THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Dakar of Importance In Outcome of War
Dr. Emil Lengyel, Hungarian-born American citizen and authority on Dakar who spoke in convocation in Hoch auditorium this morning, stressed the vital importance of the West African colony in deciding the present war.
Very little was known about Dakar until a few years ago, Lengyel said, but recently it has appeared frequently in the news. This he attributes to a change in the conception of distance, which used to be "miles" and is now "bomber hours." Dakar is now less than five bomber hours from Brazil. This means that Germany, upon the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway, is very close to
ian railway, is very close the western hemisphere.
War To Africa
The traveling on the railway will be done almost exclusively by "Aryans" going south into Africa. Lengyel pointed this out as a direct contrast to the last world war in which warring nations went into Europe for a battlefield. Now Europe is going into Africa to fight.
Lengley hinted that American troops were being landed in Dakar. He also stated that there was a great increase in consular activity taking place in the colony.
Dakar is the only important and adequate harbor on the west African coast, with the installations, equipment, and depth to accommodate the largest battleship. It has been no tourist center, chiefly because of its climate, which Dr. Lengyel described as "rotten." The temperature often reaches 140 degrees
Imitation of Paris
in the shade, "and there is no shade."
Dr. Lengyei's one sentence description of Dakar was: "Dakar is a very, very poor imitation of Paris, France, and a very good original of Harlem, New York." The mosquitoes create a situation in the colony, and the pictures shown at the two moving picture houses in Dakar are "the world's worst, most wretched movies."
With nothing particularly happy about Dakar, why should the Germans want it, Dr. Lengely asks. He answers his question by pointing out that the geographical location of Dakar is the closest point to the western hemisphere, making it a principal objective of the Axis.
J. H. Nelson, dean of the Graduate School, introduced the speaker. The University band played several selections before the address.
Congratulates Winners
Prof. E. C. Buchler, professor of speech and drama and district chairman for the national extempore-discussion contest on inter-American affairs for colleges and universities, congratulates Robert Plumb, college junior, and Merrill Peterson, college junior.
They will go next to one of
Seven regional contests to be held throughout the nation. Winners of the regional contests will spend next summer studying South American countries, traveling through the various Pan-American republics under the auspices of the office of coordinator of inter-American affairs.
Aviation Movie Demonstrate Lockheed Plant and Process
"Look to Lockheed for Leadership." sound movie from the Lockheed factories in California, was shown at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon in Marvin auditorium, Edward E Brush, professor of aeronautical engineering, said today.
The movie was sent by Lockheed for this special showing by the student chapter of the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences. Professor Brush invites anyone interested in aeronautics to attend.
In addition to shots of all Lockheed aircraft in flight, including the P38, the world's fastest pursuit
plane, the Lockheed Hudson bomber, standard equipment of the Royal Air Force Coastal command; and well - known commercial Lockheed models, the movie will show the manufacturing processes in building these aircraft.
Ensign John Petty Edwards, who was graduated from the University in 1939, was one of those awarded the Navy Cross for gallantry in action at Pearl Harbor on December 7. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi.
Awarded Navy Cross
Edwards received his commission as ensign at Pensacola, Fla., in the summer of 1940 and went to Hawaii in the fall of that year.
Calisthenics Class to Start
With an eye to physical fitness, some 100 or more students are looking forward to the first meeting of the new, voluntary, calisthenics class to be conducted twice a week until May 3 by Dr. Forrest C. Allen, varsity basketball coach and professor of physical education.
The class was originally scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. Monday, but since Dr. Allen has been out of town most of the week while the University basketball team played in the N.C.A.A. playoffs in Kansas City, Mo., plans for the class have not been completed. The opening date of the class, possibly next Wednesday, will be announced later.
Classes will be conducted in Robinson gymnasium until the weather is suitable for outside sessions. Men and women will meet in separate sections.
Enrollment is still open and is being conducted by Ku Ku's and Jay Janes. Students may also enter the class by contacting the registrar's office or the athletic office.
The class will meet from 4:30 to 5:20 every Monday and Wednesday afternoon. No credit is offered.
The work of the class will be stricty calisthenics. Orville Wright, chairman of the M.S.C. war-defense committee, which has promoted the class, emphasized today the great need for physical fitness among college students in this time of emergency. "To maintain that physical fitness," Wright said, "is the main purpose of the class."
A towel fee of 75 cents will be charged to each entrant in the class. This entitles him to 18 towels during the course of the 17 meetings of the class. Students are expected to furnish their own gym clothes.
Summerfield Exams Given To 69 Boys
Price Administrator Says Thrift Is Duty
Sixty-nine prospective Summerfield scholars took the regional Summerfield examination given on the campus last Saturday. Prof. Olin Templin, secretary of the endowment association, and A. H. Turney, professor of education conducted the 6-hour examination.
Results of last Saturday's examination will be made public in about a month. Final examinations to determine who will win the scholarships will be given here April 20 and 21.
Washington, March 19—(UP)—Americans must apply the traditional ideas of New England thrift and saving as a contribution toward the final victory, J. K. Galbraith, assistant price administrator, said today.
"The thing is for each individual to avoid making unnecessary expenditures," Galbraith explained in an interview. "Every dollar spent unnecessarily threatens the stability of our economy; every dollar saved contributes to that stability."
During the 1930's, a legitimate economic service was served by spending money, Galbraith explained. Both the individual and the government contributed during the depression years through spending money instead of saving it, he said.
Now the situation is reversed. Individuals who spend their income for unnecessary things instead of buying defense bonds or putting it in a bank are doing their country a real disservice, the OPA executive said.
Approximately $15,000,000,000 will have to be diverted from the nation's regular spending channels simply because war production will prevent the manufacture of enough civilian goods to take up all the income available.
Bother OPA
Americans will have to practice a rigid self-control if they are going to prevent tremendous pressures building up for price increases and ultimately inflation, Galbraith said.
After normal personal taxes and savings have been subtracted from the estimated 1942 income payments, O-PA predicts that approximately 800,-000,000,000 will be left. Normally this
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Collect 115 Books For Armed Forces
Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, has collected 115 books for the men in the armed forces in its Victory Book drive which is now under way.
Louis Medlin, president, said today that 115 books had been turned in at the book boxes, library or had been collected from visits to organized houses.
Since not all organized houses have turned in their books, more are expected to come. These houses will be contacted this week.
Medlin requests anyone having books to contribute to call him or turn the books in at Watson library.
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What becomes of these dollars rolling around in the economy is what bothers Galbraith and his OPA associates.
Sacrifices Required
Some of these dollars obviously will go into defense bonds and other increased savings on a voluntary basis. Additional taxes are considered inevitable. Both these, however, are not expected to account for the entire $15,000,000,000. Congress has talked of compulsory savings—collection of part of every American's wages or salary regularly by the government before he receives his pay envelope or check.
Galbraith said that the average American has not given enough attention to the whole matter of increased income and decreased civilian goods. Too many people, he said, do not recognize the great dangers which may arise. Sacrifice will be required all along the line if the economic situation is to be kept well in hand, the OPA executive said.
General increases for wage earners, manufacturers and farmers all threaten to upset the economic apple cart which the OPA is attempting, in the main, to maintain on a level comparable with the pre-war position.
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