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University Daily Kansan
Page 0509_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159445

Title: Downes Will Open Fine Arts Day
Summary: Music critic Olin Downes will open Fine Arts Day with a speech at the Fine Arts convocation in Hoch auditorium, followed by various performances and events throughout the day.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fine arts; university events; music; campus activities
Named Entities: Downes, Olin [music critic]; Harper, Earl E. [speaker]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Hammer and Saw Building Work Booming
Summary: Construction work is underway on campus including the Military Science building, new music rooms in Hoch auditorium, and other facilities with various building materials and techniques being used.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university construction; campus development; building projects
Named Entities: Strong, Frank [hall]; Hoch, [auditorium]; Aligre, George W. [supervisor]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Summer School to Begin Here June 10
Summary: The University's 1941 summer school session will begin June 10, with registration on June 10-11, classes starting June 11, and running until August 16, except for Law and Medicine schools.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic calendar; summer session; university scheduling
Named Entities: Chandler, H. E. [director]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Wilson Wins Photo Contest
Summary: Walter Wilson won first prize in the second annual photographic contest with his picture of the Kansas City municipal airport, while Jeanne Brock took second prize and Ruth A. Wilson and Roland Loewen received honorable mentions.
Category: campus news
Subjects: photography competition; student achievements; campus events
Named Entities: Wilson, Walter [winner]; Beal, George M. [professor]; Brock, Jeanne [winner]; Jakosky, J. J. [dean]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Medic School Grad Dies at Wadsworth
Summary: Dr. Fred G. Poutre, a 1910 graduate of the University School of Medicine, died at Wadsworth after practicing in Kansas for nearly 30 years.
Category: campus news
Subjects: alumni news; medical school; obituaries
Named Entities: Poutre, Fred G. [graduate]; Jacobs, John L. [principal]; Lawson, David T. [director]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Curriculum Confab Here June 17 to 20
Summary: A conference on modern curriculum development will be held at the University June 17-20, organized by the University in cooperation with the Kansas State Teachers Association, focusing on major areas of living emphasized in modern schools.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic conference; curriculum development; education
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Crafton Is Rotary Speaker
Summary: Allen Crafton, professor of speech and drama, will speak at the Lawrence Rotary Club meeting on Monday, May 12, with Phog Allen, basketball coach, as the previous speaker.
Category: announcement
Subjects: speeches; Rotary Club; campus events
Named Entities: Crafton, Allen [professor]; Allen, Phog [coach]
Confidence: 0.75

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Motor-In; Bell's Music Store; Schulz the Tailor
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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