FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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CAPITAL to CAMPUS
ACP's Jay Richter Reports from Washington
The pressure of war has prompted the Federal civil service commission to oger its "Junior Professional Assistant" examination to college people for the second time this year. In previous years it has been offered only once—in January.
Also for the first time, it is open to every college senior or graduate, regardless of his major. Each applicant will take the same two-hour examination, designed to test his general knowledge and adaptability. Openings exist in Washington and in "the field."
The jobs will pay $2,000 unless you indicate willingness to take less ($1,440, $1,620 or $1,800). Especially sought are those interested in public administration, business analysis, economics, home economics, library science and mathematics.
Get blanks and details at the post-
office or Civil Service District office
Closing date for filing is April 27.
WAR
College students with architectural training are needed by the government in "Junior Architect" jobs paying $2,000. Seniors may apply. No written test is given. The Civil Service blank to ask for is "Architect, $2,000 to $3,200 a year."
More than 3,000,000 workers have been trained by the nation's schools in special technical lines to serve the armed forces and war industries. Since the report two weeks ago that 9,500 of Norway's 10,500 teachers had resigned in protest against Nazification of the Norse schools, 2,000 Norwegian schoolmasters have been arrested by the Nazis. Almost all Norwegian schools are closed.
Student self-help under NYA may become a war casualty unless it can prove itself a war-time necessity.
When the President asks Congress soon for funds to operate NYA and CCC during the coming fiscal year, he will probably suggest that the war functions of the two agencies be merged, and that their peace-time functions be scrapped.
NYA Director Aubrey Williams, as well as several educators, has done a good job of defending NYA before members of the Senate Education committee. He told them that (a) most of the machine tools in NYA training shops were obtained before priorities went into effect, and (b) that a month before the general newspaper attack against NYA started the agency had begun inventory of its shops for machine tools that might be turned over to war industries.
Graduates of military academies and similar schools are urged by the army to continue their studies until they have reached induction age under Selective Service. By attending special army schools such graduates may earn commissions as second lieutenants.
New England Develops Herb, Drug Farming
Boston-(UP)—New England may become the nation's natural drug store.
Already there are digitalis farms in New Hampshire producing a raw drug far above U.S. Pharmacopoeia standards because of the slight acid soil.
Among the 380 herbs grown by Dr. Youngken and his assistants are senna, which in normal times came from Egypt, India, and Arabia; belladonna, and ephedrine.
Experiments now underway in cooperation with the National Research Council seek to make the six-state region the home of herb and drug farmers.
A government agency, the Council received congressional authorization during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to serve in an advisory capacity in periods of national emergency. Such an emergency-particularly in the drug market-is at hand.
Scarcity and exorbitant prices have halted all imports from foreign drug markets. But chubby Dr. Heber W. Youngken of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy thinks he may solve the problem and perhaps create an as yet untapped natural resource.
Summer Camps Aid War Effort
Eight summer work camps for college students have been announced by the International Student Service, 8 West 40th Street, New York City. The camps offer opportunities in various fields of community service and farm work and make a real contribution to the country's national war effort. Men and women students will live, work and study together in camps holding from 20 to 50 students and other young people.
The camps will be located from the middle west to New England and in the south in Virginia and Tennessee. They will run from 4 to 9 weeks, beginning the last week in June. The projects offer both a study and work program under the supervision of competent directors, and it is emphasized that the camps are democratic self-governing units.
The farms of New England and the mid-west are in great need of farm workers this summer and these projects are organized to help meet this need. Campers are to receive the going wage for farm work in the area. Other camps will do construction and recreation work in needy communities and in industrial boom towns.
There will be two all-girl camps. In all camps the group will live together and carry on recreation and discussion programs. The normal fee per month is $40, although some scholarship money is available and in the farm labor camps the members are expected to be able to earn the fee. Scholarships will be for those who can not afford to pay the full fee. The ISS urges all students who are not attending college this summer to spend a useful and interesting summer at a work camp.
Anyone interested in further information about this summer program is asked to write to the Work Camp Department - International Student Service, 8 West 40th Street, New York city.
Tomorrow will give the last opportunity of the year for juniors and seniors to take the English proficiency examination. Since no exam is planned for the summer session, those who plan to be graduated at the end of summer school must take the examination now.
Tau Sigma Presents Satire on War
RV SARALENA SHERMAN
Both of these numbers, as well as the entire performance of "A Symphony in Motion," will be produced in the modern dance. Every style of dancing is included on the program of the show, and each will be given in the modernistic form. Containing a variety of themes and ideas of expression, and including skate waltzes, jitterbugging, the tango, and the more classic modes of the dance, "A Symphony in Motion," has been outlined with entertainment that will appeal to all tastes.
Another dance, "Regimentation," which is also in keeping with the times, shows the monotony of rank and file. It is given in military movements and emphasis is placed upon timing and precision.
"Stoop" to Jive
War is dancing its way into everything. Next Wednesday night it will take its place in the dance itself. War is the theme of at least two of the dances that are to be performed in Tau Sigma's spring recital, "A Symphony in Motion" next week.
The Revolutionary war is demonstrated with the minuet dance and a stix, pompous strain in the dance. The Civil war is expressed in syncopation, an introduction of Negro rhythm, the cakewalk, and the waltz. The Spanish American war is interpreted with the tango. The Castle waltz mixed with something of frenzy demonstrates World war I, while the present war is done with confusion and jitterbugging.
Jitterbugging for War II
Tau Sigma is presenting the dance review to the public free of charge at 8:15 Wednesday night in Fraser theater.
One of the dance numbers, "A Satire on War," is an expression in modern form that depicts the mood, character of the people, rhythm, music, and dance during periods of war. The dance
presents the five big wars on the United States. The presentation of each war is preceded by a chorus of "Johnny Comes Marching Home." In each presentation the effect of the war upon the social, moral, and economic system is shown.
Dr. C. L. Francisco, of the School of Medicine, will speak over KFKU this evening at 6 o'clock on "The Doctor in Military Service."
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COD Beginning May 18
---for the remainder of the semester, unless special arrangements for extended credit are made at the office.
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Need College Women For Nurse Training
The Nursing Council on National Defense has issued a call to college women, of all classifications, to prepare themselves for nursing careers. The government has increased its quota of new students needed to enter schools of nursing to 55,000 this year and 65,000 for next year. The expanding Army and Navy are calling for 1000 graduate nurses a month. More students are needed to fill their places.
There are several plans that women now enrolled in college may follow—they may enter directly a school of nursing, take special summer courses in science, or other subjects that will speed up preparation for the career, or they may arrange a special combination college program that will offer both a college degree and a diploma from a school of nursing.
Women interested in the program should consult Miss Elizabeth Meiguair, adviser of women, or write The Committee on Recruiting of Student Nurses, 262 Madison avenue New York, N.Y.
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