Here on the Hill----
an account of Mt. Oread Society
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PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRI., DEC. 6, 1940
Winter Season Opens With Frat Parties, R.O.T.C. Ball
The military boys, in full regalia, will lead off the winter social season tonight with their annual R.O.T.C. ball, to be held in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building.
The dance starts at 9, following a dinner for the members and initiates of Scabbard and Blade, national honorary military society. Toastmaster for the banquet will be Robert Stadil, president of the University chapter of Scabbard and Blade.
Ceremonies for the 11 initiates will be held near the midpoint of the evening, with the men and their dates marching through an arch of crossed swords.
Guests are expected from several R.O.T.C. units and army posts in this area as invitations have been extended to all posts throughout Kansas and Missouri.
Clyde Bysom and his orchestra will play for the students and their instructors.
RECEIVING LINE . . .
for the R.O.T.C. ball tonight will include Col. and Mrs. Karl Baldwin, chancellor and Mrs. Deane W. Malott, Lieut. Wray A. Shockley and Miss Margaret Montgomery, Lieut. Elverson Baker and Miss Vesta Merle Edmonds, Lieut. and Mrs. Albert Parmerlee, Cadet Lieut. Col. Carter Butler and Mary Gene Hull, Cadet Major Robert Morrison and Betty Banker, Cadet Major R. S. Burns and Betty Jo Childs, Cadet Capt. and Mrs. Philip C. Wycoff.
INITIATES FOR . . .
... Scabbard and Blade are Hugh Bruner, Herbert Hoover, Benjamin Matassarin, Jim Brown, Fred Lawson, Francis Domingo, Dean Rosen, Art Wahl, James Groff, John Chalfant and Melvin undeman.
The initiates will be honored with a dinner tonight at which Col. Karl F. Baldwin and H. B. Chubb will speak. Robert Stadler will preside as toastmaster.
PI BETA PHI . . .
... guests are Betty Van Arsdale and Elizabeth Evans, both of Wichita.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA . . .
... entertained the members and pledges of the Delta Gamma colony last night.
TRAVELING SECRETARY
TRAVELING SECRETLY ... of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was a guest at the chapter house Monday through Thursday.
... Harry Smith of the University of Southern California, was a guest at the Sig Alph house Monday.
DE LUXE CAFE
Our 22nd year in serving K.U. Students.
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The three "R's" will dwindle to child's play if you're wearing this to class.
... entertained the following faculty members at dinner last night: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palmer, Miss Kathleen Doering, Miss Patricia Cook, Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Mayberry, and Mr. Lloyd Faust.
ALPHA CHI . . .
A total of eight parties, one tonight and seven tomorrow night, will carry on the festive spirit which the approaching holidays bring.
The Phi Delts will add to the whirl tonight when they will hold their Christmas party in the chapter house, with Clayton Harbur and his orchestra playing. Appropriate decorations in the form of Christmas trees and accompanying effects will set the tone of the dance.
Tomorrow night the A.D. Pi's will entertain in the chapter house, as will the A.K. Psi's. The girls at the Theta house will take over the ballroom of the Union building for their Christmas dance, while the Phi Betes and Triangles will entertain their dates at their respective chapter houses.
The girls of Westminster Hall will hold a dinner-dance at Evans Hearth, and the Kappa Eta Kappa's will hold forth at their house.
... announces the election of the following officers:
NEWMAN CLUB . . .
President, Albert Protiva; vicepresident, Bernard Hall; recording secretary, Peggy Pat Hennessy; corresponding secretary, Mary Alice Flypn; treasurer, Ed Montgomery; intramural manager, Steve Karnawski; publicity, Joe Zishka.
. . . dinner guests last night were Don Dixon and Marion Coberly of Hutchinson.
PHI PSI . . .
DELTA CHI . . .
.. guests yesterday were William C. Harrison, and Ray Clifton.
GIVE "HIM" GIFTS THAT CARRY the College "Atmosphere" — You
Bet "He Will Like 'Em"
Arrow Neckties $1
Botany Wool Neckties $1
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Arrow Fancy Shirts ... $2.00
Arrow White Shirts ... $2.00
Catalina Sweaters ... $5.00
Windbreakers ... $3.95
Arrow Gaberdine Shirts ... $5.00
Interwoven Socks ... 35c up
Arrow Handchiefs ... 25c up
Swank Jewelry ---- 50c to $6.00
Swank Fitted Kits ---- $3.50 to $10
Swank Formal Jewelry $1 to $7.50
Swank Novelties ---- $1.00
kin of Harvard university.
Girls, Rich Food Test of Asceticism
If he passed the revolutionary "entrance examinations" he would receive as much as 48 years of monastic training at "Genius Tech" for government leadership.
Leather Coats and Jackets $11.95 up
Finger Tip Coats ... $8.95 up
Hooded Sweat Coats ... $2.50
Dress and Wool Gloves ... $1 to $4
Fancy Pajamas ... $1.65 to $5.00
Launging Robes ... $6 to $15
Sorokin, head of Harvard's sociology department, said that "intellectually, our political leaders are all right, but they are not so good in their moral character." More of these corrupt leaders should be in jail, he said.
"Glad to show you"
Complaining that modern students are "morally and physically softened," he proposed to qualify youths for his ideal university by importing beautiful girls from Hollywood, Cal., and placing them on luxurious lounges near tables piled high with ultra-rich food.
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 6—(UP)If a youth could resist the temptation of scantily-clad girls and rich foods, set before him for three days, he would be "incorruptible" and could enter the super-university envisioned Thursday by Prof. Pitirim A. Soro-
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If the applicants could pass by these temptations for three days, Sorokin said, their higher education could begin.
The professor thought Harvard would make an ideal nusleus for his "Genius Tech" if its students led a more Spartan life.
"Unfortunately there is too much soft living at Harvard," he said. "The students are fat and lazy from too much to eat and drink.
A. D. PI . . .
. . . luncheon guests yesterday were Lois and Joan Johnson.
... weekend guests are Georgia
Sue Reuter of Topeka, and Virginia
Tandy of Wichita.
Authorized Parties
Friday, Dec. 6
R.O.T.C. Ball, Union Ballroom, 12.
Phi Delta Theta, Dance at House,
12.
Saturday, Dec. 7
Alpha Delta Pi, Dance at House, 12.
Alpha Kappa Psi, Party at House, 12.
Kappa Eta Kappa, Dance at House, 12.
Kappa Alpha Theta, Party a Union, 12.
Phi Beta Pi, Dance at House, 12. Triangle, Winter Formal at House, 12.
Westminster Hall, Dinner-Dance at Evans Hearth. 12.
Elizabeth Meguiar, Adviser of Women, for the Joint Committee on Student Affairs.
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