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University Daily Kansan
Page 0503_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159457

Title: Union Face Will Be Lifted
Summary: Plans for two additions to the Memorial Union building costing $185,000 were displayed to student leaders, with details about the north and south additions including a dance floor, bowling alleys, and extended cafeteria space.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university facilities; student leadership; campus development
Named Entities: Werner, Henry [adviser]; Beal, George M. [professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Civil Engineers Get Reprieve Before Finals
Summary: University civil engineering students will visit Kansas City industrial plants before final exams, with a joint meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Welding Society planned for May 15.
Category: campus news
Subjects: academic calendar; professional societies; field trips
Named Entities: Baldwin, Karl F. [colonel]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Young Artists Push Tibbett for Spotlight
Summary: Competing with Lawrence Tibbett for Music Week spotlight are Virginia Haskins and Thaddeus Kozuch, with details about their backgrounds and upcoming 'Young American Artist' concert at Hoch auditorium.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: music education; performing arts; student activities
Named Entities: Tibbett, Lawrence [musician]; Haskins, Virginia [soprano]; Kozuch, Thaddeus [pianist]; Swarthout, Dean D.M. [dean]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Publicity Race Ends Friday, Wright Says
Summary: The student publicity contest ends Friday with string books due by that date, judged on quality and style of work by Charles Wright and other officials.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; campus competitions; publicity
Named Entities: Wright, Charles [chairman]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Heaviest Air Raids
Summary: By UNITED PRESS: London reports heaviest attack of war with 300-400 British planes bombing Hamburg, while Berlin notes RAF night fighters downing 11 German planes, with additional reports from Rome and Tokyo.
Category: national news
Subjects: world war II; military operations; international conflict
Confidence: 0.85

Title: From Finals to Army Life 33 Are 2nd Lieutenants
Summary: Thirty-three University of Kansas men received second lieutenant commissions in the Officers' Reserve Corps, with details about their upcoming active service and training.
Category: campus news
Subjects: military training; ROTC; university military programs
Named Entities: Baldwin, Karl F. [colonel]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Mother's Day Observed in U.S. Since 1907
Summary: The history of Mother's Day in the United States, originating from Anna Jarvis' memorial for her mother in 1907 and becoming a national holiday.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: holiday origins; social customs; historical events
Named Entities: Jarvis, Anna [founder]
Confidence: 0.8

Title: Latest (?) Humor Sour Owl Out
Summary: Issue No. 3 of the Sour Owl humor publication is now available, featuring pictures of Dandelion Day and Junior Prom, along with jokes and articles.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: student publications; humor; campus culture
Confidence: 0.75

Title: Student Leaders View New Plans
Summary: Student leaders viewed plans for Memorial Union building additions, with details about the proposed north and south expansions.
Category: features/profiles
Subjects: student governance; campus planning; university administration
Named Entities: Werner, Henry [adviser]
Confidence: 0.7

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