THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Bear Urges Action - - - Russians Disappointed In Allied War Effort
London, Feb. 5—Allied diplomatic informants said today that Russia was disappointed by the Allied war effort, especially United States and Britain war production, and was increasingly anxious over continued Allied setbacks in the Pacific.
Russians have begun to wonder, according to informants, how far the Allies are prepared to retreat in the far Pacific before they make a counter-offensive against Japan, and it was
added that there was growing bewilderment in Russia over the inadequacy of preparations to meet a Japanese attack which had been long foreseen.
It was said that the Russians apparently thought that United States war production was considerably found to be, and that they were disfurther advanced than it has been appointed now because of the emphasis the United States was reported to be putting on certain types of weapons.
Russian disappointment with Allied war production and war effort generally was said to be based on comparisons with their own gigantic war program, which enabled them to double their army to 9,000,000 men, reorganize their entire war industry and equip the army sufficiently to permit a big counter-offensive after six months of continuous German advances.
Expert Says "V" For Victory Was A 1917 Invention
Tulaa, Okla. —(UP)— The slogan "V for Victory" was used in the last war. Phil W. McMahon of Tulaa can prove it.
McMahon has collected propa-
ganda posters from all over the world. He has placards from every nation that was engaged in the last World War and now has started collecting new ones from the present conflict.
The V for Victory slogan was used by the Allies in 1917, but then it was a flag, the collector said.
Some of his choicest propaganda paintings are in an art museum in Tulsa. They have been assembled in a separate room and praised for their artistic value. Some of them are elaborate affairs. They vary from post-card size to six feet square.
Recently he wrote to a public minister in Italy asking him for some late propaganda posters. They never arrived because when they reached the Bahama islands the British censored them. Some from Germany also have not yet been delivered. He received Russian posters on the first boat to reach America following the beginning of war between Germany and the Soviet. One of the prize paintings, McMahon said, is from China, sent him by Mme. Chiang Kai-shek.
Kansan Board Elects
Kenneth Jackson was elected publisher of the Daily Kansan for the spring semester at a meeting of the Kansan board Tuesday. Heidi Viets was chosen managing editor to replace Kay Bozarth, editor-elect who resigned.
Twente To Speak in Yates Center J. W. Twente, professor of education, will go to Yates Center Monday to address the city teachers at a dinner meeting Monday night Twente's subject will be "Administration Questions for Teachers."
Watson Library Returns To Normal Schedule
Watson library, which went on a late schedule during final week, is now back to its regular hours. Until finals come again this spring, the library will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Says Man Made Mistake Walking On Two Legs
Berkeley, Calif. — UP—Perhaps the greatest physical mistake man ever made was standing upright and walking on only two legs.
That is the belief of Dr. Verne T. Inman, anatomist at the University of California. Dr. Inman says that while this decision made man's present intellectual development possible, it left him with a body inadequate to the demands of modern life.
This prehistoric departure from normal posture, Dr. Inman said, is now accepted as the cause of man's ills which come after 30, such as depressed kidneys, varicose veins, infected sinuses, flat feet, low back pains, warped spines and flabby legs.
"By the age of 30," Dr. Inman says, "an animal like the gorilla is ready to die. Its body has served its purpose. But man, by using his brain, has extended his life and must face many years of increasing weakness, senility and pain with a body that is already out of style.
The engineering administrative committee of the University allotted funds for the purchase of a new gas furnace for the foundry room in the Fowler shops last night.
"Human beings possess a very primitive anatomy. They do not have the advanced specialized structures that mark such animals as the whale, the dog and the cat," he pointed out.
Foundry Will Have New Gas Furnace
Discounts Gas As War Peril
This is one of the new pieces of machinery which is to replace out-of-date equipment for the necessary work that has to be done in the Fowler shops.
The new furnace will permit students in foundry classes to pour more castings than when it was necessary to heat the large cupola.
The large cupola will be used only for the more heavy jobs now.
Kansas City, Mo.—(UP)—Poison gas is not nearly as fearsome a weapon in modern warfare as the ordinary person thinks, according to Dr Lloyd H. Ryerson, professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota
Berkeley, Cal. — (UP) — To make every hog count for national defense in 1942, California growers now separate new-born pigs from their mother a few hours after birth and bring them up under ultra-violet ray lamps. This prevents the sow from rolling over and destroying the young porkers.
This war moves too fast and is too mobile to make practical the use of gas, in Dr. Ryerson's estimation. Places of concentration where troops are entrenched are the only likely areas for gas attacks, and then the advantage is not great, the chemist contends.
"Contrary to common belief," he said, "no horrible new kinds of poison gas have been developed since the last war. Thousands of mixtures were tried out in laboratories then and about 25 were used in front-line fighting.
Bombs Cheaper, More Effective
"In a city, the family could escape most of the dangers of gas simply by moving upstairs and staying out of the cellar. All poison gasses are heavier than air and tend to settle fast."
Dr. Ryerson, an officer in chemical warfare in the last war, recalled some of his observations and conclusions.
"An estimated 150 tons of mustard gas, most deadly then used, was required to kill one soldier," he said.
"And to accomplish a force potent enough to kill and maim, about 50 tons of gas must be spread per square mile with a prevailing 10-mile wind.
Dr. Ryerson believes that bombing is cheaper and more effective than gas.
64 Relations "Doing Bit"
Dillon, Mont. — (UP) — William Hutchinson is working overtime trying to keep track of the 64 relatives who are now helping allied war efforts. They include members of the RAF in England, members of training camps in both England and Canada, a Victoria Cross winner, sailors in the British, navy and soldiers in England, Libya and Iraq.
Buys Car on 20-Year Pay Plan
Education Faculty To Topeka Meeting
Doctor Cures Idle Hands
Detroit Lakes, Minn. — (UP) — A man walked into the office of G. C. Munn and handed him a check for $1,000, final payment on an automobile bought 20 years ago. Munn explained he sold the car for $600 cash and took a note of $1,000. The purchaser had kept up the interest payments and extended the note annually.
Kansas City, Mo.—(UP)—Patients waiting to see a woman doctor here no longer read magazines. They pick up one of the eight pairs of knitting needles and yarn on the reception desk and go to work for the Red Cross. When they leave they put the unfinished work on the desk for the next patient to continue.
Members of the faculty of the School of Education are attending a meeting of the Kansas Council of Administration in Topeka today, tomorrow, and Saturday. The Council is a branch of the Kansas State Teachers Association.
Staff members attending the meetings are J. W. Twente, F. P. O'Brien, F. O. Russell, R. A. Schwegler, Miss Maud Ellsworth, Bert A. Nash, and Dean George B. Smith, all members of the School of Education faculty.
Dean Smith addressed a division meeting of the North Central Association of Kansas Schools this afternoon and will speak before the State Association of School Boards of Education tomorrow night.
Professor Twente will act as chairman of a panel discussion for elementary school principals and supervisors tomorrow afternoon.
Northwestern Will Admit High School To University Work
Complete Crow Language Text
South Paris, Me. — (UP) — Fourteen boys who attended a Sunday school class together and were members of the same Boy Scout troop, now are enlisted in the U.S.military services.
Berkeley, Cal. — (UP) — Dr. R H Lowe, professor of anthropology at University of California, completed a text book of the Crow Indian language after extensive research on the Crow reservation in Montana. He established textual material of prayers, several trickster tales and the Crow version of the creation.
Pawhuska, Okla —(UP)— A chain letter to end chain letters is now in circulation. The letter asked the person receiving it to send his wife to the name at the top of the list. It pointed out that if the chain went unbroken, the recipient would—at the end of the chain—receive 15,000 wives.
Evanston, Ill.—UP—High school juniors with exceptional records will be permitted to enter Northwestern University next fall under a new plan designed to enable them to progress according to their abilities and to complete their college before they are 21.
Although present arrangements call for inauguration of the plan in the school of speech, where it was originated by Dean Ralph B. Dennis, it is likely that other schools in the university will adopt it.
"Students who are intellectually capable of undertaking advanced work should not be retarded by the demands of the average," said Dean Dennis. "Many students at 16 are better equipped to undertake a college course than others of 17 to 18 who have had more high school training; and these superior students are handicapped by the present custom which establishes requirements intended for the average."
Under the plan, 100 students with exceptional records for three years of high school will take three college courses at Northwestern during the summer; those who pass these satisfactorily and who make satisfactory records on the university's aptitude tests will be admitted as freshmen in the fall.
Nice Ride, No Injuries
Chilmark, Mass. —(UP)—When 94-year-old Freeman Hayden fell down the cellar stairs, his relatives called an ambulance. He protested furiously but finally agreed to go to the hospital when he learned he would be the first person to ride in the new Martha's Vineyard ambulance. He was right all the time—no injuries.
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