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University Daily Kansan
Page 0605_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159253

Title: Six Girls Bunched New Man Leads
Summary: Coverage of the Kansan's Holiday Excursion Contest results showing Kenneth Ketchum as the leading male candidate and six sorority women competing for top positions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student elections; campus activities; student government
Named Entities: Ketchum, Kenneth [candidate]; Skorga, Henry [candidate]; Evans, Ray [candidate]; Watermulder, Dave [candidate]; Nicolay, Kenneth [candidate]; Kelley, Ruth [candidate]; Landrith, Georgia Mae [candidate]; Henry, Shirley [candidate]; Moyer, Jean [candidate]; Kappa, Sigma [organization]; Henry, Muriel [candidate]; Omega, Chi [organization]; Mary [candidate]; Dodge, Beth [candidate]; Kappa Kappa Gamma [organization]; Miller, Betty [candidate]; Austin, Betty [candidate]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Wanted: Oomph Kids to Cheer
Summary: Announcement about tryouts for cheerleading positions at Memorial Stadium, specifying requirements for freshman and sophomore participants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; cheerleading; campus events
Named Entities: Buehler, E.C. [professor of speech]; Watermulder, David [president of Men's Student Council]; Twente, Doris [president of W.S.G.A.]; Genevieve Harman [president of the Jay Janes]; Edwards, Roy [president of the KuKu's]; McKale, Vernon [head cheerleader]; Roberts, Fred [head Sachem]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Debate Tryouts Will Be Held October 5
Summary: Professor E.C. Buehler announces tryouts for the freshman debate team to be held October 5 in the Little Theater, with requirements for participants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic competitions; student activities; speech
Named Entities: Buehler, E.C. [professor of speech]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Faculty Will Decide Fate of Council
Summary: The faculty committee will decide the fate of this year's Men's Student Council, with tension growing between political parties preparing their cases.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; faculty governance; campus politics
Named Entities: Whitney, David [student]; Watermulder, David [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Kappas Capture Highest Honors at WAA Powwow
Summary: Kappa sorority members win top honors in various athletic events at the W.A.A. sports Powwow, including tennis, volleyball, archery and other competitions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: athletic achievements; women's athletics; campus competitions
Named Entities: Hoover, Ruth [head of women's physical education]; Dodge, Mary Beth [archery champion]; Currant, Betty [volleyball champion]; Irwin, Shirley [tennis champion]; Harrington, Evelyn [aerial darts champion]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: 46 Enrolled in C.A.A.
Summary: Article about 46 male students enrolled in Civil Aeronautics Authority training courses at the University of Kansas, with details about the program and participants.
Category: campus news
Subjects: aviation training; federal programs; student enrollment
Named Entities: Razak, Kenneth [instructor]; Brush, Edward E. [instructor]; Ashcraft Brothers Flying School [organization]; Bond, Robert Martin [student]; Parker, James [student]; Brown, Bill Ray [student]; Cole, Jack [student]; Horace Doores, Kenneth [student]; Harvey Dunn, Glenn M. [student]; Richard Holcomb Edwards, Dwight Wm. [student]; Ferris, Orlin J. [student]; Goering, Edward [student]; Hall, Edward [student]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: "Phog" Says Football Doomed
Summary: Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen predicts the end of big-time college football due to the national emergency and changing priorities, reflecting on the sport's future.
Category: sports
Subjects: college football; athletic future; war impact
Named Entities: Porter, Bill [author]; Allen, Forrest C. "Phog" [coach]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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