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VOICE FOR MORTY
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
The Voice for Victory
40TH YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1942
NUMBER 44
All-KU Party In Hoch, Dec. 31
Students Under 18 May Enlist in V-1
"Civilian college students having submitted bonafide applications to an armed service representative on or before Dec. 5 for voluntary enlistment in V-1, V-5, or V-7 may complete same through navy recruiting station officer, naval officer procurement, or cadet selection board on or before Dec. 15. . . Students not yet 18 may enlist in V-1 without restrictions. No new enlistments except under above conditions."
The preceding quotation was the substance of a telegram received by Dr. Laurence Woodruff, adviser on military affairs, from the naval authorities. A similar telegram was received from the army.
Dr. Woodruff advised the students: "If any of them have made application with me or any enlistment officer on or before last Saturday, they can still complete their enlistments, provided they get the job done before Dec. 15."
"In any case," said Dr. Woodruff,
"students who feel that they have taken initial steps should see me."
Dr. Woodruff estimated that several hundred students had already passed through his office since Saturday. "The phone started ringing about six o'clock Saturday evening," he said, "and it continued throughout the weekend."
Captain W. A. Barrett of the army air corps enlistment board will continue on at Watkins Memorial hospital through tomorrow. Of 77 students who passed the mental examination when Capt. Barrett was here two weeks ago only 15 were sworn in. The remainder are being sworn in now. Thirty or forty students began enlistments and are continuing them.
Werner Grieves
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A Dog's Life
Henry Werner, adviser of men continues to have his troubles. He has undertaken the job of reproducing photographs of the Jayhawk Nursery in England for a circular to be distributed to organized houses on the Hill.
After toiling for hours in producing a good picture, his dog got hold of it and took it across the street to play with it with the neighbor's dog. The two proceeded to tear it up, until it looked, in Mr. Werner's words, "like a Kansan criticism of a premiere performance."
It is not wrong to state that in the martial acts lie,the moral principles of our nation, Tokyo said recently via shortwave.
If the dogs don't interfere again Mr. Werner hopes to have the circles out within three or four days.
Fraternities To Initiate at Once
Initiation of fraternity pledges will begin immediately as a result of the Inter-fraternity council meeting Sunday when it was decided to allow the initiation of pledges anytime after the eleventh week of the semester in which they were pledged.
Council spokesmen explained that the decision was made so that pledges who will be called at the end of the semester will get a chance to be actives before leaving for the service and so that the active chapter strength may be bolstered. Most fraternities have been hit hard by the draft, council members believe that initiating pledges now will build up a reservoir of actives for the continuance of the chapter after the war.
The bill as passed by the council stated that for the duration of war, any pledge may be initiated after the second week after the mid-semester, providing his grades are satisfactory and providing that he is passed by the active chapter.
Several fraternities have already completed arrangements for pledge initiation, and the remainder are expected to follow soon.
A meeting of the All-Girl band will be held at 7:30 Wednesday, Dec. 9 in Hoch auditorium, Russell Wiley, director announced today.
All Girl Band To Practice
Bruce Cameron, chairman of the local selective service board, issued a statement today concerning the proclamation by the President of the United States concerning the registration of men who have become 18 since the registration of 18 and 19 year olds, June 30. His statement follows: "The President of the United States has issued a proclamation concerning the Sixth Registration.
Registration Dates Set For 18-Year Olds
This registration concerns all male citizens of the United States, and other male persons who have et-
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The University band will take its audience to a rodeo as guests of the Cowboy Band at the Patriotic Concert Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. in Hoch auditorium. The blackout scheduled for Dec. 14 made it necessary to change from that date. Cowboy guest singers will be tenor Allen Crafton, professor of speech, and baritone David T. Lawson, graduate student. Among the horse opera favorites will be "Empty
Cowboy Band Featured In Patriotic Concert Dec.16
Violinist Eugene Nininger, College junior, will play the only violin solo ever written for band accompaniment, a South American arangement, "Cubana." Two of Fitz Kreisler's violin num-
Saddles" and "Jingle Jangle Jingle."
To Discuss Education In Wartime
The final broadcast in the Forums board series will be given at 9:30 tonight over KFKU. "Should Higher Education Continue During Wartime?" will be the topic discussed by the panel.
At the present time, the speakers and acting chairman for the round table discussion have not been announced by Merrill Peterson, college senior and chairman of the Forums board.
rs. "Schon Roisamin" and "Lieb-
Plans for future discussions and activities of the board have been completed and will be announced later, Peterson said.
esfread," which have been transcribed for band, will be played. Other numbers range from the opening "Maestersinger Overture" of Wagner to "Alice Blue Gown."
In keeping with the holiday season Dan Bachmann, College sophomore, will narrate Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" while the band plays the melody in the background.
Hoch, Dec. 31 New Year's Eve ClubDanceSlated
Capitalizing on the years of publicity concerning the University of Kansas as the "country club" and "the bane of the Kansas farmers," New Year's Eve will see the gala opening (and closing) of the K. U. Country Club in Hoch auditorium, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott and members of the Men's Student Council Student Rights committee were in session this afternoon in an attempt to adjust differences between the administration and the men's governing body which claims that rights belonging to them have been appropriated by the administration.
Chancellor Malott has refused to make any comment on the resolution passed a week ago at the MSC meeting until after today's conference. The Chancellor was out of town at the time of the passing of the resolution and returned last Friday night at which time today's meeting was arranged.
Students confined to the Hill because of gasoline rationing, etc., and unable to travel to Kansas City for their annual celebration will have Kansas City brought to them. A troupe of professional night club performers have been contracted for the evening's show, along with the dance band of Danny Bachmann.
Malott and MSC Meet To Discuss KU Government
Bob White, chairman of the MSC (continued to page two)
New MSC Calendars Are Ready For Sale
The Men's Student Council Calendars for 1943 are available now at the Jayhawker Office any afternoon from 2:30 to 5, Duane Smith, editor has announced. These calendars are 50c each and a limited number will be sold. Representatives selling these calendars will be in each organized house.
"These calendars would make fine Christmas gifts for men in the service," Smith suggested. "For such gifts, envelopes will be available."
Dorothy Jean Harvey and Christine Turk are handling the sales. The Jayhawker cartoons, featured on each page, were drawn by "Yogi" Williams.
Did the Brush Slin?
Professors of the chemistry department are still wondering why the painter who relabeled the office doors in Bailey laboratories last weekend put quotation marks around the word "research" when he printed Office of Inorganic Chemistry "Research."
Most Elaborate Party In Years
Hoch auditorium (The Country Club) will be decorated as any high-class night club—even down to the individual tables for four. Food and cokes have been arranged for. The floors will be waxed for dancing, and all the accessories necessary for ushering in the New Year. confetti, balloons, and noisemakers, will be provided.
Without a doubt the biggest and most elaborate party authorized by the University in years, the Country Club's New Year's Eve all-school party tickets will go on sale Monday morning at the Business Office. The tickets will cost $1.75 plus tax, per couple. Table reservations (each ticket purchaser to make his own) can be made after Wednesday at desk in center Frank Strong hall. No extra charge will be made for the reservations.
Governing Bodies Sponsor Party The administration has approved the plans for the party, which may cost upward to $2,000.
The party is being sponsored by the WSAG and MSC with a committee composed of Vernon McKale, Marge Rader, C. E. Russell, Barbara Reber, Cliff Reynolds, Georgia Ferrel, Carl Hines, Jill Peck, Dean Sims, Larry McSpadden, Joy Miller, and Jan Grainger.
Knox Gives Yearly Total of Jap Losses
By International News Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 8-Approximately 25 per cent of Japan's vital merchant fleet has been sunk in the Pacific during the first year of war, Secretary of the Navy Knox said today.
The announcement was made by Knox at a press conference in which he amplified a recent statement by him in which he said that Nipponese losses in cargo vessels and troop point of desperation and imperiling transports were approaching point of desperation and imperiling the security of the enemy's far flung bases.