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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20.1942
39th YEAR
NUMBER 89
Casting For 'Charley's Aunt' Gets Underway
The cast for "Charley's Aunt," comedy in three acts by Brandon Thomas, is being selected by the department of speech and drama for presentation of the play in Fraser theater sometime next month. A definite date for the production has not been decided.
Twelve characters will take part in the comedy, which is being revived throughout the country since the screen version was presented, starring Jack Benny. "Charley's Aunt" is a play of mistaken identity, first presented in 1892. It has been popular from the beginning and in 1898-99 was presented for several hundred nights in the Clury theater in Paris.
The comedy centers around the complications that result when the real Charley's aunt does not show up for a luncheon. To save their faces and to keep from disappointing two women invited to lunch, Jack Chesney and Charley force Lord Fancourt Babberley to disguise as the aunt.
Robert Calderwood, associate professor of speech, and director of the play. will probably announce the cast the first of the week.
Ulmer's Book Published By K.U.
A new book, "Some Suggestions for Teaching Geometry to Develop Clear Thinking," by Gilbert Ulmer, assistant dean of the College, has been published recently by the University.
Ulmer's book is one of the "Kansas Studies in Education" series and will be distributed to high school mathematics teachers as a source of classroom material and suggestions for teaching geometry to develop clear thinking.
Fine Arts Elects Officers
Clayton Krehbiel was elected president of the School of Fine Arts on the ballots counted at noon today. Victor Kalin is vice-president; Robert Forman, secretary; and Don Fitzgerald, treasurer.
The principal duty of the officers elected jointly by the departments of the School of Fine Arts is to plan and supervise the fine arts banquet in the spring. All officers are fine arts seniors.
The design, drawing and painting students voted Wednesday, while the music students voted Thursday on the candidates chosen to represent both schools.
Students interested intrying out for the Forums Board speech program to be held March 4 should see Mary Frances McAnaw, college senior, or Prof. E. C. Buehler of the department of speech. Six students will be chosen from those entering and these six will be heard over KFKU on March 4. These three teams selected will represent the University at the district Inter-American affairs meeting to be held on the campus March 11.
'Inter-American Speech Contest To Be March 4
Lunceford in Town Twice Movie Before Prom
The radio speeches are to be extemporaneous and six minutes in length. Following each speech a discussion of from 15 to 20 minutes will be held in which the audience may participate. Each student must close his speech with a four minute summary.
All of the lovers of sweet and hot swing are familiar with the record of Lunceford's band, one of the most popular on the Hill juke-boxes. Many students who intend to go to the Prom may want to get a look
Dance-happy jitterbugs of the campus will have a chance to get a view of the King of Jazznocracy, Jimmie Luneford, before the Junior Prom, Feb. 27, if they so desire. That is, not in person but on the screen.
By special arrangement with Jim Burdge, dance manager, the Granada theater has booked the currently popular hit, "Blues in the Night," for three days starting Sunday. Lunceford's band, along with the band of Will Osborn, who rates with Lunceford among the big name bands of the country, is one of the many features. The picture?
Lunceford is considered one of the outstanding colored band leaders in the country, having at one time been a college professor and at present one of the few colored persons to hold a private pilot license. His
stars Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, and Richard Whorf.
at the Harlem swing group if they have not already.
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Jayhawk Offense To Buck Cowboy Defense Tonight
Tuskegee
Quartet Will
Sing at Game
Movie Party, Dance For I.S.A. Members
The between-halves feature of tonight's basketball game with Oklahoma A. and M. will be the "Sons of the South," a Negro quartet from Tuskegee Institute, Dr. F. C. Allen announced today.
Members of the Independent Student's Association will start their second semester activity program with a line party at the Granada theater and a dance in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building tomorrow night.
Mechanical engineers receiving offers from General Electric are Charles Walker, James Harrison Ham, Robert Hall, Jack Powell, James Robbins, and Merle Day.
Earl D. Hay, professor of mechanical engineering, stated that the various branches of engineering were receiving calls for experienced
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The quartet includes William Charles Gordon, first tenor; Algie Haugh, second tenor; Carl Braxton, baritone, and Walter Roper, bass. Bob Price is their accompanist.
The group has been on a national tour and has sung over the major radio networks.
The line party will start at 7 p.m. A block of seats will be reserved for those members who arrive at the theater on time.
Interviews held last week by General Electric company for electrical and mechanical engineering seniors have resulted in offers to 11 of the students.
Following the show the organization will dance in the Kansas room from 10 to 12.
Students who attend the show must save their ticket stubs for admission to the dance. Those who do not have ticket stubs will be charged 25 cents admission.
Engineers Receive Employment Offers
Electrical engineers receiving the offers for employment in the General Electric company are Reginald Bailey, Art Laudel, James Perry, Roger Prior, and Walter Poupirt.
Students who are not already members of the I.S.A. may purchase membership cards at the theater. Only members will be admitted at the special price.
PROBABLE STARTING LINE-UPS
KANSAS Hgt. Pos. Hgt. OKLA. A. & M.
Charlie Black (6'4") F (6'1") Lonnie Eggleston
Ralph Miller (6'1") F (6'1") J. T. Newman
John Buescher (6'2") C (6'5") Lou Steinmeir
Ray Evans (6'1") G (5'10") Bud Millikan
T. P. Hunter (6'3") G (5'10") Jack Taylor
Geology Students To Receive Degrees
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Thirty University students have been recommended for the A.B. degree and one for the B.S. degree in Geology at a meeting of the college faculty this week.
Officials: A. B. Hinshaw, College of Emporia, and Ronald Gibbs, Springfield, Mo.
The students were: Charles Bloodsmith Bartell, Topeka; Edna Earl Brooks, Little Rock, Ark; Leta Arlene Bruchmiller, Lawrence; Stanley John Christian, Kansas City, Kan.; M. Lyle Eggleston, Larned; Mary Alice Hardman, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Raymond Ellis Hartley, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; Lester Lew Henry, Sabetha; Cecil King, Kansas City, Mo.; Alvin R. Leonard, Kansas City, Kan.; Melvin Frederick Lindeman, Salina; Robert Sumner Lockwood, Little Rock, Ark.; Milred Alma Martens, Buhl; Margaret Louise Maser, Parsons; Don Raymond Meriwether, Columbus; William
By CHUCK ELLIOTT Kansan Sports Editor
Whether a brilliant offense can offset an airtight defense will be proved at 7:30 tonight when Henry Iba's Oklahoma Aggies invade Hoch auditorium to tangle with "Phog" Allen's Jayhawkers.
Cadets Push Bond, Stamp Sales
Cooperating with the military men in the sale of the stamps and bonds, will be various Hill hangouts. So for Brick's, the Jayhawk cafe, Rowlands book store, and the fountain and cafeteria in the Union building have offered their services.
Members of the Scabbard and Blade, honorary military fraternity, are making plans for the sale of defense bonds and stamps on the Hill. The complete program for the sales has not been worked out as yet but the organization expects to start the sales in the near future
Iba's teams have always been noted for their strong defensive tactics and this year's squad seems to have reached the pinnacle in guarding technique. In 17 games this season, the
Ben Matassarin, president of the fraternity, said that the plans called for the placing of a table in the rotunda of Frank Strong hall and possibly a table in Fraser hall for the sale of stamps. These tables would be run by the members of the Scabbard and Blade.
Cowboys have yielded an average of only 19.1 points a contest.
Aggies Use Zone Defense
On offense the A. and M. lads have done better than in many years past. Their average thus far is 37.3 points a game. This season the 38-year old Aggie coach has abandoned the "don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" style somewhat and has brought more long shots into their game than at any time in the past seven seasons.
Even with this partial abandonment of their former style of play the Aggies still play one of the most conservative brands of basketball that is imaginable. On defense it is strictly zone all the way and opposing teams have found it nearly impregnable. On offense the Cowboys use a rotating game which endeavors to work the ball in close to the basket before attempting any shots.
In the Wichita game, the Ohio
but looked very unimpressive. In contrast to this the Jayhawks trampled Wichita 56 to 37. More important than the score in the Wichita game was the number of shots which each team took.
The Aggies, controlling the ball most of the game, took only 27 shots and connected on 11 of them for a mark of better than 40 per cent. This percentage is phenomenal for a team during an entire game for an average
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Musical Over KFKU Tonight at 6:15
The regular musical broadcast over station KFKU at 6:15 tonight will feature the piano of Joanne Johnson, fine arts sophomore, and the violin of Don Michel, fine arts senior. The students are the pupils of Prof. C. A. Preyer and Prof. K. O. Kuersteiner respectively.