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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KA
38TH YEAR
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1941
No. 65
Take Your Pick Claflin Confession Heads News Parade
By ROSCOE BORN
University news is just like Kansas weather—it never rains but it pours, and it doesn't do that very often. Campus newshawks loafed through most of 1940 with little to work on; in the year before stories broke one on top of another and the newsmen had little time for anything besides work and bridge.
Number one story of the 1940 news hit parade is not a newcomer in the top 10 stories of the year. In 1939, the Daily Kansan ranking gave a number four rating to the unsolved series of fires at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. In February, 1940, when the campus had almost forgotten about the fires, John M. Claflin, a Phi Delt, confessed to four of the five fires which damaged his fraternity house to the tune of $6-100. To that confession story and the subsequent trial goes the Kansan's number one rank for 1940. Final charges against Claflin were dropped last month and the fires are still unsolved.
The 10 highest-ranking news stories of 1940 chosen by the Daily Kansan for news-value at the time they broke, are:
1. Claflin confession to Phi Delt fires.
2. Lindley death aboard ship.
3. M.S.C. presidential election.
4. Three new dorms for campus.
5. Kansas cagers take second in nation.
6. Student evades draft as 1,083 register.
7. World premiere of "Dark Command."
8. Possibility for new building on campus.
9. Plans for Memorial Union remodeling.
10. Elmo Hardy draws number 158.
Number two campus story for the year originated thousands of miles from the Hill. On Aug. 21, 1940, Chancellor-Emeritus Ermert Hiram Lindley died aboard a ship, while returning from a vacation in the Orient.
Oddest and one of the best news events of the year was the Men's Student Council presidential election, which rates a number three position because of its oddity. Bill Farmer, P.S.G.L. candidate, lost the election by one vote on April 17. Two days later, successful Bob McKay was himself declared loser, Farmer the winner, by one vote in a ballot recount.
Number four story of the year is all about three new men's dormitories, the first ones on the campus. Talk about the dorms was popular in 1939, but all three became an actuality in 1940.
Dr. F. C. Allen's cagers come into the hit parade on the number five spot. The 1940 quintet co-championed in the Big Six, was declared best in the west after three playoffs, finally lost to Indiana to take second place in the nation.
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Mitchell Resigns As Math Head
... quits math post
U. G. MITCHELL
E. B. STOUFFER
... new math head.
Professor Stanton Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Miss Amida Stanton, University faculty member for 30 years, who died at her home in Lawrence last Saturday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Ramsey funeral home. The Rev Joseph King will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.
Miss Stanton who was associate professor of romance languages and (continued to page eight)
The resignation of Dr. U. G. Mitchell as head of the mathematics department and the appointment of Dean E. B. Stouffer of the graduate school to succeed him were announced today by Chancellor Deane W. Malot as having been approved by the Board of Regents.
Dr. Mitchell will be on sabbatical leave during the second semester. Because of the health of Mrs. Mitchell he says that his plans for next semester are indefinite.
Dr. Mitchell said that he might do research and writing.
His A.B. Here
Dr. Mitchell received his A.B. degree from the University in 1906, and his A.M. degree in 1907. He taught history here in 1905 and 1908 and was on the mathematics staff from 1906 to 1908. He received his master's degree from Princeton University in 1910, after which he returned to the University as a member of the mathematics staff. He has been head of the department since 1931.
In his senior year at the University, Professor Mitchell had the distinction of being the only member of his class to be elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi.
Dean Stouffer already functions in two important capacities at the University. He is dean of the Graduate School and chairman of the University budget committee.
Dean Stouffer came to the University in 1914 as an instructor in the department of mathematics. Since 1922 he has been head of the Graduate School and professor of mathematics. For a time he was assistant to the late Chancellor E. H. Lindley.
Dr. Stouffer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Drake University in 1907. Later he studied at the University of Chicago, and in 1911 received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois.
In 1928 he received a fellowship to the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for research study in Italy. He took a year's leave of absence to
Stouffer Studied At Drake
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Big Doin's Ahead
Through Rockefeller Labs Students To Help Test New Influenza Vaccine
The University has been selected by the Rockefeller Institute to participate in a clinical trial of a new influenza vaccine.
"Through the courtesy of the Laboratories of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Institute the Watkins Memorial Hospital has received a limited supply of a new influenza vaccine, which is not available for general use, but is being given clinical trial in various selected groups," states Dr. R. I. Caputoosen
Canuteson, director of the health service.
Minnesota Also Testing Vaccine
Minnesota Also Testing Vaccine The University of Minnesota is the only other institution which is clinically testing the vaccine. A thousand students were vaccinated shortly before Christmas, but since the epidemic has not been severe in that part of the country, no definite results are evident.
The hospital has sent letters of explanation to each of the organized houses and the three medical fraternities, Phi Beta Pi, Nu Sigma Nu, and Phi Chi. In these houses, the
hospital has asked approximately half of the members to volunteer for immunization and the other half to remain un-vaccinated as a control group. Students who are members of organized houses not prohibited from taking the vaccine.
"Vaccine In Experimental Stage"
Doctor Canuteson said that "The vaccine is in an experimental stage and it is only through the courtesy of the Rockefeller Laboratories that we are fortunate enough to have the vaccine. We make no claims for
Finals Soon Soph Hop Next Term
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Lest it prove too tempting to students who should study for finals, the Sophomore Hop will not be held until next semester, Fred Littooy, dance manager, announced today.
The dance probably will be held the first weekend after the new semester starts. Feb. 14 or 15. Littoy said that he hopes to be able to announce the band next week.
Littooy was unsuccessful in signing a suitable band for this weekend, so the decision was made to carry the annual affair over into the next term.
Cancer Expert Speaks Tomorrow
Dr. Frank L. Rector, internationally known authority on cancer control, will address a public meeting in Frank Strong auditorium at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Dr. Rector, one time editor of Nation's Health magazine, also is noted in the field of industrial health and health in penal institutions. His activities relating to cancer control have been carried on in eight states including Kansas.
Dr. Rector is a member of the Illinois Medical Society and the Chicago Medical society, as well as holding fellowships in the American Medical association and the Institute of Medicine in Chicago.
Quizzes Top Busy Schedule
If you're not a Summerfield scholar, or at least a student with portfolio, don't read any further in this story.
The idea here is to tell you roughly what big doin's are about to take place on the campus in the next few weeks. Unless you're 'way ahead of your profs, stop reading this at once. You'll be so busy getting ready for finals you won't have time to take in these things anyway.
Bridge Lesson Tonight
On the agenda for tonight is a right helpful event. Drop around to the Memorial Union at 7:15 tonight and help yourself to a bit of free advice about your bridge game. Who knows, with a little brushing up your bridge might stave off any number of dull evenings between now and finals.
If you can get away from bridge in time, you might go down to the Santa Fe station at 10:50 to "God-speed" the Kansas cagers bound for Norman and the Sooners.
There's Always the Midweek
Or, if you're real scholarly, you might even get on the train with the team. Should be a good game down at Norman tomorrow night you know. And what's a day of school now and then.
If you don't go, and time is heavy tomorrow night, there's always the Midweek to fall back on. Same time, same place. Rid of your date and bored again, settle down with a newspaper, and read the 1941 revision of Dr. "Phog" Allen's bear story about Big Six basketball and the Iowa State Cyclones. It's quite amusing.
Come Jan. 9, there's not much going on, so you might sneak in to Hoch auditorium for the music clinic. There'll be a lot of musicians running around but outside of that you might see something interesting. This is all leading up to a gala concert in Hoch Friday night. Cyclades Play In Mende.
Cyclones Blow In Monday
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