UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
38TH YEAR
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940
NUMBER 60.
University May Receive New Military Science Building Move To Redistrict Baldwin To Go To Washington For Conference
Rising Sun Plan Before M.S.C.
The Pachaeamaac squadron of "trouble shooters" flew over a "routine" Men's Student Council meeting last night and dropped a time bomb in the form of a demand for re-districting University men for next spring's election.
In backing up their action David Whitney, assuming party leadership in the absence of Bob McKay, charged that the present apportionment was unfair both in regard to the numbers represented by each member of the Council and also that each district should have an odd number of representatives in order that the majority party could make itself evident.
P. S.G.L. seeking to handle the "explosive" gingerly showed no opposition to the action, but Russell Mosser, graduate, charged Pachacamaca with having made the present apportionment and demanded ample reason for changing. To this, Whitney replied that his party had a plan whereby the representation would not differ more than 20 men throughout the districts. The party of the Rising Sun did not release the details of this plan.
Bill Farmer, president of the M.S.C., announced a committee of four: Chuck Elliott, college sophomore, and Dick Oliver, college junior, from Pachacamac and Russell Mosser, graduate, and Bill Farmer, second year law, from P.S.G.L. to meet and pick three faculty advisers. This seven man committee will then proceed with a study of
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Dr. King to Remain As Washburn Head
Topeka, Kans., Dec. 13-(UP)—Dr. Philip King, president of Washburn College, today announced that he had withdrawn his resignation as president of the college.
Several months ago Doctor King offered his resignation, announcing that he was considering an offer from an Eastern foundation to continue educational work.
Washburn, one of the oldest colleges in Kansas, has recently had difficulty with finances because of interest losses from its endowment. There has been considerable discussion of a proposal to convert Washburn to a municipal school, similar to the University of Wichita.
School trustees said that his decision to withdraw his resignation meant that he will at least finish the present school year as president of the college.
Watch Your Step Friday the Thirteenth
Save for miserably cold weather, neck-breaking, icy sidewalks, term papers due, and a few classes tomorrow, this isn't a bad day—except that it happens to be Friday the thirteenth.
For students, Friday the any other Friday except that vent their spleen on a whole semester of lousy Fridays. Almost every Friday this fall has been "Black Friday" in that it was invariably the night before a football game or the night before Saturday classes.
Friday the thirteenth isn't different from that it does give them a chance to
But today is the climax. Today if you break a mirror your girl will break a date; if you light three cigarettes on a match someone is sure to catch you smoking in a prohibited area; if you carry a rabbit's foot you'll probably sprain your own; and if you don't do that, you still have a chance of contracting tularemia.
in short, today is the day you had better just stay in bed and hope that the slats hold out. Don't take a chance on anything—not even a Rose Bowl bet or an Indian blanket.
War Summary
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign Editors British and Greek forces smashed relentlessly at the Italians today. The British drove close to the frontier of Libya in the war of Egypt's western desert while the Greeks forced the Italians from Porto Palermo in the Albanian campaign.
The British reported from Cairo that prisoners taken in the western desert campaign now are believed to exceed 25,000. The number of generals captured was increased to five in addition to one Italian general killed. Pursuit of retreating Italian forces went forward close to the Libyan frontier.
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Santas To Cleaners
Peoria, Ill., Dec. 13—(UP)—Police Chief Leo Kamins today ordered charity organization Santa Clauses to clean up their suits or get off Peoria streets.
"It only confuses children to see a Santa Claus on every corner, leaning against a lamp post, wearing a different kind of shoe on each foot, khaki puttees instead of boots and dirty wads of cotton for beards, Kamins said.
Charity organizations agreed to have the Santa Clauses cleaned up.
The University will have a new armory building for the headquarters of the department of Military Science if government authorities will agree to the proposal.
Col Karl F. Baldwin will leave next week for Washington to confer with federal officials on the prospects for a Military Science building, application for which has been made to the W.P.A. by the University and the Board of Regents.
The preliminary application, now in Washington, calls for the construction of a two-story limestone building by the Works Progress Administration, using both WPA funds and an allot-
COL. KARL F. BALDWIN
I.S.A. To Elect Council Men
All districts of ISA will, in accordance with their constitution, elect representatives of the new central council at their respective parties tonight at Miller hall, while districts I and III will do the same tomorrow at Watkins hall.
Also to be voted on are several (continued to pane eight)
Vespers, Trumpets, Chimes Will Welcome Holidays
By ED GARICH
Noel, Noel, the angels did sing.
The School of Fine Arts does not promise the appearance of angels, but every other means available will be used to herald the Christmas season Sunday, when the musicians present their annual Christmas vespers.
Pealing chimes from the tower of Dyche museum, and trumpeted carols from the balcony of Hoch auditorium will precede by 20 minutes the two performances of the combined music and tableaux celebration which draws capacity audiences to the auditorium every year. The School of Fine Arts expects to present the vespers to an audience of 7,000 or 8,000 in its performances at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and 7 o'clock in the evening.
The chimes in Dyche tower will continue to play each evening from 7:30 to 8 with floodlights illuminating the building.
Final rehearsals for the program will be held tonight and tomorrow night. Members of the a cappella
choir will be assigned their places and details of the candle-light processional will be worked out. The tableaux will be staged and lighting problems worked out.
The choir will carry song book covers designed especially for the occasion by members of the department of design under the direction of Prof. T. D Jones. Professors Eastwood and Mattern are painting the tableaux backgrounds. Bernard Frazier has prepared a number of sheep and lamas to be used in the scenes.
ment from National Defense funds. The total cost is estimated at $125,000.
National Defense Project
Since this building would contribute to national defense, it could be a national defense project under terms of the Emergency Relief Appropriation of 1940.
The present application was made to determine the prospects for the approval of this type of project, and the probable cost of the project to the University. This application has been made without any commitment by the University.
The major contribution of the State, it is hoped, would be the provision for architectural work and a certain amount of the materials. Most of the latter is cut-stone salvage from Old Snow hall. Use of this stone is figured into the preliminary plans which have been drawn up in the Topeka offices of Roy Stookey, state architect.
Propose Site
The proposed site for the building is about 100 yards southwest of Hoch auditorium. The dimensions of the building are, main building 95 feet by 105 feet; with a storage addition of 41 feet by 122 feet. There would also be a space leveled there for drill and anti-aircraft equipment.
Four very necessary improvements to the work in military (continued to page eight)
Claflin Attorneys Get Continuance
The attorneys of John Claflin, University alumnus, obtained today a one-day continuance on the date of his habeas corpus hearing to. Dec. 17.
Claflin was acquitted last spring on the first of four charges of first of four charges of first degree arson in connection with a series of fires at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. His attorneys contend that all of the state's evidence was presented in that trial, and that he should not be re-tried.