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University Daily Kansan
Page 0499_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159465

Title: 'No Cakewalk'--Dance Manager Couldn't Find a Good Band
Summary: Varsity dance manager Fred Littooy announces cancellation of the Senior Cakewalk due to inability to secure a satisfactory band, despite previous attempts to find one.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student events; dance; campus activities
Named Entities: Littooy, Fred [dance manager]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 'Successful Drive' Still $454.53 Short
Summary: World's Student Service Fund drive has raised $545.47 but still needs $454.53 to reach $1,000 goal, with contributions coming from students on the Hill.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fundraising; student organizations; university service
Named Entities: Moore, John [executive secretary, Y.M.C.A.]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Army Grabs Forty
Summary: Approximately 40 ROTC graduates expected to report for active duty as second lieutenants in the army this summer, with 8,000 graduates nationwide to be inducted.
Category: campus news
Subjects:  ROTC; military; university programs
Named Entities: Baldwin, Karl F. [commander, University R.O.T.C.]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Commerce Trounces Coalition
Summary: Commerce party wins Business School election, taking every office except vice-president, with detailed vote counts for each position.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student government; elections; campus politics
Named Entities: Beebe, Elton [president]; Fluker, Bob [vice-president]; Linquist, Ed [Coalition man]; Ewers, Mary [secretary]; Jarboe, Roy [treasurer]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: 'Poor Pitching' 'Skunked'
Summary: Business faculty softball team defeated by students 7-0, with faculty only managing to score one run in the game.
Category: sports
Subjects: intramural sports; softball; faculty-student competition
Named Entities: Stockton, F.T. [dean, School of Business]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Spalding, Kerber Examine Facilities Report Better Unions
Summary: Keith Spalding and Nancy Kerber report on visits to university unions at Iowa, Iowa State, and Nebraska, noting better facilities and financing options compared to KU.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student unions; university facilities; student life
Named Entities: Spalding, Keith [chairman-elect, Student Union Activities board]; Kerber, Nancy [fine arts junior]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: M.S.C. Names Cheerleaders
Summary: Eight cheerleaders selected for next year from about 20 student candidates who tried out at the stadium, with list expected to be final.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; cheerleading; campus spirit
Named Entities: McKay, Bob [M.S.C. president-elect]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Sunday Morning Church Concerts Tibbett Won't Open Week
Summary: Lawrence Tibbett will not have the honor of opening University Music Week, with various church groups and school choruses participating instead.
Category: arts
Subjects: music; performing arts; campus events
Named Entities: Tibbett, Lawrence [singer]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Deadline Saturday Take Those Pictures Now
Summary: Deadline Saturday for entries in the Seventy-fifth Anniversary photographic contest, divided into two parts and open to students, faculty, and townspeople.
Category: announcement
Subjects: photography contest; student activities; announcements
Named Entities: Spalding, Keith [president, Student Union Activities board]; Hixon, O.M. [Lawrence photographer]; Eastwood, Raymond [associate professor of drawing]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Weather
Summary: Fair tonight and Friday, cooler tonight, warmer Friday afternoon, Saturday partly cloudy with thunder-showers in the afternoon.
Category: informational content
Subjects: weather forecast; campus information
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Student Union Activities Board
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

Title: [classifieds]
Category: classifieds
Confidence: 0.9

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