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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1941.
The KANSAN Comments...
More Invasion Talk
Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in a speech to the English House of Commons yesterday, said that Hitler is planning an invasion of England "as soon as he can screw up his courage and make arrangements."
This statement was not intended to be a prophecy, but to serve as a narcotic to the group demanding that England invade the Continent. By switching the topic to a potential German invasion, Churchill is attempting to cover the fact that England is unprepared to take advantage of a good opportunity.
Germany has lost a terrific amount of men and equipment in Russia, and the war there is far from ended. In Jugoslavia, well-organized bands of the regular army and the tough Chetnik irregulars are in open warfare with the Nazis. Revolt is flaring up in France, Norway, Czechoslovakia. The Nazi fighting machine, large as it is, could not fight an offensive war on two fronts and combat a secret, sniping foe in the center.
Had England the men and the weapons, now would be the time to strike. Had the United States been able to see that its short-of-war policy would not be successful and had it taken vigorous action, the democracies might be striking a concerted blow now when Hitler is in a vulnerable position.
Possibilities for a future invasion of the Continent rest upon the ability of Russia to defend herself. While Russia stays in the war, Japan will stay out, and Germany must continue to expend her strength on that front. Meanwhile, American armament production is increasing rapidly, and unless a material shortage or labor trouble holds it down, our production combined with Britain's, will in the near future outweigh that of the Axis powers. Then; if Russia is still a fighting power, there may be an invasion of the Continent.
Bears turned the trick on Goldilocks in Montana. A rancher and his wife returned from a two week visit to find that bears had entered their home and smashed furniture, ripped bedding and clothing, eaten jelly and sugar, and departed through a hole they had made in the roof.
It's going to be even tougher for the navy to tear itself out of bed on these brisk mornings when the recently purchased 386,000 pounds of feathers is made up into pillows.
They See the Light
Government red tape has at last been untangled sufficiently that the University has been given priority rights for the construction of the new Mineral Industries building on Mt. Oread. The priorities were granted so that the building could be used soon as a testing laboratory in connection with the Pittsburg ammonia plant, now under construction for national defense.
Preliminary data released by the 1940 census shows that there are 117 mineral industries in Kansas. These industries support 8,946 employees and their families and produce $114,873,000 worth of commodities every year. These figures are not very impressive.
However, the $408,500 building and its equipment will be of far greater value to national defense and to Kansas industry than its use in connection with a single industrial plant in Kansas.
Considering the great natural resources of Kansas, this is a small number of persons to be employed in minerals industries. The new research facilities that will be available through construction of the building will undoubtedly lead to the development of new industries.
The new building will aid Kansas in taking its place among the states of our nation which do their share in supporting the national status through a wealth of natural resources.
—D.C.W.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol.39 Thursday,Nov.13,1941 No.43
Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
QUILL CLUB: Feoh rune of The American College Quill Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 13, in the Memorial Union building. All members are asked to attend.-Jean Sellers, chancellor.
MEN'S STUDENT COUNCIL — The next regular meeting will be on Tuesday, Nov. 18th at 8:00 p.m. in the Pine Room—Fred Lawson, secretary.
YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB—There will be an important meeting Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8:00 in the Men's Lounge of the Union Bldg. Plans for the State Young Republican Convention to be held in Topeka Dec. 4 and 5 will be discussed—Bill Douce, Chairman.
W. N.A.A. AVIATION CLUB: The women's aviation club will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Pine Room. Any woman interested in aviation is invited. She need not be able to fly—Nancy Kerber, president.
Der deutsche Verein versammelt sich Freitag den 14. November 1941 um 4:30 Uhr nachmittags in Zimmer, 306 Fraser Hall—Sam Follett Anderson, Sponsor.
Faculty members who have not yet called for K.S.T. A membership cards may obtain them at 163 Fraser Hall.—Signed, R. A. Schwegler.
Prospective teachers may obtain junior memberships in the Kansas State Teachers Association at the office of the School of Education, 103 Fraser Hall.—Signed, R. A. Schwegel, president K.U. Unit.
PRACTICE TEACHING: Students desiring to do supervised teaching during the spring semester should make application at once in the office of the School of Education—Signed, George B. Smith, Dean.
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NOTICE TO PREMEDICAL STUDENTS: Due to the abnormal situation there are some students desiring to enter medical school next fall who did not take the Medical Aptitude Test at the regular time last spring. For these students, the Association of American Medical Colleges is arranging to give a special test at 1:30 p.m on Friday, December 5, 1941, in Room 206 Marvin Hall. Those students who wish to enter medical school next fall should take the test at that time since the regular test to be given next spring will come too late. Will such students please register AT ONCE at the Medical School Office, Room 10 Frank Strong Hall. A fee of two dollars will be charged for this special test. For further information, inquire of Parke H. Woodard, Assoc. Professor of Physiology, Room 8B, Frank Strong Hall.
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Yesterday morning Phi Psi's Jack Horner, John Hallberg, and Kenny Ray proudly strolled to their 8:30 classes resplendent in multi-colored Sun Valley ski sweaters, humming, "It Happened in Sun Valley."
The boys had waited impatiently while the delayed sweater order worked its way through a wool production bottleneck. Zake Stuckey is still waiting for his.
The sweaters are V-necked in various winter designs. Especially striking is "Long John" Hallberg's Thunderbird model, a green and red Indian design. It makes all 6 feet 8 inches of him look like a stylish ski champ.
Habitual cigarette bummer Bill Reardon asked the Battenfeld men for a weed last night. Joe Pfaff agreeably handed him a cigarette. It was loaded. The boys stood around expectantly. Reardon tapped the cigarette, lighted up. Nothing happened. He had put the wrong end in his mouth.
He sat peacefully smoking and reading, and his friends began to despair. But just as he took one last puff, there was a bang right in his face. The cigarette lenders are satisfied.
The Hill knows its carnivals. Therefore, carnival connoisseurs are anxiously speculating on what may be in tomorrow night's dish, the Pumpkin Carnival in Memorial Union ballroom.
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