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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE KANSAS FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1941
38TH YEAR.
ROCK CHALK Frazier Makes New Plans Sachem Moves Cairn
NUMBER 138
The Rock Chalk Cairn, which for 15 years has been located below the brink of the Hill directly behind Frank Strong hall, will no longer be just a rock pile surrounding a central shaft of native limestone.
The cairn will now be a place of beauty. The central shaft will be set up on the brink of the Hill. South of the cairn will be a semicircular bench built from the rocks which once lay around the central shaft. On each rock will be an inscription explaining its origin, and from time to time, new rocks will be added.
At the base of the central shaft, there will be a fire basket which will be used for the Freshman Induction ceremonies. Inscribed on the stone of the fire basket will be a sentence taken from the Freshman Induction.
The new senior graduation walk will pass the cairn on the east.
ROCK CHALK CAIRN
... moved and rebuilt.
Poco Frazier, instructor of architecture and design and a Sachem member, developed the new plans for the cairn. He drew three designs from which final plans were made. Donald Durrell, instructor of botany, also helped in the planning of the cairn.
Ernest Klema, president of Sachem said yesterday that the Sachem men wished to make the cairn a part of student life.
Some of the rocks being used art from the old North College building. A worn step from the old Snow hall will be used in the construction Every stone used has a significance there is a rock for the Rock Chalk yell, and one for Glenn Cunningham's track achievements.
The Rock Chalk Cairn was dedicated on May 7,1926 by Dr. Frank Strong, Merle Smith, Miss Hannah Oliver and George Leis.
Old Grads Make Plans For Reunions
Plans are rapidly being formulated for class reunions to be held in connection with the Seventy-fifth Anniversary, Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, said today. Houses have been assigned to some groups who have been particularly early in making plans for the reunion.
Senior alumni—those who were graduated more than 50 years ago—will meet in the Memorial Union building, as will the classes of 1916, 1924, 1926, and 1927. The class of 1916 plans one of the largest get-togethers, as this year is the twenty-fifth anniversary of its graduation.
The class of 1891, under the direction of M. E. Rice, associate professor of physics, will meet at the Phi Delta Theta house for a luncheon and the classes of 1906, 1907, and 1908 will assemble at the Eldridge hotel.
The class of 1919, of which Mrs. J. J. Jakosky is a member, will meet at her home, and the class of 1922 will reunite at Templin hall. The alumni of the class of 1923 will have a luncheon on Wiedemann's, and the class of 1931 will breakfast at the Colonial Tea room.
Other classes have not yet made definite plans, but indications are that this will be the biggest homecoming ever witnessed at the University.
Title Feud Rages
Is it "Onward Kansas" or "Spirit of Kansas"?
"It" refers to the new Kansas song written by Jack Laffer with words by Prof. Allen Crafton.
The controversy over the title is causing a little private duel between Prof. Russell L. Wiley, director of the Band, and Fred Ellisworth, alumni secretary.
Wiley used the song under the title of "Onward Kansas" and is having a piano arrangement published for sale during the Seventy-fifth Anniversary celebration.
Ellsworth, who insists that there is another song called "Onward Kansas," refers to the new song as "Spirit of Kansas."
The song writers are non-commital and refuse to settle the duel.
Alleges Fumes ★★★
Loses Lawsuit
Freshman law students making up the jury of the Law School mock court held in Green hall yesterday afternoon, refused to award Walter Krause, third year law student damages for inconveniences allegedly caused by the fumes of a foundry next door to his house.
Attorneys for the plaintiff were Dick Dempster, and Abe Shafer, both third year law students.
George E. Palmer, professor of law, presided.
Attorneys for the defense were Bob Jessee, and Champ Graham, also third year laws.
WNAA Day To Feature Plane Rides
If you have always had a yearning to fly, and have never had an opportunity, here's your chance. Sunday afternoon and night, the members of the Women's National Aeronautical Association are sponsoring ar "Air Day" at the local airport.
With the coupon that appears in the Kansan plus a small charge, you can have a 15-minute flight over the Hill, the town, and up the Kaw. You'll be able to pick out your rooming house or fraternity; you'll think the stadium looks like a Life Saver mint; and the Fourteenth street hill won't be recognized.
Bill Ascraft, instructor at the airport, will pilot the planes. Choice of flying in a new 5-passenger Stinson cabin plane, or with a helmet and goggles in open cockpit Waco ship will be given all passengers.
Members of the W. N. A. A. will act as hostesses at the airport, and will show the hangars and the planes. They will also explain the aeronautical terms and parts of an airplane to those interested.
Choice of Planes
A large car will make round trips to the airport. It will leave from in front of Bailey Chemical laboratories 25 minutes after the hour from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. The fare to the airport and back will be only 10 cents.
At 4 p. m. Bill Ashcraft will do stunt flying over the field—loops, rolls, lazy eights, spins, and power dives.
Postpone Cakewalk
The Senior Cakewalk, scheduled for Saturday, May 10, has been indefinitely postponed, Fred Littoyo, varsity dance manager, said this morning.
Litttooy is continuing negotiations to sign a band for the Cakewalk which he says he hopes to hold later in May.
Group To Plan For University Beautification
Color slides of the campus as it is and will be, and a drawing of improvements to be made, were shown last night by Donald Durell, instructor of botany, and Dr. Cora Downs, professor of bacteriology, at a meeting of the campus beautification committee.
Plans were made for the planting of flowers and shrubs at specified places over the hill, and beautification projects carried out in the past were discussed.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott and C. C. Stewart, president of the endowment association, were authorized to appoint a committee to publish a prospectus to set high standards, to improve ideas, and to enlist support for the project. Malott, Stewart and Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, are members of a committee on funds.
Present at the meeting were;
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Chancellor Suggests Deferment
He made the suggestion in a speech at the initiation dinner for Phi Beta Kappa in the Memorial Union building last night.
Chancellor Deane W. Malott suggests that the United States adopt the British system of deferred military classifi cations for young men in training for professions vital to defense.
"A system of deferred classifications numbering more than 1,000 was set up in Britain on the basis that the young men would be much more vital to the Empire if they could complete their training, especially in such technical subjects as engineering, bacteriology, chemistry, physics, and other sciences," said the Chancellor.
Chancellor Malott concluded, "If we are to preserve our intellectual activity here, it must be on a planned basis under which our institutions must be protected not only from depreciating for military service young men training for vital professions, but the University must be about to develop the sort of training which will serve in time of national emergency."
Twenty-six new members, six men and 20 women, were initiated into the national honorary society at a meeting which preceded the banquet. Chancellor Malott's speech was among others made by faculty and student members of Phi Beta Kappa.
Now is the time of year when students can understand why the drive in front of Miller hall and Watkins hall is called "Lilac Lane."
Lilac Lane Is Now a Reality Flowers Are In Bloom
The lane is bounded on the west by a solid hedge of syringa vulgaris—lilacs to the more unscientific—and now they are in
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bloom. The purple, violet, or perhaps just lilac-colored flowers have been blooming in their fragrant little clusters for more than a week, and today, in spite of last night's heavy rain, they have reached the climax of their display.
Other flowering lilac bushes are growing by Hoch auditorium, on each side of the entrance to Frank Strong hall, by Green hall, and south of Dyche museum.
All of the shrubs are doing well except the ones in front of Green hall, and those look somewhat shriveled and weather-beaten. Some students advance opinion that the hot air escaping from mock trials and the wind from lawyers whistling on the front steps are proving to be more than the not-too-sturdy syringa vulgaris can withstand.