Reconditioned Sour Owl Sprouts New Winas
AS PIC MAG—
Its old set of feathers mercifully plucked and cremated, the Sour Owl, traditional humor publication, proudly preened itself this morning for an Oct. 25 inaugural flight over the campus in its new dress as a completely streamlined picture magazine describing University life.
Full plans for the new magazine, as outlined yesterday by Betsy Dodge, editor of the publication, and Stan Stauffer, president of Sigma Delta
Chi, honorary professional journalism fraternity, which sponsors the Owl, call for picture stories of all phases of campus activities, personalities, and traditions.
In making the announcement, Miss Dodge and Stauffer likened the new streamlined Owl to Life magazine. Will Contain Many Pictures
"The Sour Owl will appear just as though Life were publishing a special edition for the University." Stauffer said. "The magazine will be composed almost entirely of photographic narratives, combining pictures and interpretative writing."
Completely revamped in every detail, the new Owl will have among its novel features a board of publishers, made up of campus leaders, who will be responsible for the policies and content of the magazine.
Five on Board
will be in charge of actual pubilcation of the magazine, while Bill Allen will hold the position of business manager.
Working with Sour Owl photographers will be the following editorial collaborators who will cover the actual taking of the picture stories: Dean Sims, Billie Giles, Bob Barton, Betty West, and several others yet to be selected.
To Feature Football
Members of the board of publishers include: Fred Robertson, president of the I.S.A.; Heidi Viets, Daily Kansan columnist; Fred Eberhardt, Summerfield Scholar; Emily Jean Milam, prominent Independent activity woman; and Bob McClure, president of Pachacamac party.
The Oct. 25 edition will feature the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the opening of another football season, but will also contain picture
As managing editor, Miss Dodge
narratives of such fall activities as a typical sorority-fraternity pledge class walkout, a first midweek date, and the W.A.A. Sports Powwow.
One extremely popular feature of last year's first edition of the magazine has been retained—the Sour Owl Dating Guide, which this fall will include not only the pertinent specifications of all Hill sorority pledge classes but also women freshman members of the I.S.A.
The Owl also will contain original cartoons and jokes submitted by University students as well as a new type of gossip column.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENT PAPER NIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
39th YEAR
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, SEPT. 28, 1941
NUMBER 11
Students to Blitz Choo-Choo
No Decision On MSC Fight Over Whitney
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BULLETIN
David Whitney was declared ineligible to sit in on the Council by the committee late last night.
The committee decided that the office of president was vacant and that Dave Watermulder, vice-president, would be acting president until the Spring elections. Since Watermulder does not vacate the vicepresidency, there is no vacancy on the Council.
The week-long dispute between PSGL and Pachacamac over David Whitney's right to fill a seat on the Men's. Student Council reached a climax last night when a faculty committee met at the home of Prof. E. E. Kester to seek a decision.
Yesterday this same committee heard the arguments of both sides in a three-hour session with leaders of the two parties.
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This senior quarterback completed 13 of 24 aerials for 184 yards in the Temple game Friday night. With such an auspicious beginning, Miller has a flying start towards another national passing championship.
FOCTBALL SQUAD.
At this time we wish to reiterate our staunch belief in the dominance of K.U. women in the field of feminine pulchritude after viewing the Philadelphia entries. Save a spot on the love seat. We will be home soon amen.
Doris Twente, W.S.G.A.
President
KANSAN CONTEST
Vote Reaches 26,000
Ballots Fly
Balloting was heavy in the Kansan's Holiday Excursion Contest yesterday as the total of votes cast reached 26,000.
Henry Skorga's friends rallied behind him today to push him near to the top position, but steady voting for Kenneth Ketchum held him in the lead by a slight margin among the men candidates.
Close behind the two strong independent candidates were the various sorority contestants. Muriel Henry of Chi Omega held third place position, but close behind her was Shirley Henry of Gamma Phi Beta.
est competitor, Georgia Mae Landrith, still in second place.
Among the women Ruth Kelley, independent candidate, pulled further ahead today, leaving her near
Joan Basore, Deli Gamma contestant, was in fif place among (continued to page eight)
Parade-Rally Will Welcome Team Home
An otherwise peaceful Sunday afternoon will be disturbed today by a demonstration in favor of the returning Jayhawker football team, given them by their Hill supporters.
35 defeated but valiant Jayhawkers will arrive in Lawrence on the 5:56 train this afternoon. And several thousand loyal students plan to meet their train at the Santa Fe station for a welcome home ovation to cheer the footballers.
Though defeated 31 to 9 by a more powerful Temple eleven, the Jayhawker grid squad demonstrated ability and courage, and their campus and classmates intend showing the team just how they feel about it all. Parade Begins On Hill
Starting with a lively demonstra-
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Cooler today; expected much colder late tonight, with possible showers.
WEATHER
Propose Election Bill
The Men's Student Council will meet for the second time this year tomorrow night in the Pine room of the Memorial Union building.
Expected to come up at the meeting is an election bill, which, if passed, would put into effect a radical change in University campaigns and elections. It is reported that its provisions include a campaign limit of three days, no door-to-door campaigning, no literature except personal cards, and a public statement of party campaign expenses
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Monte Merkel, senior guard back after a year of ineligibility, has been surprising with his rugged tactics. Merkel has worked down from 250 to 210 pounds for his last year of Big Six play.
Wren Will Broadcast Campus Chatter
Beginning Monday K.U. will have its own campus quiz program. These programs broadcast by station WREN, will be presented from Brick's every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons at 4 o'clock. John Bondeson, program director of WREN will conduct fifteen minutes of campus chatter.
Memorial Union Open House Packs 'Em
The open house began at 8:00 and for an hour visitors swarmed over five floors of ultra-modern elegance, guzzling free cokes in the game room, playing bridge or ping pong in the Kansas room, or following at the trim heels of Jay Janes on a conducted tour of the building.
The double attraction of an open house and a varsity at the Memorial Union last night proved strong enough to pack the building for more than four hours with nearly two thousand students.
At 9 o'clock, a record crowd of dates and stags herded into the ballroom and milled around for three hours to the music of Clayton Harbour and his band.
Dorothy Mae Nelson, fine arts junior, was featured vocalist at the Varsity.
"The success of the Open House shows that students are genuinely interested in the Union building," said Keith Spalding, president of Student Union Activities Board.
Add Collegiate Digest
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Kansan Goes Brown
Appearing for the first time in next Tuesday's Kansan, the Collegiate Dige an 8-page rotogravure section, will thereafter be a supplement to the Sunday paper, making the Sunday Kansan a 16-page newspaper, at no additional cost to the subscriber.
The Digest, which presents "national college news in picture and paragraph," is published by the Associated Collegiate Press, and appears in 300 university papers throughout the country.
In addition to news and shots of collegians all over the United States including a picture of Bill Vickers. University of Kansas student, studying in the bathtub-a two-page spread of the men's style poll of the Saturday Evening Post on what the
well-dressed college man will wear, is featured.
"We think this Digest is well worth the added cost and we hope our subscribers get a lot of added pleasure from their Kansan because of it," said Frank Baumgartner, Kansan business manager.