UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
Z-229
NUMBER 31
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27,1940
Host To 300 High School Debaters
Nearly three hundred high school debaters, coaches and sponsors, representing 33 Kansas schools, met Friday and yesterday at the University of Kansas for the annual debate institute and assembly.
Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, welcomed the group, and Dudley Bidstrup, assistant director of forensics at the University of Missouri, explained the procedure of the assembly and institute.
The assembly, modeled after a regular congressional assembly, included roll call of delegates, election of officers and committees, and the reading of bills, which were then referred to committees for discussion.
Committees Meet
The legislature of the Kansas high school debaters held committee meetings until 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The committees decided on the bills which were brought up and debated upon in the house. Titles of 14 bills, all dealing with the question of increasing the power of the federal government, were read by the clerk. After the merits of a bill had been discussed, a vote was taken, and it was either accepted or rejected.
Buehler Speaks
The Place of Debate in a Democratic Society," by E. C. Buehler, professor of speech and dramatic art at the University, opened Friday afternoon's session. Following this speech an exhibition debate was conducted, with Congressman W. P. Lambertson, of the first Kansas district, taking the negative, and Hilden Gibson, of the political science department, the affirmative
The first practice rounds of debate by the high school students began at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon and continued though yesterday. The debates were judged, but as the institute was held for the practice and criticism of the students, no places were announced.
Laela Bell Marks, of Valley Falls,
presided over the house, and Ned
Russell, of Chanute, served as clerk
'Cradle Song' To Be Next Play Offering
Tryouts for the next play, "Cradle Song," by Martinez Sierra, to be given by the University Dramatics club will be held this week, beginning at 4:30 on Wednesday and at 3:30 on the following days, James Barton, instructor in dramatic art, announced yesterday.
The tryouts are open to all students in the University. All Dramatic club members are required to attend the tryouts.
Burdick Wins $1,000 For 'Why I-' Letter
Dr. William L. Burdick, professor in the School of Law, recently received a check for $1,000 for winning the Williams Oil-O-Matic contest. Dr. Burdick had the preference of the cash award or a Packard sedan.
Dr. Burdick won the contest by writing a letter telling why he purchased the burner. A. E. Parks, the local salesman who sold the burner, received $100 as an award.
K.U. Grad Is U.S. Attorney
James W. Wallace, 30, of Mound City, '34, has been appointed assistant U.S. district attorney to succeed Gordon Sloan, Topeka, who resigned to enter private law practice at Astoria, Ore. District Attorney S. S. Alexander said the appointment was effective today.
To Award Prizes For Homecoming Decorations
Originality and cleverness are the highlights that judges will be looking for in the homecoming decorations contest this year. Expenditures for decorations have been limited to $15.
Entries must be made either by mail or telephone at the Alumni office not later than noon, Nov. 7, Gilbert Ulmer, chairman of the House Decorations committee, announced yesterday.
Separate contests will be held this yea in three classifications, fraternities and men's dormitories, sororities and women's dormitories, unorganized and semi-organized houses.
Prizes in each class will be awarded upon the recommendation of a committee of judges. In class 1, there will be a first prize of $8, escond prize of $5, third prize of $2, and, if there are as many as 16 entries in the class, a fourth prize of $2.
Women Compete
In the second class there will be only first, second, and third prizes of $8, $5, and $2, respectively. In the third class a first prize of $8 will be awarded to the best decorated house, and a second prize of $5 if there are as many as five entries in this class.
Judges will inspect the decorations on Friday evening and Saturday morning, Nov. 8 and 9. Results will be announced as soon as possible after the judges' final ratings are made.
Members of the House Decorations committee are Gilbert Ulmer, assistant professor of mathematics, chairman; Jeanne Moyer, fa' 42, Women's Pan-Hellenic cunicl representative; Bob McKay, Men's Pan-Hellenic council representative; and Charlotte Steele, Independent Students association representative.
THE WEAHER
Judges To Inspect
Continued mild weather is forecast for eastern Kansas tomorrow.
K-State Wins,20-0
Peace Feed Is Scene Of Vows
Eight P.S.G.L.'s and one Pachacamac partook of Kansas State victuals Friday evening, and solemnly vowed that there would be no football - frenzy fights before or after yesterday's Kansas-Kansas State grid battle. There weren't.
Special to the Kansan
Hosts at the peace-banque were nine representatives of student government at Kansas State. Bill Farmer, M.S.C. prexy here, shared speaking honors with Bill Hickman, K-State council president.
400 Take Special To Game
A special 11-car Union Pacific train carried a delegation of nearly 400 football enthusiasts to the Kansas-Kansas State game yesterday afternoon.
Those on board included the varsity team, the freshman squad, the University band, the Jay Janes, the Ku Kus, and a large number of fans.
Vichy France To 'Collaborate' With Axis Powers
The Axis Saturday night won the collaboration of France to its new order in Europe and appeared on the verge of a Mediterranean blitzkrieg with Greece as the first prospective victim.
By UNITED PRESS
Italy officially charged the Greeks had made a foray over the Albanian border in which two Albanian soldiers were killed and three wounded.
The explosion character of the Greek-Italian situation was emphasized by a charge that "Greek or British agents" had set off three bombs close to the offices of the Italian Lieutenant General at Porto Edda, Italian naval base in southern Albania.
Incidents of this nature have in past Axis practice been followed closely by military action or diplomatic threats backed by force of arms.
By BOB TRUMP
Kansan Sports Editor
Manhattan, Kan., Oct. 26, Special—Led by their human cannonball, Kent Duwe, the Kansas State Wildcats pounded out a 20 to 0 decision over their ancient rivals, the Kansas Jayhawks, here this afternoon before a home-coming crowd of 15,000 fans.
Don Pierce, Jayhawk captain, who turned in one of the greatest games a Kansas pivot man has ever played, was the outstanding lineman of the day, making a majority of his team's tackles.
Name Committees For Homecoming
Homecoming queen, Walter Keeler, chairman, Wayne Davidson, and Bill Beven.
Wade Pierce, '24, chairman of the Homecoming committee, announced today that the following committees have been appointed to begin their plans for the two-day festivities to be held here Nov. 8 and 9:
KFKU program: Mildred Seaman, chairman, Tom Arbuckle, and Clarence Peterson.
Registration: O'Theen Huff, chairman, and Ruth Spencer.
House decorations, Gilbert Ulmer,
Jeanne Mover and Bob McKay.
Parade, Sgt. William Kollender,
Bill Farmer, Tom Arbuckle, Ruth
Spencer, Russell Wiley, Sgt. H. E.
Roy, Charlotte Steel and O'Thene
Huff.
Publicity, Roscoe Born, Mike Gubar, Maurice Jackson, Stan Stauffar, Selby Seward, Emily Mumford, and W. K. Davidson.
There are a few committees yet to be chosen, but these are expected to be at work within the next week.
Honored guests: Raymond Nichols, chairman, Col. Karl Baldwin and Bill Farmer.
Voters Rush To Register
A plea by Chancellor Malott in Friday's Kansas for University students to register to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 general election brought "quite a student turnout" the office of the city clerk reported yesterday.
With the registration books closing promptly at 10 o'clock Friday night, a long line of men and women who had waited until the zero hour to register filed through the clerk's office to insure their privilege of voting.
"Several hundred" was the estimate of the number who registered just before the deadline, and "many of them were University students," the city clerk said.
For the most part, University students and faculty members who registered Friday were those who had changed their addresses, or who had not voted in the last election.
Hay is Attending Meeting
Prof. Earl D. Hay, department of engineering, left Friday for Charleston, S. C., to attend the convention of the State Board of Engineering Examiners. He is expected to return next Friday or Saturday.
Uneventful Third
After the Jayhawks had succeeded in stalling Kansas State's ground game temporarily late in the first quarter, the Wildcats took to the air to record their first touchdown. On the fourth down, with the ball 9 yards short of the goal line, Duwe sailed a short pass to Halfback Ray Rokey, who caught it in the corner of the end zone. Bill Nichols' try for the extra point was good, and Kansas State led. 7 to 0.
The Wildcats rang the scoring bell again in the first play of the second quarter when Bill Quick, Aggie sophomore quarterback, fired a 16-yard pass to Jim Watkins. Nichols failed on the attempted conversion.
During the third quartet, the rival elevens played on fairly even terms, and, as the fourth period began, the
THE SUMMARY
| | K.S. | K. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First downs | 16 | 8 |
| Yards rushing | 270 | 47 |
| Forwards attempted | 10 | 23 |
| Forwards completed | 4 | 7 |
| Yards, forwards | 57 | 67 |
| Punts, average | 32.5 | 39.5 |
| Fumbles | 5 | 0 |
| Yards lost, penalties | 55 | 10 |
Jayhawks launched an aerial attack which carried them to the Kansas State 27 yard line where four incomplete passes gave the ball to the Wildcats on downs.
With less than four minutes remaining, the Kansans saw their desperate passing game backfire when Don Munzer, Wildcat end, intercepted one of Ed Hall's tosses on the Jayhawk 16-yard line and twisted his way to a touchdown.
Set Deadline For Bridge Tourney
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Tomorrow night is the deadline for entrance in the all-University bridge tournament to start Tuesday in the main lounge of the Memorial Union building.
The first session will be held Tuesday afternoon. There will be no play that evening because of the bridge lessons in the Kansas room.
It will require about one week to play off the tournament, and there will be medals for both first and second place winners.
The arrangement and supervision of the tournament is being handled by Ann Robbins, c'42, with the assistance of Jean Bailey, c'43; Sam Kneale, e'43; Ann Murray, fa'42; Clarence Engel, c'44; Hobart Potter, e'43; Bob McCarty, c'43; and Dan Merriott, c'43.