SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20.1940
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Journalists Outline Merger
A recommendation to make one press association of the Kansas Council of Teachers of Journalism and the Kansas Interscholastic Press association was adopted by the former group at a business meeting held Saturday morning.
The two separate organizations have existed for 22 years; but the recommendation committee, headed by Philip Keeler of Rosedale High School, believes the best interests of both organizations would be served if they were combined.
A total of 370 delegates attended the conference this year, less than last year's 387. Of the delegates attending this year 208 were girls, 123 were boys, and 39 were teachers.
Miss Ida Belle Harper of Lawrence was elected president of he K.C.T.J. at their business meeting Saturday morning; Mr. L. A. Stafford of Ottawa, vice-president; and Miss Edith Haight of McPherson was elected secretary-treasurer. In the K.I.P.A. next year's president will be the editor of the Burlington High School paper, and the secretary will be the editor of the Garnett high school paper.
The final meeting of the group was held in Little Theatre, Fraser Hall and 10:30 Saturday morning. Three out-of-town speakers addressed the delegates.
Jim Coleman of the Acme Newspictures, Inc., New York City, class of '38, spoke to the group about the life of a news-photographer. Coleman was editor of the Jayhawker in 1937 and editor of the Sour Owl in 26.
Orville S. McPherson, publisher of the Kansas City Journal, spoke on "The Problems a Publisher Faces."
Mr. H. S. Hepner, professor of journalism, South Dakota State College and director of the South Dakota High School Press association, spoke on "Higher Standards for School Publications.
Most of the delegates attended the Kansas-Nebraska football game in the afternoon.
Advanced CAA Draws Twenty Men In University
Twenty men students have agreed to chance further army training, and enroll in the advanced ground school of the C.A.A. training.
The list of enrolled follows:
William Harris, c'41; John Musselman, c'41; David McKee, c'unel; Warren Jones, c'41; Harold Evans, c'42; William Stevenson, b'41; James Lee, c'41; Andrew Mitchell, c'41; Robert Still, c'42; Edward Montgomery, c'42; Hal Ruppenthal, c'42 and Karl Rupenmental, l'43.
Lawrence Stoland, c'41; Everett Buhler, c'42; Don Thompson, ed'43; Harold Burns, fa'42; Warren Frowe e'42; Robert Bailey, c'uncl; Robert Ebersole, e'42, and Randall Matthews, e'41.
The percentage of farmers in Texas prisons dropped from twenty-three in 1912 to seven in 1939.
KFKU To Feature Debate Broadcast
Russell Baker, c'42, and Addison West, c'41, will meet in a debate over radio station KFKU at 3 p.m. Friday. West will debate the affirmative of the question: Does increased power of the federal government interfere with personal liberty. Baker will take the opposing side.
Set Tryouts For Debaters
Varsity debate tryouts will be held at 7:30 Thursday evening in the Little theatre of Green hall. The question to be debated is; "Resolved: That the nations of the western hemisphere should form a permanent alliance." Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic society will argue the affirmative of the question.
Each speaker will be allowed five minutes of constructive speech on the question and three minutes of rebuttal. The following persons have been selected as judges:
All students, except freshmen, are eligible for the tryouts.
Fred Montgomery, secretary of the Bureau of Visual Instruction; Lee Gemmell, field representative of the Extension Division; John Hankins, associate professor of English; and Prof. E. C. Buehler, speech instructor and coach of the University debate squad.
Sixth Vogue Contest Gets Underway
The Sxth Prix de Paris, Vogue's annual career contest for college seniors, is now well under way. Edna Woolman Chase, editor of Vogue, says, "Our purpose in sponsoring the Prix de Paris contest is to give college girls with talent a chance to find a niche for themselves in the fashion world.
To us the contest is a means of adding new talent to our editorial staff. To contestants it offers a training in fashion reporting and feature writing, which they will find immensely valuable, whether they win a prize or not."
This year, Vogue's contest offers seven major awards. First prize is a year's position on Vogue's fashion staff. Formerly this prize included six months in Vogue's Paris office, but now, due to world conditions, the winner will spend the full period of her award in Vogue's New York office.
Second prize—a special Vanity Fair award—is six months as a feature writer on Vogue's staff. In addition, five cash prizes will be awarded for the best contest theses.
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Sheltering a world famous surgeon and an adventurous girl. What is the secret that draws them together in this icebound wilderness?
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Thrill to these Songs---
"My Old Kentucky Home"
"Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair"
"Old Black Joe"
"Ring Ring De Banjo"
"De Camptown Races"
"Old Folks at Home"
"Oh! Susanna"
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DON AMECHE Andrea Leeds - Al Jolson
Besides the major prizes, honorable mentions will be awarded to contestants whose papers show unusual merit. These awards carry with them the possibility of jobs in a wide variety of fields.
Last year over a thousand college seniors for 257 colleges in 48 states entered the Frix de Paris. First prize winner was Mary Moon of New York City, a senior at Byrn Mawr. Second prize went to Jean Arms of Evanston, Ill., a senior at Northwest-eun. Isota Tucker of Pittsburgh, a senior at Bryn Mawr, was awarded the Vanity Fair prize.
Lawson Speaks In Iola
Frosh Y Groups Elect Officers
Dr. Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, spoke Friday afternoon at a joint session of the Iola High School and Iola Junior college. Friday evening he addressed the members of the Iola Kiwanis club at a dinner meeting.
Walter Butin was elected president of the freshmen Y.M.C.A. at a meeting of that group Friday, John J. O. Moore, executive secretary, announced last night.
Other officers are: Clarence Engel, vice-president; Jay Gunnels, secretary and treasurer; Theodore Young, program chairman; Thornton McClannahan, publicity chairman.
Freshman women elected Betty Brownlee president; Suzanne Kaths, vice-president; Jean Conger, secretary-treasurer; Marion Hepworth, publicity chairman; and Jill Peck, program chairman.
A joint meeting of the two cabinets will be held at Henley House Tuesday evening to make plans for the commission.
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