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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1949
Snooping Around News and Views from other colleges'
Tomorrow is Parent's Day at Bradley Tech in Peoria, Ill. Parent's Day this year will consist primarily of a conference with parents on the general theme, "What Every Parent Should Know About the War."
In the evening, students and parents will attend the Bradley-St. Ambrose football game and will sit together in a special section. Parent's Day has been scheduled earlier than previously intended and has been cut from two days to one because of wartime conditions, imminent gasoline rationing, and the accelerated program.
University of Utah students have been urged by the university employment bureau to devote two days weekly to the harvesting of the sugar beet crop in the area surrounding Salt Lake county.
Need Students in Harvest
The appeal came as a result of a plea by the United States Employment Service for university students to work Saturday and Sunday for which they will be paid with a minimum wage of $1 per ton harvested. Apple-Pickers at Washington
A thousand student-pickers from the University of Washington helped save a 60-million-dollar apple crop in the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys last week.
Thirty men and seventeen coed squad leaders were assigned to handle the 1000 student pickers. The two groups—one for Wenatchee and the other for Yakima, left on special trains,' with one faculty-supervisor for each train.
Bethany to Give "Naughty Marietta"
Victor Herbert's poplar comic
operetta, "Naughty Marietta" will be
presented next month at Lindsberg
by a cast consisting entirely of
Bethany students and home town
talent.
The Bethany chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinifonia and Sigma Alpha Iota, national honorary music fraternities, are sponsoring the two-act, three scene production, which is under the direction of Prof. W. Brown. Prof. Brown has had previous experience in directing operettes in Denver.
Washington U. Dames in Hay
The operetta includes twenty-two musical numbers of which some of the most popular are "I'm Falling in Love with Someone," "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," "Italian Street Song," and "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life." Washington U. Dames in Hay
Guests of the annual Hay Hop at the Washington University in St. Louis will enter the Field House where the dance is to be held by
Exams To Be Given For Civil Service
The Chancellor's office has been notified by the Kansas Civil Service office in Topeka, that applications for examinations in seven classifications for clerical positions must be filed not later than Nov. 11, and that the examinations will be held soon after that date.
The seven classifications, according to Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, are: Clerk I. II, and III; clerk typist I and II; and clerk-stenographer I and II. Forms for making application to stand for the examination may be obtained at the Chancellor's office.
Mr. Nichols stated that after the examinations have been held, vacancies will be filled only from the list of those who are eligible by virtue of having taken and passed the examinations.
John Dunn to Discuss Christian Science In Sunday Lecture
John Randall Dunn, C.S.B., a member of the board of lectureship of the mother church, First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, will give a public lecture at the Community building auditorium at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Taking as his topic, "Christian Science: Its Revelation of the Unknown God." Mr. Dunn will give a comprehensive explanation of the principles of Christian Science. No admission fee will be charged.
Head shrinking in South American countries has practically been stamped out by native police.
means of the usual hay slide and will be catapulted into a huge stack of hay at the base of the slide. The event will be handled in the traditional manner with an abundance of hay serving as the chief decoration.
Bales of hay will be placed around the dance floor to be used as tables and chairs.
Something New Has Been Added
Something new at the University of California at Los Angeles is the reading-study service, a course designed to step-up reading and study efficiency.
The course, which will be under the supervision of the Counseling and Guidance committees, is open only to a limited amount of students this semester. The course offers an opportunity for the student to analyze his reading and study habits and learns how to use his available study time more effectively in order to meet the demands of a wartime program.
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Employment Bureau Fill Women's Jobs
Reports from the employment burrae show that at present all jobs contracted for through the Women's bureau have been filled, but available jobs for men still outnumber the applicants.
Marie Miller, director of the Women's employment bureau stated that she has five women available for full-time and several for part-time jobs. The applicants have had training in stenographic work.
Four Apply to Join Pan-American League
Four applications have been made in the office of Henry Werner. adviser of men, for membership to the local branch of the international Pan American League being organized here by Antonio Lulli.
Membership to the league is unlimited, and Lulli asked that anyone interested leave name, address, and telephone number in the office of the adviser of men, room 1, Frank Strong' hall.
The organization is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian group organized for the purpose of establishing better and closer relationship with the American continuents. This is done through an attempt to understand the language, customs, government, races, and general psychology of the countries and people.
This week, for the first time since the beginning of school, the bureau has more applicants available than calls from employers.
The situation at the men's employment bureau, according to Harry O'Kane, director, is that there are more jobs than men to fill them. Mr. OKane indicated that he needs men students to fill positions as waiters and also a few for NYA jobs.
Tiny lead seals for the covers of meter boxes were saved by meter repairmen in Fairmont. W. Va., who turned in 42 pounds of lead scrap.
Restrictions of use of taxicabs in New York will save 107 million taxi miles annually, 15,000 new tires, the same number of recaps and 10 million gallons of gasoline.
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QUIZ KIDS---was made by popular choice. Members of last nights Quiz Kids group are Dr. W. H. Shoemaker, chairman of the department of Romance languages; Dr. J. W. Ashton, chairman of the department of English; N. W. Storer, associate professor of physics and director of the observatory; Fletcher McCord, assistant professor of psychology; and K. W. Davidson, director of information.
Captains chosen by Miss Shoemaker are Suzie Schmidt, Frances Ann Morrill, Lois Richardson, June Sutherland, and Ruth Tippin. The captains under Virginia Rader are Bobbe Peck, Carolyn Sue Russell, Shirley Liebermann, Leota Hinton and Barbara Burkhead.
was made by popular choice.
NAVY CEREMONY--view of all trainees enrolled in the school, flag raising ceremony with the national anthem played by the navy band of the Naval Air base at Gardner. The speechos will be followed by a short talk and comments from the commanding officer, who will present the certificates to the graduates.
Following the exercises the official party will review the personnel and inspect the facilities of the school. A luncheon for the officers and visiting dignitaries is planned at the Memorial Union building prior to the Kansas-Nebraska Homecoming football game.
Each captain will be assigned to a definite territory and will chose four lieutenants which in turn will be assigned to ten people to contact. At
Captains Are Selected
YM-YW DRIVE---
The YWCA, under the leadership of Marian Hepworth, college junior, has planned their campaign in the form of a contest. Two groups, headed by Virginia Rader, college sophomore and Jeane Shoemaker, college sophomore, have been selected for the purpose of seeing which side makes the most collections.
Each captain will select three lieutenants to work with him. The captains are as follows: Bill Blount, Bob Woodbury, Newell Jenkins, Jack Hollingsworth, Ed Metcalf, Paul Woolpert, Paul Brownlee, George Worral, Clarence Mollett, and Alan Cromley.
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Hotel, Lincoln and capping his tour with a engagement at the New York Paramount Theater.
The "shuffle rhythm", long associated with Savitt and his Tophatters relies for its effect on the use of eight full beats to a measure instead of the customary four. This has proved popular with dancers all over the country.
Thus far, the business office reports the sale of 330 tickets, which added to those sold to sailors and residents of Lawrence would total 400 exactly. The tickets are $2 a couple plus tax, and can be purchased at the Bell Music Store and the business office in Frank Strong hall. Spectator tickets can be purchased for 50c a person. A limited number of tickets will be sold.
YM-YW Freshmen Elect New Officers
The Freshman YMCA-YWCA election yesterday, resulted in the election of the following officers: YMCA president, Don Gilles; vice-president, Don Diehl; secretary, Glen Werner; and treasurer, Ned Snull.
The YWCA officers are: president, Doris Kyle; vice-president, Hanna Margot Hedrick; secretary, Charlotte Price; treasurer, Shirley Crawford.
The cabinet will have its first meeting this evening at Henley House with the Freshman commission committee to plan a definite program for the rest of the year.
Flying is now a required course at the United States Military academy, West Point.
Roanoke college, Salem, Va., recently celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary.
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