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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 19
Commentary by the KANSAN Editorials * Features * Patter
Selective Service Shortcomings
We must ration man-power. So far, men who have been entrusted with handling the man-power situation have proved wholly incompetent. Guesses as to the size of our army have ranged from 7,500,000 to 13,000,000.
Without an accurate figure of our growing army, we can't operate on any effective plan in establishing material priorities or priorities within age groups under the selective service system. It's like starting to build a battleship without the plans.
Selective service has been in operation more than two years, and during that time has been given wide discretionary powers. Because of vague instructions from General Hershey, national selective service director, local boards have tried to interpret rules. The result: Some boards take men irrespective of whether they are married while another board does not. Some boards take workers from vital industries and the farms, others do not.
Proof that our man power needs rationing is farms in the United States need some 12 million workers to maintain normal production, yet farm labor has been spirited away by the draft and lush war jobs. By next summer in Kansas alone, some 10,000 farms will be sold or simply left fallow.
Supposedly, the selective service was established to select men who could be spared from production, instead it is draining manpower from those jobs. Unnecessary selective service demands for a huge army have forced many men in vital jobs to join the army.
The selective service director is probably responsible for the manpower shortage. Work of classifying registrants, a plan basic to allocation of manpower, was completed only this week. It is clearly a job of trying to build an army now and make the plans afterward—at the risk of destroying war production.
We are beginning to realize that we need an over-all manpower system to draft men for the farms and factories as well as for the army. R.C.
Cramping Coffee Consumption
Coffee joins the ranks of sugar and gasoline on the rationing program November 28, it has been announced by Price Administrator Leon Henderson. After that date, each person over 15 years of age will be allocated one pound of coffee every five weeks.
Stamps in the last half of the sugar ration book—War Ration Book No.1—will be utilized in the coffee rationing program. The last stamp in the book, No.28, will be good for a pound of coffee during the period November 28 to January 2. Subsequent coffee coupons will be detached from the back of the book in chronological regression.
Fourteen year olds and younger are out of luck so far as coffee rationing goes under the OPA program. No ration book on which the age of the holder is 14 years or under will be valid for coffee rationing. Age of each ration book holder is recorded in the upper right hand corner of page three of his book.
Grocers will not be allowed to sell coffee the week before November 28. This week's prohibition of coffee sales will facilitate grocers' stocking their shelves so that all stores will
Just Wondering
Probably the only thing more fatiguing than a hard day's work is a four hour banquet.
have an ample supply on hand once rationing begins.
How much coffee per person per day will the rationing program allow? It is estimated by one New York chef that a pound of coffee is sufficient for 36 cups of the beverage. Each pound of coffee must last five weeks under ration standards; ergo it should average approximately a cup a day.
Price Administrator Henderson estimates that for ten years before 1941, America consumed about 13 pounds of coffee per capita per year. Abnormal demands shot this average to 16 pounds last year. So far this year, we have consumed coffee at the rate of 12.5 pounds annually — slightly less than two pounds over rationing limits.
Reason for reduction of coffee consumption is the 35 per cent decrease in coffee importation this year, because of Axis subs and diversion of ships and shipping space for war use. So we'll drink less coffee and our boys over there will get more planes, guns, and tanks.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 40 Sunday, November 1, 1942 No.26
Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
A symphonic program of Brahms' music will be given at 2:30 this afternoon in the Music room of the Memorial Union building. Time has been allowed during the program for request numbers. All are invited to attend. The program includes Brahms' "Symphony No. 1 in C minor," and Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture."
The Freshman YW-YMCA will hold a mixer Thursday, Nov. 5th, 7 till 9 p.m. in the Kansas room.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.-Bob Coleman, secretary.
International Relations club will meet 4:30 Tuesday, Nov. 3, 106 Green Hall. All students interested are invited to come—H. B. Chubb, adviser.
NAVAL 'RESERVIISTS': Because of the great amount of activity in connection with Navy Day, it is considered advisable to postpone the meeting of Naval Reservists to Wednesday, Nov. 4. This meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Engineering building at 8 o'clock.-F. J. Moreau.
El Ateneo se reunir jueves el 5 de Noviembre a las 4:30 en la sala 113, Frank Strong Hall, Jean Ogleby nos hablara de Mexico.-Margaret Welch, Presidente.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Rock Chalk Talk
BETTY LOU PERKINS
BY MARTIN HATFIELD GUEST EDITOR
Interviewing the Panamanian students recently, the Kansan reports directed a question at "Boli" Marquez: "What do you think of the American girls' manner of dressing." He snapped back with, "I always hesitate to discuss women's clothing. I like a subject long enough for consideration. I see no reason for discussing a subject everybody can see through anyhow, but I like it."
Betty Lay and Harvey Haynes III were casually walking down the campus when a platoon of blue jackets marched by. Betty, turning to Harvey remarked, "I'll be glad when a new group of sailors are launched so we can hear their new lines." Smiled Harvey, "what's wrong with th Joe College line?"
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A new star has risen on the horizon for Harry McClure. Harry cently wrote Lana Turner to ask for a date to the Phi Delt Christmas party.
Miss Turner, Harry's eighth wonder of the world, was voted the Phi Delta Theta queen, and Harry as always, is faithful.
Harry insists that all he wants for Christmas is Lana. As yet, the post man hasn't knocked, but he rationalizes that the soldiers Christmas come first.
Did you ever want to run around in red flannels? Carol Stuart and Bett Van Blarcom, Delta Gam's, had the urge and bought a pair of whit flannels.
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Thursday night they were on second floor discussing the new style in flannel wear and striking poses when a call came from first floor, "second year associates." Descending the stairs they espied a girls date who had been eves-dropping and they quickly turned and retreated four step at a time.
Military Note Prominent In Graduate Magazine
Military news occupies considerable space in the October issue of the Graduate Magazine, being mailed today, said Frec Ellsworth, Alumni Association secretary, and editor of the magazine.
"One of the primary aims of the Graduate Magazine for the duration will be to keep in touch with alumni wherever they may be and help them keep*
in touch with others. The magazine will be sent to every USO center in the world," writes the Association's new president, Ray S. Pierson, Burlington attorney. Former students are urged to pass the word along that wherever American troops are, they will be able to read about the University.
A story on George O. Foster, former registrar who died Oct. 3, states that Mr. Foster started his service to the University in 1891 as secretary to Chancellor F. H. Snow. His starting salary was $35 a month. At the time, Mr. Foster was attending Lawrence Business college, but later he finished high school and in 1901 received a degree from the University.
"Familiar Names" is the title of one of the magazine's regular departments. It lists activities of alumni, changes of address, marriages, births, and other news of personal nature. The news is divided into a chronicle, items being placed according to the year of graduation of the person written about. Under the heading "In the Services" is found news about graduates with the armed forces. Alumni deaths and obituaries are recorded in a separate department.
The magazine is published eight times a year, a subscription to it becoming effective upon payment of alumni dues. It is now in its 41st year.
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Pan American Club Progressing--Lulli
"The University's response to the formation of this local unit of the international Pan-American League has been splendid," said Antonio F. Lulli, assistant director of Student Leagues in Institutions of Higher Learning for the Pan-American League.
The League will be composed of more than twenty-five students selected to represent their respective houses. Each house shall have one delegate. The sessions of the League will be conducted similar to the inter-American conferences held in the last few years.
"Faculty members and the organized houses have assured their full support in establishing the league," said Lulli" and I hope that by tonight plans will have been completed.
Prof. H, B. Chubb of the department of political science will speak at the opening session to be held in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building Nov. 5 at 8:30 p.m.
Faculty advisor for the League is Prof. W. W. Davis, of the department of history.
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