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UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1942
39th YEAR
NUMBER 96
Discussion Clubs Merge
Contest Groups Warm-up
A federated discussions club formed from many campus discussion groups will sponsor a warm-up contest at 8:15 tomorrow night in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building in preparation for the district extempore-discussion contest March 11.
Combining with the Forums Board of the M. S. C. and the W. S. G. A. to gain student and financial support toward a unification of all discussion groups to a central program were the Student Union Activities' K. U. Town Hall of the Air, the local chapter of the International Relations club, the Summerfield Scholars' Colloquium, Political Science club, Symposium, History club, and Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A.'s America Today.
Mary Frances McAnaw, chairman of the Forums Board, explained that an amendment to the Forums Board bill providing for the change was read at the latest meetings of the two governing bodies, and will be voted upon this week.
Speakers in the warm-up contest, sponsored by the federated group, will speak for seven minutes on some phase of the program to draw Latin America into closer relationship with the United States. The participants competing for the $15 offered by the Board for the three
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Scabbard Sells Forty Stamps In First Hour
The Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, defense stamp sale started this morning in the rotunda of Frank Strong hall with the sale of stamps to 40 persons in the first hour. The fraternity took over the non-profit job of selling the stamps to help in the national campaign to raise money for the war.
The men in the organization consider this campaign as a way to help the government before the R.O.T.C. seniors go into active service next June. The idea of the campaign is to start as many stud-
For the Kansan's opinion of the current state of affairs in The Women's Self-Governing Association, see the editorial, "Must We Give Up," on page 6.
Most of the stamps sold at the table are the 10 and 25-cent denominations but if students wish larger ones they will be furnished on demand.
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Cecilia Goncalves, Brazilian student in the college, will participate in the extempore discussion on "Inter-American Affairs" to be held in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow night.
Still Open
Continue V-7 Recruiting
Chancellor Deane W. Malott received word this morning from Lieutenant - Commander Nathan Young, of the U.S. Naval Reserve recruiting offices in Kansas City, Mo., that authority had been received by his office to "continue enlistments in class V-7, officer training program of the Naval Reserve, irrespective of previously assigned quotas."
Commander Young also stated that the qualifications were to remain the same as announced by his office in December, 1941, with the exception that men who are now enrolled as juniors must graduate prior to July 1, 1943; men now enrolled as seniors must graduate prior to July 1, 1942.
Journalist Sheean Brings War to Hill
Vincent Sheean, author of "Personal History," "Not Peace but a Sword," and "Bird of the Wilderness," will lecture here March 10 as a part of the Community Lecture course.
Before V - 7 was temporarily closed many University men took the physical examination and enlisted.
Sheean will come to the Hill shortly after returning from the Orient. He spent the spring and summer in the British Isles observing the war on the western front, returning to New York early in September for a couple of weeks before flying to New
Zealand, Australia and the Far East.
Information has been received by James K. Hitt, assistant registrar, concerning student enlistment in the United States Maritime Commission Cadet Corps and has been placed on file in his office.
The famous journalist's lecture here will be based upon his observations and experiences in the East and West during the past year, as well as upon his personal contact with important news events as a foreign correspondent during the past twenty years in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Hitt Receives Word On Maritime Cadet Commissions
While in Britain, Sheean went out with the British fleet on convoy duty in the north Atlantic. He also flew with the R.A.F. in a bomber over enemy territory, and visited the headquarters in the British Isles of the various Allied armies fighting with the British.
Men interested in taking the training leading to careers as officers in the merchant marine should consult Mr. Hitt.
This will be Shean's first appearance at this University.
Vincent Sheean
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The Kansas-Kansas State basketball game at Manhattan tonight will be broadcast, by transcription, at 10:15 o'clock over WIBW, Topeka, 580 kilocycles. For the convenience of Hill fans, a box scorecard has been prepared on page 5 to keep score, point by point, during the game.
Fill Hitt's Post
Dr. Laurence Woodruff, associate professor of entomology, has been named assistant registrar of the University, succeeding James K. Hitt, who has been called to military service, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
Laurence Woodruff
Marine Corps Officers Give Physicals to 30
Hitt, who has been assistant registrar since July 1, 1940, is a first lieutenant in the coast artillery and will report for duty
Men students who enlisted in the United States Marine Corp Reserve yesterday and today were sworn in at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Officers of the Marine Corps have been giving physical examinations to students yesterday and today at Watkins Memorial hospital. These officers were making their first stop on a tour of colleges in this area to examine students who wish to enlist.
Sergeant J.L. Sullivan, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, said that only 30 applicants had been examined. The university could have a limit of 36 examined for the Marine Corps Reserve.
Of these, only one, Jim Surface, college senior, had been passed and signed by this morning. Several had passed the examinations but had not yet been back to sign their papers. They were expected to finish this afternoon. Those completing their enlistment here were sworn in at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Wait on Red Tape
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About ten applicants had passed their examinations but have to wait until they get their papers in order, their parents permission, birth certificates, or like delays taken care of. One of the applicants, whose parents live in the Panama Canal zone, has to wait until he gets word from them. These men will complete their enlistment in Kansas City.
Wait On Red Tape
The men will be enlisted as privates in the Marine corps for four years or the duration of the emergency, but will be in the candidates class, which
within a few days.
Woodruff's appointment is for the duration of the war period, the Chancellor announced. He will continue with a curtailed teaching schedule.
Dr. Woodruff, who has been on the University staff since 1928, is a graduate of the University, having received his bachelor's degree here in 1924, and his master's degree in 1930. He was granted his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1934.
Hitt, like his successor, is a graduate of this University. He received the bachelor of arts degree in 1934 and the master's degree two years later. He was a mathematics instructor at the University from 1934 to 1936 and later taught at Dodge City Junior College and at the University of Wichita. He attended the University on a Summerfield Scholarship, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Queen on Friday ★★★
To Foil Laws
Election of the queen of the Hobnail Hop, annual engineering ball, will take place Friday in Marvin hall, instead of Wednesday as originally announced, Jim Waugh, chairman of the committee, said today.
Only one entry has been made since the list of 10 candidates appeared in the Sunday Kansan. The Independent Students' association named its candidate, Mary Jo Cox, college sophomore, last night.
The postponement of the election was a move on the part of the engineering council to forestall any possibility of abduction of the queen by law students, Waugh said.
Pictures of the candidates will appear in the Daily Kansan later in the week.
Students Favor 3-Term Plans
Final tabulation of the Men's Student Council Questionnaire on student activities in regard to the war situation shows that the 1,779 students participating in the poll are strongly in favor of first-aid training, and feel that student activities and organizations should continue on a three term basis.
About one-third of the voters, 645 to be exact, plan to attend summer school. Of these, 595 will attend the first eight-week session, and 370 the second four-week session. While the total of the second two figures
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