will teach the new class which will last eight weeks from 6:30 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., five nights a week. The first part of each period will be devoted to lecture and demonstration. The latter part will be work in the laboratory, the content being directly related with the work done at the Sunflower Ordnance Works.
The courses in analysis of powder and materials that make up explosives are open to any woman from 18 to 65. Instruction is suited to employment in the SOW. The United States Bureau of Education pays the cost of laboratory material so there is no expense to students.
Mr. L. H. Bradford, technical director of the Hercules Powder Company, visited the two classes which were organized early this week.
Members of Senate Hear Military Edict
At the special meeting of the University Senate called for this afternoon, Chancellor Deane W. Malott was scheduled to outline in detail the government's action announced yesterday with respect to reservists, to the University faculty. No items for Senate action were slated to be brought up, but it was assumed that a general discussion would follow the Chancellor's presentation of the military edict.
Hospital Exhausts A Years' Excuse Supply
Students who have been sick may have a hard time explaining their absences from class in the immediate future if the hospital doesn't get more excuse blanks.
Students Protest Short Vacation
Approximately one out of every three students at Hamilton college is taking special work intended to prepare him for military service.
It was announced at the hospital this morning that the usual number of excuses used in a year have already been given out, that a little more than a third of the school year is gone, and the hospital is consequently just about out.
Take Special Work
City Dairymen Seek Price Hike For Retail Milk
The present milk crisis began Dec. 9 when the county health unit revoked the Fritzel Dairy license to sell milk in Lawrence. Fritzel admitted using other than grade A (continued to page two)
A request for permission from the OPA to raise the ceiling price of milk for Lawrence will probably be the next step in the attempt to solve the city's milk shortage, according to a statement of Clarence Gorrill, city attorney. If the increase is granted, Lawrence distributors would be able to compete with other communities who are paying better prices for grade A milk.
University students held mass meetings this morning and afternoon before the Chancellor's office protesting the four-day Christmas vacation.
Action on a compulsory program was urged after the OPA cut civilian meat quotas for the first quarter of 1943, which will reduce the voluntary ration from 2.8 lb. a week to 2.3 lb., and authorized packers to begin deliveries on their next quarter's quota on December 20—twelve days early.
Washington, (INS) — Pressing for prompt institution of a meat rationing program, agriculture department officials today said that the present meat shortage will "never be met except by rationing" and questioned OPA's slowness in taking such a step.
Compulsory Meat Rationing Favored
A crowd of approximately 1,000 students overrode requests of Vernon McKale, president of MSC, to disband. Refusing the
Draft Boards Defer Until Semester End
Washington—(INS)Draft boards throughout the country today were under orders of Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt to defer until the end of the present semester, March 1, 1943 all medical, dental, veterinary and engineering students who have completed at least one year of study.
The order was issued after the army and navy announced
A new armory is being constructed at the University of Maryland.
This year for the first time, the audience will have a part in the services. Following anthems by the a cappella choir and just before the presentation of the living tableaux on the smaller stage, Dean D. M Swarthout will lead the audience in
Carols Ring from Dyche As Prelude to Vespers
The program will begin promptly at four o'clock with an organ number, "Carillon," depicting the ringing of bells, played by Prof. Laurel E. Anderson.
As a prelude to the Christmas vespers at Hoch auditorium on Sunday afternoon, Christmas carols will be broadcast over the valley from the tower of Dyche museum. A quartet of trombone and trumpets will play Christmas songs from the outside balcony of Hoch auditorium as the audience gathers for the service. Chime carols will be softly broadcast inside the auditorium just preceding the serv-*
ice to the audience assembled there.
army and navy announced that qualified youths in the armed forces would be sent to college to continue their education.
a verse from some of the better known Christmas hymns.
The string section of the University Symphony orchestra will be seated on the main floor in the front of the auditorium and will play while the free-will offering is taken for the Fine Arts Scholarship fund. The Jay James will assist in taking the offering and giving out of programs. Marshals for the afternoon in charge of general arrangements will be Prof. E. Thayer Gaston and Prof. Russel L. Wiley. The service will be broadcast over station KFKU.
Under the plan, the army and navy will contract for the facilities of a selected number of colleges and universities.
The announcement said that the army and navy announced that resources of the nations colleges and universities will be utilized to "maintain the steady flow young men suitable for specialized educational technical training."
It was estimated that the number of men to be so detailed would number 250.000. They will attend the institutions in uniform and on military pay.
Topeka Police Now Carry Brooms To Sweep Streets
Topeka, (INS) -- All Topeka police cars are now carrying housewives brooms as a part of their regular equipment. The purpose is to enable the cops to sweep glass and other articles that might damage tires from the street.
University of Minnesota now has a co-ed mail carrier—Helen Hanson. a home economics freshman.
proposal for sending a committee to meet with Chancellor Malott, students grouped in front of the Chancellor's office. On Malott's appearance, the students cheered and sat down in the
A committee of student leaders was formed from the mass of students at 3:30 this afternoon to meet with Chancellor Malott to discuss the action. The remainder of the students left Frank Strong hall before the committee meeting at the Chancellor's request.
Members of the committee were Bob Frizell, Danny Bachmann, Bud French, Margaret Fesler, Betty Lou Perkins, Max Webster, Dorothy Catlett, Carol Stuart, and Ralph Michener.
A student committee which conferred with the Chancellor on the holiday question asked permission to sit in at a meeting of the University Senate at 3:30 today. Chancellor Malott refused this request on the ground that students have never appeared at Senate meetings. After this, the committee went to Dean Lawson, who talked with Malott. As a result of the conference, Malott informed the committee that he would "mention" its request for the holiday to be extended to include Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week, but that little or nothing would come of it.
hall to listen. The Chancellor said that although he could not decide whether the shortened Christmas vacation was a wise decision, the
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Georgia Islands Battle In 8th Day
Washington, (INS) For the eighth successive day, American planes attacked the new Japanese air field on New Georgia island in the central Solomons, the Navy announced today.
The assault on Dec. 17 was carried out by a force of Army flying fortresses escorted by American fighter, planes, but results were not reported.
The United States planes have been pounding the Jap base at Manila daily for more than a week, in a drive aimed at wiping out this Japanese threat to Guadalcanal, 145 miles to the southeast.