THIS WEEK A VOICE FOR VICTORY
Daily Kansan
The Winged Vulture
40TH YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1942
NUMBER 48
Jayhawks Open Home Schedule
Council Asks Guarantee of Student Voice
Men's Student Council members last night resolved that a Charter of Student Rights, guaranteeing a student voice in all University affairs except the purely curricular, should be granted by the administration.
The resolution as passed by the Council asks that the charter include five rights which the Council believes should be at least partially under the control of the students. These five principles will be taken to the first meeting tomorrow afternoon of the "peace" committee formed by the Chancellor last week.
Bob White, chairman of the MSC's Student Rights committee, explained that the principles set forth in the resolution will serve as a definite program for the solution of administration-student relations. He said that the principles would provide a starting place for negotiations.
White emphasized that some of the requested rights were already under student control, but that the Charter of Student Rights would set them down in specific terms so
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TompkinsAnnounces Senior Committees
Senior committee members and chairmen for the class of '43 were announced today by Willis Tompkins, president of the second war graduating class of World War II. Nine committees were named to arrange plans for the class gift, invitations. class breakfast, class publicity, class history, class prophecy, reception and dance, alumni membership, and cap and gown.
The committees appointed are:
Class gift: Paul Gilles, chairman; Lawrence Hickey, John Tilson, Barbara Reber, and Mary Kay Brown. Invitations: Seward Fleeson, chairman; Mary Alice Martin, and Warren Snyer.
Class history: Laurie Russell, chairman; and Jean Bailey. Class prophecy: Don Keown, chairman; and Mary Kathryn Green. Reception and dance: Mary Gene Hull. (continued to page two)
Class breakfast: Georgia Ferrel, chairman; Barbara Koch, Wiley Mitchell, and Arthur Black. Publicity: Virginia Tieman, chairman; and Chuck Elliott.
A, B Card Owners Get Cheaper Insurance
TOPEKA, INS)—Chas. F. Hobbs, Kansas insurance commissioner, announced today that persons in Kansas holding gasoline rationing A cards will get a 20 per cent reduction, in premiums on automobile collision insurance and those holding B cards will get a 10 per cent reduction. No reduction will go to holders of C cards.
Trial Mid-Week Is Planned By Union Committee
Mid-weeks again, installation o ping pong tables, creation of a new music room, and possibilities for campus movies are a few of the current projects of the Union operating committee endeavoring to bring back student functions temporarily eliminated.
The first mid-week dance of this year will be in the main lounge, men's lounge, and lobby of the Memorial Union building from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday said Newell Jenkins, new Union Activities president elected to succeed Nation Meyer, who resigned.
Bachmann Will Play
Danny Bachmann's band will furnish music for the mid-week, and the old custom of free admittance for couples and ten cents each for stags will be carried out. This dance will be a trial to find out how many persons can be accommodated and how the idea appeals to the students.
The committee is studying the possibility of using the Union cafeteria for dancing and coking if the floor can be transformed for dancing without too great an expense. It was voted to open the Kansas room for free dancing on weekend nights when it is not being used by
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Conflict Postpones V-Speaking Contest
Because of the conflicting hours of the band concert, the "Speaking for Victory" contest will be held Thursday, Dec. 17 in the little theater in Green hall. Any student interested in entering this contest should see Prof. E. C. Buehler, of the speech department.
The students entered in this contest will speak for four minutes on their chosen subjects. From the group of contestants eight will be chosen for a final contest held at 8:30. Dec.21.
Prizes will be: first, $10; second,
$7; and third, $3.
Blackout Signals 11 Minutes Late
A slip up in the signal system or a misunderstanding of orders resulted in an eleven minute delay in starting the practice blackout in Lawrence last night, G. W. Bradshaw, director of the Lawrence civilian defense corps, said today.
The local headquarters of the civilian defense corps understood that it was to receive a notification from headquarters in Topeka before beginning the blackout. They received a preliminary warning from Topeka at 9:18 but never received the actual signal to begin the blackout. Finally at 10:11 the local board gave the order to start the blackout on their own authority.
They have not yet determined whether the fault was in the signal system from Topeka or if they misunderstood their orders. The black-out was in effect until 10:26.
Bradshaw, associate professor of civil engineering at the University, was pleased with the cooperation of the people and the wardens in the practice, however. He said that its
Food Shortage Hits 'Batchers' ★★★ ★★★ A Crisis In Snacking
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BY PHYLLIS JONES
Shoppers battle for the last pound
"Batching" is facing a crisis. No longer can a hungry student dash home at night, open a can of pork and beans and heat it up. He has to soak his dried beans and put them on to boil about noon, if he is to eat them that night. Then, if he doesn't time everything right, he may come home to a roomful of smoke and a frantic landlady. Also, there is the problem of pork. If he had some, he could have®
some pork and beans—if he has the beans. If he can afford to pay 25 cents a pound for salt pork; the butcher may not have it to sell; he is selling cheese these days.
of bacon; and the butcher has his own enigma of the missing link—the link of sausage. F. A. Moore, Lawrence butcher, said that he would be glad when the meat rationing
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Creighton Rated Over Phog's Men
JOHN BUESCHER
Creighton, led by lanky Ed Beisser, ranks as a favorite over Kansas' improved Jayhawkers in Hoch auditorium at 7:30 tonight, after trouncing the Olathe Clippers 47-32 at Omaha Saturday.
Japanese Airfield Is Object of Attack
KU Quarterback
Although his squad looks improved in practice sessions, Coach Phog Allen is pessimistic about Jayhawker chances
Washington. (INS)—Aliming a knockout blow at a new Japanese airfield in the Central Solomons, American dive bombers, flying fortresses, and fighter planes, have attacked enemy installations for the fifth consecutive day on New Georgia Island, the Navy revealed today.
The communique, announcing two separate attacks on Dec. 14, came shortly after Secretary of the Navy Knox, at a press conference, stated that the Americans are "watching the place pretty closely" and are determined to wipe out the Jap airfields on New Georgia.
The new American assaults were a continuation of the offensive against Japan following the capture yesterday of Buna, important base at New Guinea.
WEATHER
Kansas Light rain northeast changing to snow tonight. Light rain southeast tonight.
against the experienced Blue-
jays. He feels that his cagers haven't had enough work yet for superior performance.
But the "invincible" home-court jinx will be blocking Creighton Kansas has lost only two home
Probable starting lineups:
Kansas Pos. Creighton
Black F Loisel
Schnellbacher F Langer
Buescher C Beisser
Evans G Lally
Dixon G Gibson
Officials—Mife Oberhelman (Kansas State) and Roland Gibbs (St. Thomas).
games since 1938 (both to Oklahoma), at the beginning of the 1938 season and the close of the 1941 season.
Three veterans—Beisser, forwards Ralph Langer and Joe Loisel—are schooled in the zone defense that Coach Eddie Hickey will employ against Kansas. The two forwards and Beisser have been piling up large Bluejay scores for the last two years.
Black Returns
With Charlie Black back in the starting lineup and Armand Dixon fitting in at guard, the famed Kansas fast break of last season may be approached tonight. Dixn has taken the place of sophomore Bill Brill who is out with a knee injury.
After much experimenting at the "quarterbcak position, Coach Allen has decided to rely on John Buescher, last season's regular center. Dixon and Ray Evans have been playing center in practice but have not yet approached the smooth ball-handling of Buescher. Dixon may fill in for Buescher who is 12 pounds underweight.
Dick Nolan Gone
Black, second high scorer in the Big Six in 1942, will match scoring ability with Beisser. Beisser was held to two field goals and five free throws by Black in Kansas' 53-49 victory here last season.
Two newcomers. Ward Gibson and Gene Lally, have replaced Dick Nolan and Gene Haldeman at guards. Gibson is a hefty 6 foot 4 inch defensive standout while his running mate is only 5 feet 9 inches tall.
BUY WAR STAMPS