UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
NUMBER 29
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24,1940
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Plan Weekend Events For Homecoming
The University's plans for a 1940 homecoming weekend got underway yesterday afternoon as members of the newly appointed Homecoming committee met in room 5 Frank Strong hall with the committee chairman, Wade Pierce,'27.
Pierce announced the appointment of the heads of the sub committees for the celebration to be held here Nov. 8 and 9, in connection with the University's grid battle with the University of Oklahoma and the outline of the two-day festivities began to take shape.
Divided into eight divisions, these committee will be headed by the following persons:
Ernest Pontius, rally program; Sgt. William Kollender, parade; Walter Keeler, homecoming queen; Mildred Seaman, 6 o'clock KFKU program; Russell Wiley, pre-game and half ceremonies; Col. Karl Baldwin, honored guests; Gilbert Ulmer, house decorations; George Hedrick, finance. Remaining to be appointed is the committee to handle the homecoming of the first K.U. football team.
One of the resolutions passed yesterday was one which omitted the Saturday morning stunt. Last year a bicycle race was held, but there will be no such activity this year. Also decided was the omission of the mixer in the Memorial Union building the night of Nov. 8. This mixer has been held in years past, but has been cut out this year.' Some attraction will be on the calendar for after the rally, but there has been nothing definitely decided upon.
Nebraskan Improves
The condition of Max Lehman, 53, 2011 Worthington, Lincoln, Neb., who suffered a heart attack at the Kansas-Nebraska football game Saturday, was still serious today, according to his attending physician, Dr. E.D. Liddy. However, Lehman has made a striking improvement, and will probably be able to return home in two weeks.
New Art Exhibit In Spooner-Thayer
The Eugene McFarland exhibit of oils, watercolors, and prints will be open to the public tomorrow, Miss Minnie Moodie, curator of Spooner-Thayer museum, announced today.
The second floor galleries have been closed several days for extensive repairs. The McFarland group will be on exhibit only until the end of October.
Register Now For Election
Students and faculty members who have moved since the last general election have until 10 o'clock tomorrow night to register to be eligible to vote in the November election.
Registration books will close at 10 o'clock tomorrow night at the city hall.
All persons who have moved or who did not vote in the last election will be required to register. If any person is in doubt concerning his eligibility to vote, he should make a careful check today to determine his standing, Bill Stone, city clerk, said today.
For the convenience of the voters from out of the county, there will be an absentee board in the courtroom of the courthouse on election day. Persons who wish to take advantage of the absentee ballot must write in the names of the county officers of their own county.
Varsity Debate Tryouts Tonight
Candidates for positions on the varsity debate squad will try out at 7:30 tonight in the Little Theatre of Green hall. All students except freshmen are eligible for the tryouts which will consist of a five-minute constructive speech and a three-minute rebuttal on the question: "Resolved: That the countries of the western hemisphere should form a permanent alliance."
In observation of National Pharmacy week, films were shown to the School of Pharmacy in their weekly convocation this morning.
Pharmacists See Films
No Coke; To Hoch Hit It Up Tomorrow
Pep rally officials have taken all possible steps to insure a full house tomorrow morning when the biggest rally yet comes off in Hoch auditorium. Hill jelly joints will close from 10 to 11 in the morning so it looks like the only place to go is Hoch.
To show how earnest the KuKu's and Jay Janes are about reviving anemic school spirit,
CLASS SCHEDULE
First period ... 8:30 to 9:05
Second period ... 9:15 to 9:50
Student convocation ... 10:00 to 10:50
Third period ... 11:00 to 11:35
Fourth period ... 11:45 to 12:20
a corps of trumpeteers will make an appearance in Watson library and in center Frank Strong hall at 10 in the morning and play Gabriel to bring all bookworms and loungers to the camp
meeting. KuKu's and Jay Janes will yell the glad tidings to the more studious brethren, in a gallant attempt to get the whole student body to the rally.
Stickers will be plastered on all parked cars within range tonight bearing the sentiments, "Beat the Aggies" and "27-6—let's do it again." At 9:05 tomorrow morning a car parade will begin the festivities. At the appointed hour, all good Jayhawks will come to the aid of the spirit in the auditorium.
At the spectacle, the two Hill dance bands will compete, probably to see which has the most volume, and Billie Doris Jarboe, campus Eleanor Powell, will tap out a little pep on her own. Gwinn Henry, head coach, and Don Pierce, game captain, will speak.
From the looks of things, it ought to be Hoch-ay, rally.
With Carruth Candidate--- PSGL's Bid Dormitory Vote in Frosh Election
By JIM SURFACE
Dale Ewing, resident of Carruth hall, has been selected by the freshmen of the Progressive Student Government League to head the ticket as presidential candidate for the freshman election it was announced today.
popular by the Democratic National Convention last July.
Bob Baker, president of the freshman Senate also announced a platform committee consisting of Bill Hough, Howard Gibbs, Thornton McClanahan, Garland Landrith, Clarence Engel, and four candidates. A report from this committee is not expected until Friday.
Arthur Nelson, Lawrence, and Jack Brown, Hartford, Conn., are the candidates for the freshman positions on the Men's Council and Bill Brownlee, Hutchinson, is the candidate for treasurer of the Freshman class. All candidates were nominated by unanimous acclamation made $ ^{*} $
The selection of Ewing as its presidential candidate represents the P.S.G.L.'s bid for the dormitory vote.
One of the major questions of present day Hill politics can be answered by watching the backing given Ewing by the dorms. Although they may be denied the right to participate in campus politics as a unit, the dormitories may show an unofficial unity which must be reckoned with in future political activity on Mt. Oread.
Weather Cool tonight with increasing cloudiness Friday.
Peace Meal With Ags Tomorrow
In an effort to set up a "good neighbor" policy between the Kansas State and University student bodies, 16 members of the Men's Student Council will dine tomorrow night in Manhattan at a peace banquet with the Kansas State Student Council.
The dinner is planned to be a social affair rather than one of negotiation. The formalities of peace were concluded at a meeting of the two groups in Manhattan on March 29,1939. It was at this meeting that the standing pact of 1936 was revised and strengthened.
After the dinner, Bill Farmer, president of the Men's Student Council, will present the Peace trophy to the group. The trophy,
a miniature of football goal post, is now on display in the main lounge of the Memorial Union building.
The trophy will be presented to the combined student bodies at the half of the game. Saturday, when Farmer gives it to the Kansas State Homecoming queen. Later it will be presented by the Aggie queen to the captain of the winning team. Both student bodies are requested to remain in their seats at the game for this presentation.
Jim Burdge, secretary of the M.S.C., has asked that any person who is going to Manhattan Friday, who has room in a car for a M.S.C. member, to notify him. Several of the 16 members planning to go have no rides as yet.
Students Will Hold Rally On Aggie Soil
The special train bearing University students to the game in Mannaattan will leave Lawrence at 9:30 Saturday morning, and arrive in Manhasset at 11, according to John Robinson, Union Pacific ticket agent.
Upon arrival at Manhattan, the pepsters will go to the Hotel Wareham, where a rally will be held. Bob Wright and Roy Edwards will be in charge.
Another rally in front of the players dressing room will be held at 1:30. All K.U. students who are in Manhattan are urged to be at the Union Pacific station at 11 for the morning rally, and at the entrance to the team's dressing room at 1:30 for the afternoon rally.
Round trip tickets are selling for $1.60 and are good until as late as Monday night.
Plan Leadership Conference
Many useful pointers on cooperative effort are expected to be set forth in the Conference on Group Leadership and Coperation, which will be held here Nov. 7 and 8 in the Union building, sponsored by the extension division.
The conference will open with a general session Thursday morning and close with a campus tour Friday afternoon.
Among the speakers will be Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing prison, Elmira, N.Y.
Ag Scribe's Remarks About Kansas Recalls 1938 'Breather'