UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1942
NUMBER 126
39th YEAR
Claire Booth Satire Tomorrow in Fraser
"The Women," a satirical, poisonous comedy about women will be presented one night only tomorrow in Fraser theater at 8:15. Admission is 25c plus tax. No seats will be reserved.
The top-notch comedy hit of Broadway is presented in eleven scenes, ranging from a casino in Reno to a powder room in New York. Costumes seen on "The Women" will range from furs and jewels to checkered shirts and $ \textcircled{4} $
cowboy boots. The cast has 27 members, all women.
The first dress rehearsal was held last night. This will be followed by two others, one today at 3 o'clock and the last at 7 p.m. tonight.
According to Schedule
Crafton reported that no illness or other misfortune had hampered the direction of the play, and he felt that everything would go as planned.
Claire Booth wrote this play as a sharp biting satire on her own sex. "The Women" is considered the best all-women play to be written in the last 20 years.
The cast is as follows:
Ada Catherine Croll, fine arts senior, as Jane; Lois Lehman, education junior, as Sylvia Fowler; Frances Louise Gray, college senior, as Nancy Blake; Alice McDonnell, college sophomore, as Peggy Day; Mary Cheney, college junior, as Edith Potter; Jane Beal, college junior, as Mary Haines; Comora MacGregor, college junior, as Olga; Martha Alice Horner, college junior, as Crystal; Elizabeth Crafton, college sophomore, as Miriam Aarons.
Barbara Wikoff, college freshman,
as Maggie; Deane Butler, college
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Choose CVC Platoon Sergeants
Platoon sergeants for the Co-ed Volunteer Corps have been selected from organized and independent houses represented in the organization, Joy Howland, publicity lieutenant, announced today.
University women named as platoon sergeants are: Marion Hepworth, college sophomore; Jeanne Brock, fine arts junior; Marian Ransom, college sophomore; Donna White, college sophomore; Alice Stone, college sophomore; Joanne Johnson, fine arts sophomore; Arlene Bueker, freshman education; Mildred Schmidt, college junior; Doris Hodson, college junior; Margaret Kreider, college freshman; Helen Blincoe, college junior; Peggy Schell, college sophomore; Betty Isern, college freshman; Florence Brown, college junior; Maxine Walker, college junior; Jane Reid, fine arts sophomore; Althea Shuss, college sophomore; and Mary Gans, college junior.
Each platoon will be composed of from eight to ten women. The groups will be divided according to houses. Activities of the organizations will be operated through the platoon groups.
PROF. ALLEN CRAFTON
. . . training 27 cats
Dr. Hu Shih To Talk on China At Convocation
China and its relation to the United States and the war will be discussed by an authority on the subject in Hoch auditorium Monday morning at 10:30 when Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese ambassador to the United States, addresses a convocation audience.
Dr. Hu, who has held his diplomatic post since 1938, has a distinguished record in educational and literary fields, as well as in international service. He is the author of many books and articles in periodicals, and at present is engaged in preparing a history of Chinese literature and a history of Chinese philosophy.
Along educational lines, Dr. Hu has also been progressive. A member of the Peking National University faculty from 1817 to 1926, Dr. Hu devoted himself to writing a series of articles designed to expose corruption and inefficiency in the Chinese government.
In 1928 Dr. Hu became a member of the staff of Kwang Hua University and in 1931 went back to the Peking school where he remained
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Faculty Diggers Rout Dandelions
Faculty members are by now beginning to bend their bruised knees and use their blistered thumbs, the price of a victory over sturdy, hard-fighting little dandelions. Long before the massacred bodies of the yellow foe lay limp on the grass, the invading faculty was aching and gritting its teeth.
But the campaigners persevered, and by 6 o'clock, the front yard of the campus was strewn with the uprooted dandelions. (continued to page eight)
Bringing in the Sheaves
CHANCELOR AND DIGGERS
. . 500 knees creak in pastoral symphony
MSC Asks Hill To Support Stamps
An all-out effort to obtain a voluntary pledge from every student to aid in financing America's war cost by systematic and regular purchases of defense stamps and ultimately bonds will be inaugurated by the Men's Student Council, starting tomorrow and continuing through Wednesday.
According to present plans, the major portion
Proficiency Exam Slated for Summer
Contrary to a previous report, an English proficiency examination will be given during the summer session although the date has not been set. John B. Virtue, assistant professor of English, announced yesterday.
Virtue also stated that a change has been made in the regulation concerning the 24 credit hours which must be completed after taking the test before a student is eligible to be graduated. Hereafter, if the test is taken and passed in October, the student will be eligible for graduation with his class the ensuing spring, but if passed in December or February, he must wait until the end of the next summer session before being eligible for graduation, provided he takes 24 hours.
Sixty-five students took the examination given in Bailey Chemical laboratories yesterday morning.
the major portion of the stamp selling will be handled by the recently organized Co-Ed Volunteer Corps, an organization of women who have pledged themselves to aid in the national wartime program.
A booth will be built in the rotunda of Frank Strong hall from which members of the CVC will sell defense stamps, albums, and tickets to the Defense Mid-Week, which is planned for Wednesday night, when the drive will end.
University organizations that will assist in the drive are the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Women's Pan-Hellenic Council, the Inter-Hall Council (Men's residence halls), representatives of organized women's residence halls, the Daily Kansan, the Student Union Activities Board, and Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity.
Evan Griffith, state administrator of the defense savings staff, has been watching with interest the progress of the plans for the drive, and has expressed his hope and confidence that it will succeed. The drive's success on the campus will deter-
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Inter-Frat Sing Today
Sigma Chi Defends 1942 Honors in 8th Annual Songfest
Rivalry will be strong at the eighth annual Inter-Fraternity singing contest at 4 o'clock this afternoon in Hoch auditorium.
Sigma Chi, who ended Phi Delta Theta's six-year winning streak by taking first prize in last year's contest, will be striving to come out on top again, while the Phi Delt's will be trying just as hard to regain their position as perennial champions.
Started in 1926, the contest was discontinued until 1935, when it was revived by Phi Mu Alpha, professional music fraternity. Since then, Phi Mu Alpha has kept the event alive, sponsoring it each spring.
Plaque is Awarded
James Barton, instructor of speech, will be master of ceremonies at this year's contest, presenting the contestants in the order which will be determined by a drawing immediately before the contest. Judges, who will be announced at the contest, will pick the best three groups of the eight entered. The prizes to be awarded are: a plaque, which must be won three consecutive years before ownership becomes permanent, to the first place winner; a silver trophy to the second place group; and a smaller gold trophy for third place.
Following the tradition established with the contest, each fraternity will sing three songs, the Alma Mater, one fraternal song, and one of its own choice.
Last year, Charles Bradley, business senior, conducted the Sigma Chi's to victory on a Clarence Peterson arrangement of "Summertime," George Gershwin's "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," and the Alma Mater. Phi Delta Theta held second place with a crooning arrangement of Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer," the Alma Mater, and the Phi Delt marching song. PhiGamma Delta, who won third place singing their sweetheart song and "Smoke Dreams," besides the Alma Mater, entered this year's event, but withdrew. Bradley will conduct the Sigma Chi vocalists again this year, and the Phi Delt's will work under (continued to page eight)
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