CH 28,1941
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LAWRENCE KANSAS SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 1941.
38TH YEAR.
NUMBER 117.
Dandelion Day Is Postponed; April 23 If Weather Permits
Texas Wins M. V. Debate Tourney Here Yesterday
Texas University, winner of the Missouri Valley Forensics League debating contest here yesterday, lost its only decision to a University team composed of Russell Baker, and Dick Oliver, business juniors.
The Longhorn team was described by McKay, first year law, as "tops." McKay was chairman of the contests besides being the University freshman debate $ ^{ \textcircled{4}} $ coach.
The Texas team won nine out of ten debates for first place. Oklahoma University with eight out of ten, and Louisiana State University with seven out of ten took second and third places respectively. Kansas with six out of ten tied for fourth place with South Dakota and the combined team of Kansas (continued on next page)
BOB McKAY
. manages tournament.
(continued to page eight)
World Famous Violinist Will Play In Hoch
A University of Kansas student would like Effrem Zimbalist, the Russian violinist who will appear in Hoch auditorium at 8:20 tomorrow night, even if he wasn't one of the most famous violinists in the world.
"Zimmie" as he is known to his friends has a penchant for many more things than music. Although it is true that evening parties at his home in New York usually begin with two hours of chamber music and a Bach double concerto, the evening often ends at dawn with a double-stakes poker game on the dining room table, according to his press notices.
If Effrem isn't gray-haired, he has a right to be. Keeping possession of his collection of violins which includes the famouse "Lamoreux"
(continued to page eight)
Fritzi Likes It--- Gift Shop Operation Is More Fun Than College
By JOHN HARVEY
"College was never this much fun!" Fritzi Meyn, college freshman and Lawrence business woman since last Tuesday, declared yesterday afternoon in the Virginia May gift shop of which she is the manager, appointed by her father, Fritz Meyn.
Lawrence business man who purchased the shop early this week.
Deep in oil paintings, china, and Indian jewelry, Miss Meyn explained why she preferred to manage a gift shop rather than go to school.
"I thought some of studying nursing and I considered home economics but I just really wasn't interested in school at all," she said.
"To me this is a lot more than just selling things to people. Why every article in here has a story of its own. Many of them have come from foreign countries. This, for instance," she said, picking up a
Many of the imported goods carried in the shop came from countries that are now at war or are cut off by blockade, and when the present stocks are exhausted, a fresh supply cannot be obtained.
The busiest seasons of the year, according to Miss Meyn, are graduation time and Christmas.
Most people put off their Christmas shopping until about a week before Christmas but Miss Meyn will do hers next August at the Chicago gift show held in the Palmer House where she will do the buying for her shop.
carved wooden statuette, "came from Bali."
NANCY KERBER and CHUCK WRIGHT
... search for early dandelions is a failure.
Campus Construction Revives Old Profession
The present national emergency has found professions of all kinds rallying to the common cause of national defense. Among the more interesting ones is the long forgotten profession of stone-cutting, which is being revised here on the campus for the construction of the new military science building.
stone-cutting. The contractor said that he hoped to find some more men capable of the work.
Adequate evidence as to the important part being played by the "chisel-men" can easily be found. All day long the clang of steel on rock can be heard south of Hoch auditorium, where a hardy group of practitioners of the long dormant art do their part for national defense.
At present a squad of about a dozen men is engaged in the task of
The immediate local task confronting the workmen is the transformation of a small mountain of rough eolithic ledge stone into building material suitable for use in construction.
George W. Aligire, contractor for (continued to page eight)
Sollenberger Is Out of Hospital
Marvin Sollenberger, sophomore guard on the basketball team, was released from Watkins Memorial hospital yesterday morning where he has been confined since March 4.
Sollenberger entered the hospital after returning from Nebraska where he had played an important part in the victory over the Cornhuskers. He has been ill with monocleosis, commonly known as glandular fever. This disease affects the white blood cells and lymph glands and also undermines the resistance. "Solly" had been leaving the hospital for an hour a day to attend classes the past week.
Southern Loses
★ ★ ★ ★
Northern Wins
Bill Southern, a former student here and now working for Uncle Sam at Randolph field, thought that with his name he be had a better than half chance to win the title of "Cadet having the Most Southern Drawl," in a contest held at the training school.
But just after his exhibition of talk which drapped with honey, up stepped his bosom buddy with a Tennessee accent thick as any Government issued shoe—and walked off with the title.
Southern's pal is named Bill Northern.
Victims Fail To Appear For Massacre
Dandelion Day has been postponed from April 2 to April 23.
The dandelions can thank their pesky natures in refusing to come up on time for the 21-day respite in their execution, said Dandelion Field Marshall Charles Wright.
So until the fourth Wednesday in the month, the dandelions can feel secure; Stan Schwahn can keep his theatre tickets; the Lawrence Sanitary Milk company can hold its 35 pints of ice cream, and the campus can get a little rest from the dandelion fever.
Another reason for postponing Dandelion Day was a telegram, allegedly from S. D. Flora, federal meteorologist, which was received by the committee yesterday morning.
The telegram read: "Low pressure area moving in from Idaho. Start smudge pots to protect growth of Taraxacum Officianle."
This telegram, delivered by phone to the Alumni Association office, and relayed from there to Charles Wright was enough to swing the wavering committee.
"It is the same as a business proposition. If you were digging dandelions on a business basis, I don't think it would be advisable to do it on April 2." Henry Werner, adviser of men, told Wright yesterday.
Plans for the new Dandelion Day will be nearly the same as those already announced except that more dandelions, more prizes, and a bigger and better time for all is expected, said Wright.
As he announced the 3-week postponement, Wright sported a dandelion boutonniere. He had found the yellow posy, after an extensive search, nestling near Dyche's protecting walls. Pointing at it, he chanted the following ditty to all further questions:
"Dandelion, dandelion
Dandelion, dandelion
First lil daisy I've seen tryin',
I wish my wish be not in vain,
April twenty-third, oh, bring no rain."