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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
LAWRENCE KANSAS FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1941.
38TH YEAR.
NUMBER 106
Law-Engineering Feud Flares 'Uncle Jimmy' Painted Again
Six engineers spent an hour this afternoon doing some cleanup work which will probably make it possible for them to have a queen to reign at their Hobnail Hop tonight.
The engineers, headed by Tom Arbuckle, president of the School of Engineering, applied about two gallons of gasoline to the waistcoat of Uncle Jimmy Green and removed that much bright green paint from the School of Law's emblematic bronze figure.
Jimmy Green received the coat of green paint during the early morning hours and the coloring irritated the lawyers until 2 o'clock this afternoon when the engineers arrived to patch up any hard feelings.
It was rumored that the Laws were all set to retaliate by
abducting the traditional Hop Queen from under the nose of the engineers before she could reach the Memorial Union building for tonight's dance.
The chagrined lawyers met at 10:30 this morning and named a six-man committee to look into last night's affair. The committee notified J. J. Jakosky, dean of the School of Engineering, who immediately appointed the delegation of engineers to remove the paint.
According to statements by the members of the Law committee, an unnamed engineering student was responsible for the sabotage to the effigy of the founder of the University's School of Law.
Final Vespers Services Sunday
Three of the major musical organizations of the University will be heard in the final All-musical Vespers at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Hoch auditorium.
The University Symphony Orchestra which presented its spring concert in Hoch auditorium last night, again will play the final movement of Dvorak's "New World Symphony."
The Men's Glee Club, under its director, Joseph Wilkins, will offer two numbers from its extensive repertoire.
The A Cappella Choir, under Dean D. M. Swarthout, will sing two numbers. "Transylvanian Lament" (Kodaly) is a selection coming from Rumania, a number of great technical difficulty and with some of the most striking choral effects of any number on the choir's program for the year. The second
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Waring Announces
Song Contest
Backed by a promise of a gold trophy for the winner, the proposal for an interfraternity song contest in the singing of "The Banner of Old K.U." was made today by Fred Waring, the writer of the tune.
No rules were laid down for the contest, since Waring announced (continued to page eight)
Plans For 1941 Commencement Class Officers Working
Graduating seniors will be given only two tickets to commencement exercises, it was decided yesterday by the Commencement committee.
Pallbearers were Dr. F. C. Allen, Dean Henry Werner, Dean D. M. Swarthout, Prof. Waldemar Geltch, and Prof. E. H. Hollands, of the University faculty, and Dr. Mervin T. Sudier, Dolph Simons, and Robert Rankins, of Lawrence.
Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The policy was adopted to avoid excluding immediate members of the seniors' families, if weather necessitates moving the exercises inside.
The Chancellor's party and seniors will be seated in the audience, only faculty members and the speakers having places on the platform.
The Jayhawk baseball team, will make its first home appearance in a double header with Kansas State. April 7 and 8.
H. G. Ingham, chairman of the committee, will appoint several persons to work in connection with class of 1941 officers in planning the program.
Funeral Services For Skilton Held This Afternoon
Sub-committee heads were appointed as follows:
Funeral services for C. S. Skilton University faculty member for 38 years, who died at his home Wednesday of a liver ailment and illness resulting from a broken leg received three weeks ago, were held this afternoon at the Episcopal church.
W. H. Schoewey exhibits; Maude Elliott, registration; Ruth Hoover, decoration; J. J. Wheeler, University marshals; E. B. Dade, ticket distribution; Dean D. M. Swarthout, music; Leonard Axe, Chancellor's reception; E. O. Stene, forums; Ruth Litchen, alumni luncheon; K. W. Davidson, printing.
It was decided to retain the University band, the Men's Glee Club, and the A Cappella Choir for Commencement music.
McClure To Captain Pachacamac
The Society of Pachacamac at this week's regular meeting of the inner circle got most of its spring election committees under way and elected a campaign manager.
Pachacamac chose Bob McClure, college junior, to handle the duties of campaign manager for the spring election of 1941. In accepting the position McClure said, "I know this is going to be a lot of hard work, but it will be worth it to see a Pachacamac student government again."
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Start Monday On ROTC Building
Preliminary work on the University's new Military Science building will start Monday, George W. Aligre, newly appointed superintendent of construction representing the WPA, said this morning.
Workmen will begin the removal and preparation of rubble stone from a quarry about nine miles southwest of Lawrence Monday. This stone will be used in the construction of the building walls.
Another phase of the preliminary work will begin Tuesday when six stone cutters begin shaping the cottonwood facing stone from old Snow hall. The number of cutters will be increased in the future. Construction of the tool sheds is also expected to begin Tuesday.
WEATHER
Evacuation for the foundation will not begin until cutting is well advanced, Algire said, and the rubble stone will not be hauled to the building site for about three weeks. Sixty-five men are expected to be working on the building project within two weeks.
Slightly colder with possible light snow.
Twente Wins Presidency Of W.S.G.A
Winning by one of the most decisive margins in recent years, Doris Twente, college junior, will take over the presidency of the W.S.G.A. as a result of yesterday's election.
Miss Twente defeated her opponent, Jeanne Moyer, fine arts junior, by a vote of 444 to 197.
More than 650 women cast their ballots in the election which saw the powerful Corbin-Miller-Watkins-Kappa-Theta-Gamma Phi combine sweep nine of the 12 offices. The other three candidates elected were independents. Whether they were given combine backing is difficult to ascertain.
Roach Is Vice President
Mary Ellen Roach, college junior, won the vice-presidency with 358 votes to Patty Rigg's 261. Most decisive margin went to Nadine Hunt, college sophomore, who took over the secretary post of the W.S.G.A., with a 450-166 decision over Marilyn Wheatley, college sophomore.
The office of treasure of the W.S. G.A., a two year position went to Barbara Reber, college sophomore. She defeated Barbara Jo Wilson college sophomore, by 388 to 252. Marjory Wiley, college sophomore, was chosen college representative over (continued to page eight)
Jayhawk Alumni To Assemble In Topeka Sunday
Shawnee county alumni and friends of the University will meet in the Kansan Hotel in Topeka Sunday for an old fashioned Jayhawk loyalty rally.
They will assemble in the roof garden of the hotel to hear a program which includes Tom Collins of the Kansas City Journal; the K.U. Glee club, a pep demonstration and a magician.
The program is to increase enthusiasm for the University and to arouse interest in the Seventy-fifth Anniversary celebration, June 5 to 9.
Other attractions will include five-minute speeches by Vic Hurt, assistant football coach, and Oscar Stauffer, publisher and president of the alumni association.
At Dyche Reopening--a distinguished speaker for this occasion."
U.S. Museum Head Will Speak
---During Anniversary Week
Dr. Alexander Wetmore, head of the United States National museum, Washington, and assistant secretary of the Smithsonian institute, will be the speaker for the dedicatory services at the reopening of Dyche museum during the Seventy-fifth Anniversary celebration, June 5 to 9 at the University, Chancellor Deane W. Malott announced today.
"Dr. Wetmore holds the second highest position in point of honor in the scientific field in America today," said Dr. H. H. Lane, curator of Dyche mussum. "We are unusually fortunate in obtaining such
DR. ALEXANDER WETMORE
The speaker, long regarded as one of the world's leading biologists and ornithologists, was graduated from the University in 1912. While a student here, he was an assistant in the old museum, and shortly after graduation went to Washington to become an agent in the Biological survey of the United States Department of Agriculture. He was an assistant biologist with the department from 1913 to 1923 and was promoted to the rank of biologist in 1924.
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