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VOICE for VICTORY
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942
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VICE FOR VICTORS
NUMBER 45
40TH YEAR
List Fewer Courses For Next Semester
Although government orders may change the set-up at any time, the University faculty in scheduling next semester's work is proposing a reduced program as to the total number of courses.
With professors leaving and the University facing a prospective reduction in enrollment next semester, Paul B. Lawson,
dean of the College, announced that fewer classes will be necessary. Students will be able, however, to carry on work in whatever major they have chosen.
The University faculty recently has approved several new courses as a result of the war situation in the departments of history, political science, sociology, psychology, geology, and foreign languages which these departments may offer next semester if desired.
Crawford and Patterson Teach
Two new courses which have been approved for the history department are "Continental British Empire," a two-hour course in contemporary history to be taught by Prof. C. C. Crawford, and "Recent History of North Africa and the Mediterranean Area," a two-hour course to be under the instruction of Prof. D. L. Patterson. Both courses will be open to freshmen. Another change has been approved in the history department in Professor F. E. Molvin's course in "Recent World
E. Melvin's course in 'Recent World History.' This course, which has formerly been open only to juniors (continued to page seven)
Allies
Take Gona
★★★
By International News Service
Complete occupation of the Gona mission area of New Guinea by Allied jungle fighters who crushed a last desperate attempt by the Japanese to escape from a pocket in which they were trapped was officially announced today.
Capture of Gona by Australian forces after a lengthy siege left Buna, 14 miles to the southeast, sole remaining foothold of the Japanese in the Papua territory.
Allied parachutists have penetrated to within 10 miles of Tunis, to carry out a series of demolitions, a Reuters news agency dispatch from a correspondent with the British First Army reported today.
The paratroops, according to the dispatch, were dropped southwest of Tunis, capitol of Tunisia, but the type of demolition performed was not disclosed.
London, Royal air force bombers returned over the smouldering, flame swept and bomb ruined city of Turin last night to smash two tons of explosives down upon the largest of Italy's industrial centers, it was officially announced today.
Many Enlist In Army Air Corps Branch
Fifty-nine students were sworn in the Army Air Corps reserve Tuesday and Wednesday, it was announced yesterday by Capt. W. A. Barrett, of the air corps enlistment board, which accepted applications at Watkins Memorial hospital those days.
Men who enlisted are:
Men who choose
James Wilson, engineering sophomore; Hugh DeWater, engineering freshman; Harley Colburn, College freshman; Charles Beach, engineering freshman; Donald Sawyer, engineering sophomore; Fred. Shaffer, College freshman, John McLeod, engineering sophomore; Eugene Frazier, College freshman; Oliver Sullens, engineering sophomore; Herbert Borgmann, College freshman; Paul Hare, engineering sophomore; Ben Fithian, College freshman; Donald Troutwein, College sophomore; John VanBebber, engineering freshman; Eugene Murray, engineering sophomore; Joseph Mc-
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Two pieces of sculpture by Bernard "Foco" Frazier, of the department of design are on exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, as part of a nationwide exhibit of painting and sculpture. The pieces selected for the showing were "The Fraction One" and "Rebekah."
Frazier points out that both these sculptures were made from clay on Mt. Oread, and since they fall in the field of ceramic sculptures, the glazes were developed in KU laboratories by Norman Plummer, of the department of geology.
Frazier Shows Sculpture Work
The Metropolitan Museum contacted Frazier and requested photos of any pieces he might wish to enter in the competition for selection to be shown at the exhibit. From the photos, requests for pieces arousing interest, were sent and out of these examinations came the final choices for the nation-wide display.
MSC, Malott Pause After First Round
Kansan Contracts for Wire Service
The Kansan yesterday contracted with the International News Service for wire service of state, national and world news. Two telephone communications from INS headquarters at Kansas City are received on days of publication.
Students in advanced copyreading will take turns in receiving the calls, their recordings of the dictations being on the typewriter.
Attempts to obtain a wire service have been made since the opening of the college year, but inability to get either the service or special telephone equipment delayed the arrangement.
Plans Continue For New Year's Party In Hoch
ter Frank tutoring. The auditorium will be decorated in the regular night club fashion—wall decorations, soft and moving lighting effects and individual tables, each seating two couples.
Plans for the University party on New Year's Eve are being completed. The sale of tickets will begin Monday morning in the Business Office and table reservations can be made from the desk in center Frank Strong next Wednesday.
Included in the $1.75 ticket price will be the refreshments served to the tables. Additional cokes and sandwiches can be purchased from the attendants.
Lindley Hall To Miss Completion Deadline
The professional entertainers for (continued to page five)
Lindley hall, new mineral resources building, will not be completed on schedule, missing the first of January date by several weeks. Long-overdue priority orders on wire and light fixtures are the cause of the unexpected delay, according to L. L. Rafter, state building inspector.
spector.
The doors are all hung and fitting the hardware will take about two weeks. The bulletin boards and showcases have been put up and the heating system has been installed. Floors cannot be finished and polished until the lighting system has been set up.
About twenty men are working on the 129-room structure. started in December of last year.
Council Negotiations Prove 'Satisfactory'
Negotiations with Men's Student Council representatives concerning differences existing between the administration and the governing body are "going very satisfactorily," Chancellor Deane W. Malott stated yesterday. "I see no reason why an agreement cannot be reached since there seems to be no really great differences of opinion," he added.
However, Bob White, chairman of the MSC committee conferring with the chancellor said, "The council is still in office;
Government Orders Canned Foods Cut
CLOSING HOURS
The list of food stuff which will not be available for civilian consumption in tin cans includes peas, carrots, apple sauce, sauerkraut, and such.
Washington, (INS) — The War Production Board today ordered a cut of from 46 to 33 pounds in the annual per capita consumption of canned goods by American civilians, as it revealed that the entire output of the number of food commodities packed in tin cans during 1943 would be set aside for military and lend-lease purposes.
Closing hours for women will be at 9:50 p. m. Monday, Dec. 14.
Marge Rader,
President, WSGA
the committee is still active. No satisfactory solution has been reached, however, negotiations are still in progress. We're working on a plan for student participation in those affairs directly affecting students and in which their opinion would contribute to the welfare of the University as well as to their own well-being. The committee maintains the hope that a favorable report will be given to the Council Monday night on this negotiation." White added that no definite meeting with the chancellor has been arranged, Mr. Malott expressing himself willing to meet with the committee whenever they wish. WSGA and Jay James to Back MSC
These statements were made today, two days after a 90-minute conference took place Tuesday in the chancellor's office. Immediately following the meeting, neither the chancellor nor the Council representatives would reveal what happened at the closed discussion. Yesterday the chancellor issued the
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Travelers' Poll
Going home Christmas? Wanna ride? Same here.
The Kansan would like to insure for you a seat on the train, or the bus, for along about Dec. 23 or 24. We can't do that, but we can greatly increase the probability of your having transportation home for the four-day Christmas weekend.
Talks with railroad and bus company officials in Lawrence, and with division officials in Topeka and Kansas City indicate that if fairly exact figures can be obtained as to the number of students who will be using public transportation facilities over the holidays, special requests will be made now to have adequate numbers of busses and railroad cars in Lawrence on the "rush" days.
If you are counting on the railroads or buses for transportation home Christmas, fill out the blank below and drop it in one of the boxes provided on the campus or bring it to the Kansas newsroom.
Yes, I'm going home Christmas on the
I'll be travelling
East West.
Train
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Santa Fe
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