TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Faculty, Students View Sub Attack
Faculty Opinions--people. The attack seemed to underscore rather than kill the effect of the President's talk.
Most of the professors questioned on the subject of the sub attack last night seemed to hold the same belief, in general, although they looked at the situation from different points of view. The general opinions seemed to be that the Japs had hurt themselves by the attack and had helped to wake up the American
R. H. Wheeler, professor of psychology: "It was a good thing. The Japs are poor psychologists. Just another Pearl Harbor in effect on the American morale. It just proves our vulnerability. Instead of offsetting the President's speech, it has the opposite effect."
Merle L. De Moss, instructor of mathematics: "The idea of the attack was to make the front pages of the U.S. papers and they succeeded in doing that."
Miss Mabel A. Elliott, associate professor of sociology: "I think American morale will be improved rather than shaken by the surprise attack on the west coast. If the Japanese attack were timed to interefere with the effect of the President's broadcast, it failed in its purpose, for it merely augmented his contention that we are in grave danger. It was in fact an illustration of his point and may make us conscious that we are in war."
W.H.O'Dell, instructor of English:
"Good thing. People need something to wake them up. It shows us that the President's warning that the war can be brought to our shores is not just a pipe dream."
H. B.Chubb, associate professor of political science: "It will stir the people up to what is going on. There will be a lot more of these hit-and-run attacks on the weaker spots of our coast."
Sing Contest Gains Two Entrants
Two more women's houses have boarded the Inter-Organized House Sing bandwagon, gringing the number of entrants in the singing contest to 10, Don Keplinger, chairman of the Student Union special programs committee, announced today.
The new entrants are Sigma Kappa and Corbin Hall.
The eight other contestants in the Union-sponsored Sing to be held in Hoch auditorium March 8 are Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Gama Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi.
E. R. Elbel, associate professor of physical education whose informal announcing is popular with H111 basketball crowds, will act as master of ceremonies at the Sing.
Each group will sing three numbers, all without accompaniment.
Chief's Descendant a Marine
Cheri's Descendant a Marine
Reno, Nev. (UP)—Stanley WinnemUCCa, great, great grandson of Chief Winnemucca one of the greatest of Pitue warriors, has been accepted for enlistment in the U.S. Marines. Almost a century ago, the chief led his warriors to victory in the battle of Pyramid Lake.
Former Student Dies in Plane
James Robert Lewis, former University student, was killed early Friday morning when his plane crashed at Goodfellow Field, Texas, where he had been training as an aviation cadet.
Lewis attended the University two years, entering as a junior in the fall of 1939. He began his air training last fall.
Lewis was a student in the School of Business and a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. His home was in Independence, Kans.
Lunceford
Blues in Night
To Swing Out
The swing-stepping, hot-footed Mt. Oread wax-stompers will get a chance to dance to the "Masters of Rhythmic Syncopation," Jimmie Lunceford and hsi orchestra, at the Junior Prom, Friday night.
For individualistic music that is sweet and hot in low-down "Harlem Express" manner, Jimmie Lunceford is the band you will want to dance away those "Blues in the Night."
Collectively and individually the Jimmie Lunceford band is a versatile and dynamic musical group. His volume is fine and his swing emotional, and featured in solo work his music is something entirely out of this world. His sax section has a fullness—a bite.
Lois Worrel, fine arts senior, will present her senior recital at 8:00 tonight in Frank Strong auditorium
When rug cutters, dial twisters and disc devotees pick Jimmie Luncefords golden band for top spot, that means popularity. Several magazine polls have rated Lunceford first.
Originator of the "School of Jazz-
nocracy," the "Harlem Express," from the very beginning created a new vogue in dance rhythm. Lunce-
ford, too, first brought slang into music.
Lois Worrel To Present Senior Recital Tonight
The program of Miss Worrel, a piano student, will include: "Arioso" (Bach-Pirani); "Gavotte and Variations" (Rameau); "Sonata in G Minor" (Schumann); "Minuet" (Harold von Mickwitz); "Ereudliche Vision" (Ravel); "Etude in G Flat" (Moszkowski); and "Concerto No. 4 in D Minor" (Rubinstein).
WHAT HAPPENED
The orchestral parts will be played on a second piano by Prof. H.C. Taylor, Miss Worrell's instructor.
A large Japanese submarine rose to the surface of the Pacific a mile off the California coast, about eight miles north of Santa Barbara, and, while President Roosevelt was addressing the war-conscious nation, shelled the Bankline oil refinery.
Damage from the 15 shells fired was slight. Although authorities were silent today, it was expected that effective counter measures against the submarine were being taken.
The attack marked the first offensive threat against the United States coastline since World War I, when a German submarine ineffectively shelled Cape Cod in 1918.
Whipple CometVisible March 2
The Students Speak--and its effects on the morale of the people.
Cambridge, Mass.,—(UP)—With the aid of a small telescope, any amateur star gazer should be able to catch a glimpse of the newly-discovered Whipple comet the night of March 2.
The general opinion of the students followed that of the faculty members, although it was not as clear-cut. The attack was a mistake on the part of the Japs, according to most of the opinions received. Following are some opinions of students on the Hill concerning the attack?
Prof. Fred L. Whipple of Harvard observatory, who first spotted the comet, says that observation at that time will be aided by a rising moon, which will be totally eclipsed by the sun. He says that with the moonlight shielded, the comet should be visible just west of the moon's position.
Iven (Curly) Hayden, education junior: "It will make the people want to get in and go to work. It's just what the people of this country needed to wake them up."
Art Black, college junior: "Best thing that could have happened for the U. S. morale. It was a great gain by a very little loss and the Japanese were very dumb for doing it."
Sam Kneale, college junior: "It was a great thing to wake America up. Maybe the people will wake up to the fact that this country is really in a war. Maybe that's what we need, something to bring the war close to home."
Ferne Stone, college senior: "I don't think the people were at all prepared for it. It brought home to me the fact that the war is on our home front and that it must be a war of offense instead of defense. We must hit the Japs on their home ground first. We have a bigger job
than most of us realize. As the President said, we must speed up our war machine and do it now." Ralph Schaake, education junior, "In the Middle West the people aren't aware that we are at war. The attack is one indication that the Japs are more powerful than we thought. Our coastlines are too big for concentrated defense due to the fact that we are fighting on such distant fronts. We must wake up to these facts."
Pantomime Artists To Come April 13
Arthur Pollock, critic-writer of the Brooklyn Eagle, calls Miss Enters an astounding artist who can say almost anything with her face, hands, eyes and body.
Miss Angna Enters, pantomine artist, will give a program in Hoch auditorium April 13. Originally scheduled for that date was a lecture by Miss Dorothy Sands of the New York stage, which has been cancelled.
Department of Speech and Drama
Presents
The Chekhov Theatre Players
IN Shakespeare's
TWELFTH NIGHT Wednesday, Feb. 25 8:15
HOCH AUDITORIUM
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