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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LAWRENCE KANSAS THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1941.
38TH YEAR.
NUMBER 115
Hill Coeds Begin Annual Spring Drive To Elect Relays Queen, Attendants
It comes only once a year; but when it does arrive, it brings a lot of glory to some lucky Kansas coeds.
It's Kansas Relays time, and once more the more comely of the University's women will compete for the honor of Relays Queen and her attendants.
Notify Organized Houses
It all began today, when all sororities along with Watkins, Miller, and Corbin halls were notified by the Relays committee to choose one candidate from each house to compete for the queenship.
After selections are made by the houses, pictures of the candidates will be submitted to the Relays committee. Then the fun will begin—but it won't be in Lawrence.
HELEN JOHNSON
. . . retiring queen.
Last year Nebraska's track team chose the queen. Helen Johnson. Kappa, was the choice, with Gamma Phi Marjorie Heimbrook and Becky Tremble, Theta, as her attendants.
The committee has selected as judges a team from some college or university competing in the Relays. Members of this team pick the Queen and her attendants. When the results are known, the names of the winners and the judges will be release.
Nebraska Chose 1940 Queen
The Relays committee has sent out entry blanks for the track carnival to colleges, universities, junior colleges, and more than 700 high schools.
Littooy Gets Permit To Schedule Dance For Monday, April 7
We are going to have it!
The band has been signed, the date has been set, and tickets are going on sale.
Third year law students will stage another in their series of mock trials this afternoon in the court room of Green hall when they try the case of John Peters, business junior, vs. Bob Haggard, Lawrence business man.
Third Mock Trial To Be Heard Today
Early this afternoon Varsity Dance Manager, Fred Littooy announced that he had signed Bob Crosby's orchestra as the Junior Prom band, and that the prom would be from 8 to 12 p.m. on April 7
Counsel for the plantiff will be Bill Farmer, Alan Asher, and James Postma, all third year law students. Counsel for the defense will be Marion Miller, Eugene Pirtle, and Donald Simpson, also third year law students.
Solicit Donations For Lindley Fund
Organization has been completed and solicitation for the Lindley Memorial lecture fund were begun at a meeting of the memorial fund committee in Kansas City, Tuesday. The solicitation committee, with Roy Roberts, managing editor of the Kansas City Star as chairman, is composed of alumni and friends of the late chancellor who will solicit donations for the fund in key cities throughout the country.
Lyle Armel, assistant secretary of the Endowment Association and member of the committee which met in Kansas City, stressed the fact that students and faculty members who wish to contribute might do so through the Endowment Association, room 303B, Frank Strong hall.
THE WEATHER
Party cloudy and colder.
Wright Grows Dandelion Groggy Prize List For Diggers Increases
"How are the dandelions doing?"
"That's all I hear any more. People never say, 'How are you doing?' It's always 'How are the dandelions?' "
This is the plaint of Feld Marshal - of - the - Dandelions, Charles Wright, fine arts senior.
Can you imagine people turning to you and thinking only of dandelions? Wright estimates that he is solicited regarding the 'conditions of the dandelions at the rate of $10\frac{1}{2}$ times a minute.
Another worry on the mind of the field marshal is the report of local weather observers that in three out of the past five years it has been snowing, blowing, storming on April 2, the date set for the contest.
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Slav Anti-Nazis Dump Hitlerites
Pro-British elements seized power in Jugoslavia today and blasted Adolf Hitler's Balkan express from its carefully chosen right-of-way.
By UNITED PRESS
The startling coup d'etat put 17-year-old King Peter on the Jugoslav throne and ousted from office the men who only 48 hours ago signed the Axis pact in Vienna.
University Professors To Judge Music Contest
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The movie-pass awards were made possible by an announcement today by Stan Schwahn, manager of Lawrence theaters, stating that he would provide 35 tickets for the winning team.
- Dandelion digging demons who deal the most destruction to the dern little daisies on Dandelion Day come April 2 will be rewarded each with one pint of ice cream and a theater ticket to boot.
Into power swept friends of Great Britain, anti-Nazi army leaders, and cabinet ministers who a few days ago quit their posts in bitter resentment at the deal with Hitler.
lated plans to "organize" the Balkans and restrict the possible sphere of war operations to a narrow Greek front were overturned like an apple cart smashed by a speeding roadster.
Donation of 35 pints of ice cream was announced yesterday by the (continued to page eight)
on April 7.
Russell Wiley, associate professor of band; Karl Kuersteiner, professor of violin and orchestra; and D. M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, left today for Mound Ridge, where they will judge instrumental and vocal events at the Mid-Kansas League Musical festival tomorrow. They will return Saturday afternoon.
That's right—April 7. Yes, it is a Monday night, but the joint committee on student-faculty affairs decided that Bob Crosby on a week night would be more worthwhile than a lesser band on a weekend.
Overnight Germany's nicely calcu-
Closing hours for University women going to the dance have been etended to 12:30 a. m.
Crosby is now playing an engagement in the Panther room of Chicago's Hotel Sherman. His band has been heard over an N.B.C.sustaining program in recent weeks. Soloists with Crosby's band are Nappy Lamar and Elizabeth Tilton.
Crosby's band has played engagements at such outstanding dance spots as Frank Daley's Meadowbrook at Cedar Grove, N. J.; at the Cafe Rouge in the Hotel Pennsylvania at New York City; and at the Glen Island Casino in New York.
Littoy announced that there would be a limit of 750 on the number of tickets sold for the dance.
Tickets Now on Sale
Tickets for the dance are now on sale at Bell's Music Store, the University Business Office, and the hostess' desk at the Memorial Union building. They are now selling for $2 a couple, and will be $2.25 at the door.
Civil Engineers Will Meet In Marvin Hall Tonight
Members of the University chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers will meet at 7:30 o'clock tonight in Marvin hall, room 207.
Missouri Valley Forensic Fireworks Will Start Tonight With Banquet
Lyman Field, who was graduated in 1936 and now is a member of a Kansas City law firm, will be the guest speaker at the Missouri Valley Forensic league banquet at 6 o'clock tonight in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building.
While attending the University, Field was president of the Men's Student Council, a member of the debate team, and a winner in the extemporaneous speaking and oratorical contest at the Missouri Valley tournament in 1934.
Bob McKay, first year law and manager of the tournament, will welcome the contestants to the campus. E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, will be the toastmaster.
Oratory Tonight
Following the banquet, contestants will adjourn to Frank Strong hall where the oratorical contest is
LYMAN FIELD . . speaks tonight.
scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock with Field as chairman.
Seven schools—Kansas State, Louisiana State, Texas, Missouri, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and Kansas—are entered in the contest.
John Waggoner, college sophomore, will represent the University with his oration, "Broadline Democracy."
The contest will be judged by faculty representatives of the member schools. Fifty dollars in prizes will go to the three winners.
Extemp Sneeches Tomorrow
Extemporaneous speeches will be delivered at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the Pine room of the Unin building. The speeches will be on the general subject of American politics. James Meredith, college senior, will represent the University.
Debates will be held all day to morrow and through Saturday morning. The question for debate is
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