UNIVERSITY Daily Kansan
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PUBLICATION
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,SUNDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1941
39TH YEAR
WAR BRIEFS
MAY LOSE GUAM
NUMBER' 61
The loss of the island of Guam is probable, the War Department announces. Wake Island, reported under heavy fire, may also fail. At least 20 Japanese planes were shot down in last Sunday's raids on the United States island bases in the Pacific, according to War Department dispatches. Other bases were said to be holding against all attacks.
MANILA ANNIHILATED
Manila, Dec. 14- Hundreds of Japanese parachute troops, attempting to land northwest of Manila, were annihilated Thursday, eye - witnesses reported today.
DUTCH SINK TROOPS
New York, Dec. 14—Radio dispatches reveal that the British navy has sunk three more Italian warships in the Mediterranean, while Dutch ships are said to have sent four Axis transports to the bottom in Far Eastern waters. Approximately 4000 troops, presumably headed for service on the Malayan front, were believed abroad the transports.
DRAFT MEN 19 to 44
Washington, Dec. 13 — Congressional committees today considered bills for raising the war effort appropriation ten and a half billion dollars, and immediate passage is expected Monday. A House committee began work on a War Department request for extending the draft age limits.
All men between the ages of 18 and 64 should be required to register for possible service. Those from 19 to 44, inclusive, should be expected to see active service in the ranks, if physically fit, according to the War Department's recommendations.
President Roosevelt today signed the bill requiring active service of all men in the country's armed forces for the duration of the war. Men in all branches of the service must remain on duty despite expiration of their peacetime service periods.
TWO MORE IN WAR
New York, Dec. 13—Hungary and Austria are said to have declared war on the United States. War Department spokesmen expressed no concern over the declarations. THE RUSSIAN FRONT
THE RUSSIAN FRONT
Dispatches from Moscow, Berlin and London reveal that Germany's
decision to cease its drive on Moscow early last week is certain. Retreating Nazi troops, during the week's fighting, have suffered over 100,000 casualties, the Russians claim.
REDS COUNTER ATTACK
One European war critic states that because the Germans are unable to provide adequate shelter at the points which they originally chose for the winter seige, the Russian armies have taken the advantage and are keeping the German retreat in progress. By rapid counter-attacks the Reds are preventing any possible enemy strongholds from being occupied.
The possibility of Hitler sending his harassed troops on the Moscow front into southern Russia, where the severe winter of the Soviet state has not yet set in, was revealed.
TAKE JAPANESE OIL
A Japanese tanker, loaded with 10,000 gallons of Diesel oil, was captured by American naval forces off the coast of Costa Rica, near the Panama Canal, yesterday. The tanker may have been en route to a rendezvous with Axis submarines.
Drive for War Fund to Open This Week
Plans for two movements in which students may aid war relief and Red Cross activities are being made by local organizations. The War Fund Campaign will be started on the campus this week under the direction of E. C. Buehler, professor of speech. Separate from the war relief work of the Red Cross, this fund is for relief of army, navy, and civilian population affected by the war and is to be spent wholly for American use.
The campaign will be divided into two divisions. Drives for faculty members and University employees will be conducted before the Christmas holidays. The student body will be solicited for contributions to the fund after vaca-
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Christmas Vespers Today
Observe Civil Liberties Day Here Tomorrow
"How far should civil liberties be extended in time of war?"
This will be the main question of the Civil Liberties Day discussion to be held at 7.45 p.m., tomorrow, in the men's lounge of the Memorial Union building. President Roosevelt recently proclaimed Dec. 15 as Civil Liberties Day in recognition of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the Constitution.
Speakers of differing opinions concerning the extent to which civil liberties should be carried will head the discussion. These speakers will be Rabbi Marshall Miller of the Congregation Ohev Shollon, Kansas City, Kan.; Rev. Joe King of the Lawrence Congregational church; Prof. A. H. Turney of the department of education; and Edwin Abels, Lawrence publisher. Dean F. J. Moore of the School ow Law_will act as chairman.
The organizations sponsoring the forum are Democracy's Volunteers, a national student youth organization, Symposium, local student group, and the University Forums Board.
Wednesday
Sour Owl Flies
For Christmas
Betsy Dodge, editor of the Sour Owl, campus picture magazine, announces that the Christmas issue will be on sale Wednesday. The cover of issue number three of the streamlined Owl will show Jack Horner and Mary Jean Miller modeling the latest in Sun Valley ski sweaters.
Inside, the magazine will feature men's and women's intramural sports, and picture the intramural football all-stars. There will be more pictures than ever, and the usual gossip and humor.
A panorama of music and color will prevail when the sixty-eighth annual Christmas Vespers opens the Christmas season with two performances today in Hoch auditorium. As in previous years, the feature of the program will be Christmas music and a series of tableaux presented by the department of fine arts. The performances will be at 4 o'clock this afternoon and at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
The musical substance of the program will be supplied by the
Christmas Issue Of Jayhawker Ready Tomorrow
The women's issue of the Jayhawker, the second number of the magazine this year, may be obtained at the W.S.G.A. book exchange in the Memorial Union building starting at 1:30 p.m., tomorrow.
The Christmas issue will contain poetry, short stories, articles, picture stories, editorials, and photographs. Joseph Taggart, former associate instructor in the economics department, wrote the guest editorial entitled, "May All Be Quiet Along the Kaw." Taggart is now regional business consultant for the United States department of commerce in Kansas City.
One of the main features of this issue is a picture story of a day in a co-ed's life. The photographs for the sketch taken by Maurice Jackson, Jayhawker photographer, show Lila Jean Doughman, fine arts freshman, in "My Day" by A. Co-ed. Covering several pages, the photographic story shows the activities of a typical college woman.
An article on the men's freshman election was written by Verlyn Norris, and Mary McDonald has told about the women's election. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is described and discussed by Stan Kreider.
Mrs. W. T. Paillin, wife of W.
T. Paillin, instructor of history;
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No Rose Bowl Game
No game in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day is the rule of an order issued late yesterday by Governor Olsen of Calif. at the request of the federal government.
University A Capella Choir which will sing four numbers under the direction of Dean D. M.Swarthout.
Students Present Tableaux
The tableaux have been arranged through the combined efforts of the departments of design and of drawing and painting. "The Posada" creates the scene of an old Mexican religious ceremony, still practiced in some homes in Mexico. The tableau shows a profession led by a young boy and two little girls as they place gifts before the Posada alter. Six men follow carrying along poles with wreaths on the end supposedly to frighten away evil spirits.
Participants in this tableau will be Machael Getto, Marilyn Barr, Cindy Stevens, the children; and Paul Benson, Deane Tack, Ben Mantz, Harry Taylor, William Winternote, and Howard Babcock, the men.
The second scene, entitled "The Annunciation," will show the Madonna kneeling before an angel. Rosemary McClure will portray the Madonna and Marion Walker, the angel.
Holy City Portrayed
"The Road to Bethlehem" presents the picture of three kings, three servants, and two shepherds walking toward the Christian city. Those taking part are Kenneth Cooper, Bill Imel, Bill Perdue, Mary Jean Miller, Harriet Daniels, Helen Naramore, Don Fitzgerald, and Duane Johnson.
Many weeks of work have been spent in preparing the tableaux for presentation. Raymond Eastwood associate professor of drawing and
"The Madonna of the Window" will be the fourth tableau, showing the Madonna with an angel standing on either side of her. The three kings complete the picture. Rosemary McClure will again portray the Madonna, the angels being Lucille Comley and Adean Hagan.
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The University band under the direction of Prof. Russell L. Wiley will present its thirty-fourth annual fall concert at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening in Hoch auditorium.
University Band to Give Concert Tuesday
The trend of the concert will be toward ultra-modern arrangements and patriotic music. This trend is exhibited in the arrangement by Lynn Hackler of "Empty Saddles" featuring June Paulk, whistler and Leslie Breidenthal, baritone soloist.
The new patriotic tone poem "America" by Ernest S. Williams will be introduced to University band followers in an arrangement for the band and 16 mixed voices
"L'Apprentit Sorciet" played by the band in its concert last spring will be repeated Tuesday evening because of popular request. It is a scherzo based on the poem by Goethe which tells of the experience of the apprentice of a great magician.
The program in full will be:
"Le Caprice De Nanette" from Petite Suite de Concert (Coleridge-Taylor), "Pictures At An Exhibition," "The Hut of Baba-Yaba," and "The Great Gate of Kiev" (Moussorgky), "Three Negro Dances," "Rabbit Foot," "Hoe Cake" and "Ticklin' Toes" (Florence Price), "Annie Laurie aLa Moderne" (Hershey-Leonard) featuring the Jayhawk Trumpetpee, "Emperor Valse"
(Johann Strauss), "Cimarron" symphonic poem (Roy Harris).
"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
(Leon Jessel), "L'Apprentti Sorcier"
(Paul Dukas), "Love's Own Sweet Song" from the operette "Sari" (arranged by Paul Yoder), "Alice Blue Gown" from "Irene" (McCarthy-Tierney) featuring Herbert Mueller, cornet soloist and James Hammer, trombone soloist; Modern Fantasy "Whispering," "Moonlight and Roses" and "Dolores" (arranged by
Victor Miller for saxophone quintet).
"Empty Saddles" (arranged by Lynn Hackler), "America, I Love You" (Gottler), "I Am an American" (arranged by Paul Yoder), "Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla" from "Das Rheingold" (Wagner), "The Seafarer" a nautical rhapsody (Haydn Wood), and "America" patriotic tone poem (Ernest S. Williams).