====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0617_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159229 Title: Spivak Signed for Frolic Summary: Article about trumpet player Charlie Spivak being signed to perform at the University of Kansas Freshman Frolic event scheduled for November 1. Category: campus news Subjects: university events; student activities; music performances Named Entities: Spivak, Charlie [musician]; Burdge, Jim [dance manager] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Largest Tryout for Tau Sigma in Recent Years Summary: Article about Tau Sigma tryouts attracting 103 women to the Robinson gym, the largest attendance in recent years, with details about participants and upcoming events. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; fraternities/sororities; university activities Confidence: 0.85 Title: Balloting Grows Hotter Summary: Article about the Kansan Holiday Excursion Contest with Bartlett and Evans taking the lead in balloting among students. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; elections; university politics Named Entities: Bartlett, Miriam; Evans, Ray Confidence: 0.85 Title: Yankees Capture First Series Game Summary: Article about the New York Yankees defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 3-2 in the first game of the World Series, with details about the game and players. Category: sports Subjects: baseball; World Series; sports news Named Entities: Ruffing, Red [pitcher] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Women to Stage Lantern Parade Tomorrow Night Summary: Article about the 25th annual Lantern parade to be held tomorrow night under Y.W.C.A. and W.S.G.A. sponsorship, with details about participation and schedule. Category: campus news Subjects: university traditions; student events; campus activities Confidence: 0.85 Title: Freshmen Meet Hill Politicians Summary: Article about approximately 300 new men students attending political mixers to learn about Hill politics and student government. Category: campus news Subjects: student government; freshman orientation; university politics Confidence: 0.8 Title: Student Directory Delayed Summary: Notice about the delay in publishing the student directory due to missing and incorrect telephone numbers and addresses. Category: announcement Subjects: university administration; student services; publication delays Confidence: 0.8 Title: New Equipment Available Now to R.O.T.C. Men Summary: Notice about new equipment available for R.O.T.C. men at the office of Col. S. Dusenburg, with details about what equipment is available. Category: announcement Subjects: military training; university administration; ROTC program Confidence: 0.8 Title: Contest Extended One Week Summary: Notice about the Kansan Board extending the Holiday Excursion Contest by one week due to a petition from interested candidates. Category: announcement Subjects: student competitions; university events; contest rules Confidence: 0.8 Title: Photo: Jim Burdge Summary: Photograph of Jim Burdge, dance manager, accompanying the Spivak Signed for Frolic article. Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Ray Evans Summary: Photograph of Ray Evans, a football player, accompanying the Balloting Grows Hotter article. Category: photos/graphics Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Office of Col. S. Dusenbury; YWCA and WSGA; University of Kansas Student Union Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.7 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds Confidence: 0.7 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.