UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1940
Reich Claims Greatest Sea Success
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor Germany today claimed her greatest sea success of the war—the sinking of 161,000 tons of British shipping, including at least 110,000 tons from a single convoy attacked by undersea raiders yesterday.
Importance of the German High Command's claim of submarine successes—if correct—lay in the fact that the single day's losses recorded in Berlin amount to almost double the sea losses admitted in London for the most recent week on which figures are available—the week of Nov. 24. For that week the British Admiralty today reported loss of 19 British and three neutral vessels with total tonnage of 87,975 tons.
The claim was scoffed at in London and aroused considerable curiosity in neutral quarters. However, there appeared no doubt that Nazi pressure against Britain's ocean life-lines was tightening.
German air raiders smashed hard again at Bristol, Western British port through which many overseas shipments enter.
From Greece came reports of New Greek successes and Italy admitted Royal Air Force attacks upon Naples and Augusta, Sicily.
Raiders Hit Bristol
The Berlin high command claimed that 15 merchant ships of a single convoy were sent to the bottom yesterday as well as an accompanying escort cruiser. It gave the tonnage of these ships as 110,000 and said two more ships of 15,000 tons may have been sunk. It reported other sinkings which it said brought the total to 161,000 tons.
Lists Sunken Ships
The unusual feature of the Germain claim was that it was asserted (continued to page eight)
Seniors May Take Final Health Exams
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Seniors may now make their appointments at Watkins Memorial hospital for a final physical examination, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the health service, announced today. Those who are to be graduated in February should report immediately. Canuteson said.
These examinations have been offered to seniors for the past three years as a part of the health service's program of health education and improvement. They are given to the students to evaluate changes in their physical conditions since their entrance examinations. Other purposes for the examinations are to determine
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No School Yesterday--- Nebraska Fans Riot Over Rose Bowl Bid
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3—(UP)—This city continues to celebrate what it considers the biggest moment since the territory of Nebraska became one of the 48 states.
Nebraska's football team has been asked to the Rose Bowl and not one citizen has, since the invitation came from Pasadena, failed to show his appreciation. $ ^{2} $
For more than 24 hours factory whistles have been blowing. For more than 24 hours the streets have been choked with parades of students, bands, housewives, business men, moppets, tots and what have you.
There was no school at Nebraska U. yesterday. The students yanked down the order of business from the bulletin board, shouted through the chancellor's window, and started parading through the streets to the tune of "California, Here we Come."
They bounded over the "keep of the grass" signs at the $10,000,000 capitol, swarmed through the marble legislative halles, ruffled the sombre dress of the state supreme
court dignitaries, and demanded that the governor come from his stately chambers and lead the singing of "There Is No Place Like Nebraska."
Earlier, when the invitation to play Stanford in the Rose Bowl was only a few hours old, they charged the home of the Nebraska coach, Major Biff Jones. He appeared at a bedroom window in his pajamas and gave the rally his blessing.
"Come on and join us," the thousands of students and townsfolk shouted, "We're up for the night and celebrating."
The Major pulled on a pair of pants, wrapped himself in a topcoat and went out for the night.
Board To Name Air Corps Men
Senior students interested in joining the U. S. Air Corps, were interviewed today at Watkins Memorial hospital by a special traveling flying cadet examining board.
Sophomore and junior students who plan to terminate their enrollment at the University at the end of the present semester were interviewed by this board upon recommen- continued on page eight.
NOTICE
Schedules and plans for the year will be discussed and there will be special announcements for the freshman team. Jim Report, swimming coach, also said that practice schedules for those present would be arranged.
Washburn Merger Plan Still Rumor
At eight o'clock tonight in the K-room in Robinson Gymnasium, the first meeting of all students interested in competing for the freshman and varsity swimming teams will be held.
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No official suggestions, either directly or indirectly concerning the establishment of a University of Kansas branch at Topeka to aid the Washburn Law School, have come to the administration here, it was announced today.
The report that such a merger had been proposed to school officials emanated from a bulletin issued recently by the Topeka chamber of commerce, but, according to the administration, there has been no interview between University officails and any official Washburn representative.
A proposed merger is being advocated by certain Topeka persons since Washburn college accounts show that school to be facing a financial crisis. Such a consolidation would set Washburn up as a branch of the University of Kansas, probably the School of Law division. Additional proposals include the creation of an Industrial Research Bureau at Washburn similar to the Mellon Institute at Pittsburg. At a recent meeting of the industrial committee of the state Chamber of Commerce such a proposal was not favored, however, since industrial research is being carried on by Kansas and Kansas State and it is felt no additional work in this direction is necessary.
Weather
Cold tonight with clearing skies and rising temperatures tomorrow.
Thursday Concert in Hoch Has Audience Appeal
By ED GARICH
LOREN WITHERS
-alias Little Boy Blues
The University Symphony Orchestra will throw in everything but bank night and a free set of dishes in Hoch auditorium at 8 o'clock Thursday evening when it presents what should be a history-making fall concert.
perhaps Gershwin's most outstanding work.
The program will be outstanding not only from the audience-appeal aspect, with George Geargshwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," featuring piano solo and modern dance group, but from the purely good music angle as well, with a performance of Richard Strauss' symphonic poem, "The Merry Pranks of Till Eulenspiegel."
The Gershwin number is familiar in a simpler form to all who have ever listened to Paul Whiteman and orchestra, whose them it is, and the Strauss number is familiar to anyone who has ever dabbled at all in the classics. "Rhapsody in Blue" is
The Strauss number is, in the words of Prof. Karl O. Kuersteiner, director of the orchestra, "as close to Richard Strauss' masterpiece as any of his works." This particular Strauss, who is still living, is generally recognized as the foremost practitioner of the symphonic poem, and "Till" is one of his best. Written in a humorous vein, it supposedly depicts the antics of the village cut-up.
"Rhapsoody in Blue" will feature the ivory-coaxing of Loren Witers, fine arts senior, and five dancers of the Alice Sherbion Concert Dance group.
Also featured on the program will be Maurice Ravel's unorthodox
Kuersteiner says, "It's the biggest thing we've ever tried." The composition is difficult and rarely found in the repertory of college orchestras.
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Clinton Can't Play; Hop Date Changed
Larry Clinton and his orchestra will not play the scheduled Sophomore Hop, Dec. 14, Dance Manager Fred Litttooy, announced today. The date for the Hop has been postponed to Jan. 11 when some other "name" band will appear on the Union bandstand.
According to a wire received by Littloy last Thursday from Clinton's booking agents, they were not able to make contracts for any other dances in this territory and could not sign for only the one dance here.
"It is not true," said Littooy, "that Larry Clinton broke his contract with us. We had made all the preliminary arrangements between the University and the booker and with the band by wire. However, the actual contracts had not been signed, as they naturally would not have been until Clinton booked other dates in this territory.
Littooy added that it was most unusual that the band failed to make other contracts in Topeka, Kansas City, or Wichita. It is the first time a situation like this has been experienced here.
Persons who have already purchased tickets to the Hop will have their money refunded at the business office. This will be the only place where the tickets will be refunded. A new set of pasteboards will be issued soon for the postponed performance of the Hop.
Fill Last Role In 'Cradle Song'
One role in the new Dramatic Club play "Cradle Song" opening in Fraser theater a week from tonight was left open until last Sunday when Wallace Kunkel'. college sophomore, was chosen as the poet. This is the unusual role of an orator who, between the two acts of the play, recites a long interlude poem.
This device, as in the prologue or epilogue, is often used by authors to explain certain parts of the action or to set the mood of the play. When Martines Sierra wrote "Cradle Song" he divided the action into two parts with an interlude in the form of a poem to be given by a male actor.
Since it was first brought to this country some twenty years ago, "Cradle Song" has been one of the most popular and best-loved plays regularly given in Amreka. Every season sees many university and (continued to page eight)
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