UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
39th YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1942
633 IN 'WAR CLASS'
NUMBER 138
Ulmer Counts College Costs In Broadcast
Itemizing "How Much It Costs to Come to K.U." Gilbert Ulmer, assistant dean of the College, spoke on the second of three weekly broadcasts to Kansas high school seniors, at 6:15 Friday night over KFKU.
Ulmer listed the different items of cost, the most important of which is living expenses. Thirty per cent of the students on the Hill live in sororities and fraternities, the remainder live in private homes, cooperative houses, or dormitories. In regard to cooperative living, Ulmer said it is becoming increasingly popular, and 400 University students live in that way, cooking and doing their own housework. The actual cost of food in cooperative houses is from $12 to $15 a month for each student or a total housebill of from $15 to $20 a month for each student.
Ulmer also discussed laundry, clothing, and the opportunity for students to work part-time. Said the assistant dean of the college. "There is now a shortage of labor, employment bureaus on the Hill are getting more calls for help, and there is certainly a great opportunity for students to help pay their way through college by working part-time."
Housing Placement Is New Problem
Housing for students during the summer sessions and the regular winter terms is becoming a problem for University officials. The general rise of prices because of the war, coupled with the shortage of Lawrence's housing facilities by establishment of the Eudora munitions plant, may create unsatisfactory living accommodations for students.
However, the summer session is believed to be well provided for. Lists of rooms compiled by the men's and women's housing bureaus are available at the offices of the men's and women's student advisers, Henry Werner and Miss Elizabeth Meguiar.
Rent prices remain about the same as last year, $7.50-$20.00, although rooms may become more scarce if there is an influx of workers for the Eudora plant.
In situations where board is included in the cost, there is a considerable increase, because of rising prices in food. Meals seem to average about $25 per month or $1 a day. Separate breakfast 30c, dinner 65c.
The library will be open Sunday nights of May 17 and 24 from 7 until 10 o'clock,
Smallest Class of Seniors In Seven Years Prepares For Commencement March
Senior announcements and invitations are available now at the business office, Frank Strong hall. Receipts must be presented before they can be obtained.
Promotions Are Awarded to 18 Faculty Members
NOTICE TO SENIORS
Eighteen staff promotions of faculty members at the University of Kansas, were announced yesterday by Chancellor Deane W. Malott, as approved by the Board of Regents. John E. Hankins, associate professor of English, was advanced to a full professorship, and L. C. Eiseley, assistant professor of sociology, was made assistant professor.
Other upgradings announced were: To assistant professorships—C. W. Asling, instructor in anatomy; Jeanette Cass, instructor in music theory; Thomas G. Castonguay, in-
Cover Lawrence in Stamp Drive
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The Co-ed Volunteer Corps is in the midst of a campaign in cooperation with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce to take pledges for United States Savings bonds. The campaign will terminate Wednesday evening.
COED VOLUNTEER CORPS
Joans of Arc in saddle shoes
Mr. Evan Griffith is state chair-
man for the drive, which is being
held during the mouth of May. The national drive is an effort by the government to get the opinion of the nation's citizens regarding the selling of defense bonds and stamps.
A class of 633 seniors, the smallest group to be graduated from the University since 1935, will be awarded degrees at the 70th annual commencement exercises on Monday, June 1. A total of 851 degrees and certificates, not including graduate degrees, will be awarded. Included in the list of graduates are
Interview For Naval Recruits
Anthony Leal, from the Topeka naval recruiting station, will be at the post office in Lawrence next Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. to interview men between the ages of 17 and 50 who wish to enlist in the Naval Reserve.
Leal says he is particularly interested in interviewing high school graduates for flight training, and college freshmen and sophomores for training as naval aviators or officers in the reserve. College men will be permitted to remain in school until they have completed their education.
218 who were candidates for degrees either at the end of the winter semester, or were candidates at the conclusion of the last summer session.
On June, 1941, 657 seniors received degrees, making a decrease of 24 in one year. The total number receiving degrees last year was 883.
Receive Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts degrees will be awarded to 261 students. Bachelor of Science degrees number 224 with 75 in engineering, 25 in education, 98 in business, three in nursing, 16 in pharmacy, two in medicine, four in geology, and one in physics. Nineteen will receive certificates of nursing, and a total of 70 will receive doctor of medicine certificates.
Twenty other degrees will be granted in bachelor of music education, eight in bachelor of music, 18 in
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48 Examined For Air Force Reserve
Forty-eight men were examined yesterday for enlistment in the U. S. Army Air Force Reserve.
As yet, the aviation cadet recruiting board has not announced the names of those who passed. The results of the physical examination will not be ready until tomorrow or Tuesday, and the board, composed of Lieut. Myron W. Reed, Col. James B. Dusenbury, and Dr. R. I. Canuteson, will meet later in the week, possibly Thursday, to examine the successful applicants' papers and swear the men into the Air Force Reserve.
Maj. Malcolm Green, Will Rogers Field, Okla., was here yesterday to supervise examinations. He said that the board will meet tomorrow at Watkins Memorial hospital to look over the papers of any additional men who wish to apply for enlistment.
Cadets Must Be Over 18
Green emphasized that the flying cadet program is open to anyone between the ages of 18 and 26, inclusive. Only those students now in college or high school graduates who have been accepted for admission to college may be deferred.
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Enlistment in the ground crew
Red Cross Sewing Room Will Be Closed For the Summer
The Red Cross sewing room on the Hill will not be open this summer, but it is hoped that it will reopen next fall. Mrs. H. B. Chubb, chairman of the Production Board of the Red Cross in Lawrence, announced today. Whether it will reopen depends on the needs of the Red Cross, the ability to get materials, and the amount of student help obtained.
"Tue work so far has been very nice, Mrs. Chubb reported, "and several knitted and sewed garments have been turned in. We sincerely hot to have another group like this fall."