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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1942
The KANSAN Comments...
Don't Forget the W.S.S.F.
The World Student Service Fund drive opened on the Hill yesterday. This fund finances an international program of education among refugee students and in prison camps. The money raised from students and faculty on university campuses is returned to students, whom the war has forced to leave schools. The money is distributed from the international headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The money raised will go into prison camps to provide books and recreational facilities for prisoners of war of all countries.
This drive is part of the national war effort. We, here in the University, are particularly responsible for its success, because we are enjoying the benefits of public education. Others are not so fortunate—let's not forget them.
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Two Ships Launched Three Ships Sunk
War problem number one: how can we defeat the U-boats? For every two ships we launch, three ships are being sunk by Axis submarines.
Hitler's subs are forging ahead in their race to sink merchant ships faster than new ones can be built by the United Nations. The winner of this race may be the winner of the war. America needs ships to transport weapons, supplies, and men to distant fronts. America needs them now. Hitler and Hirohito don't wait.
The Battle of the Atlantic has been against the United States and its Allies. In American ports war materials pile up—unmoved, unused, useless on the docks. We are building a ship a day. We will build two a day by midyear. Recently the Axis has sunk more than one ship a day. Announced losses since Dec. 7 now exceed 120 ships.
Today enemy submarines are having a heyday as American forces are widely spread. But as months go by the fast patrol subschasers now building will go into service. More blimps and airplanes will be available. Sub-sinking procedures will be better worked out by trained and experienced crews. More and more cargo vessels will be launched and they will be armed. The habits and hiding places of submarines will be better known. Then, enemy subs, beware!
America must win the "Battle of Production." America must win the "Battle of the Sea Lanes." In defeat or victory, the time element is all-important. America's task is to defeat the submarine menace and do it soon, in order to get weapons and men to fighting fronts before the hordes of aggression sweep out again.
Wars aren't won by retreating armies. Wars aren't won by tanks and cannon and men resting on wharfs or at the bottom of the sea. Wars aren't won by too little and too late.
Hitler and Hirohito don't wait.
A new way for kiddies to learn the alphabet—the PWPGSJS of ISIAC of WPB is the short way to refer to the pipe, wire products, and galvanized sheet jobbers subcommittee of the iron and steel industry advisory committee of the War Production board.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Vol. 39 Tuesday, April 21, 1942 No.123
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
Sophomores who have made application for admission to the teacher training program must appear for examinations either at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29th, or at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2nd in the auditorium of Frank Strong Hall. Only sophomores who have made application and have taken the examination may enroll this fall in any education course.A. H. Turney, Chairman, Committee on Admission and Guidance.
Students who expect to enter the armed forces before the close of the semester and who plan to receive partial or full credit for their work are urged to consult with Mr. Woodruff in the Registrar's Office at an early date—Raymond Nichols, Executive Secretary.
Tau Sigma will meet at the following times. Attendance is absolutely required.
sance is absolutely required.
Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 ... Fraser
Thursday, April 23, 7:30 ... Gym
Friday, April 24, 7:00 ... Fraser
Saturday, April 25, 1:30 ... Fraser
Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 ... Fraser
Ann Jane Hoffman Pros
Anna Jane Hoffman, Pres.
The W.S.G.A. will hold a tea Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 in the Women's Lounge of Frank Strong Hall. Kappa Kappa Gamma will be hostesses. Marybelle Long, Social Chairman.
Home Economics Club meets Thursday, April 23, 116 Fraser at 4:20 p.m. Election of officers. Speaker: Mrs. Faber, "Textiles and the Designer."
Phyllis Wherry, Secy.
Le Cerle Francais: Le Cerle Francais se reunira mercede, le vingt-deux avril, a 4 heures et demie dans laalle 113 F.S.—Marjorie Mossman, Presidente.
JAY JANES: Jay Janes will hold their regular meeting in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon—Mary Kay Brown, Pres.
NO QUACK CLUB Meeting Wednesday night.— Margaret Whitehead, President.
SIGMA XI. The regular April meeting of the Kansas Chapter of Sigma Xi will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. in Blake hall. Dr. H. R. Wahl, Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Kansas, will speak on "War, Medicine, and Research."—W. H. Schoewe, Secretary.
ALL JUNIORS and SENIORS who plan to teach, but have not completed their education courses must make application for admission to the teacher training program and for practice teaching before April 20. Application blanks may be secured in the Education office. Only students who have made application may enroll in education courses next fall—A. H. Turney, Chairman, Committee on Admissions and Guidance.
PREMEDIC NOTICE: The premedical test will be held at 1:30 p.m. on April 24, in room 206, Marvin Hall.-Parke Woodard.
SENIOR! Order your announcements now. Deadline is April 27.-Fred Robertson.
English Proficiency Examination: Saturday, April 25. 8:30 a.m. Juniors and seniors in the College of Liberal Arts may take this, the last examination of the current school year, if they have not already fulfilled the requirement. Register in person at the College office, 229 Frank Strong Hall, April 20-22-J. B. Virtue.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Rock Chalk Talk
DEAN SIMS
Kenneth Brown, business senior from St. Joseph, was a journalism department visitor last week. He had read in the Kansan that, in connection with the coming of the famed Zilch, type lice were giving the writers a little trouble. Knowing a little about insects, Kenneth came ove rto investigate.
Jean Sellers, college junior and journalist, met Brown at the door of the "shack" and took him downstairs in quest of a few of the varmints. The journey was unfruitful because Sellers and Brown, try as they did, couldn't pry any of the little bugs off the bars of type.
Sellers commented that she and Brown had planned to hold the lice, one by one, in a cup of water until drowned.
P. S. "Type lice" are flaws in the type.
Bill McElhenny, Phi Gam, was a Sunday dinner guest at the Kappa house. Since McElhenny is such a frequent guest at Gower Place, the Phi Gam fresh thought they were doing him a big favor when they sent his luggage over to him in the middle of the dinner.
The other evening, the Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemistry fraternity, members were seated on their front porch sunning themselves and taking after-dinner naps. An old colored fellow, driving an ancient model auto, backfired the engine in front of their house and, grimming, called out, "Pearl Harbor!"
Every evening, at the same time, since then the same man drives by the house, backfires his auto, and yells "Pearl Harbor!"
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Kathryn Bonewits, Alpha Chi Omega, has charge of the sorority pop concession. Saturday she decided she should pay the bills incurred by the concession over a length of time. The debt was owed at one Lawrence dairy but by mistake she went to the other.
"I want to pay my bill," stated Kathryn as she marched up to the first desk in sight.
"What bill?" asked the clerk.
She told him.
"Oh, you're in the wrong dairy," the man told her.
"Oh," said Kathryn, very embarrassed.
"Say, what are you shaking for?" asked the clerk, "Are you nervous?"
"So how?" she said and left.
"So long," she said and left.
She approached the waiting car of Alpha Chi's at the curbing. "I'll be back in a minute," she said, but didn't go anywhere.
Some say the clerk hypnotized her.
Bob Bellamy, Phi Psi, and Priscilla Adams, Kappa, were considered by the rabble to be going steady. Bellamy became frustrated at the thought of being tied down so young in life so Sunday he came up with a date with, also Kappa, Rosemary Branine.
House Fly Is Average Of All Animal Sizes
One of the greatest entomological collections in the country—the Snow Entomological Museum—is located on the campus of the University of Kansas. Yet museums, in order to maintain the position they have acquired require constant attention and additions, and the Snow collection is no exception. Thus the collection, classification, and mounting of new specimens is one of the big jobs facing Dr. Raymond H. Beamer, professor of entomology at the Univer-
of entomology at the University, and assistant curator of the museum.
Professor Beamer has three methods of obtaining new specimens, methods common to all such collectors. They can be listed as collecting, trading with other collectors, and gifts.
The first of these methods, collecting, has proved of most value in adding to the collection. This method has taken the form of field trips for Dr. Beamer and his associates, and a total of fourteen were made in the years between 1926 and 1940, an average of one a year. These field trips have taken the collectors to nearly every part of the United States. For an example of the extent and value of these field trips, a brief summary of the trip taken in the summer of 1940 may be of value.
With complete camping and field equipment, the group, headed by Dr. Beamer, made an extended trip through the western states of the country. The route led to western Kansas, south to Texas, and again west to New Mexico, Arizona, and
California. Considerable time was spent in the last three named states in search of specimens.
The party continued to the Pacific coast before turning northward to continue their search. Twice on their northward journey they recrossed to the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Leaving California, they cut across Nevada and Utah to Yellowstone National Park where they added to their collections. The last lap of the trip was to Colorado and on eastward to Lawrence.
Eleven weeks were spent in completing this field trip, and an estimated 75,000 specimens were collected. The work of classifying this great number of specimens according to species and then mounting them has not yet been completed.
The Snow entomological collection was started by F. H. Snow before the University was founded and at present has approximately two million specimens. The monetary value of the collection would be difficult to estimate because, as Dr. Beamer said, an insect means nothing to an aver-
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