UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MAY 3. 1942
39th YEAR
NUMBER 130
Parents To Hill In Spite of Rain
Despite heavy rain which soaked the campus yesterday, more than 200 tickets to the buffet-supper honoring the parents of University students were sold by Friday evening.
The supper held last night in the Memorial Union building featured Chancellor Deane W. Malott and assistant registrar Laurence Woodruff as speakers. They spoke briefly on how the University is meeting the war. $ ^{*} $
University is meeting the wartime emergency with relation to the individual student.
The track meet with Kansas State was called off because of unfavorable weather. It was originally scheduled as a part of the afternoon's program for the entertainment of the visiting parents.
The School of Fine Arts faculty entertained the parents during the buffet-supper with a series of musical selections, which included a
vocal duet by Miss Irene Peabody and Joseph Wilkins, professors of voice; a selection by the University String Quartet; and a violin solo by Waldemar Geltch, professor of violin.
Dr. F. C. Allen acted as toastmaster at the buffet.
During the afternoon the visiting parents were entertained at a style and fashion show in Fraser theater and, following, a tea given by the department of home economics.
Graduation Program Will Begin May 30
See page 5 for complete program
A complete general program for the 1942 commencement week was announced today by Harold G. Ingham, director of the extension division of the University.
The three day program will entertain visiting alumni and senior class students on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 30 to June 1, inclusive.
One of the main features of the program includes the laying of the cornerstone of Lindley hall, the Mineral Industries building. Although the laying of the corner stone is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.Mon-
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Defense Stamp Drive Enters Final Lap
With the drive ending tomorrow, the C.V.C. members are adding pressure to the last lap in selling defense stamps and gaining signatures on the pledge certificates.
Sigma Delta Rho Holds Initiation Wednesday
Despite the fact that the actual drive to "Buy a Share in America" will end tomorrow, C.V.C. members will continue selling defense stamps to those persons who have signed pledges until May 20. This will be carried out through the medium of having a platoon sergeant appointed from the C.V.C. membership to be responsible for sales in each organized house.
Delta Sigma Rho, honorary debate fraternity, has announced the election to membership of the following students: Jim Gillie, business junior; Merrill Peterson, Verlyn Norris, John Waggoner, all college juniors; and Grier Stewart, college senior. Initiation will be held May 6.
Curtain Up On Music Week
Traubel To Hill Tuesday For Concert
Helen Traubel, American dramatic soprano who has taken over the great Wagnerian roles formerly sung by Kirsten Flagstad, will appear in Hoch auditorium at 8:20 o'clock Tuesday night instead of Monday night as scheduled in the K-Book. The change was necessitated by additional concerts in the Northwest, and Miss Traubel's need of a full day's rest after the trip to Lawrence.
Miss Traubel and her accompanist, Coenraad V. Bos, plan to arrive in Lawrence tomorrow. Mr. Bos, who has accompanied many great musical artists, may set up a master class in song interpretation and accompanying Monday or Tuesday at the University, Dean D. M. Swarthout, of the School of Fine Arts, said yesterday.
A Star In Two Years
Miss Traubel is an American-trained singer, who in the absence of the Norwegian Flagstad, has become the Metropolitan Opera's Wagnerian star. An unknown two years ago, Miss Traubel has emerged in a single season to become a star of opera, radio, concert, and recording performances.
Daughter of a druggist, Otto F. Traubel, and a concert singer, Clara Stuhr, Miss Traubel began her vocal studies in St. Louis with Mme. Vetter-Karst, who had been her mother's school chum. She was singing with the St. Louis Symphony when she was brought to the
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METROPOLITAN'S HELEN TRAUBEL
"Din vs. Music" Is Theme For Fine Arts Banquet
"Harsh Din and Fair Music" is the title of the address of John Ashton, chairman of the department of English, and main speaker at the Fine Arts banquet to be held at 6:30 tomorrow night in the Memorial Union ballroom. Anyone interested in the arts is invited to attend the semi-formal dinner.
Allen Crafton, professor of speech and drama, is toastmaster, and others at the head table include Chancellor and Mrs. (continued to page eight)
Convocation To Set Off Music Week
Music Week on the Hill will be opened by an All-University convocation at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in Hoch auditorium at which Roy Harris of Cornell University will be the guest speaker. Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts will preside.
The opening selection on the program will be Wagner's Prelude to the Third Act of "Lohengrin," played by the University band under the direction of Russell L. Wiley.
The entire audience will join in singing the first verse of "America," led by Joseph Wilkins and accompanied by band, orchestra and organ.
The Symphony orchestra, directed by Karl Kuersteiner, will play the movement allegro molto vivace from
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Will Appoint Dance Manager Wednesday
The dance manager committee will meet at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Henry Werner's office to appoint next year's dance manager. Eight applications have been turned in to date.
Werner will act as chairman of the committee. Students on the committee are Joe Brown, college junior; Donn Mosser, college senior; Virginia Tieman, college junior; and Evelyn Nielsen, college junior.
As the Kansan went to press there was no official total tabulation available on the results so far of the drive. However, Max Webster, chairman of the MSC committee in charge, announced Friday that the MSC sold approximately $200 worth of stamps and bonds before the C.V.C. took charge Wednesday.
Since the drive will end tomorrow evening, all students who have not signed pledges to buy a certain amount of defense stamps weekly until May 20 and wish to do so, may get a certificate from any C.V.C. member on the campus tomorrow.
Lieut. Peggy Davis, college sophomore and chairman of the C.V.C. drive, announced yesterday that all platoon sergeants who have defense stamps out at present should turn them in before 5 p.m. tomorrow at the desk in the rotunda of Frank Strong hall.
Topeka Alumni Sponsors Picnic For University
There will be a "Get Together" picnic for students, alumni, former students, and friends of the University this afternoon in Topeka at 3 o'clock, Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni association, announced yesterday. The picnic is sponsored by Topeka alumni.
To be held at the Kiwanis boy's camp on the east side of Lake Shawnee, the program, besides food, will have games, boating, dancing to the music of a ten-piece orchestra, and the baton twirling of George Rhoades, college junior. Chancellor Deane W. Malott, Ellsworth, and several other faculty and staff members of the University, with their families, will attend.
A cow chained in the living room of Phi Kappa Pi fraternity house at Beloit (Wis.) college surprised the housemother when she came down stairs on a recent morning.
A note attached to one of the cow's horns said: "This little cow walks in her sleep. If she walks into your house, scold her and return her to the south side of town."
Proofs of senior class pictures must be returned to Hixon studios by noon tomorrow if pictures are to appear in the last issue of the Jayhawker.