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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1941.
The KANSAN Comments...
MIDWAY ISLANDS
Under the latest defense program, an appropriation of over $5,000,000 has been made to convert the Midway Islands into a major air and submarine base. Construction on this project is now in progress and is scheduled for completion within the next 15 months.
The Midway Islands are a group situated 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu. They were discovered on July 15, 1859, by Captain Brooks, the American shipmaster of a Hawaiian bark, who claimed the islands in the name of the United States. Eight years later the president of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company addressed a letter to the Secretary of the Navy, pointing out their possible importance as a coaling station. A formal ceremony was performed on the island by order of the Navy Department on Aug.28,1867,and a survey was made by Captain Reynolds commanding the U.S.S. Lackawanna.Captain Reynolds reported that:
"Having previously erected a suitable flag-staff, I landed on that day, accompanied by all the officers who could be spared from the ship, with six boats armed and equipped, and under a salute of 21 guns, and with three cheers, hoisted the national ensign, and called on all hands to witness the act of taking possession in the name of the United States."
The agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, who had been at Midway since the previous month, remained some time after the departure of the U.S.S. Lackawanna. However, by the following year, the islands were reported uninhabited. Shortly thereafter, they were examined by the U.S.S. Saginaw, which, under a Congressional appropriation, undertook to deepen the harbor. The islands were periodically visited in later years by groups of Japanese hunting for birds. After Midway was surveyed in 1899 to facilitate its use for a submarine cable station, the Pacific Commercial Cable Company was granted authority to establish a cable station there.
Although the islands weren't permanently inhabited until 1903, the American Minister in 1900 informed the Japanese Government that the islands belonged to the United States. Midway was placed under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department in 1903.
Perhaps it was the best that the gorilla which Chuck de Gaulle sent to us from Free Africa died. That was a useless sort of good-will gift, anyway—like sending a refrigerator to the Free Eskimos. Besides, it might have caused hard feelings among the gorillas already in the country, including Gargantua and the Brooklyn bleacherites.
GORILLAS AND GOOD WILL
If the gorilla had arrived intact, we would have faced the problem of sending a gift to Africa in return. Official Washington has too many problems on hand to bother with any bullish bartering in that kind of market.
We might have sent the wrestler who is recognized as world's champion in Utah and Arizona. Or Tony Galento, attractively boxed and labeled, might do the trick.
All of the 41,000 seats for the three-day world series at Yankee Stadium beginning October 1 were sold two weeks ahead of time.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1941 No.12
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.
JAY JANES: Jay Jones will meet in the Pine Room Wednesday at 4:30. This will be the last chance to turn in money and tickets from the Coach Hargiss football game.-Genevieve Harman, president.
EL ATENEO: El Ateneo se reuira a las cuatro media en la sala 113 Frank Strong. invitan a todos los que hablan espanol o los que tienen interes en los pailer del America del Sur—Frank Pinet, president.
W. S.G.A.: There will be a W.S.G.A. tea for all University women Wednesday afternoon from 3:00-5:00 in the Women's Lounge in Frank Strong Hall.
LANTERN PARADE. The traditional Lantern Parade for all women of the University will be Thursday evening, Oct. 2 in the Union Ballroom. Every year the women meet in the Ballroom for supper, after which, with lighted Japanese lanterns, they parade to the Chancellor's home to serenade. Every woman of the University should plan to attend. Tickets are 35 cents plus tax, and may be obtained from Henley House, the Hostess desk in the Union building, or from Margot Baker, Doris Twente, or Lois Worrel. The W.S.G.A. and Y.W.C.A. sponsor the Lantern Parade.
W. S.G.A.: The W.S.G.A. Council will meet Tuesday night at 7 in the Pine Room.-Nadine Hunt, secretary.
CLASSICAL CLUB: The Classical Club will meet for an organizational meeting at 7:30 Thursday evening in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union. Present and former students of the Classies are invited to attend. L. R. Lind, Department of Latin and Greek.
JAY JANES: Jay Janes will meet in the Pine room Wednesday yat 4:30. This will be the last chance to turn in tickets and money from football game.-Genieve Harman, president.
QUILL CLUB: Miss Hoopes of the English department will speak to Feoh roane of the American College Quill Club at 7:30 Thursday evening in the Pine room. No one will be notified by telephone.—Mary Elizabeth Evans, chancellor.
HISTORY CLUB: There will be a meeting at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon in room 110 Frank Strong hall. You need not be a history major to come; anyone interested is invited. Officers will be elected at this meeting—Helen Kay Moore, acting president.
DIRECTORY: Copy for the Student Directory is now being prepared. Students who have not filed addresses and telephone numbers at the Registrar's Office should do so at once. James K. Hitt, assistant registrar.
UNION ACTIVITIES: All people interested in Student Activities Committees apply at Student Activities office, Union Building, between 2:30 and 5:00 in the afternoon.—Fred Mitchelson, publicity manager, Union Activities.
FRESHMAN MEN. All freshman men wishing to be considered for positions on the intramural managers board must turn in written applications at 107 Robinson before Oct. 3.-Maurice Baringer and Bill Collinson, senior managers.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION: The first examination of the four to be given this school year will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 8:30. Candidates must register in person at the College Office, 229 Frank Strong Hall, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1. Only juniors and seniors are eligible, Seniors who pass this examination may qualify for graduation in June, 1942—J. B. Virtue.
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Three fraternity-sorority pledge class pairs said "Bye" to their active chapters last night and hit the road. The Alpha Chi's and A.T.O.'s went to Baldwin; the Chi Omega's and Sigma Chi's to Topeka; and the Delta Gamma's and Kappa Sig's to Ottawa.
All are giving out reports today of, "Had a wonderful time. Glad you weren't there."
--these freshman, though. We always start out with a bang at the beginning of the year, but by May there are only one or two old faithfuls left."
It wasn't blue champagne that gave four A.T.O.'s azure-coated tongues last night. The blue malady was caused by their blue blooded freshmen, who mixed methylene blue with the cokes in the machine before they loaded the Alpha Chi pledges in their Baldwin-bound bus.
After chapter meeting Bill Wood, Red Ettinger, Byron Schroeder, and Dick Trubey were first to the coke machine. Other brothers lost their thirst when they saw the blue foam.
A. T.O.'s and Alpha Chi's did their walkout celebrating at the Alpha Chi house at Baker university in Baldwin, from where they made several calls collect to the sorority house here, just to annoy the actives.
To show their appreciation, A.T.O. freshmen serenaded their fellow walker-outers at midnight in spite of drip and drizzle.
Delta Gamma acives, not freshmen, were the bus-renters at that house last night. D.G. and Kappa Sig pride-and-joys went to Ottawa in private cars. When the girls at home discovered they had no lights and no cooks, they hired a bus and rode hilariously downtown to a dinner which they charged, together with the transportation, to the freshmen.
Before they left with the Chi Omega's for Topeka, Sigma Chi pledges carried on a kidnap-exchange with the actives. The new boys held, and practically tore up, active Bill Ferris, until the old -timers gave up Charles Bevin unto his freshmen brothers.
Chi O pledges joined the kidnap ring by trying to drag Ruth McIlrath and Jean Ott with them on their walkaway.
Freshmen silver-swiping caused Chi Omega actives to go humbly to their neighbors last night, beg to borrow, and eat their dinner with the forks of Gamma Phi Beta.
Theta's and Phi Psi's got in on their share of yesterday's Hill whoopee. After dinner the Theta chapter went to the Psi house to be entertained by their freshmen, returning the visit the Phi Psi's made to the girls' house the when Psi freshmen walked out a week ago.
Highlight events on the program were a 1945 version of the "jerks" dance by Ralph Dockstader and a hula by David Evans and Bob Matchette, who were complete with "grass" skirts of shredded newspaper and leis of hardy garden flowers pasted directly on the skin.
They are wondering at the Sigma Nu house why their paddles are so popular with their fellow Greeks. Sunday night they were borrowed by the D.U.'s, and last night by the Delta Gamma's.
They wonder still further how it was that the men returned the paddles unharmed, but the D. G. girls brought back six of them broken.
Now that the walkout fever is dying, Hill-ites have time to push their Sun Valley candidate. They realize that a bit of ski technique picked up at the resort might be helpful in getting from the Hill to Massachusetts with a date quickly without taxi fare.
With Gun and Camera In Jayhawker Office
"I'm not here to get an education, I guess," said Duane Smith in a resigned sort of way. As business manager of this year's Jayhawker, "Smitty" has his desk as well as his hands full of the business problems of the new Jayhawker which will appear for the first time upon Oct. 27.
He revealed also that the Jayhawker will come packaged in the most expensive cover the magazine has ever had. It is an intriguing looking affair covered in monk's cloth. "Two thread monk's cloth...". "Smitty" hastened to add. The cover will be highlighted with a colored photograph of Frank Strong hall taken by Jean Brock, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta on this campus.
Speaking from the depths of the Jayhawkernex which might be any one of the larger boots in the Memorial Union fountain, Dot Schroeter who acts as secretary for the Jayhawkernad this to say about the annual situation.
"We have had more applications for office work on the magazine than ever before. It's funny about
Working on the Jayhawker this year should kindle the ambition of many Freshman journalists who want to start at the bottom and work their way up to a large and juicy by-line. This year's magazine will be headed by Jim Surface, who in his capacity as editor occupies the desk underneath the window in the Jayhawker office in the basement of the Memorial Union building.
"Smitty's" desk, which is usually occupied either by his feet or his head is covered with contracts and notes to call "So-and-So" by 3:30 p.m., while Dot's desk, which is smaller but equally efficient looking, is just across the room from his
The first thing that meets your eye when you lean thoughtfully back from Dot's desk to look reflectively at the ceiling is a barrage of fluorescent lighting and two or
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