UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
NUMBER 48.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1940.
Italy Admits Setbacks, Loss Of Koritza
BY JOE ALEX MORISI
(United Press Foreign News Editor)
Italy admitted today the first Axis setback in land operations since the start of the war-loss to Greece of her south Albania base of Koritza—and it was believed the Italian reverse brought closer a new major Italo-German offensive in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Italy announced that Koritza, anchor of her lines at the Southeast corner of Albania, had been evacuated after 11 days of bloody fighting in which two Italian divisions suffered considerable losses. The communique said the Greeks may have sustained even heavier casualties in bayonet and trench fighting for the city.
The Greeks reported their troops had entered Koritza and indicated that a comparable success may be building up at the Western end of the front where the fighting lines lie close to the Adriatic.
Two Italian divisions—approximately 30,000 troops—held the Koritza sector, Rome reported. They have been evacuated to "defensive positions" on a line west of Koritza.
Along the coast Athens said that Spartan infantry had infiltrated behind the Italian positions and cut the highway to their southwest base of Argiocastron, 15 miles across the Albanian frontier and just south of Porto Edda, the main entry port for Italian supplies in South Albania.
The Greeks said that the Italians, realizing their communications were cut, were retreating in something approaching a rout. If Argirocastron fell to Greece the Italians would be stalled thoroughly at both ends of the line on which they had hoped to slash their way into Greece.
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London, paying high tribute to Greek initiative in driving the Italianis back across the Albanian bor-
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Homage Paid---- Air Cadet's Parents Honored By Parade
Honoring the memory of 2nd Lieutenant James H. Hale, former member of the local R.O.T.C. unit, the entire cadet corps passed in review before Mr. Hale's parents Wednesday afternoon under a drizzling rain.
The review was held on the parade grounds at 4:30 p.m. Preceding the review Col. Karl F. Baldwin paid a brief tribute to Lieutenant Hale.
Hale was killed in a collision o. bombing planes near New York City last June 17 in which 12 officers of the Army Air Corps lost their lives.
Lieutenant Hale was a member of the R.O.T.C. at this University between February 1934 and February
1938. In his senior year he was a cadet first lieutenant and later a cadet captain in the corps.
237 Chaplers May Meet Soon
Members of the Chapel Club, an organization formed to burlesque the Saturday class rule, may have a meeting within the next few days. Reginald Buxton, college senior, said today.
Buxton, editor of the Sour Owl humor magazine, was elected president of the club at its inception Tuesday.
He was selected for active duty in July, 1938 and had served since that time with the Coast Artillery and Air Corps of the regular army until his death.
"We now have 237 members in the organization," Buxton said, "and we are intent on getting chapel services for wayward students." Buxton added he thought the word "wayward" was redundant.
Buxton said he thought the membership should be coordinated in any constructive action is to be taken. "For that purpose a meeting is being planned," Buxton explained, "and we feel it may as well be a chapel meeting."
WEATHER
Cloudy skies and colder weather were forecast for eastern Kansas over the weekend.
Blind Couple Gives Program with Dog At Lutheran Church
Mr. John Ulrich, a former student in the University School of Law, Mrs. Ulrich, and their Seeing Eye dog, "Dutchie," presented a varied program in the Trinity Lutheran church parlor Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ulrich played the piano while Mr. Ulrich sang. Later Mr. Ulrich spoke on the Braille system and the Seeing Eye dog.
G.O.P. Celebrates Ratner Victory
Topeka, Nov. 22—(UP)—Republicans today are celebrating the reelection of Gov. Payne H. Ratner to another term as governor of Kansas by the narrow margin of 426 votes.
From the Democratic camp of William H. Burke of Little River, there was no jubilation but there were plenty of indications that the election would be contested.
The close election had dragged on for more than two weeks and was not finally decided until late yester-
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Speaks Here Tonight
WALTER C. ALVAREZ
Mayo Doctor Speaks Tonight
Walter C. Alverze, head of the Division of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., since 1928, will discuss "The Art of Medicine" at 8 o'clock tonight in the fourth Noble Pierce Sherwood lectureship in Frank Strong auditorium.
Phi Beta Pi, medical fraternity, sponsors the lecture series in honor of Dr. N.P. Sherwood, professor of bacteriology. Doctor Sherwood is serving his thirty-first year as a University faculty member.
Doctor Alvarez, professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Minnesota, is author of many scientific publications on the physiology and pathology of digestion, intestinal peristalsis, and high blood pressure.
All students and townspeople who are interested are invited.
Owls Are Prepared To Question Ten Candidates At Varsity Tomorrow
"Everybody is invited," screech the Owls about their Owl Screech Varsity to be held tomorrow night from 9 until 12 in the ball room of the Memorial Union building. Such is the announcement of Jack Dunagin, president of the Owl Society, emphasizing the point that this is a "glorified" varsity put on by the Owl Society for all students.
The "Quiz Queen" candidates were given their final instructions yesterday at a 4:30 meeting in the Memorial Union building, and they all seemed well prepared and confident of victory. Former queen, Jean Wedell, victor two years ago, is not defending her title. Her abdication has left room for the crowning of a new queen of wit
an applaud.meter, and the chosen five will be given the crucial questions from which "she of superior
intelligence and wisdom will be selected."
The present list of candidates will be narrowed to five by means of
The Owl Screech Varsity is an
annual affair, not held last year, sponsored by the Owl Society, junior men's honor society. The party is not limited to Owl Society members, but rather only sponsored by them for the entire University.
Pictured are the quiz queen candidates. Reading from left to right they are: Back row—Margaret Ann Summers, Sigma Kappa; Katherine Hines, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Anna Jane Hoffman, Chi Omega; Janet Scholtenburdy, Miller Hall; Betty Denius, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Mary. McLeod, Delta Gamma, is not pictured.
Front row - Dotty Wise, Gamma Phi Beta; Patti Duncan, Pi Beta Phi; Marilyn Wheatly, Alpha Delta Pi, and Reola Durand, Alpha Chi Omega.
"Saturday Classes Not For Workers"
Dean Paul B. Lawson today answered student criticism of the new University regulation for an increase in the number of Saturday classes with a statement that the classes would have no adverse effect on working students or in any case be compulsory."
Lawson declared that working students would be allowed exemption from the Saturday classes if work cards bearing the signature of the employer are submitted and approved.
"Obviously the idea that every stuednt will have to take Saturday classes is out," Dean Lawson said. He added that less than 5 per cent of University classes will be held on Saturday morning.
"The administration never dreamed of any such requirement. For years freshmen and sophomores have been required to take five hours of their work in the afternoon. This rating has been administered so that working students, on the basis of work cards signed by the employers, have been exempt. The same exemption, on the same basis, will continue."
Declaring that at the present time the University has 25 per cent of its class work in the afternoons, Dean Lawson pointed out that the new regulation will be merely a 15 per cent increase, including both afternoon and Saturday morning classes. The 25 per cent regulation has been in effect this semester and was started in September. The action was decided upon last June, he said.
No department in the University will be required to schedule classes on Saturday, Lawson pointed out. What classes are scheduled on Saturday will be left up to the individual departments.
R.O.T.C. Unit Plans Annual Army Ball
Plans for the annual R.O.T.C. military ball to be held Dec. 6 in the Union ballroom are well under way, it was announced today by Col. Karl F. Baldwin, supervisor of the local unit.
Invitations to the affair will be issues within the next few days, he said. Representatives of all R.O.T.C. units in Kansas and Missouri and representative members of the faculty are being invited.
The receiving line, headed by Colonel and Mrs. Baldwin and assisted by the cadet regimental and battalion commissioned officers, will form at 8:45 p.m. The men and their dates will dance to the music of Clyde Bysom and his band. Approximately 700 local men and 100
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