1942
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 1942
NUMBER 95
39th YEAR
Politics Boil The Powderkeg
The executive council of the Women's Self-Governing Association unanimously voted yesterday to postpone indefinitely the spring election. The candidates and the date of the election will be announced later—D. Twente.
A Student Observation
To The Editor,
The University Daily Kansan Sir:
The Women's Self-Governing Association has reached a checkmate in its political progress. Most students are cognizant of the situation which has come about because of the gradual strengthening of the combine system.
One of the combines—very unofficial bodies—became so strong that the other one refused to nominate candidates for this spring's election. This was despite the fact that the declining combine had, counting unorganized dependents, more actual numbers than the more strongly organized one.
Candidates from the renigging combine nominated by the W.S.G.A. council—refused to run. Finally, both combines had to disband and the fate of the spring election is still very uncertain.
That which is not understandable about the whole thing is why political parties were ever outlawed. It is impossible for a democratic, elective system of government to function without political organizations of some sort, and the founding fathers should have realized this fact. They did not make the same mistake in the case of the Men's Student Council.
The combines grew up to meet a need: to provide a feasible method of electing capable candidates who represented the ideas of the majority of the students, at the same time not neglecting the wishes of the minority. They grew up to meet a need, but because they had no official power they have promoted only disunion among the women students.
What is to be done about this situation in the future.
BETTY LEE KALIS
Draft Exemptions For Advanced ROTC
Students in the advanced course of the R.O.T.C. are exempt from the draft. However, all other R.O.T.C. members are subject to military service under the selective service provisions.
Some misunderstandings arose when Col. James Dusenbury requested that R.O.T.C. students in the advanced courses register on February 16. This was not required by law, but Colonel Dusenbury suggested that they do so in order to prevent embarrassment if called upon to show their registration card
The Brew Grows Rich
The Women's Self-Governing Association decided yesterday that, in view of the situation among women at the University, it is time for them to take action toward gaining constructive student leadership.
In accordance with this view, Doris Twente, president of W.S.G.A. yesterday appointed a non-partisan, or bi-partisan committee, considered to represent all women in the University, to study the political situation. This committee will report at the regular W.S.G.A. council meeting at 7 o'clock Tuesday night in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
Recommendations will be in the nature of suggestions for a political setup which will allow equal representation to all groups and individual women in the University. All recommendations must receive final approval by the W.S.G.A. council before they can go into effect.
Texan to Speak On Folk Music Here April 17
Collecting folk music in the United States, particularly the southwestern part of the country for many years, Professor Owens has recordings of more than 600 songs. He has specialized in material found in Texas, gathering examples from the many racial sections in that territory.
William A. Owens, professor of English at Texas A. & M., will present a lecture at the University on April 17 concerning "American Ballad and Song," the department of English announced today.
Professor Owens has also collected examples from other groups throughout the country such as the Cajuns of Louisiana. Last year he was a special representative for the University of Texas in its project for an understanding and development of the folk literature of the state.
Definite plans for the lecture have not been arranged, John W. Ashton, chairman of the department of English, explained.
Geltch To Present Recital In Leavenworth Sunday
Prof. Waldemar Geltch will appear in a recital at the Episcopal Church in Leavenworth, at 4 p.m. Sunday, accompanied by Winifred Hill at the piano.
Practice
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Moon Does
Blackout
In cooperation with the civilian bombardment protection, the moon will practice a black-out tomorrow night.
Professor N. W. Storer of the astronomy department offers an unusual aspect of the eclipse — the moon will be totally eclipsed when it rises. The total eclipse will begin at 6:33, (present war time) but the moon doesn't rise until 6:53 p.m.
The moon will reach the middle of the earth's shadow at 7:21 and will start to leave it at 8:10, completely clearing it at 9:11.
The moon should be its darkest at the middle of the shadow, but at no time will it be invisible. The moon is visible even when totally eclipsed, and it will be possible to see it rise Monday night, about 10 degrees north of the east point.
For the astronomically uninformed, an eclipse is caused by the moon going into the Earth's shadow, which is larger than the moon. The moon will be inside the shadow more than an hour and a half.
The reason for the moon's visibility, Prof. Storer attributes to light bent around the earth by its atmosphere. If we were on the moon, he says, we would see the Earth surrounded by a brilliant copper-colored ring. This is due to the sun's illumination of the Earth's atmosphere.
Prof. Storer points out that the shadow on the moon between 8:10 and 9:11 will be noticeably curved, one of the first proofs that the earth is a sphere.
The Whipple comet, invisible to the naked eye, is fairly close to the moon, and will be more visible through a telescope when the moon is in eclipse. Prof. Storer says that if the comet becomes larger, he will hold open house to allow the public to view the comet through the observatory telescopes.
Bali Dancers Scheduled For Concert Course
The engagement of the famous Java and Bali dancers, featuring the artist Devi Dja as soloist, for next season's concert course has been announced by Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts.
The company has scored outstanding successes all over the world and now returns to the United States because of the wide-spread war zone which now includes their homelands.
The oriental dances of the group will be accompanied by an orchestra made up entirely of the native drums and other peculiar gong and string instruments of Bali and Java
Convocation Tomorrow Herring Speaks
Hubert Herring, authority on South America, will speak in convocation at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, as part of the University's cooperation with the federal government to further good will between the Americas.
The University quota for the number of registrants in the Marine corps reserve has been increased and is not nearly filled, James K. Hitt, assistant registrar, announced yesterday.
Physical examinations will be given at Watkins hospital on March 2 to all students who wish to enter the Marine corps reserve.
Raise K.U. Quota For Commissions In Marine Corps
Under the former Marine corps plan, only two sophomores were to be accepted from the University. No freshmen were eligible. A telegram from the recruiting office in Kansas City to Mr. Hitt yesterday, revealed that the sophomore quota has been increased and that freshmen are now eligible for enlistment.
The lecture given in Hoch auditorium, "Highlights and Shadows of South America," is the first of four lectures Herring will
Students who are accepted by the Marine corps reserve will be permitted to finish school and obtain their degrees. Students will be ordered to training camps in monthly
Russ Chitwood Parachutes From Plane to Safety
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Details of the accident were not available. Two other men, an instructor and a cadet, were in the plane with Chitwood. The student was reported to have been killed when he jumped too late for his parachute to open.
Russ Chitwood, star end in the 1939 University football team, parachuted to safety from an Army air corps basic training plane near Brady, Tex., about one o'clock yesterday morning.
Chitwood is an aviation instructor at Curtis Field, Texas.
During his senior year at the University, Chitwood was a member of the C.A.A. aviation course, and completed the primary and advanced training. He received an instructor's rating, and went to Texas about a year ago.
Chitwood was a student in mechanical engineering at the University. He was a member of Sigma Tau and Tau Beta, engineering fraternities and was elected to Owl Society, honorary group for junior men.
present on the campus. The band, under the direction of Russell L. Wiley, will play at the convocation.
Herring's other lectures include one to the University club at its
regular meeting Monday night on the subject of the "Caribbean Danger Zone."
HUBERT HERRING
. . . speaks in Hoch tomorrow
A special lecture on "The Economic Basis of Inter-American Planning;" will be given classes in social science at 10:30 Tuesday morning in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall. This speech is open to the public.
Closing his lecture series with a University lecture in Fraser thea-
119 Students Take Proficiency Exam
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At 8:30 yesterday morning, 119 students took the English Proficiency Examination in Bailey Chemical Laboratory.
Juniors who were unable to take the examination may take the next one which is scheduled on April 25. In order to graduate a college student must have passed the examination in his junior year or the first one in his senior year, which is held on Oct. 1; after having taken the examination he must have enrolled in twenty-four hours and have received credit in them.
Students who took the examination Saturday may find out their grades in approximately four weeks, although the date is not definite as yet.