UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
40TH YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6,1942
NUMBER 11
Jan Savitt Will Play For Frolic
Kitchen Help May Join AFL; Greeks Prepare
The question of University kitchen help joining the American Federation of Labor, asking for an increase in pay and shorter hours, and staging a walkout if terms are not granted, is nearing a head today.
Although Greek house leaders are of the opinion that their kitchen help is satisfied with present working conditions, emergency precautions are being taken in event the walkout is carried through. Plans call for students living in the organized houses to arrange for meals on a co-operative basis.
Weekend meetings of the Pan-Hellenic organizations resulted in the formation of a committee which would act first as a group to meet with and persuade kitchen help to remain outside the union, and if the unionization is successful, to act as a bargaining agency.
Members of the Greek bargaining committee are Marvin Sollenberger, Vernon Foster, Jim Gillie, Lois Wilcutts, and Joanne Fronkier.
Information on a purely speculative basis is that kitchen help will walkout tomorrow, probably at noon, but there is little to back this rumor. A meeting of kitchen help and union organizers was planned for last night at an undisclosed place, but information on this meeting, if held, is also lacking.
'Union Now Author Talks Here Tuesday
Clarence K. Streit, world-famous author and veteran newspaper correspondent, will speak on the topic of "Federal Union" in the opening number of the University Lecture Series at 8:20 next Tuesday evening in Hoch auditorium.
Streit has had extensive experience as a correspondent and is the author of several books, the best-known of which are "Union Now" and "Union Now With Britain." Born in California, Missouri, Jan. 21, 1886, he spent his boyhood in the small town of 2,000, raising chickens, milking cows, indulging in his passion for building toy frigates, reciting poetry, poring over newspapers, and listening to political spellbinders. His first experience with the press began when he be(continued to write eight)
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Navy Day
Tickets Are
Contest Prize
Calling all students! Calling all students! Are there any wise and witty students who would like to win two guest tickets for the navy officers' dinner? Here is what they have to do:
Become acquainted with the war facts! That's all there is to it. Two broadcasts in which students will be the participants, will be made from KFKU preceding Navy Day, Oct. 27. These programs will be in the form of shot-gun quizzes on war facts. Five students will be selected to answer these questions, and if any person can submit questions which will stump the "brain busters," that person will receive two tickets to the navy officers' dinner.
Any person may submit as many questions as he desires. The only requirement is that the questions are interesting, clear, and bear direct relation to the subject. Answers must accompany all questions. The winning questions will be selected by a faculty board, and the names of the winners will be announced during the program.
Robert Calderwood, professor of speech, will act as maestro for the first program, with Dr. John Ise, professor of economics, moderating the Oct. 15 affair. Five students selected from different University departments, will compose the first quiz board, while the Oct. 15 group will consist of three members each from the machinists' mates naval school, and from the UNISTROC unit.
The brain busters will be on the air from 9:30 to 10 p. m. Oct. 8 and 15. They will be sponsored by the department of speech and dramatic arts as stimulation and guidance toward matters of war interest and importance.
Questions for these programs should be addressed to KFKU, 111 Fraser hall. University of Kansas, and must be in before Oct.8.
Porter Heads State Activities Group
The Student State-wide Activities Commission will soon begin activities headed by Bill Porter, chairman of the commission, and John Kreamer, chairman of the Correspondent's Bureau. Both are college juniors.
These men will appoint an executive committee, correspondents, and county chairmen. A correspondent will be appointed for every town in the state represented at the University and having a local paper. Applications for the position may be made to John Kreamer or at the Alumni
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CVC Leads Students In Scrap Drive
A call for student participation in the scrap metal contest sponsored by the Co-ed Volunteer Corps, will begin Friday in an intensive student campaign, Doiph Simons, State chairman of the drive said today. The drive to last a week, is a part of the three-weeks Douglas county, Kansas versus Douglas county. Neb contest begun last week.
Major Jill Peck, commanding officer of CVC announced today that a scrap pile will be started on the campus where students may pile all scrap metal available. Loads that cannot be transported to the pile will be picked up by trucks.
Fifty volunteer workers from the building and grounds collected the 45,755 pounds of scrap metal from the University buildings Saturday and Sunday but a great amount of scrap still remains in organized houses.
The Kansas quota for scrap metal is 200,000 tons by Jan.1 and most of that must be turned in before snow begins to fly, because of transportation difficulties, Mr. Simons said. Douglas county contributed 240,273 pounds Saturday and Sunday including the University's 45, 755 pounds.
Scrap metal has become a vital necessity in the war production program to keep the national foundries operating. Many are shut down now because they do not have an adequate supply of metal. Donald Nelson, chairman of the national war production program said scarcity of scrap metal is the most critical situation in the war production program.
Ironware
Suit Of Armor
Returns Home
Whether iron shrinks or whether some prankster was demonstrating how the University conditioning course would 'build down' men so they would not need so much iron to fit them out in a suit of armor, Dr. F. C. Allen, director of physical education, could not determine. On arriving at his office Saturday he was encountered by a large box with no label. Inside was a miniature coat of armor.
Dr. Allen recently took to the junkyard about 20 old Prussian sabers and swords which he had purchased 30 years ago at an army sale in Warrensburg, Pa. He remarked about the old coat of armor he had purchased with the sabers and swords. It was normal size, about
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Freshman Dance Set For Oct.24
Jan Savitt and his Top Hatters, featuring vocalist Allan DeWitt; and a distinctive brand of "Shuffle rhythm," will provide music for the Freshman Frolie on Oct. 24 in Hoch auditorium. Larry McSpadden, dance manager announced today.
McSPADDEN
Meguiar Asks Women's Houses To Limit Parties
Mr. Savitt, and his orchestra, will come to the Hill with a reputation established by engagements at the Hotel Lincoln in New York, the College Inn and Hotel Sherman in Chicago, by
House presidents were asked to cut down on the number and expense of formal parties by Miss Elizabeth Meguiru, adviser to women, at the house presidents council meeting yesterday afternoon in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
Because of the stress on war work this year, all houses will be limited to two large parties, Miss Meguiar said. This includes open houses. She suggested that more informal parties be given, and that decorations be dispensed with and refreshments be held to a minimum.
Reola Durand, president of the council, presided at the election of Virginia Hoover as vice-president, and Persis Snook, secretary.
No Parties Downtown
There are to be no parties downtown because of gas, oil, and tire shortages, Miss Meguiar said. The various houses may arrange to have Saturday afternoon dances in their own living rooms. The time would be limited to one hour and a half. They must be informal get-to-gethers, not tea dances.
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broadcasting over major networks, and by recordings.
Savitt is noted for his famous "shuffle rhythm" and for his ability to instill new life into the tunes of yesterday. The Top Hatters "sweet swing" pleases both hep-cats and waltzers.
Mr. Savitt's training in classical music has brought about the quality of sweetness into the rhythm orchestra. The orchestra is about five years old, and has been noted for its shuffle rhythms since it was organized. This will not be Savitt's first appearance at the University since he played for the Sophomore Hop in 1940.
The date of the Frolic was changed to suit the convenience of Mr. Savitt, who was unable to come at another date. Mr. Savitt has just completed a tour which took him to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and the Great Lakes Training School.
ISA Opens Doors To New Members
From Thursday until Oct. 16, the ISA office in the sub-basement of the Union building will be open from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of selling membership cards and giving information concerning the organization.
The tickets will be on sale some time next week, McSpadden announced. A limited number will be issued and the price will be $2 a couple.
This period of regular office hours has been arranged to take the place of an extensive campaign for new ISA members. The membership tickets, which include both fall and spring semesters, are sold for $1.75 and will include a variety of social events. A list of events which have been planned for this year includes the dance that will be held Oct. 17 in the Union ballroom, numerous hour dances, skating parties, the spring formal and the spring style show. There will be no Jay Talk published this year; however, new and different social activities will be arranged to take its place.
KuKu's, men's pep organization, will meet tonight at 9 o'clock in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building.