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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1942
NUMBER 92
39th YEAR
Nelson to Give Inside Story of Nazi Germany
Dr. Frank Nelson, formerly a member of the American legation in Oslo, will speak at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in Fraser theater on the subject, "I Saw Norway Fight Back."
The traveler, linguist and political expert will give the inside story of Nazi terror in Norway and will tell how he saw the Norwegians fight bravely when their nation was invaded in April. 1940. At that $ ^{ \textcircled{1}} $
time Nelson was an emergency clerk in the American legation in Oslo.
Dr. Nelson will base part of his talk on his experiences with the Norwegians while he was guest professor of English literature at the University of Oslo.
Prior to this guest professorship, Nelson taught English at the Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico and the Municipal University of Wichita. He was the first American ever invited to lecture on English literature at the Norwegian University.
Upon the invasion of Norway by the Germans, Dr. Nelson volunteered his services to the American legation. Because of his mastery of the Norwegian language and his unquestioning," an act which required Norway he was entrusted with the writing of confidential political reports for the consulate general.
Although innocent of any crime, in December, 1940, he was taken prisoner in Oslo's notorious Mollergaten jail. He was taken there for "questoosing," an act which required
DR. FRANK NELSON
In Norway he was held in prison by the Gestapo for seven months.
Questionnaires on War Activities Out Friday
seven months on the part of the Gestapo agents. His release was finally obtained by exchanging him for a German agent arrested in the United States.
3. Do you think student activities and organizations should continue on a three term basis? (That is, should activities continue in the summer term as they do in the regular terms?)
Don't cut your 10:30 class Friday morning if you have any opinions you would like to express about war defense activities on the campus.
4. In view of the necessity of physical fitness, especially during war time, do you think all students should take some work in physical education?
To discover how the students feel about the more important projects under consideration, the Men's Student Council has authorized the distribution of questionnaires to all students in the library at that time. Three $ ^{*}$
2. The University is planning an eight week summer term from June 2 to July 24, and a four week term from July 25 to August 21. Do you plan to attend the eight week session? (Maximum credit of eight hours.) Do you plan to attend the four week session? (Maximum credit of four hours).
5. Would you be interested, and
thousand ballots have been printed.
Questions will be answered "yes"
and "no."
The questionnaire will read as follows:
1. Do you plan to attend summer school at K. U. this summer?
6. In view of the necessity of at least partial knowledge of first aid in war time, would you be interested in joining one of the Red Cross classes meeting one or two hours a week to learn the rudiments of essential war time first aid d? (These classes would be directed by the University hospital.)
would you regularly attend, a noncredit calisthenics class which met two or three times a week in the late afternoon? (This class would consider calisthenics only and would be directed by the department of physical education.)
Staff changes at Watson library for the spring semester were announced by C. M. Baker, director of libraries, yesterday.
C. M. Baker Announces Changes in Library Staff
Chekhov Cast Takes Over Hoch Tonight
Mrs. Lauretta Trickey Corkill has resigned as reference librarian and is being replaced by Miss Lea Lash. Miss Anne Mueller is now order librarian, and Miss Esther Norman is assistant at the circulation desk.
Lovers of Shakespearean drama will have an opportunity to see actors of a full production company enact a popular seventeenth century comedy when the curtain rises on Michael Chekhov's presentation of "Twelfth Night" at 8:15 tonight in Hoch auditorium.
Presenting the play in English for the first time, the Russian company and its director were praised by Broadway critics after a New York engagement. "Mr. Chekhov has schooled his youthful players to capture the ribaldry, the buoyant buffoonery, the racy fun that Shakespeare visioned," said Robert Coleman, New York critic. Other critics commended the play as "a triumph of dramatic art in every way."
Act in Eight Nations
Including his native Russia, Chekhov has acted or directed plays in eight countries: The United States, England, France, Germany, Austria, Lithuania, and Latvia. Indicative of his genius is the fact that he has directed successful productions in languages with which he was totally unfamiliar.
Such was the case when Chekhov left Russia to work with the Habrina players, a Hebrew language group. His production of "Twelfth Night" with this group in Berlin, brought high praise from the critics.
Leading characters in Chekhov's group are Beatrice Whitney Straight in the part of Viola, Ford Rainey as Sir Toby Belfan, Ronald Bennett as Sabastian, Sam Schatz as Malvolio, John Flynn as Orsino, Margaret Draper as a servant and Maria, and Mary Lou Taylor as Olivia. Other members of the cast are Mary Haynsworth, Alan Harkness, Al Boylan, Hurd Hatfield, and Joseph Mood.
Shakespeare's lusty comedy centers around the old theme of mistaken identity. Although the play is believed to have been given first in London in 1601, it quickly became a continuous favorite with touring companies throughout the American states after its first presentation in this country in 1794.
Plot Has Old Theme
Critics have honored the former director of the Second Moscow Art theater by saying, "Chekhov loses nothing of the uproarious humor that makes the immortal Shakespearean comedy as timely today as it was in the beginning of the seventeenth century and as it will be hundreds of years from now."
This presentation of "Twelth Night" is the third production sponsored by the department of speech and drama this year. Activity tickets will admit holders to the play upon presentation of the tickets at the door. No seats will be reserved for the production.
Applications of candidates for offices on the Women's Self-Governing Association council must be registered with a senior board of W.S.G.A. between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. tomorrow in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building, Doris Twente, W.S.G.A. president, has announced. The women's election will be held on Thursday, March 12.
Forum Discusses War Problems
About 150 students gathered in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building at 4:30 yesterday afternoon to hear a round table discussion of "Labor, Industry, and the War." The panel lasted for an hour and the various problems that the war presented in these fields were thoroughly aired.
Three experts on the situations, Hilden Gibson, assistant professor of political science and sociology, Domenico Gagliardo, professor of economics, and Joe Murray, managing editor of the Lawrence Journal World, presented their opinions on the subjects brought before the group.
Among the topics brought up were the rights of labor to strike during the war effort and the duty of labor and industry to the war program. The meeting was for general discussion and not to decide any issue. Students attending had a chance to gain good background materials on which to base their own opinions on the problems which arise under the war program.
The meeting was the first in a series of five to be sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A. The dates for the four remaining meetings have not been set as yet. There will be one more round table discussion and three hour talks dealing with the general topic of "America at War."
Army Calls James K. Hitt For Duty
James K. Hitt, assistant registrar, has been ordered to report for active duty with the United States army as a reserve first lieutenant
JAMES K. HITT
in the coast artillery, it was announced this morning.
Hitt, a University graduate, received his A.B. degree in 1934 and his A.M. degree in 1936. He taught for two years in the Dodge City high school, then went to Wichita University, where he remained until coming to the University as assistant registrar July 1, 1940.
While he was on the Hill, Hitt was a Summerfield scholar, a member of Scabbard and Blade, and a Phi Beta Kappa.
Hitt received his military training in the University R.O.T.C. unit.
Glee Club Is Contestant Men Aim at N.Y.
The University men's glee club has been nominated for competition in the Pleasure Time national college glee club contest sponsored by Fred Waring, Prof. Joseph F. Wilkins, director of the group, said yesterday. One hundred fifty college and university glee clubs, representing 44 states, have entered the competition.
The contest will be conducted by regions, and the regional
The contest will be condu winners will compete for the national prize. Regional competition will be judged by recordings made by the glee clubs, but the regional survivors will go to New York at the sponsor's expense for the final contest. For the contest, the University club will sing three numbers: the prize song, a special arrangement of "Loch Lomond," by Fred Waring; "Tenebrae Factae Sunt," by Palestrina; and "The Banner of Old K.U." written
for the University by Waring himself.
"The purposes for which this competition is proposed," said Waring, "are to search out, recognize, and reward the outstanding undergraduate male college glee clubs in the United States, to further stimulate public interest in group singing, and to enable those interested in music education to familiarize themselves with radio technique through the experience of others."