UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 84
38TH YEAR.
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. 1941
ROTCBuilding To Feature Firing Ranges
The building will face north and will be located 300 feet southwest of Hoch auditorium. A new road will be constructed along the south side of the Hill at the front of the building. Earth taken from the basement excavation will be used to level the area at the rear of the building, permitting drill with anti-aircraft equipment.
Firing ranges to accommodate machine-gun, rifle, and pistol firing are included in the architectural plans for the new Military Science building to be constructed on the campus. Col.Karl F.Baldwin announced today. Actual construction of the building will begin about March 1.
Features of the building will be the machine-gun range and the 72 by 106-foot drill hall on the second floor. Plans call for 1,000-inch machine gun range and a 14-target rifle range. Pistol firing will be made possible with a 60-foot range for pistol firing and a 50-foot range for rifle firing. The drill hall will eliminate the crowded conditions which were formerly experienced during inside drill in Fowler shops.
Located Near Hoch
Colonel Baldwin said the unit would receive several hundred thousand dollars worth of anti-aircraft equipment in the future. A connecting garage which is intended to house anti-aircraft trucks and trailers is included in the plans. Dimensions of the garage will measure 41 by 122 feet.
In addition to the tiring ranges the basement will contain a storeroom for rifles, an infantry equipment room, dressing rooms for men and women, one class room, and a vault to store valuable material and papers. Offices On Main Floor
The offices of the commandant and instructors, class rooms, the clerical office, and a storage room large enough to store 1,120 uniforms will be located on the main floor. The
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27 Debate Teams Here Friday
Say It's Not True They Called Lincoln 'Honest Abe' While Alive
The question chosen for this year's debate is: "Resolved, that the powers of the federal government should be increased."
Twenty-seven debate teams are entered in the high school debate tourney to be held on the campus Feb. 14 and 15, E. A. Thomas, secretary of the Kansas High School Activities association, announced today.
Class "A" high schools competing in the tournament will be Topeka, Coffeyville, Wellington, Junction City, Hutchinson, Independence, Winfield, and Newton.
Parking Rules In Force Once More, George Warns
The class "B" group will include Valley Falls, Paola, Freonia, Osborne, Medicine Lodge, Abilenc, Moundridge, Colby, Baxter Springs, Chapman, and Stafford.
Schools represented in class "C" are Blue Rapids, Eskridge, Lebanon, Cullison, Canton, Bucklin, Saint Peter and Saint Paul high schools in Seneca, and Oakley.
Presbyterian Organization May Revise Aims
Engine School's Hob-Nail Hop Set for March 14
The date of the engineers' Hob-Nail Hop was set tentatively for March 14 by members of the Engineering Council at their meeting yesterday afternoon. An engineering queen will be chosen for the dance which will be open to all engineering students.
A review and possible revision of the aims of Phi Chi Delta, Presbyterian organization, was the purpose of its business meeting held this afternoon at 4:30 in Westminster hall.
University parking regulations which had been relaxed between semesters went into full force again Monday, George Snyder, campus patrolman, said this morning.
Officers of the council are president. Tom Arbuckle, senior engineer; vice-president. Dick Lee. junior engineer; treasurer. Darrell Liston. senior engineer.
For the benefit of both old and new students George listed the regulations as follows: Automobiles are not allowed to park on the main streets of the
For the benefit of both old a the regulations as follows: Auto on the main streets of the campus between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Saturday inclusive. No parking is permitted where the curbs are painted orange.
No cars, excepting those belonging to visitors, are allowed to park
on the campus without University licenses. The holder of a license must always park in the zone assigned to him. Speed limit is 15 miles per hour at all times. License tags must be placed in a conspicuous position on the rear of the car, not inside.
Chicago, Feb. 12—(UP)—University of Chicago research workers compiling section 10—"sold reserve" to "honk"—of the dictionary of American English paused today to report that Abraham Lincoln's sobriquet, "Honest Abe," never appeared in print until after his death.
They said Albert D. Richardson's eight-volume work, "The Secret Service, The Field, The Dungeon, and The Escape," published in 1865, after Lincoln had been assassinated, carried the first printed reference to "Honest Abe."
The exact quotation, they said,
was:
"All about the country people began to ask about this 'Honest Abe' Lincoln."
Today was Lincoln's birthday.
R.O.T.C. Drills
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Begin Today
Today marked the first drill for R.O.T.C. men who did not drill last semester. All men not enrolled in the R.O.T.C. last semester and those who were enrolled last semester but were excused from drill are required to report for Wednesday drill during the remainder of February.
Take No Action On Airport Lease
All men, including those required to drill during February, must report for Monday and Wednesday drills beginning in March and continuing through April and May.
The proposal for the $15,000 bond issue for improvements to the Lawrence airport was not brought up in city council meeting last night because the Board of Regents has not yet acted on the city's request for a long term airport lease.
Under the present setup, the University owns the land on which the airport is located and leases it to the city for $1,000 a year. The city in turn is responsible for maintenance of the airport, but it rents the airport to the Ashcraft Brothers Flying Service, holders of the C.A.A. contract.
The present lease has about three and a half years to run, and the city council has asked the state Board of Regents to renew the lease (continued to page eight)
Although certain improvements are necessary on the municipal airport in order for the Civilian Aeronautics Administration to continue the airport as one of the instructional schools in its flight training program, the city council does not wish to finance the improvements if there is a possibility of the University refusing to renew the airport lease.
WSGA Changes Pep Committee
Sole important piece of legislation to come before the W.S.G.A. at its meeting last night was the pep committee bill, passed without a dissenting vote.
Previously passed by the M.S.C., this bill, providing for a committee of eight members to select cheerleaders each year, takes effect in 10 days. The new committee will be composed of heads of the M.S.C., W.S.G.A., K-Club, Ku Ku, Jay James, Mortar Board, Chief Sachem and head cheerleader.
The council also made provisions for the election of a new vice-president at its next meeting, since Rosalys McCreary, fine arts senior, is not carrying enough hours to be eligible this semester. The representatives also voted to accept recommendations of the judiciary committee concerning the levying of parking fines on 16 feminine violators, one of whom was assessed a fine of $50.
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Y.M.-Y.W. Cabinets To Hold Party For Young People
Plans for a valentine party for underprivileged boys and girls of Lawrence were made at a meeting yesterday of Ed Price, college junior, president of the Y.M.C.A., Jean Stouffer, college senior, president of the Y.W.C.A.; Roberta Tucker, executive secretary of the Y.W.C.A.; John Moore, executive secretary of the Y.M.C.A. and Margaret June Gray, college senior.
Scheduled for next Monday as the first activity of the new recreation center under the reorganized cabinets of the Y.M.C.A. and W.Y.C.A., the party will be given for boys and girls between 15 and 20 at the Congregational church.
'Cock Robin To Interest Hill Sleuths
Are you interested in committing the perfect crime?
If you are, don't miss "Cock Robin," a mystery-comedy to be given by the Kansas Players in Fraser theater Feb. 17, 19, 20 and 21, because you might be able to pick up a few pointers that will help you along in your life's work.
The scene of "Cock Robin" is set on the stage of a theater where a troupe of amateur players is rehearsing a play to pay off the mortgage on the Cope Valley hospital. The play they are rehearsing is a costume play set in a grog shop in eighteenth century England and during the course of this play it becomes necessary for two of the characters to say it with pistols which seems to have been a great sport in England of that time. Uneasy Over Duel
One of the characters in this dueling scene is uneasy over the fact that a pistol is to be fired at him, but the director of the play reassures him that the pistols are loaded with blank cartridges.
Sometime later, the director of the play, to drive home a point, advises the actors that the best way to murder a man would be in front of as many witnesses as possible where he could have a chance of getting away with it due to the confusion. Someone takes his advice and that night commits a murder before the audience in which it is almost impossible to detect the killer.
In Play Cast
Members of the play cast include Allen Crafton, Betty Lou Perkins, Robert Calderwood, Conrad Voelker, Ada Thierault, Dale Ewing, Jessica Crafton, Don Dixon, Harlan Cope, James Barton, Martha Alice Horner, and John Stratton.
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Jakosky Gives Engineers Social Problems Course
Convinced that engineering students should have social as well as technical training, J. J. Jakosky, dean of the School of Engineering, has established a course in Industrial Administration this semester.
The purpose of the course is to present to engineering students the social problems occurring in their profession. A number of faculty members have offered their services for lecturing in the course.
A list of some of the subects and speakers illows us: "Professional Code of Ethics," W. C. McNown, department of civil engineering: "General Business Ethics," F. T.
Stockton, dean of the School of Business; "Personal Relations," Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College; "Peoples of the World," Carroll D. (continued to page eight)