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University Daily Kansan
Page 0406_2 from reel: L 2337 (1941-10-05 to 1942-11-01)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/158394

Title: English Professor Likes to 'Call a Drip a Drip'
Summary: Duquesne University English professor Martin I. J. Griffith discusses the value of slang in language, arguing it helps keep language fresh and expressive while cautioning against overuse.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: language usage; slang; linguistics; education
Named Entities: Griffith, Martin I. J. [professor]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Eleven Men to Be Pledged by Military Frat
Summary: Eleven men will be pledged by a military fraternity at a dinner preceding the annual ROTC ball, with formal pledging ceremonies to follow.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities; military; student organizations; pledging
Named Entities: Matassarin, Ben [president]; Hayward, James; Bohannon, Frederick Griffith; Emerson, Frank Henry; Hill, William H.; Duke, Howell; Frederick, Louis; Larson, E. Arnett; Metcalf, Burt Gustav; Seward, Selby Strong; Ernest, Frank; Wilcox, Paul Addison Trower
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Weather Drives Intramural Meet to Indoor Track
Summary: Due to rain and unfavorable weather, the intramural track meet has been moved to the indoor track facility, with events scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM.
Category: sports
Subjects: intramural sports; track and field; weather impact; athletics
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Women's Intramurals
Summary: W.A.A. will meet to elect officers, with results of badminton championship and extended tennis tournament play-offs reported.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's athletics; intramural sports; badminton; archery; tennis
Confidence: 0.75

Title: South Gets Portable School
Summary: The South is implementing portable schoolhouses as part of a wartime innovation to address overcrowded conditions in regular schools.
Category: local news
Subjects: education; portable classrooms; school construction; defense program
Confidence: 0.8

Title: April 13 Deadline on Carruth Poetry
Summary: Poems for the William Herbert Carruth Memorial Poetry Contest must be submitted by April 13, with prizes awarded for first, second, and third place.
Category: announcement
Subjects: poetry contest; literary competitions; student opportunities
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Phi Gam, Faculty Play for Intramural Crown
Summary: The University volleyball championship will be decided in a match between the Faculty and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Category: campus news
Subjects: intramural sports; volleyball; faculty participation
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Divorce Ends as Kids Plead
Summary: A divorce case was resolved after the couple's four children pleaded with their parents to reconcile during court proceedings.
Category: local news
Subjects: family law; divorce; children's influence; court proceedings
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Colorado School of Mines Summer Session July 6–Sept. 2
Summary: The Colorado School of Mines is offering summer session courses in various engineering disciplines and other subjects from July 6 to September 2.
Category: announcement
Subjects: summer education; engineering courses; academic programs
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Gibbs Clothing; Colorado School of Mines; University Athletics Department
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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