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University Daily Kansan
Page 0255_2 from reel: L 2337 (1941-10-05 to 1942-11-01)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/158696

Title: Two-Year Course in Engineering to Be Offered
Summary: University announces plans for two-year engineering course to train skilled craftsmen for war industries, developed by Dean Jakosky and approved by Chancellor Malott.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university curriculum; engineering education; war effort
Named Entities: Malott, Deane W. [chancellor]; Jakosky, J. J. [dean]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Keeler Directs Safety Classes
Summary: Guy V. Keeler, director of Engineering Science Management Defense Training program, appointed to coordinate safety engineering classes in connection with university's defense program.
Category: campus news
Subjects: safety engineering; war preparedness; university programs
Named Entities: Keeler, Guy V. [director]; Malott, Deane W. [chancellor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Historic Drum Still in Use After Five Wars
Summary: Article about a drum with history dating to George Washington's time, used in multiple American wars, currently in possession of Charles J. Bessette who plans to donate it to the Smithsonian.
Category: campus news
Subjects: military history; university artifacts; war memorabilia
Named Entities: Bessette, Charles J. [owner]; Washington, George [historical figure]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: W.S.G.A. Fines 22 Parking Violators
Summary: Women's Self-Governing Association reports fining 22 women for parking violations during first semester, with total fines amounting to $66.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student governance; parking regulations; disciplinary actions
Named Entities: Women's Self-Governing Association
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bradshaw to Study Air Raid Protection in New York
Summary: Professor G. W. Bradshaw, associate professor of civil engineering, will attend a two-week course in aerial bombardment protection at New York University as one of 50 representatives from universities.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic research; civil engineering; war preparedness
Named Entities: Bradshaw, G. W. [professor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 2,000 Kansans Apply for Birth Records Daily
Summary: Topeka report on state Board of Health office being overwhelmed with approximately 2,000 daily requests for birth records, attributed to defense work requirements.
Category: local news
Subjects: bureaucracy; government services; wartime documentation
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Lawyers Finish Short Courses in Four Years
Summary: Due to war emergency, law students can now earn both A.B. and LL.B. degrees in four years instead of five, as announced by Dean Frederick J. Moreau of the School of Law.
Category: local news
Subjects: legal education; war emergency; academic acceleration
Named Entities: Moreau, Frederick J. [dean]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Bad Luck Comes in Bunches
Summary: Brief news item about a family in Chester, Pa. experiencing multiple accidents including a broken arm, sprained back, and broken toe within a short period.
Category: local news
Subjects: human interest; accident reports; local news
Confidence: 0.7

Title: Guaranteed Fresh Nuts at Jayhawker Sunday
Summary: Promotional piece encouraging students to attend the game and support the team, mentioning Hollywood's involvement in what appears to be a sports event.
Category: sports
Subjects: university spirit; athletic events; student activities
Confidence: 0.7

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Swope's; Noll Optical Co.; Rock Chalk; Dr. C. F. O'BRYON; Wolfson's; Hixon's; Columbia Bicycles; Hotel Eldridge Barber Shop; Marion Rice Dance Studio; Johnny's Grill
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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