UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1942
39th YEAR
Town Meeting Of Air Here June 18
The University will be host to "America's Town Meeting of the Air", famed program of the airlanes on June 18, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced yesterday. George Denne, director of the program, which has become one of the country's most popular radio features, will be present to arrange and take charge of the broadcast of the feature from the campus.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott, in commenting on the arrangements for the program, said:
"We are happy to welcome the Town Meeting of the Air' to the campus of the University of Kansas, as one of the great educational features of America's far-reaching programs sponsored by the radio networks."
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George Baxter, dean of the School of Education and director of the summer session, said that the University was "particularly fortunate (continued to page eight)
Residence Halls
Six Vacancies
On Monday, the last day, the senior class breakfast will be held in the Memorial Union building. The annual alumni meeting will take place in Fraser hall, the cornerstone ceremonies for Lindley hall will be held, and the University Luncheon will feature a parade of classes from Fowler grove.
Battenfeld and Templin halls will be open for men's summer school residence, Henry Werner, adviser of men, said today. Fifty-four reservations have already been made for the halls, which hold approximately 60 men.
At 7:30 p.m. the commencement exercises will begin. The exercises will include greetings from Governor Payne H. Ratner, Regent Elizabeth Haughey, and Chancellor Deane W. Malott.
Jolliffe hall will house band camp members, and Carruth hall will not be open officially. It may be used for conventions to be held on the Hill this summer, Werner said.
Senior Class Awaits Commencement Day
To conserve fuel, Wellesley College will have a six weeks vacation next winter, President Mildred H. McAfee has announced.
Wayne Repogle, freshman football coach, will be general chairman of the sports events during the commencement weekend. Vic Hurt, football coach, and F. C. Allen, basketball coach, will have charge of golf with the alumni; Henry Shenk, instructor of physical education, will captain the alumni baseball team and Bill Collinson, business senior, will captain the senior team.
At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 29, 633 seniors will climax a busy four-day commencement program by marching down the north slope of Mt. Oread to the stadium where their efforts of the past four years will be recognized at the seventy-sixth commencement exercises of the University.
Proceedings will be well under way Saturday with registration in the Memorial Union building, golf for visiting alumni, and baseball between the class of '42 and the alumni-faculty team. With musical concerts, forums, and reunions taking place throughout the day, Saturday's activities will come to a close with the alumni-senior reunion dance in the Union ballroom at 9:30 p.m.
The program will open Friday, May 29, when the class of '42 music graduates present a recital of varied types of music at 8 p.m. in Hoch auditorium.
Sunday will bring commencement services at all Lawrence churches, reunion dinners, open house at all University buildings, University commemorative service, and a forum in Hoch auditorium with W. W. Davis, professor of history, as speaker. Following the forum will be a band concert in Fowler grove, other class reunions, and the Baccalaureate Services at the Memorial stadium. The sermon will be given by the Reverend Ernest F. Tittle, pastor of the First M. E. Church, Evanston, Ill.
The annual alumni meeting will feature citations to alumni for distinguished service. A new feature will be the roundtable discussion following the business meeting. This discussion will be led by William Allen White, editor of the Emporia
Mrs. Agnes Geltch will be in charge of the commemoration services Sunday afternoon. On the program, which will be held in Hoch auditorium, Robert Calderwood, associate professor of speech, will read the commemoration poem and the names of alumni who have died during the past year.
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ber of the Illinois legislature; T. W. Butcher, president of Emporia State Teachers College; and John H. Kane. Bartlesville, chairman of Ok-
Gazette. Those who will be present for the discussion are Kenneth "Boots" Adams, president of the Phillips Petroleum Co.; Thornton Cooke, banker from Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Bernice Van der Vries, mem-
Attention Seniors
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Seniors, bring one autographed book with you when you come to the Senior breakfast June 1. Bring the history text you just finished reading, or the mystery book you read for recreation. The books will be given to the soldiers, sailors, and marines recreation centers.
The local committee sponsoring this drive is a part of the Intercollegiate Victory Book campaign which asks that each senior of 1942 donate one book, autographed by himself or herself.
Men's Glee Club Elects Officers
The Men's Glee club held its annual election at a banquet in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building Tuesday evening. Henry Werner, adviser of men, and D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, were guests. Swarthout gave a short talk on the value of extra-curricular opportunities in music for the University students.
Books on history, science, economics, literature, or aviation, travel, westerns, or mystery stories will be appreciated.
The regular annual election was held after the banquet. The following officers were chosen: president, Bob Gale; vice-president, Gerald McDonald; secretary and treasurer, Robert Jenkins; business manager, Scott Harvey; assistant business managers, Robert Schober and Mathias Heuertz.
Naval Barracks In Frank Strong
A survey of the re-assignment of every office on the third floor and west wing of Frank Strong hall is being conducted by University officials to convert that section of the building into barracks for the 500 sailors who will be sent here around July 1 for training in the machinist's mates school to be set up this summer.
The problem of moving or condensing the offices has not
Tests For Air Corps Will Be Given Monday
Recruiting officers from the Army Air corps, headed by Lieutenant Myron Green, will be at the University again tomorrow to administer mental and physical examinations to candidates for the Air Cadet program, and swearing into service those who have already passed examinations and whose papers are in order.
The examinations will be given in the basement of Watkins hospital, where they were held last week.
It is estimated that approximately 100 K.U. men will have completed their enrollment in the air cadet program by tomorrow evening.
Laurence C. Woodruff, co-ordinator of military information for students, has pointed out that students may take the mental and physical examinations tomorrow, and even if their papers are not completely in order, they may be sworn in later either at Kansas City, Mo., or Ft. Leavenworth.
Dr. Will Durant, philosopher and author, speaking at University of Pennsylvania, said he believes President Roosevelt will be re-elected to his fourth term in 1944.
been completely solved, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said yesterday. Nichols and Fred Montgomery of the bureau of visual instruction, are working on the problem. The matter of finding space for classes now using rooms in the section will be the next difficulty. Work on the housing project will be undertaken as soon as a priorities certificate for the necessary building and plumbing material is received from the government. Nichols said.
The present instruction personnel in the University courses which fall under the machinist's mates course will be used, and probably additional instructors will be employed. The course of instruction will be laid down by naval officials.
The plan is to use facilities for training 500 men in a four months course, allowing 1,500 men to complete the schooling annually. The establishment of the school was approved by the state Board of Regents immediately after the announcement. The sailors, housed in Frank Strong hall, will have their meals at the Memorial Union cafeteria.
More senior announcements are expected to arrive from the engravers the first of this week, Charles F. McCreight of the business office disclosed Friday. The additional consignment of 50 leather, 50 cardboard, and 100 paper folders has been requested because of the demand by many who neglected to order them ahead of time.
Navy Drops Anchor in Ad Building
R. L. WILEY
"POCO" FRAZIER
. K. U.'s first war refugees?
These faculty members, along with others now having offices and classes on the third floor of Frank Strong hall, may move out to accommodate the naval trainees.