UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
Daily Kansan
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DEFENSE
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1942
NUMBER 111
39th YEAR
Winners Celebrate---the new point system manager; Marjorie Rider, president-elect who will rule over campus women next year; Mary Jo Cox, secretary-elect; Georgia Ferrell, the new college representative; and Reola Durand, vice-president-elect.
On the way to Memorial Union fountain to celebrate their victory after the W.S.G.A. election returns came in last night are, left to right, Marybelle Long, the newly-elected fine arts representative; Jill Peck,
Conference to End With Ball Greeks Gather on Hill
The problem, "The Fraternity and the War," was aired this afternoon when more than 40 fraternity men from the campuses of schools in seven states gathered in the Kansas Room of the Memorial Union building to hear a talk by Robert Hartle, assistant executive secretary of Phi Delta Theta, Oxford, Ohio.
The occasion was the opening session of the fifth annual regional Inter-fraternity conference being held at the University this weekend. The convention will end with a semi-formal
dance tomorrow night in Memorial Union ballroom.
Hartle stressed the need for Fraternity men, "To rededicate themselves not only to the ideals of their groups but also to the working principles and realities of such group living as the war emergency program intensifies. There will occur great changes in all social institutions, including colleges and universities.
"It is urgently necessary that all Greek letter societies adopt themselves sociologically and economically to such changes in order to justify their existence in the order of things to come."
Moreau Gives Welcome
Dean F. J. Moreau of the School of Law, former national president of Alpha Kappa Lambda, delivered the welcome address at the opening session.
At 4:30 p.m. the meeting recessed until the banquet at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union ballroom where William Allen White, member of Phi Delta Theta and Kansas editor and author, will be the guest of honor. Following the banquet an inter-fraternity smoker will be held at 8:30 p.m. in the Men's lounge of the Union building.
The second general session will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Malin Hawkins' orchestra will play for the dance tomorrow night.
250 Students Attend Speech Drama Festival
Coming from about 23 high schools throughout the state, approximately 250 high school students gathered here today to participate in the annual speech and drama festival. The event is sponsored by the department of speech and drama with the co-operation of the extension division.
Starting this afternoon, speech events including one-act plays, radio dramas, extemporaneous speeches, orations, readings, after-dinner speeches, and informative speeches, will continue tonight and tomorro wmorning.
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Plays were presented in Fraser theater this afternoon and will be continued in the morning. All radio drama entries were presented in the studio of KFKU this afternoon. Other speech events will be held tonight and tomorrow in rooms in Fraser hall and Green hall.
Present Radio Plays
A banquet will be held for the high school students at 6 o'clock this evening in the old English room of the
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Record Women's Vote in Close Political Fight
Sweeping the Hill in one of the largest total elections in recent years, University women elected Marjorie Rader, education junior, to take over the presidency of the Women's Self-Governing Association by a vote of 444 to 407 over Myra Hurd, college junior. Approximately 850 votes were cast in the election which saw offices going to seven independent and five sorority women.
For point system manager Jill Peck, college sophomore, came through with 445 votes to win over Mary Martha Hudelson, college sophomore, who totaled 403 votes. In a close battle for fine arts representative Marybelle Long, fine arts junior, received 78 votes to 72 for Mary Frances Sullivan, fine arts junior.
In the race for vice-president of the W.S.G.A., Reola Durand, college junior out-ran Margaret Brown, college junior, by a vote of 463 to 385. Mary Jo Cox, college sophomore, totaled 473 votes to defeat Peggy Davis, college sophomore, with 375 votes, for the office of secretary.
Georgia Ferrel, college junior, will become College representative after defeating Jean Bailey, college junior, 384 to 312. In the race for senior class officers Virginia Tieman, college junior, won by a narrow margin of 114 to 108 over Phyllis Wherry, college junior, for the position of vice-president of the senior class. Secretary of the senior class will be Evelyn Nielson, college junior, who defeated Mary Lou Belcher, fine arts junior, by a vote of 132 to 90.
Betty Gsell, education sophomore, took the race for vice-president of the junior class by a vote of 107 to 73 over Nancy Petersen, college sophomore. Secretary of the junior class will be Marion Heworth, college sophomore, who won over Jean Hoffman, college sophomore, by a margin of 95 to 85.
Betty Gsell Wins
Hope Crittenden, fine arts freshman, crowded out Lois Elaine Willcuts, college freshman, for the office of vice-president of the sophomore class by a vote of 132 to 123. In the contest for secretary of the sophomore class Mary Lou Nelson, college freshman, defeated Persis Snook, college freshman, by a 138 to 117 total.
The Student Union Activities board has elected the following officers for next year: president, Nation Meyer, college junior; vice president, Carl Hines, college sophomore; and secretary, Georgia Ferrel, college junior.
Union Elects Officers
Peck Is Elected
Calisthenics Class Begins Monday
The new calisthenics class, the University's answer to the cry for physical fitness training in American colleges, will start functioning Monday afternoon at 4:30, Dave Watermulder, president of the M.S.C. which is sponsoring the class, announced today.
Author of nine books, on Christian topics, Jones has had his books printed in 15 languages. He has been a missionary to India for 15 years, but the war prevented his going back this year.
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, well-known missionary and author, will open Holy Week observance for Hill students by speaking in the Community building at 8 o'clock Sunday night. The Palm Sunday service is being sponsored by the Student Christian Federation and the Lawrence churches.
Henry Shenk, instructor of physical education, will have general charge of the class and teach the boys. Miss Ruth Hoover, assistant professor of physical education, will instruct in the girls' division. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, professor of physical education and varsity basketball coach, will be class supervisor.
E. Stanley Jones To Open Holy Week Services
During Holy Week special devotional services will be held every
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Enrollment in the class is still open, but should be made at the physical education office in Robinson gymnasium before Monday. The group will meet every Monday and Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The sessions will be held outdoors except when unfavorable weather forces the class inside the gymnasium.
This class is a product of an extensive national defense program on the Hill instituted by the war-defense committee of the Men's Student Council, whose chairman is Orville Wright, college senior.
Those in charge of the class emphasized today that it will consist entirely of the development of physical fitness through calisthenics. A vigorous course is being planned, one designed to "make a man of anyone," Watermilder said.
Although enrollment is entirely on a voluntary basis, students partici-
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Hill Houses Save Paper for Defense
Laird Campbell, college freshman, has been selected as manager of the Men's Student Council's paper conservation contest among organized houses on the Hill, Orville Wright, chairman of the Council's war-defense committee, announced today.
The contest will be conducted for a period of one month, at the end of which the three winners will be awarded defense bonds as prizes. The houses will be judged on the amount of paper saved during the month. The committee in charge has arranged for the sale of all the $^9$ ___
paper, and the money thus received will be used for the prizes.
Campbell indicated today that organized houses have responded gratifyingly to the call for contestants. By noon today 32 houses had entered the contest and appointed house captains. These captains will handle all details within their houses and work with the central committee.
Campbell was selected recently to fill a Council vacancy. Working with him on the contest are two W.S.G.A. representatives, Mary Ellen Reach,
college senior, and Maxine Walker,
college junior.
The houses which have entered the contest and their captains include: Sigma Kappa, Barbara Wikoff, Miller hall, Dorothy Carr; Phi Kappa Psi, Delbert Campbell; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Martha Rayl; Alpha Tau Omega, Ken Pringle; Kappa Alpha Theta, Margaret Anne Reed; Alpha Delta Pi, Mariorie Jacobs; Westminster hall, Betty Cannady; Wager hall, Emma Niedermeyer.
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